
Yola Yo
Wide coral wooden yo-yo with a navy rim, loose cream string belt and tiny green feet; not swinging.
The script.
Yola stares at a crowded row of paper hats. Yola selects two hats to compare and moves the rest aside. Yola selects the smallest hat, which barely covers one eyebrow.
Too many hats! My thoughts are trying to wear all of them.
Yola stares at a crowded row of paper hats.
6–16sI can choose between these two first. That feels simpler.
Yola selects two hats to compare and moves the rest aside.
16–25sPerfect. A hat for my eyebrow.
Yola selects the smallest hat, which barely covers one eyebrow.
25–30sMake the choice smaller!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Yola Yo, plus 5 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
reducing too many optionsBreakfast WobbleA huge breakfast spread makes Yola wobble until she makes the choice smaller.With Yola Yo, Crispin Crescent · tap for the script
- 0-6s Yola stares at a table covered in pretend breakfast foods. She wobbles side to side.
Yola: Toast? Fruit? Cereal? Eggs? Pancakes? Crispin: Morning! - 6-16s Crispin pops up beside her.
Crispin: Too many? Yola: Way too many! - 16-25s Yola takes two plates and pushes the rest away.
Yola: Make the choice smaller. Toast or fruit? Fruit! Crispin: Nice. - 25-30s Yola eats happily. Crispin switches from toast to fruit too.
Crispin: Preferences can change! Yola: Make the choice smaller! Crispin: Yum! Yola: Fruit for two!
“Make the choice smaller!”
choosing one thing when you want everythingAll the Games at OncePash wants every game at once, and Yola helps shrink the list to one.With Yola Yo, Pash Fruit · tap for the script
- 0-6s Pash drags every game out of the closet at once.
Pash: Let us play ALL of them! - 6-16s The pile topples. Yola gets buried up to her rim.
Yola: Too many choices. Let us make it smaller. Pash: Oops! - 16-25s Yola holds up two games.
Yola: This or this? Pash: That one! - 25-30s They play the one game. Pash bounces with each turn.
Pash: One game is plenty fun! Yola: Make the choice smaller! Yola: Yes!
“Make the choice smaller!”
pausing before answeringThe Rushed YesYola says yes too fast to every offer, then Spinny shows her how to pause.With Yola Yo, Spinny Pinwheel · tap for the script
- 0-6s Friends shout offers. Yola says yes to everything at once.
Yola: Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! - 6-16s Yola is now holding a ball, a book, a kite, and a hula hoop. She topples.
Yola: Oops. Too many yeses. Spinny: Hmm. - 16-25s Spinny stands perfectly still.
Spinny: You can pause your answer. Yola: Pause. I pick the ball. Yola: Okay! - 25-30s Yola rolls happily away with just the ball.
Spinny: You can pause your answer! Yola: Make the choice smaller! Yola: Wheee!
“You can pause your answer!”
making a song choice smallerToo Many SongsNotey and Yola cannot choose a dance song, so Yola narrows it to two.With Yola Yo, Notey Nook · tap for the script
- 0-6s Notey hums a different song every second.
Notey: Hum-da! La-la! Doo-wop! Ba-dum! Yola: Wait! - 6-16s Yola tries to dance to all of them. She spins in circles.
Yola: My feet are confused! Notey: Ba-dum! - 16-25s Yola holds up two fingers.
Yola: Make the choice smaller. Slow song or bouncy song? Notey: Bouncy! - 25-30s They bounce together. Yola's string belt bounces too.
Notey: Notice your next little step! Yola: Make the choice smaller! Notey: Bounce!
“Make the choice smaller!”
choosing one manageable jobOne Job YoCleanup has too many jobs, and Lula helps Yola pick just one.With Yola Yo, Lula Ladle · tap for the script
- 0-6s Cleanup time. Yola rolls between toys, blocks, crayons, and cups.
Yola: Which do I do? All of them? - 6-16s Lula scoops up some blocks.
Lula: One job can be enough! Yola: Okay. - 16-25s Yola picks just crayons.
Yola: Make the choice smaller. Crayons only. Lula: Great pick. - 25-30s Yola stacks every crayon into a perfect rainbow line. Lula claps her handle.
Lula: One job can be enough! Yola: Make the choice smaller! Yola: Done!
“One job can be enough!”
Guest appearances
making a choice smallerToo Many GamesYola can not pick from a whole shelf of games, so Loopy helps her shrink the choices.With Loopy Clip, Yola Yo · tap for the script
- 0-6s Yola stares at a giant shelf of games.
Yola: So many games! I can not pick! I am stuck! - 6-16s Loopy pulls out just two.
Loopy: Let's make the choice smaller. This one, or this one? - 16-25s Yola looks at the two.
Yola: That one! The one with the frog! Loopy: Great choice. - 25-30s They play. Yola has so much fun she forgets the shelf. She waves the frog card like a tiny flag.
Loopy: Make the choice smaller!
“Make the choice smaller!”
reducing too many optionsToo Many ChoicesChedda can't decide which game to play, and Yola helps make the choice smaller.With Chedda Cheery, Yola Yo · tap for the script
- 0-6s Chedda stares at a huge pile of games.
Chedda: I want to play them all! Right now! Which one? - 6-16s Yola rolls over.
Yola: Too many makes it hard. Make the choice smaller! Pick two. - 16-25s Chedda picks two, then one.
Chedda: Okay. This one! A want can wait for the others. - 25-30s They play; Chedda wins, and her holes light up like stars. Yola spins in celebration.
Yola: Make the choice smaller! Chedda: Winner!
“Make the choice smaller!”
reducing too many optionsSpinning ChoicesWhimsy and Yola are stuck with too many game ideas, so they make the choice smaller.With Whimsy Whisk, Yola Yo · tap for the script
- 0-6s Whimsy and Yola stare at a big pile of toy boxes. Both start spinning.
Yola: So many! Whimsy: I cannot pick! - 6-16s Yola stops spinning.
Yola: Make the choice smaller. Just two boxes. Whimsy: Two I can handle. - 16-25s Whimsy points to two boxes, then just one.
Whimsy: Choose one beginning. The spinning top! - 25-30s They spin tops. Then they both spin too, and fall over giggling.
Yola: Make the choice smaller! Whimsy: Choose one beginning! Yola: Whoa.
“Choose one beginning!”
trying again after a missed high fiveThe Missed High FiveRuby and Yola miss a high five, Yola offers a redo or a wave, and Ruby picks the redo.With Ruby Ruffleberry, Yola Yo · tap for the script
- 0-6s Playground. Both swing for a high five and miss completely.
Yola Yo: High five! / Ruby Ruffleberry: Yes! Missed. Totally missed. - 6-16s Ruby blushes. Yola makes the choice small.
Ruby Ruffleberry: Awkward... / Yola Yo: Want a redo, or a wave? - 16-25s Ruby squints at Yola's hand like a target.
Ruby Ruffleberry: Redo! Eyes on the hand this time. / Yola Yo: Ready... - 25-30s Perfect high five. A cartoon sparkle pops. Both cheer.
Yola Yo: Got it! Best high five ever! / Ruby Ruffleberry: See? An awkward moment can pass!
“An awkward moment can pass!”
seeing a surprise as chance, not a bad choiceMystery JuiceAvi gets a mystery juice he doesn't like and says he always picks wrong, and Yola reminds him he couldn't see inside.With Avi Avocado, Yola Yo · tap for the script
- 0-6s Juice table. Avi sips, makes a face.
Avi Avocado: Mystery juice: spinach flavor. I always pick wrong! / Yola Yo: Mystery means chance. - 6-16s Yola holds up the closed boxes.
Yola Yo: You couldn't see inside. That's not choosing wrong. / Avi Avocado: Oh. True. - 16-25s Yola offers a trade.
Yola Yo: Want to swap? I like spinach! / Avi Avocado: Yes, please! - 25-30s Yola slurps spinach juice and gets a green mustache. Avi sips berry and laughs.
Yola Yo: Mmm, veggie! / Avi Avocado: Chance is not your worth!
“Chance is not your worth!”
Round 3 crew.
The other characters from this round. Swipe to meet them.
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