SMARTROT
✦ New cast · Round 2
Zippy Ziptag
Large rounded silver zipper pull ring with an open oval center, coral tab face and short teal boots; no zipper teeth.
TeachesChecking before assuming ownership
EpisodeThe Found Badge
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“Found means find its person!”
The script.
Zippy finds a shiny pretend badge on the playroom floor. Zippy hands it to the trusted playroom helper to reunite it with its owner. Zippy makes an imaginary badge with their fingers instead.
0–6s
A shiny badge! Finding it does not make it mine.
Zippy finds a shiny pretend badge on the playroom floor.
6–16sI found this here. Can you help return it?
Zippy hands it to the trusted playroom helper to reunite it with its owner.
16–25sTemporary badge of excellent returning. Invisible edition.
Zippy makes an imaginary badge with their fingers instead.
25–30sFound means find its person!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Zippy Ziptag, plus 2 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
checking before assuming ownershipWhose Mitten?Zippy finds a mitten in the park and wants to keep it, but checks for its person first.With Zippy Ziptag, Penny Pinecone · tap for the script
- 0-6s Zippy spots a lime-green mitten on a bench.
Zippy: Ooh, a mitten! Finders keepers! - 6-16s Zippy stops and looks at it closer.
Zippy: Wait. Found means find its person. Someone might be missing it. - 16-25s Penny Pinecone runs up, looking at her bare hand.
Penny: My mitten! I've been looking everywhere. Thank you! - 25-30s Penny puts it on, but it's on upside down; Zippy flips it right, and Penny waves with a big mitten wave.
Penny: You found my person. I mean, my mitten! Zippy: Found means find its person!
“Found means find its person!”
saying you do not knowMystery Toy CarZippy finds a toy car and doesn't know whose it is, so Bino helps him say so and ask around.With Zippy Ziptag, Bino Blink, Kiki Kite · tap for the script
- 0-6s Zippy finds a blue toy car under the slide.
Zippy: Whose car is this? Bino, is it yours? - 6-16s Bino peers through his lenses.
Bino: I don't know. Not knowing is a starting place! - 16-25s They walk around asking friends.
Zippy: Excuse me, did anyone lose a blue car? - 25-30s Kiki Kite flutters down: it is hers! Zippy hands it over, and the car rolls straight back to Zippy like it wants a friend.
Bino: Not knowing is a starting place! Zippy: Found means find its person!
“Found means find its person!”
separating observations from guessesThe Cookie ClueZippy sees crumbs by the cookie jar and guesses Sprig took them, but Sprig helps him say only what he knows.With Zippy Ziptag, Sprig Sproutpot · tap for the script
- 0-6s The cookie jar is empty; Sprig is nearby with crumbs on the floor.
Zippy: Sprig! You ate all the cookies! - 6-16s Sprig waves her leaves.
Sprig: Say what you know. What do you see? - 16-25s Zippy looks again.
Zippy: I see crumbs. Crumbs go... to the window? Oh, it's a trail! - 25-30s They follow the crumb trail outside to a family of birds having a cookie party.
Sprig: Say what you know! Zippy: Sorry, Sprig. The birds say thanks!
“Say what you know!”
not passing on an unverified rumorThe Whisper RumorZippy hears that Pali lost a paint set and nearly spreads it, but stops to check first.With Zippy Ziptag, Pali Palette · tap for the script
- 0-6s Zippy overhears a whisper by the swings.
Zippy: Ooh! I heard Pali broke all the paint brushes! I'll tell everyone! - 6-16s Zippy stops halfway.
Zippy: Wait. Did I see it? No. Unsure? Do not spread it. - 16-25s He goes to ask Pali.
Zippy: Pali, are your brushes okay? Pali: Yes! I just washed them. - 25-30s Pali shows the clean brushes drying in a row; they spin in the breeze like a little windmill.
Pali: Unsure? Do not spread it! Zippy: Clean and fine!
“Unsure? Do not spread it!”
checking before assuming ownershipLost and Found BoxZippy, Fifi and Cobbie make a lost-and-found box so found things can get back to their owners.With Zippy Ziptag, Fifi Funnel, Cobbie Corn · tap for the script
- 0-6s Zippy holds a pile of found things: a scarf, a ball, a sock.
Zippy: So many found things! Where do they go? - 6-16s Fifi Funnel sets up two steps.
Fifi: A few steps at a time! Step one, a box. Step two, a sign. - 16-25s Cobbie draws a picture sign; friends come and find their things.
Cobbie: Look, the scarf found its person! - 25-30s Everyone gets their things back; Cobbie gives a tiny quiet cheer, and the last sock wiggles out on its own.
Cobbie: Joy can be quiet! Zippy: Found means find its person!
“Found means find its person!”
Guest appearances
checking before keeping something foundWhose Ring?Loopy finds a shiny ring on the grass, and Zippy reminds him to find its owner first.With Loopy Clip, Zippy Ziptag, Clippy Clover · tap for the script
- 0-6s Loopy finds a shiny ring in the grass.
Loopy: Ooh, so shiny! Finders keepers! It is mine now! - 6-16s Zippy slides over.
Zippy: Wait. Found means find its person. Someone might miss it. - 16-25s They ask around. Clippy gasps and hurries over.
Clippy: That is my ring! I lost it this morning! Thank you! - 25-30s Clippy slips it on and does a happy wiggle. Loopy feels a warm glow, even better than keeping it would feel.
Zippy: Found means find its person!
“Found means find its person!”
proving something is yours by drawingWalnut PilotZippy finds a drawing and Wally can't say it's his, so he draws a match.With Wally Walnut, Zippy Ziptag · tap for the script
- 0-6s Hallway. Zippy holds up a lost drawing face-down.
Zippy Ziptag: Found a drawing! Whose? / Wally Walnut: Mine! It's... - 6-16s Zippy waits kindly, not peeking.
Zippy Ziptag: Can you show me? / Wally Walnut: I'll draw it! - 16-25s Wally draws fast. Zippy flips the found drawing: they match.
Wally Walnut: A rocket with a walnut pilot! / Zippy Ziptag: It matches! Same rocket! - 25-30s Zippy hands it back. Wally holds both rockets up like twins.
Zippy Ziptag: Returned! / Wally Walnut: Pictures can carry words, and rockets!
“Pictures can carry words!”
saying what you will and will not lendBoots Stay OnZippy wants to borrow Tilly's plum boots, and Tilly offers something she is happy to lend instead.With Tilly Teacup, Zippy Ziptag · tap for the script
- 0-6s Dress-up box. Zippy points at Tilly's stubby plum boots.
Zippy Ziptag: Ooh, can I wear your boots? - 6-16s Tilly taps her boots and shakes her head kindly.
Tilly Teacup: Not my boots. They stay on my feet. / Zippy Ziptag: Okay, Tilly. - 16-25s Tilly digs into the box and holds up a floppy hat.
Tilly Teacup: But you can borrow this floppy hat! / Zippy Ziptag: Yes, please! - 25-30s The hat flops down over Zippy's whole body. Only her tag pokes out the top. Both crack up.
Tilly Teacup: Hat with a tag! My cup, my say!
“My cup, my say!”
Round 2 crew.
The other characters from this round. Swipe to meet them.
