Oobi: Baby!

A transcript of "Baby!", an episode of Oobi.

Script
 [ Oobi and Grampu are at the park, playing catch with a rubber ball.]

Oobi and Grampu: [laughing]

Oobi: [catches the ball and aims it] Hmm... hmm... hmm! Hahaha! [to the viewers] Ooh, hi. Oobi, Grampu catch. Okay, Grampu, throw. Oobi catch!

Grampu: Hehe, Oobi ready?

Oobi: Ready! Big throw, big throw!

[Grampu throws the ball, but it bounces off of Oobi and into a bush.]

Oobi: Oh. Hmmph. Ball... ball where? Huh... hmm. Ball where? Huh. Oh! [to the viewers] You help Oobi, you find ball. Ready? You, find ball. Where?

Voice #1: [boy] Behind you, Oobi! Over there!

Voice #2: [boy] In the bush!

Oobi: Oh, ball. Heh, heh, you find! Thanks.

[Oobi hears something babbling from off screen.]

Sophie: [babbling from off screen]

Oobi: Huh? Ball? Sound?

Sophie: [babbles again, still off screen]

Oobi: Ball sound! - ''[Sophie babbles and laughs. Oobi realizes it's not the ball making noise.]''

Oobi: Hmm? No, wait.

[He walks over to a bench, where a mother (Sheila) and her baby, Sophie, are sitting.]

Sophie: [babbling, laughing]

Oobi: Wow!

Sheila: Mama love baby. Yeah!

Oobi: Ah, baby!

Sheila: Yes!

Oobi: Oh, baby pretty.

Sheila: Oh, thank you!

Sophie: [babbling]

Oobi: Sounds! Baby sounds.

Sheila: [laughs] Yes.

Grampu: Oobi, uh, ball?

Oobi: Oh, Grampu, look! Baby.

Grampu: Ohh, lovely!

Sheila: Thank you. Oh. Ahem. Sheila.

Grampu: Grampu.

Oobi: Oobi.

Sheila: Oh. Baby, Sophie.

Grampu: Oh...

Oobi: Sophie! Um, Oobi touch baby?

Sheila: Oh, yes.

Grampu: Oh, get clean hands. Sheila? [he points to Sheila's baby wipes]

Sheila: Oh, yes.

[Grampu wipes Oobi off.]

Oobi: Thank you.

Sophie: Goo... goo...

''[Oobi extends his pinky finger, and Sophie does the same. She touches hers to his.]''

Oobi: Ooh, Grampu! Baby touch Oobi!

Grampu: Yes! [laughs]

Sophie: [giggling]

Oobi: Oh, wow! Baby smile!

Sheila: [laughs] Baby like Oobi.

Oobi: Baby like Oobi?

Sophie: [babbling]

Oobi: Oobi like baby.

''[Oobi tries to let go of Sophie, but she holds onto his finger. He pulls it away.]''

Oobi: [gently] Oh, let go. Let go. Mm-mm.

Sophie: [starts to cry] Uh? Uh? Uh? Ee-aah! [squeaking]

Sheila: Uh-oh. Sophie hungry. Oobi help?

Oobi: Help?

Sheila: Yes.

Oobi: How?

Sheila: Bag, bottle.

[Oobi looks through Sheila's bag and finds a bottle.]

Sheila: Mm-hmm. Yeah.

[Sheila gives the bottle to Sophie, and she quickly starts to drink it.]

Oobi: Oh. Grampu, look! Mouth moving. Sophie drinking.

Grampu: Yes. Sophie hungry...

Sheila: Oobi? Feed?

Oobi: Oobi feed?

Sheila: Yes!

Oobi: Uh, Grampu?

Grampu: Yes, careful.

Oobi: Oobi careful. [whispering] Don't worry.

[Sheila hands the bottle to Oobi, and he feeds Sophie.]

Sheila: Mm-hmm.

Grampu: Ohh...

Sophie: [slurping]

Oobi: Huh. Sophie drinking!

Sheila: Mm-hmm. Very good, Oobi!

Grampu: Ohh.

Oobi: Oh, um, look. Sophie stopped.

Sheila: Mm-hmm.

Oobi: Why?

Sheila: Sophie full.

Oobi: Oh, all done. [laughs]

Sheila: Oobi? Good job.

Oobi: Oobi good job!

Sheila: Mm-hmm.

Sophie: [burps]

Oobi: Grampu, baby burped!

Grampu: [laughing] Yes.

Sheila: Air, stomach. Mmm.

Sophie: Goo-goo!

Sheila: [softly] Aww.

Oobi: Ohh! Listen! Baby goo-goo.

Grampu: Yes.

Sheila: Baby talk.

Oobi: Oh!

Sophie: Goo-goo.

Oobi: Goo-goo. [laughs] Oobi baby talk.

Sheila: Mm-hmm.

Sophie: Goo-goo...

Oobi: [to the viewers] Oobi goo-goo, you goo-goo. Ready? You, goo-goo!

Oobi and Voices: Goo-goo-goo! Goo-goo-goo! Goo-goo. Goo-goo-goo. [all laughing]

Oobi: Yeah! You good goo-goo. Yeah.

Sophie: Goo-goo.

Oobi: [laughs] You too. Ha, ha, ha! Goo-goo. Goo-goo.

Sophie: Goo-goo.

''[An interview segment starts. Grampu is with a kid, and the kid has her own Oobi-style hand puppet.]''

Kid: [imitating an Oobi puppet with her hand] Da-da.

Grampu: What's your name?

Kid: [still imitating] Baby.

Grampu: Baby? Name, "Baby!" Baby cute.

Kid: [as Baby] Hee-hee. Thank you!

Grampu: Baby play games?

Kid: [as Baby] Yay!

Grampu: What game?

Kid: [as Baby, singing] Um...guessing game!

Grampu: Guessing game. Oh.

Kid: [as Baby, imitating a lion] Rar, rar, rar, rar!

Grampu: Umm, lion?

Kid: [as Baby] Good job!

Grampu: Yay, Grampu guess! Uh, another one.

Kid: [as Baby, imitating an elephant] Pff, ee, eehh.

Grampu: Um...kitty cat?

Kid: [as Baby] Mm-hmm!

Grampu: No... it was a kitty cat?

Kid: [as Baby] Yay!

Grampu: [in disbelief] Wow, Grampu good.

''[The scene cuts back to the park. Oobi is playing with Sophie.]''

Oobi: [playing around] Hi, baby! Haha, hi, baby. [sniffs the air] Eeuw... smell.

Grampu: Huh?

Oobi: [sniffs the air again]

Grampu: No, not Grampu.

Sheila: Sophie... baby pooped.

Grampu: Ohh.

Oobi: [disgusted] Poop? Really?

Sheila: Yes, in diaper. Sheila change diaper.

Grampu: Oh.

Oobi: Change diaper?

Sheila: Yes, new diaper. Oobi help?

Oobi: Help? How?

Sheila: Bag, clean wipe, new diaper.

Oobi: Grampu?

Grampu: Oh, yes, Oobi. Help.

[Sheila takes Sophie's old diaper and gives it to Grampu.]

Sheila: Ahem.

Grampu: [grossed out] Oh... Grampu take... heh...

Sheila: Thank you. [to Oobi] Clean wipe?

Oobi: Oh. [gives her one]

Sophie: [babbling]

[Sheila takes the dirty wipe and gives it to Grampu as well.]

Sheila: Ahem.

Grampu: [hesitantly takes it]

Sheila: Thank you.

[Grampu walks to a trash can and throws the stuff out.]

Sheila: Oobi?

Oobi: Hmm?

Sheila: Clean diaper?

Oobi: Clean diaper.

Sheila: Mm-hmm. Ah. Oobi, help?

Oobi: Grampu?

Grampu: Yes. Careful.

Sheila: Wrap, careful.

Oobi: Oobi careful. Okay. [wraps it]

Sheila: There. All done.

Oobi: All done!

Sheila: Wipe hands.

Oobi: Oh, Grampu?

Grampu: Oh, yes.

Sophie: Goo-goo.

''[They all wipe their hands. When Oobi and Sheila are done, they both give their dirty wipes to Grampu. He awkwardly takes them.]''

Sheila: Thank you.

Oobi: Thanks. [sniffs the air] Ah, air fresh.

Grampu: Yes, Oobi!

Oobi: [playing with Sophie] Goochie goochie-goo. Goochie goochie-goo. Oh, Sophie smile, Sophie smile!

Sheila: Yes, Sophie like Oobi.

Grampu: Good Oobi. Sophie like Oobi.

Sophie: [looking at Grampu] Goo... goo.

Oobi: Oh, Sophie like Grampu too.

Sheila: Oobi, baby, hold?

Oobi: Oobi? Baby? Hold?

Sheila: Uh-huh.

Oobi: Oobi baby hold?

Grampu: Yes, Oobi baby hold. But careful.

Oobi: Oobi careful.

Sheila: Here, sit. Arm under head. Hold. Careful.

Oobi: Oobi careful. Sit. Arm under head. Hold.

[Oobi slowly carries Sophie.]

Sophie: [cooing]

Oobi: Oobi baby hold.

Sophie: Goo-goo.

Oobi: Wow!

Sheila: Oobi gentle boy.

Grampu: Yes. Gentle boy!

Oobi: Baby so soft.

[He slowly rocks her back and forth.]

Sheila: Yes, Oobi! Rock baby.

Grampu: Good, Oobi.

Oobi: [singing] So soft, Sophie... so soft, Sophie... so soft, Sophie.

[Sophie drifts off to sleep and snores quietly.]

Sheila: Oobi, look!

Oobi: Hmm? Ooh, baby asleep. Grampu, look!

Grampu: Grampu see.

Oobi: Baby sleep. Oobi love baby.

Sheila: Baby love Oobi.

Oobi: Baby love Oobi.

Grampu: Yes.

Sophie: [asleep] Oo- bi...

Oobi: Listen!

Sheila: Baby happy!

Oobi: Oobi happy.

Sheila: Oobi baby expert.

Oobi: Oobi baby expert! [singing] So soft Sophie, so soft Sophie. [whispering] Oobi, you, friends! Bye.

Voice #1: [girl] Bye-bye, Oobi. Bye.

Voice #2: [boy] Bye, Oobi.