The Main Characters

- 1-555-Vegetables

SeeMore is delighted to learn that he has won the Lotto-Vegetables Contest-
the prize being one ton of vegetables! But after they are all delivered,
SeeMore is overwhelmed and declares a vegetable emergency! Dr. Worthwhile is
called in to visit the Playhouse and teach the gang the many ways they can
enjoy vegetables. Basil, who has been snacking on junk food all day, learns
an important lesson about moderation and good nutrition.

- Basil's Surprise

It is Basil Wombat’s birthday and plans are underway for a surprise party at the playhouse. Basil loves fire trucks, so SeeMore has arranged to have a fire engine themed party. The other characters struggle to keep the secret as they bake Basil’s cake, prepare his decorations and await the arrival of a real live firefighter.

- Come on Team Play

It’s Soccer Day at Seemore’s Playhouse, and everyone is excited about learning how to play soccer. The Playhouse is decorated with posters of famous soccer teams and players. The Playhouse gang is dressed in soccer uniforms and safety gear. Coach, who will instruct them, is waiting at the playground for everyone to arrive. But before they go, excitement gets the better of Shades as he kicks the soccer ball out the window. Penny, who loves to chase balls, darts out of the Playhouse and nearly runs into the street. SeeMore comes to the rescue. He retrieves the soccer ball and the Playhouse gang learns a lesson in safety.

- Hide and Seek

During an innocent game of hide and seek inside the playhouse, Seemore teaches Lottie, Barb, Penny, Harry, Shades and Basil the importance of staying away from dangerous household items and appliances which could be hot, sharp or poisonous. The episode is filled with songs and slapstick comedy, which helps viewers learn these safety messages in a lighthearted yet serious way. By the end of the show, we also learn Basil is by far the best hide and seek player of us all!

- Make Believe

Basil, Shades, Lottie, and Penny beg Seemore to take them to a new movie, starring their favorite superhero, The Fantastic Squirrel. Enthralled by his heroic cinematic feats, they later pretend to be superheroes. They learn about car safety when SeeMore takes them to the movies, and about how fun it is to make believe.

- Penny's Playground

The Playhouse members are excited to go to a new playground that’s just opened up—until Penny arrives with a broken arm. It turns out she was a little too eager to get out on the new playground, and she forgot to play safely. She’s sad that now she can’t play with everyone else, but SeeMore has an idea—Penny can come along and give the others safety tips. Everyone thinks this is a great idea.

At the playground, Penny meets Harry Hippo. Harry wants to help Penny with the tips, but he ends up giving the wrong advice. Penny and her friends warn him his suggestions aren’t safe, but he tries to do them anyway, and learns the hard way that they’re right. In the end, Harry learns some important lessons about playground safety, and everyone, including Penny, has a good time.

- Pool Yourself Together

No one’s a born swimmer—not even a hippo! But with a little advice, a little courage and a whole lot of catchy songs even those scared of the water will be afraid to miss a good ol’ pool party.

We open on a hot summer day at SeeMore's Playhouse, where the gang is looking for something cool to do. As always, SeeMore knows just what will make a real splash with his friends—a pool party! Of course, before anyone can attend the party they’ll first need the proper attire—life jackets—the proper protection—sunscreen—and the proper partner—parents. Before you know it everybody is ready to take the plunge. Everybody, that is, except Harry Hippo, whose fear of the water kept him from ever learning how to swim. Luckily, SeeMore and gang are not about to leave their friend high and dry and with a help from special guest Lifeguard Bob soon Harry is taking to the water like a, well, hippo!

- Rock Song

The Playhouse gang decides to form a band and learn Lottie's favorite song. Along the way, the trials of tribulations of practice, patience, and discipline prove to be difficult adversaries. Only with the help and understanding of each other can the band pull off their first big performance. Will the gift of music ever emerge?

- SeeMore Appreiciation

Throughout this wacky episode, SeeMore attempts to eat his lunch in the playhouse. But each time he tries to take a bite of his sandwich, Penny, Barb or Lottie barge in, asking for help crossing the street! The girls insist they have to cross the street in order to collect pretty leaves in the park, shells at the beach, and colored markers which the wind blew into the street. SeeMore is happy to help the girls, until he is ultimately interrupted so many times he’s starving to death! At wit’s end, SeeMore is just about to lose patience, when in the knick of time, Barb, Lottie and Penny present SeeMore with the surprise they’ve been making for him all day: a beautiful picture covered with all the pretty leaves from the park, shells from the beach, and designs with colored markers.

- A Tale of Two Cyclists

The gang is excited because it’s the day of the Sidewalk Scoot! However, Shades needs a lesson in bike safety, with his reckless riding and belief that helmets aren’t cool. Lottie, on the other hand, takes bike safety so seriously that she is afraid to ride her bike and needs a boost of self-confidence. Will they be able to help each other and join the rest of their friends for the big bike ride to the park?

- The Party Planners

The gang plans a surprise party for Lottie, who has learned how to swim. Everything goes as planned with the preparations, until Harry shows up and tries to help, with disastrous results. Will they get the party together in time for Lottie’s arrival? Will Lottie show up to her own party? Everyone learns to be careful around sharp things in the house, and a lesson about forgiveness.

- Nature Walk

In this episode which focuses on ecology and nature appreciation, SeeMore, Harry, Penny and Lottie go on a nature walk near the playhouse. Though it takes our characters longer to get ready to leave than the nature walk itself, through songs and silly mishaps, our characters and the viewers learn the importance of turning off the sink correctly, turning off lights when they are not in use, and respect for everything that grows. Perhaps most important of all, by the end of the show, we are very happy for Harry, as he manages to carry his granola bar wrapper throughout the nature walk, and proudly puts it in the trashcan when he returns to the playhouse.

- The Talent Show

When a talent show is announced at the Playhouse, Basil is distraught because he thinks that he doesn’t have a talent. With the encouragement of his friends, Basil finally discovers his own unique talent and learns that everyone is special and talented in their own way.

Carl R. Baum, M.D., FAAP, FACMT

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Yale University School of Medicine
Member, Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention,
American Academy of Pediatrics