Episode list

Sisimpur

Lalmia

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Tuktuki wants to learn to ride a bicycle and she wants to learn it from Lalmia. We focus on Tuktuki's journey in understanding the fact that Lalmia is gone and will never come back because he is dead and her quest to learn to ride a cycle. Other than these we learn about living and non living things, friendship, and helping.
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Animal & Nature

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Ikri counts to eight with Guni Moira. We see a child learn to write her first letter in "Aparna's Haatey Khori", and to identify different types of sound with Big Bird. We see a child in Mongolia take a difficult road to school and also learn the importance of our hands in Ikri's World. We learn about taking care of trees in "The Tree Song", and the different parts of a tree in "Camp wanna go home." In other segments we also learn about using our imagination, and the word "important".
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Episode #2.3

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Shiku plays the bugle and blows Tuktuki away with the blow of his bugle. We learn many different jobs with Bert and Ernie when Ernie sets out to look for Dr. Livingston. Today, we learn a lot about nature - we learn about how seeds travel and become trees, how rivers are made, about African animals also we see the life of a cow named Dhola. We also learn about handing down toys to younger siblings and sounds of different vehicles with Tukuki and Ikri in Tuktuki's Opera.
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Mukul Returns

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Mukul returns to Sisimpur and the whole of Sisimpur is filled with fan fare. We see Mukul's new nursery and have lots of fun singing and dancing in Mukul's coming home party. We also look at different kinds of friendships - new friendships, children taking about their friends, friendship with grandmother and also a pet.
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Episode #2.5

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Rhythms, song, dance, and creativity is the theme for this show. Ikri and Shiku plays the tabla. We see music being created by slamming of doors and windows. And animals parading in rhythm. We have guest on this show called Alam, he has hearing disability but is an amazing painter. In Ikri's World Gaanwala and Bhuto finds out what a mirror is all about. And a young boy from a slum uses his creativity and makes a boat with cork sheet. Mukul and Tuktuki shows empty and full using a jug, glass, and juice.
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Episode #2.6

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Ikri and Halum teach up and down on a haystack. In a live action film we learn to make a haystack. We learn about cooperation through a freeze and bounce game with Elmo and Telly, and see how Kanta learns to play ball with her dog. We also see children doing things for the first time in a song "Have you ever". In Ikri's World we learn about how alarm clocks can wake us up in the morning. Then we go to Bali and see how they celebrate their new year and also see how they make shadow puppets in China. And we also see how to recycle discarded objects into fun new things with Tuktuki and Shiku.
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Episode #2.7

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Shiku draws Halum's portrait with a fish. We learn up/down, and visit Rafi in a slum and see how he spends his holiday with his mother. Grover and his customer shows us what more and less means with spaghetti and we also learn how Sea Salt is made through a song called "Sea Salt Song". In Ikri's World, the king has lost his laughter and everybody tries to find it again. We go to Mexico to see how pottery is made. And Halum and Ikri teach us the word "cooperation" through a fun song.
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Episode #2.8

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
The muppets are building a library in Sisimpur. The whole of Sisimpur is helping them build a new library in an abandoned house with the books their grandfather has sent them. We go to the American Center Library and see Halum and Tuktuki perform there and Flo Bear and Gladys the Cow writes a story about a girl together.
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Episode #2.9

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Halum and Tuktuki teach inside/outside with a fish in a box. We learn about fishing in Sierra Leone, conservation of water when there is a water crisis, we see how children all over the world take a bath and Ikri shows us through a wonderful song how she takes a bath with her Timtim. In Ikri's World we see that Gaanwala wants everything he touches to turn into gold and how being greedy is not a good thing. Grover writes a funny poem to a bubble and a disabled child named Shaon sings at his school function. In the end we see Tuktuki aspiring to be a cricketer in a fun song called "Tuktuki wants to be a Cricketer."
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Family

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Ikri wants to look like Tuktuki and goes to Guni Moira to get some purple paint. Lillian father is very proud of her because she shared her toy with her younger sister. We visit a beetle leaf garden and also a post office today. A seagull helps young turtle babies to the sea. And Cookie Monster (Biscuit Pagla) learns about conserving water and electricity with his father. It ends with a beautiful song about diversity called "It's beautiful because it's different."
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Episode #2.11

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Today is all about nutritious foods and exercise. Mukul and Guni Moira are in a battle of eating guavas. Ikri and Shiku are playing a game of running in the same place. We see a father and child in a wheelchair racing competition. And in Ikri's World Gaanwala, Bhuto, and Konka go to a country where the mangoes are bigger than them. With these are Cookie Monster and Telly's display of eating cookies fast and slow. And we also see a dress as you like competition and the song "Surprise Song", where Tuktuki teaches Ikri what surprise is through a fun song.
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Episode #2.12

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Music, rhythm and painting are the theme for today. Tuktuki tries to dance to Shiku's music, but at the end it becomes so fast that she cannot keep up. In "Rain does not come" the Ikri's World puppets learn where rain comes from, in "Painting" Ikri and Shiku go to a rickshaw painting exhibition and they bring a painting to life with their imagination. It's also spring in Sisimpur. And everyone in Sisimpur is in a romantic mood and sings about the beautiful weather and colorful flowers in bloom.
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Band

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Ikri, Halum, Tuktuki and Shiku are forming a band. They realize that all of them are all talented musicians and they want to perform together. But when practicing together they realize that they cannot sync together and they end up having an argument and breaking up the band. Then Guni Moira helps them realize that they are the best together and if they try a little harder they can definitely succeed. And of course they succeed and perform at a grand concert in Sisimpur.
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Recyle

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Recycle, recycle, recycle. Recycling is the theme today. Shiku has invented a machine which turns old paper into new dresses, hats and many more in "Old Paper". We see two brother and sister make a birthday gift for their mother with leaves and flowers; we also learn how we can reuse old mayonnaise jars. A young girl and her mother make beautiful bags out of old plastic bags, and Shiku teaches Tuktuki how to make new things out of old discarded materials like bottles, tin cans, and baskets in "The Recycle Song".
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Episode #2.15

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
We learn about safety and not talking to someone you know from Tuktuki and Abul Hayat. Bert and Ernie helps us learn about different kinds of sounds in "B/E Sleeps Out". We travel to England and learn about the British culture with Colonel Travel, and in Ikri's World we see Gaanwala, Bhuto, and Konka follow a treasure map and find the treasure. It ends with a beautiful song about everyone being different but still beautiful called "It's beautiful because it's different".
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Weather

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Sunshine, rain, storm, warm clothes, wind - this show is about weather. Halum writes an essay on wind, and he also opens up a sweater shop on a hot summer's day not realizing that people don't buy warm clothes in summer. In Ikri's World, the puppets are waiting for rain that doesn't come and they ask for rain for the King of Rain. And in Tuktuki's Opera Shiku is explaining to everyone about Shoroth Kaal (a bengali season) where there are sudden rain showers, and Shiku gets caught in a sudden rain because he thinks the clouds went away and the rain won't come. That's Shoroth for us.
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Episode #2.17

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Performances of many different kinds entertain us in this show. In "Play Acting" Halum and Tuktuki dress up as each other and copy each other. Grover teaches up and down in a theater stage. Sisimpur holds a fashion show in "We are 15". And in Ikri's World Bhuto uses his magic to go inside and outside of a television set to dance, but gets stuck in the TV when the electricity goes out. And in New Tuktuki's Opera, Tuktuki and Ikri perform in a Jatra (folk drama show) and identify different kind of sounds.
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Me and My World
My world around me is a part of me, and everything that surrounds me is my world. Yes, the theme today is Me and My World. Shiku and Ikri goes on an excursion in the mountains where they find out what an echo is. Then in an animation we see a young girl draws herself a bike and imagines that she can to far away exotic places with it. Shiku tries to find a quiet place to rest but his surroundings start getting louder and louder, and the cacophony of airplanes, buses, and birds keeps him awake. We see Grover and his son find out that even if the cock doesn't crow the sun rises. And Nolok Babu opens up a whole new world to the muppets with - A NEWSPAPER.
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Emotion

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
People have all kinds of emotions from anger, to happiness to sadness. Today, we delve into all kinds of different feelings. In "Anger is not Decreasing" Halum gets mad at Shiku for being late and Sumona teaches her how to decrease his anger. Elmo scares away Bert's pigeons. And some children talk about what makes them happy. And Mukul tells Tuktuki that sometimes it is okay to cry as it makes us feel better in "The Crying Song".
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Diversity

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
What would it be like if everyone looked the same? Boring. Today is all about diversity. Ikri sees a scare crow for the first time and thinks its alive, and Mukul helps her understand that it is not alive. In "Madlenka Goes to School" we see how people in different countries travel to school. In Ikri's World we see Gaanwala and Konka go to an alien land where they meet an alien and he speaks a different language and offer them strange food to eat. But they still become friends. In Monterpiece Theater we see Grover and his friends in Venice being shunned away by the people from a party because they are monsters. And in "New Tuktuki's Opera - Bede-r Meye Josna", we see people in different professions and what they do.
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Games

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Playing games is the theme today. Ikri and Shiku plays near and far with a swing. A dog and fruit run a race in an animation. "Two headed monster blows bubbles" shows the two headed monsters struggle to figure out how to blow bubbles. In "Play Play" Halum is a guest in Shiku's talk show where he is blind folded and has to guess objects by touching them. Kanta learns how to throw a ball to play with her dog, and it ends with a fun game called "The Guava Game" where Mukul and Guni Moira compete to eat guava as fast as they can.
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Festival

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
It's Halum's Birthday and he has thrown himself a party but forgot to invite his guests. Sisimpur has taken a festive feel - we go to China and see how they celebrate their New Year and then to Thailand through Kids Far and Wide and see how the Thai celebrate their new year. There is a fashion show in Sisimpur where all the muppets and characters dress up and model on the runway. We see a fun boat race and Sisimpur Muppets hold a cake festival with lots and lots of yummy pithas. And they sing about their favorite pithas in the Cake Festical Song.
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Musical Instrument
Music and musical instruments are the key rhythm. In "Our Friend" Tapan, a disabled boy, plays a dotara with the Sisimpur Band. Madlenka plays the violin with all her friends in the neighborhood. And Hoots does fast and slow trumpet sounds with The Two-headed monster. We also learn about a new musical instrument called Kugikli in Russia. The famous classical dancer Nipa dances with Tuktuki and shows same and different.
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Transportation

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Trains, toy cars, airplanes and the letter law on a cart give a transportation theme. Tuktuki is a Railway Guard, Ikri is a train driver, and Halum is a Ticket Collector in "Tuktuki's Train". Elmo goes globe hopping with Oscar. The Ikri's World puppets go in a big balloon to see the King of Clouds. And in "The New Tuktuki's Opera: Golapi Ekhon Trainey" Tuktuki and Ikri identifies the sound of different vehicles.
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Nutrition

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Yummy food. Turkish breads, fruits, vegetables and so much yummy food. Today's theme is nutrition. In "Making food" Shiku makes a yummy new food with bananas and mangoes. A boy named Rakin helps his mother cook fish. Bert and Ernie try to find the right share of cherries. And we go to turkey to see how they make their traditional Turkish bread. Blue man goes to Pizzeria Dos where everything comes in twos. We see Ikri not wanting to eat vegetables when The Vegetable Champion - Halum comes to save the day and teaches Ikri about all the good values of vegetables.
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Painting

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Painting and colors is the theme today. Tuktuki learns to make colors by mixing different colors together. Then we see Tuktuki's Nakshi Katha blanket come alive in her dreams. Bert and Ernie cooperate and paint a picture of a Red Monster eating a bowl of oatmeal. Ikri, Shiku and Tuktuki draw pictures of the moon. And Shiku draws a picture of Halum with a fish in his hand.
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Friendship

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Ikri wants to play with her favorite friend who has a tail. Halum guesses Shiku. Ikri gives clue that it is tall. Halum guesses Gunimoyra but he has no tail. Ikri's next clue- he likes to eat fish. Halum finds it is himself. A group of children are running in to play together. The song depicts a immediate call for playing joyfully. The children play the blindman's buff and other rural games joyfully. They sing and have fun. A big elephant comes in. Next a bigger one comes and at last the biggest. They approach to a river. The biggest elephant dip into the river. Other elephants ride on the back of the biggest elephant and start crossing the river. Ikri plans not to respond until Halum calls her 16 times. Halum calls her in all different ways and tones for 16 times. Ikri comes out holding the number 16. Halum got tired and slept. Teaching letter "murdhanno na". Dipto helps her father work around the house on his day off before her mother gets home. They cook dinner and eat as a family. Finally, they practice together and make a song, and then they perform it for everyone in Sisimpur. Everyone loves it and cheers for them.
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Me and my World
Shiku, a detective, plans to reveal some mysteries. He finds a toy and searches for its owner. He asks Gunimoyra and Mukul but they can't recognize the toy's sound. He visits Ikri and she recognizes that it's her Timtim toy she lost. A rural little girl Pinky gets attracted to the quack sound of ducks. With her uncle she got to know that all different animals sound in different ways. Then she got to know about the sounds of cow, goat, chicken and cat. Teaching the letter "ha". A boy is blowing bubbles and dreaming through the bubbles. On first bubble he becomes an astronaut and rides a rocket in space. Next he climbs an icy mountain as a mountaineer. Then he becomes a football player and plays in a stadium. Shiku hosts a talk show and Ikri is the guest. Shiku asks questions for Ikri to answer, but Ikri asks so many questions. Shiku asks Ikri why she asks questions. In reply she asks many more questions, following Shiku out. Konkaboti, Ganwala and Bhuto are ready to climb a mountain's peak. The mountain asks them not to tickle him with the axes. Konka flies over and suspends the rope for others to climb up on the peak. Socchho an urban little girl lives in Dhaka city. She goes to visit their home village with her father by a bus. She gets to see the greenery and rural environment. She likes the simple lives of the people. She enjoys the rural games there. A song on the experience of being surprised and the feeling to it.
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Health

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Shiku made a new juicer that can separate fruit skin from the pulp and produce juice. Gunimoyra gives a mango and banana and Shiku makes juice. Shiku tries the juice himself. Gunimoyra wants to taste but has already finished. We also learn about Bangladeshi Food today. The boatman rows the boat with his children aboard. He asks them to help to set the sail. When he raises the sail, the number 19 was seen printed on the sail. Children recognize it. Children on other boat and the shore also recognize it. Tuktuki announces today's Bangla letter BHAW. Gunimoyra is eating rice. Ikri plays with her bear. The sheep drag a big BHAW in. A red turtle approaches a green field. It lives on land and water body. The turtle jumps into the water and sinks. It comes up again and swims by. Silvia, a rural little girl introduces her pet animals and birds. She introduces her rabbit, cat, chicken and shows her chickens and eggs. She likes her pets very much. Grandma tells a story about a country where everyone has long hair. They don't know that hair should be cut. Then Konka teaches them that cutting hair keeps one healthy, and teaches them how to cut hair. Tuktuki performs magic with Halum's assistance. There were four fish in front of Halum. With her magic wand, Tuktuki vanishes the fish one by one and shows subtraction. Halum gulps them all when all fishes appear again.
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Family

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Tuktuki plans to be a bus driver when she grows up, as well as a doctor and a teacher. Halum, Shiku and Ikri get confused. Tuktuki tells that she will drive bus for children and teach. She will treat as doctor when anybody gets ill. Today, we learn about the number 11 and the letter "pa." Halum and Tuktuki copy each other. In their imagination Tuktuki and Halum take turns pretending to be each other. Ikri wants the same body color as Tuktuki. She goes to Gunimoyra to buy the color. Gunimoyra explains that even if their body color is not the same, they are good friends. In order to be friends, the body color doesn't have to be same. Rehad, a little boy is currently living with a family. He has got many friends here. He was adopted by this family six months ago. He remembers his old friends in the orphanage. But he feels so good that he has parents who take care and love him. Guni Moyra is telling Ikri a story about a jungle where the trees move and feel pain. Once Ganwala and Bhuto got to pluck some nice flowers in the jungle, trees started shaking. Konkaboti informs that the trees felt hurt. One of Tuktuki's Operas, this performance shows different kinds of families: sheep, fish, and finally Shiku, who does not have a family yet.
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Episode #2.32

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Ikri has started a new banana phone booth. As insisted by Ikri, Gunimoyra talks on the banana phone. Guni gets a call on his real cell phone, but Ikri receives it and lets him know he is busy with other phone. A number of old styled phones appear and ring one after another with different tones. Then a set of digital phones and cell phones come as well. All phones are seen together and all ring at a time. Halum is a goal keeper. With Shiku's whistle, balls are shot one by one and pass through the goal post. Halum doesn't chase any ball. He playfully counts all balls counting up to 17. Apon, a boy with disability with his eyes, likes singing and get admitted in a music school. The mistress sings a folk song first and asks others to follow. The miss tests all one by one but nobody can sing properly. At his turn, Apon sings nicely. Today, we learn about the letter "ontostho o". In grandmother's story, once a princess couldn't stop crying. Gaanwala did a lot of things but the tears wouldn't stop. At last he played a dotara, and she stopped. Children talk about things they like, and what they like doing.
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Eat & Sleep

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Halum is seen with a celebrity actor Mr. Amol Bose. Both like to eat fish and show how to eat fried fishes. Mr. Amol eats with slow little bites to really taste the fish but Halum finishes all the fishes at once. Fahim's mother will cook fish, that's why she's dressing the fish. Fahim helps his mother in cutting, adding spices, cooking it etc. Today's letter is RA. Halum is going to visit village to have some paintings. He takes some fish and colors that starts with RA. He finds some more things with RA like swan, rainbow, handkerchief and train. Grandma is telling a story for Ikri. Once Bhuto got so hungry and got a magic pot full of mangoes. Konkaboti and Ganwala came and ate as many mangoes as they can but it remains full. A little girl plays with her friends and get tired. She feels sleepy and goes to bed with the care of her grandma. She dreams that she is playing with angels. Sometimes she can't sleep and starts counting the sheep in her mind and get asleep. Ikri switches out the light to sleep. It's dark and nothing is seen. Then she switches the light on and it gets bright. Electricity goes off and it becomes dark. Grandma brings a candle light. She puts it out and electricity comes.
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Water

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Ikri, Tuktuki, Shiku and Halum are prepared with life jacket, life guard and scull to go for a boat journey. Ikri asks what the uses are and others explain. Mukul brings jackfruit but he drops it in the water and it sinks as it had no life jacket. Selim notices that a piece of cork sheet floats on water and he plans to make a raft with it. With some friends he collects lots of cork and makes a raft with their uncle. They ride on the raft in the canal and become so happy. We also count to seven with fish. Ikri and Timtim take a bath. Ikri sings a song which says bathing helps people get their body clean. It's also about how one should take a bath. We learn about the letter "ma" with fishing. Bhuto, Gaanwala and Hatin want to cross the sea to the land of pearls. They decide to pump all the water out of the sea. A fish asks where he'd live. They stop and ride on the fish's back across the sea. Akhi's grandma teaches her how to swim. Akhi lies on the water face down with dry coconuts keeping her afloat. Her grandma helps her keep her balance. Eventually Akhi learns how to stay afloat and swim by herself. A famous play called 'Hothat Brishti' or 'Sudden Rain' will be played at Tuktuki's opera. Shiku will talk about the games the sun and the rain play during the season of 'Shoroth' (Autumn). Later there's a sudden rain and makes everyone wet.
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Rhyme

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Tuktuki is painting. Ikri comes to play with rhyming words. Countered by each other they search matching words. Ikri leaves. Tuktuki tries it herself and seeks assistance from the tree she painted. Asha learns the Jhoom Chas dance from her elder sister. She dances with her friends to the beat of the drum. She enjoys it a lot. We also learn the number thirteen with airplanes. Halum sings a song with the letter 'Maw'. Bhuto goes in and out of the television using his magic. Once there's a power cut and Bhuto's stays stuck inside the television. He comes out when the power returns. Shaon practices singing for the school singing competition. Later when his name is announced on the stage he sings really well. He's delighted to have performed so well. A song about noses of different size and shapes. Halum has a big one and Shiku's is small. Tuktuki has a narrow one. Rhino's nose is sharp and Lion has a blunt one. Elephant has a long one. Nose is important for breathing.
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Books and Trees
Halum finds a book list and he wants to get it back to its owner. He approaches Mukul and Gunimoyra but they decline as they have not lost such list. Librarian grandma tells that she has lost a book list and Halum gives it back to her. Esha goes to the public library for the first time with her brother, and there she reads children's books. Grandmother will show Tuktuki all the things that starts with "Na". Coconut, sweets, kite wheel, will be shown after which, Tuktuki will say "Nanu (grandmother)" aloud. Today, we have a segment that shows girls can ride bicycles too, and they can ride a bicycle to the sea, mountains, and jungles. Konkaboti got to see a storm-beaten tree fallen on the ground. The tree asks her to help him upright. Konka lifts it up. She asks the tree to grow fruits and give shade.
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Question and Nature
Ikri has not asked any questions today. She targets Mukul, Gunimoyra and Sumona but loses the chance. They all asked her questions instead and left with the answer. At last she could ask a question to Manik Ratan. Then we have an interview on children's happiness and we count to 5 with woodpeckers. Later, we learn about the letter "baw" with a monkey. Shiku and Ikri swing from swings. When they approach each other they say 'near', while they say 'far' when they swing further apart. As they swing away Shiku falls off the swing, and Ikri goes and helps him get up. Guni Moyra is telling Ikri a story about a jungle where the trees move and feel pain. Once Ganwala and Bhuto got to pluck some nice flowers in the jungle, trees started shaking. Konkaboti informs that the trees felt hurt. Socchho an urban little girl lives in Dhaka city. She goes to visit their home village with her father by a bus. She gets to see the greenery and rural environment. She likes the simple lives of the people. She enjoys the rural games there. A boy helps a little bird get back to the nest. Everyone welcomes Spring which arrives after winter. Everyone sings about the various changes that come to nature during spring.
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Art and Culture
Ikri wants Shiku to guess what she holds behind her. She gives three clues one by one; it's a fruit, it's yellow and makes sounds. Shiku fails repeatedly. Ikri shows her doll, Timtim, wearing a ripe banana skin that makes noise. Jishan and his sister make a card for their mom for mother's day. They put prints of flower petals on the card. Tuktuki explains the designs on her traditional decorated blanket, Nakshi Kantha. The blanket becomes animated. Gunimoyra brings a basket full of toys for everyone. All the toys in the basket have an 'Anusshor' (letters "ng") in them. For instance Chingri (prawn), Angti (ring), Shingho (lion), etc. The boatman rows the boat with his children aboard. He asks them to help to set the sail. When he raises the sail, the number 11 was seen printed on the sail. Children recognize it. Children on other boat and the shore also recognize it. Konka sends a letter to Bhuto asking him to look for Konka. Konka gives a few clues in the letter. If they stick to the clues they'd be able to find Konka. Bhuto follows the clues and finally finds Konka. Mila has a lot of pigeons. One of the pigeons is called Raza. Raza is her favorite. She is friends with Raza. It's a story about how she takes care of Raza. Then the gang sings a song on trees.
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Sounds

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Halum wants to sleep but he can't. Tuktuki starts a story to help him get asleep. She stops thrice in the story after the beginning, middle and the end. She gets asleep but Halum can't. He tries to wake her up to hear another story. Then we learn about the letter "pa". Today's letter is Phaw. Ikri will find out what things have a 'Phaw' in them. Phool (flower), Phoring (grasshopper), and Phoo (to blow), all start with a 'Phaw'. Silvia, a rural little girl introduces her pet animals and birds. She introduces her rabbit, cat, chicken and shows her chickens and eggs. She likes her pets very much. A hen tries to count the eggs. White broods come out of eggs and show their number- 1 to 9 (in Bangla). The hen counts them all. Another yellow brood comes out and shows the number 10 finally. Ganwala is supposed to visit the king's palace. But when he takes one step forward, he got to get three steps back. He decides to take backward steps so that he can move forward three steps. He succeeds. A rural little girl Pinky gets attracted to the quack sound of ducks. With her uncle she got to know that all different animals sound in different ways. Then she got to know about the sounds of cow, goat, chicken and cat. One of Tuktuki's Operas, this performance shows different kinds of families: sheep, fish, and finally Shiku, who does not have a family yet.
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Storytelling

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
On a storytelling program, Ikri, Tuktuki, Shiku and Halum continue weaving a story initiated by grandma. But all disagreed on the ending made by Halum. They all suggested different ending for the same story. Dhola is a domestic calf. Everyone in the house loves Dhola. Dhola plays with the children, and goes grazing in the pastures. He also watches the older cows helping in ploughing, and imagines he'd have to do the same when he grows up. Then we learn about the letter "donot sha" with porcupine. Afterwards, we count to either with fish. Gaanwala is high official. Bhuto is a secretary. Gaanwala teaches Bhuto the polite way to ask to enter his room, "May I come in, Sir?" Nawme, a little girl has come to her dance school where she has many friends. They all are prepared with traditional dance costumes. Their teacher instructs them for dancing. They all start dancing with a folk song played on a cassette player. Ikri has learned a new word, 'cooperation'. But she doesn't know what exactly it is. Then Halum explains it to her in a song.
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Episode #2.41

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Shiku and Halum demonstrate near and far. Shiku holds a fish and takes it near to Halum and then far. Halum asks Shiku to take the fish near to him again. As Shiku goes near to Halum, he snatches it and eats it. We learn about up and down with a paper plane. Diya will ride on a train with her father. This is her first journey by train. She saw the many different jobs of the train crew. For instance, driver, ticket counter man, guard etc. Halum tells Mukul that he can count up to 19, but Mukul has no time, he is waiting for a bus. Halum asks, within how many minutes the bus comes. A 19 number bus comes that has 19 seats, 19 stops and touches 19 historical places. Konka and Bhuto think that clouds are cotton and to make pillows, they visit the cloud world. After going there, the king of clouds explains them what a cloud is. Konka and Bhuto realize their mistake. Hasan is learning to ride a bicycle from his elder brother. He's really enjoying this. We end the day with a song on the experience of being surprised and the feeling to it.
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Episode #2.42

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Halum is under a mango tree. He describes how trees help humans. It protects us from sunlight and produces fresh air. It gives us fruit. A ripe mango falls on his head and hurt him but he starts eating. A group of children are running in to play together. The song depicts a immediate call for playing joyfully. The children play the blindman's buff and other rural games joyfully. They sing and have fun. Today, we learn about the letter "murdha no" with deer. Halum wants to rest in a peaceful place in the Jungle, but he doesn't get to when airplanes roar overhead, birds chirp, cars blow horns, ambulance sirens go off. Children follow their map on a treasure hunt through a jungle, and end up unearthing the number 13. Bhuto wishes to have a lot of gold. Suddenly there's a voice which says, 'whatever Bhuto touches is going to turn to gold'. He realizes that he can't eat anything because the food turns to gold when he touches it.
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Playing with Friends
Shiku explains to Ikri that jogging is an effective exercise. Shiku and Ikri start jogging together. After jogging, when they get tired, they fall asleep in the attempt of resting. Today, we recognize the number 5. Ikri asks for Mukul's help to count up to 14. Mukul suggests she wait until he finishes his exercise. Mukul stretches many times and Ikri counts up to 14. A group of little boys rush to watch the cricket match where other boys are playing prepared with hand gloves and leg pads. They all aspire to be great cricketers. Eventually they win and set out for a winning procession as champion. We learn about the letter "dho" with bow. Konka, Gaanwala goes to a new country and finds that everything is different in that country. Konka and Gaanwala communicate with them with a kind of sign language, and eventually become friends. Later on, we hear the story about Raisa and Oporajita's friendship. Finally they practice together and make a song, and then they perform it for everyone in Sisimpur. Everyone loves it and cheers for them.
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Gone with the Wind
Halum writes about the wind, explains what happens when there's a strong wind and a mild one. Today, we learn about the weather: sunny day, cloudy day, stormy day, rainy day. The boatman rows the boat with his children aboard. He asks them to help to set the sail. When he raises the sail, the number 14 was seen printed on the sail. Children recognize it. Children on other boat and the shore also recognize it. Shiku manages to play the bugle but the the tune blows Tuktuki away. Later Tuktuki sits up with her hair all messy. Tuktuki is really stunned by the tune of the Bugle. The gang teaches us about the letter "ta" with palm fruit. Konkaboti got to see a storm-beaten tree fallen on the ground. The tree asks her to help him upright. Konka lifts it up. She asks the tree to grow fruits and give shade. Papiya sees a music band while she plays with her friends. Seeing them play made her feel like playing the drums. When she tells her father about it, he makes her a drum out of beetle nut leaves. Papiya is really happy playing the drum.
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Saving the World
Shiku has invented a new machine which can convert old paper in something new. He makes new things for Gunimoyra, Halum, Tuktuki, and Ikri. Today, we learn about the letter "baw" with monkey. A song about recycling. Things like making drums out of used cans, trumpets out of used bottles, crowns out of flower baskets, etc. We also count to three with 3 woodpeckers. Guni Moyra is telling Ikri a story about a jungle where the trees move and feel pain. Once Ganwala and Bhuto got to pluck some nice flowers in the jungle, trees started shaking. Konkaboti informs that the trees felt hurt. A girl in a wheelchair learns to make masks at her school, and makes a tiger mask with her friends. Celebrity Nolok visits Sisimpur and brings a newspaper with him. He sings a song about the types of news there are, how much fun it is to read and learn about different news.
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Episode #2.47

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Detective Shiku and his assistant find apple smells and melted ice cream outside a door. Shiku reveals a girl holding an apple with her teeth and two ice creams with her hands. It's Tuktuki. Ava, a young girl notices that the vehicles stop with the red signal and start with the green light. People cross the road with the human sign green light. Accompanied with her father she follows the signal and cross the road to buy a balloon. A large 'Ummo' sits on the table and croaks. But Halum can't make out that it's 'Ummo' that's croaking. He says, we write Bang (frog) with 'Ummo', and 'Ummo' can't croak. Then the Ummo stuns him as it hops across him and leaves. Tuktuki starts a game with her friends to count how many people are there. Tuktuki is one and others count up to 10, Gunimoyra comes in late and counts himself 11. Grandma is telling a story about a country where citizens yet don't know how to protect their feet from dust, mud and thorns. They meet to find a solution. Konkaboti shows them a pair of shoes. Faria will dress up like a doctor in her school competition. She checks everyone's health, dressing up as a doctor. The others dress up as Bauls, flower sellers, brides. In the end, Faria wins the second prize. Halum, Tuktuki, Shiku and Ikri are selling different kinds of cakes at the cake festival. They sing a cake song together to grab everyone's attention. Later people rush to them and all their cakes are sold out.
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Episode #2.48

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
At the 'Shiku's Can You Tell' show, Shiku will have a few things for Halum to guess. Shiku will give him hints and Halum will have to guess accordingly to find out what the things are. A big elephant comes in. Next a bigger one comes and at last the biggest. They approach to a river. The biggest elephant dip into the river. Other elephants ride on the back of the biggest elephant and start crossing the river. Halum is a goal keeper. With Shiku's whistle, balls are shot one by one and pass through the goal post. Halum doesn't chase any ball. He playfully counts all balls counting up to 17. The differences between people make them unique. This is what the song stresses. Today, we teach the letter "do shonno ra". Konkaboti, Ganwala and Bhuto are ready to climb a mountain's peak. The mountain asks them not to tickle him with the axes. Konka flies over and suspends the rope for others to climb up on the peak. A few children make a small straw donkey after they see some grown-ups making a straw donkey. A song on the experience of being surprised and the feeling to it.
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Episode #2.49

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Halum, Tuktuki, Shiku and Ikri will teach slow and fast today. First they dance to a slow tune, and then again to a fast tune. Tuktuki goes off balance and falls as they dance to the fast tune. Later on, we watch an intense boat race with the gang. We also learn about the letter "ha". Nabil goes to see cricket practice with her mom. He wishes to play too as he watches the practice all the time. Nabil's uncle shows him how to play. Shiku is trying to sleep but he can't. Sumona suggests he count sheep to fall asleep. Shiku calls upon his sheep and they come one by one to 1 to 13. Konka sends a letter to Bhuto asking him to look for Konka. Konka gives a few clues in the letter. If they stick to the clues they'd be able to find Konka. Bhuto follows the clues and finally finds Konka. Sharmin, a Gypsy girl lives on a boat. Her mother ferries people with the boat and collects fares. She plays with her friends. At evening she studies with the hurricane lamp. The boat rocks with the waves that reminds her that they live on boats. Tuktuki's Opera will play 'Beder Meye Joshna'(the gypsy's daughter). First the tailor's daughter and then the potter's daughter is played by mistake. And finally the gypsy's daughter is played. Three different kinds of people are depicted.
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Episode #2.50

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Tuktuki, Halum, and Ikri are playing the game of riding train. Tuktuki is representing a guard, Halum a TT and Ikri the driver. It has been told what these designations have to do. Nayeema's father sent her and her mother a letter from abroad. She also writes a letter back and goes to a post office to send it. She sticks the stamp, writes down the address on the envelope, and posts it. Ikri wants to get a few things that start with letter "daw" from Guni's shop. Guni only manages to find "doi" (yogurt) and "dori" (rope) starting with "daw." Then Ikri says "dokan" (shop starts with a "daw") so she wants to take the shop. Then we see a segment showing girls can ride bicycles too, and they can ride a bicycle to the sea, mountains, and jungles. Later, we learn about the number 17, which is being shown by a sail of the boat. Grandma's story is about a King who used to wonder who'd wake him up if everyone went off to sleep. So he wouldn't sleep. Then Bhuto brought him an alarm clock so that he could wake up. A pair of T-shirts appears. A color tube draws on them to make them different, then the same. A bucket comes in. The T-shirts get washed to be different and same. An iron comes and burn one to make them different. Rridoy visits the American library center with his uncle. When he sees everyone reading books he decides to become a member. He's really happy to have become a member. Halum and Tuktuki goes on a visit there too one day. A song about noses of different size and shapes. Halum has a big one and Shiku's is small. Tuktuki has a narrow one. Rhino's nose is sharp and Lion has a blunt one. Elephant has a long one. Nose is important for breathing.
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