2005
24m

Summary The Bangladeshi co-production of Sesame Street, Sisimpur is beloved and trusted among Bangladeshi children and parents alike. Sisimpur delivers critical early education through television, in classrooms, and with community outreach. Set in a vibrant and colorful neighborhood, the series, which launched in 2005, features locally beloved characters like Halum the Bengal tiger; a small blue monster called Ikri Mikri; Shiku, a curious and inventive jackal; and Tuktuki, a vivacious young girl. Original music and locally produced live-action and animated segments reflect the rich artistic heritage of Bangladeshi culture. Sisimpur is designed to meet the learning needs of children ages 3-8 across social classes and different regions of the country. It emphasizes literacy and language, math and science, and socio-emotional skills like mutual respect and understanding, as well as delivering lessons on health and hygiene, disaster preparedness, financial empowerment, and childhood injury and accident prevention. Beyond the nationally beloved television program, Sisimpur uses innovative means to engage children within their own communities, including providing content and training to childcare centers and bringing Sisimpur to remote areas with mobile screenings on vans and rickshaws. View more details

2005
24m

Sisimpur

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Runa Khan Sayma Karim Shuvangkar Das Shuvo Syed Dulal

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Genres : Adventure Fantasy Family

Release date : Apr 20, 2005

Countries of origin : Bangladesh

Official sites : Facebook LinkedIn

Language : Bengali

Filming locations : Bangladesh

Production companies : Dhoni Chitra 20 Miles Asiatic Marketing Communications

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Genres : Adventure Fantasy Family

Release date : Apr 20, 2005

Countries of origin : Bangladesh

Official sites : Facebook LinkedIn

Language : Bengali

Filming locations : Bangladesh

Production companies : Dhoni Chitra 20 Miles Asiatic Marketing Communications

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Episode 1 • Apr 20, 2005

Episode #1.1

Tuktuki, Ikri, Halum, Shiku, Lalmia, Guni Moira, Polash, Sumona and others go to one of Bangladesh's most famous festivals, ''POHILA BOISHAKH."

Episode 2 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.2

Tuktuki and Shumona discuss growing up. Hridoy and his friends show how to make fun toys such as paper planes. The recognition of letter "Aa" and the number two. We learn about the different kinds of sound pollution: horns, cars, trucks. The muppets teach us how to stop pollution and make the world beautiful. Shiku is exercising and Ikri decides to join in. Shumona loves dancing. She goes to the dance school and must learn to keep trying and to cooperate with the other students. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Aa." The number two is shown using magic and clowns. Nanu's tells a story about a magical ''BioScope.'' The Sisimpur characters sing a song encouraging children to brush their teeth regularly.

Episode 3 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.3

Tuktuki, Shiku, Ikri, Halum, Ranju, Sumona, and Amit play cricket. A little girl and a little boy are drawing scenery together. After her father frames her drawing, a girl recalls the memory that prompted her to draw that picture. A musician is playing Bangladeshi instrument called the "tabla." A song about recognizing different parts of the face: mouth, eyes, nose, ears. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Ee." 'Tona and Tuni share ''Pitha,'' a famous Bengali food. They learn the importance of sharing with friends. Piash and Fazlu arrange a PLAY-PICNIC where you have to pretend you're at a picnic and have fun. The Sisimpur characters show that they all can do something on their own. Tuktuki can sing, Shiku can play, and Halum can eat.

Episode 4 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.4

Nanu hangs a sign saying, ''don't pick flowers." Shiku asks what will happen if he only picks one. Nanu told him that, if everyone picks one flower, the garden will soon have no flowers. Toma and friends make some wonderful clay toys like dolls, apples, etc. Today, we learn about the number three, which is shown using magic and clowns. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Dirgho Ee." Lastly, the muppets teach us the difference between up and down. Jewel Aich shows the old handkerchief vanishing trick to Ikri. A little boy is introducing the mango. Gaanwala and Haatim go under the wood-apple tree. Gaanwala thinks a "Bel" (a type of wood-apple) hit his head, but it was actually Bhuto's hand. Tuktuki and Shiku are dancing with the music of radio. Suddenly the radio stops, so they take the radio to Shumona to be repaired.

Episode 5 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.5

Sisimpur friends receive a letter from grandfather. Fahmida helps her mother by feeding the ducks and playing with her younger brother. A musician is playing Bangladeshi instrument called the "dotara." Curtains help to show the number 4. Methods of growing plants naturally. Tuktuki and Shiku demonstrate loud and soft voices. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "U." Traditional Bangla story of monsters, Rakkhosh and Khokkosh. A girl takes part of the ritual where she makes a promise to be lifelong friends with a specific person. They exchange gifts and dress up. Ikri sings a song about the benefits of asking questions.

Episode 6 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.6

Halum buys five balloons for his Sisimpur friends. Tuktuki almost flies away. A mouse can make a mask. The Sisimpur characters learn to count with their fingers. Halum relies on a sign to search for bananas, but the sign keeps pointing a different direction. Turns out the wind is blowing the arrow around. A storm is coming - a storm of bananas. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Dirgho U." The magic pen can draw down anything. The inner workings and parts of a ship. A little boy is introducing the banana. Children visit a candy shop and see all the different shapes of sweets. Shiku sings a song about his life in Sisimpur.

Episode 7 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.7

Ikri teaches Halum how to play with dolls. Rony and friends demonstrate how to fly a kite. A musician is playing Bangladeshi instrument called the "flute." A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Hri." Palash the magician helps show the number 6. A song about group exercise. A retelling of a popular Bangladesh story: How to make clothes from the threads of the moon. Shumona asks Shiku to guess what is different about her outfit. Shiku tries and tries and finally realizes it is her new glasses. Tuki is about to have some fruit to eat, but her hands are dirty. When she washes her hands with soap and water, the fruit approaches. The characters show the rainy season of Bangladesh, known as ''BORSHA."

Episode 8 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.8

Shikhu wants to pick a mango from a tree. But he is too tiny, so Halum helps him by picking him up and holding him close to the mango tree. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "A." Children show how to use coconut leaves as toys. Ikri and Halum explain the difference between a bird and a plane. The number seven is shown using magic and clowns. Virrimbi General and a cuckoo learn to understand one another and help each other. A musician is playing Bangladeshi instrument called the "dhol." Tuktuki sings a song describing herself.

Episode 9 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.9

Today is Tuktuki's birthday and the Sisimpur guys want to throw a surprise party. Irfat visits Cox's Bazaar beach and collects shells. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Oi." Shumona and Halum are in different weather conditions. The beautiful nature of Bangladesh including rainbows after the rain. Curtains help to show the number 8. A boy watches as his father answers the phone. He then makes a phone out of two coconut shells and talks to his friend on his homemade phone. In the world of wishes, Bhuto wishes to be a king, Hatim a queen and Gaanwala a bird. Tuktuki and friends sing a song about the banyan tree.

Episode 10 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.10

Halum is reading a book, but the others want to play with him. To compromise, he reads the book to them. A musician is playing the Bangladeshi instruments, "dotara," "dhol," "flute," and "tabla." A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "O." Halum makes some beautiful paper flowers and shares them with Tuktuki. Shombhik and his friend make a phone out of mud. Recognizing basic shapes: square, circle, triangle. Ruma and her father demonstrate how to use a fishing net. Ganwala can sleep a lot. The number nine is shown using magic and clowns. Tuktuki and Ikri encourage children to comb their hair.

Episode 11 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.11

Ikri finds a picture of an iguana and asks Tuktuki what it is. Shiku was passing by and tells them it is an iguana. Zebu is going to see the doctor today. She was nervous, but there was nothing to be afraid of. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Ou." An ant is unable to carry a cake alone. It is easier when all the ants work together. Hatim lays an egg. Bhuto and Ganwala were pretty confused. Curtains help to show the number 10. A song about the different Bengali vowels. A teacher asks her students to stand in a line and sing.

Episode 12 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.12

Halum wants to interview people, but they are all too busy. Halum becomes very angry. A man stamps the Bengali letter "Ka." The muppets encourage children to brush their teeth. Children riding through town on a van see a milestone indicating the number one. Azad and his friends demonstrate making an elephant with their bodies. Two frogs show how to cooperate. A story about the best type of sleep - the sleep you get after working/playing hard and then resting. The Sisimpur gang spends a day with Bangladeshi actor Zahid Hasan.

Episode 13 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.13

We start off with amazing story of microphone where children will learn about democracy. Then comes the Bengali letter Kha, number 2. Shuvechcha takes us to airport to show plane and Jhinuk takes us to zoo. Did u ever imagined of learning different shapes while eating sweets? Today Cookie monster tells stories about Up and Down. And a plate tells its autobiography. At the end Shumona and Tuktuki will tell us about 3 elements light, air and water those keep trees alive.

Episode 14 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.14

We start with a story to grow children scientific minded. Ikri's clock stops ticking and she comes to Shumona. Shumona examines it and changes battery to make ticking sound for Ikri again. Then comes a story of Up and Down. A song tells in spite of differences everybody is special, and perfect. Palash turns to a magician today and appears with today's number 3. An animation story also tells about here and there. The mail man Lalmia comes to Sisimpur with letter Ga but Halum eats it. A child actress Noboni takes the audiences to her shooting spot. And Elmo shows it makes no differences to play football whether you have different skin colors. Then everybody sings a song on friendship. A woman goes to buy car and by the story children learn about big and small. Today Nanu tells a fairytale on discovering a strange cave in jungle. Today's fruit is pineapple. The program finishes with a song of laughter.

Episode 15 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.15

Nanu returns tired from Bazar and Halum brings a chair for Nanu. Nanu forgets to give thanks to Halum instead she offers book, nuts. Then Halum tells that he needs nothing but a thanks from Nanu. Then comes an animation story of Big, Bigger and more Bigger. Then Shampa takes us to Probarona Purnima festival. A father sings a song on Up and Down. Today's letter is 'Gha'. A world champion on washing hand today demonstrates how to clean dirty hands with slippery soap. She doesn't end up with washing hands but also wipes it with towel and keeps the towel on the basin's stand. Tuktuki presents a new dress to Ikri and Ikri learn to wear her dress by herself. Today's animal is monkey and number is 4. Nanu tells a fairytale of Bhuto and Hatim where they goes to star land to catch stars. Today's episode also has a story on painting, slow and fast and a song on Exercise.

Episode 16 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.16

Has anyone ever heard of holding umbrella upside down? Yes, that's our Halum. He holds umbrella upside down to collect rain water for his friend little plant. After this lovely story everybody sings a song on foot because those are our important body parts to jump and to dance. Then we will see a story on contrasting silent and crowd noise. If you go to library you are to maintain silence but when you are in airport you will experience crowds and shouts. Today's letter is Umo. After that Halum finds a box and solve the problem of opening it by himself. Today we will also see Korean dance on spring. Today's letter is 5. Nanu tells the fairy tale about shadow our all time friend. Runa goes to fishing with her father. Today there will be story on Up and Down. Tuktuki will eat her favorite sweet chamcham but that will happen in her imagination. Mayese a friend from Hawaii will show what he does after returning from school. He is a Japanese-American and will make beats out of Japanese drums. Today's program will end up with Ikri's song- " Ikri loves to ask question".

Episode 17 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.17

Tuktuki and Halum go for fishing and they get triangles. Halum didn't know what kind of fish that was then Tuktuki made him understood triangle's special shape. Excited with this new learning they go to have special triangle fry and triangle soup. Meanwhile Ikri and Shiku was cooking Khichuri and Begun bhaja. They finish all the food but still they feel empty stomach. Actually they were doing pretend play. Along with these lovely stories today's Sisimpur shows up and down concept with an animation story of fox eating beans, a song about nose, eyes, ears, lips, a story on desert and a song on jumping. Today's number is 6 and letter is Cha. Nanu will tell a fairy tale on magic carpet. In rainy day a youngster plays Ikri Mikri Cham Chikri with his friends. The program ends with a song of Tuktuki.

Episode 18 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.18

Halum tries to fly a kite all by himself, but it's not easy. Shiku sees Halum having difficulty, so he decides to give a helping hand. Together they fly the kite. A song about combing hair. Nanu reads a story about sharing and justice. A little boy is introducing the jackfruit. Two frogs show how to cooperate. The recognition of letter "CHAA" with an umbrella.

Episode 19 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.19

The show starts with Halum going to Ikri's house to take her out to play. But Ikri cannot go because it's cold outside and she can't find her muffler. So Halum offers Ikri his tail so she can use it as her muffler. Then we see an ant trying to carry a big pitha on his own but wasn't successful and his friends help him carry it. Then we have an international muppet segment where Cookie Monster sings about what it is to be a friend and that you give away the last cookie to your friend. This song is followed by the letter of the day - Borgo Ja. In the animation an old man stamps the letter on a piece of paper.

Then we see a live action film about a little girl names Ahona and how she spends the Islamic festival - Shab-e-barat. This is followed by Noodle and Nedd making music together. Then comes the magician and his assistants showing the number of the day through their magic in a carnival. This is followed by Ikri's World. Gaanwala wants to bring down the moon with the help of his friend Bhuto. But they learn that they cannot bring the moon down from the sky. After Ikri's world we meet a Korean girl going to a Korean carnival in America. This is followed by an animation on diversity, where crayons learn to accept a pastel to enter into their group to play with them. Then we see a live action about a girl who went to visit the riverbank and how the environment served as an inspiration for her painting which her father framed and hung on their wall. Then we see Van Gogh's First Step come alive in an international animation, where the child is learning to take his first steps and succeeds.

The day ends with a studio song about Monsoon, where Tuktuki is reading a book on Moonsoon and sings to Ikri all about the season.

Episode 20 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.20

Halum and Tuktuki make telephones out of thrown away plastic cups and have a pretend phone conversation. It is followed by a live action on Hridoy and his friends who pretend to ride a car by sitting on a mat and pulling it around. Then we see an animation on a woman who goes to buy a small car, the segment teaches small/smaller/smallest. Then we meet with Prairie and Cookie who talk about eyes, ears, and nose and its senses with the help of a cookie. Then comes the letter of the day in animation. Then comes the number of the day with Polash the magician. This is followed by an animation about two children who go out to see nature after it has stopped raining, and they see a beautiful rainbow. Then comes Tuktuki with the letter Jho, and she is blown away by a very strong wind. Then come a live action song about laughter. And an international animation in which, a baby with a balloon demonstrates different kinds of emotions. Then we go into Ikri's World, where Hatim has planted a beautiful garden and it is withering away because her friends do not come to visit it. But when they come the whole garden becomes vibrant and beautiful. Then we see a boy in his art class drawing a picture and describing it. Then we meet Elmo and Rosita who are running with a gazelle. And then we go to Egypt where it is Ramadan and the children are out to buy a lantern to hang in their street. We end with a song about combing hair, where the muppets and Lalmia, Nanu, and Sumona sing about the different ways to comb your hair and different hairstyles people prefer.

Episode 21 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.21

Sumona helps Ikri count up to ten with her fingers. Then we see children Jamaica playing the drums. Then comes an international animation where a puzzle is solved by two girls and they reveal a musician. Then the number of the day is revealed to some children in carnival by a magician and his two assistants. This is followed by a song with Elmo and Telly teaching heavy and light with the help of a feather and a stack of bricks. Then we see Raihan in a live action film, where he is making a kite for his younger sister and they fly it together. This is followed by the letter of the day - eeyo- in animation. Then we see Halum reading a book when the others want to play. But he is so involved in the book that everyone becomes very interested in his book, and when Halum wants to play they want Halum to read the book out to them. This is followed by a dubbed song about an animated character and his animal book, where he sees all kinds of different animals. Then comes a rural live action about children making an elephant by sitting on top each other and acting like an elephant. In Ikri's World, a princess has fallen asleep and cannot be woken up, and the prince takes help from a wise man and wakes her up, but falls asleep at the end. This is followed by an international library animation teaching good night, a live action on brushing teeth, and ending with a studio song. The studio song is sung by Halum, the content being his passion being fish. The song is all about how fish is nutritious for you and the different kinds of food preparations with fish.

Episode 22 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.22

Halum has a fish bone stuck in his tooth and everyone helps him to take it out to ease his pain. Then we see a song about dental hygiene in live action. This is followed by an animation about a mouse and his creative endeavor. He watches a boy make a mask so he makes a mask by cutting a pattern into a paper. This is followed by a song about "between". Two muppets are trying to come close to each other but crazy things come in between them like furry Martians and marching bands. Then comes an animation about body parts. The Polash the Magician shows the number of the day "one" with his magic. This is followed by a young Korean-American girl performing in a Korean spring dance. Then follows the letter of the day Ta in animation. Then a young girl named Jhinuk visits the zoo to see the animals in her book come to life. Then we see another international animation where two girls try to decipher a puzzle. The puzzle turns out be a fox. Then comes Ikri's World. Today's story is about Hatim being stuck up in a tree and cannot come down. Then Gaanwala and Bhuto help her out of the tree and then they share Hatim's mango. Then Big Bird and Radar teaches between. In the end, counting one is taught with a duck, and we visit Egypt to see two brothers help his father fish, and the program ends with Shiku's song where he sings about his observations, and the neighborhood.

Episode 23 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.23

We see Tuktuki taking Halum's picture and making him go backward and forward. Noodle and Nedd have no idea for their painting and they get inspiration from the leaves falling from the tree and we see a rural live action film on children making flute and cap with leaves and acting out the role of kings. We see a song about fishes in a pond and what they like to eat. Then we go to the Cox's Bazaar beach with a boy named Irfat, and see his whole day chasing crabs and playing with other children and chasing waves. The number of the day is zero, which is taught through an international library animation and Bert and Ernie going fishing, and Bert catching zero fish. The letter of the day "Ttho" is shown in an animation, and then comes Ikri's World where Gaanwala goes to find Fairyland and meets a magician on the way who creates the land using his magic. Then we have a dubbed song about how the pigeon sees the world. Followed by a segment about how Halum and Shiku watches Ikri exercise by running behind a dragonfly. Then comes a Jackal, in an animation, who is walking down a forest eating grapes. This animation teaches up and down. We end with a studio song about combing hair, where the characters sing about how they comb their hair and the different hairstyles each person prefers.

Episode 24 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.24

Halum is throwing away paper that he does not need and Tuktuki makes paper planes out of the discarded paper. Then we see Hridoy learning how to make a paper plane from his mother, and he teaches his friend and they fly planes together. A dubbed song teaches how to sort different shoes together, and Grover tries to take a picture of his customer but ends up taking pictures of his customer's foot and hand. Two children learn to cooperate and draw together, which is shown in an animation. Halum and Shiku demonstrate the letter Da and the words start with the letter. Then a boy displays the fruit "taal" in an animation. A girl names Amalia draws a portrait of her friend. And we see the number on the day -2, in animation with a worm. Then comes Ikri's World, where Gaanwala and Bhuto go off to the Land of the Moon to find answers to their questions about the moon. These are followed by an international library animation displaying an astronaut and a song on Pahela Boishak in live action. Next we see the great artist Ronobi paint with the muppets. Then we see an animation on solving problems, a live action on children drumming in Jamaica. We end with a song on Physical Exercise sung by Shiku and Halum about how good exercise is for people.

Episode 25 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.25

Ikri brings her broken watch to Shumona to be repaired. Ikri is happy and starts dancing along with the tick-tock. Children show how to use coconut leaves as toys. Halum and the gang drive an imaginary car to Cox's Bazaar beach. A football is used to make the shape of the letter "Umo." The story of a magic lamp and the wish-granting genie. We learn methods of growing plants naturally. Halum's sapling is almost dried out because he wasn't watering it. The Sisimpur characters show that they all can do something on their own. Tuktuki can sing, Shiku can play, and Halum can eat.

Episode 26 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.26

Halum has lost his key, and Tuktuki helps him look for it. But soon Tuktuki finds out that Halum is looking for the key in wrong place but Halum refuses to look for it where he has lost it because there is no light under the tree, where he has lost the key. Then comes an international library segment where two people can't find themselves in a dark room but then their son comes in to the room and turns on the light for them. Then we have a studio song where Guni, and Lalmia sing about five fingers on their hand and Guni's five gold rings. This is followed Telly and Big Bird, where Telly teaches Big Bird about dental hygiene whereas Big Bird has not teeth. Then comes an international live action about brushing teeth. Following this live action is an animation displaying the letter of the day: mordhonno no. After this Shiku and Halum cooperate and pull out a signboard from the ground and takes it back to Sisimpur. Then we see an international library animation where a polar bear tries to follow an arrow but a herd of reindeer invariably stampedes over him, even when the arrow is pointing upwards. Then comes the number of the day with the magician and his assistants revealing the number to a crowd of children in a carnival. Then we go into Palestine and see a young boy learn how to dance his traditional dadkeh dance. Then comes an animation where local musical instruments are identified. Then there is an international library animation on problem solving. It ends with a song about sweets and shapes where Guni Moira and Ikri sing about what kind of swandesh Ikri wants to eat.

Episode 27 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.27

Today, we sing a song about recognizing different parts of the face: mouth, eyes, nose, ears. Then we learn about the Bengali letter "Jha" and Tuktuki introduces the letter "JHA" with a stormy approach. Palash the magician helps show the number 9. Later on, a little boy introduces the pineapple and Nanu reads a story about sharing and justice. Ahona and her family celebrate a Muslim ritual called ''SHAB-E-BARAT.'' Tuktuki and Ikri encourage children to comb their hair.

Episode 28 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.28

Shumona helps Ikri learn numbers from 1 to 10. We also learn about the Bengali letter, "Ka." Hridoy and his friends show how to make fun toys such as paper planes. The muppets encourage children to brush their teeth. Tuktuki gets a new camera and asks Halum to be a model. Tuktuki is having trouble getting a good shot and by the end, Halum falls asleep. A rhyme called "Akdoom Bakdoom" shows toys, instruments, animals, and the sun. Today is Tuktuki's birthday and the Sisimpur guys want to throw a surprise party.

Episode 29 • Dec 31, 1969

Japan Competition

The Sisimpur kids play cricket. Today, we learn about fishing as an occupation, the letter "KHAW," and the number two. The muppets teach us about teamwork. An ant is unable to carry a cake alone. It is easier when all the ants work together. Plus, two frogs show how to cooperate. Shombhik and his friend make a phone out of mud. Halum is reading a book, but the others want to play with him. To compromise, he reads the book to them. Lastly, after a father frames his daughter's drawing, a girl recalls the memory that prompted her to draw that picture.

Episode 30 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.30

Halum tries to fly a kite all by himself, but it's not easy. Shiku sees Halum having difficulty, so he decides to give a helping hand. Together they fly the kite. An ant is unable to carry a cake alone. It is easier when all the ants work together. Afterwards, we learn about the Bengali letter "Gha." Gaanwala and Haatim go under the wood-apple tree. Gaanwala thinks a "Bel" (a type of wood-apple) hit his head, but it was actually Bhuto's hand. Then they show us the difference between up and down. Halum and Shiku sing a song encouraging children to exercise. Shiku is exercising and Ikri decides to join in.

Episode 31 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.31

Shiku and Ikri pretend to cook and eat food. Tuki is about to have some fruit to eat, but her hands are dirty. When she washes her hands with soap and water, the fruit approaches. Today, we learn about the letter "JA" and the number 4. Children visit a candy shop and see all the different shapes of sweets. Tona and Tuni share ''Pitha,'' a famous Bengali food. They learn the importance of sharing with friends. Sunita likes wearing new dress and costumes for occasions like birthday parties, weddings, and so on. Lastly, they demonstrate Bangladesh's most famous festivals, ''POHILA BOISHAKH."

Episode 32 • Dec 31, 1969

Friendship

Ikri teaches Halum how to play with dolls. A girl takes part of the ritual where she makes a promise to be lifelong friends with a specific person. They exchange gifts and dress up. A mouse can make a mask. The number five is shown using magic and clowns and we learn about the letter "daa." Haatem is waiting for his friends to visit his garden. No one comes and the flowers dry up. Later, Bhuto and Gaanwala visit and the flowers are revived. A boy watches as his father answers the phone. He then makes a phone out of two coconut shells and talks to his friend on his homemade phone. Tuktuki and friends sing a song about the banyan tree.

Episode 33 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.33

Today is Tuktuki's birthday and the Sisimpur guys want to throw a surprise party. Fahmida helps her mother by feeding the ducks and playing with her younger brother. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Dirgho Ee." The Sisimpur gang spends a day with Bangladeshi actor Zahid Hasan. Palash the magician helps show the number 6. A little girl and a little boy are drawing scenery together. Hatim lays an egg. Bhuto and Ganwala were pretty confused. Shumona loves dancing. She goes to the dance school and must learn to keep trying and to cooperate with the other students. Sisimpur gang performs a song about laughter.

Episode 34 • Dec 31, 1969

Music

The Sisimpur characters show that they all can do something on their own. Tuktuki can sing, Shiku can play, and Halum can eat. A musician is playing the Bangladeshi instruments, "dotara," "dhol," "flute," and "tabla." Kids show how to use leaves as toys like caps and flutes. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Dirgho U." Tuktuki and Shiku are dancing with the music of radio. Suddenly the radio stops, so they take the radio to Shumona to be repaired. The number seven is shown using magic and clowns. Bhuto helps Hatim get down from the tree. Encourages children to brush their teeth. The Sisimpur characters sing a song encouraging children to brush their teeth regularly.

Episode 35 • Dec 31, 1969

Natural Environment

Halum was using an umbrella upside down until Lalmia shows him the right way. The beautiful nature of Bangladesh including rainbows after the rain. Bursting balloons show the Bengali letter "Dha." A child reads about animals in a book and then goes to the zoo to see the same animals that she sees in her book. The number eight is shown using magic and clowns. Ganwala and Bhuto imagine themselves to be in a fairyland. Ikri and Halum explain the difference between a bird and a plane. Ropon describes the rainy season in Bangladesh. The characters show the rainy season of Bangladesh, known as ''BORSHA."

Episode 36 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.36

Halum is reading a book, but the others want to play with him. To compromise, he reads the book to them. Curtains help to show the number 4. A little boy is introducing the mango. The recognition of letter "Aa." Ruma and her father demonstrate how to use a fishing net. Virrimbi General and a cuckoo learn to understand one another and help each other. The beautiful nature of Bangladesh including rainbows after the rain. Tuktuki and friends sing a song about the banyan tree.

Episode 37 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.37

Tuktuki learns how to take care of plants. Methods of growing plants naturally. Children show how to use coconut leaves as toys. The recognition of letter "Gaw." A jackal and grapes show the difference between up and down. The General was searching for the prince and found him turned to stone. He brings a flower to the prince, which brings him back to life. Kids show how to use leaves as toys like caps and flutes. A teacher asks her students to stand in a line and sing.

Episode 38 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.38

Halum and the gang drive an imaginary car to Cox's Bazaar beach. Different kinds of sound pollution: horns, cars, trucks. How to stop pollution and make the world beautiful. Piash and Fazlu arrange a PLAY-PICNIC where you have to pretend you're at a picnic and have fun. Shikhu wants to pick a mango from a tree. But he is too tiny, so Halum helps him by picking him up and holding him close to the mango tree. Toma and friends make some wonderful clay toys like dolls, apples, etc. Tuktuki sings a song describing herself.

Episode 39 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.39

Tuktuki makes a telephone out of scrap materials. It shows that nothing in this world is useless. Shombhik and his friend make a phone out of mud. Bursting balloons show the Bengali letter "Cha." A boy named Shimu treats the Sisimpur gang to a magic show featuring the number one. A man and a bird demonstrate the difference between up and down. Traditional Bangla story of monsters, Rakkhosh and Khokkosh. A song about laughing out loud. The Sisimpur gang spends a day with Bangladeshi actor Zahid Hasan.

Episode 40 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.40

Ikri finds a picture of an iguana and asks Tuktuki what it is. Shiku was passing by and tells them it is an iguana. A jackal and grapes show the difference between up and down. Ikri and Halum explain the difference between a bird and a plane. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Hri." Azad and his friends demonstrate making an elephant - with their bodies. The recognition of letter "CHAA" with an umbrella.

Episode 41 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.41

Halum lost his key and Tuktuki advises him to look at the last place he left it. A girl celebrates Proborna Purnima - a festival. She makes lanterns out of paper and glue. She collects flowers with her brother to take to the temple. Tuktuki introduces the letter "JHA" with a stormy approach. A retelling of a popular Bangladesh story: How to make clothes from the threads of the moon. Rony and friends demonstrate how to fly a kite. Halum tries to fly a kite all by himself, but it's not easy. Shiku sees Halum having difficulty, so he decides to give a helping hand. Together they fly the kite. Shiku sings a song about his life in Sisimpur.

Episode 42 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.42

Halum and Tuktuki learn how to recycle by building airplanes from used paper. A boy watches as his father answers the phone. He then makes a phone out of two coconut shells and talks to his friend on his homemade phone. A football is used to make the shape of the letter "Murdhan Na." Children riding through town on a van see a milestone indicating the number 4. Halum and Shiku demonstrate unity. Together they replace the oddly placed Sisimpur sign. A story about the best type of sleep - the sleep you get after working/playing hard and then resting. A cat paints many beautiful pictures with it's footprints. Rony and friends demonstrate how to fly a kite. Ikri sings a song about the benefits of asking questions.

Episode 43 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.43

Tuktuki visits Ronju in a sweetmeat shop and says she can eat many, many sweetmeats. First, she must imagine eating so many. Children visit a candy shop and see all the different shapes of sweets. The number five is shown using magic and clowns. A little boy is introducing the pineapple. Halum relies on a sign to search for bananas, but the sign keeps pointing a different direction. Turns out the wind is blowing the arrow around. A storm is coming - a storm of bananas. A man stamps the Bengali letter "Tha." Gaanwala wants to get a hold of the moon, but needs Bhuto's help. Bhuto tries using magic, but they soon realize that the moon must stay in the sky. Tuki is about to have some fruit to eat, but her hands are dirty. When she washes her hands with soap and water, the fruit approaches. Halum sings a song about how he loves to eat fish.

Episode 44 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.44

Halum reminds Nanu to give thanks after any good deed. Tuktuki brings an umbrella, but Halum forgot to thank Tuktuki. Nanu reminds him. Fahmida helps her mother by feeding the ducks and playing with her younger brother. Palash the magician helps show the number 6. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Oi." The prince tries many ways to wake a sleeping princess. A girl takes part of the ritual where she makes a promise to be lifelong friends with a specific person. They exchange gifts and dress up. A mouse can make a mask. Shape recognition with Gunimoyra.

Episode 45 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.45

Halum has a very bad toothache while eating fish. Lalmia passes by and helps Halum by pulling the fishbone out of his mouth. Tuktuki advises him to be careful. Encourages children to brush their teeth. The recognition of number 7. Hatim and Bhuto are racing, but Bhuto gets tired and stops for a drink. Hatim takes the chance and wins the race. Rony and friends demonstrate how to fly a kite. Halum and Shiku sing a song encouraging children to exercise.

Episode 46 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.46

Tuktuki and Shiku demonstrate loud and soft voices. Shumona loves dancing. She goes to the dance school and must learn to keep trying and to cooperate with the other students. A man stamps the Bengali letter "Eyo." Curtains help to show the number 8. A little boy is introducing the jackfruit. Hatim and Bhuto want to go into the world of stars. On their way, they find an item called "shondesh," which is shaped like a star. Halum wants to interview people, but they are all too busy. Halum becomes very angry. Sisimpur gang performs a song about laughter.

Episode 47 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.47

A song about recognizing different parts of the face: mouth, eyes, nose, ears. We see different types of feet (humans, animals, etc.) and the different things feet can do (walk, run, etc.) Jewel Aich shows the old handkerchief vanishing trick to Ikri. A snake charmer shapes a snake like the letter "Ou." Imagining flying on a magic carpet. A little girl and a little boy are drawing scenery together. Raihan and Shamima show how to make and fly a kite. Different kinds of exercise: a kid jumps and hops, Halum works his biceps and Ikri catches dragonflies.

Episode 48 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.48

Halum wants to interview people, but they are all too busy. Halum becomes very angry. Sunita likes wearing new dress and costumes for occasions like birthday parties, weddings, and so on. Bursting balloons show the Bengali letter "Ta." Halum buys five balloons for his Sisimpur friends. Tuktuki almost flies away. An ant is unable to carry a cake alone. It is easier when all the ants work together. The number five is shown using magic and clowns. Bhuto gets scared of his shadow. The Sisimpur characters show that they all can do something on their own. Tuktuki can sing, Shiku can play, and Halum can eat.

Episode 49 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.49

Ikri brings her broken watch to Shumona to be repaired. Ikri is happy and starts dancing along with the tick-tock. A rhyme called "Akdoom Bakdoom" shows toys, instruments, animals, and the sun. A song about group exercise. The recognition of the letter "KHAW." The number ten is shown using magic and clowns. Gaanwala lost his "DOTARA," a musical instrument. A musician is playing the Bangladeshi instruments, "dotara," "dhol," "flute," and "tabla." It is Noboni's first time as an actor. She is very excited and happy. Tuktuki and friends sing a song about the banyan tree.

Episode 50 • Dec 31, 1969

Episode #1.50

On a cold winter morning, Halum goes to Ikri's house to play. She couldn't find her muffler so Halum uses his tail to make her a muffler. Irfat visits Cox's Bazaar beach and collects shells. A football is used to make the shape of the letter "Umo." Shumona and Halum are in different weather conditions. The number seven is shown using magic and clowns. The story of a magic lamp and the wish-granting genie. A musician is playing Bangladeshi instrument called the "tabla." Halum and the gang drive an imaginary car to Cox's Bazaar beach.

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