Caillou

Caillou the Explorer (4x2)

Air date: Apr 04, 2006

Caillou, Daddy and the twins Jason and Jeffrey pretend to visit the Antarctic; Caillou gets to know a new girl named Lee Wuhn; during a family trip, Caillou imagines hunting for alligators in a bayou. "Caillou of the Antartic" - Caillou is outside playing with the twins Jason and Jeffrey. The twins play rather energetically and Jeffrey accidentally falls over on Caillou. It gives Caillou a bit of a headache and he's somewhat upset with Jeffrey, though Daddy tells him that these sorts of accidents can happen when you're playing. Still, Caillou feels that maybe Jeffrey could have been more careful. Just then, the ice cream man shows up on a bike. He sells "Antarctic" desserts, such as Chocolate Icebergs, which gives Daddy an opportunity to tell Caillou, Jason and Jeffrey all about the South Pole. Jeffrey says that's where Santa lives, but Daddy clarifies that Santa is at the North Pole, the Arctic. The Antarctic, or South Pole is at the bottom of the Earth and that's where penguins live. Caillou imagines that he's at the South Pole, eating a "Chocolate Icecreamberg." Caillou then comments on how "cold" he is and Daddy jokes that he must not want to use the sprinkler then. Caillou says he was only pretending. Daddy eventually relents and Caillou has some fun in the sprinkler. Caillou then accidentally steps on Jeffrey's foot. He asks if Jeffrey's all right, and apologizes. Jeffrey says that he's okay and Caillou realizes that he's no longer mad at Jeffrey for falling on him. "Deep Sea Caillou" - Caillou and his friends are at playschool, playing tag and each pretending to be a different type of animal. Just then, a new girl and her mother appear. Caillou greets the new girl and invites her to join in the tag game. However, it seems that she's a bit shy. Inside the classroom, the teacher Ms. Martin introduces the new girl as Lee Wuhn. She also shows the class something else new --- an aquarium that the elementary school donated because they just got a new one. Ms. Martin notes that she herself isn't familiar with all the fish in the aquarium and so she's going to bring in a book about fish. Meanwhile, she says that the fish will need to be fed every day and Caillou is the first to get to do the job. So Caillou feeds the fish, but then it looks to him like the fish are still hungry, so he gives them some more food. He then imagines that he's swimming around in the aquarium. Lee Wuhn shows up and tells Caillou that's he's given the fish too much food. She scoops some out, explaining that while the fish may look like they're hungry, it really isn't a good idea to give them too much food. She also has him clean out the algae. She tells him that she has an aquarium at home with snails that feed on the algae. She says that she'll bring some in to help out with the school aquarium. Caillou asks if she ever pretends that she' s in the aquarium and she points out a swordfish and says that sometimes she pretends she's riding on its tail. Ms. Martin notices her talking about the fish and pretty soon, she's telling the entire class about them. "Caillou in the Bayou" - Caillou, Mommy, Daddy and Rosie are on a car trip to a lake in the country. Caillou is noticing the signs on the road. He notices a deer-crossing sign, but wonders when they'll be getting to the lake. He spots another sign that looks like it could the be the turn for the lake. Daddy admits that he isn't sure if it is or not, but decides to give it a try. They do in fact find a picnic area, but when Caillou and Rosie head for the lake, it turns out to be more of a swamp, or rather, a bayou. Caillou doesn't think much of the bayou at first, but then Daddy and Mommy start pointing out some interesting things, such as cat-tail grass, dragonflies, tadpoles, and bullfrogs. There are also mosquitoes, but Mommy has bug-repellant. Caillou decides that the bayou is in fact interesting and that he'd like to stay and explore it. Mommy and Daddy agree. Caillou is given binoculars and he pretends that he's an explorer in a huge swamp in the jungle. He even imagines that there's alligators there. Back at the bayou, Mommy spots a blue heron hunting for fish. However, despite the bug-repellant, Daddy is getting eaten alive by the mosquitoes, so it's time to go. Mommy and Daddy say that Caillou and Rosie will have to clean up when they get home because they're covered in mud. But it turns out that the lake is nearby, so they go there and get cleaned off instead. It turns out everyone got bit to some degree by the mosquitoes, but they all had fun.