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You're getting to be a big boy!
♪ I'm just a kid who's four ♪
♪ Each day I grow some more ♪
♪ I like exploring ♪
♪ I'm Caillou ♪
♪ So many things to do ♪
♪ Each day is something new ♪
♪ I'll share them with you ♪
♪ I'm Caillou ♪
♪ My world is turning ♪
♪ Changing each day! ♪
♪ With Mommy and Daddy, I'm finding my way ♪
♪ Growing up is not so tough ♪
♪ Except when I've had enough ♪
♪ But there's lots of fun stuff ♪
♪ I'm Caillou ♪
♪ Caillou ♪
♪ Caillou ♪
♪ I'm Caillou! ♪
(Giggles)
That's me!
♪♪
CAILLOU: "BIG KID CAILLOU"
STORYTELLER: ONE DAY, CAILLOU JUST COULDN'T SIT STILL.
CAILLOU, PLAY?
NO THANKS, ROSIE.
(GROANS)
STORYTELLER: HE WAS EXCITED,
BECAUSE HE KNEW TODAY WAS A SPECIAL DAY...
HI, SARAH! GUESS WHAT?
SARAH: WHAT?
ANDRE'S COMING OVER TO PLAY!
THAT'S NICE. WHAT'RE YOU GOING TO DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE BUILD SOME STUFF WITH MY BUILDING BLOCKS?
ANDRE MIGHT BE TOO BIG FOR BLOCKS.
MY COUSIN'S OLDER TOO,
AND HE MOSTLY LIKES CARS AND SPORTS.
WELL, HAVE FUN!
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU WAS SURPRISED.
HE THOUGHT EVERYONE LOVED BUILDING BLOCKS!
CAILLOU WAS A LITTLE WORRIED.
(GASPS)
STORYTELLER: WHAT IF ANDRE WAS TOO BIG FOR BLOCKS?
WHAT IF ANDRE WAS TOO BIG FOR ALL OF CAILLOU'S TOYS?
HMM...
STORYTELLER: HE WANTED ANDRE TO THINK OF HIM AS A BIG BOY.
(TOY T-REX ROARS)
SORRY, REXY.
STORYTELLER: SO CAILLOU DECIDED TO HIDE ALL OF HIS TOYS!
(BLOCKS CLATTER)
(TOYS CLATTER AND JANGLE)
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX SEVEN...
(TOYS CLATTER)
(JANGLING)
HUH?
(TOYS CLATTER)
STORYTELLER: WHEN ALL OF HIS TOYS WERE PUT AWAY,
CAILLOU HAD A NEW PROBLEM.
CAILLOU: NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO PLAY WITH?
WHEN WILL ANDRE BE HERE?
VERY SOON.
CAN I BORROW THIS GAME?
HONEY, THAT'S A GROWN-UP GAME.
I KNOW!
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY IT.
THAT'S OKAY. ANDRE WILL!
ALL RIGHT, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO.
CAN I BORROW THAT, TOO?
YOU CAN KEEP IT, IF YOU LIKE.
I WAS GOING TO RECYCLE IT.
MOMMY: BUT WHY- CAILLOU: THANK YOU!
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU THOUGHT HIS ROOM LOOKED VERY GROWN UP.
BUT HE WAS WORRIED THAT ONE GAME WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH.
HMMM...
(WRENCH CRANKS)
HAVE YOU SEEN MY BALL?
IT SHOULD BE IN THERE.
ALL I CAN FIND ARE ROSIE'S BABY TOYS.
I DIDN'T KNOW ROSIE LIKED DINO-MEGATRAMPLERS.
DADDY? DO BIG KIDS PLAY CATCH?
THEY SURE DO!
IN FACT, I PLAY CATCH EVERY WEEKEND
WITH MY BALL TEAM.
IT'S GREAT EXERCISE.
HERE'S THE WIND UP...
AND THE PITCH!
(GASPS)
CAN I BORROW THAT?!
MY GLOVE? IT'D BE AWFULLY BIG.
MOMMY: CAILLOU? ANDRE'S HERE!
HI, CAILLOU.
HI, ANDRE! WANT TO PLAY CATCH?
ANDRE: SURE! I WISH I BROUGHT MY GLOVE.
CAILLOU: READY, ANDRE?
HERE'S THE WIND UP...
AND THE PITCH!
ANDRE: (GASPS AND LAUGHS) WHOOPS!
SORRY.
OOPS!
(GROANS)
(GASPS)
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.
I'M GOOD AT CATCH, REALLY!
MAYBE YOU NEED A SMALLER GLOVE.
THAT ONE'S TWICE AS BIG AS MINE!
HUH?
MOMMY: BOYS, ARE YOU READY FOR LUNCH?
YEAH!
YEAH! I'M STARVING!
MOMMY: I HOPE YOU LIKE VEGGIE STICKS
AND GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES?
I LOVE THEM!
ME TOO!
MOM! WHY'D YOU CUT THE CRUSTS OFF?
THAT'S FOR LITTLE KIDS!
IT IS?
WELL, I GUESS I'LL LEAVE THEM ON NEXT TIME.
SORRY!
SOMETIMES MY MOM FORGETS HOW BIG I AM.
(LAUGHS) MINE TOO!
WOW, YOUR ROOM IS REALLY CLEAN.
MINE HAS TOYS ALL OVER THE PLACE!
HEY,
YOU LIKE THE ZOOMUP 3000?
YEAH! IT'S MY FAVOURITE.
WHAT'S YOUR SECOND FAVOURITE?
UM...
RED... CARS?
(GASPS)
HEY! DO YOU WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME?
SURE!
UM... HOW DO YOU PLAY THIS GAME?
I THOUGHT YOU WOULD KNOW!
ANDRE: I'VE NEVER PLAYED IT BEFORE.
CAILLOU: I CAN'T FIND THE SPINNER.
DO YOU SEE ANY PLASTIC PARTS?
ANDRE: MAYBE THEY FELL OUT?
(CAILLOU GASPS, ANDRE CHUCKLES)
SO HERE'S ALL YOUR TOYS!
I KNEW THEY HAD TO BE SOMEWHERE.
NOBODY'S THAT TIDY.
(NERVOUS CHUCKLE) THOSE ARE MY OLD TOYS!
I DON'T EVEN PLAY WITH THEM ANYMORE!
WHY NOT? YOU HAVE GREAT STUFF!
HEY,
I HAVE THE SAME TRAIN!
LET'S BUILD A TUNNEL FOR IT WITH THE BLOCKS.
(GASPS)
YOU PLAY WITH BUILDING BLOCKS?
SURE!
YOU DON'T THINK BLOCKS ARE BABYISH, DO YOU?
NO. BLOCKS ARE GREAT!
I HAVE TRAIN TRACKS, TOO.
CAILLOU: IS IT OKAY IF REXY WATCHES?
ANDRE: SURE, WHY NOT?
CAILLOU: I'M NEVER GOING TO BE TOO BIG TO PLAY WITH TOYS.
(TRAIN WHISTLES)
RARRR!
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU AND ANDRE PLAYED HAPPILY WITH THE TOYS
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
(TRAIN WHISTLES)
♪♪
CAILLOU: "CAILLOU'S GLASSES"
STORYTELLER: TODAY, CAILLOU WAS JOINING MOMMY
ON HER TRIP TO THE MALL.
FOR COMPANY, HE BROUGHT ALONG OGEE, THE SUPER-OWL,
WHO HAD A VERY SPECIAL SUPERPOWER.
(HOOTS)
WHAT DOES OGEE SEE, CAILLOU?
OGEE SEES DADDY'S GOLF CLUBS
BEHIND THE SEAT IN THE TRUNK.
WOW. IT'S PRETTY HANDY
BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THINGS, ISN'T IT?
OGEE ALSO SEES THAT MY TUMMY IS EMPTY
AND NEEDS SOME ICE CREAM!
(LAUGHS) NICE TRY!
STORYTELLER: MOMMY TOOK CAILLOU TO THE STORE WHERE THEY SELL GLASSES.
SHE HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE EYE DOCTOR.
CAILLOU HADN'T SPENT MUCH TIME
THINKING ABOUT HIS EYES BEFORE.
UNTIL TODAY, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS
TO GET YOUR EYES CHECKED!
YOUR VISION LOOKS GOOD.
YAY! NOW IT'S MY TURN!
YOUR TURN?
WELL THEN, DO YOU KNOW YOUR ALPHABET?
YES!
THEN I HAVE JUST THE TEST FOR YOU.
IT'S CALLED AN EYE CHART.
YOU HOLD THIS OVER ONE OF YOUR EYES.
THEN WITH YOUR OTHER EYE,
YOU READ THE ALPHABET LETTERS IN EACH ROW,
SAYING THEM OUT LOUD FOR ME.
READY?
E.
EYE DOCTOR: GOOD. NEXT ROW.
CAILLOU: F... P...
STORYTELLER: THE LETTERS ON THE EYE CHART GOT SMALLER AND SMALLER,
BUT CAILLOU MANAGED TO READ THEM ALL.
WITH BOTH EYES.
EVEN THE TEENY TINY LETTERS!
WHEN THE TEST WAS OVER,
THE EYE DOCTOR TOLD CAILLOU
THAT HIS VISION WASN'T JUST GOOD,
IT WAS VERY GOOD.
ENJOY YOUR NEW READING GLASSES.
CAILLOU: MOMMY, YOU NEED GLASSES?
BUT THE EYE DOCTOR SAID YOUR EYES WERE GOOD!
THEY ARE. BUT FOR SOME THINGS,
I NEED SPECIAL GLASSES TO SEE PROPERLY.
LIKE THE SPECIAL GLASSES
THAT HELP OGEE SEE THROUGH THINGS?
(CHUCKLES) NO.
MINE ONLY HELP ME READ THINGS UP CLOSE,
LIKE THIS.
CAN I GET GLASSES TOO?!
YOU DON'T NEED THEM.
YOUR VISION IS PERFECT, REMEMBER?
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU WAS SURE THAT WEARING SPECIAL GLASSES
WOULD HELP HIS EYES TOO.
HE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THINGS
LIKE OGEE COULD!
CAILLOU REALLY WANTED HIS OWN PAIR OF GLASSES.
BUT HE KNEW MOMMY WOULDN'T GET HIM A PAIR
UNLESS HE COULDN'T SEE PROPERLY.
IS THAT A DOG ON THE COVER, MOMMY?
NO. IT'S A PERSON.
REALLY?
WOW, YOU'RE RIGHT!
IT IS A PERSON!
ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE SEEING THINGS UP CLOSE
ALL OF A SUDDEN?
YES!
HMMM...
WHAT ABOUT FAR AWAY THINGS?
UH...
YES! BOTH!
WELL, WE BETTER BE SURE.
WHAT DO YOU SEE OVER THERE?
UH... I THINK...
IT'S A... HORSE!
IT'S A MOTORCYCLE.
(FRUSTRATED GROAN)
SEE, MOMMY! I DO NEED GLASSES!
DADDY: CAILLOU,
LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR YOU!
(GASPS) A NEW SOCCER BALL!
MOMMY: CAILLOU, WHY IS IT THAT YOU CAN'T SEE THE MOTORCYCLE
ACROSS THE STREET,
BUT YOU CAN EASILY SEE A SOCCER BALL
THAT'S MUCH SMALLER?
DADDY: UH OH.
IS SOMEBODY HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS EYES?
(SIGHS) NO, I'M NOT.
I JUST REALLY WANT MY OWN GLASSES,
LIKE MOMMY AND OGEE!
MOMMY: THESE ARE MY OLD GLASSES, CAILLOU.
NOW THAT I HAVE NEW ONES, I DON'T NEED THESE ANYMORE.
WHOA! THANKS!
THEY'RE EMPTY!
GLASSES NEED LENSES.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM GLASSES.
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU SUDDENLY HAD AN IDEA TO MAKE HIS OWN LENSES.
CAILLOU: LOOK! I'M LIKE OGEE!
THOSE GLASSES LOOK A LITTLE CLOUDY.
NO! I CAN SEE!
I CAN SEE!
MOMMY: (LAUGHS)
(HOOTS)
STORYTELLER: NOW THAT CAILLOU FINALLY HAD HIS OWN GLASSES,
HE COULDN'T WAIT TO SEE THROUGH WALLS AND DOORS
LIKE OGEE THE SUPER-OWL COULD.
STORYTELLER: BUT NO MATTER HOW LONG HE STARED AT HIS CLOSET,
OR HOW CLOSE HE GOT...
HE COULDN'T SEE THROUGH IT.
WHY AREN'T THEY WORKING?!
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU THOUGHT MAYBE HIS GLASSES WEREN'T WORKING
BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T GREEN LIKE OGEE'S!
(RUSTLING SOUND)
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU DECIDED TO TEST OUT HIS GLASSES
ON GILBERT'S CAT BED.
HE THOUGHT HE COULD SEE A CAT INSIDE...
NICE, GILBERT... (SNIFFS)
EW! YOU'RE NOT GILBERT!
STORYTELLER: IT WAS ONLY WHEN CAILLOU TOOK OFF HIS GLASSES
THAT HE REALIZED HOW SHARP EVERYTHING LOOKED AGAIN.
(MEOWS)
(MEOWS)
CAILLOU: MOMMY, YOU CAN HAVE THESE GLASSES BACK.
I DON'T NEED THEM ANYMORE.
ARE YOU SURE?
YES. I CAN SEE MUCH BETTER WITHOUT THEM!
BESIDES, THEY DON'T WORK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, CAILLOU?
THEY DON'T LIGHT UP,
SO I CAN'T SEE THROUGH WALLS LIKE OGEE CAN.
OH, HONEY.
NO GLASSES CAN DO THAT.
I KNOW. I WAS JUST HOPING MAYBE THEY WOULD.
DADDY: HEY, CAILLOU.
THERE'S SOME OLD GLASSES OF MINE YOU MIGHT LIKE TO TRY.
THEY'RE NOT FOR SEEING BETTER...
THEY'RE JUST FOR FUN!
CAILLOU, MOMMY AND DADDY: (LAUGHING)
THEY DON'T LET ME SEE THROUGH THINGS,
BUT THEY DO MAKE EVERYONE LAUGH!
THAT'S EVEN BETTER!
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU HAD REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT HIS EYESIGHT WAS -
WITH OR WITHOUT GLASSES.
(Gasp)
A marching band!
What a lovely surprise!
They're going to be in a parade next week.
They must be practicing.
Does anyone know what instruments they're playing?
That's a drum.
Miss Martin: Right.
That's a trumpet.
And that's a...
what is that?
That's a tuba, and that's a saxophone.
Perhaps you could lead everyone in a march back
inside, Caillou.
Ok, follow me.
Try counting to four, Caillou.
Like this.
One, two, three, four,
One, two, three, four.
Everybody else listen carefully to Caillou when he
counts, then step in time to his beat.
One, two, three, four.
Marching is fun!
Well done, everybody.
That's the perfect pace, Caillou.
Aren't you going to stop marching?
No!
I wish we were a real marching band.
Me too.
Well why don't you start your own band?
Yay!
Oh!
(laughter)
But we don't have any drums or trumpet or snaoxophone!
Well I'm sure if you use your imaginationst there are plenty
of things in the playroom that can make music.
(kazoo blows)
(horn honks)
(whistling)
(shaking)
This looks like a good drum.
You look like you could use a strap to hold your drum,
Caillou.
Thanks, Miss Martin.
Does everyone like their band hats?
Yeah, thanks Emma!
Alright, Caillou.
Take it away.
(children playing instruments)
Wait, stop.
I'm going to start like we did before.
One, two, three, four.
There's a lot more room to march outside if you'd like.
(applause)
Oh no, please don't stop.
One, two, three, four.
♪♪
CAILLOU: "CAILLOU'S DANCE PARTY"
MISS MARTIN: (CHUCKLES) OKAY,
RAISE THOSE HANDS AS HIGH AS YOU CAN,
AND TRY TO TOUCH THE SKY!
NOW REACH,
AND...
WE'RE DONE!
WOW, GREAT JOB STRETCHING, EVERYONE!
NOW, I'VE GOT A TREAT FOR YOU...
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY TOMORROW -
WITH LOTS OF DANCING!
KIDS: (CHEERS) YEAH! WOO HOO! WEE!
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE PARTY...
UNTIL, HE REALIZED HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DANCE!
I'VE NEVER DANCED AT A PARTY BEFORE,
HAVE YOU, LEO?
NO, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
(BUTTON CLICKS, MUSIC PLAYS)
CAILLOU: OKAY, HERE WE GO!
(GILBERT MEOWS)
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU WANTED TO BE READY FOR THE DANCE PARTY
THE NEXT DAY.
BUT HE WAS AFRAID OF MAKING A MISTAKE!
WHOA... GILBERT! WHOA!
WHEW!
(MEOWS)
(MEOWS)
YOU'RE RIGHT, GILBERT.
I NEED HELP!
(FRONT DOOR CLOSES)
HEY, CAILLOU?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WELL, UM, THERE'S A PARTY TOMORROW AT PRESCHOOL...
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DANCE!
I CAN SHOW YOU!
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS)
I USED TO BE QUITE THE DANCER
BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL!
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU WAS FASCINATED WITH DADDY'S DANCE STYLE.
HE WANTED TO TRY SOME OF DADDY'S MOVES!
(GIGGLES)
DADDY: THE KEY TO DANCING
IS TO LISTEN TO THE RHYTHM OF THE MUSIC!
♪♪
DADDY: OOPS! CAILLOU: OOPSY!
SORRY, CAILLOU,
LOOKS LIKE OUR DANCE LESSON IS OVER!
MAYBE MOMMY COULD GIVE YOU A FEW POINTERS.
OKAY. THANKS, DADDY!
(WATER PATTERS)
CAILLOU: MOMMY, MISS MARTIN IS HAVING A PARTY TOMORROW...
WITH DANCING!
OH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN!
CAILLOU: I GUESS SO,
BUT... I'M NOT SURE HOW TO DANCE!
THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY, CAILLOU.
TO EACH HIS OWN!
CAN YOU SHOW ME HOW YOU DANCE?
WELL... I DID TAKE BALLET LESSONS
FOR MANY YEARS.
(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS)
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU WAS AMAZED!
HE HAD NO IDEA HIS MOMMY COULD DANCE SO WELL!
WHOAOAOA!
OOPS!
WOW!
WHOA!
(GASPS)
THANKS, MOMMY...
BUT I DON'T THINK THIS KIND OF DANCING IS FOR ME.
(MUSIC PLAYS ON TV, DADDY LAUGHS)
OH! (SOUND OF CHANNELS CHANGING)
MOMMY: ROSIE, HONEY, TIME TO PUT THAT AWAY NOW.
GRANDMA AND GRANDPA ARE HERE!
GRANDMA, GRANDPA?
THERE'S A PARTY TOMORROW AT PRESCHOOL!
CAN YOU SHOW ME HOW TO DANCE?
OH, HOLD UP THERE, ROSIE.
CAN I HAVE THE REMOTE CONTROL FOR A MOMENT?
(TV VOLUME INCREASES, CLASSICAL TANGO PLAYS)
MY LADY, IT'S TIME TO TANGO!
♪♪
♪♪
(CAILLOU AND ROSIE APPLAUD AND GIGGLE)
WOW!
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH GRANDMA
AND GRANDPA'S DANCING.
HE WANTED TO TRY IT TOO!
(GILBERT PURRS)
ROSIE, TANGO?
(CLASSICAL TANGO MUSIC PLAYS)
LOVELY TANGO!
HUH.
(GASPS)
(STUMBLING CRIES)
UNGH!
CAILLOU: OUCH! MY TOE! ROSIE!
ROSIE SORRY.
(SHEEPISH CHUCKLE)
CAILLOU: UH OH.
(CHUCKLES) DON'T WORRY,
WE'LL GET THAT LATER.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB, CAILLOU AND ROSIE.
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU WASN'T CONVINCED.
IN FACT, HE WAS MORE CONFUSED THAN EVER!
THERE WERE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO DANCE,
BUT HE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE GOOD AT ANY OF THEM.
ROSIE: (GIGGLING)
(SIGHS)
EVEN ROSIE KNOWS HOW TO DANCE.
EVERYBODY CAN DANCE BUT ME!
(GIGGLING)
STORYTELLER: THE NEXT DAY,
CAILLOU WAS UNUSUALLY QUIET ON HIS WAY TO PRESCHOOL.
IS ANYTHING WRONG, CAILLOU?
I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO DANCE!
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? THE PARTY IS TODAY!
CAILLOU, THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO DANCE.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO HAVE FUN!
I GUESS SO.
YOU'LL HAVE LOTS OF FUN. YOU'LL SEE!
ARE WE ALL READY TO DANCE?
YEAH!
KIDS: YEAH! YAY! YES!
(FLAT) YEAH.
(MUSIC PLAYS, MISS MARTIN LAUGHS)
COME ON, JOIN ME!
STORYTELLER: MISS MARTIN WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN DANCING,
CAILLOU SEEMED TO FORGET ALL ABOUT HOW NERVOUS HE WAS.
(LIVELY MUSIC PLAYS)
(CLAPS)
(MUSIC PLAYS)
STORYTELLER: CAILLOU DECIDED HIS CLASSMATES
SHOULDN'T HAVE ALL THE FUN -
HE WAS GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY!
CAILLOU WAS REALLY GETTING INTO THE SWING OF THINGS.
SO MUCH SO,
HE DECIDED TO TRY A FEW OF HIS OWN DANCE STEPS.
YEAH! YEAH!
WOO HOO!
LOOK AT CAILLOU GO!
KIDS: YEAH!
MISS MARTIN: WOW! NICE MOVES, CAILLOU!
WHAT'S YOUR SECRET?
I LEARNED THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU DANCE,
AS LONG AS YOU'RE HAVING FUN!
(GIGGLES)
STORYTELLER: WELL SAID, CAILLOU!