| "Call a Clambulance!" | |
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| Season: | Season 1 |
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| Episode Number: | 1 |
| Airing Information | |
| Air Date: | January 24th, 2011 |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Jonny Belt Robert Scull |
| Main Character: | Oona |
| Previous "Unaired Pilot" |
Next "The Crayon Prix!" |
Call a Clambulance! is the 1st episode of Season 1 as well as the series premiere. It premiered on January 24th, 2011.
Characters Present
- Molly
- Gil
- Goby
- Deema
- Oona
- Nonny
- Bubble Puppy
- Mr. Grouper
- Little Fish
- Clam
- Avi
- Avi's Mother
- Doctor
- Crabs
- Elephant
- Hippo
- The Sad Gorilla
- Nurse
Description/Plot
Oona's friend Avi breaks a bone in his tail after being involved in a tricycle accident and is sent to a hospital via a "clambulance". Mr. Grouper also talks about bones and what doctors do like listening to hearts and getting shots.
Segments and Songs
- Pop Song: Got a Bunch of Bones
- Shop: Dr. Deema's Office
- Lunch Joke: A Hambulance on Rye
- Dance Song: Do the Checkup
- Storybook: Jungle Doctors
- Field Trip: The Hospital
Summary
Molly introduces herself and tries to say "It's time for Bubble Guppies!" but Gil comes over and proceeds to give her a checkup, putting a thermometer on her head to take her temperature. He takes it off and says "Hmmm... very interesting!" Molly asks about it and he says "It means..." and both exclaim "It's time for Bubble Guppies!"
Oona is on her way to school when she hears her friend Avi nearby riding his tricycle. He tries to show her how well he can ride when he suddenly bumps into a rock and falls down! After complaining about his hurt tail his mother calls the Hospital to make sure it's not a serious injury. Oona asks if he will be okay and soon the Clambulance shows up and they quickly get Avi onto a stretcher. After assuring Oona that Avi will be okay, Avi and his mom say farewell and they take off. Oona continues towards school...
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Avi after falling off his tricycle
At school Oona is quick to explain what happened and all of the Guppies begin to worry too. But Mr. Grouper tells them that if Avi is really hurt, the Doctor will fix it all up and heal his injured bones. Deema questions this, a bit skeptical until Mr. Grouper informs her that some fish do indeed have bones. Though others don't.
The guppies then curiously begin to feel the different bones in their arms and Mr. Grouper describes other types of bones. Like the skeleton, hands, and so fourth. Then, the guppies sing Got a Bunch of Bones.
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Mr Grouper and the skeletons
After the song, Oona is awaiting the results of her recent X-ray when Dr. Deema swims into the room. However, she soon struggles as she has multiple X-rays and puts them up onto the machine. After a few attempts, and some help from Oona and the Little Fish she manages to find both the head, and body.
Mr. Grouper appears and asks what time it is. Deema replies that it's lunchtime. Gil, Goby, and Nonny appear and dance their way to the A&E area to sit down. However, Nonny is a little bit far from the other boys. Goby tells the viewers that he has a cheese sandwich for lunch, then asks Nonny what he has. Nonny responds, "An egg sandwich." Nonny then asks Gil what he has for lunch, and Gil replies with a smile, "A ham-bulance on rye?" The boys laugh.
After that, Gil tries to scare Molly with a fake skeleton he found, but she tells him it isn't scary since bones are naturally in everyone. She tries to show him and grabs a small, handheld X-ray machine. Gil grows increasingly nervous until she shows him her skull. He then panics, turns to the fake skeleton, screams, and runs away while Molly giggles.
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Why is Deema's tail so high?
In class, Gil and Nonny are pretending that Clam is hurt and are covering him in bandages, while Deema and Molly pretend to be sick and tell Mr. Grouper to play too. But when they see Oona feeling depressed and she turns down their invite to play with them as she looks out the window, Mr. Grouper tries to cheer her up by telling them what doctors do for their patients and how they make them feel better.
After that, Goby then sings the dance song!
Outside, Gil and Deema pretend to be two jungle doctors as Nonny tells a story.
Once upon a time, there were two jungle doctors, Gil and Deema. Their job was to care for wild animals and help them get better. One day, while patrolling the jungle, they spotted a patient and pulled over.
Their first patient was an elephant. They approached her and asked if she was okay. "No," she replied. "I have a..." Before she could finish, she let out a huge sneeze that blew them away! "Excuse me," she said as Deema and Gil returned, "I have a cold." So, the doctors got out their medical kit and, with the viewer's help, decided to use a tissue to help the elephant blow her nose. Deema grabbed a tissue and brought it to the elephant, who then blew her nose. "Thank you, doctor! I feel better already," she trumpeted.
Just as they were about to leave, the doctors spotted a big gorilla. They quickly got in their jeep and drove away as fast as they could. Deema thought they had lost him when, suddenly, they spotted another patient.
Their second patient was a hippopotamus. They approached the hippo and asked if he was okay. "No," he replied, "I hurt my knee." Gil took a closer look at the bruise and asked what happened. "I fell down," he explained. So the doctors got out the medical kit again, and with the viewer's help, they decided to use a bandage to make the hippo's knee better. Gil grabbed it and put it on the hippo's knee, who said, "My boo-boo feels better." Just as they were about to leave, the gorilla came back again, and they drove away. However, they accidentally drove close to a cliff, which they stopped just in time to avoid, but they lost their first-aid kit as it fell out!
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The Sad Gorilla
The gorilla shows up as they begin to panic and worry about getting eaten... only for Nonny to point out that Gorillas don't eat people. Deema then finally asks if he's sick, while Gil asks why he was following them. The Gorilla explains that it only wanted to play with them but they kept running away, meaning that he is very lonely.
Deema and Gil apologize and they promise to be his friend and play with him! The story ends as they all share a hug and everyone lives happily ever after...
Molly observes Gil giving checkups to little fish, having each one say "ah!" Distracted and ignoring Molly's warnings, Gil is suddenly blown away by a big blue fish when it's his turn to say "ah!"
Mr. Grouper then takes the Guppies on a field trip to the hospital to visit Avi. They take an elevator to Avi's floor and quickly find him. Oona is happy to see him, and the Doctor explains that Avi broke a bone in his tail when he fell. The Doctor assures them that Avi will heal soon with his cast. Avi asks Oona and her friends to sign his cast. The Doctor tells Avi he can leave when he's ready, but Deema interjects.
When asked why Avi can't leave yet, Deema replies that they still need to do the Doctor Dance! Oona, Avi, the Doctor, Avi's mom, and Deema begin to sing, and soon the others join in as the episode concludes.
Molly begins to speak again while Gil is still trying to figure out how to be a good doctor. Unbeknownst to Gil, the big blue fish sneaks up behind him and says "ah!" once more, sending him flying away again!
Trivia
- This is the series premiere.
- "Call an Ambulance" was the episode name's pun.