| "Happy Clam Day!" | |
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| Season: | Season 1 |
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| Episode Number: | 17 |
| Airing Information | |
| Air Date: | September 20, 2011
(produced in 2009) |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Jonny Belt Robert Scull |
| Main Character: | Gil Molly Clam |
| Previous "Super Shrimptennial Celebration!" |
Next "Can You Dig It?" |
Happy Clam Day! is the 17th episode of Season 1. It premiered on September 20th, 2011.
Characters Present
Segments and Songs
- I Sent You a Letter - Pop Song
- Mail Carrier Dance - Dance Song
- We Love You Clam - Short Song
- A Stampwich - Lunch Joke
Summary
Molly and Gil see Clam trying to mail himself to his cousin Sam's house to make it to a "Happy Clam Day" party. However, instead, the Guppies and Mr. Grouper get the idea to invite Sam to the school and have a Happy Clam Day party there. All the while, they learn about the mail system and how it works.
Plot
Before The Theme[]
Molly is talking when she notices a moving mailbox. Multiple times she tries to say, "It's time for Bubble Guppies" until a hand suddenly pops out of the mailbox to hand her a letter. Upon taking it, Molly reads the letter as soon as Gil's head pops out of the mailbox and then they both say, "It's time for Bubble Guppies!"
Molly and Gil are on their way to school one bright sunny day when the Little Fish see a moving package and Molly and Gil come back to check it out. They notice it hopping, then comment on how weird it is. The voice inside asks if it's the mailman and they find out its really their class pet, Clam! Molly asks why he is in the box, and Clam explains he's trying to mail himself to his cousin, Sam. Gil and Molly point out that you can't mail yourself and he's very concerned, since he wants to greet his cousin for the Holiday.
At School[]
Molly and Gil head to class and everyone asks about the box, to which Molly reveals their pet to everyone. They explain what Clam was trying to do and Oona asks about Happy Clam Day, to which Clam reveals they hold a party! Soon everyone begins to get inspired to make invitations to invite Sam to a Happy Clam Day. They then put the letter inside an envelope and go to put it inside the mailbox.
However, Mr. Grouper informs them it isn't ready to be sent yet, they still need to put some things on it. So he goes over what one must do when they want to send mail. Such as put it into the envelope, Writing the persons name on it, along with his address, and also a stamp. This inspires the guppies to sing "I Sent You a Letter".
Shop Segment[]
After the song, Nonny decides to open a postal service. His first customer, Molly has come to mail a package when Nonny informs her she'll need stamps first, the more it ways the more stamps it'll need. She reveals that the box is filled with pink feathers, so it will be light. Nonny puts it into a machine and it reveals it will need just 2 stamps. And so, Nonny puts on the 2 stamps before Oona brings him her package.
She reveals she's sending a watermelon, which they think will be heavy and put it onto the stamp machine. It turns out to need 9 stamps! And so, upon stamping it Oona leaves.
Mr. Grouper then tells them it's Lunchtime.
B's[]
Molly talks about the many things someone can send in the mail when she sees Gil holding a "letter", a giant B. She tells him and Gil puts down the B before revealing he's scared of B's, which then proceeds to chase him!
In Class[]
In class they're preparing to Mail the invitation and they go over everything. Mr. Grouper then remembers the snap and one of the little fish points out where the stamp goes. Clam is pretty happy, Deema then wants to party and starts to sing!
...Until she's reminded they need to wait for Sam to come first! So they head over to the mailbox, which is some feet behind them and Molly goes to put the letter inside, until Deema gets emotional about it and she lets her say goodbye first, then drop it inside.
Mr. Grouper then talks about the Mail Box, then explains the person that comes to pick up the Mail is a "Mail Carrier", who then drives off in the Mail Truck. And then she takes the mail to the post office, where the mail carrier who works on Sam's street will deliver it to him.
Storybook[]
The guppies go outside to play, with Gil pretending to be a mail carrier from outer space and Goby acting as his boss, narrating the story.
Once upon a time, there was a space mail carrier named Zip (Gil), who was the fastest mail carrier in the galaxy. Just then, the Post Master General (Goby) called in, asking if the mail was sorted and ready to go and explaining that he needed to get to the Space Post Office before it closed. Gil, claiming nothing could keep him from delivering the mail, zoomed off. However, he soon faced rain and snow, which he declared "no problem." But when an asteroid storm hit, it messed up his windshield, sending him spiraling out of control!
By the time he recovered, Gil found himself right outside the space office but noticed the mail had gotten all mixed up. He needed to hurry and sort the two colors: red and blue. He then saw he also had packages to mail and quickly sorted them and the mail into their proper locations with the viewer's help.
With the mail all sorted, Gil launched it into the Space Post Office just in time before it closed, and everybody lived happily ever after.
Molly's Mail Carrier Segment[]
Molly thought being a mail carrier sounded pretty exciting. Just then, Gil suddenly appeared, riding a hobby horse and dressed as a cowboy. "Yeehaw! Giddy-up! Make way for the Pony Express!" he exclaimed. He explained that in the old cowboy days, people delivered mail on horseback, a system called the Pony Express, and mentioned how dangerous it was. Molly questioned this, and Gil elaborated on the problems they faced, saying a mail carrier has to watch out for grizzly bears, landslides, and stampedes.
Suddenly, Molly saw something and urgently warned Gil about a herd of stamps. Gil misunderstood her at first, thinking she meant the kind that goes on letters. But upon realizing the actual problem, he scrambled to flee as the stamps started chasing him. He wasn't fast enough though, and got covered in stamps! Molly quipped, "Now that's what I call a stamp-pede!" She and Gil then shared a giggle until Oona came in and told them it was almost time for the Clam Day Party.
Party![]
The Guppies are setting up for the party, with Goby blowing up a balloon and Oona giving Molly and Gil their party hats. Deema turns on the music but Oona tells her they still need to wait until Sam comes. The others swim to the snack table, to which Nonny mentions they have Napkins now and Clam's favorite food. The guppies finds Clam sitting by the window, who is very sad since Sam isn't there yet. Suddenly, they see the mail carrier, who shows them that she has a package for them!
Upon opening it, they see a disco ball inside! And suddenly Sam shows up! Sam is very happy and everyone wishes a Happy Clam Day. Deema then turns on the music again and all the Guppies sing him a special song to celebrate.
B's Again[]
Molly and Gil are very happy by how everything turned out and that Sam showed up. Gil comments that he wishes for a letter some day... until the letter "B" approaches behind him and starts to chase him again!
Goofs[]
- After the story segment, Gil and Goby are still wearing their post office outfits.
- This same error happens before the story segment, but only with Gil. Gil is already wearing his post office outfit, while Goby doesn’t have it yet.