Original title
Jim Henson's Pajanimals
Released
11/6/2008
Origin country
IE
Genre
Animation, Family
Production companies
The Jim Henson Company, Sixteen South, John Doze Studios, Sprout Original
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
63
Jim Henson's Pajanimals is a children's TV series on PBS Kids Sprout. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop at The Jim Henson Company.
Squacky spills glue and glitter on his blankie and at bedtime, Squacky can't sleep because his blankie is being washed!
The Pajanimals come back from a party, each with a bag full of candy. While the others decide to save their candy for later, Cowbella decides to eat all of her candy, but then can't go to sleep.
Apollo is having a bad day and at bedtime, Apollo can't sleep because he is just too upset. The Pajanimals travel to the Night Sky where the Moon tells Apollo that even though today was a bad day, tomorrow is a brand new day!
Squacky is so excited to be seeing a movie about his favorite superhero tomorrow that he keeps waking up in the middle of the night. In the Land of Hush, Bedtime Bunny sings Squacky a song and teaches him a calming exercise!
After a fun day outside, the Pajanimals are surprised to learn that Squacky didn't have a good time and has decided that he's never going outside again! The Pajanimals quickly take Squacky to the Friendly Forest to see Jerry.
Cowbella is afraid to go to sleep because she might have a bad dream, so the Pajanimals go to the Friendly Forest to meet Jerry, who assures her that those bad thoughts are just from her imagination.
While the Pajanimals name their favourite colour, Cowbella and Apollo are shocked to learn that they both love purple.
At bedtime, the Pajanimals hear lots of nighttime noises - crickets, wind-rustling trees, all escalating to the BOOM of some distant thunder. Sweet Pea Sue is nervous and can't sleep, so they go to the Friendly Forest.
At bedtime, Sweet Pea Sue misses Mum and Dad and wishes she could sneak into their bed where it feels 'warm and safe'. The Pajanimals travel to the Night Sky where the Moon comforts her.
Squacky has developed a fear of the dark even in his mind. When Squacky has a hard time sleeping because of this, the Pajanimals turn to the Moon for help.
The Pajanimals are packing and getting ready for a big trip, when they realize that Sweet Pea Sue is packing almost everything she owns.
Everyone is excited for Apollo because he's finally tall enough to go on a big ride at the amusement park tomorrow, but he's secretly scared to ride on it.
It's mum's birthday and Apollo thinks the picture he painted as a present for mum just isn't good enough. When the Pajanimals travel to Birthday Land, Apollo asks Mr. Happy Birthday to help her find the right present.
It's Sweet Pea Sue's birthday tomorrow and she is nervous about the party - will everyone have a good time? Will they like the cake? The Pajanimals travel to Birthday Land, to speak to Mr. Happy Birthday.
Tomorrow is Apollo's birthday and Cowbella wishes it was her birthday so she could get all the cake and presents. In fact, she doesn't even want to go to Apollo's party!
Sweet Pea Sue can't sleep at bedtime because she's scared of a picture of an octopus she saw in a book. The Pajanimals travel to the Big, Blue Sea to meet Ellie, a real octopus, who is scared of the Pajanimals.
Cowbella can't sleep because she's itchy from not taking a bath, so the Pajanimals travel to the Big, Blue Sea. When Cowbella tells Ellie that she's never taking a bath again, it turns out Ellie also doesn't like baths either!
As the Pajanimals are planning what they are going to bring to 'Share Day' tomorrow at preschool, Sweet Pea gets nervous when she realises she'll have to talk in front of people!
When the Pajanimals take care of Grandma and Grandpa's puppy, they quickly learn about responsibility. At bedtime, the puppy is still energetic and won't go to sleep, so the Pajanimals travel to the Land of Play.
Apollo gets upset because he never wins any of the games the Pajanimals are playing, so they travel to the Land of Play, where Coach Whistler invents a game called Pajama Tag.
The Pajanimals are excited to have their first baseball practice tomorrow morning, but Apollo is nervous because he isn't sure if he'll be good at baseball. To ease his mind, the Pajanimals travel to the Land of Play.
The Pajanimals have been outside all day, playing and having fun, but Squacky has been inside all day playing a video game. At bedtime, Squacky has loads of energy, so the Pajanimals travel to the Land of Play.
When Squacky thinks he sees a monster under his bed, the Pajanimals travel to Storybook Land and talk to Edwin, who explains that a lot of the things we're scared of are just in our heads.
The Pajanimals don't like that Cowbella is being bossy, so they travel to Storybook Land where Edwin makes Cowbella the Queen of the Realm! At first, Cowbella loves being Queen but soon realises it's not as fun as it seems.
The Pajanimals learn that tomorrow morning, Mum is making waffles instead of her usual pancakes, which upsets Sweet Pea Sue because she doesn't like trying new things.
When Cowbella accidentally gets paint on Daisy Puff, she and Sweet Pea Sue get into a big fight. The Pajanimals travel to Storybook Land, where Magician Edwin reveals that he had a fight with his friend too.
The Pajanimals are each naming something about themselves that is different, such as Apollo's green fur or Cowbella's horns, when they all agree that Squacky is the most different of all.
When Squacky and Cowbella have a fight, Sweetpea Sue recommends that when they're mad, they should use their words.
The Pajanimals are excited that Apollo and Sweetpea Sue are attending school for the first time, but they are also a little worried.
Squacky performs a magic show for the Pajanimals, but when his grand finale goes wrong, Sweet Pea Sue thinks it's very funny! The problem is, it wasn't supposed to be funny and her laughter hurts Squacky's feelings. The Pajanimals travel to the Land of Hush, where Bedtime Bunny explains to Sweet Pea that it's okay to laugh with your friends, but not at your friends.
Squacky is delighted with his new snow globe but the Pajanimals wish that it was really snowing outside. Then suddenly it begins to snow.
Squacky is excited to be able to sleep without wearing a diaper but gets sad after accidentally wetting his bed because he drank a lot of water and didn't go to the bathroom before bed.
Squacky and Cowbella are hurt and angry when Apollo and Sweetpea exclude them from a card game. They later visit the land of play and talk and learn some important lessons.
While playing, Squacky says that he will share any of his things with Apollo, except for his blankie because blankie is too special. At bedtime, Apollo is mad because he always shares his stuff with Squacky. The Pajanimals travel to the Big, Blue Sea where Granny Pearl tells Apollo that it's good to share, but it's also okay to have one extra special thing that is just for you, like Squacky's blankie.
The Pajanimals have formed a band and when they play their new song, Apollo keeps making mistakes, which frustrates him and leads to him quitting the band.
After going to a Halloween party, Cowbella reveals that she is nervous about trick or treating tomorrow because she didn't like all the scary vampires and zombies they saw at the party today. The Pajanimals travel to Storybook Land, where Edwin explains to Cowbella that there's nothing to be scared of. Those vampires and werewolves, etc. are just costumes that the big kids wear to have fun, just like her pretty princess costume!
Apollo scrapes his knee while riding his scooter, which leads him to proclaim that he'll never ride his scooter again!
Squacky is upset that it seems like the other Pajanimals can do so many more cool things than him. Grown up things.
Squacky and Apollo borrow blankets from Sweet Pea Sue and Cowbella to build a fort, which is fine until the girls decide they also want to build a fort.
Aunt Sally is coming over to babysit the Pajanimals tomorrow because both Mom and Dad are going off to work for the first time!
The Pajanimals have made a huge mess and while they are cleaning it up before bed, Cowbella has a great idea... what if they don't clean it up? At bedtime, she can't find Princess Lucy and doesn't like having to go to bed without her. In the Land of Build It, Cleveland also can't find his tools amongst his own mess, but Claude explains that all the two of them have to do is clean up their mess!
Sweetpea Sue and Cowbella are excited that grandma has sent them each a real teacup that she had when she was a kid. Sweetpea's is red and Cowbella's blue, but Sweetpea is sad when hers arrives broken. Apollo suggests that Cowbella could share her teacup, but she doesn't want to, which makes Sweetpea angry. That night the Pajanimals visit the moon, and Sweetpea tells him about the problem. Cowbella realizes that she feels sad because Sweetpea is sad, and the Moon tells her that as family, they care about how each other feels. Cowbella decides that she's going to give Sweetpea her teacup to make her feel better.
On Mother's Day, the Pajanimals volunteer to help Mom with her chores, but quickly become overwhelmed by the amount of chores there are to do.
Sweetpea Sue and Cowbella play a game of house; Sweetpea Sue insists that Cowbella must be the puppy but Cowbella really wants to be a kitty.
Apollo talks to Sue about kids at school teasing that his ears are too big and won't let him play with them. He admits he doesn't want to go to school because the kids are mean, and he doesn't know how to make them stop.
When Squacky, Cowbella, and Sweetpea Sue are uncomfortable at the idea of sleeping outside during a camping trip, Apollo turns to Jerry Bear and Otis Owl for help.
Sweet Pea Sue is nervous because tomorrow is her first dentist appointment.
Apollo and Sweet Pea Sue begin competing at many different things, all ending in a fight about who is better at everything.
The Pajanimals don't think that good manners matter at the table until they find out they are going to have a formal breakfast with Grandma tomorrow.
Cowbella would not want to stop playing with the other Pajanimals, so she doesn't listen to her mummy and has an accident, but learns to listen to herself.
The Pajanimals are excited that Christmas is coming! Squacky really hopes he gets the new Fantastic Splash Super Sub, but then becomes worried because he thinks, "What if I don't get the sub?" Squacky can't sleep that night, so the Pajanimals travel to the Night Sky, where the Moon tells Squacky that Christmas isn't about the presents that you get... it's about spending time with the people you love and sharing holiday traditions with one another.
The Pajanimals find themselves ready for bed but realise they have some spare time, so Sweetpea Sue decides they should dance. They sing some of their favourite songs while they dance.
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