- [Announcer] Lead support for this program (soft playful music) has been provided by The William Penn Foundation, with additional support from The Estate of Charles Graves, the state of Delaware, and viewers like you.

(upbeat cheerful music) ♪ At the start of the day ♪ ♪ The sun says, "Hello" ♪ ♪ It's shining my way ♪ ♪ It's saying, "Let's go" ♪ ♪ It's so nice to hear the button go ding ♪ (bell dinging) ♪ Who could it be ♪ ♪ My heart starts to sing ♪ ♪ Albie's Elevator ♪ ♪ Albie's Elevator ♪ ♪ Albie's Elevator ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Each floor is a friend ♪ ♪ Each floor is a neighbor ♪ ♪ And where do we meet ♪ ♪ On Albie's Elevator ♪ ♪ Albie's Elevator ♪ ♪ Albie's Elevator ♪ ♪ Albie's Elevator ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Albie's Elevator ♪ (soft whimsical music) (elevator dinging) (light jazz music) - Swimming with a whale.

The color of the ocean is cerulean.

(light mysterious music) - Cerulean.

(Albie exclaiming) - Mm, mm, mm.

(soft playful music) (Bon Bon gasping) - Mayhaps, a rectangle I shall draw, with a smiley face.

(Huggy Pepper exclaiming) - Oh, hi.

(soft playful music) Welcome to my wiz-onderful elevator.

I'm so happy you're here.

Today is Bon Bon's birthday.

There's a super secret surprise party later.

(Albie shushing) (Albie clearing throat) Time to make sure the elevator is ready.

Tibitz!

- [Tibitz] Ready, Albie!

- Elevator buttons, ready?

- [Tibitz] Elevator buttons are colorful, shiny, and activated, ready!

- Telescope, ready?

- [Tibitz] I think I can see the Milky Way.

Telescope ready!

- Pep talk, ready?

- [Tibitz] Pep talk, you are unique.

- What does that mean?

(Huggy Pepper mumbling) - [Tibitz] It means there is nobody else in the world, the galaxy, or the entire universe, quite like you.

(Albie chuckling) - I'm unique, and so are you, and so are you, and so are you.

(puppet creature exclaiming) Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

I'm ready for the day.

Go, get ready for the party.

Go, get ready for the party, go, go- - Albie.

(Albie exclaiming) Hey, Albie, look what I made.

(Albie gasping) I used the pebble gray marker.

That color gives me goosebumps.

Goosebumps.

(enchanting music) (Huggy Pepper mumbling indistinctly) - Oh, gray!

- Mm-hmm, and this is my favorite shape, the mighty rectangle.

(Huggy Pepper exclaiming) - My favorite shape is a star, (sparkling chime) or, or, a seashell.

(seagulls calling) - And this is me playing my favorite game, butter dish.

(Albie exclaiming) Mm-hmm.

(soft playful music) Albie, guess what is inside of that butter dish.

- Hmm.

Butter.

- Guess again.

- It's a sparkly caterpillar.

Or, the long lost banjo of Buster Banjolio.

- Ah!

(Albie exclaiming) (Bon Bon exclaiming) It is an acorn.

How beautiful.

- [Albie] Yeah.

(elevator bell dinging) (both gasping) - Hey, everyone.

(Bon Bon bouncing) Bon Bon, birthday high five.

- A birthday handshake.

- Happy birthday, buddy.

- Mm-hmm.

I shall return later to have more fun with my friend, Albie.

De, de, de.

(Bon Bon bouncing) - Is the coast clear?

- Hmm, clear.

(elevator closing) (exciting music) - Special Agent Albie.

- Special Agent Jay.

Your secret mission is to help decorate for Shmon Shmon shmirthday shnarty.

- Decorate for Shmon Shmon shmirthday shmarty, got it.

- A birthday party needs balloons with bright colors, like winky-pinky.

- Banana yellow.

- Cerulean.

(seagull calling) (Albie gasping) - What else?

- We should have volcano cake that shoots sourberry lava.

- A 76-piece kazoo orchestra.

(kazoo playing) (Huggy Pepper mumbling) - They play happy birthday so loud, you can hear it from the moon.

(Huggy Pepper playing kazoo) - Nice work, Special Agent Huggy.

Mission Shmon Shmon shmirthday shmarty is a go go.

(Albie sighing) - If this were my birthday party, I would have something big, something colorful, something ♪ amazing ♪ Destination, my birthday, I mean, Bon Bon's birthday party.

(electronic beeping) (upbeat music) - [Tibitz] Starling mode activated, Albie.

(upbeat music continues) - [Loretta] Powering up, up, up, up, up.

Whirly course fluxing.

Location locked on.

- [Tibitz] Titanium tip-tappers tapping.

- Tip-a-tap, a tippity tap, a tip, tip, tip, tippity... - [Loretta] Powering down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

- [Tibitz] We have arrived.

(bell dinging) (upbeat music ending) (elevator doors opening) - Hey Albie, it's great to meet you.

My name's Kelly.

- Hi.

Do you have a birthday?

- I do.

Everybody has a birthday.

When I celebrate, I like to use confetti.

(jolly music) - Oh, wow, what is it?

- Confetti can be anything you want.

It's little bits of joy that you can scatter on the table, carry in your pocket, or even throw it in the air.

It can be any size, shape, or color.

I don't just like to celebrate with confetti, I like to make art with it too.

Check this out.

(Albie gasping) - Oh.

- The first thing I do when I start a new project is gather my materials.

I usually use paper.

Sometimes, I use shiny patterned paper.

Sometimes, I use solid color paper.

Sometimes, I may even use things that end up in the trash, like the box that holds your tissues.

This is my hole punch.

When you push it together, (hole punch clicking) it presses through and I make my circles.

- Whoa.

- Once I have my circles punched, I use a needle and thread and I stitch them together.

This can take a little bit of time, but I find it very relaxing, especially because I usually work with very bright colors.

When my circles are all assembled, I put them together and it looks something a little bit like this.

When I have enough of these squares, then I put those together to make even bigger pieces of artwork.

That piece took a really long time to make.

- This is perfect!

(Huggy Pepper mumbling) I'll take 10 million pieces of confetti that's the color cerulean and the shape of seashells.

- All right.

Happy birthday, Albie.

- No, it's my friend Bon Bon's birthday.

- Oh, when I celebrate somebody else, I try to think about what they would like.

Would Bon Bon like cerulean seashell confetti?

- Hmm, Bon Bon likes the color gray.

- I happen to have some gray materials.

(light cheerful music) I like this one because it looks like rocks.

And these are some paint swatches.

People use these to try to figure out what color they wanna paint their wall.

And this is a gray envelope from a card my friend sent to me last month.

- Bon Bon likes rectangles.

- Rectangle, that's a great shape.

You know, Albie, when I'm choosing my materials, it's not just about the colors, it's also about the meaning behind that.

Right now, I'm working on a piece that's made from different cards that people sent me, some for holidays, some even for my birthday.

One of the cards in that piece has fireflies on it.

A friend sent it to me when I was feeling a little bit down, and that friend knew that I loved fireflies.

So when I got it, it really brightened my day.

So, Albie, what kinds of things remind you of Bon Bon?

- Hmm, Bon Bon always makes me smile.

Smiley faces.

- Great idea, Albie.

It's cool that Bon Bon and I both like to use smiley faces when we make art.

I like making 'em yellow, he likes gray.

It's fun to think about somebody else when you're making art.

Ta-da.

- Aww, Bon Bon is going to love it.

Bon Bon confetti!

- It was so nice to meet you, Albie.

Good luck with your surprise party, bye.

- Thank you, bye.

(elevator door closing) (bright music) - Ah, that confetti has all of Bon Bon's favorite things.

I can't wait.

- Mission Shmon Shmon shmirthday shmarty is complete.

(drums rolling) (soft dreamy music) Pinky-winky streamers, colorful party hats, balloons the shape of stars.

- Jay, it's ama- What a- whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a second.

Bon Bon's favorite things?

(suspenseful music) (Albie gasping) (Albie exclaiming) Oh, no!

Jay, Jay, Special Agent Jay, we've made a terrible mistake.

- I know, the kazoo orchestra was booked.

- These aren't Bon Bon's favorite things, these are my favorite things.

(Albie groaning) - Oh, no.

(funny sound effect) (bell dinging) - [Bon Bon] Salutations.

(Albie rattling) (door whirring in slow-motion) (Albie exclaiming) - New mission, stop Bon Bon.

- I'm on it.

(suspenseful music continues) Bon Bon, could you help me with something over there?

- Well, I would be happy to help you, Jay.

- Yeah.

- Mm.

(Albie heaving) - Huggy!

(Huggy Pepper mumbling) Help!

(Huggy Pepper mumbling) (Huggy Pepper knocking) (Huggy Pepper mumbling) (wall thudding) (puppet creatures mumbling) (fun upbeat music) ♪ Bon Bon birthday, forget about the workday ♪ ♪ Elevator dings, high five and a handshake ♪ ♪ Hurry up, wait, don't forget the birthday cake ♪ ♪ Need more time, can you start on a second day ♪ ♪ It's fun when you do things for your friends, yeah ♪ ♪ It's special how we all can be different ♪ ♪ Hurry up, wait, don't forget the decorations ♪ ♪ Let's go, 'cause we're gonna have a celebration ♪ (electric guitar playing) ♪ Grab your kazoo and let's play, let's play ♪ (kazoo music playing) ♪ Making music, eating cake on your birthday ♪ ♪ Add the kazoo and now we got it perfect ♪ ♪ Slow down, enjoy the time we have now ♪ ♪ Let's dance and everybody break it down ♪ ♪ Grab your kazoo and count down from ten ♪ ♪ Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one ♪ ♪ Woo, happy birthday, Bon Bon ♪ (audience applauding) (jolly music) (Bon Bon bouncing) - Well, Jay, you were right.

There are a lot of numbers in that hallway, mm-hmm.

(Bon Bon gasping) - Surprise!

(puppet creatures mumbling) - What is this?

(gentle music) Ah, ah.

Oh, oh.

- Happy birthday, Bon Bon.

This party was Albie's idea.

- I used all your favorite things, the colors you like, the games you like.

- Pebble gray, beautiful.

- And confetti!

(party horn blowing) - Oh, rectangles, smiley faces.

- Do you like it?

(bright fanciful music) - Ah, rectangles.

(voice echoing) Ah, pebble gray.

Ah, ah, de, de, de.

Yes, de, de, de!

- Birthday handshake.

(upbeat music) - Birthday hug.

- Aww.

- You're a good friend, Albie.

- Ah.

- Let's play a round of butter dish.

(Bon Bon exclaiming) - Thanks for spending time with me today.

Everyone is unique.

That means there's nobody else like you.

It was fun to have a party all about my friend Bon Bon.

- Albie, your turn.

- Butter.

- Hey, that's not butter, that's my wallet.

(Bon Bon and Albie laughing) - Huggy Pepper's turn.

(Huggy Pepper mumbling) - Hey, where's my credit card?

(Albie laughing) - It's my favorite shape, a rectangle.

- [Jay] No, really.

(upbeat music ending) (bright music) (bell dinging) (playful music) ♪ Going to the movies, going to the movies ♪ ♪ Where my movie scarf, bring in my movie snacks ♪ ♪ Going to the movies, going into the movies ♪ - Oh, hi.

I'm excited you're here.

My friend Mila is taking me to the movies.

You're going to see- (whip snapping) - [Announcer] "Yeehaw Whales."

(Albie moaning) (whale singing) - "Yeehaw Whales," it's about cowboys who ride whales.

This ocean ain't big enough (western music) for the two of us.

(wind rushing) (Albie laughing) Time to make sure the elevator is ready.

Tibitz!

(playful music) - [Tibitz] Ready, Albie.

- Elevator buttons, ready?

- [Tibitz] Elevator buttons are colorful, shiny and activated, ready!

- Seaweed-tumbleweed, ready?

- [Tibitz] Part tumbleweed, part seaweed, ready!

(Albie laughing) - Pep talk, ready?

- [Tibitz] Pep talk, you are creative.

(western music) (whip snapping) - Creativity is my middle name, bucko.

(Albie laughing) (playful music) I'm ready for the day.

Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm.

(elevator bell dinging) (joyful music) (elevator door opening) - Hey, Albie.

(Albie gasping) - Mila, Mila, come on, let's go to the movie.

- Bad news, Albie.

(joyful music stopping) The movie is sold out.

(Albie chuckling) - Oh, Mila, Mila, Mila, the movie isn't sold out.

The movie is- (whip snapping) - [Announcer] "Yeehaw Whales."

(Albie moaning) (whales singing) - "Yeehaw Whales!"

- Albie, sold out means there are no more tickets left, which means we can't see the movie.

- No "Yeehaw Whales?"

- No "Yeehaw Whales."

- No!

(dramatic music) (Albie continues yelling) - Same here, Albie.

"Yeehaw Whales" is my everything, but I have a backup plan.

- Well, do you have a secret whale wearing boots in there?

- I have this.

(sparkling chime) (Albie gasping) It's my brother's old video camera.

Now we can make our own movie.

- Whoa.

- Sounds pretty cool, right?

- We can make "Yeehaw Whales" here, in the elevator.

- Okay.

(playful music) (Huggy Pepper mumbling) - Oh, Huggy, will you be the movie director?

(Huggy Pepper gasping) (Huggy Pepper mumbling) (Huggy Pepper clearing throat) (Huggy Pepper mumbling) (puppet creatures mumbling) (Huggy Pepper mumbling) (Huggy Pepper mumbling) - Awesome, we have a director, we have a crew, and we've hair and makeup too.

Thanks, guys.

- And now all we need is the ocean, big cowboy mustaches, and two whales, one for you and one for me.

- I don't know if a whale will even fit in the elevator.

- But "Yeehaw Whales" has real whales, big ones.

- Looks like we're gonna have to get creative.

Tibitz, do robots have mustaches?

- [Tibitz] Downloading robot mustache now.

(electronic whirring) (Tibitz chuckling) That tickled.

- A robot mustache!

Pretty close to a cowboy mustache.

- But Mila... (soft playful music) - Ooh, these blankets can be our blue ocean.

- Aw, but Mila... - And these pillows can be our whales.

And the pretzels from your snack bag can be our cowboy mustaches.

- Mila!

"Yeehaw Whales" uses real things.

We can't make a movie with a blanket and pretzel sticks.

We need a real ocean.

We need a real mustache.

Real whales.

(Albie moaning) (whales singing) - Hmm, I think we need help from a friend.

- Oh.

(drums rolling) - Can you press that button for me, please?

- You got it.

(Albie exclaiming) (electronic beeping) (upbeat music) - [Tibitz] Starling mode activated, Albie.

(upbeat music continues) - [Loretta] Powering up, up, up, up, up.

Whirly course fluxing.

Location locked on.

- [Tibitz] Mobilizing past the twirlers.

- [Both] Twirly, twirly, twirly.

- [Loretta] Powering down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

- [Tibitz] We have arrived.

(bell dinging) (upbeat music ending) (elevator doors opening) - Hey, Mila.

- Ola, Fabiola.

This is my friend, Albie.

- Hi, do you have an ocean we can borrow?

- Sorry, Albie, no oceans here.

- Fabiola is an artist, she is super creative.

- Thanks, Mila.

One of my favorite parts about being an artist is finding inspiration in the world around me.

- What does that mean?

- It means that wherever I go, I can always find something that gives me a new idea for an illustration.

Sometimes, that's the park.

Sometimes, it's my favorite coffee shop, but today it's here at home.

(light peart music) (puppet creatures exclaiming) - Whoa.

(Albie chuckling) - I'm going to take a deep breath, (Fabiola inhaling) look around, and really think about the things in my space, how they make me feel, little details I may not have noticed before, like the way the light hits the sofa.

- See, super creative.

- I think I'm gonna draw that radio and stuffed animal.

It's just so cute.

(puppet creature exclaiming) First, I start by drawing my lines so that I can make sure I have a bit of a sketch of what I'm drawing.

So let's draw our cube and this is the shape of our radio.

(Albie exclaiming) Now we're gonna draw the little stuffed animal that's right next to the radio, it's a little cat.

Once I have my lines down, I like to go in and add my details with color.

I'm gonna go with this gold color and drop it in.

So now, let's add color to the stuffy.

You just wanna capture the moment and the feeling and not necessarily have it be exact.

(light peart music continues) I love the little details that the radio has.

I'm gonna add to those details just using some other fun colors that I really like.

Just like that.

- So, no fancy movie stuff, no whales?

- You don't need those things to make something great.

You're an artist, Albie.

You can use your creativity to find something great right in front of you, just like this.

(sparkling chime) - [Albie] Wow.

- Awesome.

- You can make great art with the things all around you.

Just use your creativity.

- Thanks, Fabiola.

- Adios, Fabiola.

- Ciao, Mila and Albie.

(light music) (elevator door closing) - Mila?

- Albie.

- I know we don't have a real ocean or real whales, but we do have one thing.

- Tibitz's mustache?

(Albie chuckling) (electronic whirring) - [Tibitz] Yee-haw, partner.

(whip snapping) - We have our creativity.

I have a better idea for our movie.

Can you help me?

- Sure thing, Albie.

- Director Huggy!

(Huggy Pepper sipping) (Huggy Pepper exhaling) (Huggy Pepper mumbling) I'm gonna need your creativity and all your friends' creativity too.

(Huggy Pepper exclaiming) (Huggy Pepper mumbling) (Huggy Pepper yelling) Alright, here's what we're gonna do.

Grip, you keep moving things around.

I need an extension cord over there.

We're gonna need art department to make us a big... (bright music) (puppet creatures mumbling) Friends, friends... (Albie sighing) (Huggy Pepper yelling) Thanks, Huggy.

Before the movie starts, I just wanna say thank you.

We all used our creativity to find specialness right here in the elevator.

I'm really proud of you.

- We're proud of you too, Albie.

- And now, presenting our movie.

(puppet creatures mumbling) (projector whirring) (spring boinging sound effect) (intriguing western music) (whip snapping) (horses trotting) (horse neighing) That sure is a mighty big meatball, partner.

- I ain't afraid of no meatball.

- The meatball.

(intriguing western music continues) What in tarnation do we do?

It's too big for the two of us cowpokes.

- We share it with our whale friend.

(whale singing) (thunder rumbling) (waves roaring) (wind whooshing) (whale singing) (intriguing western music continues) - Glad to have you two partners as partners, partners.

- To partners.

- Aha, to partners.

- [Tibitz] How touching?

Friendship.

- Nice job.

(Mila speaking Spanish) Albie.

- I couldn't have done it without your help, my creative friend, Mila.

(Albie clearing throat) Now, excuse me, while I rock it on up to the moon to deliver these noodles.

- I'm gonna miss you when you are on the moon, partner.

- Don't cry for me, partner.

(Mila crying) To the moon.

Tibitz does make a good whale.

(elevator door closing) (western music ending) (upbeat music) (upbeat music ending) (soft music) - [Announcer] Lead support for this program has been provided by The William Penn Foundation, with additional support from The Estate of Charles Graves, the state of Delaware, and viewers like you.

(wolf barking) (trumpet music) (pleasant music)