♪Yeah, Lyla's in the loop!♪ ♪C'mon in the loop!♪ ♪Lyla in the loop, round and round with Stu!♪ ♪Now you can jump in too, with Lyla in the Loop!♪ ♪Got a big idea?

Step it out, break it down!♪ ♪Now put it all together!

Loop around and around!♪ ♪You've got what it takes to imagine and discover♪ ♪that we can solve it one way and another and another!♪ ♪So keep trying, thinking, asking.♪ ♪Now we're building, now we're laughing.♪ ♪We keep growing, ideas flowing, let's get going,♪ ♪Lyla in the Loop!♪ (Lyla) Operation: Rise and Shine Rise and shine, it's smoothie time!

[Whirring] LYLAAA!

(Lydia) Time to get moving, honey.

[Beep!

Beep!

Beep!]

Seven o'clock - sock time!

(Lyla) [YAWWWN] (Stu) [Trills] [Trills] [Trills] [YAWWWN] [Trill] Stripes?

No.

Waffles with cat ears?

No.

Waffles with sunglasses?

No.

Hmm...

[Bonk!]

(Liana/Louisa) Oww - ah!

Watch it!

Quit splashing!

({Lydia:] LOOPS, let's gooo!

It's 7:15!

[Sigh] [Yawns] [Yawns] [Squish] [Brushing] [Spitting] [Sighs] [Huh?]

It's 7:20, people - bus coming in five!

[Gasp] [Groans] [Louisa:] Watch it!

Hey, mooov - ah!

No, YOU moov - ah!

Coming coming coming coming... [Slurping smoothie] [Wheee!]

OOOF!

OUCH!

UHHH!

Let's go Loops!

Can't miss the bus again!

[Huffing and puffing] [Louisa:] C'mon, c'mon!

[Panting] Ugh, the elevator's taking too long.

Ughh... Stairs?

(Everyone) Stairs!

[Huffing and puffing] Hurry up!

[Huffing and puffing with grunts] [Louisa:] Let's go!

[Luke:] C'mon!

[Huffing and puffing] Awww, we missed it!

Again!

[Sigh] We'll be talking about this later.

But now, to the subway.

♪ (Louis) Loops Family Meeting!

Anyone notice a problem this morning?

Well...

I was thinking I need a toothbrush that brushes my teeth for me.

And plays music.

And lights up to the music.

And... Mmhmm, great ideas.

And also, YOU ALL KEEP MISSING THE BUS!

Hmmm?

Your mom and I have tried everything!

Setting alarm clocks...

Packing your backpacks for you... Making your favorite strawberry and pickle smoothies for breakfast... And nothing's worked!

So now it's time for YOU four (Lydia) Mmhmm.

To fix the morning routine.

Work together to come up with a plan to be ON TIME.

You got this!

Sooo... Who's got ideas?

I do.

First, Liana, don't hog the bathroom... Hey!

And second, Liana, don't hog the bathroom.

Siblings!

We can and must solve these problems together... [Lyla:] Once and for all.

We'll fix this one problem at a time, starting with Luke's socks!

Huh?

This is my sock collection.

[Sigh] I love them all so much.

So... what's the problem?

It takes me forever to pick which ones to wear!

What if you picked your socks the night before?

That's how I pick out my clothes.

Yeah!

But then I'll just be up all night trying to decide.

Or what if it was random?

Like you didn't have to choose, and you just got a sock for the day.

Yeah... A sock randomizer!

Hey Luke, you know the gumball machine at Everett's store?

Yeah...?

It's got all different colored gumballs in it, But you don't get to pick which one you get.

You just get whichever one comes out, right?

What does this have to do with socks?

What IF we made something where socks just-- [Pop] Pop out, like gum from a gumball machine!

Let's make a prototype real quick... ♪ Okay, Luke, put some socks in the tube.

♪ Now I don't have to pick.

It just gives me fun socks for the day.

Love it!

Socks fixed!

What's next?

(Liana/Louisa) Bathroom!

The problem is when I use the sink, Louisa is all bumping into me and stuff.

No, YOU'RE bumping into ME, and it slows me down!

[Water running] [Bonk!]

( Lydia/Louisa) Owww!

Can you take turns?

Good idea, as long as I go first.

I think I should be first.

I'm ten minutes older than you.

So what?

Ok, maybe you can share better if you don't bonk your heads?

Hmm... Be right back.

[Trills curiously] Try these helmets.

Well, it's less bonky... ...but now I can't brush my teeth or wash my face.

Hey, I've got an idea to help you share better!

♪ Oh!

♪ Maybe you could share the water with these plastic bendy tubes?

Like two pipes coming out of the faucet.

♪ [Louisa:] Sort of like this?

[Trills excitedly] [Liana:] Ooohh!

Yeah, this could work!

[Door knocking] How's it going?

Uh, we found all the problems, and we fixed them.

So we're done!

Well, not EVERY thing is fixed... [Ahem] Lyla... Ok maybe just one more problem left... [Clears throat] Dear sister, we have noticed in the morning sometimes you move a little... Slooooooooow.

I'm not slow.

I'm... chill.

You fall asleep brushing your teeth.

Ok, ok, I DO love to sleep, and I MIGHT take a long time to get ready in the morning.

What should I do?

Maybe you need a louder alarm clock.

And then MORE alarm clocks to tell you when to do... Well, everything.

You're right!

Like when it's time for me to do the next thing in my morning routine, A sound plays.

Like... BEEEEEEEEP.

Ok, ok, we get it!

You need more alarm clock beeps.

We only have one.

True.

Hmmm... Maybe Stu can help?

Stu!

[Trills] [Lyla:] Do you know how to tell time?

[Lyla:] Like count minutes and seconds and stuff?

[Trills] Great!

Ok, when it's 7:05 in the morning, Give the first signal to wake me up.

[Trills] Great, problem solved.

Wait, wait, wait.

There are more steps after you wake up.

What do you do next?

I brush my teeth.

So, Stu, wait five minutes and then give another signal.

That's when I'll brush my teeth.

And then?

And then, give a signal every time five more minutes go by, so I keep doing all the steps in my morning routine.

[Trills affirmatively] And you can stop when I leave the house for the bus.

[Trills] So what's the signal?

Waving your hands?

Flashing a flashlight?

I know just the thing... [Lydia:] Rise and shine!

It worked!

[Water running] [Water splashing] [Faucet squeaks] (Louisa) Alright!

(Liana) Yeah!

[Lyla and Stu snoring] [Beep Beep Beep Beep!]

[Click] [Trombone blast] Whaaaa-ahh!

[Trombone continues playing] ♪ [Trill] ♪ [Yawns] [Squish] [Brushing] [Spits] [Trombone blast] Ahhh!

[Spits] ♪ [Slurping] [Trombone blast] [Gasp] [Trombone blast] Anyone seen my favorite marker?

- [Laughs] - Oh, here it is!

Huh?

[Ball thwap] [Blowing air] What's Stu doing?

[Blowing air] [Trombone blast] - Whoa!

[Gasp] Bus time!

♪ [Louisa:] C'mon, faster, faster [Ding] [Metal doors squeaking] Hi, kids.

I'm going up.

- [Sigh] - Ugh!

Stairs?

Stairs!

♪ [Panting] [Grunts and panting] Can't miss the bus!

[Trills] [Liana:] Hurry up!

[Panting] [Trills] [Lyla:] C'mon!

C'mon!

[Panting] I'm proud of us.

Phew!

I'm... sweaty.

Well done, Lil' Loops!

Right on time.

How'd you do it?

We went through all the steps of our morning routine, Found the problems... ...And fixed them one by one.

[Laughs] Very impressive!

But you can go back upstairs now.

Wait, what?

Did we miss the bus again?

No, but it's Saturday.

So no school!

Who wants pancakes?

(Kids) Ooo, ooo, me!

I do,I do!

[Louisa:] Can I flip them?

[Luke:] Can we put in blueberries?

Time to brush our teeth Stu!

♪ First, you squeeze the toothpaste on the toothbrush.

♪ [Gush] [Laughs] Okay... [Gush] [Trills] Now, open your mouth, and start brushing in little circles, like this!

[Trills] When I press the timer, start.

[Beep] [Trills] [Spit] Stu!

You have to brush ALL of your, uh, two teeth.

[Trills] Let's try again.

[Beep] [Trills] Stu, you have to brush for two minutes!

[Trills Inquisitively] [Spit] You have to brush all of your teeth, over and over in a LOOP for two minutes until the timer beeps!

[Ohhhhh, a loop!]

Right!

So, let's try it ONE more time.

Ready...go!

♪ ♪ [Beeping] [Spits] ♪ [Squeak)} ♪ We look good, Stu!

[Trills] [Lyla:] The Carrot Cake Dance Lyla says, 'Raise your arms.'

(Stu) [TRILLS] Lyla says, 'Tap your head with your hands.'

[TRILLS] [Lyla:] Touch your knees!

[TRILLS] Gotcha, Stu!

[Huh?]

I didn't say 'Lyla says'.

The rule is: Copy what I do only IF I say, 'Lyla says.'

Get it?

[Got it!]

Okey-dokey, let's try it again.

Lyla says, Go-- [Raspberry Sound] [Raspberry Sound] [Lyla:] [Giggles] Check it out!

We just learned the best dance!

Wanna see?

[Lyla:] [Gasp] Yeah!

It's called, "The Carrot Cake."

I LOVE carrot cake!

Everybody LOVES carrot cake-- --Everett likes coconut cake best, But he likes carrot cake too even though-- Hello?

Lyla?

Do you want us to show you the dance or not?

-- Yes, yes, yes!

Show me.

Okay... [Clapping] Ready, Set, go!

♪Chop the carrots with s'um power♪ ♪Mix the eggs, sugar, flour♪ ♪Pour the batter with a slide♪ ♪Now you do the other side!♪ ♪Oven time right foot kick,♪ ♪Time to eat, then repeat!♪ ♪♪ ♪Chop the carrots with s'um power♪ ♪Mix the eggs, sugar, flour♪ ♪Pour the batter with a slide♪ ♪Now you do the other side!♪ ♪Oven time right foot kick,♪ ♪Time to eat, then repeat!♪ [Cheering!]

[Lyla:] That.

Was.. - Amazing!

- [TRILLS] Wait, how do you both know it?

Oh child please!

I grew up doing the carrot cake.

[Laugh] Me, too!

Can't believe I remember it!

That was a lovely show!

Suddenly, I'm hungry for a slice of carrot cake.

I'll take one too!

And me!

And, and, and... me.

Looks like you girls started a carrot cake sensation.

Let's fill these orders, then you can make another batch.

Coming right up!

Wow...

I gotta learn this dance!

[TRILLS] Can you teach me..?

Please?

Sure, it's easy.

Hey Stu, let's learn the Carrot Cake!

[Yeah!]

[Giggle] Okay, watch me and do what I do.

Here's the beat.

[Clapping] Ready, set, go!

Step one: pretend to chop.

♪Chop the carrots with s'um power♪ Step two: Pretend to mix.

♪Mix the eggs, sugar, flour♪ Other way Lyla.

The next part is tricky.

Step three: take one step to the right, And slide your left leg in.

♪Pour the batter with a slide♪ [Louisa:] Step to the other side Lyla.

Oops..

Step four: Step to the left and slide your right leg in.

♪Now you do the other side!♪ Uh huh...

Step five: then kick your right foot up.

♪Oven time right foot kick,♪ Kick!

Um..

Kick.

And step six: Spin all the way around and do it all again.

♪Time to eat, then repeat!♪ WHOAH!

Oof!

Um... That's kinda tricky.

[Liana:] [Giggles] Keep practicing, you'll get it.

[Chop the carrots with s'um power] [Now you do the other side.]

[Oven time right foot kick!]

- Okay Stu, You can stop now.

[Okay.]

C'mon, let's practice in my room.

[Okay!]

Sorry!

Excuse me!

[TRILLS] - Woah!

[Musical Trills] Chop the carrots, Pour the batter.. Ugh!

[Musical Trills] Okay, I think I'll get it if I copy your moves, Stu.

Start at step one again.

Go, Stu, go!

[Trills] Chop the carrots.

Mix the eggs.

Ugh!

Slow down, Stu.

[Trills] [Trills slowly] That's too slow.

Speed up, Stu!

[Trills] Whoa!

Too fast!

Slow down!

[Trills] I just don't get it, Stu.

I know all six steps, but I keep doing them in the wrong order.

I can't remember what comes next.

Just make believe you're making a carrot cake.

I know that, Luke.

[Sigh] This is the tricky part...

Step three: Pour the batter with a slide.

You went the wrong way again.

I KNOW, Luke.

When you 'pour the batter with a slide', You go to the right.

You think it's so easy?

You do it.

Okay.

♪♪ Hey Stu, let's do the carrot cake!

[TRILLS] [Clapping] Ready, Set, go!

♪Chop the carrots with s'um power♪ ♪Mix the eggs, sugar, flour♪ ♪Pour the batter with a slide♪ ♪Now you do the other side!♪ ♪Oven time right foot kick,♪ ♪Time to eat, then repeat!♪ See?

Toldja, it's easy!

Ugh!

You know what?

Who cares?!

I don't want to do this silly old dance anyway!

Oof-fah-loof!

Hmm... Is that...?

Ahhh... Hmm... Oh, looking good.

Hey hey hey, Lil' Loops, that Carrot Cake Dance, Has made my cake so popular, I keep running out.

This is the third one I'm baking today.

Whoop-dee-doo.

Hey, what's shakin'?

Nothing's shakin' 'cause I can't do the dance.

What?!

Ain't no way.

[Chuckles] Here, let me show you.

No!

I tried everything...

Watching Louisa, practicing with Stu, And even Luke learned it and hes littler than me!

[Groan] Hmmm...

I see.

What's the tricky part for you?

I can't remember what order to do the steps in.

Or if I go right or left.

It just goes too fast!

Hmm...

Okay.

Well, sometimes when there's a lot of steps to remember, It helps to have something to remind you what to do next.

Huh?

How?

You see this recipe book?

It's my favorite, Because it shows a picture with every step.

[Louis:] I know which ingredients to use, And the pictures remind me of the order of the steps in the recipe.

Ooooh.

Maybe I need a recipe too!

Hey, where you goin?

I'm gonna make a picture recipe for carrot cake -- -- I mean, for the Carrot Cake Dance!

Step one: chop the carrots [Trills] Step two: mix the eggs Step three: pour the batter.

[Lyla:] Step four: now the other side.

Step five: Right foot kick.

- Step six: - [Trills] - Time to eat, - [Uh huh.]

Then repeat.

Hey, Stu.

[Yeah?]

Here.

After I do each dance move, show me the next picture, So I'll know what to do next.

Got it?

[Okay!]

[TRILLS] [Sigh] Chop the carrots...

Mix the eggs... Pour the batter... Now the other side!

Right foot kick!

Time to eat, then repeat!

[Trills] Ready, Set, go!

♪Chop the carrots with s'um power♪ ♪Mix the eggs, sugar, flour♪ ♪Pour the batter with a slide♪ ♪Now you do the other side!♪ ♪Oven time right foot kick,♪ ♪Time to eat, then repeat!♪ [Cheering!]

Thank you, everybody!

The pictures helped me learn.

[Yeah!]

Just like your recipe, Dad!

Ahh, that's fantastic, Lil' Loops.

I knew you could do it.

[Laugh] lets do it again!

All together!

Okay!

And if anybody forgets a step, Just watch Stu holding up the cards.

[Trills] [Clapping] Ready, Set, go!

♪Chop the carrots with s'um power♪ ♪Mix the eggs, sugar, flour♪ ♪Pour the batter with a slide♪ ♪Now you do the other side!♪ ♪Oven time right foot kick,♪ ♪Time to eat, then repeat!♪ [Clapping] ♪Chop the carrots with s'um power♪ ♪Mix the eggs, sugar, flour♪ ♪Pour the batter with a slide♪ ♪Now you do the other side!♪ ♪Oven time right foot kick,♪ ♪Time to eat, then repeat!♪ - We did it!

- All right team!

[Cheering] Lyla, guess what?

What?

By the end, you weren't even looking at the pictures!

Oh wow!

I guess I only needed the pictures, To help me remember the steps in the beginning.

And now, I've got the order down, And I don't need them anymore!

Bravo!

Let's do it again!

And this time, since I don't need the pictures... Stu!

[Trills] Dance with us!

[Lets do this!!]

[Clapping] Ready, Set, go!

♪Chop the carrots with s'um power♪ ♪Mix the eggs, sugar, flour♪ ♪Pour the batter with a slide♪ ♪Now you do the other side!♪ ♪Oven time right foot kick!♪ ♪Time to eat, then repeat!♪ Wooo!

♪Chop the carrots with s'um power♪ ♪Mix the eggs, sugar, flour♪ ♪Pour the batter with a slide♪ ♪Now you do the other side!♪ ♪Oven time right foot kick!♪ ♪Time to eat, then repeat!♪ [Cheering] [Louis:] Good job Loops Group!

[Cheering] [♪♪] [♪♪] Lyla in the Loop is made possible in part by... A Ready to Learn grant from the US Department of Education, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people, and by viewers like you.

Thank you!