[Theme music]

As theme music plays, Polkaroo, a tall green creature with floppy ears wearing a yellow shirt with coloured polka dots, spins around, surrounded by coloured circles. Objects turn into shapes and numbers. Polkaroo waves.

Title: Polkaroo Counts!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

[Child laughing]

[Music plays]

A narrator says, HI!
WHATCHA PLAYING, ANGELA?

Angela, a girl with her hair in bunches and wearing a pink quilted jacket, holds large coloured rings and puts down an orange cone. Angela says, RING TOSS!

The narrator says, RING TOSS, FUN!
WHERE'S POLKAROO?

[Chimes ring]

Polkaroo appears and says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, POLKAROO LOOKS READY
TO TOSS SOME RINGS!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, HOW DO YOU PLAY,
ANGELA?

Angela says, IT'S EASY!
YOU JUST HAVE TO GET
THE MOST RINGS ON THE CONE!

Polkaroo drops a ring on the cone and says, POLKAROO, POLKAROO!

Angela says, OH POLKAROO.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO.

[Sad trombone plays]

The narrator says, OH POLKAROO! NOT LIKE
THAT!

Polkaroo picks up the ring and says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, HOW ABOUT STANDING
FIVE STEPS AWAY?

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO?

Polkaroo and Angela stand back to back.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

[Music plays]

Polkaroo and Angela take steps.

The narrator counts, ONE, TWO, THREE...

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator counts, FOUR...

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator counts, FIVE...

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

Polkaroo and Angela stop.

The narrator says, WAIT, THAT'S WEIRD.

Polkaroo asks, POLKAROO?

The narrator says, YOU BOTH TOOK
FIVE STEPS,
BUT POLKAROO IS
FARTHER AWAY!

Polkaroo puts his hands on his hips and says, POLKAROO!

Angela says, I THINK POLKAROO'S FEET
ARE BIGGER THAN MINE!

Polkaroo looks at his feet.

The narrator says, GOOD POINT! THEY ARE
BIGGER.
LET'S TRY STARTING AT
THE CONE
AND WALKING TOWARDS
POLKAROO.

Angela walks to the cone.

Polkaroo waves at Angela and says, POLKAROO, POLKAROO!

The narrator counts as Angela steps, ONE, TWO...

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator counts, THREE...
FOUR...

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator counts, FIVE!

Angela stops.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, THAT MUST MEAN FIVE
POLKAROO-STEPS
ARE LONGER THAN
FIVE OF...

Angela says, MY STEPS!

The narrator says, EXACTLY!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO?

The narrator says, PEOPLE'S FEET CAN
COME IN DIFFERENT SIZES.

Angela says, MY STEPS ARE SHORTER
THAN YOUR STEPS.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

Angela says, LET'S USE POLKAROO
STEPS!

Angela jumps to where Polkaroo is standing.

The narrator says, GOOD IDEA TO USE
POLKAROO STEPS!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

[Drum roll]

Polkaroo tosses a ring that lands on the cone and says,
POLK-A-ROOO...

[Cymbal crash]

The narrator says, WOW!

Angela says, YAY!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

[Cheering]

Angela tosses a ring that lands on the cone.

[Cymbal crash]

The narrator says, DOUBLE WOW!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, YOU TWO ARE AMAZING!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!
POLKAROO!

Polkaroo hugs Angela.

[Harp music]

Polka dots float by.

The narrator says, POLKAROO AND ANGELA
SAW THAT POLKAROO'S STEPS
ARE LONGER THAN
ANGELA'S STEPS!

[Theme music]

End credits: Produced by GAPC Entertainment. In association with TVO Kids.

Copyright GAPC Entertainment (Counts) Inc. 2021.