[Upbeat music plays, birds sing]

Paths lead to houses in a small village on a grassy hill. Four turbines on a windmill rotate slowly.

Voices sing, HERE COMES
DONKEY HODIE.

A yellow donkey with a brown mane and long eyelashes exits the windmill through a doorway.

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!

Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.

A voice sings, SHE LOVES ADVENTURE,
SHE LOVES SURPRISE.

WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM,
SHE TRIES AND TRIES.

[Slide whistle]

The voices sing, LET'S GO, DONKEY HODIE.

The single voice sings, IF SHE FAILS,
SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK.

COME ON, DUCK DUCK,
GIVE A QUACK

[Slide whistle]

Duck Duck, a green duck, quacks, KEE-KEE! QUACK!

Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.

The voice sings, PLAYS WITH BOB DOG,
THEY HAVE A BALL.

IT'S FUN FOR THEM,
IT'S FUN FOR ALL.

[Boinging, slide whistle]

Bob Dog, a brown dog, barks, BOW-WOW!

Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.

[Whoosh]

The voice sings, JUST FOR FUN,
SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP.

WITH PURPLE PANDA,
IN A SPACESHIP.

Purple Panda says, HEY-O!

Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.

Text reads, “Created by Adam Rudman and David Rudman.” “Developed by Ellen Doherty.” “Inspired by the work of Fred Rogers.” “Donkey Hodie.”

[Slide whistle]

The voice sings, HEE AND A HAW
AND A HAW AND A HEE.

SOMEPLACE ELSE IS THE PLACE
TO BE.

Voices sing, WITH OUR PAL,
DONKEY HODIE.

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!

Text reads, “Big Nest Bird Party.”

Donkey Hodie strolls past a bush. Polly walks on the other side.

[Upbeat music plays, Donkey Hodie hums]

Polly says, OH, OH, HIYA, DONKEY!

Donkey Hodie says, OH, HI, POLLY!

Polly says, HA HA!
I JUST SAW YOUR MAGENTA MANE
JUST THEN AND I THOUGHT
THAT'S GOTTA BE DONKEY HODIE!

[They laugh, happy music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, JUST GOTTA LOVE
MY MAGENTA MANE!

Polly says, YEAH!

Donkey Hodie says, BYE, POLLY.

Polly says, OH, BYE!

Donkey Hodie sings, HEE AND A HAW,
AND A HAW AND A HEE.
HEE AND A HAW, AND A HAW AND
A HEE. HEE AND A HA-

Doc Skunk sits beneath a tree with an open book in her hand.

[Birds chirp]

Doc Skunk says, OH, I HEARD YOUR HEE-HAW'S,
DONKEY, AND KNEW IT WAS YOU!

Donkey Hodie says, YEP, JUST
GOTTA LOVE MY HEE-HAW'S!

Doc Skunk says, OH, WELL, I SURE DO.

[Donkey Hodie giggles]

Donkey Hodie says, BYE, DOC SKUNK!

Doc Skunk says, GOODBYE!

Donkey Hodie says, HAVE A HEE-HAWESOME DAY!

Doc Skunk says, MM-HMM.

Moustro walks past Donkey Hodie.

Moustro says, OH DONKEY!
OH, YES, I SAW YOUR STRUTTING
AND I KNEW THAT WAS YOU.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE
WHO STRUTS LIKE THAT.

[Donkey Hodie giggles, upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH!
I CALL IT MY DANDY DONKEY STRUT!

Moustro says, WELL, THAT IS JUST SO DONKEY!

Donkey Hodie says, THAT IS SO ME!
I LIKE BEING ME!

[Giggles]

Moustro says, SO, WHERE ARE YOU OFF
TO NOW, DONKEY?

Donkey Hodie says, OH!
I AM SO EXCITED!
I'M OFF TO THE BIG NEST
BIRD PARTY. I'M ON MY WAY
RIGHT NOW!

Moustro says, WELL, THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A LOT FUN!

Donkey Hodie says, IT SHOULD BE!
SINCE I LOVE PARTY GAMES
AND DANCING, THIS PARTY
IS SURE TO BE HEEE-HAWESOME!

Moustro says, WELL, HAVE A
GREAT TIME, DONKEY!

Donkey Hodie says, THANKS, MOUSTRO!

Moustro says, MM-HMM!

[Giggles]

Donkey Hodie says, BYE!

[Donkey Hodie hums, quacking, chirping, upbeat music plays]

Duck Duck sits in a nest with a red bird and a yellow bird. Red and blue party flags hang around the nest.

Duck Duck says, OH OH, LOOK!
HEY HEY! DONKEY!
YEAH, DONKEY'S HERE!

YEAH, I'M SO HAPPY
YOU ARE HERE, DONKEY!

The yellow bird says, WELCOME
TO THE BIG NEST BIRD PARTY!

Donkey Hodie says, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME!

The red bird says, OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT DONKEY WAS INVITED
TO OUR BIG NEST BIRD PARTY?

Duck Duck says, YEP YEP, SHE WAS!
EVEN THOUGH DONKEY IS MOST
CERTAINLY NOT A BIRDIE,
SHE DOES LOVE A GOOD PARTY.

[Giggling]

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH, JUST LIKE YOU ALL.

Duck Duck says, AND SHE LOVES PARTY GAMES...

Donkey Hodie says, OH, YEAH, PARTY GAMES, OH,
AND DANCING, ALSO JUST LIKE YOU!

The red bird says, THAT ALL SOUNDS TWEET-ERRIFIC!

The yellow bird says, WE'RE EXCITED
YOU'RE HERE, DONKEY.

Donkey Hodie says, I'M EXCITED TOO, BIRD!

[Chirping, laughing]

Donkey Hodie says, SO, UM, I'VE NEVER
BEEN TO A BIRD NEST PARTY BEFORE.
WHAT DO WE DO?

[Gentle music plays]

Duck Duck says, FIRST UP IS THE GAME
BIRDIE SAYS!

The other birds say, BIRDIE SAYS!
BIRDIE SAYS!

Duck Duck says, YEP YEP!

THE GAME WHERE YOU GOTTA
DO WHAT THE BIRDIE SAYS.
SOOOO, BIRDIE SAYS,
LET OUT A TWEET OR A CHIRP!
MM-HMM.

[Birds tweet, chirp]

Donkey Hodie says, OH, OKAY, UM, UH... TWEET?

Duck Duck says, NOW, BIRDIE SAYS...
RUFFLE YOUR FEATHERS!

[Small grunts, rustling]

Donkey Hodie says, OH, OH, RUFFLING
FEATHERS, UH, OKAY, UM...

HMMM... OH!

MAYBE I CAN RUFFLE MY FUR
AS THEY RUFFLE THEIR FEATHERS?

[Wobbling, upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH! YEAH,
THIS IS KIND OF SIMILAR. MAYBE?

Duck Duck says, KAY KAY, YEAH!
NOW, BIRDIE SAYS...
FLAP YOUR WINGS!

[Flapping, small exclamations]

Donkey Hodie says, OH, YOU'RE
FLAPPING WINGS NOW... OKAY...

The yellow bird says, COME ON,
DONKEY, JOIN US!

The red bird says, YEAH!

Donkey Hodie says, OKAY!
HEE-HAW!

[Upbeat music plays[

Duck Duck says, AND NOW, BIRDIE SAYS...STOP!

The other birds cheer, YAY!

Donkey Hodie says, HA HA, YEAH!
THAT WAS FUN!

Duck Duck says, WELL, IF YOU THINK
THAT WAS FUN YOU'RE GONNA
LOVE THIS!

[Drum roll, dramatic music plays]

Duck Duck says, IT'S TIME FOR...BIRDIE PIÑATA!

The other two birds shout, BIRDIE PIÑATA!

Donkey Hodie repeats, BIRDIE PIÑATA?

A red and blue egg-shaped piñata on a red string lowers from a tree branch.

[Happy music plays]

Duck Duck says, YEP YEP, YEAH!
WE ALL PECK AT THE PIÑATA EGG
WITH OUR LITTLE BEAKS TO GET
TO THE PRIZES INSIDE!

The yellow and red birds peck at the piñata.

[Boing]

Donkey Hodie says, OH, BIRDIE PIÑATA!
MAKES TOTAL SENSE NOW!

[Giggles, boings]

Donkey Hodie says, OKAY, TIME TO TRY.

Donkey Hodie hits the piñata with her nose. It bounces off and hits her face.

Donkey Hodie says, HOO-HOO-HOO.
OOOH, THAT DIDN'T WORK TOO WELL.
I THINK HAVING A POINTY BEAK
HELPS WITH THE PECKING.
YOU CAN DO THIS, DONKEY!

Duck Duck says, COME ON, DONKEY!
KEEP PECKING THIS
BIRDIE PIÑATA WITH US!

Donkey Hodie says, OKAY.
OKAY, HERE I GO.

The piñata knocks Donky Hodie backwards and she falls into a bush.

[Slide whistle]

Donkey Hodie says, WHOA!

[Rustling, giggling]

Donkey Hodie says, WELL, THAT'S
ONE WAY NOT TO PLAY BIRDIE PIÑATA!

[Giggles, boinging, upbeat music plays]

Duck Duck says, YEAH!
YOU ALMOST GOT IT.

Bird seed falls out of the bottom of the piñata.

Duck Duck says, WHOA!

The red and yellow birds say, BIRDSEED!!!

[Munching, giggling]

Donkey Hodie says, OH, I'VE GOTTA
FIND A WAY TO HAVE FUN AT THIS
BIRD PARTY!

Duck Duck says, OH, GOOD BIRDSEED. YEAH!

[Donkey Hodie sighs]

Donkey Hodie says, BUT I CAN'T DO
ALL THE BIRD THINGS...
WHAT SHOULD I DO?

[Birds laugh]

Donkey Hodie says, THINK,
DONKEY HODIE, THINK...

Duck Duck says, HEY HEY, DONKEY,
DO YA WANNA DANCE?

CAUSE YOU KNOW, NEXT UP
AT THE BIG NEST BIRD PARTY IS...
THE SHAKE YOUR TAIL
FEATHER DANCE! YEAH!

The yellow and red birds shout,
SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHER DANCE!

Duck Duck says, YEAH!

The three birds turn and shake their tail feathers.

[Humming, upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, AWW, THE SHAKE
YOUR TAIL FEATHER DANCE?

I NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO
THESE BIRDIE THINGS
SO I CAN HAVE FUN
AT THE BIRD PARTY...

OH, I KNOW!

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST ACT
LIKE A BIRD TOO!

YEAH, THAT OUGHTA WORK.
LET'S SEE...

[Clears her throat]

Donkey Hodie says, TWEET,
TWEET, TWEET!

YEAH-HA-HA!

PRETTY GOOD TWEETING,
I MUST SAY.

NOW I GOTTA PRACTICE SHAKING
MY TAIL FEATHER LIKE A BIRD...HA!

Donkey Hodie turns and shakes her bottom and tail.

[Slide whistle, hums]

Donkey Hodie says, OH YEAH!
I GOTTA SAY, I FEEL LIKE A BIRDIE
SHAKING HER TAIL FEATHER! YES!
I CAN PRETEND TO BE A BIRD!
YOU GOT THIS, DONKEY HODIE!

Duck Duck chants, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE.

Donkey Hodie says, BIG NEST
BIRD PARTY TIME!!!

Duck Duck says, HEY HEY!

Donkey Hodie says, SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHER!

Duck Duck says, SHAKE YOUR TAIL
FEATHERS, YEAH!

The birds turn and shake their tail feathers.

[Slide whistle, upbeat music plays]

The birds say, SHAKE YOUR TAIL
FEATHERS, YEAH!

SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHERS, YEAH!
SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHERS, YEAH!

Donkey Hodie turns and shakes her bottom.

[Slide whistle]

Donkey Hodie says, TWEET, TWEET!
TWEET, TWEET!

Duck Duck chants, HEY, SHAKE, SHAKE,
SHAKE IT UP.

SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE IT UP.

Donkey Hodie says, TWEET, TWEET, TWEET!
TWEET, TWEET...

WHOA-WHOA-WHOA-WHOAAAAA!

Donkey Hodie falls into the bush.

[Slide whistle, rustling, frustrated groan]

Donkey Hodie says, PRETENDING
TO BE A BIRD JUST DOESN'T WORK.
IT'S NOT A LOT OF FUN FOR ME!

Polly says, HELLO!

[Gasps]

Polly says, DONKEY!

I DIDN'T NOTICE YOU
WITHOUT YOUR MAGENTA MANE!

Donkey Hodie gets out of the bush.

[Donkey Hodie and Polly laugh]

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH!
YEAH, MY MAGENTA MANE!

Polly says, I LOVE THAT MAGENTA MANE!
SEE YA, DONKEY!

Donkey Hodie says, OH, BYE, POLLY!

[Giggles]

Donkey Hodie says, OH, I LOVE
MY MAGENTA MANE TOO!

[Upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, OKAY, SO SHOULD
I JUST GO BACK THERE AND TWEET,
TWEET, TWEET?

Doc Skunk arrives beside Donkey Hodie.

Doc Skunk says, TWEET, TWEET, TWEET?
OH, I MISS YOUR HEE-HAW'S, DONKEY!

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW,
I DO TOO, DOC SKUNK!

Doc Skunk says, HMM.
SEE YA LATER, DONKEY!

Donkey Hodie says, BUH-BYE!

Moustro walks to Donkey Hodie and stops in front of her.

[Moustro hums]

Moustro says, OH, DONKEY!
HOW'S THE BIRD PARTY GOING?

[Donkey Hodie sighs]

Donkey Hodie says, SO FAR,
NOT SO GREAT, MOUSTRO.

Moustro says, OH, WELL I DON'T
LIKE TO HEAR THAT. WHY?

Donkey Hodie says, I GUESS I JUST
CAN'T GET INTO THE BIRD-SWING
OF THINGS!

Moustro says, WELL, YOU JUST KEEP
TRYING, DONKEY, LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO.

[Birds chirp]

Donkey Hodie says, THANKS, MOUSTRO...

Moustro says, OH, I WANTED TO TELL YOU,
THAT I LOVE WATCHING YOU
DO YOUR DANDY DONKEY STRUT.

[Giggles]

Moustro continues, I ACTUALLY TRIED
TO DO IT EARLIER! LIKE THIS...

Moustro dances.

[Upbeat music plays, Moustro hums]

Donkey Hodie says, HEY, I LOVE IT HA HA!

Moustro says, BYE!

Donkey Hodie says, BYE, MOUSTRO!

[Giggles, insects chitter, gentle music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, MY DANDY DONKEY STRUT...
THAT IS JUST SO ME, SO DONKEY...

SO ME? SO, DONKEY?
JUST LIKE MY MAGENTA MANE
IS SO ME...HEE-HAW!

[Upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie sings, I CAN TWEET
JUST LIKE THE BIRDS,
I CAN SHAKE MY TAIL LIKE FEATHERS,
I CAN PRETEND TO FLY TOGETHER,
WITH MY FRIENDS AT THE BIRD PARTY.

[Birds laugh, upbeat music continues]

Donkey Hodie sings, BUT I KNOW THAT'S
JUST NOT ME.

I JUST GOTTA BE ME, BECAUSE I'M UNIQUE.

AND IT'S NOT FUN TO ACT LIKE SOMEONE
ELSE WHEN I'M WHO I LIKE TO BE.

I LOVE TO HEE-HAW MY WAY,
I LOVE MY MAGENTA MANE,
AND TO DANDY DONKEY STRUT ALL DAY
BECAUSE IT IS JUST SO ME.
AND I LIKE BEING DONKEY.

I JUST GOTTA BE ME,
BECAUSE I'M UNIQUE.

AND IT'S NOT FUN TO ACT LIKE SOMEONE
ELSE WHEN I'M WHO I LIKE TO BE!

I JUST GOTTA BE ME,
AT THE BIG NEST BIRD PARTY.
I JUST GOTTA BE ME!
I JUST GOTTA BE ME!

[Birds laugh]

Donkey Hodie says, I, DONKEY HODIE,
AM GOING TO BE MYSELF AND HAVE
FUN AT THE BIRD PARTY!

I'M BACK, TIME FOR ME
TO BIG NEST BIRD PARTY!!!

[Birds laugh]

Duck Duck says, OH, AND JUST IN TIME
FOR EVERYONE'S FAVORITE PART
OF THE PARTY...

The three birds say, THE BIG NEST BIRD PARTY FLYBY!

Donkey Hodie repeats, THE BIG NEST BIRD PARTY FLYBY?

The birds take off and fly over Donkey Hodie and the nest.

[Happy music plays]

The yellow bird says, AHHH!

Duck Duck says, WE'RE FLYING HIGH!

The red bird says, YEAH!

Donkey Hodie says, OKAY.
OKAY. WOO-HA!

WELL, THIS FLYING REALLY IS
MORE OF A BIRDIE THING HERE,

AND, UH, I DON'T FLY...

[Happy exclamations]

Donkey Hodie says, I'M GOING TO BE
ME AND HAVE FUN! DANDY DONKEY
STRUT TIME!

Donkey Hodie dances.

[Upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie sings, HEE-HAW!
HEE-HEE-HAW! HEE-HAW!
HEE-HEE-HAW! HEE-HAW!
HEE-HEE-HAW!

Duck Duck says, OH, DONKEY!
THOSE ARE SOME GREAT
STRUTTIN' MOVES.

Donkey Hodie says, AW!

[Duck Duck giggles]

Duck Duck says, I AM SO GLAD
YOU CAME TO THE PARTY, DONKEY!

Donkey Hodie says, THANKS! ME TOO!

The yellow bird says, WE'RE HAVING
SO MUCH FUN WITH YOU!

The red bird says, YEAH!

Donkey Hodie says, OH, I'M HAVING
A HEEEEE-HAWESOME TIME WITH YOU!

The red and yellow birds shout, HEEEE-HAWESOME!

[Donkey Hodie laughs, upbeat music plays]

Duck Duck says, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!

Moustro says, THAT IS SOOOO DONKEY!

Donkey Hodie says, THIS IS A GREAT PARTY!
HEE-HAW! HEE-HEE-HAW!

[Donkey Hodie laughs]

[Upbeat music plays]

End credits roll.

“Executive Producers:
Ellen Doherty.
Adam Rudman.
David Rudman.

Directed by: David Rudman.

Written by: Adam Rudman.

Starring:
Haley Jenkins.
Stephanie D’Abruzzo.

Donkey Hodie. Copyright twenty twenty-two. The Fred Rogers Company. All rights reserved.

Logo: Spiffy Pictures.

[Clink]

Logo: Fred Rogers Productions.

[Daniel Tiger giggles]

Logo: Nine Story Media Group.”