[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, “Pet Elephant Camp.”

Donkey Hodie reads, ‘PET ELEPHANT CAMP.’

Grampy Hodie, a grey donkey, stands on a porch beside a house. Gregory, a large elephant, leaves the house and walks to Grampy Hodie.

[Squeaking, Gregory sighs, door closes, Gregory trumpets, gentle music plays]

Grampy Hodie asks, WHAT'S THAT GREGORY?
YOU FORGOT SOMETHING?

Gregory says, BLURT BLURT BLURT?

Grampy Hodie asks, YOUR SUNSCREEN?

Gregory says, BLURT.

Grampy Hodie says, UH...
TOP SHELF OF YOUR DRESSER.

[Gregory trumpets, upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie walks towards the porch.

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!
TODAY'S THE DAY, GRAMPY!
PET ELEPHANT CAMP FOR GREGORY.

[Door opens and closes]

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH!
WHOA-OH!

[Gregory trumpets]

Gregory asks, BLURT BLURT BLURT?

Grampy Hodie says, OH, YOUR TOOTHBRUSH
IS IN THE BATHROOM CABINET.

Gregory asks, BLURT BLURT BLURT?

Grampy Hodie says, OH, UH, YOUR
BASEBALL MITT IS IN THE BASKET.

Gregory asks, BLURT BLURT BLURT?

Grampy Hodie says, OH, AND YOUR STICKER
COLLECTION IS ON THE BOOKSHELF.

[Gregory gasps, trumpets]

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM.

[Door creaks]

Gregory asks, BLURT BLURT?

Grampy Hodie says, YES, GREGORY?

Gregory says, BLURT BLURT!

Grampy Hodie says, AWW,
YOU'RE WELCOME, GREGORY!

[Upbeat music plays, door closes]

Donkey Hodie asks, IS GREGORY EXCITED, GRAMPY?

[Gregory trumpets]

Grampy Hodie says, MMM, HE SURE IS!
BUT YOU KNOW IT'S GONNA BE
DIFFERENT AROUND HERE
WITHOUT HIM FOR A FEW WEEKS.

Donkey Hodie says, MMM YEAH, I'LL MISS HIM
GREETING ME HERE EVERY MORNING!

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH.

[Beeping]

Grampy Hodie says, OH.
OH, HERE WE GO...

UH, YOUR CAMP BUS
IS HERE, GREGORY!

Gregory runs past Grampy Hodie and Donkey Hodie. He carries a yellow suitcase with his trunk.

[Gregory mumbles, birds chirp, gentle music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, HAVE A HEE-HAWESOME
TIME AT PET ELEPHANT CAMP, GREGORY.

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM.

Gregory says, BLURT BLURT!

Donkey Hodie says, I HOPE YOU DO
LOTS OF FUN PET ELEPHANT THINGS!

Gregory says, BLURT.

Grampy Hodie says, AND REMEMBER TO WEAR
YOUR SWEATER WHEN IT'S CHILLY.
DRINK ALL YOUR GRUMBLEBERRY
JUICE AT BREAKFAST, AND DON'T BURY
YOUR NEW SQUEAK TOY.

Gregory says, BLURT.

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH, BUT OF COURSE,
HAVE SO MUCH FUN!

Gregory hugs Grampy Hodie with his trunk.

Gregory says, BLURT, BLURT BLURT
BLURT. BLURT!

BLURT BLURT BLURT.

Grampy Hodie asks, OH, WHAT'S THAT?

Gregory says, BLURT BLURT BLURT
BLURT BLURT BLURT!

Grampy Hodie says, OOO, YOU LEFT
SOMETHING IN MY ROOM FOR US?
OH, OKAY, WELL I'LL TAKE A LOOK.

Gregory picks up his suitcase.

[Rustling]

Gregory says, BLURT.
BLURT BLURT BLURT! BLURT!

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM,
THERE WE GO. BUH-BYE, GREGORY!
HAVE FUN!

Donkey Hodie says, BYE! BYE, GREGORY!
HAVE FUN!

[Beeping, motor hums]

Later, Donkey Hodie dribbles a basketball.

[Thumping ball, upbeat guitar music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, AND DONKEY HAS THE BALL,
SHE HAS TO KEEP DRIBBLING
UNTIL THE MUSIC STOPS...

Grampy Hodie strums his guitar.

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM.
AND IT'S NOT STOPPING YET!

Donkey Hodie says, NO, IT IS NOT!

Grampy Hodie says, MM-MMM.

[Grampy Hodie laughs, he sighs, thumping continues, guitar music continues]

Grampy Hodie says, REMEMBER LAST
TIME WE PLAYED GUITAR BALL?

GREGORY KEPT TRYING TO GET
THE BALL FROM YOU?

[Donkey Hodie giggles]

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH, HE KEPT
KNOCKING IT OUT OF MY HANDS
WITH HIS TRUNK!

[Grampy Hodie sighs, guitar music stops]

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM.
GREGORY IS JUST THE CUTEST.

[He chuckles]

Donkey Hodie says, MMM, HE SURE IS...

[Gentle music plays]

Grampy Hodie says, I CAN'T STOP
THINKING ABOUT HIM.

Donkey Hodie says, ME TOO, GRAMPY.

Grampy Hodie says, REALLY MISS HIM ALREADY.

[Donkey Hodie sighs, upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, WELL, GRAMPY,
DON'T WORRY. BECAUSE I, DONKEY HODIE,
WILL HELP US NOT MISS GREGORY SO MUCH.

Grampy Hodie says, THAT'S A WONDERFUL
IDEA, DONKEY.

WE'LL HELP EACH OTHER.
NOW WHAT SHOULD WE DO...?

[They both sigh, birds chirp]

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

Grampy Hodie says, YA KNOW,
THIS REMINDS ME OF WHEN HARRIETT
ELIZABETH COW WENT ON A TRIP.
I REALLY MISSED MY GOOD FRIEND...

Grampy Hodie remembers reading a book.

[Gentle music plays]

Grampy Hodie says, SO, I TRIED
READING A BOOK TO HELP ME FEEL
LESS SAD.

Donkey Hodie asks, DID IT HELP?

Grampy Hodie says, A LITTLE.
BUT YOU SEE HARRIET LEFT ME
HER NEW SCULPTURE: THE COW
JUMPING OVER THE PRUNE.

Donkey Hodie says, I LOVE THAT SCULPTURE!

Grampy Hodie says, ME TOO.
BUT THE PROBLEM WAS, EVERY
TIME I LOOKED AT IT IT MADE ME
MISS HER...

Donkey Hodie asks, SO, WHAT'D YOU DO?

Grampy Hodie says, WELL, I STOPPED READING...

Grampy remember drawing.

[Whoosh, scratching marker, upbeat music plays]

Grampy Hodie says ,...AND JUST STARTED
DRAWING DOODLES ON A PIECE OF PAPER.
AND SINCE I WAS THINKING OF HARRIETT,
I DECIDED TO DRAW A PICTURE
OF HER AND ME.

AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS JUST
A DRAWING OF HARRIETT,
SEEING HER MADE ME FEEL BETTER.

[Slide whistle]

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW,
I HAVE AN IDEA, GRAMPY!
BE RIGHT BACK!

Donkey Hodie runs away and returns with markers and paper.

[Slide whistle]

Donkey Hodie says, LET'S DRAW
PICTURES OF GREGORY!

Soon, Donkey Hodie and Grampy Hodie look down on blank pieces of paper on a table.

Donkey Hodie asks, YOU KNOW WHAT
I LOVE ABOUT GREGORY?

Grampy Hodie asks, OH, WHAT'S THAT?

Donkey Hodie says, I LOVE HIS REALLY LONG TRUNK.

[Scratching marker on paper, upbeat music plays]

Grampy Hodie says, MM-MMM-HMM.

Donkey Hodie says, YOU KNOW, HE CAN
SWING ME WITH IT.

Grampy Hodie says, OOOO, MM-HMM!
AND YOU KNOW, I LOVE
WHEN HE BRINGS ME
MY SLIPPERS IN THE MORNING...

[Donkey Hodie laughs softly]

Grampy Hodie says, ...AND WAKES ME UP
WITH A LITTLE...

[Imitates elephant trumpeting, Donkey Hodie giggles]

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH!

[Both sigh]

Donkey Hodie says, MMM-DONE!

[Slide whistle, birds chirp, upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, THIS IS GREGORY
AND ME DANCING!

OOO I LOVE IT WHEN HE SHAKES
AND SHIMMIES!

Donkey Hodie says, HERE'S MINE!
GREGORY JUST LOVES THROWING
HIS NEW SQUEAKY TOY.

AND IT ALWAYS GETS STUCK
IN THE SAME TREE!

[Laughter]

Donkey Hodie says, WELL, I DON'T
FEEL SO SAD NOW.

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH ME, EITHER.

[Birds chirp]

Grampy Hodie says, WAIT A MINUTE.
DO YOU HEAR THAT, DONKEY?

Donkey Hodie says, I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.

[Gentle music plays]

Grampy Hodie says, OH, IT'S QUIET
BECAUSE GREGORY ISN'T RUNNING
AROUND LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES.
AROUND THIS TIME, HE'D BE ASKING
FOR HIS LUNCH.

Donkey Hodie says, OH.

[Grampy Hodie sighs]

Grampy Hodie says, I KNOW HE'S
ONLY BEEN GONE FOR A LITTLE
WHILE, BUT I MISS HIS VOICE.

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH, LET'S THINK HERE.

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH...

Donkey Hodie says, WE'VE ALREADY DONE
ONE THING THAT HELPED US NOT MISS
GREGORY, I BET WE CAN DO SOMETHING
ELSE ABOUT THIS TOO!

THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK!

[Grampy Hodie sighs]

They both say, HMM.

[Gentle music plays]

Grampy Hodie says, HEY!
HEY, MAYBE WE CAN MAKE
HIS FUNNY SOUND?

Donkey Hodie says, HEY, YEAH!

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH, LET ME TRY IT.

[Barks, birds chirp]

Donkey Hodie says, HMMM.

He says, NO, THAT DOESN'T SOUND
ANYTHING LIKE IT...

Donkey Hodie says, OKAY, HERE WE GO.

[Donkey Hodie inhales deeply]

Donkey Hodie quietly says, BLURT!

Grampy Hodie says, NO. THAT WASN'T QUITE IT.

Donkey Hodie says, NO, THAT WASN'T IT EITHER.

Both say, UH.

[Gasp, ding, upbeat music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, HEY!
HEY, I KNOW!

MAYBE I CAN MAKE GREGORY'S
SOUND WITH THIS!

Donkey Hodie strums the guitar.

[Guitar strums]

Donkey Hodie asks, DOES THAT
SOUND LIKE GREGORY?

Grampy Hodie says, UM...
NOT REALLY.

[Guitar strums]

Donkey Hodie asks, NOW?

Grampy Hodie says, WELL,
IT'S A GOOD TRY, DONKEY.
BUT NO, THAT DOESN'T SOUND
ANYTHING LIKE GREGORY.

BUT WE DO HAVE
OTHER INSTRUMENTS!

Donkey Hodie says, WOOOO!

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM.
SO YOU WANT TO GO CHECK IT OUT?
LET'S GO INSIDE?

Donkey Hodie says, OH! YEAH, YEAH!

Grampy Hodie says, LET'S GO.
COME ON.

Inside the house, Donkey Hodie bangs on two drums.

[Donkey Hodie hums, drumming, sighs]

Grampy Hodie says, MM-MM.

Donkey Hodie plays a xylophone.

[Xylophone clinks, gasp]

Donkey Hodie plays a flute.

[Flute music plays]

Donkey Hodie shakes a tambourine.

[Tambourine jingles]

Donkey Hodie hits a triangle.

[Ding]

Grampy Hodie says, HMM, NO.

[Sighs]

Donkey Hodie says, HUH. HMM>

Donkey Hodie plays a horn.

[Horn blurts, gasps]

Grampy Hodie says, THAT'S IT, DONKEY!
THAT SOUNDS JUST LIKE GREGORY!

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!

[Deep inhaling, horn blurts]

Grampy Hodie says, NOW I CAN SEE
AND HEAR GREGORY!

[Deep inhaling, horn blurts, upbeat music plays]

Grampy Hodie says, THIS SHOULD MAKE THE TIME FLY BY
WHILE HE'S AT PET ELEPHANT CAMP!

[Deep inhaling, horn blurts]

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM.
THERE HE IS. THAT'S MY GUY!

Later, Donkey Hodie and Grampy Hodie sit on a porch swing outside the house.

[Both sigh, birds chirp]

Donkey Hodie says, SOUNDING LIKE
GREGORY SURE IS TIRING.

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH WELL,
THANK YOU, DONKEY!

THE HORN SOUNDED
JUST LIKE GREGORY.
ALMOST LIKE HE WAS
RIGHT HERE WITH US.

Donkey Hodie says, HMM, I KNOW. GRAMPY?

Grampy Hodie says, HMM?

[Gentle music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, I'M STILL KINDA
MISSING GREGORY.

Grampy says, YEAH, ME TOO,
MY LITTLE DONKAROO.

I MISS OUR NIGHTS BY THE FIRE
UNDER THE STARS.

Grampy imagines sitting with Gregory under the stars.

[Donkey Hodie giggles]

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH,
OR WHEN WE PLAY GET THE PEANUT!

Donkey Hodie images a giant peanut dangling on a string in front of Gregory.

In her imagination, she says, GET THE PEANUT!

[Whoosh]

Grampy Hodie says, YEP. HE'S A GREAT FRIEND.

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!
A REALLY GREAT FRIEND!

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH!

[Upbeat music plays]

Grampy Hodie sings, A FRIEND IS KIND,
A FRIEND IS TRUE.
A FRIEND CAN HAVE FOUR LEGS
AND BE BLUE.

AND I HAVE YET TO FIND
A CLOSER FRIEND
THAN THE ONE I HAVE FOUND
IN MY ELEPHANT. ♪

WHETHER IT'S A BOARD GAME
OR SQUEAKY TOY,
WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER
WE ALWAYS ENJOY.

[Squeaking]

Grampy Hodie sings, SHARING THE
GOOD TIMES AND COMPANY.
I'M HAPPY WITH HIM,
HE'S HAPPY WITH ME.

AND WHEN I AM LOW, WHOSE TRUNK
ALWAYS LIFTS ME HIGH?
MY ELEPHANT NEVER FORGETS
TO BE A FRIEND OF MINE.

Donkey Hodie sings, A FRIEND IS LOVING,
A FRIEND IS TRUE.
A FRIEND CAN HAVE FLOPPY EARS
AND GO…

[Horn blurts]

Donkey Hodie sings, AND I AM HAPPY
TO HAVE FOUND A FRIEND.
IN GREGORY THE ELEPHANT.

WHEN WE GO WALKIN'
DOWN THE ROAD,
WE LIKE DANCIN
TO TUNES ON THE RADIO.
SHARING THE GOOD TIMES
AND COMPANY.

[Gregory trumpets]

Donkey Hodie sings, I'M HAPPY WITH HIM,
HE'S HAPPY WITH ME.

AND IF EVER I NEED A FRIEND
TO WALK BY MY SIDE,
YOUR ELEPHANT NEVER FORGETS
TO BE A FRIEND OF MINE!

Both sing, GREGORY NEVER FORGETS
TO BE A FRIEND OF MINE!

[Donkey Hodie giggles, Grampy Hodie sighs]

Grampy Hodie says, NOW THAT
CHEERED ME UP, DONKEY!

[He laughs, Donkey Hodie giggles]

Donkey Hodie says, ME TOO!
I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER!

Grampy Hodie says, YES! HA HA!

[Upbeat music plays]

Grampy Hodie sings, MY PET ELEPHANT
NEVER FORGETS TO BE A FRIEND OF MINE!

[They both chuckle]

Donkey Hodie says, FORGETS?

Grampy Hodie says, HMM?

Donkey Hodie says, HEY, THAT REMINDS ME.
DIDN'T GREGORY SAY HE LEFT
SOMETHING IN HIS ROOM FOR US?

Grampy Hodie says, WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT!
HE DID.

Donkey Hodie says, I'LL GO GET IT!

[Grunt, slide whistle, door clicks]

Donkey Hodie carries a piece of paper and large circles of woven rope.

Donkey Hodie says, GOT EM!
AND LOOK...

[Giggles, slide whistle]

Donkey Hodie says,...HE LEFT A NOTE.

Grampy Hodie says, AWW, THAT IS SO SWEET.

[Paper rustles]

Grampy Hodie says, OOO! IT SAYS
HE MADE THESE FRIENDSHIP
BRACELETS FOR US!

[Bright notes play]

Donkey Hodie says, WE LEARNED
TO MAKE THEM WITH GREGORY
LAST SUMMER!

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM!
YEAH, AND LET'S SEE AND UH...
HE HOPES THESE REMIND US OF HIM
WHILE HE'S AWAY AT CAMP!

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!
LET'S PUT ON OUR BRACELETS!

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH!

Donkey Hodie says, HM...
IT'S KINDA BIG FOR A BRACELET.

Grampy Hodie says, MMM. NOT FOR GREGORY.

[Donkey Hodie giggles]

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT PROBABLY FITS GREGORY PERFECTLY.

[Upbeat music plays]

Grampy Hodie says, YEAH. WELL,
LET'S TRY EM ON. UHH...

They both look at the large bracelets.

Donkey Hodie says, HMM.
WAIT! MAYBE WE NEED TO PUT ONE
ON BOTH OF US AT THE SAME TIME.

Grampy Hodie says, LET'S TRY!

Donkey Hodie says, HERE WE GO.

Grampy Hodie says, UH HUH. OVER HERE.

Donkey Hodie and Grampy Hodie put their heads close together. Donkey Hodie puts a bracelet around both their heads.

Donkey Hodie says, I'LL JUST DUCK IN HERE
WITH YOU.

Grampy Hodie says, WELL, GREGORY SAID
HE MADE IT FOR BOTH OF US.

The bracelet falls to their shoulders.

Grampy Hodie says, AW YEAH, THAT'S IT!

Donkey Hodie says, LOOKIN GOOD, GRAMPY.

Grampy Hodie says, LOOKIN GOOD,
MY LITTLE DONKAROO.

[They chuckle, gentle music plays]

Donkey Hodie says, AWWW, YOU KNOW,
I'M STILL GOING TO MISS GREGORY.
BUT HAVING THIS FRIENDSHIP
BRACELET MAKES ME THINK OF HOW
MUCH HE LOVES US AND THAT MAKES
ME REALLY HAPPY.

[Donkey Hodie giggles, rustling]

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM. SAME
WITH, UH, THESE PICTURES HERE.

Donkey Hodie says, OH YEAH.

Grampy Hodie says, MM-HMM.

Donkey Hodie says, THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

Grampy Hodie says, AWW, WELL,
THANK YOU MY LITTLE DONKAROO.

[Donkey Hodie giggles, Grampy Hodie sighs, birds sing]

Donkey Hodie says, YOU KNOW,
IF GREGORY WAS HERE,
WHAT DO YOU THINK
HE'D SAY ABOUT ALL THIS?

Donkey Hodie says, HMM, I FEEL
LIKE HE'D SAY SOMETHING LIKE…

[Deep inhaling, horn blurts, upbeat music plays, both laugh, both sigh]

[Upbeat music continues]

End credits roll.

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

Directed by: Frankie Cordero.

Written by: Adam Rudman. George Arthur Bloom.

Starring:
Haley Jenkins.
Frankie Cordero.
David Rudman.

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.”