[Upbeat music plays, birds sing]

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

Singers sing, HERE COMES DONKEY HODIE.

Donkey Hodie, a yellow donkey with a purple mane and long eyelashes, exits the windmill through a doorway.

Donkey says, HEE-HAW!

The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.

A person sings, SHE LOVES ADVENTURE, SHE LOVES SURPRISE. WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM, SHE TRIES AND TRIES.

[Slide whistle]

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

The person sings, IF SHE FAILS, SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK. COME ON, DUCK DUCK, GIVE A QUACK.

In front of Grampy Hodie’s cabin, Donkey jumps onto a drum and bounces off. Grampy Hodie watches her bounce up in front of Duck Duck in the sky.

[Slide whistle]

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

The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.

[Boinging]

In Bob Dog’s front yard, Donkey and Bob Dog, a brown dog, ride on top of bouncing balls.

The person sings, PLAYS WITH BOB DOG, THEY HAVE A BALL. IT'S FUN FOR THEM, IT'S FUN FOR ALL.

Donkey bounces off her ball and lands in front of Purple Panda’s spaceship.

[Boinging, slide whistle]

Bob Dog barks, BOW-WOW!

The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.

[Whooshing]

In outer space, Donkey and Purple Panda ride in the spaceship.

The person sings, JUST FOR FUN, SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP. WITH PURPLE PANDA IN A SPACESHIP.

Purple Panda says, HEY-O!

The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.

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

[Slide whistle]

The person sings, HEE AND A HAW AND A HAW AND A HEE. SOMEPLACE ELSE IS THE PLACE TO BE.

The singers sing, WITH OUR PAL, DONKEY HODIE.

[Slide whistle]

Donkey says, HEE-HAW!

Episode title: “Quick Quack Pack.”

[Upbeat music plays, wings flapping, buzzing]

A red bird flies over a marsh. Donkey arrives carrying a net.

Donkey says, DUCK DUCK? DUCK DUCK? HEY, DUCK DUCK! WHERE ARE YOU?

Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY, DONKEY! UP HERE!

Donkey says, OH! HI!

Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY!

Donkey says, YOU WANNA PLAY BOBBLY BALL WITH ME?

[Cheerful music plays, flapping, birds chirping]

Duck Duck says, MM, MAYBE LATER. I'M HAVING TOO MUCH FUN FLYING RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, IF I FLY REALLY SLOWLY, I CAN SEE ALL THE LITTLE FISHIES SWIMMING IN MY POND FROM UP HERE! OH, I LOVE TO FLY!

[Upbeat music plays, flapping]

Duck Duck sings, I LOVE TO FLY UP IN THE SKY, WATCHING THE WORLD AS I GO BY. FLAPPING SLOWLY, I CAN SEE THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD AND THE TOP OF EACH TREE. I CAN TAKE MY TIME AND LOOP-DE-LOOP! HEY!

[Slide whistle, flapping]

Duck Duck does a loop-de-loop.

Duck Duck sings, AND EVEN DO A SWOOP-DE-SWOOP! WHOA!

[Slide whistle]

Duck Duck swoops.

Duck Duck sings, I LOVE TO FLY UP IN THE SKY, WATCHING THE WORLD AS I GO BY. I CAN TAKE MY TIME AND LOOP-DE-LOOP. HEY!

[Slide whistle, flapping]

Duck Duck does a loop-de-loop.

Duck Duck sings, AND EVEN DO A SWOOP-DE-SWOOP! WHOA!

[Slide whistle]

Duck Duck swoops.

Duck Duck sings, I LOVE TO FLY UP IN THE SKY, WATCHING THE WORLD AS I GO BY. WATCHING THE WORLD AS I GO BY, YEAH!

Donkey says, THAT SOUNDS HEE-HAWESOME, DUCK DUCK.

[Flapping]

A large purple bird asks, HEY, DUCK DUCK! DO YOU WANNA FLY WITH US?

A large orange bird says, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SOMEPLACE ELSE. YOU'VE TOTALLY GOT TO COME.

Duck Duck says, OOO, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF SOMEPLACE ELSE. I'VE NEVER FLOWN THAT FAR!

The purple bird says, WE FLY THAT FAR ALL THE TIME! COME JOIN US!

Duck Duck says, OOO.

Donkey says, HAVE FUN, DUCK DUCK!

[Zooming, Duck Duck flapping]

The two larger birds fly away.

Duck Duck says, BYE-BYE, DONKEY! OOO, UH.

[Duck Duck grunting, flapping]

The orange bird asks, ARE YOU COMING, DUCK DUCK?

Duck Duck replies, YEP, YEP, I'M A COMING!

[Grunting, panting]

The purple bird says, TAKE YOUR TIME!

[Zooming]

The larger birds fly away.

Duck Duck says, KAY, KAY!

[Panting, slide whistle]

Duck Duck falls.

Duck Duck says, OOF...

[Thudding]

Donkey says, DUCK DUCK! OH, DUCK DUCK, ARE YOU OKAY?

Duck Duck says, YEAH, I'M OKAY KAY. I JUST RUFFLED A FEW LITTLE FEATHERS.

[Whooshing, mellow music plays]

Duck Duck shakes her head.

Duck Duck says, HMM. YOU KNOW, I TRIED, BUT I JUST COULDN'T FLAP FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE BIGGER BIRDIES.

Donkey says, HMM. THEY SURE ARE FAST FLYERS.

[Birds chirping, frogs ribbiting]

Duck Duck says, D'OH, THEY'RE THE FASTEST! HMM. YOU KNOW, I LIKE FLYING SLOWLY, BUT SOMETIMES I JUST...WISH I COULD FLY AS FAST AS THEY CAN.

Donkey says, WELL, WHY CAN'T YOU?

Duck Duck says, HMM. YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK? I THINK THAT MY LITTLE WINGS ARE NOT AS STRONG AS THEIRS. YEAH. YOU KNOW, MAYBE I CAN TRY TO MAKE THEM STRONGER?

Donkey says, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY NOW, DUCK DUCK? I COULD HELP YOU!

[Boinging]

Duck Duck jumps excitedly.

Duck Duck says, OH! YES, YES, PLEASE!

Donkey says, THEN I, DONKEY HODIE, WILL HELP YOU MAKE YOUR WINGS STRONGER!

Duck Duck says, YEAH!

Donkey says, HMM. SOMETIMES WHEN I WANT TO MAKE MYSELF STRONGER, I DO HOOF KICKS.

Duck Duck says, OH!

[Upbeat music plays]

Donkey says, KICK, KICK, KICK, KICK! COME ON, DUCK DUCK! KICK, KICK, KICK, KICK, KICK...

Duck Duck says, UH, DONKEY, THAT'S VERY NICE, BUT I'M TRYING TO MAKE MY LITTLE WINGS STRONGER, NOT MY LEGS.

Donkey says, GOOD POINT.

[Slide whistle]

Duck Duck flaps her wings.

Duck Duck says, UH, WELL... I COULD DO SOME FLAPPING-JACKS?

[Donkey gasping]

Donkey says, GREAT IDEA! I CAN PRETEND MY ARMS ARE WINGS!

Duck Duck says, YEAH! HERE WE GO!

[Slide whistles, energetic music plays]

Duck Duck flaps her wings, and Donkey flaps her arms.

Both say, FLAP! FLAP! FLAP! FLAP!

Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY, I CAN FEEL MY WINGS GETTING STRONGER ALREADY!

[Donkey giggling]

Both say, FLAP! FLAP!

[Flapping, light music plays]

The two large birds fly above Duck Duck and Donkey.

The purple bird says, DUCK DUCK!

Duck Duck says, HUH?

The purple bird says, THERE YOU ARE! DO YOU WANNA FLY TO THE OTHER, OTHER SIDE OF SOMEPLACE ELSE?

The orange bird says, IT'S EVEN FARTHER THAN THE OTHER SIDE OF SOMEPLACE ELSE!

Duck Duck and Donkey say, OOO.

Donkey says, HEE-HAWESOME!

Duck Duck says, YEAH! HERE I COME! THANKS FOR HELPING ME GET STRONGER, DONKEY!

[Flapping]

Donkey says, HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT!

[Slide whistle, flapping]

The two larger birds fly away, and Duck Duck flies slowly behind them.

Duck Duck says, OH... UH...

[Grunting, flapping, upbeat music plays]

Duck Duck says, COMING! YEAH, I GOT THIS.

Donkey says, KEEP FLAPPING, DUCK DUCK! YOU CAN DO IT!

Duck Duck says, YEAH. THANKS, DONKEY.

[Grunting, flapping]

The two larger birds return.

The purple bird asks, ARE YOU COMING, DUCK DUCK?

Duck Duck says, YEAH, I'M FLAPPING AS FAST AS I CAN.

The orange bird says, OH, THAT'S OKAY. YOU'LL GET THERE WHEN YOU GET THERE!

[Slide whistles, flapping]

The two larger birds fly away.

Duck Duck says, KAY, KAY. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. OHHHHH!

[Slide whistle, thudding]

Duck Duck falls to the ground.

Donkey says, DUCK DUCK?! OH, DUCK DUCK, ARE YOU OKAY?

[Birds chirping, frogs ribbiting, upbeat music plays]

Donkey helps Duck Duck stand.

Duck Duck says, YEAH, I'M OKAY KAY. NOT EVEN A SCRATCH. I GUESS MY LITTLE WINGS STILL AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH.

Donkey says, THEY AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH YET! THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE THEM STRONGER. THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK! HMM.

Donkey says, SOMETIMES, WHEN I WANT TO MAKE MY ARMS STRONGER, I LIFT HOOF WEIGHTS!

[Gasping]

Donkey says, MAYBE YOU CAN LIFT WING WEIGHTS!

Duck Duck says, OH, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY WING WEIGHTS.

Donkey says, BUT I KNOW SOMETHING YOU DO HAVE.

[Whooshing, Donkey humming]

Donkey ties a book to each of Duck Duck’s wings.

Donkey says, TA-DA!

Duck Duck says, HMM.

Donkey says, WING WEIGHTS! THESE WILL HELP MAKE YOUR WINGS STRONGER.

Duck Duck says, YEAH, THESE BOOKS SURE ARE HEAVY, ALL RIGHT. OH.

Donkey says, LET'S TRY SOME WING LIFTS!

Duck Duck says, KAY KAY.

Donkey says, WINGS UP.

[Creaking]

Duck Duck lifts her wings.

Duck Duck says, WINGS DOWN.

[Creaking, sighing]

Donkey says, WINGS UP.

[Creaking]

Duck Duck lifts her wings.

Duck Duck says, UH. WINGS DOWN.

[Sighing]

Donkey says, WINGS UP.

[Creaking]

Duck Duck lifts her wings.

Duck Duck says, DUCK DOWN.

[Slide whistle, thudding]

Duck Duck falls backwards. Donkey helps her stand.

Duck Duck says, WHOA. WHOA.

The two larger birds return.

The purple bird says, DUCK DUCK! WE'RE FLYING TO THE OTHER, OTHER, OTHER SIDE OF SOMEPLACE ELSE NOW.

Duck Duck says, WAIT, WAIT. YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S AN OTHER, OTHER, OTHER SIDE OF SOMEPLACE ELSE?

The orange bird says, YEAH, IT'S EVEN FARTHER!

The purple bird says, DO YOU WANT TO FLY WITH US?

Duck Duck says, AW, THANKS, BIRDIES, BUT UH, MY LITTLE WINGS...

[Thudding]

Duck Duck shakes the books off her wings.

Duck Duck says, OH, YEAH. MY LITTLE WINGS ARE A LITTLE TIRED RIGHT NOW.

The purple bird says, OH, THAT'S OKAY! YOU CAN TRY AGAIN LATER!

The orange bird says, YEAH, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY.

[Slide whistle]

The two larger birds fly away.

Duck Duck says, BYE!

[Duck Duck grunting]

Donkey says, AFTER YOU TAKE A REST, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO MORE WING LIFTS?

[Boinging]

Duck Duck waves her wings.

Duck Duck says, NAW, THANKS FOR TRYING TO HELP, DONKEY, BUT IT'S, IT'S NO USE. I'M NEVER GONNA BE AS FAST AS THE BIGGER BIRDIES, AND I'M NEVER GONNA GO AS FAR.

Donkey says, DUCK DUCK, OH, YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP TRYING.

[Slide whistle]

Duck Duck lifts her wing.

Duck Duck says, MM-MMM. MM-MMM. NOPE. THAT'S IT, DONKEY, I GIVE UP!

[Donkey gasping]

Donkey says, YOU CAN'T GIVE UP!

Harriett Elizabeth Cow arrives.

Harriett says, DID I HEAR SOMEBODY SAY THEY'RE GIVING UP?

[Light music plays]

Duck Duck says, OVER HERE, HARRIETT. I DID. IT'S ME. 'CAUSE YOU SEE, I WOULD LIKE TO FLY AS FAST AND AS FAR AS THE BIGGER BIRDIES. BUT THERE IS NO POINT IN TRYING, 'CAUSE I'M NEVER GOING TO DO IT. HMPH.

[Wobbling]

Duck Duck shakes her head.

Harriett says, OH, NEVER SAY NEVER, DUCK DUCK! TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY!

Duck Duck says, IT IS?

Donkey says, IT IS?

Harriett says, IT IS! I JUST INVENTED SOMETHING THAT HELPS DUCKS FLY FASTER!

Donkey says, THAT IS LUCKY.

Duck Duck says, MM-HMM.

[Upbeat music plays]

Harriett says, HMM. CHECK THIS OUT...

[Slide whistle]

Harriett runs away and returns with a jet pack.

Harriett says, PRESENTING THE QUICK QUACK PACK! IT WILL HELP YOU GO FASTER AND FARTHER THAN EVER! IF YOU'RE A DUCK.

Duck Duck says, OH, WELL, THAT'S GOOD 'CAUSE I HAPPEN TO BE A DUCK. SO, UH, HOW'S THIS THING WORK?

Harriett says, WELL, YOU JUST STRAP IT ON LIKE THIS...

[Rustling, clicking, zipping]

Harriett straps the jet pack, the quick quack pack, on Duck Duck’s back.
Harriett says, YOU PUT THE WING THROUGH THERE AND SNAP THIS BUCKLE SHUT FOR SAFETY N' AT. AND VOILÀ! ALL SET! NOW, THE WAY IT WORKS IS YOU QUACK ONCE FOR "GO" AND TWICE FOR "STOP."

Duck Duck says, HMM. SO, I QUACK ONCE FOR "GO" AND TWICE FOR "STOP," HUH?

Harriett says, YUP.

Duck Duck says, KAY KAY. QUACK.

[Whooshing, upbeat music plays]

Duck Duck blasts into the sky.

Donkey says, WOW!

Harriett says, OOO. LOOK AT YOU GO, DUCK DUCK!

Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY! LOOK HOW FAST I'M GOING! I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO FLAP MY WINGS!

Donkey says, HEE-HAWESOME, DUCK DUCK!

Harriett says, DITTO!

Duck Duck says, HEY, BIRDIES! WHO WANTS TO GO TO THE OTHER, OTHER, OTHER, OTHER SIDE OF SOMEPLACE ELSE, HUH?

The larger birds arrive.

The larger birds say, WE DO!

Duck Duck says, WELL, FOLLOW ME!

[Zooming]

Duck Duck flies away.

The larger birds say, OH, WAIT FOR US!

[Zooming, pack engine puttering, birds flapping]

The larger birds follow Duck Duck.

Duck Duck says, OH! I'VE NEVER GONE SO FAST OR SO FAR BEFORE!

[The purple bird laughing]

The purple bird says, ISN'T IT FUN?

The orange bird says, SO FUN!

Duck Duck says, YEAH! HEY, WHAT'S ON THE TOP OF THE TREE? NEVER MIND, WE ALREADY PASSED IT. AH. OH, IS THAT THE TOP OF PURPLE PANDA'S HEAD?

Distantly, Panda says, HEY-O!

[The Purple bird laughing]

Duck Duck says, THERE IT GOES. YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE ANYTHING WHEN YOU'RE FLYING SO FAST. HEY, HEY, WHO WANTS TO DO A LOOP-DE- LOOP? OR EVEN BETTER, A SWOOP-DE-SWOOP, HUH?

The orange bird says, OH. OH, WE CAN'T DO THAT. WE'RE GOING TOO FAST.

Duck Duck says, WHAT WHAT? OH. OH, RIGHT. QUACK-QUACK.

[Slide whistle, flapping]

Duck Duck slows and flies between the larger birds.

The purple bird says, OKAY, WE'RE HERE! THE OTHER, OTHER, OTHER, OTHER SIDE OF SOMEPLACE ELSE.

[Flapping, upbeat music plays]

The birds fly over a small town.

Duck Duck says, YEAH!

The orange bird says, OKAY, TIME TO GO!

The purple bird says, YEP.

Duck Duck says, WHAT? WAIT, WAIT... WHAT, WE, WE JUST GOT HERE! DON'T YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND AND SEE THE PLACE?

The purple bird says, NOPE! WE JUST WANT TO GO FAST!

The orange bird says, AND FAR!

[Slide whistle]

The larger birds fly away.

Duck Duck says, OH. UH. OKAY, KAY, UH... QUACK!

[Whooshing]

In the marsh, Donkey looks up.

Duck Duck says, QUACK, QUACK. COMING IN FOR A LANDING! LOOK OUT BELOW!

[Thumping, Donkey grunting]

Duck Duck crashes into Donkey, and they both fall.

Donkey says, UH. HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?

[Squeaking, ribbiting, chirping]

Duck Duck rubs her beak.

Duck Duck says, YEAH, I'M OKAY KAY. JUST TWEAKED MY LITTLE BEAK A LITTLE BIT.

Donkey says, WELL, HOW WAS THE OTHER, OTHER, OTHER, OTHER SIDE OF SOME PLACE ELSE?

[Tense music plays]

Duck Duck says, I WOULDN'T KNOW! I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING! I WAS GOING TOO FAST!

Donkey says, OH, WELL, DID YA LIKE GOING FAST?

Duck Duck says, OH YEAH, IT WAS REALLY FUN AT FIRST. I MEAN, I FLEW WITH THE BIGGER BIRDIES, AND I WENT REALLY FAR.

Donkey says, AH, THAT'S AMAZING!

[Duck Duck sighing]

Duck Duck says, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT... I MISSED FLYING SLOWLY.

Donkey says, OH, WELL, WHAT DO YOU MISS ABOUT IT?

Duck Duck says, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I CANNOT DO ANY LOOP-DE-LOOPS WHEN I'M FLYING SO FAST.

[Wobbling]

Duck Duck shakes her head.

Donkey says, BU-BUT YOU LOVE DOING LOOP-DE-LOOPS.

[Wobbling]

Duck Duck shakes her head.

Duck Duck says, I KNOW! AND I ALSO CANNOT DO ANY SWOOP-DE-SWOOPS!

[Donkey gasping]

Donkey says, NO SWOOP-DE-SWOOPS?!

[Wobbling]

Duck Duck shakes her head.

Duck Duck says, NO SWOOP-DE-SWOOPS! AND I CAN'T SEE THE TOP OF THE TREES OR THE TOP OF ANYBODY'S HEAD. IT'S ALL JUST A BIG BLUR, AND... THAT MAKES ME KINDA SAD.

Donkey says, OH... WELL... WELL, WHAT IF YOU TAKE OFF THE QUICK QUACK PACK?

Duck Duck says, HUH?

Donkey says, I MEAN, YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE BIGGER BIRDS BUT –

Duck Duck says, BUT MAYBE... MAYBE I DO NOT NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THEM. YEAH.

[Zipping, rustling]

Duck Duck takes off the quick quack pack.

Donkey says, WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

Duck Duck says, WELL, YOU SEE, THE BIGGER BIRDIES... OH UH...

[Clinking, soothing music plays]

Duck Duck puts the pack on the ground.

Duck Duck says, THE BIGGER BIRDIES, THEY LIKE TO GO FAR AND FAST. AND THAT'S GOOD FOR THEM, BUT I HAVE MY OWN WAY OF DOING THINGS. I LIKE FLYING SLOWLY 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S BEST FOR ME. LIKE THIS.

[Flapping, upbeat music plays]

Duck Duck takes off and flies over the marsh.

Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY! LOOK AT ME. I'M FLYING MY WAY AGAIN!

Donkey says, HEE-HAWESOME!

[Energetic music plays]

Duck Duck sings, I CAN TAKE MY TIME AND LOOP-DE-LOOP! HEY!

[Slide whistle]

Duck Duck Loop-de-loops.

Duck Duck sings, AND EVEN DO A SWOOP-DE-SWOOP! WHOA!

[Slide whistle]

Duck Duck swoops.

Duck Duck sings, I LOVE TO FLY! YEAH!

[Flapping, light music plays]

The purple bird says, WOW! NOW, THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN!

The orange bird says, YOU GOTTA SHOW US HOW TO DO THAT.

Duck Duck says, OH, SURE, SURE! BUT REMEMBER, THE TRICK IS YOU GOTTA GO SLOW. NOW, FIRST, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THE LOOP-DE-LOOP. GOES LIKE THIS.

[Slide whistle]

Duck Duck does a loop-de-loop.

The orange bird says, UH-HUH.

The larger birds say, OH!

The orange bird says, THAT'S GREAT!

Duck Duck says, YEAH! NOW YA WANNA SEE A SWOOP-DE-SWOOP? GET READY FOR THIS!

[Upbeat music plays]

End credits. Executive Producers: Ellen Doherty, Adam Rudman, David Rudman. Directed by David Rudman. Written by Belinda Ward. Starring: Haley Jenkins, Stephanie D’Abruzzo. Donkey Hodie. Copyright 2024. The Fred Rogers Company. All rights reserved. Logo: Spiffy Pictures.

[Clink]

Logo: Fred Rogers Productions.

[Daniel Tiger giggles]

Logo: Nine Story Media Group.