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Baby Bear invents a porridge cooler
Air date January 10, 1995
Season Season 26 (1994-1995)
Written by Lou Berger
Production August 30, 1994
September 9, 1994
Sponsors G, P, 0


Picture Segment Description
SCENE 1 Baby Bear has breakfast at Hooper's Store, but his porridge is too hot. At Goldilocks' suggestion, he tries blowing on it but it doesn't work. Mr. Handford suggests he go for a walk while it cools, but that's what Baby Bear always does. He gets an idea for a porridge-cooling machine, though Goldilocks has another idea to cool porridge. Baby Bear doesn't care, and wants to come up with his own idea instead.
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Cartoon P is for Pillow
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SCENE 2 Baby Bear shows Mr. Handford his invention: he turns a crank, which powers a pinwheel that blows air onto the porridge. He gives it a test run but his porridge is still too hot to eat afterward. Mr. Handford blames it on the small pinwheel, which only makes a small amount of air. Baby Bear begins brainstorming, ignoring Goldilocks' suggestions of a better method once more.
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Animation The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving.
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SCENE 4 Baby Bear unveils his new and improved porridge cooler outside Hooper's Store - a larger version of his first machine, with a much larger pinwheel. Mr. Handford cranks it up, but the force of the air from the device is so strong it ends up blowing both Baby Bear and his porridge away (narrowly missing Maria). Baby Bear isn't satisfied, sampling the now-spilled porridge on his head and still finds it too hot.
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SCENE 5 Baby Bear is upset none of his inventions have worked, but Mr. Handford thinks he should be proud of the work he's done; one day, he might be a good inventor. Baby Bear finally relents and hears Goldilocks' idea - put a little milk in their porridge, cooling it down. Baby Bear gives it a try and finds it works nicely, but then angrily asks Goldilocks why she didn't tell him sooner!
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SCENE 6 Baby Bear has made his larger porridge cooler a "Mr. Handford cooler," who rests in a beach chair and announces the sponsors. Baby Bear and Goldilocks start another argument when Goldilocks jokingly comments that Baby Bear should pour some milk on Mr. Handford's head to cool him off, and the two don't notice when the cooler blows Mr. Handford, his chair, and the in-credit logo away.

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