A Change of Art/The Litterbug
elinor wonders why

A Change of Art - Elinor and her class are painting outdoors with the town's enthusiastic art teacher, Mr. Lion, when they run out of paint. A flabbergasted Mr. Lion apologizes, but soon the kids begin to experiment with natural items they find, and discover nature is full of colors you can use to paint: grass paints green and you can use strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries to paint your canvas. The kids happily finish their paintings, and when they're all done, Elinor proudly shows off her picture, which shows her true love of nature. The Litterbug - Elinor, Ari and Olive are in the park when they see Mrs. Hippo picking up litter and doing her best to keep Animal Town clean. The kids decide to help her, but when they finish, they realize that the park they just cleaned is full of litter again! That must mean Animal Town has a litterbug. After doing some investigating, the kids realize who the litterbug is -- it's Mrs. Hippo herself! It turns out that one of the bags she was using to collect trash had a hole in it, so she was dropping litter behind her everywhere they went.

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 128


Future Broadcast times for "Elinor Wonders Why": (show all)

Thu, Oct 31 12:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Oct 31 1:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Nov 1 12:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Nov 1 1:00 P.M. Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Nov 2 1:00 P.M. Speed Racer/One of These Goats     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Nov 3 1:00 P.M. Bird Song/No Need to Shout     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Nov 4 12:00 P.M. Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Nov 4 1:00 P.M. Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Nov 5 12:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Nov 5 1:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Nov 6 12:00 P.M. Going with the Tide/Slime Time     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Nov 6 1:00 P.M. Going with the Tide/Slime Time     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Nov 7 1:00 P.M. A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Nov 8 12:00 P.M. Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets The Big Picture     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Nov 8 1:00 P.M. Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets The Big Picture     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Nov 9 1:00 P.M. Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On     NH Kids (11.5)


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