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Elinor Wonders Why

All Episodes 2020 - 2022
TV-Y

  • 2018-01-09T05:00:00Zs at 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z on PBS Kids
  • 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z
  • 25m
  • 15h 25m (37 episodes)
  • Jorge Cham + 1 more, Daniel Whiteson
  • United States
  • English
  • PBS KIDS + 1 more, Pipeline Studios
  • Animation, Children
The stories in ELINOR WONDERS WHY center around Elinor and her friends Ari, a funny and imaginative bat, and Olive, a perceptive and warm elephant. As kids explore Animal Town, they will meet all kinds of interesting, funny, and quirky characters, each with something to teach us about respecting others, the importance of diversity, caring for the environment, and working together to solve problems. In each episode, Elinor models the foundational practices of science inquiry and engineering design -- including her amazing powers of observation and willingness to ask questions and investigate.

38 episodes

Series Premiere

2020-09-07T04:00:00Z

1x01 Hiding In Plain Sight / Owl Girl

Series Premiere

1x01 Hiding In Plain Sight / Owl Girl

  • 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z25m

Elinor, Olive, and Ari use shapes, colors, and patterns to hide so that the Goat Twins can't spot them. Elinor decides to be an owl for the costume parade.

Elinor learns that different plants grow in different environments. The kids learn that flowers are colorful and aromatic to attract bees and find ways to draw customers to their bake sale table.

Elinor, Olive, and Ari are happy to welcome new members to The Explorer's Club, but as more and more kids join, a big problem arises: their clubhouse isn't big enough to fit all the new Explorers! It's time for the Animal Town picnic, but Ari is growing impatient waiting for Ms. Llama's famous ketchup, which just won't come out of the bottle. Meanwhile, Elinor and her friends follow a bee to its hive and observe the honey-making process, where they discover that honey is goopier when it has less water in it.

It's a wintery Saturday morning and Elinor, Olive, and Ari are getting ready to go out and play in the snow with other kids, but Olive wonders why she has to wear so many winter clothes. Elinor becomes fascinated by the Velcro on Ari's new watch and convinces her friends to help her find out how it works. First, they make a list of what Velcro sticks to and what it doesn't stick to, but they need more observations, so they head out onto the playground.

Elinor, Ari, and Olive have new members for their club, but there's not enough room for everyone in the clubhouse! They look for help from their snail friends, Norma and Lulu. They figure out that they can expand the clubhouse.

Animal Town is having its Town Picnic, and Ari is getting impatient of waiting for Ms. Llama's ketchup. They find out that the ketchup is taking a long time to pour out of the bottle due to it being too goopy! They figure out that adding water can make things more runny!

1x07 The Lizard Lounge / Feathers

  • 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z25m

1x08 Bird Song / No Need to Shout

  • 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z25m

1x11 Leave It to Ari / Snow Friend

  • 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z25m

Animal Town is having its Tomato Festival, and Elinor, Ari, and Olive are participating in the Tomato Drop! But, they can't keep the tomato from smushing! They figure out that they can use something as a chute to keep the tomato from smushing.

The kids are learning how to play soccer, but Elinor and Ari aren't as good as the others. Elinor can't kick the ball as far, and Ari keeps catching the ball with his hands! They figure out that everybody has their own special ability.

1x13 Bubble House / The Syrup Tree

  • 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z25m

1x14 The Paper Trail / Bath Time

  • 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z25m

1x22 Frozen Fish / Pirate Treasure

  • 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z25m

2021-06-09T04:00:00Z

1x26 Big Trees / Baby Steps

1x26 Big Trees / Baby Steps

  • 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z25m

1x28 A Change of Art / Litterbug

  • 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z25m

Elinor, Ari and Olive play Snow Tag with their new friend, Gael the lynx; Ari makes friends with a rock.

1x30 Echo Location / Ears to You

  • 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z25m

Olive and Elinor learn about echoing voices when playing Marco Polo with Ari; while at the lake, Elinor and her friends realize they can't see ears on certain animals.

1x31 Olive's Library / Nature Walk

  • 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z25m

Olive creates a lending library so she can share her books with everyone in Animal Town; Elinor, Olive and Ari make a Nature Walk for Nature Day at school.

Olive wants to organize something special for her mom's birthday; Elinor, Ari and Olive make spiderweb decorations for Ms. Mole's classroom.

Ari and Olive make Elinor's favourite snack, backyard soup, when she is stuck at home after hurting her foot; Elinor becomes fascinated with dandelions.

1x34 A Moth Mystery / Just Peachy

  • 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z25m

Fluttering moths distract the kids when they try to sing their new Sunny Summer Song; the kids give away peaches to their friends in Animal Town.

Elinor gives Hazel some strawberry seeds to grow at home; the Exploring Club goes on a musical march in the forest.

2022-04-17T04:00:00Z

1x38 A Wonderful Journey

1x38 A Wonderful Journey

  • 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z25m

Elinor and her friends have a curious and fun adventure when they go camping with Ranger Rabbit to Hidden Lake, a place in the forest that they have never been to before.

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