Caillou's All Alone is the fourth episode of Season 1 of Caillou. This episode aired on September 18, 1997 in Canada and on September 7, 2000 on PBS Kids.
Plot[]
Caillou asks his mommy for some juice, but she is very busy with the household accounts. He asks her if she wants to play with him, but she says that she is too busy counting. Caillou decides that he can help her count and starts saying random numbers and causes a stack of paper to fall over, much to Mommy's dismay. Mommy tells Caillou that she needs to be alone and suggests that he should go find his daddy.
Next, Caillou finds Daddy, who is trying to fix the washing machine. Caillou asks Daddy if the washing machine is broken, and he thinks he has just fixed it. Unfortunately, he hasn't, and he gets covered in suds, much to his dismay. Caillou tells him that he looks just like a snowman and puts some of the suds on his head, face, and shirt and claims that he's a snowman too. Daddy tells Caillou that he has a lot of cleaning up to do and needs to be alone and suggests that he should go find Grandma.
Outside in the backyard, Grandma has just put Rosie down for a nap in her playpen and tries to relax herself only to suddenly get interrupted by Caillou shouting about his Daddy's troubles with the washing machine and kicking one of Rosie's toys. She politely tells Caillou that Rosie is sleeping and to shut up. Unfortunately, Caillou continuously talks out loud despite Grandma's pleads and as a result, Rosie wakes up crying, much to Grandma's dismay. Grandma tells Caillou that she and Rosie need to be alone and suggests that he should play with Gilbert.
Caillou finds Gilbert but he won't play with him either. He goes back to the kitchen, but his Mommy is still very busy and needs to be alone. So, he plays in his room by himself for a long time until his Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma come upstairs to make sure he is okay, and they tell him they were worried about him being in his room all alone. They ask Caillou what he is doing, and he replies, "Nothing, just playing." He seems quite happy, as the episode ends.
Trivia[]
- Fourth Wall Break: At the end of the episode, Caillou looks at the audience.
- This is the first episode where Caillou wears his signature shirt. From this episode to the end of the first season, it is a grayed-down beige-like color, while in later seasons, it is yellow.
- This is also the first episode to take place when Caillou was four, which is the age he is depicted in in the majority of the series.
- The Baby Kate/stock infant crying sound is heard when Rosie cries after Caillou wakes her up, but in a slightly higher pitch.
- This episode aired alongside "Backyard Zoo", "Caillou's Scavenger Hunt", "Caillou's Big Kick" and "Caillou's Sea Adventure" when it first premiered on PBS Kids.
- This is one of the rare times Grandma gets upset with Caillou.
- This is the first episode where Caillou accidentally wakes up Rosie.