Zeroes to Donuts (along with Curious George, Stain Remover) is the third episode of Season 1 of the Curious George series.
Synopsis[]
When George learns about the meaning and power of zero, he finds the perfect opportunity to test out his knowledge when he is sent to the shop to buy a dozen donuts.
Characters[]
- George
- The Man With The Yellow Hat
- Mrs. Donuts
- Charkie
- Hundley
- The Doorman
Plot[]
George wakes up and is instructed to count eggs, only to find there are none. The Man with the Yellow Hat teaches George about the number zero, the number that represents nothing on its own but means more when written with other numbers. The Man with the Yellow Hat sends George to the donut shop to purchase one dozen donuts while he goes to the store to purchase eggs.
George decides to add zeroes to the number "1" on his order to order one hundred dozen donuts. The donut shop owner prepares all one hundred boxes. Realizing his mistake, George takes one box and runs away to his apartment. However, the donut shop owner follows him and drops off all boxes at George's apartment.
The Man with the Yellow Hat returns to find that George had hidden all donuts around the apartment to get rid of them. They go to the fire station, where they give the donuts away to the firefighters.
Transcript[]
Read the transcript for this episode here.
Trivia[]
- Two clips from this episode appear in the online game Banana 411.
- This is the first appearance of the firefighters, who would become recurring characters in the episode "Curious George, Rescue Monkey."