Tight, Loose, Squeeze is the fourth episode of the second season in the series A Little Curious, and the 29th episode in total. It aired on January 24, 2000. It focuses on the subjects of the words tight, loose, and squeeze.
Segments[]
Tight, Twist, Top (Cel)[]
Plush spots a soda bottle on a table, so he tries his hardest to get it open while a chorus sings in the background. Eventually, he gets it open and it erupts, causing a mess on the floor but half of it lands in his mouth, so Mop cleans it all up.
A Little Reality[]
Some kids are trying their hardest to loosen the tight lids of some jars of treats to get whatever they want.
Tight Fit (Stop Motion)[]
Mop gives Bob a cap she knitted, but when he tries to put it on, it's too tight, so she stretches it to make it looser, but then it's even tighter. So she asks Plush to help her make it loosen, and they pull it together, widening it. But then it's too loose for it to fit on Bob's head, but Bob jumps and turns it into a snowsuit. Bob and Plush go outside in the snow, where they put a hat on a snowman.
Loose Pants (Cel)[]
Plush knocks on Doris wanting to go outside, but Doris, who is napping, tells him she'll walk him in a minute and to "keep his pants on", an idiom that Plush takes literally. He puts on a large, saggy pair of pants and then walks up to Doris, who wakes up and lets him out, ultimately falling down on his loose pants.
A Little Reality[]
In this segment, some kids try out some clothes that are too loose, big and baggy.
Loose Laces (CGI)[]
At the park, Mrs. Shoe informs Lacey that her laces are loose, but Lacey says that the shoes at school all wear their laces down, and loose laces are cool. Mrs. Shoe says she could trip, and she ends up tripping. Lacey eventually ties her laces and comments on how cool tied laces actually are.
Song: Mary Jane and Lacey (Collage/Stop Motion)[]
The Mary Jane and Lacey song "Love That Shoe" is played.
Squeeze from the Bottom (Cel)[]
Little Cup is at the sink ready to brush his teeth, and Mr. String reminds him to squeeze from the bottom of the toothpaste tube. He squeezes it as hard as he can but the toothpaste won't come out. Little Cup reminds him that the cap is still on, so when Mr. String removes it, the toothpaste all comes squirting out on him. He states that Little Cup should floss instead.
A Little Reality[]
In this segment, girls are seen squeezing water balloons until they pop, getting them wet all over.
Tie the Bow Tight (Cel)[]
Plush is woken up by Mop telling him to wrap a present because they're going somewhere special, so he gets up and attempts to tie it, most of the time getting himself knotted in the ribbons. So he ends up solving the problem by using his ears to tie up the present.
A Loose Screw (Cel)[]
A screw on Doris' knocker is loose, which means she can't tell any knock-knock jokes. Bob calls out for a handyman, and Plush shows up with a toolbox. He uses a screw and tightens it up, but it's too tight for Doris, so Plush uses oil to make it just right again. Doris tells a knock-knock joke, which is "orange you glad we can tell knock-knock jokes again?" and Bob giggles.
A Little Reality[]
A montage plays of kids and other people squeezing their bodies and faces and hugging each other tightly.
Hold on Tight (Stop Motion)[]
Mop gives Plush a red balloon, and Mr. String comes alive telling him to hold on tight or else he'll fly away and be in a dolphin jamboree underwater. Plush accidentally lets go of him from his ear, and he gets stuck in a tree, but Plush recovers him. String sings again and tells him to hold on tight or else he'll fly in a zoo and be in a kangaroo's pouch. Plush lets go of him again and quickly grabs him before he reaches sharp thorns. Mr. String has an idea and ties him against his arm, which then causes him to fly.
Song: Plush (CGI)[]
The Plush song "The Plush Dance" is played.
Squeeze a Little Music (CGI)[]
Mary Jane and Lacey are playing a board game, and Mary Jane wins. Lacey wants to play another game, but Mary Jane says there's nothing else to play because they played everything. Mr. Shoe hops up and pulls out a squeeze box under the couch, and he plays a part of the song Put Your Arms Around Me Honey by Judy Garland. Lacey asks to play another song, and he plays the A Little Curious theme song right when the short ends.
A Little Reality[]
In this segment, two men play accordions.
Loosen Up (CGI)[]
Mr. String is going to take a dance lesson from Mop, and the first thing he has to do is loosen up. She grabs a noodle box and shakes out a couple, and the noodles come to life and dance around with the two while Mop sings.
A Little Reality[]
Mop sings a shortened version of "Do the Noodle" while kids dance in the grass.
Sleep Tight (CGI)[]
Bob is ready to go to bed, and Mop tucks him in tightly when Little Cup wants to be tucked in, too. Then, Mary Jane and Lacey get tucked in as well. Mop says "don't let the bed bugs bite", and everybody runs away from the bed scared.
A Little Reality[]
On a wooden bench, many kids try to squeeze in, one kid being squeezed out.
Squeeze Band (Flash)[]
Bob, Plush, Little Cup, Mr. String, Pad, Pencil, and Mary Jane and Lacey all contribute to a band that mostly consists of objects that make sounds when squeezed.
Transcript[]
Tight, Loose, Squeeze/Transcript
Trivia[]
- In "Loose Pants" , there is a picture of Bob wearing a pirate hat from the short "You Skipped Me" from Work, Play, Skip; another features Little Cup and Mr. String on a bathroom sink from "Squeeze from the Bottom", later featured in this episode.
- Despite featuring a cover song, this episode remained in syndication up until 2024.
- The live action segment of kids trying to fit on a bench was previously seen on Still, Move, Train but with new narration from Bob to match the theme of tight/squeeze.
- This and High, Low, Stretch are the only episodes with the most live action segments with a total of 7 each.
- The word squeeze would be focused again along with the words jump from (from Top, Bottom, Jump) and flat (from Drop, Lift, Flat) in Jump, Flat, Squeeze, and the word loose would be focused again along with the words drop (from the same second said episode) and change (from Hard, Easy, Change) in Drop, Loose, Change.