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Episode 6: Rise and Shine

Rob hosts the sixth episode of his interactive Saturday morning show in a patriotic outfit to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. He opens with “The Sun Has Got His Hat On” and announces a Georgie Porgy Puddings giveaway: families can post a photo of themselves enjoying the show for a chance to win a box of puddings.

Songs and activities

The show features singalongs and movement games, including a lively “penguin race” where viewers jump, dodge water, stop for the Queen and cheer key workers. Other songs include “Have You Ever Been A-Fishing,” the “Hong Kong Song,” “The Button Factory” and the “Banana Song.”

The squirrel song gets a cheeky twist when Rob asks viewers where the squirrel should shove its peanut. He also jokes that all the dancing might split his trousers and that his outfit makes him look “vintage.”

Between songs, Rob reads birthday and family shout-outs, chats about the pudding giveaway and invites viewers to take on a wheelbarrow-song recording challenge.

Poems and puppets

Rob reads comic poems from Grandma-saurus and Other Poems. They include a knitting dinosaur making clothes for animals and a peace-loving vegetarian Diplodocus who warns that all those vegetables make her windy. Other poems play with ideas about strange hairstyles, pasta and what it might be like to be a poem.

The puppet segment stars Jack, a nervous sock puppet dressed in Union Jack colours. Rob encourages him to sing “The Custard Song,” a string of nursery rhymes that all end with someone being covered in custard.

Guest appearance and sign-off

Four-year-old Jasper joins Rob for “The Chicken Song” and briefly shows off his T-shirt. Sarah also appears briefly to remind Rob to have a drink.

The show winds down with “Bring Me Sunshine,” “When You’re Smiling,” “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts” and a seaside singalong. Rob thanks viewers and promises to return next week.

Personalities appearing

• Rob — Presenter and host.
• Jasper — Four-year-old guest who joins in the Chicken Song.
• Jack — Sock puppet who sings “The Custard Song.”
• Sarah — Briefly appears to remind Rob to have a drink.