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October 14, 2000 |
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Paint By Numbers is the ninth episode of Timothy Goes to School.
Synopsis[]
Doris feels left out when the other children are unable to understand the way she likes to paint and criticize it. But she finds someone who shares her interest and begins to bond with them.
Plot[]
Seeing how messy the classroom has become, Mrs. Jenkins decides to have a "place race" to inspire the children to clean up. Once they finish she tells them that tomorrow they will have a painting day. With that, she sends everyone home, unaware of how anxious Doris is, as she doesn't paint often.
At home, Doris tries to speak to her parents but has trouble given how loud her brothers are. During dinner, she has to yell to get their attention because they kept interrupting. Eventually her mom asks if she is okay, and Doris explains what will be going on tomorrow. Her family attempts to ease her into it by making suggestions and recalling their own painting experiences.
The following day Mrs. Jenkins teaches them about mixing colors, starting with the three primaries: Red, Yellow and Blue. Timothy creates orange, while Yoko finds green, and Claude purple. Mrs. Jenkins goes on to explain what happens when white is added, and shows everyone after Charles is able to create Pink. After the Franks manage to produce brown, Doris shows everyone what she got: teal. But because nobody can recognize or make sense of why she made it, they don't respond well to it. Doris feels discouraged until Charles convinces her that he likes it.
Mrs. Jenkins passes out paper for everyone and suggests they paint what makes them happy. Doris observes the others before she thinks up an idea, but by the time she finishes they are confused by what she made and do not like her work. Before sending the children home, Mrs. Jenkins passes out some permission slips and tells them to have their parents sign the papers. Tomorrow they will be going on a field trip to the art museum. Doris feels ashamed and uncertain with her work, which worsens after she gets home and nobody in her family is able to understand it either.
The next day when everyone lines up, Mrs. Jenkins notes that Doris isn't there. Timothy points her out and Mrs. Jenkins approaches her to see why she was over there. Doris explains how she feels but Charles overhears them and reminds her that he genuinely likes her art, and together he and their teacher convince Doris to come to the museum too.
Once they get there, Mrs. Jenkins reminds everyone to pair up and remain open-minded while viewing the art. Charles offers to partner with Doris and she accepts, and they begin to look around. They recognize various pieces of work that remind them of things, but Doris feels disheartened because none of the art looks like hers- until they find a room full of abstract art. She finds a painting that resembles hers and perks up, but most of the other children don't like it and want to move on. Doris and Charles ask Mrs. Jenkins permission to stay there and she agrees, leading the other students elsewhere.
After school Doris invites Charles over to show him some other pictures she made. Her brothers show up to ask what she is up to and to tell her about dinner, and Doris explains that she was inspired to make a museum of all her art. They prepare to leave the room but she warns Charles that he might need to speak up at the dinner table.
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- On Qubo, the following scenes were edited out or shortened:
- The students remarking that the classroom is messy.
- As the "Place Race" starts, Doris is shown up close when she calls to Timothy.
- Doris' uneasiness over painting.
- Doris' mother calls for her, only to find Doris right behind her. She asks Doris to get her brothers, but Doris yells for them instead.
- Doris observes the class to see Grace paint a flower, which she then crumples up and tosses aside.
- This explains why several crumpled up papers surround Grace's feet in another scene.
- After Doris' mom suggests hanging her painting on the fridge she takes it into the kitchen and everyone follows after her. She hangs up it, only for Doris to reveal it was put upside-down, causing her brothers to laugh.
- This is the first episode where Doris' family is introduced.
- Fritz did not appear in this episode. It took place over the course of three days, meaning he was absent for that length of time.
Errors[]
- The pencil Grace held was yellow, but after she puts it into the cup it turns light green.
- Doris' father states he painted the house blue, however, when one sees the interior and exterior of the home it is not actually blue.
- All of the children were given cups of blue, yellow and red paint. But after Mrs. Jenkins starts to walk around, some of them are seen with black or white paint.
- Yoko's paint went missing as she made green, but as Mrs. Jenkins walks by the pots of paint have returned.
- The same happens to various other students in other shots.
- Before and after the students show their works of art, nothing is visible on their canvas, nor are they shown to be holding the pictures or putting them aside, except for Doris.
- During the first dinner at Doris' house, nobody had utensils and no food was on the table.
- During the second dinner the same thing happens, but her parents at one point have forks.
- Yoko is absent at the first group scene at the Museum. After Mrs. Jenkins tells them "listening ears" she appears in the group, between Timothy and Doris.
- Before going to the museum, Doris was looking at pink flowers and a single purple. But when shown from behind, the flowers are spread out between yellow, purple and pink.
- In her bedroom Doris has shoes on the floor. Before her brothers call for her, she walked over where they were with no implication they were still there.
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