Bali

From PBS KIDS - Bali's parents gather up all of their second hand clothes to give to the needy. But Bali has strong emotional attachments to his clothes and doesn't want to give them away. The next day, while in the park with his parents, Bali runs into his two best friends Tamara and Tito who are making snowmen. Bali jumps in and helps out. In his dream, the snowmen come alive and help Bali learn the importance of sharing and of helping others. Back in ‘reality’, Bali and friends put the old clothes on the snowmen. Bali also tells his dad he’d like to give the rest of the clothes to the needy.//Bali, dad and Lea are shopping at the grocery store when dad tries to fix the wonky wheel on their shopping cart. As he does, Bali tries to sooth an upset Lea who wants a lollipop. Unfortunately, the lollipop 'robot' is malfunctioning. In his dream, Bali finds himself in the midst of a large, but broken down, candy making machine. But doing the same as his dad, Bali and Kikou are able to fix the machine.

From PBS KIDS - Tomorrow is class picture day and Bali needs to get a haircut. So dad takes him to his barber. This makes Bali rather anxious, for it’s the first time he’s ever been to a barber. The super friendly barber, Mr Guiseppe, asks Bali to choose his hair style. This takes Bali into his dream, where all the hairstyle pictures come alive to help Bali choose. Back in ‘reality’, not having found a picture he likes, Bali instead draws the haircut he wants./// Nanou takes Bali, Tito and Lea to the park. While kicking around a soccer ball, it gets stuck in a big tree. A tree Nanou had asked the boys not to play near. Bali goes to get help, but Tito says he can get it himself. Unfortunately, Tito becomes stuck on a tree branch. In the dream, Bali is flying an airplane through the skies, but cannot reach Tito who is stuck on the top of a towering tree. So he asks for help from Nanou. In 'reality' despite Tito's protests, Bali now knows what to do and returns with Nanou who saves the day.

From PBS KIDS - It's bedtime, but Bali is having trouble sleeping as the evening is filled with odd sounds and lights. All this makes Bali a little scared. As he puts his bed covers over his head he enters his dream. Looking about, he discovers a 'monster' in his room. Frightened at first, Bali befriends the monster and discovers the fun and beauty of nighttime and that there's really nothing to fear. Back in ‘reality’, Bali enjoys the evening sounds and lights, as he falls asleep.///Bali and dad have to deliver party invitations to all the tenants in their apartment building. To make things more playful, Bali and dad dress up like mountain climbers and pretend that the stairs are in fact a steep mountain. As they become tired, Bali enters his dream where he encounters the legendary Yeti climbing the same mountainside. The Yeti tells Bali the trick to climbing, is to sing a song and before they know it, they've made it to the top. In 'reality,' Bali suggests to his tired dad that they sing a song and this does the trick. Before they know it, they’ve successfully delivered all the invites.

From PBS KIDS - It's Bali's mom's birthday. While she's away doing errands with Lea, Bali and dad go into the kitchen to bake her a birthday cake for her surprise party. Only problem is that they don't know how to make one. In his dream, Bali encounters a brilliant chef who tells Bali that the trick is to follow a recipe. In 'reality' Bali finds the correct recipe, and with dad’s help, all is a great success.///Bali and Tito are playing a game of table soccer. As usual, Tito defeats a discouraged Bali. But luckily Bali's dad takes them off to a real soccer game. All along the way the two boys cheer on their favourite team. At the game, watching his favourite player, Bali goes into his dream. There, his all-star favourite player teaches Bali that to be good, one needs to practice. In 'reality' Bali practices hard at table soccer and finally defeats Tito.

From PBS KIDS - When Nanou measures Bali and his friends height, they discover that Bali hasn't grown as much as the others. This upsets Bali, as he doesn't like being the shortest. In his dream he awakens in bed, having grown over night. Thrilled, he gets up and continues to grow. But things begin to get out of hand as he becomes as tall as the city. In 'reality', Bali discovers that growing at one’s own speed is ok./Bali and dad set up their telescope on the roof top garden of their apartment building as they wait for the passing of a comet. But as they wait, both Bali and dad begin to fall asleep. Bali thinks of ways to stay awake but they only work momentarily. In his dream, Bali is the captain of a space ship. As he zips between planets trying to capture a runaway comet, he counts the number of stars and planets that pass by. In 'reality' Bali tells his dad they should count the night stars. It does the trick and they both see the brilliant comet pass overhead.

From PBS KIDS - Bali and Tito are super involved in a brand new racing video game when it suddenly 'freezes'. Unable to find the problem, a frustrated Tito is about to leave when Bali enters his dream. There, he finds himself in the racer video game. But the problem is that the car he’s in won't start. Luckily a friendly mechanic shows Bali that one has to take ones time, go step by step to find what's wrong. Back in 'reality' Bali applies the same thinking with the game and discovers the problem. In no time, Bali and Tito are playing once more.///Bali's neighbour Madame Olga leaves her large aquarium with Bali’s family to take care of while she's away on vacation. This inspires an excited Bali to ask his parents if he could have a pet of his own. His parents are hesitant, for they tell him a pet is a lot of responsibility and Bali seems more preoccupied with playing with his friends then helping with the fish tank. Staring at the fish, Bali goes into his dream. He finds himself deep under the sea in a submarine. With the submarine’s captains help, Bali learns the importance and benefits of being responsible. Back in 'reality', Bali decides not to play with his friends, but to help his dad clean the fish tank. Bali's parents and Madame Olga (having returned) are impressed with Bali. And to his delight, allow him to choose a fish as his pet.

From PBS KIDS - Visiting, Bali's grandfather Papi has a little gift for Bali, his treasured sea captain’s cap. Papi then takes Bali, Tamara and Tito to the park, where Bali begins to let the cap literally go to his head. As they play, Bali becomes rather bossy. This begins to rub Tamara and Tito the wrong way. In his dream, Bali finds himself on a pirate ship. There, the pirate captain teaches Bali that to be a good captain, one needs to be fair and not a bossy boots. Back in 'reality', Bali is far less bossy with his friends and all have a great time.///While visiting his mom’s parents, Papili and Mamili, Bali would like to pick some sunflowers to give to his mom (her favourites). Unfortunately it's the wrong time of year and there are none in the garden. Greatly disappointed, Bali goes into his dream. There, he finds himself carried up into the clouds on a giant vine to a fantastic garden. The local scarecrow teaches Bali that with a garden, one needs to be patient. Back in 'reality', Bali and Papili plant some sunflowers for the coming summer. In the meantime, he gives her a drawing of sunflowers that he made.

From PBS KIDS - Bali is helping his grandmother Mamili look for a special necklace that she's misplaced. Unable to find it, they decide to go to the beach. There, Mamili tells Bali about the legend of the mermaid. As she goes to sit down, Bali, looking out towards the sea, goes into his dream. There, he meets a beautiful mermaid who is collecting all sorts of objects from the sea. She tells Bali that the most precious things are not the most expensive. Back in 'reality', Bali gives Mamili a gift he made to help her feel better. A beautiful necklace made of seashells. She is delighted.///During a heat wave, Bali has no idea how to cool down. Even after dad prepares a cold bath, it's not enough. Bali goes into his dream and finds himself in a hot desert. Amazingly, he meets a snowman who teaches Bali all the ways to stay cool. He takes him to an oasis etc.. Back in 'reality', Bali is inspired. With dad's help, they bring up a little pool to the roof top garden. There, they fill it with cool water and use bed sheets for shade. All are super cool and comfy.