Ella the Elephant: The Complete First Season

Ella’s Got Talent: It’s time for the school’s big talent show and everyone’s got a special act to perform...except Ella. With the encouragement of her friends she tries playing music, singing, dancing, even puppetry...but nothing fits her talents. Then, Mrs. Briggs asks Ella to come up with some clever introductions for each act and Ella delivers. Ella offers to be the stage manager until Mrs. Briggs gets laryngitis and asks Ella to also be the Master of Ceremonies. Uncertain...Ella steps into the spotlight and transforms the show into a spectacular event!

Safety First: Ella is picked to be the safety sheriff on the playground. She gets to wear a shiny badge and enforce the playground rules. At recess she learns that it’s a pretty big responsibility keeping the playground safe especially when nobody listens to her. Belinda says Ella’s too nice to be the safety sheriff...she needs to be more bossy. When a child gets hurt on the playground, Ella is forced to change her approach.

Trunk Troopers Ella, and the kids set out into the forest to earn their Trunk Trooper Badges. Troop leader Briggs reminds the kids they must stick to the path, but Ella and Belinda are so keen to earn their butterfly badge they wander off and get lost.

Ella in Charge Mom’s got a terrible cold and can’t work in the bakery, so, Ella and Frankie’s Mom fill in for her. Ella has it all under control until the bakery gets really busy. Frankie’s Mom thinks they need more help, but Ella assures her she can do it all. Ella tries to do everything herself and that’s when things go wrong.

Girls’ Club Something “fancy” is going on when Belinda announces she’s starting an “exclusive” club, and Ella, Tiki, the twins are invited. The trouble starts when Ella accidentally invites Frankie and discovers it’s a “Girls Only Club” and Belinda makes all the rules. Ella feels horrible excluding Frankie.

Soapbox Squabble Ella and Frankie team up to build a racer for the Elephant Islands Soapbox Derby. Ella’s excited because she’s got a lot of great ideas, but Frankie not interested. Instead, he wants to build a soapbox racer that screams “Frankie.” When Ella realizes there’s no “we” in teamwork, the wheels fall off.

Treasure Hunters When Ella, Frankie, Belinda and Tiki discover an old treasure map tucked inside an old book, they decide to set out on an adventure to find the long lost treasure of Elephant Islands. They must decipher clues on the map and work together to find the place where X marks the spot. Along the way, they discover the greatest treasure of all.

Ella Borrows Trouble When Ella loses Frankie's toy helicopter in a prickly bush, she tries to come up with inventive ideas to get it back. She begins to “borrow” things without asking and somehow they get lost in the rescue effort. The more she borrows, the worse it gets. Finally, Ella uses her magic to help her retrieve all of the missing items. Ella realizes she should never borrow things without asking.

Ella Bakes a Cake Frankie, Belinda and Tiki recruit Ella to help them make an original cake for the Elephant Islands Junior Cake-Baking Contest. They decide to make a nice little cake in the shape of Elephant Island, but when Frankie adds too much flour, they have to double the recipe. They end up with a huge wobbly cake but they forgot to figure out a way to get it to the contest.

Camp Ella Ella discovers Tiki has never, EVER been camping, so she turns her backyard into “Camp Ella” for a sleepover. When Frankie, Tiki and Belinda arrive, they’re amazed to see Ella’s backyard transformed into a campsite with a real tent and everything. Frankie and Belinda act brave and try to convince Tiki there’s nothing to fear, but when night falls, everyone gets scared by sounds and sights of the great outdoors.

Ella on the Ball When a member of the soccer team gets hurt, Ella’s friends beg her to fill in. But Ella has never played soccer before and she’s afraid that she’d make things worse for the team. With Frankie’s help, Ella practices really hard and learns just enough to make a big difference in the game. She quickly discovers you don’t have to be the best at something to enjoy the game.

Up, Up and Away Elephant Islands is having its annual Kite-Flying contest, where teams must make their own unique kite. Ella rallies the kids to make a “friendship kite” that shows the importance of good companionship. But when Frankie, Belinda, and Tiki begin to bicker over how make the best kite, the team falls apart. It’s up to Ella to find a way to get her friends back together and get their friendship kite off the ground.

Ella’s Carnival Ella and the kids have been waiting for the carnival to come to town all year! And when it finally arrives, Frankie sprains his ankle. Ella, Belinda and Tiki hit the carnival, but it’s just not the same without Frankie. Ella knows how much Frankie LOVES the carnival and feels bad that he’s missing it. Then, Ella has a wonderful idea...if Frankie can’t go to the carnival, she’ll brighten his day by bringing the carnival to Frankie!

Monkey Business Ella, Belinda and Frankie look after Tiki’s pet monkey, Lola, while she’s at her aunt’s birthday party. The kids think it’ll be a fun-filled afternoon of monkeying around until...Lola escapes. The kids chase after Lola, who thinks it’s all a big game. The afternoon spins out of control as Ella, Frankie and Belinda try everything to catch Lola before Tiki returns.

Ella Sheds Some Light Captain Kelp asks Ella and Frankie to take care of his lighthouse while he’s away. Ella thinks it’s going to easy-peasy...until they enter the empty lighthouse and discover something strange. Ella’s sure there’s a good reason things are messed up, but Frankie’s sure the lighthouse is haunted. When the kids return after school they hear strange sounds, discover odd footprints and see creepy shadows on the wall. They use the clues to figure out who the culprit is and discover they were wrong.

Stylish Ella Picture Day is coming up at Ella’s school and everyone is excited, especially Belinda. She thinks it would fun if everyone did something different for their school pictures. Belinda takes charge and tells Tiki to lose her glasses. Then she tells Ella to ditch her old hat and get something a little more stylish. Ella tries out Belinda’s fancy make-over but realizes she’s not being true to herself.

Ella’s Sleepless Sleepover Ella and Tiki are invited to a fancy sleepover at Belinda Blue’s house. Ella’s a little uneasy because she’s not used to sleeping away from home. Belinda makes Ella forget all about it by putting on a fashion show, playing make believe and even getting Mayor Blue to join in the fun. It’s the perfect night until...Ella wakes up and notices strange things going on in Belinda’s room. It seems the girls have a visitor... Jasper, the mouse!

Ella for Class President When Mrs. Briggs tells the class they’re going to elect a class president, Belinda, Tiki and Frankie all decide to run. And they all want Ella to help them with their campaigns. Ella’s pretty sure she can help her friends out, but the when the bickering and competition becomes more than Ella can stand...she shows her friends what being a leader is really about.

Hat Mishap It’s Tiki’s big day. She’s starring in the school play, Rapunzel, and she’s a little nervous. Before the show, Ella and the kids go for a big bike-ride around the island to take Tiki’s mind off the play. Along the way, Ella loses her hat and she’s worried. The kids must retrace their path, find the hat, and get Tiki to the theater on time. They look everywhere with no luck, until... in a strange twist, Tiki knows where the hat is. Ella helps Tiki with her stage-fright and uses her magic hat to get Tiki back the theater just in time!

Ella’s Top 100 The 100th day of the school year is coming and Mrs. Briggs has asked all of the children to gather 100 of their favorite things to celebrate the day. Everyone knows exactly what they’re going to bring...except Ella. She tries rocks, then seashells, and leaves. Finally, when the big day arrives Ella’s projects gets blown away and she has to scramble to get it back and somehow create an even more meaningful collection.