Guppies is an episode of Little Bill.
It first aired on January 9, 2000 on Nickelodeon then on Noggin on September 21, 2007.
Plot[]
One night before sleep, Little Bill was pretending to paddle in his bathtub while Brenda bathed him. He couldn’t swim without arms or in a bathtub, so Brenda suggested a swimming class for the next day. Little Bill was sure in his swimming capacities and indicated p by splashing around like a little fish. Brenda mentioned that Fuchsia had signed up for the Guppies Swimming Class. Little Bill was eager to join, picturing himself swimming with fish in the ocean. After he finished his bath, he asked about when he could become part of the class. Brenda responded that they would go to the pool the following day, which made him very excited!
The next morning, Little Bill woke up excited about the pool and announced that he was going to join the Guppies today. In the downtown area, the three of them reached the public pool, and he asked his cousin about her Guppy shirt and whether he could also get one. Fuchsia told him that he could when he became part of her class. Meanwhile, Brenda had to hurry because Little Bill wanted to be a guppy, but first, they needed to put on their swimsuits.
After changing, the children sing the Guppy theme song, and Little Bill looks at the pool, feeling a bit anxious because he's never seen one before. Brenda answers that it's bigger than the bathtub, so the Guppies will have much room to swim together. Little Bill doesn't want to be one, but Fuchsia begs that he will be after class. She just thinks he's afraid of the big pool, but he opposes, and Brenda asks him if he wants to get in. Little Bill still refuses, but Fuchsia says that it's fun, walks in, and starts to swim around. Little Bill still doesn't think that's too fun, and Brenda asks him if he wants to learn. Instead, he wants to leave, and Brenda vows that they will after class. Fuchsia notes that the water feels good, so Brenda suggests that sit on the pool's edge, so that he won't have to get in.
Brenda puts her toes and in the water, saying that it feels good, and Little Bill laughs, seeing that her toes look squiggly underwater. He then hesitates to put his own toes in, but puts one of them in, and thinks it looks funny when his toes are squiggly. Fuchsia asks him if the water feels good, but he still doesn't want to walk into the pool. Brenda agrees with him, but then notices that his other toes would feel lonely up on the edge of the pool. So, he chooses to dip them into the water to cheer them up.
Fuchsia asks Little Bill if he wants to see what she's learned in her class, but he still refuses. Brenda does, however, and Fuchsia shows her cousin that she must kick her feet to make her swim, grabbing on the edge with her hands. Brenda reports that she did really well, because that's what Little Bill does in the bathtub, so Fuchsia notes that the pool compares a giant one. The water isn't even as hot as in the bathtub, and it would take a whole lot of bubbles to fill it up, but no one would ever do that! People are supposed to swim in the pool, but Little Bill still hesitates, so Brenda hold onto him. making him brave enough to jump in. When he does, he begins to kick his feet very well and splashes water onto Fuchsia, who splashes right back. The kids start to swim with the others, and Little Bill shows us what he learned.
The two swim back to Brenda, and Little Bill asks her if she saw them swimming, and she agreed. Little Bill admits that this isn't too scary, and the pool resembles a giant bathtub. Brenda them walks to the center of the pool with the kids, and they all sing the Guppy theme song. The lifeguard them blows his whistle, notifying the children that their lessons are about to start. Little Bill and Fuchsia head over to swim with the other kids, and Little Bill splashes onto the camera.