Ep 2. Awesome Guy's Awesome Arm / Lamb in a Jam
- September 13, 2013
- 24 min
Doc McStuffins is a beloved children's animated television series that follows the adventures of a little girl named Dottie, who is also known as Doc. In each episode, Doc uses her magical stethoscope to bring toys and stuffed animals to life, fixing any bumps, bruises or other ailments they may experience while teaching young viewers valuable life lessons about health and wellness.
In season 1 episode 2, entitled "Awesome Guy's Awesome Arm / Lamb in a Jam," Doc's loyal companion Lambie finds herself in a bit of a pickle. It all starts when Doc's brother Donny brings home a new toy, a superhero action figure named Awesome Guy who has a detachable robotic arm that shoots foam disks. Lambie becomes enamored with the new toy, praising his awesome arm and wishing she could have a cool gadget like that of her own.
Later on, while playing with Awesome Guy, Lambie becomes entangled in the strings of a toy guitar, causing her to fall to the ground and lose her stuffing in the process. Despite Doc's best efforts to re-stuff Lambie, the little lamb remains down in the dumps, convinced that she'll never be as cool as Awesome Guy and his awesome arm.
But then, as luck would have it, Awesome Guy himself runs into a bit of trouble. While trying to retrieve a lost toy from inside a tree, he accidentally becomes dislodged from his arm and sends it flying into the nearby bushes. Doc and Lambie come to his aid, and while Doc tends to Awesome Guy's minor injuries, Lambie volunteers to retrieve the missing arm.
As Lambie bravely ventures into the bushes, she comes across a spider who gets tangled in the strings of the toy guitar, just like she did earlier. In a moment of compassion, Lambie remembers how she felt when she got stuck and decides to help the spider, untangling its legs and sending it on its way. In doing so, Lambie realizes that even without an awesome arm, she can still be awesome in her own way by helping others and being a kind friend.
With this newfound realization, Lambie returns to Awesome Guy with his arm in tow and he is overjoyed to see it. Meanwhile, Doc is happy to see Lambie back to her usual self, playing with her friends and knowing that she is just as important and cool as any toy with detachable gadgets.
The second half of the episode, "Lamb in a Jam," sees Lambie in a different predicament. When a new toy train comes along, the other toys become more interested in playing with it than including Lambie in their games. Feeling left out and hurt, Lambie decides to help a sick toy giraffe instead of playing with the others.
As she sets off to find medicine for the giraffe, Lambie becomes trapped in a drawer with a bunch of other toys. With no way of getting out and no one around to help her, Lambie begins to panic and worry that she'll be stuck there forever. But then she remembers the bravery and compassion she felt earlier when helping the spider and decides to help the other toys in the drawer who are also feeling scared and uneasy.
Lambie sings a calming song and comforts the other toys, including a little penguin named Pickles who is feeling homesick. Her selfless act of kindness not only helps the other toys feel better, but it also attracts the attention of her friends who come to her rescue and free her from the drawer.
As the episode concludes, Lambie learns that being kind and helpful to others is always the best way to be awesome, and that true friends will always love and appreciate you for who you are, no matter what toys or gadgets you may or may not have.