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Molly of Denali - Fiddle of Nowhere/A Splash of Mink (S1E13)
Oscar's fiddle string breaks on the day of the annual fiddle festival. Then Molly and Trini encounter a tiny mink on their way to a dance at Qyah Tribal Hall, which leaves them covered in a stinky smell.
| Runtime (min) | — |
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| Air Date | 2019-08-26 |
| Genres | Animation, Kids, Comedy |
| TV Rating | TV-Y |
Storyline
In this episode of Molly of Denali, Oscar's excitement for the annual fiddle festival turns to disappointment when his fiddle string breaks just before he is set to perform. Molly and Trini rally to help him find a solution, showcasing their friendship and problem-solving skills. Together, they navigate the challenges of the day while learning the importance of perseverance.
Meanwhile, as they make their way to a dance at Qyah Tribal Hall, Molly and Trini encounter a tiny mink. This adorable creature leaves them covered in a stinky smell, leading to a series of humorous and sticky situations. The girls learn to embrace the unexpected as they prepare for the festivities, illustrating the joy of friendship and the fun of discovering new experiences.
What Parents Say
This episode perfectly captures the spirit of community and the importance of supporting friends in times of need. Molly and Trini’s determination to help Oscar with his broken fiddle string is a heartwarming reminder of how teamwork can overcome obstacles. It also shows children the value of resilience when things don’t go as planned.
The encounter with the mink adds a playful twist to the story, providing both humor and a lesson in handling unexpected situations. Parents will appreciate how the episode balances fun with moments of learning, demonstrating that challenges can lead to memorable experiences and strengthen friendships.
What Children Can Learn
Kids will learn about the significance of friendship and teamwork as Molly and Trini help Oscar prepare for the fiddle festival. The episode emphasizes that setbacks, like a broken fiddle string, can be overcome with creativity and collaboration. This teaches children valuable problem-solving skills and encourages them to support their friends.
Additionally, the humorous encounter with the mink introduces themes of adaptability and resilience. Children will see the girls navigating the challenges of being covered in a stinky smell, reinforcing the idea that life is full of surprises and that it's important to maintain a positive attitude.
Five Most Asked Questions
Here are some questions parents might have about this episode of Molly of Denali, along with insights based on the story.
| Question | Answer |
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| What happens when Oscar's fiddle string breaks? | When Oscar's fiddle string breaks right before the annual fiddle festival, he feels disheartened. Molly and Trini come to his rescue, showing the importance of friendship as they brainstorm ways to fix the problem. Their efforts illustrate how collaboration can help overcome obstacles, making it a pivotal moment in the episode. |
| How does the tiny mink affect Molly and Trini? | The tiny mink they encounter leaves Molly and Trini covered in a stinky smell, leading to a series of funny moments throughout their journey to the dance. This encounter not only adds humor to the episode but also teaches kids about unexpected challenges and how to deal with them in a lighthearted way. |
| What lessons do Molly and Trini learn from their adventure? | Throughout their adventure, Molly and Trini learn valuable lessons about resilience and adaptability. They face unexpected situations, like dealing with the smell from the mink, and learn to embrace these challenges with a positive attitude, highlighting the importance of enjoying the journey, regardless of the obstacles. |
| What role does community play in this episode? | Community plays a significant role in this episode as Molly, Trini, and Oscar support each other through challenges. Their efforts to help Oscar repair his fiddle string emphasize the importance of teamwork and collaboration, demonstrating to young viewers that a strong community can help individuals overcome difficulties. |
| How does the episode balance humor and learning? | The episode skillfully balances humor with learning through the funny scenarios involving the mink and the serious moments of friendship and support. This combination keeps children entertained while imparting valuable life lessons about friendship, resilience, and the joy of facing challenges together. |
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| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
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| 1 | 1 | Molly finds a photo of Grandpa as a child and is shocked to see him singing and drumming-Grandpa never sings. Then, the Qyah Canoers are ready for their competition. There's just one problem: Molly, Tooey, and Trini don't know how to canoe! |
| 1 | 2 | Molly and her family head to their secret-berry-picking-spot, but their trip is cut short by a swarm of mosquitos! Then, Molly is thrilled when her cousin Randall calls from Sitka to say he's harvesting herring eggs-her favorite food! |
| 1 | 3 | Trini's excited to enter Big Green, her giant cabbage, into the Alaska State Fair, but a suspicious moose keeps nibbling its leaves. Then, Molly wants to get her Native name when she discovers that her Mom, Dad, Grandpa and others in the community have one. |
| 1 | 4 | Molly can't wait to catch her first fish (and to earn her own first fish tale), but when she gets to the river, the only thing she catches is Tooey's missing boot. Molly must put her knowledge of the salmon life cycle to the test and find out where the fish are before the day is through. Then, Molly suggests a community fun-raiser to fix her school roof after a snow storm. The main attraction? A giant maze made of snow. All is well until Trini gets lost in the maze and Molly realizes the maze map is out of date. Can Molly and Tooey find a way to help Trini escape the maze? |
| 1 | 5 | Molly and Tooey think they've discovered a ghost after a strange noise follows them from Spooky Hose all the way to the Trading Post's Bunkhouse. Then, Molly and Trini tag along with Nina on trip to Kenai National Park to see puffins! |
| 1 | 6 | Molly retells the story of the summer Trini moved to Qyah from Texas, and how she and Tooey attempted to make Trini feel at home - with cowboy hats, lassos, and 'yee-haws.' Then, Molly flies north to surprise Nina with a hand-delivered party box of goodies (and herself) for Nina's birthday, but her plans are jeopardized by a moose blocking the runway. |
| 1 | 7 | When a gust of wind spins a wildlife camera away from an eagle's nest on hatching day, Molly and Dad head to the Windsong Wildlife Area on an ATV to fix it. Then, Molly and friends have their eye on a spectacular water tube for sale at the Trading Post, but they don't have enough money to buy it. |
| 1 | 8 | It's a cold winter and Molly is set on discovering a hot springs Grandpa Nat once found in a blizzard, so she sets off with Grandpa, Dad, and Tooey on two snowmobiles and with a list of vague directions. Then, Tooey's hero, dog musher Eugene Pike, is recreating a historic mail run across interior Alaska. When ice breakup at the river threatens Pike's progress to Qyah, it's up to Tooey and Molly to help him finish the mail run. |
| 1 | 9 | Molly, Tooey, and Trini are convinced giant ice worms are responsible for a power outage at the Trading Post, thanks to a spooky story from Grandpa Nat. Then, when Tooey's newest dog Anka wanders off during a training run in the woods, Molly and Tooey find ways to lure her back home. |
| 1 | 10 | When Suki digs up an old bone tool covered with markings, Molly, Tooey, and Oscar discover the playful pooch has made an important archeological discovery. Then, Molly announces a contest to design an original flag for the Denali Trading Post inspired by Benny Benson, the real-life Alaska Native boy who designed the state flag of Alaska. |
| 1 | 11 | Auntie Midge teaches Molly and Tooey how to tap trees so they can make more birch syrup. Then, Molly and her Dad are shocked when Travis, a tourist, announces that the goal of his expedition is to find a living woolly mammoth. |
| 1 | 12 | Molly is entrusted with her Grandpa Nat's secret nivagi recipe for the annual Qyah Ice Cream Competition. Then, Molly can't wait to help Nina and Dr. Antigone band baby cranes. |
| 1 | 13 | Oscar's fiddle string breaks on the day of the annual fiddle festival. Then Molly and Trini encounter a tiny mink on their way to a dance at Qyah Tribal Hall, which leaves them covered in a stinky smell. |
| 1 | 14 | When Trini confesses that she's never seen the Northern Lights, Molly makes it her mission to show them to her. Then, after an awesome jig dance at the Tribal Hall, Molly can't wait for her fiddle lessons with Oscar to start! |
| 1 | 15 | After wet cement ruins Molly's plans for a basketball rematch, Molly and her friends head over to the Trading Post to create a new game called Mollyball! Then, Molly discovers that Qyah isn't included in an Alaskan travel guide! |
| 1 | 16 | When the Sassy Ladies of Saskatoon arrive at the Trading Post a day early, Molly's confident that she and Trini can check them in! Then, Molly and her friends arrive at their old clubhouse only to find it half sunk into the ground! |
| 1 | 17 | A sensational video turns Molly's excitement about an upcoming dentist video into panic! Then, it's all fun and secret spy games until Molly and Tooey stumble across a mystery visitor in Qyah. |
| 1 | 18 | Molly organizes an ice-sculpting competition in Qyah. Then, Molly's excitement about attending her first totem pole raising in Sitka quickly turns to panic when she and Randall accidentally lose an important piece of the totem pole! |
| 1 | 19 | When one of Connie's prized turkeys goes missing on Molly and Tooey's watch, it's up to them to track it down. Then, inspired by Daniel's tall tales of sailing on the high seas, Molly, Tooey, and Trini decide to build their own sailboat! |
| 1 | 20 | To entertain themselves throughout the winter, Molly and the gang organize an outhouse race! Then, after hearing that her Great-Aunt Merna keeps misplacing her keys, Molly creates a tutorial video to help Merna train her dog to find her keys! |
| 1 | 21 | Molly's class is learning about bartering by practicing with kids who live up north in Kaktovik, Alaska. Then, Molly and Mom accompany Nina to Shageluk, where Nina is doing a follow-up story on the country's only herd of wild wood bison. |
| 1 | 22 | A routine science expedition with Grandpa Nat and Nina becomes a rescue mission when Nina hurts her ankle in a snowboarding accident! Then, Molly and Mom join Randall and his family in Sitka for their traditional canoe trip! |
| 1 | 23 | An approaching storm forces Molly, Grandpa Nat, and Mom to make an impromptu landing on the Aleutian island of Atka. Then, Molly makes her own video to show off "Qyah Style" snowboarding! |
| 1 | 24 | Molly finds out there is no statue of the heroic dog Balto in nearby Nenana, so she sets out to fix the situation! Then, Molly's basketball team is planning to dribble basketballs while snowshoeing to raise money for a tournament. |
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| 1 | 26 | When a blizzard hits Qyah, Molly must spend the night at Tooey's house. Sleepover time! Then, it's ice fishing season! Nina is studying life under the ice with her new underwater camera, so Molly and Tooey decide to join her in her tent. |
| 1 | 27 | Molly and Trini want to make sun catchers for their friends on Valentine's Day. After a quick trip to Nenana, they gather all their supplies! Then, it's Mom's birthday and Molly wants to surprise her with a special gift. |
| 1 | 28 | Molly, Trini and Nina set out to pick cloudberries to make a special pie for Molly's Mom. Then, Molly and Tooey find a strange box under the floorboards beneath Tooey's bed and discover it's an old Japanese puzzle box! |
| 1 | 29 | It's salmon season! First order of business at fish camp: help Grandpa Nat fix the broken fish wheel. Then, Molly discovers that her dad used to compete in the Native Youth Olympics! |
| 1 | 30 | Molly and Tooey find a frog, and Molly decides to keep it as a pet! Then, Molly and Tooey have been learning about petroglyphs, and can't wait to see them in real life on their trip to Sitka. |
| 1 | 31 | Auntie Midge loves to emcee Spring Carnival, but a hurt hip takes her out of commission. Can Molly and Tooey build a way for her to get around? Then, Molly and Tooey try to fix his hand-me-down sweater before Grandma arrives! |
| 1 | 32 | When a family of beavers builds a dam and accidentally diverts water from Trini's garden, the kids must devise a way to redirect the stream! Then, it's Trini's first camping trip and she's determined to earn her first badge.. |
| 1 | 33 | Inspired by real-life athletes Sharon and Shirley Firth, Molly trains hard to participate in a cross-country ski race! Then, Molly and her family go fishing, but a hungry seal sneaks into their boat! |
| 1 | 34 | Tooey and friends take one of his sled dogs to a vet for a check-up and they receive some surprising news! Then, Tooey gets to decide which one of Cali's puppies to keep and train as a lead sled dog. |
| 1 | 35 | When a windstorm knocks down Qyah's oldest tree, Molly and Tooey decide to make an exhibit honoring the spruce. Then, Molly and Tooey organize a Funny Face Competition to take photos of family and friends. |
| 1 | 36 | Molly and Vera join scientists as they visit a dinosaur excavation site. Will they find a real dinosaur fossil? Then, the Sassy Ladies of Saskatoon are back, in search of a glacier they saw 30 years ago. |
| 1 | 37 | Molly invites Oscar to go mountain climbing with her and Grandpa Nat, but a fear of heights makes Oscar unsure he can do it. Then, Travis the tourist returns to Qyah to photograph a "rare" willow ptarmigan. |
| 1 | 38 | Grandpa Nat and Nina are out in the field observing an active volcano when it erupts! Then, it's winter solstice and Trini's birthday. Molly and Tooey have planned the perfect present. |
| 1 | 39 | Molly learns about her Grandpa Nat's dream to climb to the top of Denali in honor of the first person to do so, real-life Alaska Native, Walter Harper. Inspired, Molly tries to get Grandpa to climb. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
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| 2 | 1 | Molly and Tooey are holding a tour, but two tourists are mean to them and make fun of Natives. After Auntie Merna tells them about how she met Elizabeth Peratrovich, they help the tourists learn that what they said was more wrong than right. Then, Tooey has caught his very first animal, and he is having an uqiquq! But, Grandma Elizabeth is coming to visit, and Tooey doesn't know how to give a speech in Yup'ik! |
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| 2 | 6 | Molly and her team gets pointers from basketball champion Kamaka Hepa. |
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| 2 | 9 | Molly and Very tries to make lumpia for the latter's mother; several ladybugs are let out during a sleepover in the Trading Post. |
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| 2 | 14 | Molly, Tooey and Trini find mysterious bubbles while canoeing on Lake Qyah; Molly, Tooey and Trini learn a ball game. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
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| 3 | 1 | Molly and Tooey decide to make a few of their own Alaska Native superheroes; Molly wants to fix up her old sled for Trini, but she's not sure she is ready to part with it. |
| 3 | 2 | Molly tries to help an exchange student after she loses her prized story knife; Oscar works on remembering the old stories of his elders. |
| 3 | 3 | Molly and Tooey help count endangered whales; a blizzard forces Molly and Trini to stay inside, but a box of treasures from Mom's childhood helps remedy the boredom. |
| 3 | 4 | Molly and Tooey realize drawing is harder than it looks when they help Randall come up with a Northwest Coast design for Aunt Mema and Uncle Jack's anniversary; Molly, Tooey and Trini strike gold. |
| 3 | 5 | Grandpa Nat joins the kids on a night watch to determine what the mysterious light is in the sky; Molly and Tooey help Mr. Patak record a carving demonstration. |
| 3 | 6 | Molly and her friends compete in a contest to predict when the river ice will break; the kids find some mysterious trash during a village cleanup. |
| 3 | 7 | Trini wants to send her mum a care package but she is unable to find all of her favorite things; Trini and her dad find themselves without lights and heat during a blizzard. |
| 3 | 8 | Trini offers to puppy-sit Tooey's newest sled dog, Khi, but ends up teaching him some bad habits; Molly makes a book about female pilots. |
| 3 | 9 | Tooey labels everything to keep track of his stuff; Vera wants to surprise her Lola Miranda with a special song. |
| 3 | 10 | Molly's family takes a river trip to a traditional Gwich'in village for a ceremony honoring her grandma Catherine. |
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