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Caillou is a kids and animation TV series that premiered on Treehouse TV on September 15, 1997. It has 23 seasons and 386 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 7 Episode 10, aired on March 10, 2012.
Follow Caillou, the lovable 4-year-old with a big imagination, as he and his friends go on adventures and experience all the wonders of being a child.
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386 episodes · 23 seasons
1997 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 28 years ago
E65
Caillou invites Leo to go on a family picnic. After lunch they go exploring in the woods and discover an old tree trunk that has fallen down. They pretend that they are brave knights and the tree trunk is a bad dragon. When it begins to rain, Caillou and Leo bravely lead the family to safety.
E64
It’s trick-or-treat time in Caillou’s neighbourhood. Caillou’s dressed as an astronaut, Leo is a not-very-scary Frankenstein’s monster and Clementine is a nurse. With their parents tagging along, they go door to door, collecting lots of treats.
There’s a special event at Caillou’s daycare. Leo, Clementine and Caillou are getting ready to be in a play. They enjoy dressing up and rehearsing and they enjoy it even more when their parents come to see the show.
E62
Caillou’s friend Sarah has a magnifying glass. She shows Caillou how it makes everything in the garden look bigger and suggests a game: Caillou will be a great jungle explorer, using the magnifying glass to make butterflies look as big as birds and Gilbert the cat as big as a lion.
E61
Caillou’s big friend André has come to visit. André is a soccer player and Caillou wants to play too... Only Caillou isn’t very good at kicking the ball. Sometimes he misses altogether sometimes it only goes a few inches. He wants to give up, but André and Dad encourage him and eventually he makes the biggest kick of the day.
E60
Poor Caillou! He’s fallen off his bike and scraped his knee. The mishap has hurt his knee and his pride too. He needs the special touch of Mom’s first-aid. When she puts a special plaster on Caillou, the one with the dinosaur pattern, he begins to feel much better.
E59
Mom is putting on her makeup to go out with Dad and that gives Caillou an idea for a game. He takes one of Rosie’s dolls and tries to make it look as pretty as his Mom—with disastrous results. He’s ashamed, so he hides the doll. At first he tries to pretend he doesn’t know where it is, but he quickly admits the truth and all is well again.
E58
Grandma always has the best surprises for Caillou. When they go to the park together she introduces him to the birds that live there. The chickadees and cardinals come and take the food right out of his hand. When they go home Grandma presents Caillou with a little birdhouse so he can go bird-watching every day.
E57
It’s not always easy being a big brother. Caillou likes Rosie very much, but she can really be a big nuisance. She’s bothering Caillou, interrupting him when all he wants to do is read his book. He sends her away, but pretty soon he wants to play a game and it’s always better to play with somebody else.
E56
It’s Caillou’s first flight and he’s curious about everything. He loves looking out of the window at the ground below; he likes playing with the music system; breakfast on a plane is an adventure in itself and when the pilot invites him to visit the flight deck with Daddy that’s the best of all!
E55
Caillou thinks his sister Rosie is getting favorable treatment and it just isn’t fair! Mom explains to him that Rosie is just a baby and can’t do a lot of the things she asks him to do. Caillou decides being a baby is better than being four and pretends to be a baby—until Mom tells both her babies it’s time for a nap. Maybe being four is better than being a baby after all!
E54
Caillou is going to spend the night away from his home and family for the very first time. He goes to Leo's house and has a lot of fun in Leo's tree house, but at bedtime he's feeling lonely and homesick. Leo's mom suggests he should phone home. He feels much better when he speaks to his Mommy and even better when she reminds him he has his teddy bear with him.
E53
When Mom is busy on the phone all morning and doesn’t have time for Caillou he feels very left out of things. He plays with his toy phone and then talks to Grandma on the real phone. He likes talking on the phone -- it makes him feel very grown up.
E52
Caillou has a fever. Then he gets itchy spots. Chicken pox! He’s not very comfortable and he has to take special baths to soothe the itching. He knows he’s not supposed to scratch but he just can’t help himself. When he sees Rosie playing in the garden he wants to play with her and can’t wait to get better. But by the time he’s finally well enough to go out and pay, it turns out Rosie has chicken pox too!
E51
Mommy isn’t feeling well so she asks Caillou to watch Rosie and play quietly while she lies down for a while. They draw animals, but Rosie is naughty and starts drawing on the walls. When Mom comes in to see what all the fuss is about she is angry with poor Caillou—who thinks it’s unfair. Mom softens and together they clean up Rosie’s mess.
E50
Grandma is looking after her friend’s dog again. She shows Caillou how to walk the puppy on a leash and how to play ‘fetch’ with a ball. Caillou loves having the puppy obey his orders and pesters Mom and Dad for a dog of his own. They say he already has a pet: Gilbert. Maybe when he’s a bit older he can have a dog. Caillou understands and in the meantime he attached a leash to a toy dog and proudly walks it around the house.
E49
Caillou is playing in the park with Clementine. She’s a lot more confident about most things than he is and she isn’t at all scared to go on the big kids’ slide. Caillou is frightened, but he can’t bring himself to admit it to Clementine. She teases him anyway. When Dad comes to fetch Caillou they go down the slide together. Caillou discovers it isn’t so hard after all and does it all by himself.
E48
Caillou is very curious when he finds a dead bird in the garden. He wants to know why it died. Dad explains that it probably got too old. Caillou thinks about that and begins to worry about getting too old himself. He tells Mom and Dad he doesn’t want to get any older because of what happened to the bird. They reassure him and he agrees he has plenty of time to get older.
E47
Caillou’s bossy friend Clementine comes over to play. Caillou wants to play dinosaurs but Clementine insists on playing families. When she picks up his teddy bear he’s particularly upset, because it’s his teddy bear. They quarrel and it ends in tears. Mom sorts things out and they end up friends again, just in time to play baseball with Clementine’s brother Billy.
E46
Caillou is very excited when he goes to work with Mom. She works in a big building with revolving doors and elevators. While she works in her office Caillou does a nice drawing. They have lunch together and then Daddy comes to fetch Caillou. On the way out Caillou shows him how to work the elevators and the revolving doors.
E45
Caillou wants to wear his favorite socks, but one of them is missing. When he goes looking in the basement he accidentally gets himself locked in. Daddy to the rescue! Only now they're both locked in! Caillou and Dad shout to attract Mom's attention. She comes and lets them out and finds the missing sock.
E44
Caillou gets up early one morning. So early in fact that he’s the first person awake in the whole house. He decides to make his own breakfast—and then gets the idea to make Mom and Dad a surprise breakfast. It’s a lot of hard work and he does make a bit of a mess, but Caillou’s surprise breakfast is a big success.
E43
Caillou is having a game of dinosaur hunter with Gilbert the cat. He goes for a snack and when he comes back there’s no sign of Gilbert. He’s disappeared! Mom says Caillou will have to be a detective and together they search the house, looking for clues. Eventually they find Gilbert curled up and fast asleep in Caillou’s bed.
E42
Caillou doesn’t go to school yet but he really wants to ride on the school bus that stops outside his house every morning. When Dad takes him to see the bus from close up the driver offers to take Caillou with the other children the next day. Caillou makes a special painting for the driver and they have a marvellous ride.
E41
Caillou and his family have a wonderful day out at a theme park. Caillou and Dad go on the thrilling Niagara River Ride, they all go on a Ferris wheel and for a special treat they have cotton candy for dessert. The perfect day is made even better when Dad tosses rings at a midway booth and wins the biggest teddy bear Caillou has ever seen.
E40
When Grandpa comes over to help Mom make a vegetable garden he shows Caillou how to plant a bed of carrots. Caillou doesn’t like vegetables very much, but he’s very interested in seeing the results of his gardening. And when the carrots finally do come out of the ground he discovers they taste better than any vegetables he’s ever eaten.
E39
Mom and Rosie are out for the day and that means Caillou and Dad will spend the day together "taking care of business." Caillou likes having Dad all to himself and the two of them make a bookshelf for Mom and go out for a bike ride together, the way Caillou likes it: just the two of them, Caillou and Dad.
E38
When Caillou first meets Jim in the sandbox at the park he doesn’t really like him at all. Jim grabs at everything he wants and Caillou is a bit intimidated. But Jim’s Mom and Caillou's Grandpa sort things out and the two boys discover how much fun they can have playing together.
E37
Caillou has a hard time staying upright on his skates. He wants to be the fastest skater in the world but he keeps falling on the ice. Dad gives him a chair to hold onto to help his balance and after a little while and a lot of encouragement from Mom and Dad he is finally able to skate.
E36
Mom and Dad are going out. Caillou wants his regular baby-sitter, not Julie, whom he has never met before. He’s sure he isn’t going to like her. He gives Julie a hard time, refusing to eat his supper... But then Julie turns suppertime into a game and serves breakfast instead. Long before Mom and Dad come home, Caillou has decided he likes his new baby-sitter after all.
E35
Caillou goes to the swimming pool with his family and Daddy teaches him how to swim. After a few lessons he’s getting better and better. Pretty soon, he wants to swim by himself and although it starts off with a bit of a scare, everything ends up just fine. Caillou can swim now.
E34
Grandpa tells Caillou about the time when his Daddy was a little boy and they went on a camping trip. Caillou loves the idea of camping and he and Grandpa set up the tent in the garden. Caillou is excited to see the stars in the sky and the fireflies in the bushes. But once they settle in to go to sleep, Caillou gets a bit nervous, so Grandpa comes up with a surprise solution!
E33
Mom is upset when the mailman only brings bills, bills and more bills. She tells Caillou she'd love to get a nice letter for a change. Caillou and Dad decide to make a nice letter for her and early the next morning they give it to the mailman to deliver. Mom is thrilled to get such a nice letter from Caillou.
E32
Caillou is visiting Grandma’s house and he’s not in a very good mood. While Grandma goes into the kitchen, Caillou starts to make a finger painting with Grandma’s blue paint and pretty soon he’s using all of Grandma’s colors and feeling much, much better.
E31
Caillou meets a new friend called André and André is big! Caillou never had a friend this big before. André is also a bit clumsy, so playing with him means things tend to get broken. Caillou is particularly upset when André breaks his favorite chair, but all is soon forgotten when they go outside and play soccer.
E30
It’s fall and the backyard is covered with leaves. Caillou and Rosie have so much fun playing in the leaves that Caillou doesn’t want to go into the house. He asks Dad if he can help him rake the leaves into piles. When they’ve made piles of piles, Caillou pretends the piles of leaves are houses enough houses to make a city.
E29
Caillou is having fun with his friend—his special friend—George. What makes George so special? Well, he’s invisible for one thing... George and Caillou have a race and break a flowerpot. At first Caillou blames George, but his Daddy talks to him and he agrees that he might have had a little something to do with it too.
E28
Caillou is very excited because he’s going to a parade with horses, drummers and clowns. But Rosie is afraid of clowns so Mom isn’t sure it’s a good idea to go. Caillou is upset because he thinks he’ll miss the parade just because of that. And then he has a good idea: If he shows Rosie that clowns are just people wearing silly costumes, she won’t be afraid anymore.
E27
Caillou wants to make a snowman, but he doesn’t really know how. Luckily, Sarah knows how to make snowmen very well and they work together building the components and putting them together. When they’re finished, Mom provides the finishing touches: A carrot for his nose and some big buttons for his eyes and his smile.
E26
Caillou goes with Mom to buy a new pair of shoes. On the way he sees Sarah running fast. He decides he wants a pair of shoes he can run in. First, the salesman has to measure his feet. Eventually he picks exactly the right pair and he shows Sarah just how fast he can run.
E25
Caillou and his family are spending the day at the beach. There’s so much to see and do! Caillou and Dad go into the water; a seagull tries to steal Caillou’s sandwich; Caillou sees a hermit crab and finally he and Dad build a sandcastle.
E24
It’s a rainy day and Caillou is looking forward to jumping in all the puddles when he goes out with his Mommy. But somehow or other it takes Caillou a very long time to get ready to go out. There’s always something else he has to do before he can leave. So by the time he does leave, it has stopped raining. Happily, there are still some puddles to splash in.
E23
Caillou and his family go to the zoo. Caillou is thrilled to see that animals have families too. He sees a baby rhino and a big family of chimpanzees. But his absolute favorite is a young sea otter, which has to be taught how to swim.
E22
One day in the park Caillou is scared by a stranger’s dog, so he’s very nervous when he visits Grandma’s house and discovers she’s looking after a friend’s dog. But bit by bit they get to know each other and pretty soon Caillou isn’t nervous at all. In fact he’s made a brand new friend.
E21
Caillou is tossing and turning. No matter what he does he just can’t get to sleep. It’s summer and his curtains are at the cleaners. Luckily Grandma has a wonderful idea: She makes a cardboard cutout night sky to put against the window. It darkens the room and projects the moon and the stars onto his walls and ceiling. Caillou falls asleep in no time.
E20
Caillou has nobody to play with, so he recruits Gilbert his cat. He tries to get Gilbert to play his favorite games, but Gilbert isn’t interested in the slightest. When Mom points out that Caillou’s been trying to get the cat to play people games, he realizes that Gilbert probably wants to play kitty cat games. That works much better!
E19
It’s Caillou’s birthday and he’s having a little party. His friends Clementine and Leo come to play with him and they all have face paint disguises. What Caillou really wants for his birthday is a special dinosaur. And by the time the party’s over he unexpectedly has two of them!
E18
Caillou is at Grandpa and Grandma's house. He goes looking for a special hiding place and gets stuck in a kitchen closet. Grandpa shows Caillou an extra-special place: a hollow tree trunk. Caillou discovers an old toy in the hiding place and learns that it used to be his Daddy's hiding place when he was Caillou's age.
E17
Caillou has lots of big adventures when he goes round the block by himself for the first time. He meets Sarah out on her skateboard; he sees a rainbow; he plays hopscotch and he meets a scary crow. By the time he gets home he’s really happy to see Mom again.
E16
Caillou's favorite shirt has teddy bears all over it. It's his teddy shirt. One day he sees Rosie wearing it and he gets very upset. But he has to admit that he's getting too big for the teddy shirt. In fact, he can hardly get into it. But he doesn't really want Rosie to have it, so he gives it to his favorite teddy bear to wear.
2000 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 26 years ago
Grandma is doggie sitting Rover. She and Caillou visit her friends in the Seniors’ Home and Rover goes with them. Caillou meets a lot of Grandma’s friends and tries to keep Rover out of trouble. When Rover runs away, Caillou finds him by hearing a sneeze from Mr. Jenkins who is allergic to dogs.
When Caillou's brand new T-shirt is ruined by grape juice Grandma diverts disaster by recycling it and turning into a one-of-a-kind shirt that is tie-dyed with grape-juice star bursts. Caillou likes it even better than before and is happy to have been the artist.
Sarah helps Caillou paint a birdhouse Dad built, but she can't stay and finish it because she is off on an all-summer trip to China. Caillou and his family take care of Sarah's house and look after Ollie. Caillou misses her very much. On the day of her return, Caillou is ecstatic and anxious to show Sarah that not only is the birdhouse finished and hanging in a tree, it has a resident.
Dad can’t think of a surprise for Mom, and nor can Caillou. When Clementine comes out of a photographer’s studio holding a portrait, Dad and Caillou are thrilled. They keep the secret from Mom and the next day surprises her with a portrait of Caillou and Rosie beaming.
Caillou learns the importance of keeping a promise and even though they aren't always that much fun to keep, the reward for Caillou is a circus and well worth his effort.
Caillou waits impatiently for the mail. He is expecting an invitation to Xavier’s birthday party. When it arrives he finds out it isn’t just any birthday party; it’s a fiesta and takes place in the park. A piñata hangs from a tree with a surprise inside it. Caillou is anxious to know what the surprise is inside. On his second turn he finds out. Candies tumble all around him!
At the park Caillou meets a little boy and tries to make friends with him. He mistakes the boy’s silence for rudeness until he discovers that Robbie is deaf and can’t hear him. Caillou learns how to play with Robbie and soon they develop a language of their own. Caillou even learns the word for friend in sign language.
When Caillou learns a mean word from an older child, he uses it on Clementine and hurts her feelings. When Mom finds out, she asks Caillou to apologize, which he does, and soon the two are friends again.
Caillou meets Lee-Wun Sarah’s cousin. She is here for the Chinese New Year. Caillou learns about the New Year's coin and the red posters with good wishes. He even tries some Chinese delicacies, but most of all he gets to see the famous dragon dance.
Caillou, Grandpa and Dad go for a special hike in the woods. Caillou has to catch a falling leaf before it touches the ground. After a while he gets frustrated but Grandpa tells him to try and try again, that is the only way. And it pays off!
Mom shows Caillou how to tie his shoes but he get frustrated and stops trying. Caillou learns in watching Rosie that you can succeed if you keep trying.
When Dad gives Caillou his old suitcase Caillou is thrilled. And for the first time ever, he gets to pack it himself. This brings him to a dilemma when he discovers that if he takes his toys, there is no room for clothes. Mom helps Caillou think about what he'll need and soon he is well packed and on his way.
Caillou is invited to spend the day with Clementine's family and he's a bit nervous. But he soon he discovers that Clementine's family is a lot like his. He has a wonderful day and tops it all off with a strawberry for Teddy!
When Julie is late for baby-sitting. Mom calls around to find help. Mr. Hinkle from across the street is glad to baby-sit and Miss Martin hears that Mom needs help and comes too. Finally Julie shows up. Caillou has more help than he needs, but he invites everybody to stay for a piece of cake.
Caillou, Rosie and Julie, their babysitter, go on a scavenger hunt. Back home they decide to make a craft with the elements and surprise Mom and Dad with it.
Caillou, Clementine and Leo are disappointed they can’t go to the zoo. With Mom and Dad’s help Clementine is a zebra, Leo a bear and Caillou a turtle.
Dad and Mom are having a grown-up party. Caillou is sad he is not invited. Caillou finds excuses to drop in the dining room far past his bedtime. The next morning everybody at the table looks sleepy and tired.
While preparing the picnic lunch with Mom, Caillou tests a bit too much of everything. He has no room left to eat the special sandwich Clementine made for him. His appetite comes back while watching squirrels storing food in their houses for the winter.
Caillou, Rosie and Julie the baby-sitter travel to all sorts of pretend far away places. Among them are the desert with its camel and oasis, the big mountain they climb and finally the river and waterfalls in the steamy tropical forest.
Caillou, Dad and Rosie take the car to the car wash. It’s Rosie’s first time and she is a bit scared. But Caillou reassures her by explaining everything to her.
While playing dinosaurs in the backyard, Caillou and Leo dig up a fish fossil rock. They clean it and decide to bring it to the library and have it exhibited beside the dinosaur fossil.
Caillou is very excited when Dad brings home a computer. His friend Clementine has one at her house and gets to play fun games on it. But Caillou is not the only one who wants to use the computer and he has learn to share it with the whole family even Gilbert!
After a scary nightmare, Caillou doesn’t want to sleep in his own bed anymore and sneaks into Mommy and Daddy’s. Mommy and Daddy are wakened by his tossing and turning and are very surprised to find him in their bed. With their help Caillou comes up with some creative ways to enjoy sleeping in his own room again.
Caillou and Rosie are at Grandma’s. To his surprise Caillou discovers that Grandpa’s birthday was last week and he had no birthday party. How could a birthday be a birthday without a party! Caillou decides to give Grandpa one. With Grandma's help, he gets everything ready, even the candles on the cake. Surprise! Grandpa is very surprised and very happy.
Caillou, Mom and Rosie are looking at pictures, and reminisce about the very first time Dad brought Gilbert home. He was just a little kitten.
After supper one night, Caillou and Jason and Jeffrey decide to play hide and seek in the backyard. It sounds like a lot of fun at first, but as the sun set things in the backyard take on a spooky appearance and being scared doesn't seem much fun anymore.
Caillou and Leo are having a great time playing when Leo trips and falls, hurting his ankle. Caillou is very worried about Leo and thinks it may be his fault Leo got hurt. But when he makes Leo a get-well card and visits him at home, Leo says it wasn’t Caillou’s fault he didn’t tie his shoelaces.
Caillou, Mom and Rosie go to the park, where they join Leo and Clementine already playing in the sandbox. Accidentally Caillou breaks a part of the sand castle as well as Clementine’s bucket. They are mad at him. Caillou is sad his friends don’t want to play with him. He offers his bucket to replace the broken one and helps them to finish the sand castle. They are his friends again.
Caillou loves Leo’s pet hamster and would really like to have his own, so he is thrilled when he gets to look after it while Leo and his parents are out of town. But he soon discovers that the job is a lot of hard work, especially with Gilbert around!
Caillou is excited about the arrival of spring, but he’s a little disappointed when Dad says there’ll be no more snow. So when he finds a patch of snow under the porch, he gets a great idea to save it so he can have winter fun all summer long.
Caillou wants to be taller like his friend Jim and tries to think of a way to grow faster. Mom and Dad measure him on his growth chart and show him he has grown a whole inch since last time, but that’s just not enough. Later when a plumbing problem requires someone small to help out, Caillou finds out there are some benefits to being just his size.
Caillou and Sarah are playing together when Caillou notices his friend wiggling her loose tooth back and forth. He asks her about it and she crouches down to show him. She uses her tongue to wiggle it back and forth, explaining that soon it will fall out. At first Caillou is horrified. Sarah laughs and tells him baby teeth are supposed to fall out. It makes room for the grown-up teeth. And besides, when you start losing teeth, the tooth fairy brings you presents. That gets Caillou's attention.
Mom and Dad are busy with spring-cleaning and Caillou wants to help. After a couple of ill-fated attempts, Mom and Dad give Caillou his very own chore to do and with no thanks to Gilbert, he does it all by himself.
Caillou, Mom and Rosie go to the park for a picnic and bring a kite. Unfortunately, there isn't much wind, and Caillou can't get the kite to fly. Mom suggests waiting a while, and while he waits, Caillou looks up at the clouds and sees all kinds of things: a wagon, a giant balloon and a dinosaur. He's disappointed when the wind picks up and blows the clouds away, but then he remembers his kite!
Caillou is upset when dad and mom make him play with Rosie when all he wants is to play by himself. While Caillou is making a fort for her, she disappears. With mom and dad’s help, Caillou finds Rosie. It’s lots of fun to play hide and seek with Rosie, Mom and Dad.
Caillou and Dad are settling down for their favorite weekend ritual of reading the paper. Caillou can’t wait to see his favorite comic strip, but thanks to an ill-timed gust of wind and a very mischievous cat, Caillou has to exercise some patience and persistence before he can finally enjoy it.
When Dad and Grandpa watch TV Caillou discovers baseball for the first time. He wants to play and patiently Dad works at teaching him. Caillou is all ready to throw in the towel as each toss passes him by, but when he sees Sarah and Billy really doing it he gets an opportunity to practice what he's learned and succeed. A few more lessons and Caillou is on his way to becoming a neighborhood baseball player.
Mom is gone for the day. While helping Dad on the daily routine, Caillou realizes he knows how Mom does lots of things, especially with Rosie. Caillou loves helping Dad.
Caillou and Mom go to the library for story time. Caillou has scribbled on one of the books he borrowed, and is afraid to bring it back. Clementine’s Mom who is in charge of story time cleans the book. Caillou takes home a new book and this time, he will be extra careful with it.
Caillou is upset because he couldn’t stay and play with Leo. To cheer him up, Grandma gets out a pop-up book about clowns. Caillou forgot all about wanting to play with Leo. Grandma and Caillou decide to make puppet clowns and the theatre box. Mom and Rosie are back just in time for the show. Everybody has a great time.
After seeing Bravo the magician doing some tricks at Leo’s birthday party; Caillou decides that he is Caillou the Great. With magic words, Caillou makes his magic penny and Gilbert, disappear and reappear. Mom, Dad and Rosie clap and cheer him. He even makes up few tricks of his own.
E39
After getting caught in the rain, Caillou loses his voice. He’s very surprised to learn he has a frog in his throat, but manages to find a whole new way of communicating with his family until the frog goes away.
Caillou and Leo can’t find Caillou’s airplane anywhere but their hunt through the house turns up all sort of other lost items. They make a big mess along the way and when they clean it up they discover that the airplane was right under their noses.
E37
Dad lends Caillou his old camera. But between his fingers in the lens and his subject that runs away, Caillou is ready to abandon it all. With Dad as an assistant Caillou takes great pictures of every member of the family, Gilbert included. The last one is the entire family together, Caillou included.
Caillou helps Mom and Dad prepare the meal for Thanksgiving, but the pile of leaves outside is more appealing and more fun. Caillou goes to play in them with Gilbert. Later Mom asks him to set the table. Caillou messes up the Thanksgiving centerpiece. He doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about. Mom explains Thanksgiving Day to him. Caillou decides to be more help. He finishes the table and adds his own special decorations. He is very proud when his family enjoys what he has done.
Caillou decides that he can do everything by himself. To show dad that he can help to paint the porch with him, Caillou paints Rosie’s doll’s house. When Caillou comes back with dad to show him the good job he did, Gilbert’s painted paws are all over the room. Caillou and dad have to clean up the mess. Caillou is really proud dad gave him a mini paint roller to fix Rosie’s Doll’s house.
E34
Caillou and his friends from the daycare are going for a treasure hunt in the forest. Caillou learns about all kinds of animals and trees, and also not to go away from the group or you can get lost. Caillou discovers a nice rock that turns out to be a turtle.
It’s night. A thunderstorm is raging outside. Caillou and Gilbert are afraid. They take refuge in Caillou’s closet until Daddy comes and rescues them. Over a cup of hot chocolate Dad tells Caillou about the counting game Grandma taught him. Playing the game, Caillou relaxes. He goes back to bed. While in bed, Dad and Caillou play the shadow game. With the storm moving away, Caillou, with Gilbert by his side, feels happy and safe again.
Caillou is very excited about the neighborhood rummage sale until he’s asked to figure out what he’d like to contribute. He’s not so sure he wants to part with any of his toys. But in the end he’s pretty happy with the new stuff he comes home with.
E31
After Caillou sees what Clementine is giving her Dad for Father’s Day, he wants to give his Daddy something just as special but he doesn’t think he has anything nice to give. With some glue, some paint, some Popsicle sticks and a little help from Grandpa he makes his own present for Dad. Caillou is not sure if Dad will like it, but Dad says it’s the best present ever because Caillou made it himself.
2002 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 24 years ago
When the washing machine needs fixing, Caillou ends up helping Bob the repairman. Inspired, Caillou helps Dad hammer a nail and glue the leg onto a wobbly stool too!
When Caillou’s dawdling causes he, Mom and Rosie to be late going to the park, they end up missing Leo. So Dad suggests they make a game out of not dawdling, by using an egg timer for Caillou to race against when he gets ready for bed. This time, Caillou isn’t distracted, and now has time to have three stories read to him!
When Clementine tells Caillou how much she likes her older brother, Billy, to teach her things, Caillou sets out to teach something to Rosie. But this proves harder than Caillou thought, until Mom suggests he try the A-B-C song!
When Leo forgets his brand new toy dinosaur in the park, Daddy and Caillou go looking for it. With no success, Caillou, with Mommy’s help, puts up a Lost and Found Poster, and then, finds ‘Dino’ at the Park Office Lost and Found!
When an invitation for Clementine’s party accidentally ends up at Sarah’s, Caillou learns the differences between the addresses of the two homes. Daddy helps by making up a rhyme. Caillou learns his address, and is able to recite it back to Clementine.
When Caillou dresses himself, he learns it’s okay to change from your favourite shorts when you find out it’s cold outside. And when you put your pants on backwards, you can change and put them on right. So when he sees Dad and Grandpa in suits and ties for a big party, he changes into his grownup clothes too.
When Caillou accidentally breaks one of his toys because his room is a mess, Mom suggests a way to make cleaning up fun: with colourful stickers and a chart. Now Caillou and Rosie get to pick out their very own stickers for brushing their teeth, and more importantly, cleaning up the toys in their bedrooms!
When Mom and Dad are getting ready to go out to a restaurant, Caillou doesn’t understand why he can’t go too! He’s disappointed until Julie the babysitter suggests they make their own restaurant, complete with menus! Everyone dresses up and Caillou and Julie take turns being waiters!
When Mom drives Sarah to her skating lesson, Caillou decides he wants to take skating lessons too! But the lessons are harder than Caillou expected, and if it weren’t for the neato Zamboni, Caillou might not have gone back. But the second lesson proves to be a lot of fun, and Caillou gets a ride on the Zamboni too!
When the park is closed for the day, Caillou’s friends come over to his house to play. But when no one will share the sandbox toys, or the swing, Caillou wishes everyone would just go home. Mom proposes a game everyone can play, so Caillou suggests Frozen Tag! When it’s time for everyone to go home, Caillou wonders, can’t his friends stay just a little longer?
Caillou and family go on a trip on Helen’s boat, an old friend of Mom’s. Caillou is surprised to find there’s a whole house packed into the boat. Caillou learns about wind and sails, and even gets to steer the boat too!
When Caillou dresses up like a mailman to deliver Mr. Hinkle’s misdirected mail, he finds out Mr. Hinkle is sick. With help from Mom, Caillou makes up a get-well card, and together they deliver it, along with some much needed chicken soup!
When Mr. Hinkle has a tree cut down, Caillou is afraid his swing tree is next! Dad decides to plant a new tree so it’s a trip to the Nursery. Caillou learns about the differences between trees with needles and leaves. When the new tree is planted, Caillou gives it a blanket to keep warm and a toy car to play with in case it gets lonely at night.
When Sarah gives Caillou an old toy horn, Caillou wants to blow it everywhere. But he quickly learns, not everyone wants to hear it all the time. Caillou is frustrated, until Dad suggests they go to the park. There, Caillou uses the horn to signal Sarah from afar. There is a time and place for everything!
Caillou gets an introduction to what it means to be handicapped, when, at the pool, he meets Tammy, a girl a few years older, who happens to be in a wheelchair. Caillou hardly even notices Tammy’s handicap, all he knows is, she’s a great swimmer! She even shows Caillou a few aquatic tricks!
When their car breaks down, the family goes shopping for a new one. Caillou has never seen so many shiny cars and especially likes the one with ‘no roof’ that they go for a ride in. In the end, Mom and Dad decide to fix up their car, which makes Caillou happy.
Grandma is watching Caillou for the day, and he wants her to play trucks with him. But Grandma has a better idea; why not help do the laundry? She makes such a great game of it, Caillou wants to play it again and again. The only trouble is, the laundry is all done! Caillou learns about helping out, and that it can be fun too!
Caillou learns about patience when he goes fishing with Daddy and Grandpa at the pier. He even watches a boat bring in a load of fish! But learning about patience is hard, can Caillou wait long enough to catch his own fish?
Caillou learns that the best fun is made up and not bought and paid for. When he sees a flyer in the mail about a fun looking water park, he wants to go! But Mom says it’s not a good day for it and Caillou is disappointed. That is until they come up with an idea to make their very own water park in the backyard!
When Sarah shows Caillou and Leo her new remote controlled robot, the boys get a great idea to be robots too! They have fun taking turns ‘controlling’ each other with their own remote control. Mom even gets into the act, but when their ‘batteries’ go dead in the middle of a snack, Mom has to use the emergency ‘wind up key’.
Caillou learns about ‘recycling’ -- literally! When Caillou gets an eyeful of Leo’s new bicycle, he wishes his bike looked special too. So when Dad suggests they shine up his bike, Caillou’s all for it! They decorate it with their own streamers and Mom comes through with a new horn too!
Caillou is playing a board game with Mom and he gets a little upset when he discovers that her last die throw is going to make her win. He tries to change the rules but Mom stands her ground. These are the rules and you can’t always win. Upset, Caillou takes a time out by himself. After a little while, he decides he wants to play again. He races Teddy, Gilbert and eventually Rosie who turns out to have a few tricks of her own!
Caillou learns to deal with a change in plans, when Daddy has to use the car and Mommy and Caillou have to take the subway. Caillou learns, a change in plans can be fun, checking out the map, getting tickets and listening to the musicians! In fact he has so much fun, he and Mom decide to take the subway home!
Caillou just loves his Superbear storybook. Dad reads it to him once but when Caillou wants to hear it again and again, Dad explains that he has other things to do. Caillou decides to make up a story on his own and plays it out with Rosie. “Superbear” and “Lttle Bear” run after the villain Gilbert AKA “Bad-Bazoo-Bear” and save the day. When they get to the kitchen a real task awaits them! Mom can’t find her car keys. “Superbear” is quick to check around and finds them. Mom is very proud of her two super heroes.
Caillou, Rosie and Mom are having fun at the park when the ice-cream man comes around. Caillou wants an ice-cream but the ice-cream man leaves before he can get there. Caillou is very frustrated and complains to Dad when they get home. Dad has an idea and Caillou cools off by riding his bicycle. When Caillou rings his bicycle bell, Dad suggests Caillou be the ice-cream man! Caillou is delighted by the idea. Soon, lots of “customers” join him in the kitchen to get one of his unique ice-cream creations.
When Caillou spots a dog house outside he gets the idea that Gilbert might like a house of his own. Caillou finds a cardboard box and some crayons and with Gilbert’s help, he decides how to decorate the house. Once done, Gilbert’s new house is a success!
After finding a photograph of a four-year-old Dad with a model train set, Caillou and Dad decide to look for it in Grandpa’s basement. After a while, they finally find it and set it up to test it out. Caillou is having a great time; Grandpa, Dad and Caillou all love toy trains. Grandma captures the moment in a photograph which Caillou decides to put in the photo album beside the old picture of Dad.
It’s raining outside but there is no stopping Caillou! Since no one wants to join him, he goes outside to play in his new froggie boots, his rain coat and hat. He has a great time walking through water, making holes in the wet sand of the sand box, and making mud soup. He sees a robin catch a worm and is thrilled when he finds a worm of his own. When Leo calls to invite Caillou over to play, Caillou isn’t sure at first if he wants to go since he’s having such a great time by himself but, he decides that he wants to show his worm to Leo and heads off to see his friend.
Grandma has given Caillou a special spaceship plate. Caillou loves it so much that he carries it everywhere with him and he wants to eat every meal from it. Caillou is disappointed when he can’t find the plate. He searches the whole house but still can’t find it. Soon Caillou discovers that Rosie accidentally hid it in the kitchen while playing with bowls and lids. Caillou is very happy to have his favorite plate again. His snack even seems to taste better on it.
When Caillou, Rosie and Mom head to the big park, Caillou sees André and they decide to build a snow fort. It is not easy but Caillou likes to learn from André and they put a lot of effort into building it. Sarah shows up and the boys put the fort to the test as they start a fun snow fight. In the end, they decide that the fort could be higher and everyone pitches in to help.
The twins, Jason and Jeffrey, have come to play with Caillou in the snow. They have fun playing games and making tracks in the snow until they discover smaller tracks between the two trees. A closer investigation leads them to a mischievous and playful squirrel who soon has them running around the yard. Exhausted, they drop in the snow and make some tracks of their own: snow angels.
When Caillou’s family makes a springtime visit Jonas’ ranch, he takes them on a sleigh ride to a maple forest where Caillou discovers how the maple sap is collected from maple trees and gets to help to collect some. Later on in the sugar shack, Caillou learns about the maple syrup transformation process. But the best surprise is outside when Jonas pours the hot maple toffee on the snow, for everyone to enjoy.
Caillou is excited when Miss Martin takes him and his friends to the park for some special activities. They have a beanbag race: a relay race using one beanbag per team. All these rules are not easy to grasp, and the kids have a few comical mishaps in the process. Caillou discovers that you don’t always have to win to be proud of yourself.
Leo is spending the night at Caillou’s. Mom, Dad and Caillou provide him with all he needs: a sleeping bag to sleep in and a new toothbrush. Caillou would like all these special treats too but he learns that the guest comes first. Although Caillou gets a bit frustrated by this, he has a change of heart when he sees that Leo misses home a bit. Caillou decides to lend Leo his favorite dinosaur pajamas. The two friends find a perfect solution to make them both happy and have the best sleep-over ever!
Caillou and his family are heading to the tobogganing hill! What fun it is to climb the hill and race down surrounded by people having a good time. Caillou is curious when they see a sled dog and his master giving a sled show on the premises. Caillou watches in wonder as the dog obeys the vocal commands. He’s even more impressed when he gets to ride the sled with Rosie and the dog listens to him!
When Dad’s baseball team, the Tigers, are playing a game at the park, Caillou, Rosie and Mom, go to cheer him on. However, Caillou gets restless. He wants to participate too. Although he’s too little to go up and bat, he becomes part of the team as the water boy and does a great job. When Dad’s game is over, they take out Caillou’s toy baseball gear and have a baseball game of their own.
It’s Valentine’s day and Caillou is invited to a Valentine’s party at his best friend Leo’s house. Caillou is excited and with Mom’s help, he prepares special Valentine cards for his friends. When he gets to the party and hands out his Valentine’s cards, he finds a mysterious Valentine card addressed to him! It’s not from anyone at the party. A little investigation back home leads him to his secret admirer: a little sister with a big heart.
It is a rainy day and Caillou is disappointed because he will not be able to go play at the park with Grandma. Caillou’s mood changes when he discovers an old photo of a younger Grandpa and Grandma dancing. He gets more excited when he finds a first-prize ribbon they won at a dancing contest. He wants to dance too! With Grandma as his partner, Caillou follows her lead and learns to dance in the living room. Soon Caillou is even inventing his own steps! The dance goes on and the park is long forgotten, even if the weather has changed and the sun is now shinning outside.
Caillou accidentally spills the rest of the milk before Rosie could get her cereal. She is very upset and Caillou suggests they go get some more milk at the corner store. On their way there, Caillou is proud to show things to his Mommy. He picks up a piece of chalk left on the sidewalk and draws a smiley face. At the street intersection, he shows Mom that he knows when it is time to cross safely. Mom is also proud of him. They get some milk and bread and come back home. Caillou can’t wait to eat cereal too but is disappointed when he finds out there is only enough cereal for Rosie! Rosie graciously agrees to share the cereal with her big brother and they have a great snack together.
When Caillou and Rosie stay at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, Grandpa uses pop bottles and a rubber ball to create a kid’s bowling alley in the backyard. Grandpa teaches Caillou to bowl, but when he is called inside, it’s Caillou’s turn to teach as he shows Rosie how to play. Rosie and Caillou have a great time playing together and when they come in for a snack they have another surprise: Grandma has made a little bowling trophy for each of them.
On a winter day, Dad and Caillou go over to Grandpa’s with their skates. What was suppose to be a skating outing becomes a shoveling chore because of all the snow that has accumulated in Grandpa’s driveway. Soon, Caillou finds a way to turn this into a game and has a lot of fun making snow castles. When they are finally done and ready to go skating, the snowplow passes in front of Grandpa’s and leaves more snow to shovel. Still, Caillou is delighted: they can make plenty of new snow castles!
Caillou and Leo are playing with their rocket ships in the park. Rosie wants to help them build the space station but she accidentally wrecks it. Caillou’s frustration builds up when they have to go home because of Rosie’s nap. At home, Caillou and Leo continue their space game and are thrilled when Mr. Hinkle gives them a cardboard box which they transform into a rocket ship. They all work very hard to decorate it. When Rosie comes out to help, Caillou is worried she’s going to wreck it and doesn’t want her help. But with Mommy’s help, Rosie makes the perfect final touch for the rocket ship: a flag! Caillou realizes that Rosie can help too and invites her to join him on the first mission in their new rocket ship!
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Caillou gets a special invitation to go to André’s gym class. A little intimidated at first, Caillou tries his best and ends up having great fun. When they make a rhythmic coordination exercise, Caillou discovers that not everything is easy! Caillou finds the leap-frog exercise difficult but he keeps trying and finally succeeds. Back home, André and Caillou play gym class and when Caillou finds a toy whistle, it’s his turn to be the gym teacher!
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Caillou goes up to the attic with Mom and finds a box containing a teddy bear and a music box. Mom gives the bear a bandanna, transforming him into a pirate bear. Caillou decides he likes the bear more than the music box. Since Caillou has made his choice, Mom decides to give Rosie the music box. When Caillou realizes that the music box was still working he wants it back. Caillou and Rosie find a way to both get to play with the music box and the pirate bear.
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On a winter evening, a strange sound grabs Caillou’s attention. Caillou first searches the living room but the sound seems to come from elsewhere. He follows the sound to find out its source. His quest takes him to see Dad in the basement where the sound is heard again. Caillou continues his search and discovers Gilbert in his room, having a great time playing with a baby toy.
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Caillou and his family are leaving for a picnic in the country but the ride feels very long for Caillou, especially since he cannot play with his toy airplane because he might wake Rosie. When they stop at a gas station, Caillou spots some cows in a field next to a picnic area. The family decides to have the picnic there, where they have a close encounter with some cows.
When Caillou visits Clementine, he is impressed to see Billy practicing on a Tuba. Billy shows Caillou and Clementine a little bit about the tuba and plays a musical game with them. Soon, Billy’s marching band mates arrive to practice. Clementine and Caillou wish they could join in too. They make their own pretend horns with cardboard tubes. When Billy’s sheet music is lifted away by a gust of wind, Caillou catches it and saves the day for the band! They all march on, giving Caillou a musical escort back to his house.
When a white rabbit eats a bunch of carrots set aside for a picnic lunch, Caillou and Rosie go looking him. Caillou is just about to give up when the rabbit shows up. They soon discover that it isn’t a wild rabbit, his name is Snowball and he belongs to Mr. Hinkle’s sister.
When Mom takes Caillou to Clementine’s to see her new pet, she won’t tell Caillou what kind of animal it is. She wants it to be a surprise. Caillou soon discovers that Clemmentine’s new pet is a goldfish named Goldie! Clemmentine teaches Caillou how to feed him. Clementine and Caillou play with Goldie by holding toys against the glass of the fish bowl… After a snack, Caillou and Clementine decide to make drawings of Goldie and are amazed when the fish seems to look at the pictures when they hold it against the fish bowl.
While Caillou and his family are on a picnic at the park, his beach ball accidentally rolls into a pond. Caillou sees a family of ducks swimming in the pond and wants to take a closer look. Dad shows Caillou a neat trick to call the ducks. They hide behind some bushes and the ducks come out of the water. They find Caillou’s missing ball and head home where a special surprise is waiting for Caillou at bath time.
2006 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 19 years ago
It’s finally Christmas Eve and Caillou just can’t wait for nighttime. He’s planning to stay up all night to see Santa, but when the time comes he finds this to be a lot harder than he thought it would be. Just as he’s dozing off he faintly hears Santa calling out “Merry Christmas!” And in the morning his stocking is full of treats!
It’s a very special day at playschool as they celebrate the many ways of celebrating the holiday season. The children bring various seasonal objects for show and tell – Caillou brings his Christmas stocking to show. After a potluck feast the children go outside and build a snow fort together.
Caillou goes out caroling for the very first time with Mommy, Daddy, Rosie, Grandpa and Grandma. He finds out caroling is lots of fun – you get to stay up late and surprise your friends with carols, and you even get treats! They finish up the night with a big finale at the seniors’ home and Caillou imagines he’s really ‘dashing through the snow’ in a horse and sleigh.
In the park Caillou starts a new hobby – collecting rocks! He finds out that Grandpa has a rock collection too, and they go to the quarry where Caillou watches a worker break up big stones into smaller ones. Caillou gets to pick out a rock for Grandpa that ends up in Grandpa’s new rock garden. Which gives Caillou an idea for the perfect spot to put his own rocks.
Caillou and his friends Jason and Jeffrey make finger puppets at playschool and decide to put on a puppet show for the rest of the class the next day. The next morning, however, Caillou is disappointed to find that he’s caught the measles from Rosie and can’t go to playschool. All is saved when the whole class comes to wish him well and the puppet show goes on as planned – through the living room window!
Caillou is helping Grandma water her flowers and fill the birdbath. When they get thirsty and need a break from gardening, Grandma finds there’s no juice to be found in the fridge. No matter, Grandma shows Caillou how to make fruit juice from scratch, and it tastes so good that Mommy asks for seconds.
Daddy plays an April Fool’s trick on Mommy, setting all the clocks ahead one hour. They explain all about April Fool’s Day to Caillou, who is determined to join in the fun. The hard part however, is thinking of a good trick to play. After a couple of unsuccessful attempts, Caillou plays a couple of good tricks on Mommy and on Daddy too. April Fool!
Caillou is very sad when his snowman melts away in the warm spring sunshine. He doesn’t want winter to end. He helps Daddy clean up the yard and learns about composting. And during a walk in the park he is reminded of all the good things about spring – the birds returning, the warm weather, the fun things he can do outside. By the time they return home and Caillou finds the first crocuses of spring, he has decided that he’s glad spring is here.
It’s Valentine’s Day and Daddy surprises Mommy with a bouquet of roses at breakfast. Caillou is intrigued by the cupid on his card from Mommy. At playschool the children make valentines for all their friends. Caillou imagines he’s cupid when he is delivering his cards to the appropriate mailboxes, but is upset to find he’s lost his special card for his best friend Leo. Luckily, with Miss Martin’s help he makes a new one and Leo really likes it!
Grandpa takes Caillou to the park one find day to meet his friend George. George has lots of funny stories about Grandpa when he was young. Caillou learns to play croquet, and even convinces the elderly pair to play one of his games – hide and seek!
When the traffic lights near school stop working a policeman comes to direct traffic. Caillou loves watching him and learns from Miss Martin about lots of different ways that police officers help people. Caillou decides he wants to help people too, and finds a whistle for directing traffic. Unfortunately his friends aren't very willing to be directed, but he does get to put Leo the bank robber in jail under the slide. He even finds a way to help the police officer… by bringing him a cool drink when he's done his work.
While pretending to be a jet pilot Caillou falls down and scrapes his knees. Even though it hurts, he likes the extra attention from Mommy and Rosie. He's not sure he can run anymore, until he looks out the window and sees Leo and Clementine heading to the park!
Sarah is playing at Caillou's house when a sudden rainstorm causes a power outage. It's a little scary at first, but when the candles are lit the situation turns into a fun adventure. Sarah's mom says she can sleep over so they make a little tent and pretend they're camping.
When Caillou finds out that Miss Martin's birthday is coming up, he wants to do something very special for her. He, Leo and Clementine decide to throw her a surprise birthday party. Mommy helps them make cupcakes, then shows them how to make flowers out of coloured paper. The party is a huge success - Miss Martin is very surprised, she loves her flowers, and the cupcakes are delicious!
When Caillou accidentally breaks Mommy's favourite cup, Grandma suggests they make her a new one. Caillou goes to Grandma's pottery class where he learns how to make a cup, paint it with glaze and fire it. He's a little impatient about waiting overnight for it to be ready, but the final result is worth the wait. And Mommy loves her new cup!
There's a special visitor at Caillou's playschool - a boy named Alan who has Down's Syndrome. Caillou helps him with the things he has trouble with, like climbing and swinging on the swings. Then, when Caillou and his friends put on a little play Alan brings the house down as a very believable dragon. Caillou realizes that Alan has his own special talent - acting!
One fine day the family is going on a car trip. Daddy says he doesn't know where they're going, they'll just see what they can find. Caillou thinks this is very strange and isn't sure it will be any fun at all. After playing a car game, they stop at a gas station for lunch and Caillou sees a really big truck. Then they ride on a ferry boat, and the captain lets Caillou blow the horn. Caillou decides that car trips are even more fun when you don't know where you're going!
When birds keep eating the seeds in Mommy and Caillou's newly planted garden, they come up with the idea of making a scarecrow. It's fun picking out the clothes and drawing pictures for the face too. Caillou even imagines he's a scarecrow himself! When they are finished their scarecrow Rosie's noisy pie plates prove to be the final ingredient needed to scare away the birds!
Halloween is coming and it's time to pick out a costume to wear. Soon Rosie has three costumes she wants to wear, but Caillou still hasn't decided on what he wants to be. And time is running out! Finally a piece of blue fake fur gives him a great idea - he'll be a blue monster! His parents help him fashion an odd but effective monster costume out of bits and pieces they find around the house. When Leo and Clementine arrive they agree that Caillou is a very scary-looking monster indeed!
Caillou's playschool is on a special field trip to an apple orchard. The children really enjoy learning about apples and picking them too. Caillou imagines himself picking the biggest apple in the whole world. Afterwards they enjoy some fresh apple juice. By the time they get back on the bus to go home, Caillou and his friends are all ready for a little nap!
Caillou's crayons are all worn down or broken, so Mommy suggests a trip to the store for some new ones. Caillou helps Mommy remember what she needs to buy - he remembers the list of items by making a little song out of them. When they're done they run into Sarah, and Caillou helps her find all her back to school supplies.
Daddy and Mommy's friend Jonas is getting married. The kids are very excited about the ceremony - Caillou is the ringbearer and Rosie is the flowergirl. Caillou is also looking forward to seeing Jonas' horse Lucky again. Caillou learns to say 'Excuse me' when he wants to get by someone, and it comes in handy when he drops the rings amongst the guests!
Mommy sends Caillou to play outside because he's making too much noise and it's Rosie's nap time. Caillou notices all the loud sounds outside, especially Daddy's lawnmower, and the recycling truck. Daddy says he knows a sound that's even louder than those sounds, and takes Caillou to a road near the airport. Daddy was right - the planes taking off overhead are really, really, really loud! Caillou imagines he's a pilot of one of those planes.
Grandpa's got a surprise for Caillou on their trip to the park - it's a remote control sailboat! Caillou is eager to race against the other boats on the pond. He imagines himself as Captain of the fastest sailboat ever. In his eagerness to win however, Caillou goes a little too fast and the boat capsizes. Caillou is sorry he didn't win the race, but he still had lots of fun and is eager to try again next week.
Caillou's got a brand new painting shirt and decides to paint something for Grandma. He has a little trouble deciding what to paint. He wants to use all his colours and paint all his favourite shapes. Mommy tells him that paintings don't have to be about something and he proceeds to make his own abstract painting! Meanwhile Rosie and Daddy are pressing a flower for Grandma. When Grandma arrives she is thrilled with her very artistic gifts.
Jeffrey and Jason are coming over for dinner - it's a make-your-own pizza party! Caillou feels he is an expert at this and starts to show them how to do it. When the twins both opt for less-than-traditional ingredients Caillou is upset that they're doing it all wrong. In the end, however, their pizzas turn out just fine and Caillou learns that everyone has their own unique way of doing things.
Mommy's having a bad day - first she can't find her car keys, then she and Caillou have to shovel the car out, and then the car won't start! At playschool Caillou decides to make her a present to cheer her up. His first two attempts don't turn out but he perseveres and makes her a picture of a sun - to melt all the snow!
It's a rainy day at playschool and the children can't go outside. Caillou makes up a funny story about a superhero who makes the rain stop - it's Super Caillou! He tells the story to Jeffrey and Jason, and Miss Martin suggests he make his own storybook. She writes the story down and Caillou draws the pictures. By the time Mommy comes to pick him up, Caillou has his very own book to show her!
Returning home from the library Caillou is very eager to sit down and enjoy his pirate book. Unfortunately it's a very busy day and he's having trouble finding a quiet place to look at his book. Caillou finally finds the perfect place - in his closet! By the light of his flashlight he finally gets to enjoy his book and pretends he's the pirate in the story digging up a buried treasure.
Caillou is excited about showing Rosie the ropes when they visit the library. During storytime Caillou imagines he's in the story, riding on a dolphin. Later he and Rosie argue over a book and accidentally tear it. He doesn't want to tell the librarian, but finally musters up the courage to do so. The librarian turns out to be very nice and he helps her fix the book. And Rosie gets her very own library card!
Caillou wants to play with both his friends Clementine and Xavier in the playschool playground. Unfortunately Clementine wants to play bears and Xavier wants to play astronauts, and a little argument ensues. At story time Miss Martin tells them more about spaceships and astronauts and Caillou imagines he's zooming around the galaxy exploring stars and planets. Back outside Caillou makes up a new astronaut and bear game so everyone can play together.
The whole family goes on a trip to the natural history museum to look at the dinosaurs. Caillou is really enjoying himself looking at the skeletons and learning about the different kinds of dinosaurs. When he momentarily loses the others he knows enough to stay put until Mommy comes back and finds him. And when he realizes he's left Rexy somewhere he learns about the lost and found, and retraces his steps until he finds his dinosaur friend.
Caillou is playing with the fridge magnets and learns lots of things about them. About what they stick to and what they don't stick to - like Gilbert! He even imagines himself as a human magnet superhero. In the end Caillou is able to apply what he's learned and uses a magnet to help Daddy retrieve a metal peg from behind the workbench.
The whole family is on the way to the beach but accidentally end up on a trail through a swamp. Caillou is disappointed, he doesn't think a swamp could be very interesting, until he takes a closer look at the creatures who live there. He imagines he's in the Bayou searching for alligators.
There's a new girl named Lee Wun in playschool, but she's so shy she won't talk to anybody. Miss Martin brings in a fish tank to show the class. After imagining he's a tiny deep sea diver swimming in the fishtank, Caillou discovers that Lee Wun knows a lot about fish! Encouraged to tell the others what she knows, Lee Wun is able to start making new friends.
Caillou is playing with Jeffrey and Jason when he gets accidentally pushed down. He is a little upset about it until he realizes it was an accident. Since it's so hot out Daddy treats them to ice cream and Caillou imagines he's down at the cool cool south pole playing with the penguins!
Caillou wants to play castles and dragons, even though Gilbert isn’t very keen on playing the dragon. Mommy asks him to share and play nicely with his sister, so Caillou and Rosie build their very own castle out of empty cardboard boxes. When Gilbert doesn’t want to be the dragon, Mommy and Daddy volunteer for the part and everyone has lots of fun playing make believe.
Grandma shows Caillou a simple magic trick, which makes him decide to be a magician. After finding a suitable costume, he practices a new trick - making Rosie disappear! When the time comes to show Mommy and Daddy their trick, Caillou finds that making Rosie reappear might be a challenge, especially when Gilbert gets in the way!
Caillou has to decide on a nice surprise to bring to playschool for Show and Tell. The only problem is, he can’t decide between his toy dinosaur Rexy, his kite, or his toy firetruck. However, when Rosie proves to be the best at surprising everyone, Caillou decides to bring his little sister for Show and Tell.
The playschool is having a talent show and Caillou wants to sing a song, but Clementine beats him to the punch, picking the exact song he wanted to sing. When it turns out she’s having trouble remembering all the words, Caillou suggests they work together and the resulting song-and-dance routine is the hit of the show!
Caillou and his friends are very excited when a real marching band goes by the playschool. They decide they want to be in a marching band too. The kids find some makeshift instruments in the classroom, and Emma makes them matching band hats. After a shaky start, Caillou leads the others by beating on his drum and they march around the schoolyard like a real marching band.
Clementine’s big brother Billy has a new drum set and is having lots of fun playing as loud as he can. He won’t let Clementine and Caillou play his drums though, because he says they’re not grown up enough. The two friends set out to prove him wrong, and once they put on their ‘grownup costumes’ he finally relents and lets them play. Caillou pretends he’s a rock and roll drummer playing a big drum solo!
Mommy can’t find Caillou’s toboggan for the playschool tobogganing trip and Caillou is certain he’ll miss out on all the fun. Miss Martin tells him that a cardboard box slides just as well as a toboggan on snow, so he decorates a box to look just like a bobsled. Once they get to the hill his bobsled box works just as well as all the other kids’ toboggans and he has a grand time after all.
Caillou wants to play hockey with Billy and the other big kids. He goes with Daddy to the store to get the equipment he needs, but he finds he just can’t keep up with the big kids. After Daddy gives Caillou his old hockey sweater - which is way too big for Caillou - he tells him that if he keeps practicing he’ll be really good by the time he grows into the sweater. Caillou goes to Leo’s house to practice his hockey skills and dream about the future.
Caillou eagerly awaits the first snowfall of winter, and imagines himself building the biggest snowman in the world. When the snowflakes finally start to fall he rushes outside to play. He and Sarah take a close look at some snowflakes, and then go inside to make their own snowflakes out of paper.
Rosie doesn’t like bugs - she thinks they’re icky! Caillou on the other hand loves bugs since he learned all about them at playschool. He decides to teach his little sister about all the different kinds of insects in their backyard. Thanks to Caillou’s stories and drawings, Rosie soon likes bugs too, almost as much as Caillou does.
Mommy and Daddy are going out to a party and Caillou is excited to hear that Grandpa is coming to babysit. When Grandpa arrives he brings a couple of surprises - a book about sailing ships and a real telescope. Caillou learns all about the old ships and how to salute when you say ‘Aye aye Captain!’ When a thunderstorm starts to rage outside Caillou is a little scared, until he pretends he’s a very brave sea captain who’s not afraid of storms!
The playschool is going swimming, and it’s Caillou’s very first time on a water slide, but he's a little nervous and doesn’t want to slide down it. Miss Martin tells him it’s natural to be afraid of things the first time you try them - why, she was afraid of the swings when she was a little girl. Caillou musters up his courage and, pretending he’s a brave mountain climber, he climbs up the ladder and slides down, discovering how fun water slides really are!
After a mischievous Rosie hides Caillou’s cars between the cushions on the sofa, Leo and Caillou have a grand adventure pretending that they are tow truck drivers and crane operators rescuing the cars from their hiding places.
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The Fire chief visits Caillou's playschool to teach the children about fire drills. When Caillou is lifted up for a turn sitting in the big fire truck he imagines he is a firefighter himself hurrying though town to save the day. At the end of his turn Caillou announces he will be a firefighter when he grows up! The Fire Chief says he'd be glad to have Caillou on the team.
2010 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago
When Miss Martin asks the class to think up ways to save water, Caillou takes it to heart. He tries to stop taking baths, and wants to stop brushing his teeth, but Mommy, of course, wont let him. When Caillou notices a dripping faucet hes amazed to learn how leaking tap water really adds up giving him an even better idea of how to conserve (and reuse) water!
When Daddy must cut down an old decaying tree, Caillou is upset. Where will the birds and squirrels will live? He and Daddy make a visit to a tree farm, where they buy a big new tree to replace the old one.
Caillou wants to be an amazing magician and has Grandma got a trick for him! She shows Caillou her composter, and soon, Caillou is determined to make gardening gold appear all on his own. Mommy and Daddy are very impressed when Caillou the magician eventually turns their household scraps into compost!
A spaghetti dinner (and a lot of giggling) result in Caillou getting the hiccups. Daddy thinks he knows how to cure them, and together, they embark on a series of hiccup-curing trials. But none of them see to work! Mommy insists the hiccups will go away on their own - as long as Caillou doesnt make a big deal of them... and shes right!
Daddy is building an ice rink in the backyard, only Caillou cant wait to skate. When his impatience almost ruins the rink, Caillou realizes that things take time... and good things are worth waiting for.
Caillou is helping Mommy take care of a raspberry bush. When he promises to bring his preschool pals some raspberries, he realizes he needs to see his promise through. But its hard waiting for berries to ripen, and it seems to take forever. When they do finally ripen, Caillou realizes good (and delicious!) things are worth waiting for.
Caillou is very proud when Miss Martin makes him Safety Helper for the day. He takes his job very seriously, and even prevents Jeffrey from going down the slide head-first. So when the job is passed on to Leo the next day, Caillou feels crushed... until he overhears some students repeating his safety lessons, and realizes they took his message to heart.
Grandpa is coaching Caillous soccer team, and Caillou really wants to impress his Grandpa. So when the team starts losing, and Caillou begins to bumble on the field, Caillou decides he doesnt want to play anymore. Grandpa explains that win or lose, its all about having fun. Hes proud of Caillou, no matter what. With renewed enthusiasm, Caillou rejoins the team to have fun playing the game.
While shopping for a birthday present for Clementine, Caillou and Leo decide to go halvsies on a toy shuttle. They try to share it, but squabbles inevitably arise. When Caillou worries that Leo isnt talking to him anymore he finally realizes his friendship is more important than any toy. Luckily for Caillou, Leo thinks so too! In the end, the boys decide to gift the toy shuttle to Clementine who is all too happy to receive it.
Clementine can whistle, and Caillou cant! Caillou tries his best to learn and practices every where he goes... but he just cant seem to get the hang of it and this embarrasses him. Mommy and Daddy reassure him this skill will come with time, but Caillou feels much better when he realizes there are things he can do that Clementine cant do like wiggling his ears!
Caillou wants to take a picture of a bunny rabbit in Grandmas garden, but it proves a harder task then he originally thought. With a little perseverance (and a little lettuce from the garden) he finally sees the task through to the end and gets a photo hes proud of!
Caillou wants to learn how to roller skate... until he realizes roller skating is very difficult. With a little help and guidance from his pre-teen friend, Daniel, Caillou decides to keep practicing, so his skills will improve just like Daniels did!
Rosie has had a growth spurt and Caillou wants one too. He tries desperately to grow bigger by eating lots, and exercising, and even trying to sleep during the day. But nothing works! When Caillou sees that his friend Andre doesnt always like being big because he cant do some of the fun things he did when he was little Caillou decides its okay to be little... at least for a little while longer.
Caillou likes sailing with Daddy and Grandpa. Only, he wants to be Captain! Grandpa and Daddy try to convince him that his job as Lookout is very important, but Caillou isnt convinced... until he helps them find Treasure Cove by spotting various landmarks and leading the way.
Caillou wants to run a marathon, just like Daddy. His father explains that marathons are for grown-ups, but Caillou insists he can do it! Caillou and Daddy go running together, and Caillou discovers its harder than it looks. When he sees Rosie dawdling along, Caillou realizes that everyone runs at their own speed and ability and he decides to run a mini-marathon instead!
Caillou is hesitant to try bowling, until he gets to the bowling alley and sees how much fun his friend, Sarah, is having while bowling. Caillou gives it a try... and he likes it!
Mommy and Daddy are gone overnight and Grandpa and Grandma are babysitting. Caillou and Rosie are excited, until they realize Grandma and Grandpa do things a little differently than their parents. When Grandpa reads a bedtime story with different (and funnier) voices, Caillou realizes different can be good.
Caillou makes pizza for dinner with his family, and learns that home-made pizza can be just as good as the fast-food pizza they have delivered to their door... and its fun to make!
Caillou isnt too happy when Miss Martin is away and his preschool class has a substitute teacher Mrs. Shelley. She does everything differently and isnt familiar with the usual routines. When Caillou tries to see things from Mrs. Shelleys perspective, he decides to give her another chance... only to realize how wonderful Mrs. Shelley really is... even if she isnt Miss Martin.
Grandma plans to coach Caillous soccer team while Grandpa recovers from an injury. Caillou is excited about this until Grandma proves to have some unusual training methods. She insists her strange drills will make the kids better players. But it isnt until the kids first game that they realize Grandmas strange and different methods are working they are turning into better players!
Caillou is disappointed to learn his class trip to the fire station is cancelled... and theyre going to a butterfly conservatory instead. Caillou thinks butterflies are boring... until he sees them for himself, and learns about butterfly metamorphosis.
After watching a nature show about lions, Caillou decides he wants to be a lion! He roars and paws his way around the house, causing Mommy and Daddy to remind him that theres a time and place for everything. Caillou realizes the downside of being a lion when his roars scare a baby in the park. He decides there really is a time and place for everything and sometimes, he just needs to be a boy.
Captain Caillou and Fantastic Leo are enjoying flying around the house, pretending to be superheroes. Only, they cant seem to share the task of saving the world! Each wants to be the big hero in charge of their important rescue. When Daddy asks them to lend a hand in weeding out the wild weed ogres, Caillou and Leo come to realize things would go a lot smoother if they worked together.
The preschool has a visitor Liz, a musician. She shows the kids all sorts of instruments and Caillou is excited when hes chosen to be the orchestras conductor. In fact, hes so excited, he cant stop conducting those around him at preschool and even at home! When Caillou refuses to share his conductors baton he soon learns how easy it is to hurt others feelings and how it feels better to give others a turn.
Caillou is feeling frustrated while trying to build a model truck. He decides he wants to quit! Daddy suggests Caillou take a break and join him on an errand. Together, they stop by Erics dig site, where Caillou learns a little bit about archaeology and he learns that some things take time and effort, but the effort is worth it in the end. Caillou returns home to finish his model, and is proud that he did.
Grandma has knit Caillou a wonderful sweater. He loves it and wears it every day even after it gets dirty! Finally, on a hot day, Caillou decides to take it off. When he accidentally leaves the sweater in the playground and goes home for the day, he worries something terrible has happened to it. Grandma will be so upset with him! When Mommy and Caillou return the next day to find the sweater is fine, Caillou vows to never wear it again. He decides to keep it in his drawer, nice and safe until Grandma explains its okay to wear the sweater its meant to be worn - just not everyday.
Caillou finds a tiny kitten while desperately searching for his beloved Rexy. He wants to keep the kitten, even though Mommy and Daddy say no they have Gilbert! When Samantha comes to the door to claim her lost kitten, Whiskers, Caillou fetches the kitty... and finds Rexy! He remembers it isnt fun losing something you care about, and happily returns the kitty to its rightful owner.
Caillou is having a bad day he spilled his juice and broke a toy, and hes worried his bad luck wont go away when he reads a poem at preschool the next day. When Mrs. Howard suggests that Caillou change his luck with a lucky charm, Caillou goes on a search for lucky pennies and four leaf clovers... only to realize it isnt luck he needs its confidence and practice.
Caillou has no one to play with! Mommy, Daddy, and Rosie are all busy, and Caillou is bored and frustrated... until he meets a ladybug who inadvertently shows Caillou that his family members arent the only ones who are busy so are the birds and squirrels and ants. Caillou comes to realize that everyone is busy sometimes even animals and insects and he decides to get busy too... drawing his new friends.
Its a rainy day and Caillou doesnt know what to do... until Daddy discovers some old puzzles! Caillou and Daddy enjoy putting a pirate puzzle together... until they realize theres a piece missing. Seeing how disappointed Caillou is at the thought of not being able to finish the puzzle, Daddy comes up with another activity theyll go on a pirate treasure hunt for the missing piece!
Caillou thinks hes seen a flying saucer in his yard just like the one in his comic books and hes determined to prove it to his preschool class! Trying to catch a flying saucer is much harder than he thought, and Caillou is disappointed when he eventually discovers his flying saucer is only a tin plate blowing around in the wind. Now what will he tell his friends? Caillou feels much better when he realizes he solved the mystery, regardless of what the flying saucer turned out to be.
Caillou is keen to go sledding on the Big Hill... until he stands at the top of the hill and realizes it really IS BIG. Daddy senses Caillou is afraid to admit hes not ready for the big hill, and gives Caillou an easy out - by saying Rosie needs someone to play with on the little hill. Later, when Andre decides to sled down the big hill but he too is afraid Caillou helps his friend save face by inviting him to sled on the little hill with him and Rosie.
Caillou is afraid to go on a camel ride... especially after Leo tells him camels are mean and they like to spit! At the zoo, Caillou tries everything he can think of to avoid the camel exhibit. When Mommy and Daddy finally catch on to Caillous hesitation, they insist he doesnt have to ride a camel... but he should at least see a real camel and decide for himself. As Caillou learns about Rudy the camel from its trainer, Chloe, he feels better about camels... and finally decides to take that camel ride.
Caillou has fun jumping in the fall leaves with Daddy. When Daddy cleans up all the leaves, Caillou still wants to jump. He tries a few options, but doesnt get the results he was hoping for. Finally, Caillou realizes he make his own jumping pile... out of pillows!
Daniel comes for a visit and thinks he knows how to put together a model plane... without the instructions. When the plane doesnt fly properly, Caillou finally gets the courage to point out a poorly connected piece. They fix the plane and Daniel acknowledges that Caillou knows a lot for a little kid!
Caillou likes it when Miss Martin calls him a shadow scientist... so much so, hes afraid to admit he doesnt know everything about shadows! When Caillous curiosity gets the better of him, he learns its much easier to find the answers youre looking for when you ask questions.
Caillou wants to surprise Daddy with a weed-free garden for his birthday, but soon finds theres one major challenge Rosie! While Caillou wants to pull the weeds, Rosie wants to pull the flowers. Caillou tries to keep Rosie busy and out of the flower beds, but nothing seems to work, until... he realizes Rosie can pull the dandelions! Not only does Rosie help with the weeding, but she also puts together a lovely dandelion bouquet for Daddy.
Caillou is very excited to look after Hamish, the class hamster, for the weekend. Hes soooo excited, he ignores his own pet, Gilbert. When Gilbert disappears, Caillou realizes hes been unfair to his cat and sets out to make things right again.
Its Grandpas birthday! In an effort to keep Grandpa away from the house (for a surprise party), Caillou takes Grandpa for a walk on Blueberry Point. Caillou wants to surprise his grandfather with a basket of blueberries as a gift... and hes disappointed when he only finds a handful of berries. Grandpa insists spending time together is the best gift Caillou could give him... and hes plenty surprised when they arrive back at the house to find its full of family and friends.
Jeffrey and Jason are having fun making up silly names for their classmates. But they dont realize theyre hurting others feelings. Caillou isnt sure what to do until a chat with Daddy inspires him to speak up and tell Jeffrey and Jason how he feels. When the twins realize their jokes arent funny to everyone, they decide to stick to calling each other names.
When Leo accidentally breaks Mr. Bones (Miss Martins model skeleton) he hides the evidence and tries to get Caillou to help him put Mr. Bones back together with disastrous results. Admitting their mistake enables Daddy to help the boys put Mr. Bones back together properly only to learn Mr. Bones is supposed to come apart!
Miss Martin agrees to loan Caillou a preschool book, as long as he promises to take good care of it. Caillou agrees, but when he returns home he soon realizes the book is gone. Oh no! He lost it! Feeling badly, Caillou goes to great lengths to recreate the book only to find out he left it in the preschools playground.
Caillou is looking forward to being Leos partner during a field trip to the museum. When Miss Martin asks Caillou to be Laylas partner instead - because shes new to preschool Caillou is disappointed. When Caillou recalls what it feels like to be the new kid, he decides to give Layla a chance and he isnt disappointed! Being with Layla is fun, and Caillou returns from the trip having made a new friend.
Caillou is determined to win a ribbon in the Charity Fun Run and is disappointed when Daddy sprains his ankle. Grandpa offers to take Daddys place, but he isnt a very fast runner. Now theyll never win a ribbon! As Caillou and Grandpa dawdle through town, Caillou comes to realize that everyone is a winner when they run for charity because theyre doing something nice for the community.
Mrs. Howard has sprained her ankle, and Caillou wants to help her around the house. Only, Caillou worries that his help is creating havoc until Mrs. Howard explains that Caillou has been a big help simply by being there as a friend.
Caillou and Sarah work together to decorate Caillous new playhouse. They even plan a playhouse playdate for all of their friends! When the big day arrives - and Sarah has the chicken pox Caillou decides to go ahead with the party... but soon realizes it isnt the same without Sarah, especially since she contributed so much.
Caillou is excited about the opportunity to draw a poster for his friend Ted, at the grocery store. When Caillou gets his friends to help him with the poster, but doesnt share the credit, Leo is upset. Caillou realizes he needs to make things right again and he has the perfect solution: he includes his friends in a photo shoot with their collective masterpiece.
Caillou is annoyed! Clementine is being a copycat and Caillou doesnt like it. When Clementine copies his artwork at preschool, Caillou thinks this is the last straw... until Clementine admits shes copying him because she really likes his artwork! With help from Miss Martin, Caillou realizes this is a compliment and he feels much better about Clementines copycat ways.
When things begin to go missing around the house like Mommys keys - Mommy blames Gilbert. Caillou is sure Gilbert didnt take them... and he sets out to prove it! Together, Caillou, Mommy and Rosie backtrack through the house and eventually discover Caillous theory was right Gilbert didnt take the keys -- Mommy left them in the door handle!
Caillou is confused when Emma is allowed to have extra snacks at preschool. Hes even more confused when Miss Martin explains that Emma has Type 1 Diabetes. Worried about his friend, Caillou becomes very protective of Emma, not wanting her to do anything not even go down the slide! But when Emma outruns Caillou in a race, he soon realizes Emmas diabetes isnt like a cold or flu. Its something Emma has to live with every day... and shes doing a pretty good job of it.
2011 · 25 episodes · Last episode: 14 years ago
2012 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 14 years ago
Created by Hélène Desputeaux and Christine L'Heureux
Caillou has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 10, 2012.
The most recent episode of Caillou, Season 7 Episode 10, aired on March 10, 2012.
Caillou has 23 seasons with 386 episodes in total.
Caillou first aired on Treehouse TV on September 15, 1997.
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