Out of the Box

Every day, a small group of neighborhood children come and play in "The Box," an imaginary clubhouse made entirely out of painted cardboard boxes. Along with their two caregivers, Tony James and Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin, the kids play games, do crafts, sing songs, and act out stories in the box.

en
Kids
Family
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Created By

Douglas LoveEllen Goosenberg Kent

First Aired on

Oct 05, 1998

3 seaons till Oct 01, 2004

Popularity: 9.5195
5 votes
Networks
(US)
Production

OOTB (US)Walt Disney Television (US)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Happy New Year!

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 79 episodes

Season 1

Aired

21 Episodes
  • Episode 1Seeds of Imagination25 min

    Vivian is tending to some bean seeds that she planted last week which are beginning to grow into bean plants. They'll need soil, sunlight, water, and air. Vivian shows the kids how they can make newspaper trees. They play out their own version of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in which the kids plant newspaper 'magic seed' that grows into a newspaper beanstalk.

  • Episode 2Yes and Nose min

    The kids use their noses to sniff out where Tony is hiding some muffins he's made for them. They pretend to be different animals with different types of noses and make nose puppets out of paper cups which they use to play out their own version of 'Pinocchio.' Pinocchio, whose nose grows when he tells a lie, meets some animals and has a nose contest with them. He learns to be happy with the nose he has and all the great things it can do.

  • Episode 3Playhouse Mouse min

    Vivian brings in her new pet mouse, Nugget, to meet everyone.

  • Episode 4Pick-A-Pet min

    The kids help Nicholas choose what pet he would like for his birthday.

  • Episode 5Ships Ahoy min

    Dane brings in a toy boat which inspires the group to make their own little boat out of some corks and toothpicks. Vivian finds a picture of a ship's captain in her picture box and everyone jumps in for an adventure. The kids jump out and make a pretend ship that they all fit in. They play out their own version of "Captain Hook" in which they sail to a far away island to rescue him.

Crew & Team

Peter Lurye

Theme Song Performance

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