Junction Tree 家在大树下

Junction Tree is a new preschool bilingual series targeted at pre-schoolers who come from a predominantly English-speaking home environment.The show is set in a hyper-real park where characters live inside a magical big tree house together with other tree communities.The Junction Tree community comprises of Kucinta, the cat-puppet, Moomba, the cub lion, Beary-Big, the resident storyteller, as well as Mr Clean, Granny Gwen, Cheery, and parrot pals Kiri and Kanan. New characters will enter their world, both from the Tree Communities as well as the Real Human World, thereby creating richness and creativity to the storylines.The programme will centre on their individual stories, experiences and self-discoveries that pre-schoolers can identify with which include making new friends, first day at preschool, the importance of being punctual, and being respectful to others. The overarching theme of “recycling” forms the backbone of the series.27 original songs were also composed by Riduan Yusoff, who is the mentee of the late Iskandar Mirza Ismail. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Cast & Crew

Junction Tree is a unique bilingual daily series that aims to make the learning of the mother tongue language easier for preschoolers through a combination of English/mother tongue stories, songs, craft-making, learning through discovery and dancercises. Season 4 introduces a new learning and discovery segment as our favourite characters get into the science of simple daily occurrences eg what is rain? Why do things fall down? They continue to learn what it means to be loyal, polite, honest and respectful.

Ep 1 Moomba Helps Mr Red Man Out
23 mins

Mr Red Man has fallen ill and Mr Green Man is very worried that people, especially children, will not know when to cross the road. Green Man doesn’t know what to do without Green Man. Moomba rushes to help Green Man while Host quickly makes a recycled STOP sign with all the red material he can find. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 1 Moomba Helps Mr Red Man Out

Mr Red Man has fallen ill and Mr Green Man is very worried that people, especially children, will not know when to cross the road. Green Man doesn’t know what to do without Green Man. Moomba rushes to help Green Man while Host quickly makes a recycled STOP sign with all the red material he can find. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 2 Cheery and Wofie Learn About Water Safety
23 mins

Wofie finds out that Cheery is going for her swimming lessons. He wants to come along and play. Cheery realises that Wofie doesn’t know how to swim. Little Fish tells Wofie that before he goes near water, he has to know what the rules are. Wofie thinks that it’s a bummer but Cheery tells him it’s better to be safe than sorry. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 2 Cheery and Wofie Learn About Water Safety

Wofie finds out that Cheery is going for her swimming lessons. He wants to come along and play. Cheery realises that Wofie doesn’t know how to swim. Little Fish tells Wofie that before he goes near water, he has to know what the rules are. Wofie thinks that it’s a bummer but Cheery tells him it’s better to be safe than sorry. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 3 Wofie Makes A Flag
23 mins

Moomba tells Wofie that he learns about making a flag in lion-school. Wofie wants to make one himself to put outside his den but realises that it’s not as simple as it looks. Host comes in to help. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 3 Wofie Makes A Flag

Moomba tells Wofie that he learns about making a flag in lion-school. Wofie wants to make one himself to put outside his den but realises that it’s not as simple as it looks. Host comes in to help. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 4 Russell Learns How To Express His Feelings
24 mins

Russell confides in Kiri and Kanan that he feels a little left out during Beary-Big’s storytime session because everyone is able to express how he/she feels about the story except he. Kiri and Kanan asks Mr Balloon Man to help Russell. It turns out that Russell just needs a little say how he feels. Mr Balloon Man comes up with the Feelings Parade to make it easier for Russell to feel less self-conscious. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 4 Russell Learns How To Express His Feelings

Russell confides in Kiri and Kanan that he feels a little left out during Beary-Big’s storytime session because everyone is able to express how he/she feels about the story except he. Kiri and Kanan asks Mr Balloon Man to help Russell. It turns out that Russell just needs a little say how he feels. Mr Balloon Man comes up with the Feelings Parade to make it easier for Russell to feel less self-conscious. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 5 Pass The Message, Please
24 mins

Host has a message to pass to Granny Gwen. “Tell Granny Gwen that I will come to fix the broken door of her house later this afternoon.” However, by the time the message gets to Granny Gwen via Kucinta-Wofie-Cheery-Moomba, it has become, “ Granny Gwen, Kucinta broke your door and Host wants to beat him up!” Kiri and Kanan step in to clear the miscommunication. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 5 Pass The Message, Please

Host has a message to pass to Granny Gwen. “Tell Granny Gwen that I will come to fix the broken door of her house later this afternoon.” However, by the time the message gets to Granny Gwen via Kucinta-Wofie-Cheery-Moomba, it has become, “ Granny Gwen, Kucinta broke your door and Host wants to beat him up!” Kiri and Kanan step in to clear the miscommunication. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 6 Gerald Needs Help With His Peacock Craft
23 mins

Gerald wants to use old plastic spoons to make a peacock. As he gets on with it, he gets interrupted by Cheery, Kucinta, Moomba, Mr Clean, Wofie who wants to help him but ends up giving him a lot of other things he cannot use or need. But Gerald still saves the day when he recycles the spoons and cups. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 6 Gerald Needs Help With His Peacock Craft

Gerald wants to use old plastic spoons to make a peacock. As he gets on with it, he gets interrupted by Cheery, Kucinta, Moomba, Mr Clean, Wofie who wants to help him but ends up giving him a lot of other things he cannot use or need. But Gerald still saves the day when he recycles the spoons and cups. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 7 Cheery Wants To Live On The Moon
24 mins

Everyone is talking about how exceptionally big the moon is. Cheery wonders what it is like to live on the moon. Dr V takes her on an imaginary journey to the moon.

Ep 7 Cheery Wants To Live On The Moon

Everyone is talking about how exceptionally big the moon is. Cheery wonders what it is like to live on the moon. Dr V takes her on an imaginary journey to the moon.

Ep 8 The Charades Challenge
24 mins

Host and Mr Balloon Man both think of themselves as better at charades than the other. Moomba and Eadon decide to let them challenge each other

Ep 8 The Charades Challenge

Host and Mr Balloon Man both think of themselves as better at charades than the other. Moomba and Eadon decide to let them challenge each other

Ep 9 Gong-goer’s Difficult Riddle
23 mins

Gong-goer poses a riddle that is almost impossible to solve. Everyone overthinks it and ends up with a wrong answer. ‘I am very important but often overlooked. What am I?”

Ep 9 Gong-goer’s Difficult Riddle

Gong-goer poses a riddle that is almost impossible to solve. Everyone overthinks it and ends up with a wrong answer. ‘I am very important but often overlooked. What am I?”

Ep 10 Cheery Learns About Being Prudent
24 mins

Cheery is playing with her toys when she finds that some are broken. She trashes them. She gets bored and looks for someone to play with. She spots Shu-er the Spider spinning her web. She tries to get Shu-er to play but the latter tells her that she’s busy repairing her web. Cheery asks why she doesn’t want to just throw it away and look for a new one. Shu-er tells her that that would be too wasteful. She mends her web and it’s perfect again.

Ep 10 Cheery Learns About Being Prudent

Cheery is playing with her toys when she finds that some are broken. She trashes them. She gets bored and looks for someone to play with. She spots Shu-er the Spider spinning her web. She tries to get Shu-er to play but the latter tells her that she’s busy repairing her web. Cheery asks why she doesn’t want to just throw it away and look for a new one. Shu-er tells her that that would be too wasteful. She mends her web and it’s perfect again.

Ep 11 Wofie Says ‘Sorry’ In Different Ways
24 mins

Wofie accidentally steps onto the tentacles of Narky Orky who snaps at him unintelligibly for being careless. Wofie says sorry (English) but it doesn’t appease Narky. Wofie tells Gerald, Farhana and Gaya; each separately teaches him how to say ‘sorry’ in Chinese, Malay and Tamil because they think that maybe Narky doesn’t understand Wofie. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 11 Wofie Says ‘Sorry’ In Different Ways

Wofie accidentally steps onto the tentacles of Narky Orky who snaps at him unintelligibly for being careless. Wofie says sorry (English) but it doesn’t appease Narky. Wofie tells Gerald, Farhana and Gaya; each separately teaches him how to say ‘sorry’ in Chinese, Malay and Tamil because they think that maybe Narky doesn’t understand Wofie. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 12 My Hands And Me
24 mins

Host is trying to use his hands to make a bird silhouette but without much success. Little Derrick comes along and introduces him to his friend who could do a bird, dog and butterfly. He’s also someone who uses signing to communicate. Host learns from Little D and his friend how to say ‘thank you’ in sign language. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 12 My Hands And Me

Host is trying to use his hands to make a bird silhouette but without much success. Little Derrick comes along and introduces him to his friend who could do a bird, dog and butterfly. He’s also someone who uses signing to communicate. Host learns from Little D and his friend how to say ‘thank you’ in sign language. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 13 Moomba Discovers The Magic Of Science
24 mins

Moomba has homework from school. His teacher has posed the class a question, “Will a bag of water break if you poke a pencil into it?” Host helps Moomba to find out. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 13 Moomba Discovers The Magic Of Science

Moomba has homework from school. His teacher has posed the class a question, “Will a bag of water break if you poke a pencil into it?” Host helps Moomba to find out. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 14 Cheery Learns To Be House-Proud
24 mins

Mrs V reminds Cheery to clean her room and help with the rest of the house. While she procrastinates, Talib the Tortoise comes along. Cheery is curious about Talib’s house which he carries with him. Talib tells her about the other amazing houses made by birds and ants. She feels a little embarrassed and ashamed at her own tardiness in keeping her room and home clean. She resolves to take better care of her home. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 14 Cheery Learns To Be House-Proud

Mrs V reminds Cheery to clean her room and help with the rest of the house. While she procrastinates, Talib the Tortoise comes along. Cheery is curious about Talib’s house which he carries with him. Talib tells her about the other amazing houses made by birds and ants. She feels a little embarrassed and ashamed at her own tardiness in keeping her room and home clean. She resolves to take better care of her home. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 15 Beary-Big’s Magic Story Book
22 mins

Cheery is most excited because today, Beary-Big is going to read his story from his Never-ending story book. Wofie is curious – what is so special about this story book? Beary-Big come along and opens his story book. It is blank. The magic is when he starts to read the first line, pictures and graphics appear in animation. Cheery continues with the next line. Wofie tries the next line and that’s how the magical story is being written.

Ep 15 Beary-Big’s Magic Story Book

Cheery is most excited because today, Beary-Big is going to read his story from his Never-ending story book. Wofie is curious – what is so special about this story book? Beary-Big come along and opens his story book. It is blank. The magic is when he starts to read the first line, pictures and graphics appear in animation. Cheery continues with the next line. Wofie tries the next line and that’s how the magical story is being written.

Ep 16 My Favourite Vegetable
24 mins

Host plays a game with Cheery where each has to say which is his/her favourite vegetable and why. Each has to show ‘proof’ of whose vegetable deserves to be “Favourite Veggie of the Week” than the other. Host’s favourite vegetable is Broccoli. Cheery’s is Carrot. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 16 My Favourite Vegetable

Host plays a game with Cheery where each has to say which is his/her favourite vegetable and why. Each has to show ‘proof’ of whose vegetable deserves to be “Favourite Veggie of the Week” than the other. Host’s favourite vegetable is Broccoli. Cheery’s is Carrot. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 17 Lady Bug Has A Water Story
24 mins

It is a very hot day. Kucinta is very thirsty and is very happy when he finds a dish of water that Host has left for him. He spots Lady Bug and offers her some. She is grateful and tells him about her cousin whose home has been hit by severe drought. She feels very lucky because there’s always water at Junction Tree. Kucinta looks at his unfinished dish of water and has initially wanted to throw it away... Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 17 Lady Bug Has A Water Story

It is a very hot day. Kucinta is very thirsty and is very happy when he finds a dish of water that Host has left for him. He spots Lady Bug and offers her some. She is grateful and tells him about her cousin whose home has been hit by severe drought. She feels very lucky because there’s always water at Junction Tree. Kucinta looks at his unfinished dish of water and has initially wanted to throw it away... Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 18 The Sky and its many moods
23 mins

Beary-Big, with his sun glasses, looks up at the sky, admiringly and sings to himself. We see -the clouds disappear -the rainbow appears -the lightning visits -the stars visit -the sun visits Moomba comes along and Beary-Big tells him the story of the sky and its many visitors. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 18 The Sky and its many moods

Beary-Big, with his sun glasses, looks up at the sky, admiringly and sings to himself. We see -the clouds disappear -the rainbow appears -the lightning visits -the stars visit -the sun visits Moomba comes along and Beary-Big tells him the story of the sky and its many visitors. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 19 Cheery Discovers The Magic Of Science
25 mins

Cheery is feeling bored. Egg-timer decides to play a game with her by asking her questions about eggs eg “If you were to stand on an egg, will it break?” “How do you get a hard boiled egg into a bottle?” His questions pique her curiosity. Egg-timer shows how how to get a hard boiled egg into a bottle without breaking/squishing it. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 19 Cheery Discovers The Magic Of Science

Cheery is feeling bored. Egg-timer decides to play a game with her by asking her questions about eggs eg “If you were to stand on an egg, will it break?” “How do you get a hard boiled egg into a bottle?” His questions pique her curiosity. Egg-timer shows how how to get a hard boiled egg into a bottle without breaking/squishing it. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 20 Beary-Big helps Wofie find acceptance
25 mins

Beary-big persuades Wofie to make amends with all the animals he thinks have something against him – the tortoise, mice, rabbits. Wofie is not very gracious about it but agrees, as long as Beary-Big does the talking. They set off to the Land of Lost Fairy Tale characters and re-connect with the animals who had misunderstood Wofie. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 20 Beary-Big helps Wofie find acceptance

Beary-big persuades Wofie to make amends with all the animals he thinks have something against him – the tortoise, mice, rabbits. Wofie is not very gracious about it but agrees, as long as Beary-Big does the talking. They set off to the Land of Lost Fairy Tale characters and re-connect with the animals who had misunderstood Wofie. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 21 Who borrowed Moomba’s Frisbee?
24 mins

Moomba cannot find his Frisbee anywhere. He thinks he has lent it to someone but he cannot remember who. He goes to each one to ask but no one seems to have borrowed it. He thinks that it is William who has taken it without his permission. But it isnt. Finally, he finds it. He didn’t lend it to anyone but he has used it as a feeding tray for Mother Bird. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 21 Who borrowed Moomba’s Frisbee?

Moomba cannot find his Frisbee anywhere. He thinks he has lent it to someone but he cannot remember who. He goes to each one to ask but no one seems to have borrowed it. He thinks that it is William who has taken it without his permission. But it isnt. Finally, he finds it. He didn’t lend it to anyone but he has used it as a feeding tray for Mother Bird. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 22 The Balloon in a Bottle
24 mins

Moomba is blowing balloons and letting them go up in the air. Host decides to pose him a challenge. Can Moomba blow a balloon in a bottle? Moomba tells him that is not possible. Host shows him how. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 22 The Balloon in a Bottle

Moomba is blowing balloons and letting them go up in the air. Host decides to pose him a challenge. Can Moomba blow a balloon in a bottle? Moomba tells him that is not possible. Host shows him how. Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 23 Cheery and the little colourette
25 mins

Cheery wakes up to a beautiful morning, greeted by a rainbow. Host shows them how to make their own rainbow jar. As Cheery admires the colours, she begins to imagine what it is like to live on a rainbow. She meets Little Blue who asks if she can help him get back on the rainbow. Who is Little Blue? He is a colourette – a special term given to those whose job is to clean the rainbow and make it shine... Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 23 Cheery and the little colourette

Cheery wakes up to a beautiful morning, greeted by a rainbow. Host shows them how to make their own rainbow jar. As Cheery admires the colours, she begins to imagine what it is like to live on a rainbow. She meets Little Blue who asks if she can help him get back on the rainbow. Who is Little Blue? He is a colourette – a special term given to those whose job is to clean the rainbow and make it shine... Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 24 Little Derrick plays chaptek
23 mins

Moomba and Host are having a great time playing chaptek. They ask Little Derrick to join them but he prefers to play his video games. They let him be. Suddenly a chaptek hits Little Derrick on the head. Before he can throw it back, it starts to talk to him! Chaptek asks Little Derrick if he could help to find his best friend. Little Derrick is intrigued and listens on. (goes to the animation story)... Audio Language: English;Chinese

Ep 24 Little Derrick plays  chaptek

Moomba and Host are having a great time playing chaptek. They ask Little Derrick to join them but he prefers to play his video games. They let him be. Suddenly a chaptek hits Little Derrick on the head. Before he can throw it back, it starts to talk to him! Chaptek asks Little Derrick if he could help to find his best friend. Little Derrick is intrigued and listens on. (goes to the animation story)... Audio Language: English;Chinese

Additional Information

Premiered2018
Genreschildren and family, preschool (2-6)
Seasons5
Suitable For All Ages