Oobi - Parents!

NOTE: This is inspired by the Geosheas Lost Episode page of the same name by Cheryl529.

Oobi - Parents!
I may have seen many weird and strange episodes of Oobi, but this one isn't funny, weird, or strange this time. It's sad. So I hope you bring in tissues as I narrate this, so be prepared.

It was my 20th Birthday. I was opening up my presents and I just got a rare Oobi DVD that someone found. Funny, because Oobi only appeared on the extra sections on Nick Jr. DVDs from the 2000s, and the show never really had DVDs to begin with.

The DVD was called “Oobi - Grampu Day and other stories”. The cover consisted of the cast in a finger-paint patterned background, with Oobi being the nearest.

The first four episodes listed were Grampu Day, Uma's Birthday, Video and Neighborhood. The last episode listed was “Parents”.

“What an unfamiliar episode title…” I spoke.

I felt really interested in this DVD I thought of watching it, but I didn’t have enough time to watch it because I had to go out for my birthday.

So, it was four days after my birthday and I finally got a chance to watch the DVD. So, I hooked up the DVD player, inserted the disc into the player, and it played the feature program.

The opening was normal, then it took me to the menu. It consisted Oobi and Uma in a green bcakground.

I pressed play to watch them from start to finish.

The first four episodes were good, but the final episode? It was so depressing…

Before the episode started, there was a warning:

“This episode was produced because of the reviews of why Oobi has no parents, and this episode is put on this DVD to reveal what happened to them. Enjoy the show."

The episode started with the traditional hand-swipe, and Oobi’s voice reading out the title. Oobi and Uma were in the living room, looking at a photo album. They greeted the viewer, and went along saying that they are looking at pictures at their photo album. This lasted for a minute until they came across a picture of themselves when they were younger, with their parents. At first, they didn’t recognize them, so they called for Grampu. Grampu came into the room after a few shouts, and they pointed him to the picture.

Grampu then told them it was their parents. Oobi and Uma got excited when they realized that, and then they asked where they were. Grampu got nervous, and stumbled over his words a bit, until giving a short answer of, “Parents, away”, before leaving the room. Oobi and Uma then came up with an idea of making cards for their parents.

They started to get supplies, when the screen transitioned to an interview segment. The interview segments involved either the characters talking with children, or the children answering a question posed by the characters beforehand. This interview segment involved Kako and a little boy named Scott. Kako asked questions about his parents, and Scott responded with stuff that they’d do together, with Kako making similar comments about his life.

After the segment ended, it returned back to the living room, with Uma and Oobi making their cards. Grampu came in and asked what they were doing, and who they were for.

After that explanation, Grampu was shocked, but tried to hide it. Oobi and Uma were oblivious, and asked when they were coming back, beginning to beg after 15 or so seconds. After being bombarded with this for a while, Grampu told them with a stern, yet calm tone to be quiet. Grampu then told them why. I’ve written down the dialogue as best as I can remember.

Grampu: “Oobi, Uma, listen. Parents…no here. No alive.”

Oobi: “But…Grampu, why? Why Oobi, Uma parents, no alive?”

Grampu: “(sighs). When Oobi, Uma, younger, Grampu babysit. One night, Oobi, Uma, parents…accident. No…no survive. Whole family sad. Oobi, toddler, and Uma, baby. Grampu, find words couldn't. Grampu sorry.”

Oobi: “Grampu no fault. (cries)”

Grampu: “Oobi, Uma, okay?”

Oobi and Uma then began to hug Grampu.

Uma: “Oobi, Uma, okay.”

Oobi and Uma then proceed to cry for a few seconds. It was really sad to see these normally bright and happy characters in such a depressing state. Knowing these characters for so long, I almost felt like crying myself. After that, Grampu asks to read Oobi’s card. Which reads as follows:

"Dear Mom, Dad,

Oobi and Uma misses you. Can’t wait to see parents soon!

-Love, Oobi”

Grampu tears up and calls it lovely (his signature phrase). They all cry and hug again, and then another interview segment comes up, but this time, it was just the children. Two children (one boy and one girl) talked about how they lost a parent or two for a bit. The boy, Tyler, talked about how he lost his father while he was in the army and how he keeps his memories alive, and the girl, Shayna, talked about how she lost both her parents in a car accident, and how she lives with her grandparents and how she copes.

The last minutes of the episode consisted of the three looking over the photo album and reminiscing over memories. Grampu was telling the backstories to different photos to Uma and Oobi. At the end, the photo that was shown at the beginning was given a backstory. It was the first family photo of Oobi and Uma, and Grampu recalls how happy their parents were on that day. At the end, Oobi says his well-known catchphrase (“Oobi, you, friends. Bye!”) and the three waving goodbye. Soon after, the credits rolled. It then took me back to the DVD Menu. I was stunned by this episode I warmed my heart with, too. I thought of uploading the episode to YouTube so I recorded it and published it. I had thousands of views, 500 comments, and 1K likes. I showed the viewers the footage and they were stunned. Some commented that they even cried for a bit, too. Some viewers allowed me to keep the DVD since the lost episode wasn’t disturbing and sadder. If you ever think of somebody you lost in your life, this episode I just saw would explain how everybody feels.

Poor Oobi.

THE END!