Wimzie's House — Season 1, Episode 42: I'm Scared for Daddy
30 min • 2 seasons, 112 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Rouso breaks his arm during a fire rescue. He rescued a boy's dad from a fire, the dad fell ontop of Rouso, breaking his arm. Rouso has the week off, and spends his time with Wimzie and the gang. When Rouso's arm is fully healed, he reports he has to return to work. Wimzie goes into siclusion, in fear her dad will injure himself again. Gratziella explains to Wimzie that accidents can happen anytime, anywhere, and are unpredictable. Meanwhile, Yaya babysits a neighbor's pet turtle.
About Wimzie's House
Wimzie's House is a Canadian children's television program which ran on YTV from 1995 to 1996, and in the United States on Public Broadcasting Service from October 1, 1997 to September 28, 2001. The show has also aired at least as early as 1995 and through the late-1990s on CBC Television, and on Radio-Canada. The show also aired on Nickelodeon's preschool programming block Nick Jr. from January 21, 2000 – April 26, 2002, and on CBS as part of Nick Jr. on CBS from September 16, 2000 – September 7, 2002, then returned after a four-year hiatus from September 17, 2005 and was seen through September 9, 2006. Reruns of the show currently air in the United States on qubo on January 7, 2008, and in Canada on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and in syndication as part of the Cookie Jar Network block. The series was produced by Cinar, with the PBS telecasts presented by Maryland Public Television, and Children's Television Workshop from 1997 – 2000, then Sesame Workshop from 2000 – 2002. The show's puppetry is in the style of Sesame Street, which led to some legal troubles with The Jim Henson Company, in 1999.