Today Princess Donnasaurus, Macho Supreme, and Alakazambra are answering questions from our friends Jori, Levi, Margot, and Wesley . . . although it's a little hard to hear them over all that noise in the Neighborhood! It is the Burn Voyage blasting Cannonballs? Is it the Kaiju coming early for her cardboard feast? Is it the latest drop from the Dreadnoughts? We may not find out today, but in the meantime we've got replies, ridiculousness, and a royal introduction to a brand new friend! Get more...
Jul 24, 2023•14 min•Season 5Ep. 40
Today, Macho Supreme is headed to Princess Donnasaurus's place to perform an act of kindness . . . or is he? Last summer Macho rotated PD's castle out of the sun every day, and he's planning to do it again. But does PD want her castle rotated this year? Making sure our kind acts feel kind to the person we want to be kind to is the kindest thing of all! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! FACEBOOK , INSTAGRAM , YOU TUBE...
Jun 19, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 40
It's pool-party time at Alakazambra's house and everyone's invited. Even Preston Change-o is there! But when AllyK asks him to fill the empty pool using his new water spell, he starts to feel nervous. It's difficult, and Preston keeps making mistakes. He's getting really frustrated and is about ready to give up when Alakazambra teaches him the most powerful spell of all—one that even mere mortals can use! You say you don't know the spell? . . . You don't know it - YET! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHB...
Jun 05, 2023•8 min•Season 5Ep. 37
Today Princess Donnasaurus and Macho Supreme are playing one of the Neighborhood's favorite games—“Feelin' Groovy!” You play by listening to a song together, then you share all the different emotions it makes you feel, and the different things it makes you think about! It's a fun way to learn about your friends, and to find out about cool music. And the best part about playing “Feelin' Groovy” is that there are no wrong answers and everybody wins! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and ...
May 22, 2023•6 min•Season 5Ep. 37
Best friends Princess Donnasaurus and Doctor Apocalypso love to spend time together, and today they're heading to the amusement park to ride the best rides, play the greatest games, and eat the tastiest treats! But what happens when besties don’t agree on what is best? Things will get a little sticky at first, but in the end PD and Doc will learn that being friends is about how much you like each other—not how much you like other things. And that being kind means letting people like whatever the...
May 15, 2023•22 min•Season 5Ep. 34
Today Count Vacula is super excited because Alakazambra is taking him to a fancy new roller-skating rink! But first she’s getting a brand-new hairdo from magical Miss Mamas at The Enchanted Haus of Coils, Curls, and Charms! Her new bewitching braids make her feel happy, confident, and ready to roll, but at the rink a bunch of troller skaters tell AllyK they won’t let her skate until she changes her hair. It'll take some support from Miss Mamas to help Alakazambra stand up against discrimination ...
May 08, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 33
When Macho Supreme decides that Count Vacula can't play Nebula Trek with him, because in the Nebula Trek movie all the actors are white and Vac is Asian, Scotty explains that excluding people because of their identity is wrong—plus, it makes playing less fun! Macho apologizes to Vac and learns that the kind thing to do is to make it okay for everyone to play! This episode is part of our 'Imagine Equity' project. Imagine Equity is supported by a generous grant from The Allstate Foundation; workin...
Apr 24, 2023•18 min•Season 5Ep. 32
Today Doctor Apocalypso is waiting for the bus . . . and waiting, and waiting, and WAITING! And worse than that, she’s bored, bored, BORED! She left her phone at home, plus she forgot to bring a book and the bus won’t be here for twenty endless minutes! Fortunately, Conductor Scotty and the Brain Train show up in her imagination just in time. And by using the power of her mind, Doc can do anything! From catching wild bananabeasts to watching stunt shows to just hanging out with old friends, Doc’...
Apr 17, 2023•15 min•Season 5Ep. 31
Hey everybody! It’s me, Count Vacula, bringing you a brand-new No Filter with Count Vacula. Today I get to introduce you to the very creative Kayte Sabicer! Kayte is an artist, and she has one of the greatest jobs I ever heard of—building miniatures for special effects in movies! Miniatures are very little models of very big things like buildings and spaceships. She gets to build and paint and use her imagination every day! She’s worked on movies like Solo: A Star Wars Story, and The Dark Knight...
Apr 10, 2023•10 min•Season 5Ep. 32
Greetings, listeners. Once again it is I, Gruncle Vaxie. Today we will discuss how to tell what your grown-up is feeling. Yes, I know. You are surprised. But it is true—grown-ups have feelings, just like regular people! And just as it is important to practice empathy with regular people, it is also important to practice empathy with your grown-ups. It can be quite difficult to tell what your grown-up is feeling. They are often very busy and distracted by adult concerns like tax returns, performa...
Mar 28, 2023•7 min•Season 5Ep. 31
The Imagine Neighborhood just turned three this week, so we know how exciting birthdays can be! It reminds us of the time Princess Donnasaurus decided she couldn't wait another whole year for hers, and decreed that EVERY day would be her birthday! It seemed like a good idea at first, but it turns out that partying every day is exhausting, cake and ice cream aren't all that nutritious, and special days aren't so special when they never end. Luckily, Scotty was on hand to help PD learn patience, a...
Mar 20, 2023•17 min•Season 5Ep. 30
It's our birthday! The Imagine Neighborhood launched on this day in 2020, and now we have 5 seasons, 145 episodes, and over 1.3M downloads, all thanks to YOU! To celebrate we're sharing a brand-new remaster of our first-ever episode, "Count Vacula Feels Afraid." It's the story about the time he babysitter was coming over, and Vac was having some big feelings called separation anxiety. But with a little encouragement, Vac was able to share his feelings with me—and together we learned that talking...
Mar 13, 2023•13 min•Season 5Ep. 29
A PRINCESS DONNASAURUS™ episode. Adjusting to new things can be challenging. Just ask Princess Donnasaurus—she’s about to become a big sister, and that means lots of change! She’s really excited, but she’s also feeling uncertain. She’s learning that a new sibling means sharing her toys and her room, and not making too much noise—plus it turns out that you can’t even yeet a baby! Not ever! So come join us at the (now slightly crowded) castle, where we’ll meet the Neighborhood’s newest royal repti...
Mar 06, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 28
This week on No Filter with Count Vacula, Vac gets to introduce you to a very cool new friend named Jonathan Knowles . He’s an explorer and a scientist who studies animals and the ocean and the climate and outer space and technology and even robots like Vac. But the thing that interests Jonathan the most is helping make everybody’s future the very best it can be! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWITTER , FACEBOOK , INSTAGRAM...
Mar 01, 2023•12 min•Season 5Ep. 27
Here in The Imagine Neighborhood, we love questions! We love to ask them, because that’s how we learn about things, and we love to answer them because that’s how we help other people learn about things. This week, Vac and Scotty are answering questions from listeners like you, and they’re great! A big thank you to Elyza, Levi, Maggie, Mara, Robin, Rosemary, Theo, and all of Mrs. Darley’s first-grade class for writing in to us—that was very kind of you! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend...
Feb 20, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 26
On today’s No Filter with Count Vacula you'll meet YA author Rachel Litfin. Rachel started writing her very first story when she was only 13 years old, and now it’s her grown-up job. How great is that?! She and Vac talked about how stories help us to learn about our own feelings, and how they can also teach us that everybody else has big feelings, too. We really liked getting to know Rachel and we think you’re going to like her too! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWIT...
Feb 13, 2023•11 min•Season 5Ep. 25
When Empress Bawkarella of the planet Cluckatron catches a lift in the Mach Billion, everything goes great—until the gang runs into a field of dangerous EGGsteroids! And with Scotty out doing a squeegee spacewalk to wipe off the windshield, it’s up to Macho and Bawkarella to navigate the ship to safety. But she doesn’t speak English and Macho doesn’t speak Bawkish! If someone doesn’t speak your language, and you don’t speak theirs, can you still find a way to communicate and make friends? That's...
Feb 06, 2023•Season 5Ep. 24
BREAKING NEWS! This just in from WTIN Studios, The Imagine Neighborhood’s top radio station: Reports indicate that many kinds of animals are having difficulty safely crossing the busy road in front of Princess Donnasaurus’s castle! Her Royal Highness is personally taking action to assist them, but it seems she hasn't made sure that they all want her help. Is an act of kindness still kind, even if it's unwelcome? Let’s join lead anchor Cardboard Scotty with Count Vacula live at Donnasaurus Castle...
Jan 30, 2023•5 min•Season 5Ep. 23
Hey there, my little hardcore headbangers! Doctor Apocalypso here, welcoming you back for Part Two of our slammin’ story about fighting discrimination. Last week, you heard how our new Big Bot Burger restaurant wouldn’t serve Wastelanders like me—and how me and Scotty led a peaceful protest to let them know unfairness is not welcome in our Neighborhood. But guess what? Big Bot just opened their restaurants in other places. Lots and lots of other places! Like I said before—the thing about discrim...
Jan 23, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 22
Hey there, rockers, it's Doctor Apocalypso! Strap on your skull boots and crank up the volume 'cause today, we're going to re-listen to part one of a story that's really important to me. Maybe you remember when a new restaurant called Big Bot Burgers opened up in the Wasteland, and how they wouldn't let any Wastelanders eat there! Other people could order all the tasty burgers they wanted, but when Wasties like me came in, the restaurant called us terrible names and kicked us out. So we held a p...
Jan 16, 2023•26 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Hello, you little throw rugs. It’s me! Your very favorite supervillain, Queen Hastabee! You remember me, right? Of course you do. I’m the one who tried to teach Scotty and his rusty robot pal a lesson about the way a pillow fort HAStabee , but they escaped and instead I just got buried in fluffy blankets! Then I tried to make those two cornflakes understand the way a bowl of cereal hastabee, and they still got away from me! So today, we are listening to this episode again, because it is clear to...
Jan 09, 2023•16 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Hello, listeners. It is I, Count Vacula's Great-uncle Vacstradamus. But because existence is a delicate gift whose every fleeting if meaningless second we must cherish and not squander on unnecessary verbosity, you may call me Gruncle Vaxie. I hope you all enjoyed your winter holiday celebrations. The season of mirth is now past. Now is the time for learning all about the inexorable march of time. And laundry. Today we will be re-listening to the episode "The Trials Of Vacstradamus." It is about...
Jan 03, 2023•19 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Yes! Cardboard Boxing Day is finally here! The day the Neighborhood waits for all the year! But we want our friends to enjoy their holiday fun, So today, we’re sharing a CBDay re-run! Do you remember the story of CBDay Two? When Scotty was tense and had too much to do? He tried to make sure all his friends were okay And he forgot to take time to enjoy the day! And though the holidays sometimes can make folks feel stressed From working so very hard to deliver their best— What makes a day great is...
Dec 26, 2022•24 min•Season 5Ep. 18
‘Tis holiday season across the land, And the best celebration of all is at hand! Cardboard Boxing Day’s here, so we get to play— Building cardboard creations all through the day! But not everyone’s ready for when this day ends . . . Macho wants to keep making creations for friends! He’s constructing a whole Cardboard Neighborhood And he’s taking a lot more time than he should. He won’t stop pasting and painting and priming! He won’t stop drawing and cutting and rhyming! He won’t listen when frie...
Dec 19, 2022•22 min•Season 5Ep. 17
In this week's No Filter with Count Vacula you'll meet the amazing actor and voice artist, Ray Porter! Ray has been in movies like Argo, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League—and he’s been in kids' TV shows like The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. We talked about cardboard creations, and how penguins don’t like cheese, and how he likes to ask new people to tell him whatever they know the most about. I learned a lot of cool things about Ray, especially that he’s super fun to talk to and a really kind per...
Dec 12, 2022•11 min•Season 5Ep. 16
I’m really excited about today’s show, because Macho is here with me and we get to snack on his delicious “Macho Nachos” while we answer more of the cool questions listeners like you sent in this season! Special thanks to Brookson, Alma, Levi, Miles, Penny, and Jori for sending in today’s terrific questions—and hey Jori, here is the “Goodbye Giganticus” episode I mention in today’s show. I bet someone else out there might want to hear it too, so thank you for asking your question! Get more at: I...
Dec 05, 2022•10 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Greetings, listeners. It is I, Count Vacula's Great-uncle Vacstradamus. Also known as Gruncle Vaxie. Isn't that amusing? You know what else is amusing? No, I am asking you. Please tell me. Today, my young friends, I welcome you to “Gruncle Vaxie’s Grown-Up Corner.” Do not worry. This is not an episode for grown-ups. This is an episode about grown-ups. Poor grown-ups. Poor, poor grown-ups. Their lives are very hard. They work boring jobs. They never get to play tag. And they have hardly any stick...
Nov 27, 2022•5 min•Season 5Ep. 14
A big crowd has gathered to watch Cap’n Marion perform the three difficult stunts that only the legendary pirate Reckless Ricardo has ever accomplished! She completes two, but when the time comes to lava-ski down the side of boiling hot Mt. Infernus on just a pair of boat paddles, Cap’n Marion isn’t so sure she wants to keep going. Her sailor-sense tells her that it’s not a good idea, but everyone is watching and waiting! When we get dared to do something, is it okay to say “no”? And what if we ...
Nov 21, 2022•21 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Today Scotty and Princess Donnasaurus are playing a game called “Feeling Groovy!” The game starts by having all the players listen to a song together. Then, they talk about the different emotions it made them feel, and the different things it made them think about. And the best part about playing “Feeling Groovy” is that there are no wrong answers and everybody wins! Ready to play? . . . Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWITTER , FACEBOOK , INSTAGRAM...
Nov 14, 2022•5 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Today Vac and I get to go answer some of your letters right here on the show! You asked some really interesting questions about us, and about Cap’n Marion and Princess Donnasaurus, too—wanting to know about our favorite animals, our friends, and even what we do to help ourselves calm down when we feel worried! Special thanks to Florence, Travis, Harper, and Kobe for being part of today’s show. We loved getting your letters and being able to answer your questions, and most of all, we loved when y...
Nov 07, 2022•10 min•Season 5Ep. 11
