Pedring's Questions

"I am handsome, am I not?"

- Inggo

 'Pedring's Questions' is an episode of Karen's World, aired in 2002.

Synopsis
Pedring's tag questions spark the teacher side of Karen, as she gives them the insight on what they can accomplish.

Act I
Two boys named Pedring and Kokoy arrive near Karen and Inggo's resting place. Kokoy asks questions, while Pedring repeats them with another additional clause. When Kokoy notices this, Karen recognizes them as 'tag questions', or small additions to question that result in a yes or a no. Inggo writes an example given by her. He even asks if he is handsome or not with a tag question, although no one seems to care.

Karen shows to Inggo different kinds of trees, and remarks on how they all need roots to grow strong. Pedring then asks more questions, with their designated tags, but Inggo's grammatical error in forgetting the word 'not' sparks discussion by Karen. According to her, the word 'not' must not be included in a tag question if the independent clause does not, and vice versa. They then arrive at their plants, of which they are given great care of.

Act II
However, Kokoy wakes up and sees his part of the plant dead, while Pedring's is still living. He is confused by this, considering that he kept watering it. Karen concludes that they split an already-existing tree and decided to replant it. Pedring had the lower part, which contains the roots, while Kokoy had the top part, which cannot grow nutrients that easily. Inggo helps him in the end, though, and advises him to ask more in the future.

Act III
In the stinger, after Inggo reviews what he has learned about tag questions, he brings up whether he is 'handsome or not' again, but Karen leaves him hanging without an answer.

Transcript
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Cast
Tonipet Gaba as Inggo Monica Llamas as Karen John Lyndon Alvendia as Kokoy Juan Paobo Tumalad as Pedring

Trivia

 * As with the odd naming of the kids, this episode uses another Kokoy actor.
 * This is one of the few episodes with the recap of the lesson.
 * A type of 4th wall break is implemented in this episode; it is when the others ignore Inggo's 'handsome' question, his equivalent of the 'snake gag'.