Whistling Willie Finds a Friend

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Whistling Willie Finds a Friend
Airdate	Friday, March 21, 2008 (Nickelodeon) Sunday, March 23, 2008 (Noggin) Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (DVD)
U.S. Premiere Time (est.)	{{{premiere}}}
Season	3
Episode	1 (aired) 11 (produced)
Written by	Valerie Walsh Valdes Storyboard by: Carol Datuin Curt Walstead
Directed by	George Chialtas
Previous	It's a Bug's World (production order) Rhea is an Animal Rescuer
Next	Freddie the Fruit Bat Saves Halloween! (production order) Green Iguana Helps Abuelito Plant a New Strawberry Farm

Whistling Willie Finds a Friend (also known as "Whistling Willie Finds a Buddy") is the 1^st episode of Go, Diego, Go! from Season 3. However, it's the 11th episode of Season 3 in production order.

Characters present

• Diego
• Click
• Rescue Pack
• Baby Jaguar
• Bobo Brothers
• Willie
• Whistling Duck Family

Summary

"A duck and a jaguar make silly friends!" sing Willie the Whistling Duck and Baby Jaguar. Willie's never seen a jaguar before, and the two instantly become buddies.

Songs

A Duck and a Jaguar Make Silly Friends

Sound of the whistling duck

Whistle, whistle!

Facts about whistling ducks learned

• Whistling ducks have feathers, not long hair like humans.
• Whistling ducks live in a lake, not a desert because it's too hot.
• Whistling ducks eat grass seeds, but no tomatoes.
• Whistling ducks can fly, but they are not good at ballet dancing.

Animals found by Click

• Humming birds
• Bees
• Whistling ducks

Rescue Pack transformations

• Wagon
• Hot air balloon

Trivia

• Starting with this episode, co-creator Valerie Walsh is now credited as Valerie Walsh Valdes.
• Starting with this episode, VFX artist Dave Wigforss is now credited as "David Wigforss".
• Alicia doesn't appear in this episode.
• During the Bobos scene, Diego does not say, "Those silly/naughty monkeys are always causing trouble!". He instead says, "Those silly monkeys are always getting into trouble!". This also occurred in Super Flying Squirrel to the Rescue.
• The Bobo Brothers did not do anything naughty in this episode.
• This is the first episode that another character, like Baby Jaguar, takes over Alicia's place in the Let's Review segment. Kicho will take Alicia's place in It's a Bug's World, and Dora will take her place in Diego and Dora Save the Giant Tortoises.
• This episode premiered on Noggin the same day as Super Spies and Super Spies 2: The Swiping Machine.
  • Additionally, it was on Easter of 2008.
• Diego sings the "Una Adventura" song in this episode since there is no rescue mission.
• Diego doesn't say "Excelente!", he instead says "Yay!"
• Diego doesn't say "We solved the puzzle," he instead says "We've finished the puzzle."
• Baby Jaguar growls "Mreow, Mreow!" at the end right after he said "See you soon!".
• The bees found in the Click segment are the Buzzy-Buzzy Bees from Little Kinkajou is in Beehive Trouble, but with yellow mask-like eye markings instead of black ones.
• This could be Diego's version of Quack! Quack! (both are about ducks).
• Although it premiered in 2008 on Nickelodeon, Noggin and DVD, it was produced in 2007 according to the credits.

Goofs/Errors

• In the Let's Review segment, Baby Jaguar does not ask questions or answer them.

See Also

• Whistling Willie Finds a Friend on Go, Diego, Go! Wiki