diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/kidoodletv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/kidoodletv.py
index 3bbdb9022..19a033d10 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/kidoodletv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/kidoodletv.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ def slugify(string):
         def get_field(field_name, idx, webpage, data):
             value = self._html_search_regex(rf'{idx}\.{field_name}=(?P<a>"?(?P<b>.+?)"?);', webpage,
                                             field_name, default=None, group=('a', 'b'))
-            return value[1] if value[1] != value[0] else (data.get(value[0]) or value[0])
+            return (value[1] if value[1] != value[0] else (
+                    data.get(value[0]) if re.search(r'^[a-zA-Z_\$]{1,4}$', value[0]) else value[0]))
 
         idx = idx.replace('$', r'\$')
         video_id = get_field('id', idx, webpage, data)
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         description = self._html_search_meta('description', webpage, 'description', default=None)
         data_set = self._extract_data(webpage, video_id)
         info = {}
-        if idx := self._html_search_regex(rf'([\w\$]{{2,4}})\.seasonAndEpisode="{season_episode}";',
+        if idx := self._html_search_regex(rf'([\w\$]{{1,4}})\.seasonAndEpisode="{season_episode}";',
                                           webpage, 'data_idx', default=None):
             info = self._extract_by_idx(idx, webpage, data_set, video_id)
 
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                                               'description', default=None)
         data_set = self._extract_data(webpage, series_id)
         entries = []
-        for idx_se in sorted(re.findall(r'([\w\$]{2,4})\.seasonAndEpisode="([^"]+)";', webpage),
+        for idx_se in sorted(re.findall(r'([\w\$]{1,4})\.seasonAndEpisode="([^"]+)";', webpage),
                              key=lambda x: x[1]):
             if entry := self._extract_by_idx(idx_se[0], webpage, data_set):
                 entry['series_id'] = series_id