(lively drum intro) ♫You never do know what's around the bend♫ ♫Big adventure or a brand-new friend♫ ♫When you're curious like Curious George♫ ♫ Swing!

♫ ♫Well, every day♫ ♫ Every day ♫ ♫Is so glorious♫ ♫ Glorious ♫ George!

♫And everything♫ ♫ Everything ♫ ♫Is so wondrous♫ ♫ Wondrous ♫ ♫There's more to explore when you open the door♫ ♫And meet friends like this, you just can't miss♫ ♫I know you're curious♫ ♫ Curious ♫ ♫And that's marvelous♫ ♫ Marvelous ♫ ♫And that's your reward♫ ♫You'll never be bored♫ ♫If you ask yourself, "What is this?

"♫ ♫Like Curious...♫ ♫Like Curious...

Curious George.♫ Oh... Captioning sponsored by NBC/UNIVERSAL Pretty City Committee pod number seven, come to order!

NARRATOR: George was honored when Steve asked him to be part of his pod.

STEVE: As you know, the mayor has declared today City Prettification Day.

That's right, Steve.

Pods will be fanning out all over the city to pick up litter and, well, make the city pretty.

(chuckles): Right again, Steve.

Later this afternoon, I will pick a winner.

Ooh-hoo!

Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-huh!

Pods will be judged according to the prettiness of their streets, the amount of trash they collect, and their can-do spirit!

Steve asked me to mention that the winning pod will get their picture on this "Pretty City" poster!

Ooh, ah.

Ah.

Can't you just see my face...

I mean our pod plastered all over the city?

(cheering, shouts) Good luck pod seven.

I'll see you at 3:00 sharp for the judging.

I expect great prettification!

Okay, everyone, you know your assignments?

Let's go!

Oh, I sure do!

I wrote it down in my "Litter Log."

And does everyone have an official Pretty City Committee trash bag?

Yeah!

Uh-huh, uh-huh!

(chatters) Excellent!

Then let's go make our city... pretty!

(George chatters excitedly) (in unison): Seven, seven, that's our pod!

We're gonna do a super job!

George's assignment was to clean up his own street.

But George's street was already pretty pretty.

(gasps) Aha!

(gasps) Ooh.

Ah.

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Ooh!

MAN: Hey!

Hey?

You're welcome to take whatever you want.

Just put what you don't want back in the boxes, okay?

(chattering) Well, at least George now had a job to do.

(gasps) Wait a minute.

Aargh!

Aargh!

Why would anybody throw out a pirate ship?

Ooh...

Even if it was a little broken.

(chattering) George really wanted to keep it.

Mm.

Aha!

George decided to use one of his bags for trash and the other for treasure.

Ooh!

Oh!

Oh!

This heart-shaped box was definitely treasure.

Yeah!

He could use it to store pictures.

(gasps) Ooh.

Aha!

Keys!

They might unlock something really interesting.

George found more things to add to his treasures.

(chatters) Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Ah!

And what was that?

George didn't know, but it was shiny and it made a nice click.

Yeah!

(George chuckling, chattering) (chuckles) George also kept the square pig... Oh... ...and the red bottle, which was the same color as the heart box.

Ah!

And of course he couldn't throw out this painted... whatever it was.

(chattering) Ah... Or the round glasses.

(chattering) (excited chatter) Or the yellow daffodil.

(George grunting) George's sack of treasures filled up fast.

(George sighs) He needed to empty it.

(grunts) Whoa!

(chatters) Ooh!

Heh.

Ah.

Oh, oh.

(chattering) Every monkey needs a blue watch.

(George chuckles) Ah!

(gasps) Ah.

(toys squeaking) And a couple of yellow ducks.

(laughing) (George making whooshing sounds) Ah Ah!

(George quacking, laughing) (George gasps) Ooh.

George loved the Man's pig collection.

Oh.

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh!

Now he had a collection of his own-- a street treasure collection.

(making whooshing sounds) Pod seven, line up!

Um... where's George?

I don't see him-- but his street looks clean.

MAYOR: You're right!

I've already checked your streets, and they do appear to be prettified.

Now, the next step in the evaluation is to weigh the trash you have collected.

Ten points for each pound of trash.

We really need George's trash.

Every pound'll help.

Well, maybe he went up to the apartment.

I'll take a look.

(clinking) (laughing) MAN: George?

Are you in here?

We need your... Hi.

(excited chattering) Uh... George, why is your trash all over the floor?

Huh?

(chattering) One gum wrapper?

That's your trash?

Uh-huh!

And this is...?

(excited chattering) Stuff you want to keep.

Uh-huh.

I see.

Did you find George... Wow-ee!

Look at all this trash!

This'll earn us another 50 points, at least!

Aah!

(chatters) (chattering) Hmm, are you saying this is your collection?

Uh-huh.

(chuckles): Well, George, a collection isn't just random stuff you find on the street.

A collection has to relate in some way, like a stamp collection or a coin collection, or my commemorative pig collection.

(inquisitive chatter) (Man sighs) Okay, you can keep some of this stuff.

(cheers, whoops) But not all of it.

Find some things that go together and make that your collection.

Then put everything else in a bag and bring it downstairs, okay?

(chatters "Oh, okay") Thanks.

Hmm... Finding things that went together wasn't gonna be easy.

The pirate ship floated on water and was made of wood.

(chatters) The duck floated on water, but it wasn't made of wood.

Um, uh... And the heart-shaped box wouldn't float very well at all!

(frustrated groan): Oh...!

Aha!

What about a collection of round things?

He had a lot of those.

Ooh...

But wait-- that meant he'd have to throw out the ship.

Ooh... uh-uh.

Ah.

Well, since the boat was made of wood, George decided to have a wood collection.

(chattering) (gasps) Oh!

But then he'd have to give up his watch.

(chatters unhappily) (gasps) Hey!

There were blue things... and things that were half blue, half green.

Ah!

At last, George knew just what to do.

Okay, it looks like we've weighed all the bags.

Where's George?

We can't win without his trash!

(shouts) (chatters "Here!")

Uh, uh... (clears throat) um, this bag is empty.

Uh-uh, uh-uh.

(chattering) Um, George, is that the only thing that didn't fit into your collection?

Uh-huh.

(chatters) Uh... there may be more trash upstairs, but I think we have to go see.

Well, this is highly unorthodox, but... okay.

Now, I have to warn you, the apartment may look a little messy, so... Ta-dah!

Well, I'll be!

That is beautiful, George!

Ah... (laughs quietly) AUNT MARGRET: Beautiful?

Oh, it's a work of art!

A color collection!

Way to go, George!

(chattering) And what better way to capture the can-do spirit of Pretty City Day than to turn trash into something, well, pretty!

(laughs) With your permission, I'd like to hang this in the city art museum.

(laughs) In fact, I think that would ensure that pod seven, led by Steve, will be on the "Pretty City" poster!

(others cheering) MAYOR: I hereby declare that pod seven, led by Steve, is the winner of the City Prettification Contest.

(applause, cheering) (flashbulbs pop) Isn't it great, George?

My... uh, I mean, our picture on a poster!

Thanks to your work of art!

(chattering) Hey!

Hey!

That looks like a number two carbon pencil stub.

Nice yellow.

(chattering) This was a good beginning of a whole new collection.

GIRL: George is a monkey.

Can't get enough monkey?

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