♫She went... and... and...♫ (barking, growls) ♫When she ate some alphabet soup♫ ♫Then what happened was bizarre...♫ On the way to Martha's stomach, the letters lost their way.

They traveled to her brain, and now... ♫She's got a lot to say♫ ♫Now she speaks...♫ How now, brown cow?

♫Martha speaks♫ ♫Yeah, she speaks and speaks and speaks♫ ♫And speaks and speaks...♫ What's a caboose?

When are we eating again?

♫Martha speaks...♫ Hey, Joe, what do you know?

My name's not Joe.

♫She's not always right, but still that Martha speaks...♫ Hi, there.

♫She's got a voice, she's ready to shout♫ ♫Martha will tell you what it's all about♫ ♫Sometimes wrong, but seldom in doubt♫ ♫Martha will tell you what it's all about♫ ♫That dog's unique...♫ Testing, one, two.

♫Hear her speak♫ ♫Martha speaks and speaks and speaks and speaks and...♫ ♫Communicates, enumerates, elucidates, exaggerates♫ ♫Indicates and explicates♫ ♫Bloviates and overstates and...♫ (panting) ♫Hyperventilates.♫ ♫Martha-- to reiterate-- Martha speaks.♫ TD, sit.

HELEN: A little to the left.

A little to the right.

Don't forget to tell us when we've reached the steps so we can pause.

Paws?

Like my feet?

No, pause means to stop for a short time.

When you pause, you stop but know you're going to start again very soon.

Pausar, when we pause at the steps, we'll stop moving so we can get ready to climb the steps.

RONALD: What's that?

Oh, wait!

It's a TV.

I didn't realize at first because it's so small.

Small?

Is this a pause?

Are we pausing?

Did we reach the stairs?

Ronald's probably just stopping to brag about how their TV is gigantic.

Now, our TV is colossal.

So big we can tell which way the grass leans when Dad watches golf.

The grass is enormous, and the dirt?

Wow.

Trust me, the best thing you'll ever see on TV is huge dirt.

Imagine watching Courageous Collie Carlo at three times the actual size.

Hubba hubba.

We are not getting a colossal TV, Martha.

If you want to see something huge, look up at the sky.

The sky's nice, but it's no Collie Carlo.

(distant quacking) Hey, ducks!

HELEN: They're returning after flying south for the winter.

Do you think Ralph is with them?

Ralph, the injured duck who took over our TV and watched that show over and over?

I hope not.

The last time I saw him he went home with Ronald.

He didn't stay long.

I remember the day he left just happened to be the day The Mushy Duck Show stopped showing new episodes.

(groaning) That was no coincidence.

All he wanted was to watch that show.

Can we end this pause and start moving again?

My back.

Gotta go, Ronald.

Okay, Dad, you're almost at the steps.

The duck on the end kind of looks like Ralph.

(duck humming Mushy Duck theme) (quacks excitedly) (barking) Skits says Mushy Duck would look good gigantic.

No gigantic Mushy Duck!

Do you know how long it took to get that theme song out of my head?

It hurts to even think about it.

Okay, no gigantic Mushy Duck.

I think we can all agree on that.

Mm-hmm.

(loud quacking) Ralph?

(quacking) (gasps) Helen, you didn't close the door!

What is our rule about closing doors?

Close the door so ducks don't get in and sit on the couch?

(quacking) He says he was flying back from the south, saw us and wanted to say hi.

(quacks) And his wing is healed, so we didn't have to worry about him.

We didn't worry.

That wing healed long before you left, but you kept it a secret so you could stay and watch more Mushy Duck, remember?

(quacks) That duck will not choose what we watch on TV.

(quacking sullenly) You can't hide behind cute ducky eyes.

I know what you're thinking.

Sorry, Ralph.

If she hears the Mushy Duck theme again, it might stay in her head forever.

It's funny that she's so bothered by it.

I can't even remember that song.

Sure you can.

It goes... (singing) ♫Dum-de-dum, dum da luck...♫ ♫Now it's time for Mushy Duck!

♫ I remember.

♫Kiss a mole, hug a bee♫ ♫Won't you like a friend like me?♫ (quacking along) Martha!

Esa canción!

That song!

It's back in my brain!

Oops.

I couldn't stop.

It's so catchy.

Anyway, she started it.

You're right.

I won't let that happen again.

(quacks) I'm sorry, Ralph.

It's not your fault you enjoy a show that makes my brain hurt.

(door locks) Like I said, no gigantic Mushy Duck.

That is why Ralph cannot stay.

He can't stay?

What does "stay" mean?

Isn't "stay" one of the first things every dog is taught?

Stay, sit, roll over.

I skipped that stuff.

So did Skits.

(panting) When you stay somewhere, you don't move from there.

You don't leave.

Mom doesn't want Ralph to stay in here because he might never leave.

(sighs) And he'd play that show.

And the song would stay in my head.

Forever.

I get it.

You don't want the song to stay in your head so you can't let Ralph stay in the house.

Exactly.

I need something to help me forget it right away.

All right.

Let's all sit down and watch a nice, relaxing, gigantic show.

Eso.

(channel changes) That one.

(channel changes) No, let's watch that.

(channel changing) You went past it.

Go back, Danny.

(channel changing) Go back, Helen.

(channel changing) Go back, Martha.

(channel changing) Me?

I don't have the remote.

I don't have it, either.

Neither do I. I left it on the couch right there.

Then who is changing the channels?

Huh?

(whispering): Psst!

Helen-- duck.

That's not the duck I meant.

How about: Psst, Helen.

Window!

How did Ralph get the remote?

(screaming) (gasps) Cover your ears, Mariella!

Stop him before he reaches Mushy Duck!

(quacks) (quacks) Ralph says he was testing it to see if this was yours.

It is, so take it.

You must have dropped it outside, Dad.

Thank you, Ralph.

Ralph isn't such a bad duck.

(door locks) (quacks dejectedly) (sighs) There's nothing like a colossal nature show.

(tap at window) (quacking sadly) Oh, Ralph says he can't hear it so he'd like to come inside to watch.

Sorry, Ralph.

No.

(quacking) (quacking) Let's pause right now and promise that none of us will let Ralph take over the TV.

Agreed?

It only happened last time because we felt sorry for him.

Well, this time he's healthy, so it's tough luck, duck.

Agreed?

ALL: Agreed.

(quacking) (latch squeaking) (growls) (sniffs) (gasps) (whispering): Ralph, is that you?

(quacks) Shh!

You're going to wake everyone up.

Can you whisper?

Do ducks whisper?

(quacks loudly) Shhh!

You have to stay out.

(quacking sadly) It's uncomfortable out there?

(quacking) I guess you could sleep against me.

Dogs are comfortable and warm.

(quacking) (whispering): And be very, very quiet.

(quacks) That's right.

Hop right into my chair.

Wait, you passed it.

(TV blaring) (cries out) (whispering): Stop that!

Bad duck!

(whispering): Martha!

What is all the noise?

(channels changing) (gasps) Martha, did you let him in?

Put him out.

Ralph, you are ordered to remain outside!

(quacks) What does "remain" mean?

"Remain" means the same as "stay."

If someone tells you to remain somewhere, that means don't move.

(quacks) Why did I say remain instead of stay?

Mom told you to stay out and you didn't.

I thought a new word would make you understand.

(quacks) (TV shuts off) Ralph, you can't remain in the house.

(quacking) He has aches and pains and just wants to curl up and watch TV.

We were so nice to him last time, why can't we be nice again?

(sighs) You think about eating a guy just once and look what happens.

I bet this never happens to vegetarians.

Hey.

I know a way to make Ralph very comfortable if he'll agree to remain outside.

And Dad solved everything while you and Mom were asleep.

(Mushy Duck theme playing) Huh?

(gasps) Ralph?

Don't move!

Remain still!

Dad!

Mom!

What?

Is something wrong with Ralph?

I got Ralph to stay out by giving him a blanket and the old TV.

Did you give him eggs, too?

Because he has eggs up there.

No.

Where would he get eggs?

Dad, where does any duck get duck eggs?

Eh?

Oh!

(quacking along to Mushy Duck theme) I guess Ralph didn't take a layover here just to watch TV.

What's a layover?

Is that something you make with eggs?

(loudly): What did she say?

(loudly): She said, "What's a layover?"

(loudly): When you have a layover, that means you make a stop in your trip before you keep going.

Ralph stopped here for a layover and then he'll keep flying on.

It'll be a longer layover than we hoped because he, um, she is going to be a mother.

Ralph's having duck puppies?

So, she took a layover to lay eggs.

(chuckles) (ducklings chirping) (barking) (chirping) (quacking) (chirping) I'm all for helping new mothers but this layover has lasted seven weeks.

Time to fly away, Ralph.

(quacking) They have their own TV in the tree house.

Why are they always in here?

(quacks) Ralph says the kids like this one better.

(sighs) I know what I have to do.

Reason for return?

It attracts too many ducks.

I'm sorry.

I thought you said it attracts too many ducks.

Yep.

Do you have one that's guaranteed not to attract ducks?

Uh, no.

(sighs) Too bad.

We're going for a walk.

Has anyone seen the ducks since we got rid of the big TV?

No.

They left as soon as the gigantic TV was gone.

(sighs) HELEN: Wow!

Ronald wasn't kidding about their TV being colossal.

MARTHA: Do you think the ducks left because our TV wasn't big enough?

We'll never know.

(quacks) (chirping) (Mushy Duck theme playing) Don't worry.

He'll leave as soon as this season of Mushy Duck is over.

Only 26 more weeks!

(groans) "Migrate" means to move from one area or country to another.

We will now demonstrate that visually.

Let's say Helen is one place and I am another, far away.

A herd of elephants will now migrate from there to here.

We have elephants?

MOM: Psst!

The elephants left.

They're headed west.

I need to show something that migrates.

Some birds migrate every year.

They migrate for the winter, and then they migrate back.

The ducks!

They can show us how they migrate.

Call the ducks!

(dialing) (honking) Ducks don't migrate in cars.

They only migrate in winter.

Otherwise they drive.

Oh, well, here's a shot from last winter.

Roll it!

HELEN: There they go!

They're migrating to warmer places.

Why do the ducks get a car and I have to walk everywhere?

(slurps) (sighs) There's nothing like the smell of warm blueberry muffins.

Martha, you're not getting any no matter how persistent you are.

(sniffing) Am I persistent?

Maybe because I was running around the yard.

If someone is persistent, that means they keep doing something and won't stop.

Martha, recuerda, you have your own food.

Muffins are for people, not dogs, remember?

Oh, all right.

I'll just go outside, chew on an old bone, possibly starve.

(yells) Did I just see that?

(sniffs) Why is there a sheep outside?

Inside our kitchen?

(both scream) (barking) (bleats) Wow!

Who are you?

And what are you doing in our kitchen?

(barking) Really?

(barking) Seriously?

What's he saying?

He says he lost a truck full of sheep.

A truck full?

(barking) He says it all started back on the farm.

MARTHA: He's a herding dog.

His job is to make sure the sheep go where they're supposed to go.

(barking) Once he had all the sheep loaded up, they headed out.

Then, after they had gone a long way... (barking) (yowling) The truck left without them!

(bleats) They started walking after the truck.

They reached a town.

They still couldn't find their truck... (sniffs) but they did find something else... (barking) Muffins!

Wow!

Don't worry... What's your name?

(barks) Bo.

Little Bo.

Don't worry, Little Bo.

We'll help you find your sheep.

(barks with relief) (bleats) (Little Bo barking) That is one persistent sheep.

Okay, thank you.

Well, that's that.

I called the police and the Animal Patrol, but there's no report of a lost herding dog.

(barking) Bo says he's not lost.

It's the sheep who are lost.

Not to mention the truck.

What do we do?

Well, I guess we have to... (fabric tearing) (gasps) Stop that!

No eating the pillows!

(bleats) (sighs) We have to get that sheep out of here.

If we dawdle, the furniture will be gone.

(barks) Oh, dawdling means moving slow.

Like when you're herding sheep, one sheep might dawdle behind everybody else.

Or, say it's time for school, you might dawdle in your room, or... (sheep bleats) Hey!

That's my soup!

You should ask before you... Hey!

Put that down!

Come back here!

We need to find that truck now!

No dawdling!

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Why doesn't the sheep go with you?

I am not letting that creature in with my flowers.

We won't be long.

Just make sure that the sheep doesn't get into any trouble.

How do I do that?

(bleats) (glass breaking) Oh, no.

Oh, no!

(groans) I lost my sheep.

Sheep, sheep, where are you?

Sheep!

(door closes) (sheep bleats) Uh-oh.

Sheep?

Oh, sheep!

Where are you?

(sighs) Come on, little guy!

No more fooling a... (yells) (gasps) Stop that!

(bleats) Halt!

I mean it!

Don't you know what "halt" means?

Halt means stop!

Halt means don't move!

Halt means... ...halt!

(bleats) Halt!

You... You halted!

♫♫ The flower channel.

Perfect.

Cable has everything.

HELEN: We couldn't find the sheep.

Mom had to make her deliveries.

But maybe we can do another kind of search.

Hmm.

Nothing for "lost truck of sheep."

How about "Bo and missing sheep"?

Hmm, nothing.

Try: "Hurry!

"Please collect your annoying sheep before he wrecks our house!"

(sighs) NEWS REPORTER (on TV): Today's hour was sponsored by the National Sheepherder's Association.

(gasps) Did you hear that?

I think she said "sheep"!

NEWS REPORTER (on TV): Don't miss today's sheep-herding contest at the Wagstaff City Fairgrounds.

Sheep, prizes, and many beautiful, autumn-themed flower displays!

(everyone gasps) That has to be it!

"Wagstaff City sheep-herding contest..." Bingo!

Look!

It's Bo!

(barking) That's him, all right!

Only he hates that photo.

It says here "Farmer Fettle and his famous herding dog, Little Bo..." You're famous?

For herding sheep?

Wow!

"...will defend their 'Tri-County Region Champion Sheep-Herder' crown today at 12:00."

(gasps) We did it!

We found Bo's sheep!

(barking) All we have to do is get you and your sheep to the fairgrounds by... (gasps) 12:00?

15 minutes!

(barking) Don't worry, Bo, we'll get you there easy.

15 minutes is plenty of... We'll never make it.

Yes, we will.

Come on, sheep, move!

You heard her!

(barking) Hang on.

(barking) Wait for me!

♫♫ (sighs) Keep moving!

If we take the road to the fairgrounds, it'll take us 20 minutes.

We don't have 20 minutes.

We'll have to take a different route.

(barks) A route is a way from one place to another.

Like the route the truck you were in took to get to town.

Or the way we're going now.

If we take a more direct route, we'll get there faster.

(barking) He says, "Lead the way!"

♫♫ (barking) Helen, wait!

(barking) Yeah!

No dawdling, sheep!

Can we come back for him later?

(barking) Bo says no.

The main rule of sheep-herding is you can't lose a sheep, especially before the competition even starts.

(burps) Thank goodness he's a fast eater.

Almost there.

We should be right on... Uh-oh!

Is that the fairgrounds?

Yes!

And we have to go through this huge field of flowers to get there?

Yes!

Halt!

Don't move, sheep!

(barking and howling) We're doomed.

We'll be lucky to get through by midnight.

We can't give up!

There must be some way.

(grunting) How many flowers can this sheep eat?

(barking) Really?

That's interesting.

He says a lot.

(sighs) (barking) He says the sight of flowers just makes the sheep forget everything.

Sight!

I've got it!

Wait here!

If he can't see the flowers...

It's worth a try.

(bleats) It worked!

(barking) Come on!

Almost there!

I know my Bo.

He wouldn't just run off.

He had to have a... (Bo barking) Bo?

(barking) Bo!

Little Bo!

You made it!

This is the second or maybe third most heart-warming thing I've ever seen.

I know.

Ow!

I think you can take off the blindfold now.

Are we in time?

Yes!

In exactly two minutes, Bo will get the chance to defend his title.

Yay!

I have extra tickets if you'd care to watch.

Sure!

The stands are thatta way.

Ready, Bo?

(barking) Good luck!

(barking) (gasps) Do I smell blueberry muffins?

You are one persistent dog, Martha, but you definitely deserve a treat.

Just one, okay?

Okay!

Although I think I deserve two, actually.

Or three... four... three's good.

What's he doing here?

He's our present!

For helping Bo find his farmer.

Isn't he cute?

Well, we don't need a sheep.

I insist you give him back.

Did you hear me?

When someone insists that you do something, that means they really want you to do it.

For instance, I might insist that I want a muffin, and I insist that we don't need a sheep!

(Martha groans) He's eating my soup!

Who said you could eat my... (barking) My words!

I'm losing my... (barking) (whimpering) Oh, well, maybe we'll have a talking sheep instead.

(whimpering) HELEN: Martha, wake up.

You're having a bad dream.

Aah!

A dream?

It was a dream!

(sighs) Please, Helen, don't let me eat blueberry muffins anymore.

They give me bad dreams.

If you insist.

(whimpers) Restore.

When you restore something, that means you put it back the way it was.

For instance, Mom likes to restore old furniture, which means she fixes it up.

Beautiful.

Just like new!

(barking) Bo!

HELEN: Also, you can restore something to its rightful owner.

The way we restored that pesky sheep to the farmer.

Right.

Restoring something... just means putting things back the way they were.

Which isn't always a good thing.

So now you know what "restore" means.

Bye!

MOM: Not so fast... Who's going to help me?

Oh, right.

(giggles) We now restore your normal programming while we restore this garden.

(sighs) Sheep.

They're like fluffy white chainsaws.

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