(strange electronic sound) - I am hearing the strange sound.

It has five beats.

- One, two, three-four, five.

Over.

- woman: [Can you see what's making the sound?]

[Over.]

- I am getting closer, but I cannot yet... (gasping) (strange electronic sound with five beats) I see it.

- woman: [Are you filming what you see?

Over.]

- Well, about that... - woman: [Please film what you're seeing.]

[Over.]

- I am about to film this thing that has never been seen!

It will be one giant step-- Or not.

- woman: [Can you describe what you see?

Over.]

(strange electronic sound with five beats) [To repeat.

Please describe what you are seeing.]

- I-I'm speechless.

I am in awe!

I am totally freaking out!

♪♪♪ One, two!

A one, two, three, four!

♪♪♪ ♪♪ Peg plus Cat ♪ (Cat tooting like a trombone) ♪ Peg plus Cat ♪ (Cat tooting) - ♪ Ten nine eight - Yeah, come on, let's go ♪ - ♪ Seven six five - Hey, what do you know ♪ - ♪ Four three two - Whoa, what comes next?

♪ - Uh, one?

- One!

- ♪ You're the best ♪ (kids cheering) ♪ We are two Na na na na na ♪ ♪ Me plus you Na na na na na ♪ ♪ We're Peg plus - Cat ♪ - ♪ Peg plus - Cat ♪ - ♪ Peg plus - Ca-at!

- ♪ Peg plus Cat ♪♪ (Peg and Cat laughing) ♪♪♪ - Peg and Cat Save The World, part 1.

(country music) - Welcome to the farm!

The Farmer went to market, so Cat and I are watching his 100 chickens.

- Who are NOT going crazy!

- Chicken-sitting has never been so easy, which means Cat and I have time to do... - ♪♪ A puzzle, a puzzle - We razzle and we dazzle ♪ - ♪ Every time we do a puzzle ♪ - ♪ The shapes give us clues - Where things go ♪ - ♪ In with out - Out with in ♪ - ♪ And smooth with smooth like so ♪ - Woohoo!

- ♪ It's all about that shape 'bout that shape, no trouble ♪ ♪ It's all about that shape 'bout that shape with a puzzle ♪ - Excuse me.

I wonder if that piece might go over there.

- That's a really good suggestion, Hog, but we're on a roll here, just the two of us doing the puzzle.

- That's how we duh-duh-duzzle.

- Thanks anyway.

- ♪ We're on a total - Razzling-dazzling ♪ - ♪ Busy-sizzling - Puzzle tear ♪ - ♪ We're a perfect puzzle-making pair ♪ - ♪ Cheep ♪♪ (Peg gasping) - The chickens!

They made a pyramid, and they can't get down!

- Chickens!

- I told you guys.

You can get into any flat shape you want.

You can make squares or triangles, no problem.

They just lie flat.

But this pyramid is a tall, solid shape.

It has height and goes straight up!

If you don't come down just right, you could hurt yourselves.

- (together): ♪ CHEEP ♪ - That means, we're sorry, but HELP, in chicken.

- We've got a big problem!

- While we're figuring this one out, could we get back to the puzzle?

- That's it, you puzzling genius!

- Huh?

- To get the chickens down, let's do some puzzle-making in reverse!

- OK!

(Cat speaking in reverse) - No, Cat.

I mean let's take the pyramid apart, one triangle at a time, to get the chickens down.

- Ti tog!

I mean, got it!

- ♪ Problem solved The problem is solved ♪ ♪ We solved the problem Problem solved ♪ - And now back to... - ♪ Our puzzle, our puzzle ♪ ♪ We razzle and we DAAA ♪ - Could it be?!

- It would have to be... - Ramone!

What brings you to the farm?

- In your plane which runs entirely on pebbles.

- I'm working for someone really important today.

- (gasping): Who?

- Who?

- (chicken): Cheep?

- It's top secret, but you'll find out soon enough because this really important person wants to meet with YOU!

- (gasping): Me?

- (gasping): Me?

- (chicken): Cheep?

- (Ramone): Not you, chickens.

- But we're watching the chickens 'til the Farmer gets back.

- You can't just leave us here unattended.

- I guess the chickens can come too, long as they stay out of trouble.

- How could 100 chickens possibly get into trouble?

- OK, chickens, who wants to go for a... ride?

♪♪♪ This place you're taking us is packed with giant, solid shapes.

- (Cat): Watch out for that pyramid!

- That's the Washington Monument.

One of the many historic sites in Washington, DC, capital of the United States.

- It's like a pyramid in the sky... on top of a giant rectangular prism!

- That tall pointy shape is called an obelisk.

- Bye, obelisk!

Hello, thing with so many sides!

- One, two, three, four, five.

A five-sided shape is a pentagon, right?

- Which is why they named it the Pentagon.

- (Peg): What's that thing with half a sphere on top?

- (Ramone): The Capitol!

- (Cat): Nice cap, Capitol!

- Check out the big triangle on that house!

It takes four super-tall cylinders to hold it up.

What's that white house called, Ramone?

- The White House.

- Yeah, but what's it called?

- It's called the White House.

- Huh!

I can see why.

- Everybody out.

- Wait.

Isn't the White House the home of--?

- Uh huh!

- What?

Who?

- You're not saying... - I'm saying.

- Could somebody say what you're not saying?!

- We're actually meeting with... the President of the United States?

- Yep!

- Is that good?

- The President is the most powerful, most famous, most important person in the universe!

- Huh!

The President's mother must be really proud!

- You don't understand, Cat.

The President of the United States is like... cooler than a teenager!

- I can't do this!

Aah!

- I can't do this!

But we will.

- Hoho, yeah!

Uh, Peg, did you notice the President's office doesn't have any corners?

- This stretched-out round shape is an oval.

That's why it's called the Oval Office.

- The President gets an office shaped like an egg?!

Wild!

- That sphere is a globe, a round map of the whole world.

Leaders from all around the world call the President on this phone every day!

- Hoohoo!

What's with this red button?

- Does that triangle mean danger?

Warning?

- Pie?

- I would definitely not press it.

- Me neither.

And yet, one is tempted.

- Cat!

(Peg gasps.)

- The President!

- (Peg and Cat): AAAAH!

- Madame Puh-puh-puh-President!

- Hello!

- Peg and Cat, the Vice President and I are so glad you could make it.

- We, uh... - Excuse me.

(indistinct talking over phone) - But we need that funding for the schools, and the parks, and the hospitals... - The President deals with super important stuff every minute of the day.

- The Vice President's position is more laid back.

- ...the roads, the water.

A peel?

That's it!

- Huh?

- We'll "ap-peal" to Congress for the funding!

That means we'll ask them for help.

You genius Vice President!

- They have a really good working relationship!

- I know!

- So, Peg and Cat... ♪♪ I've heard about the work you've done ♪ ♪ Impressive, I must say ♪ ♪ You've solved so many problems ♪ ♪ Whatever comes your way ♪ ♪ But I have got a problem ♪ ♪ That might make you somewhat more tense ♪ ♪ A problem of national importance ♪ - ♪ National importance ♪ Whoa!

- ♪ A problem that involves more than a friend or two or three ♪ ♪ A problem that affects our land ♪ - ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ - ♪ A problem facing everyone ♪ ♪ From Tom to Jane to Hortense ♪ ♪ This problem of national importance ♪ - ♪ National importance ♪ Whoa!

- ♪ So, President, I gotta say I'm freaking totally ♪ ♪ At first I thought I mean ♪ ♪ What could she want with Cat and me?

♪ ♪ But now I guess I get it ♪ ♪ It's making more and more sense ♪ ♪ A problem of national importance ♪ - ♪ National importance ♪ Ow!

- ♪ It will take your all to solve it ♪ ♪ Not one bit less ♪ ♪ So carefully consider ♪ ♪ Before you say yes ♪ - I'm considering it all right.

- Oh yeah?

- If we save the world, we'll be total heroes!

♪ There'll be parades in our honor ♪ ♪ With floats of super size ♪ ♪ Planes in formation filling up the skies ♪ ♪ More people cheering ♪ ♪ Than the streets have ever known ♪ ♪ The President, the Congress ♪ ♪ The army, Ramone ♪ ♪ Who's got the world in a whirl?

♪ ♪ The national importance girl ♪ (theme music fanfare) - I was having the same fantasy!

Except it was me in the throne and you who kept falling out!

- ♪ And now I need to ask of you ♪ ♪ If you've made up your mind ♪ ♪ To do your best, to heed the call ♪ ♪ For all of humankind ♪ - ♪ We can't deny our nation ♪ - ♪ Yes!

Let's all do a short dance ♪ - ♪ Check out Cat's endurance ♪ - ♪ I'll across the floor prance ♪ - ♪ I ripped up my poor pants ♪ - ♪ We're thrilled you'll face this problem ♪ - ♪ Of national importance ♪♪ (solemn music playing) - Peg and Cat, I'm making you Directors of National Problem Solving.

So repeat after me: I will do my best... - (Peg and Cat): I will do my best... - ...to solve this problem of national importance.

- (Peg, Cat): ...to solve this problem of national importance.

- So help me math.

- So help me math.

(The solemn music stops.)

- Now, so I can get you started, let's head to the secret intelligence lab.

- A secret intelligence lab!

- My intelligence is all secrets!

- We just have to bring the... CHICKENS?

- I left the door to the coop slightly wide open.

- So there are 100 chickens loose in the White House?!

This is a REALLY BIG PROBLEM!

- Not really.

We can do it in no time, if everyone lends a hand.

Even a few... chickens!

I need your help.

You're good at finding other chickens.

Peg and Cat, you're good at counting chickens.

Vice President, you're good at... walking.

Lead the way.

♪♪ In the Lincoln Bedroom making a mess!

- These each hold 10 chickens, so that's-- - (Peg): ♪ 10 20 30 chickens ♪ - ♪ In the Briefing Room speaking to the press ♪ - Madame President!

- Madame President!

- (Peg): ♪ 40 50 60 chickens ♪ - ♪ In the Presidential Library in a battle ♪ - (Peg): ♪ 70 80 90 chickens ♪ Plus 9 more is 99.

We just need 1 more... - ♪ In the Oval Office dancing on Seattle ♪ - ♪ 100 chickens ♪♪ That everybody-helping-out thing really works for gathering chickens.

- It usually takes us a whole episode!

- To the intelligence lab!

Also known as... the Triangular Office!

- Whoa-ho!

- Oh, so that's what it does!

- The floor-opening- to-the-triangular office button!

Of course!

(machines beeping) - The Triangular Office is even cooler than the Oval Office!

- Way more corners!

- So the reason I've summoned you is... a mysterious object has appeared in space, floating near the earth.

Our first clue that it was there was... these signals coming from space.

The lines represent sounds.

- Long, long, short, short, long.

Long, long, short, short, long.

They're in a pattern!

- The lines are getting wider, which means the sounds are getting louder.

And whatever's making them... is growing.

- Creepy!

- I sent an astronaut up to film it this morning, but he filmed this... (dramatic musical cue) And that's all.

- Careful with the President's toy rocket, Cat.

It looks really expensive.

- Oh, that's no toy, Peg.

It's one of only two golden super rockets.

The other one's gone with the astronaut.

- This is a real rocket?!

- But no one can fit inside it!

- Don't be so sure.

(heroic music) Astronaut Briggs is heading into space.

She'll describe what she finds, so you can work together to figure out what's up there, and keep it from harming the Earth.

- (Peg): Uh, why is she putting deodorant on her space suit?

- (President): Those are size chips.

The orange ones make you smaller.

(Cat gasps.)

- (Cat): She shrunk!

- (Peg): She's small enough to fit in that rocket!

- (President): These blue size chips will make her bigger when she gets back.

- Cool!

I wanna be an astronaut!

Or president.

- I wanna be him.

- (computerized voice): Three, two, one... blast off!

- YAAA!

I broke your super computer!

(strange repeating sounds) - You didn't break it, Cat.

Those lines just mean sounds are coming from a certain part of the world.

- They're in the same pattern as the signals from space!

- You're right.

Where on Earth are they coming from?

- Long, short, short.

That's not it.

- I can't find the spot Cat located when he tripped.

- Trip again, Cat.

Still not it!

Try again.

Hmm!

Not quite... - I'm losing my tripping touch!

- I am really getting flustered!

- Like totally freaking out, hm?

- Right?

- Long, long, short, short, long!

- He is GOOD!

- (President): So the sound that's coming from space is also coming from... - (Peg): Where?

- (President): A farm?!

- So why are we-- - SHH!

- Why are we creeping?

- We're listening for the thing that's making a sound in that pattern.

- Oh, right!

- Somewhere on the farm is something that has something to do with that mysterious ping in space.

(swooshing sounds) (gasping): Did you hear that?

♪♪ This massive swooshing blob ♪ ♪ Has come to swallow up mankind ♪ - ♪ It's swooshing slimey goopy goo ♪ - AAH!

- ♪ We've been slimed ♪ (swooshing in a pattern) - It's just crows in the mud, swooshing short, short, long.

♪ But not the sound we're looking for ♪ - ♪ So creep some more ♪ (clanging) - ♪ A clanging angry metal thing ♪ - ♪ I think I heard it shout ♪ - ♪ It shook the glass ♪ - ♪ It shook the wall ♪ - ♪ It's coming out ♪ (clanging in a pattern) A cow stuck in a bucket banging long, short, short.

- Creepy while it lasted.

- ♪ But not the sound we're looking for ♪ - ♪ So creep some more ♪ - Uhh, uhh, uh, uh, uhh!

(Peg gasps.)

- ♪ A wheezing beast ♪ - ♪ With lots of heads all over the place ♪ - ♪ It's come to face us face to face ♪ - ♪ To face to face to face ♪ - ♪ We found the sound we're looking for ♪ - ♪ So creep no more ♪ - (crying): ♪ I love triangles ♪ (blowing his nose) - (Peg): It's the Farmer!

- One head, whew!

- He's singing... - Long, long, short, short, long.

- ♪ I love triangles ♪ - (Cat): The Farmer's getting all weepy in that pattern!

- Is this about the chickens?!

Oh, we took them on a trip, but they're back.

Sorry we didn't tell you.

- It's not about the chickens.

I miss him!

My best friend in the whole world!

- The Pig is your best friend?!

- Cat!

- I mean, um... - The Pig is really good at, you know... - Triangle loving.

- The best!

- That's why he left me!

Said there just weren't enough triangles on the farm.

Went searching for some place with more.

Now, all I "got's" the memory of his sweet singin'.

- (Pig singing opera): ♪ I love triangles ♪ - ♪ I love triangles ♪ - Oy!

- So the Pig sings in the same pattern... as the sound coming from space.

This problem is like a puzzle with a piece missing!

What could it be, Cat?!

Cat?

- ♪ It's all about that shape 'bout that shape, big trouble ♪ Oh, this triangle-shaped puzzle piece you gave me doesn't fit with any of the others, Littlest Chicken.

(Peg gasps.)

- You genius Cat!

What did you just say?!

- Uh, triangle?

Others?

Of?

- You said "Littlest Chicken"!

She's bigger than this chicken, and this chicken, and this chicken.

- (Cat): Since when is the Littlest Chicken the biggest chicken?!

- I had a growth spurt!

- That triangle Littlest Chicken gave you... - It was stuck under her wing!

- Of course!

Because it's not part of the puzzle!

It's one of those size chips from the triangular room!

So the chips that make you grow are triangles!

YES!

- Uh, OK... - ♪♪ A thousand puzzle pieces are arranging in my brain ♪ ♪ As the picture comes together ♪ ♪ I can finally explain ♪ ♪ I can see it, I can sing it ♪ ♪ In a glorious refrain ♪ - ♪ The problem has been solved ♪ - ♪ I can hardly wait to hear ♪ ♪ The thrilling answer that you found ♪ ♪ Speak your breath-taking conclusion ♪ ♪ Let my ears drink in the sound ♪ ♪ If you've really got it right ♪ ♪ I'll shout until the walls resound ♪ ♪ The problem has been solved ♪ - (Peg): ♪ So this Pig who loves triangles ♪ ♪ Saw the obelisk so high ♪ ♪ Then the triangle upon the White House rooftop caught his eye ♪ ♪ Then this button with its three-sided design he had to try ♪ - ♪ The problem has been solved ♪ - ♪ Past so many more triangles ♪ ♪ Into blue triangle chips ♪ ♪ To your triangular launch pad ♪ ♪ Through a trip to end all trips ♪ ♪ Grown to planet size, he sings so loud ♪ ♪ From his enormous lips ♪ - ♪ I love triangles ♪ - ♪ Long long short short long ♪ - ♪ The problem has been solved ♪ - So you're saying there's a planet-sized pig?

- (both): Yes, Madame President.

- Floating in space?

- (both): Yes, Madame President.

- Singing opera?

- That part sounds a little weird, but yeah, he's into opera.

- It's just one of those things.

- But could a pig really have gotten into the White House without anybody noticing?

- ♪ Earlier this morning as I clipped this fingernail ♪ ♪ Passing through the Oval Office ♪ ♪ To refill my 'nana pail ♪ ♪ I saw a boy so strange This boy, he had a curly tail ♪ - Boys don't have tails!

- It was the Pig!

- ♪ The problem has been solved ♪♪ (computer beeping) - Astronaut Briggs, are you nearing the source of that strange sound?

Over.

- Briggs: [I hear it, but I'm not close enough to see] [what's causing it yet.

Over.]

- I have reason to believe the sound is so painfully loud, that this morning, it drove Astronaut Lew to flee to the Hushed Planet.

- So the Hushed Planet is totally sound proof.

- You can't even hear the Pig singing!

(dramatic music) - [You should flee there too] [before the sound gets too painful.]

[But first, remove your camera.]

[Send it floating in the direction of the sound.]

[Over.]

- Will do.

Over.

(grandiose music) - ♪ I love triangles ♪ - It's just a pig!

- It's the Pig!

- Yes!

- Hoohoohoohoo!

The boy with the tail!

- It's not some dangerous meteor or flying saucer.

- It's just a harmless, floating pig.

- The nation is safe.

I am very relieved.

And so... ♪ Problem solved ♪ - ♪ The problem is solved ♪ - ♪ Peg and Cat were right and now the problem has been solved ♪ ♪ Every doubt about their theory has completely been dissolved ♪ ♪ Let us honor them ♪ ♪ Parades and marching bands will be involved ♪ ♪ The problem has been solved ♪ - ♪ A problem that involved more than a friend or two or three ♪ - That's right!

- ♪ It affected our entire land ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ - Sure did!

- ♪ A problem facing everyone ♪ ♪ From Tom to Jane to Hortense ♪ - Say goodbye to... - ♪ The problem of national importance ♪ - ♪ Glory glory goes to you ♪ ♪ Yeah!

Glory glory to you too ♪ ♪ Yeah!

Glory glory go woohoo ♪ ♪ Yeah!

The problem has been ♪♪ (crashing sound) - Did the Pig just smash into that planet?

- Nobody lives on the yellow planet, it's OK. - Phew!

- (Peg): Now he's headed towards that red planet!

- (President): Nobody lives there either.

- Which is a good thing.

- He totally squashed that planet!

- But the planet he's heading towards next isn't empty.

It's... the planet Earth!

(gasp) - That's where I live!

- Oh, we all live on Earth, Cat.

- NOOOO!

- So we'll send up one of those gold rocket things to stop the Pig?

- None left.

- Build another one!

- No time!

We've gotta do something fast or the Earth will be smushed beneath the backside of a planet-sized pig!

- Everyone in the world has a REALLY BIG PROBLEM!

(dramatic musical cue) - Peg and Cat are in the middlee of an important missionssion and will be unable to appear under the tree today.

Thank you for understanding.

- What important mission?

- I can't say.

- Why can't he say?

- We don't want to worry everybody.

- What would worry everybody?!

- I'll tell you... soon.

- He'll tell us when pigs fly.

- Huh?!

- It's an expression.

It means you'll never tell us because pigs can't fly.

- Right.

To find out what Peg and Cat are up to, keep following their adventures on Peg Plus Cat.

- I will!

- Me too!

- ♪ We're splashing in the bathroom ♪ ♪ In the tub, at the sink on the floor ♪ ♪ Splishing, splashing, splashing some more ♪ - Welcome to the bathroom!

Where Cat and I are having a soothing bubble bath.

- So soothing... - Watching the bubbles and thinking of our friends.

- Ooh!

In that round bubble, I see the Pirates!

- In that oval bubble, I see Richard.

- Ooh!

Can my bubble be a rectangle?

- Uh, OK, Beethoven... - Four sides, one great shape.

- A trapezoid has four sides too!

- Ach!

But two of them are all crooked and crazy!

- You take that back!

- NO VAY!

- YES WAY!

- Uh, guys, I hate to burst your bubbles, but... - We're bursting your bubbles!

Yeah!

- Sit back and watch your favorite Peg Plus Cat characters.

Go to our totally rocking website at pbskids.org.

Till then, we're Peg and Cat... - ♪ Splashing some more ♪ ♪♪ Closed Captioning by SETTE inc. (giggle) - For more Peg-- - And Cat!

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