♪ ♪ >> Dott: HI EVERYONE!

>> Dusty: WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A STARING CONTEST.

WHICH DOTT IS ABOUT TO LOSE •AGAIN!

>> Dott: AH, DUSTY!

HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD AT THIS!

>> Dusty: EASY PEASY.

I JUST DON'T BLINK.

>> Dott: HM.

I'LL HAVE TO TRY THAT ONE SOMETIME.

>> Dusty: I'M THE UNDEFEATED CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!

>> Dott: AND HE'S SO HUMBLE • >> DUSTY!

DUSTY!

DUSTY!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dusty: AH.

A NEW CHALLENGER!

I SHALL ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dott: IT'S A STARING CONTEST AB.

YOU BOTH LOOK AT EACH OTHER, AND THE FIRST ONE TO BLINK LOSES.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dusty: OKAY, READY, SET, GO!

>> Dott: THIS COULD TAKE A WHILE.

>> Dusty: YOU'RE GONNA BLINK!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Dott: YOU'RE HERE!

YOU MADE IT!

WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO START OUR LESSON.

I'M DOTT, LIKE THE POLKA DOT.

AND THIS IS MY DOG DUSTY.

>> Dusty: LIKE THE DUST!

>> Dott: WE ARE READING BUDDIES!

>> Dusty: WELL, I CAN'T READ YET BUT I'M LEARNING.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dusty: THIS IS ALPHABOTT.

SHE HELPS US WITH OUR READING GAMES.

>> Dott: SHE'S OUR GOOD FRIEND.

>> Dusty: SHE'S ALSO OUR WI-FI ROUTER!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dott: HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF "I HEAR WITH MY LITTLE EAR" TO START US OFF!

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME SOUNDS, AND YOU HAVE TO TELL US HOW MANY DIFFERENT SOUNDS YOU HEAR!

>> Dusty: TAKE IT AWAY AB!

I HEAR WITH MY LITTLE EAR!

>> Dott: OKAY, AB, LET'S HEAR IT.

[BICYCLE HONK, TRUCK HORN] >> Dott: HOW MANY DIFFERENT SOUNDS DID YOU HEAR, DUST?

>> Dusty: OKAY, THAT TIME I HEARD TWO SOUNDS, TWO DIFFERENT SOUNDS, DOTT.

>> Dott: THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S TRY AGAIN!

[BICYCLE HONK, TRUCK HORN, DUCK QUACK] >> Dott: AND WHAT ABOUT THERE?

HOW MANY DIFFERENT SOUNDS DID YOU HEAR?

>> Dusty: OKAY!

I HEARD TWO SOUNDS, TWO DIFFERENT SOUNDS.

>> Dott: LET'S RETHINK THAT ONE.

HEY, AB, WILL YOU DO IT AGAIN?

[BICYCLE HONK, TRUCK HORN, DUCK QUACK] >> Dott: OKAY, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN: HOW MANY DIFFERENT SOUNDS DID YOU HEAR?

>> Dusty: THAT WAS TRICKY.

HEY, HOW MANY SOUNDS DID YOU HEAR?

OH, THREE?

THREE SOUNDS!

>> Dott: THAT'S RIGHT!

NICELY DONE EVERYBODY.

OKAY, LET'S TRY THIS.

HOW MANY WORD PARTS DO YOU HEAR WHEN I SAY WISHBONE?

>> Dusty: WISH.

BONE.

WISHBONE.

TWO?

>> Dott: RIGHT!

LOTS OF WORDS ARE BROKEN UP THAT WAY.

WE CALL THEM SYLLABLES.

YOU CAN EVEN CLAP TO COUNT HOW MANY OF THEM YOU HEAR!

LIKE THIS, I'LL SHOW YOU, READY?

WISHBONE.

>> Dusty: HEY CAN YOU CLAP WITH ME WHEN I SAY IT?

>> Dott: SURE!

>> Dusty: WISHBONE.

>> Dott: SO DUSTY, HOW MANY WORD PARTS DO YOU HEAR IN THE WORD "BACON?"

>> Dusty: OH I LOVE BACON.

LET ME TRY THIS.

WILL YOU CLAP WITH ME?

>> Dott: SURE.

>> Dusty: BA-CON.

BA-CON.

TWO, TWO WORD PARTS, DOTT!

>> Dott: THAT'S IT DUSTY!

THERE ARE TWO SYLLABLES IN BACON.

I'M SUPER PROUD OF YOU.

>> Dusty: AWW, THANKS DOTT.

BUT REALLY, WHERE'S THE BACON?

HERE, BACON, BACON BACON!

>> Dott: DOT TO DOT WITH ALPHABOTT.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dott: WHATCHA DRAWING, AB?

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dusty: A TREE HOUSE!

COOL!

BUT UM, HOW DO WE GET IN IT?

>> Dott: GOOD QUESTION.

WHAT'S MISSING HERE?

>> Dusty: AN ELEVATOR?

>> Dott: I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE AESTHETIC AB IS LOOKING FOR.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dott: I'M THINKING MORE ALONG THE LINES OF A LADDER!

>> Dusty: WOAH, WELL THAT'S MORE EXERCISE THAN I WANTED, BUT OK!

>> Dott: SO I SEE THESE TWO VERTICAL ROPES HANGING DOWN.

NOW WE NEED THE RUNGS!

>> Dusty: AH.

WHAT ARE RUNGS?

>> Dott: THEY ARE THE THINGS YOU CLIMB UP AND DOWN ON.

THEY GO FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

WE CALL THOSE LINES HORIZONTAL.

I'LL SHOW YOU!

>> Dusty: HORIZONTAL, HUH?

I ALWAYS CALL EM CLIMBY STICKS, BUT "HORIZONTAL" SOUNDS WAY BETTER.

>> Dott: SO WE GO FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.

>> Dusty: OH, NICE.

THAT'S GREAT.

>> Dott: GOOD JOB, DUST.

>> Dusty: GET A CLIMBY STICK IN THERE, THAT'S GREAT.

>> Dott: LOOK AT THAT!

NOW WE CAN GET INTO OUR TREEHOUSE.

>> Dusty: AWW MAN, IT LOOKS SO GREAT.

I WISH WE COULD HANG OUT IN THERE!

>> Dott: THAT WOULD BE FUN, RIGHT?

ARE YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING?

>> Dusty: SPEEDY STORY!

>> Dott: I'LL PUT 30 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.

LET'S COME UP WITH A SPEEDY STORY.

>> Dott: ONCE -- >> Dusty: UPON A TIME!

>> Dusty: SO UM, WE WERE IN OUR TREEHOUSE EATING S'MORES.

>> Dott: OKAY, S'MORES ARE A SANDWICH, BUT THEY'RE LIKE WITH GRAHAM CRACKERS AND CHOCOLATE AND MARSHMALLOWS >> Dusty: WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, A BAT FLIES INTO THE TREEHOUSE >> Dott: BUT WE CAN'T CATCH IT BECAUSE OUR HANDS ARE COVERED IN MARSHMALLOW >> Dusty: WHICH HE LICKS OFF BECAUSE HE'S GOT A SWEET TOOTH >> Dusty and Dott: SUGAR BAT!

>> Dott: BUT WE LIKED THE BAT SO MUCH THAT WE NAMED HIM ROBERT.

>> Dusty: BUT HE DIDN'T LIKE THAT THOUGH, BECAUSE HE FLEW AWAY >> Dott: THAT'S WHY BATS DON'T >> THE END!

>> Dusty: IT'S RHYME TIME!

>> Dott: OKAY HERE'S THE GAME.

I'M GOING TO SAY 3 WORDS.

TWO OF THEM RHYME.

ONE OF THEM DOESN'T.

>> Dusty: OKAY!

I'M ON YOUR TEAM!

WE HAVE TO FIND THE WORD THAT DOESN'T RHYME.

>> Dott: NOW A RHYME IS WHEN TWO WORDS SOUND THE SAME AT THE END.

THEIR VOWEL AND ENDING SOUNDS ARE THE SAME.

>> Dusty: SO THEY SOUND ALIKE AT THE END.

EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEAZY!

>> Dott: OKAY, ROUND ONE!

WHICH WORD DOESN'T RHYME?

CAT, BAT, BANANA >> Dusty: CAT, BAT, BANANA?

BANANA DOESN'T RHYME!

>> Dott: IT DOESN'T RHYME.

OKAY, HOW ABOUT SHOT, POT, ROCKET.

>> Dusty: SHOT, POT, ROCKET.

SHOT AND POT KINDA SOUND THE SAME THERE, ROCKET SOUNDS DIFFERENT.

IT'S ROCKET!

>> Dott: THAT'S RIGHT!

HOW ABOUT PET, LET, MET!

>> Dusty: PET, LET, MET.

PET, LET, MET.

WAIT A MINUTE, THEY ALL RHYME!

THEY ALL HAVE AN "ET" SOUND AT THE END.

>> Dott: YOU GOT IT, DUSTY!

NOW, I AM GOING TO ADD IN SOME NONSENSE WORDS.

>> Dusty: NONSENSE WORDS?

>> Dott: YEAH, THEY ARE JUST SILLY WORDS.

THEY DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE!

BUT THEY CAN STILL RHYME!

OKAY, ARE YOU READY?

SPLONK, COW, ZONK.

>> Dusty: THOSE ARE SOME PRETTY FUNNY WORDS.

SPLONK!

COW, ZONK!

HEY WAIT A MINUTE, COW SOUNDS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM SPLONK OR ZONK!

COW.

>> Dott: GOOD EARS.

TRY MAZZY, HAT, RAZZY.

WHICH WORD DOESN'T RHYME?

>> Dusty: MAZZY, HAT, RAZZY.

HM, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

MAZZY, HAT, RAZZY.

WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?

YEAH, I THINK IT'S HAT TOO!

HAT!

>> Dott: NICELY DONE!

AND NOW, A POEM!

>> Dusty: WHAT?

NOW?

OH, NO, BUT I'M NOT WARMED UP!

MI, MI!

[MUSIC] >> Dusty: LINES GO UP, LINES GO DOWN, A DOWNWARD CURVE BECOMES A FROWN.

LINES GO INCHES, LINES GO A MILE, AN UPWARD CURVE BECOMES A SMILE.

AINT HE SWEET, FOLKS?

AIN'T HE SWEET?

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dott: WHAT DO YOU SEE?

>> Dusty: I SEE A TREE, A TIGER, A TOWEL.

AND A TABLE.

>> Dott: LET'S SAY THEM OUTLOUD TOGETHER!

>> Dusty and Dott: TREE.

TIGER.

TOWEL.

TABLE >> Dott: NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE ONE AWAY!

LOOK.

THINK.

REMEMBER.

WHAT'S MISSING?

>> Dusty: THE TIGER!

LET'S PLAY AGAIN!

PLEASE?

>> Dott: OKAY.

LET'S SAY THEM ALL ONE MORE TIME!

REMEMBER, IT CAN HELP OUR MEMORY IF WE SAY THEM OUT LOUD.

>> Dusty and Dott: TREE.

TIGER.

TOWEL.

TABLE.

>> Dott: OKAY!

LOOK.

THINK.

REMEMBER.

WHAT'S MISSING?

>> Dusty: THE TREE!

I THINK.

OH I DON'T KNOW NOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THE TREE?

SHOULD WE SAY TREE?

FINAL ANSWER?

OKAY, TREE.

YEAH.

MY FRIENDS AND I SAY TREE.

>> Dott: WAY TO GO!

THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE!

SAY BOOKCASE.

>> Dusty: BOOKCASE.

>> Dott: SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY BOOK.

>> Dusty: CASE.

>> Dott: GOOD DOG.

>> Dusty: I LOVE THIS GAME, THE TREATS ARE DELICIOUS!

PLAY WITH US!

>> I GIVE DUSTY A WORD AND HE HAS TO BREAK IT INTO PARTS!

HERE, I'LL SHOW YOU.

SAY SUNSET.

SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY SUN.

>> Dusty: SET.

>> Dott: NICE!

>> Dusty: WE ARE NAILING IT.

>> Dott: SAY CARTWHEEL.

>> Dusty: CARTWHEEL.

>> Dott: SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY CART.

>> Dusty: WHEEL!

>> Dott: EXCELLENT WORK!

SAY GUMDROP >> Dusty: GUMDROP >> Dott: SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY GUM.

>> Dusty: DROP.

>> Dott: EXCELLENT WORK.

NOW, SHAKE.

GOOD DOG.

>> Dusty: GOOD HUMAN.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> Dott: T, TURTLE, TT.

T, TURTLE, TT.

T, TURTLE, TT.

>> Alphabott: TT, TT, TT >> Dusty: I LOVE AB'S SILLY FACES.

>> Dott: DUSTY, I THINK SHE'S SHOWING YOU A NEW SOUND!

THAT'S THE SHAPE YOUR MOUTH MAKES WHEN YOU MAKE THE TT SOUND.

>> Dusty: IT IS?

>> Dott: UH-HUH, TRY IT!

TAP YOUR TONGUE BEHIND YOUR TEETH.

>> Dusty: TT, TT, TT.

>> Dott: WHAT'S WORKING, YOUR LIPS OR YOUR TONGUE?

>> Dusty: TT, TT, IT'S MY TONGUE, MY TONGUE IS WORKING.

OKAY, YOU TRY IT, TT, TT.

>> Dott: LET'S EXPLORE THIS TT SOUND A LITTLE MORE.

DO YOU FEEL THE AIR COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU DO IT?

HOLD YOUR HAND UP, TRY IT.

>> Dusty: LIKE THIS?

TT, TT, TT, YEAH, I DO!

>> Dott: CAN YOU STRETCH THE SOUND OUT?

TAKE A DEEP BREATH GIVE IT A GO!

>> Dusty: NO, I CAN'T STRETCH THAT OUT.

IT JUST KINDA POPS OUT THERE.

>> Dott: THAT'S RIGHT.

HEY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR VOICE BOX?

IS IT WORKING WHEN YOU MAKE THE TT SOUND?

>> Dusty: WHERE'S MY VOICE BOX AGAIN?

>> Dott: IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR NECK.

YOUR VOCAL CHORDS VIBRATE WHEN YOU MAKE CERTAIN SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU PLAY A UKE OR A GUITAR AND THE STRINGS GO BRRING!

THEY VIBRATE, RIGHT?

THAT'S THE AIR MOVING PAST OUR VOCAL CHORDS.

YOU HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RIGHT THERE IN YOUR THROAT!

>> Dusty: WOW.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

LET ME CHECK.

TT, TT, TT, NOPE.

NO VIBRATING.

>> Dott: NOPE, NO VIBRATING.

DUSTY, DO YOU WANNA DRAW THE SHAPE WE USE TO MAKE THE TT SOUND?

>> Dusty: YEAH!

I'M STILL NOT GREAT AT HOLDING PENCILS THOUGH.

>> Dott: THAT'S OKAY.

WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE, YOU'LL BE BETTER THAN BEFORE!

FOR TODAY, LET'S DRAW IN THE AIR!

>> Dusty: WITH OUR INVISIBLE PAINTBRUSH?

>> Dott: OF COURSE!

COME ON.

WHERE IS MINE?

OH HERE IT IS!

READY?

>> Dusty: READY!

>> Dott: LET'S MAKE A VERTICAL LINE.

THAT'S A LINE THAT GOES FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM.

>> Dusty: TOP TO BOTTOM, CHECK.

WHAT NEXT?

>> Dott: NOW, PICK UP YOUR PAINTBRUSH AND MAKE A SMALL, HORIZONTAL LINE THAT GOES FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

>> Dusty: HORIZONTAL, SIDE TO SIDE.

WHAT NOW?

>> Dott: THAT'S IT!

JUST THOSE TWO LINES MAKE THE SHAPE WE CALL THE LETTER T. >> Dusty: AND IT STANDS FOR THE TT SOUND, RIGHT?

>> Dott: THAT'S RIGHT.

DOWN AND ACROSS!

DO YOU KNOW ANY WORDS WITH A TT SOUND?

>> Dusty: TT, TIME.

TT, TT, TOES.

>> Dott: CAN YOU THINK OF ANY?

>> Dusty: THAT'S A GOOD ONE!

>> Dott: LET'S TRY TO FIND THE TT SOUND IN SOME OTHER WORDS.

>> Dusty: YEAH!

♪ ♪ >> Dusty and Dott: WHERE IS IT?

>> Dott: WE'RE GOING TO PRETEND THESE BLOCKS ARE WORDS.

LET'S PRETEND THIS PINK BLOCK IS OUR FIRST WORD, AND THIS BLUE BLOCK IS OUR SECOND WORD.

THE TT SOUND IS HIDDEN IN ONE OF THESE WORDS.

>> Dusty: YOU RASCALS!

>> Dott: I KNOW.

YOUR JOB IS TO FIND IT!

REMEMBER THE SOUND IS TT.

>> Dusty: TT.

>> Dott: TWEET.

BLOG.

>> Dusty and Dott: TWEET, BLOG.

>> Dott: WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE TT SOUND?

IS IT IN TWEET?

OR BLOG?

>> Dusty: TT, TT, TWEET.

I HEAR IT IN TWEET.

>> Dott: LET'S SEE!

AWESOME.

ALRIGHT LET'S TRY RIGHT, BOOK.

>> Dusty and Dott: RIGHT, BOOK.

>> Dott: IS THE TT SOUND IN RIGHT OR IN BOOK?

>> Dusty: TT, TT, RIGHT, IT'S IN RIGHT!

>> Dott: YES!

THAT'S RIGHT!

LET'S TRY TALK, SPEAK.

>> Dusty and Dott: TALK, SPEAK.

>> Dott: WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE TT SOUND?

>> Dusty: TT, TT, TALK.

TT, TT, SPEAK.

UH-UH.

IT'S IN TALK!

>> Dott: YES!

GOOD DETECTIVE WORK.

ALRIGHT, HERE'S YOUR BONUS ROUND!

THE WORD IS TUMBLE.

IS THE TT SOUND IN TUM OR IN BLE?

>> Dusty: TUM, BLE.

TT, TT, TUM, BLE.

HEY, I HEAR IT IN TUM!

>> Dott: YES!

GREAT JOB.

THE TT SOUND WAS IN TUM!

>> Dusty: HEY DOTT?

WHAT'S TUMBLE?

>> Dott: IT'S LIKE A FANCY TRICK WITH SPINNING OR FLIPS- >> Dusty: OH, SAY NO MORE, MY FAMOUS DOUBLE BACKFLIP COMING RIGHT UP- WOAH!

>> Dott: OR IT CAN BE A FALL.

C'MERE, DUST.

HEY, HOW MANY OF ME DO YOU SEE?

>> Dusty: TWO!

AND THEY ARE BOTH VERY PRETTY!

>> Dott: I'LL TAKE IT!

HERE.

I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

LET'S TAKE THESE TWO SQUARES.

THEY REPRESENT CERTAIN WORDS.

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING AT HOME, YOU COULD USE THOSE.

LET'S TRY SUNDOWN.

>> Dusty: SUN.

DOWN.

I HEAR TWO DIFFERENT WORD PARTS, DOTT!

TWO SOUNDS, TWO SQUARES!

>> Dott: YOU GOT IT.

NOW IF I TAKE SUN AWAY, WHAT DO WE HAVE LEFT?

>> Dusty: I GOT THIS.

I GOT THIS.

WE ARE LEFT WITH DOWN.

IS THAT RIGHT?

>> Dott: THAT'S RIGHT!

SO I'M GOING TO MOVE DOWN OVER, AND ADD THIS SQUARE AND CALL IT TOWN.

NOW WHAT DO WE HAVE?

>> Dusty: DOWN, TOWN.

DOWN TOWN.

DOWNTOWN!

I HEAR A DOOWOP SONG COMING ON!

>> Dott: I DO TOO.

NOT NOW THOUGH.

>> Dusty: RIGHT, RIGHT, LET'S KEEP CHAINING THESE WORDS.

>> Dott: LET'S MOVE TOWN OVER AND BRING A NEW SQUARE TO REPRESENT HOUSE.

NOW WHAT DO WE HAVE?

>> Dusty: UH, I NEED HELP.

>> Dott: THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

I'LL SAY THEM AGAIN.

TOWN.

HOUSE.

>> Dusty and Dott: TOWN, HOUSE.

>> Dott: PUT THEM TOGETHER.

>> Dusty: TOWN HOUSE!

YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.

LET ME DO ANOTHER ONE.

>> Dott: OKAY!

I LIKE THAT SPIRIT DUST.

LET'S TRY A DIFFERENT ONE.

SO NOW, I'M GOING TO KEEP OUR SECOND WORD, AND I'M GOING TO CHANGE THE FIRST.

I'M GOING TO CHANGE IT TO BOAT.

>> Dusty: I LOVE BOATS!

>> Dott: I KNOW YOU DO!

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE LAST SQUARE WAS?

REMEMBER, OUR LAST WORD WAS TOWNHOUSE.

>> Dusty: RIGHT.

WHICH MEANS THAT LAST SQUARE WAS HOUSE.

>> Dott: YES, THAT'S RIGHT?

AND IF OUR NEW SQUARE WAS BOAT.. WHAT DO WE HAVE WHEN WE PUT THEM TOGETHER?

>> Dusty: BOAT, HOUSE!

BOATHOUSE!

WAIT • IS THAT RIGHT?

>> Dott: YES, IT IS!

>> Dusty: YIPPEE!

I'M LEARNING!

>> Dott: AW, DUSTY, I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.

YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT TODAY.

YOU HAD YOUR READING LESSON, YOU CHASED A BALL, AND YOU CLEANED YOUR ROOM.

>> Dusty: AH, RIGHT!

I KNEW I WAS FORGETTING TO DO SOMETHING.

DON'T KNOW HOW I FORGOT.

OH BOY, I'LL LEVEL WITH YOU, I NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS ONE, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME ORGANIZE MY ROOM?

YOU WILL?

I'LL RACE YOU TO THE DOGHOUSE!

READY, SET, GO!

♪ ♪ >> Dusty: YOU BEAT ME!

THIS PLACE IS TRAGIC!

AND NOT ALL OF THIS STUFF IS BRINGING ME JOY, SO I'M ONLY GOING TO KEEP THE STUFF THAT HAS THE TT SOUND IN IT!

LET'S START!

WOAH, I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THAT!

OH, TENT, DOES TENT HAVE HAVE THE TT SOUND IN IT?

YEAH!

IT HAS THE TT SOUND IN THE BEGINNING AND THE END.

OH, I LOVE CAMPING, THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE?

OH, A BALL!

DOES BALL HAVE THE TT SOUND IN IT?

NOPE, BYE, BYE BALL!

ON TO THE NEXT THING!

OH, THERE'S A LOT OF JUNK IN HERE, LOTTA SAP, LOTTA SAP, LOTTA STICKY SAP.

A TRAIN!

WHAT ABOUT TRAIN?

YEAH, THAT R SOUND MAKES IT SOUND A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S GOT THAT TT SOUND IN THERE!

OKAY, WHAT ELSE?

ONION!

DOES ONION HAVE THE TT SOUND IN IT?

MM-MM, AND I LOVE ONIONS TOO.

BYE, ONION!

WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE?

A T-REX!

DOES T-REX HAVE THE TT SOUND?

TT, TT, T-REX, MY FAVORITE DINOSAUR!

WE'LL KEEP YOU OUT.

WOAH!

TOOTH!

DOES TOOTH HAVE THE TT SOUND?

YEAH, IT DOES, THAT'S MY LUCKY TOOTH.

THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN UP THIS MESS.

LET'S SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE READING ROOM!

>> Dott: AB, DID YOU SEE THIS ONE?

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dott: I KNOW, RIGHT?

>> Dusty: WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

>> Dott: OH HEY, DUST!

AB AND I WERE JUST DOING THIS PERSONALITY QUIZ IN ROBOT WEEKLY.

WE GOT THE SAME ONE.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dott: RIGHT.

THE EXPLORERBOT!

>> Dusty: THAT'S FUNNY!

I MEAN, YOU TWO ARE PRETTY DIFFERENT.

>> Dott: YOU THINK?

>> Dusty: YEAH, I MEAN SHE'S A ROBOT AND YOU ARE A HUMAN.

>> Dott: THAT'S TRUE.

>> Dusty: AND SHE'S GREEN, AND YOU'RE PINKY-WHITE.

>> Dott: TRUE.

BUT JUST BECAUSE WE LOOK DIFFERENT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN COMMON.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dott: WE BOTH LOVE TO DRAW AND READ.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dott: YES, AB!

WE BOTH LOVE TO SING TOO!

>> Dusty: YOU BOTH ARE NICE AND YOU DO TAKE CARE OF ME.

MAYBE YOU ARE ALIKE!

>> Dott: SEE?

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE A ROBOT, A HUMAN, OR A DOG.

YOU CAN CHOOSE HOW YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF.

YOU CAN CHOOSE WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT YOU DON'T.

>> Dusty: I LIKE YOU.

>> Dott: I LIKE YOU TOO.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> Dusty and Dott: WE LIKE YOU TOO, AB!

>> Dusty and Dott: SQUAT WITH DOTT!

>> Dusty: ARE YOU READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!

>> Dott: DO YOU WANT TO JOIN ME WHILE I GET MY STEPS IN?

DUSTY'S GOING TO FOLLOW ALONG TOO, RIGHT DUST?

>> Dusty: YEAH!

JOIN US!

>> Dott: LET'S START BY TAPPING THOSE TOES.

>> Dusty: I WISH I HAD MY TAP SHOES ON.

>> Dott: CAN YOU TURN YOUR HEAD AS YOU TAP YOUR TOES?

>> Dusty: LET ME SEE!

I CAN!

>> Dott: CAN YOU TWIST YOUR TAIL?

>> Dusty: OO, CAN I!

>> Dott: OKAY FRIENDS, IT'S THE HEY, CAN YOU TWIST YOUR TAIL?

>> Dott: OKAY FRIENDS, IT'S THE LAST MOVE.

IT'S CALLED THE TIPPY TOP.

YOU HAVE TO REACH ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TIPPY TOP, AND THEN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO YOUR TOES.

>> Dusty: OH, MY TOES ARE SO CUTE!

>> Dott: TOUCH THE TIPPY-TOP!

AND TOUCH YOUR TOES.

FINAL POSE!

TA-DA!

>> Dusty: WOOF!

GOOD WORKOUT, DOTT.

>> Dott: TREMENDOUS, REALLY.

♪ ♪ >> Dusty: HI!

DOTT'S WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT!

SO HERE I AM IN THE BATH, POPPING BUBBLES!

IT'S SO FUN, LET'S DO IT TOGETHER!

>> Dott: TUR, TLE.

TURTLE.

TA, BLE.

TABLE.

AH, DUST!

WHAT DID WE SAY ABOUT DRINKING THE BATH WATER?

>> Dusty: DON'T DRINK THE BATH WATER, RIGHT, RIGHT, I FORGET ALL THE TIME.

>> Dott: TUN, NEL.

TUNNEL.

TA, CO TACO.

TUM, BLE TUMBLE >> Dusty: AH!

♪ >> Dott: DUSTY, WE GOT ANOTHER LETTER!

I BET IT'S FROM OTTO!

>> Dusty: MY PEN PAL!

HE'S MY FRIEND, AND WITH THE HELP OF DOTT, WE WRITE LETTERS TO EACH OTHER.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK!

>> Dott: OF COURSE!

>> Otto: DEAR DUSTY, TODAY, I SAW TWO TURTLES PLAYING TAG WHILE TALKING AND TEXTING.

TALK ABOUT TALENT!

I TELL YA, THE TIMES ARE CHANGING.

HOW'D YOUR GAME OF TIC TAC TOE TURN OUT?

TELL ME TOMORROW.

TOODLES!

OTTO >> Dusty: THAT'S WHY I LOVE OTTO.

HE'S SUCH A GOOD LISTENER, EVEN WHEN HE'S FAR AWAY!

>> Dott: LETTERS ARE PRETTY SPECIAL, AREN'T THEY?

HEY, DO YOU WANT TO BE OUR PENPAL?

YOU CAN SEND US DRAWINGS, OR EVEN YOUR LETTER T!

>> Dusty: WE COULD PLAY TIC-TAC-TOE TOGETHER!

YOU GO FIRST!

I HAVE TO WARN YOU, I'M PRETTY GOOD.

HEY DOTT!

YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT MY FAVORITE PART OF OTTO'S LETTER WAS?

"TWO TURTLES PLAYING TAG."

IT'S JUST FUN TO SAY.

>> Dott: IT IS FUN TO SAY.

>> Dusty and Dott: TWO TURTLES PLAYING TAG.

>> Dusty: CAN YOU PICTURE THAT?

>> Dott: I CAN!

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN PICTURE?

YOU BECOMING AN AMAZING READER!

LITTLE BY LITTLE- >> Dusty: LETTER BY LETTER!

♪ ♪ >> Dusty and Dott: READING BUDDIES >> Dott: YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY.

>> Dusty and Dott: READING BUDDIES I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WISH YOU COULD STAY ♪ >> Dusty and Dott: WE'LL SEE YOU SOON FROM THIS SAME SPOT >> Dusty: WITH DUSTY >> Dott: AND DOTT >> Dusty and Dott: AND ALPHABOTT WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES ♪ YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪