♪ ♪ >> OKAY, DUSTY!

SEE THE BALL!

>> YES.

YES I DO.

URGH!

SO CLOSE.

>> I AM GOING TO THROW THIS BALL.

>> UH HUH.

>> AND YOU ARE GOING TO GO GET IT!

>> SOUNDS DOABLE!

>> OKAY, HERE IT GOES!

>> (PANTING) WHEW, OKAY HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

OH BOY.

THAT WAS A LOT OF EXERCISE, HUH?

>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FETCH THE BALL.

>> YEAH YEAH, I KNOW THAT, BUT THAT'S PRETTY FAR AWAY.

LIKE.

(WHISTLES) TEN FEET AWAY.

>> BUT DON'T YOU WANT THE BALL?

>> YEAH I DO.

BUT NOT THAT BAD.

I'VE GOT A PLAN THOUGH DOTT.

ALPHABOTT I'VE GOT A GAME FOR YOU!

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> SEE THAT BALL, A.B.

SEE THAT BALL OVER THERE?

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> YEAH DON'T YOU WANT THAT BALL?

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO GO GET THAT BALL?

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> OKAY!

OKAY, READY, SET, GO GET THE BALL!

>> GO ON, GO ON!

>> SOME PEOPLE HAVE DOGS THAT PLAY FETCH.

I HAVE ONE THAT MAKES PLANS.

♪ ♪ >> HI!

YOU'RE HERE!

YOU MADE IT!

I'M DOTT, LIKE THE POLKA DOT.

AND THIS IS MY DOG DUSTY.

>> LIKE THE DUST!

AND IF YOU'RE NOT NEW AND YOU ALREADY KNOW ALL OF THAT, THEN LET THE READING GAMES BEGIN!

>> THAT'S RIGHT!

WE LOVE TO READ, TELL STORIES, AND OF COURSE, PLAY.

GAMES.

OUR FIRST GAME IS "I HEAR WITH MY LITTLE EAR!"

>> OR IN MY CASE, I HEAR WITH MY BIG FLOPPY EAR!

[MUSIC] >> I HEAR WITH MY LITTLE EAR!

>> IN THIS GAME, WE FOCUS ON SOUNDS.

DUSTY IS ON YOUR TEAM.

>> THE BEST TEAM!

>> I'LL SAY A WORD, AND YOU AND DUSTY REPEAT THAT WORD OUT LOUD, AND THEN TELL ME WHAT SOUND THAT WORD ENDS WITH.

OKAY, ARE YOU READY?

>> I WAS BORN READY!

>> GREAT!

SAY "BAT."

>> BAT >> WHAT SOUND DOES BAT END WITH?

>> BAT, BAT BAT.

TT-TT-TT-TT!

BAT ENDS WITH TT!

>> SAY WATER.

>> WATER.

>> WHAT SOUND DOES "WATER" END WITH?

>> HMM.

WATER, WATER, WATER.

RR, RR, RR!

(LAUGHS) WATER ENDS WITH RR!

>> GOOD JOB, EVERYONE!

OKAY, LET'S MIX IT UP.

I'LL SAY A WORD, YOU REPEAT THAT WORD AND TELL ME WHAT SOUND IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD?

>> THE BEGINNING?

YOU MEAN THE FIRST SOUND WE HEAR?

>> UH-HUH!

>> GOT IT!

>> OKAY.

SAY "MOP" >> MOP.

>> WHAT SOUND DOES MOP START WITH?

>> MOP, MOP, MOP.

MM.

MOP STARTS WITH MMM.

>> YES!

OKAY, SAY "GAS.." GAS >> WHAT SOUND DOES GAS END WITH?

>> WHAT, HUH?

ARE YOU TRYING TO TRICK ME!

DOTT ASKED FOR THE END SOUND.

WHAT WAS THE WORD?

>> GAS.

>> GAS, GAS.

SS, SS, SS!

GAS ENDS WITH SS!

>> GREAT JOB!

>> OH, I BET YOU SAY THAT TO ALL THE TALKING DOGS.

>> DOT TO DOT WITH ALPHABOTT!

HI ALPHABOTT!

WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> HMM, A LOLLIPOP!

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MISSING SOMETHING, AB.

HEY!

DO YOU SEE WHAT AB'S LOLLIPOP IS MISSING?

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S MISSING THE LOLLI OR THE POP?

>> DO YOU MIND IF WE HELP YOU FINISH YOUR LOLLIPOP DRAWING, [ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> OKAY, GREAT!

FEEL FREE TO DRAW ALONG IF YOU'D LIKE.

WE'RE GOING TO ADD A CIRCLE TO THE TOP OF THIS STICK OVER HERE.

LET'S START UP HERE, AND MAKE A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCLE.

>> HMM.

>> WE GO TO THE LEFT, DOWN, TO THE RIGHT, AND BACK UP TO WHERE WE STARTED.

>> WOAH, I FEEL LIKE I'M ON A ROLLER COASTER!

>> HEY, THAT GIVES ME A GREAT IDEA DUSTY.

LET'S ADD MORE CIRCLES INSIDE, ALMOST LIKE A BIG SPIRAL ON A LOLLIPOP.

AROUND AND AROUND.

>> WOAH!

>> IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE PATTERN!

>> WOAH!

>> AND THERE.

WE GO!

AND NOW WE HAVE A LOLIPOP!

>> HEY, I WISH I COULD GO ON A LOLLIPOP ROLLERCOASTER.

LET'S COME UP WITH A STORY ABOUT A CANDY-THEMED CARNIVAL!

>> PUT 30 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK!

IT'S TIME FOR A SPEEDY STORY!

[MUSIC] >> ONCE.

>> UPON.

>> BOTH: A TIME!

>> DOTT AND I WERE JUST, YOU KNOW, HANGING OUT AND WE HAD NOTHING TO DO, YOU KNOW?

>> YEAH, WE WERE BORED!

WITHOUT ANYTHING TO DO!

>> WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN... >> A CARNIVAL POPPED OUT ALL AROUND US.

>> OOH, BUT THIS CARNIVAL WAS DIFFERENT.

IT WAS ENTIRELY MADE OF CANDY!

>> YES, WITH A LICORICE LAGOON!

>> A GUMDOP BOUNCE HOUSE >> AND A LOLLIPOP ROLLERCOASTER!

>> ONLY TROUBLE IS, I ATE ALL THE RIDES BEFORE WE RODE THEM.

>> SO WE DIDN'T END UP GOING ON ANY RIDES?

>> UH-UH.

>> THE END!

>> IT'S RHYME TIME!

>> IT'S RHYME TIME!

>> THE GAME WHERE TWO WORDS RHYME AND ONE WORD DOESN'T.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

TODAY WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR NONSENSE WORDS!

THEY'RE JUST SILLY WORDS WE MADE UP.

>> BUT, SILLY MADE UP WORDS CAN STILL RHYME THOUGH!

LET'S DO IT!

>> OKAY!

WHICH WORD DOESN'T RHYME?

KARN, SARN, YAME.

>> KARN, SARN, YAME.

YAME DOESN'T RHYME!

>> DUSTY, THAT WAS QUICK!

OKAY, LET ME GIVE YOU ANOTHER.

DOP, JOPE, FOP.

>> WOAH.

DOP, JOPE, FOP.

WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?

DOP, JOPE, FOP.

I DON'T THINK JOPE RHYMES!

>> I'M SO IMPRESSED!

BARP, YARP, YAP.

>> (LAUGHS) THOSE ARE FUNNY WORDS.

>> I KNOW.

>> BARP, YARP, YAP.

WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?

BARP, YARP, YAP.

I DON'T THINK YAP RHYMES!

>> HEY, THAT'S RIGHT!

>> HEY, I'M PRETTY SURE "YAP" IS A WORD.

I HAVE SOME SMALLER DOG FRIENDS WHO TALK ALL THE TIME, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE- "YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP."

THEY'RE PRETTY YAPPY, YESSIR!

>> AND NOW, A POEM.

>> (GASPS) NOW!

OH, WHY'D YOU LET ME YAP MY YAPPER OFF!

[MUSIC] >> HAVE SOME ROCK CANDY IT'S SWEET AS CAN BE.

IT'S A GREAT CANDY, WON'T YOU AGREE?

OH, ONE WORD OF WARNING!

AND THIS IS THE TRUTH.

DON'T EAT A REAL ROCK, OR YOU'LL HURT YOUR DOG TOOTH.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> NO, NO I REALLY ATE A ROCK, IT HURTS!

>> WHAT DO YOU SEE?

>> OTTER.

OLIVE.

OCTOPUS.

OSTRICH.

>> LET'S SAY THEM ALL OUT LOUD TO HELP OUR MEMORY.

>> OTTER.

OLIVE.

OCTOPUS.

OSTRICH.

>> NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE ONE AWAY AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER WHAT IT IS.

LOOK.

THINK.

REMEMBER.

WHAT'S MISSING?

>> IT'S THE OTTER!

HE'S A CUTE LITTLE FELLA!

HEY, DID YOU KNOW THEY CRACK CLAMS OPEN WITH THEIR BELLY!

>> I DID KNOW THAT!

ISN'T THAT FUNNY?

LET'S PLAY AGAIN.

THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO MIX UP WHERE OUR OBJECTS GO!

>> NO PROBLEM!

>> LET'S REVIEW.

I SEE AN: OSTRICH.

OCTOPUS.

OLIVE.

OTTER.

LOOK, THINK, REMEMBER.

WHAT'S MISSING?

>> THE OLIVE?

NO, NO.

IT'S A BIG BIRD.

THE, UH, OPTOMETRIST.

>> I THINK YOU MEAN OSTRICH, AND I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT!

>> RIGHT!

THE OSTRICH WAS MISSING!

HOW COULD I MISS THAT?

I THINK I NEED GLASSES.

>> OH, DON'T MIND US, DOTT IS TRAINING ME TO LEARN A NEW TRICK.

>> IF DUSTY GETS IT RIGHT, HE GETS A TREAT.

>> WATCH THIS.

>> SAY DONUT.

>> DONUT.

>> SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY DO.

>> NUT!

>> HEY!

GOOD DOG!

[CHOMPING] >> SAY MACARONI.

>> MACARONI.

>> SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY MAC.

>> ARONI!

>> YES!

>> WOAH!

YOU'RE NOT HOLDING BACK TODAY!

THAT WAS TRICKY!

>> HEY, BUT YOU ARE DOING GREAT!

DO YOU WANT TO TRY?

I CAN SAY ONE, AND WE'LL LET YOU ANSWER!

>> YEAH!

AND HEY, I'M HERE IF YOU NEED ME!

>> SAY KANGAROO.

>> KANGAROO.

>> SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY KANGA.

>> DID YOU SAY ROO!

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT!

OKAY I'LL GIVE YOU ALL ONE MORE, DUSTY.

SAY LIBRARY.

>> LIBRARY.

>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY LI.

>> BRARY!

>> GOOD DOG.

>> [CHOMPS] YUM!

GOOD DOTT.

♪ ♪ >> O, OCTOPUS, AW.

O, OCTOPUS, AW.

O, OCTOPUS, AW.

>> ALPHABOTT: AW, AW, AW.

>> HM HM HM HM?

OH ALPHABOTT WANTS TO PLAY DOCTOR!

OKAY, OPEN WIDE!

YES, VERY NICE!

WELL YOU COULD USE A LITTLE MORE VITAMIN C, AND YOU COULD FLOSS MORE, BUT YOU MAY NEED TO SEE A DENTIST ABOUT THAT 'CUASE I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO WORK WITH TEETH.

>> DUSTY!

ALPHABOTT'S TELLING US IT'S TIME TO LEARN OUR NEW SOUND.

THE AW SOUND.

>> THE AW SOUND IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE SOUNDS LIKE AH AND IH.

THOSE SOUNDS HAVE A NAME, RIGHT DOTT?

>> THEY DO WE CALL THEM VOWELS.

THERE ARE A FEW MORE BUT, WE'LL LEARN ANOTHER DAY.

TODAY IS ALL ABOUT THE AW SOUND!

LIKE IN OCTOPUS!

>> OCTOPUS.

CAN I HOLD OUT THAT SOUND OUT?

LET ME TRY.

I CAN!

>> YOU'RE RIGHT DUSTY, YOU CAN!

WHEN YOU HOLD OUT AW LIKE THAT, IT DOES SOUND LIKE YOU'RE GETTING A CHECKUP AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

>> AS LONG AS I GET A LOLLIPOP WHEN WE'RE DONE HERE, THAT IS FINE WITH ME!

>> WHEN WE MAKE THIS SOUND, OUR TONGUE IS LOW AND IN THE CENTER OF OUR MOUTH.

AND OUR LIPS AND MOUTH ARE OPEN!

>> YOUR CHIN DROPPED A LOT WHEN YOU MADE THE SOUND DOTT!

>> YOU'RE RIGHT!

IT DID.

NOW LET'S SEE IF OUR VOICE BOX IS WORKING.

SO YOU PUT YOUR HAND GENTLY ON YOUR NECK.

DO YOU FEEL A BUZZ OR A VIBRATION?

>> AWWW.

YEAH!

I FEEL THAT BUZZ!

IT IS NOISY!

HEY DOTT?

WHAT ARE SOME OTHER WORDS THAT START WITH THE AW SOUND?

>> WELL AW STARTS WORDS LIKE OTTER, AND OCTOBER.

IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF OTHER WORDS, TOO!

>> OH, THAT SOUNDS COMPLICATED.

>> ACTUALLY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS SHAPE, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET.

>> WOAH, YOU MEAN WITH OUR INVISIBLE PAINTBRUSHES?

>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN!

>> PROVE IT!

>> OH!

>> OH-HO!

>> I'LL START SLOW.

DRAW A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCLE.

>> OKAY, NOW WHAT?

>> THAT'S IT!

>> THAT'S IT?

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

>>THAT SYMBOL IS THE LETTER O!

>> WOW!

THAT MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE!

>> OH YEAH?

LET'S PUT THAT TO THE TEST!

[AB NOISES] >> OH, OKAY!

YOU CAN HIDE THAT LETTER ANYWERE.

OH, I'M GONNA FIND IT!

I CAN FIND ANY LETTER, ANY WORD, ANY TIME, ANY PLACE!

WHAT WAS THE LETTER, DOTT?

I, I FORGOT.

[MUSIC] >> WHERE IS IT?

>> AB AND I HAVE HIDDEN THE AW SOUND BEHIND ONE OF THESE 3 SQUARES.

YOUR JOB IS TO FIND IT!

BUT REMEMBER, IT COULD BE BEHIND ANY OF THESE 3 SQUARES!

>> ONWARD!

>> OKAY!

WHERE IS THE AW SOUND IN THE WORD POSITIVE?

>> POS, I, TIVE.

>> BOTH: POS, I, TIVE.

>> IS THE AW SOUND IN THE BEGINNING, THE MIDDLE, OR THE END?

>> POS, IH, TIVE.

WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE AW SOUND?

POS, IH, TIVE.

YEAH, I HEAR IT IN THE FIRST PART, TOO!

POS!

>> GREAT JOB.

IT'S IN THE FIRST SQUARE, POS.

WHERE IS THE AW SOUND IN THE WORD OXYGEN?

>> OX.

Y. GEN. >> BOTH: OX.

Y. GEN. >> WELL DUSTY?

>> OX.

Y. GEN. AW.

I HEAR IT RIGHT IN THAT FIRST SQUARE, OX!

>> THE BEGINNING!

THAT'S RIGHT.

>> HEY, DOTT >> YES?

>> UM, WHAT'S OXYGEN?

>> OH, IT'S WHAT WE BREATHE IN ALL THE TIME.

>> OH, NO WONDER I KNEW THAT ONE!

>> WHERE IS THE AW SOUND IN THE WORD OCTAGON?

>>OOH.

>> OC.

TA.

GON.

>> BOTH: OC.

TA.

GON.

>> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE AW SOUND?

>> OC.

TA.

GON.

OC.

TA.

GON.

HEY.

I HEAR IT IN THE FIRST AND LAST SQUARE!

>> THAT'S RIGHT!

THIS WAS TRICKY, WASN'T IT?

GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!

OKAY, LET'S BUILD SOME OTHER WORDS DOWN HERE ON ALPHABOTT.

>> OKAY.

>> OKAY, DUST, DO YOU SEE ANYTHING FAMILIAR, RIGHT ABOUT HERE?

>> OH, THAT'S AN A!

LIKE APPLE.

SEE, I LISTEN.

>> YOU DO!

SO LET'S LEAVE AH LIKE APPLE THERE.

NOW WHAT DOES AH TURN INTO WHEN WE ADD DUH LIKE DOG AFTER IT?

>> AH, DUH.

AH, DUH.

AD!

>> YES!

NOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ADD THE FF SOUND, IN FRONT?

>> FF, AH, DUH.

FAD!

>> DING-DING-DING!

ALRIGHT, LET'S TAKE AWAY THE FF SOUND AWAY AND ADD A DUH SOUND TO THE BEGINNING.

NOW WHAT SOUND DO WE HAVE?

>> DUH, AH, DUH.

DAD!

>> GREAT!

OH, ALL RIGHT, LET'S CHALLENGE THAT BEAUTIFUL BRAIN OF YOURS.

>> YEAH, BRING IT ON!

>> LET'S GET RID OF THE AH IN THE MIDDLE, AND LET'S PUT IH, LIKE ITCH THERE.

>> HMM, OKAY.

DUH, IH, DUH.

DID!

OH YEAH!

>> EXCELLENT!

NOW, LET'S CHANGE THE FIRST SOUND TO RR.

>> HMM.

>> WHAT DO WE HAVE NOW?

>> RR, IH, DUH.

RID!

>> DUSTY!

YOU DID IT!

YOU ALL DID SUCH GREAT JOBS!

THAT WAS TRICKY.

>> MM-HM!

HEY, WHAT DOES RID MEAN?

>> OH, TO "GET RID" OF SOMETHING MEANS TO MAKE SOMETHING GO AWAY.

LIKE HOW YOU GET RID OF ALL THE GARBAGE IN YOUR ROOM.

YOU DID THAT, RIGHT?

>> RIIIGHT!

I'LL BE HONEST, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN RID OF ANYTHING.

MY ROOM IS SO DIRTY.

LIKE SO DIRTY!

HEY, WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP THAT MESS!

I'LL RACE YOU TO THE DOGHOUSE!

READY, SET, GO!

♪ NOTES NOTE NOTES NOTE ♪ ♪ >> YOU WIN THIS ROUND, READING BUDDIES.

YOU WIN THIS ROUND.

SERIOUSLY, HOW ARE YOU SO FAST?

OKAY, TIME TO CLEAN!

I'M ONLY KEEPING THINGS THAT BRING ME JOY, AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ALL ITEMS THAT HAVE THE AW SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THE WORD.

HERE WE GO!

THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF IN HERE!

OTTER.

DOES OTTER HAVE AN AW SOUND?

BEGINNING!

OH, I'M GONNA FEED THAT OTTER CLAMS LATER HE'S GONNA BE SO HAPPY.

DOES ROCK HAVE AN AW SOUND?

YUP!

THAT'S MY PET ROCK, HIS NAME IS ROCKY.

TAKE ONE OF THESE!

AND ONE OF THOSE!

OOH, A LAMP!

DOES LAMP HAVE AN AW SOUND?

NOPE!

LIGHT'S OVERRATED ANYWAY.

OKAY, WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE IN THIS PILE OF JUNK.

SOCK!

DOES SOCK HAVE AN AW SOUND?

YEAH!

THAT'S MY FAVORITE SOCK, IT TASTES SO GOOD.

WOAH!

PIZZA!

WHAT ABOUT PIZZA, IS THERE AN AW SOUND IN PIZZA?

NO!

OH NO, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS.

WE GOTTA GET RID OF THE PIZZA!

(SOBS) THANK YOU.

A LOCK!

HOW ABOUT LOCK, IS THERE AN AW IN LOCK?

OH, GREAT I CAN FINALLY LOCK UP ALL MY SNACKS!

GREAT JOB FINDING THOSE AW SOUNDS!

I'M GOING TO USE THAT LOCK TO LOCK UP ALL MY SNACKS.

I THINK ALPHABOTT'S BEEN SLEEP EATING AGAIN!

OR MAYBE IT'S ME.

EITHER WAY, I'M LOCKING EM UP!

HEY LET'S GO BACK TO THE READING ROOM AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON!

[AB NOISES] >> HEY AB!

LOOK WHAT I FOUND IN MY ROOM!

I LOVE THIS TOY!

OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS GONE FOREVER.

HEY, DO YOU WANNA PLAY WITH ME?

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> OKAY, BUT WE HAVE TO PLAY WITH IT THE WAY I PLAY WITH ALL MY TOYS.

[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT.

IT'S LIKE TUG OF WAR.

YOU HOLD THIS END HERE AND I HOLD THIS END HERE AND WE BOTH PULL AND PULL AND PULL!

>> HEY YOU TWO, PLAYING TUG OF WAR?

OKAY, WELL, DUSTY, BECAUSE YOU ARE SO STRONG, WHY DON'T I BE ON ALPHABOTT'S TEAM?

>> NO PROBLEM!

I CAN TAKE YOU BOTH!

I'M THE STRONGEST DOG EVER SO IT'S FINE!

>> OKAY!

ONE.

TWO.

THREE!

>> OH NO!

WE'RE SO SORRY, DUSTY, WE BROKE YOUR TOY!

>> OH NO!

THAT WAS MY FAVORITE TOY.

I SHOULD HAVE NEVER PLAYED WITH IT!

I SHOULD HAVE LEFT IT IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX.

WOE IS ME.

WOE.

THIS IS TECHNICALLY 77-PERCENT YOUR FAULT.

>> YES, I GUESS THAT'S TRUE.

DUSTY, BUT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, RIGHT?

>> PROBABLY.

DEFINITELY.

IT WAS DEFINITELY AN ACCIDENT.

>> AND WE'RE DEFINITELY SORRY ABOUT IT, RIGHT, AB?

>> AW, WELL THAT'S NICE.

AND, HAHA, I DID HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A BUNCH OF OTHER TOYS, LIKE SO MANY.

MAYBE WE COULD JUST PLAY A DIFFERENT GAME WITH ONE OF THOSE OTHER TOYS.

HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, YA KNOW?

TOYS BREAK ALL THE TIME.

I WAS REALLY TUGGING ON THAT THING, I MEAN, I THINK I WON BY THE WAY.

>> DUSTY.

I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.

>> FOR WHAT?

>> BECAUSE, YOU JUST SHOWED A LOT OF FORGIVENESS.

YOU LET GO OF ANY ANGRY FEELINGS YOU HAD OVER YOUR TOY BREAKING, AND REALLY UNDERSTOOD ACCEPTED ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

>> YEAH, AND ON THE GRAND SCALE OF THINGS, MY BROKEN DOG TOY ISN'T REALLY THAT IMPORTANT I GUESS.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS.

WHO WILL WIN THE NEXT ROUND OF TUG OF WAR?

I'LL GO GET ANOTHER TOY!

>> YOU ARE A GOOD SPORT!

>> THANKS.

HEY, I GOT A SQUIRREL TOY THAT YOU'RE GONNA LOVE.

>> BOTH: SQUAT WITH DOTT!

>> GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!

WHAT ARE WE STARTING WITH?

>> FIRST WE'RE GOING TO JOG!

>> OOH, I WAS WORRIED YOU'D SAY THAT!

OKAY, HERE WE GO!

>> KEEP GOING, ALMOST THERE!

DONE!

>> YO ALPHABOTT, WE DID IT!

>> NOW, LET'S HOP.

LET ME SEE YOU HOP, DUSTY!

>> OOH I LIKE THIS!

HM-HM-HM!

>> NOW LET'S PRETEND THERE'S A BIG LOG NEXT TO YOU!

>> HM?

WHERE DID THIS LOG COME FROM!

>> DOESN'T MATTER!

THE MAGIC LOG JUST ARRIVED OUT OF A BUNCH OF FOG WE HAVE TO JUMP OVER IT.

>> HMM, JUMP OVER THE LOG FROM THE FOG, GOT IT!

HEY DOTT, I'VE GOT ONE.

LET'S MOVE SLOWLY LIKE A BIG OL' BLOB.

>> OKAY.

BLOB AROUND!

>> GOOD, I CAN FINALLY GET SOME REST!

>> NOW, TROT LIKE A HORSE!

>> SPOKE TOO SOON!

EAT YOUR HEART OUT, SEABISCUIT!

HE COULD TAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> YOU DID IT!

>> GOOD WORKOUT DOTT.

>> OPPULENT, REALLY.

[MUSIC] >> HI, WELCOME TO BATH TIME!

LOOK AT ALL THESE BUBBLES!

ARE YOU READY TO POP SOME BUBBLES?

LET'S GO!

>> OC, TO, PUS.

OCTOPUS.

>> GOTCHA!

>> OC, TO, BER.

OCTOBER.

OPP, O, SITE.

OPPOSITE.

OP, ER, A, TION.

OPERATION.

OC, CU, PA, TION.

OCCUPATION.

>> GOTTA GET DRY.

OOH, DID I GET YOU WET?

>> OH, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?

WE GOT ANOTHER LETTER FROM YOUR FRIEND OTTO.

>> OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT HIS ADVENTURE!

HEY, LET'S LISTEN FOR THE AW SOUNDS IN OTTO'S LETTER!

>> ALL RIGHT!

>> OTTO: DEAR DUSTY, OTTO HERE!

THE OTHER DAY, I WAS EATING AN ORANGE, WHEN A MYSTERIOUS BOX SHOWED UP ON MY LAWN.

THE SECOND I GOT IT INSIDE, AN OX HOPPED OUT!

IT WAS A LOT.

IT SHOT ACROSS MY KITCHEN FLOOR AND WOULDN'T STOP MAKING A MESS.

LONG STORY SHORT- I DROPPED EVERYTHING AND OFFERED IT SOME POPCORN WHICH REALLY HIT THE SPOT.

I MOPPED UP THE MESS AND RETURNED THE OX.

NEXT DAY I GOT A BOX WITH A FOX!

HOW ODD!

OTTO.

>> WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART, DOTT?

>> I LIKED 'BOX WITH A FOX.'

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

>> I LIKED THAT TOO!

THAT'S MY BAND'S NAME.

I DON'T HAVE A BAND.

HUUUH!

WE SHOULD START A BAND!

>> ONE THING AT A TIME DUSTY.

LITTLE BY LITTLE.

>> LETTER BY LETTER.

>> BOTH: READING BUDDIES >> YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY.

>> BOTH: READING BUDDIES >> I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WISH YOU COULD STAY!

>> BOTH: SO WE'LL SEE YOU SOON FROM THIS SAME SPOT >> WITH DUSTY >> AND DOTT >> BOTH: AND ALPHABOTT WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE!

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