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Reading Buddies 118
Season 1 Episode 18 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
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Dott and Alphabott introduce Dusty to the new sound /n/ and letter n!
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Reading Buddies 118
Season 1 Episode 18 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Dott and Alphabott introduce Dusty to the new sound /n/ and letter n!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ ♪ >> DUSTY: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, SHOOT!
YOU BEAT ME AGAIN!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> DOTT: HEY YOU TWO.
PLAYING ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS?
>> YEP!
WE'RE PLAYING ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, AND ALPHABOTT KEEPS BEATING ME.
SHE'S GOOD.
I MEAN REALLY GOOD!
OKAY, OKAY.
ONE MORE, AB.
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS SHOOT!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> YOU WIN AGAIN!
HOW DOES SHE DO IT!
>> HEY AB, CAN I PLAY?
>> GOOD LUCK, DOTT!
SHE'S UNBEATABLE.
>> OKAY!
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, SHOOT!
>> OH MY GOSH!
YOU WON!
HOW DID YOU DO THAT!?
>> WELL, I JUST HAD A FEELING THAT AB WAS GOING TO CHOOSE SCISSORS.
>> DOTT!
WE'VE GOTTA GET YOU A LOTTERY TICKET.
♪ ♪ [MUSIC] [INSTRUMENTAL THEME SONG] >> YOU'RE HERE!
YOU MADE IT!
>> DOTT IS SO GOOD AT ROCK PAPER SCISSORS.
YOU SHOULD GO TO THE OLYMPICS DOTT!
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THE OLYMPICS HAVE A ROCK PAPER SCISSORS COMPETITION YET DUSTY.
>> WELL, THAT'S A BIG MISTAKE.
HUGE.
>> BESIDES, I'D RATHER STAY HERE AND PLAY GAMES WITH ALL OF YOU!
>> AW, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA!
LET'S GET STARTED!
I HEAR WITH MY LITTLE EAR.
>> WE'RE ALL GOING TO LISTEN FOR SOME SOUNDS IN SOME WORDS.
>> WHAT SOUND ARE WE LISTENING FOR TODAY DOTT?
>> WELL YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO MIX IT UP TODAY, SO LISTEN CAREFULLY.
I'LL ASK FOR A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, OR AN END SOUND.
>> OH BOY!
THIS IS A CHALLENGE!
HEY, BE SURE TO LISTEN TO WHICH SOUND WE NEED TO FIND.
>> OKAY, THE FIRST WORD IS SIT.
>> OKAY!
>> DUSTY, WE'RE LISTENING FOR SOUNDS!
>> OH, RIGHT!
THAT ONE GETS ME EVERY TIME!
>> OKAY, THE WORD IS SIT.
NOW WHAT SOUND DO YOU HEAR AT THE END OF SIT?
>> OKAY, SIT, SIT, TT, TT!
I HEAR THE TT SOUND AT THE END!
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
TT LIKE TURTLE.
GOOD WORK.
OKAY, THE NEXT WORD IS SET.
WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF SET?
>> IN THE MIDDLE?
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, IT'S TIME FOR A ROLLER COASTER!
OKAY, SET.
SET.
SS, EH, TT.
SS, EH, TT.
IT'S EH, EH, LIKE EDGE.
>> DING DING DING!
THAT'S CORRECT, GOOD WORK!
OKAY, THE NEXT WORD IS DIM.
WHAT SOUND IS IN THE BEGINNING OF DIM?
>> IN THE BEGINNING?
OKAY, DIM.
DIM.
DUH, DIM.
IT'S DUH, LIKE DOG!
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
DUH IS IN THE BEGINNING OF DIM.
OUR LAST WORD IS WELL, WELL.
WHAT SOUND IS IN THE BEGINNING OF WELL?
>> WHAT SOUND DO YOU HEAR IN THE BEGINNING OF WELL?
WELL, WELL, WELL.
WUH, IT BEGINS WITH WUH, LIKE WET!
>> GREAT WORK, DUSTY, THAT'S RIGHT!
>> THANKS, DOTT!
I'M GETTING A LITTLE TIRED, THOUGH.
DO YOU THINK WE CAN TAKE A BRAIN BREAK, DRAW WITH ALPHABOTT FOR A LITTLE WHILE?
>> I THINK THAT IS A WONDERFUL IDEA.
LET'S SEE WHAT SHE'S UP TO!
DOT TO DOT WITH ALPHABOTT!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> NOW THIS IS A GREAT DRAWING AB!
IT'S A TREE, AND THAT LOOKS LIKE SOME SORT OF LITTLE ELF NEXT TO IT.
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> DOES THE ELF LIVE IN THE TREE?
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> HOW DOES HE GET INTO THE TREE?
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> OH I SEE.
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> AB NEEDS TO DRAW A WAY FOR THE ELF TO GET INTO THE TREE, ANY IDEAS?
OH THAT'S PERFECT.
HEY AB, OUR FRIENDS THINK YOU SHOULD DRAW A DOOR!
>> A DOOR!?
THAT'S JUST CRAZY ENOUGH TO WORK!
>> NOW DOORS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, BUT I THINK THIS DOOR IS GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE CURVE ON THE TOP, SO WATCH CAREFULLY.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A CURVE LIKE A RAINBOW.
WE'LL START AT THE BOTTOM, AND WE'LL DRAW OUR CURVE UP AND OVER.
>> THERE'S OUR DOOR!
KNOCK KNOCK!
>> WHO'S THERE?
>> JUSTIN.
>> JUSTIN WHO?
>> JUSTIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I THOUGHT I'D COME BY.
>> HAHA, OKAY, WELL YOU CAN ONLY STAY FOR 30 SECONDS!
>> 30 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK, MAKE IT SPEEDY!
♪ ♪ >> ONCE >> UPON >> BOTH: A TIME!
>> SO WE WERE INSIDE A HOUSE >> THAT WAS INSIDE A TREE >> THERE WAS AN ELF, AND THE ELF BAKED COOKIES ALL DAY.
>> INSIDE A TREE?
>> MM-HM.
>> SEEMS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD.
>> YEP.
BUT THE COOKIES WERE DELICIOUS!
>> OKAY!
AND EVERYBODY LOVED THEM!
>> EVEN GRUMPY JOE!
WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, A SQUIRREL CAME IN AND SAID- [DOTT MAKES SQUIRREL NOISES] >> BUT WE DON'T SPEAK SQUIRREL SO WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT SQUIRREL SAID!
>> BUT HE STAYED AND ATE A COOKIE, OATMEAL RAISIN!
>> BOTH: THE END!
>> IT'S RHYME TIME!
THAT'S RIGHT!
IT'S RHYME TIME!
>> THE GAME WHERE WE GIVE YOU THREE WORDS.
TWO OF THEM RHYME, ONE OF THEM DOESN'T.
>> WE HAVE TO TRY TO FIND THE WORD THAT DOESN'T RHYME.
IT'S EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY.
>> LET THE RHYMING GAMES BEGIN!
YOUR WORDS ARE: CAB, GAB, FUN.
>> CAB, GAB, FUN.
WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?
CAB, GAB, FUN.
YEAH, FUN DOESN'T RHYME!
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
ALRIGHT, TRY THIS.
MEN, SAT, HEN.
>> MEN, SAT, HEN.
WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?
MEN, SAT, HEN.
YEAH, SAT DOESN'T RHYME!
>> EXCELLENT WORK, READING BUDDIES!
PAD, SUB, TUB >> PAD, SUB, TUB.
WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?
PAD, SUB, TUB.
PAD DOESN'T RHYME.
HEY, I'VE NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE, IS IT GOOD?
>> PAD SUB TUB?
>> YEAH, THE DISH WITH THE YUMMY NOODLES.
>> DUSTY, YOU'RE THINKING OF PAD SEE EW, AND YES, IT'S DELICIOUS.
>> HEY, LET'S ORDER SOME FOR DINNER, DOTT.
>> AND NOW A POEM!
>> WHAT!?
OH NO, I'VE GOT TO GET READY!
SO IS THAT A YES ON THE THAI FOOD, OR •?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER, OKAY?
>> GOT HIM.
♪ E9 [MUSIC] >> MY FAVORITE NUTS ARE PEANUTS THEY'RE TASTY AND NUTRITIOUS A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH IS ALSO QUITE DELICIOUS!
ADD SOME MALLOW TO THAT MOUTHFUL AND YOU'LL QUICKLY SEE THAT A FLUFFERNUTTER SANDWICH IS YUMMY AS CAN BE!
[MUSIC] >> WHAT DO YOU SEE?
>> NURSE.
NECTARINE.
NINJA.
NEST.
>> LET'S SAY THEM OUTLOUD TOGETHER!
>> BOTH: NURSE.
NECTARINE.
NINJA.
NEST.
>> NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE ONE AWAY!
LOOK.
THINK.
REMEMBER.
WHAT'S MISSING?
>> THE NINJA!
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
YOU HAVE A GOOD MEMORY!
LET'S TRY ANOTHER.
LOOK.
THINK.
REMEMBER.
WHAT'S MISSING?
>> THE NINJA!
OH WAIT, THEY ARE STILL THERE.
OHHH, WHAT WAS MISSING?
>> I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT, THEY TAKE CARE OF YOU IF YOU ARE SICK.
>> THE NURSE!
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THEM.
>> DING DING DING!
OKAY, LET'S SAY THEM ALL AGAIN JUST FOR OUR MEMORIES.
>> BOTH: NURSE.
NECTARINE.
NINJA.
NEST.
>> LOOK.
THINK.
REMEMBER.
WHAT'S MISSING?
>> THE NECTARINE!
THAT LOOKS YUMMY.
I WISH I COULD EAT IT.
IS IT SNACK TIME YET?
DOTT?
PLEASE?
[MUSIC] >> READY, DUST?
>> OH YEAH.
>> SAY RACE.
>> RACE.
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY ACE.
>> RR.
>> RIGHT.
GOOD DOG.
SAY FOIL.
>> FOIL.
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY OIL.
>> FF.
>> FANTASTIC.
SAY RICE.
>> RICE!
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY ICE.
>> RR.
>> RRRRIGHT AGAIN!
SAY MALL.
>> MALL!
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY ALL.
>> MM!
>> MARVELOUS.
SAY SAME.
>> SAME.
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY AME.
>> SS.
>> SENSATIONAL!
GOOD DOG!
>> GOOD TEACHER!
>> AW, THANKS!
>> REALLY GOOD.
>> ME OR THE TREAT?
>> BOTH!
>> I'LL TAKE IT.
♪ ♪ >> N, NUT, NN.
N, NUT, NN.
N, NUT, NN.
>> ALPHABOTT: NN, NN, NN, NN, NN >> I LOVE THAT SONG AB!
NA NA NA, NA NA- >> DUSTY, MY SWEET DOPEY DOG, AB IS NOT SINGING, SHE'S TRYING TO TEACH YOU THE NEW SOUND.
>> I KNEW THAT.
WHAT'S THE NEW SOUND, DOTT?
>> THE NEW SOUND IS NN LIKE NUT.
>> NOW WE'RE TALKING!
BRING ON THE FOOD!
>> NICE TRY DUSTY.
LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND FIRST, IT IS PRETTY FUN.
WHEN I MAKE THE NN SOUND, THE TIP OF MY TONGUE IS TOUCHING THE ROOF OF MOUTH, AND MY MOUTH IS OPEN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
MY TONGUE'S BLOCKING THE AIR, SO THE SOUND GETS PUSHED THROUGH MY NOSE.
>> THE NOSE!?
I SHOULD BE GOOD AT THIS ONE DOTT, MY NOSE IS HUGE!
>> I THINK IT'S A VERY CUTE NOSE.
NOW, LET'S TRY AND HOLD OUT THAT NN SOUND AS LONG AS WE CAN.
OKAY?
READY, SET, GO!
>> BOTH: NNNNNNNN.
>> WOW!
I CAN HOLD THAT NN SOUND OUT FOR A WHILE, DOTT.
I CAN ALSO FEEL THAT BUZZING IN MY VOICE BOX.
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
NNN.
LET'S DO SOMETHING SILLY.
LET'S TRY TO HOLD OUT THE NN SOUND AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME, PLUG UP YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR HAND.
>> OKAY, OKAY, WATCH, HERE WE GO!
WOAH!
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO EXPLODE.
HEY, YOU DO NEED YOUR NOSE FOR THIS ONE.
IS THAT WHY WHEN I HAVE A STUFFY NOSE I SOUND A LITTLE FUNNY?
>> YEP, THAT'S EXACTLY WHY!
NOW, DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE SYMBOL THAT MAKES THE NN SOUND?
>> YEAH!
I'D LIKE TO DRAW IT WITH MY INVISIBLE PAINT BRUSH!
>> THE SYMBOL THAT MAKES THE NN SOUND IS CALLED THE LETTER N. AND IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE THAT DOOR WE DREW ON THE ELF TREE EARLIER.
>> HOW DO WE START?
>> WITH YOUR INVISIBLE PAINT BRUSH, MAKE A SMALL VERTICAL LINE STRAIGHT DOWN.
THEN WE'LL RETRACE THAT LINE UNTIL WE GET NEAR THE TOP, AND MAKE A HILL TO THE RIGHT, JUST LIKE OUR DOOR!
>> SO THAT MAKES THE NN SOUND.
>> EXACTLY!
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD FIND THE NN SOUND IF WE HID IT IN SOME WORDS?
>> NO PROBLEMO!
LET'S GO, AB!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] [MUSIC] >> BOTH: WHERE IS IT?
>> AB AND I HAVE HIDDEN THE NN SOUND BEHIND ONE OF THESE 3 SQUARES.
YOUR JOB IS TO FIND IT!
NOW REMEMBER, IT COULD BE BEHIND ANY OF THESE 3 SQUARES!
>> AND REMEMBER, NN, THAT'S THE SOUND WE'RE LISTENING FOR.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THE FIRST WORD IS NUT.
NN, UH, TT.
>> BOTH: NN, UH, TT.
>> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE NN SOUND IN NUT?
>> NN, UH, TT.
I HEAR IT IN THE BEGINNING!
>> IN THE BEGINNING.
YES, EXCELLENT!
LET'S TRY THE WORD TIN.
TT, IH, NN.
>> BOTH: TT, IH, NN.
>> DUSTY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> TT, IH, NN.
I HEAR IT AT THE END!
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S TRY THE WORD FUN.
FUN.
FF, UH, NN.
>> BOTH: FF, UH, NN.
>> DUSTY?
>> OKAY, FF, UH, NN.
OH, I HEAR IT AT THE END.
>> AT THE END, LET ME SEE.
YES, THAT'S RIGHT!
OKAY, LET'S TRY THE WORD ANT.
AH, NN, TT.
>> BOTH: AH, NN, TT.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE NN SOUND IN ANT?
>> AH, NN, TT.
OH, I HEARD IT IN THE MIDDLE.
>> IN THE MIDDLE, THAT'S RIGHT!
>> I'M HUNGRY.
IS IT DIN DIN TIME YET?
THAT'S WHAT I CALL DINNER BECAUSE I'M ADORABLE!
>> NOT YET DUSTY, THOUGH I REALLY LIKE THE WAY YOU CALL DINNER "DIN DIN."
IT MAKES ME LAUGH.
LET ME PUT IT DOWN HERE.
>> OKAY!
>> I'LL USE THE WORD DIN.
D, I, N. NOW WHAT LETTER WOULD I CHANGE IF I WANTED TO MAKE THIS WORD DID?
>> UM • WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU THINK THE LAST ONE?
ME TOO.
OKAY I'LL TELL DOTT.
THE LAST ONE!
>> OKAY READING BUDDIES, GOOD WORK!
SO I CHANGE THE NN OUT FOR DUH, ANOTHER D. NOW I HAVE DUH, IH, DUH.
NOW WHAT LETTER WOULD I CHANGE IF I WANTED TO MAKE THIS WORD HID?
>> HUH, IH, DUH.
HUH, IH, DUH.
THE FIRST ONE!
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT!
SO I TAKE THAT, AND I CHANGE IT OUT FOR MY H, AND LOOK.
NOW I HAVE THE WORD HID.
I CAN TURN THIS INTO "LID" IF I CHANGE WHAT LETTER?
CAN YOU TELL ME?
>> OKAY, HID TO LID.
HUH, IH, DUH.
LL, IH, DUH.
THE FIRST ONE THERE!
>> YES!
THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT WHAT LETTER MAKES THE LL SOUND?
>> OH BROTHER.
YOU ARE REALLY PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT TODAY.
OKAY.
LL, LIZARD, L!
>> YES!
THERE YOU GO DUSTY!
YOU ARE SUCH A SMART DOG.
OKAY SO NOW WE HAVE LID!
>> WE ARE GETTING SO GOOD AT MAKING THINGS!
>> YEAH, WE ARE!
>> LIKE WORDS, AND DRAWINGS, AND MESSES!
>> UM.
I WOULDN'T SAY MESSES IS A POSITIVE ATTRIBUTE.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WORD MEANS.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT PROBABLY.
I MEAN, WHO MAKES MESSES ANYMORE.
MESSES ARE SO LAST YEAR.
UM, I ACTUALLY MADE A HUGE MESS IN MY ROOM BEFORE YOU CAME OVER!
COULD YOU HELP ME CLEAN IT UP?
GREAT!
RACE YOU TO THE DOGHOUSE!
READY, SET, GO!
WRONG WAY, WRONG WAY!
[MUSIC] >> NOOOO!
♪ DOG, DOG, DOGGY DOG HOUSE ♪ YOU BEAT ME AGAIN.
ALRIGHT, NO MORE MR. NICE DOG.
I BEGIN TRAINING TOMORROW • OR THE DAY AFTER, OR MAYBE NEXT WEEK.
YOU KNOW WHAT, NEVERMIND, IT SOUNDS LIKE TOO MUCH WORK.
NOW IS THE TIME TO CLEAN ANYWAY!
OKAY, THAT NN SOUND IS REALLY BRINGING ME JOY, SO LET'S ONLY KEEP THE OBJECTS THAT HAVE THE NN SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.
REMEMBER NN.
HERE WE GO.
DIVE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
NACHOS!
AH-AH!
NOT-YO NACHOS!
DOES NACHOS HAVE AN NN SOUND?
YEAH, THEY DO!
YOU CAN HAVE SOME NACHOS.
ALRIGHT, WHAT ELSE IS IN HERE?
ONE OF THESE!
PUZZLE!
DOES PUZZLE HAVE THE NN SOUND?
THERE IS NO NN SOUND IN THAT PUZZLE.
ALRIGHT, SEE YOU, PUZZLE.
WOAH!
NECKLACE!
NOW WE'RE TALKING.
DOES NECKLACE HAVE THE NN SOUND?
YEAH!
DOTT'S BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR AGES, SHE'S GONNA BE SO HAPPY THAT I FOUND IT!
I GAVE IT TO HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY.
NOTEBOOK.
DOES NOTEBOOK HAVE THE NN SOUND?
YEAH!
PERFECT, I LIKE TO KEEP THAT BY MY BED IN CASE I GET ANY GOOD IDEAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
WORM!
DOES WORM HAVE THE NN SOUND?
NOPE, SORRY WORM, NO NN, YOU HAVE TO GO BACK OUTSIDE!
NICKEL!
DOES NICKEL HAVE THE NN SOUND?
IT DOES!
WE'RE IN THE MONEY, WE'RE IN THE MONEY, WE GOT THAT NICKEL!
THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP!
LOOK AT THIS PLACE, IT'S SPOTLESS!
I THINK I'LL DONATE THIS NICKEL TO A DOG SHELTER, THEY NEED IT MORE THAN I DO.
HEY, LET'S GO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE READING ROOM.
[MUSIC] [ALPHABOTT NOISES AND DOTT LAUGHING] >> HAHA HAHA!
WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
>> IT'S NOTHING, IT'S JUST AN INSIDE JOKE DUSTY.
REALLY, IT'S NOTHING.
>> I'M PRETTY JEALOUS!
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LAUGHING ABOUT.
>> WHAT WAS THAT DUSTY?
>> OH NOTHING.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
>> DID YOU FINISH CLEANING UP YOUR ROOM?
>> YEAH • JUST TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO DO... >> DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US?
>> OH I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT.
YOU TWO CLEARLY HAVE A FLOW GOING ON HERE.
>> NO, DUSTY, IT'S OKAY.
THE MORE THE MERRIER!
>> REALLY?
>> OF COURSE!
HERE LET ME SHARE MY SUPPLIES WITH YOU.
>> OKAY!
WOAH.
THAT'S REALLY PRETTY AB!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> AB AND I ARE MAKING DECORATIONS FOR THE PARTY THIS WEEKEND.
I COUNTED 12 STREAMERS, YEAH, 12, SO IF I MAKE THIS FAIR, WE EACH GET 4.
SO THERE'S YOURS, AND AB THESE ARE YOURS.
>> HEY, AB HAS ONE MORE THAN ME!
>> NO, NO, WE EACH HAVE 4.
THAT WAY IT'S FAIR.
>> YEAH.
OKAY.
THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> HEY DUST, ARE YOU OKAY?
>> YEAH.
I'M OKAY.
>> DID I DO SOMETHING TO UPSET YOU?
>> I MEAN.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU AND AB HAVE ALL THESE "INSIDE JOKES" NOW.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED ME TO HANG OUT WITH YOU.
>> DID WE MAKE YOU FEEL THAT WAY?
DUSTY, I AM SO SORRY.
I LOVE YOU AND AB!
BOTH!
AT THE SAME TIME.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YOU OR HER.
>> BUT, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE LAUGHING ABOUT.
>> THAT?
IT WASN'T EVEN THAT FUNNY.
AB AND I, WE LISTEN TO MR. RAY, FROM NEXT DOOR, AND HE SINGS WHILE HE'S COOKING.
>> THAT'S IT?
>> THAT'S IT.
>> I DO DO A MEAN MR. RAY IMPRESSION.
WANNA HEAR IT?
>> YEAH!
>> FIIIGAROO!
FIGARRO!
LASAGNE!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES AND DOTT LAUGHING] >> YEAH!
WHY DOES HE ALWAYS SAY WHAT HE'S COOKING?
>> IT'S SO FUNNY!
HAVE YOU HEARD HIS MEATBALL SONG?
>> MEATBALL, MEATBALL, RIGHT?
>> BOTH: SQUAT WITH DOTT!
GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!
>> I GOTTA GET MY STEPS IN.
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN ME?
IT'LL BE FUN, I PROMISE!
SO STAND UP, AND FOLLOW ALONG.
TODAY'S WORKOUT IS ALL ABOUT THE NUMBER NINE!
>> LIKE WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING NINE TIMES?
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
LET'S START BY NODDING OUR HEAD, 9 TIMES.
ARE YOU READY, DUSTY?
>> YEAH, I'M READY!
>> BOTH: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
>> WOOF.
MY NECK IS NUMB!
>> WE GOTTA GET YOU NIMBLE!
>> TELL ME ABOUT IT.
>> TRY THIS ONE, IT'S CALLED THE NUZZLE.
YOU WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND, AND YOU ROLL YOUR SHOULDERS.
READY?
HERE WE GO.
>> BOTH: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
>> NICE!
I LIKED THAT ONE!
HEY DOTT, WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE?
I CALL IT THE "HEY, NEIGHBOR!"
>> IS THAT IT?
>> YEAH, THAT'S IT!
>> AM I DOING IT RIGHT?
>> YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE GETTING THERE.
>> OKAY!
LAST MOVE, I CALL THIS ONE THE NO-NO.
SEE WHAT I'M DOING?
OKAY, LET'S DO IT 9 TIMES TOGETHER!
>> BOTH: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
>> AND POSE!
NICE POSE!
>> THANKS, DOTT, YOU TOO!
GOOD WORKOUT DOTT >> NOURISHING, REALLY.
[MUSIC] >> HEY!
WELCOME TO BATH TIME!
LOOK AT ALL THESE BUBBLES!
ARE YOU READY TO POP SOME BUBBLES?
LET'S GO!
>> BUH, IH, GUH.
BIG BUH, AH, GUH BAG >> THIS IS MY SPECIAL HAT, IT PROTECTS ME •FROM I DON'T KNOW!
>> BUH, RR, AH, TT BRAT BUH, RR, AH, TT, SS BRATS >> GOTTA GET DRY!
YAH!
WOOP, DID I GET YOU WET?
SORRY!
[MUSIC] >> HEY DUST, YOU GOT ANOTHER LETTER FROM YOUR FRIEND OTTO.
>> WILL YOU READ IT TO US, DOTT?
HEY, LET'S KEEP OUR EARS TUNED INTO THAT NN SOUND DURING OTTO'S LETTER.
>> YOU READY?
>> YEAH!
>> OTTO: DEAR DUSTY, DID YOU SEE THE NEWS AT NOON?
MY NEIGHBOR NANCY WAS ON IT!
I CALL HER NUTTY NANCY.
IT'S A NICKNAME.
ANYWAY, SHE WROTE A NOVEL AND PEOPLE THINK IT'S PRETTY NOTEWORTHY!
THAT MEANS, IT'S GOOD.
BETWEEN YOU AND ME?
I THINK SHE'S A NATURAL.
SHOULD WE START A BOOK CLUB?
OTTO.
[MUSIC] >> A BOOK CLUB!
THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN!
BUT • I STILL DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO READ ALL THAT WELL YET.
>> BUT YOU ARE LEARNING!
AND BECAUSE OF THE WORK YOU'VE DONE SO FAR, YOU CAN READ A WHOLE BUNCH OF WORDS!
>> IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WORK WHEN I'M WITH YOU!
MUA!
OR YOU!
MUA!
>> THANKS FOR COMING OVER TODAY!
>> AND FOR BEING MY READING BUDDY!
PRETTY SOON, I'LL BE ABLE TO READ OTTO'S LETTERS ALL BY MYSELF!
>> LITTLE BY LITTLE!
>> LETTER BY LETTER!
[MUSIC] >> BOTH: READING BUDDIES >> YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY.
>> BOTH: READING BUDDIES >> I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WISH YOU COULD STAY!
>> BOTH: 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!
[MUSIC AND ALPHABOTT NOISES]


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