♪ ♪ >> HI!

>> DOTT: OH!

YOU'RE HERE!

YOU MADE IT!

>> DUSTY: YOU'RE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE!

>> DOTT: I'M DOTT LIKE THE POLKA DOT, AND THIS IS MY DOG DUSTY.

>> DUSTY: LIKE THE DUST.

HEY DOTT, WHAT BADGE AM I GONNA GET TODAY?

>> DOTT: TODAY'S ALPHABADGE IS CALLED...

THE Z CONSONANT BADGE!

>> DUSTY: ZIPPTY DOO DA!

>> DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!

LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.

>> DUSTY: OK!

OUTSIDE!

THAT'S UM, THATS, OH.

HEY DOTT, WAIT UP!

>> ALPHABOTTEERS: ♪ WE USE OUR EYES.

WE USE EACH EAR.

♪ THE LETTERS SHOW, THE SOUNDS ♪ WE HEAR.

♪ READING TOGETHER WILL HELP US GROW.

♪ THESE BADGES SHOW YOU ALL WE ♪ KNOW.

WE GET A NEW ONE EVERY TIME.

>> DUSTY:♪ AND WITH YOUR HELP WE'LL TAKE THAT CLIMB!

>> ALPHABOTTEERS: LET'S GO!

♪ ON A LETTER ADVENTURE!

♪ LET'S GO!

♪ LEARNING'S BETTER TOGETHER.

♪ WE'RE THE ALPHABOTTEERS!

>> DOTT: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY!

DROP YOU'RE BACKPACKS OFF INSIDE, WE'LL BE RIGHT IN.

>> DUSTY: YOU HEARD HER!

BACKPACKS INSIDE WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO TODAY.

A LOT OF WORK!

>> DOTT: DUST, THAT MEANS YOU TOO.

>> DUSTY: OH, RIGHT.

COME ON FEET!

>> MARTY: HELLO READING BUDDIES!

MY NAME IS MARTY, THE GARDEN GNOME, AND THIS IS MARY!

SAY HELLO MARY.

>> MARY: HELLO MARY!

>> MARTY: WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU... >> BOTH: THE FANCY SCHMANCY WORD OF THE DAY!

>> MARY: WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A BIG WORD, AND TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.

>> MARTY: DRUMROLL PLEASE... >> MARY: BADDABADDA... >> MARTY: TODAY'S WORD IS... ZESTY.

>> MARY: ZESTY MEANS, FULL OF FLAVOR, OR, FULL OF ENERGY.

>> MARY: LET'S TRY TO SAY IT TOGETHER, WITH LOT'S OF ENERGY!

ZESTY ON THREE.

1,2,3 >> ALL: ZESTY!

>> MARTY: WOW!

THAT WAS ENERGETIC!

YEAH!

THAT WAS REALLY ZESTY!

OUR FRIEND JAMPA'S COMING READING BUDDIES, SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR... >> MARTY: IN A WHILE CROCODILE!

FREEZE!

>> ALAPHABOTT: BUZZ!

>> DOTT: YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!

IT'S TIME FOR ALPHABOTT'S SOUND OF THE DAY.

>> DUSTY: WHAT'S THE NEW SOUND AB?

>> ALPHABOTT: Z, Z, Z, Z, Z, Z.

>> DOTT: NOW THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.

Z, LIKE ZIPPER!

READING BUDDIES, TODAY YOU'RE HELPING DUSTY EARN THE Z CONSONANT BADGE!

>> OOOOH!

>> DUSTY: ZING!

I WANT THAT.

>> DOTT: I KNOW YOU DO DUST, I KNOW YOU DO...

BUT FIRST, LET'S EXPLORE THE SOUND THAT THE LETTER Z MAKES!

ALPHABOTT- CAN SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES TO MAKE THE Z SOUND?

WHEN WE MAKE THE Z SOUND, OUR TOP AND BOTTOM TEETH ARE CLOSE TOGETHER AND, AND WE PUSH THE AIR THROUGH THEM.

Z.

>> DUSTY: Z... HAHAHA.

OH YEAH, I FEEL THE BUZZ.

EVEN MY TEETH WERE BUZZING.

>> DOTT: THE Z SOUND CREATES FRICTION, WHICH IS WHY YOU HEAR AND FEEL ALL OF THAT BUZZING.

>> DUSTY: LIKE A BEE!

BUZZ >> DOTT: WELL, THAT'S ALPHABOTT'S SOUND OF THE DAY!

THANKS AB.

>> ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>> DUSTY: I'M GOING TO GET THAT Z CONSONANT BADGE!

>> DOTT: I KNOW YOU WILL!

WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.

>> DUSTY: PHEW, ALL THAT WORK MADE ME HUNGRY!

IT'S TIME FOR DUSTY'S TRIPLE DECKER DOG FOOD SANDWICH- WITH, ANCHOVIES OF COURSE.

>> DOTT: YOU CAN HAVE YOUR TREATS AFTER YOU CLEAN YOUR DOGHOUSE DUST.

>> DUSTY: I ALREADY DID.

IT'S SO CLEAN, IT'S LIKE, TOO CLEAN, IT'S LIKE CLEANY CLEANY CLEAN, IT'S SQUEAKY CLEAN.

YA KNOW?

I DON'T THINK SHE BOUGHT IT!

HEY, WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN MY DOGHOUSE?

>> YES!

HOT DOG, RACE YOU THERE!

READY, SET, GO!

♪ DOG, DOG, DOG DOGGY DOG DOG HOUSE ♪ >> DUSTY: YOU WIN.

GADZOOKS!

LOOK AT THIS MESS!

TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE ALL THE THINGS WITH THE Z SOUND.

REMEMBER, Z,Z, AS IN ZIPPER.

>> JUNK: ZZZ.ZZZ... >> DUSTY: HEY!

WAKE UP!

GOOD MORNING STAR SHINE, THE EARTH SAYS-DIVE, DIVE DIVE!...

OH MY WATCH.

ZEBRA.

DOES ZEBRA HAVE THE Z SOUND?

>> YES!

>> DUSTY: YES- Z IS ITS FIRST SOUND.

SNOOZE OVER BY THE BED ZEBRA.

DISH.

D ISH.

DOES DISH HAVE THE Z SOUND?

>> NO.

>> DUSTY: NOPE!

UH... WHOOPS?

BACK TO THE JUNK!

WOAH!

A GRIZZLY BEAR.

GRIZZLY.

DO YOU HEAR THE Z SOUND IN GRIZZLY?

>> YES!

>> DUSTY: YEAH ME TOO!

THAT WAS TRICKY!

OLIVE.

OL IVE.

DOES OLIVE HAVE THE Z SOUND?

>> NO.

>>DUSTY: NOPE!

I'M NOT A BIG OLIVE FAN ANYWAY.

FEZ.

F E Z.

DOES FEZ HAVE A Z SOUND?

SURE DOES!

DOES ANYONE STILL WEAR... A FEZ?

>> JUNK: NO!

MY MAGIC FEZ!

SEE YA TOMORROW, DUSTY.

>> DUSTY: SEE YA TOMORROW JUNK.

WOW- NOW I'M REALLY HUNGRY.

OH BOY!

YUMMY SMELLS ARE HAPPENING IN THE READING ROOM.

LET'S GO!

>> MAYA: HEY DUSTY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?

>> DUSTY: LET ME SEE... AH YES... >> BOTH: IT'S SNACK TIME!

>> MAYA: I'M TEACHING DUSTY SOME NEW TRICKS- DO YOU WANT TO HELP?

GREAT!

HERE WE GO DUSTY- EASY PEASY, LEMON SQUEEZY!

SAY ANIMAL.

>> DUSTY: ANIMAL.

>> MAYA: SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY AN.

>> DUSTY: IMAL!

>> MAYA: GOOD DOG!

SAY FABULOUS.

>> DUSTY: FABULOUS!!

>> MAYA: SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY FAB.

>> DUSTY: ULOUS!

>> MAYA: YES.

SAY NEWS.

>> DUSTY: NEWS >> MAYA: SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY N. >> DUSTY: EWS!

>> MAYA: GREAT.

SAY LIKE >> DUSTY: LIKE.

>> MAYA: SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY L. >> DUSTY: IKE.

>> MAYA: CORRECT!

>> DUSTY: MMM.

THESE ARE SO GOOD.

TREATS, TREATS- I LIKE TREATS!

OH.

AND I LIKE YOU TOO OF COURSE!

>> MARTY: OH!

HI READING BUDDIES!

WE ARE SO EXCITED AND FULL OF ZEST FOR THIS EXPERIMENT!

>> MARY: WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH VEGETABLES ARE THE MOST ZESTY, THE MOST FULL OF FLAVOR!

MARY'S GOING FIRST.

TRY THIS MARY!

>> MARY: A TOMATO!

LETS SEE... OH WOW!

IT'S SO FLAVORFUL- IT'S SOUR, BUT SWEET.

ZESTY!

>> MARTY: OK!

OK!

MY TURN.

I HOPE I GET A ZESTY ONE!

>> MARY: ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO GO NEXT MARTY?

>> MARTY: YES!

OOH, I'VE GOT A SUCH ZEST FOR TASTING FOOD!

MAYBE I COULD BE A CHEF!

>> MARY: HERE YA GO CHEF!

>> MARTY: MARY.

WHAT IS THIS... >> MARY: IT'S A GHOST PEPPER.

IT'S ONE OF THE HOTTEST PEPPERS IN THE WORLD!

IS IT ZESTY MARTY?

>> MARTY: ZESTY!

>> MARY: HUH.

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN ONE ZESTY PEPPER... >> ZIGGY: EVERY DAY'S A GREAT DAY WHEN YOU'RE DRAWING, RIGHT ALPHABOTT?

>> ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>> DUSTY: OH- I SEE ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!

LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO >> DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY, WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?

>> ZIGGY: A CLOSE UP PORTRAIT OF MY BROTHER.

SEE HERE?

WE ALREADY DREW THEIR HOODY!

>> DUSTY: CAN WE HELP YOU DRAW THE REST?

>> ZIGGY: I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD!

>> DOTT: CAN YOU HELP FINISH THIS ZIPPER?

>> DOTT: GREAT!

NOW FOLLOW ALONG.. WE DRAW A SHORT HORIZONTAL LINE ACROSS, DIAGONAL LINE DOWN AND ANOTHER SHORT HORIZONTAL LINE TO THE RIGHT.

I DIDN'T EVEN LIFT UP MY MARKER.

JUST THREE MOVEMENTS.

OVER, DOWN, OVER.

HERE WE GO.

OVER, DOWN, OVER... AND WE'RE DONE.

>> ZIGGY: THE PERSPECTIVE.

MY FAVORITE ONE YET!

>> DUSTY: YOU SAY THAT ABOUT ALL OF YOUR PAINTINGS!

>> ZIGGY: I MEAN IT EVERY TIME!

I HAVE TO RINSE OUT MY BRUSHES.

SEE YA LATER PAINTER!

>> BYE!

>> DOTT: THAT ZIPPER MADE ME THINK OF THE SYMBOL THAT MAKES THE Z SOUND; IT'S CALLED THE LETTER Z.

>> DUSTY: THE LETTER Z?

MY NEW ALPHABADGE!

>> DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT, DUST.

LET'S LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER AT THE LETTERZ .

ALPHABOTT- SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.

>> DOTT: ALRIGHT READING BUDDIES- TIME TO TAKE OUT YOUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH.

NOW I KNOW I PUT IT AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE- DUST... >> DUSTY: FOLLOW ALONG WITH DOTT TO CREATE THE LETTER Z .

>> DOTT: LET'S START ON THE DOTTED LINE.

WE DRAW A SHORT HORIZONTAL LINE TO THE RIGHT.

THEN WE DRAW A DIAGONAL DOWN TO THE LEFT.

THEN, ANOTHER SHORT HORIZONTAL LINE ACROSS TO THE RIGHT- LOOKING FAMILIAR TO ANYONE?

>> DUSTY: NOPE.

NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

HEY WAIT A MINUTE!

IT LOOKS LIKE THE ZIPPER WE DREW!

>> DOTT: RIGHT- EXCEPT THIS ZIPPER MAKES THE Z SOUND.

CAN YOU HEAR IT?

>> THE LETTER Z: ZIPPER, Z.

>> DUSTY: DID YOU HEAR THAT?!

HAHA- THAT'S A MAGIC PAINTBRUSH FOR YA.

LET'S PUT THOSE THINGS AWAY BEFORE THEY PUT A SPELL ON US OR SOMETHING!

>> DOTT: GOOD IDEA.

WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS NEW Z SOUND A BIT MORE?

>> DUSTY: OK!

MEET YOU IN THE READING ROOM!

♪ ♪ Z ZIPPER Z Z ZIPPER Z Z ZIPPER Z WHERE IS IT!

THE GAME WHERE YOU HAVE TO LISTEN FOR A SOUND IN A WORD.

YOU ALL KNOW THE REIGNING CHAMPION- DUSTY!

>> DUSTY: HELLO COUSIN ERYN, I'M ON TV!

>> DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE Z SOUND.

IT WILL BE IN THE FIRST, SECOND, OR EVEN A THIRD SQUARE.

HERE WE GO- THE FIRST WORD IS ZOO.

>> DUSTY: ZOO, ZOO.

WHICH SQUARE HAS THE Z SOUND IN ZOO?...

WE'LL CHOOSE THE FIRST SQUARE DOTT.

>> DOTT: CORRECT!

NOW LET'S MOVE TO THREE SQUARES.

YOUR NEXT WORD IS "BUZZ".

>> DUSTY: BUZZ, BUZZ.

WHICH SQUARE HAS THE Z SOUND?

BUZZ... >> THIRD SQUARE.

>>DUSTY: WE'LL TAKE THE LAST SQUARE.

>> DOTT: INCREDIBLE!

THE LAST WORD IS ZONE.

>> DUSTY: ZONE, Z O NE...

WHICH SQUARE HAS THE Z SOUND?

>> FIRST SQUARE.

>> ARE YOU SURE?

>> YES!

>> DUSTY: OK.

THIS ONE'S FOR ALL THE PICKLES- THE FIRST SQUARE DOTT!

>> DOTT: THE FIRST SQUARE, THAT'S RIGHT!

YOU WON!

>> DUSTY: I'D LIKE TO THANK MY READING BUDDIES, AND OF COURSE, THE Z SOUND!

>> DOTT: JOIN US NEXT TIME- WHERE WE'LL FIND A WHOLE NEW SOUND!

>> ALPHABOTT: BUZZ... BUZZ.

>> DOTT: UH OH.

ALPHABOTT'S BATTERY IS RUNNING OUT OF JUICE.

HEY DUSTY COULD YOU TAKE HER TO REGGIE FOR A QUICK CHARGE?

>> DUSTY: OH, SURE!

REGGIE'S GREAT WITH REPAIRS!

WILL YOU COME WITH ME, WE COULD USE YOUR HELP!

>> YES!

>> DUSTY: GREAT- COME ON ALPHABOTT- YOU'LL BE CHARGED IN NO TIME!

LET'S DO IT.

>> DUSTY: HEY, REGGIE >> REGGIE: HEY YOU TWO!

HEY READING BUDDIES.

>> DUSTY: OH!

WERE YOU WORKING ON THE HAPPY CAMPER?

HOWS THE HEP CAT ON THE TIRES?

>> REGGIE: DUSTY- I THINK YOU MEAN HUBCAP.

>> DUSTY: YEA, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I SAID, THAT'S A HUBCAP YEAH... >> ALPHABOTT: BUZZ?

>> REGGIE: SORRY ALPHABOTT.

DUSTY, LET'S TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD.

HOLY SMOKES!

HER BATTERY IS DRAINED.

HEY, WILL YOU HELP US CHARGE ALPHABOTT'S BATTERIES?

WE CAN DO IT!

OK!

FOR EVERY SOUND WE HEAR IN THE WORD, WE HAVE TO PRESS A BUTTON.

AFTER A FEW ROUNDS, ALPHABOTT WILL BE FULLY CHARGED.

LET'S GET TO WORK!

>> DUSTY: ZEN.

THE WORD IS ZEN.

HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN ZEN?

THREE!

ZEN.

ZEN.

>> REGGIE: GREAT JOB BUDDIES!

>> DUSTY: ZONE.

THE WORD IS ZONE.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN Z O NE?

THREE!

ZONE.

ZONE!

FRIZZ.

THE WORD IS FRIZZ.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN F R I ZZ?

4!

F R I ZZ.

FRIZZ.

BUZZ.

THE WORD IS BUZZ.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN THE WORD BUZZ?

3?

LET'S SEE.

BUZZ.

BUZZ!

>> REGGIE: HE'S FULLY CHARGED!

GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!

THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY... >> DUSTY: 10 CENTS TOWARD THE GET REGGIE TO SPACE CAMP FUND.

THANKS REGGIE.

>> REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.

>> DUSTY: HEY DOTT!

AB IS FULLY CHARGED AND READY TO RUMBLE.

>> DOTT: GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK AB!

>> AB: BUZZ BUZZ!

>> DOTT: GREAT IDEA AB ALPHABOTT WANTS TO TRANSFORM SOME WORDS THAT HAVE THE Z SOUND IN THEM.

>> DUSTY: OH BOY!

I'M SO CLOSE TO EARNING THAT Z ALPHABADGE I CAN TASTE IT!

IT'S... ZESTY!

>> DOTT: DUSTY, PROMISE ME YOU WON'T EAT YOUR Z BADGE.

>> DUSTY: ARE WE GONNA TRANSFORM SOME WORDS OR NOT!?

>> DOTT: OK OK!

LET'S READ THIS WORD TOGETHER, ZIG... ZIG!

WHAT SOUND COMES FIRST?

>> DUSTY: Z IG.

ZIG.

MY NEW SOUND!

Z AS IN ZEBRA!

>> DOTT: Z, VERY GOOD!

LET'S TRANSFORM ZIG TO ZAG!

>> DUSTY: Z AG... Z A G...

THIS IS A SNEAKY ONE • DO YOU CHANGE THE VOWEL IN THE MIDDLE?

>> DOTT: YES, THAT'S RIGHT!

WE NEED TO CHANGE I OUT FOR A.

NOW WE HAVE ZAG.

HOW DO WE TRANSFORM ZAG TO BAG?

>> DUSTY: B A G... B A G...

THE FIRST SOUND CHANGED.

WE DON'T NEED THE Z ,LET'S MAKE IT B!

WE NEED A B!

>> DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT DUSTY, I LOVE THE ENTHUSIASM.

BAG!

VERY GOOD.

LET'S CHANGE BAG TO BIG!

WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

>> DUSTY: B I G... B I G.. ANOTHER MIDDLE VOWEL SOUND CHANGE!

THOSE ARE TRICKY!

>> DOTT: YES, A HAS TO BECOME I.

BIG.

NOW WE HAVE BIG.

WOW DUST, YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS!

>> DUSTY: OOF.

MY BRAIN IS FULL.

CAN WE GO OUTSIDE?

>> DOTT: GREAT IDEA DUSTY, WE CAN GET SOME FRESH AIR WHILE WE EXERCISE!

DO YOU WANT TO COME OUTSIDE WITH US?

>> YES!

>>DOTT: GREAT!

LET'S GET TO IT.

THANKS AB.

>> DUSTY: ARE YOU READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!?

>> DOTT: DUSTY LIKES TO KEEP US COMPANY WHEN WE GET MY STEPS IN.

DO YOU WANNA STAND UP AND JOIN US?

>> KITT: YEAH!!

COME ON!

>> DOTT: LET'S GET IN THE ZONE.

LET'S PRETEND TO ZIP OUR LEGS TOGETHER.

AND HOP FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

HERE WE GO!

WE ZIP-AND HOP, ZIP-AND HOP, ZIP AND HOP, NOW STOP.

>> DUSTY: I FEEL ZANY.

AND I LOVE IT!

>> DOTT: THAT MADE ME FEEL JAZZY.

>> COSMO: HATCHA!

>> KITT: WHOOPEE!

>> DUSTY: JAZZ!

>> DOTT: DO YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE JAZZ HANDS?

YOU SPREAD YOUR FINGERS OUT WIDE.

AND THEN YOU SHAKE YOUR HANDS.

>> COSMO: LIKE THIS?

>> DOTT: COSMO, YOU ARE A NATURAL!

JAZZ HANDS ALL TOGETHER!

JAZZ HANDS, JAZZ HANDS, JAZZ HANDS- AND STOP!

>> KITT: GOOD WORK OUT FOLKS.

>> DOTT: DIZZYING, REALLY!

>> DUSTY: THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT!

WOAH- LOOK AT ALL THE BUBBLES!

LET'S GET POPPING.

>> DOTT: ZERO...

ZERO.

Z I P... ZIP!

Z E S T... ZEST.

>> DUSTY: DOTT, I'M READY TO COME OUT.

I'LL UNPLUG THE DRAIN.

WOAH!

♪ ♪ >> DUSTY: HI JAMPA >> JAMPA: HI DUSTY!

>> DUSTY: WOAH, IS THAT A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?

>> JAMPA: YES!

>> DUSTY: WHAT IS THAT A PICTURE OF?

>> JAMPA: ZEBRA.

>> DUSTY: A ZEBRA?

ZEBRA'S FLY RIGHT?

>> JAMPA: NO DUSTY >> DUSTY: OH THEY DON'T FLY.

WHAT COLOR IS THAT?

>> JAMPA: BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES.

>> DUSTY: OH IT'S GOT STRIPES, THAT'S GREAT.

I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THIS ZEBRA.

>> JAMPA: OK, GO AHEAD.

>> DUSTY: IS IT KIND OF LIKE A HORSE?

>> JAMPA: YEAH!

>> DUSTY: WHAT SOUND DOES A HORSE MAKE?

>> JAMPA: NAY NAY!

>> DUSTY: YEAH!

WOW, THAT WAS SO FUN.

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME.

>> JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.

>> DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!

>> DOTT: THE END.

DUSTY, ARE YOU OKAY?

>> DUSTY: YEAH, I GOT SOME FUR IN MY EYES... >> DOTT: YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY TO FEEL EMOTIONAL BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU READ.

>> DUSTY: I'M CRYING BECAUSE OF A BOOK?

>> DOTT: STORIES CAN MAKE YOU FEEL LOTS OF THINGS.

THAT'SONE OF THE REASONS I LOVE THAT'SONE OF THE REASONS I LOVE TO READ THEM...

I'M JUST SURPRISED YOU FEEL SAD AT THE END OF THIS BOOK.

>> DUSTY: BECAUSE... WELL...

THERE REALLY IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

>> DOTT: OH MY SWEET DUSTY.

I THINK THOSE ARE HAPPY TEARS.

>> DUSTY: HAPPY TEARS?

HAPPY TEARS ARE A THING??

>> DOTT: HAPPY ENDINGS SOMETIMES MEAN HAPPY TEARS.

SOMETIMES CRYING HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE FEELING A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS AT ONCE, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT SAD.

>> DUSTY: WELL I AM FEELING A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS AT ONCE JUST... LIKE... TOTO.

>> DOTT: LIKE TOTO?

YOU WERE FOLLOWING TOTO'S EMOTIONAL JOURNEY?

>> DUSTY: OF COURSE!

CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW WORRIED HE WAS FOR DOROTHY?

THE RELIEF AT ARRIVING BACK HOME??

>> DOTT: EVERYONE NEEDS A CANINE COMPANION LIKE YOU, DUSTY.

>> DUSTY: DITTO, DOTT.

>> DOTT: AWWW... >> DOTT: WAIT.

TECHNICALLY I'M NOT A CANINE COMPANION.

>> DUSTY: I WON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST YA.

>> BOTH: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME...

THERE'S NO PLACE... >> DUSTY: HAPPY TEARS.

>> MARTY: BOY THAT WAS-- >> BUTTERFLIES: ZESTY!!

ZESTY.

FULL OF FLAVOR OR ENERGY!

>> MARY: I LIKED IT!

>> MARTY: THAT'S OUR TIME READING BUDDIES.

SAY GOODBYE MARY.

>> MARY: GOODBYE MARY.

>> MARTY: GOODBYE JAMPA.

>> JAMPA: BYE GNOMES.

>> DOTT: AND YOU DUSTY, YOU'VE EARNED YOUR NEW CONSONANT ALPHABADGE, "THE Z BADGE".

WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.

>> DUSTY: SHUCKS FOLKS I'M SPEECHLESS!

HEY, BUDDIES.

LOOK WHAT I GOT!

>> DOTT: LITTLE BY LITTLE... >> ALPHABOTTEERS: LETTER BY LETTER!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> DOTT: OK READING BUDDIES, TIME TO GO HOME!

GIVE YOUR VESTS TO AB.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.

♪ READING BUDDIES!

♪ YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY.

>> DUSTY: ♪ READING BUDDIES!

♪ I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WISH ♪ YOU COULD STAY!

>> DOTT:♪ WE'LL SEE YOU SOON, ♪ FROM THIS SAME SPOT.

>> DUSTY: WITH DUSTY >> DOTT: DOTT >> ALL: AND ALPHABOTT!

WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES, YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE.