Alma's Way
Steggie Rescue/Alma Hits the Right Note
Season 1 Episode 22 | 23m 25sVideo has Audio Description
Alma, Eddie, and Junior play a late-night game. / Alma wants to learn to play piano.
At a sleepover, Alma, Eddie, and Junior play a late-night game with Steggie. / Alma decides she wants to play piano when she sees Mami having a great time teaching another student.
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Alma's Way
Steggie Rescue/Alma Hits the Right Note
Season 1 Episode 22 | 23m 25sVideo has Audio Description
At a sleepover, Alma, Eddie, and Junior play a late-night game with Steggie. / Alma decides she wants to play piano when she sees Mami having a great time teaching another student.
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[♪♪♪] ♪ Waahoooa yay!
♪ Vamonos!
♪ Lo le lo lai, lo lai lai lo le.
♪ ♪ It's Alma's Way!
♪ Here she comes, ♪ beaming with pride and something to say!
♪ ♪ Hear those drums?
♪ Playing Alma's Way.
♪ From the Bronx, ♪ singing a le lo lai, lai lo lei, ♪ ♪ Our island songs, ♪ saying Alma's Way!
♪ So many questions, So much to explain.
♪ ♪ Hoh!
♪ Figure it out as you hop on the 6 train.
♪ ♪ Hoo!
♪ ♪ With Mami, Papi, Junior and Abuelo, mi gente.
♪ ♪ I'll think it through and share it with you, ♪ ♪ come on vente!
♪ There she goes!
♪ Learning about her world every day.
♪ ♪ The whole world knows, ♪ It's Alma's Way... ♪ Alma's Way!
♪ Wepa!
[traffic] [subway going by] ALMA: “Steggie Rescue” ♪♪♪ JUNIOR: ROAR!
ALMA: ¡WEPA!
JUNIOR: ROARR!!!
ALMA: It's a Pajama Jam Party!
With a sleepover in my room, and pancakes in the morning.
Ohhh yeaaahh!
ALMA: Time for a solo from our special sleepover guest... Hit it, Eddie!
♪trumpet solo JUNIOR: Wooo!
Yeaaahh!
[yawns] JUNIOR: [yawns] [Music stops] PAPI: And that's our cue to shut this party down and go to bed.
ALMA: One more song?
¿Una más?
MAMI: [yawns] [sing-songy] No, no, no, no.
It's time for bed.
MAMI: [in monster voice] If we don't get to bed now, we're gonna turn into Cranky Sleepy Monsters.
Grrrrahhh!
ALMA/JUNIOR/PAPI: Ahhh!
/C'mon, Steggie!
/Ay, ¡Vamos, niños!
ALMA: C'mon, guys!
The monster's gonna chase us!
EDDIE: Ah, no!
[giggles] MAMI: [in monster voice] ROOOARRR!!!
[stomping] MAMI: [in monster voice] ROAR!!
ALMA: I can hear her!
The Sleepy Monster is coming!
PAPI: Into the bathroom!
Let's brush our teeth before the monster gets us!
Quick, niños!
Hurry!
MAMI: [in monster voice] The Sleepy Monster is coming!!
ROAAAR!
ALMA: Incoming!!
JUNIOR: Wait!
EDDIE: Huh?
JUNIOR: That spot's for Steggie.
EDDIE: Okay...
JUNIOR; Thanks!
EDDIE: [chuckles] JUNIOR: This is our first big-kid sleepover, isn't it Steggie?
[in dino voice] ROAARR!
JUNIOR: [kid voice] We're super excited.
EDDIE: I've never slept next to a dinosaur before.
JUNIOR: Don't worry, he doesn't bite.
He just loves to snuggle.
EDDIE: [giggles] MAMI: Alright!
Who's ready for a goodnight hug?
PAPI: ¿Abracitos?
Huh?!
ALMA/JUNIOR/EDDIE: ¡Sí!/Hugs!/Yeah!
MAMI: Mwaah!
MAMI: Mwah!
PAPI: Mwah!
JUNIOR: Mmmm, cozy.
MAMI: Mwaah!
PAPI/MAMI: Good night/Buenas noches.
ALMA: [whispering] Okay, so what do you wanna play?
JUNIOR: Huh?
EDDIE: Hmmm... How 'bout Dino Tag?
[in dino voice] ROARRR!
JUNIOR: [giggles] ALMA: Count me in!
Stomp!
Stomp!
Stomp!
ROARRR!!!
Are you playing, Junior?
JUNIOR: Yeah!!!
[in dino voice] ROAR!
we're IT!
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [LOUD ROARS and giggles] PAPI: [cough] Dinosaurios, it's quiet time.
Shhhh.
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [quieter roars and giggles] JUNIOR: [whispering] Tag!
You're IT!
ALMA: Here comes the Almasaurus!
ALMA: [whispering] Roar!
Rooar!!
Watch out, Steggie!
The Almasaurus is gonna get youuuu!
Roarrrrr!
ALMA: [whispering] Aha!
There you are!
[gentle footsteps] ALMA: [whispering] Get ready to be IT!
EDDIE: [whispering] She's got you now, Junior!
JUNIOR: [whispering] Oh no!
We're trapped, Steggie!
What should we do?!
ALMA: [whispering] Roar Roarr!
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp] JUNIOR: Oh no!
Steggie!!!
CHACHO: [eating] [growls] CHACHO: [growls fade away] ALMA: Guess Steggie reeeeally didn't wanna be IT.
JUNIOR: We've gotta get him!
Steggie and I can't sleep without each other!
EDDIE: No biggie.
I got him.
JUNIOR: Wait!
Let's make up a game to get Steggie!
EDDIE: Yeah!
ALMA: Great idea, Junior!
ALMA: [quieter] How ‘bout the downstairs floor is... lava!
EDDIE: Soooo, we gotta save Steggie without touching it.
JUNIOR: [yawning] Yeah!
ALMA: This calls for... ALMA/EDDIE: (in unison) Operation Steggie Rescue!
ALMA: Let's get some stuff for our rescue!
JUNIOR: (loudly) We're comin' for you, Steggie!
ALMA/EDDIE: Shhhhhh!
JUNIOR: [whispering] I mean... we're comin' for you, Steggie!
♪suspenseful music ALMA: [whispering] Ready team?
EDDIE/JUNIOR: [whispering] Ready!
[quiet footsteps and movement] ALMA: It's go time.
JUNIOR: [yawns] ALMA: Ahh...
Which way, por favor?
EDDIE: [whispering] A little to the left, lower, lower... bingo!
JUNIOR: [whispering] ¡Wepa!
You got him!
EDDIE: Steady.... steady now... [musical build up] JUNIOR: [gasp] ALMA/EDDIE: Dino down!/[gasp] JUNIOR: Try again!
JUNIOR: (sleepy) It's not... reaching... ALMA: Junior, are you getting tired?
JUNIOR: Nope.
Not tired.
I wanna play!
EDDIE: I'll just go get him.
JUNIOR: You can't!
The lava!
We've gotta rescue him!
ALMA: Time for Plan B!
[plastic toy clicks] EDDIE: I'm not sure that'll be long enough to reach Steggie.
JUNIOR: Watch this...
It is now.
EDDIE: Whooa!
JUNIOR: [yawns] ALMA: C'mon, team.
Let's rescue Steggie!
ALMA: Let's hope this works.
EDDIE: Ready to bring Steggie home?
JUNIOR: Yep!
[yawns] ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasps] EDDIE: Agh!
Too far.
JUNIOR: Not far enough.
ALMA: Bullseye!
JUNIOR: You got him!
EDDIE: [yawning] Alright!
[long yawn] ALMA: [yawns] JUNIOR: [long yawn] Whew.
CHACHO: [growling] EDDIE: Huh?
[effort] ALMA: Chacho!
C'mon, boy, let go!
CHACHO: [growling] EDDIE: [effort] CHACHO: [growling] JUNIOR: Nooooo!!!
ALMA/EDDIE: Plan C!
JUNIOR: What's Plan... [yawning] C?
ALMA: Chacho!
ALMA/EDDIE: ¡Vente, Chacho!
CHACHO: [small growl] ALMA: Chacho!
Bring Steggie to us!
JUNIOR: C'mon, Chacho!
Pleeeeease?!
ALMA: C'mon...
JUNIOR: STEGGIEEEEE!
He's gone!!
GONE!!!
ALMA: It's okay, Junior.
I'll go get him.
JUNIOR: Nononono!
We're still playing!
Steggie's counting on us.
[yawns] I'll go find something else we can use!
EDDIE: What's up with Junior?
ALMA: I dunno...
I gotta think about this.
JUNIOR: Wait!
Let's make up a game to get Steggie!
ALMA: Huh.
Junior said he wanted to play, and he WAS having fun... MAMI: If we don't get to bed now, we're gonna turn into Cranky Sleepy Monsters.
Grrrrahhh!
ALMA: [giggling] ALMA: Hmm, cranky sleepy monsters?
Is Junior cranky because he's tired?
EDDIE: [yawns] ALMA: [yawns] JUNIOR: [long yawn] ALMA: I guess we're all kinda tired.
But maybe Junior is the most tired ‘cause he's the youngest.
Ohhh, I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Eddie.
It's way, way, wayyyy past Junior's bedtime.
Let's stop playing and bring Steggie back to Junior.
EDDIE: Copy that.
Let's rescue that dino!
PAPI: [yawns] ALMA: Have you seen Chacho, Papi?
PAPI: No.
Everything okay?
ALMA: Well, we need to get Steggie back for Junior.
EDDIE: Yeah, we were playing with him, and then Chacho took him.
PAPI: Oh, Junior must be pretty cranky without him.
I'll go check on Junior.
You two, find Steggie.
ALMA: Chacho, where are you?
EDDIE: C'mon, boy.
We need Steggie.
EDDIE: [whispering] Found him!
CHACHO: [whimpers] ALMA: Junior did say Steggie loves to snuggle.
[giggles] CHACHO: [whimpers] ALMA: Nighty-night, Chacho.
EDDIE: Junior!
Operation Steggie Rescue is a success!
ALMA: TADAAAA!
JUNIOR: (sleepy) Steggiieeeeeeee.
ALMA: [whispers] Roar, roaarrr!
JUNIOR: (sleepy) Thank you.
[yawns] ALMA: Oo!
I have an idea.
It's time for a new mission!
EDDIE: What?!
ALMA: Operation Sweet Dreams!
JUNIOR: [snoring] EDDIE: [whispers] Mission accomplished.
PAPI: Mwah!
Okay you two, time for bed.
[yawns] ALMA: Night, Papi EDDIE: Buenas noches, Tío Rubén.
PAPI: Goodnight!
PAPI: [yawns] ALMA: Wait a minute.
I'm not tired.
EDDIE: Neither am I!
How about a game of checkers?
PAPI/JUNIOR: [snoring] ALMA/EDDIE: [giggles] ALMA: I think the Snorasauruses are asleep, so we'll have to be really quiet.
¡Buenas noches!
[music ends] [♪♪♪] ALMA: “Alma Hits the Right Not”" ♪piano playing Für Elise coming from inside the house♪ ALMA: [singing along with piano] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bummm.
Bum, bum, bum, bumm.
Bum, bum, bum, bummm!
[piano stops] ALMA: Yep.
I can hop and sing at the same time!
I'm that good!
ALMA: [gasp] It's quiet.
That means Mami's done teaching piano.
Now we can finally play together!
[piano starts again] ALMA: Or not.
[deep sigh] PAPI: Mami and Harper should be done soon, Almita.
They've played Für Elise more times than Beethoven... and he wrote it!
[laughs] [water splashes] PAPI: Whoa!
ALMA: [giggles] PAPI: How about you and I play ‘til Mami's done?
ALMA: Let's see what you got, Papi!
PAPI: [effort] When I was a kid, we called this, La Peregrina, and, ay, your Papi had some mooooves.
Hahah!
ALMA: Whoa.
He still does!
[piano stops] ALMA: [gasp] Ooh!
Maybe they're done now?!
PAPI: Maybe... ALMA: ¡Gracias, Papi!
[high-five clap] MAMI/HARPER: [laughing] MAMI: Whaddaya say?
One more time, Harper?
HARPER: Yes, please, Mrs. Rivera!
Let's play it again!
♪They play Für Elise together MAMI: Okay, take your time...
Listen to the beat, Harper.
[metronome clicks] MAMI: Yeah!
You got it!
[giggles] ALMA: They're good!
And they're having a lotta fun.
[piano stops] MAMI: That's it for today!
[metronome stops] ♪playful piano jingle MAMI/HARPER: [laughs] HARPER: Thanks, Mrs. Rivera.
You're the best piano teacher in the world.
MAMI: Aww, thanks, Harper.
You're the best piano student in the world.
MAMI/HARPER: [laughs] ALMA: I wish Mami and I were having fun like that.
Oh, hey, that gives me an idea... MAMI: Next time I'll teach you the left hand.
HARPER: YES!!
HARPER: Hi, Alma!
Do you want to play this weekend?
ALMA: Yeah, sure!
HARPER: Great!
See you, Alma!
Thanks, Mrs. Rivera.
MAMI: Bye!
Okay Alma, ready for hopscotch?!
ALMA: Mami, I don't want to play hopscotch anymore.
I want to play music!
MAMI: ¡Seguro!
Your maracas are in the music room.
Let's jam!
ALMA: Actually, I want to take piano lessons.
Real ones, like Harper!
MAMI: You sure?
You never wanted to take lessons before.
ALMA: I know... but now I do!
MAMI: Ahh hah!
My baby, the piano player!
ALMA/MAMI: [giggles] ALMA: This is gonna be sa-weet!
♪piano jingle, between two notes♪ ALMA: I call this song, “Tickling Junior.” [laughs] MAMI: [laughs] I love it!
Okay, now to learn piano, first you have to get to know your instrument.
So... Alma, meet Piano.
Piano, meet Alma.
ALMA: Uh, Mami?
We've already met.
We both live here, ya know.
MAMI: [chuckles] So true.
Then let's introduce you to these keys.
MAMI: Now watch, then play after me.
MAMI: [singing] Do, Re, Mi... [talking] Okay, now you try.
ALMA: [singing] Do, Re, Mi... MAMI: [singing] Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol... MAMI: ¿Qué pasa, Alma?
Why aren't you playing?
ALMA: That doesn't sound like the song.
MAMI: What song?
ALMA: You know, the one you played with Harper.
(in the tune of Für Elise) Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.
MAMI: Oh, you mean Für Elise!
Well, Harper has been taking lessons for awhile... ALMA: It's okay.
I'm ready now!
MAMI: [chuckling] Ooookay...
I'll teach you the first few notes.
ALMA: Wait!
Don't forget the clicky box.
MAMI: You mean the metronome?
ALMA: MmHmm!
MAMI: Okay.
But let's start slow.
[metronome clicks, slower] ALMA: My first piano lesson!
Now I'll be just like Harper!
ALMA: (in time) Click.
Clack.
Click.
Clack.
MAMI: You got it, Alma!
Now watch me.
MAMI: ♪starts playing Für Elise, slowly♪ MAMI: Now, you try.... ALMA: I got this.
I basically know the song!
♪Alma starts playing Für Elise, slowly♪ MAMI: [chuckles] Muy bien, Almita!
♪Mami continues playing the melody♪ ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano notes♪ Oops, not that one.
♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.
ALMA: ♪multiple wrong notes♪ Ahh.
MAMI: Here, Alma.
This key.
MAMI/ALMA: ♪piano note, copied MAMI: ¡Así mismo!
There ya go!
[door opens & closes] PAPI: ¡Lulú!
ALMA /MAMI: [gasp] PAPI: Well, the good news is...
I fixed the sprinkler.
[laughs] MAMI: [chuckling] Ay, mi vida.
C'mon, let's get you dried off.
Keep working on it, Alma.
I'll be back.
MAMI /PAPI: [laughing] MAMI: You're soaked!
PAPI: Ay, si.
MAMI: Hey!
[laughing] C'mon, let's go get you dried off.
ALMA: [sigh] This isn't like Mami's lessons with Harper.
They always play together.
ALMA: ♪piano notes, no rhythm ALMA: Argh!
And I don't sound like Harper at all.
How can I play like her?
ALMA: [gasp] Eddie!
He can help me!
ALMA: (quickly) I'm going to Eddie's, bye!
MAMI/PAPI: Huh?/Eh?
[tuba music, suddenly stops] ALMA: Eddie, I need you!
EDDIE: Oh, hey, prima.
¿Qué pasa?
ALMA: Can you teach me to play the song that goes, (in the tune of Für Elise) Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.
EDDIE: Für Elise?
Sure.
But... why don't you have Tía Lulú teach you?
ALMA: She will, but I need to learn it first.
EDDIE: So, you want to learn the song before you learn the song?
ALMA: Yup.
EDDIE: Ohh-kaay.
I'll try to show you.
ALMA: Yes!
EDDIE: Hm.
I haven't played this in a while, but, [cracks knuckles] let's see... ♪Plays Für Elise ALMA: Yes!
That's the song!
Now I'm going to be way way way good when I play with Mami!
EDDIE: Okay, Alma.
Your turn.
ALMA: Uhhh... ♪Eddie plays first note of melody♪ ALMA: Oh, I knew that.
♪Plays same piano key ALMA: Uhhh... a little hint?
EDDIE: Here, copy me.
♪Plays Für Elise EDDIE: Now you.
ALMA: ♪correct piano note, followed by an incorrect one♪ ALMA: That's not right.
Show me again?
♪plays melody again ALMA: [gulps] ♪Alma plays wrong notes ALMA: Ugh.
Why can't I get it?
EDDIE: Well, I've never taught anyone piano before.
ALMA: Well who taught you?
EDDIE: The best music teacher in the world!
... your Mami.
ALMA: [sigh] Thanks anyways, primo.
EDDIE: Good luck!
♪♪♪ [subway rumbles by] [birds chirping] [cars honking] ALMA: Ah, it's a new day and I'm ready to do this.
I'll be playing (in the tune of Für Elise) Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
Just like- [surprised] Oh.
Hi, Harper.
HARPER: Hi, Alma!
Look what your Mami just taught me.
♪Harper plays Für Elise perfectly♪ HARPER: I can play the song with TWO hands now!
MAMI: That's it, Harper!
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing] MAMI: Bravo!
ALMA: Ugh.
Why is it always Harper's turn to play with Mami?
It was supposed to be my turn!
MAMI/HARPER: Good job!/ [giggles] ALMA: [sigh] and Harper is so good.
HARPER: I did it!
ALMA: I don't think I like her anymore.
[gasp] Wait a minute.
Harper's nice!
She didn't do anything wrong, so why am I mad at her?
Hm.
I gotta think about this... ♪Mami and Harper play together MAMI/HARPER: [laughing] ALMA: Harper and Mami have so much fun when they play their song together... ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano keys♪ Oops, not that one.
♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.
♪wrong note Ahh.
ALMA: When I played their song, I just made a whole lot of mistakes.
[deep sigh] ALMA: ♪piano jingle, between two notes♪ I call this song, “Tickling Junior.” [laughs] MAMI: [laughs] I love it!
ALMA: I did have fun when it was just me and Mami playing around... Oh!
I know what to do!
ALMA: I've gotta tell Mami how I feel.
MAMI: Great job today, Harper.
Keep working on that timing.
HARPER: I will, Mrs. Rivera.
Bye, Alma.
ALMA: Bye, Harper.
See you this weekend?
HARPER: Yup!
See ya later!
MAMI: Bye-bye!
[door closes] MAMI: Ready for your lesson, my young pianist?
ALMA: Can I tell you something, Mami?
MAMI: Always.
What's up?
ALMA: I thought I wanted to take piano lessons, like Harper.
But it was really ‘cause I felt bad seeing her having so much fun with you.
MAMI: Ahh.
It's okay.
We all get a bit jealous sometimes.
ALMA: I just wanted to have fun with you too.
MAMI: Aww, well I want to have fun with you.
Do you want to play hopscotch now?
ALMA: How about... ♪Für Elise MAMI: Let's break it down.
Give me a beat.
[maracas shaking] ALMA: Click clack click clack.
MAMI: I like it!
MAMI: Hah!
¡Fantástico!
MAMI/ALMA: [laughing] ALMA: Nothing's better than playing music with the best teacher in the world, my Mami.
♪playful piano jingle [quick maracas shake] [music ends] [♪♪♪]
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