SUPER WHY!
The Stars in the Sky
Season 1 Episode 36 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
The Super Readers meet a little girl with big dreams.
Princess Pea wants to play in a rainbow, but her mother says it simply can't be done! So the Super Readers soar into the story The Stars in the Sky and accompany a little girl named Ella with a big dream of her own! As the Super Readers climb higher and higher they begin to wonder - will they play with the stars, or merely wish on them?
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SUPER WHY!
The Stars in the Sky
Season 1 Episode 36 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Princess Pea wants to play in a rainbow, but her mother says it simply can't be done! So the Super Readers soar into the story The Stars in the Sky and accompany a little girl named Ella with a big dream of her own! As the Super Readers climb higher and higher they begin to wonder - will they play with the stars, or merely wish on them?
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♪ WHO'S GOT THE POWER THE POWER TO READ?
♪ ♪ WHO ANSWERS THE CALL FOR FRIENDS IN NEED?
♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ HE'S THE GUY HE'S SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ WHO'S GOT THE POWER THE POWER TO READ?
♪ ♪ WHO LOOKS INTO BOOKS FOR THE ANSWERS WE NEED?
♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ AND THE SUPER READERS WE'RE GONNA FLY ♪ ♪ COME ALONG ♪ ♪ WITH THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ ADVENTURE WAITS WHEN YOU'RE WITH SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY AND THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY AND THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ ADVENTURE WAITS WHEN YOU'RE WITH SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ YEAH!
SUPER WHY ♪ [ ♪music♪ ] [♪ music ♪] HI!
SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
IT'S ME, WHYATT.
WELCOME TO STORYBROOK VILLAGE, WHERE ALL OUR FAIRY-TALE FRIENDS LIVE.
[ Cellphone ♪♪♪ ] UH-OH!
LOOKS LIKE PRINCESS PEA NEEDS OUR HELP.
COME ON!
[ ♪♪♪ ] FEE-FI... HI, WHYATT.
HI, GIANT!
HOW'S IT GOING UP THERE?
[ ♪♪♪ ] HI, PRINCESS PEA, HI, QUEEN PEA.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW?
WHOA, THAT'S AWESOME!
I WANT TO PLAY ON IT, BUT MY MOM SAYS I CAN'T.
OH, SWEETIE.
I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE FUN TO PLAY ON THE RAINBOW, BUT IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE.
YES, IT IS!
LOOK.
[ Grunting ] HMM.
WHOA!
[ Sigh ] OH, SPLIT PEA!
IT'S NOT WORKING.
OH SWEET PEA, A RAINBOW IS AN ARC OF COLOURED LIGHT.
IT HAPPENS WHEN THE SUN SHINES AFTER IT RAINS.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT YOU CAN'T PLAY WITH A RAINBOW, DARLING.
OH, WHYATT.
I'M SO UPSET!
I REALLY WANT TO PLAY ON THE RAINBOW.
BUT I CAN'T!
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SUPER BIG PROBLEM.
AND A SUPER BIG PROBLEM NEEDS US...
THE SUPER READERS!
WE NEED TO CALL THE REST OF THE SUPER READERS.
CALL THEM WITH ME.
[ Cellphone ♪♪♪ ] SAY, "CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!"
Children: [ In audience ] CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!
[ Remote phone ringing ] TO THE BOOK CLUB!
TO THE BOOK CLUB!
Children: TO THE BOOK CLUB!
COME ON, TO THE BOOK CLUB!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WHYATT HERE.
[ ♪♪♪ ] "P" IS FOR PIG!
[ ♪♪♪ ] RED RIDING HOOD ROLLIN' IN!
[ ♪♪♪ ] PRINCESS PEA AT YOUR SERVICE!
AND YOU, SAY YOUR NAME.
GREAT.
WE'RE ALL HERE.
AND TOGETHER, WE WILL SOLVE PRINCESS PEA'S PROBLEM.
LET'S GO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Electronic beeps ] OKAY, PRINCESS PEA, STATE YOUR PROBLEM.
I WANT TO PLAY ON THE BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW... [ Sigh ] BUT MY MOM SAYS IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
NOT POSSIBLE?
OH NO!
HOW CAN I PLAY WITH A RAINBOW?
GOOD QUESTION!
WHEN WE HAVE A QUESTION, WE LOOK... All: IN A BOOK!
WHICH BOOK SHOULD WE LOOK IN?
PEAS AND CARROTS, CARROTS AND PEAS... BOOK COME OUT, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!
LET'S READ THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK.
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WE NEED TO JUMP INTO THIS BOOK... AND FIND THE ANSWER TO PRINCESS PEA'S QUESTION.
FIRST, WE LOOK FOR SUPER LETTERS.
[ ♪♪♪ ] AND THEN, PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
SUPER DUPER COMPUTER, HOW MANY SUPER LETTERS DO WE NEED?
[ Beeping ] OH!
IN THIS STORY, WE NEED SEVEN SUPER LETTERS.
AND THEN WE'LL GET... [ Triumphant ♪♪♪ ] OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM.
READY?
All: READY!
ARMS IN!
PUT YOUR ARM IN.
[ ♪♪♪ ] Whyatt: SUPER READERS... All: TO THE RESCUE!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ALPHA PIG!
WITH ALPHABET POWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WONDER RED!
WITH WORD POWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] PRINCESS PRESTO WITH SPELLING POWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] SUPER WHY WITH THE POWER TO READ!
[ ♪♪♪ ] AND SUPER YOU WITH THE POWER TO HELP!
[ ♪♪♪ ] TOGETHER WE ARE... All: THE SUPER READERS!
WHY-FLYERS!
WE'RE READY TO FLY INTO THIS BOOK!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ TO THE RESCUE!
♪ ♪ IT'S TIME TO FLY WITH THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM TO SOLVE ♪ ♪ SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ TO THE RESCUE!
♪ ♪ SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ WORKING TOGETHER WITH POWERS TO READ ♪ ♪ INTO BOOKS WE FLY ♪ ♪ TO FIND THE SUPER STORY ANSWER ♪ ♪ WITH SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER READERS TO THE RESCUE!
♪ PRESTO!
WE'RE IN THE "STARS IN THE SKY" BOOK!
LET'S READ.
WHY WRITER, HIGHLIGHT!
READ WITH ME.
I JUST LOVE THE STARS.
HEY STARS, LET'S PLAY.
[ Giggle ] [ Straining ] I WANT TO REACH THE STARS, BUT I CAN'T!
HEY, THAT'S JUST LIKE MY PROBLEM.
I WANT TO PLAY WITH THE RAINBOW, BUT I CAN'T.
AND THAT, SUPER READERS, IS WHY WE ARE IN THIS BOOK!
PRINCESS PEA AND ELLA BOTH WANT TO PLAY WITH SOMETHING, BUT CAN'T!
WE NEED TO FIND ELLA AND SEE HOW SHE PLAYS WITH THE STARS.
TO ELLA!
LET'S ROLL.
[ ♪♪♪ ] SUPER READERS!
CAN YOU HELP ME TRY AND REACH THE STARS?
I JUST WANT TO REACH OUT AND GRAB THEM!
[ Grunting ] OW!
SURE, ELLA!
I'M A GREAT JUMPER.
LET ME TRY TO REACH THE STARS.
[ ♪♪♪ ] HERE I GO!
[ Grunting ] DID I GET ANY?
[ Giggling ] NO.
AW!
JUMPING DIDN'T WORK.
HOW WILL I EVER GET HIGH ENOUGH TO REACH THE STARS?
[ ♪♪♪ ] ALPHA PIG TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY AMAZING ALPHABET TOOLS, I CAN HELP US CLIMB THIS ROCKY HILL.
AND THEN WE'LL BE HIGH ENOUGH TO REACH THE STARS!
I'LL USE MY FABULOUS FLASHLIGHT!
OKAY, SAY THE ALPHABET WITH ME.
READY, SET, ALPHABET!
HMM.
"G" COMES AFTER "F".
WHERE'S THE "G"?
Children: THERE!
Alpha Pig: "G"!
GREAT!
LET'S CLIMB ONTO THE "G"!
[ Grunt ] HUH.
WHEW!
THIS IS QUITE A CLIMB.
UH-OH!
OKAY, UM... NOW WE NEED THE LETTER "P".
HMM, WHICH ONE'S THE LETTER "P"?
Children: THAT ONE!
Alpha Pig: "P"!
ALL RIGHT!
STEPPING ONTO THE "P"!
[ Grunt ] UGH.
[ Sigh ] HMM.
"V" COMES AFTER "U".
WHERE'S THE "V"?
Children: THERE!
Alpha Pig: "V"!
VERY GOOD.
ALMOST THERE!
[ Grunt ] [ Grunt/pant ] LICKETY LETTERS!
WE CLIMBED UP THE ROCKY HILL AND MADE IT TO THE TOP!
LET'S GIVE OURSELVES A BIG THUMBS UP!
BE SURE TO LOOK OUT FOR SUPER LETTERS.
[ ♪♪♪ ] YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH ONES?
Children: "I"!
"I"!
"N"!
"I", "I", "N".
NOW WE NEED TO PUT THEM IN... OUR SUPER DUPER COMPUTER!
FOUR MORE SUPER LETTERS AND THEN WE'LL GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
RIGHT ON, READERS!
WE'RE REALLY HIGH UP.
MAYBE NOW I CAN REACH THE STARS!
[ Effort grunt ] COME HERE, YOU SILLY STARS!
WE'LL HELP YOU, ELLA!
[ Straining ] WHEW...
EVEN UP ON THIS HILL, I STILL CAN'T REACH THEM.
ME NEITHER.
I'M NOT EVEN GETTING CLOSE!
[ Gasp ] THERE ARE STARS RIGHT HERE ON THE WATER!
I'M GOING TO GET THAT BIG SHINY ONE RIGHT THERE.
[ Splashing ] HUH?
THESE AREN'T STARS!
THEY'RE JUST REFLECTIONS OF THE STARS.
YEAH!
LIKE IN A MIRROR.
LOOK.
THE REAL STARS ARE STILL WA-A-AY UP THERE.
STILL PRETTY FAR AWAY.
THAT MEANS JUST ONE THING: WE HAVE TO GO EVEN HIGHER!
AND I KNOW JUST WHERE TO GO.
LOOK OVER THERE!
WOW!
IT'S A HUGE MOUNTAIN!
WE CAN CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN AND GET EVEN HIGHER!
SUPER DUPER!
AND THEN I CAN REACH THE STARS!
TO THE MOUNTAIN!
[ ♪♪♪ ] OH MY PEAS!
WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO CLIMB UP THIS TALL, TALL MOUNTAIN!
HOW WILL WE EVER GET TO THE TOP?
[ ♪♪♪ ] CUE THE SPARKLES!
CUE THE MUSIC!
PRINCESS PRESTO TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY MAGIC SPELLING WAND, I CAN SPELL THE WORD "BALLOON" TO LIFT US UP TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN!
[ Giggle ] WANDS UP!
SPELL WITH ME!
WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "BUH-BUH-BUH?"
Children: "B"!
"B"!
WRITE A LOWERCASE "B" WITH ME!
NOW, WE NEED THE LETTER "A".
WRITE A LOWERCASE "A" WITH ME!
NOW, WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "L-L-L"?
Children: "L"!
"L".
IN "BALLOON", THERE ARE TWO "L"s. LET'S WRITE TWO LOWERCASE "L"s. NOW, WE NEED AN "OO-OOH" SOUND.
IN THIS WORD, THE "OO-OOH" SOUND IS MADE BY TWO "O"s TOGETHER.
LET'S WRITE TWO LOWERCASE "O"s. MAKE TWO LITTLE CIRCLES LIKE THIS.
AND FINALLY, WHAT LETTER MAKES THE "N-N-N" SOUND?
Children: "N"!
"N".
LET'S WRITE A LOWERCASE "N".
PRESTO!
[ Gasp ] SPECTACULAR SPELLING!
WE SPELLED "BALLOON" AND NOW WE CAN FLOAT TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.
LET'S TAKE A BOW.
Wonder Red: INTO THE BALLOON!
[ Gasp ] HURRY, PRINCESS PRESTO!
OH!
I'M IN!
[ Giggle ] UP, UP AND AWA-A-AY!
All: WHEE!
Various: WOO-HOO, WE'RE FLYING!
YAY!
THIS IS FUN!
All: YAHOO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] YOU SEE MORE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH LETTERS?
Children: "G"!
"E"!
OH YEAH!
"G"!
"E"!
NOW WE NEED TO PUT THEM IN... OUR SUPER DUPER COMPUTER!
SUPER DUPER!
TWO MORE SUPER LETTERS... AND THEN WE'LL GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
RIGHT ON, READERS!
[ ♪♪♪ ] THE STARS LOOK SO CLOSE NOW!
I SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO REACH THEM FROM WAY UP HERE.
[ Grunting ] OH NO!
I STILL... CAN'T... REACH!
[ Sigh ] I STILL DIDN'T GET ANY STARS.
[ Gasp ] WAIT!
LOOK!
STARS!
LET'S PLAY!
[ Laughing ] I DON'T KNOW IF THESE ARE STARS.
THEY SEEM A LITTLE... FAST.
HEY, THESE AREN'T STARS.
THEY'RE FIREFLIES.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO PLAY WITH FIREFLIES.
I WANT TO PLAY WITH THE STARS!
I DON'T THINK I REALIZED HOW HIGH THE STARS REALLY ARE.
I DON'T THINK I CAN REACH THEM.
[ Sigh ] AND THAT MEANS I'LL PLAY WITH NOTHING.
IT EVEN SAYS SO IN MY STORY.
SEE?
I'LL NEVER PLAY WITH THE STARS!
[ ♪♪♪ ] SUPER WHY TO THE RESCUE!
WITH THE POWER TO READ, I CAN CHANGE THIS STORY AND SAVE THE DAY!
LET'S CHANGE THE WORD "NOTHING" IN THIS SENTENCE.
READY, SET, Z-ZAP!
WHY WRITER, WRITE!
SUPER READERS, CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT ELLA WANTS TO PLAY WITH?
IS IT... LET'S TRY "ELEPHANTS".
WHICH IS THE WORD "ELEPHANTS"?
IT STARTS WITH "E".
Children: THERE!
THERE IT IS.
NOW LET'S ZAP IT INTO THE SENTENCE.
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Trumpeting ] [ Giggling ] WHOA!
DID "ELEPHANTS" WORK?
Children: NO!
NOPE.
ELLA DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY WITH ELEPHANTS.
SO, WHAT DID ELLA WANT TO PLAY WITH?
STARS!
WHICH IS THE WORD "STARS"?
IT HAS TWO "S"s. HMM... Children: THAT ONE!
THERE'S THE WORD "STARS"!
LET'S ZAP IT!
Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ.
[ ♪♪♪ ] I'M DOING IT!
I'M PLAYING WITH THE STARS!
THAT WAS AMAZING!
ONCE I CLOSED MY EYES AND PICTURED IT IN MY HEAD, I REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS PLAYING WITH THE STARS!
SUPER JOB, SUPER READERS!
WE CHANGED THE STORY AND HELPED ELLA FIGURE OUT HOW TO PLAY WITH THE STARS!
[ Cheering ] [ ♪♪♪ ] [ ♪♪♪ ] YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH ONES?
Children: "M"!
"A"!
"M" AND "A"?
LET'S PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER COMPUTER!
WE FOUND ALL OF OUR SUPER LETTERS!
NOW WE CAN GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
THANK YOU, SUPER READERS.
I'M GOING TO STAY UP HERE A WHILE AND IMAGINE I'M PLAYING WITH THE STARS SOME MORE!
BYE-BYE!
Super Readers: BYE!
BYE, ELLA!
ENJOY THE STARS.
WHY-FLYERS!
BACK TO THE BOOK CLUB!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ WE FOUND THE SUPER STORY ANSWER ♪ ♪ WITH SUPER WHY ♪ [ ♪♪♪ ] [ Electronic beeps ] SUPER DUPER COMPUTER, GIVE US OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] READ THE LETTERS WITH ME.
THE SUPER STORY ANSWER IS... [ Triumphant ♪♪♪ ] BUT... WHY?
Red: ELLA COULDN'T REALLY PLAY WITH THE STARS, BUT SHE COULD IMAGINE SHE WAS PLAYING WITH THEM.
AND THAT WAS JUST AS MUCH FUN.
SO MY QUESTION IS: WHAT DO I DO IF I WANT TO PLAY ON THE RAINBOW BUT I CAN'T?
AND THE ANSWER IS: All: IMAGINE!
IMAGINE!
YES, I CAN IMAGINE I'M PLAYING ON THE RAINBOW!
I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THAT!
THANKS, SUPER READERS!
COME ON!
MOM, MOM, GUESS WHAT?
I CAN PLAY WITH A RAINBOW AFTER ALL!
WHAT, DARLING?
HOW EVER CAN YOU DO THAT?
I CAN PICTURE IT IN MY HEAD... AND IMAGINE!
LIKE THIS!
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Gasp ] I DID IT!
I IMAGINED I WAS PLAYING ON THE RAINBOW AND IT REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS THERE!
HOW ABOUT... WE IMAGINE TOGETHER!
OH, SPLENDID!
[ Gasp ] THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!
[ Giggling ] HIP, HIP, HOORAY!
THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪ ♪ HOORAY!
♪ ♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY ♪ ♪ WE CHANGED THE STORY ♪ ♪ WE SOLVED THE PROBLEM ♪ ♪ WE WORKED TOGETHER SO HIP, HIP, HOORAY!
♪ ♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪ ♪ HOORAY!
♪ ♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY ♪ ♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪ ♪ HOORAY!
♪ ♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY!
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