SUPER WHY!
The Unhappy Puppy
Season 3 Episode 10 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
The Super Readers are on a mission to help a sad puppy not feel so sad.
Whyatt's puppy Woofster gets lonely when Whyatt goes to school and that's a super big problem. So, Whyatt and the Super Readers jump into the book The Unhappy Puppy, where they meet lonely puppy Checkers. The Super Readers use their super powers to help Checkers find some friends and solve the problem of Woofster's loneliness, too.
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SUPER WHY!
The Unhappy Puppy
Season 3 Episode 10 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Whyatt's puppy Woofster gets lonely when Whyatt goes to school and that's a super big problem. So, Whyatt and the Super Readers jump into the book The Unhappy Puppy, where they meet lonely puppy Checkers. The Super Readers use their super powers to help Checkers find some friends and solve the problem of Woofster's loneliness, too.
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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!
♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Hi!
So glad you're here!
It's me, Whyatt!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Rwar.
Hi, Woofster!
Welcome to Storybrook Village where all our fairy tale friends live.
Ruff!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Woah!
Time for me to get ready for school.
Come on!
♪♪ Ruff!
Ruff!
Cool trick, Woofster!
[laughs] ♪♪ Hi Jack!
Hi, Mom.
Hi, Dad.
Why!
Why!
Hi, Joy.
Why!
Why!
[giggles] Ruff!
Ruff!
Morning Whyatt!
Ready for school?
I packed your favorite lunch.
Yum.
Where did I put my backpack?
Ruff!
Ruff!
I know it's somewhere around here... [giggles] Thanks, Woofster.
[panting] Ruff!
Ruff!
You're a great getting-ready for-school-helper.
Ruff!
Ruff!
Ruff!
[panting] Alright!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Ruff-Ruff!
Ruff-Ruff!
[laughing] Ruff!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Aww.
You are such good friends, aren't you?
Have a great day at school, Whyatt.
Bye Mom!
Hey, Woofster.
Race ya to the door!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Ruff!
[laughing] OK, Woofster, you stay here.
It's time for me to go to school.
Arwr?
Woof.
[whines] Woofster?
What's wrong, boy?
Arwr.
Wurrr.
Are you sad that I'm going to school?
Awrw.
Aww... and you'll be all alone?
[whine] Woofster doesn't want to be all alone when I go to school.
But I have to go!
I don't know what to do.
This is 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.
SAY: Calling all Super Readers!
KIDS: Calling all Super Readers!
To the Book Club!
KIDS: To the Book Club!
Come on, to the Book Club!
♪♪ Whyatt here!
♪♪ Ruff!
Ruff!
♪♪ P is for...
Pig!
♪♪ Red Riding Hood rollin' in!
♪♪ Princess Pea... at your service!
[sniffing] And you!
Say your name!
Great.
We're all here.
Together we will solve my problem!
Let's go!
♪♪ Okay, Whyatt, state your problem.
I have to go to school.
But, Woofster is sad because he doesn't want to be alone.
Urrrr.
ALL: Awww.
Poor Woofster!
[Woofster whines] What can I do so Woofster doesn't feel so alone when I'm at school?
Good question, Whyatt.
When we have a question we look... ALL: In a book!
Which book should we look in?
[Musical sparkle sounds] Peas and carrots... carrots and peas, book come out please, please, please!!
♪♪ Let's read the title of this book.
The Unhappy Puppy.
We know what to do.
We need to jump into this book... and find the answer to my question!
First, we look for Super Letters.
And then put them into our Super Duper Computer.
Super Duper Computer, how many Super Letters do we need?
[blinking sound] In this story, we need 3 Super Letters.
And then we will get our Super Story Answer!
It's time to transform!
Ready?
ALL: Ready!
Ruff!
Super Duper!
Arms in!
Put your arm in!
♪♪ 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 Woofster... with Dictionary Power!
Together we are... ALL: The Super Readers!
Whyflyers... 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-y-y ♪ ♪ to find the Super Story Answer, ♪ ♪ with Super Why!
♪ ♪ Super Readers - to the rescue!
♪ Presto!
We're in the book The Unhappy Puppy!
Let's read!
Why Writer... highlight!
Read with me!
Arf!
Arf!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Anyone out there?
Anyone want to play?
Helloooooooooo...
I am one sad, sad, sad puppy.
[sad whimpers] And that, Super Readers, is why we are in this book.
Both Woofster and Checkers are unhappy.
Oh my puppies...
I - I mean... peas!
There are two sad puppies?
We need to find Checkers and help him not feel so sad.
To Checkers!
Let's roll.
♪♪ A-ha!
Ruff!
No puppy here.
No puppy here.
No puppy anywhere.
Double drats.
We can't help Checkers if we can't FIND him!
What will we do?
♪♪ Alpha-Pig to the rescue!
With my amazing alphabet tools, I can find the letters in the word "Puppy" And find the unhappy puppy ABC, sing with me!
♪ Abcdefg.
♪ ♪ Hijklmnop.
♪ ♪ Qrs.
And tuv.
♪ ♪ Wxy and z.
♪ ♪ Sing with me.
♪ Amazing alphabet singing!
Now, we need to find all of the letters in the word Puppy.
First we need the letter 'P.'
Where's the 'P'?
KIDS: There!
There's the 'P'!
[puppy whimpers] I hear a puppy!
Let's find more letters!
Next we need the letter 'U.'
Where's the U?
KIDS: There!
There's the 'U!
[puppy whimpers] Now we need another 'P.'
Where was the 'P'?
KIDS: There!
There's the 'P!'
[puppy whimpers] Now we need another P?
Where was that 'P' again?
KIDS: There!
There's the 'P'!
[puppy whine] The last letter we need is 'Y.'
Where is the 'Y'?
KIDS: There!
There's the 'Y'.
P.U.P.P.Y.
Puppy!
[puppy barks] Checkers!
Lickety letters!
We found the letters in the word 'puppy' AND found Checkers the puppy!
Let's give ourselves a big thumbs up!
Hi, Checkers, we're the Super Readers.
Super Readers?
I'm so glad you're here!
Whoa...
I can't get down!
Don't worry!
I'll get you!
Ruff!
Ruff!
♪♪ Wow, thanks, aarf, aarf!
You're like... a SUPER puppy!
I am a super puppy!
Ruff!
Woofster... to the rescue!
[laughter] We came to cheer you up.
Because you're sad.
I am unhappy.
But now that you're here, the one and only Super Readers...
I'm not sad anymore!
You know what I am?
HAPPYYYYYYY.
Ruff!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Do you live here now?
Ruff!
Rooo!
Where's your house?
Ruff!
Huh?
Huh?
This is gonna be fun!
[panting] Ruff!
Ruff!
RUFF!
Checkers, we don't live here.
We live in Storybrook Village.
That's our home... and we have to go back there soon.
Oh.
You have to go back?
That means I'll be... alone.
[howl] Checkers is so, so, sad!
[blows his nose] I'm not just sad.
I'm MISERABLE.
[gasp] Not good, not good at all.
Wait.
What does 'miserable' mean?
Woofster... to the rescue!
With my doggie dictionary I can tell you what any word means!
'Miserable' means: "To feel very unhappy."
[whines] 'Miserable.'
Now we know what it means.
Woof-de-doo!
Give your tail a wag!
[panting] But I don't want to give my tail a wag.
I'm MISERABLE.
Miserable Checkers.
[whines] Checkers, we'll help you.
Follow me!
Remember to keep your eyes out for Super Letters.
[letter twinkles] You see Super Letters?
Which letters did you find?
KIDS: P!
P. That's it?
Just one?
Well... okay!
Let's put it in our Super Duper ...
KIDS: Computer!
Two more Super Letters and then we'll get our Super Story Answer!
Super job, Super Readers!
♪♪ Look, Checkers.
Bluebirds!
Maybe they will play with you.
Bluebirds?
I'm Checkers!
Wanna play?
Arf, arf?
Uhhhh, tweet, tweet?
Aw.
I guess not.
[Ribbett!
Ribbett!]
Look, a cute frog!
Hi, frog.
Hop, hop, hop.
Awww.
The birds went away, the frog swam away... You guys are still here - but you are going home, too.
[sad whines] Checkers is so, so, so, sad.
What can we do?
Wonder Red... to the rescue!
With my Wonder Words Basket I can find a word that will cheer Checkers up!
What's this word?
Read it with me!
What letter is this?
KIDS: 'P!'
'P.'
And what sound does this letter 'P' make?
KIDS: /p/ /p/ And this says /ark/.
I love '-ARK' words!
It's time to rhyme!
♪ Ark.
Dark.
Shark.
♪ ♪ Wonderific, you're terrific.
♪ ♪ Park.
Spark.
Bark.
♪ ♪ Wonderific, you're terrific.
♪ ♪ Ark!
♪ Let's read the whole word.
/P/-/ark/.
What word is this?
KIDS: Park!
Park!
♪♪ Checkers!
Look!
Whoa.
That's pretty cool.
Wonderific, you are terrific!
We found the word park and made a park to cheer up Checkers!
Come on, Checkers.
Let's play!
Okay... but just so you know, I'm still pretty sad!
[letter twinkles] You see Super Letters?
Which letters did you find?
KIDS: L!
Just L?
You don't see any others, do you?
Okay.
Let's put it in our Super Duper...
KIDS: Computer!
One more Super Letter... and then we'll get our Super Story Answer!
Nice work, Super Readers!
♪♪ Hey Checkers, look how fast I can dig.
[pants] Hey I found a bone!
High paw!
[whining] Checkers, are you still sad?
HOW COULD YOU TELL??
[whine] I like the park, but when you leave I won't have anyone to play with here.
I'll be alone.
It even says so in my story.
See?
What will I do?
Super Why... to the rescue!
With the power to read, I can change this story and save the day!
[puppy whines] Let's change the word 'alone' in this sentence.
Zzzzap!
Why Writer... write!
Super Readers, what should Checkers play with so he's not alone?
With bicycles, with soup, or with friends?
Let's try 'with friends.'
Which are the words 'with friends'?
The second word starts with an 'f'.
KIDS: There!
There they are!
Zzzap!
Zzzap!
Let's read our new sentence and see if it helps.
Checkers plays with friends.
♪♪ I see dog houses, but no dogs.
No friends!
[barks from several puppies] [barks from several puppies] Hi, I'm Checkers!
[Woofs and arfs!]
♪♪ ♪♪ [laughs] Did the words "with friends" help Checkers not be sad?
KIDS: Yes!
Yes!
Super job, Super Readers!
We changed the story and saved the day!
Woof-de-doo!
Super Readers, look!
Look!
I'm not miserable anymore!
I'm happy!
I can play with my new friends!
Hi, new friends!
You do have new pals to play with.
Now I'm really happppppyyyy!
♪ Anyone can be a friend, you see, ♪ ♪ come along and be friends with me, ♪ ♪ We will laugh, we will play, ♪ ♪ We will have a fantastic da-a-a-y!
♪ 'Cuz you're my friend!
♪ F-R-I-E-N-D!
♪ Say it again!
Friends!
♪ Look at all the things that we can do together ♪ ♪ We'll be friends forever!
♪ ♪ We're friends!
Yeah!
♪ [dogs barking] You see our last Super Letter?
Which one?
KIDS: A!
A!
Let's put it in our Super Duper... Computer!
We found all of our Super Letters!
Now we can get our Super Story Answer!
Thanks, Super Readers!
And thank YOU Woofster.
You're the best Super Puppy ever.
Bye, Checkers!
Bye!
Whyflyers!
Back to the Book Club!
C'mon Woofster!
R-ruff!
♪ We found the super story answer, with Super Why!
♪ ♪♪ Super Duper Computer... give us our Super Story Answer!
Read the letters with me!
P-A-L Pal!
The Super Story Answer is 'Pal'.
♪♪ But why?
Because, when Checkers found his new friends - his pals - he wasn't sad anymore!
So my question is: What can I do to help Woofster not feel sad?
And your answer is: ALL: Pal!
[gasp] I can find a pal for Woofster.
Someone for him to play with while I'm at school!
Hm.
Princess Pea, I'll need your help.
Ohh!
A princess is always prepared to help!
Come on!
♪♪ Ruff!
Okay, Woofster.
Ibstill need to go to school.
But you don't need to be sad anymore.
Do you want to know WHY??
Ruff?
Ruff-Ruff!
Because we found you a pal!
It's Princess Pea's kitten!
Meow?
Ruff!
Meow!
Ruff!
Ruff!
Meow!
Ruff!
Ruff!
They love playing together!
[laugh] They're super pals!
[laughter] Woofster isn't sad anymore!
Hip Hip Hurray!
The Super Readers saved the day!
♪ Hip, Hip, Hooray!
(Hooray!)
♪ ♪ The Super Readers saved the day!
♪ ♪ We changed the story... ♪ ♪ We solved the problem... ♪ ♪ We worked together so Hip-Hip-Hooray!
♪ ♪ Hip Hip Hooray...
(Hooray!)
♪ ♪ The Super Readers saved the day!
♪ ♪ Hip Hip Hooray...
(Hooray!)
♪ ♪ The Super Readers saved the day!
♪ ♪(upbeat music)♪
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