♪ WORD UP, IT'S WordGirl ♪ ♪ WORD UP, IT'S WordGirl ♪ ♪ FLYING AT THE SPEED OF SOUND ♪ ♪ VOCABULARY THAT ASTOUNDS, FROM THE PLANET LEXICON ♪ ♪ WATCH OUT VILLAINS, HERE SHE COMES ♪ ♪ FACED WITH A CATASTROPHE, WE NEED THE LIVING DICTIONARY ♪ ♪ HER SUPERIOR INTELLECT KEEPS THE CRIME WORLD IN CHECK ♪ ♪ GO, GIRL ♪ ♪ HUGGY FACE IS BY HER SIDE, VOCABULARY A MILE WIDE ♪ ♪ SHE'LL MAKE SURE THAT CRIME WON'T PAY ♪ ♪ AND THROW SOME MIGHTY WORDS YOUR WAY ♪ ♪ WORD UP, IT'S WordGirl ♪ ♪ WORD UP ♪ ♪ FROM THE PLANET LEXICON, WATCH OUT VILLAINS ♪ ♪ HERE SHE COMES ♪ ♪ WordGirl ♪ Narrator: LISTEN FOR THE WORDS "PORTABLE" AND "FARFETCHED."

AH, ANOTHER DAY OF PURE UNSPOILED BEAUTY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.

AH, THE AIR IS SO CLEAN.

THE SKY IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

CAMPING REALLY MAKES YOU APPRECIATE NATURE, HUH?

YES.

HEY, MY PORTABLE RADIO'S OUT OF BATTERIES, BUT WE CAN RUN AN EXTENSION CORD FROM THE KITCHEN.

NO WAY, TJ.

WE DON'T WANT ELECTRICITY FROM THE HOUSE.

WE WANT THIS TO BE LIKE REAL CAMPING.

AND YOU WON'T NEED A PORTABLE RADIO BECAUSE WE'LL BE DOING MY FAVORITE PART OF CAMPING, SINGING SINGALONGS.

♪ SINGING SINGALONGS MAKES TINGLING BLINGALONGS ♪ ♪ THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SUCH MINGLING MINGALONGS ♪ EVERYBODY!

♪ MAKING S'MORES IS SO MUCH FUN, HEY, GEE ♪ ♪ MAKING S'MORES IS MAKING ME HUNGRY ♪ ♪ I'M HUNGRY ♪ ♪ JUST THE BOYS ♪ ♪ PLAYING CATCH, PLAYING CATCH ♪ ♪ IF YOU RIP THE TENT, WE'LL NEED A PATCH ♪ WHOA!

GOOD ARM!

[PLAYS HARMONICA] AND THEN JUST WHEN THE CREEP DOOR CREEPED CREEPILY OPEN, THEY SAW... ♪ TELLING SCARY STORIES, WOO ♪ HUH?

EVERYBODY!

DAD, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD STOP SINGING WHILE I FINISH MY VERY SCARY STORY?

OH, SURE.

SORRY, PAL.

CONTINUE.

NOW IT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A GIANT SQUIRREL WHO LIVED NEAR THERE.

IN FACT, THE GIANT SQUIRREL LIVED RIGHT HERE!

[SCREAMING] HA!

GOTCHA!

HA HA!

HA!

OH, VIOLET, YOU WERE SCARED BY THAT TINY LITTLE SQUIRREL.

HE'S NOT SCARY AT ALL.

WELL, I GUESS HE'S NOT, BUT NOW THAT THE SUN IS GOING DOWN, I'M FEELING KIND OF AFRAID.

AFRAID?

OF WHAT?

SCARY SOUNDS.

[OWL HOOTING] CREEPY THINGS.

[BATS SCREECHING] THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT MIGHT BE OUT THERE IN THE DARK.

[BATS SCREECHING] AW, COME ON.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE JUST IN YOUR IMAGINATION.

IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THEY ARE JUST IN MY IMAGINATION.

IT JUST FEELS SCARY.

THERE'S NO REASON TO BE SCARED OF SOMETHING THAT'S NOT IN FRONT OF YOU.

I MEAN, COME ON, A GIANT SQUIRREL?

THAT IS PRETTY FARFETCHED.

YEAH.

HA HA!

YOU KNOW, KIDS, A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THE WAY VIOLET DOES.

THEY'RE AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN, WORRYING ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE ONLY IN THEIR HEADS.

LUCKILY I HAVE A GREAT SINGALONG SONG ABOUT OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.

6, 7, 8.

♪ WHEN YOU'RE FEELING SCARED AND UNPREPARED ♪ ♪ TO CONFRONT THE FEAR YOU FEEL ♪ ♪ IF YOU SING LOUD AND CLEAR YOU CAN TUNE OUT YOUR FEAR ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE THESE SCARY THINGS AREN'T REAL ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU'RE FEELING SCARED ♪ ACTUALLY, DAD, MAYBE WE'VE HAD ENOUGH SINGALONGS FOR TONIGHT.

AND I BET WE CAN OVERCOME VIOLET'S FEAR.

WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE WHOLE NIGHT IN THE BACKYARD, AND VIOLET WILL SEE THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.

WE'LL BE WITH YOU THE WHOLE TIME.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, GUYS?

OK, THANKS FOR HELPING ME OVERCOME MY FEAR OF THE DARK.

6, 7, 8.

♪ WHEN YOU'RE FEELING SCARED AND UNPREPARED ♪ ♪ TO CONFRONT THE FEAR YOU FEEL ♪ AH... Narrator: LATER... OK, WELL, IF YOU GET SCARED OR UNCOMFORTABLE SLEEPING ON A SLANT, BECKY'S ROOM IS READY FOR YOU.

NO, DAD!

THERE'S ACTUALLY STILL A LOT OF LIGHT.

THE PORTABLE LANTERN, THE STREETLIGHTS OUTSIDE, THE LIGHTNING BUGS.

I WISH THERE WERE MORE THINGS.

OK, THEN, BUT I'LL BE CHECKING ON YOU EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR.

WHEW.

I'M GONNA BE GROGGY TOMORROW!

OH, OH!

HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD THE STORY OF THE GIANT FIREFLY'S MONSTER GHOST?

Narrator: AS TJ TOLD ANOTHER SCARY BUT FARFETCHED STORY, ACROSS TOWN A HUNGRY ENERGY MONSTER IS ON THE LOOSE.

[ELECTRICAL CRACKLING] [SCREAMING] WHEW.

[SCREAMING] WHEW.

[DISTANT ROARING] AH!

THE ENERGY MONSTER!

AAH!

AAH!

I THINK BOB AND I NEED TO GET OUT AND GET SOME MORE BATTERIES FOR THIS DARN PORTABLE LANTERN.

YOU'RE GOING OUT THERE?

OH, DON'T WORRY.

THE ENERGY MONSTER WON'T COME BACK HERE BECAUSE THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY TO FEED ON.

BE RIGHT BACK.

WORD UP!

[WHOOSH] OK, HUGGY, WE NEED SOMETHING THAT RUNS ON ELECTRIC POWER SO IT WILL SUCK THE ENERGY RIGHT OUT OF THE ENERGY MONSTER.

[CHITTERING] WHAT?

WHOA!

HEY, HUGGY, DO YOU THINK THIS SOLAR PANEL IS PORTABLE?

[CHITTERS] PORTABLE?

AH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CARRIED OR MOVED, SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO GO.

LIKE THE PORTABLE LANTERN IN OUR TENT OR A HANDHELD RADIO.

[CHITTERS] RIGHT.

WE CAN AT LEAST TRY.

IT IS PORTABLE.

HEY, ENERGY MONSTER!

[ROAR] HUH?

NO!

WHEW!

AAH!

AAH!

HA HA!

JUST US WITH THE PORTABLE LANTERN.

COME ON, GUYS, YOU SEE?

I TOLD YOU THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.

AAH!

COME ON, BECKY, IT'S NOT REALLY A GIANT SPIDER.

IT'S JUST THIS TINY SPIDER.

AAH!

WOW!

YOU'RE AFRAID OF THIS LITTLE SPIDER?

IT'S ADORABLE.

Becky: WAIT A SECOND.

YOU GUYS ARE SCARED OF ALL THOSE THINGS THAT AREN'T EVEN REAL, BUT NOT AFRAID OF A SPIDER THAT IS REAL?

OH, BUT OLIVER IS WONDERFUL.

OLIVER?

YOU NAMED IT?

NAMED HIM, AND YES, HE'S OUR GUEST.

SO WE WILL MAKE HIM FEEL AT HOME.

OH... Narrator: WHILE BECKY WAS SHAKING IN FEAR... [ROAR] Narrator: THE ENERGY MONSTER ESCAPED!

YAH!

[ELECTRICAL CRACKLING] THOSE BATTERIES ARE DYING ALREADY?

BUT THEY'RE BRAND NEW.

THIS PORTABLE LAMP REALLY SUCKS A LOT OF ENERGY.

[SCREAMS] A SPIDER AND THE DARK?

AAH!

AH!

WHEW.

WHEW.

[SCREAMING] HOW DID THE ENERGY MONSTER GET OUT AGAIN?

AAH!

NOW WHAT?

THERE'S A SPIDER WEB BLOCKING THE TENT.

KNOCK IT A WAY, BOB, KNOCK IT AWAY!

Violet: ABSOLUTELY NOT.

OLIVER PUT A LOT OF WORK ONTO BUILDING THAT WEB.

Becky: OLIVER IS A SCARY CREEPY CRAWLY SPIDER!

SO YOU'RE NOT SCARED OF A GIANT ELECTRICITY MONSTER THAT CAN ZAP YOU, BUT YOU ARE SCARED OF A LITTLE SPIDER?

I CAN HANDLE THE ENERGY MONSTER.

BUT THE SPIDER, EW.

IT'S ARMS AND LEGS, THEY'RE SO, EW!

AND EYES ARE LIKE THOSE... AH!

IT'S LIKE THEY COULD SHOOT LASER BEAMS OUT.

THAT'S A LITTLE FARFETCHED, BECKY.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S NOT A REAL FEAR.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE FARFETCHED FEARS.

I JUST NEED TO PSYCH MYSELF UP.

♪ WHEN YOU'RE FEELING SCARED AND UNPREPARED ♪ ♪ TO CONFRONT THE FEAR YOU FEEL ♪ ♪ IF YOU SING LOUD AND CLEAR ♪ ♪ YOU CAN TUNE OUT YOUR FEAR ♪ ♪ AND THE SCARY THINGS AREN'T REAL ♪ MADE IT!

OH.

LET'S GO, ENERGY MONSTER.

HE SEEMS PARTICULARLY ENERGETIC TODAY.

Narrator: SHE.

HUH?

[WHISPERING] OH, SORRY.

SHE SEEMS PARTICULARLY ENERGETIC TODAY.

GOT HIM!

Narrator: HER!

RIGHT.

GOT HER!

WHOA!

GOT HIM--HER.

UH!

IF ONLY WE HAD SOMETHING THAT COULD CONTAIN HER, SOMETHING THAT USES A LOT OF ENERGY.

WHOA!

WAIT A SECOND!

I KNOW JUST THE THING!

AH... WordGirl: HEY, UH, GUYS.

TJ: WHOA, WordGirl.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS WONDERING IF HUGGY AND I COULD BORROW THE PORTABLE LANTERN RIGHT THERE.

SURE, COME AND GET IT.

OH, YEAH, I COULD, BUT MAYBE YOU COULD JUST PASS IT ON OUT TO ME RIGHT HERE.

THINK YOU COULD JUST PASS IT OUT HERE?

WAIT A SECOND, WordGirl.

ARE YOU AFRAID OF SPIDERS?

DON'T FEEL BAD.

SO'S MY SISTER BECKY.

UM, I, NO.

IT'S JUST THAT I'M ALLERGIC TO TENTS.

THAT SEEMS FARFETCHED.

YEAH.

WELL, WHAT DOES FARFETCHED MEAN?

OH, FARFETCHED MEANS VERY IMAGINATIVE BUT UNLIKELY, LIKE IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T REALLY HAPPEN.

OH, THEN IT DEFINITELY IS FARFETCHED.

ALLERGIC TO A TENT?

HA.

NO.

WELL, IT MAY SOUND FARFETCHED, BUT CAN YOU PLEASE JUST PASS ME THE LANTERN?

THE PORTABLE LANTERN REALLY USED UP THESE BATTERIES, SO IT SHOULD SUCK UP THE ENERGY MONSTER'S ENERGY JUST AS QUICKLY.

[ROAR] [SCREAMS] GOTCHA!

YOU'RE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE, YOUNG LADY.

Narrator: LATER, AS THE KIDS FINALLY GOT BACK TO THEIR SLEEPOVER.

[ROARING] [SCREAMS] CHECK-IN TIME.

YOU KIDS OK IN THERE?

[SHIVERING] [CRACKLING] ♪ INDOOR CAMPING, INDOOR CAMPING ♪ ♪ LIT UP BRIGHT WITH INDOOR LAMPING ♪ ♪ CAMPING ON THE CARPET ♪ NOW JUST THE SPIDERS!

AH!

OH, BECKY GOT FREAKED OUT BY SPIDERS?

♪ DON'T BE AFRAID OF A LITTLE SPIDER ♪ ♪ LET'S GO HAVE SOME APPLE CIDER ♪ EVERYBODY!

TUNE IN NEXT TIME WHETHER IT'S ON YOUR TV SET OR YOUR FAVORITE PORTABLE VIEWING DEVICE FOR ANOTHER FAR FROM FARFETCHED EPISODE OF "WordGirl."

♪ WordGirl ♪ HELLO.

I'M BEAU HANDSOME, AND THIS IS... MAY-I-HAVE-A-WORD.

AS USUAL, THE PLAYER WHO CORRECTLY DEFINES TODAY'S FEATURED WORD WILL WIN A FABULOUS PRIZE.

LET'S PLAY!

MAY-I-HAVE-A-WORD!

YES, YOU MAY.

TODAY'S FEATURED WORD IS PERSPIRE.

TO GIVE YOU A CLUE, HERE ARE SOME CLIPS FROM "WordGirl" THAT SHOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD [MUSIC PLAYING] [BELL RINGS] YES, TOMMY!

PERSPIRE MEANS TO SWEAT, LIKE EVERYONE IN THOSE CLIPS WAS DOING.

THAT IS CORRECT!

HUGGY, SHOW HIM WHAT HE'S WON!

[CHITTERING, CRASH] ARE YOU OK?

CAN'T YOU FIND A BETTER TIME TO TRAIN FOR YOUR UNICYCLE RACE?

OH, HUGGY, DID YOU BREAK THE AIR CONDITIONER?

UH, ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME WHAT I'VE WON?

FINE.

HERE'S HOPING IT'S A REPLACEMENT AIR CONDITIONER.

HUGGY, ARE YOU READY TO SHOW HIM THE PRIZE?

UH, OK, OK. TOMMY, YOU ARE TODAY'S WINNER!

HUGGY, SHOW HIM WHAT HE'S WON!

AN OFFICIAL WordGirl ABSURDLY LARGE LAUNCH RAMP.

UH, DON'T WORRY, FOLKS.

HE'S FINE.

OK, THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S EPISODE.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON... MAY-I-HAVE-A-WORD.

♪ WordGirl ♪ Narrator: LISTEN FOR THE WORDS "ABSORBED" AND "INCLUDE."

ONE MORNING AT THE BOTSFORDS', BECKY BOTSFORD PLAYS DINER WITH HER BEST FRIEND VIOLET.

YOU READY TO ORDER, KIDDO, OR ARE YOU STILL ABSORBED IN THE MENU?

I'M NOT REALLY HUNGRY.

SURE YOU ARE, HON, THAT'S WHY YOU CAME INTO THIS HERE DINER, REMEMBER?

HEY, BECKY?

GRR.

THE NAME'S HELEN, AND I'M YOUR SERVER TODAY.

OH.

HELEN, WILL YOU ASK BECKY IF WE CAN PLAY A DIFFERENT GAME?

VIOLET, YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE HELEN'S DINER A CHANCE.

I GUESS I'M NOT THAT HUNGRY.

JUST ORDER SOMETHING SMALL, THEN.

OK. OR WE COULD PLAY CASTLE!

DUNGEONS!

FORTRESS!

GO!

[RUMBLING] WHO SAID "CASTLE!

DUNGEONS!

FORTRESS!

GO!?"

ME!

I DID!

IT WASN'T ME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

HA HA!

OH, IT'S ONLY THE BEST COLLECTIBLE CARD GAME EVER.

SORRY, TJ, DON'T INCLUDE US IN YOUR SILLY CARD GAME.

WE'RE PLAYING DINER.

ALL RIGHT, TOOTS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?

OH, HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED THIS ONE?

THE HEADLESS GARGOYLE?

YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE?

UM... DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ALL-POWERFUL MYSTIFIER CARD?

OF COURSE I KNOW ABOUT IT.

IT'S SUPER POWERFUL AND SUPER RARE, AND IT'S ONLY INCLUDING IN ONE OUT OF EVERY 5 MILLION PACKS OF CARDS.

Violet: IMAGINE OPENING A PACK AND FINDING THE MYSTIFIER.

YEAH, IMAGINE IF WE PLAYED SOMETHING FUN.

[CHITTERS] [INDISTINCT] DID YOU JUST SQUEAK WHAT I THINK YOU SQUEAKED?

OH, BOY.

UM, SORRY, GUYS, I JUST HAVE TO GO... [CHITTERS] HUH.

YEAH.

THEY ARE ABSORBED IN THE CARDS, AREN'T THEY?

IN THAT CASE... GONNA GO FIGHT SOME CRIME!

WORD UP!

[ALARM RINGING] PICKLE POWER PACK AWAY!

STOP RIGHT THERE, CHUCK.

I'VE CAUGHT YOU RED-HANDED STEALING THAT-- WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT THING?

IT'S A CALLED A SEE-THROUGH-NOCULARS.

SEE-THROUGH-NOCULARS?

YEAH, LET'S YOU SEE THROUGH ANYTHING.

THOSE DON'T REALLY WORK, DO THEY?

WELL, THEY DON'T LET YOU SEE THROUGH WALLS, JUST, YOU KNOW, PAPER AND CARDBOARD, AIR.

CHUCK, WHY DON'T YOU JUST BUY THE SEE-THROUGH-NOCULARS?

LET ME LOOK AT THE PRICE?

NO, NO, NO, NO.

I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

GET OUT OF HERE.

WHOA!

YEAH!

I MEAN, AT THESE PRICES, YOU HOPE THE BATTERIES ARE INCLUDED.

I HOPE THE SEE-THROUGH-NOCULARS ARE INCLUDED.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

I THINK YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WORD "INCLUDED" MEANS.

YEAH, I'M NOT 100% ON THAT ONE.

INCLUDED MEANS PART OF SOMETHING.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WERE BUYING THOSE SEE-THROUGH-NOCULARS, I'D WANT THE BATTERIES TO BE PART OF THE PACKAGE.

YOU KNOW, INCLUDED.

OK, I THINK I GOT IT.

MY PLAN TO ESCAPE WITH THE SEE-THROUGH-NOCULARS INCLUDES THIS!

AH!

[CHUCK LAUGHING] UGH!

[CHITTERS] I KNOW.

BUT ON THE PLUS SIDE, HE DID LEARN A WORD.

[CHITTERS] MAYO?

I THINK IT'S RANCH DRESSING.

Narrator: 12 MINUTES LATER, BACK AT THE BOTSFORDS'... HEY, SORRY I WAS GONE SON LONG, GUYS.

AH!

BOB.

AH.

OH, YOU WENT SOMEWHERE?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I LEFT?

I GUESS WE WERE SO ABSORBED IN THE GAME WE DIDN'T NOTICE.

WELL, I MUST HAVE BEEN GONE, LIKE, 13 MINUTES.

Narrator: ACTUALLY IT WAS 12.

I THINK THEY GET THE POINT.

WELL, YOU'RE HERE NOW, SO WHY DON'T YOU JOIN US?

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY.

WELL, WE'LL TEACH YOU.

YEAH!

NO, THANKS.

BOB AND I ARE GOING TO PLAY DINER.

OK, HELEN, SUIT YOURSELF.

MM-HMM.

I JUST DON'T GET WHY A BRIGHT, CREATIVE PERSON LIKE VIOLET WOULD LIKE SUCH A BORING GAME.

[CHITTERS] OH, TJ BEING INTO IT?

NOW THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME.

AHH...

SO, PARTNER, HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR COFFEE?

[CHITTERS] UH, SERIOUSLY?

MASHED POTATOES?

[CHITTERS] UH.

ONE SCOOP OR TWO?

Narrator: THE NEXT DAY... HEY, BECKY, WHERE YOU GOING WITH ALL THAT STUFF?

VIOLET'S.

OUR PRETTY PRINCESS AND MAGIC PONY DOLLS ARE ATTENDING A WEDDING, AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THEM OUTFITS.

DOESN'T YOUR PRETTY PRINCESS ALREADY HAVE, LIKE, A TRILLION OUTFITS?

WELL, THE INVITATION INCLUDES CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS TO DRESS FANCY CASUAL FORMAL, SO... HEY, WHEN YOU SEE VIOLET, TELL HER I'M PLAYING THAT CASTLE CARD THAT LOWERS HER FORTRESS WALL 15 BRICKS AND RAISES MY SHIELDS 20 HIDES.

NOW, SHE'S GONNA CLAIM HER TROLL CARD PROTECTS HER, BUT-- UH!

BECKY, ARE YOU GETTING ANY OF THIS?

YEAH, YEAH, I GOT IT.

RAISE HER BRICKS 15 SQUARES AND HIDE YOUR TROLLS BEHIND THE THINGY THINGIES...

THE THINGY THINGY.

YEAH, I BETTER GO WITH YOU AND TELL HER IN PERSON.

BECKY!

BECKY!

BECKY, WAIT UP!

LISTEN, VIOLET IS MY FRIEND!

AND WHEN YOU TWO PLAY THAT BORING CARD GAME, I DON'T FEEL INCLUDED.

WELL, YOU MIGHT FEEL MORE INCLUDED IF YOU'D LET US TEACH YOU HOW TO PLAY.

BUT I DON'T LIKE THOSE KIND OF CARD GAMES.

BECKY, IT'S WAY MORE THAN A CARD GAME; IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.

YOU GET TO COLLECT COOL CARDS LIKE THE DUBIOUS JESTER.

IN BATTLE, THESE JUGGLING BALLS TURN INTO-- POP, POP-- BOOMERANG BALLS!

YEAH, JESTER, BOOMERANG BALLS.

AND THIS IS THE MENACING MARSHMALLOW.

HIS EYES SHOOT OUT BOLTS OF SUGAR LIGHTNING.

WOW.

SO DOES A CLOUD.

GOOD!

NOW YOU'RE GETTING IT!

THIS IS DESTRUCTIVE RAINBOW CLOUD.

ONE TIME, VIOLET AND I WERE PLAYING, AND SHE SENT A TROLL ARMY TO ATTACK MY FORT, AND THEN I DROPPED THIS CARD ON HER STACK, AND I THOUGHT, "WOW..." DESTRUCTIVE RAINBOW!

SAY HELLO TO MY FRIENDLY TROLL.

AW, NO!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

OH, YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.

THE FRIENDLY TROLL HAS BAD BREATH, BUT HE ALWAYS SPEAKS THE TRUTH!

DID I WIN?

I DID, DIDN'T I?

NOT IF I HAD THE MOST POWERFUL CARD EVER MADE.

THE MYSTIFIER.

THE MYSTIFIER?

OH... YOU HAVE THE MYSTIFIER, DO YOU?

NO.

YOU WIN.

YAY!

MAN, I WISH I HAD THE MYSTIFIER.

THEN I'D NEVER LOSE.

HEY, BECKY, WE'RE ABOUT TO START A NEW GAME.

WANT TO JOIN US?

NO, THANKS.

WELL, CARL, I'M STANDING INSIDE THE CARDS AND COLLECTIBLES STORE WHERE THE VERY RARE AND VERY POWERFUL CASTLE!

DUNGEON!

FORTRESS!

GO!

CARD KNOWN AS THE MYSTIFIER IS THOUGHT TO HAVE ARRIVED IN TODAY'S SHIPMENT.

SO IF YOU PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT, YOU JUST MIGHT GET THE MYSTIFIER.

AH!

COME ON, BOB.

WE BETTER GET DOWN THERE AND STOP CHUCK.

HEY, GUYS, I, UH, GOTTA GO.

WORD UP!

Chuck: THAT'S NOT IT.

THAT'S NOT IT.

THAT'S NOT-- THAT'S IT!

HA HA!

I FINALLY LOCATED THE VERY RARE AND VERY POWERFUL CARD KNOWN AS THE MYSTIFIER.

NOT SO FAST, CHUCK.

WordGirl!

SO YOU SWIPED THE SEE-THROUGH-NOCULARS TO FIND OUT WHICH PACK OF CARDS INCLUDED THE MYSTIFIER!

THAT'S NOT ALL.

I'M ALSO STEALING THE MYSTIFIER CARD.

BUT WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO STEAL A CARD?

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SANDWICHES.

CAN'T A GUY HAVE SOME HOBBIES?

I'LL STEAL THE CARD NOW AND MAKE AN EVIL SANDWICH LATER.

OK, OK, BUT WHAT I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY YOU AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE SO ABSORBED IN THIS CARD GAME.

ABSORBED?

A LITTLE HELP ON ABSORBED, WORD GIRL, PLEASE.

OH, "ABSORBED" MEANS REALLY, REALLY INTERESTED IN SOMETHING.

TAKE THAT CARD GAME, FOR EXAMPLE.

SOME PEOPLE GET SO INTERESTED IN THE GAME, THEY DON'T EVEN NOTICE WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THEM.

THEY'RE ABSORBED.

AND FRANKLY, I JUST DON'T GET IT.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THESE CARDS ARE FUN AND BEAUTIFUL.

LOOK, THERE'S A MAGICAL UNICORN CARD.

IT COULD TURN YOUR TROLL INTO A PRINCESS.

WAIT, WHAT NOW?

MAGICAL UNICORN CARD TURNS A TROLL INTO A PRINCESS?

WELL, ONLY IF YOU PLAY THE CARD THAT HAS YOU RIDING A HORSE THROUGH THE ENCHANTED FOREST.

OK, I'M GONNA NEED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE.

HEY!

UNICORN, PRINCESS, ENCHANTED FLOWERS, PONY TRAINER.

I GOT TO GET HOME AND PLAY CASTLE!

DUNGEON!

FORTRESS!

GO!

RIGHT NOW!

[CHITTERS] RIGHT, HUGGY.

[SIREN] COME ON, TIME TO SQUAD CAR!

COURTHOUSE!

JAIL CELL!

GO!

HA HA HA!

DOES THIS PARTICULAR JAIL HAVE A GAME NIGHT?

WordGirl, AS A REWARD FOR GETTING RID OF CHUCK AND MAKING IS SAFE FOR ALL OF MY CUSTOMERS TO SHOP HERE, I'M GIVING YOU THE VERY RARE AND VERY POWERFUL CARD, THE MYSTIFIER!

REALLY?

THE MYSTIFIER?

HUH!

YOU KNOW, JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, MY RESPONSE MAY HAVE INCLUDED THINGS LIKE "WHOOPDEEDOO" OR "THANKS A LOT" OR "OH, GREAT," OR-- YEAH, YEAH, I GET IT.

YEAH.

BUT NOW THAT I KNOW HOW WONDERFUL THE GAME IS, I CAN'T WAIT TO USE THE MYSTIFIER!

THANKS!

WORD UP!

Narrator: LATER, BACK AT VIOLET'S HOUSE.

UH, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU BEAT ME AGAIN.

WANT TO PLAY ANOTHER ROUND?

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY?

56th TIME IS THE CHARM.

STOP EVERYTHING.

HUH?

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE.

HOPE IT'S SNACKS 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE EATEN IN QUITE SOME TIME.

EVEN BETTER, JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING CALLED THE MYSTIFIER!

AAH!

OOH!

THE MYSTIFIER!

CAN I STAND NEXT TO IT?

HUH?

CAN I TOUCH IT?

OK. CAN I HAVE IT?

NO.

I'M SO HAPPY YOU FINALLY DECIDED TO JOIN US.

YEAH, WHAT CHANGED YOUR MIND?

YOU KNOW, ONCE I TOOK THE TIME TO REALLY UNDERSTAND CDFG, I REALIZED IT INCLUDES A LOT OF MY FAVORITE KINDS OF CHARACTERS.

AND NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU GET SO ABSORBED IN THE GAME.

[HORSE NEIGHS] WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

IT'S TIME TO PLAY CASTLE!

DUNGEON!

FORTRESS!

GO!

OK, YOU GO FIRST, BECKY.

FOR MY FIRST EVER MOVE, I PLAY THE ALL-POWERFUL MYSTIFIER CARD!

OH... OK, SO I GUESS IT'S GAME OVER.

THAT WAS FUN.

HUH.

Narrator: AND SO ONCE AGAIN, WordGirl SAVES THE DAY FROM CHUCK THE EVIL CARD-COLLECTING, SANDWICH-MAKING GUY.

NOW REMEMBER, ALL OUR EPISODES INCLUDE ACTION AND EXCITEMENT, SO JOIN US NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER ABSORBING ADVENTURE OF "WordGirl."

SO, UH, ANYONE WANT TO PLAY GO FISH?

SURE.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

OK, DO YOU HAVE ANY 7s?

♪ WordGirl ♪ HELLO.

I'M BEAU HANDSOME, AND THIS IS THE BONUS ROUND OF... MAY-I-HAVE-A-WORD.

OUR RETURNING CHAMPION WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO PLAY FOR EVEN GREATER PRIZES ON THE BONUS ROUND!

TOMMY, YOU CORRECTLY DEFINED THE WORD "PERSPIRE."

ARE YOU READY TO PLAY THE BONUS ROUND?

LET'S DO IT.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE 3 PICTURES AND TELL ME WHICH ONE SHOWS THE DEFINITION FOR "PERSPIRE."

[MUSIC PLAYS] GIVE IT A SHOT, TOMMY.

I'M GOING TO GO WITH NUMBER 3.

THE DJ IN THAT PICTURE WAS REALLY PERSPIRING.

HE WAS SWEATING ALMOST AS MUCH AS YOU ARE NOW.

TOMMY, YOU ARE OUR BONUS ROUND WINNER.

SHOW HIM WHAT HE'S WON, HUGGY!

OFFICIAL WordGirl FROZEN TREATS.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON... MAY-I-HAVE-A-WORD!

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WordGirl SAVES THE CITY FROM THE EVIL DR. TWO BRAINS.

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