♪ WORD UP, IT'’’S WORD GIRL ♪ ♪ WORD UP, IT'’’S WORD GIRL ♪ ♪ 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 WORD GIRL ♪ WORD UP!

♪ FROM THE PLANET LEXICON ♪ ♪ WATCH OUT, VILLAINS ♪ ♪ HERE SHE COMES!

♪ ♪ WORD GIRL ♪ Narrator: TODAY'’’S FEATURED WORDS ARE "CHERISH" AND "FLEE."

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS] IT'’’S VALENTINE'’’S DAY!

YAY!

MS. DAVIS'’’ CLASS IS HARD AT WORK MAKING VALENTINES FOR EACH OTHER.

EVEN TOBEY'’’S BEEN HIT BY CUPID'’’S ARROW.

Tobey: "HAVE A HAPPY VALENTINE'’’S DAY OR I WILL DESTROY YOU."

MMM.

TOO MUSHY.

Ms. Davis: OK, KIDS.

IT'’’S TIME TO HAND OUT YOUR VALENTINES TO EVERYONE IN CLASS.

NOW, IF YOU'’’RE LIKE ME, YOU'’’LL CHERISH THESE CARDS WELL INTO ADULTHOOD, SO KEEP THEM SOMEWHERE SAFE.

[GRUNTS] Boy: M-MS. DAVIS, CAN I-- Ms. Davis: AH!

I REMEMBER YOU.

SECOND GRADE.

J.D.

NEVER MIND.

OK. YOU CAN DO THIS.

UH, HEY, SCOOPS.

HOW WEIRD HAS THE WEATHER BEEN?

I'’’M, LIKE, IT'’’S FEBRUARY.

WHERE'’’S THE SNOW, RIGHT?

[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY] HMM.

I WORKED EXTRA HARD ON THIS CARD BECAUSE IT'’’S FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL.

TAKE IT.

I DID THE SAME THING.

ACE REPORTER ASKS YOU TO BE HIS VALENTINE.

YOU SAY "BLANK."

THEN THERE ARE BOXES TO CHECK YES, NO, OR TELL YA LATER.

WOW.

I--I MEAN, WHO'’’S IT FOR?

WHO IS IT FOR?

WHO'’’S IT FOR, I WONDER.

WHO'’’S THAT FOR?

HEH!

Girl: I'’’LL TAKE THAT.

HEY.

I REALLY SHOULD HAVE THESE, SINCE I AM THE BEST.

I'’’LL JUST CHANGE THE NAME THERE.

[GASPS] VICTORIA.

BEST!

VICTORIA BEST.

THAT'’’S MY NAME.

DON'’’T WEAR IT OUT, UNLESS YOU'’’RE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE BEST I AM.

WHY IS MS. DAVIS NOT STOPPING THIS?

[MS. DAVIS GIGGLES] THAT'’’S A GOOD ONE.

TIMMY K. AH, I WONDER IF HE EVER GOT OVER HIS FEAR OF THAT TIRE SWING.

HERE YOU GO, FROM MY PARENTS.

Becky: "I AM THE BEST."

NO, YOU'’’RE NOT.

I AM.

HEY, SCOOPSIE-- Both: IT'’’S SCOOPS.

I'’’M THE BEST AT MAKING UP NICKNAMES.

I'’’LL CALL YOU-- BECKY.

CALL ME BECKY.

I LIKE BECKFACE.

HAND OVER THE REST OF THOSE VALENTINES, SCOOPSIE.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I MADE THE CARDS FOR THE WHOLE CLASS, VICTORIA, AND-- "ACTUALLY, I MADE CARDS FOR THE WHOLE--" [SPEAKING GIBBERISH] [RASPBERRY] DID I MENTION I WAS THE BEST AT MOCKING PEOPLE?

Ms. Davis: KIDS, ARE YOU FILLING YOUR BOOTS WITH MEMORIES OR MISCHIEF?

THEY'’’RE JUST BEING LOUD BECAUSE THEY WANT ME TO PLAY A SPECIAL VALENTINE'’’S DAY SONG ON MY RECORDER.

IS THAT OK, MS. DAVIS?

UH, NO, MS. DAVIS.

DON'’’T LET HER-- [SONG PLAYING] V. BEST, OUT.

OH!

WHAT HAPPENED?

HMM.

I'’’D SAY VICTORIA BEST IS UP TO HER HYPNOTIZING TRICKS.

WE HAVE TO STOP HER AND GET EVERYONE'’’S CARDS BACK, ESPECIALLY THE ONES SCOOPS MADE.

[SQUEAKS] [SCHOOL BELL RINGS] OH.

HA HA!

OH, I GUESS I LOST TRACK OF THE TIME.

THE SCHOOL DAY IS OVER.

UH, HEY, DID ANYONE FIND A BUNCH OF VALENTINES THAT SMELL LIKE A BOOT?

COMBING HAIR--BEST.

VALENTINE'’’S DAY--BEST.

LIST-MAKING.

[SCOFFS] BEST.

HAND OVER THE STOLEN VALENTINES, VICTORIA!

WORD GIRL.

HOW CONVENIENT.

I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO LURE YOU HERE WITH A GIANT ROBOT ATTACK.

NOT THE GREATEST TIME, TOBEY.

ALTHOUGH I CONSIDER ST. VALENTINE'’’S DAY TO BE AN UGLY EXAMPLE OF CONSUMERISM GONE AWRY, THERE IS SOMETHING, OH, I DON'’’T KNOW, FUN ABOUT A DAY WHERE ONE BEING CAN EXPRESS-- TOBEY, JUST GIVE ME THE VALENTINE, ALREADY.

I'’’D BE DELIGHTED!

I'’’M WORD GIRL'’’S SPECIAL VALENTINE, EVERYONE!

NO, WAIT!

I DIDN'’’T-- THAT'’’LL BE A GREAT STORY FOR TOMORROW'’’S FRONT PAGE.

STOP!

HERE IS A CHOCOLATE SHAPED LIKE THE HUMAN HEART.

[ANGELS SING] LOOK, MAYBE YOU DIDN'’’T KNOW ABOUT THIS WHEN YOU OFFERED THAT CHOCOLATE TO WORD GIRL OVER THERE, BUT FYI--I'’’M THE BEST; SPECIFICALLY, AT EVERYTHING.

YOU CAN ASK MY MOM AND DAD IF YOU DON'’’T BELIEVE ME.

WELL, THAT'’’S SIMPLY NOT TRUE ON MANY LEVELS.

FOR INSTANCE, YOU'’’RE NOT THE BEST SUPERHERO.

THAT DISTINCTION BELONGS TO WORD GIRL.

WHAT?!

YEAH, THAT-- HEY, THANKS, TOBEY.

IT'’’S TRUE.

THAT'’’S WHY WORD GIRL IS CHERISHED BY THE ENTIRE CITY.

OH, COME ON.

THE ENTIRE CITY?

Victoria: RRR!

SEEMS LIKE AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT... OHH!

REALLY, IT'’’S TOO MUCH.

[SONG PLAYING] NOT AGAIN... WE'’’LL SEE HOW MUCH YOU LIKE WORD GIRL NOW.

I AM THE BEST AT CAUSING FIGHTS.

V. BEST, OUT.

UH.

WHAT?

DID SHE FLEE AGAIN?

THAT'’’S TWICE TODAY.

HUH?

IS THIS FROM YOU, WORD GIRL?

THANKS.

WAIT A MOMENT.

THAT WAS MY GIFT TO WORD GIRL.

NOW-- HEY.

I MADE THAT CARD FOR SOMEONE, WORD GIRL.

HOW DID YOU GET IT?

HUH?

NOW, HOLD ON, YOU.

FIRST YOU STEAL MY GIFT TO WORD GIRL AND THEN YOU ACCUSE HER OF TAKING A VALENTINE THAT DOESN'’’T BELONG TO HER?

ACTUALLY, THIS COULD WORK OUT QUITE WELL FOR ME.

I WILL DEFEND WORD GIRL'’’S HONOR BY CHALLENGING SCOOPS TO A DUEL.

WELL, THAT'’’S IT.

I MUST DEFEND YOUR HONOR, WORD GIRL, BY CHALLENGING SCOOPS TO A DUEL.

YOU'’’RE GOING TO CHALLENGE ME TO A DUEL?

THAT'’’S RIGHT.

THE WINNER SHALL WIN WORD GIRL'’’S HEART FOREVER... OR AT LEAST BE HER VALENTINE.

OHH... Narrator: MOMENTS LATER, WHILE WORD GIRL LOOKS FOR VICTORIA BEST AND THE STOLEN VALENTINES, SCOOPS PREPARES FOR HIS BATTLE WITH TOBEY BY... AND THOUGH THIS MAY BE MY FINAL EDITORIAL, DEAR READERS, I HAVE NO REGRETS.

A MORE COWARDLY REPORTER MIGHT FLEE AT THE SIGHT OF DANGER, BUT THIS REPORTER IS NO COWARD.

Word Girl: SCOOPS?

AAH!

OH.

HI.

HI.

HI.

OH.

HEH!

HMM.

ONE THING VICTORIA BEST IS THE BEST AT IS HIDING.

I CAN'’’T FIND HER ANYWHERE.

HA HA!

THAT'’’S TOO BAD, WORD GIRL.

BUT RIGHT NOW I HAVE BIGGER, MORE ROBOT-RELATED PROBLEMS.

OH, I WOULDN'’’T BE TOO WORRIED.

I MEAN, HOW MANY ROBOTS COULD TOBEY HAVE GOTTEN ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE?

[THUNDERING FOOTSTEPS] [TOBEY LAUGHING EVILLY] ATTACK NOW, ROBOT!

OH!

[SIGHS DISMISSIVELY] UH-OH.

THAT'’’S A LOT OF ROBOTS.

SEE IF YOU CAN KEEP THEM BUSY, HUGGY.

I HAVE TO PROTECT SCOOPS.

[HUGGY SCREECHES] [THUNDERING FOOTSTEPS] AAH!

WHOA!

HEY!

LET ME BACK THERE!

SCOOPS MING DOES NOT FLEE FROM DANGER!

SO, UM, WHO WAS THAT SPECIAL VALENTINE FOR?

AH, WHO CARES?

VALENTINE'’’S DAY ISN'’’T ABOUT PRESENTS OR CARDS, OR BEING ATTACKED BY GIANT ROBOTS.

IT'’’S ABOUT LETTING PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE KNOW YOU CHERISH THEM, RIGHT?

YEAH, CHERISH.

THAT'’’S WHEN YOU CARE A LOT ABOUT SOMETHING AND THAT THING IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOU.

IT SURE IS.

IN FACT, CAN YOU TAKE ME BACK TO SCHOOL, WORD GIRL?

I'’’D LIKE TO TELL A GREAT PERSON JUST HOW MUCH I CHERISH HER FRIENDSHIP.

REALLY?

A GOOD FRIEND OF YOURS THAT'’’S A GIRL, HUH?

DOES HER NAME HAPPEN TO RHYME WITH "MECKY"?

"MIOLET."

NOPE.

WEIRD QUESTION, WORD GIRL, BUT "MECKY" DOESN'’’T RHYME WITH "VIOLET."

VIOLET?

WHOA!

WHOA!

HEH!

ALMOST DROPPED YOU THERE.

SORRY, BUDDY.

YEAH, UH, I'’’LL TAKE YOU BACK SO YOU CAN TELL VIOLET.

I'’’M REALLY BUSY ANYWAY, YOU KNOW.

GOT A BUNCH OF STUFF GOING ON RIGHT NOW-- ROBOTS, VICTORIA, SO, YOU KNOW.

HMM.

NO BIG.

YOU KNOW, NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, "MECKY" WOULDN'’’T BE A BAD NICKNAME FOR MY FRIEND BECKY, ALTHOUGH I GUESS "BECKFACE" WORKS, TOO.

WHOA!

WHOOPS.

HERE YOU GO.

SAFE AND SOUND.

Tobey: WORD GIRL.

I THOUGHT YOU DECIDED TO FLEE.

I DON'’’T THINK SO, TOBEY.

"FLEE" MEANS RUN AWAY, AND I'’’M RIGHT HERE.

[HUGGY SCREECHES] I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THIS WHOLE BATTLE THING ISN'’’T PERSONAL.

THE VALENTINE OFFER IS STILL ON THE TABLE IF YOU'’’RE INTERESTED.

FIGHTING THESE ROBOTS ONE BY ONE IS GOING TO TAKE FOREVER.

[SCREECHES] GREAT IDEA, HUGGY!

BE RIGHT BACK TO KEEP DEFEATING YOU, TOBEY.

OK, I'’’LL JUST BE HERE WAITING.

[SIGHS] TOBEY!

YOU HAD BETTER HAVE A PERMISSION SLIP FOR THOSE ROBOTS!

YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'’’RE A REALLY WONDERFUL AND UNIQUE PERSON, VIOLET.

EVEN IF IT WASN'’’T VALENTINE'’’S DAY, I'’’D WANT TO TELL YOU THAT.

THANKS, SCOOPS.

THAT'’’S REALLY-- WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO PROVE TO YOU THAT I'’’M THE BEST?

I'’’M THE ONE YOU SHOULD BE GIVING THOSE NICE WORDS TO.

LOOK HOW THE BEST I AM.

HUH?

DO YOU LIKE THAT?

HOW ABOUT THAT?

PRETTY THE BEST, ISN'’’T IT?

UH, YEAH, THAT'’’S REALLY NEAT, VICTORIA.

NEAT?

[CHUCKLES] NO, NO, NO.

ACTUALLY, IT'’’S THE BEST.

SEE?

BAM!

TOTALLY THE BEST, RIGHT?

ME, I MEAN.

FINE.

YOU'’’RE THE BEST.

BUT I STILL WANT TO ASK VIOLET TO BE MY VALENTINE.

[GASPS] SURE!

WHEE!

HA HA!

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS YOU'’’RE ALL IN BIG TROUBLE.

Word Girl: MAN, THOSE ROBOTS JUST WOULDN'’’T LEAVE ME ALONE!

THEY MUST THINK I'’’M THE BEST SUPERHERO EVER!

[VICTORIA SCOFFS] THOSE ROBOTS ARE ABOUT TO LEARN A THING OR TWO ABOUT THE BEST.

VICTORIA BEST.

[SONG PLAYING] Robots: THE BEST.... HEY, I SAID ATTACK WORD GIRL AND HER PET MOUSE!

THAT'’’S RIGHT, ROBOTS!

I'’’M THE BEST!

YOU WANT TO ATTACK ME?

DOWN HERE!

[THUNDERING FOOTSTEPS] WAIT.

OH, NO.

AAH!

HELP!

TIME TO DEAL WITH TOBEY, CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE.

LOOK, WORD GIRL, WE DON'’’T HAVE TO BE VALENTINES, BUT IF I SAY I'’’M SORRY FOR ATTACKING YOU, CAN WE BE NON-ENEMIES?

I MEAN, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I TRY TO DESTROY YOU?

SURE, TOBEY.

WHY NOT?

IT'’’S VALENTINE'’’S DAY, AFTER ALL.

Victoria: WORD GIRL!

IF YOU SAVE ME, I'’’LL ADMIT YOU'’’RE THE BEST SUPERHERO.

THE BEST!

BESIDES ME.

FIRST YOU HAVE TO PROMISE TO GIVE BACK EVERYONE'’’S VALENTINES.

DEAL!

NOW HELP ME!

OK, OK, I'’’M COMING.

[SIGHS] Narrator: AND SO THE CITY'’’S MOST CHERISHED SUPERHERO PROVES THAT SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU TRY TO BE THE BEST AT EVERYTHING, YOU END UP FLEEING AN ARMY OF GIANT ROBOTS.

AT LEAST THAT WAS THE LESSON I TOOK FROM THIS EPISODE.

JOIN US NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER AMAZING, COLOSSAL, SPECIAL ADVENTURE OF "WORD GIRL."

[BEEPING] ♪ WORD GIRL ♪ ♪ WORD GIRL ♪ Narrator: LISTEN FOR THE WORDS "INTUITION" AND "CHARMING."

IT'’’S ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN OUR FAIR CITY, UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO BE THE VILLAINOUS GRANNY MAY'’’S CAT.

LOOKING GOOD, COLONEL MUSTARD.

HOLD STILL.

OH, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST CHARMING CHRISTMAS CARD PHOTO EVER.

OOH!

IT'’’S MAIL TIME!

HOLD THAT POSE!

IT'’’S HERE!

THE LATEST ISSUE OF "CANDY DISH ENTHUSIAST."

WOW!

IT SAYS OUR CITY IS GETTING A VISIT FROM CLEOPATRA'’’S CANDY DISH, THE MOST PRICELESS CANDY DISH IN EXISTENCE.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT, COLONEL MUSTARD?

TO KEEP ANYONE FROM STEALING IT, THE DISH IS TRAVELING WITH ITS OWN SECURITY SYSTEM.

[CHUCKLES] WELL, I CAN'’’T JUST PUT MY CANDY IN A JAR LIKE SOME SORT OF BARBARIAN.

[CHUCKLES] Narrator: MEANWHILE, AT WORD GIRL'’’S SECRET SPACESHIP HIDEOUT... AND THAT PRECIOUS LITTLE SQUIRREL WATER-SKIED ACROSS THE LAKE AND INTO OUR HEARTS.

[GIGGLES] HE SURE DID.

WHAT A COURAGEOUS LITTLE FELLA.

WHAT'’’S THAT?

OK, WE'’’VE GOT A BREAKING STORY.

BUT I WANT TO SEE MORE OF THE SQUIRREL.

WE ALL DO, BUT APPARENTLY SOMEONE, WHO WILL NOT BE MENTIONED, THINKS A BORING OLD ROBBERY AT THE NATIONAL NATIONAL BANK IS MORE NEWSWORTHY THAN A CHARMING RODENT ENJOYING AQUATIC SPORTS.

BANK ROBBERY?

LET'’’S GO, HUGGY.

Narrator: MEANWHILE, INSIDE THE BANK... Granny May: THAT'’’S RIGHT, OFFICERS.

THAT MAN IS THE BANK ROBBER!

WHAT?

ME?

NO, I'’’M NOT, AND I CAN PROVE IT-- OH, OH!

WHO HERE WOULD LIKE A SPECIAL SURPRISE?

OK, THEN.

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

AND NOW, OPEN YOUR EYES!

WOW.

CHOCOLATE CHIP.

[CRUNCHING] CHECK THE SECURITY GUARD'’’S RIGHT POCKET!

HUH?

HEY, WATCH IT.

AND HERE IT IS-- THE STOLEN MONEY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'’’S GO, PAL.

WAIT.

HOLD UP.

I DIDN'’’T STEAL ANYTHING.

SOMEONE SET ME UP.

[GRANNY MAY GASPS] ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR?

WHAT KIND OF A PERSON WOULD SAY SUCH A THING ABOUT A CHARMING OLD LADY?

[MUFFLED] THE KIND OF PERSON WHO'’’S GOING STRAIGHT TO JAIL.

Narrator: SECONDS LATER, WORD GIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE ARRIVE ON THE SCENE.

I--I'’’M ON?

OH, OK.

I GOT IT.

NO.

I'’’M STANDING OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL NATIONAL BANK, WHERE A ROBBERY HAS JUST BEEN FOILED.

FOILED?

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

WE JUST GOT HERE.

BEATS ME.

THERE'’’S A REASON I'’’VE BEEN VOTED THE CITY'’’S LEAST INQUISITIVE REPORTER 5 YEARS RUNNING.

[YAWNS] EXCUSE ME.

LEAST INQUISITIVE REPORTER COMING THROUGH.

LEAST INQUISITIVE REPORTER.

IS SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY HAPPENING HERE?

IT SURE IS.

GRANNY MAY HERE CAUGHT THIS BANK ROBBER.

HI, MOM.

I'’’M TELLING YOU, I'’’M INNOCENT.

WELL, I'’’M JUST HAPPY I COULD STOP WHAT UNDOUBTEDLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE CRIME SPREE, THOUGH IT DOES SEEM ODD THAT WORD GIRL COULDN'’’T EVEN BEAT A HELPLESS OLD LADY TO THE CASE.

MY INTUITION TELLS ME GRANNY MAY'’’S UP TO SOMETHING.

WE NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

[SIREN] Narrator: LATER THAT NIGHT... HOW COULD ANYONE BELIEVE GRANNY MAY'’’S GONE STRAIGHT?

I MEAN, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE CAUGHT HER?

EVERYBODY!

THE NEWS IS DOING A STORY ABOUT THE CANDY DISH.

AS I AM SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW, OUR CITY IS ABOUT TO BE VISITED BY A 2,000-YEAR-OLD CANDY DISH SO VALUABLE, ITS VERY PRESENCE WILL RENDER OUR LIVES MEANINGLESS.

THAT'’’S RIGHT, REX.

CLEOPATRA'’’S CANDY DISH IS ENCRUSTED WITH DIAMONDS... [GASPS] RUBIES... [GASPS] EMERALDS... [GASPS] SAPPHIRES, PEARLS, AND AMETHYST.

OHH!

THE DISH IS SET TO ARRIVE AT THE CITY MUSEUM THIS SATURDAY AT 8 A.M., AND IF MY INTUITION'’’S CORRECT, THERE'’’S GOING TO BE A HUGE LINE, SO YOU'’’D BETTER GET THERE EARLY.

WAY AHEAD OF YOU!

Anchorwoman: NOW, WE TURN TO THE STORY OF A CHARMING CRIME SOLVER WHO HAS BEEN WINNING THE CITY'’’S HEARTS.

LOCAL OLD-TIMER GRANNY MAY SAT DOWN WITH AN AWARD-WINNING MEMBER OF OUR NEWS TEAM.

GRANNY MAY, LET ME FIRST SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

OH, WELL, IT'’’S MY PLEASURE, DEAR.

HOW DO YOU DO IT?

HOW DO YOU ALWAYS FIND YOURSELF AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO SOLVE THESE CRIMES?

WELL, DEAR, SOMETIMES I JUST GET A FEELING, YOU KNOW?

I CALL IT GRANNY'’’S INTUITION.

MMM.

NOW I HAVE TO ASK A TOUGH QUESTION.

[DRAMATIC CHORD] WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS YOUR BEST QUALITY?

YOUR PLUCKINESS OR YOUR CAN-DO ATTITUDE?

UH!

I CAN'’’T TAKE ANY MORE OF THIS.

[SNORING] [GASPS] HEY!

OH!

HMM?

HEY!

Narrator: A COUPLE NIGHTS LATER AT THE BOTSFORDS'’’, BECKY AND BOB ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT GRANNY MAY IS UP TO.

MY INTUITION TELLS ME GRANNY MAY IS THE ONE STEALING EVERYTHING AND THEN MAKING THE OTHER PEOPLE LOOK GUILTY.

BUT WHY?

SHE'’’S NOT ACTUALLY KEEPING THE STOLEN GOODS FOR HERSELF.

HMM.

OH, MAYBE I JUST NEED TO TAKE MY MIND OFF THIS FOR A BIT.

LET'’’S SEE WHAT'’’S ON TV.

FOLKS, WE'’’RE ONLY ONE SHORT DAY AWAY FROM THE SINGLE BIGGEST EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD-- THE ARRIVAL OF CLEOPATRA'’’S CANDY DISH.

THAT'’’S RIGHT, REX.

BECAUSE THE DISH IS SO PRICELESS, THE MAYOR IS BRINGING IN SOMEONE WHO NO THIEF WOULD DARE TANGLE WITH.

OF COURSE, I'’’M REFERRING TO THE CITY'’’S MOST AWESOME CRIME-STOPPING FORCE.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW.

HEH HEH HEH... NONE OTHER THAN THE POWERFUL, YET CHARMING-- AND SHE'’’S ALSO MY FRIEND-- GRANNY MAY!

WHAT?

AS YOU KNOW, I HAPPEN TO BE A CANDY DISH ENTHUSIAST MYSELF, AND EVEN THOUGH CLEOPATRA'’’S CANDY DISH HAS THE BEST SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE WORLD, WE STILL CAN'’’T TAKE ANY CHANCES, SO I HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO GUARD IT MYSELF.

[GASPS] THAT'’’S IT!

WORD UP!

[ALL CHEERING] IT'’’S A GOOD THING WE MADE THESE DISGUISES.

THERE'’’S NO WAY GRANNY MAY WOULD TRY TO STEAL THE DISH IF SHE KNEW WE WERE HERE.

[GASPS] WOW!

OOH!

AHH!

Mr. Botsford: IT'’’S EVEN MORE SPARKLY THAN I IMAGINED!

WELL, IF YOU LIKE CANDY DISHES, YOU'’’LL LOVE WHAT ELSE I HAVE IN HERE-- PHOTOS OF MY CHARMING GRANDKIDS.

[CHUCKLES] [GASPS] OOH!

OOH!

[GIGGLES] OOH!

MY INTUITION TELLS ME SHE'’’S UP TO SOMETHING.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET A BETTER LOOK.

[SQUEAKS] [SCREECHES] I KNEW I WAS RIGHT.

WORD UP!

THE JIG IS UP, GRANNY!

[GASPS] WORD GIRL THINKS I STOLE THE CANDY DISH.

[CHUCKLES] HOW CHARMING.

THAT'’’S NOT CHARMING, BUT I'’’LL TELL YOU WHAT IS-- WHEN SOMETHING IS EXTREMELY PLEASING AND DELIGHTFUL.

THAT'’’S WHAT CHARMING MEANS.

WHAT?

IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD TIME TO DEFINE "CHARMING."

AHEM.

OK!

NOW TO STOP GRANNY MAY-- Granny May: WE'’’LL SEE ABOUT THAT, DEARIE!

[BEEP] [ALARM BLARING] GIVE IT UP, GRANNY MAY!

OH, I'’’D LIKE TO, BUT I HAVE TO GO BUY SOME CANDY FOR MY NEW DISH.

POOF!

[COUGHS] WHERE'’’D SHE GO?

[SQUEAKS] WHOA!

OH!

HI-YAH!

ALL RIGHT!

YOU'’’RE FINISHED, GRANNY!

OH, THAT WORD GIRL!

I KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING YOU WERE UP TO NO GOOD.

I'’’M GLAD I TRUSTED MY INTUITION.

WHAT?

YOU DUSTED YOUR AMMUNITION?

I SAID TRUSTED MY INTUITION.

[SCREECHES] OH.

WELL, AN INTUITION IS A FEELING THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU JUST KNOW SOMETHING WITHOUT REALLY UNDERSTANDING HOW YOU KNOW IT, LIKE WHEN GRANNY MAY WAS TRICKING EVERYONE INTO BELIEVING SHE WAS A CRIME STOPPER.

I DIDN'’’T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE, BUT MY INTUITION GAVE ME THE FEELING SHE WAS UP TO SOMETHING.

UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SEE SOME CHARMING PHOTOS OF MY GRANDCHILDREN?

DO YOU REALLY THINK WE'’’RE GOING TO FALL FOR THAT?

Word Girl: HERE'’’S THE CANDY DISH GRANNY MAY STOLE.

[KISS] OK. OFFICERS, YOU CAN RELEASE ALL THE PEOPLE GRANNY MAY "CAUGHT" DURING HER CRIME-FIGHTING DAYS.

Word Girl: SHE WAS THE ONE WHO COMMITTED THE CRIMES.

GOT IT.

IT'’’S OFF TO JAIL WITH YOU, GRANNY.

OH, YOU TWO ARE MORE TROUBLESOME THAN A LEAKY JAR OF BLUE HAIR DYE.

Narrator: AND SO OUR BRAVE AND CHARMING SUPERHERO SAVED THE DAY AGAIN.

MY NARRATOR INTUITION TELLS ME YOU'’’LL WANT TO TUNE IN TO THE NEXT EXCITING ADVENTURE OF "WORD GIRL."

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