♪ 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 ♪ Announcer: LISTEN FOR THE WORDS "CLUMSY" AND "SUPREME."

Narrator: EARLY ONE MORNING, IN THE ROOM OF BECKY "WORDGIRL" BOTSFORD AND BOB "CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE"... UHH...DO MONKEYS HAVE LAST NAMES?

NEVER MIND... YOU ALMOST READY, BOB?

BOB, ARE YOU SURE YOU NEED ANOTHER DISGUISE?

I MEAN, NOBODY RECOGNIZES YOU AS CAPTAIN HUGGY-- [SNORTS AND GIGGLES] WHOA... ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN SEE OK?

PRINCESS BEAUTY!

Y'KNOW, PEOPLE ARE JUST GOING TO THINK YOU'RE CLUMSY.

HI, HON!

HI, BOB!

JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU YOU HAVE ART CLASS AFTER SCHOOL TODAY.

THANKS, MOM.

WE'RE TAKING A FIELD TRIP TO THE MUSEUM.

OOH!

THEY HAVE A NEW EXHIBIT THIS WEEK.

ANCIENT ARTIFACTS FROM TRYPTOPHANIA.

PRETTY EXCITING!

I GUESS.

LITTLE CLUMSY TODAY, HUH, BOB?

SEE?

TOLD YA... Mrs. Botsford: OOH!

I'M LATE FOR WORK.

HAVE FUN, GUYS!

WE'D BETTER HUSTLE, TOO, BOB.

Narrator: MEANWHILE, IN THE LAIR OF THE BUTCHER... NO MATTER WHAT I DO, I STILL CAN'T BEAT WORDGIRL!

I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING... MY HAMBURGER HAMMER, PORK CHOP CHOP, MEATBALL MAYHEM...

NOTHING WORKED!

I NEED MORE POWER!

Man: WE INTERRUPT YOUR PROGRAMMING FOR A TV NEWS SPECIAL REPORT.

HERE AT THE MUSEUM, A NEW EXHIBIT OF ANCIENT TRYPTOPHANIAN ARTIFACTS STARTS TODAY.

I'M STANDING HERE WITH THE MUSEUM'S CURATOR.

SO IF I'M NOT FEELING WELL, YOU CAN "CURE"-ATOR ME, RIGHT?...

HA HA HA...GET IT?

I DO GET IT, YES.

AHEM.

SO WHAT'S THIS?

IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD PIECE OF BEEF JERKY.

IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S THE BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER!

Reporter: HMM.

Curator: WHY, THE BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER!

IS A POWERFUL NECKLACE THAT BELONGED TO THE GREAT TRYPTOPHANIAN LEADER, BUTCHERMESH.

LEGEND HOLDS THAT THE NECKLACE GAVE BUTCHERMESH GREAT POWERS... SUPREME POWERS... THAT HELPED HIM DEFEAT HIS ENEMIES.

Reporter: WHOA!

THAT IS SOME HEAVY DUTY JEWELRY!

SO WHY HAVEN'T YOU BEEFED UP SECURITY AROUND THE BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER!?

HA HA... BEEFED UP SECURITY... HA HA...IT'S A JOKE...

I GET IT, YES.

WELL, YOU SEE, THE BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER!

DOESN'T GIVE ITS POWER TO JUST ANYONE.

OH, NO.

SOMEONE WOULD ALREADY HAVE TO HAVE HAD POWER OVER ALL MEAT PRODUCTS IN ORDER FOR THE NECKLACE TO HAVE ANY EFFECT AT ALL.

YEAH, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE LIKE THAT IN THE WORLD, HUH?

HA HA HA!

LET ME TRY IT ON.

OH, NO.

JUST FOR A MINUTE.

SECURITY!

ANCIENT BEEF JERKY, HUH?

Narrator: LATER THAT DAY, AT THE MUSEUM... AH, YES... TAKE A DEEP BREATH WITH ME, CHILDREN.

[ALL INHALE] THAT IS THE SMELL OF ART.

OOF!

OH, HI, BOB!

ARE YOU OK?

I DON'T REMEMBER YOU BEING SO CLUMSY, BOB.

THIS, CHILDREN, IS A VERY POWERFUL ANCIENT TRYPTOPHANIAN ARTIFACT: THE BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER!

OOH.

THAT POOR TRYPTOPHANIAN COW... [FOOTSTEPS] PSST...BOB!

WOW!

GREAT OUTFIT!

WE'VE NEVER HAD A "SUPER FAN" BEFORE!

HERE TO SEE THE ANCIENT MEAT, I SUPPOSE.

OH, YEAH, THE BEEF JERKY OF SUNBEAM POWER.

OH, SORRY.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE BEEF JERKY OF SUNBEAM POWER.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE THE BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER!

OH, YES, I BELIEVE THAT WOULD DO.

WHY, JUST IMAGINE, IF YOU HAD ANY SPECIAL "MEAT POWERS," THAT NECKLACE WOULD MAKE YOU SUPREMELY POWERFUL.

UMM...MS. CHAMPLAIN?

I HAVE TO USE THE LADIES ROOM.

HURRY BACK.

RIGHT.

C'MON, BOB!

OH!

CLUMSY!

WHO LET A PORCUPINE IN HERE?

Old Man: FREEZE, BUDDY!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

WHOA!

TOO FAST!

FALLING!

OH, HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT THERE?

YEAH.

THANKS.

OH, NO PROBLEM.

I'M A LITTLE CLAMSY MYSELF.

"CLAMSY"?

OH, SURE!

I MEAN, LOOK AT MY LITTLE LEGS.

I'M TOP HEAVY.

RIGHT, WELL, THANKS AGAIN.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

PASTRAMI ATTACK!

OUCH.

NOW, THEN, NOTHING WILL STAND IN THE WAY BETWEEN ME AND THAT BEEF JERKY THING OVER THERE!

WordGirl: FREEZE, BUTCHER!

NOT AGAIN.

OOF!

ARE YOU OK?

WHEW!

YEAH, I'M OK.

I'M JUST A LITTLE CLAMSY.

UH, WHAT?

CLAMSY!

YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN YOU FALL OVER AND STUFF.

THE WORD IS "CLUMSY."

IT MEANS AWKWARD AND BUMBLING.

OHHH...CLUMSY.

YEAH, I GUESS I'VE KINDA HEARD OF THAT.

HEY, THANKS.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT SO BAD, WORDGIRL.

OH, STOP.

THANKS!

TOO BAD YOU'RE IN THE WAY.

PASTRAMI ATTACK!

HUGGY!

YOU MIGHT AS WELL GIVE IT UP.

ANYTHING YOU CAN DISH OUT, HUGGY CAN EAT!

THAT'S WHY I NEED THAT NECKLACE!

MORE POWER!

JUUUUUUST MISSED.

OH, WOW.

I'M ALL TINGLY.

OH, NO.

THAT'S RIGHT, WORDGIRL.

I, THE BUTCHER, NOW HAVE CONTROL OF THE BEEF JERKY OF SUNBEAM POWER!

HUH.

THAT'S WEIRD.

NO ECHO.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE IT ISN'T THE BEEF JERKY OF SUNBEAM POWER, IT'S THE [ECHOING] BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER!

OH.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

MIND IF I TAKE THIS ONE, WORDGIRL?

BE MY GUEST.

WELL, YOU SEE, SUNBEAMS ARE SHAFTS OF LIGHT GIVEN OFF BY THE SUN, WHEREAS SUPREME MEANS THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST.

NICE JOB.

WELL, I WATCH YOUR SHOW.

OH, STOP...

YES.

WHERE AM I?

HEY, CAN I GIVE THE SHOUT OUT A TRY?

I GUESS SO.

[ECHOING] THE BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER!

OH, YEAH, THAT'S THE STUFF.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'LL CONSIDER GIVING UP?

I DON'T SUPPOSE EITHER.

PASTRAMI ATTACK!

AAAAAA!

[LAUGHS] HASTA LA ADIOS, WORDGIRL!

Narrator: IS THIS THE END OF THE LINE FOR WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE?

WILL THEY EVER ESCAPE THIS SUPREME PILE OF PASTRAMI?

WordGirl: [MUFFLED] ACTUALLY, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE.

THIS IS WAY MORE PASTRAMI THAN USUAL.

WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THE BUTCHER'S LAIR AGAIN?

SEE WHAT HE'S UP TO, AND THEN COME BACK IN A LITTLE BIT.

Narrator: OK.

MEANWHILE, IN THE BUTCHER'S LAIR... MY NEW SUPREMELY MEATY POWERS ARE AMAZING!

PLUS, I HAVE ACCESS TO MEATS I NEVER HAD BEFORE!

KIELBASA KRUSHER!

SHEPHERD'S PIE POW!

CHICKEN CORDON BLAM!

NOTHING WILL STAND IN MY WAY OF TAKING OVER THE CITY!

NOTHING!

TV Announcer: WE INTERRUPT THIS SPECIAL REPORT FOR ANOTHER SPECIAL REPORT.

I'M BACK HERE AT THE MUSEUM, WHERE A DARING AND MEATY HEIST JUST TOOK PLACE BY THIS MAN-- THE BUTCHER!

OH, LOOK AT THAT!

I'M ON TV!

WHAT HAPPENED?

THE BUTCHER STOLE THE [ECHOING] BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER!

THAT'S HORRIBLE!

YOU SURE HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH HIM...HA HA HA... A BONE TO-- YEAH.

THE BUTCHER MAY HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH THE [ECHOING] BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER NECKLACE, BUT THANK GOODNESS HE DIDN'T GET HIS HANDS ON THOSE.

WHAT ARE THOSE?

THOSE ARE THE [ECHOING] BACON EARRINGS OF SUPREME POWER!

WOW...REALLY?

YUP.

THEY'RE PART OF A SET.

IF THE BUTCHER GOT HIS HANDS ON THOSE, WHY, HE'D BE SUPREMELY UNSTOPPABLE!

AND THEY'RE ON DISPLAY RIGHT THERE.

RIGHT THERE.

SO, IF THE BUTCHER WANTED TO COME BACK AND TAKE THEM, YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T STOP HIM.

NOPE.

HOPEFULLY HE'S NOT WATCHING TV RIGHT NOW.

[LAUGHS] EARRINGS, HUH?

I WONDER IF I HAVE TO WEAR THEM.

OH, AND HE NEEDS TO WEAR THEM, SO IF HE'S COMING BACK TO GET THEM, HE BETTER GET HIS EARS PIERCED.

[LAUGHING] OH, MAN...I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A STOP.

GREAT JOB, HUGGY!

UH-OH.

UM...

THERE YOU GUYS ARE!

YEAH...UHH...WE GOT LOST IN THE EGYPTIAN EXHIBIT.

REALLY?

I THOUGHT THEY TOOK THAT OUT LAST MONTH.

OH!

NO WONDER WE GOT LOST IN IT.

IT WASN'T THERE.

[LAUGHS] [LAUGHS] [GASPS] UH!

UGH!

THIS IS GETTING SUPREMELY ANNOYING.

SAY, BUDDY, YOU KNOW WHERE I COULD FIND THOSE BACON EARRINGS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ON TV?

YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.

ME?

NO.

I'M CERTAINLY NOT THE GUY WHO STOLE THIS NECKLACE.

NO?

NO.

OH.

OK.

RIGHT OVER THERE.

THANKS!

I'LL TAKE 'EM TO GO!

[LAUGHS] WAIT A MINUTE, YOU ARE THE SAME-- SHEPHERD'S PIE POW!

[MUFFLED] [LAUGHS] BETTER PUT THE BRAKES ON, BUTCHER!

WORDGIRL!

[WORDGIRL LAUGHS] WHAT?

YOU LOOK PRETTY.

[LAUGHS] YOU WON'T BE LAUGHING FOR LONG!

BEEF WELLINGTON WHOMP!

BEEF WELLINGTON?

YOU COULD NEVER MAKE THAT BEFORE.

BECAUSE BEFORE I WASN'T THE BUTCHER SUPREME!

[LAUGHS] GET HIM, HUGGY!

OH, YEAH?

TRY GETTING THIS OUT OF YOUR HAIR...

BEEF WELLINGTON WHOMP!

WHOMP!

WHOMP!

WHOMP!

[GRUNTING] STAND STILL!

[SCREECHES] HA HA!

YOU MISSED!

CHICKEN CORDON BLAM!

NOW, IF YOU'LL REFUSE ME, THERE ARE SOME EARRINGS WITH MY NAME ON IT.

WordGirl: HUGGY!

TILT YOUR HEAD 45 DEGREES UP!

I CAN FEEL THE POWER!

THE SUPREME POWER OF MEAT!

HUGGY!

HOW MANY BUTCHERS DO YOU SEE?

[HUGGY SQUEAKS] AIM FOR THE MIDDLE ONE!

NO!

NO!

I'M LOSING POWER!

WHAT'S GOING ON?!

NOW A LITTLE TO THE LEFT!

NO!

YOU SIZZLED OFF THE SUPREME BACON!

IT DOESN'T MATTER!

I STILL HAVE THE [ECHOING] BEEF JERKY OF SUPREME POWER, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MAKES ME?

THE BUTCHER SUPREME!

WHOOP--UH--WHOA!

WHOOOOAAA!

AAH!

YOU MAY HAVE BEEN THE BUTCHER SUPREME, BUT YOU WERE ALSO SUPREMELY CLUMSY.

[HACKING] YOU REALIZE THAT MEAT WAS, LIKE, 5,000 YEARS OLD?

[WHINES] Narrator: AND SO WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE SAVE THE DAY AGAIN, MOSTLY BECAUSE THE BUTCHER IS CLUMSY.

[COUGHING] THESE BACON EARRINGS ARE RUINED!

AND WHERE'S MY BEEF JERKY NECKLACE?

UH, WE SHOULD GO.

BACK DOOR.

Narrator: TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER SUPREME EPISODE OF "WORDGIRL"!

♪ WORDGIRL ♪ Announcer: PSST, LISTEN FOR "APPETITE" AND "EXPAND."

Narrator: JUST AN ORDINARY DAY AT THE CITY'S POWER PLANT.

MAN, OH, THIS JOB IS BORING.

YEAH, WELL, AT LEAST WE HAVE THAT SMALL, GLOWING BALL TO KEEP US WARM.

THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

HEY!

IT'S GETTING BIGGER!

WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT DESTROYS THE WHOLE POWER PLANT!

[SNAPS] THE SUPER SECRET, EXPERIMENTAL SERUM!

THAT'LL WORK!

OH, MAN!

IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!

IT'S STILL EXPANDING!

HOW ABOUT WE HIT IT WITH THE GAMMA RADIATION RAY!

THAT SHOULD HAVE WORKED!

IT'S STILL EXPANDING!

WHAT NOW?

THROW SOME DELI SLICES AT IT!

ARE YOU KIDDING?

ELECTRICITY AND DELI MEAT NEVER MIX.

YOU KNOW THAT!

THEN WHAT?

POUR YOUR SODA ON IT!

C'MON, SODA.

DO YOUR MAGIC!

OH, NO... [ROARS] Narrator: MEANWHILE AT THE BOTSFORD RESIDENCE, LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A PARTY IN THE WORKS.

OOOH, I HOPE THERE'S CAKE!

THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE DOOZY OF A SURPRISE PARTY!

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE EXPRESSION ON BECKY'S FACE!

DO I HAVE TO DO THIS?

I'M MISSING MY "WORDGIRL" SUPER-FANS MEETING.

YES, YOU DO.

IT'S YOUR SISTER'S BIG DAY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LITTLE GIRL IS GROWING UP SO FAST.

DO WE REALLY NEED THAT MUCH FOOD, DEAR?

OF COURSE WE DO, HON.

YOU KNOW HOW BOB GETS AT PARTIES.

HE HAS SUCH AN APPETITE.

APPETITE.

GOOD WORD, HON.

THANKS.

BECKY USED IT THE OTHER DAY AND I KINDA TOOK A SHINE TO IT.

SHE'S SO GOOD WITH WORDS.

YUP, JUST LIKE THAT SUPERHERO... WHAT'S HER NAME?

WORDGIRL, DEAR.

SHE'S SAVED YOUR LIFE 3 TIMES.

WORDGIRL!

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN BECKY AND WORDGIRL IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER.

HMM.

NEITHER HAVE I.

IN FACT, BECKY AND WORDGIRL SEEM TO HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS IN COMMON.

THAT'S RIGHT!

THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME AGE, THEY HAVE THE SAME HAIR COLOR...

I WONDER IF IT'S POSSIBLE THAT BECKY IS REALLY-- [SCREECHES LOUDLY] OH, BOB.

DON'T WORRY, CHAMP.

I'LL GET YOU OUT OF THERE LICKETY-SPLIT.

NOW, WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT?

I FORGOT.

ME, TOO.

[SIGHS] SO, WHEN IS BECKY DUE TO ARRIVE?

ABOUT AN HOUR.

I HAVE HER RUNNING ERRANDS.

GOOD ONE!

[BOTH LAUGH] Narrator: MEANWHILE, BECKY BOTSFORD, AKA WORDGIRL, HAS USED HER SUPER SPEED TO GET HER ERRANDS DONE SUPER QUICKLY.

THAT WASN'T SO BAD.

GUESS I'LL HEAD HOME.

Narrator: UNBEKNOWNST TO BECKY, HER DECISION TO GO HOME EARLY COULD VERY WELL SET OFF A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT WILL LEAD TO THE RUIN OF HER SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY!

OOPS.

THERE'S A SURPRISE PARTY?

FOR MY BIRTHDAY?

Narrator: NO, I MEAN...

THIS IS AWESOME!

BUT WAIT...

I'M NOT GOING TO BE SURPRISED BY THE SURPRISE ANYMORE.

AWW, MAN, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FAKE IT.

Narrator: SORRY ABOUT THAT.

LET'S SEE IF I CAN PULL IT OFF.

HOW DOES THIS LOOK?

Narrator: KINDA OF LOOKS LIKE YOU DRANK SOME BAD MILK.

NO, IT DOESN'T.

HEY...BECKY.

YOU DRINK SOME BAD MILK OR SOMETHING?

HEY, SCOOPS.

NO, I, UH-- THAT'S WEIRD.

WHAT?

THE PRESENT?

I ALWAYS CARRY THIS AROUND.

IT'S NOT FOR YOU.

NO, I MEAN THE-- WHAT IS THAT!?

OH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ENERGY MONSTER.

WHEW.

ENERGY MONSTER?

YEAH.

THAT THING'S BEEN DESTROYING DOWNTOWN FOR THE PAST 20 MINUTES OR SO.

BUT DON'T WORRY, WORDGIRL WILL TAKE IT OUT.

BUT WHAT IF SHE HAS A PARTY TO GO TO?

WELL, I GOTTA GO OR I'LL BE LATE FOR YOUR SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY.

I MEAN...I GOTTA GO.

THE REAL SURPRISE IS THAT YOU GUYS KEPT THIS THING A SECRET FOR SO LONG.

Narrator: I SAID I WAS SORRY.

OH, NO!

IT'S HEADED FOR THE ENERGY DISTRICT!

LOOK OUT!

UH-OH...WORD UP!

[ALL SCREAMING] IT WON'T STOP!

DOWNTOWN IS BEING DESTROYED!

EVERY POWER SOURCE IT EATS JUST MAKES IT... WHAT'S THE WORD...HUGEIFY?

EM-BIGGEN?

GROWULATE?

EXPAND.

GAH!

WORDGIRL!

YOU SCARED ME!

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

BUT EXPAND MEANS TO INCREASE IN SIZE.

All: OHHHH.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?!

I'M GOING TO STOP THAT THING, THEN OPEN UP MY PRESENTS!

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PL...WHAT?

HEY!

HEY, YOU!

LISTEN!

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY SO I WAS WONDERING IF MAYBE YOU COULD COME BACK AND DESTROY THE TOWN TOMORROW...?

THAT WOULD REALLY WORK BETTER FOR ME.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

FINE.

I'LL JUST HAVE TO TAKE YOU DOWN.

RUIN MY BIRTHDAY, WILL YOU?

WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS THE EASY WAY BUT OH, NO... YOU GOT TO BE ALL ELECTRICAL.

HM.

THAT WAS EASY.

HEY, THIS THING IS PRETTY LIGHT.

I'LL BE BACK AT MY PARTY IN NO...TIME... UGH.

OK, NO MORE MR. NICE GIRL.

HERE.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE THIS.

DR. TWOBRAINS?

DID YOU CREATE THIS ELECTRICAL MONSTROSITY?

THAT THING?

NO, NO, NO.

I'M JUST OUT SHOPPING FOR SOME CRACKERS.

YOU'RE SHOPPING?

I THOUGHT YOU JUST STOLE EVERYTHING.

I STEAL THE CHEESE, I BUY THE CRACKERS.

HUH.

WOW.

LOOK AT THAT THING GO.

YEAH.

IT'S EXPANDING, YOU KNOW.

I KNOW.

AH HA!

WHAT?

NOW, IF I ONLY HAD A CORD WITH A GIANT PLUG AT ONE END.

Narrator: LIKE THAT ONE?

I'LL JUST PLUG THIS MONSTER RIGHT INTO THE CITY'S POWER LINES.

HE'LL BE USED UP BY EVERYONE WATCHING TV.

THAT'LL WORK, RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE MOUSE BRAIN SAYS NO, AND HE'S USUALLY RIGHT.

I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE, WON'T WE?

UH... OH, NO!

THE CORD'S TOO SHORT!

I HAVE TO LURE THE MONSTER BACK IN RANGE.

AND WHEN I DO, I NEED SOMEONE TO KEEP IT PLUGGED IN.

DON'T LOOK AT ME.

IN FACT, I SHOULD GET GOING.

THESE CRACKERS AREN'T GOING TO TOP THEMSELVES WITH CHEESE AND EAT THEMSELVES, HEY, BUT GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

OH, NO!

THE ENERGY CREATURE IS HEADING TOWARDS THE CITY'S MAIN POWER GRID!

THE MAIN POWER GRID?!

IF IT REACHES THAT, THE MONSTER WILL BECOME UNSTOPPABLE!

Narrator: WILL THE ENERGY MONSTER REACH THE MAIN POWER GRID AND BECOME UNSTOPPABLE?

WILL WORDGIRL GET BACK IN TIME TO OPEN THE COLLECTION OF PRETTY PRINCESS ENCYCLOPEDIAS HER FRIEND VIOLET GOT HER?

[GASP] SHE DID!?

Narrator: I'M SORRY.

I DID IT AGAIN, DIDN'T I?

YEAH, YOU DID.

Narrator: WILL WORDGIRL BE ABLE TO STOP THIS MONSTER ALL ON HER OWN?

NO!

I'M GOING TO NEED ANOTHER SET OF HANDS.

HANDS I CAN TRUST.

AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE HAS THOSE HANDS.

WELL, PAWS.

WORD UP!

[DOORBELL RINGS] [WHISPERS] I think she's here.

TJ, where are you going?

TO THE BATHROOM.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT MY SISTER'S SURPRISE PARTY.

[WHISPERS] Everyone ready?

All: SHH.

All: SURPRISE!

WORDGIRL?!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF A MONKEY.

MY FRIEND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE IS FIGHTING CRIME IN ANOTHER TOWN.

A UH...FARAWAY TOWN... AND, UM... WOW, YOU GUYS REALLY DID A JOB DECORATING THIS PLACE.

IT'S OUR DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY.

WOW, THAT'S A LOT OF PRESENTS.

YEAH.

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH THOSE.

OH, YES, MY SECRET WORDGIRL SUPERCOMPUTER SAYS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER MONKEY HERE, AND I WAS-- YOU WANT TO BORROW BOB?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE MIGHT NOT BE VERY GOOD IN A FIGHT.

HE'S NOT A FIGHTING MONKEY.

I DON'T NEED HIM TO FIGHT.

I JUST NEED HIM TO ASSIST ME.

THAT'S OK THEN.

WHERE IS HE?

HE WAS JUST HERE.

BOB?

BOB?

[CHATTERS] HEY, BOB, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP OUT WORDGIRL?

[CHATTERS] EXCELLENT.

LISTEN, WORDGIRL, WE DON'T WANT HIM TO MISS BECKY'S PARTY.

ARE THOSE PONIES?

FOR PONY RIDES?!

YES, I THOUGHT MY DAUGHTER WOULD ENJOY THAT-- THE ACT OF RIDING ON A PONY...IN A CIRCLE.

YES, SHE WOULD.

PONIES... UM, WORDGIRL?

HELLO, EARTH TO WORDGIRL.

OH!

THANK YOU, BOTSFORD FAMILY.

WE MUST BE OFF.

WE HAVE TO FIGHT THE PONY MONSTER.

I MEAN THE ELECTRICITY PONY.

I MEAN...WORD UP!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

OH, YOU JUST MISSED IT.

WORDGIRL WAS HERE, AND-- WORDGIRL!?

HERE!?

NOOOOOO!?

WOW, LOOK AT HIM EAT THOSE CABLES.

HIS APPETITE IS ALMOST AS LARGE AS YOURS.

[SQUEAKS] APPETITE.

YOU KNOW, HAVING A HUNGER FOR SOMETHING.

IN YOUR CASE, THAT SOMETHING IS FOOD.

THAT THING HAS AN APPETITE FOR ENERGY.

OK, HUGGY, WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THIS THING OUT BEFORE IT REACHES THE POWER GRID AND BECOMES TOO POWERFUL FOR US TO STOP!

HERE'S THE PLAN.

SEE THAT GIANT PLUG ON THE TOP OF THAT BUILDING?

HERE.

WE NEED TO GO--OH!

HUGGY!

PLUG HIM IN!

[CHATTERS] NICE WORK, HUGGY.

[LAUGHS] OH, YEAH?

YOU SHOULD LOOK AT YOURSELF.

THANKS, WORDGIRL.

YOU SAVED THE CITY.

HOW DID YOU DO IT?

IT WAS EASY.

WE JUST PLUGGED THE ENERGY MONSTER INTO THE POWER LINES.

THOSE AREN'T POWER LINES.

THOSE ARE TELEPHONE LINES.

OH.

REALLY?

OH, MY NAME IS MR.

CHEESE AND I'VE BEEN WALKING AND WALKING.

OOH, THIS LOOKS LIKE A COMFORTABLE BED.

[SNORING] [TELEPHONE RINGS] AAH!

WHO DARES CALL DR. TWOBRAINS ON HIS DAY OFF!

[BEEP] HELLO?

TWOBRAINS RESID--AAAA!

TELEPHONE LINES, POWER LINES.

I'M SURE IT'S FINE.

UH--NO, THEY'RE ACTUALLY QUITE DIFFERENT.

C'MON, HUGGY!

WE HAVE A SURPRISE PARTY TO GO TO!

All: SURPRISE!

OHHH...BOB?

YOU'RE BACK?

[SQUEAKS FRANTICALLY] I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BOB, BUT IT SURE IS FUN TO WATCH.

LOOK AT THIS, EVERYONE!

THIS IS WHY YOU BUY A MONKEY!

HA HA!

DUM DE DUM.

BOY, IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO DO THE ERRANDS.

I WONDER IF ANYONE REMEMBERED MY BIRTHDAY TODAY.

OOH!

THAT SOUNDS LIKE BECKY!

EVERYONE HIDE!

All: SURPRISE!

WOW.

AM I SURPRISED.

THERE IS NO WAY I COULD POSSIBLY KNOW ABOUT THIS AND AM THEREFORE TAKEN COMPLETELY OFF-GUARD.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BECKY.

WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, HONEY.

THANKS, MOM AND DAD.

NOW, ENOUGH OF THIS CHIT CHAT...

IT'S TIME FOR A PONY RIDE!

PONY, PONY, PONY, PONY... Narrator: SO, WORDGIRL SAVES THE CITY FROM ALMOST CERTAIN DOOM, AND EARNS HERSELF A WELL-DESERVED PONY RIDE WHILE BOB FEEDS HIS APPETITE AND FILLS HIS RAPIDLY EXPANDING BELLY.

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