♪ 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 ♪ ♪ THEN 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: PSST.

LISTEN FOR THE WORDS "SUFFIX" AND "MISJUDGE."

LATE ONE NIGHT AT EDITH VON HOOSINGHAUS’ HOUSE, A STEALTHY FIGURE MOVES...

UH, STEALTHILY.

[ALARM BUZZES] Ms.

Von Hoosinghaus: AAH!

MY PRICELESS DIAMOND BRAIN OF SANTA TORTUGA!

IT’S--IT’S...

STILL THERE.

OH.

HUH.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A ROBBERY.

THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE ANYBODY HERE.

Ms.

Von Hoosinghaus: MUST HAVE MISJUDGED THE SITUATION.

SO SORRY.

NO PROBLEM.

Narrator: A LITTLE LATER, IN AN UNKNOWN LOCATION... I’LL BE SEEINGING BOTH OF YOU TOMORROW NIGHT!

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

UH... Narrator: HUH.

ANYWAY, THE NEXT MORNING, SITTINGING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE... WHOA.

WHAT’S WITH THE EXTRA SUFFIX?

Narrator: YOU’LL SEE.

OK.

ANYTHING INTERESTING HAPPEN YESTERDAY, DEAR?

YEAH.

ALL THE ALARMS WENT OFF AT MS.

VON HOOSINGHAUS’ HOUSE, BUT WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED, THERE WASN’T A THIEF IN SIGHT.

IT SEEMS THAT BOTH MS.

VON HOOSINGHAUS AND THE POLICE THOUGHT IT WAS A ROBBERY.

TURNS OUT THEY MISJUDGED THE SITUATION.

OH.

[SCREECH] YEAH, MISJUDGED.

IT MEANS TO HAVE AN INCORRECT OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING, LIKE HOW MS.

VON HOOSINGHAUS HAD MISJUDGED THE ALARM AND THOUGHT SHE’D BEEN ROBBED OR HOW YOU MISJUDGED HOW HUNGRY YOU ARE THIS MORNING, MISTER.

T.J.: YES, YES, YES!

TODAY’S THE DAY.

WORDGIRL HERSELF IS COMING TO MY WORDGIRL FAN CLUB MEETING.

OH, YEAH.

WOW, THAT’S RIGHT.

I ALMOST FORGOT.

WHAT’D YOU FORGET, BECKY?

THAT SISTERS AREN’T INVITED?

HUH.

IF HE ONLY KNEW.

I DO KNOW.

YOU’RE NOT INVITED.

I KNOW, AND THAT’S FINE WITH ME.

STOP IT, BOTH OF YOU.

NOW, T.J., I WANT YOU TO APOLOGIZE RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

I’M SORRY, BECKY.

THAT’S BETTER.

AND NOW I THINK YOU SHOULD INVITE BECKY TO YOUR WORDGIRL CLUB MEETING THINGY.

WHAT?

NO!

SHE’LL RUIN-- NO, REALLY, MOM, THAT’S OK. I’VE GOT OTHER THINGS TO DO.

I REALLY DON’T WANT TO GO.

BUP BUP BUP BUP.

HERE’S WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN.

T.J., YOU’RE GOING TO ASK YOUR SISTER TO GO TO YOUR WORDGIRL MEETING.

ALL RIGHT.

BECKY, WILL YOU GO TO MY WORDGIRL FAN CLUB MEETING?

GOOD.

NOW, BECKY, YOU’RE GOING TO ACCEPT.

FINE.

YES, I’LL GO TO YOUR MEETING.

I DON’T KNOW HOW I’M GONNA PULL THAT ONE OFF.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, NOW THAT THAT’S SETTLED, I’LL BE IN THE OTHER ROOM.

BECKY, PLEASE TELL ME YOU’RE NOT REALLY GONNA COME TO MY WORDGIRL FAN CLUB MEETING.

Mrs. Botsford: SHE’D BETTER, OR YOU’LL BOTH BE PUNISHED.

WE MAY HAVE MISJUDGED HOW SERIOUS SHE IS.

BUT, BECKY, PLEASE.

DON’T DO ANYTHING TO EMBARRASS ME IN FRONT OF WORDGIRL, LIKE TALK.

Narrator: MEANWHILE, BACK AT MS.

VON HOOSINGHAUS’ HOUSE... HA HA HA!

HA HA!

HUH.

IT SOUNDED LIKE AN ALARM AT MS.

VON HOOSINGHAUS’ HOUSE.

HA HA HA!

OH.

NOW THE ALARM IS GONE, AND SOMEONE’S LAUGHING IN A SINISTER WAY.

THAT CAN’T BE GOOD.

HMM.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY CHECK IT OUT.

[SCREECH] T.J.: AND JUST WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING?

UH, OUT?

NUH-UH.

THERE’S NO WAY I’M GONNA GET PUNISHED BY MOM BECAUSE OF YOU.

BUT I’M-- IT’S JUST THAT-- I WAS GOING TO GET YOU SOME NEW SNACKS.

WHY?

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE STUFF I’VE GOT?

IT’S ALL WRONG.

WORDGIRL HATES ALL OF THESE THINGS.

OH, MAN.

HA HA!

DID YOU EVER MISJUDGE THE KIND OF SNACKS THAT WORDGIRL LIKES!

WELL, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW, ANYWAY?

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF BIG SNACK EXPERT?

YOU’RE RIGHT.

I PROBABLY HAVE NO IDEA.

OH, NOW YOU’RE JUST SAYING THAT SO THAT I WON’T CHANGE THE SNACKS.

BECKY, GO GET MORE SNACKS.

OK. I’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I’LL COVER FOR YOU, BUT HURRY BACK.

YEAH.

OK. COME ON, BOB.

Narrator: BACK AT THE VON HOOSINGHAUS HOUSE--OH.

Man: OH, YEAH!

THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT.

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, UH... WHO IS THIS GUY?

I AM THE LEARNERER!

ONE MORE TIME?

I AM THE LEARNERER.

YEAH.

THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID.

WELL, YOUR NAME SHOULD BE THE LEARNER, NOT THE LEARNERER.

ARE YOU TELLINGING ME WHAT MY NAME SHOULD BE?

NO.

WELL, KIND OF.

IT’S JUST THAT YOU’RE ADDING AN EXTRA SUFFIX.

SUFFIX?

A SUFFIX IS SOMETHING ADDED TO THE END OF A WORD TO FORM ANOTHER WORD.

LIKE ADDING "ER" TO "LEARN" TO MAKE A LEARNER OR ADDING "ING" TO "ADD" TO MAKE-- YEAH.

THAT’S WHAT I’M DOINGING.

YEAH, BUT YOU’RE ADDING ONE TOO MANY, LIKE JUST NOW.

YOU SAID "DOINGING."

THE CORRECT WORD IS JUST DOING.

SO "LEARNERER" SHOULD JUST BE "LEARNER"?

YEAH.

YES.

BUT LEARNERER KIND OF DRIVES YOU NUTS, HUH?

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

HA HA!

THEN LEARNERER IT IS!

HA HA HA!

Wordgirl: HAH!

WHEE!

Wordgirl: AH!

Learnerer: HEY!

AAH!

HA HA HA!

MAN, HE’S TOUGH.

CHIM CHIM.

I’M LATE FOR THE MEETING.

CAN’T BE LATE!

CAN’T BE LATE!

HEY!

CAN’T BE LATE.

CAN’T BE LATE!

HAI!

WELL, LEARNER, LOOKS LIKE YOU’VE BEEN HOSED.

HA HA HA!

IT’S LEARNERER.

NOT TO ME, IT ISN’T.

[SIRENS] OK, SO THAT’S THE POLICE.

COME ON, HUGGY.

SLIPPERY SUIT, ACTIVATE.

HA HA HA!

[DEEP BREATH] AH.

WHERE’S BECKY?

JOHNSON!

SORRY I’M LATE, SIR.

500 DEMERITS.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY SISTER?

HAVE I SEEN YOUR SISTER?

NO, SIR!

700 DEMERITS.

BUT I DID.

WORDGIRL.

SHE WAS IN LINE AT THE STORE, HOLDING ALL OF MY FAVORITE SNACKS, I MIGHT ADD.

SHE’S AWESOME.

OH, WELL, I SENT BECKY TO GET THOSE, UH, WHICH MAKES ME ALSO AWESOME.

THANK YOU, WORDGIRL.

UH, OK. WELL, LISTEN.

BEFORE WE START THE MEETING, I HAVE TO TALK TO-- Learnerer: YOU!

UH... NOW, JUST HAND OVER THE DIAMOND, KID.

D-D-DIAMOND?

YEAH.

IT BOUNCED INTO YOUR BAG THERE.

OH.

UH-- DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT.

YEAH, DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT, JOHNSON.

IT’S COOL.

YOU’RE NOT GIVING HIM ANYTHING.

OH, YES, HE IS, OR I’M GONNA TAKE IT.

I DON’T THINK SO.

WHAT?

YOU SEEM FASTER THAN BEFORE.

HA!

I AM FASTERER!

FASTER, NOT FASTERER.

COME ON, WORDGIRL, JUST TRY TO TAKE ME DOWN.

Learnerer: FIGURED IT OUT YET?

I’M CALLED THE LEARNERER BECAUSE ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SEE SOMETHING ONCE AND I LEARN IT!

AND I’VE MADE THE PROPER ADJUSTMENTS TO MY SUIT IN ORDER TO DEFEAT YOU.

OH, YEAH?

WELL, WE’LL JUST SEE ABOUT THAT.

[CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE SCREECHES] OH, YEAH.

I FORGOT ABOUT YOUR MONKEY SIDEKICK.

YOU KNOW WHY I FORGOT ABOUT HIM?

BECAUSE HE’S NOT WORTH WORRYINGING ABOUT.

Wordgirl: EXTRA SUFFIX.

[CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE SCREECHES] SECRET PLAN NUMBER 3, HUH?

GOOD IDEA, HUGGY.

LISTEN.

YOU CAN’T DEFEAT ME, WORDGIRL.

Learnerer: ALL I WANT IS THE DIAMOND.

SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF EMBARRASSMENT AND JUST LET ME TAKE IT.

AH!

THAT MAY HAVE WORKED ONCE, BUT NOTHING WORKS TWICE AGAINST...

THE LEARNERER!

AAH!

AAH!

OH.

YOU’RE NOT UPSET ABOUT THAT WHOLE "NOT A THREAT TO ME AT ALL" THING, ARE YOU?

OH, GOOD, BECAUSE I--AAH!

WHOA!

GREAT JOB, HUGGY.

Narrator: REALLY?

PLAN NUMBER 3 IS TO SET UP AN ENORMOUS SLIPPERY SLIDE?

WELL, LEARNER, LOOKS LIKE YOU MISJUDGED HUGGY’S ABILITIES.

MAYBE, BUT I WON’T DO IT AGAIN.

AND NEXT TIME, I WON’T BE DEFEATEDED SO EASILYLY.

THAT’S YOU "WON’T BE DEFEATED SO EASILY."

HA HA!

MADE YOU AGREE WITH ME.

BEST APPEARANCE EVER.

WELL, I’D BETTER GET THIS DIAMOND BACK TO MS.

VON HOOSINGHAUS’ HOUSE.

[LAUGHTER] I GUESS SO.

THAT WAS SO FUNNY.

ANYWAY, THANKS FOR HAVING THE FAN CLUB, AND PLEASE THANK BECKY FOR RUNNING OUT TO GET SOME DIFFERENT SNACKS.

THAT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL OF HER.

YES.

I WILL DO WHATEVER YOU SAY, WORDGIRL.

OK. COME ON, HUGGY!

WORD UP!

HI, EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE WHAT DID WE MISS, HMM?

BECKY, HOLY COW.

WORDGIRL WAS HERE-- I MEAN RIGHT HERE.

IT WAS SO AMAZING.

IT WAS AMAZING.

WHAT WAS ALL THAT RUCKUS?

WORDGIRL...DEFEATED VILLAIN...RIGHT HERE IN OUR CLUBHOUSE.

HERE IN THE CLUBHOUSE!

WOW.

AND WAS BECKY HERE THE WHOLE TIME?

I THOUGHT I SAW HER WALK OFF.

NO, I WAS HERE.

TECHNICALLY, I REALLY WAS HERE.

WORDGIRL WAS HERE.

IT WASN’T A DREAM.

IT WAS AWESOME.

Narrator: AND SO ONCE AGAIN, A VILLAINOUS CRIMINAL MISJUDGES THE POTENT CRIME-STOPPING POWER OF WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE.

AND THE LEARNERER GETS SOME TIME TO WORK ON HIS SUFFIXES BEHIND BARS.

JOIN US AGAIN NEXT TIME ON ANOTHER EXCITINGING EPISODE OF, YOU KNOW, "WORDGIRL"!

Narrator: LISTEN FOR THE WORDS "EMBELLISH" AND "LEERY."

JUST ANOTHER LOVELY EVENING, AND THE BOTSFORDS ARE GETTING READY TO GO OUT.

BECKY, HURRY UP.

I DON’T WANT TO MISS A MINUTE OF DINNERAMA.

DAD, WHAT IS DINNERAMA?

ONLY THE MOST EXCITING THING TO HAPPEN TO OUR TOWN SINCE, WELL, EVER.

A DINNER THEATER STARRING MR. BIG?

DAD, YOU SHOULD BE LEERY OF ANY IDEA FROM MR. BIG.

HE’S A CRIMINAL!

NO, NO, NO.

MR. BIG HAS SWORN OFF EVIL AND IS PUTTING ON DINNERAMA TO PROVE TO EVERYONE THAT HE’S A GOOD GUY.

THIS SHOW IS GONNA BE SO BIG!

AW, DO I HAVE TO GO TO THIS THING?

KIDS, IT’S A DELICIOUS DINNER AND A FUN SHOW WITH REAL, LIVE PEOPLE.

OH, I LOVE DINNER THEATER.

OH!

COME TO THINK OF IT, DINNER THEATER WOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO PERFORM MY ONE-MAN SHOW ABOUT SPOTSWICK QUISLING, INVENTOR OF THE FISH STICK.

I’VE BEEN WRITING IT FOR YEARS, PERFORMING IT ALONE IN THE BATHROOM.

THAT REMINDS ME.

I’M HUNGRY.

SEE?

THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF DINNER THEATER.

THEY COULD SERVE FISH STICKS WHILE I’M PERFORMING MY PLAY I WROTE ABOUT FISH STICKS.

HO HO HO!

NOW EVERYONE TAKE YOUR 3-D GLASSES BECAUSE YOU’LL NEED THEM TO TRULY ENJOY TONIGHT’S EXPERIENCE.

DAD, IF IT’S LIVE PEOPLE PUTTING ON A PERFORMANCE, IT’S ALREADY 3-DIMENSIONAL.

MR. BIG INSISTS THAT THESE WILL EMBELLISH THE SHOW FOR YOU, MAKE IT MORE SPECIAL.

OH.

WELL, I GUESS I CAN ENJOY THE FOOD IF NOTHING ELSE.

THERE YOU GO.

THAT’S THE BOTSFORD SPIRIT.

BUT SINCE THIS IS A MR. BIG SHOW, I HAVE A FEELING WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE WILL BE THERE, TOO.

[SCREECH] Mr. Botsford: LAST ONE TO THE CAR IS A ROTTEN FISH STICK!

Narrator: MEANWHILE, ACROSS TOWN AT MR. BIG’S NEW DINNERAMA... LESLIE, THESE 3-D GLASSES ARE ANOTHER BRILLIANT MR. BIG PLAN.

SIR, THEY’RE JUST MIND-CONTROL DEVICES POWERED BY THIS MACHINE.

HA HA HA!

I’M MAKING THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME.

THEY’LL EVEN THINK THEY’RE EATING AN EXPENSIVE DINNER OF LASAGNE INSTEAD OF CHEAP, OVERCOOKED OATMEAL.

WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT ABOUT DINNERAMA IS THAT I, MR. BIG, FINALLY GET TO REALIZE MY LIFE-LONG DREAM OF BECOMING WORLD-FAMOUS FOR MY BRILLIANT STANDUP COMEDY ROUTINE.

PEOPLE WILL THROW MONEY AT ME, LESLIE, AND BUY SOUVENIRS OF ME.

OH, DID I SHOW YOU THE MR. BIG ACTION FIGURE?

SIR, IT’S A DOLL.

IT’S AN ACTION FIGURE!

ACTION FIGURE!

WHY DO YOU LOOK SO LEERY?

HOW COULD YOU HAVE A BRILLIANT STANDUP COMEDY ROUTINE?

YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF HUMOR.

HA HA HA!

THAT’S RICH.

WHOO HOO HOO HOO.

ME.

HA HA HA!

NO SENSE OF HUMOR.

IT’S VERY FUNNY.

I WASN’T JOKING.

IT DOESN’T MATTER IF I’M FUNNY OR NOT.

WITH THEIR GLASSES ON, EVERYONE WILL THINK I’M HILARIOUS.

ANYTHING I SAY WILL BE... HILARRRRRIIIIOUSSS!

YOU SEE, LESLIE, IT’S REALLY NOT ENOUGH TO BE SUPER RICH.

I NEED TO BE ADORED.

I NEED TO BE WORSHIPED.

I NEED TO BE LOVED.

DON’T YOU SEE?

YOU HAVE YOUR FAN CLUB, SIR.

I KNOW, BUT YOU WRITE ALL THOSE LETTERS.

IT’S JUST NOT THE SAME.

LESLIE, HEADS UP!

WHAT ARE THESE FOR?

MY OPENING ACT IS A SENSATIONAL JUGGLER.

JUST STAND THERE.

THE 3-D GLASSES WILL DO ALL THE WORK.

I’VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A SHOWPLACE.

I SHOULD HAVE WORN NICER SHOES.

YOU’RE RIGHT.

IT IS INCREDIBLE.

IT WOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO STAGE MY ONE-MAN PLAY ABOUT A POOR BUT HONEST SEAFARER AND HIS LIGHTLY BREADED FISH RECTANGLES.

WHAT A ROOM!

IT’S JUST A DIRTY, OLD CONVENTION CENTER.

BECKY, PUT ON YOUR GLASSES.

YOU’RE NOT GETTING THE FULL 3-D EXPERIENCE.

OOPS.

HOW CLUMSY OF ME.

I BROKE THEM.

DON’T PUT ON ANY GLASSES.

THERE’S SOMETHING WEIRD ABOUT THEM.

THEY MUST BE PART OF MR. BIG’S PLAN.

BECKY, I SEE YOU’RE HAVING LASAGNE, TOO.

IT’S SO YUMMY.

VIOLET, IT’S JUST BURNT OATMEAL.

MMM.

VIOLET, AREN’T YOU THE LEAST BIT LEERY OF MR. BIG?

YES.

NO.

I DON’T KNOW.

MAYBE I AM LEERY.

WHAT DOES "LEERY" MEAN?

LEERY MEANS THAT YOU’RE SUSPICIOUS AND DISTRUSTFUL.

SEE, USUALLY I’M LEERY ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT MR. BIG DOES.

I MEAN, ALL OF HIS SCHEMES ARE USUALLY SCAMS.

WELL, THEN THIS IS THE MOST DELICIOUS SCAM I’VE EVER TASTED.

Mr. Big: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TONIGHT AS YOU ENJOY YOUR MEAL, DINNERAMA IS PLEASED TO PRESENT, DIRECT FROM THE ROYAL CIRCUS OF POLAND, THAT MASTER OF MANIPULATION WORLD-RENOWNED JUGGLER THE GREAT LESLOWSKI!

[DRUM ROLL] [CROWD CHEERING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [DOGS BARKING] [CROWD LAUGHING] I LOVE HER MORE THAN WORDGIRL.

BUT SHE ISN’T DOING ANYTHING.

OH, HERE, BOB.

SINCE YOUR GLASSES ARE BROKEN, LOOK THROUGH MINE.

THAT’S OK, DAD.

I’LL GO GET BOB A NEW PAIR.

I DON’T GET IT.

EVERYONE’S PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO SIT IN AN UGLY CONVENTION CENTER, WHICH THEY THINK IS BEAUTIFUL, AND EAT OATMEAL, WHICH THEY THINK IS LASAGNE.

[CROWD LAUGHING AND CHEERING] KNOCK KNOCK.

WHO’S THERE?

ME.

HA HA HA!

♪ ♪ ♪ [SCREECH] I AGREE, BOB.

I DON’T THINK MR. BIG HAS SWORN OFF EVIL DEEDS.

AND WE KNOW MR. BIG’S IDEAS USUALLY INVOLVE MIND CONTROL AND GETTING PEOPLE TO GIVE HIM ALL THEIR MONEY.

BUT HOW?

WELL, I GUESS I HAVE TO TRY THESE ON TO FIGURE IT OUT.

[BOB SCREECHES] OK, IF YOU INSIST.

HOW DO YOU KNOW A PIRATE’S A PIRATE?

BECAUSE THEY ARR.

WOW!

[CROWD LAUGHING] Becky: OH, NO.

BOB, TAKE IT OFF, QUICK.

OH, NO.

I APOLOGIZE, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN BREAK THE MIND CONTROL.

WORD UP!

SO THEN, HEY.

[CROWD LAUGHS] OH, THIS IS FUNNY.

HA HA!

HEY.

STOP RIGHT THERE, MR. BIG!

WORDGIRL!

UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT’S OUR SPECIAL GUEST--WORDGIRL AND THAT KANGAROO SIDEKICK SHE HOPS AROUND WITH.

[CROWD LAUGHS] IT’S CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE, AND I’M NOT YOUR SPECIAL GUEST, AND YOUR JOKES AREN’T FUNNY, BUT EVERYONE’S LAUGHING BECAUSE YOU’RE USING MIND CONTROL TO EMBELLISH YOUR ACT.

OH.

"EMBELLISH."

OOH.

WORDGIRL, IF YOU’RE GOING TO HECKLE ME, PLEASE DO IT WITH WORDS THAT PEOPLE KNOW.

[CROWD LAUGHS] OK.

THE WORD "EMBELLISH" MEANS TO ADD SOMETHING EXTRA TO MAKE IT SEEM BETTER, LIKE, SAY, PUTTING ON A COMEDY SHOW BUT THEN ADDING MIND-CONTROL 3-D GLASSES SO EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE GIVES YOU ALL THEIR MONEY.

MIND CONTROL?

WHY WOULD ANYONE AS NATURALLY FUNNY AS ME NEED-- LESLIE, CRANK IT UP!

THE GREAT LESLOWSKI IS ON IT, SIR.

[GASPS] HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

NOT COOL.

[CROWD BOOING] HEY, YECCH.

UGH.

YOU’RE GOING DOWN, WORDGIRL.

OW.

THANKS, HUGGY.

HEY!

HOW DARE YOU SAY I’M NOT FUNNY.

HEY!

[CROWD LAUGHS] HEY, I CAN’T GET FREE.

HA HA HA!

UH, EXCUSE ME, FOLKS.

DON’T LEAVE TONIGHT WITHOUT PURCHASING AN ADORABLE MR. BIG ACTION FIGURE.

Leslie: DOLL.

ACTION FIGURE!

FOR HOURS OF FUN.

JOKES SOLD SEPARATELY.

THANKS AGAIN, FOLKS, FOR COMING TO THE DINNERAMA TONIGHT.

SAY, AND AS YOU LEAVE, BE SURE TO TIP YOUR PERFORMER-- HA HA HA!--ME.

NICE WORK, HUGGY.

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF, MR. BIG.

I JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO LOVE ME-- AND ALSO GIVE ME ALL THEIR CASH.

PEOPLE MIGHT LOVE YOU IF YOU’D ACTUALLY LEARN HOW TO BE A COMEDIAN.

WAIT.

WAIT.

I CAN GET THEM BACK.

GIVE ME A CHANCE.

COME ON.

LISTEN TO THIS.

AHEM.

A DUCK AND A GOOSE WALK INTO A-- [CROWD BOOING] AW, COME ON.

IT’S FUNNY.

OH.

I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT.

HUGGY, ARE YOU THINKING WHAT I’M THINKING?

[SCREECH] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU SPOTSWICK QUISLING, THE INVENTOR OF THE FISH STICK.

OH!

THANK YOU, WORDGIRL.

OH, OH, I’M ON.

AHEM.

HERE GOES NOTHING.

WELL, IT WAS THE WINTER OF AUGHT 7, AND ME AND THE MISSIS ’TWEREN’T SURE WE’D MAKE IT.

Narrator: AND SO, LEERY OF MR. BIG’S SCHEME, WORDGIRL SAVED THE DAY AND MADE MR. BOTSFORD’S DREAM COME TRUE.

AND BY GUM, THOSE YOUNG ’UNS NEVER WENT HUNGRY AGAIN.

[CROWD CHEERING] Narrator: BE SURE TO EMBELLISH YOUR DAY BY WATCHING THE NEXT EXCITING ADVENTURE OF "WORDGIRL."

HA HA HA!

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