WordGirl
The Ordinary, Extraordinary Botsfords/The Penny, the Pony
Season 8 Episode 2 | 26m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Becky realizes that her family has special powers. / Becky attends the Rare Penny Exhibit.
Becky’s class is having fun with their family tree projects. Unfortunately, the most extraordinary Botsford family member that Becky found was a paint inspector whose job was to literally watch paint dry. When the Butcher breaks out of jail, Becky realizes that her ordinary, human family possesses special powers of their own. / Becky attends the Rare Penny Exhibit with Mr. Botsford and TJ.
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WordGirl
The Ordinary, Extraordinary Botsfords/The Penny, the Pony
Season 8 Episode 2 | 26m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Becky’s class is having fun with their family tree projects. Unfortunately, the most extraordinary Botsford family member that Becky found was a paint inspector whose job was to literally watch paint dry. When the Butcher breaks out of jail, Becky realizes that her ordinary, human family possesses special powers of their own. / Becky attends the Rare Penny Exhibit with Mr. Botsford and TJ.
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♪ 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 WORDS ARE "ORDINARY" AND "REMARKABLE."
AH, IT'S A TREE-MENDOUS DAY IN THE CITY.
HEY, BECKY!
LOOK!
THE MING FAMILY TREE!
[SQUEAKS] IT'S LIKE A MAP THAT SHOWS WHO YOUR FAMILY IS AND HOW THEY'RE RELATED TO YOU.
WHO ARE YOU GOING TO PRESENT TO THE CLASS TOMORROW?
IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION, BUT I'M GOING WITH MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER SWOOPS.
HE WAS NO ORDINARY TEST PILOT.
HE WAS ONLY THE 17th PERSON IN THE ENTIRE WORLD TO FLY HIS JET FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND.
WHOA!
THAT IS SO COOL!
Becky: WHAT ABOUT YOU, VIOLET?
WHO'S THE MOST REMARKABLE PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY TREE?
THAT'S EASY.
MY GREAT AUNT HELEN HEASLIP.
SHE LET OVER 300 CATS LIVE IN HER HOUSE AFTER THE GREAT FLOOD OF 1909.
THAT'S REMARKABLE, VIOLET.
I BELIEVE SO, AS WELL.
HMM.
AFTER HEARING ABOUT SCOOPS AND VIOLET'S FAMILIES, THE BOTSFORDS ALL SEEM KIND OF ORDINARY.
WHOO!
I KNEW IT!
OUR WHOLE FAMILY IS ORDINARY!
WE SHOULD GET A MEDAL FOR THAT OR SOMETHING.
SHH!
ACTUALLY, TJ, IF SOMETHING IS ORDINARY, IT MEANS THAT IT'S PLAIN, NOTHING SPECIAL.
IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF WHY SOMEONE WOULD GET A MEDAL.
SHH!
WHAT?
THE BOTSFORDS?
NO WAY!
BUT I STILL HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS TO GO THROUGH, SO... DON'T WORRY, BECKY.
I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE TO PRESENT TO CLASS TOMORROW.
YEAH, I'M SURE THERE ARE A TON OF REMARKABLE BOTSFORDS OUT THERE.
I BETTER FIND SOMEONE, OR I'LL LET DOWN MY WHOLE FAMILY IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE CLASS.
[DISTANT LAUGHTER] THE BUTCHER?!
UH, YOU KNOW, GUYS, NO TIME TO BEAT AROUND THE BUSH-- UH, TREE-- THE FAMILY TREE.
I'M GONNA HEAD STRAIGHT HOME NOW AND FIGURE IT OUT.
COME ON, BOB.
SHH!
The Butcher: HA HA!
THIS IS REMARKERBLE.
I'M RICH!
OR AT LEAST I WOULD BE IF I COULD ACTUALLY MAKE MY GETAWAY.
GOING SOMEWHERE, BUTCHER?
AW!
WORD GIRL!
I MEAN, WORD GIRL, WHAT EVER COULD POSSIBLY BRING YOU HERE?
WELL, NOW THAT YOU ASK, TWO THINGS, ACTUALLY.
AHEM.
FIRST, I BELIEVE YOU SAID, "REMARK-ER-BLE," A MOMENT AGO, AND THE WORD IS "REMARK-A-BLE."
OH, WOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POINTING THAT OUT.
NOW I SHOULD BE ON MY WAY.
AND TWO: I CAN'T LET YOU STEAL ALL OF THOSE CANDY BARS.
BUT I'M NOT STEALING CANDY!
I'M STEALING MON-- OH, NO.
IT'S CANDY.
I'M NOT GOING TO JAIL FOR A BAG FULL OF CANDY!
PORK CHOP CHOPPPPPP!
WOW!
GREAT JOB, WORD GIRL!
WHAT AN EXCEPTIONAL LITTLE GIRL.
WHY, SHE MUST COME FROM A GREAT FAMILY!
Narrator: ALL LITTLE BIT LATER AT THE BOTSFORD RESIDENCE.
OK, BOB.
I KNOW THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ORDINARY DAY AROUND HERE, BUT KEEP ON THE LOOKOUT.
WITH ANY LUCK REMARKABLE BOTSFORDS WILL START POPPING UP EVERYWHERE.
Mrs. Botsford: I AM THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!
SEE?
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT, BECKY.
I FINALLY GOT THAT PESKY MUSTARD STAIN OUT OF YOUR FATHER'S SHIRT!
OH, WELL, THAT IS GREAT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S REMARKABLE ENOUGH FOR MY PRESENTATION.
WELL, I AM GOING TO TRY TO GET A KETCHUP STAIN OUT OF TJ'S SHIRT, IF YOU WANT TO STICK AROUND.
HA HA HA!
UH, THAT'S OK.
THANKS, THOUGH.
TJ: I DID IT!
I BROKE THE WORLD RECORD!
THAT'S DEFINITELY REMARKABLE.
WOW, TJ!
YOU JUST BROKE A WORLD RECORD?!
YES!
MOST JUMPS ON A POGO STICK!
LET ME JUST CHECK THE RECORD BOOK NOW TO MAKE SURE.
SO?!
HMM.
CURRENT RECORD 200,000 JUMPS.
AND HOW MANY DID YOU GET?
TWO.
THAT'S IT.
TWO.
UGH.
BUT I STILL BROKE MY PERSONAL WORLD RECORD!
I'VE BEEN STUCK AT ONE FOR DAYS.
Man on TV: OVER 5,000-- BECKY!
SOMETHING WRONG?
NO, NOT WRONG, DAD.
JUST...ORDINARY.
MAYBE THIS WILL HELP?
HYAH!
HMM!
HYAH!
HMM!
UM, I'M TRYING TO DO A PROJECT FOR SCHOOL, AND I HAVE TO DO A PRESENTATION ON THE MOST REMARKABLE MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY TREE.
OOFTA.
THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
SO FEW CHOOSE FROM.
SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM.
WAIT, WHAT?
I'VE GOT A WHOLE PHOTO ALBUM FULL OF REMARKABLE FAMILY MEMBERS.
YOU DO?
BECKY, WE'RE THE BOTSFORDS!
YOU SEE HIM?
THAT'S BENJAMIN J. BOTSFORD.
HE WORKED ON THE VERY FIRST CAR ASSEMBLY LINE.
REALLY?!
MMM-HMM.
HE WAS THE PAINT INSPECTOR.
HIS JOB WAS TO LITERALLY WATCH PAINT DRY.
FUN FACT--THAT'S ACTUALLY A POPULAR EXPRESSION NOW.
UH, MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY ANOTHER PAGE.
OK. NOW HE IS IN THE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME.
HE LED THE CITY IN SCORING.
WOW!
NOW THAT'S REMARKABLE!
SMALL CORRECTION-- SCOREKEEPING.
HE WAS IN THE FOOTBALL SCOREKEEPERS HALL OF FAME, ONE OF THE BEST THE CITY'S EVER SEEN.
MAN, COULD HE COUNT!
OH!
OOH!
AND HER?
THAT'S ETHEL MAXTONE BOTSFORD.
SHE SAVED THE KING.
OF FRANCE?
NOPE, THE KING, BECKY, THE KING OF DISCOUNT SOCKS!
AT THE OLD MALL.
IF ETHEL HADN'T MOVED HIS STORE TO THE NEW MALL, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF BUSINESS NOW.
HA HA HO!
GREAT THINKING ETHEL!
I'M WEARING SOME RIGHT NOW.
DAD, I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS ALBUM WAS FULL OF REMARKABLE BOTSFORDS.
OH, IT IS!
EVERY PAGE HAS A STORY JUST LIKE THIS.
YOU DO KNOW WHAT REMARKABLE MEANS, RIGHT?
OF COURSE I DO.
SOMETHING IS REMARKABLE WHEN IT'S AMAZINGLY SPECIAL OR UNUSUAL.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE BOTSFORDS BECKY!
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING REMARKABLE MIGHT BE WHEN SOMEONE FLIES THEIR JET FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND, OR--I KNOW!
WHEN THAT HEASLIP LADY SAVED ALL THOSE CATS DURING THE FLOOD.
THAT WAS REMARKABLE!
WELL, THANKS FOR THE HELP, DAD.
I SHOULD PROBABLY GET UP TO MY ROOM AND AT LEAST FINISH MY FAMILY TREE.
ANYTIME, BECKY.
GOOD LUCK!
Becky: OH, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
[SQUEAKS] [YAWNS] THIS WHOLE FAMILY TREE THING IS JUST SO... EXHAUSTING.
[SNORING] [BOB SQUEAKING] OH.
WHAT?
BOB, WHAT IS IT??
THE BUTCHER?
DID HE BREAK OUT OF JAIL ALREADY?!
COME ON, BOB!
WORD UP!
[SQUEAKS] [SHOUTING] I GOT THIS!
WHAT?!
[CHEERING] JUST ANOTHER REMARKABLE DAY FOR WONDERBRO!
TJ?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, SIS?
DID YOU THINK THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS "ORDINARY"?
UM, WELL, ACTUALLY... [ROARING] CHECK YOU LATER, SIS!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE HUGGY, BUT WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT AFTER WE BRING THE BUTCHER BACK TO JAIL!
WHOA!
THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE, DEAR.
HA HA HA!
MOM?
I JUST SAVED THE FARMERS MARKET FROM A GIANT TREE SLUG AND THOUGHT I'D BRING YOU SOME FRESH CARROTS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE EATING ENOUGH VEGGIES.
[GROWLING] BWWARRR!
[GROWLING] SEE YOU AT HOME!
WELL, THIS JUST KEEPS GETTING MORE AND MORE REMARKABLE.
STOP RIGHT THERE, BUTCHER!
[GASPS] HUH?
HAMBURGER HAMMER!
HE'S TOO STRONG, HUGGY.
HA HA!
WAIT.
DAD?!
YOU CAN CALL ME THE TIM!
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, DAD--UH, THE TIM.
THAT WAS REMARKABLE.
OF COURSE IT WAS,, FOR WE ARE THE BOTSFORDS!
REMARKABLE HIGH-FIVE!
YEAH!
[CROWS] HUH?
HUH?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WAS I DREAMING?
OH, OF COURSE I WAS DREAMING.
GUESS I'M BACK TO REAL LIFE AND MY ORDINARY FAMILY.
Mr. Botsford: BECKY, HURRY UP.
YOU'RE GOING TO MISS THE BUS.
OH, NO!
AND I'M LATE?!
Becky: WAIT FOR ME!
OH!
THANKS FOR WAITING FOR ME.
THANK YOUR BROTHER.
HE'S THE ONE WHAT TOLD ME TO WAIT.
HE DID?
HEY, THANKS, TJ.
YOU TOTALLY SAVED THE DAY.
NO PROBLEM, SIS.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER ORDINARY DAY FOR YOUR WONDERFUL BRO.
HMM.
WHY DOES THAT SOUND SO FAMILIAR?
[BELL RINGING] Scoops: WELL, THIS IS IT.
PRESENTATION DAY.
YOU GUYS READY?
I'M AS READY AS I'LL EVER BE.
I'M TOTALLY READY!
I EVEN BROUGHT AUNT HELEN'S PRIZE COLLECTION OF FUR BALLS TO HELP TELL HER STORY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT THE REMARKABLE PERSON YOU FOUND IN YOUR FAMILY TREE, BECKY.
YEAH.
ME NEITHER.
BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ONE.
WHAT?
OH, NO!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I WAS LATE CATCHING THE BUS THIS MORNING, AND I FORGOT MY FAMILY TREE AND MY LUNCH.
OH, NO.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
I, UH... Mrs. Botsford: SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT, BECKY, I THINK YOU FORGOT SOMETHING.
MY FAMILY TREE!
MY LUNCH!
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE EATING ENOUGH VEGETABLES.
RIGHT.
THANKS, MOM.
OH, AND, BECKY, YOUR SHOELACE.
OH.
UM...
THANKS, THE TIM-- I MEAN, DAD.
SURE THING, SWEETHEART.
HMM.
Narrator: A LITTLE LATER... Becky: EVEN THOUGH MY FAMILY TREE MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE ORDINARY, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN IT WHO ARE DEFINITELY REMARKABLE TO ME.
SO TODAY, I'M DOING MY PRESENTATION ON MY MOM, MY DAD, AND MY BROTHER TJ.
Narrator: AND SO, BECKY FINALLY REALIZED HER FAMILY WASN'T SO ORDINARY AFTER ALL, AND I JUST REALIZED WE'VE COME TO THE END OF THE SHOW.
BE SURE TO TUNE IN AGAIN NEXT TIME FOR MORE CRIME-FIGHTING FUN ON ANOTHER REMARKABLE EPISODE OF "WORD GIRL"!
♪ WORD GIRL ♪ 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 SCAMPER.
TO GIVE YOU A CLUE, HERE ARE SOME CLIPS FROM "WORD GIRL" THAT SHOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD.
EMILY, GO AHEAD!
SCAMPER MEANS TO RUN OR MOVE QUICKLY OR LIGHTLY, LIKE IN THAT LAST CLIP, WHERE DR. TWO-BRAINS' MICE ARE SCAMPERING AWAY, CARRYING HIM ON A WHEEL OF CHEESE.
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU ARE TODAY'S WINNER!
HUGGY, SHOW HER WHAT SHE'S WON!
AN OFFICIAL "WORD GIRL" SUPER-DUPER, SUPER-CHARGED SUPER-BALL!
Audience: OOH!
AAH!
OK. THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S--AAH!
AS I WAS SAYING, THAT'S--WHOA!
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S EPISODE.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON... "MAY I HAVE A WORD?"
♪ WORD GIRL ♪ Narrator: LISTEN FOR THE WORDS "ATTEND" AND "RARE."
AH, YES, ANOTHER EXCITING DAY IN THE CITY!
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S THE BOTSFORD FAMILY OCCASIONAL CLEANING OF THE LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN THE FLOORBOARD AND THE MOLDING, AND EVERYBODY'S GETTING IN ON THE ACTION.
I'M NOT SURE THIS IS ACTION.
COME ON!
THIS IS ACTION PACKED!
WHEN YOU CLEAN, IT'S LIKE YOU'RE ON A TREASURE HUNT.
ONLY THE TREASURE IS DUST.
RIIIIIGHT.
BUT ISN'T TREASURE USUALLY LESS DUSTY AND MORE...
SHINY!
LOOK!
I FOUND A PENNY.
NEAT!
WEIRD!
THE FRONT OF THIS PENNY LOOKS RIGHT, BUT THE BACK HAS A BUMBLEBEE ON IT.
HO HO HO!
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE HOLDING A BUMBLEBEE PENNY FROM 1913!
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST RARE PENNIES IN THE WORLD!
WOW!
WAIT A MINUTE.
IF THIS PENNY'S SO RARE, HOW COME I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE?
BECAUSE SOMETHING IS RARE WHEN THERE AREN'T MANY OTHER THINGS LIKE IT.
RARE THINGS ARE HARD TO FIND BECAUSE THERE AREN'T A LOT OF THEM AROUND.
WELL, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY.
OHH!
I SHOULD SHOW THIS OFF AT THE CITY'S RARE PENNY EXHIBIT!
Violet: HI, EVERYONE!
BECKY, ARE YOU AS EXCITED ABOUT THE SHOW AS I AM?
WOW!
WORD TRAVELS FAST!
BUT ACTUALLY VIOLET, THE RARE PENNY EXHIBIT ISN'T FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WHAT EXHIBIT?
VIOLET IS ACTUALLY HERE BECAUSE THERE'S A SPECIAL EPISODE OF "PRETTY PRINCESS AND MAGIC PONY POWER HOUR" IN ABOUT--OH, NOW!
I BROUGHT SNACKS AND NOTE PADS TO WRITE DOWN OUR THOUGHTS FOR A COMPLETE VIEWING EXPERIENCE!
OH!
I SEE.
WELL, TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU WATCH YOUR SHOW NOW, AND WE'LL HAVE A FASCINATING PENNY DISCUSSION WHEN WE ALL ATTEND THE EXHIBIT IN A FEW DAYS.
UH, SURE, DAD.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
♪ "THE PRETTY PRINCESS AND MAGIC PONY" ♪ ♪ "MID-SUMMER CELEBRATION" ♪ UGH!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S FINALLY HERE!
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO IT SINCE "THE LATE SPRING CELEBRATION SPECIAL."
DO YOU REMEMBER, IN THAT EPISODE-- TJ: SHH!
THE SHOW'S STARTING!
I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY CARE, BUT, UH, YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR IT.
[FANCIFUL MUSIC PLAYING ON TV] JA.
YOU CANNOT FIND ME.
OOH!
YOU FOUND ME!
LET'S ALL TAKE A NAP.
[SNORING] GAH!
SHINING TAIL, THIS WAS A MID-SUMMER I'LL NEVER FORGET.
I'D SAY IT WAS MORE OF A CELEBRATION, PRINCESS.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
A MID-SUMMER CELEBRATION!
[LAUGHTER] Elf: YES.
SO I LOVED IT OF COURSE, BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I LOVED IT LESS THAN EVERY OTHER EPISODE OF THE SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN.
RIGHT.
EXACTLY.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD LIKE ALL THE EPISODES OF "PRETTY PRINCESS," BUT IT WASN'T REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
ARE YOU GUYS KIDDING ME?!
THAT WAS THE ABSOLUTE WORST EPISODE OF "PRETTY PRINCESS" THAT I'VE EVER SEEN!
TJ, DON'T BE SO DRAMATIC!
OH, COME ON!
ADMIT IT, BECKY!
THAT "MID-SUMMER SPECIAL" WAS A MAJOR STINKER.
WELL, PARTS WERE CONFUSING.
BUT THE EPISODE HAD ALL THE IMPORTANT STUFF IN IT.
YOU KNOW, IT HAD A PRINCESS AND A PONY.
PRETTY PRINCESS NEVER HAD A BEARD!
HOW COULD WE NOT NOTICE?!
OK. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO COOL DOWN!
LET'S REMEMBER THAT THE "MID-SUMMER CELEBRATION SPECIAL EPISODE" MUST HAVE BEEN GOOD BECAUSE "PRETTY PRINCESS AND MAGIC PONY POWER HOUR" IS ALWAYS GOOD!
UGH!
Violet: YOU'RE RIGHT!
MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH US!
EXACTLY!
LIKE, WE'RE IN A BAD MOOD AND WE CAN'T APPRECIATE A GOOD STORY!
SO ALL WE NEED TO DO IS WATCH IT AGAIN WHEN WE'RE FEELING BETTER.
GOOD IDEA!
LET'S PLAN ON ATTENDING A SPECIAL "MID-SUMMER CELEBRATION" REWATCH!
YAY!
I THINK--I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
Narrator: A FEW DAYS LATER AT THE RARE PENNY EXHIBIT...
THERE'S SO MUCH GREAT INFORMATION TO SAY ABOUT THE BUMBLEBEE PENNY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START!
MAYBE THE PART WHERE I EXPLAIN WHAT MONEY IS.
OH, I LIKE THAT PART!
IT'S SO ON TOPIC.
VIOLET!
I'M GLAD YOU DECIDED TO ATTEND THE EXHIBIT.
I THOUGHT IF I ATTENDED THE EXHIBIT, SEEING ALL THESE RARE COINS MIGHT GET MY MIND OFF "THE PRETTY PRINCESS MAGIC PONY MID-SUMMER CELEBRATION."
SO DID IT WORK?
NO!
BUT SEEING THE GIANT 10-TON PENNY MADE ME REALIZE SOMETHING.
"THE MID-SUMMER CELEBRATION" IS A BIG SPECIAL.
SO TO APPRECIATE IT, WE HAVE TO WATCH IT ON A BIG SCREEN.
THAT COULD BE IT!
THIS CONVENTION CENTER HAS A ROOM WITH A HUGE SCREEN, AND A RERUN OF "THE MID-SUMMER CELEBRATION" IS JUST ABOUT TO START!
[SQUEAKS] SO WHO WANTS TO PUT ON THE BEE COSTUME AND DANCE AROUND ALL CRAZY?
I DO!
BOB, I KNOW THE PENNY IS IMPORTANT TO DAD, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE WERE WRONG BEFORE AND THAT WE REALLY DO LOVE THE SPECIAL EPISODE OF "PRETTY PRINCESS AND MAGIC PONY POWER HOUR."
THIS IS IMPORTANT!
Narrator: MEANWHILE, TROUBLE IS BREWING MUCH LIKE A STORM MIGHT BREW ON THE HIGH SEAS IF YOU WERE A PIRATE LIKE OUR OLD FRIEND CAPTAIN TANGENT.
FEAST YER EYES, OSCAR!
AN ENTIRE EXHIBIT FILLED WITH DOUBLOONS!
AWK!
RIPE FOR THE PICKING!
I TELL YE, THIS BE RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.
THOUGH OF COURSE IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT'S UP MY ALLEY.
I LIKE BUILDING SHIPS IN A BOTTLE.
A GOOD SHIP IN A BOTTLE, NOW THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
WHAT YOU DO IS START WITH-- DOUBLOONS!
DOUBLOONS!
OH, RIGHT!
THE DOUBLOONS!
LISTEN UP, YE SCURVY LANDLUBBERS!
IT BE ME, CAPTAIN TANGENT, THE DREAD PIRATE, AND I'M HERE TO ROB YE OF ALL YOUR DOUBLOONS!
DO YOU BELIEVE THIS GUY?
HEY, BUDDY!
THE DOUBLOONS EXHIBIT WAS LAST WEEK!
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
AHH.
YOU GET ME.
I'LL BE TAKIN' THESE DOUBLOONS AND PUTTING THEM IN A LARGE TREASURE CHEST!
ACTUALLY, I USE TREASURE CHESTS OF ALL SIZES.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT A TREASURE CHEST ISN'T THE SIZE.
IT'S MAKING SURE IT CLOSES WITH A TIGHT SEAL.
AWK!
AWK!
THIS FLOWER PARTY IS A LOT OF FUN, BUT NOW THE FLOWERS NEED OUR HELP.
♪ WAH WAH WAH WAH... ♪ LET'S GO HUNT FOR BRAMBLEBERRIES... THAT WASN'T EVEN THE REAL PONY'S VOICE.
YOU CAN TOTALLY TELL SPARKLETOPIA IS CLEVELAND.
[SQUEAKS] HOLD ON, BOB.
WE'RE DEALING WITH SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT HERE.
VIOLET, WE NEED TO FACE IT.
THIS SPECIAL EPISODE ISN'T EVEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT.
IT'S JUST REGULAR GREAT.
[SQUEAKS] WAIT, WHAT?
CAPTAIN TANGENT?
BUT WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?
[SQUEAKS] HE'S GOING TO STEAL ALL THE RARE PENNIES!
VIOLET, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
BOB WANTS TO SHOW ME A RARE, UH... ROAST BEEF SANDWICH.
UGH.
LOOK.
A PURPLE CLOUD!
LET'S NAME ALL THE OTHER COLORS THAT EXIST.
Violet: THIS ISN'T GETTING BETTER.
YAR!
THIS BE A NICE ADDITION TO ME DOUBLOON COLLECTION, WHICH, TRUTH BE TOLD, IS GETTING QUITE LOW.
IN FACT, THE OTHER DAY, I NOTICED THE PRICE OF ME GYM MEMBERSHIP NEARLY DOUBLED.
AWK!
CANCEL THE GYM.
A NICE RUN IN THE PARK IS FREE.
YOU'RE RIGHT, OSCAR!
AND SPEAKING OF RUNNING, LET'S MAKE A HASTY GETAWAY BEFORE WORD GIRL-- AWK!
TOO LATE!
DROP THE PENNIES, CAPTAIN TANGENT!
WORD GIRL!
ARRRRR.
HOW'S THAT FOR A COINCIDENCE?
NO SOONER DO I SAY WORD GIRL'S NAME, AND SHE SHOWS UP.
IT'S LIKE THE TIME I SAID, "I BETTER CALL ME MOTHER."
AND AT THAT VERY MOMENT THE PHONE RANG, AND WHO WAS IT?
ME MOTHER!
OH, THAT REMINDS ME, SHE SAYS WE HAVE GO TO HER ART EXHIBIT.
NO EXCUSES THIS TIME.
EXCUSE ME, CAPTAIN TANGENT?
CAN WE STAY FOCUSED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, RIGHT NOW?
OH, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
SORRY.
BUT DON'T FORGET.
NEXT WEEK.
MOM'S ART EXHIBIT.
AWK!
I'LL PENCIL HER IN!
LISTEN, IF YOU DON'T GIVE BACK THOSE PENNIES, THE NEXT EXHIBIT YOU ATTEND WILL BE IN JAIL!
THAT DOESN'T SCARE ME, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY THE WORD "ATTEND."
ARR.
OH, THE WORD "ATTEND" MEANS "TO GO TO," SO WHEN YOU SAY YOU HAVE TO GO TO YOUR MOM'S ART EXHIBIT, IT'S THE SAME AS IF YOU SAID YOU HAVE TO ATTEND HER ART EXHIBIT.
I SEE.
WELL, I'M GLAD WE BOTH ATTENDED THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE NOW I'VE GOT TWO TREASURES-- THESE DOUBLOONS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORD "ATTEND."
THANKS, WORD GIRL.
YOU'RE WELCOME, CAPTAIN TANGENT.
NOW, AS A TOKEN OF MY APPRECIATION, TAKE SOME DOUBLOONS!
WHOA!
UNH!
UGH!
THOSE RARE PENNIES DON'T BELONG TO YOU!
THEY'RE FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY!
ESPECIALLY THE BUMBLEBEE PENNY!
WHY?
WHAT BE SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE BUMBLEBEE PENNY?
Mr. Botsford: WELL, THAT'S A PRETTY INTERESTING STORY.
OHH!
I LOVE STORIES!
AWK!
ME, TOO!
BACK IN 1913, OLD MAC SULLIVAN WAS THE OFFICIAL COIN DESIGNER AT THE NATIONAL MINT.
THAT'S WHERE THEY MAKE COINS.
UNH!
THANKS, HUGGY!
WOW!
PEOPLE ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN DAD'S STORY.
AND THAT, IS THE STORY OF THE RARE BUMBLEBEE PENNY!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
WHOO!
TELL THEM, DAD!
YOU KNOW, THAT BE A PRETTY GOOD YARN.
AWK!
EDGE OF MY SEAT!
IT REMINDS ME OF A BIRTHDAY PARTY I ATTENDED ON THE SHIP OF A CLOSE FRIEND.
BEING AT SEA-- ARR!
WHA?
THAT'S ENOUGH, CAPTAIN TANGENT!
THIS STORY IS OVER.
YARR.
AND I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET TO THE POINT.
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO TELL GOOD STORY, YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS MAN RIGHT HERE.
I'M GLAD I GOT TO ATTEND YOUR PRESENTATION, SIR.
I ENJOYED IT.
THANKS, WORD GIRL.
UNLIKE CAPTAIN TANGENT, I LIKE STORIES TO STICK TO A TOPIC AND MAKE SENSE TO THE LISTENER.
I GUESS WE CAN'T ALWAYS TELL STORIES LIKE YOU, SIR.
WELL, WORD GIRL, IF YOU LIKED MY BUMBLEBEE PENNY STORY, STICK AROUND.
HEY!
WHO WANTS TO HEAR A STORY OF HOW I FOUND MY RARE STEEL PENNY?
I DO!
ME, TOO!
WELL, ALL RIGHT!
GATHER ROUND.
IT WAS SPRINGTIME JUST BEFORE SUMMER, WHICH IS JUST BEFORE AUTUMN, AND I HAD JUST BROKEN GROUND ON MY FIRST WORM FARM.
Narrator: SO WORD GIRL MANAGED TO PROTECT THE RARE PENNIES, STOP CAPTAIN TANGENT, AND HEAR SOME VERY INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT COINS, AND IF YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR "THE PRETTY PRINCESS LATE-SUMMER SPECTACULAR," MAKE SURE YOU ATTEND THE NEXT SUPER AWESOME EPISODE OF "WORD GIRL"!
Violet: WOW!
JUMP THE SHARK MUCH?
HEH HEH.
HEH HEH HEH.
♪ WORD GIRL ♪ 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.
EMILY, YOU CORRECTLY DEFINED THE WORD "SCAMPER."
READY TO PLAY THE BONUS ROUND?
YES, SIR.
HMM.
GREAT!
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE 3 PICTURES AND TELL ME WHICH ONE SHOWS THE DEFINITION FOR SCAMPER.
EMILY!
NUMBER ONE.
IN THAT PICTURE, THE LEARNERER IS SCAMPERING TOWARD A MANSION, RUNNING LIGHTLY AND QUICKLY SO HE DOESN'T GET CAUGHT.
THAT'S CORRECT!
WHICH MEANS YOU'RE OUR BONUS ROUND WINNER.
SHOW HER WHAT SHE'S WON, HUGGY.
"200 MORE OFFICIAL WORD GIRL SUPER-DUPER, SUPER-CHARGED SUPER-BALLS"?
THAT'S OUR SHOW.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON... "MAY I HAVE A WORD?"
Announcer: WHERE CAN YOU SEE CHEESE THAT FLIES OR MEAT THAT TALKS... AAH!
OR... WHOA.
WHOA.
WHOA.
WHAT?
WHAT?
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY!
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[BEEPING] WHOA.
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