♪ 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 ♪ LISTEN FOR THE WORDS ERADICATE AND EUREKA.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BOTSFORD RESIDENCE, WHERE BECKY AND HER DAD ARE TALKING.

NOT OUR MOST EXCITING START.

ALL RIGHT!

ARE YOU READY?

I'M READY!

YOU SAY YOU'RE READY, BUT HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE REALLY READY?

I'M REALLY READY!

REALLY?

REALLY!

READY?

READY!

OK, THEN.

HERE...IT...IS.

HUH!

THE BOTSFORD FAMILY COLESLAW RECIPE!

BECKY, THIS COLESLAW RECIPE HAS BEEN THE CORNERSTONE OF EVERY BOTSFORD FAMILY PICNIC FOR GENERATIONS, AND WE'RE LUCKY TO STILL HAVE IT.

IT WAS ALMOST ERADICATED IN THE GREAT BOTSFORD BASEMENT FLOOD OF LAST YEAR.

DAD LEFT THE SINK RUNNING.

MOM WAS MAD.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE IT!

AND NOW, BECKY BOTSFORD, I, TIM BOTSFORD, PASS THIS RECIPE ON TO YOU.

WOW!

IT IS NOW 8 A.M. BOTSFORD STANDARD TIME, AND THERE IS A BOTSFORD FAMILY PICNIC IN 8 HOURS.

IT IS UP TO YOU, AND YOU ALONE, TO MAKE...THAT... COLESLAW.

HAVE FUN!

I KNOW YOU WON'T LET ME AND ALL OF OUR ANCESTORS DOWN.

UHH... Narrator: ACROSS TOWN, IN A BOLOGNA-SCENTED BASEMENT... Woman: HA HA HA!

HUH?

WHA... HA HA HA!

OH, BRENT, I LOVE MY NEW BIRTHDAY HAMMOCK THAT YOU GOT ME BECAUSE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.

OH, KETCHUP PACKETS!

IT'S MOM'S BIRTHDAY, AND I DIDN'T GET HER A PRESENT YET!

AND OF COURSE, BRENT GOT HER A HAMMOCK, WHICH IS A PERFECT PRESENT.

THIS HAMMOCK IS A PERFECT PRESENT!

THINK, CHUCK, THINK!

WHAT'S ANOTHER PERFECT PRESENT FOR MOM?

WELL, I AM CHUCK THE EVIL SANDWICH-MAKING GUY, SO MAYBE I SHOULD DESTROY SOMETHING THAT MOM DOESN'T LIKE.

YEAH!

THAT'S A GREAT PRESENT.

Narrator: IT IS?

YES!

I THINK...

BUT WHAT DOES MOM REALLY DISLIKE?

HMM... HUH!

EUREKA!

PINEAPPLES.

MOM REALLY DOESN'T LIKE PINEAPPLES.

Narrator: OK.

SO YOU'RE JUST GOING TO ERADICATE PINEAPPLES?

LOOK OUT, PINEAPPLES!

CHUCK THE EVIL SANDWICH-MAKING GUY IS GOING TO FIND YOU AND DESTROY YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MA.

HEH HEH HA HA HA HA!

Narrator: MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE BOTSFORDS... [SCREECHES] WOW.

THIS RECIPE IS A DOOZIE.

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST BOTSFORD FAMILY RECIPE THAT I GET TO MAKE COMPLETELY ON MY OWN, AND I AM DETERMINED TO DO IT RIGHT.

BOB, WE NEED TO MAKE A SHOPPING LIST.

[CHITTERS] WE NEED CABBAGE, CARROTS, PINEAPPLE, SOUR CREAM-- Narrator: WAIT.

DID YOU SAY PINEAPPLE?

YEAH.

WHY?

UH...NO REASON!

MUST BE JUST A COINCIDENCE.

OK, THEN.

COME ON, BOB.

I GUESS WE SHOULD GO TO... WHERE SHOULD WE GO?

TO THE GROCERY STORE.

TO THE GROCERY STORE!

AND I WOULD HURRY IF I WERE YOU.

MEANWHILE, AT THE--WELL... HEE HEE HEE!

SAY GOOD-BYE, PINEAPPLES.

OH, WOW!

A GUY WHO CAN TALK TO FRUIT?

YOU'RE HIRED.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

I CAN'T REALLY.

TELL THE MANGOES TO SAY HELLO.

WHY WOULD THE MANGOES SAY HELLO?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHY WOULD THE PINEAPPLES SAY GOOD-BYE?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE FIRED!

BUT I-- NOW, HOW DO YOU WANT TO PAY FOR THOSE?

PAY?

I'M NOT PAYING.

I AM CHUCK THE EVIL SANDWICH-MAKING GUY, AND I'M STEALING THESE PINEAPPLES IN ORDER TO--OH... HEY, UM, VOICE GUY, WHAT WAS THAT WORD YOU USED BEFORE?

Narrator: WHICH ONE?

I USE A LOT OF WORDS.

YOU KNOW THE ONE.

ERADI-SOMETHING OR OTHER?

YOU MUST MEAN ERADICATE!

ERADICATE IS ANOTHER WORD FOR DESTROY.

WORDGIRL!

THAT'S RIGHT, CHUCK.

NOW, STEP AWAY FROM THAT BIN OF PINEAPPLES.

WAIT.

WHY ARE YOU STEALING A BIN OF PINEAPPLES?

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO ERADICATE THEM!

HEY, NOW YOU GOT IT.

BUT, UM...WHY?

BECAUSE IT'S MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY.

IS THAT THE WHOLE EXPLANATION?

WELL, YEAH, UNLESS YOU WANT TO INCLUDE THIS.

HELP!

AAH!

HELP!

YAH!

AHH HA HA... YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY ANNOYING HOW SLOWLY YOU'RE ESCAPING.

TOO BAD!

HMM!

UH!

THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING!

CHUCK HAS STOLEN EVERY SINGLE PINEAPPLE IN THE ENTIRE CITY.

[EE OOH OOH] AND I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO MAKE MY COLESLAW.

JUST ONE PINEAPPLE.

THAT'S ALL I NEED.

WAIT A SECOND.

EUREKA!

IT'S A PINEAPPLE!

HA HA!

[EEP EEP] OH, I SAID "EUREKA."

IT MEANS, "I FOUND IT!"

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM AND YOU FIND IT, YOU CAN SHOUT "EUREKA"!

NOW, COME ON, HUGGY.

LET'S GO MAKE SOME COLESLAW--HUH?

SO, HAVE YOU FOUND MY PINEAPPLES?

WELL... IS THAT ONE MINE?

I...DON'T...THINK SO.

OH.

AND I KIND OF HAVE TO STOP LOOKING FOR THEM RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAVE TO, UM... MAKE SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT.

NO, NO.

I...UNDERSTAND.

BUT WHEN I FINISH MAKING THAT REALLY IMPORTANT THING, I'M TOTALLY GOING TO FIND ALL OF YOUR PINEAPPLES.

I PROMISE.

SURE!

YEAH!

OK.

SOUNDS FINE.

[SCREECHES] BUT...BUT...

THE BOTSFORD FAMILY COLESLAW.

[SCREECHES] ALL RIGHT.

HERE.

HOLD THIS.

REALLY?

CRIME FIRST, THEN COLESLAW.

COME ON, HUGGY.

THERE GOES A TRUE HERO.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, IF YOU WERE GOING TO ERADICATE A LARGE AMOUNT OF PINEAPPLES... [OOH AH AH] OH!

MM!

THAT'S THE LAST ONE.

NOW, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CALL MA TO COME OUTSIDE, AND THEN I'LL ERADICATE EVERY SINGLE PINEAPPLE IN THE ENTIRE CITY.

HA HA HA HA!

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, CHUCK.

TIME TO ERADICATE YOUR MOM'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT.

[EEP EEP] OH.

I KNOW, RIGHT?

I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING HERE, BUT IT JUST SOUNDS TERRIBLE.

ZA-BLAM!

OH, NOT RELISH!

OH, NOT RELISH.

HA HA HA!

NOW THAT THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF, TIME TO GIVE MY MA A BIRTHDAY SHE'LL NEVER FORGET.

MOM!

COME ON OUTSIDE.

I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

OK!

GIVE ME A MINUTE.

LISTEN, CHUCK, I'M NOT SURE I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP YOU THIS TIME, SO IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD-- I DON'T KNOW-- GRAB A PINEAPPLE AND JUST PUT IT ASIDE FOR ME?

IS THIS SOME KIND OF TRICK?

OH, NO, NO.

YOU SEE, I HAVE TO MAKE THIS COLESLAW RECIPE, AND ONE OF THE MAIN INGREDIENTS IS PINEAPPLE, SO-- WAIT, WAIT.

COLESLAW WITH PINEAPPLE.

THAT SOUNDS AMAZING.

OH, IT IS.

SO IF I PUT ONE ASIDE FOR YOU, YOU'LL LET ME ERADICATE ALL THE REST?

YES!

I MEAN...NO, NO.

I WAS JUST THINKING MAYBE YOU COULD PUT ONE ASIDE FOR ME IF YOU THINK I'M NOT GOING TO BREAK OUT OF THIS IN TIME TO STOP YOU, WHICH I'M HOPING I WILL.

BECAUSE I OWE IT TO THE CITY TO SAVE ALL THE PINEAPPLES BECAUSE...JUSTICE.

MA!

CAN YOU HURRY?

Mom: HURRYING IS NOT MY THING.

EEE!

YAH!

[CLICKING] YOU CAN FORGET PUTTING A PINEAPPLE ASIDE.

I'LL JUST SAVE ALL OF THEM!

N-N-NO, YOU WON'T.

[BEEP] WAIT.

IF I CRUSH THEM NOW, MA WON'T SEE IT, AND HER BIRTHDAY PRESENT WILL BE RUINED.

BUT ISN'T RUINING THEM THE PRESENT?

HUH!

NO!

Mom: CHUCKY BOO, I CAN'T FIND MY SLIPPERS, BUT I'M LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW.

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SHOW ME?

WHOA!

PLEASE, WORDGIRL, PLEASE.

MY MOM IS WATCHING.

PLEASE LET ME ERADICATE THE PINEAPPLES NOW.

NO!

THEY ARE NOT YOUR PINEAPPLES.

Man: THAT'S RIGHT.

THEY'RE MY PINEAPPLES.

HOW DID YOU FIND-- HARD TO MISS THE GIANT CRUSHER.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

WELL, IT'S MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY, AND SHE REALLY DOESN'T LIKE PINEAPPLES.

SO YOU DECIDED TO ERADICATE EVERY PINEAPPLE IN THE CITY?

WHAT A GREAT PRESENT!

UH!

THIS IS FOR YOU, MA.

EE...YAH!

NO!

MY PINEAPPLES!

YES!

I DID IT, I DID IT!

I WON!

DID YOU SEE IT, MA?

DID YOU?

I DESTROYED THOSE PINEAPPLES FOR YOU!

OH, CHUCKY, I HATE PINEAPPLES!

I KNOW.

EXCEPT FOR BRENT'S HAMMOCK, THAT'S THE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT I'VE EVER GOTTEN.

AW!

THANKS, MA.

WELL, I REALLY SHOULD PRESS CHARGES, BUT SINCE YOU STOLE THOSE PINEAPPLES FOR A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR YOUR MOM, I'D FEEL LOUSY IF I DID.

BUT-- PLUS, NOW I'VE GOT A WHOLE BIN OF FRESHLY CRUSHED PINEAPPLE TO SELL.

UH!

HOW AM I GOING TO MAKE MY COLESLAW NOW?

OH, HEY, WORDGIRL, HERE'S THE PINEAPPLE YOU GAVE ME BEFORE.

LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED IT MORE THAN I DO.

WHA...REALLY?

AH!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

COME ON, HUGGY.

TIME TO MAKE OUR COLESLAW.

OK. ARE YOU GUYS READY?

READY!

REALLY READY?

REALLY.

REALLY, REALLY READY?

REALLY, REALLY READY!

REALLY, REALLY, REALLY READY?

REALLY, REALLY, REALLY!

OK.

I THINK YOU'RE READY.

I WANT YOU TO BE HONEST WITH ME.

OK?

OK.

BUT NOT TOO HONEST!

I MEAN, I...UH...

OH, JUST TASTE IT.

MMM.

MMM MMM.

[GULP] WELL...

IT'S HORRIBLE.

YOU HATE IT.

I'LL JUST THROW IT OUT AND START OVER.

NOW I HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER PINEAPPLE.

NO!

HONEY, STOP.

IT'S PERFECT!

IT IS?

ABSOLUTELY!

AND YOU MADE IT ALL ON YOUR OWN.

AW, THANKS, DAD.

HUH!

IN FACT, IT'S GOING TO GO GREAT WITH THIS BOWL OF CRUSHED PINEAPPLE I JUST BOUGHT AT THE GROCERY STORE.

DID YOU KNOW THEY'RE HAVING A SALE?

Narrator: AND SO, THE BOTSFORD FAMILY COLESLAW... [DOORBELL RINGS] CHUCK'S MOM'S BIRTHDAY, AND THIS EPISODE ALL COME TO A HAPPY ENDING, WHILE ALL INVOLVING PINEAPPLES, FOR SOME REASON.

NOW, REMEMBER, THE NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO ERADICATE BOREDOM, CRY OUT "EUREKA" AND FIND ANOTHER EXCITING 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 IRRITABLE.

TO GIVE YOU A CLUE, HERE ARE SOME CLIPS FROM "WORDGIRL" THAT SHOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD.

[BELL RINGS] TOMMY.

IRRITABLE MEANS EASILY ANNOYED-- LIKE IN THAT LAST CLIP, BECKY IS IRRITATED, MAYBE BECAUSE BOB'S BREAKFAST IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN HERS, JUST LIKE PHIL'S BUZZER IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN MINE.

IT...IS?

THEY'RE THE EXACT SAME SIZE.

SURE, THEY ARE.

UH...RIGHT.

ANYWAY, TOMMY, YOU ARE TODAY'S ODDLY UNHAPPY WINNER.

HUGGY, SHOW HIM WHAT HE'S WON.

[APPLAUSE] AN OFFICIAL WORDGIRL SUPERCOMPUTER!

Audience: OOOHH!

DON'T NEED IT.

MY BRAIN IS A SUPERCOMPUTER.

WOW!

TOMMY, THANKS FOR DEMONSTRATING WHAT AN IRRITATING RESPONSE WOULD SOUND LIKE.

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S EPISODE.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON... "MAY I HAVE A WORD?"

♪ WORDGIRL ♪ LISTEN FOR THE WORDS HIRE AND DEHYDRATE.

IT'S A LOVELY WEEKEND MORNING IN OUR FAIR CITY, NOT THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE WOULD KNOW.

Woman: AND NOW, WITH MY DIAMOND-EDITION FLYING FLOWER FAIRY WITH MAGIC SPARKLE WAND, YOU, TOO, CAN SPREAD A SPARKLE WAVE OF A MILLION SMILES WHEREVER YOU GO.

Man: SMILES NOT GUARANTEED.

I WANT IT, I WANT IT, I WANT IT, I WANT IT, I WANT IT!

MOM.

I'M A PRETTY GOOD KID, RIGHT?

PRETTY DARN GOOD, I'D SAY!

GOOD ENOUGH FOR-- I DON'T KNOW... MAYBE A LIMITED-EDITION PRETTY PRINCESS FLYING FLOWER FAIRY WITH MAGIC SPARKLE WAND?

ABSOLUTELY!

HUH!

IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN PUT IT ON YOUR BIRTHDAY LIST.

OH, BUT I CAN'T WAIT TILL MY BIRTHDAY!

WELL, IF YOU WANT IT SOONER, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO EARN SOME MONEY AND BUY IT YOURSELF.

BUT WHO'S GOING TO HIRE ME?

I'M NOT EVEN OLD ENOUGH TO BABY-SIT YET.

[EEP EEP] OH.

"HIRE" MEANS TO PAY SOMEONE TO DO A JOB, LIKE THE CITY HIRED MOM TO BE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

HA HA HA!

GUILTY AS CHARGED.

HA HA!

I AM PROUD.

AND IF MOM PAID ME A DOLLAR AN HOUR TO CHAT WITH HER WHILE SHE DID HER CHORES, SHE'D BE HIRING ME.

NICE TRY.

YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO BABY-SIT FOR PLANTS, THOUGH.

WAIT.

REALLY?

YEP.

MR. NEWMAN NEXT DOOR IS LOOKING FOR A RESPONSIBLE PERSON TO WATER HIS PLANTS WHILE HE'S AWAY.

I'LL DO IT!

I MEAN, IT DOESN'T EXACTLY TAKE A MAGIC FLOWER FAIRY TO BABY-SIT A BUNCH OF PLANTS, RIGHT?

Narrator: MEANWHILE, IN A CERTAIN SKYSCRAPER LAIR ACROSS TOWN, MR. BIG IS THINKING... LITTLE?

YOU EVER NOTICE HOW CUTE BABY THINGS ARE?

WELL, I DID, BECAUSE I'M SMART AND I NOTICE THINGS.

I WAS AT THE BABY ANIMAL PETTING ZOO THE OTHER DAY.

WHY, THE EFFECT BABIES HAVE ON PEOPLE IS ALMOST CRIMINAL!

AWW!

AWW!

AWW!

HENCE, THE BIG BABY-FYING MIND-CONTROL MACHINE.

BECAUSE I ALWAYS SAY, ALMOST ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

HA HA HA HA!

OK. YOU SEE THAT UGLY OLD MUTT DOWN THERE?

Leslie: YES.

[PANTING] EW!

AWW!

AWW!

AWW!

OH.

HE'S A BABY.

HUH?

HUH?

HUH?

NOW HE'S NOT.

CONGRATULATIONS, SIR.

THIS IS JUST PHASE ONE OF MY GREATEST EVIL SCHEME YET!

AND WHAT'S PHASE TWO, SIR?

OH!

OH, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE PHASE TWO.

I LOVE PHASE TWO.

I LOVE IT SO MUCH, I WANT TO MARRY IT.

AND YOU KNOW WHY I WANT TO MARRY IT?

WELL...

I'M JUST OLD-FASHIONED, I GUESS.

HA HA HA!

LET'S GET TO WORK.

ACTUALLY, SIR, I JUST NOTICED MY GRANDMOTHER NEEDS HELP LOADING THAT SOFA INTO HER TRUCK ACROSS THE STREET.

I THOUGHT I'D GIVE HER A HAND.

OH.

WELL... ALL RIGHT, BUT DON'T MAKE A HABIT OF IT.

IF I'D WANTED A GRANNY-HELPER, I WOULD HAVE HIRED ONE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

NOW I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING MYSELF... AS USUAL.

OH!

OHH... WHAA!

WHAAA-AA!

LESLIE.

LESLIE!

WHAA!

WHAA!

SO, THIS IS IT?

JUST THE ONE PLANT?

THAT'S NOT A PLANT.

THAT'S REX.

OH.

HI, REX!

HEY, TAKE IT EASY.

HE CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE FROM RIGHT THERE.

NOW, REX LIKES A GOOD DRINK ONCE A DAY.

OH, DON'T WORRY.

I WON'T LET HIM GET DEHYDRATED.

DE-WHAT, NOW?

I WON'T LET HIM GET DEHYDRATED.

DE-WHICH ONE?

DEHYDRATED.

DE-WHO'D YOU SAY?

DEHYDRATED.

DE-HOW'S THAT?

DEHYDRATED.

DE...WHAT?

DEHYDRATED.

DE...WHICH ONE WAS THAT?

DEHYDRATED.

DE...WHAT DID YOU SAY?

DEHYDRATED.

IT MEANS LOW ON WATER.

LIKE, IF YOU SWEAT A LOT WHEN YOU EXERCISE, YOU NEED TO HYDRATE BY DRINKING SOME WATER.

OTHERWISE, YOU'LL GET DEHYDRATED.

OH.

SPEAKING OF EXERCISE, DO YOU WANT ME TO...

WALK HIM OR ANYTHING?

OF COURSE NOT!

ARE YOU SURE YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE?

[DOOR CLOSES] EASIEST JOB EVER!

WHAA!

LESLIE!

AWW!

AWW!

AWW!

HEY!

HEY, CUT IT OUT!

COME ON!

AWW!

AWW!

HA HA HA!

NO, NO, NOT THERE.

HA HA HA!

I'M TICKLISH!

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA HA!

HEY, I'M WARNING YOU, I'M GETTING VERY CRANKY.

WHAA!

WHAAA-AA!

LESLIE, HELP ME!

[ENGINE STARTS] HELP ME!

I'M IMPOSSIBLY CUTE!

WHAAAAA!

OH, SIR!

OH.

OH, YOU ADORABLE LITTLE MUNCHKIN.

OH, I WANT TO EAT YOU UP.

OH, GOOD GRIEF!

YOU, TOO?

OH, SORRY, SIR.

IT'S JUST YOU WERE SO ADORABLE.

NOW GET ME BACK TO THE OFFICE AND FIX ME!

GO ON!

GET UP ON LESLIE'S SHOULDERS.

PIGGY-BACK RIDE.

UP, UP, UP!

HA HA!

GIDDY-UP, GIDDY-UP, GIDDY-UP.

WHEEEE!

NOW, NOW, SIR, MOMMY LESLIE NEEDS TO SEE.

HORSY!

OH, WHAT AN ADORABLE BABY!

HERE.

HAVE SOME FREE BALLOONS.

OOH!

SHINY.

OH, AND HERE'S A CARRIAGE.

NOPE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ME.

JUST DON'T ASK ME WHERE I GOT IT.

TOODLE-OO!

DID YOU SEE THAT?

HE WOULDN'T EVEN LET US PAY.

HE GAVE US ALL THIS STUFF BECAUSE I'M SO CUTE!

YOU KNOW, SIR, YOU'RE SO CUTE, YOU COULD BE PHASE TWO OF YOUR EVIL PLAN.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I COULD BE PHASE TWO OF MY OWN EVIL PLAN!

I AM AN EVIL BABY GENIUS!

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA HA!

OOH!

SHINY!

QUICK, TAKE ME TO THE PARK.

FOR PHASE TWO, SIR?

OH, YEAH, UH...WHAT?

UH, YEAH.

PHASE TWO.

SURE.

Narrator: LATER... [COOING] OH!

MM... OH.

OOH!

SHINY!

GOT IT!

LET'S GO.

SIR, PERHAPS YOU COULD TELL ME MORE ABOUT PHASE TWO OF YOUR EVIL PLAN?

RIGHT!

PHASE TWO.

IT'S A DOOZIE!

I THINK.

I CAN'T REMEMBER!

I JUST WANT ALL THE SHINY SHINIES!

OH...OH...OH.

OH!

HEY, BOB, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS.

I'M GOING TO GO CHECK ON REX.

HA HA HA!

OK, I'M BACK.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

I DIDN'T EVEN... BECAUSE HE'S A... AHH.

THIS IS LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY.

Man: CANDY FROM A BABY?

HOW ABOUT A BABY WHO STEALS FROM YOU?

POLICE HAVE WARNED CITIZENS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS ADORABLE LITTLE PICKPOCKET TEAM.

JUST BE CAREFUL THEY DON'T STEAL YOUR HEART.

PRECIOUS DETAILS AT 5:00.

WE COULD SOLVE THAT ONE IN A SNAP.

[OOH OOH AH] YEAH, WHY NOT?

WE'LL BE BACK IN NO TIME.

HEY, REX, YOU MIND IF WE LEAF YOU HERE ALL ALONE?

HA HA!

"LEAF YOU."

HA HA HA HA!

I CRACK MYSELF UP.

WORD UP!

GIMME!

GIMME!

WHICH ONE?

WHAA!

USE YOUR WORDS, SIR.

SIR, WE PUT AWAY OUR TOYS BEFORE PICKING UP NEW ONES.

SPARKLY!

OK, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, MISTER-- BABY?

OHH!

LOOK, HUGGY!

MR. BIG IS A LITTLE TEENY BABY!

OH!

IS THAT THE CUTIE PATOOTIE-EST THING YOU EVER SAW?

WHOA!

THAT WAS WEIRD.

DID I ACTUALLY SAY "PATOOTIE-EST"?

I MEAN, THAT'S NOT EVEN A WORD!

[SCREECHES] OH!

LET'S GO.

WAIT.

YOU'RE BIG!

YEAH.

THAT'S MY NAME.

DON'T WEAR IT OUT.

NO.

I MEAN, YOU WERE A BABY.

OH, EVERYBODY WAS A BABY.

THAT'S WHERE GROWNUPS COME FROM.

OH.

SO THIS ISN'T YOUR STROLLER AND DISCO BALL?

OH.

UH...

UH... YIKES!

[EEE OOH OOH] AWW!

AWW!

AWW!

OHHH!

WAIT, WAIT.

NO, NO.

BABY HUGGY, GIVE IT TO WORDGIRL.

GIVE IT TO WORDGIRL.

COME ON.

WHOA!

DOUBLE AWW!

HA HA HA HEE!

[OOH OOH OOH OOH] OH!

HANG ON, HUGGY.

AWW!

I CAN'T TAKE IT.

OHH!

NO!

STOP IT!

OH!

WHAA!

WHAA!

AAAGH!

WHAA!

OOH AHH.

OOH... [SNORING] [EE EEEP] [OOH EEP] OOH!

NO WONDER BABIES NAP ALL THE TIME.

IT'S EXHAUSTING.

AH!

AND ARE YOU AS THIRSTY AS I AM?

I'M TOTALLY DEHYDRATED.

Narrator: I KNOW WHO ELSE IS DEHYDRATED.

AT MR. NEWMAN'S HOUSE?

HUH!

REX!

WE NEVER WATERED HIM!

AWW!

AWW!

OH.

MAYBE FALL JUST CAME EARLY THIS YEAR?

[EEE] GREAT IDEA!

[DOOR OPENS] AND I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS THE JOB WAS JUST SO EASY, I NEVER TOOK IT SERIOUSLY ENOUGH, AND NOW HE'S COMPLETELY DEHYDRATED AND BALD, AND I'M JUST SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO SORRY!

ALL RIGHT.

NO BIGGIE.

NO WHAT?

THAT'S WHY THEY GIVE YOU EXTRA SEEDS.

HE'LL BE GOOD AS NEW IN A FEW DAYS.

YOU'RE NOT MAD?

WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO PAY YOU, BUT YOU'RE HONEST.

I LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU TRIED TO PAINT HIM GREEN OR ANYTHING.

HA HA!

HA HA HA!

NO.

HA HA... Narrator: AND SO, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO HYDRATE YOUR OWN CARPET WITH TEARS OF HELPLESS LAUGHTER... WHO WOULD DO THAT?

YOU DON'T NEED TO HIRE A PARTY CLOWN.

JUST BE SURE TO WATCH THE NEXT GUT-BUSTING EPISODE OF "WORDGIRL."

HA HA HA HA!

HA.

AHH... ♪ 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 "IRRITABLE."

READY TO PLAY THE BONUS ROUND?

OBVIOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT!

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

OK. WHAT DO YOU THINK, TOMMY?

I THINK I'M A GENIUS.

AS FOR THE ANSWER, IT'S NUMBER 2.

IN THAT PICTURE, HUGGY IS GRABBING HIS HEAD, LOOKING ALMOST AS IRRITATED AS YOU LOOK NOW.

CORRECT ON ALL FRONTS!

HUGGY, SHOW THE GENIUS WHAT HE'S WON.

EVERY SINGLE BOOK EVER WRITTEN!

I'VE ALREADY READ ALL OF THOSE.

WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON... "MAY I HAVE A WORD?"

WITH WORDGIRL IN TOWN, THERE'S A LOT TO REPORT.

CAN I GET A COMMENT FOR THE "DAILY RAG"?

GOOD THING SCOOPS IS UP TO THE TASK...

WAIT TILL YOU HEAR MY LATEST SUPER- COLOSSAL SCOOP.

WHETHER IT'S COVERING THE CITY'S LATEST STORY OR HELPING TO STOP A DEVIOUS SUPERVILLAIN.

KEEP IN THE LOOP AND GET THE FULL SCOOP.

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