♪ 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 ♪ LISTEN FOR THE WORDS "QUARREL" AND "IDENTITY."

IN THE LABORATORY LAIR OF THE VILLAINESS, DR. TWO BRAINS, TWO CRIMINAL MASTERMINDS PLAY A SINISTER GAME.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FOURS?

LIAR!

YOU DO SO!

I CAN SEE THEM IN THE MIRROR!

YOU CHEATED!

DID, TOO!

DID, TOO!

WILL YOU TWO PLEASE STOP QUARRELING?

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SEPARATE YOU AGAIN.

SORRY, BOSS.

NOW GET OVER HERE AND BASK IN THE GLORY OF MY LATEST CUTTING-EDGE CREATION-- THE ONE I CALL...

THE REALLY BIG MECHANICAL EAR!

WITH THIS GIANT EAR, I'LL BE ABLE TO LISTEN IN ON EVERY CONVERSATION IN THE CITY.

I'LL FIND OUT ABOUT EXOTIC CHEESE TASTINGS, STINKY CHEESE CONTESTS, CHEESE ROLLING MARATHONS, AND THEN STEAL THE CHEESE BEFORE THE EVENTS BEGIN.

HA HA HA HA!

YEP, IT'S AN EAR, ALL RIGHT.

[STATIC] Voices: DOES THIS DRESS MAKE ME LOOK FAT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF TREES?

I LOVE THEM.

DANNY GETS THE PIG FARM.

SO WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT.

WE'LL HOLD THE VINTAGE CHEESE TASTING NEXT SATURDAY AT NOON.

OOH!

YES!

YES!

I'LL BE THERE!

I JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT WHERE.

RIGHT HERE AT THE CIVIC CENTER.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

EXCELLENT.

NOW MY HANDY MAP MACHINE SHOULD TELL ME THE EXACT COORDINATES OF THE CIVIC CENTER.

Girl: BOB, YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

YES, I'M SERIOUS THAT YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, BOB.

HMM...THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THAT HIGH-PITCHED VOICE, THAT AUTHORITATIVE TONE.

IT'S SO FAMILIAR.

COULD IT POSSIBLY BE?

YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY WANT NEW WORDGIRL AND HUGGY UNIFORMS.

[SCREECHING] IT IS!

IT IS WORDGIRL!

AND THAT MONKEY FELLOW.

LOOK, BOB, WE CONSIDERED A LOT OF DESIGNS FOR OUR UNIFORMS, AND WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS FOR THE BEST.

OK?

[SCREECHING] COME ON.

LET'S NOT QUARREL.

Woman: BECKY, BOB, T.J., IT'S TIME FOR DINNER.

Becky: OK, MOM.

OH!

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

WORDGIRL'S SECRET IDENTITY IS A GIRL NAMED BECKY.

AND WITH HELP FROM MY MAP MACHINE, I CAN TELL WHERE SHE LIVES.

PREPARE TO MEET DR. TWO BRAINS, BECKY.

OR SHOULD I CALL YOU WORDGIRL?!

HA HA HA!

Narrator: MEANWHILE, THE BOTSFORDS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEISURELY FAMILY MEAL.

SO, FAMILY, WHAT'S NEW?

I WANT A NEW SISTER, ONE THAT'S COOL, LIKE WORDGIRL.

THAT'S NICE, DEAR.

BECKY?

UH, LET'S SEE.

I GOT A "C" IN ART CLASS ON MY PAINTING OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

GOOD WORK.

AND A FINE PRESIDENT HE WAS.

NOW, BOB... ANY DECENT LOG CABIN HAS TO HAVE A FENCE AROUND IT.

HERE.

[DOORBELL RINGS] I'LL GET IT.

IT'S DR. TWO BRAINS!

[BECKY GASPS] DR. TWO BRAINS?

REALLY?

YES, IT'S ME-- DR. TWO BRAINS, THE TRULY EVIL SUPERVILLAIN WITH AN URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.

WELL, COME ON IN.

OH.

WELL...OK.

BUT ONLY FOR A MINUTE.

SHOULD I TAKE MY SHOES OFF?

REGARDING YOUR DAUGHTER BECKY-- ISN'T THIS EXCITING, DEAR?

A REAL LIVE SUPERVILLAIN.

IT SURE IS.

YOUR DAUGHTER IS-- YOU KNOW, I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED HE WAS EVIL.

HE SEEMS SO NORMAL.

I KNOW.

I KNOW.

MR. AND MRS. BOTSFORD, I DEMAND YOU PAY ATT-- WELL, EXCEPT FOR THE MOUSE BRAIN STUCK TO HIS HEAD.

YOUR DAUGHTER BECKY IS WORDGIRL!

[BECKY GASPS] [LAUGHTER] YEAH, RIGHT.

HA HA.

NOT TRUE.

NO, REALLY.

I AM SERIOUS.

WOW.

AN EVIL VILLAIN AND A SENSE OF HUMOR.

[BOTH LAUGHING] OH, I JUST LOVE IT.

PLEASE, DR. TWO BRAINS, JOIN US FOR DINNER.

MOM!

A GOOD MEAL WILL HELP YOU BRING YOU TO YOUR SENSES.

I ASSURE YOU, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY SENSES.

I CAN PROVE YOUR DAUGHTER IS-- [SNIFFING] HEY, IS THAT MACARONI AND CHEESE?

YES, INDEEDY.

LOOK, I CAN PROVE BECKY IS WORDGIRL.

MMM.

CHEDDAR.

DELICIOUS.

FOR INSTANCE, HOW COME YOU NEVER SEE WORDGIRL AND BECKY IN THE SAME PLACE?

SALT, PLEASE.

HMM... HMM... Becky: AHEM... OH, I KNOW.

BECAUSE WORDGIRL IS TOO COOL TO BE SEEN WITH A GEEK LIKE MY SISTER?

NOW, T.J. THAT'S NOT NICE.

OK. THEN HOW COME THEY LOOK SO MUCH ALIKE, HMM?

HMM?

SAME HEIGHT, SAME WEIGHT, SAME FACE.

EW!

THEY DON'T LOOK ANYTHING ALIKE.

T.J. IS RIGHT.

WORDGIRL HAS THAT RED OUTFIT AND CAPE.

BECKY HAS NO CAPE.

HELLO!

UGH!

DON'T YOU FIND IT ODD THAT BOTH WORDGIRL AND BECKY HAVE IDENTICAL MONKEY SIDEKICKS?

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

BOB CAN'T BE A SUPERHERO SIDEKICK.

HE'S AFRAID OF SPIDERS.

OR IS THAT ME?

IT'S YOU, DEAR.

INTERESTING IDEA, DOCTOR.

BUT I'M AFRAID YOU'RE QUITE MISTAKEN.

HA HA HA HA!

HA HA!

HA... HA...HA HA.

OH, AM I?

YOU REALLY THINK I'M MISTAKEN ABOUT YOUR SECRET IDENT-- HMM...IDENTU-- IDENTI-- OH, WHAT IS THAT WORD?

IDENT--I MEAN, I DON'T...I'M NOT SURE.

AH, YES, I HAVE IT.

YOU REALLY THINK I'M MISTAKEN ABOUT YOUR TRUE IDENTIFAMY?

UCK!

IDENTIFAMY?

WHAT'S THAT?

IDENTIFAMY.

UCK!

IT MEANS A SET OF TRAITS WHICH DEFINES A PERSON OR THING.

OH, RIGHT.

RIGHT...BECKY?

LET ME LOOK IT UP IN THE DICTIONARY.

MMM!

DICTIONARY.

SEE?

SHE CAN'T BE WORDGIRL.

SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IDENTIFAMY MEANS.

THERE'S NO SUCH WORD AS IDENTIFAMY.

THE WORD YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IS IDENTITY.

IT MEANS WHO OR WHAT YOU ARE, WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE, WHAT MAKES YOU YOU.

AH, YES.

IDENTITY.

HOW CLUMSY OF ME.

WELL, I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

THERE'S NO WAY YOUR DAUGHTER COULD POSSIBLY BE WORDGIRL.

BUT THANKS FOR THE GREAT LAUGH.

ANY TIME.

AND THANK YOU FOR A DELICIOUS DINNER.

NEXT TIME, LESS MAC, MORE CHEESE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

COME AGAIN.

DON'T BE A STRANGER.

MOM!

OOPS.

Narrator: BIG OOPS.

OH...MY...STARS.

BECKY REALLY IS WORDGIRL.

HUH?

NO!

BECKY'S WORDGIRL?

GUYS, NO.

I'M NOT.

ME?

[STAMMERING] HA HA HA.

THAT'S REALLY... THAT... YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

THAT'S FUNNY.

HA HA HA.

[LAUGHING] BUT, HONEY... YOU'RE FLYING.

UH...BUT THAT WAS A TRICK.

YES, A TRICK.

I LEARNED IT IN MAGIC CLASS.

BUT, HONEY, YOU DON'T TAKE A MAGIC CLASS.

NO, BUT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO.

MIND IF I CUT IN?

[HUMMING] [SCREAMING] HA!

HEY, IS THIS STRING CHEESE?

YUH-HUH.

YOU KNOW, I LIKE HOW YOU STICK TO THIS WHOLE CHEESE THEME.

OH, THANK YOU FOR NOTICING.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY, BELIEVE YOU ME.

HEY, NO MORE SMALL TALK!

BACK TO MY LAIR!

HA HA HA HA HA!

Narrator: BACK AT TWO BRAINS' LAIR, THE EVIL DOCTOR IS UNVEILING THE LATEST IN MAD SCIENTIST GADGETRY.

YES, IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR ORDINARY SUPER-SLICK SPACE RAY WITH TITANIUM FINISH, BUT ITS LIGHTNING-QUICK AMNESIA-CAUSING RAYS CAN ERASE A PERSON'S MEMORY IN SECONDS.

ARE YOU GUYS LISTENING?

OH.

UM, SORRY.

WE'RE STILL A LITTLE SHOCKED THAT OUR DAUGHTER IS WORDGIRL.

WELL, PULL IT TOGETHER.

THIS IS SOME GREAT EVIL-PLOT EXPLAINING I'M DOING HERE.

GO AHEAD.

WE'RE LISTENING.

NOW, AFTER I TURN THIS RAY ON BECKY, SHE'LL FORGET ALL ABOUT HER ANNOYING CRIME-FIGHTING TENDENCIES AND REMAIN JUST BECKY, A MILD-MANNERED FIFTH-GRADER WITH A GREAT VOCABULARY.

NEVER AGAIN WILL I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WORDGIRL RUINING MY CHEESE HEISTS!

[LAUGHING MANIACALLY] LOOK, GUYS, I HAVE A PLAN.

AND TO THINK, I WAS PRESIDENT OF WORDGIRL'S FAN CLUB, WHICH MAKES ME PRESIDENT OF YOUR FAN CLUB.

EW!

T.J., I NEED YOUR HELP.

NOTHING DOING.

I MEAN, WORDGIRL NEEDS YOUR HELP.

NEITHER OF YOU ARE GETTING ANYTHING FROM ME.

AND NOW THAT I KNOW YOUR TRUE IDENTITY, I'M GIVING YOU BACK ALL MY WORDGIRL STUFF-- MY OFFICIAL WORDGIRL FAN CLUB CARD, MY LUCKY WORDGIRL RABBIT'S FOOT, MY CEREAL BOX DECODER RING.

T.J., THIS IS NO TIME TO QUARREL.

I'M NOT QUARRELING.

I'M ARGUING.

QUARREL, ARGUE, BICKER-- THEY ALL MEAN THE SAME THING.

MOM, BECKY'S WORDGIRLING ME AGAIN.

UH-OH!

WORD UP.

LOOK, SALLY, IT'S OUR LITTLE GIRL AS WORDGIRL.

HI, HONEY.

MAKES YOU SO PROUD.

EVERYONE SCATTER!

DR. TWO BRAINS WON'T BE ABLE TO CAPTURE ALL OF US IF WE SPLIT UP.

COME ON, HONEY.

YOU HEARD OUR LITTLE SUPERHERO DAUGHTER.

IT'S TIME TO SCATTER!

OKEY-DOKEY.

PEEKABOO!

OH, THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!

HEY, NO PLAYING WITH THE MECHANICAL EAR.

OH, SORRY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GET WORDGIRL!

LEAVE MY DAUGHTER ALONE!

MOM, I CAN HANDLE THIS.

T.J.: AND ANOTHER THING, BECKY, YOU CAN TAKE BACK YOUR STINKY WORDGIRL BOOMERANG!

HEY, WHERE ARE WE?

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO DINNER?

WORDGIRL!

MY HERO!

T.J., YOU SAVED THE DAY.

I DID?

REALLY?

HEY, HAS ANYONE SEEN BECKY?

DON'T LOOK AT ME.

HA HA HA.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHERE AM I?

WHO AM I?

WHO ARE YOU?

WHO IS EVERYBODY?

YOU MEAN YOU DON'T REMEMBER YOUR IDENTITY?

MMM...NOPE.

WOW.

LOOK AT ALL THIS COOL STUFF.

Narrator: SO ONCE AGAIN WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE SAVED THE DAY FROM THE FORCES OF EVIL, KEEPING THEIR SECRET IDENTITIES SAFE FOR NOW.

WHY DO I HAVE A MOUSE BRAIN STUCK TO MY HEAD?

DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US AGAIN SOON FOR ANOTHER AMAZING EPISODE OF "WORDGIRL."

PSST!

LISTEN FOR "BAN" AND "RESTORE."

AT THE 23rd ANNUAL PLASTIC CUP THROWING FESTIVAL... Man: AND AS IS TRADITION, I WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN THE FESTIVITIES WITH THE CEREMONIAL THROWING OF THE PLASTIC CUP.

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING] WAIT!

[AUDIENCE GASPS] I CHALLENGE YOU, MR. MAYOR, TO A PLASTIC CUP THROWING CONTEST.

[AUDIENCE GASPS] REALLY?

BOB, DOES THAT MYSTERIOUS MAN LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU, TOO?

[SCREECH] WHY, I'VE NEVER BEEN CHALLENGED TO A PLASTIC CUP THROWING CONTEST.

OH, MR. MAYOR, I THINK YOU'LL AGREE TO THE CHALLENGE.

[WHIRRING] I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE, AND IF YOU WIN, I WILL GIVE YOU COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE CITY.

[GASPS] WAIT A SECOND.

THE MAYOR CAN'T GIVE SOMEONE CONTROL OVER THE CITY.

Man: ACTUALLY, HE CAN.

IT'S ONE OF THE TOWN LAWS.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY... MR. MAYOR.

ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, THROW.

YEAH.

SCORE.

BEAT THAT.

THE MAYOR IS ACTING AWFULLY STRANGE.

[GASPS] IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE WON, MYSTERIOUS OPPONENT.

YOU NOW HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CITY.

I AM NO LONGER MAYOR, AND I WILL LEAVE NOW.

GOOD-BYE.

MAYOR, COME ON!

COME ON!

WE LOVE YOU!

HA HA HA HA!

SUCCESS!

THANK YOU, FORMER MAYOR, FOR TURNING OVER THE CITY TO ME, MR. BIG!

NO!

NO!

REALLY?

I KNEW IT!

YES, I, MAYOR BIG, SHALL RESTORE THIS FAIR CITY TO ITS FORMER GLORY.

[EXCITED MURMURING] THERE'S A NEW MAYOR IN TOWN.

LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A JOB FOR WORDGIRL.

WELL, OF COURSE.

CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE, TOO.

I MEAN, IT'S IMPLIED.

WORD UP!

[THUNDER] Narrator: PRETTY OMINOUS, DON'T YOU THINK?

AS USUAL, MY PLAN WORKED PERFECTLY, LESLIE.

THIS WHOLE CITY IS UNDER MY CONTROL.

CONGRATULATIONS, SIR, BUT MAY I ASK WHY YOU'RE STILL WEARING THAT HAT?

OH, THIS?

WELL, I THOUGHT ALL MAYORS WORE TOP HATS.

NO, SIR.

OH.

I'M STILL GOING TO WEAR IT.

IT KEEPS MY HAIR WARM.

WELL, IT WON'T KEEP YOU WARM IN JAIL!

GIVE UP CONTROL OF THIS CITY RIGHT NOW.

MY, WORDGIRL, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A WAY WITH ENTRANCES.

NOW LET'S SEE HOW YOU DO WITH EXITS.

BYE-BYE.

WE'RE NOT LEAVING UNTIL YOU ADMIT YOU CHEATED TO BECOME MAYOR.

CHEATED?

WHY, I WOULD NEVER-- OH, PLEASE.

WE KNOW YOU USED YOUR SPECIAL MIND-CONTROL DEVICE TO CONTROL THE MAYOR AND FORCE HIM TO LOSE THAT CONTEST ON PURPOSE.

WHY, WORDGIRL, EVEN IF THAT WERE TRUE, WHICH IT VERY WELL MAY BE, YOU HAVE NO PROOF.

OH, DON'T WORRY.

WE WILL...IN TIME.

WELL, THEN I'D JUST BETTER MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT "TIME."

AS MY FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS...[AHEM] I HEREBY BAN YOU AND YOUR HAIRY FRIEND FROM THE CITY.

UH, SIR.

YOUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS ORDERING THAT PIZZA.

[SCREECH] OH, FIDDLE-SOMETHING.

YES, MY SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS AS MAYOR IS TO BAN YOU AND THAT MONKEY FROM THE CITY.

WAIT!

WHAT ARE YOU-- MR. BIG IS THE BAD GUY!

NO, I'M THE MAYOR.

AND THAT MEANS THE POLICE HAVE TO DO WHATEVER I SAY.

[AHEM] WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE, I HEREBY BAN YOU FROM THE CITY!

[EVIL LAUGHTER] JUST TO CLARIFY, BY "BAN," YOU MEAN WE CAN'T EVER COME HERE AGAIN?

YES.

YOU TWO ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO ENTER THIS CITY.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

I WAS AFRAID OF THAT.

TA-TA.

HA HA HA HA!

WITH THOSE TWO OUT OF THE WAY, I'M FREE TO DO WHATEVER I WANT WITH THIS CITY.

WE HAVE TO PROVE MR. BIG USED MIND CONTROL TO TAKE OVER THE CITY.

I KNOW WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE ARE BANNED, BUT BECKY AND BOB AREN'T.

IT'S UP TO US TO SAVE THE DAY.

HEY, SCOOPS.

WHY SO DOWN?

OH, I'M OFF TO MR. BIG'S OFFICE TO WRITE ANOTHER GLOWING STORY ABOUT HIM.

WHY WOULD YOU WRITE NICE STORIES ABOUT MR. BIG?

HE'S TERRIBLE.

HE PASSED A LAW BANNING NEGATIVE STORIES ABOUT HIM.

SO I CAN ONLY WRITE ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS HE'S DOING.

"MR. BIG DISCOVERS THE MOON"?

I WORRY THE REPUTATION OF THE DAILY RAG WILL NEVER BE RESTORED.

Mr. Big: [AHEM]...

ATTENTION, LOYAL SUBJECTS.

IT IS I, MAYOR MR. BIG.

BECAUSE I AM THE MAYOR AND YOU MUST DO EVERYTHING I SAY, I WILL NOW READ YOU THE NEW LAWS I HAVE CREATED.

[AHEM] NUMBER ONE, NO ONE SHALL BLINK FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES.

NUMBER 2, LET'S MAKE THAT THE NEXT 40 MINUTES.

AND NUMBER 3, INSTEAD OF SAYING HELLO, PEOPLE WILL NOW GREET ONE ANOTHER BY QUACKING THEN HOPPING ON ONE FOOT AND SAYING, "RASPBERRIES."

THAT IS ALL.

ALL THESE LAWS ARE OUTRAGEOUS!

THEY ARE, BUT EVERYONE IN TOWN HAS TO ABIDE BY THEM.

MR. BIG IS THE LAW.

HEY, DAD.

QUACK, QUACK.

RASPBERRIES.

WHAT'S WRONG?

MR. BIG LIKED MY FAVORITE TIE SO MUCH, HE...HE...TOOK IT!

[SOBBING] HE'S SO MEAN.

[NARRATOR SIGHS] TAKING A MAN'S TIE, THAT'S LOW.

THE WORST PART IS, WITH WORDGIRL BANNED FROM THE CITY, THERE'S NO ONE TO STOP MR. BIG AND GET BACK MY FAVORITE TIE!

IF YOUR MOTHER ASKS, I'LL BE AT THE TIE STORE, TRYING TO REPLACE MURRAY.

Narrator: MURRAY?

HE NAMES ALL HIS TIES.

IT'S STRANGE.

WELL, I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK.

MR. BIG IS EXCITED TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT HOW HE INVENTED HAM.

COME ON, BOB.

BECKY BOTSFORD HAS AN IDEA.

OK. LET'S SEE... WHAT NEW LAW WILL MAKE EVERYONE MISERABLE?

OH, I'VE GOT IT!

THANK YOU, JEREMY.

FROM NOW ON, TUESDAY WILL BE CALLED WEDNESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE CALLED FROGGY PING-PONG.

LET THE PEOPLE KNOW.

MR. MAYOR, SIR, IT'S HERE!

OOH!

GIMME, GIMME, GIMME!

OH, IT IS EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN I IMAGINED.

WHAT?

IT'S JUST A BUNNY.

THIS, MY CLEVER LITTLE COLUMNIST, IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A BUNNY.

THIS IS FROM SQUISHY COMPANY, LIMITED.

THIS IS THE SQUISHIEST OBJECT THAT HAS EVER EXISTED ON THE PLANET EARTH, AND IT'S ALL MINE.

SQUISH, SQUISH...

HERE YOU GO, SIR.

WHAT IS THIS, THE POPULATION OF THE CITY?

NO.

THAT'S THE BILL.

OH, MY.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I CAN'T POSSIBLY PAY THIS.

BUT EVERYONE ELSE IN THE CITY CAN.

[EVIL LAUGHTER] [AHEM] SCOOPS, LET THE PEOPLE KNOW.

THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS IS, WITH WORDGIRL BANNED FROM THE CITY, THERE'S NO ONE TO STOP ME.

UH, HI.

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M BECKY.

I'M HERE TO TAKE OVER FOR SCOOPS.

SAY, WHEN DID YOU GET A JOB AT THE PAPER--OH!

HA HA HA.

I DIDN'T KNOW SOMEONE WAS COMING TO REPLACE MY REPORTER.

WELL, I'VE BEEN DYING TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO TALK WITH YOU.

AFTER ALL, I'M SUCH AN ENORMOUS FAN.

OH, WELL, BY ALL MEANS, TALK AWAY.

OK, THEN.

MR. BIG, YOU'RE CHARMING, CHARISMATIC, AND A NATURAL-BORN LEADER.

DO YOU FEEL THAT MORE THAN MAKES UP FOR YOUR LACK OF PLANNING SKILLS?

PLANNING SKILLS?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, THINKING AHEAD, FIGURING OUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO BEFORE YOU DO IT.

WHY, I ALWAYS THINK AHEAD.

YEAH, NOT BUYING IT.

OH, YOU DON'T, DO YOU?

SO YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, HUH?

I JUST SAID-- SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T TAKE THE WORDS I SAY AS TRUTH, CORRECT?

HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GOING TO ASK ME THAT?

WELL, IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS WHAT I PLANNED OUT FOR THIS PAST WEEK.

MONDAY--WAKE UP, EAT BREAKFAST, COUNT MONEY, GO TO BED.

THAT WAS A GREAT DAY.

HMM.

I STILL DON'T SEE ANY SIGNS OF REAL PLANNING.

TUESDAY--WAKE UP, EAT BREAKFAST, USE MIND-CONTROL DEVICE TO DEFEAT MAYOR IN PLASTIC CUP THROWING CONTEST, AND SECURE CONTROL OF THE CITY, COUNT MONEY, GO TO BED.

THERE.

ARE YOU HAPPY?

VERY.

COME ON IN!

I'M SURE YOU HEARD MR. BIG'S CONFESSION.

ABSOLUTELY.

WELL, MOST OF IT.

YOU SEE, THERE WAS THIS REALLY NEAT PIGEON OUT THERE.

OH, I LOVE PIGEONS.

OH, BOY.

NO, THAT WASN'T A CONFESSION.

WE WERE...WELL, WE WERE PRACTICING FOR A PLAY I'M WRITING.

WHO AM I KIDDING?

I DON'T WRITE PLAYS.

I FIXED THE CONTEST.

UH, MR. BIG, YOU NO LONGER HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE MAYOR.

YOUR POWER OVER THIS CITY IS OVER.

AND I AM OFFICIALLY RESTORED AS MAYOR.

YAY!

CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING YOUR OLD JOB BACK.

HERE.

HAVE A PRESENT.

OH, MY.

IT'S SO SQUISHY.

THIS IS AMAZING.

HEY, JIM, COME HERE.

YOU'VE GOT TO TRY THIS.

[SQUEAKING] HE'S GETTING AWAY.

ANYONE?

I KNOW.

IT FEELS JUST LIKE BUTTER IN A SOCK, DOESN'T IT?

OH, FORGET IT!

MAYBE THIS IS A JOB FOR WORDGIRL.

[SCREECH] YES, AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE.

HA HA HA!

FOOLS!

DRAWN IN BY THE AWESOME POWER OF THE SQUISHY.

GOING SOMEWHERE?

BUT-- YOU'RE BANNED FROM THE CITY.

YEAH?

WELL, THIS BAN JUST GOT LIFTED.

MR. BIG LOOKS A LITTLE THIRSTY, DOESN'T HE?

[SCREECH] NOW, HUGGY!

OH... Mayor: AND SO, I'D LIKE TO THANK WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE FOR ONCE AGAIN SAVING OUR CITY FROM A NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY MAN.

WELL, WE'RE JUST HAPPY THE MAYOR LIFTED THE BAN AND RESTORED US AS THE CITY'S SUPERHEROES.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESTORED.

[SOBBING SOFTLY] I THINK THIS BELONGS TO YOU.

UH!

MURRAY!

THANK YOU, WORDGIRL.

UM...SURE.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT MEANS TO ME!

I'M JUST GLAD TO HELP.

EW.

HA HA HA.

Narrator: WELL, ONCE AGAIN WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE HAVE SAVED THE DAY AND RESTORED THE CITY TO THE HAPPY PLACE IT ONCE WAS.

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