ur with captioning is provided by... ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] fun for everyone makes a family strong. chuck e. cheese's proudly supports pbs kids. and by a "ready to learn" television cooperative agreement from the u.s. department of education through the public broadcasting service. broadcasting service ♪ every day when you're walking down the street ♪ ♪ everybody that you meet has an original point of view. ♪ ( laughs ) ♪ and i say hey! ♪ hey! ♪ what a wonderful kind of day ♪ ♪ if we could learn to work and play ♪ ♪ and get along with each other ♪ ♪ you got to listen to your heart ♪ ♪ listen to the beat ♪ ♪ listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street ♪ ♪ open up your eyes open up your

ears ♪ ♪ get together and make things better by working together ♪ ♪ it's a simple message and it comes from the heart ♪ ♪ believe in yourself ♪ ♪ for that's the place to start ♪ ♪ and i say hey! ♪ hey! ♪ what a wonderful kind of day ♪ ♪ if we could learn to work and play ♪ ♪ and get along with each other. ♪ hey! ♪ what a wonderful kind of day ♪ ♪ hey! what a wonderful kind of day. ♪ hey! arthur: hey, d.w. hey! whoa! ( crash ) okay, this is for the title. whoever wins this race shall hereby be known as the "sled master." don't forget the sundae. the winner gets a big pig at the sugar bowl with extra everything. you're on! on your mark... get set...

go! ( creaking ) buster: whoo-hoo, tree house here i come! ( arthur screams ) ( wood crashing ) did i do it? who won? who cares? look. ( gasps ): our tree house! arthur: it was completely destroyed. now it's just a big pile of wood. but that's impossible. that tree house has been around for years. it's because we've angered them. we're sorry, aliens. here-- take arthur's pie as a peace offering. aliens had nothing to do with it, buster.

it just fell because of all the snow. where are we supposed to hang out now? muffy: my place. it's very conveniently located. yeah-- for you. we can't go to someone's house. the cool thing about the tree house was that no one owned it. i have a 60-inch flat-screen tv with 300 channels. i'm there. remember our first day in the tree house? ( kids cheering ) ( baby cooing ) sorry, dora winifred, this place is only for big kids. ( wailing ) ah, that was a good day. francine: yeah. i'm sure going to miss that place. man: so, when will you build a new one? arthur: new one? i couldn't help overhearing your conversation.

it seems like you kids need another tree house. you don't understand mister... you can call me frank. i'm an architect and i've been hired to design the new art gallery in elwood city. see? that's going to be a building? frank: well, it's just a preliminary sketch but sure, why not? who says a building has to look like a box? our tree house was kind of boxy, but it was the best place to hang out in the world. frank: who knows? if you put your heads together, you might dream up something even better. ask your parents to give me a call if you get any ideas. i could help you design it. arthur: okay, how about this? a castle tree house. buster: nah, castles have been done before. all right. how about a space ship tree house? buster: they've got something like that at the chicken lickin'.

arthur: fine, let's hear some of your ideas. i don't have any yet. it should be something different, something new, like... like... like this. a moldy crust of bread? no, arthur, a moldy pizza crust. it's from the very first pizza my mom and i shared with harry. so? don't you see? we could have a pizza tree house. it could be shaped like a pie and the windows could look like pepperonis and... wait. the windows could actually be pepperonis. and if it's not raining, you could tear the windows off and eat them. and there'd be hot and cold running tomato sauce-- mmm. and big comfy mozzarella chairs. ( sighs contentedly ) ( laughing ) that's the most ridiculous idea i've ever heard.

okay, maybe it can't actually be made of pizza, but it could still be shaped like a pie. no way-- it'll look really weird. i don't think so. i'm not taking a design for a pizza tree house to frank. then maybe we should just work on this alone. arthur: it just doesn't make any sense. whoever heard of a pie-shaped house? hmm... pie-shaped. why are you writing that down? i'm collecting ideas for a design that'll satisfy everyone. so far it's got to have an art gallery an underground passage to the library and a wrestling arena. arthur: how will you fit a wrestling arena on top of a tree? details, details. brain, what features would you like in a new tree house? you don't have to bother designing anything, francine. i've already done it. what? yes, i ran into that architect and i've come up with a plan that will benefit all of elwood city.

what is it? sorry, arthur, i'm not at liberty to discuss the project, but come to the unveiling at the sugar bowl. may i have some toothpicks, mrs. macgrady? thank you. huh? that know-it-all! we'll see who has the best design. ( sighs ): i need the glue to dry faster. ( wind whistling ) ( sneezes ) ( screams ) okay, we'll put binky's wrestling arena here and sue ellen's pagoda there and george's woodworking shop over to the left right next to wally's sauna. oh, yeah, and it all has to be pie-shaped.

( groans ) i can't even see the tree anymore. ( groaning ): this is pointless. there are just too many things to include. ( grunts ) ( squeaking ) huh? that just might work. can we eat yet? just a minute. i want this drawing to really capture pizza. there! what do you think? it's very... pizza-ish. oh, it's too simple. we should have ordered more toppings. aw, arthur was right. a pizza tree house is a dumb idea. ( sighing ): maybe i should work with calzones. well, whatever you do, it'll have to wait till after dinner. i'm starving.

wait! stop! that's it, that's it! don't move, mom. arthur: i couldn't decide on a spaceship or a castle so i combined the two. it's a space-castle tree house. i bet that's new. actually, it reminds me of the work of the spanish architect antonio gaudi. it does? it's a compliment, arthur. gaudi created some of the most inspiring buildings of his generation. look at his church of the sagrada familia in barcelona. buster: awesome! arthur: that's amazing. what did you come up with, buster? i know it sounds kind of silly, but, well, it's a pizza tree house. at first i imagined it as pie-shaped, but then i thought why not separate the slices? and you could climb from slice to slice on ladders made of cheese. ( stick figure burps ) hmm... cheese is not the best building material.

oh... i guess the whole idea is pretty ridiculous. no, it isn't. i made a building once that looked just like a pair of binoculars-- see? a great building can be inspired by anything. the question is, can it be built? i don't think one tree could support all that. that's why i decided to use ten trees. i couldn't fit everyone's wishes into one design so i spread it out. that way, binky can have his wrestling arena... sue ellen can have her art studio and so on and so on. and they would all be connected by bridges so we could visit each other. ( clang ) ( chuckles meanly ) i like how you incorporated the surrounding space, but there's no place for you all to hang out together. isn't that the main purpose of your tree house? brain: there's room for the whole school

in my design. ( coughs ) presenting the world's tallest tree house. kids: whoa! cool! that's not a tree house-- it's built on the ground. true, but it will bring millions of tourists to elwood city and revitalize our sluggish economy. it's a bold vision, brain, but that would cost a fortune to build. brain: i know. i spent three months of allowance on the toothpicks alone. ( sneezes ) and then i got a cold waiting for the glue to dry. all your ideas are excellent but i don't think you have your tree house yet. that only leaves one option: we hang out at muffy's. or you could go back to the drawing board and try working together this time. ( hammering )

frank: strong lines a harmonious composition-- i love it. see, i told you you could come up with something new that you would all like. francine: it's pretty much what we had before. we just couldn't improve on the original design. the key is finding a design that reflects your vision, and that's what you did. and we built it ourselves. well, how can you beat that? here-- it's a poster of something i designed. if you're ever in spain, you should check it out. arthur: "to my friends in elwood city, frank gehry." that was frank gehry? i don't believe it! he's one of the greatest architects of our time. this is the museum he designed in bilbao, spain which people from all over the world travel to see. whoa! and you thought my pizza house was far out.

kids: and now... my name is chris, and this is my third-grade class. we're talking about buildings, and we looked at pictures of very interesting buildings. that looks like a church made out of sand. this one here looks like a cup. teacher: we would like you to go and design your dream building. want some crayons? chris: we are drawing a picture of a dream building. this is a building for people to skate in. it's an awesome place to skate at. girl: this building is colorful and you can have birthday parties in the middle of it. kids: surprise! it has polka dots on it and it's very colorful because i want people to remember

where it is. this is a building where you go to be a baseball player. it looks like a baseball building because it has a pitcher a baseball and a field. ( bat cracks; crowd cheering ) and if you can't really find a place to park, there's a parking lot right here. ( horns honking ) it looks like a dog-- it's a place for dogs and more than 100 dogs fit in this building. ( dogs barking ) people are teaching the dogs how to talk like humans. hello. what's up? this building up here is a place where dogs can get their teeth cleaned. ( dentist's tool whirring ) this is day-care center. this is where the little kids go and take their nap and this is where they play. this is different because it's my idea.

and now... mr. haney: attention, boys and girls. i have an announcement regarding your chorus trip to crown city. "starting today, all plastic garbage should..." wrong announcement. ( chuckles ): where is that thing? ah, singing at bartleby hall! it almost makes repeating third grade worth it. really? i'm nervous singing to all those people. i'm not talking about the concert! i'm talking about finkelmeyers the place ms. krasny takes us to afterwards. it's the best deli in crown city! the pastrami sandwiches are so big you need to sit on a telephone book to eat them! after half of one, you think you'll never be able to eat again but when they bring the cheesecake... ( sighing ) you make room.

( dreamily ): finkelmeyers. ah! here we go. "ms. krasny will not be able to take you to crown city this year." oh, the humanity! but we've managed to find you a replacement. both: dr. fugue?! yee-ha! fugue: who am i? dr. frederique fugue-- pianist, private tutor musicologist. what is my goal? to make sure you're ready to sing at bartleby hall at 4:00 p.m. this friday. questions? dr. fugue? i have a... ( in raspy voice ): a sore throat. may i be excused? no. if you sing from the diaphragm you will not strain your vocal cords. but you may have a flavorless lozenge.

right! enough chitchat. we'll begin with scales. after me. ♪ do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do. ♪ class ( off key ): ♪ do, re, mi... ♪ stop! arthur, fern, muffy and binky, you're flat. we'll start again and continue until everyone is on key. class ( melodically ): ♪ ...fa, sol, la, ti, do. ♪ good. that time you were all pitch-perfect. remember, a chorus sings as one voice. all it takes is one rotten apple to spoil the bushel. now, for your homework... class: homework?! aw, man! ( screeching ) as i was saying, for homework you are all to pick a song to sing in class. it will help me decide who will sing the solo. what?! but i have the solo part! ms. krasny gave it to me! if your singing merits it,

perhaps i shall as well. good day. francine: you had him as piano teacher and survived? he's strange but he is a good teacher. binky: he's the best. that's why i'm not singing. others: what?! why not? because i'm a lousy singer! once dr. fugue really hears my voice, he'll lose all respect for me. you'll miss finkelmeyers! think of the pastrami, binky! oh, i'm going on the trip. i've got it all worked out. ♪ morning bells are ringing ♪ ♪ ding dang dong ♪ ( inhales ) ♪ ding dang dong... ♪ ( applause and cheering ) impressive range, francine. if you learn to control your breathing you could become an excellent singer. does that mean i get the solo? i'll let you know when i've made my decision.

let's begin our song the very appropriate "in the good old summertime," which will take a bite out of winter. has anyone seen binky? binky: here i am! did i miss the solo tryouts? oh, darn! lousy watch-- the battery must have died. from the top! ( plays note ) class: ♪ there's a time in each year ♪ ♪ that we always hold dear ♪ ♪ good old summertime ♪ ♪ with the birds and the treeses and sweet-scented breezes... ♪ ( class stops singing, binky pretending to sing ) fugue: b flat! ♪ la! ♪ fugue: c sharp! ♪ la! ♪ sharper! ( in higher pitch ): ♪ la! ♪ ( breathing deeply ) class ( slowly ): ♪ when your day's work is over ♪

♪ then you are in clover... ♪ tempo! tempo! this isn't tchaikovsky's funeral march, people! ♪ buster, can you pass the salt in a minor? ♪ ♪ here you go. ♪ ♪ are you finished with that fish stick in c major? ♪ more feeling! enunciate! give it some... gusto! class: ♪ you hold her hand and she holds yours ♪ ♪ and that's a very good sign ♪ ♪ that she's your tootsie-wootsie ♪ ♪ in the good old summertime. ♪ well, the tempo was good the phrasing was accurate, and the pitch was perfect. but there's one very important thing you're not doing. i knew it was too good to be true! you're not having fun. did you know there are 21 chandeliers in bartleby hall each glittering with hundreds of pieces of crystal?

when you take the stage, the chandeliers rise toward the ceiling and dim and resemble stars on a cloudless night. then there is a silence, which is at once frightening and thrilling, because in seconds it will be filled with your voice. and when the conductor lowers his baton it feels like you are not singing alone, but with the help of all the beautiful voices that ever echoed in that theater. ♪ la! ♪ fugue: that, my friends is what you have to look forward to tomorrow. enjoy it-- especially you, francine. there's nothing worse than a glum soloist. yes! ( bell rings ) class dismissed. get a good night's sleep. binky: dr. fugue? i have something to tell you. you've been lip-synching all week? but... how did you...? oldest chorus trick in the book. used it many times with the whittenpoofs. i just thought, well i might be all

right at clarinet, but singing... contrary to what you might think, you have an excellent voice but it's up to you to you use it. thanks, dr. fugue. ♪ you're welcome... in a minor. ♪ class: ♪ she'll be comin' round the mountain ♪ ♪ she'll be comin' round the mountain ♪ ♪ she'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes! ♪ george, fern and jenna you were off key. ( class complaining ) hey, it's really starting to come down! can we have a snowball fight before the concert? and expose your highly cultivated vocal cords to the elements? not a chance! how's the weather forecast? not good. the snow is getting heavier. fugue: fear not. crown city is a hibernal paradise in a snowstorm. the streets are hushed the cars are snuggled... the road is closed! what?!

( brakes squealing ) blond with sand and a pair of life preservers! better fire up the second griddle, remy. we got a busload comin' in. francine: but what about the concert? if we stop, we'll never make it in time! you're letting the draft in. there'll be no cases of grippe on my watch. another coffee if you please. sadie and i had theater tickets. what a pity. we don't get out much. it's just not fair. we did all that practicing for nothing. i didn't, but i was going to sing anyway. i'll probably never get another chance to perform at bartleby hall. ah, all that cheesecake. hey, you think we're sad? check out dr. fugue. poor guy. he must be crushed! ( watch ticking )

right! chorus, assemble, please! come, come we're wasting time. obviously, the acoustics are not as good as they are at bartleby hall so you should project a little more. other than that, remember to smile and... dr. fugue, what are we doing? performing, of course. it's 4:00. no way! we're in a diner! i've played humbler venues. ( kids complaining ) ( whistles shrilly ) i am very proud of this chorus and you've worked too hard not to hear how good you've become. ( plays single note ) class: ♪ there's a time in each year ♪ ♪ that we always hold dear ♪ ♪ good old summertime ♪ ♪ when the birds and the treeses and sweet-scented breezes ♪ ♪ good old summertime ♪ ♪ in the good old summertime ♪ ♪ in the good old summertime... ♪

( solo ): ♪ strolling through a shady lane with your baby mine... ♪ francine and binky: ♪ you hold her hand and she holds yours ♪ ♪ and that's a very good sign... ♪ class: ♪ that she's your tootsie-wootsie ♪ ♪ in the good old summertime. ♪ yeah! man: bravo! ( cheering and applause ) waitress: a plow's coming to clear route 9 so you'll be able to get to elwood city. but in the meantime, remy thought you might like some apple-berry pie. well, it may not be finkelmeyers, but... this is amazing! this is the best pie i've ever had! waitress: i'll tell remy. he used to be a pastry chef in paris-- five stars and all that.

( slurping ) francine: dr. fugue? i thought i was a good singer a week ago but now i realize i have a lot to learn. i'm really looking forward to it. so... ♪ thank you in c sharp! ♪ class and fugue: ♪ you hold her hand and she holds yours ♪ ♪ and that's a very good sign ♪ ♪ that she's your tootsie-wootsie ♪ ♪ in the good old summertime. ♪ brown: when i draw baby kate, i do sort of a miniature version of arthur. i start with an oval for her head. i always do the eyes second. and let's give her a little bit of hair here. we'll give her those two little dots for her nostrils. and she smiles a lot. and we'll add her ears. and there's baby kate. (giggling)

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and by a "ready to learn" television cooperative agreement from the u.s. department of education through the public broadcasting service. broadcasting service every week... that's me! martha speaks is proof positive... do we love llamas, people? ...there's nothing like a talking dog. hello! (voices wobbling) you guys are really irritating. does "irritating" mean "fun"? on your mark, go! martha speaks on pbs kids. wow! (barking) (honks)

martha speaks is funded in part by... kiddie academy child care learning centers... proud supporter of pbs kids. providing educationally focused child care preparing children for school and for life. kiddie academy... the corporation for public broadcasting, by a cooperative agreement from the u.s. department of education's ready-to-learn grant by: and by: was an average dog ♪ ♪ she went... and... and... ♪ (barking, growls) ♪ when she ate some alphabet soup ♪ ♪ then what happened was bizarre. ♪ on the way to martha's stomach the letters lost their way.

they traveled to her brain, and now... ♪ she's got a lot to say ♪ ♪ now she speaks... ♪ how now, brown cow? ♪ martha speaks ♪ ♪ yeah, she speaks and speaks and speaks ♪ ♪ and speaks and speaks. ♪ what's a caboose? when are we eating again? ♪ martha speaks... ♪ hey, joe, what do you know? my name's not joe. ♪ she's not always right but still that martha speaks. ♪ hi, there. ♪ she's got a voice, she's ready to shout ♪ ♪ martha will tell you what it's all about ♪ ♪ sometimes wrong but seldom in doubt ♪ ♪ martha will tell you what it's all about ♪ ♪ that dog's unique... ♪ testing, one, two. ♪ hear her speak ♪ ♪ martha speaks and speaks and speaks and speaks and... ♪ ♪ communicates, enumerates ♪ ♪ elucidates, exaggerates ♪ ♪ indicates and explicates ♪ ♪ bloviates and overstates ♪ and... (panting) ♪ hyperventilates! ♪ ♪ martha-- to reiterate-- martha speaks. ♪ (hammer and chisel tapping clinking on rock) when you're done, move that over there. oh, hi! i'm carolina. welcome to my island. today's show is all about things like government.

a government is a group of people who make rules called laws. but who needs a group when you've got me as a ruler? watch for all the words having to do with cooperation and voting. i'll see you at the end of the show! whoa! oops! sorry. it's okay. (thunder crashing) there it is! flea island! (thunder crashing) (grunts) i see it! oh, no! (all screaming) (thunder booming) (coughing) i'm drowning! i'm drowning! (coughs) i'm drowning! td: carolina? stand up. oh. (sheepish laugh) carolina: we're shipwrecked!

what do you mean? i mean our ship wrecked. oh. uh... right. we're stuck! we'll never get off this wretched island! truman, calm down. i'm sure we'll get out of here. i don't know how we'll do that with a wrecked canoe. oh! mi celular! my cell is full of water. it's useless! stay calm, everyone. someone's bound to come looking for us. how could they? no one knows we're here. hey, truman's right. don't look at me. it's not my fault. what do you mean, it's not your fault? you were the one who said... you're coming with me on a trip. and you were the one who said... i need your cooperation to keep it top secret. you can't tell anyone. and weren't you the one who said... let's leave from the far side of the lake so no one sees us. and you definitely were the one who said: (wind whistles, thunder rumbles) those aren't rain clouds they're sprinkle clouds!

truman: and now look-- we're stranded! and we still don't know why we're here. td's right, carolina. what's the big secret? why did you bring us all here? all right, i'll tell you. but you have to promise to keep it secret. (sighs) if anyone found out where we were going or what we were doing the whole mission would be ruined. what mission? it all started last friday at school. it was a perfect day. ♪ friday! ♪ ♪ the end of the week! ♪ ♪ things are goin' just fine! ♪ truman: what? you sang a song? shh! this is my story. i'll tell it the way i want. (humming happily) ♪ no more school! ♪ ♪ no more rules! ♪ ♪ don't even need a perfect rhyme! ♪ (humming)

i'm totally going to ace this thing. what thing? science project. what science project? we're just supposed to bring in three kinds of plants. i was just going to pull some weeds out of my backyard. at least until... ¿francia? you're going to france? my dad is. he's on a business trip. he's bringing some plants back. what are you planning to do, pull some weeds out of your backyard? uh, no! duh. (thunder crashing) i must outdo tiffany blatsky! (thunder booming) why do you have to outdo tiffany? because she's so competitive. she has to win at everything. but... shh! i'm coming to the good part. oh, it's hopeless. (thunder rumbling) wait! that's it!

i have a plan! (thunder booming) i decided i would lead a scientific expedition to the most exotic, uh, yet nearby place i could find-- flea island! (sinister laughter, dramatic music plays) so you're saying we're stranded out here, freezing... hungry. wet. alone. hungry. for a science project?! hungry! mm-hmm. isn't it brilliant? aah! oh! man! i knew i couldn't do it on my own. i had to assemble the greatest scientific team i could find. uh... us? sure. martha could use her great sense of smell to lead us to interesting plants. truman could tell which plants were sciencey enough to get an a, and i could supervise. well, what about me? what could i do? you could paddle the canoe. hmm. well, what do we do now? it'll be getting dark soon!

i'm in charge. i'll decide. why are you in charge? 'cause i'm the leader. it was my idea to come out here. exactly. exactly! you're the one who got us stuck here! we should've never listened to you. hey, i didn't make the weather! then we'd still be... you can't blame me... martha: quiet! look, if we're going to get out of here we need to cooperate. yeah carolina. cooperate. it means we work together as a team. let's just start walking and see if we find someone. i agree. i'll lead the way. no, i will. no, i will! hmph! hmph! i'm going to spend my entire life stuck here listening to these two argue. i'm going this way. carolililina: i'm coming! td: wait up! carolina: don't leave me! (water bubbling) whew! hey! (giggles)

yuck! wait for me! (bird hooting) (insects chirping) (bird hooting) (gasps) martha: run! (all screaming) that's it. i'm exhausted. i can't go anymore. how can you be tired? we only came, like, ten feet. i had to supervise you three all day. that's exhausting. supervise?! all you do is boss us around. that's what "supervise" means. i had to watch and make sure you got everything done the right way.

you had to supervise us? okay, everyone. it wouldn't hurt to rest for a minute. if we don't find someone soon we could be stuck here a long time. hey, wait a minute. that might not be so bad. think about it. we could make our own civilization! all new from the ground up. we make the rules. like what? we could make up our own language. like cavemen. ooh, and we can call hot dogs "pork bananas." we could call water "wet stuff." we'd have our own hideout... can't you just see it? i can! (td gasps) pirates! they're in range-- ready? fire! (screaming) say, it's nice up here. yar! no, i'm the captain, which means i supervise you. (td screaming)

hi. we've never met any pirates before. you guys want to come visit? we're having pork bananas. well, if we're going to get out of here we'd better come to a consensus. oh brother. where are we going to find a consensus? we're on an island. a consensus isn't a thing. a consensus means everyone, or almost everyone agrees to something. like we might have a consensus to find something to eat? anybody? no? so let me get this straight. we need to cooperate to get off the island. right-- no fighting. we work together as a team. and if most people agree on something, we have a... a consensus. and when we have a consensus on what to do, then we'll take action. that's right. carolina: we'll be here forever! we're never getting off this island. well, whose fault is that? (td, truman and carolina arguing) look! hey, look, everyone! td: one of the rental boats.

it must have come loose in the storm. hang on, everyone. got it! good work, martha! we did it! we're saved! i knew if we cooperated and worked as a team we'd have this problem licked. okay, carolina. get in, let's go. hmm, there's something strange. the sun shouldn't be over there. td: okay, but hurry up and get in before it starts raining again. i'm telling you, the sun is setting in the wrong direction. the sun can't set in the wrong direction. tell her, truman. can't we just go? i don't want to be sick on anyone. again. sorry about that. it's okay-- the rain washed it off. come on, carolina. hmm... then we're turned the wrong way or something. i'm getting sick again! will you listen to me! quiet! everybody, shh!

what now? i thought i heard... (phone ringing) a phone? on flea island? it's over that way! what the heck? how did that get there? you know, it was pretty hard to see where we were going in that storm. you don't think...? is it possible? it couldn't be. we're not on flea island? we were home the whole time? i had a feeling something was wrong. we're still on the far side of the lake. how are we all going to get home? i have an idea. i'd like to put in an order please... for delivery. well, at least we all stuck together as a team. that's what saved us. i'm sorry i got us all into trouble. but you kept us from paddling out to flea island. you knew we were headed in the wrong direction. and the pizza guy is going to deliver us home... with pizza!

so all is well-- mission accomplished! oh. (gasps) oh, no, i forgot! what's the matter? oh my science project! i totally forgot about it! i still need to find three kinds of plant life. hey, wait! i know! can you make one with pineapple, spinach and broccoli? ew! ew! i'll eat it. td: it may not taste great but you'll have a good story for your science class. martha: i'll eat it. truman: we heard you. martha: i'll eat it! i'll eat it! how can i put out a paper with a big blank space in the front? that's not a newspaper. that's stationery. we just need one more story. i've got it! oh, not another scary cat story. scary cat? where?! (giggling) oh, i see. you were just... okay, no, actually i was going to say i know someone who can help us. both: who? do you have a story to tell? if so, go to the "martha's stories" page at pbskids.org

and check out the "town crier" game. write up your story. make a puzzle that includes any words you like. include the weather. and then print it up. and hurry! i have a deadline. meet up at pbskids.org. (skits barking) helen? aren't you done yet? not yet-- i want to finish this chapter. you finished now? nope. how about now? no. now? (groans) no, and i never will be if you keep interrupting. what's so great about reading up there? why can't you read inside? i like it up here. it's nice and quiet. usually. carolina: yoo-hoo! anybody home?

where are you going? i thought you hated that tree house. desperate times call for desperate measures. i need helen to come to the park with me. i don't suppose you'd want to use your influence to convince her, would you? influence? that's when you try to get someone to say or do what you want. maybe... if i can influence you to take me to the park, too. (sighs) if i have to. hey, cuz. want to come to the park with me and tiffany? i really want to read my book. but you have to! if you don't, i'll be stuck with her. hi! alone. what's wrong with that? i mean i thought you guys were friends. we are but if it's just us, things kind of become a competition, and tiffany's got to win, win, win! what's this? my cousin's silly old tree house. it's so cool. (gasps) i love, love, love it. it's just darling. really?

i mean, yeah, really. i agree. it really is. but you don't like this place. shh! (nervous laugh) (muffled mumbling) (skits barking) you guys, you know what we should do? we should make the tree house our clubhouse! it kind of already is. that's what i've always said. haven't i always said that? you said i should tear it down. (anxious laughing) oh it'll be so much fun! i think so, too. don't you think so, helen? i guess. hmm... of course, a club isn't really a club unless it has a president. (gasps) correcto! i'll do it! i'll do it! you? you? uh, we can have two presidents. no! no! i know-- we'll have an election! what? an election. it's when people vote on something. like, we'll vote on who should be in charge. do we have to?

both: yes! tiffany: or at least you will. that's right! we'll campaign and you'll vote. you'll decide who's the winner and who's the loser. what? what'd i miss? (nervous groan) (skits barking) whoa! (barking, panting) helen: but i don't want to choose! that's what voting is helen. you choose who will hold office. of course, there's usually more than one voter. exactly. look at it this way. at least you know your vote will count. (sighs) great-- i decide who wins and the loser decides to get mad at me. martha: maybe you won't have to decide. maybe they'll have forgotten all about the election thing. buenos días, clubbie! or maybe not. how are you today? fine. why are you here? i want to spend time with my little

voter. find out what you think the issues are. issues? issues-- things you're worried about and want to discuss. like "can we paint the clubhouse pink?" that's an issue. or "can boys join?" that's an issue. can dogs join? that is not an issue. there's no way a dog can join this club. hmph. (horn honks) good morning, voter! would you like a ride to school? don't fall for it helen! she's just trying to influence your vote. i am not! public transportation is one of my election issues. if you choose me i promise you a ride to school every day. oh, yeah? well, exercise is one of my election issues. choose me, and i'll walk you to school everyday. you'll have good leadership and good health. um... i think i'll ride my bike. (school bell rings) good morning, class. please open your books to page 57.

"vote for tiffany"? "vote for carolina"? (sighs) ew... "vote for tiffany"? (slurping) "vote for carolina"? ugh! "vote for carolina"? yaah! how was school today, clubbie? you know, if you ever need help with your homework i'm here for you. it's on me, voter. there you go, trying to influence

my cousin's vote again. am not! good nutrition is one of my election issues. you're the one trying to influence votes. "i'll help with your homework." getting good grades is one of my election issues. uh-oh! i think we're losing our voter. (bell rings) (kids cheering) boy: i'll see you later! "vote for tiffany"?! (groans) (dramatic music plays on tv) (bear growls carlo the dog barks) watch out for that grizzly, carlo! you could lose a paw! (carlo barks) it could be worse. he could be surrounded by people trying to win his vote. (phone ringing) hello? hi. i'm with the committee to elect carolina and i'd like to talk to you about mi candidata, my candidate. carolina?! i'm watching my favorite tv show. elections before entertainment!

mm... sorry, i got to go. (groans) i'm sick of this campaign. (sniffing) where does it hurt? is a "cam pain," like a tummy pain? no, a campaign is when people do all kinds of things, trying to get you to vote for them. they hand out buttons, they put up posters, they make phone calls. do they stand in your yard with a cheerleading outfit? huh? gimme a t... t! gimme an i... i! gimme an f and an f and an a-n-y! what does that spell? tiffany! who should be president? tiffany! who's going to win? tiffany! yay! tiffany blatsky. the only candidate who will jump through hoops for you. so, how's the election going? awful! carolina and tiffany are so competitive. they're constantly campaigning. (phone rings) hello? hi. i'm with the committee to elect

carolina, and... um, it's kind of a bad time carolina-- we're eating. democracy before dinner. i thought nutrition was one of your issues. no. that's tiffany's. oh. well... my beans are getting cold. i got to go. (humming a tune) (phone rings) hello? hi! i'm with the committee to elect car... (helen hangs up) (sighing): those campaigners always call at the worst times. i'll be in my tree house whe it's nice and quiet. (sighs): ah... (gasps) this campaigning has got to stop! it's getting crazy! they're messing up everything. my tree house isn't any fun at all anymore. maybe things will be better after the election. it'll be worse.

the loser will be mad at me. i wish i could just elect someone else. hey! maybe you can. (whispering): here's what we're going to do... (continues indistinctly) mm-hmm! a debate?! yeah. you know, where people talk about something, and... and one person says what's good about it and another says what's bad. we know what "debate" means. why do we have to do it? it'll help me to choose who to vote for. martha will supervise. she'll ask the questions. your dog is going to lead the debate? sure. dogs don't take sides. unless there's food involved. ahem. okay, you'll have only five minutes to present your positions on each of the following debate issues. starting... now! (both chuckle nervously, gulp) would you feed a dog from the table? uh... uh... hmm. where do you stand

on the "dog sleeping on your bed" issue? well, uh... mm... (ticking) cats-- for them or against them? walking in the park-- would you choose this as a club activity? (gasps) (quietly): ooh. (ticking) what's your feeling about baths? (both chuckle nervously) (ticking) and finally would you let a dog be a member of the club? no! hmm. any chance i can influence you to change your mind? do you think it would influence helen to vote for me? (loud whisper): it might! then yes, dogs can be in the club. i have no debate with that. i agree with carolina. dogs should be allowed in the club! okay, then, helen and i are ready to cast our votes. "our"? you're voting? you said i could be in the club.

okay, we have a consensus. (both gasp) and the winner is... me! martha! yay! whoo-hoo! helen: yay! what?! you're kidding! whoo-hoo! all right! yeah! way to go, martha! this country's going to the dogs! (laughing) yeah! and i'm all for it! helen! it's 3:00! time for my presidential biscuit. at 3:15, i want my presidential belly rub. at 3:25, my presidential walk followed by another presidential biscuit. can you hear me up there? yes. and we've got to get a presidential elevator for this tree house.

are these issues open for debate? i mean can we vote on it? uh... no. when's the next election? i've got to vote you out of office. oh. really? y-you'd do that? nah. (laughs) (martha barking) that's our show. did you catch all that's our show. did you catch all the words (loud clinking) about government and... what is that noise? here are the words again. no. a campaign is when people do all kinds of things trying to get you to vote for them. they hand out buttons, they put up posters... issues-- things you're worried about and want to discuss. like, can we paint e clubhouse pink? (both laughing) carolina: td! see you next time. bye! come back here! ♪ who's that dog? ♪ ♪ who's that dog? ♪ ♪ dog, d-d-dog, d-dog. ♪ that dog is casey. casey works for my dad. my dad's a farmer. she's a farmer's helper that's a dog. she catches mice... and rabbits.

she scares away birds. (casey barks) casey learned to not walk in the beds. sometimes she'll work and sometimes she'll play. ♪ she's that dog... ♪ ♪ dog, d-d-dog, d-dog. ♪ announcer: look who's coming your way every weekday. hot diggity! wonderific! isn't that amazing? perfect! [ruff ruff ruff] announcer: catch all your pbs kids friends weekdays and anytime you want at pbskids.org. martha speaks is funded in part by... kiddie academy child care learning centers... proud supporter of pbs kids. providing educationally focused child care preparing children for school and for life. kiddie academy...

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♪ well, every day ♪ ♪ every day ♪ ♪ is so glorious ♪ ♪ glorious ♪ george! ♪ and everything ♪ ♪ everything ♪ ♪ is so wondrous ♪ ♪ wondrous ♪ ♪ there's more to explore when you open the door ♪ ♪ and meet friends like this, you just can't miss ♪ ♪ i know you're curious ♪ ♪ curious ♪ ♪ and that's marvelous ♪ ♪ marvelous ♪ ♪ and that's your reward ♪ ♪ you'll never be bored ♪ ♪ if you ask yourself "what is this?" ♪ ♪ like curious... ♪ ♪ like curious... curious george. ♪ oh... captioning sponsored by nbc/universal narrator: it had been raining in the country a lot. rainy days were great for vegetables... and pigs. (tractor sputtering, mr. renkins grunting) but not for tractors.

(sighs) i'm going to need a tow truck. (allie sighs) i wish we had something fun to do, huh, george? uh-huh. bill: whoa! whoa...! (grunts) my toss is way off since i sprained my thumb. ah. (chatters a question) thumb-wrestling injury. (sighs) i really miss it. sorry about your paper. it's okay. (gasps) hey, that's something fun to do. we could get the paper down. (hooting quietly) first we have to build an elevator... ah. oh. whoa. bill: crazy, huh? an artist next town over made a giant sculpture of his dog. hey! that would be fun. let's do that. let's make a ginormous sculpture. ooh, ha-ha-ha-ha.

i wish i could make a ginormous sculpture, but i've got this bum thumb. hmm. oh, you can "stupervise." uh-huh, uh-huh. cool. so... what should we make? hmm. hmm. (chattering thoughtfully) suddenly, george saw the perfect thing. (chatters "hey!") (chattering) my thumb? oh, yeah, my thumb. great idea. it's easy, it's still, and... it's a great thumb. but how are we supposed to make it if we can't see it? (chatters thoughtfully) aha! i guess we could sculpt my left thumb, but my right thumb looks better.

i know, follow me. whoa! having a sprained thumb also makes it hard to steer. (hooting) bill: you can use these pictures. here's me and my thumb at a fishing tournament last year. this is us eating watermelon... and here we are showing my mom how much we like her spaghetti. good times. narrator: now that they knew what to sculpt they needed something to sculpt with. fortunately, george had some clay. (grunting) unfortunately, he didn't have enough. oh... hey, just checking to see how my thumb is com... (hoots anxiously) aah! you call that a ginormous sculpture? oh, we got work to do. a ginormous sculpture needs a ginormous amount of clay.

oh. that's all you've got? uh-huh. hmm, maybe we could use something else to make our sculpture. (chatters a question) lunchtime. anyone for peanut butter sandwiches? uh, yes. yes. (hooting happily) here, the mud will stick to the cardboard instead of your feet. i already knew that. (chattering) (grunting, lips smacking) no, can't eat. i've got to clean up and call a tow truck. (lips smacking) (talking indistinctly with mouth full) both (mumbling): hmm? whatever we use... (gulps) ...has to be soft and squish-able... like clay. (gulps) hey, peanut butter is squish-able. do you have any more? my grandparents make their own.

wow. whoa. ooh. (frustrated grunting) but peanut butter was too sticky. oops, uh, messy. (pigs snorting) (george giggling) (laughs) i guess we need something else. they needed something squish-able like clay but not stick-able like peanut butter. (pigs snorting) and then george saw something that might help his sculpture take shape. aha. (chattering) shaving cream. it was squish-able and non-stick-able. but after a while, it was nothing but drip-able.

(sighs sadly) (snorting) sorry, we're all out of peanut butter, mr. pig, but i could make you a nice mud pie. would you like that? (snorting) i can only make one, though, 'cause i have to get back to building our ginormous sculpture. and then george realized they had the perfect stuff for sculpting right underfoot. (chatters "hey, yeah") (chattering enthusiastically) are you kidding? big kids like me don't make mud pies. (gasps) you're right, george. we can use mud to make our sculpture. yeah. why didn't i think of that? hmm, you're pretty smart for a city kid. (chuckles) (mumbling) the mud worked great.

(mumbling) but the trouble with the towering tall thumb was it got tippy. (grunting) (frustrated chattering) hmm. (hooting excitedly) unless you already started with a tower. allie: whoops. but the mud fell off the tower. oh. here, the mud will stick to the cardboard instead of your feet. aha! george decided to fill those empty spaces with cardboard. (hooting) (grunting) now we're cooking.

what happened? (groans) oh. but his filler got floppy when wet. george needed to wrap his tower with something mud didn't turn to mush. (gibbering) like mesh. hey, aha! (chickens clucking) they were finally ready to build their sculpture. or not. too runny. hmm... ah. aha. oops, too thick. look, it works. ah. (chuckles) wow.

narrator: once allie perfected her mud recipe their gianormous sculpture really started shaping up. looking good! uh-huh! uh, the tractor is in really deep. i've never seen this much mud in my life... (muttering) how did...? i'm telling you, it was buried. (sighs) (engine starting) i wonder where all that mud went. cool! i like it. uh-huh! yeah, it looks great. oops. we look awful. i'll get a hose so you can wash up. (laughter)

bill: there. all better. i want to show grandma and grandpa. hey. (chattering questioningly) nah, i just want to spend some time with my thumb. oh. (giggles and chatters) so that's where all that mud went. that's a good- lookin' thumb. yup, she's a beauty. your thumb is going to be famous, bill. people are going to come from all over the world just the see it! yeah. uh-huh! well, if you say so. (bus approaching) what on earth? excuse me. we're looking for the giant sculpture of the... thumb?! no. dog. we don't have a dog, but we have this. that's some thumb. yup, i'm pretty proud of it. and it's an original work of... mud.

we've been driving around all afternoon looking for that giant dog. but there's no better statue then the one that you can find. we should have packed a lunch. i'm hungry. me, too. (overlapping chatter) man: we've got to get some food somewhere. woman: i'm starving! ah! man: oh, thank you! peanut butter. mmm, mmm. mmm, mmm. this day went from being boring to way better. uh-huh! bill: yeah. it's a great thumb. kid: george and allie used mud to make a big thumb. we are using mud to make little houses. boy: we're making a structure of what we want to make, and then put mud over it. well, the structure is supposed to hold up the mud and keep it in that place. girl: i used a lot of dirt and only a little water

to make thick mud. kid: i have a rough surface and i'm going to smoothen it. that's a rough surface but if you put the mud on, then it will look like a flat surface. kid: here's my finished mud house. we're finishing up this little cottage. kid: we tried to make walls out of paper and mud. i clumped some mud up. kid: the mud didn't stay on the paper. we got the idea of a piece of paper on the ground, then some mud, and we dragged it all the way and put it on the cottage. kid: the mud walls are staying up perfectly. there's nothing more funner than mud! (camera shutter clicking) narrator: george loved having his photo taken. especially with the man with the yellow hat. (giggling) (camera shutter clicking) ooh. long face. aa-aah... (camera shutter clicks) (laughs) silly face? uh-huh, uh-huh. (camera shutter clicks)

(chattering excitedly) (whirring, beep) oh. uh-huh. uh-huh. another masterpiece for the fridge. mm. too bad i can't use this in my passport. oh. ready for that line? narrator: george came prepared. he had his bouncy-yo. ah. narrator: part bouncy ball part yo-yo all fun. george, say cheese. (giggles) man: wow! nice camera, betsy! thanks. there's a kids' photography contest tonight, and i'm entering. i just need one more shot. hmm. hey, george, maybe you can help. do something fun, will you? oh. (giggles and chatters) oh, that's it. hold it! (snapping) perfect! want to see? uh-huh, uh-huh.

man: that's great! thanks. want to try it, george? uh-huh. you just point the lens at something, look through here, and when you're ready to take a picture, push this button. ah. (george giggles) (laughs) wow, george, you're a natural! yeah. want to come to my house and see how it looks printed out? uh-huh. man: oh, and miss all the fun you'll have waiting in line? huh? (laughs) ah. (laughs) have fun. see you later. betsy: okay. first, i hook up the camera to the computer with this cable. uh-huh. and copy the photos onto the computer. ooh. (betsy sighs) ah. (giggles)

then i get rid of the photos on the camera so there's room for new pictures next time i want to use it. oh! then i click on the photos i want to print, and the printer does the rest. (whirring) what do you think? i call it "out of sight shapes," because there's a shape hiding in each picture. ah, uh-huh. huh? this one's a triangle. three sides and three corners. a triangle. oh. my other photos have a square, a circle and a curve. ah.

betsy? better hurry if you want a new outfit for tonight. (grunts) shopping! ick! be right there! hey, a bouncy-yo! aha! don't mess with my photos while i'm away, okay, steve? (scoffs) who needs your old photos? we've got a bouncy-yo. oh. right. okay. bye! now, let's see what this baby can do. ah. (chattering) george, relax. i'm not some little kid. when you get to be my age, you're a bouncy-yo master. (gasps) (panicked chattering) (grunts) (sighs) whoa! oh! (gasps)

(beep) (george gasps and chatters) don't touch anything george! i got it. (computer trills) oh. oh, no! (george grunts and whines) oh, no! oh, no! (yelling) (george panting) (hooting) ah. ah. ah. what are we going to do? oh. ah. (chatters excitedly) ah! aha! huh? (mouse clicks) uh-huh. huh? oh, i get it. we take new pictures for betsy print them out and we're all good.

uh-huh! (chatters) ah, we got lots of time. the photo thing isn't till 4:00. we just have to make sure we don't run into... betsy?! (grunts) george? that was weird. ugh. it's gonna be tough taking pictures with aunt margaret and betsy shopping all around here. (chatters) okay, new plan. you take pictures; i'll take care of betsy. (chatters) hi, betsy. hi, aunt margaret. oh, hey! i thought i saw george. uh... what? aunt margaret, let me take betsy shopping. i love shopping! oh, really? uh, sure. plus, i know what all the cool kids wear. see ya.

well, okay. steve, the shoe store's right there. i know a shortcut. george had to hurry. he needed four photos with four shapes by 4:00. the first snapshot was a snap. all george had to do was wait for the shape to show up. (all grunting) (grunting) ah. (shutter clicks) a triangle. three sides... three corners. aha! george? uh, let's buy you a dress. but what about george? uh, george doesn't wear dresses.

the next shape was easy to get around to as well. it was a picture of a circle. oh. mm-hmm. aha! ooh... (shutter clicks) uh-huh. now george only had to find two hidden shapes. but first, he had to hide himself. (quiet chattering) that's some hat, betsy but you're not wearing it right. betsy: steve! i can't see anything! of course you can't. you've got a hat over your eyes, silly girl! hmm. those looked like the cans in betsy's photo. huh. he had the cans. but where was the square? (george groans)

and then suddenly, everything lined up. it was a square. four corners four sides all of them the same. (excited shout) now the only picture george needed was a picture of himself. and a curve. (groans) how was george going to take a picture of... george? ah! (chattering quietly) (shutter clicks) (chatters) uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. (laughs) george hooked up the camera just like betsy had done. then clicked his photos... and pressed "print."

(door creaks open) (gasps) wait! you need a new hairdo! ♪ be-doo-be-doo. ♪ ahem. (chatters quietly) what? steve: i'm sorry, betsy. we didn't mean to mess up your photos. it just happened. so that's what you've been up to. uh-huh. you didn't really mess them up. (george chatters quietly) george & steve: ah, phew! they were there all the time? a good photographer always saves her work. if anything happens to her pictures, she can print new ones. betsy: these are really good, george! steve: hey, look! george: ooh. steve: your shadow. there you are again. you're in every picture! betsy:

hey! you should enter the contest, too! uh-huh? definitely. but they need a title. (gasps) i have the perfect title for george's photos! man: for her out-of-sight pictures about out-of-sight shapes, our next award goes to... betsy! (applause) and our final award goes to george for his imaginative entry: "photos of a monkey taking photos of a monkey." (chatters) george really liked taking pictures, but not as much as he liked having his picture taken with his friends. boy: george waited for the firefighters to form a triangle so he could take a picture. we are making shapes, too. today we're gonna make shapes out of our bodies. boy: but before we do that, we're gonna plan them on a paper.

because if we don't plan it out, then people won't know what we're gonna do. the shape that i am making is an oval. it is kind of a circle but it's a little bit bigger. tasha: turn on your sides. both facing that way. it's so hard! girl: their legs weren't long enough to reach the others, so we had to push them in. (laughter) you have to get up high to actually see the shape. boy: yeah, it's really looking like a star. boy 2: i made a human body. boy: i need someone who's flexible so that they can make the head. i'm gonna be the head. it's kind of like art and sculpting. it's really fun, really interesting and really cool. announcer: coming to pbs kids, a world premiere event! blowfish blowout! earth to kratt brothers. come in, kratt brothers. announcer: two brothers... yes! whoo-hoo! this is fun! way underwater... waah! shark! whoa! way, way, way over their heads!

it's a rip current! we're getting sucked into it! "wild kratts lost at sea" premieres monday, january 21 on pbs kids, or watch "wild kratts" anytime at pbskids.org. s kids it's "the cat in the hat knows a lot about that." awesome! announcer: buckle up... and blast off to amazing places. it's "the cat in the hat knows a lot about that," weekdays on pbs kids or anytime at pbskids.org. (george chattering excitedly) this program was made possible by: [ female announcer ] at abcmouse.com we believe that learning and curiosity go hand in hand. abcmouse.com early learning academy, proud sponsor of pbs kids and curious george. for more than 90 years stride rite's been there. helping you choose the right shoes. stride rite is a proud sponsor of curious george.

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announcer: available now in the app store. hi. it's me, hooper. can you guess where i am today? ♪ where is he going? what will he do? ♪ ♪ where in the world is hooper? ♪ here's a clue to where i am. it's a place where you can come and see lots of animals, but it's not a farm. here's another hint. people called zoologists make sure the animals are cared for here. now here's the last clue from "curious george." now that's a great clue! the animals here are really special and can come from all over the world. ok, so i'm at a place where you can come to see animals, and where people called zoologists take care of them and where the animals come from all over the world. so did you guess where i am? you guessed it! i'm at the zoo! [trumpeting] ha ha!

funding for this adventure is brought to you in part by: viewers like you, and you, and you, and you... ha, ha! thanks so much you're very kind. ♪ ♪ hey! ♪ ♪ what? ♪ ♪ come over here, ♪ ♪ the cat in the hat is about to appear. ♪ ♪ he's whizzing over to whisk you away ♪ ♪ on a fabulous journey today. ♪ ♪ he's coming! ♪ ♪ and now he's arrived in the thingamajigger ♪ ♪ the thing that he drives ♪ ♪ he's a cat and he's oodles of fun ♪ ♪ with his hairy helpers thing two and thing one ♪ ♪ instrumental ♪ ♪ instrumental ♪ ♪ it's the cat in the hat! ♪

♪ all of our adventures start like that. ♪ ♪ wherever you're going where ever you're at ♪ ♪ the cat in the hat knows a lot about ... ♪ ♪ he knows a lot about he knows a lot about, ♪ ♪ he knows a lot about ....that! ♪ (laughter) ♪ eeeee-ya! hu-ugh! i can't reach it sally! jump higher, nick. higher! ugh! ugh! (laughing) (effort grunts) we'll never reach our balloon, sally. mind if i jump in? it's the cat! the cat in the hat. it's your lucky day. i happen to know a lot about jumping. you do? oh yes, i'm on my way to jumpalaroo right now to give this prize

to the worlds best jumper. maybe the best jumper in the world can teach us to jump higher. so we can get our balloon back! then why don't you come too? your mother will not mind at all if you do! mom! can we go to jumpalaroo to learn to jump higher? jumpalaroo! (laughs) okay! you jump right along and have fun. we can go! we can go! we can go! we can go! i know i know! to the thingamajigger! (laughing) away we go! (laughing) to jumpalaroo! you know, fish are great jumpers. ta-da! they always make a big splash! (giggles) buckle up! (honk) ♪ flick the jiggermawhizzer! (giggles) (boing)

(honk) (pop) ♪ (laughs) isn't this fun! yahoo! ♪ here we go, go, go go! on an adventure. ♪ ♪ the thingamajigger is up and away! ♪ ♪ go, go, go, go! on an adventure. ♪ ♪ we're flying with the cat in the hat today! ♪ ♪ we'll learn from the best, ♪ ♪ how to jump up real high. ♪ ♪ we'll jump and we'll jump ♪ ♪ 'till we reach the sky. ♪ ♪ here we go, go, go go! on an adventure. ♪ ♪ go, go , go, go go! ♪ ♪ welcome to jumpalaroo! hold onto your socks. this joint is jumpin'! why, jumpalaroo is jumping at all? whoa! what? not-jumping! it's-the- jumpiest-place-around.

okay okay. you don't need to jump up and down about it! nice to meet you. why, a pleasure i'm pretty sure. we're looking for the best jumper in the world to help us jump higher. you've come to the right place. jumping's a great thing to do. i love it. jump, jump jump! phew! we can't jump as high as a kangaroo. when you want to jump high like a grey kangaroo. who better to help than thing one and thing two? (whistles) hey guys! tada! ♪ boing, boing, boing! yee, yee yee wahoo! what are those? they're go-go-jumpers. they'll give you the extra bounce you need! set to kangaroo! ♪ weee! weeee! weee! weee! weee! weee!

♪ oh! aa-ha-ha! ya-ha! look at me! whoo-hoo! ♪ jump,jump,jump as high as can be! ♪ ♪ jump,jumpjump just like me! ♪ (laughing) ♪ ♪ jump,jump,jump as high as can be! ♪ ♪ jump,jumpjump hee, hee hee! ♪ ♪ ah...ah-ha-ha ha! maybe, i should give myself the prize for best jumper! (giggles) whoaaaaa! oof! owww... maybe not! you guys are great jumpers. how do you jump so high? it must be those feet! whoa! you must wear size one hundred and eleven shoes! (laughing) my big feet help push me up.

and strong legs and a long tail for balance and you've got... the best jumper in jumpalaroo! (giggles) i was going to say, a pretty good jumper but not the best. who jumps better than you? the jumping twins gary and barry. are they kangaroos too? nope. take a look for yourself guys. they're jumping this way. (laughing) gary and barry are grasshoppers! they're better jumpers than kangaroos? ohh, we have to meet them! to the thingamajigger! ♪ aren't we too big to talk to grasshoppers? yes! press the shrinkamadoodle. (sigh) i had to ask! ♪

i can jump higher than you. no, i can jump higher than you. no, i can because i have stronger legs than you do. no, i have stronger legs than you do! wow, grasshoppers are better jumpers than kangaroos. they're going way up in the air. excuse me. may we have a word? sure can. i'm gary! and i'm barry! we're looking for the best jumper in jumpalaroo. that's me! that's me! no it's me! why don't you both jump together and we'll see who jumps highest? okay! okay! who's jumping highest? they're jumping so high i can't tell. i've got what you need! go-go jumpers! go-go jumpers! hold on! hold on. those go-go jumpers are still set for kangaroo jumps. if you want to jump as high as gary and barry, dial them up to grasshopper! weeeeeeee!

now you're jumping! i'm higher than you! no, i'm higher than you! you're both the best jumpers in jumpalaroo! who jumped higher? yeah, yeah... who jumped higher? barry... oh no, well gary... i don't...er... ya know... i can't pick! you're both so good. well i know who the best jumper is. yeah me! no not you... fred. oh yeah, fred. i guess he is a little better. who's fred? you know fred. fred, the flea. you'll find fred on a bird or a dog or maybe that dingo over there! thanks, barry.... er, gary. sorry to buzz unannounced. we're looking for fred the flea. have you seen him? ugh-uh... yes! he's on my back. could you ask him to hop onto someone else. he's making me itchy! hugh! we'll ask him for you mr dingo. lets' go. wait, we need to go even smaller

to find the best jumper. if we get any smaller we're going to disappear! press the shrinkamadoodle... again! (honk) ♪ wow, we're so small that the dingo's hair looks like trees. how will we find fred? don't worry. he'll find us. woopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! oh boy, oh boy oh boy, visitors! i love meeting new people. (laughs) well, we're very happy to meet you. do you know anything about jumping? jumping? i love to jump! whoppeeeeeeeeeeee! barry and gary were right! fred can jump much higher than a grasshopper! whoppeeeeeeeeeeee! jumping onto passers-by lets me get around piggy-back style! it helps to have

super springy legs, but you still have to jump right. can you show us how? can i? sure! first, i curl up like a ball, then i push with my legs and spring up with everything i've got. aaah! whoppeeeeeeeeeeee! curl...push ...spring! that's my best jump ever! i want to jump like a flea too! (laughs) ♪ jump,jumpjump as high as can be! ♪ ♪ jump,jump,jump, just like a flea! ♪ ♪ jump,jump,jump as high as can be! ♪ ♪ jump,jump,jump just like a flea! ♪ (laughing) we're sure to reach our balloon if we jump like fred! whoa! nothing jumps better than a flea. whoa! whoa! and nothing scratches an itch better than a dingo! time for me to hop off. bye, fred.

bye-byeeeeeeee! thanks for teaching us how to jump! time for us to hop to it too. to the thingamajigger! ♪ we forgot to give fred his medal! that's okay. i have an idea so it won't go to waste. ♪ we had a great time in jumpalaroo. with grasshoppers flea, and a grey kangaroo. each one's a great jumper who can jump really high. we picked up some tips, now let's give them a try. okay sally think like a kangaroo. with your big feet ready to push up! and with all the strength in my strong grasshopper legs. now, curl up like a flea and... jump! whoa! i did it! i jumped really high. great jump sally.

so we won't lose it again! i wish fred was here to see! yeah, i wonder where he hopped to. i think i know. ugh! aaaah! on me! ow... someone scratch. (laughing) hi everybody. i've got a doozy of a question about giraffes! (sniff) oooohhhh. how does a giraffe clean its nose? with its tongue!? that's right! a giraffe's tongue is so long it can stick it inside its own nose! how did you know that!? you got it this time but next time i'll stump you for sure! (unhappy laugh) eeeeuuuuuu!

♪ (laughing) every time we get near he flies away nick. yeah. he's just too quick for us, sally. we'll never know how to colour in the butterfly wings if we can't see it up close. hm. i'll get close to him this time. ooof. no. it's no good. we're way too slow! too slow? it's the cat. the cat in the hat! you're not too slow.

you're too fast! too fast? if you move fast you'll scare it away. you need to be r-e-a-ll-y, really slow to get near a butterfly. wow! you did it cat! ♪ ah ha choo! oh! going slow is really hard to do. oh it is! but i do know a slowpoke who might show you how. really? you do? a sloth called onslow. a sloth? what's a sloth? a sloth is a creature who's slower than slow. he lives in the forest of go-go largo. can we go-go visit him? yeah! your mother will not mind at all if you do. mom can we visit go-go largo and learn how to go slow? go slow? that'll be the first time you guys have ever been slow.

(laughs) hmmm sure, go ahead. we can go! we can go! we can go! we can go! i know i know. to the thingamajigger! what's the big hurry? we want to learn how to go slow... you're going fast so you can go slow? that's right fish! ♪ are you ready? - yes we are. ♪ ♪ are you steady? - yes we are. ♪ ♪ are you sure you're ready to explore? ♪ ♪ yes we are! ♪ then buckle up! (honk) ♪ flick the jiggermawhizzer! (giggles) (boing) (honk) (pop) ♪ (giggles) isn't this fun?! yahooooo! ♪ here we go, go, go go! on an adventure. ♪ ♪ the thingamajigger is up and away! ♪ ♪ go, go, go, go! on an adventure. ♪ ♪ we're flying with the cat in the hat today! ♪ ♪ we're off to the forest of go-go-largo. ♪

♪ to visit a sloth and learn to go slow! ♪ ♪ here we go, go, go go! on an adventure. ♪ ♪ go, go , go, go go! ♪ ♪ we're here! we're here! but where's onslow? let me check his address. hmmm...seven hundredth and forty-sixth tree from the left. one, two, three four, five... (mumbles)... seven hundred and forty-six. this is his tree. i don't see anything. except for that green ball. green ball you say? that's not a green ball. take a look? is that onslow? it is! cool! he's all green! can i see? um... where is he? the green covering his fur

makes him hard to see amongst all those leaves. oh i see him now. but he's not green. there's green stuff sticking to his brown fur. that would be algae. algeeeee? algae is green stuff, that grows on trees and rocks. onslow is so slow it even grows on him! cool! hey onslow! hello! onslow! look sally! another butterfly! let's draw that one instead! good idea! (chuckle) hey don't fly around! (laughing) we just want to see your wings. (laughing) slow down you're going too fast. onslow! sorry we woke you up my friend. how's it going? slow. hey there little feller. hey. there goes our butterfly! he sat on your head onslow. yep. that's because i move so slow

he didn't get startled. wow! can you show us how to do that? we want to be slow, like you! wait there and i'll climb down. ♪ (yawns) ♪ (sigh) isn't he down yet? (yawning) well, huh.. why don't we meet onslow half way, huh? we'll have more time to hang out together. when you said 'hang out' you really meant it! (giggle) onslow, why do you move so slowly? well if i move slowly then i don't need to eat so much. do you just eat leaves? every meal. we want to move slowly to get close to butterflies. that'll work. how about you guys have a race? but racing is fast. i think he means a slow race!

(chewing) yep. cat's got it right. (yawns) remember, this is a slow race. last one to cross the finish line's the winner! on your marks! get set... go slow! (laughing) and they're off! nick takes an early lead but sally is going nowhere fast. you can't catch me! i'm trying not to. remember? oh yeah. i forgot. (laughing) woo hoo! this race might be the slowest race ever! out of the way, slowpokes! you're holding up traffic! hi ya, speedy. how's it going, onslow? slow as usual. what a race! you've got to be going slow if a tortoise is passing you!

(laughing) i won a race? wow! sorry, speedy, but you came in last. i did? nick and sally were waaaaaaay slower than you! slowest wins. way to go, slow! look the butterfly! now's our chance to get a closer look. remember! go slow or you'll scare it away. (gasps) ohhh! nearly there. but you need to go even slower. (gasps) i have an idea. wait right there. this is going to take forever! waiting for a sloth with nothing to do? why not whistle for things one and two. (whistles) ta-da! weee! ♪ they can't help cat. the things do nothing slow!

not so fast. ♪ these ancient exercises are guaranteed to slow anyone down. ♪ that's my kind of work-out! can we try? ♪ it's working. (giggling) hey! come back. oh no! we'll never move slow enough to see a butterfly wing! here i am. thanks for waiting. they say good things come to those who wait, and sloths... are definitely good things! ♪ when your world gets too fast ♪ ♪ there's a trick all sloths know, ♪ ♪ slow down don't be speedy, ♪ ♪ just go with the flow. ♪ ♪ when you slow things right down, ♪ ♪ the world comes to you. ♪

♪ it's really quite easy ♪ ♪ just do as i do! ♪ ♪ i can go s-l-o-w. ♪ ♪ how s-l-o-w can you go? ♪ ♪ i can go s-l-o-w. ♪ ♪ how s-l-o-w can you go? ♪ ♪ i can go s-l-o-w. ♪ ♪ how s-l-o-w can you go? ♪ ♪ i can go s-l-o-w. ♪ ♪ how s-l-o-w can you go? ♪ ♪ i can go s-l-o-w. ♪ ♪ i can go s-l-o-w. ♪ ♪ s-l-o-w s-l-o-w ♪ ♪ s-l-o-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w. ♪ (snores) zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. onslow's fast asleep. he's been very busy for a sloth. bye onslow. bye! bye, onslow. bye. we had quite an adventure in go-go largo, where onslow the sloth showed us

how to go... slow. just being with him has slowed us right down. for the king of the slowpokes, a sloth takes the crown. what took you so long? you can't hurry when you're going slow. (giggling) are you sure this will work? remember what onslow said. slow down... and the world comes to you. h-e-l-l-o, l-i-t-t-l-e b-u-t-t-e-r-f-l-y! c-a-n w-e l-o-o-k a-t y-o-u-r w-i-n-g-s? w-o-w! w-o-w! beeeeeeeeeeeautiful! it's the best butterfly drawing i ever saw! onslow was right! by slowing down we did get close enough to see its beautiful wings! how about another s-l-o-w race? sure i can s-l-o-w race all day!

come on, cat! no thanks. i think i'll be like onslow and 'hang' for a while. (laughing) aaah! how sweet to be a sloth! (sighs) welcome to hat chat! today we are interviewing our friend the the canada goose. welcome, canada goose! i really love your nice long black neck. thank you! that's how you can tell i'm a canada goose, eh! does that mean you only live in canada? oh, no. we live all over north america. in summer, most of us stay in canada but in winter most of us fly south where it's warmer and we can find food easier. why do you fly in that really cool v-shape? it's easier to fly if someone else gets the air moving in front of you. but isn't it hard to hear each other up there? it is! that's why we have such a nice loud honk!

i can see you're all eager to get back on your trip. thanks for the interview! that's a wrap with our friend the canada goose. you're welcome! bye there! see you in the spring! ♪ ♪ the busy bee flies fast and low ♪ ♪ flower to flower watch her go ♪ ♪ landing on the plants below ♪ ♪ she helps to make the flowers... ...grow. ♪ ♪ and everywhere she lands, buzzing to and fro ♪ ♪ the busy bee is moving spreading pollen as she goes ♪ ♪ everywhere she lands buzzing to and fro ♪ ♪ the busy bee is helping all the plants and flowers grow! ♪ ♪ in the flower's center there is a little wick ♪ ♪ the pollen coats the surface, it's fluffy and it's thick ♪ ♪ when the bee gets closer, its body makes it stick ♪ ♪ when it moves from plant to plant, ♪ ♪ ahh that's what does the trick ♪ ♪ (buzzing instrumental) ♪

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