funding for arthur with captioning is provided by... ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] fun for everyone makes a family strong. chuck e. cheese's proudly supports pbs kids. and by contributions to your pbs station from: ♪ 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 ) buster, where'd you go? huh? here i am. ( gasps ) is that my foot? wow, i'm really flexible! francine: pull me up! thanks. is everybody here?

yup! isn't it great when we do things together as a group? like when we had that huge snowball fight at the tree house. ( laughter ) take that. go on, take that. ( indistinct chatter ) aah! ( laughs ) oh! ( laughs ) ( groans ): oh! francine: or that time we all climbed moose mountain. muffy: okay, hold it. don't move! ( camera beeping ) ( camera shutter clicking ) i saw that! buster: how about the time we all went river rafting in that giant rubber duck? ( whooping and screaming ) oh, no! a giant rubber duck? that never happened. oh, yeah. that was a dream. but in it, we all had a great time! whoa! here we go again! wait! wait up! you left without me!

again. ( laughing and whooping ) ( machine dinging ) the trick is to use your thumb. you get more power that way. would you shoot already? the bell's going to ring any second! aah! shh! hey, did you guys see a marble? francine: arblemoola? utwoola arblemoola? ( giggles ) what did you say? sorry, i forgot. you don't speak oola. what's oola? did i miss something in class? are we going to have a test on it? oola is our secret language. catherine taught it to francine, and francine taught it to me. ( school bell rings ) cool! teach it to us! i can't. if i taught it to you, then it wouldn't really be a secret language, would it? eyeboola! ( girls laughing ) who wants to learn a secret language, anyway? yeah. especially one with a name like oola.

it sounds like baby-talk. if we had a language it would be much better. it would wouldn't it? ( doorbell rings ) hey, george, i got your homework. you feeling any better? a little. i'll probably be back at school tomorrow or the next day. si-that ti-grea! huh? it means, "that's great," in the new language buster and i invented. i'll tell you the secret code, but you have to promise not to give it to francine or muffy, okay? take the last letter of a word and put it in front. if you wind up with two consonants together put an "i" sound between them. so, radio becomes "oradi." pretty easy, huh? yeah, i guess. um... ank-thoo? oh, wait, that's wrong. katankoo. no, that's not right, either. oh! i'm trying to say "thank you." that would be "ki-than u-yo." it would?

don't worry. it's kind of hard at first but you'll get the hang of it. see you soon! ki-than u-yo. ki-than u-yo ki-than u-yo. wiho ear u-yo yitoda? kit-han u-yo! george, that's "thank you." buster just said "how are you today?" you didn't understand, did you? no. have you been practicing? yes. for two straight days! sit oto dihar rifo mihi. ( sighs ): ripoo egeorg! what? what are you saying? oh, um it's nothing. ( angrily ): i don't think i want to learn your language! can i join you? i was getting a headache listening to arthur and buster. i know. they keep talking in that horrible gibberish. you should learn oola. it's just like pig latin only you... francine: topsoola!

what are you doing? i was just about to tell george how to speak... you almost contaminated oola! remember oola law? no one who has learned how to speak arthur and buster's language can be taught our language. but i didn't learn it. all i can say is "thank you." sorry, george, but rules are rules. there's nothing i can do. muffy: we'll let you off with a warning this time but be careful! i think you've all gone crackers! ( school bell rings ) come on, arthur! over here, arthur! look out! arthur! ( laughs ) ( laughter ) hey, binky, you want to make up a language with me? a language huh? okay. guess what this means. ( burps ) oh! "i want a breath mint"? close! it means "hand over the raisins." hey, you're good at this! why aren't you in one of their groups?

i find oola very simplistic, and the arthur-buster dialect has too many irregularities. oh. yeah, that's why i don't like them. i mean, they're not even real languages. they're just mixed-up letters. exactly. you know, i bet we could invent something much more interesting. okay! let's each come up with some ideas tonight, and then meet tomorrow at the ice cream shop. oh, this is harder than i thought. everything i come up with is too complicated. hey, i know! why don't you just replace every word with "wally"? wally, wally, wally? i have no idea what you just said. neither do i but i like the way it sounds. ( yawns ) maybe i'll think of something in the morning. i'm beat. why did we have to come all the way to the grammazon jungle? you know the humidity makes me warp!

( monkeys shrieking ) there's a secret language that's right for me somewhere in here. i know it! whoa! what are those? how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? peter piper picked a peck... they're dangerous tongue-twisting-toads! i read about them in the guidebook! how much wood would... be careful! ( screams ) get your slimy tongue off my puppeteer! she sells seashells by the seashore. she sells seashells by the seashore... ooh, that was close. i'll say. watch out for that gobbledygook! ( liquid bubbling ) wally, i think we've found it! he has come! the great george has blessed us with his presence! all: yay! the great george? what about the great wally? hey, watch the wood, shorty. i just had a polish!

we are the georginis. we will teach you our sacred language, and you can bring it back to your people. okay, but i should warn you. i'm not so good with languages. i have dyslexia, and, well i get words confused sometimes. our language has no words. it is a language of gestures and sounds. behold. all: ah... that all means "we are happy you have come." sorry, wally, i think i'm going to need both hands for this. hey! no, wait! what are you... george: see? there's a separate gesture or sound for every word. so there's no spelling involved.

watch. moo... that means "i like ice cream." it'll never work. now, i've come up with a language based on math. each letter is given a number from one to 26. and then... what do you mean it'll never work? without an alphabet, you'd have to come up with thousands of sounds and gestures. yeah, but you could build on top of ones you already have. this is "i like." but this is "i like a lot." well, it's dangerous. what if you want to say something while you're riding a bike? so? how much talking do you do on your bike anyway? george, it just looks really silly. fine! i'll just find someone else who wants to learn it. ( door opens and closes ) ( laughing ) ( ducks quacking )

oops. ( crying ) oh... buster: ajenn! rove eher! muffy and sue ellen: efoola. ourfoola. ifoola. ten, 21, 13, 16. ( burps ) ( speaking separate languages )

george: stop...! she just wants the ball! you know things were a lot more fun around here when everyone understood each other. francine: george, we've decided you're right. but buster and i don't want to learn oola and francine and muffy won't learn arster-buthur. prunella told me you invented your own language. maybe we could all learn that. all: ah... my language really is the best language in the world because anyone can speak it. anyone at all. now no one will ever feel left out... again. i have a better idea. why don't we all just go back to the way it was. oh, here's your marble. i was wondering where that went. anybody up for a game? yeah. let's go. yeah! come on, george. what are you waiting for? uh, nothing.

let's go! male interpreter: obviously, i'm deaf and i use sign language. now, i'm not speaking these words right now. there's actually a man standing behind the camera speaking the words for me. he knows sign language and he's translating my sign language into spoken words. this is my school. it's called the learning center for deaf children. all the students here are deaf. female interpreter: i would like each of you to come up here and sign your poem. male interpreter: rusty, lifting, digging. sometimes fun, sometimes boring. bravo, bravo. the way arthur used language for secret communication in some ways, it's kind of cool. but then, other kids are going to be left out. it's kind of like the way i feel when all the kids around me are speaking to me and i don't know what they're saying.

well, colin is one of my best friends. tom is one of my best friends, too. this is my sign name. it's the c hand shape. it's also the letter c. and i touch my cheek with that c hand shape to indicate my name-- c-o-l-i-n. colin. now i'm at my horseback riding class. this is my horse, trev. he's being a really good boy today. now we're at my house. this is my videophone. ( phone ringing ) i'm going to call my friend tom now. hey, tom, have you finished your homework? yeah. oh, well, i haven't started mine yet. this is my family. i have a dream that someday the whole world will learn sign language. and that way, all deaf and hearing people could communicate with each other, and wouldn't that make life a lot easier?

kids: and now... another day without being bought. i must say, i am relieved. how can you say that? i long for the adventure of a new world. but what if those who purchase me are uncouth? i shutter at the thought and would rather stay here. i just want whatever girl who buys me to really care about my beautiful culture and heritage. it is my culture and heritage that has the true beauty. everybody knows that. there can be more than one culture with beauty. but none as ancient as mine. no culture compares to the french! not this argument again, you two. besides, we can't control who buys us. either they will or they won't care about our cultures and histories. that just adds to the wild adventure. but... ( door creaking open )

( kids chattering excitedly ) yay! ( kids cheering ) i'm so glad you're into world girl dolls, too, sue e. francine doesn't care about them at all. i didn't say "dolls," i said "doll." i only have one world girl-- pema from tibet. you're going to die when you see what i've done with my closet. i made it into a true world girl world. ta-da! ( gasps ) ying-li is from china. pyramids are egyptian. you've arranged this all wrong. world girl isn't about right and wrong. it's about collecting. and what a collection it is! this hula skirt doesn't belong on greta. and what's cleopatra doing in a convertible? don't you read the world girl books? i have hundreds of them in these humidity- controlled cases. but do you read them? if you did, you might have some respect

for historical accuracy. sue ellen, are you just jealous because i have so many world girl dolls and you only have puma? pema. her name's pema. and how could i be jealous when you don't even know the point of world girl? collecting-- that is the point. the point is connecting, connecting to cultures. where's the fun in that? ( knock on door ) francine, miss muffy. muffy: hello? francine: are you watching tv? your world girl thing is getting totally out of control. there's a commercial for a world girl world on tv and... world girl world! quick, sue ellen turn on the tv! it's ridiculous. i mean, a whole world devoted to dumb dolls? announcer: with a world girl world opening near you you no longer have to shop by catalog for your favorite doll. imagine a place created just for you and your world girl-- where you can bring all her worldly splendors back to your very own home. come to the grand opening in elwood city this weekend.

sue ellen and muffy: that was amazing! you're kidding, right? that was disgusting! we're going to opening day, all three of us. world girl world this weekend! i can't wait to visit little tibet! i can get pema's yak weaving loom. i've saved up $15. $15? sue ellen $15 won't even pay for a miniature yak hairbrush. see what i'm talking about? it's all a giant rip-off. no way am i going. bye. francine: for the last time, you can count me out. i don't play with dolls, remember? world girl isn't about playing. i know, i know it's about collecting. but i'd rather spend my time and money on real things. i'll buy you the world girl of your choice if you come. no, thanks. and after the grand opening, we'll have a sleepover-- you, me and sue ellen-- and we'll do whatever activity you want. a sleepover?

okay, i'll go. but only to prove it's a scam to sell useless stuff. yippee. i'll go tell sue ellen. but there's no way i'm buying a doll. never. ( train whistle tooting ) mother: we had to take a second mortgage to come here. oh, but it's worth it just to see the girls so happy. did you hear that? this place has duped even the parents. hurry! hurry! lines are forming. my goal is to complete my collection of every doll and every accessory by the end of the day. sue ellen: i'm going to find little tibet, you guys. i got an advance on my allowance so i can buy the yak weaving loom. an advance on your allowance? oh, brother. meet at the model un for lunch, okay? 12:30. excuse me, ma'am do you have a ticket?

yep, we're 124. only 35 people ahead of us. ( groans ) francine: okay. look at this. a stick with two small water buckets: $49.99. who would pay that? i don't have this yet. here, bailey. announcer ( over p.a. ): greetings, shoppers. little antarctica is now open. come meet our new world girl, svinny and her team of sled dogs. ( shouting ): so you can spend even more of your money on more things you didn't even know you wanted! we have to split up. you take the cart to the mozambique register while i go to antarctica. there's going to be a run on svinny dolls, i just know it. and the second you buy up all the antarctic collection they'll open up a whole new continent and... ah, listen, francine. you're kind of slowing me down. why don't you take this and go to the sports hall of fame. maybe you'll like it there. francine: fine. i'd like to see what a sham it is.

but don't expect me to spend a cent of this. ( train whistle blowing ) babe didrikson zaharias. announcer: called by many the greatest female athlete of all time excelled at baseball basketball track and field, and especially golf. ( crowd exclaims ) she's the most flexible of the sports world girl series. and, she comes with her own background dossier. dossier? all world girl dolls have their own books but this one also has a history of golf and the introduction of women into the game. which was all due to babe. it was? sure. she was the first to play in the pga. muffy: we're a little behind schedule but if we cut across the south pole... announcer: for those of you who own fifi, the french world girl, a new hair salon has just opened on the rive gauche.

we have to go to france. right now. ( sighs ) sue ellen: discontinued? but pema was my favorite doll. they got rid of the whole country. now there's no tibet in world girl world. but why? it's a buddhist country. it didn't generate enough accessories. i could get you a turkish rug loom-- it's almost the same thing. ( sadly ): no, thanks. ( train whistle toots ) muffy: francine! help! thanks. what are you wearing? uh, i'm not sure. one minute i was in ancient greece, then somehow i wound up in siberia. why aren't there any benches in this place? what's this one? i don't have this one. that's babe didrikson zaharias one of the first female professional golfers. you bought her? i had to get the book she came with. and, well, she looks so cute.

i'm so happy for you. ( sighs ) you look terrible. i just need to get my third wind. bailey, how many more countries do we have left? ten, miss muffy. ( groans ) i'll have to skip lunch. francine: did you find your yak weaving loom? pema was discontinued. in fact, they've done away with little tibet altogether. i'll never get that loom now. there's got to be at least one in this place. on my way to little switzerland, i passed a doll hospital. they might have some leftover accessories. that's a great idea. come on. but-but what about the ten countries i have left? i'll do as many as i can, miss muffy, and meet you in, say, one hour? muffy: okay. ( relieved sigh ) ( over p.a. ): paging dr. bauman, in trauma room one. this place is kind of creepy.

francine: quick, there's the doctor. let's see if he has any looms. what is this place? muffy: it doesn't look like any country on the information map. ( gasps ): look. muffy: there must be thousands of dolls. and they're all different. "ludmila, the estonian girl"? where's estonia? i've never even heard of it. sue ellen: guys. look at this. they make them so quickly. one right after another. muffy: how will i keep up? i'll... i'll need more closet space. closet space? you'll need a whole new house. it's too much. oh, it's just too much. i can't take it anymore.

come on, let's get out of here. the loom's not that important. sue ellen: i don't believe it. you're really going to give away half your collection to charity? yep. i'm only keeping the ones i really, really like. i don't even remember buying this one. that's pema. and, look, she's holding the yak weaving loom. it's yours. wait, this loom is green. hers is supposed to be brown. are you sure this belongs with pema? i've never touched that doll. that's exactly how she was when she came out of the box. see what color it is in the book that came with her. they're loaded with information. yeah, look. it's brown here. they made a mistake. all this time, i've been searching for an accessory that wasn't even accurate. so, let's make it accurate. ta-da. one perfect tibetan loom...

and it didn't cost me a cent. check out babe's new putting green. that's amazing francine. you know, i've been thinking. we could charge a fortune for these accessories. in fact, we could even make the dolls ourselves. we'll call them universe girls. there's only one thing to do when muffy gets an idea like that-- pillow fight! ( giggling ) sue ellen: take that. muffy: don't mess my hair. hi, i'm marc brown. i get a lot of letters from you kids asking me what i do when i'm not writing and illustrating the arthur books. well, come on, i'll show you. the first thing i do every morning is make my bed and then i go for a walk and after that i come home and make my favorite breakfast: oatmeal and bananas. and sometimes i doodle. it sort of reminds me of prunella. captioned by media access groupt

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words like "blend" and "separate." and "extract." and "tea." "tea"? tea isn't one of the words. it isn't? oops. (laughs) was that your...? enjoy the show while i go make another pot of tea. (laughing): sorry! helen: come on, mom, let's go! what's going on? what are we doing? helen's school had an art competition. and the town library's putting the winning drawings up in the lobby. so helen wants to stop by the library on the way to school. i want to see if i won. ooh! i bet you did! oh, can i come, too? i want to see. (chuckles) oh, all right. don't be sad, sweetie. i'm sure your drawing was terrific. you're just saying that 'cause you're my mom. no, she's not. you're a wonderful artist. you're just saying that 'cause you're my dog.

bye. see you later, sweetie. (sighing): i can't stand seeing helen so sad. me neither. you know what i'm going to do? i'm going to bake her a cake. that will cheer her up. i'm feeling a little blue myself. i think i might need a cake, too. how about if i let you lick the mixing bowls? good enough. (phone ringing) hello? uh-huh. yes. absolutamente. (line disconnects) mrs. symons just doubled the number of floral arrangements for her dinner party. hey, that's great! no it's terrible. i won't get out of here in time to bake helen's cake. you hear that, skits? this is horrible! it's tragic! (barks quizzically) because if mom can't bake a cake then helen won't be cheered up, and we won't get to lick the mixing bowls. (barking) there's only one thing to do. we've got to bake that cake ourselves! come on, skits! i just had an idea.

i'll have the bakery make a cake. okay, martha? martha? i know just the kind of cake i want to bake. i saw it in a movie once. close your eyes and you will get a big surprise! no peeking! (giggling) okay, skits. wheel 'er in! (grunting) okay! you can open your eyes now. yay! yay! wow! that's the biggest cake i've ever seen in my life. what will we do with the leftovers? mmm! ah! come on, skits. let's get cooking. oh i forgot. to bake a cake, you need a recipe. (barks) a recipe. it's like directions for making food. it gives you a list of things you need to make something and tells you what to put in and when. (thumping) hey!

a recipe! good boy, skits! (sighing): now if only i could read it. rats! (groans) i know! (barks excitedly) thank goodness helen has this cooking with kids dvd. hola, kids! hola! (barks) today, we're going to bake a cake from scratch. from scrah?! you mean we just scratch and a cake shows up? and when i say "from scratch," i don't mean you just scratch and a cake shows up. oh. "from scratch" means making something yourself instead of buying it at a store. now before we start let's make sure we have all our ingredients. ingredients? yes, ingredients. ingredients are things you need to make something. (tv clicking) like the ingredients for mud are water and dirt. and the ingredients for cinnamon toast are cinnamon and toast. and the ingredients for cinnamon mud toast are water and dirt and cinnamon and toast.

all that talk about mud toast made me hungry. (tv clicks) for our cake recipe you'll need... okay, the first three ingredients are eggs milk and butter. ehh! how do we get that open? (barks) way to go, skits! (barks proudly) rats. good boy, skits! careful. careful. now. put the eggs down. (sighs) (whines) (doorbell rings) may we borrow two eggs, please? (with mouth full): almost there. (squeaking) (barks) hey!

oh bummer. whew! thank goodness mrs. parkington had two more eggs. (splat) (grunts) (sighs) (doorbell rings hi. (barks) you'll have the cake ready by 3:00? excelente! i'll call my dog and tell her to pick it up. huh?! (sighing): empty. a cup of milk?! what will you ask for next? flour? oh well... ah, now that you mention it. you're sure these are all the ingredients you need? positive. i memorized the recipe. three cups of flour one-and-a-half cups of sugar, a teaspoon of baking powder three-quarters teaspoon of salt two teaspoons of vanilla a cup of milk two sticks of butter, two eggs and two greased cake pans. mrs. parkington: i'll do it. you will just spill it and i'm all out of eggs.

(phone ringing) that's odd. my dog isn't answering the phone. oh. combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. that's right. pour them in and stir well. (tv clicks) mixing bowls? how are we going to get mixing bowls out of the cupboards? (barks excitedly) okay. we're supposed to pour all the dry ingredients except the sugar, into a bowl and stir. hmm. i think this one's sugar. (skits barks) yeah. (skits barks sharply) just making sure. i'll pour the flour. (groans) if only i had thumbs. let's just mix them here, then we'll scratch them back into a bowl. (tv clicks) now that we've combined our dry ingredients,

let's put them aside. in a separate bowl, blend the butter in with the sugar. i don't know why she uses a spoon. it's much easier to blend with your paws. i'm so sorry, mrs. parkington. i'll have danny pick up butter eggs and milk on his way home from work. no it's no trouble at all. he has to stop at the bakery anyway. very well. but see that she doesn't make a habit of it. if i'd known that dog was going to be coming over at all hours asking for groceries-- ghost or no ghost-- i'd have stayed at my great-aunt martha's. (nervous whimper) what on earth is martha doing with butter? i'd better finish this order and get home. martha: looking good! (martha hits play on remote) cooking lady: now beat the eggs... (tv clicks) beat the eggs?

gee. i feel bad about hitting them. and i don't mean "beat" as in hitting something. i mean the kind of beat where you stir something quickly, like this. see how i'm beating them? i'll try. oh and be careful not to drop any shell into the batter. huh? you should break the eggs like this. uh-oh. (slurping) i like it. makes it crunchy. now, pour the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and stir thoroughly. then, pour your batter into your cake pans. (sighs in annoyance) again with the pouring. i can't pour. i don't have thumbs. hey, let's just dump everything onto the floor mix it there, and then scratch it into the cake pans. (skits barking in agreement) (clanging) uh-huh. yes, dear, i'm heading to the bakery right now.

why is martha borrowing groceries from the neighbors? huh. and i was worried i couldn't cook. turn on the oven, set the temperature at 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. turn on the oven? turn on the oven? dogs can't turn on ovens! martha: howie! howie! wait up! thanks for helping us out, howie. happy to help, martha. now, we wait 30 minutes and then we take the cake out. (skits barks inquisitively) actually, no. i don't know how long 30 minutes is... but we've got a bigger problem than that. i can't open the oven. (whines in disappointment) hey, i've got an idea. and you can absolutely guarantee delivery in 30 minutes? (muffled voice murmuring) in that case, i'd like a pizza delivery, please.

martha: gee, thanks, pete. oh and just put the pizza on our bill. never seen a dog bake before. oh, oh, oh, it's helen! she's here! what's that smell? someone's been baking. (skits barking) martha: surprise! (skits panting, barking) we baked you a cake, helen. from scratch! a cake? from scratch? martha: uh-huh, to cheer helen up. go on, helen, try it. oh, martha... i can't eat this. it's, uh... too special to eat. uh that's right. it's too special. but you have to. it's a cheer-you-up cake. how can you get cheered up if you don't eat it? but i am cheered up. i don't think i could get any more cheery. this is the best present ever. (door opening, closing) who wants cake? silly me. i didn't know my dog talked and baked,

so i had dad pick up a cake. how about if i eat dad's cake and keep yours forever and ever? well, it's a waste of cake, if you ask me. (gasps) i have a better idea. (slurping) delicious! if i do say so myself. mom: come on, jakey. i've got to get you cleaned up and ready for bed. uh-oh. (mom gasps) my rug! you have to crack a few eggs to bake a cake. (sighs) i didn't think that was ever going to come out. i guess we should have blended all those ingredients in bowls and not on the rug. (skits barks in confusion) blend-- when you blend something you mix one thing with another. helen: like you blend red paint with yellow paint to make orange paint. or you blend a spoon with a fork and you get a spork. or you blend strawberries and yogurt to make a strawberry smoothie.

martha: and if you blended skits with a giraffe, you'd get a "skigaffe". hey, drop some of that food down here. (skits moans) oh, come on, if i were a "margaffe", i'd share with you. aw please. look! grimbles is giving out free samples. let's get some. you won't like it. how do you know? uh, it isn't food. oh bummer. want a spritz? (sniffs) what is it? from the way they're spritzing i think it's perfume. perfume? (groans) why do people wear that stuff? they like to smell good. if people really wanted to smell good they'd roll in bacon. (sniffs) i don't think it smells good at all. (sniffs, groans) neither do i.

it smells like dog. (sniffs) (groans in disgust) looks like it's bath time again. what? i just had one last month. there ought to be some way around bathing. (sniffs) (sighs) hey, that's it! (sniffs) (groans) your dogs are stink-a-riffic. you should give them a bath. martha and skits don't get baths. we just use this perfume. one spritz, and they both smell great. (sniffs) light, fresh with a hint of bacon. i like it. hey, your bath! follow me. if this works, i'll never have to bathe again. you want my dad to invent a dog perfume? yeah, one that's really strong so i'll never have to take a bath again. can't be done. why not?

perfume stinks. put stinky perfume on a stinky dog and pee-ew, stink overload. there's got to be a way. no, i think martha's on to something. i am? i mean, you bet i am! ecologically speaking think how much water would be saved if dogs didn't bathe. this has enormous implications for the planet. see, i'm not even thinking of me. i'm thinking of the planet. i'd be happy to concoct a perfume for you. (sniffs) the sooner the better. martha: concocting sounds hard. why don't you just make one instead? i am. "concoct" means to make something by mixing different things together. martha: oh, are you concocting my perfume right now? no i'm concocting my lunch. (sniffs, sighs) pea soup-- want some? (groaning in disgust) hmm. very interesting.

according to this book, perfumes have five fragrance families. floral, which means it smells like flowers. (blowing) (barks) citrus, which means it smells citrusy like a... like a lemon or an orange. (screaming) woodsy. td: timber! (grunts) ow ow, ow, ow! og: green, which means it's fresh, like grass or herbs. td: you need a trim! or spicy. (arabian music playing) like pepper or cinnamon. (hoarsely): water... water. (sputtering) that's not what i meant. is there a bacon fragrance family? um, no. can you concoct one? you might be on to something, my canine companion.

i'll have to ponder that, but first things first. td! helen! what are we doing? we should be in the lab concocting perfume. we have to find the ingredients first. perfume has ingredients? uh-huh, to make perfume, you don't just use one smell. you combine several different smells. (stammering): combine? does that mean you mix things together? yeah. (sniffs) ew! whatever smells we do combine will have to be really strong to cover this up. smell. um, that's okay. i believe you. no, really, you have to smell this. no, td! (sniffs) meh. thanks. do you like the floral smell? (sniffs) meh. (sniffing) but that... flippin' fajitas, that smells good. martha, garbage is not perfume.

says who? says everybody but dogs. (sniffing) (screams) (groans) oh great. now i have to take a bath. ah, sorry about that, td. once your dad makes my perfume you can use it, too. hmm. no, really. it's been nine months three weeks, six days 19 hours and 34 minutes since i've had a bath. you'd never know it would you? what are we standing around here for? let's get those ingredients. think martha will like the smell of this grass? i don't know. she tends to eat it not smell it. you guys, come quick! i found the perfect ingredient for my perfume! it's strong it's fresh, and it has real sticking power. (laughing)

ooh! what an aroma. bewitching isn't it? martha! we can't put that in a perfume. hmm? why not? because we're trying to make you smell better, not worse. uh, sorry about that, td. (chuckles) like any of these? (sniffing) uh, they're okay. but this shoe... (sniffing) divine! (laughs) (sniffing) this is hopeless. your dog's idea of a great perfume is garbage foot stink and swampy fish goo. mmm, fish goo. (chuckles) are you concocting now?no nope. now that we have the ingredients we have to separate them. separate? you mean split them up into different groups? uh-huh. separating is like sorting.

why are you separating the ingredients? i thought you had to combine them to make perfume. quite right, my furry friend. but before combining, we extract. and before we extract we separate. extract? you're going to extract? i love to extract! ouch. how do you extract? "extract" means to pull something out of something else. like i just extracted this burr from your foot. and i just extracted a potato chip from helen's plate. with perfume, you extract scents from different things in different ways. wood is tough so you use alcohol to extract its scent. but herbs and grasses are more fragile. you extract their fragrances by steaming them. these bottles each contain a separate extract. we'll combine them to create the perfect fragrance. but beware. not all fragrances smell good together. some scents, when blended really stink.

(sniffing) (groans) a drop holds a lot of smell. you're telling me. where are you going? to take another bath. (sniffs) (sniffing) hmm. it needs a drop of something. why don't you spray your own arm? because yours already stinks. (sniffing) add a drop of lavender and two drops of clove. (sniffing) too much. (sniffing) hmm, not enough. (sniffing)

(sniffing) that's it! i'm all sprayed out. td you can't give up. it's no use. you guys have sprayed me so much, my nose can't keep things separate anymore. i'm one big cloud of stink. i'm not giving up. helen, are you crazy? how can you keep going? smell her. she sleeps in my room. if i don't come up with a perfume soon my nose is going to fall off my face. (sniffing) (groans) okay. (sneezes) whew! this perfume is getting to me. getting to you? (sneezes) stop spraying me! og: i've got it! the missing ingredient! one drop of this, and we'll have our perfume. i don't think anyone's sprayed me there yet. okay martha, what do you think?

(sniffing) ooh. yes. yes! what's in there? extract of bacon. imperceptible to humans but to a dog's highly sensitive nose... bow wow! precisely. but is it strong enough to cover dog stink? there's only one way to find out. come here and get a spritz. (all sniffing) i don't believe it! it worked! no more dog stink! og on behalf of dogs everywhere i thank you. (dogs barking) (martha panting) quick! helen! give me a bath! what? it's the bacon. it's driving the other dogs wild. tell your dad thanks for trying to help us out. sure. (groans) what? that perfume, it's in my nose. everything tastes like bacon.

bacon flavored yogurt. yum! want to go to my house and watch courageous collie carlo? sure! (sniffing) mmm! just let me get martha's perfume. (gasps) oh no! maybe it smells different on people. eh. (dogs barking) (screaming) told you that bacon would be a big hit. (barking) trust me, it's a simple matter of combining and separating. first, we combine our strength and knock over the garbage can. (barking) (grunts) now, we separate the good stuff from the trash. (garbage rustling, clinking) good stuff. (garbage rustling, clinking) oh oh, skits, mmm, you got to try this.

combine that and that. yum! (groans) i wish i could separate this from its wrapper. (clears throat) uh-oh. quick, skits, let's separate ourselves from the scene of the crime! (sighs) we've already mixed in that ingredient. it needs a drop more. (laughs): i don't think so. oh. welcome back! did you extract all of today's words? enjoy the clips. a recipe. it's like directions for making food. it gives you a list of things you need to make something and tells you what to put in and when. ingredients are things you need to make something. bye. see you next time. ♪ 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: he's curious george. wooo! whoever comes closest to guessing the number of balls gets to keep them all. this calls for some math. ha ha! announcer: "curious george," weekdays on pbs kids or watch 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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wow! what are you guys doing? we're trying to figure out who took this carrot. [ominous music] ohh! un misterio a mystery! well, do you have any clues? well, we found some fur. that's a good clue. i found these tiny, muddy footprints. look! they lead over there! hey, look. this hooper's favorite book. oh! i think i know who took the carrot. [ominous music] it was hooper! hi guys! great job! you solved the mystery! you were able to put together all of the clues to figure out who took the carrot. [ominous music] what is that sound?

(george chattering excitedly) this program was made possible by: 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. [ female announcer ] we believe a little bit of curiosity can fuel a lifetime of learning. abcmouse.com early learning academy, proud sponsor of pbs kids and curious george. funding for curious george is provided by contributions to your pbs station... ooh. ...and from: ) ♪ you never do know what's around the bend ♪ ♪ big adventure or a brand-new friend ♪ ♪ when you're curious like curious george ♪

♪ swing! ♪ ♪ 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: few things capture the attention of a curious little monkey. i wonder what this could be. (excited chatter) oh, okay. oh, it's from my mother. "happy birthday. love, mom."

ah. aw, that's so sweet. is today your birthday? it is. and george and i are going to celebrate. huh? (chattering agreement) i'm late for my appointment. hold on to this for me will you, george? i'll be back at 7:00 and then we'll celebrate. oh, uh-huh. bye, george. bye. if it was my birthday i'd have a party. ooh! (chattering agreement) you want to have a party? (gasps) uh-huh. oh... shh. (whispering): a surprise party? even better. (happy chattering) you know how i throw a party? it's as easy as a, b, c, d. all you need is a) an apartment, b) your buddies, c) a cake and d) decorations. ah.

narrator: a, b, c, d. that didn't sound hard at all. (clock ticking) uh-oh. the man with the yellow hat would be back at 7:00. george had only four hours to get the party ready. he already had an apartment. ah! uh-huh. and the man's buddies were listed in this book. so that took care of a and b. but george still needed c and d-- a cake and decorations. you want me to invite the people in his address book? all of them? (chattering agreement) okay. seven? oh, you mean 7:00. got it. (chattering farewell) chef pisghetti: since you invited me to your party, i'm gonna give you

my special all fruit frozen cake on the house. just pick a size, giorgio. george: hmm? a big party needed a big cake. the big one. surprise. (straining) looks like quite a celebration. is it a birthday? yep. say, i could blow that up for you. it'd make a great decoration. ah. uh-huh. just pick a size. normal, huge or jumbo madness. (excited chatter) jumbo madness it is. (anxious chattering) (yelling) (screaming)

(sighs) hmm? hiya, george. everyone's coming. i just had to say "yellow hat," and they all said yes. whew. oh, i'll take that stuff upstairs. maybe you want to get a stepladder to hang the star? uh-huh, uh-huh. hmm... george thought the small ladder looked about right. 5:00. oh i got to get back to work. hundley can stay, though. see ya at the party. bye. (grunting) oh... (grunting) george had picked too wide of a

cake. aah. it wouldn't fit in the freezer. luckily, it was cold out on the balcony. that took care of c) cake. now for d) decorations. aw! huh? (barking) (panicked chattering, barking) (barking) george had also picked too big of a poster. (grunting) and a too-small ladder. aah! (sighs) everything was the wrong size-- too big, too wide, too small. if only he lived in a world where everything was the right size... (yawning) ...george size.

(sighs contentedly) (snoring) huh? oh! huh? (chuckles) george had gotten his wish. his apartment was the perfect size for a monkey. now he just needed the cake and decorations. (laughing) the man's car was george-sized, too. this was the best. (chuckles) (chatters greeting) heya, george. it was a george-sized world, but now the people were too big. (chatters farewell) so how wide do you want this poster?

one, two or three georges-wide? huh? not only were things the right size for george, he was the size. okay let me see... this is, um, this is, um one george, and... (humming tune) this is, uh, this is two georges, and, of course, this is, um, this is three georges wide. george knew it'd be easier to handle a poster that wasn't wider than he was. man: great. how are we gonna nail this to be three georges-tall if you forgot the george-stick? we don't need a stick. there's george. one george two georges, three georges. there, three georges-tall. thanks, george.

(sputtering) pick a cake. any cake. hmm. you know, a one george-arm size is perfect for the average freezer. ah. (chatters "thank you.") cake, decorations... it was all so easy with george measurements. woman: ♪ he's a monkey named george ♪ ♪ got a friend with a hat ♪ ♪ he's a furry brown fellow and we like him like that. ♪ the cake was in the freezer, the poster was on the wall and the star was no trouble at all. george was ready for his guests. (knocking) aha! (gasps) hello, giorgio. narrator: but not ready for their size. i hope we're not too early. (chattering)

(guests murmuring) (chatters "hi") ah. how you doing there? yeah. this is going to be some party, huh? george really set all this up? it's really nice. (chatters "hello") (chatters "okay") ah, i see you've got a two-georges-tall apartment. and furniture to match. very unique. hey, hey, hey, he's coming! (hooting nervously) (chattering nervously) george is right. we have to hide. (hushed chattering) shh. is there a plant i can hide under? woman: i can see you. man: stig! stig! hi, everybody. all: surprise! huh. a party? for me? uh-huh. gee, th-thanks. (wood snapping, crashing) (chuckles) sorry. (wood snapping, crashing) margaret: oh.

me, too. (grunts nervously) stig: uh, uh, how about some music? narrator: a george-sized apartment was fine for little monkeys, but not at all good for people-sized people. (screams) (hoots, screams) (confused chittering) oh. huh? (screams happily) this was more like it. everything was the size it should be. (birds squawking and cooing) except maybe the cake. (ticking) (screams, hoots nervously) 6:00-- only an hour left-- and george had to start over. george wanted to get the sizes right so he decided to measure everything first. (chatters "okay") uh-huh. (chattering) uh-huh. this time, george ordered the right size cake. ah. (chatters)

and poster. (laughs) and chose a better ladder. (grunts happily) george, are you home? all: surprise! what is this? to celebrate my birthday? oh, wow. all my friends, and... my plumber my dentist, my barber? they were in your address book. george put everything together. aw. (chuckling): he did? oh, thank you, george. narrator: maybe it wasn't so bad being a little monkey in a big world after all. and there was one thing his arms were always the right size for. child: george is a monkey. he learned how to measure things to get the right size. girl: today, we are measuring stuff. we took a piece of yarn and measured her arm length. boy: we're going to see if it's the same as her body length.

my prediction is that her arm length is going to be shorter than her body length. prediction means when you take a guess at something. it's kind of like the same length as your body. my prediction was wrong. i thought her arm length was going to be smaller than her body length. we traced ourselves. girl: my mom helped us. boy: we made ourselves out of cardboard. we're going to measure the bench with tias. my prediction is four tias. both: one. two. three. girl: it came out to three plus almost a full tia. and her feet are sticking out. (laughing) narrator: george thought professor wiseman's beach house was great. this time, it was even greater because george had brought yorbo, the friendliest robot ever. (electronic beeps and blips)

mechanical voice: searching. searching. searching. item found. ah! (hoots excitedly) yorbo is great, yes? (chatters "yeah") narrator: yorbo's next job was to help george and the man with the yellow hat pack a lunch for the beach. oh, no. not... look out! huh? man: oh. sorry, george. i'm listening to an audio book-- the slimy sea monster from the sea. it's great. and scary. ooh. narrator: george didn't understand how something could be great and scary. ah. (chattering) thanks. uh-huh! (electronic beeping) now, are you ready for a long hike to the beach? uh-huh!

ta-dah! (beeping) (laughing) (chuckles) i hope we don't run into any slimy sea monsters. (sighs) narrator: george couldn't think of a better way to spend the day than exploring the beach with yorbo. (whirring) (beeping) (whirring) (beeping) keep items in here? uh-huh! man: say, george, you want to go swimming? (hoots) uh-huh, uh-huh uh-huh, uh-huh! ooh. good idea. sorry, yorbo. robots can't swim. could you read the manual again, please? (chatters "how come?") man: well, george, if yorbo was made of plastic like your bucket or wood like this chair he could go in the water. but yorbo is made of metal which rusts when it gets wet. and rust is very bad for metal, because it does this.

oh. uh-oh. (chitters sadly) last monkey in is a rotten turnip! (hooting) (george hooting excitedly) (thunder rumbling) i guess a storm is coming. (groans) correction-- the storm is here. quick, george, let's get inside! whew. made it. (sputtering) (groans) uh, okay. (thunder rumbling) (grunting) narrator: george thought it would be fun to sit inside a cozy house and watch a storm with the man and... yorbo. (frantic chattering) george, you can't go outside when there's thunder and lightning. (chattering) oh, yorbo is out there.

(hooting) don't worry. he'll get wet, but we'll clean and dry him before he has time to rust. as soon as the storm quiets down, we'll go get him. (whimpers softly) (thunder rumbling) hey. how about a game of tic-tac-toe? (moans sadly) narrator: george usually really enjoyed tic-tac-toe but this time, he couldn't get his mind off yorbo. (snoring softly) (birds chirping) huh? (gasps) (chattering excitedly) (gasps) (chatters) huh? (george chatters curiously) man: wow. the storm really did a number on the beach. don't worry, george. yorbo's a tough little robot. we'll find him. (sighs) (calling out)

(hooting) (chattering) under the seaweed? could be. (chattering) okay. narrator: but yorbo wasn't under that seaweed. or any of the seaweed. (frustrated groaning) (sighs) okay. so, we've searched on top of the sand and under the seaweed, which means... yorbo must be buried in the sand. ah. (chatters excitedly) uh-huh! man: ♪ i'm digging a hole ♪ ♪ looking for a robot ♪ (humming melody) ♪ i'm digging a hole, looking for a robot! ♪ (humming) (detector beeping) oh, wow! i found gold!

whoa! or a cd player. hey, that's mine. i forgot all about it. oh, wow, wasn't that a great storm? you always find such great stuff after a storm, you know? ooh... (chatters) nifty, huh? it's a metal detector. it helps you find buried metal. (beeping) (chatters curiously) you're right, george. that could help us find yorbo. what's a yorbo? oh, he's a robot who got lost in the storm. george's favorite toy. oh, well, then you need this more than i do. (chatters excitedly) now, the louder it beeps the closer you're getting to metal. now, when it beeps like crazy? bingo! you have just made a monkey very happy. narrator: using the detector

george found lots of metal things. (detector beeps rapidly) (chatters excitedly) (sighs sadly) (ringing) but none of them was yorbo. (detector beeping) (beeping rapidly) (beeping stops) oh, the batteries are dead. i'll have to recharge them but i'll bring this back tomorrow in case you're still looking. bye now! thank you! oh, pfft! narrator: george couldn't wait for tomorrow. he had to find yorbo before he rusted. (computer rings) that's probably professor wiseman. maybe she can think of something. hey, guys! hi. i heard there was a storm, so i thought i'd check in. (sighs) oh, what's wrong? well, george can't find his robot. it's buried in the sand. hmm. is it made of metal?

uh-huh. you could try using a metal detector. we borrowed one, but it ran out of batteries. well, metal detectors are easy to make. huh? sure! first, grab the portable radio from the shelf. okay. am/fm radio. check. next, find the calculator. uh, bottom drawer on the desk. (chatters) then, get some tape. uh, top drawer on the desk. (chatters) now take the radio and switch it to am. okay. then turn the knob all the way to the highest radio station number but make sure you get static and not an actual station. turn up the volume then turn on the calculator and tape it to the radio. (chatters) fantastic! you see, the radio and calculator act as a magnet.

when it finds things that would stick to a magnet the radio beeps. (chatters excitedly) that's amazing. i can't believe you knew that! well, how do you think i won first place in my second-grade science fair? narrator: george was confused. he had already searched half the beach... but which half? if only the beach were smaller. then george remembered tic-tac-toe. he could break up the beach into smaller sections like a tic-tac-toe board. if george could mark off the squares he searched, then he'd know where he'd looked and where he needed to look. ah! (chatters excitedly) hi, george. (chatters excitedly) you want to make a grid to help you keep track of your search? uh-huh, uh-huh uh-huh!

oh, great idea, george. all set! let me know if you need anything. (chatters "okay.") narrator: if george searched every square then he'd be sure to find yorbo. (beeping) huh? in square number four, george found... a trumpet. in square six, george found... (chatters excitedly) oh... ...a front grill to a '57 cadillac. but by square number eight there was still no sign of yorbo. no luck, huh? uh-uh. narrator: yorbo had to be in this last square. he had to. (detector beeping slowly) (beeping rapidly)

oh, oh, oh! (chatters excitedly) aha! (chatters excitedly) (laughs) way to go, george! you found him! (musical tones play) yorbo is great. yes? uh-huh! (musical tones play) (chatters "good-bye!") have fun! (sighs) well, i guess this means i can get back to the thrilling conclusion of my book. (static crackling, sand rattling) oh, well, wait for me! (yorbo beeping) girl: geor girl: george is a monkey. he used a metal detector to find metal things in the sand. boing! we are cleaning the sandbox. girl: while i was cleaning i found a letter

with a magnet on it, right here. and then i saw that if you moved one magnet around, then you can find metal. we're gonna use magnets to find stuff in the sandbox. girl: this is like a metal detector that george used. jacob just found a nut on a bolt. it's the type of metal that does stick to a magnet. some kinds of metal don't stick to magnets. whoa! now we're fishing with the magnets. we're not catching fish. we're catching metal. girl: jacob caught a paintbrush. the magnet stuck to the metal part. we learned a lot about magnets and metal. let's imagine we're wearing space suits. whoa! oh, cool! girl: it's a lot of fun to imagine things with elmo, being anything you want to be and going anywhere you want to go. shape ahoy! add a bunch of math... subtraction! and some silly song and dance...

elmo: ♪ "elmo the musical" ♪ girl: you get... ♪ "elmo the musical" ♪ "elmo the musical"! this is elmo's story. anything can happen. announcer: weekdays on an all-new season of "sesame street," and watch anytime at pbskids.org. announcer: coming soon to pbs kids, a special submarine adventure... down submarine! announcer: on "dinosaur train." all: ooo! the new "dinosaur train submarine adventure" on pbs kids, monday, february 18, and watch "dinosaur train" 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. funding for curious george is provided by contributions to your pbs station... ooh. ...and from: curious george loves math and numbers. let's learn about the number two. another way to say two of something is to say, "a pair." for example the man with the yellow hat has two eyes, or a pair of eyes. he also has a pair of hands. can you find something else that's in a pair? shoes! right! he's wearing a pair of shoes. you can play more games like this at pbskids.org. up next, let's watch "the cat in the hat knows a lot about that." rosa: hi. i'm miss rosa from pbs kids with martha ... martha: from martha speaks. rosa: it's easy to help your kids learn anytime, anywhere. right martha? martha: right. like at the doctor's office.

mom: what rhymes with toy? kid: boy. martha: or when you're walking the dog. mom: what letter does that sign start with? girl: s! rosa: visit pbskids.org/read for more tips and free games like these that make it fun for your child to learn to read. martha: so remember... martha and rosa: anytime is learning time.

hi, there. dash here! i've got a great dancing game for you at pbskids.org. let's dance along. ♪ come on it's time to dance ♪ ♪ get on your feet and dance ♪ ♪ it's a dance party ♪ ♪ dance, dance party ♪ ♪ it's a dance party ♪ ♪ dash's dance party ♪ are you ready? dance along and see if you can figure out the pattern. raise your hands over your head! wave with your hands, wave! move your knees up and down! knees up, knees down! kick your leg high in the air! kick that leg, kick! let's start all over and do it again. do you remember what's first? raise your hands over your head and wave, wave! you can keep on dancing with your favorite pbs kids friends on the computer at pbskids.org. thanks for dancing! got to dash!

♪ dash's dance party ♪ 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) ♪ twenty three ... twenty-four... twenty-five! wow. a twenty-five scoop hole! hmm. how deep down do you think we can go, sally? we're explorers, nick. it's our job to find out! we're going to need bigger shovels. how's this one for size? it's the cat! the cat in the hat! oh no! you're in a hole! i'll rescue you! (giggles and laughter) whoa! no, cat! we're explorers! oooh.

[laughs] we're exploring how deep down we can go. i know a place where you can go deeper than deep it's deep..deep.. deep! that must mean a lot of digging! no - none at all. the deepest place i know is under water. it's the bottom of the swirly whirly ocean! cool! (gasp) can you take us there? i can. and we'll need one of these too! a flag? explorers plant a flag where they go, to show that they've been there. we'll plant this one at the bottom of the swirly whirly ocean! like real explorers! yes! your mother will not mind at all if you do! (giggles) mom! huh? i'm in the basement! can we go plant a flag at the bottom of the swirly whirly ocean? the bottom of the swirly whirly ocean? sure. make sure your flag's waterproof. we will. [laughing] we can go! we can go!

i know i know! to the thingamajigger! ♪ i'm going exploring too. where to fish? right to the bottom of my bowl! it's like a whole other world down here! (laughter and giggles) next stop the swirly whirly ocean! buckle up! [honk] ♪ flick the jiggermawhizzer! [giggles] [boing] [honk] [pop] ♪ 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! ♪ ♪ to the bottom of the ocean we're going today. ♪ ♪ to plant our flag the

explorer way! ♪ ♪ here we go, go, go, go! on an adventure. ♪ ♪ go, go, go, go go! ♪ ♪ welcome to the swirly whirly ocean! this is going to be fun. it sure is... pull the subber-e-blubber! [ding ding] ♪ dive! dive! dive! yahoo! ♪ wow, look at all these fish. so many colours. [horn] excuse me... i beg your pardon... we're on our way to the bottom of the ocean.... do you mind! whoa, the swirly whirly ocean is really busy. hey that's a funny looking fish. hi. who are you? i'm nick. this is sally, cat and fish. hello. oh, i'm aurilia,

the angler fish. what are you doing up here at the top of the ocean. don't you 'anglers' usually live down deep, deep, deep? my mom sent me up here when i was just a little egg. why did she do that? because it's lovely and warm up here. a great place for fish eggs. it is pretty sunny. don't you miss your mom? i do! that's why i'm going down deep to join her. hey,that's where we're heading too. ...to the bottom of the swirly whirly ocean! why don't we all go together? what a wonderful idea! we'll be with you in a shake of a cat's tail. let's beat the traffic and take a dip! aurilia! lead the way. ♪ to the bottom of the ocean! as deep as we can go! i love your er..." dangly thing". [laughs] great, isn't it?

none of the other fishes have a dangly thing like me. hey look! why not take a ride in my shell-evator! cool! ♪ we're going down deep! ♪ ♪ going down deep! ♪ ♪ to the bottom of the ocean ♪ ♪ where it's deeper than deep! ♪ going down! it's getting darker... and colder too! that's because we're so deep in the ocean, the sunlight doesn't reach all the way down here. yay! we've reached the bottom. it's flag-planting time! i have a feeling in my whiskers that we haven't reached the bottom of the ocean just yet. you're right. we still have a looong way to go. look! yay! we can go waaaay deeper! i'm too cold to go deeper. hm. ha-ha! ♪ not if you

wear a bubbly wubbly deep water bubble suit! cool! you'll be nice and warm in these. ♪ woah! i can't see anything. it's really dark now! wow! aurilia! look! you've got your very own built in night light! so that's what my dangly thing does! i never noticed that before. your light shines clearer. that's because it's darker down here. that dangly thing is called a 'lure'. when we go down deep it will be useful for sure. i wish i had my very own night light. but you do! press your nightlight-a-ma-brighters. [honk] (giggle and laughter) great! now we can all see each other! race you to the bottom! (giggle) it's extra, super dark now! there's no

light at all. except that one! ♪ mom! yahoo! huh? look, the light is getting bigger. it's such a lovely light. so beautiful.. cat? mom! i do love your light... oh! feeding time mmm, yummy.. oh my! mom! it's me! aurilia! you found me! we saw your night light flashing in the dark. (laugh) most things do! they swim right into my mouth! (giggle) mom. are we at the bottom of the ocean? oh no. that's down there dear. way too deep for us. too deep for us too. the deeper we go the more water there is on top of us. it must be very heavy. you're

absolutely right! if we go any deeper, it'll squash my hat flat! but we're explorers. we have to find the bottom of the swirly whirly ocean. then we need the thingamajigger! you're down in the deep with flag planting to do who better to call than thing one and thing two! [buzzer, siren] ♪ boy, it sure is dark down here. bye aurilia. thank you! bye bye now. hope you reach the bottom! ready to go deep, deep, deep? yeah! ♪ we're going down deep! ♪ ♪ going down deep! ♪ ♪ to the bottom of the ocean ♪ ♪ where it's deeper than deep! ♪ ♪ we're going down deep! ♪ ♪ going down deep! ♪ ♪ to the bottom of the ocean ♪ ♪ where it's

deeper than deep! ♪ [thud] yay! we made it. to the bottom of the swirly whirly ocean. but how are we going to plant our flag? we can't go outside. no problem! be my guest. thanks cat! time to plant our flag. this great moment calls for a few words... ♪ [trumpet] ♪ excuse me! - oh! i hadn't even started... (clears throat) to the deepest of places way under the ocean we've travelled today - i'm so full of emotion... ♪ trumpet ♪ - wait! when i finish, you do the music! whoopsie. - uh-oh. the ocean grows darker the deeper you go, but you're sure to make friends both up top and below! now plant the flag! ♪ trumpet ♪ hooray!

nice flag-planting! too bad we won't meet any new friends down here. that's right. no one else has ever been this deep before. hel-lo! look at that! wow! it's ... i don't know what it is but i like it! who's that! how could i forget darren? darren the dumbo octopus. he lives deeper than deep. we're glad you like our explorers' flag, darren! perhaps you could look after it for us? whoah - yeah! darren loves the funny, flappy thing! he'll look after it until the next time we come deep... deep... deep! oh, boy! oh, boy! oh, boy! (laughing) bye! goodbye! ♪ that's what i call exploring! (giggle) ♪ we had a great time

exploring the deep, cat! where shall we explore next? there's always somewhere new to go! your mother will not mind at all if we do! yay! (laughter) ♪ doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo look! an american flamingo! flamingoes find their food underwater. but when they eat, they do something funny with their heads. so, what do flamingoes do when they eat? did you say they turn their heads upside down? that's right! that's how they catch food best! you got it this time but next time (underwater)

i'll stump you for sure! ♪ ♪ (giggle) race you to the puddle, sally! (laugh) you're on, nick! go! i bet i can jump all the way over it! no way. the puddle's too big! it's huge! it's giant! it's - [screech] - almost gone! where did it go? it was here yesterday. you can still see the wet spot! yoo-hoo! wait for me! ah! oh! oh! why, i never miss a chance to paddle in a puddle! it's the cat! the cat in the hat! no doubt about

that! but my floaty sea horse is a little flat. i don't think you'll need it anyway, cat. our puddle's gone! and we don't know where. or why? hmm. do you think it has anything to do with the sun? you mean like how the sun dries us off after a swim? maybe! let's take a closer look at that puddle. i have just the thing - ta-da! what's that? the micromaboodle! it big-ifies tiny things so we can see them. see that grasshopper down there? no. - no. ha! just wait and see. wow, i see it now! neat! oh try it on the puddle. look, something's rising up! that's water vapour. vapour is made of tiny bits of water that are so small we can't see them. water vapour? are

you sure? sure, i'm sure! i'm a fish. i know a lot about water. but where's the vapour going? ah well.... can we follow it and find out? yeah! can we go, cat? please? of course we can! we'll fly up high in the bluey blue sky and find out where the puddle went! your mother will not mind at all if you do. (giggling) mommmmm! can we go up in the bluey blue sky to look for a puddle? you're looking for a puddle in the sky? (chuckle) sure go ahead....but you'll find plenty of water here at bathtime! thanks mom! - (giggles) we can go! we can go! we can go! we can go! i know! i know! to the thingamajigger! ♪ buckle up! [honk] ♪ flick the jiggermawhizzer! [giggles] [boing]

[honk] [pop] ♪ isn't this fun? yahooooooo! ♪ 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! ♪ ♪ our puddle is gone and we want to know why ♪ ♪ so we're taking a trip to the bluey-blue sky! ♪ ♪ here we go, go, go, go! on an adventure. ♪ ♪ go, go, go, go, go! ♪ ♪ fasciminating. the vapour from the puddle is still going up-up- up! just remember to watch where you're driving! don't worry, fish. there's nothing up here to crash into. trust

me! hey! - [screams] oh ho ho. what happened? oh, hi cat! elmore! how are you? hi everybody. we're following our puddle! puddle? where? i can't see any water. neither can we! but it's there. oh! huh... i don't get it. well you see... our puddle turned to vapour and up-up it flew we don't know where it's going but we're going to go there too! (laugh) you guys are quackers. the only thing i see up there is a great big cloud! ooh, i hope it's a rain cloud. i just loooove rain! well i'm off. good luck finding your puddle! thanks, elmore. bye! bye! brr! the higher we go the cooler it gets. the water vapour is still around us... ...and going up, up, up! ♪ cool! we're inside

a cloud! it's cold and damp. like fog, on a foggy day. ooh, look - the water vapour has stopped rising. you're right! the dots are just floating around, now. and they look bigger too. let's check it out nick. hit the shrinkmadoodle! [honk] ♪ neat! what are all these little round things? let's see. (slurp) refresh-a-licious. it's water! how could it be water? water doesn't float in the air. except when it's water vapour. but this is different than the water vapour we saw on the screen. these are more like big water drops. maybe the water vapour turned into water drops?

can it do that? well, the water in our puddle turned to vapour in the hot sun... but up here, it's cold. so maybe... cold air made the vapour turn back into water? (slurp) my you are so clever... it sure tastes like water! if that's true - then this is part of your puddle. and this and this! so that's where our puddle went. the tiny drops floated up here to help make a cloud! then we're in a cloud-puddle! a cluddle! a ploud? oh whatever. who wants to go cloud-swimming? meee! - oh meee! whoa! you'd best tie it with double knots and bowsies. ♪ (giggling) this is fun! look, i can do the back stroke! (laugh) i can do a doggy-paddle! wow. come and see this! huh? woah look how

high up we are! yeah! i think this cloud is getting higher. i think it's getting colder, too. ♪ hey. sally... do the water drops look bigger now? yeah! much bigger. the little drops are bumping together. and they're joining up to make really big ones! sally? nick? it's getting even foggier in here. maybe you should come back, while you can still find your way? okay. - okay. whoa! - whoa! that was fun! yeah! great idea, cat. cat? uh-oh. cat! where are you? over here! about half-way between this-a-way and that-a-way. huh? - huh? can you find your way back to the thingamajigger?

of course i can! it's right over... ah...no it's it's humm... oh dear. nick? sally? i think one of us is lost. and unfortunately i think it's me! don't worry, cat. we'll get you back! but how? i know how! by asking the question 'what would cat do?' he'd light our way back with thing one and thing two! [whistles] ♪ hello! ♪ [loud noies, horns train whistle] what a noise! cat will easily find us now. cat! er cat! we're over here! i hear you.... i'm on my way! (whistles) over here! oh there he is! there's cat! i followed the sounds and then i saw your lights flashing, like a beacon in the mist.

hooray! thanks everyone. bye bye! ♪ and fish! my goodness, i never knew you could whistle. oh, i'm always learning new things. for example, i never knew big water drops could stay up in the air like that. [splash] i guess they can't. what? - hey! i think the water drops are turning into rain drops! yeah. the rain drops are getting too big to stay up in the air. ooh, what fun! let's follow them. ♪ (laughing) whooooaaa! (shrieks of delight!) whoops - gotcha! (shrieks of delight!) splashdown! (laughs) wait a minute! where did this lake come from? this

is no lake, sally. press the bigamaboodle! [honk] ♪ (intake breath) it's our puddle! and it's full of water again! [quacks] and one very happy duck. (cheers) finally, we get to splash in our puddle! [cheers] [laughing] nick you're getting me wet! [laughs] haven't you two had enough water for one day? our puddle adventure was wonderful fun! it turned into vapour, warmed by the sun then travelled way up to the bluey blue sky - where it turned into clouds, so fluffy and high! then the water drops cooled and got bigger and fatter turned into rain, and fell pitter-patter! hey. what happened to the pitter-patter?

it stopped raining. and the sun's coming out! i guess our puddle's going to dry up again. what! so soon? but i haven't had a chance to splash yet! catabunga! (laughter) (giggles and squeals!) welcome to hat chat. today we're talking to a brown-throated three-toed sloth. maybe you should wave to our audience. ...that could take a while. i do things kinda slowly. all i eat are leaves. leaves don't give me much energy. so why don't you look for other food? ...have you seen how slow i am? besides, i like to stay here, eating leaves. (eating sounds) do you have a home? no, but i've got these claws. (gulp) i just hang on tight and sleep right here. (yawn) so you spend your entire life up here? i come down

to go to the bathroom about once a week. that's a whole days work! well... thanks for talking to us. i'm in an african savannah, on a jungle patrol. surrounded by green at this old water hole. a good place to be at least that's what i think for so many animals come here to drink. the black and white zebras arrive in a crowd so do the monkeys... ...who are terribly loud. the elephants plod down their very worn path they drink and they spray... that's an elephant's bath. a giraffe braces his legs - dipping down for a sip with his extra long tongue flipping over his lip. and there's a small oxpecker perched on his back, eating ticks, eating fleas, it's his favourite snack. but all of the animals step to one side when the king of the

beasts wants his thirst satisfied. they're all shapes and all sizes, with fur skin or feather. an african water hole... ... brings the creatures together! ♪ (lo let's imagine we're wearing space suits. whoa! oh, cool! girl: it's a lot of fun to imagine things with elmo, being anything you want to be and going anywhere you want to go. shape ahoy! add a bunch of math... subtraction! and some silly song and dance... elmo: ♪ "elmo the musical" ♪ girl: you get... ♪ "elmo the musical" ♪ "elmo the musical"! this is elmo's story. anything can happen. announcer: weekdays on an all-new season of "sesame street," and watch anytime at pbskids.org. announcer: coming soon to pbs kids, a special submarine adventure... down submarine! announcer: on "dinosaur train." all: ooo! the new "dinosaur train submarine adventure" on pbs kids, monday, february 18, and watch "dinosaur train" anytime at pbskids.org.

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. ♪ the cat in the hat sure knows a lot about animals. do you? tell me, which animal makes this sound? here we go. [arrrooo] an elephant! yes! an elephant! now which animal makes this sound? [hoo hoo hoo] an owl! right. you really do know your animals just like the cat in the hat, and you can play more fun games with him at pbskids.org. now let's go on a reading adventure with "super why!"