01x02 - Becky and the Bard

[bunniefuu]

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it's word girl ♪

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it's word girl ♪

♪ Flying at the speed of sound,
vocabulary that astounds ♪

♪ From the planet lexicon,
watch out, villains,
here she comes! ♪

♪ Faced with a catastrophe,
we need the living dictionary ♪

♪ Her superior intellect keeps
the crime world in check ♪

Go, girl!

♪ Huggy face is
by her side ♪

♪ Vocabulary a mile wide

♪ She'll make sure
that crime won't pay ♪

♪ And throw some mighty words
your way ♪

♪ Word up,
it's word girl ♪

Word up!

♪ From the planet lexicon

♪ Watch out, villains

♪ Here she comes!

♪ Word girl

Narrator: listen for the words
shimmer and memorize.

It's word girl
and captain huggy face

Versus the energy monster

In an all-out, down and dirty,
fists-a-flying battle royale!

I guess disco
really is dead.

Hmm.

Hey, big guy, you
like things that
shimmer, right?!

Right this way,
mr. Energy monster!

[Screeches]

Oh, right. Recess
is almost over!

Thanks, huggy.

Word up!

I've been rehearsing
really hard.

I know all my lines!

I've got my speech
memorized, too!

Sounds like we're both
ready for the big audition.

What audition?

The audition
for the school play.

"Romeo and juliet"!

As in, my favorite
play of all time,
"romeo and juliet"?

That's right.
And auditions are
this afternoon!

This afternoon?!

But I won't have time
to memorize my lines!

Why didn't
I know about this?

All right.

Now, before we
start the auditions,

Let me to tell you
a little bit

About "romeo and juliet."

"Romeo and juliet"
is a play written by--

William shakespeare.

It is the story
of a boy named romeo

And girl named juliet

Who fall
madly in love,

Even though their
families don't
like each other.

It is a captivating,
honest, and beautiful
tale of young love.

Yeah. And now
the auditions.

Each of you will have
a chance to perform
a speech from the play,

And the student who
does the best job

Will get the role.

Scoops ming, playing
the role of romeo.

Romeo enters.
But, soft!

What light through
yonder window breaks?

Walk over here,
look up at juliet.

It is the east,
and juliet is the sun.

Grab my heart,
because I am in love.

And scene!

All right. Next.

Hello. While I
am a huge fan

Of "romeo and juliet,"
I unfortunately

Did not hear
about these auditions

Until this afternoon,
and so I have not

Had time to memorize
my speech.

Just do your best.

Yes, but you see,
I really should have
my speech memorized,

And by that I mean,
I should have learned

All the words
in the right order,

So I can just
remember them

Without reading
from the page.

Memorize.

It's ok, becky.

Just give it a shot.

Ok, here goes.

O romeo, romeo!

Wherefore art thou--
oh. That was bad.

Hold on.

Romeo!

Deny thy father
and refuse thy--

You guys still with me--

Name.
Or, if thou wilt not,

Be but sworn my love,

And I'll no longer be
a capulet.

Oh. Great.

Next.

Next.

Next.

[Meow]

Next.

Um...

Violet, reading
for juliet.

O romeo, romeo!

Wherefore art thou romeo?

Deny thy father
and refuse thy name;

Or, if thou wilt not,

Be but sworn my love,

And I'll no longer be
a capulet.

Hmm. Wow.

Not bad, violet!

Next!

Hello. My name is
hunter throbheart,

Reading
for the part of romeo.

Uh, who's that?

He's
hunter throbheart,

The new student
from england.

Oh. England.

The birthplace
of william shakespeare.

And hunter
throbheart!

But, soft!

What light through
yonder window breaks?

It is the east,
and juliet is the sun.

Ohh! Good job,
good job!

Bravo, hunter.

There may be hope
for us after all.

Next!

Next!

Narrator: the next day,
back at school...

All right.
Here we go.

It says here I am
to play the part
of romeo.

Hmm. It says I'll be playing
the "orchard wall."

It's a great part
for an actor
with your range.

Cool! I'll get
started
standing still

And not saying
anything
right away.

Scoops, you're
a dedicated professional.

Thank you,
or should I say...

Huh?

Oh, wow!
I'm playing juliet!

Ohh! I have
the perfect hat
for juliet.

It's shiny and sparkly
and shimmers in the light!

Wait a minute.

If violet is playing juliet,
that means I'm...

"Juliet's understudy"?!

That's right.

The understudy is
an important part
of the play, becky.

If something goes wrong,
you're there to swoop
in and save the day

Just like word girl!

So I only get
to be juliet
if violet can't?

That's right.

Oh, this is
a travesty!

Narrator: meanwhile,
somewhere in the city...

♪ Your silver ring

♪ Your silver ring

Now let's take
it from the top.

But, soft!

What light through
yonder window breaks?

It is the east,
and juliet is the sun.

O romeo, romeo!

Wherefore art...

Thou romeo?

Oh, bob.

Being violet's understudy
is no fun at all!

I've memorized all
of juliet's lines,

But unless violet gets sick
or just doesn't show up,

Which is highly unlikely,

I'm not going to
get to perform.

What's in a name?

That which we call
a rose by any other name--

Excuse me, violet?

What is it, becky?

Eh, just want to
be sure you're not

Coming down
with a cold.

Because I am ready
to take over for you
if that's the case.

Let me know.

And be honest
with yourself.

Will do, becky!

That which we call
a rose by--

Or maybe you just need
to take a vacation?

Director: ok, becky,
let violet continue,
shall we?

Right.

Ok, that which we
call a rose
by any other name

Would smell
as sweet.

With love's light wings
did I o'er-perch these walls;

For stony limits
cannot hold love out.

[Groans]

[Creaking]

I wish I were juliet.

Scoops: whoa! Falling wall!

And scene!

Ok, everyone, that's
all the time we have
for rehearsal.

See you tonight
at the big performance!

And remember:
whatever happens,

The show must go on!
Must go on!

Narrator: that evening,
as violet walks
to the theater....

Acting in a play
is so much fun.

I get to wear
a pretty costume

And my special
shimmering juliet hat.

Thou art my favorite
sparkly hat in all the world!

Whoa!

[Screeches]
[screams]

[Screeches]

[Screeches]

Becky!

It's almost
show time,

And violet
still isn't here.

Oh! I might get
to be juliet?!

That's right!

Do you have your
lines memorized?

Oh, yes!

I know all
the words by heart!

Good! You're on
in minutes!

Ok. It's happening.

[Screeches]

Bob, did you hear?

Violet didn't show up,
so I get to play juliet!

[Screeches]

But, bob, if I leave
to help violet,

I can't play juliet!

[Screeches]

[Screeches]

Go, go, go.

The show must go on.

Um. Hello there,
audience.

Whoa!

Narrator: looks like you chose
to help your friend after all.

Of course.

A play is just
a pretend thing.

Friendship is real.

That shimmering hat
is hard to miss!

Let's do this,
huggy.

Um, I really have to
get going now.

Word girl!

Narrator:
meanwhile, back onstage...

Ok. The show must go on.

Ahem. Well,
here I stand,

An orchard wall
in fair verona.

Wow, have I seen some
interesting things,

Standing here
for so long.

What is
this guy doing?

And since we seem to have
some time on our hands,

Allow me to tell you
the story of two crazy kids

Named romeo and juliet.

Oh, boy.

Hey, big guy!

Lookee here!

Whoa! What's going
on over here?!

Wow! What an interesting
distraction!

Mr. Energy monster,
I really must insist

That you put me
down now.

[Screech]

Aah!

Whoa, got you!

And then romeo says
something like,

"Oh, juliet,
you are so beautiful,

I love you so much!"

And juliet says, "but my
parents don't get along

With your parents,
and that's a big problem!"

But romeo says he has a plan,
and it's all very exciting.

Thanks for rescuing me,
word girl!

Any friend
of becky botsford
is a friend of mine,

But there isn't
much time.

I think we--

I mean you, have
a play to get to.

Word up!

Becky, I couldn't make it
to the theater on time

Because I was captured
by the energy monster

Because he loved
my sparkling,
shimmering hat,

And...since you're
my understudy,

Shouldn't you be
onstage right now?

Oh! That's right.

I had to, um,
reorganize my entire
unicorn collection...

All of a sudden.

But if I couldn't
play juliet

And you couldn't
play juliet,

How did they even
perform the play?

That was
the strangest production

Of "romeo and juliet"
I've ever seen!

But what a performance
by that wall!

Hey, you two!

Scoops, what
happened in there?

Well, since there was
no one to play juliet

And romeo got stage fright
and was too scared to perform,

I had to do
the whole thing by myself,

But it went great!

Oh, I wish I had
gotten to play juliet.

Me, too.

Wait a minute.

Becky:
and so we present to you

"Romeo, both juliets,
and the talking wall."

Oh, juliet, thou
dost look so lovely
in thy shimmering hat.

Why thank thee,
other juliet.

Good day, both juliets!

Good day,
talking wall!

Who did they get
to play romeo?

I don't know.

Narrator: nice outfit, bob.

That shirt really shimmers!

Well, that's it for us.

Maybe you have
my next line memorized by now.

Say it with me:
join us next time

For another exciting episode
of "word girl"!