01x04 - A Vote For Becky

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♪ Word up, it's wordgirl

♪ Word up, it's wordgirl

♪ Flying at the speed of sound

♪ Vocabulary that astounds

♪ From the planet lexicon

♪ Watch out, villains,
here she comes ♪

♪ Faced with a catastrophe

♪ We need
the living dictionary ♪

♪ Her superior intellect

♪ Keeps the crime world
in check ♪

Go, girl!

♪ Huggy face is by her side

♪ Vocabulary a mile wide

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

♪ And throw some mighty words
your way ♪

♪ Word up, it's wordgirl

Word up!

♪ From the planet lexicon

♪ Watch out, villains

♪ Here she comes

Narrator: hey, kids,
listen for the words

"Elect" and "candidate."

After dinner one evening
at the botsford home,

Becky and her family are working
hard on an important project.

Well, my wife's term
is about to end,

And we'd really like
your support

So she can be re-elected
district attorney.

If you vote
for sally botsford,

You'll be voting
for the best...hmm...

Candidate.
"Candidate"?

Yes, tj.
Your mom is the best candidate.

Oh, no. Not your mom.

My wife is the best candidate,
so vote for her, please.

I'm someone who's
trying to convince
enough people

To vote for me
so I can win
the election.

That makes me
a candidate.

That's why
if I'm re-elected,

I promise to make
you all very--

Oh, what's a good
word for proud?

How about "proud"?
Yes! Proud.

Oh, doing speeches
makes me nervous,

And I forget
my vocabulary.

What did
you say again?

"Proud."
Proud! Exactly.

Gosh, becky, you're
a regular wordgirl.

Yeah. Becky wishes
she were like wordgirl.

Mom, do you like
being a candidate?

I do, but you know
what I like even better?

Helping people
understand that if they
don't like something,

They can vote for
a candidate who can
help change it,

Or they can try to get
elected and change
things themselves.

Hmm, I'm impressed.

But take it from me,
she is the best candidate.

If you--
he hung up.
[Dial tone]

Narrator: the next day...

It's really fun working
on my mom's campaign
for district attorney.

Maybe you'd like
to help out.

Not likely.

Well, I think being
part of an election

Is a great way
to help change things
and make them better.

Like, remember when we
were talking about how
recess should be longer?

Yeah, and how
great would it be

To have a class
in pillow-fighting

Or to have much
better-tasting food
in the cafeteria?

I would vote for
that in a heartbeat.

Bump bump.
Definitely.

If I were elected
class president,

The first thing I'd do
is outlaw soy butter
and jelly sandwiches.

Blech!
Attention, please.

Student elections
are coming up,

So if you want to change things
for the better for our school,

Make sure to sign up
to be a candidate today.

Wow, becky, here's
your big chance.

You should be
a candidate.

Well,
I don't know.

Also, tomorrow is soy butter
and jelly sandwich day,

So don't forget
your lunch money.

Yum yum.
Yeah.

I think
I will sign up.

Becky botsford, going
for class president, eh?

Oh, too bad only one
of us can be elected,

Since we're both
terrific candidates.

Well, at least I am.

Hey, I'm
an excellent candidate.

Besides, why are you
even trying to win
this election?

You're more interested
in destroying things
than helping the school.

Not true.

There are many things
about the school
I intend to improve.

Really?
Give me one example.

Oh, there's so many things
I'd like to change,

Like, you know...
School stuff.
I knew it.

You have
no interest in being
on the student council.

What's the real reason
you signed up to be
a candidate?

When I become
class president,

I'm going to impress wordgirl
with my newly elected power.

Ha!
That's ridiculous.

Why would you possibly
think that wordgirl

Will like you more
if you win an election?

You wouldn't
understand, becky.

Superheroes like wordgirl

Are totally into guys
with power.

No, I'm not.
Huh?

I mean, you know,

I have more in common
with girls like wordgirl
than you'd think.

Ha ha! Oh, becky.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have an election to win.

Vote for tobey.

Mrs. Botsford:
...and finally,

If I get the most votes
and win the election,

I promise to work my hardest

To make this town
better and better.

Thank you.

Yeah!
Whoo hoo!

"Better and better."

You got my vote, hun.
You're my wife.

Wow, that was
really good, mom.

Ooh, I did well.
Oh, thanks, tj.

Let's hear
your speech, becky.

Ok. I'm still
working on it, but ok.

Fellow students,
my name is becky botsford,

And I'm the candidate
for class president.

Wow!
Heh, yeah.

Every student must decide
for themselves

Which candidate they think
will do the best job,

So if I'm elected,

Here are some of the changes
I would like to make.

I would add an art class...

Whoo hoo!

Make the food
in the cafeteria more tasty...

Oh, that's been
a long time coming.

Get new benches
for the playground...

Tobey: mm-hmm.

Becky: and plant a shade-giving
tree at the bus stop.

A tree. Ha ha ha!

If you elect me,
I promise to add an art class,

Make the food
in the cafeteria more tasty,

Get new benches
for the playground,

And plant a shade-giving tree
at the bus stop.

Those are my ideas.

I also promise to make my best
robots available on election day

To help count all the votes...
In my favor.

Ha ha ha!
Ooh, yeah.
Awesome.

So, vote for me,
and, speaking of voting for me,

I've just learned that wordgirl
is officially supporting me

As her favorite candidate.

What?

Girl: yeah. I relate
more with robots.

What do you think
of that, becky botsford?

I think you are being
an unfair candidate.

Boo hoo,
that hurts my feelings,

But now that these students
have heard all my great ideas,

Do you have
anything to say?

Well, i--

Tobey is going
to get us new benches
for the playground.

What are you going
to get us?
Yeah.

Actually, those
benches were my--

Becky botsford, you obviously
don't have any good ideas.

That's why
I'm the best candidate.

Right, everyone?

Tobey! Tobey! Tobey!

Uh! This is
so unfair.

[Meow]
ooh.

[Meow]
[meow]

Becky: you're not
going to get away
with this, tobey.

What are you talking
about, becky botsford?

I'm just
sitting here eating

These delicious soy butter
and jelly sandwiches,

Which will be served
every day once I'm elected.

I just spoke
to wordgirl,

And she told me
that you're not her
favorite candidate.

She's going to show up
here on election day

And tell everyone
to vote for me.

I don't believe you.

Why would wordgirl
tell you anything?

Because she knows
that I'm the candidate

Who wants
to help students
by changing things

And you're the candidate
who wants to help robots
and destroy things.

Oh, we'll see if wordgirl
shows up on election day.

Ha ha ha!

Narrator: it's election day
at the botsford home.

Mrs. Botsford:
well, becky,
win or lose,

At least we both did
everything we could
to get elected.

Well, I tried my best,

But tobey is not
running a fair campaign.

He even told everyone
that wordgirl wants them
to vote for him,

But luckily,
I'm going to--

I mean, I heard wordgirl
is coming to school today

To tell everyone
to vote for me.

Great news.
Man on tv:
this just in.

A huge army of robots
is creating chaos downtown,

And great recipes
for raisin muffins.

Oh, no. If we go battle
the robots--oh, right.

I mean, if wordgirl goes
and battles the robots,

She won't be able to go
to school and tell everyone

To vote for me
instead of tobey.

[Screech]

Oh, you're right, bob.

Robot army beats out
school election.

Let's go.

Word up!
Uhh...

Did tobey send his entire army
of robots here?

Uh! Huh! Hwah! Ooh!

Made it impossible for me to get
to the election in time.

...and time.
Polls closed.

The election
for class president

Is now officially over.

Ha ha! Wordgirl
can't save the day

For poor little
becky botsford,
after all.

My robots are simply
too powerful.

When do I give my
acceptance speech?
I have it right here.

Well, first we need
to count the ballots.

Where are the robots,

The ones who volunteered
to tally the votes?

[Gasps]

Why me?

No!

I sent all the robots
to destroy the city.

I mean, heh,
small problem.

It seems my robots
are indisposed.

Perhaps I should count
the votes myself.

I don't think so, tobey.
There's too many.

We'll be here all night.
I have a better idea.

Let's do it
the old-fashioned way.

Narrator: moments later...

Principal: ok. Well,
we have two candidates here,

But only one of them
can be your next president,

So by a show of hands,
who wants tobey?

Robots can't vote.

That makes two votes
for tobey.

Now let's see
a show of hands for becky.

And I see two votes
for becky.

It looks like we have a tie.
Oh, my.

Boy:
how about violet?
Me?

Well, she wasn't
an official candidate,

But I'm willing to make
an exception.

And now may I have a show
of hands for violet?

Ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh!

What? This
is an outrage.

I was going to
be the winner.

Well, violet, it looks like
you're our new class president.

[All cheering]

Violet! Violet!
Violet!

Oh, gee, that's my name.
Thanks, everybody.

Becky, will you be
my vice president?

It would be
my honor.

[Honk]

Congratulations,
becky.

I am so proud that you got
elected class president.

Well, vice president,
but thanks, mom.

I'm happy for violet.

And congratulations to
you on your re-election.

Oh, more years
as district attorney.

I couldn't have done it
without my favorite
campaign advisors.

Well, as long as
we're voting on stuff,

I vote that
the botsford kids
get to stay up

As late as they want
every night.

Who's with me?
Hear, hear!

And I vote we get to eat
ice cream for breakfast.

Yeah!
Veto.

Nice try,
you two.

[Laughter]

Bob is
a crazy monkey.

Who gave the monkey
the confetti?

Ok. I did.
Ha ha ha!

Oh, what
a fun family.

Narrator: and don't forget
to tune in next time

To elect your favorite candidate
for adventure--wordgirl.