07x04 - Ludlow Laughs

[bunniefuu]

♪ Reading rainbow

♪ Butterfly in the sky

♪ I can go twice as high

♪ Take a look

♪ It's in a book

♪ A reading rainbow

♪ I can go anywhere

♪ Friends to know

♪ And ways to grow

♪ A reading rainbow

♪ I can be anything

♪ Take a look

♪ It's in a book

♪ A reading rainbow

♪ Reading rainbow

No, this one's empty.

Hee hee hee!

Hi there.
Ha ha ha!

Take two.

Hi there.

You know,
everybody knows that--

Ha ha ha!

These guys will nibble
on just about--

Ha ha ha!

I've got to make
the biggest pizza--

Pfff...

They need to be--

Ow!

Blublublu!

Ha ha ha!

Oh!

Oh, hi.

I was just
watching some bloopers

From other reading rainbow
episodes.

Whenever I flubbed a line
or someone made a mistake,

We'd all laugh.

You know, everyone loves
a good laugh,

Especially the character
in this book.

Now, ludlow
was born frowning,

But somewhere hidden
deep down inside

Was another
very different ludlow.

So, here's a story

About what happens
when ludlow laughs.

When ludlow was born,

Everyone immediately noticed
this shape.

Uh!

It wasn't
a cute little dimple.

It wasn't
an adorable nose.

And as the rest
of him grew

And developed

And changed,

It didn't.

It only opened for food,

An occasional burp...

[Burp!]

And plenty of grumbling.

[Grumble grumble]

Ludlow worked
in a complaint department.

So, what's wrong here?

Why are you
bothering me?

At the end of the day,

He felt grumpier
than ever.

Night after night,

He came home
grumbling and growling

And went to bed.

But one night,
something happened.

Ludlow had a dream.

Not just any dream.

The funniest dream
in the world.

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

He giggled,

He guffawed,

And he laughed in his sleep
loud enough

For the whole neighborhood
to hear.

Nobody had ever heard
laughing like that before.

What was even stranger
was that once they heard it,

They couldn't help
laughing themselves.

Until ludlow woke up.

Shut up!

My, my.

Oh, my.

The morning
was the usual routine--

Grumbling
all the way to work,

Grumbling all the way home.

Ha ha ha!

But that night,
it happened again.

Ludlow's dream
was even funnier.

Now the whole town
was laughing.

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

If a whole town
could laugh with ludlow,

Why not the whole country?

A local radio station

Was interested
in the possibilities.

Very quietly,
they hooked up their equipment.

Suddenly,
ludlow was on the air.

Ha ha ha!

Ho ho ho!

Ha ha ha!

Soon the whole world
was laughing with ludlow.

Ha ha ha!

Hee hee hee!

Ha ha ha ha!

When morning came,

The radio crew
packed up their things

And crept away.

Ludlow woke up
his old self again.

Uh...ahh...

And so it went,
night after night

For months on end

Until one night,
the world was quiet.

Something was wrong.

Ludlow wasn't laughing.

What could they do?

The radio crew
was desperate!

Outside, the world
was growing restless.

From south pole
to north pole,

There was no ludlow
on the radio.

Nothing the radio crew did

Made ludlow laugh,

So they packed up
their equipment and left.

All through the night,
ludlow slept quietly,

And when he woke up,

Something had changed.

Ha ha ho ho!

Ha ha ho ho!

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Ludlow's laugh
was contagious.

He got everyone laughing.

The funny thing
is, once you start,

Sometimes
it's hard to stop.

Hee hee!

Hee hee!

Ho ho ho!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

It's amazing how many different
kinds of laughs there are.

You've got your yuks...

Heh heh!

Guffaws...

Ha ha!

Cackles...

He he!

Giggles...

Oh, and my favorite--
snorts!

Ha! Snort! Ha!

I love
making people laugh.

The producers
of reading rainbow

Are giving me
a special comedy make-over

So I can learn more
about being funny.

[Doorbell rings]

That must be
my comedy make-over now.

Hello. Are you
levar burton?

Yeah.

I'm here to do
your comedy make-over.

Ahh!

Ha ha ha ha!

Hee hee hee!

Ah!

Ahh...

The key.

Oh!

There's
not enough room in here!

Uh!

I wonder
what the deluxe part is.

Ok. I'm about to
make you over

Into one of the world's
funniest fellows,

The life
of the party.

When I get done
with you--

Wait a minute.

Isn't that
a little extreme?

Was it
something I said?

He doesn't want
a comedy make-over.

I'm sorry.

I'll take
the make-over, ok?

Bozo?

I'm not a bozo.

I'm a highly trained
comedy specialist.

Let's get on
with it.

Okey-dokey.

Any good clown
learns from the greats.

Let's take a look
at some old pros,

The founding fathers
of funny.

[Backfiring]

[Boom!]

Thank you, boys.

Where will you be
when I need you?

Right here.

Well, how's this?

We're developing
my own particular comedy look.

Many comics and clowns

Have a distinctive way
of dressing.

Uh...

It's just not you.

Try the pith helmet
and the cameras.

I don't think this
suits my personality either.

I need something
more...me.

More me
for mr. Burton!

Hmm...

Well, what do you think?

Ha ha ha!
It's great!

It's you!

It's a comedy statement!

Ya-ha!

Well, here are
some other comedy statements

That'll bust your buttons.

Why, they'll
tickle you pink.

You don't have to
take my word for it.

Ok, people, here's a joke.

What do you call a show
where cows sing?

A moo-sical.

Get it? A musical.

There are
more jokes for you

In this new
hilarious series

Called
make me laugh! Joke books.

There are jokes
on every subject

You can
possibly think of--

Jokes about sports,
jokes about food,

Jokes about holidays,
jokes about music.

Some of the jokes
have hysterical pictures,

Like the space creature
eating human "beans."

The book on knock-knock jokes
is particularly pleasing.

Knock knock.

Who's there?

Make me.

Make me who?

Make me laugh! Joke books.

Try them out
at your local library.

This is jim longshore
signing off.

My name is anita kaminiski,

And I think
all kids should laugh.

I'd like to introduce you
to a new friend of mine.

He's in this book,
pig william,

A story about four silly pigs
who are brothers.

Pig william is the silliest.

He's supposed to go
to the class picnic,

But he just can't
seem to get there.

Pig william takes his fish
r his own picnic.

Look at the pictures
really carefully.

You'll find
a lot of extra surprises.

This was
a really fun book to read.

Try to go find
my new friend, pig william,

At your local library.

Good day.
Marcelline block here.

I'm pleased to present
a marvelous work of fiction

With delightful illustrations.

It is entitled
shake my sillies out.

Let's explore it together,
shall we?

The story takes place
in the mariposa forest,

Where the major characters--
a white rabbit, a gray squirrel,

And a large brown bear--
live.

They go on adventures
together.

They visit a camp
where they meet some youngsters,

A jolly clan.

There's a great deal of fun
had by all.

I highly recommend

This excellent
piece of literature.

It should be
on your comedy list.

It made me want to
shake my sillies out.

♪ Got to shake, shake,
shake my sillies out ♪

♪ Shake, shake,
shake my sillies out ♪

♪ Shake, shake,
shake my sillies out ♪

♪ And wiggle my waggles away ♪

Ha ha!

Now that was
some comedy make-over.

Clowns like to
dress this way

Because it's fun
to exaggerate
the way you look.

[Boing!]

Oh...

I mean, just look
at this suit.

The pants,
they're way too big,

And the jacket,
well--

Well, look at that.

What do you
think it is?

It's nothing.

Uh-oh.

Oh!

Ahh!

Whew!

Comedy is hard work.

A lot of people
make a living at it,

And not just clowns.

There's another kind of comedy
called standup.

A standup comic
stands on a stage

With a microphone

And tells jokes.

Each one has
his own unique style.

Please welcome
peter pitofski!

Oh!

The best way
I can describe what I do

Is I'm
a warner brothers cartoon.

I'm a human animation.

That's not a real face.

That's real.

This is called
a half a man.

I always knew
I was a clown,

That it was my job
to entertain people.

I would imitate everyone.

I'd imitate my brothers,
my father, my grandmother.

A blowfish snoring.

When I'm on-stage,

I'm very frightened

Because I want
the audience to love me.

I'll do anything.

Ha ha ha!

[Panting]

Ha ha ha!

Arr arr!

Arr arr!

Arr arr!

Arr arr!

When I knew
I wanted to be a comedian,

I wondered what
I needed to do.

I needed to watch
the greatest comedians

That ever lived.

That's charlie chaplin.

Laurel and hardy.

Buster keaton.

Those are my teachers.

That's how I learned
to do falls, double takes,

Attitude.

When I was ,

I was watching a pbs special
on buster keaton.

All it showed
was his falls.

To other people, it looks like
he's k*lling himself.

To me,
that looked like ballet.

It was the most beautiful thing
in the world to me.

Buster keaton was an acrobat
before he did the falls.

He was, in my opinion,

The greatest comedy filmmaker
that ever lived.

Throw me into the wall.

I'm a little winded,
just a little tired.

Oh!

Ow!

Oh.

Owwwwww!

When you see someone
do a fall,

Don't try to do it

Because you
will hurt yourself.

All of my falls
are all illusions.

I make believe
I hurt myself.

No!

Whoo!

Ah--

So how you doing?

Where are you from?

Nice-looking audience.

The thing is to show people
I'm not really hurt.

When I go like this,
and I go...

I hit it
with my ring.

I make the noise,

And I distract you,
like a magician.

I draw your attention
up to here.

I can't get it in--

I can't--

I'd love to make
the whole planet laugh.

I want to
make everyone happy.

Hoo hoo hoo!

Hoo hoo hoo hoo!

Arf arf! Argh!

Oya voya boya!

Well,
what's next?

What more
do you want?

I thought there was
more to being a clown

Than just
make-up and clothes.

You're right!

The most important part
of the comedy make-over!

You need a routine.

A routine is
the funny business

A clown
or a comedian does

That makes
people laugh.

Your routine, sir.

I think I'm
going to like this.

I'll throw
over there,

And you throw
over there.

Ooh, I'm--

I'm terribly sorry.

I'll get you another one.

Now, here you go.

Terribly sorry.

We'll change it
this time.

I'll throw over there,

And you throw
over there.

Oh, I am...
So embarrassed.

Here.

Uh!

Here--

Give me that!

I'll get one
for myself.

Hee hee hee!

Hee hee hee!

Ohh...

Well?

Hmm!hmm!

Well, this is what
I call a comedy make-over.

I don't think ludlow
had this much fun,

Even in his dreams.

I wonder where he went.

Ah!

Ha ha ha!

Yah!

Ooh! Ooh!

Yah!

Whoa!

Oh!

Whoa!

More pies!
More pies!