[♪♪♪] ♪ Waahoooa yay! ♪
♪ Vamonos! ♪
♪ Lo le lo lai, lo lai lai lo le. ♪
♪ It's Alma's Way! ♪
♪ Here she comes. ♪
♪ Beaming with pride and something to say! ♪
♪ Hear those drums? ♪
♪ Playing Alma's Way. ♪
♪ From the Bronx, ♪
♪ Singing a le lo lai, lai lo lei, ♪
♪ our island songs, ♪
♪ Saying Alma's Way. ♪
♪ So many questions. So much to explain. ♪
♪ Hoh! ♪ ♪ Figure it out as you hop on the train. ♪
♪ Hoo! ♪ ♪ With Mami, Papi, Junior and Abuelo, mi gente. ♪
♪ I'll think it through and share it with you. ♪
♪ Come on vente! ♪
♪ There she goes! ♪
♪ Learning about her world every day. ♪
♪ The whole world knows. ♪
♪ It's Alma's Way... ♪
♪ Alma's Way! ♪
♪ Wepa! ♪
ALMA: "Alma's Show Stopper"
[flamenco music playing]
[♪♪♪]
CROWD: [applause]
ALMA: Whoa, Mrs. Ramirez can dance!
And I love her polka dots!
CROWD: [applause]
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Give it up for Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez!
Oh, I love Flamenco dancing from Spain!
Next up, we've got a singer with a voice
as sweet as her favorite coconut cream pie.
Let's welcome, Lulú Rivera!
CROWD: [cheers]
MAMI: Whoa! It's a full house tonight.
This is a song para mi familia.
[♪♪♪]
MAMI: ♪ I'm on my way, to the train, ♪
♪ I just got off the plane... ♪
♪ I was in Old San Juan... ♪
♪ Where the music's going on. ♪
♪ Is this train going uptown? ♪
♪ Is this train going uptown? ♪
ALMA: Wow.
MAMI: ♪ I've been all around. ♪
♪ But I hope this train is going uptown! ♪
♪ Ooooh... ♪
♪ Uptown. ♪
ALMA: Wow. My Mami is so good!
CROWD: [cheers]
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Bravo Lulú!
At Open Mic Monday's, everyone can come up here
on stage and strut their stuff.
I mean you... and you...
and you!
ALMA: Ooh!
I know who else should perform at the next Open Mic Monday...
ALMA: We should sing together.
ANDRÉ: That sounds fun.
I'm in.
RAFIA: Me too, what should we sing?
ALMA: How about...
LUCAS: ♪ As long as I'm with you... ♪
ALMA: Huh?
LUCAS: [singing] ♪ I could build a rocket to the stars. ♪
♪ Fly past Earth, the Moon, and Mars... ♪
ALMA: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
ANDRÉ: If you're thinking that Lucas should sing with us,
then yeah!
LUCAS: ♪ ...as long as I'm with you. ♪
♪ When I fall back down, ♪
ALMA: Hey, Lucas!
♪ I know you'll always be around. ♪
LUCAS: Oh, hi guys, sorry I didn't notice you there.
Ha, sometimes I... you know, get lost in the music.
ALMA: We didn't know you were such a good singer.
OWEN: Oh, Lucas sings all the time.
In his room, in the car, even in the bath.
Has ever since he was a baby.
I love to hear him sing!
LUCAS: Da-ad.
OWEN: Some day, you're going to hear him singing on the radio
[chuckles].
Oh, see you at home, son.
LUCAS: Bye Dad.
ALMA: See you later! RAFIA: Bye Mr. Reid. ANDRÉ: Bye Mr. Reid.
ALMA: Wow.
Your dad really likes your singing.
LUCAS: What can I say?
He's a fan.
He says I've got "it."
ANDRÉ: What's "it"?
LUCAS: Uh... I'm not sure.
But I think it means I've got talent.
ALMA: How would you like to show your talent off...
by singing with us at the next Open Mic Monday?
LUCAS: Love to!
Just one thing.
What's Open Mic Monday?
[car horns]
LUCAS: Whoa!
So, we'd perform up here?!
ALMA: Yep, testing, testing...
Hey, it's on!
You should try it.
LUCAS: [ahem]
♪ I could hike a mountain, swim the sea. ♪
♪ Walk the world over... ♪
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Whoohohoooa! You've been holding out on us!
You can't keep all that talent to yourself.
ALMA: That's why we're here.
Can we sign up for the next Open Mic, Frankie?
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Oh, we'd love to have ya!
I just hope this room can hold everybody.
LUCAS: Uh, how many people are we talking about?
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Oh, two hundred at least.
KIDS: Two hundred people!?
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Yup.
That's four hundred eyes!
LUCAS: F-f-four hundred!?
[spotlight turns on]
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Hope you like the spotlight, Lucas.
'Cause it's all gonna be on you.
LUCAS: Uh-uh-uh, sorry, Alma, I'm out.
ALMA: What? Why?
Lucas, wait!
Where are you going?
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Was it something I said?
ALMA: I don't get it.
Lucas was so excited to get on stage and sing.
And then, whoosh!
He was gone.
RAFIA: Maybe he didn't like how his voice...
sounded with the microphone.
Are you done yet?
ANDRÉ: Oh, you can't rush a masterpiece.
RAFIA: [sigh]
ALMA: I don't think it was the microphone.
But something changed...
RAFIA: Well, no biggie.
We can just sing without him.
I can do his part...
RAFIA: Ooh-Woh-woh- woh-woh-woaaaaah...
ALMA: Hmm... I don't know...
I really thought Lucas wanted to sing.
I gotta think about this.
LUCAS: ♪ ...I could build a rocket to the stars, ♪
♪ fly past earth... ♪
ALMA: Hm... Lucas looks so happy when he sings...
And he was excited about performing...
LUCAS: Whoa, we perform up here?
ALMA: But then something changed when he found out
how many people would be in the audience...
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Yep, that's four hundred eyes!
LUCAS: F-f-four hundred!?!
Uh-uh-uh...
Sorry Alma, I'm out!
ALMA: Oooh!
I wonder if Lucas is nervous about singing in front
of so many people!
I know what to doo-oo-oo-ooo...
RAFIA: Woh-woh-woh-woh-wah.
ALMA: Be right back!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Hey, Lucas?
I was just wondering...
uh, Lucas...?
ALMA: Lucas! LUCAS: Huh?
ALMA: [yelling] Why don't you want to sing at the open mic?
LUCAS: Shhh!
I don't want the whole neighborhood to know!
ALMA: Oh, sorry.
LUCAS: [groan] I do want to sing.
But when Frankie said we'd be singing for two hundred people,
that freaked me out.
ALMA: Oh! So, you are nervous.
But you're such a great singer.
LUCAS: I know!
It doesn't make sense.
I have "it."
ALMA: Hmm...
Let me try to help you so you can share "it"...
with everybody else.
LUCAS: What do you have in mind?
LUCAS: Alma, this is crazy.
ALMA: If you can't see the audience,
then you won't get nervous.
LUCAS: Oh. That... actually makes sense.
[beep]
LUCAS: Here goes nothing.
[♪♪♪]
KIDS: ♪ I could hike a mountain, swim the sea. ♪
RAFIA: It's working.
ALMA: Am I good or what?
ALL: ♪ ...climb any tree.. ♪
KIDS: ♪ There's nothing I... ♪ RAFIA: Ow!
LUCAS: Sorry Rafia.
ALMA: Whoa! [oof] LUCAS: Sorry!
ANDRÉ: Whoa-woah!
LUCAS: [groan] ALMA: Wah!
LUCAS: Thanks for trying, Alma, but this is hopeless.
I guess you can't help me...
ALMA: Oh, wait wait!
There's gotta be someone who knows how to sing to a crowd
without getting nervous...
Oh! Maybe I can't help you, Lucas...
but I know someone who can.
LUCAS: ...and so that's why I can't sing at the Open Mic.
You gotta help me, Mrs. Rivera!
MAMI: Mhmm.
Oh, I hear you, Lucas.
And it's okay to have nervous feelings.
Lots of performers get nervous when they step out on stage.
ALMA: Even you?
MAMI: Hehe, sometimes.
I call them mariposas.
Because they feel like a bunch of butterflies fluttering around
in my tummy.
LUCAS: Yeah, I get butterflies too!
So, what do you do, Mrs. Rivera?
MAMI: I pick one person in the audience to sing to.
Someone who I know is always there for me.
ALMA: Who?
MAMI: [chuckle] Your Papi.
When I sing to him, oof, those butterflies just flutter by.
And I'm not nervous anymore.
ALMA: Lucas, is there somebody that you can sing to?
Somebody who's always there for you?
LUCAS: Yeah, I know somebody like that.
Let's do it, Alma.
[♪♪♪]
CROWD: [cheers]
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: What a move!
Everyone, give her a hand.
CROWD: [cheers]
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Up next, making their...
Open Mic Monday debut,
give it up for Alma, André, Rafia, and Lucas!
CROWD: [cheers]
ALMA: Come on, Lucas. It's our turn.
LUCAS: Okay, okay, ...look for Dad.
CROWD: [cheers]
LUCAS: I don't know about this.
My dad! He's gone!
Alma, I can't sing if I can't see my dad.
ALMA: Uh oh.
LUCAS: Butterflies. Mouth is dry.
ALMA: Lucas? Are you okay?
Oh no.
LUCAS: Sorry Alma, I'm out.
RAFIA: We're on now. What do we do?
ANDRÉ: Start singing!
KIDS: ♪ I could hike a mountain, swim the sea. ♪
OWEN: S'cuze me.
KIDS: ♪ Walk the world over... ♪
OWEN: Sorry! Moving through.
Sor... Uh... Aaaah...
Look! There's my son!
LUCAS: Dad!
KIDS: ♪ ...as long as I'm with you. ♪
♪ There's nothing I can't do as long as I'm with you. ♪
♪ I could build a rocket to the stars. ♪
♪ Fly past Earth, the Moon, and Mars. ♪
♪ There's nothing I can't do, as long as I'm with you. ♪
LUCAS: ♪ And when I fall back down. ♪
♪ I know you'll always be around. ♪
♪ There's nothing I can't do as long as I'm with you. ♪
OWEN: He's amazing, right?
KIDS: ♪ ...as long as I'm with you! ♪
♪ There's nothing I can't do as long as I'm with you! ♪
CROWD: [thundering applause]
ALMA: Wow, listen to that crowd.
KIDS: Thank you! Thanks!
ALMA: Lucas' Dad was right.
Lucas does have "it."
CROWD: [cheering]
ALMA: Thank you!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "Ultimate Helper"
LUCAS: La-la-la-la-la-laaa!
MAMI: Muy Bien, let's try it again!
LUCAS: La-la-la-la-la-laaa!
ALMA: Ahh!
This fan feels so good...
ALMA: Hey! Hellooo?
What happened?!
TÍA GLORIA: [efforts] Aaaahhh... C'moooon!
[groans] Ahh...
[giggle] Aw... So close....
ALMA: I've got this, Tía!
TÍA GLORIA: Aw, thanks, Alma.
ALMA: Ooops.
ALMA: Oh!
You could use my wagon Tía Gloria.
TÍA GLORIA: Ah, good idea Alma.
Thanks!
TÍA GLORIA: [efforts]
Phew! That was a workout!
ALMA: [giggles] Here, let me cool you off.
ALMA: Argh! It's broken, again?!
TÍA GLORIA: You need help with that?
TÍA GLORIA: Hmm...
Mhm, got it.
TÍA GLORIA: Give it a whirl.
ALMA: You fixed it!
Gracias, Tía!
How does she do that?!
LUCAS: La-la-la-la-la-laaa!
TÍA GLORIA: ¡Que rico!
Hey, I'm heading to the Community Center.
Wanna come?
ALMA: Oh, yes please!
MAMI: La-la-la-la-la-laaa!
ALMA: Mami, I'm going to help Tía Gloria!
MAMI: Okay, Alma! Hasta luego!
LUCAS: La-la-la-la-la-laaa!
ALMA: Okay, I'm ready to go.
TÍA GLORIA: Okay, let's...
MS. B: [efforts]
ALMA: Wow, that plant must be really heavy for Ms. B.
TÍA GLORIA: Yeah, let's go see if she needs our help.
We'll go to the community center after.
C'mon!
MS. B: Phew! Oh, thanks for helping me carry that!
I couldn't have gotten here without ya.
TÍA GLORIA: Hey, no problem, I'm happy to help!
ALMA: Wow! Is my Tía strong or what?!
TÍA GLORIA: Bye, have fun gardening!
ALMA: Bye, Ms. B!
MS. B: See ya!
TÍA GLORIA: Okay, Alma, let's go!
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Ohohoho! Nice one!
FRANKIE FOUR FEET: Hey, Gloria!
Gloria! Thanks for fixing my skates!
They're suuuper smooth now!
Woo!
TÍA GLORIA: You're welcome, Frankie!
You know I got you.
Happy skating!
ALMA: Tía Gloria, I bet you've helped everyone...
in the neighborhood!
TÍA GLORIA: [giggle] You know, it just feels good...
to look out for the people in our community.
ABUELO: Ay mofongo!
Your move Nestor.
UNCLE NESTOR: Your move!
ABUELO: Phew, it's hot out here today, no?
UNCLE NESTOR: Hmm...
Are you just stalling?
ALMA: Oh, wait!
I've got something for Abuelo!
ALMA: Here's a fan for you Albuelo.
ABUELO: Oh! That's much better.
Now I can really concentrate.
UNCLE NESTOR: Huh?
ABUELO: Did ya see that move?!
UNCLE NESTOR: I didn't think he'd do that!
TÍA GLORIA: Nice one, papi!
Hmpf, looks like you've got some competition, amor.
ALMA: Here Abuelo, you can keep using it!
ABUELO: Ah, thanks to you and your fan, Alma!
I can play all day!
ALMA: Tía Gloria was right.
It does feel good to be a helper!
[gasp] Maybe I can help more people like she does...
ALMA: Anyone need help here?
Anyone? Anyone?
UNCLE NESTOR: Estamos bien!
ABUELO: I'm good.
ALMA: There's got to be someone who needs my help.
ALMA: Bingo!
Hi, Mr. Huda!
Want me to sweep your sidewalk?
ALMA: There!
Best looking sidewalk I've ever seen.
RAFIA: Wow, nice job, Alma.
My dad thought you'd be thirsty from all your sweeping.
He asked me to bring you this banana berry smoothie.
ALMA: Sweet!
Thanks!
RAFIA: See ya!
ALMA: Hmm...
Who can I help next?
ALMA: Ah! Brain freeze!
But I have an idea!
MS. B: [struggling efforts]
ALMA: I thought you might need some help, Ms. B.
MS. B: Oh, thanks, Alma.
ALMA: [efforts]
MS. B: Oh, you're such a great helper, just like your aunt.
MS. B: For all your help today,
here's a little something for you.
ALMA: A plant? For me??
Whoa! Thanks Ms. B!
Helping out feels awesome
and I can't believe I get something for it, too!
Isn't it cute?
ALMA: Tía Gloria, you won't believe this!
I've been helping everyone, just like you, and look!
Ms. B gave me this flower and Mr. Huda gave me a smoothie.
TÍA GLORIA: Qui bueno, Alma!
You're being such a thoughtful neighbor!
ALMA: Have you gotten anything for helping today?
TÍA GLORIA: Nah.
Helping out just makes me feel good and that's enough for me.
I mean, I don't need anything in return.
Besides, everyone needs help sometimes.
SAFINA: Hi Ms. Gloria, Hey Alma!
TÍA GLORIA: Hi, Safina!
Rubén asked me to bring these supplies for the animals.
SAFINA: Great! Whatcha got!
Ooo, thanks!
The dogs are totally gonna go crazy for this.
Wanna see?
[squeak sound] ALMA: [giggle]
[dogs barking]
ALMA: [giggles] [whoa] [giggles]
SAFINA: [giggle] I told you they's go crazy for it.
ALMA: Hmm...
Safina, why are your pictures on the wall?
SAFINA: Oh, because I was Ultimate Helper of the Week.
ALMA: That's a lot of weeks!
TÍA GLORIA: Safina does a lot of hard work around here.
Maybe you'll be Ultimate Helper again this week...
SAFINA: I like to do it for these fluffballs.
I mean, c'mon. Look at this face.
SAFINA: You wanna go for a walk?
[dogs barking]
SAFINA: [giggle] That's what I thought.
I'll take you. One sec.
ALMA: Hey puppies, you can't wait for your walk, huh?
[dogs whimper and bark]
ALMA: Ultimate Helper of the week...
Hmm...
Hey doggos, what if I take you on a walk?
[dogs barking]
ALMA: That would help Safina.
And, then maybe I could get my picture on the wall too.
Let's do this!
ALMA: Safina, I'm taking the dogs out!
[dogs barking] ALMA: Whoooa!
SAFINA: Wait, what?
Alma?
ALMA: Whoa, ha, easy there, doggos...
KIDS: Aahhhh... [giggles]
ALMA: Slow down pups! ANDRÉ / RAFIA: Awwww...
ANDRÉ: Cute pups!
RAFIA: Can we help you walk them, Alma?
ALMA: No, thanks. [dogs barking]
I don't need... heeeeeeeelp!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Whoa, doggies!
Stop! Stop!
Sit! Roll over!
Hey!
ALMA: Oh, noooo...
This is way, way, way bad!
SAFINA: Alma! Alma!
SAFINA: Alma, why did you leave without me?
ALMA: Uhhh...
SAFINA: Where are the dogs..?
ALMA: They... umm...
[dogs barking] ALMA: ...ran off.
I'm sorry...
SAFINA: Whoa, we've gotta get them back, now!
[whistles]
[dogs barking]
ALMA: There they are!
ALMA: Oh! Quick grab it!
ANDRÉ: Get it!
ALMA: [sigh]
ANDRÉ: And there they go...
SAFINA: It's okay Alma, I'll take it from here.
[squeaky sound]
SAFINA: [whistles]
Come here, puppers. Come on.
Come on, puppies!
Good doggies.
SAFINA: Ho-kay, I gotcha.
Good boy.
ALMA: Thanks, everyone.
RAFIA: It worked! ANDRÉ: Aww, hi, pups!
ALMA: Ugh. I know I should be happy...
my friends helped me find the dogs,
but I'm not.
Why?
I've gotta think about this...
Hmm...
TÍA GLORIA: Got it!
Give it a whirl!
ALMA: You fixed it!
Gracias, Tía!
ALMA: I was happy when Tía Gloria helped me...
ALMA: I got this Tía.
TÍA GLORIA: Aw, thanks Alma!
ALMA: And it felt good to help other people...
ALMA: But I reallllly wanted to be the Ultimate Helper.
I guess that's why I didn't like it
when my friends helped me with the dogs.
But what did Tía Gloria say..?
TÍA GLORIA: Helping out just makes me feel good...
and that's enough for me.
I mean, don't need anything in return.
ALMA: Oh! Okay.
I know what I have to do.
ALMA: Safina... I'm sorry, I lost the dogs.
I shouldn't have taken them on my own.
SAFINA: S'okay, Alma.
Let's take these fur balls back to the clinic.
C'mon pup troop, time for your walk!
ALMA: It feels good to get help and give help...
without getting something for it.
Wait for me!
SAFINA: Hi Ms. Gloria!
ANDRÉ: Hi! RAFIA: Hi.
TÍA GLORIA: You ready to go home, Alma?
ALMA: Actually, I think I want to keep helping!
KIDS: [efforts] [groans]
SAFINA: Uh, need some help here.
SAFINA: C'mon! Let's go!
You can sleep when we get back.
RAFIA: C'mon pups... ANDRÉ: C'mon...
RAFIA: Now what?
ALMA: Hey everyone, we could use my wagon to carry them?!
TÍA GLORIA: That's a great idea, Alma!
TÍA GLORIA: [groan] Come on pups.
ALMA: Thanks for your help everyone!
TÍA GLORIA: Great work, sobrina!
ALMA: [efforts]
TÍA GLORIA: You need help with that?
ALMA: Thanks Tía!
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
01x06 - Alma's Showstopper/Ultimate Helper
Watch/Buy Amazon
The show is set in The Bronx, New York and revolves around Alma, a six-year-old Puerto Rican girl, as she ventures out into her Latino neighborhood to demonstrate decision making and social awareness skills.
The show is set in The Bronx, New York and revolves around Alma, a six-year-old Puerto Rican girl, as she ventures out into her Latino neighborhood to demonstrate decision making and social awareness skills.