[♪♪♪] ♪ 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: "Coqui Quest"
[♪♪♪]
KIDS: Hmm...
ANDRÉ: Hmmmm....
A-hah! This one goes there!
KIDS: Sweet! Yeah!
ALMA: We're sooo close to finishing this puzzle!
RAFIA: And this one goes there!
I mean...
It fits here, obviously.
ALMA: And this is the last piece!
KIDS: Last piece! Last piece! Last piece!
ALMA: There!
KIDS: All right! Woo! Yeahhh!
Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
ALMA: That's it for the puzzles!
ANDRÉ: So, what do you want to do now?
RAFIA: I don't know.
What do you want to do?
ALMA: I don't know.
What do you want to do?
ANDRÉ: Seriously?
I just want to do what you want to do!
MAMI: Whoa, nice work, puzzle masters!
ALMA: Thanks, Mami!
We're trying to figure out what to do next.
MAMI: Well, I'm sure you can figure it out...
if you put your heads together...
ALMA: That's a great idea!
Let's try it.
KIDS: Hmmm...
[giggle]
MAMI: [chuckles] Okay, okay,
lemme get you started...
Do you want to play inside or outside?
KIDS: Outside! Outside! Definitely!
ALMA: Hey, do you want to stay here or go somewhere else?
RAFIA: Let's go to the park!
ANDRÉ: Yeah, the park!
ALMA: Oh, good idea.
ALMA: Oooh, and let's eat a snack while we're there!
ANDRÉ: Oh yeah, that's a great idea!
MAMI: So, let's see...
André wants to play outside; Rafia wants to go to the park:
and Alma wants a treat?
KIDS: Yeah! Yeah! That's it!
MAMI: Well, I just made some polvorónes.
How about we head outside to the park for a polvorón picnic?
RAFIA: Are those the cookies with the powdered sugar on top?
ALMA: Yep.
RAFIA: Yes, please!
ANDRÉ: Whoo-hoo!
JUNIOR: A polvorón picnic? I'm in!!!
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MAMI: And here are the polvorónes!
KIDS: Mmmmmm! Yeah! Oh yeah!
JUNIOR: Mmm, I picked a perfect polvorón...
for a perfect polvorón picnic!
ALMA: So, what do you want to do?
ANDRÉ: I don't know.
What do you want to do?
RAFIA: I don't know.
What do you want to do?
JUNIOR: I don't know.
What do you want to do?
ANDRÉ: [giggle] No really, I just wanna know...
what you wanna do!
JUNIOR: [giggles] I just want to do what I want to do, too!
What do I want to do??
PAPI: [chuckles] This reminds me of growing up in Puerto Rico
with my brother.
Whenever we didn't know what to do,
we would go out looking for coquís in our backyard.
ANDRÉ: What's a 'coquí?'
PAPI: Oh, it's a cute, little frog.
It's from Puerto Rico, like me!
MAMI: [chuckles] Oh, but you're cuter than a coquí!
ALMA: Aw, it's so cute!
RAFIA: How did you find such a teeny, tiny frog?
PAPI: Well, we would listen for the sound the coquí makes...
'Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!'
MAMI: That's why they're called coquís!
JUNIOR: I wish we could look for one.
RAFIA: Yeah, too bad they live in Puerto Rico.
ALMA: Oh! What if we pretend to find one here?
Hey, everybody!
What if a coquí was at the airport in Puerto Rico?
And what if the coquí got on a plane to go to New York?
ALMA: Coquí, coquí!
I've always wanted to visit New York!
And here I come!' [plane noises]
JUNIOR: And then what happened?
ALMA: And what if the coquí got off the plane and took a cab
to the park to meet some nice kids like us?
ANDRÉ: What if we could find a coquí?!
RAFIA: Yeahhhh!!
Let's play 'Find a coquí!'
ALMA: It'll be way, way, way fun!
C'mon!
KIDS: Yeah!
PAPI: Good luck!
Take my phone so you'll know what a coquí looks like.
ALMA: Thanks Papi!
ALMA: Here we come coquí!
KIDS: Here we come! All right! Coqui!
RAFIA: Ummm...
how do we look for a coquí?
ALMA: Hmm... maybe if we act like coquís,
then if there are any other coquís in the park,
they'll think we're their friends!
JUNIOR: Makes sense to me.
RAFIA: Good idea, Alma! ANDRÉ: All right, let's do it!
KIDS: Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!
KIDS: Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!
ABUELO: Do you hear that Chacho, it's so familiar?
KIDS: Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!
ALMA: Coquí! Coquí!
ABUELO: Ahh, it sounds just like Puerto Rico.
But these coquís are a lot bigger.
JUNIOR: [gasp] Hey, I think I see one!
I see a coquí!
KIDS: Really??
ALMA: [gasp] Oh, my gosh!
I thought we were just pretending,
but, maybe there is one!
JUNIOR: Alma! Is it really a coquí?
ALMA: Let's see.
Huh...
a coquí doesn't have bumps like this one.
[frog croaks]
RAFIA: It doesn't say, 'Coquí,' either.
Nope. Not a coquí.
JUNIOR: [sigh] This game would be a lot more fun...
if we could really find one.
ALMA: We can still make believe... right?
JUNIOR: Nah, I'm gonna go back for another polvorón.
See ya!
ALMA: Well, what about you two?
RAFIA: I bet I know where to find one.
C'mon!
RAFIA: If I were a coquí, this is where I would hang out.
ALMA: Good thinking!
Let's look for it!
KIDS: Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!
ALMA: Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!
ANDRÉ: Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!
RAFIA: Coquí!
[gasp] I see one!
ANDRÉ: Really? ALMA: Really? Where?
RAFIA: What! ALMA: [giggle]
ANDRÉ: Whoa! Hi... Bye....
RAFIA: It's fast, but not as fast as us!
ANDRÉ: Hey!
ALMA: Whoa! ANDRÉ: Whoa!
It's hard to get a look at when it keeps hopping.
ANDRÉ: Maybe if we stop moving, the frog will stop moving.
Let's sit down slowly.
RAFIA: Ah! [ooof]
ALMA: [gasp] Whoa!
KIDS: [laughing]
ALMA: Coquí?... Coquí, Coquí, Coquí?
ALMA: Did we really find one?
Is it a coquí?
RAFIA: Nope, this frog has spots.
A coquí doesn't.
[frog croaks]
ANDRÉ: And that doesn't sound like a coquí!
Imposter!
[frog croaks]
RAFIA: [sigh] Junior was right.
Running after the pretend coquí was fun,
but eating a real polvorón would be more fun.
ALMA: Do you still want to look for a coquí?
ANDRÉ: Yup!
And I'll be right back!
ALMA: Coquí, Coquí.
ANDRÉ: Hey Alma, I borrowed this basket from your parents.
If we make a nice little room for a coquí,
maybe one will come say hello!
ALMA: Great idea!
Let's find some things that it might like!
ANDRÉ: Look, this can be a table and a chair for the coquí!
ALMA: And this can be its delicious dinner!
Here is the dandelion you ordered, Señor Coquí!
ANDRÉ: Coquí coquí!
My compliments to the chef!
Muah!
ALMA: And for dessert would you care for spiders or crickets?
ANDRÉ: Blech, I think maybe I'll just stick with the dandelion.
ALMA: If I were a coquí, I'd love this room.
The table goes here...
ANDRÉ: And the chair should go here.
ALMA: And we can put the dandelion on the table, there.
C'mon, let's hide!
KIDS: Huh? [gasp]
ANDRÉ: [gasp] No way, it worked!
ALMA: Let's go see.
ANDRÉ: Is it a coquí?
ALMA: [sigh] Nope, not a coquí...
it's waaay too big.
[frog croaks]
ANDRÉ: And that's the wrong sound.
ANDRÉ: I'm gonna go back to drawing.
ALMA: Well, I guess a coquí didn't get on a plane
to New York after all.
PAPI: So, did you find a coquí?
ALMA: Nope.
No Coquí.
Now what are we gonna do?
ANDRÉ: I don't know.
What do you want to do?
RAFIA: I don't know...
What do you want to do?
JUNIOR: Umm...
I'm gonna eat another polvorón?
KIDS: [giggle]
ALMA: Hmm... I want to find something fun for us to do.
But what?
I've gotta think about this...
KIDS: Coquí! Coquí!
Coquí! Coquí!
ALMA: Everybody had fun pretending to be coquís...
ALMA: And everybody had fun running around...
trying to find a coquí.
ANDRÉ: I'm going back to draw pictures.
ALMA: Well I guess a Coqui didn't get on a plane...
to New York after all.
ALMA: It wasn't fun to look for a coquí and not find one.
I wonder if we can play a game where we pretend to be coquís
and run around until we find one.
ALMA: Ah-ha! Coquí, coquí, coquí! [giggle]
That's coquí for, 'I know what to do!'
ALMA: Who wants to look for a coquí again?!
RAFIA: Nahh, it's not fun looking for something...
that's not really there.
ALMA: [giggle] But what if I'm a coquí?!
JUNIOR: You?!
ALMA: Coquí, Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!
Which means this is "base."
ALMA: [with funny voice] I'm gonna go hide.
Come find me! Coquí!
JUNIOR: This is just like Hide and Seek!
And everybody knows that's my game!
ANDRÉ: I'll find you, Alma the Coquí!
RAFIA: Not if I find her first!
JUNIOR: Wait for me!
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MAMI: Hi Papi.
ALMA: They're not gonna find me.
Coquí! Coquí!
RAFIA: This way! This way!
I think I heard it over here!
ANDRÉ: We're gonna find you coquí!
ALMA: Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!
ABUELO: Who knew there were so many coqui's in the bronx.
ALMA: [giggles] ABUELO: [giggles]
ALMA: Coquí! Coquí! Coquí!
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[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "Chalk the Block"
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Whew, we made it! This is heavier than it looks.
MAMI: Whew! Thanks for helping me
bring these here, Almita.
ALMA: What are they for?
MAMI: Oh, we need them for the garden clean-up.
MAMI: We're gonna pull out all these weeds.
That helps the rest of the plants grow.
ALMA: Wait!
You're gonna do the whole garden today?!
I mean, it goes from here...
MAMI: [grunts]
ALMA: ...all the way over here.
MAMI: [laughs]
ALMA: Whew! This place is humongous!
MAMI: [chuckles] Yeah, it is a pretty big job.
But that's why we have a plan to make it easier.
MAMI: I'll clean up this area with my begonias.
And the Ramirezes will clean-up that section.
MAMI: Frankie and his mom will do that part.
Mrs. Huda will help Ms. B over there.
ALMA: Ooh, so everybody's just doing a part of the garden?
MAMI: Yup.
It doesn't seem like such a big job when you break it up
into smaller pieces.
ALMA: Oh, good thinking, Mami.
Well, happy garden clean-up!
MAMI: [giggle] Thanks, Almita.
You're going to help André with his art project, right?
ALMA: Yep!
See you later. Bye!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Hey, André! Ready to help!
ANDRÉ: Hi, Alma, thanks for coming.
ALMA: No problem.
So, where's this super-duper awesome art project
you're working on?
ANDRÉ: You're standing on it!
ALMA: [gasp]
Ohhh....
ANDRÉ: I'm gonna chalk the sidewalk from my apartment...
all the way to your house Alma.
ALMA: Whoa!
ANDRÉ: I'm calling it...
Wait for it...
ALMA: Yeeeeees?
ANDRÉ: Wait for it...
ALMA: [gasp]
ANDRÉ: Chalk The Block!
ALMA: Ooh! I love it!
ANDRÉ: Check this out,
it's a sketch of my whole masterpiece...
ALMA: Whoa!
It's gonna be amazing!
No, wait, not amazing,
it's gonna be...
"chalk-mazing!"
ALMA: Er... because it's chalk...
and it's amazing?
Chalk-mazing. Get it?
ANDRÉ: Ha.
ALMA: Anyway...
You've still got a whole lotta block to chalk.
ANDRÉ: Yeah, but I'll get it done in time...
for everyone to see it.
Can you please tell our friends...
to come see Chalk the Block this afternoon?
ALMA: I'm on it!
You do the chalkin' and I'll do the talkin'.
ANDRÉ: Thanks, Alma!
ALMA: Anytime!
ALMA: You can even wear your socks to Chalk the Block!
JUNIOR: Hmm...
Can I bring my socks and my box to Chalk the Block?
ALMA: Oh, yeah!
JUNIOR: Then, I'll be there!
ALMA: Say it with me, 'Chalk the Block will rock!'
KIDS: Chalk the Block will rock!
RAFIA: Okay okay, Alma!
I wouldn't miss it for the world!
ALMA: ...If you like to walk and talk,
you'll love Chalk the Block.
EDDIE: [chuckles] Sounds neat!
BECKA: Love it!
ALMA: Great! Bye!
ALMA: Whoa...
André's done a lot more chalking.
ALMA: Oooh, it's so great André!
Everybody's gonna come!
ANDRÉ: Nice! Thanks, Alma.
I'm almost done.
Wanna juice break?
ALMA: Oh, yeah!
ANDRÉ: So, what do you think, Alma?
ALMA: Is that me?
With Junior?
ANDRÉ: Yep, it is.
ALMA: And there's Rafia!
And Lucas and...
Wow.
It's all so fantastic!
No, wait-a-minute, it's...
it's chalk-tastic! Eh? [giggle]
ANDRÉ: [giggle] Well, I can't wait until it's finished.
I hope everyone loves it.
[thunder rumbles]
ALMA: I guess you'll have to finish it...
after the rain, huh?
ANDRÉ: Yeah, right after the rain.
KIDS: Rain?!!!
ALMA: Oh No! ANDRÉ: No, no, no!
ANDRÉ: My masterpiece!
The rain is going to wash it all away!
ALMA: I'm sure we can save it, André!!
ANDRÉ: How, Alma?
ALMA: Um, um, um...
Block it!
We gotta block the rain!
[grunts and efforts]
ANDRÉ: It's not working!
We need a giant umbrella.
Do you have a giant umbrella?
ALMA: No, buuut...
but we've got cardboard!
ANDRÉ: Okay great, come on!
ANDRÉ: There!
Great idea Alma...
ANDRÉ: Ah! We gotta cover that section.
Over here, Alma!
ALMA: Ohhh!
ANDRÉ: There.
I think we're...
ANDRÉ: No-no-no, this way!
ALMA: Whoa! ANDRÉ: Hurry, Alma!
ANDRÉ: Okay, I think it's working!
ALMA: Really?
KIDS: [gasp]
ANDRÉ: No.
ALMA: It's too much rain!
We gotta move! We should go...
ALMA: That way! ANDRÉ: That way!
ANDRÉ: Ah! ALMA: Ooooh...
ANDRÉ: No! This is impossible.
It's ruined!
ALMA: Uh... It's not, that bad.
ANDRÉ: Really?
ALMA: Oh, hey, the rain stopped.
And look, a rainbow.
ALMA: This is way way way better!
I mean, the sun's out.
It's not raining anymore.
You can chalk the block again, right?
ANDRÉ: All my work... just washed away. [groan]
ALMA: Don't worry, André, we can fix this!
You just have to draw it again.
ANDRÉ: You're right.
I mean, sure, it took me half the day,
buuut... I can do this!
ALMA: Yeah!
Let the chalking begin!
ANDRÉ: [deep breath] Okay, okay, I'll start here.
ANDRÉ: Or... Maybe I should start over there?
ANDRÉ: Yeah, this feels better.
Right?
ALMA: Right!
ANDRÉ: [deep breath] Whoa-kay.
I'm just gonna chalk everything...
allll over again...
starting... now.
ANDRÉ: [gasp] Argh! I can't!
I can't do it!
Everyone's gonna be here soon and I don't have enough time
to chalk the block again.
It's just too big!
ANDRÉ: Tell everyone that Chalk the Block is cancelled.
ALMA: I'm sorry, André.
I know you worked really hard on it.
Aw man, I know how bad I'd feel if all my art washed away.
There has to be a way to fix it.
I gotta think about this...
ANDRÉ: I'm gonna chalk the sidewalk...
from my apartment all the way to your house, Alma.
ALMA: Chalking the block was such a big job...
Hey!
But so was Mami's garden clean-up.
MAMI: The Ramirezes will clean-up that section.
Frankie and his mom will do that part,
Mrs. Huda will help Ms. B over there.
ALMA: Everyone had their own section...
of the garden to clean up.
MAMI: It doesn't seem like such a big job
when you break it up into smaller pieces.
ALMA: Ohhhhh, yeah!
I know what to do!
ALMA: André...
I know chalking the whole block is a big job.
ANDRÉ: Too big!
ALMA: But, it won't be so big if we split the work up...
into smaller pieces.
ANDRÉ: Huh?
Where are you going?
ALMA: We'll split your design up into smaller pieces.
We'll get someone to draw this piece here where it starts.
And someone else to draw the next piece, here.
ALMA: Someone can chalk in that section and this one,
and that one over there!
You get the idea?
ANDRÉ: Ohhh, that could work!
Yeah! Alma, great idea.
But there's one problem...
Where are we gonna find people to do all the chalking?
ALMA: I know who to ask...
ANDRÉ: Here you go.
Try this!
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BECKA: Woo-hoo!
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
ANDRÉ: Nice!
ANDRÉ: Hmm...
I think it needs one last thing.
ANDRÉ: There!
We did it, everyone!
We finished...
Chalk The Block!
EVERYONE: [cheers]
ANDRÉ: Thanks, Alma,
I couldn't have done it without you.
ALMA: You're welcome, André!
You know what?
Chalking the block with our friends and family
isn't just awesome.
It's...
ALMA: Wait for it...
ALMA: Wait for it...
ANDRÉ: [gasp]
KIDS: Chalk-some!
[laughter]
CROWD: [whoa] [wow]
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01x07 - Coquí Quest/Chalk the Block
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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.