01x19 - The Ram in the Pepper Patch

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Woman: ♪ hey, now... ♪

♪ Hey, wow... ♪

♪ Here's how ♪

♪ Come and read ♪

♪ Between the lions ♪

Chorus: ♪ come on ♪

♪ Come in ♪

♪ Begin ♪

♪ The world awaits ♪

Woman: ♪ between the lions ♪

♪ Between the covers of a book ♪

♪ It's time to look between the lions ♪

♪ Behold the tales beyond the tails ♪

Chorus: ♪ behind the door ♪

♪ Become, explore ♪

♪ Come in between the lions ♪

♪ Begin between the lions ♪

♪ Be here between the lions! ♪

Lionel...

Okay! Oh, hello.

Play with me, lionel.

Play with me.

Uh-uh, I'm reading.

Well, read to me, then.

Okay.

♪ "Cliff hanger, hanging from a cliff ♪

♪ And that's why they call..." ♪

Not dumb old cliff hanger.

Read me something good.

Like what?

Uh... Like... Well, like this.

( Laughing )

You don't even know what that book's about.

Well, I will when you read it to me.

Ram in the pepper patch written by chile ramirez.

( Clearing throat )

"There was a gal not long ago

"Who had some land in mexico.

"She labored hard to raise a batch

Of peppers in a pepper patch."

What's a kilogram?

Uh... Well, it's a lot of peppers--

A little more than two pounds.

Oh!

Huh!

( Bleating )

"A passing hen was certain

"That she knew a way to make rams scat.

She cackled..."

"The hen had failed.

"So had the pup.

But then a big, bad bull walked up."

"Just then, a little bee buzzed by

And told the girl she'd like to try."

( Bee buzzing )

( Howling )

"The ram jumped up and ran away!"

"A little bee had saved the day.

The end.

( Galloping hoofbeats )

Ram: ooh! Ay, ay...!

Ay, chihuahua!

That stung.

I've got one sore fanny.

Mind if I stay here a while?

I mean, just until the pain goes away.

Well, I don't know, i...

Oh, lionel, the poor little rammy

Has a pain in his fanny.

Thanks!

Gracias.

Ay! Ooh!

Maybe I'd better not sit.

I'll just try to shake off this pain

With a little run.

Leona, this doesn't look good.

Oh, lionel, you know what?

You worry way too much.

Whoa!

( Crashing )

That's got to hurt.

Oops.

Announcer: and now, lovers of the vowels "a," "e," "i," "o," "u"

Rat ram

And sometimes "y"

Martha reader and the vowelles are in the house

Singing the short "a" sound from their smash word, "jam"!

( Martha singing short "a" sound )

( Backup singers sing short "a" sound )

( Martha singing short "a sound )

( Song ends; cheering and applause )

( Making "r" sound )

( Making short "a" sound )

( Making "m" sound )

( Loud crash )

Walter and clay: scram, ham!

Scram, you ham!

Don't you worry, buster.

We'll protect you from that...

Rampaging ham.

See, we got this sign here

And it says...

"Scram, ham."

Yeah, "scram, ham."

Ham?

No, there's a rampaging ram in the library

Not a rampaging ham.

The sign should say "scram, ram."

"Ram," not "ham"?

Are you sure, buster?

I am positive.

That's funny, because...

( Yelling )

Okay, who is responsible for this?

Chorus: ♪ what's cooking with theo and cleo ♪

♪ Check out what's cooking! ♪

( Sniffing )

Clam, whoo, yeah.

( Sniffing )

Y-y-yam!

Whoa.

( Sniffing )

Oh, cleo!

Whoa, cleo, my little meat dumpling.

( Kissing )

Let's get started.

Oh, right away, theo, my wildebeest jerky.

Whoa...

What's cooking today is...

( Cleo cracks pointer )

Cleo:

My favorite.

( Chuckles )

Cleo: one-- ( cracks pointer )

"Get rid of the yam and clam."

Good-bye, yam.

Good-bye, clam.

( Slurps )

Mmm...

Two--

( Cracks pointer )

"Slam the ham."

Ham...

( Chuckling )

( Groaning )

( Loud thunk )

( Panting )

Slammed.

Oh, theo

You are so big and strong, my love.

Whoo...

( Chuckles )

Three--

( Cracks pointer )

"Ram the ham."

All righty.

Okay... Ram the ham!

( Grunts )

( Groans )

Hmm.

Four--

( Cracks pointer )

"Cook the slammed and rammed ham

For ten minutes."

Only ten minutes?

Well, that's what the recipe says.

Well, maybe just this once we could...

Both: nah!

( Chomping )

And now, once again, it's time for the adventures of sam spud

Parboiled potato detective.

Sam spud: the name is spud, sam spud.

I was working late one night.

The neon sign outside my window

Was blinking bright and dark, bright and dark.

It was about to drive me crazy

When there was a knock at my door.

The guy was a mess.

"Humbarger"? That's not right.

Not "humbarger."

That "u" in "hum" should be an "a"-- h-a-m, "ham."

And that "a" in "barger" should be a "u"--

B-u-r-g-e-r, "burger."

It was raw hamburger.

I knew I would have to grill him.

( Yelps )

( Chuckles nervously )

( Siren blares outside )

The guy thanked me, threw some lettuce

And told me the rest would be gravy.

( Gravy splats )

Blech!

Girl: mom, there's a talking potato on a stick

With a hat on, and no mouth.

Mother: don't worry, sweetie, it's educational television.

It's good for you.

( Soul music playing )

You know, I just love that "a-r" sound

Honey, it sounds so marvelous

Listen to me while I sing about it.

Ha!

♪ Whenever I see an "a" ♪

♪ Followed by "r" ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ Like "martha" and "mark" ♪

♪ And "park" and "gargle" and "car" ♪

♪ I know that every time an "a-r" is found ♪

♪ "R" gives "a" a special sound ♪

♪ When it's an "a-r" ♪

♪ "A-r" ♪

♪ They sparkle like a star ♪

♪ Just like a star ♪

♪ Ar, ar, ar, ar ♪

♪ "A-r" ♪

♪ "A-r"-- they never want to part. ♪

♪ "A-r," "a-r" ♪

♪ It isn't so hard to start ♪

♪ Finding "a-r" ♪

♪ "A-r" ♪

♪ You'll see it in "smart" and "cart" ♪

♪ And then you'll go far ♪

♪ Then you'll go far ♪

♪ No, I don't want to leave you in the dark ♪

♪ "A-r" has got a special spark ♪

♪ Yeah, it's an "a-r" ♪

♪ "A-r" ♪

♪ They sparkle like a star ♪

♪ Just like a star ♪

♪ Ar, ar, ar, ar ♪

♪ Ar... ♪

♪ "A-r"-- they never want to part. ♪

♪ "A-r," "a-r" ♪

♪ Ar, ar, ar, ar ♪

♪ Ar... ♪

♪ "A-r"-- they never want to part ♪

♪ "A-r," "a-r" ♪

♪ A-r! ♪

"Ar"!

Dr ram

( Loud crashing, yelling, music playing )

♪ Come on, grab a partner, no time to vamoose ♪

♪ Come join the fiesta ♪

♪ That ram is on the loose ♪

♪ Jumping on the tables, we'll show you how it's done ♪

♪ No ifs, no ands, but lots of butts ♪

♪ That ram is on the run ♪

♪ That ram is on the run... ♪

♪ That ram is on the run ♪

♪ Just pay more mind, everyone ♪

♪ When that ram is on the run! ♪

♪ Hola, señorita, don't be so aloof ♪

♪ You're about to rumba straight up and through the roof ♪

♪ Books and lamps are flying ♪

♪ We've just begun ♪

♪ With a bang and a slam and a boom-boom-bam ♪

♪ That ram is on the run ♪

♪ That ram is on the run... ♪

♪ That ram is on the run... ♪

♪ Oh, yes, let's shake up some fun ♪

♪ When the ram is on the run. ♪

♪ You feel you're floating on air ♪

♪ Astride your library chair ♪

♪ The bang will leave you all gasping ♪

♪ Your sweetheart's legs you'll be grasping ♪

♪ So get up off the couch now ♪

♪ Get up off the floor ♪

♪ Let's keep singing out ♪

♪ And flying out the door ♪

♪ He's like a tornado ♪

♪ But he's twice the fun ♪

♪ With a crash and a pop and a "make it stop!" ♪

♪ That ram is on the run ♪

♪ With a scream and a yelp and a... ♪

♪ Send some help! ♪

♪ That ram is on the run! ♪

( Song ends; cheering, glass breaking )

Oh...

Well, I guess maybe sometimes

You don't worry too much.

We've got to get this ram back in the book

But how?

( Sighs )

This isn't going to be easy.

Oh, yes, it will-- you worry too much.

( Bang )

( Both sigh )

Come on.

Yeah, yeah.

( Crowd cheering )

Gawain: excellent!

Gawain here once again at blending fields

Where two brave knights in armor

Will charge together at high speed and make a word.

Competing today we have sir "sl"...

( Crowd cheering )

And on your right, sir "am."

( Crowd cheering )

Blend on, dudes.

( Crowd cheering )

That's gawain's word for today

And this is gawain, saying see you next time on...

( Sounding out words in computer-generated voices )

And now the word doctor with dr. Ruth wordheimer.

Hello.

Here's dr. Ruth.

( Word weeping )

Hello, I'm dr. Ruth wordheimer with another word

That's tired of being what it is and wants to change.

So, tell us, what's your story?

( Crying ): oh, I'm sad... Sad!

Oh, can you help me, dr. Ruth?

Of course I can.

But first you must let go

Of that part of you that makes your "ad" "sad"--

The letter "s."

That's right, let it go.

( Crying ): oh!

Now I feel such a sense of loss.

I feel sorry for you.

But now we will replace that sad "s"

With a "g" and an "l."

( Gasps )

And now you are...

( Happily ): "glad"!

I'm glad!

Oh, thank you, dr. Ruth, thank you!

You are welcome.

Ooh... I am good.

Chicken jane

And now, lovers of the vowels "a," "e," "i," "o," "u"

And sometimes "y"

Tap your feet as martha reader and the vowelles sing

Their fantastic hit about the short "a" sound.

( Soul tune playing )

♪ When you see an "a" ♪

♪ Aah, aah ♪

♪ Crazy vowel "a" ♪

♪ Aah, aah ♪

♪ And it's standing by chance ♪

♪ Aah, aah ♪

♪ Between two consonants ♪

♪ Aah, aah ♪

♪ Then you say that "a" "aah," "aah," "aah" ♪

♪ You say that "a" "aah," "aah," "aah" ♪

♪ You say that "a" "aah," "aah," "aah" ♪

♪ You say that "a" "aah," "aah," "aah" ♪

♪ You see, "a" caught between "m" and "d" ♪

♪ Is awfully mad, mad, mad ♪

♪ And "a" in between "b" and "d" will always be bad, bad, bad ♪

♪ When you see an "a" ♪

♪ Aah, aah ♪

♪ Crazy vowel "a" ♪

♪ Aah, aah ♪

♪ And it's standing by chance ♪

♪ Aah, aah ♪

♪ Between two consonants ♪

♪ Aah, aah ♪

♪ Then you say that "a" "aah," "aah," "aah" ♪

♪ You say that "a" "aah," "aah," "aah" ♪

♪ You say that "a" "aah," "aah," "aah" ♪

♪ You say that "a" "aah"! ♪

( Song ends; cheering and applause )

And now, fun with chicken jane.

Today, "chicken jane and the bad ram."

Woman ( singing ):

( Squawks )

( Squawks in alarm )

Dot:

( Squawks feebly )

( Squawks feebly )

Woman ( singing ):

( Squawks sadly )

Dr. Bertice berry with the "a" in "ham"!

( Blowing note )

( Shouting short "a" sound )

( Cheering and applause )

The clam

( Music begins playing )

♪ There once was a careless young clam ♪

♪ Who forgot to look out where he swam. ♪

♪ A big wave from the sea made "s-w" "d" ♪

♪ And washed the clam over the dam, oh, yeah ♪

♪ It washed the clam over the dam. ♪

( Song ends )

( Rap b*at playing )

And now, 24 names

With the short "a"-- "aah"-- sound in them.

♪ Meet annie, annie's granny, tammy ♪

♪ Danny, danny's nanny, pammy ♪

♪ Sandy, sandy's basset, dash ♪

♪ And this is brandy... ♪

♪ Meet nancy, alexandra, cabot ♪

♪ Clancy, alexandra's rabbit ♪

♪ Shaq and mack and matt and hannah ♪

♪ Zack and jack and pat and vanna. ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, what's your name? ♪

♪ What's your name, what's your name? ♪

♪ Enjoy your little moment of fame! ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ Orlando, jan... ♪

♪ Fernando, fran and mia hamm ♪

♪ In all these names you'll find short "a" ♪

♪ It sounds like "aah"-- that's that, good day. ♪

( Making short "a" sound )

( Siren blaring )

Aha!

Freeze.

Hey, let me go!

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used against you.

Law enforcement-- it's one of my specialties.

Click, drag and drop that ram

Back into the book.

Oh, no, I don't want to go back in the book.

That bee will sting me on the fanny.

We can't make him go back in the book, lionel.

You can't make me go back, lionel.

Well, he's right.

You'll have to let him go, click.

Very well... If I must.

( Clicking, beeping )

Hey...

Executing escape.

( Beeping )

Okay, well, okay... Well, I guess I'll be going.

Just go!

If you don't want to be

The star of the story

That millions of children from mexico and all over the world

Have loved for generations, then go.

That's fine.

Others: that's fine?

Excuse me.

Hi.

I wondered if I could take out

That wonderful book ram in the pepper patch

By chile ramirez.

I just love that ram.

Do you have it?

Oh, I'm terribly sorry, but we only have this book:

No ram in the pepper patch.

No ram in the pepper patch?

Cleo: mm-hmm.

Could I take a look at it?

Of course.

Help yourself.

No ram in the pepper patch.

"There was a gal not long ago

"Who had some land in mexico.

"She labored hard to raise a batch

Of peppers in a pepper patch."

Chicken: I am one very bored chicken.

Think how bored someone reading this story

Is going to be.

The end?

Oh, what a rip-off!

I mean, there's no story here.

Nothing happens.

It's just a picture of a pepper patch.

I'm sorry, but without the ram in it, this...

This book stinks.

Whoa!

Guess he was kind of disappointed, huh?

Well, who wouldn't be?

It's a shame, really.

Just think of all your other fans.

Oh, yeah... Just think.

Leona: just think.

What will I do without the ram?

( Gasping )

No, no, no!

( Screaming )

I'm so unhappy.

( Gasping, shrieking )

( Shouting )

No ram!

Caramba!

I cannot disappoint my public.

I'm going back in.

Yeah, rambo!

Yeah, man.

Come on, fanny!

We've got a story to tell.

Wow! The ram came back!

He's back!

( Shouting )

Hooray!

Oh...!

Oh, I'm so happy!

( Laughing )

Good work, dear.

Thank you.

( Breathes deeply )

See, I told you it would be easy.

Uh... Uh... Uh...

( Groans )

I hope this whole sorry ram episode

Will be a lesson to all characters from books:

Stay in your stories, where you belong.

And hams and other foods should stay in the refrigerator

Where they belong.

Whew, ham!

Chorus: ♪ between the lions... ♪

There are games and stories at the between the lions web site:



Theo: reading to children isn't just fun

It also helps them do better in school.

Help a child get wild about reading.

Be a designated reader.

Whoa.

Okay, daddy, I'm ready to get wild.

Okay.

♪ ♪ ♪



Chorus: ♪ between the lions... ♪

♪ Between the lions... ♪

Woman: ♪ come in between the lions ♪

♪ Begin between the lions ♪

♪ Be here between the lions! ♪