01x23 - The Lucky Duck

[bunniefuu]

Oh, yeah, right, we do.

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! ♪

Theo: come on, lionel, you can do it.

Yeah, come on.

You can b*at your old man at arm wrestling.

There you go.

( Groans )

Oh, he's strong.

He's a strong boy.

( Lionel straining )

Shh!

I'm sneaking up on my brother, lionel.

I'm going to jump on him, and he doesn't even know it.

That's him over there, see...

Cleo: all right, all right.

I call this meeting

Of the library's new books committee to order

With the official call-this-meeting- to-order roar.

( Roars loudly )

( All shriek )

That's my mom.

Her name is cleo.

Wow! Way cool roar, mom!

That's lionel.

We're here to decide if we want to add

Any of these new books I hunted down to the library.

Hmm... And a very good-looking little stack it is, cleo.

Yes-- scanning...

New books.

Scanning complete.

Stack contains: two adventure books, three new mystery books

Two science fiction books

One book about horses, one about basketball

And one about a cute little duck.

( Gasps )

A cute duck book?

Ah, yes, it's called the lucky, lucky, lucky duck.

Mmm... We don't need another cute duck book in the library.

Oh, yes, we do.

( Lionel yelling )

Leona!

( Leona groans )

( Theo chuckles )

I like cute duck books!

We should read it before we decide.

Yeah... Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Do we have to?

It's only fair.

Only fair.

Theo, would you do the honors

And be our designated reader today?

I would be delighted, cleo, my dear.

Mmm, I can't wait to get my teeth and tongue

Around this little cutie.

Theo, cleo and leona: aw, cute!

This is too much.

Theo, cleo and leona: oh, very cute!

Oh, the cuteness...

( Duck snoring softly )

Theo, cleo and leona: oh...

Very, very cute!

It's over! It's over!

The cuteness is

Over!

( In babylike voice ): it's over, all right!

I am sick and tired of being nothing but cute!

( Blows raspberries )

Cute all the time, cute!

Uh, you're also lucky.

And little.

Little is good.

I don't care!

I don't want to be cute anymore.

I want power... I want respect...

Starting right here, right now-- got it?

From now on, this duck is no longer cute.

Got that?

I am not cute!

All: cute!

Leona: even when he's angry.

( Duck blows raspberry )

Oh, am I doomed to be cute forever?

( Sighs )

No!

( Pounds fist )

Whoa!

I can teach you how not to be cute.

You can?

Yes!

Golly! I really am lucky!

Thanks.

No problem.

Come with me.

Coming.

Hey! Hey!

I like him cute!

Oh, mom, I don't want him to change.

Lucky duck: ouch! I stubbed my little webby toe.

All: aw...

Leona, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Believe it or not, i--

Barnaby b. "Don't call me buster" busterfield iii--

Have a cute little ducky on my mind.

I know, it's hard to believe, but it's true-- look.

( Chuckles )

Boy: mom, there's a statue

With a duck coming out of the top of his head.

Mother: why a duck?

( Laughing )

Come on, yuck it up!

This is classic comedy.

( Laughing )

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

And sometimes "y"

Martha reader and the vowelles are busting down the house

With the short "u" sound in their hit, "mud."

( Singing repeated short "u" sound to soul tune )

( Song ends; cheering and applause )

( Chugging like engine )

( Makes short "u" sound )

( Makes "m" sound )

( Repeats "m" sound )

Ud... Ud.

M... Ud

M... Ud.

Mud.

Mud...

"Mud"!

( Squish )

Yuck!

And now arty smartypants will read four words

Without any assistance whatsoever!

( Audience applauds and cheers )

Thank you!

May I have a "build the excitement" drum roll, please?

( Drum roll, applause )

Thank you.

"Bug"...

Audience: bug.

"But"...

But.

"Butter"...

Butter.

"Butterfly."

"Bug," "but," "butter" and "butterfly"!

Thank you.

( Cheering and applause )

Oh, no.

( Crash )

Oh, I think I've hurt my smartypants.

Oh, the pain...

Oh... Oh!

Flying off the shelf once again, it's the continuing

Daring and dangling adventures of cliff hanger!

Today's adventure, number 73

"Cliff hanger and the big flying rug."

Chorus ( singing ):

We find cliff hanger where we left him last

Hanging from a cliff.

( Branch breaking )

Suddenly cliff sees a big flying rug.

Unruffled, cliff reaches into his backpack

And takes out his trusty survival manual.

Using his expert decoding skills

Cliff begins to read.

"When you see a flying rug, jump on the rug."

What luck!

Is plucky cliff hanger finally off that cliff?

Ugh!

Man: ♪ and that's why he's called cliff hanger! ♪

( Branch breaking )

Cleo: don't worry, leona.

I don't think there is any way

That lionel can teach that duck not to be cute.

Oh, yes, there is.

I already did.

Oh, lionel, say you didn't.

Please say you didn't.

I didn't.

He didn't!

But I did!

Oh, lionel!

You've heard of the big, bad wolf.

Well, stand back

And get ready for the big, bad duck!

( Heavy rock music begins )

♪ Instead of feathers, I'm wearing leather ♪

♪ Instead of nice, I'm being rude ♪

♪ And look who's back ♪

♪ The duck in black ♪

♪ And you'd better watch out ♪

♪ I'm in a "fowl" mood ♪

♪ I'm the big bad duck ♪

♪ A nasty fellow ♪

♪ Yeah, baby, say good-bye to mr. Cute and yellow ♪

♪ He's the big bad duck ♪

♪ He did his time ♪

♪ Now you won't catch me in no nursery rhyme... ♪

All ( singing ):

All ( singing ):

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ I was a cream puff, now I got power ♪

♪ I was a softie, but now I'm tough ♪

♪ Yeah, no more stopping to smell the flowers ♪

♪ And no more easter baskets ♪

♪ Enough's enough! ♪

Chorus ( singing ):

♪ I'm mean and scuzzy ♪

♪ Yeah, baby, say good-bye to mr. Warm and fuzzy ♪

Both ( singing ):

♪ With a bad new look ♪

♪ Now you won't catch me in no baby book! ♪

( Guitar reverberating )

Quack!

( Song ends )

Lions: aw...

I'm still cute?

Cleo: well...

Lionel: yeah, I have to admit it--

You're still cute.

I'm sorry, but I'm not giving up!

I'll think of something.

Oh, I am doomed to be cute forever!

Oh, don't be sad, little duck.

I'm really glad you're still cute.

Oh, why? Why?!

It's who you are.

The author who wrote your book made you cute-- that's why.

That's why?

That's why.

"Y"-- that's it!

Don't go away, little duck.

You won't have to be cute for long!

"Y"!

All: why?

( Bluesy music playing as audience applauds )

♪ Woke up this morning ♪

♪ Wondering why ♪

♪ "Y" can sometimes sound like "yeh" ♪

♪ And sometimes "ee" or "aye" ♪

♪ Oh, my... ♪

♪ I'm troubled by letter "y"... ♪

♪ "Y" has got three different sounds: ♪

♪ "Yeh," "ee" and "aye." ♪

♪ Well, the "y" in "lucky" sounds like "ee" ♪

♪ The "y" in "sky" says "aye" ♪

♪ The "y" in "yellow" sounds like "yeh" ♪

♪ Won't someone tell me why? ♪

♪ Oh, my... ♪

♪ I'm troubled by letter "y" ♪

It brings me grief!

♪ "Y" has got three different sounds: ♪

♪ "Yeh," "ee" and "aye." ♪

♪ Well, "y" is the "ee" in "mucky" ♪

♪ "Y" is the "yeh" in "yes" ♪

♪ So why it sounds like "aye" in "cry" is hard for me to guess ♪

♪ Oh, my... ♪

You trouble me, letter "y"!

Why you want to do that to me?

♪ "Y" has got three different sounds: ♪

♪ "Yeh," "ee" and "aye" ♪

♪ The three sounds of "y." ♪

( Applause )

"Y," you're why I feel yucky!

( Laughing )

Oh, yeah.

( Playing final notes )

( Phone rings )

Barnaby b. Busterfield iii public library.

Information hen speaking.

Oh, well, yes, indeed, dear, we have all kinds of books

And magazines and newspapers and videos

Oh, and educational games, mm-hmm...

Yes, dear, and tables and chairs, mm-hmm.

You're welcome.

( Phone rings )

Library, information hen.

Oh, well, that's an interesting question.

Hmm, let's see what we've got here.

Oh, oh, oh, here it is: the answer is "the egg."

Uh... On second thought, make that "the chicken."

Uh, "the egg"... "The chicken"...

"The egg"... "The chicken"...

"The egg"... "The chicken"... "The egg"... "The chicken"...

And now 33 names

With the short "u"-- "uh"-- sound in them.

( Rapping ): ♪ meet muffy, muffy's hubby, bugsy ♪

♪ Buffy, puffy, tubby, mugsy ♪

♪ Chub, augusta, rusty, hutch ♪

♪ Bubba, busta, dusty, dutch ♪

♪ Gussie, gussie's puppy, duster ♪

♪ Busterfield... ♪

Don't call me buster!

♪ Justin, justin's uncle buzzy ♪

♪ Dustin, rust and fuzzy wuzzy! ♪

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

♪ Enjoy your little moment of fame! ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ Sunny, lucky, bubbles, chuck ♪

♪ Bunny, buck, the big bad duck ♪

♪ In all our names you'll find short "u" ♪

♪ It sounds like "uh" ♪

♪ Toodle-oo! ♪

( Song ends )

And now a word from new jersey nets superstar

Stephon marbury.

Yeah...

( Yells )

( Basketballs bouncing )

( Audience applauds each time new word is formed )

One thing I love about grubby pup is

That his name's got the "uh" "u" sound in it: grubby pup.

Here's a little song about him.

♪ Well, I don't lug too much stuff ♪

♪ Just the stuff I need ♪

♪ Plus my dog, grubby pup ♪

♪ He's a chum, indeed ♪

♪ Me and my grubby pup ♪

♪ Just a hunk o' junk ♪

♪ New and blue when I was two ♪

♪ Now he's lookin' punk. ♪

♪ Oh, grubby pup ♪

♪ Hey, grubby pup ♪

♪ Sit, grubby pup ♪

♪ Stay, grubby pup. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ Puddle-jump through the mud ♪

♪ And cuddle through the years ♪

♪ Scrubbed with pup in the tub ♪

♪ Till he lost his ears ♪

♪ Left behind at schooltime ♪

♪ But later on in bed ♪

♪ Snug as a bug in a rug ♪

♪ I hugged him to a shred. ♪

♪ Oh, grubby pup ♪

♪ Hey, grubby pup ♪

♪ Sit, grubby pup ♪

♪ Stay, grubby pup. ♪

♪ Well, mostly now grubby pup ♪

♪ Never sees the sun ♪

♪ But just 'cause I'm all grown up ♪

♪ Don't mean love is done ♪

♪ And we still have fun. ♪

Good boy.

( Song ends )

( 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 "st"...

( Crowd cheering )

And on your right, sir "uck."

( Crowd cheering )

Blend on, dudes.

( Crowd cheering )

Gawain: "stuck"-- excellent!

That's gawain's word for today

And this is gawain, saying don't you get stuck!

See you next time on...

Commentator: we're here at the national word club masters

Where the word-writing phenom tiger words

Is approaching the "t."

He's got to make the word "truck."

It's a difficult word

With the "t" and "r" sounds at the beginning

The "uh" sound in the middle and the "ck" sound at the end.

Tr... U... Ck.

If he makes it, he will win a truck.

He's selecting his writing implement from his pencil case

It's a pen!

( Applause )

Tiger steps up to the "t" and he makes the letter "r."

With the letter "t," that makes the sound "t"-"r"-- "tr."

So far, so good.

Tiger now raises his pen

And writes the letters "c" and "k."

He's got the beginning of the word "truck":

( Makes "tr" sound )

And the last sound in the word truck: ( makes "ck" sound ).

He's got to add a vowel to make the "uh" sound

In the middle.

And he writes the letter "i" for ( makes short "i" sound ).

Ooh, that's the word "trick," not "truck."

This kid never lets a mistake get him down

But he wrote that word in ink.

It can't be erased.

What will he do?

( Gasping )

He's reaching into his pencil case

And he's pulling out a magic wand!

( Gasping )

He waves it

And the letter "i" changes into the letter "u"

And that changes the word "trick" into "truck."

Unbelievable! Another incredible example of penmanship magic

Displayed by the fearless tiger words!

( Crowd cheering )

( Sighs )

Who am I kidding?

I can't be anything but a cute duck.

I'm just going to have to go back

To where I belong

In that lucky, lucky, lucky duck book.

Good-bye, three- dimensional world!

Lionel: wait!

You don't have to go back into that book!

I've written you another one!

Lucky duck: another one?

Yes!

You see, I was thinking

"How can I make this cute, lucky duck

Into something that isn't cute?"

And then, the answer came to me-- "y."

"Why" is a question, not an answer, son.

Mm-mm, the letter "y"!

All: oh, the letter "y."

Click understands.

See, here's your new book--

The yucky, yucky, yucky duck by lionel.

Oh, gee, I'm going to be yucky!

Oh, thank you, lionel.

Excuse me, I've got to go be yucky-- bye.

No! No, no, no, no!

If you go into lionel's yucky duck book

There won't be any ducky in the lucky duck book anymore.

Delete those tears, leona

Click the mouse will scan and copy him.

Scanning...

Scanning...

Scanning complete.

Both: oh!

Copy of two duck now ready for use

In your lucky duck book-- applause for mouse!

( Simulated applause playing )

( All congratulating click )

Okay, cutie pie, you go into that book--

I'll go into this one.

( Humming to himself )

The yucky, yucky, yucky duck by lionel.

Lionel:

( Duck snoring softly )

Theo, cleo and leona: cute!

Aw, but... But... But not as cute, right?

That's true.

Not as cute...

But pretty cute.

Good enough-- "not as cute" is good enough.

Thanks, lionel!

Congratulations, lionel, good job.

Yes, I applaud your alphabetical awareness, son.

Yeah, but I still like

The lucky, lucky, lucky duck better.

Well, that's okay, leona.

The library can have your book

And lionel's book, too.

Right you are, my little turtledove.

All right, that's enough.

I don't want a cute little duck on my mind anymore.

Good-bye, duck.

( Scowls softly )

Chorus: ♪ between the lions! ♪

( Duck quacks )

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



Cleo: reading to children every day gives them a leg up

In learning to read.

Read anytime, anywhere.

Help a child get wild about reading.

Be a designated reader.

Okay, mom!

( Both laughing )

Do your "designated reader" thing!

♪ ♪ ♪



Chorus: ♪ between the lions... ♪

♪ Between the lions... ♪

Woman: ♪ come in between the lions ♪

♪ Begin between the lions ♪

♪ Be here between the lions! ♪