01x08 - Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

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female narratorHello, everyone.

It’s such a hot and sunny day in Capital Town this morning.

I wonder how the ABC Monsters are keeping cool.

Shall we take a look and see?

Look, there’s I-Monster.

He’s keeping chilled with some tasty ice cream.

O-Monster is drinking a cold, refreshing glass

of orange juice.

And there’s F-Monster.

He’s making a lovely, cool breeze with his fan.

Oh, dear.

Poor H-Monster looks very hot indeed.

Hey, look.

There’s Alice, Brian,

and Cherry Berry, sitting in the shade with X-Monster.

- X-Monster has found the coolest spot in Alphabet Garden.

narratorJust then, King Wordy and Queen Scribble arrived.

- We’re a little worried about the ABC Monsters.

- It’s getting too hot,

and we don’t want them to get overheated.

- I think it would be a good idea

if you round them up and get them into the shade.

- Don’t worry. Leave it to us.

Come on, Cherry Berry.

narratorAnd with a wave of Cherry Berry’s jester stick,

all the ABC monsters line up in alphabetical order.

Let’s sing along to the ABC song and help

Alice find the missing letter.

[together] A, B, C, D, E,

F, G, H, I,

J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y,

and Z. narratorOne of the ABC monsters is missing.

Can you guess which one?

- F, G, I, J. Hmm.

Oh, I know.

narratorThat’s right.

The missing letter is H.

- Oh, no.

H-Monster is missing.

- Where could he be?

- We must find H-Monster quickly.

- But where do we start?

- Let’s look in the ABC Book.

The clue says, "Search for a large animal

with hooves that needs help with his hiccups."

- Look, the ABC Book

is Telling us to go south.

That will take us near the stables.

- Okay, everyone, let’s head south.

- Remember, we’re supposed to be looking for someone

with hiccups.

- Hello. Does anyone here have hiccups?

narratorSuddenly, from behind came a strange sound.

Who can be making that hiccupping sound?

Can you guess which horse it is?

That’s right. It’s the gray horse.

Horace the Horse is the one with the hiccups.

- Oh, dear.

I’ve had them all day.

- We tried everything to stop him from hiccupping,

but nothing works.

- Can you help us?

- If we cure Horace, can you

help us find our friend H-Monster?

- Come on, Horace,

you just need to hold your breath a little longer.

, , , one minute.

Have the hiccups gone?

- Um, I’m not sure.

narratorAlice, Brian,

and Cherry Berry just couldn’t think of anything

that could cure Horace’s hiccups.

- Who would like a sweetie?

- Oh, can I have one, please?

- Me too, Brian.

- Here you go, Horace.

- Mmm. Mmm.

Mmm.

narratorThen something remarkable happened.

- Hey, can you hear that?

- What? I can’t hear a thing.

- Horace the Horse has stopped hiccupping.

You’ve cured him, Brian.

narratorHorace’s hiccups had stopped,

all thanks to Brian’s sweet.

[together] Hooray!

- Horace the Horse, that’s it.

Horse.

"Search for a large animal

with hooves that needs help with his hiccups."

A horse.

[together] H-O-R-S-E.

Horse.

- It works.

- Thanks, you three.

Horace is nice and quiet for once.

- Yes, so to help you on your quest to find H-Monster,

here’s a clue.

"Look for an animal that is stuck."

narratorSo with a new clue to solve, Alice, Brian,

and Cherry Berry waved good-bye to their new friends

and continued on their journey. - Help! Help!

narratorBut it wasn’t long

before they ran into someone else needing their help.

- Help! Help!

- Someone’s in trouble.

- Sounds like it’s coming from that field.

- Help! - Look, it’s Heidi Hippo.

- And she’s fallen in the mud.

- I haven’t fallen in the mud.

I came in here on purpose.

- Why would you want to get all dirty?

- Because it’s a hot day,

and hippopotamuses like me prefer to keep cool in the mud.

Only I got stuck, and now I can’t get out.

Can you help me?

- No problem.

We’d love to help.

narratorCan you see something that can be tied around Heidi

the Hippo?

A ball, a tricycle, a kite, a long hose pipe. That’s right.

The hose pipe is perfect for tying around Heidi the Hippo.

Can you help Alice, Brian,

and Cherry Berry pull Heidi out of the mud?

Let’s all put our hands together like this.

[together] One, two, three, heave.

narratorThat’s great.

Come on, everyone, pull as hard as you can.

[together] Heave. narratorFantastic.

One more big pull should do it.

Are you ready?

One, two, three.

[together] Heave.

narratorWell done, everyone.

Now Heidi is free of the sticky mud.

- Thanks. I thought I’d never get out of there.

It’s very embarrassing for a hippo to be stuck in the mud.

- Stuck in the mud, of course.

Our clue was, "Look for an animal that is stuck."

Heidi was stuck,

and she’s a hippo.

Hippo is the word we were looking for.

[together] H-I-P-P-O.

Hippo.

- So why are you three so far away from Capital Castle?

- We’re looking for H-Monster.

He’s gone missing.

- Oh, I think I might be able to help you there.

I saw him earlier.

Here’s a clue that might be useful.

"H-Monster is in a shop having something cut."

- Thank you, Heidi.

- Good luck finding H-Monster.

- We need to find which shop H-Monster

was visiting if we’re gonna solve the final clue.

- Let’s find out.

narratorThe last shop on the street is the hairdresser.

Shall we take a look inside?

Here he is.

H-Monster is in the hairdressers.

- We found him.

[together] Hooray!

- Hello, everyone.

What do you think of my new haircut?

- You look very handsome.

- But why did you get your hair cut?

- It’s such a hot day,

and nothing I did to cool down worked.

So I thought I’d get my long, wooly hair cut.

I feel cooler already.

narratorJust then,

Cherry Berry remembered something very important.

- The final clue in the ABC Book.

"H-Monster is in a shop having something cut."

The answer is hair.

So.

[together] H-A-I-R.

Hair.

- Hair fits perfectly.

- We solved all the puzzles.

- Met new friends.

- And found H-Monster.

[together]

Hooray!

narratorSo with the help of Heidi the Hippo’s hose pipe,

H-Monster found a way to keep the rest of the ABC Monsters

as cool as himself.

- I love hot, sunny days.

narratorHello, everyone.

Welcome to another fun-packed ABC Monsters’ Brainy g*ng.

Say a big Brainy g*ng hello to our friends Alice, Brian,

and Cherry Berry.

Together, we’ll be finding out about the letter

H. Meet H-Monster.

Hello, H-Monster.

Let’s start out with a song that H-Monster loves singing.

This song is all about the letter H.

Here we go.

- Monster H has gone away.

Hair too long to run and play.

Saving a hippo and helping a horse,

H is a letter that’s useful of course.

Monster on the loose so please beware.

Wanting someone to cut his hair.

Monster on the loose so please beware.

Wanting someone to cut his hair.

- It worked. - Monster H has gone away.

Hair too long to run and play.

Saving a hippo and helping a horse,

H is a letter that’s useful of course.

Monster on the loose so please beware.

Wanting someone to cut his hair.

Monster on the loose so please beware.

Wanting someone to cut his hair.

Monster on the loose so please beware.

Wanting someone to cut his hair.

Monster on the loose so please beware.

Wanting someone to cut his hair.

narratorNow let’s see what fun things we can learn today.

Look, here’s Cherry Berry.

Look, everyone, a big, red letter H. H.

All together now.

Say it with me.

H. H. Look at H-Monster.

He’s making sure his favorite letter is spotlessly clean.

So can you write the letter H?

Let’s all write it with H-Monster.

Have you got your paper and pencil ready?

Okay then.

We’re drawing a big H.

Excellent. Let’s do it again.

A big H.

That’s it.

Well done.

H. Now that we all know how to write the letter H,

let’s take a look

at some new words that begin with the letter

H. Can you tell us what this animal is?

He’s big, has four hooves,

and you can ride on his back.

Have you worked out what he is yet?

Shout out your answer so that we can hear you.

That’s right.

He’s a horse.

Horse.

H-O-R-S-E.

Horse.

All together.

Let’s say it one more time.

Horse.

H-O-R-S-E.

Horse.

That was great fun.

Let’s do another one, shall we?

Do you know what kind of animal this is?

She loves being covered in mud.

That’s right.

She’s a hippo.

Now let’s see what the word hippo looks like.

Hippo.

H-I-P-P-O. Hippo.

Brilliant. Lets do it again.

Hippo.

H-I-P-P-O.

Hippo.

You’ve correctly answered two of the questions.

Let’s see if you can get this one right as well.

Ooh, this is a difficult one,

but I’m sure you can work it out.

What is H-Monster covered in?

Here’s a clue.

It also grows on your head.

That’s right, hair.

Now here’s what the word hair looks like.

Say it with me.

Hair.

H-A-I-R.

Hair.

Let’s say it together one more time.

Hair.

H-A-I-R.

Hair.

Brilliant work, everyone.

We’ve all learned three new words together.

Can you think of any more words that begin with the letter H?

Now let’s get active.

Are you feeling fit and strong?

Yes? Well, let’s do an ABC Monster exercise.

Welcome, everybody.

Stand up if you want to have some fun.

Now clap your hands in the air like this.

Excellent.

Let’s get active with the ABC Monsters.

Today we’ll be doing the H-Monster exercise.

Watch Alice, everybody.

She’ll show you what to do.

It’s easy.

If Alice can do it, so can you.

Are you ready?

Here we go.

Use your body to make a big H.

That’s it.

Easy, wasn’t it?

Ready to do it again?

A big H.

Brilliant.

Now you know what to do, let’s all do it together.

One, two, three, four.

Two, two, three, four.

And three, two, three, four.

Four, two, three, four.

Fantastic.

Wasn’t that easy?

Ready to do it again?

Okay then.

One, two, three, four.

Two, two, three, four.

And three, two, three, four.

Four, two, three, four.

Wow.

You’ve got the hang of this exercise.

Let’s have a short rest,

because you’ll need to be ready for the ABC Monster Quest.

Here comes Heidi Hippo.

- Hello, Heidi.

What you doing here?

- Hello, everyone.

I need a nice, cool mud bath, but I can’t find any mud.

Can you help me? - Don’t worry, Heidi.

We’ll help you find some mud.

narratorCan you help Heidi Hippo find her pool of mud?

Just fill in the box with the correct letter

to help guide Heidi to her destination.

Listen carefully.

Can you tell me which is the correct letter

to go into the first box?

Is it U, F, or could it be O?

That’s right.

The correct letter is O. Horse.

H-O-R-S-E.

Horse.

You’re doing really well.

Now let’s take a look at puzzle number two.

Can you tell me which letter we should put into the box?

Is it S? Could it be P?

Or is it Y? That’s right.

The letter we should put into the box is P. Hippo.

H-I-P-P-O.

Hippo.

Now for the final puzzle.

Are you ready?

Which letter do you think we should put into the box?

Is it the letter A, C?

Or maybe it’s T. You’re right again.

The letter we should put into the box is A. Hair.

H-A-I-R.

Hair.

- Thank you, everyone.

Hooray!

- Congratulations.

You’ve helped Heidi Hippo reach her mud bath.

[together] Hooray!

narratorI hope you enjoyed finding out about the letter H.

So let’s finish today’s show with some music.

Sing along to the ABC song

as we say good-bye to Alice, Brian, Cherry Berry,

and our very special star, H-Monster.

[together]

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H,

I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P,

Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z.

narratorDon’t forget to join the Brainy g*ng again

for some more fun and adventures with the ABC Monsters.