01x20 - Ticket to Ride

[bunniefuu]

[cheerful music]

♪ A, B, C

♪ ABC Monsters

♪ A, B, C

♪ ABC Monsters

(children) ABC Monsters!

♪ There’s Alice and Brian and Cherry Berry too ♪

♪ They’re seeking out Monsters ♪

♪ There are a few

♪ And Alphabet Garden is the Monsters’ home ♪

♪ But they like to wander

♪ They love to roam

♪ ABC Monsters, ABC Monsters ♪

♪ Just look and see

♪ ABC Monsters, ABC Monsters ♪

♪ Here for you and me

[applause]

(female narrator) It’s another beautiful day here in Capital Town.

Oh, dear, someone has forgotten to put their rubbish in the bin.

I hope things are less messy in Capital Castle.

Here’s T Monster helping King Wordy clean up

the messy litter that has blown into the garden.

Oh, look!

T Monster has found something.

I wonder what it could be.

It’s a ticket, but I wonder what it’s for.

Meanwhile, in another part of Alphabet Garden,

Alice and Brian are playing with S Monster on the slide.

Whee!

Whee!

(all) Hooray!

- Hello, children. - Hi, Dad.

Have you seen where T Monster might have got to?

No, we thought she was with you.

She wasn’t.

When I turned around for a moment,

T Monster had gone.

I hope she hasn’t wandered off somewhere.

Don’t worry, Dad.

We’ll check that all the monsters are here.

(narrator) And with a wave of Cherry Berry’s Jester’s 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.

(all) ♪ 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

(narrator) One of the ABC Monsters is missing.

Can you guess which one?

R, S, U, V.

This is hard.

Oh, I know.

(narrator) That’s right, the missing letter is T.

T Monster is missing after all.

I wonder where she went.

We have to find her.

Maybe the ABC book can help.

(Cherry Berry) The clue says...

(Alice) Hey, the ABC book is telling us to go northeast.

Northeast is over that way.

Let’s find T Monster.

Are you sure this is the right way?

It’s definitely this direction,

if I can just remember which corner of the field

has the exit.

Uh-oh.

Don’t worry, Alice.

I’m sure Cherry Berry will find the right way--

Ahh!

(narrator) Suddenly, Brian tripped over.

Hey, look who Brian has found.

It’s their friend, Timmy the Turtle.

Hello, Timmy.

Shouldn’t you be swimming in the river?

What you doing down there?

He’s tripping people over. That’s what he’s doing.

Sorry, Brian, I couldn’t get out of the way in time.

I’m searching for my teddy bear.

It’s around here somewhere.

Don’t worry, Timmy, we’ll help you find it.

(narrator) Can you help Alice, Brian,

and Cherry Berry find Timmy the Turtle’s teddy bear?

Hmm, I wonder where it could be.

Timmy’s teddy must be here somewhere.

Can you see it yet?

Is this the teddy?

Are you sure?

Let’s take a look and see, shall we?

Here it is.

(narrator) Well done.

You helped Brian to find Timmy the Turtle’s teddy.

Oh, thank you, everybody.

You found it so quickly,

it would have taken me all day to search this field.

Why is that, Timmy?

We turtles are very slow out of the water.

It’s because we have to carry around this heavy shell.

Turtle! That’s the answer to the clue.

Timmy has a shell, and he was looking for his teddy,

just like the clue said in the ABC book.

(all) T-u-r-t-l-e.

Turtle!

We’d better be going now, Timmy.

We’ve got to find our friend, T Monster.

I may be able to help you.

I saw her earlier.

Do you know which way she went?

Yes, she went through the red gate.

I also have a clue for you.

I hope you find T Monster soon.

Thank you for all your help, Timmy.

(narrator) And so Alice, Brian, and Cherry Berry

waved good-bye to Timmy the Turtle and his teddy bear

and continued on their journey.

Hmm, which gate did Timmy say T Monster went through?

The red one.

(narrator) Can you work out which gate is the red one?

Well done, you found the red gate.

Come on, Alice.

(narrator) Look, everyone, it’s Tammy Tickle.

Hello, Tammy.

Hello, Alice.

What are you, Brian, and Cherry Berry up to?

We’re looking for T Monster.

Have you seen her today?

Yes, she took a shortcut through my garden.

I can give you a clue to where she has gone

if you can help me with something.

What do you need us to do?

I need help picking all the ripe tomatoes

off my tomato plants.

We can do that.

Um, how do we know if the tomatoes are ripe?

A ripe tomato is red.

(narrator) Can you help Alice,

Brian, and Cherry Berry find the red, ripe tomatoes?

Remember, the tomatoes are the same color as the red gate.

That’s right, you found tomato number one.

Let’s see if you can find another one.

You found tomato number two.

You’re doing really well.

Let’s find another one.

Fantastic work, you found tomato number three.

Keep looking. Can you see any more?

Well spotted, that’s tomato number four.

Just one more to go.

Can you see it amongst all the green ones?

Congratulations, you found tomato number five.

Five red tomatoes. Well done, everyone!

Thank you all for helping me.

There’s nothing tastier than a lovely, ripe, red tomato.

Tomato--that’s the answer to the clue

we were looking for.

(all) T-o-m-a-t-o.

Tomato!

We’re one step closer to finding T Monster.

Let me help you get even closer, then.

I hope the clue helps you find T Monster soon.

Thank you, Tammy.

(narrator) Alice, Brian, and Cherry Berry waved good-bye

to their friend Tammy Tickle

and headed off to search for T Monster.

[train whistles]

Tickets, please.

[gasps]

Oh, dear, I can’t find it.

I’m sorry, but you need a ticket to get on the train.

Look, Tom Turner is over there.

Let’s see what’s going on.

Tom, Tom!

[panting] I--I think this is yours.

(all) Tom’s train ticket.

It’s T Monster. She’s holding a train ticket.

(T Monster) Here you are.

Thanks to T Monster, it looks like

you’ll be able to catch the train after all, Tom.

[sighs] Thank you, everyone.

So that’s why you disappeared.

You were looking for Tom.

Yes, I found the ticket amongst the flowers,

and I saw his name written on it.

He must have dropped it,

and the wind blew it into Alphabet Garden.

I knew I had to return it as soon as possible,

or he’d miss his train.

Train, of course!

Train is the word we were looking for

in the ABC book, so...

(all) T-r-a-i-n.

Train!

Train is the answer to the final clue.

We solved all the puzzles...

Met new friends...

And found T Monster.

(all) Hooray!

[train whistles]

(narrator) The ticket collector was so impressed

with T Monster’s good deed

that he rewarded her with a special ticket

to allow T Monster

and all her friends to ride on the train.

Trains are terrific!

[train whistles]

(narrator) Hello, everyone.

Welcome to ABC Monsters’ Brainy g*ng,

and say hello to our friends Alice, Brian, and Cherry Berry.

T is a terrific letter,

and today we’re going to find out all about it,

but first, we’ll need the help

of a special member of the Brainy g*ng, T Monster.

Hello, T Monster.

T Monster enjoys singing songs,

so we’re all going to sing her favorite song.

Are you ready?

[upbeat music]

(Brian) Let’s find T Monster.

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(narrator) Look, T Monster has a shiny golden ticket.

Here comes Cherry Berry.

Can you work out what letter the golden ticket has turned into?

That’s right, it’s the letter T.

T. All together now.

Say it with meT.

[laughs] Look at T Monster.

She thinks the letter T is terrific.

Let’s see if you can write the letter T with T Monster.

Have you got your paper and pencil?

Okay, then.

We’re drawing a big T.

Well done. That’s really good.

Let’s try and do it again.

A big T.

Excellent, a perfect T.

Hooray!

(narrator) Look at T Monster.

She’s very happy

because she can now write her favorite letter, T.

Now that you know how to write the letter T,

why not practice writing it at home?

Now we know how to write the letter T,

do you know what this animal is called?

Here’s a clue.

He carries his home around on his back,

and he likes to swim in water.

Shout out the answer if you know.

That’s right, it’s a turtle.

Turtle.

T-u-r-t-l-e.

Turtle.

That’s right, let’s say it one more time.

Turtle.

T-u-r-t-l-e.

Turtle.

Okay, here’s another puzzle for you to solve.

Can you guess what this vegetable is called?

It’s red and tasty.

You can eat them with salads,

or you can make soup and ketchup out of it.

That’s right, it’s a tomato.

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

Tomato.

T-o-m-a-t-o.

Tomato.

Well done. Let’s do it again.

Tomato.

T-o-m-a-t-o.

Tomato.

You’ve got two of the questions right.

Just the final question to go.

Do you know what this is?

Here’s a clue.

It’s a large engine that runs on rails,

it’s powered by steam,

and you need a ticket to ride on one.

That’s right, it’s called a train,

and here’s what the word train looks like.

Say it with me.

Train.

T-r-a-i-n.

Train.

[train whistles]

That’s right, let’s say it together once more.

Train.

T-r-a-i-n.

Train.

[train whistles]

Can you think of any more terrific words

that begin with the letter T?

Everyone in the Brainy g*ng needs to keep fit and active,

so get ready for another fun-packed ABC Monster Move.

Hello, everyone.

Clap your hands in the air if you want to have some fun.

That was fun, wasn’t it?

Now it’s time to get fit with the ABC Monsters,

and today, we’ll be doing the T Monster exercise.

Watch Brian closely as he shows you what to do.

It’s easy.

If Brian can do it, so can you.

Are you ready?

Here we go.

Use your body to make a big T.

That’s it.

That was easy, wasn’t it?

Are you ready to do it again?

A big T.

That’s right.

Now you know the move, we can all do it together.

Are you ready?

One, two, three, four.

Two, two, three, four,

and three, two, three, four.

Four, two, three, four.

That was easy, wasn’t it?

Let’s see if you can do it again.

Are you ready?

Okay, then.

One, two, three, four.

Two, two, three, four,

and three, two, three, four.

Four, two, three, four.

Fantastic, you’ve just done the T Monster Move.

Now let’s take a short break to get your breath back,

because next,

it’s the ABC Monster Quest.

Look, everybody, it’s Tom Turner.

Hello, Tom.

What are you doing here?

I need to catch the train.

I have my ticket,

but I don’t know how to get to the train station.

Don’t worry, Tom.

We’ll help you.

(narrator) Can you help Tom Turner find the train station?

Just fill in the box with the correct letter

and help guide him along the path.

Look carefully at the following letters.

Can you tell me which one fits correctly in the box

to make a word?

Is it Z, L,

or Q?

That’s right, the correct letter is L.

Turtle.

T-u-r-t-l-e.

Turtle.

You’ve correctly worked out the first word,

but can you solve the next puzzle?

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

Letter F, L, or O?

Right again.

The letter we need to put into the box is O.

Tomato.

T-o-m-a-t-o.

Tomato.

Well done.

Now for the final puzzle.

Do you think you can complete it?

Which letter should we put into the box?

Is it V, O,

or could it be the letter N?

Fantastic, you’ve picked the correct letter again,

the letter N.

Wonderful work, three out of three.

Train.

T-r-a-i-n.

Train.

Congratulations,

you’ve successfully guided Tom Turner to the train station.

Thank you, everyone.

(all) Hooray!

(narrator) That’s all we have time for today.

I hope you enjoyed finding out about the terrific letter T,

but before we go, let’s sing along to the ABC song

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

and our very special star of the show, T Monster.

(all) ♪ 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

(narrator) Don’t forget to join the Brainy g*ng again

for some more fun and adventures with the ABC Monsters.

[cheerful music]

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