01x34 - Howard Flies the Coop/Supper Surprise
Posted: 12/31/23 12:00
♪ 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!
♪i¡Wepa! ♪
ALMA: "“Howard Flies the Coop"”
♪♪♪
ANDREÉ: [giggles] BECKA: Ouuu!
[giggles] Waa!
ALMA: You're it!
BECKA: [giggles] ANDREÉ: Yikes!
BECKA: Tag, you're it! ANDREÉ: [gasp]
BECKA: Whoa! [laughs]
HOWARD: [giggles] [gasp]
ANDREÊ: I'm gonna get cha!
HOWARD: I don't think so!
HOWARD/ANDREÉ: [laughing]
ANDREÉ: Here I come!
ALMA/BECKA: [giggle]
HOWARD: WAIT!
HOWARD: Snack time?
ANDREÉ: Sure. BECKA: I'm in! ALMA: Me too!
ALMA: I am kinda hungry.
ALMA: Yes! ANDREÉ: Cheese, please, for me! BECKA: Hello, granola! Mmm!
[cooing]
HOWARD: Oh hey there, pigeons!
HOWARD: [gasp] Ahh...
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: Hey! Did you see that?
That pigeon just took my cr*cker!
My very last cr*cker!
Unbelievable!
ALMA: Wanna grape?
HOWARD: [sigh] Sure. Thanks, Alma.
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: Hold up.
Is it even safe to eat around pigeons?
Are they going to try to take my grapes too?
I dunno If I want to take the chance.
MAMI: Hey, kids!
MAMI: Time to go home!
ANDREÉ: So, meet here tomorrow? Same time, same place?
BECKA: Yup! ALMA: We'll be here!
HOWARD: Yeah!
HOWARD: Hopefully the pigeons won't be
HOWARD: Shoo, pigeons! Shoo!
[crickets] [cooing]
MAMI: I'll be over there, Almita.
ALMA: Bye!
ANDREÉ: Hey, Alma!
ALMA: Hey!
ANDREÉ: Hiya! BECKA: What's up!
ALMA: Hey, where's Howard?
BECKA: Yeah, he said he'd be here.
HOWARD: I'm here!
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: Nope! You just stay right there.
ALMA: You okay, Howard?
HOWARD: I think we should find a different park to play in today.
ANDREÉ: Wait, why?
HOWARD: The pigeons.
[pigeons coo]
ALMA: Oh, them? No problem! I got this.
ALMA: Shoo, shoo, pigeons! Shoo!
ALMA: There you go! Ready to play?
BECKA: Um, Alma?
HOWARD: Ah!
ALMA: Uh-oh..
HOWARD: See! They want our snacks!
BECKA: What snacks? Do you have snacks?
HOWARD: No way! After yesterday,
I decided to have my snack before going out.
ANDREÉ: Then I think we're okay, Howard.
ALMA: Soooo, are you coming toplay?
HOWARD: Uhh....
BECKA: What's up, Howard? Is it the pigeons?
HOWARD: Well, I'm glad you asked!
I did some reading yesterday.
HOWARD: And did you know there
are million pigeons in New York City?
ALMA/ANDREÉ/BECKA: Uh-uh.
HOWARD: Which means there's pigeon for every people...
ALMA/ANDREÉ/BECKA: Uh-huh...
HOWARD: Which means
that's just too many pigeons that could go after my snacks!
ALMA: Umm... Howard, are you afraid of pigeons?
HOWARD: After that pigeon took my cr*cker?
Yeah, I'm afraid of pigeons!
I didn't like how close they got to me and my snacks.
ANDREÉ: No problem. We can play tag away from the pigeons.
BECKA: Sounds good to me.
ALMA: Me too... Howard?
HOWARD: But they're everywhere!
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: I don't know how to go from being afraid of pigeons
to not being afraid. I need help!
ALMA: Sure! We'll help you, Howard!
ANDREÉ: I've got an idea!
ANDREÉ: Okay the plan is we're going to slowly
add these fake pigeons around Howard
until he gets used to them
BECKA: Good plan!
HOWARD: Bring '‘em on!
ANDREÉ: Coo! Coo-coo! Coo! Coo-coo!
HOWARD: Aww, hi, fake pigeon!
You're actually kinda cute.
BECKA: Coo! Coo-coo! [clicks tongue]
You good, Howard?
HOWARD: Totally! This is great!
ALMA: Ready for the last one?
HOWARD: Mm-hmm!
ALMA: Coo! Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
ALMA: [pigeon noises]
Coo-coo!
ALMA: Coo-coo!
HOWARD: Hmm...
Uhhh...
HOWARD: [shuddering]
Nu- huh.
Changed my mind. Not ready for that.
HOWARD: Nope. Definitely not ready!
ANDREÉ: It's okay, Howard.
HOWARD: Got any other ideas
that don't involve pigeons on my head?
BECKA: Hmm.. oh, I got one!
BECKA: Let's play pigeons!
All: Play pigeons?!
BECKA: Yeah, it's like my mom always says,
[NY -accent] "“If you can't beat '‘em. Join 'em."”
So we're gonna be pigeons.
ALMA: Sa-weet! ANDREÉ: Yes!
BECKA: [pigeon voice] Coo -coo! I'm a pigeon!
[giggles]
BECKA: Coo-coo!
ALMA: Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
ANDREÉ: Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
ALMA/ANDREÉ/BECKA: [cooing]
ALL: [cooing]
BECKA: [pigeon voice] It's nice to have so many friends!
ANDREÉ: It's like we're one big happy pigeon family. [coos]
HOWARD: [coos] Yeah,
a family of million pigeons in New York City...
HOWARD: [regular voice] [shivers]
.
Million.
Hungry.
Pigeons.
[gulp]
ALMA: Uh oh... I can see where this is going.
HOWARD: million hungry pigeons that like crackers...
and will take your last cr*cker!
ALMA: Hey, Howard...?
HOWARD: And will eat all your snacks! Even your grapes!
ALMA: Howard!
HOWARD: Huh?!
HOWARD: Yeah, I don't think this is working.
So, what's next?
ALMA: I got something that's totally gonna work.
Follow me!
[traffic]
ALMA: I used to be scared of bearded dragons.
ALMA: Then I learned more about them
and I wasn't scared anymore.
HOWARD: Really?!
SAFINA: Hey, friends!
HOWARD: Hello! ANDREÉ: Hi! BECKA: What's up!
ALMA: Hi, Safina!
We're here to learn more about pigeons!
Know anything about them?
SAFINA: Uh-huh! Did you know there are million pigeons in New York City alone?!
HOWARD: [shivers]
ALL: We know.
SAFINA: Oh.. Okay! One second!
SAFINA: Uh-huh... ah!
SAFINA: Pigeons are very smart, super sociable,
and they know how to get pretty much anywhere...
HOWARD: Is that why they're always at the best parks?
SAFINA: [chuckles] Maybe!
Oh, but they're scared of owls.
HOWARD: What? Owls are in my top three favorite birds!
SAFINA: Same!
You'll have to ask pigeons why they don't like them!
But do it from a distance.
Definitely don't mess with pigeons.
HOWARD: Oh, I absolutely will not mess with them!
SAFINA: For the most part though, they're harmless.
ANDREÉ: See, Howard.
BECKA: They're harmless.
HOWARD: Hmmm... as a smart and sociable person myself,
I feel like I get where pigeons are coming from!
Thanks, Safina!
SAFINA: No prob! Happy to help!
ALMA: So, do you feel ready to play in the park now, Howard?
HOWARD: Totally! Let's go!
HOWARD: [gasp]
HOWARD: Eee-
[shivers]
ALMA: Uh oh.
HOWARD: On second thought...
Pigeons still make me nervous.
[sigh] Oh, well.
Guess I'll always be scared of pigeons!
ALMA: Huh.
I wonder if we can do anything else to help
Howard with his pigeon problem.
Hmm... I gotta think about this
HOWARD: I don't know how to go from being afraid of pigeons
to not being afraid. I need help!
ALMA: Howard said he didn't want
to be afraid of pigeons anymore...
SAFINA: For the most part though, they're harmless.
ALMA: If he leaves them alone, he should be safe...
[pigeon cooing]
HOWARD: Eee-
[shivers]
HOWARD: On second thought... Pigeons still make me nervous.
[sigh] Oh, well.
Guess I'll always be scared pigeons!
ALMA: But being afraid of pigeons doesn't seem to bother
Howard that much either... hmm.
[gaps] I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, wait! I figured it out!
HOWARD: You did?
ALMA: Howard, you're afraid of pigeons!
ANDREÉ: Uhh... BECKA: Huh?
HOWARD: Um, I think we all knew that?
Well, I know I definitely knew that.
ALMA: What I mean is
it's okay for you to be afraid of pigeons!
HOWARD: It is?
ALMA: Yeah! Howard, you can keep being Howard,
and the pigeons can keep being pigeons.
HOWARD: Hmm...
ANDREÉ: Like how I don't like scary movies?
BECKA: Or how I still like to garden
even though I don't like earthworms?
Why don't they have eyes? Creepy!
ALMA: Yup, exactly!
HOWARD: I'm down with that!
I like being Howard.
And I bet the pigeons like being pigeons.
HOWARD: And...
you're it!! [laughs]
BECKA: [laughs]
ALMA: I'm gonna get you!
HOWARD: Alma!! [laughs]
ANDREÉ: [laughs] HOWARD: Whoa!
[pigeon cooing]
ALMA: You okay, Howard?
BECKA: Do you want to play somewhere else?
HOWARD: Hmm... No, I can deal with that one!
[pigeon cooing]
ALMA: Sa-weet!
Then...
You're it!!
HOWARD: Huh?
ALMA: [laughs]
BECKA/ANDREÉ: [laughs] HOWARD: [gasp] Uh....
ANDREÉ: Whew!
ANDREÉ: Oh! I bet this will help Howard!
ALMA/BECKA: [laughs]
HOWARD: Uhhh... I don't like this.
ANDREÉ: Hoo hoo! Shoo!
ANDREÉ: Pigeons are scared of owls..
ANDREÉ: So maybe this will help you feel a little safer.
HOWARD: [gasp] You made an owl!
It's like a scarecrow, but for pigeons...
It's a scare-pigeon!
HOWARD: Thanks, this is awesome!
ANDREÉ: No problem!
HOWARD: Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo!
Wait! There is one problem...
ALMA: What's that?
HOWARD: I'm still it!
Hoo-hoo! ANDREÉ: [giggles]
HOWARD: Hoo-hoo!
HOWARD: Don't worry, pigeons,
I won't tag you if you won't tag me.
[pigeon cooing]
HOWARD: Hoo!
HOWARD: You're it!
BECKA/HOWARD: [laughs]
ALMA: Pigeons may not tag Howard, but I still can!
All:[laugh] ANDREÉ: Whoa! ALMA: I'm gonna get you!
[♪♪♪]
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
ALMA: "“Supper Surprise"”
[street traffic]
ALMA: [sigh]
When are they going to get here?
ALMA: André and his dad invited me to have dinner with them!
And I'm way, way, way excited!
MAMI: So, what's for dinner at the King-Omenma house tonight?
ALMA: I don't know
Last time Mr. King made us these teeny, tiny cheeseburgers!
They were so cute and yummy,
I ate like hundred of them!
ALMA: [chuckling] Okay, maybe not a hundred,
but I ate a lotta them!
JUNIOR: Mmm...
[crunch]
JUNIOR: Mm, I could eat a whole lot of these!
ALMA: You're eating a green apple?
I thought you didn't like those!
JUNIOR: I-I didn't use to like them.
But I tried '‘em again. And now I like '‘em.
[crunch]
JUNIOR: And I really like how the
taste makes my face get all squinchy.
ALMA: Yeah! Green apples are tart, and tasty!
MAMI: You want one, Almita?
ALMA: i¡Sí, por favor!
MAMI: Okay, one delicious apple comin' atcha...
ALMA: Yes!
ALMA: [crunch] Mmm...
JUNIOR: Told you. Squinchy.
ALMA: [giggles]
JAMES: Hey, Riveras!
ANDREÉ: Hi!
MAMI: Hi, James. What's up, André! Where's Nea?
JAMES: Book conference. So it's just me,
André and our favorite dinner guest, Alma.
ALMA: What are we having tonight, Mr. King?
JAMES: I'm making my famous Supper Surprise.
JUNIOR: Um, excuse me... what's a Supper Surprise?
ANDREÉ: It means he doesn't know what he's making yet!
JAMES: [chuckles]
Well, we're going to buy some foods that we like.
Then I'll figure out what to make
and that's the surprise.
Mm-mmm!
ALMA: Ooo, I like the sound of that.
JAMES: Hey, if you like apples, we'll get some of those!
And I'll make something surprising with them.
ALMA: Sa-weet!
ANDREÉ: C'mon, I'm getting hungry just talking about food.
JAMES: I'm coming, I'm coming!
ALMA: Nos vemos, Mami. Bye, Junior!
MAMI: Bye! i¡Hasta luego!
JUNIOR: Bye!
JAMES: Bye! MAMI: Bye!
JUNIOR: [crunch]
[traffic] [car honks]
JAMES: Alright, alright!
Let's see what we're gonna surprise ourselves with today.
JAMES: Why don't you each pick a food you like?
ANDREÉ: This is it!
JAMES: Yeah! Great choice, son!
ALMA: I like these!
JAMES: Now how did I know you were going to pick that?
[chuckles] Excellent choice, Madam Alma.
ALMA: [giggles] Thanks, Mr. King.
JAMES: Ohh yeah, these look good.
Ouu, these too!
I'm certainly surprised today.
ALMA: Huh. I wonder what
Mr. King's gonna make?
Definitely not tiny cheeseburgers.
JAMES: Alright, alright... a few more things I think.
♪♪♪
JAMES: Voilà! Mwah!
I believe we have enough ingredients
to make our Supper Surprise.
[street noise]
JAMES: You ready to be my sous-chefs tonight?
ALMA: Sous-chefs?
JAMES: That means you're my assistant cooks.
In my kitchen, if you're gonna eat, you gotta cook.
ALMA: Then I'm ready!
JAMES: Now, sous chefs,
please wash all of these fruits and vegetables
we'll use for our dinner.
ANDREÉ: You got it, Dad!
[pauses] Ah, I mean Chef! [chuckles]
JAMES: [humming]
ALMA: Have you figured out what your dad's making for dinner?
ANDREÉ: No, I was just gonna ask you!
ALMA: I can't wait to see what he makes.
ALMA: I love surprises!
JAMES: Ah-ha.
In my kitchen, the chefs eat as well as the guests.
ALMA: Wait! Aren't we the guests?
ANDREÉ: No, I thought we were the chefs.
JAMES: [laughing] You're both right.
You're chefs AND guests.
ALMA: Sa-weet.
Cause,I like cooking and eating!
[crunch]
[sizzling]
ANDREÉ: Dad,
we finished washing everything!
JAMES: Mm-hmm. Uh-huh...
These are the cleanest veggies I've ever seen.
You've earned an edamame break.
[clatter]
ANDREÉ: Yes, edamame!
My favorite!
ALMA: Is it like.. string beans?
ANDREÉ: Yeah, kinda,
but the beans inside are way bigger.
ANDREÉ: Mm... mmm..
♪♪♪
ALMA: Okay, here we go...
[biting]
ALMA: Uhh... it's kinda hard.
ANDREÉ: Just try eating the beans inside.
ALMA: Um, no thanks.
I'm good. I don't really like
how it tastes.
ANDREÉ: More for me.
ALMA: I think
I'll stick with these for now.
JAMES: [humming] [cooking]
ALMA: I wonder
what's coming out next?!
JAMES: [humming]
Voilà! Here's the next treat!
ALMA: Mr. King, what are those?
JAMES: These are baked zucchini fries.
They're just like french fries,
but they're made with zucchini.
ALMA: I've never seen zucchini like that before.
ANDREÉ: Ah! You gotta try it! It's my favorite!
Mmm....
ANDREÉ: Shrimp cocktail!
Also my favorite!
JAMES: [chuckles] Uh, André!
ANDREÉ: What? I gotta lotta favorites!
JAMES: Eat up, Alma.
Or else this guy will have your share.
[bites] Mmm!
ALMA: I've had shrimp before...
but, definitely not like this.
ANDREÉ: Mmm! You gotta try it!
ALMA: It's... cold.
Is it supposed to be cold?
ANDREÉ: Yep! That's how they serve it at fancy parties.
[fancy accent] Come be fancy with me, Alma. [bites]
ALMA: [giggles] [bites]
ALMA: Hm, not bad.
JAMES: The final dish is almost done.
André, can you help me, please?
ANDREÉ: Coming!
ALMA: Hmm.. I wonder what it is.
ALMA: Ooo, cheese! [gasps]
He's making mac and cheese! Yum!
JAMES: And now,
here comes the delicious dish you've been waiting for.
ALMA: [sniffs] Mm, It's the mac and cheese!
JAMES: Tonight's supper is...
Surprise! Cheese fondue!
ALMA: What. Is. That?!
That is NOT mac and cheese.
I don't even know how to TRY to eat that!
ALMA: Is it... cheese soup?
JAMES: I see why you'd think that...
It's actually melted cheese, a little garlic,
and a few more things. It's called fondue.
ANDREÉ: MMM! My favorite!
ALMA: How do you do fondue?
JAMES: Like this...
Pick up your fondue fork...
Skewer something you like... Dip...
JAMES: Then, eat!
ANDREÉ: Mmmm! THIS is definitely my real favorite!
JAMES: Mmm! Same here.
JAMES: Ya know,
André's mom and I first tried fondue in Switzerland.
I wasn't sure if I'd even like it.
ALMA: So what did you do?
JAMES: Well, I love trying new things,
so I tried it.
Sometimes surprises can taste good. Mmm!
ANDREÉ: Mmm! So good!
ALMA: Ahh!
JAMES: It's okay, Alma. Try again.
♪♪♪
ALMA: [sigh]
ALMA: I mean,
I love cheese, but this is...
different! And I don't wanna make Mr. King feel bad.
He made this all for me!
Hmm, I gotta think about this...
ALMA: Trying edamame for the first time made me nervous...
and I didn't like how it tasted.
ALMA: [biting]
ALMA: What if I don't like the fondue?
JUNIOR: I-I didn't use to like them.
But I tried '‘em again.
And now I like '‘em. [crunch] Mmm!
ALMA: Hmm,
Junior changed his mind about green apples
and I was surprised about that.
Oh! What did Mr. King say again?
JAMES: Mmm! Sometimes surprises can taste good.
ALMA: Maybe if I try the fondue,
I'll be surprised in a good way?
ALMA: I know what to do!
ALMA: Mr. King, I've never had fondue before,
so I'm not sure if I'll like it.
But, I'm gonna try it.
JAMES: Thanks for telling me, Alma.
Alma. If you want, I can
make you something else?
ALMA: No, thanks. I like apples,
so I'll go with that!
ALMA: Fondue fork...
skewer...
dip...
ALMA: And eat...
[deep breath]
ALMA: [bites] [chewing]
ALMA: Hmm... Mmm.. Hm.
I think I like it.
But I'm not totally sure yet.
JAMES: Want to try something else?
ALMA: How about the ham?
ANDREÉ: Ou! Excellent choice.
ALMA: Skewer... dip...
ALMA: [chewing] [gulp]
Oh kay!
Now this is DEE-licious!
[bites] Mmm...
ANDREÉ: Does that mean you like it?
ALMA: Mmm! It means I like it a LOT,
and I want a LOT more!
JAMES: Ha! There you go!
That's great that you tried something new.
Dig in everyone!
ALMA: My tummy is ready to be surprised again!
[bites] Mmm... [gulp]
So good! [bites]
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪ 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!
♪i¡Wepa! ♪
ALMA: "“Howard Flies the Coop"”
♪♪♪
ANDREÉ: [giggles] BECKA: Ouuu!
[giggles] Waa!
ALMA: You're it!
BECKA: [giggles] ANDREÉ: Yikes!
BECKA: Tag, you're it! ANDREÉ: [gasp]
BECKA: Whoa! [laughs]
HOWARD: [giggles] [gasp]
ANDREÊ: I'm gonna get cha!
HOWARD: I don't think so!
HOWARD/ANDREÉ: [laughing]
ANDREÉ: Here I come!
ALMA/BECKA: [giggle]
HOWARD: WAIT!
HOWARD: Snack time?
ANDREÉ: Sure. BECKA: I'm in! ALMA: Me too!
ALMA: I am kinda hungry.
ALMA: Yes! ANDREÉ: Cheese, please, for me! BECKA: Hello, granola! Mmm!
[cooing]
HOWARD: Oh hey there, pigeons!
HOWARD: [gasp] Ahh...
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: Hey! Did you see that?
That pigeon just took my cr*cker!
My very last cr*cker!
Unbelievable!
ALMA: Wanna grape?
HOWARD: [sigh] Sure. Thanks, Alma.
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: Hold up.
Is it even safe to eat around pigeons?
Are they going to try to take my grapes too?
I dunno If I want to take the chance.
MAMI: Hey, kids!
MAMI: Time to go home!
ANDREÉ: So, meet here tomorrow? Same time, same place?
BECKA: Yup! ALMA: We'll be here!
HOWARD: Yeah!
HOWARD: Hopefully the pigeons won't be
HOWARD: Shoo, pigeons! Shoo!
[crickets] [cooing]
MAMI: I'll be over there, Almita.
ALMA: Bye!
ANDREÉ: Hey, Alma!
ALMA: Hey!
ANDREÉ: Hiya! BECKA: What's up!
ALMA: Hey, where's Howard?
BECKA: Yeah, he said he'd be here.
HOWARD: I'm here!
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: Nope! You just stay right there.
ALMA: You okay, Howard?
HOWARD: I think we should find a different park to play in today.
ANDREÉ: Wait, why?
HOWARD: The pigeons.
[pigeons coo]
ALMA: Oh, them? No problem! I got this.
ALMA: Shoo, shoo, pigeons! Shoo!
ALMA: There you go! Ready to play?
BECKA: Um, Alma?
HOWARD: Ah!
ALMA: Uh-oh..
HOWARD: See! They want our snacks!
BECKA: What snacks? Do you have snacks?
HOWARD: No way! After yesterday,
I decided to have my snack before going out.
ANDREÉ: Then I think we're okay, Howard.
ALMA: Soooo, are you coming toplay?
HOWARD: Uhh....
BECKA: What's up, Howard? Is it the pigeons?
HOWARD: Well, I'm glad you asked!
I did some reading yesterday.
HOWARD: And did you know there
are million pigeons in New York City?
ALMA/ANDREÉ/BECKA: Uh-uh.
HOWARD: Which means there's pigeon for every people...
ALMA/ANDREÉ/BECKA: Uh-huh...
HOWARD: Which means
that's just too many pigeons that could go after my snacks!
ALMA: Umm... Howard, are you afraid of pigeons?
HOWARD: After that pigeon took my cr*cker?
Yeah, I'm afraid of pigeons!
I didn't like how close they got to me and my snacks.
ANDREÉ: No problem. We can play tag away from the pigeons.
BECKA: Sounds good to me.
ALMA: Me too... Howard?
HOWARD: But they're everywhere!
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: I don't know how to go from being afraid of pigeons
to not being afraid. I need help!
ALMA: Sure! We'll help you, Howard!
ANDREÉ: I've got an idea!
ANDREÉ: Okay the plan is we're going to slowly
add these fake pigeons around Howard
until he gets used to them
BECKA: Good plan!
HOWARD: Bring '‘em on!
ANDREÉ: Coo! Coo-coo! Coo! Coo-coo!
HOWARD: Aww, hi, fake pigeon!
You're actually kinda cute.
BECKA: Coo! Coo-coo! [clicks tongue]
You good, Howard?
HOWARD: Totally! This is great!
ALMA: Ready for the last one?
HOWARD: Mm-hmm!
ALMA: Coo! Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
ALMA: [pigeon noises]
Coo-coo!
ALMA: Coo-coo!
HOWARD: Hmm...
Uhhh...
HOWARD: [shuddering]
Nu- huh.
Changed my mind. Not ready for that.
HOWARD: Nope. Definitely not ready!
ANDREÉ: It's okay, Howard.
HOWARD: Got any other ideas
that don't involve pigeons on my head?
BECKA: Hmm.. oh, I got one!
BECKA: Let's play pigeons!
All: Play pigeons?!
BECKA: Yeah, it's like my mom always says,
[NY -accent] "“If you can't beat '‘em. Join 'em."”
So we're gonna be pigeons.
ALMA: Sa-weet! ANDREÉ: Yes!
BECKA: [pigeon voice] Coo -coo! I'm a pigeon!
[giggles]
BECKA: Coo-coo!
ALMA: Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
ANDREÉ: Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
ALMA/ANDREÉ/BECKA: [cooing]
ALL: [cooing]
BECKA: [pigeon voice] It's nice to have so many friends!
ANDREÉ: It's like we're one big happy pigeon family. [coos]
HOWARD: [coos] Yeah,
a family of million pigeons in New York City...
HOWARD: [regular voice] [shivers]
.
Million.
Hungry.
Pigeons.
[gulp]
ALMA: Uh oh... I can see where this is going.
HOWARD: million hungry pigeons that like crackers...
and will take your last cr*cker!
ALMA: Hey, Howard...?
HOWARD: And will eat all your snacks! Even your grapes!
ALMA: Howard!
HOWARD: Huh?!
HOWARD: Yeah, I don't think this is working.
So, what's next?
ALMA: I got something that's totally gonna work.
Follow me!
[traffic]
ALMA: I used to be scared of bearded dragons.
ALMA: Then I learned more about them
and I wasn't scared anymore.
HOWARD: Really?!
SAFINA: Hey, friends!
HOWARD: Hello! ANDREÉ: Hi! BECKA: What's up!
ALMA: Hi, Safina!
We're here to learn more about pigeons!
Know anything about them?
SAFINA: Uh-huh! Did you know there are million pigeons in New York City alone?!
HOWARD: [shivers]
ALL: We know.
SAFINA: Oh.. Okay! One second!
SAFINA: Uh-huh... ah!
SAFINA: Pigeons are very smart, super sociable,
and they know how to get pretty much anywhere...
HOWARD: Is that why they're always at the best parks?
SAFINA: [chuckles] Maybe!
Oh, but they're scared of owls.
HOWARD: What? Owls are in my top three favorite birds!
SAFINA: Same!
You'll have to ask pigeons why they don't like them!
But do it from a distance.
Definitely don't mess with pigeons.
HOWARD: Oh, I absolutely will not mess with them!
SAFINA: For the most part though, they're harmless.
ANDREÉ: See, Howard.
BECKA: They're harmless.
HOWARD: Hmmm... as a smart and sociable person myself,
I feel like I get where pigeons are coming from!
Thanks, Safina!
SAFINA: No prob! Happy to help!
ALMA: So, do you feel ready to play in the park now, Howard?
HOWARD: Totally! Let's go!
HOWARD: [gasp]
HOWARD: Eee-
[shivers]
ALMA: Uh oh.
HOWARD: On second thought...
Pigeons still make me nervous.
[sigh] Oh, well.
Guess I'll always be scared of pigeons!
ALMA: Huh.
I wonder if we can do anything else to help
Howard with his pigeon problem.
Hmm... I gotta think about this
HOWARD: I don't know how to go from being afraid of pigeons
to not being afraid. I need help!
ALMA: Howard said he didn't want
to be afraid of pigeons anymore...
SAFINA: For the most part though, they're harmless.
ALMA: If he leaves them alone, he should be safe...
[pigeon cooing]
HOWARD: Eee-
[shivers]
HOWARD: On second thought... Pigeons still make me nervous.
[sigh] Oh, well.
Guess I'll always be scared pigeons!
ALMA: But being afraid of pigeons doesn't seem to bother
Howard that much either... hmm.
[gaps] I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, wait! I figured it out!
HOWARD: You did?
ALMA: Howard, you're afraid of pigeons!
ANDREÉ: Uhh... BECKA: Huh?
HOWARD: Um, I think we all knew that?
Well, I know I definitely knew that.
ALMA: What I mean is
it's okay for you to be afraid of pigeons!
HOWARD: It is?
ALMA: Yeah! Howard, you can keep being Howard,
and the pigeons can keep being pigeons.
HOWARD: Hmm...
ANDREÉ: Like how I don't like scary movies?
BECKA: Or how I still like to garden
even though I don't like earthworms?
Why don't they have eyes? Creepy!
ALMA: Yup, exactly!
HOWARD: I'm down with that!
I like being Howard.
And I bet the pigeons like being pigeons.
HOWARD: And...
you're it!! [laughs]
BECKA: [laughs]
ALMA: I'm gonna get you!
HOWARD: Alma!! [laughs]
ANDREÉ: [laughs] HOWARD: Whoa!
[pigeon cooing]
ALMA: You okay, Howard?
BECKA: Do you want to play somewhere else?
HOWARD: Hmm... No, I can deal with that one!
[pigeon cooing]
ALMA: Sa-weet!
Then...
You're it!!
HOWARD: Huh?
ALMA: [laughs]
BECKA/ANDREÉ: [laughs] HOWARD: [gasp] Uh....
ANDREÉ: Whew!
ANDREÉ: Oh! I bet this will help Howard!
ALMA/BECKA: [laughs]
HOWARD: Uhhh... I don't like this.
ANDREÉ: Hoo hoo! Shoo!
ANDREÉ: Pigeons are scared of owls..
ANDREÉ: So maybe this will help you feel a little safer.
HOWARD: [gasp] You made an owl!
It's like a scarecrow, but for pigeons...
It's a scare-pigeon!
HOWARD: Thanks, this is awesome!
ANDREÉ: No problem!
HOWARD: Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo!
Wait! There is one problem...
ALMA: What's that?
HOWARD: I'm still it!
Hoo-hoo! ANDREÉ: [giggles]
HOWARD: Hoo-hoo!
HOWARD: Don't worry, pigeons,
I won't tag you if you won't tag me.
[pigeon cooing]
HOWARD: Hoo!
HOWARD: You're it!
BECKA/HOWARD: [laughs]
ALMA: Pigeons may not tag Howard, but I still can!
All:[laugh] ANDREÉ: Whoa! ALMA: I'm gonna get you!
[♪♪♪]
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
ALMA: "“Supper Surprise"”
[street traffic]
ALMA: [sigh]
When are they going to get here?
ALMA: André and his dad invited me to have dinner with them!
And I'm way, way, way excited!
MAMI: So, what's for dinner at the King-Omenma house tonight?
ALMA: I don't know
Last time Mr. King made us these teeny, tiny cheeseburgers!
They were so cute and yummy,
I ate like hundred of them!
ALMA: [chuckling] Okay, maybe not a hundred,
but I ate a lotta them!
JUNIOR: Mmm...
[crunch]
JUNIOR: Mm, I could eat a whole lot of these!
ALMA: You're eating a green apple?
I thought you didn't like those!
JUNIOR: I-I didn't use to like them.
But I tried '‘em again. And now I like '‘em.
[crunch]
JUNIOR: And I really like how the
taste makes my face get all squinchy.
ALMA: Yeah! Green apples are tart, and tasty!
MAMI: You want one, Almita?
ALMA: i¡Sí, por favor!
MAMI: Okay, one delicious apple comin' atcha...
ALMA: Yes!
ALMA: [crunch] Mmm...
JUNIOR: Told you. Squinchy.
ALMA: [giggles]
JAMES: Hey, Riveras!
ANDREÉ: Hi!
MAMI: Hi, James. What's up, André! Where's Nea?
JAMES: Book conference. So it's just me,
André and our favorite dinner guest, Alma.
ALMA: What are we having tonight, Mr. King?
JAMES: I'm making my famous Supper Surprise.
JUNIOR: Um, excuse me... what's a Supper Surprise?
ANDREÉ: It means he doesn't know what he's making yet!
JAMES: [chuckles]
Well, we're going to buy some foods that we like.
Then I'll figure out what to make
and that's the surprise.
Mm-mmm!
ALMA: Ooo, I like the sound of that.
JAMES: Hey, if you like apples, we'll get some of those!
And I'll make something surprising with them.
ALMA: Sa-weet!
ANDREÉ: C'mon, I'm getting hungry just talking about food.
JAMES: I'm coming, I'm coming!
ALMA: Nos vemos, Mami. Bye, Junior!
MAMI: Bye! i¡Hasta luego!
JUNIOR: Bye!
JAMES: Bye! MAMI: Bye!
JUNIOR: [crunch]
[traffic] [car honks]
JAMES: Alright, alright!
Let's see what we're gonna surprise ourselves with today.
JAMES: Why don't you each pick a food you like?
ANDREÉ: This is it!
JAMES: Yeah! Great choice, son!
ALMA: I like these!
JAMES: Now how did I know you were going to pick that?
[chuckles] Excellent choice, Madam Alma.
ALMA: [giggles] Thanks, Mr. King.
JAMES: Ohh yeah, these look good.
Ouu, these too!
I'm certainly surprised today.
ALMA: Huh. I wonder what
Mr. King's gonna make?
Definitely not tiny cheeseburgers.
JAMES: Alright, alright... a few more things I think.
♪♪♪
JAMES: Voilà! Mwah!
I believe we have enough ingredients
to make our Supper Surprise.
[street noise]
JAMES: You ready to be my sous-chefs tonight?
ALMA: Sous-chefs?
JAMES: That means you're my assistant cooks.
In my kitchen, if you're gonna eat, you gotta cook.
ALMA: Then I'm ready!
JAMES: Now, sous chefs,
please wash all of these fruits and vegetables
we'll use for our dinner.
ANDREÉ: You got it, Dad!
[pauses] Ah, I mean Chef! [chuckles]
JAMES: [humming]
ALMA: Have you figured out what your dad's making for dinner?
ANDREÉ: No, I was just gonna ask you!
ALMA: I can't wait to see what he makes.
ALMA: I love surprises!
JAMES: Ah-ha.
In my kitchen, the chefs eat as well as the guests.
ALMA: Wait! Aren't we the guests?
ANDREÉ: No, I thought we were the chefs.
JAMES: [laughing] You're both right.
You're chefs AND guests.
ALMA: Sa-weet.
Cause,I like cooking and eating!
[crunch]
[sizzling]
ANDREÉ: Dad,
we finished washing everything!
JAMES: Mm-hmm. Uh-huh...
These are the cleanest veggies I've ever seen.
You've earned an edamame break.
[clatter]
ANDREÉ: Yes, edamame!
My favorite!
ALMA: Is it like.. string beans?
ANDREÉ: Yeah, kinda,
but the beans inside are way bigger.
ANDREÉ: Mm... mmm..
♪♪♪
ALMA: Okay, here we go...
[biting]
ALMA: Uhh... it's kinda hard.
ANDREÉ: Just try eating the beans inside.
ALMA: Um, no thanks.
I'm good. I don't really like
how it tastes.
ANDREÉ: More for me.
ALMA: I think
I'll stick with these for now.
JAMES: [humming] [cooking]
ALMA: I wonder
what's coming out next?!
JAMES: [humming]
Voilà! Here's the next treat!
ALMA: Mr. King, what are those?
JAMES: These are baked zucchini fries.
They're just like french fries,
but they're made with zucchini.
ALMA: I've never seen zucchini like that before.
ANDREÉ: Ah! You gotta try it! It's my favorite!
Mmm....
ANDREÉ: Shrimp cocktail!
Also my favorite!
JAMES: [chuckles] Uh, André!
ANDREÉ: What? I gotta lotta favorites!
JAMES: Eat up, Alma.
Or else this guy will have your share.
[bites] Mmm!
ALMA: I've had shrimp before...
but, definitely not like this.
ANDREÉ: Mmm! You gotta try it!
ALMA: It's... cold.
Is it supposed to be cold?
ANDREÉ: Yep! That's how they serve it at fancy parties.
[fancy accent] Come be fancy with me, Alma. [bites]
ALMA: [giggles] [bites]
ALMA: Hm, not bad.
JAMES: The final dish is almost done.
André, can you help me, please?
ANDREÉ: Coming!
ALMA: Hmm.. I wonder what it is.
ALMA: Ooo, cheese! [gasps]
He's making mac and cheese! Yum!
JAMES: And now,
here comes the delicious dish you've been waiting for.
ALMA: [sniffs] Mm, It's the mac and cheese!
JAMES: Tonight's supper is...
Surprise! Cheese fondue!
ALMA: What. Is. That?!
That is NOT mac and cheese.
I don't even know how to TRY to eat that!
ALMA: Is it... cheese soup?
JAMES: I see why you'd think that...
It's actually melted cheese, a little garlic,
and a few more things. It's called fondue.
ANDREÉ: MMM! My favorite!
ALMA: How do you do fondue?
JAMES: Like this...
Pick up your fondue fork...
Skewer something you like... Dip...
JAMES: Then, eat!
ANDREÉ: Mmmm! THIS is definitely my real favorite!
JAMES: Mmm! Same here.
JAMES: Ya know,
André's mom and I first tried fondue in Switzerland.
I wasn't sure if I'd even like it.
ALMA: So what did you do?
JAMES: Well, I love trying new things,
so I tried it.
Sometimes surprises can taste good. Mmm!
ANDREÉ: Mmm! So good!
ALMA: Ahh!
JAMES: It's okay, Alma. Try again.
♪♪♪
ALMA: [sigh]
ALMA: I mean,
I love cheese, but this is...
different! And I don't wanna make Mr. King feel bad.
He made this all for me!
Hmm, I gotta think about this...
ALMA: Trying edamame for the first time made me nervous...
and I didn't like how it tasted.
ALMA: [biting]
ALMA: What if I don't like the fondue?
JUNIOR: I-I didn't use to like them.
But I tried '‘em again.
And now I like '‘em. [crunch] Mmm!
ALMA: Hmm,
Junior changed his mind about green apples
and I was surprised about that.
Oh! What did Mr. King say again?
JAMES: Mmm! Sometimes surprises can taste good.
ALMA: Maybe if I try the fondue,
I'll be surprised in a good way?
ALMA: I know what to do!
ALMA: Mr. King, I've never had fondue before,
so I'm not sure if I'll like it.
But, I'm gonna try it.
JAMES: Thanks for telling me, Alma.
Alma. If you want, I can
make you something else?
ALMA: No, thanks. I like apples,
so I'll go with that!
ALMA: Fondue fork...
skewer...
dip...
ALMA: And eat...
[deep breath]
ALMA: [bites] [chewing]
ALMA: Hmm... Mmm.. Hm.
I think I like it.
But I'm not totally sure yet.
JAMES: Want to try something else?
ALMA: How about the ham?
ANDREÉ: Ou! Excellent choice.
ALMA: Skewer... dip...
ALMA: [chewing] [gulp]
Oh kay!
Now this is DEE-licious!
[bites] Mmm...
ANDREÉ: Does that mean you like it?
ALMA: Mmm! It means I like it a LOT,
and I want a LOT more!
JAMES: Ha! There you go!
That's great that you tried something new.
Dig in everyone!
ALMA: My tummy is ready to be surprised again!
[bites] Mmm... [gulp]
So good! [bites]
♪♪♪
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