01x13 - The Fall/The Word Collection

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[♪]

CARL: The Fall

[♪]

ARUGULA/NICO: [giggles] Yay! Whee!

CARL: Hmm...My kite is flying well here into the

CARL: troposphere, but I wonder if it can make it

CARL: up to the stratosphere!

NICO: Whee! [giggle]

NICO: Whoa! Oof!

NICO: Ow...Ergh, ow!

NICO: Whoa! Oof!

CARL: Oh no! Nico's hurt!

[electrical noise]

CARL: What do I do?

CARL: Nico?

NICO: CARL! Didn't you see me fall?!

ARUGULA: Nico! Are you okay?

ARUGULA: Carl, what happened?

CARL: Come on Carl, think. Think.

ARUGULA: Oh! You're bleeding! Let's go home and get a

ARUGULA: bandage.

[♪]

NICO: Hmph!

[♪]

ARUGULA: So, what even happened?

NICO: I fell, crashed my kite, hurt my knee, and Carl just

NICO: stood there, staring!

NICO: Why didn't he do anything?

ARUGULA: I'm sure he would've...[doorbell rings]

CARL: I need to ask Nico a question.

NICO: [shouting] I don't want to talk to you, Carl!

CARL: I think you're mad at me, but I don't know what I

CARL: did. Maybe you could tell me?

NICO: [shouting] Friends help friends when they need help!

ARUGULA: Nico didn't get hurt too much. She's fine. She just

ARUGULA: needs a little time to feel better, okay? But

ARUGULA: thanks for coming by, Carl!

[♪]

Carl: [Sigh]

ARUGULA: Maybe you could just listen to Carl...Really don't

ARUGULA: think he meant to make you feel bad!

NICO: Hmph!

ARUGULA: [awkward gulp]

[♪]

CARL'S MAMA: So, how was flying kites?

CARL: Mama, I think Nico is mad at me, but I don't know

CARL: why.

CARL'S MAMA: Oh. Okay, well, what happened?

CARL: That's the thing. I don't know.

CARL'S MAMA: Well, maybe start from the beginning. You were

CARL'S MAMA: flying kites with Nico and Arugula...

CARL: Yes. Me, Arugula, and Nico were flying kites in the

CARL: park. My kite was green, which I liked because it's the

CARL: same color as one of my flags in my bike flag

CARL: collection. That reminds me -

CARL'S MAMA: Let's go back to the part about Nico and

CARL'S MAMA: Arugula. What happened?

CARL: So, yeah, we were flying kites, then Nico ran by with

CARL: hers and she fell down. It happened so fast. I didn't

CARL: know what to do!

CARL: I was really scared. I think I felt like I should do

CARL: something to help, but I didn't know what.

CARL'S MAMA: Got it. I think I understand what happened, and

CARL'S MAMA: why you feel confused about it.

CARL: You do?

CARL'S MAMA: Mmmhmm. I think you had a really hard time

CARL'S MAMA: figuring out what to do when Nico fell, because

CARL'S MAMA: your brain works differently.

CARL: Because I'm autistic?

CARL'S MAMA: Yes.

CARL: Yeah, I'm really good at remembering facts about my

CARL: collections, my favorite routines, and my friends'

CARL: birthdays!

CARL: But, sometimes I need jokes explained.

CARL'S MAMA: Sometimes you just need a little more time

CARL'S MAMA: to understand new jokes and new situations.

CARL'S MAMA: Nothing wrong with that! The thing with Nico

CARL'S MAMA: sounds like a new situation.

CARL: Yeah. Nico seemed really angry at me.

CARL'S MAMA: Aww, I'm sorry, honey. Maybe Nico's feelings

CARL'S MAMA: were hurt when you didn't help her when she

CARL'S MAMA: fell. In her mind, she might've thought you

CARL'S MAMA: didn't want to help.

CARL: But I did want to help her!

CARL'S MAMA: I know, I know you wanted to help.

CARL: I tried to ask what's wrong, and see how I could help

CARL: after, but she didn't even come to the door. Do you

CARL: think I should try again?

CARL'S MAMA: Yes. I think talking it out with Nico would

CARL'S MAMA: be good.

CARL: What do you mean by clas"“g it out?"”

CARL'S MAMA: Well, help Nico understand why you reacted the

CARL'S MAMA: way you did, why you froze.

CARL: Like, tell her I'm autistic?

CARL'S MAMA: It's up to you.

CARL: But what if telling Nico makes her not want to be

CARL: friends with me anymore? She's already a little mad at

CARL: me.

CARL'S MAMA: Do you think that would happen? I mean, you've

CARL'S MAMA: been friends with Nico for a while, and she

CARL'S MAMA: likes you just the way you are. But I think

CARL'S MAMA: telling her could really help her understand you

CARL'S MAMA: better.

[♪]

CARL: Yeah, maybe that would be good!

CARL'S MAMA: Now, what do you think you'll say? I know you

CARL'S MAMA: feel better when you collect your thoughts, and

CARL'S MAMA: make a script.

CARL: I could say something like, "“Hi Nico. I'm sorry you

CARL: thought I didn't want to help you when you fell..."”

CARL'S MAMA: Great start! Um, how about..."“I wanted to help,

CARL'S MAMA: but I didn't know how. You see, my brain works

CARL'S MAMA: differently than some kids..."”

CARL: Yeah, I like that.

[♪]

CARL: "“...I'm really great at remembering

CARL: facts about my collections and birthdays!

CARL: But, sometimes it takes me longer

CARL: to understand what others are

CARL: thinking and feeling about stuff.

CARL: And what to do in new situations. This is because

CARL: I'm autistic."

CARL'S MAMA: Great script! Next time you see Nico, you

CARL'S MAMA: can say it just like that.

CARL: I will!

CARL'S MAMA: I know you will! But, now remember, breathe.

CARL'S MAMA: Give Nico time to think about what you're saying,

CARL'S MAMA: And time to respond. This is new for

CARL'S MAMA: her too, just like the fall was new for you.

CARL: Okay! Thanks.

[♪]

[♪]

ARUGULA: So, how's your knee?

NICO: Still stings a little.

ARUGULA: I know you're angry at Carl, but...he's our friend.

ARUGULA: I don't think he meant to hurt your feelings.

NICO: He is my friend!

NICO: But he didn't act like a friend. He just stood there

NICO: and didn't help! That's not something a friend should

NICO: do.

NICO: [sigh]

NICO: I'm so confused.

ARUGULA: Maybe there was, like, a reason he just stood

ARUGULA: there. Maybe Carl's afraid of blood and didn't

ARUGULA: want to get close when he saw your knee.

NICO: Maybe? Maybe Carl thought if he moved me I'd get

NICO: more hurt. Like in that doctor show that Mom and Dad

NICO: watch after we go to bed. 'Stabilize the neck!'

ARUGULA: [laughing]

ARUGULA: So that's what you're doing sitting at the top of

ARUGULA: the stairs!

NICO: I wanted to know what Mom and Dad did after bedtime.

ARUGULA: Maybe you give Carl another chance? And just listen

ARUGULA: to him one more time?

[♪]

[♪]

[Sheldon Bike horn honking]

[♪]

CARL: Wait for me! I'm coming!

SHELDON: Hey, Carl! We're flying kites in the park!

NICO: Hmph!

CARL: Can't talk now; gotta have an important conversation

CARL: with Nico!

[♪]

CARL: Nico!

[♪]

CARL: Slow down! I need to talk to you!

[♪]

CARL: Nico, wait!

[♪]

CARL: Hi Nico. I'm...

[♪]

NICO: Hmph!

SHELDON: Not sure what's going on, but maybe hear him out?

NICO: I fell in the park. And Carl didn't help me. That's

NICO: what's going on.

CARL: Hi, Nico. I'm sorry you thought I didn't want to help

CARL: you, when you fell. I wanted to help -

NICO: Well, you didn't!

[♪]

CARL: What I was saying was...uh...Wait, where was I?

CARL: Um, let me collect my thoughts.

[♪]

CARL: Carl's Script to Nico. 'Hi Nico.' No, I already said

CARL: that!

CARL: 'This is because I'm autistic...' Too far!

CARL: Why can't Nico let me say my script? Now I don't

CARL: know what to do!

[♪]

CARL: [deep sigh]

[♪]

CARL'S MAMA: Remember: breathe, give Nico time to

CARL'S MAMA: think about what you're saying, and time to

CARL'S MAMA: respond.

[♪]

NICO: Hellooo! Carl?

NICO: Ahem...

CARL: [deep breath in and out]

CARL: Um, I did want to help you, Nico. I do want to help,

CARL: I was so scared when you fell. But I didn't know...what

CARL: to do...

NICO: Why not?!

NICO: How could you not know what to do?

[♪]

CARL: You see, my brain works differently than some kids.

CARL: I'm really great at remembering facts about my

CARL: collections and birthdays. But, sometimes it

CARL: takes me longer to understand what others are

CARL: thinking and feeling about stuff, and what to do in

CARL: new situations. This is because I'm autistic.

CARL: [phew]

[♪]

NICO: Autistic...

CARL: Yes. My brain works differently than yours.

CARL: Sometimes it takes me a little longer to understand

CARL: new stuff. I hope this helps you understand what

CARL: happened a little better.

[♪]

NICO: It does. Thanks for telling me. I kind of get it

NICO: now.

SHELDON: I'm glad you told her, buddy!

FORREST: Yeah, Carl, that's actually pretty cool!

ARUGULA: And now, I know you better, too!

CARL: Do you forgive me, Nico?

NICO: Of course, I do!

NICO: And, I wanted to say I'm sorry, too.

CARL: You do?

NICO: Yes! I was so confused, and angry that it was hard for

NICO: me to listen to you.

NICO: And...the fall kind of scared me. I just wanted you

NICO: to help me.

CARL: Like, how?

[♪]

CARL: I'll give you some time to collect your thoughts.

NICO: Thanks...But...I don't really know. It's hard to

NICO: explain.

SHELDON: Maybe...go over to Nico right after she

SHELDON: falls, ask if she's okay.

FORREST: Give her a hand to get up.

CARL: Ask if they're okay, help them get up.

CARL: Thanks!

CARL: I'll do those things next time, Nico.

NICO: I'll try not to get so mad that it gets in the way of

NICO: us talking things out.

NICO: So, what do you say? Friends again?

CARL: YES!

FORREST: Wow! Look at my kite!

[♪]

SHELDON: Look at that!

ARUGULA: Wow!

CARL: Aww, man. I ran out so fast, I forgot mine!

NICO: That's okay. We can share!

CARL: Thanks, Nico!

[♪]

FUZZY FRIENDS: Yay! Whee! [giggling]

[♪]

[♪]

CARL: The Word Collection

[♪]

[♪]

CARL: First, walk this way. Stop. Now walk that way. Stop.

CARL: Now that way. Like you're making the letter Z

CARL: with your feet.

DAD: Wow! So that's 'zigzag' huh? Thanks, Carl.

CARL: Almost forgot...

CARL: Word number in the Official Carl Word Collection.

CARL: Zigzag.

DAD: Hey, you're collecting words! Glad you can use my old

DAD: voice recorder for that. 'Zigzag'. Great word!

CARL: It feels good in your mouth to say! Say it with me!

CARL/DAD: Zigzag. Zigzag...

CARL: What's that?

DAD: A marching band!

[♪]

CARL: This is fun. Look! A piccolo! I remember that you

CARL: liked the piccolo.

DAD: I sure do. Boy, this sure is some shindig, right Carl?

CARL: A what now?

DAD: A shindig.

CARL: Shindig?

DAD: Yep! It means a joyful party or celebration. My

DAD: favorite kind of shindig has a crowd, music, and food!

CARL: Word number in the Official Carl Word Collection.

CARL: Shindig.

[♪]

MAMA: There! Ooh, these signs will look great at the protest

MAMA: to save the trees today!

MAMA: So, how was the street fair? Did you have fun with

MAMA: your Dad?

CARL: Yeah, Mama, we did! Where's my clipboard?

MAMA: Oh! It's on the counter where you left it, hon. So,

MAMA: what was the best part of your day? Tell me all about

MAMA: it. What happened?

CARL: I got a new word for my collection! Shindig.

MAMA: Oh, that is a good word!

CARL: It's the best word ever! I'm going to find a shindig so

CARL: I can show my friends what it means!

MAMA: Well, shindigs are pretty special, they don't

MAMA: happen every day. So, don't be surprised if you

MAMA: don't find one right away.

CARL: I'm not worried. I have my Official Carl's Shindig

CARL: checklist. I just need to find a joyful party or

CARL: celebration, a crowd of people, some music, and food.

CARL: I'm on it!

MAMA: Good luck, hon!

[♪]

CARL: Hey, Sheldon? I need your help finding a shindig.

SHELDON: Shindig?

CARL: Yes! It is my new favorite word. It's a joyful

CARL: party or celebration. For it to be a Carl-approved

CARL: shindig, it needs to have a crowd, music, and food.

SHELDON: Sounds great! I'm in.

FORREST: Hey hey hey! It's two of my favorite friend-a-roos.

FORREST: Whatcha doin?

SHELDON: Carl and I are looking for a shindig.

CARL: Yes! it is my new favorite word. It's a joyful

CARL: party or celebration. For it to be a Carl-approved

CARL: shindig, it needs to have a crowd, music, and food.

FORREST: Can I help? I'm probably good at finding shin

FORREST: splints.

CARL: You mean shindigs. And yes. I'll need all my friends

CARL: help to find one.

[♪]

SHELDON: Hi Mimi! Why are you all dressed up and doing that?

MIMI TOOTS: I'm in the marching band. I just had the

MIMI TOOTS: best time playing at the street fair!

MIMI TOOTS: It was quite a shindig!

CARL: You know the word shindig, Mimi? It was a great

CARL: shindig and now we are trying to find another one.

CARL: Shindig is the newest word in my word collection.

MIMI TOOTS: Well, a great shindig needs great music. I

MIMI TOOTS: can help with that!

CARL: Let me check the official shindig checklist.

CARL: Hmm. Mimi makes music, but there's no crowd or food.

CARL: The shindig I was at earlier smelled delicious.

FORREST: Speaking of food, all this shimsham searching is

FORREST: making me hungry. Can I borrow a can of refried

FORREST: beans?

CARL: Borrow? How are you going to give them back if you

CARL: eat them? And the word is shindig.

SHELDON: Forrest just means he will replace them with a new

SHELDON: can of beans.

MIMI TOOTS: Here you go. No rush returning them, I have

MIMI TOOTS: another can in my sock! My sock beans!

FORREST: Naturally.

SHELDON: We're going to look for a shindig at Lotta's

SHELDON: house. Wanna come?

MIMI TOOTS: That sounds like fun! But I have to stay and

MIMI TOOTS: practice.

SHELDON: Sure thing, buddy.

CARL/SHELDON/FORREST: Bye!

[♪]

LOTTA: Check out my new jam!

CARL/SHELDON/FORREST: Whoa!

CARL: This is another almost shindig.

CARL: But it's still not exactly a Carl-approved

CARL: shindig.

FORREST: [stomach rumble]

FORREST: All this talk of clam digs is making me hungry. Hey

FORREST: Lotta, can I borrow some mild salsa, please?

LOTTA: Okay, but how will you give it back after you eat it?

SHELDON: Forrest will return a new salsa of equal or greater

SHELDON: value.

SHELDON: ICE CREAM!

FORREST: Yay!

[♪ Ice Cream Truck music ]

MR. BARNABY: Hello everyone! How is everyone today?

CARL: We are looking for a shindig that has a crowd,

CARL: music and food.

MR. BARNABY: Well, I can help with the food part. I've been

MR. BARNABY: working very hard on my flavor laboratory and I

MR. BARNABY: think I came up with something very special.

MR. BARNABY: Free of charge and nut-free! You can be my

MR. BARNABY: official taste testers!

FORREST: Taste testers? I'm IN!

MR. BARNABY: Lotta?

LOTTA: No, thank you. I'm loyal to lemon ice. That's

LOTTA: what I always get!

MR. BARNABY: Oh, right. I forgot.

MR. BARNABY: Uh, what about you, Carl? Do you want to try

MR. BARNABY: my new flavor?

CARL: Uh, okay...

[Licking sound]

CARL: Fresh blueberries, crumbly pie topping... Wait! Is

CARL: that flaky buttery crust? I like it!

SHELDON: Yum!

FORREST: This is delicious, Mr. Barnaby. Whatcha call it?

MR. BARNABY: Well, I'm glad you like it! It's Blueberry

MR. BARNABY: Razzle-Dazzle ! Now I just need to get the

MR. BARNABY: word out about it.

CARL: If we could find a shindig, that would help you.

CARL: You would have a crowd of people there. They'd

CARL: probably be dancing to music, and probably getting

CARL: hungry. And you could give them this Blueberry

CARL: Razzle-Dazzle as food. Too bad we can't find one.

MR. BARNABY: Wait a second, Carl. You gave me a great

MR. BARNABY: idea! I hear there's a crowd gathering at

MR. BARNABY: the park.

CARL: What's happening at the park, Mr. Barnaby?

MR. BARNABY: I'm not sure, but I'll head over there now with

MR. BARNABY: some free samples to get the word out about my

MR. BARNABY: new flavor! Maybe there you'll find what you are

MR. BARNABY: looking for.

SHELDON: Sounds promising.

FORREST: Mr. Barnaby, do you have any tortillas I can

FORREST: borrow? It's important.

MR. BARNABY: Well, in fact, I do. Corn or flour?

FORREST: Flour, please. Thank you.

[♪]

MAMA: Hi Carl! Any luck finding your shindig?

CARL: That's why we're here. Mr. Barnaby said we might find

CARL: a shindig here.

CARL: Yes! I see a crowd. I hear music. And I know Mr.

CARL: Barnaby brought food. Check, check, and check!

CARL: Everyone, we found a shindig!

SHELDON/FORREST/LOTTA: Yay! Woo! Yes!

MAMA: Ah, well this gathering has all those things, but a

MAMA: shindig is more of a joyful celebration.

CARL: Is this not joyful?

MAMA: No, this is more serious. See, the town wants

MAMA: to cut down these trees to make a parking lot. We're

MAMA: here as a community to let them know we want to keep

MAMA: the park so that everyone can enjoy this space.

[Bongo drumming]

CARL: Ugh! We still haven't found a real shindig.

[Microphone feedback]

MS. HUFFMAN: Great news! The town is rethinking cutting

MS. HUFFMAN: down these trees! Our protest worked!

CROWD: Hurrah!/Yay!

MS. HUFFMAN: If you're interested, there is another

MS. HUFFMAN: protest forming at the cheese shop and they

MS. HUFFMAN: are handing out free cheese curds.

CROWD: Yay!

FORREST: Cheese curds?

[ FORREST stomach rumbling]

FORREST: I'm really starving!

MAMA: Okay, so how about we go back to the house for a snack?

FORREST: I got you covered, Carl's Mama!

[♪]

FORREST: May I use the microwave, Carl's Mama?

MAMA: Sure, let me help you.

FORREST: Thanks. Could you also please open this can for

FORREST: me? And may I borrow some tofu?

MAMA: Sure...

[♪]

CARL: What a day. I found a crowd, and music, but no food.

CARL: Then I found food and a crowd, but no music! And

CARL: then, I found all three but it wasn't joyful enough to

CARL: be a shindig!

SHELDON: It was still an adventure!

[♪]

LOTTA: Thank you for not letting the brussels sprouts,

LOTTA: celery, and baby carrots touch whatever this

LOTTA: is, Forrest.

FORREST: It's my special bean and tofu burrito! I like mine

FORREST: with hot sauce.

CARL: [sniffing] It smells good.

SHELDON: Oh wow! I don't usually like refried beans, but

SHELDON: this is like a shindig in my mouth! Am I

SHELDON: using that right, Carl?

CARL: Let me check. It sounds like it's a celebration in

CARL: your mouth with the food, but there's no crowd or

CARL: music so, no, that's not a shindig.

CARL: But all the different things in Forrest's burrito

CARL: DID come together to make something amazing.

[♪]

[Cheering]

[♪]

CARL: That's it! If I can't find a shindig I'll make

CARL: one myself!

CARL: Come one, come all to the Big Blueberry Shindig

CARL: featuring music! And the star of the show, the world

CARL: premiere of Blueberry Razzle-Dazzle ice cream! Which

CARL: satisfies the food requirement!

CARL: What did you say it tastes like again?

MR. BARNABY: Ooh, it's like a big scoop of summer.

CARL: It's like a big scoop of summer, folks! Which doesn't

CARL: really make sense to me, since summer is a season and

CARL: not ice cream.

[♪]

FORREST: You HAVE to try my bean and tofu burritos.

LOTTA: Check out my new jam!

[♪]

CARL: Joyful party with a crowd, music, and food! A

CARL: shindig for shindigs, AND a celebration of Mr. Barnaby's

CARL: new ice cream flavor!

CARL: Looks like we've got a full-on shindig everyone.

CROWD: Woohoo! Yay!

MR. BARNABY: Well, you've certainly stirred up quite the

MR. BARNABY: hullabaloo over my new flavor!

CARL: Hullabaloo. Hullabaloo. Hullabaloo.

[♪ Drumbeat ]

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