you try your best to win
a contest or a game.
Score -- the score is
the number of points
made by each team in a game.
Equal -- when things are equal,
it means you have
the same amount.
Add -- when you add numbers,
you put them together.
Penalty -- if you break
the rules in a game,
you get a penalty, and you
have to give something up.
So we have compete,
score, equal, add,
and penalty.
Watch out for them
in today's show.
(chuckling)
Marcus, would you
do the honors?
Sure!
I can't believe I'm actually
gonna get to compete this year!
Oh no, I just
remembered something.
What?
Before you can join
The Electric Company team,
there's a very important
question I must ask you, okay?
What is your
favorite number?
Easy, !
I mean .
No, no, .
Who doesn't love ?
Okay...duh-duh-da!
, !
Yeah! Now, you can be
a part of the team,
and you can help
us win that.
The Ridiculously
Big Trophy!
Why is it so
ridiculously big again?
Because the Wordball Games
are a ridiculously big deal.
If The Electric Company loses
to the Pranksters, the people
could lose faith, they'd be
less likely to call on us
and everything would fall apart!
Okay, new guy,
totally freaked out.
I'm just playing, man.
You'll be great, dude,
and besides, not to brag,
it always comes down to
the last event, which is
the word obstacle course,
which I always win.
Seriously, how can you lose
when you got moves like this?
Ahhh...oh no!
Hey you guys!
Ow...and a doctor.
Feel the power
feel the power
feel the power, yo
and plug it in!
It's electric
(Electric Company)
get connected
(Electric Company)
it's electric
(Electric Company)
get connected
(Electric Company)
the power we perfected
is electrically connected
so use it as directed
and expect to be respected
just turn it on
and you will see
that you belong
in the Company!
Feel the power
feel the power
feel the power, yo
and plug it in!
Plug it in, everybody!
Electric Company
Electric Company
Electric Company...
Electric Company!
Hmm...hmm...
Hector, I've got good
news and bad news.
What's the good news?
I'm getting married!
The bad news is you
sprained your ankle
and can't play
in today's games.
Well, I gotta go.
Poor, poor Hector!
We heard about your
little accident.
So we bought candy and
flowers and magazines.
These are half-eaten.
(laughter)
These are for us!
We bought them
to celebrate!
I had a chocolate
stripy one.
Celebrate what?
You need four players.
If Hector can't compete, that
means The Electric Company
has to subtract one,
which leaves you with...
(drumroll)
And I had a
vanilla-orange one.
Whatever, that's
not the point.
The point is that you have
players and there are events
and the number of events has
to equal the number of players
and does not equal .
Therefore,
we automatically win!
(yelling)
Guys...guys!
There's only one person
that can figure this out.
(whistle blowing)
Rule number -- the number
of players on the field
must equal the number of events.
Which means you don't
have enough players.
But Ref Jeff,
it was an accident.
Can't you bend the
rules or something?
Jessica, I've been refereeing
these games for a long time now
and I never bend the rules.
Ha! You're the losers
we're the winners
we're the diners
you're the dinners!
Go, go, go, go!
(crying)
Mommy!
Hmm...
I have good news
and bad news.
You're getting
married, I heard.
And we're honeymooning
in Hawaii!
Bad news is you can't play
in today's games either.
Bon voyage!
They're a beautiful
couple.
If you subtract Manny
from the Pranksters team,
then each team will have
an equal number of players.
against ,
which means...
(whistle blowing)
The Games are back on!
(cheering)
Wait, I always compete against
Hector in the word obstacle
course and if he's gone, then
who will compete against me?
Ahh! The...boy!
He hasn't been
assigned a sport yet.
Wait, no, hold on!
(whistle blowing)
Rule number says fair
is fair -- Marcus will be
competing for Hector in
the word obstacle course.
You got it, and you're
going to be great, Marcus.
Didn't you say
it always comes down to
the word obstacle course?
It'll be fine, man,
don't worry, it's all good.
We love you,
number , !
You think the good
guys will win?
I do! Because
as your sign says,
The Electric Company is
un-ba-uh...huh?
It does not say that.
I know, but that's a big word!
And big words
kind of freak me out.
Then you better
not watch this.
I love big words but sometimes
a big word is just too much
for me and I need to break
it up into bite-sized pieces.
And now I can!
With the new Bite Sized
Word Bits Bar,
big words are so much easier.
But-ter-sc-otch.
Mmm, I love butterscotch!
The all-new Bite Sized
Word Bits Bar!
De-li-cious!
My neighbor
is a space alien.
Space alien!
You only have
two lives left.
(chuckling)
Clean my filthy car,
or you're going to get replaced.
And he'll beam you with his
eyeballs to outer space.
(chuckling)
It's looking real good,
but something smells rotten,
buh-buh-buh-dow,
buh-buh-buh-buh-dab-buh.
The inside of the car
should not be...ohh!
Ha, ha, you didn't
read the end.
I still have one
more life, my friend.
This word is big,
it has lots of letters,
but if I break it up,
I can read it much better.
I take a close look
and what does it show?
The awesome small words
inside that I know.
There's for and got and ten.
Forgotten!
It's looking real good
but something smells rotten,
the inside of the car
should not be forgotten!
Yeah, ha, ha!
You have succeeded,
you are the man!
Pesky Eddie, take this bag
and put it in the can.
I'll get you next time.
When you see a big word
that you don't know
when you see a big word
that you don't know...
when you see a big word
that you don't know
it's okay, you just
gotta break it down slow
look for the chunks
you recognize
they will get you through
so take your time
put them all together
now you're chunking!
The first bit I see is "re"
and that's a chunk I know
I've seen them in a bunch
of other words, let's go!
Return, rewind
hey, we're moving
on down the line
the next chunk is "em"and
it's found within the words
stem, December, memory, gem
the last chunk is "er"
I see this one a lot
iceberg and verb
winter, number...
I take all of those chunks
and with the other letters
now you have enough clues
to put the words together
now, re-mem-ber!
Re-mem-ber!
When you see a big word
that you don't know
it's okay, you just gotta
break it down slow
look for the chunks
you recognize
they will get you through
so take your time
put them all together
now you're chunking!
What's happened so far?
I'm so nervous about
the Wordball Games.
How will we earn more
points than the Pranksters?
Worry not! I earn mad points,
look at the score, to !
Look at the score,
to , yeehaw!
Now, look at the score, to !
We'll never lose
with me on the team.
Whoa, ouch!
Hey, you guys!
No, Hector
can't compete.
None of you can compete;
you're not allowed to play.
What?
The rules say that
the number of events
must equal the number
of players.
You just lost a player.
We all know that and
are not the same.
They don't equal each other!
So, we win!
We won the games
because you can't compete
now you've got to give
the trophy to me
Whoa!
Looks like the number of players
on The Electric Company team
once again equals the number
of players on the Pranksters.
We will have events --
the Games are back on!
Oh and Marcus, young lad,
you're taking Hector's place.
What?
Competing first for The Electric
Company is Keith Watson.
Competing for the Pranksters --
Annie Scrambler!
Boo! Boo!
Manny, I'm on your side!
Sorry, I just really
like to boo people.
Ref Jeff, isn't there a rule
about everyone having their name
on the back of their shirt?
There is rule number --
oldest one in the book.
Last I checked,
his name wasn't Theik!
No fair, she scrambled my name!
(whistle blowing)
Penalty, Annie Scrambler!
What? Why?
When you break a rule,
you receive a penalty.
Rule number --
no scrambling words!
As a penalty to the Pranksters,
add points to The Electric
Company's score.
(laughing and cheering)
We've got points!
(whistle blowing)
Penalty, Keith Watson!
Rule number -- no laughing
at someone else's expense!
Add points to
the Pranksters' score!
Now we can begin.
This is a new event
called the long word jump.
One player will make the word,
the other player
will jump over the word.
The amount of letters in
the word equal the amount
of points a player gets
once they jump over it.
Annie Scrambler will be using
wordballs provided by Francine.
Keith Watson, you will
make the first word.
Annie, I'll start you off easy.
Try jumping the length
of this word.
Stretch it out.
I got this.
You got this.
I got this.
Ah, yes!
That's a -letter word;
add points to the Pranksters!
Not bad...but now
let me see you jump
the longest word
in the dictionary.
That's right!
I'm talking about the word,
dictionary.
Dictionary! -letter word!
Add points to The Electric
Company score!
Actually Annie, the longest
word in the dictionary is...
Somebody's in trouble.
(laughter)
Yeah, that's a word!
Did you hear that
word he made up?
He's a funny kid.
Its not made up.
What?
Pneumonoultramicroscopic
silacovolcanoconesosis...
It's a term referring
to the lung disease
caused when you inhale
volcanic dust.
Right, of course,
I remember that now.
Oh! Bad jump!
No points for the Pranksters.
End of first round, the score
is points for the Pranksters,
Electric Company -- points.
(cheering)
In round two,
Jessica Ruiz will compete
against Francine Carruthers
in the Wordball toss.
You get points depending on
how far you throw the word
and each player gets two words.
Jessica, you're up.
I have to say, Francine, b*ating
you is going to be my pleasure.
Add points to
The Electric Company!
(cheering)
To the contrary, Jessica,
it shall be I who is victorious.
Add points to the Pranksters.
Maybe, Francine, you should
try a different style.
Add points to
The Electric Company!
We're winning by points; the
Pranksters will never catch up.
Ref Jeff!
Yes, Francine?
May I change
the shape of a word?
Sure, no rule against that.
That's incredible.
Add points
to the Pranksters!
That's the end of the second
round -- the scores are equal.
Both teams have points
which means it all comes down to
the word...obstacle course.
You got it, man.
Marcus needs our support...
Quick, do the wave.
Yippee!
If this was a hamster sporting
event, we'd be singing
the hamster national
anthem right now.
Totally...
Best song ever.
Check it out.
Be good,
I'll be back soon.
All right fuzz balls,
karaoke time!
It has the hamster
national anthem.
There's a hamster
national anthem?
I don't know
that word.
Wait, we can figure it
out by using what we know.
Are there any parts we
know inside that big word?
I've seen "cel"before.
Yeah "cel!"
Like in celery.
Hamsters are great
so let's all celery...
That doesn't
sound right.
The end looks like
the word "ate."
The middle, "br"sounds like
brrr, like when you're cold.
So, cel-br-ate.
Celebrate!
Hamsters are great
so let's all celebrate
everyone raise some carrots
to the best pets
in the world...
Besides parrots
who are slightly better
It's so beautiful.
Kid, I heard some big words
were giving you trouble.
Let me tell you a secret, big
words are not really that big.
Oh, look what we have here...
bunch of big words.
Oohh!
Watch this.
Starts with a "p,"
then "ow,"
then "er,"and "ful"--
pow-er-ful.
See, it's just a bunch of little
words and sounds stuck together.
The only thing powerful
around here is my flip.
Who else wants a piece of me?
Whoa!
Check this out --
"ing,"I see you everywhere.
And there's the word "tack"
in the middle.
And "at"at the beginning.
At-tack-ing.
And I will be attacking
you with my breath.
Secret w*apon...
onions for lunch.
So there you have it.
That was unexpected...
but I totally expected it.
I don't think big words will be
giving you a problem anymore.
If they do, just tell them that
you're friends with me...
This is Nuggets the hamster,
coming at you live
from the Wordball Games.
Hello.
Mummy, tell us, what
have we seen so far?
In the first event, Keith b*at
Annie in the long word jump.
Interesting.
In the next event,
Francine defeated Jessica
in the word toss.
Fascinating!
And now the score
is to .
Unbelievable!
You heard it here first and
the obstacle course starts now.
Our final round is
an old favorite,
the word obstacle course.
Marcus Barnes will be competing
against Danny Rebus.
Each player will run through
the word tires, leap through
the word hoops, then answer the
final mystery trivia question,
which will be revealed to
the first player to get there.
Whoever crosses
the finish line first,
scores one point
and wins the game!
Now it's on,
small child.
On your mark, get set, go!
We got to stop that kid!
Francine, distract the ref!
Ref Jeff, I've been considering
become the referee
and I want to know if these
are the correct hand movements?
Thank you for
your time.
See you at the finish line!
Did you see that?
Yeah, I did.
Annie cheated.
(bell ringing)
In the Wordball Games,
what is the one thing
you can never bend?
I have an idea!
Penalty,
Annie Scrambler!
What? Penalty?
Wait, I'll
put it back.
A hammer.
(buzzing)
Okay, not a hammer.
How about...
A palm tree!
Can't bend that!
(buzzing)
Okay, not a palm tree.
It's useless -- this
question has no answer!
We're going to be stuck
on this obstacle course
for the rest
of our lives!
Look, you start gathering food,
and I will build us a shelter
for when the night falls, huh?
Jessica, I've been refereeing
these games for a while now,
and I've never bent the rules...
the rules...the rules...
The rules!
You can never bend the rules!
(cheering)
Add one point to
The Electric Company.
The final score is...
The Pranksters -- points,
The Electric Company --
points.
The Games are over --
The Electric Company wins!
(cheering)
Yeah, we won the
Ridiculously Big Trophy!
Awesome, awesome!
I won my competition!
Wait for me!
Penalty!
What'd I do, Ref Jeff?
It's not you, it's me.
Rule -- referees should
never lose control of their
emotions...it's just that...
I'm so darn proud of you guys.
(cheering)
Marcus, show them.
We are behind the scenes
of The Electric Company.
I'm here with my best pal, Coy,
who also plays Marcus Barnes
who is the new member of
The Electric Company.
Hey, guys!
Marcus' power is math, so he can
throw up numbers in the air,
and he can do math problems.
He pulls his hand back and
he throws it into the air
and you know, it's all
magical and stuff.
Math is very important;
you use it in everyday life...
If you could switch powers
with anyone on the show,
who would you
switch powers with?
Hmm, I would have
to say Hector.
I love his
photo-recall.
This still belongs to me.
What is your favorite costume,
gadget, or scene
that your character
has been in?
My favorite would be
the training montage...
Working out with the chickens
and the hot dogs.
What is the most exciting
thing about being on set?
It would probably be
everybody free styling.
It's so fun, like
everybody rapping and...
(laughter)
What is your
favorite word?
My favorite word
is spectacular.
Really?
I love that word.
And when I say it and when
I hear people say it, it just
feels like I can hear like
sparkles, like spectacular!
I think that's a really
cool word to use.
Yo, what's up guys?
Have you checked out
The Electric Company online?
Go to pbskidsgo.org.
Check out the games,
clips and tons more.
The best part is there's new
stuff added all the time.
You don't believe me?
Go check it out for yourself.
If The Electric Company loses
to the pankers -- pank...
03x47 - The Wordball Games
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A comedy series that teaches basic phonetic and grammar concepts using live-action sketches, cartoons, songs, and Spider-Man episodes now known as Sesame Workshop.
A comedy series that teaches basic phonetic and grammar concepts using live-action sketches, cartoons, songs, and Spider-Man episodes now known as Sesame Workshop.