03x06 - The Pen-Pal

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♪ It's Maya ♪

♪ It's Maya ♪

♪ And Miguel

♪ And Miguel

♪ What they will do next you never can tell ♪

♪ It's Maya ♪

♪ It's Maya ♪

♪ And Miguel

♪ And Miguel

♪ Brother and sister and best friends as well ♪

♪ With each misadventure they're put to the test ♪

♪ Working together is what they do best ♪

♪ Helping their family and friends, that's the start ♪

♪ They make a great team as they each do their part ♪

♪ It's Maya ♪

♪ It's Maya ♪

♪ And Miguel

♪ Maya and Miguel

♪ What they will do next you never can tell ♪

♪ It's Maya ♪

♪ It's Maya ♪

♪ And Miguel

♪ Maya and Miguel

♪ Brother and sister and best friends as well ♪

♪ Brother and sister, Maya and Miguel ♪

[Bell rings]

MIGUEL: !¡Hola, papi!

Papi, Miguel has exciting news!

Maya.

Oops.

Almost let the cat out of the bag.

Huh? Cat?

!¡Gato! Yeesh.

There's no cat, Paco.

That just means I almost told Miguel's secret.

No gato?

No cat, Paco. It's an expression,

like "k*lling two birds with one stone."

k*lling birds?! Ay yi yi yi!

Ha ha ha!

Sorry, Miguel.

I'll let you tell papi the news.

Gracias.

Out of all the kids in class--

the teacher picked Miguel

to be an e-mail pen-pal to Roman,

who lives in Puerto Rico!

Ha ha. Sorry. I got excited.

!¡Ah, felicidades, Miguel!

Puerto Rico.

Ah, I used to love walking on the beach,

swimming in the sea,

hiking in El Yunque.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

That's the rain forest.

[Sniff sniff]

Whenever you talk about it,

Puerto Rico sounds so exciting.

Si, papi. !¡Que fantastico!

I bet Roman has a really interesting life

with all those fun things to do.

But your life is interesting, too, Miguel--

full of exciting things.

ROSA: Miguel, don't forget to clean the litter boxes

and be sure to do the hamster cages, too.

They've got this really funky smell.

!¡Oy! !Apestoso!

Well, hamsters can be exciting.

You know, when they run on that little wheel.

[Sigh]

[Snoring]

[Humming]

There. Paco, tell me what you think.

"Hola, Roman.

"My name is Miguel Santos.

"I'm years old.

"I have a twin sister Maya

and a parrot named Paco."

!¡Pajaro bonito!

"He is a beautiful bird."

Awk!

"Muy bonito."

You betcha.

I think that's pretty good for a start.

MAYA: Hola, Miguelito.

Did you e-mail Roman yet?

Si. I even told him about you,

and I mentioned Paco, too.

"Paco is a very beautiful bird."

Well, what'd you say about me?

That you're my sister.

Hello? That's all?

[Computer beeping]

Hey, you just got an e-mail!

It's from Roman!

He says, "Hola, Miguel.

"I'm happy to hear from you.

"Let me tell you about myself.

"I am also years old.

I have a pet cat..."

Cat?! Ew.

"I go to school and have many hobbies.

"Have you ever tried body rafting?

"It's so exciting!

MIGUEL, VOICE-OVER: "You put on a tube...

"jump down toward the water...

Whoa!

"and drop feet.

"once you get in the water, there's nothing to hold on to

"as you crash through waterfalls

and dodge white water rapids."

[Birds squawking]

"So, what do you do for fun?"

Hmm. Clean out litter boxes?

!¡Ay, yi, yi!

Compared to Roman,

my life seems so boring.

Si. !¡Aburrido! !¡Aburrido!

Your life's not boring.

You get up in the morning and you go to school

and--and do chores and homework

and have dinner and go to sleep.

All right. So maybe it's a little boring.

Sounds pretty boring to me.

Face it, Maya. I'm the worst pen pal ever.

I have nothing to write.

Oh, come on.

There must be something interesting you can tell Roman.

Right, Paco?

[Snoring]

[Computer beeping]

Uh, Miguel,

looks like Roman sent some pictures, too.

ANDY: Whoa!

Wow, that's one awesome fish.

Incredible!

And look, he goes surfing all the time.

Whoa! Look at that!

Oh, man, that's cool.

Isn't that something?

And he even goes kayaking.

Oh, man, I can't believe he's got a kayak!

Yeah. Si.

Wow. Roman sounds amazing!

Yeah. The coolest!

So, Miguel,

what did you write to Roman?

Well, actually, I, um-- well, I...I...

He told him we had a pretty bird.

And? And? And?

That's not all I said.

I told him about the rest of the family.

You can't just write, "My name is Miguel Santos. I am years old.

I have a twin sister Maya and a parrot named Paco."

Yeah. He'll think your life is completely boring.

But it is.

Oh, come on, Miguel.

Your life is so interesting.

You just have to make it sound that way.

Chrissy's right.

Anything can be interesting.

Why don't you tell him about playing drums?

Or drawing?

Or playing soccer? Or baseball?

Si, Miguelito.

Just make it sound exciting!

Hmm. Maybe you're right.

Booyah!

MIGUEL: "Dear Roman,

"did I tell you that last week I scored a goal in soccer?"

Awk! Boring!

"It was the winning goal."

!¡Aburrido!

Hmm. Aha!

"In the state soccer championship!"

!¡Muy bien!

And I got a trophy, a big trophy.

!¡Si! !Si! !¡Como asi!

Taller than I am!

Wait until Roman reads this.

Now you're talking.

[Computer beeping]

Roman says his father is the mayor of their town,

and his brother works for the biggest TV station

in Puerto Rico!

So?

So? So I've got to think of more interesting stuff to tell him!

Hmm.

[Cat screeches]

"Did I mention my sister's a world-champion cyclist?

She rode to the top of Mount Everest"...

♪ Da da da da!

the tallest mountain in the world!"

Awk!

Miguel, could you please hand me the oil?

Getting the measurements just right

is an exact science.

Hmm.

"Big news!

"My mom just won the Brainiac Science Award

"for her work as a scientist.

She works with...oil."

SANTIAGO: Por favor, Miguel. Busca la escoba.

A garden snake got loose,

and it's hiding behind the radiator.

Hmm.

MIGUEL, VOICE-OVER: "My dad's an animal trainer.

"Today, a huge anaconda coiled around him

"and started to squeeze him.

He barely escaped alive."

Ah! Well, Paco, I did it.

I'm the most interesting, exciting pen pal ever.

!¡Si, si! Awk!

[Beeping]

A message!

"¿Miguel, como estas? I have good news!

"I will be visiting your city next week with my grandmother!

I can't wait to meet you and your family!"

[Gulp]

He's coming...here?

Oh, no!

!¡Ay, Paco! What are we going to do?

Awk! I don't know about you,

but I'm getting out of here.

See you later!

Maya, I...I...

Spit it out! Spit it out!

I need your help.

I'm really in the doghouse.

Dog? Awk!

Awk, awk, awk, awk, awk, awk.

Don't worry, Paco.

It just means he's in trouble.

Awk! Heh heh heh.

Big trouble!

¿Que hiciste, hermanito?

I told Roman that mama is a scientist.

No entiendo. You lied to him?

Well, I stretched the truth a little here and there,

like when I told him papi's a wild animal trainer.

What?! How could you tell him that stuff?

It's wrong!

I also told him you're a world-famous cyclist.

Really? You said that about me?

Awk. Gets worse! Gets worse!

Paco's right.

[Sigh]

Roman just told me that he's coming to visit

in a few days.

Here!

!¡Que lio! He'll see that you...

exaggerated.

I guess I really am in the doghouse.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

Oh, I didn't mean to get so carried away.

I just wanted my life to sound

as exciting as his.

Hmm. Well, can't you just tell him the truth?

Awk!

♪ Da da da da

Awk!

♪ Da da da da

But then I'd look like a total jerk.

Yeah. I see what you mean.

Ha ha ha! Nothing personal.

OK, Miguelito. Start from the beginning.

What exactly did you tell him?

Well, I may have led him to believe

we might be just a little bit famous.

[Cheering]

[Clicking]

Yeah, Miguel!

I love you!

Miguel, what's it like to lead

such an interesting and exciting life?

Uh, it's very interesting and exciting.

Wow! May I quote you? Huh?

[Cheering]

[Laughing]

Wow, Miguel.

You really know how to tell a tall tale.

Tall tale! Tall tale!

Yeah. I came up with some pretty interesting stories.

Maybe I could be a famous writer someday

and write bestsellers!

MAYA: Miguel, you're getting carried away again.

Ohh...

You know, usually I'm the one messing everything up

and getting in way over my head.

You think?

What am I going to do?

[Sigh]

Don't worry, Miguel. I'll help you.

¿De veras? You'd do that for me?

Hey, if it weren't for you,

I wouldn't be a world-famous cyclist.

So that's the whole story.

Great story, Miguel!

I like the part where your dad wrestled the giant squid.

Can I watch him do that sometime?

Uh, Chrissy? He doesn't really do that.

He just owns a pet store.

I know, but Miguel told the story so well.

Ugh!

So, I have a question.

If you told Roman you live this really fabulous life,

you must have told him you have fabulous friends, right?

Actually, I didn't mention you guys.

[Groaning]

Well, I want to be a big recording star

with my own reality TV show and makeup line.

And I'll be a famous photographer

who takes great sh*ts of the earth

from the space station.

Oh, oh! And make me a reporter

for "The Daily Times!"

I write all the really interesting stuff,

including the comics.

Wow, just think.

I get to hang out with all you famous people!

Ohh...

!¡Espera!

Roman will be here in a couple of days.

You can have your exciting lives, too,

but first, let's fix mine!

Por favor.

[Gasp]

!¡Eso es! !¡Tengo una idea!

Oh, no.

Oh, and this time it's a good one.

CHRISSY: !¡Camara!

Theo, I believe this is yours,

Mr. Famous Photographer.

Get my good side.

[Click]

[Click]

Maya, I found a cyclist's outfit for you!

!¡Fantastico!

And, Miguel, I see you won the soccer championship.

You did? Why didn't you say something?

Congratulations!

I didn't really.

But you could have.

Uh, gracias anyway, Chrissy.

Yeah! All right!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Awk!

!¡Perfecto!

Huh?

OK. A little more shine on the metals,

and, oh!

!¡Perfecto!

You're the next Freddy Adu.

Cool!

I hope this works.

Miguel, relax.

This is your sister Maya.

When has an idea of mine ever gone wrong?

[Sigh]

He's not here yet!

I wonder if he's discovered

that I made up all those stories.

No te preocupes.

We've got everything under control.

Oh!

Operation Roman is underway.

I repeat, Operation Roman is under--

THEO: Not so loud.

I'm right here.

Why do we have to use these?

We're right next to each other.

Hello? Because they're cool.

[Horn honks]

[Taxi door opens]

[Gasp]

Awk!

[Gulp]

!¡Hola, Roman, mi amigo!

Hi, Miguel.

Uh, this is my grandmother.

Hola, Miguel.

It's nice to meet you.

This is my sister Maya.

Ahem.

Oh, and our pretty bird Paco.

A-hem!

Our very pretty bird.

Gracias.

Andy from "The Daily Times" here, sir.

Can I get a quote from the city's most famous soccer star?

[Click]

And I'm a famous photographer.

Maybe you've seen some of my pictures of, um...

that famous guy at that famous place

doing that famous thing at the time.

Hmm.

Well, look, Miguel.

It's Maggie M., the big recording star

with her own reality TV show and makeup line.

I just wrote a new hit song.

Do you want to hear it?

Hmm?

♪ I miss him so when we're apart ♪

♪ Miguel Santos

♪ You've won a place in my heart ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, ooh

CHRISSY: !¡No lo creo! It's Miguel Santos!

This is so exciting!

Oh, and I am a big fan.

Wow, you really are famous.

Mm-hmm.

Let's show you around the neighborhood.

Awk!

Heh. It's hard being recognized wherever you go.

Awk!

[Maya gasps] Miguel, it's Isoka.

She can't see you or she might blow our cover.

Oh, this lady looks like a fan.

PACO: Uh-oh.

ISOKA: Hey, kids.

Is that Miguel under that get-up?

Um...uh...

Yes, ma'am.

This is the one and only teen soccer phenom.

Ha ha! And while he appreciates your enthusiasm,

he really wants his privacy.

I hope you understand.

Privacy?

But if you log on to his website,

you can download action photos

and even join his fan club...free!

Ha. Sure.

Tell your parents I said hi.

Uh-oh.

Does she know your family?

Sometimes fans get a little too personal.

Mm-hmm.

Oh! Aah!

Awk!

Whew! Whew!

It's exciting being with a soccer phenom,

always hiding from fans.

Yeah. My life is exciting,

that's for sure.

And I can't wait to meet your family.

It's really very nice for you to have us over for dinner.

[Gasp] Dinner?

Oh, right. Dinner.

[Whispering] Maya, how are we going to get through dinner?

[Whispering] Relax, Miguel.

I have a plan.

I hope so.

One little thing.

My parents work very hard,

so they really don't like to talk about their jobs

when they come home.

That's right.

They'd rather talk about ordinary things.

Oh, yes. I understand.

That's how my parents feel about their jobs sometimes, too.

Welcome. You must be Roman.

We've been waiting.

And Senora Ramos, a pleasure to meet you.

Thank you very much for inviting us.

Come in. Dinner's almost ready.

So far, so good?

Ohh...

Have some confidence, Paco.

Now, just let Roman do all the talking.

If he's busy talking about himself,

he'll never find out about, well, you know...

Tall tales. Tall tales.

Not so loud, Paco.

So, Roman, tell us about yourself.

Yeah! Tell us everything.

Talk as long as you want

and don't leave out any details.

Oh, well, you know Puerto Rico

is a very interesting place.

!¡Si! You know, I'm Puerto Rican, too.

Yes. Miguel told me.

So did you work with animals there, too?

A little bit.

Man-eating tigers?

Gila monsters? Poisonous snakes?

Ha. More like hamsters.

I don't think we have those other animals in Puerto Rico.

They were South American man-eating hamsters.

Uh, so, Roman, do you have any pets?

Well, I used to have a rat,

but my little sister was afraid of it.

Ha ha ha!

I bet you wouldn't be frightened, Senora Santos.

You probably work with laboratory rats all the time.

[Gulp]

¿Perdon? What is he talking about?

Mm-hmm.

Mama, don't embarrass Roman.

Uh, yeah, yeah.

He probably meant "lavatory rats."

You know, at the store--

that time when they got loose in the bathroom.

No. I meant lab rats,

the kind a scientist will use in the lab--

Oh, right.

That's exactly what I meant.

Lavatory rats.

Um...

Awk!

So, Roman,

tell us all about the sports you like to do.

Well, I like outdoor sports...

but I'm sure none of the sports that I am into

are as exciting as having a son who is a soccer star

and a daughter who has biked to the top of Mount Everest.

Hmm? Mount Everest?

Yeah. That does sound like it would be,

you know, so exciting.

Yes. What was it like up there?

It must have been very cold!

Oh, yes. It is very cold, you know, so I hear.

I mean, I'm not saying I've actually been there

or that I haven't--

!¡Ay yi yi!

MIGUEL: Maya.

Ehh...

Roman, I'm not a soccer star,

and mama's not a scientist,

and papi's never even seen an anaconda,

and Maya--

well, she's just an average bicyclist.

I'd say slightly above average.

I pretty much made everything up.

Lo siento.

No entiendo. You lied to me?

Your life sounded so exciting--

surfing, fishing, kayaking.

I was afraid if I told you about mine,

you'd be bored.

I just wanted you to like me.

I'm sorry I lied.

It was wrong.

But I do like you, Miguel,

and you are not boring.

Awk! Miguel not boring!

Whew!

So, we're still friends?

Si. Buenos amigos.

So, Miguel, what's this about an anaconda?

Oh, I told him you were a wild animal trainer.

Yeah. You've wrestled tigers, lions,

alligators, and boa constrictors--

all at the same time!

What? Really, you said that?

Actually, Miguel...

[Sigh]

I made some stuff up, too.

I have never actually been surfing,

I don't kayak because I get seasick,

and my uncle caught that big fish.

I digitally altered those photos.

I guess I wanted you to like me, too.

I shouldn't have lied, either.

Lo siento.

Well, I guess we have a lot in common.

SANTIAGO: Since you're both so sorry,

I'm sure you wouldn't mind helping me clean out

some of the cages in the pet shop later.

Right, Miguel?

Si, papi.

That sounds like a good idea.

Right, Roman?

Si, abuelita.

Well, I guess I'll go into the kitchen,

get out my beakers and test tubes,

and whip up some dessert.

[Laughter]

My first pet was a turtle just like this one.

His name was Binky.

Oh, I guess that's not that exciting.

Are you kidding?

My first pet was a chicken.

Ha ha ha! Cool!

MAYA, VOICE-OVER: Roman had a great visit to the States,

and Miguel promised to visit when we go to Puerto Rico.

Until then, they'll trade stories--

uh, true stories.