01x21 - Steggie Rescue/Alma Hits the Right Note

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[♪♪♪] ♪ 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!

♪ Wepa!

[traffic] [subway going by]

ALMA: "“Steggie Rescue"”

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JUNIOR: ROAR!

ALMA: !¡WEPA!

JUNIOR: ROARR!!!

ALMA: It'’s a Pajama Jam Party!

With a sleepover in my room,

and pancakes in the morning.

Ohhh yeaaahh!

ALMA: Time for a solo from our special sleepover guest...

Hit it, Eddie!

♪trumpet solo

JUNIOR: Wooo! Yeaaahh! [yawns]

JUNIOR: [yawns] [Music stops]

PAPI: And that'’s our cue to shut this party down and go to bed.

ALMA: One more song? ¿Una más?

MAMI: [yawns] [sing-songy] No, no, no, no. It'’s time for bed.

MAMI: [in monster voice] If we don'’t get to bed now,

we'’re gonna turn into Cranky Sleepy Monsters.

Grrrrahhh!

ALMA/JUNIOR/PAPI: Ahhh! /C'’mon, Steggie! /Ay, !¡Vamos,niños!

ALMA: C'’mon, guys! The monster'’s gonna chase us!

EDDIE: Ah, no! [giggles]

MAMI: [in monster voice] ROOOARRR!!! [stomping]

MAMI: [in monster voice] ROAR!!

ALMA: I can hear her! The Sleepy Monster is coming!

PAPI: Into the bathroom! Let'’s brush our teeth before the monster gets us!

Quick, niños! Hurry!

MAMI: [in monster voice] The Sleepy Monster is coming!! ROAAAR!

ALMA: Incoming!!

JUNIOR: Wait!

EDDIE: Huh?

JUNIOR: That spot'’s for Steggie.

EDDIE: Okay...

JUNIOR; Thanks!

EDDIE: [chuckles]

JUNIOR: This is our first big-kid sleepover, isn'’t it Steggie?

[in dino voice] ROAARR!

JUNIOR: [kid voice] We'’re super excited.

EDDIE: I'’ve never slept next to a dinosaur before.

JUNIOR: Don'’t worry, he doesn'’t bite. He just loves to snuggle.

EDDIE: [giggles]

MAMI: Alright! Who'’s ready for a goodnight hug?

PAPI: ¿Abracitos? Huh?!

ALMA/JUNIOR/EDDIE: !¡Sí!/Hugs!/Yeah!

MAMI: Mwaah!

MAMI: Mwah!

PAPI: Mwah!

JUNIOR: Mmmm, cozy.

MAMI: Mwaah!

PAPI/MAMI: Good night/Buenas noches.

ALMA: [whispering] Okay, so what do you wanna play?

JUNIOR: Huh?

EDDIE: Hmmm... How 'bout Dino Tag? [in dino voice] ROARRR!

JUNIOR: [giggles]

ALMA: Count me in! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! ROARRR!!!

Are you playing, Junior?

JUNIOR: Yeah!!! [in dino voice] ROAR! we'’re IT!

ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [LOUD ROARS and giggles]

PAPI: [cough] Dinosaurios, it'’s quiet time. Shhhh.

ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [quieter roars and giggles]

JUNIOR: [whispering] Tag! You'’re IT!

ALMA: Here comes the Almasaurus!

ALMA: [whispering] Roar! Rooar!!

Watch out, Steggie! The Almasaurus is gonna get youuuu!

Roarrrrr!

ALMA: [whispering] Aha! There you are!

[gentle footsteps]

ALMA: [whispering] Get ready to be IT!

EDDIE: [whispering] She'’s got you now, Junior!

JUNIOR: [whispering] Oh no! We'’re trapped, Steggie! What should we do?!

ALMA: [whispering] Roar Roarr!

ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp]

JUNIOR: Oh no! Steggie!!!

CHACHO: [eating] [growls]

CHACHO: [growls fade away]

ALMA: Guess Steggie reeeeally didn'’t wanna be IT.

JUNIOR: We'’ve gotta get him! Steggie and I can'’t sleep without each other!

EDDIE: No biggie. I got him.

JUNIOR: Wait! Let'’s make up a game to get Steggie!

EDDIE: Yeah!

ALMA: Great idea, Junior!

ALMA: [quieter] How '‘bout the downstairs floor is... lava!

EDDIE: Soooo, we gotta save Steggie without touching it.

JUNIOR: [yawning] Yeah!

ALMA: This calls for...

ALMA/EDDIE: [in unison] Operation Steggie Rescue!

ALMA: Let'’s get some stuff for our rescue!

JUNIOR: [loudly] We'’re comin'’ for you, Steggie!

ALMA/EDDIE:Shhhhhh!

JUNIOR: [whispering] I mean... we'’re comin' for you, Steggie!

♪suspenseful music

ALMA: [whispering] Ready team?

EDDIE/JUNIOR: [whispering] Ready!

[quiet footsteps and movement]

ALMA: It'’s go time.

JUNIOR: [yawns] ALMA: Ahh... Which way, por favor?

EDDIE: [whispering] A little to the left, lower, lower... bingo!

JUNIOR: [whispering] !¡Wepa! You got him!

EDDIE: Steady.... steady now...

[musical build up]

JUNIOR: [gasp]

ALMA/EDDIE: Dino down!/[gasp]

JUNIOR: Try again!

JUNIOR: [sleepy] It'’s not... reaching...

ALMA: Junior, are you getting tired?

JUNIOR: Nope. Not tired. I wanna play!

EDDIE: I'’ll just go get him.

JUNIOR: You can'’t! The lava! We'’ve gotta rescue him!

ALMA: Time for Plan B!

[plastic toy clicks]

EDDIE: I'’m not sure that'’ll be long enough to reach Steggie.

JUNIOR: Watch this... It is now.

EDDIE: Whooa!

JUNIOR: [yawns]

ALMA: C'’mon, team. Let's rescue Steggie!

ALMA: Let'’s hope this works.

EDDIE: Ready to bring Steggie home?

JUNIOR: Yep! [yawns]

ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasps]

EDDIE: Agh! Too far.

JUNIOR: Not far enough.

ALMA: Bullseye! JUNIOR: You got him!

EDDIE: [yawning] Alright! [long yawn]

ALMA: [yawns]

JUNIOR: [long yawn]

Whew.

CHACHO: [growling]

EDDIE: Huh? [effort]

ALMA: Chacho! C'’mon, boy, let go!

CHACHO: [growling]

EDDIE: [effort]

CHACHO: [growling]

JUNIOR: Nooooo!!!

ALMA/EDDIE: Plan C!

JUNIOR: What'’s Plan... [yawning] C?

ALMA: Chacho!

ALMA/EDDIE: !¡Vente, Chacho!

CHACHO: [small growl]

ALMA: Chacho! Bring Steggie to us!

JUNIOR: C'’mon, Chacho! Pleeeeease?!

ALMA: C'mon...

JUNIOR: STEGGIEEEEE! He'’s gone!! GONE!!!

ALMA: It'’s okay, Junior. I'’ll go get him.

JUNIOR: Nononono! We'’re still playing! Steggie'’s counting on us.

[yawns] I'’ll go find something else we can use!

EDDIE: What'’s up with Junior?

ALMA: I dunno...

I gotta think about this.

JUNIOR: Wait! Let'’s make up a game to get Steggie!

ALMA: Huh. Junior said he wanted to play, and he WAS having fun...

MAMI: If we don'’t get to bed now, we'’re gonna turn into

Cranky Sleepy Monsters. Grrrrahhh! ALMA: [giggling]

ALMA: Hmm, cranky sleepy monsters?

Is Junior cranky because he'’s tired?

EDDIE: [yawns]

ALMA: [yawns]

JUNIOR: [long yawn]

ALMA: I guess we'’re all kinda tired.

But maybe Junior is the most tired '‘cause he'’s the youngest.

Ohhh, I know what to do!

ALMA: Hey, Eddie. It'’s way, way, wayyyy past Junior'’s bedtime.

Let'’s stop playing and bring Steggie back to Junior.

EDDIE: Copy that. Let'’s rescue that dino!

PAPI: [yawns]

ALMA: Have you seen Chacho, Papi?

PAPI: No. Everything okay?

ALMA: Well, we need to get Steggie back for Junior.

EDDIE: Yeah, we were playing with him, and then Chacho took him.

PAPI: Oh, Junior must be pretty cranky without him.

I'’ll go check on Junior. You two, find Steggie.

ALMA: Chacho, where are you?

EDDIE: C'’mon, boy. We need Steggie.

EDDIE: [whispering] Found him!

CHACHO: [whimpers]

ALMA: Junior did say Steggie loves to snuggle. [giggles]

CHACHO: [whimpers]

ALMA: Nighty-night, Chacho.

EDDIE: Junior! Operation Steggie Rescue is a success!

ALMA: TADAAAA!

JUNIOR: [sleepy] Steggiieeeeeeee.

ALMA: [whispers] Roar, roaarrr!

JUNIOR: [sleepy] Thank you. [yawns]

ALMA: Oo! I have an idea. It'’s time for a new mission!

EDDIE: What?!

ALMA: Operation Sweet Dreams!

JUNIOR: [snoring]

EDDIE: [whispers] Mission accomplished.

PAPI: Mwah!

Okay you two, time for bed.

[yawns]

ALMA: Night, Papi

EDDIE: Buenas noches, Tío Rubén.

PAPI: Goodnight!

PAPI: [yawns]

ALMA: Wait a minute. I'’m not tired.

EDDIE: Neither am I! How about a game of checkers?

PAPI/JUNIOR: [snoring]

ALMA/EDDIE: [giggles]

ALMA: I think the Snorasauruses are asleep, so we'’ll have to be really quiet.

!¡Buenas noches!

[music ends]

[♪♪♪]

ALMA: "“Alma Hits the Right Note"”

♪piano playing Fuür Elise coming from inside the house♪

ALMA: [singing along with piano]Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bummm.

Bum, bum, bum, bumm. Bum, bum, bum, bummm![piano stops]

ALMA: Yep. I can hop and sing at the same time! I'’m that good!

ALMA: [gasp] It'’s quiet. That means Mami'’s done teaching piano.

Now we can finally play together! [piano starts again]

ALMA: Or not. [deep sigh]

PAPI: Mami and Harper should be done soon, Almita.

They've played Fuür Elise more times than Beethoven...

and he wrote it! [laughs]

[water splashes] PAPI: Whoa!

ALMA: [giggles]

PAPI: How about you and I play '‘til Mami'’s done?

ALMA: Let'’s see what you got, Papi!

PAPI: [effort]

When I was a kid, we called this, La Peregrina,

and, ay, your Papi had some mooooves. Hahah!

ALMA: Whoa. He still does! [piano stops]

ALMA: [gasp] Ooh! Maybe they'’re done now?!

PAPI: Maybe...

ALMA: !¡Gracias, Papi! [high-five clap]

MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]

MAMI: Whaddaya say? One more time, Harper?

HARPER: Yes, please, Mrs. Rivera! Let'’s play it again!

♪They play Fuür Elise together♪

MAMI: Okay, take your time... Listen to the b*at, Harper.

[metronome clicks]

MAMI: Yeah! You got it! [giggles]

ALMA: They'’re good! And they'’re having a lotta fun.

[piano stops]

MAMI: That'’s it for today!

[metronome stops]

♪playful piano jingle

MAMI/HARPER: [laughs]

HARPER: Thanks, Mrs. Rivera. You'’re the best piano teacher in the world.

MAMI: Aww, thanks, Harper. You'’re the best piano student in the world.

MAMI/HARPER: [laughs]

ALMA: I wish Mami and I were having fun like that.

Oh, hey, that gives me an idea...

MAMI: Next time I'’ll teach you the left hand.

HARPER: YES!!

HARPER: Hi, Alma! Do you want to play this weekend?

ALMA: Yeah, sure!

HARPER: Great! See you, Alma! Thanks, Mrs. Rivera.

MAMI: Bye! Okay Alma, ready for hopscotch?!

ALMA: Mami, I don'’t want to play hopscotch anymore. I want to play music!

MAMI: !¡Seguro! Your maracas are in the music room. Let'’s jam!

ALMA: Actually, I want to take piano lessons. Real ones, like Harper!

MAMI: You sure? You never wanted to take lessons before.

ALMA: I know... but now I do!

MAMI: Ahh hah! My baby, the piano player!

ALMA/MAMI: [giggles]

ALMA: This is gonna be sa-weet!

♪piano jingle, between two notes♪

ALMA: I call this song, "“Tickling Junior."” [laughs]

MAMI: [laughs] I love it!

Okay, now to learn piano, first you have to get to know your instrument.

So... Alma, meet Piano. Piano, meet Alma.

ALMA: Uh, Mami? We'’ve already met. We both live here, ya know.

MAMI: [chuckles] So true. Then let'’s introduce you to these keys.

MAMI: Now watch, then play after me.

MAMI: [singing]Do, Re, Mi...

[talking] Okay, now you try.

ALMA: [singing]Do, Re, Mi...

MAMI: [singing]Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol...

MAMI: ¿Qué pasa, Alma? Why aren'’t you playing?

ALMA: That doesn'’t sound like the song.

MAMI: What song?

ALMA: You know, the one you played with Harper.

[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.

MAMI: Oh, you mean Fuür Elise!

Well, Harper has been taking lessons for awhile...

ALMA: It'’s okay. I'm ready now!

MAMI: [chuckling] Ooookay... I'’ll teach you the first few notes.

ALMA: Wait! Don'’t forget the clicky box.

MAMI: You mean the metronome?

ALMA: MmHmm!

MAMI: Okay. But let'’s start slow.

[metronome clicks, slower]

ALMA: My first piano lesson!

Now I'’ll be just like Harper!

ALMA: [in time] Click. Clack. Click. Clack.

MAMI: You got it, Alma! Now watch me.

MAMI: ♪starts playing Fuür Elise, slowly♪

MAMI: Now, you try....

ALMA: I got this.

I basically know the song!

♪Alma starts playing Fuür Elise, slowly♪

MAMI: [chuckles] Muy bien, Almita!

♪Mami continues playing the melody♪

ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano notes♪ Oops, not that one.

♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.

ALMA: ♪multiple wrong notes♪ Ahh.

MAMI: Here, Alma. This key.

MAMI/ALMA: ♪piano note, copied

MAMI: !¡Así mismo! There ya go!

[door opens & closes] PAPI: !¡Lulú!

ALMA /MAMI: [gasp]

PAPI: Well, the good news is... I fixed the sprinkler. [laughs]

MAMI: [chuckling] Ay, mi vida. C'’mon, let's get you dried off.

Keep working on it, Alma. I'’ll be back.

MAMI /PAPI: [laughing]

MAMI: You'’re soaked!

PAPI: Ay, si.

MAMI: Hey! [laughing] C'’mon, let'’s go get you dried off.

ALMA: [sigh] This isn'’t like Mami'’s lessons with Harper.

They always play together.

ALMA: ♪piano notes, no rhythm

ALMA: Argh! And I don'’t sound like Harper at all.

How can I play like her?

ALMA: [gasp] Eddie! He can help me!

ALMA: [quickly] I'’m going to Eddie'’s, bye!

MAMI/PAPI: Huh?/Eh?

[tuba music, suddenly stops]

ALMA: Eddie, I need you!

EDDIE: Oh, hey, prima. ¿Qué pasa?

ALMA: Can you teach me to play the song that goes,

[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.

EDDIE: Fuür Elise? Sure.

But... why don't you have Tía Lulú teach you?

ALMA: She will, but I need to learn it first.

EDDIE: So, you want to learn the song before you learn the song?

ALMA: Yup.

EDDIE: Ohh-kaay. I'’ll try to show you.

ALMA: Yes!

EDDIE: Hm. I haven'’t played this in a while, but, [cracks knuckles] let'’s see...

♪Plays Fuür Elise♪

ALMA: Yes! That'’s the song!

Now I'’m going to be way way way good when I play with Mami!

EDDIE: Okay, Alma. Your turn.

ALMA: Uhhh...

♪Eddie plays first note of melody♪

ALMA: Oh, I knew that.

♪Plays same piano key

ALMA: Uhhh... a little hint?

EDDIE: Here, copy me.

♪Plays Fuür Elise♪

EDDIE: Now you.

ALMA: ♪correct piano note, followed by an incorrect one♪

ALMA: That'’s not right. Show me again?

♪plays melody again

ALMA: [gulps]

♪Alma plays wrong notes

ALMA: Ugh. Why can'’t I get it?

EDDIE: Well, I'’ve never taught anyone piano before.

ALMA: Well who taught you?

EDDIE: The best music teacher in the world!

... your Mami.

ALMA: [sigh] Thanks anyways, primo.

EDDIE: Good luck!

♪♪♪ [subway rumbles by]

[birds chirping] [cars honking]

ALMA: Ah, it'’s a new day and I'’m ready to do this. I'’ll be playing

[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.

Just like-

[surprised] Oh. Hi, Harper.

HARPER: Hi, Alma! Look what your Mami just taught me.

♪Harper plays Fuür Elise perfectly♪

HARPER: I can play the song with TWO hands now!

MAMI: That'’s it, Harper!

MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]

MAMI: Bravo!

ALMA: Ugh. Why is it always Harper'’s turn to play with Mami?

It was supposed to be my turn!

MAMI/HARPER: Good job!/ [giggles]

ALMA: [sigh] and Harper is so good.

HARPER: I did it!

ALMA: I don'’t think I like her anymore.

[gasp] Wait a minute. Harper'’s nice!

She didn'’t do anything wrong,

so why am I mad at her?

Hm. I gotta think about this...

♪Mami and Harper play together

MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]

ALMA: Harper and Mami have so much fun when they play their song together...

ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano keys♪ Oops, not that one.

♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.

♪wrong note Ahh.

ALMA: When I played their song, I just made a whole lot of mistakes.

[deep sigh]

ALMA: ♪piano jingle, between two notes♪ I call this song, "“Tickling Junior."” [laughs]

MAMI: [laughs] I love it!

ALMA: I did have fun when it was just me and Mami playing around...

Oh! I know what to do!

ALMA: I'’ve gotta tell Mami how I feel.

MAMI: Great job today, Harper. Keep working on that timing.

HARPER: I will, Mrs. Rivera. Bye, Alma.

ALMA: Bye, Harper. See you this weekend?

HARPER: Yup! See ya later!

MAMI: Bye-bye!

[door closes]

MAMI: Ready for your lesson, my young pianist?

ALMA: Can I tell you something, Mami?

MAMI: Always. What'’s up?

ALMA: I thought I wanted to take piano lessons, like Harper.

But it was really '‘cause I felt bad

seeing her having so much fun with you.

MAMI: Ahh. It'’s okay. We all get a bit jealous sometimes.

ALMA: I just wanted to have fun with you too.

MAMI: Aww, well I want to have fun with you. Do you want to play hopscotch now?

ALMA: How about...

♪Fuür Elise♪

MAMI: Let'’s break it down. Give me a b*at.

[maracas shaking] ALMA: Click clack click clack.

MAMI: I like it!

MAMI: Hah! !¡Fantástico!

MAMI/ALMA: [laughing]

ALMA: Nothing'’s better than playing music

with the best teacher in the world, my Mami.

♪playful piano jingle [quick maracas shake]

[music ends]

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