01x04 - Farmer Ken's Puzzle

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Woman: ♪ hey, now... ♪

♪ Hey, wow... ♪

♪ Here's how ♪

♪ Come and read ♪

♪ Between the lions ♪

Chorus: ♪ come on ♪

♪ Come in ♪

♪ Begin ♪

♪ The world awaits ♪

Woman: ♪ between the lions ♪

♪ Between the covers of a book ♪

♪ It's time to look between the lions ♪

♪ Behold the tales beyond the tails ♪

Chorus: ♪ behind the door ♪

♪ Become, explore ♪

♪ Come in between the lions ♪

♪ Begin between the lions ♪

♪ Be here between the lions! ♪

There we go.

Whoo, yummy!

( Laughing )

Oh...

Both: dr. Nitwit.

That's "nitwhite"-- dr. Nitwhite.

Both: right...

I have in my hand my latest discovery--

The only three-letter word in the english language

With the "e-n"-- "en"-- sound in it:

The word h-e-n--

"Hen."

( Laughs )

Whoa, hey, I'd better write that down.

Let me get my p-e-n, pen.

Your... Pen?

Oh... Oh, dear.

Uh, yes, well, i... I've got to get back to the lab.

( Laughing nervously, jabbering )

Bye, dr. Nitwit.

That's "nitwhite"!

Of course, sorry!

Can't imagine why we always get that wrong.

( Snickering )

( Quacking question )

Upstairs on the left.

( Quacks thanks )

Ah... Let's get this game started.

Yeah, start the game.

You just click on, uh...

Both: uh...

"Play"!

Yeah, "play"!

Oh...

Hey...

Ah...

( Caribbean music playing, ken singing )

Chorus: ♪ farmer, name is ken. ♪

♪ Cat, sack of seed, hungry hen. ♪

( Harmonizing ): ♪ do... Do... Do... ♪

♪ Tiny little boat, only hold two. ♪

♪ Cat, seed, hen. ♪

♪ Guess you'll have to take one and come back again. ♪

( Harmonizing ): ♪ you... You... You... ♪

♪ Who should go first? That is up to you. ♪

Oh, boy, oh, boy, let's play.

I love puzzles.

Oh, sorry, leona

The box says it's for ages seven and up-- see?

That's us-- seven and up.

That's us, all right.

We're seven and up.

You're four-- that's down.

Well... So?

Well, so it'd be too hard for you.

Yeah, way too hard for you, sorry.

My hands are tied.

Trust me, you'd be happier playing

Some "four and down" game, okay?

Oh... Oh, okay... Okay.

I'll just play my own game.

Okay.

Hmm... Let's see, we have to get the cat, the hen and the seed--

All three-- across the river

But the boat can only hold two things.

Hmm... What do we take first?

Oh, oh, take the hen!

Yeah, birds go first, cats are the worst.

Take the hen.

Shouldn't we take some time to think

What will happen if we take the hen first?

Mm-mmm, no thinking necessary.

We know what we're doing, lionel.

We're, uh...

Pigeons.

( Chuckles )

Yeah!

Take the hen.

Take the hen.

Okay.

( Music resumes playing )

( Clucking )

♪ Don't have a clue. ♪

Who cares who goes next?

Yeah, who cares?

We won!

( Laughs )

Yay, we won!

No, no, no, you didn't.

The object of the game is to get all three across.

Hmm... Who shall we take next?

Oh...

Um...

It doesn't matter-- take the cat.

Yeah, take the cat.

Hey, hey, hey, not so fast.

Both: take the cat!

We know what we're doing, lionel.

We're, uh... Uh...

Pigeons.

Both: yeah!

( Sighs )

Okay.

( Music resumes playing )

( Screams )

( Meows )

Yeah, now send the farmer back for the, uh...

Seed?

Yeah, that's it, seed.

Okay, whatever you say.

This game is way too simple for our...

Brain?

Yeah.

( Pigeons laughing )

( Music resumes )

( Chicken shrieks )

( Meows )

Oh, that poor hen!

Lionel...

How could you do that to the poor hen?

But... You told me to!

That's no excuse!

We're just, uh...

Pigeons!

Yeah, that's it, pigeons.

( Both crying )

Shocking.

I'm afraid I have to agree with the pigeons.

Cats eating hens...

As if there isn't already too much v*olence on television.

( Both crying )

One moment the hen was so vibrant

So alive!

The next moment...

( Moans )

Not so vibrant and not so alive?

Yeah.

Yeah!

Oh, calm down, you guys--

It's only a game.

Hey, if we start over

The hen will still be alive.

( Both gasp )

She's alive?

The hen is still alive?

It's a...

Miracle!

Yeah, miracle.

Okay, now, this time

Let's put our heads together

And think before we do anything else, okay?

Right...

Both: put our heads together and... Think!

( Thud )

Oh...

Leona: coming through.

Excuse me.

Leona! What are you doing?

I'm sorry, I'm...

Oh, well, I'm playing the game, like you said, see?

Now, right here, I have...

This is my farmer.

Hi! Hi!

And this here, this is my hen.

Mm-hmm...

And right here, this is my sack of seed.

And down here is... My kitty cat.

( Meows )

And I all I have them

Is this very, very beautiful... Boat.

Whoo... Nice boat, huh?

Very good, leona, that's age-appropriate.

Yeah, very nice.

Okay, who do we take next?

Do we have to put our heads together again?

No, no, just think.

"Hello, mrs. Hen.

Would you like to go for a ride in my boat?"

"Cluck, cluck!"

"Oh, very good.

Then, just hop in"-- there you go--

"And i, farmer ken, will take you for a ride."

Vroom! Vroom!

It's a motorboat.

( Music resumes playing )

Announcer: and now, lovers of the vowels "a," "e," "i," "o," "u"

And sometimes "y"

Give it up for martha reader and the vowelles

Singing the short "e" sound

From their sensational hit word, "men."

( Music begins playing )

( Singing repeated short "e" sound to soul tune )

( Song ends; cheering and applause )

( Clucking )

Man: ♪ there once was a farm boy named ben ♪

♪ Who moaned, "I have only one hen" ♪

♪ Till his mom put a "t" where that "h" used to be ♪

♪ Now instead of one hen, ben has ten, oh, yeah ♪

♪ Instead of one hen, ben has ten! ♪

( Song ends )

"Hen."

( Applause )

"When."

( Applause )

( Making "w" sound )

( Country-western music begins playing )

♪ I got "w" trouble, and I know what's to blame ♪

♪ It's because there's no "wuh" sound in w's name ♪

♪ I am wasted and woeful and wilted and tense ♪

♪ What's with w's "wuh" sound? It doesn't make sense. ♪

♪ What's with w's "wuh" sound? It doesn't make sense. ♪

♪ You know, "m" makes an "mmm" sound ♪

♪ And "j" just goes "juh" ♪

♪ An "s" has a "sss" sound and "d" sounds like "duh" ♪

♪ There's no "wuh" in "w," and tell me, please ♪

♪ Why a letter called "double 'u'" looks like two vs ♪

♪ I got "w" trouble, I worry and weep ♪

♪ I am worn out and weary and I'm losing sleep ♪

♪ But I won't lose my will, no, whatever it takes ♪

♪ I'll remember the "wuh" sound that "w" makes. ♪

♪ I'll remember the "wuh" sound that "w" makes. ♪

( Song ends; applause, cheering and whooping )

And now the word doctor with dr. Ruth wordheimer.

Hello.

Here's dr. Ruth.

( Creature shrieking )

It must be time for another "long word freak-out."

( Yelling )

Dr. Ruth!

You got to help me!

I was reading a letter from a friend.

It said, "my dear monkey friend, you are..."

( Sobs )

"You are..."

What? You are what?

Oh... This!

Look how long this word is!

I can't read it

So I have no idea what my friend thinks I am.

Is it good? Is it bad?

I don't know!

I'll never know.

Yes... Yes, you will.

Now, take a deep breath...

And start on the left...

And read one part of the word at a time.

Okay, okay, I'll try.

En...

Ch...

Ant...

Chant...

Ing.

Enchant... Ing.

Enchanting.

Oh! My friend thinks I'm enchanting.

( Laughing )

Oh, thank you, dr. Ruth.

Thank you, thank you so much!

You're welcome, you're welcome.

( Giggling )

Whoo! I am good.

And pretty enchanting, too, if I do say so myself.

Leona: would you like to go for a ride

In my boat, mr. Cat?

"Meow!"

Okay, well, hop in.

Okay, now...

Oh, don't worry, mr. Sack of seed.

I'll come back for you, yeah.

Hmm, let's see.

If I take the sack of seeds across first...

Oh! That leaves the cat alone with the hen.

( Both gasp )

No, no, no, no!

No, not that!

Anything but that!

Anything but that!

Okay, okay, I'll take the cat first.

That's it-- get rid of that cat.

( Music resumes )

We won, yeah! We won! We won!

At last, a happy ending.

( Chuckling )

Yeah, it always warms my heart

To see a well-fed bird.

How many times do I have to tell you?

That's not how you play the game!

( Sighs )

The object is to get all three things across safely.

Both: okay, okay.

Touchy, touchy.

I'll say.

Now, let's think again.

Okay, mr. Cat, let's go!

Vroom, vroom

Vroom!

( Imitating loud footsteps )

( In deep voice ): tee...

Tee...

Hee...

Hee...

Tee-hee...

Tee-hee.

( In baby voice ): tee-hee.

( Giggles )

Tee-hee.

And now, world-renowned mezzo-soprano ms. Denyce graves

Will sing the sound of the letter "e"

In the word "met."

( Baton tapping music stand )

( Singing short "e" sound up and down )

( Stops singing )

( Audience applauds, cheers and whistles )

And now arty smartypants will read four words

Without any assistance whatsoever!

Thank you.

May I have a "build the excitement" drum roll, please?

( Drum roll, applause )

Thank you.

"Nest"...

"Rest"...

"Resting"...

"Restaurant."

"Nest," "rest," "resting," "restaurant."

Thank you.

( Thud )

Audience: ooh!

Oh... Oh, boy, my smartypants

Sure are going to smart in the morning.

Oh, boy.

And now, once again, it's time for the adventures of sam spud

Parboiled potato detective.

Potato: the name is spud, sam spud.

I was working late one night.

The blinking of the neon sign outside my window was endless.

It was about to drive me crazy.

Suddenly, there was a knock at my door.

Who's there?

Deep male voice: butter.

Butter who?

"Butter" open up, spud

Or we'll be forced to batter down this door.

Butter? He looked more like a tub of lard.

As a matter of fact, he was a tub of lard.

But his pals looked like a couple of really bad iggs.

Iggs?

What's an "igg"?

Oh, sorry...

That's not right.

I-g-g-s spells "iggs."

That shouldn't be an "i."

That should be an "e"-- e-g-g-s.

Eggs-- they looked like a couple of really bad eggs.

As a matter of fact, they were a couple of really bad eggs

Hard-boiled and rotten as they come.

I could tell one of them was ready to cr*ck.

As a matter of fact, he did.

( Babbling, shouting, scuffling )

This is really bad! Uh-oh!

( Panting )

Phew!

What do you say we check out

That diner on the corner?

Ah! I like a spud who asks a tub

To share some grub as the sun comes up.

Indeed I do.

This could be the start

Of a beautiful friendship.

Girl: mom!

There's a talking potato with a hat on and no mouth!

Mom: don't worry, sweetie.

It's educational television.

It must be good for you.

( Gasps )

The monkey pop-up theater!

( Audience murmuring )

( Drum roll )

( Music begins playing )

( Monkeys singing )

♪ Let's start with our favorite vowel ♪

♪ A pretty good place to start ♪

♪ It's an "e" like we see in "ben" and "hen" ♪

♪ And it sounds like an "eh" in the middle of "ten." ♪

♪ So, all right, then ♪

♪ Let's go, men! ♪

( Continues singing )

♪ Hey! With the "s" and "v" and "t" and "e" and "t" and "t" ♪

♪ Hey! With the "t" and "e" and "s" and "v" and ten cents! ♪

♪ Hey! With the "s" and "v" and "t" and "e" and "t" and "t" ♪

♪ Hey! With the "t" and "e" and "s" and "v" and ten tents! ♪

( Audience cheering )

( Monkeys hooting excitedly )

( Laughing )

( Keyboard keys clicking )

Hen, seed, cat...

Oh...

What's the answer?

What's the answer?

Uh, I forgot the question.

Me, too.

How do we get all these across?

Both: oh, yeah!

Right, right.

You don't want to be with that old cat

Do you, mrs. Hen?

No, you don't.

So you come with me when I go to get mr. Seed.

Vroom!

Vroom...!

There you go, mrs. Hen.

Now, come on, mr. Seed.

You're coming with me.

There we go, in the boat.

Vroom!

Maybe I made a mistake.

It's not for seven and up;

It's for 17 and up.

Oh!

My brain is exploding! Whoa!

Oh, mine, too!

Oh, okay, all right.

Hey, hey, hey, let's take a break, okay?

( Sighs )

We'll come back to this later.

Peanut break!

Now, I'll go back and get...

Hey, we could...

Whoa!

( Giggling excitedly )

Aha!

( Clicks mouse )

( Music resumes )

♪ He rows the hen to the other side. ♪

♪ Who goes next? You must decide! ♪

♪ He rows across with his cat, and then... ♪

♪ He picks up the hen and goes back again. ♪

♪ He picks up the seed, lets off the hen. ♪

♪ Drops the seed with the cat and rows back again. ♪

♪ Takes the hen where the seed and cat are found. ♪

( Bell ringing )

Leona!

How did you do that?

Oh.

Well, uh... You know

I'd like to tell you, mr. "Seven and up"

But I'm afraid my hands are tied.

But i... C... Ca...

Wait! Come back here!

( Chuckling )

Both: oh, dr. Nit...

White!

Dr. Nitwhite.

Don't forget.

Of course!

I have in my hands my latest discovery

Which I couldn't have made without you.

Without us?

Yes.

And the discovery is

That there are only two...

Two three-letter words in the english language

That have the "e-n"-- "en"-- sound in them:

The words "hen" and "pen."

( Nitwhite laughing )

Oh, don't worry

I'll give you full credit.

Oh, now, now

You don't have to do that.

I insist.

Announcer: this is the end!

Oh!

( Gasps )

E-n...

I've got to get back to the lab.

Bye, dr. Nitwit.

That's "nitwhite"!

Right.

Right.

Leona: boy, that was so fun, lionel.

I loved that.

Did you see how I got everything...?

Are you listening?

I saw.

I got everything across the river.

Yep, I saw.

On tuesdays at 4:00.

Uh-huh.

If any grownups are watching, I want you to know

That I had nothing to do with the nonsense you just witnessed.

Announcer: we would like to thank barnaby b. Busterfield iii

The founder of our library

Without whose help none of this would have been possible.

I had nothing to do with it!

Nothing!

You're not taking me down with you.

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Chorus: ♪ between the lions... ♪

♪ Between the lions... ♪

Woman: ♪ come in between the lions ♪

♪ Begin between the lions ♪

♪ Be here between the lions! ♪