The station that's so hot and
so cool, it's lukewarm, baby!
And I am the tune meister
coming at you live
with our finalists
in our rap competition.
Are y'all ready for the winner?
- Whoo!
- And the winner is...
Hector!
That means, hector, you will
star in a music video
directed by the tune meister
himself--that'd be me.
Ha ha! And annie, you are
our runner-up,
which means, if for any reason
hector cannot perform,
it's all you. Heh!
Local restrictions may apply.
Ah-ha!
- Runner-up?
Annie scrambler is no runner-up.
Annie scrambler is a winner!
Uncle sigmund,
you have to do something.
Oh. Couldn't you
hypnotize hector?
You know, make it so that
he can't do the video?
- Yes. I suppose I could
try something.
[High voice]
uh, excuse me, sir.
- Hmm?
- Do you have the time?
- Uh, sure, ma'am,
but you have a watch.
- Let's not quibble
over details, hmm?
- Uh, it's :.
No. Of...[Yawns]
wow. I'm getting really sleepy.
- Yes. Very sleepy.
[Normal voice]
and when I snap my fingers,
you will wake up,
and you will...
You will...uh...
- [Dog barks]
- oh, I got it.
You will have the mind
of a canine.
- A canine? Like, like a dog?
- Exactly!
You will think you are a dog
until sunset tonight.
[Snaps]
[high voice]
thank you. Good day.
- Yo, hector.
- Hmm? Hmm?
- The meister will meet you
right here at :
to sh**t the video sponsored by
lukewarm ....
- [Sniffing]
- well, that was a little weird.
- [Barks]
- why are you barking
at the tune meister?
- I don't know.
I don't know. Ruff!
Ruff!
Hey, you guys!
Ruff!
- [Beatboxing]
-come on, yeah!
- 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!
- Yo, yo, yo, yo!
-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!
-Oh, feel the power!
- Feel the power, yo!
And plug it in!
-Plug it in, everybody!
- Feel the power!
Electric company!
-Electric company!
Electric company!
Electric company!
- Electric company!
- I've lost my appetite.
- Aw, you finished.
Good boy!
- Mm! Ha!
- Um, do you really have to
wag like that?
- I can't help it.
When I get happy, I wag.
Deal with it.
- Wagging is a basic
canine instinct.
It's what dogs naturally do.
You can't help your instincts.
- Ok. Here's the thing.
Um, my brother, he's not a dog.
He's a person, a human.
- But I feel like a dog.
Ever since that weird lady
came up to me
and she asked me for the time.
See?
Wait.
It's sigmund!
It was annie's uncle.
He hypnotized me!
- Wait, wait.
So, annie's behind this?
- Ruff!
- What is it, boy?
- Ruff! [Sniffing]
I smell something.
- Oh, the canine sense of smell
is really strong.
They can pick up a scent
from far away.
- What scent?
What do you smell?
- Ruff!
- I'll go get hector.
You meet me at the playground
later? Yeah. Ok.
- So weird.
- He drank this whole thing.
- Ruff! Ruff!
[Panting]
- oh, hi, hector.
Oh, who's a big rap star?
Who is he? Give me paw.
Come on!
Hee hee! You!
- Arroof!
- Or not!
- Annie...
When will this wear off?
- Don't worry.
Hector will get his human
instincts back at sundown.
Oh...but the video sh**t
is at :. [Gasp]
so that means you'll have to rap
with a canine brain.
Oh, that's really too bad.
- I can rap under
any circumstances.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yep.
- I'd like to see you try.
- [Beatboxing]
- yo.
Yo, yo.
Now, my name is hector
and I like cats
I like to chase cats
so show me the cats
and I'll chase the cats
cats...cats...cats...
- [Whirring down sound]
- what? No good?
- Eh.
- A tad cat-heavy.
- I guess if you
can't do the video,
then I'll have to do it.
Oh, well.
Bye, poochie.
Oh! Whoops.
- Oh! [Panting]
oh! I can't do
the video like this.
- You'll be ok.
We just have to...
Train you not to follow
your canine instincts.
- Drop it.
- Ok.
This might work.
- "Eh."
-Hey, you short "e"
-eh, eh-eh
-eh-eh-ell
-ok, you ring that
be-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-ell
-eh, eh-eh
-so all of you can...
-Now, let me scream
no, yell
that short "e"is best
standing tall as a tense
it will never need a rest
in the middle of a word
it will always pass the test
when you need it most
to cast a spell
grab your pencils,
your pens...
The time is set
for you to ring that bell
eh, eh-eh-ell
-eh, eh-eh
-eh, eh-eh
-yo, short "e"
come and ring that bell
- "eh, eh..."
Cobweb!
[Blows]
ted?
- Yo.
- Ted!
- Oh! Ohh!
- Whoa.
- Ok. I'm ok.
- Oh, I don't trust you,
letter "c."
I don't trust you one bit.
One minute you're making
hard "kuh"sounds, like...
But whenever you get in front of
an "i,"an "e"or a "y,"
you totally change.
You start making
a soft "sss"sound, like...
Oh, I'm onto you,
letter "c."
Onto you.
From this moment on,
I will never use hard
or soft "c"again
or my name isn't...
There's a hard and soft "c"
in my name.
You know what letter I love?
The letter "c"!
Best letter in the alphabet.
- [Beatboxing]
- some instincts
are human.
- Some instincts
are canine.
- What are we here to learn?
- Human instincts.
- That's right.
- Do I get a treat?
- Not yet.
Lesson number one: shock,
the sound effects, please.
- [Clears throat] will do.
Ding-dong!
- Ruff! Ruff!
- No!
Those were your
canine instincts.
When humans hear a doorbell,
they don't bark.
They say...
- Who is it?
I knew that!
I knew that.
Now can I get a treat?
- Oh, they're training him!
Uncle sigmund, maybe
you didn't hypnotize him enough.
- I hypnotized him plenty.
- Oh. Play on without me.
I'll be right back.
[Humming] oh!
Hey, tune meister!
Fancy meeting you here.
- Hey, runner-up person.
- Annie.
- Right.
Listen, the tune meister
has come to look for hector,
'cause we got a new location
for the video sh**t.
- Oh. I can give it to him.
- Ok. Cool. Here you go.
- Oh. Skate park. Got it.
- Cool. Thanks so much,
runner-up girl.
Hey, listen, tell him
to hurry up. : Sharp.
- Oh, I'll tell him.
- All right.
- Bye! [Giggling]
skate park.
Stark peak.
Much better.
- How do humans
catch tennis balls?
- With their hands!
- Nice job.
- [Sniffing]
what's that smell?
- [Sniffing]
- it's the scent of
annie scrambler.
Rrr!
- Easy, hector.
- Hey, guys.
The tune meister gave me
this note.
It's the new location
for the video sh**t.
See you there.
- [Growls] ruff! Ruff!
- Stark peak.
- I know that place.
Wait, that's really far uptown.
Ok, we'd better hurry!
- Wait a minute, guys!
Annie scrambler just gave us
this message.
My instinct says...
- She scrambled it.
- [Beatboxing]
- how about...skate park?
- Must be the skate park
downtown.
- All right, come on.
We'd better hurry.
- Wait!
What if it really is
stark peak,
and she's trying to trick us
by not scrambling the note?
- So, how are we gonna
make this right?
- I have an idea.
[Sniffing]
- uh, what is he doing?
- He's getting annie's scent.
When dogs want to find
something, they follow
the smell.
They track it.
Track that scent, hector.
Track like the wind!
- "Kuh"
"sss"
- "kuh-kuh-kuh"
"sss"
- "kuh-kuh-kuh"
"sss"
- whoo!
- "Kuh-kuh-kuh"
"sss"
- "kuh-kuh-kuh"
"sss"
- oh!shock, I love
that b*at
everything you beatbox
sounds so sweet
but can you see
what I see?
You're using the sounds
of hard and soft "c"
"kuh"as in...
Was that a canary
or a crow?
Soft "c"is also nice
at the end of words like...
It sounds like an "s,"
but take my advice
sometimes you need a soft "c"
to add that spice
- "kuh, kuh, kuh, kuh,
sss, sss, sss, kuh"
-and when the sounds
work together
the circus is in town
they run circles
around this ground
the other letters fall back
it's a simple little
hard "c"soft "c"practice
- "sss..."
- Oh. This is a good word,
and it just goes
round and round.
Let's see.
It has two "cs"in it.
Now, that first one is
a soft "c,"
because there's an "i"
after it,
so it makes the "sss"sound.
So, "sss...ih...rr..."
Oh, no. It's "ssurr..."
And now we get
to the second "c."
This one has an "l"after it,
so we know it makes
the hard "c"sound.
So it's "sur-kuh--circle."
Circle! Circle round, folks.
Yee-haw!
- Wet cement?
I love fresh cement.
You can write stuff
in fresh cement.
- What are you doing?
I just poured that cement.
That was going to be
my nice, new concrete sidewalk.
You ruined it!
Ohh!
-There's two ways
to see everything
my grandma used to say
and that rule applies
to what I'm singing here today
I'm talking 'bout
the letter "c"
come follow if you will
I learned this
as a shortie
and it still gives me
a thrill
now when that "c"is hard
it sounds just like a "k"
make me want to go
kuh-kuh, kuh-kuh
now you say
-kuh-kuh, kuh-kuh
- everybody, hey!
Hey, hey!
-Now, when that "c"is soft
it sounds just like an "s"
oh, oh
you get me?
There's...
And it's always fine with me
oh
there's...
And either way is cool
there's two ways to say
now, if a "c"comes before
an "e,""i"or "y"
that is when you know
to give the softer "c"a try
say nice
- nice. Yeah.
-Or peace
- peace! Yeah!
-Listen to me
now, when that "c"comes
before an "l,""r"or "t"
you'll probably want to use
the harder sounding
kind of "c"
say clap
- hey. Clap. Yeah!
-Or crab
- crab. Whoa!
-Come on and sing with me
there's...
And it's always fine with me
there's...
And either way is cool
there's two ways to say...
- It's :!
Hector should be here by now!
- Oh, I guess you'll have
to go with the runner-up.
- Who was the runner-up?
It was hector!
- It was--!
It was me.
- Right. Angie, angie. Right!
If hector doesn't show up,
you do it.
- Great. Is it ok
if I put some of my stuff down?
- Sure, danni, sure!
- I almost hope he does show up.
- [Squeaks]
[zips bag]
- track faster, hector.
It's almost :.
- Annie's scent is getting
really strong.
- Good boy!
- Skate park.
- Oh, good tracking, boy!
- Let's go.
- Hello, annie.
- Hector, you made it.
- How did you find us?
- I tracked your scent.
It's really strong.
All right.
I'm ready to sh**t
a music video.
- That's what you think.
- Huh! [Growls]
- remember, hector...
- Human.
I got it.
- Yeah.
- And...action!
- [Dog barking]
-% human
and I'm out of sight
I don't have a tail
and I stand upright
said I catch with my hands
and I've got two feet
- easy, hector.
-And I listen to
my human instincts
-% human
-and I dance and sing
-% human
-it's a beautiful thing
give me a glass
if you please
I don't drink water
out of a bowl
-oh, no, no, no
-steak is great
but yo, I like it well-done
serve it on a plate
with a Kn*fe and fork
'cause I'm a human
- [dog barks]
-i can paint a picture
I can say a rhyme
I can do both
at the same time
- meow!
- Ruff! Ruff!
- Meow!
-This little pretty kitty
is a sight to see
I wouldn't eat it, no
look how it's purring at me
-% human
-and I'm on top
and it don't stop
human instincts rock
-% human
two hands and feet
it's hard to b*at
treat as neat
as human instinct, yeah
-% human
- and cut!
Ha ha! Great work, hector.
Ah, yeah.
Hey, what's your name again?
- Annie scrambler...
The runner-up.
- Great.
We have a consolation prize
for our runner-up.
- Really? Well, what is it?
- It's an autographed picture
of me and hector, our winner.
- Aah!
- Woof!
Excuse me.
- It's ok, dawg.
-It's hard, it's soft
- "kuh,""sss"
-the letter "c"
- letter "c."
-It's hard, it's soft
- "kuh,""sss"
-the letter "c"
- letter "c."
-I called a cab,
it came right away
I got my camera out,
took a picture of his car
I got in,
he drove fast
but then he stopped
I got out, took my coat
and I was standing on
the corner
I was approached
by a "cantipede"
I meant a centipede
he said he had a race car
to take me into outer space
and so I did
and I met some magical mice
I had to thank them twice
for a certificate
for a brand-new type of cereal
-it's hard, it's soft
- "kuh,""sss"
-the letter "c"
- letter "c."
-It's hard, it's soft
- "kuh,""sss"
-the letter "c"
- letter "c."
-It's hard, it's soft
- "kuh,""sss"
-the letter "c"
- what's up? I'm marc echo.
To be creative, I'll use
what's right in front of me.
Maybe it's a pen;
it could be a spray can.
As long as it feels right
and does the job.
I create art
every single day.
To me, being creative means
taking what I'm thinking
from here
and what I feel from here
and bringing it out
with these.
There's no right way,
there's no wrong way,
as long as you do it your way.
- Hi, josephine.
Raising money for your school?
- Yes, mr. Creepy.
Would you like to buy a crab?
- I don't mean to be crabby,
but I already have a crab.
- How about a crocodile?
- I have crocodiles.
- You have everything! Oh!
- I'll buy your scream.
- My scream?
That's crazy.
- Here's $..
- One scream. Sold!
- Ohh!
- [Beatboxing]
- whoosh! Poom!
[Chuckles]
- I'm special agent jack bowser.
Well, do-re-mi.
It's time to face the music.
This place is about to explode.
And I can't cr*ck the code
to get out.
Come help me read this...
[Buzzer]
- meet detective
wednesday jones,
a private eye with a nose
for trouble.
- What's that scent?
I know it was you, dixie.
I know it was you all along.
I tracked your scent all the way
from the herbal tea shop.
- You got it all wrong, jones.
I wasn't anywhere near
the herbal tea shop.
- Oh, yeah?
- Hey! That's private.
- What do you call this?
- She can smell a criminal
from a mile away,
and track the scent
to the ends of the earth.
- How'd you know it was me,
wednesday?
- Crime stinks.
- So, wait. What happened?
- Yeah. I'm gonna be the star
of a video.
- I want to be the star.
You're a canine.
- Are you calling me a dog?
I'm not a ruff! Oh, no!
Hey, you guys!
- How'd you find us?
- I used my nose to track
your scent.
You smell like keith.
- I am keith.
We got to train you to act
like a human again.
- It's a shoe. What do you do?
- Eat it!
- No! It's a canine instinct.
- You have to act like a human
and not a canine.
- And what does a human
do with a shoe?
- Wear it!
- Exactly! Nice using
your human instinct.
You're ready to sh**t the video!
- Good luck getting there.
The location has changed.
- Oh, no!
- No worries.
I'll just track annie's scent.
- Yay!
- No hector.
I guess I'll have to be
the star.
- Not quite, annie.
This human is ready to rap.
- Boo-hoo!
- Action!
-Am I a canine?
- No!
-That's right
I don't bark
I'm a human and I bust a rhyme
at the skate park
[barking]
-and it don't stop,
human instincts rock!
-% Human
-two hands and feet
it's hard to b*at
treat as neat
as human instinct, yeah
- [giggling, clapping]
- awesome!
- Yeah. Nice rhymes, hector.
- Why, thank you.
- Shock, what happened
to your sneakers?
- Ask hector.
- [Dog barks]
- sorry. Can't help
my instincts.
- [All laugh]
- aw.
- Thanks, man.
Hey, guys, I'm hector.
- Whoo!
- And I'm here to tell you all
about "the electric company."
"The electric company"
is a group of friends
with special word powers
who solve problems
around our neighborhood.
There's keith.
Keith can draw a picture in
the air of any word he hears.
My sister jessica's power
is suh-weet.
She can play back any word
she hears.
- You two will switch...
- And then
there's our friend lisa.
If any words get scrambled,
lisa can unscramble them
in a snap.
And finally, there's me hector.
I'm like a human camera.
It's like I've got
my own instant replay.
We can do a lot of crazy things
with our powers,
but when it comes to
"the electric company,"
it's all for the good
of the 'hood.
Do you accept this power?
Show off your word power.
Watch "the electric company"
on air and online.
- I am the tune meister,
coming at you live...whoa!
I just blew that away.
Ha hah!
And I am the tune meister.
Ha ha. [Gasping]
- couldn't you hypnotize hector?
- I suppose I could, uh...
Think of something.
- [Laughs] cut.
- [Laughing]
- track like the wind!
- "The electric company"is
brought to you by...
01x02 - Scent of a Human
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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.