01x10 - Scrambled Brains

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Electric Company". Aired: January 19, 2009, to August 27, 2012.*
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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.
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01x10 - Scrambled Brains

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- I couldn't believe my luck when I found

this coupon outside my door this morning.

- This coupon is good

for one free hypnosis.

Quits candy, fly without

fear, cure clumsiness.

- Oh!

(Lisa crashes)

Sorry.

- Yeah.

- Sorry, oh, my bad.

Oh hey, does this come in orange?

- Oh, you're such a klutz.

- I know, but not for long.

Come on.

- Hmm, a cure for clumsiness.

No problem, I am a master hypnotist.

I can help cure any bad habit,

or my name is not Sigmund Scrambler.

- Scrambler...

Are you related to Annie Scrambler?

- Nope.

Now, the brain is a fascinating thing.

It sits inside your head.

It's where your thoughts come from.

It forms your personality,

guides your behavior.

It tells you to breathe. (breathes deeply)

- Yeah, this seems like

it might take a while,

so I'm just gonna look at some hats.

Okay?

- Kay.

- And let's see, where was I?

Oh yes, you are getting sleepy.

- I am getting sleepy.

- You are getting very sleepy.

- I am getting very sleepy.

- Uncle Sigmund, we've got her now.

- Your meddling ways have

brought my niece pains.

When I snap my fingers,

you two will switch brains.

- That's funny.

He said he didn't know Annie Scrambler.

(snaps fingers)

(electricity crackles)

- It worked!

I've stolen her body!

- Hey, what's going on here?

This doesn't look like hypnosis to me.

- Well, we were just...

- You better start talking, mister.

- Hi Jessica!

There is a simple explanation.

What's over there?

(Jessica yelps)

- [Jessica] Lisa, where are you going?

- What do you mean, where

am I going? I'm right here.

- Lisa?

Is that you?

- Of course it's me,

except why am I wearing

these strange clothes and (sniffs)

why do I smell like scrambled eggs?

- [Jessica] Uh-oh.

You might wanna take a

look at your reflection.

- Hey, you guys!

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

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

Ooh, feel the power

Feel the power, yo, and plug it in

Plug it in

Feel the power, feel the

power, feel the power

Everybody

Yo, and plug it in

Electric Company

Electric Company

Electric Company

Electric Company

- And when I got there, he said,

- [Sigmund] When I snap my fingers,

you two will switch brains.

- So Annie Scrambler's

uncle took Lisa's thoughts

and put them in Annie Scrambler's head

and then took Annie Scrambler's thoughts

and put them in Lisa's head.

- That's what I've been

trying to tell you.

- Guys, so I just saw the weirdest thing.

I'm at the bakery down the street, right?

And I see Lisa and she has

this really, really, really

weird hat on and why are we

sitting with Annie Scrambler?

No offense, Annie.

- [Lisa, Jessica, and

Keith] Lisa and Scrambler

switched brains.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- Lisa?

Lisa, are you in there?

- Yes, it's me, it's Lisa, I'm in here!

- Oh, this makes so much

sense with what I just saw!

Okay, so I'm at the bakery, right?

And they're having a huge

sale on whole grain bread

and then I see Lisa,

or who I think is Lisa,

change the G to a B!

- Whole brain bread?

Gross.

- It was not pretty.

- Why were you at the

hypnotist in the first place?

- I thought he could cure my clumsiness.

- But clumsiness is a

part of your personality.

- Yeah, it's part of who you are.

It's like how you're always

happy and nice to people.

- Everybody loves you the way you are.

- I guess, but clumsiness

is my least favorite part

of my personality.

I can't believe I let

Annie Scrambler trick me!

Why would Annie Scrambler do this?

- Hmm, I have a theory about this.

- Good, because I have no good ideas.

What's your theory?

- Annie Scrambler wants

to make Lisa look bad.

- She wants to make everyone hate me!

Ooh, that Scrambler.

- Don't worry, Lisa.

Scrambler won't win.

It's alright, we'll fix this.

Does anyone else smell scrambled eggs?

(Lisa groans)

- First, we need to find Sigmund.

- Oh, Shock, hold on!

- [Lisa] Let me see that.

Live hypnosis demonstration,

P.M., th Street,

Sigmund Scrambler will retrain your brain.

- [Hector] Let's go.

- Ick.

- Ick!

- Sick.

- Ick!

It goes ick, ick, ick

The sound goes ick, ick, ick

The sound goes ick

Flip the switch, it goes click

Without the ick, it sounds sick

Like the tock without tick

Or a jock who isn't quick

So what's the sound that we pick, pick

Ick

It goes ick, ick, ick

The sound goes ick, ick, ick

It goes ick, ick, ick

The sound goes ick

Ick, ick, ick, ick

- I need a pet.

Something strong.

- Hmm, oh, how about a pet brick?

- A brick?

I need something that moves.

- Oh, watch how this cricket moves!

- No, not a cricket.

Something bigger.

- A big, strong pet.

I've got it!

- That's not a pet, that's a pickle.

- (tsks) He's a sensitive pickle.

- What is this, a trick?

- No, this is a trick.

Haha!

Oh.

- Ick. (beatboxes)

Ick. (beatboxes)

- Let's kick it.

- Ick ick. (beatboxes)

I pick you for my sidekick

I pick you for my sidekick

I pick you for my sidekick

Ick, ick

I pick you for my slick sidekick

I pick you for my slick sidekick

I pick you for my slick sidekick

We're kicking it

We are kicking it

We are kicking, kicking, kicking it

Kicking it

We are kicking it

We are kicking it

We are kicking it,

kicking it, kicking it

So, let's kick it quickly

Let's kick it quickly

Let's kick it quickly

Let's kick it quickly

Quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly

Quickly, quickly, quickly

Quickly, quickly, quickly

Quickly, quickly, quickly

Quickly, quickly, quick

(speaks gibberish and laughs)

We kicked it.

- Quickly.

(both laugh)

- W.

- Ith.

- With.

- With.

- Wh.

- Ich.

- Which.

- Which.

- W.

- Indow.

- Window.

- Window.

- W.

- Iggle.

- Wiggle.

- Wiggle.

- W.

- Ish.

- Wish.

- Wish.

- Make a wish!

What'd you wish for?

- I can't tell you.

- Aww!

- It won't come true then.

- Mm.

- [Keith] So wait, what happened so far?

- [Jessica] Let's go shopping!

- [Lisa] No, I wanna get hypnotized!

- [Sigmund] I'm switching your brains.

That's where personality comes from.

Annie, you will have Lisa's personality.

You will be sunny and cheerful and nice.

Lisa, you will have Annie's personality.

You will be sneaky and tricky and mean.

(Annie laughs)

- [Jessica] Lisa, is that you?

- [Lisa] Yes, it's me, Lisa,

but I'm in Annie's body.

Oh no, hey, you guys!

I'm Lisa.

- [Hector] No, you're Annie!

- [Jessica] It's Annie's

body, but Lisa's personality.

- [Keith] Yeah, her personality,

like what Lisa thinks and how

Lisa acts and what Lisa likes.

- [Hector] Why would Annie wanna be Lisa?

- [Keith] I have a theory.

- [All] A theory, a theory.

- [Jessica] You think you know why?

- [Lisa] Tell us your ideas

before I start to cry!

- [Keith] This is my theory,

my thoughts on Annie's game.

She wants to cause some trouble

and make Lisa take the blame.

- [Jessica] Nice theory, Keith.

- [Keith] Thank you.

- [Jessica] We'll find

a way to reverse this.

We'll switch you back.

- [Keith] I found this flyer.

Let's go see Sigmund!

- Yeah, he'll reverse it

- Yeah, he'll reverse it

and make things

- and make things

right again, yay!

- right again, yay!

- And for my next amazing demonstration,

I will need a volunteer.

Anyone?

Quit candy?

Ah?

Conquer cravings?

Cure clumsiness?

Ah, watch out, watch out there.

- That's him, that's him.

Hey!

- Come on people,

this is amazing stuff!

- Hey!

- Hey!

- [Sigmund] Oh no.

- [Hector] Come on!

Yo, stop!

- You are getting very sleepy.

Ah, forget it!

- [Jessica] Whoa, whoa, whoa, stop him!

- [Hector] Hey, stop, man!

Hey, oh, hey, I have an

idea, I have an idea.

- [Sigmund] This way, great!

- Give it up, Sigmund!

There's no way out.

- There's a no Sigmund here

and I'ma no speaka da English.

- Sigmund, did you really

think you could fool us with

the fake Italian accent

and a finger mustache?

- Ah, I was hoping.

- You helped Annie Scrambler

switch bodies with Lisa,

now reverse the hypnosis

and switch them back.

- I can't.

- What?

- What?

Haha, very funny, now come on.

Just say the words,

hocus pocus or whatever,

and put me back to normal!

- I thought you were supposed to be

the one with the sunny personality.

- I'll be sunny when you switch me back.

- I can't reverse a double hypnosis

unless both people

wanna get switched back.

- What if Annie Scrambler doesn't

want to get switched back?

- Then you could be

stuck like this forever.

- Forever?

- But, if you wanna overcome your fears,

or break bad habits, then I am your guy.

Ah?

You?

You?

Big guy with the hat?

No?

Maybe this is not the best time.

- Let me tell you about my friend br.

You see, it sounds like bruh, as in

brain, brag, brake, brave,

break, like break a leg,

bring, brick, right on, brother.

Brush, bro, broken, yeah,

yeah, you're getting it.

If you ever run across a

word that seems really hard

to pronounce but you see a br in it,

then just know that it's bruh, like zebra

or algebra, fabric, heartbreaker,

embrace, or vibrations.

That's my favorite.

Dig it.

Hey, why don't you use your brain on this?

(Music Man scats)

Your brain, your brain, brain, brain

- Brave.

Brave.

Br, br, br!

- Yeah!

- Brave!

(groans)

(word shatters)

Brick.

Brick.

Br, br, br, brick!

Ting!

(word shatters)

Break.

Break.

Br, br, br, break.

Break.

(word shatters)

Broken.

Broken!

Br, br, br, broken!

Broken!

(hammers on word)

(saws at word)

(revs up imaginary chainsaw)

Broken!

(word shatters)

- Alright, we've got a compound word here,

which means we have two words in one.

We start with h, then there's

that A, I combination,

which we know makes the ay

sound, so h, ay, and then urr,

hair, hair!

Hair, buh.

Hairb, urr.

Hairbrush.

Hairbrush!

Oh, have you seen my hairbrush?

It's a little tangled up there. (laughs)

Can you feel my energy?

Old school

- Right about now.

Old school

- Come on!

New school

- You want the old

school and the new school

on the dance floor.

- Uh huh, uh huh.

- This right here is called a slide.

We about to do it.

- Welcome to my city, yo.

Slide

Two steps to the left, it's electric

Two steps to the right, she's electric

Two steps to the

front, that's electric

Now slide, slide

Come on Two steps to

the back, you electric

Hands up now, freeze

Feel my electricity, yeah

Slide

My toe bone connected to my foot bone

My foot bone connected

to my ankle bone

My ankle bone connected to my leg bone

My leg bone connected

to my feet, feet, feet

One, two, feel that b*at

Three, four, tweet, tweet, tweet

Like a mockin, mockingbird

I repeat, tweet, tweet, tweet

It's okay to read now

Dumbing it down, it ain't for me

I wanna how many planets

in the solar system, nine

I wanna know how many

teeth in your mouth,

Now what's plus nine,

Minutes, before the party done

Learn your lessons, you don't

wanna be dooby dumb dumb

Dooby dooby dooby

dooby dooby dumb dumb

Learn your lessons, you don't

wanna be dooby dumb dumb

Dooby dooby dooby

dooby dooby dumb dumb

Learn your lessons, you don't

wanna be dooby dumb dumb

Two steps to the left, it's electric

Two steps to the right, she's electric

Two steps to the

front, that's electric

Now slide, slide

Come on

Two steps to the back, you electric

Hands up, now freeze

Freeze

Feel my electricity, yeah

Slide

Welcome to my city, filled

with electricity, yeah

You can be anything you wanna be, yeah

Welcome to my city, filled

with electricity, yeah

Where you can be anything

you wanna be, yeah

A doctor, whoa

A lawyer, whoa

A rapper, whoa

A singer, whoa

That's what I got

An astronaut, let's

kick it outta space

She wanna be an actress

with the pretty face

Or you could be the President

of the United States

Or you could be like Jerry

Wonda and slap that bass

Two steps to the left, it's electric

Two steps to the right, she's electric

Two steps to the

front, that's electric

Now slide, slide

Come on, two steps to

the back, you electric

Hands up, now freeze, freeze, freeze

Feel my electricity, yeah

Slide, come on

Welcome to my city, filled

with electricity, yeah

This can be anything

you wanna be, yeah

Welcome to my city, filled

with electricity, yeah

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Now slide

Two steps to the left, it's electric

Two steps to the right, she's electric

Two steps to the

front, that's electric

Now slide, slide

Come on, two steps to

the back, you electric

Hands up, now freeze, freeze, freeze

Feel my electricity, yeah

Slide

- Come on, come on, come on, guys!

We need an idea.

- I got nothing.

- Oh, I can't believe

I am stuck like this.

This can't be reversed?

- I think I have a plan.

My theory is that,

Annie Scrambler did this

to make you look bad, right?

- Mhm.

- Well, what if she makes

you look better than ever?

- [Annie Voiceover] We'll see

what they think of Lisa now.

- Hot dogs!

Hot, oh hiya, Lisa!

- What's up, dog?

I'm taking Art's Hot Dogs

and making Dog's Hot Rats

To get people thinking that I'm or she

is the queen of the brats

Before this whole thing goes too far

I'm gonna mess up the

Art on top of the cart

And make old Artie a star

- Wow, Star Hot Dogs!

Let's eat here!

- Why didn't I think of that?

Hey Lisa, how about a free hot dog?

She's a nice girl, with

a sunny personality

A nice girl, she can do no wrong

She's a dream girl,

the dream is a reality

A girl that makes

you wanna sing a song

- [Camerawoman] A big smile

from the happy couple.

Beautiful.

That's it.

That's gorgeous.

- [Keith] Oh no, she changed

the lovers to the losers!

- [Hector] Uh-oh.

- There we go.

- He loves her.

- I do.

- That's so sweet!

Aww, thanks, Lisa!

- So confusing, everyone still loves Lisa.

Why isn't my plan working?

She's a nice girl, with

a sunny personality

A nice girl, she can do no wrong

She's a dream girl,

the dream is a reality

A girl that makes

you wanna sing a song

- Free mug with your coffee?

We'll see about that.

I'm gonna take your free

mug and turn it into a bug

You think you're so funny

But hold on, oh honey,

'cause quick as a bunny

I'm changing the B to an

H and the bug is a hug

- Free hug with my coffee?

You know, I really needed a hug.

She's a nice girl, with

a sunny personality

A nice girl, she can do no wrong

She's a dream girl,

the dream is a reality

A girl that makes

you wanna sing a song

She's a nice girl, with

a sunny personality

A nice girl, she can do no wrong

She's a dream girl,

the dream is a reality

A girl that makes you wanna

- Enough!

I've had enough of all this happiness.

People are thanking me,

hugging me, giving me hot dogs.

It's disgusting.

They like Lisa more than ever.

I want my body back, do you hear me?

I want my body back now!

(Hector and Lisa cheer)

- Blah, blah, blah, blah,

enough of these pains,

blah, blah, blah, blah,

bodies take back your brains.

(snaps fingers)

(electricity crackles)

- Is that you, Lisa?

Did he reverse the hypnosis?

- He reversed it!

I'm cured!

Oh, I'm me again!

Oh, I'm happy.

- Darn happiness.

- Oh, come on, Annie. Even

you have to be happy that

you're back to your old self again.

- Nice theory, genius,

but don't go thinking

I've learned anything from all of this,

because I can assure you,

I've learned nothing.

Nothing!

- And neither did I.

- I don't think they

learned anything, do you?

- I guess not.

- Nope.

- Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y.

What am I gonna do with you?

In a one syllable word, you

make the I sound, fly, cry, try.

In a two syllable word,

you make the E sound,

sunny, happy, money.

In the middle of a word,

you make the eh sound,

gym, bicycle.

Why?

Why try to sound like

all those other letters?

You have your own sound.

The ya sound, like you be you be yourself.

It's gonna be hard,

but you will thank me later.

So in advance, you're welcome.

- My lunch.

Hey, you can't put your bag by my bag.

- Why not?

- Because your lunch bag says my lunch

and my lunch bag says my lunch

and we won't be able to

tell our lunches apart.

- I have an idea.

- This time, I have an idea.

- Now you have the yummy lunch

and I have the crummy one!

Mmm, good idea.

(Felix cries)

- Hey, I'm Mark Ecko.

I'm an artist.

I've always had a ton of energy.

As a kid, I couldn't even sit still.

I drew and painted on

everything, and I still do.

Energy, energy, energy.

It's like a ball bouncing

around inside of me,

from my head to my toes, and the only way

to get it out is to get it out.

It's the spark that makes me go.

Where do you put your energy?

- The I sounds better!

- No, the E!

- Listen.

I ♪

- E, E, E, E, (beatboxes)

By

By.

- E, baby.

I ♪

- (beatboxes) E, E,

(beatboxes) E, E, (beatboxes)

My

My.

- E, mummy.

Try

Try.

- Try.

I, I, I, I, I, I, I,

- E, E, E, E, (beatboxes)

E, E.

- I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I.

- E.

- I.

- I'm Special Agent Jack Bowser.

This is crazy.

I'm stuck where they fry chicken.

This bucket is about to explode.

I can't cr*ck the code to get out.

Help me read this.

The trainer gave a chicken

drumstick to my very funny baby.

The trainer gave a chicken

drumstick to my very funny baby.

(buzzer sounds)

(Jack yells)

- Sorry I'm late, guys, I had to get

that scrambled egg smell out of my, whoa!

- Oh!

Oh, are you alright?

- (giggles) I'm great.

- Really?

Like, I'm confused.

I thought you hated being clumsy.

- I did, but you were right.

Clumsiness is just a

part of my personality.

Huh.

Coconut.

(all laugh)

- Have you been playing

Electric Company games online?

You better be winning points for me.

Of course, you could win

points for anyone else.

Why would you do that when you

can win them for me, Annie Scrambler?

Go to pbskidsgo.org right now.

Go!

- [Hector] Hey guys, it's

Hector from The Electric Company

with a few words about the Pranksters.

(Pranksters laugh maniacally)

The Pranksters aren't all that different

from The Electric Company.

Some of them have special

word powers, just like we do,

but they only use their

powers to pull pranks.

- A bunch of cowards!

- [Hector] There's Annie Scrambler.

Annie can scramble any word

just by stomping her foot.

And Danny Rebus.

Danny can turn any sentence into a code.

- We have incredible news!

- Francine Carruthers has

the same word ball power

that we have.

She can just think of a

word and then throw it.

And finally, there's Manny Spamboni.

Manny doesn't actually have any powers,

though he makes all sorts of

trouble with his crazy gadgets.

Whenever something good happens to someone

in our neighborhood, you just know

a Prankster's going to try to ruin it.

But luckily, we're usually

always one step ahead.

Become part of the company.

Plug it in and turn it on.

- [Lisa, Jessica, and

Keith] Lisa and Scrambler

switched brains.

- switched bodies.

- They switched brains and bodies?

(Jessica laughs)

- You helped Annie Scrambler

switch bodies with Lisa,

now switch the hypnosis...

(Hector and Jessica laugh)

Aww.

- Cut.

- We need to find Sigmund.

- There's a no Sigmund here.

Nah, I'ma no speaka da English.

- There's a siren, there's a siren.

- And there's a siren.

(all laugh)

(Jessica yelps)

- What's it say?
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