01x18 - Pop Goes the Easel

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Electric Company". Aired: January 19, 2009, to August 27, 2012.*
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01x18 - Pop Goes the Easel

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- Shock, my good man,

A glass of your famous

Fresh-squeezed orange juice,

And don't skimp on the pulp.

- Sure, danny.

- Hey, danny.

What have we got there?

- It's top secret.

I can't tell you.

- What, that you're

Dragging around...a painting?

- Shhhhh!

It's more than just a painting.

It belongs to the great calvero,

And of all the people

In the neighborhood,

Including you,

He trusted me and me alone

To deliver it safely

To his door.

- Hmm.

- Ok. Cool.

- This painting

Was made by his brother bandini.

- What is it?

- Well, there's a word for it

Which I doubt you'll know,

But let's just say

It's an outdoor scene

With lots of grass

And hills and trees.

- A landscape?

- Yes. A landscape. Very good.

I was testing you.

- [Gasps]

Oh, danny, it's beautiful.

- Beautiful and dangerous.

- Oh.

- Dangerous?

- Well, this painting

Is magical,

And if someone says

A certain word near it,

Pah, they're whisked away

Into the world of the painting.

- Well, what's the word?

- Well, I'm not going to say it,

But it's a tropical fruit.

- Oh, like a pineapple.

- What happened?

Where'd she go?

- She said the magic word.

- What's the magic word?

- "Pineapple."Oops.

- Lisa? Danny?

- Wow, we look like

We've been painted.

- I think this

Is a good look for me.

- Danny...

- Hmm?

- Is there a magic word

To get us out of here?

- No! That's why it's dangerous.

- Jessica?

- Jessica?

- J-j-jessica?

- Help!

- I don't think she can hear us.

- Oh, no.

Then we're trapped here forever.

- Well, we'll see about that.

- "Hey you guys!"

Hey, you guys!

-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, the power we perfected

Is electrically connected

So use it as directed

And expect to be respected

-Turn it on,

And you will see

That you belong

In the company

Feel the power,

Feel the power

Feel the power, yo,

And plug it in

Feel the power,

Feel the power

Feel the power, yo,

And plug it in

Electric company

Electric company, yeah

Electric company

Electric company

[Cell phone rings]

- I sure hope calvero is home.

- The great calvero

Will be with you in a moment.

Beep.

- Whoa.

- That was a good trick,

Calvero.

Ok, so danny--

- Now, don't tell me.

He said the magic word, and

He's trapped in the painting.

- Yeah, and so is lisa.

- Can you explain this to us?

- My brother is a painter,

But he's also a magician.

Sometimes he uses

A special kind of canvas.

- That's the cloth

That they use to paint on.

- Yes. It's a magical canvas,

And on this canvas,

He'd paint a landscape,

And he'd say the magic word,

And, poof, he'd go

Into the painting.

He'd spend days in there

Enjoying the scenery he painted.

- But how would he get out?

- Well, you see,

This painting is part

Of a series of paintings.

- A series?

- A group of paintings

That all go together.

This first painting

Is the doorway in,

And the last painting

Of the series

Is the doorway out.

- So, how do we find

The doorway out?

- You'll have to ask my brother.

- Ok. Where is he?

- There's the rub.

Two years ago, he disappeared.

I searched far and wide for him.

I do wish he'd come back home.

It's terribly lonely

At thanksgiving.

- Where are the rest

Of the paintings?

- At his studio

In the old castle in the park.

- Then that's where we're going.

- Hmm, good luck.

- All right. Thank you, calvero.

We're gonna need it.

- So, when does

Your famous electric company

Come to the rescue?

- Don't worry. They'll be here.

- Well, they better hurry.

I'm getting hungry.

All I had was a muffin

For breakfast,

And it wasn't even

A very big muffin.

- Hey, I think

I just saw someone.

- Where?

- Over there.

Do you think maybe he knows

The way out of here?

Oh, ooh, let's go. Come on.

Hey, wait up!

- Wait. What about

The electric company?

- Oh, yeah.

Oh, I'll leave a note.

- "Gone to find a way out!"

Hey, wait.

Why didn't you tell them

To send some food?

- Look at this--

Bandini's art studio.

- Well, there are

A lot of easels,

But I don't see any paintings.

- Just one blank canvas.

- Look at this. Wow.

His paintings are really good.

I wish I could paint like this.

- These landscapes are a lot

Like the one we have.

This must be the rest

Of the series.

- Mm-hmm.

- Hey, look.

These two go together.

See, the picture keeps on going

From this painting to this one.

The picture is continuous.

- Oh, those are continuous, too.

- Yeah. They're all continuous.

If we put them up in order,

Then the last one should be

The way out.

- Let's go put them

On the easels.

- All right.

Let me put--

-Ok.

- Hmm...

- No, no, no.

You guys' go together.

Try those at the end because--

- No, no. You go that way.

- I got it.

- Put that one here. Not sure--

All right. Let's try it.

And then--uh-oh.

- They're gone.

- Well, at least

They left a note.

- "Gone to find a way out!"?

Rrr.

[Buzzer]

- You are getting sleepy,

Sleepy.

Ok.

Now meet my friend bossy "r."

Whenever you come before

The letter "r,"

You will change your sound.

"A,"you make the "ah"sound,

Like in "cat,"

But "r"will change you to "ar,"

Like in "car."

"E,"you make the "eh"sound,

Like in "hen,"

But "r"will change you to "er,"

Like in "her."

"I,"you make the "ih"sound,

Like in "sit,"

But "r"will change you to "er,"

Like in "sir."

"O,"you make the "ah"sound,

Like in "spot,"

But "r"will change you to "or,"

Like in "sport,"

And you, "u"--yes, you, "u"--

You make the "uh"sound,

Like in "fun,"

But "r"will change you to "er,"

Like in "fur."

Everybody got that? Ok.

Now, when I snap my fingers,

Whenever you come before an "r,"

You will change your sound

Forever and ever,

No backsies, no kidding.

[Snap]

Ok, "r."Now you can boss

All the vowels around.

-Now, once upon a time,

Not long ago

When people read books

And lived life slow

There was a bossy letter

By the name of "r"

And anywhere she went,

Vowels acted bizarre

She was sitting in the park

With her friend letter "a"

And when it got dark,

This is what she'd say

"I think you need

A brand-new start

"You sound different in "cat"

Than you do in "cart"

"When we stick together,

We can go so far

As you go from "ah"to "ar"

Letter "a"turned

And said, "I see.

"Wouldn't you rather be

With your friend letter "e"?

"She acts so different

When you're with her

So instead of "we,"

We got the way we were"

From "eh"to "er"

From "ah"to "ar"

Then they turned around,

And guess who they saw

"O"the vowel

On a nearby towel

With the round, little face

And an angry scowl

She said, "no, no, "r,"

Can't take any more

"I sound so different

Than I did before.

"I was "oh"for "show,"

Now I sound like "or"

Please go away,

You are such a bore"

- [Beatboxing]

- I'd like a pet, please.

- How about a nice bull?

I'd like something

That doesn't snore.

- Well, here's something

That doesn't snore, huh?

- That's not a pet.

That just keeps score.

- Keeping score is important.

- Are there any normal pets

In this store?

- Yes. I'll give you the most

Normal pet in the store.

Ha ha! There.

Your very own shore.

- I can't take care of a shore.

- Oh. Here, shore. Here, shore.

Good boy. Come here. Come here.

- We got nothing.

- We need to get lisa and danny

Out of wherever they are.

- The answer has to be somewhere

In these paintings. I just--

- Wait. I see them.

- Of course.

To us, this is a series

Of separate paintings,

But in there, it's all

One continuous world.

- And if they start here,

Then they end here.

- So, the way out should be

Through this painting.

- Ok. Throw a word ball.

Maybe we can lead them

Out of here.

- Right.

- It didn't get through.

- So, we can't communicate

With them.

- It's all right.

The paintings

Are continuous, remember?

So, someway, somehow, they'll

End up in this last painting.

- Unless they go out the back.

Look.

- Ooh...

- I wonder where that guy went.

- I don't know.

[Stomach growling]

Wish bandini painted some

Pictures of restaurants

Or at least a bowl of fruit

Or something.

- Or a pizza.

- Oh! Yeah.

- You know, this place

Seems really familiar.

- What do you mean?

- I mean, I've been here before.

We're in the park.

- It's not the park.

It's a painting.

- Yeah. It's a painting

Of the park.

We're near that old castle,

Which means down the hill,

There's an apple tree.

- Oh, well, then forget

About that guy.

I want an apple.

- Ok.

First apples, and then

We have got to figure out

A way out of here.

Come on.

- Wait a minute, guys.

There's somebody else

In the painting.

- He looks just like calvero.

- It must be

His brother bandini,

The painter who disappeared.

- He must know the way out.

Let's ask him.

Pineapple!

- Ok. We better get in there

And help her.

- One of us better stay here.

- You're right. You stay.

- I was thinking more...

Pineapple.

- Ok.

I'll stay.

- Jessica, wait up.

- Keith,

What are you doing here?

- I thought I could help you,

And I wanted to see

What it looked like in here.

It's so cool.

- Yeah, unless we have to spend

The rest of our lives in here.

Now come on.

Let's go find bandini.

- Hmm. You know,

This apple isn't half-bad.

- Well, grab a couple

For the road.

We got to get out of here.

- Don't rush my meal.

- Lisa? Lisa?

- Jessica.

- It's about time

The superheroes showed up.

- We saw bandini.

He's around here somewhere.

- Wait. So, that guy we saw

Is bandini?

- Yeah.

- At your service.

[Beep beep beep]

- She's so bossy.

-I never met a vowel

That didn't like my swing

Is it because I'm so sassy

The way I do my thing?

I like to shake things up

I like a sound

That's new

I ain't satisfied

With changing "a"

I want "e,""i,""o,"

And "u"

That's why I'm bossy

-Oh, yeah, she's bossy "r,"

You better do what she says

-Yes, and I'm a star

-Little miss bossy "r,"

Her way is the only way

Wah-oop, bossy "r"

She's got a brand-new sound

Little miss bossy "r,"

She'll turn your lives around

-Let me introduce

My background singers

Each one has a gift

But they all sound

So much better with me

Ha ha! You catch my drift?

Without me there

To make them pretty

They would just be lost

Consonant like me

To show those poor vowels

Who's the boss

That's right, I'm bossy

-Standing in the back,

I'm on the short-a track

But next to bossy "r,"my

Sound changes from "a"to "ar"

So, now when I sing my part

I sho'nuff sound smart

In my car, it's an art

- Come on, "o."

-Ah, it's simple,

Yes, sirree

I like my sound a lot

Till bossy gets a hold of me

And I change

Right in the spot

I got a score

Of sounds galore

I had to run

And tell my neighbor

That this "o"has got

A brand-new flavor

- You see how I change the sound

From "cat"to "cart"

Or from "pat"to "part"?

Oh, you'll get it.

This is so much fun.

-Oh, it was set,

We weren't a hit

You can bet we didn't fit

Our hands were tied,

But still, we tried

To make the best of it

Then bossy came around

And changed our sounds

And put us on the mike

Now when we're next to her

"E"and "i"

Sound just alike, yeah

- "E"and "i"make

Two different sounds

Till I come around.

I change the "i"sound

From "fist"to "first"

And the "e"

From "gem"to "germ,"you see?

-Pardon if I blush

But I can't help but gush

'Cause I'm so thrilled

With bossy

That I swear

I might just bust

- Or burst.

-Changes "uh"to "ur"

So "bun"can become "burn"

Yes, with that "r,"

I'm happy

That I always get my turn

-Ooh, I'm bossy

-Oh, yeah, she's bossy "r,"

You better do what she says

-Yes, and I'm a star

-Little miss bossy "r,"

Her way is the only way

Wah-oop, bossy "r"

She's got a brand-new sound

Little miss bossy "r"

-I'll turn your lives around

Oh, yeah

[Animals screeching]

- Uh, uh, uh, uh.

Bbb, bbb, bbb.

St.

- Rrr.

- [Whoosh]

Rrr.

[Imitates expl*si*n]

Eh, eh, eh, eh.

Ggg, ggg, ggg.

Mmm.

- Rrr.

- [Whoosh]

Rrr.

- [Slurping]

[Siren]

[Animals screeching]

- Bandini, are we happy

To see you.

- I'm pleased to meet you, too.

- So, how do we get out of here?

- That's an excellent question.

- I hope you have

An excellent answer.

- I'm afraid I don't.

I've been in here for two years,

And I'll tell you one thing.

I'm tired of apples.

- But isn't the sixth painting

The exit painting?

- No. The seventh painting

Is the way out.

It's supposed to be a painting

Of the castle.

That's the exit.

- So, where's

The seventh painting?

- I never painted it.

I was about to when I

Accidentally said, "pineapple."

- Lot of that going around.

- So, the blank canvas

In your studio

Was supposed to be

The last painting?

- Yes. It's a magical canvas.

If someone could only

Paint the castle

And complete the series,

We could all go home.

- How about hector?

[Splat]

"Paint the castle!"? Huh?

"Complete the series!"

Oh. Ok. Uh...

Those hills, the trees,

The landscape.

It's all in the paintings.

- That's where the castle

Should be.

- And this is our way out.

- So as soon as hector paints

The castle, then we can leave.

- I was in art class

With hector.

Hector doesn't paint like this.

- Hey, doesn't matter

How he paints,

As long as he paints a castle.

There's no right or wrong

In art.

It just requires

That this hector fellow

Put his heart into the work.

- Well, you better

Tell him that.

- Ok. Sure. Paint the castle,

Just like they said.

I can't paint like this.

"There's no right or wrong

In art."

Right. Here we go.

Come on.

-There's a lot of things

That we know are true

Like the earth is round,

One and one makes two

When you're drawing a picture,

It's like singing a song

There's no such thing

As right or wrong

We all make mistakes

When we add and subtract

Or we get mixed up

On a scientific fact

And here's a little fact

That you should learn by heart

There is no right or wrong

In art

So, let it all flow,

Let your mind be free

Go on and show the world

What it is you see

Let it all flow,

Let it come from you

The key to making art

Is to keep it true

Paint the moon purple,

All the stars red

If that's the kind of picture

You got living in your head

-Make your own rules,

Draw whatever you feel

When it comes to art, hey,

That's the deal

Go on and scribble, scribble,

Like, , snakes

Draw anything you want,

There are no mistakes

And here's another fact

To learn by heart

There is no right

Or wrong in art, in art

So, let it all flow,

Let your mind be free

Go on and show the world

What it is you see

-Let it all flow,

Let it come from you

The key to making art

Is to keep it true to you

- Not bad. Ha!

- [Beatboxing]

- [Imitating trumpet]

- Yeah. It's that other

O-o sound.

- [Beatboxing]

-Ow, ow, ow

[Imitates trumpet]

- Ha ha! Yeah. See you.

[Beatboxing]

- Today on...

It's keith versus annie.

- In this duel, I will use

The "oo"sound of double "o."

- I'll take double "o,"

But with the "ooh"sound.

- Time to give you the hook.

- And I'll just have to put you

Through the hoop.

- Try running around

In the woods.

- Whoa!

Well, at least

I brought some food.

- Yeah, but how are you

Gonna cook it?

- I have a magnifying glass

In my tool belt.

- Ha! A lot of good that does.

- Just admit defeat,

And I'll give you some food.

- Never.

Looks good. I give up.

- Cool. Let's eat. Mm. What?

- You know, "oo"isn't the only

Sound that double "o"makes.

- Yeah. It makes

The "ooh"sound, too.

Oh, yeah.

- I'm pretty cool.

- You're too cool.

- What's the game?

- I don't know.

- Ooh, I got it.

Let's do "oo,"like "balloon."

- Cool.

- Nice one.

- What?

- "Cool."That's an "oo"word.

So is "food."

- Ooh!

- Food! Yeah! Food!

I learned that in school.

- Ooh, ooh, here's a good one.

"Cartoon."

- Oh, I love cartoons.

- Me, too.

- Wouldn't it be cool

To be in a cartoon?

- Uh, guys,

We are in a cartoon.

- Oh. Ha ha ha!

- What? We're not. That's crazy.

- I don't know.

-Ooh, I'm in a cartoon

- They're coming.

They're coming.

- What is it.

Where are we going?

Do you realize how painful it is

To be reminded of my brother?

- Ssh! Ssh!

- Hey! What?

- Senor calvero,

This won't hurt a bit.

- Bandini.

- Calvero.

- Brother.

But how did you

Find your way back?

- Behold hector's masterpiece.

The series is complete.

- Now let's remove

These paintings

Before somebody says...

"Pineapple."

- Oh...

Oh, I got it.

Pineapple.

[Laughter]

-Company,

That's what we are

We represent the life

Of the ghetto superstar

Catch me on "electric company"

With my homies

This is shock wave,

And I'm a refugee

-Word play

-Word play

We could do this all day

I like to give

A big shout-out to b.k.

When I say b.k.,

The word play is brooklyn

If I say n.j.,

I'm talking about newjersey

Rocking, shocking

Going, showing,

Watch this

Rocking, shocking,

Going, showing

Cooling breeze,

I love to tease

Knock an emcee to is knees

Rough or tough,

We're not a bluff

Money-making, lady taking,

Educated, uninvaded

Radiation, high inflation,

Bells ringing, people singing

On the mike,

I'm always ringing

Fast rapping, feet snapping

Hands clapping

Jokes are zapping,

Sympathy

Harmony, dignity,

As you can see

Million, billion,

To one zillion

Got around

Two trillion people

Got to diss them out,

Superstar

Hold up,

Let me take a breath

Ain't nothing left

- [Inhales deeply]

- Wyclef. Crazy.

If we put them up in order,

Then the last one should be

The way out.

- All right.

Let's get them on the measles.

- Yes.

- What about the measles?

- You realize how painful it is

To be reminded of my brother?

- Shh!

- Hah!

- Shh...

[Laughter]

- How did you find

Your way back?

Now we better put these pa--

[Laughter]
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