(cheerful guitar music)
- So here are your five words.
Character, a character
is a person in a story.
Details, details are
facts or words you use
to really describe something.
Mystery, a mystery is a
story that you need to solve.
Clues, clues are things you look for
to help you solve a mystery.
Detective, a detective
is someone who uses clues
to solve mysteries.
So we have character, details,
mystery, clues and detective.
Watch out for them in today's show.
- It's gonna be a good day.
- Um, what's up with the suit, PJ?
- It's not PJ, it's Calloway.
Casey Calloway, see.
- Casey Calloway, the guy
from the mystery books
you're always reading, with
the stories you have to solve?
- That's right.
He's the world's greatest detective.
He can solve any mystery, see.
- And he always says, "see."
- Why yes, see, that's
the way Calloway talks.
It's part of his character.
Now, the writer of the
Casey Calloway books,
Polly Hashimoto, is having a contest, see,
and I have to stay in
character the whole contest.
It's one of the rules, get me?
- So you have to pretend
to be one of the people
from the story?
- Ah, you've got a big
brain for a little fella.
- So who else is in the contest?
- It's just me and one other, see.
(dramatic music)
- Francine?
- There isn't any Francine here, busters.
It's Lila Lavender, and you'd
better stay out of my way
if you know what's good for ya,
'cause my way is my way, and
there isn't any other way,
but mine.
- Lila Lavender.
- Another character?
- Not just another character.
She's Calloway's rival detective.
That girl's nothing but
trouble in lipstick.
(lips smacking)
- [Polly On Intercom] Enter if you dare!
- Oh, I dare, I dare.
(noir music)
(dramatic music)
- Detectives, as the
neighborhood's two biggest
fans of my books, you have
been chosen to solve a mystery.
The first to solve the
mystery will receive the title
of Master Detective!
Celery Lila?
(chimes tinkling)
- My only weakness.
(celery crunching)
- The Lila Lavender character
loves to eat celery.
- Now, you must solve the mystery
of the Handy Helping Hand!
- Huh?
- The Handy Helping Hand
is a mysterious character.
One you'll never see, who
always helps Casey Calloway.
- 'Cause he can't do anything by himself!
- Oh, you know that's all--
- Silence!
(trombone wailing)
Now, I will give you a hint,
and this is a big hint.
The Handy Helping Hand
is one of these characters in my books.
Either Mike "Baby Face"
Walker, Ginger Snap Gonzalez,
or Abdul "Doubletalk" Santora.
- Hmm.
- Now on your way.
But just remember detectives,
it's always good to have the last word.
- Say, what about our first clue?
That'll help us solve the mystery.
- You have already seen the first clue.
(Polly evilly laughing)
(Polly coughing)
Go, now!
(upbeat noir music)
- I'm gonna solve the mystery
before you do, Calloway.
You wanna know why?
- Why is that, sister?
- Because I get to cheat
and don't call me sister.
- What, you can't cheat.
Why that's gotta be against the rules.
(intercom buzzing)
- [Polly On Intercom]
Lila Lavender can cheat.
It's what her character would do.
- What?
Oh man, that's not fair!
(intercom buzzing)
- [Polly On Intercom]
But Casey can get help
from his friends.
That's what his character would do.
- Ah, how about that?
I didn't even know that.
Well, let's call on some friends, man.
Do what you do.
- Hey you guys!
Whoa, whoa, come on yeah
Feel the power, feel the power
Feel the power, yo, and plug it in
It's electric, Electric Company
You're connected, Electric Company
It's electric, Electric Company
You're connected, Electric Company
Yo, yo, yo, the power we've 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, yo, and plug it in
Electric Company
Electric Company
Electric Company
Electric Company
(quirky electronic pinging)
- You know, I really
like this Casey Calloway.
- [Keith] Me too.
- Yeah, that's me, see.
- I love all the
characters in these books,
but my favorite is Ginger Snap Gonzalez.
- Oh, I just got up to her!
She's that nosy newspaper reporter,
who always finishes everybody's--
- Sentences.
- She's a really cool--
- Character.
And she's the one I'll be playing.
(quirky music)
Oh hey, Daisy?
- Yeah?
- [Lisa] Can I borrow your hat?
- Okay, sure.
- Thanks!
- No problem.
- Now Casey, let's focus on the details.
The little things you see,
you know, the details.
- Yeah, you're actually
pretty good at that, Lisa.
- Oh, Ginger Snap,
Casey, it's Ginger Snap.
- I'm sorry, Lisa.
Ginger Snap, sorry.
- Now Polly said that you've
already seen the first clue.
Am I right, or am I right?
- Right, right.
This clue could be anywhere,
anywhere I tell you!
It could even be those weird
symbols on Polly's door.
(bell tinkling)
- Those are matrix codes!
- A matrix what?
- Look.
It's a symbol like the
ones on Polly's door.
Each of them has a secret message.
- Oh.
- Well I'd say we've found our first--
- Clue in that message.
- You took the words--
- Right outta your mouth.
(Jessica laughing)
This is really fun.
Let's go!
(dramatic music)
- Well, well, well, Ginger Snap Gonzalez.
I thought I smelled cheap perfume.
- (laughs) And I thought I smelled a rat.
- Ta ta, slowpokes!
(electric guitar wailing)
- Looks like she b*at us to our--
- First clue!
(mysterious tinkly music)
- Now Keith, I don't understand.
How are we supposed to
turn this into a clue?
- Check it out, I have a
code reader on my phone.
- Let me see this thing.
- [Keith] Alright, now point
the camera at the code.
- Okay.
- Make sure that the whole
code is in the picture.
- [PJ] Okay.
- [Keith] And, now.
(camera shutter clicking)
- Well hello operator, it's a sentence.
- [Keith] Judge this book by its cover.
Where did Casey Calloway eat noodles?
- Why that's easy.
Happy Joy Restaurant, in Book --
- The Mystery of the Fortune Cookie!
Wait, judge this book by
its cover. (teeth hissing)
The clue is somewhere in the details
of the cover of that book!
- Bingo, Ginger Snap.
- Thanks.
- Luckily I keep a copy
of that book in my office.
- Where's your office?
- Dude, it's in your room, remember?
Don't worry about it, just
follow me. (clears throat)
Follow me.
(upbeat rhythmic music)
(pen scratching)
(record scratching)
- [Announcer] Ai.
(upbeat music)
The w-ai-ait is over
Wa-ai-ait
That's the sound of
ai sitting in a word
The wait is over
That's the sound of
ai sitting in a word
Wa-ai-ait
Wait just a second
while I try to maintain
The sound that is bouncing
through my big old brain
The kind of crazy
thing you can't contain
Like the steam-powered
engine of a locomotive train
I wish I could throw it down the drain
But the A-I sound is
even in the refrain
That's the sound of
ai sitting in a word
The wait is over
That's the sound of
ai sitting in a word
Wa-ai-ait
(upbeat music)
(tongue rhythmically clicking)
(fiddle music)
- Waiting!
Waiting!
(wind hissing)
(word splatting)
Waiting.
(cleaver thumping)
Ai!
Boing!
Pain.
Pain.
(cleaver thumping)
Ai!
(butcher grunting)
Trait, trait!
(cleaver thumping)
(butcher sighing)
(butcher groaning)
Strain, strain,
strain!
(butcher spluttering)
Rain.
(thunder rumbling)
(lightning crashing)
Rain.
(rain pattering)
Rain!
(upbeat music)
(robot humming)
(robot munching)
(phone ringing and buzzing)
- You are a pan in my neck.
I am a pan in your neck?
Huh?
(phone beeping)
(robot munching)
(phone ringing and buzzing)
Oh, you are a pain in my neck.
Oh, P-A-I-N, pain.
A pain?
Whoops!
- Ow, the pain!
(gears whirring)
Oh, that really hurts.
- Sorry.
Ah, nuts?
(gears whirring)
(upbeat music)
- So what's happened so far?
- Hey PJ.
- No, I'm Calloway, Casey Calloway.
I'm pretending to be a
character from a book.
- You're acting like a person from a book?
- That's right, see.
Casey Calloway, see.
Detective, see.
Great character, see.
- But why?
- I'm in a contest.
I have to stay in character
and find three clues
to help me solve a mystery.
- You won't b*at me.
- Francine?
- No, I'm in character.
I'm Lila Lavender, detective,
celery lover, cheater.
It's all part of my character.
- [Group] Hey you guys.
- The first clue is somewhere
in the writer's house,
but what is it?
- To figure it out, just focus
on all the little things that you saw.
Focus on the--
- Details, that's what I'm doing, see.
Details, details, details.
- The first clue is on the door!
- [Group] To the door!
(upbeat music)
- Oh, nice digs Keith.
- All the books are in here, you'll see.
(gears whirring and clicking)
(dramatic music)
- Wow, you are really into
these Casey Calloway books.
- [Keith] Here's the Mystery
of the Fortune Cookie.
- [PJ] Yeah, but I don't see--
- See a clue anywhere, neither do I.
We better examine all the details.
- I agree.
- Look at the author's photo on the back.
See that picture hanging on the wall?
- Yeah, nice job short stuff.
That's the code all right.
(mysterious music)
(camera shutter clicking)
- [Keith] Where did
Casey Calloway get fined?
(PJ quizzically groaning)
- Oh, why that was in Book , yes,
The Mystery of Door Number One.
Yes, Casey Calloway had
an old, overdue book--
- At the library!
The next clue will be at the library!
- Yeah, took the words--
- Right out of your mouth.
- Hmm.
(gears whirring)
- Let's go.
- Alright, matrix Code website,
give me something I can use.
Matrix codes, blah, blah, blah,
aren't they great, blah, blah, blah.
Wait a second.
I can make my own matrix codes?
That's how I'm going to cheat,
and I'm supposed to cheat.
It's in my character.
(celery crunching)
I love it.
(Francine coughing and spluttering)
(sped up tape whirring)
(mysterious tinkly music)
(camera shutter clicking)
Got it!
(Francine gasping)
Where was Casey Calloway's
corniest hiding place?
Ha, that's Book !
The Mystery of Luigi Smart.
(dramatic music)
(glue squirting)
- [Keith] The code is right here.
(camera shutter clicking)
Where did Mike "Baby Face"
Walker eat a cheese burrito?
- Huh, well that's in Book .
- Yeah, The Mystery of Little Chimichanga.
Baby Face Walker and Doubletalk
Santoro were at a diner.
- Diner?
Could she mean The Electric Diner?
- It doesn't add up, we were just there.
- Well, maybe we missed a clue.
- I'm Casey Calloway, I don't miss clues.
- Oh well, how's about in
Book when you missed a clue
floating on your soup and
somehow the Handy Helping Hand
had the waiter point it out.
Or, in Book when you missed a clue
in the hump of the camel
and somehow the Handy
Helping Hand had to--
- Alright, alright!
Maybe I've missed a few clues.
- Well maybe you did.
- Well, I guess we'd better
had back to the diner.
(fast rhythmic music)
(rock music)
- You guessed wrong, girly!
You guessed wrong.
(fast rhythmic music)
- Check it out, the matrix
code is right on the menu!
(mysterious music)
- [Jessica] What does the sentence say?
- It says, "You lose again Calloway."
I smell a rat, see, and she's got--
- Celery on her breath.
- Oh!
- That no good, low down Lila Lavender.
If I weren't a lady, I would--
- Whoa, whoa, easy, Ginger Snap, easy.
What we need to do is
get back to the library
on the double, see.
Let's go.
(noir music)
- Ha!
(upbeat music)
There's more than one way
To spell or show the sound ai
A-Y
A-Y
Or A-I
Or A-I
There's more than one way
To spell or show the sound ai
A-Y
A-Y
Or A-I
Or A-I
I like to play inside my brain
Every day I'm entertained
I don't complain even when it rains
There are a thousand different
ways to enjoy the day
I like to use my noodle
when I put it to good use
And I can get carried away
There's more than one way, ah
To spell or show the sound ai
A-Y
A-Y
Or A-I
Or A-I
And that's it
(upbeat music)
- Ay, (imitates record
scratching), ay, ay.
(man beatboxing)
- Maybe today is the day.
Maybe today is the day
Maybe today is the day
Maybe today is the day
(man imitating record scratching)
Ay, Ay
Wait
Deejay, can you replay
Deejay can you replay
(man beatboxing)
Ay, ay
Deejay
You can play
You can play
You can play
Ay
Okay, let's go away
Okay, let's go away
Without delay
Okay, okay
Without delay
Ay, ay
Ay
Delay, delay, delay
(upbeat music)
- This is what I'll say.
Would you like to go to a play today, Fay?
(clears throat) Would you like
to go to a plab todab, Fab?
- Eh?
- Oh no, that's not what I meant to say.
I meant, would you like to
go to a plan todan, Fan?
- Huh?
- Oh dear, no please let me try again!
Would you like to go to a play today, Fay?
- But Ray, we're in a play today.
- Well now I really feel silly.
(upbeat music)
(dramatic music)
- Ah, I see how it is.
Lila Lavender pulled the
old matrix code switcheroo.
The oldest--
- Trick in the book.
The real clue must be underneath.
- Where was Casey Calloway's
corniest hiding place?
- Why that's in Book ,
The Mystery of Luigi Smart.
Casey Calloway hid in a
corn field at the Old--
- Old Straw Farm in Ponca, Arkansas.
- Hmm.
- Wait, but how do we get to Arkansas?
- Oh, we don't go to Arkansas.
We bring Arkansas to us.
(noir music)
- Hello, mother!
(telephone chattering)
Remember how you promised
me that vacation in Paris?
Well I want to make a stop along the way.
Ponca, Arkansas.
(telephone chattering)
Oh, you mean I have to make a choice?
(telephone chattering)
I have made a choice!
I want to go to Paris and Ponca!
(telephone chattering)
Mother, you're being unreasonable.
(telephone chattering)
Yes, we will talk about
it when I get home.
(telephone chattering)
(dramatic music)
- What are you doing?
- I'm going to Squaggle Earth, see.
- [Jessica] What's Squaggle Earth?
- Squaggle--
- Squaggle Earth
is a computer program that takes pictures
of each and every inch
of our great, wide Earth.
Right down to the smallest details.
- So we can see the Old Straw
Farm in Ponca, Arkansas.
- Without ever leaving the neighborhood.
Now the code should take us
somewhere in the corn fields.
- Okay, hold up.
Don't zoom in so far.
I think the code is
bigger than we thought.
- [PJ] Okay.
- The whole field is
cut to look like a code!
What does it say?
(camera shutter clicking)
- Okay, in order to ear the
title of Master Detective
you have to have the last word.
Last word, last word, last word.
Last word, last word.
Polly said something about a
last word back at her house.
- Hmm, last word, title
of Master Detective.
That's it!
We have to put together the last word
of all the books' titles!
- Bingo, Ginger Snap!
- Run those titles by me again.
- (clears throat) The Mystery
of the Fortune Cookie,
The Mystery of Luigi Smart,
and then The Mystery of Door Number One.
(head scratching)
Okay, um so, the words
are one, cookie and smart?
(victorious music)
- One smart cookie.
- Hey.
- A Ginger Snap is a cookie.
(Lisa gasps)
- Well hit me with a
feather and knock me over!
The Handy Helping Hand is--
- Me!
Ginger Snap Gonzalez, oh of course!
Did you ever notice that every
time Casey gets out of a jam
Ginger Snap magically appears?
Oh, she is helping him
without his knowing.
- You took the words right,
(clears throat), right--
- Outta your mouth.
- Hey, there you go.
(dramatic music)
- So, you say you've solved the mystery?
- Well Polly, can I call you Polly?
I don't technically have the last clue,
but I know it's in Arkansas,
and you know what I know,
and I know what you know,
and we know what we know.
So why don't you just go ahead
and declare me the winner?
(noir music)
- Francine, you have to solve the mystery
in order to win.
- Alright, see you later.
Hello Electric Company, you're a day late
and a dollar short!
Hello mother!
Forget Paris, I'm going to Ponca.
- Miss Hashimoto, the Handy Helping Hand
is none other than Ginger Snap Gonzalez.
- Good work, detective.
You've solved the mystery.
Here's a commemorative plaque
that reads Master Detective.
- Thank you.
I want to thank all the little people
that made this possible.
And when I say little people,
I'm talking about you Keith.
(dramatic music)
That's our cue.
Just, she does that,
come on, let's just go.
(upbeat music)
(pen scratching)
(record scratching)
- [Announcer] Aw.
(upbeat music)
Whenever you see the letters
A-W together in a word
it sounds like aw, as is awesome. (laughs)
Sometimes aw comes right in the middle
Like yawn and jawbreaker
Sometimes strawberry
Sometimes brawns and pawns as well
Sometimes aw comes at the end of words
like draw and claw and paw
Coleslaw, oh delicious. (laughs)
And gnaw, law and saw.
You see, the world of aw is awesome!
That's why I like to say.
Aw's really awesome
Aw's really awesome
Aw's really awesome
In the middle, in the
end, really awesome
At the beginning too
Aw's really awesome
Aw's really awesome
(upbeat music)
- Just looking at this
word makes me sleepy!
It's starts with a Y and at the beginning
of the word Y makes the ya sound.
So ya, then there's A-W
which makes the aw sound.
So y-aw, yaw, n, yawn! (yawns)
Oh, there's more.
Yawn-i, yawn-i, oh wait,
that's ing, which means
this is the ing sound.
So yawn-ing, yawning.
(yawns) Yawning.
(upbeat music)
(dramatic music)
- Aw.
D-d-d-r, draw.
Draw.
(electronic beeping)
Aw.
(electronic whooshing)
Awesome, awesome.
Awesome!
Aw, c-c-c, cl, claw.
Claw.
(electronic claw whooshing)
Aw-l-n.
Lawn.
Electronic whooshing.
Mower, lawnmower.
Lawnmower!
(electronic claw screeching)
(alarm wailing)
(rocket boots whooshing)
(sheep bleating)
(cow mooing)
(upbeat music)
- S.
- Aw.
- Saw.
- Dr.
- Aw.
- Draw.
- Y.
- Awn.
- Yawn.
- Aw.
- Ful.
- Awful!
- Str.
- Aw.
- Straw.
(straw slurping)
- Hey, can I have some?
- [Woman] Uh-uh.
(upbeat music)
- Congratulations detective.
- Oh thanks, guys, thanks.
Hey, I couldn't have done
it without my friends.
- You know there is one
details that's gone overlooked.
- Well what's that?
- Whatever happened to Francine?
- Hello, Mother?
(telephone chattering)
No, I am not having a fun vacation.
I have been out here for hours.
I have eaten st*lks of celery
and I can't find the matrix code anywhere!
I want to go to Paris!
(mournful music)
(Francine yelling in foreign language)
- Hey, you guys!
Go online to pbskidsgo.org
and play tons of games
to win points for your favorite member
of the Electric Company.
Only you can help us b*at the pranksters.
So, hurry up, the race is on.
The time is now
The day is here
The rhythm that you're feeling
The music in your ear
The charge is electric
And all you've gotta do is plug it in
Oh plug it in
Oh, that's what we do
with The Electric Company
Inviting all of you to
all the possibilities
Learning to write
And learning to read
We have a good time
while we plant the seeds
And once you get it
you have to share it
'Cause gathering your power
you own it, you wear it proud
And you shout it out loud
Electric Company is in town
In town
- Hello Mother. (squealing)
That has to go on the bloopers.
The mystery of Luigi Smart, easy peasy,
busy bees-ey.
Hmm, let's see you solve the
mystery now, smarty pants-es.
(Francine groaning)
Celery habit's starting
to be bad for my health.
(celery crunching)
(upbeat music)
(cheerful guitar music)
- [Child] Go!
02x29 - One Smart Cookie
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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.