Tip -- When something tips,
it leans over to one side.
Weight -- Weight is how
heavy something is.
Scale -- A scale is a tool
you use to figure out
how heavy something is.
Add -- When you add things,
you are putting them together.
Fabulous -- When someone
or something is fabulous,
it's really, really great.
So we have Tip, Weight,
Scale, Add, and Fabulous.
Watch out for them
in today's show.
Hey, Marcus.
Oh, hey, Keith.
Why are you
watching nothing?
Nothing? That nothing is
about to be Rob Robson!
Rob Robson,
the game show host?
Yes.
Hey! I'm Rob Robson!
It's on! It's on!It's on!
I entered my name to be
in "Tip it or Dip it."
Let's find out who will be
this week's contestants
on "Tip it or Dip it."
Who will get the chance
to win the fabulous prize
of a year's supply of pickles?
I really do
enjoy pickles.
Paul, pick the first letter!
Pick an M.
An M!
Yeah!
If your name begins with the
letter M, you're in the running,
and by the looks of it,
we have a lot of people
whose names begin with M.
Paul, second letter.
A, come on, Paul,
pick an A!
An A!
Yeah!
Yes!
We have two names
that begin with MA --
Marcus Barnes and
Manny Spamboni.
Marcus and Manny, we'll see you
both tomorrow at the studio.
But first, I have a very
special announcement.
For many, many, many, many --
some might say too many years,
I've been the host
of "Tip it or Dip it."
But now I'm hosting a new show,
"Monkey See, Monkey Do,"
with Paul the Gorilla.
We'll miss you, Rob.
So starting today we'll be
testing new guest hosts
for "Tip it or Dip it."
The guest host who does
the best job, gets the job.
Let's meet this
week's guest host.
Maybe it's Kobe Bryant!
Maybe it's Darth Vader.
The wonderful, the brilliant,
the always fabulous,
Francine Carruthers!
Hello, tippers
and dippers!
No!
Yes!
Hey, you guys!
The power we perfected
is electrically connected
So use it as directed
and expect to be respected
Electric Company
Electric Company
Electric Company...
Electric Company!
Marcus, Marcus, Marcus...
may the best lifelong fan
of "Tip it or Dip it"win.
Zing!
(cackling)
That was weak,
Spamboni.
(cackling)
Marcus, look at me.
You're looking at the one-time
champion of "Friend or Ant."
Yeah, you're like a legend.
I know.
So I have one piece
of advice for you.
Just forget about your opponents
and focus on the pickles.
I really do
like pickles.
"Tip it or Dip it"
contestant's guide.
I don't need that.
I can play that
game in my sleep.
I've never seen it.
Can we still watch?
Okay.
Congratulations, contestant,
and now let's meet our host
for this week,
the fabulous Francine.
Hello, contestants!
Here's how to play
"Tip it or Dip it."
This is a scale.
We will put up all the pudding
on one side of the scale.
The weight of the pudding,
which is surprisingly heavy,
will make the scale
tip to one side.
Your job is to tip the scale
using hot dogs, dirty socks,
or rubber chickens.
When you add enough objects to
the other side, you will tip
the scale and win, and you will
need to put these three objects
in the basket, using either
your knees, your elbows,
or your chin.
And remember -- remember,
contestants, if you are not
the first to tip the scale,
you will have to dip that part
of your body into
a bowl of pudding.
Good luck!
And we'll see you
on "Tip it or Dip it."
What is up with
that double-wink?
I need to talk to you
about your double-wink.
Francine, how can I say this,
it's not working.
It's not working?
It looks weird, like you
got something in your eye,
and America's not
going to like it.
I just want to make sure that I
have my special game show thing,
you know, like your
spin and point.
Yeah, well you definitely
need something special,
but just not the wink.
I'll be right back
after these messages!
Francine!
Not now, Manny!
I'm thinking.
I want you to
help me cheat.
No, no cheating.
But you love cheating.
Not this time...
Rob wouldn't like it.
What if I help you come up with
your fabulous Francine thing?
Okay, we could
cheat a little.
(laughter)
I'll be right back.
Soon, I'll have my special thing
and then I'll be the greatest
game show host ever.
I'm back!
Now, Francine, tell me
what is more fabulous
than windblown hair.
Windblown hair.
Slip into this Spamboni
hurricane bracelet fan,
and with the touch
of a button, voila.
I love it.
I hope Rob Robson chooses me
to be the next guest host.
Really? You think
you got the goods?
Watch this...
It is time for the world's
most exciting game show.
Let us Tip it or perhaps Dip it.
What do you think?
A little flat.
I think you'd
better watch this.
Need a little something to make
your sentences match your mood?
A simple squirt of Expression!
can fit any mood.
Or like you had
too much sugar --
Now available in a convenient
travel size...Expression!
"House of Horrors,"scene ...
and action!
Oh no, I've got to
get out of here.
CUT!
Mummy, what was that?
I was reading the lines
from the cue card.
Yeah but, you need
to be horrified.
See? Look at these
exclamation points.
That means that you need
to add some feeling like --
OH NO! I'VE GOT TO
GET OUT OF HERE!
Oh No!
I'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE!
Well, that had feeling,
but the wrong feeling.
Remember, you have to
sound scared, not excited!
Let's try it again.
You can do it!
And action!
Oh No! I'VE GOT TO
GET OUT OF HERE!
And cut!
Way to go, Mummy!
Mummy?
Where is he going?
Weird...
I'm an actor, which means
that I have to be able to
play all sorts of
different characters.
Take this line...
Now, I could perform that line
in hundreds of different ways.
Let's see if you can
guess my character, ready?
I was an ice cream loving
lion tamer named Ned.
Did you get it?
Oh, okay.
Well, here's another one...
That time I was a space alien
named Nordeldorp,
who doesn't have ice cream
on his home planet.
Poor thing.
Here's another...
That time I was the ice cream
man's five-year-old son, Clark.
It's weird that Clark
calls his dad "ice cream man"
but Clark is a weird kid.
Let's see what else...
Oh! The ice cream man!
And a note...
(applause)
Thanks, ice cream man.
So what's happened so far?
Yay, I'm going to be
on "Tip it or Dip it."
Me, too.
And I'm going to be the host.
Uh-oh, hey you guys!
Let me explain how
this game works.
It's all about weight,
and to measure this weight,
we need a scale.
A scale tells us how
heavy something is.
On one side of the
scale we put pudding.
More weight, more weight,
more weight.
The weight tips
the scale to one side.
Let's watch the scale tip again.
Just look at it
drop to one side.
The players then have to
add weight to the other side.
If they add enough weight to the
scale, it tips, and they win.
Those are the rules.
They must not be broken.
Help me break the rules.
Okay.
Guys, I think I'm going to need
some practice before the show.
Come on, let's go.
You guys coming?
No, no, we got to hang here.
Okay, see you later, Shock.
And we'll catch you later.
Get out, now.
Come on! Come on!
What are you doing?
(yelling)
I can't do it,
I can't do this.
(cheering)
(cheering)
(whistle blowing)
Okay, how are we going to cheat?
I'll add this barbell
to Marcus' pudding.
It's so heavy, he'll never be
able to tip the scale, no matter
how many hot dogs, socks,
or chickens he puts in there.
Gotcha.
Whoa!
This is where
it all happens.
Hey, Paul!
It looks so much bigger on TV.
Hey Paul, where's the audience?
(crowd cheering)
There is no audience!
It's game show magic, Marcus.
Your windblown
effect is fabulous.
You've finally found your
special Francine thing.
Thanks, Rob.
I learned from the best.
Thanks for saying.
Let's get this started.
Okay, everybody.
It's time to get to
tipping and a-dipping.
Everyone, take their places
in five, four, three, two --
Ladies and Gentlemen,
welcome to "Tip it or Dip it."
Thank you, thank you.
It's with great pleasure that I
introduce tonight's guest host,
the fabulous Francine!
Thanks, Rob.
Okay, who will win the
grand prize of pickles?
Let's meet our contestants --
Manny Spamboni!
And Marty Farms.
That's Marcus Barnes.
Okay, close enough.
Here's how the scoring works.
The winner of the first
round wins three points.
The winner of the second round
wins one million points.
The winner of the third round
wins one million four points.
Are we ready to play?
Paul, spin the wheel!
Ooh, knees and socks.
That means you must carry
socks with your knees.
You may only use your hands
to grab socks from the bin
and place them in the bowl.
The first contestant to add
enough weight to tip the scale
wins the round.
The loser has to dip
his knees in pudding.
(laughter)
And go!
And they're off.
Whose strategy will work?
Oh, it looks like Marcus
is a fast starter,
but Manny's got a fancy spin.
Backing up, he's backing up.
Hey, look at Manny
Spamboni's hip hop.
Oh, oh, Marcus is fading.
Is he fading?
Manny's got a lot of
vibrancy in him still.
Marcus is dumping it in there.
He's doing his signature hop.
Tips the scale first!
And Manny's won the round!
That's three points
for Manny Spamboni!
And you have to dip
your knees in pudding.
My scale should
have tipped!
Okay, less snipping,
more dipping.
Oh, that must feel great.
We'll be right back
after these messages.
How am I doing?
Good job, Francine!
I would try a few
more chuckles, though.
(laughter)
Something is wrong!
I mean, Marcus' scale
should have tipped.
I know. Manny must
have rigged it.
He must have added more
weight to Marcus' scale.
Let's go check it out.
And we're back!
Or not.
Oh, that's not right.
Manny is not
playing fair.
What a shame.
You know what
I'd like to do?
I'd like to go over there
and peck him on the shoulder.
You know, not hard, just enough
of a peck so he'd say hey,
hey, who just pecked me
on the shoulder?
You know what I mean?
I do, but maybe you should
cool down and watch this first.
Yeah, yeah,
good thinking.
Sweet.
Whoa.
This is awesome.
Reading with feeling
and learning the meaning
Expressing the words
will help you out
When you're reading a story
And a character speaks
(Yeah, c'mon!)
You better read it
with feeling
Or you might fall asleep
So when they whisper
a secret, go...
I ate the last slice!
Or shout when they're mad...
That wasn't very nice!
Laugh at something funny
Who put dresses on those mice?
Or cry when they're sad
Now you're reading
with feeling
And learning the meaning
Expressing the words
is where it's at
Oh, now you see you're reading
with feeling, it's a snap
Yeah!
Wow...I just found
these stories I wrote
when I was seven years old.
I used to make characters based
on all the little critters
that lived in our garden.
Let's see, where are they?
See, this is Bruce, a ladybug.
In my stories,
he talked like this.
"Yo, just because I'm a ladybug
doesn't mean I'm a lady.
There are guy ladybugs
too, Charlie."
For some reason, he
called everybody Charlie.
Eleanor -- the world's only
earthworm who hates dirt.
I imagine her voice like this.
"For once, can we just
please stay in a hotel
and get room service?"
Oh, my favorite character!
Courtney -- the opera
singing daredevil moth.
Courtney would do these amazing
flying stunts while singing.
I am doing a flip
in the air...
I'll read you part of
one of the stories.
Let's see, okay.
Suddenly, Courtney
the daredevil moth
came in for a crash landing.
Look out...
she said, then splat!
She landed in the mud
and everybody got filthy.
Eleanor said,
"I am not pleased."
Bruce said,
"Don't worry, Charlie,
I'll clean you off
with the hose."
How nice of you, Bruce...
Said Courtney.
Bruce said, "Charlie,
just 'cause I'm not a lady,
doesn't mean I'm not
a gentleman."
Good point, Bruce, good point.
I've made my decision.
I'm not going to peck
Manny on the shoulder.
Oh yeah?
How come?
Well look, I don't like that
he added the extra weight to
Marcus' pudding bowl and that
he's winning the game show
by cheating, but -- and here's
the important part --
pecking is not nice,
and I'm a nice bird.
You really, really are.
Hello, and welcome
back to round two!
Are you ready to play?
Paul, spin that wheel!
Ooh, hot dogs and elbows.
So the challenge in round two
is to carry hot dogs
with your elbows.
The first contestant to tip
the scale wins the round!
The round is worth
one million points!
And go!
It looks like they're off
to a pretty even start.
Look at that technique.
Marcus has dumped in his scale
first, but Manny's got some
fabulous elbows that
really can't be b*at.
Who will tip their scale first?
I can see the panic
on Marcus' face.
Manny looks cool as a cucumber.
They're going, they're going,
and Manny wins again!
Good job!
Now Manny leads Marvin...
Marcus.
Sorry.
...A million and three to zero.
Sorry, Melvin.
Marcus!
Whatever.
Now Martimere has to dip
his elbows in the pudding.
CROWD:
Ewww!
No, it's awww...
But don't be too upset,
the last round is worth
a million and four points!
Time out!
Okay, time out.
I found this in my pudding.
The extra weight kept me
from tipping the scale.
Okay, what do you want
me to do about it?
Nothing.
Francine, there's no
such thing as timeouts.
We're live on the air.
You're on your own, Manny.
But --
Hope you like pudding.
See, without that extra weight,
their pudding bowls
would weigh the same,
and Marcus has a chance.
All right.
Okay, welcome to round three!
Paul, spin that wheel!
And the next challenge
is chicken and chins.
Now it's time for some
inspirational sports music.
Add a chicken...
Add a chicken...
Add a chicken...
Got to tip the scales
Add a chicken...
Add a chicken...
Add a chicken...
'Til you tip the scales
The little guy is faster,
the rubber chicken master.
Now his pace is quickening;
the boy is really chickening.
The big guy's catching up,
the little guy is checking him.
Good thing they're
made of rubber,
or the chickens
would be pecking them.
The big guy's going to win...
Once he gets these in.
Wait a sec, the little guy
is breaking out the spin!
The spin...the spin...
The spin...the spin...
And the little guy wins!
(cheering)
Let's see the final score.
A million three...
to a million four.
Marty Barnes is our winner.
Rob, tell him what he's won.
He's won a year's
supply of pickles!
That's right, you'll receive
one pickle per day
for an entire year!
I really do
enjoy pickles.
And Manny gets to dip
his head in pudding.
But I don't want
to dip my head.
It's okay, we'll help you.
Paul, get to dipping!
Super speed...
(screaming)
(laughter)
Francine, that
was fabulous!
Nothing to
chuckle about, Rob.
This job is impossible.
I always say that
game show hosting
is not for the faint of heart.
We'll see you next time
with a brand new host
on "Tip it or Dip it!"
Kapow! Prankster Planet!
The Wordsuckeruppernator
is sucking up words
So it's Jessica and
Marcus to the rescue!
There are buttons
to shut it down
But pushing them all
is up to you!
Boom! Prankster Planet!
Kapow! Prankster Planet!
Meanwhile in the city...
As boy-wonder Marcus uses his
super map reading skills to
uncover the secret location
of the next off button...
...Jessica uses her regular
eyes to see on top of that --
building?
What is that thing?
That is MAM --
Manny's Awesome Museum!
I built it to show off
all my amazing inventions.
Count Vacula,
the Wordpufferuppernator,
my Word Mangler,
and as a bonus,
to keep that off
button away from you.
(cackling)
That's too bad.
We really would love
to visit your museum.
You do have so many
amazing inventions.
Okay, you can come in,
as long as you really promise
not to push that off button.
BOTH:
We promise.
Here is a list of exhibits,
a coupon for the gift store,
and headphones
for the audio tour.
Thanks for your support.
(laughing)
Can you believe how
easy that was, Marcus?
Marcus?
Wow, Manny has a gadget
that turns gravy fries
into cheesy fries?
There it is!
Let's go!
(screaming)
What happened?
This metal platform is
connected to that platform.
We tipped down because there's
more weight on our side.
It's like a giant scale.
Right, do you have anything
heavy you can put there
so the weight will be equal and
the scale will tip back down?
All I have are
these dumbbells.
What? I like to
exercise on the go.
Ugh!
I guess I could get rid
of these sandbags,
this suitcase,
this bowling ball,
oh, and this souvenir anchor
from the USS Marcus.
No, Marcus!
That's too much!
BOTH:
Whoa!
Sorry.
Hey you guys!
Go to PBSKIDSGO.ORG,
press that off button!
The Electric Company needs you!
Looks like we both have
a lot of catching up to do.
Well, visit PBSkidsgo.org, where
you can play a lot of games
for your favorite characters,
and win votes, too.
Well, go ahead, what
are you waiting for?
Guys, I've been
training -- I'm sorry.
This is totally
a blooper.
(laughing)
Marcus...
(laughter)
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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.