03x51 - Tip it or Dip It

[bunniefuu]

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)