01x01 - Tricks and Treats

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* Flying at the speed of sound

* Vocabulary that astounds

* From the planet lexicon

* Watch out, villains,
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* Faced with a catastrophe

* We need
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* Keeps the crime world
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that crime won't pay *

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your way *

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* Watch out, villains

* Here she comes

Narrator: listen for the words
"eerie" and "supernatural."

It's halloween,

The most spooky,
eerie day of the year.

You know what
would be great?

If I could ride my
magic pony to school

Just like the real
pretty princess.

Wow, look
at everyone.

I wonder who will win
the costume contest?

[Oo oo]

Violet: hey, becky,
nice costume.

[Purrs]

Whoa, violet,
I didn't recognize you.

I know. Isn't this
costume amazing?

Word up.

Where did you
get it?

I mean, look at
her tool belt.

She has all
of the wordgirl
rays and wands.

Becky: actually, wordgirl
doesn't have a ray.

What she uses--
aieee!

Tobey, watch where
you're landing.

Watch where I'm lan--
watch where you're standing.

Violet, I must say,

It sure is eerie how much
you look like wordgirl.

Are you wordgirl?
Me? Are you kidding?

Let's test your
supernatural word powers.

Quick, define
"doppelganger."
What?

A doppelganger is
a twin or look-alike,
someone who--

I hope my fellow classmates
are looking forward

To being defeated
in the costume contest

Because I clearly have
the best costume

In the entire playground.

I cut my victory speech
down to pages.

I like eugene's
costume.

Are you supposed to be a robot
or a garbage can?

That's far from authentic,
my friend.

Tobey, to be fair,
I don't think

Real samurai warriors
wore leg warmers.

My mother has failed me
once again.

[Bell rings]

Ooh, what's that eerie noise?

Is it a ghost?

Violet: mr. Dudley,
what's "eerie" mean?

I'm ear-y because
I have ears.

Actually,
"eerie" means
spooky or scary,

Something
that gives you
goose bumps.

That's right, becky.
It means spooky.

Blah, blah.

There's no such
thing as ghosts

And other
supernatural creatures.

Can we get on with it
and announce me

As the winner of
the costume contest?

Boo!
Aah!

I--oh, w-what--
what was that?

Dudley: ok, kids.

Will the contest finalists

Line up in the front
of the class?

The front is up here
in front of me.

Ok. Don't touch anything
on mr. Dudley's desk.

Just settle down.

Everyone's costume
looks so good,

Not as good
as my costume,

But, alas, there can
only be one winner,

And the winner is...

[Imitates drum roll]

Hmm? Hmm?

Me, me.
Let it be me.

Violet as wordgirl.

I won?
Oh, oh, oh, oh! Oh!

There you go.
I'm gonna need that
back later on.

But, mr. Dudley,
she cheated.

Everyone knows she's
really wordgirl.

She had that outfit
in her closet.

Tobey, do we need
to call your mother?

No. That's
quite all right.

I'll manage...

Manage to ruin halloween
for everyone, that is.

Ha ha ha!

Narrator: later
in tobey's bedroom lair...

Now remember, your mission
is to steal not some, not most,

But all of the halloween candy
in the city.

I don't want violet
to get her hands
on a single chocolate chip.

Mwah ha ha ha!

Mwah ha ha ha!

No. That's my thing.

[Doorbell rings]

[Doorbell rings]

Becky: bob, play with
your swords outside.

[Doorbell rings]

Wordgirl in person.

I've been getting that
reaction a lot today.

Ready?
Yeah. Word up.

Mm, painful.

[Whirring and clanking]

Aah!
Aah!
Aah!

[Doorbell rings]

Trick or treat.
Hey!

Isn't it eerie how much
that impolite cowboy

Looked like a robot?

Oh...

[Baa]

Hot-buttered pumpkins,
look at all this candy.

I won. I won halloween.

Uh, what--what's this?

Soft-bristled toothbrushes?

Are you robots mocking me?

That is the treat
they gave us.

Oh, why, oh, why
couldn't I have been born
with supernatural powers?

Instead,
I have to use robots

Who wouldn't know
a delicious treat

If they had
robot taste sensors.

Get out there
and don't come back

Until you've stolen
every single treat in this town.

Are you sure you don't
need to brush your teeth?

Brush my teeth?
Who programmed you, my mother?

Now go!

Becky:
this house is eerie.

Looks like a real
haunted house.

Becky, I'm scared.

Bob will protect us.

[Gasps]
[screeches]

Oh.

[Gasps]
[gasps]

Trick or treat.
Trick or treat.

I'm sorry, girls,
but there's no more candy.

A tall, metal kid

In a cowboy costume
stole everything.

Who would do
such a thing?

That kid.

It's like stealing
candy from a baby.

Ha ha ha.

Oh! My candy!

What are we gonna do?
I mean, halloween is ruined.

[Sobs]

Look.
It's wordgirl.

What are you talking about?
I'm not wordgirl. Heh.

They mean me,
silly.
Hmph!

She's here to save us
from the candy thief.

Guys, I'm
not wordgirl.

I'm just
a little girl in
a superhero costume.

All: wordgirl! Wordgirl!
Wordgirl! Wordgirl!

All right,
all right.
I'm on top of it.

Just give me
a few moments.

Becky, can I borrow
your monkey pirate?

I know he's no
captain huggy face,

But frankly,
neither is fluffy.

Violet, you
shouldn't get mixed
up in this trouble.

You're in
over your head.

But the entire town
is relying on me.

Listen to them
chanting my name.

All: wordgirl!
Wordgirl! Wordgirl!

They're chanting
for wordgirl.

She can defeat
the robots

Because she has
supernatural powers.

But I'm really into
the supernatural.

I eat all sorts of organic
and super-healthy food.

Actually, "supernatural"
refers to something

That would not happen
in the natural world.

For example,
wordgirl's ability
to fly is supernatural.

Oh. Well,
I can't fly,

But I could tell tobey
it's not nice
to steal candy.

Yeah. That's
not usually
how it works.

Look. A robot.
Let's follow him.

Word up.

Oh, she's not going
to give up, is she?

Now, becky,
be careful.

I don't want you
to get hurt.

Of course.

Look at him
gloating.

Why can't he
enjoy halloween like
a normal samurai?

We'll see
who's laughing at
the end of the night

After wordgirl shows
up and busts him.

I'm going in.

Call my parents
if I don't come out
in minutes.

Violet, wait!
Oh, well.

It's better if she's
out of the way.

[Screeches]

I know, I know.
I'll get to it.

Word--
I almost forgot
my sidekick.

Word up!

Trick or treat.

Wordgirl, what
are you doing here?

I'm here to save
halloween.

Wait. How do I know
you're really wordgirl?

Uh, I know
really big words
like "mississippi."

"Mississippi"?
Everyone knows that word.

What do you take me
for, a fool?

Yes, and
a silly goose.

Pummmba.

Ca-cow.

Whoo. Ska-doo.

Ha-kah. Za!

Oh! Huh?

Wow, that's a lot
of candy.

Yes, and it all belongs
to samurai tobey.

Not if wordgirl
has anything to say.

Aah! No. Aah!

That's strange.

Why aren't you using
your supernatural powers
to defeat me?

You're not wordgirl,
are you?

Well, i, um...

Of course I am.

Then who is that?

My robots! My candy!

Becky, did you see?

Wordgirl saved halloween

With her supernatural
super powers.

I know.
Isn't she amazing?

Tobey: I can't
believe I thought
you were wordgirl.

The only thing crazier
would be if I thought
becky was wordgirl.

Ha ha ha! Yeah.
That'd be crazy.
Well, see you later.

I'm going to go
catch some candy.

[Screeches]
oops.

Thanks, bob.

This is the worst
halloween ever.

Maybe you'll feel better
if you catch some treats.

That's what
I'm going to do.

Oh, come on! An apple?

Narrator: and so, thanks to
wordgirl's supernatural powers,

The eerie candyless halloween

Ends with treats
raining from the sky.

Oh, now this
is too much.

Who considers
a toothbrush a treat?

Seriously.
I love
toothbrushes.

Narrator: join us next time for
another adventure of wordgirl.

Mwah ha ha ha!

Was that scary?