[♪♪♪] ♪ Waahoooa yay!
♪ Vamonos!
♪Lo le lo lai, lo lai lai lo le. ♪
♪ it's Alma's Way!
♪ Here she comes,
♪beaming with pride and something to say! ♪
♪ Hear those drums?
♪ Playing Alma's Way.
♪ From the Bronx,
♪ singing a le lo lai, lai lo lei, ♪
♪ Our island songs,
♪ saying Alma's Way!
♪So many questions, So much to explain. ♪
♪ Hoh! ♪ Figure it out as you hop on the train. ♪
♪Hoo!♪ ♪With Mami, Papi, Junior and Abuelo, mi gente. ♪
♪ I'll think it through and share it with you, ♪
♪ come on vente!
♪ There she goes!
♪Learning about her world every day. ♪
♪ The whole world knows,
♪ it's Alma's Way...
♪ Alma's Way!
♪!¡Wepa! ♪
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“Checkers Champ"”
[train passing] [car honks]
ALMA: Your turn, Junior.
ANDREÉ: Oh, Junior!
If you move diagonally, like this,
you can jump over Alma'’s checker and capture it.
JUNIOR: Yeah, yeah!
JUNIOR: Thanks, André!
ALMA: I'’m good at checkers,
but André is AH-MAY-ZING.
ALMA: Oooh! Sweet moves!
ANDREÉ: Now whaddya say, Junior?
JUNIOR: KING ME!
JUNIOR: Yes!
ANDREÉ: Nice! Now your king piece
can move backwards andforwards.
JUNIOR: Oh yeah, oh yeah! I won!
ALMA: [giggling] Well, not yet.
The game isn't over
until one player losesall their checkers...
ANDREÉ: Andthenthe other player wins.
JUNIOR: Oh!
MR. RAMIREZ: Got time for a game against me, André?
ANDREÉ: Me? But, Mr. Ramirez, you'’re the Checkers Master of the Bronx.
MR. RAMIREZ: [chuckling] I dunno about the whole Bronx.
C'’mon, show me what you got, kid.
ALMA: This is gonna be sooo good!
ANDREÉ: Hmm...
[♪♪♪]
MR. RAMIREZ: I like to call this move "The Pancake Flip."”
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp] Oooh...
ALMA: Whoa, did you see that?!
ANDREÉ: And I call that the "“Bunny Hop!"”
MR. RAMIREZ: Impressive.
[pieces moving]
MR. RAMIREZ: Hmmm... Oh!
ANDREÉ: [gasp]
King me!
JUNIOR: Hey! Mr. Ramirez doesn'’t have any red checkers left on the board.
You won, André!
ALMA: Told you! He'’s ahh-may-zing.
MR. RAMIREZ: Great game! André King, you are a Checkers King!
JUNIOR: He taught me everything I know.
ANDREÉ: It was a blast playing against you, Mr. Ramirez.
MR. RAMIREZ: Thanks!
You should bring your skills to the Checkers Tournament tomorrow.
ANDREÉ: A tournament?
MR. RAMIREZ: [chuckling] Yeah.
A bunch of us will be playing here all day
to see who wins the most games.
We'’re checkers champs just like you.
ANDREÉ: [gasp]
MR. RAMIREZ: You'’ll come, right?
ANDREÉ: I'’m in!
Thanks, Mr. Ramirez!
MR. RAMIREZ: Hasta mañana!
ALMA/JUNIOR/ANDREÉ: Bye! See you later!
ANDREÉ: Checkers... for the whole day!
Whoa, I can'’t wait!
I'’m gonna have to play my best.
Can you help me get ready, Alma?
ALMA: Sure! I'’ll be your Checkers Coach.
JUNIOR: André King, Checkers King!
[giggles]
ALMA: Okay, André. Time to start training.
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Eleven... twelve...
thirteen...
JUNIOR: Whoa! Your fingers are gonna be so strong!
HOWARD: [chuckles confidently]
[gasp]
ANDREÉ: Sorry, Howard.
HARPER: [gasp]
HARPER/LUCAS: [gasp]
JUNIOR: He just keeps getting better and better!
ALMA: Uh-huh!
RAFIA: What? No way! How did you do that?
JUNIOR: He's... André King, Checkers King!
KIDS: [cheering] Oh yeah!
ALMA: How ya feeling, King?
ANDREÉ: I feel ready!
ALMA: Hey, André!
Are you excited for the tournament?
ANDREÉ: I'’m super psyched to play!
Check it out, I even made my own set.
ALMA: I love it!
ANDREÉ: Thanks! I'’m gonna ask if I can play with mycheckers.
I think the other kids in the tournament will- uh...
ALMA: What'’s up, André?
ANDREÉ: Look!
ANDREÉ: That'’s who I'm playing? Grown-ups?!
MR. RAMIREZ: André! I told everyone you were coming.
They'’re so excited to see your skills. I'’ll show you around.
I made the trophy myself...
And all the checker- themed snacks.
ALMA/ANDREÉ: Whoa!
ANDREÉ: Everything is so, so- so checker-y.
MR. RAMIREZ: Hey! You brought your own set to play on?
Marvelous! You'’ll fit right in!
MR. RAMIREZ: Oh, hey!
ALMA: I think everybody here loves checkers almost as much as you do!
ANDREÉ: Alma, there aren'’t any other kids here!
ALMA: Oh, yeah...
Maybe they're coming later? I'll ask!
ALMA: Excuse me, who else is coming to your tournament, Mr. Ramirez?
Any kids?
MR. RAMIREZ: Nope.
André is the only kid who signed up.
MR. RAMIREZ: Ooh, it looks like everyone'’s here. We'’re ready to play!
C'’mon, André.
ALMA: You coming, André?
ANDREÉ: I thought I'’d be playing kids. I don'’t belong here.
ALMA: What? Why?
ANDREÉ: They'’re all adults. They'’re gonna be way better than me!
So this won'’t be any fun. I'’m gonna bounce.
ALMA: Wait, what?! André?
I don't get it.
André would still have fun playing grown-ups...
Right?
I gotta think about this...
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: Checkers... for the whole day! Whoa, I can'’t wait!
ALMA: André was excited to play in the tournament...
RAFIA: No way! How did you do that?
JUNIOR: He just keeps getting better and better!
ALMA: And he really is good at checkers!
JUNIOR: Mr. Ramirez doesn'’t have any red checkers left on the board.
You won, André!
ANDREÉ: It was a blast playing against you, Mr. Ramirez.
ALMA: And he'’s already played Mr. Ramirez.
He'’sa grown-up.
Wait, that'’s it! I know what to do!
ALMA: André, wait up!
André! I think you should play in the tournament.
ANDREÉ: Why?
ALMA: Because you looove playing checkers...
ANDREÉ: Not against grown-ups. I'’m just a kid!
It won'’t be fun if I lose all day.
ALMA: But you played Mr. Ramirez, and you won against him!
ANDREÉ: Yeah... I did, didn't I?
ALMA: And if you play them, you'’ll just get better and better,
like when you played all the kids.
Win or lose, you'’ll still get to play checkers all day!
ANDREÉ: Yeah! That'’s so true.
ALMA: Andwhydo you think people call you "“the King?"”
ANDREÉ: Because that'’s my last name?
ALMA: Well, besides that...
Because you'’re an amazing checkers player.
You'’re André King, Checkers King, remember?!
ANDREÉ: Okay, okay, you'’re right, Alma. Time to play checkers!
ALMA: YES!
ALMA: You got this, André!
ANDREÉ: Thanks, Alma.
MR. RAMIREZ: Let the Checkers Tournament begin!
[♪♪♪]
[checkers moves]
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: I won!
ALMA: YES! Go, André!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Whoa... That was close!
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: Hmm...
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: King me, please!
ALMA: He'’s doing it! He'’s winning!
[music ends]
MR. RAMIREZ: Our very last two players have won five games each.
And now they'’ll face each other in the final game of the tournament.
It'’s André King against...
me!
ALMA: Ooh! This is gonna be so good!
MR. RAMIREZ: André... we meet again. Ready to show me what you got?
ANDREÉ: Yep!
MR. RAMIREZ: I was hoping we could useyourcheckers pieces.
ANDREÉ: [gasp] Mine? Sure!
ALMA: Here we go!
♪]suspenseful music]
[big bite, chewing] [music stops suddenly]
JUNIOR: [swallow] Sorry!
[music starts again]
ALMA: No. Way! Mr. Ramirez used André'’s Bunny Hop move!
ANDREÉ: Nice one!
MR. RAMIREZ: Pancake flip! I like your style.
ALMA: André just used Mr. Ramirez'’s move against him!
ALMA: [gasp] Mr. Ramirez won!
ANDREÉ: [deep breath] Ahh.
Great game, Mr. Ramirez!
ANDREÉ: I guess I'’ll have to callyouthe Checkers King now.
MR. RAMIREZ: I don'’t know... you keep getting better and better...
André King, Checkers King.
ANDREÉ: Thanks. Rematch tomorrow?
MR. RAMIREZ: Sure! If we can play with these pieces of yours.
Hey! Do you think you could make me a set?
ANDREÉ: I'’d be happy to!
That'’s a lot of checker pieces. Can you help me make them, Coach?
ALMA: Sure! Anything for André King, Checkers King!
[flipped peice rings out]
I call that move the Flippy Flip!
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“World'’s Greatest"”
RAFIA: I'’m gonna get there first!
ALMA: Not if I do!
ALMA: World's Greatest Climber...
ALMA /RAFIA: GO!
ALMA/RAFIA: [efforts]
RAFIA: Who won?
ALMA: Ooh, that was close but... I think you won, Rafia.
RAFIA: Yes! I'’m the greatest!
ALMA: Oh, this isn'’t over yet!
ALMA: I'’m the World's Greatest Rope Jumper!
RAFIA: Ready?
ALMA: Ready!
RAFIA: GO!
ALMA/RAFIA: [heavy breathing]
ALMA: Woohoo!! World'’s Greatest!
RAFIA: Un-uh! You won this round, but we'’re tied!
ALMA: We need a tiebreaker to see who'’s the...
ALMA/RAFIA: World'’s... Greatest... Everything!!
ALMA/RAFIA: THREE-TWO-ONE GO!!!
ALMA/RAFIA: [heavy breathing] [giggles]
RAFIA: World'’s Greatest Hop-scotcher!
RAFIA: [gasp]
ALMA: Yess! World'’s Greatest Thumb Wrestler!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: [gasp] YES! World'’s Greatest Stare-er-er!
RAFIA: This still isn'’t over!
[music fades]
ALMA: Okay, Rafia. We gotta find our next-
RAFIA: Hey!
[water flowing]
RAFIA: Race you to the fountain!
ALMA/RAFIA: [giggles] [heavy breathing]
ALMA/RAFIA: [deep breath]
RAFIA: Woo-hoo! I win! World'’s Greatest Racer!
I'’d like to thank my sister, Safina, for always chasing me.
That'’s how I became the World'’s Greatest Racer!
ALMA/RAFIA: [laughs]
ANDREÉ: Hey, Alma! Hi, Rafia! What'’s up?
RAFIA: Hey, André!
ALMA: Hi André!
ALMA: We'’re competing to see who'’s the...
ALMA/RAFIA: WORLD'’S... GREATEST... EVERYTHING! [laughs]
RAFIA; But, we'’re tied!
ALMA: You wanna play with us?
ANDREÉ: No, thanks. I'’m painting.
ALMA: [Gasps] ♪[uplifting music]
ALMA: Whoa, nice! It looks like the fountain.
ANDREÉ: That'’s because it IS the fountain...
well, it will be when I'’m finished!
ALMA: Wow! Is he good or what?
ANDREÉ: I'’m making it for my mom'’s art show.
ANDREÉ'S MOM, NEA: That'’s right! I'’m putting on a gallery show at my bookstore.
I'’m calling it... "“How I See It!"”
ALMA: How you see... What?
NEA: The fountain! Everyone'’s drawing or painting the fountain,
the way... they... see it! [laughs] Genius, huh?
ALMA: Yeah, but, doesn'’t everyone see it the same way?
RAFIA: It'’s a fountain.
NEA: I hear you, but everyone notices different things about it.
And they draw what they see!
And I can'’t wait to see what everyone else sees.
It'’ll be fabulous!
[smart watch beeps]
NEA: Whoop! Gotta get my steps in. Trying to do , steps per day!
There are tons of supplies. Why don'’t you paint what YOU see?!
ALMA: Are you thinking what I'’m thinking?
ALMA/RAFIA: World'’s Greatest Artist!
ALMA: It'’s on!
ANDREÉ: You know that making art isn'’t a competition, right?
ALMA: Sure, it is!
RAFIA: Yeah! This is kinda the perfect tie -breaker.
ALMA: The winner will be... The WORLD'’S... GREATEST...
ALMA/RAFIA: EVERYTHING!!!
RAFIA: I'’ll start my painting first.
ALMA: No, I'’ll start mine first!
♪[upbeat music]
RAFIA: Look, Alma! I'’m the World'’s Greatest Paint Carrier!
ALMA: Well, I'’m the World'’s Greatest Paintbrush Carrier! See?
ALMA/RAFIA: THREE-TWO-ONE! GO!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: I'’m painting faster than you!
RAFIA: Ha! Are you sure about that?!
[paint splatter]
ANDREÉ: Huh?
ANDREÉ: Whoa!
[pigeon coos] [water flowing]
[music ends]
NEA: [humming]
NEA: Oooh, André,
I've never noticed the expressions on the turtles!
So cute! Like you, honey!
ANDREÉ: Aw, thanks, Mom!
ALMA: Ms. Omenma,
whose painting is the greatest?
RAFIA: Who has the greatest sky?
ALMA: Who has the greatest water?
RAFIA: Which one smells the greatest?
ALMA: Smells?!
RAFIA: I ran out of things to ask.
ALMA: Me too..
NEA: [chuckles]
Oooh, that mix of blues and greens, Rafia.
LOVE! IT!
NEA: And, Alma,
mm, mm, mmm.
Those paint lines are so smooth,
it'’s like the water is moving!
NEA: Keep it up, ladies! And remember, I want to see...
How YOU see it!
ALMA/RAFIA: [laughs]
ALMA/RAFIA: DONE!
ALMA: Okay, let'’s see '‘em.
RAFIA: Whoa!
Nice painting, Alma!
ALMA: Yours too!
ALMA/RAFIA: Hmmm...
RAFIA: So uhh... Who won?
ALMA: I dunno. Let'’s ask André!
ALMA: André, whaddya think? Who'’s the World's Greatest Painter?
ANDREÉ: I am! [laughs] Just kidding!
Hmm. Oh, I like both '‘em.
ALMA: Wait.. What?
NEA: Oooh, yes!
ALMA: Ms. Omenma, what do you think?
RAFIA: Yea, who won?
NEA: Gorg' and gorg'! Can'’t wait to hang them in the bookstore.
ALMA: C'’mon, André, you have to pick one!
RAFIA: Yeah, we need to know who'’s the World's Greatest Artist!
ANDREÉ: [laughs] Huh?!
ANDREÉ: Ooh... You'’re serious?
ALMA; Totally serious! This decides who is the...
WORLD'’S... GREATEST... EVERYTHING!!!
ANDREÉ: Well... they'’rebothnice!
RAFIA: Ugh. We need to figure out who'’s the World'’s Greatest Artist!
ALMA: If André won'’t pick, then we have to... But how?!
I gotta think about this.
ALMA/RAFIA: [heavy breathing] [deep breath]
RAFIA: Woo-hoo! I win! World'’s Greatest Racer!
ALMA: With some things, it'’s easy to figure out who wins.
But trying to pick the best painting...it'’s kinda hard to tell.
NEA: Everyone notices different things about it, and they draw what they see!
ALMA: Hmm, so that means...
I noticed different things about the fountain than Rafia?
Yeah, I guess I did.
Ohhhh! That'’s it! I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Rafia, I don'’t think we can pick a winner
for the World'’s Greatest Artist.
RAFIA: Huh? What do you mean?
There has to be a winner! And usually, I'’m the winner.
ALMA: Well, there's no such thing as the greatest painting...
so we can't pick the greatest painter.
RAFIA: Say whaaaaaat?
ALMA: You painted what you noticed,
like the fountain, the trees, the grass...
RAFIA: Yeah. The colors all looked so pretty to me.
That'’s what I saw, so, that'’s what I painted.
ALMA: But what really stuck out to me was the water!
The way it moved and shimmered. So, that'’s what I painted.
RAFIA: Hmm... uhhh... interesting...
ALMA: So... no winner, okay?
RAFIA: Okay!
ALMA: So, Rafia, will you show me how you mixed all those blues?
RAFIA: Sure, if you show me how you did that water thing.
ALMA: Okay, deal!
[traffic] [car honk]
[crowd murmuring]
RAFIA: Hey, look!
RAFIA: This one has the coins at the bottom of the fountain!
ALMA: Wow, they look so shiny and real!
ANDREÉ: Alma! RAFIA: [gasp]
ANDREÉ: Rafia! Check out this watercolor one!
ALMA/RAFIA/ANDREÉ: Hmmm...
ALMA: André, I wanna see your painting!
RAFIA: Totally! Where is it?
ANDREÉ: I'’ll show you!
RAFIA: Whoa, no water, huh? Bold.
ANDREÉ: Actually...
I didn't have enough time to paint the water!
[laughs]
ALMA: I love it!
RAFIA: I can'’t believe I'’m saying this,
but I guess not everything has a winner...
ALMA: Here it comes...
RAFIA: But still...
I AM the World'’s Greatest Everything Else!
ALMA: Yup! There it is.
ALMA: We'’re TIED! Remember, Rafia?
RAFIA: Whoops! [chuckles]
NEA: Hey you, anyone want to help me pass these out?
RAFIA: World'’s Greatest Snack Giver-out-er?
ALMA: Oh it'’s on.
♪[happy music]
ALMA/RAFIA: [laugh]
ANDREÉ: Count me in too!
ALMA: I'’m definitely gonna to win this one.
[♪♪♪]
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[♪♪♪]
01x20 - Checkers Champ/World's Greatest
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The show is set in The Bronx, New York and revolves around Alma, a six-year-old Puerto Rican girl, as she ventures out into her Latino neighborhood to demonstrate decision making and social awareness skills.
The show is set in The Bronx, New York and revolves around Alma, a six-year-old Puerto Rican girl, as she ventures out into her Latino neighborhood to demonstrate decision making and social awareness skills.