[♪♪♪] ♪ 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!
[traffic] [subway going by]
ALMA: "“Steggie Rescue"”
♪♪♪
JUNIOR: ROAR!
ALMA: !¡WEPA!
JUNIOR: ROARR!!!
ALMA: It'’s a Pajama Jam Party!
With a sleepover in my room,
and pancakes in the morning.
Ohhh yeaaahh!
ALMA: Time for a solo from our special sleepover guest...
Hit it, Eddie!
♪trumpet solo
JUNIOR: Wooo! Yeaaahh! [yawns]
JUNIOR: [yawns] [Music stops]
PAPI: And that'’s our cue to shut this party down and go to bed.
ALMA: One more song? ¿Una más?
MAMI: [yawns] [sing-songy] No, no, no, no. It'’s time for bed.
MAMI: [in monster voice] If we don'’t get to bed now,
we'’re gonna turn into Cranky Sleepy Monsters.
Grrrrahhh!
ALMA/JUNIOR/PAPI: Ahhh! /C'’mon, Steggie! /Ay, !¡Vamos,niños!
ALMA: C'’mon, guys! The monster'’s gonna chase us!
EDDIE: Ah, no! [giggles]
MAMI: [in monster voice] ROOOARRR!!! [stomping]
MAMI: [in monster voice] ROAR!!
ALMA: I can hear her! The Sleepy Monster is coming!
PAPI: Into the bathroom! Let'’s brush our teeth before the monster gets us!
Quick, niños! Hurry!
MAMI: [in monster voice] The Sleepy Monster is coming!! ROAAAR!
ALMA: Incoming!!
JUNIOR: Wait!
EDDIE: Huh?
JUNIOR: That spot'’s for Steggie.
EDDIE: Okay...
JUNIOR; Thanks!
EDDIE: [chuckles]
JUNIOR: This is our first big-kid sleepover, isn'’t it Steggie?
[in dino voice] ROAARR!
JUNIOR: [kid voice] We'’re super excited.
EDDIE: I'’ve never slept next to a dinosaur before.
JUNIOR: Don'’t worry, he doesn'’t bite. He just loves to snuggle.
EDDIE: [giggles]
MAMI: Alright! Who'’s ready for a goodnight hug?
PAPI: ¿Abracitos? Huh?!
ALMA/JUNIOR/EDDIE: !¡Sí!/Hugs!/Yeah!
MAMI: Mwaah!
MAMI: Mwah!
PAPI: Mwah!
JUNIOR: Mmmm, cozy.
MAMI: Mwaah!
PAPI/MAMI: Good night/Buenas noches.
ALMA: [whispering] Okay, so what do you wanna play?
JUNIOR: Huh?
EDDIE: Hmmm... How 'bout Dino Tag? [in dino voice] ROARRR!
JUNIOR: [giggles]
ALMA: Count me in! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! ROARRR!!!
Are you playing, Junior?
JUNIOR: Yeah!!! [in dino voice] ROAR! we'’re IT!
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [LOUD ROARS and giggles]
PAPI: [cough] Dinosaurios, it'’s quiet time. Shhhh.
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [quieter roars and giggles]
JUNIOR: [whispering] Tag! You'’re IT!
ALMA: Here comes the Almasaurus!
ALMA: [whispering] Roar! Rooar!!
Watch out, Steggie! The Almasaurus is gonna get youuuu!
Roarrrrr!
ALMA: [whispering] Aha! There you are!
[gentle footsteps]
ALMA: [whispering] Get ready to be IT!
EDDIE: [whispering] She'’s got you now, Junior!
JUNIOR: [whispering] Oh no! We'’re trapped, Steggie! What should we do?!
ALMA: [whispering] Roar Roarr!
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp]
JUNIOR: Oh no! Steggie!!!
CHACHO: [eating] [growls]
CHACHO: [growls fade away]
ALMA: Guess Steggie reeeeally didn'’t wanna be IT.
JUNIOR: We'’ve gotta get him! Steggie and I can'’t sleep without each other!
EDDIE: No biggie. I got him.
JUNIOR: Wait! Let'’s make up a game to get Steggie!
EDDIE: Yeah!
ALMA: Great idea, Junior!
ALMA: [quieter] How '‘bout the downstairs floor is... lava!
EDDIE: Soooo, we gotta save Steggie without touching it.
JUNIOR: [yawning] Yeah!
ALMA: This calls for...
ALMA/EDDIE: [in unison] Operation Steggie Rescue!
ALMA: Let'’s get some stuff for our rescue!
JUNIOR: [loudly] We'’re comin'’ for you, Steggie!
ALMA/EDDIE:Shhhhhh!
JUNIOR: [whispering] I mean... we'’re comin' for you, Steggie!
♪suspenseful music
ALMA: [whispering] Ready team?
EDDIE/JUNIOR: [whispering] Ready!
[quiet footsteps and movement]
ALMA: It'’s go time.
JUNIOR: [yawns] ALMA: Ahh... Which way, por favor?
EDDIE: [whispering] A little to the left, lower, lower... bingo!
JUNIOR: [whispering] !¡Wepa! You got him!
EDDIE: Steady.... steady now...
[musical build up]
JUNIOR: [gasp]
ALMA/EDDIE: Dino down!/[gasp]
JUNIOR: Try again!
JUNIOR: [sleepy] It'’s not... reaching...
ALMA: Junior, are you getting tired?
JUNIOR: Nope. Not tired. I wanna play!
EDDIE: I'’ll just go get him.
JUNIOR: You can'’t! The lava! We'’ve gotta rescue him!
ALMA: Time for Plan B!
[plastic toy clicks]
EDDIE: I'’m not sure that'’ll be long enough to reach Steggie.
JUNIOR: Watch this... It is now.
EDDIE: Whooa!
JUNIOR: [yawns]
ALMA: C'’mon, team. Let's rescue Steggie!
ALMA: Let'’s hope this works.
EDDIE: Ready to bring Steggie home?
JUNIOR: Yep! [yawns]
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasps]
EDDIE: Agh! Too far.
JUNIOR: Not far enough.
ALMA: Bullseye! JUNIOR: You got him!
EDDIE: [yawning] Alright! [long yawn]
ALMA: [yawns]
JUNIOR: [long yawn]
Whew.
CHACHO: [growling]
EDDIE: Huh? [effort]
ALMA: Chacho! C'’mon, boy, let go!
CHACHO: [growling]
EDDIE: [effort]
CHACHO: [growling]
JUNIOR: Nooooo!!!
ALMA/EDDIE: Plan C!
JUNIOR: What'’s Plan... [yawning] C?
ALMA: Chacho!
ALMA/EDDIE: !¡Vente, Chacho!
CHACHO: [small growl]
ALMA: Chacho! Bring Steggie to us!
JUNIOR: C'’mon, Chacho! Pleeeeease?!
ALMA: C'mon...
JUNIOR: STEGGIEEEEE! He'’s gone!! GONE!!!
ALMA: It'’s okay, Junior. I'’ll go get him.
JUNIOR: Nononono! We'’re still playing! Steggie'’s counting on us.
[yawns] I'’ll go find something else we can use!
EDDIE: What'’s up with Junior?
ALMA: I dunno...
I gotta think about this.
JUNIOR: Wait! Let'’s make up a game to get Steggie!
ALMA: Huh. Junior said he wanted to play, and he WAS having fun...
MAMI: If we don'’t get to bed now, we'’re gonna turn into
Cranky Sleepy Monsters. Grrrrahhh! ALMA: [giggling]
ALMA: Hmm, cranky sleepy monsters?
Is Junior cranky because he'’s tired?
EDDIE: [yawns]
ALMA: [yawns]
JUNIOR: [long yawn]
ALMA: I guess we'’re all kinda tired.
But maybe Junior is the most tired '‘cause he'’s the youngest.
Ohhh, I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Eddie. It'’s way, way, wayyyy past Junior'’s bedtime.
Let'’s stop playing and bring Steggie back to Junior.
EDDIE: Copy that. Let'’s rescue that dino!
PAPI: [yawns]
ALMA: Have you seen Chacho, Papi?
PAPI: No. Everything okay?
ALMA: Well, we need to get Steggie back for Junior.
EDDIE: Yeah, we were playing with him, and then Chacho took him.
PAPI: Oh, Junior must be pretty cranky without him.
I'’ll go check on Junior. You two, find Steggie.
ALMA: Chacho, where are you?
EDDIE: C'’mon, boy. We need Steggie.
EDDIE: [whispering] Found him!
CHACHO: [whimpers]
ALMA: Junior did say Steggie loves to snuggle. [giggles]
CHACHO: [whimpers]
ALMA: Nighty-night, Chacho.
EDDIE: Junior! Operation Steggie Rescue is a success!
ALMA: TADAAAA!
JUNIOR: [sleepy] Steggiieeeeeeee.
ALMA: [whispers] Roar, roaarrr!
JUNIOR: [sleepy] Thank you. [yawns]
ALMA: Oo! I have an idea. It'’s time for a new mission!
EDDIE: What?!
ALMA: Operation Sweet Dreams!
JUNIOR: [snoring]
EDDIE: [whispers] Mission accomplished.
PAPI: Mwah!
Okay you two, time for bed.
[yawns]
ALMA: Night, Papi
EDDIE: Buenas noches, Tío Rubén.
PAPI: Goodnight!
PAPI: [yawns]
ALMA: Wait a minute. I'’m not tired.
EDDIE: Neither am I! How about a game of checkers?
PAPI/JUNIOR: [snoring]
ALMA/EDDIE: [giggles]
ALMA: I think the Snorasauruses are asleep, so we'’ll have to be really quiet.
!¡Buenas noches!
[music ends]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“Alma Hits the Right Note"”
♪piano playing Fuür Elise coming from inside the house♪
ALMA: [singing along with piano]Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bummm.
Bum, bum, bum, bumm. Bum, bum, bum, bummm![piano stops]
ALMA: Yep. I can hop and sing at the same time! I'’m that good!
ALMA: [gasp] It'’s quiet. That means Mami'’s done teaching piano.
Now we can finally play together! [piano starts again]
ALMA: Or not. [deep sigh]
PAPI: Mami and Harper should be done soon, Almita.
They've played Fuür Elise more times than Beethoven...
and he wrote it! [laughs]
[water splashes] PAPI: Whoa!
ALMA: [giggles]
PAPI: How about you and I play '‘til Mami'’s done?
ALMA: Let'’s see what you got, Papi!
PAPI: [effort]
When I was a kid, we called this, La Peregrina,
and, ay, your Papi had some mooooves. Hahah!
ALMA: Whoa. He still does! [piano stops]
ALMA: [gasp] Ooh! Maybe they'’re done now?!
PAPI: Maybe...
ALMA: !¡Gracias, Papi! [high-five clap]
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]
MAMI: Whaddaya say? One more time, Harper?
HARPER: Yes, please, Mrs. Rivera! Let'’s play it again!
♪They play Fuür Elise together♪
MAMI: Okay, take your time... Listen to the b*at, Harper.
[metronome clicks]
MAMI: Yeah! You got it! [giggles]
ALMA: They'’re good! And they'’re having a lotta fun.
[piano stops]
MAMI: That'’s it for today!
[metronome stops]
♪playful piano jingle
MAMI/HARPER: [laughs]
HARPER: Thanks, Mrs. Rivera. You'’re the best piano teacher in the world.
MAMI: Aww, thanks, Harper. You'’re the best piano student in the world.
MAMI/HARPER: [laughs]
ALMA: I wish Mami and I were having fun like that.
Oh, hey, that gives me an idea...
MAMI: Next time I'’ll teach you the left hand.
HARPER: YES!!
HARPER: Hi, Alma! Do you want to play this weekend?
ALMA: Yeah, sure!
HARPER: Great! See you, Alma! Thanks, Mrs. Rivera.
MAMI: Bye! Okay Alma, ready for hopscotch?!
ALMA: Mami, I don'’t want to play hopscotch anymore. I want to play music!
MAMI: !¡Seguro! Your maracas are in the music room. Let'’s jam!
ALMA: Actually, I want to take piano lessons. Real ones, like Harper!
MAMI: You sure? You never wanted to take lessons before.
ALMA: I know... but now I do!
MAMI: Ahh hah! My baby, the piano player!
ALMA/MAMI: [giggles]
ALMA: This is gonna be sa-weet!
♪piano jingle, between two notes♪
ALMA: I call this song, "“Tickling Junior."” [laughs]
MAMI: [laughs] I love it!
Okay, now to learn piano, first you have to get to know your instrument.
So... Alma, meet Piano. Piano, meet Alma.
ALMA: Uh, Mami? We'’ve already met. We both live here, ya know.
MAMI: [chuckles] So true. Then let'’s introduce you to these keys.
MAMI: Now watch, then play after me.
MAMI: [singing]Do, Re, Mi...
[talking] Okay, now you try.
ALMA: [singing]Do, Re, Mi...
MAMI: [singing]Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol...
MAMI: ¿Qué pasa, Alma? Why aren'’t you playing?
ALMA: That doesn'’t sound like the song.
MAMI: What song?
ALMA: You know, the one you played with Harper.
[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.
MAMI: Oh, you mean Fuür Elise!
Well, Harper has been taking lessons for awhile...
ALMA: It'’s okay. I'm ready now!
MAMI: [chuckling] Ooookay... I'’ll teach you the first few notes.
ALMA: Wait! Don'’t forget the clicky box.
MAMI: You mean the metronome?
ALMA: MmHmm!
MAMI: Okay. But let'’s start slow.
[metronome clicks, slower]
ALMA: My first piano lesson!
Now I'’ll be just like Harper!
ALMA: [in time] Click. Clack. Click. Clack.
MAMI: You got it, Alma! Now watch me.
MAMI: ♪starts playing Fuür Elise, slowly♪
MAMI: Now, you try....
ALMA: I got this.
I basically know the song!
♪Alma starts playing Fuür Elise, slowly♪
MAMI: [chuckles] Muy bien, Almita!
♪Mami continues playing the melody♪
ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano notes♪ Oops, not that one.
♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.
ALMA: ♪multiple wrong notes♪ Ahh.
MAMI: Here, Alma. This key.
MAMI/ALMA: ♪piano note, copied
MAMI: !¡Así mismo! There ya go!
[door opens & closes] PAPI: !¡Lulú!
ALMA /MAMI: [gasp]
PAPI: Well, the good news is... I fixed the sprinkler. [laughs]
MAMI: [chuckling] Ay, mi vida. C'’mon, let's get you dried off.
Keep working on it, Alma. I'’ll be back.
MAMI /PAPI: [laughing]
MAMI: You'’re soaked!
PAPI: Ay, si.
MAMI: Hey! [laughing] C'’mon, let'’s go get you dried off.
ALMA: [sigh] This isn'’t like Mami'’s lessons with Harper.
They always play together.
ALMA: ♪piano notes, no rhythm
ALMA: Argh! And I don'’t sound like Harper at all.
How can I play like her?
ALMA: [gasp] Eddie! He can help me!
ALMA: [quickly] I'’m going to Eddie'’s, bye!
MAMI/PAPI: Huh?/Eh?
[tuba music, suddenly stops]
ALMA: Eddie, I need you!
EDDIE: Oh, hey, prima. ¿Qué pasa?
ALMA: Can you teach me to play the song that goes,
[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.
EDDIE: Fuür Elise? Sure.
But... why don't you have Tía Lulú teach you?
ALMA: She will, but I need to learn it first.
EDDIE: So, you want to learn the song before you learn the song?
ALMA: Yup.
EDDIE: Ohh-kaay. I'’ll try to show you.
ALMA: Yes!
EDDIE: Hm. I haven'’t played this in a while, but, [cracks knuckles] let'’s see...
♪Plays Fuür Elise♪
ALMA: Yes! That'’s the song!
Now I'’m going to be way way way good when I play with Mami!
EDDIE: Okay, Alma. Your turn.
ALMA: Uhhh...
♪Eddie plays first note of melody♪
ALMA: Oh, I knew that.
♪Plays same piano key
ALMA: Uhhh... a little hint?
EDDIE: Here, copy me.
♪Plays Fuür Elise♪
EDDIE: Now you.
ALMA: ♪correct piano note, followed by an incorrect one♪
ALMA: That'’s not right. Show me again?
♪plays melody again
ALMA: [gulps]
♪Alma plays wrong notes
ALMA: Ugh. Why can'’t I get it?
EDDIE: Well, I'’ve never taught anyone piano before.
ALMA: Well who taught you?
EDDIE: The best music teacher in the world!
... your Mami.
ALMA: [sigh] Thanks anyways, primo.
EDDIE: Good luck!
♪♪♪ [subway rumbles by]
[birds chirping] [cars honking]
ALMA: Ah, it'’s a new day and I'’m ready to do this. I'’ll be playing
[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
Just like-
[surprised] Oh. Hi, Harper.
HARPER: Hi, Alma! Look what your Mami just taught me.
♪Harper plays Fuür Elise perfectly♪
HARPER: I can play the song with TWO hands now!
MAMI: That'’s it, Harper!
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]
MAMI: Bravo!
ALMA: Ugh. Why is it always Harper'’s turn to play with Mami?
It was supposed to be my turn!
MAMI/HARPER: Good job!/ [giggles]
ALMA: [sigh] and Harper is so good.
HARPER: I did it!
ALMA: I don'’t think I like her anymore.
[gasp] Wait a minute. Harper'’s nice!
She didn'’t do anything wrong,
so why am I mad at her?
Hm. I gotta think about this...
♪Mami and Harper play together
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]
ALMA: Harper and Mami have so much fun when they play their song together...
ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano keys♪ Oops, not that one.
♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.
♪wrong note Ahh.
ALMA: When I played their song, I just made a whole lot of mistakes.
[deep sigh]
ALMA: ♪piano jingle, between two notes♪ I call this song, "“Tickling Junior."” [laughs]
MAMI: [laughs] I love it!
ALMA: I did have fun when it was just me and Mami playing around...
Oh! I know what to do!
ALMA: I'’ve gotta tell Mami how I feel.
MAMI: Great job today, Harper. Keep working on that timing.
HARPER: I will, Mrs. Rivera. Bye, Alma.
ALMA: Bye, Harper. See you this weekend?
HARPER: Yup! See ya later!
MAMI: Bye-bye!
[door closes]
MAMI: Ready for your lesson, my young pianist?
ALMA: Can I tell you something, Mami?
MAMI: Always. What'’s up?
ALMA: I thought I wanted to take piano lessons, like Harper.
But it was really '‘cause I felt bad
seeing her having so much fun with you.
MAMI: Ahh. It'’s okay. We all get a bit jealous sometimes.
ALMA: I just wanted to have fun with you too.
MAMI: Aww, well I want to have fun with you. Do you want to play hopscotch now?
ALMA: How about...
♪Fuür Elise♪
MAMI: Let'’s break it down. Give me a b*at.
[maracas shaking] ALMA: Click clack click clack.
MAMI: I like it!
MAMI: Hah! !¡Fantástico!
MAMI/ALMA: [laughing]
ALMA: Nothing'’s better than playing music
with the best teacher in the world, my Mami.
♪playful piano jingle [quick maracas shake]
[music ends]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
01x21 - Steggie Rescue/Alma Hits the Right Note
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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.