01x30 - Lost in the Bronx/New Neighbors

[bunniefuu]

[♪♪♪] ♪ 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]

ALMA: "Lost in the Bronx"

[train rumbles by]

[subway doors chime]

[train rumbles by]

ALMA: We're taking the train to get lunch

and I am hungry!

Hey, Mami, why are we taking a train to a restaurant?

MAMI: Because, Azua isn't just any restaurant.

Tía Gloria and I used to eat there all the time.

TÍA GLORIA: Uh -huh!

It was our favorite Dominican restaurant!

UNCLE NESTOR: Just wait 'til you take one delectable bite of the pollo guisado.

[chef's kiss] Mwah!

ALMA: Mmm..

chicken stew.

Sounds ah-may-zing!

MAMI: ¡Vamos! Let's get to lunch.

TÍA GLORIA: Let's go!

MAMI: Oh!

Oye, Almita.

What's our "If We Get Separate"" plan for the subway?

ALMA: If I get separated from you on the train,

ALMA: I should get off at the next stop

and wait until you come to get me.

MAMI: That's my girl!

TÍA GLORIA: Abuelo made a bunch of "If We Get Separated" plans

for us when we were little.

'Cause Lulú would sometimes wander off and get lost.

EDDIE: For real?

ALMA: You got lost?!

MAMI: Yep! Like this one time...

MAMI: I got super distracted and Tía Gloria and Abuelo went up an escalator.

But I didn't!

EDDIE: So what did you do?

MAMI: I stayed right where I was. Like Abuelo always said...

MAMI: [in a deeper voice] "When you have a plan,

it's important to stick with it."

TÍA GLORIA: And it worked!

We went back down and found little Lulú where we last saw her.

MAMI: And I ran and gave them both a big hug!

Like this...

Ahh! [effort]

MAMA: [chuckles] TÍA GLORIA: [laughs]

TÍA GLORIA: Is this a hug or a squeeze?

ALMA/EDDIE/UNCLE NESTOR: [laughs]

[subway brakes screeching]

[subway doors chime]

♪♪♪

[train rumbles by]

ALMA: What subway stop do we get off at?

UNCLE NESTOR: Oh, I can never remember,

but it's okay... we'll just get off when they do.

MAMI: Oh.. Azua's mofongo was so good!

TÍA GLORIA: Yup!

[guitar strumming]

UNCLE NESTOR: Ah.. let's sit back and enjoy the music!

GUY: [grunting, effort] [balloons squeak]

AUTOMATED MTA ANNOUNCER: Stand clear of the closing doors, please.

ALMA: Whoa, that's a lot of balloons!

[balloons squeak]

UNCLE NESTOR: Oye,

what do you think that dog balloon would say

if he could talk?

ALMA: Woof, woof!

[in a funny voice] I wish I were going with you

to eat pollo guisado!

ALMA/UNCLE NESTOR: [laughs]

[train rumbles by]

GUY: [grunting, effort] [balloons squeak]

ALMA: [laughs]

AUTOMATED MTA ANNOUNCER: Stand clear of the closing doors, please.

GUY: [grunting, effort] [balloons squeak]

ALMA: Bye, balloons!

[subway doors chime]

ALMA: I wonder which balloon was Eddie's favorite.

ALMA: Huh?!

ALMA: Uh.. Uncle Nestor.

Where'd our family go?

UNCLE NESTOR: What do you mean?

They're right there-

UNCLE NESTOR: Uh oh,

they got off the train..

ALMA: Are we lost?

UNCLE NESTOR: No te preocupes,

you're never lost when you're with me!

I'll just text Gloria to let her know we're still on the train.

UNCLE NESTOR: Hmm.

No signal here.

ALMA: It's okay, we have the "If We Get Separated" plan!

All we have to do is get off at the next stop

and wait for them.

UNCLE NESTOR: Brilliant, Almita!

[train rumbles by]

ALMA: And now we wait.

♪♪♪

ALMA: [sigh] Waiting is so hard.

[pigeon coo]

UNCLE NESTOR: You know...

this pigeon reminds me of a dance I once performed called,

"Coo Coo To You!"

UNCLE NESTOR: Let me perform it for you.

Ah! And please record it for Gloria.

She will want to see this!

ALMA: Okay.

UNCLE NESTOR: [clears throat]

Hah!

Ha-ah!

Good morning, Pigeon, I say this to you!

[singing]Coo-coo, coo-coo!

Coo-coo to you!

UNCLE NESTOR: [singing] Coo-coo, coo-coo!

Coo-coo to you!

CROWD: [cheering] [clapping]

UNCLE NESTOR: ¡Ay, gracias! Thank you!

ALMA: [giggles] UNCLE NESTOR: Thank you!

UNCLE NESTOR: Ah, the people of the Bronx

have such magnificent taste in art.

ALMA: When do you think Mami's going to get here?

I'm getting hungry.

UNCLE NESTOR: [stomach growls]

Yo también.

Let's see if I can text Gloria now.

UNCLE NESTOR: Ah, I have a signal!

Nope it's gone.

Ah! There's one!

Ugh, gone again.

UNCLE NESTOR: Over here?

Ah no.

¡Por aquí!

Sí.. no. ALMA: [sigh]

UNCLE NESTOR: Wait...

I've got it..

UNCLE NESTOR: Call, Mi amor.

[phone rings]

[call disconnects]

UNCLE NESTOR: Ugh! ¡Ay, no!

No more battery!

ALMA: [sigh] We waited a long time.

Should we just go to the restaurant?

Maybe they're waiting for us there?

UNCLE NESTOR: Marvelous idea!

To Azua!

ALMA: Yes! I'm hungry!

[subway brakes screeching]

[subway doors chime]

[traffic] [car honks]

UNCLE NESTOR: Hm..

ALMA: Which way is the restaurant?

UNCLE NESTOR: Hm.

Ah, follow me!

UNCLE NESTOR: Actually, I meant to go this way...

ALMA: Oof-

Uhm, do we know which way we're going?

UNCLE NESTOR: Well.. it's been a very long time

since I've been to the restaurant.

ALMA: I don't think we know which way we're going.

Maybe it's this way?

UNCLE NESTOR: Could be...

Did you hear them say what street the restaurant is on?

ALMA: No.

UNCLE NESTOR: Me neither.

Hmm, let me think...

UNCLE NESTOR: The last time we went to the restaurant,

we saw some cute ducks waddling into a cupcake shop.

UNCLE NESTOR: And then, wait!

That's it! Azua is next to a cupcake shop!

I'm certain of it.

Uh.

Well, almost pretty certain.

UNCLE NESTOR: ¡Vamos!

I bet they're waiting for us right now.

ALMA: I just hope they don't eat

the pollo guisado without us!

UNCLE NESTOR: I know.

They would never dream of doing that!

[traffic]

UNCLE NESTOR: [sniffs]

My nose thinks that the restaurant is close.

UNCLE NESTOR: ¡Mira, Almita! Woohoo!

ALMA: I wonder if the ducks are still there.

UNCLE NESTOR: I guess we'll find out because Azua is right...

Here!

UNCLE NESTOR: Huh?!

UNCLE NESTOR: This can't be right.

ALMA: Where's the restaurant? And the ducks?

UNCLE NESTOR: I'm sure Azua was right next to the cupcake shop.

But here's the cupcake shop...

ALMA: But no Azua.

[sigh]

UNCLE NESTOR: It's gone!

ALMA: [sigh]

Now, I'll never get to try the best pollo guisado in the Bronx.

UNCLE NESTOR: Sad but true, I'm afraid.

ALMA: Do you think Mami, Tía Gloria, and Eddie

went home when they saw the restaurant was gone?

UNCLE NESTOR: I think they would've waited for us,

so we could be sad about the pollo guisado together.

ALMA: So where are they?

UNCLE NESTOR: [sighs]

ALMA: And what should we do?

I gotta think about this..

MAMI: Oye, Almita.

What's our "If We Get Separate"" plan for the subway?

ALMA: If I get separated from you on the train,

I should get off at the next stop

and wait until you come to get me.

MAMI: That's my girl!

ALMA: Mami and I had a great plan,

so how did Uncle Nestor and I still get lost?

ALMA: [sigh]

We waited a long time.

Should we just go to the restaurant?

ALMA: Maybe we didn't wait long enough?

Is that it?

MAMI: Like Abuelo always said...

[in a deeper voice] "When you have a plan, it's important to stick with it."

[chuckles]

ALMA: Hmm..

Oh! I know what to do.

ALMA: Uncle Nestor, we need to

follow the "If We Get Separated" plan.

So that means, we have to go back to the subway and wait.

ALMA: No matter how long it takes!

UNCLE NESTOR: Another brilliant idea, Almita!

¡Vamos!

[train rumbles by]

ALMA: Ugh, they're not here.

[sigh]

I guess we're waiting again.

UNCLE NESTOR: Maybe you should look once more.

AUTOMATED MTA ANNOUNCER: Stand clear of the closing doors, please.

ALMA: [gasp] They're here!

ALMA: ¡Mami!

MAMI: Alma!

TÍA GLORIA: Yeah!

ALMA: Mami, your "If We Get Separated" plan totally worked!

UNCLE NESTOR: Once we remembered to stick to it!

EDDIE: I'm starving! Is it time to eat?

ALMA: Umm, we've got bad news. The restaurant is gone.

UNCLE NESTOR: Yes! Azua is gone forever!

TÍA GLORIA: Nuh-uh.

I called them right before we left and made reservations.

UNCLE NESTOR: But Azua was right next to the cupcake shop.

ALMA: We found the cupcake shop but no restaurant!

TÍA GLORIA: That's because Azua is next to a cookie shop,

not a cupcake shop!

[kisses] Mwah!

ALL: [laughs]

UNCLE NESTOR: Onwards to Azua! Pollo guisado awaits!

ALMA: Cookies and cupcakes are great,

but I want pollo guisado!

That's my plan and I'm sticking with it!

[train rumbles by]

[♪♪♪]

ALMA: "New Neighbors"

[train rumbles by]

JUNIOR: The movers are moving!

See any kids yet?

ALMA: Nope. Not yet!

JUNIOR: I'm so excited

I can't stand still!

ALMA: Me too!

We're getting new neighbors!

Woohoo!

JUNIOR: [gasp] Look, they have a couch!

We have a couch!

MAMI: Mmhmm.

ALMA: [gasp] They have a TV!

JUNIOR: We have a TV!

MAMI: We do.

ALMA: [gasp]

They have a kid!

JUNIOR: [gasp] I'm a kid, and so are you!

He looks your age. Do you think they have another kid my age?

ALMA: Let's find out.

ALMA: Junior, aren't you coming?

JUNIOR: Uh, can you find out and let me know?

ALMA: Sure, but don't you wanna come?

JUNIOR: I do, but..

uhm.. I'm feeling kinda,

kinda...

ALMA: Tired? Bored? Shy?

JUNIOR: Shy!

Yeah, that's it.

MAMI: How 'bout you go over and say hi

and Junior and I will bake up some

cookies for our new neighbors.

ALMA: I'm on it!

JUNIOR: Woohoo!

My feet are excited again!

MAMI: [chuckles]

Yeah, Junior.

BETO: [effort]

ALMA: Hi, I'm Alma. I live next door.

BETO: Hey, Alma. I'm Alberto,

but my friends call me Beto.

ALMA: What should I call you?

BETO: ¡Beto! Of course!

ALMA: ¡Qué chévere!

BETO: Huh?

ALMA: That's how my family says, "cool," in Spanish.

BETO: Oh. My family says "'¡Qué padre!"

ALMA: Sa-weet!

I think we're gonna be friends.

ALMA: Ah! What's that!?

EMI: Uh-uh-uh!

Come here, Manchas!

That's Manchas,

and I'm Emi!

ALMA: Hey.. I'm Alma.

EMI: Hi, new neighbor Alma.

[in dino voice] Roar! Nice to meet you.

[in normal voice] Bye!

ALMA: [gasp] Hey!

You have a little sister, and she likes dinosaurs!

BETO: Um, yeah?

ALMA: I have a little brother, and he loves dinosaurs!

BETO: ¡Qué padre! They should totally meet.

ALMA: Yeah, I'll go get Junior!

Operation New Neighbors!

BETO: New Friends!

ALMA: [breathless] Junior, Junior!

Whew!

Beto.

Sister.

Dinosaurs.

JUNIOR: Beto has a sister

and she likes dinosaurs?!

ALMA: Whew! Exactly.

Is he good or what?

JUNIOR: Um, excuse me, who's Beto?

ALMA: Our new neighbor!

JUNIOR: [gasp]

New! Uh! Neighbors! New! Uh! Neighbors!

Let's go!

MAMI: Tell them we made cookies!

ALMA/JUNIOR: We will!

JUNIOR: Ready, Steggie?

[in dino voice] I can't wait for new neighbor friends!

ALMA: Mmhmm.

ALMA: ¡Hola, neighbors!

BETO: Hi, neighbors!

EMI: Roar, roar!!

ALMA: Beto, Emi! Presenting...

[in rhythm] Da-da-da-da!

¡Mi hermanito, Junior!

JUNIOR: Hi!

EMI: Hi!

BETO: What's up, Junior?

EMI: Junior. I have a very important question for you.

What are your three top favorite dinosaurs?

JUNIOR: Stegosaurus, diplodocus, and tyrannosaurus rex.

Of course.

EMI: Me too!

ALMA: I knew they'd be friends.

JUNIOR: Hi, Emi.

It sure is nice to meet you,

and- [gasp]

JUNIOR: Oh-okay, bye.

EMI: Hm?

ALMA: What just happened?

BETO: Uhm, maybe your brother got shy?

ALMA: Yeah, he was feeling shy before too.

Oh! You know how sometimes you can be shy

when you're at someone else's house?

BETO: Yeah, for sure.

ALMA: Maybe Junior would be less shy if Emi came to my house.

BETO: Good thinking! I'll ask my parents.

BETO: Operation New Neighbors.

ALMA/BETO: New Friends!

ALMA: This is gonna be so good.

JUNIOR: Roar! ALMA: Ahh!

BETO: ¡Hola! Wassup, Junior?

JUNIOR: I like your dinosaur.

[in dino voice] Me too. I'm Steggie! Roar!

EMI: Hi, Junior! Hi, Steggie!

[in dino voice] I'm Tulip the T-Rex!

JUNIOR/EMI: [giggles]

CHACHO: [barks]

JUNIOR: No, Chacho!

CHACHO: [barks]

JUNIOR: Chacho, no barking at Steggie!

Steggie doesn't like it.

Chacho!

No, down boy!

EMI: Okay, bye.

CHACHO: [barks]

BETO: Uh.. What just happened?!

ALMA: I have no idea.

BETO: That did not go the way I thought it'd go.

You know?

ALMA: Yeah, me too.

Hm, Emi was shy at my house...

BETO: And Junior was shy at my house.

ALMA: What if we go someplace that's not anyone's house?

BETO: Huh.

I haven't been to the playground here.

ALMA: Ooh, you'll love it. It's your..

ALMA: New! Uh! Playground!

ALMA/BETO: New! Uh! Playground! New! Uh! Playground!

ALMA: Beto and I are definitely friends now.

[chuckles]

[birds chirping]

JUNIOR: Those are the swings.

That one is squeaky...

ALMA: And that's Mr. Piragua man.

BETO: Oh.

EMI: What's a piragua?

ALMA: It's shaved ice with flavored syrup.

It tastes amazing!

JUNIOR: The best flavors are coco, cherry, and mango.

Always ask for extra syrup.

Always.

EMI: Oh! In San Diego, we have something like that,

but we call them raspados.

BETO: Yeah, we had a Raspado Guy on our beach.

Ahh, I love the beach.

ALMA: Me too!

BETO: Hey, pew!

JUNIOR: So, any questions?

EMI: Yes.

Would a dinosaur ride a swing or a slide?

JUNIOR: Slide.

EMI: Is New York City pizza as good as everyone says it is?

JUNIOR: Yes! [giggles]

EMI: What's a bagel?

ALMA: It's round like a donut, but it tastes more like bread.

EMI: I'm really going to like it here.

[in dino voice] Roar, roar!!

EMI: [in normal voice] That means, "Let's play!"

EMI/JUNIOR: [chuckles] Roar-roar!!

BETO: Operation New Neighbors..

ALMA: New Friends was a success!

EMI/JUNIOR: Roar! Roar!!

ALMA: Are we good or what?

MAMI: ¡Oigan, niños! Wanna cookie?

EMI/JUNIOR: Roar! Roar!!

ALMA: Yeah! BETO: Yum!

EMI/JUNIOR: Roar! Roar!!

MAMI: Emi! Junior! How about you?

JUNIOR: Roar-

EMI/JUNIOR: Cookies!!

JUNIOR: [gasp]

CHACHO: [barks]

EMI: [gasp]

JUNIOR/EMI: No, thanks.

CHACHO: [barks]

MAMI: Chacho, shh. Be a good boy.

ALMA/BETO: What. Just. Happened?!

JUNIOR: [sighs]

EMI: Hm.

BETO: Emi and Junior were having fun together

then, boom!

Something changed!

ALMA: Yeah, but what?

Hmm..

I gotta think about this.

JUNIOR/EMI: Roar!! [giggles]

ALMA: They were having so much fun together.

What did I miss?

CHACHO: [barks]

JUNIOR/EMI: No, thanks.

ALMA: Huh. Manchas showed up and Chacho got all barky.

So, is it the pets?

JUNIOR: Okay, bye.

CHACHO: [barks]

EMI: Okay, bye.

ALMA: Our pets were there that time too.

Wait a minute..

Oh!

I know what to do!

CHACHO: [begs]

ALMA: We gotta talk to Junior.

C'mon!

BETO: Okay..

ALMA: Hey, Junior. I was wondering...

do you like hanging out with Emi?

JUNIOR: Oh, yeah. She's awesome!

ALMA: Okay.. What about Manchas?

JUNIOR: I do not like hanging out with Manchas.

Did you see how he crawled all over Emi and her mom?

Ugh!

ALMA: Got it. Thanks!

BETO: Oh! We should go see my sister, huh?

BETO: Hola, Emi.

Quick question. Do you like hanging out with Junior?

EMI: Oh yeah! He's awesome!

ALMA: And does Chacho make you nervous?

EMI: Totally!!

He's so barky and slobbery.

I mean dinosaurs don't get slobbery or barky.

They just stomp and growl like this.

[in dino voice] Roar! Roar!!

ALMA: So that's it!

They're nervous around our pets!

BETO: But, what do we do now?

ALMA: I have a sa-weet idea.

CHACHO: [growls]

JUNIOR/EMI: Roar! Roar!!

JUNIOR: [in dino voice] Hi new neighbor!!

Roar!!

EMI: [in dino voice] Hi new neighbor!!

Roarr!!!

ALMA: Nothing like a no-pet playdate

to make Junior and Emi happy.

EMI/JUNIOR: Roar, roar!!

BETO: I can't decide who's louder,

little brothers or little sisters.

ALMA: I think it's big brothers and big sisters.

ALMA: [in dino voice] I'm an Almasauratops!

BETO: [giggles] [in dino voice] And I'm a Betosaurus Rex!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

BETO/ALMA: Roar! Roar! Roar!!

EMI: Are you Cretaceous or Jurassic dinosaurs?

BETO: [in dino voice] I dunno. I'm just the kind that goes,

Roar! Roar! Roar!

EMI/JUNIOR: [giggles]

JUNIOR: Roar!

EMI: Roar!! Roar!

BETO: Operation New Neighbors..

ALMA/BETO: New Friends!

EMI/JUNIOR: Roar!! Roar!!

ALMA: [giggles]

EMI/JUNIOR/BETO: Roar!!!

ALMA: Nothing like new neighbors,

new friends,

and loud brothers and sisters!

[giggles]

JUNIOR: Roar!!

EMI: Roar!!!

ALMA/BETO: Roar!

EMI/JUNIOR: Roar!!

ALL: [laughs]

[music fades]

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