♪ 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!
♪i¡Wepa! ♪
ALMA: "“Howard Flies the Coop"”
♪♪♪
ANDREÉ: [giggles] BECKA: Ouuu!
[giggles] Waa!
ALMA: You're it!
BECKA: [giggles] ANDREÉ: Yikes!
BECKA: Tag, you're it! ANDREÉ: [gasp]
BECKA: Whoa! [laughs]
HOWARD: [giggles] [gasp]
ANDREÊ: I'm gonna get cha!
HOWARD: I don't think so!
HOWARD/ANDREÉ: [laughing]
ANDREÉ: Here I come!
ALMA/BECKA: [giggle]
HOWARD: WAIT!
HOWARD: Snack time?
ANDREÉ: Sure. BECKA: I'm in! ALMA: Me too!
ALMA: I am kinda hungry.
ALMA: Yes! ANDREÉ: Cheese, please, for me! BECKA: Hello, granola! Mmm!
[cooing]
HOWARD: Oh hey there, pigeons!
HOWARD: [gasp] Ahh...
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: Hey! Did you see that?
That pigeon just took my cr*cker!
My very last cr*cker!
Unbelievable!
ALMA: Wanna grape?
HOWARD: [sigh] Sure. Thanks, Alma.
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: Hold up.
Is it even safe to eat around pigeons?
Are they going to try to take my grapes too?
I dunno If I want to take the chance.
MAMI: Hey, kids!
MAMI: Time to go home!
ANDREÉ: So, meet here tomorrow? Same time, same place?
BECKA: Yup! ALMA: We'll be here!
HOWARD: Yeah!
HOWARD: Hopefully the pigeons won't be
HOWARD: Shoo, pigeons! Shoo!
[crickets] [cooing]
MAMI: I'll be over there, Almita.
ALMA: Bye!
ANDREÉ: Hey, Alma!
ALMA: Hey!
ANDREÉ: Hiya! BECKA: What's up!
ALMA: Hey, where's Howard?
BECKA: Yeah, he said he'd be here.
HOWARD: I'm here!
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: Nope! You just stay right there.
ALMA: You okay, Howard?
HOWARD: I think we should find a different park to play in today.
ANDREÉ: Wait, why?
HOWARD: The pigeons.
[pigeons coo]
ALMA: Oh, them? No problem! I got this.
ALMA: Shoo, shoo, pigeons! Shoo!
ALMA: There you go! Ready to play?
BECKA: Um, Alma?
HOWARD: Ah!
ALMA: Uh-oh..
HOWARD: See! They want our snacks!
BECKA: What snacks? Do you have snacks?
HOWARD: No way! After yesterday,
I decided to have my snack before going out.
ANDREÉ: Then I think we're okay, Howard.
ALMA: Soooo, are you coming toplay?
HOWARD: Uhh....
BECKA: What's up, Howard? Is it the pigeons?
HOWARD: Well, I'm glad you asked!
I did some reading yesterday.
HOWARD: And did you know there
are million pigeons in New York City?
ALMA/ANDREÉ/BECKA: Uh-uh.
HOWARD: Which means there's pigeon for every people...
ALMA/ANDREÉ/BECKA: Uh-huh...
HOWARD: Which means
that's just too many pigeons that could go after my snacks!
ALMA: Umm... Howard, are you afraid of pigeons?
HOWARD: After that pigeon took my cr*cker?
Yeah, I'm afraid of pigeons!
I didn't like how close they got to me and my snacks.
ANDREÉ: No problem. We can play tag away from the pigeons.
BECKA: Sounds good to me.
ALMA: Me too... Howard?
HOWARD: But they're everywhere!
[pigeons coo]
HOWARD: I don't know how to go from being afraid of pigeons
to not being afraid. I need help!
ALMA: Sure! We'll help you, Howard!
ANDREÉ: I've got an idea!
ANDREÉ: Okay the plan is we're going to slowly
add these fake pigeons around Howard
until he gets used to them
BECKA: Good plan!
HOWARD: Bring '‘em on!
ANDREÉ: Coo! Coo-coo! Coo! Coo-coo!
HOWARD: Aww, hi, fake pigeon!
You're actually kinda cute.
BECKA: Coo! Coo-coo! [clicks tongue]
You good, Howard?
HOWARD: Totally! This is great!
ALMA: Ready for the last one?
HOWARD: Mm-hmm!
ALMA: Coo! Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
ALMA: [pigeon noises]
Coo-coo!
ALMA: Coo-coo!
HOWARD: Hmm...
Uhhh...
HOWARD: [shuddering]
Nu- huh.
Changed my mind. Not ready for that.
HOWARD: Nope. Definitely not ready!
ANDREÉ: It's okay, Howard.
HOWARD: Got any other ideas
that don't involve pigeons on my head?
BECKA: Hmm.. oh, I got one!
BECKA: Let's play pigeons!
All: Play pigeons?!
BECKA: Yeah, it's like my mom always says,
[NY -accent] "“If you can't b*at '‘em. Join 'em."”
So we're gonna be pigeons.
ALMA: Sa-weet! ANDREÉ: Yes!
BECKA: [pigeon voice] Coo -coo! I'm a pigeon!
[giggles]
BECKA: Coo-coo!
ALMA: Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
ANDREÉ: Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
ALMA/ANDREÉ/BECKA: [cooing]
ALL: [cooing]
BECKA: [pigeon voice] It's nice to have so many friends!
ANDREÉ: It's like we're one big happy pigeon family. [coos]
HOWARD: [coos] Yeah,
a family of million pigeons in New York City...
HOWARD: [regular voice] [shivers]
.
Million.
Hungry.
Pigeons.
[gulp]
ALMA: Uh oh... I can see where this is going.
HOWARD: million hungry pigeons that like crackers...
and will take your last cr*cker!
ALMA: Hey, Howard...?
HOWARD: And will eat all your snacks! Even your grapes!
ALMA: Howard!
HOWARD: Huh?!
HOWARD: Yeah, I don't think this is working.
So, what's next?
ALMA: I got something that's totally gonna work.
Follow me!
[traffic]
ALMA: I used to be scared of bearded dragons.
ALMA: Then I learned more about them
and I wasn't scared anymore.
HOWARD: Really?!
SAFINA: Hey, friends!
HOWARD: Hello! ANDREÉ: Hi! BECKA: What's up!
ALMA: Hi, Safina!
We're here to learn more about pigeons!
Know anything about them?
SAFINA: Uh-huh! Did you know there are million pigeons in New York City alone?!
HOWARD: [shivers]
ALL: We know.
SAFINA: Oh.. Okay! One second!
SAFINA: Uh-huh... ah!
SAFINA: Pigeons are very smart, super sociable,
and they know how to get pretty much anywhere...
HOWARD: Is that why they're always at the best parks?
SAFINA: [chuckles] Maybe!
Oh, but they're scared of owls.
HOWARD: What? Owls are in my top three favorite birds!
SAFINA: Same!
You'll have to ask pigeons why they don't like them!
But do it from a distance.
Definitely don't mess with pigeons.
HOWARD: Oh, I absolutely will not mess with them!
SAFINA: For the most part though, they're harmless.
ANDREÉ: See, Howard.
BECKA: They're harmless.
HOWARD: Hmmm... as a smart and sociable person myself,
I feel like I get where pigeons are coming from!
Thanks, Safina!
SAFINA: No prob! Happy to help!
ALMA: So, do you feel ready to play in the park now, Howard?
HOWARD: Totally! Let's go!
HOWARD: [gasp]
HOWARD: Eee-
[shivers]
ALMA: Uh oh.
HOWARD: On second thought...
Pigeons still make me nervous.
[sigh] Oh, well.
Guess I'll always be scared of pigeons!
ALMA: Huh.
I wonder if we can do anything else to help
Howard with his pigeon problem.
Hmm... I gotta think about this
HOWARD: I don't know how to go from being afraid of pigeons
to not being afraid. I need help!
ALMA: Howard said he didn't want
to be afraid of pigeons anymore...
SAFINA: For the most part though, they're harmless.
ALMA: If he leaves them alone, he should be safe...
[pigeon cooing]
HOWARD: Eee-
[shivers]
HOWARD: On second thought... Pigeons still make me nervous.
[sigh] Oh, well.
Guess I'll always be scared pigeons!
ALMA: But being afraid of pigeons doesn't seem to bother
Howard that much either... hmm.
[gaps] I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, wait! I figured it out!
HOWARD: You did?
ALMA: Howard, you're afraid of pigeons!
ANDREÉ: Uhh... BECKA: Huh?
HOWARD: Um, I think we all knew that?
Well, I know I definitely knew that.
ALMA: What I mean is
it's okay for you to be afraid of pigeons!
HOWARD: It is?
ALMA: Yeah! Howard, you can keep being Howard,
and the pigeons can keep being pigeons.
HOWARD: Hmm...
ANDREÉ: Like how I don't like scary movies?
BECKA: Or how I still like to garden
even though I don't like earthworms?
Why don't they have eyes? Creepy!
ALMA: Yup, exactly!
HOWARD: I'm down with that!
I like being Howard.
And I bet the pigeons like being pigeons.
HOWARD: And...
you're it!! [laughs]
BECKA: [laughs]
ALMA: I'm gonna get you!
HOWARD: Alma!! [laughs]
ANDREÉ: [laughs] HOWARD: Whoa!
[pigeon cooing]
ALMA: You okay, Howard?
BECKA: Do you want to play somewhere else?
HOWARD: Hmm... No, I can deal with that one!
[pigeon cooing]
ALMA: Sa-weet!
Then...
You're it!!
HOWARD: Huh?
ALMA: [laughs]
BECKA/ANDREÉ: [laughs] HOWARD: [gasp] Uh....
ANDREÉ: Whew!
ANDREÉ: Oh! I bet this will help Howard!
ALMA/BECKA: [laughs]
HOWARD: Uhhh... I don't like this.
ANDREÉ: Hoo hoo! Shoo!
ANDREÉ: Pigeons are scared of owls..
ANDREÉ: So maybe this will help you feel a little safer.
HOWARD: [gasp] You made an owl!
It's like a scarecrow, but for pigeons...
It's a scare-pigeon!
HOWARD: Thanks, this is awesome!
ANDREÉ: No problem!
HOWARD: Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo!
Wait! There is one problem...
ALMA: What's that?
HOWARD: I'm still it!
Hoo-hoo! ANDREÉ: [giggles]
HOWARD: Hoo-hoo!
HOWARD: Don't worry, pigeons,
I won't tag you if you won't tag me.
[pigeon cooing]
HOWARD: Hoo!
HOWARD: You're it!
BECKA/HOWARD: [laughs]
ALMA: Pigeons may not tag Howard, but I still can!
All:[laugh] ANDREÉ: Whoa! ALMA: I'm gonna get you!
[♪♪♪]
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
ALMA: "“Supper Surprise"”
[street traffic]
ALMA: [sigh]
When are they going to get here?
ALMA: André and his dad invited me to have dinner with them!
And I'm way, way, way excited!
MAMI: So, what's for dinner at the King-Omenma house tonight?
ALMA: I don't know
Last time Mr. King made us these teeny, tiny cheeseburgers!
They were so cute and yummy,
I ate like hundred of them!
ALMA: [chuckling] Okay, maybe not a hundred,
but I ate a lotta them!
JUNIOR: Mmm...
[crunch]
JUNIOR: Mm, I could eat a whole lot of these!
ALMA: You're eating a green apple?
I thought you didn't like those!
JUNIOR: I-I didn't use to like them.
But I tried '‘em again. And now I like '‘em.
[crunch]
JUNIOR: And I really like how the
taste makes my face get all squinchy.
ALMA: Yeah! Green apples are tart, and tasty!
MAMI: You want one, Almita?
ALMA: i¡Sí, por favor!
MAMI: Okay, one delicious apple comin' atcha...
ALMA: Yes!
ALMA: [crunch] Mmm...
JUNIOR: Told you. Squinchy.
ALMA: [giggles]
JAMES: Hey, Riveras!
ANDREÉ: Hi!
MAMI: Hi, James. What's up, André! Where's Nea?
JAMES: Book conference. So it's just me,
André and our favorite dinner guest, Alma.
ALMA: What are we having tonight, Mr. King?
JAMES: I'm making my famous Supper Surprise.
JUNIOR: Um, excuse me... what's a Supper Surprise?
ANDREÉ: It means he doesn't know what he's making yet!
JAMES: [chuckles]
Well, we're going to buy some foods that we like.
Then I'll figure out what to make
and that's the surprise.
Mm-mmm!
ALMA: Ooo, I like the sound of that.
JAMES: Hey, if you like apples, we'll get some of those!
And I'll make something surprising with them.
ALMA: Sa-weet!
ANDREÉ: C'mon, I'm getting hungry just talking about food.
JAMES: I'm coming, I'm coming!
ALMA: Nos vemos, Mami. Bye, Junior!
MAMI: Bye! i¡Hasta luego!
JUNIOR: Bye!
JAMES: Bye! MAMI: Bye!
JUNIOR: [crunch]
[traffic] [car honks]
JAMES: Alright, alright!
Let's see what we're gonna surprise ourselves with today.
JAMES: Why don't you each pick a food you like?
ANDREÉ: This is it!
JAMES: Yeah! Great choice, son!
ALMA: I like these!
JAMES: Now how did I know you were going to pick that?
[chuckles] Excellent choice, Madam Alma.
ALMA: [giggles] Thanks, Mr. King.
JAMES: Ohh yeah, these look good.
Ouu, these too!
I'm certainly surprised today.
ALMA: Huh. I wonder what
Mr. King's gonna make?
Definitely not tiny cheeseburgers.
JAMES: Alright, alright... a few more things I think.
♪♪♪
JAMES: Voilà! Mwah!
I believe we have enough ingredients
to make our Supper Surprise.
[street noise]
JAMES: You ready to be my sous-chefs tonight?
ALMA: Sous-chefs?
JAMES: That means you're my assistant cooks.
In my kitchen, if you're gonna eat, you gotta cook.
ALMA: Then I'm ready!
JAMES: Now, sous chefs,
please wash all of these fruits and vegetables
we'll use for our dinner.
ANDREÉ: You got it, Dad!
[pauses] Ah, I mean Chef! [chuckles]
JAMES: [humming]
ALMA: Have you figured out what your dad's making for dinner?
ANDREÉ: No, I was just gonna ask you!
ALMA: I can't wait to see what he makes.
ALMA: I love surprises!
JAMES: Ah-ha.
In my kitchen, the chefs eat as well as the guests.
ALMA: Wait! Aren't we the guests?
ANDREÉ: No, I thought we were the chefs.
JAMES: [laughing] You're both right.
You're chefs AND guests.
ALMA: Sa-weet.
Cause,I like cooking and eating!
[crunch]
[sizzling]
ANDREÉ: Dad,
we finished washing everything!
JAMES: Mm-hmm. Uh-huh...
These are the cleanest veggies I've ever seen.
You've earned an edamame break.
[clatter]
ANDREÉ: Yes, edamame!
My favorite!
ALMA: Is it like.. string beans?
ANDREÉ: Yeah, kinda,
but the beans inside are way bigger.
ANDREÉ: Mm... mmm..
♪♪♪
ALMA: Okay, here we go...
[biting]
ALMA: Uhh... it's kinda hard.
ANDREÉ: Just try eating the beans inside.
ALMA: Um, no thanks.
I'm good. I don't really like
how it tastes.
ANDREÉ: More for me.
ALMA: I think
I'll stick with these for now.
JAMES: [humming] [cooking]
ALMA: I wonder
what's coming out next?!
JAMES: [humming]
Voilà! Here's the next treat!
ALMA: Mr. King, what are those?
JAMES: These are baked zucchini fries.
They're just like french fries,
but they're made with zucchini.
ALMA: I've never seen zucchini like that before.
ANDREÉ: Ah! You gotta try it! It's my favorite!
Mmm....
ANDREÉ: Shrimp cocktail!
Also my favorite!
JAMES: [chuckles] Uh, André!
ANDREÉ: What? I gotta lotta favorites!
JAMES: Eat up, Alma.
Or else this guy will have your share.
[bites] Mmm!
ALMA: I've had shrimp before...
but, definitely not like this.
ANDREÉ: Mmm! You gotta try it!
ALMA: It's... cold.
Is it supposed to be cold?
ANDREÉ: Yep! That's how they serve it at fancy parties.
[fancy accent] Come be fancy with me, Alma. [bites]
ALMA: [giggles] [bites]
ALMA: Hm, not bad.
JAMES: The final dish is almost done.
André, can you help me, please?
ANDREÉ: Coming!
ALMA: Hmm.. I wonder what it is.
ALMA: Ooo, cheese! [gasps]
He's making mac and cheese! Yum!
JAMES: And now,
here comes the delicious dish you've been waiting for.
ALMA: [sniffs] Mm, It's the mac and cheese!
JAMES: Tonight's supper is...
Surprise! Cheese fondue!
ALMA: What. Is. That?!
That is NOT mac and cheese.
I don't even know how to TRY to eat that!
ALMA: Is it... cheese soup?
JAMES: I see why you'd think that...
It's actually melted cheese, a little garlic,
and a few more things. It's called fondue.
ANDREÉ: MMM! My favorite!
ALMA: How do you do fondue?
JAMES: Like this...
Pick up your fondue fork...
Skewer something you like... Dip...
JAMES: Then, eat!
ANDREÉ: Mmmm! THIS is definitely my real favorite!
JAMES: Mmm! Same here.
JAMES: Ya know,
André's mom and I first tried fondue in Switzerland.
I wasn't sure if I'd even like it.
ALMA: So what did you do?
JAMES: Well, I love trying new things,
so I tried it.
Sometimes surprises can taste good. Mmm!
ANDREÉ: Mmm! So good!
ALMA: Ahh!
JAMES: It's okay, Alma. Try again.
♪♪♪
ALMA: [sigh]
ALMA: I mean,
I love cheese, but this is...
different! And I don't wanna make Mr. King feel bad.
He made this all for me!
Hmm, I gotta think about this...
ALMA: Trying edamame for the first time made me nervous...
and I didn't like how it tasted.
ALMA: [biting]
ALMA: What if I don't like the fondue?
JUNIOR: I-I didn't use to like them.
But I tried '‘em again.
And now I like '‘em. [crunch] Mmm!
ALMA: Hmm,
Junior changed his mind about green apples
and I was surprised about that.
Oh! What did Mr. King say again?
JAMES: Mmm! Sometimes surprises can taste good.
ALMA: Maybe if I try the fondue,
I'll be surprised in a good way?
ALMA: I know what to do!
ALMA: Mr. King, I've never had fondue before,
so I'm not sure if I'll like it.
But, I'm gonna try it.
JAMES: Thanks for telling me, Alma.
Alma. If you want, I can
make you something else?
ALMA: No, thanks. I like apples,
so I'll go with that!
ALMA: Fondue fork...
skewer...
dip...
ALMA: And eat...
[deep breath]
ALMA: [bites] [chewing]
ALMA: Hmm... Mmm.. Hm.
I think I like it.
But I'm not totally sure yet.
JAMES: Want to try something else?
ALMA: How about the ham?
ANDREÉ: Ou! Excellent choice.
ALMA: Skewer... dip...
ALMA: [chewing] [gulp]
Oh kay!
Now this is DEE-licious!
[bites] Mmm...
ANDREÉ: Does that mean you like it?
ALMA: Mmm! It means I like it a LOT,
and I want a LOT more!
JAMES: Ha! There you go!
That's great that you tried something new.
Dig in everyone!
ALMA: My tummy is ready to be surprised again!
[bites] Mmm... [gulp]
So good! [bites]
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
01x34 - Howard Flies the Coop/Supper Surprise
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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.