01x27 - The Big Squeeze/Meet the Presses

[bunniefuu]

Leo: We live in a big, beautiful world.

Leo: I'm Leo.

Andy: I'm Andy.

Carmen: And I'm Carmen.

Our parents work in a circus that travels

all around the world and we travel with them.

Andy: So we never know where in the world we will end up next.

(train whistling)

Carmen: But wherever we go, we know that

Luna the Moon will be there with us.

♪ Traveling the world as a trio ♪

♪ Andy and Carmen and Leo ♪

♪ With Luna the Moon and some new friends too ♪

♪ Everyone's different and really they're just like you ♪

♪

♪ All around the world ♪

♪ Let's go, Luna, let's go ♪

♪ All around the world ♪

♪ Let's go, Luna, let's go ♪

(whistling theme song)

♪

Carmen: The big squeeze.

(guitar playing)

♪

Leo: Wow, Carmen... that sounds fantastic!

You're so good on guitar!

Carmen: Thanks, Leo!

Andy: Yeah! I bet you could play any instrument.

(drum roll) Leo: Hmm?

Leo/Andy: (screams)

Ahhh! Barrels!

Carmen/Andy/Leo: Whaaat?

(clapping)

Freide: Ha Ha!

That is but a taste of the

performance you will enjoy later tonight at the Circo!

Andy/Leo: Yeah!

Leo: That was cool! Who are you guys?

Freide: Oh! So glad you asked! Let me get my announcer!

Luna: Ta-Daaa!

Leo/Andy: Luuunnaaaa!

♪

Carmen: ♪ Luna, come and play! ♪

Leo: ♪ Luna's here, whaddya say! ♪

Andy: ♪ Luna, bright as day! ♪

All: ♪ Show us the world, lead the way! ♪

Luna: And now, may I introduce the star of the show.

Freide the Fantastische Fräulein!

Luna: She does tricks and dances....

(crickets)

Luna: On a barrel!

Carmen/Andy/Leo: Yayyy!

Friede: But without Freddi's accordion playing,

the act would fall to pieces.

Leo: Fantastic! An accordion!

Andy: Yeah!

What's an accordion?

Carmen: Well Andy, an accordion--

Andy: Also, where in the world are we?

Luna: Well Andy, today we're in-

Andy: Also, where do accordions come from??

Luna: (sigh)

Maybe we should just let the Magic Globe handle this one.

Carmen: (laughs) Good call.

Magic Globe: Oh, hello everyone

and welcome to the city of Munich!

What Freddi is playing is called an accordion.

The accordion is a very popular instrument here in Munich,

and was created in this very country: Germany!

Magic Globe: (laughs) The accordion makes

a beautiful sound when you squeeze it.

Sometimes you use keys to make

different notes just like on a piano.

And if we were to count the three

of you in the German language, I would say...

"eins, zwei, drei".

Or one, two, three.

See ya guys!

Carmen: Eins, zwei, drei...

Carmen/Andy/Leo: Thank you, Magic Globe!

Carmen: It's nice to meet a fellow musician, Freddi!

You sound great on that accordion.

Freddi: I am great. I see you play the guitar. Very nice.

Carmen I do!

Well, I play a lot of instruments,

but the guitar is what I play best.

Freddi: Well, I play everything best!

I can learn to play any instrument quite quickly.

Let me see that guitar.

Freddi: Please, hold my accordion...

(drum roll)

(awkward chord)

Freddi: (deep breath) Here we go!

(awkward chord)

Freddi: Ahhhh! I-I cannot play like this!

Freddi: I'm sorry but... I...

I just remembered something!

Freddi: I remembered that... I have to...

um... um... iron my socks.

Yah, that's it!

Freddi: It is a terrible...

wrinkled-sock situation... you see...

Carmen: But, what about the performance tonight,

with your accordion?

Freddi: No, no...

I simply cannot perform with wrinkled socks.

I won't be back until quite late.

Freddi: So... even though I would love to show

you how beautifully I play this guitar,

I'll just leave it here... and...

Goodbye!

Luna: A "wrinkled-sock situation?"

Freide: But who will play accordion for me,

Freide the Fantastisch Fraulein?

Fabuloso: Ah! I just heard the news!

This cannot be!

A tragic, and very real, wrinkled-sock situation?

And, on the night of our big show!

With Freddi gone who will play the accordion

for tonight's show?

(accordion honk)

Fabuloso: Carmen!

Fabuloso: Carmen-Carmen-Carmen!

You are great at playing everything, right?

Fabuloso: You must fill in for Freddi tonight!

I am begging you!

Carmen: Well, I don't know...

I'm worried because I've never

played an accordion, I don't think I can!

Fabuloso: Oh, you can! Fabuloso!

I knew you could do it, Carmen.

I never doubted you for a second.

Carmen: Augh, that's not what I said!

Are you even listening to me?

Fabuloso: Nope! Anyway!

Thank you for playing the accordion tonight, Carmen.

Freide will dance on her barrels,

and the show will be wonderful.

Now, I will go back to adjusting my bow tie.

Freide: Let us meet at Olympia Park later.

It should be a good place to practice tonight's routine.

Carmen: Okay, but...

Freide: Okay, but nothing! It's wonderful!

I shall see you there, excellent musician butterfly girl.

Leo: You... do know how to play the accordion, right?

Carmen: Sure... How hard could it be?

Carmen: The show is tonight!

I'll never be ready in time!

Luna: You're a great musician, Carmen.

I know you can figure this out!

Maybe-

Freide: Practice time!

Freide: Carmen!

Let us begin rehearsing for tonight's show.

Come, come, come...

Freide: All right, Carmen... begin.

Carmen: O-Okay...

(accordion playing)

♪

Freide: Whoa! Carmen!

I thought you said you could play that thing!

Carmen: No, I tried to tell you, Freide!

(accordion playing)

Freide: Ahh-Woah! Waaaaaa!

Luna: Runaway Barrel!

Freide: Whoaaa! Waaaaaa!

(extended scream)

Carmen: What a disaster!

I should just give up on playing the accordion, Luna...

Carmen: It's like it's got a mind of its own..

Carmen: How did Freddi make it sound so great?

Luna: I'm sure at some point you'll master the accordion,

but it takes a lot of practice.

And we don't have a lot of time before the performance.

(crazy good accordion)

Luna: Wow! Maybe I spoke too soon.

That sounds great, Carmen!

Carmen: But Luna, I'm not playing!

Luna: You're not?

Accordion Hans: No, I'm afraid she wasn't playing just now.

It was me!

Accordion Hans: Hello, there! Nice accordion!

Though not quite as beautiful as my accordion.

Did you know accordions come from Germany?

Carmen: Yes, we know.

But who are you?

Luna: (laughs)

Why this is Accordion Hans,

the best accordion-playing spider ever!

Accordion Hans: Hellooo, Luna!

♪

And who might you be?

Luna: This is my friend, Carmen.

She's actually learning the accordion.

Carmen: Yeah, but I'm not very good yet...

Luna: She needs to learn by tonight.

Accordion Hans, can you teach her?

Accordion Hans: Teach her? By tonight?

Maybe if she is a quick learner.

Accordions take lots of practice!

Accordion Hans: We will see what we can do.

Come with me... into my accordi-house!

Carmen: Has that been there the whole time?

Luna: Yup!

♪

Accordion Hans: Well, good news, you were right Carmen!

You're not very good.

Accordion Hans: All is not lost!

You have accordion potential!

Accordion Hans: You see, young butterfly,

the accordion is a special instrument,

requiring special technique.

Accordion Hans: Squeeze it too fast,

and it will resist you!

But squeeze slow and constant...

...and the accordion's beautiful sound can be heard..

Accordion Hans: So, you see child,

with patience, practice, and of course the best

spider teacher ever...

playing the accordion can be as easy as...

Accordion Hans: EINS!

Luna: Zwei! Ahem...

Carmen: Oh! Uhh... Drei!

♪♪

Accordion Hans: ♪ Put your fingers on the keys...♪

♪ Then you give a mighty squeeze... ♪

♪ Always moving to and fro... ♪

♪ That's what makes the accordion go. ♪

Accordion Hans: ♪ All together keeping time...♪

♪ Everyone just falls in line. ♪

♪ Playing in sweet harmony ♪

♪ That's the music of Germany! ♪

♪

♪ Now you're getting in the groove, ♪

All the parts are sounding smooth!

♪ We have only just begun... ♪

♪ Nothing could be quite as fun as playing the accordion! ♪

♪ The sweetest sound for miles around, ♪

♪

♪ Music of old Munich town ♪

Luna: You did it Carmen!

You sound so great!

Accordion Hans: Yes, you have completed your training,

Accordion Carmen.

(sniffs)

I am so proud.

Carmen: Thanks for your help, Accordion Hans!

Luna: That crowd tonight is in for a real treat!

Crowd: (cheer)

Go! Carmen

Freide: Ready, Carmen?

Carmen: You bet, Freide!

Leo/Andy/Luna/Crowd: (cheer)

Walla! Yayy!

Carmen: Luna? Luuuuna!

Luna: Hiya, Carmen.

Just practicing my tuba in the sky.

Carmen: Thanks for an awesome day in Munich, Germany, Luna.

I'm so happy that I got to experience the accordion!

Carmen: But it seems like there's a lot more

to know about the city of Munich.

Luna: There are tons of other things to learn

about everywhere we visit.

But remember, there's always tomorrow!

♪

Hi, its Leo. With a story from Germany called:

The magic mouse.

Once there was a small grey mouse.

Who thought he looked too boring

and that his friends wouldn't want to play with him.

(laughing)

He saw a handsome blue cat.

(purring)

And wished he could be a blue grey mouse cat instead.

To his surprise his wish came true.

He had no idea he had magical powers <span> .

Next, he saw a bright green duck.

(quacking)

So he made another wish and poof!

He was a grey, blue, green, mouse, cat duck.

But was that enough? No.

He spied a tall yellow giraffe.

(crunch)

Made one more wish, and...

Poof!

'Okay' he thought.

'Now this is not boring.'

Weee!

Leo: But when his friends saw him,

(screaming)

Leo: they ran away in fear <span> .

Maybe, being a grey, blue, green, yellow,

mouse, cat duck, giraffe

wasn't so great after all.

So he wished away his giraffe parts.

His duck parts.

(poof!)

And his cat parts.

Until finally, he was just a small grey mouse again.

Very ordinary, but very very happy.

(cheering)

The end.

Leo: Meet the presses.

Andy: And last but not least are the Circo favorites,

the Skinny Melvinis, who, at this very moment are about

to break the world record for longest-standing bowling pin

tower in history!

And that's the story of Circo Fabuloso.

The... end.

Andy: Melvinis!

I finally finished the book!

Andy: Oops. Sorry.

Andy: But the good news is...

My masterpiece is complete!

Carmen: What masterpiece, Andy?

Andy: I've just finished writing my own book.

I call it "The Fabuloso Story of Circo Fabuloso!'"

I've been working on it for eight days!

Leo: Andy, there are no pictures in here!

Andy: Of course not!

This is a serious book written

seriously for serious Circo fans.

Seriously!

I've been working so hard,

I don't even know where in the world we are!

Carmen: (giggles)

Well, I think Magic Globe can fix that!

Magic Globe: (laughs) I sure can, Carmen!

Magic Globe: Today we are in the city of Munich,

located in the country of Germany!

Magic Globe: Germany has a long history of inventing

useful things, like one of the first bicycles

and a very early form of the washing machine!

Magic Globe: But the most important German

invention of all was Johannes Gutenberg's printing press,

a machine that can make many copies of things

like books and newspapers.

The Gutenberg's printing press changed the world!

Making it easier for lots more people

to ready books!

There's so much to learn about in Munich.

Have fun, kids!

Carmen: Thanks, Magic Globe!

Wow, I didn't know so many amazing things

were created here in Germany!

Just like your book, Andy!

Fabuloso: What's that?

What did you create?

The Fabuloso Story of the Circo Fabuloso?

Fabuloso"...Circo Fabuloso is the dream of one man,

the flamboyant flamingo known as Señor Fabuloso.

Andy, I love this book so much,

and it's even hand written!

I am crying my signature tears of joy!

Andy: Gee, thanks!

Fabuloso: But now my tears of joy turn to tears of sadness,

for this is but one book and I can think of six

special friends, who simply must have this book!

Fabuloso: Please make me six more copies of

this wonderful book!

Andy: Sure thing, Señor Fabuloso!

Fabuloso: Oh, thank you, Mr. Hopper!

Andy: It's really no big deal.

Fabuloso: Good, because I need

those books by six o' clock tonight.

Andy: Six o'clock?

Fabuloso: You see, I'm having a dinner party for those

same six special friends, and your books would make

the perfect party favors!

Andy: But that's in just a couple hours...

and this one book took me eight days to make!

Fabuloso: I knew you'd understand.

Tah-tah!

Carmen: Six copies in a couple hours?

What are we going to do?

Andy: We need to start writing...

At warp speed!

Leo: Come back here, pages!

Luna: Whoa! What's going on here?

Andy/Carmen: Luna!

Leo: Are we really doing this now?

Carmen: ♪ Luna, come and play! ♪

Leo: ♪ Luna's here...come on...whaddaya say?

(impact)

Andy: ♪ Luna, bright as day! ♪

Andy/Carmen/Leo: ♪ Show us the world, lead the way...♪

Luna: Hey, guys! What's with all the paper?

And crazy frazzled-ness?

Andy: We're frazzled because

we're making copies of my new book for Señor Fabuloso.

What do you think?

Luna: I think, um...it's just a tiny bit hard to read.

Andy: Oh, no... they all look like that!

We can't write all these copies in time!

It's hopeless!

We need six copies by six o'clock tonight!

Luna: Six copies by six o'clock?

Hmmm... I think I know someone here in Munich who can help.

C'mon, follow me!

(traffic commotion)

Luna: Here it is, the answer to our problem.

Luna: (squeezing effort)

(ding dong)

Johanna: Hello, there!

Welcome to Johanna's Copy Shop!

Luna: Hi, Johanna it's just me!

Johanna: Oh, hi Luna!

Who are your little friends?

Luna: This is Andy, Carmen, and Leo.

We have a bit of a challenge...

Andy: We need to make six copies of my book!

Johanna: Copies, huh?

Well, you're in luck, because

you're in my copy shop, I can make one copy...

or one hundred copies!

(dinging)

Johanna: Small copies...

(ding!)

...and big copies called prints!

Y'know, the printing press is a German invention!

Andy: Wait a minute, these are printing presses?

Magic Globe just told us about that!

Johanna: Well... copy machines are modern printing presses.

Johannes Gutenberg built his first printing press right here

in Germany, almost six hundred years ago!

But I'm sure your friend Luna could tell you more...

she was there!

Andy/Carmen/Leo: You were?

Luna: Oh, sure!

Meister Guttenberg and I go way back!

My memory of those days is a little fuzzy, though.

It might be easier to remember if I sing about it!

♪♪

Luna: ♪ Long ago, books were written by hand ♪

♪ in Germany and every other land. ♪

♪ Not enough books to go around, ♪

♪ Look high and low, none to be found. ♪

♪ Then a man named Gutenberg came to fame ♪

♪ with an invention that changed the whole game <span> . ♪

♪ Folks began reading more and more ♪

♪ history science and stories galore. ♪

♪ Printing press, the printing press! ♪

So many copies, so little stress.

Printing press, the printing press!

Books for everyone, what a success.

♪ One of the best things I must confess ♪

♪ is the printing press, the printing press! ♪

♪ North to South, and East to West, ♪

♪ The world was changed by the printing press! ♪

♪♪

Andy: Wow!

It's amazing how the printing press changed the world, Luna!

I'm glad it's so much easier to make copies now.

Six copies please!

Johanna: All right, Andy my boy,

and when do you need your copies by?

Andy: Six o'clock please!

Johanna: Well, all the machines are in use right now.

Um, I can have them for you let's see

-- exactly one week from next Tuesday.

Andy: What?

I need these copies tonight!

Please, Miss Johanna!

Is there anything you can do?

Johanna: Hmmm... well, I'll tell you what:

There's an old printing press in the back.

I'm sure Luna could help you print your books with it!

It's just down that dark and dreary hallway.

Andy: Thanks, Johanna!

(creepy squeaking)

Luna: Doesn't look like this door has been opened in a while.

(creaking)

Luna: Hey, there it is!

Andy: What is it?

Luna: A real Gutenberg Printing Press!

Carmen: And look, I found the manual!

(blows dust)

Leo: All these metal letters must be for making words!

They're like little stamps.

Andy: Well, these maracas are broken.

Carmen: (giggles)

Those aren't maracas Andy, they're called...

...Ink Balls.

Luna: I think I remember how this works now...

those are used to put ink on the metal letters.

Right, Carmen?

Carmen: Yes, that's right!

That's what it says.

Luna: Well, I think we have what we need team,

let's get to it.

Luna: First, we put ink onto the ink balls.

Andy: Cool!

Luna: And then we load the paper..

Carmen: Paper loaded!

Luna: Next, we arrange the metal letters into words

we want to print on the page.

Luna: After we ink the metal letters,

we're ready to press...

Voila!

The first page of the book is done!

(ding)

(upbeat music)

♪

Andy: And that's the last one.

All ready for Señor Fabuloso's dinner guests.

What time is it, Luna?

Luna: Looks like...

(gasp) six o'clock.

Andy: Six o'clock?

Señor Fabuloso's dinner party is already starting!

We're late!

Luna: Uh... uhhh...

All right everyone, hop in.

Andy: Hop in?

Luna: Thanks, Johanna! Put it on my tab!

Pretzel guy: Pretzel sticks!

Get your pretzel sticks!

Twisted Pretzels!

Andy: There's the Circo!

Fabuloso: Why, yes, I do speak a little "Yabba".

(screech)

Luna: Phew!

Fabuloso: Ah! A special delivery!

Excuse me just a moment.

Andy: Hi, Señor Fabuloso!

Fabuloso: Do you have the books?!

Andy: Here they are.

Fabuloso: Hmmm... Well, it's not the original.

Andy: (gulp)

Fabuloso: It's even better than the original

because I can give one to all my friends,

and each one is exactly the same!

Fabuloso: One for you and one for you.

And you, and you, and hello, yes for you as well

Aaanndd one more for you!

Melvini: Yabba.

Fabuloso: I love these books so much!

Please, can you make me one hundred more?

Carmen/Leo: One hundred more?

(faint) (whump)

Andy: Sure thing, Señor Fabuloso.

I can get that to you exactly one week from next Tuesday,

thanks to the printing press!

Isn't that right, Luna?

Luna: That's right, Andy!

Andy: Luna! I didn't notice you'd gone back

up to the sky.

Thank you for helping me print copies of my book today.

It's so cool how the printing press changed the world,

making it possible for lots of people to read books!

I learned so much, I could write a whole book about Germany!

Luna: That's a great idea, Andy.

You could write a book about

every place we visit,

but remember, there's always tomorrow.

♪

(show theme music) ♪♪

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