02x40 - The Last Cliff Hanger

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WOMAN: ♪ Hey, now... ♪

♪ Hey, wow... ♪

♪ Here's how ♪

♪ Come and read ♪

♪ Between the lions ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Come on ♪

♪ Come in ♪

♪ Begin ♪

♪ The world awaits ♪

WOMAN: ♪ Between the lions ♪

♪ Between the covers of a book ♪

♪ It's time to look between the lions ♪

♪ Behold the tales beyond the tails ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Behind the door ♪

♪ Become, explore ♪

♪ Come in between the lions ♪

♪ Begin between the lions ♪

♪ Be here between the lions! ♪

( laughing )

( inhaling deeply )

( roaring )

Leona! Leona! Guess what?

What?

The great Livingston Dangerously has written

a new Cliff Hanger book... and it's coming out today!

Oh.

( singing quietly )

Well... you don't seem very excited.

Well, Lionel, it is just because

I don't get why you like Cliff Hanger so much.

And, I mean, every story's exactly the same.

In the beginning, he's hanging from the cliff

and in the end, he's hanging from the cliff.

The middle is different!

It's always different!

And he's so... cool...

Using his expert decoding skills, Cliff begins to read.

( Cliff reading )

What luck!

CLIFF: "Ed."

"Bed."

Has intrepid Cliff Hanger

made his escape at last?

Uh-oh...

♪ And that's why he's called Cliff Hanger! ♪

And where is he at the end?

Back on the cliff.

Livingston Dangerously is a genius.

Well, son, some good news:

Your book's here.

Oh! oh! oh!

Let me see.

Well, now for the bad news, Lionel:

Look at the title.

"The Lost Cliff Hanger."

Awesome, The Lost Cliff Hanger!

What's bad about that?

No, no, Lionel, sorry, son.

See, um, it's not "lost."

See, no, that's an "a," "aah" not an "o," "aw."

"Aah"?

"The...

( sounding out word ): "L... aah... st."

"Last"?

"The Last Cliff Hanger."

No... it can't be.

The last?

That's what it says, Lionel, honey.

The last one?

I can't look.

I... I can't.

I can.

Yippee!

Maybe he's going to finally

get off of that cliff.

Well, maybe not.

Maybe it's a trick title.

Maybe, huh, Dad, huh, Dad?

Huh, Mom, huh?

Well, I don't think so, Lionel, honey.

Do you want to read it and find out?

I can't.

I can't.

Oh, it's okay, Lionel, I'll do it.

Today's adventure, 3785.

"The Last Cliff Hanger, by Livingston Dangerously."

CHORUS ( singing ):

THEO: "We find Cliff Hanger where we left him last--

hanging from a cliff."

"Suddenly, in the water below

he catches sight of a mammoth whale."

A whale!

"Cliff grabs his backpack and extracts

"his trusty survival manual.

Using his expert decoding skills, Cliff begins to read."

CLIFF ( reading ):

( coughing ): Not... on... cliff... any longer.

"Is this it?

"Has Cliff Hanger's life of grasping a branch

passed at last?"

( gasps )

No...!

♪ Cliff Hanger, living on the beach... ♪

♪ And that's why he's called... oh, phooey! ♪

( cheers )

I love happy endings.

Happy?!

What's to be happy about?

It was the last Cliff Hanger!

The last!

No more new Cliff Hangers.

Well, well, maybe Cliff's happy.

I mean, after all, he's on a beach.

He can rest.

He's a hero.

A hero's not supposed to rest.

Don't worry.

I'm sure you can find something else

to sing about!

Yeah, right, no problem!

This just can't be the last book.

It can't.

We've got to think of something to do.

( muttering )

Come on, Leona, I've got an idea.

Click?!

My brother needs me.

Coming!

What do you suppose...

♪ And that's why it's called black stapler! ♪

Super!

Really great!

Thank you.

Wow, terrific.

What talent.

( both yelling )

And now, Barnaby B. Busterfield

and Walter and Clay Pigeon race around the library.

Whee!

( laughing )

Believe it or not, this was my idea.

Are you ready to race?

Yeah, yeah, we're ready.

Ready to see who's the, uh...

Uh, fastest?

Yeah.

( laughs )

All right, then.

Ready...!

Set...

Go!

Both: Whee!

( laughs )

Alone at last!

There's a method in my madness.

Whee!

( both laughing )

Hey, Clay, look!

He b*at us!

Wow, Buster is the, uh...

Um, fastest?

Yeah.

Hey, how'd he do that?

I have no idea.

BOTH: Whee!

( laughing )

This, too, shall pass.

( groans )

"Last."

"Aah"... "aah."

Hey, it's standing room only

for Martha Reader and the Vowelles

singing that fabulous short "a"-- "aah"-- sound

in the world "fast!"

( Martha singing repeated short "a" sound to pop tune )

( Vowelles respond rhythmically with short "a" sound )

ALL: "Fast!"

( monkeys hooting )

( imitating band playing music )

"F... ast."

"Fast... fast."

( imitating race car )

Fast.

"F... ast...er."

"Faster."

( imitating race car )

"F... ast... est."

"Fastest... fastest."

( imitating race car )

And now, some names with the short-a, "aah" sound in them.

And that makes me happy.

( music playing )

WOMAN: ♪ Meet Hannah, Ali, Mackey, Stan ♪

♪ Alana, Al, Jack and Chan ♪

♪ Ralphie, Max... ♪

The name is Sam.

WOMAN: ♪ And Alfie, Axel ♪

♪ And the ram! ♪

♪ Here's Patches, Gabbi, Babs and Fats ♪

♪ And Satch and Tabby, Gabbi's cats. ♪

♪ Alejandro, Manny, Candy ♪

♪ Calley, Pandro, Van and Brandy! ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, what's your name? ♪

♪ What's your name, what's your name, what's your name? ♪

♪ Enjoy your little moment of fame! ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ Here's Nancy, Barry, Vance, King Zack ♪

♪ And Lance and Harry, Lance's yak ♪

♪ In all these names you'll find short "a" ♪

♪ It sounds like "aah," that's that....Good day! ♪

♪ Aah. ♪

And there you have it.

My data search and cross- referencing are complete.

Yeah, way to go, Click.

You rock!

All right, yeah!

What's that mean?

...would indicate

that Mr. Cliff Hanger is on this island...

( clicking )

Here.

BOTH: Cool.

Oh, please, please, please, please, Click

could you drag-and-drop us there?

We need to find Cliff Hanger

and beg him to do more stories.

Oh, please, please, please, please.

Please, please, please.

Certainly.

( beeping )

( exclaiming )

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

( gasps )

Hey, it's him!

It's Cliff Hanger!

Yes, that's right, Cliff Hanger...

hanging on a beach.

And that's why I'm called...

Never mind.

Uh, Mr. Hanger?

I'm Lionel, and this is my fan, Leona

and I'm your biggest sister!

I, I... hmm...

Uh, uh... you know

he can't really talk very well

because, well, you know

he really likes you a lot

and you're his greatest hero

and you're not going to do any more books

and, aw... you just got to do more books.

What? And leave all this?

Come on, everybody

it's limbo time... again!

( groans )

Please do more books.

Please...

No can do.

Life is just... great.

Hey, Mister, didn't you use to be

Cliff Hanger, hanging from a cliff

and that's why you're called Cliff Hanger?

Yes, son, that's me.

Well, what do they call you now?

Okay, I admit it.

I can't stand this easy life!

Where's the danger?

Where's the excitement?

Where's the...

Cliff?

I'm dying to go back!

So why don't you?

Yeah!

I can't.

Why not?

Because my author, Livingston Dangerously

wrote me here.

There's nothing I can do about it.

Go talk to him.

Talk to him?

Well, we could talk to him.

Huh?

Sure we could, Lionel.

We could talk to him!

Yeah! Click!

Click!

Click!

LIONEL and LEONA: Whoo, hoo, hoo!

( dryly ): Yes, thank you, very much.

Yeah, yeah!

Why don't you guys take five, huh?

Or 25, huh?

Yeah.

Thanks.

( sighing )

Quick, Click

search for Livingston Dangerously.

Lionel is going to talk to Livingston Dangerously

and ask him to write

more Cliff Hanger books.

Oh, hey, good idea!

Searching online, searching and connecting online...

Task completed-- Livingston Dangerously on live feed.

DANGEROUSLY: Yes?

Do I know you?

Hi, Mr. Dangerously!

Sorry to interrupt.

You don't know us

but Cliff Hanger books are my favorite

and we really want you to keep writing them.

But I'm busy!

I'm working here.

Can't you see I'm working?

You mean...

on your paper clip chain?

Yes...

on my paper clip chain.

Do you think

it's because I don't have any ideas

for more Cliff Hanger stories?!

LIONS: No, sir, we wouldn't...

Well, I don't!

Not one!

Not one idea!

I had to make it the last one

because I couldn't think of anything else!

Aw, is that all?

Well, maybe we could help you.

How do you usually get your ideas?

Well, they usually come over me in a wave...

LIONS: Yeah?

Then they kind of lift me

out to a sea of inspiration.

LIONS: Yes?

And sometimes it's a doozy

a real whale of an idea...

LIONS: Yes?

I've got it!

Oh!

Thank heavens!

Excuse me, I must get to work.

Oh!

Ye gads!

This is wonderful!

First-rate!

( whooping and shrieking )

( all laughing )

Stop!

Please!

I can't take it!

LIONS: Write fast, Livingston!

Welcome back to the National Word Cup Championship.

Writing star Tiger Words is now approaching the "t."

He must write the word "stack."

This could be tricky for Tiger.

There's the "st" blend at the beginning

followed by the "a" sound

then the "k" sound at the end.

St... a... ck... Stack.

If he makes this word, he will win a stack of flapjacks!

Tiger is selecting a writing tool.

It's a blue pencil, an interesting choice.

He stands at the "t," and...

wow, just look at that stroke!

He writes a perfect "s" in front of that "t"

making the blend "st," the first sounds in the word "stack"!

Let's see what Tiger does next.

Look at that perfect "ck" combination

making the sound "k," the last sound in the word "stack."

Tiger is now just one letter away from those flapjacks.

He looks confident.

He raises that blue pencil and writes... an "i"!

Ooh, what a setback for Tiger!

The letter "i" makes the sound "ih," spelling the word "stick."

Tiger doesn't like the way that word looks one bit.

But it's not over yet, folks.

He's going back to his pencil case

and he's pulling out... a big pink eraser!

He erases the "i"... picks up his blue pencil yet again...

and writes... yes! a beautiful "a"

which makes the sound "a," making the word "stack"!

Tiger Words has done it again!

He wins the Championship, and a stack of flapjacks!

CHORUS: ♪ What's Cooking? with Theo and Cleo ♪

♪ Check out what's cooking! ♪

Oh, Hi!

( laughing )

What's cooking today, Cleo?

What's cooking today, Theo, is...

( reading )

Yummy!

One!-- ( cracks pointer )

Hard-hat on.

( hollow knocking )

( laughing )

Two!

Tackle the hamburger.

( laughing )

Hut one!

Hut two!

Not on the backfield wall!

( grunts )

Whoa!

Hamburger... tackled.

Three!

Paddle?

Paddle, Paddle!

Fabulous paddling, my handsome love.

Paddle!

( breathing heavily )

Ooh, hamburger paddled and flat!

Four!

Put flat hamburger patty...

( grunting )

in a pan...

and cook for...

BOTH: Nah!

( growling ravenously )

( groaning and munching )

And now, once again, Sam Spud, par-boiled potato detective.

SPUD: The name is Spud... Sam Spud.

I was working late one night.

I had my new partner with me.

She's a real peach... but you knew that.

She's good, too.

It's almost as if she can read my mind.

As a matter of fact...

Amazing!

It was a rotten night out.

It was raining cats and... ah... cats...

The "zap zap" of the neon sign outside our window

was about to drive us crazy...

when we spotted... her.

She was French...

Ah, I feel so fried!

Somehow, I knew that.

SAM: She seemed nervous.

She said she'd heard there was a neighbor in the masherhood.

Neighbor in the masherhood?

That's not right.

Oh, I see.

That shouldn't be "neighbor in the masherhood."

It should be "masher in the neighborhood."

She said there was a masher in the neighborhood

and she was sure the masher was close by.

As a matter of fact...

FRENCH FRY: Sacrebleu!

It was close... too close.

Come on, buddy.

Thanks, Precious.

PEACH: You have the right to remain silent.

She's good!

Good very!

"Good very"?

Oh! Get out of the way

you uncooked potato!

So I made a mistake.

Hey! She's very good, too.

Okay-- B.B., the King of Beasts...

"It's Over Now."

Take, uh... 41.

Here's a little story.

Listen up.

♪ Woke up this mornin' ♪

♪ And I rushed downstairs real fast... ♪

♪ e-d, rushed real fast. ♪

♪ Yeah, I woke up this mornin' ♪

♪ And I rushed downstairs real fast... ♪

♪ e-d, rushed real fast. ♪

♪ And the e-d in rushed means my rushing ♪

♪ Happened in the past. ♪

♪ e-d means it's in the past! ♪

♪ Then I went to the kitchen ♪

♪ And I gobbled down my chow! ♪

♪ e-d, gobbled down his chow. ♪

Yummy!

♪ Yeah, I went to the kitchen ♪

♪ And I gobbled down my chow! ♪

♪ e-d, gobbled down his chow. ♪

♪ And the e-d in gobbled means my gobbling ♪

♪ Happened then, not now! ♪

♪ e-d, means it's over now. ♪

♪ e-d-- two letters that let you know ♪

♪ That whatever happened ♪

♪ Happened some time ago. ♪

♪ Yeah, e-d at the end of a word is how you can ♪

♪ Tell what the word is telling you is over now. ♪

♪ Well, I've finished my song, so I guess ♪

♪ It's time to take a bow... ♪

Thank you, thank you very much, thank you.

♪ Yes, I've finished my song, so I guess ♪

♪ It's time to take a bow... ♪

♪ e-d, you're finished ♪

♪ Take a bow... ♪

♪ And the e-d in "finished" means ♪

♪ It happened, but it's over now! ♪

♪ e-d, means it's over now ♪

♪ Yeah, the e-d in "finished" means ♪

♪ It happened, but it's over now! ♪

♪ e-d, means it's over now ♪

Yeah, e-d means it's over, and we're out of here.

( laughing )

ENGINEER: Okay...

that was great for me.

How was it for you guys?

Hey!

Where did everyone go?

Theo, Theo, come quick!

Click's got a surprise!

A surprise?

I love surprises.

Oh, boy!

LEONA: Come on, Dad!

CLEO: Come on, Theo.

Shh... Shh.

What?

I have downloaded the latest

Livingston Dangerously Cliff Hanger adventure story.

Yay! That is a surprise!

Livingston did it!

Come on, let's read it!

Let's read it!

LIONEL: "The Adventures of Cliff Hanger"

by Livingston Dangerously.

( calypso music playing )

LIONEL: "Suddenly, a huge wave washes him off the beach and out to sea

and he is picked up by a passing whale."

This is a blast!

♪ And that's why I'm called Cliff Hanger. ♪

He did it!

He's back!

He's back on the cliff!

Yay!

Oh! That's wonderful!

Excuse me! Excuse me!

B... but you can go back now!

Hey! Cliff's back on the cliff!

We're working!

CHORUS ( singing ): ♪ Yay! ♪

( all cheering )

CHORUS ( singing ):

Barnaby B. Busterfield III is alone at last.

And having a blast!

And having a blast!

With an exclamation point!

Barnaby B. Busterfield III is alone at last

and having a blast with an exclamation point!

Ah, yes.

Now, that says it all!

Come on, everyone, let's show 'em how it's done.

Watch me.

♪ Ooh, aah, dance in smarty pants... ♪

Mr. Walter Bobbie!

♪ Ooh, aah, dance in smarty pants ♪

Dr. Ruth!

♪ Ooh, aah, dance in smarty pants. ♪

♪ Ooh, aah ♪

You can do it!

♪ Dance in smarty pants. ♪

"And they lived happily ever after."

Read to a child once a day, and she'll learn happily ever after.

Be a designated reader.

"Happily... ever after."

Very good, Leona.

♪ ♪ ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Between the lions... ♪

♪ Between the lions... ♪

WOMAN: ♪ Come in between the lions ♪

♪ Begin between the lions ♪

♪ Be here between the lions! ♪