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01x09 - Art Smart/A Hot Day in the City

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Corduroy". Aired: September 30, 2000 – February 24, 2001.*
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Story is set in New York, USA, and follows the teddy bear Corduroy (whose personality is similar to a preschool child) and his best friend Lisa, a young schoolgirl of Jamaican heritage.

01x09 - Art Smart/A Hot Day in the City

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[Giggling]

♪ My best friend is Corduroy ♪

♪ My best friend is Corduroy ♪

♪ Corduroy was lonely waiting

on a shelf ♪

♪ One fine day he met Lisa ♪

♪ He's no longer by himself ♪

♪ Now he has a happy home ♪

♪ Now he has a friend ♪

♪ And they will be together ♪

♪ Forever till the end ♪

[Giggling]

♪ Come along with Corduroy ♪

♪ We've only begun ♪

♪ Come along with Corduroy ♪

♪ Our journey's full of fun ♪

♪ Come along with Corduroy ♪

♪ Adventures we can share ♪

♪ My best friend is Corduroy ♪

[Giggling]

♪ The bright-eyed bouncing

bear ♪

♪ My best friend is Corduroy ♪





[Rosetta laughing and humming]

Whee!



Whee!

[Straining]

[Laughing]

Help me up, please.

Sorry, Cordy.

No can do.

Come on down, Rosetta.

But the art gallery is closed

today, no?

We have the whole place to

ourselves.

It's great Mom is letting us

wander around while she's

working but those ropes aren't

for playing and neither is this

art.

I'm not supposed to play

here?

Uh-uh.

These red ropes are for keeping

people from getting too close to

the art.

It means look but don't touch.

Whee!

♪ I'm coming down ♪

MOM: Lisa!

I'll be up here if you need me.

Okay, Mom.

Hey, you guys.

I know a place where we can play

with the art.

Where?

The Art Smart exhibit!

Pardon?

Art Smart.

Come on.

Huh?

[Laughing]

No red ropes here.

Go ahead.

Touch it.

[Chiming]

Whoa!

Music!

Mom says music is a kind of

art.

See the sign?

Look, touch, listen, smell.

Good art makes good sense.

[Chiming]

Look at me, I'm making music.

Make some art, Cordy.

One, two, three...

Go!

[Chiming]

[Laughing]

Oh, something in the air.

It smells so...

Mm...

This is not just a picture to

look at, it is a garden to

smell.

[Sniffing]

Ah, roses.

Roses for Rosetta.

Lisa, this exhibit is

wonderful.

Thank you for bringing us here.

I'm glad you like it.

Oh la la, orange blossom!

Oh!

[Rosetta giggling]

What do you think of this art

show, Corduroy?

Corduroy?

[Corduroy breathing]

Boo!

[Gasping]

[Corduroy laughing]

Great mask!

Honeysuckle!

Mint.

Grass!

Lavender.

What do you say we all make

some art of our own?

Mais oui!

What more could a bear ask

for?

[Rosetta humming]

There you go, Cordy.

Thank you.

I need to keep this clay wet.

I can't work with dry clay.

Do you need some water,

Rosetta?

Hm?

Yes, s'il vous plait.

I can use the water to rinse my

paintbrush.

Another cup of water coming

up.

Hmm.

What is that?

Sculpture?

Uh-huh, just like the one I

tried to climb.

But it's smaller.

[Sighing]

This is hard work.

But of course you would

think it is hard work.

[Chuckling]

You have not made as much art as

I have.

Merci.

Careful, Corduroy, or you'll

become Clayduroy.

Your sculpture's really taking

shape.

What about my painting, Lisa?

It's really good.

It's nice.

Good?

Nice?

Mais non, it's more than good or

nice.

It's-- it's a mouse-terpiece!



Ta-da!

Art you can wear.

It's beautiful, Lisa.

I want to make a bracelet,

too.

You should finish your

painting first.

But it is finished.

Don't you love it?

Sure I love it.

Almost done.

Oh, Cordy, I love your

sculpture.

Love Corduroy's sculpture?

How can that be?

Lisa already said she loved my

painting.

What's wrong, Rosetta?

Rien.

Nothing.

Hmph!

Rosetta?

I am the artiste!

Is Rosetta okay?

Maybe she needs some time to

wind down.

It's not fair.

Lisa can't love both my painting

and Corduroy's sculpture at the

same time.

If only I was in a place where

people could truly appreciate my

art.

MAN: Oh, Rosetta's colours!

WOMAN: Her shapes!

BOTH: Very, very nice!

MAN #2: Rosetta's a very good

artiste.

WOMAN #2: Yes.

But have you seen the bear's

sculpture?

No!

Corduroy's work is better than

mine?

Ah!

Notice the fine lines, the

perfect shape.

A magnificent piece of work.

Outstanding.

[People exclaiming]

Indeed, this sculpture by the

artist Corduroy is this art

gallery's greatest, most

important masterpiece.

[Gasping]

Don't you just love it?

[People exclaiming]

There, all finished.

Great job.

Look at my painting, Lisa.

I did a great job, too.

Mine has colour and shapely

shapes, and what about my

straight lines?

Watch out, Rosetta!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Whoa!

[Corduroy gasping]

Oh!

Oh, no.

Why did you do that?

Oh my goodness.

I was so upset I kept spinning

and my wheels slipped on the

paint.

But why are you so upset?

You said all these nice

things about Corduroy's art.

But Lisa said nice things

about your art, too.

You said you loved my

painting but then you said you

loved Corduroy's sculpture.

Rosetta, I can love both your

art and Cordy's art at the same

time.

I want to show you something.

What does this face look like to

you?

Not very happy.

The green one looks upset with

the purple one.

Ah, je comprends.

The green face looks jealous.

Jealous?

What does that mean?

It means Rosetta thought I

liked your art more than I liked

hers.

I'm sorry I ruined your

sculpture.

I wanted to be the only artiste.

It was wrong.

That's okay, Rosetta.

Look, I've ruined my

painting.

I think it's beautiful.

So do I.

You do?

There's nothing to be jealous

about, Rosetta.

[Humming happily]

[Laughing]



Your sculpture looks as good as

new.

Rosetta helped me fix it.

I know.

That's why I want her to have

this.

Wow!

Oh la la, quelle surprise!

What a surprise.

And this is for you,

Corduroy.

A medal for being such a good

sport about your sculpture.

Oh, Corduroy.

Your medal and my crown are both

magnifique!

Thank you, Lisa.

MOM: Lisa, time to head home.

Pack up your things, okay, hon?

I'll meet you at the front doors

in five minutes.

All right, Mom.

ROSETTA: You're a great

artiste, Corduroy.

And a good friend.

So are you, Rosetta.



Do you want to ride the

teeter totter, Cordy?

It's too hot to play.

I know.

It's even hotter than yesterday.

It's the hottest day ever.

There isn't even a breeze to

cool us off.

My fur is making me even

hotter.

Let's go home, Cordy.

It's air-conditioned there.

Will it be nice and cool?

And on the way back, we can

visit...

The sweet shop?



I got your favourite flavour,

Cordy.

Cherry?

Uh-huh.

Can I have the first bite?

Sure but you better hurry.

It's starting to melt already.

Oh, no!

The frosty cream!

It's even too hot for frosty

creams.

Maybe we can buy another one?

I don't have any money left,

Cordy.

How much longer until we get

home?

It's just around the corner.

We'll be there in no time.

Can you get us there faster?

Okay, but you better hold on.



[Panting]

We're here.

I can't wait to feel the cool

air.

Gee, it's just as hot inside.

Hotter!

Huh?

I'm still hot.

What's wrong with the air

conditioning?

It hasn't been working for

most of the day.

Can I go over to Moppy's to

get cool?

I'm afraid the air

conditioning is broken down for

the whole building.

Pandro's trying to fix it.



Can we go to the beach?

Sorry.

The beach is quite a distance

away, hon.

By the time we get there, it'll

be evening.

Oh...

Oh, I wish I was at the beach

right now.

What's it like at the beach?

It's the perfect place to go

on a day like today.

There's always a nice, cool

breeze even when it's really

hot.

Cool breeze?

Perfect for a bear like me.

And seagulls soaring up above

in the sky and nice cool water

as far as you can see.

That's a lot of water.

There's lots of sand to play

in and all kinds of seashells

to find.

I want to go to the beach,

too.

Hey, I know.

Where are we going?

To the beach.

We are?

Yay!



Huh?

This is the beach?

We've just got to use our

imaginations.

How do we do that?

By creating a picture in our

minds and pretending we're

really there.

All I see is the fire escape.

[Laughing]

Come on, help me look for

some umbrellas.

We'll need all we can find.

Umbrellas?

But it's not raining.

When you're at the beach,

lots of people sit under

colourful umbrellas.

It helps protect everyone from

the hot sun.

Lemonade is perfect for the

beach because it'll help keep us

cool.

There's lots of ice in it.

[Slurping]

Mmm!

I told you this would make a

great beach.

Shouldn't there be some

water?

Oops, I forgot.

We can pretend this water is the

cool mist from the ocean.

That feels nice.

But shouldn't there be a lot of

water?

If you close your eyes, you

can hear the waves.

And you only get waves when

there's a lot of water.

[Traffic roaring]

I can hear the waves!

[Laughing]

Of course you can.

We're at the beach.

But I thought a beach had

seashells and seagulls.

Hmm.



These can be our seashells.

Mm-hm?

And those pigeons, they can

be our seagulls.



Here, Cordy.

Put these goggles on.

They'll help keep the sun out of

your eyes.

WEATHER REPORTER:

...forecast, plenty of sunshine

through today with seasonal...

Now we're at the beach.

Yes.

This must be the beach.

I've always wanted to visit the

beach.

[Steel drums playing]



A castle fit for a king.

Someday I want to be a king.

Well, King Corduroy, do you

want to go beachcombing?

Beachcombing?

We'll look for seashells and

other neat stuff.

You mean like a treasure

hunt?

Sort of.

Come on.



Look!



Wow, that's a real big one.

Try blowing it.

[Playing long note]

Whoa!

What more could a bear ask for?

Look how pretty that shell

is.

Hey!

[Laughing]

This one moves.

It's a hermit crab.

See?

He's hiding.

He doesn't look very happy.

I think he looks kind of

crabby.

[Laughing]

Whoa, it's a whole bunch of

crabbies!

[Laughing]

Look, Corduroy.

It's a baby turtle.

Where's it going?

Into the ocean.

That's where it's going to grow

up.

Someday, I want to look

inside the ocean and find out

what else lives there.

I'd like that, too.

Feel that ocean breeze?

It's so nice and cool.

Look out, Lisa!

Remember how you wanted to

see what's inside the ocean?

Now's our chance.

Come on.

Here, put this straw in your

mouth.

Are we having more lemonade?

No, Cordy.

That's your snorkel.

Snorkel?

It's a breathing tube.

If we're going to see what's in

the ocean, we'll need a way to

get air.



[Chirping]



See those apples?

They look like the little

crabs we saw.

Imagine if that apartment

building was really a coral

reef.

See all those cars?

They're all different shapes

and colours, just like the fish

we saw.

I see a turtle over there.

[Laughing]

MOM: Lisa!

Lisa!

The air-conditioning is all

fixed.

Do you want to come up?

No, thanks.

We're happy where we are.

That's my girl.

CORDUROY: Lisa?

Uh-huh.

Uh, could we go to the zoo

tomorrow?

The zoo?

I don't know, that's pretty far

away.

We can go there if we use our

imaginations.

[Laughing]