05x05 - The Fill-In / Word (Hicc)Up!

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♪ And throw some mighty words
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♪ From the planet lexicon ♪

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♪ Here she comes! ♪

♪ Word girl ♪

Narrator: listen for the words
"surrender"

And "temporary."

Inside the lair of
the dastardly dr. Two-brains...

Dr. Two-brains: yes. Yes!
Ha ha ha!

This is going to be my most
dastardly crime yet.

Narrator: see? Dastardly.

Dr. Two-brains: listen up, men.

It's going to take
careful planning,

A flawless performance,

And an amazing amount of guts,
but together, we three

Can pull it off.

So, what do you say,
dastardly henchmen?

Henchmen? Henchmen!

Oh, there you are.
Stop sneaking up on me.

Wait. Where's your buddy?

You know, tall fellow
usually by your side,

Same jumpsuit.

Oh. Charlie?
He went on a trip
with his mom. See?

Dr. Two-brains:
oh. So wait.

Are you telling me
I only have one henchman?

Oh, hench-man!
See? It even sounds
ridiculous.

Don't worry, boss.

Charlie would never
leave without getting

A temporary fill-in.

It's against
the henchman code.

[Crash]

Hey, how's it going?
Uh, sorry I'm late.

Wait, wait, wait.
You're the temporary
fill-in?

You're the butcher.

Oh, yeah. I'm just
doing a favor
for charlie.

Me and him go
way back.

Oh. Charlie's good with
the card thing, huh?

So wait. Butcher,
don't you think

You're a little
overqualified

To be a temporary
fill-in?

It's a little
beneath you.

Oh, I don't know.
What do henchmen
usually do?

Well, it's not
as easy as it looks.

We got to help out
with plans,

Carry stuff around,

Surrender to
word girl after
she defeats us,

And then go to jail.

See? It's beneath you.

Why don't you and I
team up, eh, butcher?

You be the ham;
I'll be the cheese.

Let's shake up
the food pyramid, baby.

No, no, no.
I didn't come here
for a team-up.

I'm just here
to help out
a friend. That's it.

Oh, ok. Well, then
back to the usual
game plan.

Here's the game plan.

Pretty self-explanatory,
if you ask me.

Ahem.

What? What is it?
You hate my plan.

Butcher: uh, I just had
a tickle in my throat.

Oh. Right. Of course.
Well, listen.

If you think there's
a way to make
this plan better,

Just speak up.

If there's one thing
I love about our
little outfit here,

It's the teamwork.

Not you.

Hmm.

Narrator: meanwhile,
in school...

So the amazing
rope guy says hi.

You were right.
It really does only
take one of us

To make him
surrender.

And thanks for being
my temporary
fill-in

On the fifth grade
dance decorating
committee this morning.

Did you get a lot done?

Whoa.

You did all this
in one morning?

[Squeak]

Hey, you two.

Aren't these decorations
amazing, becky?

Becky: yeah. Amazing.

All thanks to bob.

So did you put
my poster up?

I don't see it around.

Oh. Um...we sure did.

Man: help! Dr. Two-brains
is stealing

The ancient miniature
cheese village
of santa palabra.

That's horrible.

Why are you
announcing
that here?

Isn't this the
police station?

Violet: no. It's the
elementary school.

The police station
is blocks down.

Man: oh. Thanks.
Heeelp!

Wait a sec.
How did he hear me?

Who am I talking to?

Dr. Two-brains: ha ha ha!

Look at it--the beautiful
ancient miniature cheese
village of santa palabra,

And it's mine.

I mean, it's ours,
all ours.

Ha ha ha!

So that cheese
city must be

Really
valuable, huh?

As an ancient artifact,
well, not really, no.

As cheese,
well, let's see.

, Pounds--that
adds up to, uh, ok,

Not valuable as
cheese, either.

So it's just
a mini-city

Made out
of cheese.

Yeah, pretty much.

Now come on over
and get a piece of
this sweet cheesy action.

That's ok.

Come on. There's
enough for everybody.

We can share it.

Can i?

Not you.

Do you guys ever
steal anything
valuable, or...

We just steal
cheese.

What? Ha ha ha!

Of course we steal
valuable stuff, butcher.

This--this little
cheeseburg is just
a warm-up.

Hold it right there,
dr. Two-brains!

Word girl!

Oh, and butcher,
too, huh? Ok.

Well, this will
be a little
different, but--

Hold on a second
there, word girl.

No. It's not
what you think.

I'm just filling in
for charlie,

The other henchman,
so...

Charlie's visiting
his mom.

Oh, that's nice.

So let me get
this straight.

You're not going
to att*ck us
with meat,

Because you're just
a temporary fill-in.

Well, uh, that kind
of depends on what
temporary means.

Oh. Well, temporary
means just doing
something

For a short time.

For example,
you being a henchman
for dr. Two-brains

Is temporary
because you're
only doing it

Until charlie
gets back.

Oh, well, then yes,
temporary.

Come on. You don't
expect me to believe

You're not
going to--

Dr. Two-brains: excuse me,
but I'm the main villain here.

If you're going to
worry about anyone,
worry about me.

I, uh...

Hold on.

Oh, boy. So, uh--
so, what do we do now?

Surrender.

So that means, uh...

Word girl: surrender
means to give
yourself up,

Like if dr. Two-brains
actually remembered
to bring his ray g*n,

We probably would have
surrendered to him.

Dr. Two-brains: go ahead,
rub it in.

[Laughter]

Not you.

Seriously, all
we do is surrender?

Uh-huh.

Well, I'm not really
in the mood to go
to jail,

So hamalanche!

Butcher! You just--
I'm--i don't know
what to say.

This is--a
hamalanche? Man!

Yeah, yeah. I buried
them in a big pile
of ham.

Can we go now?

We were supposed
to surrender.

Word girl: ah, just
eat us out of here
already.

[Bob squeaks]

Narrator: the next morning,
in the lair of dr. Two-brains...

Listen, butch.
Can I call you butch?

Ok, butcher. So again,
from the bottom
of my heart,

Thank you.

Don't mention it.
Really. Don't mention it.

I have something for you.

Stay right here.

Ok.

[Crash]

Strange guy, huh?
Ha ha! Uh.

Dr. Two-brains:
close your eyes.

Ok, open them.
Check it out.

I call these
cheese sh**t.

Guess what they do.

sh**t cheese?

No. They sh**t cheese!

Watch.

Just think--we can
fire streams of
ham and cheese

At our enemies.

We'll be unstoppable.

Look, this is only
temporary.

I'm just helping out
charlie.

Once he comes back,
I'm out of here.

That's it.

Yeah, but--

And I don't like
cheese at all.

But, boss--

Not you.
Seriously, butcher,

We can steal
whatever you want.

Butcher: I don't know.
I mean, team-ups never work.

Oh, harumph.

Look, it's not you.
It's me, kind of.

No need for anyone
to be upset.

I mean, hey,
you're just a temporary
fill-in, right?

R--uh, right!

Then let's go steal
something, then.

Is that all right
with you,

Temporary henchman?

Hmph.

Oh, boy.

[Squeak]

Becky? No, I haven't
seen her all morning.

Becky!

Uh, hey, guys.

Just though I'd
come in a little early

And make my own star.

[Squeak]

Yes, I'm sure
it's a star.

Violet:
star. Right.

But the decorations
are pretty much
all set.

Oh, I was just
hoping to contribute
a little bit.

Man: help! Dr. Two-brains
is robbing the national
national bank!

That's horrible!
But I told you
before,

This isn't
the police station.

Becky?

Bob!

Dr. Two-brains: look at me.

I'm just like the butcher.

I'm throwing food
at things.

I don't care
what I hit.

I want to work alone
and hit stuff
with food stuff.

Is he making
fun of me?

No. Why would he
make fun of you?

He loves you.

What is with
everyone?

Hold it right there!

Yeah! Take that,
word girl

I'm sick of you
and your entrances.

I just want to
spray food.

Now exit
cheese left.

What's wrong with him?

Oh, he's just
a little upset

Because I wouldn't
team up with him.

Upset? I am not.
I don't need you.

I don't need anyone.
Upset.

Robotic voice: warning.
Cheese supply low.

Uh-oh. Guess I was
a little too free and easy
with the cheese spray,

But I refuse
to surrender.

Robotic voice: warning.
Cheese supply getting lower.

Oh, help!

Don't look at me.

Not you.
I was talking
to the butcher.

Help me, butcher!

Uh, weren't you just
making fun of me?

Uh, nope. No.

Robotic voice: warning.
Cheese supply really low now.

Ok. Maybe
a little,

But now I need
your help.

Narrator: will the butcher help
dr. Two-brains defeat word girl

With a double punch
of ham and cheese,

Or will he just stand by
and watch dr. Two-brains
be defeated?

Robotic voice: warning.
You should really check on
the amount of cheese you have.

Narrator: hey, butcher,
any decision yet?

I'm thinking.
I'm thinking.

Charlie,
you're back.

How'd you find us?

See? I told you they
were at the bank.

Wait. Are you
a policeman?

No!
No.
No.

Oh. Waah!

Hey, charlie,
good to see you.

Well, now that it's over,
it was great being
a temporary fill-in for you.

See you. Good luck.

Wait.
You can't just leave.

You hit us with a hamalanche
a couple of scenes ago.

Yeah. You can't
leave.

Well, I was planning on going
on a crime spree next week.

You want
to settle up then?
Ok.

Works for me.
All right. Good.
Yeah. Works for me.

Robotic voice: warning.
Seriously almost out of cheese.

No. Wait. You can't go.
I need you.

Yeah. Now I really
have to go.

See you next week,
word girl.

Ok. We'll
catch up.

Robotic voice:
cheese supply empty.

Uh-oh.

You said it, brother.

Huh? Uh!

We surrender.
Good to have you back, charlie.

Hey, before I bring
you guys to jail,

Do you think you could
help me out with something?

Hey, don't get
any ideas.

Narrator: and so word girl
once again triumphs

Over dr. Two-brains,
one regular henchman,

And a temporary fill-in,

And the dastardly dr. Two-brains
once again surrenders

To the forces of good because he
couldn't convince the butcher

To team up with him.

Hey!

Narrator: hey, I just call them
like I see them.

Big meanie!

Narrator: look who's talking.

Join us again next time
for another enthralling episode

Of "word girl."

♪ Word girl ♪

Hello. I'm beau handsome,
and this is...

Audience: "may I have a word?"

As usual, the player who
correctly defines today's
featured word

Will win a fabulous prize.

Let's play...

Audience: "may I have a word?"

Yes, you may.

Today's featured word
is "smudge."

To give you a clue,

Here are some clips
from "word girl"

That show the meaning
of the word.

Yes, emily.

Smudge means to play
tug of w*r.

One time, my dog
picked up one of
my old socks,

And I spent
two hours trying
to pull it--

While that's certainly
an interesting story,

I'm sorry, but smudge
does not mean tug of w*r.

Go ahead, phil.

A smudge is
a dirty mark or smear.

The birthday girl
has chocolate smudges
all over her face.

That is correct.
Congratulations, phil.

You are today's winner.

Huggy, show him
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You want me to autograph that
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Uh...

Super!

Oops! I smudged my signature.

Well, don't worry.
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That's ok.
I really don't
want another--

Of course you do! Heh!

That's it for today's episode.
See you next time on...

Audience: "may I have a word?"

♪ Word girl ♪

Narrator: today's featured words
are "remedy" and "glitch."

Just another typical day
in our fair city

As chuck the evil
sandwich-making guy

Is living up to his name...
At least the "evil" part.

Not so much
the "sandwich-making" part.

Ok. Give me all the money
in the cash register.

Sure thing.
Freeze, chuck.

[Hiccup]
actually,
I'd rather not.

Time for you to take
a mustard bath. Ha ha!

I said, "time for you
to take a mustard bath."

Maybe you need
to charge it.
[Hiccup]

Or maybe you need to refill
the mustard container.

No. I charged it all night,
and I just refilled it.

Man, I just had
this condiment ray fixed.

The guy promised he'd taken
care of all the glitches.

Aah! Oh! Hah!

Well, this looks
like it's going
to be an easy day.

[Hiccup] I'm
taking you to jail
[hiccup], chuck.

Wow, you've got quite
a case of hiccups there.

Yeah. I probably
shouldn't have
challenged

Captain huggy face
to that pie-eating
contest.

[Screech]
[hiccup]

Sounds like you need a remedy
for those hiccups.

Yep. You need
a remedy, all right.

Wait. What does
that word mean again?

Well, I'd be happy
to [hiccup] tell you
what "remedy" means.

[Hiccup]
a remedy is--
whoa!

Uh, I mean--
ha ha ha!

I-i-i totally
meant to do this.

Oh.
Ick.

Oh, ho.
Ugh.

Ugh.
Yuck. [Hiccup]

Narrator: later that day
at hal hardbargain's
villain supply house...

Hal hardbargain!
Who's asking?

It's chuck.

The evil
sandwich-making guy.

Right. I guess the bread face
should have given it away.

Yeah. You know
the condiment ray
I just paid you to fix?

Well, it isn't fixed.

You said you figured out
what the glitch was
and repaired it.

First of all,
I don't take kindly
to your tone, pally,

And second,
the condiment ray

Was working fine
when it left my shop.

Maybe you just don't
know how to handle
a fancy mustard sh**t.

But that thing
covered me with mustard.

How do I know
you didn't cover
yourself with mustard?

Why would I do that?
I don't know.

Maybe you're just
desperate for attention.

Look. Are you going to fix
the glitch, or not?

Well, I guess
I can stay late to
take a look at it.

I mean, my wife and I
will have another
anniversary next year.

I don't want you to miss
your anniversary.
No, no.

Hal hardbargain
always puts his
customers first,

Though sometimes
I wonder why I'm such
an unbelievably nice guy.

Wow, thanks.
Here you go.

Well, I'm sure you
appreciate how lucky you are

To have me make
your weapons.

I've worked for all
the great criminals--

Big-toe larry, squid man,
the fiddler, el destructo...

Wait a second.
I've never heard
of those villains.

Well, maybe they live
in another city,

But trust me,
they love my work,

Especially professor sin,
one-eyed jack--
hey, hey!

You going to
fix my ray,

Or you just
going to keep
naming criminals?

Maybe this will
answer your question.

The stickup kid,
doctor scissor-feet,
cloud man...

Narrator: later that night,
becky and bob play checkers.

Man, I can't believe
chuck [hiccup] got away.

Mr. Botsford:
is that a hiccup I hear?

[Hiccup]
don't worry.

I know how to get rid
of those hiccups

Using a special remedy
I learned
from old doc botsford.

[Hiccup] who?

I never told you
about old doc botsford?

He was a distant relative
who always had the best
home remedies.

Uh... [Hiccup]
did they work?

Occasionally.
Wait right here.

♪ For a surefire hiccup remedy,
have yourself some herbal tea ♪

Ugh! That is gross.

Yep. That's the powdered eggs
you're tasting.

Hey, I think it
may have worked.

Yes! Old doc botsford,
you're a geniu--

[Hiccup]
mmph!

Well, pepper my salsa.

I can't believe
the herbal tea failed.

[Hiccup]
hmm, let me think.

What was
old doc botsford's
other hiccup remedy?

Oh. Stand
on one foot.

Now recite the
alphabet backwards.

Z, y, x, w--

[Hiccup] whoa!
Hmm, ok.

I've got
one more idea.

Tickle, tickle, tickle.
Tickle, tickle, tickle.

Tickle, tickle,
tickle, tickle.

Tickle, tickle,
tickle, tickle, tickle.

Ha ha ha! Laughter.
It's so contagious.

Ha ha ha!
Can't stop laughing.

Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha! [Hiccup]

Oh...

Narrator: the next day
at the jewelry store...

Hand over every diamond
in this place.

Actually, I don't
respond to rude demands,

Especially rude demands
made by people
in gaudy outfits.

Hmm, apparently,
you need to ketchup
on the latest fashions.

Ha ha ha!

Oh.

Aah! No, not again.

Ow, ow, ow!

My ray is overheating.
Bravo.

Another glitch?
I can't believe this.

[Bang]

Hal hardbargain!
Who wants to know?

You know who I am.

I had to walk here
because my car broke down

After my condiment ray
overheated and misfired again.

And how is this
my problem?

You sold me that car
and told me you'd fixed
the glitch in my ray.

You sure that was me?
Of course it was you.

Oh, right.
Now I remember.

I missed my college
reunion to fix
that ray for you.

College reunion?

I thought you said
it was your anniversary.

Eh, you must be
hearing things,

Probably due to the fact
that your ears seem to
be stuffed with lettuce.

You're just trying
to make me feel bad

Because you know your
inventions aren't reliable.

Not reliable?
Not reliable?

You heard me.

I never hear
any complaints from
my other customers,

Like ninja fred
and cheetah-boy,
or the sandbagger.

Yeah, yeah. I've heard
your customer list.

Ok. Fine.

I'll do you a favor
because I'm such
a nice guy.

You still have the giant
crusher I sold you?

Yeah.

Well, I want all my
customers to be happy,

So here's what I'll do.

I'll add some power
to the crusher,

Fix the glitch in
your condiment ray,

And let you be the first

To try out some gadgets
I just invented.

Wow! You'd
really do that?
Sure.

It's not like
I shouldn't spend
all night working

Just because
it's my birthday.

Birthday.
That's right.
Birthday.

Narrator: meanwhile,
at the botsford house...

Mr. Botsford: ok.
Hold it, hold it, hold it.

Dad, I don't [hiccup]
think this is [hiccup]
going to work.

Oh, it'll work.

I've never been
steered wrong by one of old
doc botsford's remedies.

[Hiccup] what are
you talking about?

His remedies have done
nothing but steer us
[hiccup] wrong.

I'm not following.
A remedy is a cure. [Hiccup]

Remember when t.j. Had
that cold and you got
him some medicine?

That medicine was the remedy
that made him feel better,

[Hiccup] but in this
case, none of the things
you've tried--[hiccup]

None of the things
you've tried has been
a remedy for my hiccups.

Hmm, I see what
you're saying.

I'm going to go get you a gallon
of water and a pogo stick.

Be right back.
Oh...[Hiccup]

Help!

Chuck the evil sandwich-making
guy is robbing the bank,

And last time we saw word girl,
she was crippled by hiccups.

[Hiccup]

Pure [hiccup]
coincidence,
I assure you.

Ok.
Don't you have to
find the police station?

Help!

Word [hiccup] up.

Narrator: seconds later...

Chuck: all right.

My crusher is now reinforced
with extra pulverizing power.

Since you won't
empty the vaults,

I'm going to flatten the bank.

Noooo...[Hiccup]...ooo!

[Boom]

Another glitch?

This can't be happening,
not again.

You're going down,
[hiccup] chuck.

I don't think so.

I'll escape with
my new grappling hook.

[Hiccup]

So long, word girl.

Pickle power pack,
away.

Ah, pickle
[hiccup] juice.

Aah!

Gotcha!

Oh, why can't I ever
catch a break?

Boy, your gadgets
sure have a lot of glitches.

Tell me about it.

Gladly.
[Hiccup]

You see, something
has a glitch--

Word girl, I know--

Not now, chuck.
I'm defining "glitch."

A glitch is a malfunction
or a problem with a machine.

Your gadgets
have experienced
a lot of glitches today...

[Hiccup]

Which have kept them
from working properly.

For example,
your pickle power pack

Obviously had a glitch,

Which is why it was
flying out of control.

Now, what was it
you wanted to say?

I was going to tell you
I already know what
"glitch" means.

How could you not,
with all the glitches

You've had to
deal with lately?

[Hiccup]
ha ha ha!

He's all yours...
[Hiccup] officers.

You know, if you want
to get rid of those hiccups,

The best remedy
is simple.

Just hold your breath.

Really?

Sure. It always
works for me

When I eat
my sandwiches
too fast.

Well, it can't hurt
to try.

[Inhales]

Ahh.

Wow! I think they're gone.

Thanks, chuck.

No problem,
word girl.

Ooga-booga!

Aah!

Dad!

Yes! There's nothing
like a good scare

To get rid of
those hiccups.

But my hiccups are gone.

I got rid of them
earlier today.

You did? Well,
no one told me.
[Hiccup]

Ohh.

Don't worry.

I've got the perfect
old doc botsford remedy.

I'll be right back.

No thanks.
No more old doc botsford
[hiccup] remedies.

No, no, no. This time, I've
really got the perfect remedy.

I just to find some
plain yogurt, a fishbowl,
and a xylophone.

Oh.
[Hiccup]

Narrator: and so concludes
another adventure.

Loyal viewers,

Here's hoping your tv set is
completely free of glitches

So nothing stands
between you and a guaranteed
remedy for boredom--

Another exciting adventure of

Word...[Hiccup] girl.

Hello. I'm beau handsome,

And this is
the bonus round of...

Audience: "may I have a word?"

Our returning champion
will have a chance to play

For even greater prizes
on the bonus round.

Phil, you correctly defined
the word "smudge."

Ready to play
the bonus round?

I guess so.

Great! Take a look
at these pictures,

And tell me which one shows
the definition for "smudge."

Ok. Give it a sh*t, phil.

I think it's number one.

The mayor's uncle has mustard
smudged all over his beard.

That's correct!

You're our bonus round winner.

Show him what he's won, huggy--

An official "word girl"
larger-than-life
beau handsome cutout.

[Groan]

See you next time on...

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