01x20 - Checkers Champ/World's Greatest
Posted: 12/31/23 11:49
[♪♪♪] ♪ 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!
♪!¡Wepa! ♪
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“Checkers Champ"”
[train passing] [car honks]
ALMA: Your turn, Junior.
ANDREÉ: Oh, Junior!
If you move diagonally, like this,
you can jump over Alma'’s checker and capture it.
JUNIOR: Yeah, yeah!
JUNIOR: Thanks, André!
ALMA: I'’m good at checkers,
but André is AH-MAY-ZING.
ALMA: Oooh! Sweet moves!
ANDREÉ: Now whaddya say, Junior?
JUNIOR: KING ME!
JUNIOR: Yes!
ANDREÉ: Nice! Now your king piece
can move backwards andforwards.
JUNIOR: Oh yeah, oh yeah! I won!
ALMA: [giggling] Well, not yet.
The game isn't over
until one player losesall their checkers...
ANDREÉ: Andthenthe other player wins.
JUNIOR: Oh!
MR. RAMIREZ: Got time for a game against me, André?
ANDREÉ: Me? But, Mr. Ramirez, you'’re the Checkers Master of the Bronx.
MR. RAMIREZ: [chuckling] I dunno about the whole Bronx.
C'’mon, show me what you got, kid.
ALMA: This is gonna be sooo good!
ANDREÉ: Hmm...
[♪♪♪]
MR. RAMIREZ: I like to call this move "The Pancake Flip."”
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp] Oooh...
ALMA: Whoa, did you see that?!
ANDREÉ: And I call that the "“Bunny Hop!"”
MR. RAMIREZ: Impressive.
[pieces moving]
MR. RAMIREZ: Hmmm... Oh!
ANDREÉ: [gasp]
King me!
JUNIOR: Hey! Mr. Ramirez doesn'’t have any red checkers left on the board.
You won, André!
ALMA: Told you! He'’s ahh-may-zing.
MR. RAMIREZ: Great game! André King, you are a Checkers King!
JUNIOR: He taught me everything I know.
ANDREÉ: It was a blast playing against you, Mr. Ramirez.
MR. RAMIREZ: Thanks!
You should bring your skills to the Checkers Tournament tomorrow.
ANDREÉ: A tournament?
MR. RAMIREZ: [chuckling] Yeah.
A bunch of us will be playing here all day
to see who wins the most games.
We'’re checkers champs just like you.
ANDREÉ: [gasp]
MR. RAMIREZ: You'’ll come, right?
ANDREÉ: I'’m in!
Thanks, Mr. Ramirez!
MR. RAMIREZ: Hasta mañana!
ALMA/JUNIOR/ANDREÉ: Bye! See you later!
ANDREÉ: Checkers... for the whole day!
Whoa, I can'’t wait!
I'’m gonna have to play my best.
Can you help me get ready, Alma?
ALMA: Sure! I'’ll be your Checkers Coach.
JUNIOR: André King, Checkers King!
[giggles]
ALMA: Okay, André. Time to start training.
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Eleven... twelve...
thirteen...
JUNIOR: Whoa! Your fingers are gonna be so strong!
HOWARD: [chuckles confidently]
[gasp]
ANDREÉ: Sorry, Howard.
HARPER: [gasp]
HARPER/LUCAS: [gasp]
JUNIOR: He just keeps getting better and better!
ALMA: Uh-huh!
RAFIA: What? No way! How did you do that?
JUNIOR: He's... André King, Checkers King!
KIDS: [cheering] Oh yeah!
ALMA: How ya feeling, King?
ANDREÉ: I feel ready!
ALMA: Hey, André!
Are you excited for the tournament?
ANDREÉ: I'’m super psyched to play!
Check it out, I even made my own set.
ALMA: I love it!
ANDREÉ: Thanks! I'’m gonna ask if I can play with mycheckers.
I think the other kids in the tournament will- uh...
ALMA: What'’s up, André?
ANDREÉ: Look!
ANDREÉ: That'’s who I'm playing? Grown-ups?!
MR. RAMIREZ: André! I told everyone you were coming.
They'’re so excited to see your skills. I'’ll show you around.
I made the trophy myself...
And all the checker- themed snacks.
ALMA/ANDREÉ: Whoa!
ANDREÉ: Everything is so, so- so checker-y.
MR. RAMIREZ: Hey! You brought your own set to play on?
Marvelous! You'’ll fit right in!
MR. RAMIREZ: Oh, hey!
ALMA: I think everybody here loves checkers almost as much as you do!
ANDREÉ: Alma, there aren'’t any other kids here!
ALMA: Oh, yeah...
Maybe they're coming later? I'll ask!
ALMA: Excuse me, who else is coming to your tournament, Mr. Ramirez?
Any kids?
MR. RAMIREZ: Nope.
André is the only kid who signed up.
MR. RAMIREZ: Ooh, it looks like everyone'’s here. We'’re ready to play!
C'’mon, André.
ALMA: You coming, André?
ANDREÉ: I thought I'’d be playing kids. I don'’t belong here.
ALMA: What? Why?
ANDREÉ: They'’re all adults. They'’re gonna be way better than me!
So this won'’t be any fun. I'’m gonna bounce.
ALMA: Wait, what?! André?
I don't get it.
André would still have fun playing grown-ups...
Right?
I gotta think about this...
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: Checkers... for the whole day! Whoa, I can'’t wait!
ALMA: André was excited to play in the tournament...
RAFIA: No way! How did you do that?
JUNIOR: He just keeps getting better and better!
ALMA: And he really is good at checkers!
JUNIOR: Mr. Ramirez doesn'’t have any red checkers left on the board.
You won, André!
ANDREÉ: It was a blast playing against you, Mr. Ramirez.
ALMA: And he'’s already played Mr. Ramirez.
He'’sa grown-up.
Wait, that'’s it! I know what to do!
ALMA: André, wait up!
André! I think you should play in the tournament.
ANDREÉ: Why?
ALMA: Because you looove playing checkers...
ANDREÉ: Not against grown-ups. I'’m just a kid!
It won'’t be fun if I lose all day.
ALMA: But you played Mr. Ramirez, and you won against him!
ANDREÉ: Yeah... I did, didn't I?
ALMA: And if you play them, you'’ll just get better and better,
like when you played all the kids.
Win or lose, you'’ll still get to play checkers all day!
ANDREÉ: Yeah! That'’s so true.
ALMA: Andwhydo you think people call you "“the King?"”
ANDREÉ: Because that'’s my last name?
ALMA: Well, besides that...
Because you'’re an amazing checkers player.
You'’re André King, Checkers King, remember?!
ANDREÉ: Okay, okay, you'’re right, Alma. Time to play checkers!
ALMA: YES!
ALMA: You got this, André!
ANDREÉ: Thanks, Alma.
MR. RAMIREZ: Let the Checkers Tournament begin!
[♪♪♪]
[checkers moves]
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: I won!
ALMA: YES! Go, André!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Whoa... That was close!
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: Hmm...
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: King me, please!
ALMA: He'’s doing it! He'’s winning!
[music ends]
MR. RAMIREZ: Our very last two players have won five games each.
And now they'’ll face each other in the final game of the tournament.
It'’s André King against...
me!
ALMA: Ooh! This is gonna be so good!
MR. RAMIREZ: André... we meet again. Ready to show me what you got?
ANDREÉ: Yep!
MR. RAMIREZ: I was hoping we could useyourcheckers pieces.
ANDREÉ: [gasp] Mine? Sure!
ALMA: Here we go!
♪]suspenseful music]
[big bite, chewing] [music stops suddenly]
JUNIOR: [swallow] Sorry!
[music starts again]
ALMA: No. Way! Mr. Ramirez used André'’s Bunny Hop move!
ANDREÉ: Nice one!
MR. RAMIREZ: Pancake flip! I like your style.
ALMA: André just used Mr. Ramirez'’s move against him!
ALMA: [gasp] Mr. Ramirez won!
ANDREÉ: [deep breath] Ahh.
Great game, Mr. Ramirez!
ANDREÉ: I guess I'’ll have to callyouthe Checkers King now.
MR. RAMIREZ: I don'’t know... you keep getting better and better...
André King, Checkers King.
ANDREÉ: Thanks. Rematch tomorrow?
MR. RAMIREZ: Sure! If we can play with these pieces of yours.
Hey! Do you think you could make me a set?
ANDREÉ: I'’d be happy to!
That'’s a lot of checker pieces. Can you help me make them, Coach?
ALMA: Sure! Anything for André King, Checkers King!
[flipped peice rings out]
I call that move the Flippy Flip!
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“World'’s Greatest"”
RAFIA: I'’m gonna get there first!
ALMA: Not if I do!
ALMA: World's Greatest Climber...
ALMA /RAFIA: GO!
ALMA/RAFIA: [efforts]
RAFIA: Who won?
ALMA: Ooh, that was close but... I think you won, Rafia.
RAFIA: Yes! I'’m the greatest!
ALMA: Oh, this isn'’t over yet!
ALMA: I'’m the World's Greatest Rope Jumper!
RAFIA: Ready?
ALMA: Ready!
RAFIA: GO!
ALMA/RAFIA: [heavy breathing]
ALMA: Woohoo!! World'’s Greatest!
RAFIA: Un-uh! You won this round, but we'’re tied!
ALMA: We need a tiebreaker to see who'’s the...
ALMA/RAFIA: World'’s... Greatest... Everything!!
ALMA/RAFIA: THREE-TWO-ONE GO!!!
ALMA/RAFIA: [heavy breathing] [giggles]
RAFIA: World'’s Greatest Hop-scotcher!
RAFIA: [gasp]
ALMA: Yess! World'’s Greatest Thumb Wrestler!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: [gasp] YES! World'’s Greatest Stare-er-er!
RAFIA: This still isn'’t over!
[music fades]
ALMA: Okay, Rafia. We gotta find our next-
RAFIA: Hey!
[water flowing]
RAFIA: Race you to the fountain!
ALMA/RAFIA: [giggles] [heavy breathing]
ALMA/RAFIA: [deep breath]
RAFIA: Woo-hoo! I win! World'’s Greatest Racer!
I'’d like to thank my sister, Safina, for always chasing me.
That'’s how I became the World'’s Greatest Racer!
ALMA/RAFIA: [laughs]
ANDREÉ: Hey, Alma! Hi, Rafia! What'’s up?
RAFIA: Hey, André!
ALMA: Hi André!
ALMA: We'’re competing to see who'’s the...
ALMA/RAFIA: WORLD'’S... GREATEST... EVERYTHING! [laughs]
RAFIA; But, we'’re tied!
ALMA: You wanna play with us?
ANDREÉ: No, thanks. I'’m painting.
ALMA: [Gasps] ♪[uplifting music]
ALMA: Whoa, nice! It looks like the fountain.
ANDREÉ: That'’s because it IS the fountain...
well, it will be when I'’m finished!
ALMA: Wow! Is he good or what?
ANDREÉ: I'’m making it for my mom'’s art show.
ANDREÉ'S MOM, NEA: That'’s right! I'’m putting on a gallery show at my bookstore.
I'’m calling it... "“How I See It!"”
ALMA: How you see... What?
NEA: The fountain! Everyone'’s drawing or painting the fountain,
the way... they... see it! [laughs] Genius, huh?
ALMA: Yeah, but, doesn'’t everyone see it the same way?
RAFIA: It'’s a fountain.
NEA: I hear you, but everyone notices different things about it.
And they draw what they see!
And I can'’t wait to see what everyone else sees.
It'’ll be fabulous!
[smart watch beeps]
NEA: Whoop! Gotta get my steps in. Trying to do , steps per day!
There are tons of supplies. Why don'’t you paint what YOU see?!
ALMA: Are you thinking what I'’m thinking?
ALMA/RAFIA: World'’s Greatest Artist!
ALMA: It'’s on!
ANDREÉ: You know that making art isn'’t a competition, right?
ALMA: Sure, it is!
RAFIA: Yeah! This is kinda the perfect tie -breaker.
ALMA: The winner will be... The WORLD'’S... GREATEST...
ALMA/RAFIA: EVERYTHING!!!
RAFIA: I'’ll start my painting first.
ALMA: No, I'’ll start mine first!
♪[upbeat music]
RAFIA: Look, Alma! I'’m the World'’s Greatest Paint Carrier!
ALMA: Well, I'’m the World'’s Greatest Paintbrush Carrier! See?
ALMA/RAFIA: THREE-TWO-ONE! GO!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: I'’m painting faster than you!
RAFIA: Ha! Are you sure about that?!
[paint splatter]
ANDREÉ: Huh?
ANDREÉ: Whoa!
[pigeon coos] [water flowing]
[music ends]
NEA: [humming]
NEA: Oooh, André,
I've never noticed the expressions on the turtles!
So cute! Like you, honey!
ANDREÉ: Aw, thanks, Mom!
ALMA: Ms. Omenma,
whose painting is the greatest?
RAFIA: Who has the greatest sky?
ALMA: Who has the greatest water?
RAFIA: Which one smells the greatest?
ALMA: Smells?!
RAFIA: I ran out of things to ask.
ALMA: Me too..
NEA: [chuckles]
Oooh, that mix of blues and greens, Rafia.
LOVE! IT!
NEA: And, Alma,
mm, mm, mmm.
Those paint lines are so smooth,
it'’s like the water is moving!
NEA: Keep it up, ladies! And remember, I want to see...
How YOU see it!
ALMA/RAFIA: [laughs]
ALMA/RAFIA: DONE!
ALMA: Okay, let'’s see '‘em.
RAFIA: Whoa!
Nice painting, Alma!
ALMA: Yours too!
ALMA/RAFIA: Hmmm...
RAFIA: So uhh... Who won?
ALMA: I dunno. Let'’s ask André!
ALMA: André, whaddya think? Who'’s the World's Greatest Painter?
ANDREÉ: I am! [laughs] Just kidding!
Hmm. Oh, I like both '‘em.
ALMA: Wait.. What?
NEA: Oooh, yes!
ALMA: Ms. Omenma, what do you think?
RAFIA: Yea, who won?
NEA: Gorg' and gorg'! Can'’t wait to hang them in the bookstore.
ALMA: C'’mon, André, you have to pick one!
RAFIA: Yeah, we need to know who'’s the World's Greatest Artist!
ANDREÉ: [laughs] Huh?!
ANDREÉ: Ooh... You'’re serious?
ALMA; Totally serious! This decides who is the...
WORLD'’S... GREATEST... EVERYTHING!!!
ANDREÉ: Well... they'’rebothnice!
RAFIA: Ugh. We need to figure out who'’s the World'’s Greatest Artist!
ALMA: If André won'’t pick, then we have to... But how?!
I gotta think about this.
ALMA/RAFIA: [heavy breathing] [deep breath]
RAFIA: Woo-hoo! I win! World'’s Greatest Racer!
ALMA: With some things, it'’s easy to figure out who wins.
But trying to pick the best painting...it'’s kinda hard to tell.
NEA: Everyone notices different things about it, and they draw what they see!
ALMA: Hmm, so that means...
I noticed different things about the fountain than Rafia?
Yeah, I guess I did.
Ohhhh! That'’s it! I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Rafia, I don'’t think we can pick a winner
for the World'’s Greatest Artist.
RAFIA: Huh? What do you mean?
There has to be a winner! And usually, I'’m the winner.
ALMA: Well, there's no such thing as the greatest painting...
so we can't pick the greatest painter.
RAFIA: Say whaaaaaat?
ALMA: You painted what you noticed,
like the fountain, the trees, the grass...
RAFIA: Yeah. The colors all looked so pretty to me.
That'’s what I saw, so, that'’s what I painted.
ALMA: But what really stuck out to me was the water!
The way it moved and shimmered. So, that'’s what I painted.
RAFIA: Hmm... uhhh... interesting...
ALMA: So... no winner, okay?
RAFIA: Okay!
ALMA: So, Rafia, will you show me how you mixed all those blues?
RAFIA: Sure, if you show me how you did that water thing.
ALMA: Okay, deal!
[traffic] [car honk]
[crowd murmuring]
RAFIA: Hey, look!
RAFIA: This one has the coins at the bottom of the fountain!
ALMA: Wow, they look so shiny and real!
ANDREÉ: Alma! RAFIA: [gasp]
ANDREÉ: Rafia! Check out this watercolor one!
ALMA/RAFIA/ANDREÉ: Hmmm...
ALMA: André, I wanna see your painting!
RAFIA: Totally! Where is it?
ANDREÉ: I'’ll show you!
RAFIA: Whoa, no water, huh? Bold.
ANDREÉ: Actually...
I didn't have enough time to paint the water!
[laughs]
ALMA: I love it!
RAFIA: I can'’t believe I'’m saying this,
but I guess not everything has a winner...
ALMA: Here it comes...
RAFIA: But still...
I AM the World'’s Greatest Everything Else!
ALMA: Yup! There it is.
ALMA: We'’re TIED! Remember, Rafia?
RAFIA: Whoops! [chuckles]
NEA: Hey you, anyone want to help me pass these out?
RAFIA: World'’s Greatest Snack Giver-out-er?
ALMA: Oh it'’s on.
♪[happy music]
ALMA/RAFIA: [laugh]
ANDREÉ: Count me in too!
ALMA: I'’m definitely gonna to win this one.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
♪ 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!
♪!¡Wepa! ♪
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“Checkers Champ"”
[train passing] [car honks]
ALMA: Your turn, Junior.
ANDREÉ: Oh, Junior!
If you move diagonally, like this,
you can jump over Alma'’s checker and capture it.
JUNIOR: Yeah, yeah!
JUNIOR: Thanks, André!
ALMA: I'’m good at checkers,
but André is AH-MAY-ZING.
ALMA: Oooh! Sweet moves!
ANDREÉ: Now whaddya say, Junior?
JUNIOR: KING ME!
JUNIOR: Yes!
ANDREÉ: Nice! Now your king piece
can move backwards andforwards.
JUNIOR: Oh yeah, oh yeah! I won!
ALMA: [giggling] Well, not yet.
The game isn't over
until one player losesall their checkers...
ANDREÉ: Andthenthe other player wins.
JUNIOR: Oh!
MR. RAMIREZ: Got time for a game against me, André?
ANDREÉ: Me? But, Mr. Ramirez, you'’re the Checkers Master of the Bronx.
MR. RAMIREZ: [chuckling] I dunno about the whole Bronx.
C'’mon, show me what you got, kid.
ALMA: This is gonna be sooo good!
ANDREÉ: Hmm...
[♪♪♪]
MR. RAMIREZ: I like to call this move "The Pancake Flip."”
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp] Oooh...
ALMA: Whoa, did you see that?!
ANDREÉ: And I call that the "“Bunny Hop!"”
MR. RAMIREZ: Impressive.
[pieces moving]
MR. RAMIREZ: Hmmm... Oh!
ANDREÉ: [gasp]
King me!
JUNIOR: Hey! Mr. Ramirez doesn'’t have any red checkers left on the board.
You won, André!
ALMA: Told you! He'’s ahh-may-zing.
MR. RAMIREZ: Great game! André King, you are a Checkers King!
JUNIOR: He taught me everything I know.
ANDREÉ: It was a blast playing against you, Mr. Ramirez.
MR. RAMIREZ: Thanks!
You should bring your skills to the Checkers Tournament tomorrow.
ANDREÉ: A tournament?
MR. RAMIREZ: [chuckling] Yeah.
A bunch of us will be playing here all day
to see who wins the most games.
We'’re checkers champs just like you.
ANDREÉ: [gasp]
MR. RAMIREZ: You'’ll come, right?
ANDREÉ: I'’m in!
Thanks, Mr. Ramirez!
MR. RAMIREZ: Hasta mañana!
ALMA/JUNIOR/ANDREÉ: Bye! See you later!
ANDREÉ: Checkers... for the whole day!
Whoa, I can'’t wait!
I'’m gonna have to play my best.
Can you help me get ready, Alma?
ALMA: Sure! I'’ll be your Checkers Coach.
JUNIOR: André King, Checkers King!
[giggles]
ALMA: Okay, André. Time to start training.
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Eleven... twelve...
thirteen...
JUNIOR: Whoa! Your fingers are gonna be so strong!
HOWARD: [chuckles confidently]
[gasp]
ANDREÉ: Sorry, Howard.
HARPER: [gasp]
HARPER/LUCAS: [gasp]
JUNIOR: He just keeps getting better and better!
ALMA: Uh-huh!
RAFIA: What? No way! How did you do that?
JUNIOR: He's... André King, Checkers King!
KIDS: [cheering] Oh yeah!
ALMA: How ya feeling, King?
ANDREÉ: I feel ready!
ALMA: Hey, André!
Are you excited for the tournament?
ANDREÉ: I'’m super psyched to play!
Check it out, I even made my own set.
ALMA: I love it!
ANDREÉ: Thanks! I'’m gonna ask if I can play with mycheckers.
I think the other kids in the tournament will- uh...
ALMA: What'’s up, André?
ANDREÉ: Look!
ANDREÉ: That'’s who I'm playing? Grown-ups?!
MR. RAMIREZ: André! I told everyone you were coming.
They'’re so excited to see your skills. I'’ll show you around.
I made the trophy myself...
And all the checker- themed snacks.
ALMA/ANDREÉ: Whoa!
ANDREÉ: Everything is so, so- so checker-y.
MR. RAMIREZ: Hey! You brought your own set to play on?
Marvelous! You'’ll fit right in!
MR. RAMIREZ: Oh, hey!
ALMA: I think everybody here loves checkers almost as much as you do!
ANDREÉ: Alma, there aren'’t any other kids here!
ALMA: Oh, yeah...
Maybe they're coming later? I'll ask!
ALMA: Excuse me, who else is coming to your tournament, Mr. Ramirez?
Any kids?
MR. RAMIREZ: Nope.
André is the only kid who signed up.
MR. RAMIREZ: Ooh, it looks like everyone'’s here. We'’re ready to play!
C'’mon, André.
ALMA: You coming, André?
ANDREÉ: I thought I'’d be playing kids. I don'’t belong here.
ALMA: What? Why?
ANDREÉ: They'’re all adults. They'’re gonna be way better than me!
So this won'’t be any fun. I'’m gonna bounce.
ALMA: Wait, what?! André?
I don't get it.
André would still have fun playing grown-ups...
Right?
I gotta think about this...
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: Checkers... for the whole day! Whoa, I can'’t wait!
ALMA: André was excited to play in the tournament...
RAFIA: No way! How did you do that?
JUNIOR: He just keeps getting better and better!
ALMA: And he really is good at checkers!
JUNIOR: Mr. Ramirez doesn'’t have any red checkers left on the board.
You won, André!
ANDREÉ: It was a blast playing against you, Mr. Ramirez.
ALMA: And he'’s already played Mr. Ramirez.
He'’sa grown-up.
Wait, that'’s it! I know what to do!
ALMA: André, wait up!
André! I think you should play in the tournament.
ANDREÉ: Why?
ALMA: Because you looove playing checkers...
ANDREÉ: Not against grown-ups. I'’m just a kid!
It won'’t be fun if I lose all day.
ALMA: But you played Mr. Ramirez, and you won against him!
ANDREÉ: Yeah... I did, didn't I?
ALMA: And if you play them, you'’ll just get better and better,
like when you played all the kids.
Win or lose, you'’ll still get to play checkers all day!
ANDREÉ: Yeah! That'’s so true.
ALMA: Andwhydo you think people call you "“the King?"”
ANDREÉ: Because that'’s my last name?
ALMA: Well, besides that...
Because you'’re an amazing checkers player.
You'’re André King, Checkers King, remember?!
ANDREÉ: Okay, okay, you'’re right, Alma. Time to play checkers!
ALMA: YES!
ALMA: You got this, André!
ANDREÉ: Thanks, Alma.
MR. RAMIREZ: Let the Checkers Tournament begin!
[♪♪♪]
[checkers moves]
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: I won!
ALMA: YES! Go, André!
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: Whoa... That was close!
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: Hmm...
[♪♪♪]
ANDREÉ: King me, please!
ALMA: He'’s doing it! He'’s winning!
[music ends]
MR. RAMIREZ: Our very last two players have won five games each.
And now they'’ll face each other in the final game of the tournament.
It'’s André King against...
me!
ALMA: Ooh! This is gonna be so good!
MR. RAMIREZ: André... we meet again. Ready to show me what you got?
ANDREÉ: Yep!
MR. RAMIREZ: I was hoping we could useyourcheckers pieces.
ANDREÉ: [gasp] Mine? Sure!
ALMA: Here we go!
♪]suspenseful music]
[big bite, chewing] [music stops suddenly]
JUNIOR: [swallow] Sorry!
[music starts again]
ALMA: No. Way! Mr. Ramirez used André'’s Bunny Hop move!
ANDREÉ: Nice one!
MR. RAMIREZ: Pancake flip! I like your style.
ALMA: André just used Mr. Ramirez'’s move against him!
ALMA: [gasp] Mr. Ramirez won!
ANDREÉ: [deep breath] Ahh.
Great game, Mr. Ramirez!
ANDREÉ: I guess I'’ll have to callyouthe Checkers King now.
MR. RAMIREZ: I don'’t know... you keep getting better and better...
André King, Checkers King.
ANDREÉ: Thanks. Rematch tomorrow?
MR. RAMIREZ: Sure! If we can play with these pieces of yours.
Hey! Do you think you could make me a set?
ANDREÉ: I'’d be happy to!
That'’s a lot of checker pieces. Can you help me make them, Coach?
ALMA: Sure! Anything for André King, Checkers King!
[flipped peice rings out]
I call that move the Flippy Flip!
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ALMA: "“World'’s Greatest"”
RAFIA: I'’m gonna get there first!
ALMA: Not if I do!
ALMA: World's Greatest Climber...
ALMA /RAFIA: GO!
ALMA/RAFIA: [efforts]
RAFIA: Who won?
ALMA: Ooh, that was close but... I think you won, Rafia.
RAFIA: Yes! I'’m the greatest!
ALMA: Oh, this isn'’t over yet!
ALMA: I'’m the World's Greatest Rope Jumper!
RAFIA: Ready?
ALMA: Ready!
RAFIA: GO!
ALMA/RAFIA: [heavy breathing]
ALMA: Woohoo!! World'’s Greatest!
RAFIA: Un-uh! You won this round, but we'’re tied!
ALMA: We need a tiebreaker to see who'’s the...
ALMA/RAFIA: World'’s... Greatest... Everything!!
ALMA/RAFIA: THREE-TWO-ONE GO!!!
ALMA/RAFIA: [heavy breathing] [giggles]
RAFIA: World'’s Greatest Hop-scotcher!
RAFIA: [gasp]
ALMA: Yess! World'’s Greatest Thumb Wrestler!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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ALMA: [gasp] YES! World'’s Greatest Stare-er-er!
RAFIA: This still isn'’t over!
[music fades]
ALMA: Okay, Rafia. We gotta find our next-
RAFIA: Hey!
[water flowing]
RAFIA: Race you to the fountain!
ALMA/RAFIA: [giggles] [heavy breathing]
ALMA/RAFIA: [deep breath]
RAFIA: Woo-hoo! I win! World'’s Greatest Racer!
I'’d like to thank my sister, Safina, for always chasing me.
That'’s how I became the World'’s Greatest Racer!
ALMA/RAFIA: [laughs]
ANDREÉ: Hey, Alma! Hi, Rafia! What'’s up?
RAFIA: Hey, André!
ALMA: Hi André!
ALMA: We'’re competing to see who'’s the...
ALMA/RAFIA: WORLD'’S... GREATEST... EVERYTHING! [laughs]
RAFIA; But, we'’re tied!
ALMA: You wanna play with us?
ANDREÉ: No, thanks. I'’m painting.
ALMA: [Gasps] ♪[uplifting music]
ALMA: Whoa, nice! It looks like the fountain.
ANDREÉ: That'’s because it IS the fountain...
well, it will be when I'’m finished!
ALMA: Wow! Is he good or what?
ANDREÉ: I'’m making it for my mom'’s art show.
ANDREÉ'S MOM, NEA: That'’s right! I'’m putting on a gallery show at my bookstore.
I'’m calling it... "“How I See It!"”
ALMA: How you see... What?
NEA: The fountain! Everyone'’s drawing or painting the fountain,
the way... they... see it! [laughs] Genius, huh?
ALMA: Yeah, but, doesn'’t everyone see it the same way?
RAFIA: It'’s a fountain.
NEA: I hear you, but everyone notices different things about it.
And they draw what they see!
And I can'’t wait to see what everyone else sees.
It'’ll be fabulous!
[smart watch beeps]
NEA: Whoop! Gotta get my steps in. Trying to do , steps per day!
There are tons of supplies. Why don'’t you paint what YOU see?!
ALMA: Are you thinking what I'’m thinking?
ALMA/RAFIA: World'’s Greatest Artist!
ALMA: It'’s on!
ANDREÉ: You know that making art isn'’t a competition, right?
ALMA: Sure, it is!
RAFIA: Yeah! This is kinda the perfect tie -breaker.
ALMA: The winner will be... The WORLD'’S... GREATEST...
ALMA/RAFIA: EVERYTHING!!!
RAFIA: I'’ll start my painting first.
ALMA: No, I'’ll start mine first!
♪[upbeat music]
RAFIA: Look, Alma! I'’m the World'’s Greatest Paint Carrier!
ALMA: Well, I'’m the World'’s Greatest Paintbrush Carrier! See?
ALMA/RAFIA: THREE-TWO-ONE! GO!
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ALMA: I'’m painting faster than you!
RAFIA: Ha! Are you sure about that?!
[paint splatter]
ANDREÉ: Huh?
ANDREÉ: Whoa!
[pigeon coos] [water flowing]
[music ends]
NEA: [humming]
NEA: Oooh, André,
I've never noticed the expressions on the turtles!
So cute! Like you, honey!
ANDREÉ: Aw, thanks, Mom!
ALMA: Ms. Omenma,
whose painting is the greatest?
RAFIA: Who has the greatest sky?
ALMA: Who has the greatest water?
RAFIA: Which one smells the greatest?
ALMA: Smells?!
RAFIA: I ran out of things to ask.
ALMA: Me too..
NEA: [chuckles]
Oooh, that mix of blues and greens, Rafia.
LOVE! IT!
NEA: And, Alma,
mm, mm, mmm.
Those paint lines are so smooth,
it'’s like the water is moving!
NEA: Keep it up, ladies! And remember, I want to see...
How YOU see it!
ALMA/RAFIA: [laughs]
ALMA/RAFIA: DONE!
ALMA: Okay, let'’s see '‘em.
RAFIA: Whoa!
Nice painting, Alma!
ALMA: Yours too!
ALMA/RAFIA: Hmmm...
RAFIA: So uhh... Who won?
ALMA: I dunno. Let'’s ask André!
ALMA: André, whaddya think? Who'’s the World's Greatest Painter?
ANDREÉ: I am! [laughs] Just kidding!
Hmm. Oh, I like both '‘em.
ALMA: Wait.. What?
NEA: Oooh, yes!
ALMA: Ms. Omenma, what do you think?
RAFIA: Yea, who won?
NEA: Gorg' and gorg'! Can'’t wait to hang them in the bookstore.
ALMA: C'’mon, André, you have to pick one!
RAFIA: Yeah, we need to know who'’s the World's Greatest Artist!
ANDREÉ: [laughs] Huh?!
ANDREÉ: Ooh... You'’re serious?
ALMA; Totally serious! This decides who is the...
WORLD'’S... GREATEST... EVERYTHING!!!
ANDREÉ: Well... they'’rebothnice!
RAFIA: Ugh. We need to figure out who'’s the World'’s Greatest Artist!
ALMA: If André won'’t pick, then we have to... But how?!
I gotta think about this.
ALMA/RAFIA: [heavy breathing] [deep breath]
RAFIA: Woo-hoo! I win! World'’s Greatest Racer!
ALMA: With some things, it'’s easy to figure out who wins.
But trying to pick the best painting...it'’s kinda hard to tell.
NEA: Everyone notices different things about it, and they draw what they see!
ALMA: Hmm, so that means...
I noticed different things about the fountain than Rafia?
Yeah, I guess I did.
Ohhhh! That'’s it! I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Rafia, I don'’t think we can pick a winner
for the World'’s Greatest Artist.
RAFIA: Huh? What do you mean?
There has to be a winner! And usually, I'’m the winner.
ALMA: Well, there's no such thing as the greatest painting...
so we can't pick the greatest painter.
RAFIA: Say whaaaaaat?
ALMA: You painted what you noticed,
like the fountain, the trees, the grass...
RAFIA: Yeah. The colors all looked so pretty to me.
That'’s what I saw, so, that'’s what I painted.
ALMA: But what really stuck out to me was the water!
The way it moved and shimmered. So, that'’s what I painted.
RAFIA: Hmm... uhhh... interesting...
ALMA: So... no winner, okay?
RAFIA: Okay!
ALMA: So, Rafia, will you show me how you mixed all those blues?
RAFIA: Sure, if you show me how you did that water thing.
ALMA: Okay, deal!
[traffic] [car honk]
[crowd murmuring]
RAFIA: Hey, look!
RAFIA: This one has the coins at the bottom of the fountain!
ALMA: Wow, they look so shiny and real!
ANDREÉ: Alma! RAFIA: [gasp]
ANDREÉ: Rafia! Check out this watercolor one!
ALMA/RAFIA/ANDREÉ: Hmmm...
ALMA: André, I wanna see your painting!
RAFIA: Totally! Where is it?
ANDREÉ: I'’ll show you!
RAFIA: Whoa, no water, huh? Bold.
ANDREÉ: Actually...
I didn't have enough time to paint the water!
[laughs]
ALMA: I love it!
RAFIA: I can'’t believe I'’m saying this,
but I guess not everything has a winner...
ALMA: Here it comes...
RAFIA: But still...
I AM the World'’s Greatest Everything Else!
ALMA: Yup! There it is.
ALMA: We'’re TIED! Remember, Rafia?
RAFIA: Whoops! [chuckles]
NEA: Hey you, anyone want to help me pass these out?
RAFIA: World'’s Greatest Snack Giver-out-er?
ALMA: Oh it'’s on.
♪[happy music]
ALMA/RAFIA: [laugh]
ANDREÉ: Count me in too!
ALMA: I'’m definitely gonna to win this one.
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