01x21 - Steggie Rescue/Alma Hits the Right Note
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!
[traffic] [subway going by]
ALMA: "“Steggie Rescue"”
♪♪♪
JUNIOR: ROAR!
ALMA: !¡WEPA!
JUNIOR: ROARR!!!
ALMA: It'’s a Pajama Jam Party!
With a sleepover in my room,
and pancakes in the morning.
Ohhh yeaaahh!
ALMA: Time for a solo from our special sleepover guest...
Hit it, Eddie!
♪trumpet solo
JUNIOR: Wooo! Yeaaahh! [yawns]
JUNIOR: [yawns] [Music stops]
PAPI: And that'’s our cue to shut this party down and go to bed.
ALMA: One more song? ¿Una más?
MAMI: [yawns] [sing-songy] No, no, no, no. It'’s time for bed.
MAMI: [in monster voice] If we don'’t get to bed now,
we'’re gonna turn into Cranky Sleepy Monsters.
Grrrrahhh!
ALMA/JUNIOR/PAPI: Ahhh! /C'’mon, Steggie! /Ay, !¡Vamos,niños!
ALMA: C'’mon, guys! The monster'’s gonna chase us!
EDDIE: Ah, no! [giggles]
MAMI: [in monster voice] ROOOARRR!!! [stomping]
MAMI: [in monster voice] ROAR!!
ALMA: I can hear her! The Sleepy Monster is coming!
PAPI: Into the bathroom! Let'’s brush our teeth before the monster gets us!
Quick, niños! Hurry!
MAMI: [in monster voice] The Sleepy Monster is coming!! ROAAAR!
ALMA: Incoming!!
JUNIOR: Wait!
EDDIE: Huh?
JUNIOR: That spot'’s for Steggie.
EDDIE: Okay...
JUNIOR; Thanks!
EDDIE: [chuckles]
JUNIOR: This is our first big-kid sleepover, isn'’t it Steggie?
[in dino voice] ROAARR!
JUNIOR: [kid voice] We'’re super excited.
EDDIE: I'’ve never slept next to a dinosaur before.
JUNIOR: Don'’t worry, he doesn'’t bite. He just loves to snuggle.
EDDIE: [giggles]
MAMI: Alright! Who'’s ready for a goodnight hug?
PAPI: ¿Abracitos? Huh?!
ALMA/JUNIOR/EDDIE: !¡Sí!/Hugs!/Yeah!
MAMI: Mwaah!
MAMI: Mwah!
PAPI: Mwah!
JUNIOR: Mmmm, cozy.
MAMI: Mwaah!
PAPI/MAMI: Good night/Buenas noches.
ALMA: [whispering] Okay, so what do you wanna play?
JUNIOR: Huh?
EDDIE: Hmmm... How 'bout Dino Tag? [in dino voice] ROARRR!
JUNIOR: [giggles]
ALMA: Count me in! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! ROARRR!!!
Are you playing, Junior?
JUNIOR: Yeah!!! [in dino voice] ROAR! we'’re IT!
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [LOUD ROARS and giggles]
PAPI: [cough] Dinosaurios, it'’s quiet time. Shhhh.
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [quieter roars and giggles]
JUNIOR: [whispering] Tag! You'’re IT!
ALMA: Here comes the Almasaurus!
ALMA: [whispering] Roar! Rooar!!
Watch out, Steggie! The Almasaurus is gonna get youuuu!
Roarrrrr!
ALMA: [whispering] Aha! There you are!
[gentle footsteps]
ALMA: [whispering] Get ready to be IT!
EDDIE: [whispering] She'’s got you now, Junior!
JUNIOR: [whispering] Oh no! We'’re trapped, Steggie! What should we do?!
ALMA: [whispering] Roar Roarr!
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp]
JUNIOR: Oh no! Steggie!!!
CHACHO: [eating] [growls]
CHACHO: [growls fade away]
ALMA: Guess Steggie reeeeally didn'’t wanna be IT.
JUNIOR: We'’ve gotta get him! Steggie and I can'’t sleep without each other!
EDDIE: No biggie. I got him.
JUNIOR: Wait! Let'’s make up a game to get Steggie!
EDDIE: Yeah!
ALMA: Great idea, Junior!
ALMA: [quieter] How '‘bout the downstairs floor is... lava!
EDDIE: Soooo, we gotta save Steggie without touching it.
JUNIOR: [yawning] Yeah!
ALMA: This calls for...
ALMA/EDDIE: [in unison] Operation Steggie Rescue!
ALMA: Let'’s get some stuff for our rescue!
JUNIOR: [loudly] We'’re comin'’ for you, Steggie!
ALMA/EDDIE:Shhhhhh!
JUNIOR: [whispering] I mean... we'’re comin' for you, Steggie!
♪suspenseful music
ALMA: [whispering] Ready team?
EDDIE/JUNIOR: [whispering] Ready!
[quiet footsteps and movement]
ALMA: It'’s go time.
JUNIOR: [yawns] ALMA: Ahh... Which way, por favor?
EDDIE: [whispering] A little to the left, lower, lower... bingo!
JUNIOR: [whispering] !¡Wepa! You got him!
EDDIE: Steady.... steady now...
[musical build up]
JUNIOR: [gasp]
ALMA/EDDIE: Dino down!/[gasp]
JUNIOR: Try again!
JUNIOR: [sleepy] It'’s not... reaching...
ALMA: Junior, are you getting tired?
JUNIOR: Nope. Not tired. I wanna play!
EDDIE: I'’ll just go get him.
JUNIOR: You can'’t! The lava! We'’ve gotta rescue him!
ALMA: Time for Plan B!
[plastic toy clicks]
EDDIE: I'’m not sure that'’ll be long enough to reach Steggie.
JUNIOR: Watch this... It is now.
EDDIE: Whooa!
JUNIOR: [yawns]
ALMA: C'’mon, team. Let's rescue Steggie!
ALMA: Let'’s hope this works.
EDDIE: Ready to bring Steggie home?
JUNIOR: Yep! [yawns]
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasps]
EDDIE: Agh! Too far.
JUNIOR: Not far enough.
ALMA: Bullseye! JUNIOR: You got him!
EDDIE: [yawning] Alright! [long yawn]
ALMA: [yawns]
JUNIOR: [long yawn]
Whew.
CHACHO: [growling]
EDDIE: Huh? [effort]
ALMA: Chacho! C'’mon, boy, let go!
CHACHO: [growling]
EDDIE: [effort]
CHACHO: [growling]
JUNIOR: Nooooo!!!
ALMA/EDDIE: Plan C!
JUNIOR: What'’s Plan... [yawning] C?
ALMA: Chacho!
ALMA/EDDIE: !¡Vente, Chacho!
CHACHO: [small growl]
ALMA: Chacho! Bring Steggie to us!
JUNIOR: C'’mon, Chacho! Pleeeeease?!
ALMA: C'mon...
JUNIOR: STEGGIEEEEE! He'’s gone!! GONE!!!
ALMA: It'’s okay, Junior. I'’ll go get him.
JUNIOR: Nononono! We'’re still playing! Steggie'’s counting on us.
[yawns] I'’ll go find something else we can use!
EDDIE: What'’s up with Junior?
ALMA: I dunno...
I gotta think about this.
JUNIOR: Wait! Let'’s make up a game to get Steggie!
ALMA: Huh. Junior said he wanted to play, and he WAS having fun...
MAMI: If we don'’t get to bed now, we'’re gonna turn into
Cranky Sleepy Monsters. Grrrrahhh! ALMA: [giggling]
ALMA: Hmm, cranky sleepy monsters?
Is Junior cranky because he'’s tired?
EDDIE: [yawns]
ALMA: [yawns]
JUNIOR: [long yawn]
ALMA: I guess we'’re all kinda tired.
But maybe Junior is the most tired '‘cause he'’s the youngest.
Ohhh, I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Eddie. It'’s way, way, wayyyy past Junior'’s bedtime.
Let'’s stop playing and bring Steggie back to Junior.
EDDIE: Copy that. Let'’s rescue that dino!
PAPI: [yawns]
ALMA: Have you seen Chacho, Papi?
PAPI: No. Everything okay?
ALMA: Well, we need to get Steggie back for Junior.
EDDIE: Yeah, we were playing with him, and then Chacho took him.
PAPI: Oh, Junior must be pretty cranky without him.
I'’ll go check on Junior. You two, find Steggie.
ALMA: Chacho, where are you?
EDDIE: C'’mon, boy. We need Steggie.
EDDIE: [whispering] Found him!
CHACHO: [whimpers]
ALMA: Junior did say Steggie loves to snuggle. [giggles]
CHACHO: [whimpers]
ALMA: Nighty-night, Chacho.
EDDIE: Junior! Operation Steggie Rescue is a success!
ALMA: TADAAAA!
JUNIOR: [sleepy] Steggiieeeeeeee.
ALMA: [whispers] Roar, roaarrr!
JUNIOR: [sleepy] Thank you. [yawns]
ALMA: Oo! I have an idea. It'’s time for a new mission!
EDDIE: What?!
ALMA: Operation Sweet Dreams!
JUNIOR: [snoring]
EDDIE: [whispers] Mission accomplished.
PAPI: Mwah!
Okay you two, time for bed.
[yawns]
ALMA: Night, Papi
EDDIE: Buenas noches, Tío Rubén.
PAPI: Goodnight!
PAPI: [yawns]
ALMA: Wait a minute. I'’m not tired.
EDDIE: Neither am I! How about a game of checkers?
PAPI/JUNIOR: [snoring]
ALMA/EDDIE: [giggles]
ALMA: I think the Snorasauruses are asleep, so we'’ll have to be really quiet.
!¡Buenas noches!
[music ends]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“Alma Hits the Right Note"”
♪piano playing Fuür Elise coming from inside the house♪
ALMA: [singing along with piano]Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bummm.
Bum, bum, bum, bumm. Bum, bum, bum, bummm![piano stops]
ALMA: Yep. I can hop and sing at the same time! I'’m that good!
ALMA: [gasp] It'’s quiet. That means Mami'’s done teaching piano.
Now we can finally play together! [piano starts again]
ALMA: Or not. [deep sigh]
PAPI: Mami and Harper should be done soon, Almita.
They've played Fuür Elise more times than Beethoven...
and he wrote it! [laughs]
[water splashes] PAPI: Whoa!
ALMA: [giggles]
PAPI: How about you and I play '‘til Mami'’s done?
ALMA: Let'’s see what you got, Papi!
PAPI: [effort]
When I was a kid, we called this, La Peregrina,
and, ay, your Papi had some mooooves. Hahah!
ALMA: Whoa. He still does! [piano stops]
ALMA: [gasp] Ooh! Maybe they'’re done now?!
PAPI: Maybe...
ALMA: !¡Gracias, Papi! [high-five clap]
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]
MAMI: Whaddaya say? One more time, Harper?
HARPER: Yes, please, Mrs. Rivera! Let'’s play it again!
♪They play Fuür Elise together♪
MAMI: Okay, take your time... Listen to the b*at, Harper.
[metronome clicks]
MAMI: Yeah! You got it! [giggles]
ALMA: They'’re good! And they'’re having a lotta fun.
[piano stops]
MAMI: That'’s it for today!
[metronome stops]
♪playful piano jingle
MAMI/HARPER: [laughs]
HARPER: Thanks, Mrs. Rivera. You'’re the best piano teacher in the world.
MAMI: Aww, thanks, Harper. You'’re the best piano student in the world.
MAMI/HARPER: [laughs]
ALMA: I wish Mami and I were having fun like that.
Oh, hey, that gives me an idea...
MAMI: Next time I'’ll teach you the left hand.
HARPER: YES!!
HARPER: Hi, Alma! Do you want to play this weekend?
ALMA: Yeah, sure!
HARPER: Great! See you, Alma! Thanks, Mrs. Rivera.
MAMI: Bye! Okay Alma, ready for hopscotch?!
ALMA: Mami, I don'’t want to play hopscotch anymore. I want to play music!
MAMI: !¡Seguro! Your maracas are in the music room. Let'’s jam!
ALMA: Actually, I want to take piano lessons. Real ones, like Harper!
MAMI: You sure? You never wanted to take lessons before.
ALMA: I know... but now I do!
MAMI: Ahh hah! My baby, the piano player!
ALMA/MAMI: [giggles]
ALMA: This is gonna be sa-weet!
♪piano jingle, between two notes♪
ALMA: I call this song, "“Tickling Junior."” [laughs]
MAMI: [laughs] I love it!
Okay, now to learn piano, first you have to get to know your instrument.
So... Alma, meet Piano. Piano, meet Alma.
ALMA: Uh, Mami? We'’ve already met. We both live here, ya know.
MAMI: [chuckles] So true. Then let'’s introduce you to these keys.
MAMI: Now watch, then play after me.
MAMI: [singing]Do, Re, Mi...
[talking] Okay, now you try.
ALMA: [singing]Do, Re, Mi...
MAMI: [singing]Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol...
MAMI: ¿Qué pasa, Alma? Why aren'’t you playing?
ALMA: That doesn'’t sound like the song.
MAMI: What song?
ALMA: You know, the one you played with Harper.
[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.
MAMI: Oh, you mean Fuür Elise!
Well, Harper has been taking lessons for awhile...
ALMA: It'’s okay. I'm ready now!
MAMI: [chuckling] Ooookay... I'’ll teach you the first few notes.
ALMA: Wait! Don'’t forget the clicky box.
MAMI: You mean the metronome?
ALMA: MmHmm!
MAMI: Okay. But let'’s start slow.
[metronome clicks, slower]
ALMA: My first piano lesson!
Now I'’ll be just like Harper!
ALMA: [in time] Click. Clack. Click. Clack.
MAMI: You got it, Alma! Now watch me.
MAMI: ♪starts playing Fuür Elise, slowly♪
MAMI: Now, you try....
ALMA: I got this.
I basically know the song!
♪Alma starts playing Fuür Elise, slowly♪
MAMI: [chuckles] Muy bien, Almita!
♪Mami continues playing the melody♪
ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano notes♪ Oops, not that one.
♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.
ALMA: ♪multiple wrong notes♪ Ahh.
MAMI: Here, Alma. This key.
MAMI/ALMA: ♪piano note, copied
MAMI: !¡Así mismo! There ya go!
[door opens & closes] PAPI: !¡Lulú!
ALMA /MAMI: [gasp]
PAPI: Well, the good news is... I fixed the sprinkler. [laughs]
MAMI: [chuckling] Ay, mi vida. C'’mon, let's get you dried off.
Keep working on it, Alma. I'’ll be back.
MAMI /PAPI: [laughing]
MAMI: You'’re soaked!
PAPI: Ay, si.
MAMI: Hey! [laughing] C'’mon, let'’s go get you dried off.
ALMA: [sigh] This isn'’t like Mami'’s lessons with Harper.
They always play together.
ALMA: ♪piano notes, no rhythm
ALMA: Argh! And I don'’t sound like Harper at all.
How can I play like her?
ALMA: [gasp] Eddie! He can help me!
ALMA: [quickly] I'’m going to Eddie'’s, bye!
MAMI/PAPI: Huh?/Eh?
[tuba music, suddenly stops]
ALMA: Eddie, I need you!
EDDIE: Oh, hey, prima. ¿Qué pasa?
ALMA: Can you teach me to play the song that goes,
[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.
EDDIE: Fuür Elise? Sure.
But... why don't you have Tía Lulú teach you?
ALMA: She will, but I need to learn it first.
EDDIE: So, you want to learn the song before you learn the song?
ALMA: Yup.
EDDIE: Ohh-kaay. I'’ll try to show you.
ALMA: Yes!
EDDIE: Hm. I haven'’t played this in a while, but, [cracks knuckles] let'’s see...
♪Plays Fuür Elise♪
ALMA: Yes! That'’s the song!
Now I'’m going to be way way way good when I play with Mami!
EDDIE: Okay, Alma. Your turn.
ALMA: Uhhh...
♪Eddie plays first note of melody♪
ALMA: Oh, I knew that.
♪Plays same piano key
ALMA: Uhhh... a little hint?
EDDIE: Here, copy me.
♪Plays Fuür Elise♪
EDDIE: Now you.
ALMA: ♪correct piano note, followed by an incorrect one♪
ALMA: That'’s not right. Show me again?
♪plays melody again
ALMA: [gulps]
♪Alma plays wrong notes
ALMA: Ugh. Why can'’t I get it?
EDDIE: Well, I'’ve never taught anyone piano before.
ALMA: Well who taught you?
EDDIE: The best music teacher in the world!
... your Mami.
ALMA: [sigh] Thanks anyways, primo.
EDDIE: Good luck!
♪♪♪ [subway rumbles by]
[birds chirping] [cars honking]
ALMA: Ah, it'’s a new day and I'’m ready to do this. I'’ll be playing
[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
Just like-
[surprised] Oh. Hi, Harper.
HARPER: Hi, Alma! Look what your Mami just taught me.
♪Harper plays Fuür Elise perfectly♪
HARPER: I can play the song with TWO hands now!
MAMI: That'’s it, Harper!
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]
MAMI: Bravo!
ALMA: Ugh. Why is it always Harper'’s turn to play with Mami?
It was supposed to be my turn!
MAMI/HARPER: Good job!/ [giggles]
ALMA: [sigh] and Harper is so good.
HARPER: I did it!
ALMA: I don'’t think I like her anymore.
[gasp] Wait a minute. Harper'’s nice!
She didn'’t do anything wrong,
so why am I mad at her?
Hm. I gotta think about this...
♪Mami and Harper play together
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]
ALMA: Harper and Mami have so much fun when they play their song together...
ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano keys♪ Oops, not that one.
♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.
♪wrong note Ahh.
ALMA: When I played their song, I just made a whole lot of mistakes.
[deep sigh]
ALMA: ♪piano jingle, between two notes♪ I call this song, "“Tickling Junior."” [laughs]
MAMI: [laughs] I love it!
ALMA: I did have fun when it was just me and Mami playing around...
Oh! I know what to do!
ALMA: I'’ve gotta tell Mami how I feel.
MAMI: Great job today, Harper. Keep working on that timing.
HARPER: I will, Mrs. Rivera. Bye, Alma.
ALMA: Bye, Harper. See you this weekend?
HARPER: Yup! See ya later!
MAMI: Bye-bye!
[door closes]
MAMI: Ready for your lesson, my young pianist?
ALMA: Can I tell you something, Mami?
MAMI: Always. What'’s up?
ALMA: I thought I wanted to take piano lessons, like Harper.
But it was really '‘cause I felt bad
seeing her having so much fun with you.
MAMI: Ahh. It'’s okay. We all get a bit jealous sometimes.
ALMA: I just wanted to have fun with you too.
MAMI: Aww, well I want to have fun with you. Do you want to play hopscotch now?
ALMA: How about...
♪Fuür Elise♪
MAMI: Let'’s break it down. Give me a b*at.
[maracas shaking] ALMA: Click clack click clack.
MAMI: I like it!
MAMI: Hah! !¡Fantástico!
MAMI/ALMA: [laughing]
ALMA: Nothing'’s better than playing music
with the best teacher in the world, my Mami.
♪playful piano jingle [quick maracas shake]
[music ends]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
♪ 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!
[traffic] [subway going by]
ALMA: "“Steggie Rescue"”
♪♪♪
JUNIOR: ROAR!
ALMA: !¡WEPA!
JUNIOR: ROARR!!!
ALMA: It'’s a Pajama Jam Party!
With a sleepover in my room,
and pancakes in the morning.
Ohhh yeaaahh!
ALMA: Time for a solo from our special sleepover guest...
Hit it, Eddie!
♪trumpet solo
JUNIOR: Wooo! Yeaaahh! [yawns]
JUNIOR: [yawns] [Music stops]
PAPI: And that'’s our cue to shut this party down and go to bed.
ALMA: One more song? ¿Una más?
MAMI: [yawns] [sing-songy] No, no, no, no. It'’s time for bed.
MAMI: [in monster voice] If we don'’t get to bed now,
we'’re gonna turn into Cranky Sleepy Monsters.
Grrrrahhh!
ALMA/JUNIOR/PAPI: Ahhh! /C'’mon, Steggie! /Ay, !¡Vamos,niños!
ALMA: C'’mon, guys! The monster'’s gonna chase us!
EDDIE: Ah, no! [giggles]
MAMI: [in monster voice] ROOOARRR!!! [stomping]
MAMI: [in monster voice] ROAR!!
ALMA: I can hear her! The Sleepy Monster is coming!
PAPI: Into the bathroom! Let'’s brush our teeth before the monster gets us!
Quick, niños! Hurry!
MAMI: [in monster voice] The Sleepy Monster is coming!! ROAAAR!
ALMA: Incoming!!
JUNIOR: Wait!
EDDIE: Huh?
JUNIOR: That spot'’s for Steggie.
EDDIE: Okay...
JUNIOR; Thanks!
EDDIE: [chuckles]
JUNIOR: This is our first big-kid sleepover, isn'’t it Steggie?
[in dino voice] ROAARR!
JUNIOR: [kid voice] We'’re super excited.
EDDIE: I'’ve never slept next to a dinosaur before.
JUNIOR: Don'’t worry, he doesn'’t bite. He just loves to snuggle.
EDDIE: [giggles]
MAMI: Alright! Who'’s ready for a goodnight hug?
PAPI: ¿Abracitos? Huh?!
ALMA/JUNIOR/EDDIE: !¡Sí!/Hugs!/Yeah!
MAMI: Mwaah!
MAMI: Mwah!
PAPI: Mwah!
JUNIOR: Mmmm, cozy.
MAMI: Mwaah!
PAPI/MAMI: Good night/Buenas noches.
ALMA: [whispering] Okay, so what do you wanna play?
JUNIOR: Huh?
EDDIE: Hmmm... How 'bout Dino Tag? [in dino voice] ROARRR!
JUNIOR: [giggles]
ALMA: Count me in! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! ROARRR!!!
Are you playing, Junior?
JUNIOR: Yeah!!! [in dino voice] ROAR! we'’re IT!
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [LOUD ROARS and giggles]
PAPI: [cough] Dinosaurios, it'’s quiet time. Shhhh.
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: [quieter roars and giggles]
JUNIOR: [whispering] Tag! You'’re IT!
ALMA: Here comes the Almasaurus!
ALMA: [whispering] Roar! Rooar!!
Watch out, Steggie! The Almasaurus is gonna get youuuu!
Roarrrrr!
ALMA: [whispering] Aha! There you are!
[gentle footsteps]
ALMA: [whispering] Get ready to be IT!
EDDIE: [whispering] She'’s got you now, Junior!
JUNIOR: [whispering] Oh no! We'’re trapped, Steggie! What should we do?!
ALMA: [whispering] Roar Roarr!
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp]
JUNIOR: Oh no! Steggie!!!
CHACHO: [eating] [growls]
CHACHO: [growls fade away]
ALMA: Guess Steggie reeeeally didn'’t wanna be IT.
JUNIOR: We'’ve gotta get him! Steggie and I can'’t sleep without each other!
EDDIE: No biggie. I got him.
JUNIOR: Wait! Let'’s make up a game to get Steggie!
EDDIE: Yeah!
ALMA: Great idea, Junior!
ALMA: [quieter] How '‘bout the downstairs floor is... lava!
EDDIE: Soooo, we gotta save Steggie without touching it.
JUNIOR: [yawning] Yeah!
ALMA: This calls for...
ALMA/EDDIE: [in unison] Operation Steggie Rescue!
ALMA: Let'’s get some stuff for our rescue!
JUNIOR: [loudly] We'’re comin'’ for you, Steggie!
ALMA/EDDIE:Shhhhhh!
JUNIOR: [whispering] I mean... we'’re comin' for you, Steggie!
♪suspenseful music
ALMA: [whispering] Ready team?
EDDIE/JUNIOR: [whispering] Ready!
[quiet footsteps and movement]
ALMA: It'’s go time.
JUNIOR: [yawns] ALMA: Ahh... Which way, por favor?
EDDIE: [whispering] A little to the left, lower, lower... bingo!
JUNIOR: [whispering] !¡Wepa! You got him!
EDDIE: Steady.... steady now...
[musical build up]
JUNIOR: [gasp]
ALMA/EDDIE: Dino down!/[gasp]
JUNIOR: Try again!
JUNIOR: [sleepy] It'’s not... reaching...
ALMA: Junior, are you getting tired?
JUNIOR: Nope. Not tired. I wanna play!
EDDIE: I'’ll just go get him.
JUNIOR: You can'’t! The lava! We'’ve gotta rescue him!
ALMA: Time for Plan B!
[plastic toy clicks]
EDDIE: I'’m not sure that'’ll be long enough to reach Steggie.
JUNIOR: Watch this... It is now.
EDDIE: Whooa!
JUNIOR: [yawns]
ALMA: C'’mon, team. Let's rescue Steggie!
ALMA: Let'’s hope this works.
EDDIE: Ready to bring Steggie home?
JUNIOR: Yep! [yawns]
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasps]
EDDIE: Agh! Too far.
JUNIOR: Not far enough.
ALMA: Bullseye! JUNIOR: You got him!
EDDIE: [yawning] Alright! [long yawn]
ALMA: [yawns]
JUNIOR: [long yawn]
Whew.
CHACHO: [growling]
EDDIE: Huh? [effort]
ALMA: Chacho! C'’mon, boy, let go!
CHACHO: [growling]
EDDIE: [effort]
CHACHO: [growling]
JUNIOR: Nooooo!!!
ALMA/EDDIE: Plan C!
JUNIOR: What'’s Plan... [yawning] C?
ALMA: Chacho!
ALMA/EDDIE: !¡Vente, Chacho!
CHACHO: [small growl]
ALMA: Chacho! Bring Steggie to us!
JUNIOR: C'’mon, Chacho! Pleeeeease?!
ALMA: C'mon...
JUNIOR: STEGGIEEEEE! He'’s gone!! GONE!!!
ALMA: It'’s okay, Junior. I'’ll go get him.
JUNIOR: Nononono! We'’re still playing! Steggie'’s counting on us.
[yawns] I'’ll go find something else we can use!
EDDIE: What'’s up with Junior?
ALMA: I dunno...
I gotta think about this.
JUNIOR: Wait! Let'’s make up a game to get Steggie!
ALMA: Huh. Junior said he wanted to play, and he WAS having fun...
MAMI: If we don'’t get to bed now, we'’re gonna turn into
Cranky Sleepy Monsters. Grrrrahhh! ALMA: [giggling]
ALMA: Hmm, cranky sleepy monsters?
Is Junior cranky because he'’s tired?
EDDIE: [yawns]
ALMA: [yawns]
JUNIOR: [long yawn]
ALMA: I guess we'’re all kinda tired.
But maybe Junior is the most tired '‘cause he'’s the youngest.
Ohhh, I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Eddie. It'’s way, way, wayyyy past Junior'’s bedtime.
Let'’s stop playing and bring Steggie back to Junior.
EDDIE: Copy that. Let'’s rescue that dino!
PAPI: [yawns]
ALMA: Have you seen Chacho, Papi?
PAPI: No. Everything okay?
ALMA: Well, we need to get Steggie back for Junior.
EDDIE: Yeah, we were playing with him, and then Chacho took him.
PAPI: Oh, Junior must be pretty cranky without him.
I'’ll go check on Junior. You two, find Steggie.
ALMA: Chacho, where are you?
EDDIE: C'’mon, boy. We need Steggie.
EDDIE: [whispering] Found him!
CHACHO: [whimpers]
ALMA: Junior did say Steggie loves to snuggle. [giggles]
CHACHO: [whimpers]
ALMA: Nighty-night, Chacho.
EDDIE: Junior! Operation Steggie Rescue is a success!
ALMA: TADAAAA!
JUNIOR: [sleepy] Steggiieeeeeeee.
ALMA: [whispers] Roar, roaarrr!
JUNIOR: [sleepy] Thank you. [yawns]
ALMA: Oo! I have an idea. It'’s time for a new mission!
EDDIE: What?!
ALMA: Operation Sweet Dreams!
JUNIOR: [snoring]
EDDIE: [whispers] Mission accomplished.
PAPI: Mwah!
Okay you two, time for bed.
[yawns]
ALMA: Night, Papi
EDDIE: Buenas noches, Tío Rubén.
PAPI: Goodnight!
PAPI: [yawns]
ALMA: Wait a minute. I'’m not tired.
EDDIE: Neither am I! How about a game of checkers?
PAPI/JUNIOR: [snoring]
ALMA/EDDIE: [giggles]
ALMA: I think the Snorasauruses are asleep, so we'’ll have to be really quiet.
!¡Buenas noches!
[music ends]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“Alma Hits the Right Note"”
♪piano playing Fuür Elise coming from inside the house♪
ALMA: [singing along with piano]Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bummm.
Bum, bum, bum, bumm. Bum, bum, bum, bummm![piano stops]
ALMA: Yep. I can hop and sing at the same time! I'’m that good!
ALMA: [gasp] It'’s quiet. That means Mami'’s done teaching piano.
Now we can finally play together! [piano starts again]
ALMA: Or not. [deep sigh]
PAPI: Mami and Harper should be done soon, Almita.
They've played Fuür Elise more times than Beethoven...
and he wrote it! [laughs]
[water splashes] PAPI: Whoa!
ALMA: [giggles]
PAPI: How about you and I play '‘til Mami'’s done?
ALMA: Let'’s see what you got, Papi!
PAPI: [effort]
When I was a kid, we called this, La Peregrina,
and, ay, your Papi had some mooooves. Hahah!
ALMA: Whoa. He still does! [piano stops]
ALMA: [gasp] Ooh! Maybe they'’re done now?!
PAPI: Maybe...
ALMA: !¡Gracias, Papi! [high-five clap]
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]
MAMI: Whaddaya say? One more time, Harper?
HARPER: Yes, please, Mrs. Rivera! Let'’s play it again!
♪They play Fuür Elise together♪
MAMI: Okay, take your time... Listen to the b*at, Harper.
[metronome clicks]
MAMI: Yeah! You got it! [giggles]
ALMA: They'’re good! And they'’re having a lotta fun.
[piano stops]
MAMI: That'’s it for today!
[metronome stops]
♪playful piano jingle
MAMI/HARPER: [laughs]
HARPER: Thanks, Mrs. Rivera. You'’re the best piano teacher in the world.
MAMI: Aww, thanks, Harper. You'’re the best piano student in the world.
MAMI/HARPER: [laughs]
ALMA: I wish Mami and I were having fun like that.
Oh, hey, that gives me an idea...
MAMI: Next time I'’ll teach you the left hand.
HARPER: YES!!
HARPER: Hi, Alma! Do you want to play this weekend?
ALMA: Yeah, sure!
HARPER: Great! See you, Alma! Thanks, Mrs. Rivera.
MAMI: Bye! Okay Alma, ready for hopscotch?!
ALMA: Mami, I don'’t want to play hopscotch anymore. I want to play music!
MAMI: !¡Seguro! Your maracas are in the music room. Let'’s jam!
ALMA: Actually, I want to take piano lessons. Real ones, like Harper!
MAMI: You sure? You never wanted to take lessons before.
ALMA: I know... but now I do!
MAMI: Ahh hah! My baby, the piano player!
ALMA/MAMI: [giggles]
ALMA: This is gonna be sa-weet!
♪piano jingle, between two notes♪
ALMA: I call this song, "“Tickling Junior."” [laughs]
MAMI: [laughs] I love it!
Okay, now to learn piano, first you have to get to know your instrument.
So... Alma, meet Piano. Piano, meet Alma.
ALMA: Uh, Mami? We'’ve already met. We both live here, ya know.
MAMI: [chuckles] So true. Then let'’s introduce you to these keys.
MAMI: Now watch, then play after me.
MAMI: [singing]Do, Re, Mi...
[talking] Okay, now you try.
ALMA: [singing]Do, Re, Mi...
MAMI: [singing]Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol...
MAMI: ¿Qué pasa, Alma? Why aren'’t you playing?
ALMA: That doesn'’t sound like the song.
MAMI: What song?
ALMA: You know, the one you played with Harper.
[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.
MAMI: Oh, you mean Fuür Elise!
Well, Harper has been taking lessons for awhile...
ALMA: It'’s okay. I'm ready now!
MAMI: [chuckling] Ooookay... I'’ll teach you the first few notes.
ALMA: Wait! Don'’t forget the clicky box.
MAMI: You mean the metronome?
ALMA: MmHmm!
MAMI: Okay. But let'’s start slow.
[metronome clicks, slower]
ALMA: My first piano lesson!
Now I'’ll be just like Harper!
ALMA: [in time] Click. Clack. Click. Clack.
MAMI: You got it, Alma! Now watch me.
MAMI: ♪starts playing Fuür Elise, slowly♪
MAMI: Now, you try....
ALMA: I got this.
I basically know the song!
♪Alma starts playing Fuür Elise, slowly♪
MAMI: [chuckles] Muy bien, Almita!
♪Mami continues playing the melody♪
ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano notes♪ Oops, not that one.
♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.
ALMA: ♪multiple wrong notes♪ Ahh.
MAMI: Here, Alma. This key.
MAMI/ALMA: ♪piano note, copied
MAMI: !¡Así mismo! There ya go!
[door opens & closes] PAPI: !¡Lulú!
ALMA /MAMI: [gasp]
PAPI: Well, the good news is... I fixed the sprinkler. [laughs]
MAMI: [chuckling] Ay, mi vida. C'’mon, let's get you dried off.
Keep working on it, Alma. I'’ll be back.
MAMI /PAPI: [laughing]
MAMI: You'’re soaked!
PAPI: Ay, si.
MAMI: Hey! [laughing] C'’mon, let'’s go get you dried off.
ALMA: [sigh] This isn'’t like Mami'’s lessons with Harper.
They always play together.
ALMA: ♪piano notes, no rhythm
ALMA: Argh! And I don'’t sound like Harper at all.
How can I play like her?
ALMA: [gasp] Eddie! He can help me!
ALMA: [quickly] I'’m going to Eddie'’s, bye!
MAMI/PAPI: Huh?/Eh?
[tuba music, suddenly stops]
ALMA: Eddie, I need you!
EDDIE: Oh, hey, prima. ¿Qué pasa?
ALMA: Can you teach me to play the song that goes,
[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bumm.
EDDIE: Fuür Elise? Sure.
But... why don't you have Tía Lulú teach you?
ALMA: She will, but I need to learn it first.
EDDIE: So, you want to learn the song before you learn the song?
ALMA: Yup.
EDDIE: Ohh-kaay. I'’ll try to show you.
ALMA: Yes!
EDDIE: Hm. I haven'’t played this in a while, but, [cracks knuckles] let'’s see...
♪Plays Fuür Elise♪
ALMA: Yes! That'’s the song!
Now I'’m going to be way way way good when I play with Mami!
EDDIE: Okay, Alma. Your turn.
ALMA: Uhhh...
♪Eddie plays first note of melody♪
ALMA: Oh, I knew that.
♪Plays same piano key
ALMA: Uhhh... a little hint?
EDDIE: Here, copy me.
♪Plays Fuür Elise♪
EDDIE: Now you.
ALMA: ♪correct piano note, followed by an incorrect one♪
ALMA: That'’s not right. Show me again?
♪plays melody again
ALMA: [gulps]
♪Alma plays wrong notes
ALMA: Ugh. Why can'’t I get it?
EDDIE: Well, I'’ve never taught anyone piano before.
ALMA: Well who taught you?
EDDIE: The best music teacher in the world!
... your Mami.
ALMA: [sigh] Thanks anyways, primo.
EDDIE: Good luck!
♪♪♪ [subway rumbles by]
[birds chirping] [cars honking]
ALMA: Ah, it'’s a new day and I'’m ready to do this. I'’ll be playing
[in the tune of Fuür Elise] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
Just like-
[surprised] Oh. Hi, Harper.
HARPER: Hi, Alma! Look what your Mami just taught me.
♪Harper plays Fuür Elise perfectly♪
HARPER: I can play the song with TWO hands now!
MAMI: That'’s it, Harper!
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]
MAMI: Bravo!
ALMA: Ugh. Why is it always Harper'’s turn to play with Mami?
It was supposed to be my turn!
MAMI/HARPER: Good job!/ [giggles]
ALMA: [sigh] and Harper is so good.
HARPER: I did it!
ALMA: I don'’t think I like her anymore.
[gasp] Wait a minute. Harper'’s nice!
She didn'’t do anything wrong,
so why am I mad at her?
Hm. I gotta think about this...
♪Mami and Harper play together
MAMI/HARPER: [laughing]
ALMA: Harper and Mami have so much fun when they play their song together...
ALMA: ♪plays wrong piano keys♪ Oops, not that one.
♪wrong note Nope, not that one either.
♪wrong note Ahh.
ALMA: When I played their song, I just made a whole lot of mistakes.
[deep sigh]
ALMA: ♪piano jingle, between two notes♪ I call this song, "“Tickling Junior."” [laughs]
MAMI: [laughs] I love it!
ALMA: I did have fun when it was just me and Mami playing around...
Oh! I know what to do!
ALMA: I'’ve gotta tell Mami how I feel.
MAMI: Great job today, Harper. Keep working on that timing.
HARPER: I will, Mrs. Rivera. Bye, Alma.
ALMA: Bye, Harper. See you this weekend?
HARPER: Yup! See ya later!
MAMI: Bye-bye!
[door closes]
MAMI: Ready for your lesson, my young pianist?
ALMA: Can I tell you something, Mami?
MAMI: Always. What'’s up?
ALMA: I thought I wanted to take piano lessons, like Harper.
But it was really '‘cause I felt bad
seeing her having so much fun with you.
MAMI: Ahh. It'’s okay. We all get a bit jealous sometimes.
ALMA: I just wanted to have fun with you too.
MAMI: Aww, well I want to have fun with you. Do you want to play hopscotch now?
ALMA: How about...
♪Fuür Elise♪
MAMI: Let'’s break it down. Give me a b*at.
[maracas shaking] ALMA: Click clack click clack.
MAMI: I like it!
MAMI: Hah! !¡Fantástico!
MAMI/ALMA: [laughing]
ALMA: Nothing'’s better than playing music
with the best teacher in the world, my Mami.
♪playful piano jingle [quick maracas shake]
[music ends]
[♪♪♪]
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