[♪♪♪] ♪ 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]
ALMA: "Lost in the Bronx"
[train rumbles by]
[subway doors chime]
[train rumbles by]
ALMA: We're taking the train to get lunch
and I am hungry!
Hey, Mami, why are we taking a train to a restaurant?
MAMI: Because, Azua isn't just any restaurant.
Tía Gloria and I used to eat there all the time.
TÍA GLORIA: Uh -huh!
It was our favorite Dominican restaurant!
UNCLE NESTOR: Just wait 'til you take one delectable bite of the pollo guisado.
[chef's kiss] Mwah!
ALMA: Mmm..
chicken stew.
Sounds ah-may-zing!
MAMI: ¡Vamos! Let's get to lunch.
TÍA GLORIA: Let's go!
MAMI: Oh!
Oye, Almita.
What's our "If We Get Separate"" plan for the subway?
ALMA: If I get separated from you on the train,
ALMA: I should get off at the next stop
and wait until you come to get me.
MAMI: That's my girl!
TÍA GLORIA: Abuelo made a bunch of "If We Get Separated" plans
for us when we were little.
'Cause Lulú would sometimes wander off and get lost.
EDDIE: For real?
ALMA: You got lost?!
MAMI: Yep! Like this one time...
MAMI: I got super distracted and Tía Gloria and Abuelo went up an escalator.
But I didn't!
EDDIE: So what did you do?
MAMI: I stayed right where I was. Like Abuelo always said...
MAMI: [in a deeper voice] "When you have a plan,
it's important to stick with it."
TÍA GLORIA: And it worked!
We went back down and found little Lulú where we last saw her.
MAMI: And I ran and gave them both a big hug!
Like this...
Ahh! [effort]
MAMA: [chuckles] TÍA GLORIA: [laughs]
TÍA GLORIA: Is this a hug or a squeeze?
ALMA/EDDIE/UNCLE NESTOR: [laughs]
[subway brakes screeching]
[subway doors chime]
♪♪♪
[train rumbles by]
ALMA: What subway stop do we get off at?
UNCLE NESTOR: Oh, I can never remember,
but it's okay... we'll just get off when they do.
MAMI: Oh.. Azua's mofongo was so good!
TÍA GLORIA: Yup!
[guitar strumming]
UNCLE NESTOR: Ah.. let's sit back and enjoy the music!
GUY: [grunting, effort] [balloons squeak]
AUTOMATED MTA ANNOUNCER: Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
ALMA: Whoa, that's a lot of balloons!
[balloons squeak]
UNCLE NESTOR: Oye,
what do you think that dog balloon would say
if he could talk?
ALMA: Woof, woof!
[in a funny voice] I wish I were going with you
to eat pollo guisado!
ALMA/UNCLE NESTOR: [laughs]
[train rumbles by]
GUY: [grunting, effort] [balloons squeak]
ALMA: [laughs]
AUTOMATED MTA ANNOUNCER: Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
GUY: [grunting, effort] [balloons squeak]
ALMA: Bye, balloons!
[subway doors chime]
ALMA: I wonder which balloon was Eddie's favorite.
ALMA: Huh?!
ALMA: Uh.. Uncle Nestor.
Where'd our family go?
UNCLE NESTOR: What do you mean?
They're right there-
UNCLE NESTOR: Uh oh,
they got off the train..
ALMA: Are we lost?
UNCLE NESTOR: No te preocupes,
you're never lost when you're with me!
I'll just text Gloria to let her know we're still on the train.
UNCLE NESTOR: Hmm.
No signal here.
ALMA: It's okay, we have the "If We Get Separated" plan!
All we have to do is get off at the next stop
and wait for them.
UNCLE NESTOR: Brilliant, Almita!
[train rumbles by]
ALMA: And now we wait.
♪♪♪
ALMA: [sigh] Waiting is so hard.
[pigeon coo]
UNCLE NESTOR: You know...
this pigeon reminds me of a dance I once performed called,
"Coo Coo To You!"
UNCLE NESTOR: Let me perform it for you.
Ah! And please record it for Gloria.
She will want to see this!
ALMA: Okay.
UNCLE NESTOR: [clears throat]
Hah!
Ha-ah!
Good morning, Pigeon, I say this to you!
[singing]Coo-coo, coo-coo!
Coo-coo to you!
UNCLE NESTOR: [singing] Coo-coo, coo-coo!
Coo-coo to you!
CROWD: [cheering] [clapping]
UNCLE NESTOR: ¡Ay, gracias! Thank you!
ALMA: [giggles] UNCLE NESTOR: Thank you!
UNCLE NESTOR: Ah, the people of the Bronx
have such magnificent taste in art.
ALMA: When do you think Mami's going to get here?
I'm getting hungry.
UNCLE NESTOR: [stomach growls]
Yo también.
Let's see if I can text Gloria now.
UNCLE NESTOR: Ah, I have a signal!
Nope it's gone.
Ah! There's one!
Ugh, gone again.
UNCLE NESTOR: Over here?
Ah no.
¡Por aquí!
Sí.. no. ALMA: [sigh]
UNCLE NESTOR: Wait...
I've got it..
UNCLE NESTOR: Call, Mi amor.
[phone rings]
[call disconnects]
UNCLE NESTOR: Ugh! ¡Ay, no!
No more battery!
ALMA: [sigh] We waited a long time.
Should we just go to the restaurant?
Maybe they're waiting for us there?
UNCLE NESTOR: Marvelous idea!
To Azua!
ALMA: Yes! I'm hungry!
[subway brakes screeching]
[subway doors chime]
[traffic] [car honks]
UNCLE NESTOR: Hm..
ALMA: Which way is the restaurant?
UNCLE NESTOR: Hm.
Ah, follow me!
UNCLE NESTOR: Actually, I meant to go this way...
ALMA: Oof-
Uhm, do we know which way we're going?
UNCLE NESTOR: Well.. it's been a very long time
since I've been to the restaurant.
ALMA: I don't think we know which way we're going.
Maybe it's this way?
UNCLE NESTOR: Could be...
Did you hear them say what street the restaurant is on?
ALMA: No.
UNCLE NESTOR: Me neither.
Hmm, let me think...
UNCLE NESTOR: The last time we went to the restaurant,
we saw some cute ducks waddling into a cupcake shop.
UNCLE NESTOR: And then, wait!
That's it! Azua is next to a cupcake shop!
I'm certain of it.
Uh.
Well, almost pretty certain.
UNCLE NESTOR: ¡Vamos!
I bet they're waiting for us right now.
ALMA: I just hope they don't eat
the pollo guisado without us!
UNCLE NESTOR: I know.
They would never dream of doing that!
[traffic]
UNCLE NESTOR: [sniffs]
My nose thinks that the restaurant is close.
UNCLE NESTOR: ¡Mira, Almita! Woohoo!
ALMA: I wonder if the ducks are still there.
UNCLE NESTOR: I guess we'll find out because Azua is right...
Here!
UNCLE NESTOR: Huh?!
UNCLE NESTOR: This can't be right.
ALMA: Where's the restaurant? And the ducks?
UNCLE NESTOR: I'm sure Azua was right next to the cupcake shop.
But here's the cupcake shop...
ALMA: But no Azua.
[sigh]
UNCLE NESTOR: It's gone!
ALMA: [sigh]
Now, I'll never get to try the best pollo guisado in the Bronx.
UNCLE NESTOR: Sad but true, I'm afraid.
ALMA: Do you think Mami, Tía Gloria, and Eddie
went home when they saw the restaurant was gone?
UNCLE NESTOR: I think they would've waited for us,
so we could be sad about the pollo guisado together.
ALMA: So where are they?
UNCLE NESTOR: [sighs]
ALMA: And what should we do?
I gotta think about this..
MAMI: Oye, Almita.
What's our "If We Get Separate"" plan for the subway?
ALMA: If I get separated from you on the train,
I should get off at the next stop
and wait until you come to get me.
MAMI: That's my girl!
ALMA: Mami and I had a great plan,
so how did Uncle Nestor and I still get lost?
ALMA: [sigh]
We waited a long time.
Should we just go to the restaurant?
ALMA: Maybe we didn't wait long enough?
Is that it?
MAMI: Like Abuelo always said...
[in a deeper voice] "When you have a plan, it's important to stick with it."
[chuckles]
ALMA: Hmm..
Oh! I know what to do.
ALMA: Uncle Nestor, we need to
follow the "If We Get Separated" plan.
So that means, we have to go back to the subway and wait.
ALMA: No matter how long it takes!
UNCLE NESTOR: Another brilliant idea, Almita!
¡Vamos!
[train rumbles by]
ALMA: Ugh, they're not here.
[sigh]
I guess we're waiting again.
UNCLE NESTOR: Maybe you should look once more.
AUTOMATED MTA ANNOUNCER: Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
ALMA: [gasp] They're here!
ALMA: ¡Mami!
MAMI: Alma!
TÍA GLORIA: Yeah!
ALMA: Mami, your "If We Get Separated" plan totally worked!
UNCLE NESTOR: Once we remembered to stick to it!
EDDIE: I'm starving! Is it time to eat?
ALMA: Umm, we've got bad news. The restaurant is gone.
UNCLE NESTOR: Yes! Azua is gone forever!
TÍA GLORIA: Nuh-uh.
I called them right before we left and made reservations.
UNCLE NESTOR: But Azua was right next to the cupcake shop.
ALMA: We found the cupcake shop but no restaurant!
TÍA GLORIA: That's because Azua is next to a cookie shop,
not a cupcake shop!
[kisses] Mwah!
ALL: [laughs]
UNCLE NESTOR: Onwards to Azua! Pollo guisado awaits!
ALMA: Cookies and cupcakes are great,
but I want pollo guisado!
That's my plan and I'm sticking with it!
[train rumbles by]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "New Neighbors"
[train rumbles by]
JUNIOR: The movers are moving!
See any kids yet?
ALMA: Nope. Not yet!
JUNIOR: I'm so excited
I can't stand still!
ALMA: Me too!
We're getting new neighbors!
Woohoo!
JUNIOR: [gasp] Look, they have a couch!
We have a couch!
MAMI: Mmhmm.
ALMA: [gasp] They have a TV!
JUNIOR: We have a TV!
MAMI: We do.
ALMA: [gasp]
They have a kid!
JUNIOR: [gasp] I'm a kid, and so are you!
He looks your age. Do you think they have another kid my age?
ALMA: Let's find out.
ALMA: Junior, aren't you coming?
JUNIOR: Uh, can you find out and let me know?
ALMA: Sure, but don't you wanna come?
JUNIOR: I do, but..
uhm.. I'm feeling kinda,
kinda...
ALMA: Tired? Bored? Shy?
JUNIOR: Shy!
Yeah, that's it.
MAMI: How 'bout you go over and say hi
and Junior and I will bake up some
cookies for our new neighbors.
ALMA: I'm on it!
JUNIOR: Woohoo!
My feet are excited again!
MAMI: [chuckles]
Yeah, Junior.
BETO: [effort]
ALMA: Hi, I'm Alma. I live next door.
BETO: Hey, Alma. I'm Alberto,
but my friends call me Beto.
ALMA: What should I call you?
BETO: ¡Beto! Of course!
ALMA: ¡Qué chévere!
BETO: Huh?
ALMA: That's how my family says, "cool," in Spanish.
BETO: Oh. My family says "'¡Qué padre!"
ALMA: Sa-weet!
I think we're gonna be friends.
ALMA: Ah! What's that!?
EMI: Uh-uh-uh!
Come here, Manchas!
That's Manchas,
and I'm Emi!
ALMA: Hey.. I'm Alma.
EMI: Hi, new neighbor Alma.
[in dino voice] Roar! Nice to meet you.
[in normal voice] Bye!
ALMA: [gasp] Hey!
You have a little sister, and she likes dinosaurs!
BETO: Um, yeah?
ALMA: I have a little brother, and he loves dinosaurs!
BETO: ¡Qué padre! They should totally meet.
ALMA: Yeah, I'll go get Junior!
Operation New Neighbors!
BETO: New Friends!
ALMA: [breathless] Junior, Junior!
Whew!
Beto.
Sister.
Dinosaurs.
JUNIOR: Beto has a sister
and she likes dinosaurs?!
ALMA: Whew! Exactly.
Is he good or what?
JUNIOR: Um, excuse me, who's Beto?
ALMA: Our new neighbor!
JUNIOR: [gasp]
New! Uh! Neighbors! New! Uh! Neighbors!
Let's go!
MAMI: Tell them we made cookies!
ALMA/JUNIOR: We will!
JUNIOR: Ready, Steggie?
[in dino voice] I can't wait for new neighbor friends!
ALMA: Mmhmm.
ALMA: ¡Hola, neighbors!
BETO: Hi, neighbors!
EMI: Roar, roar!!
ALMA: Beto, Emi! Presenting...
[in rhythm] Da-da-da-da!
¡Mi hermanito, Junior!
JUNIOR: Hi!
EMI: Hi!
BETO: What's up, Junior?
EMI: Junior. I have a very important question for you.
What are your three top favorite dinosaurs?
JUNIOR: Stegosaurus, diplodocus, and tyrannosaurus rex.
Of course.
EMI: Me too!
ALMA: I knew they'd be friends.
JUNIOR: Hi, Emi.
It sure is nice to meet you,
and- [gasp]
JUNIOR: Oh-okay, bye.
EMI: Hm?
ALMA: What just happened?
BETO: Uhm, maybe your brother got shy?
ALMA: Yeah, he was feeling shy before too.
Oh! You know how sometimes you can be shy
when you're at someone else's house?
BETO: Yeah, for sure.
ALMA: Maybe Junior would be less shy if Emi came to my house.
BETO: Good thinking! I'll ask my parents.
BETO: Operation New Neighbors.
ALMA/BETO: New Friends!
ALMA: This is gonna be so good.
JUNIOR: Roar! ALMA: Ahh!
BETO: ¡Hola! Wassup, Junior?
JUNIOR: I like your dinosaur.
[in dino voice] Me too. I'm Steggie! Roar!
EMI: Hi, Junior! Hi, Steggie!
[in dino voice] I'm Tulip the T-Rex!
JUNIOR/EMI: [giggles]
CHACHO: [barks]
JUNIOR: No, Chacho!
CHACHO: [barks]
JUNIOR: Chacho, no barking at Steggie!
Steggie doesn't like it.
Chacho!
No, down boy!
EMI: Okay, bye.
CHACHO: [barks]
BETO: Uh.. What just happened?!
ALMA: I have no idea.
BETO: That did not go the way I thought it'd go.
You know?
ALMA: Yeah, me too.
Hm, Emi was shy at my house...
BETO: And Junior was shy at my house.
ALMA: What if we go someplace that's not anyone's house?
BETO: Huh.
I haven't been to the playground here.
ALMA: Ooh, you'll love it. It's your..
ALMA: New! Uh! Playground!
ALMA/BETO: New! Uh! Playground! New! Uh! Playground!
ALMA: Beto and I are definitely friends now.
[chuckles]
[birds chirping]
JUNIOR: Those are the swings.
That one is squeaky...
ALMA: And that's Mr. Piragua man.
BETO: Oh.
EMI: What's a piragua?
ALMA: It's shaved ice with flavored syrup.
It tastes amazing!
JUNIOR: The best flavors are coco, cherry, and mango.
Always ask for extra syrup.
Always.
EMI: Oh! In San Diego, we have something like that,
but we call them raspados.
BETO: Yeah, we had a Raspado Guy on our beach.
Ahh, I love the beach.
ALMA: Me too!
BETO: Hey, pew!
JUNIOR: So, any questions?
EMI: Yes.
Would a dinosaur ride a swing or a slide?
JUNIOR: Slide.
EMI: Is New York City pizza as good as everyone says it is?
JUNIOR: Yes! [giggles]
EMI: What's a bagel?
ALMA: It's round like a donut, but it tastes more like bread.
EMI: I'm really going to like it here.
[in dino voice] Roar, roar!!
EMI: [in normal voice] That means, "Let's play!"
EMI/JUNIOR: [chuckles] Roar-roar!!
BETO: Operation New Neighbors..
ALMA: New Friends was a success!
EMI/JUNIOR: Roar! Roar!!
ALMA: Are we good or what?
MAMI: ¡Oigan, niños! Wanna cookie?
EMI/JUNIOR: Roar! Roar!!
ALMA: Yeah! BETO: Yum!
EMI/JUNIOR: Roar! Roar!!
MAMI: Emi! Junior! How about you?
JUNIOR: Roar-
EMI/JUNIOR: Cookies!!
JUNIOR: [gasp]
CHACHO: [barks]
EMI: [gasp]
JUNIOR/EMI: No, thanks.
CHACHO: [barks]
MAMI: Chacho, shh. Be a good boy.
ALMA/BETO: What. Just. Happened?!
JUNIOR: [sighs]
EMI: Hm.
BETO: Emi and Junior were having fun together
then, boom!
Something changed!
ALMA: Yeah, but what?
Hmm..
I gotta think about this.
JUNIOR/EMI: Roar!! [giggles]
ALMA: They were having so much fun together.
What did I miss?
CHACHO: [barks]
JUNIOR/EMI: No, thanks.
ALMA: Huh. Manchas showed up and Chacho got all barky.
So, is it the pets?
JUNIOR: Okay, bye.
CHACHO: [barks]
EMI: Okay, bye.
ALMA: Our pets were there that time too.
Wait a minute..
Oh!
I know what to do!
CHACHO: [begs]
ALMA: We gotta talk to Junior.
C'mon!
BETO: Okay..
ALMA: Hey, Junior. I was wondering...
do you like hanging out with Emi?
JUNIOR: Oh, yeah. She's awesome!
ALMA: Okay.. What about Manchas?
JUNIOR: I do not like hanging out with Manchas.
Did you see how he crawled all over Emi and her mom?
Ugh!
ALMA: Got it. Thanks!
BETO: Oh! We should go see my sister, huh?
BETO: Hola, Emi.
Quick question. Do you like hanging out with Junior?
EMI: Oh yeah! He's awesome!
ALMA: And does Chacho make you nervous?
EMI: Totally!!
He's so barky and slobbery.
I mean dinosaurs don't get slobbery or barky.
They just stomp and growl like this.
[in dino voice] Roar! Roar!!
ALMA: So that's it!
They're nervous around our pets!
BETO: But, what do we do now?
ALMA: I have a sa-weet idea.
CHACHO: [growls]
JUNIOR/EMI: Roar! Roar!!
JUNIOR: [in dino voice] Hi new neighbor!!
Roar!!
EMI: [in dino voice] Hi new neighbor!!
Roarr!!!
ALMA: Nothing like a no-pet playdate
to make Junior and Emi happy.
EMI/JUNIOR: Roar, roar!!
BETO: I can't decide who's louder,
little brothers or little sisters.
ALMA: I think it's big brothers and big sisters.
ALMA: [in dino voice] I'm an Almasauratops!
BETO: [giggles] [in dino voice] And I'm a Betosaurus Rex!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
BETO/ALMA: Roar! Roar! Roar!!
EMI: Are you Cretaceous or Jurassic dinosaurs?
BETO: [in dino voice] I dunno. I'm just the kind that goes,
Roar! Roar! Roar!
EMI/JUNIOR: [giggles]
JUNIOR: Roar!
EMI: Roar!! Roar!
BETO: Operation New Neighbors..
ALMA/BETO: New Friends!
EMI/JUNIOR: Roar!! Roar!!
ALMA: [giggles]
EMI/JUNIOR/BETO: Roar!!!
ALMA: Nothing like new neighbors,
new friends,
and loud brothers and sisters!
[giggles]
JUNIOR: Roar!!
EMI: Roar!!!
ALMA/BETO: Roar!
EMI/JUNIOR: Roar!!
ALL: [laughs]
[music fades]
[♪♪♪]
01x30 - Lost in the Bronx/New Neighbors
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The show is set in The Bronx, New York and revolves around Alma, a six-year-old Puerto Rican girl, as she ventures out into her Latino neighborhood to demonstrate decision making and social awareness skills.
The show is set in The Bronx, New York and revolves around Alma, a six-year-old Puerto Rican girl, as she ventures out into her Latino neighborhood to demonstrate decision making and social awareness skills.