01x32 - Alma Town/Alma's Big Help
Posted: 12/31/23 11:58
[♪♪♪] ♪ 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!
♪i¡Wepa! ♪
ALMA: "“Alma Town"”
KIDS: [giggles]
JUNIOR: What are we going to do today?
ANDREÉ: Let's make art!
KIDS: [talking over each other]
JUNIOR: I have no idea!
ALMA: We're trying to figure out
the perfect thing to play today.
But it's gotta be...
[gasp]
perfect!
ALMA: Look at all those boxes!
RAFIA: [gasp] KIDS: Wow! Cool!
ALMA: Who wants to play...
Cardboard City!?
KIDS: [cheering]
[♪♪♪] [kids humming happily]
HOWARD: Water tag!!
ALMA/RAFIA: Huh?
HOWARD: [effort]
LUCAS/EDDIE: Ah!
ALMA: Howard, wait!
HOWARD: Huh?
ALMA: [leaps]
LUCAS: Thanks, Alma.
That could have wrecked my concert hall.
ALMA: No biggie.
ALMA: That was a close one.
Hey, everyone...
Maybe we shouldn't play water tag here.
LUCAS: I totally agree.
ALMA: What if we make it a rule?
Because if any wet sponges hit a box,
we'll have a soggy city.
ANDREÉ: Okay.
HOWARD: Wait...
where am I supposed to play water tag?
ALMA: Hmm...
Good question...
I know!
ALMA: Okay, how about we make a new rule?
Water tag is okay over here, away from the boxes.
LUCAS: Fine with me!
RAFIA: Me too!
HARPER/ANDREÉ: Sure.
ALMA: Great.
ALMA: So, whaddya think, Howard?
HOWARD: Umm... Well...
I guess that could be fair.
I'm in!
ANDREÉ: Alma, you're pretty good at this making rules thing.
Maybe you should be Mayor of Cardboard City?
JUNIOR: Um, excuse me, what's a mayor?
ANDREÉ: A Mayor is in charge of a city.
ALMA: It's their job to make it a good place
for everyone to live in.
JUNIOR: Alma could definitely do that.
HARPER: I think people usually vote
for the Mayor, right?
ANDREÉ: So,
who votes for Alma?
KIDS: Uh-huh! Oh yeah!
ALMA: Wow, that's everybody!
HARPER: It's official. You are the mayor!
KIDS: [cheering] Go, Mayor Alma! Woohoo!
JUNIOR: [effort]
Yay!!
ALMA: Junior, What should I do first as Mayor?
JUNIOR: Maybe you should go say hi to everyone.
ALMA: Sa-weet idea!
Hey!
Since you have such great ideas
you can be my Deputy Mayor..
It's like a Mayor's helper.
JUNIOR: Okay!
ALMA: Follow me, Deputy Mayor!
ALMA: Greetings and welcome, Ms. Cooper!
HARPER: Hello, Mayor Alma.
RAFIA: Pass, Howard!
ALMA: Hi! Hope you're have a lovely day.
RAFIA: Thanks, Mayor Alma!
ALMA: Hello, Mr. King!
Ooh.. your fireplace looks nice and cozy.
ANDREÉ: Why thank you, Mayor Alma.
You wanna come in?
JUNIOR/ALMA: Yeah! Sure!
HOWARD: Wait for me, I'm coming too!
JUNIOR: Ooh! Uh...
KIDS: [struggling to move] HOWARD: Excuse me..
JUNIOR: Uh..
I can't movein here!
[boxes ripping] ALMA /ANDREÉ: [gasp]
[box rips] HOWARD: [gasp]
Ah.. sorry!
ANDREÉ: Oh no!
My house is starting to rip!
ALMA: Everyone, out!
ANDREÉ: Go, go, go!
LUCAS: Is everything okay?
EDDIE: Yeah, what happened?
ALMA: Hmm...
I think we need another rule.
No more than two kids in a box at a time.
ANDREÉ: Sounds good to me.
HOWARD: But, hold on.
Tons of kids could fit in my castle!
EDDIE: Yeah, on my dance floor too.
I want to give dance lessons to lots of kids at the same time.
HOWARD: Your rule isn't fair, Alma.
KIDS: Nuh-uh. Yeah...
JUNIOR: Alma's the Mayor.
We all voted, remember?
ALMA: And rules are rules.
EDDIE: Fine, I guess.
HOWARD: Ugh.
[ball kick]
RAFIA: Watch out!
LUCAS: Whoa! EDDIE: [gasp]
ALMA/JUNIOR/HARPER: [gasp]
HARPER: Oh, no! My sign!
RAFIA: Sorry, Harper!
HARPER: Aww, it's okay.
I'll fix it.
JUNIOR: Um, Mayor Alma.
I think we need another new rule.
ALMA: Mmhmm.
ALMA: New rule. No ball playing allowed in Cardboard City!
RAFIA: Aww, seriously?!
ALMA: Sorry, Rafia.
Gotta keep everyone and everything safe.
RAFIA: Ugh. Fine.
HARPER: Thanks, Alma.
You're the best Mayor Cardboard City has ever had.
ALMA: I'm the only mayor this city has ever had.
HARPER: I know.
EDDIE: Lucas, watch out!
Alma, help!
Ants!!
JUNIOR: Do something, Mayor Alma!
ALMA: No worries. I gotcha, Lucas.
Here, use this.
LUCAS: Whew, thanks!
ALMA: I got this.
ALMA: New rule.
No snacks allowed!
LUCAS: Wait, did you say no snacks?
ALMA: Yup.
HOWARD: At all?
Not even crackers, or grapes, or granola bars?!
JUNIOR: That's what Mayor Alma said!
So that's the rule!
ALMA: No more snacks: no more ants.
ANDREÉ: But what if we get hungry?
HARPER: Yeah, that's not very fair.
ALMA: Whoa..
what happened?
No one likes my new rules.
JUNIOR: Um, Mayor Alma,
they don't look very happy.
KIDS: [sighs] RAFIA: Seriously...
ALMA: Fine. My new rule is.. uh..
no rules!
HOWARD: That's what I'm talking about!
KIDS: Oh yeah!
ALMA: Am I good or what?
[kick]
LUCAS: [gasp]
Oof-
[splat]
EDDIE: [gasp]
LUCAS: [gasp]
LUCAS/HARPER: Ants!!
KIDS: [laughing]
ANDREÉ: [gasp] My house!
KIDS: [laughing]
JUNIOR: [effort]
JUNIOR: Ahh!
KIDS: Oof-
HOWARD: Whoa.
ALMA: [gasp]
[water trickling] KIDS: [gasp]
KIDS: MAYOR ALMA!!
HOWARD: Cardboard City is falling apart!
RAFIA: What do we do, Alma?
ANDREÉ: Yeah, what's the plan?
ALMA: Uhh.. I'm the Mayor!
I've got to do something, but people don't like my rules.
So I don't know what to do anymore.
[sigh]
I gotta think about this..
ALMA: No more than two kids in a box at a time.
EDDIE: Oh.. HOWARD: [sigh]
ALMA: No ball playing allowed in Cardboard City!
RAFIA: Aw..
ALMA: No snacks allowed.
KIDS: Seriously?!
ALMA: None of my rules made everyone happy.
So, I got rid of the rules.
LUCAS: [gasp]
Woah-!
KIDS: [laughing]
ANDREÉ: [gasp] My house!
KIDS: [laughing]
JUNIOR: [effort]
Ahh!
ALMA: But having no rules didn't work either...
and I think we need some rules.
ALMA: Hey, everyone...
Maybe we shouldn't play water tag here.
ALMA: How about we make a new rule...
Water tag is okay over here,
away from the boxes.
KIDS: [cheering]
ALMA: Hmmm,
I wonder if some rules are more fair than others?
Oh! I know what to do!
ALMA: Okay, citizens of Cardboard City!
New rules!
KIDS: [complaining] HARPER: Could be good!
EDDIE: What do you mean "“new rules?"”
ALMA: Well, we do need some rules,
even if everyone doesn't love all of them.
KIDS: [grumbling]
ALMA: And as Mayor, I need to make sure they're fair.
JUNIOR: Fair? How?
ALMA: Well, rules have to be made for the best of everyone,
even if every kid doesn't love every rule.
RAFIA: So how are you gonna
make the rules fair?
ALMA: I'll show you.
ALMA: Okay, first, sports and water tag are allowed.
RAFIA/HOWARD: Yes!
LUCAS: But...
ALMA: They can only be played here,
to keep the cardboard safe.
HOWARD: Fine by me.
RAFIA: That's totally fair.
LUCAS: Uh-huh!
ALMA: Follow me!
ALMA: Second rule, the owner of each box
gets to decide how many people can go inside.
KIDS: [agreement]
JUNIOR: Doing great so far, Mayor Alma.
ALMA: One last rule.
Snacks are allowed.
ANDREÉ: Nice. LUCAS: Finally!
ALMA: But...
still no snacks that are sticky and melty,
like popsicles, ice cream or chocolate.
HOWARD: I'm in.
RAFIA/HARPER: Okay!
ALMA: It's fair because if someone wants to have a snack they can.
And, we won't get ants.
LUCAS: I love popsicles...
but I get it.
ANDREÉ: Mayor Alma!
KIDS: Mayor Alma! Mayor Alma! Mayor Alma!
[♪♪♪]
HOWARD: I'm gonna get you!
HARPER: I was right, Alma...
you are the best Mayor Cardboard City has ever had.
ALMA: Thanks!
JUNIOR: Um, excuse me...
Can I have a turn being Mayor?
ALMA: Well, we'll need to take a vote.
Who wants Junior to be our next mayor?
LUCAS: Me!
KIDS: [shouting agreement]
HARPER: Go, Mayor Junior!
JUNIOR: i¡WEPA!
ALMA: Way to go, Mayor Junior.
JUNIOR: Alright, Deputy Mayor Steggie,
if we wanna make any rules, they've gotta be fair, okay?
C'mon, let's go shake some hands!
JUNIOR: I'm Mayor Junior.
Nice to meet you.
HARPER: Nice to meet you, Mayor Junior.
HARPER: [chuckles] Ooh, he's good.
JUNIOR: Welcome to Cardboard City!
ALMA: I have a feeling Cardboard City
has a new, Best Mayor Ever.
RAFIA: Hello, Mayor Junior.
LUCAS: Hey, Mayor Junior.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“Alma's Big Help"”
[train rumbles by]
ALMA: Oops.
Hey!
Ugh..
I got this.
Am I good or wha--
whoa!
Hi, Harper!
HARPER: Beep boop beep!
That's pretend robot for, "“I like your hats."”
ALMA: Thanks!
I'm taking them to the Community Center clothing drive.
HARPER: We just came from there!
Now we're heading to the park to...
[in robot voice] play robot.
I have to go.
ALMA: See ya, Harper!
HARPER: [in robot voice] beep boop beep
JUNIOR: Hi. MAMI: Hey!
[old-school hip-hop beats] ♪♪♪
FRANKIE: [rapping] Come on down, show you care
Give us your gently used outerwear!
Boots, socks, shirts or shoes.
Really any kids clothes that you choose!
[chuckles]
ALMA: We've got stuff to donate!
FRANKIE: Yo, that's legit!
FRANKIE: i¡Mil gracias!
JUNIOR: All we did was look through our closet.
ALMA: And we brought all the nice stuff
that doesn't fit us anymore.
No biggie!
FRANKIE: Yes biggie!
MAMI: And now some kids
are gonna get a whole new wardrobe.
Because of what you,
and you did.
FRANKIE: Every little bit helps in a big way.
MAMI: I gotchu, Frankie.
FRANKE: i¡Gracias!
ALMA: Donating our clothes felt so good, right?
JUNIOR: Sure did!
ALMA: Wait a minute...
Wanna help out in a big way? Like Frankie does?
JUNIOR: Yes! I have no idea what you mean
but I am in!
ALMA: Sa-weet!
Let's find someone that needs our help with something big!
DOÑA CARMEN: i¡Hola, mis chiquitos!
ALMA: i¡Hola, Doña Carmen!
JUNIOR: Hi!
DOÑA CARMEN: [kisses]
i¡Ay, qué lindo! Look at all these donations.
DOÑA CARMEN: i¡Mi reyecito!
I'm so proud!
Mwah!
FRANKIE: [embarrassed chuckling] Ah, Ma...
ALMA: Yarn on the loose!
FRANKIE: '‘Eyy, nice catch!
JUNIOR: I got it!
I don't got it...
I got it!
ALMA: I got this one!
JUNIOR: And I got this one!
ALMA/JUNIOR: Oof-
[giggles]
DOÑA CARMEN: i¡Ay, muchísimas gracias, bebitos!
I didn't even see my yarn roll away!
ALMA: Doña Carmen, is there something big
we can do for you?
Like, do your grocery shopping?
ALMA: Oh, and make you dinner!?
JUNIOR: Or get you a brand new car!
ALMA: Yes!
Um, how could we get Doña Carmen a new car?
Does she even have an old car?
JUNIOR: I dunno.
I was just going with it.
DOÑA CARMEN: [chuckles] Oh no.
Ay, i¡gracias, mis cielitos,
but I'm all good. You're sweet to offer.
Adiosito,
adiós!
ALMA: We gotta find someone to help in a big way!
MAMI: I'd like to go to the park in a big way.
JUNIOR: Yeah!
Maybe there's someone in the park who needs our help?
ALMA: Yes!
MAMI: Bye, Frankie.
FRANKIE: Catch ya later!
ALMA: Hi, hello!
ALMA: Gotta problem? We can help!
JUNIOR: Safina! Need some help?
ALMA: Need help?
Need help?
Need any help over there?
ALMA: For real?
No one needs any help with something big?
ALMA: Look, it's Howard!
Maybe he needs our help?
JUNIOR: I dunno...
it just looks like he's reading.
[wing flaps]
ALMA: [gasp] Hold up.
HOWARD: You stay over there.
And I'll stay right here.
Okay, pigeon?
[pigeon coos]
HOWARD: Whoa!
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp]
ALMA: Howard, are you okay?
HOWARD: Yeah, but...
HOWARD: I'm just about to find out
who took the missing medallion but...
[pigeon coos] [gasp]
[gasp]
That pigeon's kinda creeping me out.
JUNIOR: Don't worry. We got this.
JUNIOR: Roar!
Stay back, pigeon!
ALMA: Sa-weet idea, Junior!
HOWARD: But what if it comes back with...
[gulp]
friends?
ALMA: We gotchu.
Junior and I will be on Pigeon Patrol,
so you can keep reading.
HOWARD: Phew, thanks!
ALMA /JUNIOR: Roar! Stomp!
Roar! Stomp!
Stomp! Roar!
Stomp! Stomp!
HOWARD: I'm done!
That book was awesome!
Carlotta found the missing medallion in the-
ALMA: Lalalalala! Stop!
I haven't read it yet!
HOWARD: Oops, sorry.
HOWARD: Thanks for keeping the pigeons away. ALMA: Lalala...
I can't hear you!
HOWARD: I said thanks!
ALMA: Oh! No problem.
Now, is there something big we can help you with?
HOWARD: Something big?
ALMA: Yeah, big big.
Like...
we could make you a giant dinosaur scarecrow
to shoo away the pigeons?
JUNIOR: Or we could get you...
a brand new car!
For Tallulah.
HOWARD: Uh, no thanks.
I don't wanna carry a giant scarecrow around.
And Tallulah's not old enough to drive.
HOWARD: All I wanted to do was finish my book.
And I did!
Laters!
ALMA: Come on, Junior.
We'll find someone who needs help!
ALMA: Isn't there anyone who needs our help?
JUNIOR: Whoa, what's that?
ALMA: Hey, that's Harper's button from her robot costume.
JUNIOR: Let's find her and give it back!
ALMA: Yeah!
JUNIOR: Look! Another Harper button!
ALMA: And another one!
ALMA: C'mon!
HARPER: Beep, boop, beep.
Bop, bop. Beep, beep.
JUNIOR: Harper, we found your buttons!
HARPER: [gasps]
Oops!
I didn't even know they were missing!
Oh, I would've been really sad if I lost them.
Thank you so much.
ALMA: Oh, it's nothing.
JUNIOR: Is there anything we can help you with?
Something big?
ALMA: Like we could make another robot video
to send to your dad?
JUNIOR: Or we could make you new robot costumes!
ALMA: One for every day of the week!
JUNIOR: Or we could give you a new...
something that's definitely not a car.
HARPER: No, thank you.
I'm just so happy you found my buttons.
I'm going to go tell my grandma.
JUNIOR: [sighs]
All this "not helping" is making me tired...
and hungry.
ALMA: Yeah, me too.
ALMA: Finding something big we can help with
is harder than I thought.
I gotta think about this...
ALMA: Hm, we picked up yarn for Doña Carmen,
and shooed birds for Howard.
ALMA /JUNIOR: Roar! Stomp!
ALMA: And we did find Harper's buttons.
ALMA: But that was just helping in small ways.
DOÑA CARMEN: I didn't even see my yarn roll away!
ALMA: Wait...
We noticed people needed a little help,
and we did something!
HOWARD: Thanks for keeping the pigeons away.
HARPER: Thank you so much.
DOÑA CARMEN: i¡Muchísimas gracias, bebitos!
ALMA: It feels really good to find ways to help people...
ALMA: Even when it's just the little stuff.
And Frankie did say every little bit can help in a big way.
I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Junior! I got it!
JUNIOR: What?! What is it?
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp]
JUNIOR: Oh, thanks!
ALMA: We can keep helping people in small ways.
JUNIOR: But, what about the big ways?
ALMA: Well, we found little things
that helped people feel good.
JUNIOR: Yeah, like when you caught Steggie just now.
ALMA: See?
Every little bit does help out in a big way!
JUNIOR: Oh, I get it.
So...
no one's getting a brand new car?
ALMA: Nope.
JUNIOR: I'm okay with that.
MAMI: Ready to go, you two?
ALMA: Yup. We've got some little things to do.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA/JUNIOR: Whew!
JUNIOR: That was awesome!
ALMA: Right?
It was way, way, way, sa-weet.
ALMA: Yum! i¡Gracias, Mami! JUNIOR: Mmm, piraguas!
MAMI: Ya did good, niños.
You saw people needed help and you helped them.
JUNIOR: It felt really good...
even if no one got a new car.
MAMI: [chuckles]
Junior, if you are ever giving out new cars, sign me up.
ALMA: You know, Mami,
I could help you eat your piragua.
MAMI: Nice try, mija. But I got this.
To the biggest little helpers in the Bronx!
JUNIOR: Cheers! ALMA: i¡Wepa!
ALMA: Who would've thought going small could be so big?!
[slurps]
Ah! Brain freeze!
[giggles]
[♪♪♪]
♪ 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!
♪i¡Wepa! ♪
ALMA: "“Alma Town"”
KIDS: [giggles]
JUNIOR: What are we going to do today?
ANDREÉ: Let's make art!
KIDS: [talking over each other]
JUNIOR: I have no idea!
ALMA: We're trying to figure out
the perfect thing to play today.
But it's gotta be...
[gasp]
perfect!
ALMA: Look at all those boxes!
RAFIA: [gasp] KIDS: Wow! Cool!
ALMA: Who wants to play...
Cardboard City!?
KIDS: [cheering]
[♪♪♪] [kids humming happily]
HOWARD: Water tag!!
ALMA/RAFIA: Huh?
HOWARD: [effort]
LUCAS/EDDIE: Ah!
ALMA: Howard, wait!
HOWARD: Huh?
ALMA: [leaps]
LUCAS: Thanks, Alma.
That could have wrecked my concert hall.
ALMA: No biggie.
ALMA: That was a close one.
Hey, everyone...
Maybe we shouldn't play water tag here.
LUCAS: I totally agree.
ALMA: What if we make it a rule?
Because if any wet sponges hit a box,
we'll have a soggy city.
ANDREÉ: Okay.
HOWARD: Wait...
where am I supposed to play water tag?
ALMA: Hmm...
Good question...
I know!
ALMA: Okay, how about we make a new rule?
Water tag is okay over here, away from the boxes.
LUCAS: Fine with me!
RAFIA: Me too!
HARPER/ANDREÉ: Sure.
ALMA: Great.
ALMA: So, whaddya think, Howard?
HOWARD: Umm... Well...
I guess that could be fair.
I'm in!
ANDREÉ: Alma, you're pretty good at this making rules thing.
Maybe you should be Mayor of Cardboard City?
JUNIOR: Um, excuse me, what's a mayor?
ANDREÉ: A Mayor is in charge of a city.
ALMA: It's their job to make it a good place
for everyone to live in.
JUNIOR: Alma could definitely do that.
HARPER: I think people usually vote
for the Mayor, right?
ANDREÉ: So,
who votes for Alma?
KIDS: Uh-huh! Oh yeah!
ALMA: Wow, that's everybody!
HARPER: It's official. You are the mayor!
KIDS: [cheering] Go, Mayor Alma! Woohoo!
JUNIOR: [effort]
Yay!!
ALMA: Junior, What should I do first as Mayor?
JUNIOR: Maybe you should go say hi to everyone.
ALMA: Sa-weet idea!
Hey!
Since you have such great ideas
you can be my Deputy Mayor..
It's like a Mayor's helper.
JUNIOR: Okay!
ALMA: Follow me, Deputy Mayor!
ALMA: Greetings and welcome, Ms. Cooper!
HARPER: Hello, Mayor Alma.
RAFIA: Pass, Howard!
ALMA: Hi! Hope you're have a lovely day.
RAFIA: Thanks, Mayor Alma!
ALMA: Hello, Mr. King!
Ooh.. your fireplace looks nice and cozy.
ANDREÉ: Why thank you, Mayor Alma.
You wanna come in?
JUNIOR/ALMA: Yeah! Sure!
HOWARD: Wait for me, I'm coming too!
JUNIOR: Ooh! Uh...
KIDS: [struggling to move] HOWARD: Excuse me..
JUNIOR: Uh..
I can't movein here!
[boxes ripping] ALMA /ANDREÉ: [gasp]
[box rips] HOWARD: [gasp]
Ah.. sorry!
ANDREÉ: Oh no!
My house is starting to rip!
ALMA: Everyone, out!
ANDREÉ: Go, go, go!
LUCAS: Is everything okay?
EDDIE: Yeah, what happened?
ALMA: Hmm...
I think we need another rule.
No more than two kids in a box at a time.
ANDREÉ: Sounds good to me.
HOWARD: But, hold on.
Tons of kids could fit in my castle!
EDDIE: Yeah, on my dance floor too.
I want to give dance lessons to lots of kids at the same time.
HOWARD: Your rule isn't fair, Alma.
KIDS: Nuh-uh. Yeah...
JUNIOR: Alma's the Mayor.
We all voted, remember?
ALMA: And rules are rules.
EDDIE: Fine, I guess.
HOWARD: Ugh.
[ball kick]
RAFIA: Watch out!
LUCAS: Whoa! EDDIE: [gasp]
ALMA/JUNIOR/HARPER: [gasp]
HARPER: Oh, no! My sign!
RAFIA: Sorry, Harper!
HARPER: Aww, it's okay.
I'll fix it.
JUNIOR: Um, Mayor Alma.
I think we need another new rule.
ALMA: Mmhmm.
ALMA: New rule. No ball playing allowed in Cardboard City!
RAFIA: Aww, seriously?!
ALMA: Sorry, Rafia.
Gotta keep everyone and everything safe.
RAFIA: Ugh. Fine.
HARPER: Thanks, Alma.
You're the best Mayor Cardboard City has ever had.
ALMA: I'm the only mayor this city has ever had.
HARPER: I know.
EDDIE: Lucas, watch out!
Alma, help!
Ants!!
JUNIOR: Do something, Mayor Alma!
ALMA: No worries. I gotcha, Lucas.
Here, use this.
LUCAS: Whew, thanks!
ALMA: I got this.
ALMA: New rule.
No snacks allowed!
LUCAS: Wait, did you say no snacks?
ALMA: Yup.
HOWARD: At all?
Not even crackers, or grapes, or granola bars?!
JUNIOR: That's what Mayor Alma said!
So that's the rule!
ALMA: No more snacks: no more ants.
ANDREÉ: But what if we get hungry?
HARPER: Yeah, that's not very fair.
ALMA: Whoa..
what happened?
No one likes my new rules.
JUNIOR: Um, Mayor Alma,
they don't look very happy.
KIDS: [sighs] RAFIA: Seriously...
ALMA: Fine. My new rule is.. uh..
no rules!
HOWARD: That's what I'm talking about!
KIDS: Oh yeah!
ALMA: Am I good or what?
[kick]
LUCAS: [gasp]
Oof-
[splat]
EDDIE: [gasp]
LUCAS: [gasp]
LUCAS/HARPER: Ants!!
KIDS: [laughing]
ANDREÉ: [gasp] My house!
KIDS: [laughing]
JUNIOR: [effort]
JUNIOR: Ahh!
KIDS: Oof-
HOWARD: Whoa.
ALMA: [gasp]
[water trickling] KIDS: [gasp]
KIDS: MAYOR ALMA!!
HOWARD: Cardboard City is falling apart!
RAFIA: What do we do, Alma?
ANDREÉ: Yeah, what's the plan?
ALMA: Uhh.. I'm the Mayor!
I've got to do something, but people don't like my rules.
So I don't know what to do anymore.
[sigh]
I gotta think about this..
ALMA: No more than two kids in a box at a time.
EDDIE: Oh.. HOWARD: [sigh]
ALMA: No ball playing allowed in Cardboard City!
RAFIA: Aw..
ALMA: No snacks allowed.
KIDS: Seriously?!
ALMA: None of my rules made everyone happy.
So, I got rid of the rules.
LUCAS: [gasp]
Woah-!
KIDS: [laughing]
ANDREÉ: [gasp] My house!
KIDS: [laughing]
JUNIOR: [effort]
Ahh!
ALMA: But having no rules didn't work either...
and I think we need some rules.
ALMA: Hey, everyone...
Maybe we shouldn't play water tag here.
ALMA: How about we make a new rule...
Water tag is okay over here,
away from the boxes.
KIDS: [cheering]
ALMA: Hmmm,
I wonder if some rules are more fair than others?
Oh! I know what to do!
ALMA: Okay, citizens of Cardboard City!
New rules!
KIDS: [complaining] HARPER: Could be good!
EDDIE: What do you mean "“new rules?"”
ALMA: Well, we do need some rules,
even if everyone doesn't love all of them.
KIDS: [grumbling]
ALMA: And as Mayor, I need to make sure they're fair.
JUNIOR: Fair? How?
ALMA: Well, rules have to be made for the best of everyone,
even if every kid doesn't love every rule.
RAFIA: So how are you gonna
make the rules fair?
ALMA: I'll show you.
ALMA: Okay, first, sports and water tag are allowed.
RAFIA/HOWARD: Yes!
LUCAS: But...
ALMA: They can only be played here,
to keep the cardboard safe.
HOWARD: Fine by me.
RAFIA: That's totally fair.
LUCAS: Uh-huh!
ALMA: Follow me!
ALMA: Second rule, the owner of each box
gets to decide how many people can go inside.
KIDS: [agreement]
JUNIOR: Doing great so far, Mayor Alma.
ALMA: One last rule.
Snacks are allowed.
ANDREÉ: Nice. LUCAS: Finally!
ALMA: But...
still no snacks that are sticky and melty,
like popsicles, ice cream or chocolate.
HOWARD: I'm in.
RAFIA/HARPER: Okay!
ALMA: It's fair because if someone wants to have a snack they can.
And, we won't get ants.
LUCAS: I love popsicles...
but I get it.
ANDREÉ: Mayor Alma!
KIDS: Mayor Alma! Mayor Alma! Mayor Alma!
[♪♪♪]
HOWARD: I'm gonna get you!
HARPER: I was right, Alma...
you are the best Mayor Cardboard City has ever had.
ALMA: Thanks!
JUNIOR: Um, excuse me...
Can I have a turn being Mayor?
ALMA: Well, we'll need to take a vote.
Who wants Junior to be our next mayor?
LUCAS: Me!
KIDS: [shouting agreement]
HARPER: Go, Mayor Junior!
JUNIOR: i¡WEPA!
ALMA: Way to go, Mayor Junior.
JUNIOR: Alright, Deputy Mayor Steggie,
if we wanna make any rules, they've gotta be fair, okay?
C'mon, let's go shake some hands!
JUNIOR: I'm Mayor Junior.
Nice to meet you.
HARPER: Nice to meet you, Mayor Junior.
HARPER: [chuckles] Ooh, he's good.
JUNIOR: Welcome to Cardboard City!
ALMA: I have a feeling Cardboard City
has a new, Best Mayor Ever.
RAFIA: Hello, Mayor Junior.
LUCAS: Hey, Mayor Junior.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA: "“Alma's Big Help"”
[train rumbles by]
ALMA: Oops.
Hey!
Ugh..
I got this.
Am I good or wha--
whoa!
Hi, Harper!
HARPER: Beep boop beep!
That's pretend robot for, "“I like your hats."”
ALMA: Thanks!
I'm taking them to the Community Center clothing drive.
HARPER: We just came from there!
Now we're heading to the park to...
[in robot voice] play robot.
I have to go.
ALMA: See ya, Harper!
HARPER: [in robot voice] beep boop beep
JUNIOR: Hi. MAMI: Hey!
[old-school hip-hop beats] ♪♪♪
FRANKIE: [rapping] Come on down, show you care
Give us your gently used outerwear!
Boots, socks, shirts or shoes.
Really any kids clothes that you choose!
[chuckles]
ALMA: We've got stuff to donate!
FRANKIE: Yo, that's legit!
FRANKIE: i¡Mil gracias!
JUNIOR: All we did was look through our closet.
ALMA: And we brought all the nice stuff
that doesn't fit us anymore.
No biggie!
FRANKIE: Yes biggie!
MAMI: And now some kids
are gonna get a whole new wardrobe.
Because of what you,
and you did.
FRANKIE: Every little bit helps in a big way.
MAMI: I gotchu, Frankie.
FRANKE: i¡Gracias!
ALMA: Donating our clothes felt so good, right?
JUNIOR: Sure did!
ALMA: Wait a minute...
Wanna help out in a big way? Like Frankie does?
JUNIOR: Yes! I have no idea what you mean
but I am in!
ALMA: Sa-weet!
Let's find someone that needs our help with something big!
DOÑA CARMEN: i¡Hola, mis chiquitos!
ALMA: i¡Hola, Doña Carmen!
JUNIOR: Hi!
DOÑA CARMEN: [kisses]
i¡Ay, qué lindo! Look at all these donations.
DOÑA CARMEN: i¡Mi reyecito!
I'm so proud!
Mwah!
FRANKIE: [embarrassed chuckling] Ah, Ma...
ALMA: Yarn on the loose!
FRANKIE: '‘Eyy, nice catch!
JUNIOR: I got it!
I don't got it...
I got it!
ALMA: I got this one!
JUNIOR: And I got this one!
ALMA/JUNIOR: Oof-
[giggles]
DOÑA CARMEN: i¡Ay, muchísimas gracias, bebitos!
I didn't even see my yarn roll away!
ALMA: Doña Carmen, is there something big
we can do for you?
Like, do your grocery shopping?
ALMA: Oh, and make you dinner!?
JUNIOR: Or get you a brand new car!
ALMA: Yes!
Um, how could we get Doña Carmen a new car?
Does she even have an old car?
JUNIOR: I dunno.
I was just going with it.
DOÑA CARMEN: [chuckles] Oh no.
Ay, i¡gracias, mis cielitos,
but I'm all good. You're sweet to offer.
Adiosito,
adiós!
ALMA: We gotta find someone to help in a big way!
MAMI: I'd like to go to the park in a big way.
JUNIOR: Yeah!
Maybe there's someone in the park who needs our help?
ALMA: Yes!
MAMI: Bye, Frankie.
FRANKIE: Catch ya later!
ALMA: Hi, hello!
ALMA: Gotta problem? We can help!
JUNIOR: Safina! Need some help?
ALMA: Need help?
Need help?
Need any help over there?
ALMA: For real?
No one needs any help with something big?
ALMA: Look, it's Howard!
Maybe he needs our help?
JUNIOR: I dunno...
it just looks like he's reading.
[wing flaps]
ALMA: [gasp] Hold up.
HOWARD: You stay over there.
And I'll stay right here.
Okay, pigeon?
[pigeon coos]
HOWARD: Whoa!
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp]
ALMA: Howard, are you okay?
HOWARD: Yeah, but...
HOWARD: I'm just about to find out
who took the missing medallion but...
[pigeon coos] [gasp]
[gasp]
That pigeon's kinda creeping me out.
JUNIOR: Don't worry. We got this.
JUNIOR: Roar!
Stay back, pigeon!
ALMA: Sa-weet idea, Junior!
HOWARD: But what if it comes back with...
[gulp]
friends?
ALMA: We gotchu.
Junior and I will be on Pigeon Patrol,
so you can keep reading.
HOWARD: Phew, thanks!
ALMA /JUNIOR: Roar! Stomp!
Roar! Stomp!
Stomp! Roar!
Stomp! Stomp!
HOWARD: I'm done!
That book was awesome!
Carlotta found the missing medallion in the-
ALMA: Lalalalala! Stop!
I haven't read it yet!
HOWARD: Oops, sorry.
HOWARD: Thanks for keeping the pigeons away. ALMA: Lalala...
I can't hear you!
HOWARD: I said thanks!
ALMA: Oh! No problem.
Now, is there something big we can help you with?
HOWARD: Something big?
ALMA: Yeah, big big.
Like...
we could make you a giant dinosaur scarecrow
to shoo away the pigeons?
JUNIOR: Or we could get you...
a brand new car!
For Tallulah.
HOWARD: Uh, no thanks.
I don't wanna carry a giant scarecrow around.
And Tallulah's not old enough to drive.
HOWARD: All I wanted to do was finish my book.
And I did!
Laters!
ALMA: Come on, Junior.
We'll find someone who needs help!
ALMA: Isn't there anyone who needs our help?
JUNIOR: Whoa, what's that?
ALMA: Hey, that's Harper's button from her robot costume.
JUNIOR: Let's find her and give it back!
ALMA: Yeah!
JUNIOR: Look! Another Harper button!
ALMA: And another one!
ALMA: C'mon!
HARPER: Beep, boop, beep.
Bop, bop. Beep, beep.
JUNIOR: Harper, we found your buttons!
HARPER: [gasps]
Oops!
I didn't even know they were missing!
Oh, I would've been really sad if I lost them.
Thank you so much.
ALMA: Oh, it's nothing.
JUNIOR: Is there anything we can help you with?
Something big?
ALMA: Like we could make another robot video
to send to your dad?
JUNIOR: Or we could make you new robot costumes!
ALMA: One for every day of the week!
JUNIOR: Or we could give you a new...
something that's definitely not a car.
HARPER: No, thank you.
I'm just so happy you found my buttons.
I'm going to go tell my grandma.
JUNIOR: [sighs]
All this "not helping" is making me tired...
and hungry.
ALMA: Yeah, me too.
ALMA: Finding something big we can help with
is harder than I thought.
I gotta think about this...
ALMA: Hm, we picked up yarn for Doña Carmen,
and shooed birds for Howard.
ALMA /JUNIOR: Roar! Stomp!
ALMA: And we did find Harper's buttons.
ALMA: But that was just helping in small ways.
DOÑA CARMEN: I didn't even see my yarn roll away!
ALMA: Wait...
We noticed people needed a little help,
and we did something!
HOWARD: Thanks for keeping the pigeons away.
HARPER: Thank you so much.
DOÑA CARMEN: i¡Muchísimas gracias, bebitos!
ALMA: It feels really good to find ways to help people...
ALMA: Even when it's just the little stuff.
And Frankie did say every little bit can help in a big way.
I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Junior! I got it!
JUNIOR: What?! What is it?
ALMA/JUNIOR: [gasp]
JUNIOR: Oh, thanks!
ALMA: We can keep helping people in small ways.
JUNIOR: But, what about the big ways?
ALMA: Well, we found little things
that helped people feel good.
JUNIOR: Yeah, like when you caught Steggie just now.
ALMA: See?
Every little bit does help out in a big way!
JUNIOR: Oh, I get it.
So...
no one's getting a brand new car?
ALMA: Nope.
JUNIOR: I'm okay with that.
MAMI: Ready to go, you two?
ALMA: Yup. We've got some little things to do.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
ALMA/JUNIOR: Whew!
JUNIOR: That was awesome!
ALMA: Right?
It was way, way, way, sa-weet.
ALMA: Yum! i¡Gracias, Mami! JUNIOR: Mmm, piraguas!
MAMI: Ya did good, niños.
You saw people needed help and you helped them.
JUNIOR: It felt really good...
even if no one got a new car.
MAMI: [chuckles]
Junior, if you are ever giving out new cars, sign me up.
ALMA: You know, Mami,
I could help you eat your piragua.
MAMI: Nice try, mija. But I got this.
To the biggest little helpers in the Bronx!
JUNIOR: Cheers! ALMA: i¡Wepa!
ALMA: Who would've thought going small could be so big?!
[slurps]
Ah! Brain freeze!
[giggles]
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