11x12 - The Emperor's Contest/Beethoven's Hear!

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( to tune of "Yankee Doodle" )

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Okay, Victor,

I think all my fishing gear is ready.

Mine, too, but I'm not gonna wear my hat today.

Here, Barney, you can wear it.

Whoa! Thank you, Victor.

BOTHBarney!

Hi, Ryan. Hi, Victor.

So, what are you doing?

We signed up for the big fishing contest in the park.

And we have our glow minnows, see?

This is the bait for the contest.

Everybody has to use a glow minnow like this.

Oh, I see.

Now we're ready to go.

Want to come with us?

I'd love to go fishing. Oh, boy.

I'm going to catch a big fish.

Me, too!

♪ If we had one wish, we would love to fish ♪

♪ With all our fishing gear

♪ We would like to go out to catch some trout ♪

♪ In a pond or a lake that's near ♪

♪ With a pole

♪ And some bait

♪ And a very special hat ♪

♪ We'd love to go fishin' like we've been wishin' ♪

♪ That's all there is to that

♪ If we had one wish, we would love to fish ♪

♪ With all our fishing gear

♪ We would like to go out to catch some trout ♪

I caught a fish. Wow! ♪ In a pond or a lake that's near ♪

♪ With a pole and some bait

♪ And a very special hat

♪ We'd love to go fishin' like we've been wishin' ♪

♪ That's all there is to that

♪ With a pole

♪ And some bait

♪ And a very special hat

♪ We'd love to go fishin' like we've been wishin' ♪

♪ That's all there is to that.

Hi, Barney. Hi, guys.

Hi, BJ. Hi, Riff.

Did you sign up for the fishing contest, too?

Yep. And did you see the prize, Barney?

Yeah, whoever catches the biggest fish

wins a new fishing pole.

Oh, let's go fishing with our glow minnows!

I wish I could use my pickle-green, deep diving,

weed-defying scooter bug.

Oh, that's a beauty.

I know I could catch a big fish if I could use this.

Maybe I should use this...

just for a little while.

I don't think that's a good idea, Ryan.

The rules say we have to use the glow minnow.

And we should always be honest and follow the rules, right?

Oh, that's right, Riff.

Honesty is always the best policy.

And that reminds me of a story about an emperor.

What's an emperor, Barney?

Oh, an emperor is like a king, Victor.

And long ago, this emperor had a very special contest.

What kind of contest?

Once upon a time, there was a wise old emperor

who ruled the country of China.

Make way for the Emperor!

The children scurried to attention

as the Great Emperor entered the palace.

Hiya, guys! Thanks for coming to my palace!

Why did you want to see us, Great Emperor?

Well, you see, I'm getting really old

and I want to choose one of you

to become the new emperor.

(all exclaiming

Imagine being the emperor of China.

Oh, when you use your imagination,

you can be anyone or do anything.

♪ Just imagine, just imagine

♪ Just imagine all the things that you could be ♪

♪ Imagine all the places you could go and see ♪

♪ Imagination's fun for you and me ♪

♪ You see?

♪ We can go to the moon in a great big balloon ♪

♪ Build a castle by playing pretend ♪

♪ We might even explore with a big dinosaur ♪

♪ Or make rainbows that never end ♪


(laughs)

♪ Just imagine, just imagine

♪ Just imagine all the things that we could be ♪

♪ Imagine all the places we could go ♪

♪ And see

♪ Imagination's fun for you and me ♪

♪ Imagination's fun for you and me. ♪

The emperor of China wanted to find someone

who was brave and honest to take his place.

Okay, now here is how I'm going to choose.

On the pillow before you there is a seed.

Please take it home and plant it.

Then bring it back to the palace in one year.

No matter how big or small it is,

bring it back here and show it to me

and I will choose who will be China's next emperor.

I'm going to take good care of my seed

so the Emperor will be pleased with me.

BARNEYLing was very good at growing plants,

so he found a good strong pot.

He filled it with some dirt and carefully planted the seed.

He made sure it had water every day.

But nothing was growing from the emperor's seed.

And that made Ling mad.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm really, really mad ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, he's really mad today ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm really, really mad ♪

♪ But if you take some slow breaths ♪

♪ Your mad will go away

Breathe, breathe,

breathe, breathe.

Did that help?

A little, but...

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm still really, really mad ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, he's really mad today ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm really, really mad ♪

♪ But if you march around the house ♪

♪ Your mad will go away

♪ March, march, march, march ♪

Did marching help?

A little, but...

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm still really, really mad ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, he's really mad today ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm really, really mad ♪

♪ But if you sing this song again ♪

♪ Your mad will go away

♪ La, la, la, la-la-la-la-la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la-la-la-la-la. ♪

Finally, a whole year passed, but no plant grew from the seed

the Emperor gave to Ling.

Hi, Ling. It's time

to take our plants back to the Emperor.

Wow, your plant looks really great.

Thanks. Where's yours?

(sighs)

I couldn't get anything to grow.

Why don't you just take one of your other plants?

The Emperor will never find out.

No, that wouldn't be honest.

I'll just have to tell the truth about what happened.

Whoa!

Oh, it is truly amazing that these plants

grew from the seeds I gave you.

Oh, were you not able to make the seed grow, Ling?

Well... I... I tried really hard.

I don't know what I did wrong.

I'm sorry, Great Emperor.

Guard!

Whoa!

Everyone!

Behold your new emperor.

What? Huh?

I have chosen Ling because he was brave and honest.

But, Great Emperor,

I, I don't understand.

The seeds I gave you a year ago were rotten seeds.

They couldn't grow anything!

Why?

I was testing your courage and honesty,

and it took both for Ling to bring back an empty pot.

The rest of you must have changed

the seed I gave you.

So...

Ling is the only one who was honest?

That's right.

He's the only one who passed my test,

so Ling will be China's new emperor.

Make way for Emperor Ling!

And that's the story of the Emperor's contest.

Way to go, Ling. What a guy.

The end.

(chuckles)

I'm glad Ling was honest.

He won the Emperor's contest fair and square.

Yeah, and that's what I want to do.

Like Barney said,

honesty is always the best policy.

Oh, right.

♪ It's better to be honest

♪ It's better to tell the truth ♪


♪ It's better to be honest

♪ Always tell the truth

♪ It's better to be honest

♪ It's better to tell the truth ♪

♪ It's better to be honest

♪ Always tell the truth

♪ Sometimes it's hard

♪ Sometimes we make mistakes

♪ But if you tell the truth

♪ Then you'll feel really great ♪

♪ Sometimes things can happen ♪

♪ And sometimes things go wrong ♪

♪ But if you tell the truth

♪ Things get better before too long ♪

♪ It's better to be honest

♪ It's better to tell the truth ♪

♪ It's better to be honest

♪ Always tell the truth

♪ Don't make something up

♪ And never tell a lie

♪ Mm-mm.

♪ Just always tell the truth

♪ Come on! Give it a try

♪ It's better to be honest

♪ It's better to tell the truth ♪

♪ It's better to be honest

♪ Always tell the truth

I will!

♪ Always tell the truth

So will I!

♪ Always tell the... truth!

(all laughing)

Okay, Barney.

Now I'm ready to catch some fish

with this Glo-Minnow!

Me, too!

Oh, we know a great place to get started.

Yeah, I hear the fish are really biting over there.

Okay! Bye, Barney!

Bye, Barney. See you later!

Bye! I'll see you soon!

Have fun!

We should always be honest

and play by the rules,

and having good friends to help us

always makes it more fun!

♪ I'm so happy you're the one

♪ That's here today, having fun ♪

♪ Wherever we go, whatever we do ♪

♪ It's better with a friend like you ♪

♪ Everything's better with a friend ♪

♪ Everything's better with a friend like you ♪

♪ Playing, pretending, whatever we do ♪

♪ It's better with a friend like you ♪

♪ Everything's better with a friend ♪

♪ Everything's better with a friend like you ♪

♪ Playing, pretending, whatever we do ♪

♪ It's better with a friend like you ♪

♪ Playing, pretending, whatever we do ♪

♪ It's better with a friend like you! ♪

Bye-bye.

(music box playing)

GIRLTime for Barney's Music Box!

♪ Hickory, dickory, dock

♪ The mouse ran up the clock

♪ The clock struck one

♪ The mouse ran down

♪ Hickory, dickory dock

Whoa!

Ay-yi-yi-yi! All right!

♪ The clock struck one

♪ The mouse ran down

♪ Hickory, dickory dock!

Hi, Barney!

Hi, there, Riff.

Hi, Tyler. Hi, Tracy.

KIDSHi, Barney!

Have you seen what I brought

to the park today?

(chimes tinkling)

Oh, wowzer!

Those chimes play a tippity top tune.

Yes. Even the wind is helping make music today.

Yeah!

And so is that bird!

(bird whistles)

(cicada chirs)

(laughing)

And that cicada!

(Barney chuckling)

Oh, Riff, you hear music in everything.

Yeah, Barney,

úcause music is everywhere!

(scatting)

♪ Music's always inside my head ♪

♪ Yes, all day long till I go to bed ♪

♪ I hear the wind through the trees ♪

♪ The buzzing of the bees

♪ The rumble of a train

♪ The pitter-patter of the rain ♪


♪ Can you hear it?

♪ I hear music everywhere

♪ W-wowzer!

♪ Everybody, can you hear it?

♪ Sha-pop-pow!

♪ It's the sound that fills the air ♪

♪ Yes, I hear music everywhere ♪

♪ If you listen, you'll hear the sound ♪

♪ The sound of music is all around ♪

♪ I hear the birds sing a song

♪ In the daylight

♪ Then the frogs and the crickets ♪

♪ Play the rhythm of the night ♪

♪ Can you hear it?

Listen up!

♪ I hear music everywhere.

♪ W-wowzer!

♪ Everybody, can you hear it? ♪

♪ Sha-pop-pow!

♪ It's the sound that fills the air ♪

♪ Yes, I hear music everywhere. ♪

Whoa! Whoa!

Yeah!

Oh, uh...

Barney? Mm-hmm?

Who's that over there?

Oh, that's Dana.

Would you like to meet her, Riff?

Well, yeah, sure, I guess.

She baby-sits for us sometimes.

She's nice.

Let's go say hi!

Okay.

Hi, Dana!

Oh...

Oh, she can't hear us right now.

Hi, Barney.

Hi, Tyler and Tracy.

I was just fixing my hearing aid.

Hi, there. Hi, Dana!

Dana, I'd like you to meet Riff.

Hi, Riff.

Oh, hi!

Umm... Why do you wear hearing A*DS?

Because without them, I'm not able to hear very well.

Oh...

Dana can hear a lot better

with her hearing A*DS.

Yeah! And I'm so glad

'cause I like to play the piano

and I like to sing.

Well, I have an idea.

Would you like to sing the song

that Dana taught you the other day?

Yeah! Let's sing it!

Okay.

Would you please sing with us, Barney?

I'd be happy to.

♪ Twinkle, twinkle, little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are

♪ Up above the world so high

♪ Like a diamond in the sky

♪ Twinkle, twinkle little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are.

Uh, Barney, what are you guys doing?

We're using sign language,

and that's one way

of talking with people who can't hear.

♪ Twinkle, twinkle, little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are

♪ Up above the world so high

♪ Like a diamond in the sky

♪ Twinkle, twinkle little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are.

(chuckling)

Good job.

That was great!

Thanks! Thanks!

Barney? Mm-mm.

If I couldn't hear, would I still like music?

Now... there was once a very famous man

who couldn't hear, and he loved music.

Oh, who was that?

His name was Beethoven.

Well, come on.

Let's go find out more about him.

Yeah! Let's go! This way!

Ludwig van Beethoven was a composer.

What's a composer?

Well... you know how an author is someone who writes books?

Mm-hmm.

A composer is someone who writes music.

Right!

But instead of using ABC's, they use notes, like this.

(piano playing "Ode To Joy")

Even though Beethoven couldn't hear, he wrote beautiful music.

Hey, Barney, how could he write and play music

if he couldn't hear it?

Well, let's use our imaginations and ask Mr. Beethoven.

(ringing)


Good afternoon, Barney!

Hi, there, Mr. Beethoven!

Wow!

Cool! Tipperty-da!

It's so good to see you.

Me, too.

Can you please write down the names of your friends?

Certainly!

Thank you.

Mr. Beethoven can speak, but he can't hear us,

so I'll write down your names, and he can read them.

RIFFOh. Okay.

There you go.

Aha.

It's very nice to meet you, Dana

and Riff and Tyler

and Tracy.

Nice to meet you, too. RIFFOh, likewise.

Now, I believe you were wondering

how it is that I can write music even though I cannot hear it.

Is this true?

KIDSMm-hmm.

Try this.

Think of your most favorite song.

Can you hear it

in your head?

KIDSYeah.

That is how it is with my music.

I hear it in my head

and feel it in my heart.

I imagine what the music sounds like.

Would you like to hear Mr. Beethoven play the piano?

Yeah! Oh, yeah! That'd be cool!

But we don't have a piano.

Oh, I think I can fix that.

Oh, whoa!

Cool! Look at that!

It's beautiful.

Oh, thank you.

Shall I play for you?

Yes, please. Oh, yes, yes, yes!

Come on, everyone!

Oh, this is so exciting.

Here is some music which I wrote.

Oh. Okay.

(playing First Movement of Symphony # )

(playing "Fur Elise")

(playing "Moonlight Sonata")

Very nice.

(play "Ode to Joy")

RIFF (laughing)Oh, Tyler!

(playing jazzy rendition of "Ode to Joy")

(playing "Ode to Joy")

Oh, tee-riff-ic!

Wa-hoo!

Mr. Beethoven cannot hear us,

I'll get his attention.

Keep clapping! RIFFOh, okay.

Mr. Beethoven.

(Riff cheering)

Oh, thank you, thank you!

I'm so pleased you enjoyed my music!

You like the piano, child?

Oh, yes, sir.

Would you like to play a song with me, Dana?

Oh, yes, sir!

What a super-dee- duper idea!

What shall we play?

May I look through the sheet music?

Oh.

How about this one?

One of my favorites.

(playing classical introduction to "Itsy Bitsy Spider")

(playing melody to "Itsy Bitsy Spider")

(playing classical rendition of "Itsy Bitsy Spider")

(playing melody)

Ooh, wowzer!

That was tippity-top!

Oh, it sure was.

Shall we play it through once more?

Yes, sir!

And this time we can sing along.

RIFFYes! BARNEYCome on.

BARNEY/RIFF/KIDS♪ The itsy, bitsy spider went up the water spout ♪

♪ Down came the rain and washed the spider out ♪

♪ Out came the sun and dried up all the rain ♪

♪ And the itsy, bitsy spider went up the spout again! ♪

(musical flourish)

Oh, that was great. Nice.

Dana, that was magnificent!

Thank you.

Thank you so much for inviting me to play.

It's been a great pleasure meeting you all,

but I must be off.

Okay. Aww...

Good-bye, everyone!

Bye! Bye!

Thanks, Mr. Beethoven.

Thank you all.

I hope you will continue to enjoy my music


for many years to come.

BARNEYWe will. DANAThanks.

RIFFYeah, we will.

ALLBye!

Bye-Bye!

Well, Riff, you were wondering

if you'd like music if you couldn't hear.

What do you think now?

Well... you know, I think I would, Barney.

Because even if I couldn't hear with my ears,

I know I could feel it in my heart.

Like Mr. Beethoven?

Yeah!

It's always fun to listen to music...

And to play it! Right.

But the best way to enjoy music

is to share it with the people we love.

( to tune of "This Old Man" )

♪ I love you, you love me

♪ We're a happy family

♪ With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you ♪

♪ Won't you say you love me, too? ♪

♪ I love you, you love me

♪ We're best friends like friends should be ♪

♪ With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you ♪

♪ Won't you say you love me, too? ♪

Aah, well, it was so cool meeting Mr. Beethoven.

Yeah! Thanks. Barney.

All right, later, skaters!

BARNEYOkay, bye, Riff!

KIDSBye!

So long! See you.

We'd better go, too.

Yeah. DANAAll, come on, guys.

Bye, Barney! Bye-bye!

Bye! Bye! See you soon!

(all chattering)