01x24 - The Artist Formerly Known as Liana/Jamaica Day

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♪Lyla in the Loop!♪

♪Yeah, Lyla's in the loop!♪

♪C'mon in the loop!♪

♪Lyla in the loop, round and round with Stu!♪

♪Now you can jump in too, with Lyla in the Loop♪

♪Got a big idea? Step it out, break it down!♪

♪Now put it all together! Loop around and around!♪

♪You've got what it takes to imagine and discover!♪

♪That we can solve it one way and another and another!♪

♪so keep trying, thinking, asking.♪

♪Now we're building, now we're laughing.♪

♪We keep growing, Ideas flowing, lets get going,♪

♪Lyla in the Loop!♪

"The Artist Formerly Known as Liana"

Lydia [Humming Happily]

Look!

[Trills]

[owl sounds]

Nice, Luke, very be-whooo-tiful.

[Trills]

Now it's Stu's turn.

Draw something Stu.

You have to tell him what you want him to draw, Lukey.

Oh yeah. Um...

draw something funny.

Oh, I know!

Hey Stu, please draw a basketball team where the players are elephants,

And they're all dancing ballet!

[Trills] [Giggles]

[Gasp!]

[Laughing]

[Laughing] Hey, what's so funny?

Let me guess... basket-ball-erinas!

[laughing] Yep!

Stu drew just what we asked for.

[Trills]

Hey, everybody.

Guess what?

My painting was added to the Art Club Gallery Wall!

Wonderful!

Yes, that's my baby!

[Trills]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

What's a Gallery Wall?

It's where Mr. Ramsey hangs the best Art Club projects.

[Sigh]

Hey, sweetie.

Hi.

Hey, why so glum, sugar plum?

Please, I DON'T want to talk about it.

Okaaaay...

[Sigh] Mr. Ramsey didn't choose my painting of the most beautiful,

Fish in the universe, Brucey-Woosey, for the Gallery Wall.

Ummm... What? Huh?

[Trills]

And I worked so hard on it.

Well, working hard on something,

And giving it your best, is something to be proud of.

And you used all the colors! [Trills!]

Luke's right.

It's very, very...colorful, pumpkin, hm?

Don't sweat it, Sis.

You can still get something on the gallery wall.

The paper mosaic project.

It's due tomorrow, remember?

Oh, yeah...

You make mosaics with lots of little pieces, right?

-Like puzzles? -Yep.

And we all know who's the puzzle champ in this family!

Li-ah-na! Li-ah-na! Li-ah-na!

Ugh.

Yummy!

Mmm! [Trills] [Eating]

Why not make a mosaic of me?

Or socks!

Or me and Stu!

[Trills] Or shoelaces!

Who wants to see a mosaic of socks and shoelaces?

Me. [Trills]

[Sigh]

Hey, where ya goin'?

To the living room for some peace and quiet, so I can think.

We were just giving you some ideas.

I know.

Thanks, but this has to be my own idea...

[Gasp]... and I think I finally have a good one.

[Trills]

Whaddaya think, Stu?

[Trills]

I know you like everything,

But I think this is my best idea yet.

How's your mosaic going, Li-Li?

I sketched out my idea, and now I'm ready to make it into a mosaic.

Can I see it?

Tada!

Oh, wow!

You like it?

Most def.

It looks EXACTLY like Dad's vegetable soup.

Soup?

Yeah like,

I see the carrots, corn. [Gasp]

That's the okra, right?

No.

That's a fish.

Oh! Fish soup?

No, it's a SCHOOL of FISH!

That's what they call it when fish swim together in a group - a school of fish!

Ohhh.

My bad.

That's a fish school alright!

It is!

You'll see when I finish.

C'mon Stu.

[Trills]

I need a private space with no distractions and NO opinions.

[Trills] [Sighs] It DOES kinda look like vegetable soup.

[Sighs] Hey, Stu, if you made a mosaic of a school of fish, how would you do it?

[Trills]

Hmm...[GASP] Hey Stu, please use these art materials,

And make a mosaic of a school of fish.

[Trills]

[Trills] [Gasp]

[Laughing] Whoa!

[Laughing] Dinner's ready -- What's so funny?

Stu's mosaic.

[Laughing]

I asked Stu to make a mosaic of a school of fish,

And that's exactly - literally - what he made!

The teacher looks just like Baby Bruce!

Is this one yours? Is it vegetable soup?

[deflated] Yup, I guess.

Cool. Dinner's ready.

I'll finish my mosaic later.

Better keep ''em under my bed so no one steps in the "soup".

Well, it's no school of fish but..

At least it's done.

Hey, wake up or you're gonna be late for school.

Huh? Wha? Ohhhh, [Yawn] okay. Okay- okay-okay!

Come, come, come on, kids.

Wait for me! Coming!

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!

You haven't even taken a sip of your smoothie.

Let's go, let's go! Can't miss the bus again.

My mosaic! I forgot my mosaic.

I'll get it.

Thanks!

It's under my bed.

Phew! I made it!

Had to find a rubber band to keep it rolled up.

And by the way, it's fantastic!

[Breath of relief] Thanks!

Thanks, Carlos, beautiful sunset.

So who's next?

Uh, I am.

You got this!

Yeah! Woohoo! [Laughing]

That's not...

Alright!

That is, umm, actually...Mr. Ramsey, I--

Wonderful, wonderful!

A clever piece like this is definitely going up on the Gallery Wall.

Woo! Yeah!

Strike a pose, Li-li!

Guess what, everybody?

Liana's mosaic is on the Gallery Wall!

[CHEERS] Yeah baby girl!

Fantastic.

That's so wonderful!

Too bad we didn't get to see it before you got on the bus.

Got you covered, Mom.

[Trills]

Oo I wanna see! Oh, wow!

Oh babe, so clever! Fish in school?!

Liana, um...

Isn't that the mosaic Stu made?

Yeeeah...

Louisa handed me Stu's mosaic instead of mine this morning.

I feel so awful.

Why didn't you say it wasn't yours?

I wanted to.

I was gonna, but everyone was laughing and cheering and...

I don't know why, but I couldn't say anything.

You should just tell the truth.

Mr. Ramsey'll understand.

Okay...

I'll do it before art club tomorrow.

Will you come with me?

Why?

In case I chicken out or get stuck on what to say.

Okay, I'll come to un-cluck and un- stuck you!

[Trills]

[Laughs] Aw, that is cute!

Ahh, Liana. You're early.

Hey, Lyla and Stu, you joining the art club, too?

[Trills] No.

I mean, maybe, but first...

Ahem!

Um... They came along to help me explain something to you.

What's that?

Well, I... Um. I uh...

It's okay, Liana, just take a deep breath and say it.

The school of fish mosaic isn't mine.

Stu made it.

[TRILLS] He did?

You see, I was trying to make a school of fish mosaic,

But it didn't look right, and I needed ideas so...

I asked Stu to make a mosaic so I could see how he would do it and--

--that's what he did.

[Trills]

But you brought his mosaic to class?

Louisa got ''em mixed up when we were rushing to the school bus.

And then everyone liked it so much that I tried to say something but...

...You got all choked up.

I can see that happening in the moment. I'm glad you let me know.

See? I told ya he'd understand!

Oh yeah, I get it.

Can you show me how you and Stu did it?

I think so.

You can use the whiteboard and markers.

Yeah.

Okay...

So, um...

Hey Stu.

[Trills]

Using those colored markers, please make a picture of...

the moon and the sun with a family of stars.

[Trills]

[Trills]

[Trills!] [Laughing]

I see! That is amazing.

Stu always draws exactly - literally - what you ask him to.

Sort of like a...computer following instructions.

Uh-huh.

So, it's really a collaboration.

You and Stu working together.

Your idea AND the way Stu interprets it.

Yeah, ''cause Stu wouldn't've drawn anything unless you gave him the idea, Liana.

People work together to make art all the time,

And when they do, they share the credit. Understand?

Yeah.

So, what about your own mosaic, did you finish it?

Yep.

And this one is mine.

Very nice, Liana.

It's yummy, right?

Yep, makes me wanna order some of your Dad's famous veggie soup right now.

For real?

Yeah!

In fact, I'm gonna add your mosaic to the Gallery Wall.

[Laugh] Thank you so much!

What about the school of fish mosaic?

We're going to keep it on the Gallery wall, - if...

If?

If we can find a way for you and Stu to share the credit.

Hmm...

Oh, I know!

Hey Stu, please add a picture of you and Liana into the school of fish mosaic,

Using these art supplies.

[Trills]

[Trills!]

[Laughing] Now that's what's up!

Yeah! I like to call that Stu- pendous!

[Trill]

"Jamaica Day!"

[Trills]

I need a hiding place! I need a hiding place!

Mom-Mom-Mom, have you seen Luke?

He's trying to tag me.

Can't SAY that I have.

But if you could help me with something over here...

[laughs] Ahh, you tricked me!

Okay, okay.

How about you take a time out and help get ready for our Jamaica Day party!

Okay. Yay, Jamaica Day! [Trills]

Ah!

Hey bey-bey, I think I got your family's Jamaican Pepper Pot Soup recipe,

Just right this time.

MmmMmm!

No sa' darlin' ya makin' my ancestors proud!

Mm!

Yeah Hot-diggity-dawg! Hot-diggity-dawg!

Thanks, my love.

[Trills]

Alrighty, Loops, here's how I want to set up the roof deck.

The Jamaican food and drinks here.

Liana and Louisa can play beautiful steel pan music here.

And I'll decorate with streamers and flags all over the place.

Oh, love it!

Dad's cooking, Liana and Louisa are playing music on the steel pans,

You're decorating - what am I gonna do?

Yeah, and what am I gonna do, too?

You two can help me decorate.

[Trills] But Mom--

[Shriek] Spider!

It's okay, honey. Anansi don't mean ya no harm--

Do ya, Anansi? Hmm?

Why're you calling that spider, Nancy?

I didn't say Nancy, I said AH-NAN- SEE.

You know, from the folktale stories about Anansi the spider.

Mom! Are you gonna tell us a story about Anansi?

Oh yeah, tell ''em a story outside somewhere.

[CHUCKLES] Come pickney, bring the decorations dem come,

And I'll tell you a story, after I set Anansi free on the rooftop.

Bye-bye Nancy.

Ah-Nan-Si!

All set, come come!

Okay!

[Laugh] Yeah!

Anansi, the trickiest trickster spider the world has ever known,

And his friend Goat, were playing tag.

I'm gonna tag you, Goat. [Laughs]

BAAA. You'll never tag me! [Giggles]

Anansi chased Goat here. Pew!

And chased Goat there. Boom!

But no matter how hard dem try, him just couldn't catch her.

Goat was just too fast.

Then all of a sudden - BOOM! [Gasps] [Trills]

THUNDER! RAIN! A BIG storm came through!

Whoaaaaa.

Baaah! I don't like playing in the rain!

Anansi hearing this came up with a plan to trick Goat and tag her once and for all.

This is gonna be good.

Who can think of playing tag in a storm like this?

Let's go to my house and get out of the rain.

Okay.

But just because we're going to your house,

You'll neeeever be able to catch me.

I'm way too fast.

Inside Anansi's house, as Goat shook herself dry, BAAA,

Anansi took his chance and-- Tagged her!

Nope.

Goat was still too fast.

She ran outside and, what do you know, she was a magic Goat!

POOF! She turned herself into a rock.

WHAT?! WHAT?! [Trills]

Now Anansi looked everywhere for Goat, but simply couldn't find her.

When Anansi finally gave up, Goat turned back into herself

And--PEW!-- took off.

Haha, Anansi, you're always tricking everyone.

But this time, I tricked YOU!

The end.

Yay, Mom! Alright! [Trills] Thank you, thank you.

And thank you, girls, for playing along on the steel pans.

Woohoo! [Giggles]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

''Specially the part with the storm and rain!

It was like that puppet show they did at school.

[Gasp] Hey Luke, we can make a puppet show and tell the,

Anansi story at the Jamaica Day party!

Ooooh! Can we, Mom?!

Mmhmm, I think that's a great idea.

I wanna be Anansi, ''cause I'm tricky!

I'll be Goat, ''cause I'm super fast!

Haha!

[Gasp] Louisa and I can create music for the whole story, not just the storm.

Yeah!

Uh, hold up, y'all.

[to Lyla] Where are you gonna get puppets?

Oh. We can make ''em!

Can you build a puppet stage, Mom?

Do spiders spin webs?

Do goats go BAAAA?!

Is rain wata wet?!

Yes! C'mon, let's go make our puppets!

We can use this stuff to make our puppets.

[Trills]

[Trills]

These pipe cleaners can be spider legs!

And I can use a tennis ball to make a spider body!

[reaches in his pocket] And shoelaces for spider webs!

Hey Stu, please give me a long piece of tape. [Trills]

[Trills]

[Giggles]

[Gasp]

Googly eyes!

[Trills] [Giggles]

Does this look like a spider, Lyla?

Uh, kinda...maybe some googly eyes will help.

Stu, two googly eyes, please.

[Trills]

Does it look like Anansi now?

Er - Let's test it out.

What's it look like when he's playing tag?

I'm gonna tag you-- Whoops!

[Trills]

[Trills] Oof-fa-loof!

I bet we can make a more sturdy spider.

I think spiders play tag like this.

[Laughing] Like hand puppets.

[Trills]

But my hand doesn't look like a spider.

You can use an old glove.

I'll let you use one of my old gloves for your Anansi puppet,

If you let me use one of your socks to make my Goat puppet?

One of MY socks?!

An old one???

Okay, but really old...with holes!

Hey Stu, please glue on Goat's horns.

[Trills]

Good job, Stu!

[Trills]

Dad, we're creating a puppet show for Jamaica Day.

What do you think of Goat?

Hello! BAA!

[Laugh] Yah mon!

Miss Goat, you look great na.

What about Anansi?

[spider voice] I'm gonna tag you!

Eeep!

Very creepy, but...aren't spiders supposed to have eight legs?

I know, but I can't grow more fingers.

Hmm.

Maybe you can tape three pipe cleaners to make eight legs.

Yeah!

Hey Stu, glue the legs on, please.

[Trills]

[Trills]

[Giggling] Now that looks more like a real spider.

Can't wait for the show! Ahhhh! [Giggles]

Mom-Mom-Look-WHOA! [Trills!]

Cool!

[Goat voice] This stage is AWESOME, Maaaaahhmmm!

Thank ya! Your puppets are pretty awesome, too!

-Thanks! -Thanks!

And now, Goat, I'm gonna tag you!

[Goat voice] No, you're not!

Wait, Luke! We gotta have the GINORMOUS RAINSTORM! Remember?

Oh yeah, for the tricky part when Goat doesn't want to get wet.

Right! We need some water.

Oh!

Hey Stu, please use that watering can to make it rain on stage!

[Trills]

Stu, stop!

[Trills]

Lyla, if you use water, the cardboard stage'll get so wet it'll fall apart!

And probably ruin your puppets, too.

But we gotta have a rainstorm in the show.

I'm sure you two can think of a creative way to make a pretend rainstorm,

Without actually making it rain.

Well...

Maybe the craft box has something that looks like rain.

Yeah!

[Trills]

How about confetti?

No... Confetti looks more like snowflakes.

[Trills]

Uh-uh, marbles would hurt if they fell on you.

[Gasp] Did you hear that? C'mon!

Dad, what was that noise?

[Giggle] Just my butterfingers dropping this tray.

Drop it again, please!

Okay...

[Gasp] It sounds just like-

THUNDER! THUNDER! [Trills!]

Dad, can you make thunder noises with that tray for our show?

[Gasp] Be a part of your show? Yes, please!

Thunder! Boom! [Thunder Noise] Yes! Woohoo Yay!

We've got our thunder.

But we're still missing the rain.

Hmmm- Those streamers can look like rain, Stu.

This cotton looks like clouds.

[Trills] Raining rainclouds!

But big storms go WOOSH WASHA WASH!

[Trills]

Perfect.

Stu, you can be the clouds and rain for the storm!

[Trills]

Now we've got music, puppets...

...Rainclouds, thunder and a stage!

[Trills!] On with the show!

Hey Stu.

Can you help me use these shoelaces in the show to do something really tricky?

[Trills]

So I'll use the shoelace...

Dah-da-da-DAHHHH!

The Loops Puppet Players present, ""Anansi and Goat!"

I'm Anansi, the tricky trickster spider!

And I'm Goat... The goat.

BAAA.

And we're playing tag.

[goat voice] I'm gonna get you!

You'll never tag me. I'm too fast!

They stopped playing when they heard thunder.

Then, it started raining real hard!

Make the storm, Stu.

[Trills]

Ahhh!

I don't like rain.

I don't like getting wet at all!

Come to my house, Goat.

There's no rain in there, and you can get dry!

[Gasps

Oh, okay..

Let's go!

So they headed to Anansi's house where it was nice and dry,

With no rain or thunder.

Ready for my tricky ending? [Trills]

Wait, what?

Hey, what's all this?

I'm a spider, so my house is full of spider webs.

And now--I'm gonna TAG you!

Ha!

But Goat was fast and tried to run away, but--

[Efforts] Oh no, I'm STUCK!

I tricked you and now you're caught in my spider web!

[Evil laugh]

TAG YOU'RE IT!

You finally got me!

I guess Anansi is the trickiest trickster after all.

[chuckle] Yup. The end!

Yah mon, that's the stuff. Thank you, Thank you everybody.

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