04x16 - Martha's Market/Bye Bye Burger Boy

[bunniefuu]

MAN:
♪ Martha was an average dog ♪

♪ She went... and... and... ♪
(barking, growls)

♪ When she ate
some alphabet soup ♪

♪ Then what happened
was bizarre... ♪

On the way to Martha's stomach,
the letters lost their way.

They traveled to her brain,
and now...

♪ She's got a lot to say ♪

♪ Now she speaks... ♪

How now, brown cow?

♪ Martha speaks ♪

♪ Yeah, she speaks
and speaks and speaks ♪

♪ And speaks and speaks... ♪

What's a caboose?

When are we eating again?

♪ Martha speaks... ♪

Hey, Joe, what do you know?

My name's not Joe.

♪ She's not always right, but
still that Martha speaks... ♪

Hi, there.

♪ She's got the voice,
she's ready to shout ♪

♪ Martha will tell you
what it's all about ♪

♪ Sometimes wrong,
but seldom in doubt ♪

♪ Martha will tell you
what it's all about ♪

♪ That dog's unique... ♪

Testing, one, two.

♪ Hear her speak ♪

♪ Martha speaks and speaks
and speaks and speaks and... ♪

♪ Communicates, enumerates,
elucidates, exaggerates ♪

♪ Indicates and explicates ♪

♪ Bloviates and overstates
and... ♪

(panting)

♪ Hyperventilates. ♪

♪ Martha-- to reiterate--
Martha speaks. ♪

Psst.

You.

Yes, you.

How would you like
to purchase some words?

My inventory is stocked
with terrific words.

Check out my display.

If you want bargain words,
shop at Martha's Word Market.

I have words like
"business" and "customer,"

"commercial"
and "advertisement."

You sound like
an advertisement.

Buy from me.

No, me!

Discounted, two for one.

Buy one, get one free.

I have a much better bargain.

Why buy words
from either of them

when you can get them free
in today's show?

Watch.

CAROLINA:
First you make sure

the customer found
everything.

Did you find everything
you needed, Señora Alvarez?

Sí, gracias, Carolina.

Then you bag their groceries
and wish them a good day.

Que tenga buen día,
Señora Alvarez.

(sniffing)

If you forget to bag her
sandwich, do you get to keep it?

Señora Alvarez!

I was afraid of that.

And that is how Jorge's Market
provides excellent service

to all of our customers.

Any questions?

What time are you
planning the par...

Shh!

It's supposed to be
a surprise.

I told my dad
to come by here

about an hour
after the store opens.

So if you open the store,

that will give me time
to get some decorations

and pick up
the birthday cake.

He is going to be so surprised.

Any other questions?

Well, what about
the shelves?

Should I keep
them all stocked?

Stocked? What's that?

"Stock" means the items
that the store sells.

And to stock the shelves means

to put all the items
on the shelves.

You shouldn't even try
stocking the shelves.

It's too hard.

There's a real science to it.

Hey, do you stock

doggie biscuits?

Actually, we're all out.

Oh, you really should stock up
on doggie biscuits.

Martha...

All you have to do
is open the store

and ring up
a few customers.

Don't worry, I'll be back
as soon as I can.

I'm not worried.

You'll do fine.

Don't be overwhelmed.

I'm not overwhelmed.

One last thing.

This is the key
to my dad's market.

By accepting this key,

you are accepting the biggest
responsibility of your life.

Okay.

No problem.

Can you let go of it?

You'll do fine, Helen.

Don't worry.

I'm not worried.

I just don't want you
to be overwhelmed.

I... (sighs)

Okay, thanks.

(Martha yawns)

Time to go open the market.

(doorbell rings)

Hola, Helen!

¿Tío Jorge?

Um, happy birthday.

Ay, you remembered.

Gracias, sobrina.

Where's your mom?

At work.

Oh, well.

I wanted to drop off

this fresh batch of pan dulce
for everyone.

I'll make us
some chocolate caliente

and we'll eat the bread
while it's still warm.

I'd love to, but I, uh...

I have to... I mean...

You want to make your poor
uncle have his hot chocolate

all by himself on his birthday?

I guess not.

Wonderful.

I'll get the hot
chocolate started.

Take this.

Go find Carolina and tell her

I won't be able to open
the market on time.

I'm on it.

Come on, Skits.

Did you see Carolina
at the party store?

(barking)

She wasn't at the bakery either.

Maybe one of the g*ng
has seen her.

(barking)
Aw...

This is bad.

If we don't find Carolina, then
there's no one to run the store.

(barking)

Are you kidding? Us?

A ragtag bunch of mutts
run a market?

Why, that's...

That's brilliant!

Let's go.

(barking)

A market.

You know, that's a store
that sells food,

like fruit and vegetables...

And dog food,
sandwiches, meat, and...

(barking excitedly)

Hey guys, wait up!

Leon, you wait
at the bakery.

When Carolina gets there,
bring her to the market.

Okay?
(barks)

(whining)

This is not going to work.

(whistling)

Oh, Howie.

Perfect timing.

We could really use some hands.

See, you know how Carolina
is usually here Saturdays,

but today is Jorge's birthday
and she wanted to surprise him,

and Helen was supposed
to cover for her...

Uh, Martha?

Yeah, Howie?

I'm on a schedule.

Give me the key.

Thanks, Howie.

Okay, I'll take any orders
from up here.

(bossy barking)

"Give you some jerky?"

"Make you a sandwich?"

Oh, no, no, hold on, wait,

I didn't mean for you
to order me around.

An order at a store is

when someone asks for you
to get something for them.

(confused whining)

Like, they might order some food
to be sent to their house,

then I'd pack up the food
and I'd send it to them.

Or they might order a sandwich,

and then I would
make it for them.

(disappointed groans)

Decorations...

(barking)

Aw, cute doggie.

Cute doggie.

Hey!

Quit pushing!

Bad doggie, bad doggie!

I don't see any doggie biscuits
on the inventory list.

But then again, I can't read.

Hey, did you bring any?

Uh... nope?

We'll need a case.

Maybe three.

You'd think the guy
had never seen

a talking dog
running a store before.

MARTHA:
That's more like it.

Now we have a full inventory
of doggie biscuits.

(barking)

Skits, that's not a real cat.

It's just a picture of a cat
on a food display.

(confused groan)

A display is where
you show something.

In a market,

a display advertises something
in the store.

That display is advertising
cat food.

(barking)

I'm with you, Burt.

I have no idea why anyone
would buy anything

with a picture of a cat on it.

(ringing)

Jorge's Market,
may I take your order?

Okay, you got it.

(ringing)

Jorge's Market,
may I take your order?

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Right away.

Guys, I've got one order

for a delivery of tomato soup,
milk and vegetable oil

and another delivery order
for three steaks

and a box of chocolate chip
cookies.

Let's go!

(barking)

MARTHA:
We'll clean that up later.

Just get the orders together,
okay?

(ringing)

Jorge's Market,
may I take your order?

TD:
Martha, is that you?

Yep, that's me.

Do you think you could make me
six bologna sandwiches?

Absolutely.

Bologna is my business.

In fact, I'm an expert
in all sandwich meats.

We'll send your order out
right away.

First things first.

Better make sure
the bologna tastes fresh.

(barks)

Hey!

What's the big idea?

Taste fresh, Skits?

Great.

Now we're out of bologna.

What am I going to use
for TD's sandwiches?

Hey, I know!

Strange how the dogs
disappeared.

When food is around, it's
usually hard to get rid of them.

Yeah... (giggles nervously)

Um, maybe you'd like to stay
around until they get back,

Tío Jorge?

Ay, gracias, Helen,

but I should get back to my
store and help Carolina.

Oh, boy.

All right,
my bologna sandwiches!

Thanks.

(crunching)

Tastes like dog biscuits.

(sniffing)

(gulps loudly)

Not bad, though.

(barking and snarling)

Bad dog, Bob!

Yes, sir, our delivery boy
is on his way.

He'll buzz you, but you'll have
to come downstairs.

(buzzing)

MANY VOICES:
Who is it? Hello?

Carolina?

(stop bell dings)

Nice doggie...?

HELEN:
Carolina!

Didn't Martha find you?

No...

Wait!

Who's running the store?

(barking)

Martha!
Martha!

(humming)

(Skits barking)

Whoa, what happened here?

Oh, you know,
the usual dog stuff.

Hey, does Skits know
that's not a real cat?

It's just a display
advertising cat food.

(sighs)

I tried to tell him that.

Anyhow, may I provide you

with excellent
customer service today?

Could I have a bologna
sandwich, please?

Sorry, we're all out
of stock on bologna.

How about a delicious and
crunchy doggie biscuit sandwich?

We have a huge inventory
of doggie biscuits.

Um, maybe just a peanut
butter and jelly sandwich?

No problem.

Uh... but I might need
some help with the jars.

(gasps)

Shortcut!

TRUMAN:
Do you have any napkins?

Right behind you.

Oh, dear.

Uh, Truman?

I hope you like your peanut
butter and jelly extra spicy.

Hah, hah.

Very funny.

Ahh! Ahh!

Sp-sp-spicy!

It hurts!

The pain!

Oh, the pain!

TRUMAN:
Water!

Are you okay?

That was...

amazing!

(both gasp)

(sighing with relief)

Okay, guys, we better get
the market cleaned up

before Carolina gets here.

We don't want her to think
that dogs are...

...messy.

What is going on here?!

(car pulling up)

Ay, qué desastre!

I can't believe it.

What happened?

Don't panic.

Martha, you delay Jorge.

Carolina, you and I
will get this cleaned up,

then we'll get
the decorations up.

Hurry.

Hola, Jorge.

¿Hola, Martha,
cómo estás?

Uh, good to see you.

Uh, wait, Jorge!

We need to talk
about your inventory.

¿Mí inventario?
My inventory?

Yes, your inventory is like

a list of things
that your business sells.

I know what an inventory is.

But why do we need
to talk about it?

Well, I'm glad you asked.

Um...

So that's why I think you should
lower your cat food inventory

and raise your dog food
inventory.

Dogs are more loyal customers
than cats.

Well, Martha,
lo voy a considerar.

I'll consider it.

Jorge, can we have three more
of your spicy PB&J sandwiches?

Spicy PB&J?

Ah!

Look out behind you, Jorge.

What is it, Martha?

I... forgot.

ALL:
Happy birthday, Jorge!

Oh, my goodness!

Qué sorpresa!

What a surprise!

Carolina, did you do
all this for me, mi hija?

Sí, Papi.

Feliz cumpleaños.

(cheering)

Gracias, hija.

Thank you.

Why is the cat food display
stocked with doggie biscuits?

Oh...

Happy birthday, Jorge!

(meows)

Well, what do you know?

Skits, you were right.

There really was a...

MARTHA:
Cat!

(barking)

CAROLINA:
Bored?

Looking for something
fun to do?

Check out Carolina's Market.

It's the great new game
where you run the store.

Help customers choose
which items to buy.

I'd eat it.

CAROLINA:
Sign for deliveries.

Take orders on the phone,
just like a real store.

Yes, ma'am, right away.

CAROLINA:
Check the inventario,
inventory.

Oops!

Time to restock.

Good work.

Set up displays
for the merchandise.

No, put it over there.

Carolina, this isn't
a game at all.

You're just making everyone
do your work.

Make change for customers.

Sweep.

Carry boxes.

I quit.

Wait!

The new market game
from Carolina.

Try it!

Please?

DANNY:
That was a terrific game,
sweetie!

Aw, thanks, Dad.

How about celebrating with
some takeout from Burger Boy?

ALL:
Yay!

If playing a good game of soccer
means a trip to Burger Boy,

then I wish soccer
were a year-round sport.

Hello, Stan.

STAN:
Hi! May I take
your order?

We'll take six
Burger Boy Burgers,

three baked
sweet potato crisps

and one family-style
salad to go.

STAN:
Sure thing.

Drive on around to the window.

I can almost taste
that burger now.

MARTHA:
Oh, look! A sign.

What's it say?
Two-for-one special?

Please, oh please, oh please,
oh please, oh please...

To...

So far so good.

Shh!

To our loyal customers:

We regret to inform you
that Burger Boy

is going out of business
next week.

Why?

What?!

Why is everyone so upset?

What is this "business"
they're out of?

Is "business" a delicious
new burger?

No, a business is a place
that buys or sells things.

Like the Yogurt Shop is
a business that sells yogurt

and the Squiggy Piggy is
a business that sells groceries.

And Burger Boy is a business
that sells burgers.

That's right.

Only it's not going
to be one anymore.

"Out of business" means
Burger Boy is closing.

(gasps)

Great burbling bubble baths!

(yelling):
No...!

I can't believe Burger Boy
is going out of business.

How could such
a horrible thing happen?

Stan says a new burger place
opened up

and everyone is going there
instead.

Don't bother
unwrapping mine, Helen.

I'm too upset.

I couldn't possibly eat a thing.

How can Burger Boy
go out of business

when their burgers
taste so good?

How can you tell
what they taste like?

You didn't even chew.

Chew?!

We dogs don't need to chew.

We taste things with our nose

long before it reaches
our mouth.

Really?

The nose knows.

Oh, no, you don't.

This is my burger.

Well, I may not be able
to taste with my nose,

but I can tell you Burger Boy
burgers are the best.

You can say that again.

TD:
Burger Boy burgers
are the best.

Yeah!

Whoa...!

Why would anyone eat
at that other business

when Burger Boy's burgers
are so good?

What's a seven-letter
word for symmetry?

ALICE:
Whoa...

(giggling):
Balance?

Thanks.

Maybe the new business
has something

Burger Boy doesn't have.

Hmm?
Hmm?
Hmm?

(music over speakers):
♪ Big Burgertorium ♪

♪ Where there isn't
any bor-di-om ♪

♪ You can play inside,
oh look, a slide ♪

♪ And the food is
super yum-i-um... ♪

Yay!

This place is way too loud!

And way too bright!

And way too tacky!

Those waiters have
the worst uniforms ever!

Yeah, but look at the size
of that burger!

And the fries.

And the soda.

Everything has
more, more, more.

My favorite flavor.

More.

You guys!

Sorry.

You've got to admit,
it is hard to resist.

HELEN:
There do seem to be
an awful lot of customers.

Does "customer" mean someone who
likes loud music, bright lights

and enough soda
to drown a dinosaur?

No. A customer is someone who
buys things from a business,

like a restaurant or a store.

The way we're customers
when we buy things

from Jorge's Market
or Carl's Butcher Shop.

And from Burger Boy.

Exactly.

Only we can't be customers
at Burger Boy once it's closed.

(sighs)

All those lights and games
and noise

are just to distract customers

from how awful
their burgers are.

Wait a minute.

How do you know how Big
Burgertorium's burgers taste?

Yeah, you're not
a customer.

You've never
even eaten one.

Martha says she can taste things
by how it smells.

The nose knows.

(gulps)

One should check every now and
then to be sure the nose knows,

because otherwise,
how do you know?

And?

That was a truly awful burger.

And that's coming from a dog

that eats moldy bologna
sandwiches

and three-month-old Easter eggs.

But the customers don't care.

♪ Big Burgertorium,
yum, yum, yum, yum! ♪

ALICE:
Burger Boy is doomed.

I can remember the first time
I ate at Burger Boy.

My dad took me right after
I learned how to ride a bike.

Stan made a bicycle
out of celery sticks,

with cucumber wheels that had
slivered red pepper spokes

and a cherry tomato bike bell.

It was delicious!

I remember when I was going
through my geography phase...

Stan made a topographic map
of Wagstaff City.

It had mashed potato mountains,
a broccoli forest,

and an avocado Flea Island.

(sighs)

There was even a mineral water
Dog Head Lake.

Was it delicious?

I don't know.

I didn't eat it.

The ants did.

(shudders)

Never try to keep
a topographic mashed potato map

in your bedroom closet.

I wonder if that's why
I'm afraid of bugs.

Do you guys remember my fourth
birthday party at Burger Boy?

Stan carved a Princess Castle

out of pineapple and
watermelon, with banana towers,

a grape juice moat with little
carved kiwi crocodiles...

Whoa!

Good times.

Burger Boy is such a big part
of our childhood.

There's got to be some way
we can save it.

Yeah, but how?

I know what we can do.

It's been in front of us
the whole time.

All we need is a really good
advertising campaign.

OTHERS:
Advertising campaign?!

An advertisement
is something you see

on television or in print

that says
how great something is

so that customers will buy it.

COMMERCIALS:
♪ Big Burgertorium... ♪

♪ Our fries are greasy,
our burgers are cheesy... ♪

♪ There's earplugs
at the door-i-um... ♪

♪ Yum yum yum! ♪

Besides TV, advertisements are
also in newspapers, magazines,

on the radio,

even on the Internet.

All Burger Boy needs is
a really great advertisement

to remind people how much
they like it.

Oh, oh!

I have a great idea
for an advertisement.

Great! Let's hear it.

We make it about all
the great ingredients

that go into a Burger Boy meal.

Whenever I am in need
of an appetizing repast,

I head to Burger Boy.

There, I can enjoy a tasty patty

of Bos taurus,
grilled at degrees,

and containing all
essential amino acids.

With a side order
of Solanum tuberosum,

lightly dusted
with sodium chloride,

you'll get your carbohydrates
and prevent ketosis,

plus beta carotene
and iodine, too.

Delicious!

Huh...

What?

That was a great advertisement.

I made a detailed inventory

of all the nutritious
ingredients found in each meal.

You make Burger Boy sound
like a trip to the vet.

I think we should focus on how
Burger Boy isn't fast food,

even though it has
a drive-through window.

(snoring)

I know, it sounds boring, but
we make it really interesting.

How?

We make it a musical!

(orchestra playing)

♪ Here comes Carl
with the meat ♪

♪ Maybe he'll give me
a treat. ♪

♪ The buns are baked
fresh every day ♪

♪ From whole-grain
flour, they say. ♪

♪ The food's all
organically grown ♪

♪ From farmers
to us all known. ♪

♪ No chemical pesticides
to poison all our insides! ♪

ALL:
♪ There's fresh fruit
and salad, too ♪

♪ It's good for me
and good for you ♪

♪ So come to Burger Boy ♪

♪ Come to Burger Boy! ♪

♪ Come to Burger Boy! ♪

♪ Come to Burger Boy! ♪

Next.

What was wrong with that one?

I thought it was kind of fun.

Especially the eating part.

Yeah.

And it listed all
the local businesses

that help make
Burger Boy great.

If detailed nutritional content
in Latin isn't exciting enough,

then singing and dancing
won't cut it either.

We need something outstanding.

Well, then, have I got
a commercial for you!

TD, you're supposed to be
thinking of an advertisement,

not a commercial.

A commercial is another word
for advertisement.

Commercials are on radio or TV.

They try to get you
to buy something, too.

Well, my commercial
is meant for TV.

It goes like this...

Once upon a time, I was
a scrawny little weakling.

(straining)

It's too heavy!

My mom said it was because I
was eating a lot of junk food

from Big Burgertorium.

But I didn't believe her.

Then one day,
I discovered Burger Boy!

After eating just one
Burger Boy burger,

I got huge muscles

and turned into a superhero
with magic powers!

I flew all over town.

If you eat a Burger Boy burger,
you can be a superhero, too.

TRUMAN:
Now, that's what I call
marketing.

That is one fantastic
commercial!

I'll say.

Everyone will want to eat
at Burger Boy.

Yeah, but it isn't true.

Who cares?

People will believe anything
you market to them on TV.

Just because you can
get away with lying

doesn't mean it's okay to lie.

I suppose you have
a better idea?

Well, maybe.

I think we should do
a commercial

about all the stuff we were
talking about before.

TD's bicycle out of vegetables,

and Truman's topographic
mashed potato map

and Alice's fourth birthday...

when Stan carved
a princess castle

out of pineapples
and watermelon.

CAROLINA:
I remember this one Christmas,

the power went out
in our neighborhood.

We thought we weren't going
to have Christmas dinner.

But Stan kept Burger Boy open

for all the people who didn't
have anywhere else to go.

GIRL:
I lost my first tooth.

BOY:
My team won the game.

GIRL:
I learned to tell time.

MARTHA:
Some burger joints may have
bright lights and loud music

and a stock of video games,

but Burger Boy
is the only place

that has a stock of memories.

And our friend Stan.

And a doggone good burger!

That is one terrific commercial!

And that is one terrific burger!

I can't thank you kids enough.

Looks like I'll be in business
for a long, long time.

Hello.

I'd like to say a few words
to you about marketing.

Marketing?

You want to talk
about grocery stores?

A market does mean a store or
a place where you sell things.

But market also means when
you try to sell something

by using a commercial
or an advertisement.

Our Burger Boy commercial
markets delicious burgers.

I'll say!

But today, I'd like to market
my inventory of magic capes.

If you wear it around your neck,
this cape will make you fly.

If you wear it on your head,

this cape will
make you a genius.

It will also make you popular,
good at sports and tall.

Order today, because
inventory is limited.

Wow!

I didn't know you had
a cape like that.

I don't.

I just thought it'd be
a neat marketing campaign.

(sighs)

Did you catch all the words
about business and marketing?

Here are a few again.

No, a business is a place
that buys or sells things.

Like the Yogurt Shop is
a business that sells yogurt.

A customer is someone who buys
things from a business,

like a restaurant or a store.

Your inventory is like

a list of things
that your business sells.

See you next time.

I can sell you
an excellent "bye."

How much?

One hug.

Oh, all right.

Bye!