'S PARTY.
HUH?
WOW. LOOK AT THAT!
Emily: CHARLEY, CHARLEY. WE'RE HERE TO SAY HI.
WE COME FROM A PLACE WAY UP IN THE SKY.
Jetta: CLIMB ABOAR AND TAKE A TRIP.
COME TO THE PARTY ON OUR RED SPACESHIP.
[LAUGHS] DON'T BE SCARED, CHARLEY.
IT'S JUST US.
[LAUGHS] THAT'S THE MOST AMAZING SPACESHIP
I'VE EVER SEEN.
YOU GUYS LOOK SO COOL.
WE WANT YOU TO COME BACK
TO THE PARTY WITH US, CHARLEY.
I REALLY WANT T EMILY, BUT...
MY TELESCOPE COULD GET RUINED IN THE SAND, AND...
I REALLY DON'T WANT IT TO--
WE KNOW.
AND YOU STILL WANT ME TO COME?
OF COURSE.
YOUR TELESCOPE IS REALLY SPECIAL TO YOU.
IT'S OK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SHARE IT.
IT IS?
IT'S Y WE WANT AT THE PARTY, CHARLEY--
NOT YOUR TELESCOPE.
WOW. THAT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD, EMILY.
THANKS.
[WOOF]
WAIT A MINUTE.
MAYBE I CAN BRING MY TELESCOPE,
AS LONG AS EVERYONE STAYS
ON THE SPACESHIP TO USE IT.
 [BARKS]
Vaz: WOW. THE STARS LOOK AMAZING THROUGH THIS TELESCOPE.
AND THERE' NO SAND UP HERE
TO GET INSIDE AND RUIN IT.
I'M REALLY GLAD CHARLEY DECIDED TO BRING IT.
THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE TELESCOPE, EMILY.
NO PROBLEM, CHARLEY.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMEDAY
WE REALLY WILL TRAVEL TO THE STARS.
SURE WE WILL.
YOU AND ME AND CLIFFORD--
MY BIG, RED SPACESHIP.
 CLIFI WAS REMINDEDW THATOF THE 5 SENSES
WHEN I WENT TO A BASEBALL GAME.
I FELT THE ROUGH WOOD WHEN I SAT ON THE BENCH.
I SAW THE BATTER SWING AT THE BALL.
THEN I HEARD THE CRACK WHENI SMELLED A HOT DOG,BALL.
AND THEN I TASTEIT.
[DOINK]
THAT SOUND REMINDS ME
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR TO D
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♪ IT'YA
♪ IT'S MAYA
♪ AND MIGUEL
♪HAT THEY WILL O NEXT
♪ YOU NEVER CAN TELL
♪ IT'S MAYA
 ♪ AND MIGUEL
♪ BROTHER AND SISTER
♪ AND BEST FRIENDS AS WELL
♪ WITH EACH MISADVENTURE, THEY'RE PUT TO THE TEST ♪
♪ WORKING TOGETHER IS WHAT THEY DO BEST
♪ HELPING THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THAT'S A START ♪
♪ THEY MAKE A GREAT TEAM AS THEY EACH DO THEIR PART ♪
 ♪ IT'S MAYA
♪ AND MIGUEL
♪ WHAT THEY WILL DO NEXT YOU NEVER CAN TELL ♪
♪ IT'S MAYA
♪ AND MIGUEL
♪ BROTHER AND SISTER
♪ AND BEST FRIENDS ASELL
♪ BROTHER AND SISTER
♪ MAYA AND MIGUEL
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
WELCOME, LADIES, GENTLEMEN, EX-LUCHADORES...
[SQUAWK]
AY--AND PARROTS
TO YET ANOTHER EXCITING BOOK CLUB MEETING.
TODAY WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST,
MY GRANDDAUGHTER MAYA,
WHO WILL INTRODUCE THE BOOK OF THE MONTH,
"DON QXOTE DE LA MANCHA."
YES! YES!
[CHEERING]
[WHISTLING]
AHEM.
MAYA, YOUR NOTE CARDS!E.
AWK! OH, NO. SORRY!
I AM MAYA SANTOS, AND THIS IS MY HELPER PACO.
WE'RE HERE TO--
[FEEDBACK SCREECHING]
AY!
UH, BLOW OUT YOUR EARDRUMS?
AY, MI NIETA.
SHE'S SO FUNNY.
AND LOOK AT HER UP THERE, SO SURE OF HERSELF.
SHE TOOK A LOT OF NOTES TO GIVE THIS REPORT.
I'M SURE IT WILL BE VERY INFORMATIVE.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT "DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA,"
ONE OF THE GREATEST WORKS OF LITERATURE.
DON QUIXOTE WAS AN OLD MAN WITH A BIG DREAM.
HE WANTED TO BECOME A GREAT KNIGHT LIKE EL CID
AND TRAVEL AROUND, FIGHTING LOTS OF GIANTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO ALONG WITH HIS NOBLE SIDEKICK SANCHO PANZA,
 HE PUT ON HIS RUSTY ARMOR AND WENT OFF ON ADVENTURES,
RIDING A BEAUTIFUL WHITE HORSE.
CHAPTER ONE BEGINS IN A PART OF SPAIN KNOWN AS LA MANCHA.
SO ALONG WITH HIS NOBLE SIDEKICK...
IN CHAPTER 23, WE MEET A WILD HERMIT.
DON QUIXOTE WANTS TO FIND THE MAN,
BUT SANCHO PANZA...
IN CHAPTER 38, WE MEET MORE TRAVELERS ARRIVING AT THE INN,
INCLUDING A BEAUTIFUL NOBLEWOMAN NAMED LELA ZORAIDA
AND A MAN KNOWN AS...
IN CHAPTER 52, DON QUIXOTE AND SANCHO PANZA
GO BACK HOME, AND THAT IS THE END...
EXCELENTE!
[CLAPPING]
OF PART ONE.
OHH!
NOW ON TO PART TWO.
IN CHAPTER ONE OF PART TWO,
DON QUIXOTE WANTS TO GO ON ANOTHER...
DON QUIXOTE RETURNED HOME AT LAST,
FINALLY REUNITED WITH HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY
AFTER HIS ADVENTURES.
[INHALES]
THE..
END.
BRAVO, MAYA! BRAVO!
[FEEDBACK SCREECHING]
GREAT SPEECH!
DON QUIXOTE WOULD BE PROUD!
Maya: I HEARD YOU SNORING.
WHO, US?
NOT US, YOU.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THEM, MIJITA.
WRESTLERS HAVE NO USE FOR "DON QUIXOTE."
WE DO, TOO!
WRESTLERS LIVE BY THE DON QUIXOTE CODE:
TRUTH!
HONOR!
COURAGE!
SI. HONESTIDAD. HONOR. VALOR.
QUIXOTE WAS A MAN WHO BELIEVED
IN TRUTH, HONOR, COURAGE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
HE NEVER GAVE UP, NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT
PEOPLE TOLD HIM IT WOULD BE.
I SEE THE SAME IN YOU, MI ANGELITA.
ME?
MAYA, YOUR "DON QUIXOTE" TALK
WAS GOOD, BUT WE HAVE TO GO.
IT'S TIME TO MEET MIGUEL AT CHEPITO'S SHAKE SHOP.
YOU WIN BIG TIME?
YEAH, MIGUEL, DID YOU WIN?
WE SUPER CRUSHED THEM: 10 GOALS TO 3.
WELL, MIJOS, THIS SOUNDS LIKE CAUSE
FOR AN ICE CREAM FIESTA.
DID I HEAR SOMEONE SAY "ICE CREAM FIESTA?"
¡SI, SENOR DOMINGUEZ!
IN SOCCER MIGUEL, SCORED EVEN MORE GOALS TODAY!
AAH!
[SQUAWK]
YEESH.
IS THIS TRUE, MIGUEL?
SI.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE EARNED A FREE TRIPLE HAT TRICK
MEGA GOAL SUAE
9 SCOOPS OF ICE CREAM IN ONE CONE!
HA HA HA!
REALLY?
REALLY.
SO WHAT FLAVOR CAN OL' CHEPITO GET YOU, HUH?
UM...
SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE!
NO, MIGUEL. IS TOO POWER
WHEN EATING IT A GUY COULDN'T STOP SMILING FOR A WEEK!
IT'S OK, TITO.
IT'S MIGUEL'S FAVORITE.
UM, SORRY, MIGUEL.
THAT FLAVOR HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
WE WON'T BE MAKING IT ANYMORE.
MAYBE IT'S THE HEAT FROM THE MATCH.
WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY, SENOR DOMINGUEZ?
SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE IS BEING DISCONTINUED.
NO. THAT FLAVOR HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME
THROUGH THICK AND THIN,
THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES AND THE BAD TIMES
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
BOO-YEAH!
I DO!
Maya: MIGUEL.
MIGUEL! MIGUEL!
I THOUGHT SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE AND I
WOULD GROW OLD TOGETHER.
I'M SORRY MIGUELITO, BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THE PRICE OF MARSHMALLOWS HAS SKYROCKETED,
AND SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE IS FULL OF THEM!
I UNDERSTAND.
I JUST...CAN'T... BEAR IT.
[SPLAT]
CAN IT GET ANY WORSE?
IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.
THERE WILL BE OTHER FLAVORS.
MAYBE, BUT NOT LIKE THAT ONE.
[SIGHS]
¡ESO ES!
WHAT?
WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW
IS TRUTH, HONOR, COURAGE, AND A FEW OTHER THINGS,
AND WE CAN'T GIVE UP, NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT IT GETS.
HOW DIFFICULT WHAT GETS?
CHANNEL 11's MARIA ROBERTA CONSUELO DEL MONTE HERE WITH BREAKING NEWS!
IT'S THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE SUMMER,
REACHING A SCORCHING 120 DEGREES!
WILL THIS HEAT WAVE EVER END?
TUNE IN TONIGHT AT 10:00 TO FIND OUT.
Man: IN SPORTS...
[CLANGING]
¡NINOS! DID YOU FIND WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?
YES! A KNIGHT'S HELMET!
HUH. AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT HELMET?
WE'RE GOING ON A QUEST
JUST LIKE DON QUIXOTE WOULD DO.
WE ARE?
[SQUAWKING]
BRAVO, MAYA.
THAT'S A GREAT PLAN.
HA HA HA! Maya: SORRY.
WHAT'S A GREAT PLAN?
SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM, DON'T YOU?
WELL, YEAH...
YOU KNOW, EVERYONE COULD SIGN A PIECE OF PAPER
AND GIVE IT TO CHEPITO.
IT COULD SAY THAT YOU WANT M TO KEEP THE FLAVOR.
UNA PETICION.
AHH, SI. A PETITION.
YEAH, A PETITION!
GOOD IDEA, TITO!
WHY DON'T YOU AND ABUELA GO GET PEOPLE
TO SIGN YOUR PETITION WHILE MIGUEL AND I
SUIT UP TO BE KNIGHTS!
KNIGHTS?!
YES. CABALLEROS.
LIKE DON QUIXOTE AND HIS LOYAL SIDEKICK SANCHO PANZA...
WE'RE GOING TO SAVE SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE! GRR!
[PACO LAUGHING]
 [BRAYS] [NEIGHS]
 MAYA, THAT SURE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A WHITE HORSE.
BUT AT LEAST IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE.
[NEIGHS]
WAIT! I COULDN'T LET THE TWO NOBLEST KNIGHTS IN ALL THE LAND
GO ON A JOURNEY WITHOUT A PROPER LUNCH.
QUESADILLAS DE POLLO, AN APPLE, A BOTTLE OF WATER,
AND A FOOD THAT EVEN DON QUIXOTE COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT.
THE ROASTED HEAD OF A WILD BOAR?
A GRANOLA BAR.
GRACIAS ABUELITA.
AHEM. AHEM.
I MEAN, THANK YOU, NOBLE DAME.
THIS FOOD WILL DO US WELL ON OUR QUEST.
SEE, I THINK YOU'RE GETTING THE HANG
OF THIS KNIGHT THING, MIGUEL.
I'LL TRY ANYTHING TO SAVE MY FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR.
JUST REMEMBER, ALL KNIGHTS MUST BE IN BED EARLY.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
NOT EVEN IF WE FALL INTO THE CLUTCHES
OF A VICIOUS MONSTER?
NOT EVEN. ¡VAMOS, CABALLEROS!
ONWARD, MIGUEL PANZA!
YOU HEARD THE LADY!
TO THE SHAKE SHOP, DONKEY!
THAT MAIDEN CAN'T CROSS THAT SEA OF WILD BOARS!
YOU MEAN MRS. SALVIATI
TRYING TO CROSS THE STREET?
WE HAVE TO HELP HER!
WHAT ABOUT THE SHAKE SHOP?
A KNIGHT HELPS ALL THOSE IN NEED.
AAH!
Maya: OH, FAIR MAIDEN, HOW CAN WE BE OF SERVICE TODAY?
DO YOU WISH TO CROSS THE PERIL-FILLED ROADWAY?
MAYA? MIGUEL? WHAT CUTE COSTUMES.
IS IT HALLOWEEN ALREADY?
WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE, A ROBOT?
DONA SALVIATI, I AM THE NOBLE KNIGHT,
DONA MAYA QUIXOTE,
RIDING ATOP MY NOBLE STEED.
[NEIGHS]
AND THIS IS MY NOBLE SQUIRE,
MIGUEL SANCHO PANZA,
RIDING ATOP HIS NOBLE DONKEY.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
I WAS A PRINCESS MUMMY FOR HALLOWEEN ONCE.
OH, I DON'T HAVE ANY CANDY.
HOW ABOUT THIS LIPSTICK INSTEAD?
PERDON, DONA SALVIATI.
AS HONORABLE KNIGHTS,
WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ACCEPT PAYMENT
FOR OUR GOOD DEEDS.
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE!
SO THEN MAYBE CRACKERS?
MM. CRACKERS!
NO, MIGUEL! WE ARE KNIGHTS!
[BEEP]
EXCUSE ME, THE LIGHT IS GREEN.
WE CAN CROSS NOW.
HALT!
STEP, BALL, CHANGE, SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE.
THANK YOU!
STEP, BALL, CHANGE.
FAREWELL, FAIR MAIDEN.
BUENOS DIAS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIGN OUR PETITION
TO SAVE MY COUSIN'S FAVORITE FLAVOR ICE CREAM?
¡LA PETICION!
OH, ARE YOU TRICK-OR-TREATING, TOO?
YOU MUST BE--OH-- A LITTLE PIRATE.
WHAT A CUTE PARROT.
PRETTY BIRD.
I HAVE CRACKERS.
[SQUAWK]
PACO WANTS A CRACKER!
OH!
MY PURSE!
PACO.
[PACO SQUAWKING]
YOU SIGN MY PETITION?
BEING A KNIGHT IS SUCH HARD WORK.
MY HELMET IS COOKING MY HEAD,
BUT NOBODY SAID A NOBLE QUEST WOULD BE EASY.
OHH! SOMEONE NEEDS OUR HELP!
AAH!
[BRAYS] [NEIGHS]
[SNORTING]
TORO, TORO, TORO.
[GULP]
TORO. TORO.
[GROWLING]
[BARKING]
AHA!
AWESOME!
THAT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE, MIGUEL.
 OH, YEAH!
Maya: MIGUELWHOOPS! OH, NO! WATCH OUT! SORRY.
OH!
SIGN THE PETITION?
Maya: THANKS FOR HELPING OUT, PACO.
WE HAVE A MISSION TO ACCOMPLISH!
[PACO SQUAWKING]
THANK YOU, PACO.
[BOTH GASP]
WHOA!
Maya: SIRE! SIRE!
HALLOWEEN IN JUNE?! OH!
[WHISTLES]
[RINGING]
AWK! IT FOR YOU.
IT'S YOUR MOM!
[WOMAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY]
MOTHER?
THERE IT IS, THE GIANT'S FORTRESS!
MAYA, THAT'S JUST THE SHAKE SHOP,
AND THAT'S JUST SENOR DOMINGUEZ.
HE'S TAKING OUT THE TRASH.
SENOR DOMINGUEZ IS THE VILLAIN RESPONSIBLE
FOR GETTING RID OF YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM.
WELL, YEAH, I GUESS SO.
AND HE'S BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN I EXPECTED.
WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.
WE MUST READY THE TROOPS!
TROOPS? WE DON'T HAVE ANY TROOPS!
WE'LL HAVE POWER IN NUMBERS.
NO, WAIT MAYA!
YES, NOBLE MIGUEL PANZA?
EVERY TIME WE TRY TO DO SOME NOBLE KNIGHT THING,
IT BACKFIRES.
AT FIRST, MAYBE, BUT WE KEPT TRYING,
AND EVERYTHING WORKED OUT OK.
WE HAVE TO KEEP TRYING.
¡SER CABALLERO NO ES FACIL!
YEAH, THAT'S IT! I COULD TRY ANOTHER ICE CREAM FLAVOR!
THERE ARE SO MANY.
WHAT ABOUT TRUTH, HONOR, COURAGE?
I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THOSE FLAVORS,
 BUT SURE, I'LL TRY THEM.
MIGUEL, WE'VE COME THIS FAR.
WE CANNOT GIVE UP.
THAT NEW CHERRY CHOCOLATE SWIRL LOOKS
KIND OF INTERESTING.
NO, MIGUEL. IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO STORM THAT FORTRESS.
¡HONESTIDAD, HONOR Y VALOR!
[RUMBLING]
[HOWLS]
TRUTH!
HONOR!
Maya: COURAGE!
YOUR ABUELA ELENA TOLD US YOU WERE HEADED INTO BATTLE.
WE WANT SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE!
YOU LIKE SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE, TOO?
WHO DOESN'T?
EVEN I LOVE IT, AND I HATE
RAINBOWS AND PUPPIES.
BESIDES, WE REFUSE TO GIVE UP WITHOUT A FIGHT.
BUT WE CAN'T WIN. THERE'S ONLY 4 OF US.
SO? WE JUST CAN'T GIVE UP.
MAYBE MORE PEOPLE WILL BE INSPIRED BY OUR QUEST
AND COME JOIN US.
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
MAYA? IS THAT YOU?
WHY ARE YOU DRESSED LIKE THAT?
I AM DONA MAYA QUIXOTE,
A NOBLE KNIGHT OF THIS NOBLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THIS IS MY NOBLE SIDEKICK,
MIGUEL SCHO PANZ--
WAIT, WHERE'S MIGUEL?
MIGUEL!
ARE WE ON?
Man: HOLD ON. LET ME GET THIS FOCUSED,
OK. GO.
WE INTERRUPT YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM,
"THE GOMEZ GALS," TO BRING YOU THIS BREAKING NEWS LIVE!
THE EXPLOSIVE RUMORS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED.
IT'S STILL HOT, AND IT'S GETTING HOTTER.
SO HOT, IN FACT, THAT PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY COOKING ON THE CEMENT.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS HEAT WAVE.
BACK TO YOU, FRANCISCO.
Miguel: UH, UH, MS. REPORTER,
I'VE GOT A STORY FOR YOU!
KID, WE'RE A LITTLE BUSY COVERING THIS BREAKING NEWS.
BUT THIS IS SUPER EXCLUSIVE!
IT'S A STORY ABOUT TRUTH, HONOR, COURAGE...
HUH?
AND SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE ICE CREAM!
LEAD THE WAY!
SO WHAT'S WITH THE FUNNY COSTUME?
[CROWD MURMURING]
YOU ARE TAKING AWAY SOMETHING
THAT MAKES THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPY.
THIS NOBLE KNIGHT CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN!
I THINK THE HEAT WAVE IS GETTING TO YOU, MUCHACHITA.
THERE YOU ARE!
SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO FIND A--
Man: WE'RE LIVE IN 3, 2, 1.
WE BRING YOU TOTALLY EXCLUSIVE, BREAKING NEWS
FROM THE "YOU KNOW IT" NETWORK.
HOLY WACKY TAFFY VANILLA!
DESPITE MAJOR CONTROVERSY AND A HUGE, PICKETING CROWD,
THIS LOCAL SHAKE SHOP IS PUTTING TO SLEEP
ONE OF ITS MOST POPULAR FLAVORS,
SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE.
AY! WAIT A SECOND.
THAT'S WHAT ALL THIS CRAZY HOOPLA IS ABOUT?
SERIOUSLY, SENOR DOMINGUEZ!
SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE
IS MY FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ALL TIME!
YOU CAN'T JUST GET RID OF IT!
I ADMIRE YOUR DEDICATION,
BUT THE POINT IS, THAT FLAVOR
IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO MAKE ANYMORE,
AND I JUST DON'T HAVE THE BUSINESS I USED TO HAVE.
BUT I COME HERE ALL THE TIME.
ME, TOO!
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A BETTER SHAKE SHOP IN MY LIFE!
SEE?
OH, MUCHACHO, I DO APPRECIATE IT,
BUT THERE ARE ONLY A FEW PEOPLE HERE.
I COULDN'T AFFORD TO KEEP MAKING THE FLAVOR
UNLESS THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD
PROMISES TO COME BACK.
Tito: EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.
NO SOMOS LOS UNICOS, SENOR.
 IT'S EVERYONE!
THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNED THIS PETITION.
¡LA PETICION!
THE PETITION! YES!
SWEET MOTHER OF SILKY VANILLA!
THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU SAY?
THAT'S A LOT OF ICE CREAM LOVERS!
SI, SENOR.
I THINK YOU SHOULD SIGN IT, ALSO.
ONLY ONE MORE SPOT, SENOR.
TRUTH! HONOR!
OK, OK, YOU WIN.
FROM THIS DAY FORTH, CHEPITO'S SHAKE SHOP
WILL OFFER SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE FOR GOOD!
THANKS TO THE COURAGEOUS EFFORTS OF LOCAL TWINS MAYA AND MIGUEL SANTOS
AND THEIR COUSIN TITO--
AND THEIR GRANDMOTHER.
AND THEIR GRANDMOTHER--
Paco: WHAT ABOUT ME? AWK!
AND THEIR PET PARROT,
SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE WAS SAVED FROM RETIREMENT.
TO CELEBRATE, SENOR DOMINGUEZ
GAVE THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD FREE ICE CREAM.
HE DID?
MM-HMM.
HE DID!
AWK! FREEZING!
SORRY I DN'T HAVE ENOUGH
SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACL
FOR EVERYONE.
I'M GOING TO MAKE MORE.
BUT I DO HAVE ONE LAST SCOOP LEFT,
AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT, MIGUEL.
MUCHAS GRACIAS. MM.
FOR ME? BUT WHY?
YOUR PETITION SAVED SUPER CHUNKY GORILLA CHOCOLATE DELUXE MIRACLE
FOR THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
DON'T WORRY. LATER TODAY,
THERE WILL BE A FRESH BATCH,
ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE!
[CHEERING]
TRUTH.
HONOR.
COURAGE.
ICE CREAM
Santiago: STOP THE CELEBRATION!
CHANNEL 11 IS CANCELING MY FAVORITE TV SHOW,
"THE GOMEZ GALS."
WE HAVE TO SAVE THAT TELESION SHOW!
AND WE WON'T GIVE UP UNTIL WE DO!
Maya, voice-over: AND SO, ANOTHER QUEST WAS BORN.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE STORY IS
THAT WE NEVER GAVE UP.
[BRAYING]
[NEIGHING]
Miguel: HEY, MAYA. NEXT TIME, I PICK THE BOOK REPORT.
SEEING IS BELIEVING,
AND YOU'RE SEEING "MAYA & MIGUEL" ON PBS KIDS GO!
Announcer: SOMETHING'S GOING ON...
COOL. CAN WE GO AGAIN?
AT PBS KIDS GO!
Miguel: DUCK ON THE LOOSE! GET HIM!
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
WE'VE GOT A JOB TO DO.
YOU EVER LOST YOUR SALAMANDER?
I PUT MY SALAMANDER IN MY POCKET,
BUT I FORGOT I HAD A HOLE IN MY POCKET.
AND SUDDENLY, THE SALAMANDER RAN ALL THROUGH MY PANTS.
[LAUGHTER]
A BLACK AND WHITE DISPLAY CAUSES GREAT DISMAY.
CHECK THE GARBAGE BUT DON'T PANIC.
STAY AWAY. STINKY BOUQUET.
WHAT IS IT? TAKE A GUESS.
HOLD ON, FIND OUT, HERE ON PBS.
♪ PBS KIDS GO!
Maya: HERE'S WHAT SOME OF OUR FRIENDS ARE UP TO.
I'M KIM, AND I RACE SOAPBOX DERBY.
HI. I'M RYAN, AND I'M A SOAPBOX DERBY RACER.
HI. MY NAME'S ASHLEY, AND I RACE SOAPBOX DERBY.
MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT SOAPBOX RACING IS GOING FAST.
I ENJOY MEETING NEW PEOPLE
AND MAKING GOOD FRIENDS LIKE ASHLEY,
AND I ENJOY
THE COMPETITIVENESS OF IT.
I'VE BEEN RACING-- THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR NOW.
I TRY NOT TO BRAG, BUT THIS CAR'S BEEN
TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP TWICE.
IT'S A PRETTY FAST CAR.
I'VE HIT A COUPLE CONES,
BUT I'VE NEVER CRASHED.
I THINK MY MOST SPECTACULAR CRASH
I WAS RACING THIS CAR,
AND I WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL,
AND WHEN I GOT TO THE BOTTOM,
MY BRAKES DIDN'T WORK.
I HIT THE FRONT AXEL RIGHT HERE,
SO THE WHOLE AXEL WAS SIDEWAYS.
AFTER A CRASH, EVERYONE KIND OF, LIKE, GOES OVER TO THE KID
AND SEES THAT THEY'RE OK,
AND THEN YOU HELP PUT THEIR CAR BACK TOGETHER.
IT'S REALLY NICE.
IT'S A NICE LITTLE COMMUNITY SORT OF DEAL.
IN A STOCK CAR, THEY'RE LEAN-FORWARD CARS.
WHEN YOU GO DOWN THE HILL, YOU'RE ACTUALLY LEANING FORWARD,
SO YOUR HEAD'S HERE, AND YOUR BACK IS--
IT KIND OF, LIKE, COMPLETES THE CAR,
AND YOU WANT TO GET AS LOW AS POSSIBLE
SO IT'S MORE AERODYNAMIC.
IN THE MASTERS CAR, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO LOOK DOWN YOUR NOSE
TO SEE OUT BECAUSE IT'S--
THE GAP'S KIND OF, LIKE, TILTED BACK.
IT MAKES IT MORE AERODYNAMIC AND SMOOTH.
YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER STUFF
WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING.
YOU KIND OF JUST ARE FOCUSED ON THE FINISH LINE
AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
I MEAN, YOU KIND OF ARE, LIKE, IN THE ZONE.
YEAH.
REFUSE TO LOSE.
Maya: MY BROTHER MIGUEL IS GREAT AT WRITING STORIES.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
MY NAME IS JACKSON,
AND I'M AN AUTHOR AN ILLUSTRATOR.
HERE'S MY BOOK, "DRAK THE AVENGER."
IT'S ABOUT THESE PEOPLE, WHO ARE RULED BY AN EVIL KING.
THIS IS MY LIBRARY, ALL THE BOOKS
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IT WAS BUSTER'S BIRTHDAY, AND HIS MOM HAD BAKED HIM A CAKE.
BUT WHEN HE WENT TO BLOW OUT THE CANDLES AND MAKE A WISH,
A MINI-ARTHUR AND D.W. JUMPED OUT OF THE CAKE, YELLING --
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♪ Hey, Buster, where you off to? ♪
♪ What you up to?
♪ Buster, where you off to now? ♪
♪ Where you gonna be? Who you gonna see there? ♪
♪ Let's find out whose hands we'll shake ♪
♪ See the things you've done, we could have some fun there ♪
♪ Let's find out what friends we'll make ♪
♪ Buster, where you off to?
♪ What you up to?
♪ Buster, where you off to now? ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ Ring around the globe from North Pole to South Pole ♪
♪ Ridin' on horses, ferries, trains and planes ♪
♪ Hikin', bikin', swimmin' at the seashore ♪
♪ He's got his camera and he's gonna explore ♪
♪ All the new things he's never done before ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ Hey, Buster, where you off to? ♪
♪ Yeah, oh
♪ What you up to?
♪ Buster, where you off to now, now, now, now? ♪
♪ Hey, Buster, where you off to? ♪
BUSTER: "Among the Hmong."
♪ Yeah!
( snoring )
( screams )
Spider!
Hairy spider!
Giant hairy spider!
Buster, are you okay?
I dreamt I was in Madison
and there was a giant spider about to attack me
 and no one was thereo ve me.
I wonder what the dream was really about.
What do you mean?
Maybe the spider's just a symbol
for somethin in your re life that's troubling you.
Maybe you have a project due soon.
Or maybe the spider represents a friend youe guing with.
Or maybe there's just a 100-foot-tall hairy spider
in Madison.
Do you want us to go get your dad?
No, thanks.
It was just a dream, right?
Right.
Madison will be great, I promise.
Yeah, there's a Southeast Asian festival--
lots of cool music, food, dancing.
Did you say "food"?
CARLOS: I sure did.
Listen to this.
( music begins )
CARLOS AND MORA: ♪ If you don't say hello
♪ To a person you don't know
♪ That person will remain a stranger ♪
♪ And if you don't explore
♪ Where you've never been before ♪
♪ You don't know that it's no danger ♪
♪ So, so long
♪ So, so long ♪
♪ Friends and kin
♪ Friends and kin ♪
♪ And hello to Madison
♪ Whatcha doin'?
♪ How've you been?
♪ It's good to see you
♪ Come on in
♪ It's great to feel at home in Madison ♪
♪ Other folks throughout the years ♪
♪ Have overcome their fears
♪ And left the home they had for someplace new ♪
♪ I'm alone, but I'm not lonely ♪
♪ On my own, but I need only
♪ Wear a grin to feel at home in Madison. ♪
WOMAN: The shredded stuff is green papayas,
and now she is slicing tomatoes in there.
BUSTER: Papaya salad, Hmong sausages...
Wow, Dad, this festival is great!
Try some?
BUSTER: You bet.
Dad, I think we need to go toome more food stands.
BO: Buster, we've been going to nothing but food stands.
Aren't you full yet?
BUSTER: Ah, Dad, all my eating has just been research.
BO: Research?
BUSTER: I'm making a documentary called The Foods of Asia.
BO: Well, let's finish these sausages first,
and then we'll see if we can get a cool drink-- it's hot out.
BUSTER: Hey, maybe we can use one of those to cool us down.
I'll be right back.
Excuse me, do you know if I can buy one of those fans?
No, they're for our dance!
BUSTER: What kind of dance?
Fan dance.
BUSTER: Oh, I guess that makes sense.
My name's Buster; what's yours?
My name is Caitlyn Vang.
I'm Diane Vang.
My name's Tiffany Vang.
My name is Jocelyn Vang.
My name's Rose Vang.
m Amanda Vang.
BUSTER: Hey, wait a minute--
all you guys are related!
That's a lot of Vangs.
We even live on Vang Lane.
BUSTER: You have a street
named after your family?
Yeah.
BUSTER: Wow, it's like a whole clan.
I wonder what Baxter Lane would look like.
Hi, Grandma!
What you doing, Great-Uncle Fred?
Cookies and lemonade, Buster?
You bet, Cousin Gert!
Hi, Auntie Flo!
Great to see you, Nephew Nate!
Hey there, Second-Cousin-Twice-Removed-on- My-Mother's-Side Henrietta!
Gee, I can hardly imagine being part of such a large family.
I've only got my mom and dad,
and I don't even get them at the same time.
You want to watch one of our rehearsals?
TEACHER: Okay, girls, get in your position
for the beginning part, and I want Tiffany to count.
TIFFANY: One, two, three, four...
BO: Hey, Buster, there you are.
BUSTER: Hey, Dad.
BO: What's going on?
BUSTER: These are the Vangs.
 They're competing in big dance tournament.
When you guys are not using your hands, and stding, move your feet.
You guys keep forgetting.
BUSTER: Hey, you know how they do profiles of Olympic athletes?
I could do one of those with the Vangs!
BO: I thought you were going to do The Foods of Asia.
BUSTER: This is better-- a sports piece.
I can track their progress from their humble beginnings
all the way to winning first place.
Okay, I'm starting this whole thing again.
To the casual observer,
this festival may seem to be all about food.
Mmm... sausages.
But in fact, the buzz of competition is all around us.
Is it volleyball?
It's definitely not soccer.
It's called spectakra.
BUSTER: It's dSpectakra?not soccer.
How do you play?
You can use your knee, feet, shoulders,
but not your hands.
You could also use your head and chest.
Then you can use your knee.
And then you can use your head.
It doesn't matter how you do it,
you just have to keep the ball up.
BUSTER: Hey,eed my "slow-mo" function for that.
That looks really hard.
Oh, it's not that hard,
but it takes time.
You have to practice hard, you have to like the sport.
It's like dancing--
the more you practice, the better you get.
BUSTER: And no one understands that better
than the dancers themselves.
The air is thick with tension here at the festival.
For even more than spectakra,
the most highly charged competition of them all is
the dance tournament.
TEACHER: Pretend that you're tossing something
and receiving it, okay?
Put a little act into it.
Our dance is a traditional Hmong dance.
It's about boys and girls meeting.
They do some harvesting together.
I always start on the left.
Start on the right.
BUSTER: Do you argue a lot about what moves to do?
I don't really know what it's called.
I just call it, like, practice.
GIRL: We call it fighting.
No, it's nalled fighting or arguing.
TEACHER: Smile and pretend that you're having fun, okay?
BUSTER: This competive spirit just might net these girls
the grand prize.
Well, I just think of it
as, like, talking to each other to make it perfect.
Yeah, just talking together to make it perfect,
to make it good.
BUER: Yes, viewers, these girls clearly want to win.
But where do they get theidre, their vision?
Who are they when they aren't dancing?
It's up to me to get the inside story.
He Buster, you want to come to our barbecue?
BUSTER: That would be great.
What food will there be?
Hot dogs, hamburgers, you know, all the good stuff.
BUSTER: Hey, Dad, can we go?
Our family's small
because I didn't have any brothers or sisters,
and your mother didn't either, so you don't have any uncles
or aunts or... uh, Buster?
( calling out ): Grandma!
Cousin Gert!
( loud thud )
( cries out )
Quick, where are all my great-uncles
and second cousins to help me?
Where's my clan?
Ohyeah, I don't have a clan.
( screams )
It was just a dream, right?
Dad, what's it mean if you dream about a big hairy spider?
I don't know.
Though if it was hairy, it was probably a tarantula.
Can I borrow your cell phone real quick?
I need to call Arthur.
Of course I'll look it up, Buster--
at are friends for?
Just type in "spider" plus "dream."
 Ah, here it is.
"A dIt means you'll comeis a gointo a fortune soon..."
Whoo-hoo!
That's great!
nless the spider's a tarantula,
in which case, it's a bad omen."
What does that mean?!
Here we are-- Vang Road.
Better get your camera rolling, Buster.
BUSTER: Who knows what's hidden here on Vang Road?
Will we find a high-tech training center for dancers?
Or will we find the underground lair
of a giant, hairy, marauding spider?!
Over here is, like, the theater.
We watch videos and DVDs.
JOCELYN: And there's a projector up there that shines over to the wall.
DIANE: This is what we call the sliding wall.
BUSTER: You see-- that wall could be used to quarantine any spiders
from the rest of the house.
There's a door right here,
and then we use it during watching, like, movies;
 we close it up so there's not too much noise.
BUSTER: Is it my imagination, or do a lot of people live here?
This is my uncle.
BUSTER: Hi, I'm Buster.
My name is Duah.
BUSTER: Duah?
Duah.
Yeah, it's a funny name.
This is brother, and this is my cousin Roger.
BUSTER: Wow, so there's ten of you living in this house?
And you ve more family just down the street?
You must never get lonely.
 And you all go to school together?
At sool they call us by our American name,
and then at home, since there's a lot of Hmong people,
we're called by our Hmong name.
BUSTER What's a Hmong name?
( speaking Hmong )
What does that mean?
Um, "What's your name?"
But what language is that?
It's called Hmong.
Okay, hadausages d seen Hmong dances,
DIANE: bong is a group of villers al knothat livLaos..
And then we moved into the Thailand refugees
and came to Ameria.
WOMAN: Come on, Buster.
We're gotoo out to my garden.
We're going to pick some vegetable for the barbecue.
So, Mrs. Vt do you think mas the Vang dancers
 suchotential winners he tournament?
 and I think that's morery be important than winning.T
Okay, so far, no sign a high-tech training facility,
and a mother who thinks winning isn't the most important thing.
Maybe the secret to the success of the dancers
is somewhere in this garden instead.
Is there anything, you know, special about those beans?
MRS. VANG: I can fix them for dinner
if you guys like.
I'm going to do it in a salad,
and then I'm going to sauté it.
We're going to go and pick cucumbers now,
now that we have the beans and the corn.
BUSTER: I can't wait to eat all of this.
Arthur was crazy; there aren't any spiders around here.
How do you know when they're ready to pick?
They have to be big like this,
not little tiny ones, like this one.
That's not ready.
BUSTER: Hey, this is like the basket dance
you guys were rehearsing earlier,
only this time with real food.
BUSTER Wait a minute, where are we going?
What is that?
I4 looks like some sort of home for giant insects.
DIANE: You can see, like, a hen down there.
BUSTER: What are you doing with chickens?
DIANE: Most Hmong family
that lives out in the country
or lives in a farm, they usually grow chickens.
Come on, Buster, let's go back to the house.
BUSTER: Mmm... that looks good.
What is it?
This is barbecue ribs, spareribs.
This is a special Hmong food.
We pre-marinate it with some soy sauce and special sauce.
I bet you're hoping
your daughters win the dance tournament, right?
I'm very excited
about them being able to pull something together
and able to compete.
BUSTER: I don't always like beans,
but I bet you're making them with some secret recipe,
you know, to help the girls dance.
MRS. VANG: I'm cooking it for my in-laws.
The Hmong people, when they're older,
they prefer vegetables boiled.
And this we call adochuwa,
basically means "bland vegetables."
BUSTER Oh.
Well, I guess it's nice just having older relatives around
who you can cook for.
Wow, all this food must give the girls their competitive edge.
Mmm.
This food would give me a competitive edge.
See how fluffy that is?
Dad, I'm getting some great shots of fluffy rice here.
BO: Yeah, but I thought you were doing a sports piece.
BUSTER: Making fluffy rice is a sport...
uh... somewhere.
Do you eat rice a lot?
Every day, every meal.
Every day, every meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
BO: You eat rice for breakfast, too?
Breakfast, too, yes.
Okay, everybody.
Come on over.
( Mr. Vang speaking Hmong )
Amen.
BUSTER: So, was that a Hmong prayer?
MR. VANG: Yes, it is very important that the whole family be together
standing around our dinner table before we all say grace,
so that everybody have the same protection from God.
Ketchup?
BUSTER: Yeah, I love ketchup.
That looks good.
Mmm, this is great-- and fresh fruit for dessert.
Buster, we're out of strawberries.
Do you want to help the girls pick some?
BUSTER: Okay.
MRS. VANG: Be careful out there.
BUSTER: I'm just getting strawberries, no problem.
But why did she say "Be careful out there"?
You don't think she meant...
( crack )
Wait, did you hear that?
No, Buster, get ahold of yourself.
But I feel like I'm being watched...
by something hairy with eight legs.
( Buster yelps )
What was that?!
( Buster screams )
Have to hide!
Quick!
( chickens clucking )
Say, Buster, what are you doing in there?
There's no spider.
Come on out.
Let's go back to the barbecue.
Come on, it's all right.
We've got lots of good food waiting.
I'm sorry I didn't realize sooner
this spider thing was such a problem.
But it's not a problem.
You were hiding in the Vangs' chicken coop.
They were really nice about it, though.
The Vangs or the cckens?
Hey, is this the University of Wisconsin?
BO: Carlos and Mora are rehearsing in one of the auditoriums here.
I thought Carlos and Mora
were rehearsing over there.
They are, but first we need to deal
with this spider fear of yours face to face.
What do you mean?
I did some research.
There's an entomology lab here on campus.
But I'm okay, I promise.
You don't have to put my brain
in the entomology machine!
Buster, what do you think entomology is?
BO: You must be Steve.
I'm Bo, and this is Buster.
This is the museum.
Come on in, Buster.
BUSTER: If I have to.
I'm not really sure what entomology is.
STEVE: Entomology is the study of insects.
Ohh.
Wait a minute.
There aren't insects in all these drawers, are there?
Absolutely.
Over here, we have a drawer of related arthropods.
Arthropods?
Arthropods.
My best friend's name is Arthur.
I'm glad he doesn't look like that.
They all look really dangerous.
Whip scorpions from the jungles of Colombia,
true scorpions with stinging tails, and spiders.
I'm kind of glad everything you have here is dead.
Well, we do have some live animals in another lab.
But not live spiders, right?
Why don't we take a look?
Do we have to, Dad?
BO: think it's a good idea, Buster,
and I'll be right by you the whole time.
Buster, this is Jenny.
Hi, Buster. BUSTER: Hi, Jenny.
Oh, my gosh, what's that?
I have here a tobacco hornworm.
Is it trying to eat you?
These things will eat tomato plants, tobacco plants.
Because his abdomen is all squishy,
he can just keep eating and eating.
He's like one big stomach.
Wow...
Thisuman specimen we picked up from Earth
is in his larval stage,
so he's really just.
Psst, hey, Buster,
we've come to rescue you!
But I don't want to be rescued.
They're going to keep feeding me until I turn into a butterfly.
Buster, you're never going to turn into a butterfly.
I know that and you know that but they don't know that.
Keep the sandwiches coming, boys,
we're running a little low!
( Buster sighs )
What a life.
STEVE: Hey, Buster.
This is a Chilean rose-hair tarantula.
Why isn't it biting you?
Because she doesn't perceive me as a danger.
Tarantulas will warn you if they don't want to be bothered.
Do they ever get to be
a hundred feet tall?
No, never.
Guaranteed.
Are you trying to tell me
to stop worrying about tarantulas?
These spiders have more to worry about from us
than we do from them.
They're endangered because their habitat is disappearing.
We're cutting down their forest.
The place that they live disappears,
so that they disappear as well.
BUSTER: Those poor spi.
It turns out they actually need our help.
I bet you never thought you'd be saying that about tarantulas.
It was great spending the day with you, Dad.
I was about to say the same toou.
Mora, Carlos, is your rehearsal over?
You bet.
Let's hurry back to the festival.
I don't want to miss the dance competition.
I need to film it for my documentary.
I want to tell you something.
This is the middle part,
so just try to be in these two lines.
BUSTER: Here we are in the rehearsal room,
with the girls working on last-minute moves
before the big event.
TEACHER: This is a very important night
because this is the final round,
so we'll find out who will win the dance competition.
BUSTER: This is it.
Two more dances will determine
who goes home with the trophy.
First place is $1,000.
Maya, in the middle, Maya.
GIRL: Second place is $400.
And third place is $200.
This is the middle.
This right here is the center.
BUSTER: Wait, there isn't just a trophy,
there's also money?
Mm-hmm.
If I were you, I'd be really nervous.
One, two, three.
Oh, but you have nothing to be nervous about.
Really.
It's just money and a trophy
and a lot of people watching,
and, uh, maybe I better stop talking.
They're very nervous.
I can see they're very nervous
because some of them already forgot some parts.
BUSTER: Uh-oh.
( ethereal music begins playing )
BUSTER ( whispering ): They're doing
a really great job up there.
How do they remember all those moves?
( music continues )
It must help knowing
they have so many family members
in the audience supporting them.
( music playing )
( applause )
BUSTER: All right!
Way to go!
Whoo-hoo!
I'm going to try to get
an exclusive backstage interview.
Hey, you guys were great.
Guess what, Buster.
They played the wrong music.
BUSTER: What?
Yeah.
It was supposed to be a Chinese version,
but it happened to be an English version instead.
But the girls still did a great job,
so I'm so very proud of them.
BUSTER: Gosh, I didn't even notice.
This competition stuff is really nerve-wracking.
This is one of the rival groups.
Wow, they're pretty good, too.
TEACHER: We have one more dance.
So I'm going to go in there,
tell the girls to come out, and we're going to perform.
( music playing )
( applause )
BUSTER: Okay, here we go.
They're now performing their last routine.
You can cut the tension with a knife.
Now they're doing the circle,
and now the tricky reverse circle.
Oh, beautiful execution.
Those fans seem so different from when I first saw them.
I thought they were just fans.
Now I know they're part of the dance.
There's one of the judges.
Does she see a mistake in the fan work?
Is she writing down a perfect ten?
I bet they'll win.
( music ends )
( applause )
I'm so proud of you guys.
I didn't see any mistakes.
BUSTER: Wow, you were great!
I'm very proud of you.
You did very good.
I didn't see any mistakes.
BUSTER: Oh, I think the awards are about to be announced.
Okay, first place goes to ( speaking Hmong ).
( cheers and applause )
BUSTER: Oh, no, they didn't win.
( announcer repeats name of winning group )
The girls did a great job.
They did an excellent job.
Even though they didn't win, they truly deserved to win.
There will be always next year.
MR. VANG: The most important thing is to try your best and do your best.
ANNOUNCER: Don't feel sad and don't feel sorry.
Come back next year if you don't get a title, all right?
You all performed excellent.
And thank you very much.
( applause )
Good night, Buster.
Bye, Buster.
BUSTER: Bye!
It was nice meeting you.
Bye!
Those girls sure are lucky.
They took their loss so well
because they have a whole clan supporting them.
I'm hundreds of miles from my friends,
and I don't even know where my dad is now.
BO: Hey, Buster,
I just bought all the egg rolls from the stand.
Will you help me eat them?
Will I ever!
You should listen to these messages on my cell phone.
There's at least six or seven from your friends.
Hey, there you are.
Buster, there's this great Laotian music
happening in the next tent.
Weon't want you to miss it.
Come on, Dad, let's go!
♪ You can try to be alone
♪ But whether young or fully grown ♪
♪ You can try, but I don't think you can ♪
♪ For wherever you might roam
♪ Even if you're far from home
♪ You will always be part of a clan ♪
♪ For a clan is made up of people who love you ♪
♪ You, all your friends, your family ♪
♪ If your journey is far-flung or in Madison... ♪
Buster, do you like salad?
♪ Among the Hmong your clan will have a part ♪
♪ They will be there in your heart. ♪
I don't want to be rescued.
Fussy, fussy, fussy.
( Arthur gasps )
HACKER: Yes, yes, oh!
( dentist's drill whining )
BUSTER: Wait! I forgot to tell you
something I found out in Madison.
Do you know
that some tarantulas live to be 35 years old
and the biggest ones are almost a foot long?
That's bigger than a small pizza.
No wonder I was having so many bad dreams about them.
( Buster yells )
Oh, yeah.
( laughs )
I'm not scared of them anymore.
Visit my very own Postcards From Buster Web site
at pbskidsgo.org.
It has games, recipes, songs and my blog.
That's my travel guide.
And don't forget to visit your local library
to continue the adventure.
Hey! See what my new friends are up to.
I've made some unusual friends,
and I want you to meet them all.
My friends live in farms, in the wild, in homes
and are everywhere I go.
In my new series,
you'll get to see all the things they can do
and see how cute they can be.
So hop along with me and my new buddies
right here on PBS.
Captioned by Medicess Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org
Postcards from Buster is funded
in part by a Ready To Learn, No Child Left Behind grant
from the US Department of Education
through the Public Broadcasting Service"
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DANIMALS.
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Announcer: ARTHUR IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART
BY THE MAKERS OF DANIMALS YOGURT.
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THE GROWTHND DEVELOPMENT OF KIDS EVERYWHERE.
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Tut.
Tut!
I asked you not to play
too close to our new sphinx.
( nervous giggle )
ARTHUR: There were kids like me in ancient Greece, too.
No, sorry I don't like it.
Arthurius!
I asked you not to play with your discus
I'm sorry, Fatherius.
I'll take it.
( clang )
day, D.W., this may be
looked back on as an historic event.
( singsong ): Arthur broke a window.
When we get home... ow!
What's kitchen?
and I eat them.
Can I use the computer?
Why not now?
It's tax season.
Mom, can I play on your computer now?
You search the ocean for sharks and sunken stuff.
How do you win?
Kids say there's this... thing you find.
but had to swear in blood
never to tell what he found.
( gasps )
Go away.
Where's Arthur?
Arthur, it's late.
Don't play 100 games in one night.
I'll save the game now.
to your mission in the "deep, dark sea."
( knock at door )
Are you playing it yet?
Wow!
I savethe game from there.
With that head start
we could find the... thing.
Sorry, boys.
I have to work today.
It's your day off.
( Kate coos )
DAD: Why don't you boys ride to the park?
It's a beautiful day.
I'm running to the office.
I'm coming back to use it.
( Kate laughing )
I guess.
Mom would never even know.
I'm just showing it to Buster.
Go away.
Okay, but I'll probably tell Daddy.
What's that?
A treasure chest.
BUSTER: I bet that's...
The thing. The thing.
BUSTER: You wrecked it.
You killed it.
Be quiet, I'm thinking.
So you better fix it
( whining ): Because I like living here.
Don't do that!
You'll make it worse.
and now I wrecked it.
I'm cute.
Sorry, boys, he's not home.
Ah! Somewhere brainy.
ARTHUR: We looked everywhere for you.
It's fun.
No.
Well, neither do I.
I'm dead.
We're doomed!
All my childhood happiness is behind me.
so you can play now.
No... no, thanks.
I'll go pack...
( panting )
If I just tell her, what do you think she'll do to me?
DAD: Arthur...
Maybe he should go to bed early.
You can't.
I wrecked your computer.
How?
Buster wanted to see it.
Did you jiggle the switch?
instead of worrying.
Not mad... disappointed.
You may not play on the computer for a week.
Fair?
( video game music playing )
Good night, mom. Mom! Mom!
Coral snakes are attacking.
I'm surrounded!
KIDS: And now...
Arthur hasroblems with the computer
so we want to help.
GIRL: He needs some help on the computer
because he's not listening to his mom.
I can play games.
You have to turn it on
and find the program you want to go into.
When you draw, you need the mouse in your hand
and you got to figure out yourself.
because I wrote a long letter.
"If your mom says, 'No, don't do it'
"do not play games on the computer.
Sincerely, Crystal."
"Arthur, next time ask to use the computer, okay?"
( thud )
( Pal barking )
( barking )
I did it!
No way!
Your turn, Muffy.
Truth or dare?
Me? Tell a lie?
Not once in my life.
or of my family's life.
and suffered for our principles.
Aren't you forgetting
when you first came to our school?
Aah!
( all talking and laughing )
I'm glad to see
you haven't forgotten Friday's math test.
These are your future friends
and classmates.
Perhaps you'd like to say
a few words about yourself?
James, are you all set?
Hit it!
75 years ago, a man came to these shores
with a dream in his heart.
It was my great-grandfather...
an inspiration to all.
I'd like you all
to turn to your math books.
Another time, Ms. Crosswire.
Who invited her?
( sighing ): Francine.
you kick it...
Why?
That's how you play.
At my old school we...
No! Spel.
( gasps )
BOTH: Huh?
Me neither.
I've been everywhere in the world.
She lives in...
It's one of a kind.
You can have it.
Would you like to visit my zoo
or swim in my bathtub?
We should study.
There's a math test on Friday.
At my old school I taught math.
MUFFY: Yeah, I taught addition
and you do something to it and it gets smaller.
I didn't bring my bike.
Bikes?
Okay, James, hit it.
( girls giggling )
You like this new girl?
The test is tomorrow.
You coming, Buster?
You should study.
( dings )
This looks excellent.
these tests are exactly the same.
I wouldn't dream of cheating--
Francine, can you explain it?
It's cheating.
all of next week.
What? Me?
But that's not fair!
It doesn't seem possible.
Then how come she gets better grades?
That's what I'd like to know.
ARTHUR: Aren't you all forgetting something?
If Francine's punished
against...
( crowd cheering )
but it so happens
( quietly ): You can count on me.
Francine!
Do you want a ride?
but I can't let people think
I'm some kind of... cheater.
I'm a Crosswire!
Is that why you pretended to like me?
You're right.
It meant we were friends.
He said forget it.
She's still being punished.
Lakewood Elementary...
Zero.
Quit stalling.
Weeed a hit, and we need it now!
What are you doing?!
You're supposed to warn me!
is Francine.
( snoring )
MUFFY: You're up, Francine.
They need you.
You did?
Yeah-- I'm being punished
for two whole weeks, which is totally unfair.
Francine?
I know you're mad at me, but...
I want you to have this.
My grandmother walks faster!
FrancFrancine! Francine!cine!
( kids cheering )
FRANCINE: Want a ride?
in the basket.
And the team decided something, too.
We want you to play with us.
We decided you can be scorekeeper.
There's one more thing.
FRANCINE: No cheating!
Hi, everyone, it's me, Buster.
When I travel with my dad,
I sure miss Arthur and the rest of my friends.
But I get to meet all sorts of kids from all over the country.
They're fun, interesting, cool, smart, exciting, funny, strong,
and just plain nice.
I'm introducing my new pals to the gang in Elwood City
on my very own video postcards.
They're Postcards from Buster.
Visit us on-line at pbskidsgo.org.
You can find Arthur books and lots of other books, too,
at your local library.
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