♪ HEY, WOW... ♪

♪ HERE'S HOW ♪

♪ COME AND READ ♪

♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

Chorus: ♪ COME ON ♪

♪ COME IN ♪

♪ BEGIN ♪

♪ THE WORLD AWAITS ♪

Woman: ♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BETWEEN THE COVERS OF A BOOK ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO LOOK BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BEHOLD THE TALES BEYOND THE TAILS ♪

Chorus: ♪ BEHIND THE DOOR ♪

♪ BECOME, EXPLORE ♪

♪ COME IN BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BEGIN BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BE HERE BETWEEN THE LIONS! ♪

Lionel: LEONA, PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME READ THAT BOOK!

HEY, DEAN.

BUT... BUT... BUT PLEASE, PLEASE...

IT'S A BABY BOOK!

BUT HE'S SO CUTE.

LEONA, I'M A YOUNG CUB.

BUT LOOK HOW CUTE AND FUZZY.

OH, HE'S HEAVY, TOO.

WILL YOU CARRY HIM FOR ME, PLEASE?

I... I... I DON'T THINK SO.

WHOA!

NOW, JUST READ HIM FOR ME... WHOA!

READ HIM FOR ME, PLEASE!

NO, LEONA!

WHY NOT?

LISTEN, I'LL READ YOU ANY BOOK IN THE LIBRARY

JUST NOT THAT ONE.

HI, BILL.

BUT... BUT I WANT THIS ONE.

IT'S A BABY BOOK.

I'M TOO OLD FOR THAT.

LISTEN, FOR THE LAST TIME

I'M NOT GOING TO READ YOU THAT BOOK.

( panting )

OKAY, OKAY, I WILL READ IT MYSELF.

( grunting )

OKAY, I GOING TO READ THIS NOW.

UM, "FIH"... "FIH"...

"FIZZY," "FIZZY."

"FUZZY."

THAT'S ( makes short "u" )

NOT ( makes short "i" ).

OH, "FUZZY," OKAY.

"WIH"...

"WIZZY," "WIZZY."

MM-UM, MM-UM.

THAT'S "WUZZY," NOT "WIZZY."

OH...

OKAY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'M GOING TO READ IT TO YOU.

JUST DON'T TELL MY FRIENDS, OKAY?

OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I PROMISE, LIONEL

I WON'T TELL ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS

YOU'RE READING THE FUZZY WUZZY BOOK TO ME!

All: AW!

HMM!

( whispers ): YEAH.

YEAH, OKAY.

( chuckles )

READ IT, READ IT, READ IT.

"THE FUZZY FUZZY WUZZY BOOK

ILLUSTRATED BY BUFFY HUCKABUCK."

( chuckles )

( bored ): "FUZZY WUZZY WAS A BEAR."

( singing to conga rhythm ):

( repeats line )

( repeats line )

( repeats line )

( Lionel sighs )

( bored ): "FUZZY WUZZY HAD NO HAIR."

( Lionel groans )

"FUZZY WUZZY WASN'T FUZZY, WAS HE?"

OH, YEAH!

THE END.

( chuckles )

READ IT AGAIN, LIONEL, PLEASE.

WHAT?

I DON'T THINK SO, LEONA.

BUT... OH, PLEASE!

THAT IS A BABY BOOK

AND ME, I'M ALMOST GROWN UP.

I'M SORRY, I JUST CAN'T.

( whimpers )

( laughing ): NO PROBLEM!

FUZZY'S HERE, AND FUZZY WILL READ IT TO YOU, LEONA!

AH! FUZZY WUZZY!

( laughs )

HEY, EVERYBODY, FUZZY WUZZY'S HERE!

WOW! FUZZY WUZZY!

( all talking at once )

AS A MATTER OF FACT

FUZZY WUZZY IS A FAVORITE OF COMPUTER MICE EVERYWHERE!

EXECUTE APPLAUSE FOR FUZZY WUZZY.

( canned applause plays )

OH, THAT'S GREAT!

HEY, YOU SAY THE RHYME, AND I'LL DANCE.

( all cheer )

OKAY.

( all reciting ):

( laughter )

HEY, EVERYBODY, ONE MORE TIME!

All: FUZZY WUZZY WAS A BEAR...

OH, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

I CAN'T TAKE IT.

I'VE GOT TO GET AWAY

FROM ALL THIS FUZZY WUZZINESS!

( all laughing )

FUZZY WUZZY?

I LOVE FUZZY WUZZY!

YOU?

YOU?

NO!

NO!

OH, YES, I'VE LOVED FUZZY WUZZY

EVER SINCE I WAS A LAD

AND I READ THOSE IMMORTAL LINES:

NO WAY, BUSTER, YOU'RE NOT THE...

Both: UH...

FUZZY WUZZY TYPE.

YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE NOT THE TYPE.

WELL, IT JUST SO HAPPENS

THAT I, BARNABY B. "DON'T CALL ME BUSTER" BUSTERFIELD III

AM EXTREMELY FUZZY WUZZY...

ON THE INSIDE.

AW! BUSTER'S GOT A HEART OF...

Both: UH...

FUZZ.

( laughs )

YEAH, FUZZ!

( laughing )

Announcer: AND NOW, LOVERS OF THE VOWELS "A," "E," "I," "O," "U"

AND SOMETIMES "Y"

JUMP UP AND BUMP AS MARTHA READER AND THE VOWELLES SING

THE SHORT "U" IN THEIR HIT WORD, "BUZZ."

( audience applauding and cheering )

( '50s rock 'n' roll tune playing )

( sings repeated short "u" )

( echoing Martha )

( song ends; cheering and applause )

( scats like a string bass )

( sounding out "f" )

( scats like a snare drum )

UZZ, UZZ.

F... UZZ, F... UZZ.

FUZZ.

YEAH.

( scats like a string bass )

"FUZZ."

♪ ♪ ♪

Man: ♪ THERE ONCE WAS A SEAFARING BUG ♪

♪ WHO SET SAIL ON A LEAKY OLD TUG ♪

♪ WHOSE "T," SAD TO TELL ♪

♪ QUICKLY CHANGED TO "G-L" ♪

♪ AND IT SANK WITH A GLUG-GLUG-GLUG-GLUG, OH, YEAH! ♪

♪ IT SANK WITH A GLUG-GLUG-GLUG-GLUG! ♪

GLUG.

( sighs )

FINALLY! A NICE, QUIET PLACE TO READ.

( sighs, then moans )

OH, YEAH.

NO FUZZINESS, NO WUZZINESS.

SHH!

( yelps )

( patrons singing conga rhythm ):

OKAY, EVERYONE, HIT IT!

( others laughing )

ONE MORE TIME!

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

( reciting ):

THIS IS MADNESS!

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMEPLACE IN THIS LIBRARY

THAT'S NOT FUZZY WUZZY!

( screams )

( laughter )

( audience applauds each time new word is formed )

( woman sounds out "w" )

( applause )

AND NOW FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EVER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE LETTER "W"

HERE IS TAMMY LIONETTE.

( to country-Western tune ): ♪ I GOT "W" TROUBLE, AND I KNOW WHAT'S TO BLAME ♪

♪ IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S NO "WUH" SOUND IN W's NAME ♪

♪ I AM WASTED AND WOEFUL AND WILTED AND TENSE ♪

♪ WHAT'S WITH W's "WUH" SOUND? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. ♪

♪ WHAT'S WITH W's "WUH" SOUND? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. ♪

♪ YOU KNOW, "M" MAKES AN "MMM" SOUND ♪

♪ AND "J" JUST GOES "JUH" ♪

♪ AN "S" HAS A "SSS" SOUND AND "D" SOUNDS LIKE "DUH" ♪

♪ THERE'S NO "WUH" IN "W," AND TELL ME, PLEASE ♪

♪ WHY A LETTER CALLED "DOUBLE 'U'" LOOKS LIKE TWO Vs ♪

♪ I GOT "W" TROUBLE, I WORRY AND WEEP ♪

♪ I AM WORN OUT AND WEARY AND I'M LOSING SLEEP ♪

♪ BUT I WON'T LOSE MY WILL, NO, WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ I'LL REMEMBER THE "WUH" SOUND THAT "W" MAKES. ♪

♪ I'LL REMEMBER THE "WUH" SOUND THAT "W" MAKES. ♪

( song ends; applause, cheering and whooping )

PLUCKY YOUNG MONICA MAXWELL HAS JUST SUCCEEDED

IN GETTING HER PARKA BUTTONED.

BUT WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT'S THIS?

OH, NO!

IT'S THE EVIL "UN" PEOPLE-- HOW UNFORTUNATE.

THEY'RE PUTTING AN "UN" IN FRONT OF THE WORD "BUTTONED"

CAUSING MONICA'S BUTTONED PARKA TO BECOME UNBUTTONED.

( Monica shivers )

DON'T DESPAIR, PLUCKY YOUNG MONICA

THE HEROIC "RE" PEOPLE ARE HERE.

LOOK, MONICA'S PARKA IS REBUTTONED.

"RE" PEOPLE, YOU'RE UTTERLY UNBELIEVABLE.

AND NOW WORLD-RENOWNED MEZZO- SOPRANO MS. DENYCE GRAVES

WILL SING THE SOUND OF THE LETTER "U" IN THE WORD "SUN."

( sings short "u" in ascending, then descending notes )

( applause, cheering and whistling )

Man: BRAVO! BRAVO!

IT'S MAGIC TIME WITH THE GREAT SMARTINI!

OH, THANK YOU

CUTE LITTLE ANNOUNCER BUNNY, HEY!

AND HIS BEAUTIFUL ASSISTANT

THE REMARKABLE SMARMY MARMY SMARTINI!

OH, YOU'RE TOO KIND.

AND NOW I, THE GREAT SMARTINI

WILL DO MY AMAZING TROUSER-DEFYING "UH" TRICK.

( applause )

MARMY, MAY I HAVE... TWO WORDS

THAT HAVE THE SHORT "U"-- "UH"-- SOUND IN THEM, PLEASE?

HERE, SONNY BOY GREAT SMARTINI:

THE WORDS "MUDDY" AND "BUNNY."

OH, THANK YOU, MARMY.

I WILL NOW PUT THESE WORDS INTO MY SMARTYPANTS.

AND NOW I WILL SAY A MAGIC WORD, DO A MAGIC DANCE...

( raps to music ): ♪ YES, I'LL DO A MAGIC DANCE IN MY MAGIC SMARTYPANTS. ♪

( raps ): ♪ OOH, AH, DANCIN' SMARTYPANTS, OOH, AH. ♪

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT, HUH?

( drum roll plays )

A MUDDY BUNNY!

( applause )

( cheers, laughs )

MUDDY BUNNY!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU!

HEY, THANK YOU, HEY!

( sighs )

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING NOT FUZZY WUZZY...

OH, GOOD.

( bee buzzing )

SOMETHING BUZZY WUZZY.

PARDON ME?

Announcer:

Buzzy: NO, HE WAS HUMMY WUMMY.

Buzzy ( singing conga beat ):

( playing tune on guitar )

ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT GRUBBY PUP IS

THAT HIS NAME'S GOT THE "UH" "U" SOUND IN IT: GRUBBY PUP.

HERE'S A LITTLE SONG ABOUT HIM.

♪ WELL, I DON'T LUG TOO MUCH STUFF ♪

♪ JUST THE STUFF I NEED ♪

♪ PLUS MY DOG, GRUBBY PUP ♪

♪ HE'S A CHUM, INDEED ♪

♪ ME AND MY GRUBBY PUP ♪

♪ JUST A HUNK O' JUNK ♪

♪ NEW AND BLUE WHEN I WAS TWO ♪

♪ NOW HE'S LOOKIN' PUNK. ♪

♪ OH, GRUBBY PUP ♪

♪ HEY, GRUBBY PUP ♪

♪ SIT, GRUBBY PUP ♪

♪ STAY, GRUBBY PUP. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ PUDDLE-JUMP THROUGH THE MUD ♪

♪ AND CUDDLE THROUGH THE YEARS ♪

♪ SCRUBBED WITH PUP IN THE TUB ♪

♪ TILL HE LOST HIS EARS ♪

♪ LEFT BEHIND AT SCHOOLTIME ♪

♪ BUT LATER ON IN BED ♪

♪ SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG ♪

♪ I HUGGED HIM TO A SHRED. ♪

♪ OH, GRUBBY PUP ♪

♪ HEY, GRUBBY PUP ♪

♪ SIT, GRUBBY PUP ♪

♪ STAY, GRUBBY PUP. ♪

♪ WELL, MOSTLY NOW GRUBBY PUP ♪

♪ NEVER SEES THE SUN ♪

♪ BUT JUST 'CAUSE I'M ALL GROWN UP ♪

♪ DON'T MEAN LOVE IS DONE ♪

♪ AND WE STILL HAVE FUN. ♪

GOOD BOY.

( song ends )

AND NOW FUN WITH CHICKEN JANE.

TODAY:

Woman ( singing ):

( Chicken Jane squawks )