♪ 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! ♪

( snoring )

( yowls )

( laughs )

HERE YOU GO, SWEETIE.

YEAH...

AW, DADDY, HOW COME

I CAN NEVER SNEAK UP ON YOU?

OH, ONE DAY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SNEAK UP ON ME, LEONA.

JUST KEEP PRACTICING.

ANYWAY, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME FOR A STORY.

WHOA! WHAT STORY?

DON'T KNOW, LIONEL--

YOU'RE MOTHER'S STILL OUT HUNTING.

( Cleo growling )

( clears throat )

( all yell )

( laughs )

THERE YOU ARE, CLEO, MY LOVE.

WHAT DELICIOUS MORSEL HAVE YOU GOT TODAY?

AH... A BRAND-NEW VERSION OF AN OLD GREEK MYTH.

MMM, LET'S SEE HERE...

( sniffs )

YUMMY!

OOH, A CLASSIC SCENT-- MAKES ME HUNGRY.

EVERYTHING MAKES YOU HUNGRY.

( snickering )

( sniffs )

AH, SMELL THAT ANCIENT GREECE.

OH, GODS AND GODDESSES, RIGHT?

VERY GOOD, LEONA;

THERE IS A GODDESS IN THIS ONE.

THE STORY IS CALLED "PYGMALION"

AND IT'S RETOLD BY RUDYARD H. LUGNUT I--

AN AUTHENTIC-SOUNDING FICTIONAL AUTHOR.

I'M READY TO READ!

( clears throat )

"ONE DAY, HE DECIDED TO CARVE A STATUE OF A WOMAN.

"IT WOULD BE HIS MASTERPIECE.

"SO, HE GAVE HIS SLEEVES A TUG...

"GAVE HIS SHOULDERS A SHRUG...

"PICKED UP HIS FAVORITE MUG...

AND TOOK A SLUG!"

I'M IN LOVE.

"HE GAVE HER A HUG."

Theo: "BUT, ALAS, SHE COULD NOT HUG HIM BACK.

PYGMALION WAS VERY UNHAPPY."

I FEEL SO...

Leona ( sighing ): OH...

THE GUY HUGS A STATUE...

THEN HE WANTS HIS STATUE

TO HUG HIM BACK!

THAT'S DUMB.

HEY!

WHAT?

THERE IS NOTHING DUMB ABOUT IT.

THERE ISN'T?

THERE ISN'T?

NO!

THAT STATUE WAS MADE OF THE FINEST MARBLE

DELICATELY CARVED AND POLISHED

AND HUGGING IT IS NOT DUMB!

DESPERATE, PERHAPS, BUT NOT DUMB.

OH.

OH.

HMM, HE'S A GROWN-UP

AND HE'S PLAYING WITH A BIG DOLL!

SO?

WHAT?

MOMMY, MOMMY, COULD WE BRING PYG... UH...

PYGMALION.

YEAH, COULD WE BRING HIM INTO THE LIBRARY, PLEASE?

HA! WHAT FOR?

SO I COULD TEACH HIM HOW TO PRETEND

HIS STATUE WAS HUGGING HIM BACK-- THAT'S WHY.

INTERESTING IDEA.

WHAT?!

CLICK!

CLICK, WOULD YOU PLEASE DRAG AND DROP

PYGMALION AND HIS STATUE INTO THE LIBRARY?

YOUR WISH IS YOUR COMMAND.

EXECUTING DRAG.

( beeping )

EXECUTING DROP.

( clicking )

( all yelling )

I MEAN, FLOAT THEM DOWN GENTLY

AND LAND THEM SOFTLY, PLEASE.

Click: NEXT TIME

PLEASE BE MORE PRECISE IN YOUR COMMANDS.

UH... HOW DID I GET HERE?

UH, UH, TRUST ME--

YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND.

BUT I CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR PROBLEM.

PROBLEM?

THE HUG THING.

YOU CAN? HOW?

WELL, YOU JUST COME WITH ME, OKAY?

JUST COME OVER HERE.

OH... AND BRING YOUR STATUE.

OH, DEAR...

( statue dragging )

MAYBE I SHOULD TRY CARVING SOAP.

CAREFUL.

WHOA.

MAYBE HE SHOULD TRY

ACTING LIKE A GROWN-UP.

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

AND SOMETIMES "Y"

MARTHA READER AND THE VOWELLES SING

THEIR NUMBER ONE HIT WORD, "RUG"!

( fast music playing )

( singing repeated short "u" sound )

( singing final harmonics )

( cheering and applause )

( crowd cheering )

Gawain: EXCELLENT!

GAWAIN HERE ONCE AGAIN AT BLENDING FIELDS

WHERE TWO BRAVE KNIGHTS IN ARMOR

WILL CHARGE TOGETHER AT HIGH SPEED AND MAKE A WORD.

COMPETING TODAY, WE HAVE SIR "H"...

AND ON YOUR RIGHT, SIR "UG."

( cheering )

BLEND ON, DUDES.

( crowd cheering )

Both: AW... YEAH...

Gawain: "HUG"!

AW, EXCELLENT!

THAT'S GAWAIN'S WORD FOR TODAY

AND THIS IS GAWAIN SAYING SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON...

( making "j" sound )

UGG... UGG.

( making "l" sound )

J... UGG... LE...

JUGGLE.

"JUGGLE."

JUGGLE!

( chuckles )

JUGGLE!

( humming "Over the Waves" )

THANK YOU!

JUGGLE!

( audience applauds each time new word is formed )

AND NOW FUN WITH CHICKEN JANE.

TODAY:

Woman ( singing ):

( Chicken Jane squawks )

( object soaring )

( squawking in alarm )

( squawking )

( sounding out word ):

( duck soaring closer )

( shrieks )

( squawking )

Woman ( singing ):

( squawks sadly )

AND NOW A WORD

FROM NEW JERSEY NETS SUPERSTAR STEPHON MARBURY.

DUNK.

YEAH...

( yells )

Leona: YOU JUST DO WITH YOUR STATUE

WHAT I DO WITH MY DOLL, LOVEY.

HEY, NOW, JUST WATCH, WATCH.

OH, LOVEY, I LOVE YOU

AND YOU LOVE ME.

LET'S HUG.

MMM...

( kissing )

SEE, SEE?

I'M PRETENDING THAT SHE'S HUGGING ME.

AND IT WORKS!

OH...

I DON'T KNOW...

OH, TRY IT, JUST TRY IT.

YOU SEE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE.

BELIEVE.

YES, YES.

OKAY...

BELIEVE.

YES.

I LOVE YOU, AND...

YOU LOVE ME...

SO...

LET'S HUG.

I BELIEVE.

( thunk; groans )

I BELIEVE...

( thud )

I BELIEVE...

( thunk )

I DON'T BELIEVE, AND MY HEAD HURTS!

( Leona sighs )

MAYBE THIS IS JUST TOO HARD FOR A BEGINNER

SO LET'S START WITH SOMETHING EASIER, OKAY?

UM, UH... OH, I KNOW.

YOU WRITE HER A POEM, YOU SEE

AND READ IT TO HER.

A POEM!

YES.

OKAY...

( clears throat )

GO ON.

( sighs )

SHE CAN'T HEAR ME READ A POEM.

BUT YOU CAN PRETEND THAT SHE HEARS YOU.

OH, STATUES ARE VERY GOOD LISTENERS.

OKAY, I'LL TRY.

FACE...

LAKE...

LOVE...

HUG...

( music begins playing )

♪ OH, GIRL, THE WAY THAT IT FEELS WHEN I KISS YOUR FACE ♪

♪ IS THE SATIN COOL OF A MOONLIT LAKE ♪

♪ IN OTHER WORDS, SHE FEELS COLD ♪

♪ IN OTHER WORDS, IN OTHER WORDS. ♪

♪ AND I'M A BUG THAT'S CRUSHED ON THE WINDSHIELD OF LOVE ♪

♪ THAT'S THE WAY THAT IT FEELS TO RUN AND GIVE YOU A HUG ♪

♪ IN OTHER WORDS, SHE FEELS HARD ♪

♪ IN OTHER WORDS, IN OTHER WORDS. ♪

♪ AND, GIRL, I KNOW YOU SO WELL THAT WE GOT NO NEED TO TALK ♪

♪ WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD THING, 'CAUSE SHE'S MADE OUT OF ROCK ♪

♪ AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO NOTHING ♪

♪ WE GOT NOTHING TO PROVE ♪

♪ WHICH IS ANOTHER GOOD THING, 'CAUSE SHE CAN'T EVEN MOVE. ♪

♪ IN OTHER WORDS, I CAN TELL IT TO YOU STRAIGHT ♪

♪ I LOVE YOU, AND THAT'S A FACT, BABY ♪

♪ BUT IN OTHER WORDS I CAN TELL HER SO PRETTY-- ♪

♪ TELL YOU I LOVE YOU IN OTHER WORDS ♪

All: ♪ TELL YOU I LOVE YOU IN OTHER WORDS. ♪

( song ends )

( thud )

WOW, THAT WAS A GREAT POEM.

THANKS.

DID YOU BELIEVE

THAT SHE LISTENED TO YOU?

OH, YES, I BELIEVED... OH, I BELIEVE.

WELL, THEN, YOU ARE READY TO HUG

AND BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE BEING HUGGED BACK.

GO AHEAD.

I FEEL IT-- I FEEL THE HUG.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE SHE'S REALLY HUGGING ME BACK!

( cheering )

OKAY, NOW YOU CAN GO HOME AND REALLY BE HAPPY.

YES, OH, HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU?

( muffled ): WELL, YOU CAN STOP CRUSHING ME.

OH, RIGHT-- SORRY.

IT'S OKAY, OKAY.

WELL, COME ON!

LET'S GO SEND YOU BACK INTO YOUR BOOK, OKAY?

BRING YOUR STATUE.

YEAH.

MAYBE I CAN PRETEND YOU'RE LIGHT AS A FEATHER, HUH?

( struggling )

( yells )

MAYBE A REALLY BIG FEATHER.

AND NOW, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S TIME FOR THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPUD

PARBOILED POTATO DETECTIVE.

( Spud typing )

Spud: THE NEON SIGN OUTSIDE MY WINDOW WAS BLINKING--

ON, OFF, ON, OFF.

IT WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE ME CRAZY...

"KNUCK"? THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

"K-N-U-C-K"?

THAT SHOULDN'T BE A "U," THAT SHOULD BE AN "O."

K-N-O-C-K-- "KNOCK."

COME IN.

SHE HAD STEMS THAT WENT FROM HERE TO THERE

AND KEEP ON GROWING.

SHE LOOKED LIKE A REAL TOMATO.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, SHE WAS A REAL TOMATO.

SHE PLANTED HERSELF IN FRONT OF MY DESK.

I FELT LIKE SHE WAS SOMEONE WHO COULD GROW ON ME.

AS A MATTER OF FACT...

Girl: MOM!

THERE'S A TALKING POTATO WITH A HAT ON AND NO MOUTH!

Mother: DON'T WORRY, SWEETIE.

IT'S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION-- IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.

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