♪ 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...

OKAY! OH, HELLO.

PLAY WITH ME, LIONEL.

PLAY WITH ME.

UH-UH, I'M READING.

WELL, READ TO ME, THEN.

OKAY.

♪ "CLIFF HANGER, HANGING FROM A CLIFF ♪

♪ AND THAT'S WHY THEY CALL..." ♪

NOT DUMB OLD CLIFF HANGER.

READ ME SOMETHING GOOD.

LIKE WHAT?

UH... LIKE... WELL, LIKE THIS.

( laughing )

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT BOOK'S ABOUT.

WELL, I WILL WHEN YOU READ IT TO ME.

RAM IN THE PEPPER PATCH WRITTEN BY CHILE RAMIREZ.

( clearing throat )

"THERE WAS A GAL NOT LONG AGO

"WHO HAD SOME LAND IN MEXICO.

"SHE LABORED HARD TO RAISE A BATCH

OF PEPPERS IN A PEPPER PATCH."

WHAT'S A KILOGRAM?

UH... WELL, IT'S A LOT OF PEPPERS--

A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO POUNDS.

OH!

HUH!

( bleating )

"A PASSING HEN WAS CERTAIN

"THAT SHE KNEW A WAY TO MAKE RAMS SCAT.

SHE CACKLED..."

"THE HEN HAD FAILED.

"SO HAD THE PUP.

BUT THEN A BIG, BAD BULL WALKED UP."

"JUST THEN, A LITTLE BEE BUZZED BY

AND TOLD THE GIRL SHE'D LIKE TO TRY."

( bee buzzing )

( howling )

"THE RAM JUMPED UP AND RAN AWAY!"

"A LITTLE BEE HAD SAVED THE DAY.

THE END.

( galloping hoofbeats )

Ram: OOH! AY, AY...!

AY, CHIHUAHUA!

THAT STUNG.

I'VE GOT ONE SORE FANNY.

MIND IF I STAY HERE A WHILE?

I MEAN, JUST UNTIL THE PAIN GOES AWAY.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, I...

OH, LIONEL, THE POOR LITTLE RAMMY

HAS A PAIN IN HIS FANNY.

THANKS!

GRACIAS.

AY! OOH!

MAYBE I'D BETTER NOT SIT.

I'LL JUST TRY TO SHAKE OFF THIS PAIN

WITH A LITTLE RUN.

LEONA, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

OH, LIONEL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU WORRY WAY TOO MUCH.

WHOA!

( crashing )

THAT'S GOT TO HURT.

OOPS.

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

AND SOMETIMES "Y"

MARTHA READER AND THE VOWELLES ARE IN THE HOUSE

SINGING THE SHORT "A" SOUND FROM THEIR SMASH WORD, "JAM"!

( Martha singing short "a" sound )

( backup singers sing short "a" sound )

( Martha singing short "a sound )

( song ends; cheering and applause )

( making "r" sound )

( making short "a" sound )

( making "m" sound )

( loud crash )

Walter and Clay: SCRAM, HAM!

SCRAM, YOU HAM!

DON'T YOU WORRY, BUSTER.

WE'LL PROTECT YOU FROM THAT...

RAMPAGING HAM.

SEE, WE GOT THIS SIGN HERE

AND IT SAYS...

"SCRAM, HAM."

YEAH, "SCRAM, HAM."

HAM?

NO, THERE'S A RAMPAGING RAM IN THE LIBRARY

NOT A RAMPAGING HAM.

THE SIGN SHOULD SAY "SCRAM, RAM."

"RAM," NOT "HAM"?

ARE YOU SURE, BUSTER?

I AM POSITIVE.

THAT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE...

( yelling )

OKAY, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?

Chorus: ♪ WHAT'S COOKING WITH THEO AND CLEO ♪

♪ CHECK OUT WHAT'S COOKING! ♪

( sniffing )

CLAM, WHOO, YEAH.

( sniffing )

Y-Y-YAM!

WHOA.

( sniffing )

OH, CLEO!

WHOA, CLEO, MY LITTLE MEAT DUMPLING.

( kissing )

LET'S GET STARTED.

OH, RIGHT AWAY, THEO, MY WILDEBEEST JERKY.

WHOA...

WHAT'S COOKING TODAY IS...

( Cleo cracks pointer )

Cleo:

MY FAVORITE.

( chuckles )

Cleo: ONE-- ( cracks pointer )

"GET RID OF THE YAM AND CLAM."

GOOD-BYE, YAM.

GOOD-BYE, CLAM.

( slurps )

MMM...

TWO--

( cracks pointer )

"SLAM THE HAM."

HAM...

( chuckling )

( groaning )

( loud thunk )

( panting )

SLAMMED.

OH, THEO

YOU ARE SO BIG AND STRONG, MY LOVE.

WHOO...

( chuckles )

THREE--

( cracks pointer )

"RAM THE HAM."

ALL RIGHTY.

OKAY... RAM THE HAM!

( grunts )

( groans )

HMM.

FOUR--

( cracks pointer )

"COOK THE SLAMMED AND RAMMED HAM

FOR TEN MINUTES."

ONLY TEN MINUTES?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT THE RECIPE SAYS.

WELL, MAYBE JUST THIS ONCE WE COULD...

Both: NAH!

( chomping )

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

PARBOILED POTATO DETECTIVE.

Sam Spud: THE NAME IS SPUD, SAM SPUD.

I WAS WORKING LATE ONE NIGHT.

THE NEON SIGN OUTSIDE MY WINDOW

WAS BLINKING BRIGHT AND DARK, BRIGHT AND DARK.

IT WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE ME CRAZY

WHEN THERE WAS A KNOCK AT MY DOOR.

THE GUY WAS A MESS.

"HUMBARGER"? THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

NOT "HUMBARGER."

THAT "U" IN "HUM" SHOULD BE AN "A"-- H-A-M, "HAM."

AND THAT "A" IN "BARGER" SHOULD BE A "U"--

B-U-R-G-E-R, "BURGER."

IT WAS RAW HAMBURGER.

I KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO GRILL HIM.

( yelps )

( chuckles nervously )

( siren blares outside )

THE GUY THANKED ME, THREW SOME LETTUCE

AND TOLD ME THE REST WOULD BE GRAVY.

( gravy splats )

BLECH!

Girl: MOM, THERE'S A TALKING POTATO ON A STICK

WITH A HAT ON, AND NO MOUTH.

Mother: DON'T WORRY, SWEETIE, IT'S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION.

IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.

( soul music playing )

YOU KNOW, I JUST LOVE THAT "A-R" SOUND

HONEY, IT SOUNDS SO MARVELOUS

LISTEN TO ME WHILE I SING ABOUT IT.

HA!

♪ WHENEVER I SEE AN "A" ♪

♪ FOLLOWED BY "R" ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ LIKE "MARTHA" AND "MARK" ♪

♪ AND "PARK" AND "GARGLE" AND "CAR" ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT EVERY TIME AN "A-R" IS FOUND ♪

♪ "R" GIVES "A" A SPECIAL SOUND ♪

♪ WHEN IT'S AN "A-R" ♪

♪ "A-R" ♪

♪ THEY SPARKLE LIKE A STAR ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A STAR ♪

♪ AR, AR, AR, AR ♪

♪ "A-R" ♪

♪ "A-R"-- THEY NEVER WANT TO PART. ♪

♪ "A-R," "A-R" ♪

♪ IT ISN'T SO HARD TO START ♪

♪ FINDING "A-R" ♪

♪ "A-R" ♪

♪ YOU'LL SEE IT IN "SMART" AND "CART" ♪

♪ AND THEN YOU'LL GO FAR ♪

♪ THEN YOU'LL GO FAR ♪

♪ NO, I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU IN THE DARK ♪

♪ "A-R" HAS GOT A SPECIAL SPARK ♪

♪ YEAH, IT'S AN "A-R" ♪

♪ "A-R" ♪

♪ THEY SPARKLE LIKE A STAR ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A STAR ♪

♪ AR, AR, AR, AR ♪

♪ AR... ♪

♪ "A-R"-- THEY NEVER WANT TO PART. ♪

♪ "A-R," "A-R" ♪

♪ AR, AR, AR, AR ♪

♪ AR... ♪

♪ "A-R"-- THEY NEVER WANT TO PART ♪

♪ "A-R," "A-R" ♪

♪ A-R! ♪

"AR"!

( loud crashing, yelling, music playing )

♪ COME ON, GRAB A PARTNER, NO TIME TO VAMOOSE ♪

♪ COME JOIN THE FIESTA ♪

♪ THAT RAM IS ON THE LOOSE ♪

♪ JUMPING ON THE TABLES, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE ♪

♪ NO IFS, NO ANDS, BUT LOTS OF BUTTS ♪

♪ THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN ♪

♪ THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN... ♪

♪ THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN ♪

♪ JUST PAY MORE MIND, EVERYONE ♪

♪ WHEN THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN! ♪

♪ HOLA, SEÑORITA, DON'T BE SO ALOOF ♪

♪ YOU'RE ABOUT TO RUMBA STRAIGHT UP AND THROUGH THE ROOF ♪

♪ BOOKS AND LAMPS ARE FLYING ♪

♪ WE'VE JUST BEGUN ♪

♪ WITH A BANG AND A SLAM AND A BOOM-BOOM-BAM ♪

♪ THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN ♪

♪ THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN... ♪

♪ THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN... ♪

♪ OH, YES, LET'S SHAKE UP SOME FUN ♪

♪ WHEN THE RAM IS ON THE RUN. ♪

♪ YOU FEEL YOU'RE FLOATING ON AIR ♪

♪ ASTRIDE YOUR LIBRARY CHAIR ♪

♪ THE BANG WILL LEAVE YOU ALL GASPING ♪

♪ YOUR SWEETHEART'S LEGS YOU'LL BE GRASPING ♪

♪ SO GET UP OFF THE COUCH NOW ♪

♪ GET UP OFF THE FLOOR ♪

♪ LET'S KEEP SINGING OUT ♪

♪ AND FLYING OUT THE DOOR ♪

♪ HE'S LIKE A TORNADO ♪

♪ BUT HE'S TWICE THE FUN ♪

♪ WITH A CRASH AND A POP AND A "MAKE IT STOP!" ♪

♪ THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN ♪

♪ WITH A SCREAM AND A YELP AND A... ♪

♪ SEND SOME HELP! ♪

♪ THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN! ♪

( song ends; cheering, glass breaking )

OH...

WELL, I GUESS MAYBE SOMETIMES

YOU DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS RAM BACK IN THE BOOK

BUT HOW?

( sighs )

THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE EASY.

OH, YES, IT WILL-- YOU WORRY TOO MUCH.

( bang )

( both sigh )

COME ON.

YEAH, YEAH.

( 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 "SL"...

( crowd cheering )

AND ON YOUR RIGHT, SIR "AM."

( crowd cheering )

BLEND ON, DUDES.

( crowd cheering )

THAT'S GAWAIN'S WORD FOR TODAY

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

( sounding out words in computer-generated voices )

AND NOW THE WORD DOCTOR WITH DR. RUTH WORDHEIMER.