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1. CLAIRE MACALLISTER IS ABOUT TO GO ON A BUSINESS TRIP

2. AND LEAVE A BABYSITTER IN CHARGE OF HER SON,

3. THE MISCHIEVOUS BOY GENIUS TOBEY.

4. OK. JUST A FEW MORE THINGS BEFORE I GO.

5. OK.

6. HERE'S THE HOMING DEVICE FOR TOBEY'S TRACKING BRACELET,

7. THE BUTTON TO SHORT OUT HIS ELECTRICAL DEFENSE SHIELD,

8. THE NULLIFIER TO NEUTRALIZE HIS GIANT, ATTACKING ROBOTS.

9. WHAT ELSE? WHAT ELSE? WHAT ELSE?

10. WAIT. GIANT, ATTACKING ROBOTS?

11. OK. GOT TO GO. BYE.

12. GOTCHA!

13. OH. HEE HEE!

14. HA HA HA!

15. MEANWHILE IN THE BOTSFORD'S FRONT YARD...

16. HMM, "ENORMO-GROW, FOR TRULY ENORMOUS PLANTS."

17. WHOA. HEY THERE, BIG FELLA.

18. HMM, SEEMS TO BE HEADING DOWNTOWN.

19. I BETTER FOLLOW IT. WHY?

20. OH, UHH... SCHOOL PROJECT?

21. HMM, OK. HAVE FUN.

22. THANKS, DAD.

23. AWW, BIG LUG KNOCKED OVER MY WATERING CAN.

24. OH. THANK YOU.

25. OK. NOW, WHO WANTS TO COMPETE IN THE LONG JUMP?

26. EXCELLENT. STEP UP, BOYS.

27. READY, NUMBER 3?

28. OOH, GOOD DISTANCE, BUT I HAVE TO TAKE POINTS OFF FOR THE LANDING.

29. OK. READY, NUMBER 8?

30. TOBEY, TOBEY, TOBEY.

31. WORDGIRL!

32. HEY...'SUP?

33. UM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

34. YOU KNOW, JUST HANGIN'.

35. ANY CHANCE YOU CAN "HANG"

36. WITHOUT CRASHING YOUR ENORMOUS ROBOTS INTO BUILDINGS?

37. NO. OF COURSE NOT.

38. WELL, HAVE FUN REBUILDING THEM.

39. WORDGIRL, WORDGIRL, WORDGIRL,

40. DID YOU REALLY THINK I'D MAKE A SPECIAL TRIP

41. TO THE CITY WITH JUST 3 ROBOTS?

42. OH, BOY.

43. HOW MANY DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE?

44. HUGGY.

45. SO, WORDGIRL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE NEXT,

46. A RELAY RACE OR ROBOT HOPSCOTCH?

47. NEITHER, TOBEY, BECAUSE I HAPPEN

48. TO KNOW YOUR WEAKNESS, AND HER NAME IS MOMMY.

49. PREPARE TO GO TO YOUR ROOM.

50. YOU HAVE ME ON SPEED DIAL?

51. YEAH. THAT'S COOL.

52. HEY, IF YOU EVER WANT TO GO OUT FOR ICE CREAM OR—

53. IT'S STRICTLY FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.

54. RIGHT. RIGHT.

55. HELLO? HI, UH... MRS. MACALLISTER?

56. SHE'S AWAY ON BUSINESS. CAN I TAKE A MESSAGE?

57. ACTUALLY TOBEY IS WRECKING THE CITY WITH A BUNCH OF ROBOTS, SO—

58. UH, SURE, HE IS.

59. HOW CAN HE BE WRECKING THE CITY

60. WHEN HE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE?

61. I DON'T THE ANSWER TO THAT, BUT— WAIT. WHAT?

62. HE'S ONLY, LIKE, THE BEST KID I EVER BABY-SAT.

63. NO. HE'S DESTROYING THE CITY.

64. TALK TO YOU LATER. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

65. GOOD-BYE.

66. OH, DO YOU BELIEVE THE WEIRDOS IN THIS WORLD?

67. NOW, WHERE WERE WE? OH, RIGHT.

68. KAYLA CALLED ZACH, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD HER I TOTALLY LIKE HIM,

69. AND, LIKE, KAYLA IS SUPPOSED TO BE MY BEST FRIEND,

70. AND SHE TOTALLY WENT BEHIND MY BACK.

71. I TOLD HER WE ARE SO NOT FRIENDS ANYMORE.

72. DO YOU THINK I DID THE RIGHT THING?

73. OH, THANK YOU. YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD LISTENER.

74. SO, DID YOU HAVE A NICE, LITTLE CONVERSATION

75. WITH THE BABYSITTER? HA HA HA!

76. HUGGY, ACTIVATE EMERGENCY PLAN NUMBER 67.

77. I'LL STALL FOR TIME. OO OO OO.

78. NO. THAT'S 54. OO OO.

79. NO. THAT'S 113.

80. NO. THA— JUST GO TALK TO THE BABYSITTER.

81. SO, WORDGIRL, WHAT NOW, HMM?

82. ACTUALLY, I'M NOT SURE.

83. I'VE NEVER FACED AN ENORMOUS ARMY OF ROBOTS BEFORE.

84. OHH, "ENORMOUS."

85. WHAT A PAINFULLY ORDINARY WORD.

86. I MEAN, YOU ARE WORDGIRL, AREN'T YOU?

87. COULDN'T YOU COME UP WITH A BETTER WORD FOR "BIG,"

88. LIKE "MASSIVE" OR "GIGANTIC"

89. OR, OOH, "GARGANTUAN."

90. LISTEN. I'M NOT GOING TO STAND HERE

91. AND BICKER WITH YOU ABOUT WORDS.

92. "BICKER," HMM? WHAT ABOUT "TUSSLE"?

93. "TUSSLE" IS GOOD. I LIKE "BRAWL."

94. STOP. STOP. STOP!

95. "STOP" IS SUCH AN EASY WORD.

96. WHAT ABOUT "CEASE"?

97. OK. CEASE...

98. OR THE REST OF MY ROBOTS WILL TEAR THIS CITY APART, HMM?

99. FINE. I HALTED.

100. YOU THINK YOU'RE SO SMART, DON'T YOU,

101. WITH YOUR SUPER POWERS, AND YOUR VOCABULARY,

102. AND YOUR LUMINOUS SMILE? WHAT?

103. BUT YOU CAN BE BEATEN, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

104. I'M GOING TO PROVE THAT I'M SMARTER THAN YOU,

105. AND THEN YOU'LL BE MINE, ALL MINE.

106. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY I'LL BE ALL YOURS?

107. OH, UH, NOTHING. NEVER MIND.

108. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE GAME SHOW "CASH OR PIE"?

109. YEAH. WELL, NOW IT'S TIME TO PLAY "CRASH OR PIE."

110. HEE HEE HEE! HA HA HA!

111. HA HA! AHEM.

112. YES. THANK YOU. I KNOW.

113. IF I WIN, YOU HAVE TO SIT AND WATCH

114. AS MY ROBOTS DESTROY THE CITY.

115. ALSO, I PROMISED A FRIEND THAT I'D GET

116. A PHOTO OF YOU SIGNED, "TOBEY, ALL MY LOVE, WORDGIRL."

117. UH, HIS NAME IS TOBEY, TOO.

118. ANYWAY, IF I LOSE, WHICH ISN'T LIKELY,

119. I'LL SHUT DOWN MY ROBOTS,

120. BUT I STILL NEED THE PHOTO. DEAL?

121. DO I HAVE CHOICE? NOT REALLY.

122. HURRY UP, HUGGY.

123. HELLO? OH, WOW! AN AARDVARK IN TIGHTS.

124. ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING?

125. OH. MAYBE TOBEY IS GOOD AT CHARADES.

126. HE IS SUCH A GOOD LISTENER.

127. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO HIM FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

128. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE I AM SO SHY,

129. BUT HE'S SO EASY TO TALK TO.

130. HE'S JUST, LIKE, ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

131. YOU'RE JUST "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH," AND 5 HOURS LATER,

132. YOU REALIZE YOU'VE BEEN TALKING THAT LONG, YOU KNOW?

133. WELCOME, FOLKS, TO THE FIRST-EVER SHOWING OF, UH—

134. "CRASH OR PIE."

135. CRASH OR PIE.

136. NOW INTRODUCING OUR CONTESTANTS...

137. FROM THE SUBURBS, HE'S A 10-YEAR-OLD GENIUS

138. WHO ENJOYS WREAKING HAVOC WITH HIS ROBOTS,

139. AND ALSO HAS A SECRET CRUSH ON WORDGIRL. HEY!

140. LET'S WELCOME THEODORE TOBEY MACALLISTER.

141. YES. THANK YOU.

142. SAVE IT FOR THE END.

143. AND FROM THE PLANET LEXICON,

144. SHE'S A PINT-SIZED POWERHOUSE WHO ENJOYS READING,

145. DECORATING HER DOLL HOUSE,

146. AND PULVERIZING THOSE WHO STAND IN THE WAY OF JUSTICE.

147. LET'S WELCOME WORDGIRL.

148. YEAH. HELLO.

149. UH, NO SECRET CRUSHES?

150. AS A MATTER OF FACT, SHE DOES,

151. BUT I'M NOT ALLOWED TO SAY.

152. BUT YOU REVEALED MINE.

153. YEAH, BUT IT'S HER SHOW.

154. JUST START THE GAME.

155. FINE. HERE ARE THE RULES.

156. I'LL SAY A WORD.

157. THE FIRST PERSON TO HIT THE BUZZER

158. AND GIVE ANOTHER WORD THAT MEANS THE SAME THING

159. AS THAT WORD GETS A POINT.

160. UNDERSTAND? COMPREHEND.

161. CORRECT.

162. HEY, THE GAME HASN'T STARTED.

163. EXCUSE ME, BUT I'M THE HOST.

164. I'LL SAY WHEN THE GAME HAS STARTED.

165. COMMENCED.

166. CORRECT. HEY!

167. OK. WORDGIRL HAS JUMPED OUT TO AN EARLY LEAD.

168. LET'S SEE IF SHE CAN KEEP IT.

169. READY? PREPARED.

170. OH, I'M SORRY TOBEY. WE WEREN'T PLAYING YET.

171. THAT'S EMBARRASSING. HA HA HA!

172. OK. THE NEXT WORD IS "SOGGY."

173. WET. CORRECT.

174. HOLD ON A SEC. YOU'RE CHEATING.

175. I AM NOT. YES, YOU ARE.

176. YOU'RE USING YOUR SUPER SPEED TO BUZZ IN BEFORE I CAN.

177. NO, I'M NOT. I'M JUST SMARTER THAN YOU.

178. IS THAT SO?

179. WELL, IF THAT'S HOW YOU WANT TO PLAY...

180. THE NEXT WORD IS... HEY!

181. "ADMIRE."

182. AHEM. "LIKE."

183. CORRECT.

184. NO FAIR. YOU CHEATED.

185. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. MY FINGER SLIPPED.

186. NEXT WORD IS "FINISH."

187. WHOOPSY. HEY!

188. "END." CORRECT.

189. WHAT'S TAKING HUGGY SO LONG?

190. ARE YOU HAVING AS HARD A TIME UNDERSTANDING HIM AS I AM?

191. IF TOBEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU, THEN NOBODY CAN.

192. HE'S, LIKE, THE BEST KID I EVER BABY-SITTED,

193. AND I'VE BABY-SITTED THEM ALL.

194. WAIT. IS IT "BABY-SITTED" OR "BABY I CAN NEVER REMEMBER.

195. ANYWAY, LIKE I WAS SAYING, I HAVE BABY-SAT SO MANY KIDS

196. SINCE I STARTED DOING THIS, AND HE'S THE BEST KID EVER.

197. HE'S SO QUIET, I DON'T THINK HE'S EVEN SAID TWO WORDS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

198. IT SO FUNNY HIS MOM EVEN THINKS THAT I NEED THIS.

199. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT DOES,

200. SOMETHING ABOUT ROBOTS, BUT, I MEAN, HOW SILLY.

201. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY THINK—HEY!

202. OOH!

203. WHY, YOU LITTLE—

204. WELL, AFTER A STRONG RALLY BY TOBEY...

205. AND A HEALTHY DOSE OF CHEATING...

206. WE'RE TIED AT 6.

207. TIME FOR THE LIGHTNING ROUND.

208. YOU EACH TAKE A TURN GIVING ME A SYNONYM

209. FOR THE LIGHTNING WORD.

210. THE FIRST PERSON TO GIVE A WRONG WORD LOSES.

211. WE START WITH WORDGIRL. ARE YOU READY?

212. OH, YEAH. BRING IT.

213. OK. HERE WE GO.

214. THE LIGHTNING WORD IS "ENORMOUS."

215. "BIG." "LARGE."

216. "JUMBO." "HUGE."

217. "GARGANTUAN." "MASSIVE."

218. "MAMMOTH." "GIANT."

219. "GIGANTIC." UH, "UNSMALL."

220. WHAT? "UNSMALL."

221. THAT'S NOT A WORD. IS TOO.

222. IS NOT. IS TOO.

223. IS NOT. IS TOO.

224. IS NOT! WHOA! STOP.

225. WHEN THERE'S AN ARGUMENT,

226. IT'S UP TO THE JUDGE TO DECIDE WHO'S RIGHT.

227. OH, FINE. FINE.

228. THE FATE OF THE CITY HANGS IN THE BALANCE.

229. WHAT WILL THE BRILLIANT AND HANDSOME JUDGE DECIDE?

230. OH, BROTHER.

231. WILL HE SIDE WITH WORDGIRL AND SAVE THE CITY,

232. OR WILL HE SIDE WITH TOBEY AND WATCH IT BE DESTROYED?

233. STAY TUNED AND FIND OUT.

234. UM, WHAT WAS THE ARGUMENT ABOUT AGAIN?

235. WELL, THE ORIGINAL WORD WAS "ENORMOUS,"

236. AND TOBEY'S ANSWER WAS "UNSMALL."

237. OH, THAT'S NOT A WORD. WORDGIRL WINS.

238. HA! WELL, TOBEY, LOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME

239. TO SHUT DOWN YOUR "UNSMALL" FRIENDS.

240. OH, I'M SORRY. I FORGOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

241. HEY! I'M A VERY SORE LOSER.

242. HA HA HA!

243. WHAT DID YOU DO?

244. I HAVE NO IDEA.

245. GREAT JOB, HUGGY.

246. GIVE ME THAT.

247. WOULD YOU GET— BANANA-LOVING—

248. AHA!

249. OHH, BOY. AHEM.

250. UH, HI, MOM. YOU LOOK GREAT.

251. DID YOU HAVE A NICE TRIP?

252. WHAT? OH, THESE.

253. THESE AREN'T MINE.

254. I WAS JUST OUT FOR A WALK,

255. MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.

256. AHEM. OK.

257. THESE ARE MINE, BUT I WASN'T GOING TO—

258. OH, FORGET IT. OW. OW. OW!

259. AND SO, THE CITY IS SAFE ONCE AGAIN,

260. ALL THANKS TO WORDGIRL...

261. OH, AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE.

262. I SHOULD PROBABLY MENTION THE BABY-SITTER.

263. SHE HELPED OUT, TOO, AND TOBEY'S MOM.

264. HEY, COME ON. WRAP IT UP.

265. FINE. SORRY.

266. YOU, TOO, HUGGY.

267. JOIN US AGAIN NEXT TIME

268. FOR "THE AMAZING COLOSSAL ADVENTURES OF WORDGIRL"...

269. OH, AND THANKS FOR PLAYING "CRASH OR PIE." GOOD NIGHT.

270. HELLO. I'M BEAU HANDSOME, AND THIS IS...

271. "MAY I HAVE A WORD?"

272. AS USUAL, THE PLAYER WHO CORRECTLY DEFINES

273. TODAY'S FEATURED WORD WILL WIN A FABULOUS PRIZE.

274. LET'S PLAY...

275. "MAY I HAVE A WORD?"

276. YES, YOU MAY.

277. TODAY'S FEATURED WORD IS "HURL."

278. TO GIVE YOU A CLUE, HERE ARE SOME CLIPS FROM "WORDGIRL"

279. THAT SHOW THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE WORD.

280. OH, BUTCHER, WILL YOU NEVER LEARN

281. THAT YOUR MEAT ATTACKS ARE NO MATCH FOR WORDGIRL?

282. SHE'S INVINCIBLE.

283. OK, BUT WHO CAN DEFINE THE WORD?

284. "INVINCIBLE" MEANS CAN'T BE DESTROYED

285. BY ANYTHING, UNBEATABLE.

286. WELL, YES, EMILY. THAT'S CORRECT,

287. BUT THAT'S NOT THE DEFINITION WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

288. THE BUTCHER— WHAT A TOTALLY LAME OPPONENT FOR WORDGIRL.

289. AND HE CALLS HIMSELF A VILLAIN?

290. NO, EMILY. YOU CAN'T DEFINE "VILLAIN," EITHER.

291. THE FEATURED WORD IS "HURL."

292. ANY GUESSES? YES, TOMMY?

293. "HURL" MEANS TO THROW OR FLING,

294. LIKE THE BUTCHER DOES WITH HIS LAME MEAT.

295. YES!

296. CONGRATULATIONS, TOMMY. YOU ARE TODAY'S WINNER.

297. HUGGY, SHOW HIM WHAT HE'S WON.

298. AN OFFICIAL WORDGIRL 10-FOOT PAPERCLIP.

299. OOH!

300. HEY, THAT PRIZE IS AS LAME AS THE BUTCHER.

301. SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON...

302. "MAY I HAVE A WORD?"

303. JUST ANOTHER CAREFREE DAY IN THE CITY,

304. AS TODD "SCOOPS" MING SHARES HIS CHILDHOOD DREAMS

305. WITH BECKY "WORDGIRL" BOTSFORD.

306. SOMEDAY I'M GOING TO WORK FOR THE TOP NEWSPAPER IN THE COUNTRY,

307. A PAPER THAT'S SUPER, UM—

308. IMPRESSIVE?

309. RIGHT. IMPRESSIVE.

310. TODAY ROVING WRITER FOR "THE DAILY RAG,"

311. TOMORROW ACE REPORTER

312. FOR "THE BIG CITY TIMES."

313. WOW.

314. HEY, DID YOU READ TODAY'S PAPER?

315. YES. I, UM, MEANT TO MENTION THE LAYOUT

316. AND, UM, THE HEADLINES.

317. ARE YOU USING NEW LETTERING?

318. YOU HATED IT.

319. "HATE" IS SUCH A STRONG WORD...

320. ACCURATE BUT STRONG.

321. SEE, I FOUND IT A LITTLE, WELL, DULL.

322. DULL? DULL IN A GOOD WAY.

323. "SECOND STREET TRAFFIC LIGHT FIXED."

324. "NEW CARPETING IN TEACHERS' LOUNGE."

325. YOU CALL THAT DULL? HA!

326. UM, YEAH.

327. SCOOPS, YOU'VE GOT TO RUN STORIES

328. MORE INTERESTING TO FIFTH GRADERS.

329. I MEAN, "SECOND MAIN BANK ANNOUNCES FREE TOASTER DAY"?

330. BECKY, I HAVE TO THINK OF OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

331. WHO READS "THE DAILY RAG" OUTSIDE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?

332. "BANK GIVES AWAY FREE TOASTERS."

333. REALLY? "FREE TOASTERS."

334. HEY, THIS PAPER IS RIGHT.

335. PSST. HEY. HEY, BUDDY. BUDDY.

336. "FREE BOBELCUE OUTSIDE"?

337. YEAH. FREE BOBELCUE IN THE PARKING LOT.

338. COME ON. BOBELCUE.

339. SORRY. BANK RULES.

340. I CAN'T LEAVE MY POST FOR—

341. WAIT. WHAT'S A BOBELCUE?

342. YOU KNOW, BOBELCUE.

343. BOBELCUE? BOBELCUE!

344. MAYBE HE MEANS CURLICUE.

345. OR KATMANDU.

346. HOW ABOUT PEEKABOO? I SEE YOU.

347. NO. BOBELCUE.

348. BOBELCUE SAUCE? HERE.

349. OH, BARBECUE. WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?

350. OHH! MM!

351. HEY, EVERYBODY, FREE BARBECUE OUTSIDE.

352. LOOK, PAL. I'M ASKING YOU NICELY,

353. GET YOUR FILTHY FINGERS OFF OF MY DRUMSTICK.

354. YOUR DRUMSTICK? I GRABBED IT FIRST.

355. THE RULE IS, LADIES FIRST.

356. MEANWHILE, A MYSTERIOUS MAN

357. SNEAKS INTO THE SECOND MAIN BANK.

358. MINE!

359. UGH! MINE!

360. YOU KNOW, IT'S AWFULLY NICE OF THE BANK

361. TO THROW THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS A FREE BARBECUE.

362. THE BANK DIDN'T THROW THIS.

363. WE THOUGHT YOU CUSTOMERS DID.

364. WAIT. IF YOU DIDN'T THROW THIS BARBECUE...

365. AND THE BANK DIDN'T THROW THIS BARBECUE.

366. THEN, WHO?

367. WHOOPSIE.

368. HEY, AN ALARM.

369. REALLY? I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.

370. SECOND MAIN BANK HAS BEEN ROBBED.

371. HOLY COW, THE SECOND MAIN BANK HAS BEEN ROBBED.

372. NOW, THAT'S AN IMPRESSIVE STORY.

373. SCOOPS, YOU'D BETTER HUSTLE.

374. WHAT DO YOU HAVE, SUPER HEARING OR SOMETHING?

375. UM, NO, OF COURSE NOT.

376. I'D HAVE TO BE WORDGIRL TO HAVE SUPER HEARING,

377. WHICH I'M CERTAINLY NOT AND DON'T, UM—

378. RACE YOU TO THE BANK FOR A FREE TOASTER.

379. OH! YOU'RE ON.

380. BOB, WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY RACING HIM.

381. I WAS CREATING A DIVERSION.

382. COME ON. WE'VE GOT TO WORK TO DO.

383. WORD UP.

384. HMM...

385. JUST AS I SUSPECTED— BARBECUE SAUCE.

386. WORDGIRL, YOU JUST MISSED HIM.

387. I WAS AFRAID OF THAT. WHAT HAPPENED?

388. IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND THEN SOME GUY

389. HANDED ME A FLIER ABOUT A FREE BOBBLECUE OUTSIDE.

390. BOBBLECUE? HE MEANT BARBECUE.

391. AND THEN HE ROBBED THE BANK WHILE WE WERE OUT EATING.

392. I SEE.

393. SO, THE BARBECUE WAS JUST A DIVERSION

394. TO GET EVERYONE OUT OF THE BANK.

395. RIGHT. WHAT'S A DIVERSION?

396. DIVERSION.

397. IT'S A WAY TO DISTRACT PEOPLE, GET THEM TO LOOK SOMEPLACE ELSE,

398. LIKE OVER THERE.

399. WHAT

400. OH, I SEE.

401. WORDGIRL, WHO DO YOU THINK DID THIS?

402. HMM, A BARBECUE BANK ROBBERY?

403. I HAVE SOME IDEAS.

404. WHERE DO YOU THINK HE'LL STRIKE NEXT?

405. UM, I'M NOT SURE.

406. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU'RE NOT SURE?

407. THAT I'M NOT SURE.

408. WHAT'S YOUR SECRET IDENTITY?

409. NICE TRY. EH.

410. NICE DOGGY.

411. MEANWHILE AT YE OLDE FANCY SCHMANCY JEWELRY SHOP...

412. "BARBECUE BANK ROBBERY."

413. "CITY JANITORS USE NEW WINDOW CLEANER."

414. AH, HERE IT IS.

415. "RICH OLD LADY TO BUY THE IMPRESSIVE HOBOKEN DIAMOND."

416. HERE I AM, REGINALD.

417. POSITIVELY DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU, DEAR,

418. AND HERE'S THE HOBOKEN DIAMOND.

419. AHH... IMPRESSIVE, ISN'T IT?

420. OH, YES. A GEM FOR A GEM.

421. OH, YOU.

422. I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND IF I PAY IN POCKET CHANGE.

423. OF COURSE, I HAVE VERY DEEP POCKETS.

424. OH, HOW I LOVE YOUR MONEY.

425. OH, REGINALD, I JUST LOVE BEING FILTHY RICH

426. AND BUYING ONLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE, OVERPRICED THINGS.

427. I LOVE THAT YOU'RE FILTHY RICH, AS WELL.

428. FREE BARBECUE.

429. FREE?

430. WHOO HOO!

431. FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE!

432. OOH, SOMEBODY IS HUNGRY.

433. BOY, WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE STORY.

434. "BARBECUE BANK ROBBER FILLS UP ON MILLIONS

435. WHILE GUARD CHOWS DOWN ON RIBS."

436. YEAH. THAT'S SOME STORY.

437. "EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS EAT THE EVIDENCE."

438. UM, DON'T YOU THINK YOU TWISTED THINGS A LITTLE.

439. "WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE CLUELESS."

440. HEY! WE WEREN'T—

441. UM, I MEAN, I DOUBT IF THEY WERE CLUELESS.

442. OH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

443. I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE USED "BAFFLED,"

444. MAYBE "DAZED." "DUMFOUNDED"?

445. BOB, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

446. OH, YOU VILE, LITTLE RODENT.

447. OFF. OFF!

448. BUY YOUR OWN FREE BARBECUE.

449. HEY, THIS IS JUST WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

450. A THIEF USED FREE BARBECUE AS A DIVERSION,

451. THEN ROBBED THE BANK.

452. EXCUSE ME, BLANDLY DRESSED LITTLE GIRL,

453. BUT I AM FAR TOO SMART TO FALL FOR THAT.

454. OH, DEAR.

455. YES! ANOTHER MAJOR SCOOP. BECKY, DID YOU HEAR?

456. SOMEONE ROBBED THE JEWELRY STORE.

457. SCORE! BECKY. BECKY?

458. WORD UP.

459. HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, BUTCHER.

460. AH, WORDGIRL.

461. FINALLY, WE MEET FOR THE THIRD TIME.

462. UM...

463. HELP! THAT BRUTE HAS HIS GRUBBY PAWS ALL OVER MY DIAMOND.

464. SO, BUTCHER,

465. THOUGHT YOU COULD STEAL THE HOBOKEN DIAMOND, EH?

466. WELL THIS TIME, YOUR DIVERSION FAILED.

467. "DIVERSION"? YOU MEAN "BARBECUE."

468. KIND OF. YOUR BARBECUE WAS A DIVERSION.

469. BUT I DIDN'T SERVE ANY DIVERSION AT MY BARBECUE,

470. ONLY RIBS AND CHICKEN WITH THAT STICKY RED SAUCE.

471. NO. I MEAN YOU USED THE BARBECUE AS A WAY

472. TO DISTRACT PEOPLE FROM THE CRIME YOU WERE COMMITTING.

473. THEY WENT OUTSIDE TO EAT BARBECUE.

474. YOU WENT INSIDE TO ROB THEM.

475. HUH? LET'S TRY THIS.

476. YOUR SHOE IS UNTIED. IT IS?

477. THANK YOU. HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

478. I DON'T HAVE ANY SHOELACES.

479. YOU WERE JUST TRICKING ME.

480. YES. I CREATED A DIVERSION.

481. WHILE YOU LOOKED AT YOUR SHOE, I BLOCKED YOUR ESCAPE ROUTE.

482. OH, DIVERSION. I GET IT.

483. THANKS, WORDGIRL. HAPPY TO HELP.

484. DON'T GET TOO HAPPY. POT ROAST ATTACK!

485. WHY, THAT HORRIBLE MAN HAS GONE OFF WITH MY DIAMOND.

486. OHH!

487. WORDGIRL, WHO DO YOU THINK IS BEHIND THIS?

488. UM, THE BUTCHER. YOU WERE HERE, REMEMBER?

489. RIGHT. WHERE DO YOU THINK HE'LL STRIKE NEXT?

490. I'M NOT SURE.

491. THEN YOU'LL TELL ME YOUR SECRET ID—

492. GIVE IT UP, ALREADY. FINE. DON'T TELL ME.

493. STILL, YOU HAVE TO ADMIT,

494. MY REPORTER'S INSTINCTS ARE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

495. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

496. WELL, FIRST I WROTE ABOUT THE BANK.

497. THEN IT GOT ROBBED.

498. THEN I WROTE ABOUT THE JEWELRY STORE,

499. AND THEN IT GOT ROBBED.

500. IT'S LIKE EVERY STORY I WRITE ABOUT

501. TURNS INTO A CRIME SCENE.

502. HA HA HA! HA HA!

503. WHY ISN'T ANYONE LAUGHING?

504. THAT'S IT. DON'T YOU SEE?

505. THE BUTCHER IS USING YOUR STORIES

506. TO PLOT OUT HIS CRIMES. REALLY?

507. YOU MEAN, THE BUTCHER READS "THE DAILY RAG"?

508. LISTEN, SCOOPS. I'VE GOT A STORY FOR YOU.

509. NOW YOU'RE TALKING.

510. YOUR SECRET IDENTITY IS—

511. THE MONKEY'S SECRET IDENTITY?

512. OK. SO FAR, I'M NOT IMPRESSED.

513. LOOK. JUST TRUST ME ON THIS, OK? OK.

514. MY BARBECUE PLAN IS GENIOSITY.

515. NO, WAIT. GENI—

516. IT'S REALLY SMART.

517. HUH, I WONDER WHAT I SHOULD STEAL NEXT.

518. WOW, GOOD TIMING.

519. "VIC'S VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT MAKES MILLIONS

520. OFF WHEAT AND BARLEY ICE CREAM."

521. HMM, I'M SCHEMING.

522. HEY, GUYS, TOFU. YEAH.

523. HEY, EVERYBODY, FREE BARBECUE OUTSIDE.

524. COME GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT.

525. UH, I SAID, FREE BARBECUE,

526. TONS OF FREE FOOD.

527. COME ON.

528. THANKS, BUDDY, BUT I'VE ALREADY GOT FOOD.

529. WHERE? RIGHT HERE—TOFU.

530. HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN TOFU BEFORE?

531. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING BUT SOME SQUISHY-LOOKING WHITE STUFF.

532. YEAH. TOFU—

533. YOU KNOW, DELICIOUS SOYBEAN CURD.

534. HERE. TRY SOME.

535. NO, THANKS. IT LOOKS LIKE MY STOMACH.

536. SEE? WOAH, NO.

537. STOP. YOU'RE RUINING MY APPETITE.

538. OH, WELL, I'LL BRING IT BACK FOR YOU.

539. THAT LOOKS LIKE... MEAT.

540. UH, YEAH.

541. WE DON'T EAT MEAT. WE'RE VEGETARIANS.

542. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH NOT EATING MEAT?

543. IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BUTCHER.

544. HEY, DID YOU KNOW THESE PEOPLE HERE DON'T EAT MEAT?

545. YES. THAT'S WHAT "VEGETARIAN" MEANS.

546. THAT'S SICK.

547. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY THIS TIME, BUTCHER.

548. OH, YEAH? SAUSAGE CYCLONE!

549. CAN'T... SEE. SAUSAGES... EVERYWHERE.

550. HUGGY, HELP!

551. HEY! THAT'S MY TOFU.

552. ACK! ACK! WHAT HAPPENED?

553. SAUSAGE CYCLONE!

554. UH, I SAID, SAUSAGE CYCLONE!

555. WHAT'S IN THIS STUFF?

556. DELICIOUS SOYBEAN CURD, COAGULANT.

557. HUGGY, I THINK TOFU BLOCKS THE BUTCHER'S POWER.

558. UGH...

559. SAUSAGE CYCL—

560. HIT HIM AGAIN, HUGGY. HIT HIM AGAIN.

561. OK, HUGGY. THAT'S ENOUGH.

562. OK. I'M DOWN ALREADY, ALL RIGHT? STOP. STOP!

563. WOW, NOW THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE.

564. IT WAS? I MEAN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

565. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST INCREDIBLE STORY I'VE EVER WRITTEN.

566. REALLY? YEAH.

567. DARING BARBEQUE BANDIT FOILED

568. BY BRAVE, QUICK-THINKING, CHARMING...

569. HE CALLED ME CHARMING.

570. ACE REPORTER TODD "SCOOPS" MING.

571. OH, UM, RIGHT.

572. WOW, I'M A HERO.

573. SO, CHALK UP ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE VICTORY

574. FOR WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE,

575. ALL THANKS TO THE POWER OF THE PRESS...

576. AND THE POWER OF TOFU.

577. YOU OWE ME MONEY FOR THE TOFU, DUDE.

578. YEAH. OO OO OO OO.

579. UM, SORRY, BUDDY.

580. I'D LEND YOU THE CASH, BUT I, UM, LEFT MY WALLET AT HOME.

581. GUESS YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

582. TUNE IN NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF "WORDGIRL."

583. HELLO. I'M BEAU HANDSOME,

584. AND THIS IS THE BONUS ROUND OF...

585. "MAY I HAVE A WORD?"

586. TOMMY, YOU CORRECTLY DEFINED THE WORD "HURL."

587. READY TO PLAY THE BONUS ROUND?

588. BRING IT. GREAT.

589. TAKE A LOOK AT THESE 3 PICTURES AND TELL ME

590. WHICH ONE SHOWS THE DEFINITION FOR "HURL."

591. OK, TOMMY. GOT AN ANSWER?

592. TJ IS DEMONSTRATING A CLASSIC HURL,

593. SIMILAR TO THE BUTCHER'S HURLING MEAT ATTACKS.

594. NUMBER 1. YOU ARE CORRECT.

595. YOU'VE WON THE BONUS ROUND, TOMMY.

596. HUGGY, SHOW HIM HIS SPECIAL PRIZE.

597. AW, MAN, THAT'S LAMER THAN THE PAPERCLIP.

598. INDEED, IT IS. SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON...

599. "MAY I HAVE A WORD?"

600. MY FAVORITE WORD IS "ANIMALS"

601. BECAUSE I HAVE 17 PETS, TO START WITH.

602. I HAVE 5 DOGS, 4 CATS.

603. I HAVE A PIG, TWO BIRDS, TWO RATS, AND TWO GOATS,

604. AND I HAVE A HEDGEHOG

605. NAMED PRICKLY AINESWORTH LONGFILL III.

606. MY FAVORITE WORD IS "TEACHER" BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF TEACHERS

607. AND I LOVE ALL MY TEACHERS AND THEY DO A LOT FOR ME

608. AND I LOVE THEM AND THEY LOVE ME.

609. IT'S TIME WANT WORDGIRL'S WORD POWER?

610. FLY OVER TO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.

611. CAPE NOT REQUIRED.

612. WORD UP.

613. CONGRATULATIONS, HUGGY.

614. DELIGHTED.