SUPER WHY!
Cinderella
Season 1 Episode 12 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Wonder Red is worried about fitting in at Sleeping Beauty's princess party.
Red, who's not a princess, is worried about fitting in at Sleeping Beauty's princess party. The Super Readers leap into the book of Cinderella to see how she handled her own princess problem. When the clock strikes twelve, Red learns that she doesn't need the help of a fairy godmother to feel good about herself.
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SUPER WHY!
Cinderella
Season 1 Episode 12 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Red, who's not a princess, is worried about fitting in at Sleeping Beauty's princess party. The Super Readers leap into the book of Cinderella to see how she handled her own princess problem. When the clock strikes twelve, Red learns that she doesn't need the help of a fairy godmother to feel good about herself.
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♪ ♪ WHO ANSWERS THE CALL FOR FRIENDS IN NEED?
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SUPER WHY ♪ [ ♪music♪ ] [♪ music ♪] HI!
SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
IT'S ME, WHYATT.
WELCOME TO STORYBROOK VILLAGE, WHERE ALL OUR FAIRY-TALE FRIENDS LIVE.
[ Cellphone ringing ] UH-OH!
RED RIDING HOOD NEEDS OUR HELP.
LET'S GO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] Red: DRATS, DRATS, DOUBLE DRATS!
[ ♪♪♪ ] COME ON!
UGH!
WHAT'S WRONG, RED?
I NEED A PRINCESS DRESS AND A PRINCESS CROWN AND A PRINCESS COACH!
WHY?
BECAUSE LOOK!
I'M INVITED TO SLEEPING BEAUTY'S PARTY AT THE CASTLE!
EVERYONE HAS ALL OF THOSE PRINCESS-Y THINGS AND I DON'T HAVE ANY.
[ Sigh ] WHAT SHOULD I DO?
HMMM, THIS IS A SUPER BIG PROBLEM.
AND A SUPER BIG PROBLEM NEEDS US...
THE SUPER READERS!
WE NEED TO CALL THE REST OF THE SUPER READERS!
CALL THEM WITH ME.
[ Cellphone ♪♪♪ ] SAY, "CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!"
Children: [ In audience ] CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!
[ Remote phone ringing ] TO THE BOOK CLUB!
TO THE BOOK CLUB!
Children: TO THE BOOK CLUB!
COME ON, TO THE BOOK CLUB!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WHYATT HERE.
[ ♪♪♪ ] "P" IS FOR PIG!
[ ♪♪♪ ] RED RIDING HOOD ROLLIN' IN!
[ ♪♪♪ ] PRINCESS PEA AT YOUR SERVICE!
AND YOU, SAY YOUR NAME.
GREAT.
WE'RE ALL HERE!
TOGETHER, WE WILL SOLVE RED'S PROBLEM.
LET'S GO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Electronic beeps ] OKAY, RED, STATE YOUR PROBLEM.
I WANT TO GO TO SLEEPING BEAUTY'S PRINCESS PARTY, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE PRINCESS-Y THINGS, AND EVERYONE ELSE DOES.
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I DON'T FIT IN WITH EVERYONE ELSE?
GOOD QUESTION.
WHEN WE HAVE A QUESTION, WE LOOK... All: IN A BOOK!
WHICH BOOK SHOULD WE LOOK IN?
PEAS AND CARROTS, CARROTS AND PEAS... BOOK COME OUT, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!
LET'S READ THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK.
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WE NEED TO JUMP INTO THIS BOOK... AND FIND THE ANSWER TO RED'S QUESTION!
FIRST, WE LOOK FOR SUPER LETTERS.
AND THEN, PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
SUPER DUPER COMPUTER, HOW MANY SUPER LETTERS DO WE NEED?
[ Beeping ] HMM!
LOOKS LIKE IN THIS STORY, WE'LL NEED TO FIND...
TEN SUPER LETTERS.
AND THEN WE'LL GET... [ Triumphant ♪♪♪ ] OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM.
READY?
All: READY!
ARMS IN!
PUT YOUR ARM IN.
[ ♪♪♪ ] Whyatt: SUPER READERS... All: TO THE RESCUE!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ALPHA PIG WITH ALPHABET POWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WONDER RED WITH WORD POWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] PRINCESS PRESTO WITH SPELLING POWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] SUPER WHY WITH THE POWER TO READ!
[ ♪♪♪ ] AND SUPER YOU WITH THE POWER TO HELP!
[ ♪♪♪ ] TOGETHER WE ARE... All: THE SUPER READERS!
WHY-FLYERS!
WE'RE READY TO FLY INTO THIS BOOK!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ TO THE RESCUE!
♪ ♪ IT'S TIME TO FLY WITH THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM TO SOLVE ♪ ♪ SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ TO THE RESCUE!
♪ ♪ SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ WORKING TOGETHER WITH POWERS TO READ ♪ ♪ INTO BOOKS WE FLY ♪ ♪ TO FIND THE SUPER STORY ANSWER ♪ ♪ WITH SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER READERS TO THE RESCUE!
♪ PRESTO!
WE'RE IN THE "CINDERELLA" BOOK!
[ ♪♪♪ ] LET'S READ.
WHY WRITER...
HIGHLIGHT!
READ WITH ME.
OH WOW!
[ ♪♪♪ ] I REALLY WANT TO GO THE CASTLE PARTY.
BUT, EVERYONE HAS FANCY DRESSES AND ROYAL COACHES.
AND I DON'T.
I'M AFRAID I WON'T FIT IN WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
[ Gasp ] THAT'S JUST LIKE MY PROBLEM.
AND THAT, SUPER READERS, IS WHY WE ARE IN THIS BOOK.
CINDERELLA AND RED ARE BOTH AFRAID THEY WON'T FIT IN WITH EVERYONE ELSE!
WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT CINDERELLA DOES ABOUT HER CASTLE PARTY.
LET'S GO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] THERE'S CINDERELLA.
THE MEAN STEPSISTERS.
NOT GOOD.
OFF WE GO TO THE CASTLE PARTY!
I HOPE I DANCE WITH THE PRINCE!
I WANT TO GO TO THE PARTY TOO!
DON'T BE SILLY, CINDERELLA.
YOU DON'T HAVE A FANCY DRESS!
OR A ROYAL COACH TO TAKE YOU THERE!
Stepsisters: SEE YA!
[ Sigh ] DON'T BE SAD, CINDERELLA.
WE'RE THE SUPER READERS, AND WE CAN HELP YOU.
[ ♪♪♪ ] I DO WANT TO GO THE CASTLE PARTY.
[ Gasp ] OH MY PEAS!
IT'S THE FAIRY GODMOTHER!
WELL, HELLO-O-O!
YES, IT IS I!
AND I HAVE COME TO MAKE CINDERELLA'S DREAMS COME TRUE!
YOU HAVE?
YES, DEAR, I HA... A-A-ACHOO!
UH, PLEASE EXCUSE ME, DEAR.
I SEEM TO HAVE CAUGHT A DREADFUL COLD.
NOW, WHERE WAS I?
OH YES, FIRST WE NEED TO GET YOU A FANCY DRESS!
ZIPPITY, ZAPPITY, ZIP!
ZIPPITY, ZAPPITY, ZAP!
[ Giggle ] ZIPPITY, ZAPPITY, ZA-A... A-A-A-CHOO!
OH MY GOODNESS!
SHE DISAPPEARED!
OH NO!
I STILL DON'T HAVE A FANCY DRESS.
WHAT WILL I DO?
[ ♪♪♪ ] CUE THE SPARKLES!
CUE THE MUSIC!
PRINCESS PRESTO TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY MAGIC SPELLING WAND, I CAN SPELL THE WORD "DRESS", AND MAKE A FANCY DRESS APPEAR.
WANDS UP!
SPELL WITH ME.
WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "DUH-DUH-DUH"?
Children: "D"!
"D"!
WRITE A "D" WITH ME!
OH, IT'S WORKING!
[ Giggle ] OKAY, WHICH LETTER MAKES THE "R-R-R" SOUND?
HMM... Children: "R"!
"R"!
LET'S WRITE AN "R".
[ Giggling ] LET'S KEEP SPELLING!
NOW, AN "E".
WHICH LETTER MAKES THE "S-S-S" SOUND?
Child: "S"!
"S"!
ACTUALLY, "DRESS" HAS TWO "S"s. [ Giggle ] LET'S WRITE TWO "S"s. LIKE A SNAKE.
AND AGAIN!
DRESS!
PRESTO!
[ Giggle ] SPECTACULAR SPELLING!
WE MADE A FANCY DRESS FOR CINDERELLA BY SPELLING THE WORD "DRESS"!
LET'S TAKE A BOW.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DRESS!
NOW I'M READY FOR THE CASTLE PARTY!
OFF TO THE ROYAL PARTY WE GO!
REMEMBER TO LOOK FOR SUPER LETTERS.
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ ♪♪♪ ] WHAT LETTERS DID YOU FIND?
Children: "E"!
"O"!
"L"!
"E", "O", AND "L"?
LET'S PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
SEVEN MORE SUPER LETTERS, AND THEN WE'LL GET... OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] THERE'S THE PRINCE'S CASTLE!
THAT'S WHERE THE PARTY IS!
UH-OH!
THAT'S REALLY FAR AWAY.
OH NO!
HELLO-O-O!
I'VE COME TO GIVE CINDERELLA A ROYAL COACH TO TAKE YOU TO THE PARTY!
OH WOW!
ZIPPITY, ZAPPITY, ZIP!
ZIPPITY, ZAPPITY, Z... A-A-A-CHOO!
[ Gasp ] SHE DISAPPEARED AGAIN!
AND THE CARRIAGE WHEEL IS BROKEN!
OH MY!
WE CAN'T RIDE IN A COACH WITH A BROKEN WHEEL.
WHAT DO WE DO?
ALPHA PIG TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY AMAZING ALPHABET TOOLS, I CAN FIX THIS WHEEL.
A, B, C, SING WITH ME!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ SING WITH ME ♪ AMAZING ALPHABET SINGING!
NOW WE NEED TO FIND THE LETTERS IN THE WORD "WHEEL".
SUPER READERS, WHERE IS THE LETTER "W"?
Children: THERE!
Alpha Pig: "W"!
NOW WE NEED THE LETTER "H".
WHICH ONE IS THE LETTER "H"?
Children: THAT ONE!
Alpha Pig: "H".
NOW WE NEED AN "E".
DO YOU SEE THE LETTER "E"?
Children: THERE!
Alpha Pig: THERE'S THE "E"!
NOW WE NEED ANOTHER "E".
WHERE IS ANOTHER "E"?
Children: THERE!
Alpha Pig: AN "E"!
NOW ALL WE NEED IS AN "L".
DO YOU SEE AN "L"?
Children: RIGHT THERE!
Alpha Pig: "L"!
THERE IT IS.
"WHEEL"!
LICKETY LETTERS, WE FOUND THE LETTERS IN THE WORD "WHEEL" AND FIXED THE WHEEL!
LET'S GIVE OURSELVES A BIG THUMBS UP!
NOW WE CAN RIDE IN THE ROYAL COACH TO THE PARTY!
OH, WONDERFUL!
LET'S ROLL!
[ ♪♪♪ ] YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH LETTERS DID YOU FIND?
Children: "U"!
"R"!
"E"!
"S"!
WOW!
"U", "R", "E" AND "S"!
LET'S PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
THREE MORE SUPER LETTERS AND THEN WE'LL GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Gasp ] WE MADE IT TO THE CASTLE PARTY!
[ ♪♪♪ ] IS THAT CINDERELLA?
OH NO, IT COULDN'T BE.
WOW!
I'M REALLY AT THE CASTLE PARTY.
[ Gasp ] OH MY PEAS...
IT'S THE PRINCE!
MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?
YOU MAY.
[ Rock ♪♪♪ ] THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!
[ ♪♪♪ ] FAIRY GODMOTHER!
WHAT IS IT?
UH... OH!
WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES 12:00, EVERYTHING WILL DISAPPEAR.
A-A-A-CHOO!
[ Clock chiming ] IT'S THE CLOCK.
IT'S STRIKING 12:00!
OH NO.
OH DEAR.
OH MY.
OH NO!
LOOK AT MY CLOTHES!
I DON'T FIT IN ANYMORE!
I MUST GO!
WAIT!
WHY MUST YOU GO?
IT SAYS SO IN MY STORY!
BUT I DON'T WANT CINDERELLA TO GO!
WHAT CAN I DO SO SHE WON'T GO?
SUPER WHY TO THE RESCUE!
WITH THE POWER TO READ, I CAN CHANGE THIS STORY AND SAVE THE DAY!
LET'S CHANGE THE WORD "GO" IN THE SENTENCE.
LET'S ZAP IT.
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
WHY WRITER, WRITE!
WHICH WORD WILL MAKE IT SO CINDERELLA DOES NOT GO?
LET'S TRY "DRIVE".
WHICH IS THE WORD "DRIVE"?
IT HAS A "V" IN IT.
Children: THAT ONE!
LET'S ZAP IT INTO OUR SENTENCE.
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ.
[ Clock chiming ] [ Car horn honking ] DID THAT KEEP HER FROM GOING?
Children: NO!
NO!
CINDERELLA STILL LEFT THE PARTY.
SHE HAD TO DRIVE AWAY.
WHAT OTHER WORD WILL MAKE IT SO CINDERELLA DOES NOT GO?
LET'S TRY "STAY".
WHICH IS THE WORD "STAY"?
HMM, THE LAST LETTER IS A "Y".
Children: THERE!
RIGHT THERE.
LET'S ZAP IT.
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ.
[ Clock chiming ] [ Gasp ] I THINK I'M GOING TO STAY.
[ Gasp ] SHE'S GOING TO STAY!
GREAT!
REALLY?
YOU ARE GOING TO STAY?
YES.
I WILL STAY AND... BE MYSELF, AND DANCE!
SUPER JOB, SUPER READERS!
WE CHANGED THE STORY AND SAVED THE DAY!
CINDERELLA CAN STAY!
Various: SHE'S GOOD.
SHE'S FANTASTIC.
LOOK AT HER DANCE!
WOW, WHAT A DANCER!
I LIKE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE!
AND YOU SURE CAN DANCE!
THANKS!
I JUST LOVE TO DANCE.
OH, SUPER READERS, I DO FIT IN WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
I JUST NEED TO STAY AND BE MYSELF!
BOM-BOM-BOM BOM-BOM, HEY!
BOM-BOM-BOM BOM-BOM, HEY!
BOM-BOM-BOM BOM-BOM, HEY!
BOM-BOM-BOM BOM-BOM, HEY!
BOM-BOM-BOM BOM-BOM, HEY!
BOM-BOM-BOM BOM-BOM, HEY... [ ♪♪♪ ] SUPER LETTERS?
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT FIND SOME HERE.
WHICH LETTERS DID YOU FIND?
Children: "B"!
"Y"!
"F"!
"B", "Y", AND "F"!
OKAY, LET'S PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
WE FOUND ALL OF OUR SUPER LETTERS!
NOW WE CAN GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
BYE, SUPER READERS!
THANK YOU!
BYE-BYE!
WHY-FLYERS!
BACK TO THE BOOK CLUB!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ WE FOUND THE SUPER STORY ANSWER ♪ ♪ WITH SUPER WHY ♪ [ ♪♪♪ ] [ Electronic beeps ] SUPER DUPER COMPUTER, GIVE US OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER.
[ ♪♪♪ ] READ THE LETTERS WITH ME.
OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER IS... [ Triumphant ♪♪♪ ] BUT... WHY?
Princess: BECAUSE CINDERELLA STAYED AND DANCED, EVEN WHEN HER CLOTHES CHANGED BACK TO RAGS.
SHE WAS JUST HERSELF!
SO MY QUESTION IS: WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT THE PARTY, IF I DON'T FIT IN WITH EVERYONE ELSE?
AND THE ANSWER IS... All: BE YOURSELF.
BE MYSELF!
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I DON'T HAVE FANCY THINGS.
I SHOULD JUST GO AND BE MYSELF.
THANK YOU, SUPER READERS!
I HAVE A PARTY TO GO TO.
[ ♪♪♪ ] HI, EVERYBODY!
Girls: HI, RED!
WOW, LOOK AT ALL THE FANCY DRESSES.
BUT I'M GOING TO STAY AND BE MYSELF.
[ ♪♪♪ ] WOW!
YOU SURE CAN DANCE.
THANKS FOR COMING TO MY PARTY, RED.
IT WORKED!
HIP, HIP, HOORAY!
THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪ ♪ HOORAY!
♪ ♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY ♪ ♪ WE CHANGED THE STORY ♪ ♪ WE SOLVED THE PROBLEM ♪ ♪ WE WORKED TOGETHER SO HIP, HIP, HOORAY!
♪ ♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪ ♪ HOORAY!
♪ ♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY ♪ ♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪ ♪ HOORAY!
♪ ♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY!
♪ [ ♪♪♪ ]
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