
SUPER WHY!
Little Miss Muffet
Season 1 Episode 11 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Red would love to play with Little Boy Blue, but he keeps running away.
Poor Red wants nothing more than to play with Little Boy Blue, but he keeps running away! The Super Readers venture into the tale of Miss Muffet and meet a spider who is frightening his friend right off her tuffet! The Super Readers help Spider find a better way to approach Miss Muffet, and everyone learns that curds and whey taste better when shared with someone special.
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SUPER WHY!
Little Miss Muffet
Season 1 Episode 11 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Poor Red wants nothing more than to play with Little Boy Blue, but he keeps running away! The Super Readers venture into the tale of Miss Muffet and meet a spider who is frightening his friend right off her tuffet! The Super Readers help Spider find a better way to approach Miss Muffet, and everyone learns that curds and whey taste better when shared with someone special.
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♪ WHO'S GOT THE POWER THE POWER TO READ?
♪ ♪ WHO ANSWERS THE CALL FOR FRIENDS IN NEED?
♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ HE'S THE GUY HE'S SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ WHO'S GOT THE POWER THE POWER TO READ?
♪ ♪ WHO LOOKS INTO BOOKS FOR THE ANSWERS WE NEED?
♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ AND THE SUPER READERS WE'RE GONNA FLY ♪ ♪ COME ALONG ♪ ♪ WITH THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ ADVENTURE WAITS WHEN YOU'RE WITH SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY AND THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY AND THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ ADVENTURE WAITS WHEN YOU'RE WITH SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ YEAH!
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 ] OH, NO!
RED RIDING HOOD'S HAVING A PROBLEM.
LET'S GO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] COME ON!
[ ♪♪♪ ] HI!
HI, WHYATT!
[ Laughing ] [ Horn ♪♪♪ ] WANT TO PLAY?
AH!
NO!
WAIT!
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Red: WANT TO PLAY?
COME BACK!
COME BACK, LITTLE BOY BLUE!
AH!
COME BACK!
Red: WANT TO PLAY?
OKAY.
EVERYTHING'S OKAY.
HEY!
AH!
COME ON, BOY BLUE!
LET'S PLAY!
OH, NO!
NOT AGAIN!
[ ♪♪♪ ] AH!
UH-OH.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
STOP SCARING ME!
I DON'T WANT TO PLAY!
DRATS.
DOUBLE DRATS!
WHAT'S THE MATTER, RED?
WHEN I TRY TO PLAY WITH LITTLE BOY BLUE, HE GETS SCARED AND RUNS AWAY.
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
THIS SOUNDS LIKE 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 PLAY WITH LITTLE BOY BLUE, BUT WHENEVER I TRY AND PLAY, HE GETS SCARED AND GOES AWAY!
OH NO!
OH DEAR!
THAT'S NOT GOOD!
HOW DO I GET HIM TO STAY AND PLAY?
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... FOUR 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 "LITTLE MISS MUFFET" BOOK!
[ ♪♪♪ ] LET'S READ.
WHY WRITER...
HIGHLIGHT!
READ WITH ME.
MMM-MM!
YUMMY!
WANT TO PLAY?
WANT TO PLAY?
COME ON, MISS MUFFET, YOU WANT TO PLAY?
[ Screaming ] OH, YEAH!
THE SPIDER SCARED MISS MUFFET AND SHE RAN AWAY!
JUST LIKE LITTLE BOY BLUE GOT SCARED AND RAN AWAY FROM YOU!
AND THAT, SUPER READERS IS WHY WE ARE IN THIS BOOK.
RED AND SPIDER BOTH SCARED THEIR FRIENDS AWAY!
LET'S GO TALK TO HIM!
THERE'S THE SPIDER, RIGHT OVER THERE!
[ ♪♪♪ ] HI, SPIDER, WE'RE THE SUPER READERS AND WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
WHY DO YOU KEEP SCARING MISS MUFFET AWAY?
I DON'T MEAN TO SCARE HER!
I JUST WANT TO PLAY.
BUT EVERY TIME I SIT BESIDE HER, SH... SHE RUNS AWAY!
[ Sniffling ] AND NOW I...
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT.
[ Sobbing ] MAYBE SHE WENT TO HER HOUSE.
GOOD THINKING, ALPHA PIG!
SPIDER, DO YOU KNOW WHERE MISS MUFFET'S HOUSE IS?
NO!
[ Wailing ] [ Blowing ] WE'LL HELP YOU FIND HER, SPIDER.
B-BUT HOW?
ALPHA PIG TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY AMAZING ALPHABET TOOLS, I CAN FIND THE WAY TO MISS MUFFET'S HOUSE.
WE CAN USE MY ALPHABET MAP TO FIND MISS MUFFET'S HOUSE.
AH-HA!
WE'RE RIGHT HERE.
FIRST WE TAKE "T" STREET TO "F" STREET, AND THEN TAKE "M" STREET TO GET TO MISS MUFFET'S HOUSE!
FIRST WE NEED TO FIND "T" STREET.
DO YOU SEE IT?
WHICH ONE IS "T" STREET?
Children: THAT ONE!
Alpha Pig: THERE IT IS!
"T" STREET!
Spider: YIPPEE!
LET'S GO, GO, GO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] HMM... LET'S SEE... "F" STREET COMES NEXT.
I DON'T SEE IT.
WHERE'S "F" STREET?
Children: THERE!
THAT'S IT!
"F" STREET!
COME ON!
Spider: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
THIS WAY!
[ ♪♪♪ ] NOW WE NEED "M" STREET.
WHICH OF THESE STREETS IS "M" STREET?
Children: THAT ONE!
Alpha Pig: THERE'S "M" STREET!
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Gasp ] MISS MUFFET LIVES ON "M" STREET.
AND THERE SHE IS!
LICKETY LETTERS!
WE USED OUR ALPHABET MAP TO FIND MISS MUFFET'S HOUSE!
LET'S GIVE OURSELVES A BIG THUMBS UP!
KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR SUPER LETTERS.
Red: TO MISS MUFFET!
YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH LETTERS DID YOU FIND?
Children: "N"!
"E"!
OH YEAH!
"N", "E".
GOOD WORK.
WE NEED TO PUT THEM INTO OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
TWO MORE SUPER LETTERS AND THEN WE'LL GET... OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
SUPER JOB, SUPER READERS.
[ ♪♪♪ ] HELLO?
MISS MUFFET?
Miss Muffet: WHO'S THERE?
THE SUPER READERS!
AND WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
OH, SUPER READERS!
COME RIGHT IN!
[ ♪♪♪ ] CURDS AND WHEY?
IT TASTES JUST LIKE COTTAGE CHEESE.
[ Slurping ] MMM!
SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU TO "M" STREET?
MISS MUFFET, WHY DID YOU RUN AWAY FROM THE SPIDER?
WELL, HE SAT DOWN BESIDE ME WHEN I WASN'T LOOKING... AND FRIGHTENED ME AWAY.
WANT TO PLAY?
HEY, MISS MUFFET, DO YOU WANT TO PLAY?
AH!
COME ON!
YOU WANT TO PLAY?
THE SPIDER DID IT AGAIN!
MISS MUFFET?
Miss Muffet: AHHH!
OH NO!
NOT AGAIN!
AH!
YES, AGAIN.
MY, OH MY!
YOU SCARED HER AWAY AGAIN!
I DIDN'T MEAN TO.
I JUST WANT TO PLAY.
OH, NO!
WE HAVE TO FIND MISS MUFFET.
BUT HOW?
[ ♪♪♪ ] CUE THE SPARKLES!
CUE THE MUSIC!
PRINCESS PRESTO TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY MAGIC SPELLING WAND, I CAN SPELL A WORD THAT WILL HELP US BRING BACK MISS MUFFET.
LET'S SEE... [ Gasp ] I'VE GOT IT!
MISS MUFFET IS A GIRL, SO I CAN SPELL THE WORD "GIRL", AND THEN SHE WILL APPEAR!
WILL YOU HELP ME SPELL THE WORD "GIRL"?
[ Giggle ] SPLENDID!
TAKE OUT YOUR MAGIC SPELLING WANDS AND GET READY TO SPELL!
WANDS UP!
SPELL WITH ME.
WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "GUH-GUH-GUH"?
Children: "G"!
[ Giggle ] WRITE A "G" WITH ME!
WHAT A NICE "G".
NOW WRITE AN "I"!
"I"!
HMM... WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "R-R-R"?
Children: "R"!
"R"!
LET'S WRITE AN "R".
GR-R-REAT "R"!
AND FINALLY, WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "L-L-L"?
Children: "L"!
"L"!
LET'S WRITE AN "L", SHALL WE?
LOVELY "L"!
PRESTO!
OH!
HELLO.
SPECTACULAR SPELLING!
WE MADE MISS MUFFET APPEAR BY SPELLING THE WORD "GIRL"!
LET'S TAKE A BOW.
HOW NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.
CURDS AND WHEY?
MISS MUFFET, WILL YOU STAY AND PLAY?
WHY, CERTAINLY I WILL!
EVEN IF...
EVEN IF WHAT?
EVEN IF THERE'S A...
EVEN IF THERE'S A WHAT?
A SPIDER?
SPIDER?
HIYA!
WANT TO PLAY?
WANT TO PLAY?
COME ON, LET'S PLAY!
WAH!
AHHH!
DON'T RUN AWAY!
I JUST WANT TO PLAY!
WHY DOES SPIDER KEEP DOING THAT?
FOLLOW THAT SPIDER!
YOU SEE A SUPER LETTER?
WHICH ONE?
Children: "C"!
"C"!
LET'S PUT IT IN OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
JUST ONE MORE SUPER LETTER, AND THEN WE'LL GET... OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] SPIDER, WHY DO YOU KEEP SCARING MISS MUFFET AWAY?
I DON'T MEAN TO, BUT I CAN'T HELP IT!
IT'S IN MY STORY.
SEE?
THAT'S WHAT I DO!
I'M A SPIDER AND I FRIGHTEN MISS MUFFET.
SHE GETS SO SCARED.
WOE IS ME.
OH, I'LL NEVER GET MISS MUFFET TO PLAY WITH ME.
WHAT CAN I DO?
SUPER WHY TO THE RESCUE!
WITH THE POWER TO READ, I CAN CHANGE THIS STORY AND SAVE THE DAY!
LET'S CHANGE THE WORD "FRIGHTENS" IN THIS SENTENCE.
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
WHY-WRITER, WRITE!
WHAT WOULD HELP SPIDER NOT FRIGHTEN MISS MUFFET AWAY?
IF HE BARKS AT HER, SMILES AT HER, OR YELLS AT HER?
LET'S TRY "BARKS AT".
WHICH WORDS SAY "BARKS AT"?
IT STARTS WITH A "B".
Children: THERE!
HERE!
"BARKS AT".
LET'S ZAP THESE WORDS INTO OUR SENTENCE.
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ.
[ Barking ] [ Gasp ] AH!
HMMM... DID "BARKS AT" MISS MUFFET GET HER TO STAY AND PLAY?
Child: NO!
NO, HE SOUNDED LIKE A DOG AND MISS MUFFET STILL RAN AWAY.
LET'S TRY AGAIN.
SO, WHAT WOULD HELP SPIDER NOT FRIGHTEN MISS MUFFET AWAY?
IF HE BARKS AT HER, SMILES AT HER, OR YELLS AT HER?
HOW ABOUT "SMILES AT"?
WHERE ARE THE WORDS "SMILES AT"?
Children: THERE!
THERE THEY ARE!
LET'S ZAP "SMILES AT" INTO THE SENTENCE.
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ.
[ Gasp ] MISS MUFFET, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY WITH ME TODAY?
WHAT A NICE SMILE YOU HAVE, SPIDER.
AND YOU ASKED ME TO PLAY SO NICELY.
YES, I'LL STAY AND PLAY WITH YOU.
WANT TO HAVE A PICNIC IN MY TREE HOUSE?
YES, YES, YES!
[ ♪♪♪ ] SUPER JOB, SUPER READERS!
WE HELPED THE SPIDER TO NOT SCARE MISS MUFFET.
YOU SEE A SUPER LETTER?
WHICH ONE?
Children: "I"!
AN "I"?
JUST WHAT WE NEEDED!
LET'S PUT IT IN OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
WE FOUND ALL OF OUR SUPER LETTERS!
NOW WE CAN GET... OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER.
Miss Muffet: UH-OH!
I FORGOT MY CURDS AND WHEY!
[ Giggle ] I'VE GOT IT.
CURDS AND WHEY TO GO!
AND TWO TUFFETS!
THEY ARE VERY COMFY SEATS.
THANK YOU!
CURDS AND WHEY?
TASTES JUST LIKE COTTAGE CHEESE.
MMM-MMM!
TASTY!
AND THIS TUFFET IS SO COMFY!
LITTLE MISS MUFFET SAT ON HER TUFFET EATING HER CURDS AND WHEY.
ALONG CAME A SPIDER.
HE SAT DOWN BESIDE HER...
Both: AND STAYED WITH MISS MUFFET AND PLAYED.
GOODBYE, SUPER READERS!
THANK YOU, SUPER READERS!
BYE!
COME ON, MISS MUFFET!
LET'S PLAY!
BYE, MISS MUFFET!
BYE, SPIDER!
ENJOY YOUR CURDS AND WHEY!
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.
THE SUPER STORY ANSWER IS... [ Triumphant ♪♪♪ ] BUT... WHY?
Princess Pea: BECAUSE WHEN THE SPIDER SMILED AT HER, MISS MUFFET SAW HE WAS NICE, AND SHE DIDN'T GET SCARED AND RUN AWAY.
SO MY QUESTION IS: WHAT SHOULD I DO TO GET LITTLE BOY BLUE TO STAY AND PLAY?
AND THE ANSWER IS: All: NICE!
OH, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SCARING LITTLE BOY BLUE.
I JUST REALLY WANTED TO PLAY.
NOW I KNOW I JUST NEED TO SHOW HIM I'M NICE, AND SMILE AND ASK HIM TO PLAY.
I CAN DO THAT.
TO THE PARK!
[ Horn ♪♪♪ ] NICE AND SLOW.
NICE AND SLOW.
HI, LITTLE BOY BLUE.
[ Nervous laugh ] HI?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY WITH ME?
UM... REALLY?
SURE!
WE COULD GO ROLLER SKATING.
REALLY?
I BROUGHT AN EXTRA PAIR FOR YOU.
THAT'S SO NICE!
OKAY!
COME ON, LITTLE BOY BLUE, LET'S PLAY!
[ Horn ♪♪♪ ] [ Laughing ] 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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