Sparkling Clean

Becky appears on screen wearing a purple wig and a crown. She sits on the sofa with Bob. Bob wears a pony costume.

The Narrator says BECKY BOTSFORD IS ONE EXCITED GIRL. WHY? WELL, I THINK IT'S BECAUSE -

Becky says SHH, THE PRETTY PRINCESS MAGIC PONY POWER HOUR MARATHON STARTS IN 12 MINUTES! I NEED ABSOLUTE SILENCE.

The Narrator says SORRY.

Becky says HERE WE GO, BOB, THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST... DAY... EVER!

Mrs. Botsford appears and says BUP BUP BUP! BECKY, NO TV UNTIL YOU FINISH YOUR CHORES, REMEMBER?

Becky says BUT, MOM, THE PRETTY PRINCESS POWER HOUR MARATHON ONLY COMES AROUND ONCE IN A LIFETIME! OR MAYBE IT'S ONCE A YEAR. OKAY, FOUR TIMES A YEAR - BUT STILL!

Mrs. Botsford says BUP BUP BUP BUP! YOU CAN'T SHIRK YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES! CHORES FIRST, AND THAT'S FINAL.

Becky says BUT I JUST -

Mrs. Botsford says BUP BUP!

Becky says CAN'T I -

Mrs. Botsford says BUP BUP!

[heavy sigh]

Becky says WHAT ARE MY CHORES AGAIN?

Mrs.Botsford walks Becky to the kitchen. There’s a huge pile of dishes in the sink.

Mrs. Botsford says YOU AND VIOLET MADE A REAL MESS THIS MORNING BAKING CUPCAKES, SO YOU HAVE TO WASH THESE DISHES BEFORE THEY START ATTRACTING FLIES.

Becky says AW, MOM, DO I REALLY HAVE TO?

Mrs. Botsford says BUP BUP BUP! BEC...KY, DON'T PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY.

She giggles.

She continues HM, WHAT A NEAT LITTLE EXPRESSION I JUST MADE UP.

Becky says ACTUALLY, I THINK BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MADE IT UP.

Mrs. Botsford says OH!

[laughing]

Mrs. Botsford says WELL, I GUESS GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE! YOUR FATHER NEEDS HELP PULLING WEEDS OUT OF HIS HERB GARDEN, BEFORE THEY BECOME UNRULY AND STOP THE GOOD PLANTS FROM GROWING.

Mr. Botsford pulls out a weed.

He say RAHHH! ONE DOWN, 2,999 TO GO! HOO HOO, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE HELPING ME WITH THIS, SWEETIE!

Mrs. Botsford says AND FINALLY... TAKE CARE OF THIS MOUNTAIN OF LAUNDRY... WOO!

[laughing]

Becky says AW, BUT MOM, CAN'T I JUST -

Mrs. Botsford says BECKY...

Becky says I KNOW: BUP BUP BUP.

Mrs. Botsford says EXACTLY!

The Narrator says LATER, IN THE KITCHEN...

Becky says LOOK, BOB, WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE MARATHON STARTS. BUT WE WILL GET THESE CHORES DONE, EVEN IF IT MEANS A LITTLE HELP FROM MY SUPERPOWERS.

Becky flashes by.

She says AAAND THEY'RE STILL DIRTY? UGH! I DON'T THINK WE CAN GET THESE DONE IN TIME.

Bob says AHH AHH.

Becky says HMM, SCRUB EACH PAN CAREFULLY UNTIL THEY'RE CLEAN, AND MISS THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE MARATHON. THAT'S AN INTERESTING IDEA; NOT A BAD PLAN. OR, I CAN JUST DO THIS!

She flashes and puts all the dirt dishes inside a cupboard.

[heroic music]

Becky says NO MORE DISHES!

Bob says AHH AHH.

Becky says NO, NO, YOU'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG; I'M NOT SHIRKING MY CHORES. I'LL TAKE CARE OF THESE DISHES JUST AS SOON AS THE P.P.M.P. MARATHON IS DONE. NOW, ON TO THE NEXT TASK!

Becky goes to the garden.

Mr. Botsford says ISN'T THIS GREAT, THE THREE OF US WORKING OUT HERE ALL TOGETHER?

Becky says YYYEP, LOVE TO WORK!

Mr. Botsford says THEY SAY MOROCCAN MINT GROWS BEST IN DAPPLED SUN. THAT'S WHY I'M OVER HERE... DAPPLING.

Becky says TELL ME MORE ABOUT DAPPLED SUN! TALK, TALK, TALK AWAY!

She grabs a wheelbarrow with and flies. She makes little mounds. Mr. Botsford says WELL, DIRECT SUN IS TOO MUCH FOR THIS LITTLE GUY, BUT TOTAL SHADE IS A REAL NO-NO. MAKING DAPPLED LIGHT IS A LOST ART, BECKSTER. YOU HAVE TO FIND JUST... THE RIGHT... HA, DAPPLED! OH, THERE COMES THE WIND.

The leaves of the Moroccan mint fly away.

Becky says OH, LOOK AT THAT, NO MORE WEEDS! HA, WHAT DO YOU KNOW? OKAY, ON TO CHORE NUMBER THREE! BYE!

She has covered the garden with soil.

Mr. Botsford say WOW, THANKS BEC - BECKY? BECKY?

Becky says OKAY, THIS IS JUST... UCCK! HMM, THIS'LL BUY US SOME TIME THOUGH.

[zapping sounds]

Becky takes the heap of clothes to the moon.

Becky says SEE, NOTHING TO IT. I'M ALL DONE WITH THE CHORES!

Bob grabs his head and says AHH AHH.

They fly to the living room.

Becky says JUST IN TIME! HUH, I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THIS EPISODE. WELL, THAT JUST MEANS I'LL CATCH ALL THE STUFF I MISSED THE FIRST TIME AROUND.

Bob says AHH AHH.

Becky says I AM NOT SHIRKING MY RESPONSIBILITIES, BOB! I PROMISE WE'LL DO ALL THE CHORES THE RIGHT WAY LATER. BUP BUP BUP! HUH, THAT'S FUN ACTUALLY. NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, MARATHON HAPPENING!

[yawning]

Becky says MAN, PRETENDING TO FINISH YOUR CHORES IS ALMOST AS EXHAUSTING AS REALLY DOING THEM. BUT THIS IS NICE. I JUST WANNA LIE HERE AND BASK IN THE BLISSFUL GLOW OF SPARKLE-TOPIA... SPARKLE-TOPIA... SPARKLE-TOPIA...

She falls asleep.

(Dreamy music)

Someone pokes Becky on the nose. She opens her eyes and sees a magical world and a princess and a pony standing in front of her. She gasps. She is dressed as Word Girl.

Word Girl says OH... MY... GOSH, PRETTY PRINCESS! WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?! AHHHH, CAN I PLEASE HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH? MAKE IT OUT TO MY FRIEND WORD GIRL. NO, ACTUALLY, BETTER MAKE IT TO MY GOOD FRIEND WORD GIRL. YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S JUST SAY MY BEST FRIEND WORD GIRL, BECAUSE -

Pretty Princess says WORD GIRL, THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE TO HELP US!

Word Girl says HELP YOU? UH, YEAH, I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD... ABOUT... THE THING. UM, WHY AM I HERE AGAIN?

Pretty Princess says OH, IT'S JUST TERRIBLY AWFUL! IT'S AWFULLY TERRIBLE!

Magic Pony says SHE'S BEING A BIT DRAMATIC, BUT YES, THINGS ARE NOT GREAT.

Pretty Princess says OH, WORD GIRL, WORD GIRL, WORD GIRL!

Word Girl says WHAT, WHAT, WHAT?!

Pretty Princess says SPARKLE-TOPIA HAS LOST ITS SPARKLE!

[gasp]

Word Girl says NOOOOOOOO!

Magic Pony says IT'S TRUE; WE NEED OUR SPARKLE.

Word Girl says TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.

They walk around sparkle-topia.

Pretty Princess says YOU SEE, LAST WEEK WAS THE PARADE OF SMILES, WHERE WE -

Word Girl says CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST CARAMEL HARVEST BY FLOODING THE STREETS WITH LIQUID BUTTERSCOTCH? YEAH, I'VE HEARD OF IT.

Magic Pony says WOW, A REAL SUPERFAN OVER HERE.

[bashful laughter]

Word Girl says THANK YOU.

Pretty Princess says THE PROBLEM IS, AFTER ALL THE UNRULY BEHAVIOUR, EVERYONE SHIRKED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP CLEAN UP, AND NOW THE CITY IS DIRTY AND STICKY AND DANGEROUS!

A Sparkle-Topian is stuck in caramel. He is sinking.

He says OH NO, SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME! WOW, THAT'S GOOD!

Word Girl says UH OH, HMM... BE RIGHT BACK!

Sparkle-Topian says TAKE YOUR TIME. BUT HURRY!

She flashes and grabs a sponge. She soaks it in water and starts cleaning.

[zooming and scrubbing]

She cleans the entire town.

[cheering]

Word Girl says THERE YOU GO! AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT...

She cleans the Sparkle-topian’s face.

Pretty Princess says OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, WORD GIRL. IF EVERYONE WOULD HAVE CLEANED UP EARLIER, WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AT ALL. THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS SAY, DON'T PUT OFF UNTIL SPARKLE-MORROW WHAT CAN BE DONE SPARKLE-DAY!

Word Girl says THAT'S SO WISE! WAIT, HAVE I HEARD THAT SOMEWHERE? EH, PROBABLY NOT.

Pretty Princess says AND NOW, YOU CAN HELP US WITH OUR NEXT PROBLEM!

[delighted gasp]

Word Girl says I GET TO KEEP HELPING YOU?! YESSS, DREAM COME TRUE!

They fly together.

Word Girl says THE WONDERTOWN FOREST, COOOOOL!

Pretty Princess says NOT COOL, WORD GIRL! BECAUSE COUNT CLOUDY HAS PLANTED WILD WEEDS ALL OVER THESE WONDERTOWN WOODS!

Word Girl says WEEDS, HUH? WHY DOES THAT SOUND FAMILIAR?

Captain Huggyface says AHH AHH.

Magic Pony says THEY BLOCK OUT THE SUN AND MAKE IT HARD FOR OTHER PLANTS TO GROW, WHICH IS BAD FOR THE WONDERTOWN ELVES WHO LIVE HERE.

Three elves appear on screen.

A Weed says WOO-EE, GIMME SUN!

Another Weed says YEAH, FEED ME THAT SOIL, TOO! YUM YUM YUM!

The Weeds say YUM YUM YUM, YUM YUM YUM, YUM YUM YUM!

Magic Pony says PLUS, THEY'RE JUST ANNOYING.

Pretty Princess says WE LET THE WILD WEEDS GROW SO LONG THAT THEY'VE BECOME UNRULY!

Word Girl says YEAH, THEY DEFINITELY SEEM UNRULY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT VOCABULARY IS KIND OF MY THING. SO, I KNOW THAT UNRULY MEANS OUT OF CONTROL, AND WHEN THINGS OR PEOPLE ARE UNRULY, THAT MEANS IT'S NOT EASY TO GET THEM TO DO WHAT YOU WANT - LIKE THESE WEEDS!

Pretty Princess says YES, RIGHT.

Magic Pony says SO, ARE YOU GOING TO IGNORE THE WEEDS?

Pretty Princess says OH, WON'T YOU PRETTY, PRETTY PLEASE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH TOPPING HELP US, WORD GIRL?

Word Girl says YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK ME TWICE! WORD UP!

She flashes and starts pulling out weeds.

[cat meows]

She takes the weeds to a cloud.

The weeds say YUM YUM YUM, YUM YUM YUM! YUM YUM YUM, YUM YUM YUM!

Wondertown Elves say WORD GIRL, WORD GIRL, WORD GIRL!

[cheering]

Pretty Princess says THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, WORD GIRL!

Word Girl says NO PROBLEM.

Pretty Princess says THERE'S STILL ONE MORE PROBLEM YOU CAN HELP US WITH.

Word Girl says OH, SURE! WHY NOT? I MEAN, ISN'T IT GREAT, THE FOUR OF US WORKING OUT HERE ALL TOGETHER?

Pretty Princess says JUST AROUND THIS CORNER IS YOUR FINAL CHORE, WORD GIRL.

Word Girl says CHORE?

Pretty Princess says I MEAN, UM, FUN ADVENTURE!

Word Girl says RIGHT, CAN'T WAIT!

A giant heap of laundry waits in the room.

Magic Pony says WOOF!

Word Girl says A GIANT PILE OF LAUNDRY, EH?

Pretty Princess says WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT HERE, OR EVEN WHOSE LAUNDRY IT IS. WE JUST KNOW THAT IT'S STARTING TO STINK, AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF!

Word Girl says UM, YEAH, THAT'S CRAZY! WHO WOULD JUST... SHIRK THEIR CHORES AND LEAVE LAUNDRY LYING AROUND LIKE THIS? SOOO IRRESPONSIBLE, RIGHT?

Magic Pony says EXCUSE ME, BUT WHAT IS THAT WORD, SHIRK? I LOVE TO SAY IT: SHIRK SHIRK SHIRK SHIRK SHIRK. I COULD SAY IT ALL DAY, REALLY: SHIRK! BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Word Girl says SHIRK MEANS TO AVOID DOING SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. LIKE, PUTTING OFF SOMETHING UNTIL SPARKLE-MORROW INSTEAD OF JUST DOING IT SPARKLE-DAY. I MEAN, TODAY.

Huggyface says AHH AHH!

Word Girl says I KNOW, HUGGY, YOU'RE RIGHT. I SHIRKED MY CHORES AT HOME. I TOTALLY SHIRKED! BUT HOW COULD MY LAUNDRY END UP HERE?

Wondertown Elves say YOU'RE DREAMING!

Word Girl says OHHHH! AM I... DREAMING?

Now, all the creatures appear on screen.

Magic Pony says EH, IT'S POSSIBLE.

Word Girl says OH, WELL, IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED. GUESS WE BETTER WAKE UP NOW.

Pretty Princess says I UNDERSTAND. AND ANYWAY, BECKY, I'M ALL DONE DAPPLING!

Word Girl says THAT'S - WAIT, WHAT? HOW'D YOU KNOW MY REAL NAME IS BECKY?

Pretty Princess says I'M ALL DONE DAPPLING!

Pretty Princes turns into Mr. Botsford.

Mr. Botsford says I'M ALL DONE DAPPLING... I'M ALL DONE DAPPLING... I'M ALL DONE DAPPLING!

Becky says YOU'RE NOT A PRETTY PRINCESS.

Mr. Botsford says NOPE, JUST THE HANDSOME KING OF BOTSFORD CASTLE. ANYWAY, BACK TO THE HERB GARDEN. NEXT PLANT TO PLANT: THAI BASIL! NEEDS DIRECT SUNLIGHT. OH, THAT'S NO FUN.

Becky sighs.

She says I KNOW I TOLD YOU IN THE DREAM, BUT I'LL SAY IT IN REAL LIFE, TOO: YOU WERE RIGHT.

Bob says AHH AHH.

Becky says SO, WILL YOU PLEASE HELP ME MAKE THINGS RIGHT?

Bob says AHH AHH.

Bob and Becky wash the dishes. Then, they take out the weeds in the garden. And then, they do the laundry. When all the chores are finished, they flash back to the sofa.

Becky says AHHH. NOW IT FEELS LIKE WE REALLY EARNED SOME QUALITY TIME WITH THE PRETTY PRINCESS.

Bob says AHH AHH.

Becky says SHHH, IT'S STARTING!

[yawning]

Becky says STILL KINDA TIRED. THINK I'LL JUST... CLOSE THE OLD EYELIDS AND... BASK IN THE BLISSFUL GLOW OF...

[snoring]

Becky says PRETTY PRINCESS, THE PLACE LOOKS SO CLEAN... I LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE SPARKLE...

The Narrator says AND SO, WE SEE THAT EVEN IF SHE DID SHIRK SOME OF HER CHORES, OUR HERO WORD GIRL NEVER FALLS ASLEEP ON THE JOB - EVEN IF THAT JOB HAPPENS WHILE SHE'S ASLEEP. I MEAN, THAT IS TO SAY...

Bob says SHH!

The Narrator whispers SORRY! JOIN US NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER AMAZING, EXPLOSIVE, UNRULY EPISODE OF... WORD GIRL!

Word Girl, and Captain Huggyface ride on the Magic Pony with Pretty Princess.

Bob says SHH!

The Narrator whispers SORRY - WORD GIRL!