Judging Butcher

An aerial view of Becky’s house appears on screen.

The Narrator says AH, ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON. AND AT THE BOTSFORD HOUSEHOLD, VIOLET AND BECKY ARE SINGING. I THINK.

Violet holds a hairbrush as if it were a microphone. She dances in front of Becky’s toys.

She sings I LOVE BECKY. SHE IS MY BEST FRIEND. SHE IS MY BESTIE. I'M GONNA STOP SINGING 'COS I'M GETTING THIRSTY. TAKE IT, BECKY.

She tosses the hairbrush to Becky.

Becky sings OOH, I'M SINGING, TOO. UM –

Violet grabs the hairbrush again and sings I'M NO LONGER THIRSTY BECAUSE I TOOK A BIG LONG DRINK. BEFORE YOU'RE MEAN TO SOMEONE, YOU SHOULD REALLY STOP AND THINK. THIS MIGHT HURT THEIR FEELINGS. THANK YOU.

She stands in front of Becky’s toys and says THAT WAS STOP AND THINK, THE I'M REALLY THIRSTY DON'T HURT PEOPLE'S FEELINGS REMIX. DEDICATED TO EVERYONE. WE LOVE YOU.

Becky says THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Violet says TAKE A BOW.

Becky says CURTSY, CURTSY. WOW, THAT SONG WAS AWESOME, VIOLET.

Violet says WELL, WE MAKE A GREAT TEAM, BECKY.

Becky says I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT YOUR LYRICS ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN MINE. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU MAKE THEM UP ON THE SPOT LIKE THAT. YOU'RE REALLY TALENTED.

Violet says WELL THEN, IT'S SETTLED. I'M GOING TO DO IT.

Becky says YOU SHOULD. ER... DO WHAT?

Violet says THE CITY'S GOT TOO MUCH TALENT.

Becky says AH, IT DOES?

Violet says NO, BECKY, "THE CITY'S GOT TOO MUCH TALENT" IS A TALENT SHOW ON TV.

Becky says OH.

Violet says ANYONE CAN GET ON STAGE AND TRY AND WIN. AND BECAUSE OF YOU, I'M GOING TO TAKE MY SHOT.

Becky says OH, WELL OKAY, BUT SO I DO THINK YOU'RE A GREAT SINGER, VIOLET, BUT A TV TALENT SHOW SEEMS LIKE...

Violet says A BIG DEAL. I KNOW. AND IF YOU DIDN'T SAY I WAS TALENTED, THERE'S NO WAY I'D EVEN THINK OF GOING ON IT. THANKS, BECKY. HOORAY YOU!

Violet hugs Becky.

Becky says HOORAY ME.

Violet sings THANK YOU, BECKY. I MIGHT JUST WIN FIRST PLACE. I'M GOING TO GO HOME NOW AND PUT DINNER IN MY FACE.

Becky says OH, MAN. VIOLET'S A GOOD SINGER, SURE, BUT GOING UP FOR "THE CITY'S GOT TOO MUCH TALENT"? I DON'T KNOW.

Bob squeaks.

Becky says I'LL JUST HAVE TO GO WITH HER AND SUPPORT HER. I MEAN, WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN?

The Narrator says THE NEXT DAY AT "THE CITY'S GOT TOO MUCH TALENT" THEATRE...

Becky, Bob and Violet are at the theatre. There are lots of artists.

Violet says THIS IS WONDERFUL. LOOK AT ALL THESE TALENTED ARTISTS. AND LOOK, THERE IT IS, THE GOLDEN EYE FOR TALENT.

She points to a golden sculpture with a big eye, staircases and a big white tiger lying on top of the staircases.

Becky says WELL, I SAY YOU'RE A GREAT SINGER WITH OR WITHOUT A GOLDEN EYE TROPHY. SO MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST GO HOME.

Violet says YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T THINK I CARED ABOUT WINNING. BUT NOW THAT I SEE THE TROPHY,

She sings I WANT TO DO MORE THAN TRY. I WANNA WIN THAT GOLDEN EYE.

She walks up the stairs and gets close to the tiger. The tiger growls.

Becky says RIGHT.

Violet says I JUST CANNOT WAIT TO GO ON STAGE AND HEAR WHAT LYRICS COME OUT OF MY MOUTH.

Becky says WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT SONG YOU'RE GOING TO SING?

Violet says I DON'T SING SONGS, BECKY. I SING FEELINGS. WHEN I FEEL THESE FEELINGS, THEN LYRICS SOAR OUT OF MY MOUTH. SOMETIMES.

Becky says SOMETIMES? I APPRECIATE YOUR ARTISTIC METHOD, VIOLET, BUT...

The Butcher pops up and says HEY, WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA DO TO GET A LITTLE MAKE-UP OVER HERE, HUH? LOOK AT ME, I'M ALL WAXY.

Becky says THE BUTCHER? OH, MAN! ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO SEE WHAT THE BUTCHER IS UP TO AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. YOU STAY HERE AND WORK ON VIOLET.

Violet gets close to the trophy. The tiger growls.

Bob squeaks.

Becky says I DON'T KNOW, TRY TO GET HER TO DO SOME WARM-UP EXERCISES. SOMETHING.

Butcher holds a mic.

He says TESTING, TESTING, ONE, BLUE, THREE.

Word Girl says HELLO, BUTCHER.

Butcher says WORD GIRL!

Word Girl says WHAT'S YOUR TALENT? LAW BREAKING?

Butcher says NOPE. ALL I GOTTA DO IS SIT AT THIS TABLE HERE AND DECIDE IF I LIKE THE PEOPLE ON STAGE OR NOT.

Word Girl says YOU'RE THE TALENT JUDGE? THAT CAN'T BE POSSIBLE. WHO WOULD HIRE YOU TO DO THIS?

Butcher says OH, I WASN'T HIRED. I WAS DISCOVERED. YOU SEE, IT ALL STARTED AT THE BANK...

The Narrator says OH, HANG ON EVERYONE, LOOKS LIKE A FLASHBACK.

Butcher says I WAS THERE TO STEAL SOME... I MEAN, I WAS THERE TO NOT STEAL SOME MONEY. PORK CHOP CHOP! TAKE THAT TO THE BANK. HUH, WHO'S WITH ME? SO THIS FANCY GUY TELLS ME HE'S THE HOST OF THIS TALENT SHOW. AND HE'S LOOKING FOR A NEW JUDGE. HE SAYS HE TOTALLY APPROACHIATES MY SENSE OF HUMOUR.

The Host says THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID.

Butcher says AND REALLY GOT...

Word Girl says OKAY, HOLD ON, IT'S NOT APPROACHIATE, THE WORD IS APPRECIATE. IT MEANS TO LIKE OR VALUE SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. THE HOST SAW SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THAT HE LIKED. HE THOUGHT YOU WERE FUNNY SO HE APPRECIATED THOSE THINGS ABOUT YOU.

Butcher says OH YEAH, APPRECIATE.

Host says THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

Butcher says THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. SO HE ASKED ME TO BE A JUDGE. SO HERE I AM.

Word Girl says SO NO CRIME?

Butcher says I DON'T REALLY HAVE THE TIME ANYMORE, TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

Some assistants help him with the hair and make-up.

Calvin says WE'RE ON IN 20 SECONDS, Mr. BUTCHER.

Butcher says THANKS, CALVIN. EXCUSE ME, WORD GIRL, BUT I'VE GOT TO DO MY WARM-UP EXERCISES.

Word Girl says RIGHT, OKAY. WELL, GOOD LUCK.

Butcher says HAM, HAM, HAM, HAM. PORK, PORK, PORK, PORK. BEEF, CHICKEN, BEEF.

Now, a clip shows the opening sequence of the program. It shows images of different artists performing.

The Host says WELCOME TO "THE CITY'S GOT TOO MUCH TALENT"!

[cheering]

The Host says AND ONCE AGAIN, LET'S SAY HELLO TO OUR TALENT JUDGE, THE BUTCHER.

The Butcher waves at the camera.

[cheering]

Butcher says HELLO, HUGE CROWD. HELLO, FANCY HOST GUY. WHICH ONE, CAMERA THREE?

The Host says SO THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHO'S GOING TO WIN THE GOLDEN EYE FOR TALENT?

The trophy appears on screen. It’s a golden eye.

The host says LET'S FIND OUT. GIVE A BIG CHEER FOR OUR FIRST TOO MUCH TALENT TALENTEER MILLIE AND HER SPINNING PLATES OF WONDER.

[cheering]

A bear appears on stage. She spins two plates in balance.

Butcher says I DON'T GET IT. EMPTY PLATES? THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY FOOD ON THEM. HAMALANCHE!

He tosses ham to the bear.

The butcher says COME ON, GIVE IT UP FOR HAM.

[cheering]

[applause]

The Host says BRING OUT THE MEAT HOOK.

They lift the bear with a hook.

[cheering]

Host says NEXT UP, REGINALD THE DANCING LOBSTER.

A man wearing a lobster costume dances.

[tapping]

Becky says VIOLET, YOU CANNOT GO OUT THERE.

Violet says OF COURSE NOT. IF I DID, I'D INTERRUPT REGINALD THE DANCING LOBSTER.

Becky says NO, YOU CAN'T GO OUT THERE BECAUSE OF THE JUDGE.

Violet says SURE I CAN. IN FACT, MY TURN IS COMING UP. AND WHEN IT DOES –

She sings I'M GONNA SING A SONG, AND HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT TOO LONG OR TOO SHORT. HMM, THAT MIGHT NEED A LITTLE WORK.

Becky says OH!

Butcher says PASTRAMI ATTACK!

The Host says MEAT HOOK.

The audience says MEAT HOOK!

Becky says OH!

Violet says WHAT'S WRONG, BECKY? DON'T YOU THINK I CAN WIN?

Becky says WELL, UM...

Violet says I'M PRETTY GOOD AT COMING UP WITH LYRICS. YOU SAID SO YOURSELF.

Becky says I KNOW, I KNOW. IT'S JUST YOU...

The Host says AND NOW, WELCOME TO THE STAGE, VIOLET GOODSINGER.

Violet says THAT'S ME. HERE I GO. WISH ME LUCK, BECKY.

She hugs Becky and walks on stage.

Becky says OH, OH! SHE... OH, I HAVE TO... AHH!

Reginald the Lobster passes by hanging from a hook.

The curtains go up. Violet appears on stage. She stands still.

Butcher says ALL RIGHT, HIT IT, KID.

Violet says RIGHT. TWO, THREE, FOUR.

She sings WELL, I HAVE COME OUT HERE TO SING MY SONG. NOT TOO SHORT, NOT TOO LONG.

[cheering]

She continues YOU MIGHT THINK THE SONG IS FOR THE BIRDS, 'COS I AM NOT...

Butcher says SORRY KID, NOT YOUR NIGHT. TURKEY BURGER BLAST –

Word Girl pops up and grabs the Butcher’s hands.

She says WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, BUTCHER. WAIT!

Butcher says WHAT AM I WAITING FOR?

Word Girl says WELL, IT SEEMS THAT VIOLET HERE IS HAVING JUST A LITTLE TROUBLE.

Violet says NO I'M NOT.

Word Girl says AND I THOUGHT MAYBE IF YOU GAVE HER A MINUTE AND DIDN'T BLAST HER WITH MEAT SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOME BETTER LYRICS.

Violet says HMMPH!

Butcher says AH, WELL, MAYBE. IF I KNEW WHAT LYRICS WERE.

Word Girl says OH, WELL LYRICS ARE WHAT YOU CALL THE WORDS TO A SONG. LIKE VIOLET, HERE. SHE'S USUALLY REALLY GOOD AT MAKING UP LYRICS ON THE SPOT WHILE SHE'S SINGING THEM.

Violet says WHAT DO YOU MEAN USUALLY?

Word Girl says OH, WELL, IT'S JUST THIS TALENT SHOW IS ALL WRONG. PEOPLE GET UP HERE ON STAGE AND DO WHAT THEY LOVE. AND THEN YOU MAKE FUN OF THEM AND COVER THEM WITH MEAT. IT'S... IT'S NOT RIGHT. IF YOU LOVE SOMETHING, YOU SHOULD DO IT. SO DON'T STOP DOING WHAT YOU LOVE, NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS.

[cheering]

Butcher says YOU'RE RIGHT, WORD GIRL. I DON'T BELONG HERE. I'M DONE WITH BEING A JUDGE. I'M GOING BACK TO WHAT I LOVE. MY TRUE TALENT... CRIME.

Word Girl says HUH? NO, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. I WAS TALKING ABOUT VIOLET'S SINGING.

Butcher says HAMALANCHE!

He covers Word Girl with ham.

[cheering]

He runs away.

The Narrator says MEANWHILE, AT THE BANK NEXT DOOR...

A woman polish her nails while a man counts coins.

Butcher pops up and says SAUSAGE CYCLONE! MEAT BALL MANIA! MAN, THAT FEELS GOOD.

He covers the woman with meatballs and grabs the money.

The woman says HEY, AREN'T YOU THAT JUDGE ON THAT TALENT SHOW?

Butcher says NOT ANYMORE. I'VE DECIDED TO GIVE UP BEING A JUDGE, AND GO BACK TO CRIME. ALL BECAUSE WORD GIRL TOLD ME TO.

Word Girl says WHAT?

The woman says WORD GIRL, WHY'D YOU DO THAT?

Butcher shots at Word Girl.

He says SALAMI SLAM! CHICKEN WING FLING!

Huggyface eats all the chicken wings and throws back the bones at the Butcher.

Word Girl says AAAH!

Word Girl ties the Butcher. She hears the host.

Host says WELCOME BACK. WHO'S READY TO GET BACK TO THE SHOW?

Word Girl says VIOLET'S ABOUT TO FINISH HER SONG. COME ON, HUGGY!

The fly away.

Butcher says YOU KNOW, NOBODY APPRECIATES A GOOD CRIMINAL ANYMORE.

Word Girl flies back to the theatre. On her way, she sees Violet walking by the street.

Huggy squeaks.

Becky says OH! VIOLET, HOW COME YOU'RE NOT INSIDE SINGING?

Violet says WELL, I REALIZED THAT I DON'T SING BECAUSE I WANT TO BE FAMOUS OR BECAUSE I WANT TO WIN SOME BIG GOLDEN EYE. I SING BECAUSE IT'S FUN. AND BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS TO DO WITH MY BEST FRIEND.

Becky says AWW.

Violet says TWO, THREE, FOUR.

She sings OH, I LIKE TO DRINK TEA RIGHT OUT OF A MUG.

Becky sings MY FAVOURITE THING IS WHEN BEST FRIENDS... HUG?

Violet says YEAH.

Violet and Becky hug each other. Bob hugs them, too.

The Narrator says AND AS WE END THIS EPISODE, I'M GOING TO WEAVE SOME STORYTELLING LYRICS YOUR WAY IN SONG. THINK YOU'LL APPRECIATE 'EM.

Reginald the Lobster and Millie the bear appear on screen and dance.

The Narrator sings FOR ADVENTURES THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD. TUNE IN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER "WORD GIRL." YEAH!