When Chuck's Mom Is Away...

00:00:08	Narrator: Today's featuredwords are " in the basement lair of chuck, the evil .. 00:00:17	Ok, what's going on? 00:00:19	Heh heh. oh. shh, shh. shh. 00:00:22	Bye, chucky-poo. 00:00:24	Bye, ma! 00:00:25	Make sure you do all your chores. 00:00:27	I want this place immaculate by the time I get back. 00:00:31	Ok, ma. 00:00:32	And don't have any of your reckless friends over. 00:00:35	Right, ma. 00:00:37	I'll be back around 6:00. bye! 00:00:40	[Chuckles] ya-hoo. home alone all day! 00:00:45	time to get a little-- oh, what was the word-- Narrator: Reckless? 00:00:52	Yeah! 00:00:57	[playing hard rock music] [crash] [turns off music] ooh, that was getting a little loud. 00:01:07	[Telephone rings] hello. 00:01:10	Hey, chuckles. two brains here. 00:01:12	Hey, I was wondering if you'd like to help me with a crime, a grilled-cheese sandwich type of crime today. 00:01:19	Oh, um, that sounds nice, but I can't. 00:01:22	My mom's out of town for the day, .. 00:01:26	Ooh! I'll be right over. 00:01:28	[dial tone] no. you can't. wait. 00:01:31	[Horn honks] chucky baby! listen, no. 00:01:38	I'm not supposed to-- you know what that means, hmm? 00:01:42	That I'm gonna keep it nice and immaculate and wait for my mommy to come home. 00:01:47	it means that while my lair is being repainted, I move into your house. 00:01:53	I don't think my mom-- oh, come on, chuck! 00:01:56	The painters said they'd be finished in no time. 00:01:59	What could possibly happen? 00:02:01	You have a lovely home. 00:02:02	Narrator: Meanwhile across town, an eerily similar scene is playing out. 00:02:08	Oh, come on. let's go! 00:02:10	Wordgirl-a-palooza is about to start. 00:02:12	I don't want to miss anything. 00:02:14	Ok, becky, this is a big step-- leaving you all alone all day without a sitter. 00:02:17	Are you sure you're gonna be ok? 00:02:19	[Softly] I've battled giant robots. 00:02:21	I think I can handle this. 00:02:22	What's that? 00:02:23	Oh! uh, I said we'll be fine. 00:02:24	well, if anything should happen, you know how to reach us. 00:02:27	Becky: Telephone. 00:02:29	Right. and if the phone system fails? 00:02:31	Smoke signal. 00:02:32	No! light beacon first, then smoke signal. 00:02:34	Becky: Right. 00:02:35	We can't go. 00:02:36	Becky doesn't understand our emergency communication protocol yet. 00:02:38	[Mom sighs heavily] mom, dad, can we go? 00:02:41	Don't worry, dad. 00:02:42	Mom: You sure you don't want to come with us, becky? 00:02:45	Nah. 00:02:46	Going would be reckless, bob. 00:02:47	Someone might recognize us. 00:02:49	I'll be in the car. 00:02:50	we'll call you later to check in. 00:02:54	Dad: Every 3 hours on the hour. 00:02:59	Dad: there's a massive power surge and the freezer goes into overdrive, kick-starting then a giant horde of karate penguins what do you do? 00:03:10	Mom:: dad! 00:03:11	I'll call you in 3 hours. 00:03:16	[Becky sighs] well, huggy, we have the house all to ourselves. 00:03:20	[bell ringing] oh, man! that's the grocery store. 00:03:24	Looks like our relaxing day at home will have to wait. 00:03:27	Word up! 00:03:29	Hold it right there--oh. 00:03:32	You just missed him. 00:03:33	Uh, which villain was it? 00:03:34	The guy with two brains who's got a thing for cheese. 00:03:37	Dr. two brains! 00:03:39	If you say so. aw. 00:03:40	I just got the cheese section cleaned up, too. 00:03:43	It was immaculate. now it's nonexistent. 00:03:46	Well, don't worry. we'll catch him. 00:03:48	[Chatters] we'll surprise two brains at his lair. 00:03:54	Ha! now I got you. 00:03:55	Hold it right there-- oh, no. not here either. 00:03:59	H-have you guys seen dr. two brains? 00:04:01	What's he look like? 00:04:02	Uh, tall guy, white hair. has two brains. 00:04:05	Woman: Yeah. that's the guy that hired us. 00:04:08	We haven't seen him since this morning. 00:04:11	[beeping] oh, no. that's the alarm I set. 00:04:13	we have to get home. 00:04:16	Come on, huggy! 00:04:17	Woman: What just happened? 00:04:19	Mm! chucky baby, you should have been there. 00:04:23	Bang. we were in, bang. we were out. 00:04:25	Wordgirl didn't even come close to catching us. 00:04:28	[Cackling] oh! chew with your mouth closed, please. 00:04:33	You know, chucky, you need to get out more. 00:04:35	You need to live a little. 00:04:37	You need to do something reckless. 00:04:39	Grr! I do reckless things all the time. 00:04:43	I'm a dangerous super criminal, remember? 00:04:46	I need this place immaculate before my mommy gets home. 00:04:52	[Doorbell rings] aah! what? what's going on? 00:04:57	I ran into a couple of friends on my way back. 00:05:00	Come on in, folks. 00:05:01	Come on, chuck. move aside. 00:05:03	[Telephone rings] [breathing heavily] ahem. hello? 00:05:07	any leaking pipes, exploding flower pots, alien invasions? 00:05:11	.. 00:05:13	[Softly] for the most part. 00:05:15	That's my girl! got to go. 00:05:16	Wordgirl-a-palooza is in full swing. 00:05:18	Talk to you in 3 hours. 00:05:20	Bye, dad. 3 hours. 00:05:21	Bye, dad. 00:05:21	Ok, so we have 2 hours, 59 minutes before my dad calls again. 00:05:25	Ready to take two brains down? 00:05:27	[Chatters weakly] no, you can't just stay here and answer the phone. 00:05:31	two brains, where would you hang out while your lair was being painted? 00:05:38	[Ala] WordGirl: let's go stop-- lady redundant woman? 00:05:44	So, lady redundant woman-- women, rather-- thought you could-- [cell phone rings] ooh, hold that thought. 00:05:50	Hola. bienvenue. what's shaking? 00:05:53	[Becky groans] uh-huh? 00:05:55	Yeah. I'll take a look. 00:05:57	Is this going to take-- wordgirl--excuse me--does this look too pink to you? 00:06:01	No such thing as too pink, ok? 00:06:02	Lady Redundant Woman: Agreed. 00:06:04	On board. right on, sister. it's a go! than. 00:06:08	Ok, then from the top. 00:06:09	So, lady redundant woman, thought you could-- [footsteps approaching] hey! come on, huggy. oh, boy. 00:06:16	Narrator: all of wordgirl's greatest foes are recklessly running rampant throughout the city. 00:06:22	Well, most of them. 00:06:25	What is wordgirl going to do? 00:06:27	I'll tell you what I'm going to do. 00:06:28	I'm going to-- [beeping] run and answer a very important phone call. 00:06:33	[Telephone rings] hello! I'm here. I'm here! hello! 00:06:36	Honey, the phone rang twice. 00:06:37	I was ready to call the fire department and the police and a special force of trained commandos that I saw delta something-- I know-- still immaculate. 00:06:48	.? 00:06:51	Clean, spotless, not a speck of dirt anywhere. 00:06:53	Dad: That's right. 00:06:54	So how's the wordgirl-a-palooza going? 00:06:56	Oh, great. t.j. is having a blast. 00:06:59	Becky: Yeah. uh-huh. 00:07:00	? ooh, I have to go. t.j.! 00:07:02	Back to work. come on, huggy. 00:07:04	We'll try the butcher's hideout first. 00:07:07	I cannot catch a break today. 00:07:11	You guys again. 00:07:13	Hey. 00:07:14	Man, you guys work quick. 00:07:15	What is this, like your fourth villain's lair today? 00:07:17	I guess every super villain in the city needed their place painted today. 00:07:22	Yeah. mr. big, dr. two brains, tobey, ms. 00:07:23	Question, lady something something-- how about the whammer, the coach, chuck? 00:07:31	Yes. yes. no. chuck? 00:07:35	Yeah, a big guy. has a sandwich for a head. 00:07:36	No. doesn't sound familiar. 00:07:40	Hmm. you know what I'm thinking? 00:07:42	Aha. exactly. 00:07:43	Come on, huggy! 00:07:44	[music playing] could you please take your feet off the-- who spilled juice on the rug? 00:07:53	Ooh! ma's gonna be mad. 00:07:55	Oh, that's my roommate chuck. a little uptight. 00:07:59	Mm-hmm. 00:07:59	Well, I'd love to take you and your 12 duplicates out for dinner. 00:08:02	You got it! 00:08:03	No! curses. it's wordgirl. 00:08:05	[All gasp, needle scratches on record] she's at the door! everyone hide! 00:08:08	Chuck, get rid of her. 00:08:10	Oh, ok. 00:08:13	Oh, uh, h-hi, wordgirl. 00:08:15	What brings you to this neighborhood? 00:08:17	A hunch. 00:08:18	Your posture looks ok to me. 00:08:20	Not that kind of hunch. 00:08:21	That was funny, right? 00:08:23	May I come in? uh, no. 00:08:24	No. ahem! my mom's not home. 00:08:28	And she said that I can't have any friends over who are--oh, what's the word? 00:08:34	" reckless? 00:08:38	Oh, yeah. yeah. yeah. reckless. thanks. 00:08:39	it means unnecessarily doing something that you know is dangerous. 00:08:44	Like having a house full of super villains would be extremely reckless. 00:08:49	How did you know? 00:08:50	Oh, come on. dr. two brains, rope guy. 00:08:53	Hey, butcher. tobey's right there. 00:08:54	Lady redundant woman, lady redundant woman, lady redundant woman. 00:08:58	Seriously, who taught you guys how to hide? 00:09:01	All right. all right. 00:09:02	You got us, but now you've got a different problem, wordgirl. 00:09:06	.. 00:09:07	Uh, lots of us but only one of you. 00:09:10	[Chuckling sinisterly] yup. you know, we should go. 00:09:14	Narrator: What will our hero do? 00:09:16	I don't know! 00:09:17	Narrator: And what will chuck do once this enormous battle is over? 00:09:22	Wait. wait. what? 00:09:22	Well, you know this battle is going to absolutely destroy your mom's house. 00:09:27	No. I didn't know that. wait. wait! 00:09:30	you have to take it outside. 00:09:33	Better yet, you have to take it down the street. 00:09:36	Sorry, chucky boy. she's here and we're here. 00:09:40	It's go time. hyah! 00:09:44	Ooh. 00:09:45	Hey, what gives? whose side are you on? 00:09:48	I'm on my house's side. ugh. 00:09:54	Wow. 00:09:55	Oh, uh, wordgirl? 00:09:56	Shoot. 00:09:57	Well, my mom's going to be home from the wordgirl-a-palooza in 18 minutes. 00:10:01	Really? 00:10:01	thinks you have spunk. 00:10:04	I hate spunk. 00:10:05	that means we have to be home in 18 minutes, too. 00:10:08	So I was wondering if you could help me make the place immaculate. 00:10:12	WordGirl: Sure. there you go. anything else? 00:10:16	Uh, where are the-- mustardized criminals? prison. 00:10:19	tell your mom I said hi. 00:10:25	You want me to call you a cab or something? 00:10:31	Hi, becky. 00:10:32	♪♪ Do doo do ♪♪ 00:10:33	how was-- Mom: Where's bob? 00:10:36	Ohh. 00:10:39	Dad: So, bob, sometimes I envy your mysterious life full of taxicabs and secret rendezvous. 00:10:46	Oh, sorry. 00:10:46	Narrator: And so once again, wordgirl, with a little help from me, has put an end to the reckless behavior of these criminals and made chuck the evil sandwich making guy's house immaculate again. 00:10:57	Join us again next time for another sweet adventure of "wordgirl"!