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Transcript: The Case of the Too Energetic Town
A child says, WEE!
T.V.O. Kids and Sinking Ship Entertainment Original.
[Child giggles, upbeat music plays, pop]
Sly stands in front of his desk. He has short, curly black hair and wears an olive green jacket. Bright orange letters spell his name down the left side of his jacket.
[Upbeat music plays]
Sly says, DID A WORD THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU GO MISSING?
Gabby stands beside her desk. Her long black hair is braided. She wears a black bowler hat, a blue-green cardigan, and a white blouse. On the left side of her cardigan, Gabby wears a name tag with her name in green.
Gabby says, AND NOW ALL YOU CAN FEEL, DO, OR THINK IS THE OPPOSITE OF THAT WORD?
Sly says, THEN CALL US! I'M SLY.
Gabby says, AND I'M GABBY. WE'RE WORD DETECTIVES, AND WE SOLVE...
Both say, WORD MYSTERIES!
Sly sits at his desk, a lime green laptop computer in front of him. On the top of the computer, a drawing of Sly holding a magnifying glass is displayed.
Sly says, TOGETHER, WE RUN THE WORDSVILLE ONLINE DETECTIVE AGENCY.
Gabby says, WE'LL FIND YOUR MISSING WORD, FAST.
Gabby sits at her desk behind a laptop computer. The top of Gabby’s computer has a drawing of a cat looking through a magnifying glass.
Sly says, NOT TO MENTION, BRISKLY.
Gabby says, AND SWIFTLY.
Sly says, YEAH, WE'RE REALLY GOOD WITH WORDS.
Children shout, WORDSVILLE!
Colourful letters spell Wordsville. A black magnifying glass lies over the letter 'W'. Text reads, Created by Christin Simms.
Gabby and Sly are on a video call. Sly jumps behind his chair. Gabby walks back and forth, taking long steps.
Gabby asks, SLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M TRYING TO SEE HOW FAR I CAN JUMP. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Gabby says, GETTING READY FOR ATHLETE GLORY'S VIRTUAL WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE. I CAN'T WAIT TO EXERCISE WITH EVERYONE, BUT I DON'T THINK I'VE STOPPED MOVING IN HOURS.
Sly says, ME, EITHER.
[Panting]
Sly says, THAT'S THE FARTHEST I'VE EVER JUMPED, BUT I BET I CAN BEAT IT.
Reporter Read’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Reporter Read calling.”
[Ringing]
Gabby says, WAIT, SLY. REPORTER READ IS CALLING. WHAT IF HOW WE'RE FEELING IS PART OF A WORD MYSTERY? I'M ANSWERING.
In the newsroom, Reporter Read asks, WORD DETECTIVES, DID YOU READ OR WATCH OR LISTEN TO MY REPORT THIS MORNING? YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL JUST PLAY IT. WATCH.
In the news report, Reporter Read holds a microphone in the newsroom. Text beneath her reads, “Reporting from Wordsville.” “Lethargic” appears on a Word of the Day board behind her.
In the report, she says, I'M REPORTER READ WITH THE WORDSVILLE WORD OF THE DAY.
IT'S "LETHARGIC." "LETHARGIC MEANS NOT HAVING ENERGY OR NOT FEELING LIKE DOING THINGS. IT'S HOW YOU FEEL WHEN YOU'RE LAZY, AND YOU JUST WANT TO LIE AROUND. WATCH TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER WORD.
[Yawning]
In the present, Reporter Read says, THAT WAS BEFORE. THIS IS NOW.
Reporter Read gestures at her Word of the Day board, and “Lethargic” is gone.
Gabby says, THE WORD OF THE DAY IS GONE.
Gabby says, THIS MUST BE WHY WE CAN'T STOP MOVING OR DOING THINGS.
Sly asks, DOES ANYONE MIND IF I BOUNCE WHILE WE TALK?
Gabby asks, WHY NOT? I'M STILL MOVING.
Reporter Read says, NOT AT ALL.
Gabby says, SINCE THE WORD "LETHARGIC" IS MISSING, WE FEEL ENERGETIC.
Sly says, IT'S TRUE.
Gabby says, "ENERGETIC" IS THE OPPOSITE OF LAZY AND LETHARGIC.
A dictionary definition appears beside Gabby. Above the definition are the lowercase and uppercase letter “E,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, “Energetic. Adjective.” Gabby reads the definition aloud.
Gabby says, SEE, THE DICTIONARY SAYS "'ENERGETIC' MEANS WE HAVE ENERGY, THE STRENGTH OUR BODIES AND MINDS USE TO DO THINGS AND STAY ACTIVE."
Reporter Read says, RIGHT. AT FIRST, FEELING ENERGETIC WAS AMAZING. I WORKED ON SO MANY NEWS STORIES. IT WAS LIKE I COULD TAKE ON THE WORLD. YEAH!
Sly bounces on his chair, and Gabby stretches her arms.
Sly says, IS THERE A "BUT" COMING?
Reporter Read says, THERE IS. BUT I CAN'T STOP FEELING ENERGETIC. I HAVE TOO MUCH ENERGY. I FEEL HYPER. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO RELAX, BUT I CAN'T STOP MOVING.
Gabby says, SAME HERE. WE'LL TAKE YOUR CASE.
Sly says, TELL US WHAT HAPPENED. I LIKE ANIMATING EVEN MORE THAN BOUNCING. RECAP TIME.
Sly makes a computer animation of Reporter Read in the newsroom. Computer animations of Scientist Cosmo and Athlete Glory enter the room. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
Reporter Read narrates, I WAS TIRED FILMING MY WORD OF THE DAY REPORT WHEN SCIENTIST COSMO CAME TO PICK UP A BOOK HE LENT ME. AND THEN, ATHLETE GLORY INTERRUPTED ME, TOO.
AS I RE-WATCHED MY REPORT, MY NEWS CAMERA GOT UNPLUGGED. AS I PLUGGED IT IN, SUDDENLY I FELT ENERGETIC.
Reporter Read plugs in her camera. She somersaults across the newsroom and happily jumps up and down.
Reporter Read narrates, IT WAS ONLY LATER THAT I FELT TOO ENERGETIC AND HYPER THAT I SAW THE WORD "LETHARGIC" WAS MISSING, AND I CALLED YOU TWO.
Sly’s animation ends.
[Beeping]
Sly says, GOOD THINKING. NOW, PLEASE SHOW US THE SCENE OF THE MYSTERY.
Reporter Read says, ANYTHING TO HELP SOLVE THE CASE.
Gabby says, NO CLUES IN THE WALL. ANYTHING ON THE FLOOR?
Reporter Read points her camera down at a banana peel, a pile of trail mix and a flyer for “Workout for Wordsville.”
Sly says, I'LL TAKE THE SCREENSHOT FOR OUR CASE NOTES.
[Camera shutter snapping]
Sly says, REPORTER READ, WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU.
Reporter Read jogs in place.
Reporter Read says, I'LL BE HERE.
Reporter Read leaves the call. Sly and Gabby remain on their video call.
[Beeping, upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby says, OKAY. CASE NOTES TIME.
A heading reads, “Case Notes.” A subheading reads, “The Case of the Too Energetic Town.” Under the headings are a paintbrush, a camera, and a text icon. Text on the case note paper reads, “What: Someone took the word lethargic.”
[Typing]
Gabby says, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED...SO NOW, WE'RE TOO ENERGETIC AND HYPER.
Sly says, LIKE—
[Sly screaming]
Gabby says, YES. WE KNOW WHERE IT HAPPENED. THE NEWSROOM, WHEN REPORTER READ PLUGGED HER NEWS CAMERA BACK IN, AND THE SUSPECTS, ATHLETE GLORY AND SCIENTIST COSMO, LEFT.
Text on the case notes reads, “Where: The Newsroom. When: When Reporter Read plugged her camera back in.”
Photographs of Athlete Glory and Scientist Cosmo appear.
[Clicking]
Sly says, NOW, WE FIND OUT WHO DID IT, HOW AND WHY.
Text reads, “who, how, why.”
Sly says, LET'S WORKOUT THE CLUES.
The photograph of the trail mix, banana, and workout flyer appears.
[Clicking]
Gabby says, HEY, LOOK. THERE'S TRAIL MIX AND A BANANA PEEL ON THE FLOOR, AND A WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE FLYER WITH SOMETHING HANDWRITTEN ON IT. CAN YOU ZOOM IN?
[Beeping]
Sly says, IT SAYS, "BRING ALL YOUR ENERGY."
Gabby says, HUH. THAT CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE. LET'S INTERVIEW OUR SUSPECTS. WOO!
Sly cheers, WOO-HOO!
Athlete Glory’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Athlete Glory.”
[Ringing]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, HEY, WORD DETECTIVES. SORRY. I CAN'T TALK LONG. I'M BUSY SETTING UP FOR MY VIRTUAL WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE.
Sly says, WE'LL BE QUICK. BUT TO USE UP OUR ENERGY, SHOULD WE DO JUMPING JACKS OR TOUCH OUR TOES OR DO SQUATS?
Athlete Glory says, ANY MOVEMENTS ARE GOOD. BUT WHY DON'T YOU BRING ALL YOUR ENERGY TO WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE? YOU ARE COMING, RIGHT?
Gabby says, I WANT TO, BUT WE CAN ONLY COME IF WE SOLVE THE CASE WE'RE WORKING ON.
Sly says, THE WORD "LETHARGIC" IS MISSING.
Athlete Glory says, OH. WELL, IS THAT A BAD THING?
Sly says, TURNS OUT YEP. SO CAN YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AT THE NEWSROOM?
Athlete Glory says, OH, I ASKED REPORTER READ TO COME TO MY WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE, BUT SHE SAID SHE WAS TIRED AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT TODAY.
On the case notes, Sly quickly doodles Athlete Glory offering a flyer to yawning Reporter Read.
Gabby touches her head and rubs her stomach.
Gabby says, WERE YOU SAD ABOUT THAT?
Athlete Glory says, I FELT SAD FOR HER. FEELING TIRED AND LETHARGIC IS THE WORST. EXERCISE CAN GIVE YOU ENERGY, BUT SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
Text on the case notes reads, “She wants us to bring all our energy to her workout. She asked Reporter Read to come, but she was too tired. She thinks feeling tired and lethargic is the worst.”
Athlete Glory says, MAYBE SCIENTIST COSMO CAN TELL YOU MORE. HE WAS TIRED. I HOPE HE FOUND A WAY TO GET ENERGIZED. WELL, I BETTER GET SET UP FOR THE WORKOUT.
She ends the call. Gabby and Sly stay on their video call. A new case note reads, “Said Scientist Cosmo was tired.”
[Beeping]
Gabby says, HMM. SHE'S POINTING THE FINGER AT SCIENTIST COSMO. LET'S CALL HIM.
Sly says, YEAH. AND LET'S ALSO KEEP MOVING.
Scientist Cosmo’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Scientist Cosmo.”
[Ringing]
In the Science Lab, Scientist Cosmo says, HI, WORD DETECTIVES. I'M TRYING TO INVENT A MACHINE THAT NEVER STOPS MOVING, LIKE I CAN'T TODAY.
Gabby says, WE CAN'T STOP, EITHER.
[Typing]
Scientist Cosmo says, I WAS UP LATE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. THEN I REMEMBERED I LENT REPORTER READ A BOOK THAT MIGHT HELP ME. SO, I WENT TO THE NEWSROOM TO GET IT, BUT I WAS SO TIRED MY YAWNS KEPT INTERRUPTING REPORTER READ.
Sly asks, ARE YOU TIRED NOW?
Scientist Cosmo says, NOT AT ALL. USUALLY WHEN I FEEL LETHARGIC AND SLEEPY, I NAP OR EAT A SNACK LIKE TRAIL MIX AND A BANANA FOR ENERGY. BUT I'M WAY MORE ENERGETIC THAN USUAL. I'M HYPER.
Sly quickly doodles Scientist Cosmo holding a banana and trail mix. Note read, “Working on a new invention. Went to the Newsroom to get a book. He was so tired, his yawns kept interrupting Reporter Read. East a snack when he’s tired.”
Gabby asks, SO, YOU DON'T LIKE FEELING LETHARGIC?
Scientist Cosmo says, IT'S OKAY TO FEEL LETHARGIC AND LAZY SOMETIMES; JUST NOT WHEN YOU HAVE AN INVENTION TO INVENT. AND I'M GOING TO USE ALL THIS ENERGY TO KEEP ON INVENTING. BYE.
Scientist Cosmo ends the call. Sly and Gabby stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, CASE NOTES TIME.
Gabby cheers, WOO-HOO!
The case notes appear. The last note beneath Scientist Cosmo’s photograph reads, “He thinks it’s okay to feel lazy and lethargic sometimes.”
Sly says, BOTH SUSPECTS HAD THEIR OWN REASONS TO TAKE THE WORD "LETHARGIC."
Gabby says, ATHLETE GLORY WANTS EVERYONE TO HAVE ENERGY FOR HER VIRTUAL WORKOUT.
[Clicking]
Sly says, AND SCIENTIST COSMO NEEDED ENERGY TO INVENT HIS INVENTIONS.
The photograph of the banana peel, flyer, and trail mix appears.
[Clicking]
Gabby says, THE TRAIL MIX AND BANANA PEEL ARE FROM SCIENTIST COSMO EATING THEM TO GET ENERGIZED.
Sly says, AND THIS WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE FLYER MUST BELONG TO ATHLETE GLORY.
Gabby says IT SAYS, "BRING ALL YOUR ENERGY," WHICH SHE SAID TO US.
Sly says, SHE ALSO SAID, "FEELING TIRED AND LETHARGIC IS THE WORST."
The text “She wants us to bring all our energy to her workout” and “She thinks feeling tired and lethargic is the worst” change to red text.
[Clicking]
The text “Working on a new invention” and “He thinks it’s okay to feel lazy and lethargic sometimes” change to red text.
Gabby says, BUT SCIENTIST COSMO SAID, "IT'S OKAY TO FEEL LETHARGIC AND LAZY SOMETIMES."
[Sly gasping]
Sly says, I THINK I MIGHT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, GABBY.
Gabby says, I THINK I DO, TOO. LET'S SHOW THEM.
Photographs of Gabby, Reporter Read, Sly, Athlete Glory, and Scientist Cosmo appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing]
Sly says, NOW PRESENTING THE WORD MYSTERY ANIMATED RE-ENACTMENT OF...
Text reads, “The Case of the Too Energetic Town.”
Sly makes a computer animation of Reporter Read in the newsroom, and Scientist Cosmo enters. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Reporter Read yawning]
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, WORD OF THE DAY, TAKE ONE.
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo says, HELLO. I'M HERE TO PICK UP THE BOOK I LENT YOU.
[Scientist Cosmo yawning]
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, GO AHEAD, BUT I HAVE TO FINISH MY WORD OF THE DAY REPORT. TAKE TWO.
Scientist Cosmo drops his banana peel and trail mix on the floor.
[Scientist Cosmo yawning, Reporter Read clearing throat]
Athlete Glory enters the room carrying the flyer.
Sly, as Athlete Glory, says, HI. ARE YOU COMING TO MY VIRTUAL
WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE LATER?
Scientist Cosmo leaves the newsroom.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, NO. SORRY. I'M TIRED. TAKE THREE.
GOOD MORNING, WORDSVILLIANS. REPORTER READ HERE, AND IT'S TIME TO REVEAL THE WORDSVILLE WORD OF THE DAY. IT'S "LETHARGIC."
Sly, as Athlete Glory, thinks, I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE WORD "LETHARGIC" WAS MISSING.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says AND CUT.
[Yawning]
Athlete Glory unplugs the camera.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says NOW, TO RE-WATCH MY REPORT.
[Yawning]
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says HEY! MY NEWS CAMERA IS UNPLUGGED.
Athlete Glory takes the word lethargic.
In her office, Gabby says, ATHLETE GLORY IS WHO DID IT.
In the newsroom, Reporter Read says, ATHLETE GLORY?
In the Science Lab, Scientist Cosmo says, DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING.
In his office, Sly says, SHE CREATED A DISTRACTION AND TOOK THE WORD "LETHARGIC." THAT'S HOW.
Gabby says, SHE THOUGHT TAKING IT WOULD GIVE EVERYONE ENERGY FOR HER WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE. THAT'S WHY.
[Upbeat music plays quietly]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON. I ALSO WANTED EVERYONE TO WANT TO WORKOUT, NOT FOR EVERYONE TO BECOME SO ENERGETIC YOU COULDN'T STOP. I'M SO SORRY. I'LL RETURN THE WORD AND CANCEL WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE.
Reporter Read says, NOT SO FAST. I JUST GOT AN IDEA FOR A NEW NEWS REPORT.
Photographs of Gabby, Reporter Read, Sly, Athlete Glory, and Scientist Cosmo appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing, upbeat music plays quietly]
In the newsroom, Reporter Read stands in front of the Word of the Day board with “Lethargic” returned. Text beneath her reads, “Reporting from Wordsville.”
Reporter Read says, GOOD AFTERNOON, WORDSVILLIANS. WORD DETECTIVES GABBY AND SLY SOLVED ANOTHER WORD MYSTERY, AND THE WORD "LETHARGIC" IS BACK. HOW DO YOU ALL FEEL?
Gabby says, NORMAL.
Sly says, NOT HYPER.
Scientist Cosmo says, OPTIMAL.
Athlete Glory says, GREAT.
Reporter Read says, PERFECT, BECAUSE THE WORDSVILLE NEWS IS HAPPY TO PRESENT...
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, THE VIRTUAL WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE!
[Cheering]
Athlete Glory says, THANKS, REPORTER READ. ARE YOU READY TO GET YOUR BODIES MOVING AGAIN? LET'S WARM UP.
Gabby says, HEY, SLY? WE DID IT. WE SOLVED THE CASE OF THE TOO ENERGETIC TOWN.
Sly says, WE SURE DID, BUT MAYBE WE COULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL AFTER WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE. I WOULDN'T MIND HAVING A LITTLE MORE ENERGY FOR THIS.
[Everyone laughing]
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, IT'S WORDSVILLE. YEAH. WOO. WITH GABBY. SLY. IT'S WORDSVILLE.
End Credits. Directed by: Tiffany Hsiung, J.J. Johnson, Faran Moradi, Christin Simms. Written by: Christin Simms. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Scientist Cosmo: Rizal Candido. Athlete Glory: Samantha Ji. Reporter Read: Zahara Kerner. Executive Producers: J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms. Produced in association with The W NET Group. Wordsville is made possible in part by Let’s Learn, funding by the J.P.B. Foundation. Produced in association with Knowledge:kids. Produced in association with T.V.O. Kids. Logo: Sinking Ship Entertainment.
T.V.O. Kids and Sinking Ship Entertainment Original.
[Child giggles, upbeat music plays, pop]
Sly stands in front of his desk. He has short, curly black hair and wears an olive green jacket. Bright orange letters spell his name down the left side of his jacket.
[Upbeat music plays]
Sly says, DID A WORD THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU GO MISSING?
Gabby stands beside her desk. Her long black hair is braided. She wears a black bowler hat, a blue-green cardigan, and a white blouse. On the left side of her cardigan, Gabby wears a name tag with her name in green.
Gabby says, AND NOW ALL YOU CAN FEEL, DO, OR THINK IS THE OPPOSITE OF THAT WORD?
Sly says, THEN CALL US! I'M SLY.
Gabby says, AND I'M GABBY. WE'RE WORD DETECTIVES, AND WE SOLVE...
Both say, WORD MYSTERIES!
Sly sits at his desk, a lime green laptop computer in front of him. On the top of the computer, a drawing of Sly holding a magnifying glass is displayed.
Sly says, TOGETHER, WE RUN THE WORDSVILLE ONLINE DETECTIVE AGENCY.
Gabby says, WE'LL FIND YOUR MISSING WORD, FAST.
Gabby sits at her desk behind a laptop computer. The top of Gabby’s computer has a drawing of a cat looking through a magnifying glass.
Sly says, NOT TO MENTION, BRISKLY.
Gabby says, AND SWIFTLY.
Sly says, YEAH, WE'RE REALLY GOOD WITH WORDS.
Children shout, WORDSVILLE!
Colourful letters spell Wordsville. A black magnifying glass lies over the letter 'W'. Text reads, Created by Christin Simms.
Gabby and Sly are on a video call. Sly jumps behind his chair. Gabby walks back and forth, taking long steps.
Gabby asks, SLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M TRYING TO SEE HOW FAR I CAN JUMP. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Gabby says, GETTING READY FOR ATHLETE GLORY'S VIRTUAL WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE. I CAN'T WAIT TO EXERCISE WITH EVERYONE, BUT I DON'T THINK I'VE STOPPED MOVING IN HOURS.
Sly says, ME, EITHER.
[Panting]
Sly says, THAT'S THE FARTHEST I'VE EVER JUMPED, BUT I BET I CAN BEAT IT.
Reporter Read’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Reporter Read calling.”
[Ringing]
Gabby says, WAIT, SLY. REPORTER READ IS CALLING. WHAT IF HOW WE'RE FEELING IS PART OF A WORD MYSTERY? I'M ANSWERING.
In the newsroom, Reporter Read asks, WORD DETECTIVES, DID YOU READ OR WATCH OR LISTEN TO MY REPORT THIS MORNING? YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL JUST PLAY IT. WATCH.
In the news report, Reporter Read holds a microphone in the newsroom. Text beneath her reads, “Reporting from Wordsville.” “Lethargic” appears on a Word of the Day board behind her.
In the report, she says, I'M REPORTER READ WITH THE WORDSVILLE WORD OF THE DAY.
IT'S "LETHARGIC." "LETHARGIC MEANS NOT HAVING ENERGY OR NOT FEELING LIKE DOING THINGS. IT'S HOW YOU FEEL WHEN YOU'RE LAZY, AND YOU JUST WANT TO LIE AROUND. WATCH TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER WORD.
[Yawning]
In the present, Reporter Read says, THAT WAS BEFORE. THIS IS NOW.
Reporter Read gestures at her Word of the Day board, and “Lethargic” is gone.
Gabby says, THE WORD OF THE DAY IS GONE.
Gabby says, THIS MUST BE WHY WE CAN'T STOP MOVING OR DOING THINGS.
Sly asks, DOES ANYONE MIND IF I BOUNCE WHILE WE TALK?
Gabby asks, WHY NOT? I'M STILL MOVING.
Reporter Read says, NOT AT ALL.
Gabby says, SINCE THE WORD "LETHARGIC" IS MISSING, WE FEEL ENERGETIC.
Sly says, IT'S TRUE.
Gabby says, "ENERGETIC" IS THE OPPOSITE OF LAZY AND LETHARGIC.
A dictionary definition appears beside Gabby. Above the definition are the lowercase and uppercase letter “E,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, “Energetic. Adjective.” Gabby reads the definition aloud.
Gabby says, SEE, THE DICTIONARY SAYS "'ENERGETIC' MEANS WE HAVE ENERGY, THE STRENGTH OUR BODIES AND MINDS USE TO DO THINGS AND STAY ACTIVE."
Reporter Read says, RIGHT. AT FIRST, FEELING ENERGETIC WAS AMAZING. I WORKED ON SO MANY NEWS STORIES. IT WAS LIKE I COULD TAKE ON THE WORLD. YEAH!
Sly bounces on his chair, and Gabby stretches her arms.
Sly says, IS THERE A "BUT" COMING?
Reporter Read says, THERE IS. BUT I CAN'T STOP FEELING ENERGETIC. I HAVE TOO MUCH ENERGY. I FEEL HYPER. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO RELAX, BUT I CAN'T STOP MOVING.
Gabby says, SAME HERE. WE'LL TAKE YOUR CASE.
Sly says, TELL US WHAT HAPPENED. I LIKE ANIMATING EVEN MORE THAN BOUNCING. RECAP TIME.
Sly makes a computer animation of Reporter Read in the newsroom. Computer animations of Scientist Cosmo and Athlete Glory enter the room. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
Reporter Read narrates, I WAS TIRED FILMING MY WORD OF THE DAY REPORT WHEN SCIENTIST COSMO CAME TO PICK UP A BOOK HE LENT ME. AND THEN, ATHLETE GLORY INTERRUPTED ME, TOO.
AS I RE-WATCHED MY REPORT, MY NEWS CAMERA GOT UNPLUGGED. AS I PLUGGED IT IN, SUDDENLY I FELT ENERGETIC.
Reporter Read plugs in her camera. She somersaults across the newsroom and happily jumps up and down.
Reporter Read narrates, IT WAS ONLY LATER THAT I FELT TOO ENERGETIC AND HYPER THAT I SAW THE WORD "LETHARGIC" WAS MISSING, AND I CALLED YOU TWO.
Sly’s animation ends.
[Beeping]
Sly says, GOOD THINKING. NOW, PLEASE SHOW US THE SCENE OF THE MYSTERY.
Reporter Read says, ANYTHING TO HELP SOLVE THE CASE.
Gabby says, NO CLUES IN THE WALL. ANYTHING ON THE FLOOR?
Reporter Read points her camera down at a banana peel, a pile of trail mix and a flyer for “Workout for Wordsville.”
Sly says, I'LL TAKE THE SCREENSHOT FOR OUR CASE NOTES.
[Camera shutter snapping]
Sly says, REPORTER READ, WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU.
Reporter Read jogs in place.
Reporter Read says, I'LL BE HERE.
Reporter Read leaves the call. Sly and Gabby remain on their video call.
[Beeping, upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby says, OKAY. CASE NOTES TIME.
A heading reads, “Case Notes.” A subheading reads, “The Case of the Too Energetic Town.” Under the headings are a paintbrush, a camera, and a text icon. Text on the case note paper reads, “What: Someone took the word lethargic.”
[Typing]
Gabby says, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED...SO NOW, WE'RE TOO ENERGETIC AND HYPER.
Sly says, LIKE—
[Sly screaming]
Gabby says, YES. WE KNOW WHERE IT HAPPENED. THE NEWSROOM, WHEN REPORTER READ PLUGGED HER NEWS CAMERA BACK IN, AND THE SUSPECTS, ATHLETE GLORY AND SCIENTIST COSMO, LEFT.
Text on the case notes reads, “Where: The Newsroom. When: When Reporter Read plugged her camera back in.”
Photographs of Athlete Glory and Scientist Cosmo appear.
[Clicking]
Sly says, NOW, WE FIND OUT WHO DID IT, HOW AND WHY.
Text reads, “who, how, why.”
Sly says, LET'S WORKOUT THE CLUES.
The photograph of the trail mix, banana, and workout flyer appears.
[Clicking]
Gabby says, HEY, LOOK. THERE'S TRAIL MIX AND A BANANA PEEL ON THE FLOOR, AND A WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE FLYER WITH SOMETHING HANDWRITTEN ON IT. CAN YOU ZOOM IN?
[Beeping]
Sly says, IT SAYS, "BRING ALL YOUR ENERGY."
Gabby says, HUH. THAT CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE. LET'S INTERVIEW OUR SUSPECTS. WOO!
Sly cheers, WOO-HOO!
Athlete Glory’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Athlete Glory.”
[Ringing]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, HEY, WORD DETECTIVES. SORRY. I CAN'T TALK LONG. I'M BUSY SETTING UP FOR MY VIRTUAL WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE.
Sly says, WE'LL BE QUICK. BUT TO USE UP OUR ENERGY, SHOULD WE DO JUMPING JACKS OR TOUCH OUR TOES OR DO SQUATS?
Athlete Glory says, ANY MOVEMENTS ARE GOOD. BUT WHY DON'T YOU BRING ALL YOUR ENERGY TO WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE? YOU ARE COMING, RIGHT?
Gabby says, I WANT TO, BUT WE CAN ONLY COME IF WE SOLVE THE CASE WE'RE WORKING ON.
Sly says, THE WORD "LETHARGIC" IS MISSING.
Athlete Glory says, OH. WELL, IS THAT A BAD THING?
Sly says, TURNS OUT YEP. SO CAN YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AT THE NEWSROOM?
Athlete Glory says, OH, I ASKED REPORTER READ TO COME TO MY WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE, BUT SHE SAID SHE WAS TIRED AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT TODAY.
On the case notes, Sly quickly doodles Athlete Glory offering a flyer to yawning Reporter Read.
Gabby touches her head and rubs her stomach.
Gabby says, WERE YOU SAD ABOUT THAT?
Athlete Glory says, I FELT SAD FOR HER. FEELING TIRED AND LETHARGIC IS THE WORST. EXERCISE CAN GIVE YOU ENERGY, BUT SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
Text on the case notes reads, “She wants us to bring all our energy to her workout. She asked Reporter Read to come, but she was too tired. She thinks feeling tired and lethargic is the worst.”
Athlete Glory says, MAYBE SCIENTIST COSMO CAN TELL YOU MORE. HE WAS TIRED. I HOPE HE FOUND A WAY TO GET ENERGIZED. WELL, I BETTER GET SET UP FOR THE WORKOUT.
She ends the call. Gabby and Sly stay on their video call. A new case note reads, “Said Scientist Cosmo was tired.”
[Beeping]
Gabby says, HMM. SHE'S POINTING THE FINGER AT SCIENTIST COSMO. LET'S CALL HIM.
Sly says, YEAH. AND LET'S ALSO KEEP MOVING.
Scientist Cosmo’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Scientist Cosmo.”
[Ringing]
In the Science Lab, Scientist Cosmo says, HI, WORD DETECTIVES. I'M TRYING TO INVENT A MACHINE THAT NEVER STOPS MOVING, LIKE I CAN'T TODAY.
Gabby says, WE CAN'T STOP, EITHER.
[Typing]
Scientist Cosmo says, I WAS UP LATE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. THEN I REMEMBERED I LENT REPORTER READ A BOOK THAT MIGHT HELP ME. SO, I WENT TO THE NEWSROOM TO GET IT, BUT I WAS SO TIRED MY YAWNS KEPT INTERRUPTING REPORTER READ.
Sly asks, ARE YOU TIRED NOW?
Scientist Cosmo says, NOT AT ALL. USUALLY WHEN I FEEL LETHARGIC AND SLEEPY, I NAP OR EAT A SNACK LIKE TRAIL MIX AND A BANANA FOR ENERGY. BUT I'M WAY MORE ENERGETIC THAN USUAL. I'M HYPER.
Sly quickly doodles Scientist Cosmo holding a banana and trail mix. Note read, “Working on a new invention. Went to the Newsroom to get a book. He was so tired, his yawns kept interrupting Reporter Read. East a snack when he’s tired.”
Gabby asks, SO, YOU DON'T LIKE FEELING LETHARGIC?
Scientist Cosmo says, IT'S OKAY TO FEEL LETHARGIC AND LAZY SOMETIMES; JUST NOT WHEN YOU HAVE AN INVENTION TO INVENT. AND I'M GOING TO USE ALL THIS ENERGY TO KEEP ON INVENTING. BYE.
Scientist Cosmo ends the call. Sly and Gabby stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, CASE NOTES TIME.
Gabby cheers, WOO-HOO!
The case notes appear. The last note beneath Scientist Cosmo’s photograph reads, “He thinks it’s okay to feel lazy and lethargic sometimes.”
Sly says, BOTH SUSPECTS HAD THEIR OWN REASONS TO TAKE THE WORD "LETHARGIC."
Gabby says, ATHLETE GLORY WANTS EVERYONE TO HAVE ENERGY FOR HER VIRTUAL WORKOUT.
[Clicking]
Sly says, AND SCIENTIST COSMO NEEDED ENERGY TO INVENT HIS INVENTIONS.
The photograph of the banana peel, flyer, and trail mix appears.
[Clicking]
Gabby says, THE TRAIL MIX AND BANANA PEEL ARE FROM SCIENTIST COSMO EATING THEM TO GET ENERGIZED.
Sly says, AND THIS WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE FLYER MUST BELONG TO ATHLETE GLORY.
Gabby says IT SAYS, "BRING ALL YOUR ENERGY," WHICH SHE SAID TO US.
Sly says, SHE ALSO SAID, "FEELING TIRED AND LETHARGIC IS THE WORST."
The text “She wants us to bring all our energy to her workout” and “She thinks feeling tired and lethargic is the worst” change to red text.
[Clicking]
The text “Working on a new invention” and “He thinks it’s okay to feel lazy and lethargic sometimes” change to red text.
Gabby says, BUT SCIENTIST COSMO SAID, "IT'S OKAY TO FEEL LETHARGIC AND LAZY SOMETIMES."
[Sly gasping]
Sly says, I THINK I MIGHT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, GABBY.
Gabby says, I THINK I DO, TOO. LET'S SHOW THEM.
Photographs of Gabby, Reporter Read, Sly, Athlete Glory, and Scientist Cosmo appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing]
Sly says, NOW PRESENTING THE WORD MYSTERY ANIMATED RE-ENACTMENT OF...
Text reads, “The Case of the Too Energetic Town.”
Sly makes a computer animation of Reporter Read in the newsroom, and Scientist Cosmo enters. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Reporter Read yawning]
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, WORD OF THE DAY, TAKE ONE.
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo says, HELLO. I'M HERE TO PICK UP THE BOOK I LENT YOU.
[Scientist Cosmo yawning]
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, GO AHEAD, BUT I HAVE TO FINISH MY WORD OF THE DAY REPORT. TAKE TWO.
Scientist Cosmo drops his banana peel and trail mix on the floor.
[Scientist Cosmo yawning, Reporter Read clearing throat]
Athlete Glory enters the room carrying the flyer.
Sly, as Athlete Glory, says, HI. ARE YOU COMING TO MY VIRTUAL
WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE LATER?
Scientist Cosmo leaves the newsroom.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, NO. SORRY. I'M TIRED. TAKE THREE.
GOOD MORNING, WORDSVILLIANS. REPORTER READ HERE, AND IT'S TIME TO REVEAL THE WORDSVILLE WORD OF THE DAY. IT'S "LETHARGIC."
Sly, as Athlete Glory, thinks, I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE WORD "LETHARGIC" WAS MISSING.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says AND CUT.
[Yawning]
Athlete Glory unplugs the camera.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says NOW, TO RE-WATCH MY REPORT.
[Yawning]
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says HEY! MY NEWS CAMERA IS UNPLUGGED.
Athlete Glory takes the word lethargic.
In her office, Gabby says, ATHLETE GLORY IS WHO DID IT.
In the newsroom, Reporter Read says, ATHLETE GLORY?
In the Science Lab, Scientist Cosmo says, DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING.
In his office, Sly says, SHE CREATED A DISTRACTION AND TOOK THE WORD "LETHARGIC." THAT'S HOW.
Gabby says, SHE THOUGHT TAKING IT WOULD GIVE EVERYONE ENERGY FOR HER WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE. THAT'S WHY.
[Upbeat music plays quietly]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON. I ALSO WANTED EVERYONE TO WANT TO WORKOUT, NOT FOR EVERYONE TO BECOME SO ENERGETIC YOU COULDN'T STOP. I'M SO SORRY. I'LL RETURN THE WORD AND CANCEL WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE.
Reporter Read says, NOT SO FAST. I JUST GOT AN IDEA FOR A NEW NEWS REPORT.
Photographs of Gabby, Reporter Read, Sly, Athlete Glory, and Scientist Cosmo appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing, upbeat music plays quietly]
In the newsroom, Reporter Read stands in front of the Word of the Day board with “Lethargic” returned. Text beneath her reads, “Reporting from Wordsville.”
Reporter Read says, GOOD AFTERNOON, WORDSVILLIANS. WORD DETECTIVES GABBY AND SLY SOLVED ANOTHER WORD MYSTERY, AND THE WORD "LETHARGIC" IS BACK. HOW DO YOU ALL FEEL?
Gabby says, NORMAL.
Sly says, NOT HYPER.
Scientist Cosmo says, OPTIMAL.
Athlete Glory says, GREAT.
Reporter Read says, PERFECT, BECAUSE THE WORDSVILLE NEWS IS HAPPY TO PRESENT...
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, THE VIRTUAL WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE!
[Cheering]
Athlete Glory says, THANKS, REPORTER READ. ARE YOU READY TO GET YOUR BODIES MOVING AGAIN? LET'S WARM UP.
Gabby says, HEY, SLY? WE DID IT. WE SOLVED THE CASE OF THE TOO ENERGETIC TOWN.
Sly says, WE SURE DID, BUT MAYBE WE COULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL AFTER WORKOUT FOR WORDSVILLE. I WOULDN'T MIND HAVING A LITTLE MORE ENERGY FOR THIS.
[Everyone laughing]
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, IT'S WORDSVILLE. YEAH. WOO. WITH GABBY. SLY. IT'S WORDSVILLE.
End Credits. Directed by: Tiffany Hsiung, J.J. Johnson, Faran Moradi, Christin Simms. Written by: Christin Simms. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Scientist Cosmo: Rizal Candido. Athlete Glory: Samantha Ji. Reporter Read: Zahara Kerner. Executive Producers: J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms. Produced in association with The W NET Group. Wordsville is made possible in part by Let’s Learn, funding by the J.P.B. Foundation. Produced in association with Knowledge:kids. Produced in association with T.V.O. Kids. Logo: Sinking Ship Entertainment.
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