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Transcript: The Case of the Distinguished Doubt
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. They share a screen with a timer counting down on a website selling tickets for “Singer Melody World Tour.” “Wordsville” is selected from a dropdown menu. Text reads, “For tickets in other cities: Toronto, New York, Singapore, Mumbai, Buenos Aires, and Paris.”
Sly shouts, AH! I'M SO EXCITED! IT'S ALMOST TIME TO BUY TICKETS!
Gabby drinks form a large cup with a metal straw.
[Bubbling]
Gabby says, FOR SINGER MELODY'S FIRST-EVER WORLD TOUR. IT'S SO COOL SHE'S GONNA PERFORM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
Sly says, AND WORDSVILLE IS HER FIRST STOP. WHAT SHOULD WE WEAR?
Sly holds up two T-shirts with Singer Melody on the front.
[Upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby says, GOOD QUESTION.
[Gasping]
Gabby says, IT'S TIME!
A message on the website reads, “World Tour Cancelled.”
[Blooping]
Sly shouts, WORLD TOUR CANCELLED?
Gabby asks, BUT WHY WOULD SINGER MELODY CANCEL HER TOUR? IS IT A WORD MYSTERY?
They wait.
Gabby says, NO ONE'S CALLING. LET'S CALL SINGER MELODY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
Singer Melody’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Singer Melody.”
[Ringing]
Sly asks, SINGER MELODY, ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR WORLD TOUR?
In the recording studio, Singer Melody says, OH, YEAH. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CALL YOU. MY WORLD TOUR GOT CANCELLED BECAUSE... DRAMATIC PAUSE. MY AWARD IS GONE. THIS IS IT.
[Clicking]
In a photograph, Singer Melody smiles and holds up a medal with the word “Distinguished” engraved on one side.
Sly says, YOU WON THIS YEAR'S MOST DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD?
Gabby says, THAT'S THE AWARD THE WHOLE TOWN VOTES ON ONCE A YEAR.
Singer Melody says, THAT'S THE ONE.
A dictionary definition appears beside Sly. Above the definition are the lowercase and uppercase letter “D,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, “Distinguished. Adjective.” Sly reads the definition aloud.
[Whooshing]
Sly says, "DISTINGUISHED MEANS WELL-KNOWN, SUCCESSFUL, AND ADMIRED."
Gabby says, AND SINGER MELODY IS WELL-KNOWN, SUCCESSFUL, AND ADMIRED ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Singer Melody says, I USED TO BE THOSE THINGS. BUT NOW THAT THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS GONE, I'M AN UNKNOWN, UNSUCCESSFUL, UNADMIRED SINGER. THAT'S WHY MY WORLD TOUR GOT CANCELLED.
Gabby says, DON'T WORRY, SINGER MELODY. WE'LL SOLVE THIS CASE, AND FAST.
Sly says, TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AND I'LL ANIMATE IT.
Singer Melody says, IF YOU REALLY NEED ME TO.
Sly says, RECAP TIME!
Sly makes a computer animation of Singer Melody in the recording studio. Computer animations of Reporter Read and Scientist Cosmo arrive. Scientist Cosmo holds the award. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Clicking]
Singer Melody narrates, I WAS PACKING FOR MY WORLD TOUR WHEN REPORTER READ CAME BY WITH SCIENTIST COSMO.
HE WON LAST YEAR'S DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD FOR HIS SCIENTIFIC WORK, SO REPORTER READ WANTED A PHOTO OF US TOGETHER. WHILE SHE SET UP HER CAMERA, SCIENTIST COSMO AND I CHATTED. THEN REPORTER READ'S CAMERA NEEDED BATTERIES, SO THEY LEFT.
Animated Reporter Read and Scientist Cosmo leave the recording studio.
Singer Melody narrates, AND SOMEHOW, SOME WAY, POOF! THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD DISAPPEARED.
[Beeping]
Sly’s animation ends.
Gabby says, WE GOT THIS, SINGER MELODY. PLEASE, SHOW US THE SCENE OF THE MYSTERY.
[Singer Melody sighing, beeping]
Singer Melody points her device at a table. A suitcase is packed with shoes and a sweater. Beside the suitcase are headphones and a camera.
Singer Melody says, THIS IS WHERE I LAST SAW MY AWARD.
Sly says, I'M TAKING A SCREENSHOT.
[Camera shutter snapping]
Gabby says, DON'T WORRY, SINGER MELODY. WE'LL SOLVE THIS MYSTERY FOR SURE.
Sly says, WE WON'T REST UNTIL WE SOLVE THIS!
Singer Melody says, SOUNDS GOOD. TAKE YOUR TIME.
Singer Melody ends the call. Gabby and Sly stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
Gabby says, CASE NOTES TIME!
A heading reads, “Case Notes.” A subheading reads, “The Case of the Distinguished Doubt.” Under the headings are a paintbrush, a camera, and a text icon.
[Typing, upbeat music plays quietly]
Sly asks, WHAT HAPPENED? SOMEONE TOOK THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD.
Gabby says, THAT MEANS THE DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE OF WORDSVILLE ARE NOW UNKNOWN, UNSUCCESSFUL, AND UNADMIRED.
Sly says, WE KNOW WHERE IT HAPPENED: THE RECORDING STUDIO.
Text reads, “What: Someone took the distinguished award. Where: The Recording Studio.”
Gabby says, AND IT HAPPENED WHEN REPORTER READ AND SCIENTIST COSMO WERE THERE TO TAKE A PHOTO.
Photographs of Reporter Read And Scientist Cosmo appear. Text reads, “When: When Reporter Read and Scientist Cosmo were there.”
Sly says, THEY'RE OUR SUSPECTS.
Text reads, “who, how, why.”
[Typing]
Gabby says, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHO DID IT, HOW, AND WHY.
The photograph of the suitcase, clothes, headphones, and camera appears.
Gabby asks, WHAT ARE THE CLUES?
Sly says, I'M ZOOMING IN.
[Chiming]
Sly says, THE CAMERA IS PROBABLY REPORTER READ'S, AND I BET I KNOW WHO MADE THOSE HIGH-TECH HEADPHONES.
Scientist Cosmo’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Scientist Cosmo.”
[Ringing]
In the Science Lab, Scientist Cosmo pulls one side of his headphones off his ear.
Scientist Cosmo says, WORD DETECTIVES, HI!
Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO, WE HAVE SOME WORD MYSTERY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
Scientist Cosmo says, WAIT! THIS IS MY LATEST INVENTION. IT'S A HOMEWORK HELPER MACHINE. WATCH!
Scientist Cosmo slides a piece of paper into the machine.
[Paper rustling, machine whirring]
The lights on the machine change from green to red.
Scientist Cosmo says, OH, NO!
[Machine screeching]
Sly asks, IS THAT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK?
Scientist Cosmo holds the shredded homework. He flings it to the floor.
[Paper rustling, dramatic music plays]
Scientist Cosmo shouts, NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT.
Gabby says, THIS MUST BE RELATED TO OUR CASE.
Sly says, THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS MISSING.
Gabby explains, AND BEING SUCCESSFUL IS PART OF BEING DISTINGUISHED.
Sly says, SO YOUR INVENTIONS CAN'T BE SUCCESSFUL UNTIL WE GET IT BACK.
Scientist Cosmo says, I DO APPRECIATE LEARNING FROM FAILURE, BUT THIS MACHINE USED TO WORK PERFECTLY, AND NOW IT DOESN'T.
Scientist Cosmo slams his fist into his hand.
[Slapping]
Scientist Cosmo says, THAT'S ANNOYING.
Sly asks, WAS IT ALSO ANNOYING TO LOSE THIS YEAR'S DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD TO SINGER MELODY?
Scientist Cosmo says, A LITTLE.
Gabby says, THOSE HEADPHONES YOU'RE WEARING LOOK FAMILIAR.
Sly says, THERE WAS A PAIR LIKE THEM AT THE RECORDING STUDIO.
[Typing]
Scientist Cosmo says, I FIGURED SINGER MELODY COULD USE SOME OF THE SUPER NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES I INVENTED. THEY GIVE YOU QUIET WHEN THE ATTENTION FROM BEING DISTINGUISHED IS TOO MUCH.
Sly says, TOO MUCH? ISN'T IT AWESOME TO BE WELL-KNOWN AND ADMIRED?
Sly draws Scientist Cosmo surrounded by speech bubbles that read, “Interview?” “Photo?” “Speech?” Text in the case notes reads, “He was a little annoyed Singer Melody won the award. But figured she could use the noise-cancelling headphones. Thinks it can be awesome to be well-known and admired. When he won the distinguished award people bothered him.”
[Pencil scratching]
Scientist Cosmo says, CAN BE. BUT WHEN I WON THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD, PEOPLE KEPT BOTHERING ME FOR INTERVIEWS, PHOTOS, SPEECHES. I HAD NO TIME TO DEVOTE TO WHAT MADE ME DISTINGUISHED IN THE FIRST PLACE: SCIENCE!
He ends the call.
[Beeping]
Gabby says, LET'S SEE WHAT REPORTER READ HAS TO SAY.
Reporter Read’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Reporter Read.”
[Ringing]
In the newsroom, Reporter Read says, WORD DETECTIVES! DID YOU READ OR WATCH OR LISTEN TO ANY OF MY NEWS REPORTS TODAY?
Sly says, I WILL.
Gabby says, I MEANT TO.
[Reporter Read sighing heavily]
Sly says, LATER.
Gabby says, YOU SOUND UPSET.
Sly asks, ARE YOU OKAY?
Reporter Read says, NOT REALLY. I'VE WRITTEN AND INVESTIGATED A LOT OF DISTINGUISHED AWARD-WINNING STORIES, BUT NO ONE IN TOWN PAYS ATTENTION TO THEM.
Gabby says, BUT ONLY BECAUSE THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS MISSING.
Reporter Read asks, THEN HOW COME I'VE NEVER WON THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD?
Gabby asks, DO YOU WANT TO WIN THE AWARD?
Reporter Read says, WHO WOULDN'T? EXCEPT MAYBE SINGER MELODY.
Sly asks, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
Reporter Read says, SCIENTIST COSMO TOLD HER THAT AFTER WINNING THE AWARD, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE NEW SONGS. SINGER MELODY WAS SAD ABOUT THAT. THAT'S WHEN I LEFT TO GET BATTERIES FOR MY CAMERA.
Sly draws Reporter Read holding a camera and saying, “This needs batteries.”
Text in the case notes reads, “She wants to win the distinguished award. But she doesn’t think Singer Melody wanted to win it. Scientist Cosmo said she won’t have time to write songs. Singer Melody was sad about that.”
[Pencil scratching]
Reporter Read says, NOW, I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORKING ON NEWS REPORTS, EVEN IF NO ONE SEES THEM.
She ends the call. Sly and Gabby stay on their video call.
Gabby says, LET'S REVIEW OUR CASE NOTES.
The case notes appear.
[Clicking, upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO AND REPORTER READ ARE BOTH UPSET THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS MISSING, BUT SINGER MELODY ISN'T REALLY.
Sly says, BUT WE ARE!
Gabby says, YOU'RE RIGHT. WE WERE SO WORRIED WHEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT HER NEW TOUR THAT WE CALLED HER.
Sly says, GABBY! WE CALLED HER.
[Gabby gasping]
Gabby says, SLY, WE BOTH KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.
Photographs of Gabby, Singer Melody, Sly, Scientist Cosmo, and Reporter Read appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing]
In his office, Sly says, NOW PRESENTING THE WORD MYSTERY ANIMATED REENACTMENT OF... THE CASE OF THE DISTINGUISHED DOUBT.
[Clicking]
Sly makes a computer animation of Singer Melody in the recording studio. Computer animations of Reporter Read and Scientist Cosmo arrive. Scientist Cosmo holds the award. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, I NEED A PHOTO OF YOU TWO AND THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD. IF MY CAMERA WILL LET ME TAKE IT. IT'S NOT WORKING.
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo, says, CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING, SINGER MELODY. WITH ALL THE EXTRA ATTENTION YOU GET, YOU'LL HAVE TIME TO WRITE SPEECHES, BUT NOT SONGS.
Gabby, as Singer Melody, says, WHAT? THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE FUN.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, AH, SOUNDS FUN TO ME. UGH, MY CAMERA NEEDS BATTERIES. WE'LL DO THIS PHOTO LATER.
Reporter Read puts her camera on the table.
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo, says, THESE HEADPHONES ARE FOR YOU. ENJOY.
Gabby, as Singer Melody, says, I JUST REALLY WANNA MAKE MUSIC.
Singer Melody drops the award into a garbage can.
Sly’s animation ends.
Sly says, SINGER MELODY IS THE ONE WHO DID IT.
[Dramatic music plays]
In the newsroom, Reporter Read says, SINGER MELODY?
In the Science Lab, Scientist Cosmo says, WOW, PLOT TWIST.
Gabby says, SHE THREW THE AWARD IN THE GARBAGE WHEN EVERYONE LEFT. THAT'S HOW.
Singer Melody sings, IT'S TRUE.
[Heartfelt music plays]
Singer Melody says, SCIENTIST COSMO SAID WINNING THE DISTINGUISHED AWARD MEANS I WON'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE NEW SONGS. THAT'S WHY I THREW OUT THE AWARD. NOW I HAVE LOTS OF TIME TO WRITE MUSIC.
Reporter Read says, BUT SINGER MELODY, THAT AWARD ISN'T JUST YOURS. IT BELONGS TO THE TOWN OF WORDSVILLE.
Scientist Cosmo says, YOU'RE RIGHT.
Reporter Read says, AND EVERY SINGLE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN WHO'S WON IT AND WILL WIN IT.
[Clearing throat]
Singer Melody says, IT DOES? OH, NO! I'M SO SORRY. I WASN'T THINKING. HOW SELFISH OF ME.
Sly asks, CAN'T YOU JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARBAGE?
[Dramatic music plays]
Singer Melody says, NO, IT'S ALREADY ON THE WAY TO THE GARBAGE DUMP. DOES THIS MEAN THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS GONE FOREVER?
Reporter Read says, DON'T WORRY, I HAVE AN IDEA.
Photographs of Gabby, Singer Melody, Sly, Scientist Cosmo, and Reporter Read appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing, upbeat music plays quietly]
Singer Melody wears a yellow star-shaped award with blue tassels dangling from two star points.
Reporter Read says, SINGER MELODY, YOUR BRAND-NEW DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD WAS MADE BY THE PREVIOUS WINNERS.
Scientist Cosmo says, AND EVEN THOUGH REPORTER READ HASN'T WON THE AWARD YET, IT WAS HER IDEA, AND I ADMIRE THAT.
Singer Melody says, ME TOO. AND I PROMISE I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS DISTINGUISHED AWARD. WHILE TOO MUCH ATTENTION MIGHT MEAN LESS TIME FOR SONGWRITING, I DO LOVE MEETING MY FANS ON TOUR. PLUS, IF I NEED QUIET TIME, I'VE GOT THESE HEADPHONES. YOU'RE ALL AMAZING. SEE YOU AT MY CONCERT!
Singer Melody, Reporter Read, and Scientist Cosmo say, THANKS, WORD DETECTIVES!
The call ends. Gabby and Sly remain on their video call.
[Beeping]
Gabby says, NOW THAT SINGER MELODY'S WORLD TOUR IS BACK ON, WE HAVE TO GET TICKETS BEFORE THEY'RE--
Text on the ticket website reads, “Sold Out.”
[Clicking]
Gabby says SOLD OUT?
[Dinging]
Text reads, “To the distinguished Wordsville Word Detectives.”
Sly says, A MESSAGE FROM SINGER MELODY?
More messages appear from Singer Melody.
[Dinging]
Gabby reads, "TO THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLE WORD DETECTIVES. THANKS FOR SOLVING THIS WORD MYSTERY."
Gabby says, SLY! IT'S TWO FRONT-ROW TICKETS TO HER CONCERT!
Sly says, AH! WE'RE SINGER MELODY'S DISTINGUISHED GUESTS! THAT'S BETTER THAN ANY AWARDS. BUT... WHAT SHOULD WE WEAR?
Sly holds up the T-shirts.
[Gabby slurping]
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, IT'S WORDSVILLE. YEAH. WOO. WITH GABBY. SLY. IT'S WORDSVILLE.
End Credits. Directed by: Mars Horodyski. Tiffany Hsiung, Christin Simms. Written by Joan Digba. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Scientist Cosmo: Rizal Candido. Reporter Read: Zahara Kerner. Singer Melody: Charlie Storey. 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. They share a screen with a timer counting down on a website selling tickets for “Singer Melody World Tour.” “Wordsville” is selected from a dropdown menu. Text reads, “For tickets in other cities: Toronto, New York, Singapore, Mumbai, Buenos Aires, and Paris.”
Sly shouts, AH! I'M SO EXCITED! IT'S ALMOST TIME TO BUY TICKETS!
Gabby drinks form a large cup with a metal straw.
[Bubbling]
Gabby says, FOR SINGER MELODY'S FIRST-EVER WORLD TOUR. IT'S SO COOL SHE'S GONNA PERFORM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
Sly says, AND WORDSVILLE IS HER FIRST STOP. WHAT SHOULD WE WEAR?
Sly holds up two T-shirts with Singer Melody on the front.
[Upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby says, GOOD QUESTION.
[Gasping]
Gabby says, IT'S TIME!
A message on the website reads, “World Tour Cancelled.”
[Blooping]
Sly shouts, WORLD TOUR CANCELLED?
Gabby asks, BUT WHY WOULD SINGER MELODY CANCEL HER TOUR? IS IT A WORD MYSTERY?
They wait.
Gabby says, NO ONE'S CALLING. LET'S CALL SINGER MELODY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
Singer Melody’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Singer Melody.”
[Ringing]
Sly asks, SINGER MELODY, ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR WORLD TOUR?
In the recording studio, Singer Melody says, OH, YEAH. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CALL YOU. MY WORLD TOUR GOT CANCELLED BECAUSE... DRAMATIC PAUSE. MY AWARD IS GONE. THIS IS IT.
[Clicking]
In a photograph, Singer Melody smiles and holds up a medal with the word “Distinguished” engraved on one side.
Sly says, YOU WON THIS YEAR'S MOST DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD?
Gabby says, THAT'S THE AWARD THE WHOLE TOWN VOTES ON ONCE A YEAR.
Singer Melody says, THAT'S THE ONE.
A dictionary definition appears beside Sly. Above the definition are the lowercase and uppercase letter “D,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, “Distinguished. Adjective.” Sly reads the definition aloud.
[Whooshing]
Sly says, "DISTINGUISHED MEANS WELL-KNOWN, SUCCESSFUL, AND ADMIRED."
Gabby says, AND SINGER MELODY IS WELL-KNOWN, SUCCESSFUL, AND ADMIRED ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Singer Melody says, I USED TO BE THOSE THINGS. BUT NOW THAT THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS GONE, I'M AN UNKNOWN, UNSUCCESSFUL, UNADMIRED SINGER. THAT'S WHY MY WORLD TOUR GOT CANCELLED.
Gabby says, DON'T WORRY, SINGER MELODY. WE'LL SOLVE THIS CASE, AND FAST.
Sly says, TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AND I'LL ANIMATE IT.
Singer Melody says, IF YOU REALLY NEED ME TO.
Sly says, RECAP TIME!
Sly makes a computer animation of Singer Melody in the recording studio. Computer animations of Reporter Read and Scientist Cosmo arrive. Scientist Cosmo holds the award. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Clicking]
Singer Melody narrates, I WAS PACKING FOR MY WORLD TOUR WHEN REPORTER READ CAME BY WITH SCIENTIST COSMO.
HE WON LAST YEAR'S DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD FOR HIS SCIENTIFIC WORK, SO REPORTER READ WANTED A PHOTO OF US TOGETHER. WHILE SHE SET UP HER CAMERA, SCIENTIST COSMO AND I CHATTED. THEN REPORTER READ'S CAMERA NEEDED BATTERIES, SO THEY LEFT.
Animated Reporter Read and Scientist Cosmo leave the recording studio.
Singer Melody narrates, AND SOMEHOW, SOME WAY, POOF! THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD DISAPPEARED.
[Beeping]
Sly’s animation ends.
Gabby says, WE GOT THIS, SINGER MELODY. PLEASE, SHOW US THE SCENE OF THE MYSTERY.
[Singer Melody sighing, beeping]
Singer Melody points her device at a table. A suitcase is packed with shoes and a sweater. Beside the suitcase are headphones and a camera.
Singer Melody says, THIS IS WHERE I LAST SAW MY AWARD.
Sly says, I'M TAKING A SCREENSHOT.
[Camera shutter snapping]
Gabby says, DON'T WORRY, SINGER MELODY. WE'LL SOLVE THIS MYSTERY FOR SURE.
Sly says, WE WON'T REST UNTIL WE SOLVE THIS!
Singer Melody says, SOUNDS GOOD. TAKE YOUR TIME.
Singer Melody ends the call. Gabby and Sly stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
Gabby says, CASE NOTES TIME!
A heading reads, “Case Notes.” A subheading reads, “The Case of the Distinguished Doubt.” Under the headings are a paintbrush, a camera, and a text icon.
[Typing, upbeat music plays quietly]
Sly asks, WHAT HAPPENED? SOMEONE TOOK THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD.
Gabby says, THAT MEANS THE DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE OF WORDSVILLE ARE NOW UNKNOWN, UNSUCCESSFUL, AND UNADMIRED.
Sly says, WE KNOW WHERE IT HAPPENED: THE RECORDING STUDIO.
Text reads, “What: Someone took the distinguished award. Where: The Recording Studio.”
Gabby says, AND IT HAPPENED WHEN REPORTER READ AND SCIENTIST COSMO WERE THERE TO TAKE A PHOTO.
Photographs of Reporter Read And Scientist Cosmo appear. Text reads, “When: When Reporter Read and Scientist Cosmo were there.”
Sly says, THEY'RE OUR SUSPECTS.
Text reads, “who, how, why.”
[Typing]
Gabby says, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHO DID IT, HOW, AND WHY.
The photograph of the suitcase, clothes, headphones, and camera appears.
Gabby asks, WHAT ARE THE CLUES?
Sly says, I'M ZOOMING IN.
[Chiming]
Sly says, THE CAMERA IS PROBABLY REPORTER READ'S, AND I BET I KNOW WHO MADE THOSE HIGH-TECH HEADPHONES.
Scientist Cosmo’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Scientist Cosmo.”
[Ringing]
In the Science Lab, Scientist Cosmo pulls one side of his headphones off his ear.
Scientist Cosmo says, WORD DETECTIVES, HI!
Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO, WE HAVE SOME WORD MYSTERY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
Scientist Cosmo says, WAIT! THIS IS MY LATEST INVENTION. IT'S A HOMEWORK HELPER MACHINE. WATCH!
Scientist Cosmo slides a piece of paper into the machine.
[Paper rustling, machine whirring]
The lights on the machine change from green to red.
Scientist Cosmo says, OH, NO!
[Machine screeching]
Sly asks, IS THAT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK?
Scientist Cosmo holds the shredded homework. He flings it to the floor.
[Paper rustling, dramatic music plays]
Scientist Cosmo shouts, NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT.
Gabby says, THIS MUST BE RELATED TO OUR CASE.
Sly says, THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS MISSING.
Gabby explains, AND BEING SUCCESSFUL IS PART OF BEING DISTINGUISHED.
Sly says, SO YOUR INVENTIONS CAN'T BE SUCCESSFUL UNTIL WE GET IT BACK.
Scientist Cosmo says, I DO APPRECIATE LEARNING FROM FAILURE, BUT THIS MACHINE USED TO WORK PERFECTLY, AND NOW IT DOESN'T.
Scientist Cosmo slams his fist into his hand.
[Slapping]
Scientist Cosmo says, THAT'S ANNOYING.
Sly asks, WAS IT ALSO ANNOYING TO LOSE THIS YEAR'S DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD TO SINGER MELODY?
Scientist Cosmo says, A LITTLE.
Gabby says, THOSE HEADPHONES YOU'RE WEARING LOOK FAMILIAR.
Sly says, THERE WAS A PAIR LIKE THEM AT THE RECORDING STUDIO.
[Typing]
Scientist Cosmo says, I FIGURED SINGER MELODY COULD USE SOME OF THE SUPER NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES I INVENTED. THEY GIVE YOU QUIET WHEN THE ATTENTION FROM BEING DISTINGUISHED IS TOO MUCH.
Sly says, TOO MUCH? ISN'T IT AWESOME TO BE WELL-KNOWN AND ADMIRED?
Sly draws Scientist Cosmo surrounded by speech bubbles that read, “Interview?” “Photo?” “Speech?” Text in the case notes reads, “He was a little annoyed Singer Melody won the award. But figured she could use the noise-cancelling headphones. Thinks it can be awesome to be well-known and admired. When he won the distinguished award people bothered him.”
[Pencil scratching]
Scientist Cosmo says, CAN BE. BUT WHEN I WON THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD, PEOPLE KEPT BOTHERING ME FOR INTERVIEWS, PHOTOS, SPEECHES. I HAD NO TIME TO DEVOTE TO WHAT MADE ME DISTINGUISHED IN THE FIRST PLACE: SCIENCE!
He ends the call.
[Beeping]
Gabby says, LET'S SEE WHAT REPORTER READ HAS TO SAY.
Reporter Read’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Reporter Read.”
[Ringing]
In the newsroom, Reporter Read says, WORD DETECTIVES! DID YOU READ OR WATCH OR LISTEN TO ANY OF MY NEWS REPORTS TODAY?
Sly says, I WILL.
Gabby says, I MEANT TO.
[Reporter Read sighing heavily]
Sly says, LATER.
Gabby says, YOU SOUND UPSET.
Sly asks, ARE YOU OKAY?
Reporter Read says, NOT REALLY. I'VE WRITTEN AND INVESTIGATED A LOT OF DISTINGUISHED AWARD-WINNING STORIES, BUT NO ONE IN TOWN PAYS ATTENTION TO THEM.
Gabby says, BUT ONLY BECAUSE THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS MISSING.
Reporter Read asks, THEN HOW COME I'VE NEVER WON THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD?
Gabby asks, DO YOU WANT TO WIN THE AWARD?
Reporter Read says, WHO WOULDN'T? EXCEPT MAYBE SINGER MELODY.
Sly asks, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
Reporter Read says, SCIENTIST COSMO TOLD HER THAT AFTER WINNING THE AWARD, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE NEW SONGS. SINGER MELODY WAS SAD ABOUT THAT. THAT'S WHEN I LEFT TO GET BATTERIES FOR MY CAMERA.
Sly draws Reporter Read holding a camera and saying, “This needs batteries.”
Text in the case notes reads, “She wants to win the distinguished award. But she doesn’t think Singer Melody wanted to win it. Scientist Cosmo said she won’t have time to write songs. Singer Melody was sad about that.”
[Pencil scratching]
Reporter Read says, NOW, I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORKING ON NEWS REPORTS, EVEN IF NO ONE SEES THEM.
She ends the call. Sly and Gabby stay on their video call.
Gabby says, LET'S REVIEW OUR CASE NOTES.
The case notes appear.
[Clicking, upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO AND REPORTER READ ARE BOTH UPSET THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS MISSING, BUT SINGER MELODY ISN'T REALLY.
Sly says, BUT WE ARE!
Gabby says, YOU'RE RIGHT. WE WERE SO WORRIED WHEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT HER NEW TOUR THAT WE CALLED HER.
Sly says, GABBY! WE CALLED HER.
[Gabby gasping]
Gabby says, SLY, WE BOTH KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.
Photographs of Gabby, Singer Melody, Sly, Scientist Cosmo, and Reporter Read appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing]
In his office, Sly says, NOW PRESENTING THE WORD MYSTERY ANIMATED REENACTMENT OF... THE CASE OF THE DISTINGUISHED DOUBT.
[Clicking]
Sly makes a computer animation of Singer Melody in the recording studio. Computer animations of Reporter Read and Scientist Cosmo arrive. Scientist Cosmo holds the award. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, I NEED A PHOTO OF YOU TWO AND THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD. IF MY CAMERA WILL LET ME TAKE IT. IT'S NOT WORKING.
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo, says, CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING, SINGER MELODY. WITH ALL THE EXTRA ATTENTION YOU GET, YOU'LL HAVE TIME TO WRITE SPEECHES, BUT NOT SONGS.
Gabby, as Singer Melody, says, WHAT? THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE FUN.
Gabby, as Reporter Read, says, AH, SOUNDS FUN TO ME. UGH, MY CAMERA NEEDS BATTERIES. WE'LL DO THIS PHOTO LATER.
Reporter Read puts her camera on the table.
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo, says, THESE HEADPHONES ARE FOR YOU. ENJOY.
Gabby, as Singer Melody, says, I JUST REALLY WANNA MAKE MUSIC.
Singer Melody drops the award into a garbage can.
Sly’s animation ends.
Sly says, SINGER MELODY IS THE ONE WHO DID IT.
[Dramatic music plays]
In the newsroom, Reporter Read says, SINGER MELODY?
In the Science Lab, Scientist Cosmo says, WOW, PLOT TWIST.
Gabby says, SHE THREW THE AWARD IN THE GARBAGE WHEN EVERYONE LEFT. THAT'S HOW.
Singer Melody sings, IT'S TRUE.
[Heartfelt music plays]
Singer Melody says, SCIENTIST COSMO SAID WINNING THE DISTINGUISHED AWARD MEANS I WON'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE NEW SONGS. THAT'S WHY I THREW OUT THE AWARD. NOW I HAVE LOTS OF TIME TO WRITE MUSIC.
Reporter Read says, BUT SINGER MELODY, THAT AWARD ISN'T JUST YOURS. IT BELONGS TO THE TOWN OF WORDSVILLE.
Scientist Cosmo says, YOU'RE RIGHT.
Reporter Read says, AND EVERY SINGLE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN WHO'S WON IT AND WILL WIN IT.
[Clearing throat]
Singer Melody says, IT DOES? OH, NO! I'M SO SORRY. I WASN'T THINKING. HOW SELFISH OF ME.
Sly asks, CAN'T YOU JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARBAGE?
[Dramatic music plays]
Singer Melody says, NO, IT'S ALREADY ON THE WAY TO THE GARBAGE DUMP. DOES THIS MEAN THE WORD "DISTINGUISHED" IS GONE FOREVER?
Reporter Read says, DON'T WORRY, I HAVE AN IDEA.
Photographs of Gabby, Singer Melody, Sly, Scientist Cosmo, and Reporter Read appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing, upbeat music plays quietly]
Singer Melody wears a yellow star-shaped award with blue tassels dangling from two star points.
Reporter Read says, SINGER MELODY, YOUR BRAND-NEW DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLIAN AWARD WAS MADE BY THE PREVIOUS WINNERS.
Scientist Cosmo says, AND EVEN THOUGH REPORTER READ HASN'T WON THE AWARD YET, IT WAS HER IDEA, AND I ADMIRE THAT.
Singer Melody says, ME TOO. AND I PROMISE I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS DISTINGUISHED AWARD. WHILE TOO MUCH ATTENTION MIGHT MEAN LESS TIME FOR SONGWRITING, I DO LOVE MEETING MY FANS ON TOUR. PLUS, IF I NEED QUIET TIME, I'VE GOT THESE HEADPHONES. YOU'RE ALL AMAZING. SEE YOU AT MY CONCERT!
Singer Melody, Reporter Read, and Scientist Cosmo say, THANKS, WORD DETECTIVES!
The call ends. Gabby and Sly remain on their video call.
[Beeping]
Gabby says, NOW THAT SINGER MELODY'S WORLD TOUR IS BACK ON, WE HAVE TO GET TICKETS BEFORE THEY'RE--
Text on the ticket website reads, “Sold Out.”
[Clicking]
Gabby says SOLD OUT?
[Dinging]
Text reads, “To the distinguished Wordsville Word Detectives.”
Sly says, A MESSAGE FROM SINGER MELODY?
More messages appear from Singer Melody.
[Dinging]
Gabby reads, "TO THE DISTINGUISHED WORDSVILLE WORD DETECTIVES. THANKS FOR SOLVING THIS WORD MYSTERY."
Gabby says, SLY! IT'S TWO FRONT-ROW TICKETS TO HER CONCERT!
Sly says, AH! WE'RE SINGER MELODY'S DISTINGUISHED GUESTS! THAT'S BETTER THAN ANY AWARDS. BUT... WHAT SHOULD WE WEAR?
Sly holds up the T-shirts.
[Gabby slurping]
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, IT'S WORDSVILLE. YEAH. WOO. WITH GABBY. SLY. IT'S WORDSVILLE.
End Credits. Directed by: Mars Horodyski. Tiffany Hsiung, Christin Simms. Written by Joan Digba. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Scientist Cosmo: Rizal Candido. Reporter Read: Zahara Kerner. Singer Melody: Charlie Storey. 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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