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Transcript: The Case of the Competition Cancellation
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. Gabby holds “Word Trivia” flashcards in her hands.
[Upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby asks, SLY, WHAT DOES 'COMPETITION' MEAN?
Sly says, A SITUATION WHERE A PERSON OR A GROUP TRIES TO DO BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE OR ANOTHER GROUP.
Gabby asks, YOU OKAY? YOU'RE USUALLY WAY MORE INTO IT WHEN WE PRACTICE FOR A WORD TRIVIA COMPETITION.
Sly says, YEAH, I JUST DON'T WANT TO COMPETE IN IT ANYMORE.
Gabby says, I DON'T FEEL LIKE COMPETING EITHER, WHICH IS WEIRD. WE'RE USUALLY COMPETITIVE AND LIKE TO WIN. IS IT A WORD MYSTERY?
Sly says, PROBABLY, WHICH MEANS SOMEONE SHOULD BE CALLING TO REPORT A MISSING WORD ANY MINUTE NOW.
Sly and Gabby wait.
Gabby says, HUH, NO ONE'S CALLING. I GUESS IT'S UP TO US TO START INVESTIGATING. IF 'COMPETITION' IS MISSING, WE SHOULD START WITH...
Sly says, THE MOST COMPETITIVE PERSON IN WORDSVILLE?
Gabby says, ATHLETE GLORY! I'LL SEE IF SHE POSTED ANYTHING TO WORDBOOK TODAY.
Gabby opens up Athlete Glory’s Wordbook page. On it, a photograph shows Athlete Glory holding a basketball under her right arm. A scoreboard to her left has " Competition " at the bottom. Past photographs show Athlete Glory blowing her whistle, flexing, pouting, and cheering.
Sly says, OH, LOOK! SHE WROTE, "GETTING READY FOR MY BASKETBALL GAMES WITH FIREFIGHTER EMBER AND ARTIST CLAY." I'M ZOOMING IN.
[Beeping]
Sly says, LOOK! THERE'S SOMETHING WRITTEN ON THE SCOREBOARD.
Gabby says, IT SAYS "COMPETITION". I WONDER WHERE THAT SCOREBOARD IS NOW. LET'S GIVE ATHLETE GLORY A CALL.
Athlete Glory’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Athlete Glory.”
[Ringing]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, OH, HEY, WORD DETECTIVES. WHAT'S UP?
Sly says, HEY. WHERE'S YOUR SCOREBOARD?
Athlete Glory asks, WHAT SCOREBOARD?
Sly says, THE ONE WITH THE WORD 'COMPETITION' ON IT.
Gabby says, THE ONE THAT WAS IN THE PHOTO YOU POSTED ON WORDBOOK THIS MORNING?
Gabby shows Athlete Glory the Wordbook page.
[Beeping]
Athlete Glory says, OH, THAT SCOREBOARD. LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONE.
Athlete Glory shrugs.
Sly says, SO, THIS IS A WORD MYSTERY!
Gabby says, SINCE YOUR SCOREBOARD IS GONE, THE WORD 'COMPETITION' HAS LEFT WORDSVILLE.
A dictionary definition appears. Above the definition are a lowercase and uppercase letter “C,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, “Competitive. Adjective.” Photographs beside the definition show children competing in a spelling bee and playing soccer. Sly reads the definition aloud.
Sly says, AND NOBODY CAN BE COMPETITIVE, WHICH MEANS, "EAGER TO TRY TO WIN AGAINST PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIMILAR SKILLS TO YOURS."
Athlete Glory says, OH, IS THAT WHY I DON'T FEEL LIKE COMPETING IN ANYTHING?
Sly says, AND NEITHER DO WE. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER YOU POSTED THE PHOTO?
Athlete Glory says, NOTHING. NOTHING AT ALL.
Gabby says, BUT YOU WROTE IN YOUR CAPTION THAT YOU WERE GETTING READY FOR SOME BASKETBALL GAMES.
Athlete Glory says, OH, RIGHT. I DID PLAY BASKETBALL. HOW COULD I FORGET THAT? YOU SURE THE WORD 'REMEMBER' HASN'T GONE MISSING?
Sly says, PRETTY SURE IT'S JUST THE WORD 'COMPETITION'.
Gabby says, TELL US WHAT HAPPENED, AND SLY WILL ANIMATE IT.
Sly says, RECAP TIME!
Sly makes computer animations of Athlete Glory, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay in the gymnasium. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Ball thumping]
Athlete Glory narrates, SO, FIREFIGHTER EMBER AND ARTIST CLAY CAME BY FOR ONE-ON-ONE BASKETBALL GAMES.
I PLAYED FIREFIGHTER EMBER FIRST, AND THEN I PLAYED AGAINST ARTIST CLAY. AFTERWARDS, UM...
Athlete Glory sinks basketballs in the hoop.
[Thumping, clattering]
Athlete Glory says, OH, YEAH, THEY BOTH ASKED FOR A CUP OF WATER, SO I WENT TO GET IT. WHEN I GOT BACK, THEY WERE GONE. BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE THE COMPETITION SCOREBOARD WAS MISSING UNTIL YOU POINTED IT OUT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
Athlete Glory returns holding two cups of water. The scoreboard and her guests are gone.
Sly’s animation ends.
[Beeping]
Sly says, WE DO! ONE OF THEM TOOK YOUR COMPETITION SCOREBOARD.
Gabby nods.
Sly asks, CAN YOU SHOW US THE SCENE OF THE MYSTERY?
Athlete Glory says, UM, SURE. HERE'S WHERE THE SCOREBOARD USED TO BE.
Three water bottle are lined up on a locked storage bin. A grey trashcan touches the right side of the bin.
Sly says, I'M SAVING THE SCREENSHOT FOR OUR CASE NOTES.
[Camera shutter snapping]
Sly says, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
Athlete Glory shrugs and says, OKAY.
Athlete Glory ends the call. Sly and Gabby stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
An animated Sly appears between Gabby and Sly. Text beneath the animation reads, “Practice Time Reminder.”
Animated Sly says, WORD TRIVIA COMPETITION PRACTICE TIME. PRACTICING HELPS YOU COMPETE.
Sly says, OH, I REMEMBER MAKING THAT REMINDER. AND NOW, I DON'T CARE ABOUT COMPETING.
Gabby says, LET'S START OUR CASE NOTES, SO WE CAN SOLVE THIS.
Sly nods.
A heading reads, “Case Notes.” A subheading reads, “The Case of the Competition Cancellation.” Under the headings are a paintbrush, a camera, and a text icon.
[Typing, upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby asks, WHAT HAPPENED?
Sly says, SOMEONE TOOK ATHLETE GLORY'S COMPETITION SCOREBOARD, SO, NOW, NO ONE IS COMPETITIVE.
Gabby says, THE GYM IS WHERE IT HAPPENED, WHEN ATHLETE GLORY GOT WATER FOR THE SUSPECTS.
[Typing]
Text reads, “What: Someone took the competition scoreboard. Where: The Gym. When: When Athlete Glory got water.”
Photographs of Firefighter Ember and Artist Clay appear.
[Clicking]
Sly says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER AND ARTIST CLAY.
NOW, TO FIND OUT WHO DID IT, HOW, AND WHY.
Text reads, “Who, how, why.”
[Clicking]
The photograph of the water bottles, the storage bin, and the trashcan appears.
Gabby says, THE CLUES ARE THREE WATER BOTTLES.
Sly says, BUT WHY DID THEY ASK FOR CUPS OF WATER WHEN THEY ALREADY
HAD WATER BOTTLES?
Gabby says, MAYBE FIREFIGHTER EMBER CAN HELP US GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
Firefighter Ember’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Firefighter Ember.”
[Ringing]
In the fire station, Firefighter Ember says, OH, HEY, WORD DETECTIVES.
Sly says, HI, FIREFIGHTER EMBER. WE'RE WONDERING IF YOU LIKE COMPETING.
Firefighter Ember says, I DO... IF WHOEVER I'M COMPETING AGAINST HAS THE SAME SKILLS; THAT MAKES IT COMPETITIVE, LIKE WHEN I HIKE WITH VET WILDER. WE'RE BOTH GREAT HIKERS, AND WE COMPETE TO SEE WHO
CAN HIKE THE HARDEST TRAILS.
Gabby says, BUT YOUR ONE-ON-ONE BASKETBALL GAMES WITH ATHLETE GLORY ARE DIFFERENT?
Firefighter Ember says, WELL, YOU KNOW, ATHLETE GLORY IS SO MUCH BETTER AT BASKETBALL THAN I AM THAT PLAYING WITH HER IS NOT VERY COMPETITIVE OR FUN.
Sly draws Athlete Glory and Firefighter Ember playing basketball. Case notes read, “She likes competing against someone with the same skills. Says playing with Athlete Glory is not competitive.”
[Pencil scratching, typing]
Sly asks, WHY DID YOU ASK FOR A CUP OF WATER AT THE GYM WHEN YOU BROUGHT YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLE?
Firefighter Ember asks, I ASKED FOR A CUP OF WATER? THAT DOESN'T RING MY FIRE ALARM.
[Message alert blooping]
Firefighter Ember says, OH!
[Chuckling]
Firefighter Ember says, SORRY. MY MEMORY IS A BIT HAZY. I DID ASK FOR A CUP OF WATER.
Sly asks, DID YOU JUST GET A MESSAGE FROM SOMEONE AND CHANGE YOUR STORY?
Firefighter Ember says, NO. OH! DO YOU HEAR THAT ALARM? "ME-NOO, ME-NOO"! GOTTA GO!
She ends the call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, I WONDER IF ARTIST CLAY FEELS THE SAME WAY AS FIREFIGHTER EMBER.
Artist Clay’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Artist Clay.”
[Ringing]
In the art studio, Artist Clay says, I KNEW I'D BE HEARING FROM YOU, WORD DETECTIVES. I MEAN, GREETINGS!
Sly asks, ARTIST CLAY, DO YOU LIKE PLAYING BASKETBALL AGAINST ATHLETE GLORY?
Artist Clay says, IT'S NOT A FUN COMPETITION WHEN SHE'S MAKING ALL THE BASKETS, AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN DO THAT IS BY WEAVING ONE! SEE?
He holds a wooden basket.
[Rustling]
Gabby says, COOL BASKET!
SO, ATHLETE GLORY'S REALLY GOOD AT BASKETBALL, HUH?
Artist Clay says, TOO GOOD!
A sketch on the case notes page shows Artist Clay chasing Athlete Glory as she dribbles the basketball. Text reads, “Says playing with Athlete Glory is not fun competition. She’s too good at basketball.”
Sly asks, JUST ONE MORE THING, DID YOU ASK HER FOR A CUP OF WATER TODAY?
Artist Clay says, WHY WOULD I ASK FOR WATER WHEN I BROUGHT MY OWN WATER BOTTLE?
[Message alert blooping]
Artist Clay says, ACTUALLY, FORGET WHAT I SAID. I DID ASK FOR A CUP OF WATER.
Gabby asks, DID YOU JUST GET A MESSAGE?
Artist Clay says, WHAT? NO, IT'S MY...LAUNDRY TIMER! GOTTA GO PUT MY BASKET TO GOOD USE!
Artist Clay ends the call. Gabby and Sly stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, IT'S CASE NOTES TIME!
The animated Sly appears between Gabby and Sly. Text beneath the animation reads, “Practice Time Reminder.”
Animated Sly says, TIME TO PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE FOR THE WORD TRIVIA COMPETITION!
Gabby says, IT'S OKAY! WE'LL BE READY TO COMPETE ONCE WE CRACK THIS CASE.
The case notes appear. The last two notes beneath Firefighter Ember read, “Didn’t remember asking for water. Then got a message and changed her story.” The last two notes beneath Artist Clay read, “Said he didn’t ask for water. Then got a message and changed his story.
Sly says, BOTH SUSPECTS HAD THE SAME STORY.
Gabby says, THE BASKETBALL GAMES WEREN'T COMPETITIVE OR FUN BECAUSE ATHLETE GLORY WAS THE ONLY ONE SCORING.
[Clicking]
Sly says, BOTH SUSPECTS ALSO SAID THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR WATER.
The text “Not competitive,” “didn’t remember asking for water,” “not a fun competition,” and “too good at basketball” change to red text.
Gabby says, UNTIL THEY GOT A MESSAGE.
[Clicking, gasping]
Gabby says excitedly, THEN, THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY!
Sly says, THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON WHO COULD BE SENDING THOSE MESSAGES.
Gabby says LET'S SHOW THEM HOW IT HAPPENED!
Photographs of Gabby, Athlete Glory, Sly, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay 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... THE CASE OF THE COMPETITION CANCELLATION.
Sly makes computer animations of Athlete Glory, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay in the gymnasium. Athlete Glory and Firefighter Ember play basketball. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Thumping, clattering]
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, says, WATCH OUT! OOH! NOTHING BUT NET.
Athlete Glory plays against Artist Clay.
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, says, COMING THROUGH!
[Sly, as Artist Clay, grunting]
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, says, DID YOU SEE THAT LOOK! I CAN DO IT WITHOUT LOOKING! LOOKS LIKE I WIN THIS TIME.
Athlete Glory sinks basket after basket.
[Whooshing, net rattling]
Sly, as Artist Clay, says, THIS TIME?! DON'T YOU MEAN EVERY SINGLE TIME?!
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, asks, ARE YOU TWO UPSET?
Gabby, as Firefighter Ember, says, WELL, SINCE YOU MENTIONED IT, THESE GAMES AREN'T VERY COMPETITIVE.
Sly, as Artist Clay, says, OR FUN.
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, says, I KNOW. LET'S PLAY WITHOUT THE SCOREBOARD. I'LL LOCK IT AWAY AND WE'LL PLAY FOR FUN. THE SCOREBOARD WON'T MATTER BECAUSE WE'RE NOT COMPETING.
[Ball thudding]
Athlete Glory puts the scoreboard into the storage bin and locks it.
[Clicking]
Sly, as Artist Clay, says, THAT ACTUALLY SOUNDS FUN.
Gabby, as Firefighter Ember, says, YEAH, GOOD IDEA!
Sly’s animation ends.
In his office, Sly says, SO, ATHLETE GLORY IS WHO TOOK THE SCOREBOARD.
[Triumphant music plays]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, OKAY, YOU'RE RIGHT, I ORCHESTRATED IT ALL.
In her office, Gabby says, BUT ALL THREE OF YOU WERE IN ON IT.
Sly says, YOUR GAMES WEREN'T VERY COMPETITIVE OR FUN, SO YOU ALL AGREED TO LOCK AWAY THE SCOREBOARD.
Gabby says, THEN, ATHLETE GLORY SENT YOU MESSAGES TO MAKE SURE YOU TOLD THE SAME STORY ABOUT WATER.
Sly says, THAT'S WHY AND HOW YOU DID IT.
[Sad music plays quietly]
Athlete Glory says, YOU'RE MOSTLY RIGHT, BUT I ACTUALLY DID IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LIKE PLAYING WITH ME. AND EVEN THOUGH I MISSED COMPETING, I WAS AFRAID THAT IF I RETURNED THE COMPETITION SCOREBOARD, MY FRIENDS WOULD NEVER PLAY WITH ME AGAIN.
Artist Clay says, I'M SORRY WE MADE YOU FEEL THAT WAY, BUT IT'S HARD WHEN YOU'RE SO GOOD.
Firefighter Ember says, AND WE WANT TO HAVE FUN COMPETING.
Sly says, I HAVE AN IDEA THAT CAN SOLVE THIS!
Gabby says, BUT FIRST, LET'S GET THE WORD 'COMPETITION' BACK TO WORDSVILLE.
Athlete Glory says, I'M ITCHING TO COMPETE AGAIN.
[Firefighter Ember giggling]
Athlete Glory says, I'LL UNLOCK 'COMPETITION' RIGHT AWAY.
Photographs of Gabby, Athlete Glory, Sly, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing]
Sly says, HOW ABOUT, FROM NOW ON, YOU PLAY TWO-ON-ONE?
Gabby says, ATHLETE GLORY AGAINST BOTH FIREFIGHTER EMBER AND ARTIST CLAY.
Sly says, THAT WAY IT WILL BE MORE COMPETITIVE.
Athlete Glory says, I LOVE THAT IDEA.
Athlete Glory, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay say, THANKS, WORD DETECTIVES!
They end the call. Sly and Gabby stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, SOLVED IT.
Gabby says, WE DID IT AGAIN, SLY.
The animated Sly appears between Gabby and Sly. Text beneath the animation reads, “Word Trivia Competition.”
Animated Sly says, THE WORLD TRIVIA COMPETITION IS STARTING NOW.YOU GOT THIS.
Sly says, I'M READY AND I'M GLAD I'M FEELING COMPETITIVE AGAIN.
Gabby says, ME TOO. LET'S GO, SLY.
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, IT'S WORDSVILLE. YEAH. WOO. WITH GABBY. SLY. IT'S WORDSVILLE.
End Credits. Directed by: Tiffany Hsiung, Faran Moradi, Written by: Keif Clement. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Firefighter Ember: Ana Victoria Dinapo. Athlete Glory: Samantha Ji. Artist Clay: Desmond Sivan. 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. Gabby holds “Word Trivia” flashcards in her hands.
[Upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby asks, SLY, WHAT DOES 'COMPETITION' MEAN?
Sly says, A SITUATION WHERE A PERSON OR A GROUP TRIES TO DO BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE OR ANOTHER GROUP.
Gabby asks, YOU OKAY? YOU'RE USUALLY WAY MORE INTO IT WHEN WE PRACTICE FOR A WORD TRIVIA COMPETITION.
Sly says, YEAH, I JUST DON'T WANT TO COMPETE IN IT ANYMORE.
Gabby says, I DON'T FEEL LIKE COMPETING EITHER, WHICH IS WEIRD. WE'RE USUALLY COMPETITIVE AND LIKE TO WIN. IS IT A WORD MYSTERY?
Sly says, PROBABLY, WHICH MEANS SOMEONE SHOULD BE CALLING TO REPORT A MISSING WORD ANY MINUTE NOW.
Sly and Gabby wait.
Gabby says, HUH, NO ONE'S CALLING. I GUESS IT'S UP TO US TO START INVESTIGATING. IF 'COMPETITION' IS MISSING, WE SHOULD START WITH...
Sly says, THE MOST COMPETITIVE PERSON IN WORDSVILLE?
Gabby says, ATHLETE GLORY! I'LL SEE IF SHE POSTED ANYTHING TO WORDBOOK TODAY.
Gabby opens up Athlete Glory’s Wordbook page. On it, a photograph shows Athlete Glory holding a basketball under her right arm. A scoreboard to her left has " Competition " at the bottom. Past photographs show Athlete Glory blowing her whistle, flexing, pouting, and cheering.
Sly says, OH, LOOK! SHE WROTE, "GETTING READY FOR MY BASKETBALL GAMES WITH FIREFIGHTER EMBER AND ARTIST CLAY." I'M ZOOMING IN.
[Beeping]
Sly says, LOOK! THERE'S SOMETHING WRITTEN ON THE SCOREBOARD.
Gabby says, IT SAYS "COMPETITION". I WONDER WHERE THAT SCOREBOARD IS NOW. LET'S GIVE ATHLETE GLORY A CALL.
Athlete Glory’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Athlete Glory.”
[Ringing]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, OH, HEY, WORD DETECTIVES. WHAT'S UP?
Sly says, HEY. WHERE'S YOUR SCOREBOARD?
Athlete Glory asks, WHAT SCOREBOARD?
Sly says, THE ONE WITH THE WORD 'COMPETITION' ON IT.
Gabby says, THE ONE THAT WAS IN THE PHOTO YOU POSTED ON WORDBOOK THIS MORNING?
Gabby shows Athlete Glory the Wordbook page.
[Beeping]
Athlete Glory says, OH, THAT SCOREBOARD. LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONE.
Athlete Glory shrugs.
Sly says, SO, THIS IS A WORD MYSTERY!
Gabby says, SINCE YOUR SCOREBOARD IS GONE, THE WORD 'COMPETITION' HAS LEFT WORDSVILLE.
A dictionary definition appears. Above the definition are a lowercase and uppercase letter “C,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, “Competitive. Adjective.” Photographs beside the definition show children competing in a spelling bee and playing soccer. Sly reads the definition aloud.
Sly says, AND NOBODY CAN BE COMPETITIVE, WHICH MEANS, "EAGER TO TRY TO WIN AGAINST PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIMILAR SKILLS TO YOURS."
Athlete Glory says, OH, IS THAT WHY I DON'T FEEL LIKE COMPETING IN ANYTHING?
Sly says, AND NEITHER DO WE. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER YOU POSTED THE PHOTO?
Athlete Glory says, NOTHING. NOTHING AT ALL.
Gabby says, BUT YOU WROTE IN YOUR CAPTION THAT YOU WERE GETTING READY FOR SOME BASKETBALL GAMES.
Athlete Glory says, OH, RIGHT. I DID PLAY BASKETBALL. HOW COULD I FORGET THAT? YOU SURE THE WORD 'REMEMBER' HASN'T GONE MISSING?
Sly says, PRETTY SURE IT'S JUST THE WORD 'COMPETITION'.
Gabby says, TELL US WHAT HAPPENED, AND SLY WILL ANIMATE IT.
Sly says, RECAP TIME!
Sly makes computer animations of Athlete Glory, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay in the gymnasium. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Ball thumping]
Athlete Glory narrates, SO, FIREFIGHTER EMBER AND ARTIST CLAY CAME BY FOR ONE-ON-ONE BASKETBALL GAMES.
I PLAYED FIREFIGHTER EMBER FIRST, AND THEN I PLAYED AGAINST ARTIST CLAY. AFTERWARDS, UM...
Athlete Glory sinks basketballs in the hoop.
[Thumping, clattering]
Athlete Glory says, OH, YEAH, THEY BOTH ASKED FOR A CUP OF WATER, SO I WENT TO GET IT. WHEN I GOT BACK, THEY WERE GONE. BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE THE COMPETITION SCOREBOARD WAS MISSING UNTIL YOU POINTED IT OUT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
Athlete Glory returns holding two cups of water. The scoreboard and her guests are gone.
Sly’s animation ends.
[Beeping]
Sly says, WE DO! ONE OF THEM TOOK YOUR COMPETITION SCOREBOARD.
Gabby nods.
Sly asks, CAN YOU SHOW US THE SCENE OF THE MYSTERY?
Athlete Glory says, UM, SURE. HERE'S WHERE THE SCOREBOARD USED TO BE.
Three water bottle are lined up on a locked storage bin. A grey trashcan touches the right side of the bin.
Sly says, I'M SAVING THE SCREENSHOT FOR OUR CASE NOTES.
[Camera shutter snapping]
Sly says, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
Athlete Glory shrugs and says, OKAY.
Athlete Glory ends the call. Sly and Gabby stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
An animated Sly appears between Gabby and Sly. Text beneath the animation reads, “Practice Time Reminder.”
Animated Sly says, WORD TRIVIA COMPETITION PRACTICE TIME. PRACTICING HELPS YOU COMPETE.
Sly says, OH, I REMEMBER MAKING THAT REMINDER. AND NOW, I DON'T CARE ABOUT COMPETING.
Gabby says, LET'S START OUR CASE NOTES, SO WE CAN SOLVE THIS.
Sly nods.
A heading reads, “Case Notes.” A subheading reads, “The Case of the Competition Cancellation.” Under the headings are a paintbrush, a camera, and a text icon.
[Typing, upbeat music plays quietly]
Gabby asks, WHAT HAPPENED?
Sly says, SOMEONE TOOK ATHLETE GLORY'S COMPETITION SCOREBOARD, SO, NOW, NO ONE IS COMPETITIVE.
Gabby says, THE GYM IS WHERE IT HAPPENED, WHEN ATHLETE GLORY GOT WATER FOR THE SUSPECTS.
[Typing]
Text reads, “What: Someone took the competition scoreboard. Where: The Gym. When: When Athlete Glory got water.”
Photographs of Firefighter Ember and Artist Clay appear.
[Clicking]
Sly says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER AND ARTIST CLAY.
NOW, TO FIND OUT WHO DID IT, HOW, AND WHY.
Text reads, “Who, how, why.”
[Clicking]
The photograph of the water bottles, the storage bin, and the trashcan appears.
Gabby says, THE CLUES ARE THREE WATER BOTTLES.
Sly says, BUT WHY DID THEY ASK FOR CUPS OF WATER WHEN THEY ALREADY
HAD WATER BOTTLES?
Gabby says, MAYBE FIREFIGHTER EMBER CAN HELP US GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
Firefighter Ember’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Firefighter Ember.”
[Ringing]
In the fire station, Firefighter Ember says, OH, HEY, WORD DETECTIVES.
Sly says, HI, FIREFIGHTER EMBER. WE'RE WONDERING IF YOU LIKE COMPETING.
Firefighter Ember says, I DO... IF WHOEVER I'M COMPETING AGAINST HAS THE SAME SKILLS; THAT MAKES IT COMPETITIVE, LIKE WHEN I HIKE WITH VET WILDER. WE'RE BOTH GREAT HIKERS, AND WE COMPETE TO SEE WHO
CAN HIKE THE HARDEST TRAILS.
Gabby says, BUT YOUR ONE-ON-ONE BASKETBALL GAMES WITH ATHLETE GLORY ARE DIFFERENT?
Firefighter Ember says, WELL, YOU KNOW, ATHLETE GLORY IS SO MUCH BETTER AT BASKETBALL THAN I AM THAT PLAYING WITH HER IS NOT VERY COMPETITIVE OR FUN.
Sly draws Athlete Glory and Firefighter Ember playing basketball. Case notes read, “She likes competing against someone with the same skills. Says playing with Athlete Glory is not competitive.”
[Pencil scratching, typing]
Sly asks, WHY DID YOU ASK FOR A CUP OF WATER AT THE GYM WHEN YOU BROUGHT YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLE?
Firefighter Ember asks, I ASKED FOR A CUP OF WATER? THAT DOESN'T RING MY FIRE ALARM.
[Message alert blooping]
Firefighter Ember says, OH!
[Chuckling]
Firefighter Ember says, SORRY. MY MEMORY IS A BIT HAZY. I DID ASK FOR A CUP OF WATER.
Sly asks, DID YOU JUST GET A MESSAGE FROM SOMEONE AND CHANGE YOUR STORY?
Firefighter Ember says, NO. OH! DO YOU HEAR THAT ALARM? "ME-NOO, ME-NOO"! GOTTA GO!
She ends the call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, I WONDER IF ARTIST CLAY FEELS THE SAME WAY AS FIREFIGHTER EMBER.
Artist Clay’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Artist Clay.”
[Ringing]
In the art studio, Artist Clay says, I KNEW I'D BE HEARING FROM YOU, WORD DETECTIVES. I MEAN, GREETINGS!
Sly asks, ARTIST CLAY, DO YOU LIKE PLAYING BASKETBALL AGAINST ATHLETE GLORY?
Artist Clay says, IT'S NOT A FUN COMPETITION WHEN SHE'S MAKING ALL THE BASKETS, AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN DO THAT IS BY WEAVING ONE! SEE?
He holds a wooden basket.
[Rustling]
Gabby says, COOL BASKET!
SO, ATHLETE GLORY'S REALLY GOOD AT BASKETBALL, HUH?
Artist Clay says, TOO GOOD!
A sketch on the case notes page shows Artist Clay chasing Athlete Glory as she dribbles the basketball. Text reads, “Says playing with Athlete Glory is not fun competition. She’s too good at basketball.”
Sly asks, JUST ONE MORE THING, DID YOU ASK HER FOR A CUP OF WATER TODAY?
Artist Clay says, WHY WOULD I ASK FOR WATER WHEN I BROUGHT MY OWN WATER BOTTLE?
[Message alert blooping]
Artist Clay says, ACTUALLY, FORGET WHAT I SAID. I DID ASK FOR A CUP OF WATER.
Gabby asks, DID YOU JUST GET A MESSAGE?
Artist Clay says, WHAT? NO, IT'S MY...LAUNDRY TIMER! GOTTA GO PUT MY BASKET TO GOOD USE!
Artist Clay ends the call. Gabby and Sly stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, IT'S CASE NOTES TIME!
The animated Sly appears between Gabby and Sly. Text beneath the animation reads, “Practice Time Reminder.”
Animated Sly says, TIME TO PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE FOR THE WORD TRIVIA COMPETITION!
Gabby says, IT'S OKAY! WE'LL BE READY TO COMPETE ONCE WE CRACK THIS CASE.
The case notes appear. The last two notes beneath Firefighter Ember read, “Didn’t remember asking for water. Then got a message and changed her story.” The last two notes beneath Artist Clay read, “Said he didn’t ask for water. Then got a message and changed his story.
Sly says, BOTH SUSPECTS HAD THE SAME STORY.
Gabby says, THE BASKETBALL GAMES WEREN'T COMPETITIVE OR FUN BECAUSE ATHLETE GLORY WAS THE ONLY ONE SCORING.
[Clicking]
Sly says, BOTH SUSPECTS ALSO SAID THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR WATER.
The text “Not competitive,” “didn’t remember asking for water,” “not a fun competition,” and “too good at basketball” change to red text.
Gabby says, UNTIL THEY GOT A MESSAGE.
[Clicking, gasping]
Gabby says excitedly, THEN, THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY!
Sly says, THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON WHO COULD BE SENDING THOSE MESSAGES.
Gabby says LET'S SHOW THEM HOW IT HAPPENED!
Photographs of Gabby, Athlete Glory, Sly, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay 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... THE CASE OF THE COMPETITION CANCELLATION.
Sly makes computer animations of Athlete Glory, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay in the gymnasium. Athlete Glory and Firefighter Ember play basketball. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Thumping, clattering]
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, says, WATCH OUT! OOH! NOTHING BUT NET.
Athlete Glory plays against Artist Clay.
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, says, COMING THROUGH!
[Sly, as Artist Clay, grunting]
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, says, DID YOU SEE THAT LOOK! I CAN DO IT WITHOUT LOOKING! LOOKS LIKE I WIN THIS TIME.
Athlete Glory sinks basket after basket.
[Whooshing, net rattling]
Sly, as Artist Clay, says, THIS TIME?! DON'T YOU MEAN EVERY SINGLE TIME?!
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, asks, ARE YOU TWO UPSET?
Gabby, as Firefighter Ember, says, WELL, SINCE YOU MENTIONED IT, THESE GAMES AREN'T VERY COMPETITIVE.
Sly, as Artist Clay, says, OR FUN.
Gabby, as Athlete Glory, says, I KNOW. LET'S PLAY WITHOUT THE SCOREBOARD. I'LL LOCK IT AWAY AND WE'LL PLAY FOR FUN. THE SCOREBOARD WON'T MATTER BECAUSE WE'RE NOT COMPETING.
[Ball thudding]
Athlete Glory puts the scoreboard into the storage bin and locks it.
[Clicking]
Sly, as Artist Clay, says, THAT ACTUALLY SOUNDS FUN.
Gabby, as Firefighter Ember, says, YEAH, GOOD IDEA!
Sly’s animation ends.
In his office, Sly says, SO, ATHLETE GLORY IS WHO TOOK THE SCOREBOARD.
[Triumphant music plays]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, OKAY, YOU'RE RIGHT, I ORCHESTRATED IT ALL.
In her office, Gabby says, BUT ALL THREE OF YOU WERE IN ON IT.
Sly says, YOUR GAMES WEREN'T VERY COMPETITIVE OR FUN, SO YOU ALL AGREED TO LOCK AWAY THE SCOREBOARD.
Gabby says, THEN, ATHLETE GLORY SENT YOU MESSAGES TO MAKE SURE YOU TOLD THE SAME STORY ABOUT WATER.
Sly says, THAT'S WHY AND HOW YOU DID IT.
[Sad music plays quietly]
Athlete Glory says, YOU'RE MOSTLY RIGHT, BUT I ACTUALLY DID IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LIKE PLAYING WITH ME. AND EVEN THOUGH I MISSED COMPETING, I WAS AFRAID THAT IF I RETURNED THE COMPETITION SCOREBOARD, MY FRIENDS WOULD NEVER PLAY WITH ME AGAIN.
Artist Clay says, I'M SORRY WE MADE YOU FEEL THAT WAY, BUT IT'S HARD WHEN YOU'RE SO GOOD.
Firefighter Ember says, AND WE WANT TO HAVE FUN COMPETING.
Sly says, I HAVE AN IDEA THAT CAN SOLVE THIS!
Gabby says, BUT FIRST, LET'S GET THE WORD 'COMPETITION' BACK TO WORDSVILLE.
Athlete Glory says, I'M ITCHING TO COMPETE AGAIN.
[Firefighter Ember giggling]
Athlete Glory says, I'LL UNLOCK 'COMPETITION' RIGHT AWAY.
Photographs of Gabby, Athlete Glory, Sly, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing]
Sly says, HOW ABOUT, FROM NOW ON, YOU PLAY TWO-ON-ONE?
Gabby says, ATHLETE GLORY AGAINST BOTH FIREFIGHTER EMBER AND ARTIST CLAY.
Sly says, THAT WAY IT WILL BE MORE COMPETITIVE.
Athlete Glory says, I LOVE THAT IDEA.
Athlete Glory, Firefighter Ember, and Artist Clay say, THANKS, WORD DETECTIVES!
They end the call. Sly and Gabby stay on their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, SOLVED IT.
Gabby says, WE DID IT AGAIN, SLY.
The animated Sly appears between Gabby and Sly. Text beneath the animation reads, “Word Trivia Competition.”
Animated Sly says, THE WORLD TRIVIA COMPETITION IS STARTING NOW.YOU GOT THIS.
Sly says, I'M READY AND I'M GLAD I'M FEELING COMPETITIVE AGAIN.
Gabby says, ME TOO. LET'S GO, SLY.
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, IT'S WORDSVILLE. YEAH. WOO. WITH GABBY. SLY. IT'S WORDSVILLE.
End Credits. Directed by: Tiffany Hsiung, Faran Moradi, Written by: Keif Clement. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Firefighter Ember: Ana Victoria Dinapo. Athlete Glory: Samantha Ji. Artist Clay: Desmond Sivan. 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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