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Transcript: The Case of the Commitments Crunch
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. On the top of the computer, there is 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.
In his office, Sly munches popcorn.
Sly asks excitedly, READY, GABBY? YOU SAID WE COULD WATCH MY FAVOURITE MOVIE TODAY. DOG DETECTIVES THREE: BEGGING FOR THE TRUTH.
[Upbeat music plays quietly]
In her office, Gabby says, I DID SAY THAT, BUT, WELL, I DON'T THINK I WILL ANYMORE.
Sly says, HUH. MAYBE I WON'T EITHER.
Athlete Glory’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Athlete Glory calling.”
[Ringing]
Gabby says IT'S ATHLETE GLORY. DO YOU THINK SHE NEEDS A WORD MYSTERY SOLVED?
Sly says, PROBABLY. BUT, DO WE HAVE TO? I DON'T WANNA SOLVE ANY WORD MYSTERIES TODAY.
Gabby says, NEITHER DO I!
Text beneath Athlete Glory’s photograph reads, “Call Declined.”
[Beeping, Gabby sighing]
Gabby says, BUT THAT'S NOT LIKE US, SLY. WE MADE A PROMISE TO THE TOWN OF WORDSVILLE THAT WE'D FIND THEIR MISSING WORDS FAST.
Sly agrees, YEAH. NOT TO MENTION BRISKLY, AND SWIFTLY.
Athlete Glory’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Athlete Glory calling.”
[Ringing]
[Gabby sighing]
Gabby says, SHE'S GONNA KEEP CALLING.
[Beeping, dramatic music plays]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, WORD DETECTIVES! I WAS STARTING
TO THINK YOU'D NEVER ANSWER. BUT I'M SO GLAD YOU DID. MY DAY PLANNER HAS DISAPPEARED. THIS ONE!
In a photograph, Athlete Glory smiles and holds a green day planner with the word “Commitments” on the cover.
[Beeping]
Gabby says, YOUR DAY PLANNER SAYS "COMMITMENTS"?
A dictionary definition appears beside Sly. Above the definition are a lowercase and uppercase letter “C,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, “Commitment. Noun.” Sly reads the definition aloud.
[Whooshing]
Sly says, A COMMITMENT IS LIKE A PROMISE YOU'VE MADE OR A RESPONSIBILITY YOU HAVE.
Athlete Glory says, EXACTLY! RIGHT NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE LEADING A YOGA CLASS, BUT I CAN'T FOLLOW THROUGH ON ANY OF MY PROMISES.
Gabby says, THAT'S BECAUSE WITH THE WORD "COMMITMENTS" GONE, NO ONE CAN MAKE OR KEEP ANY PROMISES.
Sly says, YEAH, WE'RE ALL IGNORING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.
Gabby says, SLY, THAT'S WHY WE DON'T WANNA FIND ANY MISSING WORDS TODAY!
Athlete Glory says, BUT YOU'LL FIND THE WORD "COMMITMENTS" FOR ME, RIGHT?
Gabby says, MAYBE.
Athlete Glory frowns.
Gabby says, OR MAYBE WE'LL PLAY VIDEO GAMES INSTEAD.
Sly says, WAIT, WE CAN'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES. OUR CONTROLLERS ARE STILL BROKEN.
Gabby says, OH, YEAH.
[Gabby gasping]
Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO SAID HE'D FIX THEM TODAY!
Athlete Glory says, HE ALSO SAID HE WOULD INVENT A FAST-DRYING TOWEL FOR ME. I GET SO SWEATY WHEN I WORK OUT.
Gabby says, HMM. IF WE SOLVE THIS CASE, I BET SCIENTIST COSMO WILL KEEP HIS COMMITMENTS.
Sly says, THAT MEANS HE'LL FIX OUR CONTROLLERS.
Athlete Glory says, AND INVENT MY TOWEL. DID I MENTION HOW SWEATY I GET?
Gabby says, YOU SURE DID. OKAY, TELL US EVERYTHING, AND SLY WILL ANIMATE IT.
Sly says, RECAP TIME!
Sly makes a computer animation of Athlete Glory, Artist Clay, and Scientist Cosmo doing jumping jacks in the gymnasium. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Clicking]
Athlete Glory narrates, SO SCIENTIST COSMO AND ARTIST CLAY WERE AT THE GYM DOING OUR WEEKLY WORDSVILLE WORKOUT. I WAS SURPRISED, BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN VERY COMMITTED TO COMING EVERY WEEK.
AFTER OUR WORKOUT, I WAS SWEATY, NATURALLY, SO I WENT TO GET CHANGED. BUT WHEN I GOT BACK, THEY WERE BOTH GONE, AND SO WAS MY DAY PLANNER! HERE'S WHERE'S I LEFT MY DAY PLANNER.
Athlete Glory shows a bench with a list piece of paper and white clay.
Athlete Glory asks, AREN'T YOU GONNA TAKE A SCREENSHOT FOR YOUR CASE NOTES?
Sly says, YEAH, SURE, SURE. BUT I CAN'T COMMIT TO DOING ANYTHING WITH IT.
[Camera shutter snapping]
Athlete Glory asks, YOU ARE GONNA SOLVE MY CASE, RIGHT?
Gabby shrugs and says, WE'LL SEE.
Sly says, NO PROMISES.
Athlete Glory ends the call. Gabby and Sly continues their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, GABBY, WE COULD TRY TO SOLVE THIS CASE, OR WE COULD SING SOME…
Sly sings into a microphone, KARAOKE!
Gabby shouts, YES.
Gabby says, NO! SLY, I THINK WE NEED TO WATCH THIS.
[Clicking]
In video footage, 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.
Gabby pauses the video footage.
[Clicking]
In reality, Gabby says, SLY, WE'RE WORD DETECTIVES. WE HAVE TO FIGHT OUR LACK OF COMMITMENT AND KEEP OUR PROMISE.
Sly says, OKAY, BUT I'M COMMITTED TO SINGING, SO I'LL SING OUR CASE NOTES.
A heading reads, “Case Notes.” A subheading reads, “The Case of the Commitments Crunch.” A paintbrush, a camera and a text icon are under the headings.
[Upbeat music plays]
Sly sings, WE KNOW...
Sly says, OH, FORGET IT. I DON'T WANNA SING ANYMORE. I CAN'T COMMIT TO ANYTHING.
Gabby encourages, PUSH THROUGH IT!
Sly says, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. ATHLETE GLORY'S "COMMITMENT" DAY PLANNER IS GONE. NOW NOBODY IS DOING WHAT THEY PROMISED TO DO.
[Typing]
Gabby says, WHERE IT HAPPENED IS THE GYM, AND IT HAPPENED WHEN ATHLETE GLORY CHANGED CLOTHES AFTER HER WORKOUT.
The case notes read, “What: Someone took the commitment day planner. Where: The Gym. When: Athlete Glory changed clothes.”
Sly says, SCIENTIST COSMO AND ARTIST CLAY ARE THE SUSPECTS. WHO DID IT, HOW, AND WHY IS ANOTHER STORY.
Photographs of Scientist Cosmo and Artist Clay appear. Text reads, “Who, How, Why.”
Gabby says, FOR CLUES, THERE'S SOME CLAY, AND A PIECE OF PAPER WITH A LIST OF NAMES. SOME ARE CROSSED OUT!
A list of townspeople has Artist Clay, Reporter Read, and Singer Melody crossed out.
Sly says, I'M CLUELESS ON THESE CLUES. LET'S SEE WHAT SCIENTIST COSMO TELLS US.
Scientist Cosmo’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Scientist Cosmo.”
[Ringing, rock music plays]
Gabby’s eyes widen. Sly looks amused. In the laboratory, Scientist Cosmo relaxes in a chair. He wears sunglasses and bobs his head to music.
[Clicking, music stops]
Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO? YOU SEEM DIFFERENT.
Scientist Cosmo says, I AM. I'VE PRETTY MUCH GIVEN UP ON ALL MY EXPERIMENTS AND INVENTIONS, AND I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING I PROMISED TO DO FOR MYSELF, OR ANYONE ELSE.
Sly asks, LIKE FIX OUR GAME CONTROLLERS?
Gabby asks, OR INVENT ATHLETE GLORY A FAST-DRYING TOWEL?
Scientist Cosmo says, RIGHT, AND THAT'S NOT ALL. I HAD MADE SO MANY COMMITMENTS TO DO STUFF FOR OTHER PEOPLE THAT I HAD TO MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I HAD PROMISED TO HELP OUT.
Gabby asks, A LIST OF NAMES? LIKE THE ONE THAT WAS LEFT IN THE GYM?
Scientist Cosmo says, OH, YES. I MUST HAVE LEFT IT THERE BY ACCIDENT. I'VE JUST BEEN SO OVERWHELMED. BUT I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO WORK ON MY OWN INVENTIONS, OR EVEN MAKE MY WORKOUTS WITH ATHLETE GLORY.
Gabby types case notes. The notes read, “Not doing anything he promised to do. Had so many commitments he made a list. Left it in the gym by accident. Was so overwhelmed. Hasn’t had time for anything.”
[Typing]
Sly says, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD.
Sly draws a sketch of Scientist Cosmo wearing sunglasses with his laboratory coat slung over his shoulder.
[Pencil scratching]
Scientist Cosmo says, IT WAS. BUT NOW I'M NOT DOING ANY OF IT. WELL, OFF TO DO NOTHING. OR SOMETHING. NOT ANYTHING I PROMISED TO DO. SEE YA.
Scientist Cosmo ends the call. Gabby and Sly continues their video call.
[Beeping]
Gabby puts her finger by her mouth and says, HMM. HE SAID HE WAS OVERWHELMED BY ALL OF HIS COMMITMENTS.
Sly says, LIKE THE ONE HE MADE TO US.
Gabby says, BUT NOW HE SEEMS SUPER RELAXED. LET'S CALL ARTIST CLAY NEXT.
Artist Clay’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Artist Clay.”
[Ringing]
In the art studio, Artist Clay holds a giant ball of clay.
Gabby asks, IS THAT A SCULPTURE, ARTIST CLAY?
Artist Clay says, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A FIRE TRUCK SCULPTURE THAT I PROMISED TO MAKE FOR FIREFIGHTER EMBER. BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FINISH IT.
Gabby says, A LOT OF THAT GOING AROUND TODAY.
Sly nods and asks, TELL US WHY YOU WERE AT THE GYM TODAY.
Artist Clay says ATHLETE GLORY IS HELPING ME GET FIT. IT TAKES LOTS OF ENERGY TO MAKE SCULPTURES.
[Grunting]
Artist Clay says SEE?
[Typing]
Artist Clay says BUT EVEN THOUGH IT'S USUALLY EASY FOR ME TO COMMIT TO MAKING ART EVERY DAY, IT'S HARDER FOR ME TO COMMIT TO WORKING OUT ONCE A WEEK.
Gabby asks, AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
[A music note descending]
Case notes read, “Athlete Glory is helping him get fit so he can sculpt. Easy to commit to art. Harder to commit to work outs. Feels terrible about missing commitments. Did work out today.”
[Typing]
Artist Clay says TERRIBLE. I DON'T LIKE WHEN I DON'T KEEP MY COMMITMENTS. BUT I DID WORK OUT TODAY, SO THAT'S SOMETHING. I SHOULD GO WASH MY HANDS IF I'M NOT GONNA FINISH THIS SCULPTURE. BYE!
Artist Clay ends the call. Sly and Gabby continue their video call.
[Beep]
Gabby asks, DID HE TAKE THE DAY PLANNER?
Sly says, AS WORD DETECTIVES, WE'RE COMMITTED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
Gabby suggests, OR WE COULD MAKE MUSIC!
Gabby picks up a tambourine and Sly picks up a drum. They joyfully play their instruments.
[Tambourine jingling, drum thudding]
[Sly grunts]
Sly says, WE'VE GOT TO FIGHT IT!
They put their instruments down.
Gabby says, CASE NOTES TIME.
The case notes about Scientist Cosmo and Artist Clay appear.
[Clicking]
Sly says, ARTIST CLAY FEELS GUILTY FOR NOT BEING COMMITTED.
Gabby says, MAYBE HE TOOK THE WORD SO HE WOULDN'T FEEL BAD?
Sly says, AND SCIENTIST COSMO HAD TOO MANY COMMITMENTS.
[Clicking]
Gabby says, MAYBE HE TOOK THE WORD SO HE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING HE PROMISED TO DO.
The photograph of the list and clay appears.
[Upbeat music plays]
Sly says, THE CLAY MATCHES ARTIST CLAY'S SCULPTURE.
Gabby says, AND SCIENTIST COSMO LEFT THE LIST OF PEOPLE HE WAS COMMITTED TO HELPING.
Sly says, BUT WAIT!
Gabby asks, WHY WOULD HE LEAVE THE LIST AT THE GYM IF HE WAS PLANNING TO KEEP ALL HIS COMMITMENTS?
Sly says, I THINK WE JUST CRACKED IT.
Gabby asks, WILL YOU ANIMATE A REENACTMENT?
Sly says, PART OF ME WANTS TO SAY, "MEH." BUT IT IS MY FAVOURITE PART, SO, YES!
Photographs of Gabby, Athlete Glory, Sly, Scientist Cosmo and Artist Clay 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 COMMITMENTS CRUNCH.
Sly makes a computer animation of Athlete Glory, Artist Clay, and Scientist Cosmo doing jumping jacks in the gymnasium. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
Gabby, as Athlete Glory says, PHEW! I'M GLAD YOU CAME. THAT WAS A GREAT WORKOUT. I'M SO SWEATY! SCIENTIST COSMO, REMEMBER TO INVENT THAT FAST-DRYING TOWEL FOR ME SOON.
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo, says, IT'S ON MY LIST, MY LONG LIST OF COMMITMENTS.
Gabby, as Athlete Glory says, I KEEP ALL MY COMMITMENTS IN MY DAY PLANNER. I BETTER GO GET CHANGED AND READY FOR MY NEXT ONE. HOPE TO SEE YOU BOTH NEXT WEEK.
[Tense music plays]
Sly, as Artist Clay, says, THANKS, ATHLETE GLORY. I'LL TRY TO STAY COMMITTED TO OUR WORKOUTS.
Artist Clay leaves the gymnasium.
[Clicking]
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo, says, HOW DOES ATHLETE GLORY KEEP ALL HER COMMITMENTS? HMM. MAYBE WE COULD BOTH USE A BREAK.
Scientist Cosmo takes the day planner.
Sly’s animation ends.
In her office, Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO IS WHO DID IT.
[Dramatic music plays, Athlete Glory gasping]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory asks, HOW COULD YOU?
In the laboratory, Scientist Cosmo asks, WHAT HAPPENED TO NOT COMMITTING TO THINGS?
Sly says, HE DID IT WHEN HE WAS ALONE IN THE GYM.
Gabby says, HE JUST GRABBED THE PLANNER AND LEFT. THAT'S HOW HE DID IT.
Athlete Glory shakes her head.
Gabby says, ARTIST CLAY WANTED TO KEEP HIS COMMITMENTS.
In the art studio, Artist Clay nods.
Sly says, BUT SCIENTIST COSMO WANTED A BREAK FROM HIS. THAT'S WHY HE DID IT.
[Soothing music plays]
Scientist Cosmo says, OKAY, YES. I DID IT. I TOOK THE DAY PLANNER. I WAS JUST SO OVERWHELMED BY EVERYTHING I COMMITTED TO AND WANTED A BREAK. I'M SORRY I MADE IT SO THAT NO ONE COULD KEEP THEIR COMMITMENTS. I'LL BRING BACK YOUR DAY PLANNER NOW.
Photographs of Gabby, Athlete Glory, Sly, Scientist Cosmo and Artist Clay appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing, upbeat music plays]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory holds her day planner.
Athlete Glory says, IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE THE WORD "COMMITMENTS" BACK. AND TO HAVE WORDSVILLE BACK TO NORMAL.
In her office, Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO, WE'RE SORRY IF WE MADE YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED.
In his office, Sly says, WE KNOW YOU CAN'T TAKE ON EVERYTHING.
Gabby says, AND DON'T WORRY, WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX OUR CONTROLLERS.
Sly says, THEY JUST NEEDED BATTERIES.
[Scientist Cosmo laughs]
Athlete Glory says, AND I'LL JUST USE A REGULAR TOWEL. OR THREE. AGAIN, I GET VERY SWEATY.
Gabby shakes her head.
Scientist Cosmo says, THANKS, EVERYONE. AND FROM NOW ON, I'LL SPEAK UP IF I CAN'T COMMIT TO SOMETHING.
Everyone says, THANKS, WORD DETECTIVES!
Scientist Cosmo, Athlete Glory, and Artist Clay end the call. Gabby and Sly remain on their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, ANOTHER WORD MYSTERY SOLVED! IS IT TIME TO WATCH DOG DETECTIVE PART THREE?
Gabby says, ABSOLUTELY! I KEEP ALL MY COMMITMENTS. LET'S WATCH.
[Clicking]
[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: Desmond Sargeant. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Scientist Cosmo: Rizal Candido. 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. On the top of the computer, there is 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.
In his office, Sly munches popcorn.
Sly asks excitedly, READY, GABBY? YOU SAID WE COULD WATCH MY FAVOURITE MOVIE TODAY. DOG DETECTIVES THREE: BEGGING FOR THE TRUTH.
[Upbeat music plays quietly]
In her office, Gabby says, I DID SAY THAT, BUT, WELL, I DON'T THINK I WILL ANYMORE.
Sly says, HUH. MAYBE I WON'T EITHER.
Athlete Glory’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Athlete Glory calling.”
[Ringing]
Gabby says IT'S ATHLETE GLORY. DO YOU THINK SHE NEEDS A WORD MYSTERY SOLVED?
Sly says, PROBABLY. BUT, DO WE HAVE TO? I DON'T WANNA SOLVE ANY WORD MYSTERIES TODAY.
Gabby says, NEITHER DO I!
Text beneath Athlete Glory’s photograph reads, “Call Declined.”
[Beeping, Gabby sighing]
Gabby says, BUT THAT'S NOT LIKE US, SLY. WE MADE A PROMISE TO THE TOWN OF WORDSVILLE THAT WE'D FIND THEIR MISSING WORDS FAST.
Sly agrees, YEAH. NOT TO MENTION BRISKLY, AND SWIFTLY.
Athlete Glory’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Athlete Glory calling.”
[Ringing]
[Gabby sighing]
Gabby says, SHE'S GONNA KEEP CALLING.
[Beeping, dramatic music plays]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory says, WORD DETECTIVES! I WAS STARTING
TO THINK YOU'D NEVER ANSWER. BUT I'M SO GLAD YOU DID. MY DAY PLANNER HAS DISAPPEARED. THIS ONE!
In a photograph, Athlete Glory smiles and holds a green day planner with the word “Commitments” on the cover.
[Beeping]
Gabby says, YOUR DAY PLANNER SAYS "COMMITMENTS"?
A dictionary definition appears beside Sly. Above the definition are a lowercase and uppercase letter “C,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, “Commitment. Noun.” Sly reads the definition aloud.
[Whooshing]
Sly says, A COMMITMENT IS LIKE A PROMISE YOU'VE MADE OR A RESPONSIBILITY YOU HAVE.
Athlete Glory says, EXACTLY! RIGHT NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE LEADING A YOGA CLASS, BUT I CAN'T FOLLOW THROUGH ON ANY OF MY PROMISES.
Gabby says, THAT'S BECAUSE WITH THE WORD "COMMITMENTS" GONE, NO ONE CAN MAKE OR KEEP ANY PROMISES.
Sly says, YEAH, WE'RE ALL IGNORING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.
Gabby says, SLY, THAT'S WHY WE DON'T WANNA FIND ANY MISSING WORDS TODAY!
Athlete Glory says, BUT YOU'LL FIND THE WORD "COMMITMENTS" FOR ME, RIGHT?
Gabby says, MAYBE.
Athlete Glory frowns.
Gabby says, OR MAYBE WE'LL PLAY VIDEO GAMES INSTEAD.
Sly says, WAIT, WE CAN'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES. OUR CONTROLLERS ARE STILL BROKEN.
Gabby says, OH, YEAH.
[Gabby gasping]
Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO SAID HE'D FIX THEM TODAY!
Athlete Glory says, HE ALSO SAID HE WOULD INVENT A FAST-DRYING TOWEL FOR ME. I GET SO SWEATY WHEN I WORK OUT.
Gabby says, HMM. IF WE SOLVE THIS CASE, I BET SCIENTIST COSMO WILL KEEP HIS COMMITMENTS.
Sly says, THAT MEANS HE'LL FIX OUR CONTROLLERS.
Athlete Glory says, AND INVENT MY TOWEL. DID I MENTION HOW SWEATY I GET?
Gabby says, YOU SURE DID. OKAY, TELL US EVERYTHING, AND SLY WILL ANIMATE IT.
Sly says, RECAP TIME!
Sly makes a computer animation of Athlete Glory, Artist Clay, and Scientist Cosmo doing jumping jacks in the gymnasium. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Clicking]
Athlete Glory narrates, SO SCIENTIST COSMO AND ARTIST CLAY WERE AT THE GYM DOING OUR WEEKLY WORDSVILLE WORKOUT. I WAS SURPRISED, BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN VERY COMMITTED TO COMING EVERY WEEK.
AFTER OUR WORKOUT, I WAS SWEATY, NATURALLY, SO I WENT TO GET CHANGED. BUT WHEN I GOT BACK, THEY WERE BOTH GONE, AND SO WAS MY DAY PLANNER! HERE'S WHERE'S I LEFT MY DAY PLANNER.
Athlete Glory shows a bench with a list piece of paper and white clay.
Athlete Glory asks, AREN'T YOU GONNA TAKE A SCREENSHOT FOR YOUR CASE NOTES?
Sly says, YEAH, SURE, SURE. BUT I CAN'T COMMIT TO DOING ANYTHING WITH IT.
[Camera shutter snapping]
Athlete Glory asks, YOU ARE GONNA SOLVE MY CASE, RIGHT?
Gabby shrugs and says, WE'LL SEE.
Sly says, NO PROMISES.
Athlete Glory ends the call. Gabby and Sly continues their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, GABBY, WE COULD TRY TO SOLVE THIS CASE, OR WE COULD SING SOME…
Sly sings into a microphone, KARAOKE!
Gabby shouts, YES.
Gabby says, NO! SLY, I THINK WE NEED TO WATCH THIS.
[Clicking]
In video footage, 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.
Gabby pauses the video footage.
[Clicking]
In reality, Gabby says, SLY, WE'RE WORD DETECTIVES. WE HAVE TO FIGHT OUR LACK OF COMMITMENT AND KEEP OUR PROMISE.
Sly says, OKAY, BUT I'M COMMITTED TO SINGING, SO I'LL SING OUR CASE NOTES.
A heading reads, “Case Notes.” A subheading reads, “The Case of the Commitments Crunch.” A paintbrush, a camera and a text icon are under the headings.
[Upbeat music plays]
Sly sings, WE KNOW...
Sly says, OH, FORGET IT. I DON'T WANNA SING ANYMORE. I CAN'T COMMIT TO ANYTHING.
Gabby encourages, PUSH THROUGH IT!
Sly says, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. ATHLETE GLORY'S "COMMITMENT" DAY PLANNER IS GONE. NOW NOBODY IS DOING WHAT THEY PROMISED TO DO.
[Typing]
Gabby says, WHERE IT HAPPENED IS THE GYM, AND IT HAPPENED WHEN ATHLETE GLORY CHANGED CLOTHES AFTER HER WORKOUT.
The case notes read, “What: Someone took the commitment day planner. Where: The Gym. When: Athlete Glory changed clothes.”
Sly says, SCIENTIST COSMO AND ARTIST CLAY ARE THE SUSPECTS. WHO DID IT, HOW, AND WHY IS ANOTHER STORY.
Photographs of Scientist Cosmo and Artist Clay appear. Text reads, “Who, How, Why.”
Gabby says, FOR CLUES, THERE'S SOME CLAY, AND A PIECE OF PAPER WITH A LIST OF NAMES. SOME ARE CROSSED OUT!
A list of townspeople has Artist Clay, Reporter Read, and Singer Melody crossed out.
Sly says, I'M CLUELESS ON THESE CLUES. LET'S SEE WHAT SCIENTIST COSMO TELLS US.
Scientist Cosmo’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Scientist Cosmo.”
[Ringing, rock music plays]
Gabby’s eyes widen. Sly looks amused. In the laboratory, Scientist Cosmo relaxes in a chair. He wears sunglasses and bobs his head to music.
[Clicking, music stops]
Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO? YOU SEEM DIFFERENT.
Scientist Cosmo says, I AM. I'VE PRETTY MUCH GIVEN UP ON ALL MY EXPERIMENTS AND INVENTIONS, AND I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING I PROMISED TO DO FOR MYSELF, OR ANYONE ELSE.
Sly asks, LIKE FIX OUR GAME CONTROLLERS?
Gabby asks, OR INVENT ATHLETE GLORY A FAST-DRYING TOWEL?
Scientist Cosmo says, RIGHT, AND THAT'S NOT ALL. I HAD MADE SO MANY COMMITMENTS TO DO STUFF FOR OTHER PEOPLE THAT I HAD TO MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I HAD PROMISED TO HELP OUT.
Gabby asks, A LIST OF NAMES? LIKE THE ONE THAT WAS LEFT IN THE GYM?
Scientist Cosmo says, OH, YES. I MUST HAVE LEFT IT THERE BY ACCIDENT. I'VE JUST BEEN SO OVERWHELMED. BUT I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO WORK ON MY OWN INVENTIONS, OR EVEN MAKE MY WORKOUTS WITH ATHLETE GLORY.
Gabby types case notes. The notes read, “Not doing anything he promised to do. Had so many commitments he made a list. Left it in the gym by accident. Was so overwhelmed. Hasn’t had time for anything.”
[Typing]
Sly says, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD.
Sly draws a sketch of Scientist Cosmo wearing sunglasses with his laboratory coat slung over his shoulder.
[Pencil scratching]
Scientist Cosmo says, IT WAS. BUT NOW I'M NOT DOING ANY OF IT. WELL, OFF TO DO NOTHING. OR SOMETHING. NOT ANYTHING I PROMISED TO DO. SEE YA.
Scientist Cosmo ends the call. Gabby and Sly continues their video call.
[Beeping]
Gabby puts her finger by her mouth and says, HMM. HE SAID HE WAS OVERWHELMED BY ALL OF HIS COMMITMENTS.
Sly says, LIKE THE ONE HE MADE TO US.
Gabby says, BUT NOW HE SEEMS SUPER RELAXED. LET'S CALL ARTIST CLAY NEXT.
Artist Clay’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Calling Artist Clay.”
[Ringing]
In the art studio, Artist Clay holds a giant ball of clay.
Gabby asks, IS THAT A SCULPTURE, ARTIST CLAY?
Artist Clay says, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A FIRE TRUCK SCULPTURE THAT I PROMISED TO MAKE FOR FIREFIGHTER EMBER. BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FINISH IT.
Gabby says, A LOT OF THAT GOING AROUND TODAY.
Sly nods and asks, TELL US WHY YOU WERE AT THE GYM TODAY.
Artist Clay says ATHLETE GLORY IS HELPING ME GET FIT. IT TAKES LOTS OF ENERGY TO MAKE SCULPTURES.
[Grunting]
Artist Clay says SEE?
[Typing]
Artist Clay says BUT EVEN THOUGH IT'S USUALLY EASY FOR ME TO COMMIT TO MAKING ART EVERY DAY, IT'S HARDER FOR ME TO COMMIT TO WORKING OUT ONCE A WEEK.
Gabby asks, AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
[A music note descending]
Case notes read, “Athlete Glory is helping him get fit so he can sculpt. Easy to commit to art. Harder to commit to work outs. Feels terrible about missing commitments. Did work out today.”
[Typing]
Artist Clay says TERRIBLE. I DON'T LIKE WHEN I DON'T KEEP MY COMMITMENTS. BUT I DID WORK OUT TODAY, SO THAT'S SOMETHING. I SHOULD GO WASH MY HANDS IF I'M NOT GONNA FINISH THIS SCULPTURE. BYE!
Artist Clay ends the call. Sly and Gabby continue their video call.
[Beep]
Gabby asks, DID HE TAKE THE DAY PLANNER?
Sly says, AS WORD DETECTIVES, WE'RE COMMITTED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
Gabby suggests, OR WE COULD MAKE MUSIC!
Gabby picks up a tambourine and Sly picks up a drum. They joyfully play their instruments.
[Tambourine jingling, drum thudding]
[Sly grunts]
Sly says, WE'VE GOT TO FIGHT IT!
They put their instruments down.
Gabby says, CASE NOTES TIME.
The case notes about Scientist Cosmo and Artist Clay appear.
[Clicking]
Sly says, ARTIST CLAY FEELS GUILTY FOR NOT BEING COMMITTED.
Gabby says, MAYBE HE TOOK THE WORD SO HE WOULDN'T FEEL BAD?
Sly says, AND SCIENTIST COSMO HAD TOO MANY COMMITMENTS.
[Clicking]
Gabby says, MAYBE HE TOOK THE WORD SO HE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING HE PROMISED TO DO.
The photograph of the list and clay appears.
[Upbeat music plays]
Sly says, THE CLAY MATCHES ARTIST CLAY'S SCULPTURE.
Gabby says, AND SCIENTIST COSMO LEFT THE LIST OF PEOPLE HE WAS COMMITTED TO HELPING.
Sly says, BUT WAIT!
Gabby asks, WHY WOULD HE LEAVE THE LIST AT THE GYM IF HE WAS PLANNING TO KEEP ALL HIS COMMITMENTS?
Sly says, I THINK WE JUST CRACKED IT.
Gabby asks, WILL YOU ANIMATE A REENACTMENT?
Sly says, PART OF ME WANTS TO SAY, "MEH." BUT IT IS MY FAVOURITE PART, SO, YES!
Photographs of Gabby, Athlete Glory, Sly, Scientist Cosmo and Artist Clay 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 COMMITMENTS CRUNCH.
Sly makes a computer animation of Athlete Glory, Artist Clay, and Scientist Cosmo doing jumping jacks in the gymnasium. The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
Gabby, as Athlete Glory says, PHEW! I'M GLAD YOU CAME. THAT WAS A GREAT WORKOUT. I'M SO SWEATY! SCIENTIST COSMO, REMEMBER TO INVENT THAT FAST-DRYING TOWEL FOR ME SOON.
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo, says, IT'S ON MY LIST, MY LONG LIST OF COMMITMENTS.
Gabby, as Athlete Glory says, I KEEP ALL MY COMMITMENTS IN MY DAY PLANNER. I BETTER GO GET CHANGED AND READY FOR MY NEXT ONE. HOPE TO SEE YOU BOTH NEXT WEEK.
[Tense music plays]
Sly, as Artist Clay, says, THANKS, ATHLETE GLORY. I'LL TRY TO STAY COMMITTED TO OUR WORKOUTS.
Artist Clay leaves the gymnasium.
[Clicking]
Sly, as Scientist Cosmo, says, HOW DOES ATHLETE GLORY KEEP ALL HER COMMITMENTS? HMM. MAYBE WE COULD BOTH USE A BREAK.
Scientist Cosmo takes the day planner.
Sly’s animation ends.
In her office, Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO IS WHO DID IT.
[Dramatic music plays, Athlete Glory gasping]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory asks, HOW COULD YOU?
In the laboratory, Scientist Cosmo asks, WHAT HAPPENED TO NOT COMMITTING TO THINGS?
Sly says, HE DID IT WHEN HE WAS ALONE IN THE GYM.
Gabby says, HE JUST GRABBED THE PLANNER AND LEFT. THAT'S HOW HE DID IT.
Athlete Glory shakes her head.
Gabby says, ARTIST CLAY WANTED TO KEEP HIS COMMITMENTS.
In the art studio, Artist Clay nods.
Sly says, BUT SCIENTIST COSMO WANTED A BREAK FROM HIS. THAT'S WHY HE DID IT.
[Soothing music plays]
Scientist Cosmo says, OKAY, YES. I DID IT. I TOOK THE DAY PLANNER. I WAS JUST SO OVERWHELMED BY EVERYTHING I COMMITTED TO AND WANTED A BREAK. I'M SORRY I MADE IT SO THAT NO ONE COULD KEEP THEIR COMMITMENTS. I'LL BRING BACK YOUR DAY PLANNER NOW.
Photographs of Gabby, Athlete Glory, Sly, Scientist Cosmo and Artist Clay appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, “Multiple people connecting to call.”
[Ringing, upbeat music plays]
In the gymnasium, Athlete Glory holds her day planner.
Athlete Glory says, IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE THE WORD "COMMITMENTS" BACK. AND TO HAVE WORDSVILLE BACK TO NORMAL.
In her office, Gabby says, SCIENTIST COSMO, WE'RE SORRY IF WE MADE YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED.
In his office, Sly says, WE KNOW YOU CAN'T TAKE ON EVERYTHING.
Gabby says, AND DON'T WORRY, WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX OUR CONTROLLERS.
Sly says, THEY JUST NEEDED BATTERIES.
[Scientist Cosmo laughs]
Athlete Glory says, AND I'LL JUST USE A REGULAR TOWEL. OR THREE. AGAIN, I GET VERY SWEATY.
Gabby shakes her head.
Scientist Cosmo says, THANKS, EVERYONE. AND FROM NOW ON, I'LL SPEAK UP IF I CAN'T COMMIT TO SOMETHING.
Everyone says, THANKS, WORD DETECTIVES!
Scientist Cosmo, Athlete Glory, and Artist Clay end the call. Gabby and Sly remain on their video call.
[Beeping]
Sly says, ANOTHER WORD MYSTERY SOLVED! IS IT TIME TO WATCH DOG DETECTIVE PART THREE?
Gabby says, ABSOLUTELY! I KEEP ALL MY COMMITMENTS. LET'S WATCH.
[Clicking]
[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: Desmond Sargeant. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Scientist Cosmo: Rizal Candido. 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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