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Transcript: The Case of the Unique Tweak
A child says, WEE!
TVO 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.
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 both hold flyers for the Wordsville Fair.
In his office, Sly says, WORDSVILLE FAIR DAY,
CAN'T WAIT TO CHECK OUT
THE YUMMY GOODIES TODAY.
In her office, Gabby says, AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE EVERYONE'S
ONE-OF-A-KIND
CRAFTING CREATIONS.
I JUST HOPE THERE AREN'T
ANY WORD MYSTERIES TODAY
THAT RUIN IT.
Sly repeats, I JUST HOPE THERE
AREN'T ANY WORD MYSTERIES
TODAY THAT RUIN IT.
They both say, I JUST SAID THAT! HEY!
YOU'RE SAYING
WHAT I'M SAYING!
OKAY, YOU CAN STOP
COPYING ME NOW.
Artist Clay’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Artist Clay Calling.
[Ringing]
Gabby and Sly say, ARTIST CLAY'S CALLING.
MAYBE THIS IS A WORD MYSTERY.
[Beep]
On the video call from his art studio, Artist Clay wears a navy blue beret over his curly dark brown hair. He also wears a grey shirt, a black and white striped turtleneck, and a blue smock with smears of paint and his name on it.
Artist Clay says, HELP, MY SCULPTURE'S
MISSING, THIS ONE!
A photograph shows letters spelling "Unique" on a silver glitter-covered white base. Each letter is a different colour and has a distinct pattern. The dark blue "U" has a black outline, the pink "N" has purple pipe cleaners on the front, the orange "I" has an orange feather on the top, the mint green "Q" has green sequins, the second "U" has red and orange stripes. The baby blue "E" is lined with blue glitter on the edges.
[Beep, upbeat music plays softly]
Gabby and Sly say, A SCULPTURE
OF THE WORD "UNIQUE"?
Artist Clay says, YES,
AND WITHOUT IT I HAVE
NO ORIGINAL
OR CREATIVE IDEAS!
Gabby and Sly say, THIS MUST BE
WHY WE KEEP COPYING EACH OTHER.
OKAY, LET'S TAKE TURNS TALKING.
I'LL GO FIRST.
OKAY, YOU GO FIRST.
ARTIST CLAY,
DECIDE WHO GOES FIRST.
Artist Clay says, SLY.
Sly says, I'LL TELL YOU THE MEANING
OF "UNIQUE," AND THEN WE'LL TAKE TURNS.
A dictionary definition appears beside Sly. Above the definition are a lowercase and uppercase letter “U,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, Unique. Adjective.
Sly reads the definition aloud.
[Beep]
Sly says, THE WORD "UNIQUE"
MEANS ONE OF A KIND.
[Squeak]
Gabby says, MY TURN,
SO WITHOUT THE WORD "UNIQUE,"
EVERYTHING WILL LOOK
AND SOUND THE SAME.
Sly says, AND NOTHING
WILL BE SPECIAL.
Artist Clay says, IT'S TERRIBLE,
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
AN ORIGINAL, UNIQUE ARTIST,
BUT I'M JUST COPYING
WHAT I'VE DONE BEFORE!
[Tense music plays]
Gabby asks, WITH "UNIQUE" GONE,
DOES THIS MEAN NO ONE CAN MAKE
ONE-OF-A-KIND CRAFTS
OR TREATS FOR THE FAIR?
Sly says, OH, NO, ARTIST CLAY,
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED,
AND I'LL ANIMATE IT.
Sly makes a computer animation of the art studio. Computer animations of Firefighter Ember and Singer Melody stand behind tables with art supplies.
Firefighter Ember wears a black firefighter helmet with the number fifty-two on the front and a brown jacket with neon yellow stripes. Her long black hair is in two braids.
Singer Melody’s dark blonde hair is in pigtails. She wears a black shirt beneath a red, yellow, green and purple striped cardigan.
The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Clicking]
Artist Clay says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER
AND SINGER MELODY
WERE AT MY STUDIO MAKING ART.
I SHOWED THEM
MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE,
AND TOLD THEM
MY GOAL IS ALWAYS TO MAKE
A ONE-OF-A-KIND WORK OF ART.
I DID A SELF-PORTRAIT.
[Paintbrush scrapes]
Artist Clay says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER
FOLLOWED ME STEP BY STEP,
AND CREATED AN EXACT COPY OF
MY PORTRAIT.
I ENCOURAGED HER
TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE,
LIKE HOW SINGER MELODY
USED SO MANY KINDS
OF MATERIALS IN HER ART.
IT WAS SO UNUSUAL,
I COULDN'T TELL WHAT IT WAS.
THEN I LEFT
TO GET MORE PAINT.
WHEN I CAME BACK,
EVERYONE WAS GONE,
AND SO WAS
MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE.
Sly’s animation ends.
Gabby says, FASCINATING, SHOW
US THE SCENE OF THE MYSTERY, PLEASE.
Artist Clay says, JUST A MOMENT.
Artist Clay shows Gabby and Sly two portraits of him side by side. A glittering pair of purple sunglasses lies on the table by one of the portraits.
[Beep]
Artist Clay says, THIS IS THE TABLE
WHERE I HAD MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE.
[Camera shutter snaps]
Sly says, I'M TAKING A SCREENSHOT
FOR OUR CASE NOTES.
Gabby says, ARTIST CLAY,
WE WILL REPORT BACK
WHEN WE KNOW MORE.
Artist Clay says, PLEASE HURRY.
MY ARTWORK DEPENDS ON IT!
Artist Clay ends the call.
[Beep]
Sly says, CASE NOTES!
Gabby says, THIS IS
THE CASE OF THE UNIQUE TWEAK.
A yellow heading on a piece of paper reads, Case Notes. A subheading reads, The Case of the Unique Tweak.
A paintbrush, a camera and a text icon are under the headings.
[Typing]
Sly asks, SO, WHAT HAPPENED?
Text on the Case Notes paper reads, What: Someone took the unique sculpture.
The word Unique is in red text.
[Typing, upbeat music plays softly]
Gabby says, SOMEONE TOOK
THE UNIQUE SCULPTURE,
AND NOW NOTHING IS
ORIGINAL OR ONE-OF-A-KIND.
Sly says, WE'RE AT THE ART STUDIO.
Gabby asks, AND WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?
Text on the Case Notes paper reads, Where: The Art Studio. When: After Artist Clay left to get paint.
[Typing]
Sly says, AFTER ARTIST CLAY
LEFT TO GET PAINT.
Gabby says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER
AND SINGER MELODY
ARE OUR SUSPECTS.
Text on the Case Notes paper reads, Suspects. Photographs of Firefighter Ember and Singer Melody appear beneath the text.
[Typing]
Both say, NOW, WHO TOOK IT,
HOW AND WHY?
Text on the Case Notes paper reads, Who, How, and Why.
Sly says, NOT AGAIN!
WE CAN'T KEEP THIS UP.
Gabby says, WE BETTER
FIND "UNIQUE" QUICKLY.
Sly says, LET'S LOOK AT THE CLUES.
The photograph of the portraits appears.
[Click]
Gabby says, I SEE
TWO PORTRAITS OF ARTIST CLAY.
ONE OF THESE MUST BE
FIREFIGHTER EMBER'S.
LET'S CALL HER.
Firefighter Ember’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Calling Firefighter Ember.
[Ringing]
On the video call from the fire station, Firefighter Ember says,
I CAN'T TALK LONG,
WORD DETECTIVES.
I'M GIVING A SAFETY
DEMONSTRATION AT THE FAIR TODAY,
BUT CAN'T THINK OF A WAY
TO MAKE MY TIP STAND OUT.
[Paper rustles, gentle music plays softly]
Gabby says, BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE
SO MANY AWESOME IDEAS.
Firefighter Ember says, USED TO, I GUESS,
NOTHING I DO NOW FEELS ORIGINAL
OR MEMORABLE.
Gabby and Sly ask, WHAT HAPPENED
AT ARTIST CLAY'S STUDIO EARLIER TODAY?
Firefighter Ember asks, YOU'RE TALKING
AT THE SAME TIME?
Sly says, WE'RE NOT HAVING
UNIQUE IDEAS EITHER.
PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION.
Firefighter Ember says, I DID EXACTLY
WHAT ARTIST CLAY DID,
BUT WHEN I SHOWED HIM MY WORK,
HE TOLD ME TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW,
THAT'S WHY I COPIED HIM.
In the Case Notes, bullet points beneath Firefighter Ember’s photograph read, Can’t do anything original, memorable, or special. Did exactly what Artist Clay did. Artist Clay told her to do something unique.
The word Unique is in red text.
[Typing]
Sly asks, THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
Firefighter Ember says, NOTHING,
I LEFT WHEN HE LEFT.
I NEED TO GO WORK
ON MY FIRE SAFETY DEMO,
EVEN IF IT WON'T BE SPECIAL.
Firefighter Ember ends the call.
[Beep]
In the Case Notes, the last bullet point beneath Firefighter Ember’s photograph reads, She didn’t know how.
Gabby says, HMM.
SHE DOESN'T THINK
SHE'S GOT ANY UNIQUE,
SPECIAL, OR ONE-OF-A-KIND IDEAS.
[Click]
Sly says, THAT'S WHY
FIREFIGHTER EMBER
MIGHT HAVE TAKEN
THE UNIQUE SCULPTURE.
Gabby says, LET'S CALL SINGER MELODY,
AND GET THIS CASE CRACKED.
Singer Melody’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Calling Singer Melody.
[Ringing]
On the video call from her recording studio, Singer Melody sings,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SINGER MELODY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Gabby says, HUH? IT'S NOT YOUR BIRTHDAY.
Singer Melody says, YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT I CAN'T
CREATE ANY ORIGINAL MUSIC.
I WANTED TO SING
SOMETHING NEW AT THE FAIR,
BUT I CAN ONLY SING ORDINARY
SONGS THAT EVERYONE KNOWS.
I CAN'T SING
ANY SONGS THAT ARE UNIQUE.
Sly says, THE SAME THING
IS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE TODAY.
Gabby says, TELL US WHAT WENT DOWN
AT THE ART STUDIO.
Singer Melody says, I WAS HAVING
LOTS OF FUN UNTIL ARTIST CLAY SAID
MY PAINTING WAS SO UNUSUAL.
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
THAT DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE A COMPLIMENT.
Sly asks, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
Singer Melody says, HE WENT
TO GO GET PAINT,
SO I TOOK
MY PAINTING, AND LEFT.
I WAS IN SUCH A RUSH
THAT I LEFT MY SUNGLASSES.
In the Case Notes, bullet points beneath Singer Melody’s photograph read, Was having fun at Art Studio. Artist Clay called her painting so unusual. She didn’t like that. She took her painting and left.
The word So is italicized.
Singer Melody says, MAYBE ARTIST CLAY WOULD
LIKE THOSE BETTER THAN MY ART.
Gabby says, YOU DON'T KNOW
HE DIDN'T LIKE IT.
Singer Melody says, MAYBE NOT,
BUT IT'S HOW HE MADE ME FEEL.
WELL, I GOTTA PRACTICE.
Singer Melody sings, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Singer Melody ends the call.
[Beep]
Sly says, LET'S REVIEW
OUR CASE NOTES.
Gabby ways, WE'VE LEARNED
BOTH SUSPECTS MADE ART AT
ARTIST CLAY'S STUDIO.
Sly says, AND THAT NEITHER OF THEM
LIKED THE FEEDBACK THEY GOT.
Gabby says, SINGER MELODY
DIDN'T LIKE
THAT ARTIST CLAY CALLED
HER ARTWORK SO UNUSUAL.
In the Case Notes, the words special, unique, didn’t know how, and so unusual are in red text.
[Click]
Sly says, AND FIREFIGHTER EMBER
DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING
UNIQUE.
Gabby says, LET'S LOOK
AT THE CLUES.
The photograph of the portraits appears.
[Click]
Sly says, SINGER MELODY
LEFT HER SUNGLASSES,
BUT SHE TOOK HER PAINTING.
AND FIREFIGHTER EMBER LEFT
HER PAINTING OF ARTIST CLAY.
SO DID SHE HAVE HER HANDS FULL
WITH SOMETHING ELSE?
[Sly gasps]
Both say, WE CRACKED IT,
WE'LL HAVE OUR OWN
UNIQUE THOUGHTS SOON, PHEW!
Photographs of Gabby, Artist Clay, Sly, Firefighter Ember, and Singer Melody appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Multiple people are connecting to call.
[Ringing]
On the video call from his office, Sly announces, NOW PRESENTING THE
WORD MYSTERY ANIMATED
RE-ENACTMENT OF...
[Drum roll, typing]
Sly makes a computer animation of Artist Clay’s art studio. The name of the case appears and Sly reads it aloud.
Sly says, THE CASE
OF THE UNIQUE TWEAK.
Computer-animated Artist Clay, Firefighter Ember, and Singer Melody are in the art studio. They have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
Sly as Artist Clay says,
THIS IS MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE.
IT REMINDS ME
THAT MY GOAL IS TO MAKE
ONE-OF-A-KIND WORKS OF ART.
I'LL BE WORKING
ON MY OWN PAINTING
AS YOU TWO CREATE.
Gabby as Singer Melody says,
DONE! CHECK IT OUT, ARTIST CLAY.
Sly as Artist Clay says,
THAT IS SO UNUSUAL.
Gabby as Firefighter Ember asks,
HOW'S MINE? IS IT ANY GOOD?
Sly as Artist Clay says,
TRY CREATING SOMETHING UNIQUE.
DON'T JUST COPY WHAT I DID.
I'LL GO GET SOME MORE PAINT FOR US.
Gabby as Singer Melody repeats,
"SO UNUSUAL"?
THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.
Computer-animated Singer Melody grabs her painting and leaves the studio.
[Door slams]
Gabby as Firefighter Ember says,
I FEEL SO MUCH PRESSURE
TO MAKE SOMETHING UNIQUE.
WHAT IF I MAKE THIS
DISAPPEAR INSTEAD?
Sly’s animation ends.
[Exciting music plays softly]
In his office, Sly asks, WHO DID IT?
FIREFIGHTER EMBER DID.
[Firefighter Ember gasps]
In her recording studio, Singer Melody repeats, FIREFIGHTER EMBER?
In her office, Gabby says, SHE GRABBED THE
UNIQUE SCULPTURE WHEN ARTIST
CLAY AND SINGER MELODY
LEFT THE ROOM.
Sly says, THAT'S HOW.
Gabby asks, WHY?
BECAUSE SHE FELT THAT HER
WORK WASN'T UNIQUE.
In the fire station, Firefighter Ember says, I ADMIT IT.
I TOOK THE SCULPTURE.
Firefighter Ember picks up the Unique sculpture.
Firefighter Ember says, I DIDN'T
LIKE BEING THE ONLY ONE IN CLASS
WHO DIDN'T CREATE SOMETHING UNIQUE.
I FIGURED IF I TOOK THE WORD,
EVERYONE'S WORK COULD BE THE
SAME, AND NO ONE WOULD NOTICE MINE.
In the art studio, Artist Clay says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER,
I DIDN'T MEAN TO PRESSURE YOU.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO EMBRACE
WHAT MAKES YOU ONE-OF-A-KIND.
Firefighter Ember says, AND I'M SORRY
FOR TAKING AWAY EVERYONE'S ABILITY
TO BE UNIQUE.
I'LL RETURN YOUR SCULPTURE NOW.
The call ends.
[Creaking]
Photographs of Gabby, Artist Clay, Sly, Firefighter Ember, and Singer Melody appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Multiple people are connecting to call.
[Ringing]
[Artist Clay sighs happily]
On the video call from his art studio, Artist Clay holds up his Unique sculpture.
Artist Clay says, MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE'S
BACK, AND EVERYTHING'S RIGHT
WITH WORDSVILLE. JUST IN TIME FOR
THE FAIR.
[Upbeat music plays softly]
In the fire station, Firefighter Ember says,
AND I HAD AN IDEA FOR MY FIRE SAFETY
DEMONSTRATION. I'LL MAKE PAINTINGS
OF FIRE SAFETY TIPS.
ARTIST CLAY, WILL YOU HELP ME?
Artist Clay says, THAT'S A ONE-OF-A-KIND IDEA.
OF COURSE I'LL HELP YOU
USE YOUR UNIQUE TALENTS.
In her recording studio, Singer Melody says, ARTIST CLAY,
I HAVE TO ASK,
WAS "SO UNUSUAL"
A COMPLIMENT OR NOT?
Artist Clay says, "SO UNUSUAL"
IS A HUGE COMPLIMENT.
I LOVED YOUR ARTWORK.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE.
Singer Melody says, THANK YOU.
Singer Melody holds up a canvas with the colours of the rainbow extending from the centre. The colours meet behind a spikey, glittering, star-like shape with a purple burst in the middle.
Singer Melody says, CHECK IT OUT,
WORD DETECTIVES.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
WHAT IT IS, RIGHT?
IT'S THE EXACT MOMENT
WHEN I GET A UNIQUE IDEA.
LIKE A CREATIVE SPARK.
Sly says, THAT'S UNIQUE.
Gabby says, TOTALLY ONE-OF-A-KIND.
[Singer Melody gasps]
Singer Melody says, JUST LIKE THE IDEA
I JUST GOT FOR A NEW SONG.
GOTTA GO SO I CAN WRITE IT
IN TIME TO PERFORM AT THE FAIR.
Artist Clay, Firefighter Ember, and Singer Melody say,
THANKS, WORD DETECTIVES.
They end the call.
[Beep, upbeat music plays]
Gabby says, NICE WORK, SLY,
WE SOLVED THE CASE,
AND DID IT TOGETHER,
LIKE, REALLY TOGETHER.
Sly says, MY THOUGHTS, EXACTLY.
WELL, ALMOST.
Both ask, SO WHEN DO YOU WANT
TO GO TO THE WORDSVILLE FAIR?
Sly says, HEY, I JUST SAID THAT.
Gabby says, HEY, STOP COPYING ME.
[Both laugh]
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, IT'S WORDSVILLE.
YEAH. WOO.
WITH GABBY. SLY.
IT'S WORDSVILLE.
End Credits.
Directed by: Faran Moradi, Christin Simms. Written by: Skye Regan. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Firefighter Ember: Ana Victoria Dinapo. Artist Clay: Desmond Sivan. Singer Melody: Charlie Storey. Executive Producers: J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms. Produced in association with The WNET 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.
TVO 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.
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 both hold flyers for the Wordsville Fair.
In his office, Sly says, WORDSVILLE FAIR DAY,
CAN'T WAIT TO CHECK OUT
THE YUMMY GOODIES TODAY.
In her office, Gabby says, AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE EVERYONE'S
ONE-OF-A-KIND
CRAFTING CREATIONS.
I JUST HOPE THERE AREN'T
ANY WORD MYSTERIES TODAY
THAT RUIN IT.
Sly repeats, I JUST HOPE THERE
AREN'T ANY WORD MYSTERIES
TODAY THAT RUIN IT.
They both say, I JUST SAID THAT! HEY!
YOU'RE SAYING
WHAT I'M SAYING!
OKAY, YOU CAN STOP
COPYING ME NOW.
Artist Clay’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Artist Clay Calling.
[Ringing]
Gabby and Sly say, ARTIST CLAY'S CALLING.
MAYBE THIS IS A WORD MYSTERY.
[Beep]
On the video call from his art studio, Artist Clay wears a navy blue beret over his curly dark brown hair. He also wears a grey shirt, a black and white striped turtleneck, and a blue smock with smears of paint and his name on it.
Artist Clay says, HELP, MY SCULPTURE'S
MISSING, THIS ONE!
A photograph shows letters spelling "Unique" on a silver glitter-covered white base. Each letter is a different colour and has a distinct pattern. The dark blue "U" has a black outline, the pink "N" has purple pipe cleaners on the front, the orange "I" has an orange feather on the top, the mint green "Q" has green sequins, the second "U" has red and orange stripes. The baby blue "E" is lined with blue glitter on the edges.
[Beep, upbeat music plays softly]
Gabby and Sly say, A SCULPTURE
OF THE WORD "UNIQUE"?
Artist Clay says, YES,
AND WITHOUT IT I HAVE
NO ORIGINAL
OR CREATIVE IDEAS!
Gabby and Sly say, THIS MUST BE
WHY WE KEEP COPYING EACH OTHER.
OKAY, LET'S TAKE TURNS TALKING.
I'LL GO FIRST.
OKAY, YOU GO FIRST.
ARTIST CLAY,
DECIDE WHO GOES FIRST.
Artist Clay says, SLY.
Sly says, I'LL TELL YOU THE MEANING
OF "UNIQUE," AND THEN WE'LL TAKE TURNS.
A dictionary definition appears beside Sly. Above the definition are a lowercase and uppercase letter “U,” a speaker icon, and text that reads, Unique. Adjective.
Sly reads the definition aloud.
[Beep]
Sly says, THE WORD "UNIQUE"
MEANS ONE OF A KIND.
[Squeak]
Gabby says, MY TURN,
SO WITHOUT THE WORD "UNIQUE,"
EVERYTHING WILL LOOK
AND SOUND THE SAME.
Sly says, AND NOTHING
WILL BE SPECIAL.
Artist Clay says, IT'S TERRIBLE,
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
AN ORIGINAL, UNIQUE ARTIST,
BUT I'M JUST COPYING
WHAT I'VE DONE BEFORE!
[Tense music plays]
Gabby asks, WITH "UNIQUE" GONE,
DOES THIS MEAN NO ONE CAN MAKE
ONE-OF-A-KIND CRAFTS
OR TREATS FOR THE FAIR?
Sly says, OH, NO, ARTIST CLAY,
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED,
AND I'LL ANIMATE IT.
Sly makes a computer animation of the art studio. Computer animations of Firefighter Ember and Singer Melody stand behind tables with art supplies.
Firefighter Ember wears a black firefighter helmet with the number fifty-two on the front and a brown jacket with neon yellow stripes. Her long black hair is in two braids.
Singer Melody’s dark blonde hair is in pigtails. She wears a black shirt beneath a red, yellow, green and purple striped cardigan.
The computer-animated people have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
[Clicking]
Artist Clay says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER
AND SINGER MELODY
WERE AT MY STUDIO MAKING ART.
I SHOWED THEM
MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE,
AND TOLD THEM
MY GOAL IS ALWAYS TO MAKE
A ONE-OF-A-KIND WORK OF ART.
I DID A SELF-PORTRAIT.
[Paintbrush scrapes]
Artist Clay says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER
FOLLOWED ME STEP BY STEP,
AND CREATED AN EXACT COPY OF
MY PORTRAIT.
I ENCOURAGED HER
TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE,
LIKE HOW SINGER MELODY
USED SO MANY KINDS
OF MATERIALS IN HER ART.
IT WAS SO UNUSUAL,
I COULDN'T TELL WHAT IT WAS.
THEN I LEFT
TO GET MORE PAINT.
WHEN I CAME BACK,
EVERYONE WAS GONE,
AND SO WAS
MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE.
Sly’s animation ends.
Gabby says, FASCINATING, SHOW
US THE SCENE OF THE MYSTERY, PLEASE.
Artist Clay says, JUST A MOMENT.
Artist Clay shows Gabby and Sly two portraits of him side by side. A glittering pair of purple sunglasses lies on the table by one of the portraits.
[Beep]
Artist Clay says, THIS IS THE TABLE
WHERE I HAD MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE.
[Camera shutter snaps]
Sly says, I'M TAKING A SCREENSHOT
FOR OUR CASE NOTES.
Gabby says, ARTIST CLAY,
WE WILL REPORT BACK
WHEN WE KNOW MORE.
Artist Clay says, PLEASE HURRY.
MY ARTWORK DEPENDS ON IT!
Artist Clay ends the call.
[Beep]
Sly says, CASE NOTES!
Gabby says, THIS IS
THE CASE OF THE UNIQUE TWEAK.
A yellow heading on a piece of paper reads, Case Notes. A subheading reads, The Case of the Unique Tweak.
A paintbrush, a camera and a text icon are under the headings.
[Typing]
Sly asks, SO, WHAT HAPPENED?
Text on the Case Notes paper reads, What: Someone took the unique sculpture.
The word Unique is in red text.
[Typing, upbeat music plays softly]
Gabby says, SOMEONE TOOK
THE UNIQUE SCULPTURE,
AND NOW NOTHING IS
ORIGINAL OR ONE-OF-A-KIND.
Sly says, WE'RE AT THE ART STUDIO.
Gabby asks, AND WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?
Text on the Case Notes paper reads, Where: The Art Studio. When: After Artist Clay left to get paint.
[Typing]
Sly says, AFTER ARTIST CLAY
LEFT TO GET PAINT.
Gabby says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER
AND SINGER MELODY
ARE OUR SUSPECTS.
Text on the Case Notes paper reads, Suspects. Photographs of Firefighter Ember and Singer Melody appear beneath the text.
[Typing]
Both say, NOW, WHO TOOK IT,
HOW AND WHY?
Text on the Case Notes paper reads, Who, How, and Why.
Sly says, NOT AGAIN!
WE CAN'T KEEP THIS UP.
Gabby says, WE BETTER
FIND "UNIQUE" QUICKLY.
Sly says, LET'S LOOK AT THE CLUES.
The photograph of the portraits appears.
[Click]
Gabby says, I SEE
TWO PORTRAITS OF ARTIST CLAY.
ONE OF THESE MUST BE
FIREFIGHTER EMBER'S.
LET'S CALL HER.
Firefighter Ember’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Calling Firefighter Ember.
[Ringing]
On the video call from the fire station, Firefighter Ember says,
I CAN'T TALK LONG,
WORD DETECTIVES.
I'M GIVING A SAFETY
DEMONSTRATION AT THE FAIR TODAY,
BUT CAN'T THINK OF A WAY
TO MAKE MY TIP STAND OUT.
[Paper rustles, gentle music plays softly]
Gabby says, BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE
SO MANY AWESOME IDEAS.
Firefighter Ember says, USED TO, I GUESS,
NOTHING I DO NOW FEELS ORIGINAL
OR MEMORABLE.
Gabby and Sly ask, WHAT HAPPENED
AT ARTIST CLAY'S STUDIO EARLIER TODAY?
Firefighter Ember asks, YOU'RE TALKING
AT THE SAME TIME?
Sly says, WE'RE NOT HAVING
UNIQUE IDEAS EITHER.
PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION.
Firefighter Ember says, I DID EXACTLY
WHAT ARTIST CLAY DID,
BUT WHEN I SHOWED HIM MY WORK,
HE TOLD ME TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW,
THAT'S WHY I COPIED HIM.
In the Case Notes, bullet points beneath Firefighter Ember’s photograph read, Can’t do anything original, memorable, or special. Did exactly what Artist Clay did. Artist Clay told her to do something unique.
The word Unique is in red text.
[Typing]
Sly asks, THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
Firefighter Ember says, NOTHING,
I LEFT WHEN HE LEFT.
I NEED TO GO WORK
ON MY FIRE SAFETY DEMO,
EVEN IF IT WON'T BE SPECIAL.
Firefighter Ember ends the call.
[Beep]
In the Case Notes, the last bullet point beneath Firefighter Ember’s photograph reads, She didn’t know how.
Gabby says, HMM.
SHE DOESN'T THINK
SHE'S GOT ANY UNIQUE,
SPECIAL, OR ONE-OF-A-KIND IDEAS.
[Click]
Sly says, THAT'S WHY
FIREFIGHTER EMBER
MIGHT HAVE TAKEN
THE UNIQUE SCULPTURE.
Gabby says, LET'S CALL SINGER MELODY,
AND GET THIS CASE CRACKED.
Singer Melody’s photograph appears. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Calling Singer Melody.
[Ringing]
On the video call from her recording studio, Singer Melody sings,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SINGER MELODY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Gabby says, HUH? IT'S NOT YOUR BIRTHDAY.
Singer Melody says, YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT I CAN'T
CREATE ANY ORIGINAL MUSIC.
I WANTED TO SING
SOMETHING NEW AT THE FAIR,
BUT I CAN ONLY SING ORDINARY
SONGS THAT EVERYONE KNOWS.
I CAN'T SING
ANY SONGS THAT ARE UNIQUE.
Sly says, THE SAME THING
IS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE TODAY.
Gabby says, TELL US WHAT WENT DOWN
AT THE ART STUDIO.
Singer Melody says, I WAS HAVING
LOTS OF FUN UNTIL ARTIST CLAY SAID
MY PAINTING WAS SO UNUSUAL.
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
THAT DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE A COMPLIMENT.
Sly asks, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
Singer Melody says, HE WENT
TO GO GET PAINT,
SO I TOOK
MY PAINTING, AND LEFT.
I WAS IN SUCH A RUSH
THAT I LEFT MY SUNGLASSES.
In the Case Notes, bullet points beneath Singer Melody’s photograph read, Was having fun at Art Studio. Artist Clay called her painting so unusual. She didn’t like that. She took her painting and left.
The word So is italicized.
Singer Melody says, MAYBE ARTIST CLAY WOULD
LIKE THOSE BETTER THAN MY ART.
Gabby says, YOU DON'T KNOW
HE DIDN'T LIKE IT.
Singer Melody says, MAYBE NOT,
BUT IT'S HOW HE MADE ME FEEL.
WELL, I GOTTA PRACTICE.
Singer Melody sings, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Singer Melody ends the call.
[Beep]
Sly says, LET'S REVIEW
OUR CASE NOTES.
Gabby ways, WE'VE LEARNED
BOTH SUSPECTS MADE ART AT
ARTIST CLAY'S STUDIO.
Sly says, AND THAT NEITHER OF THEM
LIKED THE FEEDBACK THEY GOT.
Gabby says, SINGER MELODY
DIDN'T LIKE
THAT ARTIST CLAY CALLED
HER ARTWORK SO UNUSUAL.
In the Case Notes, the words special, unique, didn’t know how, and so unusual are in red text.
[Click]
Sly says, AND FIREFIGHTER EMBER
DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING
UNIQUE.
Gabby says, LET'S LOOK
AT THE CLUES.
The photograph of the portraits appears.
[Click]
Sly says, SINGER MELODY
LEFT HER SUNGLASSES,
BUT SHE TOOK HER PAINTING.
AND FIREFIGHTER EMBER LEFT
HER PAINTING OF ARTIST CLAY.
SO DID SHE HAVE HER HANDS FULL
WITH SOMETHING ELSE?
[Sly gasps]
Both say, WE CRACKED IT,
WE'LL HAVE OUR OWN
UNIQUE THOUGHTS SOON, PHEW!
Photographs of Gabby, Artist Clay, Sly, Firefighter Ember, and Singer Melody appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Multiple people are connecting to call.
[Ringing]
On the video call from his office, Sly announces, NOW PRESENTING THE
WORD MYSTERY ANIMATED
RE-ENACTMENT OF...
[Drum roll, typing]
Sly makes a computer animation of Artist Clay’s art studio. The name of the case appears and Sly reads it aloud.
Sly says, THE CASE
OF THE UNIQUE TWEAK.
Computer-animated Artist Clay, Firefighter Ember, and Singer Melody are in the art studio. They have cut-out photographs of their heads on top of their animated bodies.
Sly as Artist Clay says,
THIS IS MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE.
IT REMINDS ME
THAT MY GOAL IS TO MAKE
ONE-OF-A-KIND WORKS OF ART.
I'LL BE WORKING
ON MY OWN PAINTING
AS YOU TWO CREATE.
Gabby as Singer Melody says,
DONE! CHECK IT OUT, ARTIST CLAY.
Sly as Artist Clay says,
THAT IS SO UNUSUAL.
Gabby as Firefighter Ember asks,
HOW'S MINE? IS IT ANY GOOD?
Sly as Artist Clay says,
TRY CREATING SOMETHING UNIQUE.
DON'T JUST COPY WHAT I DID.
I'LL GO GET SOME MORE PAINT FOR US.
Gabby as Singer Melody repeats,
"SO UNUSUAL"?
THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.
Computer-animated Singer Melody grabs her painting and leaves the studio.
[Door slams]
Gabby as Firefighter Ember says,
I FEEL SO MUCH PRESSURE
TO MAKE SOMETHING UNIQUE.
WHAT IF I MAKE THIS
DISAPPEAR INSTEAD?
Sly’s animation ends.
[Exciting music plays softly]
In his office, Sly asks, WHO DID IT?
FIREFIGHTER EMBER DID.
[Firefighter Ember gasps]
In her recording studio, Singer Melody repeats, FIREFIGHTER EMBER?
In her office, Gabby says, SHE GRABBED THE
UNIQUE SCULPTURE WHEN ARTIST
CLAY AND SINGER MELODY
LEFT THE ROOM.
Sly says, THAT'S HOW.
Gabby asks, WHY?
BECAUSE SHE FELT THAT HER
WORK WASN'T UNIQUE.
In the fire station, Firefighter Ember says, I ADMIT IT.
I TOOK THE SCULPTURE.
Firefighter Ember picks up the Unique sculpture.
Firefighter Ember says, I DIDN'T
LIKE BEING THE ONLY ONE IN CLASS
WHO DIDN'T CREATE SOMETHING UNIQUE.
I FIGURED IF I TOOK THE WORD,
EVERYONE'S WORK COULD BE THE
SAME, AND NO ONE WOULD NOTICE MINE.
In the art studio, Artist Clay says, FIREFIGHTER EMBER,
I DIDN'T MEAN TO PRESSURE YOU.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO EMBRACE
WHAT MAKES YOU ONE-OF-A-KIND.
Firefighter Ember says, AND I'M SORRY
FOR TAKING AWAY EVERYONE'S ABILITY
TO BE UNIQUE.
I'LL RETURN YOUR SCULPTURE NOW.
The call ends.
[Creaking]
Photographs of Gabby, Artist Clay, Sly, Firefighter Ember, and Singer Melody appear. Text above a green telephone receiver icon reads, Multiple people are connecting to call.
[Ringing]
[Artist Clay sighs happily]
On the video call from his art studio, Artist Clay holds up his Unique sculpture.
Artist Clay says, MY UNIQUE SCULPTURE'S
BACK, AND EVERYTHING'S RIGHT
WITH WORDSVILLE. JUST IN TIME FOR
THE FAIR.
[Upbeat music plays softly]
In the fire station, Firefighter Ember says,
AND I HAD AN IDEA FOR MY FIRE SAFETY
DEMONSTRATION. I'LL MAKE PAINTINGS
OF FIRE SAFETY TIPS.
ARTIST CLAY, WILL YOU HELP ME?
Artist Clay says, THAT'S A ONE-OF-A-KIND IDEA.
OF COURSE I'LL HELP YOU
USE YOUR UNIQUE TALENTS.
In her recording studio, Singer Melody says, ARTIST CLAY,
I HAVE TO ASK,
WAS "SO UNUSUAL"
A COMPLIMENT OR NOT?
Artist Clay says, "SO UNUSUAL"
IS A HUGE COMPLIMENT.
I LOVED YOUR ARTWORK.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE.
Singer Melody says, THANK YOU.
Singer Melody holds up a canvas with the colours of the rainbow extending from the centre. The colours meet behind a spikey, glittering, star-like shape with a purple burst in the middle.
Singer Melody says, CHECK IT OUT,
WORD DETECTIVES.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
WHAT IT IS, RIGHT?
IT'S THE EXACT MOMENT
WHEN I GET A UNIQUE IDEA.
LIKE A CREATIVE SPARK.
Sly says, THAT'S UNIQUE.
Gabby says, TOTALLY ONE-OF-A-KIND.
[Singer Melody gasps]
Singer Melody says, JUST LIKE THE IDEA
I JUST GOT FOR A NEW SONG.
GOTTA GO SO I CAN WRITE IT
IN TIME TO PERFORM AT THE FAIR.
Artist Clay, Firefighter Ember, and Singer Melody say,
THANKS, WORD DETECTIVES.
They end the call.
[Beep, upbeat music plays]
Gabby says, NICE WORK, SLY,
WE SOLVED THE CASE,
AND DID IT TOGETHER,
LIKE, REALLY TOGETHER.
Sly says, MY THOUGHTS, EXACTLY.
WELL, ALMOST.
Both ask, SO WHEN DO YOU WANT
TO GO TO THE WORDSVILLE FAIR?
Sly says, HEY, I JUST SAID THAT.
Gabby says, HEY, STOP COPYING ME.
[Both laugh]
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, IT'S WORDSVILLE.
YEAH. WOO.
WITH GABBY. SLY.
IT'S WORDSVILLE.
End Credits.
Directed by: Faran Moradi, Christin Simms. Written by: Skye Regan. Featuring: Word Detective Sly: Baeyen Hoffman. Word Detective Gabby: Mia Swaminathan. Firefighter Ember: Ana Victoria Dinapo. Artist Clay: Desmond Sivan. Singer Melody: Charlie Storey. Executive Producers: J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms. Produced in association with The WNET 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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