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| - Narrator: Down at the local theme park, eager kids wait in the sweltering heat, waiting to ride the park’s newest roller coaster! Doesn’t seem worth it to me, but I’m more of a bumper car guy. Becky: Don’t worry Bob, we’ll be at the front of the line before you know it. Becky: (reading) “Wait time from this point-- if I told you, you’d cry.” Huh. Well, that’s not really helpful. Becky: I know it’s hard, but if you have a little patience, the time will fly by faster than you think. All this waiting will be with worth it when you finally get to ride “The Coaster”! Becky: Of course it’ll be good. (She looks in front of her and gasps.) A lot of people just came off the ride, that means we’re closer to the front of the line! Becky: Hmph! Oh well, I guess we’ll just have to have some more patience. Yes, and more lemonade too. Got to have more lemonade. Becky: What was that? Whammer: Yeah! What did the Whammer win? Game Operator: This stuffed doe. Whammer: Stuffed doe? That’s totally whammer! Whammer: Wham, yeah! What’s up, little doe? I’m your new whammy, yeah! Becky: Yikes! Becky: You think I should go talk to him? Uh… yeah, sure. You’re right. I’ll go talk to him. Let me just-- step out of line here, and-- go talk to him. Narrator: Um… you’re still standing there. Becky: Yeah, I know, I know. That’s because, um… you know, I don’t know if this a WordGirl thing, I mean, the Whammer’s not really committing a crime. Narrator: (lets out a long sigh) He destroyed a game booth. Becky: Well yes, but not on purpose. His excitement just got the best of him. It’s not a crime to be enthusiastic, right? Becky: WordGirl doesn’t have to do everything, you know. I think if we just have a little patience, this whole situation will work itself out. Whammer: A large mouth wham! Yeah! Whammer: Whoa! Where’d everybody go? Becky: You’re right. I should go talk to him. And it’s okay if I lose my turn… I mean, “The Coaster” probably isn’t that great anyway. Kyle: Wow! That was the most amazing thing I’ve ever done in my entire life! Tessa: Me too. I’m so glad I waited in that really long line for that. Kyle: Boy, I sure hope our positive comments don’t affect someone’s decision to do something right now! Becky: Oh, THAT helps. Narrator: Why don’t you just go, and leave Bob here to save your place in line? Becky: Great idea! Narrator: Hey, I’m not just a handsome voice! Becky: Sure, I’ll get you lemonade. Becky: Mom said no more doughnuts! WordGirl: (speaking quickly) Hey Whammer, you have to stop destroying the park. You’re making it hard for people to enjoy themselves. So just please be a little more careful, and please stop breaking things right now. Especially before that line over there moves any further, okay? Whammer: Are you whamming to me? WordGirl: Oh brother. (speaking more slowly and deliberately) Okay, listen-- I know you’re happy to be at the park, but you have to contain your enthusiasm just a little bit. Whammer: But why? Yeah! WordGirl: Ugh. This is going to be tough. (talking to him again) Well, look at what you’ve done. Whammer: Oh… that’s not whammer. WordGirl: No, it is not whammer at all! Whammer: I’m whamming. WordGirl: Does that mean sorry? Whammer: It means the Whammer’s sorry, wham. WordGirl: Does that wham mean yes? Whammer: Wham. WordGirl: (slaps her hand on her forehead) Okay, I’m just gonna stop asking questions. Just please try to be a little less enthusiastic so everyone can have fun. Whammer: (pondering) Ehh? WordGirl: Enthusiastic. It means having or showing great excitement and interest. Like how excited you were about winning that stuffed doe. Whammer: Yeah! Stuffed doe. (He hugs it.) WordGirl: Or how enthusiastic those kids are to be riding what Theme Park Rides Weekly calls, “the best roller coaster ever created anywhere in the entire world!” WordGirl: What? Right. So, just be careful, okay? Whammer: The Whammer just got a bit carried away. I’ll be more wham! WordGirl: Great! Thank you! Whammer: Now-- Whammer needs to find the bounce house, yeah! WordGirl: Oh, the bounce house, huh? That could get messy. I don’t know if you should go there. WordGirl: Um, just promise me you won’t break anything. Whammer: (gives her a thumbs up) It’s a wham, yeah. WordGirl: I’ll take that as a promise… great, thanks! Becky: Yay! We can see the front of the line! We’re getting closer! Becky: Oh no, I forgot the lemonade, sorry. But, I did talk to the Whammer, and he promised to be less enthusiastic, so there shouldn’t be any more problems. Becky: That might not be the Whammer. Whammer: This bouncy castle is totally whammer! Wham! Becky: My timing is really off today. Whammer: The Whammer’s really enjoying himself, yeah! Becky: Well, that’s not a crime, is it? And I’m sure some of the people are having fun. It looks like fun, right? Heh-heh. Becky: Yes, you mentioned before you want lemonade. I remember. Whammer: Whoa-ho-ho-ho, whamma-damma-ding-dong! Ha-ha-ha-ha! Whoopee! WordGirl: Alright, Whammer, that’s enough! Eli: Hey, I was having fun! WordGirl: You’re not helping me! WordGirl: Um, so you remember that talk we had earlier about you being less enthusiastic and not hurting anyone? Whammer: Wham? WordGirl: Boy, I am really running out of patience! Whammer: The Whammer’s totally confused by what you just whammed, yeah. WordGirl: Having patience means not getting upset when something is taking a very long time. Like, I have to be patient when I’m constantly explaining to you that you should be careful around other people! Or I’d have to be patient to wait in a very long line-- which of course is now moving much faster, well that’s it, that’s perfect-- you have to be careful. You’re scaring people! Whammer: Yeah… wham. WordGirl: Yeah, just like that! WordGirl: Oh no! The line is really moving now! Whammer: Whoa! Glow necklaces! That is so wham! WordGirl: Patience, WordGirl, patience… WordGirl: Okay, um, hey, you look hungry. Have you had a hot dog yet? Whammer: The Whammer has not whammed one yet, no. WordGirl: Well, you haven’t had the whole park experience until you’ve had a hot dog. So go order ten, or twenty and sit there and eat them for a few hours, okay? Whammer: That sounds pretty whammer to me, yeah! WordGirl: And remember, don’t be so enthusiastic! Becky: Alright, it’s almost our turn! We’re finally gonna ride this thing! Let’s go! Becky: No, no lemonade! You can get lemonade AFTER the ride! I am NOT going to lose my spot in this line because you can wait seven seconds for some lemonade! I do not have the patience to sit through this line again! Narrator: Are you alright? Becky: ‘I’m fine. Everything’s fine. I’m just excited to ride the best coaster in the entire world. Man, why is taking those people so long to ride this thing?! GO! There’s a girl and a monkey over here who want to have some FUN! Whammer: Now just a momentito, Kemo Sabe. This is so not whammer! Becky: Hear what? I didn’t hear anything. Heh-heh. Whammer: Listen to me. If the Whammer wants a hot dog, the Whammer will get a hot dog! Becky: I have waited the entire summer to ride this roller coaster, and nobody is going to take this away from me! (She puts her fingers in her ears.) Whammer: I guarantee you, I will wham down this entire park if I do not get a hot dog right whammer now! Becky: Oh… he’s going to hurt someone, isn’t he? Narrator: Probably. Becky: Yeah. Well, I guess that’s how it goes. Come on, Bob. Duty calls. Becky: Goodbye, old friend. May we meet again-- someday. Hot Dog Vendor: But sir, we don’t make chocolate covered hot dogs. That’s just-- disgusting. Whammer: The Whammer thinks they are dee--- licious! Hot Dog Vendor: Hey, we DO have chocolate covered hot dogs! Huh! WordGirl: The only hot dog you’re going to eat anytime soon will be covered in justice! And ketchup! But mostly justice! WordGirl: It’s for dramatic effect, it doesn’t have to make sense. (Turns back to the Whammer) Whammer, you’ve gone too far. We’re going to stop you once and for all! Whammer: Yeah? Well, let’s see if you can stop THIS! WHAM! WordGirl: Huggy, move! Whammer: Wham! Game Operator: Heh. That’s the first time those have ever been knocked over! Whammer: The Whammer wins again, yeah! WordGirl: Nice shooting, Huggy! Whammer: Oh! Ferris wheel, yeah! Invented by a guy named Ferris, yeah! Rider: That was the best ride ever! WordGirl: Man, he’s strong! Whammer: Excuse me, Whammer would like to know if you’re really a big hot dog, or a guy in a hot dog suit. WordGirl: -- But he’s not that smart. That’s it! Come on, Huggy. I have an idea! WordGirl: Oh, Whammer! Whammer: Chocolate covered-- oh, wham! WordGirl: Huggy-- now! Whammer: Wham-wham-wha-wha-wha-wha-wha… Whammer: Whammer has never wanted a hot dog less… (he falls to the ground) WordGirl: Well, Whammer, maybe now you’ll listen when someone tells you not to wham everything around you! Whammer: It’s hard to say. My tummy hurts, and I feel like I might wham. WordGirl: Gotta go! (She flies off with Huggy.) Narrator: Well, it looks like things worked out alright for good old Becky Botsford and her hairy monkey friend after all. It just goes to show you, a little patience always pays off. Tune in next time for another enthusiastic adventure of WordGirl! And a scared little monkey.
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