Curious George - A Bridge to Farm; Monkey Fever   View more episodes

Aired at 09:00 AM on Sunday, Oct 11, 2009 (10/11/2009)      View all transcripts from this day

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00:01:58Captioning sponsored by Nbc/universal (ship's horn honking) Narrator: Going to the Man with the Yellow Hat's country house was always fun.
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00:02:38Being in the country meant even more fun seeing Jumpy squirrel...
00:02:43(chattering) ...and visiting everyone at Renkins' Farm, including Mrs. Renkins.
00:02:49Good morning, George.
00:02:51(chattering) Tracy the hen...
00:02:57(clucks) and her six chicks.
00:03:01(clucking) (chirping) (laughing) (chirping) Tracy taught her chicks to walk tall and be proud like a chicken.
00:03:27(oinking) (oinking, chirping) (chattering) (clucks) (clucking) (squawking) It was time for a bath because, in being proud like a chicken, neatness counts.
00:04:03George!
00:04:07Would you come here, please?
00:04:11Uh-huh!
00:04:12(sizzling) The neighbors will be here soon for our monthly Game Lunch, so I need you to run to the store.
00:04:21Okay.
00:04:22We're out of toothpicks.
00:04:24It's not a party if you don't pick up small food with toothpicks.
00:04:27Uh-huh.
00:04:27Oh, we need marshmallows, too.
00:04:30And a new deck of cards.
00:04:32You... you got some jelly on the old deck.
00:04:35Oh!
00:04:37(chuckles sheepishly) So take this list to Ada and Luke's General Store, okay?
00:04:43Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
00:04:44(chattering) Be a good little monkey!
00:04:48Uh-huh!
00:04:53Meanwhile, Tracy found a place that looked perfect for cleaning chicks.
00:04:58(chicks chirping) (chirping) (chirping) Uh-oh!
00:05:27(squawks) (chirping stops) The chickswantedto go to their mother when she called...
00:05:35but they couldn't get back to her the way they came.
00:05:38(chirping) (clucking and sputtering) Tracy couldn't get tothemeither.
00:05:52(panicked clucking) After careful study, Tracy determined there was no way to get on or off that island.
00:06:02The youngest chick, Al, was proud that he had found a way to get there.
00:06:09(squawking) (chirping) (clucking) Now Al was stuck, too.
00:06:20Ada and Luke's store was a great place.
00:06:26They gave free pickles.
00:06:30(humming happily) (squawking) That sounded like a chicken in trouble.
00:06:39Huh? Ah!
00:06:43(puzzled chattering) George could see those six chicks needed to be rescued.
00:06:51(boat horn honking) Ah... aha!
00:06:59(chuckling) George took two because it seemed safest.
00:07:13That left four on the island.
00:07:18Tracy was so happy she'd have kissed him, but chickens don't have lips.
00:07:25Huh?
00:07:31(chirping) Unfortunately, the chicks enjoyed being rescued by George too much to do it just once.
00:07:37So now he had six chicks to rescue-- again.
00:07:44Oh!
00:07:47(grunting and panting) Huh?
00:07:58They didn't need a rescue ferry.
00:08:01What they needed was a way to cross back and forth for fun.
00:08:06Aha!
00:08:08They needed a bridge!
00:08:13This looked like a good bridge.
00:08:18But it was too short.
00:08:20Oh!
00:08:24(clucking) (chirping) George was getting so hungry, it was hard to think.
00:08:41(chattering) He couldn't think of any way to make a branch longer.
00:08:52Hey!
00:08:53(chattering) Ah!
00:08:56He could makethislonger.
00:08:58(chatters) (excited chattering) But could chicks walk on it?
00:09:09(chick squeaks) (groans): Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
00:09:15He needed something...
00:09:15wide and flat.
00:09:20Ah.
00:09:23Aha!
00:09:32Ah...
00:09:36(chattering) Hee-hee-hee!
00:09:47Now he just had to repeat the same pattern until it was long enough.
00:09:55Am I the first one here? Ooh!
00:09:58Are you making cocktail wieners?
00:10:01Yep.
00:10:03(birds chirping) No toothpicks?
00:10:07It's not a proper party if you don't pick up small food with toothpicks.
00:10:12I know, Bill.
00:10:13George will be back any minute with plenty of toothpicks.
00:10:18(George grunting) George had made a bridge-- but was it long enough?
00:10:26(chicks chirping) Uh-huh!
00:10:30Now all the chicks had to do was walk across.
00:10:34(squeaking) (squawking) (excited chattering) (squeaking) (all chirping) The bridge wasn't chick-safe yet.
00:10:49(chattering) What could he do to make it safer?
00:10:57Hmm...
00:10:57That bridge had sides made from triangle shapes.
00:11:05(gasps) Ho-ho-ha-ha!
00:11:16Hey!
00:11:20Eh, eh, eh!
00:11:25(chicks chirping) (chattering) George suggested they cross one at a time...
00:11:34in case the bridge wasn't strong enough to hold them all.
00:11:39(all chirping loudly) Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!
00:11:43But the bridge was plenty strong.
00:11:47It even held a whole hen.
00:11:50(chattering happily) A job well done.
00:11:55(gasps) George could now rush home with the marshmallows, toothpicks and cards.
00:12:03(surprised grunt) (chicks chirping) Mm, maybe not straight home.
00:12:14(laughs): That must be some party if you need more marshmallows, toothpicks and cards already.
00:12:20(chattering) Now it's officially a party.
00:12:28Mm, mmm!
00:12:30All righty.
00:12:31We're gonna play "go fish," yeah.
00:12:35(chuckles) (others laughing) (chicks chirping, squeaking) Mama! Come see what the chickens built!
00:12:48They are geniuses!
00:12:49We'd better start looking at colleges!
00:12:52And that's how the Renkins' College Fund for Gifted Chickens got its start.
00:13:00(peeping) Girl: George is a monkey, Girl: George is a monkey, so sometimes he does things that you can't do.
00:13:10Boy: He made a bridge for chicks and a hen.
00:13:14Today we're making a bridge like Curious George did.
00:13:17We're using the red candy and the marshmallows and toothpicks.
00:13:21Girl: You have to have the right materials.
00:13:24First we tried the small marshmallows, but they were a little too soft and bendy.
00:13:30And we found out that the red candy was more sturdier than the marshmallows, so we took out the marshmallows and put in the red candies.
00:13:38It's too long.
00:13:38Breaking, breaking.
00:13:40What's starting to happen to this bridge?
00:13:42It's coming down.
00:13:43Has anyone ever noticed something different about bridges that carry cars and things like that, that's different than the bridge that we see here?
00:13:50They're not flat like that, they're thicker li that.
00:13:55Think about building up to add strength.
00:13:57One team used a triangular shape...
00:14:00Girl: So it can be stiff.
00:14:01If you make it like this, it won't sag down.
00:14:05Boy: It works!
00:14:07Woman: So we'll test it to see how much weight it can hold.
00:14:10We have a little bucket and then we have some marbles, and so we'll put one marble in at a time to see how strong your bridge is.
00:14:17Kids: 43, 44, 45, 46.
00:14:21Our bridge held 46 marbles.
00:14:24That was a lot.
00:14:25If that is hard to do, imagine a real bridge.
00:14:36Narrator: The Man with the Yellow Hat was glad he had a friend like George to help carry his work...
00:14:44because he needed both hands free to do this.
00:14:49(gasps) (blows nose) (groaning) Aw...
00:14:54And he'd been doing it more often every day.
00:14:59(groans) You're here!
00:15:02Uh, but you don't have the McGuffin Foundation report?
00:15:07Aha!
00:15:08Thank you, George.
00:15:11(chatters) Mm-hmm.
00:15:13Mm-hmm, yeah.
00:15:15Uh-huh. Yes!
00:15:16Mm-hmm.
00:15:16Oh, oh, oh!
00:15:18Good, good, good.
00:15:19(sniffles, groans) Uh, I hope it's all okay.
00:15:23I'm no scientist.
00:15:25(gasps, blows nose) Sorry.
00:15:30(chuckles): My, it doesn't take a scientist to know you caught a cold.
00:15:34Make sure he goes straight home to bed and gets plenty of rest, okay?
00:15:39Okay.
00:15:41(chattering) Wait, wait, George.
00:15:43They have to read the report first.
00:15:46Wiseman: Oh, go home.
00:15:48We'll call if we need changes.
00:15:51(George grunts) (George chatters) The Man with the Yellow Hat always took care of George.
00:16:00Now it was George's turn to take care of him.
00:16:04(groans, sniffles) "Hey!" (chatters) No, George, I-I don't want to go to bed.
00:16:11I'm gonna mail these letters...
00:16:11(gasping) (gasping) (gasping stops) (sneezes) Okay, you win.
00:16:23(chattering) (sighs): I'll be good as new in the morning.
00:16:32(George chatters quietly) (phone rings) Man: This is Peter.
00:16:44Shh!
00:16:45We, uh, read the report, and we need you to make some changes right away.
00:16:50(chatters) Shh.
00:16:52Oh, your cold soundsmuchworse.
00:16:55Now, don't strain your voice, just listen.
00:16:57Switch chapters two and seven, move five before three, rotate every chart 90 degrees clockwise and anything blue make it orange, okay?
00:17:04Uh...
00:17:05Oh, and we need that done today.
00:17:07Drink plenty of water and fruit juice.
00:17:09It helps you beat a cold.
00:17:12Oh, ah...
00:17:15Aha!
00:17:17If the Man with the Yellow Hat should drink plenty of juice and water, George would bring him two times plenty so he'd get better faster.
00:17:27Who was on the phone, George?
00:17:29I don't know.
00:17:31(chattering) Ah...
00:17:36Drinking fluids is good for a cold.
00:17:39(chuckles): You're one smart little monkey.
00:17:42(chuckles bashfully) George was happy he'd done everything he could to help the man get better.
00:17:50(music playing) When I misplaced my brain, they said I was hopeless, but now I'm almost normal, thanks to you, Dr. McShpritzy.
00:18:01Don't thank me.
00:18:03You're getting better fast because of the care you get here at Handsome General Hospital.
00:18:10Ah...
00:18:12If George gave the Man with the Yellow Hat the same care as a hospital, he'd get better fast.
00:18:19Tv announcer: Handsome Hospitalwill return after these messages.
00:18:29(startled cry) Oh.
00:18:32(moans) Huh! I was sleeping so soundly, I forgot I was sick and...
00:18:39Uh-huh?
00:18:41Huh?
00:18:43Wha...? Where...?
00:18:46When...?
00:18:48(chatters) (laughs) Oh, for a second, I thought I woke up in the hospital.
00:18:54(chattering) You know George, if you really want to help me, go to the drug store and get me some of this cold medicine.
00:19:08Oh. Okay.
00:19:09(excited chattering) Man: And please mail those letters.
00:19:16Okay.
00:19:32(gasps) George almost forgot to mail those important letters.
00:19:48Hi!
00:19:49Hiya, George.
00:19:50Running errands?
00:19:52Uh-huh.
00:19:52Did he give you a note, as usual?
00:19:55Uh-huh.
00:19:57Hey.
00:19:58(gasps) George must have accidentally mailed the note.
00:20:01How could he get what the Man with the Yellow Hat needed now?
00:20:06He had to demonstrate what was wrong with the Man with the Yellow Hat.
00:20:11(takes deep breath) (blowing air) You need something for a blowfish?
00:20:17(sniffling) Sniffles?
00:20:20(sneezes) Big sneeze?
00:20:23Finger in the nose?!
00:20:26Runny nose!
00:20:27Uh-huh!
00:20:29A cold! You need something for a cold!
00:20:33(excited chattering) Ugh... Thank you so much, George.
00:20:38I hope this works.
00:20:40What else did you get?
00:20:44A hot water bottle?
00:20:47Anti-snore strips?
00:20:50A hard pretzel?
00:20:51Hey!
00:20:54The Man with the Yellow Sleep Cap took the medicine and went back to sleep.
00:21:03And he slept a long time.
00:21:07(telephone ringing) (gasps) (angry chattering) Shh! Shh!
00:21:14Ooh. You sound worse than I thought.
00:21:16Now, I know you're working hard on those changes, but we need to change the changes.
00:21:22Yeah? No, no...
00:21:25Yes, turn the charts counterclockwise.
00:21:27Turn the odd numbers even and replace 26 with 19, five and two.
00:21:30We need it done by 8:00 a.m. Okay?
00:21:33Yeah.
00:21:35And remember, you'll feel better if you feed a cold and starve a fever.
00:21:40Huh? Hey!
00:21:42To make sure his friend got really well, George would feed that cold plenty.
00:21:48(humming quietly) (grunts) (moans) Oh. Hi, Geor.
00:21:57Wow, that's a lot of food.
00:22:00Before I eat any of that...
00:22:04Huh?
00:22:05George wondered what he'd put in his mouth.
00:22:09Was he already feeding his cold?
00:22:12Huh?
00:22:13(beeping) Oh, this is a thermometer.
00:22:15It helps to tell if I have a fever.
00:22:18Huh?
00:22:19Yeah. Normal is 98.6 degrees.
00:22:24I have a very slight fever of 99.2 degrees.
00:22:29George had to starve a fever.
00:22:33Wha...?
00:22:34Ah-ha-ha-ha.
00:22:38Oh, well.
00:22:39I guess I'll figure it out when I feel better.
00:22:42(yawning) (knock at door) (gasps) Hi, George. Know anyone who wants a kitten?
00:22:51Shh!
00:22:52Shh!
00:22:53Is somebody sick?
00:22:55Uh-huh.
00:22:56Oh, sorry.
00:22:57When my best friend's cat, Fluzzy, was acting sick, we all had to be quiet, just like that.
00:23:03(questioning chatter) Fluzzy stayed in bed a long time.
00:23:07Oh! Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
00:23:08Oh.
00:23:11The Man with the Yellow Hat was in bed a long time.
00:23:15(meowing) And Fluzzy didn't act like heayful self.
00:23:20The Man wasn't acting like hisnormal, playful self.
00:23:24He must have exactly the same thing Fluzzy had.
00:23:27(giggling) (purring) But Fluzzy wasn't really sick.
00:23:32After laying in bed a whole day, she had six kittens.
00:23:36(shocked chattering) Kittens?
00:23:41(meows) He wasn't sick.
00:23:43The Man with the Yellow Hat was going to have kittens.
00:23:47If you know anyone who wants a kitten, send them to me.
00:23:53George had to get the apartment ready for kittens.
00:23:58By morning...
00:24:02George had the place ready.
00:24:04(Man snoring) (phone ringing) (startled chatter) Huh?
00:24:09What?
00:24:13Hello.
00:24:14Woman: Hi, it's Professor Wiseman.
00:24:17It turns out your report's perfect.
00:24:19We don't need any of those changes.
00:24:23Oh, ch... changes?
00:24:25I'll make sure you get a bonus for doing all that difficult, extra work while you were so ill.
00:24:31I didn't do anything.
00:24:34Oh, you're so modest.
00:24:36Thanks again.
00:24:39(George meows) Changes?
00:24:45Oh, boy.
00:24:48Milk?
00:24:51George!
00:24:55Meow, meow?
00:24:57Meow.
00:24:58Why are you meowing?
00:25:01Did-did I miss something?
00:25:03Huh.
00:25:05Ahh!
00:25:07George was very happy the Man got healthy without having kittens.
00:25:13(sneezing) (snuffling) Uh-oh. Sounds like you caught my cold.
00:25:21Come on, get to bed.
00:25:24(fussing, sniffing) (moans) Having a cold wasn't such a bad thing.
00:25:32At least he wasn't having kittens.
00:25:35Kid 1: George is a monkey, so he can do things we can'tge is a monkey, so he can do things we can't do.
00:25:40Girl: He tried to help the Man with the Yellow Hat feel better.
00:25:44Today, we are visiting Dr. Shiva Barton.
00:25:48He's a naturopathic doctor.
00:25:50Barton: Instead of using medicines, we use natural therapies.
00:25:53Girl: Naturopathy is another way to help you feel better.
00:25:57Barton: See if you guys can tell me what it is.
00:26:01It smells like rosemary or something.
00:26:04Very good, it's very close to that.
00:26:06It's oregano.
00:26:07Oregano is a spice that you find in spaghetti sauce and pizza.
00:26:11Oregano seems to be helpful for fighting germs.
00:26:15He showed us a chart of the pressure points on our body.
00:26:18Barton: So this is a pressure point if you have a tummy ache or for seasickness, and you can just rub that.
00:26:26Sometimes it helps.
00:26:27Girl: He showed us little bandages with magnets on the back of them.
00:26:31He put them on a pressure point on our forehead.
00:26:34Barton: That pressure point is helpful for people who need to relax.
00:26:40Nico was so calm he fell asleep.
00:26:42Naturopathic doctors also help people to stay well.
00:26:46That's called prevention.
00:26:48We should eat right, exercise, sleep well and have fun.
00:26:52Barton: A good choice when you go to the ice cream shop is to get a fruit smoothie, because it has a lot of good things in it that keep you healthy.
00:27:03For more fun with Curious George and his friends, visit your local library and read moreCurious George adventures.

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