Buenas Noches, Vicita/Transcript

Introduction

Arthur is tossing and turning in bed.

Arthur: (sighs)  Sometimes, no matter what you do, it's impossible to get to sleep. Some people try counting sheep.

At the Crosswire mansion Muffy lies awake.

Muffy: Bailey!      Bailey stands in the door in a dressing gown.

Bailey: Trouble sleeping, Miss Muffy?   Muffy nods.   (clears throat)  One long-haired merino lamb... two long-haired merino lambs...

Muffy: (yawns)

Bailey: … three long-haired merino lambs... four long-haired merino lambs...  Muffy falls asleep.

Brain lies awake.

Arthur: Brain finds that pi helps him sleep. But not the kind you eat.   Brain takes a calculator from under his pillow and looks at the number pi.

Brain: The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is...three point one…four… (sighs)  He drops the calculator and falls asleep.

Buster lies in bed with a schoolbook and notes next to him.

Arthur: There's one thing that never fails to put Buster to sleep. Homework!    When I can't get to sleep, I take a few deep breaths, imagine a clear, blue lake and...   There is a banging on the door.

D.W.: Quit talking to yourself! You're keeping me up!

Arthur: Ohh.

Title Card: Vicita in Bed

Vicita points at her stuffed animals.

Vicita: “Pata Sucia fue a la feria para comprar un par de medias. Como medias no había, Pata Sucia se reía. Ja, je, ji, jo, ju, Pata Sucia eres tu!”   [Dirty Paw went to the fair to buy a pair of socks. As there were no socks, Dirty Paw laughed. Ha, hey, hee, ho, hoo, Dirty Paw is you!]    She takes a stuffed llama.   Come on, Raulito, time for bed.   Papa! I'm ready!

Mr. Molina comes in and looks at the bookshelf while Vicita lies in bed.

Mr. Molina: Where is “The Very Magic Mango Tree”?

Vicita: It isn't on the bookshelf?!    She looks under her bed.    All that's under here is some dust and two pennies.

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The Molinas search in the kitchen.  /  The Molinas search the car. Ramon finds a squished sandwich in Vicita’s jacket.

Mr. Molina: Ay!      He ooks at Vicita and shakes his head.  / Vicita sits on the couch. Mr. Molina looks under a cushion.     That's where they were!    Vicita looks hopeful. Mr. Molina holds up his glasses.

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Vicita lies in bed again. Her parents sit with her.

Mr. Molina: What if I read you another story?

Vicita: Okay...but it probably won't work!     

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Vicita lies between her parents as Mr. Molina reads “Goldilocks”.

Mr. Molina: The mama bear said, "Who's been sleeping in my bed?”. And then the baby bear pointed to Goldilocks and said...

Vicita: Why do these bears sleep on beds? How come they eat porridge? And if she had brown hair, would she be called Brownilocks?

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At dawn Mrs. Molina is asleep and there are lots of children’s books lying around. Mr. Molina is still reading and Vicita is still awake.

Vicita: So, if I were Jack, I would put in an escalator and save some time! Is a beanstalk like spinach? Eeewww!     She notices that Mr. Ramon has fallen asleep as well.

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The preschoolers are playing on their playground.

James: I’ll get you!     Vicita sits in the sandbox looking half asleep. When a ball bumps against her, she ignores it.

D.W.: Hey, Vicita! Wanna play?

Vicita: (yawns) Maybe tomorrow.

D.W.: What's wrong?

Vicita: I'm tired. I lost my favorite book, “The Very Magic Mango Tree”. I can't sleep without it!    Timmy chases Tommy.

Timmy: Come back here!

D.W.: Did you try reading a different one?

Vicita: Last night, Papa read me every book I have. Nada! [Nothing! ]

D.W.: Hmmm. I think I know someone who might be able to help.

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Vicita and D.W. are sitting on Vicita’s bed. Brain explains a flipchart labelled “The Sleep Cycle” to them.

Brain: As we can see in stage two of the pie chart, the polysomnographic readings show both positive and negative waves.

Vicita: If that's a pie, why isn't it on a plate? And where's the ice cream?    D.W. nods.

Brain: It's a pie chart depicting the sleep cycle.

Vicita: Sleep Cycle? Is that a bicycle you ride when you're asleep? That sounds dangerous.

D.W.: You're supposed to be boring her to sleep, not frightening her!    She pushes Brain out of the room.

Brain: What?! Understanding the circadian rhythms of sleep is not boring!

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The Tibbles are on the swings in the playground. D.W. and Vicita stand beside them.

Timmy: Can't sleep? Just do what we do!

Tommy: I jump on my bed and Timmy sings me a lullaby.

Timmy: (sings:) “Twinkle, twinkle, little bro. /  It's too bad you'll never grow. / An evil witch has made you small. / All your life you'll have to crawl. / Twinkle, twinkle, little bro.”   D.W. and Vicita cover their ears.    Better run, before the witch comes back and turns you into a worm with warts!    They jump off the swings and chase each other. In the back Mrs. Tibble and Mrs. Molina sit on a bench. Mrs. Tibble is knitting, Mrs. Molina seems to be asleep.

Tommy: And then, Timmy chases me all over the house!

D.W.: Lullabies are meant to make you fall asleep!

Tommy: We do fall asleep.

Timmy: When we run out of energy! (laughs)

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Vicita sits on her bed. Buster swings a yoyo in front of her face.

Buster: You're getting sle-e-e-py... ve-e-ry sle-e-e-epy...

Vicita: No, I'm not!

Buster: You aren't?  (yawns)   I am. Would you mind if I lay down?   D.W. sits beside Vicita. Arthur sits in a chair.

D.W.: Amateurs!           

Vicita: I just wish I could get my book back.

D.W.: Are you sure you checked everywhere for it?      Buster has lain down beside D.W.

Buster: (snores)

D.W.: What did it look like?

Vicita: Well, it has really pretty pictures of jungle animals and mangos and it goes like this... “Once upon a very long time ago, a young boy named Uaica ran into the jungle to hide from the boys who teased him. Underneath the branches of an enormous....”

D.W.: Wait a minute! You know the book by heart?

Vicita: Of course. I've heard it at least a million times.

D.W.: That's it! Arthur, quick!

Arthur: Huh?

D.W.: We need a pen and paper.

D.W.: Okay, Vicita. Tell me the story!    D.W. sits at Vicita’s desk. Arthur gets colored paper.

Vicita: “Once upon a very long time ago, a young boy named Uaica ran into the jungle…”

While Vicita tells the story, Arthur and D.W. cut leaves and other shapes out of paper and glue them on blue paper sheets. Arthur writes the story on the pages.

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Vicita has rescued Raulito from a caiman. A voice calls from a tree.

Uaica: Hello, down there! Could someone help me?

Vicita: Uaica, we found you! Get down here and eat this mango. If you don't, I may never sleep again.

Uaica: I can't. I'm afraid of heights.

Vicita: Then how did you get up there in the first place?

Uaica: I don't know. I guess I didn't look down when I was going up.

Raulito: Listen, Uaica, I'm afraid of heights too. And all animals that aren't stuffed. But I just flew on a macaw to find you!

Uaica: Really?

Raulito: Uh-huh. So come down, so I can get back to the land of air conditioning and bug spray.    Uaica slowly climbs down.

Vicita: Just take it one branch at a time.     Uaica reaches the ground.

Uaica: I did it!

Vicita: Now eat this, so Jaguarman will teach you the ways of the jaguar and you'll never have to worry about being teased again!

Uaica: I don't really like mangos. Do you have any magic papayas?

Raulito: Eat the mango!!     Uaica starts peeling the mango.

A little while later Uaica, the monkey, the caiman, the snake and the macaw are asleep.

Vicita: Finally!

Uaica: Hrrrr!

Vicita: He's dreaming of Jaguarman. We can go home now, Raulito.  She notices Raulito is gone.   Raulito!!  Uaica and the animals wake up.

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Vicita wakes up in her bed.

Vicita: Raulito. Raulito.    Papa!    Mr. Molina comes in with a mug of coffee. 

Mr. Molina: What is it, Vicita?

Vicita: I lost Raulito.

Mr. Molina: I bet we can find him.     Behind Vicita’s pillow are Raulito and a book. He hands Raulito to Vicita.

Vicita: Thank you, Papa.

Mr. Molina: Look what I found, Vicita.    He holds up “The Very Magic Mango Tree”.   We can read it tonight.

Vicita: You don’t have to. It’s all up here.   She points to her head and gets out of bed.   Right, Raulito? 

Raulito winks his eye.