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Transcript: The Alphabet
A.B.C. Singsong
Descriptive Transcript
[Upbeat music plays]
[Text Reads] T.V.O. Kids plus Goddard Brown. Original.
CHILD: Whee!
[Child giggles, pop]
[Title] A.B.C. Singsong
[Opening Credits] By Warren Brown and Adam Goddard.
[Song] It's an A.B.C. singsong.
NARRATOR: About the alphabet. The letter A.
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: In an animation, a man with curly dark green hair, a red nose and an orange shirt smiles. He gestures at an apple tree. An airplane flies over the green-haired man and the tree.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Ah Ah Ah...A is for apple. Fresh from a tree. A is for airplane flyin' over me.
DESCRIPTION: An alligator blinks. The green-haired man stands beside the letter A.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Ah, ah, alligator. Lots of things start with A, yeah. Ah, ah, ah! Let’s make an A list for you! Yeah!
DESCRIPTION: An aardvark smiles.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A is for aardvark. Happy to be here.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Happy to be here.
DESCRIPTION: An ant smiles. An anteater grabs the ant with their long tongue and eats them. An astronaut floats in space, and an apricot appears against a yellow background.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A is for ant. And so is anteater. A is for astronaut, apricot. Hey, why not? Ah, ah, ah, let's make an A list. Let's make an A list.
DESCRIPTION: In an aquarium, angelfish swim with other fish. A smiling ape sits next to a swinging tire swing. The green-haired man waves.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A is for angelfish, aquarium too. A is for ape. Chillin' at the zoo. A is for arm. Waving right at you! Come on! Ah, ah, ah! Let’s make an A list for you!
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter B!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: A man with tufts of blue hair, a yellow-green nose, and a red shirt stands beside the letter B.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
DESCRIPTION: A smiling bee flies, and a bear dips their paw into a jar of honey. Honey drips off their paw. A baboon sits on a chair, holding three balloons. A baby baboon sits in a highchair. On a table between them, a birthday cake has one candle on top.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. A Bumble Bee. Starts with B. So does ba ba ba bear. The bee brought honey, and the bear wants to share. Baboon starts with B. So does baby baboon. They've got a banana birthday cake and a bunch of balloons.
Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. What else starts with B?
DESCRIPTION: A big blue bunny bounces on a bed. On water, a beaver paddles a canoe.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A Big, big bunny. Bouncing on the bed 'cause the bunny thinks it's funny. A beaver in a boat. He isn't big on swimming. What else starts with B? This is only the beginning! Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. Letter B.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter C!
[Guitar strums]
DESCRIPTION: A man with curly light brown hair, a brown nose, and a blue shirt smiles.
[Cheerful guitar music plays]
DESCRIPTION: A cow stands in front of a cornfield. In the desert, the cow toasts a marshmallow over a campfire as a cactus smiles and waves.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: C is for cow. 'Cause cow starts with C. C is for cow in a cornfield, it calls home. There are lots of cobs of corn here, so this cow is not alone. C is for cow camping out with a cactus.
DESCRIPTION: The cow lies in a bed.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: C is for cow on a comfy, cuddly mattress.
DESCRIPTION: The cow, wearing a tuque and a scarf, shivers in the snow. In a cupboard, a tiny cow sitting on a stack of plates smiles and waves. A calf using a pacifier stands in a cradle.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: C is for a cow in the cold, cold snow! A tiny cow in the cupboard where the dishes normally go. C is for baby cow. A calf in the cradle.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: C is for cow crunching carrots at the table.
[Crunch]
DESCRIPTION: The cow eats a carrot. The brown-haired man stands beside a crown, a chocolate chip cookie, and a clown.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Now C could be for crown, cookie or clown, but cow will always be my favourite thing that starts with C!
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter D.
[Lively music plays, bell rings]
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles. The smiling sun rises, and a bell rings.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: What does D do? Doo doo dee doo. D does dozens of things. You need a D to start the word day. You need a D to make a bell go ding-dong-ding.
DESCRIPTION: A dinosaur sits at a table with a plate of spaghetti and a roasted bird. The dinosaur holds a knife and fork, looks back and forth between the two meals, and then eats both. A duck dances.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's the letter D way. D is for a dinosaur deciding on its dinner. D is for a dancing duck. Pretty decent for a beginner.
DESCRIPTION: In a dream, the green-haired man uses a sprinkle donut as a floatie in a river. Three daisies smile, three dogs wag their tails, and three dolphins swim.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: What does a D do? Doo doo dee doo. What does a D do? Doo doo dee doo. D is how you start a dream about donuts drifting down a stream. Daisies, Doggies, dolphins, too. There are so many things that a D can do!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Doo doo doo doo.
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man stands beside the letter D.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: What does D do? Doo Doo Dee Doo. What does D do? Doo Doo Dee Doo.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's what a D can do. Doo Do Dee Do!
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter E!
[Cheerful music plays, hands clap rhythmically]
DESCRIPTION: A man with curly blond hair, a lime-green nose, and a blue shirt smiles and stands beside the letter E.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter E is everywhere. Letter E is everywhere. There's an E for you! An E for me! Letter E is everywhere.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We've got an E…
DESCRIPTION: An elephant smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: For Elephant.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We've got an E…
DESCRIPTION: A person blinks.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: For Eyes.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We've got an E…
DESCRIPTION: In outer space, stars fill the sky behind the Earth. Against a purple background, the blonde-haired man lifts weights.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: For Earth! You heard it here first! We've got an E…
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: For Exercise. Hear the E in energy? 'Cause E is the first sound! E starts every evening.
DESCRIPTION: The sun sets and the crescent moon rises.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: E is all around!
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man wiggles his ears, and earmuffs fall onto his head. An egg hatches, and a fully-grown eagle appears.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN: From ears to earmuffs. From egg to eagle. There'll always be enough letter E! E is all around, people!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter E is everywhere. Letter E is everywhere. There's an E for you! An E for me! Letter E is everywhere.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter F.
[Jazz music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man stands beside the letter F.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: F is for Fun. Yeah. Let's have some fun. Let's feel the fun with the letter f. That's how fun begins.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Fun!
DESCRIPTION: A fish swims.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Could be a Fish. Fish starts with F, flapping its floppy fins.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Funny fishy!
DESCRIPTION: A green frog smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Could be a far-out fancy frog! Fabulous, no doubt.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Fabulous!
DESCRIPTION: A person wearing flip-flops wiggles their toes.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Could be Funky Feet in Flip Flops. Let's find out what F's about. Yeah.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: F is for fun.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Tell me what's if for?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: F is for fun.
DESCRIPTION: In a forest, five pine trees smile.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Let's do it. Let's have some fun in the Forest.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Forest!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Famous for its trees.
TREES SING: Trees!
DESCRIPTION: A fox waves their tail. On the fox, two fleas smile.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: It's a Fox! Fox starts with F! Famous for its fleas.
FLEAS SING: Oh Yeah!
DESCRIPTION: Three pink flamingos stand together beside the brown-haired man. He wears a straw hat, overalls, and a red shirt.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Huh. Found a flamingo farm. Hey Farmer! That's far out!
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Far out!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Yeah, all around it's that Fun F sound. Now we know what letter F's about!
BACKUP SINGERS SING: I said F is for fun.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: What's it all about?
BACKUP SINGERS SING: F is for fun.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's right.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: F is for fun.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Everybody now.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Now we're having fun.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter G!
[Pop music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles. In front of green backgrounds, a gorilla and a goose smile.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I hear a G in Gorilla. I hear a G in Goose.
GOOSE: Ga, ga, goose.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Do you hear it? I hear a G in goggles.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man wears goggles.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Goggles!
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man stands beside the letter G.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter G gets lots of use.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We're listening to the letter G!
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man looks up at a goat.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Come on! Gargantuan goat?
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Starts with G! Don't you know?
DESCRIPTION: A white-haired woman and a white-haired man smile.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Grandma, Grandpa. What starts with G? Let's g-g-go!
DESCRIPTION: A ghost wears a pink bow on her head. Outside, a grasshopper jumps and lands onto blades of grass.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Groovy ghosty girl. Starts with G. That's for sure. Green grass. Grasshopper.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: C'mon, the letter G doesn't just stop here... Goldfish.
DESCRIPTION: Underwater, a goldfish swims with their mouth wide open. The blue-haired man looks back and forth.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Googley eyes. Both start with G. That's no surprise. Got to, got to sound it out!
BACKUP SINGERS: Guh!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's what I'm talking about.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: I think we all agree!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: We're listening to the Letter G.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The Letter H!
[Upbeat guitar music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The man with tufts of blue hair waves at a horse. In front of a yellow background, a hamster hops on one foot.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: H is for a Hello! How are you today? Hello to this Horse! How do you do? What do you say? Hey there, hamster hopping! I noticed something shocking. All of these words seem to start the same way. Letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man waves at the letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hello Letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
DESCRIPTION: A smiling hippopotamus wears a blue bowler hat and a bowtie. In the sky, the blue-haired man flies a helicopter. On the ground, he peers over the top of a huge hamburger, then stands in a hole.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A handsome hippopotamus. What a happy guy. Hello from this helicopter, high in the sky. Huge hamburger! Hello! Hello from this hole! Do you hear the letter H? Come on! Listen up and try! Letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man waves at the letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hello Letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
DESCRIPTION: A shiny blue bowler hat and a pink heart appear. The blue-haired man waves at the letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: H is for this hat. H is for this heart. Hello letter H! You make a great sounding start.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The Letter I!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: In front of a blue background, the green-haired man smiles. A strawberry ice cream cone appears.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I, I, I've got to Identify the letter I. Come on, let's try. Identify the letter I. It's all around. Ice cream.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: How about that? Do you hear that letter I sound?
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man stands on a tiny island with a palm tree.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Identify the I in island.
DESCRIPTION: In front of a yellow background, a green iguana stares with round eyes.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Don't be shy! I-I-I-I-guana.
DESCRIPTION: An inchworm crawls, spiky icicles point downwards, snow surrounds an igloo, and two black insects skitter side-by-side.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That starts with the letter I. You hear the I in inchworm? Icicles? How 'bout Igloo? These insects are identical. Huh, they both start with the letter I, too.
DESCRIPTION: A person holds an envelope adorned with a bow.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Here's your invitation. Use your imagination.
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man stands beside the letter I.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Identify the letter I. Let's do some identification!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: I, I, I've got to Identify.... The letter I. Come on, let's try.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter J!
[Happy music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man smiles. He stands beside the letter J, then dances, jiggling and jumping.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter J has a way of jumping into your mind. Just have a listen, letter J is what we'll find. Jiggling, jumping. Hey, can you hear? That J sound just jumps into your ear.
DESCRIPTION: Jellybeans, a jam jar, and a jumbo jet appear. In the jungle, the blond-haired man juggles balls.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Oh joy! Jellybeans! Jam in a Jar! Jumping on a jumbo jet, journeying far. Juggling in the jungle, and what did we find? Jackpot! J is jumping into your mind.
DESCRIPTION: Underwater, three pink jellyfish appear. The man wears earrings, a necklace, bangles, and rings. He jogs carrying a jug of orange juice. Jupiter floats in space.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Ja ja jellyfish, jazzy jewelry, jogging with a jug of juice very carefully. Ja, ja Jupiter far out in space. J is joining in all over the place.
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man wears a green jacket and blue jeans. He stands in a junkpile with hamburgers, a record, flowers, a tablet, a bowl of spaghetti, muffins, weights, a crown, and a kazoo.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Oh, jackets! Jeans! Do you hear what I mean? There's a juicy pile of junk. Am I the only one that cleans? Think of all the J sounds that we just said. Letter J has a way of jumping into your head.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter K!
[Upbeat guitar music plays, kazoo notes play]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man stands against a red background. In front of a blue background, a koala clings to a tree. The blond-haired man plays a kazoo. In front of a yellow background, a kangaroo hops.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hey, K. You're okay with me. Without the letter K, what would a koala be? What would we do to sound out kazoo? What would we do without a K for kangaroo?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hey, K.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: You're okay with me.
DESCRIPTION: A sliced kiwi appears, and three orange kittens wag their tails. The blond-haired man stands in a kitchen. On a throne, a king lifts his sceptre.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: And all the things that start with K, like Kiwi. You see? There's a K to sound out kittens. A K for kitchen. A K for king, all kinds of things. Just look around and listen. Hey, K!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: You're okay with me. And all the things that start with K. Where would we be?
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man punches the air. On water, he paddles a kayak. A gold key appears against a blue background.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Without a K for karate, kayak or key?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Hey, K! You're okay with me!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter L!
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles. Against a pale orange background, a brown llama stands blinking.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: La, la, la, la, la, Letter L. La, la, la, la, la. I love Llamas.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: La, la, la, la, la.
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man holds a sandwich. He has a carrot and a cookie on his plate, an apple on the table, and a cup of water.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I love lunchtime. Such a thrill!
DESCRIPTION: A leaf, a log, and a ladybug appear.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: I love leaves, logs and ladybugs.
DESCRIPTION: A smiling lobster, a green lizard on a branch, and a running leopard appear.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: But most of all I love the letter L. I love the letter L in lobster, Lizard and Leopard as well!
DESCRIPTION: A yellow lollipop with an orange swirl appears. The blue-haired man sits behind a desk, reading a book.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: La, la, la Lollipop and Librarian.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I love to listen for that…
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter L!
DESCRIPTION: A lion lies in the shade beneath leaves, a bearded leprechaun drinks lemonade, a loon swims in a small pond.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Listen! A lazy lion lying down in the shade, a leprechaun drinking lemonade. Ah, a loon on a lovely little lake. I'm loving all the L sounds that we can make!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: La, la, la, la, la, la, la Letter L. La, la, la, la, la.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN: Letter L.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter M!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man smiles. He dances beside a monkey.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Move, move, M for move. Move, move, move. M for move. Oooooh! I've got to move with a monkey.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: M for move.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man dances beside a moose.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I've got to move with a moose.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: M for move.
DESCRIPTION: A mammoth dances beside the brown-haired man.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Uh-huh. M for moving with a ma, ma, ma, ma, Mammoth.
DESCRIPTION: The man holds a cup and dances.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: M for moving with my mango juice. Move, move, M for move. Move, move, move. M for move.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man stands on Mars and sways between two smiling stars.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I'm moving with the stars on ma, ma, ma, mars.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man waves his purple mittens in the air.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: M for moving with my mittens. M for move.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man holds a muffin as he drives. A magician waves his wand, and a flower bouquet appears in his hand.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Moving with a muffin in a motor car. Moving, making magic like a magician!
MAGICIAN: Ta da!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Move, move, M for move.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man dances beside the letter M.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Move, move, move. M for move.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN: Mmm-moving!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter N!
DESCRIPTION: In front of a green background, the blue-haired man smiles.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN: One. Two. One, two, three, four!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man dances beside the letter N.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Letter N. That's the letter N, my friends.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: Hear that?
BACKUP SINGERS: What?
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: That's Letter N!
DESCRIPTION: A bowl of noodles and a nectarine appear.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: All you gotta do is listen, my friends. Noodles! Nectarine! That's letter N!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Do you hear what I mean?
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man flies his spaceship past Neptune. He stands on the snow, shivering. Underwater, a narwhal smiles as they swim.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: How bout that N at the beginning of nose or Neptune, where my spaceship goes, or na, na, North Pole, where the cold wind blows? Or Narwhal?
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: Never seen one of those. Huh.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man wears a yellow necktie. He sleeps in his bed.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: From nice new neck ties to nighttime napping. You're hearing letter N, my friends. Letter N is happening!
EVERYONE: Whoo!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Letter N.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's the letter N my friends.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Letter N.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: That's the letter N, my friends!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter O!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man appears.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Oh, oh, oh! Come on, tell me what you know. Letter O. Oh, oh. Tell me what you know.
DESCRIPTION: An ostrich appears.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Here we go! I know! O is for ostrich.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man holds a bowl of oatmeal and a spoon.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: O is for oatmeal? I'm hungry, so I brought this.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: I know!
DESCRIPTION: On water, an otter floats on their back. Underwater, a smiling orange octopus swims.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: O is for otter! O is for octopus! Swimming in the water! O is for…
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Okay!
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man waves his giant toe in the air.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: We're rocking letter O today. O is for oh no! I think I grew a giant toe!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Oh, oh, oh! Come on, tell me what you know. Letter O. Oh, oh!
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man stands beside the letter O. An owl on a tree branch flaps their wings. The brown-haired man stands beside an orangutan.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Tell me what you know. I know! It's a circle with a hole in the middle. It could be big. It could be little! O is for owl. Flapping its wings. O is for orangutan who also can sing!
ORANGUTAN: "Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,"
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter O. Oh, Oh! Tell us what you know.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Here we go!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN: O is for over!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter P!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man stands against a yellow background.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: Pop, pop, pop!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter P's popping up with the P, P, sound. Letter P.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter P. That's the letter P.
DESCRIPTION: A peach, a pear, and a panda appear.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Peaches, pears, panda bears. Letter P.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter P. That's the letter P.
DESCRIPTION: A pumpkin, a pickle, and a penguin holding a popsicle appear. The blue-haired man sits at a table with a pie in front of him.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hear the P in pumpkin? P in pickle? P, P, penguin with a popsicle. Letter P's popping by to sound out pie. Letter P.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter P. That's the letter P.
[Cymbal crashes, upbeat music continues]
DESCRIPTION: A stack of pancakes and a peacock holding a balloon and wearing a party hat appear. A smiling pirate and a green parrot appear. The blue-haired man wears polka dot pants. He pops up in a bag of popcorn and a smiling porcupine walks slowly.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Alright. P for pancakes, pancake fans. P for a peacock with party plans. P for pirate. P for parrot. P is for my polka dot pants! Letter P keeps popping round, like Popcorn with a "pop pop" sound or porcupine with prickly parts. Letter P. That's how it all starts!
DESCRIPTION: The man stands beside the letter P.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter P's popping up in a plentiful way. P is for the people! That's what I say.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter P has a way of popping up all day. Letter P!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter Q!
[Country music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man stands beside the letter Q.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I'm on a quest for the letter Q.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter Q!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: To find out what the letter Q can do.
DESCRIPTION: At a table, the blond-haired man holds a knife and fork as he looks at a quiche.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Q is for Quiche. That's an Egg Pie. Q is for…
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Quail.
DESCRIPTION: A quail flaps their wings.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's a fancy bird. Q is for a Queen who is quiet.
DESCRIPTION: The queen holds a sceptre and sits on a throne.
QUEEN: Shh!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I'm on a quest for letter Q and letter Q words!
DESCRIPTION: Four blue-haired men sway with their hands on their hips. The blond-haired man stands on one leg as the ground shakes. In front of a blue background, a duck smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Q is for quadruplets, that's four altogether. Q is for quiver and quake. Basically, that just means shake. Q is not for duck, but I believe we're in luck because Q is for quack.
DUCK: Quack, quack, quack.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I'm on a quest for the letter Q.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: To find out what the letter Q can do.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter R!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man smiles. A raccoon, a person on roller skates, a rainbow, and a rattlesnake shaking their tail appear. A blue rabbit smiles and points to themselves.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter R? Right on! Raccoon, roller-skates. Rainbow, rattlesnake. A rabbit named Ron. What's going on?
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We're talking about the letter R. Right on!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter R is all around. Do you want proof?
DESCRIPTION: A rooster stands on a barn roof.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Here's a Ra, ra, rooster on a ra, ra, roof.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man flies in a rocket ship. On a river, he floats in a canoe. On a rainy day, he holds a black umbrella. A smiling rhinoceros has an orange bow with yellow polka dots tied to their horn. A robot wearing a skirt dances.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Rocket ship starts with letter R too. So does Rollin' down the river in a red canoe! Do you hear the R in rainstorm? Rhino with a ribbon on its horn? A rock 'n roll robot with her groove on! Do you recognize the letter R?
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Right on! R is remarkable! We're just getting started.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man drives a red race car with a white stripe.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Like a race car! Revved Up! Ready to Run! You can hear the letter R!
BACKUP SINGERS SING: R!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: You can hear it near and far!
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Far!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter R.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Right On!
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter S!
[Disco funk rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles, and a skunk appears.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: S is for skunk. I think skunks are sweet.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Look at that!
DESCRIPTION: The skunk walks down a street. They sit on the edge of a river with their feet in the water as a swan swims past.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: S is for skunk. Strolling down the street. The skunk is sitting by a stream, with a swan swimming by... S is for skunk. Skunk starts with S. That's why.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: S for skunk.
DESCRIPTION: The skunk wears a captain’s hat and stands on the prow of a sailboat. The skunk stands beside a large blue sneaker.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Sailing on the sea. Or smelling smelly sneakers, thinking, "That smells just like me!" Whoo!
DESCRIPTION: Four skunks stroll together.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: S is for several skunks. That's quite the skunk supply.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Surprise!
DESCRIPTION: In outer space, a skunk floats, wearing a spacesuit. On the ground, the skunk points at their stripe. They wear yellow socks with green and red triangles.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A skunk in space! Floating through the sky. S is for skunk with that super stylish stripe. The skunk sporting swanky socks. Looking out of sight.
DESCRIPTION: Underwater, a squid swims. A smiling snowman has stick arms, a carrot nose, and wears a top hat and a scarf.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: S can start several words like squid and snowman, too. But I like S for skunk.
DESCRIPTION: The skunk stands against a green background.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Skunk.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: How about you?
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter T!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man smiles.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Tick Tock. It's letter T time. Let's sound out the letter T and hear what we find! It's the "T, T," sound at the tip of your tongue means you're talking with a letter T. Try it, everyone!
DESCRIPTION: A person moves their toes. Toast pops up in a toaster. A tomato and a toad appear. The blue-haired man drives a truck.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We're talking' with a T when we say toes. Ta, ta, toaster or tomato! Can you hear the T in ta, ta, toad? Or Truck, truck, trucking? Trucking down the road?
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: Come on.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man stands beside the letter T. A turtle, a turkey, and a tiger appear.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Tick tock. It's letter T time today. What starts with the letter T? What do you say? How about Turtle? Turkey too? Ta, ta, tiger straight from the zoo!
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man pops up behind a toadstool. He drives a steam engine pulling two passenger cars. On a clear night, he looks through a telescope.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: You'll find a T for Toadstool, sitting on the ground. T for Train if you're travelling around. I'm looking through my telescope. What do I find? Letter T words! All kinds! Tick Tock. It's letter T time.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter U!
[Drumsticks tap, disco music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man smiles. A black umbrella appears.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: It's unbelievable. It's undeniable. It's unusual, can you hear the letter U? Letter U. Uh-huh. Umbrella starts with U.
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man plays a ukulele.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ukulele…
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That does too. Yeah.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Uh, uh, uh, letter U.
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man hangs upside down and stands in a hole.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Uh-huh. Upside down. Underground. Look what I've found! U, U, U for: Unicorn.
DESCRIPTION: A unicorn with a pink, blue, and yellow mane and tail smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN: That's unique.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Unicycle.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man rides a unicycle.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Good technique. Can you hear it…
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: When I speak?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Uh, uh, uh! How about you? Do you like the letter U too?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Uh, uh, uh, letter U.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Uh, uh, uh, letter U.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter V!
[Country music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man smiles.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter V. You sound good to me. Letter V. What Starts with V?
DESCRIPTION: A violin and a bow appear.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Let's See! Come on now! Letter V makes a Vuh sound. Just listen to my voice. When I say violin, do you hear that letter V noise?
DESCRIPTION: Lava flows down the sides of an erupting volcano. In a field, the brown-haired man stands beside a violet. At a table, he sits with broccoli, a carrot, a tomato, a mushroom, a radish, and a pepper on a plate.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: V is for Volcano, watch that lava flow! V is for Violet! That's a purple flower. Don't you know? V can be for vegetables. As healthy as it gets.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man wears a lab coat and a stethoscope. On a table in front of him, a fish swims in a fishbowl, a turtle smiles, and a cat and a dog wag their tails. In space, Venus is orange with brown stripes. In a room, the brown-haired man vacuums an orange carpet.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: V can be for veterinarian taking care of pets! V is for Venus. A planet out in space. V for vacuum cleaner, cleaning up my messy place. Vroom Vroom Vroom!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter V. You sound good to me. Letter V. You sound good to me.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter W!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles broadly. He points at a letter W.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Woo woo W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I can hear a W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Woo woo W! Do you hear a W?
DESCRIPTION: A wheel rolls, and the green-haired man waves through a window.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Wheel! Window!
DESCRIPTION: A smiling worm inches across the ground.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: What about worm?
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: They all start with W. I can confirm. Can you hear that W when I say…
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Wow!
DESCRIPTION: A watermelon slice appears.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Ooh! A slice of watermelon! I'm hungry now!
DESCRIPTION: The man winks. He wears a tuque and a scarf as he shivers in the snow. He sits in a wagon.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: You can hear that W when I say wink! Or windy winter weather. Pretty cool, don't you think? W happens when we sound out…
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Wagon.
DESCRIPTION: A smiling walrus waves.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Or wonderful walrus. Look, that walrus is a waving!
DESCRIPTION: Underwater, a smiling whale swims and wags her tail.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Do you hear a W when I say whale? She's swimming in the water and she's wagging her tail!
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man points at the letter W.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: It's a world of W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Woo woo W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I can hear a W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Woo woo W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Do you hear a W?
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter X!
[Lively music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man stands beside the letter X.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Mysterious letter X doesn't show up a lot. It's like finding buried treasure. X marks the spot.
DESCRIPTION: A yellow street sign has a black X.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: You might see it outside on a street sign. It's a criss-cross shape. It's a favourite of mine.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Don't you love the Letter X in the word X-ray?
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man holds an X-ray machine in front of him, which shows a fish, an apple, and a drinking cup in his stomach. He wears a tuxedo.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Look at that! You can see what I ate today. There's an x in tuxedo! You hear it a little? You've gotta listen hard 'cause it's right in the middle. X isn't often at the start of a word. Sometimes you'll find at the end that it's heard.
DESCRIPTION: A box appears. The brown-haired man flexes his biceps, and a fox swishes their tail.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Just listen to the end of the word box. How about flex? How about fox?
DESCRIPTION: A little brown bird flaps their wings. Underwater, an Xiphias, a fish with a long, sword-like nose, swims. The man holds two mallets and stands behind a xylophone.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Here are some exotic letter X words: Xenops. That's a little brown bird. Xiphias. That's a pointy-nosed fish. Xylophone. Have a listen to this:
[The music stops, xylophone notes play]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man plays the xylophone.
[Upbeat guitar music plays]
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Mysterious letter X doesn't show up a lot. It's like finding buried treasure. X marks the spot.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter Y!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man smiles. He plays with a yo-yo.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah! Letter Y makes a ya, ya sound. You know? It's the First thing you hear when you sound out Yo-Yo.
[Slurps]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man sips lemonade. A sunny-side-up egg and a ball of blue yarn appear.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Y for yellow, yummy lemonade. Or yellow yolk in the middle of an egg. Y for Yarn. Looks like a ball of string. How about Yawn? It's a sleepy thing.
[Yawns]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man holds a spoon and looks at a bowl of blueberry yogurt. A brown yak smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Y for Yogurt! I like mine with berries. How about Yak? It's like a cow that's hairy. Listen to the youngsters. Let's hear you yell. Come on!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ya, Ya, Ya!
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man stands beside the letter Y.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Are you hearing it now? Letter Y, Ya, ya, ya. Yeah, letter Y! Ya, ya, ya. Yeah, letter Y.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter Z!
[Peppy music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man smiles. A person pulls a zipper up and down. In a zoo, a zookeeper, an aardvark, an owl, an elephant, and a turtle smile.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Za, Za, Za, Za! Zip, Zip, Zip, zipper. Zoo, zoo, zoo, zookeeper. That sound you hear...
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man stands beside the letter Z.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: It's letter Z.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Zzz, za, za, za, za!
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man drives the red race car with the white stripe.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Zoom, Zooming.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Zooming in a Zippy zoomy car. That sound you hear... It's letter Z!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Zzz, za, za, za, za!
DESCRIPTION: An orange-striped zeppelin flies in the blue sky. In a field, a purple flower grows. In front of an orange background, a zebra smiles.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A zeppelin floats high in the sky... Like a big balloon. Zinnia is a flower that starts with letter Z. So does Zebra too!
DESCRIPTION: A zucchini appears.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: If you're hungry, come and see me. There's a vegetable called zucchini!
DESCRIPTION: Zig-zagging lines draw a letter Z.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Let's get zany and add some zing! Zig-zag zig, it's a Z-shaped thing! That sound you hear...Letter Z!
[No audio]
[Logo] Goddard Brown. A Goddard/Brown Production.
[End Credits] Produced in Association with T.V.O. Kids. Marney Malabar, Executive Producer, T.V.O. Copyright 2019 Goddard Brown, A.B.C. 1 2 3 Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Transcript
[Upbeat music plays]
[Text Reads] T.V.O. Kids plus Goddard Brown. Original.
CHILD: Whee!
[Child giggles, pop]
[Title] A.B.C. Singsong
[Opening Credits] By Warren Brown and Adam Goddard.
[Song] It's an A.B.C. singsong.
NARRATOR: About the alphabet. The letter A.
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: In an animation, a man with curly dark green hair, a red nose and an orange shirt smiles. He gestures at an apple tree. An airplane flies over the green-haired man and the tree.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Ah Ah Ah...A is for apple. Fresh from a tree. A is for airplane flyin' over me.
DESCRIPTION: An alligator blinks. The green-haired man stands beside the letter A.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Ah, ah, alligator. Lots of things start with A, yeah. Ah, ah, ah! Let’s make an A list for you! Yeah!
DESCRIPTION: An aardvark smiles.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A is for aardvark. Happy to be here.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Happy to be here.
DESCRIPTION: An ant smiles. An anteater grabs the ant with their long tongue and eats them. An astronaut floats in space, and an apricot appears against a yellow background.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A is for ant. And so is anteater. A is for astronaut, apricot. Hey, why not? Ah, ah, ah, let's make an A list. Let's make an A list.
DESCRIPTION: In an aquarium, angelfish swim with other fish. A smiling ape sits next to a swinging tire swing. The green-haired man waves.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A is for angelfish, aquarium too. A is for ape. Chillin' at the zoo. A is for arm. Waving right at you! Come on! Ah, ah, ah! Let’s make an A list for you!
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter B!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: A man with tufts of blue hair, a yellow-green nose, and a red shirt stands beside the letter B.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
DESCRIPTION: A smiling bee flies, and a bear dips their paw into a jar of honey. Honey drips off their paw. A baboon sits on a chair, holding three balloons. A baby baboon sits in a highchair. On a table between them, a birthday cake has one candle on top.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. A Bumble Bee. Starts with B. So does ba ba ba bear. The bee brought honey, and the bear wants to share. Baboon starts with B. So does baby baboon. They've got a banana birthday cake and a bunch of balloons.
Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. What else starts with B?
DESCRIPTION: A big blue bunny bounces on a bed. On water, a beaver paddles a canoe.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A Big, big bunny. Bouncing on the bed 'cause the bunny thinks it's funny. A beaver in a boat. He isn't big on swimming. What else starts with B? This is only the beginning! Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. Letter B.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter B!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: B is what we see. Letter B.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter C!
[Guitar strums]
DESCRIPTION: A man with curly light brown hair, a brown nose, and a blue shirt smiles.
[Cheerful guitar music plays]
DESCRIPTION: A cow stands in front of a cornfield. In the desert, the cow toasts a marshmallow over a campfire as a cactus smiles and waves.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: C is for cow. 'Cause cow starts with C. C is for cow in a cornfield, it calls home. There are lots of cobs of corn here, so this cow is not alone. C is for cow camping out with a cactus.
DESCRIPTION: The cow lies in a bed.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: C is for cow on a comfy, cuddly mattress.
DESCRIPTION: The cow, wearing a tuque and a scarf, shivers in the snow. In a cupboard, a tiny cow sitting on a stack of plates smiles and waves. A calf using a pacifier stands in a cradle.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: C is for a cow in the cold, cold snow! A tiny cow in the cupboard where the dishes normally go. C is for baby cow. A calf in the cradle.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: C is for cow crunching carrots at the table.
[Crunch]
DESCRIPTION: The cow eats a carrot. The brown-haired man stands beside a crown, a chocolate chip cookie, and a clown.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Now C could be for crown, cookie or clown, but cow will always be my favourite thing that starts with C!
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter D.
[Lively music plays, bell rings]
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles. The smiling sun rises, and a bell rings.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: What does D do? Doo doo dee doo. D does dozens of things. You need a D to start the word day. You need a D to make a bell go ding-dong-ding.
DESCRIPTION: A dinosaur sits at a table with a plate of spaghetti and a roasted bird. The dinosaur holds a knife and fork, looks back and forth between the two meals, and then eats both. A duck dances.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's the letter D way. D is for a dinosaur deciding on its dinner. D is for a dancing duck. Pretty decent for a beginner.
DESCRIPTION: In a dream, the green-haired man uses a sprinkle donut as a floatie in a river. Three daisies smile, three dogs wag their tails, and three dolphins swim.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: What does a D do? Doo doo dee doo. What does a D do? Doo doo dee doo. D is how you start a dream about donuts drifting down a stream. Daisies, Doggies, dolphins, too. There are so many things that a D can do!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Doo doo doo doo.
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man stands beside the letter D.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: What does D do? Doo Doo Dee Doo. What does D do? Doo Doo Dee Doo.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's what a D can do. Doo Do Dee Do!
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter E!
[Cheerful music plays, hands clap rhythmically]
DESCRIPTION: A man with curly blond hair, a lime-green nose, and a blue shirt smiles and stands beside the letter E.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter E is everywhere. Letter E is everywhere. There's an E for you! An E for me! Letter E is everywhere.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We've got an E…
DESCRIPTION: An elephant smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: For Elephant.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We've got an E…
DESCRIPTION: A person blinks.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: For Eyes.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We've got an E…
DESCRIPTION: In outer space, stars fill the sky behind the Earth. Against a purple background, the blonde-haired man lifts weights.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: For Earth! You heard it here first! We've got an E…
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: For Exercise. Hear the E in energy? 'Cause E is the first sound! E starts every evening.
DESCRIPTION: The sun sets and the crescent moon rises.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: E is all around!
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man wiggles his ears, and earmuffs fall onto his head. An egg hatches, and a fully-grown eagle appears.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN: From ears to earmuffs. From egg to eagle. There'll always be enough letter E! E is all around, people!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter E is everywhere. Letter E is everywhere. There's an E for you! An E for me! Letter E is everywhere.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter F.
[Jazz music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man stands beside the letter F.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: F is for Fun. Yeah. Let's have some fun. Let's feel the fun with the letter f. That's how fun begins.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Fun!
DESCRIPTION: A fish swims.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Could be a Fish. Fish starts with F, flapping its floppy fins.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Funny fishy!
DESCRIPTION: A green frog smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Could be a far-out fancy frog! Fabulous, no doubt.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Fabulous!
DESCRIPTION: A person wearing flip-flops wiggles their toes.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Could be Funky Feet in Flip Flops. Let's find out what F's about. Yeah.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: F is for fun.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Tell me what's if for?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: F is for fun.
DESCRIPTION: In a forest, five pine trees smile.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Let's do it. Let's have some fun in the Forest.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Forest!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Famous for its trees.
TREES SING: Trees!
DESCRIPTION: A fox waves their tail. On the fox, two fleas smile.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: It's a Fox! Fox starts with F! Famous for its fleas.
FLEAS SING: Oh Yeah!
DESCRIPTION: Three pink flamingos stand together beside the brown-haired man. He wears a straw hat, overalls, and a red shirt.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Huh. Found a flamingo farm. Hey Farmer! That's far out!
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Far out!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Yeah, all around it's that Fun F sound. Now we know what letter F's about!
BACKUP SINGERS SING: I said F is for fun.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: What's it all about?
BACKUP SINGERS SING: F is for fun.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's right.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: F is for fun.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Everybody now.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Now we're having fun.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter G!
[Pop music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles. In front of green backgrounds, a gorilla and a goose smile.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I hear a G in Gorilla. I hear a G in Goose.
GOOSE: Ga, ga, goose.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Do you hear it? I hear a G in goggles.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man wears goggles.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Goggles!
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man stands beside the letter G.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter G gets lots of use.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We're listening to the letter G!
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man looks up at a goat.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Come on! Gargantuan goat?
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Starts with G! Don't you know?
DESCRIPTION: A white-haired woman and a white-haired man smile.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Grandma, Grandpa. What starts with G? Let's g-g-go!
DESCRIPTION: A ghost wears a pink bow on her head. Outside, a grasshopper jumps and lands onto blades of grass.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Groovy ghosty girl. Starts with G. That's for sure. Green grass. Grasshopper.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: C'mon, the letter G doesn't just stop here... Goldfish.
DESCRIPTION: Underwater, a goldfish swims with their mouth wide open. The blue-haired man looks back and forth.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Googley eyes. Both start with G. That's no surprise. Got to, got to sound it out!
BACKUP SINGERS: Guh!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's what I'm talking about.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: I think we all agree!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: We're listening to the Letter G.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The Letter H!
[Upbeat guitar music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The man with tufts of blue hair waves at a horse. In front of a yellow background, a hamster hops on one foot.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: H is for a Hello! How are you today? Hello to this Horse! How do you do? What do you say? Hey there, hamster hopping! I noticed something shocking. All of these words seem to start the same way. Letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man waves at the letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hello Letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
DESCRIPTION: A smiling hippopotamus wears a blue bowler hat and a bowtie. In the sky, the blue-haired man flies a helicopter. On the ground, he peers over the top of a huge hamburger, then stands in a hole.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A handsome hippopotamus. What a happy guy. Hello from this helicopter, high in the sky. Huge hamburger! Hello! Hello from this hole! Do you hear the letter H? Come on! Listen up and try! Letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man waves at the letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hello Letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
DESCRIPTION: A shiny blue bowler hat and a pink heart appear. The blue-haired man waves at the letter H.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: H is for this hat. H is for this heart. Hello letter H! You make a great sounding start.
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The Letter I!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: In front of a blue background, the green-haired man smiles. A strawberry ice cream cone appears.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I, I, I've got to Identify the letter I. Come on, let's try. Identify the letter I. It's all around. Ice cream.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: How about that? Do you hear that letter I sound?
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man stands on a tiny island with a palm tree.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Identify the I in island.
DESCRIPTION: In front of a yellow background, a green iguana stares with round eyes.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Don't be shy! I-I-I-I-guana.
DESCRIPTION: An inchworm crawls, spiky icicles point downwards, snow surrounds an igloo, and two black insects skitter side-by-side.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That starts with the letter I. You hear the I in inchworm? Icicles? How 'bout Igloo? These insects are identical. Huh, they both start with the letter I, too.
DESCRIPTION: A person holds an envelope adorned with a bow.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Here's your invitation. Use your imagination.
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man stands beside the letter I.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Identify the letter I. Let's do some identification!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: I, I, I've got to Identify.... The letter I. Come on, let's try.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter J!
[Happy music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man smiles. He stands beside the letter J, then dances, jiggling and jumping.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter J has a way of jumping into your mind. Just have a listen, letter J is what we'll find. Jiggling, jumping. Hey, can you hear? That J sound just jumps into your ear.
DESCRIPTION: Jellybeans, a jam jar, and a jumbo jet appear. In the jungle, the blond-haired man juggles balls.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Oh joy! Jellybeans! Jam in a Jar! Jumping on a jumbo jet, journeying far. Juggling in the jungle, and what did we find? Jackpot! J is jumping into your mind.
DESCRIPTION: Underwater, three pink jellyfish appear. The man wears earrings, a necklace, bangles, and rings. He jogs carrying a jug of orange juice. Jupiter floats in space.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Ja ja jellyfish, jazzy jewelry, jogging with a jug of juice very carefully. Ja, ja Jupiter far out in space. J is joining in all over the place.
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man wears a green jacket and blue jeans. He stands in a junkpile with hamburgers, a record, flowers, a tablet, a bowl of spaghetti, muffins, weights, a crown, and a kazoo.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Oh, jackets! Jeans! Do you hear what I mean? There's a juicy pile of junk. Am I the only one that cleans? Think of all the J sounds that we just said. Letter J has a way of jumping into your head.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter K!
[Upbeat guitar music plays, kazoo notes play]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man stands against a red background. In front of a blue background, a koala clings to a tree. The blond-haired man plays a kazoo. In front of a yellow background, a kangaroo hops.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hey, K. You're okay with me. Without the letter K, what would a koala be? What would we do to sound out kazoo? What would we do without a K for kangaroo?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hey, K.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: You're okay with me.
DESCRIPTION: A sliced kiwi appears, and three orange kittens wag their tails. The blond-haired man stands in a kitchen. On a throne, a king lifts his sceptre.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: And all the things that start with K, like Kiwi. You see? There's a K to sound out kittens. A K for kitchen. A K for king, all kinds of things. Just look around and listen. Hey, K!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: You're okay with me. And all the things that start with K. Where would we be?
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man punches the air. On water, he paddles a kayak. A gold key appears against a blue background.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Without a K for karate, kayak or key?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Hey, K! You're okay with me!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter L!
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles. Against a pale orange background, a brown llama stands blinking.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: La, la, la, la, la, Letter L. La, la, la, la, la. I love Llamas.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: La, la, la, la, la.
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man holds a sandwich. He has a carrot and a cookie on his plate, an apple on the table, and a cup of water.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I love lunchtime. Such a thrill!
DESCRIPTION: A leaf, a log, and a ladybug appear.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: I love leaves, logs and ladybugs.
DESCRIPTION: A smiling lobster, a green lizard on a branch, and a running leopard appear.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: But most of all I love the letter L. I love the letter L in lobster, Lizard and Leopard as well!
DESCRIPTION: A yellow lollipop with an orange swirl appears. The blue-haired man sits behind a desk, reading a book.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: La, la, la Lollipop and Librarian.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I love to listen for that…
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter L!
DESCRIPTION: A lion lies in the shade beneath leaves, a bearded leprechaun drinks lemonade, a loon swims in a small pond.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Listen! A lazy lion lying down in the shade, a leprechaun drinking lemonade. Ah, a loon on a lovely little lake. I'm loving all the L sounds that we can make!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: La, la, la, la, la, la, la Letter L. La, la, la, la, la.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN: Letter L.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter M!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man smiles. He dances beside a monkey.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Move, move, M for move. Move, move, move. M for move. Oooooh! I've got to move with a monkey.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: M for move.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man dances beside a moose.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I've got to move with a moose.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: M for move.
DESCRIPTION: A mammoth dances beside the brown-haired man.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Uh-huh. M for moving with a ma, ma, ma, ma, Mammoth.
DESCRIPTION: The man holds a cup and dances.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: M for moving with my mango juice. Move, move, M for move. Move, move, move. M for move.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man stands on Mars and sways between two smiling stars.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I'm moving with the stars on ma, ma, ma, mars.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man waves his purple mittens in the air.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: M for moving with my mittens. M for move.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man holds a muffin as he drives. A magician waves his wand, and a flower bouquet appears in his hand.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Moving with a muffin in a motor car. Moving, making magic like a magician!
MAGICIAN: Ta da!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Move, move, M for move.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man dances beside the letter M.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Move, move, move. M for move.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN: Mmm-moving!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter N!
DESCRIPTION: In front of a green background, the blue-haired man smiles.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN: One. Two. One, two, three, four!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man dances beside the letter N.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Letter N. That's the letter N, my friends.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: Hear that?
BACKUP SINGERS: What?
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: That's Letter N!
DESCRIPTION: A bowl of noodles and a nectarine appear.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: All you gotta do is listen, my friends. Noodles! Nectarine! That's letter N!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Do you hear what I mean?
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man flies his spaceship past Neptune. He stands on the snow, shivering. Underwater, a narwhal smiles as they swim.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: How bout that N at the beginning of nose or Neptune, where my spaceship goes, or na, na, North Pole, where the cold wind blows? Or Narwhal?
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: Never seen one of those. Huh.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man wears a yellow necktie. He sleeps in his bed.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: From nice new neck ties to nighttime napping. You're hearing letter N, my friends. Letter N is happening!
EVERYONE: Whoo!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Letter N.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's the letter N my friends.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Letter N.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: That's the letter N, my friends!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter O!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man appears.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Oh, oh, oh! Come on, tell me what you know. Letter O. Oh, oh. Tell me what you know.
DESCRIPTION: An ostrich appears.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Here we go! I know! O is for ostrich.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man holds a bowl of oatmeal and a spoon.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: O is for oatmeal? I'm hungry, so I brought this.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: I know!
DESCRIPTION: On water, an otter floats on their back. Underwater, a smiling orange octopus swims.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: O is for otter! O is for octopus! Swimming in the water! O is for…
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Okay!
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man waves his giant toe in the air.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: We're rocking letter O today. O is for oh no! I think I grew a giant toe!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Oh, oh, oh! Come on, tell me what you know. Letter O. Oh, oh!
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man stands beside the letter O. An owl on a tree branch flaps their wings. The brown-haired man stands beside an orangutan.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Tell me what you know. I know! It's a circle with a hole in the middle. It could be big. It could be little! O is for owl. Flapping its wings. O is for orangutan who also can sing!
ORANGUTAN: "Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,"
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter O. Oh, Oh! Tell us what you know.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Here we go!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN: O is for over!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter P!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man stands against a yellow background.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: Pop, pop, pop!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter P's popping up with the P, P, sound. Letter P.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter P. That's the letter P.
DESCRIPTION: A peach, a pear, and a panda appear.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Peaches, pears, panda bears. Letter P.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter P. That's the letter P.
DESCRIPTION: A pumpkin, a pickle, and a penguin holding a popsicle appear. The blue-haired man sits at a table with a pie in front of him.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Hear the P in pumpkin? P in pickle? P, P, penguin with a popsicle. Letter P's popping by to sound out pie. Letter P.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter P. That's the letter P.
[Cymbal crashes, upbeat music continues]
DESCRIPTION: A stack of pancakes and a peacock holding a balloon and wearing a party hat appear. A smiling pirate and a green parrot appear. The blue-haired man wears polka dot pants. He pops up in a bag of popcorn and a smiling porcupine walks slowly.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Alright. P for pancakes, pancake fans. P for a peacock with party plans. P for pirate. P for parrot. P is for my polka dot pants! Letter P keeps popping round, like Popcorn with a "pop pop" sound or porcupine with prickly parts. Letter P. That's how it all starts!
DESCRIPTION: The man stands beside the letter P.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter P's popping up in a plentiful way. P is for the people! That's what I say.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter P has a way of popping up all day. Letter P!
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter Q!
[Country music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man stands beside the letter Q.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I'm on a quest for the letter Q.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter Q!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: To find out what the letter Q can do.
DESCRIPTION: At a table, the blond-haired man holds a knife and fork as he looks at a quiche.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Q is for Quiche. That's an Egg Pie. Q is for…
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Quail.
DESCRIPTION: A quail flaps their wings.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That's a fancy bird. Q is for a Queen who is quiet.
DESCRIPTION: The queen holds a sceptre and sits on a throne.
QUEEN: Shh!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I'm on a quest for letter Q and letter Q words!
DESCRIPTION: Four blue-haired men sway with their hands on their hips. The blond-haired man stands on one leg as the ground shakes. In front of a blue background, a duck smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Q is for quadruplets, that's four altogether. Q is for quiver and quake. Basically, that just means shake. Q is not for duck, but I believe we're in luck because Q is for quack.
DUCK: Quack, quack, quack.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I'm on a quest for the letter Q.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: To find out what the letter Q can do.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter R!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man smiles. A raccoon, a person on roller skates, a rainbow, and a rattlesnake shaking their tail appear. A blue rabbit smiles and points to themselves.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter R? Right on! Raccoon, roller-skates. Rainbow, rattlesnake. A rabbit named Ron. What's going on?
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We're talking about the letter R. Right on!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter R is all around. Do you want proof?
DESCRIPTION: A rooster stands on a barn roof.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Here's a Ra, ra, rooster on a ra, ra, roof.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man flies in a rocket ship. On a river, he floats in a canoe. On a rainy day, he holds a black umbrella. A smiling rhinoceros has an orange bow with yellow polka dots tied to their horn. A robot wearing a skirt dances.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Rocket ship starts with letter R too. So does Rollin' down the river in a red canoe! Do you hear the R in rainstorm? Rhino with a ribbon on its horn? A rock 'n roll robot with her groove on! Do you recognize the letter R?
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Right on! R is remarkable! We're just getting started.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man drives a red race car with a white stripe.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Like a race car! Revved Up! Ready to Run! You can hear the letter R!
BACKUP SINGERS SING: R!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: You can hear it near and far!
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Far!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Letter R.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Right On!
[The music stops]
NARRATOR: The letter S!
[Disco funk rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles, and a skunk appears.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: S is for skunk. I think skunks are sweet.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Look at that!
DESCRIPTION: The skunk walks down a street. They sit on the edge of a river with their feet in the water as a swan swims past.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: S is for skunk. Strolling down the street. The skunk is sitting by a stream, with a swan swimming by... S is for skunk. Skunk starts with S. That's why.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: S for skunk.
DESCRIPTION: The skunk wears a captain’s hat and stands on the prow of a sailboat. The skunk stands beside a large blue sneaker.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Sailing on the sea. Or smelling smelly sneakers, thinking, "That smells just like me!" Whoo!
DESCRIPTION: Four skunks stroll together.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: S is for several skunks. That's quite the skunk supply.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Surprise!
DESCRIPTION: In outer space, a skunk floats, wearing a spacesuit. On the ground, the skunk points at their stripe. They wear yellow socks with green and red triangles.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A skunk in space! Floating through the sky. S is for skunk with that super stylish stripe. The skunk sporting swanky socks. Looking out of sight.
DESCRIPTION: Underwater, a squid swims. A smiling snowman has stick arms, a carrot nose, and wears a top hat and a scarf.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: S can start several words like squid and snowman, too. But I like S for skunk.
DESCRIPTION: The skunk stands against a green background.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Skunk.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: How about you?
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter T!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man smiles.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Tick Tock. It's letter T time. Let's sound out the letter T and hear what we find! It's the "T, T," sound at the tip of your tongue means you're talking with a letter T. Try it, everyone!
DESCRIPTION: A person moves their toes. Toast pops up in a toaster. A tomato and a toad appear. The blue-haired man drives a truck.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: We're talking' with a T when we say toes. Ta, ta, toaster or tomato! Can you hear the T in ta, ta, toad? Or Truck, truck, trucking? Trucking down the road?
BLUE-HAIRED MAN: Come on.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man stands beside the letter T. A turtle, a turkey, and a tiger appear.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Tick tock. It's letter T time today. What starts with the letter T? What do you say? How about Turtle? Turkey too? Ta, ta, tiger straight from the zoo!
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man pops up behind a toadstool. He drives a steam engine pulling two passenger cars. On a clear night, he looks through a telescope.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: You'll find a T for Toadstool, sitting on the ground. T for Train if you're travelling around. I'm looking through my telescope. What do I find? Letter T words! All kinds! Tick Tock. It's letter T time.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The letter U!
[Drumsticks tap, disco music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man smiles. A black umbrella appears.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: It's unbelievable. It's undeniable. It's unusual, can you hear the letter U? Letter U. Uh-huh. Umbrella starts with U.
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man plays a ukulele.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ukulele…
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: That does too. Yeah.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Uh, uh, uh, letter U.
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man hangs upside down and stands in a hole.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Uh-huh. Upside down. Underground. Look what I've found! U, U, U for: Unicorn.
DESCRIPTION: A unicorn with a pink, blue, and yellow mane and tail smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN: That's unique.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Unicycle.
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man rides a unicycle.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Good technique. Can you hear it…
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: When I speak?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Uh, uh, uh! How about you? Do you like the letter U too?
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Uh, uh, uh, letter U.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Uh, uh, uh, letter U.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter V!
[Country music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man smiles.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter V. You sound good to me. Letter V. What Starts with V?
DESCRIPTION: A violin and a bow appear.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Let's See! Come on now! Letter V makes a Vuh sound. Just listen to my voice. When I say violin, do you hear that letter V noise?
DESCRIPTION: Lava flows down the sides of an erupting volcano. In a field, the brown-haired man stands beside a violet. At a table, he sits with broccoli, a carrot, a tomato, a mushroom, a radish, and a pepper on a plate.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: V is for Volcano, watch that lava flow! V is for Violet! That's a purple flower. Don't you know? V can be for vegetables. As healthy as it gets.
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man wears a lab coat and a stethoscope. On a table in front of him, a fish swims in a fishbowl, a turtle smiles, and a cat and a dog wag their tails. In space, Venus is orange with brown stripes. In a room, the brown-haired man vacuums an orange carpet.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: V can be for veterinarian taking care of pets! V is for Venus. A planet out in space. V for vacuum cleaner, cleaning up my messy place. Vroom Vroom Vroom!
BROWN-HAIRED MAN BACKUP SINGERS SING: Letter V. You sound good to me. Letter V. You sound good to me.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter W!
[Rock music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man smiles broadly. He points at a letter W.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Woo woo W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I can hear a W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Woo woo W! Do you hear a W?
DESCRIPTION: A wheel rolls, and the green-haired man waves through a window.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Wheel! Window!
DESCRIPTION: A smiling worm inches across the ground.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: What about worm?
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: They all start with W. I can confirm. Can you hear that W when I say…
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Wow!
DESCRIPTION: A watermelon slice appears.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Ooh! A slice of watermelon! I'm hungry now!
DESCRIPTION: The man winks. He wears a tuque and a scarf as he shivers in the snow. He sits in a wagon.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: You can hear that W when I say wink! Or windy winter weather. Pretty cool, don't you think? W happens when we sound out…
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Wagon.
DESCRIPTION: A smiling walrus waves.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Or wonderful walrus. Look, that walrus is a waving!
DESCRIPTION: Underwater, a smiling whale swims and wags her tail.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Do you hear a W when I say whale? She's swimming in the water and she's wagging her tail!
DESCRIPTION: The green-haired man points at the letter W.
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: It's a world of W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Woo woo W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: I can hear a W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Woo woo W!
GREEN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Do you hear a W?
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter X!
[Lively music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man stands beside the letter X.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Mysterious letter X doesn't show up a lot. It's like finding buried treasure. X marks the spot.
DESCRIPTION: A yellow street sign has a black X.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: You might see it outside on a street sign. It's a criss-cross shape. It's a favourite of mine.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Don't you love the Letter X in the word X-ray?
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man holds an X-ray machine in front of him, which shows a fish, an apple, and a drinking cup in his stomach. He wears a tuxedo.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Look at that! You can see what I ate today. There's an x in tuxedo! You hear it a little? You've gotta listen hard 'cause it's right in the middle. X isn't often at the start of a word. Sometimes you'll find at the end that it's heard.
DESCRIPTION: A box appears. The brown-haired man flexes his biceps, and a fox swishes their tail.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Just listen to the end of the word box. How about flex? How about fox?
DESCRIPTION: A little brown bird flaps their wings. Underwater, an Xiphias, a fish with a long, sword-like nose, swims. The man holds two mallets and stands behind a xylophone.
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Here are some exotic letter X words: Xenops. That's a little brown bird. Xiphias. That's a pointy-nosed fish. Xylophone. Have a listen to this:
[The music stops, xylophone notes play]
DESCRIPTION: The brown-haired man plays the xylophone.
[Upbeat guitar music plays]
BROWN-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Mysterious letter X doesn't show up a lot. It's like finding buried treasure. X marks the spot.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter Y!
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man smiles. He plays with a yo-yo.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah! Letter Y makes a ya, ya sound. You know? It's the First thing you hear when you sound out Yo-Yo.
[Slurps]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man sips lemonade. A sunny-side-up egg and a ball of blue yarn appear.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Y for yellow, yummy lemonade. Or yellow yolk in the middle of an egg. Y for Yarn. Looks like a ball of string. How about Yawn? It's a sleepy thing.
[Yawns]
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man holds a spoon and looks at a bowl of blueberry yogurt. A brown yak smiles.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Y for Yogurt! I like mine with berries. How about Yak? It's like a cow that's hairy. Listen to the youngsters. Let's hear you yell. Come on!
BLOND-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Ya, Ya, Ya!
DESCRIPTION: The blond-haired man stands beside the letter Y.
BLOND-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Are you hearing it now? Letter Y, Ya, ya, ya. Yeah, letter Y! Ya, ya, ya. Yeah, letter Y.
[The music ends]
NARRATOR: The Letter Z!
[Peppy music plays]
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man smiles. A person pulls a zipper up and down. In a zoo, a zookeeper, an aardvark, an owl, an elephant, and a turtle smile.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Za, Za, Za, Za! Zip, Zip, Zip, zipper. Zoo, zoo, zoo, zookeeper. That sound you hear...
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man stands beside the letter Z.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: It's letter Z.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Zzz, za, za, za, za!
DESCRIPTION: The blue-haired man drives the red race car with the white stripe.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom.
BACKUP SINGERS SING: Zoom, Zooming.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Zooming in a Zippy zoomy car. That sound you hear... It's letter Z!
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: Zzz, za, za, za, za!
DESCRIPTION: An orange-striped zeppelin flies in the blue sky. In a field, a purple flower grows. In front of an orange background, a zebra smiles.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: A zeppelin floats high in the sky... Like a big balloon. Zinnia is a flower that starts with letter Z. So does Zebra too!
DESCRIPTION: A zucchini appears.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN AND BACKUP SINGERS SING: If you're hungry, come and see me. There's a vegetable called zucchini!
DESCRIPTION: Zig-zagging lines draw a letter Z.
BLUE-HAIRED MAN SINGS: Let's get zany and add some zing! Zig-zag zig, it's a Z-shaped thing! That sound you hear...Letter Z!
[No audio]
[Logo] Goddard Brown. A Goddard/Brown Production.
[End Credits] Produced in Association with T.V.O. Kids. Marney Malabar, Executive Producer, T.V.O. Copyright 2019 Goddard Brown, A.B.C. 1 2 3 Incorporated. All rights reserved.
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