Dangle/Transcript

Main Round
Beau Handsome: Hello! I'm Beau Handsome, and this is...

Audience: May I Have a Word!

Beau Handsome: As usual, the player who correctly defines today's featured word will win a fabulous prize! Let's play...

Audience: May I Have a Word!

Beau Handsome: Yes, you may! Today's featured word is DANGLE. To give you a clue, here are some clips from WordGirl that show the meaning of the word.

(Clip 1: Reginald dangling from the ceiling)

(Clip 2: Mr. Big dangling as Birthday Girl holds him-- from Birthday Town)

(Clip 3: Becky hanging upside down from jungle jim in backyard)

(Clip 4:: Two-Brains tied up and hanging upside down)

(Tommy rings in.)

Beau Handsome: Go ahead, Tommy!

Tommy: Dangle means to hang loosely and sway back and forth.

Beau Handsome: That's correct!

Tommy: In that last clip, WordGirl zoomed in, tied up Dr. Two-Brains, and left him dangling from the ceiling.

Beau Handsome: She sure did! Okay, Tommy, you are today's winner! Huggy, show Tommy what he's won!

Beau (voiceover): An official WordGirl super-sized dictionary!

(The curtains open, and Huggy opens a giant dictionary, then starts reading through it. The audience ooohs.)

Tommy: Like I need that! I'm a walking dictionary. Allow me to demonstrate. Strenuous, requiring great energy or effort. Bewilder, to puzzle or confuse. Perspire, to--

Beau Handsome: Boy, you sure do know a lot of words. So I'm sure you also know what farewell means.

Tommy: But I didn't finish!

Beau Handsome: No you didn't! That's it for today's episode. See you next time on...

Audience: May I have a Word!

Bonus Round
Beau Handsome: Hello, I'm Beau Handsome, and this is the bonus round of...

Audience: May I Have a Word!

Beau Handsome: Tommy, you correctly defined the word dangle. Ready to play the bonus round?

Tommy: Of course.

Beau Handsome: Great! Take a look at these three pictures, and tell me which one shows the definition for dangle.

(Picture 1: Huggy dangling from a tree-- from Clean Up in Aisle Eleven)

(Picture 2: WordGirl being sprayed by cheese-- from The Fill-In)

(Picture 3: Lady Redundant Woman's clones carrying a car-- from Road Rage, Anger, and Fury)

Beau Handsome: Okay, give it a shot, Tommy!

Tommy: It's definitely number one. In that picture, Huggy is dangling from a tree.

Beau Handsome: That's correct, which means you're our bonus round winner! Huggy, show him what he's won!

Beau (voiceover): An official WordGirl gargantuan calculator!

(The curtains open, with Huggy jumping on the keys of a huge caculator. The audience claps and cheers.)

Tommy: Like I need that!

Beau Handsome: Let me guess, you're a walking caculator!

Tommy: Three hundred fifty-two divided by is eight is--

Beau Handsome: Well, that's our show. See you next time on...

Audience: May I Have a Word!