Apprehend/Transcript

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 APPREHEND. To give you a clue, here are some clips from WordGirl that show the meaning of the word. (Clip 1: Officer Jim escorting Granny May off to jail) (Clip 2: Police Commissioner Watson and another officer taking Invisi-Bill to jail) (Clip 3: Police Commissioner Watson and officer taking Captain Tangent and Oscar to jail) (Tommy rings in.) Beau Handsome: Yes? Tommy! Tommy: Apprehend means to dress like a pirate, like Captain Tangent in that last scene, or like me this past Halloween! (shows a photo) Check it out! Beau Handsome: I'm sorry, that's incorrect. Tommy: I did TOO dress like a pirate! Beau Handsome: No, I mean the definition you gave for apprehend is incorrect. Tommy: I'm not following. Beau Handsome: Yes, Phil? Phil: Apprehend means to capture and take to jail. In all those clips, the police were apprehending the bad guys. Beau Handsome: Correct! Congratulations, Phil! You are today's winner! Huggy, show him what he's won! Beau (voiceover): An official Captain Tangent private costume! (Huggy is dressed like a pirate, complete with hat, parrot, eye patch, and hook.) (Audience ooohs.) Beau Handsome: That seems a bit coincidental. Well, that's it for today's episode. See you next time on... Audience May I have a Word!