| Humph! Humph! Humph! | |
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| Season 2, Episode 2 | |
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| Air date | April 3, 2001 |
| Written by | Louise Gikow |
| Directed by | Richard A. Fernandes |
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"Humph! Humph! Humph!" is the second episode of Season 2 of Between the Lions, and episode 32 in total.
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Celebrity | Announcer Bunny Program Preview: Replaced Letter Songs: In His Bunk |
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SCENE 1 | It's Designated Reader Day, Lionel introduces Heath to his new friend, Gus Bunny. Heath greets him in many different ways. |
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SCENE 1
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Gus is then introduced to Lionel's parents, and is surprised to learn that they live in the library. He then meets Leona, who wants him to be her designated reader. Gus suddenly gets nervous and says he doesn't want to read. So, Lionel reads to her instead, and tells the story of "How The Camel Got His Hump", by Rudyard Kipling. After he is done, Leona wants to hear it again, but wants Gus to read it this time. Gus refuses again, but Leona tries to force him, which makes him snap at her and runs off, feeling very "humphy". This makes Leona cry. |
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Insert | The grey hand grabs the vowel u from the page with the word "humph". |
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Insert | Robots: hum, hug, rug |
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Cartoon | The Adventures of Cliff Hanger: Cliff Hanger and the Big Flying Rug (EKA:The Lucky Duck) |
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Muppets | Vowel Boot Camp: Camp Gummy-Wummy-Cutie-Pie - cut/cute |
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SCENE 2 | Lionel just can't jump like Gus, so Gus sings You Gotta Jump and he gets the hang of it with the highest jump ever! |
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SCENE 2 cond't | Leona feels sorry for making Gus feel upset, so she gives him a card she made. She wants him to read it out loud, while he tries to avoid the subject by saying he still has to practice jumping with Lionel. Lionel agrees with his sister that Gus should read the card out loud. Gus then angrily breaks down and reveals that he doesn't know how to read. |
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Film | Gawain's Word: jump |
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Insert | Barnaby Busterfield and the Pigeons: grumpy |
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Cartoon | Replaced Letter Songs: In His Bunk |
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Insert | Barnaby Busterfield and the Pigeons: grumpier |
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Insert | Seesaw: grump, rump, ump, hump, h |
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Song | Tammy Lionette and Jasmine Guy sing Hung Up on H |
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Insert | The grey hand puts the vowel u back from the page with the word "humph". |
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SCENE 2
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Lionel talks to his mom and dad about the situation and say that nobody is born knowing how to read. Lionel comes up with a deal; he'll teach Gus to read, and Gus will teach him how to jump. |
Featured Story[]
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling: How the Camel Got His Hump
Notes and Trivia[]
- This is the first appearance of Gus Bunny.
- This is the second episode of the whole show without Fred Says, the first was Season 1 episode "Lionel's Antlers".
- The Adventures of Cliff Hanger segment was reused from Season 1.
- This is the first Season 2 episode that features a clip from Season 1.
- There is no Martha Reader and The Vowelles segment in this episode, instead being replaced with a Robot Word Morph, but the Martha Reader and The Vowelles segment later appears in Bug Beard, But, Mama, But..., and Huff and Puff. This could either have been done due to time constraints or the short u segment had not yet been filmed or produced.
- This is one of the many episodes of Season 2 that deals with a serious subject, This one being about a learning disability, The others being the following episode The Good Seed (Honesty) Zoop! Zoop! (Facing Fears) Five, Six, and Thistle Sticks (Friendship) But, Mama, But... (Missing Someone) Rats (Name Calling).
- The Gray Hand appears at the end of the Seesaw Word Morph segment jumping the "h" to the beginning of the song Hung Up on H as it dissolves into the sun. This is cut in the episode Bobby the Hopping Robot, however, future episodes with the song still include the "h" bouncing into the screen.
- This is one of the 3 episodes from Season 2 where there is no The Vowelles segment. The other 2 are: Bobby the Hopping Robot & Stop That Chicken!
- This episode was last broadcasted on PBS in April 2009.
- This episode aired the same day The Wiggles: Dance Party was released on VHS by Lyrick Studios in America.
- Morals of Episode: Lots of people have learning disabilities, Not everyone knows how to read and some don't learn a certain age or point in their lives.
Releases[]
- VHS (Singular episode; October 30, 2001, later reprinted on October 1, 2002)
- Complete Second Season 4-Disc DVD Boxset (September 2, 2008)
Gallery[]
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