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| “ | But I’d like to be heard at the end of a word, am I trying to be something I'm not? | ” |
— Y |
Why is the fourth episode of the first series of Alphablocks.
Synopsis[]
Young Y wants to know why he can't sing with the vowels.
Plot[]
The vowels, A, E, I, O, and U, sing in harmony, until Y shows up. E says this group is vowels only. Shy Y sings about his desire to be a vowel.
Why... can't I be more like U?
I... I just don't know what to do.
O, E, A, they all know what to say.
But I'm much too shy to even try...
Yes, I'm okay at the start
Of "yellow", "yo-yo", or "yacht"
But I'd like to be heard at the end of a word
And I'm trying to be something I'm not
WHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHY!?
T and R appear to tell Y that all he has to do is tr... but they need a vowel. The five vowels show up.
/t/-/ɹ/-/æ/, TRA!
/t/-/ɹ/-/ɛ/, TRE!
/t/-/ɹ/-/ɒ/, TRO!
It doesn't work. I and U refuse to help them, but Y can do it.
/t/-/ɹ/-/aɪ/, TRY!
Y becomes striped like the vowels, much to their surprise.
Y:
/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/ I can do it!
/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/, not too shy!
/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/-/aɪ/, I'm so happy I could cry!
I feel like I could fly, up into the...
I: I get the idea!
Y: ...sky!
The episode ends when Y sings harmonically with the vowels.
Characters[]
- A
- C (fantasy and real)
- E
- F (fantasy and real)
- G (fantasy)
- H (fantasy and real)
- I
- K
- L (fantasy and real)
- N (fantasy)
- O
- P (fantasy)
- R
- S
- T (fantasy and real)
- U
- W (fantasy)
- Y
Digraphs[]
- LL (fantasy)
- OW (fantasy)
- SH
Blend[]
- TR
Words[]
- hug (fantasy)
- win (fantasy)
- pot (fantasy)
- pet (fantasy)
- pat (fantasy)
- yellow (fantasy)
- yacht (fantasy)
- tra (nonsense word)
- tre (nonsense word)
- tro (nonsense word)
- try
- shy (stealth word)
- cry (stealth word)
- fly (stealth word)
- sky (stealth word)
Trivia[]
- Song: Why?
- Consonants C, F, G, H, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, and W make a cameo in this episode. Some were only shown in the dream.
- A, E, I, O, and U's pajamas used in Lips look like the outfits they wore in this episode, sans the hats and some of the stripes are white.
- E's only spoken line is "Sorry, this group is vowels only."
- U's only spoken line is "Uh? U called?"
- This is the first appearance of the digraph SH. Their next appearance is Cha Cha Cha.
- B, D, J, M, Q, V, X, and Z are absent in this episode.
- A's line is only her sound. It was heard 3 times.
- This was the first episode in series order where a nonsense word is sounded out. It was done three times, that being "tra", "tre", and "tro".
- Y can also make an "ee" (/i/ as in "shiny") or "i" (/ɪ/ as in "symbol") sound. This implies that Y is a semi-vowel.
- I refused to make a nonsense word because if she did, they would've spelled "tri" (a prefix for "three" which is also a homophone of "try").
Nonsense Words[]
tra[]
- "Definition of tra-la. —used to suggest gaiety, lightheartedness, or playful derision especially in song."
- It also means "between" in Italian.
tre[]
- "Definition of tre corde. : with soft pedal released —used as a direction in piano music at the close of a passage una corda."
- Tre means "town" in Welsh, and "three" in several other languages (including Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish).
tro[]
- The word for "turn" in Welsh.
- Also the word for "believe" in Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish.
Errors[]
- CHT should've been connected in the fantasy where yacht was shown, it may have been intended for them not to though.
Video[]
Why? 🟡 - Season Five - Alphablocks Full Episode - Learn to Read - @officialalphablocks