Counting Syllables

"These H things make me happy! What about you? What makes you happy?"

- James Lez Read

'Counting Syllables' is an episode of Ready, Set, Read!, aired in 2020.

Synopsis
Marj helps Joji finish his song, following its syllabic structure. Meanwhile, we are introduced to the zanyness of Chef Ling and James Lez Read's H-Store.

Opening/Closing Segment
Joji is seen writing a song, although he seems to have a bit of trouble with the lyrics. Marj asks why he is writing one, to which he answers he is jsut happy. When she tries to come up with lyrics, Joji makes her aware of syllables, or the parts that make up a word pronunciation. For example, the word 'happy' has two syllables.

Joji and Marj finish their song, proclaiming a verse pattern of six syllables. Marj comes up and offers two more lines, making their short song complete. They play the song in its entiriety.

Intermission #1/Chef Ling
After he gives the audience a game about different vegetables, we are introduced to Chef Lingua-Linguahe, or Chef Ling for short. He plays another game that uses different utensils, fruits, and vegetables with varying amounts of syllables. He ends the game by asking which two-syllable chef is the best.

James Lez Read's lesson for today
We see James Lez Read handling a small store called the H-Store, a store full of things that start with the letter H. Speaking of the letter H, he feels happy that he has a house, has his lola Helen, receives hugs from others, and when he eats hopia and haluhalo. We then play another game that makes us identify objects that start with the letter H. The letters that are picked are then another addition to the H-Store.

Transcript
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Cast
Seth Regen Montgomery Dungca as Joji, Chef Ling, and James Lez Read Ogot Cathy Marj Nene

Trivia

 * Cathy's name is the only one skipped by Marj.
 * The theme of happiness by Joji is resonated again by James Lez Read.
 * This episode reveals that James has a family, as well as a lola.

Errors

 * The syllable rule Chef Ling uses is inconsistent.