Finger Family Song

"Father Finger, Father Finger, where are you?"

- Joji

 'Finger Family Song' is an episode of Ready, Set, Read!, copyright 2020 and released in 2021.

Synopsis
Joji sings the Finger Family song to Cathy and Nene, sparking familiarity in their families, while James talks about the alphabet's first and foremost family: The A's.

Opening/Closing Segment
Joji shows Cathy and Nene his finger family,where each individual finger is given their designated title int eh household. He sings the song unaccompanied at first, later followed by a more animated form of the song.

This makes Cathy and Nene show what their families look like. Cathy's is of mixed race, growing from an assortment of differing characteristics, after sharing her photo. Meanwhile, Nene shows her family as well, with Nene being the littlest (bunso) in her three generations. Joji explains the Filipino counterparts of the family names, like how the mother is called 'Nanay', and the brother 'Kuya'.

Intermission #1
All the characters take the place of the Wanda family, with Joji as the Tatay, Cathy as the Nanay, Ogot as the Kuya, Marj as the Ate, and Nene as the Bunso. Each member loses track, while the others have to call them by saying their Filipino counterparts. Loud for the most part, except for the Bunso Wanda, who is seen sleeping on a leaf.

Intermission #2
Joji plays a game with Cathy and Nene, a game where they agree to take a part on. In there, they have to match interpretations of family parts and their Filipino names. Cathy, Nene, and the viewer answer successfully.

James Lez Read's lesson for today
Compared to most episodes, James acknowledges what happened earlier, about the family. To continue the thread, he introduces us to the A's, which act like a family on their own.

Unfortunately, they sneeze, turning them to broken lettered letters. He fixes that, though, and plays a game with the viewers about what words have A in them, regardless of its place.

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

Trivia

 * In the Wanda skit, Joji wears glasses, which is a rarity for him since he uses the same ones for James and Lolo Buloto.
 * Unless you do not count the intro and the outro, this is the first episode in the series to be shorter than 16 minutes.
 * This is the only episode where the living letters turn broken. It also confirms the dangers of sneezing.

Errors

 * The word 'goat' has the letter A in it, but it ends up being popped too early.
 * The blob animation slows down and lags for Intermission #2.
 * For some reason, James does not have a shadow, but he usually does in the beachh-filmed episodes.