Compund Words and Context Clues

"Do you know what I do when I can't sleep? No, I don't count sheep. I count words!"

- James Lez Read

 'Asking Permission' is an episode of Ready, Set, Read!, aired in 2020.

Synopsis
Joji helps settle an argument between Ogot and Marj. Meanwhile, James Lez Read attempts sleeping by counting words.

Opening/Closing Segment
Joji reads a comic book about how the health crisis of 2020 has affected jobs and careers. In the story, Pedro used to be a mailman, but their jobs (him and his brother-in-law) were gone after being laid-off. Words such as 'part-time' and 'brother-in-law' are given the context it needs to be explainable. He classifies them whether or not they are closed (one word), open (two words), or hyphenated (with a hyphen or dash).

Intermission #1
Like most RSR episodes, he makes the audience learn by interactivity, with problems that contain unknown or lesser-used words that are more commonplace. First he uses it for him and his animal friends, and the other is used for other kid characters. This is repeated again, but this time, he explains the sentences in detail, like how 'outcast' means someone who is rejected by society.

Transcript
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Cast
Seth Regen Montgomery Dungca as Joji Ogot Cathy Marj Nene

Trivia

 * This is the first episode to only contain Joji, since the rest is about him narrating others' tales.
 * The book Joji is reading for the show literally reads 'Comic Book'.
 * This is the start of one of the few occasions where the ten-second timer is used instead of the five-second one.
 * It is unknown how Ogot can see with goggles only.
 * Marj has a phone her size. Most real lizards are two phones tall.
 * Joji's pink shirt shows up again for the 'bus stop' one.
 * This is the first instance of the 'another chance' option, and while it is later used by James, this one was used by Joji.

Errors

 * For some reason, Joji's shadow is gone, probably because it was forgotten in post-production.
 * For 'waterproof', the timer and other option disappear too early. The correct option reappears again. However, the other part has no glitches.
 * There is no last panel for the comic book, making it seem as if there are nothing but blank pages.