The BEST episodes written by Raye Lankford
#1 - The Curse of the Grebes
Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 10
Three new power hitters join the Elwood City baseball team, The Grebes. Buster and Harry are huge fans and attend almost every game. But when the team begins to lose the championship, Buster learns the story about a decades-old curse that was set on the team, and wonders if he is the carrier of that curse, because the Grebes seem to lose every game he is at.
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#2 - Martha Plays a Part
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 4
Helen is miserable after Martha volunteers her for a part in the school play. With practice—and a little help from Martha—Helen finds she can do anything she wants, if she puts her mind to it. Vocabulary: (E) talent, expert, knack, gift, outstanding (I) superb, terrific, fantastic, practice, perform, cue, play
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#3 - Martha and Truman Get Lost
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 34
Truman needs Martha to help him find something he lost at Dog Head Lake. The only problem is he won't tell Martha what they're looking for because he's too embarrassed. After getting lost deep in the forest and coming face–to–face with his fears, Truman learns a valuable lesson about himself and his . . . whatsit. Vocabulary (E) track, trail, misplace, locate, search (I) lost, found, missing, near, far, around
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#4 - T.D. and the Steak Tree
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 55
T.D. gets hoodwinked by Weaselgraft and Pablum into buying a steak tree. He's sure if he takes good care of it, soon he'll be harvesting freshly blossomed steaks. But when the buds open to reveal flowers instead of sirloins, T.D. has to think fast before he's humiliated in front of his friends. Vocabulary (E) bloom, blossom, harvest, sprout, trend (I) branch, bud, grow, plant, pick
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Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 11
Arthur scrimps and saves to buy a special bike called the GX Trailblazer 10,000. This bike has all sorts of special features, such as a 21-speed skip-shift. When he finally gets the bike, though, he finds that it's so nice that he wants to save it for a "special occasion." Despite his friends pleas that he should ride his nice new bike, he just polishes it and admires it. But then a specter from the past shows up to show Arthur just what might happen if he simply leaves that bike to sit.
#6 - Operation: D.W.!
Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 15
After a series of ear infections, D.W.'s been having some problems hearing. It turns out that she needs to have an operation to remove some fluid in her ears. At first she isn't scared because she doesn't think it's a big deal. When Arthur says that she's being brave, she begins to wonder if she really is so brave at all.
#7 - Martha Gives Advice
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 2
Helen's cousin Carolina is a little bit older but a lot more fashion–conscious. Helen tries to take her advice, even though she's pretty happy with how she looks already. Then Martha becomes the new host of a radio advice show, and people start doing some pretty strange things. Will Helen learn whose opinion really matters? Vocabulary: (E) persuade, defend, encourage, groan, advice (I) disagree, agree, suggest, offer, plead, sigh,
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#8 - Martha's Pickle
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 16
Have giant alien pickles invaded Wagstaff City? Truman saw something just like it in a movie, but he never saw the ending. Now they're racing the clock to figure out how to defeat the aliens, before they're really in a pickle! Vocabulary: (E) bizarre, odd, normal, farfetched, rumor, unusual (I) weird, wacky, ordinary, strange, report
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Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 14
Binky has always somewhat fancied himself as "tough," but when it comes to athletics, it seems he always chokes when it comes to the clutch. He decides to erase all evidence of his past failures and give up sporting activities for good, only to find that he's a natural at biking. Mr. Frensky compares him to the champion Vince Legstrong and convinces him to register for a race. Binky, however, is still worried about failure, but learns that it's important to have fun and the only person you're ever really competing against is yourself.
#10 - Martha Camps Out
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 8
Ronald finds out that Helen and Alice plan to go camping and warns them about Big Minnie, a mythical monster who lives in the woods. Undeterred, the campers set off. After all, everybody knows Big Minnie's imaginary. Or is she? Vocabulary: (E) honorary, brave, earn, merit badge, frightened, helpful (I) guard, scared, afraid
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Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 13
D.W. rates a "ten" on the boss-o-meter and lately her bossiness is causing her to lose friends. Stating that the problem is with everyone else, D.W. decides that she doesn't need friends anyway.
#12 - Codename: Martha
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 6
Martha, Helen, and T.D. uncover a plot to rob the jewelry store, or so they think until their two suspects turn out to be police detectives on a stakeout. Now that everybody has gone home in disgrace, how will Martha catch the real criminals? Vocabulary: (E) suspicious, accomplice, plotting, proof, expression (I) fishy, partner, planning, positive
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#13 - No Dogs Allowed
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 28
Tiffany wants to make Helen's treehouse into a girls' clubhouse. But who should be president? When the girls hold an election (Carolina vs. Tiffany, of course), both candidates aggressively court Helen's vote. Vocabulary (E) campaign, debate, elect, influence, issue (I) choose, decide, lose, vote, win, club
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#14 - Arthur Read: Super Saver
Arthur - Season 18 - Episode 16
Business is slow for Mr. and Mrs. Read, and Arthur is concerned. Can this "super saver" find ways to keep his family in the green?
#15 - Unfinished
Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 12
Arthur finds himself the only kid at a "party for old folks." Heading away from the action, he instead becomes engrossed in a book titled 93 Million Miles in a Balloon (a bit like Around the World in 80 Days.) The books last pages are missing, however, leading Arthur on a frantic quest to try to find out the ending.
#16 - Martha Blah Blah
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 11
Granny Flo decides to cut costs at the soup factory. Who would notice if each bowl of soup had only half the letters of the alphabet anyway? Martha would, that's who. As the letters are subtracted from the soup, they're also subtracted from her speech, and Martha loses her ability to communicate. Has Martha ordered her last burger? Vocabulary (E) limit, add, subtract, reduce, diminish (I) few, greater, higher, more, less
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#17 - Skits Behaves
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 12
Now that Skits is full grown, his rambunctious behavior has really gotten out of hand. Mom and Dad tell Helen she has to train Skits or he will have to be an outside dog. Helen tries all the latest training techniques with no success, until she realizes there's only one sure–fire training method: practice, lots of practice. Vocabulary (E) improve, progress, expand, behave, develop (I) better, misbehave, grow, manners, learn
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#18 - Firedog Martha
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 15
Martha wants to be a firehouse dog, just like her favorite book, Firehouse Freddie. But somehow all the things Freddie makes look so easy—climbing ladders, carrying hoses—aren't as easy for a real dog to do. Will Martha give up on her dream? Vocabulary: (E) reality, fantasy, fiction, imagine, tale, dispatcher (I) story, real, fact, pretend, actually
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#19 - Oh, Noooo!
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 19
Granny Flo's Alphabet Soup is taking a licking from the competition, Oodles of Os. If Granny Flo goes out of business, how will Martha communicate? To increase sales, Helen, Martha, and T.D. set out to convince Granny Flo to advertise on the popular TV show, International Icon. Who will Granny Flo choose as a spokesperson? Vocabulary: (E) deceive, honest, dishonest, mislead, popular (I) trust, believe, fooling, right, wrong, advertise
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#20 - Best in Show
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 35
Carolina decides to enter François in the dog show, and Helen just can't help herself. She has to enter Martha, too, so she can show Carolina who the true champion really is. A little competition between cousins isn't a bad thing, or is it? Vocabulary (E) competition, contest, champion, rival, victory (I) beat, enter, lose, prize, win
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#21 - Martha Gets Spooked
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 37
Is someone fixing up the haunted house? If not, who ordered those flowers? Was it the ghost of Mrs. Parkington's Great–Aunt Martha? Whoever or whatever it was, Martha has to go in there to protect Helen, before it's too late! Vocabulary: (E) eerie, explain, gullible, logical, impossible (I) creepy, ghost, haunted, unlikely, spook
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#22 - Martha Changes Her Luck
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 38
Uh–oh. Martha walked under a ladder—and broke a mirror—so now she thinks she's jinxed. And she's worried her bad luck is rubbing off on everybody else. Helen tries to explain that all the accidents are just coincidence, but things just keep getting worse. Vocabulary (E) jinx, superstitious, curse, coincidence, reason (I) luck, chance, accident, fluke, doomed
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#23 - There Goes the Neighborhood
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 43
Martha can't believe that Helen and Alice are making such a fuss about a kitten. Everyone knows kittens are not to be tolerated. But could this kitten be different? Vocabulary (E) discriminate, prejudice, territory, tolerate, socialize, sociable (I) buddy, pal, greet, ignore
#24 - Ice Scream
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 44
Alice is shocked to discover that Truman has never actually tried ice cream. Alice thinks deciding you won't like ice cream without trying it is, well, prejudiced! Can Helen and T.D. find a compromise that satisfies Alice but doesn't force Truman to give in to peer pressure? Vocabulary (E) aversion, disgust, peer pressure, prefer, narrow–minded (I) against, choice, dislike, flavor, like
#25 - Nurse Martha
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 45
Being able to translate animal speech sure comes in handy when Martha gets a job as the vet's assistant. But when Mrs. Clusky's niece brings her puppy to the vet — and he speaks nothing but incomprehensible puppy talk — artha's going to need more than her linguistic skills to figure out what's wrong. Vocabulary (E) examine, observe, research, symptom, vaccine (I) test, treat, checkup, veterinarian, healthy
#26 - T.D. Gets the Scoop
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 46
Carolina is starting a newspaper, the Carolina Town Crier, and she needs some crack reporters to track down the news. T.D. turns investigative reporter, until he becomes the headline himself. Martha thinks she's uncovered a real scoop, but Carolina disagrees, no bones about it. Vocabulary (E) inspect, information, investigate, scoop, uncover (I) news, story, headline, cover, print
#27 - Alice Twinkle Toes
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 47
Alice is a talented athlete, but grace is not her middle name. After she sees a performance of the ballet, she secretly wishes she could take ballet lessons. But how can she ever admit she's interested when she knows her brother Ronald will tease her mercilessly? Vocabulary (E) awkward, balance, clumsy, graceful, coordinated (I) athlete, dancer, klutz, stumble, beautiful
#28 - Martha Fails the Course
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 48
After she sees a dog agility course on TV, Martha decides being an agility dog is just the thing for her. But when she tries out a course that Mrs. Clusky built for François, her agility dream becomes a nightmare. Now Martha won't even walk in public. How can Helen and Alice get Martha back on her feet? Vocabulary (E) agility, flexible, nimble, challenge, course (I) speed, smooth, quick, move, fall
#29 - Martha the Weather Dog
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 52
Windy McCloud, Wagstaff City's meteorologist, wants Martha to be her weather dog. Martha's thrilled that she'll be able to change the weather to suit Helen and her friends, until she finds out she's not going to make the weather, she's going to predict it. But all her predictions are way off. What should she tell Windy? Vocabulary (E) forecast, temperature, meteorologist, predict, weather (I) sunny, shower, snow, rain, cloudy, lightning
#30 - Martha Models
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 54
Carolina is over the moon when she finds out that Mindy Munchhausen, host of "Operation Catwalk," will be judging Wagstaff City's dog costume parade. She teams up with Helen to design outfits for Martha and Skits, sure that this will be her big break. Is Carolina on her way to Fashion Avenue? Vocabulary (E) apparel, measurement, outfit, pattern, style (I) sew, fit, hem, model, fashion
#31 - T.D. and Martha Gopher Broke
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 56
Martha, T.D., and T.D.'s dad spend the weekend at CK's farm, trying to keep a gopher from eating all the crops. After many failed schemes to catch the gluttonous gopher, they realize the best way to keep him from eating the crops is by offering him a better meal elsewhere! Vocabulary (E) agriculture, burrow, crop, pest, produce (I) farm, gnaw, plants, trap, underground
#32 - Helen's All Thumbs
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 60
Ronald gives Helen his old gamekid, and pretty soon she's hooked! She forgets to walk Martha, neglects her homework, and becomes completely preoccupied. When Helen forgets to feed Martha and Skits again, and misses the fieldtrip because she forgot her permission slip, she turns to Martha for help. Can Helen break the habit? Vocabulary (E) addict, obsessed, preoccupied, monitor, restraint (I) hooked, quit, level, rid, break
#33 - Martha Bakes
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 61
Helen is sad when her drawing doesn't win the art competition, so Mom decides to bake her a cake to cheer her up. But when a last–minute order comes in at the flower shop, Martha and Skits decide to take over. Do two dogs with no thumbs (and a cookbook) have what it takes to bake? Vocabulary (E) recipe, ingredients, from scratch, blend, beat (I) mix, pour, bake, oven, stir
#34 - Martha Makes Scents
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 62
Always on the lookout for a way to avoid bathing, Martha decides T.D.'s dad O.G. should invent a perfume that will cover up her doggy scent. After a few tries, he concocts the perfect pooch perfume. So why is Martha begging for a bath? Vocabulary (E) combine, concoct, dissolve, separate, extract (I) spritz, drop, spray, fragrance, perfume, strong
#35 - Dog Fight
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 74
Martha and Skits don't want to share their newest, coolest dog toy. Their bickering is driving Helen nuts, and now T.D. and Alice have taken sides. Can't they all just get along? Vocabulary (E) quarrel, bicker, negotiate, barter, truce (I) selfish, fight, share, take a turn, trade
#36 - Martha Spins a Tale
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 80
It's sweltering hot and everybody is miserable. To distract Jake from the heat, Martha tells him about Goldi–Martha and the Skits Hatter and Little Red Riding Helen and their adventures among giants, queens, and a very familiar fire–breathing cat. Vocabulary (E) irritating, soothing, comfortable, cozy, sweltering (I) scratchy, cool, lumpy, bumpy, hot
#37 - Martha's No Dummy
Martha Speaks - Season 2 - Episode 4
Granny Flo is hosting a variety show. Helen and Carolina team up to perform a pantomime, Alice practices her tap routine, and Truman perfects his water glass symphony, but T.D. and Martha struggle to come up with an act. Will they ever find their voice? Vocabulary (E) pantomime, routine, rehearse, ventriloquist, entertain (I) host, show, old-fashioned, star, act
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