Run, Scott, Run!

There is a show on PBS for kids called "Between the Lions" that I love. I think it is so funny. Granted, most of the humor is lost on preschool kids. The show has a series of segments that focus on teaching children how to read, or at least about the sounds that make up words. One segment is about Scott, Dot, and Chicken Jane. The segment is usually a variation of the three of them--a brother, sister, & their chicken--on a little trip. Scott & Dot are usually oblivious to some sort of imminent danger (like a bull about to charge), to which Chicken Jane tries to alert them. She squawks & jumps around & tries to get their attention. She resorts to scratching something in the dirt to the tune of "Run!" Sometimes she is writing "Scat," sometimes it is "Scoot." It goes along with whatever the theme sound is for the show. Today's word was "vamoose." So she is writing, Dot is reading it aloud, & she reads, "va- ... moose. Va-moose. Vamoose, Scott, Vamoose." They finally get it, "Oh, we need to vamoose," and so they do. Just in time to avoid the danger, they get out of the way. BUT, Chicken Jane is almost always left behind in the danger. So the theme song, "Look, look, see, see, coming down the lane. Here comes Scott, here comes Dot, here comes Chicken Jane," always shows poor little Chicken Jane with her arm in a sling and her leg in a cast. It is so hilarious.

That's it. You can draw your own analogies from that (I'm sure there are plenty). I just think it's funny. Are you Scott, Dot, or Chicken Jane in your own life?