Macho’s Eggcellent Adventure
When Empress Bawkarella of the planet Cluckatron catches a lift in the Mach Billion, everything goes great—until the gang runs into a field of dangerous EGGsteroids! And with Scotty out doing a squeegee spacewalk to wipe off the windshield, it’s up to Macho and Bawkarella to navigate the ship to safety. But she doesn’t speak English and Macho doesn’t speak Bawkish! If someone doesn’t speak your language, and you don’t speak theirs, can you still find a way to communicate and make friends? That's the big question in today’s episode, "Macho's Eggcellent Adventure"!
Length: 19.5 minutes
Genre: kids
Release Date: 2/3/23
Produced by the ALA-award-winning podcast THE IMAGINE NEIGHBORHOOD
SCOTTY: But Bawkarella doesn’t speak English. I actually happen to know a little Bawkish–my best friend in middle school was a Space Chicken. [But my grammar is awful]
MACHO: What was that? What did Scotty say?
SCOTTY: Oh, That’s me trying to speak Bawkish.I just said that my grammar was awful.
BAWKARELLA: [Nonsense. You talk like a chicken]
SCOTTY: Thanks, Bawkarella.
MACHO: What did Bawkarella say?
SCOTTY: She said I talk just like a chicken--
BAWKARELLA: Bawk bawk bawk BOW TIE.
SFX: SCOTTY LAUGHS UNTIL HE CRIES.
MACHO: Scotty? Um, could Scotty tell Macho what was so funny?
SCOTTY: Oh, sorry, so Bawkarella said, You talk like a chicken," but then she said "THAT'S WEARING A BOW TIE," but the English words "bow tie" sound a lot like the Bawkish word for fart. So it's funny! If you speak Bawkish.
MACHO: Macho does not speak Bawkish.
SCOTTY: Macho doesn't speak Bawkish YET. But someday, he might?
Press for The Imagine Neighborhood
“Imaginative stories, wacky characters, and fun sound effects bring social-emotional topics that are covered in many classrooms into the home (or car). A+”
"Through the use of metaphor, the series explores topics such as fear, frustration and responsibility, as well as real-life serious issues including race and diversity, dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and cyberbullying. Editor's Pick!"