Karma's World (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - Rhyme O' Clock News - full transcript

[hip-hop beat]

-[man] We're on in three, two…
-[news jingle]

♪ Karma Grant is my name
Reporting live ♪

♪ I have something important to tell you
I told some lies ♪

♪ Now coming from my heart
Please look me in my eyes ♪

♪ To my community ♪

♪ I have to apologize, I'm sorry! ♪

Have you ever decided
not to tell the truth?

Stick around.
I'mma show you what went down!

[laughter]

Hmm. Huh.



[plays beat]

[Winston laughs]

OK! All right!

♪ Uh! We in the diner
Havin' smoothies and snacks! ♪

- ♪ Uh-huh ♪
- ♪ Chillin' all day, sayin' please-- ♪

-[Keys shouts in distance] Come back!
-Huh? That sounds like… Keys?

-[barking]
-And Major! Come on!

-Major!
-[Major barks]

[pants]

[barks]

-[howls]
-[gasps]

-[gasps]
-[thud]

[Keys] Major!

-[Karma] Oh, no!
-Stand back, I got this.



Ms. Dubs, be careful, you'll…

…do amazing moves through the air?

Oh man, I wish the whole
neighborhood could see this.

Oh! I'll put it on MyBlock!

[slow-motion yell]

Whoa!

-[Major yaps]
-I can't look!

[chuckles] Still got it!

-[bones crack]
-Ooh!

Just a lil' rusty. [laughs]

-Whoo!
-Thanks, Ms. Dubs!

I didn't know you could move like that.

Well, when you do squats,
anything is possible.

Gotta stay limber for my interpretive
dance performance in the park tomorrow.

Karma, tell the people watching
what just happened.

Uh… OK.

[Switch beatboxes]

♪ A dog was stuck in a tree ♪

♪ The situation looked grim ♪

♪ He was helpless and afraid
Hangin' from a limb ♪

♪ But in the nick of time
A local hero saved the day ♪

♪ I've got good news
The dog is OK! ♪

-[Major barks]
-[they laugh]

Whoa! The whole neighborhood
saw Major's rescue.

And I think they really liked it.

[Winston] Fourteen likes!

Look at the comments!

People are saying,
"It's like a hip-hop news report."

[gasps] A news rap-port!

You know, maybe we could make
this into a regular thing,

so everyone in the neighborhood
knows what's goin' down!

-Winston, you could film.
-Switch, you could make the beats.

And instead of just saying the news,
you could rap it, Karma!

-Aw, yeah!
-That's a great idea!

Hello and welcome…

to the Rhyme O'Clock News!

♪ Thanks for tuning in
To our breaking news ♪

♪ We've got the biggest stories
Hard-hittin' interviews ♪

♪ We're the Rhyme O'Clock Crew
We tell it how we should ♪

♪ So here's what's goin' on
in this neighborhood ♪

♪ There was a contest
For the hot dog eaters ♪

♪ A lotta competition
But they just couldn't beat her ♪

♪ I'm here with the winner
And before we go to break… ♪

Sorry. Can we cut?

I have a stomach ache. [whimpers]

[Winston] This video got 56 likes!

♪ Reporting to you live
From the neighborhood garden ♪

♪ Tomato so big
Have you beggin' your pardon ♪

♪ It's two feet high
And it's 30 inches round ♪

♪ And can make enough ketchup
For the whole entire town! ♪

Check it out! This post got 62 likes.

♪ We're having stormy weather
You don't even have to wonder ♪

♪ The lightning just struck
And the thunder just thundered ♪

♪ A word of advice
To the ladies and the fellas ♪

♪ If you leave home
Don't forget your umbrellas ♪

This is amazing! 75 likes!

[both] Whoo-hoo!

This has been the Rhyme O'Clock News.

-I'm Karma…
-I'm Winston…

I'm Switch…

[all] And if you've got the time,
we've got the rhyme.

And… cut!

-We did it!
-[they cheer]

So awesome!

Whoa, one hundred likes on MyBlock!
That's the most we've ever gotten.

Even Mr. Crawford liked that report,
and he doesn't like anything.

[they laugh]

Hey! A scone-scraper for the
famous Rhyme O'Clock News team!

-[applause]
-Good work!

Thank you. But we don't do it for
the scones. We do it for the news.

[gulps] And breaking news,
these scones are bangin'!

[laughter and applause]

Mm!

Hello and welcome
to the Rhyme O'Clock News!

♪ The doorbell was broken
But it just got fixed ♪

♪ It used to sound bad
Now it sounds like this ♪

[doorbell buzzes]

Um, this just in…
People do not like this video.

Oof. It says, "Can you please
cover something interesting?"

And only 14 likes? Ouch.

Come on! This is a good story!
They must've missed it. I'll do it again.

[doorbell buzzes]

-Uh…
-[doorbell buzzes]

They're saying it's boring.

Well then, if we're gonna keep
the show going,

we have to give the people
what they want!

More drama!

Mr. Crawford playing chess.
Just like every day.

-[laughs]
-People going to the diner?

Nothing newsy about that.

You're looking for news, huh?
Major, show 'em what you got!

-[barks]
-[Keys] Major got moves.

And the public deserves to know!

Keys, Major wiggles all the time!
That's not news.

We need excitement. We need drama!

-You need a dancin' dog!
-[Major barks]

-[sighs]
-[Chef Scott] Check it out, kids.

My brand-new zucchini scones!

They're quite delicious,
if I say so myself.

Ooh! [munches]

-Mm… pretty good!
-Really?

But it's got those weird, cricket-looking
zucchini strings inside. Ugh!

Hm. Ooh, Switch, gimme a beat.
Winston, start recording.

♪ Chef Scott, he added
New scones to the menu ♪

♪ If you want to give the scones a taste ♪

♪ Then you need to know something
'Bout the snack before you pick it ♪

♪ I heard people saying
They might be made of crickets! ♪

Huh? But, Karma… that's not true.

What? I didn't say the scones have
crickets in them. I said the scones might.

-I guess…
-Maybe…

Besides…

I must be doin' something right.
The likes don't lie.

Uh…

Hm…

[laughs] Checkmate!

I win for the 17th time!

Hey, hey. It's time for a live report.

♪ Comin' to you live
With an informative rhyme ♪

♪ Mr. Crawford won chess
For the 17th time ♪

♪ How's he always winning?
Well, witnesses say ♪

♪ It's possible he cheats
They suspect foul play ♪

-Really, Karma?
-"Possible he cheats"?

That's not cool.
What you said wasn't true.

Wait, what do you mean?
I didn't say Mr. Crawford cheated.

I just stretched the truth a little.

We don't wanna stretch the truth
to get likes.

The whole neighborhood will think
Mr. Crawford's a cheater.

Reporting the news is supposed to be
is about keeping it real.

The people watching
think you're telling the truth.

Oh, come on,
this is what we have to do for views.

This is the kind of news people want!

Well, here's some news for you.

[both] We quit!

[Karma sighs]

They wanna leave?
I'll just keep doing the show by myself.

I don't need them. I have followers.

[Karma sighs] OK.

Interpretive dance performance
in the park, starting soon!

A-ha! You're welcome!

Hm.

♪ I'm here with breaking news
Hm, where do I start? ♪

♪ I've gotta tell you something cool… ♪

Um…
♪ The event here in the park! ♪

♪ Yes, Ms. Washington's
Performing a dance ♪

♪ But there's an added bonus
Free treats for her fans! ♪

♪ So clear off your schedules
And cancel all your plans ♪

♪ First people to arrive
Win polka-dotted pants! ♪

♪ She's giving out snacks! ♪

♪ Lollipops and gum! ♪

♪ And free pony rides! ♪

♪ And wait, I'm not done! ♪

♪ There's a million-dollar necklace
Give-away bin! ♪

♪ A game of Hide-N-Seek
Where everybody wins! ♪

This has been the Rhyme O'Clock News.
I'm Karma.

[sighs, clears throat]

And if you've got the time,
I've got the rhyme.

-Huh?
-[people chatter]

-I came to see Jackie do her thing.
-Is this where it is?

Oh! Well, I had no idea so many
people liked interpretive dance.

May I have my free
million-dollar necklace, please?

-Your what?
-Where are the pants?

I was promised lollipops!

I don't see any of the things
Karma reported.

Looks like Ms. Washington lied.

Oh, no.

Oh, well, there must've
been a misunderstanding.

I don't have anything to give away.

But I do have this…

[vocalizes]

-[laughs]
-Ms. Washington tricked us!

I was really looking forward
to that lollipop.

And I don't see a single pony!

But, I-I didn't mean to trick anyone!

Please, I didn't lie. I wouldn't lie!

Oh… My performance is ruined.

[sighs]

♪ Things are out of order
I'm lying to my supporters ♪

♪ All I wanted was to just be
Your favorite reporter ♪

♪ With that hard hitting news
My priorities got confused ♪

♪ 'Cause I exaggerated
Just trying to get some views ♪

♪ Put a spin on all the gossip
And twisted true topics ♪

♪ The stories that I told were hurtful
I need to stop it ♪

♪ I know I'm feeling weak
And now it's time to be strong ♪

♪ I know I've learned my lesson
Now it's time to right my wrongs, yeah ♪

I need to make one more news report.

[sighs]

We're on in three, two…

♪ Karma Grant is my name
Reporting live ♪

♪ I have something important to tell you
I told some lies ♪

♪ Now coming from my heart
Please look me in my eyes ♪

♪ To my community
I have to apologize ♪

♪ First off, Mr. Crawford
He never cheated at chess #

♪ A master of the game
Yeah, he really is the best ♪

♪ Now on to Chef Scott
I said his scones had crickets ♪

♪ But I was really trippin'
'Cause them scones are terrific ♪

♪ Ms. Washington
I'm sorry that I made up all the lies ♪

♪ Said you were giving out snacks
Free jewelry and pony rides ♪

♪ I'm ashamed
That I hurt a lot of friends ♪

♪ Winston and Switch
I promise I won't do it again ♪

♪ I'mma follow my heart
And I'll never follow trends ♪

♪ Karma signing off
And this is where the lies end ♪

I just hope Winnie and Switch
can forgive me.

-[Winston] We forgive you.

As long as you promise
never to lie like that again.

From now on, I'll tell it like it is.
Whether it gets likes or not!

[all chuckle]

OK, Major, now!

[Major barks]

[they laugh]

-I'm Karma…
-I'm Winston…

I'm Switch…

And if you've got the time,
we've got the rhyme.