Episodes
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Season 1 (2008–2009)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Vocabulary words | Original air date | |
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| 1a | 1a | "Martha Speaks" | express, discuss, mumble, exclaim, shout, speak, jabber, talk, whisper, communicate | September 1, 2008 | |
When Helen feeds Martha alphabet soup, the letters somehow go to her brain rather than her stomach and she develops the ability to talk. After her family complains that she talks too much, she stops eating her soup. Then a burglar breaks into her house, and Martha finds herself speechless. The burglar then feeds her alphabet soup, which causes Martha to regain her ability to talk. Martha calls the police and Helen apologizes to Martha for what she said. | |||||
| 1b | 1b | "Martha Gives Advice" | persuade, defend, encourage, groan, advice, disagree, agree, suggest, offer, plead, sigh, opinion | September 1, 2008 | |
Helen's cousin Carolina is a little bit older but a lot more fashion–conscious. Helen tries to take her advice, even though she is 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. | |||||
| 2a | 2a | "Martha and Skits" | exceptional, stupendous, unique, specialize, extraordinary, one of a kind, excellent, perfect, super | September 2, 2008 | |
A new puppy named Skits joins Martha's household, bursting with puppy energy and the desire to chew everything. Unlike Martha, when Skits is fed alphabet soup, he does not gain the ability to speak. Feeling like he let the family down, Skits runs away; he then discovers that everybody is special in their own way. | |||||
| 2b | 2b | "Martha Plays a Part" | talent, expert, knack, gift, outstanding, superb, terrific, fantastic, practice, perform, cue, play | September 2, 2008 | |
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. | |||||
| 3a | 3a | "Martha Takes the Cake" | innocent, guilty, biased, witness, evidence, judge, jury, trial, prove, true, truth | September 3, 2008 | |
It's Alice's birthday and everybody is invited, including Martha. The only problem is that Nelson, Martha's cat nemesis, will be there too. When somebody, or some animal, ruins the birthday cake, Alice's brother Ronald thinks Martha is responsible because of his resentment of her. Martha proclaims her innocence. | |||||
| 3b | 3b | "Codename: Martha" | suspicious, accomplice, plotting, proof, expression, fishy, partner, planning, positive | September 3, 2008 | |
Martha, Helen, and T.D. uncover a plot to rob the local 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? | |||||
| 4a | 4a | "Martha to the Rescue" | rescue, courageous, danger, protect, hero, save, strong, harm, escape, trouble | September 4, 2008 | |
Martha is inspired by her favorite show, "Courageous Collie Carlo." Unfortunately, her attempts to become a doggie hero don't quite work out the way she plans. In the end, both Martha and Helen discover they can be courageous when it really matters. | |||||
| 4b | 4b | "Martha Camps Out" | honorary, brave, earn, merit badge, frightened, helpful, guard, scared, afraid | September 4, 2008 | |
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 is just imaginary. Or is she? | |||||
| 5a | 5a | "Down on the Farm" | chores, herd, pasture, responsibility, task, toil, job, tired, rise | September 5, 2008 | |
Helen, Martha, and T.D. visit T.D.'s grandpa CK on his farm. When Martha tries to help with chores, things get a little out of hand. She doesn't think she's cut out to be a farm dog, until she raises the alarm, just in the nick of time. | |||||
| 5b | 5b | "Martha Runs Away" | success, appreciate, opportunity, promote, employ, manage, hire, work, boss trouble | September 5, 2008 | |
When Helen blames Martha for a mess Skits made, Martha feels unappreciated and decides to run away. She finds the perfect job to match her abilities, a telemarketer, and enjoys career success. But she realizes that no amount of success is a substitute for a loving family. | |||||
| 6a | 6a | "Martha Blah Blah" | limit, add, subtract, reduce, diminish, few, greater, higher, more, less | September 8, 2008 | |
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? | |||||
| 6b | 6b | "Skits Behaves" | improve, progress, expand, behave, develop, better, misbehave, grow, manners, learn | September 8, 2008 | |
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, much practice. | |||||
| 7a | 7a | "Martha and the Canine Caper" | distressed, blame, confess, conceal, shame, rob, crime, punish, suspect, honest, hurt | September 9, 2008 | |
Martha inadvertently helps some stray dogs rob Karl the butcher. Worried that she'll get blamed for the crime, she conceals the evidence and pretends nothing happened. When the canine criminals recruit her for another heist, she's torn between the truth and a really big salami. | |||||
| 7b | 7b | "Perfectly Martha" | train, imperfect, obedient, disobedient, misbehave, wild, good, bad, sneaky, secret | September 9, 2008 | |
Martha thinks there's something fishy about the Perfect Pup Institute. Why are all these dogs behaving so, well, perfectly? Martha is determined to uncover the secret, before any more dogs lose their essential dogginess. Will she succeed or will she become a perfect pup too? | |||||
| 8a | 8a | "Firedog Martha" | reality, fantasy, fiction, imagine, tale, dispatcher, story, real, fact, pretend, actually | September 10, 2008 | |
Martha wants to be a firehouse dog, just like her favorite book, Firedog 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? | |||||
| 8b | 8b | "Martha's Pickle" | bizarre, odd, normal, farfetched, rumor, unusual, weird, wacky, ordinary, strange, report | September 10, 2008 | |
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! | |||||
| 9a | 9a | "The Dog Who Came to Dinner" | jealous, visitor, privileges, envy, demanding, houseguest, welcome, rude, polite, manners | September 11, 2008 | |
Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog for a few days, and Martha can't wait to welcome their houseguest. To Martha's chagrin, François turns out to be a demanding and manipulative guest who knows just how to charm the humans. When Martha gets blamed for the teacup poodle's bad behavior, something has to be done, but what? | |||||
| 9b | 9b | "Martha Calling" | allow, forbid, permit, restrict, problem, guest, rules, invite, vacation | September 11, 2008 | |
When Martha wins a trip to the Come–On–Inn from a radio call–in show, there's only one problem: No dogs allowed. Helen and Martha put their heads together to come up with a solution, enter "Granny Martha". But when a "mad dog" eats Granny Martha, pandemonium ensues. Where's Martha and why is everybody running for the exits? | |||||
| 10a | 10a | "Oh, Nooo!" | deceive, honest, dishonest, mislead, popular, trust, believe, fooling, right, wrong, advertise | September 12, 2008 | |
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? | |||||
| 10b | 10b | "Bye Martha" | deny, admit, claim, false, translate, switch, mistake, trick, fraud | September 12, 2008 | |
Nefarious con artist Weaselgraft hatches a scheme to kidnap Martha by pretending to be Martha's long–lost owner ... from Poland. The family sniffs something suspicious, but why has Martha suddenly begun speaking Polish? Will they really have to say pożegnania to Martha? | |||||
| 11a | 11a | "Martha Walks the Dog" | annoy, beware, insult, pleasant, unpleasant, bully, mean, loud, tough, naughty | September 15, 2008 | |
There's a new dog in town and, boy, is he mean! He barks so much that nobody can sleep. Helen and Martha decide they have to do something. They try steak, squeaky toys, soothing music, but nothing calms the beast within. Then unexpectedly Ronald's parrot reveals the power of a few well–chosen words. | |||||
| 11b | 11b | "Martha's Got Talent" | coax, compliment, flatter, tempt, praise, tongue twister, care, friendly, practice, treat | September 15, 2008 | |
Weaselgraft just can't get Martha off his mind. He must have her. Maybe he can tempt her into his clutches with some well–placed praise and a lifetime supply of bones. He invites her to a talent show, and Martha tells the gang. TD, Truman, and Carolina are game, but they aren't the kind of game Weaselgraft was hoping to catch. | |||||
| 12a | 12a | "Martha the Hero Maker" | thrilling, hero, villain, astonish, humongous, boring, exciting, adventure, incredible, amazing, dull | September 16, 2008 | |
Martha has an idea for a thrilling adventure story, so Truman, T.D., and Helen decide to draw it for her. Much to Martha's dismay, they all add their own special touches, including peanut butter, a ground squirrel, and the Incredible Exo–Skeleton–of–Wow. But when life imitates art, things get a little too exciting! | |||||
| 12b | 12b | "Starstruck Martha" | ecstatic, embarrass, enthusiastic, eager, reputation, fear, excited, glad, upset, fan | September 16, 2008 | |
Martha is thrilled when she hears Courageous Collie Carlo is coming to town. But when Martha unexpectedly reveals how uncourageous Carlo really is, she has to help him save his reputation or Carlo's TV career could be history. | |||||
| 13a | 13a | "Martha in Charge" | remedy, recover, recuperate, cure, medicine, hoarse, rest, well, sick | September 17, 2008 | |
Helen comes down with laryngitis, and she's sent to bed to recuperate. Martha decides to use her powers of speech to take care of the patient and find a cure. A police car, fire engine, pizza delivery van, and chimney sweep truck all blocking the road in front of Helen's house. | |||||
| 13b | 13b | "Truman and the Deep Blue Sea" | dread, nauseous, overcome, persevere, seasick, ill, quit, queasy, sick, shaky | September 17, 2008 | |
Truman cannot believe his luck when Alice invites the gang to go whale watching ... until he realizes that he has to actually get on a boat. Which means he'll get seasick. But Truman's desire to see Balaenoptera musculus drives him to overcome his fear, with a little help from someone who knows the true meaning of perseverance! | |||||
| 14a | 14a | "Escape from Flea Island" | cooperate, consensus, government, law, supervise, agree, lead, in charge, rule, team | September 18, 2008 | |
Carolina is determined to outdo Tiffany Blatsky on the science project. She organizes an expedition with TD, Truman, and Martha to gather "exotic" plants. When the canoe capsizes, a storm blows up, and the sun starts to go down, they worry they may never get off Flea Island. | |||||
| 14b | 14b | "No Dogs Allowed" | campaign, debate, elect, influence, issue, choose, decide, lose, vote, win, club | September 18, 2008 | |
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. | |||||
| 15 | 15 | "Ain't Nothin' But a Pound Dog" | abandon, deserted, neglected, overlooked, fortunate, alone, forgot, harsh, lonely, tough, rough, adopt, affection, devoted, embrace, loyal, adore, belong, care, dream, hope | September 19, 2008 | |
Part 1: Martha loses her collar and winds up in the animal shelter. She leads an escape attempt, only to find that freedom isn't much without a family. Part 2: When Martha's family comes to take her home, she decides she can't leave her shelter friends behind. Adopting that many dogs is out of the question, so Martha, Helen, and TD cook up a plan to find families for the pound pooches. | |||||
| 16a | 16a | "Raiders of the Lost Art" | apologize, dilemma, forgive, miserable, regret, mistake, solve, sorry, swap, unhappy | October 13, 2008 | |
After TD passes in the wrong drawing in art class (a caricature of his art teacher instead of a perfectly good drawing of the back of Chuck Smith's head), he panics. With Truman and Martha keeping an eye out for the janitor, Helen and TD sneak into the school after hours to switch the drawings. But will they get caught, or worse still, eaten by a desert mountain snow wolf? | |||||
| 16b | 16b | "Martha Says it with Flowers" | considerate, delightful, thoughtful, sincere, inconsiderate, kind, lovely, nice, sweet | October 13, 2008 | |
Martha always seems to do the wrong thing around Grandma Lucille. To prove that she's really considerate, she decides to do something really special for Grandma's birthday. But finding the perfect present for a human is a lot harder than it looks. | |||||
| 17a | 17a | "Martha Doesn't Speak Monkey!" | directions, retrieves, instructions, follow, lead, inside, behind, under, on top, in front, find | October 14, 2008 | |
Professor Monkey is coming to town to promote his craft books with co–author Beppo. But his directions to the bookstore end up under Bob the dog's fiercely guarded porch. Can Martha help Professor Monkey find the bookstore before Beppo turns in her banana suit? | |||||
| 17b | 17b | "Martha and Truman Get Lost" | track, trail, misplace, locate, search, lost, found, missing, near, far, around | October 14, 2008 | |
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 (it's a rock). 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. | |||||
| 18a | 18a | "Martha Gets Spooked" | eerie, explain, gullible, logical, impossible, creepy, ghost, haunted, unlikely, spook | October 31, 2008 | |
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! | |||||
| 18b | 18b | "Martha Changes Her Luck" | jinx, superstitious, curse, coincidence, reason, luck, chance, accident, fluke, doomed | October 31, 2008 | |
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. | |||||
| 19 | 19 | "Martha Runs the Store" | escape, entrance, flee, stuck, trapped, hurry, closed, inside, open, outside, avoid, capture, distract, exit, intruder, catch, door, get away, guard, hide | November 26, 2008 | |
Part 1: Skits and Martha are feeling desperate while they wait in the broiling sun for Helen to finish shopping. Fed up, Skits decides to follow the cool air into the store, and Martha has to follow to get him out. What are they going to do now that they're stuck in the bathroom and the store is about to close?! Part 2: Helen can't find Martha and Skits anywhere. Little does she know, they're trapped inside the darkened department store, trying to find the exit ... when they aren't distracted by the comfy beds, overflowing garbage cans, and automatic tennis–ball shooter. Will they find their way out before it's time to blow out Mom's birthday candles? | |||||
| 20a | 20a | "Best in Show" | competition, contest, champion, rival, victory, beat, enter, lose, prize, win | November 28, 2008 | |
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? | |||||
| 20b | 20b | "Truman on the Ball" | achievement, attempt, concentrate, effort, patient, throw, catch, toss, lesson | November 28, 2008 | |
Why does Truman want to become a hobo and/or join the circus? Is he actually trying to run away? Maybe it has something to do with tomorrow's softball game, and the fact that Truman can't actually catch the ball. Can Martha and Alice help? | |||||
| 21a | 21a | "Martha Sings" | instrument, musician, vocalist, recording, tempo, melody, sing, song, music, hear, sound | January 2, 2009 | |
Martha wakes up singing and not just because she's happy. She can't stop! Helen Martha visit the vet, some musicians, and an opera singer, trying to discover the source of her musical malady to no avail. Will Martha ever be able to talk without a tempo again? | |||||
| 21b | 21b | "T.D. Makes the Band" | lyrics, audience, rhythm, inspiration, encore, band, beat, hit, concert, catchy | January 2, 2009 | |
Everybody's singing about Shecky the Sea Lion and it's driving TD nuts! He could write a better song than that, and that's just what he's going to do! He recruits the gang to join his band and then sets out to write a hit song ... about Belgium? Inspiration strikes, but what will they do for an encore? | |||||
| 22a | 22a | "Itchy Martha" | device, contraption, devise, invent, variation, helmet, gadget, machine, idea, cone | February 13, 2009 | |
Martha can't keep her paws away from her itchy ear mites. Until they're gone, she has to wear a cone on her head to keep her from scratching. Martha hates the cone; it gets in the way and makes everything sound weird. Worse than that, it terrifies Jake. Will Martha have to live in the cellar until she gets better? | |||||
| 22b | 22b | "Martha and the Thief of Hearts" | craft, personalized, design, exquisite, original, draw, create, supplies, materials, decorate | February 13, 2009 | |
The gang decides to make homemade valentines for each other. But when everybody's art supplies begin disappearing, their affectionate mood begins to fade. Can Martha solve the mystery of the stolen supplies? | |||||
| 23a | 23a | "Alice Twinkle Toes" | awkward, balance, clumsy, graceful, coordinated, athlete, dancer, klutz, stumble, beautiful | February 16, 2009 | |
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? | |||||
| 23b | 23b | "Martha Fails the Course" | agility, flexible, nimble, challenge, course, speed, smooth, quick, move, fall | February 16, 2009 | |
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? | |||||
| 24a | 24a | "There Goes the Neighborhood" | discriminate, prejudice, territory, tolerate, socialize, sociable, buddy, pal, greet, ignore | February 17, 2009 | |
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? | |||||
| 24b | 24b | "Ice Scream" | aversion, disgust, peer pressure, prefer, narrow–minded, against, choice, dislike, flavor, like | February 17, 2009 | |
Alice is shocked to discover that Truman has never actually tried ice cream. Alice thinks deciding you will not like ice cream without trying it is not reasonable. Can Helen and TD find a compromise that satisfies Alice but doesn't force Truman to give in to peer pressure. | |||||
| 25a | 25a | "Nurse Martha" | examine, observe, research, symptom, vaccine, test, treat, checkup, veterinarian, healthy | February 18, 2009 | |
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 — Martha's going to need more than her linguistic skills to figure out what's wrong. | |||||
| 25b | 25b | "T.D. Gets the Scoop" | inspect, information, investigate, scoop, uncover, news, story, headline, cover, print | February 18, 2009 | |
Carolina is starting a newspaper, the Carolina Town Crier, and she needs some crack reporters to track down the news. TD turns investigative reporter, until he becomes the headline himself. Martha thinks she's uncovered a real scoop, but Carolina disagrees, no bones about it. | |||||
| 26a | 26a | "Skits Under the Weather" | storm, thunder, lightning, shower, precipitation, hail, wet, downpour, rainfall, drizzle | March 16, 2009 [1] | |
Martha and Skits hate the sound of thunder. One day Skits gets fed up and tries to outrun the storm, but soon discovers that all roads somehow lead back home. | |||||
| 26b | 26b | "Martha the Weather Dog" | forecast, temperature, meteorologist, predict, weather, sunny, shower, snow, rain, cloudy, lightning | March 16, 2009 [2] | |
Windy McCloud, Wagstaff City's meteorologist, wants Martha to be her weather dog. Martha is 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? | |||||
| 27a | 27a | "Martha in the Doghouse" | architect, blueprint, construction, shelter, model, build, building, tools, sketch, porch | March 17, 2009 [3] | |
Martha just wants a nice quiet place to take a nap. All she needs is for everybody to be quiet for, oh, 16 hours a day. Is that too much to ask? Helen and the gang try to help by designing a doghouse for Martha. | |||||
| 27b | 27b | "Martha Models" | apparel, measurement, outfit, pattern, style, sew, fit, hem, model, fashion | March 17, 2009 [4] | |
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? | |||||
| 28a | 28a | "T.D. and Martha Gopher Broke" | agriculture, burrow, crop, pest, produce, farm, gnaw, plants, trap, underground | March 18, 2009 [5] | |
Martha, TD, and TD'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! | |||||
| 28b | 28b | "T.D. and the Steak Tree" | bloom, blossom, harvest, sprout, trend, branch, bud, grow, plant, pick | March 18, 2009 [6] | |
TD 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, TD has to think fast before he's humiliated in front of his friends. | |||||
| 29a | 29a | "Virtually Martha" | deleted, attach, email, folder, file, computer, send, desktop, laptop, icon | March 19, 2009 [7] | |
While playing with Alice's laptop computer, Martha accidentally hits the wrong button and gets zapped inside! Will Helen figure out a way to get her out of there before those marauding video monsters gobble her up? | |||||
| 29b | 29b | "Martha vs. Robot" | command, function, manual, mechanical, program, robot, charge, fetch, alive, button | March 19, 2009 [8] | |
Alice's family gets a robotic pet called Dynamo who can do everything a real dog can do and help you with your math homework. Martha decides to show that she's even more perfect than the perfect pet, so Helen won't replace her with a mechanical mutt. If that fails, can she work with Nelson to get rid of Dynamo? | |||||
| 30a | 30a | "Helen's All Thumbs" | addict, obsessed, preoccupied, monitor, restraint, hooked, quit, level, rid, break | March 20, 2009 [9] | |
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 field trip because she forgot her permission slip, she turns to Martha for help. Can Helen break the habit? | |||||
| 30b | 30b | "Martha's Dirty Habit" | habit, weakness, urge, crave, drive, want, stop, desire, need, irresistible | March 20, 2009 [10] | |
Every spring, Martha gets an urge to dig that she just cannot control. When Martha's habit gets her in trouble with the whole neighborhood, the family decides they need to put her desire to dig to good use. | |||||
| 31a | 31a | "Martha Bakes" | recipe, ingredients, from scratch, blend, beat, mix, pour, bake, oven, stir | April 6, 2009 [11] | |
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? | |||||
| 31b | 31b | "Martha Makes Scents" | combine, concoct, dissolve, separate, extract, spritz, drop, spray, fragrance, perfume, strong | April 6, 2009 [12] | |
Always on the lookout for a way to avoid bathing, Martha decides TD's dad OG 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? | |||||
| 32a | 32a | "Martha the Witness" | accuse, testify, defendant, plaintiff, mistrial, objection, describe, answer, question, explain, accident | April 7, 2009 [13] | |
Mrs. Demson hates dogs and blames them for everything, which is a problem since she lives right down the street from Martha. But she changes her tune after Martha witnesses an accident that destroys Mrs. Demson's lawn furniture. Now Mrs. Demson will do anything to get Martha to appear as her witness in court. | |||||
| 32b | 32b | "Martha Takes a Stand" | right, compromise, principle, resolve, option, fair, unfair, give in, freedom, civilized, demand | April 7, 2009 [14] | |
Something smells bad and it's Martha. Faced with yet another bath, Martha makes a stand for her right to, well, stink. But if Martha is going to stand up for her rights, Dad says she can do it outside. Will Martha be an outside dog forever? | |||||
| 33a | 33a | "Martha Goes to School" | attendance, substitute, attention, behavior, report, teacher, lesson, student, school, homework | April 8, 2009 [15] | |
TD thinks it would be funny to put Martha's name on the list for substitute teachers. What started out as a joke, turns into a nightmare for Helen, Alice, and TD, when Martha gets the job and takes it very seriously. | |||||
| 33b | 33b | "T.D. and the Light Bulb of Doom" | assignment, inventor, discover, biography, subject, chapter, study, project, class, grade | April 8, 2009 [16] | |
TD swears he'll start working on his report just as soon as he watches the "Harry Blotter, Boy Wizard" movie marathon, all nine parts! As Helen predicted, TD winds up in a panic until he has a moment of inspiration. Thus, he might pull off his project in time. | |||||
| 34a | 34a | "Martha Treads the Boards" | tradition, custom, culture, generation, annual, family, different, community, theater, marry | April 9, 2009 [17] | |
Helen's mom and dad are starring in the community theater production, and Helen's the stage manager. Even Martha gets a part ... as a bull. When the big night finally comes, Mom and Dad get trapped in their dressing room. The play must go on, but now the bull is the bullfighter and the bullfighter is ... her sister? What will they do for an encore? | |||||
| 34b | 34b | "Martha's Pack" | family tree, ancestors, descendant, pack, relatives, wolf, sister, brother, cousin, daughter | April 9, 2009 [18] | |
When Helen leaves Martha off her family tree, Martha decides to make her own pack. However, the call of the wild becomes the call of the can opener for her pack mates, and soon Martha is left alone at Doghead Lake, hunting for dinner. | |||||
| 35a | 35a | "Martha Smells" | aroma, fragrance, scent, stench, reek, smell, stink, whiff, odor | April 10, 2009 [19] | |
Martha is secretly trapped inside Pablum and Weaselgraft's hideout. She manages to call Helen and tell her how to get there by smell. Can Helen and TD follow her scent map and uncover Weaselgraft and Pablum's lair? | |||||
| 35b | 35b | "Martha Hears" | blaring, clanging, creak, rumble, audio, noise, listen, siren, bell, ears | April 10, 2009 [20] | |
For the same story from a different sensory perspective, Martha once again finds herself trapped in Weaselgraft and Pablum's lair, but this time she leads Helen and TD to their hideout by describing what she hears. It sounded like a good idea ... | |||||
| 36a | 36a | "Martha's Worst Best Day" | exactly, correct, offend, reverse, contrary, opposite, meant, top, backwards, bottom | July 13, 2009 | |
Why is Martha so grumpy? She's offended just about everybody with her insults. Truman figures out that she's saying the exact reverse of what she means to say. But can they figure out the cure before she ruins Grandpa Bernie's birthday party? | |||||
| 36b | 36b | "Truman's Brother" | sibling, common, similar, contrast, identical, together, alike, twins, both, only | July 13, 2009 | |
Truman and TD both wish they had a brother. If Skits and Martha can be sort of siblings, why can't the two of them? Helen and Alice bet the boys that they can't keep the brother thing up for a week, because they do not exactly have a lot in common. | |||||
| 37a | 37a | "Here's Martha!" | interview, conversation, understand, interpret, comprehend, chat, thoughts, think, mind, know | July 14, 2009 | |
Martha hosts a TV show where she helps people understand their animals better by explaining what they're saying. Unfortunately, the only viewers are Martha and her friends, so the producers try a new format, Crime Scene Doggie. | |||||
| 37b | 37b | "Dog Fight" | quarrel, bicker, negotiate, barter, truce, selfish, fight, share, take a turn, trade | July 14, 2009 | |
Martha and Skits don't want to share their newest, coolest dog toy. Their bickering is driving Helen nuts, and now TD and Alice have taken sides. Can't they all just get along? | |||||
| 38a | 38a | "Therapy Dog" | therapy, patient, cheer, relief, treatment, hospital, rash, pain, doctor, nurse | July 15, 2009 | |
Martha becomes a hospital therapy dog, spreading cheer among the patients. But trouble brews when Mrs. Demson, who claims a horrible allergy to dogs, is admitted for an invisible rash. Can Martha sneak in to help the other patients without Mrs. Demson knowing? | |||||
| 38b | 38b | "Martha's Duck Trouble" | mend, heal, fake, mood, spirits, feel, worse, glum, down, low | July 15, 2009 | |
Ralph, the wounded duck from the lake, has settled in at Martha's house to convalesce. Pretty soon, it feels like the duck is taking over. How long does it take for a duck's wing to heal anyway? Is it possible that Ralph has gotten a little too comfortable? | |||||
| 39a | 39a | "Truman's Secret" | appearance, self–conscious, mortified, flaw, vain, picture, horrible, barber, photo, haircut | July 16, 2009 | |
Where has Truman been and why is he acting so weird? He's hiding in the garage, lurking in the shadows. He finally agrees to tell the whole gruesome story, but will it be too horrible for them to bear? | |||||
| 39b | 39b | "Skits Monkeys Around" | phase, temporary, outgrow, imitate, mature, copy, same, babyish, younger | July 16, 2009 | |
Skits loves to watch Malcolm, the blue monkey on TV. In fact, he loves Malcolm so much he wants to be Malcolm, and he starts wearing a polka dot bowtie. Martha is mortified to be seen with him in public. How long is this phase going to last—or could it be permanent? | |||||
| 40a | 40a | "What's Bothering Bob?" | anxious, serene, provoke, disturb, bother, calm, settle down, relax, awful, quiet | July 17, 2009 | |
What's gotten into Bob? He's off his chain and he's chasing Truman all over town. Soon Truman, Helen, Alice, TD, Kazuo the dog officer, the pizza guy, and Bob's owner are all up a tree, imprisoned by a barking Bob. Can Martha figure out what's bothering Bob? | |||||
| 40b | 40b | "Martha Spins a Tale" | irritating, soothing, comfortable, cozy, sweltering, scratchy, cool, lumpy, bumpy, hot | July 17, 2009 | |
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. | |||||
Season 2 (2009–2010)
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A total of 30 episodes (60 segments) were produced for season 2, with 15 episodes making up season 2 in terms of broadcast order.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Vocabulary words | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41a | 1a | "Martha's Chair" | antique, donate, upholstery, profit, valuable, furniture, worth, worthless, rich, cost, clean | September 14, 2009 | |
Martha's family has a birthday surprise — a new dog bed! After a few sleepless nights, the family realizes that Martha misses her stinky old chair. But Mrs. Demson bought it and has plans of her own for the chair after she sees one just like it on Antiques Roadshow. | |||||
| 41b | 1b | "T.D. the Pack Rat" | worthless, rubbish, clutter, salvage, priceless, perspective, garbage, junk, collect, keep, sell | September 14, 2009 | |
T.D. has too much junk! T.D.'s mom makes him an offer: He can keep everything he has, as long as he doesn’t bring anything else home. Does T.D. have the willpower? | |||||
| 42a | 2a | "Painting for Peanuts" | realistic, easel, participate, abstract, portrait, painting, artwork, brushes, course, sculpture, pose | September 15, 2009 | |
The zoo is in danger of closing! Helen and T.D. volunteer for an animal painting class to try and save it. But it turns out animal painting isn't exactly what they thought ... | |||||
| 42b | 2b | "Martha's No Dummy" | pantomime, routine, rehearse, ventriloquist, entertain, host, show, old-fashioned, star, act | September 15, 2009 | |
Granny Flo is hosting a variety show. Helen and Carolina team up to perform a pantomime, Alice practices her tap dance 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? | |||||
| 43 | 3 | "Martha Puts Out the Lights" | petition, illegal, cause, picket, goal, ban, protest, sign, ask, on strike, purpose, signature, unite, majority, prohibit, fireworks, summer, write, support | September 16, 2009 | |
Part 1: For Martha and the other dogs, Saturday night fireworks are the worst part of summer, and Mrs. Demson could not agree more. In fact, she's trying to get people to sign a petition to ban fireworks. Part 2: Helen and her friends are devastated about the fireworks ban. Martha realizes that she helped Mrs. Demson ruin their fun, but can she find a way to reverse the ban and still protect her sensitive ears? | |||||
| 44a | 4a | "The Penguin Always Rings Twice" | mystery, clue, culprit, hunch, motive, first, second, next, last, after | September 17, 2009 | |
Someone keeps stealing the zoo's peanut supply. All clues point to Jeffy the elephant, but Martha and Skits are determined to prove his innocence. Can their crack crime-fighting team — a lemur, a bat, a penguin, a baby tiger, and Jeffy — help them outwit the thieves? | |||||
| 44b | 4b | "The Martha Code" | code, decipher, message, gibberish, arbitrary, break, unbreakable, crack, secret, key, figure out | September 17, 2009 | |
After Martha accidentally eats a secret code, it's really, really hard to understand what she's saying. Now Martha's lost and she's leaving Helen coded phone messages. Can Helen break the code and find out where she is? | |||||
| 45a | 5a | "Martha in the Hold" | cargo, passenger, turbulence, taxi, arrive, depart, travel, suitcase, flight, trip, take off | September 18, 2009 | |
Martha's family is going to Montana on vacation and Martha doesn't want to be left behind. But that cargo hold where dogs have to travel sounds scary. Can Martha find her ticket to ride? | |||||
| 45b | 5b | "Get Along, Little Dogies!" | vacation, stampede, lodging, sightseeing, cattle drive, scenery, wagon, cowboy, camp, outdoors, tour | September 18, 2009 | |
Martha is excited to go on a cattle drive. Cookie the cowhand isn't so sure that Martha is fit for the trip and he might be right. Can Martha show Cookie that she has what it takes to be at home on the range? | |||||
| 46 | 6 | "Martha in the White House" | neighborhood, national, volunteer, recommend, community, nominate, president, white house, leader, country, mission, function, appoint, advise, representative, cabinet, aide, serve, official, secretary | February 15, 2010 | |
Part 1: The new president is looking for a dog to live in the White House. Martha knows the perfect dog for the job! What better way to recommend some of her neighborhood pals than to put in a few calls to the White House herself? Part 2: The president is calling! One of his aides heard about Martha's speaking ability and he needs her to report to the White House immediately. But why does the president want Martha? Is there a top-secret cat conspiracy? | |||||
| 47a | 7a | "The Jakey Express" | schedule, delivery, funicular, delay, transportation. flag down, lift, early, late, traffic, on time | February 16, 2010 | |
Stuck in a traffic jam, Helen's father tells the story of the day Jake was born, and how Martha was able to help Helen's mother get on the hospital on time. | |||||
| 47b | 7b | "Martha, Sled Dog" | serum, sled, vehicle, transform, accelerate, glide, hitch, steer, haul, brake | February 16, 2010 | |
Truman tells Martha the story of Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog. Now Martha wants to become a sled dog, too! Weaselgraft and Pablum overhear her desire to mush. Will "Malto" deliver herself right into their hands? | |||||
| 48a | 8a | "Paws and Effect" | discard, litter, thoughtless, debris, recycle, careless, trash, important, broke, injured | February 17, 2010 | |
When Martha gets a piece of glass in her paw, Everyone realizes that littering hurts more than the environment. But what can they do about it? As Alice, Helen and T.D. know, Protecting the environment (and Paws) is important, But it is easier said than done. | |||||
| 48b | 8b | "The Trouble with Teddy" | hazardous, ingest, environment, poisonous, pesticide, rotten, spoil, safe, dangerous, gross | February 17, 2010 | |
Teddy, a neighborhood dog, is sick, and the vet doesn't know why. When Martha is called in to consult, even she can't diagnose the patient. Enlisting the help of the dog pack, they scour the yard for hazardous materials — when the cause of the problem could be right under their noses. | |||||
| 49a | 9a | "¿Qué Pasa, Martha?" | pronounce, bilingual, recite, memorize | February 18, 2010 | |
Alice is nervous about doing an oral report in Spanish. | |||||
| 49b | 9b | "T.D. Is Talking Dog" | enunciate, language, linguist, vocabulary | February 18, 2010 | |
Inspired by an old Tarzan-style movie, T.D. decides to learn animal languages and become an animal linguist. Under Martha's tutelage, he begins his lessons. | |||||
| 50a | 10a | "Dogs in Space" | solar system, orbit, planet, star | February 19, 2010 | |
Mrs. Clusky asks the class to present projects on the solar system, but T.D. finds himself distracted by comic books. Can he save the Planet of the Dogs from evil space cats and still get his homework in on time? | |||||
| 50b | 10b | "Dogs from Space" | universe, humane, invasion, extraterrestrial, astronomy, astronaut, asteroid, alien, world, creature | February 19, 2010 | |
Inspired by T.D.'s comic about the Planet of the Dogs, Martha has a dream about what life would be like as an alien space dog. | |||||
| 51a | 11a | "Skits on Ice" | risky, thaw, solid, freeze, frozen, defrost, ice, cold, melt, puck, hockey, thin | April 12, 2010 | |
Skits is afraid of hockey pucks, but why? Helen tells the story of how puppy Skits chased a puck onto thin ice, and how quick thinking by Martha saved the day. | |||||
| 51b | 11b | "Martha's Steamed!" | emergency, scorching, parched, sizzling, broiling, panting, sweat, heat, thirsty, page | April 12, 2010 | |
When Helen and Martha discover a dog locked in a hot car on a sweltering summer's day, they snap into action. While they try to track down the owner, it becomes almost impossible for them to keep their cool. | |||||
| 52 | 12 | "Martha's Life in Crime" | autobiography, possible, yearn, promise, narrate, flashback, tell, back then, now, recall, before, reminiscing, background, aspire, sequence, time, past, wish, happened, when | May 10, 2010 | |
Part 1: Martha tells the story of her puppy days in the animal shelter and her excitement of finding a family. But it turns out that Helen wasn't the first person who adopted Martha. Part 2: Puppy Martha's new owner turns out to have unsavory plans for her. Can Martha turn the tables on the bumbling crooks and still find a family? | |||||
| 53a | 13a | "Martha Plays Favorites" | include, exclude, notice, snub, replace, favorite, special, touchy, cute, cuddly | May 11, 2010 [21] | |
Truman is worried that his mom doesn't think he's special anymore. She's too busy taking care of the babies at her daycare. Martha knows just how he feels. She felt the same way when the family got that cute puppy Skits. | |||||
| 53b | 13b | "Martha and the Doggie Lover" | sensitive, aggressive, delicate, aggravate, out of control, shy, gentle, choke, careful, tame | May 11, 2010 [22] | |
T.D.'s little cousin C.D. really likes dogs. C.D. loves dogs so much he squeezes them too hard; can Martha teach C.D. how to be gentle with dogs? | |||||
| 54a | 14a | "Martha and the One Thousand Fleas" | charity, contribute, fundraiser, salesman, benefit, funds, grand finale, money, owe, raise | May 13, 2010 | |
Helen is shocked to find that someone has eaten the cookies she was supposed to sell for the school fundraiser. Feeling stuffed and guilty, Martha knows just the thing to raise the money: a dog circus! | |||||
| 54b | 14b | "Nice and Crabby" | complain, disposition, cruel, personality, amiable, grumpy, crabby, lovable, cranky, cheerful | May 13, 2010 | |
Crabby Mrs. Demson is suddenly friendly, cheerful, and fun. What could be wrong with her? Martha sets out to get to the bottom of the mystery. | |||||
| 55 | 15 | "Martha: Secret Agent Dog" | secret agent, service, formula, surveillance, defeat, safe, steal, spy, chief, warn, trespass, self-destruct, invisible, scheme, mastermind, disguise, combination, crook, hideout | May 14, 2010 | |
Part 1: Martha is on a super secret mission to find out who's trying to steal the formula for Granny's soup. Can Martha stop the crooks before they put Granny Flo — and Martha's speaking voice — out of commission? Part 2: The life of a secret agent dog turns out to be trickier than Martha expected. Undaunted, Martha uses disguises and gadgets to hound the evil soup thieves. | |||||
Season 3 (2010–2011)
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This season is actually the second half of season 2 in terms of production order.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Vocabulary words | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 1 | "The Martha Show" | genre, drama, educational, merchandise, style, comedy, co-star, medical, program, watch, script, pilot, imaginative, suspense, depict, duo, viewers, children, pirate, whale | October 11, 2010 | |
Part 1: Martha has been offered a chance to host a children's TV show with her friends! The gang tries to agree on the perfect kids' show. Part 2: Having your own kids' show is more complicated than Martha expected. Our talking dog comes up with a whale of a show, starring the Bookbots. But is her new partner — or TV — ready for it? | |||||
| 57a | 2a | "Martha's Millions" | inherit, wealthy, greedy, generous, fortune, will, buy, spend, stingy, give | October 12, 2010 | |
When Carolina reads about a dog inheriting millions, she's appalled. What could a dog do with all that money? Martha discovers that it isn't who spends it, but how you spend it, that matters most. | |||||
| 57b | 2b | "Carolina's Gifted" | gift certificate, expire, purchase, splurge, redeem, squirrel away, save, cash, pay/paid, pick | October 12, 2010 | |
Everyone is excited for Carolina's birthday, everyone, that is, except Carolina. She still has not used her gift certificate from last year's birthday, and it is going to expire the following night. She and Helen rush to the store to pick out the perfect gift. | |||||
| 58a | 3a | "Truman's Mad" | explore, theory, analyze, outcome, effect, note, lab, kit, finding, magnet | October 13, 2010 | |
When Truman sends away for a science kit, he dreams about all the new inventions he will create. But can reality really live up to his big dreams? | |||||
| 58b | 3b | "Dog for a Day" | hypothesis, experiment, conclusion, compare, result, human, canine, science, easy, hard | October 13, 2010 | |
TD thinks dogs have it easy — no school, no homework, no schedule — but Martha begs to differ. When the two decide to switch roles for a day, they discover that life can be surprisingly tough in someone else's shoes (or tail). | |||||
| 59a | 4a | "Martha: Deadline Doggie" | article, deadline, eavesdrop, gossip, private, type, read, tip, paper, surprise | October 14, 2010 | |
When Martha begins to sniff out leads for Carolina's paper, the news is not fit to print. Can Martha redeem herself before she puts the paper out of business? | |||||
| 59b | 4b | "It's the Giant Pumpkin, Martha" | fabricate, source, exaggerate, reliable, anonymous, retract, reporter, lie, record, ton, pounds | October 14, 2010 | |
With The Ronald Report as her new competition, Carolina needs stories, big stories, to keep her paper afloat. But then she finds a story that's stranger than she bargained for. | |||||
| 60a | 5a | "The Dog Did It" | primitive, civilization, prehistoric, ancient, philosopher, origin, stone, fire, caveman, history | October 15, 2010 | |
Martha shares the Great Oral History of Dogs with Helen, TD, and Truman. According to Martha, dogs contributed much to humanity: fire, philosophy, physics, art, and even language. Could this explain why Shakespeare's hero is named Hamlet? | |||||
| 60b | 5b | "Martha Out West" | pioneer, frontier, founded, outlaw, property, western, mayor, sheriff, town, settle | October 15, 2010 | |
The gang has borrowed a video camera from the library so they can film their very own Wild West production. They each tell their versions, featuring pioneers, outlaws, and ... strawberry milkshakes? | |||||
| 61a | 6a | "T.D.'s Magic" | feat, rational, vanish, illusion, dubious, disappear, magic, appear, explanation, powers | October 25, 2010 | |
TD has found the best birthday gift of all time for his cousin CD: He's going to put on a magic show at his party. He wants to really "wow" the crowd, so the bigger the trick, the better. But what happens when his magic gets out of control? | |||||
| 61b | 6b | "Scaredy Cat" | silhouette, unexpected, nightmare, phantom, ominous, scare, dark, windy, rainy, night | October 25, 2010 | |
To escape a storm, the kids and dogs retreat into the Boxwood's house. TD, Alice, and Helen decide to tell spooky stories to pass the time. But as spooky things start happening in the house, they wonder if their stories might be a little too real. | |||||
| 62a | 7a | "The Opera Contest" | opera, soprano, bass, quartet, accomplish, scene, rhyme, costume, stage, prop(s) | February 21, 2011 | |
An opera contest! Sounds boring! But before you know it, the kids have cooked up their own ideas of what an opera should be. | |||||
| 62b | 7b | "Maestro Martha" | orchestra, symphony, conduct(or)(ing), percussion, composition, trumpet, string, maestro, gong, usher | February 21, 2011 | |
Bad guys Pablum and Weaselgraft have a plan to freeze people at a charity concert by using the power of very strange music. Can Martha turn down the volume on their evil scheming before it's too late? | |||||
| 63a | 8a | "Skits and Mr. Scruffles" | occupied, companion, lonesome, disappoint, imaginary, bored, lonely, twice, play(ed)(ing), fun | February 22, 2011 | |
Everyone's too busy to play with Skits. While he's moping around the neighborhood, he meets Milo, a lonesome newcomer who just moved to Wagstaff City. The two bond, but when they tell their respective families about their new companion, no one believes they're real. | |||||
| 63b | 8b | "Brave Truman" | panic, reaction, terrify(ed)(ing), phobia, reassur(e)(ing), height(s), worr(y)(ied), dizzy, steep, tall | February 22, 2011 | |
Truman is afraid to try out his new sled on the town's steepest, scariest, lumpiest hill. His friends are convinced that Truman is braver than he seems. Is he? | |||||
| 64a | 9a | "Martha Acts Up" | character(s), motivat(e)(ation), portray(s), psychology, instinct(ual), part, actors, play, line(s), show | February 23, 2011 | |
Mrs. Boxwood offers Martha a part in Alice in Wonderland, and Martha is thrilled at her new chance to become a star of the stage. But when Martha finds out what she's cast as, she's horrified. | |||||
| 64b | 9b | "Ronald Is In" | attitude, diagnose(is)(ed)(ing), emulate(ing), mimic(ing), mental, borrow, worried, used book(s), yogurt | February 23, 2011 | |
When Ronald finds a book on psychology, he becomes the expert on everyone's "problems." | |||||
| 65a | 10a | "Patrol Dog Martha" | patrol, citation, smuggle, secur(e)(ity), officer, police, freeze, beat, cop | February 24, 2011 | |
Martha wishes she could help solve crimes like Rascal the police dog, and she's in luck! Officer O'Reilly lets Martha fill in while Rascal is away. Out patrolling, Martha smells a rat. Can she convince them that there's something rotten in the rutabaga? | |||||
| 65b | 10b | "The Crooning Crook Caper" | paper, detective, camouflage, pursu(e)(it), stakeout, footprint, monocle, criminal, notebook, handwriting | February 24, 2011 | |
Helen wishes she could be a kid detective just like her favorite book character, Curious Crystal. When Helen and Martha find a business card for "The Whistler" with "You've been warned" written on the back, they think their career as super sleuths has begun. | |||||
| 66a | 11a | "Myth Me?" | myth, legend, moral, reflection, fate, point, ending, setting, over, Greek | February 25, 2011 | |
On a rainy, boring day, the gang does what everybody does on a rainy day: act out Greek myths! And, as always, they are really better with dogs! | |||||
| 66b | 11b | "TD's Myth Take" | version, alter, revis(e)(ing), adaptation, dramatize, change, fix, perfect, plot, nymph | February 25, 2011 | |
TD isn't satisfied with any Greek myth, so he decides to write his own version. With the help of Martha and Truman, he puts on a performance that exceeds everyone's expectations ... | |||||
| 67a | 12a | "Wagstaff Races" | energy, solar, alternative, convert, generate, cart, (re)use, green, power, parts | April 22, 2011 | |
Wagstaff City's environmental club is having a "Go Green Go-Cart Race," fueled by renewable energy. Using sun, wind, and pond scum, the gang gathers at the starting line. Who will win the trophy, and most importantly, how? | |||||
| 67b | 12b | "The Missing Metal Mystery" | waste, pollut(e)(ing)(tion), landfill, biodegradable, aluminum, copper, metal(s), trophy, sleepwalking | April 22, 2011 | |
Who has been stealing things from the local junkyard? When Detective TD announces the identity of his main suspect, everyone is shocked. | |||||
| 68a | 13a | "Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird" | science fiction, data, unpredictable, foresee(able), unforeseen, feline(s), gather(ing), mysterious, peculiar, vine | June 27, 2011 | |
The gang is camping out. The tent is pitched, they have played a hundred hands of Go Fish, and they've even eaten all the s'mores — but they still aren't tired. When TD suggests they tell science fiction stories, no one expects this story to end as it does: to be continued! | |||||
| 68b | 13b | "Return to Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird" | miniature(ize), enormous, magnify(ing), improbable, scientist, ray, puny, huge, giant, mini | June 27, 2011 | |
A shadow on the outside of the tent inspires still more stories. With humans shrinking to the size of ants, and ants growing to the size of humans, everyone has something to contribute. | |||||
| 69a | 14a | "The Long, Rotten Summer" | moment(s), endless, infinite, eternal, interrupt, minute, hour, day, tomorrow, never, forever | July 1, 2011 | |
For TD, summer always goes by too quickly, so he decides to spend this summer in the only place where the days never end: school. But is sitting alone in an empty classroom the best way to spend summer? | |||||
| 69b | 14b | "The Case of the Shattered Vase" | instant, perception, transpire(d), occur(ed), review(ing), crash, touch(ing), second, events, vase | July 1, 2011 | |
Helen watched a horror movie right before she went to sleep; thus she has nightmares. Martha helps her understand that things are not always what they seem. | |||||
| 70a | 15a | "Alice Covers Up" | (self)confiden(t)(ce), complexion, timid, outgoing, bashful, color, sort, brand, fair/fair-skinned, dye | October 3, 2011 | |
Everyone is going to a pool party, including Alice. However, a side effect of a sunscreen she was using dyes her skin orange, embarrassing her. | |||||
| 70b | 15b | "Carolina Picks A Lily" | shallow, temperament, vicious, impulsive, foster, hypoallergenic, sweet, type, breed, kind, nasty | October 3, 2011 | |
Carolina adopts a new puppy, and she is so excited as the puppy's size matches her purse! But when the gang points out the pup will not stay pocketbook-sized for long, she regrets her impulsive adoption. Thus, they need to be able to find a home for Lily. | |||||
Season 4 (2012–2013)
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The fourth season began with "Cora! Cora! Cora!" and "Cora Encore!", both of which guest star Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt, and concluded with "Martha's Market" and "Bye Bye, Burger Boy". This was the first season to feature guest stars, with others including Jennifer Garner ("Too Many Marthas"), poet laureate Billy Collins ("Billy Collins Speaks"), and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson ("Eyes on the Skies"). This season is actually season 3 in terms of production order.
Also this season, Christina Crivici has departed as the role as Alice Boxwood and has been replaced by Michelle Creber. Alex Ferris, Madeleine Peters and Cedric Payne (the voices of T.D. Kennelly and Milo Lee, Helen Lorraine, and Truman Oatley) all had noticeable voice maturations, but continued to voice their respective characters.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Vocabulary words | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71a | 1a | "Cora! Cora! Cora!" | admire, reunite, ambition, famous, audition | February 20, 2012 | |
Helen's family friend Kit Luntayne is upset. She's had to leave her lovable dog, Cora, at home while she travels with her acting troupe. Backstage at the theater, Martha meets Ham Johnson, an actor who admires Kit and wants to impress her. Together they hatch a plan to reunite Kit with her dog. What could possibly go wrong? | |||||
| 71b | 1b | "Cora Encore!" | stash, bold, chaos, actor/actress, understudy | February 20, 2012 | |
Confusion ensues as Martha and Ham cross paths with a troupe of circus dogs who all look exactly like Cora. Can our heroes find the real Cora before she's sent off to perform in the big top? Or before Kit finds out about the mess they've made? | |||||
| 72a | 2a | "Billy Collins Speaks" | poem, poet, prose, imposter, metaphor(ically) | April 2, 2012 | |
Billy Collins writes great poems about dogs, and Martha thinks she knows why. Obviously, the former poet laureate must be a canine himself! When Martha meets Billy Collins she's in for a few surprises ... as is he. | |||||
| 72b | 2b | "Milo's Reading Buddy" | fluent, struggle, apprehensive, interject, nervous | April 2, 2012 | |
When Milo reads in front of other people he gets nervous. T.D. has the perfect, confidence-building solution: a Reading Buddy! The whole gang gets excited about helping Milo. Maybe too excited. Can Milo find the Reading Buddy who's perfect for him? | |||||
| 73a | 3a | "Verb Dog, When Action Calls!" | verb, ambulate, elevate, descend, (un)petrify | April 3, 2012 | |
Struck by a falling book of five-hundred-and-one English Verbs, Martha instantly becomes – Verb Dog! Using her unique superpower to control people with verbs, Martha sniffs out trouble and defends the town from evil. | |||||
| 73b | 3b | "Martha's Adverb Adventure" | sloppily, instantly, immediately, completely, adverb | April 3, 2012 | |
Weaselgraft and Pablum have a new invention that is sure to make them rich again. The Adverbalizer activates adverbs – giving the user the ability to make things happen completely, sloppily, instantly ... Of course, T.D. orders one ... immediately! | |||||
| 74 | 4 | "Return of the Bookbots: The Case of the Missing Words" | noun, remove, term, insert, announce(r), oath, adjective, define, modify, weightless | April 4, 2012 | |
Part 1: The Bookbots are back and faced with a new nemesis: The Announcer. Armed with the power to bring nouns from books to life, the Announcer is wreaking havoc on Wagstaff City. Can our heroes utilize their semantic savvy to stifle this rampaging rapscallion? Part 2: The Announcer is still at large and has put the city into grammatical peril. Fortunately, the Bookbots have discovered a secret weapon: adjectives. Equipped with this new linguistic leverage, our heroes may just be able to save their beloved city from their phonological foe. | |||||
| 75a | 5a | "Eyes on the Skies" | telescope, seminar, identify, curious, astrophysicist, presentation | June 15, 2012 | |
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (Truman's #1 hero), is holding a seminar at the library. Truman becomes more and more certain that his activity partner T.D. is going to embarrass him in front of his idol. Does T.D. have what it takes to become a great scientist? | |||||
| 75b | 5b | "Camp Truman" | activity, hike, forage, nature, grueling. | June 15, 2012 | |
Milo is super-excited to go to Camp Winnetka this summer – he's been packing since Christmas. But when Truman discovers that Camp Winnetka is closing, he takes it upon himself to cheer Milo up – by showing him how miserable and grueling camp can be. | |||||
| 76a | 6a | "Monkeyshines Martha" | relieve, genius, unwind, cherish, pressure | July 23, 2012 | |
Helen's hefty schoolwork load leaves her with little time left to spend with Martha. At loose ends, Martha finds a friend in Professor Monkey, whose wacky inventions propel Martha into a world of new adventures. | |||||
| 76b | 6b | "Dog Daze" | empathy, sympathy, mannerisms, characteristics, point of view | July 23, 2012 | |
When Carolina chastises Martha for her doggish mannerisms, Martha wishes Carolina could just see things from her point of view. That night, Carolina goes to sleep, only to awake as ... a dog! What will happen when she's forced to take on a furry, four-legged perspective? | |||||
| 77 | 7 | "Martha's Thanksgiving" | reunion, torcher, prepare, organize, trace, quest, assemble, connect, memory, recognize, arrange | November 19, 2012 | |
Part 1: When Martha learns that Helen's extended family will be coming for Thanksgiving, she decides to search for her own long-lost canine siblings. Tails begin to wag as the family reunites, but where is Martha's mother? Part 2: Still in search of her mother, Martha digs into her past to uncover the reason why they were separated. Can Martha and her friends solve the mystery and find her mom in time for the family reunion? | |||||
| 78a | 8a | "Bulldozer Versus Dinosaur!" | match, force, equal, contend(er), clash | February 1, 2013 | |
T.D. ponders the age-old question: what's more powerful, a bulldozer or a dinosaur? The kids can't come to an agreement, so T.D. does what any boy faced with this question would do. He uses a time machine to bring a dinosaur back from the late Cretaceous period. Let the competition begin. | |||||
| 78b | 8b | "Carolina Tackles Football" | pass, tackle, fumble, huddle, intercept(ion) | February 1, 2013 | |
The Wagstaff Dogs are tired of losing every game. In their search for new leadership, the gang is shocked to discover a fanatical coach in ... Carolina? Can the girly-girl protect her image and still bring the team to victory? | |||||
| 79a | 9a | "Too Many Marthas" | number, diva, solo, aria, a capella | February 4, 2013 | |
When Martha is asked to sing at an animal rescue fundraiser, she's thrilled. But on the day of the concert, Martha gets mixed up with another dog, a dog belonging to a lady named Jennifer. Can Martha help Jennifer locate her missing pup before it's time to sing? | |||||
| 79b | 9b | "Too Much Martha" | weight, portion, restrict, nutrition, balanced diet | February 4, 2013 | |
Martha's constant pursuit of snacks has added some extra pounds and the vet says she needs to lose some weight. The family resolves to help Martha control her portions and maintain a balanced diet, but when Martha learns what this means, she's pretty fed up. No more late night pizza? | |||||
| 80a | 10a | "Martha's Market" | market, stock, inventory, display, order | April 5, 2013 | |
Martha pitches in to run Tio Jorge's market while everyone else is busy. Will Martha and her canine coworkers be able to satisfy their customers' needs? Or is a staff of dogs in a store full of food a recipe for trouble? | |||||
| 80b | 10b | "Bye Bye Burger Boy" | business, customer, commercial, advertisement, market(ing) | April 5, 2013 | |
Burger Boy, the gang's favorite childhood restaurant, is going out of business. Can Martha and Friends' advertising campaign save their local eatery? Or are they doomed because of competition from the newest burger chain in town, Big Burgertorium? | |||||
Season 5 (2013)
| It has been suggested that this article should be split into a new article titled Martha Speaks season 5 . (discuss) (November 2024) |
This season is actually season 4 in terms of production order.
Also in this season, Alex Ferris has departed from the roles of T.D. Kennelly and Milo Lee (due to noticeable voice maturations from the previous season) and has been replaced with Valin Shinyei and Trevor Lim, respectively. Ashlyn Drummond has also replaced Michelle Creber as the voice of Alice Boxwood. Kenan Thompson guest stars in the episode "Stanley Saves the Day".
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Vocabulary words | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81a | 1a | "Puppy Skits" | paleontologist, era, age, past | June 24, 2013 | |
Martha begins to remember how Skits, when he was a puppy, was adopted by T.D. | |||||
| 81b | 1b | "Dinosaurs in Trouble!" | fund, fossil, archeologist | June 24, 2013 | |
Milo and Truman visit the museum to save the fossil exhibit before it closes its doors. T.D. also wants to help, but Truman thinks that his obsession with dinosaurs playing sports will ruin everything, so T.D. comes up with his own idea to save the fossil exhibit. | |||||
| 82a | 2a | "The Puppy Tooth Fairy" | anticipation, dejected, determined, exhausted, concerned | June 25, 2013 | |
Martha and Skits both decide to be the tooth fairies for puppies, but this proves to be easier said than done. | |||||
| 82b | 2b | "Martha's Blue Period" | morose, pitiful, blue, mope(ing), sentimental | June 25, 2013 | |
Martha becomes depressed after Helen leaves for art camp. | |||||
| 83a | 3a | "The Puppy Show" | gist, brainstorm, concept, situation, introduce | June 26, 2013 | |
TV producer Laslo Huckey wants Martha and the gang to come up with a new TV series for puppies. When Martha figures out one about superpowered puppies, Laslo thinks that it's real, so Martha tries to clear things up. | |||||
| 83b | 3b | "Never Forget to Remember" | certain, specific, sure, detail, previous(ly) | June 26, 2013 | |
It's the first day of spring! Everyone wants to play kick-up but the ball is missing, so the gang tries to remember who had the ball last. | |||||
| 84a | 4a | "Martha's Puppy" | demonstrate, skill, pupil, regress, example | June 27, 2013 | |
Martha thinks that adding another puppy to the family would be a good idea. However, the family disagrees, so she teaches Jake how to be her puppy. Unfortunately, the family worries that the lessons are causing Jake to regress. | |||||
| 84b | 4b | "The Cheating Chum Caper" | quiz, cheat(ing), chum, cram, tutor | June 27, 2013 | |
After T.D. aces a quiz, Helen becomes convinced that he cheated, so she becomes Heroic Helen again to find out the truth. | |||||
| 85a | 5a | "Stanley Saves the Day" | athletic, scrawny, lanky, muscular, burly | November 11, 2013 | |
The gang and Truman's cousin Stanley try to prevent Louie Kablooey and Jimmy Gimmie from robbing the jewelry store again. | |||||
| 85b | 5b | "Milo Goes for Gold" | stamina, coordination, dexterity, endurance, swift | November 11, 2013 | |
Milo thinks of new games so he can win at something. | |||||
| 86a | 6a | "Mouse Patrol" | predicament, solution, obstacle, exterminat(e)(tor), invade | November 12, 2013 | |
Martha makes friends of mice that she supposes to get rid of. | |||||
| 86b | 6b | "The Big Knockover" | incident, alibi, responsible, leash law, assum(e)(ption), nocturnal | November 12, 2013 | |
When garbage cans across the city are being knocked over, Mrs. Dempson tries to propose a leash law. This prompts Martha, Skits, and their fellow canines to find who really knocked the trash cans over, but tensions run high when Martha and Skits begin to suspect each other as the culprit. | |||||
| 87a | 7a | "My Mother the Dog" | responsible, authentic, accurat(e)(cy), impersonat(e)(ion) | November 13, 2013 | |
Martha becomes adept at impersonating Helen's mom. | |||||
| 87b | 7b | "Martha's Must-Have" | bogus, phony, artificial, cheap, expensive | November 13, 2013 | |
Martha obsesses over a special collar that she believes makes people give canines food. | |||||
| 88a | 8a | "The Return of Ralph" | stay, remain, migrat(e)(ion), pause | November 14, 2013 | |
Ralph the duck returns to the household after the Lorraines buy an HDTV. | |||||
| 88b | 8b | "Little Bo's Sheep" | halt, persistent, route, dawdle | November 14, 2013 | |
Martha and Helen help a border collie herd an easily distracted sheep to attend the herding festival. | |||||
Season 6 (2014)
| It has been suggested that this article should be split into a new article titled Martha Speaks season 6 . (discuss) (November 2024) |
This season is actually season 5 in terms of production order.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Vocabulary words | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89a | 1a | "T.D. Gives a Report" | apathetic, averse, avid, eliminate, indifferent, passionate | March 31, 2014 | |
T.D. has his report that was assigned by Mrs. Clusky but doesn't know what subject he's in. | |||||
| 89b | 1b | "Martha's Canine Cleaners" | destroy, mess, ruin, spotless, tear | March 31, 2014 | |
Martha and Skits both try to help Milo's puppy Lily fix the torn pillow. | |||||
| 90a | 2a | "April Fools" | convince, dupe, ploy, prank, ruse | April 1, 2014 | |
It's April Fool's Day! T.D. has been pranking his friends a lot. | |||||
| 90b | 2b | "Bully for You!" | harass, intimidate, pick(ing) on, reluctant, tease | April 1, 2014 | |
Martha and Skits meet with a bully dog named Jaws and they must find the best way to avoid from that dog. | |||||
| 91a | 3a | "Bookbots 3: Fit Fights Fat" | fitness, in shape, lazy, sluggish, strength | May 14, 2014 | |
Bookbots are back for the third time but they're out of shape! So, they try to exercise before stopping a suspicious villain. | |||||
| 91b | 3b | "Grandpa Bernie Cleans" | achey, elderly, mobility, vigor, youthful | May 14, 2014 | |
Helen, T.D, Martha, and Skits help Grandpa Bernie to clean his garage. | |||||
| 92a | 4a | "Thou Callest Me a Dog" | dialogue, director, monologue, producer, soliloquy | June 16, 2014 | |
Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished and achieved when Martha swallows Hamlet. Never was a dog's desire for meat so artfully expressed. | |||||
| 92b | 4b | "Martha's Paper Chase" | confirm, feature, integrity, topic, verify | June 16, 2014 | |
It's the Town Crier deadline and Carolina needs a headline. Hot on the trail for a story, and a biscuit, Senior Canine Reporter Martha stumbles into a scoop that screams front page: the whereabouts of Big Minnie. | |||||
| 93a | 5a | "Alice Tells a Story" | comprehend, digress, edit, order, tangent | June 17, 2014 | |
When Alice tells the story of how she got Nelson, her class is confused. She ate pizza while playing hockey in an animal shelter. With a little help from Helen and T.D., she might be able to tell it correctly, even if it is about cats. | |||||
| 93b | 5b | "Pirates and Princess" | narrative, recap, scenario, summary, theme | June 17, 2014 | |
Princesses Carolina, Alice and Helen needeth a castle. Skipper Truman and First Mate T.D. are scouring the land for a ship. | |||||
| 94a | 6a | "Tomato, You Say" | image, indicate, insignia, remind, symbol | June 18, 2014 | |
Helen has an easier time getting Martha to skip breakfast than getting a straight answer from T.D. The question is: Why does T.D.'s shirt have a logo of a tomato? | |||||
| 94b | 6b | "Martha Questions" | convey, inquire, period, punctuation, question mark | June 18, 2014 | |
Is Martha only speaking in questions? Why would that be? Can Skits help her figure it out? Did somebody put something funny in her soup? Will the questions ever stop? | |||||
| 95a | 7a | "Martha's Sweater" | dignify, fib, hideous, loathe, undignify | November 17, 2014 | |
Desperate to rid herself from woolly embarrassment, Martha sets out to prove that no sweater can withstand the rugged lifestyle of a dog. | |||||
| 95b | 7b | "The Mystery of the Missing Dinosaur" | absorbing, appealing, fascinating, intriguing, rendezvous | November 17, 2014 | |
T.D.'s day starts like any other: getting on a bus and riding it to the end of the line. But when he passes by a toy that looks suspiciously like one he used to own, he's pulled into a mystery that even he couldn't dream up. | |||||
| 96a | 8a | "Martha's Holiday Surprise" | attack, comfort, nourish, secure, snuggle | November 18, 2014 | |
A blizzard is headed towards Wagstaff City and Mittens the cat is trapped in an alley. Fears rise when the story unfolds: Mittens has kittens. Abandoning animal prejudices, Martha and Skits trample into the snow-capped city to rescue the endangered cat and her young. | |||||
| 96b | 8b | "We're Powerless!" | blackout, chill, discomfort, shiver, starve | November 18, 2014 | |
A blackout in Wagstaff City renders Helen, T.D., and Truman incapable of playing their favorite video game, Multi-Dimensional Intergalactic Kleine Nachtgopher Attack Four. But with a little imagination, a basket of laundry and some salad tongs, these nachtgophers might not be so powerless after all. | |||||
