- Did a word that's important to you go missing?

- And now, all you can feel, do, or think is the opposite of that word?

- Then call us!

I'm Sly.

- And I'm Gabby.

We're Word Detectives, and we solve... - [Together] Word mysteries!

Together, we run the Wordsville Online Detective Agency.

- We'll find your missing word fast.

- Not to mention briskly.

- And swiftly.

- Yeah, we're really good with words.

- [Together] Wordsville!

(bright fanfare music) - Gabby!

- What's wrong Sly?

- I saw a ladybug on the floor.

I think it wants to eat me.

- A people-eating ladybug?

That doesn't make any sense.

Now, it's gonna rain any second.

Hello?

(call bleeping) - Reporter Read.

She can help me.

Reporter Read, quick.

How do I stop a ladybug from eating me?

- Easy.

Dance for it.

- Are we acting weird?

I feel like maybe we are.

- That reminds me, why I called.

My favorite paperweight is missing!

(Sly gasps) This is it.

It has the word "rational" on it.

- Rational means being able to make decisions that are based on facts and not feelings.

- Like how I feel we'll find the missing word if I do this.

(he blows raspberry) (whimsical fail music) - No, that's being irrational.

- Which is how we're acting.

- Oh yeah.

'cause the fact is, ladybugs don't eat people.

- And if it rained inside, scuba gear wouldn't help.

(curious music) We need to focus on facts and fight being irrational to solve this word mystery.

- Hold on.

I don't want you to solve anything.

You two are the suspects.

- What?

- We didn't take the paperweight.

- That's for Singer Melody and Baker Graham to decide.

I've asked them to be my Word Detectives.

- That's irrational.

They have no experience investigating anything.

- No, but we do have great detective outfits, and that's what counts.

- Now, former Word Detective Sly, animate Reporter Read's story so we could see what you and Gabby did.

- But we did didn't- - Ahem.

As you all know, I hosted a special news report today called, "What's Next for Wordsville?"

I asked everyone what they think we should build next in our town.

A new park, spa, maybe a news museum.

Word Detectives Gabby and Sly were my last guests.

After they left, I saw it.

My rational paperweight was missing.

- Reporter Read, can you show us the um... - Scene of the mystery?

- Yeah, that.

- Right, here's the last place my rational paperweight was seen.

- I'll take a screenshot.

(camera shutter snaps) Cute!

Gabby and Sly, don't call us, we'll call you.

- This is awful.

We have to fight our irrational feelings and do our own word mystery investigation using facts.

- Time to start our case notes.

- [Gabby] We know what happened.

Somebody took Reporter Read's rational paperweight and now everyone's irrational.

Where did it happen?

(keyboard clacking) - The newsroom, (keyboard clacking) during Reporter Read's "What's Next For Wordsville?"

report.

That's when.

We're the suspects, but it could have been aliens, robots, or elves.

- Good point.

No, wait, that doesn't make any sense.

The facts are, it could have been anyone from Wordsville.

Everyone was there.

Did you get a good look at the clues?

- Better, I got a screenshot when Singer Melody took that selfie.

- [Gabby] I remember that drawing.

From Baker Graham and Singer Melody's idea to build a new Wordsville concert stadium that's also a bakery!

- And there's your notebook and my dictionary.

Did we all take the paperwork together?

- We know we didn't.

We just have to prove it.

(call ringing) Oh, they're calling me.

Baker Graham and Singer Melody might think we're the suspects, but actually they are.

- Hello, suspect number one.

We've decided Singer Melody will sing the alphabet until you confess.

♪ A-B-C-D-E-F-G ♪ ♪ H-I-J-K-L-N-O-P ♪ ♪ Q-R-S-T-U-V ♪ ♪ W-X-Y ♪ isn't this working?

- Because I love your voice and the alphabet, but also I didn't take the paperweight.

Sly and I got to the news studio for the "What's Next For Wordsville?"

report.

We saw you two present your idea for a new stadium that's also a bakery.

- So concert goers can enjoy my freshly baked, scrumptious sweets.

♪ While I sing ♪ But Reporter Read said we already had a stadium and a bakery, so our idea wasn't rational.

- How did that make you feel?

- Hey, we're asking the questions here.

But I can't think of any more.

- Time to call suspect number two.

(call ringing) - I didn't do it.

Neither did Gabby.

- That's what they all say.

- Who says!?

You've never investigated a word mystery before.

- No, but we have been suspects loads of times.

Now tell us what you did at the news studio.

- Gabby and I had planned to present our idea for a word library, but instead, we said the next thing the town should build is a barn in the sky for a magical flying horse.

(keyboard clacking) - You mean a Pegasus?

- Yes.

But the fact is they don't exist.

And building a barn for something that doesn't even exist is- - Irrational.

That's why he took the rational paperweight.

Case closed.

(call ringing) - Sly, how did it go?

- Baker Graham and Singer Melody are as irrational as we were when we said the next thing the town should build is a magical Pegasus barn.

But why did we say that?

Unless... - The word rational was already gone.

Sly, it must have been taken before we were on the news report.

Let's show him.

(call ringing) - Now presenting... - Wait, we are the Word Detectives.

- Which means we do the reenactment.

"We confess.

We did it."

- Nice try.

Sly?

- (clears throat) Now presenting the Word Mystery Animated Reenactment of...

The Case of the Rational Explanation.

- [Reporter Read] Singer Melody and Baker Graham, welcome to "What's Next for Wordsville?"

What do you think we should build next in our town?

- [Baker Graham] A brand new concert stadium that's also a bakery.

- [Singer Melody] So people can eat yummy sweets while I ♪ Sing ♪ - [Reporter Read] But Wordsville already has a bakery and a stadium, so that's not a very rational idea.

Gabby and Sly, your turn.

- [Sly] Who says ideas have to be rational?

And with this gone, they won't be.

- [Gabby] Sly and I are ready to present our idea.

- We didn't do it.

It was Singer Melody and Baker Graham who did it.

- Ah, you figured it out.

- You two grabbed the rational paperweight when we were busy on the news report.

That's how.

- And it's why we were being irrational.

Why did you do it?

- Reporter Read said our idea wasn't rational.

We thought she'd like it more if the word rational was gone.

- Instead, we should have worked on a more rational idea.

Like what if I brought my sweets to the stadium?

- I love it.

Baker Graham and Singer Melody, I'm sorry I made you feel bad before.

And Word Detectives, I'm really sorry I accused you of something you didn't do.

I wasn't behaving rationally.

- We'll return the rational paperweight right away.

(call ringing) - I'm so glad the word rational has returned to Wordsville.

So I can base decisions on facts instead of just feelings.

I'm sorry again I felt you were guilty, Gabby and Sly.

- Solving word mysteries is harder than it looks.

- [All] Thanks, Word Detectives.

- Now that was one strange case.

- Luckily we solved it and we're back to our rational selves.

(Sly yelping) Sly, are you okay?

- (sighs) Sorry, I thought I saw the lady bug again.

Maybe I'm still being a little irrational.

(both laughing) ♪ It's "Wordsville" ♪ - [All] Wow!

(light upbeat music continues) - [All] Woo!

- [All] It's Gabby!

(light upbeat music continues) - [All] It's Sly!

- [All] It's "Wordsville!"