# Martha Speaks season 4

The fourth season of the animated series Martha Speaks was originally broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States between February 20, 2012 and April 5, 2013. The fourth season contained 10 episodes (18 segments).
The fourth season began with "Cora! Cora! Cora!" and "Cora Encore!", both of which guest stars 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Also this season, Christina Crivici has departed as the role as Alice Boxwood and has been replaced by Michelle Creber.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.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Vocabulary words | Original air date |
| 71a | 1a | "Cora! Cora! Cora!" | admire, reunite, ambition, famous, audition | February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20) |
| 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 (2012-02-20) |
| 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 (2012-04-02) |
| 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 (2012-04-02) |
| 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 (2012-04-03) |
| 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 (2012-04-03) |
| 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 (2012-04-04) |
| 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 (2012-06-15) |
| 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 (2012-06-15) |
| 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 (2012-07-23) |
| 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 (2012-07-23) |
| 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 (2012-11-19) |
| 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 (2013-02-01) |
| 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 (2013-02-01) |
| 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 (2013-02-04) |
| 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 (2013-02-04) |
| 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 (2013-04-05) |
| 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 (2013-04-05) |
| 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? |||||