An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey’s house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.

In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.

Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.

(music plays)

Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.

The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW

Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.

The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.

The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS

On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.

The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH

As she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.

In the attic, Zoey moves the jaws of a skeleton model.

The skeleton says HI THERE.
I'M MR. BONES.
AND I'M HERE...
OR, MAYBE I SHOULD GET
OUT OF HERE,
BECAUSE OF THIS QUESTION
FROM ALESSIA.

She plays a clip on a screen behind her.

Inside a frame, a girl with long straight brown hair appears with the caption "Alessia."

Alessia says I WONDER WHAT WE WOULD
LOOK LIKE WITHOUT BONES.

Mister Bones says NO BONES?
WHO WOULD EVER WANT THAT?

Zoey says UM, I ACTUALLY THINK
IT WOULD BE KINDA FUN.

Mister Bones says WELL, THAT CUTS ME
RIGHT TO THE BONE.

Zoey says OH. I DIDN'T MEAN IT. I'M SURE
YOU'RE USEFUL FOR SOMETHING.
I FEEL IT IN MY BONES.

Mister Bones says HEH, HEH, HEH. GOOD ONE.
YEAH. HEH, HEH.

Zoey says WELL, ALESSIA,
I'LL FIND OUT
WHAT WE LOOK LIKE WITHOUT BONES
BY THE END OF THE SHOW.
I'VE GOT NO BONES ABOUT IT.
ANYWAYS, HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM ANNALISA.

Another brown haired girl appears on the screen with the caption "Annalisa."

Annalisa says DOES EVERY ANIMAL HAVE BONES?

Zoey says I CHECKED, AND I FOUND OUT
THAT FISH, BIRDS,
AMPHIBIANS LIKE FROGS,
REPTILES LIKE LIZARDS,
AND MAMMALS LIKE US
HAVE BONES INSIDE OUR BODIES.
BUT IT TURNS OUT,
THE WORLD HAS WAY MORE ANIMALS
THAT DON'T HAVE BONES.
SO WHICH KINDS OF ANIMALS
DON'T HAVE BONES?
YOU'VE GOT YOUR INSECTS,
LIKE CATERPILLARS, BUTTERFLIES,
LADYBUGS, BUMBLEBEES,
BEETLES, GRASSHOPPERS,
AND OTHER CREEPY-CRAWLY THINGS,
LIKE SPIDERS AND CENTIPEDES.
THERE'S WORMS!
THEY HAVE NO BONES!
NEITHER DO LOBSTERS OR CRABS!
JELLYFISH! SQUIDS! OCTOPUS!
SNAILS! THERE'S SO MANY!

Pictures of all the creatures pop up.

Zoey says IN FACT, 96 percent OF ANIMAL SPECIES
DON'T HAVE BONES!
THAT'S ALMOST ALL THE ANIMALS
ON EARTH!
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.

A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."

Zoey says THAT'S A LOT
OF BONELESS ANIMALS.
BUT THIS GREAT QUESTION FROM
BELIZE REALLY GOT ME THINKING.

A girl with straight black hair appears on the screen with the caption "Belize."

Belize says WHY ARE SOME BONELESS ANIMALS
SQUISHABLE AND SOME NOT?

Zoey says THAT'S TRUE. NOT ALL BONELESS
ANIMALS ARE FLOPPY AND SQUISHY.
WHY DO SOME HAVE HARD PARTS
AND OTHERS DON'T?
LIKE THE SPIKEY SEA URCHIN.
THEY'RE SO WEIRD.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
I'M OFF TO MY LOCAL AQUARIUM.

At the aquarium, Zoey meets Celine.

Celine is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair in a side part. She wears black trousers, a black T-shirt and a red vest.

She says HAVE YOU EVER HELD
A SEA URCHIN BEFORE?

Zoey says NO, I HAVEN'T.
BUT CAN I TRY?

Celine says YEAH.
LET'S TRY IT OUT.
SO, YOU WANNA HOLD OUT
YOUR HAND?
HERE WE GO.
CAN YOU FEEL IT MOVING
ON YOUR HAND?

Zoey says YEAH.
IT FEELS SO FUNNY.
I'M HERE WITH CELINE,
AND SHE'S HELPING ME
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ANIMALS
WITH NO BONES.
SO, NONE OF THESE ANIMALS
HAVE BONES?

Celine says WELL, EXCEPT FOR THE FISHES,
NONE OF THE ANIMALS
IN THIS ROOM HAVE BONES.
THEY'RE ALL PART OF A GROUP
THAT WE CALL INVERTEBRATES.
THEY DON'T HAVE
ANY BACKBONES.

Zoey says YOU'D THINK IF YOU HAD NO BONES
YOU'D BE ALL SQUISHY.

Celine says MOST OF THEM
WOULD BE SQUISHY.
THEY'RE CALLED
SOFT-BODIED INVERTEBRATES.

Zoey says CAN I TOUCH SOME OF THEM?

Celine says YEAH. WHY DON'T WE TRY ACTUALLY
ONE OF THE MOST SQUISHY OF THEM.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL
THIS IS?

Zoey says UH... IT LOOKS LIKE

Celine says A SEA CUCUMBER.
THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS
A CALIFORNIA SEA CUCUMBER,
AND YOU CAN SEE IT ACTUALLY
STARTING TO LOOK LIKE
IT'S JUST GOO-ING AWAY.

Zoey says YEAH.

Celine says THAT'S BECAUSE MOST OF
ITS BODY IS WATER.
SO WHEN IT'S OUT OF THE WATER,
IT CAN'T RETAIN IT.
AND THAT'S WHY
IT'S SO SQUISHY.

Zoey says IT FEELS LIKE SLIME.
IT'S SO WEIRD.

Celine says THIS IS CALLED A BOX CRAB.

Zoey says THIS CRAB DOESN'T LOOK
SQUISHY AT ALL.

Celine says THAT'S RIGHT,

Zoey says IT'S NOT.
IT'S REALLY HARD.

Celine says IT IS REALLY HARD.
A LOT OF INVERTEBRATES
STILL HAVE A HARD OUTER SHELL,
LIKE THIS ONE.
IT'S CALLED AN EXOSKELETON.

Zoey says OH, I SEE.
SO THE EXOSKELETON'S
ON THE OUTSIDE?

Celine says YEAH, IT IS. IT'S KIND OF
LIKE HAVING AN ARMOUR.
IT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO DO
SOMETHING THAT'S CALLED MOLTING
EVERY NOW AND THEN
IN ORDER TO GROW.
ONE OF MY CRABS ACTUALLY
MOLTED THIS AFTERNOON.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE WAY IT
LOOKS LIKE ON THE INSIDE.

Zoey says WOAH! IT'S EMPTY. IT'S LIKE
A HOLLOW SUIT OF ARMOUR.
WHY WOULD A CRAB GET RID
OF ITS SHELL?

Celine says WELL, SEE THE SHELL IS HARD,
SO IT DOESN'T EXPAND.
SO WHEN THE CRAB
NEEDS TO GROW,
IT'S GONNA LEAVE ITS OLD SHELL
BEHIND SO IT CAN MAKE A NEW ONE.
AND IT'S SOFT
FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
AND THEN OVER A FEW DAYS
OR A FEW WEEKS,
DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES,
IT'S GONNA GET HARD AGAIN.
IT'S GONNA HAVE A NICE,
NEW HARD SHELL TO PROTECT IT.

A clip shows images of the old and new shells.

Zoey says ARE THERE ANY ANIMALS
THAT HAVE SHELLS?

Celine says YEAH, LOTS OF OTHER ANIMALS
HAVE SHELLS.
LIKE OYSTERS AND CLAMS AND
EVEN WEIRD LOOKING ANIMALS
CALLED CHITONS,
LIKE THIS LITTLE GUY.

Celine takes out an animal that looks like a semi-circular rock.

Zoey says IT'S, LIKE, BUMPY.

Celine says IT IS.
THAT'S ALL OF ITS HARD
SHELL PLATES.
AND WHEN IT'S SCARED, IT'S
ACTUALLY GONNA START GOING
INTO A BALL TO PROTECT ITS SOFT
BODY THAT'S ON THE INSIDE.

Zoey says WOW. WHAT ABOUT THE SQUISHY
BONELESS ANIMALS?
WHY DON'T THEY HAVE
ANY ARMOR?

Celine says AH. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION,
TELL YOU WHAT:
WHY DON'T WE GO MEET ONE OF OUR
STAR SOFT-BODIED INVERTEBRATES
AND FIND OUT.

Zoey says OKAY, SURE.

Celine says YEAH? HE'S A LITTLE SHY, BUT
LET'S GO SEE IF WE CAN FIND HIM.

Zoey says OKAY.

Celine says READY?

Zoey says YEAH.
THE AQUARIUM'S SQUISHY STAR
IS ACTUALLY AN OCTOPUS.
AND CELINE IS RIGHT,
OCTOPUSES ARE REALLY SHY.
WHERE IS HE?

Celine says VERY GOOD QUESTION. HE'S
ACTUALLY REALLY HARD TO FIND.

Zoey says WHY?

Celine says BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY
GOOD AT HIDING.
THEY CAN CAMOUFLAGE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY CAN
FIT IN REALLY TINY SPOTS.
THEY CAN SQUISH THEIR BODIES
INTO THE SMALLEST SPACES.
SO THERE'S LOTS OF AREAS
IN THIS HABITAT
WHERE IT COULD BE
HIDING RIGHT NOW.

Zoey says I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT
A VIDEO I SAW OF AN OCTOPUS.
THE GUY THAT MADE IT
DRILLED A REALLY SMALL HOLE
THROUGH A PLASTIC BOX.
THEN HE PUT AN OCTOPUS INSIDE.
THE HOLE WAS REALLY SMALL
COMPARED TO THE OCTOPUS,
BUT IT SQUEEZED THROUGH.
IT WAS AMAZING.
IT TOOK A WHILE,
BUT HE MADE IT.
I DON'T THINK THAT OCTOPUS
COULD HAVE SQUEEZED THROUGH
IF HE HAD A SHELL.

Celine says YEAH, IF HE HAD AN EXOSKELETON
LIKE THE CRAB WE SAW BEFORE,
DO YOU THINK HE COULD FIT
IN A VERY SMALL SPACE?

Zoey says DEFINITELY NOT.

Celine says NO. BUT OCTOPUSES, SOME OF THEM
CAN WEIGH UP TO 300 POUNDS
BUT THEY CAN STILL FIT IN
A HOLE AS SMALL AS AN ORANGE.
THEY'RE REALLY GOOD
AT ESCAPING.
IF THERE'S A SPACE WHERE
THEY CAN FIT IN TO GO SOMEWHERE,
THEY WILL GO THERE.

Zoey says YEAH. THANKS, CELINE.
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM JEREMY.

A boy with light brown hair named "Jeremy" appears on screen.

He says HOW DO OCTOPI MOVE?

Zoey says WELL, JEREMY, I CHECKED.
AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE SOME VERY
SPECIAL MUSCLES IN THEIR BODY
THAT WORK WITHOUT NEEDING BONES.
IT'S SORT OF LIKE HOW YOUR
TONGUE MOVES WITHOUT BONES.
THEY ALSO HAVE SUCKERS
ON THEIR ARMS
THAT LET THEM PUSH THEMSELVES
ALONG THE OCEAN FLOOR.
SO, IT WOULD BE LIKE IF
MY BODY WERE MADE OF TONGUES
WITH SUCKERS ON THEM.

An animation shows Zoey growing octopus tentacles.

Zoey says THAT WOULD BE WEIRD.

A girl with glasses named "Jenna" pops up on the screen.

She says DOES A JELLYFISH FEEL SQUISHY?
BECAUSE IT REALLY LOOKS SQUISHY.

Zoey says WELL, JENNA, THE AQUARIUM
ALSO HAS LOTS OF JELLYFISH.
I'M HERE WITH SENIOR BIOLOGIST
AND JELLYFISH EXPERT MACKENZIE.
DO JELLYFISH FEEL SQUISHY?

Mackenzie is in her thirties, with long straight blond hair in a low ponytail. She wears a red polo shirt.

Mackenzie says WELL, WHY DON'T YOU TRY TOUCHING
ONE AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK?
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?

Zoey says IT FEELS LIKE JELLY.

Mackenzie says IT DOES, DOESN'T IT?

Zoey says ARE JELLYFISH MADE OUT
OF JELLY?

Mackenzie says NO. BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
THEY'RE MOSTLY MADE OF WATER.

Zoey says I ALWAYS THOUGHT JELLYFISH
WERE MADE OUT OF JELLY.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT JELLYFISH
COULD STING YOU.

Mackenzie says THEY CAN STING.
ALL JELLYFISH STING,
BUT SOME HAVE A STRONGER
STING THAN OTHERS.
THESE ONES HAVE A
VERY, VERY MILD STING,
SO YOU WON'T EVEN FEEL IT.
AND THE STRINGERS ARE LOCATED
ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE
OF THE BELL THERE.

Zoey says DO JELLYFISH HAVE EYES?

Mackenzie says THEY DO HAVE EYES.
THEY HAVE EYES AROUND
THE EDGE OF THE BELL,
AND THAT HELPS THEM SENSE
WHERE THEY ARE IN THE OCEAN
AND IN THE WATER COLUMN,
SO THEY'RE ALWAYS SWIMMING UP.

Zoey says SO COOL.
THANKS FOR HELPING ME FIND STUFF
OUT ABOUT SQUISHY ANIMALS.
GO, GO, GO!
JELLYFISH, SQUIDS,
OCTOPUSES, AND OTHER CREATURES,
LIKE CUTTLEFISH AND NAUTILUS,
USE A KIND OF WATER JET
PROPULSION TO ZOOM AWAY.
CUTTLEFISH, OCTOPUS, AND SQUIDS
CAN ALSO SHOOT OUT INK
THAT SPREADS IN THE WATER
TO CONFUSE PREDATORS.
HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
TO FIND OUT...

In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.

A caption reads "Do try this at home."

Zoey says IN THIS EXPERIMENT,
DANIELI AND ANDREA
WILL USE THESE WATER BALLOONS
AS OUR SQUIDS.
THEY FILLED THEM WITH WATER
AND FOOD COLORING
TO PRETEND IT'S INK.

Danieli and Andrea sit next to a large plastic contain filled with water.

Danieli is around 8, with very short brown hair and wears a gingham shirt and glasses.

Andrea is around 10, with very short light brown hair and wears a red shirt.

Danieli says HERE WE GO.

He releases the balloon in the water as coloured water gets released, imitating the squids’ water jet.

One of the boys says IT IS FARTING OUT SOME INK.

The other one says IT'S SPINNING.

Zoey says LOOK AT THEM GO,
JUST FROM THE FORCE OF THE WATER
STREAMING OUT.

Andrea says THIS IS SO COOL.

Zoey says IF THEY WANT TO ESCAPE,
SQUIDS AND OCTOPUSES SUCK WATER
INSIDE THEIR BODIES.
THEN THEY SQUEEZE IT BACK OUT
A TUBE CALLED A SIPHON.
THEY CAN POINT THEIR SIPHON
IN ANY DIRECTION.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES
THE WATER-JET PROPULSION
THAT LETS THEM ROCKET AWAY
LIKE THESE BALLOONS.
COOL, HUH?
THANKS, GUYS.

Danieli says BYE, ZOEY.

Zoey says THERE SURE ARE A LOT OF
SQUISHY ANIMALS IN THE SEA.
BUT WHAT ABOUT ON LAND?
YOU DON'T EVER SEE A GIANT SQUID
WALKING DOWN THE STREET.
I WONDER WHY.
WELL, IT TURNS OUT
THERE'S A GOOD REASON.
IF THEY LIVED ON LAND,
THEY'D HARDLY BE ABLE TO MOVE.

An animated clip shows an octopus trying to move on land.

Zoey says IN THE SEA, ALL SIZES OF SQUISHY
ANIMALS DO JUST FINE,
BECAUSE THE WATER CAN
SUPPORT THEIR BODIES.
SORT OF LIKE HOW YOU FLOAT
WHEN YOU SWIM.
THAT REMINDS ME OF THIS QUESTION
THAT I GOT FROM DANIELLE.

A girl named Danielle says HOW BIG DO GIANT SQUIDS GET?

Zoey says GIANT SQUIDS ARE THE LARGEST...
AWESOMEST SQUISHY ANIMALS
IN THE WORLD.
THEY GROW AS LONG
AS 13 METERS!
THAT'S THE SIZE OF
AN ENTIRE SCHOOL BUS.
I THINK I FEEL A SONG COMING ON.

(music plays)

She plays a clip where she appears three times, dressed as different coloured squids.

She sings a song that goes I'VE GOT NO BONES
I'M THE SIZE OF A BUS
I'M A SQUID WHO LIVES
IN THE OCEAN BLUE

(music plays)
OH, HERE IN THE WATER
I GO AS I PLEASE
BUT ON LAND I FLOP AROUND
LIKE A PILE OF GOO
PILE OF GOO?
IF YOU'RE SQUISHY AND BONELESS
AND WANNA BE ON LAND
A WORD OF ADVICE
BETWEEN ME AND YOU
TO LIVE OUT OF THE WATER
YOU'D BETTER BE SMALL
SO YOU CAN HOLD YOUR BODY UP
AND HIDE FROM YOU-KNOW-WHO
WHO-WHO-WHO
JUST STAY SMALL AND SLIMY
THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

The song ends.

Zoey says YUP. ON LAND, THE BIGGER A
BONELESS SQUISHY ANIMAL IT IS,
THE HARDER IT IS FOR IT
TO MOVE.
SO THEY DON'T GET MUCH
BIGGER THAN THIS.

She has a snail and an earthworm on the palm of her hand.

Zoey says HI, SNAIL.
HI, EARTHWORM.
YOU'RE JUST THE CUTEST LITTLE
THINGS EVER, AREN'T YOU?
LOOK AT HOW THIS WORM MOVES
AROUND WITH NO ARMS OR LEGS.
THE TRICK IS THAT HE FIXES THE
BACK OF HIS BODY TO THE GROUND
AND THEN PUSHES OUT
HIS FRONT PART.
HIS MUSCLES ACT
LIKE A SPRING.
LOOK AT IT GO!
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT
MY LITTLE SLUGGY FRIEND,
FROM KIARA.

On the screen, a blond girl named Kiara says WHY ARE SLUGS SO SLIMY
AND, LIKE, SQUISHY?

Zoey says I CHECKED, AND I FOUND OUT THAT
SLIME IS REALLY USEFUL STUFF.
IT HELPS SLUGS AND SNAILS
GLIDE ACROSS THE GROUND
AND STICK TO A SURFACE
SO THEY CAN CLIMB STRAIGHT UP.
IT ALSO KEEPS THEIR BODY
FROM DRYING OUT
AND PROTECTS IT FROM GETTING CUT
ON ANYTHING SHARP.
HEY, ALL THAT SLIME GIVES ME
AN IDEA FOR...

(FANFARE)

In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.

A caption reads "My great challenge."

Zoey says MY GREAT CHALLENGE!

Zoey stands in the attic next to an obstacle course.

Zoey says IT'S THE SLIPPERIEST, SLOPPIEST,
SLIMIEST CHALLENGE YET.
EMMA AND AUDREY,
YOU'LL BE TEAM OOZE.

They say YEAH!

Emma and Audrey are around 12 and wear striped colourful onesies.

Zoey says CHRIS AND JUSTIN,
YOU'LL BE TEAM GOO.

They say YEAH!

Chris and Justin are around 11 and wear printed onesies, one in green and the other one in blue.

Zoey says YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME
TEST OUT THE SLUG SLIDE
IN THE MESSIEST WAY POSSIBLE.
THE BUCKETS IN FRONT OF YOU
HAVE SLIME IN IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO COVER
YOURSELVES WITH IT
AND SLIDE DOWN THE COURSE.
BUT FIRST, I WANT TO SEE
IF YOU CAN SLIDE DOWN THE COURSE
WITHOUT USING SLIME.
I NEED ONE VOLUNTEER
FROM EACH TEAM.

Audrey and Justin raise their hands.

Zoey says OKAY, AUDREY AND JUSTIN.
YOU CAN WRIGGLE, PUSH WITH YOUR
FEET, AND PULL WITH YOUR ELBOWS.
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO USE YOUR HANDS.
AND REMEMBER: YOU'RE A SLUG,
SO YOUR BELLY HAS TO STAY
AT ALL TIMES IN CONTACT
WITH THE COURSE.
GO AHEAD.
LET'S TEST OUT YOUR SLUG SKILLS.
IT'S PRETTY HARD, RIGHT?
YEAH.
A-HA. AS I SUSPECTED.
WE'RE GONNA NEED GRADE A SLIME
TO SLIDE THE COURSE.
HERE'S HOW THE CHALLENGE GOES.
JUSTIN AND AUDREY,
YOU'LL BE THE SLUGS.
AND CHRIS AND EMMA,
YOU'LL BE THE SLIMERS.
SLIMERS, YOU'RE GONNA COVER
THE FRONT OF THE SLUGS
TO HELP THEM SLIDE
TO THE FINISH LINE.
AND SLUGS, IF YOU EVER NEED MORE
SLIME, YELL, "NEED MORE SLIME!"
AND SLIMERS, YOU'RE GONNA SLIME
THEM. AND THEN YOU'LL SWITCH.
YOU READY?

Justin says YEAH!

Zoey says SLIMERS,
START SLIMING!
(KIDS GIGGLING)

Emma and Chris start sliming their teammates up.

Zoey says OKAY.
ALL SLIMED UP?
NOW GO!

Chris says HURRY UP, SLUG!

Emma says GO, AUDREY!
GO, AUDREY!
GO, AUDREY!

Zoey says IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS GONNA BE
A TIGHT BUT SLIPPERY RELAY RACE.
IN A RELAY RACE, YOUR PARTNER
CONTINUES THE RACE
WHEN YOU GET BACK.
FIRST TEAM TO FINISH WINS.

Emma says GO, GO, GO!
QUICK, GET UP!

Zoey says REMEMBER, WHEN YOU'RE DONE, YOU
CAN START SLIMING YOUR TEAMMATE.

Chris says I NEED TO GET SLIMED!
(KIDS GIGGLING)

Now Chris and Emma go through the course.

Zoey says GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
TEAM GOO HAS A LATE START,
BUT THEY'RE NOT FAR BEHIND.
ALMOST THERE.
(KIDS GIGGLING)

Zoey says WHAT'S THIS? TEAM GOO LOOKS LIKE
THEY'RE NOT MOVING AT ALL.

Emma says NEED MORE SLIME!
NEED MORE SLIME!
OKAY. GO BACK, GO BACK, GO BACK.

Audrey says OH, WHATEVER.

Chris struggles in to get past the first section of the course.

Zoey says HMM... NOT ENOUGH SLIME,
I SUPPOSE.
TEAM OOZE WINS!

The girls say YEAH!

Zoey says WHY DO YOU THINK SLIME COMES
IN HANDY FOR SLUGS?

Audrey says IT HELPS THEM MOVE EASILY
AND CLIMB WALLS.

Emma says TO PROTECT THEIR SKIN
FROM ROCKS AND SCRAPES.

Justin says 'CUZ IT HELPS THEM MOVE AROUND.

Chris says I THINK IT'S USEFUL
'CUZ IT'S SLIPPERY,
SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY MOVE.

Zoey says EXACTOMUNDO.
WELL, THANKS FOR TAKING PART IN
MY DISGUSTINGLY SLIMY CHALLENGE.

The kids say YOU'RE WELCOME.
NOW HERE'S OUR NEXT QUESTION
ABOUT ANOTHER SLIMY CRITTER.

A girl named "Noa" pops up on the screen and says WHY DO LEECHES STICK TO YOU?
YUCK.

Zoey says GREAT QUESTION, NOA.
I FOUND OUT THAT HUNDREDS
OF YEARS AGO SOME PEOPLE
ACTUALLY WANTED THESE SQUISHY
ANIMALS TO SUCK THEIR BLOOD.
AND HERE'S WHY...

In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.

Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!

A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."

In a pilgrim’s costume,
Zoey says LEECHES.
GET YOUR LEECHES HERE.
IT CAN CURE WHATEVER'S
WRONG WITH YOU.
GOT A HEADACHE?
STICK A LEECH ON IT.
IT'LL DRAIN THAT PESKY BLOOD
RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HEAD.
SORE KNEE?
STICK A LEECH ON IT.
STOMACHACHE?
YOU BET.
LET THESE LITTLE SUCKERS
GO TO WORK.
THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN'T CURE.

She spots leeches on her arm and screams AGH! AGH!
AGH! OW! OW!

Zoey says BLECH. LEECHES ARE
SOFT-BODIED INVERTEBRATES
THAT ARE SPECIALIZED
IN SUCKING YOUR BLOOD?
HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO,
DOCTORS ACTUALLY USED LEECHES
TO TREAT EVERYTHING FROM
EAR INFECTIONS TO STOMACHACHES.
THEY BELIEVED THAT ALL YOU HAD
TO DO TO CURE AN ILLNESS
WAS TO DRAIN BLOOD OUT
OF THE BODY.
WAIT A MINUTE...
WHAT? IT SAYS HERE THAT SOME
DOCTORS STILL USE LEECHES TODAY.
YOU MEAN, LEECHES CAN
ACTUALLY HEAL YOU?
THIS I'VE GOT TO SEE.

She plays her ukulele and says TO HELP ME FIND OUT ABOUT
THE HEALING POWER OF LEECHES...
PLEASE WELCOME REAL, LIVE
SURGEON DR. DEMETRIOS RIZIS.

Demetrios is in his thirties, with short straight brown hair and a beard. He wears scrubs.

He says HEY, ZOEY. I BROUGHT YOU
SOME NEW FRIENDS.

Zoey says EW. THEY'RE LIKE SMALL,
SLIMY VAMPIRES.
SORRY, GUYS. BUT YOU GIVE ME
THE CREEPS.

Demetrios says WELL, LET ME HELP YOU GUYS
GET ACQUAINTED
AND SHOW YOU HOW THESE LITTLE
GUYS HELP SURGEONS LIKE US.

Zoey says OKAY, LITTLE BLOODSUCKERS.
I'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE.
UGH. THEY HAVE THE WEIRDEST
ALIEN-LOOKING MOUTHS EVER.

Demetrios says WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE
THREE SETS OF JAWS AND
UP TO 60 TEETH.
THEY ALSO HAVE A SUCKER THAT,
WHEN THEY BITE, IT LATCHES ON.
BUT YOU NEVER REALLY
FEEL THEM BITE.

Zoey says WHY?

Demetrios says THEY HAVE THIS SPECIAL SALIVA,
AND THEY HAVE
THIS COMPOUND IN IT
THAT'S KIND OF LIKE
AN ANESTHETIC,
SORT OF LIKE WHAT YOU GET
AT THE DENTIST.
YOU WANNA TOUCH ONE?

Zoey says SURE.

Demetrios says WE'RE GONNA NEED GLOVES
FOR THIS.
YOU READY?

Zoey puts on gloves and says YEAH.

Demetrios says THERE YOU GO.

Zoey says I DID IT.
I'M ACTUALLY HOLDING A LEECH.
COOL.
SO WHAT DO YOU USE THEM FOR?

Demetrios says THEY HAVE OTHER SPECIAL
COMPOUNDS IN THEIR SALIVA,
INCLUDING ONE CALLED HIRUDIN.
AND THAT HELPS FIGHT CLOTTING.
CLOTTING HAPPENS WHEN
YOUR BLOOD VESSELS CLOSE UP
AND YOU STOP BLEEDING.

Zoey says I DON'T GET IT.

Demetrios says SOMETIMES BAD ACCIDENTS HAPPEN,
AND PEOPLE COULD LOSE FINGERS.
AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS
SUCH AS MYSELF NEED
TO RE-ATTACH THEM.

Zoey says GROSS...
BUT SO INTERESTING.
IF SOMEONE LOSES A FINGER,
SURGEONS CAN SOMETIMES
SEW IT BACK ON.
LEECHES SPECIAL SPIT NOT ONLY
PREVENTS CLOTTING AND INFECTION,
IT ALSO MAKES THE BITE PAINLESS.
BEST OF ALL, THESE LITTLE
BLOODSUCKERS HELP MAKE SURE
THAT THE PERSON DOESN'T BLEED
TOO MUCH DURING THE SURGERY.

Demetrios says AFTER A LONG SURGERY THAT
COULD BE UP TO 16 HOURS,
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
THINGS GO WELL,
AND THE LEECHES HELP US DO THAT.

Zoey says WOW. AMAZING.
OKAY, GUYS.
YOU'RE NOT SO BAD
AFTER ALL.
LEECHES ARE SQUISHY ANIMALS
WITH NO BONES.
DOES THAT HELP THEM
WITH WHAT THEY DO?

Demetrios says BEING AN INVERTEBRATE,
THEY'RE ABLE TO SUCK UP
A LOT MORE BLOOD THAN
THEIR BODY VOLUME,

Zoey says SO THEY CAN DRINK UP TO THREE
TIMES THEIR BODY SIZE IN BLOOD.
DO THEY JUST KEEP DRINKING
AND DRINKING UNTIL THEY BURST?

Demetrios says WELL, NO.
THEY KNOW WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
AND THEY JUST DROP OFF
AFTERWARDS.

Zoey says THANKS FOR SHOWING ME
THAT THESE LITTLE BLOODSUCKERS
CAN ACTUALLY BE YOUR FRIEND.
SPEAKING ABOUT HEALING POWERS,
MAYA HAS A REALLY
INTERESTING QUESTION.

Maya says HOW DO WORMS GROW BACK
THEIR BODY?

Zoey says WELL, MAYA, I CHECKED.
AND IF A WORM GETS CUT IN HALF,
IT CAN'T GROW INTO TWO WORMS.
THE FRONT HALF MAY SURVIVE,
BUT ONLY IF IT HAS
ALL THE ORGANS IT NEEDS,
LIKE ITS FIVE HEARTS
AND ITS BRAIN.
BUT IT WOULDN'T BE A NICE THING
TO DO TO THE POOR LITTLE WORM.
I WOULDN'T DO THAT.
IT'S OKAY.
DON'T WORRY.
BUT MANY SOFT-BODIED
INVERTEBRATES
ACTUALLY CAN REGROW
BODY PARTS.
LIKE AN OCTOPUS.
IT CAN REGROW ITS TENTACLES.

An animation shows a rock squashing an octopus’ tentacle. He then regrows it and says WOOHOO!

Zoey says ONE SQUISHY ANIMAL IS A MASTER
AT RE-GROWING ITSELF.
IT'S A SEA CUCUMBER,
LIKE THE ONE I GOT TO TOUCH
AT THE AQUARIUM.
IF A PIECE OF IT
GETS BROKEN OFF,
IT JUST GOES OFF AND GROWS
INTO A WHOLE NEW SEA CUCUMBER.
COULD YOU IMAGINE
IF WE COULD DO THAT?
I WONDER WHAT
MY FRIENDS WOULD DO.

She plays a clip on her laptop. A caption reads "Ask a friend."

Zoey says HEY, GUYS.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOUR ARMS
AND LEGS FELL OFF
AND GREW INTO
NEW COPIES OF YOU?

A girl with curly brown hair says IT WOULD BE AMAZING.
I WOULD NEVER BE SCARED
OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT,
AND MY BODY PARTS WOULD
ALWAYS GROW BACK.

A little girl with straight brown hair says MAKE THEM DO ALL MY CHORES.

A boy with straight light brown hair says I WOULD FIGHT CRIME.

A boy with very short brown hair says IF I HAD A BODY PART THAT COULD
RE-GROW INTO ME?
I WOULD LOVE IT.
I COULD JUST CHOP OFF MY ARM
AND HAVE A NEW ONE.

A girl with a flower barrette IT'S LIKE I'M GETTING
REINCARNATED.
AND I CAN HAVE, LIKE, A FOOT
WHERE MY HAND SHOULD BE
AND A HAND WHERE MY FOOT
SHOULD BE.
AND I'M GONNA LOOK
LIKE A GODZILLA.

A girl with glasses says I WOULD MAKE THEM
MY LITTLE MINIONS,
AND THEY WOULD DO
WHATEVER I WANT.

Zoey says I THINK IT WOULD BE
FUN AT FIRST,
AND THEN, IT WOULD PROBABLY
GET ANNOYING.
OH, MAN. MY CLONE ATE
THE CEREAL AGAIN.
GOOD THING WE'RE NOT BONELESS
LIKE SEA CUCUMBERS.
HEY! THAT BRINGS US BACK
TO THE QUESTION
THAT STARTED OFF
THE WHOLE SHOW.

Alessia says I WONDER WHAT WE WOULD LOOK
LIKE WITHOUT BONES.

Zoe says THE BIG ANSWER IS...

She plays the organ and says WE'D LOOK LIKE
BLOBBY SEA CREATURES,
AND IT'D BE HARD
TO GET ON PANTS.
IF WE WERE LIVING ON LAND
WITH NO SKELETON OR HARD PARTS,
WE'D HAVE TO ROLL AND
FLOP OUR WAY TO THE OCEAN
AND GROW SOME GILLS.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE SO BIG
THE ONLY PLACE WE'D BE ABLE TO
GET AROUND IS IN THE OCEAN
WITH THE WATER HOLDING
OUR BODIES UP.
SO, IF WE HAD NO BONES
AND WE HAD TO LIVE ON LAND,
WE'D HAVE TO BE A WHOLE LOT
SMALLER AND SLIMIER,
LIKE THESE LITTLE GUYS.

She shows the snail and the earthworm on her palms.

Mister Bones says I GUESS IT'S WORTH
KEEPING ME AROUND AFTER ALL.

Zoey says YEAH, YOU'RE PRETTY USEFUL
FOR US TO RUN, JUMP, AND PLAY.

Mister Bones says YEAH, UNLESS YOU'RE A LAZYBONES.

Zoey says GOOD ONE! THAT TICKLED
MY FUNNY BONE.

Mister Bones says HEH, HEH.
ANOTHER GOOD ONE.

Zoey says HEE, HEE, HEE.

(music plays)

Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."

The end credits roll as the "I’ve got no bones" song plays again.

An Apartment 11 Productions.

Produced in association with TVO Kids.

Logo: TVO Kids.

Copyright 2016, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.

The song goes I'VE GOT NO BONES
I'M THE SIZE OF A BUS
OH, HERE IN THE WATER
I GO AS I PLEASE
BUT ON LAND I FLOP AROUND
LIKE A PILE OF GOO
PILE OF GOO?
IF YOU'RE SQUISHY AND BONELESS
AND WANNA BE ON LAND
A WORD OF ADVICE
BETWEEN ME AND YOU
TO LIVE OUT OF THE WATER
YOU'D BETTER BE SMALL
SO YOU CAN HOLD YOUR BODY UP
AND HIDE FROM YOU-KNOW-WHO
WHO-WHO-WHO
JUST STAY SMALL AND SLIMY
THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO.