(music plays)

The show opens with two girls and a boy pointing at the camera and saying the show title.
A slate appears for each word inside a speech bubble against a background of colourful pixels.

Then, the speech bubbles show the names of the characters.
Melissa is in her twenties and has long, straight, brown hair with bangs. She wears a pink knitted hat, a red shirt, a white jacket, and black pants.
Shamus is in his twenties and has short, black hair. He wears a black fedora, black glasses, a plaid shirt with a blue bow-tie, and red pants.
Ruth is in her thirties and has medium-length blonde hair with bangs. She wears a light-blue ensemble of sportswear.

Melissa stands in a kitchen, holding her tablet.

She says SHAMUS AND I ARE SO
EXCITED ABOUT THE NEWEST
SANDWICH SPOT,
THE SUB SPACE.

A speech bubble with Shamus’ picture reads GET THE GALAXY SUB.
IT'S OUT OF THIS WORLD!

Melissa says I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE,
LOVE, SUB SANDWICHES.
OH!
[growling]
I'M SO HUNGRY RIGHT NOW.

As she types, a speech bubble displays what she says, which reads WHAT’S IN THE GALAXY SUB?

A speech bubble with Shamus’ picture reads HALO HAM, COMET CHEESE,
METEOR MUSTARD, LUNAR LETTUCE ON
A "BIG BANG" BUN!

As Melissa types, a speech bubble displays what she says, which reads HOW MUCH IS IT?

A speech bubble with Shamus’ picture reads IT'S ONLY 5 DOLLARS.

Melissa says I HAVE EXACTLY 5 DOLLARS.
SUB SPACE,
HERE I COME.

Melissa runs to Sub Space. She finds Ruth in line.

Melissa says AH, RUTH, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE?

Ruth says SAME THING AS
YOU, MELISSA.
I'M HERE TO TRY THESE
AWESOME SUBS THAT I'VE
HEARD ALL ABOUT.

Melissa says MMM, YOU KNOW WHEN I WANT
TO FIND SOMETHING OUT,

She shouts I AM UNSTOPPABLE!

Ruth says SO WHAT SUB ARE
YOU GETTING?

Melissa says OOH, WELL, I
BROUGHT 5 DOLLARS...
FOR THE 5 DOLLAR GALAXY SUB.

Ruth says OKAY, BUT I HOPE
YOU BROUGHT ENOUGH
MONEY TO PAY FOR
THE SALES TAX.

Melissa says A WHAT?
WHAT'S A SALES TAX?

Ruth says SALES TAX IS THE EXTRA
CHARGE ADDED TO THE
PRICE AT THE REGISTER.
THEY ADD SALES TAX ON
EVERYTHING FROM SWIMMING
LESSONS TO GUM TO TOYS.

Melissa says THEY TOLD ME IT WAS
GOING TO COST 5 DOLLARS,
SO I BROUGHT 5 DOLLARS.
IF IT WAS GOING TO COST
MORE, WHY WOULDN'T
THEY JUST TELL ME?

People throw flowers at her.

Melissa says OH, THANK YOU, THANK
YOU, THANK YOU.

(music plays)

Ruth says SALES TAX CAN VARY.
SOMETIMES YOU PAY MORE,
SOMETIMES YOU PAY LESS.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALCULATE
IT AT THE REGISTER.
THEN I KNOW EXACTLY HOW
MUCH SALES TAX I'M PAYING.
AND I LIKE THAT.

Melissa says BUT I STILL DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
TO BUY MY GALAXY SUB.

Ruth says HOW MUCH IS
THE SUB?

Melissa says 5 DOLLARS.

Ruth says SALES TAX HERE
IS 13 PERCENT.
SO DO PLUS
13 PERCENT.

Melissa says SO THAT'S 5 DOLLARS,
PLUS 13 PERCENT,
IS 65 CENTS, AND
THAT EQUALS:
5 DOLLARS FOR THE SUB, AND 65
CENTS IN SALES TAX.

Ruth says YOU GOT IT, KID.

Melissa says MAY I PLEASE
BORROW 65 CENTS?

Ruth gives her the money and says SURE THING.

Melissa says YES!
NOW
THIS
CALLS FOR
A VICTORY MOMENT!

(music plays)

They do a victory dance.

Melissa says LOVE THEM OR NOT,
TAXES ARE HERE TO STAY.
FROM THE FOOD YOU BUY, TO
THE CLOTHES YOU WEAR,
AND EVEN CONCERTS
AND SPORT EVENTS.
SO TRY AND FIGURE OUT THE
SALES TAX AHEAD OF TIME,
AND ALWAYS MAKE SURE
TO BRING MORE MONEY
THAN THE STICKER PRICE.

In the kitchen, YOU WERE RIGHT, SHAMUS, THE
GALAXY SUB WAS WORTH EVERY
PENNY, TAX AND ALL.

Shamus says I HAD NO IDEA THAT A
PERCENTAGE OF WHAT
YOU BUY IS TAX.

Melissa says YUP.
EXCEPT WHEN IT'S NO TAX
THURSDAY AT THE SUB SPACE!

Shamus says IT'S A DATE!

Melissa says IT'S MY NEW FAVOURITE
DAY OF THE WEEK.

Shamus says YUMMY!

(music plays)

They both exercise facing each other through the tablet.

The TVO Kids logo appears.

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