Lucas wears a bright orange tee shirt, blue jeans and sneakers. His brown hair is short.

Laura’s dark shoulder-length bob and bangs bounce as she runs. She wears a bright purple tee shirt, blue jeans and sneakers.

Lucas and Laura sing an upbeat song as they run over a bridge. They carefully balance on a fallen log as they cross over a creek. They duck under a wooden bridge as someone walks over it. Laura and Lucas smile as they run down stairs.

[Happy music plays]

Lucas and Laura sing,
PACK UP YOUR BAGS
KISS YOUR TURTLE GOODBYE
COME UP AND CLIMB
WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY
SO MUCH TO SEE
SO MUCH TO DO

Lucas and Laura sing, IN OUR TREE FORT
WE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU

Lucas and Laura run on a street.

They sing, THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW

[Geese honk]

Laura says, PASSWORD, PLEASE.
Lucas whispers in Laura’s ear, “Walleye”

[Slide whistle]

Lucas grabs a rope ladder.

Lucas and Laura sing, LA, LA, LA, LA
DO, DO, DO, DO

An animated map unfolds, showing a path from houses to the tree fort.

Lucas and Laura sing, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
THAT TVO KIDS SHOW

[Upbeat music plays]

Matt and Laura stand in the Tree Fort.

Matt wears a pink and blue tie-dyed shirt and blue jeans. He wears a sun vidor over his curly black hair as he fans himself. Matt holds a yellow drink bottle with a built-in straw.

Laura holds a parasol. She wears a baseball hat, sunglasses, a tee-shirt and jeans. Laura holds a small electric hand fan.

Matt says, HEY, TVO KIDS.
IT'S REALLY REALLY HOT IN THE
FOREST TODAY, I GOTTA TELL YA.

Laura says, YEAH, IT’S LIKE THE
HOTTEST DAY IN THE FOREST
EVER. IT'S REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY HOT.

Matt says, I CAN'T TAKE IT IT'S SO HOT.
I HAVE MY WATER BOTTLE. MY FAN. MY VISOR.
THE FANS ARE ON.

Laura says, IT'S NOT ENOUGH AT ALL.

Matt says, NOT ENOUGH AT ALL.
WHAT'S THE WEATHER FOR TODAY.

A raccoon puppet appears in the sky. It wears sunglasses.

[Chittering]

Laura says, WHAT? FEELS LIKE FORTY!

Matt exclaims AND GETTING HOTTER BY THE
MINUTE.

Laura says, IT'S GOING TO GET EVEN MORE
HOT THIS AFTERNOON.

Matt says, HOW CAN IT GET ANY HOTTER?
IT’S ALREADY SO HOT IN HERE.
OH, MAN!

Laura asks, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
I NEED AN ICE PACK STAT.

Matt says, LAURA, I HAVE AN IDEA.

Laura says, WHAT?

Matt smiles and says, WE CAN GO SWIMMING.
SWIMMING IS SUCH A GOOD WAY TO COOL US DOWN.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS FIND A
BIG COLD REFRESHING OCEAN.

Matt picks up a red tablet.

[Tapping]

Laura says, OKAY.

Matt says, WHERE IS THE NEAREST OCEAN
NEAR ME?

[Tap]

Matt exclaims, TWO THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY KILOMETRES AWAY!
OH, MAN THAT'S TOO FAR TO TRAVEL.

Laura stands up.

She says,IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
WE SHOULD GO SWIMMING.
WE DON'T NEED TO GO ALL THE WAY
TO AN OCEAN.
WHY DON'T WE JUST GO TO A LAKE?

Matt says, A LAKE?

Laura repeats, A LAKE.

Matt says, YOU MEAN LIKE A STINKY LITTLE
SMALL, LESS COOL OCEAN.


Laura says, WHAT? NO, LAKES ARE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT FROM OCEANS.

Laura takes off her sunglasses.

She continues, THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY COOL.

IN FACT CANADA HAS THE MOST
LAKES OUT OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD. DID YOU KNOW THAT?

Matt says, NO.
I JUST THOUGHT THEY WERE FULL
OF STINKY BROWN FISH AND SEAWEED.

Laura says, NO THEY ARE FULL OF TONS OF
AMAZING THINGS.
AND YOU CAN DO SO MANY FUN THINGS AT THE LAKE.
LAKES ARE AWESOME. I LOVE LAKES SO MUCH.
THEY ARE SO FUN.

Matt says, I DON'T KNOW.

[Frog horn rings]

Matt says, I'VE BEEN TO A LAKE BEFORE.
I DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH FUN.

Laura says, WHAT?

Matt says, LET'S TAKE THIS CALLER.

Matt hits a button.

[Smack]

Matt says, TREE FORT. MATT SPEAKING.
WHO'S CALLING?

A boy’s voice says, GABRIEL.

Matt says, HEY, GABRIEL, WHAT IS THE SECRET
PASSWORD TODAY, BUDDY?

Gabriel says, WALLEYE.

Matt says, YOU GOT IT.
PUTTING YOU IN THE SKY.

[Typing]

[Upbeat music plays]

A boy with short brown hair wears a baseball cap. He stands on a beach.

Laura says, GABRIEL, WELCOME TO THE TREE
FORT ON THIS VERY HOT DAY.
HOW ARE YOU?

Text reads “Gabriel. Age 7”

Gabriel says, GOOD.

Laura asks, FIRST, I WANT TO KNOW, DO
YOU LIKE SWIMMING?

Gabriel says, YES.

Laura says, COOL.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO TO COOL
DOWN ON A HOT DAY?

Gabriel says, DRINK WATER AND HAVE ICE

CREAM.

Matt says, DRINK WATER AND EAT ICE CREAM
THOSE ARE TWO WICKED SOLUTIONS
TO BEATING THE HEAT.
YOU'RE A PRETTY SMART GUY.

HEY, DO YOU WANT TO HELP US
CHOOSE THE CHAMPION THIS WEEK
FOR CUTE TIME OOT?

Gabriel says, YES.

Matt says, OKAY, LET'S SEE THE CHAMPION FROM
LAST WEEK.

Matt and Laura smile.

A male announcer says, CHAMPION!

A husky dog sticks its head out of a car window. As the car moves, the husky’s lip wiggles in the wind.

Laura says, CHECK IT OUT.
I LOVE THIS ONE.
THIS DOG, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S
ENJOYING THE BREEZE OUT THE
WINDOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Matt asks, IS THAT CUTE, TOO?

Gabriel says, NINE OUT OF TEN.

Matt and Laura look at each other as they both say,
NINE OUT OF TEN.

Laura says, FOR THE ROAD TRIP DOG.
LOVE THAT.
OKAY, GABRIEL, LET'S CHECK OUT
THE CHALLENGER.

The announcer says, CHALLENGER!

An otter floats on its back as it nibbles food.

Matt says, OH!
CUTEY LITTLE -- IS THAT AN
OTTER?

Laura says, IT LOOKS LIKE AN OTTER AT
THE LAKE, OR MAYBE EVEN A
BABY BEAVER.

Matt says, GABRIEL, WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE
THAT OUT OF TEN FOR CUTENESS?

Gabriel says, I THINK IT'S A TIE.

[Gasping]

Matt and Laura exclaim, A TIE?

Laura asks, WHAT DO WE DO?

Matt says, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH
A TIE.

Laura says, GABRIEL, IF YOU HAD TO
CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE OUT OF
THE TWO WHICH WOULD YOU PICK?

Gabriel says, THE OTTER.

Laura and Matt yell, THE OTTER!

Laura says, YES.
I LOVE THAT SO MUCH.
OTTER IS THE WINNER.
TVOKIDS, IF YOU WANT TO BE LIKE
GABRIEL UP IN THE SKY REMEMBER
THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL IN TO
THIS NUMBER.

Text reads “Call us at 1-888-886-5437.”

Laura says, CALL IT RIGHT NOW.
WE WANT IT HEAR FROM YOU.

Matt says,
WE WANT TO KNOW.

GABRIEL, I HEARD THAT YOU ARE ON A
SPECIAL TRIP RIGHT NOW.

Gabriel says, BY LAKE ONTARIO ON THE
TRANSCANADA TRAIL.

Laura says, HEY, YOU’RE BY LAKE ONTARIO RIGHT NOW.
SO COOL!
YOU'RE ON THE TRANSCANADA
TRAIL.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS CAN YOU DO
ON THIS TRAIL?

Gabriel says, SWIMMING.
I OFTEN SEE AN ICE CREAM --

Laura says, YOU LITERALLY SEE AN ICE
CREAM TRUCK RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS SO EXCITING.

Matt asks? DO YOU GO THERE A LOT?
TO THE TRANSCANADA TRAIL WITH
YOUR FAMILY FOR FUN?

Gabriel says, YES.

Matt says, AWESOME.

Laura says, TVO KIDS, THE TRANSCANADA
TRAIL STRETCHES ACROSS THE
WHOLE COUNTRY.
IT IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST
RECREATIONAL TRAIL AND IT
CROSSES FOUR OF THE GREAT
LAKES.

LAKE ONTARIO IS ONE OF THEM
THAT GABRIEL IS AT RIGHT NOW.
GABRIEL, CAN YOU SHOW US LAKE
ONTARIO IN ALL ITS GLORY?

Gabriel says, OKAY.

Gabriel picks up a video camera. He turns it towards a sandy beach and water. People walk on the beach.

Matt and Laura exclaim, WHOA!

Laura says, LOOK AT THAT.

Matt says, SO PRETTY.
YOU'RE REALLY MAKING A CASE
FOR LAKES.
I'M ALMOST CONVINCED.
THAT LAKE LOOKS AWESOME.

Matt smiles.

Laura says, ALL RIGHT, GABRIEL, I HOPE
YOU ENJOY YOUR DAY.
I HOPE YOU GET SOME ICE CREAM
BY LAKE ONTARIO.

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY,
GABRIEL.
WE WILL TALK TO YOU NEXT TIME.

Matt and Laura wave.

Gabriel waves and says, BYE!

Laura says, BYE!

Laura turns to Matt.

She says, WE SHOULD GET ICE CREAM TOO.

Matt agrees, WE SHOULD GET ICE CREAM.

Laura says, WE SHOULD GO IT A LAKE.

Matt says, WE SHOULD GO TO A LAKE.
I'M KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT LAKES.
I KINDA WANT TO KNOW MORE .

Laura says, YOU WANT IT KNOW MORE
ABOUT LAKES.

Matt says, I DO WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT LAKES.

Laura says, ALL RIGHT.
LET'S HEAR IT.

[Energetic music plays]

A woman with long blond hair and a yellow toque looks at a map. A man with a toque and a dark beard stands beside her, carrying a child on his shoulders. The child wears a brown toque and blue vest. The child points over the man’s head towards a lake.

A female narrator asks, SO WHAT EXACTLY
MAKES A LAKE A LAKE?

FIRST THINGS FIRST, IF YOU LIVE
IN CANADA YOU BETTER SHAPE UP
ON YOUR LAKE FACTS BECAUSE
CANADA HAS MORE LAKES THAN ANY
OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
AS MANY AS TWO MILLION.
SO LET'S GET TO IT.

A LAKE IS A BODY OF WATER
SURROUNDED BY LAND ON ALL SIDES.
USUALLY LAKES HAVE RIVERS AND
STREAMS FLOW IN AND OUT.

A man crouches in a stream and hugs a boy.

The narrator says, LAKES FORM WHEN WATER FORMS ON
LARGE INDENTS ON THE EARTH SURFACE.

THESE ARE CALLED LAKE BASINS.
BASINS ARE KIND OF LIKE BIG BOWL-SHAPED
HOLES OR CRATERS IN THE GROUND.

MOST LAKES ARE FILLED WITH FRESH WATER.
SOME CAN BE SALTY TOO.
SOME CAN BE SMALL,
SOME CAN BE ENORMOUS.

TAKE FOR EXAMPLE THE GREAT LAKES.
THERE ARE FIVE GREAT LAKES.
FOUR OF WHICH ARE SHARED
BETWEEN CANADA AND THE U.S.

LAKE ERIE, LAKE HURON, LAKE
ONTARIO'S, LAKE SUPERIOR AND
LAKE MICHIGAN.

TOGETHER THE GREAT LAKES MAKE
UP THE LARGEST FRESH WATER
SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.

THEY WERE FORMED APPROXIMATELY
FOURTEEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO BY
MELTING ICE GLACIERS.

A forest grows beside a lake.

The narrator continues, THESE LAKES ARE SO BIG THAT
THEY CONTAIN MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT
OF ALL OF THE FRESH WATER HERE ON EARTH.

A bear splashes water as it runs along the bank of a stream. A Canada goose chases another Canada goose away from goslings.

The narrator says, THEY ARE HOME TO MORE THAN
THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED SPECIES OF PLANTS
AND ANIMALS.

THE BIGGEST OF THE GREAT LAKES
IS BY FAR LAKE SUPERIOR.

Waves crash on a sandy shore.

The narrator continues, NOT ONLY ARE THESE LAKES A
NATURAL WONDER BUT THEY MAKE
FOR A LOT OF FUN ACTIVITIES TOO.

A girl fishes off the side of a boat. A child wears a life jacket as she jumps off a dock. A kayaker paddles backwards. A boy waves from a canoe. A man steers a seadoo as a girl laughs in front of him. A water skier turns.

The narrator lists, LIKE FISHING. SWIMMING.
KAYAKING. CANOEING.
SEADOOING AND WATER SKIING TO
NAME A FEW.

SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
IT'S TIME TO EXPLORE THE LAKE.
AFTER ALL, THERE ARE MORE THAN
TWO MILLION HERE TO CHOOSE FROM.

[Ding, ding, ding]

A female announcer says,
IT'S TIME FOR THIS VERSUS THAT.

[A crowd roars]

Laura wears a sea monster costume with a plaid beret on its head.

The announcer says, IN THIS CORNER, FROM THE
SCOTTISH HIGHLAND THIS LAKE LURKING
MONSTER KNOWS HOW TO POSE
FOR THE CAMERA.

IS SHE A MYTH OR THE REAL
DEAL?
YOU DECIDE.
IT'S LOCHNESS.

[Crowd cheers]

Matt wears a plush round head covering with blue and gold fabric streaming from it.

[A crowd yells]

The announcer says, IN THE OTHER CORNER, BETTER
LOOK OUT, THIS SEA DWELLING
CREATURE IS HUNGRY.
AND WHAT BETTER SNACK THAN A
FRESH SHIP WRECK.

SALTY, SAVORY, AND FULL OF SPUNK.
IT'S THE SEA MONSTER!

[Applause]

The announcer says, LET THE GAMES BEGIN.

[Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding]

Laura says, ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WELCOME TO LAKE LOCHNESS.
YOU CAN CALL ME NESSIE.
HERE WE GO.

[Rock music plays]

Laura sings, I'M JUST A LITTLE LOCHNESS
MONSTER SWIMMING ON DOWN
THE LAKE.

IN THE SHADOWS OF THE WATER
MOST PEOPLE THINK I'M FAKE.

BUT I'M NOT FAKE, I'M VERY,
VERY REAL, IF YOU WANNA TAKE A
PICTURE YOU BETTER MAKE ME A
DEAL IN THE HIGHLANDS, OF
SCOTLAND, SEE, DON'T BLINK NOW
OR YOU MIGHT MISS ME.
NESSIE.

Matt dances as he sings, I'M AN OCEAN DWELLING
MONSTER, SCARING EVERYTHING IN
THE SEA.

BARNACLES, BETTER WATCH OUT
FOR ME
LISTEN CLOSELY FOR MY CALL,
SALTY, SANDY, CHOP CHOP, SEE
BENEATH THE CORRAL REEF
IT'S ME, THE SEA MONSTER, HA HA.

Laura sings, THIS MY LAKE MONSTER HOME.
BUT DON'T CALL ME A MONSTER.
UNTIL YOU KNOW MY TRUE SOUL.

Matt sings, REACHING OUT FROM UNDER
LOOKING FOR MY NEXT MEAL
HOPING FOR SOME LOBSTER.
AND, I’M LUCKY, SOME FRESH, JUICY KRILL.

Matt and Laura sing, WE ARE JUST TWO MONSTERS
THE WATER DWELLING KIND
Laura sings, THE LAKE
Matt sings, OR THE OCEAN
Both sing, YOU DECIDE.

The sun shines brightly on a dirt path leading to water. Trees line the shore as two people walk inland.

[Upbeat music plays]

Laura says, HEY, TVO KIDS, THIS SUMMER I
WENT HOME TO THUNDER BAY TO
SPEND SOME TIME AT THE LAKE.
NOT JUST ANY LAKE.
THIS IS LAKE SUPERIOR.

THE BIGGEST IS DEEPEST OF THE
FIVE GREAT LAKES.

A girl wears a pink baseball hat as she crouches on a beach
beside an English bulldog.
SPREADING ACROSS EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND SQUARE
KILOMETRES I MEAN IT WHEN I SAY
THIS LAKE IS BIG.

WITH ITS ROCKY SHORES AND
CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER, LAKE
SUPERIOR IS THE PERFECT HOME
FOR THE THOUSANDS OF CREATURES
WHO LIVE ALONG ITS SHORELINE.

Lola, the English bulldog, walks on her leash.

Laura says, NOT THIS CREATURE.
SHE LIVES AT HOME WITH ME.
BUT YOU GET THE IDEA.

ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR JUST ACROSS FROM
THUNDER BAY IS A PENINSULA
CALLED THE SLEEPING GIANT.
THIS MASSIVE PIECE OF LAND --
ASLEEP ON HIS BACK IN THE
WATER.

HE IS KNOWN TO THE INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE OF THE LAND AS
NANA BIJOU.
THE SPIRIT OF THE DEEP SEA WATER.

WITH THE TOWERING CLIFFS BEING
SOME OF THE TALLEST IN
ONTARIO, I DECIDED TO HIKE TO
THE TOP OF THE GIANT.

WITH A TWENTY-TWO KILOMETER TRIP, IT WASN’T EASY
BUT AFTER A FEW HOURS I MADE IT TO THE TOP.
AND THE STUNNING VIEW OF LAKE
SUPERIOR WAS WORTH THE TREK.

NOT ONLY DOES THE LAKE OFFER
BREATH TAKING VIEWS AND SIGHTS,
BUT IT'S ALSO A LOT OF FUN,
TOO.

RIGHT, LOLA?

Lola stand on a dock.

Laura says, RIGHT.

LOLA'S FAVOURITE THING TO DO AT
THE LAKE IS COLLECT STICKS.

ME? I LIKE TO COLLECT COOL
LOOKING ROCKS.
OR BUILD EPIC SANDCASTLES WITH
MY NIECE, NOVA.

BUT MY MOST FAVOURITE THING TO
DO IS SWIMMING.

Nova splashes water as Laura smiles.

Laura says, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A SUMMER
SWIM IN THE COLD AND REFRESHING
LAKE SUPERIOR WATER.

TVOKIDS, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
MY RECAP AT THE LAKE. I CAN'T
WAIT TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR.

Lola walks in shallow water. A finger writes “TVO Kids” in the sand.

[Upbeat music plays]

Laura looks at Matt, AMAZING, RIGHT?

Matt asks, SO THAT'S WHAT YOU DID THIS
SUMMER?

Laura says, YEAH, I HAD A BLAST DOING IT, TOO.

Matt says, THAT SOUNDS SO, SO COOL.
I HAVE TO SAY YOU ARE KIND OF
CONVINCING ME THAT LAKES AREN'T
THAT BAD.
MAYBE WE CAN JUST HAVE ALL THE
FUN WE WANT TO HAVE RIGHT HEAR
IN ONTARIO.

Laura exclaims, REALLY?

Matt says, I WILL GO TO A LAKE.

Laura says, WE SHOULD GET PACKED UP
THEN.

Matt asks, WHAT DO WE BRING TO A LAKE?

Laura says, WELL, WE NEED A TOWEL.

Matt says, A LIFEJACKET.

Laura says, A BEACH BALL OF COURSE.

Matt says, AND A BACKPACK.

The raccoon puppet holds ice pops.

[Chittering]

Laura says, HEY, LOOK, IT'S PO.
PO, YOU MADE US ICE POPS TO
COOL US DOWN?

[Laughter]

Mat says, AWESOME. WHAT FLAVOUR ARE THEY?

Laura and Matt take ice pops.

Laura says, THANK YOU.

Matt says, STINKY SHOELACE
AND ROTTEN BANANA.

Matt and Laura look at each other.

They say, OH!

Laura says, YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK WE WILL COME BACK
FOR THESE LATER.

Laura and Matt put their ice pops back in a container.

Laura continues, WE’RE GOING TO STICK TO THE LAKE
TO COOL US DOWN TODAY.

Laura and Matt say, THANK YOU.

Matt says, THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHT.
THAT IS WHAT COUNTS.

Laura says, THAT WAS AMAZING.

[Chittering]

Laura says, OKAY. GOT BAG.

Matt says, I’VE GOT WATER FOR HYDRATION.
FAN JUST IN CASE.

He fans himself.

Laura says, WE SHOULD GET ICE CREAM TOO
LIKE GABRIEL SAID.

Matt says, YES! MAYBE THERE WILL BE AN
ICE CREAM TRUCK.

Laura says, OKAY, BEFORE I FORGET.
TVOKIDS DON'T FORGET. THERE
ARE NEW EPISODES OF ODD SQUAD
MOBILE UNIT HAPPENING TODAY.
SO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THOSE OUT.

Matt says, OKAY. DID YOU GET THE SUN BLOCK?

Laura says, I THINK SO.

Matt asks, WATER WINGS?

Laura says, MAYBE I SHOULD DOUBLE CHECK
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GO
WITHOUT THEM.

[Zipping noise]

Matt says, AND MAYBE BEEF JERKY TOO. DO WE HAVE ANY BEEF JERKY?


Laura exclaims, BEEF JERKY.

Matt says, YEAH, I LOVE BEEF JERKY.

Laura says, HOLD ON. YOU'RE THINKING TOO MUCH
ABOUT THIS. LET'S GO BEFORE
THE SUN GOES DOWN.

Matt grabs a tennis racket.

Matt says, I’M GOING TO BRING THIS, JUST IN CASE THERE’S NETS.

Laura says, COME ON!

Matt says, OKAY.

Laura says, TVO KIDS, I
HOPE YOU GET TO GO TO A LAKE
SOON TOO.

Matt waves his tennis racket.

Matt says, BYE TVO KIDS.

Laura says, LET’S GO! SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

Matt says, SEE YA.

Laura and Matt walk through the Tree Fort gate.

[Upbeat music plays]

Text reads “That TVO Kids Show.”