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, “Fossil”

[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 wears a wig with bobbed white hair, thick-rimmed glasses and a shiny purple robe. He creeps into the Tree Fort.

[Thunder rumbles]

Matt says, WHOO!
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE HERE, TVOkids.
YOU MAYBE WONDERING WHO I AM.
AND I AM THE WORLD'S FAMOUS
Dr. THESAURUS.

THE ALL-KNOWING MAN OF MYSTERY
WHO KNOWS ALL THE WORDS.
EVERY WORD.
AND TODAY THE TREE FORT IS MINE!
YES, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE
PUNY-BRAINED HOSTS ARE BUT THEY
ARE NOT HERE, AND I AM.

SO I AM TAKING OVER THE TREE FORT.
AND I GET TO DO WHATEVER I WANT.

SO WHAT SHOULD I DO?
OOH, I WILL MAKE A PASSWORD AND
ONLY IF YOU GUESS THE PASSWORD
WILL I LEAVE.

IT'S THE WORD OF THE DAY.

Text reads “CAT--------‘”

Matt as Dr. Thesaurus says, AND IT'S A SYNONYM AND MEANS
ANOTHER WORDS FOR DISASTER AND
IT STARTS WITH C-A-T.
A SYNONYM FOR DISASTER THAT
STARTS WITH C-A-T.

IF YOU GUESS THIS WORD I WILL
LEAVE BUT I DOUBT YOU CAN.
BECAUSE YOUR BRAINS ARE TOO SMALL!

[Cackles]

Matt as Dr. Thesaurus says, NEXT UP. H'MM.
I SHOULD CHOOSE THE THEME OF THE
DAY BUT WHAT COULD IT BE?

A CATASTROPHE. H'MM.
WHAT SHOULD IT BE.

[Gasp]

He continues, I KNOW!
I'LL LET THE THEME OF THE DAY
DINOSAUR BECAUSE DINOSAURS HAVE
REALLY, REALLY LONG NAMES.

Dr. Thesaurus holds up a yellow piece of paper
with “T-Y-R-A-N-N-O-S-A-U-R-U-S R-E-X” written on it.

[Paper shuffles]

Matt as Dr. Thesaurus says, LIKE THIS ONE.
TYRANNOSAURUS.
T-Y-R-A-N-N-O-S-A-U-R-U-S R-E-X.

He holds up an orange piece of paper with
“T-R-I-C-E-R-A-T-O-P-S” written on it.

He continues, ANOTHER ONE.
TRICERATOPS. OOH.
TRICERATOPS I LOVE IT!

THESE WORDS ARE SO LONG.
DINOSAURS IS THE PERFECT THEME
FOR TODAY.

OOH, WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO.
A TYRANNOSAURUS REX.
A TRICERATOPS.

Dr. Thesaurus holds up a toy Tyrannosaurus Rex and a toy triceratops.

He says, OH, TRICERATOPS.
IS Dr. THESAURUS THE SMARTEST
IN THE LAND?

YES HE IS. RAWR RAWR RAWR.

[Frog horn blows]

Dr. Thesaurus says, WHAT IS THAT SOUND?
WHERE IS THAT COMING FROM?

Dr. Thesaurus looks around.

[Frog horn blows]

Dr. Thesaurus says, HELLO.
WHAT IS THAT CONFOUNDED
CONTRAPTION?

Dr. Thesaurus puts on headphones.

Dr. Thesaurus says, HELLO?
WHO IS THIS?
STATE YOUR NAME. HELLO?
SAY YOUR NAME WHOEVER YOU ARE.
ALL RIGHT.
I AM GOING TO PUT YOU THE SKY.
PUT YOU IN THE SKY.

A girl with long brown hair and a pink tulle headband appears in the sky.

Dr. Thesaurus says, HELLO.
IS THIS SHAMS? HELLO, SHAMS.

NOW SHAMS, TODAY I AM
Dr. THESAURUS AND I HAVE TAKEN
OVER THE TREE FORT AND I CAN DO
WHATEVER I WANT SO I'VE MADE IT
DINO DAY, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT
YOU REALLY, REALLY LOVE
DINOSAURS. SO, SO MUCH.

IS THAT TRUE?
DO YOU LOVE DINOSAURS, MY
FRIEND, SHAMS?

Shams says, YES.

Dr. Thesaurus says, YOU DO!
OH, WONDERFUL!
NOW LET ME ASK YOU.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE ROM?
TO SEE THE DINOSAUR EXHIBITS?

Shams says, NO.

Dr. Thesaurus says, NO, YOU HAVEN'T.
WELL, I THINK YOU WILL LOVE IT
IF YOU ARE DINOSAUR LOVER.

NOW LET'S DO SOMETHING I'VE
ALWAYS WANTED TO DO.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS
AND I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN TO,
LET'S DO THE CHAMPIONS FOR THIS
WEEK. ARE YOU EXCITED?
OH, YES, THE CHAMPION!

A male announcer says, CHAMPION!

Text reads “Champion.”

A white mouse nibbles on fruit.

Dr. Thesaurus says, WE HAVE GOT A FEEBLE LITTLE
SMALL TINY LITTLE MINUSCULE
CREATURE NIBBLING A NIBBLE MORSEL
OF A PEACH.

WOULD YOU THINK THIS IS CUTE?
OUT OF TEN WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE
THIS PATHETIC LITTLE RODENT?

OH, THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FIVE OUT OF
TEN TO ME. FIVE OUT OF
TEN FOR THE RODENT.
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
A GOOD SCORE.
NOW LET'S SEE THE CHALLENGER.

The announcer says, CHALLENGER!

Text reads “Challenger.”

A dinosaur sits by a plate with a large bone on it. The dinosaur wears a red leather jacket. It taps its claws on a countertop as it looks at the bone.

Dr. Thesaurus says, OH, WHO IS THIS YOUNG TEEN
DINOSAUR WITH A LARGE BONE FOR
LUNCH? I LIKE THEIR STYLE!
I LOVE HAVING BONES FOR LUNCH.
IT'S POSITIVELY EVIL.

WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE THIS
DINOSAUR EATING A BONE FOR LUNCH
OUT OF TEN FOR CUTENESS?

Shams says, FOUR.

Dr. Thesaurus says, A FOUR OUT OF TEN.
A FOUR OUT OF TEN.
SO THAT MEANS THAT THE MOUSE
EATING A PEACH REMAINS THE CHAMPION.

AND I LOVE CHAMPIONS BECAUSE
THEY ARE WINNERS AND THEY ARE
ALWAYS ON TOP JUST LIKE ME.

HEY, SHAMS, THAT WAS A
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TIME.
NOW I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU THE
CHANCE TO TELL ME THE WORD OF
THE DAY.

IT STARTS WITH C-A-T AND IT IS A
SYNONYM FOR DISASTER.
DO YOU KNOW THE WORD?

Shams says, CATASTROPHE.

[Thunder booms]

Dr. Thesaurus says, CATASTROPHE.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
AND I AM EXCITED THAT YOU ARE
RIGHT BUT I AM DEVASTATED
BECAUSE IT MEANS I DON'T GET TO
KEEP HOSTING THE SHOW.

I WANTED TO STAY AND NOW I HAVE
TO LEAVE AND I HAVE TO HONOUR MY
PROMISE. WELL, SHAMS, IT SEEMS YOU ARE
MUCH SMARTER THAN I AND I THINK
I WILL SEE YOU SOON ONE DAY.
OH, GOOD-BYE. GOOD-BYE.
GOOD-BYE, UKULELE.

[Crying]
Dr. Thesaurus leaves the Tree Fort.

[Upbeat music plays]

An animated sun appears from behind dark clouds.

[Children laugh, Birds tweet]

A male narrator says, I CAN.

Text reads “I can!”

A boy with short brown hair and brown eyes wears a green shirt. Text beside him reads “Jacob.”

Jacob says, HI.
MY NAME IS JACOB.

[Laughs]

The narrator asks, WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO?

Text reads “What do you like to do?”

Jacob says, I AM GOOD AT BUILDING WITH
BUILDING BLOCKS.
AND THIS IS WHAT I BUILT.

Jacob holds up figures.

Jacob says, I ALSO LIKE TO DRAW.

Jacob draws a dinosaur.

[Scratching of pencil on paper]

Jacob holds a soccer ball. He stands beside a girl with bobbed blonde hair. She wears a bright pink jacket and holds a wheeled walker.

Jacob says, I LOVE PLAYING GAMES WITH MY SISTER.

Text reads “Playing.”

Jacob and his sister kick a soccer ball back and forth. They high five.

[Hands slapping]

Jacob says, I CAN PRONOUNCE DINOSAUR NAMES.

The narrator asks, WAS IT HARD TO LEARN HOW TO
PRONOUNCE DINOSAUR NAMES?

Text reads “Was it hard to learn how to
pronounce dinosaur names?“

Jacob says, IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO
PRONOUNCE DINOSAUR NAMES.
I REMEMBER IN KINDERGARTEN
SOMEBODY LAUGHED AT ME BECAUSE I
GOT THE WORD WRONG.

Text reads “Somebody laughed at me.”

The narrator asks, HOW DID YOU GET BETTER AT
PRONOUNCING DINOSAUR NAMES?

Text reads “How did you get better at
pronouncing dinosaur names?”

Jacob says, I WRITE DOWN THE BIGGER BREAK
DOWN THE BIGGER WORDS INTO
SMALLER WORDS.

YOU CAN GO LIKE ONE GROUP OF
LETTERS AND THE NEXT GROUP OF
LETTERS AND THE NEXT GROUP OF LETTERS.

Text reads “One group of letters…then the next.”

Jacob reads from a list of dinosaur names.

He says, IT MAKES IT EASIER TO PRONOUNCE.

The narrator asks, HOW DID IT MAKE YOU FEEL?

Text reads “How did it make you feel?”

Text reads “I feel proud.”

Jacob says, I FEEL PROUD BECAUSE THEN I
FINALLY CAN PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT
AND I CAN ALSO HELP OTHER PEOPLE.
I CAN AND YOU CAN, TOO.

Matt opens the Tree Fort gate and runs inside. Matt wears a white tee shirt with a dinosaur standing on a barrel on the front. He has curly black hair and brown eyes.

Matt pants as he says, HEY, TVOkids.
I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD.
I HEARD THAT Dr. THESAURUS
BROKE INTO THE FORT AND TOOK
OVER AND TRIED TO HOST?

THAT'S MY JOB.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL
CATASTROPHE IF HE DID THAT.

[Thunder booms]

Matt says, OH, SO CATASTROPHE IS THE WORD
OF THE DAY. OKAY.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

[Thunder booms]

Matt says, TVOkids, I AM SO SORRY THAT
YOU HAD TO PUT UP WITH
Dr. THESAURUS AND HIS EVIL
WAYS TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE FORT.
I BET YOU HE WAS NOT A GOOD
HOST, LIKE ME.

OKAY. SO TVOkids, WE ARE HERE IN THE
FORT, I AM BACK.

SO GLAD TO BE HERE.
I AM SO EXCITED THAT IT'S DINO
DAY AND WE WILL MAKE UP FOR ALL
THAT WEIRD Dr. THESAURUS STUFF
WITH A REALLY AWESOME GUEST, A
PALEOENTOLOGIST FROM THE ROM.

WE HAVE DAVE, THE DINO EXPERT
HERE RIGHT NOW.

[Applause]

Dave appears in the sky. He has long brown hair, a beard and moustache. Dave wears glasses. He waves as he sits in front of a book shelf.

Matt says, HEY, DAVE.

Dave says, HI TVOKids. HI!

Matt says, IT'S SO, SO AWESOME TO HAVE
YOU HERE WITH US TODAY.
AND TODAY THE WORD OF THE DAY IS
CATASTROPHE.

[Thunder booms, snickering]

Text reads “Dave. Dino Expert.”

AND WHAT I HAVE HEARD YEAH, IT
DOES THAT EVERY TIME WE SAY THE WORD.
I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE WAS A
CATASTROPHE THAT ACTUALLY TOOK
OUT THE DINOSAURS.
CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT?

[Upbeat music plays]

Dave says, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
SIXTY-SIX MILLION YEARS AGO A GIGANTIC
DESTROYED THAT WAS LIKE TEN
KILOMETRES ACROSS HIT THE EARTH
AND IT CAUSED ONE OF THE BIGGEST
ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHES THAT THE
EARTH HAS EVER SEEN.

[Thunder booms, Matt giggles]

Dave continues, A LOT OF ANIMALS WENT EXTINCT
INCLUDING THE DINOSAURS THAT WE
KNOW AND LOVE THE BIG ONES LIKE
T-REX AND TRICERATOPS AND WE
JUST LUCKY THAT THE LITTLE
FEATHERED FLYING DINOSAURS MADE
IT THROUGH, THE BIRDS.

Matt says, WHOA. TEN KILOMETRES LONG.
THAT IS SOME PRETTY SPOOKY STUFF.

Dave agrees, YES.

Matt says, IF KIDS WANT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT DINOSAURS IS IT TRUE THAT
THE ROM IS OPEN AGAIN AND THEY
CAN COME CHECK OUT SOME DINO
STUFF AT THE ROM RIGHT NOW?

Dave says, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE PROMISE IS A GREAT PLACE TO
LEARN ABOUT DINOSAURS AND ALL
SORTS OF OTHER ANIMALS AND
CULTURES AND IT'S BEEN OPEN FOR
ABOUT A MONTH.

AND WE ARE WELCOMING THE PUBLIC
TO CHECK OUT THE GALLERIES AND
OUR SPECIAL EXHIBIT THE GREAT WHALE.

Matt says, THE GREAT WHALE.
OH, THAT'S VERY COOL.
AND I AM SURE THAT TVOkids CAN
CHECK OUT SOME DINOSAUR FOSSILS AND
ALSO BONES WHEN THEY COME TO THE
ROM. IS THAT TRUE?

Matt says, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE DINOSAUR GALLERIES ARE OPEN.
THEY STAR THE T-REX.
YOU CAN COME AND SEE, THE
TRICERATOPS, STEGOSAURUS AND
THE LONG NECK BAROSAURUS AND
THE WENDICERATOPS.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DINOSAURS
HERE AT THE ROM.

Matt says, THAT SOUNDS SO AWESOME.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD GIVE US A
SNEAK PEEK OF SOME OF THOSE
FOSSILS? I HEARD YOU GOT SOME WITH YOU.

Dave says, I'LL GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEEK OF
SOME OF THE THINGS I AM WORKING
ON RIGHT NOW.
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS?

Dave holds up a long tooth.

Matt says, THAT – THAT LOOKS LIKE
A CLAW MAYBE. AM I ON THE RIGHT TRACK?

Dave says, YOU’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
THIS IS A REAL FOSSIL TOOTH THAT
I FOUND ON ONE OF MY BIG SITES.

AND THIS IS FROM A DASPLETOSAURUS.
IT'S A COUSIN OF T REX THAT
LIVED ABOUT TEN MILLION YEARS EARLIER

AND I BROUGHT ANOTHER
FOSSIL THAT GIVES US SOME
INSIGHT INTO HOW THESE
ANIMALS LIKE T-REX USE THEIR TEETH
AND THIS IS PRETTY COOL.

THIS IS THE FACE OF A DUCK-BILLED DINOSAUR.
BUT DO YOU SEE THIS RIGHT HERE?

Dave points to the lower jaw.

Matt says, YEAH.

Dave says, THOSE MARKS?

Matt says, YEAH.

Dave says, THAT'S WHERE THE TEETH OF A
TYRANNOSAUR RIGHT INTO THE BONE
AS THE ANIMAL WAS EATING FLESH
OFF THIS CARCASS.

Matt says, WHOA!

Dave says, SEVENTY-SEVEN MILLION YEARS AGO.
SO PRETTY NEAT, EH?

Matt says, WHOA!
THOSE DINOSAURS, THEY WERE
PRETTY BRUTAL. GOT TO SAY.
IT'S KIND OF COOL HOW THEY ARE.
IT SEEMS LIKE AN ACTION PACKED
TIME. AND LOTS OF TVOKids ARE VERY,
VERY INTERESTED IN DINOSAURS AND
I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS RIGHT HERE.

ESHAUN ASKS, WHAT IS IT LIKE TO
BE A PALAEONTOLOGIST?

Dave says, WELL, BEING A PALAEONTOLOGIST
IS A LOT OF FUN.
IT'S A REALLY GREAT JOB.
AND FOR ME IT'S REALLY SPECIAL
BECAUSE I GREW UP SINCE THE AGE
OF THREE WANTING TO BE A
PALAEONTOLOGIST AND GO AND DIG
DINOSAURS AND STUDY DINOSAURS AS
PART OF MY CAREER.
SO I AM REALLY LIVING MY
CHILDHOOD DREAM.
I AM LIVING MY DREAM JOB WHICH
IS REALLY EXCITING.

AND BEING A PALAEONTOLOGIST YOU
GET TO GO OUT ON DIGS AND
DISCOVER FOSSILS AND SEE THEM
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE
DINOSAURS DIED.

BUT ALSO GET TO BRING THE
FOSSILS BACK TO THE MUSEUM,
LEARN NEW THINGS ABOUT DINOSAURS
EVERY DAY AND THEN TEACH PEOPLE
OF ALL AGES ABOUT DINOSAURS.

SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT AND
FULFILLING CAREER AS A DINOSAUR SCIENTIST.

Matt say, WOW.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN AMAZING JOB.
DAVE, IT IS ALWAYS SO GREAT TO HAVE
YOU HERE WITH US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TEACHING
US ALL THAT STUFF ABOUT DINOSAURS.

Dave says, ALWAYS GREAT TO JOIN YOU HERE
AT TVOKids.

Dave and Matt wave.

Matt says, BYE, DAVE.
THANK YOU.

[Applause]

Matt says, WHOA, THAT WAS SO COOL, IT'S SO
COOL TO LEARN ALL THESE
DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT DINOSAURS
AND TVOKids, IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE
ABOUT DINOSAURS YOU CAN HEAD
OVER TO THE ROM WITH THE GROWNUP
AND CHECK OUT ALL THOSE AWESOME
EXHIBITS BECAUSE THE ROM IS BACK OPEN.

AND NOW WE CAN GO OVER TO OUR
FRIEND MONICA WHO CAN SHOW YOU
SOME COOL STUFF YOU CAN DO THIS
SUMMER. CHECK IT OUT.

Monica stands on grass. She wears her brown hair in two long braids. Monica wears a green tee shirt and light blue denim overalls. She holds a badminton racquet.

Monica says, HEY, TVOKids I AM MONICA
AND I LOVE BADMINTON.

I’M GOING TO GIVE YOU THREE QUICK TIPS
TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR BADMINTON GAME.

Text reads “Tip Number One. The Serve.”

Monica says, TIP NUMBER ONE, THE SERVE.
HOLD THE RACKET WITH YOUR
DOMINANT HAND.
I AM RIGHT HANDED SO I AM
HOLDING IT WITH MY RIGHT HAND.
HOLD THE BIRDIE WITH YOUR LEFT
HAND.

Monica hits the birdie with her racquet.

Monica says, TAKE A STEP IN GRAB SOME
MOMENTUM AND LET IT GO.

Text reads “Pip number two. The noodle wrist.”

Monica says, TIP NUMBER TWO.
THE NOODLE WRIST.

ROTATE THE SHOULDER OUTWARDS AND
FLICK THE BIRDIE DOWNWARDS.
WHEN YOU HAVE A RACKET IN YOUR
HAND WITH A LOOSE WRIST YOU CAN
HIT THE BIRDIE FROM ANY POSITION.

[Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh]

Monica says, THAT'S A SMASH DOWN.
TIP NUMBER THREE, THE SMASH.

Text reads “Tip number
Three. The smash.”

Monica says, THE BADMINTON SMASH IS A
FINISHING MOVE THAT'S REALLY
HARD TO RETURN.

AS YOU ARE TAKING THE BIRD HIGH
IN THE AIR AND SMASHING
DOWNWARDS SO IT'S REALLY HARD
FOR THE PERSON TO DEFEND.

Monica serves the birdie.

[Thump, thump]

Monica says, HAVE FUN ON THE COURT AND TRY TO
NOT LOSE TOO MANY BIRDIES.

Matt smiles as he stands in the Tree Fort.

Matt says, OH, TVOkids, DINO DAY HAS
BEEN A LITTLE CHAOTIC WITH
Dr. T COMING IN HERE BUT IF
YOU WANT TO COME IN AND JOIN US
FOR OUR NEXT ACTION-PACKED DAY
YOU CAN CALL US AND YOU CAN BE
THE NEXT KID CALLER TO CHOOSE A
CHAMPION AND THE CHALLENGER AND
PLAY SOME AWESOME GAMES WITH US.

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

HEAD TO TVOkids.COM WHERE YOU
CAN FIND OUT THE PASSWORD FOR
TOMORROW AND WHILE YOU ARE THERE
PLAY SOME REALLY COOL GAMES.
THERE IS TONS OF AWESOME CONTENT
THERE JUST FOR YOU.

AND SPEAKING OF AWESOME CONTENT
RIGHT AFTER THIS SHOW WE HAVE
GOT OUR BRAND NEW SHOW BIG
WORDS, SMALL STORIES FOR FOUR
KIDS LEARN AN AWESOME
MULTI-SYLLABIC WORD EVERY DAY.

TVOkids, WE ARE ALWAYS
LEARNING AND GROWING HERE AT
TVOkids AND I CAN'T WAIT TO
HANG OUT WITH YOU TOMORROW.

I HOPE YOU HAD AN AWESOME TIME.
WE WILL SEE YOU SOON.

Matt puts on a Tyrannosaurus mask.

He growls, RRRR!

[Laughs]

Matt waves and says, BYE, TVOkids.


[Upbeat music plays]

Text reads “That TVO Kids Show.”