Transcript: Reindeer 101 | That TVOkids Show
Lucas is in his twenties, with short puffy brown hair and wears jeans and an orange T-shirt.
Laura is in her twenties, with above the shoulders straight brown hair with bangs and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
As a song plays, Lucas and Laura walk in the woods, cross a bridge, balance on a fallen tree trunk, cross a stream, run across the city and in a park full of geese. Fast clips show them next to Greg playing and having fun in the tree fort. Greg is in his twenties, with short black hair. He wears a blue sweater.
The song says PACK UP YOUR BAGS KISS YOUR TURTLE GOOD-BYE COME UP AND CLIMB WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY SO MUCH TO SEE SO MUCH TO DO IN OUR TREE FORT WE'VE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW.
[Geese Cackling]
Laura says PASSWORD, PLEASE.
Lucas whispers something in Laura's ear as a caption reads "Antlers."
In animation, a dialogue bubble pops out of a map with the title of the show: "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH THAT TVOKIDS SHOW! THAT TVOkids SHOW.
Inside the tree fort, Lucas sits and writes in paper as Laura sits in the background doing the same.
Lucas says ALMOST DONE.
Laura says THANK YOU. FROM LAURA.
Lucas says THANK YOU, FROM LUCAS, YOUR FAVOURITE GUY.
Laura says OH!
Lucas says TVOKIDS, WE ARE SO EXCITED, BECAUSE WE'RE WRITING OUR LETTERS TO SANTA, FINALLY. A LITTLE LATE. A LITTLE LATE BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY 11 DAYS 'TIL CHRISTMAS!
Laura says YEAH, WE'RE A LITTLE LATE. WE GOT TO GET THIS LETTER IN BECAUSE CHRISTMAS IS SNEAKING UP.
Lucas says YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
Laura says AND LET'S FACE IT, I WANT A NEW PUPPY.
Lucas says YOU ASKED FOR A NEW PUPPY?
Laura says HEY, GO BIG OR GO HOME.
Lucas says A FRIEND FOR JUDY.
Laura says I'M READY FOR ANOTHER DOG.
Lucas says FAIR ENOUGH. I ASKED FOR SOME NICE WHITE FLUFFY SNOW.
[FROG HORN]
Lucas says OH!
Laura says OKAY, I'M GOING TO GET THAT. MAYBE IT'S A TVOKID.
She takes the call and says HELLO, WHO'S CALLING?
A voice says HI, MY NAME IS ADAM. I'M EIGHT.
Laura says HEY, ADAM. WHAT'S THE PASSWORD FOR THE FORT TODAY?
Adam says ANTLERS.
Laura says ANTLERS, YES, ADAM. YOU'RE GOING IN THE SKY.
Lucas says YOU KNOW THEY SAY EIGHT IS GREAT, ADAM? WHOA, YOUR SANTA HAT.
Adam appears in the sky wearing a Santa's Hat.
A caption reads "Adam. Age 8."
Laura says ADAM, YOU'RE SO FESTIVE!
Lucas says IT'S SO COOL. TELL US, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS?
Adam says I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING FAMILY TIME.
Laura says NICE. SUCH A SPECIAL THING ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS.
Lucas says I KNOW. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ZOOMING WITH MY FAMILY AS WELL. ADAM, HAVE YOU SENT YOUR LETTER TO SANTA YET?
Adam says YES.
Laura says OH! WHEN DID YOU SEND IT OUT?
Adam says MID NOVEMBER.
Laura says WOW! YOU ARE ON TOP OF IT!
Lucas says SENSIBLE, VERY SMART.
Laura says I THAT.
Lucas says IS THAT A CAT?
Adam says YES.
Lucas says OH, I WAS HOPING IT WASN'T A TIGER.
Laura says WHAT IS YOUR CAT'S NAME?
Adam says SAMMY.
A close-up view shows a tabby cat sitting next to Adam, as well as a Christmas tree behind him and stockings hanging on a wall behind him.
Lucas says I LOVE THAT. AND WE CAN SEE YOUR STOCKING RIGHT BEHIND YOU. IT SAYS ADAM. I HOPE IT GETS FILLED TO THE BRIM.
Laura says OKAY, WHAT DID YOU ASK FOR THIS YEAR?
Adam says I ASKED FOR A LITTLE YODA BABY AND A
[INDISCERNIBLE]
Laura says OH, TWO AMAZING CHOICES! I WANT A BABY YODA TOO, ACTUALLY.
Lucas says I KNOW, THAT'S FUNNY.
Laura says I SHOULD ADD THAT TO MY LIST.
Lucas says YOU SHOULD. WE TRULY HOPE YOU GET THEM. I'M SURE SANTA CAN FIT THOSE TOYS IN HIS SACK. BUT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME CUTE VIDEOS. ARE YOU DOWN?
Adam says YES, I'M DOWN.
Lucas says YOU DOWN.
Laura says OKAY, LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
A voice says Champion!
A short video shows animated gingerbread people dancing outdoors under the snow at night.
Laura says OH!
Lucas says WE LOVE THIS ONE. IT'S DOING WELL.
Laura says OKAY, DO THE LUCAS DANCE MOVES THAT WHICH THIS GINGERBREAD DOES. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS, ADAM?
Adam says I THINK IT'S GREAT.
Lucas says WHAT DO YOU RATE IT OUT OF TEN?
Adam says I RATE IT NINE.
Laura says NINE OUT OF TEN! ANOTHER HIGH SCORE FOR THE GINGERBREAD.
Lucas says MM-HM. WILL THE CHALLENGER BEAT IT? LET'S SEE!
A voice says Challenger!
A short animated video shows a baby reindeer sitting down in a forest.
Adam says OH!
Laura says AWW! OH!
Lucas says WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?
Adam says I RATE IT AN EIGHT.
Laura says AN EIGHT! SO PRETTY CUTE, BUT NOT CUTER THAN THE GINGERBREAD.
Lucas says YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S NOT DOING THE MOVES.
Laura says IT'S TRUE. SO THE GINGERBREAD IS THE WINNER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ADAM, FOR BEING ON THE SHOW TODAY.
Lucas says GOOD LUCK OVER THE HOLIDAYS. WE MISS YOU ALREADY. BYE, ADAM.
Laura says THANKS, ADAM.
Adam says BYE.
Lucas says OH, MY GOSH, SO EXCITING.
Laura says OKAY, ADAM DELIVERED HIS LETTER IN NOVEMBER. SO WE NEED TO DELIVER THESE NOW!
Lucas says I KNOW.
Laura says GIVE ME THE LETTER!
Lucas hands Laura a letter and she scurries out of the tree fort.
Lucas says HOW DO WE GET IT TO THE NORTH POLE? I'VE GOT A STAMP ON THAT. I'M GOING TO HOLD DOWN THE FORT. TVOKIDS, A VERY EXCITING TIME OF YEAR, OKAY, AND I ALWAYS HAVE THIS ONE MEMORY EACH TIME IT BECOMES DECEMBER, BECAUSE ONE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, ON CHRISTMAS EVE, I ACTUALLY... OKAY, I SHOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU THIS. I SNUCK DOWN THE STAIRS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, BECAUSE I WAS LIKE DOES SANTA EXIST, IS HE THERE, AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW, I HEARD SLEIGH BELLS AND I HEARD SOME RUSTLING IN MY CHIMNEY, AND THEN I FREAKED OUT BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, I HAVE TO GO BACK TO BED. BECAUSE THAT WOULD RUIN THE MAGIC. AND HE CAME. THE MILK AND THE COOKIES WERE GONE AND ALL THE CARROTS THAT HE FED TO THE REINDEER. BASICALLY I'M SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME AND THAT SANTA IS TRULY, TRULY A MAGICAL, MAGICAL THING. OH, YEAH, WE GOT AN EMAIL, WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME FOR...
In animation, a megaphone pops up as a voice yells "WE NEED TO KNOW"!
Lucas says WE NEED TO KNOW! WE ALWAYS NEED TO KNOW, TVOKIDS, SO CHECK OUT THIS QUESTION. THIS IS A GOOD ONE. IT'S FROM ALEX, AGE 8. WANTS TO KNOW WHY CAN SOME REINDEER FLY?
Lucas says OKAY, ALEX, IT IS OUR MISSION TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, SO WE HAVE BROUGHT A VERY FAMOUS REINDEER TO THE TREE FORT TODAY TO TALK TO YOU. PLEASE WELCOME RENA THE REINDEER.
A picture of a reindeer pops up with a moving human mouth.
In Laura's voice, she says HI, IT'S ME RENA, THANKS FOR CALLING.
Lucas says YOU'RE A LITTLE CLOSE TO THE CAMERA, RENA.
Rena says THIS IS MY CLOSE-UP, ISN'T IT? YOU WANTED ME CLOSE.
Lucas says YEAH, OKAY.
Rena says DO YOU WANT ME TO MOVE BACK?
Lucas says NO, YOU'RE PERFECT.
Rena says OKAY.
Lucas says JUST STAY EXACTLY LIKE THAT.
Rena says OKAY. WELL, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION ABOUT REINDEER FLYING, AND LET ME TELL YOU RIGHT HERE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, THE SCOOP, IT TURNS OUT IN THE NORTH POLE THEY HAVE THESE SPECIAL MAGICAL INGREDIENTS, LIKE MAGICAL PLANTS AND HERBS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, AND THE REINDEERS IN THE NORTH POLE, THEY EAT THEM ALL YEAR LONG, SO THEN WHEN IT COMES TO CHRISTMAS TIME, THEY CAN FLY AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD. ISN'T THAT CRAZY COOL?
Lucas says IT IS CRAZY COOL, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU ACTUALLY COULDN'T FLY WITHOUT THIS MAGICAL FOOD.
Rena says YEAH, YEAH, YOU KINDA NEED THE MAGICAL FOOD TO FLY, SO UNFORTUNATELY ONLY REINDEERS THAT ARE IN THE NORTH POLE CAN FLY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M USED TO IT. IT'S FINE. I'VE COME TO TERMS WITH IT.
Lucas says OKAY, SO WAIT A SECOND, SO YOU'RE NOT IN THE NORTH POLE RIGHT NOW?
Rena says NO, I'M IN CANADA.
Lucas says WHERE IN CANADA?
Rena says NORTHERN ONTARIO.
Lucas says HOW DID YOU...
Rena says I LOVE IT HERE. YEAH, NO, I'M TOTALLY COOL WITH NOT BEING IN THE NORTH POLE, AND CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
Lucas says YEAH.
Rena says TO BE HONEST, THE THOUGHT OF FLYING AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD IS JUST EXHAUSTING ME EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO GO HANG OUT IN THE SNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
Lucas says YEAH, I DO, RENA. YOU WERE IN ONE OF THE CLASSIC REINDEER TROUPES. YOU WEREN'T GOING AROUND EVERY YEAR?
Rena says NO, I CAN'T FLY. THANKS FOR RUBBING IT IN.
Lucas says SO SORRY.
Rena says THANK YOU, I ALWAYS LOVE BEING HERE. PLEASE CALL ME AGAIN SOON. I'LL BE OUT IN THE SNOW IN THE WOODS HANGING OUT.
Lucas says OKAY, WE'LL FIND YOU, DON'T WORRY, RENA.
Rena disappears.
Lucas says RENA THE REINDEER, NOT LIKE THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL THE REINDEERS, BUT HEY GOOD TO GET A REINDEER PERSPECTIVE, AND DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT THE REINDEER FOOD.
Laura returns to the tree fort and says OKAY, THEY ARE DELIVERED! WE SENT OUT OUR LETTERS TO SANTA.
Lucas says SUCH A GOOD TIME OF YEAR. I LOVE DOING THAT. YOU SHOULD DO THAT TOO, TVOKIDS.
Laura says YEAH, TOTALLY. WHAT'S ALL THIS REINDEER TALK?
Lucas says OH, I WAS TALKING TO A REINDEER. NO BIG DEAL, BUT IT INSPIRED ME. I WANT TO PLAY A GAME?
Laura says YES. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO PLAY REINDEER OR REIN-DON'T. THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE I HAVE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT REINDEER, SO LET'S GET A MINUTE ON THE CLOCK.
Lucas says WHAT DO I HAVE TO SAY?
Laura says IF YOU THINK IT'S TRUE, YOU SAY REINDEER.
Lucas says IF I THINK IT'S FALSE, I SAY REIN-DON'T.
Laura says THAT'S IT. HERE WE GO, THE CLOCK.
A clock counts down from 60 seconds.
Laura says IN NORTH AMERICA REINDEER ARE KNOWN AS CARIBOU.
Lucas says OH, REIN-DON'T.
Laura says NO, IT'S TRUE.
Lucas says I THOUGHT THEY WERE TWO SEPARATE THINGS.
Laura says WELL, NOW YOU'VE LEARNED. OKAY, NUMBER TWO, REINDEER ARE THE ONLY DEER SPECIES IN WHICH BOTH OF THE MALE AND FEMALE CAN GROW ANTLERS.
Lucas says OH, MAN.
Laura says HURRY.
Lucas says I MEAN THAT'S REINDEER.
Laura says IT IS REINDEER. IT IS TRUE. REINDEER LIVE IN THE ARCTIC TUN DRA, GREENLANDS, SCANDINAVIA, ALASKA, RUSSIA AND CANADA BUT LIKE TO VACATION TO FLORIDA FOR MARCH BREAK.
Lucas says REIN-DON'T.
Laura says YOU'RE RIGHT. ONE MORE. NO, A COUPLE MORE. REINDEER SPEND UP TO 40 percent OF THEIR LIVES IN SNOW.
Lucas says REINDEER.
Laura says REINDEER IS RIGHT.
Lucas says REINDEER HAVE HOLLOW FUR THAT HELPS TO TRAP HEAT.
Laura says WHAT? REINDEER.
Lucas says REINDEER, YOU'RE RIGHT. THEY'RE SO AMAZING.
Laura says OKAY, REINDEER POOP LOOKS AND SMELLS LIKE HOT CHOCOLATE.
Lucas says OH, REIN-DON'T.
Laura says YEAH, I JUST HAD TO ASK THAT ONE.
Lucas says OKAY, THAT WAS PRETTY NICE.
Laura says YOU DID PRETTY GOOD, AND IT TURNS OUT REINDEER ARE ACTUALLY REALLY INTERESTING CREATURES.
Lucas says HOPEFULLY WE'LL MEET SOME MORE TODAY, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, TVOKIDS, KEEP WATCHING THESE FUN THINGS.
An animated slate shows stars and space, as an announcer excitedly says
IT'S TIME FOR A TVOKIDS SUPER CITIZENS AWARD! AND THE SUPER TERRIFIC AND ROCKING AWARD GOES TO? LUCAS!
A boy pops up with the caption "Lucas. Clothing drive for refugees."
Lucas has short brown hair and wears a black sweater.
He says I ORGANIZED THE CLOTHING DRIVE FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES COMING TO TORONTO. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM COMING TO TORONTO AND THAT THEY REALLY NEED HELP AND SUPPORT.
The announcer says LUCAS HELD HIS CLOTHING DRIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER.
Fast clips show piles of winter clothes and a Christmas tree decorated with mittens.
Lucas says THE REFUGEES NEED A LOT OF WARM CLOTHES BECAUSE OF THE WINTER. I CAME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR THE MITTEN TREE BECAUSE KIDS LIKE TO DECORATE A CHRISTMAS TREE, AND I THOUGHT WHY COULDN'T I DO IT WITH MITTENS? SO I PUT UP A CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE GREAT HALL AND CALLED IT A MITTEN TREE. I WENT TO MY TEACHER, AND THEN I TOLD MY IDEA TO MY CLASSMATES, AND EVERYONE LIKED IT. SO CAN YOU HELP ME?
An entire classroom of kids yells YES!
Lucas says I LET MY SCHOOL KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING BY MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT. WE GOT MITTENS, COATS, BOOTS, HATS, AND A LOT OF LOT MORE. WE FILLED LOTS OF BOXES WITH CLOTHES. THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE WAS THAT I FEEL PROUD AND HAPPY THAT I DID IT, AND I HELPED PEOPLE A LOT. I THINK THE REFUGEES WILL FEEL REALLY HAPPY THAT SOMEONE HELPED THEM OUT LIKE THIS AND WILL BE HAPPY TO BE WELCOMED IN CANADA.
The announcer says CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE A TRUE SUPER CITIZEN!
The clip ends.
(music plays)
An animated slate shows the Toronto skyline as seen from the lake and reads "THIS IS NOT A TALK SHOW."
(music plays)
Inside the Tree Fort, Laura sits at a table.
She says HELLO AND WELCOME TO "THIS IS NOT A TALK SHOW." I AM SO EXCITED TO WELCOME TODAY'S GUEST, SUPER FAMOUS, HE WAS ACTUALLY A BACKUP REINDEER FOR SANTA, NOW HERE PROMOTING HIS NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM, JAZZ THE HALLS, GIVE IT UP FOR RUDY THE REINDEER.
Lucas walks into the fort wearing a reindeer costume, sunglasses, a loose tie, and holding a red cup.
He says HEY, CAN I COME ON IN NOW?
Laura says YEAH, COME ON IN, RUDY. WELCOME TO THE TREE FORT.
Rudy says WELL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Laura says HERE, HAVE A SEAT ON THIS...
Rudy says WELL, THANKS FOR HAVING ME TODAY. IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
Laura says RUDY, I HAVE TO SAY, WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE IN THE FORT TODAY. WE'VE GOT SO MANY QUESTIONS WITH YOU BEING, YOU KNOW, A BACKUP REINDEER FOR SANTA FOR SO LONG.
Rudy says YEAH, I KNOW.
Laura says FOR SURE, FOR SURE. SO WHY DON'T I JUST GET RIGHT TO THE QUESTIONS.
Rudy says GET TO IT, BABY.
Laura says OKAY, HERE WE GO!
Rudy says ALL RIGHT.
Laura says MY FIRST QUESTION WHICH A LOT OF VIEW ERS HAVE BEEN SENDING THIS IN, THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT MADE YOU LEAVE THE NORTH POLE?
Rudy says UH-HUH. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU THIS, OKAY? IT ALL STARTED WITH AN IDEA, AN IDEA FOR A NEW SONG CALLED JAZZ THE HALLS. THAT'S RIGHT. JAZZ THE HALLS, I JUST RELEASED MY ALBUM FOR IT. TAKE A LOOK AT MY ALBUM COVER.
A caption reads "Rudy the reindeer."
A picture shows an album cover with colourful stringers and ornaments featuring Rudy's face on it.
Laura says OF COURSE, THIS IS RUDY'S NEW ALBUM, JAZZ THE HALLS. LOOKS VERY EXCITING.
Rudy says GOING VIRAL, TOP IN THE NORTH POLE RIGHT NOW.
Laura says REALLY, TOP 40 IN THERE.
Rudy says YEAH, TOP 40.
Laura says WELL, I ACTUALLY DID WANT TO KNOW, AND AGAIN THE VIEWERS AT HOME, WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE NORTH POLE? WAS IT FOR THE ALBUM?
Rudy says OH, YOU WITH THE QUESTIONS.
[LAUGHTER]
Laura says I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING FUNNY.
Rudy says I KNOW. SHE'S FUNNY. DO YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND IN COMEDY?
Laura says WELL...
Rudy says IT'S FUNNY.
Laura says OKAY, WELL, THIS IS AN INTERVIEW, RUDY.
Rudy says WELL, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YOU KNOW, IT ALL CAME DOWN TO THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THOUGH LIFE WAS LUXURIOUS IN THE NORTH POLE...
Laura says OH, YES, TELL US ABOUT THE NORTH POLE.
Rudy says YEAH, LET ME FINISH.
Laura says OKAY.
Rudy says I WANTED TO RELEASE MY NEW SINGLE IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, YOU KNOW?
Laura says YES, YES, WE KNOW, THE ALBUM.
Rudy says SO I GAVE UP THE LIFE OF SNOW CONES AND SNOW CASTLES AND MRS. CLAUS AND ALL OF THAT.
Laura says WOW!
Rudy says ALL OF THAT STUFF, AND I WENT SOUTH. NOT YOUR TYPICAL REINDEER.
Laura says NO, NOT AT ALL.
Rudy says NO.
Laura says OKAY, WELL, RUDY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.
Rudy says YOU KNOW...
Laura says OBVIOUSLY WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THIS NEW ALBUM OF YOURS.
Rudy says WELL, YOU KNOW, I'LL GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEEK, IF YOU WANT IT.
Laura says OH, LET'S HEAR IT. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT.
Rudy says HOLD MY CUP AND MY CANDY CANE.
Laura says OKAY.
Rudy says THIS IS CALLED "JAZZ THE HALLS." IT'S INSPIRED BY, YOU KNOW, A POEM I HEARD ONCE. HIT THE MUSIC.
Laura says HMM, DECK THE HALLS WITH...
[LAUGHTER]
[SCATTING]
He sings
JAZZ!
They both look amused and chuckle.
Laura says RUDY, I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU COULD HIT ONE OF THOSE HIGH NOTES.
Rudy sings OH, JAZZY HALLS FOREVER!
Laura says RUDY, THAT WAS AMAZING. HAVE A SEAT. TVOKIDS, TUNE IN NEXT TIME. RUDY, TELL ME MORE ABOUT...
Rudy says WELL, YOU KNOW.
Laura says YOU WERE AMAZING OUT THERE!
Music plays as a slate shows the end credits.
Laura is in her twenties, with above the shoulders straight brown hair with bangs and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
As a song plays, Lucas and Laura walk in the woods, cross a bridge, balance on a fallen tree trunk, cross a stream, run across the city and in a park full of geese. Fast clips show them next to Greg playing and having fun in the tree fort. Greg is in his twenties, with short black hair. He wears a blue sweater.
The song says PACK UP YOUR BAGS KISS YOUR TURTLE GOOD-BYE COME UP AND CLIMB WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY SO MUCH TO SEE SO MUCH TO DO IN OUR TREE FORT WE'VE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW.
[Geese Cackling]
Laura says PASSWORD, PLEASE.
Lucas whispers something in Laura's ear as a caption reads "Antlers."
In animation, a dialogue bubble pops out of a map with the title of the show: "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH THAT TVOKIDS SHOW! THAT TVOkids SHOW.
Inside the tree fort, Lucas sits and writes in paper as Laura sits in the background doing the same.
Lucas says ALMOST DONE.
Laura says THANK YOU. FROM LAURA.
Lucas says THANK YOU, FROM LUCAS, YOUR FAVOURITE GUY.
Laura says OH!
Lucas says TVOKIDS, WE ARE SO EXCITED, BECAUSE WE'RE WRITING OUR LETTERS TO SANTA, FINALLY. A LITTLE LATE. A LITTLE LATE BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY 11 DAYS 'TIL CHRISTMAS!
Laura says YEAH, WE'RE A LITTLE LATE. WE GOT TO GET THIS LETTER IN BECAUSE CHRISTMAS IS SNEAKING UP.
Lucas says YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
Laura says AND LET'S FACE IT, I WANT A NEW PUPPY.
Lucas says YOU ASKED FOR A NEW PUPPY?
Laura says HEY, GO BIG OR GO HOME.
Lucas says A FRIEND FOR JUDY.
Laura says I'M READY FOR ANOTHER DOG.
Lucas says FAIR ENOUGH. I ASKED FOR SOME NICE WHITE FLUFFY SNOW.
[FROG HORN]
Lucas says OH!
Laura says OKAY, I'M GOING TO GET THAT. MAYBE IT'S A TVOKID.
She takes the call and says HELLO, WHO'S CALLING?
A voice says HI, MY NAME IS ADAM. I'M EIGHT.
Laura says HEY, ADAM. WHAT'S THE PASSWORD FOR THE FORT TODAY?
Adam says ANTLERS.
Laura says ANTLERS, YES, ADAM. YOU'RE GOING IN THE SKY.
Lucas says YOU KNOW THEY SAY EIGHT IS GREAT, ADAM? WHOA, YOUR SANTA HAT.
Adam appears in the sky wearing a Santa's Hat.
A caption reads "Adam. Age 8."
Laura says ADAM, YOU'RE SO FESTIVE!
Lucas says IT'S SO COOL. TELL US, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS?
Adam says I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING FAMILY TIME.
Laura says NICE. SUCH A SPECIAL THING ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS.
Lucas says I KNOW. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ZOOMING WITH MY FAMILY AS WELL. ADAM, HAVE YOU SENT YOUR LETTER TO SANTA YET?
Adam says YES.
Laura says OH! WHEN DID YOU SEND IT OUT?
Adam says MID NOVEMBER.
Laura says WOW! YOU ARE ON TOP OF IT!
Lucas says SENSIBLE, VERY SMART.
Laura says I THAT.
Lucas says IS THAT A CAT?
Adam says YES.
Lucas says OH, I WAS HOPING IT WASN'T A TIGER.
Laura says WHAT IS YOUR CAT'S NAME?
Adam says SAMMY.
A close-up view shows a tabby cat sitting next to Adam, as well as a Christmas tree behind him and stockings hanging on a wall behind him.
Lucas says I LOVE THAT. AND WE CAN SEE YOUR STOCKING RIGHT BEHIND YOU. IT SAYS ADAM. I HOPE IT GETS FILLED TO THE BRIM.
Laura says OKAY, WHAT DID YOU ASK FOR THIS YEAR?
Adam says I ASKED FOR A LITTLE YODA BABY AND A
[INDISCERNIBLE]
Laura says OH, TWO AMAZING CHOICES! I WANT A BABY YODA TOO, ACTUALLY.
Lucas says I KNOW, THAT'S FUNNY.
Laura says I SHOULD ADD THAT TO MY LIST.
Lucas says YOU SHOULD. WE TRULY HOPE YOU GET THEM. I'M SURE SANTA CAN FIT THOSE TOYS IN HIS SACK. BUT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME CUTE VIDEOS. ARE YOU DOWN?
Adam says YES, I'M DOWN.
Lucas says YOU DOWN.
Laura says OKAY, LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
A voice says Champion!
A short video shows animated gingerbread people dancing outdoors under the snow at night.
Laura says OH!
Lucas says WE LOVE THIS ONE. IT'S DOING WELL.
Laura says OKAY, DO THE LUCAS DANCE MOVES THAT WHICH THIS GINGERBREAD DOES. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS, ADAM?
Adam says I THINK IT'S GREAT.
Lucas says WHAT DO YOU RATE IT OUT OF TEN?
Adam says I RATE IT NINE.
Laura says NINE OUT OF TEN! ANOTHER HIGH SCORE FOR THE GINGERBREAD.
Lucas says MM-HM. WILL THE CHALLENGER BEAT IT? LET'S SEE!
A voice says Challenger!
A short animated video shows a baby reindeer sitting down in a forest.
Adam says OH!
Laura says AWW! OH!
Lucas says WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?
Adam says I RATE IT AN EIGHT.
Laura says AN EIGHT! SO PRETTY CUTE, BUT NOT CUTER THAN THE GINGERBREAD.
Lucas says YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S NOT DOING THE MOVES.
Laura says IT'S TRUE. SO THE GINGERBREAD IS THE WINNER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ADAM, FOR BEING ON THE SHOW TODAY.
Lucas says GOOD LUCK OVER THE HOLIDAYS. WE MISS YOU ALREADY. BYE, ADAM.
Laura says THANKS, ADAM.
Adam says BYE.
Lucas says OH, MY GOSH, SO EXCITING.
Laura says OKAY, ADAM DELIVERED HIS LETTER IN NOVEMBER. SO WE NEED TO DELIVER THESE NOW!
Lucas says I KNOW.
Laura says GIVE ME THE LETTER!
Lucas hands Laura a letter and she scurries out of the tree fort.
Lucas says HOW DO WE GET IT TO THE NORTH POLE? I'VE GOT A STAMP ON THAT. I'M GOING TO HOLD DOWN THE FORT. TVOKIDS, A VERY EXCITING TIME OF YEAR, OKAY, AND I ALWAYS HAVE THIS ONE MEMORY EACH TIME IT BECOMES DECEMBER, BECAUSE ONE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, ON CHRISTMAS EVE, I ACTUALLY... OKAY, I SHOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU THIS. I SNUCK DOWN THE STAIRS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, BECAUSE I WAS LIKE DOES SANTA EXIST, IS HE THERE, AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW, I HEARD SLEIGH BELLS AND I HEARD SOME RUSTLING IN MY CHIMNEY, AND THEN I FREAKED OUT BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, I HAVE TO GO BACK TO BED. BECAUSE THAT WOULD RUIN THE MAGIC. AND HE CAME. THE MILK AND THE COOKIES WERE GONE AND ALL THE CARROTS THAT HE FED TO THE REINDEER. BASICALLY I'M SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME AND THAT SANTA IS TRULY, TRULY A MAGICAL, MAGICAL THING. OH, YEAH, WE GOT AN EMAIL, WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME FOR...
In animation, a megaphone pops up as a voice yells "WE NEED TO KNOW"!
Lucas says WE NEED TO KNOW! WE ALWAYS NEED TO KNOW, TVOKIDS, SO CHECK OUT THIS QUESTION. THIS IS A GOOD ONE. IT'S FROM ALEX, AGE 8. WANTS TO KNOW WHY CAN SOME REINDEER FLY?
Lucas says OKAY, ALEX, IT IS OUR MISSION TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, SO WE HAVE BROUGHT A VERY FAMOUS REINDEER TO THE TREE FORT TODAY TO TALK TO YOU. PLEASE WELCOME RENA THE REINDEER.
A picture of a reindeer pops up with a moving human mouth.
In Laura's voice, she says HI, IT'S ME RENA, THANKS FOR CALLING.
Lucas says YOU'RE A LITTLE CLOSE TO THE CAMERA, RENA.
Rena says THIS IS MY CLOSE-UP, ISN'T IT? YOU WANTED ME CLOSE.
Lucas says YEAH, OKAY.
Rena says DO YOU WANT ME TO MOVE BACK?
Lucas says NO, YOU'RE PERFECT.
Rena says OKAY.
Lucas says JUST STAY EXACTLY LIKE THAT.
Rena says OKAY. WELL, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION ABOUT REINDEER FLYING, AND LET ME TELL YOU RIGHT HERE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, THE SCOOP, IT TURNS OUT IN THE NORTH POLE THEY HAVE THESE SPECIAL MAGICAL INGREDIENTS, LIKE MAGICAL PLANTS AND HERBS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, AND THE REINDEERS IN THE NORTH POLE, THEY EAT THEM ALL YEAR LONG, SO THEN WHEN IT COMES TO CHRISTMAS TIME, THEY CAN FLY AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD. ISN'T THAT CRAZY COOL?
Lucas says IT IS CRAZY COOL, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU ACTUALLY COULDN'T FLY WITHOUT THIS MAGICAL FOOD.
Rena says YEAH, YEAH, YOU KINDA NEED THE MAGICAL FOOD TO FLY, SO UNFORTUNATELY ONLY REINDEERS THAT ARE IN THE NORTH POLE CAN FLY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M USED TO IT. IT'S FINE. I'VE COME TO TERMS WITH IT.
Lucas says OKAY, SO WAIT A SECOND, SO YOU'RE NOT IN THE NORTH POLE RIGHT NOW?
Rena says NO, I'M IN CANADA.
Lucas says WHERE IN CANADA?
Rena says NORTHERN ONTARIO.
Lucas says HOW DID YOU...
Rena says I LOVE IT HERE. YEAH, NO, I'M TOTALLY COOL WITH NOT BEING IN THE NORTH POLE, AND CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
Lucas says YEAH.
Rena says TO BE HONEST, THE THOUGHT OF FLYING AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD IS JUST EXHAUSTING ME EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO GO HANG OUT IN THE SNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
Lucas says YEAH, I DO, RENA. YOU WERE IN ONE OF THE CLASSIC REINDEER TROUPES. YOU WEREN'T GOING AROUND EVERY YEAR?
Rena says NO, I CAN'T FLY. THANKS FOR RUBBING IT IN.
Lucas says SO SORRY.
Rena says THANK YOU, I ALWAYS LOVE BEING HERE. PLEASE CALL ME AGAIN SOON. I'LL BE OUT IN THE SNOW IN THE WOODS HANGING OUT.
Lucas says OKAY, WE'LL FIND YOU, DON'T WORRY, RENA.
Rena disappears.
Lucas says RENA THE REINDEER, NOT LIKE THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL THE REINDEERS, BUT HEY GOOD TO GET A REINDEER PERSPECTIVE, AND DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT THE REINDEER FOOD.
Laura returns to the tree fort and says OKAY, THEY ARE DELIVERED! WE SENT OUT OUR LETTERS TO SANTA.
Lucas says SUCH A GOOD TIME OF YEAR. I LOVE DOING THAT. YOU SHOULD DO THAT TOO, TVOKIDS.
Laura says YEAH, TOTALLY. WHAT'S ALL THIS REINDEER TALK?
Lucas says OH, I WAS TALKING TO A REINDEER. NO BIG DEAL, BUT IT INSPIRED ME. I WANT TO PLAY A GAME?
Laura says YES. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO PLAY REINDEER OR REIN-DON'T. THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE I HAVE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT REINDEER, SO LET'S GET A MINUTE ON THE CLOCK.
Lucas says WHAT DO I HAVE TO SAY?
Laura says IF YOU THINK IT'S TRUE, YOU SAY REINDEER.
Lucas says IF I THINK IT'S FALSE, I SAY REIN-DON'T.
Laura says THAT'S IT. HERE WE GO, THE CLOCK.
A clock counts down from 60 seconds.
Laura says IN NORTH AMERICA REINDEER ARE KNOWN AS CARIBOU.
Lucas says OH, REIN-DON'T.
Laura says NO, IT'S TRUE.
Lucas says I THOUGHT THEY WERE TWO SEPARATE THINGS.
Laura says WELL, NOW YOU'VE LEARNED. OKAY, NUMBER TWO, REINDEER ARE THE ONLY DEER SPECIES IN WHICH BOTH OF THE MALE AND FEMALE CAN GROW ANTLERS.
Lucas says OH, MAN.
Laura says HURRY.
Lucas says I MEAN THAT'S REINDEER.
Laura says IT IS REINDEER. IT IS TRUE. REINDEER LIVE IN THE ARCTIC TUN DRA, GREENLANDS, SCANDINAVIA, ALASKA, RUSSIA AND CANADA BUT LIKE TO VACATION TO FLORIDA FOR MARCH BREAK.
Lucas says REIN-DON'T.
Laura says YOU'RE RIGHT. ONE MORE. NO, A COUPLE MORE. REINDEER SPEND UP TO 40 percent OF THEIR LIVES IN SNOW.
Lucas says REINDEER.
Laura says REINDEER IS RIGHT.
Lucas says REINDEER HAVE HOLLOW FUR THAT HELPS TO TRAP HEAT.
Laura says WHAT? REINDEER.
Lucas says REINDEER, YOU'RE RIGHT. THEY'RE SO AMAZING.
Laura says OKAY, REINDEER POOP LOOKS AND SMELLS LIKE HOT CHOCOLATE.
Lucas says OH, REIN-DON'T.
Laura says YEAH, I JUST HAD TO ASK THAT ONE.
Lucas says OKAY, THAT WAS PRETTY NICE.
Laura says YOU DID PRETTY GOOD, AND IT TURNS OUT REINDEER ARE ACTUALLY REALLY INTERESTING CREATURES.
Lucas says HOPEFULLY WE'LL MEET SOME MORE TODAY, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, TVOKIDS, KEEP WATCHING THESE FUN THINGS.
An animated slate shows stars and space, as an announcer excitedly says
IT'S TIME FOR A TVOKIDS SUPER CITIZENS AWARD! AND THE SUPER TERRIFIC AND ROCKING AWARD GOES TO? LUCAS!
A boy pops up with the caption "Lucas. Clothing drive for refugees."
Lucas has short brown hair and wears a black sweater.
He says I ORGANIZED THE CLOTHING DRIVE FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES COMING TO TORONTO. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM COMING TO TORONTO AND THAT THEY REALLY NEED HELP AND SUPPORT.
The announcer says LUCAS HELD HIS CLOTHING DRIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER.
Fast clips show piles of winter clothes and a Christmas tree decorated with mittens.
Lucas says THE REFUGEES NEED A LOT OF WARM CLOTHES BECAUSE OF THE WINTER. I CAME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR THE MITTEN TREE BECAUSE KIDS LIKE TO DECORATE A CHRISTMAS TREE, AND I THOUGHT WHY COULDN'T I DO IT WITH MITTENS? SO I PUT UP A CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE GREAT HALL AND CALLED IT A MITTEN TREE. I WENT TO MY TEACHER, AND THEN I TOLD MY IDEA TO MY CLASSMATES, AND EVERYONE LIKED IT. SO CAN YOU HELP ME?
An entire classroom of kids yells YES!
Lucas says I LET MY SCHOOL KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING BY MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT. WE GOT MITTENS, COATS, BOOTS, HATS, AND A LOT OF LOT MORE. WE FILLED LOTS OF BOXES WITH CLOTHES. THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE WAS THAT I FEEL PROUD AND HAPPY THAT I DID IT, AND I HELPED PEOPLE A LOT. I THINK THE REFUGEES WILL FEEL REALLY HAPPY THAT SOMEONE HELPED THEM OUT LIKE THIS AND WILL BE HAPPY TO BE WELCOMED IN CANADA.
The announcer says CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE A TRUE SUPER CITIZEN!
The clip ends.
(music plays)
An animated slate shows the Toronto skyline as seen from the lake and reads "THIS IS NOT A TALK SHOW."
(music plays)
Inside the Tree Fort, Laura sits at a table.
She says HELLO AND WELCOME TO "THIS IS NOT A TALK SHOW." I AM SO EXCITED TO WELCOME TODAY'S GUEST, SUPER FAMOUS, HE WAS ACTUALLY A BACKUP REINDEER FOR SANTA, NOW HERE PROMOTING HIS NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM, JAZZ THE HALLS, GIVE IT UP FOR RUDY THE REINDEER.
Lucas walks into the fort wearing a reindeer costume, sunglasses, a loose tie, and holding a red cup.
He says HEY, CAN I COME ON IN NOW?
Laura says YEAH, COME ON IN, RUDY. WELCOME TO THE TREE FORT.
Rudy says WELL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Laura says HERE, HAVE A SEAT ON THIS...
Rudy says WELL, THANKS FOR HAVING ME TODAY. IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
Laura says RUDY, I HAVE TO SAY, WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE IN THE FORT TODAY. WE'VE GOT SO MANY QUESTIONS WITH YOU BEING, YOU KNOW, A BACKUP REINDEER FOR SANTA FOR SO LONG.
Rudy says YEAH, I KNOW.
Laura says FOR SURE, FOR SURE. SO WHY DON'T I JUST GET RIGHT TO THE QUESTIONS.
Rudy says GET TO IT, BABY.
Laura says OKAY, HERE WE GO!
Rudy says ALL RIGHT.
Laura says MY FIRST QUESTION WHICH A LOT OF VIEW ERS HAVE BEEN SENDING THIS IN, THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT MADE YOU LEAVE THE NORTH POLE?
Rudy says UH-HUH. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU THIS, OKAY? IT ALL STARTED WITH AN IDEA, AN IDEA FOR A NEW SONG CALLED JAZZ THE HALLS. THAT'S RIGHT. JAZZ THE HALLS, I JUST RELEASED MY ALBUM FOR IT. TAKE A LOOK AT MY ALBUM COVER.
A caption reads "Rudy the reindeer."
A picture shows an album cover with colourful stringers and ornaments featuring Rudy's face on it.
Laura says OF COURSE, THIS IS RUDY'S NEW ALBUM, JAZZ THE HALLS. LOOKS VERY EXCITING.
Rudy says GOING VIRAL, TOP IN THE NORTH POLE RIGHT NOW.
Laura says REALLY, TOP 40 IN THERE.
Rudy says YEAH, TOP 40.
Laura says WELL, I ACTUALLY DID WANT TO KNOW, AND AGAIN THE VIEWERS AT HOME, WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE NORTH POLE? WAS IT FOR THE ALBUM?
Rudy says OH, YOU WITH THE QUESTIONS.
[LAUGHTER]
Laura says I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING FUNNY.
Rudy says I KNOW. SHE'S FUNNY. DO YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND IN COMEDY?
Laura says WELL...
Rudy says IT'S FUNNY.
Laura says OKAY, WELL, THIS IS AN INTERVIEW, RUDY.
Rudy says WELL, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YOU KNOW, IT ALL CAME DOWN TO THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THOUGH LIFE WAS LUXURIOUS IN THE NORTH POLE...
Laura says OH, YES, TELL US ABOUT THE NORTH POLE.
Rudy says YEAH, LET ME FINISH.
Laura says OKAY.
Rudy says I WANTED TO RELEASE MY NEW SINGLE IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, YOU KNOW?
Laura says YES, YES, WE KNOW, THE ALBUM.
Rudy says SO I GAVE UP THE LIFE OF SNOW CONES AND SNOW CASTLES AND MRS. CLAUS AND ALL OF THAT.
Laura says WOW!
Rudy says ALL OF THAT STUFF, AND I WENT SOUTH. NOT YOUR TYPICAL REINDEER.
Laura says NO, NOT AT ALL.
Rudy says NO.
Laura says OKAY, WELL, RUDY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.
Rudy says YOU KNOW...
Laura says OBVIOUSLY WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THIS NEW ALBUM OF YOURS.
Rudy says WELL, YOU KNOW, I'LL GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEEK, IF YOU WANT IT.
Laura says OH, LET'S HEAR IT. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT.
Rudy says HOLD MY CUP AND MY CANDY CANE.
Laura says OKAY.
Rudy says THIS IS CALLED "JAZZ THE HALLS." IT'S INSPIRED BY, YOU KNOW, A POEM I HEARD ONCE. HIT THE MUSIC.
Laura says HMM, DECK THE HALLS WITH...
[LAUGHTER]
[SCATTING]
He sings
JAZZ!
They both look amused and chuckle.
Laura says RUDY, I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU COULD HIT ONE OF THOSE HIGH NOTES.
Rudy sings OH, JAZZY HALLS FOREVER!
Laura says RUDY, THAT WAS AMAZING. HAVE A SEAT. TVOKIDS, TUNE IN NEXT TIME. RUDY, TELL ME MORE ABOUT...
Rudy says WELL, YOU KNOW.
Laura says YOU WERE AMAZING OUT THERE!
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