Transcript: Happy Lunar New Year! | 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.
[Greg shrieking]
Laura says PASSWORD, PLEASE.
The word "Dragon" appears in the sky.
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.
Greg stands inside the tree fort as Laura appears in the sky. He's wearing a dark blue denim shirt and she's wearing a white polka-dotted red sweater.
Greg says WHAT IS UP, TVOKIDS! YOU'RE HANGING OUT LIVE IN THE TREE FORT WITH GREG AND LAURA!
Laura says YES AND TODAY IS VERY EXCITING. TVOKIDS, TODAY IS ACTUALLY LUNAR NEW YEAR.
Greg says LUNAR NEW YEAR! THAT'S RIGHT, TVOKIDS, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TEACH YOU ALL ABOUT IT. LAURA, I ACTUALLY USED TO CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR A LOT WHEN I WAS A KID BEFORE I MOVED TO CANADA!
Laura says AMAZING. CAN YOU TELL ME A BIT ABOUT IT.
Greg says OF COURSE, YES. I MOVED TO CANADA WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD LIKE MANY TVOKIDS I WASN'T BORN HERE IN CANADA, I WAS ACTUALLY BORN... I'M GOING TO BLOCK YOUR FACE SORRY.
He picks up a globe, spins it over to south-eastern Asia and points at an island country as he says I WAS BORN IN A TINY COUNTRY CALLED SINGAPORE, RIGHT THERE AND WE WOULD CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR A LOT. MY FAMILY IS CHINESE SO WE COULD CELEBRATE IT AS CHINESE NEW YEAR. LET ME TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. AHHHHHHH, LAURA, I THINK... IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME I THINK I FORGOT HOW I CELEBRATED IT.
Laura says OH, OKAY, WELL THAT'S OKAY DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT GREG. I KNOW, THE TVOKIDS! THEY ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO HELP US LEARN, TALK TO US TVOKIDS.
[Frog horn]
Greg says AIR RIGHT THERE ARE SO MANY TVOKIDS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUND AND CULTURES SOMEONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME.
Laura says YOU TALK TO THE TVO KID AND CALL ME BACK.
Greg says YOU'RE THE BEST, LAURA.
Laura disappears.
Greg answers the call and says HI, IT'S GREG IN THE TREE FORT HAVING A CULTURAL IDENTITY CRISIS. WHO IS THIS?
A voice says KEVIN.
Greg says KEVIN! WHAT IS THE PASSWORD, KEVIN?
Kevin says DRAGON.
Greg says DRAGON IS RIGHT. AND YOU ARE UP IN THE SKY, KEVIN.
Kevin appears in the sky. He has short black hair and wears a traditional vest. Red decorations hang behind him.
Greg says WHOA, KEVIN, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ALL DECKED OUT FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR! KEVIN, TELL ME, WHAT DO I DO FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR?
A caption reads "Kevin. Age 10."
Kevin says YOU CAN SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND YOU CAN, LIKE, DO LOTS OF STUFF LIKE EATING STUFF OR... OR JUST WATCH TV ALL DAY.
Greg says YEAH. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. YOU CAN WATCH TV BUT IT WOULD BE NICE SPENDING TIME TOGETHER WITH FAMILY. KEVIN YOU MENTIONED FOOD, LIKE WHAT KIND OF FOOD?
Kevin says FOOD LIKE DUMPLINGS, HOT POT, MUTU, FISH AND OTHER SORTS OF THINGS.
Greg says THAT SOUNDS SO GOOD YOU ARE MAKING ME HUNGRY. I NOTICE YOU HAVE ALL THESE DECORATIONS BEHIND YOU. CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT EACH ONE OF THEM, THIS ONE AND THAT ONE AND THIS ONE.
Kevin says ALL OF THESE ARE THE... THE WORDS ON ALL OF THESE ARE... THIS ONE HAS A FISH ON IT AND THIS ONES HAD A LANTERN AND THIS SOMEONE AN APPLE AND THIS ONE IS LIKE A MONEY. THIS ONE IS MONEY.
Greg says YES. OH YEAH, YOU ARE REMINDING ME OF THINGS AND BRINGING MEMORIES BACK. ALL OF THOSE ARE VERY AUSPICIOUS OR LUCKY CYMBALS. I LOVE THAT. KEVIN, YOU REMIND ME I'VE LITTLE ME WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER. WE HAVE MATCHING CLOTHES ON, WE'RE BOTH WEARING BLUE. LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE GOT ON RIGHT NOW, CAN YOU STAND UP. WOW! KEVIN, YOU LOOK GREAT! THAT'S AMAZING. WOW, KEVIN, YOU GET TO SIT BACK DOWN WE WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN. KEVIN THAT WAS AMAZING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT WITH ME. BUT LET'S TAKE A LITTLE BREAK. IT'S TIME FOR MY FAVOURITE PART OF THE SHOW, I SHOW YOU TWO CUTE VIDEOS AND YOU GET TO DECIDE WHICH ONE GOES ON TO TO. CAN I HEAR YOU SAY SHOW ME THE CUTENESS!
Kevin says SHOW ME THE CUTENESS!
Greg says YES, ALL RIGHT! YOU HEARD HIM, CHECK IT OUT, HERE IS OUR CHAMPION.
A voice says Champion!
A short video shows a striped gray and white kitten sleeping on a heart-shaped pillow.
Greg says ALL RIGHT. THIS WAS THE CHAMPION FOR VALENTINES DAY. IT'S A LITTLE TINY KITTEN ON A PILLOW. KEVIN, WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?
Kevin says I'M FEELING REALLY GREAT.
Greg says YES. THAT'S SO GOOD. IT'S LUNAR NEW YEAR, THERE IS A CUTE CAT, OKAY HOLD ON TO THOSE FEELINGS, OKAY, KEEP THAT KITTEN FRESH IN YOUR MIND AND LET'S CHECK OUT OUR CHALLENGER.
A voice says Challenger!
A short video shows a black ox with large curved horns tied to a cart.
Greg says IT'S A NEW CHALLENGER FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR. IT'S AN OX. OH, BECAUSE IT'S THE YEAR OF THE OX. KEVIN, YOU LOOK SHOCKED. TELL ME WHAT ARE YOU FEELING. IS IT CUTE OR NO?
Kevin says IT'S PRETTY CUTE.
Greg says IT'S PRETTY CUTE OKAY BUT YOU HAVE TO DECIDE THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER, KEVIN. WHO GOES ON TO NEXT DAY'S SHOW. IS IT THE KITTEN OR THE OX?
Kevin says THE OX.
Greg says THE OX! VERY NICE. KITTEN IS OUT, OX IS IN. KEVIN, YOU ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL GUEST TO HAVE ON THE SHOW. THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING ME ABOUT CHINESE CULTURE AND I WILL TALK TO YOU VERY SOON. BIG HIGH FIVE BEFORE YOU GO. BIG HIGH FIVE BEFORE YOU GO. YES, KEVIN!
Kevin disappears.
Greg says WHOO HOO! WOW, TVOKIDS, I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH WITH KEVIN AND LET'S LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE. THIS IS A PIECE OF TAPE WE'LL WATCH AND HELP YOU TVOKIDS AT HOME AND ME, LEARN MORE ABOUT LUNAR NEW YEAR.
Fast clips show a girl playing with a sparkler, then a diagram of the phases of the Moon.
Greg says WHAT IS CHINESE NEW YEAR? WELL, SOME OF US MAY CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S ON JANUARY 1, SOME COUNTRIES CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR ON THE FIRST NEW MOON OF THE LUNAR CALENDAR ALSO KNOWN AS LUNAR NEW YEAR. LOTS OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR DIFFERENTLY, FROM KOREA, THAILAND, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM TO NAME A FEW. LET'S LEARN ABOUT SOME CHINESE NEW YEAR TRADITIONS.
A slate reads "2021 Happy Chinese New Year. Year of the Ox."
Clips show people cleaning and decorating their homes with red ornaments.
Greg says IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO LUNAR NEW YEAR FAMILIES WILL WASH THE HOME TO CLEAN OUT THE BAD LUCK AND START THE NEW YEAR FRESH. IN ADDITION TO STARTING THE NEW YEAR FRESH FAMILIES MIGHT PURCHASE NEW CLOTHES OR GET A HAIR CUT AND YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF DECORATIONS BEING PUT UP. YOU WILL SEE RED LANTERNS, RED BANNERS AND RED FIRE CRACKERS EVERY WHERE BUT WHY SO MUCH RED? WELL, LEGEND HAS IT THAT A MONSTER USED TO TERRORIZE CHINESE VILLAGES EVERY LUNAR NEW YEAR. BUT ONE DAY THE VILLAGES LEARNED THAT IT WAS SCARED OF THE COLOUR RED AND SO THEY PUT UP AS MANY RED DECORATIONS AS THEY COULD. AND SINCE THEN EVERY LUNAR NEW YEAR PEOPLE USE THE COLOUR RED TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND FORTUNE TO ALL. ONE OTHER BIG TRADITION IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE BUT IT'S TO SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THIS TRADITION IS SO WIDELY CELEBRATED THAT LUNAR NEW YEAR CAUSES THE LARGEST HUMAN MIGRATION IN THE WORLD EVERY SINGLE YEAR. OF, OF COURSE, THAT MIGHT LOOK QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, BUT AS WITH LEARNED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE WAYS TO CONNECT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. AND THAT IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CHINESE NEW YEAR. HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR.
The clip ends and Laura appears in a red space.
Greg says ARE YOUR EYES CLOSED.
Laura says THEY ARE CLOSED. WHEN CAN I OPEN THEM?
Greg says ARE YOU NOT PEEKING?
Laura says I PROMISE.
Greg says OKAY OPEN YOUR EYES NOW!
Greg now wears a red polo shirt and several red decorations hang from the railings inside the tree fort.
Laura says WOW, YOU DECORATED!
Greg says I DID, LAURA. I WAS TALKING TO KEVIN AND SEEING THAT VIDEO AND ALL THE MEMORIES CAME POURING BACK AND I JUST KIND OF WENT OVERBOARD AND I STARTED DECORATING. I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.
Laura says IT LOOKS AMAZING! I'M SO EXCITED. OKAY TELL ME ABOUT THE DECORATIONS.
Greg says ABSOLUTELY I'M SO EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THESE DECORATIONS. FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FIRE CRACKER. VERY EXCITING.
He picks up a decoration that looks like a firecracker and says SO WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE COLOUR RED WOULD SCARE OFF THE MIEN BUT THEY ALSO USED FIRE CRACKERS AND LOUD SOUNDS SO THEY WOULD BANG DRUMS OR SET OFF FIRE CRACKERS LIKE THESE. NOW THIS ISN'T A REAL ONE, THIS IS JUST SYMBOLIC BUT DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR YOU MIGHT HEAR FIREWORKS OR FIRE CRACKERS GO OFF.
Laura says I LOVE FIREWORKS. THAT'S SO COOL!
Greg says YES.
Laura says WHAT ELSE.
Greg says WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE? OH, HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT RED PACKETS BEFORE?
Laura says THINK I HAVE HEARD OF THEM. WHAT ARE THEY?
Greg says THESE ARE RED PACKETS.
He shows a stack of red envelopes with golden inscriptions in Chinese.
Laura says COOL!
Greg says AND CHECK THIS OUT, YOU CAN SEE THE CHARACTERS ON HERE. IT SAYS BODY CLEAN, WHICH IS A WAY OF WISHING YOU GOOD HEALTH IN THE NEXT YEAR. BUT RED PACKETS ALRIGHT. RED PACKETS ARE A BIG PART OF THE TRADITION. SO BASICALLY IT WOULD BE YOUR GRANDPARENTS OR PARENTS GIVE TO THE KIDS RED PACKETS WITH SOMETHING FUN INSIDE.
Laura says WHAT'S INSIDE, TELL ME.
Greg says MONEY! COLD, HARD CASH.
Laura says THAT'S SO COOL.
Greg says SO THEY WOULD HAND IT OUT WITH TWO HANDS AND YOU WOULD RECEIVE IT WITH TWO HANDS THAT'S POLITE BUT TO BE EXTRA POLITE YOU SAY "NO, NO,, NO I COULDN'T ACCEPT BUT I WILL.
Laura says NO, NO, NO, I CAN'T ACCEPT IT.
Greg says NO, TAKE IT, LAURA.
Laura says NO.
Greg says THAT'S PERFECT THAT'S AMAZING.
Laura says THANK YOU. OH, I HAVE A QUESTION.
Greg says YEAH?
Laura says I HEARD EARLIER SOMETHING ABOUT THE YEAR OF THE OX.
Greg says UM-HMM.
Laura says WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
Greg says RIGHT SO THE CHINESE CALENDAR HAS A CHINESE ZODIAC, OKAY.
Laura says OKAY.
Greg says THAT MEANS IT'S A CYCLE OF 12 YEARS AND EACH YEAR HAS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL TO REPRESENT IT, AND SO LEGEND HAS IT TO DECIDE WHICH ANIMALS MADE THE ZODIAC ALL THE ANIMALS IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM HAD A RACE AND THE TOP 12 WOULD MAKE IT. NOW THE CAT DIDN'T WAKE UP IN TIME, IT WAS YOU KNOW IT SLEPT IN SO IT DIDN'T MAKE IT AT ALL. BUT YOU WILL NOTICE THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS THE RAT.
Laura says HOW DOES THAT WORK BECAUSE THE RAT IS THE SMALLEST ONE?
Greg says RIGHT. THIS IS WHAT THE RAT DID, IT'S SO FUNNY. IT WAS... DURING THE RACE IT CLIMBED ON TO THE OX AND JUST RODE ON THE OX THE ENTIRE TIME. AND THEN AT THE FINISH LINE IT CLIMBED UP TO THE NOSE AND JUMPED THROUGH TO THE FINISH LINE FOR FIRST PLACE!
Laura says I LOVE THAT STORY! THAT MUST MEAN THE RAT IS PRETTY SMART.
Greg says THE RAT IS PRETTY SMART AND THAT'S WHY I'M A PRETTY PROUD RAT IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.
Laura says THAT'S SO COOL.
Greg says ONE LAST THING OKAY.
He picks up a Chinese lantern and says WE HAVE THESE CHINESE LANTERNS ALL RIGHT AND THESE ARE REALLY WONDERFUL, REALLY FUN AND TVOKIDS WE'LL LEARN HOW TO MAKE ONE RIGHT NOW. CHECK THIS OUT.
A clip plays showing a homemade lantern made of red paper.
Greg says TODAY I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN CHINESE LANTERN. ALL YOU NEED IS A PIECE OF RED PAPER, A GLUE STICK AND PAIR OF SCISSORS.
As Greg's hands perform the tasks he mentions, he says FIRST MAKE A CUT ALONG THE SHORT EDGE OF THE PIECE OF PAPER. MAKE SURE WHEN YOU USE SCISSORS YOU ALWAYS HAVE PARENTAL SUPERVISION. WE'LL PUT THIS PAPER ASIDE FOR NOW. THEN FOLD YOUR PIECE OF PAPER IN HALF AND MAKE A BUNCH OF CUTS ALONG THE EDGE LEAVING 2 TO 3 CENTIMETRES OFF THE TOP SO WHEN YOU OPEN TO IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS AND THEN YOU WILL TAKE YOUR GLUE STICK AND APPLY IT TO THE EDGE OF THE PAPER AND THEN ATTACH BOTH EDGES. AND REMEMBER THIS FELLA? APPLY GLUE TO BOTH ENDS AND ATTACH IT TO YOUR LANTERN. AND THAT'S YOUR HANDLE AND THERE YOU HAVE IT YOUR VERY OWN CHINESE LANTERN.
(CHEERING)
The clip ends.
Greg holds up a paper lantern and says TAH-DAH!
Laura says GREG THAT'S SUCH A COOL CRAFT AND TVOKIDS YOU CAN TRY THIS AT HOME TODAY FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR.
Greg says IT WAS SUPER FUN AND EASY. ALL YOU NEED IS PAPER, SCISSOR AND GLUE.
Laura says THERE YOU GO, COOL!
Greg says LAURA, WE HAVE TO WRAP UP THE DAY SOON, THE DAY IS COMING TO AN END BUT THERE IS SOMETHING I REALLY WANT TO DO BEFORE WE END THE DAY.
Laura says WHAT IS IT.
Greg says SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE AND SOMETHING I AM KIND OF NERVOUS ABOUT BUT BEING OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE IS A GOOD PLACE TO LEARN. LAURA, I WANT TO SPEAK MANDARIN ON THE SHOW.
Laura says GREG, THAT'S SUCH A GREAT IDEA! I NEVER HEARD YOU SPEAK MANDARIN BEFORE.
Greg says OKAY I'M SO EXCITED TO SHARE IT BUT FIRST LET'S LEARN ABOUT MANDARIN.
Laura says OKAY.
Greg says BRING OUT THE EASEL!
He brings out the easel pad, written in Mandarin and English.
He says THERE IT IS. SO, THE REALLY INTERESTING THING ABOUT MANDARIN IS THAT IT'S A TONAL LANGUAGE.
Laura says TONAL LANGUAGE WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
Greg says IT MEANS THAT WHEN YOU SPEAK IT, YOU HAVE... THE WAY YOU SAY IT AFFECTS WHAT IT MEANS, ALL RIGHT.
Laura says OKAY THERE.
Greg says IS LOTS OF TONAL LANGUAGES OUT THERE AND MANDARIN IS ONE OF THEM. FOR EXAMPLE LET'S LOOK AT THE OBJECT SOUND MAH. HERE IS THE COLUMN FOR CHARACTER, HERE IS HOW YOU SAY IT AND HERE IS THE MEANING. SO THERE ARE 4 DIFFERENT TONES. THERE IS MA, MA, MA AND MA. SO DEPENDING HOW YOU SAY THE WORD MA YOU COULD SAY MOTHER SCOLDS NUMB HORSE.
Laura says WHAT? YOU COULD SAY A WHOLE SENTENCE WITH THE SAME WORD' ALL ABOUT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE.
Greg says IT THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S A GOOFY SENTENCE BUT TO DEMONSTRATES HOW YOU USE... HOW IT'S A TONAL LANGUAGE.
Laura says COOL.
Greg says OKAY HERE WE GO I'M GOING TO SPEAK SOME LANGUAGE. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT BUT THERE ARE SOME SUB TITLES AS WELL FOR YOU TO FOLLOW AT HOME...
Greg speaks Mandarin and subtitles read "My Chinese is not very good, but I still want to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year! Good wishes to you for a happy prosperous New Year!"
Laura says THAT'S AMAZING.
Greg says YOU THINK SO? AW LAURA THIS IS A GREAT DAY GETTING BACK IN TOUCH WITH MY OWN CULTURE. IT WAS SO GREAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH ME.
Greg says GREG, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TEACH ME ABOUT IT AND SHARE YOUR CULTURE WITH ME.
Laura says NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
Greg says NO, NO, NO.
Laura says NO. THANK YOU.
Greg says NO, NO, NO THANK YOU!
Laura says THAT WAS AWESOME. THIS IS SO MUCH FUN, GREG.
Greg says THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN. BUT, EVERY FUN DAY HAS TO COME TO AN END FOR ANOTHER FUN DAY. TVOKIDS, NEXT WEEK WE HAVE POETRY DAY SO WE WANT TO YOU CALL IN, AND SHARE A TOMORROW WITH US AND OTHER TVOKIDS. AND WHO ELSE, LAURA?
Laura says A REAL LIFE POET. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THE SHOW AND TVOKIDS, WE KNOW YOU ARE AMAZING POETRY WRITERS, CALL IN SO YOU CAN READ YOUR POEM OUT LOUD, WHICH IS SO AWESOME.
A caption reads "Call us at 1-888-886-5437."
Greg says THAT'S RIGHT HERE IS A POEM. LAURA, I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE, TO CELEBRATE WITH ME CHINESE NEW YEAR.
Laura says YA!
Greg says I AM A POET AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE I WAS ONE.
Laura says OKAY. WELL THAT WAS GREAT. GREG, THIS IS SUCH A FUN DAY. TVOKIDS THANKS FOR HANGING OUT. I'M LAURA BE TRUE TO YOU.
Greg says I'M GREG...
(Speaking Mandarin)
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.
[Greg shrieking]
Laura says PASSWORD, PLEASE.
The word "Dragon" appears in the sky.
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.
Greg stands inside the tree fort as Laura appears in the sky. He's wearing a dark blue denim shirt and she's wearing a white polka-dotted red sweater.
Greg says WHAT IS UP, TVOKIDS! YOU'RE HANGING OUT LIVE IN THE TREE FORT WITH GREG AND LAURA!
Laura says YES AND TODAY IS VERY EXCITING. TVOKIDS, TODAY IS ACTUALLY LUNAR NEW YEAR.
Greg says LUNAR NEW YEAR! THAT'S RIGHT, TVOKIDS, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TEACH YOU ALL ABOUT IT. LAURA, I ACTUALLY USED TO CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR A LOT WHEN I WAS A KID BEFORE I MOVED TO CANADA!
Laura says AMAZING. CAN YOU TELL ME A BIT ABOUT IT.
Greg says OF COURSE, YES. I MOVED TO CANADA WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD LIKE MANY TVOKIDS I WASN'T BORN HERE IN CANADA, I WAS ACTUALLY BORN... I'M GOING TO BLOCK YOUR FACE SORRY.
He picks up a globe, spins it over to south-eastern Asia and points at an island country as he says I WAS BORN IN A TINY COUNTRY CALLED SINGAPORE, RIGHT THERE AND WE WOULD CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR A LOT. MY FAMILY IS CHINESE SO WE COULD CELEBRATE IT AS CHINESE NEW YEAR. LET ME TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. AHHHHHHH, LAURA, I THINK... IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME I THINK I FORGOT HOW I CELEBRATED IT.
Laura says OH, OKAY, WELL THAT'S OKAY DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT GREG. I KNOW, THE TVOKIDS! THEY ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO HELP US LEARN, TALK TO US TVOKIDS.
[Frog horn]
Greg says AIR RIGHT THERE ARE SO MANY TVOKIDS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUND AND CULTURES SOMEONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME.
Laura says YOU TALK TO THE TVO KID AND CALL ME BACK.
Greg says YOU'RE THE BEST, LAURA.
Laura disappears.
Greg answers the call and says HI, IT'S GREG IN THE TREE FORT HAVING A CULTURAL IDENTITY CRISIS. WHO IS THIS?
A voice says KEVIN.
Greg says KEVIN! WHAT IS THE PASSWORD, KEVIN?
Kevin says DRAGON.
Greg says DRAGON IS RIGHT. AND YOU ARE UP IN THE SKY, KEVIN.
Kevin appears in the sky. He has short black hair and wears a traditional vest. Red decorations hang behind him.
Greg says WHOA, KEVIN, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ALL DECKED OUT FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR! KEVIN, TELL ME, WHAT DO I DO FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR?
A caption reads "Kevin. Age 10."
Kevin says YOU CAN SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND YOU CAN, LIKE, DO LOTS OF STUFF LIKE EATING STUFF OR... OR JUST WATCH TV ALL DAY.
Greg says YEAH. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. YOU CAN WATCH TV BUT IT WOULD BE NICE SPENDING TIME TOGETHER WITH FAMILY. KEVIN YOU MENTIONED FOOD, LIKE WHAT KIND OF FOOD?
Kevin says FOOD LIKE DUMPLINGS, HOT POT, MUTU, FISH AND OTHER SORTS OF THINGS.
Greg says THAT SOUNDS SO GOOD YOU ARE MAKING ME HUNGRY. I NOTICE YOU HAVE ALL THESE DECORATIONS BEHIND YOU. CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT EACH ONE OF THEM, THIS ONE AND THAT ONE AND THIS ONE.
Kevin says ALL OF THESE ARE THE... THE WORDS ON ALL OF THESE ARE... THIS ONE HAS A FISH ON IT AND THIS ONES HAD A LANTERN AND THIS SOMEONE AN APPLE AND THIS ONE IS LIKE A MONEY. THIS ONE IS MONEY.
Greg says YES. OH YEAH, YOU ARE REMINDING ME OF THINGS AND BRINGING MEMORIES BACK. ALL OF THOSE ARE VERY AUSPICIOUS OR LUCKY CYMBALS. I LOVE THAT. KEVIN, YOU REMIND ME I'VE LITTLE ME WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER. WE HAVE MATCHING CLOTHES ON, WE'RE BOTH WEARING BLUE. LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE GOT ON RIGHT NOW, CAN YOU STAND UP. WOW! KEVIN, YOU LOOK GREAT! THAT'S AMAZING. WOW, KEVIN, YOU GET TO SIT BACK DOWN WE WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN. KEVIN THAT WAS AMAZING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT WITH ME. BUT LET'S TAKE A LITTLE BREAK. IT'S TIME FOR MY FAVOURITE PART OF THE SHOW, I SHOW YOU TWO CUTE VIDEOS AND YOU GET TO DECIDE WHICH ONE GOES ON TO TO. CAN I HEAR YOU SAY SHOW ME THE CUTENESS!
Kevin says SHOW ME THE CUTENESS!
Greg says YES, ALL RIGHT! YOU HEARD HIM, CHECK IT OUT, HERE IS OUR CHAMPION.
A voice says Champion!
A short video shows a striped gray and white kitten sleeping on a heart-shaped pillow.
Greg says ALL RIGHT. THIS WAS THE CHAMPION FOR VALENTINES DAY. IT'S A LITTLE TINY KITTEN ON A PILLOW. KEVIN, WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?
Kevin says I'M FEELING REALLY GREAT.
Greg says YES. THAT'S SO GOOD. IT'S LUNAR NEW YEAR, THERE IS A CUTE CAT, OKAY HOLD ON TO THOSE FEELINGS, OKAY, KEEP THAT KITTEN FRESH IN YOUR MIND AND LET'S CHECK OUT OUR CHALLENGER.
A voice says Challenger!
A short video shows a black ox with large curved horns tied to a cart.
Greg says IT'S A NEW CHALLENGER FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR. IT'S AN OX. OH, BECAUSE IT'S THE YEAR OF THE OX. KEVIN, YOU LOOK SHOCKED. TELL ME WHAT ARE YOU FEELING. IS IT CUTE OR NO?
Kevin says IT'S PRETTY CUTE.
Greg says IT'S PRETTY CUTE OKAY BUT YOU HAVE TO DECIDE THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER, KEVIN. WHO GOES ON TO NEXT DAY'S SHOW. IS IT THE KITTEN OR THE OX?
Kevin says THE OX.
Greg says THE OX! VERY NICE. KITTEN IS OUT, OX IS IN. KEVIN, YOU ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL GUEST TO HAVE ON THE SHOW. THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING ME ABOUT CHINESE CULTURE AND I WILL TALK TO YOU VERY SOON. BIG HIGH FIVE BEFORE YOU GO. BIG HIGH FIVE BEFORE YOU GO. YES, KEVIN!
Kevin disappears.
Greg says WHOO HOO! WOW, TVOKIDS, I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH WITH KEVIN AND LET'S LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE. THIS IS A PIECE OF TAPE WE'LL WATCH AND HELP YOU TVOKIDS AT HOME AND ME, LEARN MORE ABOUT LUNAR NEW YEAR.
Fast clips show a girl playing with a sparkler, then a diagram of the phases of the Moon.
Greg says WHAT IS CHINESE NEW YEAR? WELL, SOME OF US MAY CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S ON JANUARY 1, SOME COUNTRIES CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR ON THE FIRST NEW MOON OF THE LUNAR CALENDAR ALSO KNOWN AS LUNAR NEW YEAR. LOTS OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR DIFFERENTLY, FROM KOREA, THAILAND, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM TO NAME A FEW. LET'S LEARN ABOUT SOME CHINESE NEW YEAR TRADITIONS.
A slate reads "2021 Happy Chinese New Year. Year of the Ox."
Clips show people cleaning and decorating their homes with red ornaments.
Greg says IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO LUNAR NEW YEAR FAMILIES WILL WASH THE HOME TO CLEAN OUT THE BAD LUCK AND START THE NEW YEAR FRESH. IN ADDITION TO STARTING THE NEW YEAR FRESH FAMILIES MIGHT PURCHASE NEW CLOTHES OR GET A HAIR CUT AND YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF DECORATIONS BEING PUT UP. YOU WILL SEE RED LANTERNS, RED BANNERS AND RED FIRE CRACKERS EVERY WHERE BUT WHY SO MUCH RED? WELL, LEGEND HAS IT THAT A MONSTER USED TO TERRORIZE CHINESE VILLAGES EVERY LUNAR NEW YEAR. BUT ONE DAY THE VILLAGES LEARNED THAT IT WAS SCARED OF THE COLOUR RED AND SO THEY PUT UP AS MANY RED DECORATIONS AS THEY COULD. AND SINCE THEN EVERY LUNAR NEW YEAR PEOPLE USE THE COLOUR RED TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND FORTUNE TO ALL. ONE OTHER BIG TRADITION IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE BUT IT'S TO SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THIS TRADITION IS SO WIDELY CELEBRATED THAT LUNAR NEW YEAR CAUSES THE LARGEST HUMAN MIGRATION IN THE WORLD EVERY SINGLE YEAR. OF, OF COURSE, THAT MIGHT LOOK QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, BUT AS WITH LEARNED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE WAYS TO CONNECT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. AND THAT IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CHINESE NEW YEAR. HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR.
The clip ends and Laura appears in a red space.
Greg says ARE YOUR EYES CLOSED.
Laura says THEY ARE CLOSED. WHEN CAN I OPEN THEM?
Greg says ARE YOU NOT PEEKING?
Laura says I PROMISE.
Greg says OKAY OPEN YOUR EYES NOW!
Greg now wears a red polo shirt and several red decorations hang from the railings inside the tree fort.
Laura says WOW, YOU DECORATED!
Greg says I DID, LAURA. I WAS TALKING TO KEVIN AND SEEING THAT VIDEO AND ALL THE MEMORIES CAME POURING BACK AND I JUST KIND OF WENT OVERBOARD AND I STARTED DECORATING. I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.
Laura says IT LOOKS AMAZING! I'M SO EXCITED. OKAY TELL ME ABOUT THE DECORATIONS.
Greg says ABSOLUTELY I'M SO EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THESE DECORATIONS. FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FIRE CRACKER. VERY EXCITING.
He picks up a decoration that looks like a firecracker and says SO WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE COLOUR RED WOULD SCARE OFF THE MIEN BUT THEY ALSO USED FIRE CRACKERS AND LOUD SOUNDS SO THEY WOULD BANG DRUMS OR SET OFF FIRE CRACKERS LIKE THESE. NOW THIS ISN'T A REAL ONE, THIS IS JUST SYMBOLIC BUT DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR YOU MIGHT HEAR FIREWORKS OR FIRE CRACKERS GO OFF.
Laura says I LOVE FIREWORKS. THAT'S SO COOL!
Greg says YES.
Laura says WHAT ELSE.
Greg says WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE? OH, HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT RED PACKETS BEFORE?
Laura says THINK I HAVE HEARD OF THEM. WHAT ARE THEY?
Greg says THESE ARE RED PACKETS.
He shows a stack of red envelopes with golden inscriptions in Chinese.
Laura says COOL!
Greg says AND CHECK THIS OUT, YOU CAN SEE THE CHARACTERS ON HERE. IT SAYS BODY CLEAN, WHICH IS A WAY OF WISHING YOU GOOD HEALTH IN THE NEXT YEAR. BUT RED PACKETS ALRIGHT. RED PACKETS ARE A BIG PART OF THE TRADITION. SO BASICALLY IT WOULD BE YOUR GRANDPARENTS OR PARENTS GIVE TO THE KIDS RED PACKETS WITH SOMETHING FUN INSIDE.
Laura says WHAT'S INSIDE, TELL ME.
Greg says MONEY! COLD, HARD CASH.
Laura says THAT'S SO COOL.
Greg says SO THEY WOULD HAND IT OUT WITH TWO HANDS AND YOU WOULD RECEIVE IT WITH TWO HANDS THAT'S POLITE BUT TO BE EXTRA POLITE YOU SAY "NO, NO,, NO I COULDN'T ACCEPT BUT I WILL.
Laura says NO, NO, NO, I CAN'T ACCEPT IT.
Greg says NO, TAKE IT, LAURA.
Laura says NO.
Greg says THAT'S PERFECT THAT'S AMAZING.
Laura says THANK YOU. OH, I HAVE A QUESTION.
Greg says YEAH?
Laura says I HEARD EARLIER SOMETHING ABOUT THE YEAR OF THE OX.
Greg says UM-HMM.
Laura says WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
Greg says RIGHT SO THE CHINESE CALENDAR HAS A CHINESE ZODIAC, OKAY.
Laura says OKAY.
Greg says THAT MEANS IT'S A CYCLE OF 12 YEARS AND EACH YEAR HAS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL TO REPRESENT IT, AND SO LEGEND HAS IT TO DECIDE WHICH ANIMALS MADE THE ZODIAC ALL THE ANIMALS IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM HAD A RACE AND THE TOP 12 WOULD MAKE IT. NOW THE CAT DIDN'T WAKE UP IN TIME, IT WAS YOU KNOW IT SLEPT IN SO IT DIDN'T MAKE IT AT ALL. BUT YOU WILL NOTICE THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS THE RAT.
Laura says HOW DOES THAT WORK BECAUSE THE RAT IS THE SMALLEST ONE?
Greg says RIGHT. THIS IS WHAT THE RAT DID, IT'S SO FUNNY. IT WAS... DURING THE RACE IT CLIMBED ON TO THE OX AND JUST RODE ON THE OX THE ENTIRE TIME. AND THEN AT THE FINISH LINE IT CLIMBED UP TO THE NOSE AND JUMPED THROUGH TO THE FINISH LINE FOR FIRST PLACE!
Laura says I LOVE THAT STORY! THAT MUST MEAN THE RAT IS PRETTY SMART.
Greg says THE RAT IS PRETTY SMART AND THAT'S WHY I'M A PRETTY PROUD RAT IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.
Laura says THAT'S SO COOL.
Greg says ONE LAST THING OKAY.
He picks up a Chinese lantern and says WE HAVE THESE CHINESE LANTERNS ALL RIGHT AND THESE ARE REALLY WONDERFUL, REALLY FUN AND TVOKIDS WE'LL LEARN HOW TO MAKE ONE RIGHT NOW. CHECK THIS OUT.
A clip plays showing a homemade lantern made of red paper.
Greg says TODAY I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN CHINESE LANTERN. ALL YOU NEED IS A PIECE OF RED PAPER, A GLUE STICK AND PAIR OF SCISSORS.
As Greg's hands perform the tasks he mentions, he says FIRST MAKE A CUT ALONG THE SHORT EDGE OF THE PIECE OF PAPER. MAKE SURE WHEN YOU USE SCISSORS YOU ALWAYS HAVE PARENTAL SUPERVISION. WE'LL PUT THIS PAPER ASIDE FOR NOW. THEN FOLD YOUR PIECE OF PAPER IN HALF AND MAKE A BUNCH OF CUTS ALONG THE EDGE LEAVING 2 TO 3 CENTIMETRES OFF THE TOP SO WHEN YOU OPEN TO IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS AND THEN YOU WILL TAKE YOUR GLUE STICK AND APPLY IT TO THE EDGE OF THE PAPER AND THEN ATTACH BOTH EDGES. AND REMEMBER THIS FELLA? APPLY GLUE TO BOTH ENDS AND ATTACH IT TO YOUR LANTERN. AND THAT'S YOUR HANDLE AND THERE YOU HAVE IT YOUR VERY OWN CHINESE LANTERN.
(CHEERING)
The clip ends.
Greg holds up a paper lantern and says TAH-DAH!
Laura says GREG THAT'S SUCH A COOL CRAFT AND TVOKIDS YOU CAN TRY THIS AT HOME TODAY FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR.
Greg says IT WAS SUPER FUN AND EASY. ALL YOU NEED IS PAPER, SCISSOR AND GLUE.
Laura says THERE YOU GO, COOL!
Greg says LAURA, WE HAVE TO WRAP UP THE DAY SOON, THE DAY IS COMING TO AN END BUT THERE IS SOMETHING I REALLY WANT TO DO BEFORE WE END THE DAY.
Laura says WHAT IS IT.
Greg says SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE AND SOMETHING I AM KIND OF NERVOUS ABOUT BUT BEING OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE IS A GOOD PLACE TO LEARN. LAURA, I WANT TO SPEAK MANDARIN ON THE SHOW.
Laura says GREG, THAT'S SUCH A GREAT IDEA! I NEVER HEARD YOU SPEAK MANDARIN BEFORE.
Greg says OKAY I'M SO EXCITED TO SHARE IT BUT FIRST LET'S LEARN ABOUT MANDARIN.
Laura says OKAY.
Greg says BRING OUT THE EASEL!
He brings out the easel pad, written in Mandarin and English.
He says THERE IT IS. SO, THE REALLY INTERESTING THING ABOUT MANDARIN IS THAT IT'S A TONAL LANGUAGE.
Laura says TONAL LANGUAGE WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
Greg says IT MEANS THAT WHEN YOU SPEAK IT, YOU HAVE... THE WAY YOU SAY IT AFFECTS WHAT IT MEANS, ALL RIGHT.
Laura says OKAY THERE.
Greg says IS LOTS OF TONAL LANGUAGES OUT THERE AND MANDARIN IS ONE OF THEM. FOR EXAMPLE LET'S LOOK AT THE OBJECT SOUND MAH. HERE IS THE COLUMN FOR CHARACTER, HERE IS HOW YOU SAY IT AND HERE IS THE MEANING. SO THERE ARE 4 DIFFERENT TONES. THERE IS MA, MA, MA AND MA. SO DEPENDING HOW YOU SAY THE WORD MA YOU COULD SAY MOTHER SCOLDS NUMB HORSE.
Laura says WHAT? YOU COULD SAY A WHOLE SENTENCE WITH THE SAME WORD' ALL ABOUT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE.
Greg says IT THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S A GOOFY SENTENCE BUT TO DEMONSTRATES HOW YOU USE... HOW IT'S A TONAL LANGUAGE.
Laura says COOL.
Greg says OKAY HERE WE GO I'M GOING TO SPEAK SOME LANGUAGE. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT BUT THERE ARE SOME SUB TITLES AS WELL FOR YOU TO FOLLOW AT HOME...
Greg speaks Mandarin and subtitles read "My Chinese is not very good, but I still want to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year! Good wishes to you for a happy prosperous New Year!"
Laura says THAT'S AMAZING.
Greg says YOU THINK SO? AW LAURA THIS IS A GREAT DAY GETTING BACK IN TOUCH WITH MY OWN CULTURE. IT WAS SO GREAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH ME.
Greg says GREG, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TEACH ME ABOUT IT AND SHARE YOUR CULTURE WITH ME.
Laura says NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
Greg says NO, NO, NO.
Laura says NO. THANK YOU.
Greg says NO, NO, NO THANK YOU!
Laura says THAT WAS AWESOME. THIS IS SO MUCH FUN, GREG.
Greg says THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN. BUT, EVERY FUN DAY HAS TO COME TO AN END FOR ANOTHER FUN DAY. TVOKIDS, NEXT WEEK WE HAVE POETRY DAY SO WE WANT TO YOU CALL IN, AND SHARE A TOMORROW WITH US AND OTHER TVOKIDS. AND WHO ELSE, LAURA?
Laura says A REAL LIFE POET. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THE SHOW AND TVOKIDS, WE KNOW YOU ARE AMAZING POETRY WRITERS, CALL IN SO YOU CAN READ YOUR POEM OUT LOUD, WHICH IS SO AWESOME.
A caption reads "Call us at 1-888-886-5437."
Greg says THAT'S RIGHT HERE IS A POEM. LAURA, I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE, TO CELEBRATE WITH ME CHINESE NEW YEAR.
Laura says YA!
Greg says I AM A POET AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE I WAS ONE.
Laura says OKAY. WELL THAT WAS GREAT. GREG, THIS IS SUCH A FUN DAY. TVOKIDS THANKS FOR HANGING OUT. I'M LAURA BE TRUE TO YOU.
Greg says I'M GREG...
(Speaking Mandarin)
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