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Transcript: Can I have it please?
The name of the show appears in colourful letters on an animated sky. It reads "TVO Kids Power hour of learning. Teacher edition."
The announcer says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON:
"CAN I HAVE IT PLEASE?"
The caption changes to "Today's primary lesson: Can I have it please?"
The caption changes to "Primary 1 to 3. Teacher Pam."
Teacher Pam is in her thirties, with short straight brown hair and wears a maroon top and a pendant necklace.
Teacher Pam sits in front of the computer and says HI THERE, FRIENDS.
TEACHER PAM HERE.
WELCOME TO
TVO'S
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING,
WHERE WE'RE GOING TO
SPEND SOME TIME LEARNING
AND HAVING SOME FUN TOGETHER.
I WORK AT A SCHOOL
IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO,
TEACHING GRADE FOUR.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
ME TO BE HERE TO LEARN WITH YOU
AND FOR YOU TO LEARN
WITH ME AND HAVE SOME FUN.
AND WE'RE GONNA WATCH
SOME GREAT TVOKIDS SHOWS
WHILE WE'RE LEARNING AND PLAYING
AND BEING TOGETHER.
NOW, JUST LIKE
WHEN WE'RE IN SCHOOL,
IF YOU CAN FIND A REALLY
COMFORTABLE PLACE TO SIT DOWN,
WHERE YOU'RE SETTLED AND
COMFORTABLE AND CALM,
THEN IT WOULD BE A GREAT
PLACE FOR YOU TO GO TO NOW.
ALSO, BEFORE YOU GET
TOO SETTLED - I ALMOST FORGOT -
YOU MIGHT NEED A
PIECE OF PAPER, A MARKER,
OR A CRAYON THAT YOU CAN HAVE
WHEN WE JOT DOWN SOME IDEAS.
I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS
UP MY SLEEVE TODAY
THAT WE'RE GOING TO
WORK ON TOGETHER,
AND I'D REALLY
LIKE YOU TO PARTICIPATE.
SO, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT
PAPER AND PEN OR MARKER
OR CRAYON AND GET YOURSELF
IN A NICE COMFORTABLE SPOT,
EITHER IN FRONT OF YOUR
TELEVISION,
OR IN FRONT OF
YOUR COMPUTER OR YOUR TABLET.
NOW, TO GET STARTED,
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO WATCH ON TV?
SHOUT OUT YOUR ANSWERS,
AND I'LL JOT THEM DOWN ON MY
PIECE OF PAPER OVER HERE.
OH, THAT'S A GREAT ONE.
I LOVE THAT SHOW.
DID I HEAR
TUMBLETOWN READS.
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITES.
IT REMINDS ME OF MY
HAMSTER THAT'S UPSTAIRS.
OH, DON'T FORGET
ABOUT
ODD SQUAD.
HOW MANY FRIENDS
OUT THERE LIKE ODD SQUAD?
I LOVE WHEN THEY
SOLVE THOSE MATH MYSTERIES.
IT MAKES ME SO PROUD
TO KNOW HOW TO DO MATH
AND THAT THE KIDS ARE
LEARNING SO MUCH ABOUT MATH
IN A FUN AND EXCITING WAY.
IT'S INTERESTING, THE SHOWS
THAT WE WATCH ON TVOKIDS
OR EVEN ON ANY OTHER CHANNEL
ARE PUT TOGETHER FOR
LOTS OF DIFFERENT REASONS.
SOME SHOWS ARE
THERE TO ENTERTAIN US,
SOME SHOWS WE USE FOR LEARNING;
SOME SHOWS DO BOTH, LIKE
ODD SQUAD,
OR
PAW PATROL
OR
TUMBLETOWN READS,
OR ANY OF THE SHOWS
WE WATCH ON TVOKIDS.
THEY'RE THERE TO HELP US
LEARN AND TO ENTERTAIN US.
THIS IS CALLED MEDIA.
MEDIA'S ALL AROUND US.
YOU CAN SEE MEDIA
ON THE INTERNET,
WHEN YOU SEE ADVERTISEMENTS.
IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN YOUR CAR,
YOU CAN HEAR MEDIA
ON YOUR RADIO.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING TV,
YOU SEE TV SHOWS,
OR INFORMATION SHOWS AND ALL
SORTS OF THINGS ON YOUR TV
THAT WILL HELP YOU TO LEARN
AND TO BE ENTERTAINED.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE MEDIA
ON THE SIDE OF A CITY BUS
WHEN YOU SEE AN ADVERTISEMENT
FOR YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL
OR FOR MAYBE A SOMEONE
WHO WORKS IN YOUR COMMUNITY,
LIKE A LAWYER
OR MAYBE EVEN A SCHOOL,
LIKE A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
MEDIA THAT HELPS
US LEARN, SOMETIMES,
IT'S WHAT YOUR CAREGIVERS WATCH,
LIKE THE EVENING NEWS
OR AN INFORMATION SHOW
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S
KIND OF NOT UP YOUR ALLEY,
LIKE MAYBE ANCIENT EGYPT
OR MAYBE IT'S ABOUT HOW
A CAR WAS INVENTED.
BUT THAT SHOW-- THOSE SHOWS
ARE OFTEN USED FOR LEARNING.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BEST PART
ABOUT THESE SHOWS ARE?
YES, THEY'RE ENTERTAINING.
WE CAN LAUGH AND CRY AND FEEL
WHAT THE CHARACTERS ARE FEELING.
BUT THEY'RE ALSO
THERE FOR US TO LEARN.
THAT'S WHAT'S
SO GREAT ABOUT MEDIA.
MEDIA IS WHAT ADVERTISERS
OR WHAT PEOPLE USE,
TO BEGIN TO GIVE MESSAGES,
AND TO SELL PRODUCTS,
AND TO ENTERTAIN,
AND HELP US LEARN.
THERE ARE SOME SHOWS
THAT ARE JUST AVAIL...
THAT ARE ON TV THAT ARE JUST
THERE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.
OFTEN, YOUR CAREGIVERS
MIGHT BE THE ONES
THAT ARE WATCHING
THE EVENING NEWS,
AND THEY'RE THERE TO-- THE
EVENING NEWS IS THERE
TO HELP US LEARN
AND TO GET INFORMATION.
SOME SHOWS ARE
JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
YOU MIGHT JUST LIKE WATCHING
PAW PATROL
OR
TUMBLETOWN...
TUMBLETOWN
READS
BECAUSE YOU
THINK THE ANIMALS ARE FUNNY
AND YOU ENJOY WATCHING THEM
DO DIFFERENT THINGS.
ADVERTISERS
OR PEOPLE THAT WORK IN MEDIA
OR COMPANIES THAT HAVE A
MARKETING AREA
ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE
TRYING TO SELL US PRODUCTS
AND HELP US TO
MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
THEY OFTEN HAVE
DIFFERENT AUDIENCES
FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO, PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE NEWS...
NEWS ARTICLES OR NEWS PROGRAMS,
THEIR AUDIENCE IS
MOSTLY ADULTS OR CAREGIVERS
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE ADULTS IN THE WORLD
KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE
ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS FOR CHILDREN
KNOW THAT THEIR
AUDIENCE IS FOR KIDS,
AND THOSE KIDS LIKE WATCHING
ANIMALS FALL DOWN AND BE SILLY
AND DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS,
AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY
ALL THAT INTERESTED IN WHAT...
AND THEY'RE NOT AS INTERESTED AS
ADULTS ARE IN THE NEWS.
COMPANIES USE ADVERTISING
AND THINGS LIKE...
AND THINGS LIKE ADVERTISEMENTS,
ON CITY BUSES,
OR IN YOUR GROCERY STORE AISLES,
OR ON TV, OR THE RADIO,
OR IN MAGAZINES
TO HELP SOLVE PRODUCTS...
TO HELP SELL PRODUCTS BECAUSE,
WHEN THEY SELL PRODUCTS,
THEY CAN MAKE SOME MONEY,
AND THEN THEY CAN MAKE
NEW PRODUCTS FOR US TO TRY.
I LOVE WALKING
UP AND DOWN THE AISLES
IN MY LOCAL
GROCERY STORE AND SEEING
WHAT KINDS OF EXCITING
THINGS THERE ARE TO BUY.
LET'S GO AND SEE WHAT
GISELE AND HER FRIENDS
ARE TRYING TO DECIDE
WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING AT
DIFFERENT CEREAL BOXES
AND DIFFERENT CEREAL TO BUY ON
THEIR WEEKLY GROCERY STORE TRIP.
Now an episode of Gisele's backyard rolls.
Gisele sits at a table in her backyard surrounded by her stuffed toys.
Beside her is a fridge with a shopping chart for cereal.
She says OKAY, EVERYONE,
I'M OFF TO THE GROCERY STORE
TO BUY SOME CEREAL.
SO, I HUNG UP MY CHART
TO FIGURE OUT WHICH
CEREAL TO BUY.
AND WHAT KIND OF CEREAL WOULD
YOU ALL LIKE ME TO BUY?
OH, YES, BEAR?
OH! YOU WOULD LIKE ME
TO BUY HONEY-OS?
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT SAY THAT.
WE ALL KNOW HOW
MUCH BEAR LOVES HONEY.
SO, I WILL PLACE
THIS STICKER OF BEAR
BESIDE THE HONEY-OS ON MY CHART.
PARDON ME, MARIGOLD?
OH, YOU WOULD LIKE ME
TO BUY GOLDEN MARY CEREAL?
OKAY, GOLDEN MARY
CEREAL FOR MARIGOLD.
PARDON ME, HUMPTY?
OH, YOU PREFER
FRUIT FLAKES CEREAL?
OKAY!
FRUIT FLAKES FOR HUMPTY.
I'LL ADD THAT TO MY CHART.
OH, HOW ABOUT YOU, DUMPTY?
YOU WOULD LIKE SPECIAL D CEREAL.
OF COURSE. I KNOW YOU LIKE
LOTS OF FIBRE IN YOUR CEREAL.
SO, SPECIAL D FOR DUMPTY.
SO, WHICH CEREALS SHOULD WE BUY?
WE SHOULD BUY
ALL OF THEM, MARIGOLD?
OH, WELL,
THAT'S A LOT OF CEREAL.
WE ONLY NEED TO
BUY ONE BOX OF CEREAL.
SO, WHICH SHOULD IT BE?
OH, YOU WOULD
LIKE HONEY-OS, BEAR?
YOU NEED YOUR SPECIAL D, DUMPTY.
YOU FEEL GOLDEN, MARY,
WHEN YOU EAT YOUR
GOLDEN MARYS, MAR...
FRUIT FLAKES ARE
NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS.
YES, I KNOW.
RIGHT, BUT-- OKAY.
I KNOW.
PLEASE, NO ARGUING.
(STAMMERING)
EVERYBODY, PLEASE LISTEN.
(CLEARING THROAT)
OKAY, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE A
SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.
I SUGGEST THAT WE STICK
WITH ONE OF MY FAVOURITES...
PICK ME CEREAL.
OH, YES,
IT TASTES LIKE HONEY, BEAR.
OH, IT HAS LOTS
OF FIBRE, DUMP...
YES, THERE IS A
PRIZE IN THE BOX, MARIGO...
IT IS NUTRITIOUS AND DELI...
THAT—
Gisele grins and sighs.
(SIGHING)
The episode ends.
Teacher Pam says WOW.
GISELE'S FRIENDS
REALLY HAD A HARD TIME
TRYING TO DECIDE WHICH
CEREAL THEY WANTED TO BUY.
I HOPE THEY WERE ABLE
TO MAKE A DECISION
FOR ALL OF THEM TO ENJOY.
WHEN ADVERTISERS
OR MARKETING PEOPLE
CREATE A PRODUCT
FOR A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE,
THAT'S CALLED THE
"INTENDED AUDIENCE."
THE INTENDED AUDIENCE
IS THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BUY
THAT PRODUCT MOST OFTEN OR THE
PEOPLE IT WOULD APPEAL TO.
FOR EXAMPLE, I FOUND THESE TWO
GREAT ONLINE INTERNET ADS
THAT WOULD SHOW A
DIFFERENT TYPE OF AUDIENCE.
THE FIRST ONE HERE
IS FOR A CEREAL
CALLED FLOATY OATY HIPPOS,
FLOATY OATY HIPPOS
HAS A TASTE OF HONEY
AND IT COMES WITH A FREE TOY.
WHO DO YOU THINK THE INTENDED
AUDIENCE IS FOR THIS AD?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S FOR CHILDREN.
IF I WERE A CHILD,
I'D BE ASKING MY MOM
AND DAD TO BUY THIS FOR ME.
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?
WHO DO YOU THINK
THE INTENDED AUDIENCE
IS FOR THIS ONE?
IT'S CALLED SPELT POPS
AND IT'S GLUTEN-FREE
AND HAS LOTS OF FIBRE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S INTENDED
AUDIENCE IS ADULTS.
ADULTS TEND TO WORRY ABOUT
THINGS LIKE HIGH FIBRE
AND GLUTEN-FREE
MORE THAN KIDS DO.
SO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
THAT THAT THAT CEREAL IS...
THEY'RE TRYING TO
MARKET IT TO ADULTS.
I THINK I'M GOING
TO MAKE A POSTER
ABOUT MY FAVOURITE CEREAL.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S
APPEALING TO ADULTS
AND TO CHILDREN.
I WONDER WHAT KINDS OF THINGS
I SHOULD PUT ON IT?
HMM...
DO YOU THINK YOU
COULD HELP ME OUT?
LET'S DO SOMETHING
CALLED BRAINSTORMING.
BRAINSTORMING IS WHEN YOU
WRITE DOWN ALL SORTS OF IDEAS
AND YOU LOOK AT THE ONES
THAT MAKE THE MOST
SENSE FOR YOU TO USE.
SO, WHAT KINDS OF THINGS
WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE
ON AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR CEREAL?
SHOUT THEM OUT,
SO I CAN HEAR THEM.
THAT'S RIGHT, THE NAME OF
THE CEREAL IS A GREAT IDEA.
OH, THAT ONE'S GOOD.
I'LL MAKE SURE THERE'S
A PICTURE OF THE CEREAL, TOO.
THE PRICE? WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
THAT WOULD PROBABLY
BRING PEOPLE IN
THAT WOULD WANT
TO BUY MY CEREAL.
I GUESS IF I'M
MARKETING TO ADULTS,
I REALLY SHOULD PUT ON SOME
THINGS ABOUT
WHETHER IT'S HEALTHY
OR NOT, SHOULDN'T I?
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, TOO.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ONE.
YEAH, THAT ONE'S GOOD, TOO.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING
TO WORK ON MY POSTER,
WHILE YOU WATCH
TUMBLETOWN READS.
TUMBLEWEED IS WORKING
ON A POSTER OF HIS OWN,
AND LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE THE
SAME IDEAS THAT HE DOES.
The episode rolls.
(music plays)
A hamster reading a book appears in a circle against a blue slate with the caption "Tumbleweed Presents."
A blue book with the title "Tumbletown Reads" appears. A picture of a street in Tumbletown illustrates the cover.
The book opens and a picture of Tumbletown appears with the name of today's tale: "The Perplexing Poster Problem."
Twiggy says I THINK WE NEED TO
PUT UP A BIG SIGN THAT READS
"WELCOME TO TUMBLETOWN!"
[Chattering]
Twiggy says YEAH, YOU LOVE ME.
Buffy, a brown rodent, says HOW ABOUT PLANTING
FLOWERS ALONG MAIN STREET?
[Chattering]
Tumbleweed says AND A NEW
FOUNTAIN!
[Chattering]
Dimitri, a blond bunny, says OKAY, PEOPLE,
PEOPLE, WE ALL WANT TO IMPROVE
TUMBLETOWN BUT WE NEED MONEY TO
DO THIS.
WHERE, WHERE IS MONEY?
IS, IS MONEY UNDER TABLE?
Tumbleweed says THAT'S BROCCOLI.
Twiggy says I KNOW!
WE COULD RAISE MONEY BY HAVING A
STREET FESTIVAL.
Tumbleweed says OH, AND A BAKE
SALE!
Dimitri says OH, AND HOT AIR
BALLOON RIDES!
Buffy says RIGHT, OH, WE COULD
CLOSE MAIN STREET SO THERE ARE
NO CARS.
Twiggy says TUMBLEWEED, YOU COULD
MAKE THE POSTERS!
Tumbleweed says SURE, BUT INSTEAD
OF A POSTER, WHY DON'T I MAKE A
VIDEO?
Twiggy says HUH?
Tumbleweed says THAT'S WAY
BETTER.
Buffy says WE WANT A BIG CROWD SO
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ORGANIZED.
Twiggy says MY COUSIN'S A DJ, HE
COULD DO IT.
HUH?
Tumbleweed moves the TV table and the TV set falls on Twiggy's back.
Tumbleweed says OH, THERE GOES
THE ROOM DEPOSIT.
Outside, Brent eats a carrot next to a sign that reads "Street Festival. Flower planting, a new Tumbletown sign, and balloon rides over Main Street."
Brent is a black and white bunny.
He says OH, HEY THERE, BUDDY, THERE'S
A STREET FESTIVAL, EH?
OH, WITH FLOWER PLANTING!
A gray rodent says OH, A NEW SIGN FOR
TUMBLETOWN?
I AM SO EXCITED.
I AM GOING TO...
He starts nibbling the sign and says NO, I PUT IT BACK.
A rodent on a boat says BALLOON RIDES?
OH, IMAGINE ME SOARING THROUGH
THE SKY, LIGHT AS THE AIR!
AH!
At his fruit market, Sal says FLOWERS AND BALLOON
RIDES ARE NICE BUT HOW WILL THEY
PAY FOR THIS?
HEY, YOU CAN NOT KEEP EATING THE
FREE SAMPLES.
IT'S ONE PER CUSTOMER.
YOU DO NOT LOOK LIKE 27
CUSTOMERS!
[Music playing]
At The Tumbletown Gazette, Tumbleweed says SO, ARE YOU
EXCITED ABOUT SATURDAY?
A gray rodent says YEAH, IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE
BUILDING THE NEW SIGN?
Tumbleweed says HUH?
NO, THAT'S, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE
HAVING THE BAKE SALE.
The gray rodents says UH, WHAT BAKE SALE?
Tumbleweed says WE PUT IT IN THE
POSTER, IT SAYS THERE'S A BAKE
SALE.
The gray rodent says HEY, YOU HAD ME AT BALLOON
RIDES.
[Laughing]
Tumbleweed says THAT'S STRANGE.
HEY, CHIEF, ARE YOU COMING TO
THE BAKE SALE SATURDAY?
Chief says YES, UH, WHAT DO YOU
THINK PARKING WILL BE LIKE?
Tumbleweed says HUH?
NO, CHIEF, THERE'S NO CARS ON
MAIN STREET THAT DAY.
Chief says OH, WHAT A WONDERFUL
IDEA.
I'LL WALK THERE THEN.
TA-TA!
At his desk, Tumbleweed says WHAT PART OF NO
CARS ON MAIN STREET DIDN'T SHE
UNDERSTAND?
HEY, OH, OH I'VE GOT A VIDEO
MESSAGE.
Buffy says TUMBLEWEED.
Tumbleweed says OH, HI BUFFY!
Buffy says PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED
ABOUT THE STREET FESTIVAL.
THEY'RE MISSING A LOT OF
IMPORTANT FACTS!
Tumbleweed says I KNOW, BUT HOW
DO WE GET THEM TO READ THE
POSTER RIGHT?
Buffy says I THINK YOU NEED TO
REDESIGN THE POSTER.
GOTTA GO!
Tumbleweed says REDESIGN THE
POSTER?
BUT ALL THE FACTS ARE RIGHT!
WELL, HMM.
He checks the digital version of the poster.
He says WHAT IF I TELL PEOPLE THAT MAIN
STREET WILL BE CAR FREE ON
SATURDAY FIRST AND THEN THAT
THERE'LL BE A BAKE SALE AND
BALLOON RIDES.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW
RIGHT AWAY.
THE NEW BILLBOARD AND FLOWERS
ARE COMING LATE SO I'LL PUT THAT
LAST AND MAYBE...
(music plays)
The following day, reads the new sign.
Tumbleweed says STREET FESTIVAL!
CAR FREE DAY ON MAIN STREET THIS
SATURDAY!
BAKE SALE, BALLOON RIDES!
COME GET YOUR DELICIOUS SEED
CAKES FROM MY GRANDMA, BOM
TUMBLEWEED'S SECRET RECIPE!
Mable says MMM, I'LL TAKE THREE!
Mayor says LOOK AT ALL THIS GREAT
FOOD.
I GUESS I'M STARTING MY DIET
NEXT WEEK.
[Laughing]
Mable says I WAS GONNA STAY AT
HOME UNTIL I SAW YOUR AWESOME
POSTER, TUMBLEWEED!
Tumbleweed says WELL, THANKS,
MABEL.
I GUESS A POSTER IS SOMETHING
PEOPLE READ QUICKLY SO IT'S A
GOOD IDEA TO PUT THE MOST
IMPORTANT FACTS FIRST.
Sal says HEY, MAYBE I'LL ONLY EAT
FREE SAMPLES.
SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT, HUH?
A gray rodent says HEY, IS THAT THE SEA CAPTAIN?
Captain flies on a hot air balloon and says LOOK AT ME!
I'M A BEAUTIFUL BIRD SPREADING
MY GOLDEN WINGS!
[Laughing]
Chinchilla says CHINCHILLA!
Mabel says TUMBLEWEED, ARE YOU
GONNA SELL ME SOMETHING?
Tumbleweed tries to speak with his mouth full.
Captain says I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!
HEY, FUZZY FACE, SAVE ME SOME
FOOD, MAN!
Tumbleweed mumbles.
Captain says NEVER MIND THAT, I SAID STOP
EATING!
YOU BETTER STOP EATING, YOU
KNOW?
STOP IT, STOP IT!
DON'T MAKE ME COME DOWN THERE!
The book closes and the caption "The end" appears.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Teacher Pam says TUMBLEWEED HAD SUCH
GREAT IDEAS FOR HIS POSTER.
HE MADE IT EASY TO
READ AND VERY CLEAR
FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE
BAKE SALE AND AT THE FESTIVAL.
I HOPE THAT MY POSTER
DOES THE SAME THING
WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO READ IT
ABOUT MY FAVOURITE CEREAL.
HERE IT IS.
She shows her poster and says SO, THIS IS FOR
WHEATIE-O-CRUNCH.
YOU GET A FREE GIFT.
IT'S HIGH IN FIBRE.
THERE'S A TASTE OF
HONEY IN EACH BITE.
THERE'S LOTS OF FIBRE, AND IT'S
GOOD FOR KIDS AND ADULTS.
AND IT'S ONLY 3.49.
DO YOU THINK I GOT ALL THE
INFORMATION I NEEDED ON THERE,
SO THAT ADULTS AND KIDS
WOULD WANT TO BUY IT?
I THOUGHT SO, TOO.
I'M PRETTY PROUD OF MY POSTER
AND OF THE CEREAL
THAT I CREATED.
I WONDER WHAT ELSE
I COULD CREATE.
I WONDER IF I COULD MAKE
A NEW TOY FOR SOMEONE.
TOYS ARE FANTASTIC.
I LOVE PLAYING WITH
ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT SOMETIMES, I WANT TO CHANGE
THINGS JUST A LITTLE BIT
OR I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
TOYS THAT I ALREADY HAVE
MAYBE COULD BE A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, MAYBE MY TEDDY BEAR
COULD HUG ME WHEN I FELT SCARED
OR MAYBE HE COULD TALK.
OR MAYBE I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE BLOCKS
THAT I BUILD ARE ALWAYS SQUARE
AND THAT ALWAYS HAD NICE,
PERFECT STRAIGHT EDGES,
SO THEY NEVER FELL OVER,
OR THAT THEY COULD STICK
TOGETHER
AND SO THAT I WOULDN'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CRASHING
AND CLEANING THEM UP.
I THINK I MAY HAVE TO
DO SOME MORE BRAINSTORMING.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS
WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE IN A TOY?
SHOUT THEM OUT.
OH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
I LIKE THAT ONE, TOO.
DO YOU THINK THAT TOY
WOULD SELL REALLY WELL?
I WONDER IF WE COULD THINK
OF SOME IDEAS OF TOYS
THAT WOULD SELL REALLY WELL.
I KNOW THAT I MET A LITTLE GIRL
NAMED AMALIA
WHEN I WATCHED
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
AND SHE HAD SOME GREAT IDEAS
ABOUT HOW TO MAKE NEW TOYS
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS
TO BE WHEN SHE GROWS UP -
A TOY MAKER.
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT
OF BECOMING A TOY MAKER?
SOMETIMES ALL YOU NEED IS JUST
A LITTLE BIT OF IMAGINATION
AND SOME IDEAS
TO GET YOU STARTED.
LET'S SEE WHAT AMALIA
HAS TO SAY ABOUT THAT
IN THIS EPISODE OF
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
The episode rolls.
Mali is around 7, with shoulder-length straight brown hair with bangs and wears a hot pink T-shirt.
She says HI, I'M MALI AND, IF I COULD BE
ANYTHING, I'D BE A TOY MAKER!
The opening sequence rolls.
In animation, kids in different professions costumes interact with cartoons.
The theme song plays IMAGINE, IMAGINE...
IMAGINE POWERFUL,
IMAGINE COLOURFUL,
IMAGINE MAGICAL.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
The name of the show reads "Can you imagine that?"
The caption changes to "Starring Amalia."
Mali draws on an easel and says HI, I'M AMALIA.
IF COULD BE ANYTHING,
I'D BE A TOY MAKER.
I WOULD DESIGN AND BUILD TOYS
AND I WOULD HAVE
MY VERY OWN TOY COMPANY.
THE REAL TRICK TO MAKING TOYS IS
COMING UP WITH A GREAT IDEA.
AS A TOY DESIGNER,
IT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT
TO KNOW WHAT KIDS WANT.
In animation, she joins Santa and his Elves.
She says FOR THAT, I GO TO THE EXPERT -
SANTA'S ELVES.
At the animated workshop, Mali says I WOULD HAVE LOTS
OF DIFFERENT TOOLS
AND MATERIALS TO BUILD MY TOYS.
I'D USE COLOURED BUTTON EYES
FOR MY GIANT DRAGON STUFFIES!
MY STUFFY WOULD
HELP KIDS SLEEP HAPPY
AND SNUG IN THEIR BEDS AT NIGHT.
(SNORING)
(SNORING)
(SNORING)
In bed with the stuffed dragon, Mali says THE DRAGON WOULD TAKE
UP MOST OF THE BED.
(GROWLING)
SO, I'D MAKE LITTLE
TINY DRAGON STUFFIES, TOO,
WRAPPED IN LITTLE GREEN
POLKA DOTTED BOXES
WITH PURPLE RIBBON.
IF I WERE A TOY MAKER,
I'D BUILD METAL WIND-UP ROBOTS
THAT WOULD DO QUADRUPLE
FLIPS IN THE AIR!
The robot flips and flies all over the workshop.
Mali says HMM. I'LL HAVE TO KEEP
WORKING ON THAT ONE.
I'D USE MY IMAGINATION
TO CREATE SUPER COOL,
ONE-OF-A-KIND TOYS
THAT EVERYONE WOULD WANT.
I'D MAKE AMAZING
MOON-WALKING SHOES...
THAT MAKE YOU
BOUNCE REALLY HIGH!
WOO-HOO!
YEAH! ALL RIGHT!
I'D EVEN MAKE HILARIOUS
DRESS-UP COSTUMES.
HILARIOUS!
LIKE GLASSES THAT MAKE
YOU SEE EVERYTHING PURPLE.
THEY WOULD COME WITH
A BLUE FUZZY MOUSTACHE.
AN AMAZING PART OF
BEING A TOY MAKER
WOULD BE BUILDING
REMOTE CONTROL TOYS.
THOSE ARE TOYS
THAT YOU CAN CONTROL
TO DO ALL KINDS OF FUN THINGS.
I'D BUILD A HOT AIR BALLOON
WITH A TOY MONKEY PILOT
THAT FLOATS UP IN THE SKY!
(VOCALIZING)
She says WHOOSH!
AND REMOTE CONTROL
AIRPLANES, TOO.
I'D HAVE MY OWN TOY STORE,
WHERE I'D SELL ALL MY TOYS.
MY TOY STORE
WOULD BE SO POPULAR
THAT THERE WOULD BE A
LINE-UP RIGHT OUT THE DOOR,
DOWN THE STREET...
AND ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE PLANET.
EVERYONE WOULD WANT
ONE OF MY TOYS!
BUT MY MOST SPECIAL,
MOST AWESOME,
MOST CUDDLY TOY OF ALL TIME
WOULD BE MY TEDDY BEAR SAMMY.
SAMMY SNUGGLES
WHENEVER YOU NEED A HUG
AND HE LOVES TO DANCE
WITH ME ALL THE TIME.
Mali dances to a song that goes goes CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE?
CAN YOU IMAGINE THERE'S
A WORLD FULL OF FANTASY?
AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
LOTS, IT BECOMES SO REAL
DID YOU KNOW,
DID YOU KNOW, DID YOU KNOW
THAT YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO?
IMAGINE THIS OR THAT,
THINK OF SOMETHING NEW
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS
CHANGE A THING OR TWO
ANYTHING YOU WANT,
IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU!
BAH BAH BAH BAH,
BAH-DA-DA, BAH-DA
BAH BAH BAH BAH,
BAH-DA-DA, BAH-DA
BAH BAH BAH BAH,
BAH-DA-DA, BAH-DA
BAH BAH BAH BAH,
BAH-DA-DA, BAH-DA
BAH BAH-DA-DA,
BAH BAH-DA, BAH-DA
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
Mali says I'M AMALIA AND I'M A TOY MAKER,
IMAGINE THAT!
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Teacher Pam says WOW, AMELIA...
AMALIA HAD SUCH WONDERFUL IDEAS.
I LOVED HER IDEA OF GOING AND
TALKING TO SANTA'S ELVES.
WHO BETTER THAN GOING
RIGHT TO THE EXPERTS?
THEY KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT TOYS,
AND THEY KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT KIDS WANT.
WHAT A FANTASTIC IDEA.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO
FILE THAT ONE AWAY.
AS I WAS WATCHING AMALIA,
I WAS THINKING OF ALL
THE DIFFERENT IDEAS
THAT I COULD COME UP WITH
TO MAKE A NEW TOY FOR KIDS.
SO, I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA.
She shows two little wooden figures and says THESE ARE LITTLE DOLLS
THAT I'VE PAINTED.
AND I'M WONDERING
IF I COULD USE THESE
AS SOMETHING THAT
YOU COULD SELL TO KIDS.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS
WOULD I HAVE TO PUT ON MY
ADVERTISEMENT AGAIN?
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT
WITH THE CEREAL BOXES,
BUT MAYBE YOU COULD REMIND ME
OF SOME OF THE IDEAS
THAT ARE OUT THERE.
SHOUT THEM OUT ONCE AGAIN
AND I'LL TRY AND
REMEMBER THEM THIS TIME.
THIS ONE WE SHOULD PROBABLY PUT
DOWN WHAT THEY'RE MADE OF,
WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
OH, MAYBE AN AGE RANGE.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME KIDS,
LIKE BIG KIDS,
WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO
PLAY WITH LITTLE DOLLS.
BUT THERE MIGHT BE SOME BABIES
THAT MIGHT BE
A PROBLEM FOR THEM.
IT MIGHT BE THEY
MIGHT BE TOO SMALL
AND THEY MIGHT NOT BE SAFE.
THAT'S SOMETHING I SHOULD
REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO.
I SHOULD PUT THE PRICE ON
OR WHERE TO BUY THEM.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
THOSE THINGS ARE DEFINITELY
GOING TO GO ON MY POSTER.
OH, I SHOULD SHARE
A PICTURE OF MY PRODUCT.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT ONE.
I DID HAVE A PICTURE
OF THE CEREAL BOX, DIDN'T I?
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
HAVE A PICTURE OF MY PRODUCT,
OF MY DOLLS, SO THAT PEOPLE
KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
OH, MAYBE I SHOULD COME UP
WITH A CATCHY NAME, TOO.
"DOLL" SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN TAKEN.
I BETTER THINK OF SOMETHING
THAT MAYBE WOULD GO
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
HMM...
I WONDER IF MY TOYS
NEED TO BE TESTED, TOO,
TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE
FOR KIDS TO PLAY WITH.
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING
I SHOULD LOOK INTO.
I WONDER IF LAURA AND LUCAS
HAVE DONE ANY SHOWS
ABOUT TESTING TOYS?
OH, I REMEMBER,
THERE WAS A SHOW THAT THEY
DID ON THAT
TVOKIDS SHOW.
AND IT WAS ALL
ABOUT TOY TESTERS.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S
SOMEONE WHOSE ACTUAL JOB
IS TO PLAY WITH
TOYS ALL DAY LONG?
I HAD NO IDEA.
IF I WERE A KID,
I'D TOTALLY WANT THAT JOB.
IT WOULD BE SO MUCH FUN
TO GIVE PEOPLE YOUR OPINION
ABOUT RECENT-- ABOUT NEW TOYS
AND WHETHER YOU THINK OTHER KIDS
WOULD LIKE TO PLAY WITH THEM.
LET'S SEE WHAT LAURA
AND LUCAS HAVE TO TALK...
HAVE TO SAY TO THE TOY TESTER
THAT THEY INTERVIEW.
LET'S GO AND SEE THAT,
AND WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING THAT,
I'M GOING TO WORK ON
MY POSTER FOR MY DOLLS.
The episode rolls.
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.
The song says 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
IN OUR TREE FORT
WE GOT A SHOW FOR
THAT TVOKIDS, THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
Laura says PASSWORD PLEASE.
[FWEET!]
Lucas whispers something in Laura's ear as a caption reads "Play."
In animation, a dialogue bubble pop out of a map with a caption "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO,
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW!
Lucas and Laura stand in the tree fort.
Laura says VERY EXCITING DAY IN THE TREE
FORT.
Lucas says IT'S TOY DAY.
Laura says TOY DAY.
Lucas says THAT MEANS WE GET TO PLAY ALL
DAY LONG.
Laura says TOY DAY FOREVER AND ALWAYS.
TVOkids, DID YOU GUESS THE
PASSWORD FOR TOY DAY?
LET'S FIND OUT.
Lucas says THIS IS A DECIPHER THE CODE.
Laura says AND IF YOU DID, THE ANSWER
WAS PLAY.
Lucas says AND MOST OF YOU DID, THAT'S
RIGHT, THAT IS THE PASSWORD FOR
THE FORT TODAY.
Laura says OKAY, LUCAS . . . WE HAVE TO
INTRODUCE OUR AMAZING GUEST
TODAY!
Lucas says PLEASE WELCOME TO THE TREE
FORT, THE QUEEN OF TOYS, CHIEF
TOY OFFICER MEGANNE!
Laura says MEGANNE, YEAH!
[Applause]
Meganne walks in the fort. She's in her early teens, with long light brown hair in a half-do and wears jeans and a pink sweater.
Laura says COME INTO THE FORT, MEGANNE.
Meganne does a cool handshake with Lucas and Laura.
Lucas says WITH YOUR OWN HANDSHAKE.
Laura says OKAY, THIS IS SO EXCITING.
CAN YOU TELL THE TVOkids WHAT IT
IS THAT YOU DO?
Meganne says WELL, I AM THE CHIEF TOY
OFFICER FOR TOYS "R" US CANADA.
I TEST THE TOYS, SHOW THE TOYS
AND SHARE THE JOY OF PLAY.
Laura says AMAZING.
Lucas says YOU'RE A TOY EXPERT?
Meganne says THANKS, YEAH.
Laura says YOU ARE THE QUEEN OF TOYS.
Meganne says OH, MY GOD!
Lucas says QUEEN OF TOYS.
Meggane does the royal wave.
Lucas says WE BOW TO YOU.
Laura says WE BOW TO THE QUEEN OF TOYS.
Meganne says THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
Lucas says WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART
ABOUT THE JOB?
Meganne says TESTING ALL THE TOYS,
DEFINITELY.
Laura says TOTALLY.
YOU PROBABLY GET TO TRY A LOT OF
FUN ONES.
WHAT'S THIS HERE?
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT?
Meganne says THIS IS LIKE A MODERN TWIST
TO THE MONOPOLY GAME, THE
ORIGINAL ONE WITH ALL THE PAPER
MONEY, THE CARDS.
WELL, THIS ONE IS... IT KEEPS
TRACK OF ALL THE GAMES AND
ALSO . . . ALL YOUR MONEY.
She presses a button on the game's top hat-shaped device and says I PUT 200 DOLLAR MONOPOLY IN YOUR
ACCOUNT.
Lucas says SO INSTEAD OF...
Laura says A LOT OF THINGS ARE ACTUALLY
DIGITAL TODAY, SO THIS KIND OF
REPRESENTS THAT.
Meganne says YEAH.
BASICALLY.
Lucas says AWESOME.
IT'S A LITTLE RETRO AND IT'S A
LITTLE NEW AGE AS WELL.
Laura says IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF ALL THE
AMAZING THINGS.
Lucas says OKAY, MEGANNE, EVERY TIME WE
HAVE SOMEONE ON THE TREE FORT,
WE SHOW THEM A CUTE TIME OUT AND
THEY GET TO RATE IT.
TODAY THAT'S YOU.
Meganne says OH.
Laura says LET'S CHECK OUT THE CUTE TIME
OUT.
A series of pets appear with the title "Cute time oot."
A clip shows a pangolin twisting on its back in a puddle.
Lucas says ALL RIGHT.
Laura says OKAY, CHECK THIS OUT.
Meganne says OH, IT'S SO CUTE?
Laura says I JUST FOUND OUT WHAT THIS
ANIMAL IS.
APPARENTLY IT'S CALLED A
PANGOLIN?
Lucas says IT'S CALLED A PANGOLIN,
THAT'S RIGHT.
Laura says LUCAS LOVES THESE ANIMALS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT?
Meganne says I THINK IT'S SO CUTE.
HE'S STRUGGLING TRYING TO GET
OUT, BUT HE CAN'T.
IT'S REALLY CUTE AND KIND OF
FUNNY.
Laura says HE'S KIND OF ENJOYING HIS
MOMENT IN THIS SWAMPY LITTLE
WATER PUDDLE.
Lucas says I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE
LIKE TO PET A PANGOLIN.
Laura says I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE HARD,
DON'T YOU THINK?
Lucas says MAYBE NOT AS SOFT AS A DOG OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
Laura says YEAH, MEGANNE, WHAT DO YOU
RATE THAT CUTE TIME OUT?
Meganne says I WOULD RATE IT A NINE OUT OF
TEN.
Laura says A NINE OUT OF TEN.
90 percent.
Lucas says 90 percent.
GOOD SCORE FOR THE PANGOLIN.
WE GOT TO BRING MORE BACK TO
CUTE TIME OUT.
THIS IS YOUR LAB COAT.
SHOW US THE EXPERIMENT THAT YOU
ARE ABOUT TO DO, PERFORM.
Lucas puts a white lab coat on Meganne.
Laura says THIS IS PART OF ANOTHER TOY
THAT YOU'RE SHOWING US, RIGHT?
Meganne shows a lab kit box and says YES, THIS IS A SPECIAL
EXPERIMENT WITH THIS KIT HERE.
IT HAS TEN AMAZING EXPERIMENTS,
BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO DO A...
KIND OF.
Laura says OH, AMAZING.
Lucas says A FOAM.
SO WE HAVE EGG WHITE HERE WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF WATER IN A
BIGGER-SIZED BOWL.
SOMETHING TELLS ME IT'S GOING
TO... I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING
BIG IS GONNA HAPPEN.
Laura says SOMETHING BIG IS GONNA
HAPPEN!
SO WE HAVE THE EGG WHITES AND
WATER.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
Meganne says WELL, IT DOESN'T...
Lucas says VINEGAR.
Meganne says WE'LL PUT A LITTLE BIT OF
BAKING SODA.
Lucas says BICARBONATE IS THE SCIENTIFIC
NAME IF ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW.
Laura says SMARTY.
Lucas says SMARTY PANTS.
Laura says OH, COOL!
Laura says SO WE GOT THAT TEASPOON OF
BAKING SODA.
Meganne says WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT IT IN?
Lucas says I WOULD LOVE TO, MEGANNE.
THANKS FOR ASKING.
Laura says YOU CAN DO THE HONOURS.
WE'LL MIX IT UP TOGETHER.
Lucas says GIVE IT A STIR.
AND THEN WE ADD FOOD COLOURING;
IS THAT RIGHT?
Meganne says YES.
SO ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COLOURS
IS BLUE.
Lucas says COOL.
Laura says WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE
DROPS OF THIS.
Meganne says WE'LL PUT THREE DROPS,
ACTUALLY.
Lucas says YOU CAN PUT WHATEVER COLOUR
YOU WANT BECAUSE THE WORLD IS
YOURS TO DISCOVER.
Laura says THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER.
Lucas says OKAY, SO WE MIX THAT IN,
RIGHT?
Meganne says YEAH.
Laura says COOL, SO DO WE STIR THIS TOO?
Lucas says YEAH, WOULD YOU DO THE
HONOURS?
Laura says I WILL.
THANK YOU.
Lucas says THE QUEEN SAYS WE CAN MIX.
Laura says SO A GENTLE STIR, RIGHT?
A GENTLE STIR FOR THE QUEEN.
Meganne says AND NOW, ARE YOU GUYS READY?
Lucas says YES!
Meganne says WAIT, MAYBE WE HAVE TO...
Lucas says I HAVE TO MOVE IT.
OH, IT'S BUBBLING.
Meganne says OH!
Laura says OH, IT'S LIKE CHANGING
TEXTURE.
Meganne says YEAH.
Lucas says IT IS TOTALLY BUBBLING.
Laura says IT IS BUBBLING UP.
Lucas says IT MUST BE THE COMBINATION OF
THE VINEGAR AND THE...
Meganne says OH, YOU CAN SEE IT!
Laura says IT'S COMING UP.
Lucas says SLOWLY, LIKE A THERMOMETER.
The mix gets bubbly and foamy and starts going up the container.
Laura says LIKE LAVA ROCKS WHEN THEY'RE
LIKE, YOU KNOW, HARDENING.
THERE, LOOK.
Lucas says AND IT GETS SUSPENSEFUL.
IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY COOL.
I HOPE YOU KIDS CAN SEE THIS.
CAN I HOLD IT UP?
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T TOUCH IT.
Laura says YOU'RE AFRAID OF IT.
Lucas says ALSO IT'S TIME FOR . . .
The announcer shouts "WE NEED TO KNOW"!
The loud voice makes the fort shake.
Laura says THAT'S RIGHT, MEGANNE, WE
ALSO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU
FROM OUR TVOkid CALLE, AUM.
Lucas says HEY, AUM.
A caption reads "Aum. Age 6."
Aum says HI.
Laura says HI, WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION FOR
MEGANNE?
Aum says WHERE WOULD YOU GET A...
Laura says HOW DID YOU GET THE TOY
EXPERT JOB?
Meganne says WELL, IT WAS A REALLY LONG
PROCESS.
I HAD TO SUBMIT A VIDEO AND THEN
I GOT A SKYPE INTERVIEW, AND
THEN I GOT A LIVE INTERVIEW, AND
THEN I GOT...
Laura says COOL.
SO IT WAS A BIG PROCESS, RIGHT?
Lucas says MM-HM.
Meganne says YEAH, BUT IT'S A REALLY FUN
EXPERIENCE.
Laura says TOTALLY WORTH IT.
Lucas says SO COOL.
THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US
TODAY.
They do a cool high-five.
Lucas says WHO KNOWS, BY THE END OF THE
SHOW THIS MIGHT BE EXPLODING SO
BIG IT'S CRAZY.
TVOkids, LET'S CHECK IN WITH YOU
GUYS PLAYING WITH TOYS.
Laura says WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TOY?
A boy in a gray and burgundy sweater says BALLET BLADES ARE MY
FAVOURITE TOY BECAUSE I JUST
LIKE TO SPIN THEM.
A boy in a white graphic T-shirt says SOME OF THE BEY BLADES IF YOU
SPIN THEM REALLY FAST, YOU WILL
BOUNCE THEM OUT OF THE
CONTAINER.
A boy in a sportive blue jacket says MY FAVOURITE TOY IS IN A
BOARD GAME BECAUSE WHEN I PLAY
WITH MY FAMILY I DON'T KNOW
WHO'S GOING TO WIN.
IT'S LIKE ALL ABOUT STRATEGY AND
IT'S REALLY FUN TIME PLAYING.
A girl in a white and purple shirt says I LIKE PLAYING LEGO BECAUSE
IT... I LIKE BUILDING STUFF WITH
MY OWN CREATIVITY.
A girl in a burgundy shirt says THERE'S THIS THING CALLED
SHOPKINS, ME, MY MOM OR MY
BROTHER SOMETIMES WOULD PICK A
CHARACTER, WE WOULD SET UP LIKE
THE LITTLE SHOP.
A girl in a Wonder Woman T-shirt says PARENTS COME IN AND SAY WOULD
YOU LIKE SOME POPCORN?
WOULD YOU LIKE COOKIES?
AND THE ACTUAL FOOD WASN'T
ACTUALLY FOOD.
IT WOULD BE THE SHOPKINS, AND WE
WOULD SOMETIMES TRY TO MAKE THEM
PAY.
A girl in a white top and white vest says AND I ALSO PRETEND THAT THEY
WERE ALIVE.
AND I HAD THEM SINCE I WAS FOUR.
THEY COMFORT ME, SO I GUESS
THEY'RE MY FAVOURITE.
The opening of "Tree Fort News" rolls.
Landon sits in the studio and says OH, HELLO, WELCOME TO TREE
FORT NEWS.
I'M, I'M LANDON FOG, AND TODAY
OUR TOP STORY IS A GOOD ONE.
TOP STORY TODAY IS RATS DRIVING
CARS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SCIENTISTS HAVE TRAINED RATS TO
DRIVE AROUND IN TINY RAT-SIZED
CARS.
NOW THE RATS HAVE CONTROLS IN
THEIR VEHICLES, AND THEY CAN...
WHAT?
THEY CAN GO RIGHT, AND YOU CAN
SEE IN THIS VIDEO THESE RATS CAN
EVEN MOVE FORWARD, YES.
VERY TALENTED RATS.
THEY ARE REWARDED WITH FROOT
LOOPS FOR SUCCESSFUL TRIPS.
WE GO TO OUR EXPERT LAB RAT
NO. 14 FROM HER CAR.
HELLO, RAT NO. 14.
In a rat costume, Laura says HI.
ACTUALLY, I'M IN AN ROV,
RAT-OPERATED VEHICLE.
(HONKING).
Landon says NOW FIRST OF ALL I'M
WONDERING, IS IT SAFE FOR YOU TO
BE DRIVING WHILE WE'RE TALKING
TO YOU?
Rat says YEAH, IT'S A HANDS-FREE
DEVICE.
TOTALLY SAFE.
I'M A GREAT DRIVER, LANDON!
WHOO!
Landon says I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DRIVING,
RAT NO. 14?
Rat says OH, YES, TWO WEEKS.
(HONKING) WHOO!
Landon says YES, BE CAREFUL.
AND DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG
WAY, BUT WHY DID SCIENTISTS
THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO
TEACH RATS TO DRIVE?
Rat says WELL, APPARENTLY RAT BRAINS
ARE SIMILAR TO YOUR HUMAN
BRAINS, AND THEY WANTED TO SEE
IF DRIVING WOULD REDUCE ANXIETY.
YOU HUMANS GET... STRESS
HORMONES AFTER WE DROVE, GROSS,
BY THE WAY.
AND SURE ENOUGH WE WERE LESS
STRESSED.
She honks.
(HONKING).
Landon says OKAY, WELL, THAT IS RATHER
GROS.
ALSO I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE YOUR
POOP WAS WRONG BECAUSE YOU SEEM
A BIT STRESSED.
Rat says WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE WASN'T
ALL THIS TRAFFIC IN THE LAB.
Landon says OH.
(HONKING).
Landon says OKAY, NOW MAY I ASK YOU, WHY
DO YOU KEEP SHOUTING FROOT
LOOPS?
Rat says WELL, I NEED TO GET TO A
PLACE CALLED A GROCERY STORE.
I HEAR IT'S FULL OF WHOLE BOXES
OF FROOT LOOPS.
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED, THOUGH.
Landon says WHY IS THAT, RAT NO. 14?
Rat says WELL, MY ROV DOESN'T HAVE ANY
BRAKES!
Landon says OH.
Rat says WHOA!
Landon says OH!
OH, DEAR.
Rat says I'M OKAY.
I'M OKAY!
OH, NO!
Rat says OH, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO RAT
NO. 14.
WELL, ANYWAY, WHO KNOWS, BUT WE
DO KNOW THAT RATS ARE DRIVING
CARS.
I'M LANDON FOG.
THAT WAS THE NEWS.
WE'LL CATCH YOU NEXT TIME ON
TREE FORT NEWS.
The announcer says IT'S TIME FOR A TVOkids
SUPER CITIZEN AWARD!
AND THE AWARD GOES TO . . .
KYLIE!
Kylie is 8, with long slightly wavy blond hair and wears pink-rimmed glasses and a pink T-shirt.
She says MY NAME IS KYLIE, AND I AM 8
YEARS OLD.
I BUY TOYS FOR KIDS WHO DON'T
HAVE ANY.
BECAUSE ON HOT, HOT DAYS A LOT
OF PEOPLE WANT TO GET SOMETHING
COLD.
I HAD A STAND AND ORGANIZED
QUICK ENOUGH TO START ON TIME.
MAKING SURE THAT THE LEMONADE
IS... AND IS ALSO ONE OF THE
FUNNEST THINGS BECAUSE YOU GET
TO TASTE IT.
She tastes the lemonade and says TASTES AWESOME!
The announcer says THE MONEY KYLIE RAISES BUYS
TOYS FOR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK
CHILDREN.
Kylie says LEMONADE STAND I BROKE MY
ARM BECAUSE I FELL OFF MY
SKATEBOARD, AND THEN I HAD TO GO
TO SickKids HOSPITAL, AND THEY
HELPED ME SO I WANTED TO GIVE
SOMETHING BACK TO THEM.
LOOK AT ALL THE TOYS I GOT TO
MAKE KIDS FEEL BETTER.
I LIKE TO GIVE TOYS TO KIDS
BECAUSE KIDS LOVE TOYS MORE THAN
ANYTHING ELSE.
AFTER I GIVE KIDS TOYS I FEEL
HAPPY AND EXCITED INSIDE.
I THINK... HAPPY WHEN I GIVE
THEM A TOY.
The announcer says KYLIE'S LEMONADE STAND HAS
DONATED OVER 1800 DOLLARS IN TOYS TO
VARIOUS CHARITIES.
Kylie says I LIKE TO HELP OTHERS.
ENJOY YOUR LEMONADE.
The announcer says CONGRATULATIONS, KYLIE!
Back at the fort, Lucas says WELCOME BACK.
Laura says WELCOME BACK TO TOY DAY.
Lucas says TOY TOWN.
Laura says TOY DAY.
Lucas says SORRY, I SAID TOY TOWN
BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO EXPLORE A
NEW PLACE WE'VE NEVER BEEN
BEFORE.
IT'S CALLED TOY TOWN.
Laura says TOY TOWN HALL, EXACTLY.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING
ON THERE, AND TODAY LET'S CHECK
OUT WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT
IN TOY TOWN HALL.
Lucas says THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT FAKE
MUSEUM PAINTINGS.
WHAT COULD BE GOING ON?
Laura says LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
Laura and Lucas play with toys and make them speak.
Sherlock says HEAR YE.
Da Vinci says WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY?
IS EVERYONE GATHERED FOR TOWN
HALL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
FAKE MUSEUM PAINTING.
Knight says WHAT?
WHAT, YOU SAY FAKE?
Da Vinci says I DO.
Knight says NO!
BUT I LOOK AT THAT PAINTING
EVERY DAY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE AN
ORIGINAL.
Da Vinci says IT IS NOT THE ORIGINAL MONA
LISA.
SOMETHING ABOUT IT IS DIFFERENT.
DETECTIVE, HAVE YOU NOTICED
ANYTHING ODD HAPPENING AROUND
TOWN?
Sherlock says EXCUSE ME, OUT OF THE WAY.
LET ME TAKE A LOOK HERE.
Da Vinci says PLEASE TAKE A LOOK.
Sherlock says HMM.
HE'S RIGHT!
IT'S A FRAUD!
Da Vinci says WHAT?
Sherlock says WELL, WHY DON'T WE ASK THE
MAD SCIENTIST.
Einstein says YEAH, EVEN THE SCIENCE BEHIND
THIS PAINTING IS THAT IT IS NOT
RE-USED WITH REGULAR INK.
SOMEONE HAS REPLACED IT WITH
FRAUD INK.
Sherlock says FRAUD INK.
Einstein says FRAUD INK.
YES.
Sherlock says HMM.
Da Vinci says NOW, DETECTIVE, WHERE WERE
YOU THE NIGHT OF THIS CRIME?
Sherlock says WELL, I WAS ON VACATION WITH
MY FAMILY.
IN VERMONT.
Da Vinci says SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME FOR A
CRIME TO HAPPEN.
Sherlock says BUT LOOK AT THIS.
THIS SMALL...
Da Vinci says CAT!
Sherlock says WHERE WERE YOU ON THE NIGHT
THE MUSEUM PAINTING WAS
SWITCHED?
Da Vinci says TELL US.
Cat says UMM, WELL, THE TRUTH IS I
THOUGHT I WOULD GO OUTSIDE AND
DO REGULAR CAT THINGS, BUT THEN
I THOUGHT HOW NICE WOULD THAT
PAINTING LOOK IN MY APARTMENT!
Da Vinci says IT WAS YOU!
Sherlock says IT WAS YOU!
Da Vinci says YOU ARE NOW BANNED FROM TOY
TOWN.
Sherlock says SEND YOU BACK TO CAT LAND.
Da Vinci says ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE SOLVED THE CRIME.
NOW WE PARTY.
Sherlock says GOOD-BYE.
Laura says WITH DRAMA IN TOY TOWN HALL.
IT'S GETTING BETTER.
Lucas says COME ON, TOYS.
Laura says I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD BE THE
CAT.
Lucas says ME NEITHER, BUT THEY SOLVED
IT.
THEY REALLY FIGURED IT OUT.
Laura says THEY DID.
Lucas says TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO
FIGURE OUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND
BLACK HOLES.
Laura says THAT'S TRUE.
WE'RE TALKING ALL ABOUT SPACE
AND BLACK HOLES.
Lucas says CALL IN WITH YOUR QUESTIONS,
SKYPE, FACETIME.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
Laura plays the ukulele and they sing a song that goes SO LONG, SEE YOU LATER.
I BETTER TOMORROW WILL BE EVEN
GREATER.
Lucas says ASTROPHYSICIST IN TOMORROW,
SO COOL.
The song continues SO LONG, SAYONORA.
CLUE IT KEEPS US ON THIS EARTH
IS THE PASSWORD FOR TOMORROW.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY
GOOD-BYE TO YOU.
Lucas says I'M LUCAS, MAKE SOME MAGIC.
Laura says I'M LAURA, BE TRUE TO YOU.
Lucas says SEE YOU LATER.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Teacher Pam says LAURA AND LUCAS HAD A
LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS
TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
AND IT WAS REALLY COOL
TO SEE SOME OF THOSE TOYS
THAT THAT TOY TESTER
WAS PLAYING WITH.
THAT MONOPOLY GAME, I THINK I
MAY HAVE TO BUY IT FOR MY KIDS.
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S MY POSTER.
I'VE GOT MY PICTURE
OF MY-- OF MY KIDS
AND I'VE GOT A FANCY NAME -
TEACHER PAM OR
PAM'S FAM JAM PEG DOLLS.
AND I'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION
TOO,
THAT THEY'RE PAINTED
WITH NON TOXIC PAINT.
THAT MEANS,
IF THEY GET PUT IN YOUR MOUTH
OR IF SOMEONE CHEWS ON THEM,
IT'S NOT GOING
TO MAKE THEM SICK.
THEY'RE LONG-LASTING
BECAUSE THEY'RE MADE OF WOOD.
THAT MEANS THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO BREAK DOWN.
THEY'RE CUSTOMIZABLE.
"CUSTOMIZABLE" MEANS THAT YOU
CAN PAINT THEM ANY WAY YOU WANT.
YOU CAN SEE IN MY PICTURE,
I HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT COLOURS
AND DIFFERENT
SKIN COLOURS AND HATS
AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS
THAT MAKE THEM UNIQUE.
THEY ARE ALSO DIFFERENT
SIZES AND SETS AVAILABLE,
AND THEY'RE GREAT
FOR IMAGINATIVE PLAY.
I THINK IF I WERE SMALL...
IF I WERE A KID,
I'D REALLY WANT TO PLAY WITH
THESE DOLLS BECAUSE, THEN,
I COULD MAKE UP ALL SORTS OF
DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT THEM.
THEY COULD BE GOING FOR A WALK,
THEY COULD BE PLAYING
IN A SPECIFIC HOUSE,
THEY COULD BE DOING ANYTHING.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL
OF YOUR BRAINSTORMING IDEAS.
SO, AS WE WERE LEARNING ABOUT
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ADVERTISEMENT,
AND MAYBE WHEN YOU WERE
MAKING AN ADVERTISEMENT
FOR ONE OF YOUR TOYS,
WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT
THE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISEMENT
AND THE PURPOSE OF MEDIA.
WE KNOW THAT MEDIA
IS USED TO ENTERTAIN,
AND TO LEARN,
AND TO SHARE PRODUCT IDEAS.
WE LEARNED ABOUT
THE INTENDED AUDIENCE,
WHO THE PRODUCT WAS MADE FOR AND
WHO THEY THINK WILL BUY IT.
WE ALSO LEARNED ALL ABOUT
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDIA
AND LEARNING AND TOYS,
AND WE LEARNED ALL
ABOUT HAVING FUN TOGETHER.
MY NAME IS TEACHER PAM,
AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS
TVOKIDS POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I KNOW I SURE DID,
AND I KNOW I'LL SEE
YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
A caption reads "Bonus material."
An episode of "Blynk and Aazoo" rolls.
(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)
In animation, two aliens fly across space in a spaceship.
Blynk is a rectangular green alien with spiky hair and long fangs.
Aazoo is a round orange alien with 3 eyes.
With the help of M.A.V.I.S., the spaceship computer, and real Earth scientists, they listen to real Earth children's questions and try to find answers.
A song plays that says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU
The name of the show reads "Blynk and Aazoo. Imagine, investigate, invent!"
(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)
(HUMMING)
In the spaceship, Blynk works on a hat made out of a log and says OH, OH! OOH, AH, EEH!
M.A.V.I.S. says THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT BY
A CAPTAIN'S LOG, BLYNK.
B HUH?
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
M.A.V.I.S. says A CAPTAIN'S LOG IS LIKE
A DIARY YOU WRITE IN;
NOT AN ACTUAL LOG.
Blynk puts the hat on and says OH. TA-DA!
A woodpecker sits on it and starts pecking.
(TAPPING)
B OOH!
HUH? HM.
(CHITTERING)
Aazoo slides in and says WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
WHEE! WHOA!
(GIGGLING)
(GIGGLING)
M.A.V.I.S. says IT WOULD SEEM AAZOO IS
TAKING CARE OF A HUNGRY,
RARE WOODPECKOID.
(ALARM BLASTING)
M.A.V.I.S. says INQUIRY BOOTH TRANSMITTING,
INCOMING INQUIRY.
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
(CHITTERING)
(GASPING)
Aazoo says HA-HA!
A real life girl named Maddie pops up on a screen and says HI, BLYNK AND AAZOO!
MY NAME IS MADDIE AND I
HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
Maddie is around 8, with long wavy brown hair in a ponytail and wears a floral shirt.
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
Maddie says I WAS PLAYING WITH
MY BABY DINO TODAY.
Blynk and Aazoo say HUH?
Maddie says JUST JOKING,
IT'S ACTUALLY A LIZARD.
OH!
BUT THAT DID GET ME THINKING,
WOULDN'T IT BE COOL
TO MEET A REAL DINOSAUR,
LIKE A BRONTOSAURUS?
Blynk and Aazoo say OOH!
M.A.V.I.S. says ALERT,
INVENTION POTENTIAL HIGH.
DINO SIZE BRAIN
ACTIVITY DETECTED.
PREPARE TO DINO-ROAR.
Blynk and Aazoo screams.
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
M.A.V.I.S. says ERROR, ZERO RESULTS FOUND.
THAT WAS MORE OF
A DINO-SNORE. GET IT?
"DINO-SNORE?"
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
Blynk says HMM.
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
Blynk presses the question button on the control panel.
M.A.V.I.S. says CALLING INTERSTELLAR
SCIENCE COUNCIL CAPTAIN.
A real life girl scientist pops up on another screen and says OH, HEY, EVERYONE.
I'M SAM.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY?
Sam is in her twenties, with long straight dark hair and wears a light gray sweater.
Maddie says HI SAM. I'M MADDIE.
I WAS WONDERING
IF IT WOULD EVER BE POSSIBLE
TO MEET A REAL DINOSAUR?
Sam says MEET A DINOSAUR?
NOW, THAT WOULD BE
QUITE AN ADVENTURE.
BLYNK, PULL UP
THE DINO FILES, PLEASE.
LET'S TAKE A TRIP BACK
IN TIME.
LET'S GO WAY BACK,
243 MILLION YEARS AGO,
WHEN DINOSAURS
FIRST ROAMED THE EARTH.
Maddie says DINOSAURS WERE
AROUND WAY BEFORE HUMANS.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE,
AND THEY LIVED ON EARTH
FOR 177 MILLION YEARS,
GIANT, ALIEN-EATING LIZARDS.
(SCREAMING)
The aliens scream.
M.A.V.I.S. says JUST JOKING. HA-HA.
Maddie says SO, WHERE DID THEY ALL GO?
Sam says MOST SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THAT
THE DINOSAURS BECAME EXTINCT
WHEN A GIANT
ASTEROID HIT EARTH.
M.A.V.I.S. says THE ASTEROID WAS AS BIG AS THE
TALLEST MOUNTAIN ON EARTH -
MOUNT EVEREST.
THE FORCE OF THE
IMPACT WAS SO GREAT,
IT FORMED A CRATER NEAR
CHICXULUB, MEXICO,
THAT WAS NEARLY
170 KILOMETRES WIDE
AND 20 KILOMETRES DEEP -
THAT'S AS BIG AS HAWAII
AND AS DEEP AS 40 CN
TOWERS.
Maddie says THAT'S HUGE!
Sam says SURE IS.
IT WAS SUCH A BIG EXPLOSION,
IT ALSO CREATED GIANT
EARTHQUAKES AND TIDAL WAVES,
AND THREW SO MUCH MATERIAL
INTO THE ATMOSPHERE,
IT MADE THE PLANET COLD;
TOTALLY RUINED DINO-PICNICS.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE,
AND RESULTED IN THE
EXTINCTION OF MOST DINOSAURS.
Maddie says WAIT, YOU SAID MOST DINOSAURS.
Sam says I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
PICK UP ON THAT. YOU SEE,
WHILE MOST OF THE DINOSAURS
WE KNOW ARE EXTINCT,
TURNS OUT SOME DINOSAURS
HAVE EVOLVED INTO...
Maddie says BIRDS!
YEAH, I REMEMBER HEARING THAT!
Blynk takes off his hat, looks at the woodpecker and says OOH!
HUH?
Sam says SCIENTISTS NOW BELIEVE
THAT BIRDS ARE
THE MODERN DAY RELATIVES
OF TWO-LEGGED
THEROPOD DINOSAURS,
A GROUP THAT ALSO INCLUDES
ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS...
Maddie says TYRANNOSAURUS REX!
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
THEROPOD DINOSAURS AND BIRDS
SHARE MANY SIMILARITIES -
THE SHAPE OF THEIR
EGGS IS THE SAME,
THEY HAVE SIMILARLY
SHAPED BONES,
INCLUDING A WISH BONE,
SOME THEROPODS
EVEN HAD FEATHERS.
Maddie says SO, THE T-REX WAS
JUST ONE BIG TURKEY.
Sam laughs and says THAT'S FUNNY.
M.A.V.I.S. says AAZOO NOW BELIEVES
THEIR RARE BIRD
IS THE LAST OF THE DINOSAURS.
Sam says WELL, THAT'S PARTLY RIGHT.
TODAY, THERE ARE ABOUT
18,000 SPECIES OF BIRDS
AND THEY'RE
ALL DESCENDANTS OF DINOSAURS.
Maddie says SO, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
I SEE FLYING DINOS
ALMOST EVERY DAY, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL!
The aliens say OOH! AHH!
Maddie says BUT I'D STILL LIKE TO
MEET A BRONTOSAURUS.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO BRING THEM
BACK, LIKE IN THE MOVIES?
Sam says AH, YES,
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
USING DNA TO BRING AN ANIMAL
BACK FROM EXTINCTION.
Maddie says YES, DNA! I LOVE DNA!
WHAT DOES DNA DO AGAIN?
M.A.V.I.S. says DNA - DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID.
IT HOLDS THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR HOW ALL LIVING THINGS
GROW AND FUNCTION.
Sam says AND DNA COULD BE THE KEY TO
BRINGING BACK EXTINCT ANIMALS.
BLYNK, THE FUTURE FILES,
PLEASE!
OVER THOUSANDS
OF YEARS, DINOSAURS,
AS WELL AS MANY OTHER
ANIMALS HAVE BECOME EXTINCT
BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
OR HUMAN ACTIVITY.
Maddie says WELL, THAT'S TERRIBLE!
Sam says IT IS, BUT SOME SCIENTISTS
ARE NOW LOOKING AT WAYS
TO USE THE DNA FOUND IN THE
REMAINS OF EXTINCT ANIMALS
TO BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE.
THE PROBLEM IS
DINOSAUR DNA IS SO OLD
THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
LEFT TO WORK WITH.
Blynk says HMM...
M.A.V.I.S. says A WARNING TO HUMANS -
BRINGING ANIMALS
BACK FROM EXTINCTION
MUST BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED,
SO AS NOT TO DISRUPT
NATURE'S COMPLEX BALANCE.
The aliens shriek.
(SHRIEKING)
Maddie says MAYBE BRINGING BACK DINOSAURS
WOULDN'T BE A GOOD IDEA,
EVEN IF WE COULD.
Sam says WHAT WE HUMANS
SHOULD TRY TO DO NOW
IS HELP ANIMALS THAT ARE
CLOSE TO EXTINCTION SURVIVE.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS,
ANIMALS SUCH AS THE BORNEAN
ORANGUTAN, BELUGA WHALE,
SWIFT FOX, SUMATRAN RHINOCEROS
AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE
MAY ALL BECOME EXTINCT.
Sam says THAT TURTLE HAS
BEEN ON THIS PLANET
FOR OVER 100 MILLION YEARS -
NOT QUITE AS LONG AS DINOSAURS,
BUT MUCH LONGER THAN HUMANS.
Maddie says OH NO!
WE CAN'T LET THEM GO EXTINCT!
WE NEED TO FIND
WAYS TO SAVE THEM.
Blynk says AH-HA!
M.A.V.I.S. says INSPIRATION DETECTED.
INVENTION STATION
IS READY, CAPTAIN.
Blynk goes in the invention room and creates a strange device on wheels.
Maddie says WHAT'S THAT, BLYNK?
(CHUCKLING)
M.A.V.I.S. says IT APPEARS BLYNK
HAS INVENTED A MACHINE
TO SAVE ENDANGERED ANIMALS.
Blynk pulls down a lever and the machine shoots a little woodpecker.
Maddie says AWW, IT'S SO CUTE!
NOW, AAZOO'S PET HAS A SISTER.
Aazoo keeps pulling down the lever and making lots of woodpeckers.
(YELPING)
As he gets buried in a pile of birds, Blynk says AAZOO!
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
(CHUCKLING)
Aazoo breaks the lever and says OH!
(YELPING)
M.A.V.I.S. says IT WOULD APPEAR THE WOODPECKOID
IS NO LONGER RARE,
AND THEY ALL BELIEVE
BLYNK IS THEIR MOTHER.
Sam says WELL, MAMA BLYNK,
SOMETIMES INVENTING
CAN HAVE SURPRISING RESULTS
YOU DIDN'T QUITE PREDICT.
Blynk frowns and says AAZOO...
Maddie says YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHEN I GROW UP,
I WANNA BE A SCIENTIST
WHO STOPS ANIMALS
FROM BECOMING EXTINCT.
Sam says I'M SURE THE ANIMALS
WILL LOVE YOU
AS MUCH AS
THESE ONES LOVE BLYNK.
Maddie says THANKS, EVERYONE! BYE!
Sam says BYE, MADDIE. BYE, EVERYONE!
M.A.V.I.S. says THE SEARCH FOR
INVENTIONS CONTINUES.
ALL SYSTEMS ENGAGED.
(ALIENS SPEAKING
GIBBERISH HAPPILY)
The theme song plays.
The song says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
The episode ends.
Now music plays as the end credits for Power Hour of Learning roll.
A caption reads "TVO Kids would like to thank all the teachers involved in the Power Hour of Learning as they continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes."
Copyright 2021, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority.
The announcer says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON:
"CAN I HAVE IT PLEASE?"
The caption changes to "Today's primary lesson: Can I have it please?"
The caption changes to "Primary 1 to 3. Teacher Pam."
Teacher Pam is in her thirties, with short straight brown hair and wears a maroon top and a pendant necklace.
Teacher Pam sits in front of the computer and says HI THERE, FRIENDS.
TEACHER PAM HERE.
WELCOME TO
TVO'S
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING,
WHERE WE'RE GOING TO
SPEND SOME TIME LEARNING
AND HAVING SOME FUN TOGETHER.
I WORK AT A SCHOOL
IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO,
TEACHING GRADE FOUR.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
ME TO BE HERE TO LEARN WITH YOU
AND FOR YOU TO LEARN
WITH ME AND HAVE SOME FUN.
AND WE'RE GONNA WATCH
SOME GREAT TVOKIDS SHOWS
WHILE WE'RE LEARNING AND PLAYING
AND BEING TOGETHER.
NOW, JUST LIKE
WHEN WE'RE IN SCHOOL,
IF YOU CAN FIND A REALLY
COMFORTABLE PLACE TO SIT DOWN,
WHERE YOU'RE SETTLED AND
COMFORTABLE AND CALM,
THEN IT WOULD BE A GREAT
PLACE FOR YOU TO GO TO NOW.
ALSO, BEFORE YOU GET
TOO SETTLED - I ALMOST FORGOT -
YOU MIGHT NEED A
PIECE OF PAPER, A MARKER,
OR A CRAYON THAT YOU CAN HAVE
WHEN WE JOT DOWN SOME IDEAS.
I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS
UP MY SLEEVE TODAY
THAT WE'RE GOING TO
WORK ON TOGETHER,
AND I'D REALLY
LIKE YOU TO PARTICIPATE.
SO, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT
PAPER AND PEN OR MARKER
OR CRAYON AND GET YOURSELF
IN A NICE COMFORTABLE SPOT,
EITHER IN FRONT OF YOUR
TELEVISION,
OR IN FRONT OF
YOUR COMPUTER OR YOUR TABLET.
NOW, TO GET STARTED,
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO WATCH ON TV?
SHOUT OUT YOUR ANSWERS,
AND I'LL JOT THEM DOWN ON MY
PIECE OF PAPER OVER HERE.
OH, THAT'S A GREAT ONE.
I LOVE THAT SHOW.
DID I HEAR
TUMBLETOWN READS.
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITES.
IT REMINDS ME OF MY
HAMSTER THAT'S UPSTAIRS.
OH, DON'T FORGET
ABOUT
ODD SQUAD.
HOW MANY FRIENDS
OUT THERE LIKE ODD SQUAD?
I LOVE WHEN THEY
SOLVE THOSE MATH MYSTERIES.
IT MAKES ME SO PROUD
TO KNOW HOW TO DO MATH
AND THAT THE KIDS ARE
LEARNING SO MUCH ABOUT MATH
IN A FUN AND EXCITING WAY.
IT'S INTERESTING, THE SHOWS
THAT WE WATCH ON TVOKIDS
OR EVEN ON ANY OTHER CHANNEL
ARE PUT TOGETHER FOR
LOTS OF DIFFERENT REASONS.
SOME SHOWS ARE
THERE TO ENTERTAIN US,
SOME SHOWS WE USE FOR LEARNING;
SOME SHOWS DO BOTH, LIKE
ODD SQUAD,
OR
PAW PATROL
OR
TUMBLETOWN READS,
OR ANY OF THE SHOWS
WE WATCH ON TVOKIDS.
THEY'RE THERE TO HELP US
LEARN AND TO ENTERTAIN US.
THIS IS CALLED MEDIA.
MEDIA'S ALL AROUND US.
YOU CAN SEE MEDIA
ON THE INTERNET,
WHEN YOU SEE ADVERTISEMENTS.
IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN YOUR CAR,
YOU CAN HEAR MEDIA
ON YOUR RADIO.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING TV,
YOU SEE TV SHOWS,
OR INFORMATION SHOWS AND ALL
SORTS OF THINGS ON YOUR TV
THAT WILL HELP YOU TO LEARN
AND TO BE ENTERTAINED.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE MEDIA
ON THE SIDE OF A CITY BUS
WHEN YOU SEE AN ADVERTISEMENT
FOR YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL
OR FOR MAYBE A SOMEONE
WHO WORKS IN YOUR COMMUNITY,
LIKE A LAWYER
OR MAYBE EVEN A SCHOOL,
LIKE A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
MEDIA THAT HELPS
US LEARN, SOMETIMES,
IT'S WHAT YOUR CAREGIVERS WATCH,
LIKE THE EVENING NEWS
OR AN INFORMATION SHOW
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S
KIND OF NOT UP YOUR ALLEY,
LIKE MAYBE ANCIENT EGYPT
OR MAYBE IT'S ABOUT HOW
A CAR WAS INVENTED.
BUT THAT SHOW-- THOSE SHOWS
ARE OFTEN USED FOR LEARNING.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BEST PART
ABOUT THESE SHOWS ARE?
YES, THEY'RE ENTERTAINING.
WE CAN LAUGH AND CRY AND FEEL
WHAT THE CHARACTERS ARE FEELING.
BUT THEY'RE ALSO
THERE FOR US TO LEARN.
THAT'S WHAT'S
SO GREAT ABOUT MEDIA.
MEDIA IS WHAT ADVERTISERS
OR WHAT PEOPLE USE,
TO BEGIN TO GIVE MESSAGES,
AND TO SELL PRODUCTS,
AND TO ENTERTAIN,
AND HELP US LEARN.
THERE ARE SOME SHOWS
THAT ARE JUST AVAIL...
THAT ARE ON TV THAT ARE JUST
THERE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.
OFTEN, YOUR CAREGIVERS
MIGHT BE THE ONES
THAT ARE WATCHING
THE EVENING NEWS,
AND THEY'RE THERE TO-- THE
EVENING NEWS IS THERE
TO HELP US LEARN
AND TO GET INFORMATION.
SOME SHOWS ARE
JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
YOU MIGHT JUST LIKE WATCHING
PAW PATROL
OR
TUMBLETOWN...
TUMBLETOWN
READS
BECAUSE YOU
THINK THE ANIMALS ARE FUNNY
AND YOU ENJOY WATCHING THEM
DO DIFFERENT THINGS.
ADVERTISERS
OR PEOPLE THAT WORK IN MEDIA
OR COMPANIES THAT HAVE A
MARKETING AREA
ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE
TRYING TO SELL US PRODUCTS
AND HELP US TO
MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
THEY OFTEN HAVE
DIFFERENT AUDIENCES
FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO, PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE NEWS...
NEWS ARTICLES OR NEWS PROGRAMS,
THEIR AUDIENCE IS
MOSTLY ADULTS OR CAREGIVERS
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE ADULTS IN THE WORLD
KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE
ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS FOR CHILDREN
KNOW THAT THEIR
AUDIENCE IS FOR KIDS,
AND THOSE KIDS LIKE WATCHING
ANIMALS FALL DOWN AND BE SILLY
AND DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS,
AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY
ALL THAT INTERESTED IN WHAT...
AND THEY'RE NOT AS INTERESTED AS
ADULTS ARE IN THE NEWS.
COMPANIES USE ADVERTISING
AND THINGS LIKE...
AND THINGS LIKE ADVERTISEMENTS,
ON CITY BUSES,
OR IN YOUR GROCERY STORE AISLES,
OR ON TV, OR THE RADIO,
OR IN MAGAZINES
TO HELP SOLVE PRODUCTS...
TO HELP SELL PRODUCTS BECAUSE,
WHEN THEY SELL PRODUCTS,
THEY CAN MAKE SOME MONEY,
AND THEN THEY CAN MAKE
NEW PRODUCTS FOR US TO TRY.
I LOVE WALKING
UP AND DOWN THE AISLES
IN MY LOCAL
GROCERY STORE AND SEEING
WHAT KINDS OF EXCITING
THINGS THERE ARE TO BUY.
LET'S GO AND SEE WHAT
GISELE AND HER FRIENDS
ARE TRYING TO DECIDE
WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING AT
DIFFERENT CEREAL BOXES
AND DIFFERENT CEREAL TO BUY ON
THEIR WEEKLY GROCERY STORE TRIP.
Now an episode of Gisele's backyard rolls.
Gisele sits at a table in her backyard surrounded by her stuffed toys.
Beside her is a fridge with a shopping chart for cereal.
She says OKAY, EVERYONE,
I'M OFF TO THE GROCERY STORE
TO BUY SOME CEREAL.
SO, I HUNG UP MY CHART
TO FIGURE OUT WHICH
CEREAL TO BUY.
AND WHAT KIND OF CEREAL WOULD
YOU ALL LIKE ME TO BUY?
OH, YES, BEAR?
OH! YOU WOULD LIKE ME
TO BUY HONEY-OS?
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT SAY THAT.
WE ALL KNOW HOW
MUCH BEAR LOVES HONEY.
SO, I WILL PLACE
THIS STICKER OF BEAR
BESIDE THE HONEY-OS ON MY CHART.
PARDON ME, MARIGOLD?
OH, YOU WOULD LIKE ME
TO BUY GOLDEN MARY CEREAL?
OKAY, GOLDEN MARY
CEREAL FOR MARIGOLD.
PARDON ME, HUMPTY?
OH, YOU PREFER
FRUIT FLAKES CEREAL?
OKAY!
FRUIT FLAKES FOR HUMPTY.
I'LL ADD THAT TO MY CHART.
OH, HOW ABOUT YOU, DUMPTY?
YOU WOULD LIKE SPECIAL D CEREAL.
OF COURSE. I KNOW YOU LIKE
LOTS OF FIBRE IN YOUR CEREAL.
SO, SPECIAL D FOR DUMPTY.
SO, WHICH CEREALS SHOULD WE BUY?
WE SHOULD BUY
ALL OF THEM, MARIGOLD?
OH, WELL,
THAT'S A LOT OF CEREAL.
WE ONLY NEED TO
BUY ONE BOX OF CEREAL.
SO, WHICH SHOULD IT BE?
OH, YOU WOULD
LIKE HONEY-OS, BEAR?
YOU NEED YOUR SPECIAL D, DUMPTY.
YOU FEEL GOLDEN, MARY,
WHEN YOU EAT YOUR
GOLDEN MARYS, MAR...
FRUIT FLAKES ARE
NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS.
YES, I KNOW.
RIGHT, BUT-- OKAY.
I KNOW.
PLEASE, NO ARGUING.
(STAMMERING)
EVERYBODY, PLEASE LISTEN.
(CLEARING THROAT)
OKAY, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE A
SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.
I SUGGEST THAT WE STICK
WITH ONE OF MY FAVOURITES...
PICK ME CEREAL.
OH, YES,
IT TASTES LIKE HONEY, BEAR.
OH, IT HAS LOTS
OF FIBRE, DUMP...
YES, THERE IS A
PRIZE IN THE BOX, MARIGO...
IT IS NUTRITIOUS AND DELI...
THAT—
Gisele grins and sighs.
(SIGHING)
The episode ends.
Teacher Pam says WOW.
GISELE'S FRIENDS
REALLY HAD A HARD TIME
TRYING TO DECIDE WHICH
CEREAL THEY WANTED TO BUY.
I HOPE THEY WERE ABLE
TO MAKE A DECISION
FOR ALL OF THEM TO ENJOY.
WHEN ADVERTISERS
OR MARKETING PEOPLE
CREATE A PRODUCT
FOR A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE,
THAT'S CALLED THE
"INTENDED AUDIENCE."
THE INTENDED AUDIENCE
IS THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BUY
THAT PRODUCT MOST OFTEN OR THE
PEOPLE IT WOULD APPEAL TO.
FOR EXAMPLE, I FOUND THESE TWO
GREAT ONLINE INTERNET ADS
THAT WOULD SHOW A
DIFFERENT TYPE OF AUDIENCE.
THE FIRST ONE HERE
IS FOR A CEREAL
CALLED FLOATY OATY HIPPOS,
FLOATY OATY HIPPOS
HAS A TASTE OF HONEY
AND IT COMES WITH A FREE TOY.
WHO DO YOU THINK THE INTENDED
AUDIENCE IS FOR THIS AD?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S FOR CHILDREN.
IF I WERE A CHILD,
I'D BE ASKING MY MOM
AND DAD TO BUY THIS FOR ME.
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?
WHO DO YOU THINK
THE INTENDED AUDIENCE
IS FOR THIS ONE?
IT'S CALLED SPELT POPS
AND IT'S GLUTEN-FREE
AND HAS LOTS OF FIBRE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S INTENDED
AUDIENCE IS ADULTS.
ADULTS TEND TO WORRY ABOUT
THINGS LIKE HIGH FIBRE
AND GLUTEN-FREE
MORE THAN KIDS DO.
SO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
THAT THAT THAT CEREAL IS...
THEY'RE TRYING TO
MARKET IT TO ADULTS.
I THINK I'M GOING
TO MAKE A POSTER
ABOUT MY FAVOURITE CEREAL.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S
APPEALING TO ADULTS
AND TO CHILDREN.
I WONDER WHAT KINDS OF THINGS
I SHOULD PUT ON IT?
HMM...
DO YOU THINK YOU
COULD HELP ME OUT?
LET'S DO SOMETHING
CALLED BRAINSTORMING.
BRAINSTORMING IS WHEN YOU
WRITE DOWN ALL SORTS OF IDEAS
AND YOU LOOK AT THE ONES
THAT MAKE THE MOST
SENSE FOR YOU TO USE.
SO, WHAT KINDS OF THINGS
WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE
ON AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR CEREAL?
SHOUT THEM OUT,
SO I CAN HEAR THEM.
THAT'S RIGHT, THE NAME OF
THE CEREAL IS A GREAT IDEA.
OH, THAT ONE'S GOOD.
I'LL MAKE SURE THERE'S
A PICTURE OF THE CEREAL, TOO.
THE PRICE? WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
THAT WOULD PROBABLY
BRING PEOPLE IN
THAT WOULD WANT
TO BUY MY CEREAL.
I GUESS IF I'M
MARKETING TO ADULTS,
I REALLY SHOULD PUT ON SOME
THINGS ABOUT
WHETHER IT'S HEALTHY
OR NOT, SHOULDN'T I?
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, TOO.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ONE.
YEAH, THAT ONE'S GOOD, TOO.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING
TO WORK ON MY POSTER,
WHILE YOU WATCH
TUMBLETOWN READS.
TUMBLEWEED IS WORKING
ON A POSTER OF HIS OWN,
AND LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE THE
SAME IDEAS THAT HE DOES.
The episode rolls.
(music plays)
A hamster reading a book appears in a circle against a blue slate with the caption "Tumbleweed Presents."
A blue book with the title "Tumbletown Reads" appears. A picture of a street in Tumbletown illustrates the cover.
The book opens and a picture of Tumbletown appears with the name of today's tale: "The Perplexing Poster Problem."
Twiggy says I THINK WE NEED TO
PUT UP A BIG SIGN THAT READS
"WELCOME TO TUMBLETOWN!"
[Chattering]
Twiggy says YEAH, YOU LOVE ME.
Buffy, a brown rodent, says HOW ABOUT PLANTING
FLOWERS ALONG MAIN STREET?
[Chattering]
Tumbleweed says AND A NEW
FOUNTAIN!
[Chattering]
Dimitri, a blond bunny, says OKAY, PEOPLE,
PEOPLE, WE ALL WANT TO IMPROVE
TUMBLETOWN BUT WE NEED MONEY TO
DO THIS.
WHERE, WHERE IS MONEY?
IS, IS MONEY UNDER TABLE?
Tumbleweed says THAT'S BROCCOLI.
Twiggy says I KNOW!
WE COULD RAISE MONEY BY HAVING A
STREET FESTIVAL.
Tumbleweed says OH, AND A BAKE
SALE!
Dimitri says OH, AND HOT AIR
BALLOON RIDES!
Buffy says RIGHT, OH, WE COULD
CLOSE MAIN STREET SO THERE ARE
NO CARS.
Twiggy says TUMBLEWEED, YOU COULD
MAKE THE POSTERS!
Tumbleweed says SURE, BUT INSTEAD
OF A POSTER, WHY DON'T I MAKE A
VIDEO?
Twiggy says HUH?
Tumbleweed says THAT'S WAY
BETTER.
Buffy says WE WANT A BIG CROWD SO
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ORGANIZED.
Twiggy says MY COUSIN'S A DJ, HE
COULD DO IT.
HUH?
Tumbleweed moves the TV table and the TV set falls on Twiggy's back.
Tumbleweed says OH, THERE GOES
THE ROOM DEPOSIT.
Outside, Brent eats a carrot next to a sign that reads "Street Festival. Flower planting, a new Tumbletown sign, and balloon rides over Main Street."
Brent is a black and white bunny.
He says OH, HEY THERE, BUDDY, THERE'S
A STREET FESTIVAL, EH?
OH, WITH FLOWER PLANTING!
A gray rodent says OH, A NEW SIGN FOR
TUMBLETOWN?
I AM SO EXCITED.
I AM GOING TO...
He starts nibbling the sign and says NO, I PUT IT BACK.
A rodent on a boat says BALLOON RIDES?
OH, IMAGINE ME SOARING THROUGH
THE SKY, LIGHT AS THE AIR!
AH!
At his fruit market, Sal says FLOWERS AND BALLOON
RIDES ARE NICE BUT HOW WILL THEY
PAY FOR THIS?
HEY, YOU CAN NOT KEEP EATING THE
FREE SAMPLES.
IT'S ONE PER CUSTOMER.
YOU DO NOT LOOK LIKE 27
CUSTOMERS!
[Music playing]
At The Tumbletown Gazette, Tumbleweed says SO, ARE YOU
EXCITED ABOUT SATURDAY?
A gray rodent says YEAH, IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE
BUILDING THE NEW SIGN?
Tumbleweed says HUH?
NO, THAT'S, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE
HAVING THE BAKE SALE.
The gray rodents says UH, WHAT BAKE SALE?
Tumbleweed says WE PUT IT IN THE
POSTER, IT SAYS THERE'S A BAKE
SALE.
The gray rodent says HEY, YOU HAD ME AT BALLOON
RIDES.
[Laughing]
Tumbleweed says THAT'S STRANGE.
HEY, CHIEF, ARE YOU COMING TO
THE BAKE SALE SATURDAY?
Chief says YES, UH, WHAT DO YOU
THINK PARKING WILL BE LIKE?
Tumbleweed says HUH?
NO, CHIEF, THERE'S NO CARS ON
MAIN STREET THAT DAY.
Chief says OH, WHAT A WONDERFUL
IDEA.
I'LL WALK THERE THEN.
TA-TA!
At his desk, Tumbleweed says WHAT PART OF NO
CARS ON MAIN STREET DIDN'T SHE
UNDERSTAND?
HEY, OH, OH I'VE GOT A VIDEO
MESSAGE.
Buffy says TUMBLEWEED.
Tumbleweed says OH, HI BUFFY!
Buffy says PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED
ABOUT THE STREET FESTIVAL.
THEY'RE MISSING A LOT OF
IMPORTANT FACTS!
Tumbleweed says I KNOW, BUT HOW
DO WE GET THEM TO READ THE
POSTER RIGHT?
Buffy says I THINK YOU NEED TO
REDESIGN THE POSTER.
GOTTA GO!
Tumbleweed says REDESIGN THE
POSTER?
BUT ALL THE FACTS ARE RIGHT!
WELL, HMM.
He checks the digital version of the poster.
He says WHAT IF I TELL PEOPLE THAT MAIN
STREET WILL BE CAR FREE ON
SATURDAY FIRST AND THEN THAT
THERE'LL BE A BAKE SALE AND
BALLOON RIDES.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW
RIGHT AWAY.
THE NEW BILLBOARD AND FLOWERS
ARE COMING LATE SO I'LL PUT THAT
LAST AND MAYBE...
(music plays)
The following day, reads the new sign.
Tumbleweed says STREET FESTIVAL!
CAR FREE DAY ON MAIN STREET THIS
SATURDAY!
BAKE SALE, BALLOON RIDES!
COME GET YOUR DELICIOUS SEED
CAKES FROM MY GRANDMA, BOM
TUMBLEWEED'S SECRET RECIPE!
Mable says MMM, I'LL TAKE THREE!
Mayor says LOOK AT ALL THIS GREAT
FOOD.
I GUESS I'M STARTING MY DIET
NEXT WEEK.
[Laughing]
Mable says I WAS GONNA STAY AT
HOME UNTIL I SAW YOUR AWESOME
POSTER, TUMBLEWEED!
Tumbleweed says WELL, THANKS,
MABEL.
I GUESS A POSTER IS SOMETHING
PEOPLE READ QUICKLY SO IT'S A
GOOD IDEA TO PUT THE MOST
IMPORTANT FACTS FIRST.
Sal says HEY, MAYBE I'LL ONLY EAT
FREE SAMPLES.
SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT, HUH?
A gray rodent says HEY, IS THAT THE SEA CAPTAIN?
Captain flies on a hot air balloon and says LOOK AT ME!
I'M A BEAUTIFUL BIRD SPREADING
MY GOLDEN WINGS!
[Laughing]
Chinchilla says CHINCHILLA!
Mabel says TUMBLEWEED, ARE YOU
GONNA SELL ME SOMETHING?
Tumbleweed tries to speak with his mouth full.
Captain says I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!
HEY, FUZZY FACE, SAVE ME SOME
FOOD, MAN!
Tumbleweed mumbles.
Captain says NEVER MIND THAT, I SAID STOP
EATING!
YOU BETTER STOP EATING, YOU
KNOW?
STOP IT, STOP IT!
DON'T MAKE ME COME DOWN THERE!
The book closes and the caption "The end" appears.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Teacher Pam says TUMBLEWEED HAD SUCH
GREAT IDEAS FOR HIS POSTER.
HE MADE IT EASY TO
READ AND VERY CLEAR
FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE
BAKE SALE AND AT THE FESTIVAL.
I HOPE THAT MY POSTER
DOES THE SAME THING
WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO READ IT
ABOUT MY FAVOURITE CEREAL.
HERE IT IS.
She shows her poster and says SO, THIS IS FOR
WHEATIE-O-CRUNCH.
YOU GET A FREE GIFT.
IT'S HIGH IN FIBRE.
THERE'S A TASTE OF
HONEY IN EACH BITE.
THERE'S LOTS OF FIBRE, AND IT'S
GOOD FOR KIDS AND ADULTS.
AND IT'S ONLY 3.49.
DO YOU THINK I GOT ALL THE
INFORMATION I NEEDED ON THERE,
SO THAT ADULTS AND KIDS
WOULD WANT TO BUY IT?
I THOUGHT SO, TOO.
I'M PRETTY PROUD OF MY POSTER
AND OF THE CEREAL
THAT I CREATED.
I WONDER WHAT ELSE
I COULD CREATE.
I WONDER IF I COULD MAKE
A NEW TOY FOR SOMEONE.
TOYS ARE FANTASTIC.
I LOVE PLAYING WITH
ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT SOMETIMES, I WANT TO CHANGE
THINGS JUST A LITTLE BIT
OR I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
TOYS THAT I ALREADY HAVE
MAYBE COULD BE A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, MAYBE MY TEDDY BEAR
COULD HUG ME WHEN I FELT SCARED
OR MAYBE HE COULD TALK.
OR MAYBE I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE BLOCKS
THAT I BUILD ARE ALWAYS SQUARE
AND THAT ALWAYS HAD NICE,
PERFECT STRAIGHT EDGES,
SO THEY NEVER FELL OVER,
OR THAT THEY COULD STICK
TOGETHER
AND SO THAT I WOULDN'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CRASHING
AND CLEANING THEM UP.
I THINK I MAY HAVE TO
DO SOME MORE BRAINSTORMING.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS
WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE IN A TOY?
SHOUT THEM OUT.
OH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
I LIKE THAT ONE, TOO.
DO YOU THINK THAT TOY
WOULD SELL REALLY WELL?
I WONDER IF WE COULD THINK
OF SOME IDEAS OF TOYS
THAT WOULD SELL REALLY WELL.
I KNOW THAT I MET A LITTLE GIRL
NAMED AMALIA
WHEN I WATCHED
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
AND SHE HAD SOME GREAT IDEAS
ABOUT HOW TO MAKE NEW TOYS
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS
TO BE WHEN SHE GROWS UP -
A TOY MAKER.
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT
OF BECOMING A TOY MAKER?
SOMETIMES ALL YOU NEED IS JUST
A LITTLE BIT OF IMAGINATION
AND SOME IDEAS
TO GET YOU STARTED.
LET'S SEE WHAT AMALIA
HAS TO SAY ABOUT THAT
IN THIS EPISODE OF
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
The episode rolls.
Mali is around 7, with shoulder-length straight brown hair with bangs and wears a hot pink T-shirt.
She says HI, I'M MALI AND, IF I COULD BE
ANYTHING, I'D BE A TOY MAKER!
The opening sequence rolls.
In animation, kids in different professions costumes interact with cartoons.
The theme song plays IMAGINE, IMAGINE...
IMAGINE POWERFUL,
IMAGINE COLOURFUL,
IMAGINE MAGICAL.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
The name of the show reads "Can you imagine that?"
The caption changes to "Starring Amalia."
Mali draws on an easel and says HI, I'M AMALIA.
IF COULD BE ANYTHING,
I'D BE A TOY MAKER.
I WOULD DESIGN AND BUILD TOYS
AND I WOULD HAVE
MY VERY OWN TOY COMPANY.
THE REAL TRICK TO MAKING TOYS IS
COMING UP WITH A GREAT IDEA.
AS A TOY DESIGNER,
IT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT
TO KNOW WHAT KIDS WANT.
In animation, she joins Santa and his Elves.
She says FOR THAT, I GO TO THE EXPERT -
SANTA'S ELVES.
At the animated workshop, Mali says I WOULD HAVE LOTS
OF DIFFERENT TOOLS
AND MATERIALS TO BUILD MY TOYS.
I'D USE COLOURED BUTTON EYES
FOR MY GIANT DRAGON STUFFIES!
MY STUFFY WOULD
HELP KIDS SLEEP HAPPY
AND SNUG IN THEIR BEDS AT NIGHT.
(SNORING)
(SNORING)
(SNORING)
In bed with the stuffed dragon, Mali says THE DRAGON WOULD TAKE
UP MOST OF THE BED.
(GROWLING)
SO, I'D MAKE LITTLE
TINY DRAGON STUFFIES, TOO,
WRAPPED IN LITTLE GREEN
POLKA DOTTED BOXES
WITH PURPLE RIBBON.
IF I WERE A TOY MAKER,
I'D BUILD METAL WIND-UP ROBOTS
THAT WOULD DO QUADRUPLE
FLIPS IN THE AIR!
The robot flips and flies all over the workshop.
Mali says HMM. I'LL HAVE TO KEEP
WORKING ON THAT ONE.
I'D USE MY IMAGINATION
TO CREATE SUPER COOL,
ONE-OF-A-KIND TOYS
THAT EVERYONE WOULD WANT.
I'D MAKE AMAZING
MOON-WALKING SHOES...
THAT MAKE YOU
BOUNCE REALLY HIGH!
WOO-HOO!
YEAH! ALL RIGHT!
I'D EVEN MAKE HILARIOUS
DRESS-UP COSTUMES.
HILARIOUS!
LIKE GLASSES THAT MAKE
YOU SEE EVERYTHING PURPLE.
THEY WOULD COME WITH
A BLUE FUZZY MOUSTACHE.
AN AMAZING PART OF
BEING A TOY MAKER
WOULD BE BUILDING
REMOTE CONTROL TOYS.
THOSE ARE TOYS
THAT YOU CAN CONTROL
TO DO ALL KINDS OF FUN THINGS.
I'D BUILD A HOT AIR BALLOON
WITH A TOY MONKEY PILOT
THAT FLOATS UP IN THE SKY!
(VOCALIZING)
She says WHOOSH!
AND REMOTE CONTROL
AIRPLANES, TOO.
I'D HAVE MY OWN TOY STORE,
WHERE I'D SELL ALL MY TOYS.
MY TOY STORE
WOULD BE SO POPULAR
THAT THERE WOULD BE A
LINE-UP RIGHT OUT THE DOOR,
DOWN THE STREET...
AND ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE PLANET.
EVERYONE WOULD WANT
ONE OF MY TOYS!
BUT MY MOST SPECIAL,
MOST AWESOME,
MOST CUDDLY TOY OF ALL TIME
WOULD BE MY TEDDY BEAR SAMMY.
SAMMY SNUGGLES
WHENEVER YOU NEED A HUG
AND HE LOVES TO DANCE
WITH ME ALL THE TIME.
Mali dances to a song that goes goes CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE?
CAN YOU IMAGINE THERE'S
A WORLD FULL OF FANTASY?
AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
LOTS, IT BECOMES SO REAL
DID YOU KNOW,
DID YOU KNOW, DID YOU KNOW
THAT YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO?
IMAGINE THIS OR THAT,
THINK OF SOMETHING NEW
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS
CHANGE A THING OR TWO
ANYTHING YOU WANT,
IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU!
BAH BAH BAH BAH,
BAH-DA-DA, BAH-DA
BAH BAH BAH BAH,
BAH-DA-DA, BAH-DA
BAH BAH BAH BAH,
BAH-DA-DA, BAH-DA
BAH BAH BAH BAH,
BAH-DA-DA, BAH-DA
BAH BAH-DA-DA,
BAH BAH-DA, BAH-DA
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
Mali says I'M AMALIA AND I'M A TOY MAKER,
IMAGINE THAT!
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Teacher Pam says WOW, AMELIA...
AMALIA HAD SUCH WONDERFUL IDEAS.
I LOVED HER IDEA OF GOING AND
TALKING TO SANTA'S ELVES.
WHO BETTER THAN GOING
RIGHT TO THE EXPERTS?
THEY KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT TOYS,
AND THEY KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT KIDS WANT.
WHAT A FANTASTIC IDEA.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO
FILE THAT ONE AWAY.
AS I WAS WATCHING AMALIA,
I WAS THINKING OF ALL
THE DIFFERENT IDEAS
THAT I COULD COME UP WITH
TO MAKE A NEW TOY FOR KIDS.
SO, I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA.
She shows two little wooden figures and says THESE ARE LITTLE DOLLS
THAT I'VE PAINTED.
AND I'M WONDERING
IF I COULD USE THESE
AS SOMETHING THAT
YOU COULD SELL TO KIDS.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS
WOULD I HAVE TO PUT ON MY
ADVERTISEMENT AGAIN?
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT
WITH THE CEREAL BOXES,
BUT MAYBE YOU COULD REMIND ME
OF SOME OF THE IDEAS
THAT ARE OUT THERE.
SHOUT THEM OUT ONCE AGAIN
AND I'LL TRY AND
REMEMBER THEM THIS TIME.
THIS ONE WE SHOULD PROBABLY PUT
DOWN WHAT THEY'RE MADE OF,
WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
OH, MAYBE AN AGE RANGE.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME KIDS,
LIKE BIG KIDS,
WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO
PLAY WITH LITTLE DOLLS.
BUT THERE MIGHT BE SOME BABIES
THAT MIGHT BE
A PROBLEM FOR THEM.
IT MIGHT BE THEY
MIGHT BE TOO SMALL
AND THEY MIGHT NOT BE SAFE.
THAT'S SOMETHING I SHOULD
REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO.
I SHOULD PUT THE PRICE ON
OR WHERE TO BUY THEM.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
THOSE THINGS ARE DEFINITELY
GOING TO GO ON MY POSTER.
OH, I SHOULD SHARE
A PICTURE OF MY PRODUCT.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT ONE.
I DID HAVE A PICTURE
OF THE CEREAL BOX, DIDN'T I?
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
HAVE A PICTURE OF MY PRODUCT,
OF MY DOLLS, SO THAT PEOPLE
KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
OH, MAYBE I SHOULD COME UP
WITH A CATCHY NAME, TOO.
"DOLL" SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN TAKEN.
I BETTER THINK OF SOMETHING
THAT MAYBE WOULD GO
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
HMM...
I WONDER IF MY TOYS
NEED TO BE TESTED, TOO,
TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE
FOR KIDS TO PLAY WITH.
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING
I SHOULD LOOK INTO.
I WONDER IF LAURA AND LUCAS
HAVE DONE ANY SHOWS
ABOUT TESTING TOYS?
OH, I REMEMBER,
THERE WAS A SHOW THAT THEY
DID ON THAT
TVOKIDS SHOW.
AND IT WAS ALL
ABOUT TOY TESTERS.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S
SOMEONE WHOSE ACTUAL JOB
IS TO PLAY WITH
TOYS ALL DAY LONG?
I HAD NO IDEA.
IF I WERE A KID,
I'D TOTALLY WANT THAT JOB.
IT WOULD BE SO MUCH FUN
TO GIVE PEOPLE YOUR OPINION
ABOUT RECENT-- ABOUT NEW TOYS
AND WHETHER YOU THINK OTHER KIDS
WOULD LIKE TO PLAY WITH THEM.
LET'S SEE WHAT LAURA
AND LUCAS HAVE TO TALK...
HAVE TO SAY TO THE TOY TESTER
THAT THEY INTERVIEW.
LET'S GO AND SEE THAT,
AND WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING THAT,
I'M GOING TO WORK ON
MY POSTER FOR MY DOLLS.
The episode rolls.
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.
The song says 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
IN OUR TREE FORT
WE GOT A SHOW FOR
THAT TVOKIDS, THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
Laura says PASSWORD PLEASE.
[FWEET!]
Lucas whispers something in Laura's ear as a caption reads "Play."
In animation, a dialogue bubble pop out of a map with a caption "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO,
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW!
Lucas and Laura stand in the tree fort.
Laura says VERY EXCITING DAY IN THE TREE
FORT.
Lucas says IT'S TOY DAY.
Laura says TOY DAY.
Lucas says THAT MEANS WE GET TO PLAY ALL
DAY LONG.
Laura says TOY DAY FOREVER AND ALWAYS.
TVOkids, DID YOU GUESS THE
PASSWORD FOR TOY DAY?
LET'S FIND OUT.
Lucas says THIS IS A DECIPHER THE CODE.
Laura says AND IF YOU DID, THE ANSWER
WAS PLAY.
Lucas says AND MOST OF YOU DID, THAT'S
RIGHT, THAT IS THE PASSWORD FOR
THE FORT TODAY.
Laura says OKAY, LUCAS . . . WE HAVE TO
INTRODUCE OUR AMAZING GUEST
TODAY!
Lucas says PLEASE WELCOME TO THE TREE
FORT, THE QUEEN OF TOYS, CHIEF
TOY OFFICER MEGANNE!
Laura says MEGANNE, YEAH!
[Applause]
Meganne walks in the fort. She's in her early teens, with long light brown hair in a half-do and wears jeans and a pink sweater.
Laura says COME INTO THE FORT, MEGANNE.
Meganne does a cool handshake with Lucas and Laura.
Lucas says WITH YOUR OWN HANDSHAKE.
Laura says OKAY, THIS IS SO EXCITING.
CAN YOU TELL THE TVOkids WHAT IT
IS THAT YOU DO?
Meganne says WELL, I AM THE CHIEF TOY
OFFICER FOR TOYS "R" US CANADA.
I TEST THE TOYS, SHOW THE TOYS
AND SHARE THE JOY OF PLAY.
Laura says AMAZING.
Lucas says YOU'RE A TOY EXPERT?
Meganne says THANKS, YEAH.
Laura says YOU ARE THE QUEEN OF TOYS.
Meganne says OH, MY GOD!
Lucas says QUEEN OF TOYS.
Meggane does the royal wave.
Lucas says WE BOW TO YOU.
Laura says WE BOW TO THE QUEEN OF TOYS.
Meganne says THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
Lucas says WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART
ABOUT THE JOB?
Meganne says TESTING ALL THE TOYS,
DEFINITELY.
Laura says TOTALLY.
YOU PROBABLY GET TO TRY A LOT OF
FUN ONES.
WHAT'S THIS HERE?
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT?
Meganne says THIS IS LIKE A MODERN TWIST
TO THE MONOPOLY GAME, THE
ORIGINAL ONE WITH ALL THE PAPER
MONEY, THE CARDS.
WELL, THIS ONE IS... IT KEEPS
TRACK OF ALL THE GAMES AND
ALSO . . . ALL YOUR MONEY.
She presses a button on the game's top hat-shaped device and says I PUT 200 DOLLAR MONOPOLY IN YOUR
ACCOUNT.
Lucas says SO INSTEAD OF...
Laura says A LOT OF THINGS ARE ACTUALLY
DIGITAL TODAY, SO THIS KIND OF
REPRESENTS THAT.
Meganne says YEAH.
BASICALLY.
Lucas says AWESOME.
IT'S A LITTLE RETRO AND IT'S A
LITTLE NEW AGE AS WELL.
Laura says IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF ALL THE
AMAZING THINGS.
Lucas says OKAY, MEGANNE, EVERY TIME WE
HAVE SOMEONE ON THE TREE FORT,
WE SHOW THEM A CUTE TIME OUT AND
THEY GET TO RATE IT.
TODAY THAT'S YOU.
Meganne says OH.
Laura says LET'S CHECK OUT THE CUTE TIME
OUT.
A series of pets appear with the title "Cute time oot."
A clip shows a pangolin twisting on its back in a puddle.
Lucas says ALL RIGHT.
Laura says OKAY, CHECK THIS OUT.
Meganne says OH, IT'S SO CUTE?
Laura says I JUST FOUND OUT WHAT THIS
ANIMAL IS.
APPARENTLY IT'S CALLED A
PANGOLIN?
Lucas says IT'S CALLED A PANGOLIN,
THAT'S RIGHT.
Laura says LUCAS LOVES THESE ANIMALS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT?
Meganne says I THINK IT'S SO CUTE.
HE'S STRUGGLING TRYING TO GET
OUT, BUT HE CAN'T.
IT'S REALLY CUTE AND KIND OF
FUNNY.
Laura says HE'S KIND OF ENJOYING HIS
MOMENT IN THIS SWAMPY LITTLE
WATER PUDDLE.
Lucas says I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE
LIKE TO PET A PANGOLIN.
Laura says I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE HARD,
DON'T YOU THINK?
Lucas says MAYBE NOT AS SOFT AS A DOG OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
Laura says YEAH, MEGANNE, WHAT DO YOU
RATE THAT CUTE TIME OUT?
Meganne says I WOULD RATE IT A NINE OUT OF
TEN.
Laura says A NINE OUT OF TEN.
90 percent.
Lucas says 90 percent.
GOOD SCORE FOR THE PANGOLIN.
WE GOT TO BRING MORE BACK TO
CUTE TIME OUT.
THIS IS YOUR LAB COAT.
SHOW US THE EXPERIMENT THAT YOU
ARE ABOUT TO DO, PERFORM.
Lucas puts a white lab coat on Meganne.
Laura says THIS IS PART OF ANOTHER TOY
THAT YOU'RE SHOWING US, RIGHT?
Meganne shows a lab kit box and says YES, THIS IS A SPECIAL
EXPERIMENT WITH THIS KIT HERE.
IT HAS TEN AMAZING EXPERIMENTS,
BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO DO A...
KIND OF.
Laura says OH, AMAZING.
Lucas says A FOAM.
SO WE HAVE EGG WHITE HERE WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF WATER IN A
BIGGER-SIZED BOWL.
SOMETHING TELLS ME IT'S GOING
TO... I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING
BIG IS GONNA HAPPEN.
Laura says SOMETHING BIG IS GONNA
HAPPEN!
SO WE HAVE THE EGG WHITES AND
WATER.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
Meganne says WELL, IT DOESN'T...
Lucas says VINEGAR.
Meganne says WE'LL PUT A LITTLE BIT OF
BAKING SODA.
Lucas says BICARBONATE IS THE SCIENTIFIC
NAME IF ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW.
Laura says SMARTY.
Lucas says SMARTY PANTS.
Laura says OH, COOL!
Laura says SO WE GOT THAT TEASPOON OF
BAKING SODA.
Meganne says WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT IT IN?
Lucas says I WOULD LOVE TO, MEGANNE.
THANKS FOR ASKING.
Laura says YOU CAN DO THE HONOURS.
WE'LL MIX IT UP TOGETHER.
Lucas says GIVE IT A STIR.
AND THEN WE ADD FOOD COLOURING;
IS THAT RIGHT?
Meganne says YES.
SO ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COLOURS
IS BLUE.
Lucas says COOL.
Laura says WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE
DROPS OF THIS.
Meganne says WE'LL PUT THREE DROPS,
ACTUALLY.
Lucas says YOU CAN PUT WHATEVER COLOUR
YOU WANT BECAUSE THE WORLD IS
YOURS TO DISCOVER.
Laura says THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER.
Lucas says OKAY, SO WE MIX THAT IN,
RIGHT?
Meganne says YEAH.
Laura says COOL, SO DO WE STIR THIS TOO?
Lucas says YEAH, WOULD YOU DO THE
HONOURS?
Laura says I WILL.
THANK YOU.
Lucas says THE QUEEN SAYS WE CAN MIX.
Laura says SO A GENTLE STIR, RIGHT?
A GENTLE STIR FOR THE QUEEN.
Meganne says AND NOW, ARE YOU GUYS READY?
Lucas says YES!
Meganne says WAIT, MAYBE WE HAVE TO...
Lucas says I HAVE TO MOVE IT.
OH, IT'S BUBBLING.
Meganne says OH!
Laura says OH, IT'S LIKE CHANGING
TEXTURE.
Meganne says YEAH.
Lucas says IT IS TOTALLY BUBBLING.
Laura says IT IS BUBBLING UP.
Lucas says IT MUST BE THE COMBINATION OF
THE VINEGAR AND THE...
Meganne says OH, YOU CAN SEE IT!
Laura says IT'S COMING UP.
Lucas says SLOWLY, LIKE A THERMOMETER.
The mix gets bubbly and foamy and starts going up the container.
Laura says LIKE LAVA ROCKS WHEN THEY'RE
LIKE, YOU KNOW, HARDENING.
THERE, LOOK.
Lucas says AND IT GETS SUSPENSEFUL.
IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY COOL.
I HOPE YOU KIDS CAN SEE THIS.
CAN I HOLD IT UP?
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T TOUCH IT.
Laura says YOU'RE AFRAID OF IT.
Lucas says ALSO IT'S TIME FOR . . .
The announcer shouts "WE NEED TO KNOW"!
The loud voice makes the fort shake.
Laura says THAT'S RIGHT, MEGANNE, WE
ALSO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU
FROM OUR TVOkid CALLE, AUM.
Lucas says HEY, AUM.
A caption reads "Aum. Age 6."
Aum says HI.
Laura says HI, WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION FOR
MEGANNE?
Aum says WHERE WOULD YOU GET A...
Laura says HOW DID YOU GET THE TOY
EXPERT JOB?
Meganne says WELL, IT WAS A REALLY LONG
PROCESS.
I HAD TO SUBMIT A VIDEO AND THEN
I GOT A SKYPE INTERVIEW, AND
THEN I GOT A LIVE INTERVIEW, AND
THEN I GOT...
Laura says COOL.
SO IT WAS A BIG PROCESS, RIGHT?
Lucas says MM-HM.
Meganne says YEAH, BUT IT'S A REALLY FUN
EXPERIENCE.
Laura says TOTALLY WORTH IT.
Lucas says SO COOL.
THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US
TODAY.
They do a cool high-five.
Lucas says WHO KNOWS, BY THE END OF THE
SHOW THIS MIGHT BE EXPLODING SO
BIG IT'S CRAZY.
TVOkids, LET'S CHECK IN WITH YOU
GUYS PLAYING WITH TOYS.
Laura says WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TOY?
A boy in a gray and burgundy sweater says BALLET BLADES ARE MY
FAVOURITE TOY BECAUSE I JUST
LIKE TO SPIN THEM.
A boy in a white graphic T-shirt says SOME OF THE BEY BLADES IF YOU
SPIN THEM REALLY FAST, YOU WILL
BOUNCE THEM OUT OF THE
CONTAINER.
A boy in a sportive blue jacket says MY FAVOURITE TOY IS IN A
BOARD GAME BECAUSE WHEN I PLAY
WITH MY FAMILY I DON'T KNOW
WHO'S GOING TO WIN.
IT'S LIKE ALL ABOUT STRATEGY AND
IT'S REALLY FUN TIME PLAYING.
A girl in a white and purple shirt says I LIKE PLAYING LEGO BECAUSE
IT... I LIKE BUILDING STUFF WITH
MY OWN CREATIVITY.
A girl in a burgundy shirt says THERE'S THIS THING CALLED
SHOPKINS, ME, MY MOM OR MY
BROTHER SOMETIMES WOULD PICK A
CHARACTER, WE WOULD SET UP LIKE
THE LITTLE SHOP.
A girl in a Wonder Woman T-shirt says PARENTS COME IN AND SAY WOULD
YOU LIKE SOME POPCORN?
WOULD YOU LIKE COOKIES?
AND THE ACTUAL FOOD WASN'T
ACTUALLY FOOD.
IT WOULD BE THE SHOPKINS, AND WE
WOULD SOMETIMES TRY TO MAKE THEM
PAY.
A girl in a white top and white vest says AND I ALSO PRETEND THAT THEY
WERE ALIVE.
AND I HAD THEM SINCE I WAS FOUR.
THEY COMFORT ME, SO I GUESS
THEY'RE MY FAVOURITE.
The opening of "Tree Fort News" rolls.
Landon sits in the studio and says OH, HELLO, WELCOME TO TREE
FORT NEWS.
I'M, I'M LANDON FOG, AND TODAY
OUR TOP STORY IS A GOOD ONE.
TOP STORY TODAY IS RATS DRIVING
CARS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SCIENTISTS HAVE TRAINED RATS TO
DRIVE AROUND IN TINY RAT-SIZED
CARS.
NOW THE RATS HAVE CONTROLS IN
THEIR VEHICLES, AND THEY CAN...
WHAT?
THEY CAN GO RIGHT, AND YOU CAN
SEE IN THIS VIDEO THESE RATS CAN
EVEN MOVE FORWARD, YES.
VERY TALENTED RATS.
THEY ARE REWARDED WITH FROOT
LOOPS FOR SUCCESSFUL TRIPS.
WE GO TO OUR EXPERT LAB RAT
NO. 14 FROM HER CAR.
HELLO, RAT NO. 14.
In a rat costume, Laura says HI.
ACTUALLY, I'M IN AN ROV,
RAT-OPERATED VEHICLE.
(HONKING).
Landon says NOW FIRST OF ALL I'M
WONDERING, IS IT SAFE FOR YOU TO
BE DRIVING WHILE WE'RE TALKING
TO YOU?
Rat says YEAH, IT'S A HANDS-FREE
DEVICE.
TOTALLY SAFE.
I'M A GREAT DRIVER, LANDON!
WHOO!
Landon says I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DRIVING,
RAT NO. 14?
Rat says OH, YES, TWO WEEKS.
(HONKING) WHOO!
Landon says YES, BE CAREFUL.
AND DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG
WAY, BUT WHY DID SCIENTISTS
THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO
TEACH RATS TO DRIVE?
Rat says WELL, APPARENTLY RAT BRAINS
ARE SIMILAR TO YOUR HUMAN
BRAINS, AND THEY WANTED TO SEE
IF DRIVING WOULD REDUCE ANXIETY.
YOU HUMANS GET... STRESS
HORMONES AFTER WE DROVE, GROSS,
BY THE WAY.
AND SURE ENOUGH WE WERE LESS
STRESSED.
She honks.
(HONKING).
Landon says OKAY, WELL, THAT IS RATHER
GROS.
ALSO I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE YOUR
POOP WAS WRONG BECAUSE YOU SEEM
A BIT STRESSED.
Rat says WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE WASN'T
ALL THIS TRAFFIC IN THE LAB.
Landon says OH.
(HONKING).
Landon says OKAY, NOW MAY I ASK YOU, WHY
DO YOU KEEP SHOUTING FROOT
LOOPS?
Rat says WELL, I NEED TO GET TO A
PLACE CALLED A GROCERY STORE.
I HEAR IT'S FULL OF WHOLE BOXES
OF FROOT LOOPS.
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED, THOUGH.
Landon says WHY IS THAT, RAT NO. 14?
Rat says WELL, MY ROV DOESN'T HAVE ANY
BRAKES!
Landon says OH.
Rat says WHOA!
Landon says OH!
OH, DEAR.
Rat says I'M OKAY.
I'M OKAY!
OH, NO!
Rat says OH, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO RAT
NO. 14.
WELL, ANYWAY, WHO KNOWS, BUT WE
DO KNOW THAT RATS ARE DRIVING
CARS.
I'M LANDON FOG.
THAT WAS THE NEWS.
WE'LL CATCH YOU NEXT TIME ON
TREE FORT NEWS.
The announcer says IT'S TIME FOR A TVOkids
SUPER CITIZEN AWARD!
AND THE AWARD GOES TO . . .
KYLIE!
Kylie is 8, with long slightly wavy blond hair and wears pink-rimmed glasses and a pink T-shirt.
She says MY NAME IS KYLIE, AND I AM 8
YEARS OLD.
I BUY TOYS FOR KIDS WHO DON'T
HAVE ANY.
BECAUSE ON HOT, HOT DAYS A LOT
OF PEOPLE WANT TO GET SOMETHING
COLD.
I HAD A STAND AND ORGANIZED
QUICK ENOUGH TO START ON TIME.
MAKING SURE THAT THE LEMONADE
IS... AND IS ALSO ONE OF THE
FUNNEST THINGS BECAUSE YOU GET
TO TASTE IT.
She tastes the lemonade and says TASTES AWESOME!
The announcer says THE MONEY KYLIE RAISES BUYS
TOYS FOR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK
CHILDREN.
Kylie says LEMONADE STAND I BROKE MY
ARM BECAUSE I FELL OFF MY
SKATEBOARD, AND THEN I HAD TO GO
TO SickKids HOSPITAL, AND THEY
HELPED ME SO I WANTED TO GIVE
SOMETHING BACK TO THEM.
LOOK AT ALL THE TOYS I GOT TO
MAKE KIDS FEEL BETTER.
I LIKE TO GIVE TOYS TO KIDS
BECAUSE KIDS LOVE TOYS MORE THAN
ANYTHING ELSE.
AFTER I GIVE KIDS TOYS I FEEL
HAPPY AND EXCITED INSIDE.
I THINK... HAPPY WHEN I GIVE
THEM A TOY.
The announcer says KYLIE'S LEMONADE STAND HAS
DONATED OVER 1800 DOLLARS IN TOYS TO
VARIOUS CHARITIES.
Kylie says I LIKE TO HELP OTHERS.
ENJOY YOUR LEMONADE.
The announcer says CONGRATULATIONS, KYLIE!
Back at the fort, Lucas says WELCOME BACK.
Laura says WELCOME BACK TO TOY DAY.
Lucas says TOY TOWN.
Laura says TOY DAY.
Lucas says SORRY, I SAID TOY TOWN
BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO EXPLORE A
NEW PLACE WE'VE NEVER BEEN
BEFORE.
IT'S CALLED TOY TOWN.
Laura says TOY TOWN HALL, EXACTLY.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING
ON THERE, AND TODAY LET'S CHECK
OUT WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT
IN TOY TOWN HALL.
Lucas says THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT FAKE
MUSEUM PAINTINGS.
WHAT COULD BE GOING ON?
Laura says LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
Laura and Lucas play with toys and make them speak.
Sherlock says HEAR YE.
Da Vinci says WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY?
IS EVERYONE GATHERED FOR TOWN
HALL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
FAKE MUSEUM PAINTING.
Knight says WHAT?
WHAT, YOU SAY FAKE?
Da Vinci says I DO.
Knight says NO!
BUT I LOOK AT THAT PAINTING
EVERY DAY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE AN
ORIGINAL.
Da Vinci says IT IS NOT THE ORIGINAL MONA
LISA.
SOMETHING ABOUT IT IS DIFFERENT.
DETECTIVE, HAVE YOU NOTICED
ANYTHING ODD HAPPENING AROUND
TOWN?
Sherlock says EXCUSE ME, OUT OF THE WAY.
LET ME TAKE A LOOK HERE.
Da Vinci says PLEASE TAKE A LOOK.
Sherlock says HMM.
HE'S RIGHT!
IT'S A FRAUD!
Da Vinci says WHAT?
Sherlock says WELL, WHY DON'T WE ASK THE
MAD SCIENTIST.
Einstein says YEAH, EVEN THE SCIENCE BEHIND
THIS PAINTING IS THAT IT IS NOT
RE-USED WITH REGULAR INK.
SOMEONE HAS REPLACED IT WITH
FRAUD INK.
Sherlock says FRAUD INK.
Einstein says FRAUD INK.
YES.
Sherlock says HMM.
Da Vinci says NOW, DETECTIVE, WHERE WERE
YOU THE NIGHT OF THIS CRIME?
Sherlock says WELL, I WAS ON VACATION WITH
MY FAMILY.
IN VERMONT.
Da Vinci says SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME FOR A
CRIME TO HAPPEN.
Sherlock says BUT LOOK AT THIS.
THIS SMALL...
Da Vinci says CAT!
Sherlock says WHERE WERE YOU ON THE NIGHT
THE MUSEUM PAINTING WAS
SWITCHED?
Da Vinci says TELL US.
Cat says UMM, WELL, THE TRUTH IS I
THOUGHT I WOULD GO OUTSIDE AND
DO REGULAR CAT THINGS, BUT THEN
I THOUGHT HOW NICE WOULD THAT
PAINTING LOOK IN MY APARTMENT!
Da Vinci says IT WAS YOU!
Sherlock says IT WAS YOU!
Da Vinci says YOU ARE NOW BANNED FROM TOY
TOWN.
Sherlock says SEND YOU BACK TO CAT LAND.
Da Vinci says ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE SOLVED THE CRIME.
NOW WE PARTY.
Sherlock says GOOD-BYE.
Laura says WITH DRAMA IN TOY TOWN HALL.
IT'S GETTING BETTER.
Lucas says COME ON, TOYS.
Laura says I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD BE THE
CAT.
Lucas says ME NEITHER, BUT THEY SOLVED
IT.
THEY REALLY FIGURED IT OUT.
Laura says THEY DID.
Lucas says TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO
FIGURE OUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND
BLACK HOLES.
Laura says THAT'S TRUE.
WE'RE TALKING ALL ABOUT SPACE
AND BLACK HOLES.
Lucas says CALL IN WITH YOUR QUESTIONS,
SKYPE, FACETIME.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
Laura plays the ukulele and they sing a song that goes SO LONG, SEE YOU LATER.
I BETTER TOMORROW WILL BE EVEN
GREATER.
Lucas says ASTROPHYSICIST IN TOMORROW,
SO COOL.
The song continues SO LONG, SAYONORA.
CLUE IT KEEPS US ON THIS EARTH
IS THE PASSWORD FOR TOMORROW.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY
GOOD-BYE TO YOU.
Lucas says I'M LUCAS, MAKE SOME MAGIC.
Laura says I'M LAURA, BE TRUE TO YOU.
Lucas says SEE YOU LATER.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Teacher Pam says LAURA AND LUCAS HAD A
LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS
TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
AND IT WAS REALLY COOL
TO SEE SOME OF THOSE TOYS
THAT THAT TOY TESTER
WAS PLAYING WITH.
THAT MONOPOLY GAME, I THINK I
MAY HAVE TO BUY IT FOR MY KIDS.
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S MY POSTER.
I'VE GOT MY PICTURE
OF MY-- OF MY KIDS
AND I'VE GOT A FANCY NAME -
TEACHER PAM OR
PAM'S FAM JAM PEG DOLLS.
AND I'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION
TOO,
THAT THEY'RE PAINTED
WITH NON TOXIC PAINT.
THAT MEANS,
IF THEY GET PUT IN YOUR MOUTH
OR IF SOMEONE CHEWS ON THEM,
IT'S NOT GOING
TO MAKE THEM SICK.
THEY'RE LONG-LASTING
BECAUSE THEY'RE MADE OF WOOD.
THAT MEANS THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO BREAK DOWN.
THEY'RE CUSTOMIZABLE.
"CUSTOMIZABLE" MEANS THAT YOU
CAN PAINT THEM ANY WAY YOU WANT.
YOU CAN SEE IN MY PICTURE,
I HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT COLOURS
AND DIFFERENT
SKIN COLOURS AND HATS
AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS
THAT MAKE THEM UNIQUE.
THEY ARE ALSO DIFFERENT
SIZES AND SETS AVAILABLE,
AND THEY'RE GREAT
FOR IMAGINATIVE PLAY.
I THINK IF I WERE SMALL...
IF I WERE A KID,
I'D REALLY WANT TO PLAY WITH
THESE DOLLS BECAUSE, THEN,
I COULD MAKE UP ALL SORTS OF
DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT THEM.
THEY COULD BE GOING FOR A WALK,
THEY COULD BE PLAYING
IN A SPECIFIC HOUSE,
THEY COULD BE DOING ANYTHING.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL
OF YOUR BRAINSTORMING IDEAS.
SO, AS WE WERE LEARNING ABOUT
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ADVERTISEMENT,
AND MAYBE WHEN YOU WERE
MAKING AN ADVERTISEMENT
FOR ONE OF YOUR TOYS,
WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT
THE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISEMENT
AND THE PURPOSE OF MEDIA.
WE KNOW THAT MEDIA
IS USED TO ENTERTAIN,
AND TO LEARN,
AND TO SHARE PRODUCT IDEAS.
WE LEARNED ABOUT
THE INTENDED AUDIENCE,
WHO THE PRODUCT WAS MADE FOR AND
WHO THEY THINK WILL BUY IT.
WE ALSO LEARNED ALL ABOUT
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDIA
AND LEARNING AND TOYS,
AND WE LEARNED ALL
ABOUT HAVING FUN TOGETHER.
MY NAME IS TEACHER PAM,
AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS
TVOKIDS POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I KNOW I SURE DID,
AND I KNOW I'LL SEE
YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
A caption reads "Bonus material."
An episode of "Blynk and Aazoo" rolls.
(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)
In animation, two aliens fly across space in a spaceship.
Blynk is a rectangular green alien with spiky hair and long fangs.
Aazoo is a round orange alien with 3 eyes.
With the help of M.A.V.I.S., the spaceship computer, and real Earth scientists, they listen to real Earth children's questions and try to find answers.
A song plays that says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU
The name of the show reads "Blynk and Aazoo. Imagine, investigate, invent!"
(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)
(HUMMING)
In the spaceship, Blynk works on a hat made out of a log and says OH, OH! OOH, AH, EEH!
M.A.V.I.S. says THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT BY
A CAPTAIN'S LOG, BLYNK.
B HUH?
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
M.A.V.I.S. says A CAPTAIN'S LOG IS LIKE
A DIARY YOU WRITE IN;
NOT AN ACTUAL LOG.
Blynk puts the hat on and says OH. TA-DA!
A woodpecker sits on it and starts pecking.
(TAPPING)
B OOH!
HUH? HM.
(CHITTERING)
Aazoo slides in and says WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
WHEE! WHOA!
(GIGGLING)
(GIGGLING)
M.A.V.I.S. says IT WOULD SEEM AAZOO IS
TAKING CARE OF A HUNGRY,
RARE WOODPECKOID.
(ALARM BLASTING)
M.A.V.I.S. says INQUIRY BOOTH TRANSMITTING,
INCOMING INQUIRY.
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
(CHITTERING)
(GASPING)
Aazoo says HA-HA!
A real life girl named Maddie pops up on a screen and says HI, BLYNK AND AAZOO!
MY NAME IS MADDIE AND I
HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
Maddie is around 8, with long wavy brown hair in a ponytail and wears a floral shirt.
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
Maddie says I WAS PLAYING WITH
MY BABY DINO TODAY.
Blynk and Aazoo say HUH?
Maddie says JUST JOKING,
IT'S ACTUALLY A LIZARD.
OH!
BUT THAT DID GET ME THINKING,
WOULDN'T IT BE COOL
TO MEET A REAL DINOSAUR,
LIKE A BRONTOSAURUS?
Blynk and Aazoo say OOH!
M.A.V.I.S. says ALERT,
INVENTION POTENTIAL HIGH.
DINO SIZE BRAIN
ACTIVITY DETECTED.
PREPARE TO DINO-ROAR.
Blynk and Aazoo screams.
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
M.A.V.I.S. says ERROR, ZERO RESULTS FOUND.
THAT WAS MORE OF
A DINO-SNORE. GET IT?
"DINO-SNORE?"
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
Blynk says HMM.
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
Blynk presses the question button on the control panel.
M.A.V.I.S. says CALLING INTERSTELLAR
SCIENCE COUNCIL CAPTAIN.
A real life girl scientist pops up on another screen and says OH, HEY, EVERYONE.
I'M SAM.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY?
Sam is in her twenties, with long straight dark hair and wears a light gray sweater.
Maddie says HI SAM. I'M MADDIE.
I WAS WONDERING
IF IT WOULD EVER BE POSSIBLE
TO MEET A REAL DINOSAUR?
Sam says MEET A DINOSAUR?
NOW, THAT WOULD BE
QUITE AN ADVENTURE.
BLYNK, PULL UP
THE DINO FILES, PLEASE.
LET'S TAKE A TRIP BACK
IN TIME.
LET'S GO WAY BACK,
243 MILLION YEARS AGO,
WHEN DINOSAURS
FIRST ROAMED THE EARTH.
Maddie says DINOSAURS WERE
AROUND WAY BEFORE HUMANS.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE,
AND THEY LIVED ON EARTH
FOR 177 MILLION YEARS,
GIANT, ALIEN-EATING LIZARDS.
(SCREAMING)
The aliens scream.
M.A.V.I.S. says JUST JOKING. HA-HA.
Maddie says SO, WHERE DID THEY ALL GO?
Sam says MOST SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THAT
THE DINOSAURS BECAME EXTINCT
WHEN A GIANT
ASTEROID HIT EARTH.
M.A.V.I.S. says THE ASTEROID WAS AS BIG AS THE
TALLEST MOUNTAIN ON EARTH -
MOUNT EVEREST.
THE FORCE OF THE
IMPACT WAS SO GREAT,
IT FORMED A CRATER NEAR
CHICXULUB, MEXICO,
THAT WAS NEARLY
170 KILOMETRES WIDE
AND 20 KILOMETRES DEEP -
THAT'S AS BIG AS HAWAII
AND AS DEEP AS 40 CN
TOWERS.
Maddie says THAT'S HUGE!
Sam says SURE IS.
IT WAS SUCH A BIG EXPLOSION,
IT ALSO CREATED GIANT
EARTHQUAKES AND TIDAL WAVES,
AND THREW SO MUCH MATERIAL
INTO THE ATMOSPHERE,
IT MADE THE PLANET COLD;
TOTALLY RUINED DINO-PICNICS.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE,
AND RESULTED IN THE
EXTINCTION OF MOST DINOSAURS.
Maddie says WAIT, YOU SAID MOST DINOSAURS.
Sam says I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
PICK UP ON THAT. YOU SEE,
WHILE MOST OF THE DINOSAURS
WE KNOW ARE EXTINCT,
TURNS OUT SOME DINOSAURS
HAVE EVOLVED INTO...
Maddie says BIRDS!
YEAH, I REMEMBER HEARING THAT!
Blynk takes off his hat, looks at the woodpecker and says OOH!
HUH?
Sam says SCIENTISTS NOW BELIEVE
THAT BIRDS ARE
THE MODERN DAY RELATIVES
OF TWO-LEGGED
THEROPOD DINOSAURS,
A GROUP THAT ALSO INCLUDES
ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS...
Maddie says TYRANNOSAURUS REX!
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
THEROPOD DINOSAURS AND BIRDS
SHARE MANY SIMILARITIES -
THE SHAPE OF THEIR
EGGS IS THE SAME,
THEY HAVE SIMILARLY
SHAPED BONES,
INCLUDING A WISH BONE,
SOME THEROPODS
EVEN HAD FEATHERS.
Maddie says SO, THE T-REX WAS
JUST ONE BIG TURKEY.
Sam laughs and says THAT'S FUNNY.
M.A.V.I.S. says AAZOO NOW BELIEVES
THEIR RARE BIRD
IS THE LAST OF THE DINOSAURS.
Sam says WELL, THAT'S PARTLY RIGHT.
TODAY, THERE ARE ABOUT
18,000 SPECIES OF BIRDS
AND THEY'RE
ALL DESCENDANTS OF DINOSAURS.
Maddie says SO, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
I SEE FLYING DINOS
ALMOST EVERY DAY, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL!
The aliens say OOH! AHH!
Maddie says BUT I'D STILL LIKE TO
MEET A BRONTOSAURUS.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO BRING THEM
BACK, LIKE IN THE MOVIES?
Sam says AH, YES,
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
USING DNA TO BRING AN ANIMAL
BACK FROM EXTINCTION.
Maddie says YES, DNA! I LOVE DNA!
WHAT DOES DNA DO AGAIN?
M.A.V.I.S. says DNA - DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID.
IT HOLDS THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR HOW ALL LIVING THINGS
GROW AND FUNCTION.
Sam says AND DNA COULD BE THE KEY TO
BRINGING BACK EXTINCT ANIMALS.
BLYNK, THE FUTURE FILES,
PLEASE!
OVER THOUSANDS
OF YEARS, DINOSAURS,
AS WELL AS MANY OTHER
ANIMALS HAVE BECOME EXTINCT
BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
OR HUMAN ACTIVITY.
Maddie says WELL, THAT'S TERRIBLE!
Sam says IT IS, BUT SOME SCIENTISTS
ARE NOW LOOKING AT WAYS
TO USE THE DNA FOUND IN THE
REMAINS OF EXTINCT ANIMALS
TO BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE.
THE PROBLEM IS
DINOSAUR DNA IS SO OLD
THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
LEFT TO WORK WITH.
Blynk says HMM...
M.A.V.I.S. says A WARNING TO HUMANS -
BRINGING ANIMALS
BACK FROM EXTINCTION
MUST BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED,
SO AS NOT TO DISRUPT
NATURE'S COMPLEX BALANCE.
The aliens shriek.
(SHRIEKING)
Maddie says MAYBE BRINGING BACK DINOSAURS
WOULDN'T BE A GOOD IDEA,
EVEN IF WE COULD.
Sam says WHAT WE HUMANS
SHOULD TRY TO DO NOW
IS HELP ANIMALS THAT ARE
CLOSE TO EXTINCTION SURVIVE.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS,
ANIMALS SUCH AS THE BORNEAN
ORANGUTAN, BELUGA WHALE,
SWIFT FOX, SUMATRAN RHINOCEROS
AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE
MAY ALL BECOME EXTINCT.
Sam says THAT TURTLE HAS
BEEN ON THIS PLANET
FOR OVER 100 MILLION YEARS -
NOT QUITE AS LONG AS DINOSAURS,
BUT MUCH LONGER THAN HUMANS.
Maddie says OH NO!
WE CAN'T LET THEM GO EXTINCT!
WE NEED TO FIND
WAYS TO SAVE THEM.
Blynk says AH-HA!
M.A.V.I.S. says INSPIRATION DETECTED.
INVENTION STATION
IS READY, CAPTAIN.
Blynk goes in the invention room and creates a strange device on wheels.
Maddie says WHAT'S THAT, BLYNK?
(CHUCKLING)
M.A.V.I.S. says IT APPEARS BLYNK
HAS INVENTED A MACHINE
TO SAVE ENDANGERED ANIMALS.
Blynk pulls down a lever and the machine shoots a little woodpecker.
Maddie says AWW, IT'S SO CUTE!
NOW, AAZOO'S PET HAS A SISTER.
Aazoo keeps pulling down the lever and making lots of woodpeckers.
(YELPING)
As he gets buried in a pile of birds, Blynk says AAZOO!
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
(CHUCKLING)
Aazoo breaks the lever and says OH!
(YELPING)
M.A.V.I.S. says IT WOULD APPEAR THE WOODPECKOID
IS NO LONGER RARE,
AND THEY ALL BELIEVE
BLYNK IS THEIR MOTHER.
Sam says WELL, MAMA BLYNK,
SOMETIMES INVENTING
CAN HAVE SURPRISING RESULTS
YOU DIDN'T QUITE PREDICT.
Blynk frowns and says AAZOO...
Maddie says YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHEN I GROW UP,
I WANNA BE A SCIENTIST
WHO STOPS ANIMALS
FROM BECOMING EXTINCT.
Sam says I'M SURE THE ANIMALS
WILL LOVE YOU
AS MUCH AS
THESE ONES LOVE BLYNK.
Maddie says THANKS, EVERYONE! BYE!
Sam says BYE, MADDIE. BYE, EVERYONE!
M.A.V.I.S. says THE SEARCH FOR
INVENTIONS CONTINUES.
ALL SYSTEMS ENGAGED.
(ALIENS SPEAKING
GIBBERISH HAPPILY)
The theme song plays.
The song says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
The episode ends.
Now music plays as the end credits for Power Hour of Learning roll.
A caption reads "TVO Kids would like to thank all the teachers involved in the Power Hour of Learning as they continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes."
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