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Transcript: This or That? | Primary Lesson | TVOkids
A female announcer says, “TVO KIDS POWER HOUR
OF LEARNING.
Text reads, “Today’s primary lesson, This or that?”
A dark-haired man says, “HELLO, TVOKIDS.
AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE
OF POWER HOUR OF LEARNING. I'M TEACHER
JOEL. AND AGAIN, I AM SO EXCITED TO BE WITH YOU
FOR THE NEXT HOUR OF LEARNING AND FUN.”
Joel continues, “DURING OUR TIME TOGETHER,
WE'RE GOING TO BE CHECKING OUT SOME
AMAZING TVOKID SHOWS, AND I'M GOING TO BE
POPPING UP IN-BETWEEN TO TEACH YOU SOME
LESSONS YOU CAN DO RIGHT AT HOME TO CONNECT
TO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH
A FEW IDEAS IF YOU WANT TO EXTEND THIS
LEARNING LATER IN THE DAY OR EVEN LATER IN THE
WEEK.”
Joel says, “I LIKE TO TELL MY STUDENTS AT SCHOOL,
IT'S A GOOD DAY IF WE DO TWO THINGS: WE LEARN
SOMETHING NEW--AND NO MATTER HOW OLD YOU
ARE--KIDS, GROWN-UPS, WE CAN KEEP LEARNING
NEW THINGS EVERY DAY. AND NUMBER TWO, IT'S A
GOOD DAY IF WE HAVE SOME FUN. AND I WILL TELL
YOU, OVER THE NEXT HOUR, WE ARE GOING TO BE
DOING BOTH OF THOSE THINGS. BUT BEFORE WE
GET STARTED, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE READY
TO GO AND SET UP FOR SUCCESS. SO, PLEASE SIT IN
A NICE COMFORTABLE SPACE THAT WORKS FOR YOU,
WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE SCREEN HEAR MY VOICE,
AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET TOO DISTRACTED
BY ANYTHING AROUND YOU.”
Joel goes on, “FOR TODAY'S LEARNING, YOU ARE GOING
TO NEED SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH, MAYBE A
PENCIL, A MARKER, A CRAYON, AND SOMETHING YOU
CAN WRITE ON, A PIECE OF PAPER, YOUR FAVOURITE
NOTEBOOK, MAYBE EVEN AT HOME, YOU HAVE A
WHITEBOARD. NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO GRAB
THOSE THINGS, GET NICE AND COMFORTABLE
BECAUSE WE'RE READY TO BEGIN.”
Joel says, “NOW, LIKE SO MUCH OF OUR LEARNING
DOES, TODAY'S LEARNING IS GOING TO START WITH
LETTERS, AND I KNOW WE KNOW OUR LETTERS WELL.
WE'LL REMEMBER THAT LETTERS HAVE A NAME AND A
SOUND. THE NAME OF THIS LETTER,”
A lowercase ‘t’ is written on a piece of paper.
Joel says, “SHOUT IT OUT, IS LETTER "T". AND THE
SOUND IT MAKES IS..."TUH, TUH, TUH", LIKE "TOW"
OR "TRAIN". THE NAME OF THIS LETTER…”
A lower case ‘h’ is written on the paper.
Joel continues, “IS "H" AND THE SOUND IT MAKES
IS "HUH, HUH", LIKE "HORSE" OR "HOT". BUT
SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL HAPPENS WHEN WE PUT
THESE LETTERS TOGETHER.”
Joel says, “TAKE A LOOK. WE COMBINE OUR "T" AND
OUR "H"...INTO ONE SOUND.” EVEN THOUGH YOU
JUST TOLD ME "T" GOES "TUH", AND "H" GOES "HUH",
WHEN WE PUT THESE TOGETHER, WE DO NOT SAY
"TUH-HUH". WE MAKE ONE SOUND. HAVE YOU
SEEN "T-H" BEFORE? THE SOUND IT MAKES IS...
"THA, THA, THA", AND WE CALL THAT A DIGRAPH.
TWO LETTERS, ONE SOUND? SAY IT WITH ME,
"THA, THA, THA".CAN YOU THINK OF ANY "T-H" WORDS?”
Joel continues, “WAIT A SECOND. THAT WAS ONE RIGHT THERE."THINK" IS A "T-H" WORD. IT STARTS WITH
THAT..."THA, THA, THA" SOUND. CAN YOU THINK OF
ANY OTHERS? OOH! ONE OF MY VERY FAVOURITE
WORDS WITH THE "T-H" SOUND IS..."THANK YOU".
THANK YOU FOR HANGING OUT TODAY AND LEARNING
TOGETHER. BOTH OF THESE WORDS HAVE "T-H" AT
THE START. BUT WE CAN ALSO SEE THE "T-H" SOUND...
IN OTHER SPOTS OF WORDS. THIS ONE HAS "T-H" AT
THE END, AND I BET YOU'VE SEEN THIS WORD BEFORE.
"M-A-T-H" IS "MATH". "THA", THERE IT IS.”
Joel goes on, “BUT THE TWO MAIN "T-H" WORDS THAT I
WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT TODAY ARE..."THIS" AND,
YOU GUESSED IT, "THAT". WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING
SOME GAMES TOGETHER CALLED "THIS OR THAT", AND
WHEN WE PLAY "THIS OR THAT", I GIVE YOU TWO CHOICES
AND YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHICH ONE YOU WOULD
PICK. WOULD YOU PICK THIS OR WOULD YOU PICK THAT?
HMM…”
Joel asks, “WOULD YOU RATHER...SPEND A DAY ON THE
SUNNY WARM BEACH...OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLORE
A COLD, ICY MOUNTAIN? WOULD YOU PICK THIS, THE
BEACH? OR THAT, THE MOUNTAIN?”
Joel goes on, “NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT
YOU PICK THE ONE THAT FEELS RIGHT FOR YOU. THAT'S
CALLED GIVING YOUR OPINION. AND IT'S ALL RIGHT
IF YOUR FRIENDS OR YOUR FAMILY MAKE A DIFFERENT
CHOICE THAT FEELS RIGHT FOR THEM. YOU THINK
ABOUT WHICH ONE YOU WOULD CHOOSE.”
Joel asks, “HMM...
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A PET DOG OR WOULD YOU
RATHER HAVE A PET CAT? WOULD YOU PICK "THIS OR
THAT"? THE DOG OR THE CAT? NOW, BEFORE WE
DESIGN SOME OF OUR VERY OWN "THIS OR THAT"
WRITING, TOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK OUT AN
AMAZING EPISODE OF THE TVOKIDS SHOW THAT'S
GOING TO TEACH US EVEN A BIT MORE ABOUT PLAYING
"THIS OR THAT", AND I'LL SEE YOU AFTER.”
[TVO Kids Theme song]
Lucas and Laura sing, “PACK UP YOUR BAGS
KISS YOUR TURTLE GOODBYE
COME UP AND CLIMB
WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY
SO MUCH TO SEE,
SO MUCH TO DO
IN OUR TREE FORT,
WE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU...
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW,
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW,
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
[Geese honking]
Laura says, “PASSWORD PLEASE.”
Lucas whispers in Laura’s ear. A caption reads “Dare”.
The song continues, “LA, LA, LA, LA
DO, DO, DO, DO
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW”
A title screen reads, “That TVO Kids show”
The dark-haired man says, “HI, LAURA.”
Laura replies, “HELLO.”
A dark-haired man says, “HELLO.
WELCOME TO THE FORT.
IT IS WOULD YOU RATHER DAY…”
Laura adds, “YES.”
The dark-haired man continues, “...IN THE TREE FORT.”
Laura says, “A VERY EXCITING DAY INDEED, GREG.”
Greg agrees, “QUITE EXCITING.”
Laura says, “YES.”
Greg asks, “WOULD YOU RATHER RECEIVE
A HIGH FIVE FROM ME
OR THIS BALL OF FLUFF I FOUND?”
Laura replies, “A HIGH FIVE!”
Greg says, “HIGH FIVE IT IS.”
Laura exclaims, “YEAH!”
Greg goes on, “AND THAT'S HOW YOU PLAY
"WOULD YOU RATHER".”
Laura adds, “YEAH, IT'S REALLY FUN.”
Greg agrees, “IT IS REALLY FUN.”
Laura asks, “GREG, WOULD YOU RATHER SHOW THE
TVO KIDS THE PASSWORD OR NOT?”
Greg says, “OR NOT?”
Laura adds, “OR NOT?”
Greg answers, “OH, THAT'S A TOUGH DECISION.
I'M GOING TO SAY
I WOULD LIKE TO.
I WOULD LIKE TO
SHOW THE PASSWORD TODAY.”
Laura says, “LET'S CHECK IT OUT!
TVOKIDS,
DID YOU GUESS THE PASSWORD?
IF YOU UNSCRAMBLED THIS,
IT WOULD SAY…”
Greg and Laura say together, "DARE."
Greg says, “AND MOST OF YOU GOT IT RIGHT.”
Laura adds, “ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE
FOR "WOULD YOU RATHER".”
Greg agrees, “EXACTLY, YES.”
Laura continues, “TRUTH OR DARE.”
Greg says, “YES, AND WHAT IS--
WHAT WOULD YOU--”
Laura says, “OKAY, SO WOULD YOU RATHER,
IT'S A GAME WHERE
YOU'RE GIVEN TWO OPTIONS,
TWO CHOICES, AND THEN YOU KIND
OF WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS
OF EACH TO SEE WHICH ONE YOU
WOULD RATHER BE OR DO.”
Greg asks, “OH, SO LIKE THE NAME,
WHICH ONE WOULD I RATHER DO?”
Laura answers, “YES.”
Greg adds, "WOULD YOU RATHER"...
OH, THAT MAKES SENSE.”
Laura asks, “WOULD YOU RATHER BE
A DUCK OR AN OWL?”
Greg answers, “I WOULD RATHER BE...
OH, I'D RATHER BE A DUCK, SO
THAT I COULD FLY AND ALSO SWIM.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.”
Laura exclaims, “AND SWIM!
SEE? TWO PROS.”
Greg says, “WOULD YOU R--”
[Foghorn sounding]
Laura and Greg say, “OH!”
Gregg says, “OKAY, LET'S GET IT.”
[Foghorn sounding]
[Frog croaking]
Laura puts on a set of earphones and
presses a button.
Laura says, “HELLO.
LAURA SPEAKING.
WHO'S CALLING?”
Hafsa replies,
“IT'S HAFSA.”
Laura asks, “HAFSA, WHAT'S THE
PASSWORD FOR THE FORT TODAY?”
Hafsa answers, "DARE."
Laura agrees, “YES, YOU ARE GOING IN THE SKY…”
Greg adds, “…NOW!”
Laura and Greg shout, “YES!”
Laura says, “YEAH, YOU'RE THERE!”
Greg says, “HI, HAFSA.”
Laura adds, “HEY, HAFSA.”
Hafsa replies, “HI.”
Greg asks, “YOU'RE IN THE SKY.
WHAT IS IT LIKE UP THERE?”
Laura adds, “YEAH.”
Hafsa answers, “IT FEELS AWESOME.”
Greg responds, “THAT'S AWESOME!”
Laura adds, “IT FEELS AWESOME!”
Greg says, “AMAZING.”
Laura goes on to say, “OKAY, WE'RE SO EXCITED TO
HAVE YOU IN THE FORT TODAY.”
Greg agrees, “WE ARE, WE ARE.
HAFSA, WHAT DID YOU
LEARN IN SCHOOL TODAY?”
Hafsa answers, “I LEARNED...
WE WERE DOING MATH.”
Greg asks, “MATH?”
Laura exclaims, “MATH!
I LOVE THAT.”
Greg says, “LIKE ADDITION,
SUBTRACTION.”
Laura says, “OH, LOOK AT YOU.”
Greg continues, “MULTIPLICATION,
DIVISION.
WHAT'S THAT?”
Laura says, “THIS IS AMAZING.”
Hafsa answers, “SUBTRACTION.”
Greg says, “SUBTRACTION.
VERY NICE, VERY NICE.”
HAFSA, I "HAFSA"
ASK YOU A QUESTION.
IT'S A
"WOULD YOU RATHER" QUESTION.
HAVE YOU PLAYED
"WOULD YOU RATHER" BEFORE?”
Hafsa answers, “YES.”
Greg says, “GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. OKAY.”
Laura adds, “OKAY. THIS IS AN EXCITING ONE
BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY
GOING TO INFLUENCE THE SHOW…”
Greg says, “THE REST OF THE SHOW.”
Laura continues, “...FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
OKAY, GREG, TAKE IT AWAY.”
Greg asks, “OKAY. HAFSA, WOULD YOU RATHER
LAURA WEAR THIS BIG SILLY HAT
FOR THE REST OF THE ENTIRE SHOW?
OR WOULD YOU RATHER GREG
EAT THIS ENTIRE WATERMELON
THROUGHOUT THE SHOW?”
Hafsa replies, “I THINK...
LAURA SHOULD
WEAR THE CRAZY HAT.”
Laura exclaims, “OH!”
Greg says, “GOOD CHOICE.”
Laura adds, “I HAVE TO WEAR THE HAT!
AND THAT IS THE BEAUTY
OF WOULD YOU RATHER"
Greg says, “VERY GOOD CHOICE.”
Laura continues, “OKAY. I GUESS I SHOULD
PUT IT ON RIGHT NOW.
HOW DOES IT LOOK, HAFSA?”
Hafsa replies, “IT LOOKS GOOD.”
Laura says, “IT LOOKS GOOD!”
Greg adds, “YOU'RE ACTUALLY ROCKING IT.
YOU LOOK REALLY GOOD IN THAT.
THAT'S AMAZING.”
Laura says, “I ACTUALLY AM REALLY
FEELING THIS HAT RIGHT NOW.
I FEEL LIKE I LOOK
GREAT IN THAT.”
Greg adds, “I LOVE THAT.”
Laura says, “AMAZING.
HAFSA, WE HAVE A REALLY CUTE
VIDEO WE WANT TO SHOW YOU.”
Greg adds, “MM-HMM.
ARE YOU READY?”
Hafsa answers, “YEAH.”
Greg continues, “ALL RIGHT,
CHECK IT OOT.”
Ducklings, a rabbit, and a cat appear
in a video, text reads, “Cute time oot”
LAURA:
CUTE TIME OOT!
LAURA AND GREG:
A prairie dog wears a red hat and
overalls.
Greg says, “OH.”
Laura adds, “OKAY. I LOVE THIS VIDEO.”
Greg asks, “HAFSA, WHAT IS THIS?
DO YOU KNOW?”
Hafsa replies, “IT KIND OF LOOKS
LIKE A SQUIRREL.”
Greg agrees, “IT'S KIND OF
LIKE A SQUIRREL.”
Laura adds, “MIGHT BE A GOPHER,
MAYBE A MEERKAT?”
Greg says, “KIND OF LOOKS
LIKE A MEERKAT.”
Laura adds, “I THINK THE BEAUTY OF THIS VIDEO
IS THAT IT'S ACTUALLY
DRESSED IN SOMETHING.”
Greg agrees, “YES”
Laura continues, “WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY
SURE WHAT THAT IS.”
Greg says, “HOW COULD WE FORGET THAT?
I THINK...
I BELIEVE...
WHAT'S THAT?
OH, I BELIEVE
IT'S A PRAIRIE DOG.”
Laura exclaims, “OH!”
Greg continues, “I JUST GOT NEWS
IT'S A PRAIRIE DOG.”
Laura asks, “THERE YOU GO.”
HAFSA, WHAT WOULD YOU RATE THAT
VIDEO OF THAT PRAIRIE DOG?”
Hafsa answers, “I THINK I'D RATE IT
10 OUT OF 10.”
Greg and Laura say, “10 OUT OF 10.”
Greg says, “LOVE THAT.”
Laura adds, “BEAUTIFUL.”
Greg goes on to say, “AMAZING.
SO, HAFSA NOT ONLY
LEARNED SUBTRACTION,
BUT SHE'S ALSO LEARNED
FRACTIONS BEFORE. THAT'S GREAT.”
Laura says, “AND SHE'S ALSO GIVEN ME
THIS BEAUTIFUL HAT.”
Greg says, “BEAUTIFUL HAT.
THANKS SO MUCH, HAFSA.
IT WAS GREAT CHATTING.”
Laura adds, “WE'LL TALK TO
YOU AGAIN SOON.”
Greg says, “BYE.”
Hafsa responds, “OKAY, BYE.”
Greg says, “AMAZING. WELL, I GUESS I'LL
HAVE TO SAVE THIS FOR LATER.”
Laura responds, “YEAH, YOU SAVE IT FOR LATER.
DEFINITELY.
I WILL SPORT THIS AMAZING HAT.”
HOW DO I LOOK IN IT?”
Greg answers, “IT LOOKS GREAT.
YOU LOOK WONDERFUL IN THAT.”
Laura says, “THANK YOU.
IT'S REALLY BALANCING ME
OUT RIGHT NOW.”
Greg asks, “I WONDER HOW I WOULD LOOK
WITH THIS WATERMELON AS A HAT.”
OH, OKAY.
NO?”
Laura says, “OKAY, GREG,
WOULD YOU RATHER,
UM, FLY A KITE OR
FLY A ROCKET SHIP?”
Greg answers,
“I WOULD RATHER FLY A KITE
BECAUSE FLYING A ROCKET SHIP
SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH
RESPONSIBILITY.
I WOULDN'T KNOW
WHAT I WOULD BE DOING.”
Laura says,
“YEAH. YOU'RE RIGHT.
THEY'RE TWO VERY
DIFFERENT OPTIONS.”
Greg asks,
“WOULD YOU RATHER,
LOLA BE POCKET-SIZED
OR BE ABLE TO TALK?”
Laura answers,
“YES, OKAY, LOLA
IS MY ENGLISH BULLDOG
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
NEED TO KNOW THAT.
SO, I WOULD RATHER BE LOLA BE
POCKET-SIZED, ACTUALLY.”
Greg says,
“YOU SHOULD TAKE HER
ONTO THE SHOW EVERY DAY.”
Laura says,
“OKAY, TVOKIDS, WE HAVE SOME
"WOULD YOU RATHERS" FOR YOU,
SO LET'S CHECK IT OUT.”
A male announcer says,
“YOU'RE BEING ATTACKED!
WOULD YOU RATHER IT BE BY
ONE HORSE-SIZED DUCK
OR A HUNDRED DUCK-SIZED HORSES?”
A dark-haired boy in a red shirt answers,
“ONE HORSE-SIZED DUCK.
I COULD JUST RUN AWAY.”
A dark-haired girl in an orange shirt says,
“I WOULD FIGHT...
A BUNCH OF DUCK-SIZED HORSES
BECAUSE THEY'RE
REALLY TINY FOR ME,
SO I WOULD ACTUALLY WIN.”
A dark-haired girl in a striped shirt says,
“I WOULD FIGHT
A HORSE-SIZED DUCK.
I WOULD GO ON THE
HORSE-SIZED DUCK AND THEN--
ON ITS BACK, AND THEN IT WILL
FLY ME WHEREVER I WANT TO GO.”
A dark-haired boy in a red and gray hoodie answers,
“A HUNDRED HORSE-SIZED CHICKENS?
OH, NO. DUCK-SIZED HORSES.”
A dark-haired girl in a red hoodie replies,
“ONE HORSE-SIZED DUCK.
I HAVE SEEN, LIKE,
REAL DUCKS BEFORE
AND THEY DON'T REALLY
DO ANYTHING TO YOU.”
A dark-haired boy in a black sweater says,
“A HUNDRED DUCK-SIZED HORSES
BECAUSE THE HORSES WOULD
BE SMALL, VERY SMALL.”
The dark-haired boy the red shirt says,
“EASY. EASY. EASY.”
A blonde-haired girl in a black sweater answers,
“A HUNDRED DUCK-SIZED HORSES
BECAUSE, UM,
HORSES ARE KIND OF CUTE.”
A dark-haired boy in a gray shirt says,
“ONE BIG DUCK.
IT MIGHT BE EASIER
TO RUN AWAY FROM
THAN A HUNDRED SMALL HORSES.”
A dark-haired girl in a pink hoodie says,
“I WOULD RATHER FIGHT A
HUNDRED DUCK-SIZED HORSES
BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE TINIER.
THEY'D BE KIND OF FAST,
SO I WOULD HAVE TO, LIKE,
MAKE A PLAN UP OR SOMETHING.”
A dark-haired boy in a gray sweater says,
“IF THEY DO OUTRUN ME,
I'D PROBABLY GO BEHIND THEM AND
HIDE IN A BUSH OR SOMETHING.”
The dark-haired boy in a gray shirt responds,
“IT MIGHT HAPPEN,
BUT I DON'T REALLY SEE THE
CHANCES OF IT HAPPENING.”
Text reads, “You’re being attacked!”
A male announcer says:
“IT'S TIME FOR THIS VERSUS THAT!
LET'S MEET OUR COMPETITORS.
IN THE FIRST CORNER,
HE'S MAGIC.
HE GOT HIS ACCEPTANCE
LETTER WHEN HE WAS ONLY 12.
HE KNOWS THAT ITS
"LEVIOHSA", NO "LEVIOSAH".
GIVE IT UP FOR THE WIZARD!”
[Audience cheering]
The announcer continues,
“IN THE SECOND CORNER,
SHE'S HERE TO SAVE
THE WORLD, AND THEN SOME.
MORE SUPER THAN
A CUP OF HOT SOUP.
S-U-P-E-ARE YOU READY
FOR THE HERO YOU'VE
BEEN WAITING FOR?
IT'S SUPERHERO.”
[Audience cheering]
The announcer says:
“LET THE GAMES BEGIN.”
[Bell ringing]
A wizard asks,
“ARE YOU READY FOR MY MAGIC?”
A superhero says,
“WHOA! WHY ARE YOU POINTING
THAT STRANGE STICK AT ME?”
The wizard replies, “THIS ISN'T
ANY STRANGE STICK.
IT'S A WAND.”
The superhero says,
“WELL, I DON'T NEED ANY TOOLS
BECAUSE I'M SUPER ON MY OWN. HA!”
The wizard asks,
“YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY MAGICAL POWERS?”
The superhero responds,
“WELL, I HAVE SUPER POWERS,
BUT THEY ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.”
The wizard exclaims, “WHAT?!”
The superhero replies,
“UH-HUH”
The wizard says, “WHAT?! NO.”
The superhero asks,
“TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.”
The wizard raps,
“I'M A WIZARD,
JUST IN CASE YOU COULDN'T TELL
I'M A WIZARD WITH
AN ARSENAL OF SPELLS
I'M MAGIC, YOU'RE TRAGIC,
GIRL YOU MAKE ME LAUGH
I'M MAKING MAGIC POTIONS
WHILE YOU'RE MAKING AIRCRAFT “
The superhero raps,
“I'M A SUPERHERO,
AND I'LL GIVE YOU A LIFE HACK
I CAN FLY HIGH IN THE SKY
WITH THIS CAPE ON MY BACK
I GOT SUPERPOWERS,
I DON'T NEED YOUR MAGIC WAND
WITH MY TELEPATHIC WAVES,
BOY, I CAN READ YOUR MIND”
The wizard raps,
“YOU'RE A SUPER HERO?
YOU'RE A SUPER ZERO
I'M AN A-LIST MOVIE SERIES
AND, GIRL,
YOU'RE JUST A B-ROLL
I'LL DISAPPEAR YOU
WITH A WAVE OF MY WAND
ABRACADABRA AND POOF,
YOU'RE GONE
GIVE UP NOW,
THROW IN THE TOWEL
I'M A HOOT, I'VE GOT AN OWL”
The superhero raps,
“WITH MY SUPER STRENGTH,
I'M HERE TO SAVE THE WORLD
MAKE THE EARTH A SAFER PLACE
TO LIVE FOR EVERY BOY AND GIRL
I GOT AN ORIGIN STORY
THAT'LL MAKE YOU GO "WOW!"
IMA DROP KICK, PUNCH,
WHAM, SMASH, KAPOW!”
The wizard says,
“THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
WOW!
THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.”
The superhero responds, “TAKE THAT!”
The wizard says,
“I TOOK IT.
I TOOK IT.”
The superhero asks,
“YOU KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD DO?”
The wizard replies,
“WHAT SHOULD WE DO,
SUPER GIRL?”
The superhero answers,
“WE SHOULD
CHECK IN WITH A TVOKID.”
The wizard exclaims, “YES!”
The superhero says,
“HEY, DEREK,
ARE YOU ON THE LINE?”
Derek responds,
“YES.”
The superhero continues,
“HEY, DEREK. OKAY,
WOULD YOU RATHER BE A
SUPER HERO OR A WIZARD?”
The wizard exclaims,
“A WIZARD!
WIZARD. WIZARD. WIZARD.”
Derek answers, “WIZARD.”
The superhero shouts, “WHOA!”
The wizard cheers, “YES!”
The superhero says, “WIZARD!”
The wizard goes on,
“I AM THE WINNER!
THANK YOU, DEREK.”
The superhero says,
“DEREK,
YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT.
THOSE MAGIC WANDS
ARE PRETTY COOL.”
The wizard adds,
“THEY'RE PRETTY COOL.”
The superhero continues,
“BUT CAN YOU FLY?!”
The wizard replies,
“YES, I CAN, AND AWAY!”
A male announcer says,
“WHIZZY WHIZ
AND THE DARK SORCERESS!”
A female announcer says,
“UH, SCIENTIST.
The male announcer groans,
“UGH. VERY WELL.”
A graphic reads, “Whizzy Wiz
and the Scientist”
A boy rides a bicycle through a
thick forest. He wears a red helmet.
A wizard with a long white beard appears.
The wizard says, “WHOA!
HOLD THERE, EVIL SPIRIT.”
The boy responds, “WHAT?”
The wizard says,
“I WILL NOT LET YOUR
DARK MAGIC INFEST THESE LANDS.”
The boy replies, “DUDE, WHAT
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THAT HORSELESS HORSE
THAT YOU RIDE.”
The wizard gasps, “FORSOOTH,
IT IS THE WORK OF THE DARK
SORCERESS OF THE NORTH.”
The boy asks,
“THE DARK SORCERER
OF THE WHAT NOW?”
A scientist says,
“I'M SORRY.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT
HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
SIR, MAGIC IS NOT AT WORK HERE.
IT'S SCIENCE.”
The wizard responds,
“OH, PLEASE, THEN LET
YOUR SCIEN-SORCERY--”
The scientist interrupts, “SCIENCE.”
The wizard goes on,
“...SCI-CRAFT EXPLAIN HOW THIS
INFERNAL BEAST GLIDES ALONG.”
The scientist replies,
“WELL, I'M SO GLAD
YOU ASKED. MAY I?
THE BICYCLE IS
ONE OF THE SIMPLEST
AND MOST EFFECTIVE MACHINES THAT
PEOPLE HAVE EVER COME UP WITH.”
The wizard asks,
“YOU MEAN THAT
WITCHES HAVE EVER CONJURED.”
The scientist says, “WHAT?”
The wizard says, “WHAT? HUH? OH.
PRAY, GO ON.”
The scientist continues, “OKAY.
A BIKE VERY EFFICIENTLY TURNS
HUMAN POWER INTO TRANSPORTATION.
YOU EAT A BANANA AND
THAT GIVES YOUR BODY ENERGY,
YOU THEN PUSH THE PEDALS AND IN
TURN, THE BIKE MOVES FORWARD,
CONVERTING HUMAN ENERGY
INTO KINETIC ENERGY
OR THE ENERGY OF
AN OBJECT IN MOTION.”
The wizard says,
“SO, THIS SCIENCE MOVES IT.”
The scientist replies, “FORSOOTH.”
The wizard responds,
“OH! WELL, IT'S TIME TO PUT
YOUR SCIENCE ENCHANTMENTS
TO THE TEST.”
[Clearing Throat]
The wizard gets on the bicycle.
The wizard exclaims, “SCIENCE-HO!”
[Yelping]
The wizard gets off the bicycle.
The wizard says,
“OH, LIES! THEY'RE ALL LIES!
GIVE ME MY STAFF,
SO I CAN SMITE YOU!”
The boy says,
“UMM, YOU FORGOT
TO PEDAL FORWARD.”
The wizard replies, “OH!
OH, OKAY.”
[Clearing throat]
The wizard continues, “MY BAD.
OH!”
The wizard rides the bicycle.
The wizard exclaims,
“I'VE TAMED THE
TWO-WHEELED BEAST!”
Greg says,
“WOW, THAT WAS AN EPIC BATTLE
BETWEEN THAT WIZARD AND
THAT SUPER HERO, WASN'T IT?”
Laura agrees,
“IT WAS, AND GREG,
I NEED TO KNOW,
WOULD YOU RATHER BE
A SUPER HERO OR A WIZARD?”
Greg answers,
“THAT'S A NO-BRAINER,
I'D RATHER BE A SUPER HERO.”
Laura asks, “REALLY?”
Greg responds, “YEAH.”
Laura replies,
“WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE
I WOULD RATHER BE A WIZARD.”
Greg says, “WOW.”
Laura responds, “YEAH!”
Greg says, “LOVE THAT.”
Laura replies, “LOVE IT.”
Greg asks, “ARE YOU READY FOR SPEED ROUND
WOULD YOU RATHER?"
Laura answers, “YES, THAT'S RIGHT, THIS IS A
WOULD YOU RATHER CHALLENGE
SPEED VERSION. SHOULD I GO FIRST?”
Greg says, “I'LL READ FOR YOU.”
Laura replies, “OKAY, GREAT.”
Greg asks, “OR WOULD YOU RATHER IT
BE THE OTHER WAY?”
Laura answers, “I WOULD RATHER YOU GO.
THIS WAY.
YOU READ TO ME. OKAY.”
Greg says, “ALL RIGHT.
CAN WE GET 30 SECONDS…”
Laura adds, “30 SECONDS!”
Greg continues,
“...ON THE CLOCK, PLEASE?
ALL RIGHT. YOU READY?”
Laura answers, “OKAY. I THINK SO.”
Greg says, “SET, GO.
WOULD YOU RATHER BE
COMPLETELY ALONE FOR FIVE YEARS
OR CONSTANTLY BE
SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE
AND NEVER BE ALONE
FOR FIVE YEARS.”
Laura replies, “OH! ALONE.”
Greg says,
“ALONE FOR FIVE YEARS, OKAY.
ALONE!
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE TO
READ ALOUD EVERY WORD OR SING--
OR SING EVERYTHING
YOU SAY OUT LOUD.”
Laura answers, “SING EVERYTHING I SAY!”
Greg replies,
“OKAY, WE HAVE A SINGER.
WOULD YOU RATHER 30 BUTTERFLIES
INSTANTLY APPEAR FROM NOWHERE
EVERY TIME YOU SNEEZE
OR ONE VERY ANGRY SQUIRREL
APPEAR FROM NOWHERE
EVERY TIME YOU COUGH?”
Laura exclaims,
“THE BUTTERFLY SNEEZE!
THE BUTTERFLY SNEEZE!”
Greg repeats,
“THE BUTTERFLY SNEEZE!”
Laura shouts, “GO!”
Greg responds, “I'M GOING! WOULD YOU
RATHER KNOW THE HISTORY
OF EVERY OBJECT YOU TOUCHED OR
BE ABLE TO TALK TO ANIMALS?
YOU COULD TALK TO LOLA.”
Laura shouts, “TALK TO ANIMALS!”
Greg says,
“YES, YOU COULD TALK TO LOLA.
OH! WOW.”
Laura says, “THOSE WERE GREAT.”
Greg replies, “THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.”
Laura responds, “YEAH, I REALLY WANT TO
TALK TO ANIMALS NOW.”
Greg says, “YOU ANSWERED REALLY QUICKLY.”
Laura says, “I THINK I GOT FOUR.”
Greg counts, “ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
THAT'S AMAZING.”
Laura says, “WELL, WE'LL SEE!”
Greg adds, “I MEAN,
I COULD HAVE READ FASTER.
I WISH I COULD HAVE GOTTEN
EVEN MORE QUESTIONS.”
Laura says, “WE'LL SEE HOW MANY YOU GET.
LET'S GET ANOTHER 30
SECONDS ON THE CLOCK
FOR THIS
WOULD YOU RATHER CHALLENGE.
ARE YOU READY?”
Greg answers, “I'M READY.
I'M GOING FOR FIVE.”
Laura asks, “GO! WOULD YOU RATHER MOVE TO A
NEW CITY OR TOWN EVERY WEEK
OR NEVER BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE
CITY OR TOWN YOU WERE BORN IN?”
Greg says, “OH, I WOULD-- OH!”
Laura shouts, “HURRY! HURRY!”
Greg continues, “I WOULD RATHER MOVE
AROUND EVERY WEEK.”
Laura asks, “OKAY. WOULD YOU RATHER WEAR
CLOWN SHOES EVERY DAY
OR A CLOWN WIG EVERY DAY?”
Greg answers,
“I WOULD RATHER WEAR
CLOWN SHOES EVERY DAY
BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE
INCONSPICUOUS,
THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T
SEE THEM AS MUCH.”
Laura asks,
“WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE ALL
YOUR CLOTHES FIT PERFECTLY
OR HAVE THE MOST
COMFORTABLE PILLOW,
BLANKETS AND
SHEETS IN EXISTENCE.”
Greg responds,
“I WOULD RATHER ALL
MY CLOTHES FIT PERFECTLY.”
Laura says, “REALLY?!”
[Stammering]
Laura says, “HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
I GOT TO GET IT OPEN. OKAY.”
Greg asks, “AM I AT FOUR?”
Laura interrupts, “WOULD YOU RATHER
BE UNABLE TO…”
[Bell ringing]
Laura continues, “OH, I DIDN'T QUITE
GET THROUGH IT.
HOW MANY DO I HAVE?
SO, I ONLY HAD THREE
OFFICIAL ONES.”
Greg adds, “OKAY, BUT WE GOT
THROUGH HALF OF ONE,
SO THAT'S THREE-AND-A-HALF
POINTS, RIGHT, LAURA?”
Laura answers, “WE DID.
THREE-AND-A-HALF POINTS.”
Greg exclaims, “YES! OKAY,
BUT YOU ARE THE WINNER.”
Laura shouts, “CLOSE GAME!”
Greg says, “CONGRATULATIONS,
CONGRATULATIONS."
Laura says, “I'M GOING TO READ YOU
THIS ONE JUST FOR FUN, ANYWAY.
WOULD YOU RATHER BE
UNABLE TO MOVE YOUR BODY
EVERY TIME IT RAINS
OR NOT BE ABLE TO STOP
MOVING WHILE THE SUN IS OUT?”
Greg answers,
“I WOULD RATHER NOT BE ABLE TO--”
Laura interrupts,
“WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?”
Greg continues, “--STOP MOVING
WHEN THE SUN IS OUT
BECAUSE I LIKE SINGING IN THE
RAIN AND DANCING IN THE RAIN.
SO, NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE
IN THE RAIN WOULD BE AWFUL.
ALSO, I'M FROM VANCOUVER,
SO IT RAINS A LOT,
SO IF I WAS THERE,
I JUST WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL.”
Laura says, “BRILLIANT ANSWER.”
Greg replies, “THANK YOU.”
Laura says,
“OKAY, TVOKIDS, WOULD YOU
RATHER, THIS SATURDAY,
NOT BE AT KIDZFEST
OR BE AT KIDZFEST!
IT'S KIDZFEST, OF COURSE.”
Greg adds, “GO TO KIDZFEST.
WHAT IS KIDZFEST?”
Laura answers,
“OKAY. SO, KIDZFEST IS HAPPENING
THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30,
AT DUNDAS SQUARE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE
LOTS OF AMAZING THINGS,
AND LUCAS AND I
ARE GONNA BE THERE!
SO, COME CHECK IT OUT.”
Greg adds, “THEY'RE GONNA BE THERE.
YOU CAN MEET SOME OF YOUR
FAVOURITE SHOW CHARACTERS.
IT WILL BE AWESOME.
LIKE LUCAS
AND LAURA, ESPECIALLY.”
Laura agrees, “YES.
WE SHOULD SAY GOOD-BYE.”
Greg says, “WE SHOULD SAY GOODBYE.”
Laura adds, “YES, WE SHALL.”
Greg picks up a ukulele.
Greg says, “ALL RIGHT.
SHALL WE?”
Laura replies, “WE SHALL!”
Greg continues, “HERE WE GO!”
Greg and Laura sing,
“SO LONG, SEE YOU LATER
I BET TOMORROW
WILL BE EVEN GREATER
BUT NOW, IT'S TIME
TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU
TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR
TRY SOMETHING NEW DAY
WITH LUCAS AND GREG.
SO LONG, SAYONARA, CLUE!
A FOUR-LETTER WORD
FOR "ADVENTUROUS".
IS THE PASSWORD FOR TOMORROW
BUT NOW, IT'S TIME
TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU
AND YOU, AND YOU!”
Laura says, “I'M LAURA.”
Greg adds, “I'M GREG.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.”
Laura says, “SEE YOU LATER.”
Greg says, “BYE!”
A title screen reads, “That TVO Kids Show”.
[Upbeat music plays]
The sun rises.
Joel says,
“HI, TVO KIDS, AND WELCOME BACK.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THAT EPISODE
AND THOUGHT A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT DESIGNING YOUR VERY OWN...
"THIS OR THAT".
ONCE YOU COME UP WITH YOUR IDEA,
I WANT TO SHOW YOU
HOW WE CAN WRITE IT DOWN.
SO, GRAB THAT PIECE OF PAPER,
GRAB THAT NOTEBOOK, GRAB THAT
PENCIL, GRAB THAT MARKER,
AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH
THIS TOGETHER, STEP BY STEP.”
Joel continues,
“THE FIRST THING I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO DO, JUST LIKE I'VE DONE,
IS TO DRAW A LINE STRAIGHT
ACROSS THE TOP OF YOUR PAGE.
NOW, BE VERY CAREFUL,
YOU'RE NOT PUTTING IT
ALL THE WAY AT THE TOP.
I LIKE TO LEAVE
A FEW FINGERS OF SPACE
BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO
BE PUTTING SOME WRITING UP TOP.
OKAY, NOT TOO MUCH WRITING.
WE DON'T WANT TO PUT OUR LINE
IN THE MIDDLE OF A PAPER.
BUT CLOSE TO THE TOP WITH
A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE.
GO FOR IT.”
Joel holds up a pad of paper.
The front page has a line going across it.
Joel adds, “ONCE YOU'VE DONE THAT,
I WANT YOU TO FIND
THE MIDDLE OF THIS LINE.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO DRAW A LINE
STRAIGHT DOWN
TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR PAGE.
CHECK IT OUT.”
Joel looks down. He draws a line down
the middle of the page then holds it up.
Joel says, “LOVE IT.
WE'VE DIVIDED OUR PAGE
INTO WHAT I LIKE
TO CALL A T-CHART.
NOW, LET'S STRETCH OUR THINKING.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT I'VE DRAWN.
WHY DO YOU THINK
WE CALL IT A T-CHART?
HMM...
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE
ANYTHING YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE?
IT IS A CAPITAL LETTER "T".
AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS
T-CHART TO ORGANIZE
OUR "THIS OR THAT" WRITING.”
Joel points at the top of the page.
Joel continues, “AT THE TOP OF YOUR PAGE,
OVER YOUR FIRST SIDE
OF YOUR T-CHART,
LET'S WRITE THE WORD "THIS".”
Joel looks down. He writes on the page.
Joel adds, “NOW, REMEMBER, AT THE
START OF TODAY'S LESSON,
WE LEARNED "THA, THA", "T-H".
FINISH IT OFF WITH AN "I-S"
AND YOU'VE GOT THE WORD "THIS".
NOW, RIGHT ABOVE THIS LINE,
IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR PAGE,
LET'S WRITE THE WORD "OR".
WE'VE GOT AN "O"
AND WE'VE GOT AN "R".
GO FOR IT!
"THIS OR"...
I BET YOU CAN GUESS
WHAT WORD'S GOING TO GO OVER
THE SECOND HALF OF OUR T-CHART.
IT'S "THAT".
SO WE'VE GOT THAT "T-H" SOUND
WE'VE TALKED SO
MUCH ABOUT TODAY,
AND THEN AN "A-T".
WE'VE GOT "THIS OR THAT".
NOW "THIS OR THAT"
IS A QUESTION.
WE ARE ASKING SOMEONE TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN "THIS OR THAT".
SO, IF THIS IS A QUESTION,
WHAT DO I NEED AT THE END?
IT'S NOT A PERIOD.
IT'S NOT AN EXCLAMATION MARK.
IT'S A...
QUESTION MARK.
DON'T FORGET TO ADD THAT
TO THE TITLE OF YOUR T-CHART.”
Joel says, “NOW, ONCE YOU'RE
ORGANIZED AND READY TO GO,
YOU'RE GOING TO DECIDE
ONE "THIS OR THAT"
THAT YOU WANT
TO WRITE DOWN TODAY.
NOW, WHEN WE THINK OF A
"THIS OR THAT", REMEMBER,
WE'RE COMING UP WITH
TWO CHOICES TO PICK BETWEEN.
YOU MIGHT PICK
TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF ANIMALS.
YOU MIGHT PICK
TWO DIFFERENT PLACES.
YOU MIGHT THINK OF TWO
DIFFERENT KINDS OF YUMMY FOOD.
MAYBE YOU'LL PICK
TWO COLOURS, TWO SHAPES,
OR TWO BOOKS YOU REALLY LOVE,
CHOOSING BETWEEN THIS OR THAT.
ONCE YOU'VE COME UP
WITH YOUR TWO CHOICES,
YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK LATER
TODAY, AFTER THIS EPISODE,
AND FINISH IT OFF BY
ADDING PICTURES AND WORDS.
CAN YOU SEE WHAT I'VE CHOSEN
WITH MY PICTURES AND WORDS.
MY "THIS OR THAT" IS WOULD YOU
CHOOSE THE SUN,
WHICH WE LOVE, IT'S IMPORTANT,
OR THE MOON?
SO BEAUTIFUL,
SO MYSTERIOUS.
YOU TELL ME NOW,
WHICH WOULD YOU PICK?
AND REMEMBER, THERE'S NO RIGHT,
THERE'S NO WRONG;
YOU'RE SHARING YOUR OPINION.”
Joel adds, “NOW, COMING UP WITH
A "THIS OR THAT"
IS ONLY THE FIRST
PART OF THE FUN
BECAUSE ONCE THIS IS
SET UP LATER IN THE DAY,
YOU CAN ASK
EVERYONE IN YOUR HOUSE
WHAT THEY WOULD CHOOSE.
AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU
HOW WE CAN KEEP TRACK
OF THIS INFORMATION USING
SOMETHING CALLED TALLY MARKS.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S USE OUR IMAGINATION
AND PRETENDED
I ASKED MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
DID YOU LIKE
THE SUN OR THE MOON.
AND LET'S PRETEND
THREE OF MY FAMILY
AND FRIENDS CHOSE THE SUN.
WHEN I'M DOING TALLY MARKS,
I DRAW ONE MARK FOR EACH NUMBER.
I TOLD YOU, I'M IMAGINING
THREE OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
TOLD ME THAT THEY
WOULD PICK THE SON,
SO I DREW ONE TALLY MARK TO
TALLY MARK, THREE TALLY MARK.
THIS SHOWS ME THREE.”
Joel writes on the page.
Joel says, “AND LET'S IMAGINE
THAT TWO OF MY FAMILY
AND FRIENDS PICKED THE MOON.
I SEE ONE TALLY MARK,
TWO TALLY MARKS,
THAT SHOWS ME TWO.
NOW, BEFORE I TEACH YOU A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT COUNTING
AND KEEPING TRACK OF
DATA USING TALLY MARKS,
LET'S CHECK OUT THIS
CLIP FROM LADY VOCAB,
WHO'S GOING TO TEACH US EVEN
MORE ABOUT TALLY MARKS.”
[Techno music playing]
Text reads “Lady Vocab”.
A male announcer says,
“HELLO, WORD FANS, AND WELCOME
TO THE LADY VOCAB SHOW.
I'M YOUR
HUMBLE HOST PROFESSOR P,
AND NOW GET READY FOR
YOUR SULTAN OF SYNONYMS--
LADY VOCAB!”
Lady Vocab responds,
“THANKS, PROFESSOR P.
ARE YOU READY TO DELVE
INTO THE DICTIONARY?”
Professor P answers,
“YOU BET YOUR STRIPES, MILADY.
TODAY'S WORD IS... "TALLY",
A NOUN WHICH CAN BE
A NUMBER OR GROUP OF ITEMS
THAT ARE ORGANIZED
IN A CERTAIN WAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE A TABLE
AND ORGANIZES INFORMATION,
WHICH REMINDS ME
OF WHEN I WAS
A YOUNG BOY SCOUT,
DREAMING OF BECOMING
A PROFESSOR--”
Lady Vocab interrupts,
“HEY, WHOSE SHOW IS THIS?”
Professor P continues,
“OH, I'M GOING TO IGNORE THAT.
I WAS A YOUNG BOY SCOUT, IN
CHARGE OF ORDERING ICE CREAM
FOR THE ICE CREAM SOIREE.”
Lady Vocab says,
“AH, I WANT TO GO THERE.”
Professor P replies,
“YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED IT.
SO, THE NIGHT BEFORE
THE SOIREE, I WAS TORN.
EACH SCOUT PUT A TICK NEXT TO
THEIR FAVOURITE FLAVOUR,
EITHER CHOCOLATE,
VANILLA OR STRAWBERRY,
BUT I COULD ONLY
ORDER ONE BOX OF ICE CREAM.”
Lady Vocab exclaims, “OH NO!
WELL, BUT THE TALLY IS EQUAL!
I'M ON THE EDGE OF MY BOOTS!
WHAT DID YOU DO?!
WHAT DID YOU DO?!”
Professor P answers,
“I PANICKED, I SWEAT,
AND THEN, I GOT NEAPOLITAN.”
Lady Vocab responds,
“OH! YES, OF COURSE,
THE ONE ICE CREAM BOX
WITH ALL THREE FLAVOURS IN IT.”
Professor P agrees, “MM-HMM!”
Lady Vocab continues,
“YOU'RE A THINKER PROFESSOR,
HUH? HIT IT!”
Lady Vocab sings,
“ALL YOU NEED FOR A TALLY
IS A COUPLE OF
TICKS
YOU HEARD?
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO
T-A-L-L-Y
ORGANIZE INFO TO THE SKY”
Professor P sings,
“ORGANIZE DATA INTO A TABLE”
Lady Vocab sings,
“ORGANIZE THAT INFO,
I KNOW YOU'RE ABLE
TALLY, INFORMATION FOR FREE
TALLY, IT'S SO EASY
TALLY”
Professor P says,
“THAT IS OUR VOCAB WORD,
AND I CAN REALLY
GO FOR SOME ICE CREAM,
SO KEEP IT COOL, KIDS, AND
WE'LL SEE YOU HERE NEXT TIME
ON THE LADY VOCAB SHOW.”
Lady Vocab sings,
“ TALLY,
TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK
TALLY, TALLY
TICK, TICK, TICK,
TICK, TALLY
TALLY, TALLY”
[Whispering]
Lady Vocab says, “TICK, TICK.”
A graphic reads, “TVO Kids”.
Joel says,
“ALL RIGHT THANK YOU,
LADY VOCAB,
FOR TEACHING US EVEN MORE
ABOUT TALLY MARKS.
I'M GOING TO IMAGINE
THAT I ASKED A FEW MORE
OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
MY "THIS OR THAT."
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE
THE SUN OR THE MOON?
HMM... LET'S PRETEND THAT...
FOUR MORE PEOPLE PICKED THE SUN.
SO, I'M GOING TO
ADD FOUR TALLY MARKS
TO THE THREE I ALREADY HAVE.
I'VE ADDED ONE MORE TALLY MARK.
I'VE GOT FOUR.
I'M GOING TO ADD
ANOTHER TALLY MARK,
BUT I'M STOPPING
SOMETHING NOW THAT HAPPENS,
VERY SPECIAL, WITH TALLY MARKS
WHEN WE GET TO
THE NUMBER... FIVE.
WHEN I GET TO THE NUMBER FIVE...
...I DRAW ONE LINE STRAIGHT
ACROSS MY FOUR LINES I DREW.
WE KNOW THAT FOUR AND ONE
MAKE FIVE. I’VE GOT MY FOUR
VERTICAL LINES, STRAIGHT UP AND
DOWN, BUT MY LINE NUMBER FIVE
IS A HORIZONTAL LINE, ALL THE WAY
ACROSS. WHEN WE DO TALLY MARKS
THAT MEANS A GROUP OF FIVE.”
Joel continues,
“IF I HAD TWO MORE FRIENDS
SAY THEY LIKED THE SUN...
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
HMM...
DO I NEED TO START COUNTING
ALL THE WAY BACK HERE
AND SAY, "ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
"FIVE, SIX, SEVEN?"
I WONDER IF YOU CAN
THINK OF A QUICKER WAY
TO COUNT THESE TALLY MARKS.
HMM...
WELL, I TOLD YOU WE KNOW...
THAT THIS IS A GROUP OF FIVE.
SO, I DON'T NEED TO
GO BACK AND COUNT,
"ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE."
I COULD POINT TO THIS GROUP
OF TALLY MARKS, SAY "FIVE,"
AND THEN COUNT ON WITH
THE TWO TALLY MARKS LEFT.
LET'S TRY THAT.
"FIVE... SIX, SEVEN."
HMM. SAVES ME A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
TOGETHER, LET'S CHECK OUT
THIS EPISODE OF
ODD SQUAD
THAT'S GOING TO SHOW US
MORE ABOUT COUNTING
BY GROUPS OF FIVE,
AND I'LL SEE YOU AFTER.”
Olive wears a badge on her suit jacket.
Olive says,
“MY NAME IS AGENT OLIVE.
THIS IS MY PARTNER,
AGENT OTTO.
THIS ISN'T ANYTHING.
BUT BACK TO OTTO AND ME.
WE WORK FOR
AN ORGANIZATION RUN BY KIDS
THAT INVESTIGATES
ANYTHING STRANGE,
WEIRD AND ESPECIALLY ODD.
OUR JOB IS TO PUT
THINGS RIGHT AGAIN.”
A giant, one-eyed monster waves it’s
tentacles
[Laser scanning]
Olive and Otto ride in an elevator. Olive
plays basketball against much taller girls.
Her hand glows blue as she waves it.
Olive skydives over think clouds.
Olive says, “WHO DO WE WORK FOR?
WE WORK FOR ODD SQUAD.”
A title screen reads, “Odd Squad,
Created by Tim McKeon & Adam Peltzman”.
A file reads, “The Trouble with Centigurps”
The file is opened. A black and white
photograph shows The Odd Squad talking with
a bald-headed man. A rain cloud hovers
over his head.
The bald-headed man says,
“THE WEIRD THING IS,
IS I'M REALLY HAPPY!”
Otto replies, “NOT TO WORRY, SIR.
WE GOT THIS.”
Otto aims a laser at the bald-headed man.
Olive crosses her arms as she watches.
The laser turns the rain cloud into a smiling
animated sun.
The bald-headed man exclaims,
“OH!”
He wipes water from his face.
The bald-headed man continues,
“THANK YOU, ODD SQUAD!”
Olive replies,
“HAVE A GOOD DAY, SIR.
LET'S GO.”
The animated sun says, I'M SLAPPY THE SUN,
AND I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU!”
The bald-headed man asks, “WHAT?”
Slappy the sun sings,
“SLAPPY AND DEREK,
WE'RE BEST FRIENDS
SLAPPY AND DEREK,
FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS”
Derek shouts, “ODD SQUAD!
I CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS!”
Slappy interrupts. “HI, DEREK, I'M SLAPPY!
I'M YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND!
HURRAY!”
Derek says, “LOVELY.”
Slappy says, “I LOVE YOU!”
Derek replies, “YEAH, GREAT!”
Slappy sings, “SLAPPY AND DEREK”
[Singing high note]
Otto says,
“YOU WANTED TO SEE US, MS. O?”
Ms. O replies, “YES.
SOMETHING VERY ODD HAS HAPPENED.”
A screen appears in the frame of a painting.
Ms. O continues, “A GIANT GOLDFISH IS
ATTACKING THE HARBOUR.”
Olive and Otto watch as a goldfish
approaches a fishing boat. They turn to
one another.
Ms. O says, “OLIVE, ACTIVATE YOUR
SUIT FOR WATER TRAVEL.”
Olive responds, “ON IT, MS. O.”
Olive stands up and pulls on the collar
of her jacket. The suit inflates around Olive.
Otto smiles.
Otto says, “SO, THAT'S WHAT THESE THINGS DO!
COOL.”
Olive waddles across Ms. O’s office.
[Suit squeaking]
Olive squeezes between a couch and a coffee table.
She leaves Ms. O’s office. Otto watches her.
Ms. O shouts, “OTTO!”
Otto replies, “OH! YEAH, MS. O.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR ME?”
Ms.O picks up a box.
Ms. O answers,
“TAKE THIS DOWN TO STORAGE.”
Otto says, “BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR--”
Ms. O interrupts, “AND WHATEVER YOU DO,
DON'T OPEN IT.”
Otto takes the box.
[Sighing]
Otto carries the box out of
Ms. O’s office. He carries it down
a hallway.
Otto says, “SO UNFAIR.
STICK THE NEW GUY
WITH ALL THE BORING JOBS.”
[Canister warbling]
Otto puts his ear to the box.
Otto asks, “WHAT WAS THAT?”
Ms. O appears in a thought bubble over Otto’s head.
Ms. O, “WHATEVER YOU DO,
DON'T OPEN IT.”
Otto argues, “BUT I WANT TO!”
Ms. O replies, “DON'T.”
Otto says, “COME ON,
JUST A LITTLE PEEK.”
Ms. O responds, “ENH, GO AHEAD.
I'M JUST A DREAM, ANYWAY.”
The thought bubble disappears.
[Sighing]
Otto opens the box. A furry creature
shuffles around inside.
Otto says, “AWW!
SO CUTE!”
Agent Oscar shouts, “CLOSE THAT BOX!”
Otto asks, “WHY?”
Agent Oscar answers, “IT'S A CENTIGURP! IF IT'S
EXPOSED TO LIGHT TOO LONG,
THAT ONE LITTLE
GUY WILL BECOME…”
A centigurp hops out of the box.
It multiplies quickly. Multiple centigurps
hop down the hallway.
[Squeaking]
The bright pink balls bounce of
walls and the ceiling.
[Squeaking]
Agent Oscar exclaims, “...100 LITTLE GUYS!”
Otto says, “OH, NO!”
Agent Oscar interrupts,
“WE HAVE TO TELL MS. O”
Otto responds,
“NO! PLEASE, DON'T!
IF MS. O FINDS OUT
I MESSED THIS UP,
SHE'LL NEVER LET ME
BATTLE A GOLDFISH.”
Agent Oscar looks confused.
Otto says, “HAVEN'T YOU EVER MADE
A MISTAKE?
Flashback. Agent Oscar has a large afro.
He smiles widely as he looks at himself in
a mirror. His smile fades.
Agent Oscar says “OH YEAH,
THAT HAIRCUT WAS A PRETTY BIG MISTAKE.
I’LL HELP YOU FIND THE CENTIGURPS, “
Otto says, “THANK YOU!”
SO, WHAT DO WE DO?”
Agent Oscar says, “WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR SPHERES.
CENTIGURPS LOVE SPHERES.
YOU KNOW, ROUND,
BALL-SHAPED LITTLE OBJECTS?”
Otto responds, “YEAH. I KNOW WHERE TO GO.
FOLLOW ME.”
Agent Oscar says, “OKAY!”
Otto rushes down the hallway.
Agent Oscar follows him.
Agent Oscar searches through a large ball pit.
Centigurps appear.
Agent Oscar says.
“WHERE DID THEY GO?
STAY THERE!”
Oscar climbs up from under the plastic balls.
Otto says, “GOT ANOTHER ONE!”
Otto dives back into the balls.
Agent Oscar says,
“COME ON! GET BACK HERE!”
Otto exclaims, “I GOT FOUR MORE!”
Agent Oscar responds, “THANK YOU”.
[Squeaking]
Agent Oscar collects centigurps on
the surface of the ball pit.
Otto and Agent Oscar carry centigurps
into a lab. The door slides closed
behind them. Agent Oscar and Otto
drop the centigurps.
[Sighing]
Otto says, “OKAY,
SUCK THEM BACK INTO ONE.”
Agent Oscar responds,
“THAT'S NOT HOW CENTIGURPS WORK.
WE NEED ALL 100.”
Otto asks, “HOW MANY DO WE HAVE?”
Otto and Agent Oscar count,
“UH, ONE, TWO, THREE...
NO. WAS THAT THREE?
ONE, TWO-- NO.”
Otto shouts, “TOO MANY!”
Agent Oscar says, “I CAN'T COUNT!
HANG ON!”
Otto responds, “ONE, TWO-- NO!
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?”
Agent Oscar leaves the lab.
Otto screams, “DON'T LEAVE ME
WITH THESE THINGS!
TWO-- AHH!”
Agent Oscar says, “THIS BOX WILL HOLD
TEN CENTIGURPS EACH.
IF WE JUST FILL THE BOX,
WE WON'T HAVE TO COUNT
BECAUSE WE'LL KNOW IT'S TEN!”
[Muffled]
Otto says, “I CAN'T HEAR
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT OKAY!”
[Bleating]
Ten centigurp fill agent Oscars box.
[Chattering]
Agent Oscar says, “SO, WE HAVE TEN IN EACH BOX.”
Otto adds, “THAT MEANS WE HAVE
10, 20, 30, 40, 50.
50 CENTIGURPS.”
Agent Oscar says,
“RIGHT, AND IF WE
STARTED WITH 100...
AND NOW WE HAVE 50…”
[Computer beeping]
A graph appears on a computer screen.
Otto says, “...WE HAVE 50 LEFT TO GO.”
Agent Oscar says, “WE'RE HALFWAY DONE!”
Otto asks, “BUT WHERE ARE WE
GONNA FIND OTHER SPHERES?”
Agent Oscar says, “I TEND TO THINK BETTER WITH GUM.”
Otto replies, “YOU DO!”
Agent Oscar asks, “I DO?”
Otto answers, “YOU DO!”
Agent Oscar agrees, “I DO!
UH, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?”
Otto answers, “THAT GUMBALL IS A SPHERE.
WHERE DID YOU GET IT?”
Agent Oscar replies,
“THERE'S THIS REALLY GOOD
GUMBALL MACHINE IN BELGIUM.
THERE'S ALSO ONE OVER THERE.”
Otto and Agent Oscar rush To a gumball machine.
Centigurps are trapped inside.
Otto asks, “DO YOU HAVE ANY QUARTERS?”
Agent Oscar answers, “ALWAYS”.
[Chuckling]
Agent Oscar holds a large bag of change.
Ms. O says, “OSCAR!”
Agent Oscar drops the change.
Agent Oscar exclaims, “AHH!
UH, MS. O!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?”
Ms. O replies,
“GETTING SOME GUM.”
Agent Oscar says, “UH...
HOW ABOUT SOME CHOCOLATE?
IT'S, UH, WARM AND
MELTY FROM MY POCKET!”
Ms. O replies, “I WILL SAY THIS:
YOU KNOW HOW
I LIKE MY CHOCOLATE.”
Agent Oscar blocks the gumball machine
as Ms. O walks away from him. She walks
Up a set of stairs.
[Exhaling sharply]
Agent Oscar turns to Otto.
Agent Oscar says,
“WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
COME HELP ME OUT!”
Otto replies, “OH! SURE.”
Four Centigurps a stuffed in a small case.
Agent Oscar states,
“SO, WE RAN OUT OF LARGER BOXES.”
Oscar asks,
“HOW MANY DO WE HAVE NOW?”
Agent Oscar replies,
“THESE BOXES HOLD
FIVE CENTIGURPS EACH.”
Otto adds, “SO, WE COUNT BY FIVES.”
Agent Oscar says, “RIGHT. SO, WE HAVE 50,
AND THEN WE COUNT 55, 60, 65,
70, 75, 80.”
[Computer beeping]
A graph on the computer screen reads “80”.
Agent Oscar says, “COME ON...
AW! STILL NOT 100.
THERE'S STILL
SOME MORE OUT THERE.”
Otto declares,
“WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A LOT
MORE RUNNING AROUND, AREN'T WE?”
Agent Oscar replies, “OH, YEAH.”
Otto says, “LET'S GO.”
Agent Oscar and Otto hurry through the lab.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar picks a centigurp of a globe.
[Laughing]
Otto grabs a centigurp of a scientists
ice cream cone.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar pulls a centigurp out of another
agent’s afro.
[Chittering]
Otto pulls a centigurp of an exercise
ball that an agent is sitting on. He rolls
on the ground as he rushes down a corridor.
[Chittering]
Otto takes a basketball away from a
dark-haired boy. He flips over the basketball
and pulls off a centigurp. Otto returns the
basketball.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar turns off a machine. He finds
another centigurp.
[machinery slowing down]
Otto asks, “THIS WHOLE THING'S
POWERED BY A CANTALOUPE?”
Agent Oscar replies, “OH, YEAH.”
[Chittering]
Otto pulls a centigurp off a cantaloupe.
Agent Oscar turns the machine back on.
[Machinery powering up]
Otto and Agent Oscar walk through a hallway.
They look through an office window.
Inside a young girl pets a centigurp.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar says, “AGENT ORCHID,
WE NEED THAT CENTIGURP.”
Agent Orchid replies,
“THIS IS NOT A CENTIGURP.
THIS IS SHERMAN, AND HE'S MINE.”
Otto says, “NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.”
Agent Orchid counters,
“NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!
I'M NOT GIVING HIM TO YOU.”
Agent Oliver asks,
“WHAT IF WE GAVE
YOU SOMETHING FOR IT?
LIKE THIS YO-YO!
LOOK AT ALL THE TRICKS
THAT YOU CAN DO.”
Agent Oscar does a variety of tricks with a yo-yo.
Otto turns to Agent Orchid and nods.
Agent Orchid says,
“I FIND THAT VERY UNDERWHELMING.”
Agent Oscar looks surprised.
Otto asks, “WHAT DO YOU WANT
FOR THE CENTIGURP?”
Agent Orchid answers,
“WELL, IF YOU ASKED ME
THAT BEFORE I MET SHERMAN,
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU
I NEEDED EVERYTHING.
BUT NOW, I DON'T NEED A THING.”
Agent Orchid cuddles Sherman.
Otto sits down.
Otto states, “LOOK.
AGENT ORCHID,
I KNOW THIS IS A BIT HARD
FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND,
BUT SHERMAN'S ACTUALLY JUST ONE
OUT OF THE OTHER 100 SHERMANS.
AND I BET HIS
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
MISS HIM A WHOLE LOT
AND WISH THEY COULD SEE HIM.”
Agent Oscar adds,
“HOW ABOUT SOME CASH?”
Agent Orchid replies, “OOH!”
Agent Oscar lays a briefcase on the desk
and opens it. Agent Orchid looks inside.
Agent Orchid says, “DEAL!”
Agent Orchid hands Agent Oscar the centigurp.
[Sherman squeaking]
Agent Oscar says, “LET'S GO.”
Otto says, “THAT WORKS, TOO.”
Agent Orchid hugs the briefcase as Agent Oscar
and Otto rush out of the office.
Agent Oscar fills a small case with two centigurps
and closes it.
Agent Oscar says, “OKAY.
SO, WE HAD 80, AND THEN WE PUT
SOME MORE INTO THESE BOXES.”
Otto says, “THESE HOLD TWO EACH,
SO I'M JUST COUNTING BY TWOS.
82, 84, 86, 88,
90, 92, 94, 96, 98.”
[Computer beeping]
Green bars rises on the graph on the computer
screen. The screen reads “98”.
Agent Oscar and Otto say “AHH!”
Agent Oscar adds,
“STILL TWO CENTIGURPS!
Otto says, “WHERE?!
WE LOOKED EVERYWHERE!”
Agent Oscar replies, “OH, NO!”
Otto asks, “WHAT? WHAT?”
Agent Oscar answers,
“I JUST REMEMBERED WHAT
MS. O BROUGHT FOR LUNCH TODAY!”
Otto asks, “WHAT?”
Agent Oscar responds,
“SPAGHETTI AND...
MEATBALLS!”
Otto replies, “HMM.
THAT SOUNDS DELICIOUS.”
Agent Oscar yells,
“DON'T YOU GET IT, MAN?
MEATBALLS ARE SPHERES!
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.”
Agent Oscar rushes away from Otto.
Otto says, “I'LL JUST STAY HERE, THEN!”
M. O sets up her lunch in her office.
Ms. O says, “OH, JUICE.”
Agent Oscar hurries to Ms. O’s office.
A centigurp rolls on Ms.O’s spaghetti.
[Chirping]
A second centigurp rolls onto Ms.O’s lunch.
[Sighing]
Agent Oscar says, “MADE IT!”
Agent Oscar picks up Ms.O’s lunch.
Ms. O says, “OSCAR?”
Agent Oscar Agent Oscar replies,
“YEAH? YEAH?
MS. O, WHAT'S UP? YEAH.”
(Chuckling nervously)
Ms. O asks, “DID YOU JUST
THROW MY LUNCH AWAY?”
Agent Oscar responds,
“I MAKE MISTAKES SOMETIMES.
UH, REMEMBER THAT HAIRCUT?”
Flashback. Agent Oscar has an afro.
He looks upset as he stares at himself
in the mirror.
Ms. O says,
“ENOUGH SAID.”
Agent Oscar rushes out of Ms. O’s office.
He rides on a slide.
Agent Oscar asks, “DID YOU GET THEM?”
Otto says, “I GOT ONE,
BUT THE OTHER ONE GOT AWAY!”
[Squeaking frantically]
A centigurp rolls down a hallway.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar and Otto chase after the
Remaining loose centigurp.
Agent Oscar and Otto say, “THERE IT IS!”
Agent Oscar adds:
“IF ONLY WE HAD A SPHERE
TO GET ITS ATTENTION!”
[Chittering]
The centigurp rolls down the hallway.
Otto says, “WE DO”.
[Dramatic music playing]
Otto hands Agent Oscar a centigurp
and approaches the other centigurp in
the hallway. Otto pulls on the collar
of his jacket. His suit inflates.
[Screeching]
The centigurp turns to Otto. Its green
eyes open wide. Otto and Agent Oliver
back away from the centigurp slowly.
Otto says. ”COME ON!”
Agent Oscar says, “COME ON,
LITTLE CENTIGURP!”
Otto adds, “COME ON, LITTLE CENTIGURP!”
The centigurp approaches Otto.
It rolls down the hall as they continue
to back away from it. The centigurp
bumps into a wall.
Agent Oscar says, “COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.”
[Squeaking]
[Chittering]
Otto says, “OVER HERE! COME ON!
COME ON, LITTLE CENTIGURP!”
[Chittering]
The final two centigurps roll into the lab.
Agent Oscar closes the door.
Otto exclaims, “WE DID IT!”
Agent Oscar adds, “YEAH!”
Agent Oscar and Otto dance.
Otto chants, “AWESOME, AWESOME,
AWESOME…BOOM! CHEST BUMP!”
Agent Oscar says, “NO, NO! NO, NO, NO.”
Otto replies, “OKAY.”
Otto continues to dance as a centigurp
rolls around the lab.
[Chittering]
All of the centigurps bounce around
the lab.
[Squeaking]
Agent Oscar asks,
“WOULD YOU LIKE
TO DO THE HONOURS?”
Otto presses a button.
[Squeaking]
A bright light glows as the one hundred
centigurps turn into one. The lone
centigurp falls to the floor.
[Chittering]
[Sighing]
Agent Oscar turns to Otto.
Agent Oscar says, “YOU KNOW,
THIS WAS ACTUALLY
ONE OF MY EASIER DAYS.”
[Chittering]
Otto carries the centigurp box down a hallway.
He smiles widely as he passes doorways.
A bright green light glows out of the top of the box.
Otto slides open a large red door.
Octavia says, “HI, OTTO.”
Otto replies, “HEY, OCTAVIA.
IS THIS THE STORAGE ROOM?”
Octavia replies, “YUP.”
Octavia sits alone in a small empty room.
Otto asks, “WHERE DO YOU STORE
EVERYTHING?”
Octavia replies, “IT'S COMPLICATED.”
Otto shrugs.
He says, “ANYWAYS,
HERE'S THE CENTIGURP BOX.”
Octavia responds, “THANKS.”
Otto says, “NO PROBLEM.”
Olive replies, “MS. O HAD YOU DELIVER
A CENTIGURP BOX?”
Otto says, “YEAH. WHY?”
Olive answers, “I WAS HERE FOR
YEARS AND YEARS
BEFORE MS. O GAVE ME
A JOB LIKE THAT.
SHE MUST REALLY TRUST YOU.”
Otto says, “COOL.”
[Chittering]
Octavia peeks outside the storage room.
She turns to the centigurp box and opens it.
[Chittering]
Octavia looks inside the box. The
centigurp rolls around inside.
Octavia says, “AWW…”
[Squeaking]
The centigurp hops up and down in the box.
All the centigurps hop out of the box.
Octavia shouts, “WAIT! NO! COME BACK HERE!
NO! HEY! NO! THAT'S NOT GOOD!
THAT'S NOT GOOD!
HELP!”
The odd squad emblem appears. The
emblem consists of a rabbit with deer
antlers. Colourful shapes float past.
A title on a news program reads,
“Odd Squad Odd report.”
Agent Oscar appears, He wears a lab coat
and a green bow tie.
Agent Oscar says, “GREETINGS AGENTS.
I’M OSCAR WITH TODAY’S ODD REPORT.
O’CONNOR?”
A voice says, “COMING AT ‘CHA”
Agent Oscar continues, “AS YOU CAN SEE
WE HAVE A SALSA FRONT MOVING THIS
WAY. TOO BAD IT’S NOT A LITTLE LOWER,
IT'S GOING TO MISS THE GIANT TORTILLA
CHIPS DOWN HERE. THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN DELICIOUS. ALSO, WE KNOW IT’S
GOING TO BE RAINING CATS AND DOGS.
GOOD NEWS IS, WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW
MANY ANIMALS ARE COMING OUR WAY.
O'CONNOR IF YOU COULD ZOOM IN.”
O'Connor says, “ZOOMING IN”
Agent Oscar says, “PERFECT, SO
EACH ONE OF THESE BIG DOG CLOUDS
RAIN EXACTLY TEN DOGS EACH.
SO, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COUNT
EVERY INDIVIDUAL BIG DOG,
WE CAN JUST COUNT
THE CLOUDS BY TEN.
10...
WOOF!
20...
WOOF!
30...
WOOF!...
...BIG DOGS.”
O’Connor exclaims, “YEAH!”
Agent O'Connor says, “AND
THE SMALL DOG CLOUDS RAIN
EXACTLY FIVE DOGS EACH,
SO WE CAN COUNT BY FIVES.
5...
WOOF!
10...
WOOF!
15...
WOOF!
20...
WOOF!
...SMALL DOGS.”
O'Connor exclaims, “YEAH!”
Agent Oscar goes on, “AND THE
CAT CLOUDS RAIN TWO CATS
EACH, SO WE COUNT BY TWOS.
2...
MEOW!
4...
MEOW!
6...
MEOW!
8...
PURR!”
[Chuckling]
Agent Oscar adds, “THAT ONE.”
O'Connor shouts, “YEAH, CATS!”
Agent Oscar concludes, “SO, TO
SUM IT ALL UP, WE'RE
ASKING ALL AVAILABLE AGENTS
TO COME TO THIS SPOT WITH YOUR
DOG AND CAT CATCHINATORS
TO CATCH THE 30 BIG DOGS...
WOOF!
20 SMALL DOGS...
WOOF!
AND 8 CATS...
MEOW!”
O’Connor says, “WRAP IT UP!”
Agent Oscar adds, “ALSO, IF ANY
AGENTS WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE ANY OF THESE ANIMALS
HOME AS PETS,
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
SEE, I WOULD,
BUT I'VE STILL GOT MY HANDS FULL
FROM LAST WEEK'S BUNNY STORM.
I NAMED THEM ALL OSCAR JR.
THAT ONE'S MY FAVOURITE.”
Thirty rabbits are pictured on a screen.
Ms. O asks, “HAS SOMETHING ODD
HAPPENED TO
YOU AT HOME OR IN YOUR SCHOOL?
HAVE YOU TURNED INVISIBLE OR
BEGUN WALKING ON THE CEILING?
ARE THINGS REPEATING THEMSELVES
OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
ARE THINGS REPEATING
THEMSELVES OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
IF SO, ODD SQUAD CAN HELP.
JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE,
TVOKIDS.COM.”
Credits roll. Featuring Olive, Dalila Bela.
Otto, Filip Geljo. Ms.O, Millie Davis.
Oscar, Sean Michael Kyer.
A logo reads, “TVO Kids.”
“ICI, Radio Canada.”
“The Fred Rogers company, the legend lives on.”
“Sinking Ship Entertainment.”
Joel says, “WELCOME BACK, TVOKIDS.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THAT
EPISODE OF ODD SQUAD.
I KNOW I DID. AND IT TAUGHT US
A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT USING GROUPS OF FIVE
TO COUNT REALLY BIG NUMBERS.
NOW, I WANT TO USE
THAT INFORMATION
TO THINK MORE
ABOUT THE TALLY MARKS
WE WERE USING WITH OUR
"THIS OR THAT" WRITING PROBLEMS.
TAKE A LOOK AT
THESE TALLY MARKS.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
I SEE ONE GROUP OF FIVE
AND I SEE ANOTHER GROUP OF FIVE.
AND THEN, I NOTICED
ONE, TWO TALLY MARKS
THAT ARE LEFT OVER;
NOT PART OF A GROUP OF FIVE.
SO, THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE
LEARNED COUNTING BY FIVES,
LET'S REMIND OURSELVES,
WE DO NOT NEED TO GO BACK AND
COUNT "ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR."
WE KNOW AS SOON,
AS WE LOOK AT THIS,
GROUP OF FIVE, WE COUNT ANOTHER
FIVE, THAT MAKES TEN.
WE COUNT ON FROM THERE,
11 AND... 12.
WE'VE GOT 12 TALLY MARKS.
GRAB YOUR PENCIL
AND GRAB YOUR PAPER
BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR
A TALLY MARK CHALLENGE.”
Joel looks down as he writes on the page.
Joel continues, “I'M GOING TO DRAW THE NUMBER,
BUT I WANT YOU TO
SHOW ME THE TALLY MARKS.
CAN YOU DRAW THIS
MANY TALLY MARKS?
THAT'S SEVEN.
GO FOR IT.”
Joel writes on the page. He picks up his notepad.
Joel says, “LET'S SEE.
DO YOU HAVE ONE GROUP OF FIVE
AND TWO MORE TALLIES?
"FIVE, SIX, SEVEN."
NICE WORK.
LET'S STRETCH OUR THINKING.
CAN YOU SHOW ME THE
TALLY MARKS FOR THIS NUMBER?
17.
GO FOR IT.
DON'T FORGET
THOSE GROUPS OF FIVE.”
Joel looks down again as he writes on the page.
Joel continues, “TAKE A LOOK.
HOW DID I DO?
OH, WAIT A SECOND.
I THINK I FORGOT TO
MAKE MY GROUPS OF FIVE.
THAT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES;
THAT'S HOW WE LEARN.
I'M GOING TO TRY AGAIN,
WHILE YOU KEEP WORKING.”
Joel corrects his mistake.
Joel says, “HOW DOES THAT LOOK?
THANKS FOR HELPING ME OUT.
WE COUNT...
"5, 10, 15,"
WE COUNT ON FROM THERE,
"16, 17."
ALL RIGHT, I CAN SEE THAT
YOU'RE USING OUR THINKING
AND LEARNING ABOUT TALLY MARKS
AND OUR THINKING AND LEARNING
ABOUT COUNTING BY FIVES,
TO SHOW HOW WE CAN USE
TALLY MARKS
TO DRAW REALLY BIG NUMBERS.
NOW, I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU
THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO COME BACK TO LATER,
IN YOUR DAY OF LEARNING.
BUT FOR NOW, I WANT YOU TO WRITE
THESE THREE NUMBERS DOWN
ON YOUR PAPER.
WE'VE GOT 25, WE'VE GOT 50,
AND WE'VE GOT 100.
A LITTLE LATER TODAY,
WHEN THIS EPISODE IS FINISHED,
YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND DRAW
25 TALLY MARKS,
50 TALLY MARKS AND,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
YOU CAN DO IT,
100 TALLY MARKS!
THEN, TAKE A LOOK AND THINK.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
THERE MIGHT BE A BIT
OF A PATTERN HERE.
BUT THAT'S LEARNING FOR LATER.
I WANT YOU TO KEEP THINKING
ABOUT YOUR "THIS OR THAT".
IF YOU HAD FUN WITH THIS,
YOU MIGHT EVEN COME UP
WITH YOUR VERY OWN BOOK
FULL OF
"THIS OR THAT" QUESTIONS.
YOU CAN GRAB A BUNCH
OF PIECES OF PAPER,
ASK A GROWN-UP
TO STAPLE THEM UP,
AND MAKE YOUR VERY OWN QUIZ BOOK
OF "WOULD YOU RATHERS--
THIS OR THAT?"
WAIT A SECOND.
I'M THINKING OF THE WORD "THIS",
I'M THINKING OF THE WORD "THAT",
AND I'M THINKING
OF THE WORD "TALLY".
"THIS" AND "THAT" AND "TALLY"
ALL START WITH THE LETTER "T",
AND WE DID A T-CHART.
I THINK IT ONLY MAKES SENSE
TO, BEFORE I SAY GOODBYE,
CHECK OUT THIS EPISODE
OF ABC SINGSONG
WHERE WE'RE GOING TO LEARN
EVEN MORE LETTER "T" WORDS.
ENJOY.”
A graphic reads, “TVO KIDS and
Goddard Brown original.”
A child says, “WHEE!”
[Giggling]
Men sing, “IT'S AN ABC SINGSONG”
A man says, “ABOUT THE LETTER "T"
A blue cartoon man smiles widely.
The blue cartoon sings, “TICK-TOCK,
IT'S LETTER "T" TIME
LET'S SOUND OUT THE LETTER "T"
AND HEAR WHAT WE FIND
IT'S THE "TUH, TUH" SOUND
AT THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE
MEANS YOU'RE TALKING
WITH A LETTER "T"
TRY IT EVERYONE!
WE'RE TALKING WITH A "T"
WHEN WE SAY "TOES”
"TUH, TUH",
"TOASTER" OR "TOMATO"
CAN YOU HEAR
THE "T" IN "TUH, TUH" "TOAD"?
OR "TRUCK-TRUCK" TRUCKING,
TRUCKING DOWN THE ROAD?
COME ON.
TICK TOCK,
IT'S LETTER "T" TIME TODAY
WHAT STARTS WITH
THE LETTER "T"?
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
HOW ABOUT "TURTLE"?
"TURKEY", TOO?
"TUH, TUH" TIGER,
STRAIGHT FROM THE ZOO!
YOU'LL FIND A "T"
FOR "TOADSTOOL"
SITTING ON THE GROUND
"T" FOR TRAIN,
IF YOU'RE TRAVELLING AROUND.
I'M LOOKING
THROUGH MY TELESCOPE
WHAT DO I FIND?
LETTER "T" WORDS,
ALL KINDS!
TICK-TOCK,
IT'S LETTER "T" TIME”
The blue cartoon man smiles again.
Credits read, “Produced in association with TVO Kids”
Joel exclaims, “WOW, SO MANY LETTER "T" WORDS!
ANOTHER LETTER "T" WORD
I'M THINKING ABOUT
IS THE WORD "TIME",
AND I'M THINKING
OF THE WORD "TIME" BECAUSE
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
WE'RE ALL OUT OF TIME.
THEY SAY TIME FLIES
WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN,
WORKING HARD,
AND LEARNING NEW THINGS,
AND I KNOW WE DID
ALL OF THAT TODAY.
I WANT YOU TO KEEP
THINKING AT HOME
ABOUT HOW WE USE
TALLY MARKS TO ORGANIZE DATA
FROM OUR "THIS OR THAT" SURVEYS.
AND REMEMBER, WHEN WE'RE
USING REALLY BIG NUMBERS,
THOSE TALLY MARKS
IN GROUPS OF FIVE
ARE GOING TO BE MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR HANGING OUT TODAY
AT THE
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING,
HERE ON TVOKIDS.
MY NAME IS TEACHER JOEL,
AND I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.
BUT BEFORE I GO, HERE'S
ONE MORE "THIS OR THAT"
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SITTING
AND LEARNING FOR AN HOUR.
WOULD YOU RATHER JUMP UP
AND DO 20 JUMPING JACKS
OR WOULD YOU RATHER JUMP UP
AND RUN ON THE SPOT
FOR 20 SECONDS?
PICK THE ONE THAT
FEELS BEST FOR YOU,
GO FOR IT,
AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
BYE, TVOKIDS.”
Joel waves.
Text reads, “TVO would like to thank all the teachers involved in the power hour of learning at the continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes.”
Credits read, “TVO Kids Power Hour of Learning. TVO.”
OF LEARNING.
Text reads, “Today’s primary lesson, This or that?”
A dark-haired man says, “HELLO, TVOKIDS.
AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE
OF POWER HOUR OF LEARNING. I'M TEACHER
JOEL. AND AGAIN, I AM SO EXCITED TO BE WITH YOU
FOR THE NEXT HOUR OF LEARNING AND FUN.”
Joel continues, “DURING OUR TIME TOGETHER,
WE'RE GOING TO BE CHECKING OUT SOME
AMAZING TVOKID SHOWS, AND I'M GOING TO BE
POPPING UP IN-BETWEEN TO TEACH YOU SOME
LESSONS YOU CAN DO RIGHT AT HOME TO CONNECT
TO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH
A FEW IDEAS IF YOU WANT TO EXTEND THIS
LEARNING LATER IN THE DAY OR EVEN LATER IN THE
WEEK.”
Joel says, “I LIKE TO TELL MY STUDENTS AT SCHOOL,
IT'S A GOOD DAY IF WE DO TWO THINGS: WE LEARN
SOMETHING NEW--AND NO MATTER HOW OLD YOU
ARE--KIDS, GROWN-UPS, WE CAN KEEP LEARNING
NEW THINGS EVERY DAY. AND NUMBER TWO, IT'S A
GOOD DAY IF WE HAVE SOME FUN. AND I WILL TELL
YOU, OVER THE NEXT HOUR, WE ARE GOING TO BE
DOING BOTH OF THOSE THINGS. BUT BEFORE WE
GET STARTED, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE READY
TO GO AND SET UP FOR SUCCESS. SO, PLEASE SIT IN
A NICE COMFORTABLE SPACE THAT WORKS FOR YOU,
WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE SCREEN HEAR MY VOICE,
AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET TOO DISTRACTED
BY ANYTHING AROUND YOU.”
Joel goes on, “FOR TODAY'S LEARNING, YOU ARE GOING
TO NEED SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH, MAYBE A
PENCIL, A MARKER, A CRAYON, AND SOMETHING YOU
CAN WRITE ON, A PIECE OF PAPER, YOUR FAVOURITE
NOTEBOOK, MAYBE EVEN AT HOME, YOU HAVE A
WHITEBOARD. NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO GRAB
THOSE THINGS, GET NICE AND COMFORTABLE
BECAUSE WE'RE READY TO BEGIN.”
Joel says, “NOW, LIKE SO MUCH OF OUR LEARNING
DOES, TODAY'S LEARNING IS GOING TO START WITH
LETTERS, AND I KNOW WE KNOW OUR LETTERS WELL.
WE'LL REMEMBER THAT LETTERS HAVE A NAME AND A
SOUND. THE NAME OF THIS LETTER,”
A lowercase ‘t’ is written on a piece of paper.
Joel says, “SHOUT IT OUT, IS LETTER "T". AND THE
SOUND IT MAKES IS..."TUH, TUH, TUH", LIKE "TOW"
OR "TRAIN". THE NAME OF THIS LETTER…”
A lower case ‘h’ is written on the paper.
Joel continues, “IS "H" AND THE SOUND IT MAKES
IS "HUH, HUH", LIKE "HORSE" OR "HOT". BUT
SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL HAPPENS WHEN WE PUT
THESE LETTERS TOGETHER.”
Joel says, “TAKE A LOOK. WE COMBINE OUR "T" AND
OUR "H"...INTO ONE SOUND.” EVEN THOUGH YOU
JUST TOLD ME "T" GOES "TUH", AND "H" GOES "HUH",
WHEN WE PUT THESE TOGETHER, WE DO NOT SAY
"TUH-HUH". WE MAKE ONE SOUND. HAVE YOU
SEEN "T-H" BEFORE? THE SOUND IT MAKES IS...
"THA, THA, THA", AND WE CALL THAT A DIGRAPH.
TWO LETTERS, ONE SOUND? SAY IT WITH ME,
"THA, THA, THA".CAN YOU THINK OF ANY "T-H" WORDS?”
Joel continues, “WAIT A SECOND. THAT WAS ONE RIGHT THERE."THINK" IS A "T-H" WORD. IT STARTS WITH
THAT..."THA, THA, THA" SOUND. CAN YOU THINK OF
ANY OTHERS? OOH! ONE OF MY VERY FAVOURITE
WORDS WITH THE "T-H" SOUND IS..."THANK YOU".
THANK YOU FOR HANGING OUT TODAY AND LEARNING
TOGETHER. BOTH OF THESE WORDS HAVE "T-H" AT
THE START. BUT WE CAN ALSO SEE THE "T-H" SOUND...
IN OTHER SPOTS OF WORDS. THIS ONE HAS "T-H" AT
THE END, AND I BET YOU'VE SEEN THIS WORD BEFORE.
"M-A-T-H" IS "MATH". "THA", THERE IT IS.”
Joel goes on, “BUT THE TWO MAIN "T-H" WORDS THAT I
WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT TODAY ARE..."THIS" AND,
YOU GUESSED IT, "THAT". WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING
SOME GAMES TOGETHER CALLED "THIS OR THAT", AND
WHEN WE PLAY "THIS OR THAT", I GIVE YOU TWO CHOICES
AND YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHICH ONE YOU WOULD
PICK. WOULD YOU PICK THIS OR WOULD YOU PICK THAT?
HMM…”
Joel asks, “WOULD YOU RATHER...SPEND A DAY ON THE
SUNNY WARM BEACH...OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLORE
A COLD, ICY MOUNTAIN? WOULD YOU PICK THIS, THE
BEACH? OR THAT, THE MOUNTAIN?”
Joel goes on, “NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT
YOU PICK THE ONE THAT FEELS RIGHT FOR YOU. THAT'S
CALLED GIVING YOUR OPINION. AND IT'S ALL RIGHT
IF YOUR FRIENDS OR YOUR FAMILY MAKE A DIFFERENT
CHOICE THAT FEELS RIGHT FOR THEM. YOU THINK
ABOUT WHICH ONE YOU WOULD CHOOSE.”
Joel asks, “HMM...
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A PET DOG OR WOULD YOU
RATHER HAVE A PET CAT? WOULD YOU PICK "THIS OR
THAT"? THE DOG OR THE CAT? NOW, BEFORE WE
DESIGN SOME OF OUR VERY OWN "THIS OR THAT"
WRITING, TOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK OUT AN
AMAZING EPISODE OF THE TVOKIDS SHOW THAT'S
GOING TO TEACH US EVEN A BIT MORE ABOUT PLAYING
"THIS OR THAT", AND I'LL SEE YOU AFTER.”
[TVO Kids Theme song]
Lucas and Laura sing, “PACK UP YOUR BAGS
KISS YOUR TURTLE GOODBYE
COME UP AND CLIMB
WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY
SO MUCH TO SEE,
SO MUCH TO DO
IN OUR TREE FORT,
WE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU...
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW,
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW,
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
[Geese honking]
Laura says, “PASSWORD PLEASE.”
Lucas whispers in Laura’s ear. A caption reads “Dare”.
The song continues, “LA, LA, LA, LA
DO, DO, DO, DO
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW”
A title screen reads, “That TVO Kids show”
The dark-haired man says, “HI, LAURA.”
Laura replies, “HELLO.”
A dark-haired man says, “HELLO.
WELCOME TO THE FORT.
IT IS WOULD YOU RATHER DAY…”
Laura adds, “YES.”
The dark-haired man continues, “...IN THE TREE FORT.”
Laura says, “A VERY EXCITING DAY INDEED, GREG.”
Greg agrees, “QUITE EXCITING.”
Laura says, “YES.”
Greg asks, “WOULD YOU RATHER RECEIVE
A HIGH FIVE FROM ME
OR THIS BALL OF FLUFF I FOUND?”
Laura replies, “A HIGH FIVE!”
Greg says, “HIGH FIVE IT IS.”
Laura exclaims, “YEAH!”
Greg goes on, “AND THAT'S HOW YOU PLAY
"WOULD YOU RATHER".”
Laura adds, “YEAH, IT'S REALLY FUN.”
Greg agrees, “IT IS REALLY FUN.”
Laura asks, “GREG, WOULD YOU RATHER SHOW THE
TVO KIDS THE PASSWORD OR NOT?”
Greg says, “OR NOT?”
Laura adds, “OR NOT?”
Greg answers, “OH, THAT'S A TOUGH DECISION.
I'M GOING TO SAY
I WOULD LIKE TO.
I WOULD LIKE TO
SHOW THE PASSWORD TODAY.”
Laura says, “LET'S CHECK IT OUT!
TVOKIDS,
DID YOU GUESS THE PASSWORD?
IF YOU UNSCRAMBLED THIS,
IT WOULD SAY…”
Greg and Laura say together, "DARE."
Greg says, “AND MOST OF YOU GOT IT RIGHT.”
Laura adds, “ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE
FOR "WOULD YOU RATHER".”
Greg agrees, “EXACTLY, YES.”
Laura continues, “TRUTH OR DARE.”
Greg says, “YES, AND WHAT IS--
WHAT WOULD YOU--”
Laura says, “OKAY, SO WOULD YOU RATHER,
IT'S A GAME WHERE
YOU'RE GIVEN TWO OPTIONS,
TWO CHOICES, AND THEN YOU KIND
OF WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS
OF EACH TO SEE WHICH ONE YOU
WOULD RATHER BE OR DO.”
Greg asks, “OH, SO LIKE THE NAME,
WHICH ONE WOULD I RATHER DO?”
Laura answers, “YES.”
Greg adds, "WOULD YOU RATHER"...
OH, THAT MAKES SENSE.”
Laura asks, “WOULD YOU RATHER BE
A DUCK OR AN OWL?”
Greg answers, “I WOULD RATHER BE...
OH, I'D RATHER BE A DUCK, SO
THAT I COULD FLY AND ALSO SWIM.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.”
Laura exclaims, “AND SWIM!
SEE? TWO PROS.”
Greg says, “WOULD YOU R--”
[Foghorn sounding]
Laura and Greg say, “OH!”
Gregg says, “OKAY, LET'S GET IT.”
[Foghorn sounding]
[Frog croaking]
Laura puts on a set of earphones and
presses a button.
Laura says, “HELLO.
LAURA SPEAKING.
WHO'S CALLING?”
Hafsa replies,
“IT'S HAFSA.”
Laura asks, “HAFSA, WHAT'S THE
PASSWORD FOR THE FORT TODAY?”
Hafsa answers, "DARE."
Laura agrees, “YES, YOU ARE GOING IN THE SKY…”
Greg adds, “…NOW!”
Laura and Greg shout, “YES!”
Laura says, “YEAH, YOU'RE THERE!”
Greg says, “HI, HAFSA.”
Laura adds, “HEY, HAFSA.”
Hafsa replies, “HI.”
Greg asks, “YOU'RE IN THE SKY.
WHAT IS IT LIKE UP THERE?”
Laura adds, “YEAH.”
Hafsa answers, “IT FEELS AWESOME.”
Greg responds, “THAT'S AWESOME!”
Laura adds, “IT FEELS AWESOME!”
Greg says, “AMAZING.”
Laura goes on to say, “OKAY, WE'RE SO EXCITED TO
HAVE YOU IN THE FORT TODAY.”
Greg agrees, “WE ARE, WE ARE.
HAFSA, WHAT DID YOU
LEARN IN SCHOOL TODAY?”
Hafsa answers, “I LEARNED...
WE WERE DOING MATH.”
Greg asks, “MATH?”
Laura exclaims, “MATH!
I LOVE THAT.”
Greg says, “LIKE ADDITION,
SUBTRACTION.”
Laura says, “OH, LOOK AT YOU.”
Greg continues, “MULTIPLICATION,
DIVISION.
WHAT'S THAT?”
Laura says, “THIS IS AMAZING.”
Hafsa answers, “SUBTRACTION.”
Greg says, “SUBTRACTION.
VERY NICE, VERY NICE.”
HAFSA, I "HAFSA"
ASK YOU A QUESTION.
IT'S A
"WOULD YOU RATHER" QUESTION.
HAVE YOU PLAYED
"WOULD YOU RATHER" BEFORE?”
Hafsa answers, “YES.”
Greg says, “GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. OKAY.”
Laura adds, “OKAY. THIS IS AN EXCITING ONE
BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY
GOING TO INFLUENCE THE SHOW…”
Greg says, “THE REST OF THE SHOW.”
Laura continues, “...FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
OKAY, GREG, TAKE IT AWAY.”
Greg asks, “OKAY. HAFSA, WOULD YOU RATHER
LAURA WEAR THIS BIG SILLY HAT
FOR THE REST OF THE ENTIRE SHOW?
OR WOULD YOU RATHER GREG
EAT THIS ENTIRE WATERMELON
THROUGHOUT THE SHOW?”
Hafsa replies, “I THINK...
LAURA SHOULD
WEAR THE CRAZY HAT.”
Laura exclaims, “OH!”
Greg says, “GOOD CHOICE.”
Laura adds, “I HAVE TO WEAR THE HAT!
AND THAT IS THE BEAUTY
OF WOULD YOU RATHER"
Greg says, “VERY GOOD CHOICE.”
Laura continues, “OKAY. I GUESS I SHOULD
PUT IT ON RIGHT NOW.
HOW DOES IT LOOK, HAFSA?”
Hafsa replies, “IT LOOKS GOOD.”
Laura says, “IT LOOKS GOOD!”
Greg adds, “YOU'RE ACTUALLY ROCKING IT.
YOU LOOK REALLY GOOD IN THAT.
THAT'S AMAZING.”
Laura says, “I ACTUALLY AM REALLY
FEELING THIS HAT RIGHT NOW.
I FEEL LIKE I LOOK
GREAT IN THAT.”
Greg adds, “I LOVE THAT.”
Laura says, “AMAZING.
HAFSA, WE HAVE A REALLY CUTE
VIDEO WE WANT TO SHOW YOU.”
Greg adds, “MM-HMM.
ARE YOU READY?”
Hafsa answers, “YEAH.”
Greg continues, “ALL RIGHT,
CHECK IT OOT.”
Ducklings, a rabbit, and a cat appear
in a video, text reads, “Cute time oot”
LAURA:
CUTE TIME OOT!
LAURA AND GREG:
A prairie dog wears a red hat and
overalls.
Greg says, “OH.”
Laura adds, “OKAY. I LOVE THIS VIDEO.”
Greg asks, “HAFSA, WHAT IS THIS?
DO YOU KNOW?”
Hafsa replies, “IT KIND OF LOOKS
LIKE A SQUIRREL.”
Greg agrees, “IT'S KIND OF
LIKE A SQUIRREL.”
Laura adds, “MIGHT BE A GOPHER,
MAYBE A MEERKAT?”
Greg says, “KIND OF LOOKS
LIKE A MEERKAT.”
Laura adds, “I THINK THE BEAUTY OF THIS VIDEO
IS THAT IT'S ACTUALLY
DRESSED IN SOMETHING.”
Greg agrees, “YES”
Laura continues, “WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY
SURE WHAT THAT IS.”
Greg says, “HOW COULD WE FORGET THAT?
I THINK...
I BELIEVE...
WHAT'S THAT?
OH, I BELIEVE
IT'S A PRAIRIE DOG.”
Laura exclaims, “OH!”
Greg continues, “I JUST GOT NEWS
IT'S A PRAIRIE DOG.”
Laura asks, “THERE YOU GO.”
HAFSA, WHAT WOULD YOU RATE THAT
VIDEO OF THAT PRAIRIE DOG?”
Hafsa answers, “I THINK I'D RATE IT
10 OUT OF 10.”
Greg and Laura say, “10 OUT OF 10.”
Greg says, “LOVE THAT.”
Laura adds, “BEAUTIFUL.”
Greg goes on to say, “AMAZING.
SO, HAFSA NOT ONLY
LEARNED SUBTRACTION,
BUT SHE'S ALSO LEARNED
FRACTIONS BEFORE. THAT'S GREAT.”
Laura says, “AND SHE'S ALSO GIVEN ME
THIS BEAUTIFUL HAT.”
Greg says, “BEAUTIFUL HAT.
THANKS SO MUCH, HAFSA.
IT WAS GREAT CHATTING.”
Laura adds, “WE'LL TALK TO
YOU AGAIN SOON.”
Greg says, “BYE.”
Hafsa responds, “OKAY, BYE.”
Greg says, “AMAZING. WELL, I GUESS I'LL
HAVE TO SAVE THIS FOR LATER.”
Laura responds, “YEAH, YOU SAVE IT FOR LATER.
DEFINITELY.
I WILL SPORT THIS AMAZING HAT.”
HOW DO I LOOK IN IT?”
Greg answers, “IT LOOKS GREAT.
YOU LOOK WONDERFUL IN THAT.”
Laura says, “THANK YOU.
IT'S REALLY BALANCING ME
OUT RIGHT NOW.”
Greg asks, “I WONDER HOW I WOULD LOOK
WITH THIS WATERMELON AS A HAT.”
OH, OKAY.
NO?”
Laura says, “OKAY, GREG,
WOULD YOU RATHER,
UM, FLY A KITE OR
FLY A ROCKET SHIP?”
Greg answers,
“I WOULD RATHER FLY A KITE
BECAUSE FLYING A ROCKET SHIP
SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH
RESPONSIBILITY.
I WOULDN'T KNOW
WHAT I WOULD BE DOING.”
Laura says,
“YEAH. YOU'RE RIGHT.
THEY'RE TWO VERY
DIFFERENT OPTIONS.”
Greg asks,
“WOULD YOU RATHER,
LOLA BE POCKET-SIZED
OR BE ABLE TO TALK?”
Laura answers,
“YES, OKAY, LOLA
IS MY ENGLISH BULLDOG
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
NEED TO KNOW THAT.
SO, I WOULD RATHER BE LOLA BE
POCKET-SIZED, ACTUALLY.”
Greg says,
“YOU SHOULD TAKE HER
ONTO THE SHOW EVERY DAY.”
Laura says,
“OKAY, TVOKIDS, WE HAVE SOME
"WOULD YOU RATHERS" FOR YOU,
SO LET'S CHECK IT OUT.”
A male announcer says,
“YOU'RE BEING ATTACKED!
WOULD YOU RATHER IT BE BY
ONE HORSE-SIZED DUCK
OR A HUNDRED DUCK-SIZED HORSES?”
A dark-haired boy in a red shirt answers,
“ONE HORSE-SIZED DUCK.
I COULD JUST RUN AWAY.”
A dark-haired girl in an orange shirt says,
“I WOULD FIGHT...
A BUNCH OF DUCK-SIZED HORSES
BECAUSE THEY'RE
REALLY TINY FOR ME,
SO I WOULD ACTUALLY WIN.”
A dark-haired girl in a striped shirt says,
“I WOULD FIGHT
A HORSE-SIZED DUCK.
I WOULD GO ON THE
HORSE-SIZED DUCK AND THEN--
ON ITS BACK, AND THEN IT WILL
FLY ME WHEREVER I WANT TO GO.”
A dark-haired boy in a red and gray hoodie answers,
“A HUNDRED HORSE-SIZED CHICKENS?
OH, NO. DUCK-SIZED HORSES.”
A dark-haired girl in a red hoodie replies,
“ONE HORSE-SIZED DUCK.
I HAVE SEEN, LIKE,
REAL DUCKS BEFORE
AND THEY DON'T REALLY
DO ANYTHING TO YOU.”
A dark-haired boy in a black sweater says,
“A HUNDRED DUCK-SIZED HORSES
BECAUSE THE HORSES WOULD
BE SMALL, VERY SMALL.”
The dark-haired boy the red shirt says,
“EASY. EASY. EASY.”
A blonde-haired girl in a black sweater answers,
“A HUNDRED DUCK-SIZED HORSES
BECAUSE, UM,
HORSES ARE KIND OF CUTE.”
A dark-haired boy in a gray shirt says,
“ONE BIG DUCK.
IT MIGHT BE EASIER
TO RUN AWAY FROM
THAN A HUNDRED SMALL HORSES.”
A dark-haired girl in a pink hoodie says,
“I WOULD RATHER FIGHT A
HUNDRED DUCK-SIZED HORSES
BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE TINIER.
THEY'D BE KIND OF FAST,
SO I WOULD HAVE TO, LIKE,
MAKE A PLAN UP OR SOMETHING.”
A dark-haired boy in a gray sweater says,
“IF THEY DO OUTRUN ME,
I'D PROBABLY GO BEHIND THEM AND
HIDE IN A BUSH OR SOMETHING.”
The dark-haired boy in a gray shirt responds,
“IT MIGHT HAPPEN,
BUT I DON'T REALLY SEE THE
CHANCES OF IT HAPPENING.”
Text reads, “You’re being attacked!”
A male announcer says:
“IT'S TIME FOR THIS VERSUS THAT!
LET'S MEET OUR COMPETITORS.
IN THE FIRST CORNER,
HE'S MAGIC.
HE GOT HIS ACCEPTANCE
LETTER WHEN HE WAS ONLY 12.
HE KNOWS THAT ITS
"LEVIOHSA", NO "LEVIOSAH".
GIVE IT UP FOR THE WIZARD!”
[Audience cheering]
The announcer continues,
“IN THE SECOND CORNER,
SHE'S HERE TO SAVE
THE WORLD, AND THEN SOME.
MORE SUPER THAN
A CUP OF HOT SOUP.
S-U-P-E-ARE YOU READY
FOR THE HERO YOU'VE
BEEN WAITING FOR?
IT'S SUPERHERO.”
[Audience cheering]
The announcer says:
“LET THE GAMES BEGIN.”
[Bell ringing]
A wizard asks,
“ARE YOU READY FOR MY MAGIC?”
A superhero says,
“WHOA! WHY ARE YOU POINTING
THAT STRANGE STICK AT ME?”
The wizard replies, “THIS ISN'T
ANY STRANGE STICK.
IT'S A WAND.”
The superhero says,
“WELL, I DON'T NEED ANY TOOLS
BECAUSE I'M SUPER ON MY OWN. HA!”
The wizard asks,
“YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY MAGICAL POWERS?”
The superhero responds,
“WELL, I HAVE SUPER POWERS,
BUT THEY ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.”
The wizard exclaims, “WHAT?!”
The superhero replies,
“UH-HUH”
The wizard says, “WHAT?! NO.”
The superhero asks,
“TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.”
The wizard raps,
“I'M A WIZARD,
JUST IN CASE YOU COULDN'T TELL
I'M A WIZARD WITH
AN ARSENAL OF SPELLS
I'M MAGIC, YOU'RE TRAGIC,
GIRL YOU MAKE ME LAUGH
I'M MAKING MAGIC POTIONS
WHILE YOU'RE MAKING AIRCRAFT “
The superhero raps,
“I'M A SUPERHERO,
AND I'LL GIVE YOU A LIFE HACK
I CAN FLY HIGH IN THE SKY
WITH THIS CAPE ON MY BACK
I GOT SUPERPOWERS,
I DON'T NEED YOUR MAGIC WAND
WITH MY TELEPATHIC WAVES,
BOY, I CAN READ YOUR MIND”
The wizard raps,
“YOU'RE A SUPER HERO?
YOU'RE A SUPER ZERO
I'M AN A-LIST MOVIE SERIES
AND, GIRL,
YOU'RE JUST A B-ROLL
I'LL DISAPPEAR YOU
WITH A WAVE OF MY WAND
ABRACADABRA AND POOF,
YOU'RE GONE
GIVE UP NOW,
THROW IN THE TOWEL
I'M A HOOT, I'VE GOT AN OWL”
The superhero raps,
“WITH MY SUPER STRENGTH,
I'M HERE TO SAVE THE WORLD
MAKE THE EARTH A SAFER PLACE
TO LIVE FOR EVERY BOY AND GIRL
I GOT AN ORIGIN STORY
THAT'LL MAKE YOU GO "WOW!"
IMA DROP KICK, PUNCH,
WHAM, SMASH, KAPOW!”
The wizard says,
“THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
WOW!
THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.”
The superhero responds, “TAKE THAT!”
The wizard says,
“I TOOK IT.
I TOOK IT.”
The superhero asks,
“YOU KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD DO?”
The wizard replies,
“WHAT SHOULD WE DO,
SUPER GIRL?”
The superhero answers,
“WE SHOULD
CHECK IN WITH A TVOKID.”
The wizard exclaims, “YES!”
The superhero says,
“HEY, DEREK,
ARE YOU ON THE LINE?”
Derek responds,
“YES.”
The superhero continues,
“HEY, DEREK. OKAY,
WOULD YOU RATHER BE A
SUPER HERO OR A WIZARD?”
The wizard exclaims,
“A WIZARD!
WIZARD. WIZARD. WIZARD.”
Derek answers, “WIZARD.”
The superhero shouts, “WHOA!”
The wizard cheers, “YES!”
The superhero says, “WIZARD!”
The wizard goes on,
“I AM THE WINNER!
THANK YOU, DEREK.”
The superhero says,
“DEREK,
YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT.
THOSE MAGIC WANDS
ARE PRETTY COOL.”
The wizard adds,
“THEY'RE PRETTY COOL.”
The superhero continues,
“BUT CAN YOU FLY?!”
The wizard replies,
“YES, I CAN, AND AWAY!”
A male announcer says,
“WHIZZY WHIZ
AND THE DARK SORCERESS!”
A female announcer says,
“UH, SCIENTIST.
The male announcer groans,
“UGH. VERY WELL.”
A graphic reads, “Whizzy Wiz
and the Scientist”
A boy rides a bicycle through a
thick forest. He wears a red helmet.
A wizard with a long white beard appears.
The wizard says, “WHOA!
HOLD THERE, EVIL SPIRIT.”
The boy responds, “WHAT?”
The wizard says,
“I WILL NOT LET YOUR
DARK MAGIC INFEST THESE LANDS.”
The boy replies, “DUDE, WHAT
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THAT HORSELESS HORSE
THAT YOU RIDE.”
The wizard gasps, “FORSOOTH,
IT IS THE WORK OF THE DARK
SORCERESS OF THE NORTH.”
The boy asks,
“THE DARK SORCERER
OF THE WHAT NOW?”
A scientist says,
“I'M SORRY.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT
HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
SIR, MAGIC IS NOT AT WORK HERE.
IT'S SCIENCE.”
The wizard responds,
“OH, PLEASE, THEN LET
YOUR SCIEN-SORCERY--”
The scientist interrupts, “SCIENCE.”
The wizard goes on,
“...SCI-CRAFT EXPLAIN HOW THIS
INFERNAL BEAST GLIDES ALONG.”
The scientist replies,
“WELL, I'M SO GLAD
YOU ASKED. MAY I?
THE BICYCLE IS
ONE OF THE SIMPLEST
AND MOST EFFECTIVE MACHINES THAT
PEOPLE HAVE EVER COME UP WITH.”
The wizard asks,
“YOU MEAN THAT
WITCHES HAVE EVER CONJURED.”
The scientist says, “WHAT?”
The wizard says, “WHAT? HUH? OH.
PRAY, GO ON.”
The scientist continues, “OKAY.
A BIKE VERY EFFICIENTLY TURNS
HUMAN POWER INTO TRANSPORTATION.
YOU EAT A BANANA AND
THAT GIVES YOUR BODY ENERGY,
YOU THEN PUSH THE PEDALS AND IN
TURN, THE BIKE MOVES FORWARD,
CONVERTING HUMAN ENERGY
INTO KINETIC ENERGY
OR THE ENERGY OF
AN OBJECT IN MOTION.”
The wizard says,
“SO, THIS SCIENCE MOVES IT.”
The scientist replies, “FORSOOTH.”
The wizard responds,
“OH! WELL, IT'S TIME TO PUT
YOUR SCIENCE ENCHANTMENTS
TO THE TEST.”
[Clearing Throat]
The wizard gets on the bicycle.
The wizard exclaims, “SCIENCE-HO!”
[Yelping]
The wizard gets off the bicycle.
The wizard says,
“OH, LIES! THEY'RE ALL LIES!
GIVE ME MY STAFF,
SO I CAN SMITE YOU!”
The boy says,
“UMM, YOU FORGOT
TO PEDAL FORWARD.”
The wizard replies, “OH!
OH, OKAY.”
[Clearing throat]
The wizard continues, “MY BAD.
OH!”
The wizard rides the bicycle.
The wizard exclaims,
“I'VE TAMED THE
TWO-WHEELED BEAST!”
Greg says,
“WOW, THAT WAS AN EPIC BATTLE
BETWEEN THAT WIZARD AND
THAT SUPER HERO, WASN'T IT?”
Laura agrees,
“IT WAS, AND GREG,
I NEED TO KNOW,
WOULD YOU RATHER BE
A SUPER HERO OR A WIZARD?”
Greg answers,
“THAT'S A NO-BRAINER,
I'D RATHER BE A SUPER HERO.”
Laura asks, “REALLY?”
Greg responds, “YEAH.”
Laura replies,
“WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE
I WOULD RATHER BE A WIZARD.”
Greg says, “WOW.”
Laura responds, “YEAH!”
Greg says, “LOVE THAT.”
Laura replies, “LOVE IT.”
Greg asks, “ARE YOU READY FOR SPEED ROUND
WOULD YOU RATHER?"
Laura answers, “YES, THAT'S RIGHT, THIS IS A
WOULD YOU RATHER CHALLENGE
SPEED VERSION. SHOULD I GO FIRST?”
Greg says, “I'LL READ FOR YOU.”
Laura replies, “OKAY, GREAT.”
Greg asks, “OR WOULD YOU RATHER IT
BE THE OTHER WAY?”
Laura answers, “I WOULD RATHER YOU GO.
THIS WAY.
YOU READ TO ME. OKAY.”
Greg says, “ALL RIGHT.
CAN WE GET 30 SECONDS…”
Laura adds, “30 SECONDS!”
Greg continues,
“...ON THE CLOCK, PLEASE?
ALL RIGHT. YOU READY?”
Laura answers, “OKAY. I THINK SO.”
Greg says, “SET, GO.
WOULD YOU RATHER BE
COMPLETELY ALONE FOR FIVE YEARS
OR CONSTANTLY BE
SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE
AND NEVER BE ALONE
FOR FIVE YEARS.”
Laura replies, “OH! ALONE.”
Greg says,
“ALONE FOR FIVE YEARS, OKAY.
ALONE!
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE TO
READ ALOUD EVERY WORD OR SING--
OR SING EVERYTHING
YOU SAY OUT LOUD.”
Laura answers, “SING EVERYTHING I SAY!”
Greg replies,
“OKAY, WE HAVE A SINGER.
WOULD YOU RATHER 30 BUTTERFLIES
INSTANTLY APPEAR FROM NOWHERE
EVERY TIME YOU SNEEZE
OR ONE VERY ANGRY SQUIRREL
APPEAR FROM NOWHERE
EVERY TIME YOU COUGH?”
Laura exclaims,
“THE BUTTERFLY SNEEZE!
THE BUTTERFLY SNEEZE!”
Greg repeats,
“THE BUTTERFLY SNEEZE!”
Laura shouts, “GO!”
Greg responds, “I'M GOING! WOULD YOU
RATHER KNOW THE HISTORY
OF EVERY OBJECT YOU TOUCHED OR
BE ABLE TO TALK TO ANIMALS?
YOU COULD TALK TO LOLA.”
Laura shouts, “TALK TO ANIMALS!”
Greg says,
“YES, YOU COULD TALK TO LOLA.
OH! WOW.”
Laura says, “THOSE WERE GREAT.”
Greg replies, “THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.”
Laura responds, “YEAH, I REALLY WANT TO
TALK TO ANIMALS NOW.”
Greg says, “YOU ANSWERED REALLY QUICKLY.”
Laura says, “I THINK I GOT FOUR.”
Greg counts, “ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
THAT'S AMAZING.”
Laura says, “WELL, WE'LL SEE!”
Greg adds, “I MEAN,
I COULD HAVE READ FASTER.
I WISH I COULD HAVE GOTTEN
EVEN MORE QUESTIONS.”
Laura says, “WE'LL SEE HOW MANY YOU GET.
LET'S GET ANOTHER 30
SECONDS ON THE CLOCK
FOR THIS
WOULD YOU RATHER CHALLENGE.
ARE YOU READY?”
Greg answers, “I'M READY.
I'M GOING FOR FIVE.”
Laura asks, “GO! WOULD YOU RATHER MOVE TO A
NEW CITY OR TOWN EVERY WEEK
OR NEVER BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE
CITY OR TOWN YOU WERE BORN IN?”
Greg says, “OH, I WOULD-- OH!”
Laura shouts, “HURRY! HURRY!”
Greg continues, “I WOULD RATHER MOVE
AROUND EVERY WEEK.”
Laura asks, “OKAY. WOULD YOU RATHER WEAR
CLOWN SHOES EVERY DAY
OR A CLOWN WIG EVERY DAY?”
Greg answers,
“I WOULD RATHER WEAR
CLOWN SHOES EVERY DAY
BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE
INCONSPICUOUS,
THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T
SEE THEM AS MUCH.”
Laura asks,
“WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE ALL
YOUR CLOTHES FIT PERFECTLY
OR HAVE THE MOST
COMFORTABLE PILLOW,
BLANKETS AND
SHEETS IN EXISTENCE.”
Greg responds,
“I WOULD RATHER ALL
MY CLOTHES FIT PERFECTLY.”
Laura says, “REALLY?!”
[Stammering]
Laura says, “HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
I GOT TO GET IT OPEN. OKAY.”
Greg asks, “AM I AT FOUR?”
Laura interrupts, “WOULD YOU RATHER
BE UNABLE TO…”
[Bell ringing]
Laura continues, “OH, I DIDN'T QUITE
GET THROUGH IT.
HOW MANY DO I HAVE?
SO, I ONLY HAD THREE
OFFICIAL ONES.”
Greg adds, “OKAY, BUT WE GOT
THROUGH HALF OF ONE,
SO THAT'S THREE-AND-A-HALF
POINTS, RIGHT, LAURA?”
Laura answers, “WE DID.
THREE-AND-A-HALF POINTS.”
Greg exclaims, “YES! OKAY,
BUT YOU ARE THE WINNER.”
Laura shouts, “CLOSE GAME!”
Greg says, “CONGRATULATIONS,
CONGRATULATIONS."
Laura says, “I'M GOING TO READ YOU
THIS ONE JUST FOR FUN, ANYWAY.
WOULD YOU RATHER BE
UNABLE TO MOVE YOUR BODY
EVERY TIME IT RAINS
OR NOT BE ABLE TO STOP
MOVING WHILE THE SUN IS OUT?”
Greg answers,
“I WOULD RATHER NOT BE ABLE TO--”
Laura interrupts,
“WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?”
Greg continues, “--STOP MOVING
WHEN THE SUN IS OUT
BECAUSE I LIKE SINGING IN THE
RAIN AND DANCING IN THE RAIN.
SO, NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE
IN THE RAIN WOULD BE AWFUL.
ALSO, I'M FROM VANCOUVER,
SO IT RAINS A LOT,
SO IF I WAS THERE,
I JUST WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL.”
Laura says, “BRILLIANT ANSWER.”
Greg replies, “THANK YOU.”
Laura says,
“OKAY, TVOKIDS, WOULD YOU
RATHER, THIS SATURDAY,
NOT BE AT KIDZFEST
OR BE AT KIDZFEST!
IT'S KIDZFEST, OF COURSE.”
Greg adds, “GO TO KIDZFEST.
WHAT IS KIDZFEST?”
Laura answers,
“OKAY. SO, KIDZFEST IS HAPPENING
THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30,
AT DUNDAS SQUARE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE
LOTS OF AMAZING THINGS,
AND LUCAS AND I
ARE GONNA BE THERE!
SO, COME CHECK IT OUT.”
Greg adds, “THEY'RE GONNA BE THERE.
YOU CAN MEET SOME OF YOUR
FAVOURITE SHOW CHARACTERS.
IT WILL BE AWESOME.
LIKE LUCAS
AND LAURA, ESPECIALLY.”
Laura agrees, “YES.
WE SHOULD SAY GOOD-BYE.”
Greg says, “WE SHOULD SAY GOODBYE.”
Laura adds, “YES, WE SHALL.”
Greg picks up a ukulele.
Greg says, “ALL RIGHT.
SHALL WE?”
Laura replies, “WE SHALL!”
Greg continues, “HERE WE GO!”
Greg and Laura sing,
“SO LONG, SEE YOU LATER
I BET TOMORROW
WILL BE EVEN GREATER
BUT NOW, IT'S TIME
TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU
TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR
TRY SOMETHING NEW DAY
WITH LUCAS AND GREG.
SO LONG, SAYONARA, CLUE!
A FOUR-LETTER WORD
FOR "ADVENTUROUS".
IS THE PASSWORD FOR TOMORROW
BUT NOW, IT'S TIME
TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU
AND YOU, AND YOU!”
Laura says, “I'M LAURA.”
Greg adds, “I'M GREG.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.”
Laura says, “SEE YOU LATER.”
Greg says, “BYE!”
A title screen reads, “That TVO Kids Show”.
[Upbeat music plays]
The sun rises.
Joel says,
“HI, TVO KIDS, AND WELCOME BACK.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THAT EPISODE
AND THOUGHT A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT DESIGNING YOUR VERY OWN...
"THIS OR THAT".
ONCE YOU COME UP WITH YOUR IDEA,
I WANT TO SHOW YOU
HOW WE CAN WRITE IT DOWN.
SO, GRAB THAT PIECE OF PAPER,
GRAB THAT NOTEBOOK, GRAB THAT
PENCIL, GRAB THAT MARKER,
AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH
THIS TOGETHER, STEP BY STEP.”
Joel continues,
“THE FIRST THING I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO DO, JUST LIKE I'VE DONE,
IS TO DRAW A LINE STRAIGHT
ACROSS THE TOP OF YOUR PAGE.
NOW, BE VERY CAREFUL,
YOU'RE NOT PUTTING IT
ALL THE WAY AT THE TOP.
I LIKE TO LEAVE
A FEW FINGERS OF SPACE
BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO
BE PUTTING SOME WRITING UP TOP.
OKAY, NOT TOO MUCH WRITING.
WE DON'T WANT TO PUT OUR LINE
IN THE MIDDLE OF A PAPER.
BUT CLOSE TO THE TOP WITH
A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE.
GO FOR IT.”
Joel holds up a pad of paper.
The front page has a line going across it.
Joel adds, “ONCE YOU'VE DONE THAT,
I WANT YOU TO FIND
THE MIDDLE OF THIS LINE.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO DRAW A LINE
STRAIGHT DOWN
TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR PAGE.
CHECK IT OUT.”
Joel looks down. He draws a line down
the middle of the page then holds it up.
Joel says, “LOVE IT.
WE'VE DIVIDED OUR PAGE
INTO WHAT I LIKE
TO CALL A T-CHART.
NOW, LET'S STRETCH OUR THINKING.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT I'VE DRAWN.
WHY DO YOU THINK
WE CALL IT A T-CHART?
HMM...
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE
ANYTHING YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE?
IT IS A CAPITAL LETTER "T".
AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS
T-CHART TO ORGANIZE
OUR "THIS OR THAT" WRITING.”
Joel points at the top of the page.
Joel continues, “AT THE TOP OF YOUR PAGE,
OVER YOUR FIRST SIDE
OF YOUR T-CHART,
LET'S WRITE THE WORD "THIS".”
Joel looks down. He writes on the page.
Joel adds, “NOW, REMEMBER, AT THE
START OF TODAY'S LESSON,
WE LEARNED "THA, THA", "T-H".
FINISH IT OFF WITH AN "I-S"
AND YOU'VE GOT THE WORD "THIS".
NOW, RIGHT ABOVE THIS LINE,
IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR PAGE,
LET'S WRITE THE WORD "OR".
WE'VE GOT AN "O"
AND WE'VE GOT AN "R".
GO FOR IT!
"THIS OR"...
I BET YOU CAN GUESS
WHAT WORD'S GOING TO GO OVER
THE SECOND HALF OF OUR T-CHART.
IT'S "THAT".
SO WE'VE GOT THAT "T-H" SOUND
WE'VE TALKED SO
MUCH ABOUT TODAY,
AND THEN AN "A-T".
WE'VE GOT "THIS OR THAT".
NOW "THIS OR THAT"
IS A QUESTION.
WE ARE ASKING SOMEONE TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN "THIS OR THAT".
SO, IF THIS IS A QUESTION,
WHAT DO I NEED AT THE END?
IT'S NOT A PERIOD.
IT'S NOT AN EXCLAMATION MARK.
IT'S A...
QUESTION MARK.
DON'T FORGET TO ADD THAT
TO THE TITLE OF YOUR T-CHART.”
Joel says, “NOW, ONCE YOU'RE
ORGANIZED AND READY TO GO,
YOU'RE GOING TO DECIDE
ONE "THIS OR THAT"
THAT YOU WANT
TO WRITE DOWN TODAY.
NOW, WHEN WE THINK OF A
"THIS OR THAT", REMEMBER,
WE'RE COMING UP WITH
TWO CHOICES TO PICK BETWEEN.
YOU MIGHT PICK
TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF ANIMALS.
YOU MIGHT PICK
TWO DIFFERENT PLACES.
YOU MIGHT THINK OF TWO
DIFFERENT KINDS OF YUMMY FOOD.
MAYBE YOU'LL PICK
TWO COLOURS, TWO SHAPES,
OR TWO BOOKS YOU REALLY LOVE,
CHOOSING BETWEEN THIS OR THAT.
ONCE YOU'VE COME UP
WITH YOUR TWO CHOICES,
YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK LATER
TODAY, AFTER THIS EPISODE,
AND FINISH IT OFF BY
ADDING PICTURES AND WORDS.
CAN YOU SEE WHAT I'VE CHOSEN
WITH MY PICTURES AND WORDS.
MY "THIS OR THAT" IS WOULD YOU
CHOOSE THE SUN,
WHICH WE LOVE, IT'S IMPORTANT,
OR THE MOON?
SO BEAUTIFUL,
SO MYSTERIOUS.
YOU TELL ME NOW,
WHICH WOULD YOU PICK?
AND REMEMBER, THERE'S NO RIGHT,
THERE'S NO WRONG;
YOU'RE SHARING YOUR OPINION.”
Joel adds, “NOW, COMING UP WITH
A "THIS OR THAT"
IS ONLY THE FIRST
PART OF THE FUN
BECAUSE ONCE THIS IS
SET UP LATER IN THE DAY,
YOU CAN ASK
EVERYONE IN YOUR HOUSE
WHAT THEY WOULD CHOOSE.
AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU
HOW WE CAN KEEP TRACK
OF THIS INFORMATION USING
SOMETHING CALLED TALLY MARKS.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S USE OUR IMAGINATION
AND PRETENDED
I ASKED MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
DID YOU LIKE
THE SUN OR THE MOON.
AND LET'S PRETEND
THREE OF MY FAMILY
AND FRIENDS CHOSE THE SUN.
WHEN I'M DOING TALLY MARKS,
I DRAW ONE MARK FOR EACH NUMBER.
I TOLD YOU, I'M IMAGINING
THREE OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
TOLD ME THAT THEY
WOULD PICK THE SON,
SO I DREW ONE TALLY MARK TO
TALLY MARK, THREE TALLY MARK.
THIS SHOWS ME THREE.”
Joel writes on the page.
Joel says, “AND LET'S IMAGINE
THAT TWO OF MY FAMILY
AND FRIENDS PICKED THE MOON.
I SEE ONE TALLY MARK,
TWO TALLY MARKS,
THAT SHOWS ME TWO.
NOW, BEFORE I TEACH YOU A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT COUNTING
AND KEEPING TRACK OF
DATA USING TALLY MARKS,
LET'S CHECK OUT THIS
CLIP FROM LADY VOCAB,
WHO'S GOING TO TEACH US EVEN
MORE ABOUT TALLY MARKS.”
[Techno music playing]
Text reads “Lady Vocab”.
A male announcer says,
“HELLO, WORD FANS, AND WELCOME
TO THE LADY VOCAB SHOW.
I'M YOUR
HUMBLE HOST PROFESSOR P,
AND NOW GET READY FOR
YOUR SULTAN OF SYNONYMS--
LADY VOCAB!”
Lady Vocab responds,
“THANKS, PROFESSOR P.
ARE YOU READY TO DELVE
INTO THE DICTIONARY?”
Professor P answers,
“YOU BET YOUR STRIPES, MILADY.
TODAY'S WORD IS... "TALLY",
A NOUN WHICH CAN BE
A NUMBER OR GROUP OF ITEMS
THAT ARE ORGANIZED
IN A CERTAIN WAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE A TABLE
AND ORGANIZES INFORMATION,
WHICH REMINDS ME
OF WHEN I WAS
A YOUNG BOY SCOUT,
DREAMING OF BECOMING
A PROFESSOR--”
Lady Vocab interrupts,
“HEY, WHOSE SHOW IS THIS?”
Professor P continues,
“OH, I'M GOING TO IGNORE THAT.
I WAS A YOUNG BOY SCOUT, IN
CHARGE OF ORDERING ICE CREAM
FOR THE ICE CREAM SOIREE.”
Lady Vocab says,
“AH, I WANT TO GO THERE.”
Professor P replies,
“YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED IT.
SO, THE NIGHT BEFORE
THE SOIREE, I WAS TORN.
EACH SCOUT PUT A TICK NEXT TO
THEIR FAVOURITE FLAVOUR,
EITHER CHOCOLATE,
VANILLA OR STRAWBERRY,
BUT I COULD ONLY
ORDER ONE BOX OF ICE CREAM.”
Lady Vocab exclaims, “OH NO!
WELL, BUT THE TALLY IS EQUAL!
I'M ON THE EDGE OF MY BOOTS!
WHAT DID YOU DO?!
WHAT DID YOU DO?!”
Professor P answers,
“I PANICKED, I SWEAT,
AND THEN, I GOT NEAPOLITAN.”
Lady Vocab responds,
“OH! YES, OF COURSE,
THE ONE ICE CREAM BOX
WITH ALL THREE FLAVOURS IN IT.”
Professor P agrees, “MM-HMM!”
Lady Vocab continues,
“YOU'RE A THINKER PROFESSOR,
HUH? HIT IT!”
Lady Vocab sings,
“ALL YOU NEED FOR A TALLY
IS A COUPLE OF
TICKS
YOU HEARD?
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO
T-A-L-L-Y
ORGANIZE INFO TO THE SKY”
Professor P sings,
“ORGANIZE DATA INTO A TABLE”
Lady Vocab sings,
“ORGANIZE THAT INFO,
I KNOW YOU'RE ABLE
TALLY, INFORMATION FOR FREE
TALLY, IT'S SO EASY
TALLY”
Professor P says,
“THAT IS OUR VOCAB WORD,
AND I CAN REALLY
GO FOR SOME ICE CREAM,
SO KEEP IT COOL, KIDS, AND
WE'LL SEE YOU HERE NEXT TIME
ON THE LADY VOCAB SHOW.”
Lady Vocab sings,
“ TALLY,
TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK
TALLY, TALLY
TICK, TICK, TICK,
TICK, TALLY
TALLY, TALLY”
[Whispering]
Lady Vocab says, “TICK, TICK.”
A graphic reads, “TVO Kids”.
Joel says,
“ALL RIGHT THANK YOU,
LADY VOCAB,
FOR TEACHING US EVEN MORE
ABOUT TALLY MARKS.
I'M GOING TO IMAGINE
THAT I ASKED A FEW MORE
OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
MY "THIS OR THAT."
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE
THE SUN OR THE MOON?
HMM... LET'S PRETEND THAT...
FOUR MORE PEOPLE PICKED THE SUN.
SO, I'M GOING TO
ADD FOUR TALLY MARKS
TO THE THREE I ALREADY HAVE.
I'VE ADDED ONE MORE TALLY MARK.
I'VE GOT FOUR.
I'M GOING TO ADD
ANOTHER TALLY MARK,
BUT I'M STOPPING
SOMETHING NOW THAT HAPPENS,
VERY SPECIAL, WITH TALLY MARKS
WHEN WE GET TO
THE NUMBER... FIVE.
WHEN I GET TO THE NUMBER FIVE...
...I DRAW ONE LINE STRAIGHT
ACROSS MY FOUR LINES I DREW.
WE KNOW THAT FOUR AND ONE
MAKE FIVE. I’VE GOT MY FOUR
VERTICAL LINES, STRAIGHT UP AND
DOWN, BUT MY LINE NUMBER FIVE
IS A HORIZONTAL LINE, ALL THE WAY
ACROSS. WHEN WE DO TALLY MARKS
THAT MEANS A GROUP OF FIVE.”
Joel continues,
“IF I HAD TWO MORE FRIENDS
SAY THEY LIKED THE SUN...
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
HMM...
DO I NEED TO START COUNTING
ALL THE WAY BACK HERE
AND SAY, "ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
"FIVE, SIX, SEVEN?"
I WONDER IF YOU CAN
THINK OF A QUICKER WAY
TO COUNT THESE TALLY MARKS.
HMM...
WELL, I TOLD YOU WE KNOW...
THAT THIS IS A GROUP OF FIVE.
SO, I DON'T NEED TO
GO BACK AND COUNT,
"ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE."
I COULD POINT TO THIS GROUP
OF TALLY MARKS, SAY "FIVE,"
AND THEN COUNT ON WITH
THE TWO TALLY MARKS LEFT.
LET'S TRY THAT.
"FIVE... SIX, SEVEN."
HMM. SAVES ME A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
TOGETHER, LET'S CHECK OUT
THIS EPISODE OF
ODD SQUAD
THAT'S GOING TO SHOW US
MORE ABOUT COUNTING
BY GROUPS OF FIVE,
AND I'LL SEE YOU AFTER.”
Olive wears a badge on her suit jacket.
Olive says,
“MY NAME IS AGENT OLIVE.
THIS IS MY PARTNER,
AGENT OTTO.
THIS ISN'T ANYTHING.
BUT BACK TO OTTO AND ME.
WE WORK FOR
AN ORGANIZATION RUN BY KIDS
THAT INVESTIGATES
ANYTHING STRANGE,
WEIRD AND ESPECIALLY ODD.
OUR JOB IS TO PUT
THINGS RIGHT AGAIN.”
A giant, one-eyed monster waves it’s
tentacles
[Laser scanning]
Olive and Otto ride in an elevator. Olive
plays basketball against much taller girls.
Her hand glows blue as she waves it.
Olive skydives over think clouds.
Olive says, “WHO DO WE WORK FOR?
WE WORK FOR ODD SQUAD.”
A title screen reads, “Odd Squad,
Created by Tim McKeon & Adam Peltzman”.
A file reads, “The Trouble with Centigurps”
The file is opened. A black and white
photograph shows The Odd Squad talking with
a bald-headed man. A rain cloud hovers
over his head.
The bald-headed man says,
“THE WEIRD THING IS,
IS I'M REALLY HAPPY!”
Otto replies, “NOT TO WORRY, SIR.
WE GOT THIS.”
Otto aims a laser at the bald-headed man.
Olive crosses her arms as she watches.
The laser turns the rain cloud into a smiling
animated sun.
The bald-headed man exclaims,
“OH!”
He wipes water from his face.
The bald-headed man continues,
“THANK YOU, ODD SQUAD!”
Olive replies,
“HAVE A GOOD DAY, SIR.
LET'S GO.”
The animated sun says, I'M SLAPPY THE SUN,
AND I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU!”
The bald-headed man asks, “WHAT?”
Slappy the sun sings,
“SLAPPY AND DEREK,
WE'RE BEST FRIENDS
SLAPPY AND DEREK,
FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS”
Derek shouts, “ODD SQUAD!
I CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS!”
Slappy interrupts. “HI, DEREK, I'M SLAPPY!
I'M YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND!
HURRAY!”
Derek says, “LOVELY.”
Slappy says, “I LOVE YOU!”
Derek replies, “YEAH, GREAT!”
Slappy sings, “SLAPPY AND DEREK”
[Singing high note]
Otto says,
“YOU WANTED TO SEE US, MS. O?”
Ms. O replies, “YES.
SOMETHING VERY ODD HAS HAPPENED.”
A screen appears in the frame of a painting.
Ms. O continues, “A GIANT GOLDFISH IS
ATTACKING THE HARBOUR.”
Olive and Otto watch as a goldfish
approaches a fishing boat. They turn to
one another.
Ms. O says, “OLIVE, ACTIVATE YOUR
SUIT FOR WATER TRAVEL.”
Olive responds, “ON IT, MS. O.”
Olive stands up and pulls on the collar
of her jacket. The suit inflates around Olive.
Otto smiles.
Otto says, “SO, THAT'S WHAT THESE THINGS DO!
COOL.”
Olive waddles across Ms. O’s office.
[Suit squeaking]
Olive squeezes between a couch and a coffee table.
She leaves Ms. O’s office. Otto watches her.
Ms. O shouts, “OTTO!”
Otto replies, “OH! YEAH, MS. O.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR ME?”
Ms.O picks up a box.
Ms. O answers,
“TAKE THIS DOWN TO STORAGE.”
Otto says, “BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR--”
Ms. O interrupts, “AND WHATEVER YOU DO,
DON'T OPEN IT.”
Otto takes the box.
[Sighing]
Otto carries the box out of
Ms. O’s office. He carries it down
a hallway.
Otto says, “SO UNFAIR.
STICK THE NEW GUY
WITH ALL THE BORING JOBS.”
[Canister warbling]
Otto puts his ear to the box.
Otto asks, “WHAT WAS THAT?”
Ms. O appears in a thought bubble over Otto’s head.
Ms. O, “WHATEVER YOU DO,
DON'T OPEN IT.”
Otto argues, “BUT I WANT TO!”
Ms. O replies, “DON'T.”
Otto says, “COME ON,
JUST A LITTLE PEEK.”
Ms. O responds, “ENH, GO AHEAD.
I'M JUST A DREAM, ANYWAY.”
The thought bubble disappears.
[Sighing]
Otto opens the box. A furry creature
shuffles around inside.
Otto says, “AWW!
SO CUTE!”
Agent Oscar shouts, “CLOSE THAT BOX!”
Otto asks, “WHY?”
Agent Oscar answers, “IT'S A CENTIGURP! IF IT'S
EXPOSED TO LIGHT TOO LONG,
THAT ONE LITTLE
GUY WILL BECOME…”
A centigurp hops out of the box.
It multiplies quickly. Multiple centigurps
hop down the hallway.
[Squeaking]
The bright pink balls bounce of
walls and the ceiling.
[Squeaking]
Agent Oscar exclaims, “...100 LITTLE GUYS!”
Otto says, “OH, NO!”
Agent Oscar interrupts,
“WE HAVE TO TELL MS. O”
Otto responds,
“NO! PLEASE, DON'T!
IF MS. O FINDS OUT
I MESSED THIS UP,
SHE'LL NEVER LET ME
BATTLE A GOLDFISH.”
Agent Oscar looks confused.
Otto says, “HAVEN'T YOU EVER MADE
A MISTAKE?
Flashback. Agent Oscar has a large afro.
He smiles widely as he looks at himself in
a mirror. His smile fades.
Agent Oscar says “OH YEAH,
THAT HAIRCUT WAS A PRETTY BIG MISTAKE.
I’LL HELP YOU FIND THE CENTIGURPS, “
Otto says, “THANK YOU!”
SO, WHAT DO WE DO?”
Agent Oscar says, “WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR SPHERES.
CENTIGURPS LOVE SPHERES.
YOU KNOW, ROUND,
BALL-SHAPED LITTLE OBJECTS?”
Otto responds, “YEAH. I KNOW WHERE TO GO.
FOLLOW ME.”
Agent Oscar says, “OKAY!”
Otto rushes down the hallway.
Agent Oscar follows him.
Agent Oscar searches through a large ball pit.
Centigurps appear.
Agent Oscar says.
“WHERE DID THEY GO?
STAY THERE!”
Oscar climbs up from under the plastic balls.
Otto says, “GOT ANOTHER ONE!”
Otto dives back into the balls.
Agent Oscar says,
“COME ON! GET BACK HERE!”
Otto exclaims, “I GOT FOUR MORE!”
Agent Oscar responds, “THANK YOU”.
[Squeaking]
Agent Oscar collects centigurps on
the surface of the ball pit.
Otto and Agent Oscar carry centigurps
into a lab. The door slides closed
behind them. Agent Oscar and Otto
drop the centigurps.
[Sighing]
Otto says, “OKAY,
SUCK THEM BACK INTO ONE.”
Agent Oscar responds,
“THAT'S NOT HOW CENTIGURPS WORK.
WE NEED ALL 100.”
Otto asks, “HOW MANY DO WE HAVE?”
Otto and Agent Oscar count,
“UH, ONE, TWO, THREE...
NO. WAS THAT THREE?
ONE, TWO-- NO.”
Otto shouts, “TOO MANY!”
Agent Oscar says, “I CAN'T COUNT!
HANG ON!”
Otto responds, “ONE, TWO-- NO!
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?”
Agent Oscar leaves the lab.
Otto screams, “DON'T LEAVE ME
WITH THESE THINGS!
TWO-- AHH!”
Agent Oscar says, “THIS BOX WILL HOLD
TEN CENTIGURPS EACH.
IF WE JUST FILL THE BOX,
WE WON'T HAVE TO COUNT
BECAUSE WE'LL KNOW IT'S TEN!”
[Muffled]
Otto says, “I CAN'T HEAR
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT OKAY!”
[Bleating]
Ten centigurp fill agent Oscars box.
[Chattering]
Agent Oscar says, “SO, WE HAVE TEN IN EACH BOX.”
Otto adds, “THAT MEANS WE HAVE
10, 20, 30, 40, 50.
50 CENTIGURPS.”
Agent Oscar says,
“RIGHT, AND IF WE
STARTED WITH 100...
AND NOW WE HAVE 50…”
[Computer beeping]
A graph appears on a computer screen.
Otto says, “...WE HAVE 50 LEFT TO GO.”
Agent Oscar says, “WE'RE HALFWAY DONE!”
Otto asks, “BUT WHERE ARE WE
GONNA FIND OTHER SPHERES?”
Agent Oscar says, “I TEND TO THINK BETTER WITH GUM.”
Otto replies, “YOU DO!”
Agent Oscar asks, “I DO?”
Otto answers, “YOU DO!”
Agent Oscar agrees, “I DO!
UH, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?”
Otto answers, “THAT GUMBALL IS A SPHERE.
WHERE DID YOU GET IT?”
Agent Oscar replies,
“THERE'S THIS REALLY GOOD
GUMBALL MACHINE IN BELGIUM.
THERE'S ALSO ONE OVER THERE.”
Otto and Agent Oscar rush To a gumball machine.
Centigurps are trapped inside.
Otto asks, “DO YOU HAVE ANY QUARTERS?”
Agent Oscar answers, “ALWAYS”.
[Chuckling]
Agent Oscar holds a large bag of change.
Ms. O says, “OSCAR!”
Agent Oscar drops the change.
Agent Oscar exclaims, “AHH!
UH, MS. O!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?”
Ms. O replies,
“GETTING SOME GUM.”
Agent Oscar says, “UH...
HOW ABOUT SOME CHOCOLATE?
IT'S, UH, WARM AND
MELTY FROM MY POCKET!”
Ms. O replies, “I WILL SAY THIS:
YOU KNOW HOW
I LIKE MY CHOCOLATE.”
Agent Oscar blocks the gumball machine
as Ms. O walks away from him. She walks
Up a set of stairs.
[Exhaling sharply]
Agent Oscar turns to Otto.
Agent Oscar says,
“WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
COME HELP ME OUT!”
Otto replies, “OH! SURE.”
Four Centigurps a stuffed in a small case.
Agent Oscar states,
“SO, WE RAN OUT OF LARGER BOXES.”
Oscar asks,
“HOW MANY DO WE HAVE NOW?”
Agent Oscar replies,
“THESE BOXES HOLD
FIVE CENTIGURPS EACH.”
Otto adds, “SO, WE COUNT BY FIVES.”
Agent Oscar says, “RIGHT. SO, WE HAVE 50,
AND THEN WE COUNT 55, 60, 65,
70, 75, 80.”
[Computer beeping]
A graph on the computer screen reads “80”.
Agent Oscar says, “COME ON...
AW! STILL NOT 100.
THERE'S STILL
SOME MORE OUT THERE.”
Otto declares,
“WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A LOT
MORE RUNNING AROUND, AREN'T WE?”
Agent Oscar replies, “OH, YEAH.”
Otto says, “LET'S GO.”
Agent Oscar and Otto hurry through the lab.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar picks a centigurp of a globe.
[Laughing]
Otto grabs a centigurp of a scientists
ice cream cone.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar pulls a centigurp out of another
agent’s afro.
[Chittering]
Otto pulls a centigurp of an exercise
ball that an agent is sitting on. He rolls
on the ground as he rushes down a corridor.
[Chittering]
Otto takes a basketball away from a
dark-haired boy. He flips over the basketball
and pulls off a centigurp. Otto returns the
basketball.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar turns off a machine. He finds
another centigurp.
[machinery slowing down]
Otto asks, “THIS WHOLE THING'S
POWERED BY A CANTALOUPE?”
Agent Oscar replies, “OH, YEAH.”
[Chittering]
Otto pulls a centigurp off a cantaloupe.
Agent Oscar turns the machine back on.
[Machinery powering up]
Otto and Agent Oscar walk through a hallway.
They look through an office window.
Inside a young girl pets a centigurp.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar says, “AGENT ORCHID,
WE NEED THAT CENTIGURP.”
Agent Orchid replies,
“THIS IS NOT A CENTIGURP.
THIS IS SHERMAN, AND HE'S MINE.”
Otto says, “NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.”
Agent Orchid counters,
“NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!
I'M NOT GIVING HIM TO YOU.”
Agent Oliver asks,
“WHAT IF WE GAVE
YOU SOMETHING FOR IT?
LIKE THIS YO-YO!
LOOK AT ALL THE TRICKS
THAT YOU CAN DO.”
Agent Oscar does a variety of tricks with a yo-yo.
Otto turns to Agent Orchid and nods.
Agent Orchid says,
“I FIND THAT VERY UNDERWHELMING.”
Agent Oscar looks surprised.
Otto asks, “WHAT DO YOU WANT
FOR THE CENTIGURP?”
Agent Orchid answers,
“WELL, IF YOU ASKED ME
THAT BEFORE I MET SHERMAN,
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU
I NEEDED EVERYTHING.
BUT NOW, I DON'T NEED A THING.”
Agent Orchid cuddles Sherman.
Otto sits down.
Otto states, “LOOK.
AGENT ORCHID,
I KNOW THIS IS A BIT HARD
FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND,
BUT SHERMAN'S ACTUALLY JUST ONE
OUT OF THE OTHER 100 SHERMANS.
AND I BET HIS
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
MISS HIM A WHOLE LOT
AND WISH THEY COULD SEE HIM.”
Agent Oscar adds,
“HOW ABOUT SOME CASH?”
Agent Orchid replies, “OOH!”
Agent Oscar lays a briefcase on the desk
and opens it. Agent Orchid looks inside.
Agent Orchid says, “DEAL!”
Agent Orchid hands Agent Oscar the centigurp.
[Sherman squeaking]
Agent Oscar says, “LET'S GO.”
Otto says, “THAT WORKS, TOO.”
Agent Orchid hugs the briefcase as Agent Oscar
and Otto rush out of the office.
Agent Oscar fills a small case with two centigurps
and closes it.
Agent Oscar says, “OKAY.
SO, WE HAD 80, AND THEN WE PUT
SOME MORE INTO THESE BOXES.”
Otto says, “THESE HOLD TWO EACH,
SO I'M JUST COUNTING BY TWOS.
82, 84, 86, 88,
90, 92, 94, 96, 98.”
[Computer beeping]
Green bars rises on the graph on the computer
screen. The screen reads “98”.
Agent Oscar and Otto say “AHH!”
Agent Oscar adds,
“STILL TWO CENTIGURPS!
Otto says, “WHERE?!
WE LOOKED EVERYWHERE!”
Agent Oscar replies, “OH, NO!”
Otto asks, “WHAT? WHAT?”
Agent Oscar answers,
“I JUST REMEMBERED WHAT
MS. O BROUGHT FOR LUNCH TODAY!”
Otto asks, “WHAT?”
Agent Oscar responds,
“SPAGHETTI AND...
MEATBALLS!”
Otto replies, “HMM.
THAT SOUNDS DELICIOUS.”
Agent Oscar yells,
“DON'T YOU GET IT, MAN?
MEATBALLS ARE SPHERES!
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.”
Agent Oscar rushes away from Otto.
Otto says, “I'LL JUST STAY HERE, THEN!”
M. O sets up her lunch in her office.
Ms. O says, “OH, JUICE.”
Agent Oscar hurries to Ms. O’s office.
A centigurp rolls on Ms.O’s spaghetti.
[Chirping]
A second centigurp rolls onto Ms.O’s lunch.
[Sighing]
Agent Oscar says, “MADE IT!”
Agent Oscar picks up Ms.O’s lunch.
Ms. O says, “OSCAR?”
Agent Oscar Agent Oscar replies,
“YEAH? YEAH?
MS. O, WHAT'S UP? YEAH.”
(Chuckling nervously)
Ms. O asks, “DID YOU JUST
THROW MY LUNCH AWAY?”
Agent Oscar responds,
“I MAKE MISTAKES SOMETIMES.
UH, REMEMBER THAT HAIRCUT?”
Flashback. Agent Oscar has an afro.
He looks upset as he stares at himself
in the mirror.
Ms. O says,
“ENOUGH SAID.”
Agent Oscar rushes out of Ms. O’s office.
He rides on a slide.
Agent Oscar asks, “DID YOU GET THEM?”
Otto says, “I GOT ONE,
BUT THE OTHER ONE GOT AWAY!”
[Squeaking frantically]
A centigurp rolls down a hallway.
[Chittering]
Agent Oscar and Otto chase after the
Remaining loose centigurp.
Agent Oscar and Otto say, “THERE IT IS!”
Agent Oscar adds:
“IF ONLY WE HAD A SPHERE
TO GET ITS ATTENTION!”
[Chittering]
The centigurp rolls down the hallway.
Otto says, “WE DO”.
[Dramatic music playing]
Otto hands Agent Oscar a centigurp
and approaches the other centigurp in
the hallway. Otto pulls on the collar
of his jacket. His suit inflates.
[Screeching]
The centigurp turns to Otto. Its green
eyes open wide. Otto and Agent Oliver
back away from the centigurp slowly.
Otto says. ”COME ON!”
Agent Oscar says, “COME ON,
LITTLE CENTIGURP!”
Otto adds, “COME ON, LITTLE CENTIGURP!”
The centigurp approaches Otto.
It rolls down the hall as they continue
to back away from it. The centigurp
bumps into a wall.
Agent Oscar says, “COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.”
[Squeaking]
[Chittering]
Otto says, “OVER HERE! COME ON!
COME ON, LITTLE CENTIGURP!”
[Chittering]
The final two centigurps roll into the lab.
Agent Oscar closes the door.
Otto exclaims, “WE DID IT!”
Agent Oscar adds, “YEAH!”
Agent Oscar and Otto dance.
Otto chants, “AWESOME, AWESOME,
AWESOME…BOOM! CHEST BUMP!”
Agent Oscar says, “NO, NO! NO, NO, NO.”
Otto replies, “OKAY.”
Otto continues to dance as a centigurp
rolls around the lab.
[Chittering]
All of the centigurps bounce around
the lab.
[Squeaking]
Agent Oscar asks,
“WOULD YOU LIKE
TO DO THE HONOURS?”
Otto presses a button.
[Squeaking]
A bright light glows as the one hundred
centigurps turn into one. The lone
centigurp falls to the floor.
[Chittering]
[Sighing]
Agent Oscar turns to Otto.
Agent Oscar says, “YOU KNOW,
THIS WAS ACTUALLY
ONE OF MY EASIER DAYS.”
[Chittering]
Otto carries the centigurp box down a hallway.
He smiles widely as he passes doorways.
A bright green light glows out of the top of the box.
Otto slides open a large red door.
Octavia says, “HI, OTTO.”
Otto replies, “HEY, OCTAVIA.
IS THIS THE STORAGE ROOM?”
Octavia replies, “YUP.”
Octavia sits alone in a small empty room.
Otto asks, “WHERE DO YOU STORE
EVERYTHING?”
Octavia replies, “IT'S COMPLICATED.”
Otto shrugs.
He says, “ANYWAYS,
HERE'S THE CENTIGURP BOX.”
Octavia responds, “THANKS.”
Otto says, “NO PROBLEM.”
Olive replies, “MS. O HAD YOU DELIVER
A CENTIGURP BOX?”
Otto says, “YEAH. WHY?”
Olive answers, “I WAS HERE FOR
YEARS AND YEARS
BEFORE MS. O GAVE ME
A JOB LIKE THAT.
SHE MUST REALLY TRUST YOU.”
Otto says, “COOL.”
[Chittering]
Octavia peeks outside the storage room.
She turns to the centigurp box and opens it.
[Chittering]
Octavia looks inside the box. The
centigurp rolls around inside.
Octavia says, “AWW…”
[Squeaking]
The centigurp hops up and down in the box.
All the centigurps hop out of the box.
Octavia shouts, “WAIT! NO! COME BACK HERE!
NO! HEY! NO! THAT'S NOT GOOD!
THAT'S NOT GOOD!
HELP!”
The odd squad emblem appears. The
emblem consists of a rabbit with deer
antlers. Colourful shapes float past.
A title on a news program reads,
“Odd Squad Odd report.”
Agent Oscar appears, He wears a lab coat
and a green bow tie.
Agent Oscar says, “GREETINGS AGENTS.
I’M OSCAR WITH TODAY’S ODD REPORT.
O’CONNOR?”
A voice says, “COMING AT ‘CHA”
Agent Oscar continues, “AS YOU CAN SEE
WE HAVE A SALSA FRONT MOVING THIS
WAY. TOO BAD IT’S NOT A LITTLE LOWER,
IT'S GOING TO MISS THE GIANT TORTILLA
CHIPS DOWN HERE. THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN DELICIOUS. ALSO, WE KNOW IT’S
GOING TO BE RAINING CATS AND DOGS.
GOOD NEWS IS, WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW
MANY ANIMALS ARE COMING OUR WAY.
O'CONNOR IF YOU COULD ZOOM IN.”
O'Connor says, “ZOOMING IN”
Agent Oscar says, “PERFECT, SO
EACH ONE OF THESE BIG DOG CLOUDS
RAIN EXACTLY TEN DOGS EACH.
SO, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COUNT
EVERY INDIVIDUAL BIG DOG,
WE CAN JUST COUNT
THE CLOUDS BY TEN.
10...
WOOF!
20...
WOOF!
30...
WOOF!...
...BIG DOGS.”
O’Connor exclaims, “YEAH!”
Agent O'Connor says, “AND
THE SMALL DOG CLOUDS RAIN
EXACTLY FIVE DOGS EACH,
SO WE CAN COUNT BY FIVES.
5...
WOOF!
10...
WOOF!
15...
WOOF!
20...
WOOF!
...SMALL DOGS.”
O'Connor exclaims, “YEAH!”
Agent Oscar goes on, “AND THE
CAT CLOUDS RAIN TWO CATS
EACH, SO WE COUNT BY TWOS.
2...
MEOW!
4...
MEOW!
6...
MEOW!
8...
PURR!”
[Chuckling]
Agent Oscar adds, “THAT ONE.”
O'Connor shouts, “YEAH, CATS!”
Agent Oscar concludes, “SO, TO
SUM IT ALL UP, WE'RE
ASKING ALL AVAILABLE AGENTS
TO COME TO THIS SPOT WITH YOUR
DOG AND CAT CATCHINATORS
TO CATCH THE 30 BIG DOGS...
WOOF!
20 SMALL DOGS...
WOOF!
AND 8 CATS...
MEOW!”
O’Connor says, “WRAP IT UP!”
Agent Oscar adds, “ALSO, IF ANY
AGENTS WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE ANY OF THESE ANIMALS
HOME AS PETS,
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
SEE, I WOULD,
BUT I'VE STILL GOT MY HANDS FULL
FROM LAST WEEK'S BUNNY STORM.
I NAMED THEM ALL OSCAR JR.
THAT ONE'S MY FAVOURITE.”
Thirty rabbits are pictured on a screen.
Ms. O asks, “HAS SOMETHING ODD
HAPPENED TO
YOU AT HOME OR IN YOUR SCHOOL?
HAVE YOU TURNED INVISIBLE OR
BEGUN WALKING ON THE CEILING?
ARE THINGS REPEATING THEMSELVES
OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
ARE THINGS REPEATING
THEMSELVES OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
IF SO, ODD SQUAD CAN HELP.
JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE,
TVOKIDS.COM.”
Credits roll. Featuring Olive, Dalila Bela.
Otto, Filip Geljo. Ms.O, Millie Davis.
Oscar, Sean Michael Kyer.
A logo reads, “TVO Kids.”
“ICI, Radio Canada.”
“The Fred Rogers company, the legend lives on.”
“Sinking Ship Entertainment.”
Joel says, “WELCOME BACK, TVOKIDS.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THAT
EPISODE OF ODD SQUAD.
I KNOW I DID. AND IT TAUGHT US
A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT USING GROUPS OF FIVE
TO COUNT REALLY BIG NUMBERS.
NOW, I WANT TO USE
THAT INFORMATION
TO THINK MORE
ABOUT THE TALLY MARKS
WE WERE USING WITH OUR
"THIS OR THAT" WRITING PROBLEMS.
TAKE A LOOK AT
THESE TALLY MARKS.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
I SEE ONE GROUP OF FIVE
AND I SEE ANOTHER GROUP OF FIVE.
AND THEN, I NOTICED
ONE, TWO TALLY MARKS
THAT ARE LEFT OVER;
NOT PART OF A GROUP OF FIVE.
SO, THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE
LEARNED COUNTING BY FIVES,
LET'S REMIND OURSELVES,
WE DO NOT NEED TO GO BACK AND
COUNT "ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR."
WE KNOW AS SOON,
AS WE LOOK AT THIS,
GROUP OF FIVE, WE COUNT ANOTHER
FIVE, THAT MAKES TEN.
WE COUNT ON FROM THERE,
11 AND... 12.
WE'VE GOT 12 TALLY MARKS.
GRAB YOUR PENCIL
AND GRAB YOUR PAPER
BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR
A TALLY MARK CHALLENGE.”
Joel looks down as he writes on the page.
Joel continues, “I'M GOING TO DRAW THE NUMBER,
BUT I WANT YOU TO
SHOW ME THE TALLY MARKS.
CAN YOU DRAW THIS
MANY TALLY MARKS?
THAT'S SEVEN.
GO FOR IT.”
Joel writes on the page. He picks up his notepad.
Joel says, “LET'S SEE.
DO YOU HAVE ONE GROUP OF FIVE
AND TWO MORE TALLIES?
"FIVE, SIX, SEVEN."
NICE WORK.
LET'S STRETCH OUR THINKING.
CAN YOU SHOW ME THE
TALLY MARKS FOR THIS NUMBER?
17.
GO FOR IT.
DON'T FORGET
THOSE GROUPS OF FIVE.”
Joel looks down again as he writes on the page.
Joel continues, “TAKE A LOOK.
HOW DID I DO?
OH, WAIT A SECOND.
I THINK I FORGOT TO
MAKE MY GROUPS OF FIVE.
THAT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES;
THAT'S HOW WE LEARN.
I'M GOING TO TRY AGAIN,
WHILE YOU KEEP WORKING.”
Joel corrects his mistake.
Joel says, “HOW DOES THAT LOOK?
THANKS FOR HELPING ME OUT.
WE COUNT...
"5, 10, 15,"
WE COUNT ON FROM THERE,
"16, 17."
ALL RIGHT, I CAN SEE THAT
YOU'RE USING OUR THINKING
AND LEARNING ABOUT TALLY MARKS
AND OUR THINKING AND LEARNING
ABOUT COUNTING BY FIVES,
TO SHOW HOW WE CAN USE
TALLY MARKS
TO DRAW REALLY BIG NUMBERS.
NOW, I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU
THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO COME BACK TO LATER,
IN YOUR DAY OF LEARNING.
BUT FOR NOW, I WANT YOU TO WRITE
THESE THREE NUMBERS DOWN
ON YOUR PAPER.
WE'VE GOT 25, WE'VE GOT 50,
AND WE'VE GOT 100.
A LITTLE LATER TODAY,
WHEN THIS EPISODE IS FINISHED,
YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND DRAW
25 TALLY MARKS,
50 TALLY MARKS AND,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
YOU CAN DO IT,
100 TALLY MARKS!
THEN, TAKE A LOOK AND THINK.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
THERE MIGHT BE A BIT
OF A PATTERN HERE.
BUT THAT'S LEARNING FOR LATER.
I WANT YOU TO KEEP THINKING
ABOUT YOUR "THIS OR THAT".
IF YOU HAD FUN WITH THIS,
YOU MIGHT EVEN COME UP
WITH YOUR VERY OWN BOOK
FULL OF
"THIS OR THAT" QUESTIONS.
YOU CAN GRAB A BUNCH
OF PIECES OF PAPER,
ASK A GROWN-UP
TO STAPLE THEM UP,
AND MAKE YOUR VERY OWN QUIZ BOOK
OF "WOULD YOU RATHERS--
THIS OR THAT?"
WAIT A SECOND.
I'M THINKING OF THE WORD "THIS",
I'M THINKING OF THE WORD "THAT",
AND I'M THINKING
OF THE WORD "TALLY".
"THIS" AND "THAT" AND "TALLY"
ALL START WITH THE LETTER "T",
AND WE DID A T-CHART.
I THINK IT ONLY MAKES SENSE
TO, BEFORE I SAY GOODBYE,
CHECK OUT THIS EPISODE
OF ABC SINGSONG
WHERE WE'RE GOING TO LEARN
EVEN MORE LETTER "T" WORDS.
ENJOY.”
A graphic reads, “TVO KIDS and
Goddard Brown original.”
A child says, “WHEE!”
[Giggling]
Men sing, “IT'S AN ABC SINGSONG”
A man says, “ABOUT THE LETTER "T"
A blue cartoon man smiles widely.
The blue cartoon sings, “TICK-TOCK,
IT'S LETTER "T" TIME
LET'S SOUND OUT THE LETTER "T"
AND HEAR WHAT WE FIND
IT'S THE "TUH, TUH" SOUND
AT THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE
MEANS YOU'RE TALKING
WITH A LETTER "T"
TRY IT EVERYONE!
WE'RE TALKING WITH A "T"
WHEN WE SAY "TOES”
"TUH, TUH",
"TOASTER" OR "TOMATO"
CAN YOU HEAR
THE "T" IN "TUH, TUH" "TOAD"?
OR "TRUCK-TRUCK" TRUCKING,
TRUCKING DOWN THE ROAD?
COME ON.
TICK TOCK,
IT'S LETTER "T" TIME TODAY
WHAT STARTS WITH
THE LETTER "T"?
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
HOW ABOUT "TURTLE"?
"TURKEY", TOO?
"TUH, TUH" TIGER,
STRAIGHT FROM THE ZOO!
YOU'LL FIND A "T"
FOR "TOADSTOOL"
SITTING ON THE GROUND
"T" FOR TRAIN,
IF YOU'RE TRAVELLING AROUND.
I'M LOOKING
THROUGH MY TELESCOPE
WHAT DO I FIND?
LETTER "T" WORDS,
ALL KINDS!
TICK-TOCK,
IT'S LETTER "T" TIME”
The blue cartoon man smiles again.
Credits read, “Produced in association with TVO Kids”
Joel exclaims, “WOW, SO MANY LETTER "T" WORDS!
ANOTHER LETTER "T" WORD
I'M THINKING ABOUT
IS THE WORD "TIME",
AND I'M THINKING
OF THE WORD "TIME" BECAUSE
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
WE'RE ALL OUT OF TIME.
THEY SAY TIME FLIES
WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN,
WORKING HARD,
AND LEARNING NEW THINGS,
AND I KNOW WE DID
ALL OF THAT TODAY.
I WANT YOU TO KEEP
THINKING AT HOME
ABOUT HOW WE USE
TALLY MARKS TO ORGANIZE DATA
FROM OUR "THIS OR THAT" SURVEYS.
AND REMEMBER, WHEN WE'RE
USING REALLY BIG NUMBERS,
THOSE TALLY MARKS
IN GROUPS OF FIVE
ARE GOING TO BE MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR HANGING OUT TODAY
AT THE
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING,
HERE ON TVOKIDS.
MY NAME IS TEACHER JOEL,
AND I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.
BUT BEFORE I GO, HERE'S
ONE MORE "THIS OR THAT"
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SITTING
AND LEARNING FOR AN HOUR.
WOULD YOU RATHER JUMP UP
AND DO 20 JUMPING JACKS
OR WOULD YOU RATHER JUMP UP
AND RUN ON THE SPOT
FOR 20 SECONDS?
PICK THE ONE THAT
FEELS BEST FOR YOU,
GO FOR IT,
AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
BYE, TVOKIDS.”
Joel waves.
Text reads, “TVO would like to thank all the teachers involved in the power hour of learning at the continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes.”
Credits read, “TVO Kids Power Hour of Learning. TVO.”
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