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Transcript: The Top on Sports in Asia
Two animated brains move over a line maze. Two chomping halves of an animated pink brain join together. Text on banners over the brain reads, “Hungry Brain!”
[Upbeat music plays]
A voice says, HUNGRY BRAIN!
[Cheering]
In a stadium, an audience raises their arms and does the wave.
A narrator says, LET'S GIVE A BIG OLD HUNGRY BRAIN CHEER FOR THIS EPISODE.
A second narrator says, AND RAISE THE ROOF FOR THE TOP ON POPULAR SPORTS IN ASIA.
Episode title: Top on Popular Sports in Asia.
[Whooshing, dinging]
The number 3 appears.
The second narrator says, NUMBER 3 - CRICKET.
Text on a photograph of a cricket reads, “Cricket.”
[Crickets chirping, upbeat music plays]
The second narrator says, BY JIMINY, NOT THAT KIND OF CRICKET!
Photographs show people playing cricket. A man stands holding a cricket bat.
On a world map, the flags of various countries appear over the country as the narrator lists them.
The second narrator says, AHA, THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. THIS SPORT HAS NEARLY 1.5 BILLION FANS WORLDWIDE. THEY'RE MAINLY IN FORMER BRITISH COLONIES LIKE INDIA, PAKISTAN, AUSTRALIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA.
[Beeping]
The second narrator says, WHEN IT COMES TO CRICKET, INDIA IS ONE OF THE MAJOR FORCES IN THE WORLD.
[Slide whistle, crowd cheering, bird tweeting]
In a crowded stadium, a cricketer swings their bat and hits the ball.
The second narrator says, THEIR TEAMS WIN BIG IN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND WORLD CUPS. THIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY START PLAYING REALLY YOUNG.
A photograph shows a smiling boy holding a bat.
The second narrator says, CHECK OUT THIS FUTURE SUPERSTAR, SPORTING QUITE THE WINNING SMILE.
[Whooshing, dinging]
The number 2 appears.
The narrator says, NUMBER 2 - PING PONG.
[Tapping]
A man hits balls from a ping-pong launcher. Text reads, “Ping-Pong.”
The narrator says, OKAY, NORMALLY YOU NEED MORE THAN ONE PLAYER FOR THIS GAME. AH, THAT'S BETTER.
Video footage shows two people playing ping-pong.
The second narrator says, THE OFFICIAL NAME FOR THIS SPORT IS "TABLE TENNIS", BUT IT'S NICKNAMED "PING PONG" BECAUSE OF THE NOISE THE RACKET MAKES WHEN IT HITS THE BALL.
[Whooshing, tapping]
A photograph shows two ping-pong players in a tournament. A ball moves back and forth across the table.
The second narrator says, PING, PONG, PING, PONG, PING, PONG, PING, PONG... OOPS!
[Whooshing, beeping]
A map shows the locations of England and China.
The second narrator says, PING PONG WAS INVENTED IN ENGLAND TOWARDS THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. NOWADAYS, THE CHINESE CONSIDER IT THEIR NATIONAL SPORT. THE BEST PLAYERS IN CHINA ARE FAMOUS CELEBRITIES, LIKE SUPERSTAR SOCCER PLAYERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
A player wears a V.R. headset and swings a ping-pong paddle.
The narrator says, THANKS TO V.R., NOW ANYONE ANYWHERE CAN UP THEIR GAME OF PING PONG! UH, YOU MAY NOT WANNA TRY THIS ON A MOVING BUS THOUGH. IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
[Bus honking]
A school bus drives past the player.
[Whooshing, dinging]
The number 1 appears.
The narrator says, NUMBER 1 - ELECTRONIC SPORTS.
Video game players wear headphones and sit in horizontal rows at gaming computers. Text reads, “Electronic Sports.”
The second narrator says, YOU'RE MAKING SPORT, RIGHT?
[Glass breaking, cheering]
Two young adults sit on chairs and hold video game controllers. Professional players hold their arms up victoriously.
The narrator says, NOT AT ALL! ELECTRONIC SPORTS ARE VERY POPULAR IN SEVERAL ASIAN COUNTRIES. THESE COMPETITIONS WIN FANS EVERYWHERE ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND MANY PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS EARN A LIVING FROM THEM.
[Beeping]
On the world map, the flag of South Korea appears over the country.
The narrator says, ELECTRONIC SPORTS ARE SO POPULAR IN SOUTH KOREA THAT THEY'RE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL SPORTS.
[Typing, whooshing]
A young woman plays a video game on a computer.
The second narrator says, WOW, LOOK AT HER GO! I ALMOST FEEL SORRY FOR THE MOUSE.
Text over a video game controller reads, “2022.”
The narrator says, ELECTRONIC SPORTS ARE SO POPULAR THAT THEY'VE OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 2022 ASIAN GAMES.
The second narrator says, NEXT TIME YOUR PARENTS ASK YOU TO STOP PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, JUST TELL THEM IT'S A SPORT. THAT SHOULD "CONSOLE" THEM!
[Upbeat music continues]
End Credits. Narration: Helen Moorhouse. Iain O’Connor. Trio Orange. Member of the Association Quebécoise de la Production Mediatique. Copyright 2019. Logo: AQPM.
[Upbeat music plays]
A voice says, HUNGRY BRAIN!
[Cheering]
In a stadium, an audience raises their arms and does the wave.
A narrator says, LET'S GIVE A BIG OLD HUNGRY BRAIN CHEER FOR THIS EPISODE.
A second narrator says, AND RAISE THE ROOF FOR THE TOP ON POPULAR SPORTS IN ASIA.
Episode title: Top on Popular Sports in Asia.
[Whooshing, dinging]
The number 3 appears.
The second narrator says, NUMBER 3 - CRICKET.
Text on a photograph of a cricket reads, “Cricket.”
[Crickets chirping, upbeat music plays]
The second narrator says, BY JIMINY, NOT THAT KIND OF CRICKET!
Photographs show people playing cricket. A man stands holding a cricket bat.
On a world map, the flags of various countries appear over the country as the narrator lists them.
The second narrator says, AHA, THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. THIS SPORT HAS NEARLY 1.5 BILLION FANS WORLDWIDE. THEY'RE MAINLY IN FORMER BRITISH COLONIES LIKE INDIA, PAKISTAN, AUSTRALIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA.
[Beeping]
The second narrator says, WHEN IT COMES TO CRICKET, INDIA IS ONE OF THE MAJOR FORCES IN THE WORLD.
[Slide whistle, crowd cheering, bird tweeting]
In a crowded stadium, a cricketer swings their bat and hits the ball.
The second narrator says, THEIR TEAMS WIN BIG IN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND WORLD CUPS. THIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY START PLAYING REALLY YOUNG.
A photograph shows a smiling boy holding a bat.
The second narrator says, CHECK OUT THIS FUTURE SUPERSTAR, SPORTING QUITE THE WINNING SMILE.
[Whooshing, dinging]
The number 2 appears.
The narrator says, NUMBER 2 - PING PONG.
[Tapping]
A man hits balls from a ping-pong launcher. Text reads, “Ping-Pong.”
The narrator says, OKAY, NORMALLY YOU NEED MORE THAN ONE PLAYER FOR THIS GAME. AH, THAT'S BETTER.
Video footage shows two people playing ping-pong.
The second narrator says, THE OFFICIAL NAME FOR THIS SPORT IS "TABLE TENNIS", BUT IT'S NICKNAMED "PING PONG" BECAUSE OF THE NOISE THE RACKET MAKES WHEN IT HITS THE BALL.
[Whooshing, tapping]
A photograph shows two ping-pong players in a tournament. A ball moves back and forth across the table.
The second narrator says, PING, PONG, PING, PONG, PING, PONG, PING, PONG... OOPS!
[Whooshing, beeping]
A map shows the locations of England and China.
The second narrator says, PING PONG WAS INVENTED IN ENGLAND TOWARDS THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. NOWADAYS, THE CHINESE CONSIDER IT THEIR NATIONAL SPORT. THE BEST PLAYERS IN CHINA ARE FAMOUS CELEBRITIES, LIKE SUPERSTAR SOCCER PLAYERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
A player wears a V.R. headset and swings a ping-pong paddle.
The narrator says, THANKS TO V.R., NOW ANYONE ANYWHERE CAN UP THEIR GAME OF PING PONG! UH, YOU MAY NOT WANNA TRY THIS ON A MOVING BUS THOUGH. IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
[Bus honking]
A school bus drives past the player.
[Whooshing, dinging]
The number 1 appears.
The narrator says, NUMBER 1 - ELECTRONIC SPORTS.
Video game players wear headphones and sit in horizontal rows at gaming computers. Text reads, “Electronic Sports.”
The second narrator says, YOU'RE MAKING SPORT, RIGHT?
[Glass breaking, cheering]
Two young adults sit on chairs and hold video game controllers. Professional players hold their arms up victoriously.
The narrator says, NOT AT ALL! ELECTRONIC SPORTS ARE VERY POPULAR IN SEVERAL ASIAN COUNTRIES. THESE COMPETITIONS WIN FANS EVERYWHERE ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND MANY PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS EARN A LIVING FROM THEM.
[Beeping]
On the world map, the flag of South Korea appears over the country.
The narrator says, ELECTRONIC SPORTS ARE SO POPULAR IN SOUTH KOREA THAT THEY'RE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL SPORTS.
[Typing, whooshing]
A young woman plays a video game on a computer.
The second narrator says, WOW, LOOK AT HER GO! I ALMOST FEEL SORRY FOR THE MOUSE.
Text over a video game controller reads, “2022.”
The narrator says, ELECTRONIC SPORTS ARE SO POPULAR THAT THEY'VE OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 2022 ASIAN GAMES.
The second narrator says, NEXT TIME YOUR PARENTS ASK YOU TO STOP PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, JUST TELL THEM IT'S A SPORT. THAT SHOULD "CONSOLE" THEM!
[Upbeat music continues]
End Credits. Narration: Helen Moorhouse. Iain O’Connor. Trio Orange. Member of the Association Quebécoise de la Production Mediatique. Copyright 2019. Logo: AQPM.
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