
Magic and Wonder
Season 21 Episode 19 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Get popping with the Bubble Wrap Rap. A guitar lesson with Everybody Rocks!
Get popping with the Bubble Wrap Rap. A guitar lesson with Everybody Rocks! Beth Jean taps her way into a talent competition. Peggy’s Poetry takes us to Fairyland.
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Magic and Wonder
Season 21 Episode 19 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Get popping with the Bubble Wrap Rap. A guitar lesson with Everybody Rocks! Beth Jean taps her way into a talent competition. Peggy’s Poetry takes us to Fairyland.
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>> I CAN LITERALLY BEND THE STRING WITH MY FINGERS.
♪ >> WELL, I HAVE HEARD YOU PLAY THE KAZOO!
>> TRUE!
>> OH, ZARG LOVES THE WITCHING HOURS!
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>> PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR THE "FRIDAY ZONE" IS PROVIDED BY: ♪ FRIDAY ♪ ♪ THE WEEK IS DONE AND IT'S TIME FOR FUN ♪ ♪ THERE'S ROOM FOR EVERYONE ♪ ♪ IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ SO MUCH TO SEE, WHO WILL WE MEET ♪ ♪ IT ALL HAPPENED MAGICALLY ♪ ♪ IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ OPEN YOUR EYES, THERE'S A SURPRISE ♪ ♪ YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT ADVENTURE MIGHT ARISE ♪ ♪ THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ FRIDAY ♪ >> WELCOME TO THE "FRIDAY ZONE," EVERYONE.
I'M CASSIA.
>> AND I'M ETHAN.
WE ARE EXPLORING THE MAGIC OF MUSIC TODAY, CASSIA ♪ SOUNDS GOOD TO ME ♪ >> YEAH, WE'LL LEARN ABOUT GUITARS.
YOUILL GET A DANCE LESSON AND BETH JEAN WILL ENTER A TALENT SHOW.
>> BUT FIRST A RAP ON THE "FRIDAY ZONE" PLAYLIST!
♪ ♪ IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ FRIDAY ♪ ♪ OH, SNAP, IT'S A BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ OH, NAP IT'S A BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ OH, SNAP IT'S A BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ OH, SNAP IT'S A BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ PACKAGE IN T THE MAIL ♪ ♪ STICKER SAYS FRAGILE ♪ ♪ GOT A BOX TO ASSAIL ♪ ♪ MAKE YOU THINK, WHAT'S INSIDE IS MY HOLY GRAIL ♪ ♪ NOT QUITE, JUST SOME WRAP THAT I MUST IMPALE ♪ ♪ I LOVE THE SOUND AND THE FEEL WHEN THE BUBBLE GOES POP ♪ ♪ ROOM FULL OF RAP, THROW ME IN ♪ ♪ SNAP IN PLASTIC, BEST EVER ♪ ♪ FULL STOP ♪ ♪ BUBBLE SHEETS ON MY BUBBLE WRAP BED ♪ ♪ A FRIEND CALLED ME UP ♪ ♪ LET'S HANG UP ♪ ♪ I WOULD RATHER STAY HOME AND POP PLASTIC INSTEAD ♪ ♪ I WON'T TOIL YOU AND TROUBLE YOU ♪ ♪ LIKE A PRO WRESTLERS ♪ ♪ CAUSE SNUCKLE WOUNDS ♪ ♪ AND SEARCHING FOR BUBBLE WRAP ♪ ♪ OH, SNAP IT'S THE BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ OH, SNAP IT'S THE BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ OH, SNAP IT'S THE BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ OH, IT'S THE OH, SNAP THE BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ I USED TO HAVE FRIENDS ♪ ♪ WAS A REALLY COOL GUY ♪ ♪ A JOB IN AN OFFICE WAY UP IN THE SKY ♪ ♪ THAT WAS MY OLD LIFE ♪ ♪ I HAD TO SAY GOOD-BYE ♪ ♪ MORE TIME TO SLICE BUBBLES LIKE SAMURAI ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU SEE ME IN THE STREET ♪ ♪ HOLLER BUBBLE BOY ♪ ♪ YOU CAN POP IT TOO ♪ ♪ WE CAN BOTH ENJOY ♪ ♪ I'LL NEVER RUN OUT GOT MORE BUBBLES THAN LeSO I ♪ ♪ SNAP, CRACKLE POP LIKE I'M CRISPY RICE ♪ ♪ HAVING SKILLS LIKE THIS TAKES SACRIFICE ♪ ♪ CARPAL TUNNEL IS A BUMMER AND I HAD IT TWICE ♪ ♪ MY BED IS SUPER COZY AND SHEETS ARE CLEAR ♪ ♪ AS I DRIFT AWAY ♪ ♪ WHAT SHOULD APPEAR ♪ ♪ A BUBBLE WRAP ROLL BECAUSE MY DREAMS ARE WEIRD ♪ ♪ OH, SNAP IT'S THE BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ OH, SNAP, IT'S THE BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ OH, SNAP, IT'S THE BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ OH, IT'S THE BUBBLE WRAP RAP ♪ ♪ ♪ >> HELLO AGAIN, EVERYBODY!
DR. LEO COOL HERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
IT'S BUBBLE WRAP.
EVER HEARD OF IT?
TODAY ON DR.
COOL'S FUN SCHOOL, WE'RE GOING TO GET POPPING, BOPPING AND HAVING FUN NON-STOPPING AS WE LEARN ALL ABOUT BUBBLE WRAP.
ON THAT NOTE, WELCOME TO DR.
COOL'S FUN SCHOOL!
[ FANFARE ] >> EVERYBODY LOVES BUBBLE WRAP.
BUT DO YOU KNOW IT WAS INVENTED IN 1957 BY TWO FELLOWS NAMED AL FIELDING AND MARK SHAVANIS.
THEY WANTED TO CREATE A NEW TYPE OF WALLPAPER WITH A RAISED SURFACE.
THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AS SELLING SNOW CONES IN A BLIZZARD.
THEY STARTED TO LOOK AT OTHER WAYS TO USE BUBBLE WRAP.
THEN THEY HEARD ABOUT IBM.
A COMPANY THAT HAD A BUNCH OF NEW COMPUTERS TO SELL, BUT HAD PROBLEMS SENDING PRODUCTS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFELY.
YOU SEE, BACK THEN, FOLKS WOULD SHIP ITEMS WRAPPED IN USED NEWSPAPER, SAWDUST, OR GET THIS...
HORSE HAIR!
SO AL AND MARK WENT TO IBM AND SUGGESTED WRAPPING THEIR FANCY NEW COMPUTRS IN BUBBLE WRAP.
THIS WAS A SMASH SUCCESS BECAUSE THE COMPUTERS DID NOT GET SMASHED.
SO THAT WAS A SUCCESS.
BUBBLE WRAP IS SO VERSATILE AND CAN BE USED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS SUCH AS A WINDOW- INSULATION, BEDDING, WEDDING DRESSES, STRESS RELIEF, DECORATING DESSERTS AND PROTECTING PLANTS FROM FROST.
DO YOU KNOW THAT BUBBLE WRAP IS MADE WORLDWIDE IN 52 COUNTRIES?
WHO'D A THUNK.
I'M DR.
COOL AND I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON DR.
COOL'S FUN SCHOOL.
>> I'M EAR WITH -- I'M HERE WITH NATHAN WITH EVERYBODY ROCKS.
WHAT IS THIS?
>> IN GUITAR GUITAR IS AN AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR.
I WILL HOLD THEM UP FIRST.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME SIMILARITIES.
THEY BOTH HAVE SIX STRINGS.
THIS ONE HAS A HOLE IN THE CENTER THERE.
THIS ONE HAS LITTLE F HOLES ON THE SIDE LIKE A VIOLIN, BUT ONE IS ACOUSTIC.
AND ONE IS ELECTRIC.
>> WHOA!
>> VERY DIFFERENT.
RIGHT?
VERY DIFFERENT SOUND.
SO I WILL TALK ABOUT THE ACOUSTIC FIRST AND I WILL PUT THIS DOWN.
SO AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC MEANS THAT AN INSTRUMENT MAKES ITS OWN SOUND WITHOUT ANY POWER OR ELECTRICITY NEEDED, RIGHT?
SO WHEN I PLAY THIS GUITAR, THE SOUND COMES OUT OF THE GUITAR AND THAT'S WHAT YOU HEAR.
SO WHEN I START STRUMMING CHORDS, THE SOUND IS MADE WHEN THE STRING VIBRATES, IT CREATES A VIBRATION THAT GOES INTO THE BODY OF THE GUITAR HERE, AND COMES OUT THE SOUND HOLE.
THAT'S HOW AN ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENT WORKS, RIGHT?
WE USUALLY ASSOCIATE ACOUSTIC GUITARS WITH FOLK MUSIC.
FOLK MUSIC IS MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE.
>> SO WHAT KIND OF MUSIC WOULD YOU PLAY WITH THE ELECTRIC GUITAR?
>> SO THE ELECTRIC GUITAR, WE ASSOCIATE MORE WITH ROCK AND ROLL.
THIS GUITAR THAT I BROUGHT TODAY MIKEMAKE A GNARLY ROCK AND ROLL SOUND.
♪ ALL RIGHT, YEAH!
WHEN I PLAY A STRING AND IT VIBRATES JUST LIKE IT WOULD ON AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR.
INSTEAD TV COMING THROUGH THE BODY OF THE GUITAR AND OUT THE SOUND HOLE, INSTEAD THESE PICK UPS PICK UP THE VIBRATIONS OF THE STRINGS.
AND THE REASON THAT THEY DO IS BECAUSE THEY ARE MAGNETS.
AND WHEN YOU PLAY YOUR METAL STRING... ♪ THE MAGNET PICKS UP THE VIBRATION OF THAT STRING, TRANSLATES IT INTO ELECTRIC CURRENT THAT RUNS THROUGH MY ELECTRIC CABLE, RIGHT, AND THEN IT RUNS INTO MY SPEAKERS AND COMES OUT TRANSLATED OUT OF ELECTRICITY BACK INTO SOUND.
>> OKAY.
>> WOW!
>> AND WHEN IT DOES THAT, IT'S AMPLIFIED, MEANING THAT IT'S BEEN MADE TO BE LOUDER WHICH IS WHY WE CALL SPEAKERS FOR GUITARS AMPS, AMPLIFIERS.
ON AN ELECTRIC GUITAR, THE STRINGS ARE VERY THIN.
AND SO I CAN TAKE A STRING AND BEND IT.
I CAN LITERALLY BEND THE STRING WITH MY FINGERS.
♪ AND I CAN START TO MAKE IT SOUND MORE LIKE A VOICE.
RIGHT?
LIKE IF I WOULD GO... AHHHH LIKE THAT.
I CAN GO... ♪ AND S BENDING THE NOTES.
>> YES.
>> TO DO THAT ON AN ACOUSTICS GUITAR, THAT IS MORE DIFFICULT.
THE ACOUSTIC HAS TO MAKE ALL OF ITS NOISE ITSELF.
IT DOESN'T HAVE A SPEAKER FOR THE SOUND TO COME OUT OF, WHERE YOU CAN TURN THE VOLUME UP AND DOWN.
SO THOSE STRINGS ARE BIGGER.
THEY ARE FATTER STRING AND THEY ARE HARDER TO DO THAT WITH.
>> I SEE.
>> SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GUITARS BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF SIMILARITIES.
I PERSONALLY LIKE BEING VERY LOUD.
[ LAUGHTER ] SO I USUALLY PLAY ON AN ELECTRIC GUITAR.
>> YEAH.
>> TRUE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT WAS AWESOME!
♪ IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY ♪ ♪ [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] >> NATHAN!
CINDY, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS!
>> HI, EMMA.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I HEAR YOU ARE REALLY CUTTING IT UP IN L.A. >> OH, I STILL GOT ALL MY MOVES!
>> WHERE ARE YOUR SWORDS?
>> NOAH, PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THEIR SWORDS ON THEM.
[ CLEARING VOICE ] >> CINDY, I WAS TELLING EVERYBODY ABOUT YOUR BANANA MUFFINS AND WE WERE WONDERING COULD YOU TEACH US HOW TO MAKE THEM?
>> OF COURSE.
I KNOW IT'S ONE OF WHY YOU ARE YOUR FAVORITES.
I HAVE TO GET INTO HUMAN FORM FOR THIS.
HI, I'M ALSO CINDY.
WE WILL MAKE A QUICK BREAD.
SOME BANANA MUFFINS.
YOU HAVE YOUR RECIPE RIGHT HERE AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF YOUR ITEMS.
HALF A CUP OF BUTTER, BROWN SUGAR, TWO EGGS, BEATEN SO YOU DON'T SEE ANY WHITES, AND BAKING SODA, SPICES AND BANANAS, WHAT THIS IS NAMED FOR.
THIS IS THE PERFECT EATING BANANA.
NOT QUITE SOFT ENOUGH FOR THE BANANA BUFFBABANANA MUFFINS.
THEY TURN BLACK.
IT'S A FANTASTIC THING FOR BA BANANAS WHO ARE A LITTLE BIT PAST THEIR PRIME.
>> YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.
THOSE GO IN THE MUFFINS.
>> CAN I HELP?
>> UM, WELL, NO.
NOT REALLY.
HERE, I TELL YOU WHAT, HERE WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS BANANA AND GO FIND A MONKEY.
OKAY?
YEAH.
I KNOW YOU CAN.
THANK YOU.
YOU CAN HAVE ONE WHEN THEY COME OUT OF THE OVEN.
♪ HI, HO, IT'S OFF TO FIGHT WE GO ♪ >> I HAVE MY DRY INGREDIENTS.
I HAVE MY WET INGREDIENTS READY TO GO.
AND FIRST THING I WILL DO IS CREAM THE BUTTER AND THE SUGAR.
YOU ARE INTRODUCING AIR.
IT WILL GET LIGHTER.
YOU MAKE IT CREAMY.
THAT WILL TAKE A WHILE.
MEANWHILE, WE WILL MIX ALL OF OUR DRY INGREDIENTS.
I'M GOING TO ADD MY OIL AND MY EGGS TO MY BANANA.
I THINK THAT'S ABOUT DONE.
WE ARE GOING TO ADD.
TURN IT DOWN AGAIN AND ADD THE FLOUR.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EXACTLY SMOOTH.
[ LAUGHTER ] GET IT ALL MIXED.
DID I MENTION THAT COOKING IS MESSY?
AND I WILL PULL THIS OUT.
WE WILL FILL THESE.
WE HAVE GREASED THE BEJABBERS OUT OF THEM.
I USE AN ICE CREAM SCOOP SO THEY ARE ALL THE SAME SIZE.
AND WE WILL ADD THINGS TO THEM.
THIS IS WHERE THE ART COMES IN.
OKAY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD SOME BLUEBERRIES.
WE HAVE A ROW OF BLUEBERRIES.
REALLY, REALLY GOOD FOR YOU.
THE ARTISTIC PART OF IT IS THE PART THAT YOU LOVE.
LOOK AT, IT THINK ABOUT, IT TASTE IT.
ALL RIGHT WHAT I WILL DO IS POKE THESE DOWN.
OTHERWISE THEY WILL JUST SIT ON THE TOP.
BAKE.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS GOING IN THE OVEN.
OKAY.
I NEED TO SET MY ALARM.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO COOK FOR ABOUT 24 MINUTES AND THEN I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
YOU CAN TELL WHEN THEY ARE DONE, BECAUSE THE TOPS ARE DULL AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN PLAYING WITH YOUR FEED.
ENJOY IT.
ENJOY THE TOUCH, THE SMELL EVERYTHING.
YAY!
[ SNIFFING ] >> HI, NATHAN.
>> OH, HI, CINDY.
>> DID YOU SMELL THE MUFFINS?
MELLS GREAT!
>> OKAY YOU GET A CHOICE.
WHAT FLAVOR?
>> WELL, CHOCOLATE.
>> CHOCOLATE.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE THIS IS HOT.
BE CAREFUL.
OKAY?
REALLY HOT.
CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
AND ENJOY.
ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT.
>> YAY!
>> AND SCOOT.
SCOOT.
SCOOT.
OKAY.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
ENJOY.
HAVE FUN.
I THINK I'M GOING TO TAKE A MUFFIN MYSELF AND GO FIND MY OWN MONKEY.
BON APPETITE.
>> CINDY, THAT WAS SO GOOD!
I MISS YOU GUYS SO MUCH!
>> WE MISS YOU TOO, KIDDO.
AND NOW, HEY, CINDY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?
LUTE TIME!
♪ ♪ >> BYE.
>> SEE YA!
♪ THERE'S LEARNING TO DO ♪ ♪ >> UP NEXT, CASSIA IS HEADED OFF TO BALLET CLASS.
>> SO TOUR ALONG OVER WITH ME IN THE FITNESS ZONE.
♪ ♪ >> HI, GUYS, I'M CASSIA AND WE ARE AT THE WINDFALL DANCER STUDIO AND WE WILL LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BALLET.
WHY DON'T WE HEAD INSIDE?
♪ HEY, GUYS WE ARE HERE WITH ELIZABETH AND HE WILLA.
AND WE WILL LEARN -- ELLA AND WE WILL LEARN ABOUT BALLET TODAY.
WHAT IS A BASIC STEP.
>> ONE IS CALLED A PLIAT, IT'S THE BEGINNING OF BALLET CLASS.
IT MEANS TO BEND YOUR KNEES AND STRAIGHTEN.
>> IT LOOKS SOO EASY, BUT IT HAS TO BE HARDER THAN THAT.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR BODY.
>> INSTEAD OF TURNING OUT FROM OUR KNEES, WE TURN OUT FROM OUR HIP SOCKETS.
>> OUR HIP SOCKETS.
>> AND THAT WAY THE WHOLE LEG IS TURNED OUT.
THAT WAY YOUR KNEES AREN'T GETTING ANY DAMAGE.
AND THEN WE JUST BEND, MAKE SURE YOUR HEELS ARE ON THE FLOOR.
>> OKAY.
WHAT IF YOU GO A LOT FARTHER DOWN.
HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR HEELS ON THE GROUND.
>> WELL, THAT'S CALLED A GRAND PLIET.
AND THEN THIS IS THE DEMI PLIAT.
YOU WANT TO PRESS YOUR HEELS INTO THE FLOOR AND COME BACK UP.
♪ >> HEY, WE'RE HERE WITH A COUPLE MORE WINDFALL DANCERS, ADDISON AND SOPHIA AND WE WILL LEARN HOW TO DO A SHASAY.
>> AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> IT MEANS TO CHASE.
>> TO CHASE.
OKAY.
SO HOW DO WE START?
>> SO YOU ARE GOING TO START WITH YOUR LEG -- WITH YOUR RIGHT LEG OUT.
THEN YOU WILL DO A TRANSFER OF YOUR WEIGHT TO HAVE YOUR BACK FOOT CHASE YOUR FRONT FOOT.
>> AND THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED A CHASE?
>> YEAH, RIGHT.
>> OH!
♪ ♪ >> WE HAD SO MUCH FUN TODAY HERE WITH THE WINDFALL JUNIORS.
WE LEARNED HOW TO DO PLIATS AND WE LEARNED ARM PLACEMENTS AND HOW TO DO SHASAYS AND I HOPE EVERYBODY AT HOME LEARNS BALLET BECAUSE EVERYBODY AT HOME SHOULD DANCE A LITTLE BIT IN THEIR LIVES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
♪ "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ FRIDAY ♪ ♪ LA, LA, LA, LA, LET'S DAYDREAM ♪ ♪ LA, LA, LA, LA, WITH BETH JEAN ♪ >> AS BETH JEAN SAT HER CHAIR AND NAPPED, SHE WAS AWOKENNED BY SOMETHING THAT TAPPED.
[ TAPPING ] >> WHAT IS THAT SOUND?
A KNOCK ON THE DOOR?
[ TAPPING ] AND NOW I HEAR IT MORE AND MORE.
>> BETH JEAN AROSE TO FIND WHAT SHE HEARD BUT GOT DISTRACTED BY HER FRIEND BIRD.
>> BIRD, NICE TO SEE YOU MAKE AN ARRIVAL.
>> I THOUGHT I WOULD COME BY ON MY UNICYCLE.
>> IS THAT A BETTER WAY TO TRAVEL ABOUT THIS.
>> NO, WINGS ARE SO EASY, BUT THIS TIRE TIRES ME OUT.
I PEDALED SO HARD, MY FEATHERS BLEW LOOSE!
>> OH, BIRD, SOMETIMES YOU ARE A SILLY GOOSE.
>> AND THEN BIRD WOBBLY, WOBBLY, AND LOST CONTROL AND BACK AND FORTH HE ROLLED AND ROLLED.
AND OFF THE UNICYCLE HE DROPPED, RIGHT INTO A PASTRY.
HE WENT KER PLOP.
>> OH, BIRD!
YOU LANDED IN MY FRESHLY BAKED PIE!
>> UH-OH.
AND HOW DELICIOUS.
DID IT GET ON MY TIE?
>> JUST A SPOT ON THE SIDE.
A UNICYCLE IS VERY HARD TO RIDE.
>> HEY, WERE YOU HEAD OVER HEELS?
>> NO, SHE WASN'T, BUT YOU WERE!
NEXT TIME, TRY TRAINING WHEELS.
>> I WAS WORKING ON MY ACT FOR THE VARIETY SHOW, BUT I THINK RIDING A CYCLE IS THE WRONG WAY TO GO.
>> JUST THEN A SPARK CAME TO BETH JEAN.
A VARIETY SHOW, WHATEVER DO YOU MEAN?
>> THE NEWSPAPER HAS AN ADVERTISEMENT.
HERE, READ IT IN BLACK AND WHITE PRINT.
>> DO YOU PLAY THE CELLO OR HAVE A TALENT LIKE THIS FELLOW?
COME TAKE THEPOTLIGHT TALENT SHOW DOWNTOWN TONIGHT.
♪ >> OH, HOW FUN TO TAKE THE STAGE AND DO A BIT!
>> TAKE?
NO, IT'S HEAVY.
WE JUST PERFORM ON IT.
>> BUT I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO.
>> WELL, I HAVE HEARD YOU PLAY THE KAZOO.
>> TRUE!
>> OR HOP LIKE A BOUNCY KANGAROO.
OR MAKE ANIMALS OUT OF SHAMPOO.
>> ACHOO!
♪ >> AS BETH JEAN PONDERED WHAT TALENT TO PICK, A NOISE COULD BE HEARD.
[ TAPPING ] >> CLICK, CLICK, CLICK.
>> THERE'S THAT NOISE I HEARD BEFORE.
AND NOW IT'S COMING FROM ACROSS THE FLOOR.
>> THE CLICKING GREW CLOSER IN BEATS OF TWO.
>> OH, IT'S MY MAGICAL TAP SHOES!
SILLY ME.
NOW I KNOW.
I WILL TAP DANCE FOR THE VARIETY SHOW.
BETH JEAN PRACTICED AND PRACTICED UNTIL SHE GOT IT JUST RIGHT.
>> COME ON, HURRY UP, IT'S TIME FOR OUR BIG NIGHT.
>> THE CURTAIN OPENED AND BETH JEAN MADE HER DEBUT WITH BIRD JOINING IN TO TAKE THE STAGE TOO.
♪ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> BIRD, LISTEN, THEY'RE YELLING, ENCORE, ENCORE!
>> IT'S SO HARD TO BE A CELE-BIRD-TY.
THEY ALWAYS WANT MORE.
♪ >> HMM.
I WONDER WHAT I WILL CHOOSE TO READ TONIGHT.
I COULD READ SOMETHING BY LORD BYRON.
>> AH.
>> OR MAYBE ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
>> NO.
>> HMM... MY CLOSET IS VERY VOCAL ABOUT ITS OPINIONS THIS EVENING.
>> OH, WHAT'S THIS.
>> A POEM ENTITLED "FAIRYLAND."
>> OH, OH, OH, BY EDGAR ALLAN?
>> YES, BY NONE OTHER THAN THE LATE, GREAT, POE.
>> I LOVE E.A.P.
>> I KNOW, ZARG.
THIS IS YOUR REWARD FOR BEING KIND TO THE DUST BUNNIES.
>> BY REWARD?
>> YES, IT'S CALL RECIPROCATION.
>> YES, ZARG LIKES RESIP PROCATION.
>> YES, ZARG, LIKES THAT WORD.
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU DID WAS NOT EASY FOR YOU.
>> NO, IT WASN'T EASY FOR ZARG.
>> AND YOU MADE A CHANGE NOR THE FOR THE GOOD.
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD BE NICE TO YOU.
>> ZARG CAN'T SETTLE.
ZARG IS TOO EXCITED!
>> OH, CALM DOWN NOW.
CALM DOWN.
>> THERE.
THAT'S IT.
NOW LISTEN CLOSELY.
>> I'M LISTENING.
>> "FAIRYLAND" BY E.A.P.
DIM VEILS AND SHADOWING FLOODS.
>> PEGGY, WHAT ARE VEILS.
>> IT'S A POETIC WAY OF SAYING VALLEYS.
>> OH,.
>> AND CLOUDY-LOOKING WOODS WHOSE FORMS WE CAN'T DISCOVER, FOR THE TEARS THAT DRIP ALL OVER HUGE MOONS WAX AND WANE.
>> LIKE CANDLE WAX?
>> NO, NO, NOT LIKE A CANDLE.
POE WAS REFERRING TO A FULL MOON TO A NEW MOON.
THE MOON WAXES GROWING BRIGHTER OR WANES GROWING DIMMER.
>> THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> YES, IT IS, ZARG.
>> HUGE MOONS THERE WAX AND WANE.
AGAIN, AGAIN, AGAIN.
EVERY MOMENT OF THE NIGHT PUT OUT STARLIGHT FROM THE BREATH OF THEIR PALE FACES.
>> MIDNIGHT, ZARG LOVES THE WITCHING HOUR.
>> NO, 12 BY THE MOON DIAL MEANS THAT IT IS THREE DAYS UNTIL THE FULL MOON.
PEGGY GIRL CHILD SO SMART.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR MORE?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> A KIND WHICH UPON TRIAL THEY HAVE FOUND TO BE THE BEST, COMES DOWN STILL DOWNED AND DOWNED WITH ITS CENTER ON THE CROWN OF A MOUNTAIN'S EMINENCE.
WHILE ITS WIDE CIRCUMFERENCE AND EASERRY DRAPERY FALLS OVER HAMLETS OVER HALLS, WHEREVER THEY MAY BE OR THE STRANGE WOODS OR THE SEA.
OVER SPIRITS ON THE WING.
OVER EVERY DROWSY THING.
YEAH.
♪ "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ FRIDAY ♪ >> THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THE "FRIDAY ZONE."
>> REMEMBER TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE, FRIDAYZONE.ORG TO WATCH PAST EPISODES, PLAY GAMES AND SEE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOS.
>> AND REMEMBER TO LIVE, LEARN AND PLAY THE "FRIDAY ZONE" WAY!
>> PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR THE "FRIDAY ZONE" IS PROVIDED BY: >> DO YOU COOL CATS HAVE THE PERFECT IDEA FOR THE " ZONE"?
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