
Bigger Feels
Season 21 Episode 18 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Laugh different laughs with Recess Monkey on the Playlist.
Laugh different laughs with Recess Monkey on the Playlist. Dr. Cool serves up a lesson about lemonade. Get smart with the Pandemic Playhouse. Peggy’s Poetry continues.
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Bigger Feels
Season 21 Episode 18 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Laugh different laughs with Recess Monkey on the Playlist. Dr. Cool serves up a lesson about lemonade. Get smart with the Pandemic Playhouse. Peggy’s Poetry continues.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> PROMO CAT HERE, NEXT EPISODE OF THE "FRIDAY ZONE" IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN.
I'M NOT KIDDING!
>> KIDS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD WITH SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A LEMONADE STAND.
>> CAN I TOUCH SOMETHING?
>> YEAH, SURE, THIS IS AIFY DETECTOR TEST.
-- A FIRE DETECTOR TEST.
SO JUST TOUCH SOMETHING.
NO, NOT THAT ONE!
JUST KIDDING ♪ OH, DEAR DIARY ♪ ♪ TODAY I NOTICED MY PILLOW FORT WAS MESSY ♪ ♪ AND THERE'S NO ONE TO HELP ME CLEAN IT UP ♪ >> CHANGING IS HARD.
>> WELL, BEING NICE TAKES WORK.
>> BEING NICE DOES NOT COME NATURALLY FOR ZARG.
>> SO KEEP AN EYE OUT ON FOR THE NEXT EPISODE OF THE "FRIDAY ZONE," RIGHT NOW!
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 HAPPENS 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.
IT'S ALL ABOUT BIG FEELS ON TODAY'S SHOW, CASS.
>> YEP.
COMING UP, DR.
COOL TALKS TALKS LEMONADE.
AND WE'LL CHECK IN ON OUR FRIENDS IN THE PANDEMIC PLAY HOUSE LATER ON TOO.
>> BUT FIRST, WE LAUGH.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> ON THE "FRIDAY ZONE" PLAYLIST!
♪ IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ FRIDAY ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I KNOW THAT LAUGH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW THE SOUND TV MAKES ME SMILE ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU CRACK UP ♪ ♪ I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I LOVE THAT LAUGH ♪ ♪ THE SOUND GETS TO ME ♪ ♪ SPLITTING ANY SOUNDS RIGHT IN TWO ♪ ♪ UNCLE ALBERT LAUGHS LIKE SOMEONE GASPING FOR AIR ♪ ♪ HE MIGHT JUST FALL OUT OF HIS CHAIR ♪ ♪ AND IT MIGHT BE THE FUNNIEST CACKLE I HEARD ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ I LOVE THAT LAUGH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW THE SOUND OF IT MAKES ME SMILE ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU CRACK UP, I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I LOVE THAT LAUGH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW THE SOUND OF IT GETS TO ME ♪ ♪ SPLITTING MY SIDES RIGHT IN TWO ♪ ♪ MY BABY, SHE'S GOT THIS FUNNY BONE ♪ ♪ AND AS FOR MR. BUCHANAN, HE CAN BURP LIKE A CANNON ♪ ♪ WHAT A DISPLAY ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ I LOVE THAT LAUGH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW THE SOUND OF IT MAKES ME SMILE ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU CRACK UP, I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I LOVE THAT LAUGH, YOU KNOW THE SOUND OF IT GETS TO ME ♪ ♪ SPLITTING MY SIDES RIGHT IN TWO ♪ ♪ NOW, LET'S BRING MY BROTHER UP.
HE SOUNDS LIKE A DONKEY.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> ALL RIGHT.
NOW GRANDPA, HE'S A JOLLY OLD MAN.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE COMES MARLA.
SHE SQUEALS WHEN SHE'S HAPPY.
>> ALL RIGHT, GET THIS.
HERE COMES POP.
HE STARTS CLAPPING HIS HANDS AND LAUGHING.
ALL RIGHT.
♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ I LOVE THAT LAUGH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW THE SOUND OF IT MAKES ME SMILE ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU CRACK UP, I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I LOVE THAT LAUGH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW THE SOUND OF IT GETS TO ME ♪ ♪ SPLITTING MY SIDES RIGHT IN TWO ♪ ♪ RIGHT IN TWO ♪ ♪ I LOVE THAT LAUGH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW THE SOUND OF IT MAKES ME SMILE ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU CRACK UP, I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I DO TOO ♪ ♪ I LOVE THAT LAUGH, YOU KNOW THE SOUND OF IT GETS TO ME ♪ ♪ SPLITTING MY SIDES RIGHT IN TWO ♪ >> "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ FRIDAY ♪ >> HELLO AGAIN, EVERYBODY.
DR. LEO COOL, AND I WAS JUST ENJOYING THIS TASTY GLASS OF LEMONADE.
IT'S SUCH A REFRESHING DRINK, YET SO SIMPLE.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO LEARN ALL ABOUT LEMONADE AND LATER ON, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW A GIRL STARTED A LEMONADE STAND THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.
WELCOME TO GO DR.
COOL'S FUN SCHOOL!
[ FANFARE ] >> SO, LEMONADE WAS FIRST CREATED 1500 YEARS AGO IN ROME BUT AND WAS NAMED PLOTOMAZAT, AND NOW THERE'S TWO TYPES OF LEMONADE.
ONE IS A CLOUDY LEMONADE WHICH IS SUGAR, LEMONS AND WATER.
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY A LEMONADE MADE FROM CLOUD BUT I GUESS THAT WOULD BE CALLED CLOUDADE.
ANOTHER TYPE OF LEMONADE IS A LEMONADE CARBONATED DRINK.
THIS WAS SERVED IN PARIS IN 1630.
OTHER PLACES, FOLKS ADD STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, CHERRIES, GRAPEFRUIT AND CRANBERRIES TO THEIR LEMONADE.
TO ME, IT'S ALL GOOD!
FIRST LEMONADE STANDS BEGAN POPPING UP IN NEW YORK IN 1879.
SPEAKING OF LEMONADE STANDS, A LITTLE GIRL NAMED ALEXANDRA SCOTT BEGAN A LEMONADE STAND AND DECIDED TO DONATE THE PROCEEDS TO HER LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR CANCER RESEARCH.
ALEX'S EFFORTS EVENTUALLY INSPIRED MANY, MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND AMERICA TO DO THE SAME THING AND BY NOW, THEIR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS HAVE RAISED OVER $200 MILLION!
SEE, KIDS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD WITH SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A LEMONADE STAND.
WHO KNOWS.
ONE DAY, YOU MAY HAVE A LEMONADE STAND YOURSELF, AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE EVEN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
I'M DR. LEO COOL AND I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON DR.
COOL'S FUN SCHOOL!
>> KNOCK, KNOCK,.
>> WHO'S THERE.
>> OWLS SAY.
>> OWLS SAY WHO?
>> CORRECT.
>> YOU SEE THEM IN THE SKY.
YOU HAVE HEARD THEM COMING FROM MILES AWAY AND THEY CAN LAND PRACTICALLY ANYWHERE.
>> TODAY WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT IT TAKES TO FLY ONE.
♪ >> MEET SHELLEY.
AN EMERGENCY HELICOPTER PILOT.
SHE HAS FLOWN ALL OVER THE GLOBE, FROM ALASKA TO ANTARCTICA, WHILE PILOTING A HELICOPTER IS A LOT OF FUN, IT ALSO COMES WITH A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
>> HI, SHELLEY.
>> HI, JEN.
>> THAT IS A PRETTY COOL RIDE BACK THERE.
>> IT IS, ISN'T IT?
>> YEAH.
>> AWESOME.
SO YOU ARE A HELICOPTER PILOT.
>> YES.
>> FOR MERCY FLIGHT CENTRAL.
WHAT IS THAT?
>> SO MERCY FLIGHT CENTRAL IS AN AWESOME COMPANY.
WHAT WE DO IS WE PROVIDE HELP IN THE FORM OF AN AIR AMBULANCE FOR PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEED HELP BADLY TO GET THEM QUICKLY TO THE HOSPITAL.
>> SO HOW ARE YOU DIFFERENT THAN AN AMBULANCE?
>> SO WE'RE DIFFERENT THAN AN AMBULANCE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO STICK TO THE ROADS.
WE CAN FLY DIRECT, WHICH IS A LOT FASTER THAN AN AMBULANCE CAN GO AND IN PLACES THAT AMBULANCES CANNOT GO.
AND WE ALSO HAVE HIGHLY TRAINED AND SKILLED PERSONNEL IN THE BACK WITH LOTS OF EQUIPMENT THAT AMBULANCES DON'T HAVE.
>> COOL!
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.
THE OPERATOR AT MERCY FLIGHT CENTRAL GETS A CALL FROM 911 AND THEN ANNOUNCES THE MISSION FOR ALL TO HEAR.
>> ONTARIO COUNTY, RUN NUMBER ONE 1950.
SHELLEY HAS TO CHECK THE WEATHER, IF IT'S SAFE TO FLY IF >> IT'S GOOD.
LET'S GO!
>> THE HELICOPTER, EQUIPMENT AND GEAR ARE ALWAYS READY TO GO SO THE CREW CAN BE IN THE AIR WITHIN MINUTES ON THE WAY TO SAVE LIVES.
♪ >> WHY DID YOU WANT TO BECOME A HELICOPTER PILOT?
>> I WAS ORIGINALLY INSPIRED BY MY GRANDFATHER, WHEN I WAS 16.
HE WAS VERY MUCH INTO AVIATION.
THREE YEARS LATER, I GOT TO FLY IN AN AIRPLANE.
AND I WAS PRETTY LET DOWN.
[ LAUGHTER ] IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A BUS.
>> IT WAS BORING?
>> IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A BUS IN THE SKY, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.
AND THEN I GOT TO FLY IN A HELICOPTER, I WENT HELISKIING.
YOU WERE BITTEN BY THE AVIATION BUG.
WE WENT UP STRAIGHT 20 FEET IN THE AIR AND THAT WAS IT.
AND IN 2004, I ENROLLED MYSELF IN HELICOPTER SCHOOL IN HAWAII.
>> WHAT OTHER HELICOPTER PILOTS JOBS THERE ARE.
>> YOU CAN WORK FOR THE POLICE SERVICE.
YOU COULD WORK FOR THE FORESTRY SERVICE, PUTTING OUT FOREST FIRES.
POWER COMPANIES EMPLOY A LOT OF HELICOPTER PILOTS.
THERE'S ALSO MILITARY PILOTS, TRANSPORT, JUST MOVING PEOPLE -- >> SO PRIVATE TRANSPORT.
>> PRIVATE TRANSPORT.
THERE'S A LOT YOU CAN DO.
>> WHAT SKILLS DO YOU NEED TO BE A HELICOPTER PILOT?
>> SOME BASIC MATH SKILLS.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CALCULATE THINGS LIKE FUEL AND FUEL BURN, HOW FAR WE WILL MAKE IT.
THERE'S WEIGH AND BALANCE ISSUES, JUST LIKE YOU COULD BALANCE SOMETHING IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND, THE HELICOPTER BALANCES FROM THE ROTOR SYSTEM.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT IS PROPERLY BALANCED.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MOVE SOME CARGO AROUND TO MAKE IT BALANCED IN THE CENTER.
IT'S CALLED THE CENTER OF GRAVITY.
YOU NEED SOME CRITICAL THINKING FOR SURE, AND THE ABILITY TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE A GOAL.
>> AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE QUITE THE LEADER.
YOU ARE COMMUNICATING WITH ME WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND -- >> YES.
>> YOU HAVE TO TELL YOUR CREW WHAT TO DO.
>> YOU ARE THE RESPONSIBLE AND YOU ARE ALSO THE AUTHORITY IN THE AIRCRAFT.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO TAKE CONTROL IN THAT SITUATION.
>> YOU ARE THE BOSS.
>> I'M THE BOSS!
>> CAN WE TAKE A LOOK INSIDE.
>> SURE.
LET'S GO.
♪ >> WE HAVE GOT AN ALTIMITER.
THIS IS OUR ARTIFICIAL HORIZON.
AIR SPEED.
THIS IS OUR POWER INSTRUMENT AND WE HAVE A BUNCH EVER RADIOS.
THERE'S TWO GP Ss FOR REDUNDANCY, JUST LIKE WE WITH TWO ENGINES.
>> WOW!
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION BEING DISPLAYED HERE AND HELICOPTER PILOTS LIKE SHELLY KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH ALL OF IT.
>> DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT LIT UP?
>> YES!
>> AWESOME!
>> AWESOME!
CAN I TOUCH SOMETHING.
>> YEAH, SURE.
THIS IS A FIRE DETECTOR TEST.
SO PUSH THIS SWITCH UP.
OH, NOT THAT ONE!
JUST KIDDING.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> OH, IT JUST GOES UP.
>> AND THEN DOWN.
>> HOW ABOUT THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
THAT ONE.
IT LIGHTS UP ALL THE LIGHTS.
>> I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE LIGHTS COMES ON.
>> WHAT ARE YOUR MAIN CONTROLS?
HOW DO YOU FLY THIS THING.
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MAIN CONTROLS.
THE THROTTLES ARE ONE.
>> OKAY.
>> SO THESE THROTTLES GO ALL THE WAY FORWARD WHY DON'T YOU GRAB THIS ONE AND I WILL GRAB THIS ONE.
NOW PUSH IT ALL THE WAY FORWARD.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE ENGINES GO.
WE FLY WITH THEM ALL THE WAY FORWARD TO THAT SIGN THAT SAYS FLY.
THIS IS THE CYCLIC AND THIS IS THE COLLECTIVE.
SO YOU PULL UP ON THE LEVER.
YOU GO UP AND YOU PUSH DOWN ON THE LEVER, YOU GO DOWN.
>> OKAY.
THE LAST PART ARE THE PEDALS.
YOU HAVE ONE PEDAL FOR EACH FOOT.
AND IT CONTROLS THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH.
IT'S CALLED THE YAW AXIS.
IF YOU PUSH ON LEFT PEDAL, YOU GO LEFT AND THE RIGHT PEDAL, THE NOSE GOES RIGHT.
>> LIKE THE ROTOR ON A BOAT.
>> SIMILAR.
>> YOU HAVE A CREW.
>> WE USUALLY HAVE A NURSE AND PARAMEDIC AND THEY PROVIDE THE MEDICAL ATTENTION TO THE PATIENTS THAT WE PICK UP.
>> CAN I MEET THEM RIGHT NOW?
>> YEAH.
THEY ARE READY.
>> MEET JOE AND ALLEY, THE EXPERTS TRAINED TO ANDLE HANDLE VIRTUALLY ANY MEDICAL EMERGENCY THEY FLY INTO.
>> HEY, CREW.
>> HI, JEN.
MY NAME IS AL LI, I'M A NURSE NURSE PARAMEDIC.
>> AND I'M A NURSE.
>> WE PRIMARILY WORK WITH THE AMBULANCES.
>> AS A NURSE, WE USUALLY WORK IN HOSPITALS.
>> AS PART OF YOUR JOB ON THE CREW, WHAT DO YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO?
>> WELL, A LOT OF IT INVOLVES MONITORING THE PATIENT, GETTING THEM FROM A SCENE WHERE THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HELPING THEM THROUGH THAT.
>> AND MANY PATIENTS REQUIRE MEDICATION.
SO WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS WE CAN GIVE THEM TO HELP THEM BREATHE EASIER AND TREAT THEIR PAIN OR IF THEIR HEART IS NOT WORKING RIGHT WE CAN GIVE THEM SAID SNOOZETHEMMEDICINES.
>> SO SHELLEY FLIES KNEW A SCENE.
>> WE GET OUT OF THE HELICOPTER AND WE MEET THE CREW THAT'S ON THE GROUND AND WE PICK UP OUR PATIENT.
>> WHEN WE GET THERE, WE WILL ASSESS THE PATIENT TO SEE WHAT NEEDS THEY MIGHT NEED.
SO IF THEY ARE BLEEDING, WE'LL HELP STOP THEIR BLEEDING.
IF THEY ARE NOT BREATHING WELL, WE CAN HELP THEM BREATHE EASIER.
WE WILL DO SOME INITIAL STABILIZATION WITH THE MEDICINE AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT WE HAVE AND THEN WE GET THEM IN THE HELICOPTER SO WE CAN GET THEM NOT HOSPITAL REALLY FAST.
>> WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORKING IN A HELICOPTER AND WORKING IN AN AMBULANCE?
>> YOU CAN SEE THE SPACE THAT WE WORK IN IS MUCH SMALLER THAN A TRADITIONAL AMBULANCE BUT THE GOOD PART IS WE ARE ABLE TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL IN ABOUT A THIRD OF THE TIME.
IF IT WOULD TAKE THE AMBULANCE ABOUT A HALF HOUR TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL, WE CAN GET THERE IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
>> WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO KIDS THAT MIGHT WANT TO END UP IN THIS CAREER?
>> SO I WOULD PROBABLY SAY A GOOD THING IS TO HAVE A GOOD SCIENCE BACKGROUND.
SO BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, ARE TWO OF THE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY RELY QUITE A BIT ON.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS PROBABLY MATH AS WELL BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF ALL OF OUR SCIENCES.
>> MATH AND SCIENCE.
>> MATH AND SCIENCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING ME ALL OF THIS!
I'M GOING TO LET YOU GUYS RESET SO YOU ARE READY FOR YOUR NEXT FLIGHT.
>> THANKS, JEN.
>> AND ENJOY YOUR FLIGHT?
>> WHAT?
>> QUICK THINKING, STRONG MATH SKILLS AND A FLARE FOR ADVENTURE!
THOSE ARE THE SKILLS THAT IT TAKES TO BE A HELICOPTER PILOT.
I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> THIS IS AMAZING!
>> IT IS.
>> I COULD SEE WHY YOU WOULD WANT THIS TO BE YOUR EVERYDAY.
>> YES.
>> THERE REALLY IS NOTHING LIKE FLYING IN A HELICOPTER.
THE SPEED, MANEUVERABILITY AND WHEN YOU ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU NEED SERIOUS MEDICAL ATTENTION, THIS IS THE BEST CREW TO HAVE HELPING YOU.
♪ >> BEING A HELICOPTER PILOT LOOKS LIKE A REALLY FUN CAREER.
>> IT HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS.
>> AH.
>> IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY.
[ CRYING ] >> AW.
>> HEY, GUYS.
WHAT'S WRONG?
>> NOTHING IS WRONG!
>> KIDS THESE DAYS.
I SHOWED THEM A LISIKAL ON TEN REASONS TO PANIC ABOUT EVERYTHING, AND THEY DIDN'T GET PAST THE TOP THREE.
>> I WONDER WHY.
>> HI, NEL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON YOUR MIND.
>> NOAH AND I WERE IN MY FORT AND I SAID I MISSED MY PARENTS AND NOAH LEFT AND I LEFT AND IT GOT WORSE FROM THERE.
>> I'M SORRY, NEL.
>> IT'S JUST SO MUCH.
I'M TIRED AND CRANKY AND I KEEP HAVING BAD DREAMS S. DREAMS.
IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME?
>> NO, NOT AT ALL.
THAT WHAT I A LOT TOO.
EVERYBODY HAS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I FEEL DOWN, WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS WRITE.
>> HOW IS HOMEWORK SUPPOSED TO HELP?
>> IT'S NOT HOMEWORK, NOAH.
IT'S JOURNALING.
IT HELPS YOU IDENTIFY WHAT YOU ARE FEELING AND GET PAST IT.
>> I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO TRY.
>> FOR SURE, NEL.
GIVE IT A SHOT ♪ OH, DEAR DIARY ♪ ♪ TODAY I NOTICED MY PILLOW FORT WAS MESSY ♪ ♪ AND THERE'S NO ONE TO HELP ME CLEAN IT UP ♪ ♪ >> I CAN HELP.
♪ USUALLY MOM AND DAD ARE HERE TO HELP ♪ ♪ BUT THEY'RE SO FAR AWAY ♪ ♪ AND I MISS THE ROLLING OF THE OLIVE FIELDS AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SKY ♪ ♪ >> HEY, DEAR DIARY ♪ ♪ NEL GAVE JOEL AND ME THE NEWS ♪ ♪ MOM IS A NURSE ♪ ♪ WORKING ALONE EACH DAY ♪ ♪ I JUST WANT HER TO BE OKAY ♪ ♪ OKAY ♪ ♪ AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT ♪ ♪ IT MAKES ME SAD AND WORRIED ♪ ♪ I'M IN TEARS ♪ ♪ I HAVE TEARS GO DOWN MY FACE ♪ ♪ I NEVER WANTED YOU TO FEEL OVERLOADED ♪ ♪ I'M RUNNING ON OVERTIME MYSELF ♪ ♪ ALL THESE NEW STORIES ♪ ♪ ALL THIS NEW MATH ♪ ♪ ALL OF THIS NEW SPECULATION ♪ ♪ WHERE ARE THE COLD HARD FACTS ♪ ♪ AND DEAR DIARY, I'M HERE WITH MY FRIENDS ♪ ♪ AND STILL CAN'T PRETEND THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY ♪ ♪ YET I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER ♪ ♪ BECAUSE WHEN WE SHARE WHAT'S INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WE DON'T HAVE TO HIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WE SHARE WHAT'S INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ THEN WE FEEL LIGHTER INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WHEN WE SHARE WHAT'S INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WE DON'T HAVE TO HIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WE ABIDE WHAT'S INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ THEN WE FEEL LIGHTER INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WHEN WE SHARE WHAT'S INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WE DON'T HAVE TO HIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WE CAN FIND WHAT'S INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ THEN WE FEEL LIGHTER INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WHEN WE SHARE WHAT'S INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WE DON'T HAVE TO HIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ WE CAN ABIDE WHAT'S INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ THEN WE FEEL LIGHTER INSIDE OURSELVES ♪ ♪ DEAR DIARY ♪ ♪ THERE'S LEARNING TO DO ♪ ♪ ♪ LA, LA, LA, LA, ♪ ♪ LET'S DAYDREAM ♪ ♪ LA, LA, LA, LA, ♪ ♪ WITH BETH JEAN ♪ >> WE FIND BETH JEAN WITH HER PINKY UP, SIPPING A HOT BEVERAGE FROM A FRILLY CUP.
>> OH, IT'S FUN TO ACT PROPER AND VERY FANCY.
DRINKING THE WORLD'S TASTIEST TEA.
I GUESS IF I WERE ROYAL, I WOULD BE ROYALTY DRINKING ROYAL TEA.
OH, TO BE ON A THRONE LIKE A KING OR A QUEEN.
>> IT HOOKS LIKE LOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME FOR BETH JEAN AND THE ADVENTURE MACHINE.
>>TURE MACHINE, ARE YOU READY TO TRAVEL THROUGH TIME?
>> ARE THERE 24 HOURS A DAY?
OF COURSE, I'M?
>> I IMAGINE KNIGHTS AND FAIR LADIES.
>> OH, SUPER FUN!
THAT'S NO HASSLE.
AND WE'RE OFF TO THE RENAISSANCE!
♪ BETH JEAN AND THE ADVENTURE MACHINE ♪ ♪ TIME TRAVELING ♪ >> AND THE TIME MACHINE WITHOUT A FAIL, PLACED THEM IN A FAIRY TALE.
>> OH, LOOK THERE'S A CASTLE ON THAT HILL.
[ FANFARE ] >> SHALL I GO?
OH, NO, I DON'T THINK I WILL.
OH, I LOOK LIKE SUCH A MESS.
I'M A PRINCESS!
>> OH, LOOK!
HERE COMES A GIANT TIN CAN.
OH, NEVER MIND.
IT'S A RENAISSANCE MAN.
>> HELLO, I'M A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR.
SOMETIMES I'M CALLED A DRAGON CHARMER.
>> AND THEN THE KNIGHT SLIGHTLY NODDED, KICKED HIS STEED AND OFF HE TROTTED.
>> NOW TO GET TO THE PALACE, FOLLOW THOSE PRINTS LEFT BY THE HORSE OF THAT FINE PRINCE.
>> A PRINCE?
REALLY?
>> WELL... MAYBE.
NOW THAT'S ALL FOR ME.
I WILL BE BACK, OF COURSE.
BUT FOR NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN TO RIDE A HORSE.
>> UH, I WOULD REALLY LIKE A UNICORN.
>> HMM, TOUGH ORDER.
OKAY.
HERE'S A HORN.
>> AND SO BETH JEAN STARTED ON HER WAY, UP TO THE CASTLE OF WAY, WAY, WAY YESTERDAY.
>> OH, I BET A BEAUTIFUL QUEEN LIVES BEHIND THOSE WALLS AND SINGS LOVELY SONGS THAT ECHO THROUGHOUT THE HALLS.
>> I AM KING.
I AM KING OF EVERYTHING I SEE.
♪ EVERY LITTLE BIRDIE IN EACH AND EVERY TREE ♪ ♪ I AM KING ♪ ♪ I AM KING ♪ ♪ ON THIS BRIGHT SUNNY DAY ♪ >> OH, GET AWAY FROM THE WINDOW!
>> YES, QUEEN.
ANYTHING YOU SAY.
>> JUST THEN, BETH JEAN SAW A SIGN AND STOPPED TO READ EVERY LINE.
>> MISSING PET DRAGON.
VERY GREEN.
IF SOUND, RETURN PROMPTLY TO THE QUEEN.
>> AS BETH JEAN CONTINUED ON, THERE WAS A SMALL CAVE SHE CAME UPON.
IT WAS THE MOST REMARKABLE SIGHT SHE HAD SEEN.
A GIANT TAIL STICKING OUT GLITTERY GREEN!
>> OH, MY!
I JUST BET THAT'S THE QUEEN'S MISSING PET.
OH, I WISH THE DRAGON CHARMER WAS HERE.
>> WHY, YES, I AM.
HAVE NO FEAR.
>> HOW DO WE GET DRAGON HOME?
>> VERY SIMPLE, I BROUGHT A BONE!
>> AND SO BACK TO THE CASTLE DRAGON FOLLOWED THE KNIGHT, WHERE BETH JEAN GOT A DINNER INVITE.
SO BY THE KING, BETH JEAN SAT, AS HE BEGAN TO CHAT AND CHAT.
>> YES, IT'S ALL DIAMONDS, VELVET, AND NOW AND THEN A DUEL.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET IT.
I RULE.
>> ARTHUR!
GET ME A POTATO!
>> UH-OH.
GOTTA GO!
>> AND SO BETH JEAN WAVED GOOD-BYE, YELLING OUT.
>> I'VE GOTTA FLY!
>> AND HEADED ONLY IN THE A ADVENTURE MACHINE.
NOW THAT WAS AN ADVENTURE FIT FOR A QUEEN!
♪ >> HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK YOU GOT?
>> ZARG IS PRETTY GRITTY.
>> CAN YOU TURN FROM JOY THAT YOU LIKE A LOT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> HAVE YOU EVER TESTED YOURSELF TO KNOW HOW FAR WITH YOURSELF YOUR WILL CAN GO?
>> NO, BUT ZARG IS WILLING WILLING TO TRY.
>> IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE GRIT, JUST PICK OUT A JOY YOU LIKE AND QUIT.
>> ZARG DOES LIKE BOSUST BUNNIES.
>> MM-HMM.
>> HMM.
WELL, EXCUSE ME!
>> IT'S BULLY SPORT AND IT'S OPEN FIGHT.
IT WILL KEEP YOU BUSY BOTH DAY AND NIGHT.
>> THAT IT DOES.
THAT IT DOES.
>> ZARG!
YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT.
>> BUT YOU SAID, IT'S BULLY SPORT AND IT WILL KEEP ZARG BUSY DAY AND NIGHT.
>> NO, NO, NO!
JUST LISTEN.
>> ZARG IS LISTENING.
>> FOR THE TOUGHEST KIND OF GAME YOU WILL FIND IS TO MAKE YOUR BODY OBEY YOUR MIND.
>> OH!
>> AND YOU NEVER WILL KNOW WHAT IS MEANT BY GRIT UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TRIED TO QUILT.
>> SO WHAT PEGGY IS SAYING IS THAT ZARG NEEDS TO QUIT BULLYING THE DUST BUNNIES?
>> AND?
>> AND -- AND ZARG FEEDS TO -- >> RESPECT THE -- NEEDS TO -- >> RESPECT THE DUST BUNNIES.
>> YES, YES, ZARG FEEDS TO ZARG NEEDS TO RESPECT THE DUST BUNNIES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DIFFERENT THAN ZARG.
>> VERY GOOD, ZARG.
>> OTHERWISE THE DUST BUNNIES WILL NOT RESPECT ZARG'S BEDTIME.
>> UM, CLOSE ENOUGH.
WE'LL WORK ON THAT LAST ONE.
BUT WHAT ARE WE FORGETTING?
>> FORGETTING?
ZARG IS NOT FORGETTING.
>> HAVE WE APOLOGIZED?
>> OH.
RIGHT.
SORRY, PEGGY.
>> NOT TO ME.
TO THE DUST BUNNIES.
>> OH, YES.
TO THE DUST BUNNIES.
DUST BUNNIES, MM-HMM.
ZARG IS SORRY FOR CALLING YOU UNGRATEFUL BALLS OF -- >> AH, AH.
>> SORRY FOR CALLING YOU, YOU KNOW.
ZARG IS ALSO SORRYING FOR BEING A BULLY AND ZARG WILL TRY TO BE A BETTER FRIEND.
>> YES!
GOOD JOB, ZARG!
SEE, THAT WASN'T VERY HARD.
>> SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, PEGGY.
CHANGING IS HARD.
>> WELL, BEING NICE TAKES WORK.
>> BEING NICE DOES NOT COME NATURALLY FOR ZARG.
>> I KNOW, ZARG.
>> AFTER ALL, ZARG IS A MONSTER.
>> YOU ARE MY LITTLE MONSTER.
>> AW.
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THE "FRIDAY ZONE."
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