It's Melvin Mania.

And.

Today's guests.

Thank you so much.

Welcome back to Melvin Mania.

Usually we get a big applause when I say the name of the show, but that's okay.

Did we forget to let the audience in the building?

Oh, right.

I forgot.

This is the episode where our audience is just one single tiger.

Hello, ma'am.

Wow, look at that powerful roar.

Can you believe we have a tiger in the studio?

Steve-O.

I have no idea how to answer that question.

Hold up.

Steve-O.

Sorry, I don't interrupt you, but look at it.

It looks like it's bobbing and weaving like it wants to fight.

Well, that wouldn't be good.

Maybe we should do something to defuze the situation.

Good thinking.

Hey, tiger, do you want a piece of baloney?

Well, Steve.

Oh, clearly he does not want baloney.

Why would the tiger want a piece of baloney?

I don't know, I thought I would want a snack.

That kind of makes sense.

But where did you get the baloney?

Oh, Steve-O, don't you know I always keep baloney in my pocket?

You gotta have snacks during the show.

I have a lot of questions, but I'm going to respectfully move on from the baloney because we have a tiger in the studio.

Do you have any other ideas?

I got it.

Music.

Everyone likes music.

Stella, can you cue up the Tiger playlist?

You got it, Melvin.

I can't look.

Is it working Yeah.

It's working.

Whoa!

Look at it go.

It's a beautiful creature, isn't Melvin?

It really is.

I just wish I was that good at dancing.

Do you think it took dance lessons or something?

Definitely not.

That's all natural.

I mean, look at his feet.

Yeah, you're probably right.

This is probably a good time for me to head to my desk right.

Yeah, that's a good idea.

Okay, Stella, I think we can go ahead and start fading the music slowly, though.

Keep going.

There we go.

Steve-O.

Look.

It's asleep.

Do you think we should whisper?

Steve-O, random question, but do you know what a catchphrases?

Yeah.

Of course.

It's like a line someone gets famous for.

Or it's something someone says all the time.

Exactly.

So I just found out about catchphrases when I was outside the building, and I saw that PBS Kansas sign.

And under the logo, it says, well, what do you think, Steve-O?

Well, I know it says seriously good TV.

so you've already noticed Yeah, it's the station's catchphrase.

did you know this?

course I love seriously good TV.

Well, I wish we would have had this conversation before the camera started rolling, because currently I have been out of the loop till just a few days ago.

I thought this station was called PBS Kansas channel eight.

Seriously good TV, but now I know I should take a pause anyway, just like the station.

I want my own catchphrase.

well, that's a great idea.

That's what I thought.

So I wrote some down, and I. I'd like to get some opinions on them.

for it.

Stella, could you please cue up the catchphrase montage music Hey.

Cheesy, breezy.

Yeah, I'm not feeling it.

Bling bling.

Ring ring.

It just doesn't fit you.

It's time to buy a boat.

no, that doesn't work.

You're just saying something you want to do.

Paper or plastic?

No, I don't think so.

Well, look who it is, Mr. Popular.

And then I like to point out myself like this.

Look good is Mr.. Mr. Popular.

I don't know.

I feel like we're getting closer.

I will take 50 napkins.

Now you're just saying things you say every time we go out to eat.

peach, capital of Kansas.

That one sounds familiar.

Isn't that what they say about Haynesville, Kansas?

Oh, I think you're right.

Which reminds me, we need to get into our first segment of the show.

Local town on the ground.

Low cold down on the ground.

And today's local town.

The ground.

We're visiting Hayes Ville, Kansas.

It was founded in 1891.

But, Steve-O, do you know who founded it?

I don't.

Who is it?

a guy named William Wallace Hays.

Oh.

That's cool.

So did he name the town after himself?

kind of.

When Hayes, though, was getting its name, Rutherford B Hayes was also president of the United States, so they named the town after him and William Wallace Hayes.

Wow, Melvin.

You sure did a lot of research for this town.

I'm trying my best.

Do you want to know what my favorite fact is, Yeah, let's hear it.

William Wallace Hayes and Rutherford Big Hayes both had awesome beards.

I mean, check them out.

This is honestly making me want to grow my beard, but I prefer to stay clean shaven.

Anyway, I'm getting distracted.

Let's head to Hayes Ville, Kansas.

Welcome to a local town on the ground in Hazel, Kansas.

Let's head into town and interview some people.

Here I am with Shana Stein.

so, Shana, you are a principal, right?

I am not a prince.

Okay.

The superintendent, not a superintendent, a teacher.

No.

I used to be a teacher, but not anymore.

You guys could've told me what her job was.

I look like a fool up here.

What was your position?

I am the curriculum and assessment coordinator for the district.

Do you know what that means?

No.

So I pick out the textbooks and all of the tests.

So kids really do not like what I do.

What is your favorite thing to do in Haynesville, Kansas?

I really like the Haynesville pool.

Especially like the ginormous While the slide looks very fun, and I would love to go down it right now, I need to work on my tan.

So I'm just spending some time in the sun, putting my feet in the water and making sure I got a good tan this summer.

what is your favorite thing to do in Hays ville, Kansas.

The parades.

My favorite parades are the 4th of July parade and the homecoming parade from campus.

Now, Chanel, I I'm wondering, you got a picture of some people over there.

Who are those people over there?

I want to know who they are.

I do, I have a picture of my family.

Oh, nice.

Now, who are those two young whippersnappers in the front?

Oh, well, that's my mom and dad, Sandy and Donny.

Oh, man.

I would love to meet them someday.

This is Donnie, and Sandy, my mom and dad.

Very nice to meet you guys.

He's a great gal.

So do you want to be my parents now or.

What is your favorite thing to do?

And Haynesville, Kansas.

I like going to the Hazel Activity Center and signing up for baseball and the activities they have.

My favorite thing to do in Kansas is, playing sports for the HAC, for the Hazor activity center.

Oh, that sounds cool.

What's your favorite sport to play?

Basketball.

Some people sign up for baseball and others sign up for basketball.

Me, on the other hand, I sign up for both.

that's what I call a grand slam dunk.

What is your favorite thing to do in Haynesville, Kansas?

My favorite thing is to do is to go to Fall Festival, and I get to help my mom sell pies I'll take one slice of every pie.

I got a great idea.

We should prank call the principal because you're not a principal.

This is a perfect opportunity to use our phone and prank call them.

What do you think?

I think it'd be fun.

Okay, let's do it.

Hi, Amber.

This is Shanae at the admin building.

Could I speak with Carla Wolff, please?

Oh, this is going to be so good.

Thank you.

This is going to be hilarious.

I'm so excited.

I'm excited to.

Melvin.

We'll see what she says.

Good morning, Mrs. Wolff.

This is Shannon Stein at the admin building.

I need to talk to you about something.

Okay.

You need to tell her that all the books in the school have vanished.

Mrs. Wolff, I'm sorry to say, but all of the books at Ruth Clark Elementary have vanished.

That's okay, because we also have digital copies.

Tell her that those ones also vanish.

Oh, all of the digital things are gone, too.

Mrs. Wolf, I'm so sorry.

So we will still be able to.

Tell her that whatever she just said, that is also gone.

That's also gone.

No singing and dancing.

It's not allowed.

Well, I'm sorry.

Okay.

Hang up, hang up.

Oh, goodbye.

Goodbye.

What a prank, What is your favorite thing to do in Haleyville, Kansas?

My favorite thing is going fishing, playing outside, jumping on the trampoline.

Playing baseball, going on bike riding, getting smoothies.

Okay, Dax, I think I got everything.

Trampoline, fishing, baseball, and, of course, smoothie.

And this flavor is banana.

Coconut baloney.

My favorite.

my favorite thing to do in Hazel, Kansas is go to the Hazel Public Library every summer and do their summer enrichment program.

Some of the things that they do is, pottery, balloon animals.

And then we did, we made Play-Doh from, like, scratch.

We're in a library, so we need to be really quiet.

I'm looking for the summer reading program.

Sign up, so I'm going to find them.

Oh, there they are.

Now, Sean, we've already seen some pictures of your family, and I'm assuming this is one.

Two.

This is your husband, right?

No, Melvyn, This is our first president, George Washington, remember?

So this was your.

So you used to be the first lady of the United States.

And.

No, Melvyn, I was not married to George Washington.

What is your favorite thing to do in Hazel, Kansas?

The community projects and planting gardens.

Here we are in my garden now.

I grow a little bit of everything here.

Tomatoes, radishes, watermelon and of course donuts.

what is your favorite thing to do in Haynesville, Kansas?

I like to go to Riggs Park and play on the equipment.

Whoa.

Now, Sean, I, I'm wondering because we've been asking everyone around Haynesville, what is your favorite thing to do in Hays ville, Kansas?

Well, Melvin, you and I have known each other for a while now, so you know that I love football.

Oh, yeah.

So love the pigskin, right?

So I love to go to Colts Stadium and watch the Colts play football.

Not only do I get to watch the high school Colts play football, but I get to watch the Junior Colts play football there, too.

They throw around the the pigskin and you call it all the time there.

And you know, we have just one main high school here in Maysville.

So all of our kids get to grow up and be colts.

So it's really cool to get to watch them as junior Colts and then actual Colts playing football might be something to do.

Well, I'm kind of thinking, you know, obviously we both wanted to be professional football players, right?

It just wasn't in the cards for us.

But maybe we could live out that dream today in your office.

Let's throw around the pigskin.

I'm all for it.

They go long.

You know.

Wow, what an awesome trip to Haynesville.

Thank you to George Washington's wife, Jenny, and everyone that we interviewed.

What are your thoughts, Steve-O?

All I have to say is that I'm very happy for George and Shawnee.

And maybe they could go on a double date with Donnie and Sandy.

Now, that's a good idea, Steve-O.

I will make sure I tell you today about it.

But in the meantime, shall we move on to our guest?

Let's do it.

Tonight's guest is Adriana Holguin.

Adriana is an author, works with kids of all different languages, and does the bilingual storytime and the PBS's Kansas Kushner Garvey Children's Education and Discovery Center.

Please help me in welcoming Adriana Holguin.

Well, thanks for being here, Adriana.

Melvin.

I'm excited to be here.

so, Adriana, let me get this straight.

You can speak two languages.

That's right.

That's so cool.

But I'm wondering what does it like to have two languages in your brain at the same time?

It's like having two superpowers in your brain.

One helps you talk to one group of people, and the other one helps you explore a whole new world.

sounds pretty interesting.

I can only speak English, but I've always thought it would be so cool to learn another language.

It's definitely a great skill to have, Melvin.

What language would you like to learn?

Maybe Japanese?

I hadn't thought about that one.

That's a great choice, Melvin.

would you want to learn?

I mean, knowing two languages is cool, but three is next level.

I think I would learn Portuguese.

Do you want to know why?

Because it's almost like Spanish.

So I would get a head start.

For example, milk in Spanish is leche, but in Portuguese is latte.

I would have never thought of Portuguese.

That's a great choice, though.

So my next question is something I don't think you've ever been asked.

So I believe this is a Melvyn Mania exclusive.

Are you ready?

do it.

Would you rather sweat melted cheese or always be smelling a skunk?

has ever asked me that question, That's what I thought.

I literally thought of it like two minutes ago.

So which one are you picking?

to smell good, so I think I would choose to sweat melted cheese.

Maybe somebody That's a pretty good pick.

But personally, I'm picking both.

Really?

You're picking both.

Because I smell like cheese most of the time.

And I don't mind the smell of skunks.

They're an underrated animal, and I'll be the first one to say it.

Stevo, I'm assuming you would pick both two.

Nope.

Definitely not.

Good to know.

So my last question for you, Adriana, is about your bilingual students.

When you're working with them and they're struggling to progress with the language they're learning, what do you do to help?

That's a great question, Melvin.

When I work with my students who are struggling with English or Spanish, I try to make it fun for them.

We do music.

We do games, and I try to connect with what they already know.

Things that they like.

Like soccer or volleyball or an extra hobby that they would like to do.

love that answer.

Those kids are really lucky to have you.

I wish you could be my teacher.

you something if you want.

That would actually be great because earlier in the episode, Stevo was trying to help me come up with a catchphrase, and I would like to know how to say it in Spanish.

sounds like fun.

What's the catch phrase?

well, I'm a little nervous because I didn't check with Stevo before coming up with the final one, but I think it's pretty good.

This makes me very nervous.

Stevo, it's a good one.

The catchphrases catchphrase.

So it's literally catch phrase.

That is correct.

are lots of way to say in it, but the most common is a slogan.

Oh, I like that slogan.

I'm definitely going to be using that in the future.

Well, Adriana, thank you for coming on the show.

We really learned so much.

At the US.

Adios.

Okay.

Steve.

Oh, you can give me your honest opinion on the catchphrase now.

Actually, I like it.

Really?

You're not just saying that.

You know, at first I was kind of on the fence, but it sounds very cool in Spanish, and I don't think we could have come up with anything cooler than slogan.

I think so, too.

I just want to tell so many more people about it.

So this seems like the perfect time to head over to the PBS Kansas Kushner Garvey Children's Education Discovery Center to chat with director of education.

Learn.

Let's go.

Hello, everyone.

Welcome back to the PBS Kansas Cocina Garvey Children's Education discovery Center.

My name is Lynn Wolff.

I'm the director of education, and I'm so pleased to be back here with our friend.

Oh.

Sorry, Melvin.

Sorry.

And then I was distracted by this very, very interesting and magical box back here.

This is what we're going to be talking about, right?

Exactly.

This is called a 3D printer.

Interesting.

Now Lynn, I'm wondering what exactly is a 3D printer.

Because this isn't a 2D printer.

It's a 3D printer.

What is this exactly right.

With a 3D printer, you print three dimensional objects.

a three dimensional object has a height, a width and a depth.

the way we use a 3D printer here in the education center is we print some cool objects that we use right here like this cookie cutter.

Oh let me see that.

Yeah.

We use that in our Play-Doh table okay.

This is so this magical box, this 3D printer made this.

Yes.

And I can make many, many things that we can have fun with.

I would really like to know how this thing works.

Can we, like, go through a demonstration of how it works?

Is actually, I have something that I would like to make in the 3D printer.

I have a prototype.

Can I show you it?

Well, yeah, I would love to see it.

So I'm wanting to make one of these but I want it to be a little smaller.

Sure.

And I also want it to be purple.

Do you think we can do that.

We can definitely do that.

We have some excellent material here.

That is your favorite color?

Purple.

We have it just for you.

So the way a 3D printer works is you start off with material that you use to build your object.

Okay?

use something called a filament.

the filament loads into the 3D printer and there's a tube that brings it on down to the printer head.

And the printer head has a nozzle And so that nozzle heats up and turns that thick filament into a tiny string.

with the 3D printer, you layer the material into thin layers to make your object.

You're building it.

It's like building like a spaceship.

You got to get all the different parts to build it, right.

The 3D printer, it's like little tiny strings, And you just build it and it builds upward and you can watch it the whole time turn into your object.

But that's just the first part.

We need to tell the 3D printer what to do okay.

So we have to use the computer for that.

Right.

We have to use a computer and we have to use software printer.

And then another tech savvy.

So I need to help me out with this.

well, this is easy to use.

You just have to practice.

Okay?

so here you can see what your object looks like.

And then, once you're pleased with how it looks, you just send the file over the internet.

and then that code actually travels on that ribbon in the back of the 3D printer.

And the ribbon tells that nozzle what shape to make.

Okay.

So the computer is telling the 3D printer what to do over the internet.

And then it just does it.

Right.

And I know it's not magic.

I know it's science, but man, it sure does sound like magic.

It's really magical in terms of the uses for all the objects that you can make.

I want to go ahead and make my thing.

How long is it going to take?

Probably like, I would think, and this kind of looks like a microwave 30s probably.

Oh, probably about two hours for what you want to make.

I'm sorry.

That's a one time listen, then.

It's getting late.

I know you need to at home.

Let's get it started.

Okay?

I'm going to spend the night in the art center.

Really?

Yes.

I've already talked to Victor.

Okay, already?

Good.

I'm going to spend the night here, and, I'll keep an eye on it during the nighttime, making sure it's all good, and then we can look at it in the morning.

something.

3D printer.

Oh, baloney.

The nothing but, And then.

Oh.

Hi, Melvin.

How did you sleep?

Great.

Slept really good.

I meant to stay awake, but, you know, I got tired.

That's okay.

Is it done?

It is done.

It is done.

Oh, wow.

Let me see it.

Okay.

Thank.

You're gonna love it.

I want to show the camera guy.

Here you go.

Camera guy.

Get a good zoom in on that thing right there.

Whoa.

It kind of blends into my phone.

I apologize for that.

if there was someone that wanted to be a professional 3D printer person, what would they do?

they're used a lot by engineers.

Okay.

So they use them to build, test objects and they can look at their design and maybe make some changes if they don't like it.

you can even use it in construction and even in the medical industry.

I love that something like this that's in our education center, that might just look like a toy to someone, might be inspiration for them to do something for their job in the future, right?

This has everything that kids love to do.

It has science, technology, engineering, art, math, everything.

And it's really fun to think about an object in your brain and then see it come to reality.

Speaking of kids, we are going to be giving away ten of these fidgets.

These Melvin mania fidgets.

And if you want to get one, the first ten kids that come to the Ed Center and say, my catchphrase is Logan, we'll get one.

they can talk to myself or talk to Kyra, and we'd be glad to give them one of these fun fidgets.

Well right then I had so much fun with the 3D printer.

This is so awesome.

I hope people come to the PBS Kansas Kushner Garvey Children's Education Discovery Center to check it out.

Yes, we are very, very pleased to have it here and we love showing it off.

Thanks, Lynn.

Our next guest is also very cool because it comes from one of you that's watching the show right now.

Every episode.

We pick a drawing from one of our viewers and put it in our creative box.

This episode, our drawing comes from Otto from Valley Center Auto Center in Bronx.

Let's put this drawing in our creative box and see what happens.

Hey, Bronx.

Welcome to the show.

Me?

Get.

I'm.

I'm coming, Oh, no.

I don't speak Cous Cruz.

Steve-O, do you speak couscous?

don't I took a few cues because classes in college, but I'm very rusty.

Me?

Get.

I'm.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

I'm.

Did you get any of that?

I think he said something about roller blades.

I don't think so.

He doesn't look like he would be good at roller blading.

Skateboarding?

Yes.

Roller blading.

No.

Do you think Adriana knows?

Cuz.

Cuz we could ask her.

Oh, that's a great idea.

Let's call her up.

Hey, Adriana.

Quick question.

Do you speak cuz cuz Unfortunately, I don't.

It's okay.

Steve.

Oh, you got any more ideas?

Me?

Get.

I'm.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

I just really want to know what he's saying.

I got it.

The tiger.

What if the tiger knows?

Cuz.

Cuz.

ma'am.

Well, it looks like the tiger can speak, cuz.

Cuz.

But now the problem is we don't speak tiger.

Well, maybe Adriana speaks Tiger.

you're really going to make me call her again?

I just hung up on her.

We don't have much of a choice.

All right.

Fine.

Hey, Adriana.

Welcome back to the show.

It's, Melvin, do you speak Tiger?

actually do, fluid and Who?

Thank goodness.

So, Adriana, we have a Broncos and a Tiger in the studio right now.

I would explain why, but I honestly don't think it's that important.

So I'm not going to.

Well, we need you to do is after the Bronco speaks our tiger is going to translate that Broncos to Tiger.

And then we need you to translate that tiger to English.

Make sense?

Yeah.

I'm following.

Broncos go ahead.

Me?

Get.

I'm.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

I'm.

Hello, The Bronx, who said it's hungry?

Oh, nice.

Melvin the baloney.

I was just about to eat it, though.

Come on Melvin, he's hungry.

All right?

Fine.

Broncos, would you like a piece of baloney?

mean, I'm not going to come back.

I'm not.

Hello, ma'am.

He said, see, I guess the Bronx, who speaks Spanish?

All right, here you go.

Oh, well.

Well, the Bronx eats my baloney.

I think our tiger should go ahead and have another dance solo.

Go ahead, buddy, you earned it.

Well, we're nearing the end of the show, but before I go, you may have noticed something new on my desk.

This is an Easter basket that I received from two of our Melbourne maniacs, Brayden and Trinity, near.

And this Easter basket is full of so many awesome things like bubbles.

I got a candy crush.

I got a book called, God Made Friends.

I got some stamps in here.

And my favorite goofy string.

Oh, that tastes awful.

Thank you, Braden and Trinity for sending in the basket.

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Just in time.

It's Tim, the timekeeper.

Hey, Melvin, are you ready to wrap up the show?

I am, and while it's sad to say goodbye, all good things must come to an end.

What do you say, Tim?

You want to help me in the show?

be an honor.

Let's do it.

It's time to end the show.

We want to see you go.

We really have to say we have the perfect day.

All right, send the chorus now.

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I think I might just cry.

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It's time to say I do.

That means goodbye.

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Bye bye.

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Man, these are.

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