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Additional funding was provided by the Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and the Pine Tree Foundation of New York.

-♪ Camp TV ♪ ♪ It's time for us to start ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To some reading and the arts ♪ ♪ No matter what the weather ♪ ♪ We'll explore it all together ♪ ♪ It's a place for you and me ♪ ♪ It's "Camp TV" ♪ Step right up, campers, and welcome.

Have you heard what today is?

If not, let me help you find your footing.

Notice anything different?

Good.

Because today is Mismatched Shoe Day or Sock Day on "Camp TV."

I mean, really, who decided that shoes had to be all matchy-matchy and come in pairs?

What about individuality, stepping out of your comfort zone, mixing things up?

Do you want to wear a flip-flop with a tap shoe?

Terrific.

A cowboy boot with a slipper?

Yeehaw!

A sneaker with a sandal?

Sweet.

It's high time we celebrate being unique, right on down to our tippy toes.

Are you ready to take the road less traveled?

Well, it is right over there and starts with your first activity.

Enjoy.

Jump, dance, play.

It's time to get active.

Let's Move.

-♪ This is my jam ♪ ♪ I love this song ♪ ♪ I move my feet to the beat when it's on ♪ ♪ This is my jam ♪ ♪ I love this song ♪ ♪ I move feet, feet, feet, feet, feet ♪ ♪ To the beat ♪ ♪♪♪ -♪ I move my feet ♪ ♪ To the beat ♪ -♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ This is the only song I dance to ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ None of those other tracks can get me hype ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Promise me you'll only play one tune ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ I'll dance all night ♪ ♪ This is my jam ♪ ♪ I love this song ♪ ♪ I move my feet to the beat when it's on ♪ ♪ This is my jam ♪ ♪ I love this song ♪ ♪ I move my feet, feet, feet, feet, feet ♪ ♪ To the beat ♪ ♪♪♪ -♪ I move my feet ♪ ♪ To the beat ♪ -♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Like a spirit possessing me ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ I'll be grinning like a laugh attack ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ And I hope that you'll agree ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Other songs are wack ♪ ♪ This is my jam ♪ ♪ I love this song ♪ ♪ I move my feet to the beat when it's on ♪ ♪ This is my jam ♪ ♪ I love this song ♪ ♪ I move my feet, feet, feet, feet, feet ♪ ♪ To the beat ♪ ♪♪♪ -♪ I move my feet ♪ ♪ To the beat ♪ ♪ When the song comes on ♪ ♪ You know I'mma move my feet like this ♪ ♪ Hey, like this ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ When the song comes on ♪ ♪ You know I'mma move my feet like this ♪ ♪ Hey, like this ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ This is my jam ♪ ♪ I love this song ♪ ♪ I move my feet to the beat when it's on ♪ ♪ This is my jam ♪ ♪ I love this song ♪ ♪ I move my feet, feet, feet, feet, feet ♪ ♪ To the beat ♪ ♪♪♪ -♪ I move my feet ♪ ♪ To the beat ♪ -Welcome back to Mismatched Shoe or Sock Day on "Camp TV."

[ Sighs, clears throat ] So I have a bit of a confession to make and, well, it's not something I share with a lot of people.

But, you camp viewers, you are my people.

Um, turns out I can be a bit of a pack rat.

That's someone who holds on to things -- okay, a lot of things that others might throw out.

Let me show you.

♪♪♪ [ Sighs ] Geez.

Ooh.

See, it's something I'm working on.

But, today, I'm really glad I held on to this guy.

You know, they say one person's trash is another person's treasure, and they couldn't be more right, whoever they are.

Today we're making a treasure chest, a place where you can keep things that are important to you inside.

You will need a shoe box with an attached lid, some paper fasteners, black paint, a paintbrush, some foil paper, glue, and scissors.

First, paint the box black.

♪♪♪ Then let it dry.

Next, cut strips of foil and glue them onto the box like this.

♪♪♪ With the help of an adult, poke some holes along the sides of the box and put some of the fasteners in.

And finally, add whatever else you'd like to zhuzh it up with.

All set and ready to hold your valuables.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Write On.

♪♪♪ -Once you've got a powerful hero ready to stand up to injustice and save people, it can be tempting to say, "My hero has no weaknesses.

They're unstoppable."

The only problem with that is it doesn't make for a very interesting story.

Once the city was in grave danger as a volcano erupted and spewed out robot dinosaurs who went on a rampage.

But then an unstoppable hero showed up with no weaknesses of any kind and stopped all the bad stuff in like five seconds and had a dance party.

I mean, look, if I was one of the citizens of that town that got saved from all the danger in like five seconds, I'd be thrilled.

But that doesn't make for a very interesting story.

To make a story exciting, we want to see characters dealing with incredible challenges and real danger and being afraid that they might not make it.

That's what makes a hero brave, anyway.

Bravery isn't having no weaknesses and overcoming everything without any problem.

A hero's brave because they're afraid but they do the right thing anyway.

-[ Exhales sharply ] Come on.

You can do this.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

But do it.

-And besides, it'll be so much more fun for you to write a story where your hero is struggling and there's some drama.

-Oh, no, I can't do it.

I'm going to give up.

No, I am the hero.

I must follow through.

I can do this!

-So what kind of weaknesses are you going to give your hero?

It can really be anything.

-I'm really afraid of heights, personally.

I'm also not really good with spiders.

It reminds me of a joke.

What do you get when you mix eight legs and giant teeth?

A spider!

[ Rim shot, audience booing ] -And it can help you think of a good problem for your story later.

If it has something to do with your hero's weaknesses and fears.

Do they not like the heat?

Maybe there's a volcano erupting.

Have they never learned how to swim?

Maybe part of the story will take place on a boat.

Or are they terrified of birds for some reason?

Maybe they have to get a group of friendly eagles to help them solve the problem.

You definitely have permission to get weird with these weaknesses and fears.

-Welcome back, campers.

I thought that last activity was super cool.

How about you?

Are you feeling like you could now use a break?

Well, why don't you kick up those mismatched shoes or socks and let me take over for a bit?

Who's ready for a... Zach Challenge?

I will have 10 seconds to try and match these socks and then throw them into the laundry basket.

Okay, let's get 10 seconds on the clock.

[ Exhales sharply ] And three, two, one.

Go.

♪♪♪ Oh, my gosh.

There's so many socks.

Oh.

[ Buzzer ] Aw.

So close.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, well.

Wouldn't be the first time I missed getting all my socks into the laundry basket.

And why is there always one sock left over?

Guess I'll just have to save it for Mismatched Sock Day.

Jump, dance, play.

It's time to get active.

Let's Move.

♪♪♪ -Hi.

My name is Olney, and I am a teaching artist for the New Victory Theater.

Welcome.

I am here in Brooklyn, New York.

Today we are going to spend some time exploring some choreography to go-go music.

Ready?

Let's go.

Go-go music originates in Washington, D.C., and started in the late '60s, early '70s and is still resonating today.

The dance style that accompanies go-go music is called beat your feet, and we're going to learn a few moves today.

Alright, the first move that we're going to do is the three-step kick, okay?

So you're going to start with your right leg, going to the right, and you're going to step, one, step behind with your left leg, two, step again, three, kick, four.

And when you kick, I want you to kick like you're kicking a soccer ball, okay?

So you have step, step, step, and a kick.

Step -- now, going back this way, you're going to step left, right, left, and a kick.

Step, step, step, kick.

Step, step, step.

Speed it up.

And a-one, two, three, kick.

One, two, three, kick.

One, two, three, kick.

One, two, three, kick.

Awesome.

Next move that we're going to do is called the bop boppity.

Yep, that's right.

I said it.

It's called the bop boppity.

This move is a lot of fun.

So your feet are apart.

We're going to start with our right leg.

And your arm is going to come up and you're going to heel, heel, and then you're going to switch.

Heel, heel.

Switch.

Heel, heel.

To your left leg.

Heel, heel.

Let's go a little bit faster.

Heel and a heel and a heel and a heel and a heel, heel, heel, heel.

Nice.

The next move we're going to work on is called the bounce.

It's a bounce.

So we're going to add some arms to it, and you're going to go one and a-two, clap.

One and a-two, clap.

One and a-two, clap.

One and a-two, clap.

One and two.

One and two.

Alright, let's put all three moves together.

So we're going to start with our three-step kick into our bop boppity into our bounce and clap.

Here we go.

Five, six, seven.

And one, two, three, kick.

One, two, three, kick.

One, two, three, kick.

One.

Bop boppity.

And one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four, five.

Into our bounce.

Bounce together.

Bounce together.

Bounce together.

Bounce together.

Let's try that with some music.

How does the music make you want to move?

Move your shoulders?

What about your hips?

What about your knees?

What about your arms?

What about your feet?

What move can you come up with that's your own?

Practice that move, and we're going to add it on to the end of our choreo.

Alright, let's do it one time slow, and then we'll do it up to speed.

Here we go.

Five, six, seven, eight.

You have a-one, two, three, kick.

One, two, three, kick.

One, two, three, kick.

One, two, three, kick.

And a-one, two.

One, two.

One, two.

One, two.

One.

Let's go into the bounce.

Here we go.

And a bounce.

Together.

And a bounce.

Together.

And a bounce.

How'd you do?

Alright, let's try it up to speed.

Five, six.

Five, six, seven, eight.

And a-one.

♪♪♪ Bounce.

Add your own move now.

How'd you do?

This time, grab a friend.

Get ready.

Five.

If you don't have a friend, do it again.

Six.

Ready?

Here we go.

And a-one.

♪♪♪ And bounce.

♪♪♪ Do your own move.

♪♪♪ Did you guys have a good time today?

I hope you did.

Keep dancing, and I'll see you next time.

-Arts and crafts?

Yes, please.

Let's Get Artsy.

-Hi, and welcome to Sketch with Jeff.

Today I'm thinking about eggs.

Why am I thinking about eggs?

Well, eggs have a very unique shape that is used in drawing.

In fact, I received a note from a friend named Mr.

Egg.

Mr.

Egg was worried that I spend a lot of time talking about other shapes, and he wanted to make sure that we didn't forget the shape of an egg.

Now, how would I describe the shape of an egg?

Well, it's not quite an oval.

It's like an oval, but it's a little pointier on one end and a little rounder on the other.

And that egg shape is really great for starting a drawing, especially if you're drawing a face.

Let's go to the Guggenheim Museum and take a look.

Come on.

Whenever I see a portrait like this one by the artist Manet, I wonder if the artist started with an oval or egg shape first.

I wonder the same thing about this portrait by the artist Modigliani.

If I look closely, I can really see that there is an egg or oval shape to both of the faces.

Weren't some of those artworks eggs-traordinary?

I'm sorry.

I had to say it.

I am inspired, though.

I'm inspired to make my own drawings and I'm going to start with the shape of an egg.

Kind of an oval, but not quite.

Come with me.

Let's go to my drawing board.

Come on.

It's time for an egg-a-thon.

That means we're going to be drawing lots of pictures inspired by an oval or the shape of an egg.

First up is a fox.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Next up, a ladybug.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ I think this oval or egg shape is going to become a cute bird.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ And this egg shape is the start of a very interesting guy's body.

Look at him.

I don't know.

Maybe he's a magician.

What do you think?

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ And how can we draw egg shapes and not include Humpty Dumpty?

Of course, this is right before he falls off a wall.

♪♪♪ I'm going to add a little bit of shading with my crayon, and I think I'm going to add a little bit of color.

I've got a nice red crayon.

I definitely need some red for the ladybug and, of course, a little bit for the fox.

As I look back, I can see my oval shape in all the characters -- Humpty Dumpty, this magician, of course, the bird, and the ladybug and my fox.

Ovals and egg shapes everywhere.

Wow, that was really egg-citing.

I'm sorry.

I did it again.

I just can't help myself.

You know, I wonder if my friend Pencil has sketched with eggs or used eggs as part of the beginning of a sketch?

I don't know.

Pencil, what do you think?

-I love eggs, but there are too many chickens.

[ Chickens clucking ] [ Rooster crowing ] -Well, all I can say is, whatever Pencil draws is always eggs-tra special.

My challenge for you this week is for you to use the shape of an egg as the start for a drawing.

You could use it to draw a face or a head, or you could use it to draw the body of a character.

Or you can use it to construct anything that you want as long as the beginning point is that egg shape.

I think I'm going to share one of my favorite egg jokes with my friend Mr.

Egg.

What is an egg's least favorite day of the week?

It's Friday.

Get it?

Fry-day?

[ Both chuckle ] -Ah, Jeff, you crack me up.

-Alright, enough of these egg jokes.

You know, I'm not eggs-aggerating when I say it's been a lot of fun to share these sketches with you, and I hope to see you soon.

Take care.

-And chickens go bock, bock, bock, bock, bock, bock, bock, bock, bock, bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bock, bock, bock, bock.

-Who's ready for a... Field Trip?

-Hi, friends, and welcome to the Memphis Zoo.

My name is Bella.

This is Big Sur.

-And my name is Becca.

And we're two animal interpreters here at the Memphis Zoo.

As animal interpreters, we get to share our animal stories with people just like you.

-And today, we're going to be talking about an animal that might be a little familiar to you, one you might see outside your window or even on a walk.

Today we're talking all things squirrel.

There are over 200 species of squirrel in the world.

The United States is home to five different types of squirrels -- fox squirrels, flying squirrels, ground squirrels, red squirrels, and the most commonly seen, gray squirrels.

There are two species of gray squirrels, the eastern gray and the western gray.

-As their names imply, eastern gray squirrels live in the eastern portion of the United States, and western gray squirrels live along the western coast of the United States.

Eastern gray squirrels tend to be smaller than western gray squirrels and have a lot more of the color brown in their coats.

You and I spend most of our time living down on the ground, but squirrels spend most of their time living up in the trees, so they have some really cool adaptations to help them live those lives up in those branches.

First, gray squirrels have large bushy tails.

Besides helping them look extremely adorable, their tails have a practical use.

Their tails help them keep their balance when they're jumping around in the trees or making a quick turn.

They can also use their tails to create short flicks and movements to communicate to their neighbors.

Is it a sweltering summer's day or a frigid winter night?

No worries for the gray squirrel.

They can use their tail.

If it's too hot, squirrels can pump blood to their tail to help them expel heat.

If it's too cold, they can wrap around their tail to help them keep warm.

-Second, squirrels have some powerful chompers.

Squirrels are members of the rodent family, so their front four teeth never stop growing.

This gives them powerful tools for breaking open tough nuts and acorns, some of their favorite foods.

In addition to nuts and acorns, squirrels eat fruits, bulbs, flowers, fungi, and even bird eggs on certain occasions.

-Third, squirrels have long claws and cushy toe pads on their feet.

Both these traits help them have incredible grip and control them when they're moving around in the branches.

It allows them to be the masters of trees we know them to be.

-Gray squirrels have some cool adaptations to help them survive in the wild, and these adaptations also allow them to fulfill the most important ecological role they serve.

This is Big Sur, the western gray squirrel.

He's an ambassador animal here at the Memphis Zoo, and he helps us teach people what important job it is that squirrels do.

You might remember that we mentioned that squirrels love eating nuts and acorns.

In fact, they'll gather up nuts and acorns and bury them in different places to find later.

However, gray squirrels don't usually remember where they put all their stashes.

Those forgotten buried nuts and acorns will one day grow into more trees and vegetation.

In a way, squirrels are like nature's tree planters helping to cultivate forests.

Wow.

Squirrels play such a beneficial role in fostering the health of their habitat.

And guess what.

There are some simple things that we can do to help them continue doing that important job.

First, we can give squirrels and other wildlife lots and lots of space.

When we give space and don't feed wild animals, we are helping both animals and people be safer and more comfortable.

-We can also think about the three R's -- reduce, reuse, and recycle.

We can reduce the amount of waste we produce by using a reusable groceries bag instead of plastic bags on our next grocery trip.

We can reuse materials like refillable water bottles and the back of sides of paper.

We can also recycle materials like cardboard, plastic, and aluminum so that it may one day be used again instead of contributing to the waste.

-These are a few changes we can make today in order to help squirrels and other wildlife stay safe, comfortable, and healthy doing their jobs in the wild.

-So today we got to learn about squirrels' really important role in the ecosystem.

We hope that helps you realize, through the right lens, the ordinary can become extraordinary, just like this fun guy, Big Sur.

-Well, I think that's about all the time we have for today.

But on behalf of us, Big Sur, and the rest of Memphis Zoo, have an awesome day, guys.

Bye.

-Bye.

-A little birdie told me it's time to Go Wild.

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Additional funding was provided by the Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and the Pine Tree Foundation of New York.

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