>> HEY, IS THIS THING ON?

HA HA!

>> HEY, SID, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN TODAY?

>> ♪ I WANT TO KNOW WHY THINGS HAPPEN AND HOW AND I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING NOW OH, YEAH!

HOW DOES THIS THING WORK?

WHY DOES THAT STUFF CHANGE?

HOW DOES THAT DO WHAT IT JUST DID?

HMM!

WHAT'S UP WITH THE SKY?

YOU THINK I COULD FLY?

THE WORLD IS SPINNING AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY I GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND BIG IDEAS.

I'M... ♪ [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE JIM HENSON COMPANY] HA HA!

HUH.

HMM.

OH, HI.

HEH!

I GOT READY IN A HURRY THIS MORNING BECAUSE I CAN'T WAIT FOR BREAKFAST!

HA HA!

TODAY I GET TO EAT THE NEW CEREAL I PICKED OUT AT THE STORE WITH MOM-- CRUNCHY MUNCHY SUPER STARS!

♪ CRUNCHY MUNCHY SUPER STARS THE CRUNCHIEST, MUNCHIEST YUMMIEST CEREAL BY FAR!

♪ WHOO!

OH, I JUST CAN'T WAIT!

HA HA!

HMM.

SHOULD BE BREAKFAST TIME BY NOW.

OH, I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER!

"SID!

BREAKFAST TIME!"

HA HA!

OK, COMING, MOM.

SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

BREAKFAST TIIIIIIIME!

>> SID!

BREAKFAST TIME!

OOH!

THAT WAS FAST!

>> YEAH, WELL, I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO EAT BREAKFAST.

BUT TODAY, MOM AND DAD, I WANT TO GET MY OWN BREAKFAST.

I HAVE A PLAN.

>> OH, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

SO, WHAT'S THE PLAN, SID?

>> I'M GOING TO GET THAT BOX OF CEREAL DOWN ALL BY MYSELF AND EAT IT.

>> OH, RIGHT.

THAT'S THE NEW CEREAL WE BOUGHT AT THE STORE THE OTHER DAY.

>> YEAH.

>> WELL, THAT CEREAL IS PRETTY HIGH UP THERE.

HOW YOU GOING TO GET IT DOWN?

>> OH, EASY.

LIKE THIS.

I'LL JUST MOVE THIS STOOL OVER HERE.

>> OH, LOOK AT THAT.

>> LIKE THIS, STEP UP, AND--HA HA!

I ALMOST HAVE IT.

ALMOST.

ALMOST HAVE IT.

AH, NO, I DON'T.

AHEM.

OK. HMM.

CAN'T REACH MY CEREAL STILL.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

I NEED A NEW PLAN.

I JUST GOT TO KNOW, HOW CAN I GET MY CEREAL BOX DOWN ALL BY MYSELF?

["SELF" ECHOES] >> I KNOW YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT, SID.

>> YEP, I AGREE, ALICE.

IF ANYONE CAN, IT'S YOU, SIDDO.

>> HA HA!

>> BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I CAN COOK UP MY--SHWOO!--SUPER SPECTACULAR PANCAKE PERFECTOS!

>> YEAH, OK. >> ALL RIGHTY.

>> HMM.

CEREAL BOX, I WILL FIND A WAY TO GET YOU DOWN.

>> HEY, MAYBE YOUR FRIENDS CAN HELP YOU THINK OF SOMETHING, SID.

>> YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, MOM.

I CAN INVESTIGATE AT SCHOOL!

>> OH, SPEAKING OF SCHOOL, SID, I'LL BE THERE TODAY, FIXING SOME PIPES.

IT'S MY VOLUNTEER DAY.

>> [GASPS] YOU'LL BE AT MY SCHOOL?

>> YEP.

>> WOW!

HA!

I'M GONNA INVESTIGATE HOW TO GET MY CEREAL DOWN, AND MY DAD IS COMING TO SCHOOL!

WHAT A GREAT DAY!

YAY!

♪ I LOVE MY MOM >> UH-HUH >> MY MOM IS COOL >> UH-HUH >> BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR HAVING FUN IN SCHOOL YEAH!

♪ >> HA HA HA!

>> HI.

>> MM-WAH!

>> ♪ I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU THERE'S GABRIELA ♪ >> WATCH WHAT I CAN DO.

HA HA!

YEAH!

HERE WE GO!

>> WOW!

♪ I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU HEY, THERE'S GERALD ♪ >> YEAH!

CHECK OUT MY MOVES!

HA HA HA!

YEAH!

[GRUNTS] I'M A DANCING MACHINE!

>> COOL!

♪ I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU HEY, THERE'S MAY ♪ >> HA HA!

MAY I SHOW YOU HOW I GROOVE?

HA HA HA!

WHEE!

COOL!

>> GROOVY!

>> ♪ WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU HEY, THERE'S SID!

♪ >> DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE KID WHO WANTED TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING?

>> THAT'S YOU!

>> HA HA!

YOU GOT ME!

>> [ALL HUMMING] YEAH!

♪ WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS AND LOOK WHAT WE FOUND WE FOUND EACH OTHER FRIENDS!

♪ >> HA HA!

>> AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR SID THE SCIENCE REPORTER!

HELLO!

SID HERE, AND-- >> HI, SID!

>> OOH, HI, GERALD.

SO I'M INVESTIGATING THE "HOW TO GET MY CEREAL DOWN FROM THE SHELF" PLAN.

>> HI, SID.

>> HELLO, GABRIELA.

HEH!

LUCKY FOR ME, I KNOW WHO CAN HELP--MY FRIENDS!

THEY'RE REALLY SMART.

LET'S GO GET SOME ANSWERS!

TA-DA!

HI, MAY.

>> HI, SID.

>> AT HOME, I CAN'T REACH A CEREAL BOX THAT'S WAY UP HIGH.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO GET IT DOWN?

>> OH.

WELL, ONE TIME MY CAT MOO SHU WAS UP IN A TREE SITTING IN A BRANCH WAY UP HIGH.

>> OH, AND WHAT DID YOU DO?

>> I DID THIS: "HERE, MOO SHU, MOO SHU, MOOSH.

HERE, MOO SHU, MOO SHU, MOO SHU, MOOSH."

AND IT WORKED!

MOO SHU CAME DOWN FROM THE TREE.

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA WORK WITH YOUR CEREAL BOX.

>> OH.

YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT I'M GLAD YOU GOT MOO SHU DOWN.

>> ME, TOO.

THANK YOU.

>> COMING THROUGH!

>> HEY, GERALD, GERALD.

>> OH.

HA HA!

HI, SID.

HOW'S IT GOING?

>> OH, GOOD.

BUT AT MY HOME, I CAN'T REACH A CEREAL BOX ON A REALLY HIGH SHELF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS?

>> WHY, YES, I DO.

WELL, YOU JUST NEED TO JUMP UP REALLY HIGH AND GRAB THE BOX.

>> WELL, THAT'S REALLY HIGH, BUT IT'S STILL NOT HIGH ENOUGH.

>> OH, HEY!

HEY!

MAYBE IF YOU WERE A KANGAROO!

"BOING, BOING, BOING..." >> HA HA!

OK, GERALD.

THANKS FOR HELPING.

>> OK!

HA HA!

>> SID!

>> [GASPS] WHOA!

HEH!

OH, HI, GABRIELA.

>> I HAVE AN IDEA!

>> WHAT'S YOUR IDEA?

>> YOU CAN GET A LASSO AND TWIRL IT AROUND, AND THEN TOSS IT OVER THE CEREAL BOX AND YANK IT DOWN.

YEE-HA!

>> HA HA HA!

WOW.

WELL, UM, IT MIGHT BE HARD TO GET THE LASSO UP THERE, BUT THAT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

>> I HAVE A GOOD IDEA.

LET'S PLAY.

>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE...DAD!

>> THAT'S MY NAME.

>> HEY, EVERYONE, LOOK WHO'S HERE.

IT'S MY DAD.

>> HI, GUYS.

OH, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.

>> HI, MORT.

WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL.

THANKS FOR HELPING TODAY.

>> HEY, NO PROBLEM, SUSIE.

GLAD TO HELP.

>> YOU CAN ALL PLAY WITH SID'S DAD UNTIL RUG TIME.

HAVE FUN.

>> YAY!

>> ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THIS PLACE LOOKS LIKE FUN.

SO, WHO'S UP FOR SOME FUN?

>> WE ARE!

>> I MEAN WHO'S REALLY UP FOR SOME FUN?

>> WE ARE!

>> BUT WHO'S REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY UP FOR SOME FUN?

>> WE ARE!

>> OK, WELL, LET'S SEE, UH-- OOH!

HOW ABOUT A GAME OF KICKBALL?

>> YEAH!

OK!

COOL!

>> ALL RIGHTY.

LOOK OUT.

HERE IT COMES.

AND BLAMMO!

>> WHOA!

>> OH.

OH, NO!

THE BALL GOT STUCK IN A TREE.

>> OH.

SORRY ABOUT THAT, GUYS.

>> OH, WELL, HEY, NO PROBLEM, DAD.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

AND IF ANYONE CAN GET THE BALL DOWN, IT'S MY DAD!

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH?

HEH!

NO PROBLEM.

UH, I'M ON IT.

>> EVERYBODY!

RUG TIME!

>> RUG TIME.

>> THAT'S TEACHER SUSIE.

>> YAY!

>> OK, SEE YOU LATER, DAD.

>> OK, UH, HAVE FUN, YOU GUYS.

I'LL JUST, UH, BE OUT HERE, GETTING THE OLD BALL DOWN.

>> ♪ IT'S RUG TIME COME ON IN!

RUG TIME TAKE A SEAT RUG TIME >> WE'RE READY!

>> EVERYBODY, MOVE YOUR FEET RUG TIME >> TEACHER SUSIE!

>> GOOD TIMES ON THE WAY RUG TIME, COME ON IN!

WE'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN TODAY ♪ >> BOING, BOING, BOING!

HA HA!

I'M A BOUNCING BALL, BOUNCING WAY UP TO THE SKY!

HOO HOO!

UH-OH.

I'M STUCK IN A TREE!

>> OH, GERALD, WHY ARE YOU A BALL STUCK IN A TREE?

>> OH, WELL, SEE, UM, SID'S DAD WAS OUT PLAYING WITH US AND, WELL, HE ACCIDENTALLY KICKED THE BALL WAY UP HIGH INTO THE AIR... >> YEAH, AND IT GOT STUCK IN THE TREE.

IT'S SO HIGH AND WE CAN'T REACH IT.

>> OH.

>> YEAH, BUT SID'S DAD'S REALLY, REALLY TALL, SO HE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT DOWN.

>> LOOK OUT!

>> UH, HEY, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY NEW CEREAL AT HOME, BUT IT'S WAY UP HIGH ON A SHELF IN MY KITCHEN, AND I WANT TO GET IT DOWN BY MYSELF, BUT I CAN'T REACH IT.

HMM.

OOH!

HEY, IF WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE BALL DOWN FROM THE TREE, I BET I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MY CEREAL DOWN.

>> I BET YOU'RE RIGHT, SID.

WE JUST NEED TO THINK LIKE ENGINEERS AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

>> YEAH!

>> OK, EXCEPT, UM, SUSIE, WHAT'S AN ENGINEER?

>> IS IT LIKE A TRAIN ENGINEER GUY, YOU KNOW, WHO DRIVES THE TRAIN?

BECAUSE I LOVE THAT GUY.

CHUG-A-CHUG-A-CHUG-A-CHUG-A!

CHOO CHOO!

HA HA!

>> NO, IT'S ANOTHER KIND OF ENGINEER.

>> OH.

OK. HA HA!

>> THIS IS AN ENGINEER WHO SOLVES PROBLEMS, LIKE HOW TO DIG A TUNNEL THROUGH A MOUNTAIN, HOW TO BUILD A BRIDGE OVER WATER, AND HOW TO GET A BALL DOWN FROM A TALL TREE.

>> YEAH!

>> KNOCK, KNOCK!

>> HI, DAD.

>> OH, HI, MORT.

WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW TO GET THE BALL OUT OF THE TREE.

>> UH, WELL, ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

SEE, I TRIED, BUT, WELL, I COULDN'T SEEM TO GET THE BALL DOWN.

SORRY, GUYS.

>> OH, WELL, DON'T WORRY, DAD, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE ENGINEERS AND FIND A SOLUTION TOGETHER.

>> YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH A PLAN, AND THEN WE'LL BUILD SOMETHING TO GET THE BALL DOWN.

>> YEAH!

>> BUILD SOMETHING!

>> OH, WELL, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

>> MORT, THE KIDS MIGHT NEED SOME SUPPLIES.

CAN YOU GATHER SOME FROM THE ART CLOSET?

>> I AM ON IT.

I'LL MEET YOU GUYS OUTSIDE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OK, SCIENTISTS, LET'S GET READY TO BE ENGINEERS.

IT'S TIME TO HEAD OUTSIDE FOR A SPECIAL SUPER FAB LAB.

>> YEAH!

LET'S GO!

>> I LOVE GOING OUTSIDE.

>> [ALL LAUGHING] >> IT'S THE SUPER FAB LAB.

>> OUTSIDE!

>> INVESTIGATE, EXPLORE, DISCOVER!

AH!

>> HEY, EVERYBODY, LOOK AT ALL THESE MATERIALS.

>> WOW!

>> THANKS FOR GATHERING THEM, MORT.

>> NO PROBLEM.

I'M HERE TO HELP.

>> OK, SCIENTISTS, YOU'RE GOING TO WORK LIKE ENGINEERS TODAY, AND THAT MEANS WORKING AS A TEAM, RIGHT?

>> YEAH!

TEAM ENGINEERS!

>> YEAH!

TEAM ENGINEERS!

HA HA!

>> ALL RIGHT, ENGINEERS.

FIRST, YOU NEED A PLAN OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD.

>> AND WHEN YOU'RE READY, I'LL HELP YOU BUILD SOMETHING.

>> HA HA!

THAT'LL BE GREAT.

LET'S ENGINEER A SOLUTION.

>> YEAH!

>> YOU'RE A SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER.

YOU CAN TRY THIS, TOO.

>> OK, SCIENTISTS.

TODAY YOU'RE GOING TO WORK AS A TEAM TO ENGINEER A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM.

YOUR BALL IS STUCK IN THE TREE, SO HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET IT DOWN?

DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN IDEA?

OH, YOU CAN USE ANOTHER BALL TO KNOCK IT DOWN.

HMM.

I GUESS THAT DIDN'T WORK.

IT'S TIME TO GATHER SOME MATERIALS TO SEE IF YOU CAN BUILD SOMETHING TO GET THE BALL DOWN.

FIRST, DRAW SOME IDEAS IN YOUR JOURNAL.

CAN YOU THINK OF WAYS TO USE THESE MATERIALS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

WHAT CAN YOU MAKE THAT COULD POKE THE BALL OUT OF THE TREE?

NOW LET'S TRY YOUR IDEAS.

HMM.

CARDBOARD DOESN'T WORK, AND NEITHER DOES THIS BASEBALL BAT.

THEY'RE BOTH NOT TALL ENOUGH.

OH, GOOD IDEA.

YOU CAN TAPE CARDBOARD PAPER TOWEL HOLDERS TOGETHER.

THAT DEFINITELY LOOKS LONG ENOUGH TO REACH THE BALL.

GO AHEAD AND TEST OUT YOUR IDEA.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE IT ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO POKE THE BALL DOWN.

THE CARDBOARD KEEPS FALLING OVER.

HEY, NOW THAT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT IDEA!

YOU'RE TAPING A MEASURING STICK TO A BROOM.

THAT WAY, IT WILL BE TALL ENOUGH TO REACH THE BALL AND STRONG ENOUGH SO IT DOESN'T FLOP OVER.

OK, IT'S TIME TO TEST OUT YOUR IDEA.

AND... YOU DID IT!

YOU ENGINEERED A SOLUTION TO GET THE BALL DOWN!

OK, ENGINEERS.

LET'S SEE SOME OF YOUR IDEAS FOR GETTING THE BALL DOWN.

>> OK. >> THEY CAME UP WITH A BUNCH OF GOOD ONES.

>> GREAT.

>> SUSIE, CAN I SHOW THEM TO YOU?

>> SURE.

>> OK.

UH, OK. FIRST WE TRIED TO USE CARDBOARD TO GET THE BALL DOWN, BUT IT WASN'T LONG ENOUGH TO REACH UP THERE.

THEN WE TRIED TAPING 3 PIECES TOGETHER, BUT IT WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH AND IT FLOPPED OVER.

>> BUT YOU KNOW WHAT DIDN'T FLOP OVER?

A BROOM!

BUT IT WASN'T LONG ENOUGH.

>> YEAH, BUT THEN WE HAD A SUPER IDEA.

>> YEAH.

>> WE TAPED THE BROOM TO A MEASURING STICK AND MADE A SUPER-LONG BROOM.

>> YAY!

>> GOOD IDEA, HUH?

>> I LOVE IT.

>> YEAH, YEAH, AND NOW WE'RE READY TO TRY OUR SUPER-DUPER LONG BROOM THINGIE TO GET THAT BALL DOWN.

HA HA!

>> HMM, IT'S PRETTY HIGH UP THERE.

MAYBE THE TALLEST PERSON SHOULD HOLD THE BROOM, AND EVERYONE ELSE CAN HELP GUIDE IT.

>> GABRIELA, I THINK YOU'RE THE TALLEST.

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH!

GO FOR IT, GABRIELA!

>> OK, HERE GOES.

OK. >> YOU CAN DO IT.

OK. A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

>> OK. >> CLOSER.

YEAH.

>> MOVE IT OVER THAT WAY.

>> OH.

>> AND NOW THE OTHER WAY A LITTLE.

>> OH, THAT'S GOOD.

>> A LITTLE HIGHER, GABRIELA.

>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

>> OH, THERE.

YEAH.

>> NOW, PUSH!

YAY!

>> YOU DID IT!

>> YAY!

>> OUR SUPER-DUPER LONG BROOM THINGIE WORKED!

>> YAY!

>> ♪ YOU DID IT, YOU DID IT OH, YEAH ♪ >> WAY TO GO!

YOU ENGINEERED A SOLUTION TO GET THE BALL OUT OF THE TREE.

>> YEP, WE DID.

>> WELL, I GOT TO GET BACK TO FIXING SOME PIPES AROUND HERE, AND I PROMISE I WON'T KICK ANY MORE BOUNCY BALLS UP INTO THE TREE.

>> HA HA!

OK, DAD.

>> I'LL SEE YOU AT HOME, BUDDY.

>> OK, ENGINEERS, YOU DID A GREAT JOB TODAY.

NOW IT'S TIME TO GO PLAY WITH ALL YOUR NEW IDEAS.

>> YAY!

COME ON!

>> HEY!

LET'S TELL SOME ENGINEERING JOKES.

>> YEAH!

>> SO, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY GOOD ENGINEERING JOKES?

>> UM, NOT REALLY.

>> NO.

OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!

WAIT!

I KNOW LOTS OF ENGINEERING JOKES!

>> REALLY?

>> YEP.

OK, YOU REMEMBER HOW WE GOT THE BALL OUT OF THAT TREE WITH THE MEASURING STICK AND THE BROOM?

>> YEAH.

>> OK, SO HOW DID THE ENGINEERS GET THE HORSE OUT OF THE TREE?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

HOW?

>> WITH A MEASURING STICK AND [IMITATES A NEIGHING HORSE] A BROO-OOO-OOO-OOOM!

>> OH, GERALD.

>> GERALD.

[CLICK, CANNED LAUGHTER] THERE.

MY BRIDGE IS DONE.

HEY, ENGINEER GERALD, WHAT DID YOU BUILD?

>> OH.

OH, LOOK, SID.

I BUILT A HOUSE.

>> COOL.

>> WELL, I BUILT--TA-DA!-- A CASTLE, AND I'M PRETEDING TO BE A PRINCESS INSIDE THE CASTLE.

>> WOW!

THAT IS A GREAT CASTLE, PRINCESS GABRIELA.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ROAR!

I AM MAY MONSTER.

I WANT TO GO INSIDE YOUR CASTLE.

HA HA HA!

HERE I COME!

RAH RAH RAH!

>> QUICK, QUICK.

LET'S ENGINEER A SOLUTION.

WE NEED TO BUILD A WALL SO THE MONSTER CAN'T GET INSIDE THE CASTLE.

>> YEAH!

>> ROAR, ROAR!

I'M GETTING CLOSER.

>> THERE WE GO.

>> HA HA!

YOU CAN'T GET PAST OUR WALL!

>> OH, YES I CAN!

>> NO, YOU CAN'T.

JUST TRY!

>> WHOA!

>> MAY MONSTER!

WE NEED TO ENGINEER A BETTER SOLUTION.

>> YEAH!

UM, UH, MAY MONSTER?

COULD YOU PLEASE JUST WAIT HERE?

OH, AND CLOSE YOUR EYES.

>> YEAH, AND COUNT TO 5.

>> [GIGGLES] OK. AHEM.

1 ROAR, 2 ROAR, 3 ROAR, 4 ROAR, AND 5 ROAR!

HA HA!

NOW WHAT?

>> OPEN YOUR EYES!

>> WHOA!

NO!

YOU ENGINEERED A GREAT SOLUTION.

I CANNOT GET IN!

>> YEAH!

>> SNIFF, SNIFF.

NOW I'M SAD.

THIS MONSTER JUST WANTED TO PLAY WITH YOU.

>> OH, WE LOVE YOU, MAY MONSTER.

>> HEY, HEY, HEY!

LET'S GO PLAY!

>> [ALL CLAMOR] >> AND NOW... >> IT'S TIME... >> FOR SUSIE... >> TO SING.

>> GO, SUSIE!

>> WHY, THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> TODAY YOU ENGINEERED A WAY TO GET YOUR BALL DOWN FROM THE TREE.

>> YEAH!

>> BUT WHAT IF YOU HAD AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM?

>> HUH?

>> LIKE WHAT IF YOU HAD TO GET EVERYONE FROM ONE ISLAND TO A PARTY ON ANOTHER ISLAND?

>> OH.

>> HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?

>> WELL, YOU'D HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET EVERYONE ON THE ISLANDS CONNECTED.

[MUSIC STARTS] ♪ LET'S GET CONNECTED >> WHOA >> LET'S GET CONNECTED >> YEAH >> HOW YOU GONNA GET TO THE PARTY OVER HERE?

LET'S GET CONNECTED >> WHOA >> LET'S GET CONNECTED WE NEED SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM WE NEED AN ENGINEER THEY CAN BUILD A BRIDGE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER TAKE THE BRIDGE TAKE THE BRIDGE BRING YOUR BROTHER THEY CAN BUILD A TUNNEL TO TRAVEL 'NEATH THE WATER TAKE THE TUNNEL, TAKE THE TUNNEL BRING YOUR DAUGHTER LET'S GET CONNECTED >> WHOA >> LET'S GET CONNECTED >> YEAH >> HOW YOU GONNA GET TO THE PARTY OVER HERE?

>> OVER HERE >> LET'S GET CONNECTED LET'S GET CONNECTED WE NEED SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM WE NEED AN ENGINEER A GREAT BIG FAMILY THEY'RE EXTRAORDINARY TRAVELING, TRAVELING THEY TAKE THE FERRY MY AUNT IS 100 BUT AGE NEVER STOPPED HER SHE'S FLYING IN FLYING IN A HELICOPTER LET'S GET CONNECTED >> WHOA >> LET'S GET CONNECTED >> YEAH, OH, OH >> HOW YOU GONNA GET TO THE PARTY OVER HERE?

>> OVER HERE >> LET'S GET CONNECTED >> WHOA >> LET'S GET CONNECTED WE NEED SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM WE NEED AN ENGINEER WE NEED SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM WE NEED AN ENGINEER ♪ >> YEAH!

>> THANK YOU.

>> HA HA!

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, SUSIE?

I THINK I FINALLY FIGURED OUT A WAY TO GET MY BOX OF CEREAL DOWN.

I CAN ENGINEER A SOLUTION JUST LIKE WE DID TO GET OUR BALL DOWN TODAY.

>> THAT'S GREAT, SID.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW YOU DO IT.

OK, TEAM, LET'S GO HOME.

COME ON.

>> NOW WHERE'S MY SID?

>> OH, RIGHT HERE, GRANDMA.

>> OH!

[CHUCKLES] OH!

>> [BOTH GRUNT] >> NOW, OKEY-DOKE, LET'S ROLL.

>> LET'S ROLL!

>> HA HA HA!

WOO HOO!

>> ♪ BACK-SEAT DRIVING WITH GRANDMA ♪ >> HA HA!

SO, I HEARD YOUR DAD WAS AT SCHOOL TODAY.

>> OH, YEAH, AND HE HELPED US BUILD SOMETHING TO GET A BALL OUT OF A TREE.

WE WERE ENGINEERS.

>> OH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

ENGINEERS CAN BUILD AMAZING THINGS.

>> YEAH.

WELL, AFTER LOTS OF BUILDING, THIS ENGINEER IS HUNGRY.

>> HA HA HA!

>> I HOPE DAD'S MAKING HIS FAMOUS CHOO-CHOO CHILI FOR DINNER.

>> OH, WELL, IF YOUR DAD'S MAKING CHILI, IT'S A GOOD THING ENGINEERS FIGURED OUT A WAY TO OPEN CANS OF BEANS.

>> ENGINEERS FIGURED OUT HOW TO OPEN UP CANS?

>> OH, YOU BETCHA.

JUST LISTEN TO THIS.

YOU SEE, PEOPLE HAD ALL THESE CANS, AND THEY HAD TO TAKE A KNIFE AND POUND REALLY HARD TO OPEN THE CANS.

NOW, THAT'S HARD TO DO.

HA HA!

SO, ENGINEERS DESIGNED THE FIRST CAN OPENERS WITH A LEVER, AND THAT HELPED A LOT.

THEN ENGINEERS IMPROVED IT SO THE CAN OPENER WORKED BETTER, SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK SO HARD.

AND THEN THEY MADE ELECTRIC CAN OPENERS.

OH, YEAH!

OH, HO HO HO!

THOSE WERE FUN.

AND THEN THE ENGINEERS FIGURED OUT THE EASIEST WAY TO OPEN CANS, WITH A POP-OFF CAN LID.

NOW YOU CAN JUST OPEN A CAN WITH YOUR HANDS.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

>> THAT IS AMAZING.

WOW!

MY GRANDMA HAS THE BEST STORIES IN THE WORLD.

HA!

♪ I LEARNED SOMETHING COOL SOMETHING COOL TODAY I KNOW IT UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT I LEARNED ALL ABOUT... ♪ >> HA HA HA HA!

>> ♪ ENGINEERING ♪ HEH HEH!

SCIENTIST IN THE HOUSE!

YEAH.

[CLICK, APPLAUSE] HA HA HA!

CEREAL BOX, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU DOWN.

>> HEY, SID.

>> OH, HI, MOM.

>> I HEARD DAD HELPED OUT YOUR CLASS AT SCHOOL TODAY.

I BET THAT WAS FUN.

>> YEAH, IT WAS GREAT.

OUR BALL GOT STUCK IN A TREE, AND DAD HELPED US BUILD SOMETHING TO GET IT DOWN.

WE ENGINEERED A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

>> WOW!

VERY IMPRESSIVE!

>> MM-HMM.

AND NOW I'VE ENGINEERED A SOLUTION FOR HOW TO GET DOWN MY CEREAL BOX!

[MAKES ZOOMING SOUND] PRESENTING THE SUPER CEREAL GRABBER!

>> HA HA!

HEY, DID YOU MAKE THAT ALL BY YOURSELF?

>> YES, I DID.

I FOUND THE PERFECT-SIZED STICK AND THEN TAPED ON MY TOY ROBOT'S OLD ARM.

HA!

WELL, TIME TO SEE IF IT WORKS.

AND...[GRUNTS].

ALMOST.

AND...AHA!

TA-DA!

I DID IT!

I GOT MY CEREAL BOX!

>> YOU DID IT!

HOORAY FOR ENGINEER SID.

>> YAY!

AH!

WHAT A GREAT DAY!

HEH!

WE WORKED AS A TEAM TO GET THE BALL DOWN FROM THE TREE WITH THE BROOM THINGIE.

PUH-CHA!

HA HA!

AH!

AND THEN I ENGINEERED A SOLUTION TO REACH MY CEREAL BOX WITH MY SUPER CEREAL GRABBER!

HA HA!

HMM.

HEY, WHAT IF YOU NEEDED TO ENGINEER A SOLUTION TO GRAB LOTS OF THINGS ALL AT THE SAME TIME?

HMM.

OK, I'VE GOT IT.

HERE'S MY SUPER-DUPER UPER-SCHMOOPER BIG IDEA!

I'M GOING TO INVENT THE OCTO-GRABBER.

IT'S A SPECIAL GRABBER WITH 8 ARMS, JUST LIKE AN OCTOPUS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO DO A LOT OF THINGS AT ONCE, AND THE OCTO-GRABBER HAS ALL KINDS OF GRABBING ARMS TO DO ANYTHING.

IT HAS LONG ARMS, STICKY ARMS, STRONG ARMS, AND STRETCHY, BENDY ARMS.

YOU CAN DO SO MANY THINGS: MAKE A PIE, TIE A FRIEND'S SHOE, PAINT A WALL, DRAW A PICTURE, CHANGE A LIGHT BULB, PICK APPLES IN AN APPLE ORCHARD, BRUSH YOUR TEETH, AND EVEN CONDUCT AN ORCHESTRA.

[HUMS A TUNE] LOOK OUT, WORLD!

GET READY TO ENGINEER SOLUTIONS TO LOTS OF PROBLEMS ALL AT THE SAME TIME!

YES, THE OCTO-GRABBER CAN DO IT ALL.

AND THAT'S MY SUPER-DUPER UPER-SCHMOOPER BIG IDEA!

YAY!

[CLICK, APPLAUSE] WHOO!

HA HA HA!

AND NOW I'LL USE THE GRABBER TO SOLVE ANOTHER PROBLEM.

IT'S BEDTIME, AND I NEED TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, AND I'LL DO IT USING MY SUPER CEREAL GRABBER BECAUSE I AM SID THE SCIENCE KID!

["KID" ECHOES] AND REMEMBER, KEEP ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

SEE YOU LATER, SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS.

OK.

HERE GOES.

[HUMS] CLICK.

[GASPS] HEY, IT WORKED.

GOOD NIGHT.

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