Sid the Science Kid
Sid's Pet Project
Season 2 Episode 19 | 25m 55sVideo has Audio Description
Sid is entrusted with caring for his Grandma's dog while she is out of town.
Sid has been entrusted to care for Philbert while his Grandma is out of town. How do you take care of a pet?
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Sid the Science Kid
Sid's Pet Project
Season 2 Episode 19 | 25m 55sVideo has Audio Description
Sid has been entrusted to care for Philbert while his Grandma is out of town. How do you take care of a pet?
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>> 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?
DO 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... ♪ OH, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SURPRISE.
WHOO HOO!
HA HA HA!
AH...OH, HI.
TODAY IS GONNA BE GREAT.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE MY GRANDMA TOLD ME SHE HAS A SURPRISE FOR ME.
WHAT IF IT'S A GIANT ICE CREAM SUNDAE OR AN AMAZING ROCKET SHIP?
PSHOO!
WHOO!
I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT.
>> DID SOMEONE SAY, "GRANDMA"?
>> OH, GRANDMA, YOU'RE HERE.
>> HELLO.
>> HA HA!
HI.
OH, HEY, DO YOU HAVE A SURPRISE FOR ME?
>> OH, WELL, THAT'S WHAT I CAME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, KIDDO.
I'M GOING ON A HIKING TRIP THIS WEEKEND, SO DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO COULD TAKE CARE OF GOOD, OLD PHILBERT, THE BEST DOG IN THE WHOLE WORLD?
HMM?
>> YEAH.
ME.
YEAH.
I CAN DO IT.
YEAH, YEAH.
HEY, IS THAT MY SURPRISE?
>> WELL, YES.
IT IS... >> YAY!
>> BUT REMEMBER, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF PHILBERT, IT'S YOUR JOB TO GIVE HIM EVERYTHING HE NEEDS.
>> OH, I WILL.
YEAH.
I'LL TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE OF HIM, GRANDMA.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> OH, YOU'RE WELCOME, SID.
OKEY DOKEY.
I'M GONNA GO HELP WITH BREAKFAST.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
>> GREAT.
THANKS, GRANDMA.
>> MM-HMM.
>> HA HA HA!
OH, THIS IS GREAT.
I'M GONNA HAVE SO MUCH FUN WITH PHILBERT THE WHOLE WEEKEND.
HEY, IF I DO A GOOD JOB TAKING CARE OF PHILBERT, MAYBE I CAN GET MY VERY OWN PUPPY BECAUSE MOM AND DAD KEEP TELLING ME, "SID, YOU HAVE TO WAIT," BUT I WANT TO HAVE A CUTE, CUDDLY PUPPY RIGHT NOW.
HA!
SO I JUST GOT TO KNOW, WHEN CAN I HAVE MY OWN PUPPY?
>> SID, BREAKFAST TIME.
>> OOH, GREAT.
COMING, MOM.
BREAKFAST TIME!
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
>> MORNING, SID.
>> HEY, MORNING, SID.
>> GUESS WHAT.
I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF PHILBERT ALL WEEKEND.
>> YEAH.
WE HEARD.
IT SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.
>> AND IF I DO A GOOD JOB WITH PHILBERT, CAN I GET MY OWN PUPPY?
PLEASE, PLEASE?
PRETTY PLEASE?
>> AW, SID, I'M GLAD YOU'RE EXCITED TO TAKE CARE OF PHILBERT FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT TAKING CARE OF A PET IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
>> RESPONSI-WHAT NOW?
>> RESPONSIBILITY.
IT MEANS IT'S YOUR JOB TO MAKE SURE PHILBERT HAS EVERYTHING HE NEEDS WHILE HE'S HERE.
>> OH, NO PROBLEM.
WE'LL RUN AROUND AND PLAY ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT.
LIKE I SAID, NO PROBLEM.
>> OH, SID, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A TON OF FUN, BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO TAKING CARE OF A PET THAN THAT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S DOG FOOD, DOG TREATS.
>> DOG LEASH, DOG COLLAR.
ALICE, DOES HE NEED A DOG BED?
>> OH, PROBABLY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> UH, YIKES.
SO THIS WHOLE TAKING CARE OF A PET THING SOUNDS A LITTLE HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.
HMM, NO PROBLEM.
AFTER BREAKFAST, I'M GONNA INVESTIGATE MORE AT SCHOOL.
♪ I LOVE MY MOM MY MOM IS COOL BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR HAVING FUN AT SCHOOL, YEAH ♪ >> HA HA HA!
>> HI.
>> MWAH.
>> ♪ I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU THERE'S GABRIELA ♪ >> ♪ WATCH WHAT I CAN DO ♪ YEAH!
HA HA!
READY, SET, 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!
I'M A ROCK STAR.
GERALD IN THE HOUSE.
>> COOL.
♪ I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU HEY, THERE'S MAY ♪ >> MAY I SHOW YOU HOW I GROOVE?
ALL RIGHT.
WHOO HOO!
SO 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.
>> YOU GOT ME.
[LAUGHTER] >> ♪ DA DA DA DA DA ♪ >> ♪ YEAH WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS AND LOOK WHAT WE FOUND WE FOUND EACH OTHER FRIENDS ♪ [LAUGHTER] >> AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE SID SURVEY.
TODAY'S SURVEY QUESTION IS, HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN CARE OF A PET?
LET'S GO GET SOME ANSWERS.
>> HERE COMES THE BALL, SID.
>> OOH, OK. HA HA!
>> BOOM.
>> GOT IT.
>> HA HA HA!
GOOD ONE.
>> THANKS, GABRIELA.
HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN CARE OF A PET?
>> I'VE NEVER TAKEN CARE OF MY OWN PET, BUT MY OLDER BROTHER MATEO HAS A GOLDFISH, AND SOMETIMES I FEED IT LITTLE FLAKY THINGS.
>> WOW.
>> HE LOVES THEM, AND HE GOES, "BLOOP BLOOP BLOOP BLOOP."
>> THAT'S COOL.
THANKS, GABRIELA.
>> "BLOOP BLOOP BLOOP."
>> HUH?
OH, HI, GUYS.
>> HEY, SID.
>> HIYA, SID.
>> SO, GERALD, HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN CARE OF A PET?
>> UM, I DON'T THINK SO, BUT, OH, IF I DID, I'D WANT TO GET A WALRUS.
>> A WALRUS?
WHERE WOULD YOU KEEP HIM?
>> IN MY BATHTUB.
>> HA HA!
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD WALRUS, GERALD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO, MAY, DO YOU TAKE CARE OF A PET?
>> YES.
I TAKE CARE OF MY CAT MOO SHU EVERY DAY.
I GIVE HER CAT FOOD AND WATER, AND I PLAY WITH HER, AND I DO IT ALL BECAUSE I LOVE HER.
>> WOW, MAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU DO A GREAT JOB KEEPING MOO SHU HAPPY.
HA HA!
>> THANK YOU.
>> SURE.
BYE.
>> BYE.
GERALD!
WHERE ARE YOU?
>> AND NOW THE RESULTS OF MY SURVEY.
GABRIELA SAYS SHE HAS FED A GOLDFISH, AND GERALD SAYS HE WISHES HE HAD A WALRUS... >> AR AR AR AR AR AR AR!
HA HA!
>> AND MAY GIVES HER CAT FOOD AND WATER AND PLAYS WITH HER.
>> EVERYBODY!
RUG TIME!
>> HEY, THAT'S TEACHER SUSIE!
>> RUG TIME.
COME ON.
LET'S GO.
>> ♪ 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 ♪ >> AR AR AR AR AR AR AR!
AR AR AR AR!
HA HA!
I AM A WALRUS.
SOMEBODY PLEASE GIVE ME SOME FISH.
I'M SO HUNGRY.
>> OH, SURE, MR. WALRUS.
HERE YOU GO.
SPLAT.
>> UM!
NUM NUM NUM NUM!
THANK YOU.
HA HA!
AR AR AR AR!
>> SID, THAT WAS VERY NICE OF YOU TO GIVE GERALD SOME FISH.
>> WELL, I NEED ALL THE PRACTICE TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS THAT I CAN GET, SEE, BECAUSE THIS WEEKEND, MY GRANDMA'S DOG PHILBERT IS STAYING WITH ME.
>> OH, WHAT FUN, BUT, YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF A PET IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
>> YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT MY MOM SAID.
>> WELL, SPEAKING OF MOMS, SOMEONE'S MOM IS VISITING OUR CLASS TODAY.
GABRIELA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR GUEST?
>> OK.
INTRODUCING A SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES COOL THINGS IN THE OCEAN.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR MY MOM THE MARINE BIOLOGIST-- DR. CORDOBA.
>> YAY!
>> OH, THANK YOU.
GRACIAS.
HI, EVERYONE.
I'M SO HAPPY TO JOIN YOU TODAY.
>> WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A PET, AND SINCE YOU'RE A MARINE BIOLOGIST, I BET YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS.
>> I SURE DO.
YOU KNOW, A PET IS A LIVING THING, AND SO ARE ALL OF YOU.
SO WHAT KINDS OF THINGS DO YOU ALL NEED TO STAY HEALTHY?
>> OH, WELL, I LIKE TO EAT BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER, OH, AND A SNACK, MAYBE TWO SNACKS.
>> YEAH.
PETS NEED FOOD, TOO.
>> YES, AND WATER.
>> AND A HOME.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANYTHING ELSE?
HERE'S A HINT.
[INHALES AND EXHALES] >> OH.
ANIMALS NEED TO BREATHE.
>> MUY BIEN.
VERY GOOD.
WELL, SUSIE, I THINK THEY'RE READY FOR THEIR SURPRISE.
>> YES.
>> A SURPRISE?
>> COME ON.
YOUR SURPRISE IS WAITING FOR YOU IN THE... >> SUPER FAB LAB.
>> YEAH.
LET'S GO.
>> LET'S GO SEE WHAT IT IS.
>> HA HA HA!
>> HEH HEH.
>> HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
>> SUPER FAB LAB!
INVESTIGATE!
EXPLORE!
DISCOVER!
AH!
>> LOOK AT THAT.
>> WOW.
>> IS THIS STUFF OUR SURPRISE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
TODAY YOU'RE GETTING A CLASS PET.
>> WH--SOMETHING IS IN TH-- OH.
OH, LOOK.
>> WOW.
>> WOW, A PRAYING MANTIS.
>> YEAH.
WAIT.
WHAT'S A PRAYING MANTIS?
>> WELL, A PRAYING MANTIS IS AN INSECT THAT LIVES IN NATURE ON PLANTS AND LEAVES, AND IT'S YOUR CLASS PET, A GIFT FROM ME TO YOU.
>> OH, GRACIAS, MAMA.
>> DE NADA.
YOU'RE WELCOME, AND YOU CAN OBSERVE YOUR PRAYING MANTIS AND STUDY HIM, JUST LIKE REAL SCIENTISTS.
>> WHAT DOES HE EAT AND DRINK?
>> PRAYING MANTISES DRINK WATER, JUST LIKE US.
>> SO THE WATER GOES IN HERE?
>> YOU GOT IT, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY LIKE TO EAT?
>> WHAT?
>> CRICKETS.
>> YEAH!
>> CRICKETS?
COOL.
>> IT IS COOL, MAY.
>> HEY, HEY, SHOULD WE PUT SOME STUFF IN HERE SO HE CAN PLAY?
>> GREAT IDEA.
MAYBE YOU CAN FIND SOME LEAVES AND TWIGS SO HE CAN HIDE, CLIMB, AND GET SOME EXERCISE.
>> MAMA, WE FORGOT SOMETHING, REMEMBER?
YOU SAID ANIMALS NEED TO BREATHE.
>> THEY SURE DO.
THIS SCREEN GOES ON TOP AND LETS IN LOTS OF AIR.
>> BOY, TAKING CARE OF PETS IS HARD.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO REMEMBER.
>> DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A CLASSROOM PET CHART.
THAT WAY, WE'LL KNOW WHOSE TURN IT IS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PET.
OK, SCIENTISTS.
LET'S MAKE A NICE HOME FOR OUR NEW CLASS PET.
>> YAY!
>> HEY, YOU'RE A SCIENTIST.
YOU CAN TRY THIS, TOO.
HA HA!
>> OK, SCIENTISTS.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A HOME FOR A NEW CLASS PET--A HERMIT CRAB.
HERMIT CRABS LIKE TO DIG AND HIDE, SO ADD SOME SHREDDED COCONUT AND SOFT SOIL.
YOU CAN ALSO USE GRAVEL AND SOFT SAND.
HERMIT CRABS LIKE TO CLIMB, SO PUT IN A BIG PIECE OF BARK AND A LOG.
SPRAY THE TERRARIUM EVERY DAY TO KEEP IT MOIST AND HUMID AND REMEMBER TO ADD WATER INTO A BOWL.
THEN PUT IN SOME APPLES FOR FOOD.
YOU CAN OBSERVE YOUR HERMIT CRABS EVERY DAY SO YOU CAN DISCOVER HOW THEY MOVE AND HOW THEY EAT AND HOW HIGH THEY CAN CLIMB.
YOU CAN EXPLORE ALL THE WAYS HERMIT CRABS BEHAVE, JUST LIKE A REAL SCIENTIST STUDYING ANIMALS IN THE WILD.
WHEN A HERMIT CRAB GROWS, IT NEEDS TO MOVE INTO A BIGGER SHELL, SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA SHELLS IN THE TERRARIUM AND SINCE THEY LIKE TO CLIMB, REMEMBER TO COVER THE TOP.
NOW IT'S TIME TO MAKE A CHART.
REMEMBER, SOMEONE NEEDS TO FEED HIM.
SOMEONE ELSE CAN GIVE HIM WATER, AND, JUST LIKE US, HERMIT CRABS NEED TO EXERCISE, SO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THINGS TO CLIMB ON.
REMEMBER TO KEEP THEIR HOME HUMID BY SPRAYING WATER AND DON'T FORGET TO ALWAYS HAVE EXTRA SHELLS.
GREAT JOB, SCIENTISTS.
>> HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR NEW HOME?
>> "I LIKE IT."
>> I THINK HE DOES LIKE IT, MAY, AND YOUR NEW PET CHART IS A GREAT WAY TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING HE NEEDS.
>> OH, YEAH.
HEY, LOOK.
MY JOB TODAY WAS TO FILL UP HIS WATER BOWL.
>> I FOUND LEAVES AND STICKS FOR HIM TO EXERCISE ON.
>> MY JOB WAS TO PUT ON HIS METAL SCREEN SO HE COULD GET LOTS OF AIR.
>> AND I GOT TO FEED HIM A CRICKET.
>> AND I'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE A SUPPLY OF CRICKETS TO FEED HIM EVERY DAY.
>> BUT WAIT.
WE'RE ONLY IN SCHOOL DURING THE WEEK.
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY?
>> OH, DON'T WORRY.
I'LL BRING HIM HOME WITH ME, AND I PROMISE TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM.
>> OH, THANKS, SUSIE.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE IS ONE MORE VERY IMPORTANT THING YOUR PET IS MISSING.
>> WHAT?
>> A NAME!
>> OH, YEAH.
RIGHT.
>> OK.
I HAVE TO HEAD BACK TO WORK, BUT I HAD A GREAT TIME TODAY.
>> AW, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BYE, DR. CORDOBA.
>> ENJOY YOUR NEW PET.
BYE, MIJA.
>> BYE, MAMA.
>> BYE, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SEE YOU LATER.
>> OK, SCIENTISTS.
IT'S TIME TO PLAY WITH ALL YOUR NEW IDEAS, AND YOU CAN ALSO THINK OF A NAME FOR YOUR NEW PET.
>> GOOD IDEA.
COME ON.
LET'S GO.
AND NOW IT'S TIME TO PLAY EVERYONE'S FAVORITE GAME SHOW-- >> "NAME... >> OUR... >> PET."
>> HA HA!
OK. OUR FIRST CONTESTANT TODAY ON "NAME OUR PET" IS GERALD.
>> OK.
I HAVE THE PERFECT NAME.
>> WHAT?
>> GERALD JR. >> HMM, OK. ANY OTHER IDEAS?
>> YES.
GERALD SR. >> VERY GOOD, GERALD.
THANK YOU.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> HA HA!
OUR NEXT CONTESTANT IS GABRIELA.
DO YOU HAVE A NAME FOR OUR PRAYING MANTIS?
>> HMM, UH, I DON'T KNOW.
>> OH, WAIT, WAIT.
NOW I REALLY HAVE THE PERFECT NAME.
>> WHAT?
>> GERALDO.
HA!
>> HMM.
>> OR MAYBE NOT.
>> YEAH.
OK. OUR NEXT CONTESTANT IS MAY.
>> HELLO.
I HAVE AN IDEA.
SINCE OUR PET IS A PRAYING MANTIS, WHAT ABOUT MANNY?
>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE, MAY.
>> HA HA!
WE HAVE A WINNER.
THANK YOU FOR PLAYING "NAME OUR PET."
[APPLAUSE] OOH.
>> OK, YOU GUYS.
LET'S PLAY PRETEND.
>> OK. >> SID, YOU'RE THE DADDY.
>> OK. >> MAY, YOU'RE THE MOMMY.
>> OK. >> AND, GERALD, YOU ARE THEIR NEW PET.
>> OH, OK. HA!
>> AND I AM DR. GABRIELA, THE WORLD'S BEST ANIMAL DOCTOR.
HOW MAY I HELP YOU?
>> OOH, DOCTOR, DOCTOR, OUR NEW PET HORSE ISN'T EATING.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
>> OH.
UH...NEIGH NEIGH.
>> WE GIVE HIM YUMMY FOODS LIKE PIZZA AND ICE CREAM, BUT NOW HIS TUMMY HURTS.
>> NEIGH NEIGH.
PBBB.
>> I KNOW THE PROBLEM.
HORSES SHOULDN'T EAT FOODS LIKE THAT.
HORSES SHOULD BE EATING CARROTS AND HAY.
>> NEIGH NEIGH!
>> HA HA!
WOW, DR. GABRIELA, YOU'RE AMAZING.
>> YEAH.
YOU'RE AMAZING.
>> NEIGH NEIGH.
>> YAY!
>> HA HA HA!
>> OH, DOCTOR, DOCTOR, WE'RE BACK.
OUR GORILLA WON'T TAKE A NAP IN THE SLEEPING BAG WE GAVE HIM.
YEAH.
HE WON'T GO TO SLEEP AT ALL.
HE JUST STAYS UP AND KEEPS US AWAKE ALL NIGHT LONG.
>> YEAH.
>> OO OO AH AH AH!
OO OO OO AH!
OO OO OO OO!
AH AH AH AH AH!
>> SEE?
>> I KNOW THE PROBLEM.
GORILLAS CAN'T SLEEP IN A SMALL SLEEPING BAG.
THEY LIKE TO PLAY AND SLEEP IN NATURE UNDER A NICE, SHADY TREE, RIGHT, GORILLA?
>> UH, WHERE'D HE-- >> HEY, WHERE'S YOUR GORILLA?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> OO AH!
OH OH!
AH OH OH OH AH!
HA HA!
I AM GERALD THE AMAZING TALKING GORILLA DOCTOR.
THE DOCTOR IS IN.
>> AW, GERALD.
>> WHOA!
OH, NO!
HA HA!
>> AND NOW--BUCK!
>> IT'S TIME--NEIGH!
>> FOR SUSIE--MEOW!
>> TO SING--WOOF!
WOOF!
>> GO, SUSIE!
>> THANK YOU.
WOW, LOOK AT ALL THESE PETS, AND WHAT DO YOU ALL NEED?
>> FOOD.
>> WATER.
>> SHELTER.
>> AND AIR.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, AND THERE'S ONE MORE THING THAT PETS NEED--LOVE.
>> AW.
>> ♪ LOVE YOUR PET SHOW THEM THAT YOU CARE LOVE YOUR PET YOUR TRUE FRIEND THAT'S ALWAYS THERE THEY NEED SHELTER FROM THE COLD AND HEAT CLEAN WATER AND FRESH FOOD TO EAT GIVE THEM LOVE AND LOVE YOU'RE GONNA GET LOVE YOUR PET THEY GIVE US SO MUCH HAPPINESS HOW CAN WE GIVE THEM THANKS?
CHANGE THE PAPER IN THEIR CAGE BE SURE TO CLEAN THEIR TANKS KEEP THEIR AREA REALLY NICE AND NEAT CLEAN UP WHERE THEY POOP CLEAN UP WHERE THEY SLEEP AND EAT LOVE YOUR PET SHOW THEM THAT YOU CARE LOVE YOUR PET YOUR TRUE FRIEND THAT'S ALWAYS THERE THEY NEED SHELTER FROM THE COLD AND HEAT CLEAN WATER AND FRESH FOOD TO EAT GIVE THEM LOVE AND LOVE YOU'RE GONNA GET LOVE YOUR PET LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE GREAT PETS LIKE CATS AND DOGS BUT DON'T FORGET EXOTIC ONES LIKE HAMSTERS, FISH BIRDS, AND FROGS THEY ALL NEED EXERCISE AND PLENTY OF REST THEY NEED ATTENTION AND AFFECTION LOVE IS WHAT THEY LOVE THE BEST LOVE YOUR PET SHOW THEM THAT YOU CARE LOVE YOUR PET YOUR TRUE FRIEND THAT'S ALWAYS THERE THEY NEED SHELTER FROM THE COLD AND HEAT CLEAN WATER AND FRESH FOOD TO EAT GIVE THEM LOVE AND LOVE YOU'RE GONNA GET LOVE YOUR PET ♪ >> YAY, SUSIE!
>> THANK YOU.
>> HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
NOW THAT I KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A PET, I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE CARE OF PHILBERT THIS WEEKEND.
>> OH, I KNOW YOU'LL DO A GREAT JOB WITH PHILBERT, SID.
>> THANKS.
>> OK, MY SCIENTISTS.
SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOUR NEW CLASS PET BECAUSE IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.
>> OK. BYE, MANNY.
>> BYE, MANNY.
>> SO LONG, MANNY.
>> BYE-BYE, MANNY.
>> NOW, WHERE'S MY SID?
>> OH, RIGHT HERE, GRANDMA.
>> OH!
HA HA HA!
>> HA HA!
HI, GRANDMA.
>> HELLO.
LOOK WHO'S HERE TO SEE YOU.
>> PHILBERT!
HEY, BUDDY.
HA HA!
>> I FIGURED, SINCE I WAS BRINGING PHILBERT OVER TODAY, WE COULD WALK HOME.
>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT, GRANDMA.
>> [HOWLS] >> OKEY DOKEY.
HERE'S THE LEASH.
YOU'RE IN CHARGE NOW, SID.
LET'S STROLL.
>> YEAH.
LET'S STROLL.
HA HA HA!
>> LOOK AT THAT.
PHILBERT IS SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU.
>> OH, YEAH.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU, TOO, PHILBERT.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SO MUCH FUN, AND I'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
>> SID, YOU'RE JUST LIKE ME.
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED PETS, ALL KINDS OF PETS.
WHEN I WAS A GIRL, I WORKED ON MY GRANDFATHER'S FARM.
I USED TO TAKE CARE OF CHICKENS, PIGS, COWS.
YOU NAME IT, I TOOK CARE OF IT.
THEN ONE DAY, I WAS READY TO TAKE CARE OF MY VERY OWN ANIMAL, AND GUESS WHAT.
I GOT A PONY.
HA HA HA!
I USED TO RIDE MY PONY AND PLAY WITH IT AND BRUSH IT, BUT IT WAS ALSO A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
SINCE IT WAS MY PONY, I HAD TO FEED IT, CLEAN IT, KEEP ITS STABLE CLEAN, AND, WORST OF ALL, CLEAN UP AFTER IT.
HOO HOO HOO!
STINKY.
I DIDN'T MIND, THOUGH, BECAUSE I LOVED MY PONY AND WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF IT, BUT, BOY, IT WAS A LOT OF WORK.
>> HA HA!
WOW, GRANDMA, YOU TOOK CARE OF A PONY.
>> YOU BETCHA.
>> AND, PHILBERT, NOW I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOU.
>> [BARKS] >> WELL, SID, YOU COULD START TAKING CARE OF PHILBERT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE HIM FOR A WALK.
>> WALK?
BUT WE JUST WALKED HOME.
>> THIS?
OH, THIS WAS NOTHING.
PHILBERT NEEDS TO GO FOR A RUN.
>> OH.
OK. WELL, I'M READY FOR MY RESPONSIBILITY.
UM, PHILBERT, I'M GONNA GO PUT MY STUFF AWAY AND SAY HI TO MY DAD, AND THEN WE CAN GO FOR A RUN.
>> [BARKS] >> YAY!
>> I'LL HOLD ON TO PHILBERT FOR YOU.
>> THANKS, GRANDMA.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> OKEY DOKEY.
♪ I LEARNED SOMETHING COOL SOMETHING COOL TODAY I KNOW IT UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT I LEARNED ALL ABOUT... ♪ >> [HOWLS] >> ♪ TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS ♪ HA HA!
SCIENTIST IN THE HOUSE.
YEAH.
[APPLAUSE] >> WHOO HOO!
NOW, THAT WAS A GOOD RUN.
HA HA!
>> YEAH.
SURE WAS.
>> OH, SID, LOOK.
I THINK PHILBERT IS THIRSTY.
>> YEAH?
>> MM-HMM.
>> HA HA HA!
I BET HE IS BECAUSE THAT WAS A REALLY LONG RUN.
>> SURE WAS.
>> OK, PHILBERT.
TIME FOR SOME WATER, BOY.
>> YEP.
HA HA HA!
HERE IT COMES, BOY.
>> UH!
THERE.
>> OH, AND DON'T FORGET HIS FOOD.
>> HUH?
>> YEP.
>> OK. FOOD COMING RIGHT UP.
UH... >> THERE YOU GO.
>> THERE WE GO.
OOH, THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK.
AT LEAST HE'S DONE FOR THE WEEKEND.
GOOD THING BECAUSE I AM TIRED.
>> DONE FOR THE WEEKEND?
>> YEAH.
>> SORRY, KIDDO, BUT I WALK AND FEED PHILBERT A FEW TIMES EVERY DAY.
>> EVERY DAY?
>> MM-HMM.
>> [SIGHS] YOU KNOW, MAYBE MOM AND DAD ARE RIGHT.
MAYBE I'M NOT REALLY READY FOR MY OWN PUPPY YET.
>> MM-HMM.
>> THAT'S A REALLY BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
>> OH, YES.
>> HMM, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, PHILBERT?
I LOVE YOU, SO IT'S ALL WORTH IT.
>> [BARKS] >> OH... >> I THINK PHILBERT WANTS TO PLAY.
>> OH, YEAH?
>> YEAH.
NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN DO.
COME ON, PHILBERT.
LET'S GO PLAY.
>> WHOO HOO!
OH, SID, I JUST KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DO A GREAT JOB WITH PHILBERT THIS WEEKEND.
HE LOVES YOU.
>> COME HERE, BOY.
TIME TO PLAY.
WHOO!
YEAH.
OH, AND I LOVE PHILBERT.
HA HA!
OK. COME ON, PHILBERT.
COME ON, BOY.
HA HA!
RIGHT IN HERE.
HA HA!
COME ON.
JUST A LITTLE FURTHER.
HERE YOU GO, PHILBERT.
HA HA!
A NICE, COMFY BED JUST FOR YOU.
HA HA HA!
AH, WHAT A DAY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE ONLY BEEN TAKING CARE OF PHILBERT FOR ONE DAY.
I'M ALREADY SO TIRED.
HA HA!
IF ONLY THERE WERE A WAY I COULD GET SOME HELP TAKING CARE OF PHILBERT.
HMM.
OK.
I'VE GOT IT.
HERE'S MY SUPER-DOOPER-OOPER- SCHMOOPER BIG IDEA.
>> [BARKS] >> HA HA!
I'M GOING TO INVENT THE POWER PET CENTER.
IT HELPS YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR PET, EVEN WHILE YOU'RE AWAY.
ALL YOUR PET HAS TO DO IS TELL THE POWER PET CENTER WHAT IT WANTS.
SAY ROCKY THE DOG IS THIRSTY.
"RUFF RUFF RUFF RUFF."
[PANTS] [SLURP] "ONE BOWL OF WATER COMING UP."
VRRP!
PSHHK!
OR MAYBE TRIXIE THE CAT NEEDS SOME FOOD.
"MEOW MEOW MEOW."
"HERE YOU GO, KITTY.
HAVE SOME FOOD."
BRR!
KWAK!
HEY, HERE COMES PHILBERT.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME FOR HIS WALK, BUT I'M AT SCHOOL.
NO PROBLEM FOR THE POWER PET CENTER.
"WOOF WOOF WOOF!"
[PANTS] "WOOF!"
THE POWER PET CENTER CAN GET YOUR PET ANYTHING IT NEEDS ANY TIME OF DAY.
YAY!
AND THAT'S MY SUPER-DOOPER-OOPER-SCHMOOPER BIG IDEA.
YAY!
[APPLAUSE] HA HA!
SO, PHILBERT, HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR NEW BED?
>> [BARKS] >> HA HA!
GREAT.
OK, PHILBERT.
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
>> [BARKS] >> I AM SID THE RESPONSIBLE SCIENCE KID.
>> [HOWLS] >> REMEMBER, KEEP ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS.
SEE YOU LATER, SCIENTISTS.
HA HA!
OK, PHILBERT.
READY FOR A BEDTIME STORY?
>> [PANTS] >> GREAT.
OK. ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A FLYING DOG NAMED PHILBERT.
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