>> 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] >> AH, ALL RIGHT, DR. BEAKS.

WHAT YOU BEEN DOING, EATING WALRUSES?

GETTING HEAVY, MAN.

OK, DR. BEAKS, YOU'RE GOING OVER HERE FOR TAKEOFF RIGHT BETWEEN LEWIS AND JOSIE.

HA HA!

OOH, HI.

IT'S ME--SID.

MY STUFFED ANIMALS AND I ARE ON A ROCKET SHIP, AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO FLY INTO SPACE!

WHOO!

AH, OK, SO IT'S ACTUALLY A PRETEND TRIP INTO OUTER SPACE I'M PLANNING FOR BEDTIME.

BUT IT'S STILL GONNA BE A BIG ADVENTURE!

SO BIG THAT WE'RE GONNA STAY UP ALL NIGHT LONG.

WHOO!

>> AHEM.

>> WHA... >> WHO'S STAYING UP ALL NIGHT?

>> ME AND MY FRIENDS BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR BIGGEST ADVENTURE EVER.

>> DON'T YOU THINK YOU'LL GET TIRED IF YOU STAY UP ALL NIGHT?

>> YEAH.

MAYBE BUT PLAYING IS MORE FUN THAN SLEEPING.

>> YES.

BUT YOU NEED YOUR SLEEP.

SO NO STAYING UP ALL NIGHT.

>> WELL, OK, MOM.

>> OH, SID, DON'T FORGET, AFTER SCHOOL TODAY, YOU HAVE A PLAY DATE WITH... >> GABRIELA!

>> WELL, NOW YOU BETTER GET READY FOR BREAKFAST.

>> OH, SURE THING, MOM.

>> ALL RIGHT, CREW, I GOT BAD NEWS.

MOM SAYS WE CAN'T STAY UP ALL NIGHT.

SHE SAYS WE NEED OUR SLEEP.

WHAT?

NO, DR. BEAKS.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY.

HMM, BUT I WISH I DID KNOW WHY.

OK, NOW I JUST GOT TO KNOW-- WHY CAN'T I STAY UP ALL... [ECHOING] NIGHT?

>> SID, BREAKFAST TIME!

>> HUH?

OH, COMING, MOM!

OOH, HEY, I KNOW WHO WILL LET US STAY UP ALL NIGHT.

DAD!

HA HA!

BREAKFAST TIME!

HEY, DAD, I WANT TO HAVE A BIG ADVENTURE AND STAY UP ALL NIGHT LONG.

CAN I, PLEASE?

>> WELL, I DON'T THINK YOU'LL BE VERY HAPPY IF YOU DO.

>> WELL, UH, I WON'T?

>> WELL, YOUR BROTHER WAS UP ALMOST ALL NIGHT.

AND, OOH, TELL ME IF YOU THINK HE SEEMS HAPPY.

>> WAAH!

WAAH... >> IT'S OK, SWEETIE.

OOH, SWEETIE.

OOH.

OH, WHEN SOMEONE DOESN'T GET ENOUGH SLEEP, THEY CAN GET VERY GRUMPY AND FUSSY, LIKE ZEKE HERE.

>> SID, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE GRUMPY AND FUSSY, DO YOU?

>> WELL, UH, I GUESS NOT.

>> WELL, ONE GOOD REASON YOU NEED SLEEP IS SO YOU HAVE ENERGY TO EAT BREAKFAST.

>> OH, RIGHT!

BREAKFAST.

HA HA.

THEN I GOT TO INVESTIGATE MORE AT SCHOOL BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS SLEEP STUFF.

>> AW.

I THINK WE HAVE A SLEEP EXPERT RIGHT HERE.

>> NIGHT-NIGHT, LITTLE ZEKEY.

>> ♪ 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.

>> MWAH!

>> ♪ 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!

HA HA HA.

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

CHECK OUT MY MOVES!

HA HA HA!

YEAH!

MM!

OOH!

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?

[GIGGLING] WHOO!

COOL!

>> GROOVY!

>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

>> ♪ 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.

I'M SID.

AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHY DO WE NEED SLEEP.

HA HA.

>> ♪ EH NA NA NA NA... ♪ >> HELLO THERE, MAY.

>> HI, SID!

>> UM, MY MOM SAYS EVERYONE NEEDS TO SLEEP.

>> MY MOM SAYS THE SAME THING.

>> REALLY?

>> YEAH.

>> I WONDER WHY.

>> WELL, IF I DIDN'T SLEEP, FLUFFLES WOULDN'T GET TO SNUGGLE AT NIGHT.

WE SNUGGLE ALL NIGHT LONG.

[BOTH CHUCKLE] "I LOVE TO SNUGGLE!"

>> FLUFFLES LOVES SNUGGLING.

>> YEAH.

>> OK, VERY INTERESTING.

THANKS, MAY.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEE HEE!

>> LET'S SEE WHAT GABRIELA HAS TO SAY.

>> HELLO, GABRIELA.

>> HELLO!

>> I HAVE A QUESTION: WHY DO WE NEED TO SLEEP?

>> BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD TO STAY AWAKE ALL NIGHT.

>> IT IS?

>> MM-HMM.

LAST NIGHT MY MOM HAD TO STAY UP LATE WORKING ON A PROJECT.

AND I TRIED TO STAY UP WITH HER.

>> WHAT HAPPENED?

>> I FEEL ASLEEP, AND SHE HAD TO CARRY ME TO BED.

>> HA HA.

SO WE NEED TO SLEEP BECAUSE WE CAN'T STAY AWAKE.

GOT IT!

THANKS, GABRIELA.

>> SURE THING.

>> I KNOW WHY WE NEED TO SLEEP!

>> OH.

YOU DO?

>> YEAH!

YEAH!

OK, I GOT TO SLEEP BECAUSE MY MOM AND DAD MAKE ME, EVEN WHEN I'M NOT TIRED.

>> HA HA!

MOMS AND DADS.

ANOTHER REASON WE NEED SLEEP.

>> YEAH!

>> I WONDER IF THERE ARE MORE REASONS.

>> EVERYBODY, RUG TIME!

>> THAT'S TEACHER SUSIE!

>> IT'S RUG TIME!

>> ♪ 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!

♪ >> NOT TIRED!

NOT TIRED!

>> HA HA!

>> WANT TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT!

NO MORE SLEEPING, NO MORE SLEEPING.

HA HA!

[KIDS LAUGH] >> THAT WAS GREAT.

>> SO YOU WANT TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT.

>> YES, I DO, SUSIE!

>> WELL, I WANT TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT, TOO, BUT MY MOM AND DAD SAY WE NEED SLEEP.

>> OH, I AGREE.

REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO BE GOOD TO YOUR BODY.

WHEN YOU GET ENOUGH SLEEP, YOU FEEL GREAT AND YOU HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY.

>> OH, SUSIE, WHEN I GET SICK, I DON'T HAVE MUCH ENERGY.

AND I SLEEP A LOT.

>> OH, YES, SLEEPING GIVES OUR BODY A CHANCE TO BUILD STRENGTH AND REPAIR ITSELF.

AND WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG, YOU NEED PLENTY OF SLEEP SO YOUR BODY CAN GROW.

>> HEY!

IS THAT WHY MY BABY BROTHER SLEEPS SO MUCH, BECAUSE HE'S GROWING?

>> YES, SID.

BABIES NEED ABOUT 12 TO 18 HOURS OF SLEEP A NIGHT.

AND GUESS WHAT.

YOU GUYS NEED 12 HOURS OF SLEEP, TOO.

>> BUT, SUSIE, SOMETIMES I LIE IN BED AND I SQUIRM AND SQUIRM, AND I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE SLEEPING.

I FEEL LIKE PLAYING.

>> YEAH, IT'S LIKE WHEN I'M TOO EXCITED BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT GOING ON A ROCKET SHIP RIDE INTO SPACE!

>> YEAH!

>> WHOO-HOO!

>> HMM, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ALL NEED A SPECIAL WAY TO CALM YOUR BODIES SO YOU CAN SLEEP.

IT'S TIME FOR A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION IN THE... >> SUPER FAB LAB!

>> RIGHT!

GRAB YOUR JOURNALS, AND LET'S GO!

>> ALL RIGHT!

[MAY CHUCKLING] >> THERE.

>> SUPER FAB LAB!

>> INVESTIGATE, EXPLORE, DISCOVER!

AH!

>> OK, GATHER AROUND.

WE'RE GOING TO DISCOVER A WAY TO GET OUR BODIES READY FOR SLEEP.

>> OK!

>> GREAT!

>> FIRST I WANT YOU TO WIGGLE AND STRETCH AND GET RID OF ALL THAT EXTRA ENERGY!

>> YEAH!

>> WIGGLE, WIGGLE, WIGGLE!

>> OK. GREAT WIGGLING AND STRETCHING.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO PREPARE OUR ROOM TO HELP US RELAX.

I'LL START BY DIMMING THE LIGHTS.

>> OK. >> HEY, YOU'RE MAKING IT DARK IN HERE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

BRIGHT LIGHTS, TELEVISION, AND MUSIC CAN ALL BE DISTRACTING, SO I'M HELPING US FOCUS ON SLEEPING.

>> OH!

AND LOUD NOISES MAKE IT HARD TO SLEEP, TOO!

HA HA!

OH.

[WHISPERING] SORRY.

THAT WAS A LOUD NOISE.

>> GOOD, GERALD.

LET'S ALL WHISPER.

>> SUSIE, CAN I HOLD FLUFFLES?

HE HELPS ME SLEEP.

>> THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, MAY.

>> OK. OK.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>> OK. >> I GOT HIM.

I GOT HIM.

OK. >> OK. EVERYBODY NOW TAKE IN A DEEP BREATH.

[ALL INHALE] AND NOW LET IT GO.

[ALL EXHALE] NOW I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU A RELAXATION EXERCISE.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO HELP YOUR BODY RELAX WHEN YOU'RE FEELING TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP.

GO AHEAD AND LIE DOWN ON A NICE, SOFT MAT AND WE'LL GET STARTED.

>> GREAT!

>> OK. >> LIE DOWN RIGHT HERE.

>> HEY, YOU'RE A SCIENTIST.

WHEN YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING, YOU CAN TRY THIS, TOO.

>> OK, SCIENTISTS, WE'RE GOING TO DO A RELAXATION EXERCISE THAT WILL HELP GET YOUR BODY READY TO SLEEP.

PUT DOWN YOUR MATS AND LIE DOWN ON YOUR NICE, SOFT PILLOW.

FIRST STRETCH OUT YOUR FEET.

CIRCLE THEM AROUND.

NOW RELAX THEM.

NEXT, RAISE UP YOUR LEGS AND WIGGLE THEM IN THE AIR.

AND RELAX.

NOW RAISE UP YOUR ARMS AND STRETCH.

MAKE A FIST, THEN RELAX.

MAKE A FIST, THEN RELAX.

JIGGLE YOUR ARMS AND DROP THEM.

NOW RAISE YOUR SHOULDERS, AND RELAX THEM.

DO YOU FEEL YOUR WHOLE BODY RELAXING, GETTING READY TO SLEEP?

GO AHEAD AND CLOSE YOUR EYES AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR STOMACH AND BREATHE IN AND BREATHE OUT.

BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT.

BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT.

NOW YOU'RE READY TO SLEEP.

VERY NICE.

WHILE YOU'RE SLEEPING, YOUR BODY IS GROWING AND YOUR BRAIN IS GETTING READY TO LEARN AND DISCOVER NEW THINGS.

AND AFTER YOU'VE HAD A NICE NAP, YOU'LL HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY TO INVESTIGATE, EXPLORE, AND PLAY!

SLEEPING MAKES YOUR BODY FEEL GREAT.

[KIDS YAWNING] >> I FEEL NICE AND CALM.

>> I FELL ASLEEP.

>> ME, TOO.

I TOOK A QUICK NAP, AND I FEEL GREAT.

>> [SNORING] [MAY, GABRIELA, AND SID CHUCKLE] >> HE'S STILL SLEEPING.

>> SHH.

LET'S LET GERALD CONTINUE TO SLEEP.

HE MUST BE TIRED.

>> YEAH.

THE RELAXATION THING REALLY WORKED.

>> SOMETIMES WE NEED TO LET OUR BODY CALM DOWN AND GIVE IT A CHANCE TO REST.

>> OH!

MAYBE HIS BODY'S GETTING ENERGY TO PLAY MORE.

>> OH, YOU COULD BE RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHILE WE SLEEP.

>> OR MAYBE HIS BODY IS GROWING WHILE HE SLEEPS.

>> OH.

YOU COULD BE RIGHT, TOO.

>> OR MAYBE HE JUST REALLY LIKES DREAMING.

>> HELLO, PONY.

I LIKE APPLESAUCE, TOO.

[MAY, SID, AND GABRIELA CHUCKLE] >> OK, SCIENTISTS, IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO PLAY WITH YOUR NEW IDEAS.

>> YAY.

>> BUT LET'S LET GERALD SLEEP A LITTLE LONGER.

>> OK. GOOD NIGHT, BUDDY.

>> LET'S BE QUIET.

>> OK. OK. [MAY CHUCKLES] >> WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU FIND A BIG ELEPHANT SLEEPING IN YOUR BED?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT?

>> FIND ANOTHER BED.

[ALL LAUGH] >> OH, SID?

>> YES, GABRIELA.

>> WHAT DO YOU CALL A SLEEPING DINOSAUR?

>> HMM, I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU CALL A SLEEPING DINOSAUR?

>> A BRACHIO-SNORE-US.

[KIDS LAUGH] OH!

OH!

I'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE.

WHY DID THE CAT SLEEP NEXT TO A RULER?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

WHY DID HE SLEEP NEXT TO A RULER?

>> BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SEE HOW LONG HE SLEPT.

[KIDS LAUGH] >> OK, OK. OK. HOW DO YOU GET A BABY TO SLEEP ON A SPACESHIP?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

HOW DO YOU GET A BABY TO SLEEP ON A SPACESHIP?

>> YOU "ROCKET."

[KIDS LAUGH] >> ROCKET!

>> ♪ ROCK-A-BYE BABY IN THE SPACESHIP ♪ SHH.

DON'T WAKE THE ROCKET, BABY.

>> HA HA.

NOW THAT'S SLEEPY.

>> SHH.

GERALD'S SLEEPING.

[MAY CHUCKLES] >> AH.

OK, FELLOW EXPLORERS, WE ARE HERE TO WATCH SOMETHING AMAZING, SOMETHING SUPER SPECIAL.

GERALD IS TAKING A NAP.

>> [SNORING] >> IT APPEARS TO ME THAT HE IS LYING ON HIS BACK.

>> OH, I SEE SOMETHING.

HE'S MOVING.

HIS ARMS ARE GOING OUT.

HE'S STRETCHING.

>> A TWO-ARM STRETCH.

AMAZING!

>> IS HE WAKING UP?

>> AHH.

>> PHEW.

THAT WAS CLOSE.

>> YEAH.

HA HA.

WAIT.

HE'S MOVING AGAIN.

IT LOOKS LIKE-- YES, HE'S GOING TO WAKE UP.

AH, OOH-- >> AHH... >> NOPE.

STILL SLEEPING.

>> I NEVER KNEW WE MOVED AROUND SO MUCH WHEN WE SLEEP.

>> YEAH.

I WONDER IF HE'S GOING TO SLEEP ALL DAY.

[SNORING CONTINUES] >> WHAT'S HE DOING NOW?

>> HE'S SWIMMING.

>> EH, UH... >> HE LOOKS LIKE A FROG.

[SID CHUCKLES] >> QUACK!

QUACK!

>> BUT HE SOUNDS LIKE A DUCK.

>> CAKE!

CAKE!

>> WHAT?

>> HE'S NOT SAYING "QUACK."

HE'S SAYING "CAKE."

>> MAYBE HE'S DREAMING HE'S A DUCK WHO LIKES TO EAT CAKE.

>> YEAH.

>> QUACK!

QUACK!

CAKE!

CAKE!

>> GERALD!

>> GERALD!

>> HEY, THAT WAS A GREAT NAP.

AND NOW I HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY.

HA!

COME ON.

LET'S GO SING!

>> YAY!

>> LET'S GO!

>> OK!

>> I LOVE TO SING!

>> AND NOW... >> IT'S TIME... >> FOR SUSIE... >> TO SLEEP.

JUST KIDDING.

TO SING!

>> GO, SUSIE!

>> YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WHO NEED SLEEP.

EVERY LIVING CREATURE NEEDS SLEEP.

>> PENGUINS?

>> COWS?

>> ELEPHANTS?

>> FERRETS?

>> YES, YES, YES, AND YES.

EVERY LIVING CREATURE.

AND SOME OF THEM SLEEP IN REALLY INTERESTING WAYS.

>> AWESOME!

>> WOW!

>> ♪ WE ALL NEED OUR SLEEP THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT WE WOULDN'T FEEL GOOD COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW SOME ANIMALS SLEEP SHH, BE REAL QUIET AND NOT MAKE A PEEP WATCH MR.

OTTER HE'S HOLDING ON TIGHT TO A LITTLE PIECE OF SEAWEED AS HE SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT IT KEEPS HIM FROM DRIFTING FAR OUT TO THE SEA DREAMING ABOUT THE OTTER THAT HE OUGHT TO BE IT LOOKS LIKE THE DOLPHIN IS HALF-ASLEEP SHE KEEPS ONE EYE OPEN SHE'S SNEAKING A PEEK AT ALL OF THE PENGUINS WHO SNUGGLE REAL TIGHT STANDING TOGETHER THEY NAP DAY AND NIGHT WE ALL NEED OUR SLEEP THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT WE WOULDN'T FEEL GOOD COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT BATS ARE KIND OF BATTY THEY SLEEP UPSIDE-DOWN HANGING BY THEIR TOES IN CAVES UNDERGROUND WE ALL NEED OUR SLEEP THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT WE WOULDN'T FEEL GOOD COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT EVERYONE SLEEPS IN THEIR OWN SPECIAL WAY WAKING UP FRESH FOR A BRAND-NEW DAY ♪ >> YAY, SUSIE!

>> WOW.

A DOLPHIN SLEEPS WITH ONE EYE OPEN!

HUH.

MAYBE WE COULD DO THAT AND STAY UP ALL NIGHT!

>> YEAH.

THAT WOULD BE COOL.

>> YEAH!

>> BUT--BUT--THEN YOU'D MISS SCHOOL AND PLAY TIME AND BREAKFAST.

>> AND LUNCH AND DINNER.

>> AND OUR PLAY DATE.

>> HEY!

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'RE HAVING A PLAY DATE.

>> YEAH!

>> OK, SCIENTISTS, GREAT JOB INVESTIGATING SLEEP TODAY.

NOW IT'S TIME TO GO HOME!

>> YAY!

>> FOLLOW ME!

>> I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY!

>> AWESOME!

ME, TOO, NOW THAT I'VE HAD SOME SLEEP.

>> OH, HO!

THERE'S MY SID.

>> IT'S MY GRANDMA!

>> HA HA.

AND THERE'S GABRIELA.

>> HI!

>> HELLO.

HERE WE GO, KIDS.

WHOO!

>> ♪ BACKSEAT DRIVING WITH GRANDMA >> GRANDMA!

WHOO!

♪ [TURNS RADIO OFF] OK, KIDS, I'M GONNA DRIVE YOU BOTH TO GABRIELA'S HOUSE.

BUT I JUST GOT TO KNOW, HOW WAS YOUR DAY AT SCHOOL?

>> IT WAS GREAT!

>> YEAH.

WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT SLEEP.

>> SLEEP?

REALLY?

>> UH-HUH.

>> EVERYONE NEEDS TO SLEEP TO GET ENERGY AND TO GROW AND SO THEY DON'T GET ALL GRUMPY, LIKE ZEKE.

>> OH, DON'T WORRY.

HE TOOK A GOOD LONG NAP.

>> WE EVEN LEARNED A RELAXATION EXERCISE TO CALM DOWN SO YOU CAN FALL ASLEEP EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.

>> OH, YOU TWO ARE QUITE THE SCIENTISTS.

DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, I HELPED SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY SLEEP?

>> SCIENTISTS STUDY SLEEP?

>> YOU BETCHA!

SCIENTISTS STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT SLEEP.

SO IN COLLEGE, I VOLUNTEERED TO HELP THEM.

THEY PUT SPECIAL WIRES ON ME SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WHILE I WAS FAST ASLEEP.

>> OH.

DID IT HURT?

>> NOT AT ALL!

WITH THEIR SPECIAL MACHINES, THE SCIENTISTS TRACKED HOW MUCH I MOVED, MY BREATHING, AND HEARTBEAT.

THEY EVEN STUDIED WHAT MY BRAIN WAS DOING WHEN I WAS ASLEEP.

AND GUESS WHAT THE SCIENTISTS LEARNED ABOUT ME?

I GET ABOUT 8 HOURS OF SLEEP A NIGHT.

AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.

HA HA HA.

AND HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THEY LEARNED--I DON'T SNORE.

WHOO-HOO!

>> HEY, WE KIND OF DID THAT WHEN WE WERE WATCHING GERALD SLEEP, EXCEPT WE DIDN'T HAVE SPECIAL MACHINES.

>> HA HA HA.

LIKE I SAID, YOU TWO ARE QUITE THE SCIENTISTS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OH!

HERE COMES GABRIELA'S HOUSE.

I HOPE YOU TWO HAVE A GREAT PLAY DATE!

>> YEAH!

THANKS.

>> THANKS.

HA HA!

BYE-BYE.

>> BYE!

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

♪ TWO SCIENTISTS IN THE HOUSE ♪ [CANNED APPLAUSE PLAYS] >> YEAH!

>> YAY!

>> SMACK.

>> WHOO-HOO!

>> MAMA, WE'RE HERE.

>> I SO LOVE PLAY DATES AT YOUR HOUSE.

HA HA.

AH, AND WHAT SHOULD WE PLAY?

>> WE COULD PLAY HIDE-AND-SEEK.

>> YEAH!

>> OR TAG!

>> OK. >> OH, HOW ABOUT TAG?

>> OHH.

HOLA, NINOS.

>> HOLA.

HI, GABRIELA'S MOM.

>> HOLA.

HI, MOM.

>> I'M GLAD YOU COULD COME OVER, SID.

[YAWNS] OH, EXCUSE ME.

I WAS UP LATE LAST NIGHT WORKING ON A PROJECT.

>> AND YOU DIDN'T GET ENOUGH SLEEP?

>> OHH.

YOU COULD TELL, HUH?

>> YEAH.

>> WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT SLEEPING TODAY, MOM.

DID YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH SLEEP, IT CAN MAKE YOU GRUMPY?

>> REALLY?

>> UH-HUH.

>> WHERE DID I PUT MY GLASSES?

I JUST HAD THEM WITH ME.

HMM.

>> AND NOT SLEEPING ENOUGH ALSO MAKES IT HARD TO REMEMBER STUFF.

>> OH.

THERE THEY ARE.

I SHOULD HAVE REMEMBERED THAT.

>> AND YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY OR FOCUS.

[MOM YAWNS] >> THAT'S FOR SURE.

OH, I'M SO TIRED.

MAYBE IF I HAVE SOME COFFEE, I'LL HAVE MORE ENERGY.

WAIT!

THIS ISN'T A COFFEE CUP.

IT'S A FLOWERPOT.

>> EVERYBODY NEEDS TO SLEEP.

>> YEAH.

AND EVEN GROWNUPS TAKE NAPS.

>> WHICH IS WHAT I'M GOING TO DO JUST AS SOON AS YOUR DAD GETS HOME.

[YAWNS] >> I'M HOME!

>> AH!

HE'S HOME!

HAVE FUN, KIDS.

>> OK. >> BYE.

>> I NEED SOME SLEEP.

NAPTIME.

HASTA LUEGO.

>> BYE.

>> WOW.

YOUR MOM WAS REALLY TIRED.

I'M NEVER STAYING UP ALL NIGHT.

>> ME NEITHER.

>> COME ON.

LET'S GO SEE MY DAD.

>> OH, OK. >> DADDY, SID'S HERE.

LET'S PLAY.

>> YAY!

I HAD A GREAT TIME AT GABRIELA'S HOUSE.

AND NOW THAT I KNOW I CAN'T STAY UP ALL NIGHT AND PLAY, I'LL GO ON MY ROCKET SHIP RIDE RIGHT NOW WITH MY MOM.

>> I'M READY TO LAUNCH.

>> OK!

>> 3, 2, 1.

BLASTOFF!

[MOM LAUGHS] [SID MAKING WHOOSHING NOISES] >> OOH!

WHOA!

>> WOW!

LOOK AT ALL THE PLANETS.

>> OH.

WATCH OUT FOR JUPITER!

>> WHOA!

HA HA.

HEY, TIME FOR OUR SPACE WALK, MOM.

>> OH, SPACE WALK.

>> YEAH.

>> RIGHT!

>> OK, DR. BEAKS, OPEN THE SPACESHIP DOORS.

[IMITATING MECHANICAL NOISES] >> WOW!

>> ISN'T THIS AWESOME?

>> I'LL SAY.

>> THAT'S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MY MOM... >> AND ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MY SON SID.

>> WHEE!

WOW.

I SURE HAD FUN WITH MY MOM ON MY BIGGEST ADVENTURE EVER, BUT... [YAWNS] ALL THIS PLAYING AND TALKING ABOUT SLEEP IS MAKING ME... [YAWNS] SLEEPY.

BOY, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET INTO MY COZY, WARM BED.

BUT WHAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE A COZY, WARM BED NEARBY?

WHAT WOULD I DO IF I WERE REALLY, REALLY SLEEPY AND I NEEDED A BED?

HMM.

I KNOW JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS.

HA HA!

HERE'S MY SUPER DUPER OOPER SHMOOPER BIG IDEA!

IT'S THE INSTA-BED--SO SMALL YOU CAN FIT IT IN YOUR POCKET.

BUT OPEN IT UP, AND IT'S A BED WITH PILLOWS, BLANKETS, YOUR FAVORITE STUFFED ANIMAL, AND A LITTLE DOME THAT BLOTS OUT NOISE AND LIGHT SO YOU CAN FALL ASLEEP.

AND YOU CAN USE IT ANYWHERE.

DO YOU WANT TO SLEEP WITH BATS IN A CAVE?

NO PROBLEM.

THE INSTA-BED CAN HANG UPSIDE-DOWN.

NIGHT-NIGHT, BATS.

FLAP.

FLAP.

FLAP.

FLAP.

"AH, NIGHT-NIGHT, SID."

>> OR WHEN YOU'RE VISITING PENGUINS AND IT'S TIME TO SLEEP, IT'S A SNAP TO TAKE A NAP.

JUST PUSH YOUR INSTA-BED RIGHT INTO THE PENGUINS' CIRCLE.

IS THERE ROOM FOR ME TO NAP WITH YOU, PENGUINS?

"SURE.

SID, STAY WARM."

WADDLE, WADDLE, WADDLE.

>> THE INSTA-BED.

DON'T SLEEP AWAY FROM HOME WITHOUT IT.

AND THAT'S MY SUPER DUPER OOPER SHMOOPER BIG IDEA!

YEAH!

WHOO!

[CANNED APPLAUSE PLAYS] I AM SID THE... [ECHOING] SCIENCE KID!

OK, DR. BEAKS, YOU CAN STAY UP AND PLAY IF YOU WANT, BUT I NEED MY SLEEP.

AHH!

REMEMBER, KEEP ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

SEE YOU LATER, SCIENTISTS.

[YAWNS] OK, BED, I AM READY TO SLEEP.

HERE I COME.

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