>> 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'’’VE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND BIG IDEAS I'’’M SID THE SCIENCE KID ♪ [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE JIM HENSON COMPANY AND FRIENDS OF NCI] AND THEN I SHALL BE IN CHARGE OF ALL THE ICE CUBES IN THE WORLD BECAUSE I AM DR. BEAKS.

HA HA HA!

HI!

I'’’M SID.

WELCOME TO MY ROOM.

>> HEY, SID.

BREAKFAST IS ALMOST--AH-AH-AH-AH-CHOO-HUAH!

>> EW.

>> READY.

>> OK. BLESS YOU, DAD.

>> THANKS, SID.

>> DAD'’’S GOT A COLD.

>> AAH-CHOO-HUAH!

>> UGH.

MOM AND DAD KEEP TELLING ME IF I DON'’’T WANT TO CATCH DAD'’’S COLD, I'’’VE GOT TO WASH MY HANDS.

"WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE YOU EAT.

WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE YOU SLEEP.

WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM."

BOY, PRETTY SOON I'’’M GONNA HAVE TO WASH MY HANDS BEFORE I WASH MY HANDS!

>> AH-CHOO-HUAH!

>> WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS, WHY?

WHY DO I GOT TO KEEP WASHING MY HANDS?

[ECHOING] >> SID, BREAKFAST TIME!

>> COOL.

I'’’M REALLY HUNGRY.

BAH!

OH, BOY.

BREAKFAST TIIIIIME!

HEY, MOM.

HEY, ZEKE.

HEY, DAD.

>> AH-CHOO-HUAH!

>> BLESS YOU.

>> BLESS YOU.

>> BES YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

MORNING, SID.

>> HEY, DAD.

SO LET ME GUESS.

YOU'’’RE WASHING YOUR HANDS SO THAT WE DON'’’T ALL CATCH YOUR COLD.

>> VERY GOOD.

YOU REMEMBERED WHAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT WASHING YOUR HANDS.

>> YES, I REMEMBERED!

HIGH FIVE!

>> WAIT.

NO HIGH FIVES.

>> AH-CHOO!

OH, YEAH, YOUR MOM'’’S RIGHT.

I'’’VE BEEN SNEEZING ALL MORNING, SO THERE'’’S GERMS ALL OVER MY HANDS.

>> UGH.

SO, UM, GERMS ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GET A COLD?

>> YEP, THAT'’’S RIGHT.

>> HMM.

WELL, I DON'’’T SEE ANY GERMS ON YOUR HANDS.

>> WELL, YOU'’’RE RIGHT, SID.

HERE.

LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'’’T SEE GERMS WITH JUST OUR EYES.

YOU CAN'’’T EVEN SEE THEM WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS.

>> WHAT?

>> HERE.

TAKE A LOOK.

GERMS ARE SO SMALL THAT YOU NEED ONE OF THESE TO SEE THEM.

IT'’’S AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE.

>> COOL.

IT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT ROBOT OR SOMETHING.

>> YEAH.

IT KIND OF DOES, DOESN'’’T IT?

>> HMM.

SO IS IT LIKE A SUPER DUPER DUPER DUPER MAGNIFYING GLASS THAT MAKES LITTLE THINGS LOOK MUCH, MUCH BIGGER?

>> YEAH.

THAT'’’S A PRETTY GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE IT.

[SNIFF] OH, I HOPE I'’’M NOT GETTING YOUR DAD'’’S COLD.

>> OOH, I HOPE SO, TOO.

WELL, I DON'’’T WANT TO CATCH A COLD EITHER, SO AFTER BREAKFAST, I'’’D BETTER INVESTIGATE THIS MORE AT SCHOOL.

>> AH, NOW, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT--AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-- FALSE ALARM.

AH-CHOO-HUAH!

>> AAH!

HA HA HA!

BLESS YOU.

>> BES YOU.

>> THANKS, GUYS.

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

♪ [ALICE CHUCKLES] >> HI!

[NEW SONG PLAYS] ♪ I'’’M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'’’M LOOKING FOR YOU THERE'’’S GABRIELA >> WATCH WHAT I CAN DO HA HA, YEAH 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, I'’’M A ROCK STAR YEAH AWESOME >> COOL I'’’M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'’’M LOOKING FOR YOU HEY, THERE'’’S MAY >> MAY I SHOW YOU HOW I GROOVE?

UH-HUH OOH-WEE OOH >> 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 >> AH, YOU GOT ME [LAUGHTER] [KIDS HUM] >> ♪ WE'’’RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS AND LOOK WHO WE FOUND WE FOUND EACH OTHER FRIENDS ♪ [MUSIC STOPS] [LAUGHTER] >> AND NOW IT'’’S TIME FOR THE SID SURVEY.

>> COMING THROUGH!

>> HELLO.

I AM SID, ROVING REPORTER, WITH TODAY'’’S SURVEY.

THE QUESTION: DO YOU KNOW WHAT GERMS ARE?

AND YOU CAN THINK ABOUT WHAT GERMS ARE, TOO.

LET'’’S GO GET SOME ANSWERS.

>> HI, SID.

>> HI, MAY.

SO, DO YOU KNOW WHAT GERMS ARE?

>> UM, I THINK THAT THEY'’’RE THOSE TEENY TINY TEENY ITTY BITTY ITTY BITTY BITTY BITTY BITTY LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SICK, I THINK.

>> YEAH, I THINK THAT'’’S WHAT THEY ARE, TOO.

>> REALLY?

>> THANKS, MAY.

YEAH.

>> YOU'’’RE WELCOME.

>> HEY, GABRIELA, I HAVE A QUESTION.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT GERMS ARE?

>> I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH SNEEZING OR HAVING A COLD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> I AGREE.

THANKS, GABRIELA.

>> SURE THING.

>> VROOM!

>> GERALD, DO YOU KNOW WHAT GERMS ARE?

WHERE DID HE GO?

>> HI, SID!

>> WHOA!

HI, GERALD.

SAY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT GERMS ARE?

>> OH, UM, I THINK GERMS ARE LITTLE THINGS THAT GET ON STUFF AND THEN THAT DO THINGS TO STUFF, AND THEY MAKE YOU SICK AND STUFF.

>> WOW, GERALD.

YOU SURE KNOW A LOT OF STUFF ABOUT GERMS.

>> THANK YOU!

>> YOU'’’RE WELCOME!

>> MR.

SPEEDY ON THE GO, GO, GO!

>> BYE, MR.

SPEEDY.

AND NOW THE RESULTS OF MY SURVEY.

MAY SAYS THAT GERMS ARE TEENY AND THEY MAKE YOU SICK.

GABRIELA SAYS GERMS MAKE YOU SNEEZE.

AND GERALD SAYS THEY'’’RE THE THINGS THAT GET ON STUFF THAT MAKE YOU SICK.

AND MAYBE YOU'’’VE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT GERMS ARE, TOO.

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.

I AM SID, ROVING REPORTER AND SORT OF A GERM EXPERT.

>> EVERYBODY, RUG TIME.

>> THAT'’’S TEACHER SUSIE.

YAY!

>> ♪ IT'’’S RUG TIME COME ON IN RUG TIME TAKE A SEAT RUG TIME >> WE ARE 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 ♪ >> [HUMMING] I AM A GERM!

YAH!

AH-CHOO, AH-CHOO!

[LAUGHTER] AH-CHOO, AH-CHOO.

GERMY, GERMY, GERM!

>> SO I'’’M GUESSING YOU'’’VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT GERMS.

>> YEAH, LITTLE GERMS THAT MAKE YOU SICK.

>> YEAH.

MY MOM TOLD ME THAT GERMS ARE SO LITTLE, YOU CAN’’T EVEN SEE THEM WITH YOUR EYES.

>> OOH, YOU'’’RE BOTH RIGHT.

WE CAN'’’T SEE GERMS WITH OUR EYES, BUT HERE'’’S A PICTURE OF A GERM THAT'’’S DRAWN REALLY BIG SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

>> WHOA.

>> FUZZY.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS IS THE KIND OF GERM THAT GIVES US A COLD.

>> MY DAD HAS A COLD, AND HE TOLD ME NOT TO TOUCH HIS HANDS SO I DON'’’T GET HIS GERMS.

>> WHAT?

YOU CAN GET SOMEONE'’’S GERMS FROM TOUCHING THEIR HANDS?

>> YOU SURE CAN.

I'’’LL SHOW YOU.

LET'’’S SAY GERALD HAS A COLD AND HE SNEEZES INTO HIS HANDS.

JUST PRETEND, GERALD.

>> OH, OK. AH-CHOO!

>> NOW GERALD HAS GERMS ON HIS HANDS, AND LET'’’S SAY HE SHAKES SID'’’S HAND.

JUST PRETEND.

>> HERE, SID.

>> YEAH.

NOW SID HAS GERMS ON HIS HAND.

AND THEN SID SHAKES HANDS WITH ME.

NOW I HAVE GERMS, AND I SHAKE WITH MAY, AND SHE SHAKES WITH GABRIELA, AND THEN WE ALL TOUCH OUR EYES AND OUR NOSE AND OUR MOUTH, AND GERMS GET INSIDE OF US.

SO GUESS WHO GETS A COLD NOW?

>> WE ALL DO.

AH-CHOO!

>> SO TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'’’T SPREAD GERMS, TRY TO SNEEZE INTO A TISSUE.

AND IF YOU DON'’’T HAVE ONE, YOU CAN SNEEZE INTO YOUR ARM JUST LIKE THIS.

AH-CHOO!

>> AH-CHOO!

HA HA HA!

>> AH-CHOO!

>> THAT'’’S IT.

AND DOES ANYONE KNOW THE VERY BEST WAY TO KEEP GERMS AWAY?

>> OH, I KNOW, I KNOW.

WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER.

>> YOU'’’VE GOT IT!

>> HEY, CAN'’’T WE JUST WIPE OUR HANDS ON OUR PANTS?

THAT GETS THEM PRETTY CLEAN.

>> GOOD QUESTION, GERALD.

I THINK IT'’’S TIME WE INVESTIGATE HOW WASHING OUR HANDS CAN REALLY HELP KEEP GERMS AWAY.

OK, SCIENTISTS.

YOU KNOW WHERE WE'’’RE GOING.

>> TO THE SUPER FAB LAB!

>> SUPER FAB LAB.

INVESTIGATE, EXPLORE, DISCOVER!

WOW.

>> TODAY WE'’’RE GOING TO FIND OUT THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE YOUR HANDS STAY NICE AND CLEAN.

>> SO YOU CAN KEEP THE GERMS AWAY.

>> THAT'’’S RIGHT.

OK, FIRST, YOU'’’RE GOING TO TRY CLEANING YOUR HANDS WITH JUST THESE PAPER TOWELS, AND THEN YOU'’’RE GOING TO TRY CLEANING YOUR HANDS OVER HERE WITH SOAP AND WARM WATER.

>> YEAH, BUT MY HANDS AREN'’’T DIRTY.

>> WELL, THEN, MAYBE THIS WILL HELP.

>> WOW.

>> DIRT.

>> YOU CAN ALL DIG YOUR HANDS INTO THE DIRT AND RUB IT IN REALLY WELL.

THEN TRY CLEANING YOUR HANDS WITH A PAPER TOWEL.

AND YOU CAN USE THESE MAGNIFYING GLASSES TO HELP YOU LOOK REALLY CAREFULLY AT THE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS AND FINGERNAILS.

>> AND IF THE PAPER TOWEL DOESN'’’T WORK, THEN WE USE SOAP AND WATER?

>> YOU GOT IT.

OK, SCIENTISTS, GO FOR IT.

IT'’’S TIME TO GET DIRTY.

>> HEY, YOU'’’RE SCIENTISTS.

YOU CAN TRY THIS, TOO.

COME ON.

>> IN THIS INVESTIGATION, WE'’’RE GOING TO FIND OUT THE BEST WAY TO GET YOUR HANDS REALLY CLEAN.

FIRST, COVER YOUR HANDS WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF DIRT.

WHEN YOUR HANDS ARE REALLY COVERED IN DIRT, TRY WIPING THEM CLEAN WITH JUST A DRY PAPER TOWEL.

ARE YOUR HANDS REALLY CLEAN?

HMM.

THEY LOOK CLEAN.

NOW LET'’’S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS.

HEY, WAIT.

THERE'’’S STILL DIRT ON YOUR HANDS.

WOW.

MAGNIFYING GLASSES ARE GREAT SCIENCE TOOLS.

THEY SHOW US UP CLOSE HOW MUCH DIRT IS STILL ON YOUR HANDS.

NOW WASH YOUR HANDS WITH WARM WATER AND SOAP.

TO MAKE SURE YOU WASH LONG ENOUGH, DON'’’T STOP SCRUBBING UNTIL YOU'’’VE SUNG THE ENTIRE ALPHABET.

♪ A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P Q, R, S, T, U, V W, X, Y AND Z ♪ NOW WIPE OFF ALL THE SOAP AND LET'’’S LOOK AT YOUR HANDS.

WOW.

COMPARED TO HOW THEY LOOKED BEFORE, YOUR HANDS ARE REALLY CLEAN.

LET'’’S EXPLORE WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS FOR A CLOSER LOOK.

HEY, THERE'’’S NO DIRT ON YOUR HANDS.

LET'’’S DRAW SOME OBSERVATIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS.

WHAT DID YOUR HANDS LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY WERE DIRTY, AND WHAT DID YOUR HANDS LOOK LIKE AFTER YOU USED SOAP AND WATER?

WASHING YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER IS THE BEST WAY TO CLEAN YOUR HANDS, AND IT'’’S ALSO A GREAT WAY TO KEEP AWAY GERMS.

>> SO WHO WANTS TO SHARE SOME OBSERVATIONS FROM OUR INVESTIGATION?

>> OH, I DO.

I PUT MY HAND INTO THE DIRT, AND HERE'’’S THE PICTURE OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN I USED A PAPER TOWEL TO CLEAN IT.

AND HERE IS A PICTURE OF MY HAND AFTER I WASHED WITH SOAP AND WATER.

ALL CLEAN.

>> VERY NICE, GABRIELA.

YOUR PICTURES REALLY SHOW HOW THE SOAP AND WATER WORKED.

GREAT.

OK, SID, MAY WE LOOK AT YOUR JOURNAL?

>> OH, OK. FIRST I SQUISHED MY HANDS INTO THE DIRT.

I LIKED THAT PART.

AND THEN I LOOKED AT ALL THE DIRT ON MY HANDS.

I EVEN HAD DIRT ON THE LITTLE LINES ON MY HAND.

THEN THE SOAP AND WATER GOT RID OF ALL THE DIRT.

>> OH, I LIKE THE WAY YOU USED YOUR MAGNIFYING GLASS TO MAKE YOUR OBSERVATIONS, SID.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ALL MY SCIENTISTS MADE SOME GREAT OBSERVATIONS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYONE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HOW TO KEEP GERMS AWAY.

I THINK IT'’’S TIME TO PLAY WITH ALL YOUR NEW IDEAS.

>> YAY!

>> GO FOR IT.

>> OK!

>> IT'’’S TIME FOR... >> GOOD LAUGHTERNOON!

[LAUGHTER] >> KNOCK KNOCK.

>> WHO'’’S THERE?

>> ATCH.

>> ATCH WHO?

>> BLESS YOU!

>> HEY, GABRIELA!

>> YES?

>> WHAT'’’S THE WORST THING ABOUT BEING AN OCTOPUS?

>> OH, I DON'’’T KNOW.

WHAT IS THE WORST THING ABOUT BEING AN OCTOPUS?

>> IT TAKES SO LONG TO WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE DINNER.

[LAUGHTER] >> OH, SID!

>> YES?

>> WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU TAKE A GERM AND THEN ANOTHER GERM AND ANOTHER GERM AND ANOTHER GERM... >> UM, I DON'’’T KNOW, MAY.

WHAT?

>> I'’’M NOT DONE.

AND THEN ANOTHER GERM, ANOTHER GERM, ANOTHER GERM... >> UH, MAY?

>> YEAH?

>> ARE YOU TELLING A JOKE?

>> YEAH!

HA HA HA!

AND ANOTHER GERM, ANOTHER GERM, ANOTHER GERM, ANOTHER GERM AND THEN A MILLION ZILLION GERMS.

>> I DON'’’T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU TAKE ALL THOSE GERMS?

>> YOU GET A COLD!

AH-CHOO!

>> BLESS YOU!

>> THANK YOU.

>> NOW, THAT'’’S FUNNY.

[RECORDED LAUGHTER] ALL I KNOW IS, I DON'’’T WANT TO WEAR THAT BABY BONNET AGAIN.

>> YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS!

DO YOU WANT TO LOOK AT MORE PICTURES OF MORE GERMS?

>> OK. YEAH!

>> I'’’LL SHOW YOU THE PICTURE, AND I'’’LL READ WHAT KIND OF GERM IT IS.

>> OK. >> WOW.

GABRIELA CAN READ.

>> THE NAMES ARE HERE ON THE BACK.

UH, WHOO.

THIS ONE HAS A FUNNY NAME.

IT'’’S CALLED ESCHERI-DA DA DA LA COLI.

LOOK.

>> OK. >> IT'’’S PINK AND FUZZY!

>> WEIRD.

>> WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS ONE.

IT'’’S REALLY YUCKY.

>> OK. >> IT'’’S CALLED HELICOBABA DA LALA.

>> HA HA HA!

>> LOOK AT IT.

>> WHOA!

>> LOOKS LIKE A GREEN OCTOPUS.

>> BLAH!

I AM A BIG, FUZZY, YUCKY, HAIRY GERM.

>> AH!

>> WE GOT TO WASH OUR HANDS.

>> I'’’M GONNA GET YOU.

I'’’VE GOT YOU NOW, SID.

I'’’M GONNA GIVE YOU A COLD.

>> AND NOW... >> IT'’’S TIME... >> FOR SUSIE >> TO SNEEZE!

>> HA HA HA!

>> YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING TO SING!

GO, SUSIE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, TO REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW GERMS GET AROUND, MAYBE I SHOULD BECOME A GERM.

>> SUSIE'’’S GONNA BE A GERM.

>> HERE I GO.

I'’’M GONNA SHRINK ON DOWN.

♪ I WAS MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS LIVING IN ROBERT'’’S NOSE I'’’M JUST A TEENY, TINY GERM HERE'’’S HOW MY STORY GOES I'’’M ALWAYS READY TO TRAVEL THOUGH MY TRIPS ARE NEVER PLANNED IT WAS TIME TO HIT THE ROAD WHEN ROBERT SNEEZED INTO HIS HAND SO HERE COMES HIS OLD BUDDY BILL HIS HANDSHAKE WAS SO FIRM I CLIMBED ABOARD HIS HAND AND WENT ON THE JOURNEY OF A GERM NOW, BILL, HE NEEDED MILK AND EGGS SO WE WALKED INTO THE STORE HE LEFT ME ON THE DOORKNOB WHEN HE OPENED UP THE DOOR CORINA TOUCHED THE DOOR AND SAID HELLO TO MR. SANDS THEY CHATTED BY THE VEGETABLES SHE FORGOT TO WASH HER HANDS MY NAME IS SHELDON SHERMAN MOST PEOPLE CALL ME SHERM I WAS TRAVELING WITH CORINA ON MY JOURNEY OF A GERM HAND TO HAND >> HAND TO HAND >> HAND TO HAND >> HAND TO HAND >> THAT'’’S THE WAY I TRAVEL >> CORINA BOUGHT A TICKET AND SHE HOPPED ONTO THE TRAIN THE CONDUCTOR SHOOK HER HAND AND SAID, "ENJOY YOUR RIDE TO MAINE" WE GOT OFF IN BANGOR WE WERE HAPPY TO ARRIVE THE CONDUCTOR MET THE MAYOR AND GAVE HIM A BIG HIGH FIVE THE MAYOR SHOOK HANDS WITH A SENATOR RUNNING FOR A SECOND TERM AND HE SHOOK HANDS WITH A MAJORETTE ON MY JOURNEY OF A GERM THE MAJORETTE WAS AT A FOOTBALL GAME HER BATON HAD HARDLY TWIRLED I'’’D GIVEN HER A COLD AND TRAVELED HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD SHE SNEEZED INTO HER ELBOW I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA CRY SHE WASHED HER HANDS NO!

THE WATER IS SO--BYE!

♪ >> I'’’M A GERM.

YOU CAN'’’T GET RID OF ME.

>> OH, YES, I CAN.

I JUST WASHED MY HANDS.

>> OH, NO.

SOAP AND WATER!

>> I WASHED MY HANDS, TOO.

NO COLD FOR ME, MR. GERM.

>> YEAH.

AND I SNEEZE INTO MY ARM, SO YOU CAN'’’T GET ME, GERM!

>> OH, WELL, I GIVE UP.

>> HA HA HA!

>> WOW.

MY SNEEZING SCIENTISTS ARE ALL GERM EXPERTS.

I'’’M SO PROUD OF EVERYONE.

OK, TIME TO GO HOME.

FOLLOW ME!

>> ALL RIGHT!

>> NOW, WHERE'’’S MY SID?

>> RIGHT HERE, GRANDMA.

>> OH!

[KISS] NOW, OKEY DOKE, LET'’’S ROLL.

>> LET'’’S ROLL!

[MUSIC PLAYING] >> WHOO HOO!

WHOO HOO, YEAH.

>> ♪ BACK SEAT DRIVING WITH GRANDMA, WHOO ♪ >> OK, KIDDO, HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

>> IT WAS GREAT, GRANDMA.

I LEARNED ALL ABOUT GERMS.

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU'’’VE GOT TO WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER SO YOU DON'’’T GET GERMS.

>> YOU'’’RE RIGHT.

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I LEARNED ABOUT THE SCIENTIST WHO DISCOVERED THAT WASHING HANDS HELPS TO STOP GERMS FROM SPREADING AROUND.

HE WAS ONE SMART COOKIE, AND HIS NAME WAS IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS.

>> WHAT?

IGNAT WHO?

>> YES, THAT'’’S HIS REAL NAME, AND HE WAS A REAL SCIENTIST.

FOR YEARS AFTER I LEARNED ABOUT HIM, I COULDN'’’T SO MUCH AS WASH MY HANDS WITHOUT THINKING OF GOOD OLD IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS AND HOW HE HELPED PEOPLE BE HEALTHIER.

THAT'’’S RIGHT.

THANKS TO HIM, WE KNOW THAT WASHING HANDS HELPS YOU NOT CATCH A COLD.

THANKS, IGNAZ!

>> HE SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY COOL SCIENTIST.

>> YES.

>> GUESS WHAT, GRANDMA.

I'’’M GONNA NAME MY TOY PANDA IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS.

>> NOW, THAT'’’S A GOOD IDEA.

>> WOW.

MY GRANDMA KNOWS A LOT OF COOL STUFF.

[MUSIC PLAYS] ♪ I LEARNED SOMETHING COOL SOMETHING COOL TODAY I KNOW IT UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT I LEARNED ALL ABOUT [GRANDMA CHUCKLES] GERMS!

WHOO HOO!

SCIENTIST IN THE HOUSE!

YEAH.

[RECORDED APPLAUSE] HA HA.

MIEW, BOING, WHOO!

HI, EVERYONE.

>> OH, HEY, SID.

HOW'’’S MY FAVORITE SCIENTIST?

>> I AM AWESOME!

GUESS WHAT I LEARNED TODAY.

>> WHAT?

>> I LEARNED THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT GERMS AND THEY LOOK REALLY YUCKY, AND JUST LIKE YOU TAUGHT ME, IF YOU WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER, YOU CAN KEEP THOSE GERMS AWAY.

>> VERY NICE, SID.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS DID SOME INVESTIGATING TODAY.

>> YUP.

OH, OH, AND ANOTHER THING I LEARNED.

A NEW WAY TO SNEEZE THAT WON'’’T GET GERMS ALL OVER YOUR HANDS.

YOU SNEEZE INTO YOUR ARM LIKE THIS.

AH-AH-AH-CHOO!

SEE THAT?

GO AHEAD, DAD.

TRY IT.

>> OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, SID, IT'’’S FUNNY, BUT I HAVEN'’’T SNEEZED AT ALL IN A WHILE.

I THINK MY COLD IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

>> AH-AH-AH... >> MOM, SNEEZE INTO YOUR ARM.

>> AH-CHOO!

>> HA HA!

ALL RIGHT, MOM!

BOY, YOU KNOW, YOUR SNEEZE IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN DAD'’’S.

>> IT SURE IS.

>> AH-AH-PFFFT.

>> GOOD PRETEND SNEEZE, ZEKEY.

>> GOOD BOY, ZEKE.

>> AH-PFFT.

>> DO IT INTO YOUR ARM.

>> HEY, MOM, GUESS WHAT ELSE WE GOT TO DO AT SCHOOL TODAY.

>> WHAT'’’S THAT?

>> I PLAYED WITH DIRT INDOORS.

>> INDOORS?

HOW DID THAT WORK OUT?

>> WELL, TEACHER SUSIE BROUGHT OUT A BIG PLATE OF DIRT, AND WE GOT TO STICK OUR HANDS RIGHT IN IT.

>> YOU WERE PLAYING WITH THAT DIRT INSIDE?

>> UH-HUH.

>> HEY, IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS.

HOW'’’S IT GOING, IGNAZ, OLD BUDDY?

WOW.

WHAT A FUN DAY.

YOU KNOW, I LEARNED THAT YOU CAN KEEP GERMS AWAY BY WASHING YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER.

AND ANOTHER WAY TO KEEP GERMS AWAY IS TO SNEEZE INTO YOUR ARM LIKE THIS.

AH-AH-AH-CHOO!

GO AHEAD, DR. BEAKS.

YOU TRY IT.

JUST SNEEZE INTO THAT OLD FLIPPER FIN THING OF YOURS.

OR NOT.

HMM.

YOU KNOW, ALL THIS SNEEZING INTO MY ARM HAS GOTTEN ME THINKING.

WHAT IF EVERYBODY HAD A TISSUE READY ALL THE TIME IN CASE THEY HAD TO SNEEZE?

OK, I'’’VE GOT IT.

HERE'’’S MY SUPER DUPER OOPER SCHMOOPER BIG IDEA.

I'’’M GONNA INVENT AN AMAZING NEW INVENTION, THE DETECTO-SNEEZE.

IT'’’S A BOX OF TISSUES THAT CAN HEAR AS YOU GO AH-AH-AH...AND SUPER FAST, IT POPS OUT A TISSUE BEFORE YOU CAN SAY "CHOO."

IT CAN LISTEN AND IT CAN RECOGNIZE EVERY DIFFERENT KIND OF SNEEZE, LIKE THE WAY I SNEEZE.

AH-CHOO.

AND THE WAY MOM SNEEZES.

AH-TEW.

AND THE WAY DAD SNEEZES.

AH-AH-AH-CHOO-HUAH.

AND EVEN THE WAY A GRIZZLY BEAR SNEEZES.

AN-AH-AH-CHOOOO!

AND THAT'’’S MY SUPER DUPER OOPER SCHMOOPER BIG IDEA!

[RECORDED APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OOH, AND THANK YOU, TOO, IGNAZ.

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

AH-AH-AH-CHOO'’’VE BEEN A GREAT AUDIENCE.

HEY, THANKS FOR INVESTIGATING GERMS WITH ME, SID THE SCIENCE KID [ECHOING].

AND REMEMBER, KEEP ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

SEE YOU LATER, SCIENTISTS.

AHH.

BOY, ALL THAT SNEEZING TOTALLY WORE ME OUT.

HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE.

AH-AH-AH-AH... [SNORING] HA HA HA!

HEE HEE HEE!

WOW!

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