Sid the Science Kid
The Itchy Tag
Season 1 Episode 11 | 25m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Sid wonders why the tag in his shirt is itchy. At school, he explores different textures.
Sid notices that the tag in his shirt is really itchy, and he wonders why it isn't soft like the rest of his shirt. At school, Sid and his friends explore and learn about the different textures around them: smooth, soft, bumpy and itchy like his shirt tag!
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Sid the Science Kid
The Itchy Tag
Season 1 Episode 11 | 25m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Sid notices that the tag in his shirt is really itchy, and he wonders why it isn't soft like the rest of his shirt. At school, Sid and his friends explore and learn about the different textures around them: smooth, soft, bumpy and itchy like his shirt tag!
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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?
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 SID THE SCIENCE KID ♪ CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE JIM HENSON COMPANY AND FRIENDS OF NCI >> OH, HI.
I'’’M SID.
WELCOME TO MY ROOM.
THERE'’’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY SHIRT.
IT HAS AN ITCHY TAG IN THE BACK, LIKE THAT ONE.
DOESN'’’T IT BOTHER YOU WHEN YOUR SHIRTS HAVE ITCHY TAGS?
AH!
THIS SHIRT IS SO SCRATCHY.
MMM.
MMM.
OOH.
WHY ARE THERE TAGS IN SHIRTS ANYWAY?
WHO LIKES ROUGH, ITCHY THINGS?
NOBODY.
MY STUFFED ANIMALS ARE NICE AND SOFT.
YOU KNOW, SOFT IS GOOD.
SCRATCHY IS NOT SO GOOD.
WELL, I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO KNOW--WHAT'’’S THE BIG IDEA WITH THIS SHIRT?
WHY IS THE TAG SO...SCRATCHY?
>> SID, BREAKFAST TIME.
>> OH, BOY.
BREAKFAST.
HA HA HA!
HA HA.
BREAKFAST TIME!
WHOO!
HEY, MOM.
HEY, DAD.
HI, ZEKIE.
>> MORNING, SID.
>> OK. AH...OOH...AH...MMM... >> SID, YOU LOOK LIKE A BEAR SCRATCHING AGAINST A TREE.
>> IS SOMETHING ITCHY THERE, SON?
>> I'’’VE GOT A REALLY SCRATCHY TAG.
>> OH, YEAH.
I'’’VE BEEN THERE.
YOU KNOW THAT WINTER SWEATER I HAVE WITH THE HUGE TAG ON THE NECK?
OH, BOY!
>> AH, THAT'’’S BETTER.
>> YOU KNOW, COME TO THINK OF IT, THERE ARE A LOT OF SCRATCHY TAGS IN THIS HOUSE.
AND I SAY IT'’’S TIME WE GET RID OF THEM.
>> HA HA.
YEAH.
>> I'’’LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN I GET HOME FROM WORK, YOU AND I ARE GOING TO CUT SOME TAGS.
>> YEAH.
COOL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
>> OK. >> WE'’’RE COMING FOR YOU, TAGS.
>> THAT'’’S RIGHT.
>> GET READY.
>> BYE, DAD.
IT'’’S A GOOD THING I DON'’’T HAVE TO TOUCH ANY MORE SCRATCHY THINGS TODAY.
>> ACTUALLY, SID, THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT FEEL SCRATCHY ALL AROUND US.
>> HMM?
>> MM-HMM.
HERE, LET ME FIND SOME INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET.
>> HMM.
OK. HMM.
>> A HAIRBRUSH.
THAT FEELS SCRATCHY.
A WELCOME MAT FEELS PRETTY SCRATCHY.
>> YEAH.
>> OH, AND TREES HAVE ROUGH BARK.
WE HAVE ONE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
>> WOW.
I GUESS THERE ARE LOTS OF SCRATCHY THINGS AROUND US.
ALSO LOTS OF ROUGH THINGS AND SMOOTH THINGS AND...OH, HEY.
I GUESS EVERYTHING FEELS DIFFERENT.
BUT WHY DOES EVERYTHING FEEL DIFFERENT?
>> WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD THING TO INVESTIGATE AT SCHOOL.
>> HUH.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WILL.
>> AND I'’’LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'’’T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH AN ITCHY TAG.
AFTER BREAKFAST, TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT, AND I'’’LL CUT THE TAG OUT.
>> COOL.
THANKS, MOM.
♪ I LOVE MY MOM MY MOM IS COOL BUT NOW IT'’’S TIME FOR HAVING FUN IN SCHOOL ♪ YEAH!
>> HA HA HA!
>> MWAH!
HA HA HA!
>> ♪ 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!
HA HA!
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.
WHEE!
HA HA!
>> 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.
[LAUGHTER] >> ♪ WE'’’RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS AND LOOK WHO WE FOUND WE FOUND EACH OTHER ♪ FRIENDS!
HA HA HA!
>> AWESOME.
HELLO.
I AM SID, ROVING REPORTER WITH TODAY'’’S SURVEY.
THE QUESTION--WHAT IS THE SCRATCHIEST THING YOU'’’VE EVER FELT?
YOU CAN THINK ABOUT SOMETHING SCRATCHY, TOO.
SO LET'’’S GO GET SOME ANSWERS.
HEY, GABRIELA.
>> HI.
>> HI, GERALD.
>> HI, SID.
>> SO, WHAT IS THE SCRATCHIEST THING YOU'’’VE EVER FELT?
>> HMM...THE SCRATCHIEST?
I'’’D HAVE TO SAY MY DAD'’’S BEARD IS THE SCRATCHIEST THING I'’’VE EVER FELT.
>> GOOD ANSWER.
THANKS, GABRIELA.
>> YOU'’’RE WELCOME.
>> HOW ABOUT YOU, GERALD?
>> OH, UM...WELL...UH...UH...
OOH!
UM...OK.
THE TOP OF YOUR MICROPHONE IS THE SCRATCHIEST THING I'’’VE EVER FELT.
>> GERALD, WAY TO THINK FAST.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OOH.
HEY, MAY.
>> HI.
>> WHAT IS THE SCRATCHIEST THING YOU'’’VE EVER FELT?
>> SCRATCHY?
>> MM-HMM.
>> HMM...OH, I KNOW.
MY CAT MUSHU.
>> BUT ISN'’’T YOUR CAT'’’S FUR SOFT?
>> HER FUR IS SOFT, BUT HER CLAWS ARE VERY SCRATCHY.
SID, DON'’’T EVER TOUCH A CAT'’’S CLAWS.
NOT GOOD.
>> HA HA.
THANKS, MAY.
THAT WAS FASCINATING.
>> YOU'’’RE WELCOME.
>> AND NOW THE RESULTS OF MY SURVEY.
GABRIELA SAYS THAT HER DAD'’’S BEARD FEELS REALLY SCRATCHY.
GERALD SAYS THAT THE TOP OF MY MICROPHONE IS SCRATCHY.
AND MAY SAYS HER CAT'’’S CLAWS ARE REALLY SCRATCHY.
AND MAYBE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'’’S SCRATCHY, TOO.
WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT.
I AM SID, ROVING REPORTER AND SCRATCHY EXPERT.
>> EVERYBODY, RUG TIME.
>> OOH!
THAT'’’S TEACHER SUSIE.
>> ♪ 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'’’RE GOT A LOT TO LEARN TODAY ♪ >> B-B-B-B-B-B... >> HEY, MR.
HELICOPTER, WE'’’RE OVER HERE.
>> OH, OK. ROGER THAT, SQUADRON LEADER.
HA HA!
COMING IN FOR A--WHOA!
I'’’M SPINNING AROUND AND AROUND.
HA HA!
OH.
WHOA.
WHOA.
OH, THAT WAS WEIRD.
>> OK. OK.
ANYBODY HAVE SOMETHING THEY'’’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE CLASS?
>> OOH, I DO.
>> GO AHEAD, SID.
>> OK. TA-DA!
THIS WAS IN MY SHIRT.
IT'’’S THE ITCHIEST, THE SCRATCHIEST, ROUGHEST, PRICKLIEST, TICKLIEST TAG IN THE WORLD.
>> OOH, IT FEELS SCRATCHY, LIKE MY DAD'’’S BEARD.
>> LET ME TRY, SID.
WOW.
YEAH, THAT IS ROUGH.
I CAN'’’T BELIEVE THAT WAS IN YOUR SHIRT.
>> I KNOW.
RIGHT?
>> GOLLY.
>> I THINK ALL CLOTHES SHOULD FEEL THE SAME--SOFT, LIKE MY SWEATER.
>> NOW THAT'’’S A GOOD IDEA.
>> SUSIE.
>> MM-HMM?
>> WHY DOESN'’’T EVERYTHING FEEL THE SAME?
>> GREAT QUESTION, GABRIELA.
ALL OF THESE THINGS--SID'’’S TAG, MAY'’’S SWEATER--ALL HAVE A DIFFERENT TEXTURE.
>> TEXTURE.
>> YES.
A TEXTURE IS THE WAY SOMETHING FEELS.
EVERYTHING'’’S MADE OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SO EVERYTHING HAS A DIFFERENT TEXTURE.
>> OH, OH!
LIKE A ROCK CAN FEEL ROUGH.
>> OR A BLANKET CAN FEEL SOFT.
>> EXACTLY.
AND WHEN YOU FEEL A TEXTURE, YOU'’’RE USING YOUR SENSE OF TOUCH.
>> OH... >> I'’’M GOING TO USE MY SENSE OF TOUCH TO FEEL MY SHOES.
OOH, THEY FEEL SMOOTH.
>> GREAT OBSERVATION, MAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HEY, WHO WANTS TO INVESTIGATE THE TEXTURES ALL AROUND US?
>> WE DO!
>> OK, SCIENTISTS, GRAB YOUR JOURNALS AND LET'’’S GO TO... >> THE SUPER-FAB LAB!
>> HA HA HA!
COME ON!
>> YAY!
HA HA HA!
>> HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
>> SUPER-FAB LAB!
>> OBSERVE, COMPARE, CONTRAST.
AH!
>> OK, SCIENTISTS, WE'’’RE GOING TO DO A TEXTURE TREASURE HUNT.
ARR!
>> COOL!
>> EVERYONE'’’S GOING TO EXPLORE THE ROOM AND BRING THINGS BACK TO THE TABLE.
ARR!
AND YOU CAN USE WORDS TO DESCRIBE DIFFERENT TEXTURES.
ARR!
AND WHEN YOU BRING YOUR TEXTURES BACK, WE CAN COMPARE AND CONTRAST THEM.
ARR!
>> BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF I CAN'’’T BRING MY TEXTURE BACK?
WHAT IF IT'’’S A BLACKBOARD OR THE SINK OR THE FLOOR?
>> YOU CAN DESCRIBE THE TEXTURE ON THESE STICKY NOTES.
AND JUST STICK THEM ON.
>> OK. >> BUT OH, NO, WAIT A MINUTE.
I CAN'’’T WRITE.
>> OH, YOU DON'’’T HAVE TO WRITE WORDS TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING.
SCIENTISTS USE PICTURES AND SYMBOLS ALL THE TIME.
NOW, IF YOU WANTED TO DRAW SOMETHING THAT'’’S BUMPY, HOW WOULD YOU DO IT?
>> UM... >> OH!
YOU KNOW, I WOULD DRAW HILLS, BECAUSE HILLS ARE BUMPY.
>> OH, AND IF SOMETHING IS SMOOTH, YOU CAN DRAW STRAIGHT LINES.
NO BUMPS.
>> GREAT IDEAS.
ALL RIGHTY, MATEYS, LET'’’S START THE TEXTURE TREASURE HUNT.
ARR!
>> YAY!
>> ARR!
ARR!
ARR!
ARR!
ARR!
ARR!
>> OH.
ARR!
YOU'’’RE SCIENTISTS.
YOU CAN TRY THIS, TOO.
ARR!
>> IT'’’S TIME FOR OUR TEXTURE TREASURE HUNT.
GO EXPLORE THE ROOM AND FIND A TEXTURE YOU LIKE.
TRY TOUCHING ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO FEEL THEIR TEXTURES.
WHEN YOU'’’VE FOUND LOTS OF DIFFERENT TEXTURES, BRING THEM BACK TO THE TABLE SO WE CAN COMPARE AND CONTRAST HOW THEY FEEL.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU FOUND SOME REALLY GREAT STUFF, AND ALL WITH DIFFERENT TEXTURES.
THIS RIBBON FEELS SOFT AND PUFFY, BUT THIS CORAL FEELS ROUGH, AND THE FORK IS POINTY ON TOP.
THIS SPONGE IS SCRATCHY ON ONE SIDE AND SOFT ON THE OTHER SIDE.
LET'’’S DRAW SOME OBSERVATIONS IN OUR JOURNALS.
GO AHEAD.
YOU CAN COLOR THE PICTURES OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU'’’VE FOUND ON OUR TEXTURE TREASURE HUNT.
THINK ABOUT THE TEXTURE OF EACH ITEM YOU'’’VE FOUND.
WOW!
WE FOUND SO MANY ITEMS TODAY, AND THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT TEXTURES--SOFT, PUFFY, ROUGH... SCRATCHY, AND SOFT, AND SMOOTH.
WHAT A FANTASTIC TEXTURE TREASURE HUNT.
>> HA HA.
I THOUGHT THE FLOOR FELT NICE AND SMOOTH.
>> I THOUGHT THE WALL FELT ROUGH.
>> GERALD, WHAT DID YOU FIND?
>> YEAH.
UM...I FOUND THAT MY EARLOBES ARE SMOOTH, AND THE TOP OF MY LIP IS SQUISHY.
HA HA HA!
>> WOW.
GREAT OBSERVATIONS, EVERYONE.
NOW LET'’’S TAKE A LOOK IN YOUR JOURNALS.
GABRIELA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST?
>> OH, OK.
I DREW OUR RUG.
FIRST I PEELED BACK THE RUG AND TOUCHED UNDERNEATH IT.
IT WAS REALLY ROUGH AND SCRATCHY.
THEN I TOUCHED THE TOP PART OF THE RUG, AND IT WAS SOFT AND FUZZY.
>> VERY NICE, GABRIELA.
YOU DISCOVERED THAT THE RUG HAD DIFFERENT TEXTURES.
>> HA HA.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SID, MAY WE LOOK AT YOUR JOURNAL?
>> SURE.
I DREW MY SHOE.
IT HAD LOTS OF TEXTURES, TOO.
MY SHOELACES FELT SOFT, AND THE TOP PART NEAR MY TOES FELT SMOOTH, AND UNDERNEATH FELT KIND OF BUMPY.
>> GREAT TREASURES, ME HEARTIES.
MY SCIENTISTS KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT TEXTURES.
I THINK IT'’’S TIME TO PLAY WITH ALL YOUR NEW IDEAS.
>> YAY!
ALL RIGHT!
>> COME ON!
LET'’’S GO!
>> I'’’M GOING TO COVER MY WHOLE FACE IN STICKY NOTES.
>> IT'’’S TIME FOR... >> "GOOD LAUGHTER-NOON!"
HA HA HA!
>> HEY, GABRIELA.
>> YES?
>> WHY DID ONE SHIRT CHASE THE OTHER?
>> I DON'’’T KNOW.
WHY?
>> BECAUSE THEY WERE PLAYING TAG.
>> HA HA HA!
>> TAG.
>> HEY, SID.
>> YEAH?
>> WHAT DID ONE SHIRT SAY TO THE OTHER SHIRT?
>> HMM...I DON'’’T KNOW.
WHAT?
>> NOTHING.
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT SHIRTS CAN'’’T TALK.
>> HA HA HA!
>> KNOCK-KNOCK.
>> WHO'’’S THERE?
>> IVANA.
>> IVANA WHO?
>> "IVANA" SCRATCH MY ARM.
I HAVE AN ITCH.
HA HA!
AND NOW I HAVE AN ITCH ON MY OTHER ARM.
OH, AND NOW I HAVE AN ITCH ON MY BELLY.
OH, I'’’M SO ITCHY!
>> OH, NO.
I THINK I'’’M ITCHY, TOO!
OH!
AH!
>> OH, NO.
NOW I'’’M ITCHY.
YIKES!
>> I'’’M ITCHY, TOO.
>> OH, I'’’M SO ITCHY.
OH!
OH, NO!
I'’’M TOO ITCHY!
>> NOW THAT'’’S ITCHY.
[APPLAUSE] OOH.
AH.
AH.
OOH.
>> I'’’M THE MOMMY, SINCE I'’’M WEARING THE MOMMY HAT.
GERALD, YOU'’’RE THE DADDY.
>> ALL RIGHT!
>> AND SID, YOU'’’RE OUR LITTLE BOY.
>> I'’’M ALWAYS THE LITTLE BOY.
>> OK, SON, LET'’’S GO SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES.
>> HMM... WAH!
NO!
I DON'’’T WANT TO GO SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES!
>> NOW, SON, IF YOU DON'’’T STOP CRYING, I WILL HAVE TO PUT YOU IN TIMEOUT.
>> OK.
I'’’M DONE.
>> HA HA HA!
>> OK, FAMILY, LET'’’S GO INTO THIS CLOTHING STORE.
>> AH, YES.
THE CLOTHING STORE.
I'’’M DAD.
>> OK. WE'’’RE INSIDE THE STORE.
>> HELLO.
WELCOME TO MY STORE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY SOME CLOTHES?
>> YES, PLEASE.
MY SON NEEDS A NEW SHIRT.
>> OH, OK.
I HAVE A WONDERFUL SHIRT THAT FEELS ITCHY.
>> HUH?
NO, NOT ITCHY.
>> OH.
HOW ABOUT A SHIRT THAT FEELS SCRATCHY?
>> NO WAY.
>> MAYBE A SHIRT THAT FEELS ROUGH?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> HOW ABOUT SQUISHY?
>> NO.
>> ICKY?
>> NO.
>> COLD?
>> NO.
>> GOOEY?
OOEY?
SCHMOOEY?
>> WHAT'’’S SCHMOOEY?
>> I DON'’’T KNOW, BUT IT SOUNDS FUN.
>> SAY, I HAVE AN IDEA, MY BOY.
>> WHAT'’’S THAT, DADDY?
>> WELL, HOW ABOUT A SHIRT THAT FEELS SOFT?
>> YEAH.
A SOFT SHIRT WOULD FEEL NICE.
>> HA HA HA!
YEAH.
>> WELL, WE DON'’’T HAVE ANYTHING SOFT.
>> OH.
>> BUT I DO HAVE SOMETHING I KNOW YOU'’’LL LOVE.
>> REALLY?
WHAT IS IT?
>> IT'’’S A SUPER-SIZED SCRATCHY SWEATER.
YOU WEAR IT AND ITCH ALL DAY LONG.
>> NO!
NO!
NO!
AAH!
STOP!
>> AND NOW... >> IT'’’S TIME... >> FOR SUSIE... >> TO SING.
>> GO, SUSIE!
>> OH, THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE'’’VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT TEXTURES FEEL.
WELL, COULD YOU IMAGINE IF WE WERE SNAKES?
>> WOW!
OH!
>> YES, AND WE SLITHERED AROUND ON THE GROUND.
THEN WE COULD FEEL LOTS OF DIFFERENT TEXTURES WITH OUR BELLIES.
>> COOL!
>> I THINK IT MIGHT BE KIND OF FUN TO BE A SNAKE.
SSS... >> HA HA HA.
>> ♪ SLEPT ON A BED OF THE SOFTEST LEAVES I STRETCH MY BODY WHEN I WAKE THE SUN IS UP, AND SO AM I IT FEELS GOOD TO BE A SNAKE SO I SLIDE ALONG THE ROCKS AND THEY FEEL HARD AND WHOA, DO THEY FEEL HOT AS I MOVE I FEEL SOMETHING SMOOTH YES, I CAN FEEL A LOT WHEN SOMETHING'’’S HOT OR COLD OR SQUISHY JUST LIKE JELLY I CAN FEEL EACH TEXTURE WITH THE SKIN THAT'’’S ON MY BELLY I FEEL THE WORLD AS I SLITHER HITHER WITH EVERY MOVE I MAKE NOW, YOU KNOW THAT SNAKES HAVE FEELINGS, TOO IT FEELS GOOD TO BE A SNAKE MY BRAIN REMEMBERS FEELINGS AND MY BRAIN IS HARD TO FOOL WHEN SOMETHING'’’S TOO HOT MY BRAIN SAYS "OUCH!"
"GO SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'’’S COOL" SHARP, LUMPY, FEATHERY, MUSHY THOSE ARE MEMORIES I KEEP I CAN FEEL YOU WHEN YOU TOUCH ME PLEASE DON'’’T TOUCH ME NOW '’’CAUSE IT'’’S TIME TO SLEEP ♪ GOOD NIGHT.
>> WOW!
THAT WAS SO COOL!
I'’’D LOVE TO BE A SNAKE AND SLIDE AROUND ON MY BELLY.
THAT WAY, I COULD FEEL EVERY TEXTURE IN THE WORLD.
>> SMOOTH, HARD, BUMPY, SOFT, ROUGH, MUSHY.
>> SCRATCHY, WAXY, HAIRY, SPONGY, SQUISHY, SILKY.
>> AND ITCHY!
>> YEAH!
>> OK, MY TEXTURE EXPERTS, YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY, AND NOW IT'’’S TIME TO GO HOME.
FOLLOW ME.
>> COOL!
OK!
>> NOW, WHERE'’’S MY SID?
>> OH, RIGHT HERE, GRANDMA.
>> OH.
HA HA HA.
OH.
MWAH.
NOW, OKEY-DOKE.
LET'’’S ROLL.
>> LET'’’S ROLL!
>> WHOO-HOO!
HA HA HA!
[MUSIC PLAYING] YEAH!
>> ♪ BACKSEAT DRIVING WITH GRANDMA BOOP DOO DOO DOOT DOOT ♪ >> SO, WHAT YOU GOT THERE, KIDDO?
>> OH, THIS IS THE TAG FROM MY SHIRT.
MOM CUT IT OUT FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS SO ITCHY.
AND BOY, AM I GLAD IT'’’S NOT IN MY SHIRT ANYMORE.
>> OOH, I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU MEAN.
THE WAY THINGS FEEL IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
YOUR TAG IS REALLY ITCHY.
AND GUESS WHAT ELSE USED TO BE REALLY ITCHY.
HA HA HA.
TOILET PAPER!
WELL, ACTUALLY, BEFORE TOILET PAPER WAS INVENTED, PEOPLE USED TO USE LEAVES, GRASS, OR EVEN SHELLS.
OUCH!
NOW THAT'’’S ITCHY.
THEN SOMEBODY INVENTED SOME REALLY SOFT SHEETS OF PAPER, AND THAT FELT A LITTLE BETTER.
AND FINALLY SOMEBODY INVENTED REALLY, REALLY SOFT TOILET PAPER SO WHEN IT TOUCHED YOUR SKIN, IT WOULDN'’’T FEEL ROUGH OR ITCHY AT ALL.
NO.
THEN THEY GOT REAL SMART AND PUT TOILET PAPER ON A ROLL.
HA HA HA.
THEN IT WAS SOFT AND CONVENIENT.
WHOO-HOO!
HURRAY FOR SOFT THINGS.
HA HA HA HA!
YES.
AND THAT'’’S THE STORY OF TOILET PAPER.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> GREAT STORY, GRANDMA.
>> YES.
>> MY GRANDMA KNOWS ABOUT SO MANY COOL THINGS.
♪ I LEARNED SOMETHING COOL SOMETHING COOL TODAY I KNOW IT UPSIDE-DOWN AND INSIDE-OUT I LEARNED ALL ABOUT... TEXTURE!
♪ WHOO!
SCIENTIST IN THE HOUSE!
HA HA HA!
[APPLAUSE] >> OK, SID, ARE YOU READY FOR OPERATION TAG REMOVAL?
>> YEAH.
LET'’’S GET RID OF THE SCRATCHY TEXTURES.
>> OOH, I'’’M IMPRESSED.
THAT'’’S A PRETTY BIG WORD, SON.
>> YEAH.
IT MEANS HOW STUFF FEELS, LIKE ROUGH AND SMOOTH, SOFT AND SCRATCHY.
>> WELL, ALL RIGHTY, THEN.
IT'’’S TIME TO CUT SOME SCRATCHY TAGS OFF OF THESE SOFT SHIRTS.
>> YAY!
LET'’’S START WITH THAT ONE.
>> OK. HA HA.
[SNIP] HEY, I GOT IT.
>> COOL!
>> OK. >> GOOD-BYE, ITCHY TAG.
HELLO, SOFT TEXTURE.
>> HA HA HA!
>> WOW.
YOU TWO HAVE QUITE A PROJECT HERE.
>> HEY, MOM.
LOOK.
WE'’’RE CUTTING OUT OUR TAGS WITH SCRATCHY TEXTURES, AND WE CAN CUT OUT YOUR TAGS, TOO.
>> YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, ALICE?
A LITTLE SNIPPY-SNIPPY TAG-TAG?
>> I THINK I'’’LL KEEP MY TAGS.
>> WHY, MOM?
>> WELL, THEY TELL ME HOW TO WASH MY SHIRTS.
IF I GET RID OF MY TAGS, I MIGHT WASH MY SHIRTS THE WRONG WAY AND END UP SHRINKING THEM.
BELIEVE ME, THAT WOULDN'’’T BE GOOD.
>> UH...RIGHT.
OF COURSE.
I MEAN, WE KNOW YOU CAN'’’T... BECAUSE...SID, NEW PLAN.
FIRST WE WRITE DOWN THE WASHING INSTRUCTIONS, AND THEN WE CUT THE TAGS.
>> YAY!
>> OPERATION TAG REMOVAL CONTINUES!
>> OK. GOT A PEN?
>> NO.
OPERATION... FIND-A-PEN BEGINS!
>> YAY!
I'’’M SURE THERE'’’S ONE HERE SOMEWHERE.
>> AH, WHAT A DAY.
HMM.
WE USED OUR SENSE OF TOUCH TO FEEL ALL KINDS OF TEXTURES.
WE FELT SCRATCHY THINGS, BUMPY THINGS, AND SMOOTH THINGS.
THERE ARE SO MANY TEXTURES, BUT I'’’M PRETTY SURE I LIKE SOFT TEXTURES THE BEST, AND SUPER-SOFT TEXTURES EVEN MORE.
HMM...WHY ISN'’’T EVERYTHING SUPER-SOFT?
OK!
I'’’VE GOT IT.
HERE'’’S MY SUPER-DUPER-UPER- SCHMUPER BIG IDEA!
I'’’M GOING TO INVENT SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE EVERYTHING SOFT.
I CALL IT SUPER SOFT WRAP.
IT'’’S LIKE SUPER SOFT WRAPPING PAPER THAT YOU WRAP AROUND ANYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE SAFE AND FEEL SOFT.
YOU CAN PUT SUPER SOFT WRAP AROUND YOUR BED SO IT'’’S LIKE SLEEPING ON A CLOUD.
AH... YOU CAN PUT SUPER SOFT WRAP AROUND CACTUSES SO THEY DON'’’T POKE YOU WHEN YOU TOUCH THEM.
HA HA HA.
NOPE.
NOT TODAY, MR. CACTUS.
AND YOU CAN PUT SUPER SOFT WRAP AROUND YOUR TRICYCLE SO THAT WHEN YOU CRASH INTO THE GARAGE, YOU'’’LL JUST BOUNCE RIGHT BACK AND THEN GET TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
BOINK!
HEE HEE!
NOPE.
TOTALLY FINE.
AND THAT'’’S MY SUPER-DUPER-UPER- SCHMUPER BIG IDEA!
HA HA HA!
OH, YEAH.
HEY, HAVE FUN FEELING DIFFERENT TEXTURES.
I HOPE YOU HAVE SOME SOFT THINGS NEAR YOU, LIKE MY STUFFED ANIMALS.
HA HA.
AH... WHAT NICE, SOFT HEADS.
AND SOME OF THEM HAVE NICE, SOFT NOSES, TOO.
HEY, I AM SID THE SCIENCE KID.
AND REMEMBER, KEEP ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS.
SEE YOU LATER, SCIENTISTS.
[HUMMING] HELLO, SOFT LION.
>> WOW!
OH, HI.
WE'’’RE JUST [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE JIM HENSON COMPANY AND FRIENDS OF NCI] [CAPTIONED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE --www.ncicap.org--] "SID THE SCIENCE KID"
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