
The Great Outdoors
Season 21 Episode 21 | 28m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Walk into Spring with the Okee Dokee Bros. Learn the sweet history of marshmallows.
Walk into Spring with the Okee Dokee Bros. Learn the sweet history of marshmallows. An important lesson is learned in the Pandemic Playhouse. Climb up a beanstalk with Peggy’s Poetry.
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The Great Outdoors
Season 21 Episode 21 | 28m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Walk into Spring with the Okee Dokee Bros. Learn the sweet history of marshmallows. An important lesson is learned in the Pandemic Playhouse. Climb up a beanstalk with Peggy’s Poetry.
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>> THIS IS SO COOL, GANG!
>> YEAH, I LOVE KITES.
>> ISN'T IT SO COOL?
>> YEAH, I ALWAYS LOVE KITES!
>> IT WAS HARD.
SHE AND OTHER ACTIVISTS PERSISTED.
>> I WISH I HAD MY RAIN COAT AND HAT.
OH, YEAH.
IT'S A DREAM.
I CAN HAVE THEM LIKE THAT.
>> SO CHECK OUT THE NEXT EPISODE OF THE "FRIDAY ZONE" RIGHT NOW!
>> PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR THE "FRIDAY ZONE" IS PROVIDED BY: ♪ FRIDAY ♪ ♪ THE WEEK IS DONE AND IT'S TIME FOR FUN ♪ ♪ THERE'S ROOM FOR EVERYONE ♪ ♪ IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ SO MUCH TO SEE, WHO WILL WE MEET ♪ ♪ IT ALL HAPPENS MAGICALLY ♪ ♪ IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ OPEN YOUR EYES, THERE'S A SURPRISE ♪ ♪ YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT ADVENTURE MIGHT ARISE ♪ ♪ THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪♪ FRIDAY.
>> WELCOME TO THE "FRIDAY ZONE," EVERYONE.
I'M CASSIA.
>> AND I'M ETHAN.
WE'RE ON THE MOVE ON THIS EPISODE, CASSIA.
>> YEP.
WE'LL GO UP THE BEAN STALK WITH PEGGY AND ZARG AND JOIN BETH JEAN ON A BOAT RIDE.
BUT FIRST LET'S GO TO THE PARK ON THE "FRIDAY ZONE" PLAYLIST.
♪ IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ FRIDAY ♪♪ ♪ ♪ INCH BY INCH ♪ ♪ FOOT BY FOOT ♪ ♪ BY STEP BY STEP ♪ ♪ BY A MILE ♪ ♪ WE'RE TAKING IT INCH BY INCH ♪ ♪ BY FOOT BY FOOT ♪ ♪ TILL WE FIND OURSELVES IN THE WILD ♪ ♪ WE'RE STARTING DOWN SOUTH AND HEADING UP NORTH ♪ ♪ FOLLOWING THE PATH OF STRING ♪ ♪ AND WITH EVERY STEP, THE LEAVES TURN GREEN ♪ ♪ AND THE WHIPPOORWILLS START TO SING ♪ ♪ AND THEY SINGING ♪ ♪ INCH BY INCH ♪ ♪ BY FOOT BY FOOT ♪ ♪ BY STEP BY STEP ♪ ♪ BY A MILE ♪ ♪ AND WE'RE TAKING IT INCH BY INCH ♪ ♪ BY FOOT BY FOOT ♪ ♪ TILL WE FIND OURSELVES IN THE WILD ♪ ♪ THE DAYS GET LONGER AND THE FLOWERS WILL OPEN UP WHEN THEY HEAR THAT BANJO RING ♪ ♪ SO LET'S MELT THE SNOW ♪ ♪ AND BRING OUT THE SUN ♪ ♪ WHILE WE TAKE OUR WALK TO SPRING ♪ ♪ TAKE A WALK NOW ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WE MIGHT AS WELL STOP AND SMELL ALL THE ROSES ♪ ♪ CAUSE WINTER'S IN THE PAST ♪ ♪ AND THERE'S NO NEED TO RUSH ♪ ♪ NO NEED TO FUSS ♪ ♪ BECAUSE WE AIN'T GOING NOWHERE FAST ♪ ♪ WE'LL TAKE IT MILE BY MILE ♪ ♪ BY HOUR BY HOUR ♪ ♪ BY DAY BY DAY ♪ ♪ AS WE CLIMB ♪ ♪ AND THEN IT'S WEEK BY WEEK ♪ ♪ BY MONTH BY MONTH ♪ ♪ BY YEAR BY YEAR ♪ ♪ FOR A LIFETIME ♪ ♪ ♪ >> HEY, EVERYBODY!
DR. LEO COOL HERE.
AND LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, TODAY'S SHOW IS GOING TO BE ABOUT OOEY GOOEY MARSHMALLOWS.
BY THE WAY KIDS, DON'T DO THIS AT HOME.
WELCOME TO... [ FANFARE ] >> SO YOU WANT TO KNOW ALL ABOUT MARSHMALLOWS?
DO YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A WILD PLANT CALLED A MALLOY AND NATIVE TO AFRICA AND EUROPE.
JUST LIKE MARSHMALLOW, IT'S A MOUTHFUL.
MARSHMALLOWLIES WERE FIRST CREATED IN EGYPT 2,000 YEARS AGO AND WERE MIXED WITH NUTS AND HONEY AND ONLY SERVED TO PHARAOHS AND OTHER BIG SHOTS.
YEARS LATER IN FRANCE, THE MARSHMALLOWS WAS INTRODUCED IN THE 1850s IN THE SMALL CANDY SHOPS.
THIS WAS A TIME CONSUMING PROCESS TO MAKE MARSHMALLOWS BECAUSE YOU HAD TO SQUEEZE THE SAP OUT OF THE MALL LOWOW PLANT.
THEN CANDY MAKERS REPLACED THE MARSHMALLOW ROOT SAP WITH GELATIN WHICH MADE IT EVEN EASIER TO MAKE!
NOW, TAKING MARSHMALLOWS TO ANOTHER LEVEL, THE GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA INVENTED THE CAMPFIRE TREAT SMORES IN 1927!
NOW, AFTER THAT, ANOTHER STUPENDOUS MARSHMALLOW EVENT HAPPENED WITH THE CREATION OF THE CRISPY RICE TREATS IN 1939 BY MALIKUS JENSON AND MILDRED DAY.
NOW DO YOU KNOW THE FEAR OF MASH MARSHMALLOWS HAS A NAME?
AND ASTRONAUTS PUT TINY MARSHMALLOWS IN THEIR NOSE TO HELP WITH THE SUBADD SUBATMOSPHERIC CHANGES.
HELLO, EVERYBODY!
I'M AN ASTRONAUT.
WELL, NOT REALLY.
LIKE I SAID EARLIER, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME.
I'M DR. LEAH COOL.
AND -- I'M DR. LEO SCHOOL.
AND I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON DR.
COOL'S FUN SCHOOL.
>> COME ALONG TO ME TO McCORMICK'S CREEK.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE A HIKE ON THIS "FRIDAY ZONE" FIELD TRIP.
♪ ♪ >> HEY, GUYS.
IT'S CASSIA HERE AT THE NATURE'S CENTER AND McCORMICK'S STREET STATE PARK.
TODAY WE WILL CHECK OUT WOLF CAVE, I BELIEVE.
WE ARE HERE WITH WYATT.
HE'S NATURALIST HERE AT THE STATE PARK.
SO WHAT IS WOLF CAVE AND HOW DID IT FORM?
>> SO WOLF CAVE IS A LITTLE CAVE HERE IN THE PARK AND IT'S BETWEEN 200 AND 300 FEET.
IT WAS FORMED FROM WATER ERODING OUT THE LIMESTONE AND IF OUR ADVENTURERS ARE FEELING BRAVE TODAY, WE WILL CRAWL THROUGH IT.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ARE WE FEELING BRAVE?
DO YOU WANT TO GET DOWN AND DIRTY?
>> YEAH!
>> LET'S GO CHECK OUT THE CAVE.
LET'S GO!
♪ >> ALL OF THESE HOLES IN THE GROUND ARE CALLED SINKHOLES AND WE KIND OF LOOK LIKE SWISS CHEESE, RIGHT?
WE LOOK LIKE A GOLF BALL.
THEY ARE LITTLE HOLES EVERYWHERE.
HOW WERE THESE SINKHOLES FORMED?
DO WE HAVE ANY GUESSES?
>> WATER?
>> FROM WATER.
I TOLD YOU THAT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
HOW DOES THE WATER EAT THROUGH THE LIMESTONE?
EAT THROUGH THE BEDROCK.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY GUESSES?
>> HMM.
>> BECAUSE IT STAYS THERE TOO LONG.
>> IT STAYS THERE.
THAT'S A GREAT GUESS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> IT'S PROBABLY LITTLE CRACKS IN IT.
>> THERE ARE LITTLE CRACKS THAT IT GOES DOWN.
>> IT HAS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
>> SO IT HAS TO GO INTO THE GROUND.
>> AND IT'S ACIDIC.
THE WATER GETS ACIDIC.
ALL OF THESE LEAVES THAT FALL EVERY YEAR, THEY FALL AND THEY GET BROKEN DOWN BY LITTLE BACTERIA AND STUFF.
AND THE BACTERIA HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, JUST LIKE WE DO, RIGHT?
[ LAUGHTER ] AND THEIR WASTE, THEIR POOP IS A LITTLE BIT ACIDIC.
I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU.
CAN I HAVE A VOLUNTEER HOLD THIS?
THIS OUR LIMESTONE RIGHT HERE, JUST LIKE OUR BEDROCK AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF HYDRO COLORRIC HYDROCHLORIC ACID.
IT'S WAY MORE ACIDIC THAN BUG POOP.
LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I DROP SOME OF THIS ON.
>> OH!
>> CAN YOU SEE THAT?
>> OH, YEAH!
>> AS ALL OF THAT BACTERIA, WASTE PRODUCT COMES THROUGH, IT MAKES THE WATER ACIDIC AND IT DISSOLVES THAT LIMESTONE, JUST LIKE YOU ARE SEEING HERE.
>> WOW!
>> YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
GUYS, WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW ALL OF THESE COOL SINKHOLES ALL THE WAY TO THE CAVE.
>> COOL!
LET'S HIT IT!
♪ ♪ >> WE'LL GO IN AS FAR AS WE CAN.
WE CAN ALL GET RIGHT IN HERE.
FEEL THAT IT'S A LITTLE WARMER IN THE CAVE THAN IT IS OUT HERE?
>> COOL.
>> WE CAN PROBABLY SEE SOME COOL CAVE SPIDERS.
MAYBE SOME CAVE BEETLES ON THE CEILING.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
>> CAVE SPIDERS?
CRAZY COOL!
>> IF ANYBODY DOESN'T WANT TO GET WET, MAKE SURE YOU WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
>> THIS IS AWESOME!
>> YEAH.
>> CAN I GO AROUND THIS?
>> YEAH.
>> WHEN IT GETS WET.
>> MM-HMM.
>> FEEL FREE TO STOP.
>> WHEN IT ET CETERAWHEN IT GETS -- >> YEAH, THAT'S DEEPER.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN WIGGLE -- YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW.
YEAH.
OKAY.
LET'S GO BACK.
>> BUT WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TURN OUR LIGHTS OFF.
>> OH!
OH,T.S SOOH, IT'S SO DARK!
>> TONIGHT IT SO COOL.
>> YEAH, I LOVE CAVES.
I ALWAYS LOVE CAVES.
>> OH, LOOK AT THAT.
♪ ♪ >> WELL THAT, WAS SO MUCH FUN!
THANK YOU SO MUCH, WYATT.
>> "FRIDAY ZONE," THANKS TORE THANKS FOR COMING.
>> THANKS, EVERYBODY!
>> HI, GUYS.
WELCOME BACK.
WE WILL CHECK IN WITH CHEF SHANE.
HI, CHEF.
WHAT ARE WE UP TO TODAY?
>> SO WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT CHEESE.
DO YOU LIKE CHEESE?
>> HMM.
>> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF CHEESE, OLIVE?
FETA.
>> FETA.
MM-HMM.
>> FETA, THAT'S RIGHT.
SOME OF THESE OTHER CHEESES YOU DO LIKE.
AND MAYBE IF IT'S IN A SANDWICH.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU LIKE THAT'S CHEESY?
>> CASSQUESADILLAS OR SOMETIMED GRILLED CHEESE.
THIS IS A GROWNUP GRILLED CHEESE.
A MAC AND CHEESE.
>> I LOVE MAC AND CHEESE!
>> OF COURSE.
OF COURSE.
>> IT'S A CLASSIC.
YOU CAN'T GO WRONG.
>> AND CHEESE IS AWESOME FOR BOTH THE GROWNUPS AND FOR THE KIDS.
OBVIOUSLY, EVERYONE IS GOING TO LIKE IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, BUT OLIVE IS SURPRISING.
SHE LIKES GOAT CHEESE AND FETA CHEESE AND SHE LIKES THE HEAVIER, STRONGER CHEESES.
WHAT WE FOUND IS KIDS, ASK YOUR PARENTS TO TASTE.
AND PARENTS LET YOUR KIDS HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A NIBBLE ALONG THE WAY.
IF THEY SMELL SOMETHING COOKING OR THEY GET TO WATCH YOU OR PLAY WITH IT WHILE YOU ARE COOKING, AND GIVE THEM SOME CHEESE TO PLAY WITH AND MUSH TOGETHER.
THEY MIGHT LIKE THE FLAVOR.
DO YOU WANT TO EAT THIS CHEESE?
>> MM-HMM.
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY?
>> HAVE A NICE DAY.
>> II HAVE A NICE DAY, EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TEACHING US ABOUT CHEESE.
>> HAVE A GREAT DAY, GUYS.
♪ IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ FRIDAY ♪ ♪ >> ITS A BRAND NEW DAY.
-- IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY.
>> WOW!
THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.
>> I THOUGHT WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO GATHER IN LARGE GROUPS.
>> WOO HOO!
PARTY LIKE IT'S WINDOWS 95.
>> THAT'S NOT A PARTY.
IT'S AI CIVIL A CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST.
>> OH, HIDE YOUR FUN.
IT'S THE NUMBER POLICE.
>> WHAT ARE CIVIL RIGHTS.
>> WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS WE NEED IN THE CONSTITUTION, RIGHT?
SO WHY ARE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE STILL PROTESTING?
>> ENOUGH WITH THE QUESTIONS.
YOU WILL JUST ENCOURAGE HER.
>> CURTAIN, PLEASE.
>> IN THE UNITED STATES, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER LIKE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AND ROSA PARKS FOUGHT FOR DESEGREGATION BECAUSE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS REGARDLESS OF SKIN COLOR.
AT ONE POINT, KIDS AS YOUNG AS NELLY AND NOAH FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO NOT HAVE TO WORK LONG HOURS IN DANGEROUS FACTORIES.
AND THEN IN 19-TEENS, WOMEN FOUGHT TO GET THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
LED BY SUFFRAGISTS LIKE SUSAN B. ANTHONY AND MARIE LOUISE BALDWIN.
>> BUT CIVIL RIGHTS IS NOT ALWAYS A STRAIGHT LINE.
>> MANY STATES ALLOWED MEN AND WOMEN OF ANY RACE TO VOTE, BUT OVER TIME, THOSE RIGHTS WERE TAKEN AWAY.
EVEN TO THIS DAY, THE BATTLE TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE BALLOT BOX CONTINUES.
DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT.
>> OH!
EXCELLENT POINT, FACT CHECKER!
AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF PEOPLE REFUSING TO STAND ON THE SIDELINES IN THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS IS THE CAPITOL CRAWL.
>> WE'RE NOT ASKING ANY FAVORS.
WE'RE DEMANDING THE SAME RIGHTS, THE SAME EQUALITY THAT EVERY OTHER AMERICAN CITIZEN HAS.
>> IN 1990, THERE WERE NO LAWS REQUIRING BUILDINGS TO HAVE RAMPS FOR WHEELCHAIRS OR BRAILLE FOR BLIND PEOPLE TO READ.
SO ADAPT, A GROUP OF DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS WENT TO CONGRESS TO DEMAND THAT THEY PASS THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
>> WE ARE HERE TO DEMAND THE PASSAGE OF THE A.D.A.
WE ARE HERE TO DEMAND THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTE NOW.
>> VOTE NOW!
VOTE NOW!
VOTE NOW!
VOTE NOW!
VOTE NOW!
>> IT TURNS OUT THE BUILDING WHERE OUR GOVERNMENT MAKES LAWS FOR ALL PEOPLE WASN'T ACCESSIBLE BY ALL PEOPLE.
SO TO DEMONSTRATE HOW SERIOUS THEIR QUEST FOR RIGHTS WAS, ACTIVISTS GOT OUT OF THEIR WHEELCHAIR AND CRAWLED UP THE STEPS!
>> LET'S GET 'EM.
LET'S CRAWL!
>> A.D.A.
NOW!
A.D.A.
NOW!
A.D.A.
NOW!
>> ONE OF THEM WAS AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL NAMED JENNIFER TEALAND.
>> EVEN THOUGH IT WAS HARR, SHE HARD, SHE AND OTHER ACTIVISTS PERSISTED AND EVENTUALLY GOT CONGRESS TO PASS THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 OR A.D.A.
>> IT REQUIRED EMPLOYERS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR DISABLED EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS.
IN GENERAL.
>> THAT'S COOL, BUT NOT AS COOL AS THE CRAZY TRUE STORY OF THE CAPITOL CROCODILES.
IN SEWERS ALL OVER D.C., THESE MEGA -- >> NOT TRUE!
>> CURTAIN, PLEASE!
>> WOW!
SO THE REASON THERE ARE RAMPS AT EVERY PUBLIC BUILDING IS BECAUSE OF THE A.D.A.?
>> FOR SURE!
TODAY THE A.D.A.
MATTERS MORE THAN EVER, BECAUSE COVID-19 IS LEAVING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS DISABLED.
SO FIGHTING TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE PAST MAKES LIFE BETTER FOR US TODAY TOO.
>> PROTESTING AND DEMONSTRATING ARE IMPORTANT TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO AN INJUSTICE.
THEN ACTIVISTS PROPOSES CHANGES TO THE LAW.
WHEN A CRITICAL MASS IS REACHED, ELECTED OFFICIALS PASS THOSE LAWS.
BUT IT IS STILL UP TO ALL OF US TO ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNMENT ENFORCES THEM.
>> OKAY.
YOU ARE RIGHT, FACTY.
THAT WAS A COOL STORY.
NOW CAN I PLAY THIS KILLER TECHNO JAM I DOWNLOADED.
>>> CRANK IT, BRO!
♪ ♪ ♪ KICK IT ♪ ♪ KICK IT ♪ ♪ ♪ IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE" ♪ ♪ FRIDAY ♪ ♪ ♪ LA, LA, LA, LA, LET'S DAYDREAM ♪ ♪ LA, LA, LA, LA WITH BETH JEAN ♪♪ >> OVER HILLS, STREAMS, AND VALLEYS BEYOND, BETH JEAN SITS BY HER SPARKLING POND.
WITH IMAGINATION AND A TOY TUGBOAT, SOME OF HER FAVORITE DREAMS STAY AFLOAT.
>> HELLO, BIRD.
HAVE YOU EVER FLOWN OUT TO SEA?
>> NO.
BUT I THOUGHT OF IT.
IT'S A SEA GOAL FOR ME.
>> I LOVE MY TUGBOAT, BUT IT'S ONLY A TOY.
OH, TO BE ON THE OCEAN YELLING AHOY!
OH, THIS IS LIKE A TINY TWIG.
OH, IT'S A DAYDREAM.
I CAN MAKE IT REALLY BIG!
>> THIS IS RATHER STRANGE.
THE SCENERY NEVER SEEMED TO CHANGE.
PORTSIDE NOTHING WAS OFF.
>> NOPE.
>> BUT STARBOARD SHE SAW A BRAIDED ROPE.
AN ANCHOR.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE NOT MOVING ALONG.
I WILL GET IT OUT.
GOOD THING I'M STRONG.
SHE PULLED AND PULLED THE ROPE BACK IN.
AND PULLED AND PULLED AGAIN.
AND PULLED AND TRIED TO THINK OF WHEN SHE WASN'T PULLING THAT ANCHOR IN.
>> HERE IT COMES, FROM THE SEA FLOOD.
SEA -- THE SEA FLOOR.
IT MUST BE 300 POUNDS OR MORE.
>> STANDING THERE SLIGHTLY BLUSHING.
>> HMM.
MUST HAVE BEEN CAUGHT ON SOMETHING.
>> FEELING A ROCK AND FEELING A SWAY, BETH JEAN EXPLAINED.
♪ I WOULDN'T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY ♪ ♪ WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE MUCH ♪ ♪ BUT WE'LL HEAR THE SEAGULLS ♪ ♪ AND I KNOW THEY'LL GLIDE US RIGHT ALONG ♪ ♪ AND MAYBE WE'LL SING ALONG, LONG ♪ ♪ SING ALONG, LONG TOO ♪ ♪ AS WE'RE SAILING THE OCEAN BLUE ♪ ♪ THE OCEAN BLUE ♪ ♪ >> MAYBE I'LL SEE A MARINE FRIEND.
OH, WHAT TIMING!
MY PAL DOLPHIN!
WAVE?
YOU WANT ME TO WAVE?
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT'S HOW DOLPHINS GREET TOO.
YES, DOLPHIN, I'M WAVING AT YOU.
A BIG WAVE?
OKAY.
I'LL WAVE BIGGER YET.
DOLPHIN, A WAVE WON'T GET ME.
WET.
>> WITH THAT, THE DOLPHIN GOT A GOOD LAUGH.
AFTER BETH JEAN GOT A SALTY BATH.
AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE...
CAME PALM TREES AND SAND.
>> UH-OH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HIT LAND.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE STUCK.
DO YOU NEED A HAND -- CLAW?
>> YES!
THANK YOU!
HOORAY!
HOORAY!
>> THE CRUSTACEAN TRIED AS HARD AS HIS RED SHELL ON HIS BACK.
>> NO LUCK.
I GUESS YOU WILL BE HERE A WHILE, UNLESS YOU HAVE HEAVY ISLES YOU CANISLES YOU CANIS ITEMS TO TAKE ON THIS ISLE.
>> I'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP.
I HOPE NO ONE ASKS ME TO GO BOWLING.
>> CRAB GAVE ONE MORE PUSH.
AND FINALLY... >> THANK YOU, CRAB!
THE BOAT BUSTED FREE!
OH, NO, WHY IS IT GETTING SO DARK BEFORE ME?
LOOKS LIKE IT'S GETTING... [ THUNDER ] >> JUST A BIT STORMY.
I WISH I HAD MY RAIN COAT AND HAT.
OH, RIGHT.
IT'S A DREAM I CAN HAVE THEM LIKE THAT.
[ THUNDER ] >> GRIPPING THE WHEEL IN FULL DESPAIR.
>> OH, RIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE.
>> JUST THEN BETH JEAN WAS BACK AT HER HOUSE, HAPPY HER TOY BOAT WAS THE SIZE OF A MOUSE.
>> OH, WHAT A DREAM.
IT'S LIKE I WAS THERE.
WAIT.
WHY DO I HAVE EXTREMELY WET HAIR?
♪ >> HEY, CASSIA, WHERE DO SICK BOATS GO?
>> NONE, ETHAN.
WHERE DO SICK BOATS GO?
>> TO THE DOC.
♪ ♪ >> OH, GIANT, THIS IS I. I HAVE BUILT ME A BEANSTALK INTO YOUR SKY.
BUT IT'S LOVELY UP SO HIGH.
>> OH, COOL.
>> HMM?
>> THAT IS HOW I CAME.
>> WHERE DID YOU COME?
>> I PUT HERE MY KNEE AND THEN MY FOOT UP AND UP AND CHUTE TO CHUTE AND THE BLESSED BEANSTALK IS SPINNING THE MISS CHIEF ALL -- MISCHIEF ALL THE TIME, UNTIL IT TOOK ME IN A SPINNING CIRCLE.
>> I CAN IMAGINE IT TWISTING INTO THE CLEAR BLUE SKY.
>> FAR AND OUT ABOVE THE CACKLE OF THE CITY I WAS BORN IN, UNTIL THE LITTLE DIRTY CITY IN THE LIGHT SO SHEER AND SUNNY, SHOWN AS DAZZLING BRIGHT AND PRETTY AS THE MONEY THAT YOU FIND IN A DREAM OF FINDING MONEY.
>> OH, ZARG!
YOU ARE GETTING TO GOOD AT READING!
>> THANK YOU, PEGGY GIRL CHILD.
>> ZARG, MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
>> OF COURSE, PEGGY.
YOU MAY ZARG ANYTHING.
>> YOU KNOW HOW YOU TOLD ME ABOUT BERTHA THE BAYING BANSHEE THE OTHER DAY?
>> HEYES, PEGGY GIRL CHILD.
>> I WONDER WHAT OTHER MAGICAL CREATURES EXIST.
DO GRIFFONS AND UNICORNS EXIST?
>> THERE ARE MANY WONDERS BEYOND YOUR BEDROOM.
>>> LIKE WHAT?
>> MORE THAN PEGGY COULD EVER HOPE FOR.
ANCIENT RUINS LIKE THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OR SILLY THINGS LIKE SEEING THE WORLD'S LARGEST BALL OF STRING.
>> BUT THOSE AREN'T MAGICAL.
>> THEY CAN BE IF PEGGY USES HER IMAGINATION.
>> BUT WHAT ABOUT UNICORNS?
CAN YOU SHOW ME A UNICORN.
>> ZARG CAN DRAW PEGGY A UNICORN.
>> NO, I WANT TO SEE A REAL UNICORN?
>> CAN YOU PICTURE ONE?
>> MM-HMM.
>> CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SEE YOUR UNICORN.
>> SHE'S BEAUTIFUL, ZARG!
SHE HAS A GLISTENING SPIRAL HORN AND SHINY WHITE COAT WITH A GREAT PATCH ON HER NOSE?
>> SEEING IS BELIEVING!
>> BUT, ZARG, IT ISN'T REAL.
>> SHE IS REAL, PEGGY GIRL, TO YOU!
NEVER LOSE YOUR IMAGINATION AND YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE MAGIC IN YOUR LIFE.
NOW, WOULD PEGGY LIKE ZARG TO CONTINUE READING?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> HMM.
WHAT A WIND.
WHAT A MORNING, TILL THE TINY, SHINY CITY WHEN I SHOT A GLANCE BELOW, SHAKEN WITH A GIDDY LAUGHTER, SICK AND BLISSFULLY AFRAID WAS A DEW DROP ON A BLADE, AND THE WORRY GUESS I MADE.
AND THE WIND WAS LIKE A WHIP.
>> OH!
♪ >> THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE IN THE "FRIDAY ZONE."
>> REMEMBER, YOU CAN CONNECT WITH US ANY TIME ON OUR WEBSITE, FRIDAYZONE.ORG OR ASK YOUR PARENTS TO FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @FRIDAYZONE.
>> SO UNTIL NEXT TIME, LIVE, LEARN AND PLAY THE "FRIDAY ZONE" WAY.
>> PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR THE "FRIDAY ZONE" IS PROVIDED BY: >> YOU COOL CATS HAVE THE PERFECT VIDEO FOR THE "FRIDAY ZONE"?
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