funding for arthur with captioning is provided by... ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] fun for everyone makes a family strong. chuck e. cheese's proudly supports pbs kids. and by contributions to your pbs station from... ♪ every day when you're walking down the street ♪ ♪ everybody that you meet has an original point of view. ♪ ( laughs ) ♪ and i say hey! ♪ hey! ♪ what a wonderful kind of day ♪ ♪ if we could learn to work and play ♪ ♪ and get along with each other ♪ ♪ you got to listen to your heart ♪ ♪ listen to the beat ♪ ♪ listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street ♪

♪ open up your eyes open up your ears ♪ ♪ get together and make things better by working together ♪ ♪ it's a simple message and it comes from the heart ♪ ♪ believe in yourself ♪ ♪ for that's the place to start ♪ ♪ and i say hey! ♪ hey! ♪ what a wonderful kind of day ♪ ♪ if we could learn to work and play ♪ ♪ and get along with each other. ♪ hey! ♪ what a wonderful kind of day ♪ ♪ hey! what a wonderful kind of day. ♪ hey! arthur: hey, d.w. hey! whoa! ( crash ) arthur: why?! dad: why what, arthur? why do i have to go to a boring grown-up party with you when it's sunny outside, and d.w. gets to go to the lake with emily? because sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do. ( brakes squeak ) arthur: there's no kids!

you said there would be kids! mrs. fox told me there would be. why? she probably thought people would bring them. why would she think that? oh, all these questions. sometimes you just can't know the answer to everything. and sometimes you can't know the answer to anything. yeah! wait. okay, arthur, we're only going to stay a little while. just try to occupy yourself here in the meantime. how long's a little while? why can't grown-ups ever just answer a simple question? why can't they just say, "yes, we know the answer and this is what it is"? why? why? why? why? why? why? why can't someone give me an answer? man: sorry! just doing a little bit of packing here before mrs. fox and i move to the retirement home.

"93 million miles in a balloon"? got that from granddaddy when i was your age. why aren't you out at the party? boring old people. oh, sorry. why aren't you? boring young people. keep it. i have to get rid of most of this stuff, anyway. just be careful with the loose pages. weird. why is there a balloon in a library? don't remember. "lord caleb trimingham bored, restless and, as always "aggravated by his house staff's lack of interest "in his ever-legitimate questions, "looked to the ceiling as if for an answer "and was rewarded with a balloon-- "a hot-air balloon to be precise-- descending from the rafters." what kind of answer is that? and what questions was he asking? "yet before young lord trimingham could express "proper irritation at the inappropriateness of a balloon in a library, he was greeted by..."

dr. gustavius boles. don't bother to get up. just passing through. ( air hissing ) but what are you doing here? how did you get here? how'd you get that balloon in that suitcase? uh, a questioner. sorry, i have no time at the moment. no! wait! so, you didn't answer my questions. who are you? how did you...? dr. gustavius boles, as i've already informed you. i'm a balloon explorer. what's that? ah, here we are. thank you for the ride. caleb: what is this place? what does he do here? i don't know, sir. i'm just your driver. ( air hissing )

( engine purring ) ( wind whipping ) ( gasps ) dr. boles, what are you...? oh, dear, it's the questioner. dad: okay, arthur, time to go! already? why do we have to go right now? arthur: "as lord trimingham bravely tried to brace himself for the crushing waters ahead..." we're doomed! marvelous-- that's the first thing you've said that isn't a question. here, take this. ( wind whipping ) boles: of course. the falls of glomach in scotland leads to a garden of the taj mahal in east india. the what? there are invisible connections between all things in existence. your library ceiling for example, is connected to the baboon cage in the cairo zoo.

i presume that answers all possible questions. here. you might want to wear that. it provides oxygen and protects the body against extremes of pressure and temperature. ( engine purring ) boles: i had expected to make this final exploration without stowaways, so be careful, that's my only spare suit. where are we going? i've always wondered what the sun was connected to. mom! dad! arthur? the end is missing. what are you doing up past your bedtime? reading. that's good... isn't it? okay, well, thanks for looking, mr. fox. arthur appreciates it. he can't find any pages that might have fallen out,

and he can't remember the ending, except that he thinks it had something to do with the sun. sorry, arthur. but how am i going to find out what happens? arthur: yes! one copy! fiction b-o-u. librarian: yes, apparently 93 million miles in a balloon was checked out ten years ago and never returned. never returned? whoever borrowed it moved and left no forwarding address. but don't worry. if he ever comes back here, i will personally revoke his library card. oh, uh, thanks. i'd rather have the book. can you order another copy? oh, no, dear. that book is long out of print. maybe you can buy a used copy on the internet. "rare copy. fair condition." order it! please? $1,000? oh, i'm sorry, honey. we tried.

and that's the only used copy available. what about posting something on a message board? good idea. let's try it. hey, look. there's a movie called 93 million miles in a balloon. we can rent it on 16 millimeter. what's 16 millimeter? ( projector clicking rhythmically ) dad: it's been 25 years since i've used this old 16-millimeter projector. hope it makes it. it's such a cool book. wait till you guys see. he rides this hot-air balloon into a waterfall and out into space and... what? i can't hear you! never mind. you'll see. chorus: ♪ flying high, flying low! ♪ ♪ broadway rhythms go, go, go! ♪ ♪ 93 million tapping feet ♪ ♪ make a sound that can't be beat! ♪ oh, caleb, i've always wanted to star in a gustavius boles show! i know, sally. and 93 million miles in a balloon is going to be his biggest hit yet! i thought they were going to fly into the sun.

this isn't in the book! boles: sing it, sally! this show is going to make you a star or my name ain't gustavius boles, the biggest producer on broadway! ♪ it always seemed that old broadway ♪ ♪ was 93 million miles away ♪ ♪ but with the help of this balloon ♪ ♪ i'll get to broadway... soon! ♪ arthur: "93 million miles in a balloon. "the novel's exploration plot "was dropped by producer tunesmith bugsby brown "and turned into a backstage musical to showcase his songwriting skills." ( groans ) well, i'd rather see a good musical any day than some silly story about balloons in outer space. yeah, i don't think it's right to make movies about flying into the sun. what if some poor kid tried to imitate it and got hurt? but what about the ending? there couldn't be a logical ending to that book. it is physically impossible to fly into the sun.

arthur: but there is still an ending. just because you didn't read it doesn't mean... yeah, if a tree falls in the forest, does anybody hear it? of course! yeah. buster means if a tree falls in the forest and there's no one to hear it, does it make a sound? what? there's not even insects there to hear it? what kind of forest has no mosquitoes? i just want to know the ending. mom: um, arthur. i found the pages. i just washed your jacket and... looks like they were in your pocket. no. no... no! arthur: i'm sorry, dr. boles. i didn't even think to look in my jacket, and now... foolishness is no excuse. well, we'll just have to keep going. wait. how can you keep going when we don't know what the ending is? if a balloon explorer only proceeded knowing in advance what he was to discover, no discoveries would be made at all. but there's nothing to discover! there's no ending!

we'll find another one. there's only one ending to a story, dr. boles. dad: good news. somebody responded to your post on the message board. a woman who lives over in shelbytown found a copy when she was cleaning out her garage. i can't believe it. i'm actually going to find out the answer. sure was nice of her to drop off the book for you. that clan of eight kids she's got must really keep her busy! well, aren't you going to read it? no! this is kind of what historians go through, piecing together the past from clues. they often reach dead ends, too. but this isn't history. this is a story, with an ending.

we know there's an ending. well, we know there were all sorts of endings in history, too. we just don't know what all of them were... yet. it's kind of exciting. i'm never going to find the ending, am i? you don't know that. it's hard to predict the future. of course, there's nothing to stop you from imagining what you want it to be. you know, dad, maybe you're right. i mean, maybe i could write myself an ending. kind of... a sequel. there you go. i think you've found yourself an answer. good night. dad: lights off? ( chuckling ) what's so amusing? the ending. i finally found it. and it was completely colored by babies. ( laughs ) you know, you're right dr. boles-- let's keep going. the future's out there the unknown. let's explore it. ( propeller puttering ) sometimes people just can't tell you the answer to something and you have to find it out for yourself.

all right! yeah! kids: and now... this is my ending for the story. this is the ending that i wrote. arthur wanted an ending to the story. we wrote pretty exciting endings. "boom!" "zoom! 'boy, don't you love the speed?' asked dr. boles." "as they got to the sun, the hot air balloon "started to get hot. lord caleb's feet started burning." "'trust me, we're safe,' says dr. boles, 'but i hope you brought a pair of shorts-- it's awful hot up there.'" "ah!" "the engine starts propelling the balloon "straight towards the sun. "the space suits were made with a very, very expensive, nice fabric." "'apparently the sun has transported us to an unknown place.'" "just then, dr. boles noticed that his eyes were getting blurry." "they go and go and go into a comet close to earth.

"the comet smashes into the hot air balloon. now the balloon is heading towards mars." "they got sucked in and zoomed upward. "it felt like an icy shower. "'uh, this is very refreshing,' dr. boles said. "my skin has been very dry lately and no skin balm will get the feeling off.'" "the balloon started to go faster. "the screen said five, four, three, two... 'oh, no!'" "they opened their umbrellas and they floated down. "they floated down from the sky and landed safely." "and landed in a parade." "they stumbled up and finally gained their strength." "zoom! the balloon goes off again. "'where are we?" boles asks. "'my kitchen!' caleb shouts. 'i'm home.'" "'boy, was that a great, exciting "extreme adventure!' caleb said, taking a spoonful of ice cream." "then caleb woke up and realized he was just dreaming."

"the end." kids: and now... one thing about being a kid is that you have lots of bosses. ready for testing? with the help of brain's new boss-o-meter i can measure just how bossy someone is. ( boss-o-meter whirring ) i'll load the top and then you can load the bottom. arthur: dad bosses by setting an example. tough, but fair. and then there's mom. ( whirring ) oh, arthur, will you push kate for a while? she just loves it when you do. she bosses by acting as if she's not bossing. hmm... she barely registers. for tomorrow i expect you to complete 25 word problems read a biography of george washington and write a report on it... ( beeping rapidly ) ( gasps ) there's no question who's the boss in ratburn's class.

but up ahead is the bossiest boss of all. out of my way! ( loud, sustained beep ) ( barking ) hey. d.w.: look, mom! it's over here! that's it! that's the one! it's a marie ant-net doll! she comes with ten dresses three wigs a removable mole on her chin and says five things in french. ( pulling string ) doll: ooh-la-la! see?! and look! she comes with her own cake and cake plate. it's a little pricey. but it has to be this one! emily will love it. it's perfect for her. well... please! it'll be the best present ever.

( jaunty music playing ) hi, emily! happy birthday! merci beaucoup mon amie! aren't you going to open it? oh, no ma cherie! there's a schedule. see? here's all the stuff we're doing today. and here's where i open presents. last. hmph. ( laughs ) ( cheering ) ( yawns ) ( sad movie music playing )

( sniffles ) why is the balloon yellow? they should have made the whole thing in color. why doesn't anybody talk? this movie stinks. ( children shouting at once ) boy: make a wish! make a wish. make a wish. ( blowing air ) ( children gasping ) hurry it up, already before you turn six! i love it! here! this is how you open a present. ( all gasping ) see? it's a marie ant-net doll. thank you, d.w. no, wait! let me show you what it can do.

ooh-la-la! mom: how was the party? okay. peek-a-boo! ( laughs ) but emily doesn't know the first thing about opening presents. hello? hi, emily, it's d.w. want to come over and play today? that's awfully nice of you d.w., but i can't. i have to stay home and practice... um, conjugating french verbs. oh, okay. bye. ( dialing ) ( phone rings ) hello? hi, james, it's d.w. want to come over and play? gee, uh, that sounds like fun, d.w. but, uh, i can't. i have to dust my stamp collection. bye. timmy: gotcha! no, i got you! hey! can i play, too? ( both screaming ) tommy: run for your life!

what's gotten into them? hey, arthur! where are you going? i'm just going to the library, d.w. great, i love the library. i thought you were supposed to play with your friends today. uh, they're too busy. busy doing what? emily had to concentrate on verbs. ( girls cheering, laughing ) what about your friend james? he had to dust stamps. ( laughter, water splashing ) ( kids laughing, shouting ) sounds like he's finished. maybe he can play now. ( kids cheering, laughing ) ( tommy screams ) run for your life! what are you a monster? no, even scarier! i'm d.w. ( laughter, shouting ) i don't care. i didn't want to play with them anyway.

d.w.? are you okay? friends. who needs them? ( dog barking ) i don't need any friends. i can have fun all by myself. ( panting ) why, there's hundreds of them! they're unstoppable! what you watching? children of the beans. it's a little scary. maybe you shouldn't watch it. i can take it. why don't you play with your friends? i don't have any.

i thought you were going to play by yourself. that was before i knew how boring i was. why doesn't anyone want to play with me? i'm the life of the party. well, you're kind of... what? what?! well, what am i? well, remember the last time james came over? no, no, no! you're not doing it right. you're supposed to be a prince. i don't know, d.w. i don't think i'm good at this game. sure, you are... if you'd quit doing it wrong. now, once more from the top with feeling. ( sighs ) i can't help it if people do things the wrong way. yeah, but sometimes you do things wrong, too. like that time in gymnastics class.

( screaming ) that's the spirit. better luck next time. d.w.? watch this! ( both grunting ) whoa-- oh! wait, that didn't count. i get to go again. ( both grunting ) d.w., we don't push other students. you should apologize. both: we're sorry. not you, boys. you haven't done anything wrong. we haven't? it wasn't my fault. those tibbles messed me up. yeah, but you have to be fun to have fun. otherwise, kids aren't going to want to play with you. ( yawns ) it's everyone else who's no fun. they should all be more like me. move over! ( group marching ) they're replicating faster! no place is safe.

( doorbell rings ) can you come out and play? sure! me first, me first! hey, that's not fair. i can't help it if you do it wrong. ( gasps ) can i play, too? no! that's mine! ( gasps ) ( screams ) ( all shouting bossy phrases ) you do it wrong! you do it wrong! give it back! give it back! i saw it first! you do it wrong! let go of it! arthur: d.w. d.w., wake up. all: this isn't right! you do it my way! mom says its time for your gymnastics class. it was awful! i was everywhere!

uh-oh. here comes d.w. she's going to hog the balance beam again. i'm going to hide in the bathroom. hey... we know, we know. you first. you can have it to yourself. no! i mean, what i was going to say was... "me last." i always go first. you guys should go ahead of me this time. it looks like a trap. emily, you go first. you'll just say i did it wrong. no, i won't, i promise. ( chuckles ) that was so... close to being perfect. you just need more practice. you can have my turn. ( gasps ) it helps if you hold your arms out more. that works for me. you've got it! ( emily lands ) thanks, d.w. you go next. no, no.

you can go next. no, you. go ahead, d.w. but i already said i'd go last. she's being nice. oh, yeah? we can be nicer. yeah, take my turn. no, she should have my turn. hey, i gave her my turn first. hey, want to come er after class and practice cartwheels? tommy: that doesn't mean you get to go last. timmy: does, too. tommy: does not. does, too! does not! does, too! does not! hi, i'm marc brown. i write and illustrate the arthur books. there's a secret about the arthur books that i bet you didn't know. in almost all the arthur books, i hide the names of my kids: "tolon," "tucker" and "eliza." this is probably one of the hardest to find the name hidden. if you look very carefully on arthur's desk the pencil holder has eliza's name. the other names are hidden on the ends of these baby beds in the hospital. see if you can find their names. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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and trying to break them, right, ronald? (groans) you'll hear words like "weakness" and "urge," "obsessed," "preoccupied" and "hooked." quit playing that game and tell everyone to enjoy the show! (monotone): enjoy the show. your whole class is going to the natural history museum? uh-huh. oh, you can visit my bone. take pictures. we're supposed to be doing research. mrs. clusky wants us to do a project on life in prehistoric times. alice: i'm thinking i'll do mine on giant, prehistoric fish. how about you? i can't decide. do dinosaur bones! i'll help. i'm an expert. i know facts about 'em even the scientists don't know. really? like what? martha: they taste like chicken. (video game sounds) alice: you'd better decide quick. mrs. clusky wants us to write a paragraph describing our projects for tomorrow.

i'll do it tonight. (electronic fanfare) (groans) oh hey, i've been looking for you. why? want this? wha...? you're... giving... me something? don't get excited. my computer's got better games. so i'm getting rid of this one. want it? wow, that's... two bucks. okay okay, quit your crying. take it. you can have it. i'm not really into these things. you want it, helen? yeah, thanks, alice. how's it work? you guys don't know anything. here, i'll show you. helen, can we go to the park? just a second, martha. ronald: in the first level, you got to build your caveman forts before the dinos come and eat you. i thought dinosaurs died out before cavemen came around. yeah. and they don't have forts.

they had caves. you know? cavemen. you want to talk history or play the game? (electronic tones) aw, now look what you did. he ate me. no talking! grab the banana. grab the banana. i think she's hooked. wait, wait, wait... (roaring) aw, you waited too long. my turn. park? in a minute. (sad sigh) i don't like that thing. you should get rid of it. why? you get too preoccupied. (chuckles) preoccupied? preoccupied means... what? huh? preoccupied means what? oh preoccupied means you're not paying attention because you're thinking about... something... else. i'm not preoccupied. (thud) ow! uh-huh. you mean like that?

(roaring) mom: helen. time to put the game away. she can't. she's hooked. helen... okay in a minute... helen, if that game is not off by the time i count to three, i'm taking it away. uno... dos... tres... it's off. it's off. i quit. when do we eat? (sighs) i was wondering the same thing. (barking) helen, did you forget to feed the dogs? oh, sorry. i guess i got a little... preoccupied? dad: aw, man. oh. just seeing what all the fuss was about. (clearing throat) good game. where'd you put it? you're supposed to be writing that paragraph about your project. what are you, the homework monitor? is a monitor someone who makes sure people do what they're supposed to be doing?

yeah. then i'm the homework monitor. and my monitoring tells me you are not doing any homework. i will, i will. just let me get to level two. (video game sounds) (game sounds continue) (yawning) hey, helen. what's wrong with you? up late. probably playing that gamekid. a gamekid? don't let me near it. (shudders) those things are... oh, what's the word? boring? no. addicting. or at least i think that's the word i mean. isn't addiction like a habit you can't break? you know, you start doing something and you can't quit? yeah. only i'm not addicted. i quit playing. it was midnight, but i quit. addicted. (panting): oh, no... this better be a dream.

so, be sure to bring a permission slip from your parents. (roaring) did you get that, helen? clusky: helen? did you hear what i said? uh, what? oh, yes, mrs. clusky. because without it, you can't go to the museum. uh-huh. your project paragraph? td: mrs. clusky would never let me turn a paper in late. she might-- if you didn't turn in everything late already. i could write quicker if my thumbs weren't so sore. what's your project on? giant prehistoric man-eating worms. td there's no such thing. that's what they all say. until... (slurping sounds) helen, you are hooked. it helps me relax. besides, the game gave me an idea for my project.

a model of a neanderthal man. alice: mrs. clusky says we should start working on our projects before the field trip. our friend, the neanderthal man. can you use this for your model? mm-hmm. you should be working on your model. i will... once i get to level six. hey! give it back! (excited barking) martha! i promise i'll take a break once i get to the next level. you need to take a break now. stop monitoring me. well i wouldn't have to if... (barking) skits. you're obsessed. i'm not obsessed. are, too. all you think about is that game. you can't think of anything else. that's obsessed. you're the one who's obsessed.

all you think about is if i'm obsessed. because you are. why don't you obsess about something else? like food? i am. that's why i'm obsessed about you being obsessed. you forgot to feed us again. (gasps) oh, martha. i'm sorry. >from now on, i promise i'll restrain myself. whoo-hoo! level six! so much for restraint. (curious bark) restraint. when you restrain yourself it means you stop yourself from doing something. (phone ringing) hello. oh, hey, alice. hey, how's your neanderthal man model coming? yeah. yeah. good. great. don't forget to bring your permission slip for the museum tomorrow. okay. you can't go without it. okay. thanks. bye. what did alice want? uh something about school.

you forgot? but i reminded you! i forgot to remember. boy: hey, alice! hurry up! you're going to miss the bus! sorry, helen. (sighs) (whining) come on, skits, that's silly. helen does not love that game more than us. (whining continues) she has not forgotten about us. you'll see. she's bringing us a picture of our bone from the museum. (door opens, shuts) helen, what's wrong? i'm the worst owner in the world. i forgot to feed you, i forgot to walk you and i didn't get a picture of your bone. no picture? i couldn't go to the museum because i forgot to get a note from mom. martha, you've got to help me. sure. whatever it is, i can do it... unless you need thumbs.

hide this, and no matter what don't tell me where it is. i never want to see this game again. with pleasure. you haven't even started?! mm-mm. don't just sit there, glue something. (grunts) what difference does it make? i can't build a model by tomorrow. come with me. where are we going? i've got an idea for your project. it's better than a model and you can finish it tonight. (gasps) (roars) (gasps) (gasps) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

(roars) i've been playing that game way too much. now all we have to do is find some things. i'll get rid of it. (clears throat) i'll get rid of it. we just need to borrow a couple of bones for my project. i promise i'll bring them right back. i'll get rid of it. alice: early men and women were hunter-gatherers. they gathered vegetables and hunted wild animals for food. they used animals hides as clothing to keep themselves warm. their teeth were worn down from poor nutrition.

(all gasp) thanks for helping me out, td. you helped me out, too. i got extra credit for being a neanderthal. boy, am i going to need it. why? your worm was great. yeah, too bad prehistoric man-eating worms didn't really exist. (laughs) hey, helen i found these old game discs. you can use 'em in the gamekid. want 'em? uh, no, thanks. i don't think my dogs will let me. (dogs growling) (chuckles) bad habits are hard to break. it's weird. you can get addicted to all kinds of things. you and skits are hooked on sticks. i can't throw it if you don't let go. mom's hooked on international icon. is something burning? (gasps) my casserole! oh how did i get so wrapped up in that show? pizza, anyone? jake's hooked on his blankie.

(fusses) and of course, you got really hooked on digging. some people have no restraint. want me to get rid of that for you? would you? i think i'm hooked. (inhales sharply) (door opens) truman! what? i wasn't doing anything. you still suck your thumb? no, i, uh i was polishing it. i can't believe it. you still suck your thumb. i was thinking. that's what i was doing. hmm. i don't know anybody who isn't a baby who still sucks their thumb. oh come on, carolina we all have bad habits.

martha's right. habits are things people do all the time. everybody has some habit. sure, like biting your fgernails. that's a bad habit i have. well, i wouldn't call thumb sucking a bad habit. i'd call it habito de bebes, a baby habit. a bad habit is like when you go on and on and on, picking on something you don't like about someone else. (giggles) that's not a habit; it's helpful criticism. do dogs have bad habits? that's a good question, truman. i have to think about tha... (gasps) oh, no, martha, no, no, no! huh? i don't know what comes over me. it happens every spring. you're such a mature dog in every other way

but when it comes to digging you just have this... weakness. not really. martha's strong. she can dig a hole three-feet deep before you can say "no, martha, stop!" (sing-songy): you're not helping. not that kind of weakness, honey. i mean martha likes something so much, she doesn't have the strength to stop herself. her willpower's weak. (martha clears throat) (chuckles) guess i'll hold off on the snacks till dinner. okay, how about if i just promise i'll never do it again. you don't trust me. promising is one thing, but... you really have to follow through. what? oh. tell you what, martha. you stop your digging habit, and i'll try to get over my weakness for snacks. deal? sure. deal. why not? after all, how hard could it be? (kids grunting) martha, no! mom just replanted those flowers!

martha! i just don't get it. skits has no problem with not digging. (barks) well i guess some dogs just have a better nose for dirt. all those rich smells. the robust aromas of clay and soil, a piquant hint of fertilizer, burnished off by fruity undernotes of worms and rotting leaves. it's... i can't stop myself! why don't we take a walk? you know, maybe i should try to stop something i have the urge to do. urge? you mean, when you get the feeling you really want to do something? right. so when i have the urge to, you know, with my thumb, i'll stop myself. you've really started a trend, martha. (quavering) um why don't we walk

on the other side of the street? helen: tree people. i heard they were going to be planting trees this week to make the neighborhood look better. (quavering) all that dirt. sorry, martha this walk was rougher than i expected. no matter where you turn, there's dirt. the whole earth is nothing but dirt! maybe i should just stay inside for a while. how long is "a while"? like until it starts snowing. truman: five. one, two, three, four, five. you owe me $50. gah! i hate this game! sorry, sorry. i guess i'm cranky 'cause i quit. you know, with the thumb? martha? huh? your roll. how long does this game take? until we all decide we're bored and we stop. you said you needed to stay inside till winter anyway, right?

right. (giggling) (groans) tv announcer: do you have an irresistible craving that nothing will stop? when you crave something, that means you want it so badly that you can't stop thinking about it. maybe you crave deep, rich chocolate. perhaps you have a weakness an unstoppable urge for thick fudgy, flakey coconutty peanut-buttery goodness. (sighs) (groans)

sorry. sorry. sorry. sorry. going outside? no, um, just thought i heard skits come in. guess i'm hearing things. what about you? i was just, um... hey, i was thinking it's pretty silly to just stop digging all at once. what if you went out and dug just a little. i don't think i'd be able to stop myself. yeah. i know what you mean. ...crunchy graham crackers, honey nougat all in one irresistible bar. the crave bar. it's what you crave. go on, give in to the urge. (both sighing) (snoring) mom: buenos días, martha. did you sleep well? eh. well, do you have any exciting plans for the day? i thought maybe i'd lie on the chair

and stare out the window at the garden for a while. then i thought i'd shift over to the couch and stare at it some more. it sounds fun, but... we had something even better in mind. what's that? all: a digging party! ready... set... go. done. (cheering) keep going, martha. really? uh-oh. did i...? (sighs) whew. it was just a dream. good morning. oh, hi, martha. how are you feeling? great. i may even go outside. (sighs) morning. outside? really? yeah. i had this great dream. it got the desire to dig completely out of my system.

it's amazing what a really great dream can do for you. look what you did. how could you do that? look at the holes everywhere, you naughty dog. i can't believe this. i just mowed the lawn. bad dog! (overlapping shouting) so you really don't have that irresistible desire to dig anymore? no. the dream took care of it. it was strange. it seemed really real. (barking)

maybe if you had a good dream that would help you get over your snacking habit. (barking) hmm. i wonder who left those muddy paw prints. oh. (dogs barking) um... i think that's for me. oh hi, everybody. what brings you here? (excited barking) well sounds like there's only one thing to do. wish i could stay and talk, but i have stuff to do. later. ah. peace and quiet. (angry barking) (shrieks) (gasps) what?! wha...? what is going on here?

martha?! martha?! i'll explain later. (dogs growling) i'm sorry. i thought i was dreaming. it was an innocent mistake. what do you want from me? (martha grunting) okay, that's the last one. again, i'm really sorry. i guess i bottled up the urge to dig for so long that it had to come out some way. she's been trying very hard to break the digging habit but the drive is just too strong. the drive? like a car? drive can also mean the feeling you get when you really want to do something. (sighs) you know, digging is not necessarily a bad thing. if the drive is that irresistible why don't you try to find a way to put it to good use? where? okay, where do you need the next one?

over there. all right, here i go. maybe there are some things you can never get over. you can only try to control your desire to do them. like your thumb? no, i'm all over that. look. no wrinkles. it hasn't been near my mouth in over a week. i guess martha inspired everyone to find a way to control their habits. five crave bars, please. and put them in a bag, okay? hi. today we want to talk to you about drives. not "drive" like driving a car but a drive like a strong desire to do something. we all have drives. dogs are driven to fetch. and people have an irresistible drive to play with dogs. all animals have drives. even... cats. cats, like nelson here have a drive to pounce, a need to destroy

a desire to chew socks, a nasty habit of breaking other people's things, an urge to mess around with car engines... i think you're driven to say bad things about cats. i can't help it. they drive me crazy! welcome back. this is the part where ronald asks you if you caught all the habit words. but he's too preoccupied to do what he's supposed to do. let's roll the clips. tv announcer: when you crave something that means you want it so badly that you can't stop thinking about it. drive can also mean the feeling you get when you really want to do something. see you next time. both: bye. ♪ who's that dog? ♪ ♪ who's that dog? ♪ ♪ dog, d-d-dog, d-dog. ♪ that dog is bert. we're at children's hospital boston. bert is a volunteer with the pawprints program. he enjoys coming to see the kids because he gets to be petted by a lot of children.

he's a friend. man: i think that it makes them feel, for a little bit, like they're not in the hospital and they can take their mind off things. bye, bert! man: he gets to have little doggie treats when we get back to the office. ♪ he's that dog... ♪ ♪ dog, d-d-dog, d-dog. ♪ announcer: have you heard the news? something's cooking! "arthur's" on pbs kids go! what? that's a great idea! now we can party all night! watch "arthur" weekdays on pbs kids go! or watch anytime you want at pbskidsgo.org. martha speaks is funded in part by... kiddie academy child care learning centers... proud supporter of pbs kids. providing educationally focused child care preparing children for school and for life.

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♪ swing! ♪ ♪ well, every day ♪ ♪ every day ♪ ♪ is so glorious ♪ ♪ glorious ♪ george! ♪ and everything ♪ ♪ everything ♪ ♪ is so wondrous ♪ ♪ wondrous ♪ ♪ there's more to explore when you open the door ♪ ♪ and meet friends like this, you just can't miss ♪ ♪ i know you're curious ♪ ♪ curious ♪ ♪ and that's marvelous ♪ ♪ marvelous ♪ ♪ and that's your reward ♪ ♪ you'll never be bored ♪ ♪ if you ask yourself "what is this?" ♪ ♪ like curious... ♪ ♪ like curious... curious george. ♪ oh... captioning sponsored by nbc/universal (chattering excitedly) narrator: it was morning in the country and george was eager to get outside. (gasps) (chatters "rain") oh... it's just a little rain. i'll get you an umbrella.

ah! (grunting) (clattering) (hooting) i know, let's check the attic. uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. (grunting) whoa! ooh, ha, ha, ha. aha! i knew i had an umbrella. (hooting) (chuckles) george thought the cart was wonderful. it would be perfect for carrying stuff. huh. i really should get rid of some of this. (grunts) (hooting excitedly) you want that? oh, sure. (chatters "all right!") (chattering excitedly) (gasps) my first yellow hat.

now, that's a keeper. ah! (hooting) (grunting) george loved his new cart. now all he needed was something to put in it. (sighs) it was too small for a cow. oh... uh-uh. (gasps) it could hold a ton of coconuts, but there were no coconut trees around. ooh. that's what george could put in it: interesting sticks. (chattering) oh! (hooting) hmm. uh-huh. (chattering) (laughs) by the time george got out of the

woods he had quite a collection. (sighs) huh? (chatters "hi") hi-ya, george. hey, you want to try some delicious made-out-of-apples-that-i- picked-myself apple cider? ooh, ooh, uh-huh, uh-huh. (slurps) huh. do you want a whole bottle? (chuckles) uh-huh. that'll be $3.50 please. huh? (gibbering sadly) why don't you and allie make a trade? that's what we used to do when we were kids. (chatters "okay") yeah. ta-da! hmm, i like it but i don't want to trade for a stick. oh... i like the cart, though. george wasn't sure he wanted to give up his new cart, but then again that cider was delicious.

uh-huh. (chattering) now, just remember, kids once you make a trade, it's for keeps. (chatters "okay") we know. yay, and it squeaks, too. (chattering) here you go, george. by the next morning, george had finished all the cider... aw... ...and was missing his cart. there were so many fun things he could be doing... (george yells, man gasps) ...like playing hide and seek... ...or carrying a pet fish around... (groans) ...but the cart was gone. (gasps) unless he could trade it back for something. (chatters "yeah") something allie would like. hmm, can't have too many coat hooks. keep. ooh, ow. (chattering) sauerkraut? oh, sure whatever you need.

socko, i haven't seen you in years. keep. (chattering) you want me to trade the cart for a jar of sauerkraut? uh-huh. hmm... no, i'd rather have the cart. i'm kind of using it. (chatters) maybe there's something else george has that you'd like. hey, yeah. do you have a pony? uh... uh-uh. hmm, too bad. (sighs) i always wanted a purple pony with pink hair that you can brush with a regular brush. hmm. ha! george was in luck. he had seen a pony just like that over at vicki's house. you want to trade a jar of sauerkraut for my pony? no, thanks. (sighs) (chattering)

(laughs) that's funny but i don't want a stick that looks like a hat either. i wouldn't trade this pony for anything. (groans) except maybe a dollhouse. george didn't have a dollhouse. (groans) allie had a dollhouse, though. if george could trade something for the dollhouse, then he could trade the dollhouse for the pony and trade the pony for the cart. (gibbering) it all made george's head spin. ahoy there, george! could you hand me that hammer? uh-huh. yep, nothing like building something with your own two hands, i always say. (hooting) huh. "building something"?

that gave george an idea. aha. (chatters "hey!") (chatters a question) you want to trade a jar of sauerkraut for a crate? ooh, ooh, uh-huh, uh-huh. ha, you got yourself a deal. (exclaims) i do love sauerkraut. (chattering enthusiastically) (chatters "oh, hey") (singsongy chattering) aha! did you make that? uh-huh, uh-huh! wow! (chattering) i love it. wait right here. (chattering quietly) here you go, george. (exclaims) george couldn't wait to get his cart back. hey-ya, george. (chatters "hello") (gasps)

huh? (chattering) like my cart? allie traded it to me for an old backpack. (groaning) (chatters a question) you want to trade that pony for the cart? uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. mmm, no, thanks. i need this to help me carry stuff to the swap meet. (sighs) (chatters "swap meet?") a swap meet is where lots of people gather in a big space and trade stuff. you should come. it's fun. who knows? you might find something i would swap the cart for. hmm. man: "annual swap meet. "tomorrow only. one person's junk is another person's treasure." (hooting) oh, this is great, george. i'll bring all the stuff i want to get rid of. ooh... (singsongy chattering) oh, no, no that's the keep pile. that's the get-rid-of pile.

ah! (chatters a question) of course. you never know when you might need a sombrero. (chattering) the next day george hoped that, between his sticks and the man's stuff, they'd have something that bill would trade for. mm... got it. aw. don't need it. uh... i like your sombrero, though. oh! (chattering) you want to trade the sombrero? sure! (chatters) (chattering) (rhythmic squeaking) you want the cart? uh-huh! it's a deal! oh, wait! i just traded it to mr. quint. (yells) don't worry, maybe you can make a trade with mr. quint. (happy shout) ah. aha! ta-da! well, that's a dandy fishing reel but unfortunately, i just swapped the cart

with my brother for this singing whale! (deep voice): ♪ 49 tons of krill on the wall ♪ ♪ 49 tons of krill... ♪ oh! (whale continues singing) george found mr. quint's brother, flint, but flint had traded the cart to his other brother, wint for a back massager. oh! (chattering) (excited chattering) wint had traded the cart to mrs. renkins for some soap-on-a-rope... ah! (excited groaning) ...and mrs. renkins had traded the cart to vicki. (george panting, groaning) sorry, george, i just traded the cart to some people from the city. (yelling) george had worked so hard to get that cart back, and now it was gone for good. (wheels squeaking)

hey! (excited chattering) there's nothing here that i want. see, i'm an artist. i work with wood and what i'm looking for are... unusual... sticks. (gasps) ah! (excited chattering) ah. (giggles) well, these are the best sticks i've ever seen! thank you. ah... (laughs) bye-bye! at last, george had a cart. of course, he no longer had anything to put in it. but that wouldn't last long. girl: george is a monkey. he traded lots of stuff until he got his cart back. boy: today we are trading. girl: each kid brought in things to trade for other things. i have chocolate chip muffins. do you want one bag of chocolate chip muffins

for the giraffe? no. girl: matthew offered me three muffins at first and then i said no. would you like six chocolate chip muffins? sure. boy: then matthew offered six to ann marie and ann marie took it. the kids are deciding for themselves what's worth something and what's not. noah didn't want the truck for a goose and a highlighter, but... i think the truck is worth more than what he was offering. boy: trading is good, because you don't use money and you can save your money. i'll take it. narrator: when the man with the yellow hat told george he was bringing home a wondrous animal called a chameleon george decided to surprise it with a gift.

(door opens) hi, george. (chattering) that's terrific! it looks just like jade. take a look. oh. hi! hmm. (george chatters) yeah. professor wiseman and i rescued her when she lost her jungle home. (inquisitive chatter) she's, uh... there. see? huh? ah! look- she's changing color. ooh! chameleons can do that. see, she's usually green like her jungle surroundings and that's why we named her jade. but under the sun's rays she got warmer and that made her change color. watch. chameleons change color when the temperature changes. george: ooh... (man laughing) and sometimes when their mood changes, too.

anyway, today jade will get a new home, at the zoo! that is, if i can convince dr. chroma that she's the kind of rare chameleon he's been looking for. oh. yep. i-i've already prepared my speech. now, i just need to pick up some posters. hey, do you want to feed jade while i'm gone? uh-huh! great! her food's on the table. uh, just drop in a few pieces, and she'll do the rest. thanks, george. bye-bye. bye! (chattering) ah... ha! (tongue zips) oh! (tongue zips) jade had an amazing tongue. (grunting) george wondered if he could get his tongue to work like that. (george chatters) (grunts)

(sighs) huh? george had left the cage open... uh-oh. (anxious chattering) oh, no! ...and now jade was gone. (gasps) yah! (groans) (grunting) oh. (grunting) huh? (gasps) (grunting) hey! (gasps) (grunts) there was no way for george to get to jade. he'd have to find a way to get jade to come to him.

(toy squeaking) (excited shout, chattering) introducing... (toy squeaking) squeaky. what chameleon could resist? (chattering) (chattering, squeaking continue) (chattering, squeaking echoing) (echoed squeaking) nothing brought out the puppy in hundley like a squeaky toy. (echoed chattering, squeaking) (barking) the squeaks were coming from george's apartment. (panting) (grunting) george hope that squeaky would lure jade back to her cage. all he could do now was wait... (whispers): quietly. (gasps) (squeaky squeaks) (barking) (barking continues)

ah! shh! (barking) aah! (barking) george was worried that hundley would scare jade. (barking) speaking of jade where'd she go? uh-oh. (barking) (sniffing) (groans) hundley didn't know a squeaky toy could lick your nose. (george chatters) (grunting) ah! how was george supposed to keep track of a disappearing, color-changing chameleon? ah... huh. maybe george could keep track by tracking her tracks. uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

(hooting happily) george thought putting paint all over the floor might be too messy. he needed something un-messy that would show jade's footprints, so george could follow them. (screams) flour might work. it was only sort of messy. (chatters happily) hundley didn't know what george was up to. (groans) whatever it was, it wasn't clean. (gasps) uh-oh. how was george going to see jade's tracks if their tracks were in the way? (chatters curiously) (chatters curiously) (chatters happily) oddly enough some things work better if you do them backwards.

(sneezing) (hooting anxiously) (hundley barks) (george sneezing) george and hundley had to step outside for some fresh air. (heavy breathing) (chatters happily) george's plan had worked! jade's tracks went... uh-oh. right out the door! (grunting) (elevator bell rings) (gasps) (gibbering anxiously) (chatters "no") (grunts) (hooting anxiously) (gibbering anxiously) (sighing) (gibbering anxiously)

they found the wagon but jade was gone. and now she had a million places to hide. (sighing) (chatters curiously) (man whistling) hi, george! oh... what... happened... here? oh, boy. (sighs) hey, jade! well, i don't know where george went, but i have to get you to the zoo. can't be late for professor chroma! george knew he couldn't look everywhere for jade. he needed a plan. in the apartment, jade had hidden in three places: under the couch, on top of the lamp and behind the radiator. they were all places george couldn't reach. they were also warm places. (sighs)

huh. maybe jade liked to be warm. maybe that's where george should look! (hooting happily) (hooting happily, hundley barks) the popcorn popper was warm... (screaming) ...but jade wasn't there. the vegetable barbecue also had heat, but it didn't have jade. was there a warm place that george had missed? (boy laughing) (barks) huh? (gasps) (hooting happily) huh? (gasps) (hooting happily) (giggles) (barks)

now, all george had to do was put jade back in her cage. huh? the cage was gone! (gibbering anxiously) that meant that the man had taken squeaky to the zoo instead of jade! (screams) (hooting anxiously) hey, george! what's the rush? (gibbering anxiously) uh... sounds exciting. well, hop on! (gibbering anxiously) meanwhile, the man with the yellow hat had just finished telling the dramatic story of jade's rescue. and now i would like to examine jade. if she is the rare chameleon that you say then, and only then, can she stay. well, of course. (squeaks, man gasps) squeaky? what was that sound? what? the squeak? oh, um--

hey, let's all go to lunch, huh? i don't know about you but i'm starving. the chameleon please. show me the chameleon! uh-oh. uh, okay. (george gibbering anxiously) man: george? (chatters "hello") let me see. hmm. mmm. hmm? well, that's-- perhaps-- yes! this is the chameleon we've been hoping for! welcome, jade, to the zoo! (george laughs) boy: george is a monkey. he threw flour on the floor so he could follow james' tracks. i'm lydia from the wildlife passages task force. animals need a lot of space

to look for all the food they need. and sometimes there are roads that go right through the space they want to go to. and that can be very dangerous. boy: we're going to a tunnel made especially for animals to get across the road. lydia: how can we know if the animals are using the tunnels? they want to know how many animals were using it, so they put sand, so they could see their footprints. lydia: does anybody see any tracks here? it looks to me like it's a fox, because when i look at the fox track, it looks exactly alike. girl: i think i see the back of the raccoon foot. girl 2: people should help animals because they're really good for our nature. let's imagine we're wearing space suits. oh, cool! girl: it's a lot of fun to imagine things with elmo, being anything you want to be and going anywhere you want to go. shape ahoy! add a bunch of math... subtraction! and some silly song and dance...

elmo: ♪ "elmo the musical" ♪ girl: you get... ♪ "elmo the musical" ♪ "elmo the musical"! this is elmo's story. anything can happen. announcer: weekdays on an all-new season of "sesame street," and watch anytime at pbskids.org. announcer: coming soon to pbs kids, a special submarine adventure... down submarine! announcer: on "dinosaur train." all: ooo! the new "dinosaur train submarine adventure" on pbs kids, monday, february 18, and watch "dinosaur train" anytime at pbskids.org. (george chattering excitedly) this program was made possible by: [ female announcer ] at abcmouse.com we believe that learning and curiosity go hand in hand. abcmouse.com early learning academy, proud sponsor of pbs kids and curious george. for more than 90 years stride rite's been there. helping you choose the right shoes.

stride rite is a proud sponsor of curious george. funding for curious george is provided by contributions to your pbs station... ooh. ...and from: hola! curious george loves to play and learn so let's play an opposite game. i'll say something, and you shout out the opposite. ready? what's the opposite of up? down! right. and the opposite of stop? go! yes! and you can go online and play more games with curious george at pbskids.org. now let's... ♪ go, go, go, go on an adventure ♪ it's "the cat in the hat knows a lot about that" next. [horn honks] rosa: hi. i'm miss rosa from pbs kids with martha ... martha: from martha speaks. rosa: it's easy to help your kids learn anytime, anywhere. right martha? martha: right. like at the doctor's office. mom: what rhymes with toy?

kid: boy. martha: or when you're walking the dog. mom: what letter does that sign start with? girl: s! rosa: visit pbskids.org/read for more tips and free games like these that make it fun for your child to learn to read. martha: so remember... martha and rosa: anytime is learning time.

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the cat! the cat in the hat! - the cat in the hat! yes! all wonderful ideas for birthday presents but we need something for fish! mmmmm. what do i have here? a hairbrush, a hammer, two ducks, a kazoo... a waffle, a raincoat in red, white and blue. fish doesn't need a raincoat! we want to get him a really, really special present! a really, really special present? hmm, i'm all out of those! hmm, what can we get him? if only there was someone we could ask. but there is! gary the garibaldi fish. neat idea! we ask another fish! let's go to the briny blue sea and find gary. your mother will not mind at all if you do. [giggles] mom, can you hear me? loud and clear. we need to find a birthday present for fish. can we go and see gary the garibaldi fish in the briny

blue sea? the briny blue sea? of course. you're sure to fish up something there! this is mom signing off. we can go! we can go! we can go! we can go! i know! i know! to the thingamajigger! ♪ where are we going today? i can't tell you - it's a bit of a surprise. oooooh! (giggles) buckle up! [honk] ♪ flick the jiggermwhizzer! (giggles) [boing] [honk] [pop] ♪ isn't this fun? ya-hoooo! ♪ here we go, go, go, on an adventure! ♪ ♪ the thingamajigger is up and away! ♪ ♪ go, go, go, go! on an adventure! ♪ ♪ we're flying with the cat in the hat today. ♪ ♪ to a secret location we're going to fly, ♪ ♪ whatever you do don't

tell fish why! ♪ ♪ here we go, go, go, go on an adventure ♪ ♪ go, go, go, go, go! ♪ ♪ here we are! and where is "here" again? we're not going to tell you! that way it'll all be a big surprise! (laugh) [horn] that was a surprise. press the shrinkamadoodle! ♪ now press the floatamaboater! [giggles] ♪ time for a dip! oh i can't wait for my surprise! eugh... slippery, slimy seaweed! it's tickly on my legs! look! it's all around us. this isn't any old slippery seaweed.

oh no no no no. this is kelp! how deep down does it go? [gasp] kelp is a plant that grows in the sea. down under the water it's as tall as a tree. can we go and find gary now? well we have to ask bounce the sea otter first. no one goes into the forest of kelp without his say-so. oh there he is! hello! hel-lo! he's fast asleep! ho ho ho no.. no... i'm not. i'm ready for action at all times. why allow me. how did you get all tangled up? well whenever i wanna snooze i wrap myself in kelp so i don't just- whoah.... float away. do you live here, bounce? well yes i do night and day. i have to - i'm the one who takes care of the kelp forest.

and who are you? i'm sally and this is my friend nick. we've come to see gary the garibaldi fish. oh well go right in. thanks bounce. don't you just love this look? (laughs) wow, this really does looks like a forest! they are so tall. i can't see the bottom! hey, hey, hey! cat! gary garibaldi! good to see you. and a big kelp-forest welcome to you! so what brings you to the most beautiful spot in the en-tire ocean? we're looking for a present for our friend fish. you could not have come to a better place. right here, we have just everything a fish could want; everything! er oh and more. come and see! ♪ wow! you spot anything you like - anything at all. anything!

- just holler. beep beep! coming through, guys! ho ho ho man don't you love this place? these leaves can grow as long as me in just one day! can you believe that? you mean from here to here. wow. look! - cool! underwater jewels! they're so shiny! fish would love those. we'll take some. oh, oh can't. those are fish eggs! fish eggs? so they're not really jewels? no. there's no safer place for a fish to lay her eggs than right here in the kelp forest. fish eggs turn into baby fish. and they belong right here. absolutely. we'll find him something else. for sure yea! excuse me, madam. so sorry i didn't see you there. it is getting kinda dark... the kelp's blocking out the sunlight. that's right! deeper down there's

less light but far more kelp. and i like it like that. hey, i found a shell! that's so pretty! it's the perfect present for fish... ahh? oh ho ho wait,wait,wait that's a sea-snail! oh my. we can't take that shell. someone's still using it. i'm most terribly sorry mr. sea snail. aw there must be something we can find. er...let's see what we got down below. ok? follow me, guys. okay! wow! there are so many fish down here! yeah well it's no big surprise. the kelp forest is such a great place to live. plenty of food and lots of places to hide if one of those big fish start chasing you. (chuckles) yea, it's a nice place for the little guys. i'm telling you there's nothing, nothing nothing

a fish likes more than kelp. that's it! let's give fish some kelp for his birthday! oh what a great idea! he'll love that! [gulp] huh? what's that? uh-oh. we got trouble! sea urchin attack! it's just eating a bit of kelp... yeah, but that's the part that holds on to the rock you see. oh, and if it bites through that the kelp will just float away. you're right! the kelp needs our help! leave it to me! [chewing] excuse me, my prickly friend! ouch! are you all right, cat? yes. we can't just let him eat the kelp! we should get bounce the otter... right! he said he takes care of the kelp. when you need an otter - as sometimes you do - then put in a call to thing one and thing two. [sputters] hello! ta-da! (giggles)

hello! [silly sounds] [honking] [silly sounds] [struggling] (sputtering) wha-who-where? ♪ here's bounce! hey, watch him go! hey, you sea urchins. stay away from our kelp. thanks bounce! great job! anytime! bye! who who who who that was close. but hey we've got work to do! come on let's go! we need to find the perfect piece of kelp for your friend the fish. i don't think we should take any kelp. no. you and your friends need it all to live in. we can't be like sea-urchins and take it away. such a sweet thought! aaah ha ha. you guys... what can

i say? any time you want to come back and visit... just say the word! we will... because this is the most beautiful place in the... en-tire ocean! [giggles] by-eeee! bye! - bye! kelp is fantastic! kelp is the best! a place where fish live and otters can rest. too bad we still don't have a present for fish. (intake breath) we do! i have an idea. hello? hello? noooo peeking! how can i? there's a hat over my bowl ready? ready? one ...two... three... surprise! oh boy! it's just what i wanted! we couldn't bring back real kelp. so... we drew it for you. this is way better. kelp likes to be in salty sea water. and my bowl water is not salty. not salty at all! there! i'll put

it right next to your bowl. wow! my very own kelp forest! this is the best present ever. thanks guys. happy birthday, fish! (giggles) - yay! oh it looks pretty! (giggles) hi everybody. i've got a doozy of a question about giraffes! (sniff) oooohhhh. how does a giraffe clean its nose? with its tongue!? that's right! a giraffe's tongue is so long it can stick it inside its own nose! how did you know that!? you got it this time but next time i'll stump you for sure! (unhappy laugh) eeeeuuuuuu!

♪ [laughing] got it! great catch nick! thanks sally! ready for my sky ball? (giggle) ready! [effort grunt] whoa! oh no. the tree caught it! aw, we'll never reach that! i wish we were taller! as tall as me? huh? - huh? up here! [giggles] - it's the cat... the cat in the hat! that's me! only taller! hey, can you see our ball up there? hmmm... aha! there it

is! aaaa! look out belowwwww! ouch! are you alright? guess i wibbled when i should've wobbled! if i was super tall i bet i could get my ball. i have a friend who's tree top tall! really? - who? treetop tom, the giraffe! he lives in the so sunny savannah! would you like to meet him? yeah! - yes please! your mother will not mind at all if you do. mom, can we go see treetop tom the giraffe, in the so sunny savannah? treetop tom the giraffe? sounds like a tall tale adventure! have fun! we can go! we can go! we can go! we can go! i know! i know! to the thingamajigger! ♪ buckle up! [honk] ♪ flick the jiggermawhizzer!

[giggles] [boing] [honk] [pop] ♪ isn't this fun? ya-hooooooo! ♪ here we go go go on an adventure ♪ ♪ the thingamajigger is up and away. ♪ ♪ go, go, go, go! on and adventure. ♪ ♪ we're flying with the cat in the hat today! ♪ ♪ to so sunny savannah we'll go one and all! ♪ ♪ to meet a giraffe who is taller than tall! ♪ ♪ here we go, go, go, go! on an adventure. ♪ ♪ go, go, go, go go! ♪ ♪ here we are! the so sunny savannah! yea! ♪ hello! he's not here! boy, for someone so tall he sure is hard to find. perhaps

he's behind this tree. whoaaaa! (giggles) you mean he is the tree! hellllooo down there! hi treetop tom! i'd like you to meet my friends nick and sally. wow! you are tall! how come we didn't see you? 'cause he looked like a tree. indeed! a tall giraffe is not easy to see, when his spots blend in with the colours of the tree! but i could see you! from up here i've got the perfect view! we want to be tall too! growing tall isn't hard to do, with a little help from thing one and thing two! hello! ♪ ta-da! - what is it? a talleriser! you start small, press the red button.... - and end up tall! don't you just love it? cool! - cool!

this is awesome! [giggles] whooooaa! whooooa! (wobble noises) careful! would you like to be super-sized too, fish? (shudders) no thanks. i like the view down here. whoa! being tall sure is wobbly! and wibbly! aaaaaaaahhhhh! phew! close one! thanks treetop tom! any time! how come you don't wobble? me? i teeter totter! wherever i go, my neck goes first! that's a teeter! now for my totter... to keep my balance i pull my neck back. (giggles) teeter, totter. teeter, totter. see? for every teeter there's a totter! but we don't have long

necks like you! but we do have long arms! whoa whoa! i'm doing it. hey! i think i'm getting it too! wow! i'm so high up i can see the tops of the trees! and i can see more animals! wow! and i see my favourite apricot tree! mmmm-hum! last one there is a wart hog! teeter, totter.. teeter, totter... (giggles) huh? [giggling] [huffing, puffing] nick! look! i'm faster than a zebra! and i'm faster than you! a giraffe walks along nice and slow, but when they run, they go, go, go gooooo! hey! ouch! i bet they know when

to duck too. (giggles) hmmm? where are they now? i can't see them! ohhh... i wish i was taller! [silly sounds] hey, what're you doing? eeee! this is very... ...nice! i can see everything! hi nick! hi sally! hi cat! hi treetop tom! hi! yi...yi! is that the ground way down there? i think i've seen enough. going down! ♪ uh-oh! did you just break the handle? ah-huh. yikes! oohh....how are we going to get down? apricots! but what happened to the apricots on the bottom branches? nibbled away by smaller nibblers.

most animals here are low to the ground, so they can't reach the fruits we have found! can we have one? yes, have all you want. i loooove eating the leaves. mmmm. being treetop tall means you get plenty to choose from. you start at the top and work your way down! mmmm, so sweet and juicy... yummy..... (clears throat) how 'bout us treetoppers get something to drink? i'm thirsty. last one to the watering hole is a crocodile egg! [giggles] [panting] [splash] [screams] cat! are you alright? i'm okay! your hat! i'll get it! ♪ oh no! i've got the www-wobbles again! whoa! gotcha! whew! stand back! it's teeter totter time! teeter... teeter... teeter...

(clenched teeth) totter! hurray! [applause] a tip of the hat to treetop tom! down and up without one wobble! 'cause every teeter has a... totter! you got it! now let's have that slurp! [slurps] i don't think mom would let me drink like that at the dinner table. we don't have to, we have straws! yea! - yea! heeeellllpppp! did you hear that? heeeelllpp! oh no! it sounds like fish! i'll use my treetop eyes to find him! whoa! whoa! [cries for help] help! (intake breath)

there he is! looks like he's in trouble! treetop nick and his super long legs to the rescue! ♪ boy am i glad to see you! we're stuck! we'll get you down! we've got treetop tall powers! careful! it's okay fish... 'cause when i teeter... aaaaiiyyyyee... he he. i totter! ♪ you did it! thanks treetop nick and treetop sally! yes! - yes! [giggles] and so another tall tale comes to a happy ending! time to go home! hmmm does per chance this come in extra large? hey! we're too big to fit in the thingamajigger! how will we get home? i sure wish we were small again! just press the red button again! like this!

ta-da! yeah! yea! (giggles) looks like i'll be picking fruit from the bottom branches again! i'll always reach for the top for you! thanks for showing us how to be treetop tall tom! any time! bye treetop tom! bye! the giraffe is the tallest animal, it's true. wherever he is, he's got the best view. his long neck reaches the tops of trees, and keeps him balanced so he won't scrape his knees! (giggles) ♪ got it! yay! toss it over here, cat! whooaaa! don't forget, when you teeter... you've got to totter! uh...that's better! now... get ready

for my crazy cat curve ball! wooo! huh? uh oh. i'm too tall to get that! but we can... 'cos sometimes it's good to be small too! welcome to hat chat. today we are interviewing our friend the kangaroo! tell us about yourself! i..... i'll tell you about me! i'm a joey. hi joey. ha, oh. my name's not joey... it's jonathan but a joey is what you call all baby kangaroos. so i'm... jonathan the joey. okay, jonathan... is that your mom? sure is! she carries me around in her in her pouch until i'm big enough to be on my own. hey mom, show them how you hop! wow! look at you two go! my mom can hop really far! and really fast! kangaroos are the biggest animals that get around by hopping.

well, that's a wrap with our friend joey. jonathan. jonathan the joey. see you next time! ♪ to keep your tootsies warm ♪ ♪ you need boots and woolly socks ♪ ♪ layers are the key ♪ ♪ hats and scarves for you and me ♪ ♪ penguins have a layer that's a lot of fat ♪ ♪ on top, fluffy down and feathers ♪ ♪ they keep warm like that ♪ ♪ my old friend the polar bear ♪ ♪ two layers of fur that's what he wears ♪ ♪ when it's cold outside, you'll never freeze ♪ ♪ put on your layers it's a breeze ♪ ♪ when it's cold outside, you'll never freeze ♪ ♪ put on your layers, it's a breeze! ♪ ♪ seals are very plump ♪ ♪ their skin soaks up heat from the sun ♪ ♪ on top their fur is waterproof ♪ ♪ and i swear that is the truth

♪ ♪ it's the truth! ♪ ♪ when it's cold outside you'll never freeze ♪ ♪ put on your layers it's a breeze ♪ ♪ put on layers ♪ let's imagine we're wearing space suits. whoa! oh, cool! girl: it's a lot of fun to imagine things with elmo, being anything you want to be and going anywhere you want to go. shape ahoy! add a bunch of math... subtraction! and some silly song and dance... elmo: ♪ "elmo the musical" ♪ girl: you get... ♪ "elmo the musical" ♪ "elmo the musical"! this is elmo's story. anything can happen. announcer: weekdays on an all-new season of "sesame street," and watch anytime at pbskids.org. announcer: coming soon to pbs kids, a special submarine adventure... down submarine! announcer: on "dinosaur train." all: ooo! the new "dinosaur train submarine adventure" on pbs kids, monday, february 18, and watch "dinosaur train" anytime at pbskids.org.

funding for this adventure is brought to you in part by: viewers like you, and you, and you, and you... ha, ha! thanks so much you're very kind. ♪ hola! the cat in the hat sure knows a lot about that. hey. do you know the words for cat and hat in spanish? well, let's practice. in spanish, cat is gato. say it with me. gato! gato. and a spanish word for hat is sombrero. say it together. sombrero! sombrero! great job! you can have more fun with the cat in the hat at pbskids.org. coming up next we'll go on a reading adventure with "super why!"