ZOOM, Series I; 232

Zoom 232, WGBH TV, Boston. Presentation of this program is made possible by a grant from General Foods Corporation, by public television stations, and by grants from the Ford Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Everybody's having a ball, yeah. So move to zoom, zoom, zoom-a-zoom. Come on and zoom-a-zoom-a-zoom-a-zoom.

I'm Edith. I'm Luis. I'm Laurie. My name's Danny. I'm Bernadette. i'm leah my name's leah who are you what do you do how are you let's hear from you we need you we're gonna zoom zoom zoom zoom come on and zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom Zoom. Come on, give it a try. We're gonna show you just why. We're gonna teach you to fly high. Come on and zoom. Come on and zoom, zoom. Come on and zoom, zoom. Come on and zoom, zoom. Lots of kids wrote in and asked how I did at the beginning of the show.

Well, when my father was young, he went to visit Mongolia, and he met some friends who taught him how to do... So now I'm going to teach you how to do it. Ready? Here I go. Okay? Bye! Joyce Kallak and Chris Hogg of Wheaton, Illinois, sent us a game called Florida. They said to you, play with a ping-pong ball, but we tried it with a balloon. That's big enough. That's too big. That's not wrong. Put out your hands. Here you go, Luke. Yeah, put out your hands. Put out your hands. Ow! Ow! One, two, three. Hey, come on, Louie, right in the middle. One, two. We're gonna do it. One, two.

When we say one, two, we start blowing. One, two, three. Hold hands. Hold hands. Look, look how close it to me. Come on, Louie, in the middle, you move back then. Go. You didn't move, Louie. That's a good one. This game makes tears come to my eyes. Go. Come on, Louie. I'm sorry. Come on, you guys. Come on, you guys. Go. About time. Come on, hold on. Guys, get close. Get close? What do you mean? Come on, Bernie. Come on, Louie. It hit him.

Come on, Bernie. Come on, Judy, you got it! Come on, Judy, you got it! Come on, Judy, you got it! One, two, three, go! In case you didn't get it, I'll do it again. Now watch very carefully, because I'm going to do it more slowly. See? Here's a lamb I just finished making out of some homemade clay. And Jackie Knockowitz of Situate Mass sends us the ingredients on how to make homemade clay. And here's what you need. You need two cups of flour, some salt, some water, some salad oil, and some food coloring. What you do, take your mixing bowl and pour the two cups of flour into the mixing bowl. Then you take a half a cup of salt.

It's a little more than a half a cup, but. And then you pour that in with the two cups of flour. Then you take a half a cup of water. And pour that in with the two cups of flour, half a cup of salt and then you take your salad oil and measure out one tablespoon pour that in with the rest of the ingredients then you take your food coloring I think I'll use blue and just put a couple of squirts in it you don't need too much that's plenty And then, you mix it up. You may need a little more water or salad oil.

Only a little at a time, or it'll become too juicy. And then you knead it with your hands. Don't eat this, whatever you do. It makes great clay, but don't eat it. this kneading will take you about 10 minutes to get it really firm to make make something out of it so here's a piece I've already kneaded when you're done it should look like this it's really a lot of fun playing with this and you can make different things out of it try it at home Just in case you still haven't gotten it

I'll do it really slowly for you Now watch See? All you have to do is put your elbows together Swing your arms around And there Now try it with me Now let's do it fast Try this at home, and you'll get it. Okay, now I want to describe to you scene one. Jolene, you're Belle strolling through the meadow and picking the little flowers by the base of the tree. You're going to say, what a lovely day this is. The flowers smell so fragrant and fresh. What a beautiful meadow. Now, you don't have to say that word for word. That's just an outline. Okay, how's that? Good. Okay? Yeah. Is that on tight enough? Yeah, it's on tight enough.

Okay. Joanne, sit down and wait for my cue to go pick up the flowers. One of my greatest hobbies has been making videotapes. I've been making them for about two years now. Now, Tom, I want you to go behind the tree and face the other way, please. Now, Chris, I want you to go over to the side over by the tree and wave that cardboard to make wind, okay? Just make sure the cardboard doesn't get in the picture. Now, I want you to come out on my cue, and Mike will pick you up on a close-up, okay? And action. The Bell-Stenwick affair. Oh, what a beautiful day. Look at these beautiful flowers. Wow, what a beautiful meadow. Ah, guess what now? Oh, no. You're not going to tie me to the railroad tracks, are you? A very well-educated guess. You're absolutely right. Oh, you'll never get away with it.

Yes, I will. Come on. You'll see, you're waiting too long. you look real good at my cue okay okay you want to see a playback now oh my goodness when I need actors I'll go out into the hallway usually during class passing time and I'll walk up to a few kids and I'll probably ask them whether they want to be on a videotaping art You know, Chris, before we start, I want you to be sure on your lines this time and put a lot of emotional strain into it. Don't sound like you're reading so much, okay? Oh, my, what a beautiful day. Why, just look at these flowers. They're so fragrant. I've never seen such a beautiful meadow. Ah, Belle, guess what?

Oh, no, you're not going to tie me to the railroad tracks, are you? Yeah, right. Oh, you'll never get away with it. Yes, I will. Good scene. Okay, that's a take. Everybody out here, we're going to switch scenes. Scene two, everybody knows what that is. It's the track scene, okay? Okay, Dave, could you take this and do one of the rails of the railroad tracks? Probably Chris could do another one. My props are usually made right in school and never cost much more than about 50 cents. Okay, now the second scene, you're going to bring her into trackside into the view of the cameras, okay? This mustache needs all work. And then you scream as loud as you can. That's the moment I've always been waiting for. Tying you to the tracks. Ah! Ah! Oh, be quiet.

Be over in about five minutes. Oh, you can't. You'll never get away with it. And even if you don't stand very, Joe Goodwill get you. Oh, don't count your chickens before the hatch. Okay, you did a marvelous screaming job. Let me tell you that. Like that. Okay, now, Chris, I want to show you how to do this special terrain effect, okay? Yep. This is what you're going to do. You're going to just go like that, and during this time, the terrain whistle will be going. And this one will only be on camera for about two or three seconds. Everybody ready now? Any time now, Belle. No, never. Hell yes, this one's going to work. What the? Trach, rat, and double-trach. Spoiled again. Wait a minute, you guys. Haven't you forgotten something? This isn't a pie, is it?

Yep. Here it goes. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five. Not yet. One, four, three, two, one, my hero, zero. Here's a doodle sent in by Kim Parent of Pelham, New Hampshire. Can you guess what this is? What is it? It's a convention of coffee grounds. It's time to roll up the barrels. Hmm. Here's a barrel sent in by Maria Ellen Correa of San Antonio, Texas, and by Brenda Johnson of Glenshaw,

Pennsylvania. Take a piece of rope and hold each end with one hand without letting go. Try to tie a knot in the rope. Good luck. And to find out what's inside today. Well, you're almost getting there. Take it off your wrist. Ow! Much more, I'll pass it on, okay? Come on. Yeah! Aw! That's you, Leon. Cinchy. Come on, Leon. Come on. No, no fingers! Hold on. Yeah, Leon, you can do it. Oh, you're so cinchy. Cinchy, yes. I think it's impossible. I know what you do. Yes! Let some of this hand loose.

No, yeah, that one. Now put it up. What are you... Wait a second. Just try one more time, all right? Get it around my hand. How we doing last time? I know, yeah. No. No. No, let it... I'll put your hand right through. Oh! But it's dead! Don't get me back! It won't. Oh, I couldn't. I seen it. You got it. Now, just take it off your ass. No, it won't. Oh, this is hot. You almost had it. I know. See me figure it out. Slip! Slip! Slip! Slip it! Slip it! It's not gonna work. It's not gonna work. Oh, you had it. It's not going to work. It's going to go under. Slip it up and bring your arms apart like that and pull it. It works. Pass it on. It feels odd. All right, ladies, come on.

Come on, Lily. Tie it out before you try. Let's see if a boy can do it. And then you slip it out and then you have it. Yeah! See? Oh, no, slip it. Oh, Louie. Here's a doodle scented by Dana Murray of Salisbury, Maryland. Can you guess what it is? What is it? It's a weevil. But... What's this? It's the lesser of two weevils. Is it possible? Can it be done? Stay tuned! Bubba's, Bubba's, Bubba's.

Wubba, da-ba, la-ba, and Bubba's Abbey. So back to Zoom. Remember the knot-tie puzzle? Well, keep practicing, and you'll get it. Tie it at home. Doom, doom, doom, do-wah, zoom, do, do-wah, zoom, do. Do-wah, zoom, do, do-wah, zoom, do. All right, let's cut these. Do you want me to mark it, sir? Yeah. Push it down a little. Let's put the grooves in.

Don't throw my hand. I won't. Should I put these up further like that? Line them up so the groove is just outside the diamond. That's square, okay. Okay, let's tie them up. Make a tight knot, but don't break the string. All right, let's lace up the edges. All right, lace up the bottom one here. Okay, let's trim these. Okay, this one's done, one down, three to go.

Turn around. See how it looks. Anytime, Seth. Okay, release. Go, Seth! Dad? All right. Look out, here it comes.

If you want to make a kite like this, write to Zoom and they'll send you instructions on how to make it. Here's a riddle sent in by Wayne Rakiki of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two young girls went to the library to get some books. Neither of them had taken books from the library before. Each girl had to answer some questions for the librarian. The librarian found out that one girl was Julie Thomason and the other was Jane Thomason. Both girls were born the same day of the year and had the same mother and father. They also lived in the same house. The librarian noticed that they looked exactly alike. When the girls finished answering her question, she said, Aren't you twins? The two said, Oh, no. Can you explain how the girls could look exactly alike, be the same age, have the same parents, and yet not be twins?

Stay tuned for the answer. Here's a story called The Owl and the Chicken, sent in by Amy Thomas of Evanston, Illinois. Once there was a wise owl who could make things turn all different colors. One day on a farm, a chicken made four white eggs. She had read that there were different colored eggs, and so she went to the owl and said, I want my eggs turned blue. The owl said, Say the magic words, Abby, Dabby, Bumblebees. She said these magic words, and in no time her eggs were blue. Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, said the chicken. You're welcome, welcome, welcome, said the owl. The next day the chicken went to the wise owl and said, I want my eggs to look yellow. Then say the magic words, said the owl. So she did, and in no time at all her eggs were yellow. She was satisfied until the next day.

Again, she came to the wise owl and said, I want my eggs turned green. Saying the magic words, Abby, dabby, bumblebees. She ate her eggs immediately. The eggs broke open and out jumped four baby chicks. They were all green. Oh, no. From then on, she never asked for colored eggs again. The moral is, never ask for too much. Do you remember the riddle of the two sisters? Well, here's the answer. Julie and Jane had a sister who wasn't with them. So they weren't twins. They were triplets. I'm a kid and I'm uncanny. I'm a Yankee Doodle Danny. I'm glad I am. So's Uncle Sam. I'm a real-life Danny Doodle, made my name in fame with doodles, just like Mr. Doodle did by riding on a pony.

I love to listen to the Dixie Strain, I long to see the girl I left behind me. Hey, ladies, sit down, come on. You know that girl is real nuts, but when she put on a bathing suit, she looks something like this doodle. Know what it is? No. Tell her. Why, it's a peanut wearing a bikini. Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na. And that ain't a Josh, he's a Yankee, by gosh. Oh, say, can you see? Anything about that Yankee that is phony. I'm very glad you brought that up. Speaking of phonies, you know what this is? Oh, yeah, it's a hard one. Why, it's a man playing the trombonee in a telephony booth. I'm a Yankee Doodle Danny, Danny Doodle, do or die.

Or will I deck you up as I go stand for another fourth of July? I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart, she's a Yankee Doodle toy. Danny Doodle came to Boston just to play the phone. I am a Yankee Doodle boy. Father's name was Hezekiah. Mother's name was Ann Mariah They're doodles, too They find it low Father was so Yankee-hearted When the Spanish war was started He slipped on his uniform And hopped upon a pony Father's middle name was Roquefort

Hezekiah Roquefort, doodle He thought it was a big cheese Speaking of cheese, know what this is? No Why, it's a mouse who ate his cheese Oh, terrible! My mother's mother was a doodle, true. My father's father was a doodle, too. And that's going some for Yankee by Garvey. Oh, say, can you see Anything about his pedigree that's phony? Oh, well, you think I'm a phony? Well, here's a real phony. Know what it is? Why, it's Schubert's Unfinished Symphony. It's my Yankee Doodle, Nanny.

Nanny Doodle is my name. Danny Doodle came the button just to play the calling He is a Yankee Doodle I am a Danny Doodle He is a Yankee Doodle boy That's all He is a Danny Doodle You got an idea sitting on the shelf? Send it to Zoom, send it to Zoom A polo play that you wrote yourself? Send it to Zoom, send it to Zoom A story or a riddle that no one can get Or something for the bell that's a sure success Well you write it all down with your name and address Cause you still gotta send it to Zoom Who? Why Zoom, C-O-O-M, Fox 3-5-0 Boston Max, O-2-1-3-4 Send it to Zoom We're gonna Zoom, Zoom, Zoom-a-Zoom Come on and Zoom-a-Zoom-a-Zoom-a-Zoom

Come on, give it a try We're gonna show you just why We're gonna teach you to fly high Come on and zoom, come on and zoom zoom Come on and zoom, come on and zoom zoom Come on and zoom, come on and zoom zoom Come on and zoom, come on and zoom zoom Come on and zoom Presentation of this program was made possible in part by a grant from General Foods Corporation and by public television stations. Thank you.