ZOOM, Series I; 304

Zoom number 304, WGBH-TV, Boston. Presentation of this program is made possible in part by a grant from General Foods Corporation and by public television stations and a grant from the Ford Foundation. Everybody's doing it, everybody's proving it Everybody's having a fall, yeah So won't you zoom, zoom, zoom, I'll zoom Come on and zoom, I'll zoom, I'll zoom, I'll zoom My name's Danny

I'm Edith I'm Mike I'm Donna I'm Timmy My name's Lauren I'm Neil Who are you? What do you do? How are you? Let's hear from you We need you So won't you zoom, zoom, zoom-a-zoom Come on and zoom-a-zoom-a-zoom-a-zoom zoom is made possible by grants from mcdonald's corporation and mcdonald's restaurants fund

and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. C7? Yeah. C3? Yeah. As a matter of fact, did you know there's a man who weighs over a thousand pounds? Holy tonnage! Zoom phenomenon! What's a zoom phenomenon? Hang on, you'll see. Okay. Here, you guys. This is how you blow up a balloon. without using your mouth what you need is some vinegar some bacon soda a funnel balloon of course and a bottle now okay first you put the funnel in the bottle yeah i think i know take the vinegar and you pour it into the bottle the whole thing not the whole thing Not even half way, just about a fifth. Then, you take the baking soda,

put the balloon over the funnel, and you put two teaspoons of baking soda inside the balloon. Oh no. It's going, it's going. Yay. one good for me the old taparone the old bacon soda in the balloon trick and now with the vinegar you guys ready for this no no especially we put the balloon on top of the bottle and you go like this and and hey wow presto

gee that's neat ain't that cool i wonder what the balloon smells like Do it, Al. Let's go. Look, that's neat. There's still a little baking soda open there. Sorry. Each week at this time, Zoom invites you to Try It at Home. Larry Lamar of Denver's Mass sent us an idea for something that you can do at home. And all you need is a cardboard box. The object is for two people to turn the box over and over just by using their feet. Get it real high in the air, right? And then let it go. Then I'll get it, but I'll put my foot on the bottom. Right? And I'll go like this. I'll get it like this, and I'll go like this. Then you put your foot... Then I'll put my foot here. Yeah. And then I'll put my foot here. I hope you forget what you say. I hope you forget what you say. Okay? No, come on.

Okay. But we have to get it high in the air. You got it? Okay, up there, that's, that's, that's great there. Come on, you're doing it. Okay, all right, we did it that way. No, don't turn it that way, keep it like this. Okay, okay. Oh, no, please don't turn it. Come on. Oh, the pig, does it hurt? Does it hurt? No, it tickles. No, don't do it, don't. Don't drop it. No, what's doing? No. Yay, me lying. No, it tickles. C-4? Yeah, C-5? Yeah. As a matter of fact, did you know that the largest crystal ball in the world weighed 106 pounds, was carved in China, polished in Japan, and is now in the National Museum in Washington? Wow, it's a good thing they didn't drop it. Yeah. Patty McCann of Downers Grove, Illinois writes, Dear Zoom, I tried to make all the letters of the alphabet with my body, and I did.

Why don't you see if you can do it? It'll be harder than you can. Wait, why don't I first get there, then? Hey, why don't I scrunch up? I'll scrunch up. Yeah, that's a good idea. It's a fat... Wait. Did we do an A? Yep. Yay! Okay, B. Oh, I know. Okay, B, let's see. Let's see, I'm taller. Stay there. Oh, this is easy. Wait. Okay. Stay there. Stay here. Yeah. Now, I do the same. B! Okay. C. Only one person needs a C. No, two? Yeah, that's right. We're going to do all three. Alright. Okay. Let's see. B! C! Let's scratch up. I'll scratch up. One. Yeah. There it is. This is it. Alright, okay. Alright, I'll be like this. B.

Okay. E. Alright. Three people. I'll be one more person for that. Alright, I'll go like this. Okay. Oh, good. Hey, thank you a lot. Don't get into my face. Alright, that's good. E. F. Yeah, F. I'm going to... I'm going to... I want one. I'll just go like that. What is this? That's okay. Oh, yeah. There it is. Okay. G. You do G. You do G. Yeah, you do G. Yeah, like this. What? Another person does like that. One person does like that. Alright. Go like that. Yeah, but it's corn sharp, so... Hey, you're inside there, you're not inside. I know, I'm supposed to be right there. That's good, that's good. Well, we did it, Inchi! I'm Shelly Iroda.

I came from India with my family eight months ago. Everyone in the family is learning Indian music. My mother is teaching me sitar. I will start you today with composition. Okay. In India, I don't know how to play sitar, but I wanted to learn the sitar because it's very beautiful. I listen to records, and my mother always used to play, so I got interest. I said, I'm going to play like that. both fingers okay you can take three varieties in this okay here one Okay Listen Okay, I can go No, I can't go Try I can do It takes little time to get the sound

So when you will practice it daily Then you can get it Okay It's a hard thing the sita came from india it is hard to learn how to play when i first started to play i got very stiff sitting in one position for a long time i don't want to play other instrument just the sita because it's very beautiful in India we play a kind of music called Raga the word Raga in our language means to color the mind of the listeners Thank you. There are many ragas in Indian music, and it takes a long time to learn them all.

C3? Yeah, C6? Yeah, as a matter of fact, did you know that the longest time a man ever stood on one lake was five and a half hours? I give up. I do H. I know, I mean... You get in the middle. Oh, I like going into the middle. H. I only need one person. No, I'll say it doesn't. Oh, yeah, okay. Capital Y. Capital Y. Here, I'll move over here now. Yeah, that's good. Capital Y. I, J, that's the, J, J, how do you do J, like this, two people do that, oh I know, go like this, go straight, go straight, someone goes like this, wait, come here, you're like that, now, I'm like this, I need a little hook, yeah that's a J, that's a J, oh it's good enough, K, K, okay. Sarah Fried of Jefferson, Mass, Kelly Williams of Altadena, California, Bonnie Wolfe of Cherry

Hill, New Jersey, Glenn Hogue of Weymouth, Mass, and Kathleen Getty of OCO, Minnesota all set in the rules to a game called Hank Pink. See if you can figure them out. Hank Pink. pink for a chubby rodent fat rat right what's a rodent that's a pinky pinky for a droopy flower lazy daisy pinky pinky silent revolt quiet riot I bet you know as you get this one, I bet you know it all, not one person here, not one hinky-pinkie, got that? Thicker-mess. Is it a hinky-pinkie? Hinky-pinkie, thicker-mess, fatter.

Fatter, batter, fatter. Fatter, batter. Fatter, catter, fatter, datter, fatter. Latter, fatter, matter. Fatter, matter? Fatter. I got it. That's not fair. Here's a pink pink of a stray fowl. Stray fowl. Lost fowl. Fowl. Lost fowl. What's a fowl? A fowl. Lost chicken. It's a chicken. Yeah, it's a chicken. Lost chicken. Lost... Sick chick. I got it, I think. Stray what? Uh... I can't get it. What was it again? I forgot. Slick chick. No. A roose goose. Roose goose? L-O-O-S-E, well, I'm sorry to say this, but yes, but yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, oh, hinkity-pinkity, frozen vehicle, what is it, a hink-pink, hinkity-pinkity, what was it, hinkity-pinkity, frozen vehicle, an icicle bicycle, yeah, well, okay, oh, this is a good one, Here's a hinky-pinky.

It's an exploded adult. An angry sangry. What's a sangry? Nothing. Why, but you told us. That's the clue. An exploded adult. An angry... An angry... An angry grown-up. A blown-up grown-up! Now, do you know the difference between a hank pink, a hanky pinkie, and a hankity pinkity? Q. We're ready for Q. We do it like this. One person like that, so there's an O. Yeah, two people, and then one person goes, all right. You're going to be the tail. Okay, I'll be the tail. Oh, my knees are getting hurt from crawling all around here. All right, do it like this.

It's going to be easier, because then... Hey, make a little opening space on me. No, no, the other way. No, because it's easier, because then you can go like that. Here, move your feet. All right. Move your hands up. No. Yeah, I know. Chew. I think. No. Oops, it's the other way. Yeah, like that. It's the other way. Chew. How about that? Come on. Do a zoom, do. Do a zoom, do. Do a zoom, do. MUSIC CONTINUES We'll be right back.

We'll be right back. We'll be right back. We'll be right back.

Salty, why did you have to lose the oars? Now we're just going to have to drift off. It isn't my fault. Land the ho! Oh, hi, who are you? Hello, I'm the friendly Indian of the woods. What are you doing here? I'm looking for my magic green feather. You have a magic green feather? Not anymore. I lost it in the woods. Oh, that's a shame. Well, good luck. I hope you find it. Yeah, bye.

I'm scared there are hermits in these forests. Oh, you're silly. I'm telling you, there he is again! Oh, just leave me alone. Leave my hair alone. Leave it alone. I want your golden hair. What for? To make a fishnet. Here's my magic green feather. Give me it. Look, it's sliding away. Catch it. Salty. Sally, what happened? The hermit wanted to make a fishnet out of my head. Can you imagine that? Hi, Mr. Indian. How are you? Did you find your magic green feather? Yes, I did. Now I have my magic power back. Could you show us the way home? Yes, please. Zap! Are you ready now? Yeah. Are you sure? Yeah. Are you positive? No, we're just standing here. Zoom. Zoom. Z.

Z. X. Two people. Y. Okay, that's three. Three. Okay, capital Y. All right. Okay, now someone get like that number one person. Move your feet. Okay. No, this way. I think. That's a Y. Oh, yeah, and I go, and I get this way. Do it. It's okay. Do what you were doing. Okay. Y. Okay, and Z. Z. Uh. Yeah. Z. Now get up on that one. Z. Z. We did it! Yay! It's time to roll out the barrel And to find out what's inside today Drop hands and turn to your right Right? Which way?

Right, there Okay, keep your circle perfectly round And take one step at a time towards the middle of the circle until the person in front of you is one-and-a-half foot in front of you. We don't have a rule. Just, come on, we will do it. I am. Okay, you're about... That's not a one-and-a-half. No, you're supposed to be in front, and you're supposed to be in front of me. All right, and now slowly sit down on the knees of the person behind you. What? What? Okay, wait. You sit down. Oh, I know, I know, I know. It's sort of like dominoes, yeah. I know, yeah. Okay. All right, get down. Everyone sort of get down a little. Somebody thought Tom goes in a chair. I tried to get close. I know. Now slowly sit down on the knees. Oh, you're supposed to go like this? Keeping your circle perfectly round, take one step at a time toward the middle of the circle and tell the person in front of you.

Hey, it's too far a step. I'm supposed to be in... wait. yeah that's right you're supposed to be with him and you're supposed to be with him i think that's about right okay it's about one and a half that's good wait turn a little away okay now slowly sit down on the knees of the person hey you gotta move in a bit all right on the person behind you now okay here we go one two three go You don't want to try it again, do you? Is he one? Yeah, is he three? Yeah. As a matter of fact, did you know that a lady sneezed 155 days straight? What happened on the 156th day? She stopped.

I'll do it. You must say, you gotta do it again. Come on. Don't get this one very long. Come on, you guys, do it. Come on, come on. You got it, you got it. You got it. All right. All right. All right. You got it? Put your feet. Come on. One more. One more. Come on. Just one more. Okay. You got it. You got it, Tim. Come on. Come on. All right. Come on, Tim. Come on. All right. That's two turns. One more. Another one. Come on. Let's go for the hat trick. You did it. That's another one. Let's go. Yes. You did it. That's three turns. Now, just one more. Just one more. Four turns. Come on, Tim. Let's see how many we can go. Yay! Yay! Still up there. Is he six? Yeah, is he two? Yeah. As a matter of fact, did you know that the Tarsier monkey can turn his head halfway around and look straight backwards? I wonder if he... Hey, only monkeys can do that.

Ah. Well, the first time I saw the bull weevil, he wasn't standing on the square. The next time I saw the bull weevil, he had his home and family there. They were all looking for a home. They were all looking for a home. They were all looking for a home. They were looking for a home Well, the farmer took the boll weevil And then he put him in a cake of ice The boll weevil said to the farm Hey, this is mighty cool and nice It'll be my home It'll be my home

It'll be her home It'll be her home Well, the boll weevil said to the Latin bird Can I make a little deal with you? If I was a little old, nothing would I be working the whole night through? And I'd have had me a home, I'd have had me a home. He'd have had my home, he'd have had my home. Well, the bold weevil ate up half the cotton, the banker sold the rest. They left that poor old farmer's wife just a raggy old cotton dress. And it's full of holes Now if anybody should ask me out who it was that sang this song

You can tell that we're seven singing zoomers And we can sing it all night long Till we go home Till we go home And we're right heading home Hinky Pinky Plenty of Pasta What is it, hinky? Plenty of spaghetti Hinky Pinky Oh, plenty of what? Plenty of pasta What's pasta? Pasta Pasta That's what you call it, spaschetti Spaschetti Spaghetti sauce spaghetti everyone give up yeah ravioli spaghetti oodles of noodles let's have another round of pink pink old lady granny danny rowboat dory lori robya steel neal climb a tree shimmy timmy rider two-wheeler bike mike always hungry feedeth

This is Edith. Later for you. Mañana dana. Blow up this show. Zoom! Go! Come on, give it a try. We're gonna show you just why. We're gonna teach you to fight high. Come on and zoom. Come on and zoom. Come on and zoom. Come on and zoom. Come on and zoom. Zoom is made possible by grants from McDonald's Corporation and McDonald's Restaurants Fund and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Presentation of this program was made possible in part by a grant from General Foods Corporation

and by public television stations and a grant from the Ford Foundation.