ZOOM, Series I; 117

Zoom, 117, repacked, WGBH TV, Boston. Presentation of Zoom is made possible in part by a grant from General Foods Corporation and by this station and by other public television stations, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Ford Foundation. Everybody's doing it, everybody's moving it, everybody's having a ball, yeah, so won't you zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, come on in, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom. I'm Joe.

I'm Nina. I'm Kenny. My name's Tracy. I'm Tommy. I'm Nancy. Oh, I'm John. Who are you? What do you do? How are you? Let's hear from you. We need you. We're gonna zoom, zoom, zoom-a-zoom. Come on and 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 jump, jump, jump. Come on and jump, jump. Come on and jump, jump, jump.

What are you most afraid of? Mmm... Can it be something I never saw? The world blowing up. A beer. A horror movie and some bad dreams. Noises, I guess. The dark. Well, not really. Um, Dracula. Monkeys. Sharks. Poisonous snakes. I don't know, like, um, animals making a lot of noise in the dark. Sometimes I'm afraid of the dark and things.

Sometimes I might think it's strange. Not really. But sometimes I don't like being alone in my home. home alone a few grown-ups if I ever go to Hong Kong wandering over border stream going into China that what I'm worried about here's some letters you sent in telling us what you were afraid of here's a poem that Pat deal of Philadelphia Pennsylvania wrote us about being afraid it's called the haunts of the night the dark of the night comes to me in many ways. The stairs leading to the basement lead to a dungeon of fear. The dark swirls around me. The things that are down there turn into ghostly faces and arms. Everything's terrifying. I walk around the dungeon and pretty soon I fall deeper and deeper into a pit. The vines and leaves and roots grab at my feet and hands. I struggle to get free and then I find myself in my bed lying and looking at the ceiling here's one from thea moore of lexington mass

okay dear zoom the scariest thing of my life is an x-ray of a cat who swallowed a bird I have one from Darren Lee of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She says, Dear Zoom, I'm afraid to get hit by the world's heavyweight champion, Joe Frazier. His punches hurt like a big boulder. I don't blame you. I wouldn't like to get hit by Joe Frazier either. Oh, here's a letter from, well, his name isn't mentioned, but he's from Des Moines, Iowa. He says, Dear Zoom, you know what I'll really be scared of if Zoom goes off the air? That's nice. Right on.

Here, Peter, appreciates our show that much. I love it. Here's one from Eric Berman of Lexington, Massachusetts. He says, I'm not scared of anything. I wish that were him. He has a lot of courage. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hi. Hi. Hi. I'm Eric Berman and I made the clay animated titles for this program. To make the clay ready to be animated, it has to be soft enough so you can move it around. So you have to knead it around and roll it and really work it before it's ready. When you make clay films, you have to do it very slowly.

Like first you put a piece of clay down and put in the shape you want or part of the shape and then click off a frame or two and then go back to it and make it more into the shape of what you want and then you go back and click off a few more frames and that way it will look like it is forming by itself instead of you forming it and you keep on shaping it and clicking off frames and it takes a lot more time than it looks like because you're going back and forth between the camera and the clay. The reason why I like making clay films is because at the end when you see the films it really looks nice and sort of rewards you for all the work you've done and put into And that's really why I like making these films. All right, that's the one I'm gonna choose.

And he messes. John goes from... Aardy on me. ...I hate you guys, John, I hate you guys. I hate you guys. Breezy's. Ole! Ole! Nisi, Nisi. I hate you, man's John. Thank you. one for my master one for my dame one for the little one name whichever it is i don't even know what that is all right four things that live down the lane four oh that's good that's good and two for my lady my master that wasn't what i was thinking but Can I pick up one at a time? Two. Okay. Okay, fine.

Oh! Ah, yes, yes, this is a challenge. I mean, this is a challenge. Nancy, make your hand. Sixies. Sixies, Trixies. Yes, sixies, fixies. Fixies. Fixies, twixies. One, two. Oh, these two are already mixedies. Two Zs and one there Zs. You got to pick up all six. I do? Yeah. Oh, can I do it over? I didn't know that. No, no, leave it like that. Leave it weird ones. Move it here, move it. Can I pick up this? See? Seven Zs. three out, move your fingers, move your fingers, ah, I have it, yeah, move, move, move, my way is better, I did it my way, miss, oh, I hate you, hey, those are my butts with the ball in front of your face,

All right, you can come back to your own spot now. Thank you. Hatesies. Hatesies. Hatesies. Hatesies. Don't tell him! All right, move on. Don't tell him! Don't tell him! Gee, Sergeant. Ah! Yay! It's my turn. What am I on? Onesies? Onesies. I'm on twosies. I did onesies. Oh, yeah, you're in twosies. Hi, Skip. One, two, three, four, five. Okay, I'll try. One, two, three, four, five, eight. I just want to try. No, no, no, no, no. Get to it higher. Finally. Finally. I don't like this game. Oh, you could have gotten it to all you want.

Well, sorry, I'm on my eighties. That's easy, just go. Well, you have a bigger hand than I do. Go like that, that is easy. Sitchy. See, I told you. Nineties. Uh-huh, yesies. I wanna do it my way. That's good, look at that. Nineties. Pick that up. Get out of here. Nineties. From now on, two throws after Nina's turn. Hi.

I'm... Jeff Washauer. W-1-1-O-T-E. His call is W-1-1-L-M-J. We'll be right back.

Okay, Jeff, find business which means we're wonderful. Now he's telling me his name, which is Mark. And he just said, hi, kids, because I told him that it was a kid's show. Age. Here it is. he's 15 thanks for talking to me

and best wishes 73 which means best wishes he's saying goodbye now Here we go. And I'll tell you how. This has puppets in it, these two puppets in here were sent in by Robin

Strolls Jersey City New Jersey he she write he writes she writes these are paper bag puppets and maybe they can be used for something and they are very easy to make and this one this one with the floppy hair is sent in by Stephanie Well, here we are again, in the second part of our drama. Yes, here we are again. Here's my dog, Rover. Hello, Rover. Rover, look out at all the people. Say hello to the people. Hi, everybody. Yes, and here's my other friend, Gladys. Hello, Gladys.

Hello. Gladys. What's that thing coming up from behind you, Gladys? It's a giant hand. Gladys. Oh, this is terrible, terrible. Gladys, Gladys. Gladys has disappeared from a giant hand. The giant hand is taking Gladys away. What will we do? I know. We'll stand for Super Dog. Tune in next week to see the concluding episode of Gladys and the Secret Hand. Dum, dum, dum. Good evening.

Each week at this time, Zoom brings you a story or play sent in by one of our viewers. This week, Miss Donna Moore of Newton, Massachusetts, has sent in a gripping, exciting story called Riddles. Riddles by Donna Moore. The next day, Gladys called Miss Truitt. Miss Truitt's number was 238-3000. Hello, this is the Borrowinds residence. Hi, Joan. How would you like to hear a riddle? Said Gladys. Well, okay, but just for a few minutes. Said Miss Truitt. Who has gray hair and don't know her name? Said Gladys. Who? Replied Miss Truitt. You. Said Gladys. Me? Oh, well, now I'll give you a riddle. Who has grayish, blackish, whitish hair? Who? said Gladys. You and I don't have grayish, blackish, whitish hair. Goodbye, and that's for a fact. And she hung up. This is a very confusing story,

but with such dramatical emotions that we could not fail to bring it to you. That night, as Miss Truitt and John were going to bed... Hon, said John in a rather mean voice. Yes? Said Miss Truitt. Oh, Joan, I just got the phone bill, and it's $491. Explain why you were on the phone. Why? Said John. Well, Gladys was on the phone, too. She said. Who is Gladys? He said. Gladys Travers, the lady with the grayish, blackish, whitish hair. She said. Well, you just tell her to stay off La Phone, said John. What does La mean? She asked. It means the in French, he said. But you're English, she said. So, said he, you may be confused as to why Miss Truett is living with Mr. John Berriens, but they are legally married.

Before Mr. Berriens went to bed, he called Gladys. He called 995-3126. hello felix travis here who's speaking hello felix this is john berriens let me speak to gladys yeah gladys here hello gladys give me 491 dollars well i'll try but why said gladys Because you're a grayish, blackish, whitish-haired lady. Goodbye, he said. And then he went and put on his doggy pajamas. If you do happen to notice the resemblance between myself and one of the characters, well, can't really be helped. The next morning, John went to the Travis house. Hi, Felix.

Hand over the money. Felix was Gladys' husband. I have the $400 and whatever money here. Have it in good health, said Felix. Felix! Is this... The next morning, John went to the Travis house. Hi, Felix. Hand over the money. Felix was Gladys' husband. I have the $400 and whatever money here. Have it in good health, said Felix. Felix, is this money from Monopoly, said John. Of course it is, said Felix. Is this some kind of a joke, said John. No, it is a riddle, said Felix. The next day, they gave real money to the phone company, and the whole thing was cleared up. The end. If you have a play or story that you have written and would like to see on television, Please send it in to Zoom, Box 350, Boston, Mass., 02134. Thank you.

Okay, onesies. Excuse me. A little. Whoop. Two. Three. Four. He said three. Five. You're off. I got it. I picked it up, though. You're off. I got it. I got it. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Yes, it does. I picked it up. I picked it up. Yeah, no. These are the rules. I picked it up. You cannot touch, and you cannot have the ball bounce twice. He didn't have it bounce twice. I didn't have it bounce twice. I didn't have it bounce twice. I picked it up. I know. Sorry. He's out. Your turn. I'm out, she said. I'm in, he said. Hey, stop.

All right, now try to pick up one jack. First you throw it up, then you let it bounce, and then you pick up the jack. No, you're out. Can I just crack this? I don't know. A cat that wouldn't leave its home He tried and he tried to give the cat away He gave it to a man going far, far away But the cat came back the very next day The cat came back, they thought it was a goner

But the cat came back, he just wouldn't say away The man around the corner swore he'd shoot the cat on sight. He loaded up his shotgun with mails and dynamite. He waited and he waited for the cat to come around. Ninety-seven pieces of the man is all before. The cat came back the very next day, the cat came back, they thought it was him on it, but the cat came back, he just wanted to say it'd be. Oh, he gave it to a man going up in a balloon, he told him to take him to the man in the moon, the balloon came out and fell, and he walked away, when the man is down, we're not going to stay, but the jack came back, the very next day, the very next day, because he wasn't going to run, because he wasn't going to run, he just wasn't going to run,

That was a Zoom Doodle sent in by Wally Collins of Springfield, Massachusetts. If you have a Zoom Doodle you'd like to share with us, Send it in to Zoom. Right, Zoom, C-O-O-N, Fox, 3-5-O, Boston, Mass, 4-2-1-3-4. Beth Lizotte of Newton, Mass, wrote us a letter, and she said,

I think you should change the songs about who Zoom was presented by, like, Say You Wake Up in the Middle of the Night, because it's becoming pretty boring. My sister and I thought up one. Each section can be sung by a different person than us. Here it is. You guys better practice it because it's going to mess up. Okay, cue the music. One, two, one, two, three. Say you're just lying, as quiet as a mouse, but your thoughts are booming throughout the house. And your brain picks up this neat idea that's really cool for this time of year. It may be a merrimack, a game or a song. Send it to Zoom because you can't go wrong. Write your thoughts down real nice and neat. And if you really want to, you can add your feet. Put in the things you think we can use. How about something like your neighborhood news? Add your name, your address, and a stamp. Then lick your envelope till it's nice and damp. Then you go by a mailbox, perhaps with your pet. Mail your Zoom letter, and don't forget.

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