ZOOM, Series I; 311

Sorry about that. 1976, WGBH, 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. We're gonna zoom, zoom, zoom, ah, zoom Come on and zoom, ah, zoom, ah, zoom Everybody's doing it, everybody's proving it Everybody's having a fall, yes So won't you zoom, zoom, zoom, ah, zoom Come on and zoom, ah, zoom, ah, 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 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, zoom Come on and zoom, zoom Come on and zoom, come on and zoom, zoom Zoom is made possible by grants

from McDonald's Corporation and McDonald's Restaurants Fund and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This is a surprise box sent in by Joyce McLean of 10-0, Washington. Can you notice what's inside? how can we guess if we're not holding it oh no fair don't squish it don't let me what do you think what do you think it is i think it's another box A dice or something? You think it's a dice? Something square. If you squish it, you might feel it.

Except they can't find it. Don't squish it! She told me to squish it. I think... A die. It's either... Oh, it's heavier than I thought it was. I think it's money. I mean, like a coin or it's a button. I think I'll stick with dice. I think it's a dice. A die, whatever. Okay, the votes are all in. What do you think it is? Bucks. What do you think it is? Something square. What do you think it is? Dice. What do you? Dice. What do you? A coin or a button. A dice. Okay. What do you think it is? I don't know. Don't get around so no one else can see. Here's a surprise piece of paper. Moxley can put it in the middle. It is a washer.

What is in the middle? A nut, that's a nut. A nut? Do a zoom-do, do a zoom-do, do a zoom-do. Dear Zoom, I am nine years old. There is something I do that I would like to show on Zoom. Every fall, my sister and I go picking bayberries and make candles from them. It takes a lot of bayberries to make enough wax for candles, so all my sisters help pick them. In the fall, the bayberries get a wax covering on them, and that's what you make candles from. The bayberry bushes grow near the beach and there are lots of them on Cape Cod where we live. It takes almost a whole bucketful to make four candles.

You put the bayberries into a pan of boiling water. The wax melts and floats on top of it. Then we put the pan in the refrigerator until the wax hardens. Then you can lift it right out of the pan. Next, we meld it again and strain it to catch any twigs or pieces of stems that might be

in it. There are lots of things you can use for a candle mold, small cans or milk cartons, but we use an old-fashioned candle mold. It takes about six hours for the wax to harden. There's a nice color. Bayberry candles have a special smell when they burn. They smell really nice. Here, tell us a lot. Z-7?

Yeah, Z-2? Yeah. As a matter of fact, did you know that when you're showing a movie, 180 tiny pictures go through the projector in only 10 seconds? Unreal. How old were you when you became death? When you became deaf? About five, about four or five years old. How? How? How you became deaf? How? I don't know. He doesn't know. Were you sick? My mother said he was born with something.

But he could hear before, couldn't he? He could hear before he became deaf. Was it a big change or a little change the way he lived after that? Before you became deaf, do you remember a difference in the way that you lived or anything? Do you remember? nothing that's like you're zero well it was kind of young i guess you were young you were young that's true do you remember anything when you were four no okay a few things how long did it take him to learn sign how long did you need to learn sign language from when he was little until now so it's just like language you pick it up so it's really just just language

it's like talking are there any animals you would you would like to know the signs for Horse! Who wants to know? Horse. From the ears. The kids will probably think you're doing something else. What about pig? Look, there's a... Hey, kid, come over here. Pig. Pig. Pig. Dirty. Yeah. Dirty. Yeah. Can't match what a dog is. The sign for dog. and you know why they use this you pick a sign anything that you want and you show us and see If we cannot, not me, guess what it is. Okay, I'll get right here.

What are you doing? Oh, Eidvark. Yeah, Eidvark. Look, it's an Eidvark. Look, it's a... that's hot nights oh no why'd you get me on the first foot ready set go see i told you i didn't even get time to get it up right You know how to arm wrestle? I'll try you first. Ready? You say go. Go. You can come back to me.

No, you know what you have to do? You have to put your arms together. All of them in the book. Bye. It's too short. I'll do it to you, Timmy. Okay. What are we doing over here? A pretty good arm. That's it, you know? Wait. Back, get set, go. Easy. Z-5? yes you want yeah as a matter of fact did you know that a grasshopper can jump

50 times its own length oh yeah you know something that is done in sign language is that for a particular person you invent a sign I wonder what do you think would be good sign for Timmy yeah it's with a T with a tea tea tea this is tea tea your name Timmy. What about Danny? He's very thin. How do you make a D? Like this? It's a D. Yes. I got it. oh skinny do you have a sign

he was a counselor at camp Why? He just invented it. What's it mean? It's a funny sign. This is an R for Roland. Yeah, and just Maybe he thought you're very very nosy Is he far? Yeah, is he too? Yeah As a matter of fact, did you know that the English language contains about four hundred and ninety thousand words? Wow I don't even know that many. Don't worry, most people only use about 60,000. Oh. Has this ever happened to you? My eyes, I mean my nose,

would you like some tea hi there i'm your friendly neighborhood i've heard of house otosis but wow zoom will re-zoom after this important message Oh, my gosh. Babbig, Babbig, Babbig, Babbig, Babbig, Babbig, Babbig, Babbig, Babbig, Babbig, B... Clubhouse! Clubhouse!

What are you coming up? Bubba! Bubba! Let's go, baby! It's time to roll out the barrel Anyone? Try this. Stand up and pick up one leg. Hold your ankle so that your foot is in back of you and your knee is pointing toward the floor. Now try to touch your knee to the floor and stand up again with putting your hand on the floor. It's hard. Oh, floor to balance you. It's hard. Good luck. That was sent in by Nancy Casascio, something like that, of Medford, Mass. Without putting your hands on the floor. To balance is hard. Good luck.

And to find out what's inside today. Oh, no. I took your knee to the floor. Without your hand. Without touching your hand on it? You want to stand up again? You can get down your knee, but you can't stand back up without falling down. Again and again. Ow! My knee's getting a little... It's hard to get back up. Oh, I feel you know how. Do it slowly. Slowly. Hold it, Timmy. Let's go, Tim. Oh, nice. I know I can't do it.

The sun's in my eyes. A little easy pickup. Yeah. I think it's impossible. Is it possible? No. Stay tuned. Can it be done? No. Stay tuned. No. No way. No? Almost. Except you're supposed to get it like this. Yeah. I'll go back up again. I can't do that. Try to get up first. Down from the kneeling position. Yes. It's impossible. No, but if you have your foot right here. Okay. Yay! My name is Mei Ling Li, and I live in Plainfield, New Jersey.

My father bought a restaurant here. We found a spot that used to be a take-out place. Now we turn it to Shanghai Restaurant. My father and my mother came from Hong Kong in 1969. I have my grandma in Hong Kong, and I have an older brother and sister in Hong Kong that had to go to school, so we send money for them to use. My young brother's name is Chung Ming, and the other young sister is Mei Li, and my baby sister is Mei Yi. My parents can't afford to get a waiter because it costs about $800 a month.

so I need to help in the restaurant. Did you design this too? Huh? No. Huh? No. Do you have the seaweed? Yeah, we have seaweed. All right, we'll have that once. I know, but it's for two. All right, we'll do it. For two and one bowl. We'd like to have one seaweed. One seaweed. And egg soup. I start to work when I come back from school at 3 o'clock. I finish it around 9 o'clock after I have supper. What is wonton soup? I've known, you know, what's in it? Vegetables? It has vegetables in it and it has pork in it. And wonton, wonton skin, you put pork in it and you wrap it up. I'm going to have that, okay? For one order or... Yeah, just one. Any one chicken, like Amy said, maybe you could try 218s very nice.

Chicken with cashew nuts. I'll have the 217, the diced chicken with the peanuts and hot sauce. Is it very hot? Is it very hot sauce? You drink water. Excuse me, you want the chicken chow mein? I'll be right back. This is bohem этой shouting from the and put your middle finger into the middle just by the nail and then make them even like this

Once I cooked Chinese food myself, nobody else eat it just myself. It tastes good to me. Here it comes. This is the dumpling, okay? What's inside? Pork. Pork? Yeah. Wow. Why don't we just pass them around? And then just take one, yes, with your fork. This is yours, the mushroom fork with the pancakes. When I come back out, I'll share with you. This is chicken with cashew nuts. That's Amy. This is chicken lo mein. Chicken lo mein?

Oh, that's crisp. Are you going to share them? Um, you can share them, right? Yeah. Oh, yeah, you have to sweeten them in the trash. Remember you said we were going to split some rice? Hi. Oh, look who's here. Say hi. Hi. Say mine. Say mine. Say mine. Say mine. Yeah, there you go. Aww. When I grow up, maybe I might work in a Chinese restaurant, out. Or maybe I will be a lawyer or a dentist. You never know what you're going to be until you grow up. That's cute. Z6? Nope. Z5? Nope. Z7? Nope. I'll tell you later. Oh, freedom, oh, freedom, oh, freedom, over me, over me, and before I'll be a slave, I'll be buried in thy grave

And go home to my Lord And be free I'm on my way To the promised land To the promised land I'm on my way To the promised land I'm on my way To the promised land I'm on my way Great night, I'm on my way Come and meet me to that land Come and go with me to that land Come and go with me to that land Where I'm found Come and go with me to that land Come and go with me to that land Come and go with me to that land Where I'm found The gospel train's coming, I hear it just in hand I hear the girls rolling and rumbling through the land

Get on board, little children, get on board Little children, get on board, little children There's so many and more I hear that bell ringing, she's coming round the curve She's pouring on her steamer and straining every nerve Get on board, little children, get on board Little children, get on board Little children, little family and more She's coming to the station Oh sinner, don't remain But grab yourself a ticket And board the gospel train Get on board, little children, get on board Little children, get on board Little children, little family and more The fair is low and all can go, both rich and poor are there No second class, but that train, no difference in the fair Get on board, little children, get on board, little children

Get on board, little children, there's room for video more Get on board, little children, get on board, little children Get on board, little children. as a matter of fact did you know that there's a town in texas called donna that the english name for truck is laurie when people pray they sometimes kneel there's a kind of hay called timothy that the instrument that's picking up our voices is a mic that there was a horrible hurricane called edith that there was a song written about a boy named danny as a matter of fact did you know Did you know that we needed Matter Facts?

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