ZOOM, Series I; 208

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 Come on and zoom, zoom, zoom-a-zoom You've got to zoom, zoom, zoom-a-zoom Everybody's doing it, everybody's grooving it Everybody's having a ball, yeah So won't you zoom, zoom, zoom-a-zoom Come on and zoom-a-zoom-a-zoom I'm Laura I'm Kenny My name's Ann. I'm David. My name's Nancy. I'm Jay. My name's Tracy. 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, hide Come on and zoom, come on and zoom-a-zoom I want a drum, I want a drum, I want a drum. I want a drum, I want a drum, I want a drum. I want a drum, I want a drum. I want a drum, I want a drum, I want a drum. It's time to roll out the barrel. Here's a Zoom barrel from Nancy Howard of Des Plaines, Illinois. I'd like to see one of you take turns trying

to do this stunt stand up hold your toes and spread both legs apart now try to touch the floor with your chin first one to do this is the winner you can do that i can do it and to find out what's inside today first of all is stand up chase is gonna let's touch my toes so i'm out let's see Stand up, hold your toes, and spread both legs. Now touch the floor with your chin. Can you bend your legs? Well, it doesn't say. Can I try? You did it! I don't think you can bend your legs. That's too easy. Don't bend your legs. Try not to. Then I'll fall over and I'll kill myself. I'll catch you. That's the idea. I'm holding my toes, all right? I want to take my shoes off. It's impossible.

Tracy, let's see. I did it. And your thing is bent. No, it's not. Ann's doing it. Wait a minute. Here goes Ann. She did it! Do-a-zoom-doo. Do-a-zoom-doo. Do-a-zoom-doo. We'll be right back. Oh, yes.

No, no, no! Oh, boy! Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Thank you.

Let's go. Oh yeah! Oh my God! Whoa!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! my gosh! What the shit? Nooooooooooo! Ginny McNeil of District Heights, Maryland sent in a play called The King with the Terrible Temper. She says that instead of each person saying his lines, the narrator should read

the whole script. Every time a character hears his name mentioned, he has to make his own special sound. We had a lot of fun trying it. Once upon a time, many years ago, there lived a king with a terrible temper. Now this king with a terrible temper was very proud of his three daughters, the short, fat daughter, the tall, thin daughter, and the very beautiful But the king with the terrible temper was very unhappy because into his kingdom had come Murgatroyd, the horrible dragon. Sizzle, sizzle. So the king with the terrible temper decreed that he would give in marriage any one of his three daughters. The short, fat daughter, the tall, thin daughter,

or the very beautiful daughter to any knight who would slay Murgatroy, the horrible dragon. Sizzle! Sizzle! Day after day, the knights came, but all of them were slain and eaten by Murgatroy, the horrible dragon. Sizzle! Sizzle! Finally, Finally, into the kingdom of the king with the terrible temper rode the handsome young prince on his trusty steed. Dismounting from his trusty steed, the handsome young prince Aha! said, oh, king with the terrible temper. I have come to slay Murgatroyd, the horrible dragon.

Sizzle, sizzle! Then go to it, cried the king with the terrible temper. Mounted upon his trusty steed, the handsome young prince. went forth and he slew Murgatroyd, the horrible dragon! Sizzle! Sizzle! The handsome young prince, riding atop his trusty steed, went to the king with a terrible temper. Rejoicing, the king with a terrible temper, said, now, oh, handsome young prince, you may choose one of my daughters as your wife. The handsome young prince

took one look at the short, fat daughter and turned green. The handsome young prince then took one look at the tall, thin daughter and turned purple. The handsome young prince then took one look at the very beautiful daughter and turned cartwheels. So, the handsome young prince and the very beautiful daughter were married and rode off on the trusty Steve and spent the rest of their lives hunting down and slaying descendants of Murmitroid the Horrible Dragon! Do you have a play you've written?

If you haven't, why not try? Send it to us. Maybe we'll do it on Zoom. If I go Boston, that's four to one, three, four. Mountain climbing is something you can do with a lot of your friends. Chris has been climbing as long as I have. And there's John. He's Chris's brother. Ross has been my friend for a long time. He met in school. He's a real good climber. Steve's my older brother. He's been climbing for quite a while. My father knows a lot about mountain climbing, and he's taught me everything I know. He's climbed all the

major peaks in the state of Washington. I've only been up to Sunrise Ridge here on Mount Rainier a couple of times. It's almost straight up. Our goal today is to climb all the way up to the ridge above the snow. It's about a thousand feet from where we are now. Okay, guys, let's rope up. When you rope up, you usually have three people to a rope and two rope teams to a party. And let's do it this way. Stewie, why don't you take the middle? And Chris, how about the end? Okay, guys, keep pulling in on the rope. So if one person falls, everyone else can stop him. Okay, then, Chris, I'll show you how to tie in the end man. Stewie, go ahead and tie in.

Double it Tighten it up Now that that cannot come untied those half hitches after that bone is tied off you're in there good and secure It's nice and tight. Just make sure that rope always stays nice and tight. Okay, pull her up tight Nice and tight nice and tight Okay, guys, we're going to go across now, and let's just remember again, you've done this lots of times before, but if anybody falls, no matter who it is, yell falling, don't look around, just yell falling, get in a self-arrest position, and very hard, keep your legs spread apart, keep your legs spread apart, and keep those crampons away from your legs, okay? Remember that, okay? Crampons are sort of a second shoe that goes on the outside of your boot that has spikes

in it. It would be really hard to climb on steep snow or ice without crampons because if you didn't you would just slide around. Climbing is a lot of hard work and you need to be in good shape. On Mount Rainier, even down in the low elevations, the snow stays all year. I like climbing on snow better than on rocks, because on rocks, it's sort of harder. And snow, you can just go right up. How you guys doing? OK. You got some good hand holes down there, and some good footholds. I got you, come on up, that's it, swing on up, that's it, right on up, let's move on back out of the way and let's bring Chris up now, okay?

This is going to be a little tight. Hold it, Stuart. Let me get a good strong belay on you. Okay, start climbing. hey Stu you're doing great how's it going huh okay good just about got the pitch above

up here is easy, heck yeah, hand sold, yep, three fingers, how's that, that's pretty good, throw her up, got it, ok, come on up, there you are, right on, you're up, ok, guys we're just about on top how's everybody doing okay everybody with us Yep. Ah, we're here.

Let's get our gear off. How about some lunch? Victory. You know, the wind's changing. It's coming out of the north now. What's going to blow those clouds in here? It'd be really great to go to the top of Mount Rainier. My dad wants me to wait till I'm older to go up, because then it's really something I look forward to. I'd like to do it because I'd be accomplishing something really big. It's nice to share. Stewart, what are they trying to do, get you to share your candy with them? Come on, Stewart. Victory. I have one, and it is a short letter and a little poem. And it's from Shulamith Griner of the Bronx, New York.

And first she says, Dear Zoom, I have a poem called Names. Names are cute. Names are fine. Nobody has a name like mine. A name is something that you own, and it's yours and yours alone. I'm Shulamith. How do you do? What is your name? I'm pleased to meet you. That's good. I like that. Thank you, Kathy. That's really nice. I've got a letter, and it says, Dear Zoom, I am ten years old. My birthday is September 22nd, and in all the ten years that I've been here on Earth, there have been a lot of things that I don't understand. For instance, why do chickens lay eggs, yet cats just have kittens right from the start? And after we learn how to read and write, and know that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, that we still have to go to school and learn even more. Some things really mix me up. From your number one fan, Meg Nemitz of Needham, Massachusetts. This is my specialty for the night.

Okay. It is a drawing from Spanky of Boston, Massachusetts, and it's gorgeous. If you have a color TV, you'll love it. Ooh, that's pretty. Isn't that pretty? That's fantastic, Spanky, wherever you are. That is so great. In Boston. Here's a joke from Jamie Kurzman of Newton, Mass. Where does the Lone Ranger take his garbage? Oh, I know. To the dump, to the dump, to the dump, dump, dump! Oh boy. Oh... Bebe... Bebe! Peausen... Peausen... Peausen... Peausen... Peausen... Pavel! Zoooooo! Here's a story written and illustrated by Vinnie DeBaseglie of Brooklyn, New York.

It's called Wally the Watermelon. Once upon a time, on a strange, magical planet called Earth, lived a happy little fellow named Wally the Watermelon. Hi! One sunny day, Wally decided to visit his friends who lived in a big garden. I think I'll visit my friends. So, he took a shortcut he made, and in no time at all, he was there. Now that I'm here, I must find my friends. Hiya, Wally. How you doing? Long time no seed. Top of the morning to you, old boy. Tip, tip. After he had greeted his friends, he asked them if they wanted to take a walk in the park. Hey, you guys. You want to take a walk in the park? Ha, ha. Good for your circulation. His friends refused.

No, you kidding. I'm not that crazy. Walk. No, sir. And told him about the big cannibals that roamed there. The cannibals, he asked. The humans, answered his friends. Billy, jump! Yeah, make mincemeat out of here. You bet, right. Oh, I'm not afraid of them, Wally said. If that's the way you feel about it, then I'll go by myself. When he got there, all the humans gathered around. Another fish. Hi! My name is Wally the Watermelon. What's yours? And suddenly... Suddenly, and all that was left of him was the smile. In the pits.

One, two, three, four. Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the crowd. Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around. Teddy bear, teddy bear, go upstairs. Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers. Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out the light. Teddy bear, teddy bear, say good night. One, two, three, four. Down in the valley where the green grass grows, there sat Nancy as pretty as the rose. She sang, she sang, she sang so sweet. A line came out loud with you and stepped through off your feet How many kisses did you get that week? Count up the kisses that you got that week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29, 29, 29, 30, 31, 32, 32, 34, 34, 35, 35, 36, 35, 36, 36, 37, 38, 39, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 34, 4, 5, 6, 36, 37, 38, 39, 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 33, 34, 5, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 39, 39, 41, 41, 42, 32, 32, 34, 65, 45, 46, 47, 39, 39, 38, 39, 40, 35, Army, 60, 41, 42, 34, 46, 47, 44p, 68, 40, 61, 42, 32, 42, Not last night but the night before

Jump back, baby, jump back Twenty-four robbers at my door Jump back, baby, jump back I got up to let them in Jump back, baby, jump back Hit him on the head with a rolling pin Jump back, baby, jump back Then I picked up my frying pan Jump back, baby, jump back You should have seen the way those robbers ran Jump back, baby, jump back One went east and one went west Jump back, baby, jump back And one flew over the cuckoo's necks Jump back, baby, jump back To the front, to the back, to the seesaw sack. Fleet, lever, flip fly, threat, fly flow,

vista, vista, com a larta, com a larta, com a larta, com a larta, com a la vista. No, no, no, no, not the vista. Mini, mini, it's a mini, ooh-ah, uak, the mini, it's a mini, stop, a mini, ooh-ah, uak, no, no, not the vista. No, no, no, no, not the vista. Come Lara, come Lara, come la vista. Say you wake up in the middle of the night, you got an idea that's out of sight.

So you jump out of bed, look around your room, you're gonna write it all down and send it to Zoom. Or say you just seen something on this show, or someone cool, you just gotta know. Write it all down, don't make a mess, and don't forget your name and address. Include a stamp so we can drop you a card, then dip your note in the bucket of logs. David doesn't know what he's talking about. He put it in an envelope without a doubt. Take your type, write a pencil or pen, and if you make a mistake, you've got to do it again. Write some T-double-O-N, box 3-5-0. Boston, that's O, 2-1-3-4. We're gonna zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom. Come on and zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom. Come on, give it a try, we're going to show you the sky, we're going to teach you to fly high. Come on and zoom, come on and zoom, come on and zoom, come on and zoom, come on and zoom.

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