Hey, scientists! It'’s me,
Sid. I want to know if anything
Scary happens in the dark, so
My friends and I are going to
Investigate and discover that
Everything stays the same in the
Dark. Come explore with me, sid
The science kid, coming up next.
Hey, is this thing on?
Heh heh!
♪ Hey, sid
What do you say?
What you want to learn today?
I want to know
Why things happen and how
And I want to know
Everything now
Oh, yeah
How does this thing work?
Why does that stuff change?
How does that do
What it just did?
Hmm.
What'’s up with the sky?
You think I could fly?
The world is spinning
And I want to know why
I got a lot of questions
And big ideas, I'’m... ♪
[Captioning made possible by
The jim henson company]
Sid? Sid, dad'’s leaving a
Little early for work. If you
Still want to say good-bye,
Time to get up.
What?
[Yawns]
Dad'’s leaving now? Well, if it's
Morning, why is it so dark in
Here? Hmm. I can always see in
The morning, but right now,
I can'’t see much of anything.
And just between you and me, I'’m
A little afraid of the dark.
Yeah, everything looks different
In the dark and you can'’t see
Anything. It'’s scary. Hmm. Ooh.
[Click]
Take that, darkness! Ha ha!
Yeah. Much better. Now I can see
And I know exactly where
Everything is and nothing scary
Is happening. Hmm. Well, I just
Got to know what is happening
In the...
[Click]
Darkness!
["Darkness" echoes]
Sid, breakfast is ready.
Oh, boy. Ha ha!
[Grunts]
Coming! Breakfast tiiiiime!
Uh--oh. Um...
Hey. Morning, sid.
Uh, dad, are you sure it'’s
Morning?
[Yawns]
Yep. I'’m sure.
Because it doesn'’t look like
Morning to me. It looks like
Night. It'’s all dark out there.
Yeah, it kind of feels like
Night, too, but it'’s not. It's
Just winter, and it'’s dark in
The early morning during winter.
Hmm.
Mort, if you want to make
That meeting, you better leave
Now.
Ooh, all righty. I'’ll see ya
Guys later.
But you'’re leaving now? It's
Still dark outside.
Oh, well, thanks for worrying
About me, buddy, but I'’ll be all
Right. It'’s just a little dark
Out. Nothing to worry about.
I'’ll see ya later.
Ok, but be careful. There'’s
A whole lot of dark out there.
I will.
[Door opens, closes]
Sid, sweetie?
Yeah?
Tell me why you'’re afraid of
The dark.
Well, you can'’t see what's
Happening in the dark.
Is it scary when I kiss you
Good night after I turn out
Your light?
No way, because I know you'’re
Still mom. You'’re just mom in
The dark.
That'’s right. I'm always mom.
I don'’t change just because you
Can'’t see me.
Huh. So you don'’t change when
I can'’t see you in the dark.
I wonder if that means other
Things don'’t change, either.
What do you think?
Well, I think after
Breakfast, that'’s something I'm
Going to investigate at school.
Good idea, sid. But, hey,
It'’s still early and I think we
Have enough time for me to make
You some of my special scrambled
Eggs while you get dressed
For school.
Yay--oh, yeah. Ha ha! I can'’t
Go to school in my pajamas.
That'’d be silly.
[Snickers]
♪ I love my mom
Uh-huh
My mom is cool
Uh-huh
But now it'’s time
For having fun in school ♪
Yeah!
Ha ha ha!
Hi.
Mm-wah!
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
There'’s gabriela ♪
Watch what I can do.
Ha ha! Yeah! Ready, set, go!
Wow!
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
Hey, there'’s gerald ♪
Yeah! Check out my moves!
Ha ha ha! I'’m a rock star!
Yeah! Ha ha! Awesome!
Cool!
Go!
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
Hey, there'’s may ♪
May I show you how I groove?
Ha ha!
[Giggling]
Whoo-hoo!
Groovy!
♪ We'’re looking
For our friends
We'’re looking for you
Hey, there'’s sid! ♪
Did you hear the one about
The kid who wanted to know
Everything about everything?
That'’s you!
You got me.
[All laughing and humming]
Yeah!
♪ We'’re looking for our friends
And look what we found
We found each other
Friends! ♪
[All laughing]
And now for sid the science
Reporter. Hello. I am sid the
Science reporter with a special
Report on the dark. Heh heh!
Attention, attention. Anyone on
The playground who'’s afraid of
The dark, please come over here
And tell me all about it.
["All about it" echoes]
Oh! Hey, sid, sid!
I'’m afraid of the dark.
Me, too.
And you know what? Me, too.
Anybody have a story about being
Afraid of the dark?
Oh, oh, I do, I do. Ok, once
I went camping with my dad and
My brother, and there was
Something really scary outside
Of the tent.
What was it?
It was a tree. The same tree
I saw when it was light out. It
Just looked scarier in the dark.
Hmm. Very interesting.
Gerald, would you like to share
A story?
Oh, ok. Well, one time, I had
To get up and go to the bathroom
At night, and, well, the hallway
Was really dark and scary.
Ooh, did something jump out
And go, "boo"?
Nope. I turned on the light
And it was just my hallway,
Same as always.
Ha ha! Same as always.
Yeah.
Hmm. Hey, where'’s may? Why
Didn'’t she come over?
Oh. Uh...
[May humming]
Oh, there she is.
Oh. Hi.
Hey, may.
Oh, hi.
Are you afraid of the dark?
No, not at all.
Wow!
Everybody, rug time!
That'’s teacher susie.
Come on, you guys.
♪ It'’s rug time, come on in
Rug time, take a seat
Rug time ♪
We'’re ready!
♪ Everybody move your feet
Rug time ♪
Teacher susie!
♪ Good times on the way
Rug time, come on in!
We'’ve got a lot
To learn today! ♪
It'’s so dark in here! Ha ha!
Ooh! Watch out for the
Volcano!
Oh! Ok! Ha ha!
We'’re over here, gerald.
Ok, I'’m coming.
There you go.
I'’m coming. Which way?
Wait. Over here.
Where? Am I there?
This way. Follow my voice.
Ok? Am I warm?
Ok. Am I there?
Yeah, gerald.
Yeah! Yay!
Hey, it'’s not dark anymore!
Ha ha!
I'’m guessing you've all been
Talking about being in the dark.
Yeah.
Yeah, we were. See, I'’m
Afraid of the dark because I
Can'’t see anything.
I agree. It'’s scary in the
Dark.
Oh, I understand it can be
Scary in the dark, but when you
Think like a scientist and
Understand what darkness is,
It'’s not so scary.
So does that mean that
Scientists aren'’t afraid of the
Dark?
Well, scientists know that
Darkness means that there isn'’t
Any light, like when you turn
Off the lights in a room.
Yeah, and even in the dark, I
Can sometimes see a little bit.
Mm-hmm.
Well, I can'’t, and that means
I can'’t see the scary things
That come out in the dark.
Yeah.
Oh, it sounds to me like
You'’re worried about what
Happens when it'’s dark, but I
Promise you, the world'’s exactly
The same in the dark as in the
Light. Let'’s try a little
Experiment. Everybody up.
Ok.
Ok, now, look very carefully
Around you, and then touch the
Things you see.
Ok.
Observe everything with your
Eyes and your hands.
Ok, uh, I see the waffle
Blocks.
I see my favorite sweater.
Oh, I see the bookshelf.
Um, I see our backpacks and
Our lunchboxes, too. Oh.
[Sniffs]
And I can smell '’em.
Ha ha ha! Ok, now close your
Eyes and pretend it'’s dark.
Ok.
Now, try touching the same
Thing you saw when it wasn'’t
Dark.
Uh, feels like my sweater.
Yeah, these are the blocks.
Mm-hmm.
I can feel the books.
I found the backpacks.
Ha! Ok, now open your eyes
Again.
Hey, everything is the same
When it'’s dark.
That'’s right. Ok, scientists,
I think we should investigate
Some real darkness in the...
Super fab lab!
Yes. Grab your journals.
Let'’s go.
Let'’s go! Let's go, let'’s go!
Yay!
Come on, sid!
All right.
Ha ha!
Ha ha!
Super fab lab! Investigate,
Explore, discover! Ah!
Ok, scientists, in this
Investigation, we'’re going to
Make our own cave of darkness.
Cave of darkness? Oh, oh,
That sounds like it'’s going to
Be...dark.
Well, it is. But remember,
Darkness just means there'’s not
Enough light for us to see, and
We'’re going to investigate how
This works by covering this
Table with blankets so they
Block all the light from
Getting in.
Well, how will we know when
No more light is getting into
The cave?
Oh, that'’s the fun part. One
Volunteer will sit inside the
Cave and tell everyone else on
The outside where to put more
Blankets to make sure all the
Light'’s getting blocked.
Fluffles and I will do it!
"But I am a little scared of
The dark."
Oh, I'’ll be with you, fluffles.
No big deal.
All right, may.
Great, may. That'’s super.
Ok, help me put these
Blankets over the table,
Everyone.
Ok.
All right.
Hey, you'’re a scientist. You
Can try this, too.
Ok, scientists, we'’re going
To make a cave of darkness. One
Volunteer will go into the
Middle of the chairs, then we'’ll
Use this piece of cardboard as
A roof and cover everything with
Blankets until the person inside
The cave tells us no more light
Is getting in.
It looks like you need to put on
More blankets. It'’s not
Completely dark inside the cave.
Ok, volunteer, if you can still
See light coming in, let us
Know. Oops! We forgot to cover
That space. Put on another
Blanket. Now, try shining some
Flashlights through the
Blankets. Our volunteer on the
Inside will let us know if she
Can see any light coming in.
Looks like this blanket is
Really thin, so the light can
Get in. You better add on a
Thick blanket.
And here'’s one more space where
Light can get in. You can cover
Up that hole, too. Here'’s one
Blanket and two blankets. Now
No light can get into our cave.
Draw some pictures in your
Journals so you'’ll remember how
We made our cave of darkness.
First, we covered chairs with a
Cardboard roof and blankets,
Then we used flashlights to make
Sure there were no spaces where
Light could get in. Then, we
Used more blankets to make sure
It was completely dark, and we
Did it! We made a cave of
Darkness to block out all the
Light. Good job, scientists!
May, would you like to come out
For journal time?
No, thank you, teacher susie.
It'’s fun in here.
Ha ha! Hey, that gives me a
Great idea. May, you can
Describe what it looks like in
The cave, and the rest of you
Can draw a picture of what may
Describes.
Oh, yeah.
Ok.
Ok, so, uh, may, what do you
See right now?
Well, um, it'’s dark. Really,
Really dark. And there'’s no
Light getting in here at all.
I can'’t even see my sweater.
Ok, who wants to show me what
You'’ve drawn in your journal?
Ooh! I do!
Ok.
Ok, um, see, here'’s a picture
Of may inside the cave, and it'’s
Really dark in there.
It sure is.
Ha ha!
Over here, I drew a picture
Of fluffles, and she'’s also
Inside the cave with may, and
It'’s still really dark in there.
"It sure is."
Nicely done, gerald.
Thank you!
Ok, may, you can come on out.
Now that you'’re all darkness
Experts, it'’s time to play with
All your new ideas.
Yay!
And now may is going to tell
Us a story about being in the
Dark.
Ok. It'’s a story of how I
Used to be scared of the dark.
One night, right before bed, I
Gave my cat moo shu a new toy
Mouse to play with. Then I said,
"Good night, moo shu."
What did moo shu say?
She said, "meow."
Then what happened?
Then my mom came in my room.
She kissed me good night and
Then my mom...turned out the
Light.
So it was dark in your room?
Very dark. Very, very dark.
[Giggles]
And then I heard a noise.
[Gasps]
Ah!
A noise? Well, what did it
Sound like?
It sounded like this:
Ker-thump, ker-thump, ker-thump.
The noise got louder
And louder.
Were you scared?
Nope.
What?
Yeah.
Why not?
Yeah, that noise sounds
Scary.
Well, it was loud, but I
Wasn'’t scared because I knew
What the noise was.
What was it?
It was...it was...
It was just moo shu playing with
Her new toy. I turned on the
Light and there was moo shu,
Using her paw to swat at her new
Toy: ker-thump, ker-thump,
Ker-thump.
Yeah, right.
Ha ha ha! Moo shu. Ha ha!
Hey, thanks for telling us
That great story, may.
Sure. Oh, and I almost
Forgot...
Hmm?
Behind moo shu was a big,
Purple monster with icky, green
Teeth!
Aah!
Ha ha ha!
Ok, we'’re going to play a
Game that I just made up. It'’s
Called guessing in the dark.
Oh, cool.
Ok. First, somebody needs to
Volunteer to go inside the cave
Of darkness.
Oh, um--
Oh! Oh! I'’ll do it! Yeah,
Because I like the dark now.
Great! Ok, gerald, you go
Inside the cave and we'’ll hand
You something.
Okey-doke. Here I go.
Hey, good luck, gerald.
Good luck.
Ok, going in and I'’m in here.
Ok, gerald, I'’m going to
Hand you the first item.
Ok.
Hee hee! You have to guess
What it is in the dark. Hee hee!
He'’s never going to guess what
It is.
Ha ha ha!
Hey, gabriela, I can'’t see
You, but I can still hear you.
Oh.
Right.
Ha ha!
Ok, here you go.
Oh. Ok. Let'’s see, uh--ooh!
I know! This is a magnifying
Glass.
Wow.
You'’re right!
Come on. Give me harder
Things to guess. I'’m the
Amazing gerald!
Oh. Amazing, huh? Ok, let'’s
Get more stuff.
Yeah! Ok!
[Laughing]
Look, look, look, you guys.
Oh, cool, may.
Yeah, yeah.
It'’s a good one.
Here, gerald. How about this?
That is a hat.
Wow.
Ok, how about this one?
And that'’s a block.
Ok, how about this?
A book.
Gollee!
Ok, gerald, guess this one.
This would be...a crayon.
Ah!
Ok, I got one.
Aha! An apatosaurus,
My favorite dinosaur.
Wow. He is amazing.
Yeah, he is.
Ok, wait, wait. I have one
More.
[Whispers]
It'’s a ball of play-doh clay.
Ha! Great!
Ok, gerald, last one.
Ok, uh, it'’s round. Is it an
Orange?
No.
An apple?
Uh-uh.
Oh! Oh, I know! It'’s a peach!
No, it'’s not a peach.
Oh, that'’s funny. Sure tastes
Like one. Ha ha!
Well--uh, gerald, where is
It? You didn'’t really eat it,
Did you?
The peach? Oh, yeah. I ate
The whole thing.
No, no, no!
Ha ha ha! I'’m just kidding.
I knew it was a play-doh ball.
Ha ha ha!
And now...
It'’s time...
For susie...
To sing!
Go, susie!
Thank you, thank you. Well,
Now that my scientists know that
Nothing changes in the dark, I'’d
Like to take you to a world
Where everything is beautiful
In the dark.
Ooh.
♪ In a world of darkness
There will be
A spark of light
And life
Every spark of light shines
Through the darkest night
So bright, so bri-i-ight
In caves above
And underground
Worlds of wonder
Worlds of sound
Where rivers flow
And water falls
Crystals glisten
In the walls
Stalactites hang
Stalagmites rise
Glow worms glow
Like starry skies
Surprise
In a world of darkness
There will be
A spark of light
All right
Caves are all around us
Oceans that surround us
Diving down
Down, down
To a water world
A cave of blue
Imagination carries you
To plants that glow
And light the way
Rainbow schools
Of fish at play
A natural wonder
You can see
As caves unfold
Their mystery to you
In a world of darkness
There will be
A spark of light ♪
Yay!
Thank you! Ha ha!
I can'’t believe all the
Amazing things you can find in
The dark.
Yeah! I like darkness.
Me, too.
Oh, I'’m so proud of all my
Darkness experts. And now it'’s
Time to go home. Follow me.
Now where'’s my sid?
Ooh, right here, grandma.
Oh. Hmm. Ooh. Mmm!
Mmm!
Now, okey-doke. Let'’s roll.
Let'’s roll!
Whoo! Ha ha ha! Yeah!
♪ Backseat driving
With grandma ♪
Whoo whoo whoo! Hey, so how
Was your day, kiddo?
Oh, it was great. I learned
All about darkness.
Ooh. Tell me what you
Learned.
Ok. Darkness just means that
There'’s no light, so if I ever
Wake up early again and it'’s
Still dark, I won'’t be afraid.
Well, if you'’re not afraid of
The dark, you could live in
Northern alaska.
Alaska?
Yes. There'’s this little town
In northern alaska called
Barrow--and I'’m talking way
North, above the arctic circle--
Where it'’s dark all the time for
Almost two straight months. Can
You imagine a winter like that?
It'’s true. Ha ha ha!
They have to keep the lights on
All the time; otherwise, they
Wouldn'’t even know when they're
Supposed to be awake or asleep.
Kids who live up there get up in
The dark, go to school in the
Dark, and then play in the dark.
Now that'’s a whole lot of dark!
Ha ha ha ha!
I can'’t believe it. There are
Places where it'’s dark all night
And all day?
Mmm, amazing, isn'’t it?
Ha ha ha ha!
Yes, it is. And you know who
Else is amazing? My grandma!
Ha ha ha!
♪ I learned something cool
Something cool today
I know it upside down
And inside out
I learned all about... ♪
Ha ha ha!
Darkness!
Heh heh! Scientist in the
House. Yeah.
[Click]
[Canned applause]
♪ Doo doo-doo doo-doo
Hear ye, hear ye! I have an
Announcement to make. From this
Day forward, the one and only
Sid--ta-da--
Isn'’t afraid of the dark!
Hey, all right!
Yay!
Wow. You must have learned a
Lot about darkness at school
Today.
Yes, I did, and tonight
Before bed, I will show you
What I learned.
Hey, that sounds great!
All right, sid. We can'’t
Wait.
Ha! So today, I learned that
Darkness just means that there'’s
No light. And, since everything
Stays the same in the dark,
There'’s no reason to be scared
Of the dark.
Wow. You'’re thinking like a
Scientist, sid.
Thank you, and since my
Jackets and toys will still be
My jackets and toys in the dark,
I'’m not afraid to go into the
Closet and turn the lights off.
Turn the lights off? Wow,
Sid!
Wow is right.
Ok, here I go. Uh, mom, could
You please close the door
For me?
Sure, sweetie.
Thanks.
Good luck.
Thanks, dad.
Ok. It is now completely dark
In here and I can'’t see a thing.
[Gasps]
Wow.
No problem at all. I'’m in
The dark. Don'’t worry. Actually,
I'’m doing great. I just need
To--[grunts]--one last thing.
Hold on.
Ta-da!
Oh!
You put your pajamas on in
The dark? That'’s fantastic!
It'’s incredible!
You are amazing!
[Imitates expl*si*n sound]
Ha ha ha!
Hooray for sid.
[Canned applause]
Yeah.
My little scientist does it
Again.
Thank you, thank you.
We'’ll be back in a few
Minutes to tuck you in, sweetie.
Ha ha! Yup, it'’s true. I'm
Not afraid of the dark anymore.
Whoo-hoo! Ha ha ha! Closets are
The same whether the lights are
On or off. It'’s fun when they're
On and it'’s fun when they're
Off. You know, now I kind of
Like it when it'’s dark, and that
Gives me an idea. Ok, here'’s my
Super-duper-uper-schmooper big
Idea! I'’m going to invent a
Flashdark. That'’s right. Instead
Of sh**ting out a beam of light,
This flashdark'’s going to sh**t
Out a beam of darkness.
Sometimes things are too bright,
Like sunshine in the morning.
But if you have a flashdark, you
Can just switch it on, and
Suddenly sunshine no more, and
You can go right back to sleep.
[Snores]
Or, if you walk into the
Grocery store and the lights are
Just too bright, switch on the
Flashdark and your problems are
Over. Ha ha! The amazing
Flashdark can make any room or
Any city or any planet dark with
Just the flick of a switch.
Hooray for the flashdark! And
That'’s my super-duper-uper-
Schmooper big idea!
[Click, canned applause]
Ah! I am sid, the darkness
Investigator science kid!
["Science kid" echoes]
And remember, keep asking lots
And lots of questions. See you
Later, scientists. Ha ha! Ha ha!
[Click, canned applause]
Be sure to check out another
Episode full of amazing science.
My friends and I will
Investigate darkness, discover
Where light comes from, make
Observations about our shadows,
And explore how rainbows are
Made! See you next time on
"Sid the science kid."
There'’s lots more science fun
03x11 - Discovering Darkness
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Sid, an "inquisitive youngster" who uses comedy to tackle questions kids have about basic scientific principles and why things work the way they do.
Sid, an "inquisitive youngster" who uses comedy to tackle questions kids have about basic scientific principles and why things work the way they do.