Hey, scientists, it'’s me--
Sid. We'’re putting on our spooky
Costumes because it'’s halloween
And we'’re having a big party at
School. You could put on a
Costume, too, and join us for
This special halloween episode
Of "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... ♪
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The jim henson company]
Psst! I'’m over here. Wait. Not
That way. Over here.
Boo! Ha! Did I scare you? Ha ha!
I'’m trying to be really scary
Because today is one of my
Favorite holidays--halloween!
Boo! Hee hee hee! Ok. So today
We'’re having a special halloween
Party with teacher susie. So my
Friends and I all brought our
Costumes. Want to know what I'’m
Gonna be? Here'’s a hint.
Hello. I like to fly around, and
I have big wings and fangs.
Blaah ha ha ha! That'’s right.
I'’m gonna be a bat. I'll be so
Spooky and scary. Ha ha ha! Hmm.
Hey, I wonder if gabriela and
May and gerald will have spooky
Costumes, too. I hope they do.
Ha ha ha! It'’s halloween, and I
Just got to know who is gonna
Have a scary, spooky costume
That makes you go, "aah!"
[Echoes]
Heh. Ok. So what'’s another scary
Costume? Hmm, maybe somebody
Could dress up as, like, one of
Those really spooky--
Boo!
Aah! Ha ha! You got me.
I was practicing being scary.
I have a really, really scary
Costume.
You do? What is it?
Give me a hint.
Ok. I'’m going to be a spooky
Animal with long, fuzzy legs.
Ooh, that does sound scary.
Come over to the slide.
Hee hee hee!
Gabriela, you think it'’s a
Ghost?
Maybe it is. Let'’s go see.
Yeah. Hee hee!
Hmm. Ok. We'’re at the slide.
Now what?
There'’s nobody here.
Boo hoo hoo! Boo! Boo!
Yaah!
Boo boo boo!
Yikes!
Boo boo boo! Hee hee!
Wow! May, you really
Scared us.
Just wait until you see my
Spooky costume. Here'’s a hint.
Meow. I walk like this, and I
Swish my tail like this. Ha ha!
I'’m gonna be so scary. Ha ha ha!
I wonder if gerald is gonna have
A spooky costume, too.
Oh, where is gerald?
I don'’t know. Gerald! Gerald!
Gerald! Aah!
Boo! Ha ha ha! Happy
Halloween! Hey, my costume is
Gonna be really scary. Even
Teacher susie is gonna say,
"Aah!"
Ok, class. Time to put on
Your costumes for our halloween
Party. Let'’s go.
Are you kids ready for a
Halloween party?
Yes!
And is everyone wearing their
Halloween costume?
Yes!
First up, we have may.
Meow. Meow, meow, meow.
I'’m a black cat. Watch out
Because I'’m sneaky and scary.
Ooh, I like your costume,
May.
Thank you.
Ok. Now make way for gerald.
Ooh! Ah! Look at me. I am a
Scary, scary skeleton. Aah! Boo!
Oh! It'’s a skeleton! Oh...
Ha ha ha! And now get ready for
Sid. Come on in.
I am a spooky bat, and I have
Fangs to bite you. Blaah!
Whoa! A bat! Ooh!
And last, but not least, it'’s
Gabriela!
I'’m a creepy, yucky, scary
Spider. Boo!
Oh, yikes! It'’s a s-s-spider!
Oh, you are scary. Ooh! Ha ha!
Susie, do you like my super
Spooky halloween costume?
Gabriela, I love your spooky
Costume. I love everyone'’s
Creative costumes, and you know
What? I actually like spiders.
I think they'’re amazing.
Really?
Oh, yes. Spiders are one of
My favorite little creatures.
Follow me, and I'’ll show you
What I mean.
Ok.
Come on.
Meow, meow, meow.
Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.
Well, spiders are fantastic
Engineers. I mean, look at these
Amazing webs they can build.
Oh, yeah.
Whoa. Susie, how do spiders
Build those webs?
Good question. Here'’s the
Amazing thing about spiders.
They build webs with silk that
They make with their own bodies.
Do you want to know how spiders
Use their webs?
Oh, yeah.
Well, they build a sticky web
And wait and wait and wait, and
Finally, an insect, like a fly,
Lands on the web and gets stuck.
Huh?
Then what happens?
Then the spider slowly crawls
Over the web toward the fly, and
Then...
And then what?
Then the spider sucks
The insides of the fly out and
Eats it.
Whoa! Ha ha ha!
Now remember, you don'’t want
To touch spiders or their webs,
But how would you like to try
Building a web just like a real
Spider?
Yeah. I want to.
Ok. You can become spiders
And try building a giant web
Together with this yarn.
Oh, that can be our spider
Silk.
You got it. Ok. Follow me
Outside and let'’s see what kind
Of web you can build. It might
Not be so easy.
Ooh, I want to try. I want to
Do it.
Ooh, hey, it'’s halloween.
You can pretend to be a spider
And build a web, too. Ha!
Spiders are amazing engineers
That can build all kinds of
Beautiful webs. Now let'’s
Pretend that you'’re all spiders.
Can you work together to build a
Giant web? Take this ball of
String and spread it around the
Room.
Our web isn'’t sticky like a real
Spider web, so we have to wrap
It around things to make sure it
Doesn'’t fall apart.
Spiders build webs to catch
Insects and bugs to eat, so make
Sure the pieces of string cross
Each other so you can build a
Strong web to catch things, too.
Even with of you working as a
Team, it still takes a lot of
Work to build a web.
Isn'’t it amazing that spiders
Work all by themselves to build
Their webs? Spiders can work on
Their webs for hours, even days,
And if the web breaks, some
Spiders can even rebuild their
Webs overnight.
Ok. You'’re all done. Let's
Compare and contrast your web to
A real spider web. Hmm, it looks
Like your web has a lot more
Spaces than the real web.
Let'’s see if these toy spiders
Like your web. Hey, I think they
Like it. Now pretend that you'’re
All spooky spiders and crawl
Around on your new web.
Help! I'’m a fly stuck in this
Giant web! Oh, no!
Oh, no. Stay right there,
Fly. I'’m a spider, and I'm gonna
Eat you.
Aah! Oh, no! Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha! Well done.
So was it easy to build a spider
Web?
No.
I don'’t know how spiders do
It. We kept getting tangled and
All messed up.
Well, we spiders are amazing
Engineers, spooky spider
Engineers.
Ok, everybody. Let'’s continue
Our halloween party.
Yay!
I'’m a spooky, spooky spider.
And I'’m spooky, too.
Meow, meow, meow.
Skeletons are spooky and
Scary, too. Boo! Boo!
I'’m a scary bat. Blaah!
Hey, susie, how would you like
To have a bat come visit you?
Ha ha ha!
Actually, I'’d love to have
You visit me. Bats are very
Helpful creatures.
What? Bats are helpful?
Absolutely. Did you know that
Bats eat thousands of pesky
Mosquitoes? And they eat lots of
Fruit, so when they fly around,
Their droppings spread seeds to
Plant new flowers and trees.
When you say droppings, you
Mean poop?
Yes.
Huh. Well, hmm, I guess if I
Spread seeds in my poop so
Flowers and trees can grow, then
I am helpful.
You sure are, and cats, well,
Scientists think you are
Fascinating creatures because
You can do amazing things with
Your body, even black cats.
Really?
Oh, yes. Look. You'’re an
Aerial acrobat. Your special
Skeleton allows you to leap
Really high in the air and land
Safely on your feet.
Cool. I didn'’t know my cat
Skeleton was so special.
Hey, wait. Wait a minute.
Skeletons are scary and special?
Well, mr. Skeleton, without
You, we wouldn'’t have a skull to
Protect our brains or bones to
Cover our heart and lungs, and
We need skeletons so we can
Move, bend, and twist our
Bodies.
Hey, you'’re right. Skeletons
Are special.
Yes. Let me see you all move
Your skeletons. Move and bend
And twist. All right. You know,
Your costumes remind me of a
Special halloween song.
Sid, may I borrow your
Microphone?
Oh, sure. Here you go.
♪ What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary about me?
I'’m a skeleton, ok
I help you every day
My skull protects your brain
That'’s just for a start
And my ribs protect
Your lungs and heart
Without my bones
Where would you be?
What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary about me?
I'’m a spider, all right
No reason for a fright
I weave amazing webs
I'’m an engineer
Look at this pretty one
Right over here
I eat insects, you see
What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary about me?
I can fly, I'’m a bat
And you know me, I'’m a cat
I replant the rainforest
I'’m an awesome acrobat
I'’m a bat, I'm a cat
What'’s so scary about that?
I eat bugs
So they don'’t give you a bite
I'’m a favorite pet
I see great at night
We'’re helpful as can be
What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary about me?
What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary
What'’s so scary about me? ♪
Yeah! Susie, this is the best
Halloween party ever.
I agree, but there'’s one
Thing this party is missing.
Huh? What?
Well, every halloween party
Needs a big batch of ooey,
Gooey, yucky, icky, green slime.
Oh, that'’s right.
Ew! Slime!
Eh, I don'’t know.
Sounds kind of messy.
What?
Huh?
Ha! I'’m just kidding.
I love slime.
Ok. It'’s time for a special
Slimy super fab lab. Let'’s go.
Let'’s go! Yay!
♪ Slimy fab lab
Investigate, explore,
Discover. Ahh. Ha ha ha!
Um...
Uh...hey. Susie was just
Here. Where did she go?
I don'’t know.
Hello!
Aah!
I am susie the mad scientist,
And I love to make slime.
Bwah ha ha ha! In this bowl,
You'’re going to add one cup of
Water. Then you'’ll pour in one
Cup of this corn starch. Then
Add some green paint. Mix it all
Together, and you get slime!
Oh. Bwah ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha!
Hey, scientists, it'’s
Halloween. You can make icky,
Gooey, green slime, too.
Bwah ha ha ha!
Ok, spooky scientists. It'’s
Time to make slime. First,
Measure one cup of corn starch
And pour it into a bowl. Then
Measure one cup of water and add
It into the bowl. Then add some
Green paint and mix it all up.
Keep mixing and look at that.
You have made icky, gooey, green
Slime. Bwah ha ha ha!
Now let'’s investigate what
Happens when you add too much
Corn starch. When you combine it
With water and green paint, it
Makes the slime lumpy and really
Hard to mix. Now let'’s discover
What happens if you add too much
Water with corn starch
And paint.
Ooh! It makes the slime extra
Gooey and drippy. Now let'’s
Investigate the first batch of
Slime you made. What happens
When you drop it? Wow! It turns
Into a liquid, and when you pick
It up, it turns back into a
Solid. Hmm, how interesting.
When you mix equal parts corn
Starch and water together, it
Makes a slime that can be both a
Solid and a liquid. Here is a
Solid ball, and then it'’s a
Liquid. Wow! Investigating with
Slime is icky, gooey, and
Scientific. Bwah ha ha ha!
Ok, halloween scientists, tell
Me, what did you discover when
You made slime?
Oh, oh, first, we followed
The directions. Look. I wrote
Them down in my journal. We put
In one cup of water, one cup of
Corn starch, and some green
Paint. Then we stirred it all
Together, and, ta-da, we made
Slime.
Great job. So what happened
With these two bowls?
Oh, well, we put way too much
Water in that bowl over there
And not enough corn starch, and
Then now it looks like green
Soup.
Ha ha ha!
And we put lots of corn
Starch in this one but not very
Much water, and it looks like
Lumpy, green oatmeal.
Well, I'’m very proud of you
All. You made some new
Discoveries, just like real
Scientists.
But instead of real
Scientists, we'’re, like, spooky
Scientists.
That'’s right, may.
On halloween, we can be whoever
We want to be. Hey, let'’s go on
A special halloween parade
Around the neighborhood so
Everyone can see your amazing
Costumes.
Yeah! Ha ha! Awesome.
I can'’t wait.
[Hums]
We'’re spooky.
We'’re scary.
Look at the costumes we
Made...
For a halloween parade.
♪ What are you gonna be
On halloween?
I'’ll bet you'll have
The best costume ever seen
Will you look scary and spooky
Or just fun and kooky?
What are you gonna be
On halloween?
Are you gonna be a princess
In a beautiful gown
Dancing and wearing
A sparkling crown
Or will you be a pirate
With a sword in your boot
With a patch over one eye
While looking for loot?
Will you be a mermaid
Part girl, part fish?
At halloween, you can be
Whatever you wish
A fairy with a wand
And beautiful wings
In the wonderful world
Of make-believe things
What are you gonna be
On halloween?
I'’ll bet you'll have
The best costume ever seen
Will you look scary and spooky
Or just fun and kooky?
What are you gonna be
On halloween?
Will you be a ghost
Dressed up in white
Flying around
On halloween night?
When you suddenly appear
And yell out, "boo!"
I wonder if they'’ll know
It'’s really you
What are you gonna be
On halloween?
I'’ll bet you'll have
The best costume ever seen
Will you look scary and spooky
Or just fun and kooky?
What are you gonna be
On halloween? ♪
Ha ha ha!
Parades rule.
Yay, susie!
Wow! That was so much fun.
What a great halloween parade.
I think everyone in the whole
Neighborhood thought we were
Scary.
Yeah, and spooky.
And amazing.
This was the best halloween
Party ever.
Thank you, susie.
Aw, you'’re welcome.
Bwah ha ha ha! Ok, my blind bat,
Leaping cat, dancing skeleton,
And web-spinning spider. It'’s
Time to go home. Walk this way.
Ha ha!
Ooh! Whoa!
Boo!
Happy halloween! Ha ha ha!
[Chuckling]
Oh, yeah. Ooh, here comes my
Dad. I wonder if he'’ll be scared
Of my bat costume.
♪ I love halloween
[Whistles]
Hee hee hee!
Oh, it sure is quiet here in
The kitchen. Uh--
Boo!
What? Oh! Oh, no! It'’s a bat!
Yeah, and I'’m coming to get
You. Squeak!
Oh, no! It'’s gonna catch me!
Boogedy boogedy boogedy!
Oh, look out, everybody!
There'’s a bat in the kitchen!
[Gasp]
Oh, no! A scary bat!
Boogedy boogedy boogedy! Aah!
Ha ha ha! I love being a scary
Bat. Ok. Shh.
Hmm, I wonder where that bat
Could be.
Ooh, I wonder if that scary
Bat is still in here.
The bat.
Hmm.
Not under the table.
I don'’t see it.
Oh...
Aah!
Aah! Oh.
Oh, it'’s you. I thought you
Were that scary bat.
Nope. I guess he flew away.
Phew!
Boo!
Aah! It'’s the bat!
No. Wait. This bat has
Something important to tell you,
See, because I'’m scary and
Helpful.
You are?
Yep. I eat mosquitoes, and I
Spread seeds in my poop so
Flowers and trees can grow.
Hey, it sounds like you
Learned a lot at your halloween
Party today at school.
Yeah. We did, and we built a
Big spider web and made slime
And went on a halloween parade.
Well, mr. Bat, I hope you'’re
Not too tired to go
Trick-or-treating in the
Neighborhood.
Oh, no way. I can'’t wait,
Ooh, but there'’s one thing I
Have to do first. Could you
Please wait here?
Ok.
Sure.
Ha ha! Ok.
[Humming]
I wonder what he had to do.
I don'’t know.
Hmm.
[Doorbell rings]
Gee, I wonder who that could be.
I have no idea. Ha ha!
We'’re coming, whoever you might
Be on the other side of this
Door. Ha ha!
Trick or treat. You'’re my
First house.
Oh, it'’s sid.
We'’re honored to have you,
Mr. Helpful bat.
Oh, how about some candy,
Mr. Bat?
Oh, why, thank you. Yum.
Here you go.
And now I'’d like to fly
Around the neighborhood and go
Trick-or-treating. Come on,
Little bee zeke.
Let'’s go. Lead the way, sid.
It'’s trick-or-treat time.
Trick or treat!
Ha ha ha! Wow! I got a lot of
Candy when I went
Trick-or-treating. Ha ha ha!
Hwah-cha! Oh, I know, dr. Beaks.
You'’re a doctor, and you don't
Want me to eat all that candy at
Once. Well, I won'’t. Hey, wait.
Maybe you'’re a dentist. Ok.
Well, then I'’ll brush my teeth,
Too. Hey, you know--daah--the
Best part about halloween is
Dressing up like a bat, and now
I know that bats can be spooky
And they'’re also helpful.
It'’s too bad that bats and
Spiders and black cats and
Skeletons can'’t speak for
Themselves because then they
Could tell everyone that they
Can be scary and amazing, or
Maybe there could be a place
They could show everyone how
Great they are. Ha ha! Ok.
I'’ve got it. Here's my
Super-duper-ooper-schmooper big
Idea. I'’m going to invent the
Not-so-scary haunted house.
Inside, there will be a room
With dancing skeletons that tell
You all the cool moves they can
Do with their bones. "Hi, sid.
Check out our bones. We can
Really move." Another room will
Be filled with black cats
Leaping high in the air.
"Come on, sid. Mraar! Jump with
Us. Whee! Mraar!" Another room
Will have spiders building giant
Webs you can crawl on. "Hey,
Sid, come climb on our webs,
Man." The last room will be a
Special ride where you can climb
On a bat and go for a ride while
He eats mosquitoes. "Climb
Aboard. We'’re eating mosquitoes
Today. Chomp chomp. Yum."
Whoo hoo! The not-so-scary
Haunted house is so much fun.
Ha ha! That'’s my
Super-duper-ooper-schmooper big
Idea. Yay! Whoo! Ha ha! I love
My bat costume. Halloween is the
Best holiday ever, and you know
What? I just decided I'’m gonna
Sleep in my bat costume and then
Wake up in the morning and wear
It again all day long. Ha ha ha!
Hmm, I bet you can'’t wait to put
On your costume, too. You can be
A spider, "ooh," a bat, "aah!
Flappity flappity," a cat,
"Meow," a superhero, "ta-da," a
Hippo, "um, blobbity blobbity
Blobbity blobbity," a princess,
"Hello," or a superhero hippo
Princess. "Blobbity blobbity,
Ta-da, hello." You could be
Anything you want to be, just
Like me--sid the flying bat
Science kid.
[Echoes]
And remember, keep asking lots
And lots of questions. See you
Later, scientists, and happy
Halloween. Hoo hoo hoo! Ha ha!
Be sure to check out another
Episode of "sid the science
Kid." We'’ll investigate at the
Science center, explore in the
Back yard, and make lots of
Discoveries. See you next time
On "sid the science kid."
03x18 - Halloween Spooky Science Special
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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.