Hey, scientists, it'’s
Me--sid. I want to know why
I can'’t stay up all night and
Play. So my friends and I are
Going to investigate why our
Bodies need sleep. Come explore
With me--sid the science kid!
Coming up next.
Hey, is this thing on? Ha ha!
♪ 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]
Ah, all right, dr. Beaks.
What you been doing, eating
Walruses? Getting heavy, man.
Ok, dr. Beaks, you'’re going
Over here for takeoff right
Between lewis and josie. Ha ha!
Ooh, hi. It'’s me--sid.
My stuffed animals and I are on
A rocket ship, and we'’re getting
Ready to fly into space! Whoo!
Ah, ok, so it'’s actually
A pretend trip into outer space
I'’m planning for bedtime.
But it'’s still gonna be
A big adventure! So big that
We'’re gonna stay up all night
Long. Whoo!
Ahem.
Wha...
Who'’s staying up all night?
Me and my friends because
We'’re gonna have our biggest
Adventure ever.
Don'’t you think you'll get
Tired if you stay up all night?
Yeah. Maybe but playing is
More fun than sleeping.
Yes. But you need your
Sleep. So no staying up
All night.
Well, ok, mom.
Oh, sid, don'’t forget, after
School today, you have
A play date with...
Gabriela!
Well, now you better get
Ready for breakfast.
Oh, sure thing, mom.
All right, crew, I got bad
News. Mom says we can'’t
Stay up all night. She says we
Need our sleep. What? No,
Dr. Beaks. I have no idea why.
Hmm, but I wish I did know why.
Ok, now I just got to know--
Why can'’t I stay up all...
[Echoing] night?
Sid, breakfast time!
Huh? Oh, coming, mom! Ooh,
Hey, I know who will let us
Stay up all night. Dad! Ha ha!
Breakfast time!
Hey, dad, I want to have a big
Adventure and stay up all night
Long. Can i, please?
Well, I don'’t think you'll be
Very happy if you do.
Well, uh, I won'’t?
Well, your brother was up
Almost all night. And, ooh, tell
Me if you think he seems happy.
Waah! Waah...
It'’s ok, sweetie. Ooh,
Sweetie. Ooh. Oh, when someone
Doesn'’t get enough sleep, they
Can get very grumpy and fussy,
Like zeke here.
Sid, you don'’t want to be
Grumpy and fussy, do you?
Well, uh, I guess not.
Well, one good reason you
Need sleep is so you have energy
To eat breakfast.
Oh, right! Breakfast. Ha ha.
Then I got to investigate more
At school because I want to know
More about this sleep stuff.
Aw. I think we have a sleep
Expert right here.
Night-night, little zekey.
♪ 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.
Mwah!
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
There'’s gabriela ♪
Watch what I can do.
Ha ha! Yeah! Here we go!
Wow! Ha ha ha.
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
Hey, there'’s gerald ♪
Yeah! Check out my moves!
Ha ha ha! Yeah! Mm! Ooh!
I'’m a dancing machine!
Cool!
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
Hey, there'’s may ♪
Ha ha! May I show you
How I groove? [Giggling]
Whoo! Cool!
Groovy!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
♪ 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!
Ha ha! You got me!
[All humming]
Yeah!
♪ We'’re looking for our friends
And look what we found
We found each other
Friends! ♪
Ha ha!
And now it'’s time for
Sid the science reporter.
Hello. I'’m sid. And today we're
Going to find out why do we need
Sleep. Ha ha.
♪ Eh na na na na...
Hello there, may.
Hi, sid!
Um, my mom says everyone
Needs to sleep.
My mom says the same thing.
Really?
Yeah.
I wonder why.
Well, if I didn'’t sleep,
Fluffles wouldn'’t get to snuggle
At night. We snuggle
All night long.
[Both chuckle]
"I love to snuggle!"
Fluffles loves snuggling.
Yeah.
Ok, very interesting.
Thanks, may.
You'’re welcome. Hee hee!
Let'’s see what gabriela has
To say.
Hello, gabriela.
Hello!
I have a question: why do we
Need to sleep?
Because it'’s really hard to
Stay awake all night.
It is?
Mm-hmm. Last night my mom had
To stay up late working on
A project. And I tried to stay
Up with her.
What happened?
I feel asleep, and she had to
Carry me to bed.
Ha ha. So we need to sleep
Because we can'’t stay awake.
Got it! Thanks, gabriela.
Sure thing.
I know why we need to sleep!
Oh. You do?
Yeah! Yeah! Ok, I got to
Sleep because my mom and dad
Make me, even when I'’m
Not tired.
Ha ha! Moms and dads.
Another reason we need sleep.
Yeah!
I wonder if there are more
Reasons.
Everybody, rug time!
That'’s teacher susie!
It'’s rug time!
♪ 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! ♪
Not tired! Not tired!
Ha ha!
Want to stay up all night!
No more sleeping, no more
Sleeping. Ha ha!
[Kids laugh]
That was great.
So you want to stay up
All night.
Yes, I do, susie!
Well, I want to stay up all
Night, too, but my mom and dad
Say we need sleep.
Oh, I agree. Remember, you
Have to be good to your body.
When you get enough sleep, you
Feel great and you have lots of
Energy.
Oh, susie, when I get sick,
I don'’t have much energy.
And I sleep a lot.
Oh, yes, sleeping gives our
Body a chance to build strength
And repair itself. And when
You'’re young, you need plenty of
Sleep so your body can grow.
Hey! Is that why my baby
Brother sleeps so much, because
He'’s growing?
Yes, sid. Babies need about
To hours of sleep a night.
And guess what. You guys need
Hours of sleep, too.
But, susie, sometimes I lie
In bed and I squirm and squirm,
And I just don'’t feel like
Sleeping. I feel like playing.
Yeah, it'’s like when I'm
Too excited because I'’m thinking
About going on a rocket ship
Ride into space!
Yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Hmm, it sounds like you all
Need a special way to calm your
Bodies so you can sleep. It'’s
Time for a special investigation
In the...
Super fab lab!
Right! Grab your journals,
And let'’s go!
All right!
[May chuckling]
There.
Super fab lab!
Investigate, explore,
Discover! Ah!
Ok, gather around. We'’re
Going to discover a way to get
Our bodies ready for sleep.
Ok!
Great!
First I want you to wiggle
And stretch and get rid of
All that extra energy!
Yeah!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Ok. Great wiggling and
Stretching. Now we'’re going to
Prepare our room to help us
Relax. I'’ll start by dimming
The lights.
Ok.
Hey, you'’re making it dark
In here.
That'’s right. Bright lights,
Television, and music can all
Be distracting, so I'’m helping
Us focus on sleeping.
Oh! And loud noises make it
Hard to sleep, too! Ha ha! Oh.
[Whispering] sorry.
That was a loud noise.
Good, gerald.
Let'’s all whisper.
Susie, can I hold fluffles?
He helps me sleep.
That'’s a great idea, may.
Ok. Ok. I'’ll be right back.
Ok.
I got him. I got him. Ok.
Ok. Everybody now take in
A deep breath.
[All inhale]
And now let it go.
[All exhale]
Now I'’m going to teach you
A relaxation exercise.
It'’s something you can do
At home to help your body relax
When you'’re feeling too excited
To sleep. Go ahead and lie down
On a nice, soft mat and we'’ll
Get started.
Great!
Ok.
Lie down right here.
Hey, you'’re a scientist. When
You'’re having trouble sleeping,
You can try this, too.
Ok, scientists, we'’re going
To do a relaxation exercise that
Will help get your body ready to
Sleep. Put down your mats and
Lie down on your nice, soft
Pillow. First stretch out your
Feet. Circle them around. Now
Relax them. Next, raise up your
Legs and wiggle them in the air.
And relax. Now raise up your
Arms and stretch. Make a fist,
Then relax. Make a fist, then
Relax. Jiggle your arms and drop
Them. Now raise your shoulders,
And relax them. Do you feel your
Whole body relaxing, getting
Ready to sleep? Go ahead and
Close your eyes and take a deep
Breath. Put your hands on
Your stomach and breathe in
And breathe out. Breathe in,
Breathe out. Breathe in,
Breathe out. Now you'’re ready
To sleep. Very nice.
While you'’re sleeping, your body
Is growing and your brain is
Getting ready to learn and
Discover new things. And after
You'’ve had a nice nap, you'll
Have lots of energy to
Investigate, explore, and play!
Sleeping makes your body feel
Great.
[Kids yawning]
I feel nice and calm.
I fell asleep.
Me, too. I took a quick nap,
And I feel great.
[Snoring]
[May, gabriela, and sid chuckle]
He'’s still sleeping.
Shh. Let'’s let gerald
Continue to sleep.
He must be tired.
Yeah. The relaxation thing
Really worked.
Sometimes we need to let our
Body calm down and give it
A chance to rest.
Oh! Maybe his body'’s getting
Energy to play more.
Oh, you could be right.
That'’s what happens while we
Sleep.
Or maybe his body is growing
While he sleeps.
Oh. You could be right, too.
Or maybe he just really likes
Dreaming.
Hello, pony.
I like applesauce, too.
[May, sid, and gabriela chuckle]
Ok, scientists, it'’s time for
You to play with your new ideas.
Yay.
But let'’s let gerald sleep
A little longer.
Ok. Good night, buddy.
Let'’s be quiet.
Ok. Ok.
[May chuckles]
What should you do if you
Find a big elephant sleeping in
Your bed?
I don'’t know. What?
Find another bed.
[All laugh]
Oh, sid?
Yes, gabriela.
What do you call a sleeping
Dinosaur?
Hmm, I don'’t know. What do
You call a sleeping dinosaur?
A brachio-snore-us.
[Kids laugh]
Oh! Oh! I'’ve got another one.
Why did the cat sleep next to
A ruler?
I don'’t know. Why did he
Sleep next to a ruler?
Because he wanted to see how
Long he slept.
[Kids laugh]
Ok, ok. Ok. How do you get
A baby to sleep on a spaceship?
I don'’t know. How do you get
A baby to sleep on a spaceship?
You "rocket."
[Kids laugh]
Rocket!
♪ Rock-a-bye baby in
The spaceship ♪
Shh. Don'’t wake
The rocket, baby.
Ha ha. Now that'’s sleepy.
Shh. Gerald'’s sleeping.
[May chuckles]
Ah. Ok, fellow explorers,
We are here to watch something
Amazing, something super
Special. Gerald is taking a nap.
[Snoring]
It appears to me that he is
Lying on his back.
Oh, I see something. He'’s
Moving. His arms are going out.
He'’s stretching.
A two-arm stretch. Amazing!
Is he waking up?
Ahh.
Phew. That was close.
Yeah. Ha ha. Wait. He'’s
Moving again. It looks like--
Yes, he'’s going to wake up.
Ah, ooh--
Ahh...
Nope. Still sleeping.
I never knew we moved around
So much when we sleep.
Yeah. I wonder if he'’s going
To sleep all day.
[Snoring continues]
What'’s he doing now?
He'’s swimming.
Eh, uh...
He looks like a frog.
[Sid chuckles]
Quack! Quack!
But he sounds like a duck.
Cake! Cake!
What?
He'’s not saying "quack."
He'’s saying "cake."
Maybe he'’s dreaming he's
A duck who likes to eat cake.
Yeah.
Quack! Quack! Cake! Cake!
Gerald!
Gerald!
Hey, that was a great nap.
And now I have lots of energy.
Ha! Come on. Let'’s go sing!
Yay!
Let'’s go!
Ok!
I love to sing!
And now...
It'’s time...
For susie...
To sleep.
Just kidding.
To sing!
Go, susie!
You know, people aren'’t the
Only ones who need sleep. Every
Living creature needs sleep.
Penguins?
Cows?
Elephants?
Ferrets?
Yes, yes, yes, and yes.
Every living creature. And some
Of them sleep in really
Interesting ways.
Awesome!
Wow!
♪ We all need our sleep
There'’s no doubt about it
We wouldn'’t feel good
Couldn'’t live without it
So let'’s take a look
At how some animals sleep
Shh, be real quiet
And not make a peep
Watch mr. Otter
He'’s holding on tight
To a little piece of seaweed
As he sleeps through the night
It keeps him from drifting
Far out to the sea
Dreaming about the otter
That he ought to be
It looks like the dolphin
Is half-asleep
She keeps one eye open
She'’s sneaking a peek
At all of the penguins
Who snuggle real tight
Standing together
They nap day and night
We all need our sleep
There'’s no doubt about it
We wouldn'’t feel good
Couldn'’t live without it
Bats are kind of batty
They sleep upside-down
Hanging by their toes
In caves underground
We all need our sleep
There'’s no doubt about it
We wouldn'’t feel good
Couldn'’t live without it
Everyone sleeps
In their own special way
Waking up fresh
For a brand-new day ♪
Yay, susie!
Wow. A dolphin sleeps with
One eye open! Huh. Maybe
We could do that
And stay up all night!
Yeah. That would be cool.
Yeah!
But--but--then you'’d miss
School and play time and
Breakfast.
And lunch and dinner.
And our play date.
Hey! That'’s right.
We'’re having a play date.
Yeah!
Ok, scientists, great job
Investigating sleep today.
Now it'’s time to go home!
Yay!
Follow me!
I have so much energy!
Awesome! Me, too,
Now that I'’ve had some sleep.
Oh, ho! There'’s my sid.
It'’s my grandma!
Ha ha. And there'’s gabriela.
Hi!
Hello. Here we go, kids.
Whoo!
♪ Backseat driving with
Grandma
Grandma! Whoo! ♪
[Turns radio off]
Ok, kids, I'’m gonna drive you
Both to gabriela'’s house. But I
Just got to know, how was your
Day at school?
It was great!
Yeah. We learned all about
Sleep.
Sleep? Really?
Uh-huh.
Everyone needs to sleep to
Get energy and to grow and
So they don'’t get all grumpy,
Like zeke.
Oh, don'’t worry.
He took a good long nap.
We even learned a relaxation
Exercise to calm down so you
Can fall asleep even if you
Don'’t feel like it.
Oh, you two are quite
The scientists. Did you know
That when I was in college,
I helped scientists who study
Sleep?
Scientists study sleep?
You betcha! Scientists still
Have a lot to learn about sleep.
So in college, I volunteered to
Help them. They put special
Wires on me so they could see
What was going on while I was
Fast asleep.
Oh. Did it hurt?
Not at all! With their
Special machines, the scientists
Tracked how much I moved, my
Breathing, and heartbeat. They
Even studied what my brain was
Doing when I was asleep.
And guess what the scientists
Learned about me? I get about
Hours of sleep a night. And
That'’s a good thing. Ha ha ha.
And here'’s something else they
Learned--i don'’t snore.
Whoo-hoo!
Hey, we kind of did that when
We were watching gerald sleep,
Except we didn'’t have special
Machines.
Ha ha ha. Like I said, you
Two are quite the scientists.
Thank you.
Oh! Here comes gabriela'’s
House. I hope you two have
A great play date!
Yeah! Thanks.
Thanks. Ha ha! Bye-bye.
Bye!
♪ We learned something cool
Something cool today
We know it upside down
And inside out
We learned all about...
Sleep ♪
Ha ha ha!
♪ Two scientists in the house
[Canned applause plays]
Yeah!
Yay!
Smack.
Whoo-hoo!
Mama, we'’re here.
I so love play dates at your
House. Ha ha.
Ah, and what should we play?
We could play hide-and-seek.
Yeah!
Or tag!
Ok.
Oh, how about tag?
Ohh. Hola, ninos.
Hola. Hi, gabriela'’s mom.
Hola. Hi, mom.
I'’m glad you could
Come over, sid.
[Yawns]
Oh, excuse me. I was up late
Last night working on a project.
And you didn'’t get enough
Sleep?
Ohh. You could tell, huh?
Yeah.
We learned all about sleeping
Today, mom. Did you know that if
You don'’t get enough sleep,
It can make you grumpy?
Really?
Uh-huh.
Where did I put my glasses?
I just had them with me. Hmm.
And not sleeping enough also
Makes it hard to remember stuff.
Oh. There they are.
I should have remembered that.
And you don'’t have a lot of
Energy or focus.
[Mom yawns]
That'’s for sure.
Oh, I'’m so tired. Maybe if I
Have some coffee, I'’ll have
More energy.
Wait! This isn'’t a coffee cup.
It'’s a flowerpot.
Everybody needs to sleep.
Yeah. And even grownups
Take naps.
Which is what I'’m going
To do just as soon as your
Dad gets home.
[Yawns]
I'’m home!
Ah! He'’s home! Have fun,
Kids.
Ok.
Bye.
I need some sleep. Naptime.
Hasta luego.
Bye.
Wow. Your mom was really
Tired. I'’m never staying up
All night.
Me neither.
Come on. Let'’s go see my dad.
Oh, ok.
Daddy, sid'’s here.
Let'’s play.
Yay!
I had a great time at gabriela'’s
House. And now that I know
I can'’t stay up all night and
Play, I'’ll go on my rocket ship
Ride right now with my mom.
I'’m ready to launch.
Ok!
, , . Blastoff!
[Mom laughs]
[Sid making whooshing noises]
Ooh! Whoa!
Wow! Look at all the planets.
Oh. Watch out for jupiter!
Whoa! Ha ha. Hey, time for
Our space walk, mom.
Oh, space walk.
Yeah.
Right!
Ok, dr. Beaks, open
The spaceship doors.
[Imitating mechanical noises]
Wow!
Isn'’t this awesome?
I'’ll say.
That'’s one small step
For my mom...
And one giant leap for my
Son sid.
Whee!
Wow. I sure had fun with my mom
On my biggest adventure
Ever, but...
[Yawns]
All this playing and talking
About sleep is making me...
[Yawns]
Sleepy. Boy, I can'’t wait to get
Into my cozy, warm bed.
But what if I didn'’t have
A cozy, warm bed nearby? What
Would I do if I were really,
Really sleepy and I needed
A bed? Hmm. I know just what
The world needs. Ha ha! Here'’s
My super duper ooper shmooper
Big idea!
It'’s the insta-bed--so small you
Can fit it in your pocket. But
Open it up, and it'’s a bed with
Pillows, blankets, your favorite
Stuffed animal, and a little
Dome that blots out noise and
Light so you can fall asleep.
And you can use it anywhere.
Do you want to sleep with bats
In a cave? No problem. The
Insta-bed can hang upside-down.
Night-night, bats.
Flap. Flap. Flap. Flap.
"Ah, night-night, sid."
Or when you'’re visiting
Penguins and it'’s time to sleep,
It'’s a snap to take a nap. Just
Push your insta-bed right into
The penguins'’ circle. Is there
Room for me to nap with you,
Penguins?
"Sure. Sid, stay warm."
Waddle, waddle, waddle.
The insta-bed. Don'’t sleep
Away from home without it.
And that'’s my super duper ooper
Shmooper big idea! Yeah! Whoo!
[Canned applause plays]
I am sid the...
[Echoing] science kid!
Ok, dr. Beaks, you can stay up
And play if you want, but I need
My sleep. Ahh! Remember,
Keep asking lots and lots of
Questions. See you later,
Scientists.
[Yawns]
Ok, bed, I am ready
To sleep. Here I come.
Be sure to check out another
Episode of "sid the science
Kid"! We'’ll discover how to take
Care of a pet, learn why our
Bodies need sleep, explore
Life cycles, and investigate
Allergies. There'’s lots to
Discover about living things
On "sid the science kid"!
03x20 - Sleep? Who Needs It?
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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.