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01x06 - Episode 11 & 12

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Vegetable Soup". Aired: September 22, 1975 – December 14, 1978.*
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01x06 - Episode 11 & 12

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And now, today's adventure of Outerscope



The Technovec machines gave us

directions, but we think they were trying

to trick us. I thought it all out. We're

going to use these directions backwards.

Please, Willie. I want to go home.

Don't do it, Willie. Follow the

directions. That's it. Keep going

straight. That's good.

Okay, now just ahead. They show a left

turn, so go the other way. Hang a right.

Great.

Gee, do we have to change his directions?

You wanna go home again, don't you?Yes,

but... But nothing. This is the only way

to do it. Wrong, Cynthia. This is one

of two ways to do it. We can also follow

the directions. Oh, come on, Eleanor.

You can't really believe those machines,

can you?I just trust that they really

wanted to help us, that's all.

Okay, an easy curve around here.

A little wider. That's it.

Now swing a left.

How are we doing?Terrific.

Terrific. No problems at all. Good

heavens! I can hardly believe my eyes!

Look! It's Earth!It is!

Earth! We'll be home soon! Our troubles

are over! Fantastic! We've done

it! We don't need these anymore! What do

you know?We all smarter than Technovex!

Isn't it beautiful?Our

planet... Earth! She's so

graceful! Watch how she turns!

Uh.. Wait a minute! It doesn't look quite

right!What do you mean?Seems fine to

me. But it's... uh..

It's not round like it should be! Hey,

look! It's not round at all!

It's flat like a penny! Oh,

no! It's not Earth!

Space, I'm fed up. Well, it

could have been different. We could have

used their directions. But you guys were

just like the Sandylanders. Like the

Sandylanders?Yes. You

remember?They didn't trust us

just 'cause we were different. And we

didn't follow the Technovex directions

for the same reason. Of course!

Just because they were different. That's

right. They wanted to be friends with

us. Oh, dear! Is it too late?

Can we still use the directions?Nah,

we're totally lost.

Hey, look! That thing is laughing at us!

I'm losing control! We're heading

straight into it!

Oh, what a pretty rainbow. Let's follow

it. Maybe we'll find the

pot of gold. Come on, let's see

where it leads. Why not?We have nowhere

else to go.

We're going faster! What do you mean?That

rainbow is like a magnet! I can't steer

away! Here, let me give it some muscle,

Willy. Hey, the force is too

strong! Even for me!Even I can't

turn! We're caught!

Well, where are we going this time?

There's no way to tell! Hey! We've

stopped! We've stopped dead! Good

heavens! More trouble!

Gee! It looks like leaves out there!

It IS leaves! You don't suppose?

Somehow, maybe, we've landed on Earth?

Sure. Fat chance. Well, hello there!

What's this?Another weirdo. I

knew it. What, What are they,

Eleanor?Hi there, strangers! It

beats me. I can't imagine.

Welcome, welcome. Glad to see you, folks.

I guess this can't be Earth.

But where are we?

To be continued. Next time,

The Secret.

It's time to tell a

story

It's story,

storytelling time

You know this song, Not King Cole?

goes like this.

Not that one. The buzzer took the monkey

for a ride in the air. The monkey thought

that everything was on the square. The

buzzer tried to throw the monkey off his

back, but the monkey grabbed his neck and

said, Now listen,

Jack. Straighten up and fly right.

Straighten up and fly right. Straighten

up and fly right. Cool down, Pop, but

don't you blow your top. A

buzzard was flying around in the

sky, looking for food.

Whishoo, yeah. Down from the sky came

the buzzard. Hello, rabbit, he said.

Would you like to go for a cool

ride in the sky with me?Come

on. It's nice and cool up

there. All right, said the rabbit. Hopped

onto the buzzard's back, and up into the

sky they went. Round and

around and around. And when the Buzzard

was ready for lunch, he said to the

rabbit, Hold on, rabbit, I'm going down

for a landing. Then the Buzzard went into

his power dive



before he hit the earth, he threw the

rabbit from his back, ate the

rabbit for lunch. Later that

day, Buzzard was back again.

looking for food.

Round and around he flew.

Saw a squirrel. Hello,

squirrel. How would you like to go

with me for a cool ride in the

sky?No?

What's the matter?You afraid?No,

you're not afraid. Well, come on, let's

go. The squirrel got on the

buzzard's back. Up into the sky they

went. Now there

was a monkey that was watching the

buzzard, and when he saw what the

buzzard did to the rabbit and to the

squirrel, that monkey

began to worry

because he could be

next. And if not him,

maybe you or you

or you too. So the

monkey got to thinking, how could he

stop the buzzard?

How would he stop him?He got an idea. And

the next day the monkey was standing,

watching the sky for the buzzard.

Then he saw him coming. Buzzard, Buzzard,

Buzzard, he called out. Buzzard just

swooped down on the ground. Hello,

monkey, he said. How are you feeling?

Oh, Buzzard. Buzzard, said the monkey.

Could you give me a cool

ride in the sky?

What?Said the Buzzard. You want to go

for a cool ride in the sky?Well, come

on, let's go. Up into the sky they

went. Oh, the Buzzard was

excited. Monkey dinner. He was

going to be eating. He flew around and

around and around. When he was ready for

monkey dinner, he turned to the monkey

and he said, Hold on, monkey. I'm

going down for a landing.

But

before he could turn,

the monkey whipped his tail out

and wrapped it so tight around the

buzzard's neck that his eyes nearly

popped out of his

head. The buzzard was

caught. And had to fly

straight on, just

as the monkey told him.

And that bird did not

come back here. for a long

time. A buzzer

took a monkey for a ride in the air. The

monkey thought that everything was on the

square. The buzzer tried to throw the

monkey off his back. The monkey grabbed

his neck and said, Now listen, Jack.

Straighten up and fly right.

Straighten up and fly right.

Straighten up and fly right.

Cool down papa, don't you blow your top?

Ain't no use in divin'.

What's the use of jivin'?

Straighten up and fly right.

Cool down papa, don't you blow your top?

Whoa, dear,

you know that long

ago and one

What a beautiful horse. What are they

doing, Dad?They're getting them ready for

the race. Is he a jockey?Yeah.

Why is the jockey so small?Well, they

have to be small and light so the horse

can go as fast as possible.

Oh, wow. Look at him go.

What's the name of the horse?Miss

Olakoppa, two-year-old filly

chestnut. I wish I could be a

jockey. Did you know that in the early

days of horse racing in America, most of

the jockeys were black?And one of the

most famous jockeys who ever raced was

Isaac Murphy. He was born

on a farm in the days before cars and

airplanes were invented. And

the only way that people could get around

was by horse and buggy.

As an able boy, he always wanted to be a

jockey. He won his first race

when he was 14.

In 1884, Isaac Murphy won his first

Kentucky Derby. As a matter of fact,

he won again in 1890.

And again the next year.

He seemed to have a natural feeling for

horses, as if he were born to ride.

Three Kentucky Derbies all together.

Isaac Murphy was the best jockey the

world has ever known.

What do you want to

be When you

grow up What

do you want to be

I want to take out the one side at this

time, so we're going to take the second

through the fifth glands on the left

side right now. And her blood work, how's

that?Blood work's all normal, within the

normal ranges, and

she's a 12-year-old

femaleMy name is Nancy

Brown. I'm a veterinarian. The dog

that we have today is an old female.

Surgery is a lot of fun because when you

work with an animal in that particular

area of medicine, you get to work with

your hands, you get to work with

different kinds of instruments, you have

the feeling that you're doing something

for the animal to make them feel better,

and that the final result will be much

better than when the animal first came

into the hospital. Dr. Brown, call 3-5.

Dr. Brown, 3-5, please. All the people

sitting in all the chairs are people that

own animals that they brought in for us

to look at. They're all waiting their

turn until there's a doctor available.

Many animals are here because man needs

them and people get a lot out of having

them. Did you just get your cat?

Yes. And how has he been

since you've had him?Is he healthy?Well,

I'm not sure that's why I brought him

here. He's eating these plants.

Is it all right?No, it's really not.

He should eat cat food and nothing else.

ok So if he's eating your plants or

chewing on your rugs or eating needles

or yarns, you shouldn't let him do it.

Why are you looking in his mouth?Because

I want to make sure that he's got nothing

in there that shouldn't be and that his

teeth look healthy, that his gums look

healthy. OK, now I'm just going to feel

his belly and see if I can feel anything

that shouldn't be there or anything

abnormal. What do you do all

day?Well, part of my day I examine

animals that people bring in, like you.

And part of my day I look at animals in

the hospital. And part of my

day I do surgery, and and part of my day

I go to meetings. Do you just examine

dogs and cats?I chose to

just examine dogs and cats. Now, there

are a lot of veterinarians, and they do a

lot of different things. Some take care

of cows and horses, large farm animals.

Some work in zoos, and you can

almost pick whatever you want to do. I

think Mars is ready to go home.

This is a ward in which we keep the

animals that have been brought in that we

feel are sick enough and need to be

hospitalized and taken care of.

I come in here and I take a look at them

every day. I take their temperatures. I

give them any kind of care that they

specifically need.

Come on, stand up. Stand up.

Each day when we look at the animals, we

have the idea that perhaps they're

getting a little bit better and that

we're doing some good for them that they

couldn't have gotten elsewhere. Come

on. Come on, silly thing. Come on, Jason.

When was his surgery?About two days ago.

Okay. Come on, Jason. The more that you

work with animals, the more that you

realize that each animal is different

from the other. You have to think and

react differently to each animal that's

in front of you. Let me look. Let me

look. That's a baby. Let me look in.

I guess the fun of the whole thing is

that when an animal comes in and he's not

feeling well, that it's a great big

puzzle. And you have different tests that

you've run, and you have to put the whole

thing together, solve the riddle, and

send the animal home better than he was

when he came in. Bye, Bobby.

See you tomorrow. Bye.

How do you find yourself?With our

very own voices and our very own hands.

Sing a little louder. How do you find

yourself?With our very own

voices and our very own hands. Hi, my

name is Anna Nai. And my name is Wu Yun

Soo Hu, and these are drawings that were

done by the Chantown Planning Council

kids. And these are voices telling about

them. I like American

food, like

steaks, hamburgers, french

fries, spaghetti and

meatballs.

And I love Chinese food too. And that's

what we have mostly at my house.

We get nice fresh fruits and vegetables,

and then we cook all kinds of delicious

things. Umm At our

house, we usually use chopsticks to

eat. We have dim

sum, dumplings, fish,

some rice, and

tea. We get duck

and some meat cakes. And

then we have spinach or string beans.

And then we top it off with some soup.

Chinese soup. Mmm. Hoseg,

that means so good.

Besides special foods, we have special

holidays. We celebrate American

holidays and Chinese holidays.

My favorite holiday is New Year. It's

really a great time.

There's a parade with dragons and

firecrackers.

The dragon dances to frighten evil

spirits out of homes. And

the firecrackers are to scare away evil

spirits too.

I like New Year's because I

get lots of money and boy am I rich.

My grandparents and everyone come over,

and kids get lychee, lucky money from

grownups. This is so kids will have money

for the new year because they've been

good kids.

It's nice to do all the things other kids

do. And some special things because we're

Chinese-Americans.

Real people, I'd like

to introduce you to some real

people.

Real

people.

This story is about me, Karen Sato, and

my friend Jan. It started because of my

middle name.

Hi, Yucky! Hey!

That's mean!

I know why they said it.

Ms. Burger put my picture on the bulletin

board, and I put my middle name there.

You mean your middle name is Yucky?

No, it's Zakia.

It's Y-U...

K-I-E.

Yukie is a Japanese name. My

mother and father couldn't think of a

name, so my grandmother sent a

letter, and it said to name me Snow

Child, because in Japan, it was

just about to snow.

So they named me Yukie,

Snow Child. That's really pretty.

I really like it, but it's so hard to say

Yukie. I can say Ukiah.

It's not hard. What is your middle name?

MacDougall. MacDougall?What

does that mean?I don't know. I wish I

had a name like...

Janet... Umm

Sherbert!

I wonder what Tom's middle name is.

Let's go find out. Yeah.

Contact! Ah

That won't work. It only

turns once. Let's see. Battery's in here,

right?Um..

no. Not yet. Tom... What is your

name?Jason.

Jason! Don't say it so loud.

Next door neighbor's got a big dog. His

name's Jason too.

Karen's middle name is Akia. It means

snow child. Snow child?Because she was

born in winter. Carlos,

what's your middle name?Hernando.

It's a movie star in Mexico. What

about you, Alex?Wing Xing. It's in

Chinese. What does it mean?It means

forever famous. Wow.

Oh, hello dear. Hello.

Do you have a middle name?Yes, dear, I

have a middle name. Do you want to know

what it is?Yes. It's Alicia.

Alicia. Does that mean anything?I'm not

so sure, but it's a pretty name, don't

you think so?My mother thought it was

pretty and she thought I ought to have

it. What's your middle name?Tyron.

It's named after a dragon. A dragon?

My middle name is Dunia. It means -- It's

an African name. It means the whole

world. What a great name. I

forgot. Marie.

Marie. Marie. We're cousins. We got to be

my grandma.

My middle name?Samuel.

I think it comes from the Bible.

My middle name's Geronimo. I got it from

my grandfather. It's also a name of

a great Indian chief. Uh, Charles?

I I think that means strong.

I wonder what his middle name is. What's

yours name?Herbert. Where did it come

from?

What?Ah, my middle name is

Wilfred. That was my grandfather's

name, and it means peace-loving.

And that's what I am. Are

you guys Mrs. Burger if we can do middle

names in school?Yeah. Then I could

tell everybody that my middle name isn't

Yucky, it's Yukia. And it

means no child. Yeah.

Hi, this is Woody with something dandy

called Hookaya, New York. Coconut candy.

It's a treat from the Philippines. So

let's start to make it. By all means, we

need half cup of sugar, brown or white.

Three tablespoons of water. Have you got

that right?

And two cups of packaged coconut that's

grated.

Now we're ready to cook. Aren't you glad

you waited?

Now, I know you know what the ingredients

are, but you need one more thing before

you start. You need an older person who

knows what's what to help you out when

the going gets hot. Now boil the sugar

and water to make a syrup.

Stir it until it makes a thread when

dropped from aDon't

stop too soon.

When it's time, drop the coconut into the

pan, then stir, stir, stir until it

thickens and can make a ball when dropped

from a spoon on a well-greased pan, but

not too soon.

Now let it cool and you're in for a

treat. coconut candy that can't be

beat!

Americans from the Philippines say,

Megaling, megaling, which is their way of

saying it's good. Really good ol' boy. So

now that it's cool, eat and enjoy

Philippine coconut candy! Mm-hmm

Mercy, what happened to you?

I was in a fight. This kind of thing

never happened until those new kids moved

here. Who picked you up like that?

My sister. All kinds

of vegetables All kinds

of vegetables

All kinds of

vegetables To make

a vegetable soup

And now, today's adventure of Outer

Scope One. The secret.

We thought we were landing back on Earth.

But now it sure doesn't look that way.

What, What are they, Eleanor?It beats

me. I can't imagine.

Welcome, welcome. Glad to see you, folks.

I guess this can't be Earth.

But where are we?

What do you know?They don't answer our

friendly greetings. Not a peep out of

them. I guess our gorgeous golden color

kind of knocked their eyes out. You bet

we stunned 'em. We're the most

scintillating super sight in outer space.

Beauty like ours only grows on

trees. Yep. There's no one like us

around. Hey, did you hear that, Cynthia?

They're even more stuck up than you are.

Oh, Wagger, leave Cynthia alone. We've

got to stick together. Thanks, Eleanor.

Now listen here, Edgar. You know

perfectly well I have nothing in common

with those creatures at all. That's true,

they're lots friendlier than you are. Oh,

I'm just kidding you, Cynthia. Well, I

certainly hope so. What do you think they

want?Shh, let's listen.

Why so shy, strangers?Come on out

and say hello. The more the merrier.

And are we merry?You'll love it here,

folks. We got plenty of sunshine, plenty

of laughs. Don't you worry. I'll make you

feel right at home. They seem okay to

me. Yeah, they look harmless enough.

Maybe they can help us. Maybe they can

tell us how to get home. Maybe they can.

Let's find out.

Hey, uh, excuse me. Just speak up,

sweetheart, loud and clear.

Uh, we're lost, and we want to get back

to Earth again. Could you please tell us

where it is?Lambie Pie! We're sorry,

but we don't know the joint. Oh, gee, are

you positive?It's a very big planet.

Yep. No such place around these parts.

Boy, are we sunk. Cheer up, honey.

You couldn't have picked a better spot to

land. Yeah, sure. We'll

show you the sights, take your arm, give

your thrill. Big deal.

Perk up, sugar!I'll tell you what. We'll

let you in on the secret. Oh boy,

oh boy, she'll like that! The secret.

That's the ticket. What secret?

Get a load of this, honey bun. We found

the secret of happiness.

Happiness?You sure could use some of

that. What's the secret?We can't

tell you, honey. You've got to see it for

yourself. So you and your pals

just pop on down to the ground and we'll

show it to you.

Let's do it. I want to learn their

secret. Oh, sure. The secret of

happiness. I never heard of such a dumb,

phony-sounding secret in my entire life.

Dumb or not. At least it's a chance to

pick up some information. Right. We won't

learn anything staying here. Sure, what

can we lose?Plenty. Aw, come

on, let's go. Well, suit yourself.

I plan to stay right here and stand

guard. Me and Betty. I'll stay,

too. I've had enough adventures.

So where are they?

Hello again! Hi there!

Sure glad you folks took us up on our

offer. Lambie pies, you won't regret it!

Where's the other one?The one who was

green. Oh, that's my cousin,

Glow. It's this way, big boy.

He's still a young thing. Not ripe yet,

if you know what I mean. Not beautiful

gold all over the way we are.

Naturally, Glow decided to catch

up on his sunshine. Okay, so now we

know about Glow. Tell us about you.

I go by the handle of Squeezle. Pleased

to meet ya. Now me, they call

Goldie, and you can see

why. What about the secret?

The secret! Just stick with our

theories and you'll see for yourselves.

What kind of creatures are you, anyway?

Get this, kiddo. We're none other than

the tree treats. The most glorious

golden globes in the universe.

Honeybuns, just feast your eyes on

us. Note our perfect round shape.

A Treat-Treat trademark! Just

sniff our fragrant perfume!

Ah, there's nothing like us anywhere. Are

there more of you Treat-Treats?Yes,

indeedy! Countless more!

All kissin' kin! All livin' in

bliss! Yes-eree, dearies, we Treat-Treats

are the happiest folks alive. We've got

it all. Gorgeous looks.

A luscious place to live.

Sunshiny skies. And best of all, we've

got... The Yunyuns!

What are the Yunyuns?Why, Sugar,

they're the secret of our happiness. Oh,

the secret! That's right, honey.

And in just two shakes, you'll see the

Yunyuns for yourselves. Just

toodle along with us, dearies.

Hey, look! It's nighttime over there!

Get set for a trip to happiness,

sweeties! We're just in time! Why, it

looks like it's here!

To be continued. Next

time, it's showtime.

What do you want to be

when you grow up?

What do you want to

be?

Hi, I'm Shiro Oishi. I teach judo.

I think that punching everybody and

k*lling each other in the movie is

ridiculous. Studying judo is...

Not violent. It's a lot of fun, and we

can enjoy just being ourselves.

Up quick, more chin down. Ready,

go!

Let's go slowly, a little too fast, you

people. Ready?Swift. Go.

Look. Itch. Ach. Itch.

One of the things that I enjoy in my life

is painting. I studied a long time

to do this. Everything

in our lives is collected and needs

balance. And

Robert, show me seoinage.

Okay, very good. Do again. After throw,

you can fold open. All right?Are you

ready?Are you ready?

You can do better than that, all right?

Let's go. Do , all right?

OK, that's very, very good. Very, very

good. One more time.

OK, one more time. Do again.

Turn your face. OK, arm

straight. And turn your face,

which is your throat, all right?

Some of us are going to be big and some

small, but it doesn't matter if you

are in harmony with yourself. The way of

judo is to learn how to use

your partner's weight and strength for

yourself. First, we

must learn about balance.

Everyone has their center of gravity.

And once we find it and

feel ourselves in balance, then

we know where and how we

stand. Then we find out

about our person's balance and we

play with it.

Until we find it and then

throw. Now what

about being thrown?It's the same

as throwing. It doesn't matter because

we are in balance. And as

we find our harmony, we are

at peace with ourselves

and confident.

And in this confidence...

We have fun.

It's time to tell

a story

It's

storytelling

time

John Henry, he could hammerHe could

whistle, he could sing. Went

to the mountain early in the morning just

to hear his hammering. Lord, Lord, just

to hear his hammering. Just to

hear his hammering. Lord, Lord, just to

hear his hammering. When John

Henry was a little baby sitting

on his daddy's knee. Picked

up a hammer and a little piece of steel,

said Hammer be the death of me, Lord God.

Yes, Hammer be the death of me. Yes,

Hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord.

Yes, Hammer be the death of me. Well,

John Henry's family needed money.

Said he didn't have but a dime. If you

wait till the rising sun goes down, I'll

get it from the man in the mine. Lord,

Lord, I'll get it from the man in the

mine. I'll get it from the man in the

mine. Lord, Lord, I'll get it from the

man in the mine. Well, the captain said

to John Henry, John Henry, what

can you do?I can hoist a

jack. I can lay a track. I can pick and

shovel too. Lord God, I can pick and

shovel too. I can pick and

shovel too. Lordy, Lordy, I can pick and

shovel too. Well, John Henry said

to the captain, oh, a man ain't nothing

but a man. But let your steel drill

beat me down. Well, I'll die with a

hammer in my hand. Lord God, I'll die

with a hammer in my hand. Yes, I'll die

with the hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord,

I'll die with the hammer in my hand.

Well, the captain said to John Henry, I

wanna bring me a steam drill 'round.

Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the

job. Gonna whah that steel on down, Lord,

Lord, gonna whah that steel on down.

I go whoop that steel on down, Lordy,

Lordy, go whoop that steel on down.

Well, John Henry said to his shaker,

Shake or what, don't you sing Throwing



Listen to the cold steel ring Lord, Lord

Yes, listen to the cold steel ring Oh,

listen to the cold steel ring Lordy,

Lordy Won't you listen to the cold steel

ring Well, the man who invented the steam

drill Thought he was mighty

fine Johnny Henry drove his



nine Lord, Lord Steam drill only made

ninesteam drill only made

nine Lord, Lord, the steam drill only

made nine Well, John Henry said to the

captain Lookie, y'all know what I

see Hold on, choke, your

drill done broke And you can't drive

steel like me Lord, Lord, can't drive

steel like me Oh, you can't drive

steel like me No, No you can't drive

steel like me Well, John Henry

drove into the mountain Guess his hammer

was striking fire

And the name was Polly Ann. She

walked down the track, never looked back.

Polly Ann drove steel like a man, Lord,

Lord, Polly Ann drove steel like a man.

Well, the people took John Henry to the

White House, and they buried him in the

sand. Every locomotive come

roaring by, says, there lies a

steel-driving man, Lord God, yes, there

lies a steel-driving man. Yes, there

lies a steel-driving man, hoo-ee, there

lies

My name is Julia Scissors. And my

name is Rubberhead. I can cut a piece of

paper. I can draw on it with lead. I'm a

happy winner, Snappy. I'm fine for any

line. If you learn the way to use it. And

you can have a real good time

rub-a-dub-dub. What are we making today,

Rubberhead?I'm not sure, Julia. Maybe

Ruler knows. Ruler?Oh, Ruler?

What strange bird calls.

Ah, the cry of the rubber-headed yellow

belly. Look here, you woodpecker's diet

delight! What are we making today?Do you

think I would tell a secret?Break a

confidence?Spill the beans?Do you think I

would squeal?In other words... You don't

know!

Hey, look! The art of tie-dyeing!

Tie-dyeing?I never heard of a tie-dyeing!

I've heard of shoes k*lling. I have a

jacket I wouldn't be caught dead in. No,

No everybody. Tie-dyeing. That's

short for tying and dyeing. As in

knotting. And spotting. If you

do it right, you can get wonderful

results.

Real cool, Mr. Amiritis. You're the host

with the most. Well, Well I do think it

looks rather nice. Smart. Can we

make something like that, Mr. Amiritis?

Why, certainly, Ruler. We can tie-dye a

T-shirt. That's very popular today. How

do we start?Choose your favorite color.

That's the first thing to do. Do I hear a

suggestion?Okay, I pick blue!

Take a gallon of water, a quarter cup of

dye, two tablespoons of vinegar. Who

wants to mix them?Aye He's

gone stir-crazy!I have the

strangest feeling that there's something

I've forgotten. Of course, we need a

T-shirt. One that's made of cotton.

Are you ready, Julia?It's as good as

done! We'll tie off the sections that

we want to keep white... with these

pieces of string tied very tight. One

over here will look very attractive. And

here and here... I love to keep active!

What do you do when a tying is through?I

dip it in this liquid so we can make it

blue. It dries a little lighter than the

color that you see, so make it one shade

darker than you'd like it to be. Now

rinse it in cold water, hang it up to

dry, and we'll see the results, by and

by. Tie-dyeing's really popular, isn't

it, Mr. Amiridis?Indeed. Why, it was

popular in India and Japan hundreds of

years ago. I bet they used it to make

beautiful fabrics and clothing. That's

right. And then tie-dyeing traveled to

West Africa, and kept traveling around

the world until it came to the United

States. And lo and behold, it's as

exciting today as it was hundreds of

years ago! And just my size!

Well, not exactly.

Why don't you make a new friend,

make a new friend, make a new friend?

Today, why don't you make a new

friend, make a new friend, make a new

friend today.

My name is Roberto Gandare. I am



San Juan, Puerto Rico. The

other day when I returned home from

school, I did my homework and everything

else I had to do. I saw my friend

Tito. Leaving his house also,

I asked Tito if he wanted to go with me

to a place we know. He said yes.

So we got ready to go with my brother

Javier. Then we went

downstairs and left the building.

We climbed a little wall and we're on our

way. We got to a place from

where you could see our goal. We went

down a slope. and got to a place where

there was a map of San Juan. It

was a long way around, but luckily we

knew a shortcut. We had to walk up

the ramp of an old Spanish fort,

and then cross by some tools. Then

we walked through a tunnel.

We went by a place where there was a

cuesta, a steep trail.

We reached the lagoon. We caught small

animals and small fish. It was very

interesting to see how they move their

quills. We had to stop

resting and go on. Then we found our

goal. There we went swimming.

We splashed water on each other.

Then we got to the most important part.

We climbed the rock that was there and

jumped in the water from this rock.

First me. Then Tito,

then Javier. It was a tremendous

feeling. When we finished, we started

watching the sun and realized that

the day was coming to an end. So we

packed our clothes and started leaving.

We were happy, but in a way, we were also

sad. And I knew that we were never

going to forget this day.

Real people. I'd like

to introduce you to some real

people. Real

people. My name

is Alex. Have you ever been to a Chinese

restaurant?I go to one every night.

You want to know why?Hey, Alex,

you come to my house Saturday and sleep

for supper?Nah, I got to work Saturday.

Work?Yeah, at my restaurant.

What do you do?Me and my sister help my

mom, Pa. Hey, why don't you come with

Saturday to the restaurant?Do I have to

cook?No, I just eat. I'll

make a special dinner for us.

Hi, Carlos.

Alex. Hi, Carlos. Hi.

That's my pa over there. Hi. Hi

And my

mom's over there. Hi. Carlos.

Carlos. Mexican. Speak

English, Mom. What did she say?

Oh, nothing. Hey, let's make our special

dinner. Cut these up like

this, okay?

Yeah, he'll like it. You

always cut up bok choy sideways like

that. Bok choy. That's

right, that's bok choy.

You could tell him yourself.

Carlos, be careful.

Oops.

What's this?Tofu. What's

it made out of?Beans. It's bean cake.

Beans. We eat beans all the time.

We call them rejores.

What's this?

Um.. Chorizos, right?Lobcho.

Chinese hot dogs.

Lap Chong. Good.

Okay, okayDon't you ever talk

Chinese?I talk Spanish to my folks.

You talk Spanish at home?Yeah. It's great

when you can talk two different

languages. Hey, let's start

cooking.

Bring that green leafy stuff first.

You mean that bok choy?Yeah, the bok

choy.

This is bean sprouts. Put some peas in

next.

I hope it's good. Don't worry, it's going

to be really good.

How do you say delicious in Chinese?

Jose. Jose?

Jose.

Hi, this is Woody with something dandy

called Bucaya, New York. Coconut candy,

it's a treat from the Philippines. So

let's start to make it. By all means, we

need half cup of sugar, brown or white,

three tablespoons of water, have ya gotIs

that right?

And two cups of packaged coconut that's

grated.

Now we're ready to cook. Aren't you glad

you waited?

Now, I know you know what the ingredients

are, but you need one more thing before

you start. You need an older person who

knows what's what to help you out when

the going gets hot. Now, boil the sugar

and water to make a syrup.

Stir it until it makes a thread when

dropped from a spoon. Don't

stop too soon.

When it's time, drop the coconut into the

pan, then stir, stir, stir until it

thickens and can make a ball when dropped

from a spoon on a well-greased pan, but

not too soon!

Now let it cool and you're in for a

treat! Coconut candy that can't be

beat!

Americans from the Philippines say,

Megaling, megaling, which is their way of

saying it's good. Really good, oh boy. So

now that it's cool, eat and enjoy

Philippine coconut candy. Mm-hmm

Why don't you make a new

friend, make a new friend?Make a

new friend today.

Why don't you make a new

friend, make a newmake a

new friend today.

Can I play too, hardcoreNo,

Pee-wee. You're too small.

I've got it.

I can't reach it.

Hey, Pee-wee,

I was just the right size.