]] Hey, scientists, it's
me--sid.
I want to know why my face hurts
when I laugh a lot, so my
Friends and I are gonna
investigate our bodies and
Discover how they work.
Come explore with me.
"Sid the science kid" coming up
next.
]] Hey, is this thing on?
]] ♪ 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?
Do 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 sid the science kid ♪
[captioning made possible by
The jim henson company
and friends of nci]
Oh, hi. I'm sid. I--ha ha ha!
Hang on. Hang on. Ha ha ha!
I'm sorry.
I can't stop laughing. Oh...
My dad told me the funniest joke
yesterday.
Seriously, it's the funniest
joke ever.
I can't even think about it
without laughing.
Ok. Here it is.
Ask me--ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!
Ow! Ow. My face hurts.
Ooh, that happened to me
yesterday, too.
Dad told me the joke, and I
laughed and laughed and laughed,
And then afterwards, my face
hurt.
Well, why?
Is my face trying to tell me it
doesn't like the joke?
But it's a really good joke, so
why does my face hurt like this?
Hmm, I just got to know.
When I laugh a lot, why does my
face hurt? [Echoing]
]] Sid, breakfast time.
]] Ooh, breakfast. Ha ha!
Breakfast time!
Hello. Good morning, everybody.
]] Morning, sid. Ok.
Come on, zekey.
Open wide for funny face, huh?
Shoo shoo shoo shoo.
Bsh shoo shoo shoo shoo.
]] Hey, dad, I know how you can
get him to laugh--the best joke
In the world.
Watch this, zeke.
Ok, dad. Go ahead.
Tell me the joke you told me
yesterday, and then I bet zeke
Will laugh when I laugh.
]] Ha ha! Oh, ok.
Can I borrow your mike, sid?
]] Sure.
]] Ok. Hey, it's great to see
you all here today.
Let's do some comedy.
]] Whoo hoo! Yay!
]] Ok. Here goes the world's
funniest joke.
Ask me if I'm a truck.
]] Are you a truck?
]] No. Huh?
]] Ha ha ha!
]] Dada, ha ha ha!
]] Ha ha ha!
]] Ah, yeah. Oh.
And...blammo. Aha.
]] Oh, mort, that joke is still
funny, even though I've heard it
A hundred times.
]] Ah, thanks, alice.
]] Ah, hey, my face hurts again.
Why does it hurt when I laugh
a lot?
My face should be happy it just
got to hear the best joke ever.
]] Oh, I think your face likes
that joke just fine.
It's the muscles in your face
that get sore when you use them
To laugh really hard.
]] What? Muscles in my face?
I thought my muscles were right
here.
Mm, look at those arms, super
strong.
Yeah! Mm! Flexing.
]] They are, sid, but you have
muscles all over your body.
Every time you move, you're
using some muscles.
]] Oh, wow.
]] That's right.
Without muscles in your face,
you could never do this...
Ha ha ha!
Or this...
♪ Wah ah ♪
or this.
Mwah, mwah, mwah,
mwah, mwah, mwah.
]] Oh, mom. Ha ha ha!
Hmm, so I have muscles all over
my body.
Hmm, I think I'm gonna have to
investigate this more at school.
♪ I love my mom
my mom is cool
But now it's time
for having fun at 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 ♪
Yeah! Ha ha! 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! Yeah.
I'm a rock star.
Gerald in the house.
]] Cool.
♪ I'm looking for my friends
I'm looking for you
Hey, there's may ♪
]] may I show you how I groove?
All right. Whoo hoo! So cool.
]] 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.
[Laughter]
]] ♪ da da da da da ♪
]] ♪ We're looking
for our friends
And look what we found
we found each other
Friends ♪
[laughter]
]] And now it's time for the sid
survey.
]] Hello, I am sid, roving
reporter, with today's survey,
The question--where do you have
muscles in your body?
And you can think about
where you have muscles in your
Body, too.
Let's go get some answers.
]] Sid, I know.
I have muscles in my legs.
That's how I pedal my tricycle.
See? Whee! Bye.
]] Huh, cool. Bye.
]] Look out below!
]] Whoa! Hey, gabriela, where do
you think you have muscles in
Your body?
]] Oh, well, I must have muscles
in my feet because they help me
Stop when I come down the slide.
]] Oh, that's a good point.
]] Did someone say muscles?
]] Yep.
]] Hey, I think I have a lot of
muscles...
]] Oh.
]] In my eyebrows. Ha!
Watch this. Up, down, up, down.
Mm, mm, mm, mm. Ha ha!
Boy, when I do that a lot, it
kind of hurts my eyebrows.
]] Oh, yeah.
I know what you mean.
Boy, if you think that hurts,
you should try laughing a lot.
]] Ok. I will. Ha ha ha!
[Both laughing]
]] hmm, and now the results of
My survey.
May says she has muscles in her
legs.
Gabriela thinks she has muscles
in her feet, and gerald says he
Has muscles in his eyebrows.
]] Ha ha ha!
Sid, sid, you're right.
Now my face hurts from laughing.
Ha ha ha! Ok. Bye.
]] Bye. Ha ha ha!
Ah, well, there you have it.
I am sid, roving reporter and
muscles expert.
Maybe you thought about where
you have muscles, too.
]] Everybody! Rug time!
]] Ooh, that's teacher susie!
Ha ha ha!
]] Rug time. Whoo hoo hoo!
]] ♪ 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 ♪
]] Oh! I'm carrying a really
heavy box full of chickens and
A zebra.
Ha ha! Oh! Ooh! Ooh!
I almost dropped it there.
]] Well, have a seat, but don't
drop it, gerald.
]] Ok. I'll try not to. Oh, no!
There go all the chickens.
Oh, bye, zebra. Ha ha ha!
]] Ha ha ha!
So, how's everyone doing today?
]] Great. On the playground, we
were all talking about muscles.
]] Yeah, because when I was at
home, I laughed so hard at a
Joke my dad told me, the muscles
in my face hurt.
]] Wait a minute.
We have muscles in our face?
I thought we had muscles in our
legs.
I thought we had muscles in our
feet and our arms.
]] Well, you're both right.
We do have muscles in our legs,
feet, and arms, but they're not
The only muscles in our body.
Every time you move, you use
muscles.
That means you have muscles
everywhere, even places you
Can't see.
]] Oh, like your eyebrows.
]] Absolutely. You're actually
using muscles that are just
Under your eyebrows.
In fact, we all have over
muscles.
]] ?
]] Here. Look at this.
[All gasp]
]] oh, my goodness.
]] Looks like a muscle monster.
]] Wow, muscles look like a
bunch of ropes.
Cool. Hee hee hee!
]] Hey, you're right, may.
They do kind of look like ropes.
Muscles are right here under
our skin.
They're part of our body, and
they help us move.
]] Wow, I can't believe those
muscles are right under my skin.
]] And in our face. Look.
There they are, just like
sid said.
]] Exactly, and when you use
muscles over and over and over
And over, they can get tired,
and they could get sore.
]] Oh, hey, that's why my face
hurt before.
]] I think you're right, sid.
Hey, you know, I think it's time
to investigate muscles in the...
]] Super fab lab!
]] Right. Grab your journals
and let's go.
]] Ok! Yes! Let's go.
]] Heh heh.
]] Ha ha ha!
]] Ok.
]] Ha ha ha!
]] Super fab lab!
Investigate, explore, discover!
Wow!
]] Ok, scientists.
Today we're going to put our
muscles to work.
First, you'll use your muscles
to carry one of these chairs to
The table, and then--
]] we eat?
]] Yes. You eat one of these
apple slices.
]] Ha! Yes!
I love science! Ha ha!
]] And while you're picking up
the chair and then eating,
Really think about how you're
using the different parts of
Your body.
]] Yay! Cool.
]] Hey, you're a scientist.
You can try this, too.
]] Take this one.
We have muscles all over
the body.
We have muscles in our belly,
in our chest, and in our arms...
And we use our muscles to
help us move in lots of
Different ways.
We also have muscles in places
we don't even think about, like
In our neck. Our neck muscles
help us move our head up and
Down and all over the place.
We have muscles in our eyelids
that let us blink, muscles that
Help us open our mouth, and even
muscles in our tongue. You're
Using big arm, leg, and back
muscles to carry this heavy
Table.
To move this chair, you also
need muscles in your arms, legs,
And back. Wow! To lift the chair
over your head, you really have
To use your arm muscles. Now,
think about the muscles you use
To do other things, like
drinking. Muscles let you open
Your mouth. Your arm muscles
help you pick up the cup, and
Your tongue helps you swallow.
Now try eating. Look. You're
using small muscles in your
Hand to pick up a grape. And
you're using muscles in your
Mouth to help you chew the
grape.
You also use muscles to do
something really fun. Laugh!
Ok, scientists. It's time to
make some observations in your
Journals. You can draw pictures
of the many different muscles
You used in our investigation.
Now let's see what you observed
in the muscles investigation.
Gerald, may we look at your
journal first?
]] Yeah, sure. Well, ok, I drew
a big arm because I used the
Muscles in my arms to lift the
chair. And then I drew a tongue
Because I use my tongue a lot
to eat the apple and chew.
Oh, wait a minute. Susie, is the
tongue a muscle?
]] Actually, the tongue is
little muscles that work
Together. So you asked a very
smart question, gerald.
]] Ha, thanks, susie.
]] Ok, sid, let's look at your
journal.
]] Um, ok. Let's see. I drew
some legs because I use them to
Walk when I carried my chair.
Then I drew a picture of my
face with lots of little arrows
Pointing to all of the muscles I
used. I used a lot of face
Muscles to eat and laugh.
[Giggling]
]] I'm using my face muscles
Right now to talk about using my
muscles. Ha ha!
]] We all are, may. Well,
scientists, you've discovered a
Lot about muscles. And now it's
time to play with all your new
Ideas.
]] Yay!
]] Play time!
]] It's time for good
laughternoon! Ha ha!
]] Hey, sid.
]] Hmm?
]] What's stronger than a
-pound gorilla?
]] Ooh, I don't know. What?
]] A -pound gorilla!
]] Ha ha!
]] Doctor? Doctor?
]] Yes?
]] My muscles hurt when I do
this.
]] Then don't do this.
]] Oh, thanks.
]] Ha ha!
]] Hey, guys. Want to hear the
super funny joke my dad told me?
]] Yes!
]] Ok, here it goes. Ask me if
I'm a truck.
]] Are you a truck?
]] No!
]] Ha ha!
]] Wait a minute. Sid, sid, I
don't get it.
]] You said, "are you a truck?"
And I said no because I'm not
a truck.
]] Oh, yeah. I get it now.
You're not a truck, sid. Ha ha!
]] Now that's...funny! Funny!
[Canned laughter playing]
]] let's play pretend. We can
All be super muscle super
heroes with big muscles!
]] We're super muscle super
heroes!
]] Boppity bop ba!
]] Ok, today's mission is to
rescue may's cat mooshu. She's
On top of the tallest mountain.
]] Oh, no!
]] Let's go do it!
]] Yeah!
]] Oh, no! A huge tree is
blocking our way!
]] That's ok. I can use my super
arm muscles to push the tree to
The side.
]] Boppity bop ba!
]] Push!
]] Wow! Yay!
Let's keep going.
]] Let's go.
]] All right!
]] Whoa! A huge, giant rock.
How can we ever move it?
]] Don't worry. I'll move it.
I'll use my super leg muscles to
kick it.
]] Boppity bop ba!
]] And...kaboom!
]] Yay!
]] Yeah, I did it. The giant
rock is gone.
]] Ok, now we're at the tallest
mountain. And mooshu is on top.
But never fear because I have
super hand muscles, and I can
Pull us all the way up the
mountain. Yeah!
Oh, wait. Wait a minute.
]] Huh?
]] Boppity bop ba!
I almost forgot.
]] Oh, yeah.
]] Ok, come on. Yeah!
]] Almost there.
Whoo!
]] Yay!
Yeah.
Yeah.
[Giggling]
]] oh, me, oh, my, oh, may!
Whoo!
]] I got you.
]] Oh, look. We made it to the
top.
]] Yay!
]] But where's mooshu?
]] Look, mooshu's at the bottom
of the mountain. Meow!
]] Sid. Ha ha!
]] Hey, let's use our sliding
muscles and slide down. We're
Super muscle super heroes.
]] Boppity bop ba!
]] Yeah, super sliding muscles,
here we come.
]] All right.
]] And now...
]] It's time...
]] For susie...
]] To sing...
]] Go...susie!
]] Well, thank you.
So, we know all about muscles in
our arms and legs and our faces.
]] Yeah!
]] But what about the many
little muscles we use to curl
Our toes, twitch our nose, or
wiggle our ears?
]] Yeah.
]] Let's find out about the
muscles we never knew we had.
]] Yeah!
]] ♪ You've got muscles in your
arms, legs, and mouth
Muscles in the north and muscles
in the south
Got 'em in your ears, eyes, and
nose
Got 'em in your feet, but not in
your toes
You've got muscles in your
hands, throat, and lips
Muscles in your calves, thighs
and hips
Birds use muscles when they fly
and chirp
You use muscles when you yawn
and burp
Muscles, muscles
top to bottom
You might not see 'em
but you still got 'em
Itty-bitty muscles in itty-bitty
places
Little muscles that put big
smiles on your faces
I could make an incredible list
of the muscles in your neck and
The muscles in your wrist
under your arms and behind your
Knees
some that you use every time you
Sneeze
you've got muscles in your
Back, tummy, and tongue
muscles to sing when your song
Is sung
muscles that help you when you
Walk and jump
your heart is a muscle
Feel it pump
muscles, muscles
Top to bottom
you might not see 'em
But you still got 'em
itty-bitty muscles in itty-bitty
Places
little muscles that put big
Smiles on your faces
every muscle has a purpose
No matter the size
you even have muscles
To open your eyes
muscles, muscles
Top to bottom
you might not see 'em
But you still got 'em
itty-bitty muscles in itty-bitty
Places
little muscles that put big
Smiles on your faces
yee-ha! ♪
]] Yee-ha!
]] Hey, gerald, look at you.
You're keeping perfectly still.
]] Yeah, I'm trying not to move
any muscles. Oh, wait. I just
Moved my eyes.
Now I'm talking. I can't do it.
Ha ha!
]] That's ok, gerald. It's
really hard not to move any
Muscles.
]] Yeah.
]] That's because we use our
muscles all the time, even for
The teeniest little move.
]] That's right, may.
Wow! My scientists have become
muscles experts.
]] Yay!
]] Ok, it's time to go home. So,
let's use our leg muscles and
Head to the door.
]] Ok.
]] Here come my giant leg
muscles.
]] Now where's my sid?
]] Oh, right here, grandma.
]] Ooh!
Oh!
Now, okey-doke, let's roll.
]] Let's roll.
]] ♪ Doo da doo da ♪
]] ♪ back seat driving with
Grandma ♪
]] whoo! Ha ha!
Ok, kiddo, how was your day?
]] It was great. I learned all
about muscles today. They're
Everywhere, all over our bodies.
]] Oh, yes, they are.
Hey, and that reminds me of one
of my favorite sports to play--
Bowling! Talk about using
muscles. Bowling uses lots of
Them--your arms, legs, your
back. Sometimes my back or leg
Muscles ache after I bowl.
But once, the strangest thing
happened when I bowled my best
Game ever. I was getting strike
after strike, knocking down all
The pins. I was on a roll. But
then I got a terrible muscle
Cramp in my hand from holding
that heavy bowling ball. I
Didn't even know I had muscles
there. Ow! My hand hurt!
]] Did you have to stop bowling?
]] Nope. I just did some hand
exercises, went back to bowling,
And--boom! Perfect game.
]] Way to go, grandma!
]] Yeah.
]] My grandma can do anything.
♪ I learned something cool
something cool today
I know it upside-down
and inside-out
I learned all about
muscles
Grrr! ♪
]] Whoo hoo!
]] Scientist in the house!
Yeah.
[Canned applause playing]
Oh, hey, dad, I have a challenge
for you.
]] Ah, ok, sid. Let's hear it.
]] Well, today I learned that
we do have muscles all over
Our bodies and even in our
faces, just like you and mom
Said.
]] Wow, I'm impressed. So,
what's this challenge?
]] Ok, you try and make me
laugh, and I won't move one
Muscle in my face, not one.
]] A-ha!
]] Uh-huh.
]] Microphone, please!
]] Ok. Blammo!
]] Prepare to laugh.
]] Great.
]] Sid, ask me if I'm a truck.
]] Ok, are you a truck?
]] No!
]] Ok, what else you got?
]] Oh, not laughing. Ok, how
about this? What's the best day
Of the week when you're hungry?
]] What?
]] Sunday!
Get it? Like an ice-cream
sundae?
]] Ok. Still not laughing.
]] Oh, you are good. Ok, this
one always works. What's big and
Red and eats rocks?
]] What?
]] A big red rock eater!
]] Hey, I did it! No laughing.
Yay!
]] Excuse me. I gotta get my
potfer.
]] Huh? What's a potfer?
]] A pot's fer cooking!
That's what a pot's fer!
Ha ha ha!
Blammo!
]] Now that's funny!
]] Potfer. Good one, alice.
[Canned applause playing]
]] thank you. Thank you.
]] Yay for mom.
Ha! What a great day.
I learned that we have muscles
all over our bodies, even in our
Faces.
Arr. Ooh. Wah. Bah.
And muscles work every time our
bodies move. That got me
Thinking. Hmm...
Ok, I've got it. Here's my
super-dooper-ooper-schmooper big
Idea. My newest invention is
muscles in a box. You can just
Slip them on over your regular
muscles to make yourself even
Stronger. If you don't like
squeezing oranges for juice, put
Muscles in a box on your hand,
and you can squeeze them without
Even trying. And if you don't
want to clean up your toys one
At a time, muscles in a box will
make you strong enough to carry
Them all at once. And muscles in
a box can help you move a huge
Moose, if there is one, that's
on your bed when you're trying
To lie down and sleep. Just get
muscles in a box, then put them
On your arms and legs and back,
and you can lift a huge moose
And carry him to your yard.
]] Thanks for the ride.
]] You're welcome.
]] Muscles in a box will be
awesome. And that's my
Super-dooper-ooper-schmooper
big idea!
[Canned applause playing]
bye, everybody.
Whoo, hey, look. I'm waving to
you with my muscles. Ha ha!
And if you wave back, you'll be
using your muscles, too. So,
Keep using your muscles. I know
I will because I am...
Sid the science kid! [Echoing]
and remember, keep asking lots
And lots of questions. See you
later, scientists. Ha ha!
♪ ♪
02x17 - I Have Muscles Where?
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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.