Hey, scientists! It'’s
Me--sid! I want to know why
Grass and flowers make me
Sneeze so much, so my grandma'’s
Coming to school to help us
Investigate allergies. 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... ♪
Ahchoo! Ohh. Oh, boy.
Ahh.
Ohh. Hi, there. Heh. I have a
Riddle for you. Guess what has
Watery eyes and goes...
Ahchoo!
Heh. The answer is me. Yep!
Because I can'’t stop sneezing.
Ahchoo! See? But why am I
Sneezing so much? Did I eat
Something really hot or smell
Something funny, or do I have a
Cold? Hmm. No, no, and no. Well,
Hey. Maybe I'’m sneezing because
Of something outside. Hmm. Oh,
Dad cut the grass. Well, half of
It anyway. Heh heh. Looks good.
So just a normal day at home
Except for--ahchoo! I can'’t
Stop sneezing! Where are all
These sneezes coming from? Ohh.
I just got to know why am I
Sneezing?
[Echoing]
Sid, breakfast
Tii--ahchoo--ime.
Ha ha! Ok. Coming, dad!
Ha-cha! Breakfast tiiiiiiiime!
Hey. Good morning.
[Sid and dad sneeze]
Ha ha ha!
I was gonna say I'’ve been
Sneezing all morning.
Aw. I'’m sorry. Hey. I wonder
If you have an allergy like dad
Has.
An all-what?
Sid, I have an allergy to
Something called pollen. See,
Pollen are these teeny, tiny
Powder-like particles that
Flowers and trees make.
Ick!
Yeah. That'’s why I sneeze so
Much when I mow the grass. You
Know, today I sneezed so much I
Only had time to mow half the
Lawn. Heh heh.
Dad usually wears a facemask
To help keep out the pollen
While he cuts the lawn.
Yeah, but I ran out of them.
Don'’t worry. I'll be ok. Heh
Heh. Hey, lawn! I'’ll be mowing
The rest of you after work!
Ha ha ha!
I think I need to investigate
More about this sneezing and
Allergy stuff.
I know the perfect person to
Explain allergies to you and
Your friends.
It'’s grandma! She's a nurse,
And it'’s grandma's day to come
In and read to my class. Ooh!
Maybe she can talk to us about
Allergies.
While you eat breakfast,
I'’ll check with teacher susie
To see if it'’s ok.
Yay!
♪ Grandma'’s coming
To school, yeah ♪
♪ I love my mom
Uh-huh
My mom is cool
Uh-huh
But now it'’s time
For having fun at school ♪
Yeah!
Ha ha ha!
Hi.
Mm-wha!
♪ 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 ♪
Ha ha ha!
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.
♪ La la la la
Yeah!
♪ We'’re looking
For our friends
And look what we found
We found each other
Friends ♪
[All laughing]
Now it'’s time for news you
Can use with me sid.
[Whispering]
Psst. Hey, gerald.
Yeah?
Count to and meet me at
The slide.
Ok. , , ...
Psst! Gabriela, may, count
To and meet me at the slide.
Ok! I mean...
[Whispering] ok. , , ...
Where'’s sid?
Where'’s sid?
Ahchoo!
Whoa!
[Laughing]
Sid, why are you sneezing?
Well, may, that is the big
Question we'’ll try to answer on
The new game show "guess why
I'’m sneezing"!
Yay!
Ha ha! Are you sneezing
Because you smelled something
Funny or spicy?
Hmm. Nope. No funny smells
At all.
Sid, do you have a cold?
Well, I thought I might,
But, nope, I don'’t.
Hmm. Well, my guess is that
Sneezing is sid'’s new way of
Saying hello, like this.
Ahchoo! Nice to meet you.
Ha ha! Well, that'’s funny,
Gerald, but it'’s not why I'm
Sneezing. I'’m sneezing because
I might have something called
An allergy.
Oh, an allergy.
What'’s an allergy?
Oh. Um, good question. I
Know an allergy makes you
Sneeze and makes your eyes
Water, but I'’m not sure what it
Is.
Everybody! Rug time!
Hey! That'’s teacher susie!
♪ 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 ♪
Ah-ah-ah-ahchoo!
[Laughter]
Oh, oh, oh. Ohh. Ahchoo! Ha ha!
Gerald, you have a cold?
No. I was just pretending to
Be sid.
Yeah. You know, teacher
Susie, I have been sneezing a
Lot this morning, and my eyes
Are really watery, and my mom
Said I may have an allergy. It
Doesn'’t feel so good.
Oh, I'’m sorry about your
Sneezing and watery eyes, sid,
But you'’re also lucky today.
Well, we all are. We have an
Expert visiting us today,
Someone who knows a lot about
Allergies. Anyone know who that
Expert is?
Ooh! Yes, I do! Ha ha!
Sneezers and friends, the
Expert visiting today is a
Nurse and allergy expert who
Wears big glasses. She'’s my
Grandma!
Hello, everybody. Hi, sid.
Oh, hi, susie.
Hi, sid'’s grandma!
So I heard there'’s been some
Sneezing going on.
We were hoping you could
Explain what an allergy is.
Oh, of course. Well,
Sometimes our bodies can react
Pretty strongly to something we
Touch or smell or breathe in or
Eat, and that'’s an allergy.
Yeah, but why am I sneezing?
It'’s possible your body's
Reacting to something it
Doesn'’t like and it's sneezing.
That'’s called an allergic
Reaction. An allergic reaction
Is your body saying, "oh, get
That away from me! Shoo! Get
Out of here!"
Sometimes you can even just
Touch something and get an
Allergic reaction.
Like moo shu my cat. My
Uncle sneezes when he touches
Moo shu, and then sometimes, he
Gets all itchy.
Oh! That'’s not fun! Sounds
Like he should visit a doctor.
Um, sid'’s grandma, I have a
Question.
Yes?
Um, can people have
Allergies to food?
Oh, they sure can, gerald.
Oh, sid'’s grandma, how about
Strawberries? Because, see, I
Get these red bumps on my arms
When I eat strawberries, and,
Well, sometimes, I feel yucky
And itchy, and my mommy won'’t
Let me eat them anymore.
Yes, gerald. You do have an
Allergy to strawberries. Your
Parents let me know so I make
Sure you never eat them here at
School.
It'’s ok, gerald. Just don't
Eat the strawberries, and
You'’ll be fine.
Yeah, but--but strawberries
Are so yummy, and I'’m sad I
Can'’t eat them.
Gerald, I'’m glad you told us
About the strawberries. You
Should never feel bad for
Having an allergy.
Ok.
Maybe someone else you know
Has an allergy, too. You just
Got to ask. Well, kids. It'’s
Time for me to leave. Thank you
So much for letting me come in
And share your time with you.
You'’re so smart and just, oh,
Wonderful!
Ha ha ha!
Bye-bye now, everybody.
Thanks for all the great
Information! You know, sid'’s
Grandma gave an idea. I think
We should do a special
Investigation about allergies.
Yeah.
Come on. Let'’s all go to
The...
Superfab lab!
Grab your journals! Let'’s go!
Yay!
Let'’s go!
Ha ha ha!
Ok.
Ha ha ha!
Superfab lab!
Observe, compare, contrast! Ahh!
For this special superfab
Lab, we'’re going to do a survey.
Ooh.
For our survey, we'’re going
To ask each other "do you know
Anyone with an allergy?" Then
We'’ll make a big chart to show
Your data. Ok, scientists.
Let'’s start the allergy survey.
Yay!
You'’re a scientist. You can
Try this, too.
Let'’s do a survey. Who knows
Somebody with an allergy? Oh.
Your sister is allergic to
Cats. They make her sneeze, and
You are also allergic to cats.
They make your nose itchy. You
Have a friend who is allergic
To flowers. They make his eyes
Water, and your dad is allergic
To dog fur. It makes his skin
Itchy. Who else can we ask for
Our survey? Ooh! Let'’s ask
Another teacher. Do you have
Any allergies? Oh. You'’re
Allergic to flowers, peanuts,
Strawberries, and hay. Next
Draw a picture of the person
With the allergy. Then draw a
Picture of what they'’re
Allergic to. A cat, a dog, a
Flower, peanuts, strawberries.
Now it'’s time to make a chart.
You are allergic to cats. Your
Dad is allergic to dogs. Your
Sister is allergic to cats.
Your friend is allergic to
Flowers, and remember the
Teacher you asked? Let'’s add
Her to our chart. She'’s
Allergic to flowers, peanuts,
Strawberries, and hay. Wow!
This chart is a great way to
Compare and contrast all the
Allergies from our survey.
Scientists, this chart looks
Fantastic.
Thank you, susie!
Why don'’t each of you take a
Turn to tell us about what we
You discovered?
Ok!
Ok!
Sid, why don'’t you start?
Ooh! Ok. All right. Well,
Uh, may told me that her
Grandma is a allergic to dogs.
Yeah.
Because the fur makes her
Go...
Ah-ah-ahchoo!
Ha ha ha!
I'’ll go next. I interviewed
Teacher susie!
Wow!
She is allergic to
Shellfish. That means fish that
Have shells on the outside.
Ohh!
Ok. My turn. Well, gabriela
Told me that her aunt ursula is
Allergic to eggs, and then, ok,
Teacher susie has a sister
Named mariana, and she can'’t
Wear wool sweaters because,
Well, they make her all itchy
And sneezy.
Ok, ok. I interviewed sid.
His dad is allergic to grass
And pollen. Then gerald told me
About how he'’s allergic to
Strawberries.
Yep.
Wow! You guys did a great
Job with this survey.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Oh, gerald. Do you have a
Question?
No. I just wanted to say
That I don'’t feel so bad about
Having an allergy because now I
Know that so many other people
Have allergies, too.
Oh, gerald. We have a big
Surprise for you! Close your
Eyes! No peeking.
A surprise?! Ok! All right.
My eyes are closed.
, , , Open your eyes!
Awesome! Ha ha! That'’s so
Cool!
We can hang it in our class
So everyone will know it'’s a no
Strawberry class. If you can'’t
Eat strawberries, then we won'’t
Eat them here at school.
Wow! Thanks, guys. You'’re my
Best friends ever.
You'’re welcome.
Ok, allergy experts. It'’s
Time for you to play with all
Your new ideas.
Yay!
Let'’s go! Come on!
Ha ha ha! Let'’s play a game
Called "who'’s behind the doors?"
Yay!
Sid, I bet I can find you.
I'’ll just listen for your
Sneeze. Ha ha ha! Ok. Somebody
Give me a clue.
[May giggling]
I know who that is behind the
Diamond. It'’s gerald!
No! It was me! I was
Pretending to be gerald. Ha ha
Ha!
Good one, may.
Thank you.
Ok. I'’m ready to guess where
Sid is.
I like mr. Bubbles. Thank
You.
That'’s may behind the
Circle, right?
Ha ha! Nope! I tricked you,
Gabriela!
Ok. I'’m not going to be
Tricked this time. Where are
You, sid?
Ahchoo!
There you are, sid.
You found me.
Bless you, sid.
Thanks, guys. Now that'’s
Sneezy!
[Laughter]
Hey. Let'’s play pretend.
I'’ll be the mommy, and sid can
Be the baby.
Mmm. I don'’t really feel
Like being the baby. How about
If I be the daddy and you be
The baby?
Ok. Fine with me. So daddy
Sid and mommy may are taking
Baby me--a talking baby--to see
Dr. Gerald, the allergy doctor.
Cool.
Okey-dokey.
Oh, hello. Our baby gabriela
Cannot stop sneezing. Could you
Help her, doctor?
Ahchoo!
Why, yes, I can. Dr. Gerald
Is here to help.
Yesterday, I touched my pet
Dog, and then I sneezed a lot.
Ah, yes, yes. Say no more. I
Know the problem. You don'’t
Like dogs.
No way! I love my dog! He
Even sleeps on my pillow and
Gets his fur all over it, and
Then I sneeze.
Ahh. Aha! I have figured out
The problem. You have a case of
Pillow shmillowitis, so just,
You know, stay away from
Pillows.
Um...
Uh, are you sure, doctor?
Yes, I am. I am a doctor.
Doctor, I think you could be
Wrong. If gabriela is around
Her dog so much and sneezes and
Sleeps on the pillow with the
Dog fur and sneezes, I think
She has an allergy to dogs.
An allergy? Eh, never heard
Of the word. Now if you'’ll
Pardon me, I feel like wearing
My cowboy hat.
♪ Do do do do
What?
Uh...
Here we are. Ha! Oh, oh. Oh,
No. This always happens when I
Wear my cowboy hat. Ah-ahchoo!
Ohh!
Echh!
You always sneeze when you
Wear your cowboy hat?
Yep. Every time. Ahchoo!
That'’s because...
You have an allergy to
Cowboy hats!
Are you sure? I mean, it
Doesn'’t seem like--ah-ahchoo!
[Sneezing]
And now--ahchoo...
It'’s time--ahchoo...
For susie--ahchoo...
To sing! Ahchoo!
Go, susie!
Thank you. Well, my sneezing
Scientists have learned about
So many different kinds of
Allergies today, but, you know,
Sometimes it'’s not so easy to
Figure out exactly what makes
People--ah-ahchoo--sneeze. So
Here'’s a song about an allergy
Detective. Let'’s see if you can
Help her solve the mystery.
Ok!
Ha ha!
♪ I'’m susie sneeze
The allergy detective
I'’ll figure out what makes you
Cough and wheeze ♪
Ahchoo!
♪ I'’m on the case
My methods are effective
I'’m the allergy detective
Susie sneeze ♪
Ahchoo!
♪ Well, hello, uncle lou
You want to know
What you'’re allergic to? ♪
Ahchoo!
♪ I see you paint your face
Like some folks do
That makes some people sniffle
Not you
You grow polka dot flowers
Of enormous size
But those plants don'’t seem
To give you watery eyes
This is fascinating
I'’ll keep investigating
I'’m susie sneeze
The allergy detective
I'’ll figure out what makes you
Cough and wheeze ♪
Ahchoo!
♪ I'’m on the case
My methods are effective
I'’m the allergy detective
Susie sneeze
You'’ve got exotic pets
A cute, little gnu
Those make some people sneeze
Not uncle lou
You went out for a walk
With your pet armadillo
You came back and laid down
On your fluffy pillow
That'’s when you
Started sniffling
At the very time and place
Aaaaaha ♪
You'’re allergic to something
In the pillow! I'’ve solved the
Pillow case!
♪ I'’m susie sneeze
The allergy detective
I'’ll figure out what makes you
Cough and wheeze ♪
Ahchoo!
♪ I'’m on the case
My methods are effective
I'’m the allergy detective
Susie sneeze ♪
[Cheering]
Thank you!
Ha ha! Ok, my allergy
Detectives. It'’s time to go
Home. Let'’s look for allergies
As we head out the door. Come
On!
Yeah
Ooh. Allergies. Where are
They? Where are they?
Gerald is on the case!
Can'’t hide forever.
Now where'’s my sid?
Ooh! Right here, grandma.
Oh, ho ho ho!
Ooh!
Now. Okey-doke. Let'’s roll.
Let'’s roll!
♪ Backseat driving
With grandma ♪
Whoo! Oh, sid, I just loved
Visiting your class today.
Yeah. It was great. You
Taught us so much about the
Different kinds of allergies.
Well, that'’s my job. I just
Hope that none of your friends
Or you ever let any allergy
Hold you back from doing what
You want to do. No, siree. Say,
Here'’s a story for you.
Ooh!
There'’s an amazing person
Named jackie joyner kersee, who
Has really bad allergies, but
She'’s a great athlete, and even
Though she has to take special
Medicine, she never let her
Allergies stop her from
Competing in sports. Jackie
Always had a lot of allergies,
But she still played volleyball
And basketball and was a really
Fast runner. I mean, really
Fast. Jackie ran in different
Olympic games and won medals,
And jackie didn'’t let some
Allergies hold her back. She
Outran them all!
Wow! Jackie joyner kersee'’s
Amazing.
You bet.
Hmm. Dad should hear that
Story so he won'’t let grass and
Pollen stop him.
Hmm.
Heh. Hey. Maybe there'’s a
Way we can help dad. Wait!
There is!
There is?
Yeah! Grandma, can you stop
At the store to buy more
Facemasks for dad?
Okey-dokey, sid. That'’s a
Great idea! Next stop the store!
Yay! The store!
Hooray!
♪ I learned something cool
Something cool today
I know it upside down
And inside out
I learned all about... ♪
Ha ha ha!
♪ Allergies
Ahchoo! Ugh.
Scientist in the
Hooouu--ahchoo--ouse.
[Applause]
Ahh. Hey, dad!
Huh?
It was so great to have
Nurse expert grandma at school
Today. Grandma taught us so
Much about all different
Allergies.
Oh, thanks, sid. It was a
Lot of fun.
It sure was. Ooh! And, dad!
Yeah, sid?
I have a special surprise
Just for you!
Oh! I love surprises!
I know! Ready? Ta-da!
Hey! It'’s a mask. Ah.
Thanks, siddo. Thanks, mom.
You'’re welcome.
Sure, dad. I hope it helps
Your allergy and keeps that
Nasty pollen away from your
Nose when you cut the grass.
Well, there'’s one way to
Find out. I'’m going outside to
Mow that lawn.
Yay!
Ok. Let'’s see if the mask
Works.
Yeah! Ha ha!
Yay! Ooh! There'’s dad!
Ohh!
Not sneezing. Ha ha!
Yay! Ha ha!
Ooh!
Using the lawnmower and
Still not sneezing. The mask
Works!
That'’s great! It works!
It really works! Ha ha!
Ahh. I can'’t believe how much I
Learned about allergies, and
Now I know why my dad sneezes
When he breathes in pollen.
He'’s allergic to it. Ha ha ha!
Wouldn'’t it be great if there
Was a way to get rid of all the
Things we breathe in that give
Us allergies? Hmm. Wait. Maybe
There is. Ok. I'’ve got it!
Here'’s my
Super-duper-ooper-schmooper big
Idea! I'’m going to invent the
Super-duper allergy vacuum
Machine. That'’s right. It's a
Special machine that can suck
Up all the things that give you
Allergies and make you sneeze.
Does dust make you sneeze? No
Problem! Just turn on the
Super-duper vacuum machine, and
It will get rid of dust where
You didn'’t even know you had
Dust.
Ta-da! No more dust! How about
Pillow feathers? Do they make
You go ahchoo? Well just turn
On the machine...
Wwwwzzzzrrrr!
And see you later, feathers!
And how about animals? Do all
Your pets have fur that make
You sneeze? Not anymore!
Wwwwzzzzrrrr!
Good-bye, fur! Now you won'’t
Make anyone sneeze, and it'’s
All thanks to the super-duper
Allergy vacuum, and that'’s my
Super-duper-ooper-schmooper big
Idea! Yay! Whoo!
[Applause]
Bam! Ha ha! Ahh. Hey. If you
Have an allergy, I hope you
Don'’t sneeze too much, and be
Sure to help any friend who
Also has an allergy. Hmm. Ok.
Right now I'’m gonna take a deep
Breath and try not to sneeze.
Here goes. Ahhhh...
No sneeze yet. Still no sneeze.
Ahh. Hey. I am sid the not
Sneezing right now science kid!
[Echoing]
Ha ha! Remember, keep asking
Lots and lots of questions. See
You later, scientists. Hee hee!
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"!
03x22 - The Reason Sid's Sneezin'
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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.