- The following program
is a PBS Wisconsin original production.
- Sarah: Hey, everyone.
Welcome to Get Up and Go!
I'm Sarah Jacobs.
- Angela: And I'm Angela Fitzgerald.
Thank you so much for joining us.
- Sarah: And, of course, we really wish
we could be together in person.
But you know what?
we still have lots of music and fun to share with you!
- Angela: And we'll see so many of our old friends.
- Sarah: Wait, friends? Like who?
Oh, wait a sec!
Steve, over here! Is that Steve?
Yeah!
- Angela: It is. - Sarah: Hi, Steve.
- Steve: Sarah and Angela! Is that you?
- Sarah: Yeah.
- Mr. Steve: Oh, it's so nice to see you!
Wait a second!
Is Get Up and GO right now?
- Angela: It's right now, Steve.
- Oh, no, I'm on East Coast time.
I'm an hour behind.
Oh, I'm so embarrassed.
I gotta get my guitar.
I don't know where it is.
I'm sorry, I'll be right back.
- Angela: It's okay.
Besides Steve, we'll also check out and see
what Molly of Denali and Let's Go, Luna are doing.
And we also might see some of our other friends, as well.
- Sarah: You know what?
I see Daniel Tiger!
Hi, Daniel.
We hope you're staying safe and healthy.
- Angela: Can you share a song with us later?
Awesome!
- Steve: Hey, speaking of songs, I found my guitar!
Whew! [laughs]
Now I know that we can't share our music in person this year,
but I'm still so excited to play.
And I hope you all are ready to sing and dance along
cause we're going to need your help.
It's going to be a ton of fun, Wisconsin!
- Sarah: Yeah, and you know what?
Speaking of a ton of fun, it is a beautiful day outside
and I don't know about you guys,
but I don't really wanna spend it
sitting at a computer all day.
So, I think I'm gonna go check out this really cool park
in Monona.
- Angela: I'm gonna do the same thing, Sarah,
and I'm gonna head over to a to a park in Madison.
- Awesome! - It's time to Get Up and Go!
*
- Funding for Get Up and Go!
is provided by
UnityPoint Health Meriter,
the Timothy William Trout Education Fund,
a gift of Monroe and Sandra Trout,
the Focus Fund for Education,
and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.
- Hey, everyone!
I'm Angela Fitzgerald,
host of PBS Wisconsin's Wisconsin Life.
I, along with Sarah Jacobs, will be your host today.
I'm in beautiful Vilas Park in Madison.
There have been a lot of changes lately
that could be hard to deal with at times.
But one person who can put things into perspective,
along with a little song, is Steve,
who shares a story about a little tadpole
going through some changes of its own.
- Hello! I'm Tony and I'm a pollywog
and I love burritos!
Just kidding! I eat algae.
And this is a story about me.
* ["Metamorphosis"]
* He was just a pollywog
* Living in a little bog
* Spending his days swimming away *
* Between the lily pad and log *
* But when he woke up that day *
* He felt a little strange
* He'd grown before, but this was something more *
* Suddenly, he felt like he was... *
* Changing
* Yeah
* And he'd never be the same
* No
* This was a metamorphosis
- Pollywog: *I'm okay with this
* My biologist says
- Steve & Pollywog: * It's just a natural process of change *
*
* It seemed like out of nowhere *
* Arms and legs were appearing
* Slowly, but surely it was becoming clear *
* His gills and tail would disappear *
* And now, some folks might complain *
* About a midlife crisis
* But if they think that is strange *
* Well, then, they should try this *
* He was changing
* Yeah
* And he'd never be the same
* No
* This was a metamorphosis
- Pollywog: * I'm okay with this
* My biologist says
- Steve & Pollywog: * It's just a natural process of change *
* Have you ever talked to butterflies? *
- Pollywog: * Oh, yeah
- * Their transformation can be amazing *
* But also pretty perplexing
* They curl up into a chrysalis one night *
* And wake up with a brand new set of eyes and legs *
* And
* Wings
Imagine that.
That's pretty cool!
And for those of you out there
who might find yourselves in situations
where change is all around you,
I have some advice.
Got this advice from a couple of butterflies
and a toad.
* They said it's important to try and keep your head *
* Even when it is difficult to hold on to your tail *
* And if you're feeling overwhelmed *
* And you think that it's difficult to adapt *
* Remember that there is a part of you *
* A part of you that knows right from wrong *
* That's the part to listen to
* And the good news is that no matter what happens *
That part will always remain,
which is a comforting thought, don't you think?
* Especially with all of this *
* Changing
* Yeah
* We may never be the same
* No
* This is a metamorphosis
* We're okay with this
* And ecologists say
* It's just a natural
* Process
* Of change
* Yeah
- Pollywog: * Doobie, doobie, doobie, dooo
[Ribbit]
Wait, I'm a frog!
- Sarah: Thanks, Steve!
I'm Sarah Jacobs at Winnequah Park in Monona.
By observing social distancing,
the outdoors can be a fabulous place to hang out.
You'd be surprised how many cool things you can still do,
even when you're not together.
Our own Miss Mouna
has an engineering project to show you
that anyone can do at home.
- Mouna: Hello, friends!
Hope you're having fun so far!
I'm Miss Mouna, and today,
we're gonna do a fun engineering design challenge
and you can do it right from where you are, along with me.
Sound like a plan?
Engineers are people
who design and build things to solve a problem.
Today, we're gonna use things that you have around your house
to build a bridge.
And I've invited my friends, Serena and Thaeden
along to help us out.
Do you know what the bridge is?
A bridge is a structure
that connects one place to another place.
Sometimes it's a long road that cars can drive across
and sometimes it's a small bridge made out of wood.
We're gonna build a tiny bridge that connects two things
you can find in your home.
Let's see what Serena and Thaeden brought.
- Serena: I'm gonna be using the kebob sticks.
I'm gonna be using straws.
I'm gonna be using toothpicks.
I'm gonna be using playdough.
I'm gonna be using cans.
- Thaeden: I'm gonna use this Lego block, my Beyblade,
the launcher,
and these train tracks,
wood train tracks
that I have for my trains.
- It's important for engineers to make plans
before they build anything.
So let's take a look at the plane
Serena and Thaeden made for their bridges.
- Serena: This is my drawing of the bridge.
For these, I drawed cans.
And for the across lines,
I drawed the sticks and the straws.
And for the cross ones,
I drew the toothpicks.
And over here, and over here, and over here, and over here,
I drawed playdough to make it stick.
- Thaeden: So, these are the,
these are the 10,
these are groups of 10 and there--
there's a lot of blocks
and then, I put the thing over
and then, I'm gonna
and I'm gonna try to find something
to make a single down so the Beyblade can hit the ground.
- Mouna: Now, it's your turn.
What materials do you have at home
that you can build a bridge with?
Look around, make your plan, and start building.
We'll check back in in a little bit
to see how Serena and Thaeden are doing.
- Angela: We'll check back in with Miss Mouna in a bit.
When you meet a person from a new place you've never been,
you may have an idea of what their life is like
from things you've read, heard, or just assumed.
But your ideas may be off the mark.
And it takes a special friend to teach you.
*
[bell rings, Suki wakes]
[Suki pants and whimpers excitedly]
[Suki barks]
[computer beeps, starts recording]
- Molly of Denali: Hey, everyone!
So, if you've been wondering how big is Molly's village,
I'll tell you.
Qyah has a population of 94, not counting moose and caribou.
[Suki barks and howls, Molly laughs]
That's right, Suki, not counting dogs either.
I love living here.
I know everyone and everyone knows me,
but they are some downsides,
like...
it's hard to find enough kids for a basketball team.
My friend Tooey and I thought our basketball dreams were over
until...
* [flashback dream sequence music] *
* [playful inquisitive music]
* [chime, chime, slide whistle up and down] *
* [shimmery tambourine]
- Tooey: Huh? - Molly: Shh!
All right, new person.
Let's see...
Table, chairs...
[in hopeful voice] Come on, come on.
Yes! Race car bed!
Tooey, that means there's got to be a kid!
- Tooey: Or a small adult who really likes race cars.
- Okay, so we've got you, me, Oscar, Vera, and new kid.
That's five players.
That's enough for a team!
We just need to meet the new kid.
- Trini: You just did.
[Molly makes a startled sound] - Oh, hi, I'm Molly.
That's Tooey.
- Trini.
Do you always spy on people when they move to town?
- Molly: No. - Tooey: Yes.
Remember, we did it with Oscar and Vera?
- Hmm... What Tooey means to say is
we need one more person for our basketball team.
Do you play? - Trini: Yeah, I play.
- That's soooooooo great!
Wow, you're short. - Tooey: Huh?
- Molly: How old are you?
- Trini: Are you saying I'm not old enough to play.
- Tooey: No.
It's just that basketball is a tough sport.
- Are you saying I'm not tough enough?
- Molly: It's not that.
It's just, are you sure you know how to play?
[Trini sighs] - I guess you'll never find out.
- Molly: Uh, what just happened?
- Tooey: I think we made her mad is what happened.
[Molly sighs] - Molly: By accident.
- Tooey: I don't know,
maybe it's a Texas thing.
- Molly: Texas?
- Check the plates on the van: Texas.
- Molly: Texas, hmm...
I think I know how to get back on her good side.
*
Molly: So, on the map of North America,
here's Alaska and here's Texas.
- Tooey: Whoa, she moved a long way away.
I bet she misses it.
- Molly: And I bet we could get on Trini's good side
by acting Texas.
You know, make her feel at home.
- Is that a thing: acting Texas?
It doesn't sound like a thing.
- It's totally a thing.
Wait, Texas has cowboys, right?
- I think so.
So, if we wanna learn about Texas,
we can watch some of these.
- [Texas video] Howdy, pardner.
- So, howdy is like hello?
- Yeah, totally.
- Texan cowboy: Pass me some of that grub, y'all.
- Molly: Wait, does he mean grub like a worm grub?
Texans eat worms?
- Molly: Eww! - Tooey: Ugh!
[train whistle sounds on TV]
[rattlesnake rattles]
- Yee-haw!
Get along, Little doggies.
[horse snorts on TV]
[TV clicks off]
[in Texan accent] - Molly: Reckon you got a handle on Texas, pardner?
[in Texan accent] - Tooey: Reckon I do, y'all.
[knocks on door]
[cowboy movie sound effects]
- Molly: Howdy, there, pardner.
We wanted to start over and welcome y'all
to the Great State of Alaska.
- Tooey: Yee-haw!
* [cowboy Western music]
[spinning lasso whooshes]
[Molly laughs] - Tooey!
- Tooey: I said I needed more practice.
Sorry, if we made you feel weird the other day.
We just wanna make you feel at home...
y'all.
[Trini giggles]
- Trini: You think that's how we act in Texas?
- Molly: You don't?
[Trini laughs, sighs amusedly]
- Trini: Wanna come inside?
- Tooey: So, were you able to bring your horse?
- Trini: Um, I've never had a horse.
- Molly: Huh, I thought all Texans had horses.
- Mr. Mumford: Not when you live in an apartment.
I'm Trini's dad, Mr. Mumford.
We met at the Trading Post.
- Yeah, you and my dad talked for, like, an hour.
I'm Molly. - Tooey.
Nice to meet you.
- Molly: So wait, you lived in an apartment?
- Tooey: I thought everybody in Texas
lived on a big farm with cows.
[Mr. Mumford laughs] - That's just in the movies.
If you wanna know more about our hometown,
Trini can show you the collage her friends made.
- Trini: Oh, yeah.
I just saw that...
here!
Dad and I lived here.
- Tooey: Wow, I didn't know Texas had so many buildings.
- Mr. Mumford: This is the city of Austin,
but Austin isn't even the biggest city in Texas.
There's also Dallas... - Trini: And Houston.
That's where mission control is for spaceships.
- Tooey: Wow, Texas has a mission control?
- Molly: We got everything wrong.
- Mr. Mumford: I was just about to make lunch.
You wanna stay?
- Molly: Um, you mean... grub?
- Tooey: Uh, we don't eat worms.
[Mr. Mumford laughs] - Good, we don't either.
How about some tacos?
- Molly: Yes, please! - Tooey: Way, way, way better!
[door creaks]
- Molly: That was so good.
- Tooey: Oh, too good.
I ate like five and a half tacos.
- Mr. Mumford: Here's some leftovers for your family.
- Tooey: Quyana. (Koyukon word for thank you)
- Molly: Mahsi. (Gwich'in word for thank you)
- Trini: So, when's the first basketball practice?
- Molly: Wait, you'll be on our team?
- Sure, I can teach you guys a thing or two.
- Tooey: Yeah! - Molly: That's so good!
- Tooey: Real practice isn't until the winter,
but we play a pick-up game every Sunday
across the Street.
- Trini: You play outside?
- Molly: Uh, yeah.
- Trini: Well, I have a lot going on.
So much, I'm not sure I can make Sundays
or ever, actually, so bye!
[slams door]
[bouncing basketballs]
- Molly: So Trini didn't show up?
[Molly dribbles, throws ball]
- Tooey: She didn't sound that interested.
- Molly: She is.
[Trini gasps]
- Molly: Hmm...
[basketball spins around rim, swishes]
- Molly: Hey, Trini! [Trini yelps]
- Tooey: How come you won't play basketball?
- Trini: I'll play in the winter
when you practice indoors.
- Molly: But you said you really wanted to play.
What happened? - Trini: What happened is,
I'm not gonna eaten all up by a polar bear.
- Molly and Tooey: What? - Trini: Look,
I know polar bears are no big deal for you
because you grew up fighting them.
[Molly and Tooey laugh]
- Molly: We did not grow up fighting polar bears.
- Tooey: Where did you even hear that?
- Trini: My friend in Texas
said there are polar bears everywhere in Alaska.
- Molly: Trini, I've lived in Qyah my whole life,
and I've never seen one single polar bear.
- Trini: Well, my friend said.
Look, I have to go.
My dad is taking me to the library.
- Molly: Perfect!
We'll meet you there
to prove there are no polar bears in Qyah.
- Tooey: So this book says polar bears
don't live all over Alaska.
It says they stay around pack ice and icebergs.
- Molly: And this book shows that pack ice
is found along the coast.
See?
- Trini: Mm-hmm.
- Tooey: But where we live, in Qyah,
is in the interior of Alaska.
That's in the middle, not anywhere near the ocean.
- Molly: And both books say that in the summer,
polar bears stay around pack ice.
- Tooey: So, the thing is,
we compared all the information in all the books,
and all of them say
polar bears live very far away from us.
- Trini: But what if polar bears decided
to take a road trip to Qyah?
- Molly: But they wouldn't. - Tooey: Yeah.
'Cause every book we've read
said polar bears eat mostly seals.
- Molly: And all the seals are in the ocean.
So polar bears would stay close to them.
- Trini: Hmm.
You know what I think?
- Tooey: What?
- Molly: Oh, I'm afraid to ask.
- Trini: I think I'm ready to play some basketball!
[dribbling the basketball]
[passes to Tooey]
[throws basketball to the ground]
[Trini runs]
[bush rustling]
[creature bellowing]
- Trini: What's that?
Is that a polar bear?
- Molly: It can't be.
- Tooey: But it could be a...
- Molly: Moose! - Tooey: Tutunvak!
Quick, get on that rock!
- Trini: Why?
- Molly: Because it could charge us!
- Molly: [exhales] There's no need to be scared,
as long as you stay out of a moose's way.
- Trini: I'm not scared, I'm awesome!
I saw a moose up close.
I'm, like, a real Alaskan now.
Yee-haw!
- Molly, Tooey, and Trini: Yee-haw!
- Molly: So that's the story
of how we got our basketball team
and became friends with Trini.
Oh, yeah, and you know all those basketball skills
Trini said she had?
Let's just say they were...
unusual.
All right, Trini, your ball.
- Trini: Hmm...
- Trini: Woo-hoo! Over the net!
Three points!
- Tooey: Is that how they play basketball in Texas?
[Trini grunts]
- Molly: All right!
- Trini: Four points!
- Molly: Uh, I don't think they play like that...
anywhere.
- I hope you're out exploring the outdoors this summer
and trying some of your favorite foods and games.
My favorite: It's both in one.
[snaps pea pod] Whoo! Sugar snap peas!
They're super fun and so tasty to eat!
And sometimes, when we're trying a new food
or maybe going to a new place,
you might feel a little nervous
Daniel Tiger shows us
that change can be okay.
- Daniel Tiger: * Things may change
* And that's okay
* Today we can do things a different way *
* Every morning, I eat the same food *
* But this time I'll try something new *
* Things may change and that's okay *
* Today we can do things a different way *
* We read the same book every night *
* But we might read a different one *
* And that's alright
* Things may change and that's okay *
* Today we can do things a different way *
* There isn't any more of my favorite snack *
* But I can find a way
* To make things okay
* Things may change and that's okay *
* Today we can do things a different way *
* Things may change and that's okay *
* And tomorrow is a brand new day *
- Angela: Thanks, Daniel Tiger!
One way to make friends is to bond over a common love.
We met a group of kids
who bonded over their common love of drumming.
Here's their story,
which is part of our Wisconsin Life series on PBS, Wisconsin.
[tap, tap, tap-tap-tap-tap]
[rhythmic drumming]
- My name is Joey B. Banks and
I am the founder and director of the Black Star Drumline.
[drumming]
When I started the drumline in 2008,
it was really taking a set of drums that were donated to me
to go to a Boys and Girls Club and start this drumline concept.
[drumming]
Another name for a drumline is a battery, a battery of drums.
[drumming]
We have four sections.
We have a snare drum section.
We have a tenor drum section.
Multi drums, kids play six drums.
We have a bass drum section and a cymbal section.
[drumming]
We're like a hip-hop drumline.
Come on, y'all. Y'all know it now.
Here we go, say it with me.
Black Star Drumline!
[rhythmic drumming]
So it's a pretty unique arts education experience
as well as a unique performance experience.
[drumming]
You've got six kids come out there and
they all look like a team and they're like exactly synched up.
And they're all just lined up perfectly.
Then they're dancing together
and there's stick work and they're doing visuals.
You know, I mean, it's entertainment.
[rhythmic drumming]
It's a great group of kids.
It's a close-knit family group.
We're really, all really pretty close.
They're going to be friends for life.
[rhythmic drumming]
- Sarah: That music made me want to
tap my toes and dance.
I know someone else
who can get us moving and dancing.
Here's Steve with a song that he calls
"Follow that Fish."
* [Mr. Steve "Follow that Fish"] *
* I'll tell you a story if you are inclined to believe *
* An old fishing tale and how it happened to me *
* I was out walking one morning *
* When the sun was new
* I went down to the water and looked out over the blue *
* When a little silver tuna popped her head out of the sea*
* She looked around and then she stared right at me *
* Sing a little fishy if you know what I mean *
But it got even stranger than that...
You know why?
* 'Cause that fish leaned left
* So I leaned left
* She leaned right
* I did that too
* And then she did a little boogie *
* And so I did a little boogie *
* And before I knew it
* I was in a game of Follow that Fish *
* Lucky I brought my swimming suit *
You guys want to play? Great!
All you need to do is follow that fish.
Just sing what she sings
and do what she does.
Ready?
* She went...
* Swim, swim, swim
(* Swim, swim, swim )
* High then low
(* High then low )
* Wave your fin
(* Wave your fin )
* Say, ready, here we go
(* Ready, here we go )
* Can you move? (* I can move )
* Can you spin? (* I can spin )
* Can you wink? (* I can wink )
* Can you grin? (* I can grin )
* Can you do the shimmy?
(* Shimmy )
* Let's go [inaudible]
* Can you hop, hop, hop?
Try it!
(* Hop, hop, hop )
* And then she stopped
(* Then she stopped )
* Right there in the middle of the sea *
*
Whoo!
That's a lot of work.
* Now I don't know about you but that kind of stuff *
* Doesn't usually happen to me *
* Playing follow the fish with a little tuna *
* In the middle of the sea
* No, but I'm a very strong swimmer *
* Lucky for me
And so I said, hey there, fishy,
is that the best you got?
She said...
- Fishy: No you didn't!
- And then, she gave me a challenge.
You guys ready?
* She went...
* Swim, swim, swim
(* Swim, swim, swim )
* High then low
(* High then low )
* Wave your fin
(* Wave your fin )
* Say, ready, here we go
(* Ready, here we go )
* Can you move? (* I can move )
* Can you spin? (* I can spin )
* Can you wink? (* I can wink )
* Can you grin? (* I can grin )
* Can you do the shimmy? (* Yeah )
* Let's [inaudible] (* No )
* Can you hop, hop, hop?
(* Yeah, hop, hop, hop )
* And then she stopped *
(* Then she stopped )
* Right there in the middle of the sea *
*
We both caught our breaths!
* And so I said, hey there, fishy *
* You can't outsmart me
* I'm the best follow the fish player *
* You've ever seen
She said
* Hold on there, aqua boy
* You are pretty good
* But I got some tricks up my sleeve *
* Let's see if one last time if you can really *
* Follow me
- Is this going to be hard core? - Oh, yeah.
- You ready for hard core?
Here we go!
* She went...
* Swim, swim, swim
(* Swim, swim, swim )
* High then low
(* High then low )
* Wave your fin
(* Wave your fin )
* Say, ready, here we go
(* Ready, here we go ) * She went...
* Swim, swim, swim (* Swim, swim, swim )
* Back to the shore
(* Back to the shore )
* Hopped out of the water
(* Hopped out of the water )
* Hailed a taxi
(* Hailed a taxi )
* Open the door
(* Open the door )
* Drove to the airport
(* Drove to the airport )
* Hopped on a plane
(* Hopped on a plane )
* Flew to Tahiti
(* Flew to Tahiti )
* And back again
(* And back again )
* Going on a skateboard
(* Going on a skateboard )
* Back to the bay
(* Back to the bay )
* Right where we started
(* Right where we started )
* And guess who was with every single step of the way *
- Who was with you?
- You, and you guys!
- You guys, too!
You wanna know why?
* 'Cause we can move
* And we can spin
* And we can wink
* And we can grin
* We can do the shimmy
* Fast as we can
* We can hop, hop, hop?
* Hop, hop, hop
* And then we stop
* Then we'll stop
* Right here at the end *
- Bye, bye!
- Nice job, fishy.
Thanks, good work!
- Angela: Thanks, Steve!
Let's check in with Miss Mouna
to see how her project is coming together.
- Mouna: Welcome back to our engineering design challenge.
Our engineers, Serena and Thaeden, have been working hard
building their bridges.
A big part of being an engineer is solving problems.
Serena and Thaeden need to solve the problem
of strongly connecting two items together to make their bridge.
Do you remember the problem Molly of Denali
wanted to solve?
She wanted to help a new kid in her town,
Trini, feel comfortable and at home.
Molly solved the problem by
learning more about her and found a way to connect with her.
Let's see how Serena and Thaeden are doing
solving their problem.
How's your bridge coming along, Serena?
- Serena: Because the sticks came off,
I'm gonna use playdough so I can stick them onto the can.
- Mouna: It looks great so far.
How about you, Thaeden?
- Thaeden: So, the gaps are actually pretend water
and then, there's a high bridge that's over it.
And then...
And then, I'm putting pieces on it
so it can fit.
And then, I'm only gonna use...
I am just gonna make a gap.
- Mouna: it looks like you're both doing
such a great job problem solving.
I can't wait to see them when you both done.
I hope the bridges you're making at home
are coming along, as well.
We'll check back in soon to see our engineers' finished bridges.
- Angela: One way to get moving is through music.
It also has the power to change people's mood.
Let's see how Carmen and her friends
use a music called "benga"
- Andy: Andy's big show.
[Let's Go, Luna!]
- Fabuloso: This way, Hockbar...
- Hockbar: Right away, sir.
What, uh...what is this that you're doing sir?
Uh...sir?
- Hockbar: Aaaaaaaaa!
- Fabuloso: We set up here!
The perfect spot.
Thank you, Mr. Hockbar.
- Hockbar: Aaaaah... (sigh)
- Hockbar: My pleasure.
And now it is time for me to apply your sunscreen, sir.
(squish squish)
- Fabuloso: This sunscreen is very good!
It feels almost as if the sun has completely gone away!
- Hockbar: Uh, that's strange.
I have not yet applied the sunscreen, sir.
- Fabuloso: Huh! What?!
- Fabuloso: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...
this is not right!
- Andy: (giggles)
Tah-da!
My work here is done!
(boing)
- Leo/ Carmen: Hey, Andy!
- Andy: Hi, Leo! Hi, Carmen!
What do you think of my new artwork?
I made larger-than-life statues
of some larger-than-life Circo performers!
- Leon: Oooh! Did you make one of me?
- Andy: Nope.
- Carmen: What about me?
- Andy: Um... no. But I did make...
Salami Strong,
The Acronauts,
And, of course, Seņor Fabuloso!
- Carmen: Ooh! They're wonderful!
- Leon: Yeah, but why'd you make them so big?
- Andy: I wanted to create something huge and wonderful...
something I can point to and tell everyone I made it.
- Fabuloso: Whooo made theese!
- Carmen: Andy made them. - Leon: All by himself.
We didn't help at all.
- Fabuloso: Mr. Hopper?
As much as I admire any statue of me,
the beach is no place
for giant Fabuloso's or giant anythings!
Take them away!
- Andy: But, where can I take them so everyone
can see and appreciate my work?
I don't even know where we are today...
- Fabuloso: Gah!
Why don't you ask that magical globe-y thingy
you're always chit-chatting with!
- Andy: That's actually a good idea!
- Carmen: Okay, let's ask the Magic Globe!
- Magic Globe: Hi, kids! Today we're in the city of
Rio De Janeiro in the country of Brazil.
Magic Globe: Rio De Janeiro, or Rio for short,
is full of eye-catching artwork everywhere you go.
Magic Globe: There's street art, sand castle art on the beach,
and an elaborate celebration every year called Carnaval.
Magic Globe: Carnaval is where groups of people from
Samba schools make gigantic floats and parade them
in an area called the "Sambadromo"!
People from all over the world
come to Rio to see the amazing floats
and watch costumed dancers sway to the Samba!
Magic Globe: Here in Rio, most people speak Portuguese.
You say "Good morning" in Portuguese by saying "Bom dia!"
- Kids: Bom dia, Magic Globe!
Thank you!
- Andy: Ya know, if Rio loves art so much,
I wonder if they have a place for me
to show off my giant statues?
- Leon: I bet Luna knows!
- Andy: Yeah! Let's go ask her!
- Andy: Wow, there's lots of art on the walls
of Rio De Janeiro... it's everywhere!
This is my kind of city!
- Leon: And look! There's Luna!
- Kids: Yay!
- Carmen: * Luna, come and play! *
- Leon: * Luna's here, whaddya say? *
- Andy: Luna, bright as day!
- Kids: Show us the world, lead the way!
- Kids: Huh?
- Luna: Hmm, it is a pretty good likeness.
- Leon: Oh no, there's the real Luna!
Should we sing the song again?
- Luna: That's okay, Leo.
Bom dia! Welcome to Rio De Janeiro!
- Kids: Bom dia, Luna!
- Luna: What are you three up to today?
- Andy: Well, I made some giant statues,
but Seņor Fabuloso says...
- Andy: Huh?
- Raquel: Gently, gently... okay gently now...
That's good, keep 'er rolling!
- Luna: Hey there, Raquel.
- Raquel: Bom Dia, Luna!
Whoops... sorry. Hi, Luna!
- Luna: Raquel, meet some friends of mine: Leo, Carmen and Andy.
- Andy: Bom Dia, Raquel!
What was that, that just rolled by?
- Raquel: Oh, that was part of a float
a group of us are building.
A Carnaval float.
- Andy: Cool! We just learned about Carnaval floats!
But I thought something for a float would
be a whole lot bigger than that!
- Raquel: That's just a small part of it!
The whole float is so gigantic,
it has to be built in a huge warehouse called...
- Raquel: Samba City!
- Andy: Huge... like my statues!
That's it!
I'll show off my new work
by making a Carnaval float of my own!
- Luna: Now hold on there, Andy.
Maybe Raquel should take you inside
to show you a little more about how floats are made.
- Raquel: I'd love to!
- Raquel: Well, here it is, friends.
My team's float for this year's Carnaval!
- Kids: Wowwww!
- Andy: It's awesome! It's massive!
What great artist created this masterpiece?
Was it you? Or... You? Or... you?
- Raquel: No, we all made it, Andy!
- Andy: You... all made it?
But how can all of you make one work of art?
- Raquel: As a team! We all pitch in and do our part!
- Kids: Wowwwww!
- Leon: So, it's one float...
- Carmen: Made by lots of people!
All: Yay!
- Luna: Cool!
- Andy: I still don't get it...
- Luna: (laugh)
That's because you usually make art all by yourself, Andy.
Great art can be made by one artist,
but also by a team of artists.
When a group puts their head together,
they can create remarkable things!
**
- Luna: * Something big and grand, *
* everybody lend a hand...
* Something really fun...
* Well done, everyone!
* Something bold and bright, for a special night. *
* Something above it all...
- Luna: * For Carnival!
* The paints that you use and the colors you choose... *
* Shine and dazzle and gleam... *
* There's joy and there's pride *
* with your friends by your side... *
* Working to build your... dreaaaaam! *
* Look at what you've made So beautifully displayed, *
* the hit of the parade, Well done, everyone! *
* There is something great In the things that you create *
* When you all collaborate, Well done, everyone! *
*
* Make something with your friends *
*
* Make something big with your friends! *
- Kids: (laughing)
- Leon: Making something big with your friends feels...
- Carmen:...big and friendly!
- Andy: Yeah, but there's still something I don't quite get...
- Raquel:(screams) Wahh!
- Raquel: An eyelash!
Raquel: (blowing)
Wah!
(thunk)
(crash)
(smash)
(bash)
(crash)
(crack)
(splut)
- Raquel: Oh! Noooo!
I can't believe it!
Our beautiful sculptures are ruined!
(sobbing)
And Carnaval starts tomorrow!
We'll never be able to rebuild them in time!
(wails) - Luna: Hmm... Andy!
Can you think of any huge sculptures that could replace
those squashed Samba dancers?
- Andy: Well, there's my Circo Fabuloso sculptures...
but, that was my art project.
- Luna: But what if you made them everyone's art project?
Think about it, Andy...
your sculptures could be a part of a big
community masterpiece...
...that will be seen by thousands of people at Carnaval!
Plus, you can help our friend Raquel by making something
big with your friends!
- Andy: Hmmm... help Raquel...
make something big with my friends...
have my work seen by thousands of people...
You know what, Luna, I think you may have a point.
Raquel!
Don't worry, I think I know the perfect way to fix your float!
But first, we'll need to go get my...
(beep beeep!) - Andy: (gasps)
- Fabuloso: Ahh, there are you, Mr. Hopper!
We have been searching high and low
to bring you these sculptures.
As I said previously,
the beach is no place for sun-blocking artworks...
even very attractive ones that look like me.
- Andy: Yaaaaay! Thanks, Seņor Fabuloso!
We know the perfect spot for them!
- Fabuloso: Of course, you do! Wait... you do?
- Luna: We sure do, Senor Fabuloso!
- Fabuloso: But they are so very huge!
- Luna: Yes, maybe you and Mr. Hockbar can help us
carry them to the float?
- Fabuloso: Yes, of course!
- Andy: So, Luna, we have my sculptures,
but where will we ever find a sun?
- Luna: Don't you worry about that, Andy.
I have something pretty special in mind!
- Raquel: Andy, I think you and your friends
may have saved the day!
Come on, team, let's make this the best float ever!
(fanfare) **
- Raquel: We did it, friends!
Our float looks amazing!
I love these new sculptures!
This muscly man is gorgeous!
And this samba-dancing flamingo is so... so...
- Fabuloso: Fabuloso?
(laughing) - Raquel: Yes! Fabuloso!
But I have to admit, my favorite part of the whole
float has got to be the sun!
- Luna: Who, me?
Luna: Aww shucks, you're too kind!
Who knew I could be the sun and the moon!
- Raquel: Thanks for fixing our float
with your wonderful sculptures, Andy.
I think we're finally ready for Carnaval tomorrow!
Everything seems to be just...eek!
(squeak) - Raquel: What?
Our wonderful moon-sun!
She's gone!
- Luna: I'm not gone, Raquel!
I had to go back into the sky.
But don't worry,
I'll be the sunniest moon ever for Carnaval tomorrow!
- Raquel: Oh, phew! Thanks, Luna!
- Andy: Luna... Carnaval floats are awesome!
I'll always love making art by myself, but now,
I love making great-big-huge things using teamwork too!
- Luna: I know, Andy.
Isn't working and creating with your friends just amazing?
- Andy: Yeah. But Luna, I don't want this day to end!
Can't we explore more of Rio De Janeiro?
- Luna: There's always more to explore wherever we go.
But remember, Andy,
there's always tomorrow.
*
- Sarah: Thanks, Luna, Carmen, and friends.
It's amazing how much you can do by yourself.
Think of how much more you can do
with a friend or your whole neighborhood.
Steve has a song he'd like to share
called "Together".
- Steve: Hey, everybody!
I got to tell you, Chris and I wish so badly
that we could be out there in Wisconsin,
in Madison and Appleton, for Get Up and Go! day.
I miss seeing you.
We wanna send this song out to you guys.
This is called "Together",
and it's dedicated to all of our friends out in Wisconsin
and we cannot wait until the next time
that we are all together,
sharing music together.
*
* We know that one heart can change the world *
* But it takes two hearts to get along *
* We know that one voice can sing melody *
* But it takes two to harmonize a song *
* So, tell you what, me out to you *
* Together
* Didn't have me and you
* Together
* You can count on me
* I will count on you
* Looking out for each other
* That's something we can do
* Do, do we, doo, do, do, doo, doo *
* What makes an action a force for good? *
* What makes a few blocks a neighborhood? *
* What does it take to make a place *
* A community?
* When the child in each of us
* Is free to grow into the person we are meant to be *
* It takes kindness
* It takes caring
* It takes action
* And it might take time
* It takes some effort to see outside your own situation *
* Sometimes, well, it takes some of your trust *
* And it takes some of mine
* So, tell you what, me out to you *
* Together
* Didn't have me and you
* Together
* You can count on me
* I will count on you
* Looking out for each other
* That's something we can do
* Do, do we, doo, do, do, doo, doo *
*
* I look around and I see person next to person *
* Some I know, some I've never met before *
* But inside of each of us
* There is a heart
* Inviting us to open up the door and trust love *
* Trust love
* Oh, tell me what can we not do *
* Together, working hand in hand *
* Me and you
* Together, you can count on me *
* And I will count on you
* Looking out for each other
* That's something we can do
* Do, do we, doo, do, do, doo, doo *
* Do, do we, doo, doo
- Angela: Thanks, Steve!
Learning a new activity or sport can be a lot of fun,
but there are times
when it takes a little practice to catch on.
Daniel Tiger knows how it feels.
- Daniel Tiger: Here it comes!
Grrr! I missed again.
- That's okay, Daniel.
- How would you feel if you can't catch a ball?
I feel sad.
- Are you okay, Little D?
- What's wrong, toots?
- I'm no good at this game.
I can't catch the ball.
- You know what?
When I first started playing baseball,
I couldn't catch the ball either.
- Really? - Really.
But I kept trying and I got better and better
and you can, too.
- * Keep trying, you'll get better *
But I am trying.
- You are trying and you know what else will help?
- What? - The hug trick.
- The hug trick? - Yup.
First, you watch the ball.
Then, you give it a big hug.
Oooo-ooo-ooo!
- Big hug! [boy laughs]
- Now, I think you're ready.
- Yep, I'm ready to try again.
Yeah, throw the ball, big brother!
- Ready, and...
a duck says quack, quack, quack.
- Quack, quack, quack.
- Okay, I'm watching, I'm watching, I'm watch--
Uh, huh, whoops!
Grrr, I dropped it.
- Oh, you almost got it, Daniel.
You're so close.
You watched the ball,
and now, you just need to remember
to give it a big hug.
* Keep trying, you'll get better *
- Friends: * Keep trying, you'll get better *
- Okay, I can do it.
I just have to keep trying.
- Sarah: Besides catching a ball,
another thing you can catch is [inhales, exhales]
your breath.
Chad from the Center for Healthy Minds
shows us how an easy exercise
can help us feel better right away.
*
- Hi, I'm Chad.
Join me for a moment
to do a practice called slow mo catch.
You know how after a great catch
in a football or a softball game,
it's often shown in slow motion on TV.
The player is focused, aware, and ready to catch the ball.
In this practice, instead of catching the ball,
we'll be catching the end of our breath.
When you breathe in, hands open.
When you breathe out, hands close.
Breathing in, hands open.
Breathing out, catching the end of your breath.
In, open, out, catching the end of your breath.
In, open, out, close.
In, open, out, catching the end of your breath.
Notice, how are things for you now
after doing this brief practice?
Is your body calm?
What thoughts are you thinking?
Can you think of a time
when you could do this practice during your day?
Keep trying this at home
and we'll see you next time when we Get Up and Go!
*
- Angela: Let's check in one last time with Miss Mouna.
- Mouna: Hello again, friends.
Serena and Thaeden have been working really hard
building their bridges
and I'm really excited for you to see what they look like.
Let's check in first with Serena.
Serena, tell us about your bridge.
- Serena: I made the straws for the railings
so the cars don't fall off.
Making it for a sturdy
on the top can stay strong.
- It looks really great, Serena!
Let's check in with Thaeden to see how his bridge looks.
How did your bridge turn out, Thaeden?
- I had to make it shorter so it's easier
and I had to,
and I had to use less ones,
and I'm gonna add one more.
- Wonderful job, Thaeden!
You and Serena have been excellent engineers
and problem solvers today.
I hope everyone had fun building bridges with us today.
Having amazing problem solvers like you in our world
is really important for our future.
So, keep building,
keep solving problems together when things get rough,
and enjoy the rest of the show.
See you next time, engineers.
- Sarah: Thanks, Miss Mouna!
Did you ever see a problem and wish you could solve it?
Well, that's what Milly Zantow did.
She saw all of the garbage that people were throwing away
and wanted to stop it and help clean up the planet.
How did she do it?
Well, here's her Wisconsin Biography.
- Have you ever flipped over a plastic bottle
and seen a triangle with a number on the bottom?
That little number is a clue to the story of Milly Zantow,
a Wisconsinite
whose ingenuity and activism
changed recycling all over the world.
When Milly heard that the landfill in Sauk County
was going to close early, she was worried.
It was only five years old, and it was already almost full!
Even worse, toxic chemicals from the garbage
were leaking into the ground.
What's more, another landfill might not be ready for years!
Where would all the garbage go? [garbage falling]
And why were people making so much trash in the first place?
So, Milly went to the landfill and started investigating.
She noticed the trucks coming and going,
dumping lots of things, but mostly, she noticed plastic.
Plastic, plastic, plastic!
Milly knew a bit about plastic--
how more and more things were being made with it,
and how much of it was being used for packaging--
stuff that people were using just once,
then throwing away!
She also knew that plastic would not decompose
for a long, long time.
Hundreds of years!
Something needed to change. [thought bubbles]
Milly had grown up on a farm during the Great Depression.
Her family made good use of everything they had,
and when something was used up or worn out, they repurposed it.
She was as thrifty as they came,
and all this waste didn't make sense to her.
She knew some things were already being recycled.
Why not plastics?
Milly went to the county board and told them
they should recycle the plastic waste going into the landfill,
but they said they couldn't
because they didn't know how.
She thought back to the plastic items
she saw being dumped into the landfill.
Many of them were milk jugs.
So, she called up a Milwaukee milk company with a question:
[phone rings "brrng, brrng"]
- Milly Zantow: "What happens if there's a defect in a milk jug?"
- Manufacturer: "Well...
we just melt down the jug and blow it again."
- Milly also went to local plastics companies
and asked if they could use recycled plastic
to make their products.
They told her it wasn't that easy.
There were many different types of plastic
mixed together in the garbage,
but those different types
couldn't be melted together to make something new.
The plastic waste needed to be sorted, cleaned, and ground up
for companies to be able to use it.
And who was going to do that?
Milly knew what she had to do:
save the landfills from overflowing
and save the earth by recycling plastic.
She went to the nearby university to learn how to
do tests to tell the different types of plastic apart:
Scratch tests! [scratching] - Milly: Oh!
- Float tests! [splash] - Milly: Ah-ha!
- Burn tests! [plastic burns and sizzles]
- Milly: Oh!
- Smoke tests! [smoke poof sound]
- Milly: Ohhhh...
- Milly also knew that
she would need a way to grind all that plastic,
so it could be used. - Milly: Hmmm...
She needed a BIG grinder, an expensive grinder,
and more than that... [cash register cha-chings]
she needed help.
She turned to her friend, Jenny Ehl.
- Jenny Ehl: "Where are we going to get $5,000?"
- Milly Zantow: "Well... what about our life insurance?"
- Milly and Jenny cashed in their policies,
hopped in a truck, and drove to Chicago.
* [optimistic folk rock] [truck horn beeps "ahoogah"]
They hauled their grinder back to Wisconsin
and got to work.
They started E-Z Recycling
in 1979.
Their business was all about
making change in their community--
getting people to join them in a recycling revolution!
Even the students from nearby schools
helped by collecting plastic items to be recycled!
Word kept spreading
and soon spilled over into other communities.
[bubbles popping] The recycling revolution was growing!
But the work was hard,
and much more than they could do themselves.
They knew they needed a better solution
to make recycling something everyone could do.
The main thing was all that testing.
What if there was a way to tell the plastics apart
without all that extra work?
They put their heads together
and came up with a brilliant but simple idea:
[popping sounds] a number for each of the different types of plastic!
Manufacturers could stamp this number into the plastic
so that anyone anywhere
could sort and recycle!
It took years of work for it to catch on,
but they didn't give up.
Even after the numbering system
started to get used around the world,
Milly knew there was still more to do.
It wasn't just about adding a number to a bottle.
It was about changing people's beliefs and actions,
and showing them how recycling
would help people and the environment!
She helped with the writing of Wisconsin's recycling law
and she kept talking with people
about the importance of recycling
everywhere she went.
By seeing a problem in her community,
and rallying people around her to find solutions at every turn,
Milly changed Wisconsin, and the world.
Milly's story is just the start!
There is still too much waste
and not enough reusing and recycling,
which means there are new opportunities for innovators
just like you
to help make the world better for everyone!
What do you notice in your community?
What will you do?
[wink]
- Sarah: Well, that does it for us.
We want to thank our sponsors.
- Angela: A big thank you
to Steve, Christopher, and Daniel Tiger.
And thank you for joining us!
Stay healthy and safe.
- Sarah: Remember to social distance, wash your hands often,
get outside as much as you can,
and, of course, remember to...
- Angela and Sarah: Get Up and Go!
* Jump up, jump up and down
* Oh, yeah, that's the way
* Now spin around
* Back the other way
* Yeah, that's what we do on Get Up and Go! Day *
* So here we go my friends
* We'll be moving, Madison
* Up and down Wisconsin and back again *
* We're on our way
* It's Get Up and Go! Day *
- Funding for Get Up and Go!
is provided by
UnityPoint Health Meriter,
the Timothy William Trout Education Fund,
a gift of Monroe and Sandra Trout,
the Focus Fund for Education,
and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.