1. HELP ALL KIDS LEARN AND GROW
WITH PBS KIDS.Copy !req
2. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR
PBS STATION.Copy !req
3. Hey!Copy !req
4. Hey, D.W.!Copy !req
5. Hey!Copy !req
6. Whoa!
(loud thud)Copy !req
7. Did you ever think about
how the things we use every dayCopy !req
8. come from all over the world?Copy !req
9. No way!Copy !req
10. You're exaggerating.Copy !req
11. No, I'm not.Copy !req
12. Like your mitt—Copy !req
13. it was made in China.Copy !req
14. Hey!Copy !req
15. So was the ball.Copy !req
16. And that cheese sandwich
you're about to eat?Copy !req
17. The cheese is
from Canada.Copy !req
18. And look at the label of
that shirt you're wearing.Copy !req
19. "Made in Malaysia."Copy !req
20. See what I mean?Copy !req
21. Even those pants you have on
come from...Copy !req
22. Okay, okay, I get the picture.Copy !req
23. It's a small world.Copy !req
24. Just start the show already.Copy !req
25. They're from Honduras.Copy !req
26. MR.
Is that cumin I smell on those
lamb kebabs?Copy !req
27. You're going Moroccan.Copy !req
28. I'm not telling!Copy !req
29. But after one bite, they will
proclaim Ramon Molina the winnerCopy !req
30. of this global cuisine cook-off.Copy !req
31. Ha! Not after they try
my Singapore salmon.Copy !req
32. That cloud looks just like
a poodle I once knew.Copy !req
33. Her name was Giselle.Copy !req
34. Really?Copy !req
35. I see a sausage.Copy !req
36. Hi, boys!Copy !req
37. Say, do either of you know
what "global" means?Copy !req
38. Everyone keeps saying
that word today.Copy !req
39. "Global"?Copy !req
40. It's probably just one of those
nonsense expressions people use,Copy !req
41. like "be a good dog."Copy !req
42. I think it has something to do
with the world.Copy !req
43. Alberto said "globe" once
when he pointed to this.Copy !req
44. That's the whole world?Copy !req
45. It's so small!Copy !req
46. This is just a toy.Copy !req
47. The real world is
much, much bigger.Copy !req
48. How big is it?Copy !req
49. I don't know.Copy !req
50. At least from here all the way
to the school.Copy !req
51. Maybe bigger.Copy !req
52. Well, someday, Kate and I
are going to travelCopy !req
53. around the world!Copy !req
54. My treat.Copy !req
55. Ha, ha, ha!Copy !req
56. You? Go around the world?Copy !req
57. That's a laugh!Copy !req
58. You can't even climb a tree.Copy !req
59. So?Copy !req
60. Dogs are natural trailblazers.Copy !req
61. With our keen sense of smell,
we can find a path to anywhere.Copy !req
62. Well said!Copy !req
63. Then how about a little bet?Copy !req
64. If you and your friends can get
around the worldCopy !req
65. before the party ends,
I'll give you a lamb chop.Copy !req
66. Oh, really?Copy !req
67. Sweet Spaniel Lips!Copy !req
68. I thought he was bluffing!Copy !req
69. You're on.Copy !req
70. Wait, my friend.Copy !req
71. What happens if we don't make it
around the worldCopy !req
72. before the party ends?Copy !req
73. Then Pal must wear this T-shirt
that says "I Love Cats"Copy !req
74. for the rest of his life.Copy !req
75. Don't do it, Pal!Copy !req
76. You'll be the laughingstock
of the dog run.Copy !req
77. Mmm...Copy !req
78. Ooh...Copy !req
79. It's so rare and meaty!Copy !req
80. Quickly! To the car!Copy !req
81. Ready?Copy !req
82. Ready!Copy !req
83. What a beautiful landscape!Copy !req
84. Where are we?Copy !req
85. I have no idea.Copy !req
86. Look!Copy !req
87. There's a house.Copy !req
88. Maybe someone in there knows.Copy !req
89. Ooh! Itchy!Copy !req
90. Wait a minute.Copy !req
91. I'd recognize that itch
anywhere.Copy !req
92. Pepe!Copy !req
93. Pal! My old friend!Copy !req
94. How you been?Copy !req
95. Never better.Copy !req
96. We're traveling
around the world.Copy !req
97. Speaking of which,
where exactly are we?Copy !req
98. My homeland, Italia!Copy !req
99. Sale will be so sorry
he missed you.Copy !req
100. He's itch-hiking in Australia.Copy !req
101. Come!Copy !req
102. I make you some lunch!Copy !req
103. Amigo, more pasta?Copy !req
104. No, thanks.Copy !req
105. So Pepe, what's the quickest
way around the world?Copy !req
106. We're on a tight schedule.Copy !req
107. Hmm.Copy !req
108. You have a car, sì?Copy !req
109. I would drive north,
through the Alps,Copy !req
110. make a right at Austria, then...Copy !req
111. Look, there's a saw!Copy !req
112. Someone did this to
our car on purpose.Copy !req
113. Let's go after them!Copy !req
114. But how?Copy !req
115. Take my scooters.Copy !req
116. You can bring them back when you
finish the trip.Copy !req
117. Now what?Copy !req
118. Let's use that boat.Copy !req
119. We probably won't be able
to catch him,Copy !req
120. but at least we can
continue our trip.Copy !req
121. Argh!Copy !req
122. Look alive, ye scurvy swabs!Copy !req
123. We're heading
into the open seas.Copy !req
124. You do a very nice pirate.Copy !req
125. Thank you.Copy !req
126. It's even better
when I wear my patch.Copy !req
127. Blow, winds,
and crack your cheeks!Copy !req
128. Rage! Blow!Copy !req
129. Careful, Pal!Copy !req
130. Watch out for that wave.Copy !req
131. Hold on!Copy !req
132. Quite a storm, eh?Copy !req
133. I'll say!Copy !req
134. I'm starving.Copy !req
135. How can you
be starving?Copy !req
136. We just had a picnic
back in Italy.Copy !req
137. I had two pieces of pasta
and a cherry tomato.Copy !req
138. It might have been a lot
for Pepe,Copy !req
139. but not for Amigo.Copy !req
140. Wait right here.Copy !req
141. I'll find us some food.Copy !req
142. Hmm...Copy !req
143. Good work, Mei Lin.Copy !req
144. These dates
are delicious.Copy !req
145. You can see a lot from up here.Copy !req
146. In the distance
there are giant pyramids.Copy !req
147. Pyramids?Copy !req
148. That means
we must be in Egypt!Copy !req
149. Well, at least we're heading in
the right direction... I think.Copy !req
150. Onward!Copy !req
151. I don't think we can
keep going much longer.Copy !req
152. Those pyramids don't seem to be
getting any closer.Copy !req
153. Wait! I see something!Copy !req
154. Climb in!Copy !req
155. Whee!Copy !req
156. I've never been on a balloon
ride before!Copy !req
157. That's the Great Wall of China.Copy !req
158. Oh, we must be in China,
where I was born!Copy !req
159. Let us down, Pal.Copy !req
160. We're making good time.Copy !req
161. I don't see why we can't
have a look-see.Copy !req
162. These clothes are so beautiful!Copy !req
163. That one looks exactlyCopy !req
164. like my silk jacket.Copy !req
165. ¡Ay, caramba!Copy !req
166. What was that?Copy !req
167. Oh, no!Copy !req
168. We'll never get home!Copy !req
169. Keep a cool head.Copy !req
170. There must be some way back.Copy !req
171. Look! A plane!Copy !req
172. Can you fly, Pal?Copy !req
173. Well, it's been
a while.Copy !req
174. Like never?Copy !req
175. Details, details.Copy !req
176. Nice one, Alberto.Copy !req
177. I'm going to tryCopy !req
178. a loop-de-loop stunt flier.Copy !req
179. That ocean down there
must be the Pacific.Copy !req
180. And we're going
really fast.Copy !req
181. I think we're going
to make it in time!Copy !req
182. Look, Mei Lin.Copy !req
183. I think that's Elwood City.Copy !req
184. Ladies and Dogs,Copy !req
185. we're about to start
our initial descent.Copy !req
186. (loud clank)
Please...Copy !req
187. That's strange.Copy !req
188. There seems to be something
wrong with the steering!Copy !req
189. Hello, Flat-Face!Copy !req
190. Thought I'd hitch a ride.Copy !req
191. Oh...
is this a scratching post?Copy !req
192. It's Nemo!Copy !req
193. And he's clawing up
the tail!Copy !req
194. He must have been the oneCopy !req
195. who popped our balloon.Copy !req
196. And destroyed our car!Copy !req
197. Amigo!Copy !req
198. Take the controls.Copy !req
199. Back, I tell you!Copy !req
200. Heel, you mangy cur!Copy !req
201. Uh-oh.Copy !req
202. On my count!Copy !req
203. One... two... three... jump!Copy !req
204. Whee!Copy !req
205. Pal! Over here!Copy !req
206. You can make it!Copy !req
207. No...!Copy !req
208. Ow! Oh!Copy !req
209. Ooh, that hurt.Copy !req
210. We did it, Pal.Copy !req
211. We made it around
the world!Copy !req
212. ¡Bueno, mi amigo, bueno!Copy !req
213. Hmm...Copy !req
214. I suppose you want to claim your
lamb chop for winning the bet.Copy !req
215. Well, you can't.Copy !req
216. I ate it.Copy !req
217. I expected no less.Copy !req
218. Yet for me, the journey
was reward enough.Copy !req
219. And I got to see China,
where I was born.Copy !req
220. Yeah, yeah.Copy !req
221. Well, the lamb chop was
pretty tasty, too.Copy !req
222. Come on, Mei Lin.Copy !req
223. Time to go.Copy !req
224. Well, that was a splendid trip.Copy !req
225. And do you know what
the best part is?Copy !req
226. Coming home.Copy !req
227. Let's see if there are any
leftovers by the grill.Copy !req
228. Where should
we go next?Copy !req
229. I've heard the moon is
very nice this time of year.Copy !req
230. Capital idea!Copy !req
231. And now...Copy !req
232. This is first grade.Copy !req
233. And our teacher is Ms. Corpas.Copy !req
234. We're focusing on the world.Copy !req
235. Most of us were born
in North America.Copy !req
236. But our families,Copy !req
237. they come from other continents
before they came here.Copy !req
238. We're learning about continents.Copy !req
239. MS.
What are we sitting on?Copy !req
240. I know it's a rug.Copy !req
241. A map.Copy !req
242. This one is a map of the world.Copy !req
243. The world is in outer space.Copy !req
244. And a continent is just like
a big piece of landCopy !req
245. and it's not a planet.Copy !req
246. The continents are North
America, South America, Europe,Copy !req
247. Africa, Asia, Australia
and Antarctica.Copy !req
248. We're learning where everybody's
family is from.Copy !req
249. Each continent has lots
of different countries.Copy !req
250. MS.
And a lot of you know exactly
where your family comes from.Copy !req
251. My family is from Denmark.Copy !req
252. Denmark is in Europe.Copy !req
253. My mom is from Puerto Rico.Copy !req
254. Puerto Rico is in North America.Copy !req
255. My dad is from Italy.Copy !req
256. Italy is in Europe.Copy !req
257. My father is from China.Copy !req
258. China is in Asia.Copy !req
259. And my mother came
from the United Kingdom.Copy !req
260. The United Kingdom is in Europe.Copy !req
261. I think it's kind of interesting
because you learn moreCopy !req
262. about that country or place.Copy !req
263. MS.
A globe is a type of map.Copy !req
264. It's a map
of the whole world.Copy !req
265. My family is from Haiti.Copy !req
266. Haiti is in North America.Copy !req
267. Where's North America?
Right there.Copy !req
268. Can you find that and put
a sticky right next to it?Copy !req
269. My family's from South Korea.Copy !req
270. Me, too.Copy !req
271. And Korea is in Asia.Copy !req
272. Oh, Korea.Copy !req
273. Let's find Korea on the map.Copy !req
274. We can actually learn stuff
from our classmatesCopy !req
275. if they're from
different places.Copy !req
276. I am from China.Copy !req
277. Where is China?Copy !req
278. My friend Ben is from China and
we're also learning Chinese.Copy !req
279. I can say goodbye in Chinese.Copy !req
280. Zàijiàn.Copy !req
281. And now...Copy !req
282. Have you ever been
with someone who...Copy !req
283. Wait! Wait! Slow down.Copy !req
284. "Arthur is saying, 'Have you
ever been with someone who...'"Copy !req
285. Okay, you can keep going.Copy !req
286. someone who has to write down
everything that happens?Copy !req
287. "Someone who has to write down
everything that happens."Copy !req
288. Stop!Copy !req
289. I'm trying to play tennis!Copy !req
290. "Arthur misses the shot."Copy !req
291. Your backhand needs some work.Copy !req
292. "Arthur grunts when he serves."Copy !req
293. What?Copy !req
294. No, I don't.Copy !req
295. "Now Arthur is losing his cool."Copy !req
296. I am not losing my cool!Copy !req
297. I just don't like you writing
down every single thing I do.Copy !req
298. Arthur, I think you
would do a lot betterCopy !req
299. if you would pay more
attention to the game.Copy !req
300. Excuse me! Excuse me!Copy !req
301. I have an announcement.Copy !req
302. This holiday weekend I will
be going to Costa Rica.Copy !req
303. If you want to learn more
about my exciting adventures,Copy !req
304. you can visit my new blog.Copy !req
305. Thank you,
Muffy.Copy !req
306. I'll try to swing by.Copy !req
307. Can I bring anything?Copy !req
308. "Blog" is short for weblog.Copy !req
309. When you blog, you write your
thoughts in a computer fileCopy !req
310. and post them on a website
for others to read.Copy !req
311. Fascinating!Copy !req
312. I have to write this down.Copy !req
313. As I was saying...Copy !req
314. Even though none of you can
afford to come with me,Copy !req
315. don't feel bad.Copy !req
316. Just read "The Muffington Post."Copy !req
317. Hey, I'm Trip!Copy !req
318. Can I help you
find something?Copy !req
319. USB port? Peripherals? MP3s?Copy !req
320. I'm looking to get
a new computer,Copy !req
321. one that can connect me
to "The Internet."Copy !req
322. Uh, they all do that.Copy !req
323. What kind of connection
do you have now?Copy !req
324. Uh, none, actually.Copy !req
325. I do have a telephone.Copy !req
326. A newcomer like you should startCopy !req
327. with our most, uh,
user-friendly version.Copy !req
328. It's pricey, but well
worth the expense.Copy !req
329. All right, class, your next
project will involve researchCopy !req
330. on a favorite author.Copy !req
331. Now...
I'm back!Copy !req
332. How was Costa Rica?Copy !req
333. Was it rainy?Copy !req
334. Was it as great as you said
in your blog?Copy !req
335. How did you get
to blog so much?Copy !req
336. Now, now, I know you have lots
of questions about my tripCopy !req
337. and I promise to answer them
all later, on my blog.Copy !req
338. Did you need to learn
Costa Rican?Copy !req
339. Binky, they speak Spanish there.Copy !req
340. I think.Copy !req
341. Anyway, just post your questions
on my blog,Copy !req
342. even though I'll only have time
to respond to the best ones.Copy !req
343. "The response to my blog
was overwhelming.Copy !req
344. "Many of you commented
that my blog could changeCopy !req
345. the face of blogging."Copy !req
346. Now she's bloggingCopy !req
347. about blogging?Copy !req
348. Where are those instructions?Copy !req
349. This is it?Copy !req
350. But there's no writing on it.Copy !req
351. Ah, I probably have to put it
in the computer.Copy !req
352. But how do I turn
the computer onCopy !req
353. without reading what's
on this silver disc?Copy !req
354. It's a paradox.Copy !req
355. And with the mySmartPhoney,Copy !req
356. I can connect
to the Internet anywhere.Copy !req
357. Cool.Copy !req
358. Can you get on
the Internet now?Copy !req
359. I've been on since I got up.Copy !req
360. In fact, I should write about
this right now in my blog.Copy !req
361. What are
you writing?Copy !req
362. You'll just have
to wait and see.Copy !req
363. Hmm...Copy !req
364. Hey, where'd they go?Copy !req
365. Probably running home
to read my blog.Copy !req
366. But-but... I was in
the middle of a post.Copy !req
367. You can have this... calculator
back at the end of class.Copy !req
368. This is indeed
a fascinating device,Copy !req
369. but it's not allowed
in the classroom.Copy !req
370. And you need to do other things
in life besides blogging.Copy !req
371. That's true.Copy !req
372. If I don't do other things,Copy !req
373. I won't have anything
to blog about.Copy !req
374. Thanks!Copy !req
375. Can we please do something else?Copy !req
376. Hold on!Copy !req
377. I missed a lot of posts today
when Mr. Ratburn took my phone.Copy !req
378. But I came over to your house
to do something together.Copy !req
379. Okay.Copy !req
380. Let's read
my next post together.Copy !req
381. I'd rather just talk to you.Copy !req
382. Oh, Francine, talking
is so 20th century.Copy !req
383. All right, booting up and...Copy !req
384. Huzzah!Copy !req
385. I'm connected to the Internet!Copy !req
386. You have 17 new messages.Copy !req
387. My, that was fast!Copy !req
388. "Earn money from home
without doing any work?"Copy !req
389. Now, there's an idea.Copy !req
390. So? Has everyone read
my blog today?Copy !req
391. Why not?Copy !req
392. I wrote about
the colors I'm thinking ofCopy !req
393. for the new curtains
in my room.Copy !req
394. Muffy, your blog is getting
a little... boring.Copy !req
395. You can't just write that you
had a salad for lunch.Copy !req
396. Who wants to read that?Copy !req
397. A blog needs to have an angle—
something people care about.Copy !req
398. "Jules Verne began his career
writing for opera."Copy !req
399. Hello?Copy !req
400. Francine!Copy !req
401. I found an angle,
just like you said.Copy !req
402. Are you at your computer?Copy !req
403. Yeah, but...Copy !req
404. Go to my blog.Copy !req
405. It's important.Copy !req
406. Muffington Post-dot-com.Copy !req
407. "Your humble blogger
dissed by BFF.Copy !req
408. "Take the poll.Copy !req
409. "Was Francine right or wrongCopy !req
410. "to refuse to read her best
friend's blog?Copy !req
411. Vote now."Copy !req
412. (growling):
Ooh!Copy !req
413. I can't believe her!Copy !req
414. "Dear Muffy,Copy !req
415. "You have no right
to take a pollCopy !req
416. about whether I should
read your silly blog."Copy !req
417. I don't think there was
anything wrongCopy !req
418. with your e-mail
to Muffy last night,Copy !req
419. no matter what
the polls say.Copy !req
420. How do you know
what was in my e-mail?Copy !req
421. Muffy posted it on her blog.Copy !req
422. She what?Copy !req
423. Francine, that fight
we had was great!Copy !req
424. It generated the most traffic
I've had in a week.Copy !req
425. That was just
between you and me.Copy !req
426. Can't anything be private?Copy !req
427. That's a good topic
for discussion.Copy !req
428. I'll post it!Copy !req
429. My mom says, never put
anything in an e-mailCopy !req
430. that you wouldn't want on the
front page of the newspaper.Copy !req
431. Newspaper! That's it!Copy !req
432. Taking The Frensky Star onlineCopy !req
433. makes good business sense.Copy !req
434. All set.Copy !req
435. The online edition
is up and running.Copy !req
436. "It has long been the policy
of The Frensky StarCopy !req
437. "to speak out
against injustice.Copy !req
438. "Therefore, we must condemn a
new bully of the blogosphere,Copy !req
439. the Muffington Post!"Copy !req
440. Aren't you supposed
to cover... news?Copy !req
441. Our motto is "The latest in
Elwood City News and Opinion."Copy !req
442. But that's all opinion.Copy !req
443. Where's the news?Copy !req
444. I've got it!Copy !req
445. "Breaking news!Copy !req
446. "The Frensky StarCopy !req
447. is now online!Copy !req
448. "Bully of the blogosphere"?Copy !req
449. Ha!Copy !req
450. "Some people aren't just bad
friends, they're also copycats.Copy !req
451. "How much of a copycat do you
think Francine is:Copy !req
452. "Copycattish, very copycattish,
or extremely copycattish?Copy !req
453. Vote now."Copy !req
454. The nerve!Copy !req
455. "Just when we thought it
couldn't get any worse,Copy !req
456. the Muffington Post
hits a new all-time low."Copy !req
457. Huh?Copy !req
458. "Dear N. Ratburn,
Congratulations.Copy !req
459. You have won a great deal
to buy swampland in Florida."Copy !req
460. Goody!Copy !req
461. Close!Copy !req
462. No, not more windows!Copy !req
463. Close! Close!Copy !req
464. Have you been following
Francine and Muffy's feudCopy !req
465. on the Internet?Copy !req
466. It's better than the timeCopy !req
467. that Bionic Bunny
battled Dark BunnyCopy !req
468. in the seventh dimension.Copy !req
469. Don't you feel bad that you're
enjoying their fight so much?Copy !req
470. I felt bad for enjoying Bionic
Bunny's galactic exile,Copy !req
471. but that didn't stop me
from watching it.Copy !req
472. I did not!Copy !req
473. You started it!Copy !req
474. I was just blogging!Copy !req
475. You wrote that I wasn't
your best friend anymore!Copy !req
476. You wrote that
I betrayed your trust!Copy !req
477. Well, you did!Copy !req
478. Hey, guys, you've got to come
look on the library computers.Copy !req
479. There's a whole website devoted
to Muffy and Francine's feud.Copy !req
480. What?
What?Copy !req
481. "And the funniest part isCopy !req
482. "they're both doing
the same thingCopy !req
483. "that they're accusing
the other one of.Copy !req
484. Signed... Mr. Chatterblog."Copy !req
485. He has no right to say
those things about us!Copy !req
486. Who is this
Mr. Chatterblog, anyway?Copy !req
487. So? Do you like my blog?Copy !req
488. You?
You?Copy !req
489. Hey, I call 'em
as I see 'em.Copy !req
490. And I already got 112 hits.Copy !req
491. We don't need to take this,
do we, Francine?Copy !req
492. No, we don't.Copy !req
493. From now on, if I insult you,
it's going to be in private.Copy !req
494. Ditto.Copy !req
495. "Frensky Star and Muffington
Post Announce Merger"?Copy !req
496. That's right.Copy !req
497. We're pooling
our resources.Copy !req
498. And we're starting
a new advice columnCopy !req
499. called "She Said/She Said."Copy !req
500. You send in your problem and get
two opinions about what to do.Copy !req
501. Muffy!Copy !req
502. You were completely
ahead of the curveCopy !req
503. on this Internet thing.Copy !req
504. My new Boysenberry allows me to
post from just about anywhere!Copy !req
505. You're writing a blog,
Mr. Ratburn?Copy !req
506. It's called "The Rat's Nest."Copy !req
507. It's mainly devoted
to correcting common solecismsCopy !req
508. and grammatical errors.Copy !req
509. You should post
your comments.Copy !req
510. Uh... maybe later,
Mr. Ratburn.Copy !req
511. Want to go to the park?Copy !req
512. I thought you'd never ask!Copy !req
513. There are also some
delightful puns on my blog.Copy !req
514. And word problems, and photos
from my trip to Reykjavik...Copy !req
515. To watch more ArthurCopy !req
516. and play games with all
of the Elwood City friends,Copy !req
517. visit pbskidsgo.org.Copy !req
518. You can find Arthur booksCopy !req
519. and lots of other books, too,Copy !req
520. at your local library.Copy !req