1. Hey!Copy !req
2. Hey!Copy !req
3. Hey!Copy !req
4. Hey!Copy !req
5. Hey!Copy !req
6. Hey, D.W.!Copy !req
7. Hey!Copy !req
8. Whoa...Copy !req
9. Binky Barnes knows music better
than any other kid I know.Copy !req
10. He can play classical...Copy !req
11. He can play jazz...Copy !req
12. He can even play
a little Klezmer music.Copy !req
13. A sheynem dank!Copy !req
14. And there's no one
who appreciates musicCopy !req
15. as much as he does.Copy !req
16. He even likes really
challenging music,Copy !req
17. like this piece by...Copy !req
18. No! Don't play it!Copy !req
19. Once they hear it,Copy !req
20. they'll never be able to get it
out of their heads!Copy !req
21. It grabs on to you
and takes over your brainCopy !req
22. until you can hear
nothing else!Copy !req
23. I'm warning you, don't listen!Copy !req
24. But I thought
you liked it.Copy !req
25. Who says I didn't like it?Copy !req
26. I think it's great.Copy !req
27. You've been warned!Copy !req
28. I think you can handle it.Copy !req
29. With a name like
"Bang on a Can All-Stars,"Copy !req
30. I thought we were going to hear
something dance-able.Copy !req
31. Sorry I dragged you along,
Francine.Copy !req
32. Are you kidding me?Copy !req
33. I loved it!Copy !req
34. You did?Copy !req
35. Yeah!Copy !req
36. I never knew what was
going to happen next.Copy !req
37. Some of it was scary,
some of it was funny...Copy !req
38. It was like nothing
I've ever heard.Copy !req
39. Now that's exactly what
I like to hear.Copy !req
40. And by the way,
you can dance to it.Copy !req
41. You just look really
funny doing it.Copy !req
42. I've tried.Copy !req
43. Oh, no, I just meant that...Copy !req
44. It's okay; I know the music
I write isn't for everyone.Copy !req
45. Are you the composer?Copy !req
46. I thought all that stuff
was made up on the spot.Copy !req
47. Nope.Copy !req
48. Everything that goes on up here
winds up in the score.Copy !req
49. It looks like chicken scratch!Copy !req
50. Very beautiful chicken scratch.Copy !req
51. Hey, would you consider
coming to our school?Copy !req
52. I'd love for my friends
to hear some of your music.Copy !req
53. Oh, yes, I'm sure they'd
appreciate your...Copy !req
54. "dazzling array of originality!"Copy !req
55. We do have a few weeks
before our next gig...Copy !req
56. And I'd love to explore
Elwood City.Copy !req
57. It's so uniquely average.Copy !req
58. We'd love to.Copy !req
59. The Bang-on-a-wha?Copy !req
60. Bang on a Can All-Stars!Copy !req
61. They're this really cool band.Copy !req
62. I met the composer,Copy !req
63. and they've agreed to come
to our school next week.Copy !req
64. What kind of music is it?Copy !req
65. It's très avant-garde, Binky.Copy !req
66. It might be too
sophisticated for you.Copy !req
67. Ha!Copy !req
68. Too sophisticated for me?Copy !req
69. I know music better
than any of you.Copy !req
70. Wow.Copy !req
71. I feel like I was just
on another planet.Copy !req
72. I wonder if this is
what it's like to be Buster.Copy !req
73. When do they stop tuning their
instruments and play the music?Copy !req
74. That is the music!Copy !req
75. What on Earth was that?Copy !req
76. It's called "Big Beautiful
Dark and Scary."Copy !req
77. Pretty wild, right?Copy !req
78. Well, it's dark and scary,
but it sure isn't beautiful.Copy !req
79. I told you.Copy !req
80. You have to have a very
refined ear to enjoy it.Copy !req
81. Oh, come on!Copy !req
82. You're not telling me you
actually like that music?Copy !req
83. Of course!Copy !req
84. Okay, well, maybe not yet.Copy !req
85. But I'm trying to.Copy !req
86. I think it's so...Copy !req
87. different.Copy !req
88. So?Copy !req
89. A tuna and jelly sandwich
is different,Copy !req
90. but that doesn't mean
it tastes good.Copy !req
91. Here, take it and listen
to some more tracks.Copy !req
92. I'm telling you,
it grows on you.Copy !req
93. I doubt it.Copy !req
94. That's it!Copy !req
95. I got to go wash my ears out
with some real music.Copy !req
96. Ah! Something's happened
to my ears!Copy !req
97. They're fine, Binky.Copy !req
98. Are you sure?Copy !req
99. Then why am I noticing
all these sounds?Copy !req
100. It's like that can-banging
music infected me.Copy !req
101. What music?Copy !req
102. You're better off
not knowing, Mom.Copy !req
103. Believe me.Copy !req
104. Thanks a lot
for giving me that music.Copy !req
105. It changed my brain forever.Copy !req
106. That's ridiculous!Copy !req
107. Is that the Bang on a Can
All-Stars?Copy !req
108. Arthur was telling me
all about them.Copy !req
109. No, don't do it!Copy !req
110. You'll be sorry.Copy !req
111. I downloaded some of their music
last night.Copy !req
112. You know, I actually am
starting to like it.Copy !req
113. See?Copy !req
114. I told you, it grows on you.Copy !req
115. Yeah, like some creepy
musical mind mold.Copy !req
116. Ask him.Copy !req
117. He'll understand.Copy !req
118. Wow.Copy !req
119. It's like someone has recorded
the way I think.Copy !req
120. Can I borrow this?Copy !req
121. You've all lost it.Copy !req
122. That stuff isn't music.Copy !req
123. Finally.Copy !req
124. It's just me, you
and Beethoven.Copy !req
125. Be quiet, tree.Copy !req
126. Silly Bang on a Van...Copy !req
127. Beat on a Cone...Copy !req
128. Clang on a Clunk...Copy !req
129. Listen to it, Binky...Copy !req
130. You must listen...Copy !req
131. It will grow on you...Copy !req
132. Then you will be
one of us...Copy !req
133. No!Copy !req
134. Get back!Copy !req
135. That's not music!Copy !req
136. This is music!Copy !req
137. They've all been brainwashed.Copy !req
138. I've got to prove it.Copy !req
139. I know...Copy !req
140. Gesundheit?Copy !req
141. You've never heard of them?Copy !req
142. They're this great band
I found on the Internet.Copy !req
143. They're really classy
and sophisticated.Copy !req
144. In fact, the Elwood City Times
called them, quote,Copy !req
145. "really classy
and sophisticated," end quote.Copy !req
146. Want to hear them?Copy !req
147. Okay.Copy !req
148. So, what did you think?Copy !req
149. I thought it was
kind of funny.Copy !req
150. It was weird,
but I'd like to hear it again.Copy !req
151. Well, it's no Bang On A Can
All-Stars,Copy !req
152. but it's still pretty
interesting.Copy !req
153. I really liked it!Copy !req
154. Aha!Copy !req
155. You're all wrong.Copy !req
156. It's awful.Copy !req
157. And you know how I know?Copy !req
158. I made it.Copy !req
159. You made that, Binky?Copy !req
160. Yep!Copy !req
161. I just threw some sounds
together on my computer.Copy !req
162. All it took me was three days.Copy !req
163. And three nights.Copy !req
164. I'm exhausted.Copy !req
165. Sounds like it was
a lot of work.Copy !req
166. You have no idea!Copy !req
167. I had to get the barks
just right,Copy !req
168. and the stomach gurgles
were flat,Copy !req
169. and I wanted the toilet flushes
to sound like woodwinds.Copy !req
170. Binky, it's really good.Copy !req
171. I agree.Copy !req
172. I thought you might want
to add in a little clarinet.Copy !req
173. It would blend in nicely
with the toilet flushing.Copy !req
174. You're here!Copy !req
175. This is the band I've been
telling you all about.Copy !req
176. Your principal, Mr. Haney,
said we could practice here.Copy !req
177. I've been thinking:Copy !req
178. if you change your name
to the Bang on a Car All-Stars,Copy !req
179. I could guarantee you
sponsorship.Copy !req
180. That was really good,
by the way.Copy !req
181. Have you composed
other stuff?Copy !req
182. I didn't compose anything.Copy !req
183. I just put a lot
of different sounds together.Copy !req
184. I call that composing.Copy !req
185. You should keep it up.Copy !req
186. You've got talent.Copy !req
187. Okay!Copy !req
188. Julia, let's add
some instrumentsCopy !req
189. to Binky's soundscape.Copy !req
190. That's a great idea.Copy !req
191. That is, if it's okay with you.Copy !req
192. You bet it's okay!Copy !req
193. Hey guys, let's get set upCopy !req
194. and jam with this
composer here.Copy !req
195. I guess I really am a composer.Copy !req
196. That was wild!Copy !req
197. What if we switched
chords now?Copy !req
198. Or we could try it
in a minor key.Copy !req
199. Yeah!Copy !req
200. I guess the music
finally grew on him.Copy !req
201. And now...Copy !req
202. If you're like me...Copy !req
203. You just love sounds,
and you love making sounds.Copy !req
204. Today, we're
at the Brookline Music School.Copy !req
205. My name is Mark Stewart.Copy !req
206. And I play in a group called
Bang on a Can All-Stars.Copy !req
207. Mark was showing us
made-up instruments.Copy !req
208. I think they're sticky
so they make a squeaky rhythm.Copy !req
209. He had tubes and pipes
and slide flutes.Copy !req
210. We put a stethoscope in our earsCopy !req
211. so we can listen to one of his
very quiet instruments.Copy !req
212. He made up one instrument
called a chaladoo.Copy !req
213. They're not traditional
instruments.Copy !req
214. They just do different things.Copy !req
215. We're going to build
a big, long chaladoo.Copy !req
216. We are going to have
a long horn.Copy !req
217. Fantastic!Copy !req
218. Whirlyband!Copy !req
219. Whirlyband!Copy !req
220. They sounded like music.Copy !req
221. And now...Copy !req
222. Hey, check it out!Copy !req
223. Another ice cream shop opened up
down the block.Copy !req
224. "the new way
to say delicious."Copy !req
225. What language is that?Copy !req
226. No language that I know of.Copy !req
227. It's probably just a made-up
word to catch your attention.Copy !req
228. Ooh, they have something
called a Gelatinator.Copy !req
229. "Our patented ice cream
dispenserCopy !req
230. guarantees that every scoop
is super cold!"Copy !req
231. All ice cream is cold.Copy !req
232. That's why it's called
ice cream.Copy !req
233. Oh, they have
"edible waffle holders"!Copy !req
234. That sounds delicious!Copy !req
235. It is, but here
we call it a cone.Copy !req
236. Guys, I can't believe
you're fallingCopy !req
237. for all these cheap
marketing gimmicks.Copy !req
238. We're not falling
for anything.Copy !req
239. It's just nice to see
some creative advertising.Copy !req
240. Yeah, give us
some credit, Brain.Copy !req
241. We're your most loyal customers.Copy !req
242. Hey, there's a giant blue
penguin outside YumboboCopy !req
243. giving away free samples!Copy !req
244. No way!Copy !req
245. I've got to see this!Copy !req
246. I give away free samples
all the time.Copy !req
247. A tail?Copy !req
248. Not only are you blue,Copy !req
249. you're also anatomically
incorrect.Copy !req
250. Welcome, 62nd customer!Copy !req
251. Yay!Copy !req
252. I'm Mustardseed,
your Yumbobo guide!Copy !req
253. Are you familiar
with our ordering process?Copy !req
254. Um, no, this is my first time.Copy !req
255. Yay!Copy !req
256. Could I have a scoop
of vanilla in a...Copy !req
257. Oh, sorry.Copy !req
258. We don't have vanilla,Copy !req
259. but we do have
Tahitian Trance.Copy !req
260. Okay, I'll take one of those.Copy !req
261. One Tahitian Trance,
Mr. Elderberry.Copy !req
262. This is vanilla.Copy !req
263. Um, no, it's Tahitian Trance.Copy !req
264. See, it says so right here.Copy !req
265. You can call it
whatever you like.Copy !req
266. It's still vanilla.Copy !req
267. Puk-Puk!Copy !req
268. Can you give our 62nd customer
his Yumbobo Club CardCopy !req
269. and escort him
to the register?Copy !req
270. It's vanilla!Copy !req
271. I can prove it!Copy !req
272. Another satisfied customer.Copy !req
273. Yay!Copy !req
274. Aha!Copy !req
275. I knew it!Copy !req
276. Ergo, there is virtually
no differenceCopy !req
277. between their Tahitian Trance
and my vanilla ice cream,Copy !req
278. except the former costs
15% more.Copy !req
279. I also took samples
of other flavors.Copy !req
280. "Exocolato Intrigue"?Copy !req
281. Chocolate!Copy !req
282. "Wimbledon Wonder"?Copy !req
283. Strawberry?Copy !req
284. Exactly.Copy !req
285. Yumbobo isn't a new word
for delicious.Copy !req
286. It's a new word
for rip-off.Copy !req
287. Those mountebanks
are hoodwinking usCopy !req
288. with flimflammery!Copy !req
289. Still, you've gotta
love that Puk-Puk.Copy !req
290. Did you see his
itty-bitty tail?Copy !req
291. Buster, this is serious.Copy !req
292. If our shop doesn't get
more customers,Copy !req
293. we could go out of business.Copy !req
294. Hmm...Copy !req
295. I've got it!Copy !req
296. Yes?Copy !req
297. Why don't you make
a machineCopy !req
298. that keeps your ice cream
super coldCopy !req
299. and dress up
in a penguin suit.Copy !req
300. Never!Copy !req
301. I'm not going to stoop
to their silly gimmicks.Copy !req
302. But I guess I could add in
a few incentives.Copy !req
303. Like a free sundae for your last
remaining customer?Copy !req
304. No.Copy !req
305. Something much, much better.Copy !req
306. "Get to know your ice cream.Copy !req
307. Free chemical analysis
with every purchase."Copy !req
308. Hey!Copy !req
309. Interested in
the special offer?Copy !req
310. Come on in!Copy !req
311. Then, with the aid
of locust bean gum,Copy !req
312. the milk fats combine
with glucose solids.Copy !req
313. And that, in short,Copy !req
314. is why our ice cream
is so delicious.Copy !req
315. I think it tasted better when
I didn't know so much about it.Copy !req
316. Brain, you've got it all wrong.Copy !req
317. You're not selling ice cream.Copy !req
318. I'm not?Copy !req
319. No, you're selling
an experience.Copy !req
320. You've got to tell people
a story with your product.Copy !req
321. We bought ingredients,
we made ice cream,Copy !req
322. now we're selling it.Copy !req
323. It's not that exciting.Copy !req
324. That's where we can help.Copy !req
325. It's my new ad company.Copy !req
326. "Crosswire Creative Solutions"?Copy !req
327. Stop by our offices tomorrowCopy !req
328. and we'll walk you through
some campaign ideas.Copy !req
329. The year is 1905.Copy !req
330. Every morning,
Great Granddaddy BrainCopy !req
331. drives the milk wagon
to the ice cream shop.Copy !req
332. Then Grandmammy Brain
adds her secret spicesCopy !req
333. to the ice cream.Copy !req
334. And finally,
sweet Billy Joe Brain,Copy !req
335. your grandfather,
tastes the ice cream.Copy !req
336. If it's not perfect,
they will start all over again.Copy !req
337. But this time it is perfect.Copy !req
338. This time, it tastes like home.Copy !req
339. Stop! I've heard enough!Copy !req
340. We've only had the ice cream
shop for four years.Copy !req
341. And my grandfather's name
was Alan.Copy !req
342. But the name Alan
didn't test well.Copy !req
343. I don't care.Copy !req
344. I'm not going to lie
about my family's history.Copy !req
345. You haven't even seen
our theme-park idea yet.Copy !req
346. What are we going
to do now?Copy !req
347. Don't worry, Alan.Copy !req
348. We'll get by.Copy !req
349. I was offered
a new job today.Copy !req
350. Doing what?Copy !req
351. Um, I'd rather not
talk about it.Copy !req
352. Welcome, 898th customer!Copy !req
353. Yay!Copy !req
354. Yay!Copy !req
355. I only heard two exclamation
points after that "yay."Copy !req
356. Next time, I better hear
at least four,Copy !req
357. or you'll be cleaning
Puk-Puk's cage.Copy !req
358. Are we clear, Buttercup?Copy !req
359. Get your samples here!Copy !req
360. Try out our all-natural,
homemade ice cream.Copy !req
361. What's with the get-up?Copy !req
362. I'm trying to attract
some new customers.Copy !req
363. The only thing you're going
to attract are flies.Copy !req
364. You smell like a wet dog.Copy !req
365. Thanks.Copy !req
366. Want a free sample?Copy !req
367. I call it Plantain Passion.Copy !req
368. Mmm, I call it banana.Copy !req
369. Not bad, though.Copy !req
370. Thanks.Copy !req
371. Hey, one per customer!Copy !req
372. Oh, hi.Copy !req
373. I'm Ursus Maritimus,Copy !req
374. your friendly neighborhood
polar bear.Copy !req
375. I'm all out of free samples, but
if you want to come inside...Copy !req
376. Ah! Get out of there!Copy !req
377. Mommy, Mommy, it's a crazy
talking polar bear!Copy !req
378. Help! It's in my foot!Copy !req
379. Hey, great polar bear suit.Copy !req
380. But you shouldn't lie
on the sidewalk in it.Copy !req
381. They cost a fortune to clean.Copy !req
382. I hope I can get a refund.Copy !req
383. I spent my entire allowance
on this costume.Copy !req
384. I thought you said
you'd never stoopCopy !req
385. to Yumbobo's silly gimmicks.Copy !req
386. I know, but I had
to try something.Copy !req
387. My mom says competition is good,Copy !req
388. but I don't think she knows
what we're up against.Copy !req
389. Well, you still have
this customer.Copy !req
390. Thanks, Buster.Copy !req
391. And your customer
would like some ice cream.Copy !req
392. Oh, just help yourself.Copy !req
393. Hey, have you tried
juggling your ice cream?Copy !req
394. No!Copy !req
395. That'd be entertaining.Copy !req
396. Or not.Copy !req
397. Don't worry.Copy !req
398. I'm still covered
by the five-second rule.Copy !req
399. Mmm.Copy !req
400. That's the best thing
I've ever tasted!Copy !req
401. Really?Copy !req
402. What flavors did you mix?Copy !req
403. Um, I think it was
pistachio and... coffee?Copy !req
404. I've just created coffachio!Copy !req
405. Nutty, mellow,
but with a sardonic kick.Copy !req
406. It is good!Copy !req
407. Buster, you've just given me
a great idea.Copy !req
408. I know.Copy !req
409. Let's start juggling!Copy !req
410. No, no, we don't need to juggle.Copy !req
411. In fact, we don't need
to do anything.Copy !req
412. Once you've paid for your cup,Copy !req
413. you can mix
any ice cream you wantCopy !req
414. and create your own flavor.Copy !req
415. Write down what you put in,
give it a nameCopy !req
416. and we'll put it up here
so other kids can try it, too.Copy !req
417. I highly recommend
the coffachio.Copy !req
418. Hi, welcome to our
ice cream shop.Copy !req
419. Want to make your own flavor
with our new Blending Lab?Copy !req
420. Yes.Copy !req
421. Two, please.Copy !req
422. I knew you'd be here
sooner or later.Copy !req
423. Yay!Copy !req
424. To watch more ArthurCopy !req
425. and play games with all
the Elwood City friends,Copy !req
426. visit pbskids.org.Copy !req
427. You can find Arthur books
and lots of other books, tooCopy !req
428. at your local library.Copy !req