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[Child's Voice] NCircle.

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[Child's Voice] PBS Kids.

[Sid] Hey, is this thing on?

[Kids] ♪ Hey, Sid, what do you say? What you wanna learn today? ♪

[Sid] ♪ I wanna know why things happen and how, ♪

♪ and I wanna know everything now. ♪

♪ Oh, yeah! ♪

♪ How does this thing work? Why does that stuff change? ♪

♪ How does that do what it just did? ♪

♪ What's up with the sky? You think I could fly? ♪

♪ The world is spinning, and I wanna know why. ♪

♪ I gotta lot of questions and big ideas. ♪

♪ I'm Sid the Science Kid. ♪♪

[Sid] Oh, hi, it's me, Sid!

And I've got the most amazing, super duper news in the

whole world!

Today, my grandma is coming to school!

How cool is that?

♪ Grandma's coming to school today! ♪

♪ Ba da da da do do di do do...psssh! ♪

♪ She's the best grandma in the world! ♪

♪ Ba na na na na na... oweeoweeowee...blam! ♪♪

Yeah, thank you, audience, woohoo!

Oh, I forgot to tell you why Grandma's coming to school.

My grandma is a nurse, so she's giving me

and my friends a shot.

It's because our moms and dads want us to get

a flu vacci-shmation.

Well, it's something like that.

Anyway, I know my grandma loves me, so there must be a good

reason for getting a shot, because,

hey, shots kind of hurt.

So I just gotta know!

Why do I have to get a...

[echo effect]...shot?

[Mom] Sid, breakfast time!

[Sid] Breakfast Time!

Hey, good morning, Mom, morning, Dad!

[Mom and Dad] Good morning, Sid!

[Sid] So today's a really, really, really special day!

♪ Grandma's coming to school today! ♪

[Dad] ♪ Doo be doo be doo be doo be do bop! ♪♪

[laughter]

[Sid] Hey, Mom, what's that thing called when you get a shot?

[Mom] You mean a vaccination?

[Sid] Oh yeah, that's it.

Well, I'm not so sure I want a vaccination.

Hey, maybe I don't even need one.

[Mom] Sid, sweetie, your dad and I love you, and we think

getting a vaccination is the best way to stay healthy

so you don't catch the flu virus.

[Sid] A flu walrus?

[Dad] No, it's a flu virus.

See, a virus is something that can make you sick.

Remember last winter I had the flu virus?

I had a fever, and all day long I went uh-uh-uh-uh-achooo!

And I also went [coughs].

And I felt all... [hacking, yacking sounds].

I wish I had gotten a flu vaccination.

Then maybe I wouldn't have gotten so sick.

[Mom] And lucky for you, today Grandma's going to give

you a vaccination for the new flu virus.

[Sid] So all I have to do to stay healthy is get a vaccination?

[Mom] Well, a vaccination is a great way to stay healthy,

but you also need to sneeze into your elbow,

or use a tissue and throw it away,

and most important...

[Mom and Dad] Wash your hands with soap and water!

[Zeke] Wash da han wif hope an bater!

[Mom] And here at home, we could probably do a little extra

cleaning to get rid of germs.

What do you think, Mort?

[Dad] Great idea, Alice!

I'm on it!

Okay, where are all the places we touch?

[Sid] I know what I'm going to do.

I'm going to eat breakfast so I can go to school

and see Grandma!

[music playing]

♪ I love my mom! ♪

[Mom] ♪ Uh huh! ♪

[Sid] ♪ My mom is cool! ♪

[Mom] ♪ Uh huh! ♪

[Sid] ♪ But now it's time for having fun at school, yeah! ♪♪

[Susie] Hi.

[music playing]

[Sid] ♪ I'm lookin' for my friends... I'm lookin' for you... ♪

♪ There's Gabriela! ♪

[Gabriela] ♪ Watch what I can do! ♪

♪ Yeah, ready, set, go! ♪

[Sid] ♪ Wow! ♪

♪ I'm lookin' for my friends... I'm lookin' for you... ♪

♪ Hey there's Gerald! ♪

[Gerald] ♪ Yeah, check out my moves! ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm a rock star! ♪

♪ Gerald in the house! ♪

[Sid] ♪ Cool! ♪

♪ I'm lookin' for my friends... I'm lookin' for you... ♪

♪ Hey, there's May! ♪

[May] ♪ May I show you how I groove? ♪

♪ All right, so cool! ♪

[Sid] ♪ Groovy! ♪

[All] ♪ We're looking for our friends! ♪

♪ We're looking for you! ♪

[Gerald, Gabriela, May] ♪ Hey, there's Sid! ♪

[Sid] ♪ Did you hear the one about the kid who wanted to know ♪

♪ everything about everything? ♪

[Gerald, Gabriela, May] ♪ That's you! ♪

[Sid] ♪ You got me. ♪

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[All] ♪ We're looking for our friends! ♪

♪ And look what we found! ♪

♪ We found each other... Friends! ♪♪

[Sid] And now it's time for the Sid Survey!

Hello, I am Sid, roving reporter,

with today's survey.

The question: Have you ever had a shot?

And maybe you've had a shot, too.

Let's go get some answers!

Hi, Gabriela.

[Gabriela] Hello.

[Sid] Ooh, that's a really nice giraffe.

[Gabriela] Thank you.

[Sid] I have a question: Have you ever had a shot?

[Gabriela] Yes!

I got a shot last year, and so did my big brother.

Then we got two stickers each!

[Sid] Two stickers!

Wow, I love stickers!

[Gabriela] Me, too!

[Sid] Hey, Gerald --

[Gerald] Runaway train!

[Sid] Oh, no, you're way off the tracks, buddy.

[Gerald] Coming in for a landing!

Uh-oh, I hit a giraffe.

[Sid] Hey, Gerald, have you ever had a shot?

[Gerald] Yes, I have, and my dad had one, too.

Hey, Sid, my dad told me a joke to make me feel better.

[Sid] Ooh, can I hear it?

[Gerald] Okay, why do chickens sit on their eggs?

[Sid] I don't know.

Why do chickens sit on their eggs?

[Gerald] Because they don't have chairs!

[Sid] Ha, that's a good one.

Because they don't have chairs!

That's funny!

Hi, May.

[May] Hi, Sid.

[Sid] I have a question.

Have you ever had a shot?

[May] A shot?

Sure, I've had one.

No big deal.

You know who else had a shot?

My cat Mushu... at the vet.

You know what she thought about getting a shot?

Meow, meow, meow.

That means "no big deal."

[Sid] Wow, you and Mushu are cool.

[May] Thank you.

[Sid] Welcome.

And now the results of my survey.

May and her cat have had shots.

Gerald and his dad have had shots.

Gabriela and her big brother have had shots.

And maybe you know someone who's had a shot, too.

Maybe it's you!

And there you have it.

I am Sid, roving reporter and shot expert.

[Susie] Everybody, Rug Time!

[Sid] That's Teacher Susie!

[Susie] And remember to wash your hands!

[Sid] Right, we gotta wash our hands!

[Gerald] Oh, okay.

Hey, guys, wait a second.

I think my laces might be stuck in the pedal.

[Sid, Gabriela, May] ♪ A, B, C, D, E, F, G -- ♪

[Gerald] [grunts] Come on!

[Sid, Gabriela, May] ♪ -- Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z! ♪♪

[Gerald] [grunts] Whoa!

[Susie] Great!

[Gerald] Yes!

[Sid] All done!

[Susie] All right!

[Gerald] I am free!

[Susie] ♪ It's Rug Time! Come on in! ♪

♪ Rug Time! Take a seat! ♪

♪ Rug Time! ♪

[Kids] ♪ We're ready! ♪

[Susie] ♪ Everybody move your feet! ♪

♪ Rug Time! ♪

[Kids] ♪ Teacher Susie! ♪

[Susie] ♪ Good time is on the way! ♪

♪ Rug time! Come on in! ♪

♪ We've got a lot to learn today. ♪♪

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[Gerald] Hi.

[Susie] Gerald, did you remember to wash your hands before coming into

the classroom?

[Gerald] Oh, no, I forgot!

[faucet running]

[Gerald] Okay, all washed.

[Susie] Gerald, did you remember to use soap?

[Gerald] Oh, I forgot that, too!

[faucet running]

[Gerald] Okay, all soaped up.

[Susie] Gerald, did you remember to dry your hands with a paper towel?

[Gerald] Yes, I did.

[Susie] And did you remember to throw that paper towel into the

trash can?

[Gerald] Oh, no, I left it on the sink!

[crinkling sound and trash can lid shuts]

[Gerald] Okay, now I'm really ready!

[Susie] Great, Gerald, and I think Sid is ready, too.

Sid, would you like to introduce our special guest today?

[Sid] Ooh, I sure would!

Ladies and gentlemen, our special guest today

likes to scuba dive and hang glide,

and she gives the best hugs in the whole world,

and she's a nurse, and she's my grandma!

[applause and cheering]

[Susie] Sid's grandma, welcome!

[Grandma] Hello, hello, hello!

Oh, looky here, you look like a nice young man.

So what's your name?

[Sid] Grandma!

[Grandma] Oh, it's my Sid!

Hey, kiddo!

[May] Sid's Grandma, are you really a nurse?

[Grandma] Oh, you betcha, kiddo!

I've been a nurse for 37 years!

[Gerald] What's the coolest Band-Aid you've ever seen?

[Grandma] I brought it with me today.

It's a Band-Aid with a picture of a bear wearing a cowboy hat!

[Gerald] Oh, wow.

[May] If you're a nurse, does that mean you give shots?

[Grandma] Oh, you're talking about a vaccination shot.

I sure do, May.

[Susie] And that's exactly why Sid's grandma is here.

Remember I sent home a note to your parents asking about

a flu vaccination?

[Kids] Yes.

[Susie] Well, they all gave permission, and today's the day.

[Gabriela] Oh, I forgot.

Uh, I'm not sure I want a shot.

[Grandma] Well, I know shots hurt a little, but I have to use

a needle because it's the best way to get that vaccination

into your body.

[May] The vaccination goes into your body?

[Grandma] It sure does, kiddo.

The vaccination protects your body so the bad ol' flu virus

won't make ya sick.

I got my vaccination last month, and now I'm healthy as can be!

[Gabriela] Wait, the vaccination protects us?

How does it do that?

[Susie] You're all asking great questions.

And I know getting a shot doesn't seem like fun,

but when you think like a scientist,

getting a vaccination is actually a really good thing!

Let's see, do I have any scientists here?

[Kids] Me! I am! Right here! Over here!