An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey’s house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.

In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.

Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.

(music plays)

Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.

The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW

Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.

The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.

The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS

On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.

The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH

As she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.

Zoey shows a bandage in her index finger and says I'M WEARING A BANDAGE BECAUSE
I CUT MYSELF ON A THORN BUSH
WHEN I FELL OFF MY SKATEBOARD
LAST WEEK.

An animation shows Zoey falling and saying AGH!

She lands on a cactus and says OW.

Zoey says THE LAST TWO TIMES
I CHANGED MY BANDAGE,
IT REALLY HURT
WHEN I PULLED IT OFF.
IT MADE ME WONDER THE SAME THING
THAT ADRIANA WAS WONDERING.

A girl with long brown hair says WHY IS THERE PAIN?

Zoey says I DON'T KNOW
WHY THERE'S PAIN.
BUT BY THE END OF THE SHOW,
I'LL FIND OUT.
MEANWHILE, I HAVE TO CHANGE
THIS BANDAGE AGAIN.
I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T HURT
AS MUCH AS IT DID LAST TIME.
ON SECOND THOUGHT,
MAYBE I'LL CHANGE IT
AT THE END OF THE SHOW.
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM JULIA.

A girl with a headband pops up on screen and says WHY WHEN YOU GET A BEE STING
IT GETS ALL SWOLLEN AND HURTS?

Zoey says TO ANSWER THAT, I BEE-LIEVE WE
SHOULD GO TO THE KING OF STINGS,
DR. JUSTIN SCHMIDT FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.
DR. SCHMIDT HAS BEEN PASSIONATE
ABOUT INSECTS
EVER SINCE HE WAS A KID.
HE'S BEEN STUNG
MORE THAN A THOUSAND TIMES,
ALL IN THE NAME OF RESEARCH.

Doctor Schmidt is in his fifties, with short wavy red hair and a moustache.

Zoey has a video call with Doctor Schmidt.

He wears an insect mask.

Zoey says DR. SCHMIDT?

Doctor Schmidt says HI, ZOEY.

Zoey says WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?
IS THAT WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU GET STUNG TOO MUCH?

Doctor Schmidt says WELL, I TRY TO LEARN
ALL ABOUT STINGS.

Zoey says PROFESSOR SCHMIDT TOLD ME THAT,
WHEN AN INSECT STINGS YOU,
IT INJECTS VENOM,
AND THE SWELLING YOU GET
IS AN ALLERGIC REACTION.
IT'S YOUR BODY TRYING
TO DEFEND ITSELF.

Doctor Schmidt says BEE STINGS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST
PAINFUL THAT YOU'LL RUN INTO.
NOW, IF YOU WANT
TO COME TO ARIZONA,
WE CAN GET YOU SOME REAL
GOOD STINGING INSECTS.

Zoey says LIKE WHAT?

Doctor Schmidt says WELL, RIGHT HERE,
WE'VE GOT SOME HARVESTER ANTS.
THEY'RE JUST LITTLE GUYS.
THEY HURT FOR, NOT JUST TEN
MINUTES LIKE A BEE STING DOES,
BUT THEY HURT
FOR LIKE FOUR HOURS.
NOT FUN!

Zoey says THEY DON'T SOUND FUN.
SO WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE?

Doctor Schmidt says WELL WE HAVE SOME VELVET ANTS.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY ANTS.
THEY'RE WASPS.
AND THEY'RE KINDA COOL.
THEY SQUEAK.
(SQUEAKING)

Doctor Schmidt says THEY HURT REALLY INTENSE.

Zoey says SO WHAT DID YOU DO
TO FIND OUT
WHICH INSECT'S STINGS
WERE THE MOST PAINFUL?

Doctor Schmidt says WELL, THE PROCESS OF BEING
A BIOLOGIST...
YOU OFTEN MAKE A MISTAKE.
UH-OH. BAD IDEA.
BECAUSE THEN YOU GET STUNG.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET SOME
GOOD INFORMATION OUT OF IT
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE,
HOW LONG IT LASTS.
AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
HOW I ENDED UP GETTING STUNG
BY 83 DIFFERENT KINDS
OF STINGING INSECTS.

An animation shows 83 insects jumping on Doctor Schmidt’s arm and stinging him.

The insects go YAY! WOO! YAY!
WOO! YAY! WOO!

Zoey says SO WHAT DID YOU DO AFTER BEING
STUNG BY ALL THOSE INSECTS?

Doctor Schmidt says I REALIZED THAT THIS WAS
USEFUL INFORMATION.

Zoey says PROFESSOR SCHMIDT TOLD ME
THAT HE INVENTED
A WAY OF MEASURING PAIN
FROM A BUG STING
THAT'S USED ALL OVER THE WORLD.
A NUMBER 1,
LIKE A BEE STING,
IS NOT TOO PAINFUL AND
ONLY LASTS FOR A FEW MINUTES.

A caption reads "Most small bees: 2 minutes."

Zoey says BUT A 4, LIKE
A BULLET ANT STING,
SUPER-DUPER HURTS
AND LASTS FOR HOURS.

The caption changes to "Bullet Ant: 300 minutes."

Zoey says SO WHY IS YOUR RESEARCH
ABOUT INSECT STINGS USEFUL?

Doctor Schmidt says SO WE'RE TRYING TO USE STINGS,
WHICH CAN CAUSE PAIN,
TO SERVE AS A TOOL.
SO WE CAN CAUSE THE PAIN,
AND WE CAN TRY TO SEE
IF WE CAN BLOCK THE PAIN
WITH NEW MEDICINES
THAT WE'RE MAKING.
AND THAT MAKES ALL OF US
HAPPIER, WHEN WE'RE NOT IN PAIN.

Zoey says THANKS, DR. SCHMIDT,
FOR HELPING ME FIND STUFF OUT
ABOUT INSECT STINGS.

Doctor Schmidt says YOU'RE MOST WELCOME.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE
TALKING WITH YOU, ZOEY.

Zoey says BYE.
(BUZZING)

Oey says NOW HERE'S A QUESTION
ABOUT PAIN IN YOUR BRAIN.

A girl named Belize pops up on screen and says HOW DO YOU GET PAIN
IN YOUR BRAIN? UGH.

In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.

Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!

A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."

Dressed as a caveman, Zoey says HOW DO YOU GET PAIN
IN YOUR BRAIN?
HERE IN 8,000 BCE,
DOCTORS LIKE ME
HAVE SOLVED THE MYSTERY.
HEADACHES ARE CAUSED BY EVIL
SPIRITS STUCK INSIDE YOUR HEAD.
BUT DON'T WORRY.
USING THIS STATE OF THE ART
STONE AGE TECHNOLOGY,
WE PIERCE A HOLE IN YOUR SKULL
TO LET THE EVIL SPIRITS OUT.

Zoey pierce a brain on a skull and says ANOTHER SATISFIED CUSTOMER.
HOLD STILL.
THIS ONLY HURTS A BIT.
MOST OF THE TIME.

In the attic, Zoey says THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO,
PEOPLE THOUGHT DEMONS AND
EVIL SPIRITS CAUSED HEADACHES.

She plays a video and says IN THE PAST, PEOPLE HAD
STRANGE IDEAS
ON WHAT CAUSED HEADACHES
AND HOW TO CURE THEM.
FOR EXAMPLE,
TYING A BUZZARD'S HEAD
AROUND YOUR NECK,
OR RUBBING MOLASSES AND
COW POOP ON YOUR TEMPLES.

An animated buzzard says EW.

Zoey says NOWADAYS, WE KNOW THAT HEADACHES
AREN'T CAUSED BY DEMONS.

A skull says NOW YA TELL ME!

Zoey says I FOUND OUT THAT IT'S
NOT ACTUALLY YOUR BRAIN
THAT'S HURTING.
IT DOESN'T HAVE
ANY PAIN RECEPTORS,
SO IT CAN'T FEEL PAIN.
BUT OTHER AREAS IN YOUR HEAD
DO HAVE PAIN RECEPTORS
AND CAN FEEL PAIN.
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM SABRINA.

A girl with brown hair in a ponytail says WHY DOES SOME FOOD BURN
YOUR TONGUE? BLECH.

Zoey plays the ukulele and sing a song that says WELL, SABRINA...
HE'S AN EXPERT ON FOODS
THAT BURN YOUR TONGUE
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
HE HAS BROUGHT ME SOME
PLEASE WELCOME
LAURENCE ISAAC.

Laurence enters the attic with two plates full of peppers

Laurence is in his thirties, with long wavy brown hair in a bun and a beard. He wears beige trousers and a black polo T-shirt.

He says HI, ZOEY. I BROUGHT YOU
A PRESENT.

Zoey says BUT THEY LOOK LIKE HOT PEPPERS.

Laurence says THEY ARE HOT PEPPERS.
I FIGURED WE COULD TRY SOME.
I HOPE THEY DON'T BURN YOU
TOO MUCH.

Zoey says YOU MAKE IT SEEM SO APPETIZING.
BUT... OKAY.
HEY! IT DIDN'T BURN ME.
SO WHY DIDN'T
THAT HOT PEPPER BURN?

Laurence says IT'S ACTUALLY BECAUSE THAT ONE
WAS ONE OF THE MILDER PEPPERS.
EVERY PEPPER'S GOT
DIFFERENT HEAT LEVELS,
WHICH IS MEASURED
IN SCOVILLE UNITS.
IT MEASURES THE AMOUNT
OF WATER YOU NEED
SO THAT YOU DON'T TASTE
THE PEPPER ANYMORE.
DIFFERENT PEPPERS,
DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF WATER.
SO THE MILDER ONES TAKE
LESS WATER TO DILUTE THEM,
AND THE SPICIER ONES COULD TAKE
UP TO A SWIMMING POOL OF WATER
IN ORDER TO DILUTE THEM.

Zoey says COOL.

Laurence says FOR EXAMPLE,
HERE I BROUGHT SOME SAUCES.
THIS ONE WOULD TAKE,
FOR EVERY MILLILITRE,
ABOUT ONE LITRE OF WATER
TO DILUTE IT COMPLETELY.
THAT ONE'S CALLED
A POBLANO PEPPER.
IT'S NOT TOO BAD, RIGHT?

Zoey says NO.

Laurence says NOW IF IT WAS REALLY SPICY, WHAT
YOU WOULD DO IS YOU COULD HAVE
EITHER SOME YOGURT, SOME MILK,
OR SOME HONEY BECAUSE
THE FATS IN THE YOGURT OR THE
MILK CUT THE FEELING OF HEAT,
AND THE SUGAR IN THE HONEY WOULD
CUT THE FEELING OF HEAT TOO.
SO THE SECOND ONE I'LL MAKE
YOU TRY IS JALAPENO.
SO THIS ONE IS ABOUT
SIX TIMES SPICIER.
SO INSTEAD OF ONE LITRE
OF WATER TO DILUTE IT,
IT WOULD BE ABOUT
SIX LITRES OF WATER.
HOW'S THAT?

Zoey says AGH! THAT'S SPICY!

Laurence says YOU WANT SOME MILK?
YEAH!
(SLURPING)

Zoey says AHHH... MUCH BETTER.
SO WHAT ABOUT THE LAST ONE?

Laurence says AH. THIS ONE IS MADE
WITH GHOST PEPPERS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE SPICIEST
PEPPERS ON EARTH.
SO ONE DROP OF THIS
WOULD TAKE ABOUT...
140,000 LITRES OF WATER
TO DILUTE IT.
IT'S VERY, VERY SPICY.
YOU WANT TO TRY THIS ONE?

Zoey says I'M... I'M GOOD.
YOU CAN TRY IT THOUGH.

Laurence says OKAY, I'LL TRY IT.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

Laurence says SO RIGHT NOW MY MOUTH
IS WATERING.

In animation, Laurence’s face turns red.

Laurence says I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA START
SWEATING A LITTLE BIT.
COMPARED TO FIRST ONE
YOU TRIED,
WE'RE TALKING
A LOT MORE INTENSE.

Zoey says SO WHY ARE PEPPERS HOT?

Laurence says BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT
TO BE EATEN.
THEY HAVE CAPSAICIN IN IT,
WHICH IS A CHEMICAL THAT FOOLS
OUR BODY INTO THINKING IT'S HOT.
SO THEY'VE DEVELOPED THIS WAY
OF PROTECTING THEMSELVES,
IN NATURE,
FROM ANIMALS.

Zoey says WELL, IT DIDN'T REALLY WORK,
BECAUSE WE STILL EAT THEM.

Laurence says THAT'S TRUE. BASICALLY,
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS
WE'VE LEARNED TO ADAPT TO IT,
SO WE CAN HANDLE THE HEAT.
AND WE EVEN ADD IT
TO OUR COOKING.
AND IT MAKES OUR COOKING
A LITTLE MORE FUN.

Zoey says WELL, THANKS FOR BEING
ON MY SHOW, LAURENCE,
AND HELPING ME FIND STUFF OUT
ABOUT HOW SOME FOODS
HURT YOUR TONGUE.

Laurence says THANKS FOR HAVING ME,
ZOEY.

A girl named Yali pops up on the screen and says WHY DO SOME PEOPLE FEEL PAIN
MORE THAN OTHER PEOPLE?

Zoey says TO ANSWER THAT,
I CAME HERE,
TO THE SHRINER'S HOSPITAL
FOR CHILDREN CANADA,
WITH MY OLDER BROTHER JAEDON.

Jaedon says HEY THERE, EVERYBODY!

Jaedon is in his early teens, with short wavy black hair and he wears jeans and a white T-shirt.

Zoey says HE'S AGREED TO BE EMBARRASSED
BY LETTING EVERYONE SEE
THAT I CAN STAND
MORE PAIN THAN HIM.

Jaedon says NO WAY.

Zoey says WELL, I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO
FIND THAT STUFF OUT, WON'T WE?

Catherine says HI, KIDS.

Catherine is in her thirties, with long straight blond hair with bangs and she wears it in low ponytail. She wears a gray skirt, a black tank top and a white lab coat.

They say HI!

Zoey says THIS IS DR. CATHERINE FERLAND.
SO, CAN YOU TELL EVERYBODY
WHAT YOU DO HERE?

Catherine says I HELP PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS,
AND ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS,
TO MINIMIZE THE PAIN EXPERIENCE
OF CHILDREN UNDERGOING SURGERY.

Zoey says HOW DO DOCTORS REDUCE PAIN?

Catherine says SO WE TREAT PATIENTS
WITH MEDICINE.

Zoey says DR. FERLAND TOLD ME THAT,
TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH MEDICINE
TO GIVE KIDS,
THEY DO A TEST TO SEE HOW
SENSITIVE EACH ONE IS TO PAIN.
AND WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE
THE PAIN TEST.

Catherine says ARE YOU READY?

Jaedon says I'M GONNA BEAT YOU.

Zoey says NO YOU AREN'T.

Jaedon says MY PAIN TOLERANCE IS
WAY HIGHER THAN YOURS.

Zoey says NO IT ISN'T

Jaedon says YOU GO FIRST.

Zoey says NO, YOU GO FIRST.

Jaedon says NO, YOU GO FIRST.

Zoey says ALL RIGHT.

Catherine says SO WE'LL START WITH A TEST
TO IDENTIFY YOUR PAIN THRESHOLD
TO HEAT SENSATION.
THIS IS A PROBE
THAT GENERATES HEAT.
OKAY.
NOTHING TO BURN YOU.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
TOUCH IT.

Jaedon says COOL.

Zoey says OKAY.

Catherine says IT'S GETTING WARM.

Zoey says YEAH, IT IS WARM.

Catherine says YES. SO YOU WILL FEEL IT.
THE TEMPERATURE WILL RISE.

Zoey says YUP.

Catherine says AND THEN YOU WILL START
TO FEEL PAIN.
AND THEN YOU WILL START
TO FEEL LIKE YOU...

Zoey says MORE PAIN.

Catherine says YES. MORE PAIN.
AND THEN YOU WILL ARRIVE
TO YOUR TOLERANCE THRESHOLD.
(JAEDON LAUGHS.)

Jaedin says YEAH. YEAH.

Catherine says AND THEN YOU SAY, "STOP."
AND THE TEST WILL END.
OKAY.
SO, JAEDON, YOU WILL HAVE
TO LEAVE THE ROOM.

Jaedon says OKAY. HAVE FUN, ZOEY.

Zoey says THANKS.

Jaedon says I'M STILL GONNA BEAT YOU.

Zoey says OKAY. WE'LL SEE.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

Catherine says SO THIS IS THE PAIN SCALE.
SO FROM ZERO TO TEN.

Zoey says THE TEMPERATURE WILL GET
HIGHER AND HIGHER.
THE ONE WHO CAN STAND
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
WINS THIS PART OF THE TEST.
WHEN I PUSH THE PAIN SCALE
TO TEN,
THAT MEANS I CAN'T
TAKE IT ANYMORE.

Catherine says SO IT'S STARTING.

Zoey says YEAH, I CAN FEEL
IT'S WARM.
STARTING TO FEEL
A LITTLE PAIN.
DR. FERLAND TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE
PAIN IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE,
DOCTORS NEED TO KNOW
HOW MUCH PAIN YOU CAN TAKE
TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF
MEDICINE TO GIVE.
THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE
ALL THE PAIN AWAY,
BECAUSE NOT FEELING ANY
WOULD BE DANGEROUS.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE
A BROKEN LEG AND DON'T FEEL IT,
YOU COULD MAKE IT WORSE
BY MOVING IT TOO MUCH.
LIKE, IT HURTS A LITTLE BIT,
BUT I'M STILL NOT AT, LIKE, TEN.
ALMOST AT TEN.
OKAY, I CAN'T REALLY
STAND IT ANYMORE.

Catherine says OKAY. WE'RE DONE.

Zoey says 44 DEGREES WAS THE MOST PAIN
I COULD TAKE.
THAT'S WHAT JAEDON WILL
HAVE TO BEAT.

Catherine says OKAY, SO NOW, ZOEY, WE WILL
MEASURE YOUR TOLERANCE TO COLD.

Zoey puts her hand in a tank filled with water and says OOH. IT'S COLD.
IN THIS TEST,
I HAVE TO KEEP MY ARM IN ICY
COLD WATER FOR TWO MINUTES.

Catherine says HOW DO YOU FEEL?

Zoey says I WOULD SAY
MAYBE A FIVE?

Catheirne says FIVE ON TEN. OKAY.

Zoey says I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY
HOW MUCH PAIN I'M FEELING
USING A NUMBER
BETWEEN ONE AND TEN.

Catherine says HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?

Zoey says MAYBE AN EIGHT...

Catherine says OH, IT'S GETTING,
UH, MORE PAINFUL.

Zoey says IT'S PRETTY COLD.
WHOEVER ENDS UP WITH THE LOWER
NUMBER FELT LESS PAIN
AND WINS THIS PART
OF THE TEST.

Catherine says AND NOW?

Zoey says MAYBE A TEN...

Catherine says AND WE STOP THE TEST.
OKAY, SO IT WAS PAINFUL.

Zoey says YEAH.

(music plays)

Catherine says OKAY, JAEDON.

She puts the heating device on Jaedon’s arm.

Jaedon says OW!

Catherine says I HAVEN'T TURNED IT ON YET.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)
YOU'RE READY?

Jaedon says READY.

Catherine says OKAY. LET'S START IT.

Jaedon says OKAY.
IT'S GETTING WARMER.
IT IS GETTING WARMER.
OH, IT'S GETTING... IT'S
STARTING TO HURT A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S ABOUT A SIX?
WOAH.
OH, THAT'S TOO HOT.
COULD WE PLEASE STOP?

Catherine says YOU WANNA STOP?

Jaedon says YEP.
OH. IT'S SO COOL HOW IT
JUST STOPS LIKE THAT.

Catherine says LET'S DO IT.

Jaedon sinks his arm in the cold water tank.

He says WOAH.

Catherine says SO HOW DO YOU FEEL?
FROM ZERO TO TEN.

Jaedon says UH... FOUR.
IT'S SO COLD.
I FEEL LIKE
I'M IN ANTARCTICA.

Catherine says AND NOW?

Jaedon says UH, FIVE.

Catherine says SO IT'S INCREASING?
THE PAIN IS INCREASING.

Jaedon says YEAH.

Catherine says AGAIN?

Jaedon says I THINK...
I WOULD SAY SEVEN.
IT... IT'S LIKE...

Catherine says OKAY.
THE TEST HAS ENDED.

Jaedon says THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME.
I WON. BECAUSE
I'M THE GREATEST, RIGHT?

Zoey says I MEAN, YOU'RE THE BEST.
BUT I'M BETTER THAN THE BEST.

Jaedon says ONLY ONE BEST
CAN BE THE BEST.

Catherine says HI. SO I HAVE THE RESULTS.

The kids say OKAY.

Catherine says READY FOR THIS?

Jaedon says BRING IT ON.

Catherine says SO FOR THE WARM TEST...
ZOEY...

Zoey says YEAH!

Catherine says HAD THE HIGHEST
PAIN TOLERANCE.

Zoey says JAEDON'S PAIN TOLERANCE
IS AT 39 DEGREES.
AND MINE IS AT 44 DEGREES.

Catherine says FOR THE COLD TEST...

Jaedon says I ACED THAT ONE.

Catherine says YOU DID.

Zoey says JAEDON SAID HIS PAIN FROM
THE ICE WATER WAS ONLY SEVEN,
BUT I FELT LIKE MINE WAS A TEN.

Catherine says SO YOU HAVE DIFFERENCES
IN YOUR THRESHOLD,
MEANING THAT DIFFERENT TYPES
OF PAIN, YOU REACT DIFFERENTLY.

Jaedon says WELL, THAT'S COOL.

Zoey says WELL, DR. FERLAND,
THANKS FOR BEING ON MY SHOW
AND HELPING ME FIND STUFF OUT
ABOUT PAIN,
ESPECIALLY THAT I CAN TAKE
MORE THAN MY BROTHER CAN.

Jaedon says ACTUALLY, IT WAS A TIE.
BUT, WHATEVER.

A girl named Kelsi pops up on the screen and says WHY DO SMALL BOO-BOOS HURT
MORE THAN BIG ONES?

Zoey says THE CUT ON MY FINGER
FROM THE THORN BUSH
WHEN I FEEL OFF MY SKATEBOARD
HURT WAY MORE THAN THE PART
WHEN I LANDED ON MY BUTT,
EVEN THOUGH MY FINGER'S
A LOT SMALLER.
HOW COME? THIS CALLS
FOR AN EXPERIMENT.

An animated Zoey appears with a purple balloon that reads "The Experiment."

Zoey says EMMA'S BLINDFOLDING MARCO
TO DEMONSTRATE
THAT SOME PARTS OF OUR BODY
ARE MORE SENSITIVE THAN OTHERS.

Emma pokes Marco’s index finger with two skewer sticks.

Emma says SO HOW MANY POINTS ARE THERE?

Marco says TWO.

Zoey says MARCO HAS TO GUESS HOW MAN
SKEWER TIPS ARE POKING HIM.

Emma says HOW MANY POINTS ARE
THERE NOW?

Marco says ONE.

Emma says HOW MANY?

Marco says TWO.

Zoey says NOW THEY'LL TRY
THE SAME TOUCH TEST
ON A DIFFERENT PART
OF THE BODY.

Emma pokes his foot and says HOW MANY DO YOU FEEL?

Marco says TWO.

Emma says NOW HOW MANY DO YOU FEEL?

Marco says ONE.

Emma says NOW HOW MANY DO YOU FEEL?

Marco says ONE.

Emma says IT'S TWO.
HOW MANY DO YOU FEEL?

Marco says TWO.

Emma says IT'S JUST ONE!

Zoey says OKAY. NOW, THE SHOULDER.

Emma says HOW MANY DO YOU FEEL?

Marco says ONE.

Emma says NOPE. THERE ARE TWO.

Zoey says CHECK OUT THIS FUNNY
PICTURE OF A HUMAN.

An animated picture of a man with huge hands and an unusually large tongue appears.

Zoey says IT'S MEANT TO SHOW WHERE
WE FEEL THINGS THE MOST.
THE BIGGER BODY PARTS ARE
THE MOST SENSITIVE,
LIKE OUR LIPS, TONGUE,
AND OUR HANDS.
THAT'S WHY MARCO COULD FEEL
THE POINTS PUSHING
MORE EASILY ON HIS FINGER
THAN ON HIS FOOT OR HIS ARM.

In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.

A caption reads "Do try this at home."

Zoey says WHEN YOU GET HURT,
DO YOU EVER HAVE THE URGE
TO RUB THE PART THAT HURTS?
I FOUND OUT THAT RUBBING
WHERE YOU WERE HURT
REALLY DOES REDUCE
HOW MUCH PAIN YOU FEEL.
IF YOU GET YOUR FINGER
SLAMMED IN A DOOR,
SHAKING YOUR HAND ALSO HELPS.
ALL THIS RUBBING AND SHAKING
ACTIVATES NERVES
THAT HELP BLOCK PAIN.
JUST DON'T SMASH YOUR HAND
WHEN YOU'RE SHAKING IT AROUND.

She shakes and hits her hand.

She says OW! ALL THIS PAIN RELIEF
GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...
(FANFARE)

In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.

A caption reads "My great challenge."

Zoey says MY GREAT CHALLENGE!

In a doctor’s coat and glasses, Zoey says I'M DR. ZOEY, AND TODAY
ON MY GREAT CHALLENGE,
I HAVE TWO CHALLENGERS.
GAMU...

Gamu says HI.

Gamu is in his early teens, with short curly brown hair with the sides of his head shaven. He wears denim Bermuda shorts and a red and white gingham shirt.

Doctor Zoey says AND EMANUELA.

Emanuela says HI.

Emanuela is in her early teens, with short straight light brown hair and she wears orange shorts and a floral blouse.

Doctor Zoey says SO TODAY'S CHALLENGE
IS ABOUT PAIN.
GAMU, WHAT WAS THE MOST PAINFUL
THING YOU EXPERIENCED?

Gamu says I WAS SKATEBOARDING AND THEN
I SLIPPED AND BANGED MY HEAD.

Doctor Zoey says EMANUELA?

Emanuela says I WAS WALKING AND I MISSED
THE STEP AND FELL IN MY POOL.

Doctor Zoey says YOU GUYS REALLY HAVE
BIG EXPERIENCE WITH PAIN.
BUT YOUR JOB HERE IS TO HELP
YOUR PATIENT AVOID PAIN.

A giant prop behind Zoey shows a double-headed patient. One of the heads has an orange bulb as nose and the other one has a red bulb as nose.

Doctor Zoey says SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU SOME
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS,
AND YOU'LL HAVE TO ANSWER
WITH A, B, OR C.
ARE YOU READY?

The kids say YEAH!

Doctor Zoey says OKAY. GAMU, YOUR PATIENT HAS
A TERRIBLE MIGRAINE HEADACHE.
DO YOU...
A) DRILL A HOLE IN THEIR HEAD
TO LET THE EVIL SPIRITS OUT,
B) HAVE THEM BRUSH THEIR HAIR
WITH AN ELECTRIC HAIRBRUSH
TO RELIEVE PAIN
WITH MAGNETISM,
OR C) GIVE THEM HEADACHE
RELIEF MEDICINE?

Gamu raises letter C.

The prop’s green light lights up and it says AHH... I FEEL BETTER.

Doctor Zoey says YOU'RE RIGHT!

Gamu says YES.

Doctor Zoey says YOUR TURN, EMANUELA.
YOUR PATIENT HAS FALLEN OF THEIR
SCOOTER AND BRUISED THEIR BUTT.
HOW DO YOU LESSEN THE PAIN?
A) WITH HEAT,
B) WITH AN ICEPACK,
OR C) WITH SOME REALLY FUNNY
KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES?

Emanuela says B?

The patient says AHH... I FEEL BETTER.

Doctor Zoey says YOU'RE RIGHT!
QUESTION 3.
YOUR PATIENT PULLED A MUSCLE
WHILE PLAYING LEAPFROG.
HOW DO YOU LESSEN THEIR PAIN?
A) WITH HEAT,
B) WITH AN ICEPACK,
OR C) TREAT THE AREA
WITH SNAKE OIL?

Gamu says B.

The patient says OW.

Doctor Zoey says SORRY, GAMU. IT'S WRONG.
OKAY, EMANUELA.

Emanuela says A?

The patient says AHH... I FEEL BETTER.

Doctor Zoey says YOU'RE RIGHT!

Emanuela says YES.

Doctor Zoey says HEAT IS BETTER THAN COLD
TO SOOTHE SORE MUSCLES,
WHILE COLD HELPS INJURIES
LIKE SCRAPES AND BRUISES.
OKAY, EMANUELA. YOUR PATIENT
HAS BANGED THEIR HIP
WHILE WALKING
THROUGH A DOORWAY.
SHOULD THEY...
A) GENTLE RUB IT,
B) APPLY LEECHES TO THE AREA,
OR C) HANG A BUZZARD'S HEAD
AROUND THEIR NECK?

Emanuela says B?

Doctor Zoey says APPLY LEECHES TO THE AREA?

The patient says OW.

Doctor Zoey says SORRY. THAT'S WRONG.
GAMU?

Gamu says A.

Doctor Zoey says GENTLY RUB IT?

The patient says AHH... I FEEL BETTER.

Doctor Zoey says THAT'S CORRECT.
SO YOU BOTH HAVE TWO POINTS.
SO THIS LAST QUESTION
IS A TIE BREAKER.
SO, EMANUELA, YOUR PATIENT HAS
BEEN STUNG BY A JELLYFISH.
DO YOU RELIEVE THEIR PAIN BY...
A) WASHING THE AREA
WITH SALTY SEAWATER,
B) PUTTING FRESH WATER ON IT,
OR C) PUTTING CALAMINE LOTION
ON IT?

Emanuela says UH... C?

The patient says OW.

Doctor Zoey says SORRY. THAT'S WRONG.
OKAY, GAMU.
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN.

Gamu says A.

Doctor Zoey says WASHING THE AREA
WITH SALTY WATER?

The patient says AHH... I FEEL BETTER.

Doctor Zoey says THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU WIN THE GAME!

Gamu says YES!

Doctor Zoey says HIGH FIVE.
WASHING THE AREA
WITH SALTY SEAWATER
ACTUALLY DEACTIVATES
THE STINGING CELLS.
BUT IF YOU PUT FRESH WATER ON
IT, IT ACTUALLY MAKES IT WORSE.
HOPEFULLY IT WASN'T TOO PAINFUL
OF AN EXPERIENCE.
THANKS FOR BEING ON MY SHOW.

The kids say YOU'RE WELCOME.

Doctor Zoey says I ASKED SOME OF YOU GUYS
WHAT YOUR MOST PAINFUL
EXPERIENCE WAS.
HERE'S WHAT YOU SAID.

A caption on the screen reads "Ask a friend."

A girl with long brown hair says I WAS ON THE BEACH AND I JUMPED
OFF A LIFEGUARD STAND,
AND I BROKE MY ARM.

Another girl says OW!

The first girl says I HAD NEVER FELT SO MUCH PAIN
IN MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE.

A boy with blue rimmed glasses says I WAS SKATEBOARDING
AND I WENT FLYING
AND I HIT THE SIDE
OF MY HEAD.

A girl says OW. WHAT A HEADACHE.

A girl in a black sweatshirt says I WENT SKATING WITH MY FAMILY,
AND I TRIPPED ON MY DAD,
AND HIS SKATE WENT
THROUGH MY HAND.

Another girl says UGH.

A girl with brown hair in a ponytail says I FELL DOWN THE ESCALATOR...

A boy says OW!

The girl continues THE REALLY SHARP THINGS
WENT IN MY SKIN,
AND THE AMBULANCE CAME.
IT REALLY, REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HURT.

Zoey says I FEEL PAIN JUST
HEARING ABOUT IT.
AND THAT LEADS US BACK TO THE
QUESTION THAT INSPIRED MY SHOW.

Adriana says WHY IS THERE PAIN?

Zoey says THE BIG ANSWER IS...
YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION WITH A SONG.

(music plays)

The song says WHEN SUDDENLY
YOU'RE FEELING PAIN
IT'S 'CUZ NERVES SEND SIGNALS
TO YOUR BRAIN
SEEING SOMETHING SHARP,
COLD, OR PRICKLY
IF YOU STICK AROUND
YOU'LL END UP SICKLY
STINGS OR SCRAPES,
BURNS OR BITES
YOUR NERVES TELL YOUR BRAIN
SO YOU CAN TAKE FLIGHT
YOU MIGHT WISH YOU DIDN'T FEEL
THOSE THINGS IN YOUR BRAIN
BUT YOU NEED TO GET A WARNING,
AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S PAIN
YES, YOU NEED TO GET
A WARNING
AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S PAIN
YES, YOU NEED TO GET
A WARNING
AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S PAIN
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

The song ends.

Zoey says PAIN IS OUR BODY'S WAY
OF WARNING US
THAT SOMETHING IS DANGEROUS
OR BAD FOR US.
LIKE, IF WE TOUCH
SOMETHING TOO SHARP
OR TOO HOT
OR EVEN TOO COLD.
IT ALSO WARNS US
IF WE'RE SICK.
LIKE, IF WE GET
A SORE THROAT.
SO WE KNOW TO GET HELP
FROM A DOCTOR,
AND SLOW DOWN
TO LET OUR BODIES HEAL.
SPEAKING OF THAT,
I'M READY TO TAKE OFF
THIS BANDAGE.
I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T HURT LIKE
THE LAST TWO TIMES I CHANGED IT.

She rips the bandage and it comes off easily.

Zoey says HEY! IT DIDN'T HURT.
MY CUT'S HEALED.
NOW I DON'T FEEL PAIN
IN THOSE PAIN RECEPTORS.

The animated big tongued man pops up and says GLAD TO HEAR IT, ZOEY.

Zoey says HA! THANKS.
AND THANKS FOR
WATCHING MY SHOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT DIDN'T HURT A BIT.

Zoey falls and says OW! MY KNEE!

(music plays)

Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."

The end credits roll as the "Pain" song plays.

An Apartment 11 Productions.

Produced in association with TVO Kids.

Logo: TVO Kids.

Copyright 2016, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.

(music plays)

The song goes STINGS OR SCRAPES,
BURNS OR BITES
YOUR NERVES TELL YOUR BRAIN
SO YOU CAN TAKE FLIGHT
YOU MIGHT WISH YOU DIDN'T FEEL
THOSE THINGS IN YOUR BRAIN
BUT YOU NEED TO GET A WARNING,
AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S PAIN
YES, YOU NEED TO GET
A WARNING
AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S PAIN
YES, YOU NEED TO GET
A WARNING
AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S PAIN.