A puppet mouse in doctor's attire appears with the caption "Doctor Cheddar."

A male announcer says YOU'LL FEEL BETTER
WITH DR. CHEDDAR.

(CHILDREN CHEERING)

Dr. Cheddar stands inside a waiting room and says WHY, HELLO THERE!
IT'S ME, DR. CHEDDAR,
HERE TO HELP YOU FEEL BETTER.
NOW, AS YOU KNOW,
A LOT OF PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
ARE STAYING AT HOME
RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE OF
THE COVID-19 VIRUS.
BUT YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING
WHY YOUR PARENT
CONTINUES TO GO
OUT TO WORK.
AND YOU MIGHT THINK,
"OH, IT'S JUST NOT FAIR."

Inside a house, a girl mouse walks into the living room singing
LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!

A woman in blue scrubs walks by and says I'M OFF TO WORK,
ANNIE.

Annie chases her and says IT'S NOT FAIR!
MOMMY!

The woman says ANNIE.

Annie hangs onto her leg and says MOM, MOMMY, MOM!

The woman says ANNIE...

Annie says DON'T GO, MOMMY.
PLAY WITH ME.

The woman says ANNIE.

She SIGHS.

Dr. Cheddar says WELL, YOU MIGHT
WANT TO LET GO.
THE REASON THEY
ARE GOING TO WORK
IS BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED
AN ESSENTIAL WORKER.
YOU SEE, ESSENTIAL WORKERS
ARE THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE
PROVIDING SERVICES
TO KEEP THE CITY GOING
AND TO KEEP YOU
AND I SAFE.

As he speaks, pictures show all the workers he mentions.

Dr. Cheddar says ESSENTIAL WORKERS INCLUDE
DOCTORS, NURSES,
GROCERY STORE CLERKS,
POLICE OFFICERS,
FIREFIGHTERS,
TRANSIT OPERATORS,
PHARMACISTS, CHEFS,
MAIL CARRIERS,
AND MANY,
MANY MORE BRAVE PEOPLE,
WORKING HARD TO MAKE
PHYSICAL DISTANCING
AS EASY AS POSSIBLE
FOR EVERYONE.

As she leaves, Annie's mother says BE GOOD,
SWEETIE.

Annie says WON'T THEY GET SICK?

Dr. Cheddar says YOU'RE RIGHT
TO BE CONCERNED.
HOWEVER, MANY WORKPLACES
THAT ARE STILL OPEN
HAVE STRICT HEALTH RULES
IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE
ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE AS
PROTECTED AS POSSIBLE
FROM COVID-19.
THEY ARE ALL STILL PHYSICAL
DISTANCING,
WEARING GLOVES AND MASKS,
AND MAKING SURE THAT
THEY ARE AS SAFE AS CAN BE.
YOU MIGHT ASK,
"WHAT CAN I DO?"
WELL, RIGHT NOW,
AROUND THE WORLD,
PEOPLE ARE ORGANIZING TIME
TO STEP OUTSIDE THEIR HOUSES
AND BANG POTS AND PANS TOGETHER
TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT
FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL,
HARD-WORKING ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

A clip shows people standing outside houses and banging pots and pans.

Dr. Cheddar says SO, WHY NOT GO OUT
AND MAKE A LITTLE NOISE, HM?

Annie and her mom step outside and bang pots and pans.

(CLANGING POTS AND PANS)
(CLANGING CONTINUES)

Dr. Cheddar says UNTIL NEXT TIME,
THIS IS DR. CHEDDAR,
HOPING YOU FEEL BETTER.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON
RIGHT HERE ON TVOKIDS!
HA-HA!

He bangs a pot.

(CLANGING)

(CHILDREN CHEERING)

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