Lucas is in his twenties, with short puffy brown hair and wears jeans and an orange T-shirt.

Laura is in her twenties, with above the shoulders straight brown hair with bangs and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.

As a song plays, Lucas and Laura walk in the woods, cross a bridge, balance on a fallen tree trunk, cross a stream, run across the city and in a park full of geese.

The song says PACK UP YOUR BAGS
KISS YOUR TURTLE GOODBYE
COME UP AND CLIMB
WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY
SO MUCH TO SEE
SO MUCH TO DO
IN OUR TREE FORT
WE GOT A SHOW FOR
THAT TVOKIDS, THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW

Laura says PASSWORD PLEASE.

Lucas whispers something in Laura's ear as a caption reads "Rodent."

In animation, a dialogue bubble pop out of a map with a caption "That TVO Kids Show."

The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO,
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW!

(music plays)

Lucas says HELLO, TVOkids.

Laura says HELLO!
IT'S A GOOD DAY.

Lucas says I KNOW.
WE'RE FEELING THE ENERGY HERE,
BECAUSE IT IS A DAY WHERE WE'RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR
FAVOURITE ANIMALS.

Laura says AND NOT JUST ANY FAVOURITE
ANIMALS, OUR FAVOURITE ONTARIO
ANIMALS.

Lucas says I KNOW, AND LISTEN, YOU AND I
ALWAYS HAVE SO MANY THINGS IN
COMMON.

Laura says WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE
ON THE SAME PAGE FOR THIS ONE.
LET'S SAY IT ON THE COUNT OF
THREE.

Lucas says OKAY.
BACKWARDS, FORWARDS?
ONE TWO THREE.

They count to three.

Lucas says ONE, TWO, THREE.
BEAVER.

Laura says MUSKRAT.

Lucas says DID YOU SAY MUSKRAT?

Laura says DID YOU JUST SAY BEAVER?

Lucas says I DID.

Laura says EVERYBODY LIKES BEAVERS.
MUSKRATS ARE NEW.
NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT MUSKRATS.

Lucas says THAT'S A JOKE.
MUSKRATS JUST WANT TO BE LIKE
BEAVERS.
THEY EVEN TRY TO LOOK LIKE
BEAVERS, BUT THEY ARE JUST
MUSKRATS.

Laura says MUSKRATS ARE THEIR OWN THING.

Lucas says I JUST SAID IT BECAUSE IT'S
TRUE.
BEAVERS ARE SO COOL.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CANADA'S
ICON.

Laura says CANADA'S ICON.
EVERYBODY LOVES THEM.

Lucas says THEY DON'T HAVE BETTER TAILS
THAN BEAVERS.

Laura says HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT!

Lucas says I MEANT IT.

Laura says WHAT?

Lucas says YES.

Laura says WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHAT...
[Frog horn]

Laura says I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR
FRIEND ANYMORE.

Lucas says HOW DARE.

Laura says WHY DON'T YOU GET THE PHONE
ON YOUR OWN.

Lucas says FINE, I'M GOING TO TALK TO MY
TVOkid FRIEND.
TREE FORT, LUCAS SPEAKING,
LOOKING FOR A FRIEND.
WHO'S CALLING?
HEY, WHO'S THERE?

The caller says MARYAM.

Lucas says HEY, MARYAM.
WHAT'S THE PASSWORD FOR TODAY?

Maryam says RODENT.

Lucas says YOU'RE TOTALLY UP IN THE SKY,
MY FRIEND.
I'M SO, SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE
HERE.

Laura says MAY, MARYAM, WELCOME TO THE
FORT.

Maryam pops up on the sky screen. She's 9 and has long wavy brown hair.

Lucas says IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU.
SO, MARYAM, LAURA AND I ARE IN A
BIT OF A DISAGREEMENT.
WE'RE NOT REALLY TALKING RIGHT
NOW.
COULD YOU JUST TELL US, DO YOU
PREFER A MUSKRAT OR A BEAVER?

Maryam says A BEAVER.

Lucas says A BEAVER.
WELL, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
IF YOU COULD JUST TELL LAURA
THAT I WAS RIGHT, THAT WOULD BE
AWESOME.

Laura says LOOK, SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GET
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
FAIR ENOUGH.

Lucas says THAT IS FAIR.

Laura says OKAY, MUSKRATS ARE COOL TOO.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER FAVOURITE
ANIMALS IN ONTARIO, MAYBE?

Maryam says UMM, BEAVER.

Lucas says BEAVERS IT IS.
ALL AROUND.
I'M LOVING THIS.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING
ABOUT A BEAVER?

Maryam says

Lucas says ACTUALLY, MARYAM, IF YOU
COULD JUST MOVE THE MIC AWAY A
LITTLE BIT AND SAY IT AGAIN.
UP?

Maryam says IT CAN MAKE HOUSES.

Laura says YES.

Lucas says YES, IT CAN.

Laura says IT CAN BUILD A BEAVER DAM OR
A BEAVER LODGE.
THAT IS COOL.
I WISH A MUSKRAT COULD DO THAT.

Lucas says I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE
HELPING ME CONVINCE LAURA OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF BEAVER, AND NOW WE
SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CUTE
TIME OOT.

Laura says THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
MARYAM, LET'S CHECK THESE OUT.
CUTE TIME OOT

A series of pets appear with the title "Cute time oot."

The announcer says CHAMPION!

A clip shows images of a dancing bird.

Laura says OKAY, SO THIS ONE'S THE
CHAMPION.
OH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE.

Lucas says I LIKE IT.

Laura says I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I THINK
IT'S CUTE.

Lucas says HOW COULD IT NOT BE CUTE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MARYAM?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Maryam says IT'S NICE.

Laura says IT'S NICE.

Lucas says YES, IT IS DOING A CASUAL
NICE DANCE.

Laura says THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

Lucas says I LOVE THAT.

Laura says DO YOU HAVE A RATING FOR IT,
MARYAM?

Maryam says RATE IT A FIVE.

Laura says A FIVE!

Lucas says A FIVE OUT OF?

Maryam says TEN.

Laura says FIVE OUT OF TEN.
OKAY, WE SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE A
LOOK AT THE CHALLENGER.

Lucas says NOW THIS IS... YES, TAKE A
LOOK.

The announcer says CHALLENGER!

A clip shows an otter swimming on its back.

Lucas says OKAY, THIS IS REALLY COOL
BECAUSE IT'S NOT A BEAVER, IT'S
NOT A MUSKRAT.

Laura says REALLY?

Lucas says IT'S AN OTTER.

Laura says OH!

Lucas says ALSO LOOKS LIKE A MUSKRAT.

Laura says KIND OF IN-BETWEEN.
OH, THIS IS REALLY CUTE, I
THINK.

Lucas says WHAT DO YOU THINK, MARYAM?

Maryam says YEAH, I LIKE IT.

Lucas says YEAH, IT'S SUPER CUTE.

Laura says OKAY, SO WHAT DO YOU RATE
THIS ONE?

Maryam says UMM, A SEVEN.

Lucas says A SEVEN!

Laura says THAT TAKES THE CAKE.

Lucas says APPROPRIATE.
I KNOW, I LOVE THAT ONE TOO.
THANKS FOR CALLING, MARYAM.
I'M SO GLAD WE GOT TO HEAR YOUR
OPINION.

Laura says THANKS, MARYAM.
TALK TO YOU LATER.

Lucas says BYE.

[Applause].

Lucas says SOMETHING WE CAN AGREE ON.
OTTER IS CUTE.

Laura says OTTER WAS CUTE, BUT I'M STILL
A FAN OF MUSKRATS.
I STAND BY THAT.

Lucas says I STAND BY LOVING BEAVERS.

Laura says FINE.

Lucas says THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE WAY
TO SOLVE THIS.

Laura says WHAT'S THAT?

Lucas says WELL, AN OLD FASHIONED VERSUS
BATTLE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Laura says VERSUS?

Lucas says YEAH, MUSKRAT VERSUS BEAVER.

Laura says OKAY, FINE.

Lucas says FINE.
LET'S GET READY.

Laura says LET'S GET READY THEN.

Lucas says FINE.

They both say BUT FIRST . . .
THIS!

Laura says MY FAVOURITE THINGS.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE ANIMAL?

A girl in an orange T-shirt says WELL, MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL IS
A JAGUAR BECAUSE THEY RUN REALLY
FAST, AND I LIKE THEIR FUR,
BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SOFT.

A boy in a white T-shirt says UMM, I THINK PIG BECAUSE THEY
GO, LIKE, OINK, OINK, AND, LIKE,
THEY ROLL IN MUD, AND THAT'S FUN
TO WATCH.

A girl in a pale blue sweater says MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL IS A
FLYING SQUIRREL BECAUSE WHEN
THEY ARE ON TREES AND THEY WANT
TO FLY, THEY CAN JUST FLY AWAY
FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

A boy in a striped jacket says MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL IS A
CHEETAH BECAUSE IT IS REALLY
SOFT AND IT'S COOL.

A boy in a blue and gray T-shirt says MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL IS A DOG
BECAUSE I CAN OWN A DOG.
WHEN I COME HOME FROM WORK, HE,
LIKE, JUMPS AROUND.

A boy in a mustard yellow graphic T-shirt says MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL IS A
DONKEY BECAUSE IT MAKES
[INDISCERNIBLE].

He says IF I EVER SAW A
[INDISCERNIBLE] I WOULD RUN AWAY
BECAUSE IT MAY CHASE ME.

A girl in a white blouse says MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL IS A CAT
BECAUSE I HAVE A CAT.
MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT HER IS
WHEN, LIKE, YOU JUST COME BACK
FROM SCHOOL, SHE'S REALLY
PLAYFUL AND SHE'LL FOLLOW YOU
AROUND AND STUFF, AND THEN SHE
LIES DOWN AND SHE WANTS YOU TO
RUB HER TUMMY.

(bell rings)

Now Lucas stands in one corner dressed as a beaver and Laura stands in another corner dresses as a muskrat.

The announcer says IT'S TIME FOR "THIS VS THAT"!
IN THE FIRST CORNER,
HE'S FLAT TAILED, HE'S THE MOST
FAMOUS RODENT IN THE POND, AND
FURTHERMORE, HE'S A CANADIAN
ICON, THE BEAVER!!
[Cheers and Applause]
IN THE SECOND CORNER, THE MUSKY
MONARCH OF THE SWAMP, THE BEADY
EYED BURROWER, NOT JUST A
REGULAR RAT, IT'S THE MUSKRAT!!
[Cheers and Applause]

The announcer says LET THE GAMES BEGIN.
[BELL RINGING].

Beaver says A PLEASURE.

Muskrat says AND IT BEGINS.

(classical music plays)

Beaver sings a song that says I'M A LITTLE BEAVER NESTLED
IN THE WOOD,
EATING WOODCHIPS BY THE FIRE,
GETTING LOST IN MY BOOK.
IN MY BEAVER LODGE, COME AND
FIND YOUR SPOT,
IT'S DINNER TIME.
GET THE BARK, WHILE IT'S HOT.
WILLOW, ASPEN, MAPLE, POPLAR
TREES, FOR YOU AND FOR MEEEEEEE.
I'M A LITTLE BEAVER, NESTLED IN
MY DAM.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.

Muskrat says ALL RIGHT, LISTEN TO THIS.

(loud rock music plays)

Beaver says WHAT IS THAT MUSIC?

Muskrat raps a song that says I'M A MEDIUM SIZED, SEMI
AQUATIC RODENT,
RAT-LIKE FACE AND A MUSKY ODOUR.
LOUNGING IN THE MARSH, MY
TERRITORY,
DON'T COME AROUND HERE WITH YOUR
BEAVER STORY,
PROTECT MY PUP, AND MY FAMILY,
DESTRUCTIVE RAT CUTTING DOWN THE
TREES.
LIFE IS SHORT, ONLY LIVE TIL
THREE.
ROCKING IN THE WETLANDS, NEVER
LOOK BACK.
MUSKRAT, NEVER LOOK BACK
MUSKRAT, NEVER LOOK BACK
MUSKRAT

Beaver says COULD YOU TURN DOWN THE
MUSIC?
IT'S BUGGING ME.

Muskrat says I'M ROCKING AND ROLLING.

Beaver sings WATCHING SEASONS PASS, IS A
VERY PEACEFUL SIGHT,
THE SOUND OF THE STREAM PUTS THE
KITS OUT LIKE A LIGHT,
LAST YEAR YEARLINGS ARE GROWING
SO QUICK,
TIME MOVES SWIFTLY AS THE MUD
GETS THICK.
MY FAMILY IS ALL I LOVE.
A DEVOTED LITTLE BEAVER, LIKE
MEEEEE.

Muskrat sings a song that says WHOO, YEAH!
WHEN I WAS BORN I COULDN'T SEE,
I HAD NO HAIR LIKE A LITTLE
BABY,
I'VE COME ALONG WAY AND I'VE
GROWN FULL SIZE,
A BIG LARGE RAT, WITH A LITTLE
BEADY EYES,
COME INTO MY TUNNEL AND BURROW
WITH ME
BRING ME A FROG, AND YOU'LL GET
IN FOR FREE,
ALSO A SNAIL AND A WATER LILY,
I'LL EVEN EAT A CRAYFISH GETTING
HUNGRY, MUSKRAT.

Beaver says WHOA, WELL, I DON'T EAT
CRAYFISH.

Muskrat says NEVER LOOK BACK, MUSKRAT!
WHOO!

Beaver says ARE YOU DONE?

Muskrat says YEAH, I THINK SO.

Beaver says LET'S QUIET DOWN AND TALK TO
BROOKLIN.
HI, BROOKLYN.

Muskrat says HEY, BROOKLYN!

A caption reads "Brooklyn. Age 8."

Brooklyn says HI.

Beaver says HELLO.
DO YOU PREFER THE MUSKRAT OR THE
BEAVER?
WHAT SAY YOU, HMM?

Brooklyn says MUSKRAT.

Beaver says OH!

Muskrat says WHOO, YEAH!

Beaver says CONGRATULATIONS.

Muskrat says COME ON OUT AND HANG IN THE
MARSH!
LET'S GO, BROOKLYN, WHOO, LET'S
GO!
MUSKRAT!

Beaver says THANK YOU, BROOKLYN.
WE'LL TALK TO YOU NEXT TIME.

Now Miss Martel from Big Top Academy appears.

She says HELLO, EVERYBODY, AT BIG TOP
ACADEMY, WE PRIZE INNOVATIVE
STUDENTS WHO COME UP WITH
INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCES.
ALWAYS AFTER MONTHS OF
SUPERVISED TRAINING WITH
TEACHERS LIKE ME.
SO, KIDS, GET INSPIRED BY THEIR
SKILLS AND CREATIVITY, BUT BE
SAFE.
DON'T TRY ANY OF THIS WITHOUT
PROPER CIRCUS COACHING.
ENJOY THE SHOW.

Chase says HI, I'M CHASE.
AND THIS IS MY PERFORMANCE IN
THE FIRST-YEAR CREATION.

The Big Top Academy logo appears with a caption that reads "Big top performance."

Chase says I WAS THE LION, KING OF THE
JUNGLE!
BUT I ALMOST WASN'T THE LION
BECAUSE I AGREED TO TRADE WITH
APRIL AND BE THE EGG.
CAN YOU SEE ME AS AN EGG?
YEAH, ME NEITHER.
SO WE SWITCHED BACK.
I REALLY GOT INTO MY CHARACTER.
I WANTED THE AUDIENCE TO HAVE
FUN, AND MAYBE BE A LITTLE
SCARED TOO.
ANYWAY, THANKS FOR WATCHING!

A clip shows Chase's performance.

[Applause]

Back in the fort, Lucas says ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO
LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT A
MUSKRAT AND A BEAVER.
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A GAME
CALLED MUSKRAT OR BEAVER.
YOU'RE THE COMPETITOR, LAURA,
OKAY?

Laura says OKAY.

Lucas says I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A PHOTO
OR READ YOU A STATEMENT AND YOU
HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU THINK
IT'S A MUSKRAT OR BEAVER OR
BOTH, OKAY?

Laura says OKAY.

Lucas says THERE ARE SIGNS TO REPRESENT
MUSKRAT OR BEAVER.
LET'S SEE THE FIRST STILL.

Laura says HMM.

Lucas says OH.

Laura says I'M GOING TO SAY THIS IS A
MUSKRAT!

Lucas says YOU'RE RIGHT.
THAT WAS A HARD ONE.
I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D GET IT.

Laura says I COULD JUST TELL RIGHT AWAY.

Lucas says GOOD JOB.
THAT'S ONE.
NEXT UP.

Laura says HMM, BEAVER.

Lucas says OH, OKAY.
IT'S A MUSKRAT!
HAH, HAH.

Laura says HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW
THAT?
IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE A BEAVER.

Lucas says PROVING MY POINT.

Another still appears.

Laura says HMM.

Lucas says OH.

Laura says I'M GOING TO SAY BEAVER!
BEAVER.

Lucas says I ACTUALLY FORGET.
I THINK IT'S...

Laura says OKAY, WELL, CLEARLY THIS IS
VERY SIMILAR.

Lucas says IT'S A BEAVER.

Laura says I'M RIGHT!

Lucas says LET'S SEE THE NEXT STILL.
I KNOW THIS ONE.

Laura says OH, LOOK AT HIM.

Lucas says I KNOW.
REALLY CUTE.

Laura says THAT'S A MUSKRAT.

Lucas says OH, IT'S A BEAVER.
SEE, REALLY HARD.
OKAY, LET'S SEE THE NEXT STILL.

Laura says AH!
OH.
MUSKRAT?

Lucas says BEAVER.

Laura says REALLY?

Lucas says YES.
IT'S REALLY HARD.

Laura says THEY LOOK THE SAME EXCEPT FOR
THEIR TAILS.

Lucas says LAST STILL, CHECK IT OUT.
MUSKRAT OR BEAVER?

Laura says OH, IS THIS A PORCUPINE?
THIS IS A BEAVER!

Lucas says IT'S A MUSKRAT.

Laura says OH!

Lucas says THIS IS A MUSKRAT.

Laura says I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO
TRICK ME.

Lucas says OKAY, WE HAVE A BIT MORE
TIME.
THEY ARE SEMI-AQUATIC.
IS IT A MUSKRAT OR BEAVER OR
BOTH?

Laura says WELL, I KNOW THAT A MUSKRAT
IS A SEMI-AQUATIC RODENT.
THEY ARE BOTH SEMI, BOTH IN AND
OUT OF THE WATER.

Lucas says CAN WEIGH UP TO 60 POUNDS.

Laura says WHAT?
BEAVER.

Lucas says YOU'RE RIGHT.
OKAY, THEY ARE OMNIVOERS.

Laura says BEAVER!

Lucas says YES.

Laura says YES, BECAUSE I KNOW MUSKRATS
EAT CRAYFISH.

Lucas says NO, MUSKRATS EAT BOTH.
YOU'RE WRONG, YOU'RE WRONG.

Laura says OH!

Lucas says WHAT'S GOING ON?
BEAVERS ARE VEGETARIANS.

Laura says YOU'RE RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.
STRICTLY VEGETARIANS.

Lucas says THEY BUILD THEIR DENS IN
WATER.

Laura puts up both signs.

Lucas says OKAY, PANEL SHAPED
TAIL.

Laura says BEAVER.

Lucas says WHICH ONE IS MORE EXPOSED
WHILE SWIMMING?
MUSKRAT OR BEAVER?

Laura says WHAT?

Lucas says LIKE IF YOU COULD SEE ONE IN
THE WILD, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Laura says MUSKRAT.

Lucas says YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
BECAUSE THEY ARE LIGHTER.

Laura says THAT WAS A GOOD GUESS.
OH, THAT MAKES SENSE.

Lucas says GOOD JOB.
PICTURES ARE HARD, AM I RIGHT?

Laura says DID I WIN?

Lucas says YOU ALWAYS WIN.

Laura says YEAH!

Lucas says WE ALWAYS WIN IN THE TREE
FORT.
TVOkids, TOMORROW WE HAVE SOME
REALLY FUN STUFF.
WE'RE PLAYING GAME DAY, SO WE
HAVE SOME MYSTERY PRIZE PACKS.
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO CALL IN
AND WIN ONE OF THESE.
FACETIME, SKYPE, CALL, TALK TO
US.

A caption reads "Call us at 1-888-886-5437."

Laura picks up the ukulele.

Lucas says HIT IT!

They sing a song that says SO LONG
SEE YA LATER
I BET TOMORROW WILL EVEN BE
GREATER
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY
GOOD-BYE TO YOU

Lucas says THAT'S RIGHT, BUT MUSKRAT,
BEAVERS, COOL.

The song continues SO LONG
SAYONARA
CLUE

Lucas says THE CUBE OF CHANCE

The song continues IS THE PASSWORD FOR TOMORROW
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY
GOOD-BYE TO YOU

Lucas says THAT'S RIGHT, TVOkids.
I'M LUCAS.
SAY HI TO THE BEAVERS.

Laura says AND I'M LAURA, BE TRUE TO
YOU, AND LOVE MUSKRATS.

(music plays)

A caption reads "Copyright 2020, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."