Music plays as an animated slate shows a map unfolding. The name of the show reads "That TVOKids Show from home."

Lucas sits inside his blanket fort. He's wearing a purple t-shirt.

He says HEY, TVOKIDS. LUCAS HERE. NOW, IT IS A VERY SERIOUS DAY. SO, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE WITH ME IN THE BLANKET FORT. WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING. SO, PLEASE, GRAB YOUR STUFFY, TAKE A SEAT, GET COMFORTABLE, BECAUSE TODAY THE SERIOUS SUBJECT IS THE FACT THAT IT IS NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY! IT'S NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY! CHECK IT.

Dubstep plays as clips show waffles falling onto a shiny black surface.

A title reads "Waffle day."

Lucas says YES, OKAY. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY IT'S SO EXCITING. NOW, WAFFLES. YOU MIGHT CALL THEM, YOU KNOW, THE FANCY PANTS COUSIN OF THE PANCAKE, OKAY? BUT I ACTUALLY THINK THE PANCAKE DOESN'T COMPARE BECAUSE... WELL, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY. ALL OF THE DELICIOUS TOPPINGS THAT GO ON WAFFLES, OKAY? SO, WE'VE GOT STRAWBERRIES, WE'VE GOT BLUEBERRIES, WE'VE GOT BLACKBERRIES, SASKATOON BERRIES, CHOCOLATE, CARAMEL. I DON'T KNOW, PEOPLE PUT CHICKEN ON WAFFLES. CHICKEN AND WAFFLES, SALMON AND WAFFLES, ONIONS AND WAFFLES, PIZZAS AND WAFFLES. EVERYTHING GOES WITH A WAFFLE. AM I CONVINCING YOU? I HOPE THAT I AM. NOW, I BROUGHT ALONG SOMETHING. A LITTLE MINI WAFFLE, AND I THOUGHT THAT I, UM...

He opens a packet of mini waffles and takes one out.

He says WELL, I WOULD DARE MYSELF, FOR THE SAKE OF YOU GUYS WATCHING, TO EAT A WAFFLE FROM MY BLANKET FORT. OKAY, IT'S A MINI STROOPWAFEL. IT HAS CARAMEL IN IT. IT'S OOEY, IT'S GOOEY, IT'S DELICIOUS.

He eats it and says IT'S SO TASTY, YOU GOTTA TRY IT. SO, SO GOOD. RICH IN FLAVOUR, BUT SOMETHING REALLY EXCITING IS THAT WAFFLES ARE NOT ONLY RICH IN FLAVOUR, BUT RICH IN HISTORY. SO, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SOME FACTS ABOUT THE TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF WAFFLES WHILE WE WATCH THIS INSPIRING CLIP OF WAFFLES. CHECK THIS OUT.

As a clip plays showing different ways of making, dressing and decorating waffles, Lucas narrates. The clip shows people cooking waffles, pouring syrup on them, children eating them, and families having them for breakfast.

He says OKAY, IT'S A WAFFLE. WAFFLES ARE ONE OF THE OLDEST DESSERTS, YOU GUYS. THEY CAN BE TRACED BACK TO ANCIENT GREECE, ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1,100 BC. HELLO, THAT'S 3,000 YEARS OF WAFFLES. AROUND THE 15TH CENTURY, DUTCH PEOPLE, PEOPLE FROM THE NETHERLANDS, THEY BUILD GRID-PATTERNED WAFFLE IRONS THAT WE RECOGNIZE TODAY STILL. OKAY, IN THE 1600S, THESE PEOPLE BROUGHT OVER WAFFLE IRONS TO NORTH AMERICA. WAFFLES MET MAPLE SYRUP, AND LET'S FACE IT, IT WAS AN AMAZING COMBINATION. BY THE 18TH CENTURY NORTH AMERICANS WERE GOING BANANAS FOR WAFFLES. THEY THREW WAFFLE PARTIES, YOU GUYS. WHY HAVE I NEVER THOUGHT TO HAVE A WAFFLE PARTY? WAFFLES BLEW UP IN THE 1900S WHEN THE ELECTRIC WAFFLE IRON WAS INVENTED, OKAY? NOW, IN 1953, THE FROZEN TOASTER WAFFLE WAS INTRODUCED. THEY WERE CALLED FRAFFLES, BUT THE NAME NEVER STUCK BECAUSE WAFFLES ARE SUCH A GOOD NAME AND LET'S JUST KEEP IT AT THAT. BELGIAN WAFFLES WERE ORIGINALLY CALLED BRUSSELS WAFFLES, BUT PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE BRUSSELS WAS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE CAPITAL OF BELGIUM, OKAY? SO, IT'S AMAZING. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE KINDS OF WAFFLES YOU CAN HAVE. YOU CAN HAVE BELGIAN WAFFLES THAT ARE FROM BELGIUM. YOU CAN HAVE FLEMISH WAFFLES, THEY'RE FROM FRANCE AND BELGIUM. HONG KONG WAFFLES FROM HONG KONG. HOT DOG WAFFLES FROM THAILAND. STROOPWAFELS FROM THE NETHERLANDS. KRUMKAKES FROM NORWAY. PIZZELLES FROM ITALY, AND EGGOS FROM THE USA, AND LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT WAFFLE CONES, OKAY? YOU GUYS. AM I CONVINCING YOU? WAFFLES ARE PANCAKES KIND OF, BUT BETTER. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT, I SAID ALL THE FACTS. NOW YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF WAFFLES. WOW, I'M LOVING THIS. NOW, IF YOU ARE SO INSPIRED TO MAKE A RECIPE, I WOULD SAY DO IT. GET AN ADULT TO HELP YOU OUT, UM, AND IF YOU NEED A RECIPE, IT'S GOOD THAT TVOKID TOM SENT THIS IN. CHECK IT. THIS IS TOM WITH HIS RECIPE, AND IT'S ACTUALLY HIS MOM'S SUPER SECRET, EXTRA DELICIOUS ALMOST UNLAWFUL, TOTALLY NOT AWFUL WAFFLE RECIPE, OKAY?

A picture shows a boy with straight blond hair holding a handwritten piece of paper. The paper reads "Quick waffles. 2 cups a.p. flower, 1 quarter cup sugar, 3 tablespoons baking powder, 1 and a half cups of milk, 2 eggs, 3 ounces butter, melted (80 grams, 6 tablespoons), 1 tablespoon vanilla. Make it chocolate: 1 and 3 quarters cups flour, 1 quarter cup cocoa."

Lucas says SO, THAT'S THE FIRST PART. THESE ARE THE INGREDIENTS. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS WHAT YOU DO WITH THE INGREDIENTS, YOU GUYS.

In another picture Tom shows the other side of the paper, which reads "Heat up waffle iron. Place flour, sugar, baking powder in bowl. Place milk, eggs, butter, vanilla in another bowl. Whisk. Add milk to flour mis, whisk 'til smooth. Makes approximately 12 to 13 waffles."

Lucas says YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO YOUTUBE, REWATCH THIS EPISODE, PAUSE ON THIS AMAZING RECIPE, AND I JUST NEED TO SAY IT. IF YOU SEE TOM'S MOM, DON'T TELL HER THAT WE NOW KNOW HER SUPER SECRET, EXTRA DELISH, ALMOST UNLAWFUL, TOTALLY NOT AWFUL WAFFLE RECIPE, OKAY? BUT THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT, TOM. IT IS PERFECT FOR NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY. OBVIOUSLY I'M SMILING, I'M FULL OF ENERGY TODAY, TVOKIDS. AWESOME HANGING OUT WITH YOU. IF YOU'RE MAKING PEOPLE SMILE LIKE STROOPWAFELS ARE MAKING ME SMILE, HEAD TO TVOKIDS.COM, TELL US HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU MADE SMILE. WE WANT THE WHOLE SUMMER TO BE FILLED WITH SMILES HERE, HERE, OVER THERE, OVER THERE, EVERYWHERE. SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS. THAT'S ALL FROM ME. I'M SUPER PUMPED ABOUT NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY, AND I'M GOING TO STILL STAY IN MY BLANKET FORT AND EAT THESE STROOPWAFELS, BUT I WILL CATCH YOU NEXT TIME.

As he eats more mini waffles, he says OOH! DELISH.

(CHEWING)

Music plays as an animated slate shows a map unfolding. The name of the show reads "That TVOKids Show from home."