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

Laura sits inside her flowery blanket fort. She's wearing a butterfly-print t-shirt.

She says HEY, TVOKIDS, IT'S LAURA HERE, HANGING IN THE BLANKET FORT. AND I WAS ACTUALLY JUST TELLING GREG THAT JEFF KINNEY, THE WRITER OF THE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID SERIES ACTUALLY HAS A NEW BOOK OUT. RIGHT, GREG?

The screen splits to show Greg inside his blanket fort. He's wearing a printed purple t-shirt.

He says YES, AND I CANNOT WAIT TO READ IT! IT'S CALLED ROWLEY JEFFERSON'S AWESOME FRIENDLY ADVENTURE!

Laura says UH-HUH! IT'S SO GOOD! I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. BUT GREG, GUESS WHAT! WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST IN THE FORT TODAY.

Greg says OH, OKAY! LET ME GUESS! UH, WAIT. ACTUALLY, NO, I NEED A HINT. I NEED A HINT.

Laura says OKAY, HERE'S A HINT. UM, THEIR FAVOURITE SANDWICH IS PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.

Greg says IT'S ME. IS IT ME? I'M THE MYSTERY GUEST.

Laura says NO, IT'S NOT YOU.

Greg says NO. OKAY, GIVE ME ANOTHER HINT. I NEED ANOTHER HINT.

Laura says OKAY, HERE'S ANOTHER HINT. WHEN THEY WERE GROWING UP, THEY ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A CARTOONIST FOR THE NEWSPAPER, BUT THEY ENDED UP BEING A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

A slate shows two books and a caption reads "New York Times Best Seller." The books are titled "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking ball."

Greg says HOLD ON A SECOND, I... YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WHO I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, ARE YOU?

Laura says I TOTALLY AM! IT'S JEFF KINNEY HIMSELF!

Jeff Kinney pops up on screen. He's in his forties, clean-shaven, with short brown hair. He's wearing a black t-shirt.

Jeff says HI, GUYS! I THINK EVERYBODY IS SO DISAPPOINTED RIGHT NOW. THEY WERE HOPING FOR SOMEBODY BETTER, BUT YOU GOT ME.

Laura says ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NO WAY! WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU!

Greg says YES, WE ARE! UM, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEW BOOK, ROWLEY JEFFERSON'S AWESOME FRIENDLY ADVENTURE?

A picture pops up showing an orange book titled "Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure." The cover features a drawing of a kid riding a seahorse.

Jeff says YEAH, AND I'M SO CONFUSED NOW, BECAUSE MY CHARACTER'S NAME IS GREG HEFFLEY, AND YOU'RE GREG, AND I'M JEFF. IT'S REALLY VERY CONFUSING.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Jeff says ROWLEY JEFFERSON'S AWESOME FRIENDLY ADVENTURE, IT'S A BOOK BY ROWLEY JEFFERSON, GREG HEFFLEY'S BEST FRIEND. AND HE WROTE AN EPIC FANTASY STORY. AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY FUN, BECAUSE IT COMES FROM ROWLEY'S IMAGINATION, AND THEN GREG IS KIND OF, LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A PUSH AND PULL BETWEEN THESE TWO CHARACTERS, AND THEY CREATE A STORY TOGETHER.

Laura says RIGHT, OKAY, SO ROWLEY WAS A CHARACTER IN THE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID SERIES. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO MAKE THEM THE NEW MAIN CHARACTER OF THIS... OF THIS NEXT SERIES?

Jeff says I THINK I ALWAYS REALIZED FROM WATCHING THE MOVIES AND FROM WATCHING THE MUSICAL THAT THE HERO OF THE WIMPY KID STORIES IS ROWLEY. HE IS A KID WHO LIKES BEING A KID, HE'S, UH, HE'S FUNNY, HE'S SOMEBODY TO ROOT FOR. SO I WANTED TO GIVE HIM THE SPOTLIGHT, AT FIRST WITH DIARY OF AN AWESOME FRIENDLY KID, AND NOW WITH ROWLEY JEFFERSON'S AWESOME FRIENDLY ADVENTURE.

Greg says THAT MAKES SENSE, HE TOTALLY DESERVES A SPIN-OFF! OKAY, WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE TVOKIDS, JEFF. HERE'S OUR FIRST ONE, CHECK IT OUT. UM, CAROLINE IS ASKING "HI, I WANT TO ASK WHAT INSPIRED YOU "TO BE AN AUTHOR, AND WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHOR?"

Jeff says WELL, MY INSPIRATION CAME FROM FAILURE. I WANTED TO BE A NEWSPAPER CARTOONIST, THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT, SO I HAD TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, FIGURE OUT A DIFFERENT WAY TO GET MY COMICS SEEN, SO I DID IT IN BOOKS. MY FAVOURITE AUTHOR GROWING UP WAS JUDY BLUME, WHO WROTE TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING AND LOTS OF OTHER GREAT BOOKS.

Laura says AMAZING! ALL RIGHT, LET'S CHECK OUT ANOTHER QUESTION FROM A TVOKID. CHECK IT OUT, JULIAN AND JORDAN WANT TO KNOW WHY DID YOU START DIARY OF A WIMPY KID?

Jeff says WELL, IT GOES BACK TO THAT FAILURE, YOU KNOW, I REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS BURNING TO BE A CARTOONIST, BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW, SO I HAD THE IDEA FOR DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, AND I WORKED ON IT FOR EIGHT YEARS OR NINE BEFORE I SHOWED IT TO ANYONE AT ALL. I... I KNEW I HAD THE THING THAT WAS GOING TO WORK FOR ME, AND I JUST PRAYED THAT THE WORLD WOULD LIKE IT. AND HERE I WAS THINKING...

Laura says WOW! I LOVE THAT YOU HAD IT IN YOUR BACK POCKET FOR SO LONG! REALLY WORKING ON IT. THAT'S SO COOL.

Greg says AND SEE, I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT ME THIS ENTIRE TIME. ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT A THIRD QUESTION FROM TVOKIDS. LET'S CHECK THIS OUT RIGHT HERE. BROOKLYNN, AGE NINE IS ASKING "I LOVE YOUR BOOKS, "BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU COME UP "WITH ALL THE SILLY IDEAS AND JOKES?"

Jeff says GREAT QUESTION! A LOT OF THEM CAME FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCES. FROM... NOW THEY COME FROM MY IMAGINATION. AND I ACTUALLY... BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WRITE IN THE CEMETERY. SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE I GET MY IDEAS, I DRIVE OUT TO THE CEMETERY, I SIT THERE ALL DAY, NOBODY BOTHERS ME, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO WRITE.

Laura says OKAY, STOP! THAT IS THE COOLEST FACT! I LOVE THAT. I LOVE... IS IT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, A QUIET AREA? YOU'RE PEACEFUL?

Jeff says YEAH, WELL, DURING QUARANTINE, A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS, WHERE IT'S LIKE "GOSH, MY KIDS ARE HOME "ALL THE TIME NOW, SO WHERE DO I WORK?" AND SO FOR ME, IT'S THE CEMETERY. I GET IN MY CAR, GRAB A BLANKET WHEN IT'S COLD, GRAB A BAG OF STARBURST JELLY BEANS AND SOME MEGA-STUF OREOS, AND I JUST START WRITING.

Laura says WELL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR HANGING OUT WITH US, JEFF KINNEY! TVOKIDS, REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT HIS NEW BOOK!

Jeff says THANKS SO MUCH!

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