[Music playing]

The opening slate reads "MARK?S MOMENTS" over a set of nine videos of pairs of people doing different activities.

Mark says TODAY ON MARK'S MOMENTS
I'M HANGING WITH MY FRIEND
MIKAYLA.

Mikayla appears on screen, sitting on her bed. She has long, straight, brown hair and wears a long-sleeve, white-and-red shirt and jeans.

Mikayla says IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME
IF PEOPLE ASK ME QUESTIONS,
'CAUSE I LIKE IT WHEN THEY ASK
ME, WHY ARE YOU SO TINY?
AND I REALLY LIKE IT BECAUSE,
THEY MIGHT GET MORE TO KNOW ME
AND THEN I CAN PROBABLY GET A
NEW FRIEND.

A caption appears on screen and it reads: "Mikayla, age: 8, Little Person."

[Music playing]

Mark says MIKAYLA, WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE A LITTLE PERSON?

Mark and Mikayla sit in Mikayla?s bedroom.
Mark is in his twenties and has short, blonde hair and blue eyes. He wears a blue polo and jeans.

Mikayla says UM IT MEANS THAT I'M
SMALL.

Mark says SO YOU'RE NOT AS TALL
AS EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S YOUR AGE?

Mikayla says NO.

Mark says NOW HOW OLD ARE YOU?

Mikayla says EIGHT.

Mark says AND HOW TALL ARE YOU?

Mikayla says THREE FEET TALL.

Mark says AND WHAT GRADE ARE YOU
IN THIS YEAR?

Mikayla says THREE.

Mark says ARE PEOPLE IN YOUR
CLASS A LOT TALLER THAN YOU?

Mikayla says OH YEAH, THERE IS
ONE BOY IN OUR CLASS ROOM NAMED
DANIEL, HE IS HALF AS TALL AS
YOU.

Mark says REALLY?
MIKAYLA ARE THERE THINGS SET UP
AT YOUR HOUSE TO MAKE YOUR LIFE
EASIER?

Mikayla says YUP, COME ON I'LL
SHOW YOU.

Mark says OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

Mikayla says THE CLOSET IN MY
BEDROOM IS AH LOW FOR ME SO I
CAN GET DRESSES, GET MY BOOKS.
IT IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE I CAN
READ IF I WANT TO.

While Mikayla talks, she opens her closet and shows Mark the height at which her clothing hangs and her library.

Mikayla continues I HAVE STOOLS IN MY HOUSE SO I
REACH THE SINK TO BRUSH MY TEETH.

Mikayla enters a bathroom where there is a stool right next to the sink, and reaches her toothbrush and paste.

Mikayla continues MY HOUSE HAS STAIRS WITH A
RAILING SO I WON'T HURT MYSELF.
IT IS LOW FOR ME BECAUSE I NEED
IT LOW AND IT IS GOOD FOR ME SO
I WILL NOT HURT MYSELF.

Mark and Mikayla walk downstairs. There is railing at different height on either side of the wall of the stairs.

Mikayla continues IN MY HOUSE WE HAVE LOW LIGHT
SWITCHES SO I CAN TURN ON THE
LIGHT WHEN I WANT TO WATCH TV.
THEY ARE LOW FOR ME SO I CAN
TURN THEM ON.

Mark and Mikayla walk into the living room, where there are two switches on the wall at different heights. They then walk and sit on a tan-coloured couch across from a flat-screen TV.

[Alarm ringing]

A slate with a caption appears on screen. It reads "Mark?s CHALLENGE of the day."

Mikayla says MARK IF YOU WANT TO
HANG OUT WITH ME TODAY, YOU GOT
TO LEARN SOME ADVANCE MOVES.

Mark and Mikayla stand in the middle of a dance studio, which has wooden floors and mirrors on the walls.

Mark says OKAY MIKAYLA I'M
TOTALLY READY FOR THIS CHALLENGE
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE I'M NOT A
VERY GOOD DANCER, IS THAT OKAY?

Mikayla says YEAH, THAT'S OKAY.

Mark says OKAY, WHAT'S THE FIRST
DANCE MOVE?

Mikayla puts her right hand over her right ear with her elbow sticking out and says PUT YOUR ARM LIKE THIS.

Mark says OKAY.

Mikayla sticks her left arm out and says ARM LIKE THIS.

Mark says YEAH.

Mark says DO THIS, YEAH.

Mikayla starts flapping her elbow and arm together, Mark imitates, and they also start bouncing their feet

Mikayla continues YOU GOT IT.

Mark says OH AND I TOTALLY FEEL
THE BEAT.

Mikayla says MHMM.

Mark says OKAY COOL WHAT ELSE?
WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU GOT?

Mikayla says ALRIGHT AND THE NEXT
ONE IS.

Mikayla does a wave motion with her arms extended and Mark imitates her.

Mark says NICE, OKAY THINK WE CAN
PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER?

Mikayla says YEAH, ALRIGHT, STOP.

Mark says OKAY WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO START WITH?
OKAY HERE WE GO.

[Humming]

They start repeating the dance moves they just practiced.

Mark sings I'M A DANCE MACHINE...

He says MIKAYLA HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN
DANCE CLASSES?

Mikayla says YES, HIP HOP, UM TAP
DANCE AND BALLET.

Mark says AND WHICH ONE WAS YOUR
FAVOURITE?

Mikayla says HIP HOP.

Mark says YEAH, SO WERE YOU THE
ONLY LITTLE PERSON IN THE CLASS?

Mikayla says UH YEAH, IT WAS JUST
ME.

Mark says AND WAS IT HARDER FOR
YOU TO LEARN THE DANCE MOVES?

Mikayla says NO, I LEARNED THEM
JUST LIKE THE OTHER SAME KIDS.

Mark says IT WAS JUST THE SAME?

Mikayla says MHMM.

Mark says COOL.
MIKAYLA, DO YOU FIND PEOPLE ASK
QUESTIONS BECAUSE YOU'RE A
LITTLE PERSON?

Mikayla says YES, THEY ASK ME,
WHY ARE YOU SO TINY?

Mark says AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO
THAT.

Mikayla says I SAY BECAUSE I'M
SMALL 'CAUSE ALL LITTLE PEOPLE
ARE TINY AND THEY'RE MADE LIKE
THAT.

Mark says MHMM.
AND DOES IT BOTHER YOU WHEN
PEOPLE ASK QUESTIONS?

Mikayla says NO, 'CAUSE MAYBE
THEY CAN BE MY FRIEND AND THEN
THEY COULD COME OVER AND HAVE
FUN WITH ME.

Mark says IT'S JUST A WAY TO
GET TO KNOW SOMEBODY.

Mikayla says YEAH.

Mark says THAT'S FANTASTIC.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO WITH YOUR
FRIENDS WHEN YOU'RE HANGING OUT?

Mikayla says UM, PLAY HOUSE, PLAY
SCHOOL, WATCH TV BUT PLAY HOUSE
AND SCHOOL ARE THE MOST
FAVOURITE I LIKE TO DO.

Mark says SPEAKING OF PLAYING
HOUSE, I'M KINDA HUNGRY AFTER
ALL THAT DANCING.
THINK WE CAN GO PLAY HOUSE AND
MAKE SOME FOOD?

Mikayla says OKAY.

Mark says LET'S DO IT, COME ON.

[Music playing]

Mark and Mikayla sit at a kitchen table eating from a plate of fruit.

Mark says I HAVE A QUESTION, WHAT
IS YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE THING TO
DO?

Mikayla says SHOPPING TO BUY MY
CLOTHES.

Mark says HMM, IS IT HARD TO FIND
CLOTHES THAT FIT?

Mikayla says YEAH, IT IS BECAUSE
MY MOM, SHE BUYS CLOTHES AND
THEN SHE SHORTENS THE ARMS AND
THEN SHORTENS THE LEGS.

Mark says NOW YOU USE THE WORD
LITTLE PERSON TO DESCRIBE YOU,
ARE THERE ANY OTHER WORDS THAT
YOU SHOULD USE?

Mikayla says NO.

Mark says NO, ARE THERE ANY WORDS
THAT MYSELF OR OTHER PEOPLE
SHOULD NEVER USE.

Mikayla says YEAH LIKE DWARF,
MIDGET.

Mark says 'CAUSE YOU CONSIDER
THAT AN INSULT?

Mikayla says MHMM.

Mark says NOW WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND
ABOUT, DO PEOPLE EVER STARE?

Mikayla says YEAH.

Mark says WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
LET THOSE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU?

Mikayla says I'D SAY TO THEM, I
CAN DO WHAT BIG PEOPLE CAN DO,
JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

Mark says AND WOULD YOU LIKE
THEM TO COME UP AND ASK YOU
QUESTIONS IF THEY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?

Mikayla says YEAH.

The screen splits into four videos that recap Mark and Mikayla?s activities of the day.

Mark says SPENDING THE DAY WITH
MIKAYLA WAS SO MUCH FUN.
SHE SHOWED ME AROUND HER HOUSE,
TAUGHT ME SOME DANCE MOVES, WE
HAD A SNACK AND EVEN FOUND TIME
FOR A LAST MINUTE CHALLENGE.
OKAY I'M READY, WHAT IS IT?

Mark and Mikayla are back in the dance studio standing on a floor mat.

Mikayla does a split and says DO THE SPLITS.

Mark says THE SPLITS!
OH MY GOODNESS I DON'T THINK I'M
WEARING THE RIGHT PANTS FOR
THIS.
HOLD ON.
OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

The show ends and the end slate reads "TVO, Copyright 2008, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."