(music plays)

Against a black screen, a grid shows different clips of Mark next to children. The colourful title of the show appears: Mark’s Moments.

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

Sophie has long blond hair and wears a purple T-shirt.

Sophie says METAPHYSEAL
DYSPLASIA HAS NEVER STOPPED ME
FROM DOING ANYTHING THAT I
WANTED TO DO.
SO I WANTED TO TAP DANCE, SO
I'D DO THAT.
I WANTED TO DOWNHILL SKI, I DO
THAT NOW.
I WANTED TO RIDE MY FOUR
WHEELER, I DO THAT, SO...

A caption appears on screen. It reads "Sophie. Age: 13. Congenital Metaphyseal Dysplasia."

Mark sits in Sophie’s bedroom. He has short blond hair, and wears a red T-shirt over a black shirt and dark trousers.

Mark says SOPHIE, WHAT IS
CONGENITAL METAPHYSEAL
DYSPLASIA?

Sophie says WELL, IT'S THE BOWING
OF THE LEGS, SO IT MAKES MY KNEE
GOES INWARDS.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE IT'S KNOCKED,
ANOTHER NAME IS KNOCKED KNEE.

Mark says AH, OKAY.
AND IT AFFECTS BOTH OF YOUR
LEGS.
SO ESSENTIALLY BOTH OF YOUR
KNEES ARE TOUCHING AND THEN THE
BOTTOM PART OF YOUR LEG IS KIND
OF TURNING OUT?

Sophie says SO I HAVE TROUBLE
TOUCHING MY FEET 'CAUSE MY KNEES
ARE IN THE WAY.

Mark says YEAH, OKAY.
AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU
PHYSICALLY.

Sophie says WANT ME TO SHOW YOU?

Mark says YEAH.

Sophie says WELL, I'M NOT AS TALL
AS EVERYONE ELSE.
MOST I'M SHORTER AND MOST
PEOPLE, THEY'RE LIKE... MY AGE
ARE LIKE 4'11, ONLY I'M 4'2.

Mark says BUT IT'S NOT BAD BEING
SHORT, RIGHT?

Sophie says YEAH, IT'S NOT REALLY
BAD.

Sophie says HEY, MARK, DO YOU
WANT TO SEE MY SCRAPBOOK?

Mark says FOR SURE.
WHAT'S YOUR SCRAPBOOK ON?

Sophie says IT'S ABOUT MY
SURGERY.

Mark says SO WHAT'S THIS PICTURE
ABOUT?

Sophie says THAT'S BEFORE THE
SURGERY, SO SEE HOW MY LEGS WERE
CROOKED.

Mark says WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS
ATTACHED TO YOUR LEGS THERE?

Sophie says THOSE ARE THE PINS
THAT THEY USED AND THEY'D CRANK
IT, SO EVERY DAY IT WOULD
SEPARATE THE BONES.
MY KNEE BONE WOULD GROW.

Mark says DID THAT HURT WHEN THEY
WERE CRANKING IT?

Sophie says NOT REALLY.
IT FELT WEIRD 'CAUSE I CAN FEEL
IT, BUT IT DIDN'T HURT.

Mark says AND WHEN THEY REMOVED
THEM, DID IT LEAVE ANY SCARS ON
YOUR LEGS?

Sophie says YEAH, IT LEFT SCARS
LIKE THESE.

Mark says OH, RIGHT THERE ON YOUR
LEG.

Sophie says SO THAT'S WHERE THE
PINS WERE.
AND THEN HERE AND ON EACH SIDE.

Mark says BUT THAT DOESN'T HURT
ANYMORE, RIGHT?

Sophie says NO.

Mark says OKAY.
DO YOU FIND THAT PEOPLE WANT TO
ASK YOU QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR
CMD?

Sophie says WELL, YEAH, 'CAUSE
THEY WONDER.
THEY'RE CURIOUS, JUST LIKE I
WOULD BE IF I WERE THEM.
SO I DON'T MIND IF THEY ASK
QUESTIONS.

Mark says WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

Sophie says WELL, THAT JUST
'CAUSE I GOT THIS SURGERY AND
I HAVE SCARS AND I'M SHORT, NOT
TO MAKE FUN OF ME OR TO FEEL BAD
ABOUT ME 'CAUSE I'M TOTALLY FINE
WITH IT.

Mark says THAT'S AWESOME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING
THIS WITH ME.

Sophie says YOU'RE WELCOME.

Mark says IT'S A PHENOMENAL
JOURNEY.

A slate reads "Mark’s Challenge of the day."

Sophie says MARK, IF YOU HANG OUT
WITH ME TODAY, YOU GOT TO LEARN
TO TAP DANCE.

Sophie and Mark stand in a dance studio.

Mark says I AM TOTALLY READY FOR
THIS CHALLENGE.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY TAP
DANCING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK, OKAY?
[Scatting]
HUH?
AM I AN EXPERT ALREADY?

Sophie says NO.

Mark says OKAY, OKAY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN
TEACH ME THEN.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SHOW ME?

Sophie says I'VE BEEN TAP DANCING
FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS NOW.

She appears in a small window at the right corner of the screen and says I PRACTICE EVERY WEEK, WHICH IS
ONCE A WEEK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR
EACH.
MY FAVOURITE THING IS JUST
BURNING ALL MY ENERGY AND JUST
HAVING FUN WITH MY FRIENDS.

Mark says HEY, WHAT ELSE DO YOU
WANT TO SHOW ME?
SHOW ME SOMETHING ELSE.

Sophie says AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA
GO...

Mark says MAYBE THAT'S DAY TWO.

Then, they stand in a kitchen.

Mark says ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT ARE WE BAKING
TODAY?

Sophie says CHOCOLATE CHIP
COOKIES.

Mark says CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!
DELICIOUS!
WHAT'S NEXT?

Mark says OH, IT LOOKS LIKE THESE
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES ARE
READY FOR THE TRAY.
OH, THIS IS AWESOME.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO WITH YOUR
FRIENDS IN YOUR SPARE TIME?

Sophie says WELL, SOMETIMES WE'LL
GO SKIING...

Mark says YEAH.

Sophie says DURING THE WINTER.
AND WE'LL GO SWIMMING, LIKE, IN
MY POOL DURING THE SUMMER.

Mark says WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS
THINK ABOUT YOU HAVING CMD?
DO THEY EVER SAY ANYTHING?

Sophie says NO, THEY DON'T REALLY
SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY KNOW
IT'S NOT MY FAULT, LIKE, HOW I
GOT IT.
THAT IT WAS NO ONE'S FAULT, SO
THEY JUST, LIKE, PRETEND I DON'T
HAVE IT PRETTY MUCH.
SO, MARK, HOW DO YOU THINK THE
COOKIES TURNED OUT?

Mark says WELL, THEY LOOK
DELICIOUS, BUT LET'S FIND OUT IF
THEY TASTE DELICIOUS.
HERE WE GO.

Mark says YEAH, THEY'RE
DELICIOUS.
MEETING SOPHIE WAS GREAT.
WE TALKED ABOUT HER SURGERY.
SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO TAP DANCE.
WE MADE COOKIES AND EVEN FOUND
TIME FOR SOME FOUR WHEELING.

Those activities appear in four windows on the screen.

Mark says SOPHIE, IS THAT YOUR FOUR
WHEELER?

Sophie says YEAH, I LOVE IT.

Mark says IT'S TOTALLY AWESOME!

Sophie says THANKS.
YOU GOT TO HAVE ONE OF THESE IF
YOU LIVE IN TIMMINS.

Mark says YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
[Motor rumbling]

Mark says OH, THERE SHE GOES!
AND HERE I GO!
WHOA!

(music plays)

The red TVO Kids logo appears.

A final slate reads "2010, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."