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Transcript: Dirt
An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey’s house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.
In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.
Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.
(music plays)
Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.
The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW
Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.
The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.
The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS
On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.
The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH
In the attic, Zoey makes mud pies and says OH, HEY.
I'M A BIT DIRTY.
I'M MAKING PIES.
WELL, ACTUALLY MUD PIES.
I WONDER IF I COULD EAT A MUD
PIE.
THAT REMINDS ME OF A GREAT
QUESTION I GOT.
She looks at her dirty hands and says OH.
UH?
She presses a key on her laptop with her chin.
A girl with glasses named Neyla says IS DIRT BAD FOR YOU?
MAYBE IT'S BAD FOR ME.
Zoey says I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER BUT
MAYBE YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT DIRT
WILL HELP ME FIGURE IT OUT.
HERE'S A QUESTION FROM ETHAN.
A boy with light brown hair says WHY DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE A BATH?
In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.
Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!
A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."
In clothes from another period, Zoey says BATHING?
TAKING A BATH?
THAT'S A QUICK TURN TO
SICKVILLE.
EW.
WHY, I'VE KNOWN QUITE A FEW
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF
BATHS.
SO I WOULD NEVER EVER CHANCE
BATHING.
UNLESS I WAS HEALTHY ENOUGH FOR
A FULL FORTNIGHT.
YOU DO NEED TO SMELL NICE
THOUGH.
SO WE'LL JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT
MORE MUD AND A NICE SPRITZ OF
THIS.
NOW I'M READY FOR THE BALL.
AH-CHOO!
MAYBE JUST A BIT MORE MUD TO GET
RID OF THE COLD.
Zoey laughs says IN THE MIDDLE AGES PEOPLE REALLY
THOUGHT TAKING A BATH WAS BAD
FOR YOU AND WOULD SPREAD
DISEASES.
IT'S KIND OF HOW WE THINK OF
DIRT TODAY ACTUALLY BUT DIRT
CAN'T BE THAT BAD ON YOU CAN IT?
I MEAN SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY TAKE
MUD BATHS AT FANCY SPAS SO NO
NEED FOR ME TO TAKE A BATH TO
WASH THIS MUD OFF, RIGHT?
A slide pops up on her laptop with a caption that reads "Dirt may contain poop."
Zoey says WAIT A SECOND.
DIRT CAN CONTAIN WHAT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S INSECT POOP IN DIRT.
In animation, a bug on the toilet complains and shuts the door.
(BUG COMPLAINING)
Zoey says GROSS.
SO WHO WOULD WANT TO TAKE A BATH
IN ALL OF THIS?
YUCK.
HUH!
IT TURNS OUT THE KIND OF MUD
THEY USE FOR MUD BATHS IS
DIFFERENT FROM REGULAR MUD.
OKAY.
SO MAYBE WE DO NEED TO TAKE
BATHS AND I SHOULD TAKE ONE.
DON'T GO AWAY.
NOW THAT I'M NICE AND CLEAN I'M
READY TO ANSWER THIS GREAT
QUESTION FROM MARINA.
A girl with red hair and a flower crown says ARE DIRT AND SOIL THE SAME
THING?
In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.
A caption reads "Do try this at home."
Zoey says TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION MARINA,
DIRT IS WHAT MAKES THINGS DIRTY.
SO IT CAN BE SOIL AND IT CAN BE
DUST.
PICK UP SOME DUST AROUND YOUR
HOUSE AND COMPARE IT TO THE SOIL
IN YOUR PLANTS.
SOIL IS A KIND OF DIRT THAT
HELPS PLANTS GROW BUT DUST IS
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
DUST IS MADE OF STUFF THAT
FLOATS IN THROUGH THE AIR LIKE
POLLEN, PET HAIR AND CARPET
FIBRES.
A clip shows a microscopic image of dirt with the caption "Super zoom-omatic."
Zoey says ALONG WITH SOME OF THE DIRT YOU
TRACK IN FROM OUTSIDE BUT YOU
CAN'T GROW PLANTS IN DUST.
SOIL IS HEAVY AND CLUMPY AND
IT'S FILLED WITH LOTS OF THINGS
THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR PLANTS
TO GROW.
IT TURNS OUT PLANTS ACTUALLY
LIKE TO EAT STUFF LIKE ROTTING
LEAVES AND INSECT POOP.
An animated plant sits in front of a pile of poop and says OOH.
YUM-YUM.
Zoey says TO EACH HIS OWN I GUESS.
ANYWAY, THERE ARE ALL DIFFERENT
KINDS OF SOIL AROUND THE WORLD
AND THEY CAN BE DIFFERENT
COLOURS.
She shows a piece of gum in a plant and says HEY LOOK.
IT'S MY GUM.
I THOUGHT I LOST THAT LAST YEAR.
I WONDER IF I COULD WIPE ALL THE
DIRT OFF AND EAT IT.
THANKFULLY, AARON HAS A QUESTION
THAT CAN HELP ME.
A boy with puffy brown hair says IF ANIMALS CAN EAT DIRT WHY
CAN'T WE?
Zoey says WAIT A SECOND.
ANIMALS EAT DIRT?
AARON IS RIGHT.
SOME ANIMALS DEFINITELY EAT
DIRT.
THEY'RE CALLED GEOPHAGIC.
GEO MEANS DIRT AND PHAGIC MEANS
TO EAT.
LIKE I FOUND OUT BEFORE THERE
ARE NUTRITIOUS BUGS AND DIRT BUT
ALONG WITH THOSE BUGS THERE ARE
ALSO PARASITES AND BACTERIA.
THINGS THAT USUALLY DON''T MAKE
ANIMALS SICK BUT THAT COULD MAKE
YOU REALLY SICK IF YOU EAT THEM.
She holds the gum and says EW.
I GUESS I SHOULDN'T EAT THAT.
ALONG WITH ALL THAT BAD STUFF
THERE ARE ALSO LOTS OF NUTRIENTS
IN DIRT.
MINERALS LIKE CALCIUM AND IRON
THAT HELP MAKE ANIMALS STRONG.
IF CERTAIN ANIMALS DON'T EAT
DIRT THEY DON'T GET THE
NUTRIENTS THAT HELP THEM SURVIVE
AND GROW UP STRONG.
Two animal puppets fight.
(GRUNTING)
One of them says HA-HA, I'M
STRONGER
THAN YOU.
The other one says I'M OKAY.
Zoey says EVEN THOUGH EATING DIRT CAN
MAKE HUMANS SICK WE GET
IMPORTANT NUTRIENTS FROM IT TOO.
EXCEPT WE GET THEM BY EATING THE
PLANTS THAT GROW IN DIRT.
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION FROM
CORINNE.
A girl with wavy brown hair says CAN YOU MAKE STUFF WITH DIRT?
TO ANSWER THAT...
Zoey plays the ukulele and sings a song that says SHE MAKES COOL THINGS OUT OF
CLAY AND SHE'S OUR SPECIAL
GUEST TODAY.
PLEASE WELCOME CERAMIC ARTIST
CATHY REEVES.
Cathy walks in the attic. She’s in her thirties, with short straight brown hair and wears red trousers, a black top and a black apron.
She says HEY ZOEY.
Zoey says HI CATHY.
Cathy says LOOK WHAT I
BROUGHT YOU.
THESE ARE PIECES MADE OF CLAY.
Zoey says WOW.
BEAUTIFUL.
Cathy says IT'S ACTUALLY A
KIND OF DIRT EH?
WATCH OUT, IT'S FRAGILE.
Zoey says WELL, I'LL TRY NOT TO CRACK YOU
UP.
GET IT?
Cathy says HAHA, YEAH
I GOT IT.
Zoey says WHOA.
WHAT'S THIS
CRAZY SPINNING
THING?
Cathy says THIS IS A POTTERS WHEEL
AND I'M GONNA MAKE A BOWL WITH
THIS CLAY.
Zoey says HMM.
SO HOW DOES IT GET FROM THIS TO
THIS?
She grabs a cup.
Cathy says THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I BAKE IT IN AN
OVEN THAT COMES
OUT LIKE THIS.
FEEL HOW
IT'S HARD?
Zoey says YEAH.
Cathy says AND THEN I'LL
DIP IT IN A GLAZE
WHICH IS LIKE PAINT.
Zoey says YEAH.
Cathy says AND IT GOES
BACK IN THE OVEN,
WHICH IS CALLED
A KILN, TO 2000 DEGREES.
Zoey says WOW, THAT'S HOT.
Cathy starts working with the ball of wet clay and says HERE WE GO.
I GOTTA WET
MY HANDS.
I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP LIKE A
VOLCANO.
NOW I CAN OPEN UP THE PIECE TO
MAKE IT MORE LIKE A BOWL.
UP WE GO.
DOO DOO DOO.
SO THAT BALL OF CLAY IS TURNING
INTO SOMETHING I CAN USE
EVERYDAY.
SEE, YOU COULD
MAKE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.
Zoey says WOW, THAT'S SO COOL.
Cathy says MY MAGIC
FISHING WIRE
HERE AND
I'LL SLICE
IT RIGHT OFF.
CHOOP.
AND IF YOU PASS
ME THAT TILE
THERE...
I'M GONNA
SLIDE THIS ON.
STICK IT RIGHT
ON THERE.
TA-DUM.
I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO DRY
COMPLETELY.
SO IT'S GONNA SHRINK, THE
WATER'S GONNA COME OUT OF THE
CLAY AND IT GETS SMALLER AND
THEN ONCE IT'S TOTALLY DRY I'LL
PUT IT IN THAT KILN AND THEN
AFTER ABOUT 8 HOURS IT'LL COME
OUT LIKE THIS.
THE POTTERY, IT BECOMES LIKE A
ROCK WHEN IT'S FINISHED.
SOLID, HARD AND
THAT'S WHY WE
FIND CLAY PIECES,
SHARDS IN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES FROM
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS
AGO.
IT'S SO DURABLE.
NOW, WE GET TO
SEE HOW ZOEY
DOES IT.
OKAY SO YOU'RE GONNA PLACE YOUR
HANDS LIKE A BUTTERFLY AND WE'RE
GONNA TRY TO LIFT IT TOGETHER
AND IT'LL MAKE THAT WITCHY,
WITCHY POO HAT.
PUT YOUR HAND
ON THE TOP HERE
AND PUSH THAT DOWN.
PUSH DOWN,
PUSH DOWN.
SO YOUR FINGERS ARE GONNA GO
LIKE THIS.
SLOWLY, SLOWLY.
SO GO OUT.
NOW IT'S READY TO COME OFF THE
WHEEL.
ZOEY, LOOK
WHAT YOU DID.
YOU PROUD?
SO I'LL TAKE
THIS BACK TO MY
STUDIO AND TRIM
IT AND GLAZE IT
FOR YOU SO IT'S
READY TO GO.
Zoey says THANKS CATHY.
MEANWHILE, HERE'S A QUESTION
ABOUT THINGS YOU CAN MAKE WITH
MUD FROM VICTORIA.
A girl with straight light brown hair says HOW DO WE MAKE HOUSES OUT OF
MUD?
Zoey says I CHECKED AND HERE'S WHAT I
FOUND OUT.
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS USED SAND,
SILT AND CLAY AND MIXED IT WITH
STRAW TO MAKE BRICKS.
THEY WOULD LET THE BRICKS DRY IN
THE SUN AND THEN THEY'D BE
READY.
WHY MUD YOU ASK?
WELL, BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO GET.
IT'S CHEAP AND IT'S FIRE PROOF.
THICK DIRT WALLS ALSO KEEP
HOUSES WARM IN WINTER AND COOL
IN SUMMER AND YOU CAN BUILD A
WHOLE HOUSE WITH ONLY A FEW
TOOLS BESIDES YOUR OWN TWO
HANDS.
AND THE BRICKS ARE STRONG.
MUD BRICKS CAN BE AS STRONG AND
AS DURABLE AS STONE.
IN AFRICA SOME MUD BRICK
BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN STANDING FOR
THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
TODAY SOME PEOPLE STILL MAKE
HOUSES OUT OF MUD LIKE THESE MUD
HOUSES IN MALI.
AND THIS KIND OF MUD HOUSE
CALLED ADOBE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN
UNITES STATES.
I WONDER IF WE CAN MAKE BRICKS
OUT OF MUD LIKE PEOPLE DID IN
THE PAST.
In animation, Zoey rubs a balloon on her head with the caption "The Experiment."
Aryan is around 11, with short wavy brown hair and wears a blue T-shirt and a purple apron.
Adriana is around 11, with long straight light brown hair in a ponytail and wears a gray T-shirt and a pink apron.
Aryan says WE'RE GONNA
MAKE MUD BRICKS.
Zoey says SHOW ME.
Zoey says FOR THIS EXPERIMENT ADRIANA
AND ARYAN USE SOME WATER, SOIL,
STRAW, A CONTAINER AND A MILK
CARTON.
THAT MUD SEEMS MUDDY TO ME.
Aryan says IT FEELS
GOOEY.
THE STRAW WILL
MAKE THE BRICKS
MORE SOLID.
Zoey says YEAH.
WITHOUT STRAW THE BRICKS WOULD
CRACK AND BREAK MORE EASILY.
NOW IT'S THE FUN PART.
WHERE YOU DUMP THE MUD IN THE
MILK CARTON.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
Aryan says WE'RE GONNA
PUT IT UNDER
THE SUN FOR A
WEEK SO THAT IT
GETS REALLY HARD.
WELL THESE BRICKS
WERE DRYING
FOR ONE WEEK.
Zoey says ARE THEY STRONG ENOUGH TO BUILD
WITH?
Aryan says YUP.
They start piling up bricks.
Aryan says WE DID IT.
Zoey says THAT'S AWESOME.
NOW YOU HAVE TO BUILD A WHOLE
HOUSE.
Aryan says ARE YOU JOKING?
Zoey says JUST KIDDING.
THANKS FOR SHOWING ME.
BYE GUYS.
They say BYE.
Zoey says THAT MAKES ME HAVE A QUESTION OF
MY OWN.
A caption reads "Ask a friend."
Zoey says IF YOU COULD BUILD YOUR DREAM
HOUSE OUT OF MUD WHAT WOULD IT
LOOK LIKE?
A girl with straight red hair says IT WOULD BE LIKE A CASTLE WITH
LIKE MUD BRICKS AND IT WOULD BE
LIKE A MUD FOUNTAIN SQUIRTING
MUD BUT IT'S LIKE AN EDIBLE MUD.
A girl with wavy red hair says I WOULD JUST LIVE IN THE DIRT SO
IT WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE A SHOWER.
A blond girl says THE BATHROOM WOULD BE ALL MUD
AND WHEN YOU SIT ON IT WOULD
JUST STICK TO YOUR BUM.
A girl with wavy blond hair says I WOULD LIKE A MUD HOUSE BECAUSE
I COULD GET ALL THE MUD BATHS I
EVER WANTED AND SPA TREATMENTS.
A girl with curly red hair says I WOULDN'T NEED ANY STAIRCASES
BECAUSE I CAN JUST SLIDE ON THE
MUD.
A girl with glasses says I WOULD HAVE A MUD BED AND BY
THE MORNING I WOULD BE COVERED
IN MUD ON MY BACK BUT STILL, IT
WOULD STILL BE FUN.
A girl with a flower headband says I WOULD HAVE PET PIGS SO THEY
COULD ROLL AROUND IN THE
MUD AND I WON'T HAVE TO DO
HOMEWORK SO I CAN TELL MY
TEACHER "MY HOMEWORK GOT ALL
FULL OF MUD."
Cathy says HEY ZOEY, LOOK WHAT I HAVE.
Zoey says WHOA.
IS THIS THE
BOWL WE MADE?
Cathy says IT SURE IS.
Zoey says SO I MADE SOMETHING OUT OF DIRT
THAT I CAN ACTUALLY EAT OUT OF.
Cathy says YEAH AND NO BUGS.
Zoey says WELL THANKS FOR HELPING ME FIND
STUFF OUT CATHY.
Cathy says NO PROBLEM.
IT WAS FUN.
Zoey says WOW.
THIS CLAY IS REALLY HARD.
I FOUND OUT ABOUT ANOTHER REALLY
HARD CLAY CALLED PORCELAIN.
IT DOESN'T JUST MAKE COOL
CERAMICS.
IT'S USED TO MAKE ALL KINDS OF
THINGS LIKE FLOOR TILES, TOILET
BOWLS AND EVEN FALSE TEETH.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS USED
TO BE ALL WET AND SLIPPERY.
LEA HAS A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
A girl with red hair and glasses says WHY IS MUD SO STICKY?
Zoey says TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION I'M HERE
AT THE TOFINO MUDFLATS.
A MUDFLAT IS AN AREA BY THE
OCEAN COVERED BY LAYERS OF MUD
THAT CAN BE AS DEEP AS ALMOST 2
METERS.
AT HIGH TIDE IT'S ALL COVERED
WITH WATER.
I'M MEETING EMILY FULTON, A
MARINE BIOLOGIST.
Emily is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair and wears jeans, a white long sleeved T-shirt and a black vest.
She says HI ZOEY.
WELCOME TO THE
TOFINO MUDFLATS.
Zoey says THANKS FOR
HAVING ME.
THIS PLACE IS
AWESOME AND
STICKY.
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME
FIND THE ANSWER TO LEA'S
QUESTION ABOUT WHY MUD IS SO
STICKY AND HARD TO WALK ON.
Emily says LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
SO WHAT WE SEE HERE IS
KIND OF A MIX OF SILT AND SAND
AND WATER
AND ORGANIC MATTER ALL HELD
TOGETHER AND IT'S PRETTY STICKY
BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT IF THERE'S
MORE CLAY AND DIRT IN THE SAND
THEN IT'LL MAKE THE MUD EVEN
STICKIER.
Zoey says WOW.
SO THE STICKINESS OF THE
MUD HAS TO DO WITH THE TYPE OF
SOILS
THAT MAKE IT UP AND HOW MUCH
WATER IS IN IT.
HERE, THE TIDES COVER THE
MUDFLATS TWICE A DAY.
SO IT'S ALWAYS STICKY BUT SOME
SOILS THAT GET VERY LITTLE WATER
GET SUPER HARD AND DEFINITELY
DON'T STICK.
WHY DOES IT
SMELL SO BAD?
Emily says WELL IN THE SAND HERE WE HAVE
LOTS OF BACTERIA AND THAT COULD
MAKE IT KIND OF STINKY.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN
HERE, THE
REALLY DARK PATCHES
IN THE MUD,
THOSE ARE
ANOXIC PLACES.
SO THERE'S NO
OXYGEN WHEN
YOU GO DEEPER
INTO THE SAND
AND THAT'S WHERE
THE BACTERIA
LIVES AND
THAT'S THE
STINKY PART.
Zoey says SO YOU PROBABLY WOULD NOT WANT
TO EAT MUD PIES FROM HERE.
Emily says IF YOU ATE ONE
FROM HERE IT
WOULDN'T HURT
YOU BUT IT MIGHT
NOT BE VERY
TASTY.
Zoey says NO THANKS.
I HAVE ANOTHER
QUESTION.
IT'S FROM
KENYA.
A girl with brown hair in dreadlocks says DO CREATURES LIVE IN THE MUD?
Emily says THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF
CREATURES THAT LIVE IN THE MUD
HERE SO ALL
AROUND US, YOU SEE ALL THESE
TINY LITTLE HOLES IN THE MUD?
Zoey says YEAH.
Emily says THOSE ARE MADE FROM TINY
CREATURES THAT ARE LIVING
UNDERNEATH.
I CAN SEE SOME
LITTLE CREATURES
BY YOUR BOOTS HERE.
Zoey says OH YEAH.
Emily says SO THIS IS A
GHOST SHRIMP.
THEY LIKE TO BURROW INTO THE
MUD.
THEY'RE SOME OF THE ONES THAT
MAKE ALL THESE LITTLE HOLES THAT
WE SEE.
WOW.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
Zoey says WHOA.
Emily says SO THIS IS A MOON SNAIL.
IT'S THE BIGGEST KIND OF SNAIL
YOU'RE GONNA FIND AROUND HERE.
Zoey says WOW.
THAT'S CRAZY.
Emily says IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S BURROWING
BACK IN.
YOU CAN SEE...
Zoey says IT IS SO GOOEY.
Emily says THEY ARE REALLY GOOEY.
Zoey says OH LOOK IT'S GOING IN.
Emily says THESE GUYS DON'T
ACTUALLY HAVE
EYES LIKE WE DO
SO WHEN IT FEELS
US TOUCHING THE
SIDE OF IT, IT
DOESN'T KNOW
IF WE ARE
PREDATORS.
IT MIGHT THINK WE'RE TRYING TO
EAT IT.
Zoey says SO WHAT IS
THAT BESIDE IT?
Emily says BELIEVE IT OR NOT THIS IS
WHAT A MOON SNAILS EGGS LOOKS
LIKE.
IT LOOKS KIND
OF LIKE RUBBER
DOESN'T IT?
Zoey says UH-HUH.
Emily says AND IT FEELS
KIND OF LIKE
RUBBER.
Zoey says IT DOES.
Emily says SO THIS IS THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
LITTLE TINY EGGS SQUISHED
BETWEEN SAND AND MUCOUS TO
PROTECT THEM.
Zoey says WOW.
WELL THERE REALLY ARE LOT OF
CREATURES INFUSED IN THIS MUD.
THANKS FOR
HELPING ME
FIND STUFF OUT.
Emily says MY PLEASURE.
I HAD A LOT OF
FUN IN THE MUD
WITH YOU BUT I CAN
SEE THE TIDES
COMING IN SO
IT'S PROBABLY A
PRETTY GOOD TIME
TO GET GOING.
Zoey says YEAH.
I'M SINKING.
Emily says LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
Zoey says I CAN DO IT.
I GOTTA WIGGLE,
I GOTTA WIGGLE.
I GOT IT.
WHOO.
Emily says HIGH FIVE.
Zoey says THAT WAS
A HARD ONE.
(music plays)
Zoey says THAT WAS FUN AND I'M NOT THE
ONLY ONE WHO LIKES TO BE IN MUD
AS THIS QUESTION FROM EMMA
SHOWS.
A girl with wavy brown hair says WHY DO PIGS LOVE ROLLING IN THE
MUD SO MUCH?
Zoey says LET'S ASK AN EXPERT.
A caption reads "Ask a pig."
Dressed as a pig, Zoey says SOOWEE.
(SNORTING)
She sings a song that says I HATE TO BE ALL CLEAN AND
PINK.
I WANT TO GET IN MUD AND
STINK.
IN SUMMER I DON'T NEED A
POOL.
A PUDDLE OF MUD WILL KEEP ME
COOL.
YEAH.
(SNORTING)
TO ROLL IN MUD IS MY
DELIGHT.
IT MEANS THE FLIES AND BUGS
CAN'T BITE.
THE SUN CAN'T BURN MY DAINTY
SKIN WHEN I'M COVERED IN MUD
IN MY PIG PEN.
(SNORTING)
NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW WE PIGS
THINK DON'T YOU WANT TO ROLL
IN MUD AND STINK?
DON'T YOU WANT TO ROLL IN MUD
AND STINK?
YEAH.
The song ends.
Zoey says NO THANKS BUT ENJOY YOUR MUD
BATH.
I FOUND OTHER REASONS PIGS LIKE
TO ROLL IN MUD.
SOMETIMES THERE'S PIG FOOD IN
IT.
IN FRANCE, FARMERS USE PIGS TO
FIND MUSHROOM TYPE THINGS CALLED
TRUFFLES.
TRUFFLES GROW IN THE DIRT NEAR
THE ROOTS OF TREES AND THEY'RE
SUPER DELICIOUS.
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES ARE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT THINGS.
THEY'RE CALLED THAT BECAUSE THEY
KIND OF LOOK LIKE TRUFFLES.
BUT THE RAREST TRUFFLE IS THE
MYSTERIOUS WHITE ALBA TRUFFLE.
An animated pig finds a truffle and says OOH.
Zoey says I FOUND OUT THAT THEY COST
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A
KILOGRAM..
SO WHEN THE PIGS ARE TRUFFLE
HUNTIN' THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
BURIED TREASURE.
The pig says AH.
BURIED TREASURE.
An animated pirate steals it and says ARRR.
DID SOMEONE
SAY BURIED
TREASURE?
YOINK.
Zoey says AND THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...
In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.
A caption reads "My great challenge."
Zoey says TODAY'S CHALLENGERS ARE... PIG
ELLA.
Dressed as a pig, Ella says OINK, OINK, OINK
Zoey says AND PIG MEGAN.
Megan snorts.
Zoey says TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO
BE TRUFFLE PIGS.
NOW, THESE AREN'T REAL TRUFFLES
BUT WE'LL PRETEND THEY ARE.
THERE ARE A BUNCH OF THESE
HIDDEN IN THE MUD.
THE CHALLENGE IS YOU HAVE TO DIG
YOUR FACE IN THE MUD AND THEN
ONCE YOU FIND A TRUFFLE YOU HAVE
TO PICK IT UP WITH YOUR MOUTH.
Megan and Ella say EW.
NO.
NO.
Zoey says JUST KIDDING.
YOU'RE GONNA USE YOUR HANDS.
OKAY, ON YOUR MARKS,
GET SET, GO.
COME ON.
DIG DIG DIG.
Ella says SO GROSS.
Zoey says YOU GOTTA LOOK EVERYWHERE.
THEY'RE HIDDEN ALL OVER THE MUD.
LIKE IN THE CORNERS.
KEEP LOOKING YOU GUYS.
KEEP GOING.
YOU GUYS GOTTA DIG FASTER AND
HARDER.
COME ON.
Megan says OINK, OINK.
Zoey says OH, YOU FOUND ONE.
GOOD JOB.
DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?
Ella says YES. (SNORTS)
Zoey says YEAH, GOOD JOB ELLA.
MAYBE TRY LOOKING IN THE
CORNERS.
YOU FIND ONE?
GOOD JOB.
Megan says OINK, OINK.
GOOD JOB MEGAN.
PIGGIES, STOP FOOLING AROUND AND
DIG UP THOSE TRUFFLES.
THESE PIGS MUST BE IN HEAVEN.
Megan says OINK, OINK.
Zoey says OH, GOOD JOB MEGAN.
Megan says OINK, OINK.
Zoey says GOOD JOB.
10 SECONDS LEFT.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5... .WHAT'S
THAT HEDGEHOG DOING THERE?
4, 3, 2, 1.
OKAY, TIME'S UP YOU GUYS.
BRING ME YOUR BUCKETS.
OKAY.
ELLA, LET'S SEE HOW MANY YOU
GOT.
YOU GOT, 2.
GOOD JOB.
OKAY MEGAN, LET'S SEE HOW MANY
YOU GOT.
YOU GOT 5 AND A HEDGEHOG SO YOU
WON.
GOOD JOB.
WOO.
Megan rolls in the dirt and snorts.
Zoey says NEXT QUESTION.
A blond girl named Juliette says IS THERE DIRT EVERYWHERE IN THE
UNIVERSE?
In animation, astronaut Zoey says MMM.
YUMMY CHEESE.
She takes a bite off the moon and says AH, UGH, AH.
Zoey says WELL JULIETTE, I CHECKED AND
LOTS OF PLANETS WE KNOW HAVE
THEIR OWN KIND OF DIRT LIKE THIS
RED DIRT FROM MARS BUT I FOUND
OUT SOMETHING EVEN MORE AMAZING.
THERE'S STAR DUST FROM EXPLODING
STARS ALL OVER THE UNIVERSE.
SOME OF THE STAR DUST IS IN DIRT
AND EVEN IN OUR OWN BODIES.
IT TURNS OUT OUR BODIES AND DIRT
HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.
SO I THINK I FINALLY KNOW HOW TO
ANSWER NEYLA'S QUESTION.
Neyla says IS DIRT BAD FOR YOU?
Zoey says THE BIG ANSWER IS... .
She plays the keyboards and says YES AND NO.
DIRT IS BAD FOR YOU IN SOME
WAYS.
WE SHOULDN'T REALLY EAT MUD
PIES.
THERE ARE THINGS IN DIRT THAT
CAN BE UNHEALTHY BUT WE ALSO
NEED DIRT.
WE GROW OUR FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES IN DIRT.
WE MAKE ALL KINDS OF USEFUL
THINGS WITH DIRT AND OUR BODIES
NEED SOME OF THE MINERALS THAT
ARE IN DIRT.
IN A WAY OUR BODIES ARE PARTLY
MADE OUT OF DIRT.
WE COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT SO I
GUESS, BECAUSE I'M ALREADY PART
DIRT, I MIGHT AS WELL GO OUT AND
PLAY IN THE MUD RIGHT?
Wearing a pig nose, Zoey says SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
(SNORTING)
(music plays)
Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."
The end credits roll as the "Pig" song plays again.
An Apartment 11 Productions.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Copyright 2018, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.
The song goes SOOWEE.
(SNORTING)
I HATE TO BE ALL CLEAN AND
PINK.
I WANT TO GET IN MUD AND
STINK.
IN SUMMER I DON'T NEED A
POOL.
A PUDDLE OF MUD WILL KEEP ME
COOL.
YEAH.
(SNORTING)
NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW WE PIGS
THINK DON'T YOU WANT TO ROLL
IN MUD AND STINK?
DON'T YOU WANT TO ROLL IN MUD
AND STINK?
(SNORTING) YEAH.
In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.
Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.
(music plays)
Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.
The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW
Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.
The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.
The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS
On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.
The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH
In the attic, Zoey makes mud pies and says OH, HEY.
I'M A BIT DIRTY.
I'M MAKING PIES.
WELL, ACTUALLY MUD PIES.
I WONDER IF I COULD EAT A MUD
PIE.
THAT REMINDS ME OF A GREAT
QUESTION I GOT.
She looks at her dirty hands and says OH.
UH?
She presses a key on her laptop with her chin.
A girl with glasses named Neyla says IS DIRT BAD FOR YOU?
MAYBE IT'S BAD FOR ME.
Zoey says I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER BUT
MAYBE YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT DIRT
WILL HELP ME FIGURE IT OUT.
HERE'S A QUESTION FROM ETHAN.
A boy with light brown hair says WHY DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE A BATH?
In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.
Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!
A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."
In clothes from another period, Zoey says BATHING?
TAKING A BATH?
THAT'S A QUICK TURN TO
SICKVILLE.
EW.
WHY, I'VE KNOWN QUITE A FEW
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF
BATHS.
SO I WOULD NEVER EVER CHANCE
BATHING.
UNLESS I WAS HEALTHY ENOUGH FOR
A FULL FORTNIGHT.
YOU DO NEED TO SMELL NICE
THOUGH.
SO WE'LL JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT
MORE MUD AND A NICE SPRITZ OF
THIS.
NOW I'M READY FOR THE BALL.
AH-CHOO!
MAYBE JUST A BIT MORE MUD TO GET
RID OF THE COLD.
Zoey laughs says IN THE MIDDLE AGES PEOPLE REALLY
THOUGHT TAKING A BATH WAS BAD
FOR YOU AND WOULD SPREAD
DISEASES.
IT'S KIND OF HOW WE THINK OF
DIRT TODAY ACTUALLY BUT DIRT
CAN'T BE THAT BAD ON YOU CAN IT?
I MEAN SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY TAKE
MUD BATHS AT FANCY SPAS SO NO
NEED FOR ME TO TAKE A BATH TO
WASH THIS MUD OFF, RIGHT?
A slide pops up on her laptop with a caption that reads "Dirt may contain poop."
Zoey says WAIT A SECOND.
DIRT CAN CONTAIN WHAT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S INSECT POOP IN DIRT.
In animation, a bug on the toilet complains and shuts the door.
(BUG COMPLAINING)
Zoey says GROSS.
SO WHO WOULD WANT TO TAKE A BATH
IN ALL OF THIS?
YUCK.
HUH!
IT TURNS OUT THE KIND OF MUD
THEY USE FOR MUD BATHS IS
DIFFERENT FROM REGULAR MUD.
OKAY.
SO MAYBE WE DO NEED TO TAKE
BATHS AND I SHOULD TAKE ONE.
DON'T GO AWAY.
NOW THAT I'M NICE AND CLEAN I'M
READY TO ANSWER THIS GREAT
QUESTION FROM MARINA.
A girl with red hair and a flower crown says ARE DIRT AND SOIL THE SAME
THING?
In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.
A caption reads "Do try this at home."
Zoey says TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION MARINA,
DIRT IS WHAT MAKES THINGS DIRTY.
SO IT CAN BE SOIL AND IT CAN BE
DUST.
PICK UP SOME DUST AROUND YOUR
HOUSE AND COMPARE IT TO THE SOIL
IN YOUR PLANTS.
SOIL IS A KIND OF DIRT THAT
HELPS PLANTS GROW BUT DUST IS
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
DUST IS MADE OF STUFF THAT
FLOATS IN THROUGH THE AIR LIKE
POLLEN, PET HAIR AND CARPET
FIBRES.
A clip shows a microscopic image of dirt with the caption "Super zoom-omatic."
Zoey says ALONG WITH SOME OF THE DIRT YOU
TRACK IN FROM OUTSIDE BUT YOU
CAN'T GROW PLANTS IN DUST.
SOIL IS HEAVY AND CLUMPY AND
IT'S FILLED WITH LOTS OF THINGS
THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR PLANTS
TO GROW.
IT TURNS OUT PLANTS ACTUALLY
LIKE TO EAT STUFF LIKE ROTTING
LEAVES AND INSECT POOP.
An animated plant sits in front of a pile of poop and says OOH.
YUM-YUM.
Zoey says TO EACH HIS OWN I GUESS.
ANYWAY, THERE ARE ALL DIFFERENT
KINDS OF SOIL AROUND THE WORLD
AND THEY CAN BE DIFFERENT
COLOURS.
She shows a piece of gum in a plant and says HEY LOOK.
IT'S MY GUM.
I THOUGHT I LOST THAT LAST YEAR.
I WONDER IF I COULD WIPE ALL THE
DIRT OFF AND EAT IT.
THANKFULLY, AARON HAS A QUESTION
THAT CAN HELP ME.
A boy with puffy brown hair says IF ANIMALS CAN EAT DIRT WHY
CAN'T WE?
Zoey says WAIT A SECOND.
ANIMALS EAT DIRT?
AARON IS RIGHT.
SOME ANIMALS DEFINITELY EAT
DIRT.
THEY'RE CALLED GEOPHAGIC.
GEO MEANS DIRT AND PHAGIC MEANS
TO EAT.
LIKE I FOUND OUT BEFORE THERE
ARE NUTRITIOUS BUGS AND DIRT BUT
ALONG WITH THOSE BUGS THERE ARE
ALSO PARASITES AND BACTERIA.
THINGS THAT USUALLY DON''T MAKE
ANIMALS SICK BUT THAT COULD MAKE
YOU REALLY SICK IF YOU EAT THEM.
She holds the gum and says EW.
I GUESS I SHOULDN'T EAT THAT.
ALONG WITH ALL THAT BAD STUFF
THERE ARE ALSO LOTS OF NUTRIENTS
IN DIRT.
MINERALS LIKE CALCIUM AND IRON
THAT HELP MAKE ANIMALS STRONG.
IF CERTAIN ANIMALS DON'T EAT
DIRT THEY DON'T GET THE
NUTRIENTS THAT HELP THEM SURVIVE
AND GROW UP STRONG.
Two animal puppets fight.
(GRUNTING)
One of them says HA-HA, I'M
STRONGER
THAN YOU.
The other one says I'M OKAY.
Zoey says EVEN THOUGH EATING DIRT CAN
MAKE HUMANS SICK WE GET
IMPORTANT NUTRIENTS FROM IT TOO.
EXCEPT WE GET THEM BY EATING THE
PLANTS THAT GROW IN DIRT.
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION FROM
CORINNE.
A girl with wavy brown hair says CAN YOU MAKE STUFF WITH DIRT?
TO ANSWER THAT...
Zoey plays the ukulele and sings a song that says SHE MAKES COOL THINGS OUT OF
CLAY AND SHE'S OUR SPECIAL
GUEST TODAY.
PLEASE WELCOME CERAMIC ARTIST
CATHY REEVES.
Cathy walks in the attic. She’s in her thirties, with short straight brown hair and wears red trousers, a black top and a black apron.
She says HEY ZOEY.
Zoey says HI CATHY.
Cathy says LOOK WHAT I
BROUGHT YOU.
THESE ARE PIECES MADE OF CLAY.
Zoey says WOW.
BEAUTIFUL.
Cathy says IT'S ACTUALLY A
KIND OF DIRT EH?
WATCH OUT, IT'S FRAGILE.
Zoey says WELL, I'LL TRY NOT TO CRACK YOU
UP.
GET IT?
Cathy says HAHA, YEAH
I GOT IT.
Zoey says WHOA.
WHAT'S THIS
CRAZY SPINNING
THING?
Cathy says THIS IS A POTTERS WHEEL
AND I'M GONNA MAKE A BOWL WITH
THIS CLAY.
Zoey says HMM.
SO HOW DOES IT GET FROM THIS TO
THIS?
She grabs a cup.
Cathy says THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I BAKE IT IN AN
OVEN THAT COMES
OUT LIKE THIS.
FEEL HOW
IT'S HARD?
Zoey says YEAH.
Cathy says AND THEN I'LL
DIP IT IN A GLAZE
WHICH IS LIKE PAINT.
Zoey says YEAH.
Cathy says AND IT GOES
BACK IN THE OVEN,
WHICH IS CALLED
A KILN, TO 2000 DEGREES.
Zoey says WOW, THAT'S HOT.
Cathy starts working with the ball of wet clay and says HERE WE GO.
I GOTTA WET
MY HANDS.
I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP LIKE A
VOLCANO.
NOW I CAN OPEN UP THE PIECE TO
MAKE IT MORE LIKE A BOWL.
UP WE GO.
DOO DOO DOO.
SO THAT BALL OF CLAY IS TURNING
INTO SOMETHING I CAN USE
EVERYDAY.
SEE, YOU COULD
MAKE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.
Zoey says WOW, THAT'S SO COOL.
Cathy says MY MAGIC
FISHING WIRE
HERE AND
I'LL SLICE
IT RIGHT OFF.
CHOOP.
AND IF YOU PASS
ME THAT TILE
THERE...
I'M GONNA
SLIDE THIS ON.
STICK IT RIGHT
ON THERE.
TA-DUM.
I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO DRY
COMPLETELY.
SO IT'S GONNA SHRINK, THE
WATER'S GONNA COME OUT OF THE
CLAY AND IT GETS SMALLER AND
THEN ONCE IT'S TOTALLY DRY I'LL
PUT IT IN THAT KILN AND THEN
AFTER ABOUT 8 HOURS IT'LL COME
OUT LIKE THIS.
THE POTTERY, IT BECOMES LIKE A
ROCK WHEN IT'S FINISHED.
SOLID, HARD AND
THAT'S WHY WE
FIND CLAY PIECES,
SHARDS IN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES FROM
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS
AGO.
IT'S SO DURABLE.
NOW, WE GET TO
SEE HOW ZOEY
DOES IT.
OKAY SO YOU'RE GONNA PLACE YOUR
HANDS LIKE A BUTTERFLY AND WE'RE
GONNA TRY TO LIFT IT TOGETHER
AND IT'LL MAKE THAT WITCHY,
WITCHY POO HAT.
PUT YOUR HAND
ON THE TOP HERE
AND PUSH THAT DOWN.
PUSH DOWN,
PUSH DOWN.
SO YOUR FINGERS ARE GONNA GO
LIKE THIS.
SLOWLY, SLOWLY.
SO GO OUT.
NOW IT'S READY TO COME OFF THE
WHEEL.
ZOEY, LOOK
WHAT YOU DID.
YOU PROUD?
SO I'LL TAKE
THIS BACK TO MY
STUDIO AND TRIM
IT AND GLAZE IT
FOR YOU SO IT'S
READY TO GO.
Zoey says THANKS CATHY.
MEANWHILE, HERE'S A QUESTION
ABOUT THINGS YOU CAN MAKE WITH
MUD FROM VICTORIA.
A girl with straight light brown hair says HOW DO WE MAKE HOUSES OUT OF
MUD?
Zoey says I CHECKED AND HERE'S WHAT I
FOUND OUT.
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS USED SAND,
SILT AND CLAY AND MIXED IT WITH
STRAW TO MAKE BRICKS.
THEY WOULD LET THE BRICKS DRY IN
THE SUN AND THEN THEY'D BE
READY.
WHY MUD YOU ASK?
WELL, BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO GET.
IT'S CHEAP AND IT'S FIRE PROOF.
THICK DIRT WALLS ALSO KEEP
HOUSES WARM IN WINTER AND COOL
IN SUMMER AND YOU CAN BUILD A
WHOLE HOUSE WITH ONLY A FEW
TOOLS BESIDES YOUR OWN TWO
HANDS.
AND THE BRICKS ARE STRONG.
MUD BRICKS CAN BE AS STRONG AND
AS DURABLE AS STONE.
IN AFRICA SOME MUD BRICK
BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN STANDING FOR
THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
TODAY SOME PEOPLE STILL MAKE
HOUSES OUT OF MUD LIKE THESE MUD
HOUSES IN MALI.
AND THIS KIND OF MUD HOUSE
CALLED ADOBE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN
UNITES STATES.
I WONDER IF WE CAN MAKE BRICKS
OUT OF MUD LIKE PEOPLE DID IN
THE PAST.
In animation, Zoey rubs a balloon on her head with the caption "The Experiment."
Aryan is around 11, with short wavy brown hair and wears a blue T-shirt and a purple apron.
Adriana is around 11, with long straight light brown hair in a ponytail and wears a gray T-shirt and a pink apron.
Aryan says WE'RE GONNA
MAKE MUD BRICKS.
Zoey says SHOW ME.
Zoey says FOR THIS EXPERIMENT ADRIANA
AND ARYAN USE SOME WATER, SOIL,
STRAW, A CONTAINER AND A MILK
CARTON.
THAT MUD SEEMS MUDDY TO ME.
Aryan says IT FEELS
GOOEY.
THE STRAW WILL
MAKE THE BRICKS
MORE SOLID.
Zoey says YEAH.
WITHOUT STRAW THE BRICKS WOULD
CRACK AND BREAK MORE EASILY.
NOW IT'S THE FUN PART.
WHERE YOU DUMP THE MUD IN THE
MILK CARTON.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
Aryan says WE'RE GONNA
PUT IT UNDER
THE SUN FOR A
WEEK SO THAT IT
GETS REALLY HARD.
WELL THESE BRICKS
WERE DRYING
FOR ONE WEEK.
Zoey says ARE THEY STRONG ENOUGH TO BUILD
WITH?
Aryan says YUP.
They start piling up bricks.
Aryan says WE DID IT.
Zoey says THAT'S AWESOME.
NOW YOU HAVE TO BUILD A WHOLE
HOUSE.
Aryan says ARE YOU JOKING?
Zoey says JUST KIDDING.
THANKS FOR SHOWING ME.
BYE GUYS.
They say BYE.
Zoey says THAT MAKES ME HAVE A QUESTION OF
MY OWN.
A caption reads "Ask a friend."
Zoey says IF YOU COULD BUILD YOUR DREAM
HOUSE OUT OF MUD WHAT WOULD IT
LOOK LIKE?
A girl with straight red hair says IT WOULD BE LIKE A CASTLE WITH
LIKE MUD BRICKS AND IT WOULD BE
LIKE A MUD FOUNTAIN SQUIRTING
MUD BUT IT'S LIKE AN EDIBLE MUD.
A girl with wavy red hair says I WOULD JUST LIVE IN THE DIRT SO
IT WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE A SHOWER.
A blond girl says THE BATHROOM WOULD BE ALL MUD
AND WHEN YOU SIT ON IT WOULD
JUST STICK TO YOUR BUM.
A girl with wavy blond hair says I WOULD LIKE A MUD HOUSE BECAUSE
I COULD GET ALL THE MUD BATHS I
EVER WANTED AND SPA TREATMENTS.
A girl with curly red hair says I WOULDN'T NEED ANY STAIRCASES
BECAUSE I CAN JUST SLIDE ON THE
MUD.
A girl with glasses says I WOULD HAVE A MUD BED AND BY
THE MORNING I WOULD BE COVERED
IN MUD ON MY BACK BUT STILL, IT
WOULD STILL BE FUN.
A girl with a flower headband says I WOULD HAVE PET PIGS SO THEY
COULD ROLL AROUND IN THE
MUD AND I WON'T HAVE TO DO
HOMEWORK SO I CAN TELL MY
TEACHER "MY HOMEWORK GOT ALL
FULL OF MUD."
Cathy says HEY ZOEY, LOOK WHAT I HAVE.
Zoey says WHOA.
IS THIS THE
BOWL WE MADE?
Cathy says IT SURE IS.
Zoey says SO I MADE SOMETHING OUT OF DIRT
THAT I CAN ACTUALLY EAT OUT OF.
Cathy says YEAH AND NO BUGS.
Zoey says WELL THANKS FOR HELPING ME FIND
STUFF OUT CATHY.
Cathy says NO PROBLEM.
IT WAS FUN.
Zoey says WOW.
THIS CLAY IS REALLY HARD.
I FOUND OUT ABOUT ANOTHER REALLY
HARD CLAY CALLED PORCELAIN.
IT DOESN'T JUST MAKE COOL
CERAMICS.
IT'S USED TO MAKE ALL KINDS OF
THINGS LIKE FLOOR TILES, TOILET
BOWLS AND EVEN FALSE TEETH.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS USED
TO BE ALL WET AND SLIPPERY.
LEA HAS A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
A girl with red hair and glasses says WHY IS MUD SO STICKY?
Zoey says TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION I'M HERE
AT THE TOFINO MUDFLATS.
A MUDFLAT IS AN AREA BY THE
OCEAN COVERED BY LAYERS OF MUD
THAT CAN BE AS DEEP AS ALMOST 2
METERS.
AT HIGH TIDE IT'S ALL COVERED
WITH WATER.
I'M MEETING EMILY FULTON, A
MARINE BIOLOGIST.
Emily is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair and wears jeans, a white long sleeved T-shirt and a black vest.
She says HI ZOEY.
WELCOME TO THE
TOFINO MUDFLATS.
Zoey says THANKS FOR
HAVING ME.
THIS PLACE IS
AWESOME AND
STICKY.
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME
FIND THE ANSWER TO LEA'S
QUESTION ABOUT WHY MUD IS SO
STICKY AND HARD TO WALK ON.
Emily says LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
SO WHAT WE SEE HERE IS
KIND OF A MIX OF SILT AND SAND
AND WATER
AND ORGANIC MATTER ALL HELD
TOGETHER AND IT'S PRETTY STICKY
BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT IF THERE'S
MORE CLAY AND DIRT IN THE SAND
THEN IT'LL MAKE THE MUD EVEN
STICKIER.
Zoey says WOW.
SO THE STICKINESS OF THE
MUD HAS TO DO WITH THE TYPE OF
SOILS
THAT MAKE IT UP AND HOW MUCH
WATER IS IN IT.
HERE, THE TIDES COVER THE
MUDFLATS TWICE A DAY.
SO IT'S ALWAYS STICKY BUT SOME
SOILS THAT GET VERY LITTLE WATER
GET SUPER HARD AND DEFINITELY
DON'T STICK.
WHY DOES IT
SMELL SO BAD?
Emily says WELL IN THE SAND HERE WE HAVE
LOTS OF BACTERIA AND THAT COULD
MAKE IT KIND OF STINKY.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN
HERE, THE
REALLY DARK PATCHES
IN THE MUD,
THOSE ARE
ANOXIC PLACES.
SO THERE'S NO
OXYGEN WHEN
YOU GO DEEPER
INTO THE SAND
AND THAT'S WHERE
THE BACTERIA
LIVES AND
THAT'S THE
STINKY PART.
Zoey says SO YOU PROBABLY WOULD NOT WANT
TO EAT MUD PIES FROM HERE.
Emily says IF YOU ATE ONE
FROM HERE IT
WOULDN'T HURT
YOU BUT IT MIGHT
NOT BE VERY
TASTY.
Zoey says NO THANKS.
I HAVE ANOTHER
QUESTION.
IT'S FROM
KENYA.
A girl with brown hair in dreadlocks says DO CREATURES LIVE IN THE MUD?
Emily says THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF
CREATURES THAT LIVE IN THE MUD
HERE SO ALL
AROUND US, YOU SEE ALL THESE
TINY LITTLE HOLES IN THE MUD?
Zoey says YEAH.
Emily says THOSE ARE MADE FROM TINY
CREATURES THAT ARE LIVING
UNDERNEATH.
I CAN SEE SOME
LITTLE CREATURES
BY YOUR BOOTS HERE.
Zoey says OH YEAH.
Emily says SO THIS IS A
GHOST SHRIMP.
THEY LIKE TO BURROW INTO THE
MUD.
THEY'RE SOME OF THE ONES THAT
MAKE ALL THESE LITTLE HOLES THAT
WE SEE.
WOW.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
Zoey says WHOA.
Emily says SO THIS IS A MOON SNAIL.
IT'S THE BIGGEST KIND OF SNAIL
YOU'RE GONNA FIND AROUND HERE.
Zoey says WOW.
THAT'S CRAZY.
Emily says IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S BURROWING
BACK IN.
YOU CAN SEE...
Zoey says IT IS SO GOOEY.
Emily says THEY ARE REALLY GOOEY.
Zoey says OH LOOK IT'S GOING IN.
Emily says THESE GUYS DON'T
ACTUALLY HAVE
EYES LIKE WE DO
SO WHEN IT FEELS
US TOUCHING THE
SIDE OF IT, IT
DOESN'T KNOW
IF WE ARE
PREDATORS.
IT MIGHT THINK WE'RE TRYING TO
EAT IT.
Zoey says SO WHAT IS
THAT BESIDE IT?
Emily says BELIEVE IT OR NOT THIS IS
WHAT A MOON SNAILS EGGS LOOKS
LIKE.
IT LOOKS KIND
OF LIKE RUBBER
DOESN'T IT?
Zoey says UH-HUH.
Emily says AND IT FEELS
KIND OF LIKE
RUBBER.
Zoey says IT DOES.
Emily says SO THIS IS THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
LITTLE TINY EGGS SQUISHED
BETWEEN SAND AND MUCOUS TO
PROTECT THEM.
Zoey says WOW.
WELL THERE REALLY ARE LOT OF
CREATURES INFUSED IN THIS MUD.
THANKS FOR
HELPING ME
FIND STUFF OUT.
Emily says MY PLEASURE.
I HAD A LOT OF
FUN IN THE MUD
WITH YOU BUT I CAN
SEE THE TIDES
COMING IN SO
IT'S PROBABLY A
PRETTY GOOD TIME
TO GET GOING.
Zoey says YEAH.
I'M SINKING.
Emily says LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
Zoey says I CAN DO IT.
I GOTTA WIGGLE,
I GOTTA WIGGLE.
I GOT IT.
WHOO.
Emily says HIGH FIVE.
Zoey says THAT WAS
A HARD ONE.
(music plays)
Zoey says THAT WAS FUN AND I'M NOT THE
ONLY ONE WHO LIKES TO BE IN MUD
AS THIS QUESTION FROM EMMA
SHOWS.
A girl with wavy brown hair says WHY DO PIGS LOVE ROLLING IN THE
MUD SO MUCH?
Zoey says LET'S ASK AN EXPERT.
A caption reads "Ask a pig."
Dressed as a pig, Zoey says SOOWEE.
(SNORTING)
She sings a song that says I HATE TO BE ALL CLEAN AND
PINK.
I WANT TO GET IN MUD AND
STINK.
IN SUMMER I DON'T NEED A
POOL.
A PUDDLE OF MUD WILL KEEP ME
COOL.
YEAH.
(SNORTING)
TO ROLL IN MUD IS MY
DELIGHT.
IT MEANS THE FLIES AND BUGS
CAN'T BITE.
THE SUN CAN'T BURN MY DAINTY
SKIN WHEN I'M COVERED IN MUD
IN MY PIG PEN.
(SNORTING)
NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW WE PIGS
THINK DON'T YOU WANT TO ROLL
IN MUD AND STINK?
DON'T YOU WANT TO ROLL IN MUD
AND STINK?
YEAH.
The song ends.
Zoey says NO THANKS BUT ENJOY YOUR MUD
BATH.
I FOUND OTHER REASONS PIGS LIKE
TO ROLL IN MUD.
SOMETIMES THERE'S PIG FOOD IN
IT.
IN FRANCE, FARMERS USE PIGS TO
FIND MUSHROOM TYPE THINGS CALLED
TRUFFLES.
TRUFFLES GROW IN THE DIRT NEAR
THE ROOTS OF TREES AND THEY'RE
SUPER DELICIOUS.
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES ARE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT THINGS.
THEY'RE CALLED THAT BECAUSE THEY
KIND OF LOOK LIKE TRUFFLES.
BUT THE RAREST TRUFFLE IS THE
MYSTERIOUS WHITE ALBA TRUFFLE.
An animated pig finds a truffle and says OOH.
Zoey says I FOUND OUT THAT THEY COST
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A
KILOGRAM..
SO WHEN THE PIGS ARE TRUFFLE
HUNTIN' THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
BURIED TREASURE.
The pig says AH.
BURIED TREASURE.
An animated pirate steals it and says ARRR.
DID SOMEONE
SAY BURIED
TREASURE?
YOINK.
Zoey says AND THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...
In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.
A caption reads "My great challenge."
Zoey says TODAY'S CHALLENGERS ARE... PIG
ELLA.
Dressed as a pig, Ella says OINK, OINK, OINK
Zoey says AND PIG MEGAN.
Megan snorts.
Zoey says TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO
BE TRUFFLE PIGS.
NOW, THESE AREN'T REAL TRUFFLES
BUT WE'LL PRETEND THEY ARE.
THERE ARE A BUNCH OF THESE
HIDDEN IN THE MUD.
THE CHALLENGE IS YOU HAVE TO DIG
YOUR FACE IN THE MUD AND THEN
ONCE YOU FIND A TRUFFLE YOU HAVE
TO PICK IT UP WITH YOUR MOUTH.
Megan and Ella say EW.
NO.
NO.
Zoey says JUST KIDDING.
YOU'RE GONNA USE YOUR HANDS.
OKAY, ON YOUR MARKS,
GET SET, GO.
COME ON.
DIG DIG DIG.
Ella says SO GROSS.
Zoey says YOU GOTTA LOOK EVERYWHERE.
THEY'RE HIDDEN ALL OVER THE MUD.
LIKE IN THE CORNERS.
KEEP LOOKING YOU GUYS.
KEEP GOING.
YOU GUYS GOTTA DIG FASTER AND
HARDER.
COME ON.
Megan says OINK, OINK.
Zoey says OH, YOU FOUND ONE.
GOOD JOB.
DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?
Ella says YES. (SNORTS)
Zoey says YEAH, GOOD JOB ELLA.
MAYBE TRY LOOKING IN THE
CORNERS.
YOU FIND ONE?
GOOD JOB.
Megan says OINK, OINK.
GOOD JOB MEGAN.
PIGGIES, STOP FOOLING AROUND AND
DIG UP THOSE TRUFFLES.
THESE PIGS MUST BE IN HEAVEN.
Megan says OINK, OINK.
Zoey says OH, GOOD JOB MEGAN.
Megan says OINK, OINK.
Zoey says GOOD JOB.
10 SECONDS LEFT.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5... .WHAT'S
THAT HEDGEHOG DOING THERE?
4, 3, 2, 1.
OKAY, TIME'S UP YOU GUYS.
BRING ME YOUR BUCKETS.
OKAY.
ELLA, LET'S SEE HOW MANY YOU
GOT.
YOU GOT, 2.
GOOD JOB.
OKAY MEGAN, LET'S SEE HOW MANY
YOU GOT.
YOU GOT 5 AND A HEDGEHOG SO YOU
WON.
GOOD JOB.
WOO.
Megan rolls in the dirt and snorts.
Zoey says NEXT QUESTION.
A blond girl named Juliette says IS THERE DIRT EVERYWHERE IN THE
UNIVERSE?
In animation, astronaut Zoey says MMM.
YUMMY CHEESE.
She takes a bite off the moon and says AH, UGH, AH.
Zoey says WELL JULIETTE, I CHECKED AND
LOTS OF PLANETS WE KNOW HAVE
THEIR OWN KIND OF DIRT LIKE THIS
RED DIRT FROM MARS BUT I FOUND
OUT SOMETHING EVEN MORE AMAZING.
THERE'S STAR DUST FROM EXPLODING
STARS ALL OVER THE UNIVERSE.
SOME OF THE STAR DUST IS IN DIRT
AND EVEN IN OUR OWN BODIES.
IT TURNS OUT OUR BODIES AND DIRT
HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.
SO I THINK I FINALLY KNOW HOW TO
ANSWER NEYLA'S QUESTION.
Neyla says IS DIRT BAD FOR YOU?
Zoey says THE BIG ANSWER IS... .
She plays the keyboards and says YES AND NO.
DIRT IS BAD FOR YOU IN SOME
WAYS.
WE SHOULDN'T REALLY EAT MUD
PIES.
THERE ARE THINGS IN DIRT THAT
CAN BE UNHEALTHY BUT WE ALSO
NEED DIRT.
WE GROW OUR FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES IN DIRT.
WE MAKE ALL KINDS OF USEFUL
THINGS WITH DIRT AND OUR BODIES
NEED SOME OF THE MINERALS THAT
ARE IN DIRT.
IN A WAY OUR BODIES ARE PARTLY
MADE OUT OF DIRT.
WE COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT SO I
GUESS, BECAUSE I'M ALREADY PART
DIRT, I MIGHT AS WELL GO OUT AND
PLAY IN THE MUD RIGHT?
Wearing a pig nose, Zoey says SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
(SNORTING)
(music plays)
Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."
The end credits roll as the "Pig" song plays again.
An Apartment 11 Productions.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Copyright 2018, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.
The song goes SOOWEE.
(SNORTING)
I HATE TO BE ALL CLEAN AND
PINK.
I WANT TO GET IN MUD AND
STINK.
IN SUMMER I DON'T NEED A
POOL.
A PUDDLE OF MUD WILL KEEP ME
COOL.
YEAH.
(SNORTING)
NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW WE PIGS
THINK DON'T YOU WANT TO ROLL
IN MUD AND STINK?
DON'T YOU WANT TO ROLL IN MUD
AND STINK?
(SNORTING) YEAH.
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