Hey, Wowzer fans! Mindy here.
And before we start the show, I've got a question for you.
Are you ready to make it wow?
Okay, here's the deal.
My buddy Carly Q and I are hitting the road to make it wow with you in the D .C.
area. That's right!
We'll be making it wow in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday, March 29th.
Make It Wow is a live bonker balls competition game show where real kids are the star of the show.
Two teams of Wowzers will turn their wildest and weirdest ideas into jaw -dropping inventions live on stage.
Tickets are on sale now.
Grownups visit Tinkercast .com slash events to get your ticket today.
That's Tinkercast .com slash events.
We can't wait to make it WOW with you this spring, but until then, let's get on with the show.
It's WeWOW Week! Hello and welcome to WeWOW, a hands -on crash course in Fun Fun 101 for science seekers and inventoritos everywhere.
I'm Mindy. And I'm Guy Raz.
And we've got a serious mystery on our hands this week.
The golden fake teeth that I got Grandma G -Force for her birthday have gone missing.
And we found one clue so far, and we're looking for more, which is why I brought out my trusty magnifying glass, Which has something called a convex lens So convex meaning that it bulges outwards And lens like something you can see through That angles light in a certain way That's exactly right You
see, light travels through the lens And because the lens is curved It changes the direction the light travels So that means when we look at something Through a convex lens It looks different than if we were looking at Something with our regular old eyeballs?
Exactly. And in this case, it makes small things look bigger.
I figured it could help us notice things we wouldn't have noticed before.
Great idea, Detective Guy Private Eye.
Here, let's try it out.
Okay, so let's try pointing the magnifying glass at the ground near the safe.
Whoa, look at how big the carpet fibers look.
Like big fuzzy chonka pillars.
Oh, Mindy, your carpet has a ton of crumbs in it Oh, so that's where those went Here, let me taste it Well, this is interesting The further I walked, the more the carpet is changing color And if I didn't know any better I'd say that those carpet fibers look less like carpet hairs And more like face
hairs Oh, ouch, hello there Thomas Fingerling, what are you doing on my floor?
I'm just taking a nap It's a very comfortable floor he got here.
Hmm, well, wouldn't you say this looks a little suspicious, Detective Guy Private Eye?
That Mr. Fingerling broke into your house?
No, that he returned to the scene of the crime!
Crime? What crime? Someone took Grandma G -Force's fake gold dentures.
Oh, gross. I wouldn't touch someone's old teeth.
Not old gold! I wouldn't touch those either.
Well, Wowsers, the mystery continues.
If you want to make your own magnifying glass, go to tinkercast .com slash wewow.
And send us photos or videos to tinkercast .com slash share.
And now, here's an episode of Who Went Wow Mystery Edition.
Can I get back to my nap now?
Today's super -secret podcast episode is all about dogs.
Well, not entirely.
But there are a lot of them in this episode.
So, cat people, be warned.
Today, I travel back in time to the 1950s, I created a disguise, and I solved a mystery.
Kind of. And it all started with man's best friend.
I'm Carly Q, and this is Who When Wow Mystery Edition.
Our past is vast and wild.
Many things have brought us to this day.
as history has been compiled some important details have slipped away in our spectacular shared existence we consider it our business to recognize a few folks you may We'll be right back.
It was a regular old normal day at the Bureau of Universal Time Travel Historical Exploration Division, also known as Butt -Head.
Or so I thought. Oh, hi.
Dogs. It only took me a second to remember that today was Take Your Dog to Work day.
Wow, so many dogs! And the bureau went all in.
Oh, hey, look at you.
There were dogs everywhere.
Oh, nice to meet you.
They even made an entire canine resources department.
How does everybody here have a dog?
Suddenly, I felt weird about not having one.
Just, Kevin's got two dogs.
Oh, it's busy up there.
At least down here, I can have some peace.
Hey, Carlican. Ah, Lewis, you scared me.
What are you doing down here?
It's okay, buddy. Did the mean old lady scare you?
Lewis is one of my two, you can't see this, but air quotes, friends here at Butthead.
And he's really more of a, air quotes again, frenemy in a way.
Seems pretty obvious to me that we do not get along, but sometimes he comes down and just hangs out by my desk for some reason.
I was just down here giving Mr.
Snarkypan some quiet time and maybe a chance to do his business in private.
There's so many other dogs up there, he gets a little anxious.
Wait, do you mean do his business or do his business?
Because I got all work down here and...
You want to say hi to the lady with the wild hair, Snarky?
Do you, huh? Wow, he's so small.
What breed is he? He's a Palmer Huawa Doodle.
Carly, this is Mr. Snarky Pants.
You can call him Mr.
Snarky Pants. Snarky, you want to say hi to Carly?
Oh, I think that's a no.
Where's your dog, Carly?
You do have a dog, right?
I have no idea why I suddenly cared about this so much.
But I did not want Louis to have something I didn't.
You know how dogs are.
So I reached out to my other office friend, Nibbles.
Come here, girl. And if you've been listening, you know she's a rat.
She was napping in her usual spot behind the fake plant by my desk.
Oh, look at you. There she is.
I scooped her up and quickly wrapped her in the extra hoodie I had on my chair.
Lewis, Mr. Snarky Pants, say hello to Nibbles.
Ew! What kind of breed is that?
Oh, she's a... Well, she is a Yorkin Schnauzer Russell Terrier doodle.
Very rare and unique.
Yeah, I'm not sure that's a legit pedigree for a dog.
In fact, I'm not sure that's a dog or a pet of any kind.
That looks like a...
Hey, excuse me. Nibbles is my friend.
Hmm. Well, I may have to talk to canine resources about this.
We'll see what they say.
Anyhoo, thanks for letting us have some quiet time down here.
Sorry about the puddles.
Puddles? Paper towels are over there by the restrooms.
Say bye, Mr. Snuggypants.
Bye, Carly Catery. Tell me about it.
Talking to Lewis is like putting shaving cream on your pie instead of whipped cream.
Yeah, I know, but I only did it once.
And sorry about that, Nibbles.
Thanks for being my substitute pet.
Okay, got to get back to work.
Those files won't catalog themselves.
When I finally sat down to work, there were a few files waiting for me to catalog.
That's basically all I do here at the Bureau.
File away random events in history.
I'm an excellent detective, but I never get to actually investigate anything.
Unless... Oh, here comes a new one.
Event, New York, May 29th, 1953.
Masterpiece. Missing.
Oh, yes! Another time -sealed event!
Technically, I'm not supposed to do anything with these files, but I can't resist a mystery.
What kind of detective would I be if I didn't explore?
I immediately pulled out my company -issued handheld device.
Back on the case. H -Dad, give me everything you've got on Masterpieces in New York in 1953.
Analyze it. Analyze it.
Analyze it. New York, 1953.
The Kreisler family sells the Kreisler building for $18 million.
dollars. Bing Crosby is a top movie star and Tom McCann Winkips are the best -selling shoe.
H. Dad, refined search.
New York, 1953, masterpiece.
Analyzing. I'm thinking maybe a stolen painting or something or maybe a culinary masterpiece, like perfect dessert or a really unique jello mold.
Analyzing. This is not going to get me anywhere.
Nibbles, what do you think?
Want Wanna see if Odie can help?
I really need to get HDAD to IT for a tune -up.
Odessa is our resident elevator operator.
She's been working here forever, and she operates the time portal, which is basically just a basement service elevator that can take you to any point in history.
Hello, Ms. Odessa. How are you today?
Greetings again, basement companion.
Why so formal? Because today is a special day.
I know. It's take your dog to work day.
I'm more of a cat person.
That is a very ugly dog.
Odie, this is Nibbles.
She's a basement rat.
You've seen her before.
Yes, but it's probably better if I pretend to think she's a dog.
Fair point. Anyway, I got this, you know, time -sealed file, and I was wondering if maybe...
Of course you do. Okay, but this is definitely the last time.
Or maybe second to last.
Could be third. If you bring me more bico Those sweet rice cakes would just really hit the spot right about now Okay, noted So we need to go to New York City, late May, 1953 There's a missing masterpiece we need to find Yes, there is You know this mystery?
A little So what kind of masterpiece are we talking about here?
You'll see There's an old saying that goes that which is priceless has no cost.
You would do well to remember that.
That doesn't answer my question, Odie.
And of course, remember the time -traveling rules.
No interfering. You may observe, but not meddle.
You cannot change anything in the past and no chewing gum of any kind, even sugar -free.
Uh, okay. That's new.
Got it. A card key reader will remain where the time travel elevator deposits you and you must return prior to the end of your break period.
Any questions? Nope.
No meddling, no changing, no gum, no sugar.
Got it. I'm ready to go.
Good luck, basement companion.
New York, here I come!
Tom and Bill Whoa! New York City!
Concrete jungle where green tomatoes It was New York City all right but not the way I knew it Hey, watch out!
This was 1953 and everything was different Okay, alright buddy you too The cars were old timey the people were dressed all fancy and there were lost dog flyers posted on walls and telephone poles everywhere.
Ah, the city! Ugh, Nibbles, you startled me!
I always forget that Nibbles can talk when we time travel.
A rat in a natural habitat.
It's a weird side effect.
This is more like it!
I don't understand the logic of this science.
Who over there, they got the best rust?
Or is it magic? Just the right amount of mold.
Science magic. The freedom of the big city.
Mines? Sagit? Better than being somebody else's pet chihuahuanian or whatever.
Oh, I don't know. I bet Lewis's dog has a very comfortable life.
Hey, freedom is freedom.
I like making my own choices.
Fair enough. And I'm glad you're here, Nibbles.
We have a who -when -wow mystery to solve.
We know the when. It's 1953, New York.
Yeah, it is. The city's almost clean.
Almost. We know the wow is a missing masterpiece, but we don't know the who.
Or the what. It could be a what.
Yeah, but what -when -wow doesn't sound as good.
very valuable reward offered for any information.
Hang on. What's that?
Lost Dog. We lost Masterpiece, the most valuable dog in the world.
He's missing. And his name is Masterpiece.
What, have you been living under a rock?
Yeah, his name is Masterpiece.
He's only the most famous poodle on the planet.
Wait, more dogs. Hey, that's a cute little dog thing you got there in your bag.
You're obviously a friend to animals.
You think you could help?
I could not believe that my missing masterpiece was just another lost dog.
I traveled back seven decades for this, but still, I could see how upset this lady was.
She obviously needed help finding her poodle.
Of course I can help.
In fact, she kind of looked like a poodle.
That's what I'm here for.
Puffy hair, skinny legs and all.
You must be that private eye they said they were going to hire to help with the investigation.
Yes. Yes, I am. Great.
I'm Betty. I'm the dog's beautician.
The dog has his own beautician?
This is not any normal dog, honey.
This is Masterpiece.
He's the champion of champion show dogs.
He's won all the top dog shows.
He's been in fashion shows.
He was even in Vogue magazine.
Okay, so he's a big deal.
He's the top dog. Literally.
His owner is Count Alexis Pulaski, a rich Russian fellow who owns the dog -brooming place for poodles across the street.
You mean the one with the sign that says Poodles Incorporated?
That's the one. There's that keen detective's eye.
You know, I could give your little friend here a really nice makeover while we're there.
She looks a little ratty.
Thank you, but we're fine.
She's kind of her own masterpiece, trust me.
Come on, Nibbles. See you later.
Yeah, bye. Oh, look out.
Oh, watch out. Lady from the future, coming through.
Ooh, this place is very fancy.
Oh, suddenly being someone's pet doesn't seem so bad now, huh?
As pet habitats go, this is the nicest I've seen.
But it's still just a fancy cage, even though none of the dogs are on leashes.
Poodles Incorporated was not like any dog kennel I'd seen before.
Or in kennels. There were dogs here, sure.
Poodles, lots of them.
That seems pretty strange.
But they were all laying around on pillows, chewing dog toys and lounging about.
May I help you? Ah, hello, yes.
I'm Carly Quinn. I'm investigating the Masterpiece disappearance.
I was wondering if...
Sorry. Did someone say Masterpiece?
That's Count Pulaski, the dog's owner.
He's lying down in the back room.
He's been inconsolable since the dog vanished.
Did someone say dog vanished?
We have to be very careful what we say, obviously.
Maybe we could step outside.
Would you get a load of all these ribbons and trophies?
It was true. The walls and shelves were covered with ribbons and trophies.
But the pictures were what caught my eye.
This little gray poodle was a big deal.
He posed with major movie stars.
He was in advertisements.
He was even on a magazine cover under the headline, Most Valuable Dog in the World.
Come on, Nibbles. Sorry about that.
It's been a little hectic around here, as you can see.
Is Mr. or Count Pulaski always this emotional?
No, not really. He's usually pretty professional with the dogs, but Masterpiece was different.
He actually dedicated his life to that dog.
He got him his own bodyguard, his own beautician.
Yeah, we met earlier, actually.
He hired a lion trainer to teach the dog tricks.
He even turned down an offer from the Pakistani ambassador who was willing to pay 25 ,000 big ones to buy the dog as a gift for his wife.
Whoa! In today's money, that would be nearly a...
