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We wow on the weekend.
We wow on the weekend.
We wow on the weekend.
Because this is what we do on the weekend.
And then we, oh wait, no, I said laughing twice.
Uh, whatever.
We wow on the weekend.
Hello and welcome to Wee Wow on the Weekend.
I'm your host, Dennis.
All right, and don't forget Reggie.
We're here in Mother's Basement with another exciting engrossing, enchanting episode of Wee Wow on the Weekend.
Hey!
Reggie, it is so enchanting.
You're bored?
How could you be bored?
Well, should we play What's in the Box?
What do you mean, no?
It is not a bad segment.
Let's just do it real quick.
I found a box down here in the basement, and now I'm going to find out what's in the box.
All right, I'm going to go into the crawl space real quick.
Okay.
Okay, let's see.
Okay, got one.
Uh-oh.
Hey, Reggie.
I'm a little stuck.
I can't turn around.
Just come over here and pull me up, please.
Okay, got me.
Now pull.
Thank you.
Okay, here we go.
Ready?
Wow.
Oh, hey, a bunch of popsicle sticks.
Wow, a lot of popsicle sticks.
I think these were Mindy's.
Yeah, from last summer when she tried to sell hot and spicy popsicles out of the ice cream truck.
Right, and nobody wanted them except for Grandma G-Force.
And then the ice cream truck freezer broke, and then all the popsicles melted, and so she put all the spicy popsicle juice in her pool and tried to throw a rainbow pool party, but when everyone jumped in, their eyes started burning.
Yeah, and then her backyard got really sticky and full of bees.
Anyway, she gave me all the popsicle sticks.
What should we do with them?
Reggie, you're a genius.
We'll do a crafternoon craft project with them.
Ahem, pancakes are for eating and rivers are for rafting, and broadway is for my one-man show, but afternoons are for crafting crafternoon welcome everyone to the crafternoon segment.
Today's crafternoon craft is something i like to call scale model of the eiffel tower, made out of popsicle sticks.
Reggie, no.
I don't want to make a tiny little model of the Eiffel Tower.
I want to make the actual size.
Well, how big is the Eiffel Tower?
What?
330 meters or 1,083 feet?
Reggie, quit saying fun facts about the Eiffel Tower.
We got to get to work.
This is going to take all crafternoon to build.
Okay, got a popsicle stick here and some glue.
Oops, too much glue.
Popsicle stick is stuck to my fingers.
Um, Reggie, can you hand me a paper towel?
Thank you.
Just dab this up and...
Oh, darn.
Now I'm stuck to the paper towel.
Reggie, what kind of glue is this?
Marvin Stickenheimer's Ultra Sticky You're Not Going Anywhere Glue.
Reggie!
Okay, fine.
Let's skip Crafter Nood and move on to the next segment, Inside Tinkercast Studios.
Inside Tinkercast Studio... Oh, no!
I'm stuck to my keyboard!
Reggie, it's not funny!
Just put on the episode.
No, not that one!
Play The Wow in the World from Season 1, Episode 15 about ducks and bread.
WeeWow will be right back.
Grownups, this message is for you.
That's it.
Now back to the show.
Hey, Guy Raz, over here.
What's going on?
Oh, you know, just the usual, hanging out by the pond.
The ducks and I like to feed each other stale bread.
Check this out.
So first, they feed me a piece of stale bread.
Come here.
Come here.
Oh, you dropped it.
Sometimes they drop the bread because they don't have fingers.
What?
Come here.
Come here.
And then I feed them a piece of stale bread.
Wait, wait.
Stop.
Just scare the ducks away.
Mindy, don't feed those ducks that bread.
Oh.
Why, do you want it?
Because just... Well, open your mouth.
I'll throw some in.
No, no, Mindy.
I'm not hungry.
I just don't want you to feed that bread to the ducks.
Oh, okay.
Well, I guess I could feed them something else I have in my pocket here.
Let me check.
French fries.
I got some spaghetti.
Oh, hey, look.
I found a little oyster.
No, no, no, no, Mindy.
In fact...
I just read an article in Popular Science about why we should never feed ducks stuff like that.
But what's the point of having all this three-year-old bread if I can't feed it to the ducks?
Come here, boy.
Oh, see how much they love it.
I know they love it, but when we feed ducks pieces of bread, we're actually not helping the ducks.
We're actually harming them.
Wait, what?
Yeah, the problem is that bread might fill the ducks up, but there is almost no nutritional value for them.
In other words, it's like giving them junk food.
Oh, well, no wonder they love me so much.
Look at them all encroaching into my personal bubble space.
Hi, duckies!
Contact!
I know, I know, but the problem is that if these ducks fill up on bread, they won't eat the stuff that's good for them, and it can cause ducks to develop something called angel wing.
Hmm, angel wing.
That doesn't sound so bad.
Well, it is, Mindy.
Angel wing is a condition that develops in baby ducks when they don't get enough nutrition.
And it can affect how much their wings grow.
In fact, it can make it so the ducks can't fly.
And then they'd have to walk or swim everywhere?
That would be awful.
So you're saying that we should never feed the ducks?
Well, the good news is that if you feel like you really want to feed the ducks, there are some better alternatives.
Like what?
Well, here, I happen to have some in my pocket.
Oh, no.
Is that kale?
Yeah, I always carry a little kale around with me for munching.
Wait, is that corn peeking out of your pocket, too?
Yep, and I've got some oats, too.
These are pretty safe foods for ducks.
Kale?
People think I'm the weirdo.
You want some kale?
See that, Mindy?
All of these nutritious foods are a much healthier alternative for ducks.
But usually when I visit this pond, or any pond really, I actually avoid feeding the ducks.
I just come to take it all in and enjoy a quiet afternoon.
What?
Kill makes him gassy.
Uh-huh.
Mm-hmm.
And then what?
And then soak my hands in hoisin sauce?
Okay, I'll try that.
Thank you, bye!
Bye!
Okay, what happened in the episode?
I wasn't listening.
We shouldn't feed ducks bread.
Really?
Oh, wow.
I had no idea.
Okay, well, let's wrap up the show and then go get unstuck from this keyboard.
Ahem.
Thank you everyone for listening to this episode of Wee Wow on the Weekend.
If you have a question for me, call and leave me a message at 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
That's 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
I just might answer your question on Wee Wow on the Weekend.
Okay, let's go upstairs.
Do you think we even have any hoisin sauce left?
Well, how about gochujang?
That might work.
How are we out of everything?
Do we have any of that sesame dipping sauce for the...
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Thanks for joining us for this edition of WeWow on the Weekend.
Our show is written by Ruth Morrison and Jed Anderson.
Original sound design and production is done by Henry Moskal and Marion Lozano, with help from Jed Anderson and Tyler Thull.
Original music for WeWow on the Weekend is composed and performed by Tyler Thull.
Special thanks to Steph Sosa, Rebecca Caban, and all of the other tinkerers at Tinkercast HQ.
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