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Brad: ♪ Ready for adventure? Who's that kid who ♪

♪ can travel through time? ♪

Xavier: ♪ Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum! ♪

Yadina: ♪ Which great heroes will we find? ♪

Xavier: ♪ Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum! ♪

Brad: ♪ Every single boy and girl ♪

Yadina: ♪ Has what it takes ♪

Kids: ♪ To change the world! ♪

♪ Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum! ♪

Brad: ♪ Brad! Yadina: ♪ And Yadina! ♪

Kids: ♪ And the Secret Museum! ♪

♪ Dr. Zoom and the Secret Museum! ♪

Xavier: ♪ Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum! ♪

♪ Shh! ♪

Xavier: Hey there. Glad you're here.

Today we're meeting somebody really fun: Mark Twain.

Yadina: Whoa. That hair is pretty fun!

Moustache isn't bad either.

Xavier: Oh yeah!

Mark Twain was a writer and a humorist.

Oof!

Yadina: What's a humorist?

Xavier: Someone who writes or says things

in a way that makes people laugh.

Yadina: Oooo. We love to laugh.

Right, Brad?

Hey, where's Brad?

(knock knock)

Yadina: Um... Who's there?

Brad: Interrupting cow.

Xavier: Interrupting cow wh-?

Brad: Mooo. Cow: Moo!

(laugh)

Yadina: Now that was funny.

Xavier: Let's start the show.

Brad: That's the last one.

Yadina: Now everyone will know

about Xavier's one-kid comedy show.

Brad: And can see how funny he is.

Yadina: Uhhh... Xavier: Show's canceled.

Brad/Yadina: What? Why?

Xavier: Because there's nothing funny about this.

Brad: Oh, your wrist.

Yadina: Does it still hurt a lot from when you fell?

Xavier: Not really.

But I have to keep my arm in this sling all week.

So how can I make people laugh with my amazing juggling skills?

(bounce, bounce, bounce...bounce)

(sighs)

Yadina: Dr. Zoom knows what'll make you feel better.

The Secret Museum...

It will know just what to do.

Brad: I can't believe I'm saying this, but,

she does have a point.

Xavier: Yadina! Brad: Wait up!

♪ ♪

Yadina: I wonder who the Secret Museum will send us to meet?

Brad: And where we'll go.

Xavier: And when.

(struggling) Uh... Ah...

Ah.

Yadina: Look out below!

Brad: Woo-hoo!

Xavier: Wooah.

Hup!

Yadina: Hi, Berby. Brad: Hi, Berby.

Xavier: Whooaaaa-

oof.

Brad: Kind of tricky, huh?

Yadina: (humming) Berby: Wooo!

Berby: (bleep blarp bloop)

Yadina: Look! The Secret Museum sent us something.

Brad: It's a... paint brush?

Xavier: How's a paint brush going to help me

be funny with this sling on?

Yadina: I wouldn't question the Secret Museum if I were you.

It always knows best.

Right, Berby?

(happy chirp)

Brad: Look who we're going to meet: "Mark Twain".

Yadina: In Missouri. That's in the United States.

Brad: And we're going back to the year 1845.

Almost 170 years ago.

Yadina: I sure hope Mark Twain can save your comedy show.

We already put up a lot of posters.

Brad: Mhm! Xavier: (deep breath)

Only one way to find out.

Ready for adventure?

Yadina: Ready.

Brad: Ready.

Berby: (computing noises)

Yadina: Here we go.

Xavier: (clears throat)

Little help, please?

Berby: (computing noises)

Xavier: Thanks, Berby. Okay, ready.

Brad: It's happening.

Yadina: Hang on, Dr. Zoom.

Xavier: Woo-hoo!

Brad: Wooah! Berby: (laughing)

Brad; So this is Missouri, in 1845 and-

(cow moos)

Brad: That is an interrupting cow.

Yadina: Sure is.

Xavier: So... where's Mark Twain?

Yadina: Look.

(scraping sounds)

A paint brush,

just like the one from the Secret Museum.

Berby: (beeping)

Brad: It's him.

Mark Twain.

Mark: This? No, it's a paint brush.

And I have plenty more if you'd like to help...

Sounds fun. C'mon, Xavier.

Xavier: I don't think I can paint

with just my left hand...

Mark: Sure you can. Know how?

Mark: With laughter.

Laughter can make hard things easier.

Good thing I love to laugh.

Brad: So do we!

Yadina: Well, Xavier normally likes to laugh.

Xavier: I just don't see what's so funny about painting a fence.

Mark: Me neither. Let's ask him.

Wait, are you laughing at my white suit?

Well, what else would you wear to paint a fence white?

(laughter)

Mark: Okay, maybe it is warm.

The fence might have a 'point' there.

Mark: And there. And there. And there.

Yadina: Get it? Cause the fence has points??

(sigh) ...I'll explain later.

Mark: En garde, Monsieur Fence.

Mark: (gasps) Yadina: (laughs)

I need backup.

Yadina: En garde, take this. Brad: Take this! Take that!

Xavier: Ugh. It's too hard.

Oh geez. Sorry...

Mark: Now do you see why I wore a white suit?

Xavier: (laughs)

Xavier: Hmm.

Watch out! Gotcha!

Yadina: Wooho! Yeah!

Brad: Heeey. Look.

Brad: I didn't notice the fence got done.

I was having too much fun.

Ha! That rhymes.

Mark: Laughter makes hard things easier.

We didn't notice the fence got done,

We were having too much fun.

All: We didn't notice the fence get done,

We were having too much fun.

Brad: You want us to get those eggs?

But, there's so many chickens in the way.

And they're all flapping and pecking and being all chicken-y.

Mark: They're chickens. But I have a master plan.

The best way to get through a pack of chickens...

is to pretend we're chickens, too.

Brad: Um...

Mark: (bawk bawk bawk buckaw)

Come on, this way.

Brad: There's no way we're gunna-

Yadina: (bawk bawk bawk buckaw)

Yadina: Yeah! It's working. C'mon, guys.

Xavier: Uh uh. Anyone remember I only have one working arm?

Brad: And there's no way

I brought enough hand sanitizer for this mission.

(cheep cheep chirp chirp)

Brad: Ah. What do I do, what do I do?

Mark: Be the chicken.

Brad: Um...

Bawk bawk bawk!

(chirping)

Brad: Aww.

(bawking)

Xavier: (laughs)

Brad: I guess this isn't SO bawk-bawk- bad.

(chickens clucking)

Xavier: Heeeey. My arm in a sling

looks kind of like a chicken wing.

Mark: And you just rhymed again. You're a poet,

and you didn't know it.

Yadina: Dr. Zoom got that one.

Xavier: (bawk bawk buckaw)

(chicken clucking)

(chickens clucking)

Xavier: (laughing)

Yadina: (clucking)

Brad: (clucking)

Xavier: We did it.

Mark: See how laughter makes hard things easier?

Yadina/Brad: Yup.

Mark: Then follow me, my fine feathered friends.

One final chore to go.

Mark: Okay.

We need to get ten hay bales down to feed

all the animals in the field.

Brad: Now that looks hard.

Mark: We'll just have to laugh even harder.

Steam boat-a-comin'.

Brad: Huh?

Yadina: Where?

Mark: Right here. Woo-woo.

Hop aboard.

Mark: Captain Twain, at your service.

Keep your hands in the boat at all times,

and keep your eye out for the evil pirate.

Brad: Did he just say evil pirate?

Mark: Yup. And there she is.

Yadina: Dr Zoom?

When did you go pirate?

Mark: Now we better get all this treasure off the boat,

before the rest of the pirate crew show up.

(struggling)

Xavier: Oh!

(sigh)

I'm Chicken Wing Willy.

(bawking)

Half pirate, half chicken, all fierce!

Xavier: Faster mateys. Or me 'n my turtle be

bawk-bawk-swipin' that treasure.

(bawk-bawk-arrs)

(laughing)

Brad: Throw me another!

Mark: But we're all done.

Brad: Really? Wow. That was so much easier than I thought.

Mark: That's because laughter makes hard things easier.

Xavier: Even something as hard as having your arm

stuck in a sling.

It can actually be... kind of fun.

Yadina: And funny.

Xavier: And, if I can laugh and have fun with this thing on,

doing chores... maybe I can do my comedy show.

Mark: Now that's the spirit, Xavier.

Argh.

Thanks, Mark Twain.

Mark: Thank you.

Now that my chores are done, I'm going fishin'

Mark: So long.

Xavier/Yadina/Brad: Bye! See you later Mark!

Xavier: Berby? Let's go home.

Berby: Woohoo!

Xavier: I hope everyone is ready

for the new and improved, and very funny,

Chicken Wing Willy Show.

Yadina: Dr. Zoom thinks you're going to be great.

And by the way, so do we.

Xavier: Thanks, guys. So, can I get your help

putting the new posters up?

Xavier: I promise to make the job a lot easier.

With laughter.

Come on, mateys!

(bawk-bawk-arr) (laughter)

Yadina/Brad: (cheering)

Xavier: That was amazing.

Brad: Everyone loved Chicken Wing Willy.

Yadina: And his turtle side-kick, naturally.

Brad: Ah! Xavier: (laughs)

Thanks for joining our awesome adventure to meet Mark Twain.

Brad: Who used to be a kid, just like you and me.

Yadina: So kids like you can change the world.

I am Yadina.

Brad: I am Brad.

Xavier: I am Chicken Wing Willy.

Bawk, bawk, arr!

Yadina/Brad: (bawking)

(laughing)

Xavier: Kidding. I am Xavier, and I will always

use laughter to make hard things easier.

Just like Mark Twain.

Berby: (bleep blarp bloop)

Woo!

(computing noises)

(ding)

Berby: (happily cheering)

Doo doo doo...

♪ Voice: You're my buddy, you're my friend. ♪

♪ You're the one on whom I depend. ♪

♪ It's you. ♪

♪

♪ Yes you. ♪

♪

♪ Some days are happy, some are sad. ♪

♪ My friends always with me and I'm glad. ♪

♪ It's you. ♪

♪

♪ Yes, you. ♪

♪

♪ We're always laughing when we play, ♪

♪ There's a new adventure every day, ♪

♪ in sun shine, snow, in falling rain , ♪

♪ we always play a really fun game. ♪

♪ You're my buddy, you're my friend ♪

♪ You're the one I want to spend ♪

♪ my time with, ♪

♪

♪ 'Cause you're my buddy, ♪

♪ and my best friend. ♪

(ding! ding!) ♪♪

Yadina: Dr. Zoom, there you are.

Berby: (bleep blarp bloop)

Yadina: Hello! Xavier: Hi there.

Yadina: Welcome to the show. Today we're going to meet

someone very important: Abigail Adams.

Yadina: She helped build the

United States into its very own country.

Xavier: Wow. Like with a hammer and nails?

Yadina: More like with her mind, and by being super resourceful.

Yadina: That means doing a lot with whatever she had.

Brad: Um, guys.

Yadina: How are you gonna get down?

Hmm?

Yadina: Hold on, Brad!

Brad: Woah!

Okay. Jump.

Brad: Um...

Oof.

Brad: I'm okay. Very resourceful, Yadina.

Yadina: Thanks. Now, let's start the show.

Brad: Wow! Xavier: (humming)

Brad: Cool.

Xavier: Hey Yadina, what do you think of

my sweet new yo-yo moves?

Yadina: They're yo good

just like this picture I'm going to paint for Mom's birthday.

Brad: Ooh your Mom is going to love that.

Xavier: Waah-oooooof.

(gasp)

Yadina: This is a disaster.

Xavier: C'mon. It wasn't that bad.

Yadina: Not that. This.

The green. It leaked...

And now it's all dried out..

Yadina: Oh! Now I can't do mom's painting.

Xavier: Well, maybe you don't need green?

Yadina: Uh...

green.

Brad: She needs green.

Xavier: I think I know how to solve your problem...

Yadina: To the secret museum!

Brad: (sigh)

Xavier: I wonder who the Secret Museum

will send us to meet!

Yadina: And where we'll gooo...

Brad: And when.

(gasps)

Guys, wait up.

Yadina: Look out below. Xavier: Woo-hoo!

Xavier: Hi, Berby. Yadina: Hey, Berby.

Berby: Hello. Brad: Hi, Berby.

Berby: Hey, Brad. Brad: Oof!

Xavier: (humming) Berby: Woo!

Xavier: We're getting something.

Brad: It's a... ribbon?

Yadina: What's a ribbon got to do with not having a very

important color?

It's not even green.

Xavier: Look, Abigail Adams.

That's who we're going to meet.

Brad: In Massachusetts..

Yadina: In 1754.

Brad: That's over 260 years ago.

(gulp)

And a whole lot of time travel.

I wonder how Abigail Adams could help me with my moms present.

Xavier: Only one way to find out...

Ready for adventure?

Yadina: Ready.

Brad: (small groan) Ready.

Berby: (computing sounds)

Yadina: Here we go.

Berby: (computing sounds)

Brad: It's happening

Yadina: Hang on, Dr. Zoom.

Xavier: Woo-hoo!

Brad: Woooaaah!

Berby: (laughing)

Xavier: So this is Massachusetts in 1754.

Brad: That was a long trip... I'll just be over here...

(long sigh)

Yadina: Hey look, a doll house.

Xavier: (gasps)

Do you think Abigail Adams lives in there?

Maybe she's tiny. Like an ant.

Brad: Or...

a turtle?

Yadina: Dr. Zoom. How did you get in there?

Brad: But also, how's Dr. Zoom getting out of there?

(whomp)

Xavier: That solves that.

Abigail Adams: Oh, that silly old doll house.

It's always falling apart.

Xavier: It's her.

It's Abigail Adams.

Abigail: My friend John was going to lend

me his hammer and nails to fix it.

But he's been busy with school.

Yadina: Aw, too bad no one can use it now.

Dr. Zoom found it very cozy.

Abigail: Well you can tell

Dr. Zoom not to worry.

We can fix it ourselves.

Brad: Do you have a hammer and nails?

Abigail: No.

Xavier: But... if you don't have what you need,

how are you going to fix it?

Yadina: That's like trying

to paint green hills without green paint.

You just can't do it.

Abigail: Nonsense.

We just have to be resourceful.

Abigail: That means using whatever you do have.

Believe me, you can do a lot with what you've got.

Abigail: We just need something

strong to hold the walls together, like rope.

Yadina: Do you have rope?

Abigail: Nope.

Brad: What about glue?

Abigail: No again.

But keep looking, I'm sure we'll find something.

This is just like my painting.

(sigh)

We can't use any of this stuff

to fix the doll house: flower, watering can, ribbon...

Abigail: Did you say, ribbon?

Yadina: Yup.

Like the ones in your hair.

Xavier: And like the one from the Secret Museum.

Abigail: That's it!

Abigail: If I braid my ribbons together,

it makes them stronger.

Like rope.

We can use this to tie the doll house pieces together.

Xavier: Whoa.

Who knew ribbons were so handy?

Brad: Got any more?

Yadina: She's got more.

Brad: Hey, my shoelaces are untied.

Yadina: Mine too.

All: (cheering)

Yadina: Hey. Wait a second...

Yadina: Dr. Zoom.

How'd you get in there again?

Yadina: Thanks, Abigail.

She sure is good at doing a lot with what she's got.

Yadina: I wonder what else she can do?

Xavier: We're about to find out.

(groans)

Yadina: Whoa, where are we?

Xavier: I don't know.

Wait. Maybe we're inside the doll house.

Brad: You mean...

Berby shrunk us down to...

(gasps) doll size?

(burrs)

Abigail: There may not be any bedrooms left,

but we can do a lot with what we've got.

Yadina: Abigail?

Abigail: Hello again.

Welcome to my home.

Yadina: Are we ever happy to see you.

Abigail: I'm glad you're here, too.

I could use the help.

Come on, this way.

Xavier: Whoa. What's going on?

Abigail: It's an exciting time.

For the last 150 years the people here have been

told what to do by another country.

But now, we want to be our own country.

So we can make decisions for ourselves.

It's a revolution. Brad: A revolution?

Yadina: Yes. The American Revolution.

Where the United States becomes its very own country.

And gets it's first president, George Washington.

Abigail: It is. Building a country is wonderful.

But also hard work.

And it's left people in need of help.

Abigail: Sometimes there isn't

enough food or shelter to go around.

So we have to be extra resourceful

and do a lot with what we've got.

Yadina: Well, you've got us here to help.

Abigail: Excellent.

Can you serve more soup to whoever's hungry?

Brad: Yup, we can do it.

Yadina: Soup's up.

Xavier: Here you go. Enjoy.

Yadina: Enjoy.

Yadina: I know, Dr. Zoom.

Just look at how many people

Abigail is helping with what little she has.

Yadina: Xavier We're out of places for people to sit.

Brad: We're also out of bowls for soup.

And spoons. What do we do?

Yadina: Look.

We just have to be resourceful.

And do a lot with what we've got.

Yadina: Oh. We can use these as chairs.

Hmm.

Aaaaand....

Yadina: People can drink the soup from cups.

Abigail: Yes. Very resourceful, Yadina.

Yadina: Well, that's it.

Brad: Abigail Adams did so much to help people.

Yadina: And if Abigail can do all

this then I bet I can paint

a picture for my mom with the colors I have.

Yadina: Abigail, we have to go now.

Abigail: Okay. Thank you so much for your help.

Yadina: Thank you.

Yadina/Brad/Xavier: (ad-lib goodbye)

Xavier: Thank you. Abigail: Bye!

Xavier: Berby, let's go home. Berby: Yippie!

Yadina: Hmm. Maybe I could color the grass...

blue?

Or, yellow?

Yadina: No, that grass has to be green.

Yadina: Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hold up. Blue and yellow... make green.

Yadina: Yes. And now, Dr. Zoom.

We paint.

Yadina: There, and there. Sploosh.

Splash.

Yadina: Ta-da.

Xavier: Now that is a great green painting.

Brad: Nice work, Yadina.

Yadina: Thanks.

And now for the best part.

Mom!

Xavier: I think she likes it.

Xavier: Thanks for joining our awesome- Hey!

Berby shrunk us back to dollhouse size!

Yadina: Dr. Zoom, we're your size now.

(laughing)

Brad:(gasps)

Are those what I think they are?

Xavier: Phew. Thanks, Burby.

Meeting the Abigail Adams was incredible.

She always used whatever she had to help others.

Yadina: And that's why today she's

called one of the Founding Mothers

of the United States of America.

Xavier: Thanks for joining our

awesome adventure to meet Abigail Adams.

Yadina: Who used to be a kid, just like you and me.

Brad: So kids like you can change the world.

I am Brad.

Xavier: I am Xavier.

Yadina: I am Yadina, and I will

always do a lot with what I've got.

Just like Abigail Adams.

(fireworks exploding)

(show theme song) ♪♪

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