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THEME SONG:

(SINGING) The sun is coming out,

so let's go find a new adventure.

You can come along with me and be there always by my side.

‐ Hello. ‐ It's a brand new day.

Hey!

Buenos dias, mundo.

Come on!

‐ Come along and play‐‐ ‐ Hey!

‐‐here in "Nina's World."

Hello. Hello.

Hey.

Gonna be the best day ever.

Come on, come along and play‐‐

Hey!

‐‐here in "Nina's World."

CARLOS: "Hanukkah Adventure."

ANNOUNCER (ON RADIO): Ooh, we have a cold one today,

and it's gonna get colder and windier.

Hold on to your hats, folks.

Brr, a snowstorm is headed our way.

Don't change that dial, folks, 'cause you heard me right,

snow.

And we've never seen snow in this city.

[gasp] Snow!

Better get my produce inside.

I can't have my oranges blown away in a blizzard.

[grunting]

ANNOUNCER (ON RADIO): So be safe out there, kids.

Put on your boots and prepare for that cold.

Brr.

How can it get colder than this?

I'm already so cold.

This storm's gonna be terrible.

You mean terr‐ific.

It snowed all the time where I used to live.

You're gonna love it, Carlos.

Hey, look, Max brought us something!

Oh, yeah, tonight's the first night of Hanukkah.

Oh, right, and Mrs. Goldstein invited

us to the Hanukkah celebration.

I've never been to one before.

Me neither.

Brr.

Come on, let's go inside, Chelsea.

Sit, Max. Hola!

‐ Hi. ‐ Hola, Carlos.

Hi, Chelsea.

Hi, kids. I'll get the door.

[wind blowing]

Come on, door, close!

Oh, that's a strong wind.

Ah, puerta, I told you, close.

Ah, it's warm in here.

It's as cold as an ice cream sundae outside.

[laughing] It's not that cold, Carlos.

[door's bell ringing]

‐ [sigh] There. ‐ Hola!

Huh?

I got my power walk in just before the snowstorm arrives.

Bravo, Abuelita!

I can't believe I'll get to see snow for the very first time!

[laughing] That makes two of us!

It's going to be so much fun, sledding,

skiing, ice skating, making a snowman,

or, oh, maybe a snowstar!

All with you, my storm buddy, Nina.

[laughing]

Yeah!

I've never seen snow before either.

I'm excited and prepared.

I did tons of research all about winter,

snow, and the importance of wearing

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, uh, 6, no, 7‐‐

seven layers of warm clothes.

You are a real scholar, abejito.

Let me just tell you, Carlos, if you want to know anything

about snow, just ask me.

I've played in it, ate it, and made igloos out of it.

Yep, I've skied down giant snow hills in the dark.

And once my eyelids froze open for three days.

Whoa!

Oh, whew, hello, hello, everyone.

EVERYONE: Hi, Mrs. Goldstein.

Happy Hanukkah.

Thanks!

[laughing] Ready to fry, Mr. And Mrs. Flores?

Remember, today's the day.

I'm taking over your bakery to make my Hanukkah treats.

Well, our kitchen is your kitchen.

You're a lifesaver!

I plan to make tons of jelly donuts and latkes

for the big community menorah lighting tonight.

And you were all invited.

[gasping]

We can't wait.

Our family's never been to a Hanukkah celebration before.

We love learning about traditions from other cultures.

That's right.

So time to make the donuts and the "loch‐keys."

[laughing] "Lot‐kas." [laughter]

Um, Mrs. Goldstein, Hanukkah starts tonight

and lasts eight days, right?

That's right, Ninala.

And the best part is that my daughter

Jennifer made it into the city just before the storm hit.

[gasping]

She's going to be here at any minute.

I love Jennifer!

You know, Hanukkah is all about family and tradition.

So many traditions have been handed

down from generation to generation, just

like this latke‐‐ ‐ Wow!

‐‐recipe.

Ooh, was it your mom's?

Actually, it's my mom's mom's mom's mom's, so my bubby's

bubby's recipe. ‐ Bubby?

What's a bubby?

Well, bubby is Yiddish for grandma.

Oh, so bubby and abuelita are the same?

My Bubby Yolie.

[laughing] Maybe I'm more like bubbilita.

[laughter]

[out of tune strumming]

‐ Hey, [singing] it's Javier. ‐ [gasp]

Got any time to spare?

Even a minute's OK [singing together] for a friend

from far away.

[laughter]

Jennifer, it's so great to see you.

You too.

Wow!

It's been almost a year since I've been home.

So how's New York City?

Having fun working in the (DRAMATICALLY) theater?

It's simply fabulous,

[laughter]

The two J's reunited, everyone will be

so happy to see you for [playing minor key] Hanukkah,

oh, Hanukkah.

[laughing] I love it!

Hey, my mom's at the bakery right now.

You want to come with me, j

Definitely.

Lead the way, J.

Hi, everyone!

EVERYONE: Jennifer! [laughter]

Oh, Jennifer, welcome home!

I'm so happy you made it before the storm.

Me too.

I just told that storm, hold it right there, Mr. Storm Face.

Jennifer has family and friends to see for Hanukkah.

[laughter]

Hey, Jenn, still remember our handshake?

Yes.

[laughing] Carlos, look at you, Mr. Bundled Up and Totally

Ready for the Storm.

Hey, Chelsea.

[laughing] And the one, the only, Abuelita Yolie.

So it's latkes and sufganiyot time.

Wait, I know latkes are potato pancakes.

But what are "surf‐gonny‐out?"

Sufganiyot are jelly donuts.

Exactly.

And I brought all of the ingredients,

but I'm just missing one thing.

[laughing] Ma, it looks like you brought

your whole kitchen cupboard.

I did.

But the one thing I'm missing is vegetable oil.

Mr. Flores, please tell me you have some.

[sighs]

Oh, no!

What is that?

That's not a good sign.

I'm all out of oil, too.

And the bakery usually has plenty,

but because of the storm, all deliveries to the city

have been canceled.

No vegetable oil?

None at all?

Oy, now what?

Hey, I have an idea.

We can go out and look for vegetable oil.

There must be some in the neighborhood.

‐ Oh, uh, can we help? ‐ Yes!

Yes! Yes!

Well, OK, I am wearing long underwear,

technically two pairs.

Oh, brother.

Nina, dear, time to bundle up too.

Si mami.

I'll be right back.

[laughing] Well, Carlos is definitely ready for the cold.

Huh?

Am I ready for a roll?

[laughing] Carlos.

OK, you winter‐ready, cute‐as‐a‐button, oil search

party, let's go into the storm!

MAMI: Adios!

MRS. GOLDBERG: Stay warm.

Jennifer, you're home!

Happy Hanukkah.

Same to you, rabbi.

Ready for the menorah lighting tonight?

We're all coming.

[sighing] Only one problem, I'm all out of olive oil.

And I'm not sure how I'm going to light the big community

menorah in the park tonight.

Oh, oy, rabbi, I don't have vegetable oil either.

No olive oil, no vegetable oil, and all deliveries to the city

have been canceled.

Well, I'm sure we'll think of something.

We're on a search for oil.

Hanukkah will be saved.

I know the first place we should look,

the store that has everything.

TOGETHER: To the Everything Store!

No oil in the city?

Then time to sing a ditty.

[singing] Oh, we're searching all around.

I hope we find the oil before sundown.

You know what this oil is for, to make

latkes and light the menorah.

Pah‐dah‐dah!

[laughing] Star!

[wind blowing]

Whoa!

‐ We've got you, Carlos! ‐ Oil?

No problem, we've got absolutely everything here.

We've got peanut oil, corn oil, sesame oil.

Incoming!

[laughing]

‐ Pumpkin seed oil‐‐ ‐ Whoa!

‐‐lion oil, white flour oil from China.

Hm, amazing, no olive or vegetable oil.

I'm sorry, friends.

Thanks for looking, Mr. Lin.

And now we know where to come for lion oil, rahr!

[laughter]

EVERYONE: Bye, Mr. Lin.

See you later.

Ah!

Our oil search goes on for my mom,

for Hanukkah, and for tradition!

Tradition!

Onward!

Think of the latkes and the menorah lighting.

Hey, kids, here's the community menorah we'll light tonight.

Wow, that's a pretty big menorah!

It must take a lot of olive oil to fill hit.

Hey, Jennifer, why do Jewish people

light the menorah on Hanukkah?

Very good question.

In ancient times in the Jewish temple,

there was always one menorah burning.

And they only used pure olive oil

in the menorah, the same oil we're

helping the rabbi find today.

And speaking of the menorah, while we go on our oil search,

I'm going to tell you, [trumpet sound]

the story of Hanukkah.

Gather 'round.

Gather 'round.

The Hanukkah story takes place in ancient times

and begins with a very mean king.

Whoa!

A long, long time ago, the mean King

Antiochus ruled over the Jewish people for many years.

He and his army did not like the Jewish way of life.

So when the king's army would come around,

the Jewish kids would hide their books

and quickly pretend they were playing a game.

That game is called dreidel.

Cool!

And Jewish kids still play dreidel today.

It's a Hanukkah‐‐

‐‐tradition.

And this is not tradition.

We have everything for the latkes except the oil.

Maybe we can use yogurt instead of oil.

Yogurt?

Ugh, I can't imagine.

It may be worth a try.

You know, as bakers, sometimes we substitute this for that.

Hmm, OK.

I trust you.

You're the two best bakers in the city.

Now we mix the, ugh, yogurt.

More flour, please? Oh!

[coughing] [laughter]

‐ Look, this store's called The Cooking King.

They must have vegetable oil.

Good point.

Ah, and here's the king now.

[gasping]

Greeting.

How may I help you?

Uhh, [clears throat] privy king, hast

thou any oil from vegetable?

I do not.

None, my lord?

Nary a drop?

Not one drop.

There are no deliveries today.

Hence, I've no vegetable oil.

But Mrs. Goldstein needs vegetable oil

to make Hanukkah latkes.

And the rabbi needs olive oil for the menorah.

Well, the answer to all your oil questions is N‐O, no.

We understand, kind sire.

Good day.

That cooking king sounded a little like mean old king

Antiochus, don't you think?

So how would you deal with a mean king?

I don't know.

How?

You stand up for yourself.

In fact, a small group of Jewish people, led by one man,

stood up against King Antiochus and his army.

It was an uphill battle for the Jewish people,

just like we have an uphill battle right now.

[wind blowing] ‐ Let's keep going, Star.

That's the spirit, Nina!

March‐a‐march‐a, 1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4.

[laughing] Jennifer, who's the man who led the Jewish

people against King Antiochus?

His name was Judah Maccabee.

Ooh!

Javier!

[harmonica playing]

Tio Javier!

No search party is complete without musical accompaniment.

I decided to come help too.

[harmonica playing]

[laughing] Oh, I can't believe that we're going to try sour

cream instead of oil this time.

Well, you're trying new things.

I'm proud of you.

And again, if it doesn't work out‐‐

[popping] [gasping]

Hey, watch out!

It's not working out!

Catch them before they splat!

[laughing] These are more like jumping beans

than Hanukkah "loch‐keys." Oh!

Ah!

[laughing] "Lot‐kas."

Oy‐vey, you know it would be nice?

A real Hanukkah miracle.

Hoo.

[sniffing]

NINA: Was it, Max?

Oh, he smells car oil.

It is oil, but not the right kind.

Hey, Jenn, do you remember this street?

[gasp] [together] Mrs. L!

Who's Mrs. L?

Mrs. L is Mrs. Lefkowitz.

She was our piano teacher when we were kids.

She's the best!

And she celebrates Hanukkah.

Maybe Mrs. L has oil or knows someone who does.

Bingo!

OK, let's go find her house.

[wind blowing]

Whoa!

[piano playing jazz music]

[doorbell ringing]

Oh, my gosh!

Oh, wow!

Oh, my!

The two J's, my best students ever!

It's been years.

How is New York City, Jennifer?

I love it!

How have you been?

Very good.

Thank you.

Say, what are you all doing out in this storm?

Brr, it's so cold.

We're out looking for oil.

There's none in the whole city.

No olive oil for the Hanukkah menorah for vegetable oil

for Mrs. Goldstein's latkes. ‐ Wow!

No oil anyway?

How can that be?

[wind blowing] [gasp]

[buzzer] Oh, there's my brisket.

I have to take it out of the oven.

Good luck with the search.

Hope to see you at the Hanukkah celebration tonight.

‐ OK. ‐ See you soon.

[sighing]

What are we gonna do now?

We didn't even get to ask Mrs. L if she had any oil.

I know!

We can leave Mrs. L a note.

Sometimes my family leaves special notes for each other

on the fridge at home.

That's right!

Awesome idea, Nina.

Dear Mrs. L‐‐

OK, just a couple hours till sundown

and the menorah lighting.

Let's check the rest of these stores as quickly as possible.

But it's s‐so cold!

Well, if you're cold, let's think

about some things that are hot, like the sun

or the beach or the desert.

Dessert?

Where?

[laughter]

Dessert!

Oh, Carlos.

Come on, guys.

There's a bunch of stores right here.

Let's try them.

Aw, bananas.

It's OK, everyone.

We're not going to give up.

Follow me.

Judah Maccabee lead a small group of Jewish people

against the king's big army.

And the Jewish people won!

But Judah Maccabee had even more work to do.

He went to the Jewish temple and found

it was dark and all messy.

He and his group cleaned the temple

and searched for pure olive oil to relight the menorah.

Just like we've been searching!

So did they find the oil, Jennifer?

Yes, it was a miracle!

Judah finally found one tiny sealed jug of pure olive oil.

It was only enough oil to light the menorah for one day.

But guess how long the menorah stayed lit?

Eight whole days!

‐ Amazing! ‐ Wow!

And that's why we still light the menorah today.

It's a tradition.

EVERYONE: Tradition!

[wind blowing]

Hey! My hat!

Come back! Hey!

Jennifer, it really feels like the storm is building.

You're right.

Hey, everyone!

I know we haven't found the oil yet.

Hmm, new plan‐‐ let's go before it gets dark,

warm up, and then decide on our next best move.

Great idea!

You didn't find a drop of oil anywhere in the city?

Wow.

Well, thanks for trying.

What are we gonna do?

You still need to make latkes, and the rabbi

needs to like the menorah.

Yeah, it's tradition!

You're right.

We can't give up.

Exactly Exactly.

Huh?

Hey, do you guys hear a bell? [ringing]

[gasp] Yeah!

It's kind of hard to see.

[ringing]

I don't hear anything.

[ringing]

Let's go check it out.

[ringing]

[ringing]

MRS. L: I have oil!

Mrs. L? [ringing]

Vegetable oil for latkes and jelly donuts and olive oil

for the menorah!

[cheering]

Ah‐ha‐ha, fantastico!

I saw the note you left, and believe it or not,

I found some oil in my basement.

Mrs. L, you saved the day?

[together] Oil, Mrs. L!

Oil, Mrs. L.

Oh, hurry!

We don't have much time.

We have to start making the latkes now!

First we mix the batter.

Then we add some onions.

Ooh, that's just enough water.

Hey, Ma, it's getting dark outside.

We'd better go to the park and tell the rabbi that we

have olive oil for his menorah.

But there are still so many latkes and sufganiyot to make.

Don't worry, Mrs. Goldstein.

We'll help you make the latkes the traditional way.

[sighs] Thank you!

Hi, everyone.

Good to see you.

But, uh, I have bad news.

Unfortunately, we still haven't found

any olive oil for the menorah.

We really need a plan B.

Actually, we have a plan Maccabee!

That's right.

Mrs. Leifkowitz found oil.

Really?

That's fantastic!

You save the day!

[wind blowing]

[rattling]

[gasp]

With this strong wind, it's going

to make it impossible to light the menorah outside!

I know!

Let's light the menorah in the bakery.

It's always nice and warm there.

Great idea, Nina.

It's a Jewish tradition to have family and friends

light the menorah together.

I am so glad we have some new friends here today

to see our tradition for the very first time.

I'm so happy we're doing this together.

Me too, Nina.

First I'll say the blessings, and then

we'll light the menorah.

[Hebrew]

[together] Amen.

Hanukkah is an ancient tradition,

and Jewish families still celebrate today.

Happy Hanukkah!

[together] Happy Hanukkah!

[HANUKKAH SONG PLAYED ON CLARINET]

Now, who wants yummy Hanukkah treats?

[together] I do!

Thank you.

Well, thank you for helping.

There's enough latkes and jelly donuts for everyone.

[singing] ‐‐latkes to eat.

While we are playing, the candles are burning bright.

[speaking] Look!

It's finally snowing outside!

This is so wonderful!

[together] Happy Hanukkah!

Whoa I can't believe it's snowing!

[singing] One for each night.

They each shed a sweet light to remind us of days long ago.

Did you that every snowflake looks different?

You're right, Chelsea.

I love the snow!

Woo‐hoo!

This is fun, Nina! Yay!

[laughter]

So fun! Woo‐hoo!

[singing] While we are playing,

the candles are burning low.

One for each night, they shed us with light to remind us of days

long ago.

[theme music playing]