Original subtitles

[VCR clicking, whirring]

♪ distorted music ♪

♪ retro upbeat music ♪

- Hey, gang! It's time for Everyday Safety!

- That's right! We're here to give you

everyday safety tips for the most common emergencies.

- Tonight, what to do in the event of

a giant, exploding syrup factory at the top of a very tall hill

overlooking your city.

♪

Think fast! Don't panic!

A million gallons of piping hot syrup are racing toward you!

First, grab your emergency supplies.

They should be in your Exploding Syrup Factory Emergency Bag.

- It should contain an inflatable raft,

a metric ton of ice,

an ant farm with three active queens,

some pancake mix, a bat,

and a radio.

- Inflate the raft and throw it at the syrup wave

to buy yourself some time. [grunts]

YAKKO: Now, carve the metric ton of ice

into an authentic igloo and take shelter inside.

- Better get carving! That syrup's coming in hot!

♪

[grinding] - It's finished!

[door slams]

♪ relaxed music ♪

[rattling]

- Oh no! My hands are sticky, and I don't have a napkin

because it's an emergency.

- Don't worry. That's what the ants are for.

♪

[ants chirping]

[gasps]

- What's the radio for?

- Once the syrup cools, we'll be trapped in here

for millions of years like mosquitoes in amber,

so we'll need some entertainment.

NPR DJ: You're listening to hour 97

of "The Art and Craft of Storytelling,"

with Irv Gold.

IRV GOLD: I often ask myself, what is storytell--

[Dot grunts] [fizzling]

- And that is what the bat's for.

This has been Everyday Safety.

Tune in next time when we share tips

for when you're with your grandmother visiting a home

for rehabilitated rattlesnakes, and there's a power failure

that opens the doors to the rattlesnake enclosure,

but also your pockets are filled with maracas,

so you can't tell where the sounds are coming from.

[hissing, rattling]

- Who wants the first Flatty Patty?

- Mm! Oh no! We forgot the butter!

Don't worry, I'll go get some.

DOT/YAKKO: No!

[splattering] [gasps]

♪

WAKKO [distorted]: Oh, the viscosity!

♪ retro upbeat music ♪

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