Brains On producers Rosie duPont and Ruby Guthrie have lovely pets. Rosie has an awesome ostrich and Ruby has a totally hip hippo. But which creature is the smash boom best? Molly Bloom has a musical sneak attack to help us decide! Grab your Smarty Pass to listen and decide which animal pal belongs in the limelight.
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ANNOUNCER: Now entering Brains On headquarters.
MOLLY: Hey there, smarty pal. You caught me on my way to the Brains On zoo. We've got so many incredible animals. We've got beautiful monkeys, and gorgeous bears, and rhinos with really great personalities.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Molly. Oh, it's so great to see you.
MOLLY: Hey, it's my pals Ruby Guthrie, and Rosie Dupont. What are you doing here?
RUBY GUTHRIE: Well, I'm visiting my pet hippo, Penny.
ROSIE DUPONT: And I'm visiting my pet ostrich, Victor. What are you doing here?
MOLLY BLOOM: Well, Sanden texted me. He fell into the tiger pit. He's fine. But the cats won't stop clawing at his bacon colored khakis.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Oh, dear. Those tigers, sure do hate khakis.
ROSIE DUPONT: They're honestly so catty. Wait. But before you rescue Sanden, say hello to Victor.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, hello, Victor. You're such a pretty ostrich.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Now, say hello to Penny.
MOLLY BLOOM: Hello, Penny. I love your hippo smile.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Penny was top of her class at Hippo Academy.
ROSIE DUPONT: Well, Victor was voted most prestigious at the Raptor Center.
RUBY GUTHRIE: If you think that's interesting, then you should see Penny, juggle. She's a star.
ROSIE DUPONT: Oh, well, if you want to know about stars, you should talk to Victor, Molly. He has an astronomy degree from the University of Ostriches.
MOLLY BLOOM: Wow. Very impressive.
RUBY GUTHRIE: I'm sorry, Rosie. Are you implying your chicken tender is as good as my hippo?
ROSIE DUPONT: Chicken tender? Oh, hip, no you didn't.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, ladies. I hate to see you fight. Bailing out Sanden is important. But first, I must save this friendship, the only way I know.
RUBY GUTHRIE: A mediation?
ROSIE DUPONT: Oh, active listening?
MOLLY BLOOM: With a sneak attack.
[SIGHS]
Sneak Attack. Your sneak attack is called, Twinkle, Twinkle, I'm a star. For this round, each of you should improvise some lyrics about your pet, to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Does that make sense?
RUBY GUTHRIE: Yes, it does.
MOLLY BLOOM: All right. Ruby, you're going to go first. Sing to us of the glories of a hippo.
RUBY GUTHRIE: All right. Here we go.
(SINGING) Hippo, hippo, your best bet. Penny has red sweat. Not just her. But all hippos. Just like me, she likes clothes. Just to be clear, I don't sweat red. But me and Penny are best friends.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, that's such a sweet ode to friendship.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Yeah. Honestly we have matching outfits and everything. Don't worry. They're red.
MOLLY BLOOM: OK, so if a little sweat from Penny gets there.
RUBY GUTHRIE: You can't even notice.
MOLLY BLOOM: All right. Rosie, it's your turn. Sing us a song for your bird.
ROSIE DUPONT: Oh, stiff competition there, Ruby. But I'll do my best. Here we go.
(SINGING) Ostrich, ostrich, you're the largest bird. Long strong legs and neck absurd. Don't be scared, put your head in the sand. You're so cool, you could rock in a band. Ostrich, ostrich, your egg is big. Want to make your feathers into a wig.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh. Style it.
ROSIE DUPONT: Yeah. I feel like I could definitely use a feather wig, you know? I think we all could, to be perfectly honest.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Very kind of Viktor to share a few of his feathers with you.
ROSIE DUPONT: Yes. He's very generous, very generous.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, such good work, both of you. You've given me a lot to consider.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Wait, but Molly, who has the better pet?
MOLLY BLOOM: Well--
MAN: Everybody run for your lives. The tigers are loose. And they're slashing any outfit they don't like.
[SCREAMING]
RUBY GUTHRIE: Oh, we got to get out of here. My sweater is so last season.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
MOLLY BLOOM: That's it for this Smarty Pass episode. It was made by Aron Woldeslassie Anna Goldfield. Our executive producer is Beth Pearlman. And the executives in charge of APM Studios are Chandra Kavati, Joanne Griffith, and Alex Schaffert. Brains On is a non-profit, public radio program. Thanks, Smarty Pass friends. We appreciate you. Bye. See ya.
(SINGING) Better than the rest. It's Smash Boom Best. It's Smash Boom Best.
MOLLY: Hey there, smarty pal. You caught me on my way to the Brains On zoo. We've got so many incredible animals. We've got beautiful monkeys, and gorgeous bears, and rhinos with really great personalities.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Molly. Oh, it's so great to see you.
MOLLY: Hey, it's my pals Ruby Guthrie, and Rosie Dupont. What are you doing here?
RUBY GUTHRIE: Well, I'm visiting my pet hippo, Penny.
ROSIE DUPONT: And I'm visiting my pet ostrich, Victor. What are you doing here?
MOLLY BLOOM: Well, Sanden texted me. He fell into the tiger pit. He's fine. But the cats won't stop clawing at his bacon colored khakis.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Oh, dear. Those tigers, sure do hate khakis.
ROSIE DUPONT: They're honestly so catty. Wait. But before you rescue Sanden, say hello to Victor.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, hello, Victor. You're such a pretty ostrich.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Now, say hello to Penny.
MOLLY BLOOM: Hello, Penny. I love your hippo smile.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Penny was top of her class at Hippo Academy.
ROSIE DUPONT: Well, Victor was voted most prestigious at the Raptor Center.
RUBY GUTHRIE: If you think that's interesting, then you should see Penny, juggle. She's a star.
ROSIE DUPONT: Oh, well, if you want to know about stars, you should talk to Victor, Molly. He has an astronomy degree from the University of Ostriches.
MOLLY BLOOM: Wow. Very impressive.
RUBY GUTHRIE: I'm sorry, Rosie. Are you implying your chicken tender is as good as my hippo?
ROSIE DUPONT: Chicken tender? Oh, hip, no you didn't.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, ladies. I hate to see you fight. Bailing out Sanden is important. But first, I must save this friendship, the only way I know.
RUBY GUTHRIE: A mediation?
ROSIE DUPONT: Oh, active listening?
MOLLY BLOOM: With a sneak attack.
[SIGHS]
Sneak Attack. Your sneak attack is called, Twinkle, Twinkle, I'm a star. For this round, each of you should improvise some lyrics about your pet, to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Does that make sense?
RUBY GUTHRIE: Yes, it does.
MOLLY BLOOM: All right. Ruby, you're going to go first. Sing to us of the glories of a hippo.
RUBY GUTHRIE: All right. Here we go.
(SINGING) Hippo, hippo, your best bet. Penny has red sweat. Not just her. But all hippos. Just like me, she likes clothes. Just to be clear, I don't sweat red. But me and Penny are best friends.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, that's such a sweet ode to friendship.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Yeah. Honestly we have matching outfits and everything. Don't worry. They're red.
MOLLY BLOOM: OK, so if a little sweat from Penny gets there.
RUBY GUTHRIE: You can't even notice.
MOLLY BLOOM: All right. Rosie, it's your turn. Sing us a song for your bird.
ROSIE DUPONT: Oh, stiff competition there, Ruby. But I'll do my best. Here we go.
(SINGING) Ostrich, ostrich, you're the largest bird. Long strong legs and neck absurd. Don't be scared, put your head in the sand. You're so cool, you could rock in a band. Ostrich, ostrich, your egg is big. Want to make your feathers into a wig.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh. Style it.
ROSIE DUPONT: Yeah. I feel like I could definitely use a feather wig, you know? I think we all could, to be perfectly honest.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Very kind of Viktor to share a few of his feathers with you.
ROSIE DUPONT: Yes. He's very generous, very generous.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, such good work, both of you. You've given me a lot to consider.
RUBY GUTHRIE: Wait, but Molly, who has the better pet?
MOLLY BLOOM: Well--
MAN: Everybody run for your lives. The tigers are loose. And they're slashing any outfit they don't like.
[SCREAMING]
RUBY GUTHRIE: Oh, we got to get out of here. My sweater is so last season.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
MOLLY BLOOM: That's it for this Smarty Pass episode. It was made by Aron Woldeslassie Anna Goldfield. Our executive producer is Beth Pearlman. And the executives in charge of APM Studios are Chandra Kavati, Joanne Griffith, and Alex Schaffert. Brains On is a non-profit, public radio program. Thanks, Smarty Pass friends. We appreciate you. Bye. See ya.
(SINGING) Better than the rest. It's Smash Boom Best. It's Smash Boom Best.
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