Transcript

Text on screen: Wide World of Math.

On screen: A male and female announcer sit side-by-side at a desk.

Phil: Angie, quick question. What is the most iconic sports stadium?

Angie: Fenway Park? The Metrodome?

Phil: You would be wrong. It’s the playground. Every major mathlete got his or her start on the playground.

Angie: Correct, Phil. Let’s watch the highlights of Naya Harris, the playground prodigy-in-training.

On screen: Naya swings on a swing set.

Text on screen: Counting.

Dad: Ready? Here we go.

Naya and Dad: One… 

On screen: Her father pushes her on the swing.

Naya and Dad: …two…

Angie: Wait, is Naya counting with Dad?

Naya and Dad: …three…

Phil: I don’t know, let’s go in for a closer look.

Naya and Dad: …four…

On screen: They move in slow motion.

Naya and Dad: …five, six, seven…

Angie: No wonder she’s number one in her division.

Text on screen: Measuring.

Angie: Naya’s ready to exhibit her jumping ability in the Playground Olympics.

Dad: Let’s see how far you can jump, Naya. Go!

On screen: Naya runs, jumps, and lands in the sand.

Naya: Whee!

Dad: [laughs]

Phil: [laughs] Let’s check out the instant replay.

On screen: Slow motion replay of Naya doing a long jump in the sand.

Dad: Let’s see how far you jumped. Let’s count.

Naya and Dad: One, two…

On screen: They measure the length of her jump using their feet. Naya places her feet heel to toe and counts.

Angie: And now Naya’s putting one foot in front of the other to measure the distance of her jump.

Naya and Dad: …three, four…

Naya: …feet!

Dad: Yeah, four of your feet.

Text on screen: Finding shapes.

Dad: Tell me what you see, Naya.

Naya: I see a triangle here.

On screen: She points to a step on a climbing gym.

Naya: I see a triangle there.

On screen: She points to the point of a roof.

Naya: Square, square, square, square…

On screen: She runs across a hopscotch pattern.

Naya: …square!

Phil: Her performance is shaping up to be one for the record books, Ang.

Naya: Circle, circle, circle, circle, circle!

On screen: Naya spins around on a merry-go-round. Phil spins in his chair.

Angie: Phil, you okay?

Phil: Yeah, I’m fine.

Angie: Parents, use caution when counting on the playground. Too many spins and you might end up like…

Phil: [clears throat] I’m going to take five, is that cool?

Angie: Mm-hmm.

Phil: Thank you, Ang.

Angie: That’s all for today, math fans. 

On screen: Phil stands up and staggers, dizzy from his spinning chair.

Angie: Play hard, study harder.

Text on screen: Wide World of Math.