AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 8-22-2025

Hello everybody. This is Skip Alzheimer. Welcome to the AV Geeks lunchtime streaming show. We are pre-recording because we're traveling. Um, and I wanted to So, uh, yesterday I did a show and I showed a film called, um, The Toad and the Turtle Race, which was part of the Tales of the Riverbank series. And, uh, the film when I had scanned it had fallen out of the groove. So, it was all off like you couldn't hear anything and the image wasn't stable. So, I rescanned it and so I will show it in its entirety at the end of this show. But I was like, "Oh, well uh maybe we can show films about uh toads and turtles." So, the first film we're going to show is called uh A Night Out with Mr. Toad, then Snapping Turtle. Then, uh Turtle, Care of a Pet, then of course Tffy the Turtle. um a great kind of behind the scenes of how they did this stopotion animation of frog and toad behind the scenes and then finally the toad and the turtle race in its entirety. So we finally get to figure out uh how the race comes out. Um, so if you like what you saw, uh, you can contribute, uh, by hitting the thumbs up, hitting the like button. You can also contribute, uh, throw some cash our way via the superthanks button or ko-fi.com/avgeeks or patreon.com/avgeeks or watch other videos that we've posted. Uh, that's a great way to support us. Anyways, I hope you enjoy tonight's or this morning's or tomorrow's, I don't know. I hope you enjoy um these films about toads, frogs, and turtles. Enjoy. [Applause] [Music] Our night out with Mr. Begins after the sun has set and the land has cooled. It begins with the early evening when bright colors paint the sky. [Music] It begins with the calm peace of twilight. For much of life, the night is a time for rest. Even some flowers that bloom in the sunlight are tightly closed by night. [Music] Moonlight shows us many wonders in Mr. Toad's enchanted land. One of these wonders is the dew which clings like beads to all the growing plants. Dew forms even after the hottest day. As the air cools at night, moisture settles and forms in drops. Temperature and moisture are important to all growing things. When the air is moist and cool, mushrooms burst through the ground. [Music] Some rise alone. [Music] Others grow in groups. [Music] This one's top goes up like an umbrella. [Music] Now, here is Mr. Toad himself. His skin is rough and mottled, but he never causes warts. [Music] Mr. Toad is hungry as usual, but his supper of meal worms is right at his door. [Applause] [Music] Mr. Toad's tongue is long and lightning fast. It seems he never misses, [Music] at least not often. [Music] Now it's time to look around. Even at night, creatures are cautious. They look for food, but their safety comes first. [Music] All is well, or the cricket wouldn't chirp. The cricket makes his sound by rubbing his wings together. The cockroach is a relative of the cricket. He's really just as clean, but more of a nuisance. [Music] Mr. Toad is quite a traveler and when something's in the way, he hops. [Music] The pillbug comes out of the ground to look for food. [Music] He's called a pillbug because he rolls into a ball when frightened. No danger. Off we go. These mushrooms weren't here last night. [Music] Some mushrooms are poisonous, but not this one. Here's [Music] a tender spot. [Music] The salbug likes decaying leaves. He is unable to roll into a ball like the pillbug. The snail is protected by a hard shell, but his body must have dampness. [Applause] His feelers sense the light and guide his path. [Music] The snail travels on a single foot and leaves his trail behind. The millipede lives in damp earth under logs and leaves. Millipede means thousand ft, but he really doesn't have that many. The mouse is timid. He always listens, even while he eats. The ground is home for many forms of life. But overhead, there's action, too. For protection, nature designed this Katy did to look like the leaf he eats. The weevil has a great appetite. There are different kinds and they damage many crops. Among [Music] the most common of night insects is the moth. [Music] The moth drinks plant nectar through a hollow tongue. Finished. and up rolls the tongue. The tomato worm's feet were made for climbing. He appears to have many eyes which are only markings. His two real eyes are small and very weak. Most creatures eat often, but not all the time. The tomato worm is never satisfied. He eats at night and all day, too. There are other wonders in the land of night, but now it's time to turn back. When the sun comes up, night creatures hide once more. The pillbug goes back the way he came. The snail glides slowly down a wet track to safety. [Music] Right where his trip began, Mr. Toad turns for a final look around. [Music] Our night out with Mr. Toad has come to an end. Morning brings a fresh beauty. Night has lifted from the meadow. The dew turns to mist. The flower unfalls to face the day. But another night is coming. Mr. Toad's world is our world, too. Beauty and the marvel of life are for all to know and share. [Music] They're not serious enemies. Along the bottom, it leaves a trail in the sand. With its webbed feet, it paddles through the water. As they push the water back, it moves ahead. Notice the snapping turtle's small undershell. The bottom side is clean, while the top side is covered with algae. Snapping turtles usually carry leeches, which are parasites. The snapping turtle is really a land animal with lungs and must come to the surface for air. The turtle blinks its beady eyes. Each has two eyelids, poor eyesight. Notice that the turtle rises a little as its lung get filled with air and that it sinks a little as it breathes out. In the water, the snapping turtle is a gentle creature. It has had enough air. These turtles eat small animals, but most of their diet may be water plants. Snapping turtle crawls out of the pond. On land, she trundles along slowly but surely. She always has her coat of armor, and when danger threatens, she draws her head and legs under the shell. Nearby, a painted turtle is also walking quietly along the shore. Its shell is clean, even on the top side. This is common with turtles that sun themselves regularly. The painted turtle is more nearly covered all around with shell than is the snapping turtle. Painted turtles are gentle at all times. Here they meet. They do not seem to be interested in each other. A snapping turtle may find a mate at any time during the summer. But she usually lays her eggs in early summer. Here she has found a good place to make a nest in the warm loose soil. Snapping turtles usually lay from 20 to 60 eggs at one time each season. Actually, 1 to 4 minutes elapses between the laying of each egg. Notice how she uses a hind leg to arrange the egg in the nest. The eggs are round and about the size of a 5- cent piece. They are covered with a thin parchment-like shell. This snapping turtle is laying her 37th and last egg. Then she scoops soil over the eggs with her hind legs. She packs the dirt firmly over the eggs. With a final scoop of dirt, her work is finished. She walks away and leaves the eggs. Her step is somewhat unsteady. The eggs need no further care from her, only warmth from the sun. Mother snapping turtle has finished her most important duty and is on her way back to the pond. This looks like trouble. The turtle strikes with her powerful jaws. The dog is wise to keep his distance because a snap from the turtle's jaw could break his leg or nip off his nose. When she is angry, she will strike viciously at anything. A few evenings later, a skunk walks by the clearing where the snapping turtle laid her eggs. Soon, the skunk discovers the nest of eggs. Skunks like eggs. The skunk quickly uncovers them with its front paws. This is going to be a feast. The skunk takes one egg and opens it. Now to enjoy a big dinner. The skunk is startled. For the time being, the eggs are safe. Turtles are developing within the eggs. The heart is beating and the shell has started to form. Now, three months have passed since mother turtle laid her eggs. One turtle egg is about to hatch. The young turtle pushes its way out of the shell with its head and legs. The membrane still surrounds the head. Now, the young turtle is clear of the membrane down to the shoulders and gets its first gasp of air. The turtle kicks and pushes violently. Soon it will be out of the shell. The little turtle still has a large yolk sack on the underside. This serves as food for the turtle while still in the shell. It makes walking a little difficult. Even after hatching, the yolk sack continues to supply food to the young turtle for several days. For this reason, the young turtles do not hunt food for a while, but they do practice walking. There seems to be an urge to get to water. After a few days, some of the young snappers have found their way to the pond. Usually the young snappers do not eat until they get into the water. A bullfrog sitting quietly nearby is not disturbed by the tiny snappers. There are also many bullfrog tadpoles in the pond. This young turtle is now in search of food. And here is a back swimmer. Ready? No, that one got away. Here is a dragonfly nymph. This one won't get away. The snapper uses its claws and jaws to tear its food. Mother snapping turtle passes by one of her offspring. Snapping turtles do not protect their young. The only way she might be interested in them would be as an appetizer to a good meal. This little fellow is really lucky. Here is a crayfish. The crayfish is also on the lookout for food. Snapping turtles wait for animal food to come to them. It looks as if the crayfish may lose a leg. If so, a new one will grow in its place. The crayfish gets away. The trees along the shore have lost their leaves. Cold weather is coming. The snapping turtle starts digging a burrow at the pond bottom. Here there is less change in temperature than on dry land and less chance for freezing. Even though the pond freezes over, the snapping turtle is below the frost line. All winter long, she hibernates in the bottom. Breathing and all other activities are almost stopped. A thick blanket of snow covers the shore and the ice. When spring comes again and as the water becomes warmer, the snapping turtle begins to dig her way out from the burrow. Food will soon be plentiful in the pond. The snapping turtle's long winter hibernation is ended. She is one year older now and is starting her round of activities again. [Music] In ponds and rivers, small turtles may often be found. Turtles like this one are called sliders or red ears. They make good pets. They are gentle animals, interesting to watch, and easy to care for. To keep a red-eared turtle as a pet, learn all you can about it. The best way to learn to care for any animal is to find out how it takes care of itself. Let's see how a redeared turtle lived in its natural home. A redeared turtle spends most of its time underwater where it looks for food. It will eat almost anything it finds in the pond. plants, small fish, tadpoles, worms, and insects. This one is trying to catch a pill bug. Sometimes two turtles will try to eat the same food. [Music] A turtle eats underwater, but after it eats, it usually swims to the surface for fresh air and sunlight. All turtles breathe air just as we do. A turtle needs sunlight. The sun warms its body, helping it digest its food. If you know how a turtle lives, you will be better able to care for one. To keep one as a pet, a place as much as possible, like its natural home, should be made for it. An aquarium or large bowl will do. A turtle needs a high place like this rock so it can leave the water when it wishes. Indoors, a small light about a foot from the turtle will warm it, helping to take the place of the sun. A turtle will stay healthy if it is properly cared for. It needs plenty of clean water as it would have in its natural home. It needs food as much as possible like its natural food. Live food like this meal worm is best for a turtle. If live food is not available, a good dried food made of different kinds of insects and green plants will do. Since a turtle will not overeat, it may be given all the food it will take. However, leftover food will spoil the water in which the turtle lives. To keep the water clean, change it every few days. After its meal, a turtle usually crawls out of the water to digest its food and to rest. Now that our turtle has a good home and has been well fed, we can look at it closely. Notice the turtle's eye. Each eye has a stripe running through it. When it takes a nap, it usually pulls itself inside its shell and closes both eyes, but with one eye closed and one eye open. A turtle's ears cannot be seen. They are covered by skin. However, the red patches on the side of its head locate the ears and give it its common name, redeared turtle. A turtle breathes through two small holes. It has no teeth. It bites off food with the hard edge of its mouth. A turtle's shell is part of its body. and a turtle can never leave it. It grows as the turtle grows. The upper and lower parts of the shell are joined on each side. The tough hard shell protects the turtle from harm. When frightened, it can pull itself into its shell. The shell should never be painted because paint may injure it, preventing it from growing properly. and the turtle may die. A turtle's feet are flat and What do you know about turtles? The children in this class are learning many things about them. With the help of Mrs. Harris, they can see that a turtle has a hard shell that protects its body. When a turtle is bothered, it will pull its head and legs into its shell. Turtles do not have teeth, but a turtle's jaws have hard, sharp edges, which it uses for biting food. When a turtle closes its eyes, the bottom eyelid goes up. The turtle has sharp claws which it uses for holding and tearing its food. Between this turtle's toes, there are pieces of skin. This is called webbing. Web toes are very useful. They help a turtle swim. Web toes are often found on animals that spend much of their lives in water, as this turtle does. Other kinds of turtles live on land. This turtle, like others that live in water, can stay underwater for a long time, but it still has to come up for air. It breathes air just as you do. Now, Mrs. Harris is going to read a story about a turtle. In the story, animals will talk and think as we do. Of course, we know they can't do this, but it's fun to pretend. Here is the story. Once upon a time in a quiet pond, there lived a turtle. His name was Tffy, and he had a shell like other turtles. He didn't mind his shell when he was swimming, but when he came out of the water, his shell made him slow and clumsy. [Music] And of course, he had to carry his heavy shell with him everywhere he went. Sometimes the other animals made fun of him because he was so slow. One day a plump frog croked, "Let's race to the water, Tffy." But Tffy knew the frog was just teasing him. He could never win a race with a frog. Then he saw his friend the snake. Let's play tag, Tffy. The snake said, "You're it. Catch me if you can." Tffy knew he could never catch the snake. How he wished he didn't have to carry his heavy shell with him everywhere he went. He wished he could be like his friend who was sitting up on the fence. This little lizard, he didn't have a shell. how quickly he could move. If only Tffy could move that fast. Tffy felt so unhappy he decided to leave the pond and find a place where the other animals wouldn't make fun of him. As he crawled away from the pond, he met one of his relatives, a snapping turtle. Tffy asked him. Do other animals make fun of you because you're slow? Oh no, said the snapping turtle. If animals made fun of me, I'd snap at them with my hard, sharp jaws. But Tffy wasn't a snapping turtle. He didn't want to snap at anyone. As he crawled slowly along, he saw his friend the snail. Where are you going, Tffy? The snail asked. Away from here. The other animals tease me because my shell makes me slow. I have a shell and I'm slow, but I don't mind, said the snail. It's good to have a shell. Good for what? asked Tffy. If you don't know, said the snail. You'll find out. But Tffy was sure he would never find a good use for his shell. So he went on his way. Soon he came to something he had never seen before, even though it passed right by the pond. It was a highway, but Puppy didn't know it. He decided to see what lay on the other side. The other animals in the pond nearby watched him go. "Watch out!" called the little lizard. [Applause] "It's dangerous there," croked the frog. "You're crossing the highway," hissed the snake. "Would Tuffy get safely to the other side?" The snail hoped he would. At last, Tffy was across the busy highway and safe again. As he stopped to rest, a slowmoving caterpillar came by. "I'm very slow," said Tffy. "So am I," said the caterpillar. "Let's crawl together." The caterpillar crawled and Tffy was glad. At last he had a friend without a shell who was just as slow as he was. The caterpillar crawled up and over a large rock. Tffy tried to follow him, but his shell got in the way. Tffy wasn't hurt, but it was so hard for him to turn over. He was certain that a shell was of no use at all. Now, while he was trying to turn over, something was coming. A dog. Just in time, Tffy turned himself over and saw that the dog was coming. But what could Tffy do? He couldn't run away. How could he protect himself? Tffy pulled himself into his shell. And the dog couldn't hurt Tffy at all. He was safe inside his hard shell. "Oh, this shell is too hard for me," the dog growled. And soon he gave up and went away. "My shell saved me," thought Tffy. "How lucky I am to have a hard shell." Now Tffy wanted to tell all the animals of the pond how good it was to have a shell. [Music] But would Tffy have to crawl back over the dangerous highway again? [Music] Tffy saw something that went under the highway. It was a long pipe. Would this be a safe way to get back to the pond? It seemed like it might. So Tffy crawled into the pipe. It was dark inside, but Tffy was safe. And in a little while, he came out at the other end of the pipe. And there was his pond again. You can imagine how happy he was to be back. As he tried to hurry back to the water, he passed the snail. The snail called down to him. Did you enjoy your trip? No, said Tffy. But I learned something. A shell is a good thing to have. It protects you. I knew you'd find out, laughed the snail. A shell is very useful. Tffy crawled back to his pond and then called to the animals who lived there. A shell is a good thing to have. Even though my shell makes me slow, it protects me. And from that day on, Tffy was glad to have a shell. He was glad to be a turtle. Oh, Yeah. [Music] Heat. [Music] My idea of the perfect puppet film is a film where The audience forgets that the actors are puppets. [Music] >> My two favorite friends, Frog and Toad, live inside this book. >> Oh, everything was based on Arnold Lobel's illustrations. From these, I tried to create a real little world, one different from ours, one that a child would love to live in. Arnold's illustrations of frog and toad are actually memory sketches of old friends. Like all of us, they've put on weight as they've grown older. Here is Arnold's illustration of frog and toad having tea. And this is my version. The first version of frog and toad look quite different. Separate faces with different mouths were used. The faces were held on with magnets and were changed in sync with the soundtrack to make them talk. The final frog and toad had flexible faces. Oh. Uh, rotten. [Music] >> All of the puppets started out as ordinary clay. Later, a resin mold was made of this clay frog. Here, my wife Nikki is pulling Frog out of his mold. He's now made out of a very flexible foam latex. All of the puppets have internal skeletons called armatures made with hand machined ball and socket joints. Huh? Oh, I make my own armatures. Here I'm setting up the lathe with a piece of brass. It would be nice if machining a ball joint went as fast as it does in time-lapse photography. And here's the finished frog bone. A good armature is important in producing smooth animation. It must be finely tuned, not too tight, not too loose. [Music] Since all the animals have armatures, we needed nearly 1,000 hand machine pieces. >> Oh, really? >> Toad, don't be silly. >> I'm not. [Music] >> We've asked Frog to demonstrate a simple arm move. Two gauges locate the beginning and end of the move. If Frog moves his arm in 1 second, it takes 12 moves, two frames per move. frog. >> Yes. >> Make the move slowly so that we can see the 12 different positions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. >> Now frog, do the 12 moves in 1 second. >> Wee! Frog, come down from there. You can't fly. >> Yikes. Oh, >> frog. Don't be silly. >> On this editing machine, we can count each frame of the soundtrack. >> Oh, yes, there will. >> The voices are recorded before shooting on magnetic movie film. >> Oh, yes, there will. >> Why? There are 24 frames to a second, so each sound can be numbered on an exposure sheet. When you're animating, you simply keep track of the frame number and its corresponding voice sound. It isn't as hard as it seems. Inside Frog's head is a mechanism that allows me to shape his expressions simply by pinching and pulling on his face. A special tongue depressor helps me to pry frog's mouth open to say, "Oh, yes, there will." >> Expose two picture frames and it's back to the exposure sheets to start the next move. The cycle starts again. Oh, yes, there will. Because I've sent you a letter. [Music] It's magic when you can take a puppet and develop a definite personality with it. The very first step is acting out the part. Then you get out of bed and let me get into it because now I feel terrible. Then you get out of bed and let me get into it because now I feel terrible. >> All of the water effects were done with a beam splitter. What's a beam splitter? Two prisms glued together to form a glass cube. In this shot, we're seeing two images at once. The landscape is in front of the lens while the prism reflects an image of the water from the left. In the front view, the water area is painted black. Here is the water area to be superimposed over the front view. The landscape waves on the water were made with this ripple glass which is put in front of the camera and move very slowly. [Music] When Toad swims, he's actually suspended in space. The water was way off to the left of him. The entire effect could only be seen through the camera, which joined the two images. It's hard to relate to the water when the water is across the room. This will give you an idea of what's involved in producing one shot. [Music] What? [Applause] [Music] Wow. [Music] This is the shot from the beginning of the film where Frog runs over to Toad's house. I always animate with a ritual. First the body move, then the little leg move, then the little arm move. I always gauge the size of the move with a tongue depressor with special marks on it to keep the moves even. Now it's time once again to expose another picture frame. Since frog is running fast and each move is a large one, I'm exposing only one frame per move. This shot has 125 frames. So frog is moved 125 times and frog was accidentrone. >> Now it's time to take the film to the laboratory to be developed. [Music] Most labs develop during the night so you can see your film the next morning. And now the tense moment when you first see the results of 12 hours hard work. 5 seconds of animation. Brock and Toad friends took one year to make. There are 25,000 different picture frames. I don't have to do this for a living. I could starve instead. >> Oh, >> Toad, you're supposed to laugh. >> Very funny. Really? out in a shopping trip and now they were boat full of good. Oh, a cheese with a lovely thick tomatoes and cucumbers and some luscious tree back bacon. Yes, there was many a feast in prospect. Hammy and Rodri were happy and content, but their noses were twitching with the smell of a supper they hadn't cooked yet. Suddenly, Rodri saw something that held his attention. Well, look, there's Mr. Turtle on the back. Is that told with him? The two friends strained their eyes, but Hammy couldn't see much at that distance. It looks to me like a tuft of grass, but the hamster was wrong. Was the turtle and his rival, Mr. Toad. H well well and I say that you're the slowest thing that ever blocked the river. >> It's an insult, replied the turtle. Insult or not, it's true, isn't it? >> Well, it most certainly is not. I I may not look fast, but I keep on going, sneered the toad. He keeps on going when everybody else has gone to bed. And so they argued till they were both blue in the face. By the time Rodrik and Hamster rode, they were almost at blows. Warning, Mr. Turtle called the rat and Oh, just Mr. Halfp Puff to throwing his weight around. But I can run you into the ground any day. And what do you say to that, Mr. Rat? We all move in our different ways. Uh, but we all get there in the end. >> One for you, Speedy. Nonsense. Nonsense. Uh, Rodri just doesn't want to hurt your feelings. Why, I I could streak away from you like a flash of lightning. Hey, Hammy. >> He preferred to say nothing, which was much to the rat's approval. >> Hammy. Well, Mr. Stoalt, race me around the woods tomorrow. All right. I'll be laughing at the post as you stagger home. Fine, you old slow coach. Uh, we'll see who laughs last. And with that, he jumped away. Oh, my turtle ancestors. What have I got myself into now, mold turtle? That thought provokes me. So I I I just have to answer back. And here am I in a race I I just can't win. Oh dear. Oh dear. I I shall be the laughingtock of the rat. What am I to do? And it was Hammy who found the answer. [Music] And the answer was the wise old frog who was found reflecting on the life and ways of the riverfolk. Good afternoon my friends said he and he wisdom off his path. How easy heavy shouted Roderick but there was no harm done. The animals were rather concerned as to whom should speak first. So it was left to the frog who said, "Well, well then, I'll speak up. What's on your mind?" Oh, well, said Rodri, you know, you know how it is when two animals start arguing about the about the wonderful things they can do. Well, that that's our problem. At this point, the turtle took up the tail and told Mr. frog. How Toad kept saying he could lick the shell off him as a runner, and now he was in a race he couldn't win. He He begged Mr. Frog to help him. My said the frog. You are in a mess, aren't you? Now, let's see. And the frog began to ponder. He brooded and he brooded and thought and thought and thought and after that he thought some more. Well, my father always said he always said when in a fix you strategy. Then Mr. Frog outlined his plan. Next day, in the midst of the early morning, the river looked calm and friendly as Turtle set off for the fateful race, accompanied by Rodrik and the hamster. >> Well, hello, turtle. All ready for your beating? >> Turtle glared but said nothing and the hamster door. [Music] [Music] A lovely day for the race, said Amy. replied the turtle. Rodri now took charge of arrangement and uh he asked the contestants to take up their positions. Well, they all set, he Yes, I I I think so. Ah, well, good. I'll get my pistol. Hammy could scarcely contain himself as the rat said. Hello, gentlemen. Uh, on your marks. Ready, steady, bang. And away went Toad. Oh my goodness. Look at him go. The rat had quite a job to convince Mr. turtle that the toad just couldn't win this race no matter how tried. By now Toad was moving confidently along, sure that he would win, and he was quite pleased that the word of the race had gone around and the river animals were out in forts to watch. Then as Toad reached the first corner with a mighty leap, he saw the turtle. Hello, old man. This is no time for reading you, Darkkey. The uh philosophy of fly catching teaches you how to keep calm and collected in a crisis. Well, you'll need philosophy if you don't move. So long, old man. So long. Don't bother to wait for me. See you at the post. Toad jumped away. Closely watched by all the other animals as he made for the next bed. Oh, Toad was still full of confidence, but um well, just a little puzzled, he he couldn't make out how Turtle, who usually moved at the snail space, could have reached that corner before, and be so wary about it all. But there were more shocks to come. Oh no. Toad stared incredulously at Turtle and the enormous cup. Auntie, said Turtle. Toad shot away again without a word, more mystified than ever. Watched by a chuckling turtle. On and on went the toad until at the next bend he could scarcely believe his eyes. They they they do say that smoking's bad for the wind, you know. Well, I he like a quiet smoke in the middle of a raceh. Huh? Well, if he wants to throw away the race, I'll told it. She pounded him. This time Toad tried swimming in the river while the animals watched to see what would happen next. Toler was shaken by Turtle's calm, and he was beginning to have nagging doubts. He hadn't gone very far when his eye was caught by something on the bank. Toad was thunder struck. [Music] The athlete said Turtle. H what's the uh water like too cold for you perhaps? How? How? How? The toad was left speechless. Um, why uh don't you uh join me in a spot of fishing? Fishing? Fishing? I've no time for fishing, nor have you if you want to win this race. The visors looked on breathlessly as the two contestants argued and argued. "Am I a dear Toad?" said the turtle. But the toad was away, rushing along as fast as he could go. Don't rush it, old man. You'll wear yourself forward. Off he went as if a thousand devils were after him. And by now the the strain of finding turtle, slowm moving, heavy-footed turtle ahead of him wherever he turned was too much. He he climbed up on a tree to rest, and the sight that met his eyes knocked a breath from his body. It was the turtle along with Hammy and the rat. Toad's heart sack. I can't give up now. No. No. I'm late. Poor. Poor toad. Clucked the hen as he jumped off the log, determined to swallow his medicine. Why, look who's here. It's just a toad. Hello, Turtle. Well, you in? I'm glad you arrived, said Hammy. Yes, come on and join the party here. I have some tea, added turtle softly, I apologize first. Apologies first. I realize I I was quite wrong. Quite wrong. Oh dear, thought Hammy. Here we go. Turtle could bear it no longer. Toad, I I I am the one to apologize. It wasn't I you saw along the riverbank [Music] [Applause] [Music] I cannot believe. Um, so I transferred the film, we watched the film, and I cannot believe that the little how they reveal how the turtle one was clipped out. I didn't clip it out. It just I can't believe. Oh my gosh. My favorite part of that film though is the rat with the the pistol. This whole series is is awesome. I really like it. I mean, I know some people again it's is this going to be yet another like Wondercat or is this going to be another Uncle Smiley or u Hoa? I don't know. But I love the pacing of this and the fact that all these weird props show up. Um, so anyways, thanks for watching. I hope you everybody has a great weekend. Um, I don't know if I'll be able to stream live on Monday and Tuesday. If not, I'll still have something. But, uh, thanks for watching. Very much appreciate your eyeballs. And you guys take care. See you. Bye.