0:00:02 > 0:00:06# Every day you walk down the street Everybody that you meet
0:00:06 > 0:00:11# Has an original point of view
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- # And I say, hey!- Hey!
0:00:13 > 0:00:18# What a wonderful kind of day We can learn to work and play
0:00:18 > 0:00:20# And get along with each other
0:00:20 > 0:00:24# You gotta listen to your heart Listen to the beat
0:00:24 > 0:00:30# Listen to the rhythm of the street Open your eyes! Open your ears!
0:00:30 > 0:00:34# Get together, make things better By working together
0:00:34 > 0:00:38# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart
0:00:38 > 0:00:43# Believe in yourself For that's the place to start
0:00:43 > 0:00:48- # And I say, hey!- Hey! - What a wonderful kind of day
0:00:48 > 0:00:53# We can learn to work and play And get along with each other
0:00:53 > 0:00:59# What a wonderful kind of day, hey! What a wonderful kind of day, HEY! #
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Hey, DW!
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- Hey!- Whoa...oh!
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Hey, Carl.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14What do you think?
0:01:14 > 0:01:15That's a male lion.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18You can tell because he has a mane.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Lions used to live all over the world,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22but now they're only found in Africa and India.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Huh, I never knew that. But I meant, what did you think of my drawing?
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Do you like it?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30It's brown. I hate brown.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35One of the reasons I like Carl is that he's really honest.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39He's also an amazing artist.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44See this train? He drew it completely from memory!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47That's a steam locomotive, built in 1905
0:01:47 > 0:01:50by the Great Western Railway Company in England.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53It has pistons and a driving wheel and connecting rods and...
0:01:53 > 0:01:58- Er, Carl?- ..and valve gears and volute springs...- Carl! Hello!
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Once you get Carl talking about trains,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02it can be hard to get him to stop.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05..and horn blocks and bogey pivots that depend on capillary action.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08In the meantime, I'll tell you how we met.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Sorry, Wally. This part of the story doesn't involve you.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Ah, here it is!
0:02:18 > 0:02:20The piece of the puzzle that started it all.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Now, once you've sanded both sides of the dovetail joint,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36you're going to apply a little...
0:02:38 > 0:02:40George, would you see if you can find some more glue
0:02:40 > 0:02:43in one of the other classrooms?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Cool spaceship!
0:02:55 > 0:03:00It's not a spaceship. It's the Golden Bullet X97,
0:03:00 > 0:03:05the fastest train in the world. It can go 581km per hour.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Really? I never knew a train could go that fast.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11It floats on a super-powerful magnet.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15There's another really fast one in France, called the GB17,
0:03:15 > 0:03:16but that runs on wheels.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I have a picture of it.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23However, this picture is not entirely accurate,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26because I made the windows too big.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30You drew that?! Wow!
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I'm George, by the way.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38My name is Carl. I come here every Tuesday and Thursday with my mom.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42She's getting me apple juice - in a box, not a bottle.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46I like drawing, too. Hey, maybe we could hang out some time.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Hang out of what?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50No, I just meant...
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Wait, you're pulling my leg!
0:03:53 > 0:03:56No, I'm not. I'm doing a puzzle.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- GEORGE LAUGHS - That's pretty funny!
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Ha-ha-ha!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Oh, sorry!
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Well, maybe I'll see you later. I have to bring this to my dad.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Nice meeting you. Bye!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Now, surrender quietly, Rammy, or I'll...
0:04:15 > 0:04:21Oh, giving me the stink-eye, are you? I'll show you!
0:04:25 > 0:04:30Wally, quit kidding around. I need to clean up before bed.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Kind of tastes like chicken.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41No! George! Not your dirty pants!
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Anything but that!
0:04:47 > 0:04:53Hey, if that's money, I should get it. I did all the work!
0:04:54 > 0:04:55It's a piece of Carl's puzzle.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58It must have fallen in my pocket when I bumped into the table.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Who's Carl? ..He's this kid I met today.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06It was strange - I couldn't tell if he liked me or not.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08What's not to like?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12You're nice, smart and you're a ventriloquist!
0:05:12 > 0:05:13Thanks, Wally!
0:05:13 > 0:05:16I should bring this back to him.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Take me with you!
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I've always wanted to go to your dad's woodworking class.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27He could make me a friend!
0:05:27 > 0:05:31A nice little ostrich! We could share bow ties!
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Hey, Carl. Remember me?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43You're George. I met you Tuesday.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45You were getting a bottle of glue for your dad.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50Is this the boy you were telling me about? Nice to meet you, George.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- I'm Carl's mom.- Could I have some apple juice, please?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56In a box, not a bottle.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Sure, sweetie. I'll be right back.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02You didn't have a backpack with you last time. I like it.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Blue's my favourite colour.
0:06:04 > 0:06:10Mine too! Hey, I bet you'll never guess what's inside.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Hiya, Carl! I'm Wally, George's dummy,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16although we prefer the term mannequin.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Want to be friends?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Carl? I'm right here.- Ah.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27What...what did I do wrong?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29It's not your fault, George.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Carl has Asperger's syndrome.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- Ah.- Sometimes he reacts this way to unfamiliar situations.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37I...I didn't know!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Is there anything I can do?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Thanks, but not right now.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Carl, it's OK. It's OK. It's OK, Carl.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52OK. Er...sorry.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57All I did was show him Wally, and he got really upset.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01His mom said it was because he had As-per-ger...
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Asperger's syndrome?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Yeah! That was it!
0:07:05 > 0:07:09My uncle has Asperger's. Here's a picture of him.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15"Professor Keith Powers wins Crown City Physics Prize."
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Wow. Is he a genius?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Sort of, but he has a lot of trouble being around other people.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Why?- His brain just works differently.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27What's normal to us can seem really strange to him.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29He described it like this...
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Imagine you've crash-landed on an alien planet.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46It looks like Earth, but there are lots of differences.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54For one, a lot of people seem to talk really loudly.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Hey! How you doing? Nice to meet you!
0:07:58 > 0:07:59I'm Francine!
0:07:59 > 0:08:02And even though you speak the same language,
0:08:02 > 0:08:04you sometimes have a hard time understanding them.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Good night for a banana fight, right?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Er, yes? No! I don't know!
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And things that seem hilarious to you...
0:08:16 > 0:08:19GEORGE LAUGHS ..aren't funny at all to them.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23What's he laughing at? Is it my nose?
0:08:23 > 0:08:24I have no idea.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26But it was a joke, right?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Oh.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33You wish the scientists back on Earth
0:08:33 > 0:08:35had given you a guide book to this strange planet.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37But they forgot to pack one,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40so you have to try to learn things all on your own.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47Maybe there's one thing in particular that captures your interest
0:08:47 > 0:08:49and you study just that.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Hopefully, the people on the planet
0:08:53 > 0:08:55begin to understand you a little better...
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Hey, George! Nice...
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Oops, sorry.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Nice painting.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Thank you, Arthur. You look very creamy today.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12GEORGE LAUGHS
0:09:14 > 0:09:17..and you might even learn to fit in.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21But you'll always feel a little bit different.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Anyway, that's the way Uncle Keith explained it to me.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Here's your smoothie.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40George, this is a bad idea!
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Why? ..Because you really upset Carl last time.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46No, I didn't. You did!
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Oh, that's right. Blame the mannequin.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Well, what's going to happen this time, when he sees me?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55He's not going to, Wally. You're staying home.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58What? But...but this is a new bow tie.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01I even put on a fresh coat of furniture polish!
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Where is it? Where's the last piece?
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Just relax, sweetie. I'm sure it's around here somewhere.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40It's gone! It'll never be complete! This is terrible!
0:10:41 > 0:10:43And it's all my fault.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- Hello, George. Are you looking for more glue?- Carl! No.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I came to give you this.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53It fell into my pocket.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I was going to give it to you the other day, but, well...
0:10:56 > 0:11:00It's from the front car of the Golden Bullet X97.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05I noticed it was missing so my mom and I made another piece like it.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09However, this one will fit better.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Oh, I brought you something else, too.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14If it's a wooden giraffe, I don't want it!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Don't worry, it's just a book.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Central Pacific Number Two.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25The Trans-Iberian Express.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Carl, can you say "thank you"? - The Dome Car!
0:11:29 > 0:11:30That's OK.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39So there you have it.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42That's how Carl and I became friends.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48..and a steam funnel and a signal whistle.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Hey, Carl. Want to get some juice? In a box, not a bottle.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56OK. It was nice to meet you.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59I taught him that.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02He taught me to speak quietly, be clear
0:12:02 > 0:12:05and not to take it personally if he ignores me.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Now maybe he'll teach me how to draw a better lion!
0:12:13 > 0:12:16# Every day you walk down the street
0:12:16 > 0:12:19# Everybody that you meet
0:12:19 > 0:12:23# Has an original point of view
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- # And I say, hey!- Hey!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27# What a wonderful kind of day, hey!
0:12:27 > 0:12:29# What a wonderful kind of day
0:12:29 > 0:12:30# HEY! #