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water, earth, fire. Is that the kid from

um Six Sons?

I see dead people.

Imagination, escapism, and adventure.

Yeah, I asked Shhat JPT to connect all

those five shows that I

have and

You're going to cry. It was called, "Are

you afraid of the dark?" Second picture.

Gladiators,

do you have the power and the skill? Do

you have the speed, the strength, the

heart to be a hero?

All right, excuse me. Sorry. Um, do you

speak English? No, I don't. Sorry.

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English. Do you speak it? Yes. English.

English. Do you English? English. Do you

speak it? Hia. Hello. Welcome to a new

episode of the Easy English podcast.

Yes. This one, if you're listening, is

also available on YouTube and actually

is a bit more relevant on YouTube.

Today, we're going to be talking talking

about our favorite kid shows when we

were growing up. One, it's going to

reveal exactly why we are the people we

are today, probably because we were

shaped by these shows. Mhm. But to make

it a bit more fun, we're going to show

each other the kind of the pictures of

maybe the title screen or I don't know

like a snapshot and we can maybe guess

what this show is about because probably

I can guess what yours ones will be

based on your personality and probably

you can guess my ones based on my

personality. Oh

dear. Let's go.

A and this you watched as a How old were

you when you watched this? I think it's

even I don't know when it was recorded.

It's probably even before my time, but

was on TV then. Has it got anything to

do with the fact he has four dogs? No.

All sitting on No. some weird Ah, do you

know what? He's a carpenter, I reckon.

Or like an inventor cuz he's got these

weird chairs all stacked up in this

strange way.

No, but inventor kind of gets to the

point a bit. Is it only his name? The

show? No. Is it to do with the dog? I

think his name was a bit included in

that. No, also not the dogs. The dogs

are actually not part of the show. It's

just one episode that I got out. Sorry.

Okay. The dogs featured in one episode.

Yeah. Okay. He lives in like some sort

of wooden caravan. Yes. It will have

something probably then for you to learn

or like sorts of lessons probably called

like fun with me and you or something.

Fun is actually his last name is fun.

Nice. Fun. Lust. Lustig. Yeah. Lustig.

Okay. Tell me what it is and what the

show is about. Well, the show is um you

cannot guess it from the photo. The show

is called Luvenan. Living sun is this

yellow, you know the little pollen that

they have this yellow blossom and then

the pollen blossom that always goes d

like a dandelion. Dandelion. Dandelion.

That's the show name. This one that you

Yeah. And all the spores release into

the world. And the guy is called Peter

Lustik. Peter fun in the show. He used

to live in this wooden caravan

um in nature and he would tell

you little lessons on like DIY, nature,

environment, responsibility of

environment, animals sometimes. And he

would also show you like there would be

like a question, oh my god, this broke

or so or I need this. What could I do?

and he would like invent like a little

way and show you like how you can solve

your own problems. I was like he was an

inventor. That's good. This this setup

really helped me to guess that. Yeah.

Cute. And that a really nice show that

you said nature maybe four times in the

explanation which explains a lot. Great.

Cute. Okay. My one. Yep. Okay. I know.

Why are there naked women?

The hell is that?

Wesling, how old were you watching this?

Um, so the story behind this is when my

parents would go out to get drunk, they

would drop me off at my nana's house on

the weekend. You watched that at Nana?

And I would sit I would build like a

fortress out of cushions and I would eat

this thing called bits, which is like

sliced pieces of cucumber, carrots,

crisps, like a big sort of buffet for a

child, like a feast. And I would park my

butt in front of the television and this

would come on in like a sort of schedule

of different shows. That's not a kid

show, is it? This was one I mean adults

would watch this but I mean as you can

see it's a bit like wait is that did

they all compete or were people would

come on the show contestants and they

would compete in different events and

these people always worked for the show

and had to stop them from winning the

grand prize and it would be a live show

and there audience all the way

around and Wrestlemania no not

Wrestlemania Wrestlemania is the name of

a show isn't it come um fight the boss

something like that. Fight. There's one

name and and it's kind of a historical

name of people that would fight. They

would come into an arena and they would

fight kind of Oh. Oh. Um. Um. Um. Yeah.

Yeah. Um. They come to an arena. Rome.

Yeah. What's his name?

Gladiators arena. Oh, just gladiators.

The show was called second

gladiators. Do you have the power and

the skill? Do you have the speed, the

strength, the heart to be a hero?

All right. Ages. These were the

gladiators, Zodiac, Scorpio, Lightning.

And you do this event where you would um

hit yourselves with those sticks and

when the people fell off in the the

floor, people in the audience had big

foam thumbs and they would do like this

to the song of Another One Bites the

Dust by

Queen. Another world in the middle the

host. Yeah. In the middle was Johnson

and John Fanu who was the next football

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Okay,

yours. I think I know what this is. I

think this is the only one that you

know. I never watched this, but I love

it. I

think I think it's uh Captain Planet. It

is Captain Planet.

I never watched this. Water, Earth,

fire. Uh, they were all air. I don't

know. He's like the hero. I don't know

how that was, but they had to all come

together, say the element, then put

their hands together, and I think then

he arised or something like that. Ah,

yeah. Right. Maybe I'm completely lying.

I I don't know anymore how it worked,

but they were saving the planet. That

was the

first probably the first ever kid show

that like was like, "Hello, climate

change is happening. Hello, we need to

save the planet now." In the '9s. And I

loved it. They're also from all around

the world. I love it. Oh, really? Oh,

yeah. Okay.

G, a wannabe marine biologist from Asia

controls water. Wow. And I wanted to be

a marine biologist. Now I know

why. I always said I want to be a marine

bi biologist. Sorry, biologist. But

yeah, you know that like I want to swim

with

whales but and save the ocean and okay

Sirius Kuwami from Africa. From Africa

where in Africa from Africa controls the

element of earth.

Isn't that weird? Oh god, that's not

nice, isn't it? Everyone I know from

Asia as well. But then Wheeler, a

loudmouth New Yorker, controls fire.

That's not a New Yorker. That's so

specific. Linker, a logical Russian who

often rebuffs Wheeler's romantic

attentions, controls air. Captain

Planet. Very good.

Okay. Now, for me,

is that some Okay. There are teenagers,

six of them,

and they are scared or excited. Probably

scared. Is that a a little horror show

or so? It is a horror show. Just to

explain more about my personality. Yeah.

Oh my god. Yeah. And so they would all

go to like an an area in the woods by

their house around a fire. Real is it

reality TV? No, it's not reality. this

it was a fictional thing and they would

all sit around in a circle around a

campfire

and one of them would be chosen to tell

a story. Mhm. And then in order to tell

the story they would reach into like a

bag of spiders. A bag Yeah. not of

spiders. And it would be like something

like magic dust and they would Oh,

sorry. No.

And they would blow it onto the fire.

The fire would I think I've seen that

once. I think I've seen that once. I

think how's it called?

It would always be a horror story.

Horror by the fire? No. Fire stories. It

was called Are you afraid of the dark?

Are you afraid of the dark? Why? Well,

I'm not, I think. Are you? Um, I was

watching this, but I would love it. I'd

be sucked into the television watching

this. And they would tell different

stories of like dolls coming to life.

Um, there would be paranormal activity.

There would be monsters under the bed.

Oh, it was great. Really good. Next one.

Ah, sorry. The title is already in, but

you don't know anything to do with that.

Pumukul is a in English. Is that a

cobalt?

I don't know. Oh, goblin. Goblin. Ah, I

read yesterday he's a goblin, but I I

didn't know that Goblin is really that.

Two of the three shows you've picked are

like cute little old men who are I guess

he's also like a cobbler or a worker or

something like a a craftsman or

something. Yeah. So he has his workshop.

Oh, I didn't let you guess but you see

it all. Yeah. Um he's got master.

Meister. Master. Uhhuh. And his pumul.

This pumokil lives with him and only he

can see him. When people come in the

workshop, people don't see it. So he

always does something funny and lets

things fall and stuff. Are you stealing

his tools and stuff? Yeah. And they they

then live together and Oh, and get like

they they're like father and son figure

kind of. But he's only he only sees him

and no one else does. And he's very

funny and does funny things. I asked

Shhat JPT to connect all those five

shows that I

have and

you're going to cry. No,

I just think it really Yeah, it really

shows who I am. Anyway, let's go on.

Do you know this? Of course. Power

Rangers. I watched that, too. I watched

that, too. They were cool. What do you

remember from the Mighty Morphin Power?

Oh, I didn't know about Mighty Morphin.

Uh, I have no idea. They probably fight

for the good against the bad. It was all

about teamwork cuz they would all

individually be really big good fighters

and they would fight this thing which a

evil woman made in a clay machine. and

it would get and it would like terrorize

the city and they would always get

beaten by it. And then at the end what

happens is the the thing always gets

massive as big as a building. And then

in order to defeat it they have to come

together and they have like oh yeah

animals that they all reflect like

rhinoceros pterodactyl

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um

mouse and then form like some dinosaur

and then it would defeat hamster evil

powers. But it's all about teamwork.

A is that his beard or his clothes? His

beard. It's a proper beard like that.

Yep. Very cute. Okay. I'm going to try

to guess this show. It's probably just

the name of the character. Okay. Well,

yeah, but but it has a name of what he

does. Ah, okay. And I reckon a little

bit like Are You Afraid of the Dark? He

reaches into this bag and he like

creates like a dream world.

Yeah. or he can change. He basically

puts children to bed. So it was always

on on I think seven and it goes only

like 5 minutes or 10 minutes.

Um I don't even know they are called

Zmention. Oh the sun man. He then

probably the sunman Zmanion because you

always said to kids the sleep that you

have in your eyes and like suns and

that's what he has. He puts that in your

in you and then you go to sleep with

good dreams. Oh, cute. I'm just thinking

of this uh Sandman song and by

Metallica.

Oh, actually, can I can we play a song

here from a show? Okay. No, but you can

play it for me. Is that it? And off to

bed. Would you watch it before you went

to sleep

again?

Yeah. Yeah. Really? Oh, cute. And he it

would be better if it was the Sand Man

by Metallica cuz he does have like a

metal as beard.

That's true. Would have fit very well. I

think it fits also to me, you know, like

I like little daydreaming worlds. Cute.

So, I actually know this. I think No,

you don't. Yeah. Oh, God. Okay. Tell me

what you think the title is and what the

There is a clue. One clue. He has a hat

on. Yeah. The summer hat. Is he Is he

Mr. Hatfish?

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No, actually. Oh, he's Is he a shark?

Yeah. Are you afraid of sharks because

of him? That's why I was going to bring

up. I wonder if my fear for sharks came

from him. That shark is really lovely.

Sharky. Sharky is the pink one. Sharky

and Stitch. Sharky and you'll never get

it. Sharky and George. George. And the

hat is not a summer hat, but there's a

there's a profession where you'd wear

that hat. Think of like 1950s.

A driver. Not a driver. No. What would

be an exciting job for them to have

that's not a driver? Be so boring. Okay,

just tell me. Uh, they were detectives.

Okay. They're Shark and George climb

busters of the sea. I I have watched

this 100% somehow. And they would

basically solve crimes. I don't think

murders, but they would solve crimes.

And then a lot ocean crimes, but it

would always begin with them in like an

old sort of

um in something like what was the like a

prohibition bar and there'd be like slow

jazz playing in the background and

there'd be smoke filling the room and

they'd be drinking like fish whiskey.

It's always like like a slow jazz film

noir kind of backdrop. But hopefully

that gives you an insight

into why I am the person I am. It does.

Scared of sharks. But you like the sea.

I love the sea. I also love to watch all

the series under the sea. Under the sea.

Do you say that? Under the sea. It's

Ariel. No. Da da da da.

Okay. Last your last one. Okay. Wow.

This is the one I saw when I was

flicking through. Okay. Nautical themed,

sea themed. Explains a lot. Uh, is that

they're obviously like cleaning a

cannon. I don't know what they do in

that moment. That looks like a cannon

from a pirate ship. Were they pirates?

I don't think so. Okay. So, the show is

called After the Bear. What could he be?

What could the show actually

captain bar bear? Captain bear.

Very very close. Yeah. How he looks.

Blue. Captain Blue Bear. Blow Bear.

Captain Blow Bear. Captain Blow

Bear. Like Blackbeard the pirate but

Blue Bear. Yeah. Wow. Okay. Yeah. And he

always told

stories. Um yeah, it was all about also

like fantasy stories but learnings and

he was a captain. I love the sea. Can I

now that's my last one. Yeah. Give you

the ship the summary of summary. So they

have all educational and value based

content for children. They all teach

something. Okay.

Um, Mike Leven explains nature,

technology, and the environment in a

curious, handsome way. Captain Planner

teaches environmental awareness,

teamwork, and global responsibility.

Captain Blower encourages creativity,

humor, and critical thinking through

absor tales. Yeah, he always tells

stories. Zme brings daily rituals and

bedtime calm with gentle imaginative

stories. and Puma the little um problem

teaches life lessons through everyday

situations and magical mischief. So they

all have educational content. They have

the connection to nature environment or

everyday life. They have iconic

characters as role models. Don't know

how that is really.

They have strong moral or social

messages. That's you.

Timeless cult status. cult status. In

summary, though very different in tone,

style and content, these five be love ch

shows all share one essential mission to

entertain, inspire, and educate children

while also teaching values that last a

lifetime. Still here, they're prime

examples of children's programming with

heart, mind, and meaning. Oh,

go on. Oh, wait, wait, wait. put maybe

is that the kid from um six sons.

Imagine that's what I watch as a

child. I see dead people.

You're never going to guess his name,

but he's called Bernard. And guess what?

The TV shows looks like a Bernardet.

Bernard's clock. Bernard's

tard's watch. Bernard's watch. Okay. And

guess what? That's my coffee. Give me my

coffee back for that. And guess what

happened on Burners? What could the

watch do? The watch had a power. Get him

to school in time. On time. Something to

do with time. Small matter. Oh, time

travel. No, the next thing.

What is the next thing? He would click

it and then something would happen. Stop

the time. Yeah. Cool. And then he would

change everything. Yeah, exactly. Nice.

Usually he would do like really naughty

things to begin with, of course. And

then he would see like it would mess

with his life then because he would

change sort of the butterfly effect.

Butterfly effect. Exactly. Oh, that

makes sense for you too. The fantasy

factor. Burner's watch. Burner's watch.

Okay. So, let's let's see what yours

have in common. Oh, God. Give me a

summary. Explain my character and

Burners

watch. Imagination, escapism, and

adventure.

Yeah. Each show gave kids an escape into

another world, offering superpowers or

control, high stakes action and physical

competition, mystery, suspense, and

spooky fun. Cartoonish detective

adventurous. Cartoonish detective

adventures underwater. My god. Okay. So,

we have TV icons. We have imagination,

escapism, and adventure. Yeah.

Empowerment of young viewers. They all

tap into a theme of empowerment, making

kids or teens feel like they could do

extraordinary things. Wow. International

appeal. These shows cross borders and

became hits in multiple countries. Yeah.

Power Rangers. Yeah. Probably genre v

variety with a shared cool

factor.

So we have dramas, action, sci-fi, sport

game show, horror anthology, animation

detective, and fantasy drama. The cool

element. Uh, martial arts. And I did

martial arts. Real life superheroes

competition. Are you a real life

superhero? I'm not that competitive

either. Campfire stories. Spooky

tension. You like spookiness and you

like camping. I do like camping.

Underwater crime fighting duo. I love

that also.

And stopping time. Every kid's dream

power. Summary. Despite the differences,

these five shows share a spirit of

imagination, empowerment, and adventure.

All wrapped in the distinctive style of

90s kids programming. They made everyday

kids feel like they could be heroes,

champions, detectives, or masters of

time, even if just for 30 minutes. Thank

you for that, Easy. That was a really

great summary from Chat GP. Now, I leave

you to it. I

say bye for now.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain
earth /ɜːθ/ A1	noun - the ground on which we stand
fire /faɪər/ A1	noun - the process of combustion
imagination /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən/ B1	noun - the ability to form new ideas
escapism /ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm/ B2	noun - the tendency to seek distraction
adventure /ədˈventʃər/ A2	noun - an unusual and exciting experience
connect /kəˈnekt/ B1	verb - to join or link
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to do something
skill /skɪl/ A2	noun - the ability to do something well
strength /streŋθ/ A2	noun - the quality of being physically strong
hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ A2	noun - a person admired for courage
reveal /rɪˈviːl/ B1	verb - to make known
shaped /ʃeɪpt/ B1	verb - to give a particular form to
inventor /ɪnˈventər/ B1	noun - a person who invents
lessons /ˈlesənz/ A2	noun - a piece of teaching
responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ B2	noun - the state of being accountable
environment /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ B1	noun - the surroundings