Over the past 19 seasons, we've met some incredibly talented
kids, like anatomy expert, Matthew Sawchuck.
He was first on the show during the second season.
He was five years old.
And he just may be one of our most memorable kids ever.
Here's a clip from when I first met him,
and a little update on what he's doing now.
[INAUDIBLE] the thing.
All right, Matthew, how are you?
Good.
Good, I'm glad.
You watch my show in Canada, don't you?
Yeah.
What's your favorite part of the show?
When you act crazy.
Oh.
When does that happen?
Most of the time.
Hey, is that for me?
Is that solar system thing for me?
What?
Is that solar system thing for me?
Is that solar system for you?
Yeah.
It wasn't supposed to be, but I'll talk to somebody and see.
It's a cool solar system.
You're interested in astronomy and all kinds of things,
aren't you?
Yeah.
OK.
And-- but how--
I--
I'm over here.
--heard you have a girlfriend.
Oh, yeah.
I do, I really do.
Yeah.
I actually do.
Yes.
And how did you meet your girlfriend?
Well, I forget.
It was so long ago that I forget.
Uh-huh.
All right.
And Matthew, how did you become interested in anatomy?
Well, I started to gravitate toward my mother's
medical books.
And what did you want for Christmas?
You asked for one gift, right?
A life-sized human to ourselves.
OK.
So-- which is what most five-year-olds want.
Let's go over here and we brought it today.
And--
I know
--so that you can help us out.
Because--
It's too big to bring on the plane.
It was too big to bring on the plane?
Yeah.
You couldn't sit it in the seat next to you?
No!
It was already filled.
Oh, OK.
All right.
So here, you stand on this side, and you're
going to tell me certain things of what's going on.
This is, what is that?
That's the heart.
OK, And what does the heart do?
It beats like a drum.
Uh-huh.
And what does it do for the body?
Is that a dog crying?
No.
I thought I heard one.
No, there's no dog crying in here.
So there's no pets allowed?
No, not in here.
So, I have a pet rabbit.
You do?
Yeah.
What's the pet rabbit's name?
Cotton Ball.
Cotton Ball?
That's cute, that's a cute name.
Do you want to tell us about the heart?
Yeah, it gives blood to the body.
OK, and what is all this stuff there?
Well, that's the small intestine.
It looks like a long snake.
Uh-huh.
Oh, when you stretch it out?
How long is it if you stretch it out?
27 feet.
Wow, that's long.
And I know you were telling me a little bit about the eyeball.
How does the eyeball work, actually?
Well, light goes through the conjunctiva.
Mm-hmm.
That's a real word.
I wasn't finished yet.
I know.
He wasn't--
I wasn't finished yet.
OK.
It goes through the conjunctiva.
Well--
Yes, goes through the conjunctiva.
Well, the conjunctiva is the thin layer of skin
that covers the cornea.
Now I'm done.
All right.
At the end, could you do some of Dory's voice?
Yeah, sure.
I'll do-- this is Dory's voice right now.
No, when we're sitting back down.
When we sit down.
Oh, I won't do it here.
All right.
Now, you also, you collect rocks as well, right?
Yeah.
OK, you look antsy.
I'll let you go in a minute.
But here's something very, very-- look,
come around this way.
Because I want you to see it this way.
You collect rocks.
What rock don't you have that you'd love to have?
Trilobite.
A trilobite.
And what's so special about a trilobite?
What is that?
Well, it's a sea animal fossil.
OK.
So it has to be really, really old, right.
Yeah.
All right.
Well, we have a trilobite from PaleoFacts.com.
This right here is 550 million years old.
Oh my god.
And it's yours.
What is it?
And how about that?
What?
I don't know what it is.
It's 550 million years old.
No, what kind of sea animal is it?
It's really old and it's a trilobite.
Hi, Ellen.
It's Matt Sawchuck.
I was originally on your show back in season two, in 2005.
And I'm still going towards life sciences.
I transferred to Dalhousie University in my second year,
and I'm currently in my fifth year.
Just got to finish up a couple more classes.
And I'm still in biology with a minor in history.
And I've been living up here with my partner for two years
now.
And I love it up here.
And have a great season 19.
You definitely deserve it.
Wow, thanks, Matthew.
We'll be right back.