(soft gentle music)
- [Narrator] Far out.
- It's a gift from my dad, from a Scottish flea market.
- It looks expensive.
- I wonder if I can sell it.
- [Narrator] If you recall, Lily's saving up
to visit her dad in Bangladesh this summer.
- Look, I'm a kaleidoscope!
- (laughs) Oh my God.
(upbeat music)
♪ I was lost, everything I'm doing has a cost ♪
♪ I think it's finally time that I move now ♪
♪ Into a new house ♪
♪ You know the sun gets hot at the top of the world ♪
♪ When you're Sunnyside Up ♪
♪ Things are better with a swirl ♪
- Have you decided what you'll be doing for CUDDLE?
- It wasn't really on my radar
with all my other commitments.
- Excuse me, all the smartest kids
at Sunnyside Up participate in the science fair, Mila.
- Okay, I'll do it then.
- Excellent, you can pitch me your idea tonight.
- Like this evening tonight?
- Have a great day, dear.
- We finally got the Van De Graaff machine,
and I'm so excited.
Anybody wanna touch it?
I'm playing, don't touch it.
Avery, check this out.
You're gonna love this.
- I have never seen a Van De Graaff Generator this close.
(angelic music)
- Oh, hey.
(school bell rings)
- Hey Mila.
- Otis, hi.
- I heard we're doing a life drawing today.
- [Narrator] If you don't know,
life drawing means drawing naked people.
- So, I was wondering...
(sighs) Oh boy, I'm nervous.
Would you like to grab dinner sometime?
Maybe at the Chinese place.
- You know that's my parents' restaurant, right?
- Oh.
- Anyway, I'd love to.
But I can't.
My schedule is jammed packed right now,
and about to get worse since my dad's making me do CUDDLE.
I'll see you later?
(Otis sighs)
- Just how big do you think the prize is?
Hundreds of dollars, thousands?
- This is a public school.
- [Narrator] Touche.
- Well, whatever it is, I'm gonna win.
And I'll be one step closer to Bangladesh.
- We're actually several million steps from Bangladesh.
No way are you winning.
- And you are?
♪ I like it ♪
♪ Hey hey, I like it ♪
♪ I said I like it ♪
(girls sighing)
- I'm not doing CUDDLE.
It'll just make me look weirder.
- You still on that?
(laughing)
- [Narrator] Some things never change.
- Well, I've got no choice.
And you fools better help me come up with something.
Oh, these colors are amazing.
It looks like a Takashi Murakami.
- I think my dad had tea with him in Japan once.
- Shut up.
Your dad must be the coolest person ever.
- He is.
- So for reals, I need a science fair project idea.
My dad expects to hear it by tonight
and I've got a million other things to do.
- I've got my own winning idea to come up with.
No sharesies.
- [Narrator] I don't think that's a thing.
- Well, maybe I'm making it a thing.
- There is no shortage of ideas.
Science is everywhere, especially in art.
Take this kaleidoscope.
Sir David Brewster invented the kaleidoscope
while studying polarization optics
and the properties of light.
While looking at some objects
through the end of two mirrors,
he noticed patterns and colors were recreated and reformed
into beautiful new arrangements.
- Looks like big brother finally gets it.
♪ Don't stop, go on and rock your body, baby ♪
♪ And just give our friend ♪
- You definitely have a CUDDLE project here.
- Maybe for CUDDLE I can test how long it takes
for mold, fungi, and bacteria to culture saline.
- Ew.
- I need a winning idea.
- You need a life.
- Or I can figure out a way to turn you
into a nice person.
- How about testing which brand of waterproof mascara
lasts the longest?
- Now, you're thinking.
I wanna do something really cool.
Something that no one else will think of.
And you need to keep it secret.
- Who would I possibly talk about nerd stuff with?
- I'm serious.
Winning this is a big deal for me.
- [Pearl] Opal, I need you.
- BRB.
- Can you grab my nail file?
- Seriously?
I'm helping Lily with something.
(phone dings)
- [Narrator] Nobody says no to Pearl Laurant.
- Whatcha doing?
- Stuff you'd find super weird.
- Try me.
- Just seeing if I can come up
with a unique hypothesis about electromagnetic induction.
- That's not weird, it's cool.
- Huh?
- I've realized I've had it all wrong.
Being different doesn't make you weird.
And even if it does, weird isn't bad.
It's special.
And I saw how much fun you were having
with those girls at lunch today.
You should be yourself, Avery.
Always, and I'm sorry I made you doubt that.
- Thanks, Zane.
- Bring it in.
You're the best.
- So, you think it's cool if I sign up for CUDDLE.
- Super cool.
You know what?
I'm gonna do it, too.
Do you think I can do a project on soccer?
- Duh, scoring a goal is all about physics.
(giggles)
(cheerful music)
♪ So you would write a letter in a day ♪
(Mila chatters)
♪ As you made your way back home ♪
♪ You stop to say hello and smile ♪
- [Narrator] Milo's dad is quite impressed
with her CUDDLE idea.
♪ Oh oh oh oh oh ♪
(phone buzzing)
- Dad!
You there, can you hear me?
Hello?
Oh okay, yeah, I'm good.
Yeah, I'm working on something for CUDDLE.
Oh, it's the science fair.
I'm thinking about doing something
with color changing lipsticks
and how the Red 27 reacts with your lips' moisture and...
Dad?
Hello?
Can you hear me?
(phone beeping)
- [Narrator] We'll assume Lily's dad
would love her idea, too.
I know your secret.
(Pearl screams)
Game on.
Here's what's happening next week on Sunnyside Up.
- She makes talking to boys look so easy.
(speaking foreign language)
- Someone's in trouble.
- You are late, I was about to call the police.