I almost caught one yesterday, I chased him but he fled.
But if I told my dad he’d say, “It’s all inside your head!”
You really cannot catch them, Or find their whereabouts.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
The Crowbar
Everything's fine here too.
I wish something would break for a change!
It’s already been a week and nothing's broken in here.
Stop worrying! Everything breaks at some point.
Well, nothing seems to ever break inside of this house.
That's because we take such good care of it.
No, Masiya, it’s boring with no real work to do.
We should move somewhere else.
When Fixies graduate from school,
they must choose the place where they want to work.
Some will work at factories,
some on ships,
some in theaters, and some in hospitals too.
Fixies are needed everywhere.
Now, Fixie families with children like to choose places that are a bit quieter.
Usually they'll settle inside of people’s houses.
It’s not too noisy there, like in a factory,
but there's still plenty of work to do.
They need to check on appliances like computers,
vacuum cleaners,
telephones,
irons and washing machines.
And Fxies always try their best!
They just love being busy with work.
And so if there's nothing broken in the house,
Fixie families will move to a new place where there's much more work to be done.
Nolik, did you hear that?!
I don’t want to move anywhere!
But think about the kids, dear. They've got their school and friends here.
Do you like this friend of theirs?
A human kid playing with Fixie kids. You know as well as I that it's just not right.
Alright then.
If nothing's broken down before the end of the day,
that's all, we've got to move.
Oh, no! I can't!
Tom Thomas comes home the day after tomorrow,
and we'd be gone by then.
Pull yourself together.
And I won't see him anymore at all?
Nolik, I have an idea!
What idea?
If something happens to break down before the end of the day,
then we're not moving!
But what if nothing breaks?
Calm down! We're gonna make sure of it.
Simka, you’re a genius!
But how are we going to make sure of it?
We're going to use a crowbar!
A crowbar is powerful and simple.
It’s nothing more than a heavy metal bar with either sharp or flat ends.
It can be very helpful for breaking through concrete or ice.
It can also be used as a lever to root out a tree stump or move a boulder.
If one end of a bar has a claw cut into it, then it’s good for pulling out nails.
Yes, sometimes the simplest tools are the most powerful ones.
Do we have that tool?
We've got our pack-o-mat
and it's got everything!
Yay!
In gadgets and devices Our work will never end,
Appliances are fickle, They need a loyal friend.
At morning, noon, and midnight Of every single day
When there is an emergency You know we’re on our way!
One, two, three - Tideesh! Inside we’ll be - Tideesh!
To fix what’s wrong - Tideesh! Till it runs strong!
One, two, three - Tideesh! Inside we’ll be - Tideesh!
All day and night - Tideesh! We fix things right!
How about you let me try?
Go on.
Nolik!
What are you thinking?!
I'm doing like you were doing.
- No you're not. - Now I'm confused.
First off, whatever you break's got to look like it broke all by itself.
Oh, I got you.
And second, you've got to break it in some way that it can be fixed later.
Did someone say something needs fixing?
Or am I hearing things?
Papus! We just found out that the.. ah...
television's broken down.
Are you sure?
Yeah!
And one of the keys on the keyboard is stuck.
For real?!
For real! And the clock's not running either!
Oh woah!!!!
Masiya, our life is getting back on the right track!
Should we fix them?
Yeah, what else?!
We are the Fixies!
We live to keep on working, And work for us is fun
So we’ll just keep on working Cause our work’s never done.
And deep inside of gadgets If you look when it’s dark
You might just see us race around Like multi-colored sparks.
One, two, three - Tideesh! Inside we’ll be - Tideesh!
To fix what’s wrong - Tideesh! Till it runs strong!
One, two, three - Tideesh! Inside we’ll be - Tideesh!
All day and night - Tideesh! We fix things right!
Tideesh!
Oh, that was a lot to do!
You'd almost think that somebody broke it on purpose.
- Well we didn't do it. - It broke by itself.
Yeah, this apartment still needs a lot of work!
We shouldn't move anywhere.
I like it here!
- So do I! - It's the best!
See? We don't need to go anywhere!
Can you believe that Fixies are Such itty-bitty creatures?
Even when they’re magnified It’s hard to see their features.
They’re tiny, infinitesimal, So small it makes you doubt.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
Candy
Nice black eye!
Tom Thomas, did you fall? How did you hurt your eye?
I had a big fight with Johnny.
Oh, wow!
How could you?!
What was the fight about?
We argued over who's cooler, a racer or a boxer.
A race driver's cooler!
Of course! That's what I said to him.
But Johnny had to prove it’s a boxer.
Well?
He proved it alright. Can't you see?
You don't prove anything at all by fighting!
What a profession - a boxer!
Yeah!
Now your dad, he's got an amazing profession – a journalist!
He gets to travel to different countries,
and brings back all sorts of funny stuff.
They even show him on TV!
No.
What do you mean?
Boxers are cooler. Everyone's really afraid of them!
Don’t be gloomy, Tom Thomas.
Have a candy!
I've got a good idea! How about a taste tester?
That’s the best job!
And what is he testing?
A taste tester is someone who tests the tastes of drinks and food.
Yeah, how come?
They want to find out if the food is delicious,
and what all the flavors are in it.
Super! What a great profession!
But a taste tester is not a job just anyone can do.
I can do it!
Then let’s check!
So open your mouth and then close your eyes.
Try to figure out what the flavor is inside of this piece of candy.
Strawberry!
That’s right! Good job, Tom Thomas!
And this?
That tastes like orange!
You missed that one. It was lime.
Yeah, Tom Thomas.
If you wanna be a food taster, you're going to need to do some serious practicing.
Let's do it!
Raspberry.
You got it!
SImka, how do they get the candy to be hard on the outside,
and filled with liquid on the inside?
Don’t get distracted, you're training!
Hard candy is made like this:
first a sweet syrup is cooked until it is thick and stretchy.
Then the mixture is pulled into long hollow tubes that are like noodles.
As the tubes cool down, they start getting harder.
And it's right then that the tubes are filled with the soft fruity center
and then cut into pieces.
It all has to be done quickly,
before the tubes have a chance to get totally hard.
And that’s how candy is made that is hard on the outside and soft on the inside.
It could be strawberry, only I just can't tell anymore.
Ouch!
What’s wrong?
My tooth!
Was I hearing things?
Or did someone yell?
Oh, I got it.
Come on, let’s take a look at your tooth.
A taste tester has to be the most delicious profession in the world.
They taste all sorts of things like cheeses and chocolates,
and decide which ones tastes better.
Everything is tested for taste,
even water, because different waters taste differently.
There are also testers who don’t test food and drinks,
but rather they test the smells of things like deodorants or perfumes.
Not everybody can become a really great tester.
First, you have to be able to tell apart all the different tastes and smells!
You also need to know when it's time to stop,
or you can make yourself sick and lose your ability to tell things apart.
That’s the reason why taste testers only take very small bites of food
and very, very little sips.
If you going to have a bad tooth, it's good to have a mom who's a dentist.
That’s true!
She’s a good dentist. She'll fix it in no time!
She'll pull that tooth right out!
So? Did she pull it out?
No, she just gave me some medicine to gargle.
Your tooth, does it hurt?
Yeah, it hurts a little.
Hey!
Now I definitely know who's cooler than a boxer!
Who?
Who else? A dentist!
Even boxers are afraid of going to the dentist!