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Teddy Bear Band Aug 12 2026

St. Louis Park City CouncilSunday, August 16, 2026
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[music] How's everybody doing today? >> Great. Good to see everyone out. Here's a beautiful morning here in St. Louis Park getting ready to start the Teddy Bear Band Show. And if you've never seen it before, the big [music and singing] deal about the Teddy Bear Band Show is that you're in the show. So give yourselves a hand. You guys are going to be fabulous today. Just look at yourselves. This is going to be great. There's something fun to do on every song. Kids and moms and dads and everybody can do the be in the teddy bear band together. And uh if you brought a teddy bear stuff friend, hold it up in the air. >> Okay. Oh, they're looking good. Now, if you didn't bring a bear and you think, "Gee, I wish I would have brought my bear." You can come down and borrow one of our bears. We've got some spare bears down here. So, come down and borrow a bear for the show. You don't have to have one, but it can be fun. You can walk around with your bear in your hair >> like this. Chuck, can can the uh video people get a She's ready for a closeup. Hey everybody, what Ann was talking about keeping a rhythm in all of that, which is great fun, too. Of course it is. Put your hands up in the air. Everybody put your hands up in the air. Well, wait a minute now. Wait, wait. Put your hands down. Let's take a vote. How many people are here today? >> Uh, I think >> Okay. How many people are not quite here yet? >> Okay. We hope you'll join us soon. All right. Now, wait a minute. Put your hands up in the air again. Both of them. Now, above your way up above my head. Clap your hands. >> Now, put your hands out in front and clap. Now, we're going to do a rhythm for our hello song. And you clap this beat. >> [music] >> Clap clap clap your hands. Clap clap clap the band. Clap clap. Here we go. If you're in the show, let's say hello. [music] Hello everybody. [singing] How do you do? How do you [music] do? How do you do? Hello everybody. How do you do? How do [music] you do to you? Clap your hands. Show everybody [singing] and clap your hands. Clap [music] your hands. Clap your hands. Show [singing] everybody. Clap your hands. Everybody [music] clap your hands. Here's the guitar. [music] Kick your feet [music] around the show everybody. And kick your feet. Kick your feet. Kick your feet. Slow everybody and kick your feet. Everybody kick your feet. Here's a base. [music] Keep on kicking. Yeah. [music] Kick your feet. Clap your hands again. Let's go everybody. And [music and singing] clap your hands. Clap your hands. Clap your hands. Let's go everybody. Clap your hands. [music] Everybody clap [singing] your hands. [applause] >> Way cool. How many kids are ready to play a game? What do you think, Rich? >> I think they look like they're ready to play a game. Hey, but we might try and trick you guys. Are you kids trickable? >> No. Maybe you're trickable. Really? Oh, we might have a chance. Well, the game's just for fun anyway, but it's a hand clapping game again. It's called you clap and you stop. So, here's what you're going to do. You're going to clap while we're playing the music. Then, when we stop, what, Steve? >> You stop clapping. >> Yeah, kids stop, too. That's right. And if you stop when Ben stops, you get a point. >> But if you're still clapping, Teddy Bear Ben gets the point. Okay. But it's all for fun. And so get your hands ready. >> And let's play this [music] clap and stop game. >> Here we go. >> You clap and [music] you clap and you clap and you stop. >> We didn't trick anybody. >> Nope. They're good listeners. You clap and [music] you clap and you clap and you stop. Do you listen this well at home? [laughter] >> You clap and you clap and you clap and you stop. [music] >> They're good. You clap and [singing] you clap and you clap and you stop. Yes. And for That's clap for the kids. They got the first point. [cheering] Uh and as we see here, uh if a child is two or younger, you can help them clap. That's part of the learning process. All right. We didn't get him. So, let's kick your feet. Kick. Try that. You kick and you kick and you stop. Put on the brakes. You kick and [music] you kick and you kick and stop. We're not tricking them either. You kick and [music] kick and you stop. You kick and you kick and stop. Okay, let's clap for the kids again. They get the second point. [applause] Uh, okay. Something a little more tricky. Put your arms out wide. Feels good when they're like this. Take your whole body and wiggle right. You wiggle and you wiggle [music] and you wiggle. >> Rich, what are you doing? You wiggle and [singing] you wiggle and [music] you wiggle and are you a helicopter? What? You wiggle [music] and you wiggle and you wiggle and stop. Something wacky here. You wiggle and [music] you wiggle and you wiggle and stop. >> Hey everybody say stop. Put your hands up. Say stop. >> Stop. >> Oh, okay. >> Okay, Rich. Uh, >> the parents. >> Let's see. >> Well, the wiggling part was easy at >> Yeah, but the the kids stopped, the parents stopped. >> Yeah, >> even the toddlers stopped and 66 and 2/3% of the band stopped and you were still going. What's the deal? >> Well, I guess I was having so much fun, I forgot to stop. That happens to you kids, right? No, >> no, >> just just me. >> He's thinking about it. Oh, boy. >> I don't think so. >> Well, let's do a challenge. All right, here's what we're going to do. Everybody hold up one finger. >> Uno, you know, uh, one. All right, so here's challenge number one. You do all of this stuff. You clap. >> Okay, that's easy. You kick. >> That's easy. You wiggle. >> That's kind of easy. But you have to do it all at the same time. Whoa. >> Try that. >> They did it. We're still not tricking them. You clap wiggle. [music] >> Amazing. You clap. >> Okay. Okay. St. Louis Park and surrounding area. Clapper. Wigglers >> and a few gigglers. Bullet. Gigglers. Who is giggling? >> I think I get an extra point for that. >> All right, we got to take this up to We got to turn this up to 11 as they said. >> Teddy Bear Band challenge number two. Hold up two fingers. >> Uno do, you know, two. Uh, >> so this time you clap again, okay? >> And you kick again and you wiggle again, but this time you all got to do it >> double fast. >> Get ready. Here we go. You We almost got him. You can't [music] >> Steve, do we have any points? >> So far, the Teddy Bear Band does not have any points. So, that makes us pointless. >> Oh, no. [laughter] You [music and singing] >> the kids win. Let's clap for the kids. [cheering] [applause] Okay. >> Hey, you know what? >> The kids any Do they win [laughter] it? Do they actually win something? >> Well, sure. You guys won the game. You earned something very special. You kids have won an all expense paid dance lesson with our friends little Elvis and his sister Elvis Cena down here. Now, these are dancing bears and they're doing a dance they call the teddy bear twist. But kids, you know what? We're going to need your help because they're dancing, but they're not moving their feet. How can you dance without moving your feet? How do they do that? >> Well, all the kids stand up. Everybody stand up. >> Hey, look. These girls figured it out. >> That's what And then what? >> That's how little Elvis does it. He moves [music and singing] his hips. Everybody point at your hips >> on the side. And then move your hips from side to side and do the teddy bear twist. Even the babies are doing it. Here we go. One, two, three. [music] Here we go. You know it goes like this. [music] You're doing the teddy bear twist. You got to shake those hips [music] and let your backbone slip. Twist up. Twist down. [singing and music] Twist down. Twist and turn around. Spin around. You don't know what you miss. Do the teddy bear twist. [music] Yeah. Cuz it's panda panda. Panda panda pandemonium [music] panda. [singing] Panda panda pandemonium. [music] Everybody twist. Get your hips going. Kiss. [music] Oh yeah. Now spin around. Wow. Oh yeah. Now let's [singing and music] get down. Twist a little lower. >> Get down. >> Twist a little lower. >> Get down low. [music] >> Twist a [singing] little lower. >> Way down low. >> Teddy bear man. >> Yeah. >> Would like to know. >> Yeah. Tell us rich. >> How low can you go? >> Look at how low that is. >> That's low. >> That's low. That's like a mole in a hole. Whoa. And then what? And then come on, get up. Come on, get up. Come on, get up. [music and singing] One more thing to do. Twist your teddy bear, too. You make such a great pair. Dancing with your little teddy bear. [music] Twist up, twist down, twist, turn around. Spin, run around. [music] Don't know what you miss. Do a teddy bear twist. Yeah. [music] Panda panda panda pimmon. Spin around panda pimmon. Yeah. Yeah. It goes like this. [music] You're doing the teddy bear twist. All the kids are shaking their hips like little eldest. [music and singing] Throw the teddy bear twist. Hey, kiss. Throw our bears a big kiss. [music] Rich. Rich, what in the world are you doing? That's a big kiss. What? Gosh, that's a big kiss. What? Well, let's Well, Elvis, you and your sister liked the big kiss, didn't you? Mama, thank you very much. Do the teddy bear twist. Oh. [music] Give yourselves a hand. Let's hear from the teddy bear twisters out here. Wow. >> Hey, we got all kinds of fairs going on. >> Wait a minute. What's What's happening here? >> A big bear. >> It's Panda. It's our friend Panda. Everybody say hi, Panda. >> Hi, Panda. >> Panda's got their twins jacket. Panda's gonna Panda's being brought up from the farm team in St. Paul. They need all the help they can get. So, uh, okay. So, there it is. >> Bear. Purple bear. Way to go. >> Purple bears. >> Purple bears in your hairs. >> Well, Panda, would you like to go on a ride with the kids? What do you think, Panda? You want to go on a ride? Yes. Panda, what do we have? >> The teddy bear band merrygoround. And Steve brought it with You don't need a ticket or any money. You just stand up and you can bring [singing] your teddy bear, your stuffy with and you go >> stand up out there >> and you go >> and then what do you do? >> Up and down, turn round and round, up and down, [music] turn round [singing] and round and you're riding on the teddy bear. Merry go round. [music] Would you like to [singing] ride on a merrygo round? And [music] it starts [singing] up. Hear that musical sound. It goes up and down. [singing] Turn around and [music] up and down. Turn around and that's great, kids. Let's ride some more. Here we go, Steve. >> When you go ride on a merrygo round, you can ride on a horse or [music] a seat that [singing] you found. It goes up and down. [music] Round and round, up and down. [singing] Turn round and round. All right, kids. Grab on your horse. Hold on your seat and your teddy bears. We're going [music] for a ride on a merrygo [singing] round. Let's go up and down. Spin around. [music] Spin around. Spin the other way. Spin the other way. Woo! Up and down. I'm dizzy. [music] When you go [singing] ride on a merrygo round, sing this music. Everyone sing around. It goes up and down [music and singing] and up and down. Turn around and here we go. Up and down. [music and singing] Turn round and round. >> Sing it up and down. [music and singing] Turn round and round. >> All right, kids. Put your arms out wide. We are going to take and squish that mer in half. Here we go. >> Squish it. >> We're going to squish it here. >> Boy, that was hard. Let's squish it this way. Now make it into a ball and then flatten it like a pancake. Then you can put it in your pocket. Take it home with you. Take it out of your pocket anytime you want. Ride the merry around whenever. Isn't that fun? Huh? >> Wow. Well, kids, give yourself a hand for picking up your toys when you're done with them. And now you got a merry ground in your pocket. Way to go. Wow. >> What a beautiful day. Hey, Panda and kids and parents and grandparents. How many people would like to go on vacation? >> Yeah, let's let's do a vacation with Panda and all the kids and the parents and the grandparents and people watching at home uh or where wherever they're watching. But we're going to go to an island now. Put your arms out wide. We're going to fly out to like [music] Hawaii or something. You're flying [music] going to visit some bears. Over the land, over the sea. [music] Got the island lead to mine. [music] We traveled over the land and sea little [music] home was he said to him, "Where do [music] you live?" This is what he told me. Clap your hands. Come with me [music] to clapping land. Clapping land. Clapping land. Come [music] with me to clapping [singing] land. You can live in clapping land. Oh yeah. Good. Now put your arms out. We're flying again. [music] Here we go. Well, we travel [singing] over and [music] see. Oh, boy. She said to her, "Where do [singing] you live?" [music] This is what she told me. Stamp your feet. [music] Come with me to steaming land. Stamping [singing] land. Stamping land. Yes. Come with me to stamping [music and singing] land. You can live in stamping land. Oh yeah. Good. Now put your arms out. You're flying again. Here we go. [music] Travel [singing] over land and sea number three. That >> be I said to her, [music] where do you [singing] live? This is what she told me. And now turn in a circle. Come with me [music and singing] to turning land. Turning land. Turning. [music and singing] Turn around. Come with me to turning land. You can [singing] live in [music] turning land. Slow down. You can live in [singing] land. [music] [applause] Give yourself a hand. Thanks for going on vacation. Anybody get dizzy in Turning Land? >> Nope. You guys are well traveled. Give yourself a hand. Way to go. All right. You know, this is this is the the the reading day here. And I've got the the book about bear learns to share. And Panda on the back it says, "Will bear share?" Panda. Panda. Oh, Panda's in a separate conference. Panda. Panda. Will bear share? No. Panda says, "No." Uh, Panda's not certain. Well, if bear is two or younger, bear Bear might not share because that's a learned. You have to learn to do that. >> You have to learn to share. >> Yes. And and it's very normal for two-year-olds. That's where they're at developmentally. But wait a minute. Now, there's something we can all share in and and learning to read in letters and stuff. How many kids are learning the letters or already know the letters in your name? In your name. Okay. You're you're learning to print and and and write your own name and print your own name. Now, here's a here's a name. It's for something to do. It's Jump M. Jump P is jump. Everybody count to three everywhere now in the sound of my voice. Get ready to jump. 1 2 3 jump. Go. >> Okay. Now look down at your Especially down here. Look down at your shoes. Lose the blues. Get ready to jump and try to jump out of your shadow. 1 2 3. JUMP. >> THEY DID [screaming] IT. [laughter] All right. J U M P. That's what we're going to do in the song. What's this one? K I C K. What's that? >> Kick. Say. Yeah. [laughter] Say, say it. Kick. >> All right. What's this one? C L A P. What is that? >> Clap. And what's J U M P again? >> Yeah. >> I think kids for reading day are ready to jump around. Let's do it everybody. Parents, clap along. [music] Jump around. [music] Jump around. Jump. [singing] Jump. Jump around. Jump. Jump. Jump on [music] the ground. J U M E spells jump. Yeah. Kick your foot. Kick. [music] Kick. Kick your foot. Kick. Kick. Kick. [singing] Take a look. K I C K spells kick. Clap your hands. Clap. Clap. Clap your hands. Clap. Clap. Clap. [music and singing] C L K A. G spells clap. [music] Jump again. Jump. Jump. Jump around. Jump. Jump. Jump on [music] the ground. J U M spells jump. [music] Now this [singing] what? S T O P. S T O P. What? >> S T O P. >> Wait a minute. >> She said it. >> Hold it. S T O S T O P. I I I I think I remember. I saw S O P on a big red sign at a corner once >> when you were driving. >> Yeah. Everybody put your hands up. >> Say stop. >> Stop. >> Say stop. Really loud. >> Stop. [cheering] >> Oh, I get it. >> It must be the end of the song. >> We better stop. [music] >> Thanks for helping Teddy Bear Band with our spelling, kids. Hey, uh, everybody, let's see. Uh, put your hands up in the air again. Now clap up here like we did at the first part of the show. Now put your hands down in front. Clap. >> But now leave your hands down here in front together like this because we're going to do a rhythm. What Ann was talking about. We're going to have a beat and it's like a clock. Uh you know clocks are what people had to see what time it was before they had their phones to look at. So that goes back a ways. A little faster. >> Now put your hands out in front. Go back and forth. >> Tick tock like a clock. Like the pendulum on a clock. Don't stop. [music] Hickory dickory [music and singing] dock, the mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck [music] on the mouse ran down. Hickory dickory dock. Now move your hands back and forth. Tick tock like a clock. [music] Here come the silly words. Higgled piggledy pop. The dog has eaten [singing] the mop. What? [music] The pig's in a hurry. The cat's in a flurry. Biggly biggly pop. Now clap your hands this time. Go clap clap clap [music] clap clap clap clap clap. More silly words. [music] Hickory dickory [singing] dare. The pig flew up in the air. What? The [music] man in brown [singing] who got it down. Hickory dickory dare. Now clap your hands. Clap clap. Tick tock like a clock. [music] Sing along. Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock. [music] The clock struck one. The mouse ran down. Hickory dickory [singing] dock. [music] >> Gave yourselves a hand. You guys were right on time. Wow. >> Hey, we got a lot of toddlers and twos here. Uh and uh Oh, we got we got we got fans rushing the stage. Security. security. Okay, we need somebody to >> Okay. Uh here here comes security. All right. Thank you. >> All right. That's okay. Those bears are so cute. Those bears aren't the only thing that's cute. All right. Now, here's what we're going to do. Uh we're going to do a song that I bet a lot of parents and grandparents know. And we were doing this song when the your parents were about as old as you. Some of you, some of you. All right. >> If you're happy and you know it, clap your elbows. What >> is that? Why? >> She's She's But I don't think that's right. Is it? >> It's hands. She said hands. >> Sparky. >> Oh, >> give us a hand. If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. >> Yeah. But we're going to rock out with it like this. >> If you're happy [music] and you know it, clap your hands. If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. If [music] you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it. If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. You do know it. Get [music] your feet [singing] ready. Kick them. If you're happy and you know it, kick your feet. If you're happy and you know [music] it, kick your feet. If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it. If you're happy [music] and you know [singing] it, kick your feet. Get your voice ready. Shout hooray with the music. If you're happy and you know it, SHOUT HOORAY. HOORAY. If you're happy and you know it, [music and singing] shout hooray. Hooray. >> If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it. If you're happy and you know it, [music] shout hooray. Hooray. Woohoo. >> The quiet one. [music] If you're happy and you know it, then you smile. Okay, kids, turn around and look at the camera and we're [laughter] going to do this one. Everybody get ready to smile. If you're happy and you know it, then you smile. >> If you're happy and you know it, then you smile. >> If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it. If you're happy and you [music] know it, then you smile. >> You brush your teeth. >> Brush your teeth. >> Keep on brushing. >> [music] >> Super tricky. [singing] Now all three go clap clap kick kick. Hooray. If [music] you're happy and you know it, do all three. Clap clap kick kick. Hooray. If you're happy and you [music] know it, do all three. Clap clap kick kick. Hooray. If you're happy and you know it, [music] then your face will surely show it. If you're happy and you know it, do all three. Clap clap kick kick. Hooray. Hey, everybody's so friendly here, Rich. >> Yeah. >> Is there is there some way here in this great expanse of a wolf park and the amphitheater and everything? Uh, second only to the one out in Shakabe, I think. Um, is there some way we could get people connected? >> Of course. Let's teach them the teddy bear band handshake. So, what is that? >> Uh, everybody put up one hand. >> Okay. Now, whoever's next to you, put your hand up to their hand. >> Yeah. >> And give a little push on it and say, >> "Push on it." >> "HI, HOW YOU DOING?" >> YEAH. Like that. Your camera can get a closeup of right there. They're great friends. >> Then keep your hands up and take your other hand, put up the friend on your other side. >> Yeah. >> And then you say, "Nice to meet you. >> Nice to meet you." >> Yeah. Then you keep both your hands up and you start rocking back and forth music. >> Rock your body. Rock a one two hottie at St. Louis Park on reading day. We're making friends. When you make [music and singing] a friend, I don't know what to do. You can shake a hand, [singing] do a high five, too. We've got a way to solve the [music] whole mess. Everybody learn to do the bear paw press. Stick your hands straight out. Point [singing] your fingers in the air. Put your hand on your friend's hand. Paw fits your bear. [music] Make a friend. Use a greeting. That's the best. Everybody learn to do the bear paw press. Press on. Everybody's making press. All right, everybody. Keep your hands to your friends and start rocking. Rock with Panda. Everybody say, "Hi, how you doing?" How you doing? Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. When it's [singing] time to leave and you want to [music] say goodbye. Thank you for the good times. So give the presents. Stick your hands straight out. Put [music] your fingers in [singing] the air. Put your hand on your friend's head or paw fish a panda. Make a friend to use the greeting. [music] That's the best. Don't forget to give your friend a bear paw press. Hug them if you want to know that [music and singing] it's all right. Bearpaw press is really out of sight. Alligator rock. Bearpaw press will really make you. Well, it's fun. Do mind if we suggest everybody to learn to do [singing] the bear paw press on in the morning and give yourself a hand. Everybody's out making friends at Wolf Park. Everybody say nice to meet you. >> Yeah. Hey everybody, put your hands up in the air again. Now put your hands out in front like you're rocking a baby. >> Grab a teddy bear and rock it. >> Yeah. Grab your bear. Okay. Uh kids up there. All right. Hey, how about we should do nap time for the bears and the babies. What do you think, man? There. There you go. That's a big baby. >> That's not a baby. >> Now, kids, stand up. All the kids, stand up [music] there. Now, start rocking your baby. [music] Rock up by baby in the treetop. When the wind blows, the cradle [music and singing] will roll. When the bow breaks, the cradle will fall [music] and down [singing] will come. Baby, cradle in all. [music] Put your fingers [music] up in the air. Wave them around. [music] The birds are coming. Rock [singing] up my birdie in the treetop. [music] When [singing] the wind blows, BLOW THE BIRDS AROUND. THERE'S A BIG STORM. [groaning] The cradle [music] will rock. When the bow breaks, [music] the nest it will fall. The [music] wave will [singing] fly. Birdie nest is too small. Flap your wings. Flap your wings. Flap [music] them around. Yes, that bird's going to fly away. Going to flap [music] it twing now. Just can't stop. Going to fly [music] away. Cleo's [singing] too small. Now spin around. Spin around. Spin around. Don't [music] fall down. Spin around the [singing] town. Flap your wings. [music] Flap your wings like a birdie [singing] said out of that nest. Find a big bed. Getting big enough. Getting [music] tall. Jump up. Cat's too small. Spin around. Spin around. Don't [music] fall down. No. No. Don't spin around the [singing] town. Oh yeah. It's rock and roll. We rock bird the treetop. Dance [music] rock. [singing] We just can't stop. Want to fly in the air. Fly away. We're going to catch a little home. Set a place to [music and singing] stay. And then just spin around. Spin around [music] and let's [singing] fly down. You're flying. Flying around in town. [music] Turn around. [singing] Careful. Turn around slow. Give a big smile. You're in the show. Sit down. Get [music] down close to the ground. Smooth your feathers and make a [music] new nest. Make a nest and take a little rest in your nest. You're the best. [music] That bird's got her new nest. [music] >> Rock of [singing] kids were flying. Whoa. Give yourself a hand. >> The birds are getting bigger. They needed a new new nest and a new bed. Hey. Uh, how many kids would like to be in a movie? >> Yeah. How many kids up there? Movie. Movie. Okay. It's going to go be on Netflix right after the Field of Dreams game. Okay. All right. Now, here's what we do. Teddy bear. Teddy bear. Turn around. This is part of the movie. You turn around. >> Turn around. Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground. >> I think some kids know this. Teddy bear, teddy bear, show your shoe. >> Shoe, nice shoes. >> Or bear feet. If you're a bear, then shake your finger. >> Teddy bear. Teddy bear. That will do. Isn't this when the kids do something dramatic with Panda? >> Yes. Yeah. So, kids, shake your finger and get a serious look on your face and point your finger at Panda and tell Panda, "Teddy bear to you." That will do. Here we go. >> Teddy bear. Teddy bear. That will do. How'd they do? Panda. >> Panda says, "We got to try it again." >> Okay, try it again. >> Okay. Real serious. >> Here we go. >> Teddy bear. Teddy bear. That will do. >> Panda says that that will do. That was good. Okay, then we have to have a chase. Pretend because they do that in movies. Pretend you're going up the steps really fast. Teddy bear, teddy bear, go upstairs. [music] >> Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers. >> Teddy bear, teddy bear, switch out the light. [singing] Wait a minute. Is this a haunted house? Try get the light switch. Teddy bear. Teddy bear. Switch out the light. [singing] It's wacky. Teddy bear. Teddy bear. Say good night. Make a pillow. Everybody make a pillow. >> Teddy bear. >> Oh, use your teddy bear for the pillow. >> What? >> It's Rich. >> Yeah, but Steve, what what's he doing? >> He's making a snoring sound. >> Well, yeah. You know where we are. [music] We're in the St. Louis Park, the the the the house of snoring. You kids snore when you sleep, right? Don't you kids snore when you sleep? >> No. >> No. >> Do your mom and dad snore? Yeah. >> Oh, that's what we heard. Your moms and dads. Well, when we get to the good night part, we'll see who's snoring. >> Reach up in the air. >> Get all the sound. Sound really does go through the air. Pretend you can push it down. Go. [music and singing] Get ready. Bring your bear and turn around slow. [music] You're in the show. >> Teddy [singing] bear. Teddy bear. Turn around. [music] Teddy [singing] bear. Teddy bear. Touch the ground. That's right. Teddy bear. [singing] Teddy bear. [music] Show your shoe. Teddy [singing] bear. Teddy bear. That will do. How [music] dramatic. Oh. Now go up the steps. Teddy [singing] bear. Teddy bear. Go upstairs. [music] >> Again. Teddy [singing] bear. Teddy bear, say your prayers. [music] Teddy [singing] bear, teddy bear, switch out the light. Teddy [singing] bear, [music] teddy bear, say good night. Good night. See you in the morning. It's going to be [singing] some great movie. I can't wait to see it. >> Nice and peaceful and quiet here. What in the world? >> Hey Ron, one of the kids is snoring. >> It's Rich again. Hey everybody. Everybody count to three. >> Say wake up really loud. 1 2 3. [screaming and music] >> Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Give him a minute. I don't think he knows where he is. Wait a minute. >> What? Who put a Johnny Pop's truck in my bedroom? >> Johnny Pop truck. Rich, this isn't your bedroom. This is the Teddy [laughter] Bear Band show. And how even embarrassing because it's even on TV. >> What? Why are you so tired anyway? >> Can we edit that? >> Yeah, we could edit that. Well, I don't know. >> Okay. Well, anyway, uh I'm really sorry you guys. I guess I was up late last night watching old movies on television. Help me out, guys. Grab your television remote. Turn off the TV. >> Oh, that's much better. And what did I forget, Ron? Uh, pick up a book. >> I forgot my book. >> Yeah. This is This is a reading festival. Pretend you pick up a book. >> Oh, yeah. >> Now, read a book before you go to bed and you'll sleep better. And the younger ones, read with your mom or dad, right? Or your grandma or grandpa. Let's clap for all the kids that are reading books. That's what we talk about in ECF and stuff. >> So, everybody visit the uh the book festival booth over here. >> Get a book to read tonight. During TV, read a book. Hey, everybody. I know a story. Put up five fingers. >> Okay. >> Five little animals. Make them jump. This is really cute. I think this is a story that Rich and Steve and I we had when we were kids. Uh we're lucky to have a book. All right. Now, here we little They're jumping. Oh, I know what it is. Five little Five little puppies jumping on the sofa. One fell off and the rest move over. That's right. Little puppies, right? No, >> puppies. You guys know the story girls? No, she said monkeys. The purple dress girl said monkeys. Clearly. Yes. Monkeys jumping on the sofa. >> Oh, no. On the bed. On the bed. All right. All right. Put up five fingers. We'll get this right. Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped its elbow. >> Right on the crazy. >> You can't say it's head, guys. >> Head. Head. Said head. >> Yeah, elbow doesn't rhyme with bed, does it? >> No, nothing rhymes with elbow. >> He bumped his head, Ron. >> Okay. Okay. Get out your phone. This could be serious. Call up the doctor. We got to call up the MD. It's a monkey doctor. MD. We call up the doctor and the doctor said, >> "We can't get you in till Friday." >> What? >> No. >> What did he say? >> Kids, help me. >> Shake your finger. No more monkeys jumping on the bed. M is a monkey doctor. They know what they're doing. They went to school for at least a week for this. Now, wait a minute. Put your finger up again. Say it really loud. 1 2 3. No more monkeys jumping on the bed. >> Okay, now we got doctors. What about monkeys? >> Wait a minute. Yeah, we need monkeys. Could you kids be monkeys and doctors during this song? >> Okay. And at the end of each verse, you say no more monkeys jumping on the bed. I think they're ready to jump. [music] >> One fell off [singing] and bumped his head. [music] called up the doctor and the doctor. >> What did he say? >> No more monkeys on the bed. >> Very good. Say it really loud. >> Hold up four fingers. [music] >> Four little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off [singing] and bumped his head. [music] And the doctor said, "No more." [music] >> Three left. One, two, three. Three little monkeys jumping on [singing] the bed. One [music] fell off and bumped his right. >> Only two left. Two [music] littleies jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped his [music] >> What did he say? No more monkeys. >> Yeah. >> How many monkeys? >> How many [singing] monkeys [music] are left right now? >> One monkey. Hey, wait a minute. Kids, [music] don't you think the last monkeyy's going to say, "You know what? You four monkeys, you guys jumped on [music] the bed. You bumped your head. You didn't listen to the doctor. And I'm the smart last monkey. So, you know what? Uh, I'm not [music] jumping right. I don't think so. >> Oh, wait a minute. In the book. Yeah, in the book. In the book, THE LAST MONKEY JUMPS, TOO, RIGHT? >> Could we help that monkey out? We better help the monkey. Everyone put on a helmet, >> like a bike helmet. Yeah. [music] One little monkey jumping on the bed. [singing] One fell off and bumped it. called up the doctor [music] and the doctor. [singing] >> What did he say? >> No more monkeys. >> Hey, the monkeys. [singing and music] >> Let's hear from the doctors and the monkeys. They have earned their MD, their monkey doctor degree. So, kids, turn around and face the audience and the camera. >> Everybody turn around >> and take a bow. >> Take a bow. >> Take a bow. Let's clap for the monkeys and the doctors. >> It's very dramatic. >> Yeah. Kind of a drama dramdy. Oh, wait a minute. Now, time for the teddy bears to get into the show. >> Everybody grab your teddy [laughter] bear stuffy. If you don't have one, come up and borrow one. We got some extra bears up here. So, come up and borrow a bear cuz we got a song called Toss Your Teddy Bear. And that's exactly what you do. You toss your bear up in the air and you try to catch it. Think you can catch it? Well, it's fun to It's fun to try even if you even if you can't, but you can practice. Yeah. So, everybody grab a bear and then toss it up and try to catch it. Yeah. Then put your bear on your knee. Put your bear on your knee. Bounce it. One, two, three. Cuz bears love to bounce. >> Yeah. Then put your bear in your hair. >> Yeah, it's wacky. It's a lot of fun to play this game with a bear in your hair. You could walk in the ring. We only hope so. We could do some >> Put your bear on your hip. >> Yeah. >> Bounce it there. Don't let it slip. You >> kind of hip-hop bear. Yo. >> Yeah. You bump with your bear. >> Yeah. Then then >> and then we toss your bear up in the air again. But before we do the song, everybody ask your bear or your stuffy if it's okay with them to go up in the air and do all this stuff. What do they think about this? Okay. >> They say it's okay. They usually like it, don't they? Then give them a big hug. Parents clap along. Here we go. >> Okay. [music] Bear, [singing] bear, bear in the air. Bear, bear, [music] bear in the air. Toss your tedd bear up in the air. Catch it. Catch it. Catch your [music and singing] bear. It's a lot of fun. Touch your bear in the air. Catch it. [music] Catch it. Catch your bear. Bear. Bear. Bear in the [singing] air. Bear. [music] Bear. Bear in the air. Now put your [singing] teddy bear on your knee. Your knee. 1 2 [music] 3. Now put your teddy bear on your hip. Don't let it slip. Bear. [music and singing] Bear. Bear in your hair. Bear. Bear. Bear in your hair. Now put your teddy [music and singing] bear up in your hair. I'll be in your hair. Keep it there. It's a lot of [singing] fun to play this game. Bear in your hair. You can walk [music] in the rain. Bear. Bear. Bear in your hair. Bear. Bear. Bear [singing and music] in your hair. Jump around. Jump around. Everybody got bears dancing in your hair. Oh yeah. Get ready. Toss your teddy bear. Bear [music] bear bear in the air. Bear [singing] bear bear in the air. Toss your tedd bear up in [music] the air. Catch it. Catch it. Catch your bear. It's a lot of fun. Toss your bear in the air. Catch it. Catch it. [music] Catch your bear. Bear. Bear. [singing] Bear in the air. Bear. Bear. [music] Bear in the air. Spin around. Everybody spin around. >> [music] >> All right, flying bears. Give your bear a big hug. Now, go over to your mom or dad or grandma and grandpa if [music] you're with here with [singing] them and give them a big hug. Come. Thanks for bringing me to Wolf Park for reading day [music] to help help get every all the kids going on their reading and stuff and for the Teddy Bear Band Show. [music] We want to thank Ann for being here to get us started [music] from the Rock and Reed Project. Check that out online. The Rock and Read Project. And Teddy Bear Band, you just go to teddy bearband.com. and you need a reminder, stop up, pick up a teddy bear band postcard off the front of the stage or over at the [music] reading festival table I'm pointing at [singing] and drop heads. You could be a Ted Head. And matter of fact, if there were any adults here that saw Teddy Bear Band as a child, [music] come up and get your Ted Head card because you're an official Ted [singing] Head. But right now, it's time for [music] us to say thanks. Put your hands and bears in the air. Wave them from side to side. Do the teddy bear band. Wave. We're going to wave goodbye and say, "Thanks [music] for being in the show for the reading festival. Thank you for helping [music] along. Thank you for singing [singing] our songs. [music] Thank you for clapping your hand. Thank you [singing and music] for helping in the show again. For helping again. Thanks you guys. Thank you for [singing] helping in [music] the show again. Thank you for helping again. See you soon. [music] Thank [singing] you for helping in the show again. Yeah. [music] Whoa. [music] >> Whoa. Yes. Give yourselves a hand. Thanks for being in the show. >> All right. Great to see everybody today. Have a wonderful rest of your summer. We'll drop us an email our email address off the postcard here. And once a month we send out a little newsletter with our most current schedule on it. So come on out whenever you can. Thanks everybody.