Okay, so

first of all, you mentioned that sloths are cute.

You led with that, right? But if that's their best feature, have you seen a baby cheetah? They are adorable.

Picture tiny little fuzz balls with little spots and their adorable faces.

They're just the most.

Also, giant sloths, when extinct, maybe a little speed would help them.

That's kind of a good thing to have in general.

Hi-ya!

Okay, so

first of all, you mentioned that sloths are cute.

You led with that, right? But if that's their best feature, have you seen a baby cheetah? They are adorable.

Picture tiny little fuzz balls with little spots and their adorable faces.

They're just the most.

Also, giant sloths, when extinct, maybe a little speed would help them.

That's kind of a good thing to have in general.

Hi-ya!

Okay, so

first of all, you mentioned that sloths are cute.

You led with that, right? But if that's their best feature, have you seen a baby cheetah? They are adorable.

Picture tiny little fuzz balls with little spots and their adorable faces.

They're just the most.

Also, giant sloths, when extinct, maybe a little speed would help them.

That's kind of a good thing to have in general.

Hi-ya!

It was a totally shared experience.

Yeah.

Yeah, that is kinda cool.

And in this case, it's also where the trouble started.

[upbeat music] On December 16th at 6:30 PM in Japan, millions of people were getting ready to watch the hottest new cartoon.

That's when the brain has a fast burst of unusual electrical activity.

More than 600 kids felt so bad after the scene they were taken to the hospital.

Over the next few days, more kids reported feeling ill, too.

Get out of here with that.

No. Orchids are so weird.

Stop.

Don't give it to me.

It'll die.

Please.

I don't understand orchids.

Sir, this is an orchid shop.

Pfft, as if.

All right, well, l- let's keep moving.

[tape rewinding] They say you never forget how to ride a bike, but once you've got it, what else is there to learn? Skateboarding is the opposite.

There's always another trick to master, a new move to invent.

It's hard, frustrating.

You'll fall and get up again and again.

Researchers have a word for this kind of stick-to-it-iveness: grit.

Let's bail.

We're coming for you Vancouver and Seattle.

We're gonna be singing, dancing, sciencing, and more.

All live on stage.

You'll learn about the brain and guess some mystery sounds.

Vroom vroom.

Oh, we are the Smash Boom Best.

Oh, put you through the test.

Oh, we are the Smash Boom Best.

I'd like to shout out Hot Wheels for helping me develop my wildly powerful imagination, which allowed me to capture the hearts and minds of moviegoers everywhere.

(upbeat music) Let's talk about size.

Sure, monster trucks are big, but like with potholes, poison oak patches, and debt, bigger isn't always better.

In fact, there's something so satisfying about small things.

It's why we love tiny dioramas, mini poodles, and those videos where people feed hamsters tiny versions of everyday food.

(laughs) So cute.

And the small size means they're portable.

All right, Sanden, please tell us about your fashion line for Hot Wheels.

(moos)

Ala-cow-zam! (laughs) What's that? Oh, you don't see Sassy? (laughs) That's the whole point. You see, I made her disa-... Oh, you couldn't see her before she disappeared? Right, podcast. Um, ah, no worries. I have lots of other amazing illusions for your ears. Listen as I play you a beat. (upbeat drumming) Do you hear how it's getting faster and faster? But hold on, why isn't it just a blur of sounds at this point? You can still hear each individual drumbeat. The trick is, it's not actually getting faster. It's an illusion. (triumphant music) Or, marvel at this tone that sounds like it's getting higher and higher. (high-pitched noise) But wait a minute, if it actually kept getting higher in pitch, eventually you just wouldn't be able to hear it. Yet you hear it just fine. Ha! Another illusion. (triumphant music) You see, that's the thing about magicians. We can make wonder wherever, whenever, with whatever. (crowd oohs) Sure, some magicians work with huge stage props, making tigers appear out of thin air. (tiger roars) (crowd oohs) Or sawing their assistants in half. (sawing noises) Ta-da! (crowd oohs) Don't worry, Sassy's fine. (cow moores) But we can also do astounding feats with small things, like a deck of cards. (cards flipping) Picture any card. Is your card the three of hearts? Nailed it. (laughs) We can even blow your mind with simple, everyday objects, like rubber bands, pencils, or coins.

For the micro-round challenge, each team has prepared a creative response to a prompt they received in advance. For Gregory and Sanden, the prompt was, "Be my roommate." Gregory and Sanden, we all know that finding roommates is really hard, so for this challenge, we asked you to write a really compelling roommate ad. Make us want to be your roomie. Gregory went first last time, so Sanden, you're up. Tell us why Houdini would make a good roomie.

Wanted, roommate for a pad in a Victorian mansion on the corner of Siegfried and Roy. It's super spacious with plenty of storage if you just stuff things inside my bottomless top hat. Your room is very private. In fact, it's hidden behind a bookshelf. Just pull the tattered copy of The Wizard of Oz to open the door. Oh, and I hope you're not afraid of heights because the bed levitates from time to time. We don't have a laundry chute, but there are plenty of trapdoors you can drop your dirty duds into. Feel free to gaze into the crystal ball in the living room, you know, to see your future, get answers to burning questions, or stream Netflix and YouTube. I can promise there will always be fresh flowers around. I pull them from my sleeve daily. Rent is $700. I'll pull it from behind your ear on the first of each month. Oh, and we'll split utilities and groceries down the middle. Don't worry, I'll be fair. I'm really good at cutting things in half. Just ask my assistant. You'll have to help keep the place tidy, but, you know, feel free to use my magic wand to make dirty dishes and, you know, little messes disappear.We'll share the main closet, uh, but be warned, I have a lot of capes in there. Must love bunnies and doves.