02x05 - Philadelphia Masala

[bunniefuu]

( music begins)

♪ Hey, Buster, where you off to? ♪

♪ What you up to? ♪

♪ Buster, where you off to now? ♪

♪ Where you gonna be? Who you gonna see there? ♪

♪ Let's find out whose hands we'll shake ♪

♪ See the things you've done, we could have some fun there ♪

♪ Let's find out what friends we'll make ♪

♪ Buster, where you off to? ♪

♪ What you up to? ♪

♪ Buster, where you off to now? ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Ring around the globe from North Pole to South Pole ♪

♪ Ridin' on horses, ferries, trains and planes ♪

♪ Hikin', bikin', swimmin' at the seashore ♪

♪ He's got his camera and he's gonna explore ♪

♪ All the new things he's never done before ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Hey, Buster, where you off to? ♪

♪ Yeah, oh ♪

♪ What you up to? ♪

♪ Buster, where you off to now, now, now, now? ♪

♪ Hey, Buster, where you off to? ♪

BUSTER: "Philadelphia Masala."

♪ Yeah! ♪

CARLOS: Lunch is ready.

Great.

I'm starving.

Ew...

What's this?

Stewed Surprise.

They're meatballs.

I think.

Your dad's trying a new catering company.

Yuck.

They taste like dirtballs.

This is horrible.

I keep telling you to make a fresh salad and bring it.

I know, I know.

I should do yoga like you, too, but I'm lazy.

What's yoga?

It's an ancient Indian system of stretches and poses.

Right now, I'm doing the "tree."

Oh, yeah, I think Prunella taught a yoga class once.

Hey, do you think that would count as exercise?

Coach Biltwell gave all the kids in school

an assignment for Get-In-Shape month.

Even the ones who are away.

All right, people.

This month we're going to double our exercise.

If you bike, bike twice as long.

Do you swim? Double your laps.

Like climbing ropes? Climb them twice.

I want all of you to push yourselves this month.

You, too, Buster.

Just because you're not in school

doesn't mean you can sit around eating chips all day.

I'm supposed to send her an exercise postcard by next week.

Maybe I'll do yoga.

I could film myself standing on one leg.

Yoga is a little bit harder than that, Buster.

But it is a great form of exercise.

Hey, I'll introduce you to my friend in Philadelphia.

She has twin boys who do yoga.

Maybe they can help you out.

Namaste.

What does that mean?

Literally, it means

"I bow to you."

People from the Hindu religion use it to greet each other.

BO (over PA): Fasten your seat belts, amigos.

We're about to arrive in Philadelphia,

the City of Brotherly Love.

And Philly cheese steaks.

Now you're talking.

CARLOS: ♪ Buster, Buster, welcome, namaste ♪

MORA: ♪ Hope you enjoy your Philadelphia stay ♪

♪ Buster, Buster, let us help you see ♪

♪ Yoga can lead to tranquility. ♪

BUSTER: Yoga's not easy.

CARLOS & MORA: ♪ Buster, Buster... ♪

BUSTER: Focus...

CARLOS & MORA: ♪ Buster, Buster... ♪

BUSTER: Breathe...

CARLOS & MORA: ♪ Ah... ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na, na-na, na ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na, na-na, na ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na, na-na, na ♪

♪ Buster, Buster... ♪

BUSTER: Breathe...

CARLOS & MORA: ♪ Buster, Buster... ♪

BUSTER: Stay in the moment...

CARLOS & MORA: ♪ Buster, Buster... ♪

MORA: Hmm... Shoba said turn right here.

This is the place, Buster.

MORA: Hi.

Hi, Mora. How are you?

Welcome.

Come on in.

Oh, hey, is that Buster?

Hi, how are you?

BUSTER: Thanks for inviting us over.

Let me introduce you to Arjun and Varun.

Here are my twins.

Hi, Buster, how are you doing?

Great. How are you?

Mora, why don't you come on over with me

and let's go get some tea,

and leave Buster alone with the boys.

MORA: I'd love a cup of tea.

See you later.

What are you guys up to?

We did yoga.

You did yoga already?

BOTH: Yeah. We do it every morning.

But it's only :. Yeah.

I was thinking I should learn some yoga.

Mora said it's a great form of exercise.

You want us to show you?

BUSTER: Boy, this doesn't look like the type of yoga Mora does.

How old are you?

Eleven.

You're both the same age?

We're twins.

Oh. Are you identical twins?

You don't really look the same.

BOTH: No, we're fraternal.

Hey, what does your shirt say?

Mine says, "It's my brother's fault."

And mine says,

"I'm definitely up to something."

But it should be switched.

You guys are lucky.

I wish I had a twin.

Yeah, it's really fun.

So, do you guys do yoga together?

No, we do it separately in our own rooms.

It's more like a personal thing.

BUSTER: A personal thing?

What do you mean?

Well, it's just to help you--

not people, you--

to calm down and get ready for the day.

Oh, okay, that sounds like a great form of exercise for me.

What should I do first?

For the first one... you go like this.

And the second, you go like this.

That doesn't seem too hard.

The next one is

you touch your toes.

And if you need to bend your legs, you can bend it. Yeah.

After you go like this, you go on the ground...

And it's kind of like a crescent shape of the moon.

You see that? Arch your back.

Okay, I see that.

This one would be called snake.

The cobra could be like this.

Hey, that does look like a snake.

This is going to be fun.

Could you hold my camera? Okay.

Okay, first I do the stretch.

(grunts)

Then I go into the moon, right?

Uh-oh.

I think the moon is falling...

Whoa!

Oh, that wasn't as easy as it looked.

Yeah, it takes a little bit of practice to do it.

Could you guys just show me how you do a move?

Then I can try to copy it later. Okay.

That was all one move?

This whole yoga sequence is called the surya namaskaram,

which is basically a salutation to the sun god.

Surya...?

Namaskaram.

Na-ma-ska-ram.

Yeah, that's it.

And it's a salutation?

To the sun god.

A salutation to the sun god-- cool.

What do you do after you finish yoga?

Then we practice the mridangam.

You want us to show you the mridangam?

Uh, okay.

I don't know what that is,

but I guess I'll find out.

Oh, it's a drum.

One thing about the mridangam that's not in much Western music

is something called the kundakal and the talam.

The kunda-wha?

Kundakal and talam.

And the talam is basically the beat of the music.

The kundakal is how you say it.

Like, an example would be:

thut thom kitathaka, thaka thari kitataka.

"Tut Tommy tacky taco..." what?

What did you just say?

It's thut thom kitathaka, thaka thari kitataka.

And when I play it, it sounds like this...

(drums beating out rhythm)

(vocalizing with beat)

BUSTER: That was amazing!

You guys are really good at those drums.

Do you practice a lot?

Uh, an hour a day.

A day?

About seven hours a week. Whew, that is a lot.

You've probably practiced the mridangam

more in one month

than I've practiced tuba for my whole life.

SHOBA: Hey, guys-- Arjun, Varun, Buster--

you want to come down for lunch?

BUSTER: Lunch? We'll be right down.

(sniffing)

Mmm, smells great. What is it?

It's something called sambhar.

Sambhar.

SHOBA: This is dhal made with lentils.

Those two are desserts called gulab jamuns.

Gulab jamuns.

And the orange ones, like pretzels,

are called jalebi.

Jalebi.

Oh, I think I'm going to like those.

The most important things about India

is that people eat with their hands

and they don't use silverware.

Oh, good. I'm a pro at eating with my hands.

I learned how from my Kurdish friends.

Cool.

Buster, would you like some chapati?

Yes, please.

There you go.

SHOBA: Would you like some dhal? Sure.

Would you like to start with some dhal as well?

MORA: I'd love some.

Thank you, Shoba.

BUSTER: Oh, boy, I'm stuffed.

I wish we had this kind of food on the plane.

Hey, maybe I can get some chapatis for my trip back.

The chapatis-- I'd actually... Buster, I bought it

from an Indian store in a place called Milbourne,

which is really not far from here at all.

Actually, I'm going there tomorrow.

And, Buster, maybe you want to come with us, too.

Mora?

You know, let's definitely drive down.

BUSTER: Oh, I'd love to.

Food shopping's my favorite kind of shopping.

Thanks for helping me out, Prunella.

I tried to do a sun salutation today,

but it didn't turn out so well.

The most important thing to know about yoga

is it's all in the breath.

You have to learn how to breathe correctly.

What's wrong with my breathing?

Nothing's wrong with it,

but the poses will be easier if you learn yogic breathing.

Now, first, take a big breath in

through the nose...

feel you're stomach expanding...

then exhale through your mouth, squeezing all the air out.

Prunella, I can't just make a video of me breathing.

Coach Biltwell will flunk me.

Buster, every journey starts out with a single step.

I'm confused.

Am I walking or breathing now?

Just... follow me for a few breaths, okay?

Breathe in through the nose... and out through the mouth.

In through the nose... and out through the mouth...

(snoring) Buster...

you're not breathing.

Buster, wake up! Hello?

Hopeless.

Come on, sport, into bed.

Five more minutes... I'm exercising.

(chuckles)

BUSTER: Sabzi Mandi Produce Market.

Hey, Mora, do you think they'll have

pre-packaged lunches for the plane?

Probably not.

But you might be able to get some great ingredients.

BUSTER: Some of these... a few of those.

Here's gulab jamun.

Oh, yeah. The gulab jamun--

I definitely want a box of those... Okay.

VARUN: Mom, can we get this mango juice?

Hey, that looks good.

Oh, hey, Manjit, how are you?

Good. How are you, Shoba?

Very well, thank you.

It's great to see you here.

We have with us Buster.

Buster, this is Manjit. Hi.

Here's my niece Rajbinder, and she's my daughter Lovedeep.

Nice to meet you Rajbinder and Lovedeep.

Hi. Hi, Buster.

We've got to go to baseball practice, all right?

So Buster and Mora,

I'm going to leave you in Manjit's hands, all right?

And she will take very good care of you.

Bye, Buster.

Remember to practice your yoga.

BUSTER: Oh yeah, yoga. I almost forgot.

Bye, Buster. Bye, Mora.

Hey, Manjit, take good care of them, okay?

See you.

BUSTER: Bye, Shoba. See you later.

See you, guys.

My aunt said that you could come over.

Buster, you could take your shoes off. Okay.

BUSTER: Wow, you sure do have a lot of shoes.

Oh, that's who they belong to.

Hi, everyone.

ALL: Hi.

Are you having a party?

Who are all these people?

They're my friends.

This is Shuby.

Hi, Buster.

Hi, Shuby.

And this is her brother, Roopa.

That's Tanpreet.

Hi. Sukmeet,

Harman, Manpreet

and Lovedeep.

The one in the orange over there,

that's my sister.

And the one in the blue, she's my sister.

That's my mom. Hi.

My grandmom.

That's your grandma? Yes.

How old is she? .

MORA: So nice to meet you.

BUSTER: Wow.

I'm not sure if I'll remember everyone's name.

Do you always hang out with so many people?

No, but we have to go to the gurdwara today, too.

"Gurdwara"... what's that?

It's where I worship.

Where the Sikhs worship.

It's like a church.

Oh, okay, I get it.

Wait a minute ... what's a Sikh?

A Sikh is a person who believes in one God.

Is it an Indian religion?

Yeah.

MORA: So Buster, now you've met kids from two Indian religions.

Arjun and Varun are Hindus.

Buster, you should come with us.

Where?

To the gurdwara.

Hey, Buster, I bet you'll love the food at the gurdwara.

They serve food there? Yeah.

All right! That'd be great.

(thumping)

Hey... what's that noise?

It sounds like someone's running around in the basement.

It's coming from downstairs.

Some of the boys are playing downstairs.

What are they playing? Can we go see?

Sure. Come on, Buster.

BUSTER: Hey, Rajbinder, what are you and Tanpreet playing?

RAJBINDER: I have to try to make her fall,

and she has to try to make me fall.

Sounds like fun. What's it called?

Kiklee.

(singing in Punjabi)

It's a tie.

Can I try it now?

Sure.

Ready, Inderbir?

On your mark... get set... spin!

Whoa, we're going really fast.

I can't hold on!

Oh, all that twirling made me a little dizzy.

Is the room spinning or is it me?

I think I have to relax a little.

I know, I'll do some yoga.

Do you guys know how to do yoga?

KIDS: No.

It's easy.

First, you have to bend down like this

with your rear end in the air...

(grunts)

Now you try it.

Great.

Next you just have to...

well, here, it'll be easier if I show you.

Can someone hold my camera?

Now... once you're in this position,

which I think is called "Doggie Down,"

you bring one leg up, like this...

(kids laughing)

Well, I guess my yoga needs a little work.

I don't know if I want this in my postcard.

Buster, I think you need to practice.

BUSTER: Yeah, I know. I have a hard time

making myself practice.

Do you practice something everyday?

The vajja.

What's that?

The piano.

Hey, my best friend Arthur plays the piano.

Do you want to play some vajja for me? Okay, come one.

Right here.

That looks pretty different from the piano Arthur plays.

What are those knobs for?

They make the sound much better.

How, by letting air in?

Yeah. Yeah.

And you pump this and you press on the keys.

(playing scales)

So you have to pump and play

at the same time?

That's sort of like the accordion.

How did you learn to do it?

It takes practice. Practice.

And we take classes.

BUSTER: Practice... Where have I heard that before?

Oh, there's your grandma.

(speaking Punjabi)

What language is she speaking?

MORA: She's speaking Punjabi.

She said "Thank you for coming here" and "Hi."

I wish I could speak Punjabi.

Would you please say "hi" back to her

and "Thanks for having us"?

(speaks Punjabi)

(squealing)

Come on, Buster.

So, where are we off to now?

We're going to the gurdwara. How far is it?

Should we take the car, Mora?

MORA: We can walk, Buster. It'll do us good.

Or are you too tired

from your downward dog demonstration?

Very funny.

KIDS: Come on in, Buster.

Buster, you're going to have to take off your shoes.

Okay.

I'm going to have to invest in some slip-ons.

You tie this around in the back of your head.

Okay.

How's that?

(chuckles): You might need a little help with that, Buster.

We're going to go inside.

Right in front is the holy scripture.

"Holy scripture"?

Is it like the Bible?

MORA: It's called the Guru Granth Sahib,

and it's a collection of their philosophies.

Carlos and I learned about it

when we were in India.

Maybe I should bow, too.

I'll just do what he does.

This is how it looks like from the inside.

(singing in Punjabi)

(singing, playing melody)

Hey, Buster, we're going to eat now, come on.

BUSTER: Hi, Rajbinder.

Hi.

That's dhal. I learned that yesterday.

Ooh, and those might be jalebi.

Oh, I hope they are.

Buster, start eating.

They never stop,

because people want some more stuff,

so they keep on just coming.

You mean I can have seconds, Roopa?

And thirds? And even fourths?

Yeah. Wow.

I think I should become a Sikh.

Hey, Buster, how do you like the food?

Mmm, it's delicious.

I wish we had food like this on the plane

instead of Stewed Surprise.

I know a great place where they make airline food.

Really? There's a factory

called Jyoti Factory, and they make food for the airplanes.

Mora, can we go there, please?

Maybe tomorrow after rehearsal.

Right now we've got to get back to the hotel. Okay.

I guess I can get my fourths to go.

Good.

Hold it...

Remember to breathe.

(exhales deeply)

Oof!

What happened?

You were doing really well.

I don't know.

I guess my dog just didn't want to stay down.

You haven't been practicing, have you?

Well, no, not that pose.

But I came up with a new one. Look.

It's called "sleeping cat."

See? That's the twitching tail.

Buster, that's not a yoga pose.

You can't just make them up.

I thought yoga was supposed to be relaxing.

Well, sleeping cat is a lot more relaxing than downward dog.

Yoga isn't just about relaxing.

It's like any other discipline.

If you want to be good at it,

you have to practice and put some effort into it.

Okay, okay.

I think I'll work on my breathing now.

Talk to you later.

(inhales slowly)

(exhales)

(knock at door)

Buster, are you busy?

Nah, I was just doing a little yoga.

Guess what.

I spoke to Rajbinder's mother.

She's arranged for us to have a tour

of the Jyoti Factory.

The place that makes airline food?

That's great.

I was hoping I wouldn't have to make

my own gulab jamuns.

We can go now, if you want.

Unless you want to finish your yoga first.

No, let's go.

I'll finish my practicing in the car.

BUSTER: And in...

(inhales deeply)

And out. (exhales)

In... (inhales slowly)

Out. (exhales)

Okay, that's enough.

"Gourmail."

I like the sound of that.

It's like gourmet food that comes in the mail.

Now, how do we get in?

Well, we ring the doorbell.

Oh, yeah, that makes sense.

Hi. I'm Buster.

Welcome, Buster.

Come on in, I'll give you a tour.

Wow, this place is huge.

How big is a kettle?

You have seen a cooking kettle? How big?

Like, this big. This big?

How big you have seen?

This big. This big?

BUSTER: I saw a pretty big one in New York.

It was for cooking dumplings.

Come on, I will show you a cooking kettle

which is much bigger than what you have seen.

You can swim in that kettle.

Whoa!

Look at all that dhal.

You really could swim in it.

Not that I'd want to.

Wow, there's a lot. It's a big kettle of rice.

How much rice do you make in one day?

We make to pounds in one day.

BUSTER: Aren't you guys getting hungry?

Yeah. Yeah.

Here we are assembling meal for American Airlines.

You can see we have chickpeas on one side

and we have vegetables on the other side.

BUSTER: I hope you can make some for Los Viajeros Airlines.

Wow, she's a really fast rice scooper and patter.

I bet that takes a lot of practice.

Buster, would you like to try that?

You bet. Come on.

Hey, there's dessert, too.

You can try them. Why not?

You want to?

Yes, please.

Mmm...

This is great.

Mora, we have to get Jyoti Foods to make our airplane food.

It would certainly be better than Stewed Surprise.

Sunil, do you think you could make food for us?

It would make traveling so much better.

I can arrange it for you, Buster.

In your plane?

Really? You'll do it? Yes.

Whoo-hoo!

RAJBINDER: Buster, if you practiced yoga as much as you ate,

you would probably be good at yoga, too.

That's true.

You know what? That gives me an idea.

MORA: We should be heading back, Buster.

I've got to get ready for the concert tonight.

Oh, okay.

Thank you, Sunil. You're welcome.

It was great meeting you, Rajbinder.

Bye. Bye.

Bye! Bye, Buster. Bye.

(finishing Indian piece)

(applause)

I think that version

was even better than the one you performed

at the concert last night.

Well, we've worked on it a little bit more since then.

Even after the concert's finished,

we never stop practicing.

(microwave beeps)

Lunch.

We have rice, dhal and fresh vegetables

courtesy of Jyoti Foods.

And Buster Baxter.

Ah, Buster, you're a genius.

Gracias, mi amigo.

Could you hold onto mine, Mora?

What? You're not hungry?

What's wrong? Do you feel sick?

No, I'm starving.

There's just something I have to do first.

Carlos, could you film me?

Hi, Coach Biltwell.

This is called surya namaskaram.

That means "salutation to the sun god."

(inhales slowly, exhales deeply)

Whew.

Okay, Coach, that's it for now.

I'll do some more before dinner.

Buster, your yoga has really improved.

Thanks.

I found something that really focuses my mind:

food.

I don't understand.

Eating is my reward for practicing.

Mmm, and with food this good,

I think I'll be practicing seven times a day.

Leave it to you, Buster, to turn an ancient Indian discipline

into an excuse to pig out.

(all laughing)

MORA: ♪ Buster, Buster, welcome, namaste ♪

CARLOS: ♪ We hope you enjoy your Philadelphia stay ♪

♪ Buster, Buster, let us help you see ♪

♪ That yoga can lead to tranquility ♪

CARLOS & MORA: ♪ Buster, Buster ♪

♪ Buster, Buster ♪

♪ Ah... ♪

♪ Buster, Buster, have a chapati ♪

♪ Some dhal will go with it perfectly ♪

♪ But Buster, Buster, don't forget your goal ♪

♪ Practice will help you free your soul ♪

♪ Buster, Buster ♪

♪ Buster, Buster ♪

♪ Ah... ♪

BUSTER: Here's a "Postcard from You" from our friends at Unicef.

This one comes from the Snore Choir in Sweden.

(clock ticking)

(someone snoring)

(grunting softly)

(snorting)

(snoring loudly)

(alarm clock rings)

(all groaning together on single note)

(grunting tiredly)

(crowd cheering and applauding wildly)

Shh...

(crowd quiets)

(various types of snoring and snuffling start up again)