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Dr. Zoom

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**Dr. Zoom** (aka **The Shell Shadow Queen**) is a stuffed turtle toy belonging to Yadina Riddle. She is green with a yellow cape, which can also be used as a parachute. Yadina carries Dr. Zoom everywhere with her. According to Yadina, Dr. Zoom loves plants, especially lettuce, grass and spinach. In I Am Mary Shelley, Dr. Zoom is referred to with she/her pronouns, indicating that she is female.

Yadina regularly refers to Zoom as a distinct entity, such as saying "our hero" when Brad catches her in I Am Leonardo da Vinci. Brad didn't really save Zoom though, because Yadina actually flung Zoom up in the air when she fell and the yellow cape acted as a parachute, letting her come down upon Yadina's head.

Doctor Zoom could be considered one of the main characters of the show, since like Xavier Riddle/Yadina/Brad, she is also mentioned during the opening theme song!

An "evil but cuddly" version wearing a monacle and mustache appears in We Are the Bronte Sisters, having stolen the world's popcorn. She is confronted on Mount Rushmore by Bike Man and Wonder President.

Yadina is having a dispute with Zoom in I Am Lou Gehrig. Dr. Zoom knows what she did. **Officer Zoom** is what she is called at the start of I Am Marie Owens.

## Trivia

* She portrayed the character "the Incredible Flying Zoom" in We Are the Bronte Sisters and Officer Hard Shell in I Am Marie Owens

## References

1. ↑ SSQ is something Yadina calls her in I Am Mary Shelley, which terrifies Brad.
Nellie Bly

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**Nellie Bly** (mispelled in captions as **Nelly Bly**) was an American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within.

She is mentioned by Xavier during an interstitial segment that happens between I Am Jackie Robinson and I Am Anna Pavlova (also reused between I Am Cesar Chavez and I Am Dolores Huerta) when he is racing Berby through time. After taking her train, Berby and then Xavier are seen passing a girl in a hat who is being photographed.

Although there is no direct mention of who she is, this is implied to be her based on context and matches what she historically was famous for wearing.

Given her being photographed, this likely happened sometime between 1889 and 1890 when she completed her 72 day global circumnavigation.

She appears in the episode I Am Nellie Bly.

She is voiced by Markeda McKay.

## Etymology

Nellie Bly was actually her pen name. She was born Elizabeth Jane Cochran in 1864 and changed her name to Elizabeth Cochran Seaman when she married Robert Seaman in 1895.
Beulah Louise Henry

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Beulah Louise Henry

**Beulah Louise Henry** was an American inventor. In the 1930s, she was given the nickname "Lady Edison" for her many inventions. According to the Journal of the Patent Office Society, in 1937, she was known as "America's leading feminine inventor."

She does not have a Ordinary People Change the World book to her name, but she appeared in an episode of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum* called I Am Beulah Louise Henry.

She was met in 1898 in North Carolina, so she would be 11 years old.

She is voiced by Vanessa Gojmerac.
Marie Curie

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Marie Curie

**Marie Curie** (born 1867 to well-known teachers: father Wladyslaw Sklodowski and mother Bronislawa Boguska) was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to win the Nobel prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields.

Meltzer first adapted her into his Ordinary People Change the World book series in "I am Marie Curie", and she appeared in an episode of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum* called I Am Marie Curie.

Since the protagonists of the series meet these ordinary people when they are children, at the time her name would have been Maria Sklodowska, as she did not marry her husband Pierre Curie until 1895 when she was 28 years old. She mentions that she built her own lab. Historically, she did this using lab equipment that her father brought home after the Russian government eliminated laboratory instruction from Polish schools. Her father taught her how to use the equipment.

When Marie was eight years old, her oldest sister Zofia died of typhus, and Marie's mother Bronislawa died of tuberculosis when Maria was ten years old.

She is voiced by Julia Bilinska.

## Appearance

Marie, as a child, is depicted as a young girl with fair skin and curly brown hair tied into a bun. She wears an orange-brown dress, and grey boots.

## Video

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 🔬Marie Curie's LABORATORY! PBS KIDSviewable in AmericaXavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 🧪 Sneak Peek 🔬 Marie Curie's Science Lab!viewable in Canada
## Trivia

* Marie Curie is also the primary role model of Alice, the young genius star of the series "Go Away, Unicorn!", which is referenced in several episodes.

## External links

* https://www.ordinarypeoplechangetheworld.com/Books/I-Am-Marie-Curie
I Am Harry Houdini

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**I Am Harry Houdini** is second segment of the 2nd episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

The episode opens with Brad drawing Bradman in George Washington Carver's garden.

The time has come from Brad to spend his very first night in the museum, and he couldn't be more excited. Except, when the lights go out, Brad realizes it's kind of... gulp... scary there at night. Too afraid to stay put in his sleeping bag, there's only one thing left to do... to the Secret Museum! Our heroes travel back in time to meet someone who knew how to face a scary situation: Harry Houdini. Harry wants nothing more than to be a brave performer, just like his hero, tightrope walker Fearless Jean. But, it turns out tightrope walking is scarier than he thought! Good thing Harry has a trick to help himself, and Brad, make it through to the end: when you're scared, take a deep breath to calm down and feel better.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Harry Houdini
* Jean

## Curriculum

*When you're scared, you can take a deep breath to calm down and feel better.*

## Broadcast

*I Am Harry Houdini* was released on the PBS Kids Video App on November 11, 2019, along with its sister episode, *I Am Mary Shelley*. Both episodes aired two days later on PBS stations on 9:00 AM EST, and on the 24/7 channel at 7:00 PM EST.

## Trivia

* Harry Houdini didn't really have an idol named Fearless Jean.
* This is a first credit for Desmond Sargeant as a writer.
I Am Louis Braille

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**I Am Louis Braille** is an episode of **Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum**.

## Synopsis

Louis Braille shows Brad that it's possible to share a book he made with his friend Katie, who's blind, because there are many ways to read.

## Characters

* Xavier
* Yadina
* Brad
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Louis Braille
* Katie

## References

1. ↑ https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wosu/airlist/34.1/891563/detail
It's You I Like

**It's You I Like** is a song featured on *Mister Rogers' Neighborhood*, written by Fred Rogers. It is one of the show's most iconic and memorable songs. It is sung twice in I Am Fred Rogers; once by Fred himself, and the second time by Xavier, Yadina, and Brad.

## Lyrics

### V1

It's you I like,

It's not the things you wear,

It's not the way you do your hair

But it's you I like

The way you are right now,

The way down deep inside you

Not the things that hide you,

Not your toys

They're just beside you.

But it's you I like

Every part of you.

Your skin, your eyes, your feelings

Whether old or new.

I hope that you'll remember

Even when you're feeling blue

That it's you I like,

It's you yourself

It's you.

It's you I like.

### V2

It's you I like,

It's not the cape you wear,

It's not the bobbles on top of your hair

But it's you I like

The way you are right now,

The star down deep inside you

Not the things around you,

Not artifacts

They're just beside you.

But it's you I like

Every part of you.

Your heart, your courage, your friendship

Dr. Zoom, and Berby too

I hope that you'll remember

Even when you're feeling blue

That it's you I like,

It's you yourself

It's you.

It's you I like.
Jules Léotard

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Jules Léotard

**Jules Léotard** was a French acrobatic performer and aerialist who developed the art of trapeze. He also created and popularized the one-piece gym wear that now bears his name.

He does not have an Ordinary People Change the World book about him, but he will appear in an episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum called I Am Jules Léotard.

He is voiced by Christian Corrao.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/DuffMacDonald/status/1659783536692412417
I Am Jackie Robinson

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**I Am Jackie Robinson** is the first segment of the 14th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

When a bully makes up his own cruel playground rules that aren't fair for everyone, Yadina is absolutely outraged! In retaliation, Yadina makes up some unfair rules of her own... but is left with a nagging feeling that things still aren't right. To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson. Yadina watches as Jackie consistently meets unfair treatment on his road to the majors, but instead of getting angry or retaliating, Jackie takes the high road and continues to play ball, really well, ultimately inspiring an entire country to think differently about how they treat people. And also inspiring Yadina to go home and treat everyone fairly, no matter what.

## Characters

* Yadina Riddle
* kid in green coat
* Xavier Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Jackie Robinson
* Mallie Robinson
* Pee Wee Reese

## Rivals

* Sarah
* Sarah's dad
* Brian (the kid with the puppy-dog coat)

## Broadcast

This episode aired along with its sister episode, I Am Anna Pavlova on January 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM EST.

The episode stopped airing and was banned after August 2020, because PBS received numerous complaints from viewers that it whitewashed history, taught kids to make friends with racists, and compared disagreements between kids to systemic racism. It no longer airs and Anna Pavlova was taken along with it, but is still available on Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and YouTube TV. While Brad Meltzer claimed it was not banned, it has not been reran for a long time.

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to air in 2020.
* The bully name Brian is only named in the credits.
* This is the first time that Yadina wears a red coat.
* The Old Man and Young Man from I Am Zora Neale Hurston make cameos in the crowd cheering for Jackie Robinson.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&sxsrf=ACYBGNT3rz7DChS1Qw5fyM1buFnBr3AOYg:1577971812952&q=xavier+riddle+and+the+secret+museum+episode+14&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLVT9c3NMywSDE0LDapVIJw0wqyLPLic0y0pLKTrfRLyoAovqAoP70oMdcqtSCzOD8ltXgRq15FYllmapFCUWZKSk6qQmJeikJJRqpCcWpyUWqJQm5pcWpprgJUuYKhCQDnfHHObQAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjuo4GLg-XmAhVSQ80KHZ6JAWEQri4wJnoECBcQBg&biw=1366&bih=655/
I Am Theodore Roosevelt

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**I Am Theodore Roosevelt** is the first segment of the 16th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Brad is horrified when he runs into a spider on the playground and quickly adds the monkey bars to his list of "no go zones" - places where he saw something creepy crawly and will never go again. Realizing they're going to run out of places to play, Xavier and Yadina decide it's time to go... to the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who loved being out in nature: Theodore Roosevelt. Brad and the gang accompany a young Theodore as he finds homes for animals that have been displaced from their natural habitat, then years later takes a balloon tour of some of his protected National Parks as President of the United States. Throughout the journey, Brad realizes that, just like him, nature needs space to live & grow.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Theodore Roosevelt and his non-pets:
	+ wild mouse
	+ wild frog
	+ wild snake
* Brian (cameo)
* Kid in a green coat (cameo)

## Broadcast

This episode aired along with its sister episode, I Am Eleanor Roosevelt on January 22, 2020, at 9:00 AM EST.

## Trivia

* Theodore Roosevelt's lesson had been revealed on the Hero Maker game beforehand.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&sa=X&sxsrf=ACYBGNQZaRFIhd3LwCMpc5vcCTuFT3iOmQ:1577972294869&q=xavier+riddle+and+the+secret+museum+season+1+episode+16&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLVT9c3NMywSDE0LDapVIJw0wqyLPKKLSu0pLKTrfRLyoAovqAoP70oMdcqtSCzOD8ltXgRq3lFYllmapFCUWZKSk6qQmJeikJJRqpCcWpyUWqJQm5pcWppLpCXWJyfp2CoANWnYGgGADjg0\_J2AAAA&ved=2ahUKEwjliefwhOXmAhWYX80KHVcQDSsQmxMoATAYegQICxAe&biw=1366&bih=6555
I Am Frederick Douglass

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**I Am Frederick Douglass** is the second segment of the 19th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Xavier becomes frustrated by his schoolwork, which involves learning a whole bunch of words that he thinks are way too big. When he contemplates just giving up, Yadina and Brad know what they have to do... To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who cared deeply about education: Frederick Douglass. When we find Frederick, he isn't allowed to go to school, but he doesn't let that stop him from learning all he can in any way he can until he ends up at the White House where the President wants to hear his incredibly smart ideas. Xavier is inspired to stick with his own schoolwork, because he wants to do amazing things one day, just like Frederick Douglass, and learning can take you anywhere.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Frederick Douglass
* Jimmy
* Abraham Lincoln (cameo)

## Broadcast

This episode aired along with its sister episode I Am Maya Angelou on August 4, 2020 at 9:30 AM EST.

## Trivia

* Frederick Douglass' lesson was revealed on an Encouragement Card craft for kids beforehand.
* This episode has a similar plot to "I Am Helen Keller."
* This is the first appearance of Abraham Lincoln.
I Am James Naismith

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**I Am James Naismith** is the first segment of the 29th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synoposis

Xavier, Yadina and Brad are disappointed when they can’t play ball hockey – none of them have hockey sticks! Now what? To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet inventor, James Naismith. We first meet James as a young kid in a small town; he doesn’t have any sports equipment at all, but still manages to come up with fun ideas for a game. Years later, he puts his creativity to good use as he invents the game of basketball! Watching James inspires our trio to go home and invent their own game with the equipment they do have; all they need to do is try out different ideas.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* James Naismith

## Broadcast

I Am James Naismith along with its paired I Am Temple Grandin premiered in the United States in April 5, 2021.

* They will be aired in Italy in early 2021.
* It aired in Canada in January 2021.

## Trivia

Aidan Vissers name is misspelled as Adian Vissers in the credits
This episode's moral is reused for I Am Beulah Louise Henry
I Am Marie Owens

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**I Am Marie Owens** is the second segment of the 17th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Our trio is aghast when they witness another kid in the museum KidZone get paint all over a costume without realizing it. What should they do? Call the museum police?? Better yet... to the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who always knew exactly how to solve tough problems: Marie Owens. Xavier, Yadina, and Brad watch as Marie first treats her brother with understanding when he accidentally rips her doll, then carries that same sense of fairness and understanding into her job as the first female police officer. Marie inspires our gang not to get angry with someone who's done the wrong thing, especially when they didn't mean to. Instead, it's much better to help solve problems in a positive way.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Marie Owens
* Brendan
* Girl (I Am Marie Owens)
* Tyler

## Broadcast

This episode aired along with its sister episode, I Am Lou Gehrig on January 23, 2020, at 9:00 AM EST.

## Trivia

* Marie Owens' lesson had been revealed beforehand on an Encouragement Cards craft for kids designed by PBS.
* Some famous costumes make appearances; those belonging to Fred Flintstone, Charlie Brown, Princess Peach, Waldo, Harry Potter, and Rocko.

## References

1. ↑ File:Ep17.png
2. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&sa=X&sxsrf=ACYBGNRTMY0fOcQnZU0NVVWC3Blt4jXK4A:1577972581213&q=xavier+riddle+and+the+secret+museum+season+1+episode+17&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLVT9c3NMywSDE0LDapVIJwswxKklPK0wy1pLKTrfRLyoAovqAoP70oMdcqtSCzOD8ltXgRq3lFYllmapFCUWZKSk6qQmJeikJJRqpCcWpyUWqJQm5pcWppLpCXWJyfp2CoANWnYGgOAEx\_j\_x2AAAA&ved=2ahUKEwjS7Kv5heXmAhWVG80KHWXvDv8QmxMoATAYegQICxAe&biw=1366&bih=655
Jim Henson

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**James Maury Henson** was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, filmmaker, and screenwriter who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets and Fraggle Rock; and as the director of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.

He has a book from Ordinary People Change the World about him but he has not appeared in an episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.
I Am Jonas Salk

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**I Am Jonas Salk** is the second segment of the 24th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## PBS summary

Jonas Salk explains that you don't need a reward for doing a good deed.

## Synopsis

Brad, Yadina and Xavier meet Jonas Salk, the scientist who discovered the polio vaccine. Thanks to him, the trio learns a great lesson.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Jonas Salk

## Broadcast

I Am Jonas Salk along with its paired I Am Wilma Rudolph premiered in the United States on February 1, 2021

* They already aired in Singapore in November 2020.

## Trivia

* In the episode, Junko Tabei's model is reused for a background girl, just with her glasses removed.
* This is the second episode to air in 2021.
I Am Susan B. Anthony (book)

***I Am Susan B. Anthony*is a book based on the *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*episode I Am Susan B. Anthony.**

## Description

Brad feels left out when Xavier and Yadina take a vote without him. Thanks to Susan B. Anthony, they learn that everyone should have a vote! This episode-based 8x8 will focus on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves.
Junko Tabei

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**Junko Tabei** was a Japanese mountaineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, located between Nepal and China, and the first woman to ascend all the Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent.

She does not have an *Ordinary People Change the World* book about her, but she appeared in the I Am Madam President special.

She is voiced by Emma Ho.

## Trivia

* She is the second Japanese hero. The first being Tomioka Tessai.
* A girl from I Am Jonas Salk has been reused from the design of Junko Tabei by taking off her glasses.
I Am Julia Child

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**I Am Julia Child** is the first segment of the 13th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Yadina finds her brother sitting amongst a sea of tiny airplane pieces, overwhelmed. Xavier wants to build his new model plane, but has no idea how to even get started. To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who knew how to get things cooking: Julia Child. Julia invites our kids to make jam with her, but quickly realizes that a recipe will be needed if they want it to taste any good. Watching Julia have a lot more success following a step-by-step recipe encourages Xavier to do the same with his model plane -- and it works! Turns out, you can do anything if you take it one step at a time.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Julia Child
* Julia's Grandmother

## Curriculum

*You can do anything if you take it one step at a time.*

## Broadcast

*I Am Julia Child* along with its sister episode *I Am Neil Armstrong*, was released on the PBS Kids video app on November 11, 2019.

On November 27, these episodes aired in a mini-marathon alongside *I Am Mark Twain/I Am Abigail Adams* and *We Are the Wright Brothers/We Are the Bronte Sisters* at 9:00 AM EST.

## Trivia

* Julia Child has had shows on PBS, the same network *Xavier Riddle* airs on.
	+ Also, a snippet of one of her shows is shown in the end sequence.
I Am Florence Nightingale

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**I Am Florence Nightingale** is an episode of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

When Yadina gets the hiccups right before a big show & tell appearance, she turns to Xavier and Brad for help. Unsure how to cure her, the boys have some fun coming up with silly solutions, none of which work. To the Secret (hic) Museum! Our heroes travel back in time to meet legendary nurse Florence Nightingale, just as she's presented with a very serious problem: her neighbor's dog has a sore paw. To the library! Florence dedicates herself to learning exactly how to get the poor pup back on his feet, inspiring Xavier and Brad to commit themselves to finding a real solution to Yadina's hiccup problem. From now on, they'll always help others as best they can.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Florence Nightingale
	+ Flo's pet
* Next Door Neighbor
	+ Flo's neighbor's dog

## Trivia

Brad disappears after time traveling similar to I Am Leonardo da Vinci.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ket.org/episode/XRID%20%20000104/
I Am Eleanor Roosevelt

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**I Am Eleanor Roosevelt** is the second segment of the 16th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Eleanor Roosevelt helps Xavier learn to take every chance he has to help others when he gets assigned the most *boring* job in the museum--map hander-outer.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Eleanor Roosevelt
* Matthias (cameo)
* Brad Meltzer (cameo)
* Little Girl (cameo)

## Curriculum

*Take every chance you get to help others.*

## Broadcast

This episode aired along with its sister episode, I Am Theodore Roosevelt on January 22, 2020, at 9:00 AM EST.

## Trivia

* Eleanor Roosevelt's lesson had been revealed on the Hero Maker game beforehand.
* Matthias (or perhaps a recolor of him) from I Am Catherine the Great can be seen when the kids first encounter Eleanor.
* Brad may have a crush on Eleanor, as he blushed whilst she danced with him.
* A caricature of Brad Meltzer makes a cameo towards the end.
* At the start when Brad comments on Yadina's eyebrows (she raises them) he is shown standing behind her, so he should not have been able to see them.

## Video

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James Naismith

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James Naismith

**James Naismith** was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, sports coach, and innovator. The same year he left Canada for Springfield, Massachusetts, he invented the game of basketball. He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program.

He does not have an Ordinary People Change the World book but he appeared in an *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum* episode, I Am James Naismith.

Since he was met in 1873 in Bennie's Corners, Canada, he would have been 12.

He is voiced by Cody Black.
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## I Am Mark Twain

* "This? No, it's a paintbrush!"
* "Sure you can. Know how?"
* "With laughter! Laughter can make hard things easier. Good thing I love to laugh."
* "Wait? Are you laughing at my white suit?"
* "Well, what else would you wear to paint a fence white?"
* "Okay, maybe it is warm. The fence might have a point there. And there. And there. And there!"
I am Mary Shelley (book)

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**I am Mary Shelley** is a book based on the Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum episode I Am Mary Shelley.

## Description

Xavier is excited to tell a spooky campfire story. There’s just one tiny problem: He only knows how to tell silly stories! So Xavier, Yadina, and Brad head to the Secret Museum to meet Mary Shelley.
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Ibn Battuta

**Ibn Battuta** was a Muslim Berber-Moroccan scholar, jurist and explorer who widely travelled the Old World, largely in the lands of Dar al-Islam, travelling more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, totaling around 117,000 km, surpassing Zheng He with about 50,000 km and Marco Polo with 24,000 km.

He currently does not have an Ordinary People Change the World book to his name. He appeared in the *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum* episode I Am Ibn Battuta.

He is voiced by Hussain Alvi.
I Am Kate Warne

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**I Am Kate Warne** is the first segment of the 22nd episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Brad gives up on hide-and-seek until Kate Warne helps him figure out how to play the game better.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Kate Warne
	+ Tommy (younger bro)
	+ Eggerton (dog)
* Abraham Lincoln (cameo)

## Broadcast

This episode will air along with its sister episode I Am Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on August 6, 2020.

## Trivia

* This is the second appearance of Abraham Lincoln.
I Am Mark Twain

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**I Am Mark Twain** is the first segment of the 12th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Xavier is crestfallen when he hurts his arm and thinks that's it for his planned one-man-comedy show - it'll be WAY too hard to perform like this. He doesn't want to cancel it, but what else can he do? To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet the original king of comedy: Mark Twain. We meet the young Twain as he tackles a list of farm chores, such as painting a fence and feeding the chickens, turning each task into a fun and funny adventure that encourages Xavier to go ahead with his own comedy show, even if it's hard because laughter can make hard things easier.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Mark Twain

## Broadcast

*I Am Mark Twain* along with its sister episode *I Am Abigail Adams*, was released on the PBS Kids video app on November 11, 2019.

On November 27, these episodes aired in a mini-marathon alongside *I Am Julia Child/I Am Neil Armstrong* and *We Are the Wright Brothers/We Are the Bronte Sisters* at 9:00 AM EST.

## Trivia

* References to Mark Twain's books, *Tom Sawyer* and *Huckleberry Finn*, are made throughout the episode. For example, the kids painting the fence white is a reference to what happened in *Tom Sawyer*, and in the opening, the kids ride a raft just like Huckleberry Finn does.
* This is the first and only time that Yadina leads the kids to the Secret Museum instead of Xavier.
* This is a first credit for Charles Johnston as a writer.
Lucille Ball

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**Lucille Désirée Ball** was an American actress, comedian, model, studio executive and producer. As one of Hollywood’s greatest icons, she was the star and producer of sitcoms I Love Lucy.

She has a book from Ordinary People Change the World about her but she has not appeared in an episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.
I Am Jane Jacobs

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**I Am Jane Jacobs** is second segment of the 31st episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Plot

Xavier, Yadina, and Brad build a fort for them all to play in, but the small space doesn’t work at all: it’s overcrowded with toy cars, has nowhere to sit, and then Yadina pulls out a lunch box and contains cheese and grape jelly sandwiches The friends need some serious fort-building help...to the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who knew a lot about building communities that work for everyone: Jane Jacobs. We meet a young Jane as she builds a miniature city for her imaginary friends, making sure her cardboard metropolis has everything that each of them needs, either within walking distance or an easy shoebox-streetcar ride away! Watching Jane carefully plan out her city inspires our trio to go home and rebuild their own fort by thinking about what everyone needs.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Meltzer (character)
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Jane Jacobs

## Broadcast

It aired in Italy in late 2020 and in Canada in January 2021. It premiered in April 7 in the US along with I Am Abraham Lincoln.
I Am Wilma Rudolph

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**I Am Wilma Rudolph** is the first segment of the 24th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## PBS summary

Wilma Rudolph encourages Xavier to stay with track and field even though he thinks he should quit.

## Wiki synopsis

Having difficulty at running, Xavier decides not to participate in a competition. Together with Yadina and Brad he meets the fastest woman in the world: Wilma Rudolph.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Wilma Rudolph
* Wilma's sister 1
* Wilma's sister 2

## Curriculum

*No matter where you start, you can always get better*.

## Broadcast

I Am Wilma Rudolph along with the paired story I Am Jonas Salk premiered

* November 2020 in Singapore
* 1 February 2021 in the United States

Digital TV guides fore some reason list the "Original air date" as being 16-FEB-21 specifying fifteen days after the American premiere, possibly indicating it was aired weeks prior than originally intended.

## Trivia

* It appears she is visited in 1949, roughly seven years prior to winning her first medal in 1956.
* This is the first episode to premiere in 2021.
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Jane Jacobs

**Jane Jacobs OC OOnt** was an American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics.

She does not have an Ordinary People Change the World book but she will appear in an *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum* episode, I Am Jane Jacobs.

Since she was visited in Pennsylvania in 1926, she would be 10 years old.

She is voiced by Vanessa Gojmerac.
I Am Edmund Hillary

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**I Am Edmund Hillary** is the first segment of the 32nd episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

After dragging everyone to the top of a mountain, Xavier is too afraid to go down alone. Meeting with Sir Edmund Hillary will be of great help.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Edmund Hillary
* Tenzing Norgay

## Trivia

* This is the second time the kids climb Mount Everest, the first being in I Am Madam President when they met Junko Tabei.
I Am Queen Lili' Oukalani

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**I Am Queen Lili' Oukalani** is an episode of **Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum**.

## Synopsis

Queen Lili'uokalani shows Xavier and Yadina that being responsible can involve making hard choices.

## Characters

* Xavier
* Yadina
* Brad
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Lili'uokalani

## Curriculum

*Being responsible can involve making tough choices.*

## Trivia

* Lili'uokalani's name is spelled differently in the title than in the description. Lili'uokalani is the correct spelling.

## References

1. ↑ https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wosu/airlist/34.1/891554/detail
Lou Gehrig

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**Lou Gehrig** was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname "The Iron Horse"

He does not have an Ordinary People Change the World book, but he appeared in an episode of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum* called I Am Lou Gehrig.

He is voiced by Roman Pesino.

Met in 1913, he would've been 10 years old upon meeting the Riddles.

When Berby fast-forwards, he mentions "been playing for the past sixteen years" in respect to Major League Baseball. As his career is known to have lasted from 1923–1939 (from when he was 20 to when he was 36), this would mean they would've met him in approximately 1939 (his final year). He actually gives more specifics, since he says he "got to play two thousand one hundred and thirty pro games in a row". This record was set 2 May 1939, so the Riddles must've met him then or later during the year, and not earlier. This could mean he was between 35-36 years old when they met him, and that it would be approximately between 2 to 3 years before his death.
I Am Johann Sebastian Bach

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**I Am Johann Sebastian Bach** is the first segment of the 1st episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Xavier is pumped to once again rock the school talent show with his rendition of Hot Cross Buns on the recorder. Only problem is, he hasn't exactly improved since last year's performance. In fact, he may have gotten worse! How could this happen? And what can he do about it? To the Secret Museum! Xavier and the gang go back in time to meet someone who knew exactly how to rock out to the max: Johann Sebastian Bach. Joining Bach as he works on his song over and over again, learns all he can about his instrument, and travels miles by foot to watch other musicians play helps Xavier to see there's only one way he can get better on the recorder: he'll have to work hard and practice.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Johann Sebastian Bach
* Harper

## Curriculum

*"If you want to get better at something, you have to work hard and practice."*

## Broadcast

*I Am Johann Sebastian Bach* was released on the PBS Kids Video App on November 11, 2019, along with its sister episode, *I Am Marie Curie*. Both episodes aired the next day on PBS stations on 9:00 AM EST, and on the 24/7 channel at 7:00 PM EST.

## Trivia

* In this episode, Bach plays a little bit of *Toccata and Fugue in D Minor*. He is also depicted composing *Fugue in G minor*, a.k.a. the Little Fugue.
* Jennifer Daley was nominated for a WGC Award for her work on this episode.
* This is the first appearance of Harper.
* This is a First credit for Cory Bobiak as Director.
* This is a first credit for Jennifer Daley as a writer.

## References

1. ↑ https://9story.com/wgc-award-nomination-for-xavier-riddle/
John Coleman

**John Coleman** is Bessie Coleman's older brother. In I Am Bessie Coleman, he informed Bessie that she wouldn't be allowed to go to a flight school in the US, and teased her about the fact that she would need to learn French in order to travel to France. He himself had served in France during World War I. He is voiced by Jordan Patrick.
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## I Am Neil Armstrong

* "What's wrong with being in a tree?"
* "I've never been (grunts) this high before!"
* "I climbed! One step at a time."
* "That's how I always try new things."
* "Hey, my model plane! I've been looking for tha-woah!"
* "I'm fine!"
* "Actually, trying new things is great. It can be scary sometimes, but the trick is to do it one step at a time."
* "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!"
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**Martin Luther King Jr.** was an American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

He has a book from Ordinary People Change the World about him but he has not appeared in an episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.
Julia's Grandmother

**Julia's Grandmother** is the grandmother of Julia Child seen in I Am Julia Child.

She knows how to cook food using recipes, and has a famous recipe for broiled chicken.

She is voiced by Carolyn Tayler.

## Identity

Julia Carolyn McWilliams' mother Julia Carolyn ("Caro") Weston was the daughter of Byron Curtis Weston, who had married Julia Clark Mitchell in 1865 to become **Julia Clark Weston**, Caro's mom and McWilliams' maternal grandmother.

This is one possibility of her identity, although Julia's father John McWilliams, Jr. would have also had a mother (Julia's paternal grandmother).

## Trivia

* Her render was recycled from Anne Sullivan's render.

## Sources

* https://www.geni.com/people/Julia-Weston/6000000008935262749
I Am Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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**I Am Sir Arthur Conan Doyle** is the second segment of the 22nd episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle helps Xavier decide what to get the new girl in class for her birthday.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
* Harper

## Curriculum

*You can learn a lot by looking & listening.*

## Broadcast

I Am Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, along with its sister episode, I Am Kate Warne, will air on August 6, 2020.

## Trivia

* This is the first episode where someone gets sick.
* Gavin McIver-Wright voices Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in this episode, making him the second hero in the show Gavin has voiced. The first was Alexander Graham Bell in his episode I Am Alexander Graham Bell.
* Harper is said to be the new girl in school, but Xavier already knows her as shown in I Am Johann Sebastian Bach, I Am Eleanor Roosevelt, and I Am George Washington. It's possible that this episode takes place before those episodes.
* This episode confirms that Brad is allergic to cats, fun fact though a lot of people who are allergic to cats get sick.
* It is unknown how Brad got better the next day after the time travel adventure. It could be that the common cold can sometimes get better after a night.
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**Marie Owens** (born **Marie Connolly**) is believed to have been the first female police officer in the U.S. and the first female police officer in the Chicago Police Department, in 1891, retiring in 1923. Holding the rank of Sergeant, Owens enforced child labor and welfare laws.

She does not have an Ordinary People Change the World book, but she appeared in an episode of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum* called I Am Marie Owens.

As they meet her in the year 1860 she would've been approximately 6-7 years old. 44 years later when they fast-forward to meet her a 2nd time, she would be ~50-51 years old in 1904, sixteen years a widow and 19 years prior to her retirement at 70 years old.

She is voiced by Holly Gorski.

## Brother

Brendan is what captions say is the name of the boy she calls 'little brother'. It is unclear where PBS researched this information.

## Career

Prior to working as a police officer, she worked for a year in the health department along with four other women:

* Mrs. Byford Leonard
* Mrs. J. R. Doolittle
* Mrs. Ada Sullivan
* Mrs. Glennon

They were "the first board of sanitary inspectors that ever were given official authority in any city of the union".

## Etymology

She was born Marie Connolly (her maiden name is sometimes mispelled "Connelly") and became Marie Owens when she married Thomas Owens in 1879, and kept it after his death in 1888.

Connolly would have still been her surname when she met the Riddles in 1860, nineteen years prior to her marriage to Thomas.

## Numerology

She is shown in 1863 wearing a badge with the number "97" on it. This was actually her official number when she became a Sergeant after 1891. Regularly referred to as “Sergeant No. 97”, she probably would not have been able to predict as a child what her future number would be. So it is possible (like how after fast-forwarding in time, the historical figures still seem to look like children when they should be adults) that this was a hologram created by Berby to make her easier to recognize.

## Family

Marie had a total of five children by 1888 when her husband Thomas Owens died

* she named her firstborn son after Charles Stewart Parnell
* she had a daughter she lived with after retirement

## References

1. ↑ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62534/marie-connolly-owens-americas-first-female-police-officer
2. ↑ File:44years.png Xavier says "Berby says we're in Chicago in the United States, forty-four years later."
3. ↑ https://chicagology.com/chicagopolice/marieowens/
I Am Lou Gehrig

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**I Am Lou Gehrig** is the first segment of the 17th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Xavier, Yadina, and Brad are all wallowing in self-pity after suffering a few minor mishaps and being stuck inside all day. Feeling like they need help to turn around this worst-day-ever, they head... to the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone truly extraordinary: Lou Gehrig. When we meet Lou, he's playing baseball in a tiny park with nothing but a broom handle and a backward glove, but he's still grinning ear to ear over how lucky he is to be able to play. Lou's upbeat spirit carries him through more hardships, until the day he gets sick and has to retire from the game he loves so much, showing our trio that instead of wallowing in the bad, it's always better to focus on the good stuff.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Lou Gehrig
* Boy 1

## Broadcast

This episode aired along with its sister episode, I Am Marie Owens on January 23, 2020, at 9:00 AM EST.

## Trivia

* In this episode, Lou alludes to him having Lou Gehrig’s disease.
* In this episode, the kids go to the Secret Museum through an umbrella.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&sa=X&sxsrf=ACYBGNRTMY0fOcQnZU0NVVWC3Blt4jXK4A:1577972581213&q=xavier+riddle+and+the+secret+museum+season+1+episode+17&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLVT9c3NMywSDE0LDapVIJwswxKklPK0wy1pLKTrfRLyoAovqAoP70oMdcqtSCzOD8ltXgRq3lFYllmapFCUWZKSk6qQmJeikJJRqpCcWpyUWqJQm5pcWppLpCXWJyfp2CoANWnYGgOAEx\_j\_x2AAAA&ved=2ahUKEwjS7Kv5heXmAhWVG80KHWXvDv8QmxMoATAYegQICxAe&biw=1366&bih=655
I Am Rukmini Devi

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**I Am Rukmini Devi** is an episode of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Plot

The Riddles do not appreciate their annual family tradition of walking down to a tree each year to lunch together.

The museum takes them back in time to 1911 to meet Rukmini Devi (born 1904, about seven years old at the time) and learn about her family tradition of Tiffin time where they sit down and eat together and talk.

There is then a time-skip twenty-four years later to 1935 (when Rukmini would be about 31 years old) and learn that Rukmini is resurrecting Bharatanatyam, the traditional storytelling dance fell out of practise under British rule.

Hearing her mom call for Tikki time again, the Riddles are impressed that Rukmini still carries on that family tradition. They are invited to join Tikki but refuse, saying they need to get back home to practise their own traditions.

Returning to the future, the Riddles are appreciative and go on the picnic, flashing back to how this was a tradition that goes back as far as their great grandparents.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Meltzer (character)
* Berby
* Dr. Zoom
* Rukmini Devi
* Rukmini's brother
* Rukmini's sister
* Rukmini's dad
* Rukmini's mom
* Riddles' dad
* Riddles' mom
* Riddles' dad's mom
* Riddle's dad's dad
* great grandpa
* great grandpa
* etc

## Broadcast

It debuted 6:57am on Thursday 21st October 2021 on TVO Kids, followed by I Am Bob Ross. It will air in the US on the main PBS channel on January 28, 2022. The episode first aired on the PBS Kids 24/7 channel on January 14, 2022 along with Ross and I Am Fred Rogers.

## Curriculum

*Traditions tell the story of your family*.

## Trivia

* It's said that Rukmini Devi met up with Anna Pavlova sometime in her life, but it is never mentioned in the episode.
* Most notable in this episode to the Riddle family lore is the series of photographs shown at the end (see the gallery tab for more info). It begins with the character introduced in I Am Madam President, the woman referred to previous as Great-Great Grandma Riddle. She is pictured with the other great-great grandparent, presumably known equivalently as Great-Great Grandpa Riddle (even though he is never called that).
	+ It is shown that he and she were the ones who started the family tradition of visiting the tree, which was carried on through several generations. The last of four photos shows a young boy with them, presumably Great-Great Grandma Riddle's son.
	+ The next two photos are of the Riddles' dad as a boy (recognizeable by his bear) with his parents and two sisters (never before mentioned!), and then a photo of their dad grown up with a young Xavier and Yadina (mom not pictured).
	+ Between these photos is a missed generation: it isn't made clear whether Great Grandpa Riddle (unless he isn't a parent at all and there was an unpictured sibling) had a son or a daughter, but one of those would be "Grandpa Riddle" or "Grandma Riddle" who was a parent to Xavier and Yadina's dad in the next image.
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**Jigonsaseh**, also spelled as **Jigonhsasee**, or **Jikonsase** was an Iroquoian woman considered to be a co-founder, along with The Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha, of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy sometime between AD 1142 and 1450; others place it closer to 1570–1600.

She does not have a Ordinary People Change the World book to her name, but she appeared in an episode of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum* called I Am Jigonsaseh.

She is voiced by Isabella Beaver.
Jennifer Daley

"Jennifer Daley" is one of the show's writers.

## Episodes Written

* I Am Johann Sebastian Bach
* I Am George Washington
* I Am Susan B. Anthony
* I Am Tomioka Tessai
* I Am Julia Child
* We Are the Brontë Sisters
* I Am Amelia Earhart
* I Am Charles Dickens
* I Am Eleanor Roosevelt
* I Am Marie Owens
* I Am Kate Warne (as Jen Daley)
* I Am Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (as Jen Daley)
* I Am Billie Jean King
* I Am Carol Burnett