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I Am Catherine the Great

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**I Am Catherine the Great** is an episode of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Brad shows up ready for day camp with a pep in his step and a smile on his face, until he finds out that he's going without Xavier or Yadina. Uh oh. Brad can't possibly go without his best friends! Who will he play with? Xavier and Yadina are sure Brad will make new friends at camp, but Brad isn't so sure - he doesn't know how. To the Secret Museum! Our heroes go back in time to meet someone who made all kids of friends: Catherine the Great. They find Catherine wandering outside her castle walls, simply so she can make some new friends to play with. Watching Catherine meet new kids, and ask them questions about themselves, shows Brad that getting to know people is a great way to make friends.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Catherine the Great
* Matthias

## Curriculum

*Getting to know people is a great way to make friends.*

## Broadcast

*I Am Catherine the Great*, along with its sister episode, *I Am Tomioka Tessai*, was released on the PBS Kids website and video app on November 11, 2019. Both episodes aired 9 days later on PBS at 9:00 AM EST.

## Trivia

* Brad possibly has a crush on Catherine the Great, as he is nervous around her and blushes a lot when she holds his hand (similar to how Yadina reacted to George Washington)
* The closed captions mistakenly attribute the line "we're gonna play in a real castle" to both Xavier and Yadina, when actually it is only Yadina who says it and Xavier merely nods in agreement

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ket.org/episode/XRID%20%20000108/
Fred Rogers

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Fred Rogers

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**Fred McFeely Rogers** was an American television host, producer, and Presbyterian minister. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001.

He does not have a book from Ordinary People Change the World about him, but appeared in an episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum called I Am Fred Rogers on 28 September 2021.

He is voiced by Milo Toriel-McGibbon.

## Age

When the Riddles first meet him in 1934 he would be about six years old. When they meet him later in 1971 he would be about thirty-seven years old.

## Trivia

* He is the third PBS host to star on the show, after Julia Child and Bob Ross.
Amy Brown

"Amy Benham" which also known as Amy Brown is one of the show writers

## Episode Written

* I Am Marie Curie
* I Am Isaac Newton
* I Am Golda Meir
* I Am Anna Pavlova
* I Am Theodore Roosevelt
* I Am Rachel Carson
* I Am Mary Anning
* I Am Wilma Rudolph
* I Am Jane Jacobs
* I Am Benjamin Banneker
* I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg

## Trivia

* She is also a writer for another PBS Kids Show "Odd Squad".
I Am Rachel Carson

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**I Am Rachel Carson** is the second segment of the 20th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

During a meeting of the Butterfly Club, Brad is daunted to realize just how far butterflies have to travel when they migrate. He really wishes there was something he could do to help protect them, but the job seems way too big for him. There's just one thing he can do... To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone else who cared deeply about protecting nature: Rachel Carson. Brad watches in amazement as Rachel first performs simple tasks to help protect the wetlands near her home, then works her way up to studying and helping to protect all of the amazing life found within the world's oceans. Rachel inspires Brad to figure out his own way to help the butterflies, even if he is only a kid because we can all help to protect the Earth.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Rachel Carson

## Broadcast

This episode aired along with its sister episode I Am Louis Pasteur on August 5, 2020 at 9:30 AM EST.

## Trivia

* This the first episode to focus on marine biology.
* Xavier, Yadina, and Brad wear the same bug costumes they wore in I Am Marie Curie.
Florence Nightingale

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Florence Nightingale

**Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC, DStJ** (also nicknamed **Flo**) was an English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers.

She does not have an *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 Florence Nightingale.

She is voiced by Afrodite Drossos.

As she was born in 1820, she would be approximately 10 years old when the Riddles met her in 1830.

## Appearance

Florence, as a child, has shiny black hair, which is covered with a white bonnet. She wears a grey dress with white cuffs and a white apron.

## Trivia

* In her episode, she is depicted as having a mouse for a pet but there isn't any indication of that being the case in real life. In fact she instead had a pet OWL named Athena.
* Her VA, Afrodite Drossos, was nominated for a Nova Star award for her performance as Florence.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.brownbagfilms.com/labs/entry/three-nova-star-nominations-for-9-story-and-brown-bag-films
Celia Cruz

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Celia Cruz

**Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso**, known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname "La Guarachera de Cuba".

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

She is voiced by Ainsley Diaz.

Since she was met in Cuba in 1938, she would have been 13 when the trio met her.

## Discography

* Canciones que yo quería haber grabado primero (1965)
* Cuba y Puerto Rico son (1966)
* Son con guaguancó (1967)
* A ti México (1967)
* Bravo (1967)
* Quimbo Quimbumbia (1969)
* Etc., etc., etc 1970)
* Nuevos éxitos de Celia Cruz (1971)
* Algo especial para recordar (1972)
* Celia & Johnny (1974)
* Tremendo caché (1975)
* Recordando el ayer (1976)
* Only they could have made this álbum (1977)
* The Brilliant (1978)
* Eternos (1978)
* A todos mis amigos (1978)
* La ceiba (1979)
* Celia, Johnny & Pete (1980)
* Celia & Willie (1981)
* Feliz encuentro (1982)
* Tremendo trío (1983)
* Homenaje a Beny Moré Vol. 3 (1985)
* De nuevo (1986)
* La candela (1986)
* The Winners (1987)
* Ritmo en el corazón (1988)
* Tributo a Ismael Rivera (1992)
* Azúcar negra (1993)
* ¡Azúcar! (1993)
* Boleros (1993)
* Irrepetible (1994)
* Duets (1997)
* Mi vida es cantar (1998)
* Hoy y ayer (1999)
* Celia Cruz & Friends: A Night of Salsa (1999)
* Siempre viviré (2000)
* La negra tiene tumbao (2001)
* Regalo del alma (2003)
* Dios disfrute a la reina (2004)

## Filmography

* Salón México (1948)
* Rincón criollo (1950)
* Una gallega en La Habana (1955)
* De espaldas (1955)
* ¡Olé, Cuba! (1956)
* Affair in Havana (1957)
* Amorcito corazón (1961)
* Salsa (documental) (1976)
* Salsa (1988)
* The Mambo Kings (1992)
* The Pérez Family (1995)
Harry Houdini

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Harry Houdini

**Harry Houdini** was a Hungarian-born American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the US and then as "Harry 'Handcuff' Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up.

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 Harry Houdini.

He is voiced by Liam McDonald.

## Etymology

**Erik Weisz** was Harry's birth name. He named himself "Houdini" sometimes after reading the autobiography of deceased magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin in 1890 when he was 16 years old.

Since "Harry" was a child when the Riddles and Brad met him ("Wisconsin in 1881", he would have been approximately seven years old), he would not have read Jean's biography yet.

He doesn't actually refer to himself as Houdini during the episode. When they arrive, Xavier mentions the name but out of hearing range. Yadina later says "you can do it Houdini!" while closer to him, but Erik might not have heard it since he was focused on keeping his balance. She later says "nice moves Houdini" and "way to go Harry!" and he should've been able to hear that, but doesn't contradict them.

In the show's timeline (differing from reality) it appears that Jean was born later (he looks young) and thus was still alive, and Harry actually met him and named himself after Jean over a decade earlier than he did.

"Thirty-one years later" would be in 1912 (not necessarily still in Wisconsin) when Harry would've been approximately 38 years old. His appearance doesn't appear to have changed.

## Appearance

Harry is depicted with fair skin and wavy brown hair. He wears a black tuxedo, grey shoes, and a red bow tie. He has a small white cravat, and a grey shirt with 3 black buttons. His cuffs are white with yellow buttons.

## Trivia

He mentions "my mom says I'm always surprising people", which is a reference to his mother Cecília Steiner.

Although there's no circus tight rope walker named "Fearless Jean" in the real world, Harry Houdini might've got his inspiration to go into show business from an actual circus, as one of the odd jobs he took as a child-- specifically, a nine-year-old-- was a trapeze artist. In fact, acrobatics as "Ehrich, the Prince of the Air' was practically his debut performance.
I Am Eugenie Clark

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**I Am Eugenie Clark** is an episode of **Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum**.

## Synopsis

Eugenie Clark shows Brad that when he's faced with something that seems a bit scary, asking questions can help him feel less afraid.

## Characters

* Xavier
* Yadina
* Brad
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* **Eugenie Clark**
* **Farmer**
* Kid in a green coat
* Annika
* Tyler

## Curriculum

*Asking questions can help you feel less afraid*.

## Trivia

* Brad says that sharks are brainless eating machines. This is a reference to the Shark Pledge from the 2003 Pixar film *Finding Nemo*, which goes: *"I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image, I must first change myself. Fish are friends, not food."*

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/DuffMacDonald/status/1659783536692412417
I Am Grandmaster Flash

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**I Am Grandmaster Flash** is an episode of **Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum**.

## Synopsis

Grandmaster Flash shows Xavier that if he wants to create new music for a dance party, he should experiment!

## Characters

* Xavier
* Yadina
* Brad
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Grandmaster Flash

## Curriculum

*If you want to create something new, experiment.*

## References

1. ↑ https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wosu/airlist/34.1/891562/detail
Amelia Earhart/Quote

## I Am Amelia Earhart

* "Three....two....one...."
* "Blast off!"
* "I'm flying!"
* "Yeah!"
* "That. Was. Awesome!"
* "It was something I wanted to do, so I said to myself, 'go for it, Amelia!", and then I did."
* "No, it's Mary."
* "Hi There"
* " Don't Worry, I'm Pretty Sure We're Almost There" (Deleted Scene)
* "Hold On Tight, Guys, Thanks To The Weather, I Have To Land Somewhere A Bit Different Than Planned"

## Hero Maker

* "You can do something that's never been done before, by being prepared."
* "I Totally Agree, And I'm Gonna Keep Going For It "
I Am Carol Burnett

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**I Am Carol Burnett** is the second segment of the 30th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Afraid of being laughed at, Yadina decides not to attend a comedy show. The secret museum sends her and her friends to meet Carol Burnett.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Carol Burnett
* Jamie (cameo)
* Matthias (cameo)

## Broadcast

I Am Carol Burnett along with its paired I Am Albert Einstein premiered in the United States in April 6.

* They already aired Italy in early 2021.
* It aired in Canada in January 2021.

## Trivia

* In the episode, there's a sign that reads "HOLLYWOODLAND". The Hollywood sign used to be called Hollywoodland until 1949. Carol was visited in 1942.
* In the episode, the kids perform a comedy show based on *The Princess and the Pea*.
	+ It's also inspired by *Once Upon a Mattress*, which Carol Burnett starred in. It also spoofed *The Princess and the Pea*.
* Carol Burnett is the fourth person to be alive.
Fearless Jean

**Fearless Jean** is a tightrope walker who Harry Houdini admires in I Am Harry Houdini.

This is likely meant to refer to Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin the namesake of Houdini.

Some artistic license is taken however: Robert-Houdin died in 1871 while Erik Weisz/Weiss (who later renamed himself "Harry Houdini" in Jean's honor) was born in 1874 (three years after his death) so they could not have met (barring time travel). Harry had instead named himself after Jean upon reading his autobiography.

Jean was actually born Jean-Eugène Robert to Prosper Robert and Marie-Catherine Guillon, Jean hyphenated his surname after marrying Josèphe Cecile Houdin, the daughter of watchmaker Jacques François Houdin.
I Am Cesar Chavez

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**I Am Cesar Chavez** is the first segment of the 26th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Cesar Chavez helps Xavier, Yadina, and Brad find the inspiration to tackle a big mess in the playroom

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Cesar Chavez
* Lenny

## Broadcast

I Am Cesar Chavez, along with its sister episode, I Am Dolores Huerta, will air on October 5, 2020.

## Trivia

* At the end, Yadina says Cesar’s saying “si se puede”, which means “Yes you can”.
* This is the first episode written by M.R. Horhager.
* This episode claims that Cesar had a little brother named Lenny, but he didn't.
* When Xavier says "Cleaners, assemble!", it's a reference to The Avengers.
* This is the first episode to focus on someone Hispanic
* This is a first credit for M.R. Horhager as a writer.
Great-Great Grandma Riddle's son

**Great-Great Grandma Riddle's son** (possibly "Great Grandpa Riddle") is the likely identity of a young boy shown in a photograph with Great-Great Grandma Riddle (along with "Great-Great Grandpa Riddle", implied to be his father) shown at the end of I Am Rukmini Devi, after photos are shown with her and Great-Great Grandpa Riddle.

He is the only child shown alone, implying he might be an only child.

Yadina's great grandma could possibly be an unphotographed sister, or his eventual wife.

Strangely, she seems to resemble Riddles' dad's mom.
Abraham Lincoln

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**Abraham Lincoln**  was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, the country's greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.

He has an Ordinary People Change the World book about him, but has so far, only appeared in the Theme Song and made a non-speaking cameos in I Am Frederick Douglass and I Am Kate Warne.

He will also have an episode called I Am Abraham Lincoln and is voiced by Callum Shoniker.

Since he was met in 1824 in Indiana, he would be 15 when the trio visited him.
I Am Zora Neale Hurston

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**I Am Zora Neale Hurston** is the first segment of the 10th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Xavier and Yadina are eager to read a new comic Brad has written, but Brad isn't so sure he can share this particular story - it's very personal. What should he do? To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet an exceptional storyteller: Zora Neale Hurston. We meet Zora as she enjoys listening to the tall tales being told on the porch of her corner store, before launching into a few tales of her own. Listening to Zora tell her own personal stories, and watching her light up as she does, helps Brad to feel more comfortable with the idea of sharing his own story with his best friends. Because stories are best when you share them with others.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Zora Neale Hurston
* Old Man
* Young Man

## Curriculum

*Stories are best when you share them with others.*

## Trivia

* This episode reveals that Brad got his cape as a blanket when he was a baby.
* The episode was skipped in Finland for unknown reasons.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ket.org/episode/XRID%20%20000110/
Dreidel

**Dreidel** is one of the Xavier Riddle Shorts.

## Plot

The kids are making presentations on their favorite holidays. Xavier is bringing a Halloween mask, and notices Brad with a wooden thing. Xavier and Yadina want to go ask him about it, but Xavier fears that they may look silly if they don't know anything about Brad's favorite holiday. Berby highlights Frederick Douglass, who was always trying to learn things and new knowledge. His books and speeches helped many other curious people learn new things. Yadina and Xavier realize that asking questions can help them learn. They ask Brad about the toy, who teaches them that it's a dreidel, which is played with during a Jewish holiday called Hanukkah.

## Episodes Where This Segment Plays

* I Am Eugenie Clark/I Am Benjamin Banneker
George (I Am Alexander Graham Bell)

**George** is a student at Alexander Graham Bell's school in I Am Alexander Graham Bell.

He is mentioned to have "lost his hearing before he could learn very many words".

He is likely based on George Sanders (possibly nicknamed Georgie), a student of Bell's in real life who was deaf from birth.

This is a bit of a mismatch since being born deaf would mean you lost hearing before learning ANY words, and "very many" implies George would've learned SOME words before losing his hearing.

During Alexander Graham Bell's episode, he only managed to say the word "Apple" by pointing to the pronunciation of the word saying it and then saying the word entirely.

He is voiced by Oliver Federowich.

## Age

Since he was five by October '72, by July '86 when six-year-old Helen was introduced to Bell for the first time, he would've been 18-19 years old.

## References

https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/columns/column-alexander-graham-bell-and-the-north-shore/article\_1cd9aebc-40a8-5fb5-b4f5-92dbcb7609d1.html "Alexander Graham Bell’s journey to his monumental invention began when he took on 5-year-old George Sanders of Salem as a pupil on Oct. 1, 1872. The boy was born totally deaf and had never spoken a word in his life."
Boy 1

**Boy #1** (listed as **Boy 1** on this wiki due to coding limitations) is used a couple times in I Am Lou Gehrig:

* first for a dark-skinned boy who says "let's go!"
* second for a pale-skinned boy who says "get your popcorn here"

They probably are different characters (unless the past is populated by shapeshifters) so whoever PBS pays to write the captions goofed up, and they should've listed one of them as **Boy #2**.
Band Leader

The **Band Leader** is an unnamed kid who is the leader of the school marching band in I Am Dolores Huerta. He overworks the other band members until Dolores Huerta speaks up to help them. His model is recycled from Benjamin and Theodore from I Am Winston Churchill, and the model is also used for the Big Kid in the same episode. He and the Big Kid are both voiced by Eamon Hanson.
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Golda Meir

**Golda Meir** (nicknamed **Goldie** by Regina) was an Israeli teacher, kibbutznik, stateswoman, politician and the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. Born in Kiev, she immigrated to the United States as a child with her family in 1906, and was educated there, becoming a teacher.

She appeared in an episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum called I Am Golda Meir.

She is voiced by Hattie Kragten.

She was visited by the Riddles in 1909 so she would be approximately eleven years old.

Golda's Mom also appears in the episode.

At the end they point out she was the 3rd woman to lead a country (helping Israel become a country) and Yadina says she's her hero.

## Etymology

Golda was born "Golda Mabovitch" to Moshe and Blume Mabovitch. She became "Golda Meyerson" upon marrying Morris Meyerson in 1917.

Her surname was not shortened to "Meir" until she was appointed the foreign minister (under Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion) in 1956.

## Appearance

Golda, as a child, is depicted with fair skin, wavy grey hair, and thick eyebrows. She wears a blue jacket over a white blouse, a blue skirt, and blue flats.
Harper

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**Harper** is a friend of Xavier Riddle who goes to school with him. She is shown to like dinosaurs.

She appears in the episode I Am Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which is the first episode to reveal her name. She is voiced by Beatrice Schneider.

The birthday party she invites Xavier to is indicated as being her seventh by the blue seven written on a yellow balloon on the cover of the invitation sent to him. She attends school along with Xavier, Yadina, Brad, Brian, Jin, Charlie, Jamie, and Tyler.

## Earlier appearances

**Little Girl** is how captions refer her when she says "I play a little every day" at the start of I Am Johann Sebastian Bach.

She plays "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the recorder and Xavier is envious. Later in the episode she plays "Mary had a Little Lamb".

She also appears as part of the Nature Troop at the end of I Am George Washington. Here she is still wearing the same blue top and yellow dress.

At the end of I Am Eleanor Roosevelt it also appears to be her, but in a different outfit. A sleeveless light-purple dress. She still has the same ponytail and the same turquoise stud earrings. Here she is clutching a green triceratops toy.

Xavier recommends she go see Murray and she is holding a dinosaur plushy. It's unclear if this means it happens after he discerns her like for dinos after meeting Doyle, or if he's just really bad at remembering stuff.

## Trivia

* In the description of I Am Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 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. In I Am Madam President the woman next to Xavier cheering Yadina could be Harper.
I Am Cleopatra

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

## Synopsis

Xavier is stoked to see a super awesome super moon in real life! There's just one problem: he'd have to stay up past bedtime. How can he ask his parents? What if they say no? To the Secret Museum! Our heroes go back in time to meet someone who was skilled at the art of negotiation: Cleopatra. They arrive in Ancient Egypt and find Cleopatra just as she's preparing to ask her father a big question of her own: she wants to end her daily lessons a full hour early so she can attend a festival in town. Luckily, Cleopatra knows exactly how to ask! You have to be prepared, confident, and polite. Seeing how well Cleopatra's strategy works shows Xavier how important it is to ask for things the right way.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Cleopatra
	+ Cleo's cat
* King Ptolemy
* Riddles' dad
* Riddles' mom

## Broadcast

*I Am Cleopatra*, along with its sister episode, *I Am Winston Churchill*, was released on the PBS Kids website and video app on November 11, 2019. Both episodes aired 8 days later on PBS at 9:00 AM EST.

## Trivia

* Alex Hatz (King Ptolemy) and Saara Chaudry (Cleopatra) both join the voice cast. Both of them, along with Zoe Hatz (Yadina), were all from *Let's Go Luna!*, another PBS show.
* Xavier and Yadina's parents are shown, but only their legs, not their faces.
* This is a first credit for Lakna Edilima as a writer.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ket.org/episode/XRID%20%20000107/
Alexander

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* Alexander Graham Bell
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Bob Ross

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Bob Ross

**Robert Norman Ross** was an American painter, art instructor and television host. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States and in Canada, Latin America, and Europe.

He does not have a book from Ordinary People Change the World about him, but he will appear in an episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum called I Am Bob Ross and Chris Eliopoulos drew him.

On a Politics and Prose meeting in October 2020, Brad Meltzer confirmed that he will be on the show, confirming the fan theories.

He is voiced by Milo-Toriel McGibbon.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as **Mahatma Gandhi**, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

He has a book from Ordinary People Change the World about him but he will have an episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.
Adventures of Bradman and Berby

The **Adventures of Bradman and Berby** is a series of interstitials that played between paired episodes.

They feature Brad Scott as Bradman paired with Berby.

## Locations

* Brontë Sisters front yard played before We are The Brontë Sisters
* George Washington Carver's secret garden played between I Am Mary Shelley and I Am Harry Houdini. Happened again between I Am Florence Nightingale and I Am George Washington Carver
* Golda's Mom's store played after I Am Kate Warne.
* The Tennis court played after I Am Bille Jean King
* Jane Jacobs’ Bedroom played after I Am Abraham Lincoln

## Videos

Xavier Clip The Fancy Picnic The Adventures of Bradman & BerbyFancy PicnicXavier Clip The Secret Gardens The Adventures of Bradman & BerbySecret Garden
I Am Dolores Huerta

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**I Am Dolores Huerta** is the second segment of the 26th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Dolores Huerta teaches Xavier, Yadina and Brad that it is important to speak up when they see someone in need.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Harper
* Tyler
* Dolores Huerta
* Big Kid
	+ Band Leader
* Small Kid

## Broadcast

I Am Dolores Huerta, along with its sister episode, "I Am Cesar Chavez," aired on October 5, 2020.

## Trivia

* Dolores Huerta is the second person to be alive. The first is Jackie Joyner-Kersee
* Xavier's off-key recorder playing is a call-back to "I Am Johann Sebastian Bach."
* The model for both the band leader and the big kid who was hogging up the time on the game machine was recycled from Benjamin and Theodore from the episode "I Am Winston Churchill."
* Dolores was a baton twirler in high school, though it's not clear if her club coordinated with a marching band, or if Dolores led one.
* This is the third time that Xavier blushes, the first two times being in "I Am Helen Keller" and "I Am Madam President."
* This is also the third time that Yadina blushes, the first two times being in "I Am George Washington" and "I Am Madam President."
* Xavier puts a clarinette in his mouth after the girl in front of him uses it, and the only thing done to clean off her saliva is her briefly rubbing it with her sleeve. This was a potentially irresponsible thing for PBS to display without warning during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic when children are being encouraged to use social distancing to slow the spread, and schools are even being closed as a result. However, the episode was likely produced before news of the pandemic hit the media.

## Videos

Clarinette swapusing the unsterilized clarinette
## Errors

* On the PBS Website. the title is misspelled as "**I Am Dolores Heurta**"
I Am Marie Curie

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**I Am Marie Curie** is the second segment of the 1st episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Brad is crestfallen when he shows up for his first meeting of the Butterfly Club, only to find out it's for kids 7 and up. And he's only 6! Does this mean he'll never get to learn more about his beloved butterflies? To the Secret Museum! Brad and the gang travel back in time to meet someone who never let anything stand in her way: Marie Curie. Marie dreams of one day being a scientist, but those dreams seem to shatter when she finds out girls aren't allowed to go to university. How silly! But, Marie doesn't let that stop her; she finds her own secret university where she can learn, then starts up her very own lab and makes an amazing scientific discovery! Marie Curie inspires Brad to follow his dreams no matter what.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Marie Curie
* Club Leader
* Older Girl

## Broadcast

*I Am Marie Curie* was released on the PBS Kids Video App on November 11, 2019, along with its sister episode, *I Am Johann Sebastian Bach*. 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

* The official PBS description says that the butterfly club was for kids 7 and up, but in the actual episode, it is for kids 10 and up.
* This is a first credit for Amy Brown as a writer.

## Video

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 🔬Marie Curie's LABORATORY! PBS KIDSXavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 🧪 Sneak Peek 🔬 Marie Curie's Science Lab!
Big Kid

**Big Kid** is how the credits (and closed captions) refer to a boy who appears in I Am Dolores Huerta. He is shown taking up a lot of time on a game at the KidZone. He also seems to be older than the rest of the kids there.

His model is recycled from Benjamin and Theodore from I Am Winston Churchill. In turn, his model is reused for the Band Leader in the same episode. He and the Band Leader are both voiced by Eamon Hanson.

Small Kid thanks him at end as he gives up his spot after the timer for using the arcade game chimes.
Alvin Ailey

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**Alvin Ailey Jr.** was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He created AAADT and its affiliated Alvin Ailey American Dance Center as havens for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the African-American experience through dance.

He appears in I Am Alvin Ailey.

He was met in California in 1942, which would have made him 11 years old.

He is voiced by Jayd Deroche.
I Am Billie Jean King

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**I Am Billie Jean King** is the first segment of the 28th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Billie Jean King encourages Brad to take his first ballet class, even though he is worried about being the only boy in the class.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Billie Jean King

## Broadcast

I Am Billie Jean King, along with its sister episode, I Am Arthur Ashe, aired on October 8, 2020.

## Trivia

* Billie Jean King is the second LGBTQ+ hero to appear on the television show, with the first being Sally Ride. However, she is the first LGBTQ+ hero in the book series. King is openly lesbian. The episode did not reference her sexuality, much like Sally Ride in I Am Madam President, otherwise it would be banned in Alabama.
	+ Interestingly enough, October 8 is International Lesbian Day. It's unknown if this was a coincidence or intentional.
* Billie Jean King is the third person to be alive. The first was Jackie Joyner-Kersee and the second was Dolores Huerta.
* Brad's love of ballet is a callback to I Am Anna Pavlova, which coincidentally had played the overture to Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker".
* The real life Billie Jean King was hired as an expert on this episode.
* Cory Bobiak no longer directs the show as of this episode. It is directed by Logan McNeil instead.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/forever-young-xavier-riddle-and-the-secret-museum-recasts-historical-figures-as-kids/
Cyclist (I Am Albert Einstein)

He appears in I Am Albert Einstein when he is cycling and speaking in German to the trio. Xavier Riddle thought he was being friendly and asked what he was saying. Yadina Riddle encouraged xavier to use the translator. Xavier did and it's revealed that the guy was telling the trio to get off the road! He then cycled away.
A Night at the Secret Museum: a Sticker & Activity Book

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***A Night at the Secret Museum*is a activity book based on *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum .***

## Description

Bursting with fun, this sticker and activity book introduces kids to the characters, heroes, and adventures from Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum!
Games, activities, and stickers fill this activity book starring Xavier, Yadina, Brad, and historical figures throughout history. Join along in their latest adventures through the Secret Museum!
Ben

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**Ben** is an autistic child in Yadina’s class. He appeared in I Am Temple Grandin and is voiced by Liam McCord.

Because of his autism, he is very sensitive to loud noises and a lot of people talking. He doesn't talk much. His special interest is balloons. By the end of the episode, he makes friends with Yadina.

Ben returns in I Am Bob Ross where Yadina is painting a picture of him. After messing it up, she remakes it into a painting of a balloon, which Ben likes. Yadina paints Ben with blue eyes even though the actual animation of him does not show his eye color.
I Am Susan B. Anthony

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**I Am Susan B. Anthony** is the second segment of the 9th episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Xavier and Yadina are putting artifacts away on the shelves of the Secret Museum, deciding between the two of them where everything should go, and unintentionally leaving Brad out. To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who always stood up for the rights of all people: Susan B. Anthony. Watching the young Susan advocate for all of her siblings to have a vote in what to name their new baby goat, and then for all women everywhere to have a vote over matters that affect their country, helps Xavier and Yadina to realize how important it is for Brad to have a say over what happens in the Secret Museum. Because everyone should have a vote.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Susan B. Anthony
* Guelma (Anthony)
* Daniel (Anthony)
* Gertie

## Broadcast

*I Am Susan B. Anthony* was released on the PBS Kids Video App on November 11, 2019, along with its sister episode, *I Am George Washington*. Both episodes were released to YouTube that same day. Both episodes aired three days later on PBS stations on 9:00 AM EST, and on the 24/7 channel at 7:00 PM EST.

## Trivia

* Susan's siblings, Daniel and Guelma, appear in this episode, but are only named in the credits.
* This episode takes place after I Am Julia Child, I Am George Washington, and I Am Cleopatra, since the kids are seen putting away the artifacts from those episodes.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ket.org/episode/XRID%20%20000109/
I Am Jules Léotard

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**I Am Jules Léotard** is an episode of **Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum**.

## Synopsis

Jules Leotard shows Xavier that it's perfectly normal for him to feel many different emotions when it's his turn to jump off the diving board.

## Characters

* Xavier
* Yadina
* Brad
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* **Jules Léotard**
* **Swim Instructor**

## Curriculum

*It's okay to feel different emotions at the same time.*

## References

1. ↑ https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wosu/airlist/34.1/891556/detail
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/DuffMacDonald/status/1659783536692412417
I Am Mary Seacole

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**I Am Mary Seacole** is an episode of **Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum**.

## Synopsis

Mary Seacole shows Xavier and Yadina that there are many ways they can help Brad feel better after falling off his bike.

## Characters

* Xavier
* Yadina
* Brad
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Mary Seacole
* Errol
* Mary's Mother

## Curriculum

*There are many ways to help someone feel better*.

## Trivia

Yadina doesn’t say “Here we go!” before time traveling to visit Mary.

## References

1. ↑ https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wosu/airlist/34.1/891562/detail
Nature Troop

The **Nature Troop** is a group of kids that Yadina Riddle is nervous about leading at the start of I Am George Washington.

After meeting George Washington, Yadina, has the confidence to lead them and they are depicted at the end of the episode.

The troop appears to be composed of Yadina, Xavier, Brad, Jin, Charlie, and the Little Girl from I Am Johann Sebastian Bach (eventually revealed to be Harper)

Jin and Charlie's names were revealed in I Am Winston Churchill.

I Am Mary Shelley also featured the troop. They had a camp-out, and another boy and girl were present instead of Charlie/Harper/Jin.

In I Am Bessie Coleman, they have a leader named Gary. In I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg, they have another leader named Kerry, and Jamie is also a member of the troop.

## References

1. ↑ To be specific, Jin says "Hey, Charlie, let's build a castle." Jin was only named in the credits and closed captions.
Jack

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* Jack Pavlova
* Jack Robinson
I Am Zaha Hadid

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**I Am Zaha Hadid** is an episode of **Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum**.

## Synopsis

Zaha Hadid encourages Xavier, Yadina, and Brad to build their treehouse in their own unique way.

## Characters

* Xavier
* Yadina
* Brad
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Zaha Hadid

## References

1. ↑ https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wosu/airlist/34.1/891563/detail
Next Door Neighbor

**The Next Door Neighbor** is a neighbor of Florence Nightingale's featured in the episode I Am Florence Nightingale.

In the episode, his dog got a sore paw, so Florence and the trio helped to put bandages on it, and teach the neighbor a lot about helping people in the process.

He is voiced by Paul Aspland.
Edmund Hillary

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Edmund Hillary

**Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG ONZ KBE** was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.

He does not have an Ordinary People Change the World book but he will appear in an *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum* episode, I Am Edmund Hillary.

He is voiced by Davide Fair.

Since he was visited in 1926 in New Zealand, he would have been 7 when the trio met him.
Mary

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* Amelia Mary Earheart
* Mary Snook
* Mary Shelley
* Mary Leakey
* Mary Anning
It's You

"'Cause you're my buddy, and my best friend"

**It's You** is a song that plays during some interstitial clips when Berby and Dr. Zoom explore together.

## Lyrics

You're my buddy

You're my friend

You're the one on whom I depend

It's you

Yes you

Some days are happy

Some are sad

My friend's always with me and I am glad

It's you

Yes you

We're always laughing when we play

There's a new adventure everyday

In sunshine, snow or falling rain

We always play a really fun game

You're my buddy, you're my friend

You're the one I want to spend my time with

'Cause you're my buddy & my best friend

Versions 1 & 2:

Yadina: Dr. Zoom! There you are.

Version 3:

Yadina: Dr. Zoom, now isn't the time to play scientist!

## Trivia

* Amelia Earhart makes a cameo in the first version.
* There's a *Titanic* (1997) reference in the first version (see infobox picture).
* In the 2nd version, Dr. Zoom swims with some actual turtles.
* In the 2nd version, Berby swings into the pond on some rope, even though she can fly so it isn't necessary.

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Arthur Ashe

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**Arthur Robert Ashe Jr.** was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980.

He appeared in an episode called I Am Arthur Ashe.

He is voiced by Jazz Stewart.

He would have been ~nine years old when the trio first met him.

After the 5-year fast-forward he would be around fourteen.

## Trivia

* His voice actor, Jazz Stewart also voiced Jackie Robinson.
I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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**I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg** is an episode of **Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum**.

## Synopsis

Ruth Bader Ginsburg inspires Yadina to speak up when the girls are left out of a Nature Troop activity, helping her to realize that she has the power to create change.

## Characters

* Xavier
* Yadina
* Brad
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* **Ruth Bader Ginsburg**
* Gary
* Kerry
* Jin
* Harper
* Jamie
* Celia Bader

## Trivia

* This is the third episode to be 22 minutes, after I Am Harriet Tubman and I Am Fred Rogers.
* This episode takes place before I Am King Sejong the Great because this tells the viewers how Yadina got her translator.
* This is the first time that the translator is shown to work on English, as Yadina suggests that Xavier use it to simplify Ruth's big words.
* In this episode, Yadina's bracelets are made into her translator, and Dr. Zoom is given antennae.
* The case featured in the episode is *Frontiero v. Richardson*.
* At the end of the episode, the characters acknowledge Ruth's work for disability rights and same-sex marriage.
* In I Am Bessie Coleman, Gary was voiced by Husein Madhavji, but the credits say that Duff McDonald voiced him in this episode.
* Ruth's oral argument, before it is translated to simple English, goes as follows: *"Mr. Chief Justice and may it please the Court. Amicus views this case as kin to Reed v. Reed, 404 U.S. The legislative judgment in both derives from the same stereotype. The man is, or should be, the independent partner in a marital unit. The woman, with an occasional exception, is dependent, sheltered from bread-winning experience. What is known is that by employing the sex criterion, identically situated persons are treated differently — the married serviceman gets benefits for himself, as well as his spouse, regardless of her income; the married servicewoman is denied medical care for her spouse.."*
	+ The "Appellees stated in..." part is skipped. Everything after "The legislative judgment" is covered up by Xavier, Yadina, and Brad's dialogue.
* Yadina leads the kids to the secret museum for the second time after I Am Mark Twain but Xavier still does the humming.

## References

1. ↑ https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wosu/airlist/34.1/891552/detail
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/DuffMacDonald/status/1659783536692412417
I Am Mary Shelley

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**I Am Mary Shelley** is the first segment of the 2nd episode in Season 1 of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Xavier and the gang are excited for a Nature Troop campout, where Xavier has volunteered to tell the first campfire story. There's just one problem: everyone is expecting a spooky story, but Xavier only knows how to tell silly stories. What's he going to do? He doesn't want to disappoint everyone. To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet an expert spooky storyteller: Mary Shelley. Mary takes our trio on an imaginative playdate where she spins the leaves and wind into a very spooky tale, which Xavier can't help but turn funny. Is all hope lost?? Mary helps Xavier see that he can tell a story that's both spooky AND silly. The most important thing is to tell stories your own way.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Mary Shelley

## Broadcast

A sneak peek of the episode aired on October 25, 2019, right after *Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures*, during the PBS Kids Family Night Halloween marathon.

*I Am Mary Shelley* was released on the PBS Kids Video App on November 11, 2019, along with its sister episode, *I Am Harry Houdini*. 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

* A sneak peek of the episode aired on October 25, 2019, right after *Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures*, during the PBS Kids Family Night Halloween marathon.
* *Frankenstein* is referenced in the closing sequence.
* This is a first credit for Meghan Read as a writer.

## Errors

* When Xavier is tickling feet, he does it to Yadina and Brad, but they still have their shoes on. However, they were probably playing along with it.

* At the beginning of the episode, when the book monster appears, Brad's head appears transparent except for his ears.
I Am Helen Keller

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**I Am Helen Keller** is an episode of *Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum*.

## Synopsis

Yadina becomes increasingly frustrated as she tries to read a book to Dr. Zoom, but has to keep stopping since it has words in it she doesn't know. Learning to read is SO hard - she feels like she'll never be able to do it. Xavier knows just what his little sister needs: To the Secret Museum! Our heroes travel back in time to meet someone truly incredible, who had to overcome a whole lot to learn how to do just about anything: Helen Keller. Watching Helen first learn what words are, then how to read, and finally how to speak, all in her own unique way, inspires Yadina to go home and try to find her own way to learn to read. Because, as Helen shows her, there are many different ways to learn.

## Characters

* Xavier Riddle
* Yadina Riddle
* Brad Scott
* Dr. Zoom
* Berby
* Helen Keller
* Anne Sullivan
* Belle (dog)
* Helen's special teacher

## Curriculum

*There are many different ways to learn.*

## Trivia

* **Product placement**: In the library, the Ordinary People Change the World book "I Am Jane Goodall" can be seen, suggesting that the series of books exists in the *Xavier Riddle* universe.
* Helen's teacher Anne Sullivan is voiced by Emilie-Claire Barlow, who does Courtney in the *Total Drama* series, and currently works with Brad's VA, Wyatt White, on *Total DramaRama*. She also voices the Mermaid on another PBS show, *Peg + Cat*.
* This episode was nominated for an Annie Award along with I Am Amelia Earhart.

## Goofs

* The trio can be seen running inside the museum's entrance even if they recently left the library corner. Surprisingly, the library corner is a part of the Riddle's museum.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ket.org/episode/XRID%20%20000103/
2. ↑ https://variety.com/2019/film/news/frozen-2-missing-link-annie-award-nominations-1203420706/