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- YOU MIGHT NOT THINK A SOLAR SYSTEM EXPERT

WHO LOVES STAR WARS WOULD ALSO BE A LADY'S MAN,

BUT THIS NEXT KID PROVES THAT YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL.

[cheers and applause]

IT'S BECAUSE I'M NOT A REDHEAD, ISN'T IT?

- YEAH.

- I WAS GOING FOR A HUG,

AND I GOT THE OLD SHAKE OF THE HAND.

- YEAH, THE OLD SHAKE OF THE HAND.

- [laughs]

SO IT'S TRUE.

YOU REALLY-- YOU LIKE REDHEADS.

- YEAH, IT'S TRUE. - UH-HUH.

AND DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND WHO'S A REDHEAD?

- YES.

- REALLY? - YEAH.

- WHAT'S HER NAME?

- LESLIE.

- LESLIE?

AND IS SHE IN SCHOOL WITH YOU?

- WELL, NOT REALLY.

- NO? HOW OLD IS SHE?

- 26.

- 26? - YEAH.

- WOW. WHERE DID YOU MEET LESLIE?

- AT A MEXICAN RESTAURANT.

- WOW.

THAT'S GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU LIKE-- YOU LIKE REDHEADS,

AND YOU LIKE CATS.

- YEAH.

- I SAW A PICTURE.

CAN WE SHOW THEM A PICTURE OF YOUR CAT THAT I SAW?

- YEAH. - LOOK AT THAT CAT.

- HEY, THAT'S MY-- HEY, THAT'S MY KITTY!

- IT IS. - YEAH.

- THAT'S YOUR KITTY.

- AND THERE'S MY KITTY AGAIN.

- YEAH, THAT'S TWO PICTURES OF YOUR KITTY.

WHAT'S YOUR KITTY'S NAME?

- SNUGS.

- LITTLE SNUGS?

- YEAH, SHE LIKES TO SNUGGLE WITH ME.

- [laughs]

YOU'RE LIKE A REAL LIVE CARTOON.

- YEAH.

- AND SNUGS LOOKS SWEET AS CAN BE.

- YEAH.

- SHE'S A SWEET, AFFECTIONATE KITTY.

- YEAH. - THAT'S FANTASTIC.

ALL RIGHT, AND YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT SOLAR SYSTEMS

AS WELL, RIGHT?

- YEAH.

- AND WHEN DID YOU START GETTING INTERESTED

INTO SOLAR SYSTEMS?

- IT'S BECAUSE I JUST LOOKED AT A BOOK,

AND THEN I--

AND THEN THE KNOWLEDGE GOT IN MY HEAD.

- MM-HMM.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.

THERE THEY ARE.

CAN YOU NAME ALL THE PLANETS?

- MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS,

JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO.

- WOW. THAT IS--

[applause]

IMPRESSIVE.

- YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

PLUTO IS A PLANET OR NO?

- NO. - NO. WHAT HAPPENED?

- IT WAS A DWARF PLANET IN 2006.

- OKAY, IT WAS DOWNGRADED TO A DWARF PLANET.

- YEAH.

- AND WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN A PLANET

AND A DWARF PLANET?

- A DWARF PLANET IS, LIKE, NOT A PLANET.

IT'S, LIKE, A LITTLE DWARF.

WHAT?

- THAT CLEARS IT UP.

SO, UM...

WHICH PLANET ROTATES ON ITS SIDE?

- URANUS. - UH-HUH.

AND WHY DOES URANUS ROTATE ON ITS SIDE?

- [laughs]

- AN ASTEROID MIGHT HAVE TIPPED IT OVER.

- OKAY.

THAT'LL HAPPEN TO URANUS SOMETIMES.

- YEAH, MAYBE HAPPENED.

- WHAT MOON--

I'M LESS MATURE THAN HIM.

WHAT MOON...

NOW, YOU LIKE STAR WARS, RIGHT?

- YEAH.

- YEAH, AND DO YOU SING THE THEME TO STAR WARS?

- YEAH. - CAN I HEAR IT?

- [singing] DA-DA-DA-DA, DA

DA-DA-DA, DA, DA

DA-DA-DA, DA, DA

DA-DA-DA-DA

[cheers and applause]

- GOOD. VERY GOOD.

WELL, NOW...

SINCE YOU LIKE STAR WARS,

WE GOT YOU SOME GIFTS FROM HASBRO.

AND I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LIKE THEM.

COME SEE.

[cheers and applause]

WHOA-HO-HO!

OH, WHOA-HO-HO!

[cheers and applause]

- PRETTY COOL, RIGHT?

- YEAH, PRETTY COOL.

- THEY'RE ALL FOR YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

- YEAH! [gasps]

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