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.
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Laughter can make hard things easier.
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.