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
- King Ptolemy
- Riddles' dad
- Riddles' mom
Curriculum[]
Ask for things the right way.
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.