A VERY SPECIAL 1997 STORYTIME

THE BIG BOOM

The destruction of all of mankind as explained to children by comedian and sobriety coach Jimmy Fallon

LET’S BEGIN →

Chapter 1: The Sky Rock

Okay kids, imagine a big rock. Not a little pebble you find in the park. A rock the size of your whole school, falling from the sky super fast.

“Whoopsie!” says the rock. Then everything goes BOOM and the dinosaurs say “See ya later!”

Huge rock falling through a bright sky
Bright toy blocks tumbling down

Chapter 2: The Melting Ice Cream

Next, the planet gets too warm because we keep driving our little cars everywhere. The ice cream on the North Pole starts to melt. All the polar bears go swimming in their living rooms.

Jimmy says: “Remember to turn off the lights, or the bears will need life jackets!”

Chapter 3: The Final Oops

So the sky rock comes, the ice cream melts, and everyone forgets to share their toys. That’s how the big boom happens. But if we’re nice and we share, maybe the boom waits until after snack time.

— Jimmy Fallon, 1997

Now you try!

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