beep, beep
Seat belts, everyone!
Please let this be a normal field trip.
With the Frizz? No way!
♪ Cruisin' on down Main Street ♪
♪ You're relaxed and feelin' good ♪
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Next thing that you know, you're seein' ♪
Wa-ha-ha-hoo!
♪ An octopus in the neighborhood! ♪
♪ Surfin' on a sound wave ♪
♪ Swingin' through the stars ♪
♪ Take a left at your intestine ♪
♪ Take your second right past Mars ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus ♪
♪ Navigate a nostril ♪
♪ Climb on the Magic School Bus ♪
♪ Spank a plankton, too ♪
Take that!
♪ On our Magic School Bus ♪
♪ Raft a river of lava ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus ♪
♪ Such a fine thing to do! ♪
Whoa!
♪ So strap your bones right to the seat ♪
♪ Come on in and don't be shy ♪
♪ Just to make your day complete ♪
♪ You might get baked into a pie ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus ♪
♪ Step inside, it's a wilder ride! ♪
♪ Come on ♪
♪ Ride on the Magic School Bus ♪
beep, beep
(Ms. Frizzle) Let's see, the plangdabber's connected to the dingplonker.
The blagblatter's connected to the cadybager...
Hmm.
Ooh!
This always happens.
The shrinker-scope breaks
the second the warranty runs out.
Oh, bus.
What am I going to do with you?
Ok, ready for rehearsal?
The Frizz is going to love it!
(Carlos) A one and a two...
(all) Surprise!
Whoo!
Yay!
Yes!
Something's missing. I know it.
My chemistry experiment.
It's almost done.
Your homework at a time like this?
I'm mixing three things together--
water, sand, and cement--
to get something new--concrete!
That's what's missing.
gasp
(both) Cake!
I can't believe it. We forgot the cake!
How can we throw a birthday party for the Friz without a cake?
What a disaster.
Oh, well.
Oh, good morning, class.
[sadly] Good morning, Ms. Frizzle.
Oh, I see you've heard the news.
I'm disappointed, too.
The bus is acting up, so today's field trip is canceled.
Oh, no!
Not the chemistry trip.
That's ok, Ms. Frizzle.
We'll get over it.
It was all arranged.
We were going to the bakery.
(all) Bakery?
A bakery?
What's that got to do with chemistry?
Baking is chemistry, Ralphie.
It's like my cement experiment.
Mixing parts together to make something new-- only tastier.
A bakery is really just a small chemical plant.
Except it's a plant
where they make cakes!
Gee, Ms. Frizzle, you know, we've all
been looking forward
to this chemistry field trip for months.
We have? Ow!
Oh, yeah. We have.
And, well, I don't think
any of us would think our education was complete
without a trip to a bak--
uh, a chemical plant.
Why, Carlos!
Does everyone feel this way?
(all) Mmm-hmm.
Well, I'm not one to stand in the way of taking chances,
making mistakes, getting messy!
Bus problems or no bus problems--
to the bakery!
Yes!
Nooo!
hiccup
Oh, now, bus, that wasn't so difficult,
was it?
(kids) Whoa!
(Ms. Frizzle) Hmm, maybe it was.
Great! How are we supposed to get a cake
when we're this size?
(Carlos) And how are we supposed to even get in there?
Can't let a bit of shrinkage spoil our fun now, can we, Liz?
[gasping]
(all) Aah!
Well, I guess that answers my question.
(man) ♪ O sole mio ♪
♪ O sole pumpernickel ♪
♪ O sole light rye with caraway ♪
Bus! Bus!
Yes, honey, we're going to take the bus home.
[giggles]
all gone!
(Ms. Frizzle) Hmm, maybe it's a problem with the iotascope,
or perhaps the enormomometer.
(both) Mmm-mmm!
Uh-oh, Liz.
Not one of these cakes
is chocolate, and that's her favorite.
Besides, we're too small to buy one, anyway.
What'll we do?
Well...we could make one.
Are you serious?
Get real.
All right!
A full-scale chemistry experiment!
But how will we do it without Ms. Frizzle seeing?
We'll just have to get her out of the bakery.
But a teacher never abandons her bus.
Ms. Frizzle, you know how the shrinker-scope is acting up?
Hmm, could be the shrinker-scope.
Might also be the mesmerglobber,
but, yes, Carlos.
Well, there's this, uh,
great auto parts store right next door, see, and...
(Ms. Frizzle) Carlos! What a good idea.
It worked!
Liz, you're in charge.
Oh, boy.
See you later!
Bye-bye!
Ok, Liz, let's go!
♪ Figaro ♪
♪ Figaro, Figaro ♪
♪ Phyllo dough ♪
Ha ha ha!
♪ Crispy rolls ♪
♪ Figaro, Figaro, Figaro, Figaro... ♪
Ooh! Blistering bagels!
Moths in my kitchen?
No, you don't.
Get! Oomph! Yah! Oh!
Quick, set her down over there, Liz!
Ah! Ah, you--why, you--
where did it go? Ha ha ha!
[hiccuping]
(kids) Oh, no!
[buzzer]
I'll be back! I shall...
♪ return! ♪
(Wanda) Whew! That was close!
(Carlos) Come on, we have work to do.
We're about to combine a few parts
into a magnificent new whole--
the finest birthday cake ever!
Ok, the first thing we have to do is gather
and measure the ingredients.
Ralphie, get two eggs!
Tim and Wanda, a cup of sugar and lots of flour.
Liz, a teaspoon each of salt and cream of tartar.
Keesha, milk, and lots of it.
Phoebe, butter. Arnold, baking soda.
And, Dorothy Ann, you guard the door
and make sure Ms. Frizzle doesn't come back too soon.
Now, what about me?
Guess I'm stuck
getting the chocolate. Yes!
Eggs-actly the ingredient I was looking for.
Uh-oh, a runny-way! Ha ha ha!
And a-one, and a-two,
and...three!
I am--uh! The king--uh!
Of soda!
Oh!
Arnold! You, you, you, you...
You what, D.A.?
You amazing chemist!
Look at that stuff fizz!
The vinegar spilled
into the baking soda.
I wonder what would happen if I used this?
Whoa!
Ugh...perfect!
Mmm. Definitely sugar.
My favorite ingredient!
This won't be easy.
Whoa!
Aah!
Thanks, Ralphie!
Oh, Phoebe!
At your old school,
you were never such a butterfingers!
Uh! Uh!
Gotcha!
(Ralphie) Whoa!
(Carlos) Now we've got all the ingredients
to make a cake except the eggs.
Where's Ralphie?
Touchdown!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Amazing!
Now, what happens if I mix
a lot of vinegar
with a little bit of baking soda?
Hmm, you don't know till you try, Dorothy Ann.
Ms. Frizzle!
You're, uh... back!
Unfortunately, the mechanic over there doesn't know a dwangflommer
from a plonthoister,
so I thought I'd pop back and see
how everyone's doing.
Uh...uh...
Say, Ms. Frizzle,
how'd you like to help me
with a little experiment?
Excellent idea.
A little bit more. Keep going.
Ungh. Man, this is tough when
you're half the size of a hot dog!
Could be worse, Arnold.
I don't see how.
(kids) Whoa!
cough, cough
Now I do.
(kids) Oh, no. We shrunk!
(Carlos) Man, oh, man, oh, man, oh, man!
What to do, what to do!
(Keesha) Look at us!
(Arnold) I guess this is what happens
when you travel with faulty equipment.
Wait. I've got an idea. Be right back.
Swell. Now what do we do?
Hey! Look at this!
Wow! Where'd you find those great building blocks?
These aren't building blocks.
Catch!
Hey, this is salt!
Hey, everybody, I found a diamond!
Check out the glimmering surface.
Here's another diamond.
And another one!
We're gonna be rich!
Not rich. Sweet! This is sugar.
So this is what sugar looks like close up.
See how the sides make a pattern?
Things that looked alike when we were big...
Look different, now that we're small.
Let's go, you guys!
We've got to make this cake before the baker catches us.
Some salt.
beep, beep
(Carlos) Here comes some sugar!
♪ Yea la day da de da day da ping ♪
Shimmering shortbreads! What the--
(Carlos) Now for some flour!
(Phoebe) Ew!
We can't use this flour.
It's got something in it.
No, it doesn't.
This is what flour looks like close up.
Even flour's made up of different parts.
Oh, oh.
I couldn't have seen what I thought I saw.
No way!
Holy hot-dog bun!
(Carlos) That's what I call flour power!
And now, for the best ingredient of them all...
(all) Chocolate! Yummy!
Hey, mixing in the chocolate
makes it a new color!
Sure it does, Keesha!
But check out how you can still see
which bits are chocolate and which ones aren't.
(Carlos) Now we need the wet stuff.
Hang on, everyone!
(Tim) At least milk still looks like milk.
Sufferin' sweet rolls!
It must be those blasted moths!
Oh, oh!
Operator, get me smug bug pest control, and hurry.
(Carlos) And now for a real eggs-periment.
Eggs away!
Oh, yes. Pouring the milk. That's correct!
And now they're--oh-- carrying eggs!
Oh, oh!
What do you mean,
you've never seen that behavior in moths before?
Oh, yeah? Well, same to you!
(Carlos) Salt, sugar, flour, cream of tartar,
milk, butter, eggs, chocolate, and baking soda!
Hit it, Liz!
So, um... Ms. Frizzle,
is this amazing chemistry, or what?
You bet, D.A.
gasp
But maybe I should check on the rest of the class now.
Oh, no! The Friz is back!
(Carlos) Come on, come on, come on, D.A.!
Think of something!
[thinking] Come on, come on, come on, D.A., think!
Hey, Ms. Frizzle!
What would happen
if I put a whole batch of baking soda
into a bottle with the vinegar?
Oh, there's only one way to find out!
gasp
What a mess! Uh, just a minute.
It's a chemical reaction.
Um...uh... The balloon!
Wow!
And a real beauty, too!
Whoa, no kidding!
Baking soda and vinegar mixed together
makes something new.
A gas that pushes out the sides of the balloon.
Just like filling a tire with air!
Dorothy Ann, that reminds me, the bus needs new tires.
Oh, I wonder how much that'll be?
I'd better go check.
Thanks for reminding me!
No...
Whoa!
Problem!
Yes! Way to go, D.A.
No! No, I'm not crazy!
Perhaps my establishment just happens to attract
a higher breed of moth, that's all.
If you want anything done right, you have to do it yourself.
En garde, monsieur!
(Carlos) Now, the next step is to mix all the ingredients together.
(Ralphie) Whew, that's going to take some monster beaters.
Good idea, Ralphie! Eggbeaters!
(kids) Whee!
Everything's getting mixed together.
Yeah, and one more ingredient's getting added.
What's that?
Air. The beaters are forcing air into the mix.
(Wanda) All the parts are combining into one new thing.
It's called cake batter!
(Wanda) But if Ms. Frizzle asks, it's--
(all) Chemistry!
Cooks and chemists are a lot alike.
Both measure out ingredients.
And mix them together to make something new.
The only difference is,
I get to taste mine! Ha ha ha!
(Wanda) Uh-oh. Hear that?
He's going to see us!
Submarine down!
Mmm, yummy.
But when did I make this?
Maybe...that moth... Hee hee! Ha ha!
I am going crazy!
Ha ha ha!
♪ Toreador, into the pan I pour ♪
♪ Ah nah nah nah, not on the floor ♪
♪ Yea, tra day da de da day da ping ♪
♪ um bum bading bum ♪
(Tim) What's happening?
Why is it suddenly getting so hot?
(Arnold) Maybe it's because the floor's on fire.
I am pleased to announce the addition
of the last ingredient--
heat!
Carlos, do you mean to say...
Yes, we're in the oven! And that means...
(kids) We're getting baked!
Help!
(kids) Help! Help!
(Keesha) Wait a second here.
If my facts are straight,
we're stuck in a cake,
baking in an intensely hot oven!
At my old school, we never got baked--
except for that time the air conditioning went.
We're toast!
Well, technically, no, but you've got the right idea.
Um...is it just me, or is that the Tinman
from "The Wizard of Oz"?
Maybe we should ask Toto here.
Whew! Warm one today.
(kids) Ms. Frizzle?
Hmm, feels like somebody forgot
to put up the heat shield.
(Dorothy Ann) Ahh! Much better.
Oh, good.
Thanks, Ms. Frizzle.
As I always say, if you can't stand the heat,
get out of the oven.
Yeah, but how?
(Phoebe) Hey, look! The batter's moving!
According to my research,
the baking soda is making bubbles.
Whoa! Now what?
(Arnold) The batter's not the only thing
getting pushed around.
Uh...what's that noise?
It's steam!
Excellent observations!
It's so hot that the water in the batter is vaporizing,
making more and bigger bubbles.
(kids) Aah!
(Wanda) The batter's starting to look kind of solid.
The cake. It's done!
Ah, the sweet smell of parts
combining into a new and magnificent whole.
Now, I wonder if the baker is making
this cake with a special customer in mind.
Huh? Huh?
Oh, no.
We're going to have our cake
and be eaten, too!
No digressions for indigestion, Arnold.
We just...
Huh? Hmm.
Oh, well. As I always say,
the more mixed up things are,
the better the solution.
We're doomed!
Wait, I've got it!
Is there any baking soda left?
Plenty.
Vinegar?
Hmm. Red, tarragon, or regular white?
Regular white is fine.
What are you doing, D.A.?
Yeah, we got to get out of here.
Well, baking soda plus vinegar equals--
The gas pressure we need to push us out of here!
Dorothy Ann, you are one brilliant chemist!
Gee, thanks.
(Phoebe) Come on, you guys. Hurry!
Yes!
[sniff]
No! Oh, no, no, not in my cake!
beep, beep
Hooray! We made it!
(Keesha) We're out!
And stay out!
(Ms. Frizzle) Oh, finally, all fixed.
Who'd have guessed?
It was the hinkleblammenflammenjabb?
Surprise!
(kids) Yay!
Why, class.
This is wonderful! I don't know what to say.
That's not all, Ms. Frizzle.
We still have the big finale!
A big finale? Well, what could that be?
Ready, Arnold?
You bet.
Oh, class, where did you ever get
such a lovely cake?
You wouldn't believe us if we told you.
The baker just gave it to us.
Said it was ruined.
Something about a moth.
But frankly, we didn't believe him.
(kids) Ha ha ha!
As I always say, "Chemistry--
it's a piece of cake!"
[laughter]
Is this "the Magic School Bus"?
"Magic School Bus"? "Magic School Bus"?
"Magic School Bus"?
Come on the Magic School Bus.
Climb on the Magic School Bus.
♪ Give me some flour ♪
♪ Some eggs and oil ♪
♪ I'll give you doughnuts ♪
♪ Without much toil ♪
♪ I-- ♪
Oh, finally. Ha ha!
All my baking done for the day. Ha ha!
Wow, is this the bakery
where they filmed that "Magic School Bus" show?
Yes. Yes. Of course.
I was brilliant in it.
"A remarkable tenor."
That's what the "Frizzle Opera Review" said.
Those look good.
I bet you a doughnut I can tell you
some crucial information missing from the show.
What? Impossible. You insult me.
Ha ha ha! You're on, kid.
It was-- Wait.
Ooh, was it that Dorothy Ann
is a little too young to be doing those experiments?
Not really.
Ms. Frizzle was there, and everyone knows
you need a grownup around
when you're doing chemistry experiments,
and she was wearing goggles.
Aha! Then I'll bet you two doughnuts.
Sure. It was-- Wait!
Is it that some people think chemicals are bad for them?
No. Some chemicals are good.
It depends on what you use them for.
Ok, ok, ok. Three doughnuts, then.
Ok. It was-- Wait. Oh, wait.
Was it, even though we said things are made out of parts,
we never said what the parts were made of?
No. I already knew they're made of smaller parts calledatoms
and atoms are made of even smaller parts
and so on and so on.
It was-- Eh!
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
Maybe you think things like salt and sugar
don't really look like building blocks and diamonds.
They do under a microscope.
I love looking through microscopes.
I think you're bluffing!
I'll bet you every doughnut in this store
that you cannot tell me what information was missing!
You never said how old Ms. Frizzle is.
Huh? How did--
Oh, leaping lady fingers. Ha ha!
Crumbs. I've been reduced to crumbs.
beep, beep
♪ Surfin' on a sound wave ♪
♪ Swingin' through the stars ♪
♪ Take a left at your intestine ♪
♪ Take your second right past Mars ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus ♪
♪ Navigate a nostril ♪
♪ Climb on the Magic School Bus ♪
♪ Spank a plankton, too ♪
Take that!
♪ On our Magic School Bus ♪
♪ Raft a river of lava ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus ♪
♪ Such a fine thing to do! ♪
♪ So strap your bones right to the seat ♪
♪ Come on in ♪
♪ And don't be shy ♪
♪ Just to make your day complete ♪
♪ You might get baked into a pie ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus ♪
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