The Magic School Bus Rides Again s02e08
Ms. Frizzle's kid sister Fiona takes the wheel at Walkerville Elementary, leading the class on wild adventures packed with science-fueled fun.
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00:00You're relaxed and feeling good. Next thing that you know, you're seeing
00:18Octopus in the neighborhood. Surfing on a sound wave. Swinging through the stars.
00:30Take a left at your intestine. Take your second right past Mars. I'm the magic school bus.
00:36Navigate a nostril. Climb on the magic school bus. Spank a plant in two. I'm magic school bus.
00:44Raft a river of lava. I'm the magic school bus. Such a fine thing to do. So strap your bones right to the seat.
00:53Come on in and don't be shy. Just to make your day complete. You might get baked into a pie.
00:59I'm the magic school bus. Step inside. It's a wild ride. Come on. Ride on the magic school bus.
01:15I love looking up at the clouds. So pretty. So inspiring. So...
01:22Late! Come on, Wanda! Big event in the park today. You don't want to miss it. Hurry!
01:27Well, we've got a great day for it. I'm worried about that, too.
01:31All aboard, class!
01:34Oh, the luscious spring air. The warmth of the sun's rays. Not a cloud in the sky. Isn't it such a beautiful day for a field trip, kids?
01:45I was hoping for rain.
01:47Why?
01:48You'll see when we get there. I'll show you my most revolutionary, game-changing-est invention yet.
01:56Ta-da!
01:57Uh, I hate to tell you this, Jodi, but the backpack's already been invented.
02:02Accurate! But this is no ordinary backpack. It's a one-of-a-kind prototype of my new creation.
02:07Let's say you're hiking, or doing archery, or coding, or all of that. You're busy, and so are your hands. It starts to rain.
02:14Do you stop what you're doing? Not when you've got...
02:18The Autobrella!
02:19Nice!
02:20How's it work?
02:21In weather-spotting mode, the smart fabric detects rain from a cloud.
02:25Huh? Smart fabric?
02:27Special material that tells the difference between raindrops and other kinds of water drops.
02:31It triggers the umbrella function, keeping the rain off. And your hand's free! The Autobrella, it's got you covered!
02:38Wow! The Autobrella!
02:40Cool!
02:41When can we see this in action?
02:43When I give a live demonstration to the IAUB.
02:47The, huh?
02:48The International Association of Umbrella Big Shots. They'll help me turn my test model into a global sensation.
02:55Hmm. No clouds, no rain, right?
02:57You're right, it's rain, Tim. It would take a miracle to get rain today. Or, I don't know, just spitballing here. Magic?
03:05Ms. Frizzle, can we do it? Could the school bus help with a bit of magic?
03:09Huh. Well, I did just install a new top-of-the-line vacuum-powered cloud-driving magical ring-a-ma-thing-a-ma-jig.
03:17So just point it at the cloud, and we can take it wherever your mechanically inclined mind desires.
03:22Yeah!
03:23Awesome!
03:24Only, what happens when the umbrella people start showing up?
03:27On it! I'll stall them till you get back.
03:29Perfect. Now, let's find a cloud.
03:31Ooh, I can't wait! Clouds are so majestic and beautiful and awe-inspiring.
03:37And full of rain! Come on!
03:50Huh.
03:53There's one. It's beautiful, too.
03:55Beautiful-shmutiful. Let's hope it's full of rain. Can we grab it, Ms. Frizzle?
04:00Initiating magical ring-a-ma-jig-ring-a-ma-roll.
04:04Guys, the umbrella people are here.
04:06Right.
04:08Super-fancy umbrellas!
04:10Well, just wait till they see mine. Just keep them happy till we get there.
04:14Copy that.
04:16Whoa!
04:17Whoa!
04:18Whoa!
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04:24Whoa!
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04:31Whoa!
04:33Ladies and gentlemen, before our main event this afternoon,
04:36let me astound you and confound you with...
04:39Ralphie's Balloon Animal Palooza!
04:44Ta-da! A bunny!
04:48Uh, make that an octobunny!
04:52Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the amazing exploding octobunny!
04:57Jodi, where are you guys?
04:59Right above you.
05:03Now, rain time!
05:07So, where's the water in this cloud?
05:09Actually, Jodi, water isn't inside the clouds. It is the clouds.
05:13According to my research, clouds are made of tiny water droplets.
05:18So how do we make it rain, then?
05:20Maybe we need to take a closer peek at these water droplets.
05:24A delightfully drippy idea, Keisha. Let's be what we see.
05:28Enjoy the droplets, kids.
05:30Whoa!
05:32Whoa, did it get windier up here?
05:36According to my calculations, the wind is the same, but we're a lot lighter.
05:40Look, what else is getting tossed around?
05:42These must be the water droplets that make up the cloud.
05:45Yeah, they're water, all right, but where does it come from?
05:49Hello. Remember when Jodi made that sound?
05:52Yeah, I remember.
05:54But where does it come from?
05:56Hello. Remember when Jodi made that three-in-one gizmo that goes?
05:59Yes, she used the three states of matter. Ice when it's a solid.
06:03Water when it's a liquid. And water vapor when it's a gas,
06:06which condenses when it cools again and turns back to a liquid.
06:10And a water droplet is born.
06:13But they're not falling to the ground.
06:15Then let's grab droplets and throw them down to the park. Come on!
06:25Voila! A poodle, a squid, a squoodle with a hump and three extra toes.
06:30How cool is that?
06:32Wait, don't leave. Who wants to see a bonobo and a dodo fighting a komodo?
06:36Anyone?
06:37Jodi, we need rain.
06:39On it.
06:42It's frustrating. The air currents keep blowing the droplets back up again.
06:45Is this why clouds flow?
06:47The droplets are too light to fall to the air currents?
06:50Which means raindrops have to be heavy enough to get through them.
06:54Delightful deduction, Jodi.
06:56Boss, if you please.
07:02See? It takes a million droplets to make a single raindrop.
07:07A million? That's one drop every time I wish I'd stayed home.
07:11Realization. These droplets are too small and far apart to make raindrops.
07:15We've got a cloud that can't make rain.
07:18We need more time, Raffi. How's it going down there?
07:21Gonna be great once I start to sing along.
07:24Itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
07:27Down came the rain.
07:29Or will soon, promise.
07:33Jodi, they're leaving. What do you want me to do?
07:36Hang on, Raffi. We're coming.
07:38Don't let them leave.
07:41Come back, Ioopi! Pretty, please!
07:47Oh, no. I missed my big chance to prove the awesomeness of my auto-brella.
07:52Bummer. Curious, though. Does it have a teardrop mode?
08:00Impressive.
08:03I don't... get it. I know rain comes from... clouds.
08:07So why was the cloud we towed to the park such a dud?
08:10Dud? Are you kidding? It was...
08:12Majestic, beautiful, awesome. I get it.
08:14But fact is, it was the wrong kind of cloud.
08:17Then let's find the right kind and get this umbrella show back on the umbrella road.
08:22Intriguing. But that would mean getting the crowd back and...
08:25They'll be back.
08:28And he's going to dish on the demo with dazzling dialogue.
08:32Welcome to Wednesday, Walkervillians. According to my research,
08:35you can check out a rain-controlled invention in action today only.
08:40You know what that means. Everyone...
08:42To the bus!
08:44Welcome to Wednesday, Walkervillians. According to my research,
08:46you can check out a rain-controlled invention in action today only.
08:51You know what that means. Everyone...
08:53To the bus!
08:58Look! More clouds. But they're really up high.
09:03Miss Frizzle, can we set a course for 90 degrees due up?
09:06I'm on it. Next stop, 25,000 feet.
09:14Welcome to Wednesday, Walkervillians. According to my research,
09:17you can check out a rain-controlled invention in action today only.
09:23Come on, let's find a rain cloud.
09:25Whoa! Whee! Whoa!
09:29Man, even at full size, it's windy up here.
09:32And cold.
09:34Speak for yourselves. I am so getting the hang of...
09:39Hi there, high-spirited high-flyers.
09:41High altitude means we're closer to space than we are to Earth.
09:44It also means high winds and low temperatures.
09:46I'll burr to that.
09:48While we're here, I'd like you to meet a formation friend of mine
09:51unique to high altitudes, a cirrus cloud.
09:55So delicate and wispy and white.
09:58According to my research, cirrus means hair in Latin.
10:01Makes sense. Look!
10:05Intriguing. But as long as it makes rain, I don't care what language it's in.
10:10We'd better have a closer look at these droplets.
10:12Uh-oh. That means...
10:18Shrinking.
10:20Aw, man. Mandora's never the right size after.
10:25Revelation! The water droplets in this cloud aren't water droplets.
10:29They're ice. And they're as tiny as the droplets in the other cloud.
10:35And too light to fall, too.
10:37So cirrus clouds can't make rain, either? Disappointing.
10:40Seriously.
10:42Carlos!
10:44Well, then, let's find some more clouds.
10:48Hey, kids. Did you have an ice time?
10:53Aw. I still think you're special, little cirrus cloud.
10:56And I bet Miss Frizzle won't mind if we bring back one extra cloud.
11:08Perfect. And no one even noticed.
11:19A curious cloud. Thin and foggy in layers. Like cozy, comforting sheets.
11:25Yeah. It might look cozy. It's a little too damp for naps, though.
11:29Been there, done that, got wet.
11:32It's called cirrostratus. Cirro because...
11:35Let me guess. Because it looks like the wispy cirrus clouds.
11:38And I bet stratus means layers.
11:40Yep. And it's made of tiny ice particles, too.
11:44So cirrostratus clouds don't rain, either.
11:47Ugh. Disappointing. Now what do we do?
11:50Jodi, check out these bad boys.
11:54Don't feel bad, cirrostratus. They may not appreciate you, but I do.
11:58You can come home with me, too.
12:06This cloud's totally different. It's made of little heaps.
12:10A cirrocumulus cloud. Cumulus is Latin for heap or pile.
12:14So that means at the end of my bed, I've got a cumulus of dirty socks.
12:19Wow. So if the last one looks like a cozy sheet, this one's like a cushy, wet comforter.
12:26But the particles are small and icy, so no rain.
12:30I'm seeing a pattern here. Maybe high-altitude clouds don't rain.
12:34Perceptive! I proudly present the pattern pinpointer prize.
12:39Then we'd better check some clouds lower down. And fast!
12:42Hey, that's middle altitude. I'll see you there.
12:47Ready, set, dive!
12:50I can't believe they just took off on you like that, cirrocumulus clouds.
12:54Well, I'm going to take one of you cushy beauties home.
12:57Uh, make that two.
13:06Ten thousand feet. Three and a half times higher than the world's tallest building.
13:10It's warmer here.
13:12And the clouds look thicker.
13:14And grayer. Hopefully that means rainier.
13:17This fluffy one looks more promising than those wispy, thin cirrus ones.
13:22Altocumulus. They're darker because they hold more moisture, which is what I need.
13:26Altocumulus, don't fail me now!
13:29The water droplets are liquid and bigger, but still so tiny.
13:33No match for the wind up here.
13:35What about this thick cloud?
13:38You've seen the cozy sheet and the wet comforter. Now here's a very soggy mattress.
13:42I'm going to check the pattern pinpointer prize.
13:45Ready, set, dive!
13:47You've seen the cozy sheet and the wet comforter. Now here's a very soggy mattress.
13:55Altostratus. Alto, like in the middle of a choir.
13:58And stratus for layers again.
14:00But it's not a rain cloud either.
14:02Then there's nowhere to go but down. Let's meet at the low altitude clouds.
14:08Oh, how can I not add you guys to my collection? You're so squishy.
14:17I need rain and I need it now. Let's do this.
14:24Stratus cloud. Not a rain cloud.
14:29Stratocumulus cloud. Not a rain cloud.
14:35Cumulus cloud. The first kind of cloud we found today. Definitely not a rain cloud.
14:42Leticular cloud. Wow, shaped by the wind.
14:45And looks totally like a flying saucer.
14:48Science fiction-y, yes. Rain cloud, no.
14:51Well, since no one else wants them.
15:02Warning. Capacity reached. Enough clouds already.
15:05Aw, come on. Just one more.
15:08Let me think. The lower we go, the more water's in these clouds.
15:11And the darker they get.
15:13So we need to find a low cloud that's as dark as possible.
15:15Whoa, that's what I'm talking about.
15:22Check out how dark it is. It's like the burnt pizza crust of clouds.
15:27It's so dark I can't see a thing.
15:29It's so dark I can't see a thing.
15:31It's so dark I can't see a thing.
15:33Check out how dark it is. It's like the burnt pizza crust of clouds.
15:37Sorry, missed lunch.
15:39Makes sense. Before, the droplets were small and spread apart, so lots of light could get through.
15:44But here, the droplets are closer together and bigger, so it's harder for light to get through.
15:49Encouraging. But are the droplets big enough to make rain?
15:56These are definitely jumbo-sized.
15:59If they keep smashing into each other and merging like that...
16:02There could be rain any time now.
16:04Yep, it's a nimbostratus. The kind that make a slow, steady drizzle.
16:10All we have to do is grab it with the vacuum-powered magical rigamazingamajig and what in the...
16:17Um, hi everybody.
16:19Blondout, what are you doing with all these clouds?
16:22I couldn't help it. All those other clouds you didn't want were so amazing.
16:26Understood, but they don't make rain, so...
16:29Geode, wait. If I can't keep them, maybe we should take them back where we got them.
16:33No time. Sorry, Wanda. Initiating cloud release.
16:41Bye, guys. I'll be watching for you.
16:45Oh no.
16:49They're emerging.
16:50Getting darker.
16:51And taller.
16:52And bigger droplet-ier. What a curious conundrum, class.
16:56By combining all those different kinds of clouds, you've concocted a cuckoo, cray-cray, cumulonimbus cloud.
17:02Whoa. It's massive. Goes from low altitude all the way up.
17:07Uh-oh. I've heard of these. Not only is it the biggest kind of cloud by far, it's also...
17:13A storm cloud!
17:16Can't you guys handle a little turbulence? This is easy.
17:20Good thinking, Ralphie. All aboard, everybody.
17:26Hang on, everyone.
17:32Oopsie. The shick-up-shell-shock-shrinker-scope shattered.
17:35Which means...
17:36More shrieks.
17:37More shrieks.
17:38More shrieks.
17:39More shrieks.
17:40More shrieks.
17:41More shrieks.
17:42More shrieks.
17:43This could get uncomfortable.
17:44This could get uncomfortable.
17:49Why did I collect so many clouds?
17:51Why was I in such a hurry?
17:52Why was I in such a hurry?
17:53Then how do we get out of this?
17:55Then how do we get out of this?
18:04Now it's raining all right. These drops are totally heavy enough to fall.
18:07There's something else that's heavy enough to fall, too.
18:10That's heavy enough to fall to I'll give you a hint. It's yellow. It's magic
18:24Great wise cryptic advice just when we need clarity you hurt her nobody go too far
18:40Oh
18:42We're too late to fight these winds guys
18:45I know what this prison meant the bus fell because it's heavy get everybody together and we'll be happy too
18:52Like droplets making a raindrop
18:55You heard you dig grab hands
19:10I
19:15Can't get to you
19:20My high-tech device is a low-tech nightmare. Sorry one-of-a-kind never-before-seen technology
19:32Here I come you guys
19:40Oh
19:51Hey kids, oh nice landing nice job sticking together very raindrop s
20:10Oh
20:12Bummer all these busy important people came all this way just to be let down twice. Oh
20:19Yeah, I wouldn't be so sure watch this
20:25Hi everybody, I'd like to take a moment to not apologize I
20:30Know I promised you all some cool technology, but thanks to Wanda
20:34I see it was kind of missing the point
20:36My tech was just giving everyone a reason to not look at the sky
20:42And that's just the opposite of what we should be doing I mean look at that
20:50Wow
20:53Amazing the daughter of earth and water and the nurseling of the sky
20:58Miss frizzle, did you just make that up?
21:01No, just a little something by my great-great uncle Shelly. I think he liked clouds, too
21:07Sorry, I ruined your demo GOT third times the charm. Maybe
21:11Unnecessary because I've got an even better idea for an invention
21:17Presenting the brand-new never-before-seen umbrella look cool, huh?
21:21Hmm. Um, I hate to tell you this but the clear umbrellas already been invented. No way not this one
21:28Check it out all the data you could ever want awesome zero stratus high-altitude
21:34Also stratus, I love those I love them all it's got cumuluses of information
21:39Does it tell you if it's going to rain too sure it can but so can you just look up the answers in the clouds?
21:47I
21:59I'm looking for the magic school bus. Is this the magic school bus magic school bus? Is this the magic school bus?
22:05Hi, I'm looking for the magic school bus
22:09Magic school
22:11I
22:24Professor frizzled PhD developing a new skill set
22:28Hi about the clouds episode wouldn't a cloud fall apart if a bus pulled it
22:33Well, if you've ever walked around on a foggy day, you know how airy a cloud is because fog
22:38It's just a cloud at ground level so you're right you couldn't tell a cloud any more than you could tell the fog
22:44So that part was magic. Yeah, that's how we roll
22:48So what makes clouds stick together?
22:50Why don't the droplets just spread out in the air clouds form because there's something different about the air in the cloud from the air
22:57Around it. Maybe it's less dense or a different temperature
23:00So the cloud sticks together
23:02But sometimes edges of clouds aren't clear where the cloud mixes with regular air and some like Stratus clouds
23:08Actually do spread out a lot
23:11Cool last question. How do I know if rains on the way like this gray?
23:17Dark clouds hold more water
23:20so they're more likely to rain and when clouds pile high into a massive cloud mountain a
23:26Thunderstorming cumulonimbus may be forming time to get inside
23:32I'd love to tell you but I've got to catch a friend who's swinging by and I don't want to miss them
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