The Magic School Bus (1994) s01e06 Episode Script
Meets the Rot Squad
[BEEP BEEP]
SEAT BELTS, EVERYONE!
PLEASE LET THIS BE A NORMAL FIELD TRIP.
WITH THE FRIZZ? NO WAY! OHH!
CRUISIN' ON DOWN MAIN STREE
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]
[SNIFF]
EWW!
IS THAT SOME KIND OF ROT, OR WHAT?
THAT IS ONE ROTTEN ORANGE, RALPHIE.
IT'S SO DISGUSTING, IT COULD WIN THE CONTEST.
[SNIFF]
AH! THE SMELL OF DECOMPOSING ORANGE!
OH, DELECTABLE!
HMM HMM HMM!
SO, WHAT'S MY SCORE, TIM?
DO I WIN THE MOST DISGUSTING, GROSSEST ROT CONTEST EVER?
[DING]
[TIM] TWO NOSE-HOLDS AND A FAINT.
GOOD ONE, RALPHIE.
WHOO-HOO!
DEFINITELY DISGUSTING!
HMMLET'S SEE.
YEP. THIS SHOULD DO IT.
NEXT!
HOW ABOUT THIS, TIM?
IT FELL BEHIND THE COUNTER
WHEN I WAS STILL AT MY OLD SCHOOL.
EWW, PHOEBE!
THAT BANANA IS SO ROTTEN, IT'S MUSH.
SCORE?
[DING DING DING]
THAT'S THREE NOSE-HOLDS.
CONGRATULATIONS!
NEXT!
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS!
WANDA! WHAT IS IN THERE?
I DON'T KNOW, CARLOS.
NOBODY KNOWS.
IT'S BEEN IN THE FRIDGE
SINCE I WAS 4.
HUH! HUH!
JUST BEAUTIFUL!
YOU'RE NOT GONNA OPEN IT, ARE YOU?
[MS. FRIZZLE] OF COURSE SHE IS.
OH, COME ON, CLASS.
DON'T YOU WANT TO SEE
WHAT RIP-ROARING ROT IS INSIDE?
HERE GOES!
[ALL COUGHING]
[GASP] YUCK!
EWW!
SCORE, PLEASE.
THREE FAINTS! VERY GOOD, WANDA!
WE'VE GOT US A WINNER!
AND TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON WINNING
THE MOST DISGUSTING ROT CONTEST,
I HAVE A LITTLE PRIZE.
OH, WANDA!
IT'S A BABY TREE!
MS. FRIZZLE,
I REALLY LIKE IT AND EVERYTHING,
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY ROTTEN, IS IT?
IT'S SO ALIVE!
THAT'S RIGHT, KEESHA.
IT'S VERY ALIVE, AND SO IS ROT.
[ALL] IT IS?
MM-HMM!
WELL, WANDA,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO WITH YOUR PRIZE?
UM
I GUESS I'D LIKE TO PLANT IT.
AND I KNOW JUST THE SPOT.
YOU KNOW THAT OLD LOT NEAR MY HOUSE ON DECATUR?
AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR A NEW TREE!
TO THE BUS! TWO BY TWO, PLEASE.
[KEESHA] NOW, WANDA,
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO PUT YOUR NICE TREE
IN THAT UGLY, OLD LOT?
[WANDA] CORRECT.
[CARLOS] IT'S FILLED WITH LOTS OF DEAD STUFF--
ROTTING LOGS, TREE STUMPS
THAT'S THE POINT, CARLOS.
WE COULD MAKE THAT LOT BEAUTIFUL--
JUST CLEAR OUT ALL THE DEAD STUFF
AND PLANT MY LOVELY GREEN TREE.
THINK HOW GREAT THIS TREE WILL LOOK WHEN IT'S BIG!
IT COULD BE A LITTLE PARK,
AND WE COULD CALL IT WANDAWORLD!
NO, WAIT! NO, WAIT! NO, WAIT.
WHY NOT DO SOMETHING REALLY COOL WITH IT?
WHAT ABOUT A THEME PARK?
[ALL] YEAH! COOL!
THEME PARK?
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
YES! AND THE THEME COULD BE ROT.
WHAT?
AND WE'LL CALL IT ROTLAND!
YEAH!
AH. INTERESTING NOTION.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS?
I KNOW! I KNOW!
LET'S BUILD A RESTAURANT.
YEAH
A FAST-FOOD JOINT!
I HATE TO SAY THIS,
BUT RESTAURANTS AND THEME PARKS MEAN LITTER.
GARBAGE EVERYWHERE!
THINK OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
[ALL] HMM
SO, LET'S BUILD A RECYCLING CENTER.
A WHAT?
OH, NO!
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, PHOEBE.
NO, IT'S NOT.
HEY! THERE'S THE LOT!
MS. FRIZZLE, I'M GOING TO GO OUT AND HAVE A LOOK.
CERTAINLY, WANDA.
TAKE CHANCES! GET MESSY!
MAKE MISTAKES!
WHEW! THIS IS WORSE THAN I THOUGHT.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF TO GET RID OF.
HEY, GUYS!
A TUNNEL OF ROCKS!
JUNK SCULPTURES!
HELLO!
EXCUSE ME. I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE NEED HELP.
HUH?
"LARRY'S LOG AWAY--
THE LOG REMOVAL SERVICE THAT WON'T LEAVE YOU STUMPED."
PERFECT!
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEIR FACES
WHEN I GET THIS PLACE ALL CLEANED UP.
HELLO?
OH, HI. IS THIS LARRY'S LOG AWAY?
YOU GOT HIM.
GREAT. I HAVE A JOB FOR YOU.
WE NEED TO GET RID OF SOME USELESS, DEAD LOGS.
HEH HEH HEH! SURE. I CAN DO THAT. WHERE IS IT?
THE LOT ON DECATUR.
OOH! HOW ABOUT IF I COME NOW?
YEAH! THAT WOULD BE JUST GREAT!
[CARLOS] LISTEN. THE THEME PARK COULD HAVE A SLIME RIDE.
FORGET IT. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS A RESTAURANT!
WE CAN ARGUE ABOUT WHAT TO DO
AFTER THE LOT IS CLEAR!
HOLD IT!
WHY NOT JUST LEAVE THIS PLACE THE WAY IT IS?
ARNOLD, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS WANT TO LEAVE THINGS ALONE
INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING?
I HAVE THIS THEORY
THAT IF YOU LEAVE NATURE ALONE,
IT'LL GET ALONG JUST FINE.
FORGET YOUR THEORIES, ARNOLD.
THAT ROTTEN LOG HAS TO GO.
IT'S DEAD. IT'S USELESS! I MEAN, LOOK AT IT.
AND THAT, WANDA, IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SHALL DO.
SEAT BELTS, EVERYONE.
WANDA, NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!
THE FRIZZ IS GOING TO--
NO! NO, WAIT! MS. FRIZZLE!
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO--
WE REALLY SHOULDN'T!
WE CAN'T!
[ALL] WHOAAA!
[ARNOLD] TOO LATE, WANDA.
WE'VE SHRUNK!
[GASP] OH, NO! NOT NOW!
WHAT DID I DO? WHAT DID I DO?
[BUZZING]
[WANDA] BUT, MS. FRIZZLE,
WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE--NOW!
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
[MS. FRIZZLE] WE'RE GOING TO FIND OU
WHAT ROT HAS TO DO WITH LIFE, WANDA.
BUT DO WE HAVE TO FIND OUT NOW?
[MS. FRIZZLE] OK, CLASS, EVERYBODY OUT!
TAKE CHANCES! MAKE MISTAKES!
GET MESSY!
WA-HOO!
YEAH. "MAKE MISTAKES"-- MY SPECIALTY.
WOW! A DEAD LOG SURE LOOKS DIFFEREN
WHEN YOU'RE NO BIGGER THAN A BUG.
AND THE BUGS LOOK DIFFERENT, TOO, RIGHT, LIZ?
WOW! LOOK AT THAT!
ROT! LIFE! OK. LET'S GO BACK NOW.
LIGHTEN UP, WAN.
LAST ONE UP IS A CENTIPEDE!
NO! WAIT! PLEASE, DON'T GO UP THERE!
WE'VE GOT TO GO-O-O!
WHAT'S THAT?
RUN! AAH!
[MS. FRIZZLE] THAT, CLASS, IS A CHIPMUNK.
HIDE.
PSST! WANDA? WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M OVER HERE!
UHH!
AH, THANKS, MS. FRIZZLE.
DON'T MENTION IT, WANDA.
WOW! IT'S ANOTHER WORLD UP HERE.
WOWWW!
THE PERFECT LOOK FOR ROTLAND.
BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL WE TAKE THIS LOG AWAY.
SO, LET'S GET BIG AGAIN AND GET OUT OF HERE.
HEY, WHERE DO YOU THINK THIS GOES?
IT GOES DOWN, RALPHIE, OK? NOW, US, WE WANT TO GO HOME.
SINGLE FILE, CLASS.
OUR ROTTEN FIELD TRIP HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN.
OHH. NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.
HEY, EVERYONE.
UH, THERE'S A GREAT LOG IN MY BACK YARD.
WHY DON'T WE GO THERE FOR OUR FIELD TRIP?
I'LL SERVE COOKIES AND MILK!
WANDA, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU POINTED
TO THIS LOG AND SAID--
AND I QUOTE--
"JUST LOOK AT IT!" REMEMBER?
I TOOK A CHANCE. I MADE A MISTAKE.
SO, HOW DO I STOP IT FROM GETTING REALLY MESSY?
NO SIGN OF LARRY THE LOG AWAY GUY.
HUH?
YIKES!
UHH!
[TAP TAP TAP]
WE REALLY HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!
WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
DON'T WORRY, CLASS. WOODPECKERS ONLY EAT BUGS.
WOW! THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF TUNNELS DOWN HERE!
HOW ABOUT A TUNNEL TOUR IN ROTLAND?
GREAT IDEA, D.A.!
FORGET WANDAWORLD. LET'S BUILD ROTLAND.
AND I SAY, START RIGHT AWAY. LET'S GO!
HEY! LOOK AT THAT!
IT'S COMING THIS WAY! LOOK OUT!
[WANDA] AAH!
WELL DONE, CLASS.
YOU FOUND A BESSIE BUG,
ONE OF THE ANIMALS
WHICH MADE ALL THESE TUNNELS.
GREAT! HERE'S THE BUS. WE CAN GO NOW.
[ARNOLD] A BESSIE BUS?
NOW I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING.
THIS PLACE KEEPS GETTING MORE AND MORE AMAZING!
AH! WHAT'S THIS STUFF?
THOSE ARE PART OF THE MUSHROOMS
WE SAW ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LOG.
SOME MUSHROOMS GROW ON DEAD WOOD.
UNDERNEATH THE MUSHROOM CAPS,
A TANGLE OF TINY THREADS
GROWS THROUGHOUT THE WOOD.
THESE THREADS EAT THE WOOD
AND HELP ROT THE LOG.
HEY! THIS THREAD EFFECT COULD BE GOOD
FOR THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN ROTLAND. ROARRR!
WHOA!
HE'S BACK!
[RALPHIE] YOU DID SAY JUST BUGS,
RIGHT, MS. FRIZZLE?
[MS. FRIZZLE] YES, RALPHIE.
[WANDA] PHEW! THAT WAS CLOSE!
[PHOEBE] WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN A DEAD LOG
COULD BE SO ALIVE?
RIGHT, MS. FRIZZLE?
I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD STAY IN A PLACE
WHERE WE MIGHT BECOME SOMEBODY'S LUNCH.
I TOLD YOU WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
AND I'M TELLING YOU WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE--
WA-HOO!
MS. FRIZZLE?
TOO COOL!
[DOROTHY ANN] COME ON!
NO, D.A.! LET GO!
WAIT!
WHOA!
[MS. FRIZZLE] I BET YOU NEVER THOUGHT AN AMOEBOID PLASMODIUM
COULD BE SO MUCH FUN!
[WANDA] A WHAT?
A SLIME MOLD--
IT'S ANOTHER LIVING THING LIVING OFF THE LOG.
THINK OF IT, D.A.--
THE STUNNINGLY STUPENDOUS SUPER SLIME SLIDE
FOUND EXCLUSIVELY AT
SHH!
[SNORING]
Rotland.
NO, CARLOS, FOUND NATURALLY IN A DEAD LOG,
WHICH IS STUNNINGLY STUPENDOUS JUST THE WAY IT IS.
RIGHT!
WAIT! WHAT ABOUT TAKING THIS LOG AWAY?
SORRY, WANDA. WE'VE CHANGED OUR MINDS.
HEY, HEY, CARLOS, D.A., WELCOME TO THE-LEAVE-IT- AS-IT-IS CLUB.
OK, THEN, IT'S SETTLED.
WE'LL DO A RESTAURANT INSTEAD.
NOW LET'S GO!
[CLANG CLANG CLANG]
WHAT WAS THAT?
HEY, WAIT! YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!
IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE!
LUNCHTIME, CLASS.
ALL RIGHT! NOTHING LIKE A ROTTEN LOG THAT'S CATERED!
SO, WHAT WILL IT BE?
LOG NUGGETS? WOOD DUMPLINGS?
PUREED BARK?
[ALL] HUH?
I HATE TO BE PICKY, MS. FRIZZLE,
BUT DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF FOOD?
BUT THE LOG IS FOOD, RALPHIE.
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT.
ALL THESE CREATURES USE THE LOG
FOR FOOD AND ENERGY.
FINE, FINE. SO, LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE
AND OPEN OUR RESTAURANT.
RIGHT, RALPHIE?
WHOA! NOT ONLY DOES STUFF EAT THE LOG,
BUT STUFF EATS THE STUFF THAT EATS THE LOG!
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, AROUND HERE, IT'S LUNCHTIME.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING, KEESHA, THIS PLACE IS
ALREADY A RESTAURANT!
WHAT?
SORRY, WANDA,
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO CLEAR IT AWAY ANYMORE.
YES! TWO MORE FOR THE KEEP-THE-LOG- THE-WAY-IT-IS CLUB.
OK. SO, NO ROTLAND, NO RESTAURANT.
SO, LET'S GET BIG AND ARGUE SOME MORE!
WHY ARGUE? FIVE OUT OF EIGHT KIDS SAY
WE SHOULDN'T TAKE THIS LOG AWAY.
ONE MORE CHANCE TO GET EVERYBODY OUT OF HERE.
PHOEBE! TIM!
[MS. FRIZZLE] DA DA DA DA DA DA DA, MOLDERING IN THE GRAVE ♪
HMM HMM HMM HMM, MOLDERING IN THE GRAVE ♪
[PHOEBE] THIS REMINDS ME OF THE MUSH
MY BANANA TURNED INTO.
THE PROCESS OF DECOMPOSITION
BREAKS EVERYTHING DOWN,
BE IT WOOD, BANANA, OR BUG.
PHOEBE!
PHOEBE! TIM! I CAN HONESTLY SAY
THAT YOUR RECYCLING CENTER IDEA
IS THE BEST EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH!
REALLY?
YOU BET.
SO, PLEASE, PLEASE TELL MS. FRIZZLE
THAT YOU WANT TO GET BIG TO RECYCLE THIS LOG.
PLEASE?
BUT IT'S ALREADY BEING RECYCLED, WANDA,
AS FOOD FOR FUNGI AND BUGS
AS A PLACE FOR MOSSES AND LICHENS TO GROW
AND AS A HOME FOR ALL SORTS OF CREATURES.
OK, OK, BUT ALL THESE CREATURES LEAVE A LOT OF LITTER, DON'T THEY?
YOU KNOWBUG PLOPS.
SO THE QUICKER WE CLEAR IT--
WAIT! THE BUG PLOPS ARE BEING USED, TOO.
[PLOP PLOP PLOP]
[TIM] NATURAL RECYCLING.
I'M SORRY, BUT THAT IS GROSS!
OH, IT'S NOT GROSS, WANDA.
IT'S ANOTHER ADDITION TO DECOMPOSITION.
OOH! I GIVE UP!
OK. IT'S NOT GROSS. IT'S PERFECT. I LOVE IT.
NOW LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE!
[KEESHA] HEY, EVERYONE! OVER HERE!
NOW WHAT?
LOOK! BEAUTIFUL RICH SOIL!
PERFECT FOR YOUR TREE, WANDA.
NOW WILL YOU JOIN THE-LEAVE-IT- AS-IT-IS CLUB?
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
AN OLD DEAD LOG SITTIN' ON YOUR LAWN ♪
IT'S UGLY, IT'S AWFUL, AND YOU WANT IT GONE ♪
WELL, THAT LOG YOU GOT, IT'S NOT A BLOT ♪
'CAUSE IT'S GOT ROT, AND THAT SAYS A LOT ♪
IT'S BREAKIN' ON DOWN, ARE YOU WONDERIN' HOW? ♪
WITH FUNGUS AND BUGS, THEY USE IT FOR CHOW ♪
IT'S RAINED ON BY RAIN, SNOWED ON BY SNOW ♪
BREAKS DOWN INTO SOIL SO NEW THINGS CAN GROW ♪
IT'S COOL, IT'S RENEWAL, JUST ASK MS. FRIZZLE ♪
THE LOG'S JUST FINE THE WAY IT IZZLE ♪
THIS PLACE IS FINE
JUST THE WAY IT IS!
ALL RIGHT. I SEE IT NOW.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO TAKE THIS LOG AWAY.
[MACHINERY GRINDS]
EXCEPT ONE!
YEAH, WANDA? WHICH ONE'S THAT?
LARRY.
WHO'S LARRY?
AAH!
HIM! AAH!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
AAH!
THIS WAY, CLASS.
WHAT'S THAT?
STAY WITH YOUR PARTNERS.
WHOA!
RUN!
[BUZZING]
[GASPING]
[SQUEAK SQUEAK]
WANDA, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO TELL US?
I'M SORRY! REALLY, I AM!
I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN I CALLED LARRY WHAT I KNOW NOW.
OH, WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
WHEN I SHOULD JUST LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE?
[MS. FRIZZLE] SOMETIMES ACTION
HAS A CERTAIN ATTRACTION, WANDA.
AND NOW IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES!
I'VE GOT IT!
[WHISPERING]
GOOD IDEA!
HEY! HELP!
[WANDA] PUT THESE ON, AND HURRY!
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING.
YOU WANT US TO WEAR THESE THINGS?
DO YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA?
WHOA!
SEAT BELTS, EVERYONE!
HERE WE GO!
LARRY!
LARRY!
WHO'S THAT?
HMM.
WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, LAWRENCE?
I, UM, UH
I'M FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF LOG GREMLINS LOCAL 119.
YOU ARE?
AND FRANKLY
THE OLG DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE COMING ALONG
AND UNNECESSARILY SHAKING THINGS UP.
TELL ME, LARRY,
WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND HERE?
WELL, I SEE A ROUTINE ROT REMOVAL.
WELL, LOOK AGAIN.
SEE THAT DEAD LOG?
DID YOU KNOW IT'S A THEME PARK, A RESTAURANT,
A RECYCLING CENTER, AND WANDAWORLD
ALL ROTTED INTO ONE?
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY CREATURES LIVE IN THERE!
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?
UH, NO. WHAT ELSE?
THEY ARE NATURE'S ROT SQUAD, LARRY.
ROT IS A WONDERFUL THING, A NECESSARY THING.
ROT IS NATURE RECYCLING ITSELF,
CREATING THE NEW FROM THE OLD.
GOOD ONE!
GOOD ONE, WANDA!
WHOAAH!
UM, HA HA HA! I GET IT.
IS THERE A HIDDEN CAMERA AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE?
COME ON, YOU GUYS!
FACE IT, LAWRENCE. REMOVING THIS LOG
IS AN IMPOSITION ON DECOMPOSITION.
I HAD NO IDEA
ROTTING LOGS HAD SUCH ELOQUENT SPOKESGREMLINS.
BUT HOW COME I NEVER HEARD THEM BEFORE?
HOO BOY!
I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE OPERATING HEAVY MACHINERY.
WE DID IT! YEAH!
YEAH!
THAT GREMLIN IDEA WAS A STROKE OF GENIUS, WANDA.
THANKS, ARNOLD, BUT I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.
FROM NOW ON, I'M GONNA LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
WHAAAAA?
WANDA, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
COME ON, ARNOLD.
EVERYBODY, BACK ON THE BUS!
[ALL] WHAT?
[MS. FRIZZLE] UM, DO YOU TWO HAVE ANY PARTICULAR PLANS
FOR THAT ODORIFEROUS COLLECTION OF ROT?
[WANDA] ROT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF NATURE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT.
AND ONE OF ITS USES IS TO PROVIDE FOOD
FOR OTHER LIVING THINGS. SO
WHO'S UP FOR A PICNIC?
YUCK!
BUT, WANDA, ARNOLD, THAT'S DISGUSTING!
NOT IF YOU'RE MY TREE!
YUM! YUM! COMPOST!
AS I ALWAYS SAY,
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DELICIOUS TO BE NUTRITIOUS.
[LAUGHTER]
IS THIS THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
IS THIS THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
Overlapping voices: IS THIS THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
Both: MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
Overlapping voices: MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
Kids: I WANT THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS!
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
[GRUNTS]
LIZ, YOU CAN'T BRING THAT IN HERE.
HELLO--HELLO-- HELLO?
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS.
Girl: HI. ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT SHOW
I JUST SAW ON DECOMPOSITION?
GET THAT A-- WHY DO YOU ASK?
BECAUSE IT WAS ROTTEN. HA HA HA!
NO KIDDING.
NO, WAIT. I WAS KIDDING.
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU,
I'VE SEEN SOME ROTTEN THINGS IN MY TIME,
BUT THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS FILLED WITH BUGS AND FUNGUS.
UMWELL, THAT'S BECAUSE A LOT OF RO
IS CAUSED BY THINGS TOO SMALL TO SEE.
WE WANTED TO SHRINK DOWN TO THE SIZE OF BACTERIA,
BUT ARNOLD WOULDN'T GO.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T ROT?
NOT IF IT WAS ONCE ALIVE.
PLANTS, ANIMALS, BACTERIA--
THEY ALL DECOMPOSE AFTER THEY DIE.
EVEN THE ROTTERS EVENTUALLY ROT.
OK, SO, TELL ME THIS:
THERE'S A FALLEN LOG ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE.
IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE LAST SUMMER.
WHEN IS IT GONNA ROT?
IT'S ALREADY DECOMPOSING,
BUT ROT CAN TAKE A LONG TIME--
YEARS, EVEN.
BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN TO THE SOIL,
JUST LIKE THE LOG IN THE SHOW.
LIKE I SAID, ALMOST EVERYTHING ROTS.
YEAH. HOW COME YOU ALMOST TOTALLY IGNORED
ONE OF MY FAVORITE CREATURES?
I DID? WHICH ONE?
THE EARTHWORM.
FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT.
EARTHWORMS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED
NEVER.
EARTHWORMS ARE VERY GOOD AT EATING AND PLOWING
AND IMPROVING SOIL.
THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOULD BE LEFT TO DO.
YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING,
WHAT IF THERE WERE NO ROT,
IF NOTHING ROTTED, EVER?
THEN THE SOIL WOULDN'T GET BACK THE NUTRIENTS
THAT PLANTS NEED TO GROW.
MOST PLANTS WOULD DIE,
AND THE EARTH WOULD BECOME BARREN,
LIKE A DESERT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT?
THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS AS LOG GREMLINS.
WELLDEPENDS ON WHOM YOU TALK TO.
HA HA HA!
[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
SO STRAP YOUR BONES RIGHT TO THE SEAT ♪
COME ON IN
AND DON'T BE SHY
JUST TO MAKE YOUR DAY COMPLETE ♪
STEP INSIDE, IT'S A WILDER RIDE! ♪
COME ON
RIDE ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS
[BEEP BEEP]
SEAT BELTS, EVERYONE!
PLEASE LET THIS BE A NORMAL FIELD TRIP.
WITH THE FRIZZ? NO WAY! OHH!
CRUISIN' ON DOWN MAIN STREE
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]
[SNIFF]
EWW!
IS THAT SOME KIND OF ROT, OR WHAT?
THAT IS ONE ROTTEN ORANGE, RALPHIE.
IT'S SO DISGUSTING, IT COULD WIN THE CONTEST.
[SNIFF]
AH! THE SMELL OF DECOMPOSING ORANGE!
OH, DELECTABLE!
HMM HMM HMM!
SO, WHAT'S MY SCORE, TIM?
DO I WIN THE MOST DISGUSTING, GROSSEST ROT CONTEST EVER?
[DING]
[TIM] TWO NOSE-HOLDS AND A FAINT.
GOOD ONE, RALPHIE.
WHOO-HOO!
DEFINITELY DISGUSTING!
HMMLET'S SEE.
YEP. THIS SHOULD DO IT.
NEXT!
HOW ABOUT THIS, TIM?
IT FELL BEHIND THE COUNTER
WHEN I WAS STILL AT MY OLD SCHOOL.
EWW, PHOEBE!
THAT BANANA IS SO ROTTEN, IT'S MUSH.
SCORE?
[DING DING DING]
THAT'S THREE NOSE-HOLDS.
CONGRATULATIONS!
NEXT!
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS!
WANDA! WHAT IS IN THERE?
I DON'T KNOW, CARLOS.
NOBODY KNOWS.
IT'S BEEN IN THE FRIDGE
SINCE I WAS 4.
HUH! HUH!
JUST BEAUTIFUL!
YOU'RE NOT GONNA OPEN IT, ARE YOU?
[MS. FRIZZLE] OF COURSE SHE IS.
OH, COME ON, CLASS.
DON'T YOU WANT TO SEE
WHAT RIP-ROARING ROT IS INSIDE?
HERE GOES!
[ALL COUGHING]
[GASP] YUCK!
EWW!
SCORE, PLEASE.
THREE FAINTS! VERY GOOD, WANDA!
WE'VE GOT US A WINNER!
AND TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON WINNING
THE MOST DISGUSTING ROT CONTEST,
I HAVE A LITTLE PRIZE.
OH, WANDA!
IT'S A BABY TREE!
MS. FRIZZLE,
I REALLY LIKE IT AND EVERYTHING,
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY ROTTEN, IS IT?
IT'S SO ALIVE!
THAT'S RIGHT, KEESHA.
IT'S VERY ALIVE, AND SO IS ROT.
[ALL] IT IS?
MM-HMM!
WELL, WANDA,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO WITH YOUR PRIZE?
UM
I GUESS I'D LIKE TO PLANT IT.
AND I KNOW JUST THE SPOT.
YOU KNOW THAT OLD LOT NEAR MY HOUSE ON DECATUR?
AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR A NEW TREE!
TO THE BUS! TWO BY TWO, PLEASE.
[KEESHA] NOW, WANDA,
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO PUT YOUR NICE TREE
IN THAT UGLY, OLD LOT?
[WANDA] CORRECT.
[CARLOS] IT'S FILLED WITH LOTS OF DEAD STUFF--
ROTTING LOGS, TREE STUMPS
THAT'S THE POINT, CARLOS.
WE COULD MAKE THAT LOT BEAUTIFUL--
JUST CLEAR OUT ALL THE DEAD STUFF
AND PLANT MY LOVELY GREEN TREE.
THINK HOW GREAT THIS TREE WILL LOOK WHEN IT'S BIG!
IT COULD BE A LITTLE PARK,
AND WE COULD CALL IT WANDAWORLD!
NO, WAIT! NO, WAIT! NO, WAIT.
WHY NOT DO SOMETHING REALLY COOL WITH IT?
WHAT ABOUT A THEME PARK?
[ALL] YEAH! COOL!
THEME PARK?
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
YES! AND THE THEME COULD BE ROT.
WHAT?
AND WE'LL CALL IT ROTLAND!
YEAH!
AH. INTERESTING NOTION.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS?
I KNOW! I KNOW!
LET'S BUILD A RESTAURANT.
YEAH
A FAST-FOOD JOINT!
I HATE TO SAY THIS,
BUT RESTAURANTS AND THEME PARKS MEAN LITTER.
GARBAGE EVERYWHERE!
THINK OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
[ALL] HMM
SO, LET'S BUILD A RECYCLING CENTER.
A WHAT?
OH, NO!
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, PHOEBE.
NO, IT'S NOT.
HEY! THERE'S THE LOT!
MS. FRIZZLE, I'M GOING TO GO OUT AND HAVE A LOOK.
CERTAINLY, WANDA.
TAKE CHANCES! GET MESSY!
MAKE MISTAKES!
WHEW! THIS IS WORSE THAN I THOUGHT.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF TO GET RID OF.
HEY, GUYS!
A TUNNEL OF ROCKS!
JUNK SCULPTURES!
HELLO!
EXCUSE ME. I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE NEED HELP.
HUH?
"LARRY'S LOG AWAY--
THE LOG REMOVAL SERVICE THAT WON'T LEAVE YOU STUMPED."
PERFECT!
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEIR FACES
WHEN I GET THIS PLACE ALL CLEANED UP.
HELLO?
OH, HI. IS THIS LARRY'S LOG AWAY?
YOU GOT HIM.
GREAT. I HAVE A JOB FOR YOU.
WE NEED TO GET RID OF SOME USELESS, DEAD LOGS.
HEH HEH HEH! SURE. I CAN DO THAT. WHERE IS IT?
THE LOT ON DECATUR.
OOH! HOW ABOUT IF I COME NOW?
YEAH! THAT WOULD BE JUST GREAT!
[CARLOS] LISTEN. THE THEME PARK COULD HAVE A SLIME RIDE.
FORGET IT. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS A RESTAURANT!
WE CAN ARGUE ABOUT WHAT TO DO
AFTER THE LOT IS CLEAR!
HOLD IT!
WHY NOT JUST LEAVE THIS PLACE THE WAY IT IS?
ARNOLD, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS WANT TO LEAVE THINGS ALONE
INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING?
I HAVE THIS THEORY
THAT IF YOU LEAVE NATURE ALONE,
IT'LL GET ALONG JUST FINE.
FORGET YOUR THEORIES, ARNOLD.
THAT ROTTEN LOG HAS TO GO.
IT'S DEAD. IT'S USELESS! I MEAN, LOOK AT IT.
AND THAT, WANDA, IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SHALL DO.
SEAT BELTS, EVERYONE.
WANDA, NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!
THE FRIZZ IS GOING TO--
NO! NO, WAIT! MS. FRIZZLE!
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO--
WE REALLY SHOULDN'T!
WE CAN'T!
[ALL] WHOAAA!
[ARNOLD] TOO LATE, WANDA.
WE'VE SHRUNK!
[GASP] OH, NO! NOT NOW!
WHAT DID I DO? WHAT DID I DO?
[BUZZING]
[WANDA] BUT, MS. FRIZZLE,
WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE--NOW!
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
[MS. FRIZZLE] WE'RE GOING TO FIND OU
WHAT ROT HAS TO DO WITH LIFE, WANDA.
BUT DO WE HAVE TO FIND OUT NOW?
[MS. FRIZZLE] OK, CLASS, EVERYBODY OUT!
TAKE CHANCES! MAKE MISTAKES!
GET MESSY!
WA-HOO!
YEAH. "MAKE MISTAKES"-- MY SPECIALTY.
WOW! A DEAD LOG SURE LOOKS DIFFEREN
WHEN YOU'RE NO BIGGER THAN A BUG.
AND THE BUGS LOOK DIFFERENT, TOO, RIGHT, LIZ?
WOW! LOOK AT THAT!
ROT! LIFE! OK. LET'S GO BACK NOW.
LIGHTEN UP, WAN.
LAST ONE UP IS A CENTIPEDE!
NO! WAIT! PLEASE, DON'T GO UP THERE!
WE'VE GOT TO GO-O-O!
WHAT'S THAT?
RUN! AAH!
[MS. FRIZZLE] THAT, CLASS, IS A CHIPMUNK.
HIDE.
PSST! WANDA? WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M OVER HERE!
UHH!
AH, THANKS, MS. FRIZZLE.
DON'T MENTION IT, WANDA.
WOW! IT'S ANOTHER WORLD UP HERE.
WOWWW!
THE PERFECT LOOK FOR ROTLAND.
BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL WE TAKE THIS LOG AWAY.
SO, LET'S GET BIG AGAIN AND GET OUT OF HERE.
HEY, WHERE DO YOU THINK THIS GOES?
IT GOES DOWN, RALPHIE, OK? NOW, US, WE WANT TO GO HOME.
SINGLE FILE, CLASS.
OUR ROTTEN FIELD TRIP HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN.
OHH. NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.
HEY, EVERYONE.
UH, THERE'S A GREAT LOG IN MY BACK YARD.
WHY DON'T WE GO THERE FOR OUR FIELD TRIP?
I'LL SERVE COOKIES AND MILK!
WANDA, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU POINTED
TO THIS LOG AND SAID--
AND I QUOTE--
"JUST LOOK AT IT!" REMEMBER?
I TOOK A CHANCE. I MADE A MISTAKE.
SO, HOW DO I STOP IT FROM GETTING REALLY MESSY?
NO SIGN OF LARRY THE LOG AWAY GUY.
HUH?
YIKES!
UHH!
[TAP TAP TAP]
WE REALLY HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!
WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
DON'T WORRY, CLASS. WOODPECKERS ONLY EAT BUGS.
WOW! THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF TUNNELS DOWN HERE!
HOW ABOUT A TUNNEL TOUR IN ROTLAND?
GREAT IDEA, D.A.!
FORGET WANDAWORLD. LET'S BUILD ROTLAND.
AND I SAY, START RIGHT AWAY. LET'S GO!
HEY! LOOK AT THAT!
IT'S COMING THIS WAY! LOOK OUT!
[WANDA] AAH!
WELL DONE, CLASS.
YOU FOUND A BESSIE BUG,
ONE OF THE ANIMALS
WHICH MADE ALL THESE TUNNELS.
GREAT! HERE'S THE BUS. WE CAN GO NOW.
[ARNOLD] A BESSIE BUS?
NOW I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING.
THIS PLACE KEEPS GETTING MORE AND MORE AMAZING!
AH! WHAT'S THIS STUFF?
THOSE ARE PART OF THE MUSHROOMS
WE SAW ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LOG.
SOME MUSHROOMS GROW ON DEAD WOOD.
UNDERNEATH THE MUSHROOM CAPS,
A TANGLE OF TINY THREADS
GROWS THROUGHOUT THE WOOD.
THESE THREADS EAT THE WOOD
AND HELP ROT THE LOG.
HEY! THIS THREAD EFFECT COULD BE GOOD
FOR THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN ROTLAND. ROARRR!
WHOA!
HE'S BACK!
[RALPHIE] YOU DID SAY JUST BUGS,
RIGHT, MS. FRIZZLE?
[MS. FRIZZLE] YES, RALPHIE.
[WANDA] PHEW! THAT WAS CLOSE!
[PHOEBE] WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN A DEAD LOG
COULD BE SO ALIVE?
RIGHT, MS. FRIZZLE?
I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD STAY IN A PLACE
WHERE WE MIGHT BECOME SOMEBODY'S LUNCH.
I TOLD YOU WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
AND I'M TELLING YOU WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE--
WA-HOO!
MS. FRIZZLE?
TOO COOL!
[DOROTHY ANN] COME ON!
NO, D.A.! LET GO!
WAIT!
WHOA!
[MS. FRIZZLE] I BET YOU NEVER THOUGHT AN AMOEBOID PLASMODIUM
COULD BE SO MUCH FUN!
[WANDA] A WHAT?
A SLIME MOLD--
IT'S ANOTHER LIVING THING LIVING OFF THE LOG.
THINK OF IT, D.A.--
THE STUNNINGLY STUPENDOUS SUPER SLIME SLIDE
FOUND EXCLUSIVELY AT
SHH!
[SNORING]
Rotland.
NO, CARLOS, FOUND NATURALLY IN A DEAD LOG,
WHICH IS STUNNINGLY STUPENDOUS JUST THE WAY IT IS.
RIGHT!
WAIT! WHAT ABOUT TAKING THIS LOG AWAY?
SORRY, WANDA. WE'VE CHANGED OUR MINDS.
HEY, HEY, CARLOS, D.A., WELCOME TO THE-LEAVE-IT- AS-IT-IS CLUB.
OK, THEN, IT'S SETTLED.
WE'LL DO A RESTAURANT INSTEAD.
NOW LET'S GO!
[CLANG CLANG CLANG]
WHAT WAS THAT?
HEY, WAIT! YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!
IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE!
LUNCHTIME, CLASS.
ALL RIGHT! NOTHING LIKE A ROTTEN LOG THAT'S CATERED!
SO, WHAT WILL IT BE?
LOG NUGGETS? WOOD DUMPLINGS?
PUREED BARK?
[ALL] HUH?
I HATE TO BE PICKY, MS. FRIZZLE,
BUT DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF FOOD?
BUT THE LOG IS FOOD, RALPHIE.
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT.
ALL THESE CREATURES USE THE LOG
FOR FOOD AND ENERGY.
FINE, FINE. SO, LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE
AND OPEN OUR RESTAURANT.
RIGHT, RALPHIE?
WHOA! NOT ONLY DOES STUFF EAT THE LOG,
BUT STUFF EATS THE STUFF THAT EATS THE LOG!
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, AROUND HERE, IT'S LUNCHTIME.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING, KEESHA, THIS PLACE IS
ALREADY A RESTAURANT!
WHAT?
SORRY, WANDA,
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO CLEAR IT AWAY ANYMORE.
YES! TWO MORE FOR THE KEEP-THE-LOG- THE-WAY-IT-IS CLUB.
OK. SO, NO ROTLAND, NO RESTAURANT.
SO, LET'S GET BIG AND ARGUE SOME MORE!
WHY ARGUE? FIVE OUT OF EIGHT KIDS SAY
WE SHOULDN'T TAKE THIS LOG AWAY.
ONE MORE CHANCE TO GET EVERYBODY OUT OF HERE.
PHOEBE! TIM!
[MS. FRIZZLE] DA DA DA DA DA DA DA, MOLDERING IN THE GRAVE ♪
HMM HMM HMM HMM, MOLDERING IN THE GRAVE ♪
[PHOEBE] THIS REMINDS ME OF THE MUSH
MY BANANA TURNED INTO.
THE PROCESS OF DECOMPOSITION
BREAKS EVERYTHING DOWN,
BE IT WOOD, BANANA, OR BUG.
PHOEBE!
PHOEBE! TIM! I CAN HONESTLY SAY
THAT YOUR RECYCLING CENTER IDEA
IS THE BEST EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH!
REALLY?
YOU BET.
SO, PLEASE, PLEASE TELL MS. FRIZZLE
THAT YOU WANT TO GET BIG TO RECYCLE THIS LOG.
PLEASE?
BUT IT'S ALREADY BEING RECYCLED, WANDA,
AS FOOD FOR FUNGI AND BUGS
AS A PLACE FOR MOSSES AND LICHENS TO GROW
AND AS A HOME FOR ALL SORTS OF CREATURES.
OK, OK, BUT ALL THESE CREATURES LEAVE A LOT OF LITTER, DON'T THEY?
YOU KNOWBUG PLOPS.
SO THE QUICKER WE CLEAR IT--
WAIT! THE BUG PLOPS ARE BEING USED, TOO.
[PLOP PLOP PLOP]
[TIM] NATURAL RECYCLING.
I'M SORRY, BUT THAT IS GROSS!
OH, IT'S NOT GROSS, WANDA.
IT'S ANOTHER ADDITION TO DECOMPOSITION.
OOH! I GIVE UP!
OK. IT'S NOT GROSS. IT'S PERFECT. I LOVE IT.
NOW LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE!
[KEESHA] HEY, EVERYONE! OVER HERE!
NOW WHAT?
LOOK! BEAUTIFUL RICH SOIL!
PERFECT FOR YOUR TREE, WANDA.
NOW WILL YOU JOIN THE-LEAVE-IT- AS-IT-IS CLUB?
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
AN OLD DEAD LOG SITTIN' ON YOUR LAWN ♪
IT'S UGLY, IT'S AWFUL, AND YOU WANT IT GONE ♪
WELL, THAT LOG YOU GOT, IT'S NOT A BLOT ♪
'CAUSE IT'S GOT ROT, AND THAT SAYS A LOT ♪
IT'S BREAKIN' ON DOWN, ARE YOU WONDERIN' HOW? ♪
WITH FUNGUS AND BUGS, THEY USE IT FOR CHOW ♪
IT'S RAINED ON BY RAIN, SNOWED ON BY SNOW ♪
BREAKS DOWN INTO SOIL SO NEW THINGS CAN GROW ♪
IT'S COOL, IT'S RENEWAL, JUST ASK MS. FRIZZLE ♪
THE LOG'S JUST FINE THE WAY IT IZZLE ♪
THIS PLACE IS FINE
JUST THE WAY IT IS!
ALL RIGHT. I SEE IT NOW.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO TAKE THIS LOG AWAY.
[MACHINERY GRINDS]
EXCEPT ONE!
YEAH, WANDA? WHICH ONE'S THAT?
LARRY.
WHO'S LARRY?
AAH!
HIM! AAH!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
AAH!
THIS WAY, CLASS.
WHAT'S THAT?
STAY WITH YOUR PARTNERS.
WHOA!
RUN!
[BUZZING]
[GASPING]
[SQUEAK SQUEAK]
WANDA, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO TELL US?
I'M SORRY! REALLY, I AM!
I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN I CALLED LARRY WHAT I KNOW NOW.
OH, WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
WHEN I SHOULD JUST LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE?
[MS. FRIZZLE] SOMETIMES ACTION
HAS A CERTAIN ATTRACTION, WANDA.
AND NOW IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES!
I'VE GOT IT!
[WHISPERING]
GOOD IDEA!
HEY! HELP!
[WANDA] PUT THESE ON, AND HURRY!
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING.
YOU WANT US TO WEAR THESE THINGS?
DO YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA?
WHOA!
SEAT BELTS, EVERYONE!
HERE WE GO!
LARRY!
LARRY!
WHO'S THAT?
HMM.
WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, LAWRENCE?
I, UM, UH
I'M FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF LOG GREMLINS LOCAL 119.
YOU ARE?
AND FRANKLY
THE OLG DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE COMING ALONG
AND UNNECESSARILY SHAKING THINGS UP.
TELL ME, LARRY,
WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND HERE?
WELL, I SEE A ROUTINE ROT REMOVAL.
WELL, LOOK AGAIN.
SEE THAT DEAD LOG?
DID YOU KNOW IT'S A THEME PARK, A RESTAURANT,
A RECYCLING CENTER, AND WANDAWORLD
ALL ROTTED INTO ONE?
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY CREATURES LIVE IN THERE!
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?
UH, NO. WHAT ELSE?
THEY ARE NATURE'S ROT SQUAD, LARRY.
ROT IS A WONDERFUL THING, A NECESSARY THING.
ROT IS NATURE RECYCLING ITSELF,
CREATING THE NEW FROM THE OLD.
GOOD ONE!
GOOD ONE, WANDA!
WHOAAH!
UM, HA HA HA! I GET IT.
IS THERE A HIDDEN CAMERA AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE?
COME ON, YOU GUYS!
FACE IT, LAWRENCE. REMOVING THIS LOG
IS AN IMPOSITION ON DECOMPOSITION.
I HAD NO IDEA
ROTTING LOGS HAD SUCH ELOQUENT SPOKESGREMLINS.
BUT HOW COME I NEVER HEARD THEM BEFORE?
HOO BOY!
I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE OPERATING HEAVY MACHINERY.
WE DID IT! YEAH!
YEAH!
THAT GREMLIN IDEA WAS A STROKE OF GENIUS, WANDA.
THANKS, ARNOLD, BUT I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.
FROM NOW ON, I'M GONNA LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
WHAAAAA?
WANDA, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
COME ON, ARNOLD.
EVERYBODY, BACK ON THE BUS!
[ALL] WHAT?
[MS. FRIZZLE] UM, DO YOU TWO HAVE ANY PARTICULAR PLANS
FOR THAT ODORIFEROUS COLLECTION OF ROT?
[WANDA] ROT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF NATURE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT.
AND ONE OF ITS USES IS TO PROVIDE FOOD
FOR OTHER LIVING THINGS. SO
WHO'S UP FOR A PICNIC?
YUCK!
BUT, WANDA, ARNOLD, THAT'S DISGUSTING!
NOT IF YOU'RE MY TREE!
YUM! YUM! COMPOST!
AS I ALWAYS SAY,
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DELICIOUS TO BE NUTRITIOUS.
[LAUGHTER]
IS THIS THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
IS THIS THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
Overlapping voices: IS THIS THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
Both: MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
Overlapping voices: MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
Kids: I WANT THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS!
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
[GRUNTS]
LIZ, YOU CAN'T BRING THAT IN HERE.
HELLO--HELLO-- HELLO?
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS.
Girl: HI. ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT SHOW
I JUST SAW ON DECOMPOSITION?
GET THAT A-- WHY DO YOU ASK?
BECAUSE IT WAS ROTTEN. HA HA HA!
NO KIDDING.
NO, WAIT. I WAS KIDDING.
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU,
I'VE SEEN SOME ROTTEN THINGS IN MY TIME,
BUT THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS FILLED WITH BUGS AND FUNGUS.
UMWELL, THAT'S BECAUSE A LOT OF RO
IS CAUSED BY THINGS TOO SMALL TO SEE.
WE WANTED TO SHRINK DOWN TO THE SIZE OF BACTERIA,
BUT ARNOLD WOULDN'T GO.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T ROT?
NOT IF IT WAS ONCE ALIVE.
PLANTS, ANIMALS, BACTERIA--
THEY ALL DECOMPOSE AFTER THEY DIE.
EVEN THE ROTTERS EVENTUALLY ROT.
OK, SO, TELL ME THIS:
THERE'S A FALLEN LOG ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE.
IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE LAST SUMMER.
WHEN IS IT GONNA ROT?
IT'S ALREADY DECOMPOSING,
BUT ROT CAN TAKE A LONG TIME--
YEARS, EVEN.
BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN TO THE SOIL,
JUST LIKE THE LOG IN THE SHOW.
LIKE I SAID, ALMOST EVERYTHING ROTS.
YEAH. HOW COME YOU ALMOST TOTALLY IGNORED
ONE OF MY FAVORITE CREATURES?
I DID? WHICH ONE?
THE EARTHWORM.
FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT.
EARTHWORMS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED
NEVER.
EARTHWORMS ARE VERY GOOD AT EATING AND PLOWING
AND IMPROVING SOIL.
THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOULD BE LEFT TO DO.
YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING,
WHAT IF THERE WERE NO ROT,
IF NOTHING ROTTED, EVER?
THEN THE SOIL WOULDN'T GET BACK THE NUTRIENTS
THAT PLANTS NEED TO GROW.
MOST PLANTS WOULD DIE,
AND THE EARTH WOULD BECOME BARREN,
LIKE A DESERT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT?
THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS AS LOG GREMLINS.
WELLDEPENDS ON WHOM YOU TALK TO.
HA HA HA!
[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
SO STRAP YOUR BONES RIGHT TO THE SEAT ♪
COME ON IN
AND DON'T BE SHY
JUST TO MAKE YOUR DAY COMPLETE ♪
STEP INSIDE, IT'S A WILDER RIDE! ♪
COME ON
RIDE ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS
[BEEP BEEP]