02x13 - Ups and Downs

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Please let this be
a normal field trip.

With the frizz?!
No way!

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good morning.

and welcome to
the weekend edition of

In your face,

the only tv show that asks,

what's really
going on here?

I'm your host
gerri poveri.

this just in:
the monster of walker lake

has just surfaced again.

Mom, hurry! Look!

The monster's back!

Uh-huh. This
I've got to see.

here is an exclusive photo

of the monster as it
reappeared this morning

at the crack of dawn.

Whoa! Unreal.

I couldn't agree
with you more, wanda.

Gerri poveri would do
anything for a story,

Even if it means
making it up.

But, mom, what if
the monster is real?

What if i, wanda lee,

Am the first person
to make contact

With the monster
of walker lake?

Huh!

Oh, no!

My whole class
beat me to it.

How come the monster
never came up before now?

Maybe it came up
because it was hungry.

Maybe so, phoebe,

But, if I were a monster,

It would take a lot
more than a banana

To get me back
to the surface.

Ok. But if it is hungry,
we have to feed it.

If it won't come up
to the banana,

I'll send the banana
down to it.

Oh, no!
A banana floats.

That's ok. I like
banana splits better.

Carlos!
Carlos!

Well, if I can't get
the monster to come up here,

I'll send my camera
down there.

Hey! My monster-cam
floats, too.

Who would have guessed?

If you wanna see
that monster,

We'd better
find out a way

To turn these floaters
into sinkers.

Maybe we should use
my mother's calzone

Instead of a banana.

They go down
like rocks.

Wanda, panting:
did you see it yet?

Did you touch it?

What took you
so long?

We thought you'd be
the first one here.

Yeah? Well, I'm gonna be
the first one down there!

I'm going to the bottom
of the lake to find the monster.

I don't know,
wanda.

What would
ms. Frizzle say?

It's the weekend,
phoebe.

No school,
no ms. Frizzle.

Look! Look! Look!

It's coming
towards us!

The monster!
The monster!

Yikes!
Yikes!

Oh! Good morning, class.

Ms. Frizzle?
Ms. Frizzle?

Nothing like a dip
in the deep.

Are you looking for the
monster, too, ms. Frizzle?

Well, if you don't look,
you'll never see.

And what you don't see

Can be very hard
to find.

Huh?
Huh?

Hmm. You look
like you have

That sinking
feeling, wanda.

Want to float
something past me?

Gerri poveri showed pictures
of the monster on tv.

It has to be true.

Pictures can be faked,
you know.

To prove it's really real,
you need evidence.

And there
isn't any.

And what do you do when
there isn't any evidence?

Go home?

No, you look for it.

I'm going after
the monster myself!

This is a warning.

Monster alert!
Stay out of the water!

I repeat:
stay out of the water.

Hey, it's
gerri poveri.

For updates on the monster
of walker lake,

Watch the next edition
of in your face.

You heard me, folks--
stay out of the water!

Return to the safety
of your homes.

Wait a second!

She doesn't own
this lake.

We can look for the
monster if we want to.

Can't we, ms. Frizzle?

Not only that--we can
take chances, make mistakes,

Get wet!

Is it just me,

Or does this sound
like a field trip?

I propose an underwater
expedition

To learn the whole truth

And nothing
but the truth

About this monster.

Oh! Splashing idea, wanda.

[Whistles]

[Beep beep]

Hit it, liz!

All right!

Cool!

An underwater
field trip!

Ready to dive,
ms. Frizzle.

Ready...

But unable, wanda.

The sinker linker's
rusted.

Somebody forgot
to swab the deck

And dry the sinker linker

The last time
we went under.

Without it,
we can't sink--

At least
not automatically.

But we've gotta
get down there.

This is our chance
to make history!

be history,
you mean.

Oh, as my uncle wilbur
used to say,

"Uh, you can lead
a bus to water,

But you can't
make it sink."

Yes, we can, ms. Frizzle!
There's gotta be a way.

Let's see.

The banana floats
and the rock sinks.

They're the same
size.

But the banana
is light,

And the rock
is heavy.

If something
is heavy enough,

It sinks.

What will
a banana-rock do?

Good one, phoebe.

The extra weight
of the rock

Is making
the banana sink.

Yo, monster!
Lunchtime!

That's it!

The monster!

Where? What's
it look like?

No, not the monster.

Extra weight!

That's how we're going to
get to the bottom of this.

How many more of these
do we have to fill?

Enough to sink
the bus.

Hey, wanda, we've almost
got enough extra weight.

This one
should do it.

Wanda: look out!
Here we come!

Ugh!

Hurry!

Come on, liz.

All aboard for
the last bus going down.

Wanda: dive! Dive!

Sinking...

Sinking...

Sunk.

Something about
this field trip

Seems "fishy"
to me. Ha ha!

Carlos!
Carlos!

You were right, phoebe.

Nothing like adding
a little extra weight

To make
something sink.

Do you think
underwater monsters

Like peanut butter
and jelly?

I don't know, but you
feed it, I'll film it.

Are we gonna keep sinking
until we hit bottom?

Sinking only ends when you
hit bottom, arnold.

Hard left!

Hmm. Looks like I've
got some competition.

Well, not for long.

[Banging]

What is that?

We're losing our weights!

Phoebe: oh, no!
We're rising to the surface.

Ms. Frizzle:
right you are, phoebe.

Can you feel the water

Pushing us
up, up, up, up?

Oh, isn't floating
to the surface exciting?

No. Sinking
is exciting.

I don't want to float!

No one's going to
ruin my story,

Especially a bunch
of nosy kids.

Ms. Frizzle:
whaa-hoo!

Oh, no!

Whoa!
Whoa!

Oh, boy.

We're floating again.

Oh! Isn't it delightful?

Water can be
such pushy stuff.

Push water
out of the way,

And it pushes back.

It's the water's push
that's making us float.

But we've gotta find
that monster,

Ms. Frizzle.

We're sunk
if we can't we sink.

As my uncle vern
always said,

"Arr! There's more than
one way to sink a floater."

Coming, liz?

What are we gonna do?
What are we gonna do?

Maybe if I put enough
heavy rocks in here

And seal it up tight,

My monster-cam
will sink.

Say "cheese!" Down there.

It works!

Now how am I going
to feed the monster?

Send him your
sandwich u.s.s.

U.s.s.?

United sinking
service. Ha ha!

Just pitch it
out there.

Hey, my bread's
not sinking.

It's floating.

Check it out!
Phoebe, there's your bread.

Now I'll never get
to feed the monster.

Oh, the poor thing
will starve!

Oh, well.

Hey, phoebe,
don't look now,

But your bread
ball just sank.

I don't get it.
If they both weigh the same,

Why does a bread slice float
and a bread ball sink?

Did someone say "sink"?

Over here, wanda!
Instant replay!

There. See it?

Your bread ball
is sinking.

So what's
the difference

Between a bread slice
and a bread ball?

I give up.
What's the difference

Between a bread slice
and a bread ball?

It's not a joke,
ralphie.

The only difference
I can see

Is that the ball
is a lot smaller

Than the slice.

Ooh, a big
point, keesha.

They weigh the same,

But the big one floats,
and the small one sinks.

Does that mean you can
take something that floats

And crumple it down smaller
and it'll sink?

Now you're thinking,
wanda.

Make it small
enough,

And a even cork
will sink.

I get it!

If we crumple the bus
small enough,

It'll sink. Right?

Now you're
thinking sinking!

Class,
prepare to crumple.

All right! Let's crumple
this floater into a sinker.

It'll be
a tight squeeze,

But not to worry,
we're all friends.

Liz, activate
the crumple zones!

But I still
don't get it.

We weigh
the same.

So how does being
smaller make us sink?

Maybe it's because
the more we crumple in,

The less water we shove
out of the way.

Now I get it!

The less water we shove
out of the way,

The less the water
pushes back on us.

Yes!

And down we go-o-o-o!

♪ A-sinking we will go,
a-sinking we will go ♪

♪ Down to the bottom,
oh, a-sinking we will go ♪

Don't these children
ever give up?

Cut it out, phoebe.

It's crumpled enough
in here

Without you squirming
around like an eel.

I'm just getting ready
to feed the monster

When we find it.

When i find it,
you mean.

We've bottomed out,
ms. Frizzle!

♪ We're as low
as we can go ♪

Wanda!
Wanda!

Where are you going?

Wait a sec.
We're going up!

What happened?
Why didn't we stay sunk?

We were ok
until wanda left.

Of course! When wanda left,
it made us lighter.

Wanda, come back!

Huh!

Aah!

Wanda!
Wanda!

Look! The monster's
got wanda!

We have to get
back down there.

How? The water's
shoving us up again.

I've got it.
Let's get smaller.

Oh, I'm afraid we can't
do that, ralphie.

The crumple controls
jammed.

We need something heavy
to weigh us down. But what?

I know!

Carlos!
Carlos!

What's he doing?

He's letting water
into the pontoons.

The pontoons
are filling up with water.

Now one side is heavier
than the other.

I see what he's doing.

Water's heavy, right?
More water, more weight.

And down we go.

Good one, carlos!

Hang in there, wanda!
We're coming down.

Ugh!

If that girl finds
my monster, why, I'm sunk.

Ugh!

Arghh!

Huh!

Help!

Let go of me!
Get away!

Oh, all right.
You asked for it.

Ugh!

Wha...its nose
just floated away!

My mother was right!

Oh, there is
no monster.

It's all just pretend.

And I get to reveal it all
on in your face.

You mean, you did this?

Well, I had no choice,
did i?

I mean, when your ratings
are sinking like mine are,

You need a boffo, socko exposé
to make 'em rise up again.

But this is dishonest!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I prefer to use the phrase
"creative journalism."

Call it
what you want!

You won't get away
with it.

Nobody's going to
believe you.

Why, you're just
a little kid.

We'll see about that.

If nothing else,
she's a feisty little kid.

Where's wanda?

And where's
the monster?

What if the monster
ate her?

But i wanted to feed it.

Phoebe!
Phoebe!

Just kidding.

Wanda!

Here she comes.

Are you ok?

Did you find the evidence
you were looking for, wanda?

What happened
to the monster?

Ugh! The monster
is a fake!

What?
What?

The real monster
is gerri poveri.

She set the whole thing up

Just to get people
to watch her show.

We have to get back to
the surface and stop her!

The truth must be told!

The truth is
the pontoons are

Completely filled
with water.

Which means
we're sunk--

For good.

Hold it. We know how
to sink a floater, right?

So there must be a way
to float a sinker.

Easy. Remember how we got
lighter when wanda left?

Oh, no. Do I have to
go out there again?

Push on, arnold,
I think

You're wading
into something.

Well, I was thinking

That, if the water in
the pontoons weighs us down,

What if we push the water out
with something lighter?

And what is a lot
lighter than water?

Air!
Air!

Pump hoses in place.

Do you think this
is going to work,

Ms. Frizzle?

Only one way
to find out.

Pumpers, start your pumps!

It's working!

The air is pushing
the water out.

We're getting
lighter.

We've got lift-off!

Ms. Frizzle: ah, now
that we're lighter,

The force of the water
pushing up

Is greater than our weight
pushing down.

And that means
we can stop gerri poveri

From floating a lie to
the unsuspecting public

Just to boost her ratings.

Ha ha ha!

Sink again,
little girl.

Hey! What happened?

We stopped going up!

Oh, no. We're
going down again.

The corks are gone,
and air is escaping!

As my old uncle windchill
used to say,

"Air today,
gone tomorrow."

Look! It's gerri poveri!

What do we do?
What do we do?

The inflatable genius
of gerri poveri

Is about to rise
to the surface.

It's showtime!

This is gerri poveri
reporting,

Live from walker lake.

Ugh!
Ugh!

Ugh!
Ugh!

It's no use.
What's sunk is sunk.

Look! It's gerri poveri's
fake monster!

It's rising
to the surface.

There must be
something we can do.

We have to
get lighter.

Wait a second. What
about getting bigger?

Remember
my bread slice?

Crumpled and small,
it sank.

But when it was big,
it floated.

So, if we uncrumple the bus,

We'll get bigger, push
more water out of the way,

And float to the surface.

Good idea, d.a.

Ms. Frizzle, maybe you can
uncrumple from the inside.

You got it, wanda.
Come on, liz.

Use those
uncrumpling muscles!

Ugh...

Yaaah!
Yaaah!

Ummphh!

Ugh!
Arrghh!

Uhh!
Yaa!

It's working!

The bigger the bus gets,

The more the water
is pushing on it.

No kidding. We're
turning the sinker

Into a superfloater!

Bring the monster-cam, tim.
I've got an idea.

We'll be right back.

Going up!
Going up!

Underneath a deceptively
calm surface,

The residents of walkerville
are gripped with fear.

But the recent sightings
of the so-called monster

Have caused this reporter to be
more than a little skeptical.

Hey! Hey!
What's going on?

Hey!

Ooh, my camera!

Ooh, my chopper!

Ptui!

Ohh...my story!

our story,
you mean.

Ready, tim?

Ready.

[Air hissing]

So that's all
that remains

Of the monster
of walker lake.

I know we ruined
your story,

But the truth
had to be told.

Well, I have to
hand it to you.

You're certainly
a brave bunch of kids.

And your camerawork
is excellent, tim.

Thanks, gerri.
Hi, mom!

We may have been brave,
but you were wrong

To perpetrate
this hoax.

You owe your public
an apology.

Yes. Yes.
Right you are, wanda.

To these kids here
and to all my viewers out there,

I'm so sorry.

Whoo hoo!
All right!

All right!
Yay!

So, let's look once again

At the shot which got you
a spot on this show

And me
an offer to star

In a new underwater
action/adventure series.

How did you do it?

We knew the monster
was big enough

And light enough to float.

So all we had to do
was let it loose.

And you know
the rest.

Your
very own monster

Ended up
"in your face"!

[Laughter]

Yes, well.
It did, didn't it?

Well. You must be very proud
of your class, ms. Frizzle.

Well, gerri, as you
yourself once said,

"The truth always floats
to the surface."

Ha ha ha!
Ha ha!

Is this
the magic school bus?

Is this
the magic school bus?

magic school bus?

magic school bus?

magic school bus?

magic school bus?

I want
the magic school bus!

I want
the magic school bus!

Well, nothing
like a good hoax

To get you
your own series.

[Telephone rings]

I love show business!

[Ring]

Hello?

Is this the magic
school bus?

No. This is gerri poveri.

But you were just on
the magic school bus,

Weren't you?

And now I'm on my way to
fame and fortune. Good-bye.

Wait a minute.
I'd just like to say

That it's dangerous
to dive underwater

Unless there are
lifeguards around.

That's right.
And the cuter they are,

The better.
Thank you and good-bye.

And now...
I'm outta here!

[Ring]

Oh! Should I let it ring?

[Ringing]

No. Could be my agent.

Hello?

I just saw your show where
the bus floated and sank

By pushing water in and
out of those big tanks.

Well, that's ridiculous!

Why? I don't know
about any bus,

But that's how
submarines switch

From floating to sinking
and back again--

By pushing water
in and out

Of big tanks
inside the hull.

They do?

They do.
Good-bye.

Now, do I have everything?

[Ring]

Oh, I don't believe this!

Hello! Whatever it is,
make it quick.

I bet you I can make
a solid copper penny float.

Oh, no way.

That would be so heavy,
it'd sink no matter what.

Uh-uh. All you've gotta do

Is get it to push more water
out of the way

To hold its weight.

So smash it thin and flat
with a hammer,

And then bend up the edges
to make a copper boat.

Then it will float.

Gee!
Thanks for the tip.

And thank you
for the tip, liz.

Bye-bye.

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♪ 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 ♪