01x05 & 01x06 - Case of the Mystery Mash /Case of the Robot Teacher

[bunniefuu]

[mysterious music]

- [Mike] "Case of the Mystery Mash."

Ugh.

[bright music]

[indistinct yelling]

[bright music] [indistinct yelling]

[bell rings]

[bright music]

- I just made something.

- Mystery mash, shall I compare thee

to a summer's day.

[everyone applauds]

- Why do you bring your lunch, Mike?

You really are missing out.

[dramatic music]

- Do you even know what's in that?

[upbeat music]

Do any of you?

[record scratches]

Why is it purple?

It's unnatural.

[children gasp]

[child coughs]

- So, if you knew what was in it

you might be willing to try it?

- I suppose.

- Hmm.

[sighs]

- Hey Larry.

- Uh, no autographs, no autographs.

- We just have some questions.

- Okay.

You know, it's just been a crazy day.

It's Mystery Mash Monday,

you know, it's a bit of a celebrity.

- It sure was a good menu today.

- Oh yeah, spiced ham with a double dose of vegetables,

peas and pretty purple mystery mash.

- So, mystery mash is a vegetable?

- Um, what do you, what do you mean?

- What we mean is what's in it?

What makes it purple?

What's in the recipe?

- Recipe?

[Larry laughs]

What makes you think that I have a recipe?

- That book that says recipes.

[dramatic music]

- What makes you think it's my recipe?

- It has your name on it.

[dramatic music]

- So you guys want my recipe, huh?

- [Voice] A chef is only as good

as their most secret recipe.

[indistinct whispering]

Secret.

[dramatic music]

- Who's that, Larry?

[camera beeps, clicks]

- Uh, what?

Um, no kids in the kitchen.

No kids in the kitchen.

No kids in the kitchen.

Get out. Out, out, out.

Come on, out. No kids.

Go, go, go, go.

Out, out, out.

[bright music] - What was all that about?

- Don't know, something spooked him.

- Where to now?

- First to class,

then to where all vegetables come from.

[upbeat music]

Ta-da.

Welcome to where all fruits and vegetables come from,

and where we'll learn the solution to our mystery.

- I'm pretty sure all fruits

and vegetables don't grow in the grocery store.

- Do you guys know people have been growing corn

for over , years?

Of course these little guys were picked just last week.

- Hey Sam.

Um, we're looking for some purple vegetables, got anything?

- Sure thing, compadre.

[bright music]

- Wait, I thought cabbages were green.

- They grow into all different colors, dude.

And that's true for other vegetables too.

- But, how is that even possible?

- It all depends on what pigments they contain.

Pigments are these amazing

naturally occurring chemical compounds

that give living things their color.

- Wait, so if we take a kohlrabi or that cabbage,

could we mash it up and make it creamy?

- Creamy?

- Yeah, for purple mystery mash.

- I think it's time for another delivery.

Let's go see if we have

any purple produce fresh off the truck.

You see, amigos, our veggies come from

all over the country,

and sometimes the world.

- This mango's from India.

Why bring fruits and vegetables from another country?

- My Abuela said we can't grow the same vegetables

in our garden here as we did back in Mexico,

just because the climate is so different.

So-

- So the plants that don't grow well here, like mangoes,

get shipped in?

- That's a long mangocation.

- Absofruitly.

Food from all over the globe

is always moving to somewhere else,

by plane, train, ship and truck.

- I wonder how far

Lunchroom Larry's purple ingredient travels

just to become mystery mash at school.

- Lunchroom Larry, huh?

- We're trying to solve his mystery mash recipe.

- Larry only buys some of his veggies from the store.

A lot of the vegetables you eat at school

comes straight from where they're grown, nearby farms.

- There are farms around here?

People grow and sell food in town?

- Sure.

My Abuela takes me to the farmer's market every Saturday

to buy from local farms.

- So why was Mr. Larry acting strange earlier?

- Who knows, every cook has his code.

[gentle music]

- Every cook has his code.

There was something in the kitchen.

[camera beeps]

- [Both] A clue.

[gentle music]

- [Voice] Secrets, Larry. Secrets.

[chimes ding]

- He tried to keep it a secret.

- Just because something's a secret

doesn't make it taste better.

- No time to wonder,

we got a recipe to rake.

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[upbeat music continues]

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- What a disaster.

And we're still no closer to finding out

what's in Larry's mystery mash.

- How about straight to the source?

- But Larry won't share his recipe.

- Not the source of the recipe,

the source of the purple.

[gentle music]

[gentle music continues]

I can't make out anything.

- That's Farmer Jenny,

I see her when my Abuela takes me

to the farmer's market on Saturday.

She makes the best gInger sn*p cookies in town.

- Does she grow anything purple?

- We're never going to see anything from this far out.

Company move on three.

One, two, three.

[bright music]

- He bought something purple.

[bright musics continues]

- I've got to get closer.

- No, Mike, you're going to get caught.

[bright music continues]

[rooster crows]

[indistinct talking]

[Mike yells]

[dramatic music]

Purple cauliflower, yuck.

- You okay?

[bright music]

And what do you mean yuck?

- I mean mystery mash is creamy,

cauliflower is crunchy.

And cauliflower's white, yours is purple,

that's just weird.

I mean, did you paint it?

- My family's always grown this cauliflower.

Its purpleness is what makes it special.

- It's a different variety,

just like the purple cabbage from the supermarket.

So it tastes the same it just looks different.

- Is the purple kind healthier than the white kind?

- Both kinds are healthy,

but the purple kind has extra nutrients

that make it even healthier.

And it sure is fun to eat.

I bet if you try it you'll like it.

- [Larry And Mike] I don't know.

[bright music]

- Holy cow, this is great.

- Wait, so you like it

even though you know it's a vegetable?

- Sure.

Why not?

- Well I thought no one liked to eat their vegetables.

I just called it mystery mash to get the kids excited.

- Keeping the ingredient a secret

doesn't make a recipe taste good.

What makes it good is that you're the one

who's cooking it for us.

[gentle music]

[indistinct yelling]

[bell rings]

[gentle music continues]

[record scratches]

[kids shouting]

[disco music]

[kids cheering]

[bell rings]

[bright music]

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[upbeat music]

A good detective knows that everything has a beginning

so to know how we get our food,

you have to know the journey from beginning to end.

♪ Step one

♪ It all starts with seeds in the ground ♪

♪ Animals and plants spread all around ♪

♪ When the crops are ready

♪ Hold up, confetti

♪ Now comes the harvest

♪ Time to get sweaty

♪ Step two

♪ It's time to clean, sort, and package ♪

♪ Getting rid of bugs and worms in the cabbage ♪

♪ Once it's all done, this stage will end ♪

♪ Time to go, the next stage begins ♪

♪ Mm, moving from place to place ♪

♪ And in different ways

♪ From farm to plate is where our food comes from ♪

♪ Mm, moving from place to place ♪

♪ And in different ways

♪ From farm to plate is where our food comes from ♪

♪ Step three

♪ Now on to transportation

♪ Got to get the food to its destination ♪

♪ Explanation

♪ Yeah the foods on a trip ♪ Oh

♪ Traveling by trucks, planes, trains, and ships ♪

♪ Step four

♪ The food is sent to grocery stores ♪

♪ Farmers markets, restaurants, and more ♪

♪ This step is called distribution ♪

♪ The next step needs your contribution ♪

♪ Step five

♪ Last stop on this food journey ♪

♪ Supporting local farmers with my money ♪

♪ Heating up the stove cooking veggies and meats ♪

♪ From farm to plate

♪ Hey yo, it's time to eat

♪ Mm, moving from place to place ♪

♪ And in different ways

♪ From farm to plate is where our food comes from ♪

♪ Mm, moving from place to place ♪

♪ And in different ways

♪ From farm to plate is where our food comes from ♪

[upbeat music]

[pensive music]

- [Robotic voice] Case of the Robot Teacher.

[books rasping]

- I'm only missing number six.

I don't know if I'll ever find it.

- Old Man McGillicuddy, what do you think he's writing?

- I don't know, maybe a letter to his kids.

[Mike laughing]

- You think McGillicuddy's got kids?

- Uh, sure, why not?

- I'll tell you why not.

I like to ride my bike on Saturday.

Wherever I go, he's there,

and he's always wearing the same stuff,

that hat and that green scarf.

He's always writing those notes.

What are those notes for?

What if he's a secret agent or maybe an evil spy?

I think we should investigate.

- I don't think it's a problem, Mike.

[Mike sighs]

[suspenseful music]

[scarf whooshing]

- Geez, Spencer, where'd you come from?

- I need you guys to follow someone.

- Huh?

- You guys answer questions, right?

- Well, we solve mysteries, but we don't follow people.

- I need you guys to find out

if my science teacher

is a robot.

[suspenseful music continues]

My friend Jimmy Pergia has Mrs. Collins for fifth period.

When she took his music player,

it gave off a terrible kind of feedback.

[electricity buzzing] [Jimmy screaming]

Her robo-circuits caused an overload.

[pensive music]

- I guess we could test these in my garage.

- And that's not all.

[register beeping] [mellow music]

Just the other day, Mrs. Collins went to the supermarket

and bought only motor oil and batteries.

[electricity buzzing] [clerk speaking indistinctly]

She didn't even get any food.

[electricity buzzing]

- [Millie] Who told you that, Spencer?

- My second cousin, twice removed.

- These are all things someone else told you.

- Oh, there's more. [air whooshing]

[marker rasping]

This morning, I had something very important

to ask Jeanette, so I wrote her a note.

I was really, really quiet. [suspenseful music]

Mrs. Collins wasn't even looking.

[marker rasping] [suspenseful music continues]

- Spencer Lewis.

[pencil cracking]

- Busted, I've got detention on Monday.

The only way she could have ever seen me was

with cameras in the back of her head like a robot.

- There has to be a logical explanation.

- Then, prove me wrong. [hand thudding]

Prove it to me by the end of school Monday.

I've got to get out of detention before my mom finds out.

[pensive music]

- Okay, we're on the case.

- Whew, thanks.

- What are you doing? [Marta sighs]

I already got us a mystery, McGillicuddy.

- That's all in your head, Mike.

- She isn't a robot.

The field of robotics isn't advanced enough to mimic humans.

- You don't know the first thing

about the field of robotics.

- How do you know?

- He's just a kind old man.

Leave him alone.

[hands thudding]

- He wears a scarf in June.

Who does that?

It's straight madness.

- You really want us to launch

a full-on investigation over a scarf?

- Okay, enough.

We aren't getting anywhere

if we keep interrupting each other and arguing.

- There's no such thing as a robot teacher.

McGillicuddy's much more of a mystery.

- Yeah, but Spencer actually needs our help.

- Yeah, help breaking the rules.

- You guys, please stop. - Mike, you always do this.

Your imagination just runs away.

- Fine, you go hunt robots.

I'm going to solve a real mystery.

[pensive music]

- Hey, guys, come back.

We're a team.

[fingers snapping]

[pensive music continues]

[air whooshing] [suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music continues]

[camera clicking]

[Mike sighing]

[paper rustling]

[pensive music continues]

[electricity buzzing]

- Feedback.

Feedback, feedback when you moved it.

There, bare wire is showing.

- The headphones aren't making a good connection.

- So when Mrs. Collins moved the music player from Jimmy's desk-

- He heard feedback.

- There is one clue for a robot.

- And one clue for not robot.

- I wish Mike were here.

He's great at breaking ties.

- [Mother] Mija, it's time to get ready.

- I have to go.

Abuela's hosting our ladies' auxiliary club.

We can try to solve this before school tomorrow.

- Your grandma's in a club, too?

Do they solve mysteries?

- No, they eat cookies and talk politics.

[pensive music]

[photo rustling]

[gavel thudding]

- I call this meeting to order.

First, let's start with last month's minutes.

Mrs. Randolph.

All right.

[Marta yawns]

- Can I go outside?

- All right, now I don't know.

I don't want any talking, and I don't want any eating

while we're doing minutes.

We made that mistake last time, and it was just a big mess,

okay, so let's go, last month's meeting.

[door squeaking and clattering]

[footsteps plodding]

[suspenseful music]

[jacket rustling]

- I think you dropped something.

- McGillicuddy.

- It's one of my very favorites.

- "The Dancing Detective, Number ,"

the only one I didn't have.

[pensive music]

"The best solutions in life are often right in front of us."

[gavel thudding]

- [President] Order, we have rules for a reason.

Everyone takes their turn, and then we vote.

[footsteps plodding]

- Oh, you're here.

- I got a note about your case.

- I got a note about your case.

Someone said to meet them here.

- Good, you're both here. [Mike whimpering]

We've all been working hard,

but we aren't any closer to solving these cases.

The Mystery League works best when we work together

and listen to each other.

[Mike sighs]

I was thinking maybe some rules would help.

- Rules?

- To help us make group decisions.

[book rustling]

[Marta exhales]

Rule number one,

whoever holds the magnifying glass gets to talk.

Rule number two, we listen respectfully

even if we don't agree.

- Rule number three, if we have a different opinion,

we will share and give reasons why,

but no name callings or hurtful words.

- Rule number four, we'll be honest

about what we think and feel.

[pen rasping]

- Rule number five, we'll vote as a group to make decisions,

and whoever gets the most votes wins.

All in favor of the new rules?

- Okay, back to business.

- Of course.

- So we have one clue that says Mrs. Collins is a robot

and one that says she's human.

I'm at a loss.

- I worked all day and just got some crummy pictures.

- Come on, guys.

Among the three of us, someone must have noticed

something the others missed.

- I'd like to help your case.

Can I see your pictures?

- At one moment, I thought McGillicuddy was looking

right at me, but I was just imagining things.

- Yeah, I saw him, too.

He spoke to me. - What?

- Mike, I think you cracked it.

Spencer, where'd you sit?

- Uh, I was here, sat down right here,

and I leaned over and passed the note just like that.

But Mrs. Collins was looking at the board

when I passed the note.

We were doing math problems.

The only way she could've seen me was

with cameras in the back of her head.

- Hmm, there must be something.

There, there, she spotted you through that.

- It reflects the whole classroom.

[chair squeaking] [hands clapping]

- Well done, children, well done.

[Mrs. Collins laughing]

- So you're not a robot?

[Mrs. Collins sighing]

How'd you solve it, Millie?

- You solved it.

Give me your phone.

When your flash went off in the diner,

you got a picture of the window's reflection.

And then that got me thinking

maybe someone used a reflection to see behind them.

- I still think she's a robot.

I mean, who eats batteries?

- Eat batteries?

I, I what?

- Hey, look.

- What, human food?

- That's right, human food for a human teacher

whose human patience is wearing thin.

[Spencer sighs]

[bell ringing]

[footsteps plodding] [pensive music continues]

Oh, and Spencer.

I'll see you after class.

[footsteps plodding]

[bottle clanking]

[hands rasping]

[Mrs. Collins exhales]

[blinds clanking]

[pensive music]

- [Father] Time for dinner, Michael.

- Okay, Dad.

[suspenseful music]

[blinds clicking]

[pensive music]

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