07x08 - Tooth-Gnasher Superflash

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♪ Take a look ♪

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♪ I can go anywhere ♪

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There we go.

That ought to take care
of that.

Hi. I'm giving this car
a much needed tune-up.

I love working on cars.

I have ever since I owned
my first car.

That's why I like coming here
to latka's service station

To lend a hand
whenever I can.

Cars are like people.

They need certain things
to perform at their best.

Take this air filter,
for instance.

It helps the engine breathe,
but not when it's clogged.

Let's look
in the radiator.

Hmm.

Pretty dry.

This car could use a drink.

I'll have to fill it up
with coolant

So the engine
doesn't overheat.

Look at these spark plugs
I pulled out.

They're too dirty
to fire up the engine right.

This car
needs some attention.

Most of the time
when cars come in here,

I know what to expect,

But I'm not sure what I'd do

If I had to work
on the car in this book.

[Honk honk]

Mr. Popsnorkle decided
it was time to buy a new car.

His old car,
a green thunderclap-eight,

Was just about worn out.

So mr. And mrs. Popsnorkle
and five little popsnorkles

All got into the worn-out
green thunderclap-eight

And went looking
for a nice, new car.

They drove to the highway
where the car dealers were

And looked at the shiny
new cars in the windows.

"Look!" Shouted
the little popsnorkles.

"The tooth-gnasher superflash!
That's a great car!"

"It certainly is,"
said mrs. Popsnorkle,

"And it's such
a pretty color."

Mr. Popsnorkle turned
into the parking lot

Of the tooth-gnasher
superflash car dealer.

A salesman came out.

"I'm mr. Sandy,"
said the car salesman.

"May I show you
the tooth-gnasher superflash?

We have only one left."

Mr. And mrs. Popsnorkle
and the five little popsnorkles

And mr. Sandy got into
the tooth-gnasher superflash.

Mr. Sandy drove and
mr. Popsnorkle sat next to him.

The other popsnorkles sat
in the back seat.

"See how smooth it rides?"
Mr. Sandy asked.

"We love this car!" Shouted
the five little popsnorkles.

"Buy it, daddy! Buy it!"

"It is such
a beautiful light blue,"

Mrs. Popsnorkle said.

"Would it be all right
if I drove the car?"

Mr. Popsnorkle
asked mr. Sandy.

Mr. Sandy pulled over
to the side of the road.

Mrs. Popsnorkle
got in the front seat.

Mr. Popsnorkle moved over
behind the steering wheel.

Mr. Sandy got in the back.

"Yay!" Shouted
the five little popsnorkles.

"Daddy's going to drive
the tooth-gnasher superflash!"

Mr. Popsnorkle started
the tooth-gnasher superflash.

[Tires screeching]

It roared out
onto the highway.

The tires squealed.

Other drivers
honked their horns.

"Yay!" The five little
popsnorkles shouted.

"Perhaps you shouldn't
drive fast

Until you're used to
the car," mr. Sandy said.

"What does this button do?"
Mr. Popsnorkle asked

As he pushed a button
on the dashboard.

The tooth-gnasher superflash
rose up on its rear wheels

And zoomed along the highway
with its nose in the air.

"What does this button do?"

He pushed another button,
and the car began to rock

On its rear wheels.

Then the rear wheels
turned into legs,

And the car
turned into a dinosaur

Running on its hind legs.

Mr. Popsnorkle said,

"I like a car that
turns into a dinosaur.

What does this button do?"

And he pushed
another button.

The dinosaur put his nose down
near the road

And ran on all fours.

Then the tooth-gnasher
superflash

Turned into
a galloping elephant.

"Yay!" The five little
popsnorkles shouted.

"It turns into
an elephant, too, dear,"

Mrs. Popsnorkle said
to mr. Popsnorkle,

"And it's such
a lovely color."

"True," mr. Popsnorkle said.

"Now, let's see
what this button does."

He pushed another button,

And the tooth-gnasher
superflash

Changed from
a galloping elephant

@
Into a gigantic turtle.

"My goodness,
this is really a good car,"

Mr. Popsnorkle said.

"It turns into a dinosaur
and an elephant

"And a turtle.

Can it
do anything else?"

"I really don't know,"
said mr. Sandy.

"I've never had a car
turn into an animal before.

"This is not the way
the tooth-gnasher superflash

Is supposed to behave."

"It's just the way I think
a car should behave,"

Said mr. Popsnorkle.

"I would also like this car

"To turn into
a huge chicken and fly.

Let's see if there's
a button that will do that."

Mr. Popsnorkle found
another button and pushed it.

[Cackle cackle]

The tooth-gnasher superflash
turned into a huge chicken

And flew all the way back
to the car dealer's.

"This is a first-class car,"
mr. Popsnorkle said.

"We'll take it."

"Yay!" Shouted the five
little popsnorkles.

"It certainly is
a lovely color,"

Said mrs. Popsnorkle.

Mr. Sandy said,

"I never saw a car
do any of those things."

Mr. And mrs. Popsnorkle
and the five little popsnorkles

Traded in their worn-out
green thunderclap-eight

And gave mr. Sandy
lots of money.

They drove away

In their new blue
tooth-gnasher superflash.

"Yay!

We love our new car,"

The five
little popsnorkles shouted.

"It really is
a lovely color,"

Said mrs. Popsnorkle,

"And it handles very well."

"It's a nice car, all right,"
said mr. Popsnorkle.

"But it can't do
half the things

Our good old thunderclap-eight
could do."

I love that sound.

Ok, dave.
Ready for another one.

The tooth-gnasher superflash

Was a great car
for a popsnorkle,

But everybody's dream machine
is different.

My perfect car would have
a giant propeller on top

In case I got stuck
in traffic.

What would
your fantasy car be like?

This is the car
of my dreams.

It has a jacuzzi on top.

It's a jacuzzi/house car.

This is a flying car.

It, um, it flies,

And it has wings.

I would have a shark car
that could eat up the traffic.

The great taste car.

It goes on roads, grass,
and people could eat it.

My car would fly, talk,
and drive by itself.

This is my invisible car.

If I'm in races
and someone's winning,

I can disappear, scoot ahead,
and b*at them.

It's one thing
to imagine a fabulous car.

It's another thing
to actually build one.

Harrod, what
are you doing?

Checking my mail.

There was no mail,
but I tuned up
your engine

And watered
your sunflowers.

This is
harrod blank,

And this is
harrod's car.

Harrod,
what is this?

A globe
for a hood ornament?

I put this globe here
because around the world,

People smile at my car.

Where does all
this stuff come from?

Three friends
gave me these.

These crickets here?

Uh-huh. My mother
gave me this crab.

I've got all these fruits here
that my friends have given me

Because I love fruit.

Somebody gave me
santa claus,

Who is giving
to the world.

What are these words
over here?

They're "peace"
in 17 languages.

I see somebody
from another country,

I say, "could you
put peace in your language
on my car?"

This is russian.

This is hebrew,
italian, spanish, basque,

And down here
from the isle of guam,

We have in their
dialect gapas.

"Peace" from guam.

You have a tv on top
with books in it?

I think people tend
to watch a lot of tv,

But they don't read enough.

Books allow you
to use your imagination.

So everything on here
means something to you.

Thanks for coming by
and showing us your car.

Take it easy.

Thanks for fixing it up.

My pleasure.

[Engine starts]

Ok. Drive safely.
Bye-bye.

Harrod's been building
his one-of-a-kind car for years.

In factories,
where most cars are made,

Over 30,000 cars and trucks
leave the assembly line

Every single day.

Well, one thing's for sure,

A car can't go anywhere
without wheels.

That's pretty true,

No matter what kind
of car you're driving.

Although this vehicle
looks like a spaceship

From another planet,

It's really a car.

That's right, but it's not
like the cars we ride in.

It's a specially built race car
that never needs gasoline.

It's completely solar-powered,

Which means it runs
on the energy of the sun.

It's called the gm sunraycer.

It was designed
with the help of computers.

They helped pick the best shape
for the solar car

And designed the frame,

Which had to be light
but strong enough

To support the rest
of the car and the driver.

The motor for sunraycer had to
be small and lightweight.

They made one that fits
in the palm of your hand.

Battery packs were installed

That could store up
the energy from the sun

To use to power the car
on cloudy days.

An electric panel controls
the power to the motor.

The skin was made
of a superlightweight material,

So thin you could actually
see through it.

They put in
a special windshield

That protects the driver
from the heat of the sun.

The back of the car
was covered with solar cells

That collect
the sun's energy.


Were made into panels

That fit together
to make one solar skin.

Once the vehicle
was assembled,

It was ready
for a test drive.

What does it
sound like in there?

It was actually
rather quiet.

It sounds
more like a hum

Coming from the car.

Is it eerie?

No, I think it's great.
It's not real loud.

You hum along
the track.

But the real challenge
was yet to come.

Sunraycer entered
the world solar challenge,

Along with


From all over the world.

Each had a different
shape and design,

But they had
one thing in common.

They ran completely
on the power of the sun.

Oh, excuse me.

Everyone eagerly waited
for the race to begin.





Before long, the gm sunraycer
had pulled into first place,

Followed by hawaii's
mana la,

The swiss spirit of biel...

The australian
king marsupial,

And the ford sun chaser.

The race extended across
the continent of australia,

A 2,000-mile stretch
of rough, rugged terrain

That was dotted
with huge anthills.

All along the route,

People stopped
to cheer sunraycer on.

Traveling not far behind
was the command vehicle,

Which monitored weather
and road conditions.

Stopping in a race
can mean losing critical time,

So the crew
had to move fast.

When they stopped
to change a flat tire,

A new driver took over
for the next part of the race.

By the time sunraycer
neared the end of the course,

It was 2 1/2 days

And 620 miles ahead
of other competing cars.

As it crossed the finish line,
there was no doubt.

The gm sunraycer was the world's
number one solar-powered car.

Hmm. This brake's rotor
seems to be a little thin.

Better check the manual

To see if it needs
to be replaced.

Ah, let's see.

Brakes. Brakes. Brakes.

Here we go. Brakes.
Brakes. Brakes.

Rotors. Aha!
It does need replacing.

When I have a question
about a car,

I look for the answer
in a book.

There's one to cover
every subject.

If cars rev you up,

These books
will keep your wheels turning,

But don't take
my word for it.

Hi, I'm leanne gallagher.

It's bad
when your car breaks down.

Well, I just read fill it up!
By gail gibbons.

It tells how service station
attendants fix your car.

Service stations
are busy.

You can get your car fixed,

Get gas, oil,
or air for your tires

Or buy snacks.

This book is full
of information.

For example, the hydraulic lift
raises the car

So attendants
can fix the underside.

I never would have guessed oil
makes the hydraulic lift go up.

I especially like the picture
on the last page.

It shows all the tools
the mechanics use

To fix your car.

If your car breaks down,

The people at your local
service station will rescue you.

Drive to the library
and get this book.

G'day, everybody.

That's how australians
say hello.

I just read a good book
that takes place in australia.

It's called
tin lizzie and little nell.

This story happened long ago
when cars were first invented.

Tin lizzie is a car,
and little nell is a horse.

Every saturday afternoon,

The winterbaums and the vincents
race into town.

I like the colorful pictures
in the book.

If you want to know
who won the race,

This is brannon, advising you
to check this book out.

I'm gordon.

How do you think that stuff
in your house got there?

In trucks, of course.

Here's a terrific book
about trucks called truck song.

If you like trucks,
this book is heaven.

It's all in rhyme.
There are all kinds of trucks--

"Greasy, grimy,
gritty trucks,

"Trucks for moving,
trucks for rent,

Big striped trucks
that hold cement."

It's not just the words
in the book that are great.

The illustrations are perfect.

It would be great
to ride across america

In a big rig.

Don't miss this book. 10-4.

My last car is off the rack.

It's time for me
to roll out of here.

You'd think the last thing
I want to see

Is another automobile.

But for me, a ride in one
is the perfect way to relax.

Thank you, patrick.

This is better.

♪ Let's go party
down on the beach all day ♪

Ah.

Just the way I like it.

♪ Oo wee oo ♪

Thank you, patrick.

♪ Oo wee oo ♪

This car may not be
a tooth-gnasher,

But it sure has plenty
of superflash.

Ha ha ha ha!

Home, patrick.

♪ Woo ♪

♪ Ahh ♪♪

See you next time.

♪ Butterfly
in the sky ♪

♪ I can go
twice as high ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can go anywhere ♪

♪ Friends to know
and ways to grow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can be anything ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow... ♪

♪ I can go
twice as high ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can go anywhere ♪

♪ Friends to know
and ways to grow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow... ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪♪

Today's reading rainbow
books are...

Tooth-gnasher superflash,
by daniel pinkwater,

Published by
macmillan publishing company.

Fill it up!
All about service stations,

By gail gibbons,

Published by thomas y. Crowell.

Tin lizzie and little nell,
by david cox,

Published by
the bodley head.

Truck song,
by diane siebert,

Pictures by byron barton,

Published by thomas y. Crowell.