01x05 - Sight of Music/Rain Day

[bunniefuu]

- [meows]
- [triumphant music]

[chirping]

♪ How, what, where, why
What, where, why? ♪

♪ How, what, where, why?
What, where, why? ♪

♪ Ada Twist, scientist ♪

♪ She's gonna find out
What the answer is ♪

♪ Under here, over there ♪

♪ Science is everywhere you look ♪

♪ With Iggy Peck, architect ♪

♪ And Rosie Revere, engineer ♪

♪ So much to do and you can help too ♪

♪ A mystery, a riddle, a puzzle,
Or a quest ♪

♪ There are wonders to discover
And hypotheses to test ♪

♪ Science is the best! ♪

♪ Ada Twist, scientist ♪

♪ She's gonna find out
What the answer is ♪

♪ Everywhere science is
She's forming a hypothesis ♪

♪ Connecting polka dots
'Cause this is Scientist Ada Twist! ♪

[Ada speaking]

- [sighs]
- [Ada] Six, seven, eight.

That should be enough chairs
for the audience. Nice design work!

All we need now
is for someone to make a big entrance.

- I'm here!
- [Ada, Iggy laugh]

Are the programs ready? Snacks? Tickets?
What time does the audience get here?

I'm usually the one
with all the questions.

Sorry. Since I've been taking
piano lessons with my Great Aunt Rose,

I've gotten really good.

I can't wait for our first-ever

Saturday afternoon
living room concert recital!

I'm excited too.

I'm nervous.
And excited! But mostly nervous.

Everything's ready.

Chairs, tickets, programs,
and our instruments, of course.

My musical beakers!
Where music meets science.

And my Boom-Boom Blaster.
Isn't it beautiful?

It's like a skyscraper made of drums.
Call me Iggy Peck, drum architect.

- [cymbal crash]
- Whoa! For me, it's less

about the loudness
and more about the design.

- [laughs] Heya!
- Mornin', hon.

Sharp-looking piano, Mr. and Mrs. T.
Ought to be able to play

- a real nice, bouncy C.
- Huh?

That's how my Great Aunt Rose
talks about music.

It's so nice
to see this old thing get some use.

- Remember how you used to serenade me?
- [vocalizing] Oh, I still do, baby.

- [all laugh]
- [yowls]

- [notes play]
- [meows]

Your concert got me thinkin'.

I might want to dig out
my old bass from the garage,

have a Saturday morning jam.

Sounds delicious!
Make mine strawberry with toast.

My dad means a musical jam, Iggy.

When you make up music on the spot,
just for fun.

That's awesome,
and disappointing at the same time.

- [laughs] I'll get some strawberry jam.
- Sweet. Thanks, Mr. Twist.

One hour, everybody. One hour!

[whispers] Did your brother
turn into a human alarm clock?

No, he just promised
to be our stage manager.

As long as I get to open the show
with some of my magic.

I'm gonna pull a rabbit out of this hat.

- [squeaking]
- Huh?

[sighs] One hour.

An hour?
Oh, my gosh, I hope I practiced enough!

[growls] That's forever from now!

- Let's rehearse while we wait.
- Okay. I can get my nerves out.

I don't know exactly how that works,
but my mom always says it.

Great thinking.
First, we need a running order.

No one said anything about running!

No, a running order
is who plays first, second, and third.

We could all play together.

But then the audience
won't get to see each of our talents.

- Iggy, you'll go first.
- [gasps]

Your Boom-Boom Blaster
will really wake up the crowd!

But everybody will already be awake.

- It doesn't have to be too loud. Whoa!
- [cymbal crashes]

- Maybe I can just show it off.
- Ada will play her musical beakers next.

- DJ Beakers in the lab.
- [glass humming]

Then I'll play.

- [fingers crack]
- [piano plays out of tune]

- Uh… [coughs]
- [piano plays out of tune]

- [yowls]
- Huh? I've been practicing for weeks.

- And I'm really good.
- [classical orchestra plays]

When I play, it's like my fingers
are dancing across the keys.

Like I'm two-stepping over the ivories.

Like this.

- [piano plays out of tune]
- [yowls]

[both groan]

[growls] Where did all my talent go?

Aunt is gonna be so disappointed
when she hears me.

Know what might help? Science!

We could solve this problem
using the scientific method.

♪ Scientific method! ♪

♪ We have an observation ♪

♪ So we'll start with a question ♪

- Do research!
- Form a hypothesis.

♪ And test with experiments ♪

♪ What do we find out? ♪

♪ Let's draw a conclusion ♪

♪ Write it all down
And pass around the results ♪

♪ That's the scientific method! ♪

To start, we'll need...

A hippo-sissi-mist!

A hypothesis!
We're gonna imagine an explanation.

Oh! Oh! Oh! I've got a hypothesis! Frogs.

- Frogs?
- Go on.

One time when I was sick,
I sounded really funny

and my mom said I had frogs in my throat!
So maybe some got into the piano.

[frogs croak in harmony]

Let's test your hypothesis
by looking inside.

Nope. No frogs.

- [note sounds]
- [coughs] Just dust.

Or wicked fairy dust?

Maybe a fairy who hates music

could be trying to stop our recital
by sprinkling bad fairy dust everywhere.

Interesting theory. Let's test it.

There. No more dust.
Go ahead, Rosie. Play something.

- [piano plays out of tune]
- [yowls]

- [both groan]
- Guess it wasn't wicked fairy dust.

I was so sure.

Maybe it's my fingers. Great Aunt Rose
always talks about limbering them up.

Must be it.
Your fingers aren't warmed up.

Mm!

So we've just gotta give them
a good workout!

[drum line playing]

[sighs] My fingers are in tip-top shape.

- [piano plays out of tune]
- [yowls]

[sighs] We tried everything.

If we could see what was wrong,
then we could fix it!

[groans] Just leave me here
and do the recital around me.

Come on, Rosie!
Scientists don't quit. We've got grit.

Here comes the Jelly-Jiggler.

[muffled chords playing]

- [meows]
- Why is the Jelly-Jiggler jiggling?

Uh, the more important question is

what's that sound
and why is it getting louder?

- [jiggling]
- It's a Unicorn-a-saurus!

Take cover!

Uh, kids,
I don't think that's a Unicorn-a-saurus.

Just your dad warming up his bass
in the garage.

Your dad can make his bass
sound like a Unicorn-a-saurus? Cool!

Or the sound of dad's bass
was making the Jelly-Jiggler jiggle!

This we've gotta see.

[low rumble growing]

- Oh, hey, kids.
- Hi, Dad!

[bass playing]

The sound of Dad's bass
is making the Jelly-Jiggler jiggle.

I read about this and took some notes

in my Big Book
of Discoveries and Inventions.

Come on.

Where ya going? It's been a while,
but I didn't think I was that bad.

Loading the lab.

[thrilling music plays]

Here are my notes.

Sound pushes tiny air molecules around,
which turns them into sound waves.

Neat trick.

[Ada] We usually can't see the waves,
because they're teeny.

But Dad's bass is so loud

that the sound waves
hit the Jelly-Jiggler so hard it jiggles.

Like this!

[all] Whoo!

[all laughing]

Too bad we can't see
the sound of Rosie's playing.

Then we could figure out why it's so bad.

- Sorry, Rosie.
- Hey, it's the truth, Ruth.

[gasps] Iggy, you're a genius!

- I am?
- Own it, Iggy.

I mean, I am. I am!

Uh, why?

Because maybe there is a way
we can see Rosie's music.

With an oscilloscope.

Of course! An oh-silly-oh-scope! Uh…

I mean, oh-sill-oh… Nope, that's not it.

An oscilloscope.

A machine that shows sound
as lines on a monitor.

Oh! I'll design a simple one we can make.

Looks like we can make it with, let's see,

an old smartphone, a TV, an umbrella…

[gasps] And three jelly beans.

- What are the jelly beans for?
- My mouth.

- [laughter]
- Let's get to work!

[upbeat funk playing]

Great job, you two.
Now let's put this oscilloscope to work.

Okay, Rosie. Ready when you are.

Ten minutes 'til showtime.

[squeaking]

- What? How'd that get there?
- We've gotta hurry.

- [piano plays]
- [Iggy] The oscilloscope's working.

But is that what music
is supposed to look like?

It's so wonky.

Dad, play something funky.

You are in luck.
"Funky" is my middle name.

[funky bass line plays]

Now, that looks more musical.

That means it's in tune.

See the curved lines follow a pattern?
That's how you tell.

Wow! That is so cool!

Now you, Rosie.

- [plays out of tune]
- Oh!

Those two sounds look totally different.
Mr. Twist's funky music makes smooth lines

and the piano music makes wonky lines.

[sighs]

The smooth lines mean the bass is in tune,

so those wonky lines
must mean the piano is out of tune.

That's what it looks like,
and sounds like.

[gasps] Yay! It's not me or my talent.

Hmm, we can fix this.

We just have to tighten the strings
the right amount…

- [notes sound]
- …'til the piano is in tune.

Give me a bouncy C, Rosie.

- [note plays in tune]
- [gasps]

That should do it. Play something.

[piano, bass play in tune]

- Yay!
- I'm back!

The audience is here.
Zero minutes, people. Zero minutes.

- It's showtime!
- [triumphant music plays]

Cool!

- Yup.
- [meows]

- [audience] Oh!
- [Mr. Twist] Nice.

- [applause]
- Woo!

Ladies and gentlemen,
there's been a last-minute change.

Instead of playing solos,
my friends and I will play as a group.

That's how we solved a big problem today.
And that's how we work best. Together.

- Then we'd better get the toast.
- Why?

- Because it's time to jam!
- [drum solo]

[shrieks] But not too hard.

[all laugh]

[instruments harmonizing beautifully]

- [Mr. Twist] Hey! All right!
- [Arthur] Yeah!

[audience cheering] Okay! Yeah!

Hmm. [gasps]

I have an idea.
Let's meet another scientist. Come on!

[upbeat music playing]

Hi, I'm Susan Miziker.

And I'm Dr. Avila.
We're both doctors of audiology.

We're here today
to talk about how the ear works

and how you hear sound waves.

People come to us
when they have a hearing-related problem.

We measure how people hear,
whether you can hear soft whispers…

[whispers] Hi. How are you?

[shouts] Or loud sounds!

So the sound as I'm talking
travels all the way into…

- My ear.
- [Dr. Avila] There.

[Dr. Miziker] The ear funnels the sound
to the eardrum.

The eardrum vibrates with the sound wave,

then the little bones
that are attached behind the eardrum

send that vibration into the inner ear.

That's where the cochlea is.

The cochlea's very special,

because it turns the vibrations of sound
into signals that are sent to the brain

so that the brain
knows what you are hearing.

[Ada] Whoa!

Fun fact!

Earwax is actually good for you.

It protects you from particles of dust,
and bacteria, and fungal infections.

- Even insects from getting into your ear.
- [Ada] Gross!

Wasn't that cool? Science is the best!

[upbeat music playing]

[Ada speaking]

Hmm, just a few more colors
and this unicorn painting will be done.

Unicorns love color!

[Rosie hums]

Dance floor is almost ready.

And party hats are almost glittery enough.

- [meows]
- Oops.

- [meows]
- [laughs] You're part of the glitterati.

Ew! Now it's stuck to my finger.

Why can't you
ever get glitter off your finger?

- That's a question for "The Why Files."
- Great question.

I have a question. Why does it look like
a rainbow crashed into our backyard?

- We're having a party for…
- [triumphant music builds]

- [all] Intergalactic Unicorn Day!
- [Rosie grunts]

Never heard of it.

Does it have to have every color
in the rainbow? And confetti?

The colors are rule number one
for Intergalactic Unicorn Day.

The confetti
is Rosie Rule Number One for life.

Rule number two
of Intergalactic Unicorn Day,

you have to have a unicorn picnic outside.

And rule number three,
you have to do a unicorn dance called…

The Unicorn Stampede!

[all neighing, laughing]

- Hey!
- [gasps] Oops.

That was kinda fun.

Oh, phew!

You should come, Arthur.

Yeah. Unicorns love people.

The more, the merrier.
That's just basic math.

Hmm, maybe.

I'm gonna get some tennis practice in
before it rains.

Makes sense.
You wouldn't want to get caught in the…

- [all gasp]
- Rain?

[Ada] Uh-oh! Look at those clouds!

Well, not all clouds are rain clouds.
Right?

- Right. But those are.
- How do you know?

Because those are nimbostratus clouds.

Nimbo-what-us?

Nimbostratus. They're low, gray,
and spread flat across the sky.

When they show up, it usually means
there's going to be a lot of…

- [rain pouring]
- [meows]

- [all gasp]
- Rain! Quick, pack it up.

[all grunting]

Oh!

[sighs] Looks like everything's
still in good shape for the party.

What party?
We can't have a party in the rain.

Why not? Little known fact about unicorns.

They love the rain!

Or at least I do.

What's not to love?

I mean,
the moisture in the air forms clouds,

which turns into rain,
and that's so amazing.

But our stuff'll get all wet.
And so will we!

Hmm, maybe there's a way to have
our party in the rain without getting wet.

We need a brainstorm.

A rainstorm brainstorm! Woo-hoo!

♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm ♪

♪ Throw in every thought you've had
No idea is ever bad ♪

♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm ♪

♪ Gather up your friends
Try to find the how, the what, the why ♪

♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm! ♪

♪ Let our imaginations
Become great new creations ♪

♪ When we brainstorm, brainstorm
Brainstorm, brainstorm ♪

♪ Hey! ♪

[gasps] What if we made
a rain-away machine?

- [crackling]
- [triumphant music plays]

[birds chirping]

- Woo!
- Nice!

But building that might take a while

and Intergalactic Unicorn Day
will be over.

- Then this would be for nothing.
- So we need something else.

We can make a tent out of umbrellas.

But what about the spaces
between the umbrellas?

Definitely too holey.

But we could make a big umbrella tent.

Less holey,
so the rain won't fall on top of us.

But rain could blow in through the sides.

- Yeah, gotcha!
- True.

[all groan]

- [all sigh]
- We need to build something to cover us.

- Like a shed?
- Yeah!

That'll work! I'll start building now.

Hold your unicorns, Rosie.

We can't start building yet.
We need to design it first.

You know, think it through,
make a plan, draw it out.

You're right. I was super excited.
Got way ahead of myself.

- And that's what we love about you.
- [giggles]

Maybe a square shed.
Big enough for a Unicorn Stampede.

With a slanted roof. I love how they look!

How's this?

- Love it!
- Looks great!

So can I build it now?

- Yeah!
- Yup!

Yeah!

[all laugh]

[giggling]

[all gasp, sigh]

After we get our rain gear.

[upbeat music playing]

[twisting, pounding]

[Iggy] Amazing!

Our rain shed is done!

I love it! Let's test it.

[all laugh]

- We have a dance floor for the wet ground.
- And a picnic blanket.

- Looks like we can have a picnic.
- Fab! We need to test the walls

to see if they can take a…

[all] Unicorn Stampede?

[all neighing, laughing]

- [rattling]
- [cheering]

- [Rosie] Whoa!
- [Iggy] Uh…

The walls are caving in.

Quick! Out of the way!
Prance, unicorns, prance!

- [crashing]
- Yowza!

[Ada] Oh!

- [Iggy] Yikes!
- [Rosie] Boy.

- Bad news, we need another shed.
- Is there good news?

Puddles!

Woo!

[all laughing]

[gasps]

Guys, I know what we need
for our new shed!

We should put beams up
shaped like an "X," like that.

They're called crossbeams.
They'll support the walls!

My Great Aunt Rose taught me
when we built my dollhouse.

[groans]

[all cheer] Yes!

Now complete with crossbeams
and a stylish flat roof.

I love the design.

Me too. Let's test it.

First, picnic.

So far, so good. Roomy and dry.

Next, the Unicorn Stampede dance.

[all neighing, laughing]

[Rosie] Yeah!

[neighing continues]

Come on. Yee-haw!

The walls didn't cave in!

- [creaking]
- Huh?

[muttering] Roof falling.

- Can't move!
- [Iggy gasps]

Iggy!

- [all gasp]
- [crash]

Aw, phooey!
I really thought that was gonna work.

- [sighs] I thought so too.
- Let's dry off and think about this.

[sighs] We made two sheds,
but neither of them worked.

And if we don't fix it, we're gonna miss
Intergalactic Unicorn Day.

[sighs]

Hey, we're scientists, right?

- Right.
- Yeah.

- And do scientists quit?
- [both] No.

'Cause we've got grit!

Grit! Yeah!

- I don't know if I do.
- You do.

Let's look at what went wrong
so we can figure out how to make it right.

Hey, now you're speaking my language.

- Loading the lab.
- [Rosie] Awesome!

[cheering]

[thrilling music plays]

Okay, we recreated the sheds.
Let's check them out.

On my shed, the walls fell in.

Right. And on my shed, the walls
stayed up, but the roof collapsed.

So why didn't Rosie's walls cave in?

Maybe 'cause I used crossbeams.
But why did the roof collapse?

Rosie's roof was flat,

so all the rain collected on top,
then it got too heavy and collapsed.

The slanted roof was more
than just a cool design, Iggy.

It let the water roll off it. [gasps]

I think I just connected the polka dots.

Both sheds had stuff that worked
and stuff that didn't,

so what if we build a shed using the walls
from Rosie's to make it strong,

and the roof from Iggy's,
so the water runs off?

Oh! I like that!

Me too. Let's hurry so we can still enjoy…

[all] Intergalactic Unicorn Day!

- Yeah!
- Let's do it.

[all laugh]

[upbeat music playing]

[Ada] Awesome possum.

- Woo-hoo! Yes!
- Let's test it out.

It's perfect for a picnic.

And now, the moment of truth.

Unicorn Stampede!

[all neighing, laughing]

[neighing, laughing continue]

Hey, the walls aren't falling over.

- [Rosie] The roof is staying put!
- [Iggy] Wow!

Nice! Let's finish setting up.

[gasps] Oh, no, Rosie.

The rain smudged your painting.

Oh! It looks even better.
Unicorns love when colors mix together.

It's more magical.

Hey, cool shed.

Uh, wanna come in, Arthur?

- Sure.
- You need a party hat.

[laughs] One for you too, Mooshu!

[meows]

Ada, could you please
pass the rainbow sparkles?

[all laugh]

Mm, these rainbow sparkles are delicious.
Must be in season.

[all laugh]

I could use some, um,
sparkling rainbow juice!

Ah! Sparkling rainbow juice
is so refreshing.

Huh. Mooshu wants some too.

[all laugh]

Now, I think it's time for the…

[all] Unicorn Stampede!

[all neighing, laughing]

[upbeat music fades out]

Hmm. [gasps]

I have an idea.
Let's meet another scientist. Come on!

Hi, I'm Eletrice Harris
and I'm an architect.

Today, I'm gonna show you
one of the houses I designed.

[Ada] Let's go!

Any building or structure that you
walk into, an architect has designed it.

It could be a hospital,
a school, a library, your home.

So, for every structure that we design,
we do a set of plans.

And these are called blueprints.

And so the blueprints,
it shows the walls, it shows the windows,

it shows the doors.
We even put in where the toilet should be.

- [Ada] Hmm.
- [toilet flushes]

Just like we have skeletons in our body,
buildings have the same thing.

We call this our skeletal frame.

[Ada] Whoa!

One of the most important things
when building a structure or house

is to make sure
it will withstand the elements.

The rain, the wind, storms.

So the two structural components

that are important
to making a structure sound

are the beams, which are horizontal,

and columns that are vertical.

This is what a doorway
looks like in plans.

This is what it looks like
when we frame it out.

So this would be our beam
and these are our posts for the doorway.

So, here's a finished product
of a doorway.

And if you could imagine
that that beam is across the top

and the posts are along the sides.

Fun fact!

Architecture was a part of the Olympics.
To compete, you had to design

a sports-related structure.

[horns play]

Wasn't that cool? Science is the best!

[closing theme music playing]