The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2017-2021): Season 2, Episode 8 - Send in the Clouds - full transcript
The kids go looking for rain to test out Jyoti's latest invention, the autobrella, only to wind up with their heads stuck in the clouds.
[honking]
-Seat belts, everyone!
-Please, let this be a normal field trip.
With the Friz?
-[all] No way!
-Aw!
♪ Cruisin' on down Main Street
You're relaxed and feelin' good ♪
♪ Next thing that you know
You're seein' ♪
-Whoo-hoo!
-♪ What? ♪
♪ Octopus in the neighborhood! ♪
♪ Surfin' on a sound wave
Swingin' through the stars ♪
Yee-ha!
♪ Take a left at your intestine
Take your second right past Mars ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus
Navigate a nostril ♪
-Achoo!
-♪ Climb on the Magic School Bus ♪
-♪ Spank a plankton, too ♪
-[Jyoti] Take that!
♪ On our Magic School Bus
Raft a river of lava ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus
Such a fine thing to do ♪
♪ 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! ♪
[honking]
[birds chirping]
[sighs] I love looking up at the clouds.
So pretty. So inspiring.
-So...
-Late! Come on, Wanda.
Big event in the park today.
You don't want to miss it. Hurry!
-Well, we've got a great day for it.
-I'm worried about that, too.
All aboard, class!
[gasps] Oh, the luscious spring air.
The warmth of the sun's rays.
Not a cloud in the sky.
Isn't it such a beautiful day
for a field trip?
-I was hoping for rain.
-Why?
You'll see.
I'll show you my most revolutionary
game-changing-est invention yet.
[engine revving]
[Jyoti] Ta-da!
Uh, I hate to tell you this, Jyoti,
but the backpack's already been invented.
Accurate!
But this is no ordinary backpack.
It's a one-of-a-kind prototype
of my new creation.
Let's say you're hiking, doing archery,
or coding, or all of that.
You're busy, and so are your hands.
It starts to rain.
Do you stop what you're doing?
Not when you've got...
the Autobrella.
-Nice!
-How's it work?
In weather-spotting mode, the smart fabric
detects rain from a cloud.
-Huh?
-"Smart fabric"?
[Jyoti] Special material that tells
the difference between raindrops
and other kinds of waterdrops.
It triggers the umbrella function,
keeping the rain off and your hands free.
The Autobrella, it's got you covered.
-Wow, the Autobrella.
-Cool.
-When can we see this in action?
-[whirring]
[Jyoti] When I give a live demonstration
to the I.A.U.B.
The huh?
The International Association
of Umbrella Bigshots.
They'll help me turn my test model
into a global sensation.
Hmm. No clouds, no rain, right?
You're right as rain, Tim!
It would take a miracle to get rain today.
Or... I don't know,
just spitballing here... magic.
Ms. Frizzle, can we do it?
Could the School Bus help
with a bit of magic?
Huh. Well, I did just install
a new top-of-the-line
Vacu-Powered, Cloud-Grabbing,
Magical Rig-a-ma-Thingamajig.
-[clicks]
-[whirring]
Just point it at the cloud. We can take it
wherever your mechanically-inclined
mind desires.
[all] Yeah. Awesome!
Only, what happens when
the umbrella people start showing up?
-On it. I'll stall them till you get back.
-Perfect. Now let's find a cloud.
Ooh, I can't wait.
Clouds are so majestic,
and beautiful, and awe-inspiring.
And full of rain. Come on.
[laughter]
Huh.
There's one. [gasps] It's beautiful, too.
Beautiful, schmutiful.
Let's hope it's full of rain.
-Can we grab it, Ms. Frizzle?
-Initiating magical rigamajig rigamarole.
[beeping]
[whirring]
-Guys? The umbrella people are here.
-Right.
With super-fancy umbrellas.
Well, just wait till they see mine.
Keep them happy till we get there.
-Copy that.
-[earpiece beeps]
Ladies and gentlemen,
before our main event this afternoon,
let me astound you and confound you
with Ralphie's balloon-animal-palooza!
[balloons squeaking]
Ta-da! A bunny.
[phone buzzing]
Uh, make that an octobunny.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen,
-the amazing exploding octobunny.
-[sighs]
-[earpiece beeps]
-Jyoti? Where are you guys?
[Jyoti] Right above you.
[whirring]
Now, rain time.
So where's the water in this cloud?
Actually, Jyoti,
water isn't inside the clouds,
it isthe clouds.
According to my research,
clouds are made of tiny water droplets.
So how do we make it rain, then?
Maybe we need to take a closer peek
at these water droplets.
A delightfully drippy idea, Keesha.
Let's be what we see.
-[Frizzle] Enjoy the droplets, kids.
-[all] Whoa!
Whoa! Did it get windier up here?
According to my calculations,
the wind's the same,
but we're a lot lighter.
Look what else is getting tossed around.
These must be droplets
that make up the cloud.
Yep. They're water, all right.
But where does it come from?
Hello. Remember when Jyoti made
that three-in-one Gizmo that Goes?
Yes. She used the three states of matter.
-Ice when it's a solid.
-Water when it's a liquid.
And water vapor when it's a gas.
Which condenses when it cools again.
And turns back to a liquid.
And a water droplet is born.
But they're not falling to the ground.
Then let's grab droplets and throw them
down to the park. Come on.
[balloon squeaks]
Voilà! A poodle? A squid? A "squoodle"?
With, uh, a hump and three extra toes.
-How cool is that?
-[yawns]
Wait. Don't leave.
Who wants to see a bonobo and a dodo
fighting a komodo? Anyone?
-[beeps]
-Jyoti. We need rain.
-On it.
-[wind howling]
[Carlos grunts]
Frustrating. The air currents keep blowing
the droplets back up again.
Is this why clouds float?
The droplets are too light to fall
through the air currents?
Which means raindrops have to be
heavy enough to get through them.
Delightful deduction, Jyoti.
Bus, if you please.
[horn honks, beeps]
[Frizzle] See? It takes a million droplets
to make a single raindrop.
A million? That's one drop
for every time I wished I'd stayed home.
Realization. These droplets are too small
and far apart to make raindrops.
We've got a cloud that can't make rain.
-[beeps]
-We need more time, Ralphie.
How's it going down there?
-[beeps]
-Great, once I start the sing-along.
♪ Itsy-bitsy spider
Went up the water spout ♪
♪ Down came the rain... ♪
Or it will soon, promise.
Jyoti, they're leaving.
What do you want me to do?
Uh, hang on, Ralphie.
We're coming. Don't let them leave.
[engines revving]
Come back, I.A.U.B. Pretty please?
Oh, no. I missed my big chance
to prove the awesomeness of my Autobrella!
Bummer. Curious, though.
Does it have a teardrop mode?
[beeps]
Impressive.
[birds chirping]
I don't... [grunts] get it.
I know rain comes from... [grunts] clouds.
So why was the cloud we towed
to the park such a dud?
"Dud"? Are you kidding? It was...
Majestic, beautiful, awesome. I get it.
The fact is,
it was the wrong kind of cloud.
Then let's find the right kind
and get this umbrella show
back on the umbrella road.
Intriguing. But that would mean
getting the crowd back, and...
They'll be back. I just talked
to my Uncle DD, a DJ for WMSB.
DJ DD, the Duke of Drivetime?
[giggles] Mm-hmm. And he's gonna dish
on the demo with dazzling dialogue.
[DJ DD]
Welcome to Wednesday, Walkervillians.
According to my research,
you can check out
a rain-controlled invention in action,
-today only.
-[yawns]
You know what that means! Everyone!
[all] To the bus!
[whirring]
Look, more clouds.
But they're really up high.
Ms. Frizzle, can we set a course
for 90 degrees due up?
I'm on it. Next stop, 25,000 feet.
Come on! Let's find a rain cloud.
-[Keesha] Whoa!
-[Tim] Whee-ee!
[Jyoti] Whoa!
Man, even at full size,
it's windy up here.
[Arnold] And cold!
Speak for yourselves.
I am so getting the hang of... agh!
Hi there, high-spirited high-flyers.
High altitude means
we're closer to space than to Earth.
It also means high winds
and low temperatures.
I'll "brr-rr" to that.
While we're here,
I'd like you to meet a formation friend
unique to high altitudes. A cirrus cloud.
So delicate and wispy and white.
According to my research,
cirrus means "hair" in Latin.
Makes sense. Look!
Intriguing. But as long as it makes rain,
I don't care what language it's in.
We'd better have a closer look
at these droplets.
-Uh-oh. That means...
-[remote beeps]
Shrinking. Oh, man!
My underwear's never the right size after.
Revelation!
The water droplets in this cloud
aren't water droplets. They're ice!
And they're as tiny as the droplets
in the other cloud.
And too light to fall, too.
So cirrus clouds can't make rain either?
Disappointing. Cirrus-ly.
-[all] Carlos!
-[chuckles]
Well, then, let's find some more clouds.
[remote beeps]
Hi, kids. Did you have an "ice" time?
[chuckles]
Aww, I still think you're special,
little cirrus cloud.
And I bet Ms. Frizzle won't mind
if we bring back one extra cloud.
[beeps, whirrs]
[chugging]
Perfect. And no one even noticed.
A curious cloud.
Thin and foggy, in layers.
Like cozy, comforting sheets.
Yeah. It might look cozy.
It's a little too damp for naps, though.
Been there, done that, got wet.
[DA laughs] It's called cirrostratus.
"Cirro" because...
[Tim] Let me guess.
Because it looks
like the wispy cirrus clouds.
-And I bet "stratus" means layers.
-Yep.
[monitor beeping]
And it's made of tiny ice particles, too.
So cirrostratus clouds don't rain, either.
Ugh, disappointing. Now what do we do?
[Ralphie]
Jyoti, check out these bad boys.
Don't feel bad, cirrostratus.
They may not appreciate you, but I do.
You can come home with me, too.
-[switch beeps]
-[whirring]
This cloud's totally different.
It's made of little heaps.
-[beeps]
-A cirrocumulus cloud.
"Cumulus" is Latin for heap or pile.
So that means at the end of my bed,
-I've got a "cumulus" of dirty socks.
-[all chuckle]
Wow. So if the last one looks
like a cozy sheet,
this one's like a cushy, wet comforter.
[monitor beeping]
But the particles are small and icy.
So no rain.
I'm seeing a pattern here.
Maybe high-altitude clouds don't rain.
Perceptive! I proudly present
the Pattern Pinpointer Prize.
Then we'd better check some clouds
lower down. And fast!
Hey, that's middle altitude.
I'll see you there.
Ready, set, dive.
I can't believe they just took off on you
like that, cirrocumulus clouds.
Well, I'm gonna take one of you
cushy beauties home.
Uh, make that two.
-[switch beeps]
-[whirring]
10,000 feet. Three and a half times higher
than the world's tallest building.
It's warmer here.
[grunts] And the clouds look thicker.
And grayer. Hopefully that means rainier.
This fluffy one looks more promising
than those wispy-thin cirrus ones.
[monitor beeping]
Altocumulus. They're darker
because they hold more moisture.
Which is what I need.
Altocumulus, don't fail me now.
The water droplets are liquid, and bigger.
But still so tiny.
No match for the wind up here.
[Wanda] What about this thick cloud?
You've seen the cozy sheet
and the wet comforter.
Now here's a very soggy mattress.
[monitor beeping]
Altostratus.
Alto, like in the middle of a choir.
And stratus for layers again.
But it's not a rain cloud, either.
Then there's nowhere to go but down.
Let's meet at the low-altitude clouds.
Oh, how can I not add you guys
to my collection?
You're so squishy.
[beeps]
I need rain, and I need it now.
Let's do this.
[beeps]
[beeping]
-Stratus cloud.
-Not a rain cloud.
[beeps]
[DA] Stratocumulus cloud.
[Jyoti] Not a rain cloud.
[DA] Cumulus cloud.
[Jyoti] The first kind of cloud we found
today. Definitely not a rain cloud.
[beeping]
Lenticular cloud. Wow! Shaped by the wind.
And looks totally like a flying saucer.
Science fiction-y, yes. Rain cloud, no!
Well, since no one else wants them.
-[switch beeps]
-[whirring]
[digital voice] Warning.
Capacity reached. Enough clouds already.
Aw, come on. Just one more?
[digital voice]
Okay, just one. But then, that's it.
-[beeps]
-[whirring]
Let me think. The lower we go,
the more water is in these clouds.
And the darker they get.
So we need to find a low cloud
that's as dark as possi...
Whoa! That's what I'm talking about.
[wind howling]
Check out how dark it is.
It's like the burnt pizza crust of clouds.
Sorry. Missed lunch.
Makes sense.
Before, the droplets were small
and spread apart.
Lots of light could get through.
Here, the droplets are closer and bigger.
It's harder for light to get through.
Encouraging. But are the droplets
big enough to make rain?
[beeping]
[Jyoti] These are definitely jumbo-sized.
If they keep smashing into each other
and merging...
Oh, there could be rain any time now.
Yep, it's a nimbostratus.
The kind that make a slow, steady drizzle.
All we have to do is grab it
with the Vacu-Powered
Magical Rig-a-ma-Thingamajig,
and what in the...?
[alarm beeping]
Um, hi, everybody.
Wanda?
What are you doing
with all these clouds?
I couldn't help it. Those other clouds
you didn't want were so amazing.
Understood. But they don't make rain.
Jyoti, wait! If I can't keep them,
we should take them back
where we got them.
No time. Sorry, Wanda.
Initiating Cloud Release.
[whines]
[sighs] Bye, guys.
I'll be watching for you.
Oh, no.
They're merging.
-Getting darker.
-And taller.
And bigger droplet-ier. [gasps]
What a curious conundrum, class.
[Frizzle] By combining different clouds,
you've concocted a cuckoo,
cray-cray cumulonimbus cloud.
Whoa! It's massive.
Goes from low altitude, all the way up.
Uh-oh. I've heard of these.
Not only is it the biggest kind
of cloud by far, it's also...
-[thunder rumbling]
-a storm cloud!
[all screaming]
Can't you guys handle a little turbulence?
This is eas... whoa!
Good thinking, Ralphie.
All aboard, everybody.
Hang on, everyone!
[alarm beeping]
Oopsy. The shook-up, shell-shocked
ShrinkerScope shattered.
-Which means...
-More shrinking!
This could get uncomfortable!
[all screaming]
-Why did I collect so many clouds?
-Why was I in such a hurry?
[both] How do we get out of this?
[all] Whoa!
Whoa!
[Carlos]
Whoa! Now it's raining, all right!
These drops are totally heavy enough
to fall.
[Frizzle] There's something else
heavy enough to fall, too.
I'll give you a hint.
It's yellow, it's magic...
[Arnold] No, don't go!
[Frizzle]
Oh, stick together, and you'll be fine.
-[DA] No, wait!
-Please wait!
"Stick together"?
What does that mean? [screams]
Great. Wise, cryptic advice,
just when we need clarity.
You heard her. Nobody go too far. Uh-oh.
[all] Jyoti!
Help!
[groans]
We're too light to fight these winds.
Guys. I know what Ms. Frizzle meant.
The bus fell because it's heavy.
Get everybody together
and we'll be heavy, too,
like droplets making a raindrop.
You heard Jyoti. Grab hands!
[Jyoti] Whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
-Jyoti, grab on!
-Ugh! I can't... get to you.
[groans] It's this Autobrella.
Dilemma. My high-tech device
is a low-tech nightmare.
Sorry, one-of-a-kind,
never-before-seen technology.
Here I come, you guys.
Brace for impact. Smooth.
[all screaming]
Hi, kids! Ooh, nice landing.
Nice job sticking together.
Very raindrop-esque.
[laughter]
[laughter]
Bummer. All these busy, important people
came all this way, just to be let down.
Twice.
Oh, yeah? I wouldn't be so sure.
Watch this.
[bus door opens]
Hi, everybody. I'd like to take a moment
to not apologize.
I know I promised you all
some cool technology.
But thanks to Wanda,
I see I was kind of missing the point.
My tech was just giving everyone a reason
to notlook at the sky.
And that's just the opposite
of what we should be doing.
I mean, look at that.
-Wow.
-[man in cap] Whoa.
-That's beautiful!
-Amazing.
[camera shutter clicks]
"The daughter of Earth and Water,
and the nursling of the Sky."
Ms. Frizzle? Did you just make that up?
[chuckles] No. Just a little something
by my Great-great-uncle Shelley.
I think he liked clouds, too.
Sorry I ruined your demo, Jyoti.
Third time's the charm, maybe?
Unnecessary.
Because I've got an even better idea
for an invention.
Presenting, the brand new,
never-before-seen Umbrellook. Cool, huh?
Hmm.
Um, I hate to tell you this, but the clear
umbrella's already been invented.
No way. Not this one. Check it out.
[Jyoti] All the data you could ever want.
-[Arnold] Awesome!
-[Wanda] Cirrostratus, high altitude!
-[Ralphie] Altostratus. I love those.
-I love them all.
It's got cumuluses of information.
Does it tell you
if it's going to rain, too?
Sure it can. But so can you.
Just look up. The answer's in the clouds.
-[beeping]
-[indistinct radio chatter]
[phones ringing]
[boy] Hi, I'm looking
forThe Magic School Bus.
-Is this The Magic School Bus?
-Magic School Bus?
-[boy 2] Is this The Magic School Bus?
-Hi, I'm looking for The Magic School Bus.
[girl and boy 3] Magic School Bus?
-[chattering]
-[boy 4] Magic School Bus?
-[boy 5 speaking Spanish]
-[girl 2 speaking French]
[girl 3] I'd like to speak
toThe Magic School Bus, please.
[Professor humming]
[phone ringing]
Professor Frizzle,
PhDeveloping a new skill set.
[kid] Hi! About the clouds episode,
wouldn't a cloud fall apart
if a bus pulled it?
[Professor] If you've ever
walked around on a foggy day,
you know how airy a cloud is,
because fog is just a cloud
at ground level.
So you're right, you couldn't tow a cloud
any more than you could tow fog.
-[kid] So that part was magic.
-[Professor] Yep. That's how we roll.
[kid]
What makes clouds stick together?
Why don't the droplets spread out
in the air?
[Professor] Clouds form
because there's something different
about the air in the cloud
from the air around it.
Maybe less dense
or a different temperature,
so the cloud sticks together.
But sometimes edges of clouds aren't clear
where the cloud mixes with regular air.
And some, like stratus clouds,
actually do spread out a lot.
[kid] Cool. Last question:
how do I know if rain's on the way?
Like this... gray, dark clouds
hold more water,
so they're more likely to rain.
And when clouds pile high
into a massive cloud mountain,
a thunder-storming cumulonimbus
may be forming.
Time to get inside.
[kid] What's the next episode about?
I'd love to tell you,
but I've got to catch a friend
who's swinging by,
and I don't want to miss them. Hep!
[theme music playing]
-Seat belts, everyone!
-Please, let this be a normal field trip.
With the Friz?
-[all] No way!
-Aw!
♪ Cruisin' on down Main Street
You're relaxed and feelin' good ♪
♪ Next thing that you know
You're seein' ♪
-Whoo-hoo!
-♪ What? ♪
♪ Octopus in the neighborhood! ♪
♪ Surfin' on a sound wave
Swingin' through the stars ♪
Yee-ha!
♪ Take a left at your intestine
Take your second right past Mars ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus
Navigate a nostril ♪
-Achoo!
-♪ Climb on the Magic School Bus ♪
-♪ Spank a plankton, too ♪
-[Jyoti] Take that!
♪ On our Magic School Bus
Raft a river of lava ♪
♪ On the Magic School Bus
Such a fine thing to do ♪
♪ 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! ♪
[honking]
[birds chirping]
[sighs] I love looking up at the clouds.
So pretty. So inspiring.
-So...
-Late! Come on, Wanda.
Big event in the park today.
You don't want to miss it. Hurry!
-Well, we've got a great day for it.
-I'm worried about that, too.
All aboard, class!
[gasps] Oh, the luscious spring air.
The warmth of the sun's rays.
Not a cloud in the sky.
Isn't it such a beautiful day
for a field trip?
-I was hoping for rain.
-Why?
You'll see.
I'll show you my most revolutionary
game-changing-est invention yet.
[engine revving]
[Jyoti] Ta-da!
Uh, I hate to tell you this, Jyoti,
but the backpack's already been invented.
Accurate!
But this is no ordinary backpack.
It's a one-of-a-kind prototype
of my new creation.
Let's say you're hiking, doing archery,
or coding, or all of that.
You're busy, and so are your hands.
It starts to rain.
Do you stop what you're doing?
Not when you've got...
the Autobrella.
-Nice!
-How's it work?
In weather-spotting mode, the smart fabric
detects rain from a cloud.
-Huh?
-"Smart fabric"?
[Jyoti] Special material that tells
the difference between raindrops
and other kinds of waterdrops.
It triggers the umbrella function,
keeping the rain off and your hands free.
The Autobrella, it's got you covered.
-Wow, the Autobrella.
-Cool.
-When can we see this in action?
-[whirring]
[Jyoti] When I give a live demonstration
to the I.A.U.B.
The huh?
The International Association
of Umbrella Bigshots.
They'll help me turn my test model
into a global sensation.
Hmm. No clouds, no rain, right?
You're right as rain, Tim!
It would take a miracle to get rain today.
Or... I don't know,
just spitballing here... magic.
Ms. Frizzle, can we do it?
Could the School Bus help
with a bit of magic?
Huh. Well, I did just install
a new top-of-the-line
Vacu-Powered, Cloud-Grabbing,
Magical Rig-a-ma-Thingamajig.
-[clicks]
-[whirring]
Just point it at the cloud. We can take it
wherever your mechanically-inclined
mind desires.
[all] Yeah. Awesome!
Only, what happens when
the umbrella people start showing up?
-On it. I'll stall them till you get back.
-Perfect. Now let's find a cloud.
Ooh, I can't wait.
Clouds are so majestic,
and beautiful, and awe-inspiring.
And full of rain. Come on.
[laughter]
Huh.
There's one. [gasps] It's beautiful, too.
Beautiful, schmutiful.
Let's hope it's full of rain.
-Can we grab it, Ms. Frizzle?
-Initiating magical rigamajig rigamarole.
[beeping]
[whirring]
-Guys? The umbrella people are here.
-Right.
With super-fancy umbrellas.
Well, just wait till they see mine.
Keep them happy till we get there.
-Copy that.
-[earpiece beeps]
Ladies and gentlemen,
before our main event this afternoon,
let me astound you and confound you
with Ralphie's balloon-animal-palooza!
[balloons squeaking]
Ta-da! A bunny.
[phone buzzing]
Uh, make that an octobunny.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen,
-the amazing exploding octobunny.
-[sighs]
-[earpiece beeps]
-Jyoti? Where are you guys?
[Jyoti] Right above you.
[whirring]
Now, rain time.
So where's the water in this cloud?
Actually, Jyoti,
water isn't inside the clouds,
it isthe clouds.
According to my research,
clouds are made of tiny water droplets.
So how do we make it rain, then?
Maybe we need to take a closer peek
at these water droplets.
A delightfully drippy idea, Keesha.
Let's be what we see.
-[Frizzle] Enjoy the droplets, kids.
-[all] Whoa!
Whoa! Did it get windier up here?
According to my calculations,
the wind's the same,
but we're a lot lighter.
Look what else is getting tossed around.
These must be droplets
that make up the cloud.
Yep. They're water, all right.
But where does it come from?
Hello. Remember when Jyoti made
that three-in-one Gizmo that Goes?
Yes. She used the three states of matter.
-Ice when it's a solid.
-Water when it's a liquid.
And water vapor when it's a gas.
Which condenses when it cools again.
And turns back to a liquid.
And a water droplet is born.
But they're not falling to the ground.
Then let's grab droplets and throw them
down to the park. Come on.
[balloon squeaks]
Voilà! A poodle? A squid? A "squoodle"?
With, uh, a hump and three extra toes.
-How cool is that?
-[yawns]
Wait. Don't leave.
Who wants to see a bonobo and a dodo
fighting a komodo? Anyone?
-[beeps]
-Jyoti. We need rain.
-On it.
-[wind howling]
[Carlos grunts]
Frustrating. The air currents keep blowing
the droplets back up again.
Is this why clouds float?
The droplets are too light to fall
through the air currents?
Which means raindrops have to be
heavy enough to get through them.
Delightful deduction, Jyoti.
Bus, if you please.
[horn honks, beeps]
[Frizzle] See? It takes a million droplets
to make a single raindrop.
A million? That's one drop
for every time I wished I'd stayed home.
Realization. These droplets are too small
and far apart to make raindrops.
We've got a cloud that can't make rain.
-[beeps]
-We need more time, Ralphie.
How's it going down there?
-[beeps]
-Great, once I start the sing-along.
♪ Itsy-bitsy spider
Went up the water spout ♪
♪ Down came the rain... ♪
Or it will soon, promise.
Jyoti, they're leaving.
What do you want me to do?
Uh, hang on, Ralphie.
We're coming. Don't let them leave.
[engines revving]
Come back, I.A.U.B. Pretty please?
Oh, no. I missed my big chance
to prove the awesomeness of my Autobrella!
Bummer. Curious, though.
Does it have a teardrop mode?
[beeps]
Impressive.
[birds chirping]
I don't... [grunts] get it.
I know rain comes from... [grunts] clouds.
So why was the cloud we towed
to the park such a dud?
"Dud"? Are you kidding? It was...
Majestic, beautiful, awesome. I get it.
The fact is,
it was the wrong kind of cloud.
Then let's find the right kind
and get this umbrella show
back on the umbrella road.
Intriguing. But that would mean
getting the crowd back, and...
They'll be back. I just talked
to my Uncle DD, a DJ for WMSB.
DJ DD, the Duke of Drivetime?
[giggles] Mm-hmm. And he's gonna dish
on the demo with dazzling dialogue.
[DJ DD]
Welcome to Wednesday, Walkervillians.
According to my research,
you can check out
a rain-controlled invention in action,
-today only.
-[yawns]
You know what that means! Everyone!
[all] To the bus!
[whirring]
Look, more clouds.
But they're really up high.
Ms. Frizzle, can we set a course
for 90 degrees due up?
I'm on it. Next stop, 25,000 feet.
Come on! Let's find a rain cloud.
-[Keesha] Whoa!
-[Tim] Whee-ee!
[Jyoti] Whoa!
Man, even at full size,
it's windy up here.
[Arnold] And cold!
Speak for yourselves.
I am so getting the hang of... agh!
Hi there, high-spirited high-flyers.
High altitude means
we're closer to space than to Earth.
It also means high winds
and low temperatures.
I'll "brr-rr" to that.
While we're here,
I'd like you to meet a formation friend
unique to high altitudes. A cirrus cloud.
So delicate and wispy and white.
According to my research,
cirrus means "hair" in Latin.
Makes sense. Look!
Intriguing. But as long as it makes rain,
I don't care what language it's in.
We'd better have a closer look
at these droplets.
-Uh-oh. That means...
-[remote beeps]
Shrinking. Oh, man!
My underwear's never the right size after.
Revelation!
The water droplets in this cloud
aren't water droplets. They're ice!
And they're as tiny as the droplets
in the other cloud.
And too light to fall, too.
So cirrus clouds can't make rain either?
Disappointing. Cirrus-ly.
-[all] Carlos!
-[chuckles]
Well, then, let's find some more clouds.
[remote beeps]
Hi, kids. Did you have an "ice" time?
[chuckles]
Aww, I still think you're special,
little cirrus cloud.
And I bet Ms. Frizzle won't mind
if we bring back one extra cloud.
[beeps, whirrs]
[chugging]
Perfect. And no one even noticed.
A curious cloud.
Thin and foggy, in layers.
Like cozy, comforting sheets.
Yeah. It might look cozy.
It's a little too damp for naps, though.
Been there, done that, got wet.
[DA laughs] It's called cirrostratus.
"Cirro" because...
[Tim] Let me guess.
Because it looks
like the wispy cirrus clouds.
-And I bet "stratus" means layers.
-Yep.
[monitor beeping]
And it's made of tiny ice particles, too.
So cirrostratus clouds don't rain, either.
Ugh, disappointing. Now what do we do?
[Ralphie]
Jyoti, check out these bad boys.
Don't feel bad, cirrostratus.
They may not appreciate you, but I do.
You can come home with me, too.
-[switch beeps]
-[whirring]
This cloud's totally different.
It's made of little heaps.
-[beeps]
-A cirrocumulus cloud.
"Cumulus" is Latin for heap or pile.
So that means at the end of my bed,
-I've got a "cumulus" of dirty socks.
-[all chuckle]
Wow. So if the last one looks
like a cozy sheet,
this one's like a cushy, wet comforter.
[monitor beeping]
But the particles are small and icy.
So no rain.
I'm seeing a pattern here.
Maybe high-altitude clouds don't rain.
Perceptive! I proudly present
the Pattern Pinpointer Prize.
Then we'd better check some clouds
lower down. And fast!
Hey, that's middle altitude.
I'll see you there.
Ready, set, dive.
I can't believe they just took off on you
like that, cirrocumulus clouds.
Well, I'm gonna take one of you
cushy beauties home.
Uh, make that two.
-[switch beeps]
-[whirring]
10,000 feet. Three and a half times higher
than the world's tallest building.
It's warmer here.
[grunts] And the clouds look thicker.
And grayer. Hopefully that means rainier.
This fluffy one looks more promising
than those wispy-thin cirrus ones.
[monitor beeping]
Altocumulus. They're darker
because they hold more moisture.
Which is what I need.
Altocumulus, don't fail me now.
The water droplets are liquid, and bigger.
But still so tiny.
No match for the wind up here.
[Wanda] What about this thick cloud?
You've seen the cozy sheet
and the wet comforter.
Now here's a very soggy mattress.
[monitor beeping]
Altostratus.
Alto, like in the middle of a choir.
And stratus for layers again.
But it's not a rain cloud, either.
Then there's nowhere to go but down.
Let's meet at the low-altitude clouds.
Oh, how can I not add you guys
to my collection?
You're so squishy.
[beeps]
I need rain, and I need it now.
Let's do this.
[beeps]
[beeping]
-Stratus cloud.
-Not a rain cloud.
[beeps]
[DA] Stratocumulus cloud.
[Jyoti] Not a rain cloud.
[DA] Cumulus cloud.
[Jyoti] The first kind of cloud we found
today. Definitely not a rain cloud.
[beeping]
Lenticular cloud. Wow! Shaped by the wind.
And looks totally like a flying saucer.
Science fiction-y, yes. Rain cloud, no!
Well, since no one else wants them.
-[switch beeps]
-[whirring]
[digital voice] Warning.
Capacity reached. Enough clouds already.
Aw, come on. Just one more?
[digital voice]
Okay, just one. But then, that's it.
-[beeps]
-[whirring]
Let me think. The lower we go,
the more water is in these clouds.
And the darker they get.
So we need to find a low cloud
that's as dark as possi...
Whoa! That's what I'm talking about.
[wind howling]
Check out how dark it is.
It's like the burnt pizza crust of clouds.
Sorry. Missed lunch.
Makes sense.
Before, the droplets were small
and spread apart.
Lots of light could get through.
Here, the droplets are closer and bigger.
It's harder for light to get through.
Encouraging. But are the droplets
big enough to make rain?
[beeping]
[Jyoti] These are definitely jumbo-sized.
If they keep smashing into each other
and merging...
Oh, there could be rain any time now.
Yep, it's a nimbostratus.
The kind that make a slow, steady drizzle.
All we have to do is grab it
with the Vacu-Powered
Magical Rig-a-ma-Thingamajig,
and what in the...?
[alarm beeping]
Um, hi, everybody.
Wanda?
What are you doing
with all these clouds?
I couldn't help it. Those other clouds
you didn't want were so amazing.
Understood. But they don't make rain.
Jyoti, wait! If I can't keep them,
we should take them back
where we got them.
No time. Sorry, Wanda.
Initiating Cloud Release.
[whines]
[sighs] Bye, guys.
I'll be watching for you.
Oh, no.
They're merging.
-Getting darker.
-And taller.
And bigger droplet-ier. [gasps]
What a curious conundrum, class.
[Frizzle] By combining different clouds,
you've concocted a cuckoo,
cray-cray cumulonimbus cloud.
Whoa! It's massive.
Goes from low altitude, all the way up.
Uh-oh. I've heard of these.
Not only is it the biggest kind
of cloud by far, it's also...
-[thunder rumbling]
-a storm cloud!
[all screaming]
Can't you guys handle a little turbulence?
This is eas... whoa!
Good thinking, Ralphie.
All aboard, everybody.
Hang on, everyone!
[alarm beeping]
Oopsy. The shook-up, shell-shocked
ShrinkerScope shattered.
-Which means...
-More shrinking!
This could get uncomfortable!
[all screaming]
-Why did I collect so many clouds?
-Why was I in such a hurry?
[both] How do we get out of this?
[all] Whoa!
Whoa!
[Carlos]
Whoa! Now it's raining, all right!
These drops are totally heavy enough
to fall.
[Frizzle] There's something else
heavy enough to fall, too.
I'll give you a hint.
It's yellow, it's magic...
[Arnold] No, don't go!
[Frizzle]
Oh, stick together, and you'll be fine.
-[DA] No, wait!
-Please wait!
"Stick together"?
What does that mean? [screams]
Great. Wise, cryptic advice,
just when we need clarity.
You heard her. Nobody go too far. Uh-oh.
[all] Jyoti!
Help!
[groans]
We're too light to fight these winds.
Guys. I know what Ms. Frizzle meant.
The bus fell because it's heavy.
Get everybody together
and we'll be heavy, too,
like droplets making a raindrop.
You heard Jyoti. Grab hands!
[Jyoti] Whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
-Jyoti, grab on!
-Ugh! I can't... get to you.
[groans] It's this Autobrella.
Dilemma. My high-tech device
is a low-tech nightmare.
Sorry, one-of-a-kind,
never-before-seen technology.
Here I come, you guys.
Brace for impact. Smooth.
[all screaming]
Hi, kids! Ooh, nice landing.
Nice job sticking together.
Very raindrop-esque.
[laughter]
[laughter]
Bummer. All these busy, important people
came all this way, just to be let down.
Twice.
Oh, yeah? I wouldn't be so sure.
Watch this.
[bus door opens]
Hi, everybody. I'd like to take a moment
to not apologize.
I know I promised you all
some cool technology.
But thanks to Wanda,
I see I was kind of missing the point.
My tech was just giving everyone a reason
to notlook at the sky.
And that's just the opposite
of what we should be doing.
I mean, look at that.
-Wow.
-[man in cap] Whoa.
-That's beautiful!
-Amazing.
[camera shutter clicks]
"The daughter of Earth and Water,
and the nursling of the Sky."
Ms. Frizzle? Did you just make that up?
[chuckles] No. Just a little something
by my Great-great-uncle Shelley.
I think he liked clouds, too.
Sorry I ruined your demo, Jyoti.
Third time's the charm, maybe?
Unnecessary.
Because I've got an even better idea
for an invention.
Presenting, the brand new,
never-before-seen Umbrellook. Cool, huh?
Hmm.
Um, I hate to tell you this, but the clear
umbrella's already been invented.
No way. Not this one. Check it out.
[Jyoti] All the data you could ever want.
-[Arnold] Awesome!
-[Wanda] Cirrostratus, high altitude!
-[Ralphie] Altostratus. I love those.
-I love them all.
It's got cumuluses of information.
Does it tell you
if it's going to rain, too?
Sure it can. But so can you.
Just look up. The answer's in the clouds.
-[beeping]
-[indistinct radio chatter]
[phones ringing]
[boy] Hi, I'm looking
forThe Magic School Bus.
-Is this The Magic School Bus?
-Magic School Bus?
-[boy 2] Is this The Magic School Bus?
-Hi, I'm looking for The Magic School Bus.
[girl and boy 3] Magic School Bus?
-[chattering]
-[boy 4] Magic School Bus?
-[boy 5 speaking Spanish]
-[girl 2 speaking French]
[girl 3] I'd like to speak
toThe Magic School Bus, please.
[Professor humming]
[phone ringing]
Professor Frizzle,
PhDeveloping a new skill set.
[kid] Hi! About the clouds episode,
wouldn't a cloud fall apart
if a bus pulled it?
[Professor] If you've ever
walked around on a foggy day,
you know how airy a cloud is,
because fog is just a cloud
at ground level.
So you're right, you couldn't tow a cloud
any more than you could tow fog.
-[kid] So that part was magic.
-[Professor] Yep. That's how we roll.
[kid]
What makes clouds stick together?
Why don't the droplets spread out
in the air?
[Professor] Clouds form
because there's something different
about the air in the cloud
from the air around it.
Maybe less dense
or a different temperature,
so the cloud sticks together.
But sometimes edges of clouds aren't clear
where the cloud mixes with regular air.
And some, like stratus clouds,
actually do spread out a lot.
[kid] Cool. Last question:
how do I know if rain's on the way?
Like this... gray, dark clouds
hold more water,
so they're more likely to rain.
And when clouds pile high
into a massive cloud mountain,
a thunder-storming cumulonimbus
may be forming.
Time to get inside.
[kid] What's the next episode about?
I'd love to tell you,
but I've got to catch a friend
who's swinging by,
and I don't want to miss them. Hep!
[theme music playing]