42. Goes to Mussel Beach.
Topic: Tidal Zones.
Written by: John May, George Arthur Bloom, Jocelyn Stevenson.
Aired: 19 October 1997.
Topic: Tidal Zones.
Written by: John May, George Arthur Bloom, Jocelyn Stevenson.
Aired: 19 October 1997.
The class has gone to the beach, but Ralphie insists on keeping the class in one spot, which the rest of the class think is the most rotten spot on the beach, being crowded with other people. Ralphie, however, insists that this is where they want to be. Ms. Frizzle hears that "Uncle Shelby" needs a special spot saved. Eager to get away from Ralphie's spot, the rest of the class agrees. However, they find the inhabitant of this spot is not a human; it is a mussel. They decide the middle tide zone is too crowded so they decide to find a spot. However, they find worse problems in the low tide zone and the high tide zone, so they eventually come back. When they get back to Ralphie, they try to apply what they have learned to convince him to change spots, but they discover that he did have his reasons for picking the spot-–the ice cream truck stops there!
Get a load of these kids in their beachwear. Especially Arnold, Carlos and Tim with bare torsos, Wanda and Phoebe wearing 2 piece bikinis, Keesha and Dorothy Ann wearing 1 piece bikinis, only Dorothy Ann wearing a skirt with hers.
Yet Ralphie isn't relaxing with them. He claims the spot neat the bins is the perfect spot.
Look at Ms. Frizzle! She's hanging 10!
Trash City?! More like Recycling City.
And the Friz got a message in a bottle!
And Tim is giving a good demonstration about the tide.
This message is something from Ms. Frizzle's friend Mert.
Wanda's even begging for Ms. Frizzle to take her and the whole class on the field trip.
Ms. Frizzle has got a shellular phone!
Come on! Ride on The Magic Bathtub Bus!
This is Mert's Place. And there are a lot of mussels and barnacles around.
Ralphie didn't agree to go with them. He's just staying where he and Liz are staying.
And this owl limpet is knocking the class out of that spot!
Might I say, these kids look funny as mussels.
The low tide isn't a good place for mussels. Starfish are eating the mussels!
The high tide isn't a good place for mussels either, as Wanda learned the hard way. Seagulls eat mussels.
These boys digging are giving Ralphie a hard time in his spot.
The tide has lowered and there are mussels everywhere!
I'm afraid crabs can't whistle.
That's the way! The Magic Owl Limpet Bus to remove the unnecessary mussels!
This is how mussels eat. With siphons
This is Mert. He's actually a mussel.
It's a good thing Ralphie got so many umbrellas.
Good thing Liz has a mask to protect her from a Frisbee.
This is why Ralphie said this is the best spot. Ice cream!
Ralphie did get the right spot. And they're having ice cream together.
This net, log, chain and bottle are too much for Liz to handle.
Time for the Producer and Liz to go home.
It's interesting to see how stressful it was for Ralphie to keep the spot he kept. The ending revealed why he kept the spot.
The kids looked funny as mussels. And I'm amazed Dorothy Ann was still able to read her book, even as a mussel
This was still an interesting way to learn about how mussels live, how they eat and how they stick themselves where they go. And Ralphie's parts were pretty funny yet frustrating due to him doing his best to keep the spot he and Liz were in. Still an interesting way to learn about tides and mussels. And it was a bit scary when Wanda almost got eaten by a seagull.
"And how come nobody's here but us? Uh, scratch that!"
Ironic twist. Dorothy Ann immediately assumed she and the whole class were the only ones there, and many other people come to the beach.
"This is still the best place!"
Liz doesn't agree. She just disapproves of Ralphie's spot.
"It's a good thing Ms. Frizzle has her shellular phone!"
"Carlos!"
"Carlos!"
Another one of Carlos' puns.
This is Doctor Shelby. He's sending a mussel back to the water.
It's interesting to see how stressful it was for Ralphie to keep the spot he kept. The ending revealed why he kept the spot.
The kids looked funny as mussels. And I'm amazed Dorothy Ann was still able to read her book, even as a mussel
This was still an interesting way to learn about how mussels live, how they eat and how they stick themselves where they go. And Ralphie's parts were pretty funny yet frustrating due to him doing his best to keep the spot he and Liz were in. Still an interesting way to learn about tides and mussels. And it was a bit scary when Wanda almost got eaten by a seagull.
My rating: 9/10.
Season 4 scorecard:
1. Meets Molly Cule: 9/10.
2. Cracks a Yolk: 10/10.
3. Goes to Mussel Beach: 9/10.
Season 4 so far: 9.3/10.
I think it’s a summer episode from the magic school bus.
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