46. Sees Stars.
Topic: Stars.
Written by: Noel MacNeal.
Guest star: Dabney Coleman as Horace Scope.
Aired: 16 November 1997.
Tim's constructing a present for Dorothy Ann's birthday. It's a musical star that plays Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie. Makes perfect sense since Dorothy Ann's a star expert.
Here's why Dorothy Ann didn't come to school on her birthday. And does she look cute in her new pyjamas or what?
This is what Dorothy Ann got for her birthday. A new super powerful telescope. And Liz swiping the candles off her cake.
How does Ms. Frizzle do that?!
Whuh-oh. Tim's stepped on a screw driver, trying to show Dorothy Ann's present he made, but he fell over and broke it, driving the plot. Similar to Taking Flight.
Meet Horace Scope, the host of Star Shopping Network, where you can buy stars over the phone!
The Magic School Bus has gone out of this world again! But this time, Dorothy Ann's not on board.
And the main class are wearing their space suits again.
The first star is in the Taurus constellation.
Horace's description was funny. It takes 80 years to get there, implying that if this were real life, they'd get to that star in 2077, considering this episode was produced in 1997.
Liz just can't resist eating that cake. I guess she takes the cake, huh?
The first star is sucking them into it!
Clever for the bus to wear sunglasses over its windshield.
And the bus itself is measuring the star with a tape measure.
Keesha doesn't want the star. She thinks it too immature since it's only 2,000,000 years old.
For the next star, go to the Big Dipper.
Cute spaceship that Keesha has. It's even wearing sunglasses.
And the star has its own system of planets, like our solar system.
Too late! The star and its planets were sold to Janet!
The last star Horace is going to sell is a red supergiant!
After Tim agreed to buy the star, Wanda and Ralphie looked suspicious. Especially considering the price was dropped.
Here's why the red supergiant was cheaper than the other stars.....
It exploded into a supernova! What happens to stars when they're too old.
And Keesha's gotten an idea. The stars going through their cycle.
Keesha got a clever idea. Make a new star out of the remains of this old star.
They've finally made a new star! Dorothy Ann 1.
They're just in time for Dorothy Ann's birthday party!
And Horace Scope is trying to sell Dorothy Ann's star, not knowing it was made out of the last star he sold.
And even the whole class convinced him that it was made for Dorothy Ann's birthday.
Good one, Liz! Turn off the TV on Horace.
Let's see what Liz is trying to make.
Of course! The constellation Magic School Bus!
We've gotten an interesting villain in this episode. Horace Scope, whose name is a pun on horoscope. And he's voiced by none other than Dabney Coleman.
This is for you Jim Henson fans. The person who wrote this episode is Noel MacNeal, whom you may know for doing lots of Jim Henson work.
There is a tiny error about this episode. Valerie stated that stars are made out of gas, when they're actually made of plasma.
It's interesting that this is another episode celebrating a character's birthday. In this case, it's Dorothy Ann's birthday. I've counted the candles on her cake, and there are 7. If there are supposed to be that number, then the main class must be in either Grade 1 or 2, even though it's commonly stated the original series is either Grade 3 or Grade 4.
Out of all the funny moments involving Liz, these ones take the cake! Literally! She was eating Dorothy Ann's cake shaped like a star!
And get this, this is the 2nd episode in a row where Dorothy Ann doesn't wear her normal outfit. She wore her formal outfit in the previous episode because she and the rest of the class were attending an award ceremony to see Arnold win a Rocky award, while in this one, she wore her new pyjamas and pink slippers because she had to stay home sick.
Also, this episode is another sick episode. Inside Ralphie involved Ralphie staying home sick, prompting the entire class to enter his body to see what was making him sick, while in this one, Dorothy Ann stayed home sick, and her body wasn't entered. Hmm....I wonder what kind of illness Dorothy Ann was suffering in this episode?
Throughout this episode, Keesha was teaming up with Tim to buy Dorothy Ann's present. Could this be a little proof that in spite of her love hate relationship with Ralphie, Keesha kind of likes Tim?
What I just said could be tiny ship teases. Since some people who don't ship Tim with either Wanda or Phoebe ship him with either Dorothy Ann or Keesha.
This was an entertaining, yet interesting way to learn about stars, in spite of the error. Tim breaking Dorothy Ann's present out of clumsiness drove the plot. And Keesha was very determined to help Tim out with buying a new star, yet she was very skeptical. And the episode got half of the focus on Dorothy Ann, because it's her birthday. It described how stars live their lives, yet they never stated how old Dorothy Ann is. Some might say that this episode celebrating her birthday makes her the oldest, but I doubt that's the case. Maybe some of the other kids had their birthdays offscreen. Still an entertaining episode. And this further shows how passionate Dorothy Ann is. And I've already said it and I'll say it again, she looks cute in her new pyjamas.
Topic: Stars.
Written by: Noel MacNeal.
Guest star: Dabney Coleman as Horace Scope.
Aired: 16 November 1997.
On Dorothy Ann's birthday, she has, unfortunately, been taken sick and has to stay home. The class does not know what to get Dorothy Ann as a present until they see Horace Scope on S.S.N., the "Star Shopping Network," who is selling the stars for seven dollars each. Tim reasons that if every student puts in a dollar, they will be able to buy Dorothy Ann a star and name it after her. However, Keesha refuses to put in her dollar, as her grandmother was once duped by a similar organization, the Home Mopping Network. Therefore Ms. Frizzle takes the class on field trip to see the three stars being sold by Horace Scope for themselves.
"At my old school, we never got pulled into the boiling hot centre of a swirling cloud of dust and gas!"
Well, Phoebe's Old School was lucky.
"How embarrassing!"
Well, Dorothy Ann's not the one who should've stayed home today.
"But if we were closer, it would look very, very...."
"Humongous, stupendous, astromical, a 20 million year old red supergiant!"
Funny how Dorothy Ann said how large the red Supergiant would look if we were close enough.
"Excuse me, but in case you've forgotten, we STILL DON'T HAVE A PRESENT FOR D.A.'S BIRTHDAY!!!"
Wanda sounded funny when making this quote.
We've gotten an interesting villain in this episode. Horace Scope, whose name is a pun on horoscope. And he's voiced by none other than Dabney Coleman.
This is for you Jim Henson fans. The person who wrote this episode is Noel MacNeal, whom you may know for doing lots of Jim Henson work.
There is a tiny error about this episode. Valerie stated that stars are made out of gas, when they're actually made of plasma.
It's interesting that this is another episode celebrating a character's birthday. In this case, it's Dorothy Ann's birthday. I've counted the candles on her cake, and there are 7. If there are supposed to be that number, then the main class must be in either Grade 1 or 2, even though it's commonly stated the original series is either Grade 3 or Grade 4.
Out of all the funny moments involving Liz, these ones take the cake! Literally! She was eating Dorothy Ann's cake shaped like a star!
And get this, this is the 2nd episode in a row where Dorothy Ann doesn't wear her normal outfit. She wore her formal outfit in the previous episode because she and the rest of the class were attending an award ceremony to see Arnold win a Rocky award, while in this one, she wore her new pyjamas and pink slippers because she had to stay home sick.
Also, this episode is another sick episode. Inside Ralphie involved Ralphie staying home sick, prompting the entire class to enter his body to see what was making him sick, while in this one, Dorothy Ann stayed home sick, and her body wasn't entered. Hmm....I wonder what kind of illness Dorothy Ann was suffering in this episode?
Throughout this episode, Keesha was teaming up with Tim to buy Dorothy Ann's present. Could this be a little proof that in spite of her love hate relationship with Ralphie, Keesha kind of likes Tim?
What I just said could be tiny ship teases. Since some people who don't ship Tim with either Wanda or Phoebe ship him with either Dorothy Ann or Keesha.
This was an entertaining, yet interesting way to learn about stars, in spite of the error. Tim breaking Dorothy Ann's present out of clumsiness drove the plot. And Keesha was very determined to help Tim out with buying a new star, yet she was very skeptical. And the episode got half of the focus on Dorothy Ann, because it's her birthday. It described how stars live their lives, yet they never stated how old Dorothy Ann is. Some might say that this episode celebrating her birthday makes her the oldest, but I doubt that's the case. Maybe some of the other kids had their birthdays offscreen. Still an entertaining episode. And this further shows how passionate Dorothy Ann is. And I've already said it and I'll say it again, she looks cute in her new pyjamas.
My rating: 10/10.
Season 4 scorecard:
1. Meets Molly Cule: 9/10.
2. Cracks a Yolk: 10/10.
3. Goes to Mussel Beach: 9/10.
4. Goes on Air: 9/10.
5. Gets Swamped: 9.5/10.
6. Goes Cellular: 10/10.
7. Sees Stars: 10/10.
Season 4 so far: 9.5/10.
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