47. Gains Weight.
Topic: Gravity.
Written by: George Arthur Bloom.
Guest star: Paul Winfield as Mr. Ruhle.
Aired: 23 November 1997.
If you've seen all the kids slapping the ruler to the hoop, you can see that Wanda's jumped the highest.
But they're all too short to do a slam dunk. As you can see, from lowest to highest is Arnold, Phoebe, Ralphie, Tim, Dorothy Ann, Keesha, Carlos, Wanda. I'm amazed that Wanda's the highest jumper even though she's the shortest in the class, yet Tim and Carlos are the tallest.
Even Carlos can jump lower than Wanda and he's been pumping for so long!
Tim explains the problem. They're all too short, and most basketball players are at least 6'3''.
Turns out Phoebe will have to do a slam dunk for Walkerville! She's shocked because when it comes to the lowest jumper in the class, she's a close second. Hmm... maybe Phoebe should've stayed home today, and Wanda should've been chosen.
We all know that Ms. Frizzle is magical, and she's landed from the ceiling by foot.
It's Wanda's turn to disapprove of going on a field trip!
Phoebe's still doing a daydream of slam dunk.
Who would've thought Liz could juggle so well?
Come on! Ride on The Magic Rocket Bus!
And the bus has turned into Planet School Bus!
Check it out! The bus is a large basketball arena!
With so little gravity, Keesha can jump over Ralphie!
And Phoebe can do her slam dunk!
With so little gravity, Tim can lift this weight with one arm.
And Liz can balance this weight on one toe.
And here's a scale to show how much these kids weigh.
With even less gravity, Wanda can dribble the ball easily!
And Carlos can do a slam dunk! From where he is to the basketball hoop on the other side!
Now Phoebe can't do her slam dunk! There's no gravity!
Uh-oh! Phoebe pulled the lever too hard!
And the bus is gigantic! Too much gravity!
This might be a downer, but there's plenty of popcorn for all!
And the statue broke! The globe fell off and fell into the gymnasium!
And Phoebe gained so much weight, she landed in the scale.
That's it, Phoebe! With everyone's help, you can revert the planet to its normal weight!
Welcome to Walkerville Arena!
With everyone's help, Phoebe can finally do her slam dunk! With this see-saw that Ralphie, Keesha and Arnold landed on.
She did it! She did her slam dunk!
Even the Producer couldn't help but to do a slam dunk on Liz!
And the Producer referenced the moon landing has little gravity.
So Liz decided to slam dunk herself.
One interesting factor about this episode is we find out that Phoebe's surname is Terese, but Mr. Ruhle pronounced it Tur-rez instead of tur-reez.
Even though we didn't see Principal Ruhle in this episode, Paul still voiced him.
One thing I find strange here is that all the kids were wearing basketball clothes in their signature colours, yet Dorothy Ann was wearing normal sneakers.
Also, this is the 2nd episode in a row where they travel into space and the 3rd in a row where Dorothy Ann doesn't wear her normal outfit.
We also find out that Phoebe weighs 65 pounds on Earth.
One thing the caller in the Producer segment questioned was how a Magic School Bus could turn into a planet. Well, again, it's not called "The Magic School Bus" for nothing.
This was a very entertaining way to learn about gravity. We see how gravity pulls on us, and however much gravity there is depends on how much planet there is, yet Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are much much bigger than Earth but are gas giants. Phoebe may have felt nervous about doing this slam dunk, but she managed in the end. And it was great victory in the end.
Topic: Gravity.
Written by: George Arthur Bloom.
Guest star: Paul Winfield as Mr. Ruhle.
Aired: 23 November 1997.
Phoebe has been chosen to do a slam dunk for the whole school. But how can she, not being tall enough? She reasons that maybe if she just knew how it felt, then maybe she could do it. Therefore, Ms. Frizzle takes the class into outer space and transforms the school bus into a planet with adjustable gravity. With little gravity, Phoebe finds a slam dunk easy, but with no gravity it is impossible to even make the ball go through the basket. However, when the lever accidentally falls into the position of heavy gravity, the class has trouble even standing up! They will have to restore the gravity to normal so they can return to Earth in time for Phoebe's performance.
"Hey Phoebe! Looks like you've really got the hang of this, Phoebs!"
"Very funny, Carlos!"
Wow. Who would've thought Carlos would make a pun at this time?
"Don't worry, Arnold! Liz is nowhere near the controls!"
Funny considering Liz isn't anywhere near the controls.
"Well, folks! It looks like we officially brought the house down!"
"Carlos!"
It's true. They did bring the house down.
"To the bus!"
"Ms. Frizzle! This is the bus!"
"Excellent observation, Arnold!"
Funny that Ms. Frizzle didn't realise they were on the bus already!
One interesting factor about this episode is we find out that Phoebe's surname is Terese, but Mr. Ruhle pronounced it Tur-rez instead of tur-reez.
Even though we didn't see Principal Ruhle in this episode, Paul still voiced him.
One thing I find strange here is that all the kids were wearing basketball clothes in their signature colours, yet Dorothy Ann was wearing normal sneakers.
Also, this is the 2nd episode in a row where they travel into space and the 3rd in a row where Dorothy Ann doesn't wear her normal outfit.
We also find out that Phoebe weighs 65 pounds on Earth.
One thing the caller in the Producer segment questioned was how a Magic School Bus could turn into a planet. Well, again, it's not called "The Magic School Bus" for nothing.
This was a very entertaining way to learn about gravity. We see how gravity pulls on us, and however much gravity there is depends on how much planet there is, yet Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are much much bigger than Earth but are gas giants. Phoebe may have felt nervous about doing this slam dunk, but she managed in the end. And it was great victory in the end.
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.
4. Goes on Air: 9/10.
5. Gets Swamped: 9.5/10.
6. Goes Cellular: 10/10.
7. Sees Stars: 10/10.
8. Gains Weight: 9/10.
Season 4 so far: 9.4/10.
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