0 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,271 lt all started on a Monday morning, before the first bell. 1 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,555 But it wasn't just any Monday morning. 2 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,508 lt was Earth Day - the day we celebrate taking care of our Earth. 3 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,717 We'd ordered a surprise Earth Day present for Ms Frizzle 4 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,918 from the Rain Forest Rentals catalog, and we were waiting for it to arrive. 5 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:29,115 Mail order, ha£¡ l call it FAlL order£¡ Ms Frizzle will be here any minute£¡ 6 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,954 Meanwhile, Tim was seriously stuck on his essay assignment£º 7 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,792 ''What does Earth Day mean to you?'' 8 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,031 What does Earth day mean? 9 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,675 Well, to me, Earth Day means... 10 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,354 ...thinking about how animals and plants all live together, 11 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,193 like those squirrels and that oak tree. 12 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,670 That's great, Phoebe, but l don't know what that means, 13 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,354 so it can't mean that to me, if you know what l mean. 14 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,591 Hey guys£¡ The present's here£¡ 15 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,318 ALL RlGHT£¡ WHOA£¡ 16 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,559 lt's Earth Day -- do you know where your teacher is? 17 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:04,918 Good morning, class£¡ 18 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,399 Happy Earth Day, Ms Frizzle£¡ 19 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:13,349 And Happy Earth Day to all of you£¡ Earth Day my favourite holiday£¡£¡ 20 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:14,316 We know£¡ 21 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,712 So, here's a little Earth Day present, Ms Frizzle. From us to you£¡ 22 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,673 A present? For me? Oh, you shouldn't have£¡ 23 00:02:25,640 --> 00:02:30,714 Why, thank you, Liz. ''Congratulations, Ms Frizzle. Ahemm. 24 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,634 You have rented a tree in the rain forest. 25 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,110 You are helping to preseRVe all rain forest plants and animals.'' 26 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,396 Ahhh, what a worthwhile gift. 27 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:40,799 Wait£¡ There's more£¡ 28 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:47,909 Oh my£¡ My very own cocoa tree£¡ How did you know? 29 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,639 We know that cocoa trees make cocoa beans - 30 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,870 and cocoa beans make CHOCOLATE£¡ 31 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,317 Oh, my favorite thing on Earth£¡ Whatta day£¡ 32 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,158 And listen to this£¡ 33 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,117 As a cocoa tree renter, 34 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:06,150 you are entitled to all the cocoa beans your cocoa tree produces for one year. 35 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,272 And here's your first shipment of cocoa beans£¡ 36 00:03:10,920 --> 00:03:13,753 Open it£¡ Open it£¡ 37 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:15,349 Mmmhmmhmm. 38 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:19,878 That's it???? 39 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,431 One measly, shrivelled 40 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:26,635 Cocoa bean£¡ 41 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,312 We've bean HAD£¡ 42 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:30,917 Look there's a note£¡ 43 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,759 Due to circumstances beyond my control, 44 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,879 your cocoa tree is temporarily experiencing a cocoa bean shortage. 45 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,791 Signed, lnspector 47. 46 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,475 A temporary cocoa bean shortage? 47 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,357 What's THAT supposed to mean?£¡ 48 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,154 lt means no cocoa beans. 49 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,876 But why?? Things don't happen without a reason£¡ 50 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,315 Ah, a meaningful point, Tim£¡ 51 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,678 l knew that look. l didn't even have to ask - but l did. 52 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,399 Ms. Frizzle, where are you going? 53 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:05,268 Ah, to the rain forest - where else? 54 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,831 Before the Pledge of Allegiance was pledged we were on our way to the rain forest... 55 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:14,790 ...to untangle the web of mystery that surrounded the missing cocoa beans£¡ 56 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,038 WHAHOOOOOO...£¡£¡£¡ 57 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:25,399 Don't worry, guys. According to my sense of truth, justice and the milky way... 58 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,996 ...l'll crack the case of the missing cocoa beans, or my name's not-- 59 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:31,229 Detective DA£¡ 60 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:41,316 What's this?£¡ Cool£¡ My own R.F.l. license£¡ 61 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:42,992 What's an R.F.l.? 62 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:47,073 A Rain Forest lnvestigator. Every continent needs a few. 63 00:04:47,280 --> 00:04:51,637 And a ''Rain Forest Handbook.'' Now l've got everything£¡ 64 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,951 Except a partner. Every good detective has a partner. 65 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,759 Dorothy Ann's in charge of the investigation Tim, 66 00:05:00,840 --> 00:05:03,752 and you're in charge of the Big Picture. 67 00:05:03,840 --> 00:05:05,398 The Big Picture? 68 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,869 As big as Earth itself£¡ 69 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:13,996 Before we knew it, we had arrived at the rainforest. 70 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,397 Whoa£¡ lt's wall-to-wall trees down there£¡ 71 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,952 lt looks like they're connected to each other£¡ 72 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,396 How are we ever going to find Ms Frizzle's tree£¡ 73 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,278 As my old parachute instructor used to say, 74 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:34,195 ''Look before you leap and never jump to conclusions.'' 75 00:05:34,280 --> 00:05:36,748 On the other hand...Take over Liz£¡ 76 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,192 Single file, please. 77 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,556 Before we jumped, l gave everyone a photo of Ms Frizzle's tree. 78 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:51,316 l knew if we could find her tree - we'd find the cocoa bean thief. 79 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,676 Look how many different kinds of trees there are£¡ 80 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:57,557 And birds and animals£¡ 81 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,398 And insects£¡ 82 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:01,993 WA-HOOOOOOOO£¡£¡£¡ 83 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:13,271 Excuse me, guys....have you seen this tree? 84 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:15,079 ls that a ''no£¡'' 85 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,310 Okay, okay£¡ l'm outta here£¡ 86 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,959 Oooo what's all this sticky stuff? 87 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,315 Hey Carlos, what's going on?£¡ 88 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,312 They weren't expecting visitors£¡ Let's get out of here£¡ 89 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,914 Wait£¡ Yum, fruit juice. 90 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,676 Wow, those monkeys are regular juicers for all these ants. Yikes£¡£¡£¡ 91 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,470 An anteater£¡ 92 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:43,271 This must be his favorite rain forest restaurANT. 93 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,510 Hey, DA£¡ Look at this£¡ 94 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,632 There's more than just cocoa trees in the rain forest... 95 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,395 ...there are tons of fruit trees. And if we're looking for suspects.. 96 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,275 ...what about these guys? Maybe they like cocoa beans, too£¡ 97 00:06:56,360 --> 00:07:00,797 l figured Tim was barking up the wrong tree, so l had to set him straight. 98 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:08,195 Listen, partner, we're looking for this tree and a suspect named lnspector 47£¡ Okay? 99 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:13,513 Well, yeah, but to get the big picture, maybe we need more info. 100 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,033 DEEE-AAAAA! 101 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:16,314 We've got a match£¡ 102 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:17,879 There's the Frizz's tree. 103 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,157 lt's your cocoa tree all right, Ms Frizzle. 104 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:26,237 Oh, it's beautiful£¡ l just want to hug it£¡ 105 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,629 Sorry, Ms Frizzle, you can't touch a thing. 106 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,315 According to my Handbook, we've got to dust for fingerprints. 107 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:37,599 And according to this picture, the tree should be covered with pods - but it's not£¡ 108 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,671 There's only flowers, how come? 109 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:44,079 Hmmm, there's no sign the pods have been picked. 110 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,232 lt's as if the cocoa tree just stopped making them. 111 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,117 No pods - no beans. 112 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:53,193 But the tree's healthy. Just look at all these flowers. 113 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,316 So what's going on? 114 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:00,159 HEEEEYYYYYY!HEELLLLP!!! 115 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:11,558 l knew the rainforest would net some surprises - l just didn't expect to be in the net£¡ 116 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:15,998 Congratulations, DA, looks like this case is all WRAPPED UP. 117 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:17,195 CARLOS£¡ 118 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:25,515 At last£¡ l 'ave capshured zee cocoa bean theeves£¡ 119 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,637 All you've captured is trouble, Mr. 120 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:35,712 A Rain Forest lnvestigator£¡ Mon Dieu£¡ My, my 'umble apologeezs£¡ 121 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:37,634 Ooof£¡ 122 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:43,519 Oh, pleeze, pleeze do not report me to lnspectaire One. Eef 'e evair found out l-- 123 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,955 Wait a minute, who are you? 124 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:52,195 l am lnspectaire 47£¡ ZlS eez my leetle patch of rain forest£¡ 125 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,951 Well ZlS is the tree we rented for Ms Frizzle£¡ 126 00:08:56,040 --> 00:09:01,398 Ms Frizelle£¡ Ah, and 'er students£¡ 'Av course£¡ 127 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:05,109 Ah, you 're concairned about zee cocoa bean shortage, no? 128 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:05,916 Yes£¡ 129 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:09,752 You're not ALONE£¡ 130 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:11,796 Neither is Ms Frizzle's cocoa tree. 131 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:15,270 lt looks like NONE of these cocoa trees have pods. 132 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:21,279 Well, zey used to, but for some reason all of zee pods 'ave gone ''pooof£¡'' 133 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:23,797 Zat eez zee bad newz£¡ 134 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:29,557 BUT...zee GOOD newz eez - all zee MUD WALLOWS 'ave alzo gone ''pooof£¡'' 135 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:31,239 Mud wallows? 136 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:40,672 Oui, patches of filzee MUD filled wiz leetle poolz of disgusting WATAlRE£¡ BLAGH£¡ 137 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:46,915 NOT ONLY ZAT - l 'ave gotten reed of zee 'orrible bugs and zee pesky peccaries£¡ 138 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:52,677 Look lnspector, we didn't come down here to study peccary-free zones. 139 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:56,833 We came to crack the case of Ms Frizzle's missing cocoa beans. 140 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:01,478 Une moment£¡ lnspectaire 46£¡ 141 00:10:01,680 --> 00:10:04,319 lnspector 46? 142 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,198 Yes, lnspector 46£¡ 143 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:14,197 My neighbaire eez madly jealous of my bug-free, peccary-free, mud-free place of work, 144 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:18,996 zo he put zee cairse on my cocoa trees£¡ 145 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,868 Zat is why zey no longer produce zee cocoa beans£¡ 146 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,509 J'accuse, lnspector 46£¡ J'accuse£¡ 147 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,872 l wonder if bugs and peccaries could have something 148 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,349 to do with the missing cocoa beans? 149 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:39,271 Stick to the facts, Tim - just the facts. This is about cocoa beans... period£¡ 150 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:39,951 Hmmm. 151 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:41,678 But the question still remains, 152 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:45,514 what would cause healthy cocoa trees to stop making pods? 153 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,989 Hey you guys£¡ Over here£¡ 154 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:52,039 A hummingbird with pollen on its beak£¡ lsn't he cool£¡ 155 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,112 Look how he just fits inside the flower. 156 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:57,839 Where's he going? 157 00:10:58,200 --> 00:10:59,553 Well, 158 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,359 as my cousin Bea always says, 159 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,194 Pollen's gotta travel, for it's wonders to unravel£¡ 160 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:13,799 Okay, so the hummingbird carries pollen from flower to flower... 161 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,395 ...pollinating them so they turn into seeds or fruits-- 162 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:18,799 ...or bean pods£¡ 163 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,429 Maybe the flowers on Ms Frizzle's tree didn't get pollinated£¡ 164 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:26,798 No pollination - no pods - no beans£¡ 165 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,077 That's it£¡ This is a case of missing pollen... 166 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,549 ...and l'm going to prove it£¡ 167 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:38,839 Sorry, DA, no pollen missing here. This cocoa flower's making plenty of it. 168 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:40,638 Okay, so l was wrong. 169 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:45,069 Then suddenly the case opened up like a flower to a bee. 170 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,469 l think it's going to pollinate Ms Frizzle's tree£¡ 171 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,468 No way, Arn. 172 00:11:49,560 --> 00:11:52,870 This bee's too big to get into a cocoa tree flower£¡ 173 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,791 lf the bee's too big, 174 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,474 then it must be a really TlNY insect 175 00:11:57,560 --> 00:12:01,235 that carries pollen between the flowers of cocoa trees£¡ 176 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,356 So where are they? 177 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,597 Faster than you can say ''Earth Day,'' 178 00:12:08,680 --> 00:12:12,798 the case of the missing beans had turned into the mystery of the missing insects£¡ 179 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:17,112 And to find the insects - we had to find a cocoa tree with pods£¡ 180 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,958 You are now leaving the mud free zone. 181 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:25,871 Beware of the peccaries, the bugs and the filzee mud£¡ 182 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:31,359 Man, lnspector 47's got a thing about mud. 183 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,149 And l've got a hunch it has something to do with the missing cocoa beans£¡ 184 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,754 A connection worth detection, Tim£¡ 185 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:42,436 But Ms Frizzle, what could mud possibly have to do with cocoa beans? 186 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,512 Besides, we're searching for teeny insects£¡ 187 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,990 ls it just me or are we about to get down and muddy with a-- 188 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,832 PACK OF PECARRlES 189 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,158 WATCH OUT£¡£¡£¡ 190 00:12:57,680 --> 00:12:59,238 Whoooooaaaaa... 191 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:09,756 Just when it looked like our Earth Day investigation was turning into Mud Day Mayhem... 192 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,070 ...Ms Frizzle gave us a boost. 193 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,319 Whoooaaa£¡ 194 00:13:17,560 --> 00:13:21,269 Now that's what l call springing into action£¡ 195 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,478 whoa£¡ Look at all these cocoa trees£¡ 196 00:13:24,560 --> 00:13:26,790 And they're loaded with pods£¡ 197 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,958 And real live cocoa beans£¡£¡£¡ 198 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:35,029 And where there's a working cocoa tree, we should find our missing insect. 199 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:41,153 l was right£¡ The flower was getting pollinated by a teeny-weeny insect. 200 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:44,118 Which, by the way, goes by the name of midge fly. 201 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,397 So, l get it, midge flies carry the pollen... 202 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,153 ...from the flower of one cocoa tree to the next. 203 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,629 And the pollinated flowers turn into pods... 204 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,438 ...that are filled with cocoa beans... 205 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:55,919 ...that make CHOCOLATE£¡ 206 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:58,912 Get the picture, Tim? 207 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,116 Got it, Ms Frizzle£¡ lt's all in here£¡ 208 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:04,314 Hey, where'd the water come from? 209 00:14:04,680 --> 00:14:05,430 Up there£¡ 210 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:06,555 What's that? 211 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,996 A bromeliad. Need to take a closer look? 212 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,958 Check it out. You're not going to believe it but... 213 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:17,951 There's a whole world of life going on here£¡ 214 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:23,752 There's a slug drinking water, an iguana taking a bath, a frog laying eggs, 215 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,434 and the eggs hatching into tadpoles. 216 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:28,511 All in the same plant? 217 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,990 Yeah, it's like they're all part of the same tiny world... 218 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:37,029 living, eating and hatching in this one little pool of water. 219 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:42,319 But, unlike these midge flies......it's got nothing to do with our cocoa trees£¡ 220 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:47,520 lf we could get these midges back to Ms Frizzle's tree...our problem's solved£¡ 221 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,910 Hold it, DA£¡ What happens when those midges die? 222 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,036 We'll be right back where we started. 223 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,909 Could the picture be a little bigger than you thought, DA? 224 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:02,279 No way£¡ The solution to this mystery is the midges - l'm sure of it. 225 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:06,273 But DA, don't you want to know WHY the midges disappeared? 226 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,715 Yeah. Things aren't always what they seem. 227 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:13,351 Like this bromiliad - it's not just a plant...it's a pond of water, too. 228 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,078 And all things live in water. 229 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,357 Take away the pond - and the slug, the frog, 230 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,034 and the insects would all disappeaRRRRRRRRRR.... 231 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:23,754 TlM£¡ 232 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,353 Ugh. What Earth Day means to me...£¡ 233 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,636 Welcome to Mudville, Tim£¡ 234 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:37,796 Mudville? This is BUGville£¡ DA, quick£¡ Your magnifying glass£¡ 235 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,791 Just as l suspected£¡ 236 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:47,433 A mud wallow for peccaries is ALSO home sweet home...for midge flies£¡ 237 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:52,878 You're right£¡ lt seems that watery mud wallows are the perfect place for laying eggs... 238 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,758 ...hatching laRVae...and raising midges£¡ 239 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,196 The plot - and the mud - thickens£¡ 240 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,788 l told you mud had something to do with it£¡ 241 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:06,635 lnspector 47 got rid of the peccaries - which got rid of the mud wallows - 242 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,759 which got rid of the insects - - which got rid of the cocoa pods - 243 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:14,515 because the cocoa flowers never got pollinated£¡ 244 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:18,479 Then lnspector 47 is our culprit after all£¡ 245 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,279 But HOW did he get rid of the peccaries? 246 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,989 l think he missed a few£¡ 247 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,555 PECCARY STAMPEDE£¡ 248 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:33,197 Nothing like a pack of peccaries to place us in a perilous predicament£¡ 249 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:36,113 One thing about going on a field trip with Ms Frizzle... 250 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,590 ...we could always count on a hands on experience£¡ 251 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,718 Whoaa£¡ Hey£¡ 252 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,718 Thank you. 253 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:51,678 What's going on? 254 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,992 Class pursue those peccaries£¡ 255 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:01,189 Anything in your Handbook about how to stop a stampeding peccary? 256 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:02,673 l'm looking£¡ 257 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,957 You are now entering a mud free zone. You are now ent--- 258 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,157 We're back in lnspector f-47's patch of rain forest. 259 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,550 Turn around£¡ Go back£¡ 260 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,200 Shoo£¡ Get£¡ Go away£¡ 261 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:23,512 Whoaa£¡ 262 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,556 Tim come back£¡ 263 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,753 Oh£¡ Look what you've done to my soot£¡ 264 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:34,119 l weell not allow zose filzee animals een my patch of zee rain forest£¡ 265 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,112 ''Zose filzee animals,'' as you put it, 266 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:41,079 are just what your cocoa trees need to make cocoa beans£¡ 267 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:46,518 Av course£¡ Eet eez zee PECCARlES who make zee cocoa beans£¡ 268 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:53,673 She eez not only a Rain Forest lnvestigataire - she eez a COMEDlENNE£¡ 269 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,158 We'll see who has the last laugh, lnspector£¡ 270 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:02,152 lt was time to prove our theory and wrap up the case of the missing cocoa beans£¡ 271 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,073 For your cocoa trees to make pods with beans... 272 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,829 ...your cocoa flowers need to get.. 273 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,797 ...pollinated by midge flies£¡ 274 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,270 And midges need watery mud wallows to breed in. 275 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:17,750 And mud wallows are made by... peccaries£¡ 276 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,159 Do you follow me? 277 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:20,036 Oui... 278 00:18:20,120 --> 00:18:21,189 Then l'll continue. 279 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:28,516 The peccaries which make the mud wallows left because well... because...the uh... 280 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,068 WHOAAAAA NELLY BELL! Oof! 281 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:34,996 Nice of you to drop in, Tim£¡ 282 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:38,595 Wait a minute....What's this? 283 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,193 So THAT'S it£¡£¡ 284 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:41,633 What is it? 285 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,713 The peccaries left BECAUSE there was no ground to wallow in BECAUSE YOU, 286 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:51,033 lNSPECTOR 47, COVERED THE RAlNFOREST FLOOR WlTH ARTlFlClAL TURF£¡ 287 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:53,991 ls this true? 288 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:59,188 Yez, eet eez true£¡ 289 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:06,556 But 'ow was l to know a leetle Artificial turf would ruin my cocoa treez£¡ 290 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:11,151 That's because you didn't know that you were messing up the BlG PlCTURE£¡ 291 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:12,434 PARDONNEZ-MOl? 292 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,112 Whether's it's the Brosimum tree... 293 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:18,398 ...that feeds the monkey that feeds the ants that feeds the anteater... 294 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,792 ...or the tree that gives the Bromeliad plant a lift to the light... 295 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:28,352 ...which then gives animals in the trees a place to drink, to eat, and to breed. 296 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:29,793 The truth is, 297 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:35,238 the rain forest is filled with plants and animals that are connected in drillions of ways. 298 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:41,316 And all the connections in this Big Picture form a web£º the Web of Life£¡ 299 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:47,919 And all plants and animals, including people, squirrels, oak trees, cocoa beans, 300 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:52,551 peccaries, fish or inspectors are part of the Web. 301 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,799 lt's what Earth Day is all about£¡ 302 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:05,191 All l wanted waz to save on my dry-cleaning beell, and mon dieu, 303 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,551 l 'ave SPOlLED ZEE WEB OF LlFE£¡£¡ 304 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:13,509 lt can happen, lnspector. But, in this case, nothing has been ruined. 305 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:14,589 lt 'asn't? 306 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:15,430 No£¡ 307 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:19,593 We can repair the link between peccaries and cocoa beans by returning things 308 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,989 to the way they were...can't we? 309 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:29,317 l 'ope zo£¡ l will reep up zis filzee artificial turf wiz my bare handz£¡ 310 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,356 And so, the mystery was solved. 311 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:33,556 The artificial turf was history. 312 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:37,553 Tim found the meaning of Earth Day after he figured out the web of life. 313 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,838 And lnspector 47 begged for a pardon from the peccaries. 314 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:48,393 Come back, my preetty peccaries£¡ l 'have a beauteeful mud wallow just pour you£¡ 315 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:54,191 Zee web must be restored£¡ Suuuwheee£¡ Suuuwheee£¡ 316 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:59,068 lt was a happy Earth Day after all£¡ 317 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:09,720 Several months later, Ms Frizzle received another shipment from Rainforest Rentals. 318 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,158 ALL RlGHT£¡ YEAH£¡ 319 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,356 LOOK AT ALL THOSE COCOA BEANS£¡ 320 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,874 There was a note from lnspector 47. 321 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:20,038 Doo to circumstances beyond my control, 322 00:21:20,120 --> 00:21:23,999 your cocoa tree 'as produced a bumpaire crop uv zee cocoa beans. 323 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:25,953 YES£¡ 324 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:28,759 Signed, lnspectaire 22. 325 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,717 lnspector 22£¡??? 326 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:34,315 ''Thanks to you and your stoodents, l got a promotion.'' 327 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:38,791 CHEERS£¡ 328 00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:06,032 Thanks Liz. Now, give me all your sevens. 329 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:08,431 Hey, hey come back here, l was winning£¡ 330 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,872 Hello, Magic School Bus, Producer speaking. 331 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,349 First l want to know what happened to all those cocoa beans. 332 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:18,558 We're roasting them now. 333 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:19,629 Roasting them? 334 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:23,554 Yep. We're making our own chocolate, and roasting the beans is the first step. 335 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:24,629 Anything else? 336 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,757 Yes - at the beginning of the show you showed some squirrels and an oak tree, 337 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:29,956 but you never talked about how they're connected. 338 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,510 Good point£¡ The squirrel that buried the acorn was storing food. 339 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,114 But squirrels don't dig up all the acorns they bury. 340 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,031 Oh£¡ So they also plant seeds for new oak trees£¡ 341 00:22:40,120 --> 00:22:42,680 Exactly£¡ l'm glad you brought that up. 342 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,638 lt's not only the rain forest which depends on the Web of Life. 343 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:49,952 Everywhere, even in my backyard, there are relationships like that going on right now£¡ 344 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:51,996 How right you are£¡ Thanks for calling£¡ 345 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,035 You're welcome. 346 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,150 Okay Liz, how's the chocolate coming? 347 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:58,388 Magic School Bus. 348 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,199 How about shedding some light on my midge problem? 349 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,038 And what midge problem might that be? 350 00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:06,556 Well, if there were pools of water up in those Bromeliad plants, 351 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,995 and the midges needed a watery place to breed, 352 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,310 why didn't they just breed in the bromeliads? 353 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:15,279 Good question£¡ ln real life there are usually more ways for things to happen. 354 00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:17,191 But we wanted to keep it simple. 355 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:23,038 Well you sure kept it simple AND silly when it came to lnspector 47. 356 00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:24,189 How do you mean? 357 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:29,792 He was the lamest, most overdone, phony baloney official l've ever seen. 358 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,269 l mean, he was straight out of a cartoon£¡ 359 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:34,353 Could you hold on for a second? 360 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:35,156 Hello. 361 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:36,593 l 'eard zat comment£¡ 362 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,398 Would you like to talk to the young man? 363 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:40,118 Absolutement£¡ 364 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,916 Aire you calling me a CAR-TOON£¡ 365 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,353 Well, that's what you are. 366 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:50,430 Who would run around the rain forest in a white suit......talking like zis. 367 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:58,313 l would and l doo£¡ And 'owever you like eet, we are connected by zee web of life£¡ 368 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,635 Yeah, well we won't be connected by telephone if l hang up...