In a Beehive | Gets Ants in Its Pants | Full Episodes | The Magic School Bus | Scholastic Classic

[00:00:00]Ride on the magic school bus.

[00:00:06][music] >> Okay, Tim. Delivering papers. I understand. But honey, >> what can I say, Wanda? I've been delivering honey for my grandpa's bee farm all summer. I just needed help this morning cuz the load's so big. But if you don't want to split the $4 delivery fee. Hey, I'm happy to help.

[00:00:31]>> But how come everybody orders so much honey all of a sudden?

[00:00:35]>> Well, it's the last delivery of the year and grandpa's [music] customers want to stock up for the winter. Take two.

[00:00:42]>> Why doesn't your grandpa have honey to sell in the winter time?

[00:00:45]>> No, I just don't think he likes cold weather.

[00:00:49]>> I don't blame him. I hate the cold.

[00:00:52]>> Then you'd better get out your long underwear because there's going to be a big frost tonight.

[00:01:00]How many more houses to go?

[00:01:03]>> Eight. And we better get moving cuz yikes. A me.

[00:01:08]>> Watch out.

[00:01:17]>> Oh no.

[00:01:19]>> All that honey down the drain.

[00:01:22]>> What are we going to do? What are we going to do? What are we going to do?

[00:01:27]So, you know what we're going to do?

[00:01:28]We're going to convince Miss Frizzle to take us to my grandpa's bee farm. I've got to get more honey.

[00:01:38]>> Hive Alive class.

[00:01:41]>> Miss Frizzle.

[00:01:42]>> Did somebody call me honey?

[00:01:44]>> Not me, Miss Frizzle.

[00:01:46]>> No way.

[00:01:47]>> Doesn't she ever come in the door? Um, actually, we were talking about going to my grandpa's bee farm to get more honey from his bees because the jar is broken.

[00:01:56]The honey went down the drain. [sighs] >> Miss Frizzle, >> um, I don't think it's right to just go and take honey from the bees.

[00:02:05]>> But Phoebe, if you don't take it from the bees, where are we supposed to get it?

[00:02:09]>> I don't know. But we can't take it from the bees.

[00:02:13]>> Of course, we can. That's why they make it. So, we can take it. And what makes you so sure?

[00:02:20]To take honey from bees or not to [music] take honey from bees, that is the question.

[00:02:27]>> So, what's the answer, Miss Fizzle?

[00:02:31]>> A honey we will go. A honey will go.

[00:02:35]Hi-ho the derry-o. Honey will go.

[00:02:42]>> Don't you just love it when you get that little nip in the air?

[00:02:46]>> No doubt about it. Winter is on its way.

[00:02:49]The farmers are harvesting the last of the corn before tonight's frost.

[00:02:56]>> The cold must be catching. Even the squirrels are going nuts. And today is our last chance this year to see all these beautiful flowers before the cold finishes them off.

[00:03:09]>> Miss Frizzle, wait. This isn't the way to my grandpa's bee farm. Ho ho who said anything about going to your grandpa's bee farm?

[00:03:18]>> I knew it. This is a field trip.

[00:03:21]>> That's right, Arnold.

[00:03:24]A trip to a field. Isn't it beautiful?

[00:03:31]>> It's great, Miss Frizzle. But why stop to look at flowers when what we need is honey? Yikes. Another bee.

[00:03:38]>> And the honey of a bee it is, too.

[00:03:41]>> Wait a minute, Tim. Where there's a honey bee, there's bound to be a hive.

[00:03:45]>> You're right. And where there's a beehive, there's bound to be honey.

[00:03:49]Follow that bee.

[00:03:51]>> Single file, please.

[00:04:01]>> Where'd it go?

[00:04:02]>> Where's the bee? We lost it.

[00:04:08]All aboard the Beeline Express.

[00:04:22]Time to buzz off, bus.

[00:04:27]>> I don't see that bee anywhere. Now, how are we going to find the hive?

[00:04:33]>> Listen, it sounds like a lot of bees.

[00:04:36]>> It's getting louder.

[00:04:39]H at five. Hi at five.

[00:04:52]>> Hold it.

[00:04:55]>> Tim, you've got to stop doing that.

[00:04:58]>> Look, there's the hive.

[00:05:00]Awesome.

[00:05:02]>> Worry. There must be a cazillion bees in there >> and a ton of honey.

[00:05:08]>> Even if we could get it out, we can't take honey from that hive. It belongs to the bees.

[00:05:14]>> But what good is it doing the bees? Bi, >> I don't know. But they must use it for something, or else why would they make it?

[00:05:22]>> If we got closer, we could look inside and find out.

[00:05:26]>> Dorothianne, do the words, "Honey, I stung the kids mean anything to you?"

[00:05:31]All right, you weasly wimps.

[00:05:34]I'll go.

[00:05:37]Wow, check this out. It's like a factory in here. They're busy as beans.

[00:05:43]>> Tell them to take a lunch break so we can get the honey.

[00:05:46]>> Oh no, we're under attack. Back to the bus.

[00:05:53]>> Oh, but it's the perfect time to study behavior.

[00:05:58]We need to get that honey.

[00:06:00]>> Too bad we're not one of those bees.

[00:06:02]Then they'd leave us alone.

[00:06:04]>> Dynamic deduction.

[00:06:06]>> Wanda, quick, take it back.

[00:06:08]>> Oh, be calm, Arnold. Wanda's made a most beef fitting suggestion. [music] >> I knew I should have stayed home today.

[00:06:16]>> Go on, Liz. Do your beeswax.

[00:06:23]Ow.

[00:06:27]>> Hey, look. We're bees.

[00:06:30]>> Yeah. And you're a Phoebe.

[00:06:33]And you're a Frisbee.

[00:06:36]>> Harlo.

[00:06:38]>> Come on, everyone. It's time to take chances, make mistakes, and get stung.

[00:06:43]I'm not going.

[00:06:44]>> Chill, Arnold. It's perfectly safe.

[00:06:47]We're one of them now. Well, not yet.

[00:06:50]You're not. Hit it, Liz.

[00:07:00]>> Hey, what is this?

[00:07:02]>> Yes, I'm so >> It's oive. A pheromone, actually. Now, we not only look like bees, we smell like bees. Hold down the bus, Liz. We're going in >> to the hive.

[00:07:18]Watch out.

[00:07:26]>> Let's get out of here.

[00:07:31]>> Wow, those pherommones really worked.

[00:07:33]>> They thought we were bees from their hive and passed us by.

[00:07:38]>> Come on.

[00:07:43]>> Hey, I made it through alive. You're an unstung hero, Arnold.

[00:07:50]>> This is incredible.

[00:07:52]>> There's a zillion bees crawling all over. [music] >> Where's the honey?

[00:08:01]>> Um, hello.

[00:08:04]Uh, what does he want me to do?

[00:08:08]>> Actually, it's not a he, Ralphie. All the worker bees in here are she's. Maybe she wants to be your honey, Carlos.

[00:08:18]She's sharing her food with you, Ralphie. In a hive, it's one for all and all for one.

[00:08:25]>> If you say so, Miss Frizle.

[00:08:32]Hey, >> this stuff is terrific. It's sweet and delicious. What's Ralphie doing?

[00:08:38]>> According to my research, every bee has a proboscus. It's kind of like a tongue that they use to gather food and share with one another.

[00:08:46]>> Yum. What is it? Where'd they get it?

[00:08:49]>> Hey, I bet it's flower nectar. Remember back when we went inside the flower in Mr. Seed Plots's garden and we saw the bees drinking up all the nectar.

[00:09:00]So, is that nectar they're up tucking into these honeycomb cells?

[00:09:04]>> Taste it and see.

[00:09:08]>> It is nectar. There may be nectar in that cell, >> but there's honey in this one.

[00:09:17]>> So, where does the honey come from? Look at this. It looks like these bees are stirring the nectar.

[00:09:24]>> And these bees are fanning the cells with their wings.

[00:09:28]>> Nectar is thin and watery, right?

[00:09:32]>> M. But [music] honey is thick and syrupy. Well, maybe the bees fan and stir the nectar to evaporate the water.

[00:09:39][music] That would make it thicker, wouldn't it?

[00:09:42]>> Bees eye. Tim, honey is made from thickened nectar.

[00:09:46]>> But nectar is seriously yummy as it is.

[00:09:49]Why turn it into honey?

[00:09:50]>> I bet it lasts longer when it's thicker.

[00:09:53]Like my grandma's strawberry preserves.

[00:09:58]Yum.

[00:09:59]>> Oh, a beeazzling process, isn't it? So, to replace Grandpa's honey that went down the drain, all we have to do is take this tiny ant.

[00:10:07]>> Tim, I don't think the bees want us to take their honey. They're plugging up the cells. And look, this bee is mixing honey with that orange stuff and feeding it to the larvae.

[00:10:19]You see, Tim, they do need the honey.

[00:10:22]They don't make it for us. They make it for themselves. And they're babies. And if we take it, they'd have to make more.

[00:10:30]>> Which would be okay, except that after tonight's frost, the flowers will be gone.

[00:10:36]>> You're right, Wanda. No more flowers, no more nectar, no more honey. If >> we take their honey, these bees won't make it through the winter.

[00:10:46]>> So, as my great aunt Beatrice used to say, >> it behooves you to behave like the bees.

[00:10:53]>> You mean make our own honey. Why not?

[00:10:57]We'll collect some delicious nectar.

[00:10:58]>> I'll chuck it into a honeycomb. Stir it to help it thicken.

[00:11:03]>> And when it [music] turns into honey, we're in business.

[00:11:07]>> All we need to do is find some flowers.

[00:11:09]Can we do it in time?

[00:11:11]>> We won't know until we try. Let's jive out of this hive.

[00:11:16]>> There's some flowers over there.

[00:11:21]>> Yahoo.

[00:11:26]Hey, what's the deal? No nectar.

[00:11:30]>> The bees must have already sucked these flowers dry.

[00:11:33]>> And a good thing, too. Soon it'll be bye-bye flowers until next spring.

[00:11:39]>> We've got to find some flowers that still have nectar and fast.

[00:11:43]>> Okay, let's split up. We can cover more ground.

[00:11:46]>> Good idea.

[00:11:50]>> Come on, Liz. We need all the help we can get. It's time to go bezer.

[00:12:01][music] Nectar home.

[00:12:10]We're too late. These flowers have had it. Keep looking.

[00:12:19]I'm nuts. Not a cup of nectar left here either.

[00:12:23]>> How do bees do this anyway? You think making the honey was the hard part, but finding the nectar to make it with is even harder.

[00:12:31]>> Come on, let's look somewhere else.

[00:12:35]There aren't any flowers anywhere. We need more time.

[00:12:40]>> Unfortunately, [music] Jack Frost waits for no one.

[00:12:44]>> Wait, I smell something.

[00:12:46]>> Flowers.

[00:12:48]Fresh flowers.

[00:12:50]Ah, you bet you're beepy. Golden Rod, if I'm not mistaken. This way.

[00:13:01]Nectar City. Start gathering.

[00:13:04]>> I sure hope the others find this field.

[00:13:08]>> This nectar is great, but we'll never be able to carry it back all on our own.

[00:13:13]>> We need help.

[00:13:14]>> There's no time to lose, Miss Frizzle.

[00:13:16]We've got to tell the others where the nectar is. I think that could be arranged.

[00:13:27]That lizard's got a bee in her bonnet.

[00:13:31]>> Did you find any nectar?

[00:13:33]>> Not one drop.

[00:13:35]>> Same here.

[00:13:38]>> Huh? Is it just me or is Liz trying to tell us something? [music] I think she's found Nectar >> over there.

[00:13:47]>> [music] >> I'm full and there's still tons of nectar left.

[00:13:58]Not for long. Help is on the way.

[00:14:04]>> Take up our nectar and head back to the hive. See you soon.

[00:14:19]Oh, come on, Liz. We don't want to fall behind.

[00:14:25]All set, everyone.

[00:14:28]Here we go.

[00:14:57]What was that?

[00:14:59]>> I do believe it's an Ursus Americanis.

[00:15:02]>> A bear.

[00:15:04]>> Step on it, Liz.

[00:15:11]Yay! Liz, >> come on. The hive's not far now.

[00:15:21]This way.

[00:15:25]Come on, boss. You can do it.

[00:15:29]>> Yay! We made it.

[00:15:35]>> Are you all right, Liz? Hey, what happened to all our nectar? You mean all that work and we only filled a few honeycomb cells? This honeym business is harder than it looks. We've got to keep going back and forth until we've got enough. Come on.

[00:15:56]>> Let's get out of here.

[00:15:58]>> He's wrecking the place.

[00:16:04]Oh, bad. Oh, bad. Oh, bad, bad, bad.

[00:16:15]>> The bees scared him away.

[00:16:17]>> They made him run.

[00:16:19]>> Man, what a disaster. All the honey is gone.

[00:16:24]>> The bees won't have enough food to last through the winter.

[00:16:29]>> They'll starve. And it's all our fault.

[00:16:32]It was because of us that the bear found the hive.

[00:16:35]Wait, we can help them. We know where there's lots of delicious nectar.

[00:16:40]Remember?

[00:16:41]>> Yeah, but how do we tell them?

[00:16:44]>> Beauty of a question, Tim. How would you communicate with a bee? Sting it a song?

[00:16:50]Press a buzzer? Drop it a bee line?

[00:16:53]>> Well, I'm not sure. Since they don't understand words, maybe we could use some kind of sign language.

[00:17:00]>> Let's take chances. Make mistakes. Get This is a scene.

[00:17:10]>> Hey guys, I've got something for you.

[00:17:13]Delicious nectar. Yum, yum. This way.

[00:17:16]>> You don't get it, Tim.

[00:17:18]>> Come on, bees. Listen up. This is vital information.

[00:17:23]Flowers. Lots of them. Nectar. Big meadow. Far away.

[00:17:31]How am I ever going to make them understand? Wait, Tim, you've got their attention.

[00:17:36]>> It's like they're waiting for you to do something.

[00:17:39]>> Yeah, but what?

[00:17:42]>> Too bad I don't have a book on beat communication.

[00:17:45]>> But I do.

[00:17:48]>> Toss me my Busby Bubbles be dances for beginners list.

[00:17:51]>> Dances? You mean bees communicate by dancing?

[00:17:55]>> You better believe it. I hope this works. Let's see. To tell the bees they have to fly a long way, I have to.

[00:18:05][music] And to tell them which way to fly, it looks like I'm supposed to.

[00:18:14]>> It's working. The bees are catching on.

[00:18:17]>> They're really bee bumping.

[00:18:20]>> Carlos, >> it's the bee's knees. All right, >> let me try, Tim.

[00:18:29]I think they've got it. Why bus? I had no [music] idea you were so graceful. Do you dip?

[00:18:36]>> Do you think they understand? Let's hope so. If they don't find those flowers before the frost, they're going to be goners.

[00:18:44]>> They're going. They got the message.

[00:18:48]>> Oh, I hope we gave them the right directions.

[00:18:50]>> There's only one way to find out for sure.

[00:18:58]It worked. We danced the directions to the bees and they got it. They got it.

[00:19:03]All right. Look at them go.

[00:19:06]>> Yeah, but will they be able to get enough nectar? We sure didn't. There were only 10 of us, Arnold. There's thousands of bees working out here.

[00:19:16]>> You can't feed it, Arn. All it takes to bring in the harvest of nectar just in time is a little bee dance and a lot of bees.

[00:19:25]And a lot of bees means a lot of nectar, [music] which means a lot of honey.

[00:19:31]>> We did it.

[00:19:32]>> We helped save the hive.

[00:19:34]>> Yay. [screaming] >> Come on. Let's help him draw out the nectar.

[00:19:39]>> Go, go, go, guys. Eat those wings.

[00:19:43]>> I'll tell you this. For someone who was afraid of bees, I've sure become a fan.

[00:19:49]I don't know.

[00:19:50]>> Well, it looks like the bees are going to be able to make enough honey to last for the winter.

[00:19:55]>> But what about the honey to finish up your grandpa's deliveries?

[00:19:58]>> Well, I don't know. Even if we could collect enough nectar, how could we possibly turn it into honey and get it home in time?

[00:20:07]>> One hive, two hive, beehive.

[00:20:13]>> Any questions, class?

[00:20:15]>> All right, find those flowers.

[00:20:28]>> [music] >> And what do we have?

[00:20:45]>> Honey. Honey. And more honey. Yahoo!

[00:20:54]>> Here's your last honey delivery of the season, Mr. Drone.

[00:21:01]>> Oh my.

[00:21:03]Oh my. Oh my. Tim, your grandfather's honey is always tops, but this year's batch is the best yet. Give my regards to the bees.

[00:21:16]I will see you next spring. He liked it. He really liked it. A honey of a job, Tim.

[00:21:26]And as I always say, nothing like honey to take the sting out of winter.

[00:21:42]>> Is this the magic school bus?

[00:21:44]>> Is this the magic school bus? Magic scuba.

[00:21:46]>> Magic magic bus. Magic scuba bus.

[00:21:48]>> Magic scuba bus.

[00:21:50]>> Magic scuba bus. Magic >> magic bus.

[00:21:52]>> I want school bus.

[00:21:54]>> I WANT THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS.

[00:22:09]>> THANKS, LIZ. Magic school bus producer speaking. What's the buzz? I just saw your show on bees, and what I want to know is, could honey bees really gather enough nectar in one day to make enough honey to get them through the whole winter?

[00:22:24]>> We stretch the truth here, but given enough nectar rich flowers, a strong hive can make enough honey for the winter in a week or two.

[00:22:32]>> And what do beekeepers like Tim's grandpa do? I thought honey came from the wild.

[00:22:37]>> Actually, almost all of the honey we buy in the store comes from bee farms. And beekeepers are the people who harvest the honey. Man-made hives are much bigger and have a lot more bees than wild hives. So, they make and store a lot more honey than wild bees do. And as long as the hive makes more honey than it needs, the beekeeper can sell the extra honey without hurting the hive.

[00:23:01]>> I don't feel so bad then, cuz I love a little honey on my toast for breakfast.

[00:23:05]Just so you know, it would take one bee about a 100 trips from the flowers to the hive to make enough honey for just one piece of toast.

[00:23:13]>> That's amazing.

[00:23:15]>> But with 10,000 bees working together, it goes pretty fast.

[00:23:19]>> That makes sense. But I have to admit, I found that dancing stuff pretty unbelievable. Do bees really dance to tell each other where to find nectar?

[00:23:29]>> Unbelievable, but true. Actually, bees communicate even more information than we showed, and we still don't know everything they can tell each other with their dancers.

[00:23:39]>> Just one more thing. I've never heard so many bad bee jokes before.

[00:23:44]>> Thank you very much.

[00:23:46]>> Want to hear another?

[00:23:48]>> Uh, sure. Why not?

[00:23:50]>> What do you get when you cross a seagull with a bee?

[00:23:52]>> What?

[00:23:53]>> A beagle. [laughter] >> Hey, thanks for calling the magic school bus.

[00:24:06]>> [music] >> Bees. Bees. We want bees.

[00:24:12]>> I say we choose our beaver lodge.

[00:24:14]>> Hold it, everybody. Hold it. It's just a science fair.

[00:24:19]>> Just a science fair.

[00:24:22]>> Too bad we can't [music] use last year's solar power juggling machine. Nice try, Ralphie. But it doesn't fit with this year's theme. animals that live together.

[00:24:31]>> And I quote from the entry form. Some animals live alone, but some live and work together in groups called communities. Watch your back. Heads up.

[00:24:39]Coming through. I'm escorting an important visitor to our classroom.

[00:24:45]Make way for >> Hello, class.

[00:24:50]>> Miss Frizzle, you almost stepped on our visitor.

[00:24:53]>> Oh my.

[00:24:55]>> What visitor?

[00:24:56]>> My friend, the ant.

[00:24:59]Look at her go. Isn't she amazing? I wonder where she's headed.

[00:25:05]Don't worry, little ant. Wherever you're going, I'll make sure you get there. No time for antics, Kesha. We've got to pick a project for the science fair.

[00:25:17]Ah, the passion of science. Now, Liz, do you have any idea where I put that catalog?

[00:25:25]Ah, there it is.

[00:25:28]Oh no, my aunt. Where's my aunt?

[00:25:31]>> Kesha, your aunt is eating my Mow Blaster. So that's why she came in here.

[00:25:38]She was looking for food. Don't worry, little aunt. Arnold's more than happy to share his Malow blaster.

[00:25:46]>> Kesha, are you going to babysit that ant all day or >> Hey, maybe we could do something about my ant for the science fair. According to my research, where you find one ant, there's usually more.

[00:25:59]>> That's right, Dorothy Anne. [music] Ants live together in nests.

[00:26:04]>> But what could we do with ants? A mural?

[00:26:06]A model?

[00:26:10]Uh, careful what that camera is. At my old school, lizards weren't allowed to make movies.

[00:26:19]>> That's it. We'll make a movie.

[00:26:23]She's a natural star. I can see it all now. We'll call it Travels with My Aunt.

[00:26:29]>> A movie about an ant?

[00:26:31]>> You know something? That's not a bad idea. No, it's a good idea. It's a great idea.

[00:26:37]>> Yes, let's make a movie.

[00:26:40]>> I'll write it. It'll be all about an ant with a long nose called Elephant. Get >> Can I help write it, too? You can write it together. What about us? You can all be in it and play ants.

[00:26:55]>> What are my lines?

[00:26:56]>> Who's the star?

[00:26:57]>> My aunts, of course.

[00:26:59]>> If you're going to direct this movie, Kesha, you might need this.

[00:27:03]>> Me direct it? But I thought you >> It was your idea.

[00:27:08]>> Oh, wow. Oh, boy. I'm the director. The whole film depends on me.

[00:27:14]>> As I always say, action.

[00:27:17]>> How does she do that? Miss Frizzle, you could do the costumes.

[00:27:23]>> Well, thank you, Carlos.

[00:27:25]>> Okay, now people, this is Kesha. In a minute, Phoebe, this is what I want you to do.

[00:27:35]>> Huh?

[00:27:38]Follow that camera lizard.

[00:27:46]Great, Liz. A little tighter.

[00:27:57]dance. But which one's mine? Look at them all. Where are they going?

[00:28:03]>> Uh, guys, can we go back in now? [music] I just know it's going to rain.

[00:28:07]>> Not until I find my aunt, Arnold. She's my star. And now I've lost her.

[00:28:13]According to my research, your star has been telling the other ants in its nest about Arnold's mellow blaster.

[00:28:20]>> Excellent observation, Dorothy Anne, ants don't actually talk to each other, but they do communicate.

[00:28:28]>> I got it. It's a western starring an ant that rounds up food. See, and then tells the rest of the ants where it is. That's good, Ralphie. That's good. We'll call it food dude.

[00:28:40]>> Excellent, Carlos. An ant whose job it is to find food is a forager ant. Food dude is a wonderful name for Kesha's ant.

[00:28:50]>> Oh, Miss Frizzle, are we going on a field trip?

[00:28:54]>> Very observant, Arnold.

[00:28:56]>> Observant. I like it. I like it a lot.

[00:28:59]>> Is that her? Is that my aunt?

[00:29:02]>> I don't think so, Kesha.

[00:29:04]>> Director to bus, please. Director to bus.

[00:29:07]>> Oh, bad. Oh, bad. Bad. Bad. Miss Frizzle, we've lost her. We've lost our star. I can't do a movie without a star.

[00:29:16]>> All right you are, Kesha. She's one in a million.

[00:29:20]>> H seat belts, everyone. Here we go.

[00:29:28]Again.

[00:29:32]We're shooky.

[00:29:36]>> I feel like we're on the inside of a mini mallow blaster.

[00:29:41]We are.

[00:29:44][screaming] >> Hey, we're being foraged. I thought we were going to play ants, not food.

[00:29:54]>> I knew I should have stayed home today.

[00:29:56]>> Giant potato chips being foraged dead ahead.

[00:30:00]>> So, uh, Kishha, is the movie going to star for your ant?

[00:30:04]>> And are we going to co-star as the food?

[00:30:07]Miss Frizzle, I'm really sorry, but I don't think this movie should star a forger [music] ant.

[00:30:12]>> Got that, Carlos? Not about a forger aunt.

[00:30:16]>> Why not? That's what your aunt is.

[00:30:18]>> I know, Carlos, but I've been thinking.

[00:30:20]I want more drama, more excitement.

[00:30:26]>> I wish you hadn't said that.

[00:30:28]>> Where are we? Anill, Miss Frizzle, we're on location. This is perfect. and meet the ants up close and personal. Now I'll find my star. Okay people, this movie is my responsibility.

[00:30:46]So I will check out the antill and then tell you what to do next. Come on Liz.

[00:30:58][screaming] Help.

[00:31:07]Good opening sequence, Kesha. It really grabbed me. Did you get it, Liz?

[00:31:14]>> What's with those gigantic ants? Who let them on the set?

[00:31:18]>> We're on location, Kesha. Remember?

[00:31:21]>> They look like they're guarding the nest or something, don't they, Carlos?

[00:31:25]>> Cool. Kha, the movie could star a guardian.

[00:31:29]>> I don't know, Ralphie. Come on, Kesha.

[00:31:31]We can call it the Guard. Perfect for the wide screen with stereo sound and >> and smell of vision.

[00:31:42]>> Smell of vision.

[00:31:43]>> Mhm. Guard ants use their antenna to smell if we are friend or foe.

[00:31:51]>> They're smelling us.

[00:31:52]>> Precisely, Tim. Ants don't understand words, but they do understand smells.

[00:32:00]>> [laughter] >> They're checking to see if we smell like them.

[00:32:04]>> Yeah. They want to know if we're wearing the same deodorant.

[00:32:10]>> Carlos.

[00:32:12]>> No. No. It's a great joke. It's going in.

[00:32:15]>> Ants don't wear deodorant, [music] Carlos.

[00:32:18]>> But their bodies do make scented chemicals called pherommones.

[00:32:22]>> Pherommones.

[00:32:23]>> Pherammon.

[00:32:26]>> Hey, Tickles. What is this stuff?

[00:32:30]Well, class, [music] now we truly smell like these ants.

[00:32:35]>> We do.

[00:32:36]>> Yes. And now the guard ants will let us into the nest. As I always say, when visiting a nest, smell like the rest.

[00:32:47]>> I smell like an ant. Just what I always wanted. [gasps] >> Really, Ralphie? Me, too.

[00:32:55]>> Oh, boy.

[00:32:58]One good smell deserves another.

[00:33:00]>> Excuse me.

[00:33:03]That tickles.

[00:33:04]>> Cool.

[00:33:05]>> Come on, Liz. We've got to get in there and find our star.

[00:33:13]>> Wait for us.

[00:33:18][music] >> Okay, Phoebe. What do we have so far?

[00:33:23]Well, this movie is not about a forger ant or a guard ant. So, what is it about, Kesha? We can't write this script without a star.

[00:33:32]>> Let me think.

[00:33:35]Don't worry, everybody. It's [music] all part of the creative process. She's thinking of a story.

[00:33:40]>> Hey, check it out.

[00:33:44]>> Wow, where are they going?

[00:33:47]>> Man, it must be rush hour. Look, Kisha, a cast of thousands.

[00:34:00]Okay, places everyone.

[00:34:02]>> Well, where do you want us, Kesha? What about makeup, Kesha? I don't look anything like these ants.

[00:34:09]>> And what's the plot, Kesha? Who's the star? I'm working on it. I'm working on it. Who knew so many ants would audition? Um, Kesha, maybe it would help if we worked with the ants, got to know them better.

[00:34:23]>> We're not going inside an ant, are we?

[00:34:26]>> No, Arnold, but Phoebe's right.

[00:34:29]Understanding begins with observation.

[00:34:32]>> Good idea, Feeb. Method acting. I love it.

[00:34:35]>> Okay, everyone.

[00:34:36]>> See the ant. Feel the ant. Be the ant.

[00:34:42]>> This ant's rubbing its head. And this one's licking itself. That's it.

[00:34:46]Hurdles. be the ant. But I did this today already uh in the shower.

[00:34:52]>> Hey, maybe the ants are cleaning themselves. Tim, your logic is spotless.

[00:34:57]>> Yuck. These two are kissing. Kisha, I've got it. The movie's a romance. Get it?

[00:35:05]Romance.

[00:35:06]>> Carlos.

[00:35:08]>> These ants aren't kissing at all.

[00:35:10]>> Yeah, it looks like that ant is giving the other ant something.

[00:35:14]>> Oh, sure. Give it back to me after you've chewed it.

[00:35:17]>> What is it?

[00:35:18]>> Malow blaster. I recognize it in any form.

[00:35:22]>> So those ants are passing food around.

[00:35:25]>> Cool. A food passing ant would make a great star. Think of the story.

[00:35:31]>> I have Carlos and it doesn't work. One day an ant passed food to another ant.

[00:35:36]It just doesn't feel complete somehow.

[00:35:40]>> Forget that one. [snorts] >> Come on, Kesha. We need a star. Hey, the star could be the president.

[00:35:48]Get it? President.

[00:35:50]>> Carlos, stop.

[00:35:52]>> I know we need a star, Carlos. I just haven't seen the right. [screaming] >> Everyone, stay with your partner.

[00:36:01]Help.

[00:36:03]Not so fast.

[00:36:06]>> Keep shooting, Liz.

[00:36:20]After those ants, people, it's a great chase scene.

[00:36:24]>> Wait a minute. What's in here?

[00:36:26]>> And chase scene take one.

[00:36:30]Hey, where are you guys going? What are they carrying? They're like little worms. Cut, cut, cut. No worms. This movie is about an ant.

[00:36:42]>> Why do you keep giving things to me? Do I look like an ant?

[00:36:46]>> I don't know, Arnold, but you look like you're holding a baby. Maybe it is a baby. A baby ant.

[00:36:54]>> Well done, Phoebe. They're baby ants.

[00:36:57]All right. When they hatch from eggs, they're called larae.

[00:37:01]>> That's it. Larae. The beginning. Who ever heard of a movie about larae? I don't know, Kesha. I think it has potential.

[00:37:11]>> I think it's cute. But all they do is wiggle. There's no drama, no action.

[00:37:17]>> The ants are moving the larae around.

[00:37:20]How's that for action? And why are they moving them? How's that for mystery?

[00:37:26]>> Hey, I bet they're trying to keep the larae warm. Exactly, Tim. Nurse ants move the young around the nest to keep them the right temperature.

[00:37:35]>> My aunt's a nurse. I've got it. I've got it. We could call it Florance Nightingale. [laughter] >> Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.

[00:37:47]>> Now what, Kha? It's a really good idea and everything, but somehow it isn't enough. Where's the danger? The intrigue. HEY, WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS?

[00:37:58]HEY, WAIT, WAIT. I didn't say action.

[00:38:02]People, people, what are you doing?

[00:38:04]Pupé. The larae make cocoons called pupé.

[00:38:08]>> Come on, pupy.

[00:38:10]I mean people. Look at it. Do you really want to make a movie starring a pup?

[00:38:17]>> Pupa. Actually, only one is called a pupa. Pupé is plural.

[00:38:22]>> Pup. Pew. Whatever. Pretty exciting story if you ask me. It would make a great documentary documentary. No way. Carlos, Mr. Cud's class did a documentary last year on cows, remember? Just to keep you up to date, Kha, we are not doing a movie about a forger ant, a guard ant, a nurse ant, a larva, or a pupa. Kesha, there aren't any ants left. Well, then how about an egg? Oh no, an egg. That's even worse.

[00:38:54]>> Um, Miss Frizzle, where do ant eggs come from anyway?

[00:38:59]>> Good question, Phoebe. The eggs came from the queen.

[00:39:05]>> The queen? Miss Frizzle, you're a genius. Carlos, the queen is the perfect star. Think of the story. A royal explosive.

[00:39:16]You're right. It's gold. Come on. What are we waiting for? Let's go.

[00:39:27]>> Which way? Um, it's the creative process again.

[00:39:36]That away.

[00:39:37]>> Excuse me, Miss Director. Is water supposed to be coming through the walls like that?

[00:39:43]>> After the tunnel caves in, you will see some of the most amazing ant activity yet.

[00:39:49]>> Did you say after the tunnel caves in?

[00:39:53]>> All right, class. Duck and cover.

[00:40:00]AND CUT. OKAY, PEOPLE, don't panic. I'll have you out of here in a WA LOOK AT THESE ants go.

[00:40:09]>> The rain made the nest cave in and they're repairing it like construction workers.

[00:40:13]>> Right, Tim? That's their job. They're builder ants.

[00:40:18]>> Wow. Kisha Kishha, we have got to do this movie about our builder ants. Look at the action, the drama, the excitement. Yeah, but which builder aunt Tim?

[00:40:29]>> Well, just pick one.

[00:40:31]>> The queen is the star. Know why? Because there is only one.

[00:40:35]>> But >> trust me on [music] this. I'm the director. Remember to the queen.

[00:40:42]>> This must be it. Kha, are you excited?

[00:40:45]You bet, Phoebe. This movie is going to have everything. Action, drama, excitement, and most of all, a real star. Quick, quick. Go in and bow to the queen. Ask her who her agent is. The queen is very important.

[00:41:01]Maybe so. But where is she?

[00:41:03]>> Why, there she is. The biggest one. Oh, isn't she wonderful?

[00:41:09]>> That's the queen.

[00:41:11]>> That's the queen.

[00:41:14]>> That's the queen.

[00:41:16]>> But she's not doing anything. My kind of job.

[00:41:20]>> Of course she is. She's doing a lot.

[00:41:23]Isn't she Miss Frizle?

[00:41:24]>> Absolutely, Kesha. The queen is the only one who lays the eggs.

[00:41:29]>> The queen laid an egg. The end. [snorts] Not much of a movie, Kesha.

[00:41:34]>> Sure it is. We start enclosing the queen. Then we then we pull back and we and we No way, Kesha. This may be the queen, but she's no star.

[00:41:47]>> So, what is it about Kishha?

[00:41:49]>> Nothing.

[00:41:51]I give up.

[00:42:02]Oh, great. It's still raining. It figures.

[00:42:07]No, thank you. I'd rather walk. I deserve to get wet. Oh, bad. Oh, bad.

[00:42:13]Bad. Bad. Bad. What made me think I could direct a movie? Now I've wrecked a science fair for everyone. Kesha.

[00:42:21]Too bad I'm such a rotten director. But you're not. I am. I almost wiped out my whole class and there's still no movie, no story, no star.

[00:42:33]But what about the queen?

[00:42:35]What kind of star just sits there and lays eggs? But if it weren't for her eggs, there wouldn't be any ants.

[00:42:43]So if it weren't for the ants that brought her food, there wouldn't be any queen. Oh, I see what you mean. And if it weren't for the forager ants, there wouldn't be anything for anybody. And if it weren't for the builder ants, there wouldn't be a nest. And if it weren't for the guard ants, the nest would be attacked. Yeah, there isn't only one star. More like they all are.

[00:43:06]Baby, that's it. It's really about all the ants. All the ants. And how they work together. Kesha, you're right. Of course I'm right. I'm the director. Come on.

[00:43:21]>> Hey, where's everyone going? We've got a movie to make about ants.

[00:43:26]>> Without a star, forget it.

[00:43:28]>> I said ants, not ants. There isn't one star in an antill. All the ants are stars.

[00:43:35]>> Yeah, every ant has a job to do to keep the nest going. Just like we each have a job to do to make this movie.

[00:43:44]>> Forget the movie. Mudslide.

[00:43:50]>> [screaming] >> Hey, what about the ants?

[00:43:53]>> As I always say, action.

[00:43:57]>> Thanks, Miss Frizzle. H, we've got to save the ants.

[00:44:01]>> How? The magnifying glass. We'll block the entrance. Wanda, Ralphie, Carlos, Phoebe, grab that ant. Da, Arnold, Tim, Miss Frizzle, and lift.

[00:44:24]Kisha, it's great. A survival movie.

[00:44:27]>> Yeah. And we'll call it a river almost ran through it.

[00:44:34]>> Finally, the nest was saved. The rain stopped and the sun came out.

[00:44:39]>> The end.

[00:44:42]>> [screaming] >> That was amazing. [cheering] How did you do it?

[00:44:48]>> I didn't do a thing. It was Kesha's idea.

[00:44:51]>> Yes, but I couldn't have done it without Phoebe. And I couldn't have done it without Arnold. And I couldn't have done it without Dorothy.

[00:45:01]>> And I couldn't have done it without Carlos.

[00:45:04]>> And I couldn't have done it without Wanda. Her part was truly significant.

[00:45:08]Get it? [laughter] >> Carlos.

[00:45:12]And I couldn't have done it without Tim.

[00:45:14]>> And I couldn't have done it without Rafie.

[00:45:16]>> And I couldn't have done it without Miss Frizzle.

[00:45:18]>> And I couldn't have done it without the school bus.

[00:45:23]>> But none of us could have done it without the inspiration of the ants.

[00:45:29]>> As I always say, it's easy if you've got talent. [laughter] [music] Is this the magic school bus?

[00:45:47]>> Is this the magic school bus?

[00:45:49]>> Magic school bus.

[00:45:50]>> Magic the magic school bus. Magic school bus.

[00:45:52]>> Magic school bus.

[00:45:53]>> Magic school bus. Magic school magic school bus.

[00:45:56]>> I want the magic school bus. I WANT THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS.

[00:46:09]OKAY, LIZ, I promise I'll let everyone know how much work you did on that movie.

[00:46:18]>> Just let me take this call. Okay.

[00:46:23]>> Hello.

[00:46:24]>> Hi. You work on the Magic School Bus show, right?

[00:46:27]>> You bet. I'm the producer.

[00:46:31]One of them. I know for a fact there are thousands of ants in an ant colony, but in your show I only counted 137.

[00:46:40]>> Well, I guess you must be an account ant. [laughter] Get it?

[00:46:44]>> Oh, boy. Now I know who's responsible for all those terrible puns.

[00:46:49][laughter] >> Well, actually, you're right. There are thousands of ants in one colony, but we couldn't afford to hire that many extras.

[00:46:58]>> And there are also thousands of different species of ants. You only showed one kind of ant, >> right? Again, there are about 10,000 different kinds of ants, more than all the other social insects put together.

[00:47:10]>> And you didn't say a thing about the fact that all the ants we saw were female.

[00:47:14]>> Well, yes, we feel quite repentant about that.

[00:47:19]>> Almost every ant in the colony is female. The only thing the few males do is mate with the queen. Anything else?

[00:47:26]>> Yes, ants use pherommones for more than telling friend from foe. It's how they communicate where food is. If the nest needs repairing, they smell pherommones like we hear words.

[00:47:36]>> You know, kid, I have to say, you're pretty darn smart.

[00:47:39]>> Actually, I'm brilliant.

[00:47:42]Gotcha.

[00:47:48]>> One more call and that's it. Promise.

[00:47:51]>> Hello, Magic School Bus.

[00:47:54]>> This is the Oscar Awards Committee returning your call.

[00:47:57]>> Yes. I just had a [music] question about the rules. In the category of best camera work, is it possible to nominate a a lizard?

[00:48:06][laughter]