SEAT BELTS!
LET THIS TRIP BE NORMAL.
NO WAY!
♪ CRUISIN' ON DOWN MAIN STREET ♪
♪ YOU'RE RELAXED AND FEELIN' GOOD ♪
♪ YEAH! ♪
A-HA-HOO!
♪ AN OCTOPUS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD! ♪
♪ SURFIN' ON A SOUND WAVE ♪
♪ SWINGIN' THROUGH THE STARS ♪
♪ TAKE A LEFT AT YOUR INTESTINE ♪
♪ TAKE YOUR SECOND RIGHT PAST MARS ♪
♪ ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
CLIMB ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
♪ SPANK A PLANKTON, TOO ♪
TAKE THAT!
♪ ON OUR MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
♪ RAFT A RIVER OF LAVA ♪
♪ ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
♪ SUCH A FINE THING TO DO! ♪
WHOA!
OME ON IN AND DON'T BE SHY ♪
♪ JUST TO MAKE YOUR DAY COMPLETE ♪
♪ YOU MIGHT GET BAKED INTO A PIE ♪
♪ ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
♪ STEP INSIDE, IT'S A WILDER RIDE! ♪
♪ COME ON ♪
[BEEP BEEP]
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
LET'S CHOOSE OUR BEAVER LODGE.
HOLD IT, EVERYBODY. HOLD IT.
JUST A SCIENCE FAIR?
TOO BAD WE CAN'T USE LAST YEAR'S
SOLAR-POWERED JUGGLING MACHINE.
THE THEME IS ANIMALS THAT LIVE TOGETHER.
"SOME ANIMALS LIVE ALONE,
CALLED COMMUNITIES."
HEADS UP! COMING THROUGH!
I'M ESCORTING AN IMPORTANT VISITOR TO OUR CLASSROOM.
MAKE WAY FOR--
MS. FRIZZLE, YOU ALMOST STEPPED ON OUR VISITOR!
OH, MY!
WHAT VISITOR?
MY FRIEND, THE ANT.
LOOK AT HER GO! ISN'T SHE AMAZING?
DON'T WORRY. WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING,
I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THERE.
NO TIME FOR ANT-ICS.
WE'VE GOT TO PICK A SCIENCE-FAIR PROJECT.
LIZ, WHERE DID I PUT THAT CAMERA?
AH! THERE IT IS!
OH, NO! MY ANT! WHERE'S MY ANT?
SO THAT'S WHY SHE CAME IN HERE--
LOOKING FOR FOOD.
DON'T WORRY. ARNOLD'S MORE THAN HAPPY
TO SHARE HIS MALLOW-BLASTER.
WE COULD DO A PROJECT ABOUT ANTS.
WHERE YOU FIND ONE ANT, THERE'S USUALLY MORE.
THAT'S RIGHT, DOROTHY ANN.
ANTS LIVE TOGETHER IN NESTS.
A MURAL? A MODEL?
[KEESHA] UH...
HEY! CAREFUL WITH THAT CAMERA, LIZ!
AT MY OLD SCHOOL,
THAT'S IT! WE'LL MAKE A MOVIE!
SHE'S A NATURAL STAR.
I CAN SEE IT NOW.
WE'LL CALL IT TRAVELS WITH MY ANT.
[WANDA] THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.
[KIDS] YES! LET'S MAKE A MOVIE!
IT'S ABOUT AN ANT WITH A LONG NOSE
■■ CALLED ELEPH-ANT.
WRITE IT TOGETHER.
WHAT ABOUT US?
YOU CAN ALL PLAY ANTS.
[CARLOS] WHO'S THE STAR?
MY ANT.
IF YOU DIRECT THIS MOVIE, YOU'LL NEED THIS.
IT WAS YOUR IDEA.
WOW! I'M THE DIRECTOR!
THE WHOLE FILM DEPENDS ON ME.
AS I ALWAYS SAY... ACTION!
YOU COULD DO THE COSTUMES.
WHY, THANK YOU, CARLOS.
O.K., PEOPLE. THIS IS--
KEESHA.
IN A MINUTE. HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.
HUH? HUH?
FOLLOW THAT CAMERA LIZARD!
GREAT. A LITTLE TIGHTER.
OOF! OOF! OOH!
OOF! ANTS! BUT WHICH ONE'S MINE?
LOOK AT THEM ALL.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
NOT UNTIL I FIND MY ANT.
SHE'S MY STAR.
ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH,
YOUR STAR'S BEEN TELLING
EXCELLENT OBSERVATION!
ANTS DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER,
BUT THEY DO COMMUNICATE.
IT'S A WESTERN,
STARNG AN ANT THAT ROUNDS UP FOOD,
THAT'S GOOD, RALPHIE.
WE'LL CALL IT FOOD DUDE.
AN ANT WHOSE JOB IS FINDING FOOD
IS A FORAGER ANT.
ARE WE GOING ON A FIELD TRIP?
VERY OBSERV-ANT, ARNOLD.
"OBSERV-ANT." I LIKE IT A LOT!
IS THAT MY ANT?
LE] DIRECTOR TO BUS, PLEASE.
OH, BAD. OH, BAD, BAD!
WE'VE LOST HER. WE'VE LOST OUR STAR.
I CAN'T DO A MOVIE WITHOUT A STAR.
HUH?
SEAT BELTS, EVERYONE. HERE WE GO!
AGAIN?
[KIDS] WHOA!
[KEESHA] WE'RE SHRINKING!
[ARNOLD] I FEEL LIKE WE'RE INSIDE A MINIMALLOW-BLASTER.
WE ARE!
WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
[WANDA] WE'RE BEING FORAGED.
NOT FOOD!
[ARNOLD] I SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME.
[RALPHIE] GIANT POTATO CHIP BEING FORAGED AHEAD!
WILL THE MOVIE STAR A FORAGER ANT?
SORRY. I DON'T THINK THIS MOVIE
SHOULD STAR A FORAGER ANT.
"NOT ABOUT A FORAGER ANT."
WHY NOT? THAT'S WHAT YOUR ANT IS.
I WANT MORE DRAMA, MORE EXCITEMENT.
[CRASH]
I WISH YOU HADN'T SAID THAT.
AN ANTHILL!
MS. FRIZZLE, WE'RE ON LOCATION.
WE'LL MEET THE ANTS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.
NOW I'LL FIND MY STAR.
THIS MOVIE IS MY RESPONSIBILITY.
I WILL CHECK OUT THE ANTHILL
COME ON, LIZ.
[GASPS]
RUN!
HELP!
GOOD OPENING SEQUENCE, KEESHA.
DID YOU GET IT, LIZ?
WHO LET THOSE GIGANTIC ANTS ON THE SET?
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE GUARDING THE NEST.
THE MOVIE COULD STAR A GUARD ANT.
I DON'T KNOW, RALPHIE.
TEREO SOUND.
AND SMELL-O-VISION!
SMELL-O-VISION?
MM-HMM. GUARD ANTS USE THEIR ANTENNAE
THEY'RE SMELLING US.
PRECISELY, TIM. ANTS DON'T UNDERSTAND WORDS,
BUT THEY DO UNDERSTAND SMELLS.
HA HA HA!
ANT TO KNOW
IF WE'RE WEARING THE SAME DEODOR-ANT.
CARLOS! CARLOS! CARLOS!
IT'S A GREAT JOKE. IT'S GOING IN.
ANTS DON'T WEAR DEODORANT.
PHEROMONES?
♪ PHEROMONES ♪♪
THAT TICKLES!
WHAT IS THIS STUFF?
WE DO?
YES. THE ANTS WILL LET US INTO THE NEST.
I ALWAYS SAY, "WHEN VISITING A NEST,
SMELL LIKE THE REST."
REALLY, RALPHIE? ME, TOO.
OH, BOY.
ONE GOOD SMELL DESERVES ANOTHER.
EXCUSE ME.
THAT TICKLES
LIZ, WE'VE GOT TO GET IN THERE
AND FIND OUR STAR.
WAIT FOR US.
PHOEBE, WHAT DO WE HAVE?
THIS MOVIE IS NOT ABOUT
A FORAGER OR GUARD ANT.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT, KEESHA?
WE CAN'T WRITE IT WITHOUT A STAR.
IT'S PART OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS.
SHE'S THINKING OF A STORY.
HEY! CHECK IT OUT!
WOW!
WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
OUSANDS!
[THUD]
O.K., PLACES, EVERYONE.
WHERE DO YOU WANT US, KEESHA?
I DON'T LOOK LIKE THESE ANTS.
WHAT'S THE PLOT? WHO'S THE STAR?
I'M WORKING ON IT.
WHO KNEW SO MANY ANTS WOULD AUDITION?
ARE WE GOING INSIDE AN ANT?
NO, ARNOLD, BUT PHOEBE'S RIGHT.
UNDERSTANDING BEGINS WITH OBSERVATION.
O.K., EVERYONE.
SEE THE ANT, FEEL THE ANT,
BE THE ANT. ACTION!
THIS ANT'S RUBBING ITS HEAD.
THIS ONE'S LICKING ITSELF.
THAT'S IT. BE THE ANT.
MAYBE THE ANTS ARE CLEANING THEMSELVES.
TIM, YOUR LOGIC IS SPOTLESS.
YUCK! THESE TWO ARE KISSING!
THE MOVIE'S A ROMANCE.
HA!
[KIDS] CARLOS!
THESE ANTS AREN'T KISSING.
THAT ANT IS GIVING THE OTHER SOMETHING.
SURE, GIVE IT BACK AFTER YOU'VE CHEWED IT.
I RECOGNIZE IT IN ANY FORM.
THOSE ANTS ARE PASSING FOOD AROUND.
A FOOD PASSING ANT MAKES A GREAT STAR.
THINK OF THE STORY!
IT DOESN'T WORK.
IT DOESN'T FEEL COMPLETE.
FORGET THAT ONE.
WE NEED A STAR.
THE STAR COULD BE THE PRESIDENT.
[KIDS] CARLOS! STOP!
I KNOW WE NEED A STAR.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THE RIGHT--AAH!
EVERYONE, STAY WITH YOUR PARTNER.
HELP! HELP!
KEEP SHOOTING, LIZ!
UH!
OH!
AFTER THOSE ANTS. IT'S A GREAT CHASE SCENE.
WAIT. WHAT'S IN HERE?
ANT CHASE SCENE, TAKE ONE.
HEY! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS GOING?
THEY'RE LIKE LITTLE WORMS.
CUT! CUT! NO WORMS!
THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT AN ANT.
WHY DO YOU KEEP GIVING THINGS TO ME?
MAYBE IT IS A BABY-- A BABY ANT!
WELL DONE. THEY'RE BABY ANTS.
WHEN THEY HATCH FROM EGGS,
THEY'RE CALLED LARVAE.
THAT'S IT! LARVAE: THE BEGINNING.
I THINK IT HAS POTENTIAL.
I THINK IT'S CUTE.
ALL THEY DO IS WIGGLE. NO DRAMA. NO ACTION.
THAT'S ACTION.
WHY ARE THEY MOVING THEM? HOW'S THAT FOR MYSTERY?
THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP THEM WARM.
EXACTLY. NURSE ANTS MOVE THE YOUNG AROUND
MY AUNT'S A NURSE.
WE COULD CALL IT FLOR-ANTS NIGHTINGALE.
HA HA HA! HA HA HA! HA HA HA!
CUT! CUT! CUT! CUT!
NOW WHAT?
WHERE'S THE DANGER? THE INTRIGUE?
[WANDA] WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS?
WAIT! WAIT! I DIDN'T SAY ACTION.
CALLED PUPAE.
COME ON, PUPAE-- I MEAN PEOPLE.
YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE A MOVIE STARRING A PUPAE?
PUPAE IS PLURAL.
PUPAE, PUPA, WHATEVER.
PRETTY EXCITING STORY.
IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT DOCUM-ANT-ARY.
LAST YEAR ON COWS, REMEMBER?
WE'RE NOT DOING A MOVIE
ABOUT A FORAGER, GUARD, OR NURSE ANT,
A LARVA, OR A PUPA.
THERE AREN'T ANY ANTS LEFT!
NO! AN EGG! THAT'S EVEN WORSE!
WHERE DO ANT EGGS COME FROM ANYWAY?
GOOD QUESTION, PHOEBE.
THE EGGS CAME FROM...
THE QUEEN.
MS. FRIZZLE, YOU'RE A GENIUS!
CARLOS, THE QUEEN IS THE PERFECT STAR.
THINK OF THE STORY-- A ROYAL EXCLUSIVE.
YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S GOLD.
LET'S GO!
WHICH WAY?
UM...
IT'S THE CREATIVE PROCESS AGAIN.
EXCUSE ME, MS. DIRECTOR.
IS WATER SUPPOSED TO BE COMING
THROUGH THE WALLS?
AFTER THE TUNNEL CAVES IN,
YOU'LL SEE THE MOST AMAZING ANT ACTIVITY YET.
ALL RIGHT, CLASS. DUCK AND COVER!
AND...CUT!
O.K., PEOPLE, DON'T PANIC.
LOOK AT THESE ANTS GO!
[TIM] THE RAIN MADE THE NEST CAVE IN.
THEY'RE REPAIRING IT LIKE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
RIGHT. THEY'RE BUILDER ANTS.
ABOUT A BUILDER ANT.
LOOK AT THE ACTION, THE DRAMA, THE EXCITEMENT.
BUT WHICH BUILDER ANT?
JUST PICK ONE.
THE QUEEN IS THE STAR.
TRUST ME. I'M THE DIRECTOR.
TO THE QUEEN!
THIS MUST BE IT. ARE YOU EXCITED?
YOU BET, PHOEBE.
XCITEMENT,
AND MOST OF ALL, A REAL STAR.
BOW TO THE QUEEN.
WHO'S HER AGENT? THE QUEEN IS IMPORT-ANT.
MAYBE, BUT WHERE IS SHE?
ISN'T SHE WONDERFUL?
THAT'S THE QUEEN?
[KIDS] THAT'S THE QUEEN?
THAT'S THE QUEEN.
SHE'S NOT DOING ANYTHING.
LE?
ABSOLUTELY. THE QUEEN'S THE ONLY ONE WHO LAYS EGGS.
THE QUEEN LAID AN EGG.
NOT MUCH OF A MOVIE.
THEN WE PULL BACK, AND WE...
NO WAY. THIS MAY BE THE QUEEN,
BUT SHE'S NO STAR.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
I GIVE UP!
[BEEP BEEP]
I'D RATHER WALK. I DESERVE TO GET WET.
BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD.
WHAT MADE ME THINK I COULD DIRECT?
TOO BAD I'M A ROTTEN DIRECTOR.
YOU'RE NOT!
I ALMOST WIPED OUT MY CLASS.
THERE'S STILL NO STORY, NO STAR.
WHAT ABOUT THE QUEEN?
IF NOT FOR HER EGGS, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANTS.
WITHOUT THE ANTS BRINGING HER FOOD,
THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY QUEEN.
THERE WOULDN'T BE FOOD FOR ANYBODY.
WITHOUT THE BUILDER ANTS,
THERE WOULDN'T BE A NEST.
WITHOUT GUARD ANTS, THE NEST WOULD BE ATTACKED.
PHOEBE, THAT'S IT!
IT'S REALLY ABOUT ALL THE ANTS.
AND HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER. YOU'RE RIGHT!
OF COURSE. I'M THE DIRECTOR!
EVERYONE GOING?
WE'VE GOT A MOVIE TO MAKE ABOUT ANTS.
WITHOUT A STAR? FORGET IT.
I SAID ANTS, NOT ANT.
ALL THE ANTS ARE STARS.
WE EACH HAVE A JOB TO DO TO MAKE THIS MOVIE.
[ARNOLD] MUD SLIDE!
AS I ALWAYS SAY, ACTION!
THANKS, MS. FRIZZLE. CUT!
WE'VE GOT TO SAVE THE ANTS.
[KIDS] HOW?
WE'LL BLOCK THE ENTRANCE.
WANDA, RALPHIE, CARLOS, PHOEBE,
D.A., ARNOLD, TIM, MS. FRIZZLE, LIFT.
YAY! YAY! YES!
KEESHA, IT'S GREAT! A SURVIVAL MOVIE.
YEAH. WE'LL CALL IT
A RIVER ALMOST RAN THROUGH IT.
FINALLY, THE NEST WAS SAVED,
[KIDS] THE END!
YAY! YAY! YAY!
AMAZING! HOW DID YOU DO IT?
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT PHOEBE.
[PHOEBE] I COULDN'T HAVE WITHOUT ARNOLD.
I COULDN'T HAVE WITHOUT DOROTHY ANN.
I COULDN'T HAVE WITHOUT CARLOS.
HER PART WAS TRULY SIGNIFIC-ANT.
[KIDS] CARLOS!
I COULDN'T WITHOUT TIM.
I COULDN'T WITHOUT RALPHIE.
I COULDN'T WITHOUT MS. FRIZZLE.
[BEEP BEEP]
WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE INSPIRATION OF...
THE ANTS.
AS I ALWAYS SAY,
IT'S EASY IF YOU'VE GOT TAL-ANT.
IS THIS THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
I WANT THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS!
O.K., LIZ, I WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW
HOW MUCH WORK YOU DID ON THAT MOVIE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
HELLO.
HI. YOU WORK ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS?
I'M THE PRODUCER.
UH...ONE OF THEM.
BUT IN YOUR SHOW, I ONLY COUNTED 137.
I GUESS YOU MUST BE AN ACCOUNT-ANT.
NOW I KNOW WHO'S RESPONSIBLE
FOR ALL THOSE TERRIBLE PUNS.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ANTS IN ONE COLONY.
WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO HIRE THAT MANY.
THERE ARE ALSO THOUSANDS OF SPECIES OF ANTS.
YOU ONLY SHOWED ONE KIND.
YOU DIDN'T MENTION
ALL THE ANTS WE SAW WERE FEMALE.
WE FEEL QUITE REPENT-ANT ABOUT THAT.
HA HA!
THE ONLY THING MALES DO IS MATE WITH THE QUEEN.
ANTS USE PHEROMONES
FOR COMMUNICATING WHERE FOOD IS,
IF THE NEST NEEDS REPAIRING.
YOU'RE SMART.
ACTUALLY, I'M BRILLI-ANT.
HA HA! GOTCHA!
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
ONE MORE CALL. THAT'S IT.
THIS IS THE OSCAR AWARDS COMMITTEE
RETURNING YOUR CALL.
I HAD A QUESTION.
IN THE CATEGORY OF BEST CAMERAWORK,
CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.
CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT 1994 SCHOLASTIC PRODUCTIONS INC.
♪ SURFIN' ON A SOUND WAVE ♪
♪ SWINGIN' THROUGH THE STARS ♪
D RIGHT PAST MARS ♪
♪ ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
♪ NAVIGATE A NOSTRIL ♪
♪ CLIMB ON ♪
♪ THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS... ♪
♪ RAFT A RIVER OF LAVA ♪
♪ SO STRAP YOUR BONES RIGHT TO THE SEAT ♪
T BE SHY ♪
♪ TO MAKE YOUR DAY COMPLETE ♪
♪ YOU MIGHT GET BAKED... ♪
♪ COME ON ♪
♪ RIDE ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪♪
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