[BEEP BEEP]
SEAT BELTS!
NO WAY!
♪ CRUISIN' ON DOWN MAIN STREET ♪
♪ YOU'RE RELAXED AND FEELIN' GOOD ♪
♪ YEAH! ♪
♪ NEXT THING THAT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SEEIN' ♪
WA-HA-HA-HOO!
♪ AN OCTOPUS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD! ♪
♪ TAKE A LEFT AT YOUR INTESTINE ♪
♪ TAKE YOUR SECOND RIGHT PAST MARS ♪
♪ ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
♪ NAVIGATE A NOSTRIL ♪
♪ CLIMB ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
♪ SPANK A PLANKTON, TOO ♪
TAKE THAT!
♪ RAFT A RIVER OF LAVA ♪
♪ ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
♪ SUCH A FINE THING TO DO! ♪
WHOA!
♪ SO STRAP YOUR BONES RIGHT TO THE SEAT ♪
♪ COME ON IN AND DON'T BE SHY ♪
♪ JUST TO MAKE YOUR DAY COMPLETE ♪
♪ ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪
♪ STEP INSIDE, IT'S A WILDER RIDE! ♪
♪ COME ON ♪
♪ RIDE ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ♪♪
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
WHERE'S OUR TEACHER?
WHERE'S OUR CLASS?
WH-WHERE'S THE DOOR?
COME ON, HOWARD.
WHAT'S THERE TO BE SCARED OF?
BUT IT'S A DARK MUSEUM,
AND THERE'S ALL THIS HALLOWEEN STUFF AROUND.
HOWIE'S RIGHT, KATIE.
THIS CLASS CAMP-IN WAS COOL
TILL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.
WHAT WAS THAT?
CHILL OUT, GUYS. IT WAS ME.
OUR TEACHER AND CLASS
ARE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.
WE JUST HAVE TO FIND THEM.
[THUNDER]
AAH!
IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF OLD DINOSAUR BONES.
COME ON, GUYS.
OH!
THAT'S IT, RICHIE.
♪ AHHHHH ♪♪
WHAT WAS THAT?
ALL RIGHT, KATIE!
WE'VE HAD IT
WITH YOUR GHOST IMITATIONS.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
, BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
[RICHIE] AAH!
[CRASH]
RICHIE, YOU O.K.?
AAH!
HELP!
AAH!
CUT IT OUT. IT'S ME.
OH. WHEW.
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME
WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
CUT IT OUT. LET'S LOOK AROUND.
GEE...
I'VE NEVER BEEN
TO THIS PART OF THE MUSEUM.
CHECK OUT THIS NEAT STUFF!
IS THIS PLACE COOL?
AAH!
[KATIE] HA HA HA!
GOT YOU!
THAT WASN'T FUNNY!
YOU'RE RIGHT. IT WAS HYSTERICAL.
HA HA HA!
A SARCOPHAGUS.
ISN'T WHAT'S INSIDE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD?
OOH, LET'S FIND OUT.
ANYBODY HOME?
TRICK OR TREAT. HA HA HA!
KATIE!
AAH!
[BUZZ]
HUH? HUH? HUH?
HA!
HAIR-RAISING SOUND, DON'T YOU THINK?
WEREOU FRIGHTENED?
GOOD. HA HA HA.
WHAT OTHER TERRIFYING TIDBITS
CAN I FIND?
AHH. I LOVE MUSEUMS,
ESPECIALLY ON HALLOWEEN.
FOR MY VICTIMS.
VICTIMS?
ON 3, RUN. 1, 2--
3 MORE VICTIMS.
THIS IS MY LUCKY NIGHT.
WHO ARE YOU?
DAUNTLESS IS THE NAME.
FRIGHT IS MY GAME.
[GULP]
I GATHER FEARS,
AND I GATHER THAT YOU ARE AFRAID.
[HISSING]
COCKROACHES!
HISSING COCKROACHES, TO BE EXACT.
EW! EW!
COLLECTION? A COLLECTION OF WHAT?
OH, THINGS YOU THINK YOU'RE AFRAID OF.
LISTEN.
[GROWLING AND ECHOES]
KATIE, DON'T!
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
WE'VE GOT TO GO.
YEAH. OUR CLASS.
BYE! BYE!
WELL,
I HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE.
SEE THESE KIDS? A LIVELY BUNCH.
BUT THEY HAD A LOT TO LEARN,
PARTICULARLY... THIS ONE.
HE WAS DESPERATELY HUNTING
FOR JUST THE RIGHT SOUND,
BUT INEXPLICABLY, UNEXPLAINABLY,
INCOMPREHENSIBLY,
[TRUMPET FANFARE]
ARLOS?
ALMOST.
[CLANGING]
[HORN HONKING]
WAS IT SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE THAT?
NO! I DON'T GET IT.
IT LOOKS INCREDIBLE, BUT IT SOUNDS--
PLOOPY?
EXACTLY.
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
[PLAYING CONGA RHYTHM]
WOW!
SHE'S AMAZING!
THAT'S ONE WAY TO SEE IT.
♪ GOOD MORNING, CLASS ♪♪
GOOD MORNING, MS. FRIZE.
DOROTHY ANN, WAS THAT YOUR NEW PIECE,
CONCERTO FOR INVENTED INSTRUMENT?
THE INVENTED INSTRUMENT WAS...PLOOPY.
THERE'S ALMOST NO TIME
TO FIX IT BEFORE THE CONCERT.
WE'VE GOT A REHEARSAL
THIS AFTERNOON.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
AND YOU'RE BUILDING
AN IMPRESSIVE INSTRUMENT.
I HEAR THE SOUND IN MY HEAD,
BUT I...
PLOO.
WELL, IF YOU KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS,
YOU'LL KEEP GETTING ANSWERS.
BUT THERE'S NO TIME
FOR QUESTIONS.
WE'LL BE LATE FOR THE REHEARSAL
AT THE SOUND MUSEUM.
COME ALONG, CLASS-- TO THE BUS.
WE'RE GOING? NOW?
BUT...BUT, MS. FRIZZLE!
[CRASH HONK]
JUST LIKE THAT?
OUR CONCERTO WILL BE RUINED.
OTHER SCHOOLS WILL LAUGH AT US.
IT WILL BE THE END OF THE WORLD.
HMM...
LET'S SEE.
O.K. THERE.
IF I ONLY HAD MORE TIME.
HMM, MORE TIME.
[WHISTLES BLOW]
WAHOO!
AAH! AAH!
WHOA!
AAH!
AN AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE, BUS.
HOLD ON!
AND NOW FOR THE GRAND FINALE.
[TOOT]
[KIDS] WHAT HAPPENED?
I'LL JUST BE A MOMENT.
♪ OH, DEAR, HMM HMM HMM HMM HMM-HMM ♪
♪ LE DEE LA DA DA DA DA ♪♪
HMM, HMM, HMM.
I BELIEVE WE'LL BE HERE
FOR A WHILE.
WE'LL MISS THE DRESS REHEARSAL.
NOW, REST UP. YOU'LL BE FINE.
WE CAN DO?
WELL, NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT...
[KIDS GRUNTING]
THERE'S HARDLY A SOUND.
JUST US-- DESPERATE, ALONE...
[GULP]
VULNERABLE.
[GROWLING]
WHAT WAS THAT?
THE POWER OF A THUNDERSTORM,
SO I ADDED AN UMBRELLA.
THAT SOUNDED MORE LIKE DRIZZLE.
I WANTED IT TO HAVE A LION'S ROAR,
LANG SQUEAK]
IT'S A KITTEN.
UH!
OOH!
OH!
UH!
OH!
[SQUEAK]
TER AND BETTER
BUT SOUNDS WORSE AND WORSE.
♪ AHHHHH ♪♪
WHAT WAS THAT?
ALL RIGHT!
WASN'T ME.
IT CAME FROM... THERE.
♪ AHHHHH ♪
OH, ISN'T IT MELLIFLUOUS?
ARNOLD, IT'S JUST A HOUSE.
ARE YOU SCARED OF A HOUSE?
[DISTANT HOWLING]
ME, TOO.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, CLASS?
KES.
GET SCARED OUT OF OUR WITS.
DON'T BE SUCH A CHICKEN.
THERE MUST BE A PHONE.
WE'LL CALL A TOW TRUCK.
[CAW]
[SCREECH]
WHAT A WEIRD PLACE.
KIND OF EERIE, ISN'T IT?
GET IT? EARIE? HA HA HA!
CARLOS!
♪ OHHHHH ♪♪
AAH!
YIKES!
UH!
IF I MEET ANYBODY I CAN SEE THROUGH,
I'M LEAVING.
[DING-DONG]
THAT IS SOME DOORBELL.
NOBODY HOME. LET'S GO.
GOOD IDEA.
I'LL SEE WHAT MADE THAT SOUND.
COME ON!
OH, HOW NICE. SHALL WE?
MUST WE?
[SLAM]
AAH!
[RATTLING]
[RALPHIE] OPEN. OPEN. OPEN.
IT'S STUCK! WHAT NOW?
WE SAY...
♪ HELLO ♪
FRIENDLY ENOUGH.
UH!
WHAT A PLACE!
LET'S PHONE FOR HELP.
HERE'S A PHONE BOOK.
[RINGING]
WHAT WAS THAT?
HMM...
NO! DON'T!
[FOGHORN SOUNDS]
A FOGHORN-- ONE OF MY FAVORITES,
A BIG, DEEP SOUND.
MAYBE ONE OF THESE BOOKS MADE THAT SOUND.
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS ENDS.
AAH!
HA HA HA!
WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS?
PROFESSOR CORNELIA C. CONTRALTO,
ECCENTRIC AND COLLECTOR OF SOUNDS,
BORN 1807, DISAPPEARED 1892.
AFTER SHE VANISHED,
THEY TURNED THIS HOUSE
INTO THE SOUND MUSEUM.
THIS IS THE SOUND MUSEUM?
WE MISSED THE REHEARSAL.
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
WE HAVE THE PLACE
TO OURSELVES.
OH, BOY!
[WHISTLING]
UH! AAH!
PROFESSOR CONTRALTO DEVOTED HER LIFE
TO SOUND.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
NO ONE KNOWS.
[GULP]
WANDERING AROUND,
SEEKING THE PERFECT SOUND.
AAH!
[CARLOS] SEEKING THE PERFECT SOUND,
JUST LIKE ME.
THERE'S TIME TO FIND IT.
E?
OUR PERMISSION SLIPS
DIDN'T MENTION HAUNTED HOUSES.
THERE'S NO PLACE FOR US...
AAH!
TO SLEEP.
EIGHT STUDENT-SIZED BEDS...
AND A TEACHER-SIZED ANNEX.
IT'S AS IF SOMEONE WERE...
EXPECTING US.
[GULP] [GULP]
[OWL HOOTING]
BE SURE TO GET LOTS OF REST.
WE HAVE A CONCERT TOMORROW.
[RATTLING]
CARLOS, THAT'S THE PLOOPIEST YET.
IT'S TOO LATE.
YOU'LL NEVER FIND A SOUND.
CORNELIA, IF YOU'RE THERE,
WILL YOU HELP ME
MS. FRIZZLE SAID
IF YOU KEPT ASKING QUESTIONS,
YOU'D GET ANSWERS.
WAS THAT AN ANSWER?
♪ AHHHHH ♪
UST--
♪ AHHHHH ♪
YIKES! YIKES!
A CRAZED GHOST, BOUND FOREVER
IN THE CHAINS OF ETERNAL TORMENT,
COMING TO GET US!
[CARLOS] IT'S...IT'S--
NO! IT'S THE CALL OF CORNELIA!
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S MAKING THAT SOUND.
[THUNDER]
SHOULDN'T SOMEBODY TELL MS. FRIZZLE?
GET ME OUT OF HERE!
LISTEN. IT'S GETTING LOUDER.
ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH,
IF IT'S GETTING LOUDER,
WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.
IS THAT GOOD OR BAD?
♪ YODEL-AY-HEE-HO ♪
WHAT IS THAT?
IT'S COMING FROM IN THERE.
I'M GOING IN.
[KIDS] NO, CARLOS! NO!
[MONKEY SCREECHING]
INCREDIBLE.
[WOMAN] ♪ YODEL-AY-HEE-HO ♪
[ECHO] ♪ YODEL-AY-HEE-HO ♪♪
THIS HOUSE IS WEIRD.
YOUR HOUSE DOESN'T HAVE A JUNGLE,
AN OCEAN, A CITY, AND AN ALPINE WONDERLAND?
NAH. THE LANDLORD WOULDN'T LIKE IT.
TIM!
[ECHO] TIM!
MAYBE IT WAS AN ECHO
WE HEARD.
YEAH, BUT WHO MADE IT?
DID I WAKE YOU?
♪ TOODLE-OODLE-OOH ♪
[ECHO] ♪ TOODLE-OODLE-OOH ♪
♪ TOODLE-OODLE-OOH ♪♪
♪ AHHHHH ♪♪
THE CALL OF CORNELIA.
THE ONLY WAY IS UP.
WHOA!
COME ALONG, CLASS--
TWO BY TWO.
HA HA HA!
AAH!
[BONG]
[KEYS PLAYING]
WHERE ARE WE?
PROFESSOR CONTRALTO BUILT EVERY ROOM
[GONG]
SIMPLY SOMNIFEROUS.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO PLAY A HARP.
[TWANG]
THAT STRING MOVES BACK AND FORTH.
THAT'S A VIBRATION. YOU CAN FEEL IT.
VI-BRA-TION.
LET'S GET THE FACTS.
WHEN THE STRING STOPPED VIBRATING,
THE SOUND STOPPED.
[TWANG]
THE VIBRATION OF THE STRING--
GOOD, CARLOS. SOUND IS VIBRATION.
HEAR IT. FEEL IT.
ARE ALL SOUNDS
MADE BY SOMETHING VIBRATING?
OH, A GOOD QUESTION, CARLOS.
[BANG]
WHOA! WHOA!
[GONG]
SO I'VE GOT TO MAKE MY INSTRUMENT VIBRATE.
BUT HOW?
AS I ALWAYS SAY,
BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL SOUND
IS A VIBRATION.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
NOW WHAT?
YOW! AAH!
CAN I LOOK NOW?
HEY, IT'S SHOWTIME.
WHY THE GLASSES?
YOU HEARD SOUND. YOU FELT SOUND.
NOW...
WHOA!
CARLOS, WHAT IS IT?
WATCH THIS!
[CLAP]
LOOK AT ME!
[TWANG]
LISTEN.
♪ LOWDY-LOWDY- LOWDY-LOW ♪
HEY, THEY'RE DIFFERENT.
WHEN YOU SING...
♪ HIDEY-HIDEY-HIDEY-HIGH ♪
WHEN YOU SING...
♪ LOWDY-LOWDY-LOW ♪♪
THERE ARE FEWER VIBRATIONS
FURTHER APART.
HIGH SOUNDS ARE MADE
BY SOMETHING VIBRATING FAST...
[TINKLE TINKLE]
[BONG]
THESE VIBRATIONS MOVE
KIND OF LIKE RIPPLES ON A POND.
THE WAVES START IN ONE PLACE
IF SOUND IS A VIBRATION
AND MOVES IN WAVES,
AND DIFFERENT VIBRATIONS
MAKE DIFFERENT SOUNDS...
[CRASH]
STOP THE VIBRATION, AND STOP THE SOUND.
NOTHING MATTERS
AS LONG AS MY INSTRUMENT VIBRATES.
I KNOW WHAT TO DO! I NEED MY INSTRUMENT.
[GASP]
[THUNDER]
WHERE COULD IT BE?
THERE'S AN EXPLANATION, CLASS.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS IT?
THEN EACH OF US, ONE BY ONE.
♪ AHHHHH ♪
YAH!
THERE'S THAT SOUND AGAIN.
IT'S COMING FROM IN HERE.
OH!
CARLOS, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M FINE. I'M JUST IN SOME DUNGEON.
IF THEY TORTURE YOU,
I'LL BECOME A LAWYER
AND MEET YOU BACK HERE.
THIS WAY, ARNOLD.
WHEE-HA!
ITING.
I SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME TODAY.
[GULP]
ARGH!
UH! THANKS, MS. FRIZZLE.
DON'T MENTION IT.
ANY IDEAS HOW TO GET OUT?
♪ AHHHHH ♪
WHERE'S IT COMING FROM?
IT'S HARD TO HEAR. WAIT HERE.
♪ AHHHHH ♪
HE CAN'T GO ALONE.
WHY DON'T YOU GO WITH HIM?
COME ON, YOU WIMPS.
LET'S FOLLOW MS. FRIZZLE.
YOU CAN SEE THE SOUND WAVES
BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS--THERE,
FROM THERE, FROM THERE!
SOUND WAVES BOUNCING--
♪ AHHHHH ♪
SOUND WAVES ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THAT DOOR.
GOOD OBSERVATION, DOROTHY ANN.
SO LONG AS WE DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH IT.
[DOOR CREAKS]
♪ AHHHHH ♪♪
[GASP]
HELLO.
IT WAS YOU?
WAIT A MINUTE.
PROFESSOR CORNELIA C. CONTRALTO,
THE SECOND.
AND THAT IS MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER.
.
ARE YOU READY TO MAKE YOUR INSTRUMENT
SOUND RICHLY RESONANT AND REVERBERANT?
HOW DID SHE KNOW ABOUT THAT?
YOU ASKED A QUESTION.
HEAR."
RIGHT. I NEED TO MAKE SOMETHING VIBRATE.
MY INSTRUMENT COULDN'T VIBRATE
WITH STUFF ON IT.
I DON'T NEED THAT OR THAT.
I THINK HE'S GOT IT.
[PLAYING WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE]
READY, CARLOS?
GO!
[TRUMPETING]
[APPLAUSE]
THAT WAS THE PERFECT SOUND.
THANKS, D.A.
SO IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU,
I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT WONDERFUL SOUND
WELL, I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT YOU, DR. CONTRALTO.
HIT IT, CORNELIA!
♪ HIDEY-HIDEY-HIDEY-HIGH ♪
HA HA HA!
♪ ...HIGH ♪
♪ LOWDY-LOWDY-LOW, LOW, LOW ♪♪
[CORNELIA] HA HA HA!
OSE SOUNDS ARE IN THERE--
A BUNCH OF VIBRATIONS.
OH, ABSOLUTELY, RICHIE.
BULLY FOR YOU.
THERE'S NO NEED TO KEEP THEM IN HERE
ANY LONGER.
TO SCARE NO MORE, NO MORE TO SCARE,
TO SCARE NO MORE.
[GHOSTLY WAILING]
REALLY WEIRD.
AAH!
YIKES!
DON'T MIND IF I DO.
YOU KNOW, IT'S UNFORTUNATE
TAKE THIS TARANTULA.
I'D RATHER NOT.
MY POINT EXACTLY.
BUT TARANTULAS ARE QUIET,
SLOW-MOVING CREATURES.
E YOU.
HEY!
ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW A TARANTULA,
HE'S NOT THAT SCARY ANYMORE.
EXCELLENT OBSERVATION, HOWIE.
THIS IS ONE FEAR I DON'T NEED.
DO.
AND WHAT'S THAT?
SCARING PEOPLE FOR NO REASON?
BAT'S FOR YOU TO FIND OUT.
EW! BATS ARE GROSS!
YOU'RE IN THE DARK.
THEY'RE HORRIBLE AND CREEPY.
ACTUALLY, THAT'S TWO THINGS.
THEY COULD BE VAMPIRES.
GET OUT OF HERE!
YEAH. VAMPIRES? NO WAY.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE.
I HAD ANOTHER VICTIM
WHO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM--
A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
BLA! BLA!
AND KEESHA SAID, "LET THERE BE NIGHT."
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
WHERE IS SHE?
OUR PARENTS WILL BE HERE SOON.
I HOPE THEY LIKE OUR NOCTURNAL ANIMALS DISPLAY.
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS COME OUT AT NIGHT.
ENCES
MAKE ME NERVOUS.
I VANT YOUR BLOOD.
AAH!
CHILL OUT, ARNOLD.
I'M YOUR ORDINARY NIGHT CREATURE.
THEY'RE ONLY IN YOUR IMAGINATION.
BATS ARE JUST VAMPIRES
IN DISGUISE.
THE FRIZZ WANTS THE ATTIC SET UP.
"THE VAMPIRE LOOKED AROUND THE ROOM
"OF HALF-HUMANS/ HALF-BATS AND SAID,
"ATTENTION, MY BELOVED CHILDREN.
"THE MOMENT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
HA HA HA."
WHOA, IT'S DARK UP HERE.
WHY DON'T I GET A FLASHLIGHT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER? AFRAID OF THE DARK?
T THAT CAN.
[DOROTHY ANN] A REAL CREATURE OF THE NIGHT.
AH! IT SURE IS CREEPY.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF CUTE.
.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE'RE AFRAID OF THEM.
WHOA!
DON'T HURT IT.
I DON'T WANT TO BE TURNED
THIS IS REAL LIFE.
THAT BAT HAS AS MUCH CHANCE OF BEING A VAMPIRE--
[CREAK]
WHAT WAS THAT?
[GASP]
MS. FRIZZLE? MS. FRIZZLE?
GOOD EVENING, CLASS.
YOU FOUND MY ANIMAL OF THE NIGHT.
DARK OF WING, KEEN OF CRAFT,
THAT'S THE KIND OF THING
A VAMPIRE WOULD SAY.
[TEETH CHATTER]
YOU'VE READ TOO MANY COMIC BOOKS.
DON'T BE AFRAID.
OF BEING NOCTURNAL.
YOU WEAR THE COLOR OF NIGHT
SO YOU WON'T BE SEEN BY ENEMIES.
YOU STAY HIDDEN UNTIL THE SUN HAS SET.
YOU FEED ONLY DURING THE NIGHT.
YIKES!
RALPHIE?
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
WRONG? NO. UH, NOTHING. NO.
AH, THE PARENTS HAVE ARRIVED.
THIS IS MY GRANDMOTHER, MS. FRIZZLE.
I COULD JUST EAT YOU UP.
MS. FRIZZLE WANTS TO EAT HER!
AREN'T WE GOING TO SAY HELLO
TO MS. FRIZZLE?
SHE'S KIND OF BUSY NOW.
YOU THINK I'M A PAIN IN THE NECK?
DR. TINELLI, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
RALPHIE'S BEEN RAVING
ABOUT YOUR FIELD TRIPS.
TAKING HIM UNDER MY WING.
HA HA. UM, EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
PLEASE BELIEVE ME.
THE FRIZZ IS A VAMPIRE.
SHE CAN'T BE A VAMPIRE.
RING THE DAY. WHAT ABOUT NIGHT?
SHE SAID,
"THE DARKER THE NIGHT, THE SAFER THE FLIGHT."
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT BATS.
IF IT'S DARK, THEY BLEND IN.
VAMPIRES LIKE THE DARK, TOO.
NIGHT IS WHEN THEY STRIKE.
THAT'S WHY SHE WANTED OUR PARENTS HERE AFTER DARK.
OUR PARENTS ARE HERE AT NIGHT
I THOUGHT FOR THE PARENTS-ONLY PORTION,
WE MIGHT GO SOMEPLACE MORE...SUITABLE,
MORE...BREATHTAKING.
COME ALONG. I WON'T BITE.
NOW DO YOU BELIEVE ME?
IS THIS A FIELD TRIP?
IT IS, INDEED, MR. PEARLSTEIN.
ARNOLD ADORES THEM.
FIELD TRIPS.
WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN? AREN'T THEY COMING?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THEM.
THEY'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
YIKES! WE'RE NEXT.
[ENGINE GUNS]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT WE HAVE TO FIND OUT.
YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR.
THERE'S NO REASON TO SPY.
STARTS SLEEPING IN A BOX?
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! HMPH!
BUT THERE'S NO HARM IN MAKING SURE.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[THUNDER]
WE'RE HERE.
OH! BATS!
NIGHT FLIERS, WE CALLED THEM.
[BATS SCREECHING]
WHY WOULD MS. FRIZZLE
AND MOSQUITOES.
BECAUSE SHE'S A VAMPIRE.
WHAT MORE PROOF DO YOU NEED?
MS. FRIZZLE CAN'T BE A VAMPIRE
BECAUSE VAMPIRES DON'T EXIST!
FOR ALL THIS.
I'LL FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.
RALPHIE, OPEN THE DOOR.
IT'S YOUR IDEA.
DO IT.
NOW WHAT?
O.K. WE CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
NO, WE CAN'T.
WE'VE GOT PARENTS TO SAVE.
THERE'S A WINDOW THERE.
YOU'RE MAKING IT UP.
OH, YEAH?
EXPLAIN WHY MS. FRIZZLE
IS MAKING OUR PARENTS DRINK BLOOD.
TO CREATURES OF THE NIGHT--
[THUNDER]
EW! EW!
IT'S TOMATO JUICE,
LIKE AT THE CLASS PICNIC.
THE ONLY WAY TO STOP HER
IS TO DRIVE A TEXTBOOK
THROUGH HER HEART.
VAMPIRES?
NO. MOSQUITOES.
MORE BATS!
WE'LL BE EATEN ALIVE!
WAIT A MINUTE.
THE BATS DON'T WANT TO EAT US.
PROVES THEY AREN'T VAMPIRES.
RIGHT. GIVE ME BACK MY BOOK.
GOOD PLACE TO HANG FROM.
DARK ENOUGH TO SLEEP.
[SNIFF SNIFF]
WHAT'S THAT SMELL?
BAT POOP, MR. PEARLSTEIN?
EW! EW!
BAT GUANO, TO BE EXACT, MR. RAMONE.
WALK THIS WAY, PLEASE.
IT'S CERTAINLY STUFFY HERE.
IT'S THE BREATH OF A BILLION BATS.
! MR. RAMONE!
OH, GOOD. OH, GOOD.
LITTLE PINK BABIES.
AH, YES--
THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT.
[KEESHA] AREN'T THOSE BAT BABIES CUTE?
SEE, RALPHIE? BATS ARE MAMMALS.
THEIR BABIES DRINK MILK, NOT BLOOD.
THE FRIZZ IS COMING!
N LOOK.
CAN NOT.
CAN SO.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT BATS
TAKE CARE OF THEIR YOUNG.
INDEED THEY DO, MRS. FRANKLIN.
BATS MAKE EXCELLENT MOTHERS.
THEY RECOGNIZE THE SOUND OF THEIRS.
JUST LIKE ME.
I'D KNOW KEESHA'S SOUND ANYWHERE.
CAN SO!
KEESHA?
ONLY JUICY TIDBITS FOR BATS.
KIDBITS? SHE'S TALKING ABOUT US.
SHE'LL FEED US TO THE BATS!
WE NEED HELP!
SHE SAID "TIDBITS," NOT "KIDBITS."
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
GET US OUT OF HERE
BEFORE WE BECOME VAMPIRES.
WONDER WHAT THIS DOES.
[KEESHA] THE BUS IS A BAT.
[PINGING]
[ARNOLD] WHERE ARE WE GOING?
I DON'T KNOW.
DOES EVERYTHING LOOK WEIRD?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
WHAT IF WE CRASH INTO SOMETHING?
[PINGING]
[RALPHIE] WHEW. THAT WAS CLOSE.
[ARNOLD] BATS! BATS EVERYWHERE!
[WANDA] THEY'RE MAKING SO MUCH NOISE.
I DIDN'T HEAR THAT BEFORE.
[RALPHIE] HOW DOES THE BUS
KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO STUFF?
IT CAN GET AROUND IN THE DARK.
BUT HOW?
IT'S GOT TO DO
WITH THAT PINGING SOUND.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
AHH.
I'LL TELL YOU THIS.
WHEN THE BAT OPENS ITS MOUTH,
I HEAR A PING.
THEN ITS EARS WIGGLE.
I HOPE THE BUS IS LISTENING NOW,
OR WE'LL CRASH.
WOW! THAT'S IT.
FROM THE ECHOES,
THAT'S WHAT BATS ARE DOING...
WHEN THEY MAKE THAT SOUND--
USING ECHOES TO LOCATE THINGS.
ECHOLOCATION!
BATS DON'T SEE WITH THEIR EYES.
WEIRD, BUT COOL.
BATS USE SOUND TO GET AROUND.
[PINGING]
MOTHS DEAD AHEAD!
[CARLOS] AT LEAST WE KNOW HOW BATS
GRAB A BITE TO EAT.
EW! YUCK!
OOD
IN THE DARK.
THERE'S NO TIME FOR SNACKS.
LET'S GET TO THE CASTLE.
RALPHIE, ADMIT IT.
IF YOU WERE A NIGHT ANIMAL,
I WOULD NOT... OR WOULD I?
A BAT COULD FLY TO THE CASTLE
AND SAVE HIS PARENTS FROM COUNT FRIZZULA.
TO THE CASTLE.
WHOA! WHOA!
I DIDN'T HAVE THIS IN MIND.
HEY, BET I CAN DO ZERO TO 60 IN 3 SECONDS FLAT!
THIS ISN'T BAD.
CATCH A DRINK ON THE FLY
AND A FLY ON THE DRINK.
HMM...NOT BAD.
SNAG A MOTH ON THE WING
WITH YOUR WING.
I WANT TO DIM THE MOON.
THAT LIGHT GIVES ME THE CREEPS.
ME, TOO. WONDER WHY.
OWL ALERT?
[SCREECH]
YIKES!
WE AVOID LIGHT
THE DARKER THE NIGHT, THE SAFER THE FLIGHT,
LIKE MS. FRIZZLE SAID.
SHE'S THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT.
BY NOW, OUR PARENTS COULD BE...
WHAT IF MS. FRIZZLE IS A VAMPIRE?
IT'S NOT TRUE.
RALPHIE'S NEVER RIGHT.
[MS. FRIZZLE] ATTENTION, PARENTS OF MY CHILDREN.
IT'S THE FRIZZ.
THAT'S WHAT THE VAMPIRE IN MY BOOK SAID.
TO THE CASTLE.
WAIT FOR ME!
I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE,
BUT I'M BEGINNING TO.
[MS. FRIZZLE] YOUR TIME HAS COME.
[PARENTS] OH! AHA!
SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS HAPPENING.
I TOLD YOU!
[MRS. FRANKLIN] TAKE ME.
[GASP]
GRANDMA!
DON'T YOU DARE BITE MY GRANDMOTHER!
THE DARKER THE NIGHT, THE MORE RALPHIE'S RIGHT.
SHE COULD BE A VAMPIRE.
I DON'T WANT MY DAD
LET'S GO!
IT'S REALLY, REALLY DARK DOWN HERE.
WE'LL NEVER FIND MS. FRIZZLE.
WE'RE BATS, GUYS. REMEMBER?
[PING]
[ECHOES]
FOLLOW ME.
[PING]
[PINGING]
MORE BATS.
THERE MUST BE MILLIONS
LLIONS OF PARENTS TURNED INTO BATS.
[PINGING]
THIS WAY!
BAT OR NO BAT, I DON'T LIKE THE DARK.
WH-WHAT HAPPENED?
IF A BAT CAN'T HEAR,
IT CAN'T TELL WHERE IT'S GOING.
I HEARD KEESHA. LET'S GO!
THERE SHE IS!
THEY'RE IN THE NEXT ROOM.
[MS. FRIZZLE] SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW?
[DR. TINELLI] MY NECK IS SORE.
MOM!
[MR. PEARLSTEIN] WE SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME.
YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH.
OF COURSE. THEY'RE MINE, TOO.
HA HA HA!
I LOVE YOU, DADDY.
I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER.
WHAT WILL WE DO? WHAT WILL WE DO?
MAKE SURE SHE NEVER DOES THIS AGAIN.
CHARGE!
ENOUGH BLOOD RUSHING TO THE HEAD.
LET'S RETURN TO SEE THE CLASS PROJECT.
DO WE HAVE TO?
I COULD HANG AROUND MORE.
MR. RAMONE! MR. RAMONE!
I REALLY FELT LIKE A BAT.
I USED TO FEAR BATS,
BUT NOT ANYMORE.
TO BE A BAT IS TO LOVE A BAT.
I'M GLAD WE TRANSFERRED HER.
AS KEESHA SAYS, THEY'RE SIMPLY MAGIC.
[KEESHA] SHE DOESN'T KNOW HALF OF IT.
MORE BATS.
HT SCHOOL.
DO THOSE BATS LOOK LIKE OUR KIDS?
SO THEY DO.
WHAT A WONDERFUL COINKYDINK.
YOU THOUGHT SHE WAS A VAMPIRE!
SHE LOOKED LIKE ONE,
MOVED LIKE ONE, AND TALKED LIKE ONE.
IN ANY MOVIE,
SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN A VAMPIRE.
TION.
I-I'M SORRY.
I WAS WRONG ABOUT THE FRIZZ.
SHE JUST GETS WRAPPED UP IN HER WORK.
T VAMPIRES.
THEY'RE NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
THAT USE ECHOLOCATION.
WHY DO THEY FLY AT NIGHT?
■■ TO FEED, O.K.?
WHAT DO THEY FEED ON?
ON INSECTS,
NOT HUMAN BLOOD.
BUT THE BAT NEWS IS WE'RE STILL BATS.
FANGS FOR REMINDING US, CARLOS. HA HA!
[BEEP]
LET'S GO HOME.
HEY, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
IT'S OUR KIDS.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
UH, NOTHING, MOM. REALLY.
I'M SURE THEY WERE HANGING AROUND.
RIGHT, RALPHIE?
RIGHT, MS. FRIZZLE, AND BAT'S ALL.
[SCREECH]
[CHIRPING]
[KATIE] AW...
PRECISELY! IN THE BAG.
WAIT A MINUTE.
IF YOU ONLY PUT SCARY THINGS THERE,
YOU DON'T WANT A BAT.
IN FACT, IT'S KIND OF CUTE.
,
"THE MORE YOU KNOW SOMETHING,
THE LESS YOU FEAR IT."
BACK YOU GO, LITTLE FELLA.
DOES THAT GUY
REMIND YOU OF SOMEONE?
GOT THERE?
NOTHING THAT YOU'D BE AFRAID OF...
NOW.
MY JOB HERE IS DONE.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
YOU DID.
WE DID? WE DID?
WHY, OF COURSE.
YOU BEGAN AS VICTIMS OF YOUR OWN FEARS,
BUT YOU TOOK CHANCES,
AND YOU CONQUERED THEM!
[HORN BEEPS]
GOT TO RUN.
HA HA HA!
[BUS SPINNING]
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
[GASP]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
WOW! WE'VE BEEN FRIZZLED!
YES! YES! YES!
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