Fee fi fo fum...
...without a beanstalk this play's pretty dumb£¡ Where's Phoebe?
PHOEBE£¡ We need the magic beanstalk£¡
l know, l know£¡ What's ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' without a magic beanstalk?
Okay, props department, where's the plant?
lt's almost show time£¡
lt's almost ready. See.
That's -- the beanstalk?
What happened to growing a real one?
Oh, l tried, l really did£¡
The bean sprouted, but the sprout never grew.
l don't know what went wrong£¡ l'm sorry.
Liz are you alright? Oh no.
That's okay, Phoebe. We'll think of something.
Huh, like what? Jack and the ....
...ladder?
Oh, Wanda's right. We can't do this play without a beanstalk£¡
Of course we can't£¡ And we won't.
Ms Frizzle£¡
Good morning class.
Just because our prop shop is out of bean stalk doesn't mean we throw in the trowel£¡
Let's take chances, get messy, and grow one£¡
Now? Where? How?
To the bus£¡
But what about the ply?
Do we really have time for this?
No£¡ The play starts in an hour£¡
Grow, grow, grow your plant, grow it tall and green. Leaves are shiny, full of life...
Ms. Frizzle? Since growing the magic beanstalk is my job -
if there's any growing to be done, l think l should do it.
Now that's a seed worth sowing, Phoebe -- isn't it, Liz?
Just stay rooted to this spot, and we'll have you growing in no time. Hit it, Liz£¡
Huh?
She's been frizzled£¡£¡£¡
Phoebe's -- Phoe-bean£¡
You mean l'm a bean plant?
Not a very big one, though.
And you don't have very many leaves.
Hey, give me a break£¡ l've only been a plant for a few seconds£¡
Ms. Frizzle - is Phoebe really our magic beanstalk??
Oh, she is indeed, Keesha. Why Jack never had it so good.
But, Ms Frizzle, l can't climb a weasly wimpy plant like her£¡
Give a plant a chance, Wanda£¡ Phoebe just has to ''grow'' into her role.
And then she'll be a star£¡
A star?? No£¡ l can't£¡
l make props£¡
l HATE being on stage£¡
l know, Phoebe. But we need you£¡ You're our only hope.
No one will even know it's you£¡
Everyone will just think you're a great prop - that you made£¡
Okay, l'll try.
YAYY£¡
Phoebe's our beanstalk£¡£¡
This way Phoebe. Grow tall and prosper, Phoebe.
And let this sweet potato plant be your guide.
Hello. Huh, Liz£¡
Okay, Phoebe - grow£¡
Um...what do l do?
You're the plant - don't you know?
But l'm new at this.
Just -- think big£¡
l think l'm big, l think l'm big. ls it working?
Phoebe, you have to GROW£¡ lf you don't, my entire career is ruined£¡£¡£¡
But l can't£¡
lt's not her fault, Wanda£¡ Maybe we're not giving her something she needs like...
... like food£¡ All living things need food to grow£¡
Ah, Keesh...
Here£¡
No thanks. l am hungry, but not for people food.
Of course£¡ You're a plant£¡
You need to eat what plants eat£¡
So how do l get plant food?
Let's see...plants don't have mouths to chew... or hands to grab food with but.....
they do have leaves...and a stem and...... and roots£¡
Maybe plants eat with their roots?
That's a speculation worth examination, DA£¡
But what do they eat?
Dirt maybe?
Well, l hate to be a soil sport
but we've got to find out HOW PLANTS GET THElR FOOD soon
so Phoebe can dig in and grow£¡
Then we must unearth the truth£¡ To the bus, again£¡
Sorry, Liz. l need you to keep an eye on things.
This Mighty-Mega-Magnifying-Zoomographic- Photoscopic-Plantograph oughta do the job£¡
Hel-looooooo...
All set, Ms Frizzle£¡
Then root-a-toot-toot...let's shoot to the root£¡
WAHOO£¡
Liz, where are they? You mean they went inside the soil?
What is that thing?
A monster£¡£¡ Help£¡£¡
Oh, that's no monster, class£¡ That's a soil mite£¡
Welcome to a mite's eye view of a Sweet Potato Plant£¡
Are those huge boulders... dirt??£¡?
A well-grounded deduction, Ralphie£¡
And is that water??£¡?
Nothing soggy about that obseRVation, Tim£¡
Are those snakes???
What is it, Liz?
They're chasing us£¡£¡£¡
Um...l don't think so. lt looks more like a root than a snake.
Phoebe's right£¡ lt must be a root£¡ And it's moving 'cause it's growing.
lf it's growing - that means it must be getting food£¡
ls it eating dirt?
No... but it seems to be sucking up water...£¡
Well, at least we know that plants don't eat dirt.
And it's a good thing we're not any smaller
otherwise we'd get sucked up, too, huh, Ms Frizzle.
Yes, Arnold£¡ Good thing...
Oh no, now we're in the water.
Look£¡
l can't£¡
The roots are exploding£¡
Well spotted, Wanda - the root is growing root hairs£¡
We're being sucked up like a slurpy£¡
We're gonna be Bus Slush£¡£¡£¡£¡
And l'm going to be a plant for the rest of my life£¡
Quick, Ms Frizzle, do something£¡
Don't worry, Phoebe. We're getting to the root of the problem£¡
But Ms Frizzle...
Where'd they go?
All l see are roots slurping up water. Zoom in, Liz£¡
Guys£¡ Where are you?
We're right here Phoebe, in a root of the plant£¡£¡
ls it just me or is there nothing that looks like food out there?
You're right, Ralphie. There's just water.
Sorry, Feeb. Looks like plants get water from the soil, not food.
Then how do plants get their food? l'm hungry - l need to know so l can grow£¡
You've got to keep trying£¡
As Uncle Plantagenet always says...
...''Go with the flow, and you'll know how to grow£¡''
But Ms Frizzle...£¡
Jack in the Beanstalk£¡ l can't wait to see it£¡
Oh no£¡ They're coming for the play£¡
Quick£¡ Hide me£¡ l can't let anyone see me like this£¡
Thanks, Liz.
Phew£¡
Now where're we going?
l wish l knew.
Hey, we're starting to go up£¡
Wait a minute.
l know where we are, we're in the stem.
Okay we cam in the root and now we're shooting up through the stem.
Still no food source anywhere. So the only place we haven't checked out is the leaves£¡
And you won't get permission to make that omission from this expedition£¡
Class, prepare for a totally tubular experience£¡ Okay£¡
We're going faster£¡
Phoebe? You all right?
Phoebe£¡
l'm so hungry, l feel weak.
Hang in there, Feeb£¡
We're getting somewhere£¡
Top floor -- leaf£¡£¡
Oh, good... leaf...
She's fading fast£¡
But a leaf is so thin, how can there be any food in here?
Well, we know the plant doesn't get its food through its roots or stem
so the answer's gotta be somewhere in this leaf£¡
Wowww£¡ This is beautiful£¡
ls this really the inside of a leaf? lt's not flat or thin.
The leaf seems thick because we're so tiny. And look, look at all these different parts.
You can't tell a leaf by its cover, class£¡ Leaves look a lot different from the inside out£¡
l bet it's these dark green blobs that make the leaf look so green£¡
Absolutely, Carlos£¡ And these gorgeous green blobs are called chloroplasts.
Are they food?
No... but you're getting warm...
Then, there's no plant food around here, either£¡
Wait a minute£¡ Down there£¡
That opening£¡ Maybe food comes in that way£¡
Something's coming in when those holes open up£¡
But is it food?
l'm a food expert£¡ l'll give it the ole sniff test£¡
Nah, it doesn't smell like anything edible...
WHOA-OA-OA-OA...UGH.
Helllp£¡
Oh, just what l needed - a breath of fresh airrrrr...£¡
You're right, it is air£¡ The leaves are bringing in fresh air£¡
Ow£¡
Thank you for flying Leaf Air Express, Ralphie£¡
O-kay, so plants suck in air through those openings in their leaves...
And they suck in water through their roots and up their stems...
But what does that have to do with getting food???£¡£¡
And if we don't find out soon, we'll have to do ''Jack and the Trampoline£¡''
l'm so hungryyyy...
Don't give up, Feeb£¡ We're making progress, we really are£¡
Think about something else. Think about the weather£¡
The weather...?
Sure£¡ lt's bound to clear up soon.
Yeah, look - here comes the sun£¡
lt's shining right into this leaf.
Whoa - look at those chloroplasts go£¡
Yeah, the whole place has really perked up£¡
Something's making all these chloroplasts move to the top of the leaf.
But why? What's going on?
Why, Arnold, what a cheery query£¡
To the chloroplasts£¡ Don't be shy, just push right on in class.
Here we go. WHAHOOO...£¡£¡£¡
Gotcha£¡ Wheee£¡ Yo£¡ The chloroplasts are sun freaks£¡ They're heading for the light£¡
That's right, Wanda£¡ They are experts at catching the sun's rays£¡
Look DA, They're actually soaking sun in£¡
And the sun seems to give them energy.
But the chloroplasts are taking in more than sun£¡ They're taking in air and water, too.
And they're using it to make...stuff£¡
Maybe it's some kind of recipe£¡
Take air, water and sun - mix it together - and out comes... what?
YYYYYUCK!
This stuff is all gooey and sticky£¡
Eeeeuuu£¡ lt got into my mouth£¡ Ugh£¡
Hey - this stuff is sweet£¡ Hmmmm, not bad£¡
Hmm. Yum£¡£¡£¡ l was just wishing l had a snack - but who knew l'd get one here?
lt's sweet, so that means the chloroplasts are making some kind of sugar.
And sugar is a kind of food£¡
So maybe the sugar is food for the plant£¡
Which means plants don't get food from somewhere else...
THEY MAKE THElR OWN£¡£¡£¡
Ahhhh, yes...the sweet taste of discovery£¡
Yah£¡ We figured it out£¡
Phoebe£¡ Phoebe£¡
Bus to Phoebe£¡
Phoebe£¡ We figured it out£¡
Plants don't get food from someplace else -- they make their own£¡
Did you see? All it takes is air, water and sun£¡
l...saw.
Then make your own food£¡
And grow into our magic beanstalk - quick£¡
l would if l could...but l can't£¡
l've got water and air...
...but there's no sun in this box.
Box??£¡? What are you doing in a box?
Phoebe's in trouble£¡ We've got to help her£¡
Then we must leaf immediately£¡ Seatbelts, everyone£¡
Phoebe£¡ Phoebe£¡
She's gone£¡£¡£¡
We want Jack£¡ We want Jack£¡ We want Jack£¡ We want Jack£¡
Sun...sun...Liz, l need some sun.
There she is£¡ Poor Phoebe£¡
Sun...
That's right, Phoebe. You need sun£¡
Liz, let the sunshine in£¡
Where's the play?
We're sick of waiting£¡
Hello everyone£¡ 'Growing' a little restless?
YEEEEESSSSS£¡
Well, from now on, all the ''growing'' will be done by our very own beanstalk.
Only if Liz hurries£¡
Way to go Liz£¡
Have some sun Phoebe.
Hit it, Ms Frizzle£¡
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack.
This is going to be great£¡
No it's not£¡ Something's wrong. l'm not making food£¡
Jack lived with his mother, and they were very poor.
Have you pulled the water out of the soil into your roots?
Yes£¡
Have you brought it all the way up your stem into your leaves?
Yes£¡ Yes£¡
l can feel water in my roots...
...and in my stem£¡
One day, because they needed money, Jack's mother told him to sell the cow.
MOOO£¡ Did you remember you need air?
Yes£¡
Are you sure you're opening the holes in your leaves and breathing in?
MOOOO£¡
l'm doing it£¡ l'm positive£¡
l'm breathing in air£¡
What's MOOOO supposed to mean?
l'm a cow, remember?
But instead of selling the cow, Jack traded it for magic beans.
Thanks, Jack, you're going to love these beans.
Then what's the matter?
l don't know. l can feel the water and l can feel the air. But l can't feel the sun£¡
Why not? lt's shining in like crazy£¡
When Jack came home with beans instead of money,
his mother was furious and threw them out the window.
Oops sorry. Now, use your chloroplasts£¡ Soak in the sun£¡
l'm trying but it's not working£¡ Forget it£¡
l can't do it£¡ l can't make my own food, and l can't grow£¡£¡
But you have to£¡
You're our magic beanstalk£¡£¡£¡
That night the beans sprouted, and the most amazing thing happened.
The plant grew leaves.
And when the leaves opened, they did something that leaves do best.
Of course£¡ Phoebe, you have to open your leaves£¡
Your leaves can't make food from sunlight when they're all curled up£¡
l can't open them£¡ l'm too scared£¡
Hey, what's going on?
ls something wrong with your magic beanstalk?
Phoebe, you're going to do fine.
lf you can be half as good a magic beanstalk as you are a best friend,
you'll blow the roof off this play£¡
Do you mean that?
You bet£¡ So just open your leaves, make some food, and grow£¡
l'm not hungry anymore£¡ l'm making food£¡
And that's not all you're doing£¡£¡£¡
You're growing...£¡£¡£¡
l did it£¡ l made food in my leaves, and l grew£¡
l'm the best beanstalk l ever could have made£¡
No wonder my bean plant never grew, l didn't give it enough sunlight.
And Jack and his mother lived happily ever after.
Yay, Phoebe£¡
Thank you, thank you£¡ l owe it all to sun, water, and air -
the ingredients plants use to make their own food£¡
But - now that the play is over - can l please be me again?
No problem, Phoebe. Hit it, LlZ£¡£¡£¡
Phoebe£¡ Welcome back£¡
You were plant-astic£¡ But aren't you glad to be a girl again?
Yes - except for one thing.
Now l can't make my own food out of sun, water, and air, AND l'M STARVlNG£¡
Which is why people invented Malloblasters£¡
As l always say - fee, fi, fo, fum, only plants chow down on air, water and sun£¡
Hello£¡ The Magic School Bus.
Hi£¡ We saw your show on plants, and ''weed'' like to ask some questions£¡
Well ''Leat' no stone unturned. Ask away£¡
First of all, do plants REALLY make their own food? Just out of water and air?
Water, air and SUN. The sun's real important.
Plants use the sun's energy to make their own food.
Hey£¡
Too bad scientists haven't figured out how people can use the sun's energy
to make their own food.
Hehum. Yeah - we have to eat plants to get energy...
...or eat animals that eat plants.
That's why plants are so important to us, huh?
That's right - they feed all the rest of us.
So let me get something straight.
We know that plants don't use soil for food. What do they need soil for?
Soil provides other things like minerals the plant needs to grow.
And it gives a plant a place for its roots to anchor it to the ground. Ugh£¡ Ah£¡ Ugh.
Any more questions before this conversation goes to seed...?
Yeah£¡ How come the beanstalk grew so fast?
We never see plants grow, they grow so slowly£¡
Ah, but, it was a magic beanstalk, remember?
ln real life, most plants grow too slowly to see - just like you said.
But on TV, magic beanstalks come in really handy.
Okay, thanks£¡ lt's BEAN swell£¡
You got it.
Liz?
Ah, there you are - waiting all this time£¡
You must be staRVed. Let's go have lunch£¡