both: ♪ If you're a kid
with powers ♪
♪ Then where's
the place to be? ♪
♪ You belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
♪ If you have super strength ♪
♪ And can lift
a ton or three ♪
♪ You belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
man: ♪ If your power
lets you fly ♪
- ♪ You're like me,
Lucita Sky ♪
woman: ♪ Like to help out
when there's trouble? ♪
- ♪ Oh, you bet,
I'm Benny Bubbles! ♪
man:
♪ Teleport in no time flat? ♪
- ♪ Sara Snap can,
just like that! ♪
woman: ♪ Use super tools
to save the day? ♪
- ♪ Like AJ Gadgets,
I'm on my way! ♪
both:
♪ How do they save the day? ♪
all: ♪ Well,
the scientific fact is ♪
♪ They use
all kinds of powers ♪
♪ They just need
a little more ♪
man: Practice!
both: ♪ If you're a future
hero, come and you will see ♪
♪ You belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
♪ We all belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
Mr. Sparks: When a student
is learning to be a hero,
their training lessons
can be very uplifting.
- Whoo-hoo!
This is great!
But, Lucita, you don't
need this wind tunnel.
You can already fly.
- This is
how I practice flying.
It's not always
as easy as it looks.
- Whoo-hoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!
[chuckles]
- Unless you have a jetpack.
- Whoo-hoo!
[laughs]
[laughter]
- [squeaking excitedly]
- Aw, looks like Fur Blur
wants a turn.
- Oh, I'm sorry, Fur Blur,
but the wind in there
is too strong for you.
You're so lightweight,
it would push you up too fast.
- [squeaking]
[squeaks worriedly]
- Oh no!
- Fur Blur!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[dramatic music]
- Gotcha!
- [relieved squeaks]
- Oh.
[chuckles]
Ay-yi-yi.
[Sparkinator beeping]
- The Sparkinator.
- There must be trouble!
♪ ♪
- [grunts]
Oh, help!
- That boy's having trouble
with his kite.
- He's trying to pull it.
- But it looks like the kite
is pulling him.
- He needs some heroic help.
- Well, who's the crew
who knows what to do?
[together]
Sparks' Crew to the Rescue.
♪ ♪
- [squeaks]
- Yes, you can go too,
Fur Blur.
- [squeaks happily]
Mr. Sparks:
As soon as my students
got wind of the problem,
they got out into the wind
to help solve the problem.
- Oh, whoa, whoa, ah!
Huh?
Uh-oh.
♪ ♪
Whoa!
Ooh, flying in the wind
is tricky.
Or maybe
it's just tricky for me.
♪ ♪
- Ah, whoa, whoa, help!
[whooshes]
♪ ♪
- Have no fear,
Sparks' crew is--
- I'm coming!
I'm coming!
[playful music]
- Now Sparks' Crew is here.
- Oh, good.
The wind keeps pulling my kite,
and my kite keeps pulling me.
- Then we shall pull it back.
[both straining]
Almost there.
[wind howling]
- I got this.
[knuckles cr*ck]
Here, let me give it
a super strong pull.
[shouts]
- Oh no, my kite!
- Oops.
I'll get it.
[whooshes]
[upbeat music]
[whooshes]
Ugh.
[sighs]
Let me try again.
[whooshes]
[whooshes]
[grunts]
Let me try again.
[whooshes]
[whooshes]
♪ ♪
[sighs]
If only I was this much taller.
- I shall stop the kite.
Bubble up!
[dramatic music]
Aw, bubbles and wind
don't mix.
- The wind is blowing
the kite that way,
pushing it fast.
- We've gotta stop it.
♪ ♪
- Go, heroes, go!
♪ ♪
- Got it!
Whoa!
[gasps]
Whoa, whoa!
- Lucita!
- Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa!
- [grunts]
Almost.
♪ ♪
- Ah, thanks AJ.
- Watch out!
♪ ♪
- Lucita.
[whooshes]
[whooshes]
I gotcha.
- Thanks, Sara.
I don't get it, AJ.
Why do I have so much trouble
flying in the wind,
and you don't?
- Maybe because
you have a cape
and I have a jetpack,
so there's nothing
to blow in my face.
[playful music]
Well, most of the time.
- Did you get my kite?
Did you get it?
- Oh, yes.
[triumphant music]
[music slows]
[gasps]
The kite.
[melancholic music]
- What happened?
- I'm sorry.
It was an accident.
- Oh, my kite is broken.
[upbeat music]
Mr. Sparks:
Meanwhile, Fur Blur got wind
of a different kind of fun.
- [squeaks]
♪ ♪
- Come on, honey,
let's go get a snack.
♪ ♪
- [squeaks]
♪ ♪
[squeaks nervously]
♪ ♪
- Too bad the kite
got so ripped up.
- Maybe it can still fly.
Let's try it.
Here, you hold the string,
and I'll hold the kite up
so the wind can push it
into the sky.
- Yes.
- Good idea.
- Ready?
Three, two, one, liftoff!
♪ ♪
- My kite, it's broken.
[sighs]
- Yes, it is,
but we're going to fix it.
- Really?
- Yes.
- You can do that?
- Sure.
- Do you know
how to fix a kite?
- No, but I'm sure
we can figure it out
if we use our...
[together]
Superpowers of Science!
- Let's start
by asking questions.
That can help us figure out
what to do.
- Okay, here's a question.
What can we use
to fix this kite?
- We should cover it
with something
that can blow in the wind.
- Ah!
Ugh, these paper napkins
have been blowing
in the wind a lot today.
- Where are they coming from?
- Um, over there.
[wind howls]
- Ooh, look.
The wind's pushing them
right out of the napkin holder.
- Hey, I just
observed something.
The wind is pushing
the napkins around
but not the napkin holder.
- Hey, yeah.
Why is the napkin holder
staying in place?
- Hm, that's
another good question.
- Probably because
the napkin holder is heavy.
- Oh, and paper napkins
like these are light.
- So wind can move light things
easier than heavy things.
- That means, for the kite,
we need to use something
that's light so the wind
can push it easily.
- I have another question.
Has anyone seen Fur Blur?
- [gasps]
Oh no, where is she?
- [gasps]
Over there!
- [squeaking happily]
♪ ♪
- Wow, look at that boat
and Fur Blur go.
- The wind is really moving it.
- Okay, now I've got
another question.
Why is the boat moving?
It's not super light
like the napkins.
- No, but look at its sail.
See how it's puffed out?
That's 'cause the wind
is pushing it.
You know what that
reminds me of?
Thought projecting.
- My kite.
- Hey, yeah,
the wind pushes that sail
kind of like the way the wind
pushes a kite.
- You're right,
so for the kite, we need
something that's light.
- And it has to be something
the wind can push
like that sail.
- [squeaking]
♪ ♪
[squeaks]
- Ahoy, Captain Fur Blur,
you little cutie.
- [squeaks happily]
[squeaks nervously]
- Oh, no,
the wind's pushing her away.
She could get lost at sea.
- She's on a lake.
- Then she could
get lost at lake.
Oh, someone has to catch
that sailboat.
- I'll get it.
- [squeaking]
[dramatic music]
- Oh, ah, ah!
Why do I have so much trouble
flying in the wind?
- [gasps]
Lucita, try using your cape
like a sail!
- Huh?
Aha!
[upbeat music]
It works!
The wind is pushing my cape.
♪ ♪
- [squeaks]
♪ ♪
- [laughs]
Look how fast she's flying.
- The wind's giving her
a turbo boost.
- She's coming for you,
Fur Blur!
- [squeaks]
- Get ready to jump, Fur Blur.
- [squeaks]
- And now!
♪ ♪
- [squeaks]
♪ ♪
- Yeah, you go!
- Whoo-hoo!
- Hooray!
♪ ♪
- Whoo-hoo, nice, Fur Blur.
- Yeah, whoo-hoo!
- Aha, yes!
- Yeah, yeah!
♪ ♪
- Fur Blur, oh it's great to
have you back on solid ground.
- Great job, Lucita.
- It was AJ's idea
to use my cape like a sail.
Thanks--it's great to have
another flier around.
- So what about my kite?
Can you fix it?
Can you still do it?
Can you?
- Yes, and I know
the perfect thing to use.
Come on.
- [squeaks]
[tires squeal]
♪ ♪
- Right where I left it.
♪ ♪
- Presenting your new
and improved kite!
♪ ♪
- [gasps]
You used your cape?
- Yep, it's light,
and we know the wind
can push it like a sail.
- But don't you need it?
- It's an old cape.
I have a new one at home
that I can use
to help me fly in the wind.
- Oh, wow, thank you.
I bet I'm only kid with a kite
made from a real hero cape!
[laughs]
- But we still
have to test it out
to make sure it will fly.
- Testing is another
good Superpower of Science.
- [squeaks]
- You hold the string,
and I'll hold
the kite up again.
We'll see if the wind
will push it this time.
Ready?
Three, two, one, liftoff!
[uplifting music]
- That's it.
- [laughs]
You got it.
- Whoo-hoo!
- Whoa, look at it go!
♪ ♪
Oh no, it's pulling me again.
Whoa, oh--
- Not for long.
- What?
Huh?
- [laughs]
- Oh.
[laughs]
- [laughs]
That's a great idea.
- [laughs]
That's awesome.
Mr. Sparks: So the next time
the wind
is pushing you around,
it might be a good time
to go fly a kite.
[together]
♪ We all belong ♪
♪ At Hero Elementary ♪
Mr. Sparks: It was
a lovely day at the beach.
Not the place where
you'd expect to find a horse,
especially one
that lives in a castle.
- Do you like your castle,
Buttercup?
[imitates horse]
- Heidi, smile.
Smile, Buttercup.
Cheese!
[upbeat music]
Mommy, can we look
for some pretty rocks
to decorate the sand castle?
- You bet.
Let's go.
♪ ♪
- Be right back, Buttercup.
- Whoo-hoo!
[laughs]
Mr. Sparks: While some were
enjoying a day at the beach,
my students were enjoying
some hero training at school.
- [laughs]
We're gonna catch you,
Fur Blur.
- Yeah, just as soon
as we can find you.
- Where are you, Fur Blur?
There?
There?
- [chuckles]
I'm gonna find you, furry.
[chuckles]
Where are you?
[head clunks]
[laughs]
- Remember, class, when heroes
have to catch someone,
they must look
for them everywhere,
even places where you
might not expect.
- Hmm.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- [gasps]
There she goes!
- I'll catch her.
Bubble up.
- [squeaks]
- Ay!
Uh.
- [squeaks]
- Oops.
[chuckles]
Sorry, Mr. Sparks.
- [chuckles]
Gracias, Benny.
- [squeaks]
[Sparkinator beeping]
- [gasps]
- The Sparkinator!
- My horse is gone!
She's gone!
- Oh no, A missing horse.
- We've got to help.
- Well, who's the crew
who knows what to do?
[upbeat music]
[together]
Sparks' Crew to the Rescue.
♪ ♪
- Oh, where could Buttercup be?
- Oh, sweetie.
[gasps]
Look, Heidi.
♪ ♪
- [gasps]
Wow.
- Have no fear,
Sparks' Crew is here!
- We heard a horse is missing.
- Yes, Heidi's horse Buttercup.
- She was here
a little while ago,
but now she's gone.
- Aw, the poor horsey.
Well, fear not
for we shall find it.
- Promise?
- I give you
my hero word of honor.
- How hard can it be to find
a big horse around here?
- Oh, Buttercup isn't big.
She's a toy horse.
This size.
- A small horse
is lost somewhere
on this great big beach?
- Yes.
But you can find her, right?
- Of...course we can!
[chuckles nervously]
I mean, I did give
my hero word of honor.
- [gasps]
Maybe we should use our...
[together]
Superpowers of Science!
- Let's start
by getting some information.
- Right, the first
thing I want to know is,
what does your horse
look like?
- Buttercup is little
and yellow and really cute.
- [chuckles]
Yes.
Oh, I took a picture.
See?
There's Buttercup.
- Aw, she is cute.
- Nice sandcastle.
Did you make that yourself?
- Uh-huh.
That was the last place
I saw Buttercup.
She was in the sandcastle,
and now I can't
find that either.
[sobs quietly]
- [gasps]
Wait, that's a helpful piece
of information
'cause if we can find
the sandcastle,
we can find Buttercup!
- Okay, Sparks' Crew,
let's spread out
and look for the sandcastle
and the horse.
[whooshes]
♪ ♪
Mr. Sparks: My students
didn't horse around.
They started looking around
for the horse.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[screams]
[groans]
♪ ♪
[whooshes]
- [gasps]
[whooshes]
- Where is that sandcastle?
See anything, AJ?
- Yes.
- [gasps]
Oh!
- I see lots of things,
but I don't see a sandcastle.
- Aw, too bad.
- We can't find it either.
- Or the little horse.
- It would be helpful
if we knew
what part of the beach
we should be searching.
We need more information.
- [gasps]
Maybe there's a clue
in the picture.
AJ, do you remember
what the picture looked like?
- Of course.
Thought projecting.
- Look behind the sandcastle.
There's a boat.
- [gasps]
That's a great piece
of information.
Now we know the sandcastle
was made near a rowboat.
- Okay, so if we find the boat,
we find the sandcastle,
and if we find the sandcastle,
we find the horse!
- There's the boat!
- Let's go, team.
[soft dramatic music]
[whooshes]
- Okay,
where's that sandcastle?
- It should be right here.
- A sandcastle with a horse
can't just disappear, can it?
- What could have happened?
Let's think.
Think, think...
Think...
Think, think, think.
Benny, think!
- [gasps]
I just observed something.
Benny, look at your tracks
in the sand.
- Huh?
I don't see any tracks.
- That's what I mean.
They disappeared.
Watch.
♪ ♪
- Whoa.
- The water moved the sand
and made the footprints
disappear.
- So then maybe the sandcastle
did kind of disappear.
The water
could've washed it away.
- Maybe, but how can we
know for sure?
- Let's build a model.
We can ask Heidi to make
another sandcastle,
then we can test to see
if water can wash it away.
- Great idea.
[upbeat music]
- [sighs]
Good.
Now, let's pretend
this shovel is Buttercup.
She was standing right here.
- Benny, we're ready
for the water!
- Coming right up.
- Hm, water washed away some
of the sandcastle.
- Oh, oh, whoa!
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
- Uh-oh, splash alert.
- Look, the water
moved the sand
and washed the sandcastle away.
- So maybe that is what
happened to Heidi's sandcastle.
- That guy did zoom
by here earlier.
- Did Buttercup
get washed away too?
- Uh, it could be
out in the lake.
- [gasps]
I see something yellow
floating in the water.
- Buttercup!
- Fear not.
I shall get it for you.
Bubble up.
- Ooh, wow, bubbles.
- Come on, AJ.
Your arm-o-matic can help.
We've got a horse to catch.
♪ ♪
- There it is.
[dramatic music]
- Arm-o-matic ready?
- Ready.
♪ ♪
Gotcha.
♪ ♪
Oh, that's not the horse.
It's the shovel.
- Oh, no.
- Whoa!
- Oh, whoa, whoa!
- Oh, whoa!
- Whoa, whoa!
[all gasp]
- I'm coming!
Hang on!
- Hang on?
To what?
- Whoa.
[Jet Ski rumbles]
- [gasps]
Oh, no.
♪ ♪
- Huh?
Uh-oh.
- Hey, hey!
- Hey to you, flying girl.
- Benny, we've got to go.
- [grunts]
- Grab hold.
- [straining audibly]
Whoa!
- Whoo-hoo!
- Look out!
- Huh?
Uh-oh.
♪ ♪
- Oh, dear.
Whoa!
[all gasp]
- [screaming]
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoo-hoo!
[laughs]
Oh, surf's up.
- Whoa, the water
is really moving him.
- Look at him go.
[upbeat music]
- [laughs]
Wow.
That was surprisingly fun.
[laughs]
- Did you get Buttercup?
- Oh, I'm sorry, Heidi.
It wasn't your horse we saw.
It was a little shovel.
- You mean that one?
[soft dramatic music]
- What?
How did that get here?
- Same way you did.
The water pushed it here.
- [gasps]
Mommy, look.
♪ ♪
- What is it?
- It's the flag
from Heidi's sandcastle.
Oh, here, look.
♪ ♪
- But Heidi
built the sandcastle
over by the rowboat.
You mean the water moved
the flag from there
all the way to here?
- Oh, this
is great information
'cause if the water
could push that little flag
all the way over here,
maybe it could push
Buttercup here too.
- Hey, yeah.
Everyone, look around.
[whooshes]
♪ ♪
I see something yellow.
This way.
- Is it Buttercup?
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
It's just a flip-flop.
I was wrong again.
[all sigh]
- [gasps]
Oh, look.
Something else is washing up!
[triumphant music]
Yippee!
- Buttercup!
You found her.
- Yeah!
- Oh, we did it!
- Yeah, go crew!
- Way to go!
- Oh, Buttercup, I missed you.
[smooches]
- Thank you, Sparks' Crew.
- Yeah, thanks for finding her.
- Aw, well, a hero
always keeps his word of honor.
Now, how about we help you
build a new sandcastle?
- Yeah.
- Only this time,
let's build it
far from the water so the waves
can't carry it away.
- [chuckles]
Okay.
Mr. Sparks:
So my heroic students
saved the day and found out
that if you lead
a toy horse to water,
things could get carried away!
[together]
♪ We all belong ♪
♪ At Hero Elementary ♪
announcer:
Time to learn how to hero!
Hey, you.
Yes, that means you!
Let's go hero
using your
Superpowers of Science!
Today's superpower is...
the power to ask questions
[upbeat music]
singer:
♪ Want to solve a problem? ♪
♪ It's good to
ask a question ♪
♪ You know it's good ♪
♪ Super good. Super good.
Super good. ♪
♪ When you have a question ♪
♪ Go on and ask it ♪
♪ Like a hero should ♪
♪ Yes you should.
Yes you should. Yes you should.
♪ Where did the water
in the kiddie pool go? ♪
♪ It's good to
ask questions. ♪
♪ Why did my balloon get
smaller in the cold? ♪
♪ It's good to
ask questions. ♪
♪ How do I get gum
off my shirt? ♪
♪ It's good to
ask questions. ♪
♪ Why are there so many
worms in this dirt? ♪
♪ It's good to
ask questions. ♪
♪ What is making me
sneeze so much? ♪
♪ It's good to
ask questions. ♪
♪ What do I feed my
pet lizard for lunch? ♪
♪ It's good to
ask questions. ♪
♪ Asking questions
is a hero's power ♪
♪ And you know
it's super good ♪
♪ Super good.
Super good. ♪
♪ to ask a question. ♪
♪ so ask a question ♪
♪ so ask a question! ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
05x04 - Kite Delight/Little Lost Horse
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Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap and Benny Bubbles work with their teacher, Mr. Sparks, to help people and solve problems.
Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap and Benny Bubbles work with their teacher, Mr. Sparks, to help people and solve problems.