01x17 - Frankenbone

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What's the story, Wishbone?What's

this you're dreaming of?Such a

big imagination on

such a little pup.

What's the story, Wishbone?Do you

think it's worth the look?It

kind of seems familiar, like a

story from a book.

Shake a leg now, Wishbone. Let's

wag another tail

Sniffing on adventure With

Wishbone on the trail Come on,

Wishbone

What's the story, Wishbone?

What's the story, Wishbone?

What's the story, Wishbone?

Watch the story in Wishful

Hello, and welcome to Science Dog.

On today's show, we'll be conducting

important scientific research for my

friend, Joe Tallet. And we'll be using a

time-honored method of investigation. As

long as we don't get caught. And that

method is... Digging! Oh!

Yeah.

How's it going?I can't find the right

jawbone. Yeah, well, this is starting to

look like something. I

guess. It's kind of a drag right now

because I

can't... Oh, no. Oh, Jill, I'm so sorry.

This glue won't hold.

Hold on, let me see who that is.

And so Science Dog returns from a

successful excavation. The project has

been saved. Good boy.

Wish one. This will be perfect for the

jaw. Like you?He's back here

working on his science fair project.

That's your science fair project?Uh,

yeah. Are you doing one?Yeah,

but mine's kind of a secret.

Oh, great. If you're entering, why should

I even bother?You'll win. You don't enter

to win. You enter to enter.

Why is yours such a big secret?

It's not that. It's just that, well,

mine's a little different, and I don't

want anybody to see it until I'm ready.

HmmA secret scientific

experiment. Boy, that'd be a great

story for a book. Wait a minute.

It already is.

Let me see, where did I find that?

Yes, Frankenstein, written by Mary

Shelley in 1816. Victor

Frankenstein, a young student of science,

conducted his own secret scientific

experiment. It's one of the greatest

monster books ever, and the scariest, the

spying D-list, the flat out spookiest.

I'm rambling, sorry. Victor Frankenstein

grew up in Geneva, that's in Switzerland,

in the late 18th century. He studied to

be a doctor at a great Swiss university.

Gentlemen, the ancient

teachers of this science

promised impossibilities

and produced nothing.

The modern scientist promises little

and has produced miracles.

But what of the problem of death?Could we

not find a way to overcome

death?That would be

a dangerous course of

experimentation, my friend.

But Victor Frankenstein did not listen to

his teacher's warning. He was driven to

find a way to bring back to life

what was once death.

You may remove your goggles now.

So, as you work on your

science fair projects, remember the

importance of experimentation. The

history of science is the history of

experimentation. Cures for crippling

diseases have been discovered by

scientists who were looking for something

completely different. David,

is it all right if our science project

moves?Moves?Well, sort of.

What is it?Well, I'd rather not say. I

mean, it's a secret. Well, actually, it's

about the secret of life. How to make

something come to life that isn't alive.

Well, you may be setting your sights too

high, but who knows?In your

experimentation to find the secret of

life, you might stumble across something

a little more practical. Now, our

modern-day science of chemistry comes

from the ancient study of alchemy. Now,

the alchemists were looking for a way to

turn metal into gold. They never found

it. But their experiments gave

birth to a science that has affected our

everyday lives in many ways.

This glue is a lot better than what I was

using. Where'd you get it?I

invented it myself. Wow.

It must be great to invent something. Oh,

it is. Are you kidding?It's so

exciting.

I'd like to invent something sometime.

What do you think you're doing right now?

Oh, I mean something important.

Well, you know what they say, Joe.

Necessity is the mother of

invention. Oh, we didn't like this glue.

Now, I invented this glue because I got

fed up with all those toxic store-bought

brands. They melted the macaroni right

off of my artwork. I needed a glue that

wouldn't do that. I needed a glue to hold

these bones together. Am I late for

dinner?Oh, hi, Wanda. Hey, you guys. Look

what I found at the library. Great. Yeah,

I thought it might help out. Wow, this is

really coming along. Thanks so much for

helping out, Wanda. Oh, sure. It was fun.

Oh, and I found this. I thought it might

help smooth out some of the edges.

Thanks. Well, this is turning into

quite a project. Well, we like to keep

the wheels of progress rolling around

here, don't we?Yes. Science marches on.

Hey, Mom, can I go see what David's doing

for the science fair?Um, okay. As long as

you're home by eight. Bye. See

ya. Be careful. All this talk about

progress makes me really curious about

what David's working on. I think I'll

tag along.

Uh, what's up?Let me see it.

See what?Your science fair

project. No way. Oh, come on.

Tonight on Science Dog, I'll take you

inside the secret lab of David Barnes,

forthright young scientist or evil

genius. Is that it over there?Uh, no.

Let's go inside the house. Oh, come on,

David. Well, nobody looks into the

science fair. You got to see mine. I saw

a pile of buns. Oh, it's going better.

Great. You want me to go

home, don't you?Yeah.

All right. We'll see you tomorrow. OK.

This is the moment we've been waiting

for. What is it?How does it work?And is

it edible?

Hey, that looks great! Another

exclusive brought to you by Science Dog.

He saw it here

first. Dad said you have to let me see

it. Oh, okay, well, just one quick look,

just because you won't be there at the

fair. Now, don't touch anything and

don't tell anyone. Now when I push these

buttons, he'll walk up to Ms. Walker and

tell her that I have discovered the

secret of life. Well, natural energy is

the secret of life. You get it?

No. Just wait until you're in the sixth

grade. Don't touch!

David, that thing won't walk. Hmm,

this guy's gonna surprise a lot ofpeople.

Science can be full of surprises, as

Victor Frankenstein would soon learn.

After months of exhaustive research and

intense preparation, Frankenstein was

ready to test his creation.

This is it. The moment I've

worked so hard for.

Will I be able to infuse a spark of being

into this lifeless thing?

Is this the first step toward mankind's

victory over mortality?

Here goes everything.

More power. I need more power!

Is it working?

This will be my finest moment. Come

on.

Yes! I've done it! I've done it!

What?

What is this?No,

no, no All of my work, all of my

research for this, this thing!

Stay away from me! I said stay away

from me! I reject you! You're a

monster! Be

gone when I return!

By the time Frankenstein returned to his

laboratory, his creation had escaped.

Well, that's over with. The monster is

gone from my life. And no one

ever has to know that I created him.

These science fair projects make me a

little nervous. Better check up on

David's.

water, nice to meet

you. I'd like to tell you about the Zero.

Zero, essential energy.

Hello, this water, nice to meet you.

Actually, it's Wishbone, and I just--

Excuse me, did you just say something?

This bucket of ba*ls can talk. I'd like

to tell you about the secret life. Um,

yeah. The secret life is natural energy.

Hey, wait. Was it something I said?

Attention, everyone. One science fair

project on the loose!

I'm in a littletrouble. Where have you

been?Everybody's looking for you. I think

my science fair project walked away. What?

Walked away?Yeah, somebody stole it, but

I think it walked away. That's got to be

some science fair project. Where do you

think it went?I don't know, but we got to

go find it. Come on. I'd

like to tell you about the secret

alarming. That's nice, really, but

you need to turn around. You're going to

be late for the science fair and you're

going the wrong way.

I'm not getting through to you, am I?

Hello?I'm Helen Stalker. Nice to meet

you. I'm getting a little impatient with

that line. Now, you turn right

around and get-- Hey, Hey Robot,

Robot, you're going the wrong way. Ah,

somehow I don't think this is what David

had in mind.

Rejected by his creator and with no place

to call home,Frankenstein's monster went

on a rampage of terror and destruction

throughout central Europe.

Frankenstein ultimately had to accept

responsibility for his creation.

This isn't at all what I had in mind. I

wanted to find a way to conquer death.

Instead, I've created a monster that even

I'm afraid to face.

Come and get me, Frankenstein!

Why did I have to make him so powerful?

Oh, careful.

Oh, I really do enjoy our

little nature walks. Yes, it's marvelous

to get away from the books, the grading,

all those papers. And just take a full

breath of fresh air.

Oh, my goodness.

OK, let's review. We've got one robot

running amok, one dog in pursuit of that

robot, and two dumbstruck nature lovers.

Hey, let's continue.

Hello, Donna. Nice to meet you.

I'd like to tell

you about

the spirit of lighting

Aha! There you are!Face

to face at last!

You fiend! Frankenstein,

you made me live. I

did. You must wonder...

what I, your creation, have been

doing since you brought me to life.

I know what you've been doing. You've

left nothing but death and destruction in

your wake. I have wandered the earth in

search of love and friendship.

Since you abandoned me, I

have had to make my own way in the world,

and it has been...

difficult. You are an inhuman

monster! You made me this way!

Yes, I admit it! I've made a horrible

mistake! Make me a

friend?The way

that you made me?If I had

a friend to love and care for...

I would k*ll no more. I would take my

friend and go away. You would never hear

from me again. Make another monster who

could cause destruction the way you do.

Never! I will not! If you do not

do as I ask! I will continue to

wreak havoc everywhere I go,

Frankenstein! You will have no peace!

While I am lonely...

How can I stop him?

Hi, Alex Walker. Nice to meet you, nice

to meet you. All those gadgets and no off

button?I can't believe

it. David, talk about cool.

It moves. Yeah, it was almost a disaster.

Emily must have turned it on. Oh boy,

she's gonna get it. We better hurry to

get it to the fair. It's already six

o'clock. Yeah, it wasn't easy bringing

him down, but you can trust old Witchbone

and, well, you can thank me later.

Hey, Miss Walker, we found it. That's

great, David. I'm glad you made it. But

it's after six o'clock. I have to run

home before open house starts. Okay,

we're gonna set up over there. Okay,good.

Frankenstein was determined to stop the

monster at any cost. He pursued his

creation all the way to the Arctic.

This is all my fault, but I'll make it

right somehow. I know I'm

close to finding my creature, but

I'm so. I'm tired. Maybe I'll just

rest for a while.

Frankenstein was rescued from the cold by

Sir Robert Walton, the leader of a

scientific expedition.

He told Walton all about the monster and

the destruction he had caused.

But it's all too, too

utterly fantastic. I know,

but true. Every word.

Unfortunately, I I cannot help

you. We must return to England at once.

Of course, you are perfectly welcome to

join us. No, you can let me off

anywhere along here. But you can't

survive in this place. I won't go back

until I've found the monster. But

I've traveled so far and I'm so very,

very tired.

Anyone can see that you are exhausted.

Just a few minutes rest.

He's so close. I can feel

it. So close.

You're becoming delirious.

Frankenstein. Ohh

He can't hear me?

He's delirious. Tell him

that I will go away and that he will hear

from me no more. I will cause no trouble.

Tell him I am sorry. I brought only

misery to my maker.

You mean that after all that has

happened to you?You love

him?He gave me

life.

Tonight, Science Dog comes to you from

the Sequoia Elementary Science Fair.

Later, we'll visit the kitchen for a

practical application on chemistry and

cooking.

You are way too modest. This is awesome.

Yeah, but mine doesn't walk and talk.

Maybe that's for the best. So, what are

some of you bones going to be doing later?

Hey! Oh, no!

Didn't we just do this?

Nice to meet you. Pellonis

Walker. Pellonis Walker. Pellonis Walker.

Sorry, guys. That wasn't supposed to

happen. HmmExtinction

comes early for one dinosaur. What

happened?Well, I made CX-12 so

sensitive to nature that lightning

brought him to life. Wow, that proves

that nature really is powerful. And that

concludes this edition of Science Dog.

I'm Wishbone. Thanks for watching. Boy,

you bring something to life, and you

really have to take responsibility for

what it does. And maybe you can start

taking that responsibility by helping

clean up. This one's mine!

Look at all these bones. I'll never get

them all up. Well, I can think of one

bone you won't have to worry about.

Excuse me, please.

Wanda, you home?Oh, good.

Ah, fresh soil. You

got to get just the right depth.

Ooh, that tickles.

And a quick covering-up job.

There we go. Perfect.

And no one is the wiser. Hey,

Flamingo, what are you looking at?Read my

lips, pal. You didn't see

anything. He

understands.

I had gazed on him while unfinished. He

was ugly then, but when those muscles and

joints were rendered capable of motion,

it became a thing such as even Dante

could not have conceived. What a writer.

Mary Shelley creates a chilling yet

sympathetic character. Her rich power of

description allows her readers and our

makeup artists to unleash their

imaginations. We were thinking, do we do

a space age kind of a robotic type

of monster?But then we decided that we

wanted to keep the Frankenstein monster

very human, to

create a sense of

pity for this character, but still with

the horror involved in piecing

together this creation. Here's

the actor who plays Frankenstein's

creature. As you'll see, makeup is going

to do wonders for him. The first

thing is to create the

scars. A little bit jagged so that they

would look rather rough. The whole

process will take a while, but that's

okay. It'll give the actor time to

envision the character he's about to

become. Icing on the cake

was this contact lens that totally

blotted out the color of his eye.

But how was I terrified when I viewed

myself in a transparent pool?His watery

eyes seemed almost of the same color as

the dumb white sockets in which they were

set. I am

sorry. A great book, a little makeup,

and a lot of imagination. That's the

recipe for Frankenstein's bone-chilling

and sympathetic creature.