01x02 - Movie Night/The Banana Peel Problem

[bunniefuu]

- [meows]
- [triumphant chord plays]

[chirping]

♪ How, what, where,
why? What, where, why? ♪

♪ How, what, where,
why? What, where, why? ♪

♪ Ada Twist, scientist ♪

♪ She's gonna find out
What the answer is ♪

♪ Under here, over there ♪

♪ Science is
everywhere you look ♪

♪ With Iggy Peck, architect ♪

♪ And Rosie Revere, engineer ♪

♪ So much to do and
you can help too ♪

♪ A mystery, a riddle,
a puzzle, Or a quest ♪

♪ There are wonders to discover
And hypotheses to test ♪

♪ Science is the best ♪

♪ Ada Twist, scientist ♪

♪ She's gotta find out
What the answer is ♪

♪ Everywhere science is
She's forming a hypothesis ♪

♪ Connecting polka dots 'Cause
this is Scientist Ada Twist ♪

[upbeat music plays]

[Ada speaking]

Soft, comfortable, perfectly
positioned in front of the TV.

Juice in easy reaching distance.

- And perfectly popped popcorn!
- Iggy and Rosie are here.

- [Ada giggling] Whoo!
- Whoa!

- Hi, Ada!
- Heya!

I'm so glad you could both come
to my first-ever movie night.

I spent all day getting
everything ready.

I even invented the
Popcorn Launcherette!

- [gasping]
- That's amazing!

- How does it work?
- Let me show you.

[happy music plays]

Open wide!

[whirring, sh**ting]

- Ow! Hey!
- Oops!

Stop it! I think something's
wrong with your machine!

Ah!

[powers down]

- [meows]
- Oops. Sorry.

That's why a new invention
always needs a lot of testing.

- Just ask Thomas Edison.
- The guy who invented the light bulb?

Yep! He tested 10,000 different ways
to make a light bulb before it worked.

Thank fairy-ness he didn't stop at 9,999!
Then we wouldn't have all this light!

- Oh, yeah.
- Cool!

Excuse me. Is this the
Ada Twist movie theater?

Hi, Dad. Hi, Mom.

And yes it is.
Thanks for coming.

Let's see. This way, please.
Your seats are right here.

- So, what are we watchin'?
- I wanted tonight to be perfect,

so I picked out a movie using
very precise calculations.

It has 44% adventure…

- Yes!
- Nice!

…32% percent action…

- Whoa!
- Yeah!

- …and 24% romance.
- [kids groaning]

- Ooh, nice.
- Ew. Ugh.

Mom and Dad, please
silence your cell phones.

And now, it's time for
our feature presentation,

- Snuggle Warriors 3!
- [clicking]

- [all gasp] Huh?
- Uh-oh.

What? No!

Come on! Not tonight!

Okay, just gonna investigate.

- [mysterious music plays]
- A-ha!

I see the problem. The power
is down on the whole block!

Oh, no!

Oh, no! The power is
down on the whole block?

Movie night's ruined.

Baby, don't worry. A power
outage is no big deal.

Yeah, going electricity-free can be
fun. Like traveling back in time!

I wanna travel back to this morning,
so I can eat my dad's pancakes again!

- Mm.
- [laughs]

What are we gonna do
about movie night?

We can't watch our movie
without electricity.

Sometimes these things take
a while. We gotta be patient.

Your dad and I'll try to
find the backup generator.

To the garage!

[sighs] This is not how I wanted
my first movie night to go.

I know what'll cheer you up.

Rosie Rule Number 32. Always
have balloons with you.

[inflating, squeaking]

[groans]

- A lucky elephant for Ada.
- [giggles]

A puppy pal for Mooshu Kitty.

- [high-pitched meow]
- [laughs]

And a cool crown for Iggy.

- [giggles, gasps]
- [Iggy] My hair!

- [all laugh]
- You look like a mad scientist!

- I'm gonna take over the world! [laughs]
- [dramatic music plays]

Sorry, Iggy! Forgot that balloons can
create static electricity. [laughs]

[gasps] That just gave
me an elec-terrific idea!

What is it?

We made static electricity
with these, right?

Yep, I'd say it feels pretty
static-y. And electric-y!

Instead of waiting for
the power to come back on,

why don't we try to make
our own electricity?

Love the can-do attitude!
But can we do that?

Sure. Electricity is
just a type of energy.

Thomas Edison found a way
to make it, so why can't we?

- [loud pop]
- [gasps] Mooshu, no!

- No! I can't watch.
- [meows]

- [loud pop]
- Mooshu! We needed those.

New Rosie Rule Number 2,301.

Always carry more balloons
than you think you need.

Hmm, I guess we'll have to come up
with another way to create electricity,

which means we need…

- A brainstorm!
- A brainstorm!

♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm ♪

♪ Throw in every thought you've
had No idea is ever bad ♪

♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm ♪

♪ Gather up your friends Try
to find the how, what, why ♪

♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm ♪

♪ Let our imaginations
Become great new creations ♪

♪ When we brainstorm, brainstorm
Brainstorm, brainstorm ♪

♪ Hey ♪

[all laugh]

I have an idea.

What if we use electric eels?

We can design an eel tank
that will power the TV!

Great idea!

But finding electric eels
this late might be hard.

- [chiming]
- [Iggy gasps]

What if we send a signal into
space to ask the aliens for help?

I bet they can make
electricity with their minds!

Calling all aliens!
[nonsense words]

Hmm, what if they're busy
with their own movie night?

- We shouldn't interrupt.
- Sorry! [laughs]

Let's think. How is
electricity made?

Right! Machines make electricity
out of natural energy.

Like wind.

- Or the sun.
- Or rivers!

Exactly!

We can build a machine to turn that
kind of energy into electricity.

- Hmm, well, it's not very windy tonight.
- Or sunny.

- And I don't see any rivers.
- True.

- [Mooshu meows]
- Hmm.

- [meows]
- [all laugh] Mooshu!

[discordant notes play]

- Wait. What about Mooshu?
- [meows]

We can make a machine that turns
Mooshu's energy into electricity!

We could call it
the Mooshinator!

Great idea! Then this night
can get back to being perfect!

- [Mooshu meowing]
- [Ada gasps]

[all laugh]

Let's grab some supplies.

[curious music playing]

[meows]

- I think we did it.
- [all] Cool. Awesome! Wow!

Arthur, will you do the honors
and place Mooshu in the wheel?

[Mooshu meows]

Okay, Mooshu, time to run!

- [meows]
- Mooshu, for the machine to work,

you have to make the wheel
spin using your energy.

That means you have to
run. Like this! [pants]

[meows, purrs]

I have a theory.

If you wanna talk to a cat,
you have to talk like a cat.

Meow, meow, meow, meow!

- Meow?
- [Mooshu snores]

[sighs] Okay. I don't
think she wants to run.

[sighs] If we can't use the
Mooshinator to create electricity,

- how're we gonna watch Snuggle Warriors 3?
- [footsteps approach]

Please say you found
the backup generator!

- [sighs] No, sorry, baby.
- [Ada groans]

This movie night is the
opposite of perfect.

Chin up. We may not have
found the generator,

but I did find
something even better.

- My old guitar!
- [chords play]

That won't help get the
electricity back on.

No, but it will help us have
fun without electricity.

- Let's dance!
- [guitar plays]

Yeah, it's boogie time!

Come on, honey. We always
love dancing together.

I don't wanna dance. I
wanna watch our movie.

[guitar continues playing]

Okay, I'll dance.

Just for a second.

Hey, everyone, check
out my new tennis dance!

[all laugh]

- Yeah!
- Who wants to try the Bigfoot Stomp?

Stomp to the left! Now
stomp to the right! Yeah!

[all laugh]

It's kinda like my special
bedtime dance. Woo!

When I stay at my mom's, we
do this dance before bed.

It helps me get
out all my energy.

[gasps] Energy. Of course!
You need energy to dance.

Maybe there's a way to use
that energy to power the TV.

Gotta get to the lab.

[laughing, cheering]

[gasping]

That bedtime dance does
get your energy out.

- Yeah, it does.
- I'm beat.

Yeah. My mom has some pretty good
ideas. What's your dance, Ada?

Wait. Where's Ada?

Loading the lab.

[thrilling music plays]

Maybe I can make a
special dance floor

to turn the energy of
dancers into electricity.

- [Rosie] Found her!
- There you are!

Lab voices, please.
Scientist at work.

- [whispers] Found her!
- [whispers] There you are.

- Baby, why are you all alone in your room?
- Didn't you have fun dancing, sweets?

I did, but I have to find
a way to make electricity

so we can have the
perfect movie night.

I think it's a little too
late to start the movie.

We wouldn't finish
it before bedtime.

[sighs] My first-ever movie
night is a gigantic failure.

Failure? No way!
Tonight was so much fun.

Yeah! It was the most spectabulous
movie night I've ever been to!

Really?

- Definitely!
- Yeah! For sure!

Tonight may not have
gone the way you planned,

but that doesn't
mean you failed.

We did discover several ways
not to make electricity.

Yeah, just like Thomas
Edison, remember?

Before he succeeded, he found 9,999
ways not to make a light bulb.

You're right. He did!

Then sounds to me like tonight
was a scientific success.

I guess it was.
Thanks, everyone!

I just wish I wasn't so focused
on getting the power back on.

- I would've enjoyed the fun stuff more.
- Well, it's not our bedtime yet.

Which means there's still
time for more dancin'! Woo!

[guitar playing]

Everybody, follow my lead.
Do the Scientist Shuffle!

♪ Put on your gloves and clap three times
Shake the beaker and do a little slide ♪

- ♪ Now all together ♪
- [all] Yeah!

- [Mom] Now you're groovin'.
- [all gasp]

The power's back on!

[gasps] But we don't need it.

- [guitar plays]
- [all laugh]

- [Mom] All right! Let's go, g*ng.
- [cheering, clapping]

Hmm. [gasps]

I have an idea! Let's meet
another scientist. Come on.

- [seagull cawing]
- [music scratches]

Hello, I'm Sarah Kurtz. I'm
a solar energy researcher.

I'm enjoying the sunshine today,

but I've spent my whole life studying
how to use the energy from the sun

to generate electricity
with solar panels.

[Ada] Let's go!

So, everything needs energy
to be able to function.

Your computer needs electricity,

which is a form of
energy, in order to work.

Now in the case of sunshine,
sunshine is a form of energy.

So, the sunshine comes down and
strikes the front of the solar panel

and the solar cells that are
black absorb that sunshine

and turn it into electricity.

The electricity then
flows through the wire,

and that wire comes out of
the back of the solar panel,

and you can see then that this wire
goes back and into the building.

And then those wires come over
to our measurement system here.

Now, if these were at your house, those
wires would come into a special box

that connects to the electrical
system in your house,

so that you could use that
electricity to run your TV

or whatever it is
that you're using.

[Ada] Wow!

You'll see energy everywhere
around you being used.

It gives us the power to
do what we want to do.

[Ada] Cool!

Fun fact!

Today, you can find solar
panels almost anywhere.

You can buy them on a backpack,
on a hat, or even on your car.

[honking]

Wasn't that cool?
Science is the best!

[Ada speaking]

- [laughter]
- Coming in for landing, over.

- [Rosie] Roger that, over.
- [laughter]

- [Ada] Obstacle. Dive!
- [Iggy] Oh, no! Oof!

- Iggy, you all right?
- It's okay. Everybody falls sometimes.

Hey, where are all these
bananas coming from?

Looks like they're
coming from the kitchen.

Maybe a giant banana
tree is growing in there.

Or a banana food fight
outside got bananas inside.

- [woman] Ow!
- [Rosie] Uh, Mom?

Ow, ow, ow, ow! [groans]

- Oh my gosh, Mom, your thumbs!
- I'm fine, sweetie.

I just burned 'em a teeny bit
while I was preheating the oven.

- No biggie.
- Preheating the oven? Wait a sec!

Flour? Sugar?

[gasps] Bananas!

You're baking banana bread!
Great Aunt Rose must be coming!

Coming in for a happy
landing! Yee-haw!

Great Aunt Rose! No way!

Yep. I have a last-minute flight tonight.
Good thing Aunt Rose loves watching Rosie.

All she ever asks for in
return is my banana bread.

Thank your dad
again for me, Iggy.

I will. I love that you're baking
with bananas from my dad's tree.

Here's Great Aunt Rose
with the fliers she built.

That's what they
called planes then.

Here's Piper. And Queen
Ava. Oh, and Ole Sam.

She made some fabulous
flops too. Like Fab Flora.

It's like an airplane museum.

These old plane designs
are the bee's knees.

- That's what they'd say back then, right?
- Righto, Iggy-o!

[all laugh]

Okay, Aunt Rose will be here soon
and these bananas need to be peeled.

But it's okay. I just
have to work the problem.

[both] Try different
ways until one works.

Work the problem. I like that.

Great Aunt Rose
always says that.

[groans] These doggone bananas!

[groans, sighs]

Guys, I know we had play plans,
but I really want to help my mom.

- I'll help!
- Me too!

Thanks! Hey, Mom,
we can help you.

Aw, that's sweet, puddin', but
I've got everything under control.

[groans] Get back here!

- [sighs]
- We'll peel.

But I can't leave you all alone!

[Rosie] You go get ready.

[sighs] I am running late. Okay,
thanks, my little co-pilot.

Or should I say co-pilots?

- [grunting, blasting]
- [laughs]

Okay, where do we start?

With peeling?

What if we find a way to help my mom peel
bananas not just today, but every day?

You and your mom must
eat a lot of bananas.

Actually, we do.

Banana bread, banana pudding,
baked honey bananas...

That's so many
bananas. It's bananas!

Our need to peel is
real. Let's brainstorm!

Got it. Ninjas! I bet they'd
slice and dice bananas like pros.

But ninjas might like
fighting more than peeling.

Oh, yeah. They might.

I know! Maybe we could build
a banana-peeling factory!

I'd guesstimate that
would take about…

Carry the one, add
the two… 262 days.

- Give or take.
- That's way too long.

But… what if we take Rosie's
ninja banana peelers,

and Iggy's factory idea,

and put them together to make
a banana-peeling machine?

No ninjas and a lot smaller.

- Yes!
- Love it!

- I'll design it.
- And I'll build it, of course.

[upbeat music playing]

And done! What do you think?

- [Ada] Perfect.
- Fab-tastic! Now do I get to build things?

Yep! Loading the lab.

[thrilling music plays]

Screwdriver.

Wrench.

- Rubber ducky.
- Huh?

Trust me. It'll add padding.

- Plus cute.
- [squeaks]

- And there! [gasps]
- How's banana-peeling coming, crew?

Presenting the future
of banana peeling.

The Banana-Rama 1.0!

Wow! I thought you three were
in here peeling bananas by hand.

I should've known you would've
built a lean, mean, peeling machine.

[laughs] Allow us
to demonstrate.

Banana peeler trial one. Go!

[bouncy music plays]

Here they come!

Here they go.

- [Iggy] They're holey.
- [Rosie] Holy moly!

[groans] Oh, phooey!

It's okay. We can always
just peel with our hands.

No, we've got this. You
go finish getting ready.

Roger that, Captain
Bananas Smooches and Cream.

Hmm, maybe the machine just
needs a little love tap.

My mom gives them to
the car all the time.

- [knocks]
- [banging]

Bananas!

- Whoa!
- [Iggy] Yikes!

I'll go press the button!

[gasping]

- [Iggy] Careful!
- [Rosie] Whoa! Go, Ada!

[Ada groans] Whoa!

- [sighs]
- [sighs] That was bananas.

- In the coolest way.
- Good thing we can reuse these bananas!

- [Mom] Is everything all right?
- Everything's groovy, Mom.

- [laughs]
- Nothing's wrong. No bananas to see here.

Just scientists at work.

Okay…

[all sigh]

I think I see the problem.

Forks. There's a pizza
cutter in the drawer.

- Can you get it?
- Sure.

Nice.

Okay, that should do the trick.

Let's try this again and get
these bananas in the machine.

[whirring]

- [Rosie] Huh. Why aren't they coming out?
- Weird!

Let me take a look.

- [splashing]
- [gasps] Man. I got banana'd.

[giggles]

Hmm, okay, okay. We can fix this.
We just need a little bit more time.

Great Aunt Rose texted.
She's on her way.

No! She can't come yet.
We have no bananas peeled.

Hey, I'm sure Aunt Rose'll understand
if there's no banana bread this time.

Chin up. I'm gonna
finish getting ready.

[groans] Well, this was just
a floppity-flop-flop-flop!

[sighs] Maybe we should give up.

I give up!

♪ I can't do it, gonna quit ♪

♪ Can't get through,
hit a wall ♪

♪ It's so impossible When
all I see are obstacles ♪

♪ Afraid I'm gonna
fail and so I quit ♪

♪ There's no use in trying ♪

♪ There's no way
that we can win ♪

♪ Don't give up ♪

♪ Don't give in ♪

♪ Gotta get right back
up and try again ♪

♪ Mistakes can be lucky breaks ♪

♪ A happy accident
along the way ♪

♪ Don't give up ♪

♪ Don't give in ♪

♪ Maybe you'll make
failure Your best friend ♪

♪ And try, try, try ♪

♪ Gotta get up and try again ♪

[music fades out]

You're right. I gotta try again.

We'll work this problem like
your Great Aunt Rose always says.

Let's examine
these bananas. Hmm.

[gasps] Rosie! I think I just
connected the polka dots.

Notice anything
about the bananas?

That one's the color of a canary
and… that one looks like a bumblebee.

Uh-huh. Look closer.

The tops. None of
them are even touched.

Yep, because starting to peel
a banana is the hardest part!

[gasps] That's what
the machine is missing.

A banana-peeler-starter!

We can fix it!

And that should do it.

- Mom!
- Everything okay?

Yep. Presenting the
Banana-Rama 3.0!

Bananas on the belt, please.

- [drum roll]
- [whirring]

[whirring]

- [Rosie] Yee-haw!
- [Ada] Woo-hoo!

You did it! You made a lean,
mean, banana-peeling machine.

Great job, crew.

[all] Yeah!

Woo! Look at all these bananas!
I'm gonna have a lot of fertilizer.

Bananas. Sugar.

Smooches. [laughs]

- [both] That makes it extra sweet.
- [laughter]

- [timer dings]
- [Mom] Banana bread's done!

- [doorbell rings]
- [gasps] She's here! Woo-hoo!

Great Aunt Rose reporting
for Rosie-sitting duty.

- [Rosie laughs]
- [Rose] Mm-hmm.

Ada! Iggy! Get in here.

- Hi, Great Aunt Rose!
- Hello, Mrs. Rosie's Great Aunt Rose.

[sniffs] Banana bread!

Yep. And we made a
banana-peeling machine!

We call it The Banana-Rama 3.0.

- [drumroll]
- [upbeat music plays]

[whirring]

[Rose] Wow! I'm very impressed!

[laughs] Thanks. We worked
the problem and didn't quit.

- Just like I taught ya.
- Well, I'm off to work.

Wait a sec. You
forgot something.

Mm-hmm. Much better.

- [grunting, blasting]
- [laughs]

Thank you to my little co-pilot
and her amazing flight crew.

I mean, friends.

- You're welcome.
- Just doing what scientists do.

Have fun, crew!

- Thanks. Bye.
- Bye-bye!

You know what else they
do? Test their products.

Let's test this bread.

Don't have to tell me twice.

Mm-mmm. Now that we've fueled
up with banana in our bellies,

let's fly, crew!

- [laughter]
- Coming in for a landing, over.

[Rosie] Roger that. Over.

- Yeah!
- [cheering, laughter]

Hmm. [gasps]

I have an idea! Let's meet
another scientist. Come on!

[static-y beat playing]

Hi, I'm James Finley and
I'm a biomedical engineer.

I use engineering to
understand how people move

and to help people
recover from injuries.

[Ada] Let's go!

Today, we're going to talk about
how we develop virtual reality games

to improve rehabilitation.

[squeaking]

Sometimes, you may have an injury that
damages or hurts one of your muscles

and, over time, your body
has to fix that muscle.

So, rehabilitation is really

about getting back to the
things that you love to do.

[upbeat music playing]

This head-mounted display is
something you wear over your eyes

and we can control this so that
you see a virtual environment.

Here we go.

This game we designed so that it helps
people to move around in the space,

and they have to be able
to grab the letters.

We can make rehabilitation
a lot more fun

and we can get them to do
really active movements

that will help them improve
their mobility in the world.

[laughs] Just beat level two.

[squeaking]

Fun fact!

One of the earliest uses of
virtual reality for training

was to help pilots learn how to
fly planes using flight simulators.

Wasn't that cool?
Science is the best!

[closing theme music playing]