02x01 - The Curious Case of Little Liz/Cat on a Hot Twist Roof

[bunniefuu]

-[Mooshu meows]
-[fanfare]

[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 gonna find out
What the answer is ♪

♪ Everywhere science is ♪

♪ She's forming a hypothesis
Connecting polka dots ♪

♪ 'Cause this is scientist, Ada Twist! ♪

[Ada speaking]

Seventeen, eighteen,

nineteen, twenty.

Whew.

One minute and nine seconds!

Hmm. That's three seconds longer
than last time.

I wonder why?

Yeah, Lil' Liz. Cool!

Work it. Sweet.

Nice pose!

-Hmm.
-Hey, Ada, wanna play with Lil' Liz?

Uh, no, thanks!

I get a pet lizard and you're not trying
to figure out science-y stuff?

You don't care that she can
walk upside down in her cage?

Well, that is kinda cool.

How does she do that?
Why doesn't she fall off?

That's the Ada I know.

Lizards have tiny hairs on their feet
that kind of work like suction cups.

-See?
-I can see her.

I mean, that's okay. I'm good.

-[gulps]
-[lizard squeaks]

-[gasps]
-Ada, are you scared of Lil' Liz?

Who, me?

No, of course not.

Maybe.

There's just something about lizards
that give me the heebie-jeebies.

Well, I guess lizards aren't for everyone.

Hey, bud, let's go.
We got tennis practice.

Oh, yeah. I forgot.

You forgot? Well, that never happens.
You must really love your new lizard.

She's so funny, Dad. And cool. And cute.

But here I come.

If you can bear to part with your lizard
and we leave now, we'll make it on time.

Meet me in the car.

Ada, can you watch Lil' Liz
until I get back?

Um, heebie-jeebies, remember?

Please? I don't want her to be too lonely
while I'm gone.

Aw, you really love her, don't you?

[sighs]

Okay, I'll do it.

Thanks. I'll make it up to you.
Teach you a magic trick?

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Oh, the latch is kind of funky,

so if you take her out of her cage,
make sure it's locked.

I'm not gonna take her out of the cage,
but okay.

So, how's it going?

[shudders]

-Hi, Ada!
-Hi!

Hi, Iggy! Hi, Rosie!

-When did you get a pet lizard?
-I didn't.

I'm watching Lil' Liz for Arthur.

Ah, I love lizards.

-[Ada] Really?
-You do?

Don't look so surprised.

I know I'm scared of birds.
And mice. And most small animals.

But not lizards.

[gasps] Can we play with her?

Um, sure.

-[Rosie] Awesome!
-[Iggy] Woo-hoo!

-[Rosie] Aw!
-[Iggy] Aw!

[Rosie and Iggy giggle]

She's so cute!

She likes to play.

Hey, come play with us, Ada.

[gasps] Stay back!

Ada, are you scared?

That's ridiculous, Rosie.
Ada's not scared of anything.

Well, lizards kinda give me
the heebie-jeebies.

Are we in a weird alternate universe?

Ada is scared of a small animal
and I'm not?

-Mind blown.
-[Ada] I know.

But everyone has their something.
My mom always says that.

Let's do something
so we can all play together.

Okay. Will you put Lil' Liz
back in her cage for me?

-Sure.
-Aw!

-[lizard squeaks]
-[Ada squeals]

Whew. Come on!

-Wanna jump rope?
-Yeah!

-[Ada gasps]
-The latch is kind of funky.

So if you take her out of her cage,
make sure it's locked.

-[Ada gasps]
-[Rosie] What's wrong?

I forgot to make sure
the cage door was locked!

[gasps] Lil' Liz is gone!

-Uh-oh.
-Nope. Not in there.

I can't believe this.

I was supposed to watch Lil' Liz
for Arthur and I let her get lost.

Don't worry. I mean, yeah, I'd worry,
but still, we'll find her.

[jaunty music plays]

[Ada sighs]

[Ada gasps]

[jaunty music continues]

-Oh no.
-[Rosie sighs]

We have to find Lil' Liz.
What are we gonna do?

Here, Lil' Liz. Here, girl!

I'm pretty sure that only works for dogs.
And some dragons.

Wait. I know!

Maybe putting food out
will get her to come back.

A tuna sandwich?

Mooshu always comes for tuna.
She'll eat anything.

One time, she even ate a…

-[Rosie] Do you think Mooshu--
-No!

[tense music plays]

Mooshu, I don't actually
think you did this.

We just want the truth.

[tense music continues]

Mooshu, did you
or did you not eat Lil' Liz?

Yes or no?

[tense music continues]

[meows]

[Rosie] Ugh.

She's eating the tuna,
which means she's hungry.

Which means
she probably didn't eat Lil' Liz.

I knew it! Mooshu's innocent.

But just to be safe,
let's keep you in my room for now.

I'm keeping my eye on you.

[meows]

[purrs]

[sighing]

What if we don't find her
before Arthur gets back?

[all gasp]

-Maybe it's not him?
-[Arthur] I'm home!

-It's him.
-[Arthur] I'm gonna check on Lil' Liz.

Uh-oh. My stomach's doing flippity-flops.
What are you gonna do?

I don't know!

Lil' Liz! I'm back. I missed you.

-Hi, Arthur.
-Hello!

Everything's fine!
Nothing to see here. [laughs awkwardly]

-Why's that sheet over Lil' Liz's cage?
-She's… taking a nap.

We covered it
so it would be nice and dark.

She likes to take naps in the sun.

Well, a lizard has a right
to change her mind. Am I right?

[Rosie laughs awkwardly]

[Arthur] What's going on?

[sighs] Arthur,
I need to tell you something.

[sighs] I lost Lil' Liz.

What do you mean, you lost her?
Ada, you said you'd take care of her.

I know. We put her in the cage,

but I didn't check the lock,
and then she was gone.

I'm so sorry, Arthur.

[sighs]

Okay, Arthur. You're the big brother.
Set a good example.

[moans] Oh my gosh!
I can't believe Lil' Liz is gone!

Whew.

Uh, I know
you didn't mean to lose her, Ada.

She's gotta be around here somewhere,
so let's find her.

How? We've looked everywhere.

Tried everything.

Hmm. Hey, we haven't tried science.

[gasps] He's right.

You're right.
I was so upset about Lil' Liz

that I forgot the thing we use
to figure stuff out. Science.

We need the scientific method.

-Yes!
-Yeah!

[all] ♪ Scientific method! ♪

♪ We have an observation ♪

♪ So we'll start with a question ♪

-♪ Do research ♪
-♪ Form a hypothesis ♪

[all] ♪ And test with experiments ♪

♪ What do we find out? ♪

♪ Let's draw a conclusion ♪

♪ Write it all down
And pass around the results ♪

[all] ♪ That's the scientific method! ♪

Okay, we already observed
that Lil' Liz is gone.

So next, we research.

So, Arthur, you're an expert on Lil' Liz.
Tell us everything you can about her.

She's weird. I-In a good way.

Like, she can smell with her tongue.
And she's sweet. And so curious.

She has the cutest little legs
that she uses to walk upside down.

-Hmm. Oh, what treats does she like?
-Mostly berries and lettuce.

-Hmm, what's her favorite thing to play?
-Hide-and-seek.

And she loves sunbathing,
but not too long.

She likes when I spray her with water
to cool her off.

She sounds… fascinating.

I've been trying to tell you!

We've got to find Lil' Liz.

I've got a hypothesis.

If we use the information
we learned from Arthur,

then we can find Lil' Liz.

We need a brainstorm.

You brainstorm, I'll look around.

Maybe Lil' Liz ran off
to play hide-and-seek

with some neighborhood friends,

which means we just have to find
which backyard they're in.

Lil' Liz is new to the neighborhood.

-She wouldn't have friends yet.
-[giggles] True.

We could walk around
with berries in our pockets.

Maybe she'll smell them and come out.

Mmm, lizards smell with their tongues.

If we're not close enough to her,
it won't matter.

Hmm. [gasps]

What if we make something
with all of her favorite things

and see if we can get her to come to it?

Yeah, that could work.
Like a lizard lounge or something.

Oh, oh, oh!
I can design a great lizard lounge.

First, we need a solid foundation.
We can put lettuce and berries on it.

-And a spray bottle.
-A place for sunbathing.

And don't forget shade
for when it gets too hot.

[Iggy] Nice!

Let's build this thing!

[upbeat music plays]

Welcome to Liz's Luxurious Lizard Lounge!

-[Iggy and Arthur] Whoa!
-It has beautiful natural light.

There's a lovely umbrella
to block the sun.

Cool!

And a spray bottle to cool her off
when it gets too hot.

It's stocked
with Lil' Liz's favorite treats.

And these rocks are perfect
for lounging and playing.

Wow! It's perfect!

If I were a lizard, I'd love it.

Looks really cool.

Okay, let's see if this lizard lounge
will get Lil' Liz back.

Huh.

Ah… [gasps]

That's a perfect place for it!

-Location, location, location.
-Sh!

[suspenseful music plays]

Guys! Look!

[Ada gasps]

-[Ada] Lil' Liz!
-[Rosie] There she is! Awesome!

[laughter]

[Arthur] She's back!

-Yeah!
-I'm so glad you're okay, Lil' Liz.

Me too.

-I'm sorry I nearly lost her, Arthur.
-No more heebie-jeebies?

Now that I know why you love her so much,
she's not so heebity-jeebity.

But I do have a few more questions.

Why are her eyes like that?
Is her tail strong? How big will she get?

Why'd you name her Liz?
Does she have a middle name?

That's my sister, the scientist.

So many questions!

[laughter]

[Ada speaking]

-[bird chirps]
-[strains] Remember, don't look down.

[all] Whoa!

-[Ada] Uh-oh.
-Whoa!

-[laughter]
-Shouldn't have looked down.

I wonder who got the highest.

-Let's ask our judge.
-[Mooshu meows]

You're right, Mooshu.
There's only one way to settle this.

-Rematch!
-Rematch!

[groans] Do we have to?

-Hi, Arthur.
-What's in the bag?

Oh, this? It's just a little thing
I like to call

Air Force Awesome!

It's beautiful!

[Arthur] Careful!

It took me weeks of saving
my paper-route money to get this.

And now that I finally have it,

I've been counting down the minutes
till I can fly it.

How can something fly
if it doesn't have wings?

Secret jet thrusters?
Anti-gravity buttons?

Are tiny, invisible magic reindeer
pulling it?

Or the propellers spin really, really fast
until it floats in the air.

My mom used to fly them in the Air Force.

-Oh yeah!
-So cool!

But how many times
do the propellers have to spin?

Can it do backflips?
Fly upside down? Do loop-de-loops?

Does the sleek design
make it fly super fast?

-[Ada] Can I fly it?
-Me too?

Only three people
get to fly Air Force Awesome.

Me, Captain Myself, and Commander I!

But that's all the same person. You.

Exactly. Now if you'll excuse me,

Commander I will now fly.

-[all gasp]
-Gah!

As soon as I get batteries.

-[Rosie groans]
-Since Mom and Dad are out, I'm in charge.

And when I come back, Air Force Awesome
better be where I left it.

Don't even think about touching it.

[all giggle]

[Mooshu meows]

-Hi!
-[giggling]

Hmm.

-[all gasp]
-Arthur's back!

If you let me fly it,
I'll make you an automatic pillow fluffer.

-Nope!
-If I gave you this chef-made sandwich?

How about letting your favorite sister
have a turn?

For science.

I fluff my own pillows,

your mom's a great chef,
and you're my only sister.

-The answer is still no.
-But why?

Because I've been saving up for this
for, like, forever.

Because it's not a toy for kids.

Because…

[gasps] It's gone!

-[all gasp]
-It was just here.

Stay calm, Arthur.

[exhales]

Where is my Air Force Awesome?!

-[Mooshu meows]
-[all gasp]

[Rosie] Mooshu took it!

[Arthur gasps]

-[Mooshu meows]
-[Ada] It's okay.

We'll get you down, Mooshu.

[Arthur] And my helicopter!

But how? We're not allowed to use
the ladder when Mom and Dad are gone.

Hmm. We need a brainstorm.

You brainstorm. I'm gonna try something.

[all] ♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm! ♪

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

[all] ♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm! ♪

♪ Gather up your friends and try
To find the how, the what, the why ♪

♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm! ♪

♪ Let our imaginations
Become great new creations ♪

♪ When we brainstorm, brainstorm
Brainstorm, brainstorm! ♪

♪ Hey! ♪

Hmm. I could dress up as a mouse
and get Mooshu to chase me.

-But you're afraid of mice.
-[Iggy gasps]

Yeah, it wouldn't work if I scared myself.

We could make a kitty bounce house
out of pool tubes.

Mooshu will see it and wanna bounce in it.
Then one of us can catch her.

-But are pool tubes bouncy enough?
-[Ada] Hmm.

Short answer, nope.

I have a way more practical idea.
Giant cat tree, with catnip all over it.

But do we need to be giants
to make a giant cat tree?

That, or we need a giant ladder,

which we definitely can't use
'cause we're not allowed.

[Arthur yells]

Welp, my kitty-capture racket tower
was a fail.

Sounds like you haven't come up
with anything good either.

-No.
-Afraid not.

Hmm. Well, how about
a little extra motivation?

First one to get Mooshu
and my copter down can fly it.

-I don't know…
-[Rosie gasps]

-Re-rematch!
-Re-rematch!

-Woo-hoo, yeah!
-And meanwhile, I'll keep trying too.

I have another trick up my sleeve.

[Rosie] Hmm.

[gasps]

Maybe I could float Mooshu down
with balloons!

Rosie Rule number 32.

Always have balloons on hand.

Think, Iggy. What do cats like? Hmm.

[gasps] Cats like tuna! And so do Iggys.

I'll tempt her with tuna
and make a fishing rod to reel her in.

-[meows]
-Aw, Mooshu's trying to take a nap.

It can't be comfortable up there.

That's it! Mooshu loves her kitty bed,

so maybe she'll come down
if I make her one she can't resist.

The Amazing Arthur-Cadabra
will enchant Mooshu with a magic trick!

-[meows]
-Nothing up my sleeves. See?

Ta-da!

-Come to the light, Mooshu.
-[meows]

-[Arthur] Come on.
-[meows]

Mooshu, you usually like that trick.

Aw, she's scared.

Why do cats love to climb up things,
but not down?

Out of the way, everyone,

because Rosie Revere
is going to win this competition

and fly that copter.

All Mooshu has to do

is grab onto my balloons
and float on down.

-[balloons whistle]
-That's if I can get them off the ground.

Mooshu, look what I've got!

Don't you want to come down
from that very uncomfortable roof

to your new, fancy, queen-sized kitty bed?

This limited time offer
includes the fluffiest cushions

and space to stretch out
for a purr-fect tummy rub.

Act now while supplies last.

Come on, Mooshu. Come on.

[meows]

I almost had her.

I'll try. I hope she takes my bait.
Here goes.

Huh? Ew!

-Iggy!
-Oh, man.

Sorry I tuna'd you.
Really gotta work on my aim.

Gross. I'm going to get it off my head.

Well, my balloons were a bust.

-My kitty bed was a snooze.
-And my fishing rod didn't reel Mooshu in.

[groans] I guess none of us
are flying Arthur's helicopter.

Hey, we're scientists. We don't quit.

We just need to figure out
how to get these balloons to float.

The comfy kitty bed was a great idea,

but maybe it was a little too far
for Mooshu to leap.

The fishing rod with tuna-fish bait
was genius, Iggy.

You just need to work on your aim.

If there was a way
Mooshu could see my basket--

My balloons could float it up,
if they floated.

But how do we get Mooshu in the basket?

Once the basket's up there,
we can reel her in with my fishing rod.

Oh.

-Hmm.
-If I get the aim right.

Hmm. That's what we were missing.
Each other.

Let's put our ideas together

and get Mooshu and Arthur's helicopter
off that roof.

I love it!

No more competition? Yes!

But if you put your ideas together,
how can one of you win?

Don't you all wanna fly Air Force Awesome?

I really, really do,

but the more important thing is
getting Mooshu and your helicopter down.

-[meows]
-That would be super awesome.

Okay, you work it out.
I'm gonna try one more thing.

Okay, team. Loading the lab.

[thrilling music plays]

According to my Big Book
of Discoveries and Inventions,

things float
when they're lighter than air.

What's lighter than air?

Feathers!

But we can't fill the balloon
with feathers.

Nope.

But we can fill it
with something like… helium!

It's one of the lightest gases.

That's why party balloons use it.
That's what makes them float.

-Cool!
-Amazing.

Ta-da!

Let's blow up some balloons!

[grunting]

-Whoa!
-[Rosie gasps]

[Rosie grunts]

[both grunt]

[gasps]

We just need bait for my hook.
I'm all out of tuna fish.

Mooshu.

I brought your favorite toy, Mr. Cuddles.

[meows]

Hmm.

Great idea using Mr. Cuddles as bait.
Now, let's do this!

-Yeah!
-Yes!

[Arthur] Awesome!

We used a lot of balloons, so they'll be
able to carry the basket and Mooshu.

And the best part…

Because we're using a hook
and not a fishing rod,

I don't have to worry about my aim.

[meows]

-[all gasp]
-Come to Mr. Cuddles, Mooshu.

You know you want your favorite toy!

[toy squeaks]

It worked!

-Yes!
-I can breathe again.

The kitty is in the basket.

-[gasps] You did it!
-Yeah!

Thank you!

-Phew.
-We're so happy you're safe, Mooshu.

Yeah, you silly kitty.
Air Force Awesome's back.

And with only a little bit of drool on it.

[laughter]

But a deal's a deal. All of you
got my helicopter down, so who wins?

[giggling]

[gasps] It can do tricks!

It's super fast!

Propellers are an amazing invention.

Thanks for letting us fly,
Commander Arthur.

Hey, we're all commanders today.
Thanks for getting my chopper back.

-No problem.
-Of course.

You're welcome.

Oh, awesome! Definitely worth the wait.

-Yeah, definitely!
-For sure.

[closing theme music plays]