04x09 - Dad to the Bone

[bunniefuu]

-[Mooshu meows]
-[fanfare playing]

[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 ♪

♪ I'm Iggy Peck, architect ♪

♪ And I'm Rosie Revere, engineer ♪

♪ Technology, that's me, Benny B. ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ I'm 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]

Careful…

Don't worry. I'm a pipette pro.

Remember. Just a teensy bit.

Or you could put in a lot
and we'll see what happens!

[all shriek]

Oopsies.

-[Iggy] Ah!
-[Ada] Foam-splosion!

[Rosie giggles, gasps]

Whoa! So, that's what happens?

Next level!

[laughing]

Sometimes science gets messy.

That's why scientists have to
be good at cleanup.

I don't love the mess part,
but I love the cleaning part.

Especially with sponges!
They can soak up so much liquid. Look!

-[all] Whoa!
-So clean!

-[loud music playing]
-Wow. They are really loud.

-And usually, I'm the loudest one around.
-Good observation, Rosie.

Let's investigate the noise
up close and personal.

Oh.

Ugh!

Just. Can't. Focus!

[grunts]

[gasps] Seriously? Not again!

[meowing]

[loud music continues]

-[garage door opens]
-[music intensifies]

-[music stops]
-Hey! It's my four little birds.

-How are we sounding, huh?
-Really… loud?

But also pretty good.

-Both are true.
-So good.

We gotta sound better than good
to beat the champs

at the Last Band Standing competition.

Yeah. They've won five years in a row.
That's why our band…

♪ Dad to the Bone ♪

needs all the practice we can get.

Hey! Y'all are so loud,
I can hear you all the way from my place.

-Ooh…
-Sorry, my bad.

I can't believe
you didn't invite me to jam!

-[playing jazz]
-[Beck] h*-h*!

Welcome to the band!
Now we're Dad to the Bone and Lorraine.

-We'll work on the name.
-That's what we're missing. A trombone!

With Lori on the brass,
our chances just went through the roof.

You bet your sweet cymbals they did.

Feast your ears on this.

[playing jazz music]

-[sticks tapping]
-[band playing loud music]

-So, so loud!
-Ugh!

What am I gonna do? I need to finish this
by the end of the day,

but I can't concentrate with this music.

You're telling me. My house of cards
keeps falling because it's so loud!

I don't wanna k*ll their vibe,

but I might have to
tell them to stop practicing.

But the Last Band Standing competition
is important to the dads.

And my mom.

Yeah. Dad to the Bone--

And Rosie's Mom.

-Want to win this year super bad.
-[sighs] I know, but they're so loud.

Even the neighbors are
complaining about the noise.

[phone ringing]

They're too loud!

I know, Clara. So sorry. I'll fix it.

Looks like we have to
tell them band practice is over.

Mom, wait! Let us try to solve
the noise problem with science first.

Okay. But if the music is
still too loud in one hour,

it'll be a wrap on band practice.

-Deal.
-Copy that.

-Let's go!
-We can't ruin the band's fun,

so it looks like we need to
drum up some ideas fast…

with 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 ♪
-♪ The what ♪

-♪ The why ♪
-♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm! ♪

♪ Let our imaginations
Become great new creations ♪

♪ When we brainstorm, brainstorm! ♪

♪ Brainstorm, brainstorm! Hey! ♪

What if we send the band to the moon?

Since there's no air up there,
they wouldn't make any noise.

And they could be Space Dad to the Bone!

But I think they need
to hear themselves play.

Maybe we could wear
noise-cancelling headphones instead.

But it would still be
too loud for the neighbors.

-[Ada] What?!
-What'd you say?

[clears throat, shouting] I said,
it'd still be too loud for the neighbors!

-[giggles]
-You're right!

[gasps] What if we blow
a gigantic bubble around the garage

to keep the sound from escaping?

[inhales, blows]

[music playing, intensifies]

-I got bubbled.
-Sticky!

That idea is a flop. Or a pop.

-[laughing]
-[gasps] Hold the smartphone.

A soapy bubble might not work,

but maybe something else
can quiet the noise.

I used to live near a restaurant
that played really loud music.

But they added stuff
to the walls to soundproof it,

-and it wasn't so loud anymore.
-"Soundproof"? I'm listening.

Okay, certain materials are
good for soundproofing,

which means they make sounds quieter.

But how do we know
which materials are soundproof-tastic?

Ooh! Sounds like we need
the scientific method!

♪ Scientific method! ♪

♪ We have an observation ♪

♪ So, we'll start with a question ♪

-♪ Do research ♪
-♪ Form a hypothesis ♪

♪ And test with experiments ♪

♪ What do we find out? ♪

♪ Let's draw a conclusion ♪

♪ Write it all down
And pass around the results ♪

♪ That's the scientific method! ♪

We already have our question.
What materials are good at soundproofing?

Next, we should research sound
to find out what could make it quieter.

Let's see.

My notes say sound is made of
vibrations that travel through the air.

That's called sound waves.

I'd surf music sound waves any day.

Well, surf over here,
'cause I've got a hypothesis.

If we find a material
that stops the vibrations,

-it'll stop the sound.
-Rockin' hypothesis, Benny B.

Let's grab some materials to test.

[upbeat music playing]

Got it, denim.

It stops me from being cold,
so maybe it'll stop sound.

My bet's on bubble wrap.

It stops things from breaking,
so it might stop noises too.

In Comet Quest, tinfoil blocks aliens
from reading your mind,

so maybe it'll block sound waves.

And I've got goo,
'cause it's super sticky,

so, hopefully the sound will stick to it.
Come on, let's test.

-Loading the lab.
-[magical music playing]

We'll do soundproofing tests
in this booth.

Now who's ready to make some noise?

-You know I am!
-Moi!

Okay. [breathes deeply] For science.

Hmm. [drumming]

[hits cymbal] Ah! Yikes! So loud!

Hmm.

[cracks knuckles, laughs, blares horn]

Eh…

-All right.
-[rhythmic electronic music playing]

-Whew!
-[liquid bubbling]

[liquid explodes]

-[sighs]
-Nope!

Hmm…

We've tried so many materials,

but none of them were
good at soundproofing.

Maybe there's more info
in here about soundproofing.

Yep, soundproofing materials work
by trapping or soaking up sound energy.

-Like how sponges soak up liquid?
-Thumbs up emoji. That means yeah.

Hmm. Wait! What if sponges
can also soak up sound?

Yeah, that might work.
If the sponges soak up the sound waves,

the noise wouldn't bounce
all over the room, so it'd be quieter.

Sounds like we've got a new hypnosis.

I mean, hy-po-the-sis.
[gasps] Let's test those sponges.

[upbeat music playing]

[giggles]

-[muffled horn blowing]
-[all] Wow!

-Awesome!
-Success!

-[inaudible]
-Huh?

-[laughing]
-[muffled] Woo-hoo!

[normally] Soundproofing for the win!

-We did it!
-We've got our conclusion.

Sponges are good
at making sounds sound less loud.

That means we can use them
to soundproof the garage.

Uh, first, we're gonna need approximately
a lot more sponges.

[upbeat music playing]

-[garage door opens]
-[music intensifies]

[music muffles]

-We did it!
-Yeah!

-[giggles]
-Wait. We didn't do it.

-I can still hear the music.
-Five more minutes, Ada.

But if the music's still this loud,

-we'll tell them practice is over.
-I don't get it.

The sponges worked
in our lab tests, so why not now?

Hmm. Architects leave gaps
in buildings to let air out.

-So maybe the sound is leaking out.
-[Benny] You're right.

The sponges helped soak up
some of the sound waves,

but lots are still getting out.

We can't fix that many holes, though.
Most are too hard to reach.

Ugh! If only we could make
a fortress so sturdy and tough

-that no sound could escape.
-That's it!

What if we build the band
their very own practice booth,

like the one we used for tests?

And if we make the walls super thick,

-it could help trap the sound waves.
-I love it.

Let's make a special
practice space for Dad to the Bone.

-And Rosie's Mom.
-And my mom!

[laughing]

Hi, Mom, love you so much.
Can you give us an extension?

We think we know how to solve
the super loud sound problem.

Um… I guess I can give you an encore.
That means a little more time to play.

Thanks, Mom, you rock! Bye!

[laughing]

[upbeat music playing]

-Wow!
-Whoa, Nelly! What is this?

It's a soundproofed practice space.

The sponges soak up sound energy,
and the thick walls trap it inside.

You can jam out all you want
and no one'll hear you.

Apparently some people think
your band practice is "too loud." Ugh!

[chuckles] Me. I think that.

-Sorry, Dad.
-[giggles]

It's okay, bud. Now we can rock out
full throttle without disturbing anyone.

-Thanks, kiddos.
-Anything for Dad to the Bone.

We've actually had a name change.
We're now… drumroll, please,

-[drumming]
-[Grown-Up To No Good!

-I like it.
-Nice.

All right. Let's jam!
Good work, four little birds.

-[giggles]
-[Beck laughs]

[Beck] One, two, three!

[muffled music playing, stops]

-It's quiet!
-Thank goodness.

-Go us!
-Okay, Ada, your encore's over--

Wait. What's that I hear?

Nothing? I hear nothing!
Sounds like you found the solution.

Yep. All we needed was a little science.

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

[rhythmic music playing]

-[song ends]
-[crowd cheering]

[man] One more time
for the reigning champs,

the Rockin' Riveters!

Thank you!

[man] And now, let's hear it
for our next band, Grown-Up To No Good.

[cheering]

-[Benny] Go, Dad!
-[crowd cheering]

-[rhythmic music playing]
-[woman] Yeah, baby!

[Rosie] Go, Mom!

Best concert ever!

What do y'all think?

-Should we turn up the volume?
-[woman] Yeah!

-Uh-uh. I can't hear you!
-[crowd cheering]

[rhythmic music playing]

[instrumental theme song playing]