04x13 - Old Mr. Oak

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-[Mooshu meows]
-[fanfare playing]

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♪ 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]

-Bye, Dad!
-[Rose laughs]

-Bye, Glam-Ma!
-[kisses]

-Have a fab-tastic day, champ.
-[grunting]

[imitates expl*si*n] Thanks.

Another beautiful day at school.
I can't wait to see what I learn today!

You say that every day!

Oh, there's Ruben and Leela.
Later, Mom. See you around, Lil' A.

-Bye, Big A!
-Have a great day.

Hi, Ada. Hi, Mrs. Twist.

-Hi, guys.
-Good morning, you three.

-Oh, no!
-[gasps]

[Rosie] Oopsies.

-[all gasp]
-[panting, grunts]

-[all laugh]
-Nice catch.

-Whew!
-I have an observation.

It's super windy today.

-Here you go, Mom.
-Thanks, baby.

I don't want to lose this paper.

It's a petition I'm asking
parents to sign.

What's a "petisheus"?

A petition is a document
a bunch of people sign

-because they want to change something.
-Fascinating.

-What kinds of things can you change?
-Oh, lots of stuff.

My petition is asking the school
to make healthier lunches.

[Rosie] Cool!

Mmm! I love healthy lunches.

My mom makes the best ones.

But why do you need
other parents to sign it?

If you get a lot of signatures,

it shows that
other people want change too.

One voice makes a sound,
but a lot of voices make a roar.

Ooh, ooh! Like this?

-[roars]
-[all laugh]

[all roar]

[laughing]

Yup. See how loud you sounded
when you roared together?

-Like lions!
-Very loud.

Have a great day at school,

you little lions.

-We will.
-Later, Mrs. T.

-[Rose laughs]
-Ooh!

Morning! Will you sign my petition
for healthier school lunches?

You betcha I'll sign! Hand it here, Aisha!

I don't know about you guys,
but I could barely sleep

-'cause Comet Quest was outta this world!
-[Rosie] Watch out!

-[gasps]
-Oops!

-[all laugh]
-Hey, why is Old Mr. Oak roped off?

I don't know.
We've been going to this school for…

a really long time,

-and he's never been roped off before.
-Hmm. Something strange is afoot.

And not the good kind of strange.

You're right. This is…

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

♪ When I don't know the answer
To a question or a query ♪

♪ Why, why, why, why? ♪

♪ My curiosity leads to discovery ♪

♪ Why, why, why, why? ♪

♪ We're ready to go, the g*ng's all here ♪

♪ Another adventure
With the Questioneers ♪

-♪ Don't know what we'll find ♪
-♪ But it's fun to try ♪

♪ That's why I ask why ♪

Okay, let's see if we can crack this code.

-Who'd know why Old Mr. Oak is roped off?
-[dance music starts]

-[Ada] Huh?
-What's up, fam?

Aw, yeah, up top. Bump it.

Ooh! Gather round, everybody.

Your princi-pal has a big announcement.

[gasps] Principal Rahul's announcements
are the best.

Great news, y'all.

The school has some
extra moolah to upgrade the playground,

so I chose the most epic addition ever,

a brand-new swing set!

-Amazing.
-Fab-tastic!

Aw, yeah! Swinging is my jam.

This is the best news ever!

Yeah, it is.
Get ready for some awesome recesses,

because the swings will be right… there.

Um, Principal Rahul? I have a question.

How will the swings fit?

Old Mr. Oak takes up a lot of space.

We're chopping that
old tree down at lunch.

-[gasps]
-What?

-Chopping?
-No!

Now who wants to
challenge me to some four square?

We can't let them cut down Old Mr. Oak.
What do we do?

Hmm… I think it's time
to grow some big ideas…

-in a brainstorm!
-[gasps] Oh! I know!

We can use a magic spell
to make the tree invisible

so no one can find it.

Abracadabra disappeario!

But then we'd never
be able to find Old Mr. Oak.

Phooey, you're right.
I'd be so bummed if I never saw him again.

Maybe instead we can be sneaky,

and unplant Old Mr. Oak
then replant him somewhere else.

But what if we hurt Old Mr. Oak
when we dig him up?

Oh! Good point.

That would be a total system fail.

I know! We could get bear bodyguards
to protect the tree.

They'd scare me away,

so maybe they'll scare
the tree-cutter-downer person away too!

Aw! They're adorable.

But… they need to eat a lot,

and bringing hungry bears to school
probably isn't the best idea.

True. [sighs] Why can't we think
of a way to save our favorite tree?

You don't want to get cut down,
do you, Old Mr. Oak?

[Rosie sighs deeply]

I'm not fluent in tree yet,

but I think he said, "No!"

[grunts] I wish he had a voice
so he could tell people that.

Wait. Old Mr. Oak might not have a voice,

but we could speak for him.

We just need to tell Principal Rahul

-not to cut him down.
-Let's do it.

Come on!

Check this sweet spin.

-Bravo!
-So cool!

Ahem. Principal Rahul, we have something
very important to talk to you about.

What's up, my little peeps?

What can your princi-pal do for you?

I'm glad you asked.

You can stop Old Mr. Oak
from getting cut down.

Uh… Whoa!

Sorry, friends, but all the other students
are super stoked about the new swing set!

But it's Old Mr. Oak!
He's been here forever!

Trust me, the new swing set is fly.

'Cause you're gonna
feel like you're flying.

You're gonna love it. Whoa!

Don't worry, team.

-Your princi-pal's got it!
-[all sigh]

[Ada] I'm sorry, Old Mr. Oak.
We're gonna miss you.

We love you.

Sad face emoji.

-[all sigh]
-Aw, man.

-[Arthur, whining] Old Mr. Oak!
-Huh?

-Arthur? What are you doing here?
-[sighs]

I love this old oak tree.

I've been practicing my magic tricks
in its shade for years.

-[all sigh]
-But you kids wouldn't understand.

You haven't known Big Oak
as long as I have.

I do understand.

I love Old Mr. Oak for so many reasons,
like how he's a home for lots of animals.

See? Those little finches love it here.

[gasps] They do love it here.
That's exactly what they just said!

And I love the design
of Old Mr. Oak's acorns.

It's fun to make them look
like people with hats.

[Benny] That's adorable!

And don't forget his branches.
They're the best for climbing.

I haven't known Old Mr. Oak
as long as you guys,

but he seems oak-ay. Get it?

[all laugh]

Plus, the earth really needs trees.

They suck out
extra carbon dioxide from the air,

and turn it into oxygen,
and we need that to breathe.

-[Iggy] Oh!
-Yeah. That's why it stinks

that people are
cutting down trees all over the world,

like in the Amazon Rainforest.

-[all gasp]
-Whoops! [crashes] Excuse me, what?

-[kids laugh]
-People are cutting down forests?

We gotta fix this!

Well, we might not be able
to save a whole rainforest today,

but we can save the tree
right in front of us.

Let's go, Green Team!

Yeah!

-♪ Join the Green Team! ♪
-♪ The earth's ours, let's keep it clean ♪

♪ From the mountains to the sea ♪

♪ And everything that's in between ♪

♪ Join the Green Team! ♪

♪ Teamwork makes the green work ♪

♪ Takes the whole community ♪

-♪ That's everyone ♪
-♪ To work as one to save the world ♪

♪ There is no Planet B ♪

♪ Let's clean the oceans and the air ♪

♪ The earth is for us all to share ♪

♪ Join the Green Team! ♪

Yeah, let's save the tree!

-Uh, how are we gonna save the tree?
-Well, we already tried using our voices

by talking to Principal Rahul,
and that didn't work.

Maybe your little kid voices
weren't loud enough.

[gasps] That's it, Arthur!

To save Old Mr. Oak,

maybe we need more voices

so we'll be louder.

Oh, yeah! Like your mom said this morning.
"One voice makes a sound,

-but lots of voices make a roar!"
-[all laugh]

If we make a petition
and get other kids to sign it,

our roar will be super loud!

-Woo-hoo!
-Revved and ready!

[upbeat music playing]

Sorry, guys. I like trees,
but I love swinging.

-And that new swing set looks sick.
-[Ada sighs]

I'll sign! I had no idea that a big tree
can make enough oxygen

for two people
to breathe for a whole year.

That's oodles of O2.

Ooh!

And I love that trees help
clean pollution from the air.

How sweet of them!

[upbeat music playing]

[panting] Trees can live to be
thousands of years old.

And if they disappeared,
tons of animals would go extinct.

We did it! I think we got about…

-mm… a bajillion signatures.
-[all laugh]

Twenty-three, to be exact.

Principal Rahul will
definitely hear our roar now!

-Oh, no!
-Ahh!

-[Arthur] The petition!
-Grab it!

[grunting in effort]

No, no, no, no, no!

-[Rosie] Yikes!
-[Iggy] Oh, no!

Old Mr. Oak is gonna be
cut down any minute,

and we ruined our only chance to save him.

-We failed.
-[Iggy] I can't believe it.

-Game over.
-[sighs]

Wow. You guys really want
to save this tree, huh?

Yeah. Cutting down a healthy tree
like Old Mr. Oak is a tragedy.

[sighs] I guess you're right.

A tree shouldn't be cut down
if it doesn't need to be.

-Let me help.
-What are you doing, Miguel?

If we all stand together,
nobody can cut Old Mr. Oak down.

Our petition may be lost,
but we can still make our voices heard.

Yeah!

[dance music playing]

Get ready for some-- Hey, what's going on?

We don't want to cut this tree down.
Even though the swing set does look sick.

If you helped save this tree,
it would be super-duper cool.

Really? Well, they don't call me
"Principal Ra-cool" for nothing.

I mean,
only my wife calls me that, but still.

And if you all want the tree to stay,
it should definitely stay.

[all cheering]

Hey, I think I've got an idea.

What if we add a swing
to one of Old Mr. Oak's strong branches?

[all] Yes!

That would be awesome,
as long as it doesn't hurt him.

I'll make sure there's lots of padding
so the tree stays safe and healthy.

But what will we use
the playground money for?

-I think we've got an idea.
-[all] Yeah!

Buying these baby trees
was a very cool idea, team.

And so was this swing!

Thanks, Principal Rahul.

-You're our favorite princi-pal.
-[both imitate expl*si*n]

-Aw, yeah!
-[giggles]

I heard you all spoke up today
to save Old Mr. Oak.

I'm so proud of you.

-Yep! Hmm…
-[laughing]

With all our voices,
we made a super loud roar.

-Like this. [roars]
-[kids roaring]

[roaring]

[roaring]

-[giggles]
-[roaring continues]

[all laugh]

[instrumental theme song playing]