both: ♪ If you're a kid
with powers ♪
♪ Then where's
the place to be? ♪
♪ You belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
♪ If you have super strength ♪
♪ And can lift
a ton or three ♪
♪ You belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
man: ♪ If your power
lets you fly ♪
- ♪ You're like me,
Lucita Sky ♪
woman: ♪ Like to help out
when there's trouble? ♪
- ♪ Oh, you bet,
I'm Benny Bubbles! ♪
man:
♪ Teleport in no time flat? ♪
- ♪ Sara Snap can,
just like that! ♪
woman: ♪ Use super tools
to save the day? ♪
- ♪ Like AJ Gadgets,
I'm on my way! ♪
both:
♪ How do they save the day? ♪
all: ♪ Well,
the scientific fact is ♪
♪ They use
all kinds of powers ♪
♪ They just need
a little more ♪
man: Practice!
both: ♪ If you're a future
hero, come and you will see ♪
♪ You belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
♪ We all belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
Mr. Sparks:
At Hero Elementary,
every young hero
needs practice finding things,
and finding a hiding hamster
was a snap
thanks to AJ's helpful tools,
or should I say gadgets?
[sneaky music]
- [squeaks]
♪ ♪
[communicator beeps]
- Come in, Crew.
Any sign of Fur Blur?
- Not yet.
My robocar is programmed
to search
till it finds something
small and warm,
and Fur Blur's both
those things.
♪ ♪
[device warbling]
[squeaking]
Sara: The sound booster's
picking up some noise
by the trees!
- Aha!
I saw a blur of fur!
[computer beeping]
- The car found something
small and warm.
- Let's move, team!
♪ ♪
- Found her!
- Oh, there's our warm
and fuzzy little cuteness.
- [squeaks]
- Well done, class.
- [squeaks]
- Hey.
It's supposed to bring
Fur Blur right to me.
- [squeaking]
[mysterious music]
♪ ♪
[squeaking]
- I guess my robocar
isn't working quite right yet.
- But your other gadgets
were great!
This sound booster really
helped me hear Fur Blur.
- And your zoom-oculars
helped me see her.
[power whirs down]
Oh, but they just turned off,
so I think the batteries
are dead.
[device beeping]
Sara: And these batteries
are super low.
- Then let's bring the gadgets
back to class
and charge them up!
We want them to be ready
next time you need them.
- Yes!
What would we do
without my gadgets?
[playful music]
♪ ♪
[devices beeping]
There.
Everything's charging.
- I'm also going to do an
update on your sleeve screens,
so they'll be off for a while.
[power whirring down]
[alarm beeping]
- [gasps] The Sparkinator!
- Oh, no!
Where did they go?
- That's here,
in the cafeteria.
- Mrs. Mangia's
upset about something.
We'd better check it out.
- I'll grab my gadgets.
Oh.
They're still charging.
- I'm sure you can manage
without them for a while.
- But what if I need them?
- Then we'll
figure something out.
Right now,
Mrs. Mangia needs us.
- And who's the crew
who knows what to do?
all:
Sparks' Crew to the Rescue!
[exciting music]
- [whistling]
Huh?
[gasps]
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Ugh, my floor.
♪ ♪
- Don't worry, Mrs. Mangia.
Sparks' Crew is here
to save the day!
- So what's the problem?
- The mega muffins
I just baked, they're gone!
I turned my back
for one minute,
and somebody took them.
- Fear not!
We shall find that bandit
of baked goods.
[together] Huh?
- You know,
the one who took the muffins.
- Right.
Maybe we can use our...
all:
Superpowers of Science!
- Let's start by investigating.
We can look around
and see what we notice.
- [sniffing]
[squeaky sneeze]
[groans]
- Look!
I notice a spilled bag
of flour.
- Oh, so they take my muffins
and they leave a mess!
- There's something else
I notice.
See those lines in the flour?
Something went through there.
- It's a clue,
our first piece of evidence.
- But what would leave
long, skinny tracks like that?
- [gasps]
Maybe a snake!
- A snake?
In my kitchen?
Oh, boy!
- Well, we don't know
it's a snake.
- Oh!
You have to find this snake.
- We need more information.
I'll look up snake tracks
on my--oh.
Yeah, still updating.
- There are other ways
to get information.
I'll just pop to the library
and see what I can find.
Be back in a snap.
Library!
[whooshes]
[timer dings]
- Oh, ding!
My next batch of muffins
is ready.
[humming operatically]
♪ ♪
- [whooshes]
See?
I found a book that shows
what snake tracks look like.
- Perfect!
Let's compare it
to these tracks.
AJ: Hmm.
They don't look the same.
- Aw, guess it wasn't
a snake after all.
- Oh, thank goodness.
- Then who did
take the muffins?
- We have to look
for more evidence.
[investigative music]
♪ ♪
- [squeaks]
- Aah!
[laughter]
- I wish I had my gadgets.
They could help us look
and listen for more clues.
- Maybe the gadgets
are all done charging by now.
- I'll ask Mr. Sparks.
[communicator beeps]
[sighs]
I can't call him.
- Maybe we can ask
Mr. Sparks in another way,
with a note.
We'll send it by Blur mail.
Fur Blur, take this note
to Mr. Sparks, turbo speed!
- [squeaks]
- [whistling]
- [squeaking]
- Huh?
Oh, ooh!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- [squeaks]
Mr. Sparks: What's this?
"We're on the trail
of a muffin thief.
Please bring the gadgets."
Aw, they're not ready yet.
Fur Blur, will you
take a note back?
- [squeaks]
- [whistling]
- [squeaking]
- Huh?
Ah, aah, aah!
Not again!
Whoa, whoa, ah!
[sonic boom]
- Hey!
We got a note back.
"Sorry, the gadgets
are still charging."
- Now what do we do?
- We keep looking for evidence.
- [whooshes]
[gasps]
I notice something.
In here! Look.
There are more tracks
in the flour now.
Mrs. Mangia: More?
- Whatever left these tracks
before must've come back.
- Oh, no!
My muffins!
They're gone too!
- [gasps]
The muffin thief strikes again!
[dramatic music]
- But look.
More evidence.
The tracks lead that way.
- [gasps]
They lead right into
that hole in the wall.
- That's the air vent.
It goes through
the whole kitchen
and the whole school.
- [sniffing]
Benny: What is it, Fur Blur?
Do you smell a clue?
- [squeaks]
- A muffin!
- Something took my muffins
in there?
- Yes, but what?
- Shh, shh, shh.
Wait.
I notice something.
Do you hear it?
[device whirring and beeping
faintly]
- Ugh, I wish I had that
sound booster gadget again.
- Oh, sometimes you can hear
better if you cup your ear.
- Or...
use a real cup!
I saw this
in a hero TV show once.
[device whirring and beeping]
Where have I heard
this sound before?
It sounds like...
Thought projecting!
My robocar!
- Oh, no!
We must've left it outside.
- Then what's it doing inside
in the air vent?
- Must still be searching
for small warm things.
- Like my muffins.
Ooh, you naughty little gadget.
Get out of my vents.
Come on!
Out, out, out!
Shoo!
- It's on the move.
[device whirring and beeping]
- Follow that sound.
[investigative music]
♪ ♪
- Oh, we'll never catch it
while it's inside
the air vents.
- Then we shall push it out.
Bubble up!
[bubbles fluttering]
- [whistling]
[bubbles fluttering]
Aah, my floor!
♪ ♪
- My muffins.
[bubbles fluttering]
- My goodness!
Oh, I wonder what my crew
is up to.
Finally,
the gadgets are charged.
♪ ♪
- [humming]
There.
Huh. Uh?
I know. I know.
[groans]
[sighs]
[heroic music]
♪ ♪
- The robocar!
We found it.
[device whirring and beeping]
[dinging]
Sara: And it found something
small and warm.
- [squeaks]
♪ ♪
- Fur Blur,
lead it right to us!
- [squeaks]
♪ ♪
[squeaks]
- Hey! Ah.
- I got you!
[both grunt]
- Aah!
- [squeaks]
- Uh-oh.
Wah--oof!
- [breathing heavily]
I brought the gadgets.
AJ, what do you need?
- Gym mats!
Everyone, grab a mat.
We can surround it.
- Gym mats?
- Fur Blur,
lead it this way.
- [squeaks]
♪ ♪
- Gotcha.
[device whirring and beeping]
- [squeaks]
[power whirs down]
- Ha-ha, yay!
- Whoo-hoo!
- We did it!
- [squeaks]
- So I guess you didn't need
these high-tech gadgets
to save the day.
- Oh, yeah.
Just low-tech things.
Thought projecting!
We used the cup
to hear better.
Benny: And a pencil and paper
to send a message.
Sara: And a book
to look up information.
- Fantástico.
Those are all great tools too.
- Huh, I guess anything
that helps you solve a problem
is a tool,
whether it plugs in or not.
- Let's go tell Mrs. Mangia
that her mega muffins
are mega safe from now on.
[door squeaks]
- [gasps]
Oh, no!
- But first, we better clean up
all these bubbles.
- I've got just the tools
for the job.
Thanks, kids.
Mr. Sparks: And so
my heroic students proved
that whether you use
ordinary things
or extraordinary gadgets,
tools can help you clean up
life's messy problems.
- [squeaks]
all: ♪ We all belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
Mr. Sparks:
Once upon a time,
there were
three little children
who decided to build a tent...
- Ah!
All right, Squirrel Scouts,
this looks like a good spot.
all: Yay!
- Let's build the tent!
Mr. Sparks: When suddenly,
along came the big, bad wind.
It huffed, and it puffed...
- [gasps]
- Oh, no!
- Our tent!
Mr. Sparks: And it tried
to blow the tent away!
Meanwhile at Hero Elementary,
my students were blown away
by their training exercise.
- Ooh!
- Remember,
heroes need to save the day
in any kind of weather.
- Whoa, aah!
This wind doesn't make it easy.
Aah!
- Bubble up!
[wind whistling]
Uh-oh.
Sara!
- Huh?
Ooh.
- Ah!
- [squeaks]
[device beeping]
[dramatic music]
- The Sparkinator!
There must be trouble.
Sara: [gasps]
Those are Squirrel Scouts.
Benny: Looks like their tent
is blowing away!
- Those kids need help.
- Well, who's the crew
who knows what to do?
all:
Sparks' Crew to the Rescue!
[exciting music]
♪ ♪
Mr. Sparks:
And so my heroic students
raced like the wind,
against the wind,
to the park.
- [grunts]
- Whoa!
♪ ♪
- Fear not!
Sparks' Crew is here
to save your tent.
- Um, where is the tent?
- The wind blew it up there.
[dramatic music]
- Don't worry, I'll grab it.
[grunting]
Whoa!
- [whooshes]
- Ooh!
Ooh!
Thanks, Sara.
- I'll get the tent.
It'll be a snap.
- Whoa!
- [grunting]
[whooshes]
- Phew!
Oh, thank you, Sara.
Now we can put it up.
- And earn
our Build a Tent Badge.
- What's that?
- Squirrel Scouts earn badges
every time they learn
a new skill.
See?
- And the Build a Tent Badge
is the very last one they need.
Then they can move up
to the next level.
- Right, after this,
you can become Rabbit Scouts.
- How'd you know?
- Because I used to be
a Squirrel Scout too.
Bushy tails stay on trails.
Scouts:
Squirrel Scouts never fail.
[imitating gnawing]
- [gasps] Our tent!
- I'll use my Arm-o-matic.
Got it.
- Way to go, AJ!
[heroic music]
♪ ♪
- Thanks, Sparks' Crew.
- How are we gonna put up
the tent when it's so windy?
- Never fear!
I have an idea.
Bubble up!
♪ ♪
- Oh, my.
Impressive.
- That'll keep out the wind
while they build the tent.
- You're going to need tent
poles to hold up this fabric.
- They're right here.
- Great!
You've got everything you need.
- All right, Squirrel Scouts,
time to build that tent.
- All right!
- Yay!
- Yes!
[upbeat music]
- [whooshes]
♪ ♪
- [grunts]
[laughter]
- It's up!
- We did it!
- Yay!
- But will it stay up
when we don't have
this bubble over it?
To get the badge,
it has to stay up.
- Let's test it out.
Benny?
[wind whistling]
- It's staying up.
- Yeah!
We did it!
- [gasps] Uh-oh.
- Oh, no.
- No!
[gasps] It's gone!
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- Aah!
Ah, ah, whoa, whoa!
♪ ♪
Oh, no!
♪ ♪
Oh, dear.
Aah!
Whoa!
Aah!
[whooshes]
[tent tearing]
- Huh?
Oops.
My bad.
- [gasps]
Our tent!
- It's all ripped.
- And the poles are all broken.
- Oops.
Sorry.
- Aw, now we'll never get
our Build a Tent Badge.
[groans]
- Hey, we Squirrel Scouts
don't give up.
Remember,
bushy tails stay on trails.
all:
Squirrel Scouts never fail.
[imitating gnawing]
- Right.
We've just gotta keep trying
till we solve this problem.
- Maybe we can use our...
all:
Superpowers of Science!
- What are those?
- They're superpowers
anyone can use.
- Us too?
- Totally.
We'll show you how.
- Let's start
by asking some questions,
like, can we rebuild this tent?
- I don't think so.
The fabric's ripped,
and the poles are broken.
- Well, is there something else
we could use to make a tent?
- Great question,
Squirrel Scout.
See, you're already using
your Superpowers of Science.
- So what can we use
for a tent?
There's not much here
except trees.
- Maybe you can make a tent
out of different tree parts.
- Oh, that's a great idea.
- But couldn't the wind
blow that down too?
- Not if we build the tent
around a tree trunk.
This tree is rooted
in the ground.
It's not going to blow away
easily.
- Would a tent made from trees
still count
for our Build a Tent Badge?
- Yes, any kind of tent
will do.
Scouts: Yay!
Let's do it!
- Okay!
- [laughs]
- Whoo, let's buddy up
and go find some tree parts.
- [laughs]
- Okay.
- And you can come with me.
- Whoo-hoo!
- Let's go!
[upbeat music]
- [whooshes]
- Look, branches.
- [whooshes]
- Maybe we could use these
as tent poles.
- Good idea.
- Do you think this one
is strong enough?
- Use your Superpowers
of Science and test it.
- [grunts] Nope.
- Hmm.
But I bet this one will work.
[grunting]
♪ ♪
- Hmm.
Maybe we can do something
with leaves.
♪ ♪
- Can we use this
to cover the tent?
- Maybe.
It's got lots of leaves.
I think from a maple tree.
[wind whistling]
Ho, ho, and they don't blow off
when the wind blows.
♪ ♪
- These pine tree branches
might be useful.
- They're soft.
[laughs]
And tickly.
- You can use them to cover
the cold, hard ground
inside the tent.
- You're so smart, AJ.
- Um...
[laughs nervously]
Thanks.
♪ ♪
- I'll let you know if I see
anything from up here
that we can use.
- Maybe we can use parts
of this willow tree.
Its branches are so thin
and bendy.
- Good idea.
Whoa! Oh, um...
Whoa!
[laughs]
Wow, these would be great
to tie things together.
Aah! Ooh.
- Well, that should do it.
- Yes!
We've got lots
of tree parts now.
- So how do we build a tent
with all this?
- Oh, oh, can we use
a Superpower of Science?
- We can.
We can design the tent first
to plan out how it'll look.
- We can use these
as tent poles.
- Thought projecting!
They can be set up
around the tree like this.
- And then we can use
these maple leaves to cover it.
AJ: Okay.
- And tie it all together with
these bendy willow branches.
AJ: Good.
- And these pine branches
go on the floor inside.
AJ: Right.
Scouts: Yay!
- Great designs, Scouts.
Looks like we're ready
to build our new tent.
all: Yeah!
[wind whistling]
- [grunts]
[laughs]
I think it's time
to bubble up again.
[wind whistling]
[all grunting]
[laughter]
[bright music]
- Bubble up!
♪ ♪
- [laughs]
Scouts: Wow.
- It's amazing.
A super tent.
- Ha-ha, it looks so great.
- You did terrific.
- [chuckles]
So good.
- Now let's see if it will
stand up against the wind.
- We can use
our Superpower of Science
and test it.
- Okay, then!
It's popping time.
[wind whistling]
[suspenseful music]
- It's working!
- Yay!
- Whoo-hoo!
both: Wow!
- This is the best tent ever.
- Yeah, 'cause we built it
ourselves.
- And now we know
how to use our...
all:
Superpowers of Science!
- I'm so proud.
[chuckles]
Of all of us.
- Well, Squirrel Scouts,
you've all earned
your Build a Tent Badge.
Now you can move up
to Rabbit Scouts.
- Awesome!
- Cool!
- Wow!
[triumphant music]
♪ ♪
- Thank you,
Sparks' Crew.
- We couldn't have done it
without you.
- Time for a salute.
Bushy tails stay on trails.
all:
Squirrel Scouts never fail.
[imitating gnawing]
Mr. Sparks: So even though
the big, bad wind
huffed and puffed,
it couldn't blow down
the tent made from trees.
all: ♪ We all belong
at Hero Elementary ♪
man: Time to learn
how to hero!
Hey, you.
Yes, that means you!
Let's go hero,
using your Superpowers
of Science!
Today's superpower is...
the power
to collect information.
[upbeat pop-rock music]
♪ ♪
man: ♪ You're feeling great ♪
♪ Your day is awesome ♪
♪ When suddenly you realize ♪
♪ That you've got a problem ♪
♪ And you want to solve it ♪
♪ What do you do? ♪
♪ Start collecting
information ♪
♪ And share it
with your crew ♪
♪ So keep on collecting ♪
♪ More information ♪
♪ Keep on collecting ♪
♪ More information ♪
♪ You might start
with a little ♪
♪ And end with a lot ♪
♪ Keep on getting
information ♪
♪ And see what you've got ♪
♪ There might be a clue ♪
♪ That points the way ♪
♪ Evidence that
you could use ♪
♪ To be a hero
and save the day ♪
♪ So keep on collecting ♪
♪ More information ♪
♪ Keep on collecting ♪
♪ More information ♪
♪ More and more
and more and more ♪
♪ So keep on collecting ♪
♪ More information ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Keep on collecting ♪
♪ More information ♪
♪♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
03x04 - Sparks’ Unplugged/Camp Catastrophe
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Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap and Benny Bubbles work with their teacher, Mr. Sparks, to help people and solve problems.
Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap and Benny Bubbles work with their teacher, Mr. Sparks, to help people and solve problems.