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In the Swim |
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- "Lawe lawe, hana heiwa, a loa’a pa!"
- —Ms. Frizzle translating "Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!" into Hawaiian
In the Swim (Fish) is the third episode of the first season of The Magic School Bus Rides Again. It first released on Netflix worldwide on September 29, 2017.
This was the first episode to be produced for The Magic School Bus Rides Again, as MSB-101.
Ms. Frizzle’s outfit[]
Default[]
Her skirt depicts schools of goldfish swimming along currents of water. Her necklace pendant is a goldfish reminiscent of the Goldfish brand crackers.
Wetsuit[]
Ms. Frizzle wears a sky blue one-piece wetsuit with seaweed on the sleeves and torso. She keeps the necklace from her default outfit. The rims of her sunglasses are shaped like goldfish.
Plot descriptions[]
- Netflix: Ms. Frizzle takes the class to Hawaii, where an overprotective Wanda gets schooled when she’s forced to think like a tiny little fish.
- iTunes/YouTube/Amazon Prime: When in Hawaii, Wanda befriends a cute little fish called Becca, only to learn its life is in danger – shark danger! But when the class goes undersea to rescue Becca, the predator fish turns its toothy attention toward the kids! Can Wanda give the shark the biggest scare of its life and lead the class to safety, just by thinking like a fish?
Summary[]
Main episode[]
It's a cold winter day and everyone is playing in the snow. An impatient Arnold counts the days until spring, but he loses count when a pile of snow falls on him. The kids go back into the classroom and Arnold complains about an "avalanche in his underpants". The other kids are excited because it's time for a field trip, and they get to pick where they want to go because they earned it from a time they almost got eaten (which happened many times in "Gets Eaten", "The Busasaurus", and "All Dried Up"). Wanda suggests they go save a bunch of animals and plants, but the kids disagree. Soon, Ms. Frizzle enters the room, wearing sunglasses and Hawaiian attire, and suggests that they go to Hawaii. After handing a lei necklace to each student, she escorts everyone to the Magic School Bus, with a disappointed Wanda promising herself that she would save something. When the kids get on the Bus, they (including the Bus itself) put on their sunscreen, sunglasses, and swimsuits.
The kids arrive in Hawaii on the Bus (which is floating atop a dock), and they seem to be enjoying their time in the water. Wanda dives underwater and finds a lonely fish, whom, to her, needs saving. She takes a picture of it with a camera on her goggles and sends it to Dorothy Ann's FrizPad, asking her what kind of fish this is. Dorothy Ann says it's a blue-striped snapper, and Wanda decides to name it "Becca Blue". Wanda asks how a tiny fish could survive in the big ocean, which Ms. Frizzle says is a very deep question. Wanda says there's nothing dangerous around to hurt Becca, but suddenly, Carlos screams "SHARK!" and Wanda and Ms. Frizzle swim back to shore.
At shore, Arnold and the others are looking at videos of marine creatures on Carlos' FrizPad, Wanda runs up to Carlos and asks him if he was screaming "shark", and Keesha shows the class pictures of the island denizens. Ms. Frizzle suggests an underwater expedition aboard the Bus, which is perfect for Wanda so she could see what Becca Blue is up against in her ecosystem. The class enters the Bus, which dives in the ocean.
Ms. Frizzle presses a "fish button" on the Bus's dashboard - but instead of doing something related to fish, a bunch of Goldfish crackers fall on Ms. Frizzle's head. But she finds the other fish button, which gives each kids "fishmobiles" (fish-shaped mini-submarines), which are hard to control. Ms. Frizzle reminds them, in Hawaiian, to take chances, make mistakes, and get messy, which means, to Wanda, "permission to push buttons!" Wanda activates the fish's dorsal fin, which makes it easier for her to stop rolling around. Ralphie activates the tail fin, which speeds him up drastically, almost crashing into Dorothy Ann, who activates the pectoral fins which make it easier for her to steer. Wanda then spots Becca and starts to follow her, but suddenly, a giant sea monster appears, which is actually a school of fish, followed by a real sea monster: a shark, which, fortunately, passes the Fishmobiles. Ralphie and the others decide to get back on the Bus and go back to the surface in case the shark comes back around and eats the class.
Wanda, worried about Becca's life, talks to Jyoti about the fact that Becca might get eaten by the shark, so after learning from Dorothy Ann that fish hide in coral reefs to protect themselves from predators, they decide to build a "house" for Becca to hide in, with surveillance cameras to notify them if the shark approaches. Wanda places the house near Becca, who swims around it. But unfortunately, Becca has things to do, so she swims away from the house.
Meanwhile, Liz is playing limbo with the Frizz, the Bus, and the rest of the class, and Wanda asks Ms. Frizzle if she can go back underwater to watch Becca and make sure nothing bad happens to her. Wanda enters her Fishmobile and encounters Becca, who is swimming so fast that Wanda can't keep up! She then proceeds to turn on Swimmer Sense, which measures swimming depth, and Fish Link, which synchronizes her Fishmobile to Becca, causing Wanda's fishmobile to follow her. Soon, Wanda and Becca encounter the shark, who tries to eat the two. Wanda turns off Fish Link and hides in a coral reef, where she watches Becca's school scare the shark away. The shark then heads toward Wanda and tries to eat her.
Ms. Frizzle calls Dorothy Ann and notifies her that it's time to go to school, (not the place where you learn things, the group of fish) and then shows a video of Wanda, face-to-headlights with a shark. The class boards the Magic Sea Bus and their fishmobiles and saves Wanda by fish-linking with each other and forming a school.
Back at actual school, Wanda has fun outside in the snow with the rest of the class, as the Producer segment begins and the credits roll.
Cast/Appearances[]
- Kate McKinnon as Ms. Frizzle/Fishmobiles
- Lily Tomlin as Professor Frizzle
- Miles Koseleci-Vieira as Arnold
- Leke Maceda-Rustecki as Carlos
- Gabby Clarke as Dorothy Ann
- Birva Pandya as Jyoti
- Annelise Forbes as Janet
- Mikaela Blake as Keesha
- Matthew Mintz as Ralphie
- Kaden Stephen as Tim
- Lynsey Pham as Wanda
- Becca Blue - Debut
- Goldie
- Liz Ard
- The Magic Motorbike
- The Magic School Bus
Availability[]
Physical[]
- DVD: For Region 1, this episode is available Season One in the US, and The Complete First Season/La Première Saison Complete in Canada.
- VHS: This episode is not available on any single-episode or multi-episode VHS in NTSC, PAL, or SECAM.
Digital (excluding Netflix)[]
- iTunes: Season 1, Episode 3
- Amazon Prime Video: Season 1, Episode 3
- Vudu: Season 1, Episode 3
- YouTube (paid)/Google Play: Season 1, Episode 3
- Microsoft Movies and TV: Season 1, Episode 3
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode in the Netflix series to have a title that starts with "in".
- Going by production order, this is the first episode of Season 1.[1]
- This is the first episode in which each student has a vehicle. The kids use vehicles in future episodes.
- The tie-in book is called "Sink or Swim".
- The applause voice line from "For Lunch" by The Magic School Bus cast are reused in this episode many times. This is also the first episode in The Magic School Bus Rides Again to use the MSB cheering sound effects.
- Wanda's love for animals from "Hops Home" is shown again.
- Wanda seems to have gotten over her dislike of cold weather in "Kicks Up a Storm" and "In the Arctic".
- The credits focuses on Wanda for this episode.
- Revenge of the Deep 2, a fictional movie that Jyoti has seen, is the second in-universe movie mentioned after Stand by Your Mantis.
Errors[]
- Keesha's lips are lighter in color in one scene, and darker in another.