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Pigs in the Wind |
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- "How do we do that, jingle-jingle of the keys?"
- —Ms. Frizzle
Pigs in the Wind (Aero-elasticity) is the second episode of the first season of The Magic School Bus Rides Again. It first released on Netflix worldwide worldwide on September 29, 2017.
Ms. Frizzle’s outfit[]
Ms. Frizzle's dress has a brick pattern. The pendant on her necklace depicts a tree branch blowing in the wind.
Descriptions[]
- Netflix: A field trip to the world’s windiest mountain helps Keesha and the class strengthen a set piece for a sequel to “The Three Little Pigs.”
- Digital platforms outside Netflix: When Keesha’s epic stage production of ‘Three Little Pigs’ falls flat after her ‘sturdy’ brick house topples, Ms. Frizzle takes the class to the windiest mountain in the world to test a new design. But when a huge windstorm threatens to trap the class there for good, can Keesha both lead the kids out of danger and figure out how to save her play?
Summary[]
Main episode[]
The kids are getting ready to put on their school play: "The Three Little Pigs 2", which is a sequel to "The Three Little Pigs", in which the pigs own high-rises subject to be blown down by the wolf. Keesha is the director of the play, so she wants everything to be perfect: the lights, the costumes, and even the props. Ms. Frizzle checks on the kids to see how they are doing, and Keesha tells her the plot of the play. The kids start rehearsing the play. The pigs (Arnold, Carlos, and Wanda) are going into hiding from the Big Bad Wolf (Ralphie) in their super sturdy "Sty in the Sky" brick tower, but the Wolf comes and tries to blow it down, but he got dizzy and light-headed after blowing too much. Later, the police sent the wolf to a wildlife sanctuary and the play is over.
Soon, Janet comes in and disappoints Keesha with a bad scenery review and topples the Sty in the Sky over with one touch because it is made of lightweight, fake bricks. Keesha asks Janet if she expects them to use real bricks because they used real sticks and straw. Arnold tells the Friz that Janet owns a blog called "Theater Buzz", where she reviews plays online and any bad review could cut you down. Keesha then gets an idea to impress Janet: rebuild the Sty in the Sky—scientifically, by using real bricks that won't be toppled down. This triggers a field trip to an open field in Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, the perfect place to test a brick building.
Keesha, as the director, orders everyone to make the sty heavy so it won't topple over, but there's just one problem: there are no bricks on Mount Washington! Luckily, Ms. Frizzle turns the Bus into an Auto Brickinator, a machine that produces bricks. The class starts gathering the fresh bricks and begins building the new Sty in the Sky. Once the Sty is complete, the class tests the sty in harsh wind conditions by turning on the Bus' high-powered fan. But unfortunately, the Sty in the Sky topples down.
The class didn't like the fact that the sty fell down, but Ms. Frizzle loved it because they were doing what real engineers do—learn from their mistakes and try again. Tim suggests a new design for the sty and Arnold and the rest of the kids start giving Keesha ideas too, but she, as bossy as she is, refuses to use them because she is the director and she makes the rules. She suggests the sty should have the bricks stuck together with mortar to be very solid and rigid. Ms. Frizzle then turns the Bus into a mortar machine and the kids get to work. While they are building, the Frizz tells the class that the Bus also has a shingle-spitter for the roof.
After all that hard work, the class is very tired. The Frizz turns on the fan and tests the model. The building has improved since the model made of fake bricks and the previous prototype, and it's resisting the fan quite well, until the roof rattles. The Frizz grabs some J99-17 Wind-D 3D goggles for the kids, which lets them see the air from the fan moving. The wind from over the roof is fast and the air inside is moving slow, which causes the roof to fly like an airplane and the building to topple down. Keesha wants to rebuild the building, but everyone gives up and goes back in the Bus.
Keesha is concerned about her crew, who did such a good job building the prototype buildings, but it's too late—the Bus starts spinning and teleporting to Walkerville. Keesha doesn't want to go home, so she presses a green button on the dashboard (which she presumes is the stop button), which slows down the Bus. With everything quiet, Keesha tells them that "The Three Little Pigs 2" was a story that her mothers told her when she was little and that it means a lot to her. Soon, the Bus starts making a weird noise and Keesha might not have pressed the stop button—she used the Mesmerglober to turn the Bus into a tree—and everyone else except her gets rooted to the ground. Keesha doesn't like where this is going and tries to unroot the class, but the Bus' touchscreen dashboard plays keep-away with her finger. The Frizz thinks it's not a bad idea to have the rest of the class rooted in the middle of a windy storm.
The class (minus Keesha) gets used to being trees and enjoys the breeze, while Keesha is fascinated at the fact that a tree's swaying motion does not tip it over. Keesha does not understand how trees are stronger than bricks, so she puts on her 3D glasses and views the wind blowing through the rest of the class. For an even closer look, Keesha and Ms. Frizzle become leaves and follow the wind as it blows through the sturdy trees that are their classmates. The class thinks that buildings should have "roots" as well, and Ms. Frizzle notes that swaying through the wind is called aeroelasticity. Keesha then unroots the class, apologizes for being very bossy and not letting everyone share ideas, and everyone starts discussing about what will be the improved, aeroelastic, Sty in the Sky.
The class leaves New Hampshire and the show starts, and the Sty in the Sky is ready for action. Jyoti turns on the Bus' fan to simulate the wind, but the sty in the sky stayed sturdy and Janet was blown away! The play got one star because the special effects were too realistic.
Is This the Magic School Bus?[]
Caller: Arnold
Cast/Appearances[]
Voices[]
- Kate McKinnon as Ms. Frizzle
- 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 - SPOTLIGHT IN CREDITS
- Matthew Mintz as Ralphie
- Kaden Stephen as Tim
- Lynsey Pham as Wanda
No speaking roles[]
- Angela Franklin - Debut
- Angela's wife - Debut
- Goldie
- Liz
- The Magic Motorbike
- The Magic School Bus
Notes: The credits focus on Keesha for this episode. Keesha's mothers do not have speaking roles in this episode.
Availability[]
Physical[]
- DVD: For Region 1, this episode is available on All About Earth! (2021) and 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 2
- Amazon Prime Video: Season 1, Episode 2
- Vudu: Season 1, Episode 2
- YouTube (paid)/Google Play: Season 1, Episode 2
- Microsoft Movies and TV: Season 1, Episode 2
Trivia[]
- This is the second episode in which the class hosts a play. The first time was when they did "Jack and the Beanstalk" in Gets Planted. Coincidentally, both are based on classic folklore and fairytales.
- Unlike Jack and the Beanstalk, the whole class does not act. Keesha directs, while most of the other students are part of the production crew and effects team.
- The tie-in book is called Blowing in the Wind.
- In "Carlos Gets the Sneezes", Mr. Ruhle's secretary is seen reading Theater Buzz when Carlos is about to give his pitch to Mr. Ruhle.
- Keesha is the director, referencing "Gets Ants in Its Pants" when she directed the movie about ants, "A River Almost Ran Through It".
- Arnold mentions that he is the third pig at one point. It is unknown which of the first two Carlos and Wanda are.
- This episode reveals that Keesha has two lesbian mothers, with one being a deuteragonist in a later episode.
- It is also mentioned in Meet the Class.
- This marks the first appearance of Janet in this series.
- One of the Bus's transformations in this episode is the steam shovel from the second book in the classic series, Inside the Earth, as an homage to the classic books.
- Coincidentally, both are the second entries in their respective series.
- It's revealed that Wanda is left-handed, being the third student shown to be left-handed.
- This is the first episode with Annelise Forbes as Janet.
Errors[]
- Janet has freckles and green eyes in this episode when she is supposed to have blue eyes and no freckles, as she appears in The Magic School Bus. This design error is also present in "Ralphie Strikes a Nerve", and it was corrected in "Janet's Mystery Gene".