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The (O)Esophagus is the second location in Explores the Human Body (1994).
Bus activities[]
Front of the Bus[]
The Esophagus's mini-game
- Due to the narrow scope of the oesophagus/esophagus, the view is restricted to only allow looking directly forward, towards the entrance of the stomach.
- In the mini-game, the player can control the different components of the mouth and esophagus to ensure Arnold swallows his food safely. The player can also flip Arnold upside-down to do the game at a different angle.
Back of the Bus[]
- The player can read various reports by other students, and also play on Tim's SPLAT! Backpack.
- In Ralphie's handheld game, a mini-game called Esophagus Puzzle is accessible. A diagram of an abstract person's esophagus is jumbled up, and the player flips panels around until they match.
Clickable characters[]
- Professor Frizzle:
- Explains that they are "slip sliding" down the esophagus.
- Asks the class where they're headed.
- Phoebe:
- Points out that mucus is what slides the food down the throat.
- Says the idea of being inside Arnold is hard to swallow.
- Asks what a "sugahpose" is, which is esophagus backwards.
- Carlos:
- Jokes about giving away his larynx.
- Makes a joke about how Arnold's body is like a garden.
- Talks about how the esophagus ripples as it pushes food down.
- Wanda:
- Asks the class if they knew you can swallow food while upside-down.
- Notes that the class has gone to some weird places.
- Asks if the bus can go faster.
- Dorothy Ann:
- Presents a report about the processes of the esophagus.
- Jokes about the color of a hiccup being "burple."
- Says coughing prevents food from going into the windpipe.
- Keesha:
- Says the esophagus is cool.
- Notes that the esophagus can push food down even while you're standing on your head.
- Makes a joke about an esophagus's least favorite food being artichoke.
- Tim:
- Displays his drawing of an esophagus dressed as an old lady.
- Displays a drawing of an alien esophagus.
- Displays a drawing of an ostrich's esophagus being inspected.
- Displays a drawing of a drummer replacing drumsticks with esophagi.
- Displays a drawing of a giraffe swallowing a telephone.
- Ralphie:
- Exclaims that the esophagus can break the laws of reality.
- Says the esophagus reminds him of a tube of toothpaste.
- Makes a joke about what a Brachiosaurus says when it gets sick.
Trivia[]
- Wanda mentioning swallowing food while upside down is a nod to her report in Joanna Cole's book, Inside the Human Body.