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La Danse of Friendship

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Nancy and her best friend Bree are asked to make up a dance for their ballet class and decide to perform a pas de deux together. They fall out when Nancy insists on being a rainbow and rejects Bree's peacock idea, and the two stop dancing and talking. After her dad shows how he and her mom shared a single room by compromising, Nancy realises her mistake and apologises to Bree at the recital. The friends forgive each other and perform 'the dance of friendship' side by side.

Prince Too Charming

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Crown Princess Elena travels to the neighbouring kingdom of Cordoba to choose a site for a new bridge alongside the boastful Prince Alonzo. When the workers dig up dirt mounds that turn out to be the homes of small owl-like buhitos, they awaken the Yakali, a giant wooden guardian who marches on the palace. Elena studies an old tapestry, realizes the giant is protecting the creatures, and builds new burrows to relocate them safely. The buhitos get a protected meadow, the Yakali departs in peace, and Alonzo is set to work helping build the bridge.

Gets Lost in Space

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When the planetarium is closed, Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip through the solar system aboard the magic school bus, joined by Arnold's boastful cousin Janet. After an asteroid knocks Ms. Frizzle out of the bus, the children use her science clues to figure out which planet she landed on, working their way from Jupiter out to Pluto. They find her, and Janet lets go of her need to collect proof of everywhere she has been. The episode closes with a producer answering children's phoned-in questions about what the show got right and wrong.

The Island

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Two dinosaur friends, brave-talking Rocky and timid Bill, have a beach sleepover that drifts them out to a mysterious island on a lily pad. Stuck with a hungry predator lurking, Rocky finally admits he cannot swim, and Bill teaches him to float, breathe and kick. Together they swim to escape Terminator and make it back to the beach. By the end Rocky can swim on his own and the two celebrate their friendship.

Mazu Takes A Chance

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Mazu, the clever dinosaur, must get a rare dragonfly back from a pair of raptors who will only trade it for a scale from the giant Giganto. She invents plan after plan to peel a scale, and each one fails, from a vine-and-rock cutter to a gentle grabber. Encouraged by her friends Rocky, Bill and Tiny to keep trying and to use her head, she finally realises she can outsmart the raptors with a trap instead. The dragonfly is freed, her eggs hatch safely, and a loose scale drifts down to Mazu at the end.

For Lunch

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Miss Frizzle's class boards the magic school bus and shrinks down to travel through classmate Arnold's digestive system after he swallows a piece of chewing gum. Along the way they see how teeth grind food, how the stomach adds acid and how the small intestine absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream, while Arnold stays at school trying to break records. When Wanda drifts deep into the large intestine, the class works together to rescue her and ride back out the way they came. The episode ends with a producer taking a phone call that points out where the cartoon simplified the real science.

Rock Out

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Rocky, a young dinosaur, tries to prove he is as tough as the giant Giganto by breaking a mountain-climbing record and refusing all help from his friends Mazu, Tiny and Bill. When mysterious ground-shaking 'wobblers' scatter everyone, the group discovers the cause is a rock stuck in Giganto's foot. They calm the hurt giant and work together to remove it, and Rocky learns that even tough guys need help sometimes. The shaking stops and the friends celebrate together.

Through the Looking Glasses

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Arthur wakes up unable to find his glasses and has to get a new pair from an eccentric optician. When friends and neighbors start praising his new look, the attention goes to his head and he begins handing out unwanted advice, which pushes his best friend Buster away. After both boys' glasses break, Arthur promises not to let a pair of glasses change who he is, and Buster helps him find his way home. The episode closes with the show's creator demonstrating how to draw the dog Pal.

The Biggest Hero

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In a prehistoric dino land, four friends, Rocky, Tiny, Bill and Mazu, spend the day helping out and testing Mazu's flying 'heli hat'. When kind-hearted Tiny starts helping everyone, Rocky, the usual hero, grows jealous and tries to prove himself, which lands his friends in danger near the giant dinosaur Giganto. Rocky admits he was wrong, apologizes to Tiny, and the friends work together to pull everyone to safety. The episode ends with the group at ease and Rocky ready to relax.

Damage Control

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In the fairy tale town of Boysenburg, a friendly giant girl named Goldie accidentally crushes the home of a grumpy old neighbour, Mrs. Petunia, while showing off her twirling. When no one else will take Mrs. Petunia in and the builders are slow, she reluctantly moves into Goldie's nest. Over shared meals, button counting and a bedtime story, the two very different neighbours slowly warm to each other. By the end Mrs. Petunia admits she does not want to leave, and Goldie finds a way to join their homes so they can both stay close.

Wing's Underwater Upgrade

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Wing, a flying Batwheel, receives submersible upgrades so she can dive underwater and rescue Batman, who has been captured by Penguin inside a sunken ship. Certain she needs no practice, Wing rushes in, loses control in the currents and has to retreat, feeling embarrassed. After Batman shares how he once struggled with a new skill too, she practises and heads back out. She outsmarts Penguin by spinning his boat in a whirlpool, frees Batman and decides to keep practising underwater.

Madz & Dadz vs Smart 'n' Spicy

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In a bright television kitchen, two child-and-adult teams, Mads and Dads and Smart and Spicy, each cook one dish against the clock. Mads and Dads make a seafood paella while Smart and Spicy prepare a chicken curry with homemade chapatis, and two judges score them on healthy eating, family value, and taste and presentation. A narrator follows both kitchens as the hour runs down and the dishes are tasted. Smart and Spicy win with a total of eighteen points.