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* SpecialGuest: [[Creator/TonyRandall Tony Randall]] as Radius Ulna "RU" Humerus.
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*JerkassBall: Keesha acts surprisingly mean this episode. TheBet she makes with Ralphie is incredibly unbalanced, requiring Ralphie to give up all sports and do all the class chores for a year if he loses, while if Keesha loses, she doesn't have to give up anything. When the first attempt at making a robot fails, Keesha gleefully starts reading a list of all the chores she'll make Ralphie do, and when the second robot doesn't work, she [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating gloats]] "You lose, Ralphie!"
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[[folder:Producers Segment]]
RU has finished fixing up Ralphie-bot when the phone rings. Turns out the caller watched the episode and was trying to reach one of the producers. RU then opts to answer the caller's questions.
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* CatchPhraseInterruptus: Arnold gets interrupted in the middle of his standard "I knew I should have stayed home today" when Ralphie tells him not to say it.



* ContinuityNod: Ms. Frizzle sings her "ain't gonna rain no more song" when RU accidentally spills fluid from the bus.
* EurekaMoment: Ralphie has one when he finally figures out how to stop the Ralphie-Bot.

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* ContinuityNod: Ms. Frizzle sings her "ain't gonna rain no more song" when When RU accidentally spills fluid from the bus.
bus while Ms. Frizzle is standing below, he apologizes, only for her to be dancing around with an umbrella singing her "ain't gonna rain no more" song.
* EurekaMoment: When Ms. Frizzle encourages Ralphie has one when (who's hanging onto the Ralphie-bot) to "get a grip", Ralphie starts to realize that he finally figures out how to can stop the Ralphie-Bot.robot by taking apart its "skeleto-muscular" system.



* FauxHorrific: Ralphie-bot. Technically it's just doing what Ralphie commanded it to do, that is "clean the bus," but the class is terrified as it does so without regards for other people's safety.

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* FauxHorrific: Ralphie-bot. Technically it's just doing what Ralphie commanded it to do, that is "clean the bus," but the class is terrified as it does so without regards regard for other people's safety.safety or comfort.



* NotSoAboveItAll: Ms. Frizzle is surprised when it turns out that RU's "special customer" arrives in a flying saucer.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Ms. Frizzle is surprised when it turns out that RU's "special customer" arrives in a flying saucer.saucer, though she quickly adjusts to it.



* PunnyName: Radius Ulna "RU" Humerus. [[PungeonMaster Carlos]] picks up on it immediately, namely that all the names are bones in the arm, and approves.

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* PunnyName: Radius Ulna "RU" Humerus. [[PungeonMaster Carlos]] picks up on it immediately, namely that all the names are bones in the arm, arm and that "humerus" sounds like "humorous". He approves.



* ShipTease: RU and Ms. Frizzle spend much of the episode flirting, calling each other nicknames such as "my little toggleboat" and "my feisty flywheel."

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* ShipTease: RU and Ms. Frizzle spend much of the episode flirting, calling each other nicknames such as "my little toggleboat" and "my feisty flywheel."" Also, when RU says that he has another customer, Ms. Frizzle asks if said customer is more important than her, and RU answers that ''no one'' is more important than her.
* SteppingOutForAQuickCupOfCoffee: While Ralphie is asking Ms. Frizzle's advice about building the robot, RU says that Ralphie won't succeed in building the robot without understanding bones and muscles. He says he has a machine that could help with learning about that and he brings it out but adds that of course he keeps it hidden where kids can't find it. Then he goes back to the repairs, conveniently leaving Ralphie alone with the machine.
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* PunnyName: Radius Ulna "RU" Humerus. Carlos picks up on it immediately, namely that all the names are bones in the arm, and approves.

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* PunnyName: Radius Ulna "RU" Humerus. Carlos [[PungeonMaster Carlos]] picks up on it immediately, namely that all the names are bones in the arm, and approves.
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* NiceHat: Ralphie-bot exchanges his frying pan headgear for Ralphie's red cap.
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* ThreeLawsCompliant: Subverted with Ralphie-bot. Turns out, Ralphie doesn't really understand the Three Laws of Robotics as much as RU does. Compare Ralphie trying to get it to clean up the Bus to its behavior under RU's ownership.

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* ThreeLawsCompliant: Subverted with Ralphie-bot. Turns out, Ralphie doesn't really understand the Three Laws of Robotics as much as RU does. Compare its behavior when Ralphie trying tries to get it to clean up the Bus to its behavior under RU's ownership.
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* ThreeLawsCompliant: Subverted with Ralphie-bot. Turns out, Ralphie doesn't really understand the Three Laws of Robotics as much as RU does. Compare Ralphie trying to get it to clean up the Bus to its behavior under RU's ownership.
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* ReedRichardsIsUseless: The class manages to build a functioning robot that can understand vocal commands and is capable of cleaning a bus . . . and Ms. Frizzle gives it to RU as payment for the bus repairs.
* ShipTease: RU and Ms. Frizzle act like sickening sweethearts around each other, calling each other nicknames such as "my little toggleboat" and "my feisty flywheel".

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* ReedRichardsIsUseless: The class manages to build a functioning robot that can understand vocal commands and is capable of cleaning a bus . . .bus... and Ms. Frizzle gives it to RU as payment for the bus repairs.
* ShipTease: RU and Ms. Frizzle act like sickening sweethearts around each other, spend much of the episode flirting, calling each other nicknames such as "my little toggleboat" and "my feisty flywheel".flywheel."

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* ReedRichardsIsUseless: The class manages to build a functioning robot that can understand vocal commands and is capable of cleaning a bus . . . and Ms. Frizzle gives it to RU as payment for the bus repairs.



* ReedRichardsIsUseless: The class manages to build a functioning robot that can understand vocal commands and is capable of cleaning a bus . . . and Ms. Frizzle gives it to RU as payment for the bus repairs.
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->'''Focus Student(s):''' Ralphie

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->'''Focus Student(s):''' Ralphie
Ralphie, Keesha
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->Original airdate: September 16th, 1995
->Subject: Body Mechanics
->Focus Student(s): Ralphie

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->Original airdate: ->'''Original airdate:''' September 16th, 1995
->Subject: ->'''Subject:''' Body Mechanics
->Focus Student(s): ->'''Focus Student(s):''' Ralphie
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->Original airdate: September 16th, 1995
->Subject: Body Mechanics
->Focus Student(s): Ralphie

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* TheBet: Keesha and Ralphie make a bet that if he can't make a robot, he has to give up all his sports and do the class chores for a year. Technically Ralphie wins, but when the robot starts following orders ''too well'', Keesha helps Ralphie disable it.

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* TheBet: Keesha and Ralphie make a bet that if he can't make a robot, he has to give up all his sports and do the class chores for a year. Technically Ralphie wins, but when the robot starts following orders ''too well'', Keesha helps Ralphie disable it.it, even outright stating "Bet's off, Ralphie; do what you have to do!".


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* OpenMouthInsertFoot: DA does this when she tells Ralphie that he ordered the robot to "clean the bus", which it proceeds to do, making the situation worse. She lampshades this with a meek "Me and my big mouth..."
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: InUniverse. Arnold kneels behind the x-ray machine to tie his shoe. The class is wowed by what they see on the other side, but Keesha asks what's so amazing about Arnold tying his shoe.
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* ReedRichardsIsUseless: The class manages to build a functioning robot that can understand vocal commands and is capable of cleaning a bus . . . and Ms. Frizzle gives it to RU as payment for the bus repairs.

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* ReedRichardsIsUseless: The class manages to build a functioning robot that can understand vocal commands and is capable of cleaning a bus . . . and Ms. Frizzle gives it to RU as payment for the bus repairs.repairs.
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* AIIsCrapshoot: Ralphie-bot, in that it follows orders to the letter and doesn't consider human safety.

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* AIIsCrapshoot: AIIsACrapshoot: Ralphie-bot, in that it follows orders to the letter and doesn't consider human safety.



* ContinuityNod: Ms. Frizzle sings her "ain't gonna rain no more song".

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* ContinuityNod: Ms. Frizzle sings her "ain't gonna rain no more song".song" when RU accidentally spills fluid from the bus.
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* AllAIIsCrapshoot: Ralphie-bot, in that it follows orders to the letter and doesn't consider human safety.

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* AllAIIsCrapshoot: AIIsCrapshoot: Ralphie-bot, in that it follows orders to the letter and doesn't consider human safety.

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Ralphie's used up all his favors with the class for getting out of classroom chores, so he's stuck cleaning the bus while everyone else plays volleyball. He gets the idea to build a robot to do the work, however, and seizes the opportunity when Ms. Frizzle has to take in the bus for repairs. To build a robot, however, they have to learn about the human body.



* EurekaMoment: Ralphie has one when he finally figures out how to stop the Ralphie-Bot.

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* AllAIIsCrapshoot: Ralphie-bot, in that it follows orders to the letter and doesn't consider human safety.
* TheBet: Keesha and Ralphie make a bet that if he can't make a robot, he has to give up all his sports and do the class chores for a year. Technically Ralphie wins, but when the robot starts following orders ''too well'', Keesha helps Ralphie disable it.
* ChekhovsGun: The class used screwdrivers and parts around the shop to build a robot. Keesha tosses Ralphie a screwdriver to disable the bot's muscle bands.
* ContinuityNod: Ms. Frizzle sings her "ain't gonna rain no more song".
* EurekaMoment: Ralphie has one when he finally figures out how to stop the Ralphie-Bot.Ralphie-Bot.
* ExactWords: Ralphie tells the robot to "cool it" while it's trying to dust off the brush with a broom. It then grabs a hose and starts washing the bus down. Lampshaded by Ralphie and Tim.
* FauxHorrific: Ralphie-bot. Technically it's just doing what Ralphie commanded it to do, that is "clean the bus," but the class is terrified as it does so without regards for other people's safety.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Ralphie-bot will clean the bus, but it will do so without stopping, even when its "master" corrects it.
* MeasuringTheMarigolds: The viewer in the Producer's Segment points out that the robot doesn't have a brain or means of thinking, making the Ralphie-bot get sad WingDingEyes. RU then asserts that for a brainless robot it makes a great sundae.
* NiceHat: Ralphie-bot exchanges his frying pan headgear for Ralphie's red cap.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Ms. Frizzle is surprised when it turns out that RU's "special customer" arrives in a flying saucer.
* PunnyName: Radius Ulna "RU" Humerus. Carlos picks up on it immediately, namely that all the names are bones in the arm, and approves.
* ShipTease: RU and Ms. Frizzle act like sickening sweethearts around each other, calling each other nicknames such as "my little toggleboat" and "my feisty flywheel".
* ReedRichardsIsUseless: The class manages to build a functioning robot that can understand vocal commands and is capable of cleaning a bus . . . and Ms. Frizzle gives it to RU as payment for the bus repairs.
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* EurekaMoment: Ralphie has one when he finally figures out how to stop the Ralphie-Bot.
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