- The kids & Fran are washing Fripp's hotdog cart while he is away buying supplies. When he returns, a pack of dogs smell the food and chase Fripp up a tree. After the dogs leave, Fripp sees that his cart has disappeared. The kids use there senses to try and find the cart. They look & listen for the cart but still can find it. What are they going to do? Enter the Police Woman with her trusty dog Jiffy. Jiffy uses here sense of smell to find the cart, which had rolled down a hill./ The kids and Fran are excited about taking a ride on Mellie & Zooter's boat "The Rusty Gnome". They are going to visit friends at Barnacle Light. On the way they see all kinds of strange boats. Suddenly their boat lurches to a stop. They've run aground and are stuck. If they don't get unstuck, they won't be able to see their friends. Enter the Tug Boat Captain. He uses his trusty Tug to pull The Rusty Gnome off the sand bar and they still have time to visit their friends - a flock of pelicans.
- Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle, Kip, and Fran gear up to go on an unforgettable boat trip on Aunt Mellie and Uncle Zuder's boat, to go to Barnacle Light to see a flock of pelicans. Before they go on the boat, Uncle Z, and aunt M must make sure they have their life vests on. Wayne eats crackers so he won't get a tummy ache out on the water, if they hit rough seas. Once they are out on the water, they sing a song called "A ships a big boat", which informs the kids about different kind of vessels. After the song, Eubie notices a strange boat, and Mellie and Zuder get distracted. It's Pizza Guy! He is on the water to make a special delivery to a submarine. Uh-oh. Trouble strikes! Wayne get's sea-sick, while in the middle of the harbor. The kids do not understand why he is seasick, and taunt him about it describing the motion of the boat, making him even more seasick. Finally, after Wayne is about to throw up, the boat suddenly comes to a stop. They have suddenly run aground, and have hit a sandbar. They try revving their engine forward and back, but they can't get loose because the water is too shallow. Finally, a tug boat captain comes and saves the day by pulling their ship off the shallow sand bar, and onto the open water. Whoo! They are now able to get their boat to barnacle light. The moral of the episode is to teach kids about the dangers of Running Aground, and shallow water, and it also teaches them to be safe out on the water, or when operating a boat. This episode aired on October 12th, 2004 starring Frankie Ryan Manriquez, and Ed Mc. Mahon. This was ed Mc. Mahons final film role.
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