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Knot So Fast/Made in the Shade
Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap, and Benny Bubbles, led by their quirky and enthusiastic teacher, Mr. Sparks, work together to help people, solve problems, and try to make the world a better place. When their imperfect powers aren’t up to the task, they look to their other powers – the superpowers of science – to help them investigate, observe, make predictions, and figure out a solution.
Knot So Fast/Made in the Shade
Season 1 Episode 27 | 24m 55s | CC
AJ invents “The Lacer Racer,” a shoe-tying car. But, when the car gets out of control, it ties Citytown into knots. How can they build a trap to catch it? / When the ice cream in Stevie Heat’s ice cream cart melts, Sparks’ Crew investigates how this could have happened, and what they can do to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
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