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Episode 7 -	Talent for Trouble!
	tensai no sainō
First aired -	15th November 1996

In Washington DC, Professor Washu, a brilliant young scientist, is carrying out a demonstration of her ultra-powerful spy satellite for the President of the USA. The President and his assistants are impressed; the camera on the satellite can even make out the individual hairs on Washu's head. However, they let it slip that they intend to use the satellite for military purposes, and rather than see her invention misused, Washu hits the self-destruct button to destroy the satellite. As the President is reeling from the shock of his six billion dollar project going up in smoke, Washu's newspaper arrives. The front page features a story about the magical girls that have appeared in Tokyo recently (Pretty Sammy and Pixy Misa, of course), and Washu decides to make them her next research project. She sets off for Japan aboard her rocket (which launches, Thunderbirds-style, from inside the White House) before the President and his assistants can stop her!

At Umi no Hoshi elementary school, Mihoshi has an announcement to make to her class. A young American scientist named Washu Fitzgerald Kobayashi is to become their new science teacher. As the students discuss this news, Sasami spots a distant gleam in the sky. Within seconds, Washu's rocket thunders into view and crashes into the school playground. Washu steps out and introduces herself in her usual flamboyant manner.

After meeting with the school principal, Washu strides into Mihoshi's class, boots her out and takes over. She presents herself to the students, proclaiming to be a super-genius, and reveals that her true purpose here is to find Pretty Sammy. She picks on Sasami first and asks her if she knows how to find Sammy. Sasami, naturally, denies all knowledge of Pretty Sammy, and Washu flies into a rage, annoyed that nobody seems to know anything about her quarry.

Rumiya watches the scene from afar, puzzled about the noise coming from 4-3's classroom. He telephones Ramia to ask her advice, but she is half asleep and only mumbles "do it" — once again, it's up to poor, reluctant Rumiya to run the show.

Later that day, Washu's first science lesson gets underway. She is shocked to discover that her students have been doing such basic experiments as extracting starch from potatoes, and decides to change the lesson plan. Before long the class are mixing up a whole range of dangerous, explosive and corrosive chemicals, and Washu couldn't be more pleased. Misao opens a window to clear away the smoke and finds Rumiya waiting for her outside. He uses a five yen coin on a string to hypnotise her, and she staggers out of the class. As the chaos continues in the classroom, Washu reveals the reason for letting the students perform such dangerous experiments. She believes that causing a disturbance at the school is the most reliable way to get Pretty Sammy to appear. Suddenly, the classroom door bursts open and in walks Pixy Misa. Washu is delighted; she may not have found Pretty Sammy, but she still has a magical girl to research. Misa, however, doesn't want to be Washu's guinea pig, and with a wave of her wand turns one of the student's flasks into her latest Love-Love Monster, Chemistry Girl. Despite this, Washu is still preoccupied collecting data, so at Misa's command Chemistry Girl creates a gigantic version of the potato experiment, trapping Washu in the beaker as it steadily fills with starch. While the class is distracted, Ryo-Ohki pops out of his hiding place (inside an anatomical dummy, which startles Sasami when it speaks to her!) and tells Sasami to transform into Pretty Sammy.

Just as Washu seems in danger of drowning in the starch, Pretty Sammy arrives to put a stop to Misa's misdeeds. Misa, however, is so confident of beating Sammy this week that she will replace her in hosting her own TV show next week. She commands Chemistry Girl to attack, but alas, Chemistry Girl has no legs, so she can't even move! Rather than face another defeat, Misa walks out to leave Sammy defeat her creation. As Sammy blasts Chemistry Girl away the giant starch experiment disappears, freeing Washu. However, she drops her portable computer, losing all her precious data. Sammy makes her getaway while Washu is still in shock!

On Juraihelm, Ramia wakes up just in time to see the Gemini scales tip a little further in Tsunami's favour. Rumiya telephones her to report Misa's latest failure, but finds the Ramia can't remember giving him any orders, and blames him completely for it!

As Sasami walks home after school, Ryo-Ohki warns her that Professor Washu is bound to keep hounding her to discover more about Pretty Sammy. Ryo-Ohki's suspicions are confirmed as when Sasami walks through the door she finds Washu has paid them a visit. As Honoka tucks into the noodles she brought as a gift, she explains that Washu has just moved in next door. Sasami won't be able to let her guard down for an instant!

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