The Magic School Bus

TV-Y
1994
4 Seasons
7.8 (8,382)

The Magic School Bus television show is based on the educational book series of the same name written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen. In the book series, a classroom full of students are led on exciting and magical field trips by their teacher, Miss Frizzle. Whatever subject the children are studying comes alive when the class leaves for a field trip in their Magic School Bus. The television show takes that premise and builds on it to take the children and their very unique teacher on even more thrilling field trips. Miss Frizzle changes her clothes based on where the field trip will take them (a jellyfish print dress for an underwater adventure, etc.) When they leave for a trip to the beach, the bus magically turns into a submarine and the students all get to experience life as sea creatures! Miss Frizzle always has scuba gear or any other supplies they might need in her bag, of course. At the end of each episode, Miss Frizzle and the Magic School Bus always get the students back to school safe and sound. Then Miss Frizzle's dress design gives a hint about what the next episode will be.

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Seasons

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13. Takes A Dive

December 6, 1997

When it is revealed that one of Ms. Frizzle's ancestors was a famous pirate, Wanda decides to convince Ms. Frizzle to try to find the treasure that her ancestor left behind. Ms. Frizzle agrees and the children head off on a treasure hunt, though in order to get down to the ocean floor, Ms. Frizzle transforms the students into various aquatic animals. However, they soon realize that they'll have to rely on one another and many of the existing plants and animals in the ocean's depths if they wish to survive long enough to even come close to the old pirate ship.

12. In The City

November 29, 1997

Ms. Frizzle's class is visiting a zoo when Tim expresses that the zoo is the only place where wild animals can live in the city. Ms. Frizzle wishes to test his hypothesis so she turns the entire class into a wide array of animals, though will they be able to survive in the midst of the city, or will Timï¿½s comments turn out to be true?

11. Gets Programmed

November 22, 1997

Ms. Frizzle"s class has agreed to open up the school for the principal, who is still away on a business trip. However, when they discover that there's too much work to do, Mikey decides to program the school's computer to automatically do the chores for them. In hopes of showing the children how computers work, Ms. Frizzle takes the children on a surprise fieldtrip inside of the computer, though when things start to malfunction, they must fine Mikey in an attempt to get things restored to their proper condition.

10. Gets Charged

November 15, 1997

While trying to sell some light bulbs on Valentine's Day, the children stop at Ms. Frizzle's house in an attempt to sell some to her. Though when they overhear Ms. Frizzle inviting someone over to her house, they attempt to fix her broken doorbell as they're afraid that Ms. Frizzle won't even realize the individual is outside. However, they're unfamiliar with how to fix doorbells and they require some help from the magic school bus in order to gain the ability to get up-close and personal with the problem.

9. Makes A Stink

November 8, 1997

An expert on smells has some to the school in order to judge a competition where the students were requested to make a favorable smell, though Janet decides to sabotage the odor that Ms. Frizzle’s class has cooked up. They must now try to figure out what causes the unpleasant smell, as well as to find a way to remove it, as the judge is coming close to their booth and they don’t have long to get their stench back to the pleasant odor it once was.

8. Gains Weight

November 1, 1997

When Phoebe is selected for a slam-dunk competition, she starts to express that she feels things would be better without gravity. Ms. Frizzle decides to show her what things would be like with different levels of gravity and she takes the students into outer space, where the magic school bus transforms into an entire planet where the level of gravity can be adjusted. However, things take a turn for the worse when the knob is actually turned all the way to super-gravity, which not only causes things to way a ton, it also severely hinders the students ability to move.

7. Sees Stars

October 25, 1997

The children decide to purchase a star from an official network that permits people to buy and name new stars, though the children wish to head off into outer space in order to determine which star to buy. They eventually make their choice and they purchase the star, though when the star explodes moments after they buy it, Ms. Frizzle must attempt to find a way to show them that their investment wasn’t actually a bad one.

6. Goes Cell-Ular

October 18, 1997

Arnold is about to become the first child to ever win a prestigious award at the Granite Awards Ceremony. However, when he suddenly turns orange a few hours before the event, Ms. Frizzle decides to get the children onboard the magic school bus and they head inside of Arnold in hopes of trying to get him back to normal before its his turn to accept his award.

5. Gets Swamped

October 11, 1997

The city council is contemplating destroying an old swamp in order to build a new shopping mall, though Ms. Frizzle sends Carlos to the council in order to try to debate the reason that the swamp should be left alone. However, it takes a natural disaster for the council to make up their mind, though even in such, Ms. Frizzle must try to do what she can in order to prevent raging waters from destroying the city.

4. Goes On Air

October 4, 1997

The rest of the students at Walkerville Elementary School are upset that the students of Ms. Frizzle’s class have only contributed an empty jar to the Walkerville Space Capsule. When Ralphie confronts Ms. Frizzle in an attempt to convince her to change her mind, Ms. Frizzle decides to take the children on a fieldtrip in order to show the class just how important air is in the world.

3. Goes To Mussel Beach

September 27, 1997

While spending some time at the beach, Ms. Frizzle receives a letter from her uncle and she is asked to look over some of his beachfront property for a few hours. However, when the children arrive at the property, they discover that it's just a small slab of dirt and that nothing could find the land useful, though Ms. Frizzle decides to transform the class into something that could really use the land her uncle owns.

2. Cracks A Yolk

September 20, 1997

When Mr. Ruhle goes away on a business trip, he leaves his beloved pet chicken in Dorothy Ann's care. However, when she neglects her duty and the chicken flies away, she must try to find another chicken in order to take the old chicken's place. However, she doesn't know where chickens come from, so Ms. Frizzle decides to take the children on a fieldtrip in order to see how chickens are hatched from their eggs.

1. Meets Molly Cule

September 13, 1997

Wanda's favorite singer has come to town and she insists that Ms. Frizzle's class be the one to wash her car. The children start to do the best they can, though when they learn that they've missed a spot, Ms. Frizzle shrinks the class down to the size of molecules in order to see what exactly they need to do in order to ensure the car is as clean as possible.

The Magic School Bus

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Description

The television show takes that premise and builds on it to take the children and their very unique teacher on even more thrilling field trips. Miss Frizzle changes her clothes based on where the field trip will take them (a jellyfish print dress for an underwater adventure, etc.) When they leave for a trip to the beach, the bus magically turns into a submarine and the students all get to experience life as sea creatures! Miss Frizzle always has scuba gear or any other supplies they might need in her bag, of course.

At the end of each episode, Miss Frizzle and the Magic School Bus always get the students back to school safe and sound. Then Miss Frizzle's dress design gives a hint about what the next episode will be.The Magic School Bus is a series that is currently running and has 4 seasons (52 episodes). The series first aired on September 10, 1994.

The Magic School Bus is available for streaming on the Syndicated website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch The Magic School Bus on demand at Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft Movies & TV and Apple TV.