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The Magic School Bus
"Seat belts, everyone!"
Overview
An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.
Status
Ended
Created By
Bruce Degen, Joanna Cole
Network
PBS Kids
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
Gets Lost in Space
Arnold's know-it-all cousin Janet drives the kids crazy when she joins Ms. Frizzle's class on a field trip and gets them lost in outer space!
For Lunch
Arnold's so excited he doesn't have to go on a field trip! But when he accidentally swallows his miniaturised class, he becomes the field trip!
Inside Ralphie
Ralphie is crushed when a fever keeps him home from school the day he's scheduled to host a FNN (Frizzle News Network) television broadcast on health. With Tyne Daly as Ralphie’s mom.
Gets Eaten
Arnold and Keesha are in trouble when they forget to bring in their assignment on "two things that go together."
Hops Home
When Wanda's pet frog, Bella, jumps out an open window, Ms. Frizzle shrinks the bus into a mechanical frog and takes her now tiny class on a hop-along adventure.
Meets the Rot Squad
It's "Accidental Science Project" day and the class has brought in marvelously rotten entries from the back of their refrigerators. With Ed Begley, Jr. as Larry Log-Away.
All Dried Up
Always the caring soul, Phoebe goes on a crusade to save the animals and plants of the desert -- and discovers how well they take care of themselves.
In the Haunted House
The class is thrilled about its upcoming concert at the Sound Museum -- until they discover the spooky mansion is more of a thrill than they bargained for. With Carol Channing as Cornelia C. Contralto.
Gets Ready, Set, Dough
It's Ms. Frizzle's birthday, and a field trip to the bakery seems perfect -- until the bus's shrinker-scope goes on the fritz and the class gets baked in a cake! With Dom DeLuise as the Baker.
Plays Ball
Ms. Frizzle combines Dorothy Ann's physics and Ralphie's baseball into a "Frictionless Baseball Game."
Goes to Seed
The class' garden is going to be featured on the cover of PLANT IT! magazine. But Phoebe's garden plot is glaringly empty. With Robby Benson as Mr. Seedplot.
Gets Ants in Its Pants
The Magic School Bus goes into show business when Keesha directs a movie about social animals for the school science fair.
Kicks Up a Storm
The Friz transforms the bus into a Weathermobile and -- in a wild ride through the skies -- Ralphie becomes the meteorological superhero of his dreams.
Top Cast
Lily Tomlin
Ms. Frizzle (voice)
Daniel DeSanto
Carlos (voice)
Stuart Stone
Ralphie (voice)
Erica Luttrell
Keesha (voice)
Lisa Yamanaka
Wanda (voice)
Tara Meyer
Dorothy Ann (voice)
Maia Filar
Phoebe (voice)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
The Producer (voice)
Max Beckford
Tim (voice)
Amos Crawley
Arnold (voice)
