The Magic School Bus

1994 • PBS
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Season 4 episodes (13)

1 Cracks a Yolk
9/20/97
The principal, Mr. Ruhle, has to go away for a few days and leaves his beloved chicken, Giblets, in Dorothy Ann’s care. The Friz takes the class on a field trip to see how eggs are made - from the inside out!
2 Goes to Mussel Beach
9/27/97
Ms. Frizzle’s “Uncle Shelby” wants the class to look after his beachfront property. The kids soon discover that this “luxurious” accommodation is only a tiny spot on the shoreline.
3 Goes on Air
10/4/97
The only contribution the kids in Ms. Frizzle’s class have made to the Walkerville Space Capsule is an empty jar. “It’s not empty,” argues Keesha. “It’s filled with air!” Ralphie thinks that air doesn’t do anything, but when the bus shrinks and gets stuck inside the jar—the class finds that their only hope for escape is... air!
4 Gets Swamped
10/11/97
Should Walkerville get rid of the swamp and replace it with a great new shopping mall or build the mall somewhere else? The class learns that the swamp is an important habitat and natural water filter, but the town council’s not convinced until... FLOOD!
5 Goes Cellular
10/18/97
It’s the night of the rock lovers’ annual Granite Awards, and Arnold is about to become the first kid to win the Rocky Award. He’s so excited, all he’s been able to eat for weeks are “Seaweedies.” When he arrives for the big event, he’s totally nervous and totally... orange!
6 Meets Molly Cule
9/13/97
When Wanda’s favorite singer, Molly Cule comes to town and she chooses Ms. Frizzle’s class to wash her famous car, the kids discover how to clean the car down to the very last bit.
7 Sees Stars
10/25/97
When the kids see Horace Scope (Dabney Coleman) on the Star Shopping Network, they decide to buy Dorothy Ann a real twinkling star for her birthday.
8 Gains Weight
11/1/97
Phoebe is chosen to give a slam-dunk exhibition during the big basketball game. When she finds she can’t jump high enough because gravity is “pulling on” her, Ms. Frizzle takes the class into space and turns the Bus into a planet—with adjustable gravity!
9 Gets Charged
11/15/97
It’s Valentine’s Day and the class is selling lightbulbs. When they stop at Ms. Frizzle’s house to sell her one, they find that her battery-operated doorbell doesn’t work.
10 Makes a Stink
11/8/97
Flora Whiff, the famous expert on smell—whose “nose knows”— comes to school to judge the First Annual Smell Search. Ms. Frizzle’s class creates a unique smell that is bound to take first prize.
11 Takes a Dive
12/6/97
When Wanda discovers that one of Ms. Frizzle’s ancestors was Redbeard the Pirate, she naturally wants to follow the treasure map he left. The map leads the class to a coral reef, where they learn firsthand that life there is risky.
12 In The City
11/29/97
City Critters: Ms. Frizzle’s class is visiting the zoo, which is, according to Tim, the only place in the city where wild animals can survive. To test this idea—ZAP!—Ms. Frizzle turns the class into possums, foxes, and falcons!
13 Gets Programmed
11/15/97
Ms. Frizzle’s class opens the school for Mr. Ruhle. But there’s so much to do! “There must be a way to do these chores without actually doing them,” says Carlos. Enter Mr. Ruhle’s new computer and Mikey, Carlos’ whiz kid brother!

About this show

Wahoo – get out there and explore! The Magic School Bus takes teacher extraordinaire Ms. Frizzle and her enthusiastic, inquisitive students on cliff-hanging field trips into the human body, inside an ant colony, and far out into space. The series, based on the best-selling Scholastic books, transforms the world into a fresh and funny science laboratory - each time with a new destination.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
961 reviews
Mahny London
April 21, 2022
I like the show in all but to be honest the teacher is always super super crazy like what the heck is wrong with these people?! They always do super crazy field trips which is why I feel bad for Arnold because he has to deal with her. But of course the rest of the class is just fine with it. But you know I like it it's okay and all but still.
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T B
August 13, 2019
Very educational, i watched in school when i was young, and my kids love the show. Fun part is my kids think watching cartoons and in mean time they are learning facts
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Edith Montenegro
March 23, 2021
I watch this series from wet all over episode that's from kids for character vhs back in elementary school and then from my middle school. Plus also watch that show on qubo and same thing as the reboot i do really enjoy it.
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