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An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.
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- 01
Gets Ready, Set, DoughIt'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. - 02
Revving UpThe school district’s Vehicle Maintenance Inspector, Junkett is about to condemn the Magic School Bus! - 03
Meets the Rot SquadIt'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.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Gets Lost in SpaceSeptember 10, 1994Arnold'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 - S01E02
For LunchSeptember 17, 1994Arnold'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 tr - S01E03
Inside RalphieSeptember 24, 1994Ralphie is crushed when a fever keeps him home from school the day he's scheduled to host a FNN (Frizzle News Network) television broadcast - S01E04
Gets EatenOctober 1, 1994Arnold and Keesha are in trouble when they forget to bring in their assignment on "two things that go together." - S01E05
Hops HomeOctober 8, 1994When 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 - S01E06
Meets the Rot SquadOctober 15, 1994It's "Accidental Science Project" day and the class has brought in marvelously rotten entries from the back of their refrigerators. With Ed - S01E07
All Dried UpOctober 22, 1994Always 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 th - S01E08
In the Haunted HouseOctober 29, 1994The class is thrilled about its upcoming concert at the Sound Museum -- until they discover the spooky mansion is more of a thrill than they - S01E09
Season's bestGets Ready, Set, DoughNovember 5, 1994It'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 - S01E10
Plays BallNovember 12, 1994Ms. Frizzle combines Dorothy Ann's physics and Ralphie's baseball into a "Frictionless Baseball Game." - S01E11
Goes to SeedNovember 19, 1994The 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 - S01E12
Gets Ants in Its PantsNovember 26, 1994The Magic School Bus goes into show business when Keesha directs a movie about social animals for the school science fair. - S01E13
Kicks Up a StormDecember 4, 1994The Friz transforms the bus into a Weathermobile and -- in a wild ride through the skies -- Ralphie becomes the meteorological superhero of
Season02Best season
- S02E01
Blows Its TopSeptember 9, 1995To help them understand how the Earth makes islands, Ms. Frizzle presents the kids with an island that hasn’t been discovered yet! - S02E02
Flexes Its MusclesSeptember 16, 1995Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a field trip to R.U. Humerus's Body Shop. They learn how bones, muscles and joints all work together to help - S02E03
The BusasaurusSeptember 23, 1995—Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a dinosaur dig, courtesy of her old school chum, paleontologist Dr. Carmina Skeledon, and travels 67 million - S02E04
Going BattySeptember 30, 1995—When Ms. Frizzle invites the class’ parents in to see that their kids are learning about bats, Ralphie and the gang are convinced The Friz i - S02E05
Butterfly and the Bog BeastOctober 7, 1995—The class needs a new mascot for its soccer team. Phoebe suggests butterflies, but everyone thinks they’re wimpy—until The Friz flutters in! - S02E06
Wet All OverOctober 14, 1995Arnold and Wanda are due to give a report on the town waterworks. But Ms. Frizzle thinks it's field DRIP time! She turns the bus and class i - S02E07
In a PickleOctober 21, 1995Keesha and the class return from vacation to find her prize cucumber has turned into a pickle! Could the Mike Robe gang be to blame? - S02E08
Season's bestRevving UpOctober 28, 1995The school district’s Vehicle Maintenance Inspector, Junkett is about to condemn the Magic School Bus! - S02E09
Taking FlightNovember 4, 1995—Shrunk inside Tim’s model airplane, the class goes on a high-flying field trip to find out how things fly. - S02E10
Getting EnergizedNovember 11, 1995—The class is ready to plug in their “Double-Trouble Wheel of Wonder” at the town carnival, when they discover all the electrical outlets are - S02E11
Out of This WorldNovember 18, 1995When Dorothy Ann warns the kids there’s an asteroid headed straight for their school, Ms. Frizzle arranges a field trip into space. - S02E12
Cold FeetNovember 25, 1995—Liz has gone off to a mysterious place called “Herp Haven.” Thinking she’s in trouble, the class rushes to Herp Haven, where they turn into - S02E13
Ups and DownsDecember 2, 1995There’s a monster in Walkerville Lake! Wanda competes with Gerri Poveri, a TV reporter whose ratings are sinking, to be the first one underw
Season03
- S03E01
In a BeehiveSeptember 14, 1996—Tim’s beekeeper Grandfather has the sweetest honey in town. Ms. Frizzle turns her class into bees so they can visit a hive and learn how raw - S03E02
In the ArcticSeptember 21, 1996—“Where did the hot go?” wonders Arnold when his hot cocoa cools off. So, Ms. Frizzle whisks the class to the Arctic! - S03E03
Spins a WebSeptember 28, 1996—Ms. Frizzle transports the class into a 1950s horror movie, where a 50-foot praying mantis is wreaking havoc on the town. Ed Asner stars as - S03E04
Under ConstructionOctober 5, 1996—Two inches tall and trapped in a bathroom at Wanda’s house, the kids must use what they’ve learned about structures to escape before Wanda’s - S03E05
Gets a Bright IdeaOctober 12, 1996—The light show at Walkerville’s old theater is illuminating, but Arnold’s bossy cousin Janet claims she could put on a much better show—if t - S03E06
Shows and TellsOctober 19, 1996—Arnold brings in a webbed hoop for the International Show-and-Tell Competition, left behind by his great-aunt, a famous archaeologist, but h - S03E07
Makes a RainbowOctober 26, 1996—The class finds Ms. Frizzle inside her closet—playing a pinball machine she created with light pulses instead of steel balls. With time and - S03E08
Goes UpstreamNovember 2, 1996Ralphie wants to serve salmon at the annual school picnic, but he can’t find any at his favorite fishing spot. But when the kids are “Frizzl - S03E09
Works OutNovember 9, 1996—Is Mr. Sinew any match for the Friz? At this year’s “Teacher-athlon,” the kids fear Ms. Frizzle doesn’t stand a chance against the muscle-bo - S03E10
Gets PlantedNovember 16, 1996—Phoebe tries to grow a vine for the school play, Jack and the Beanstalk. But her plant is more like a beansprout than a beanstalk! With the - S03E11
In the RainforestNovember 23, 1996—The kids rent a rainforest cocoa tree as an Earth Day present for Ms. Frizzle. But when the harvest arrives, there’s only one shrivelled coc - S03E12
Rocks and RollsNovember 30, 1996—To celebrate the founding of Walkerville, Ms. Frizzle’s class sculpts a stone likeness of its founding father, Captain Walker. As they add t - S03E13
Holiday SpecialDecember 25, 1996—Wanda plans to see The Nutcracker ballet, but during a trip to Murph’s recycling plant, the toy soldier she needs to get into the theater ac
Season04
- S04E01
Season's bestMeets Molly CuleSeptember 13, 1997When 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 - S04E02
Cracks a YolkSeptember 20, 1997—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 c - S04E03
Goes to Mussel BeachSeptember 27, 1997—Ms. Frizzle’s “Uncle Shelby” wants the class to look after his beachfront property. The kids soon discover that this “luxurious” accommodati - S04E04
Goes on AirOctober 4, 1997—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 K - S04E05
Gets SwampedOctober 11, 1997—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 tha - S04E06
Goes CellularOctober 18, 1997It’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 excite - S04E07
Sees StarsOctober 25, 1997When the kids see Horace Scope (Dabney Coleman) on the Star Shopping Network, they decide to buy Dorothy Ann a real twinkling star for her b - S04E08
Gains WeightNovember 1, 1997Phoebe 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 - S04E09
Makes a StinkNovember 8, 1997—Flora Whiff, the famous expert on smell—whose “nose knows”— comes to school to judge the First Annual Smell Search. Ms. Frizzle’s class crea - S04E10
Gets ChargedNovember 15, 1997It’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- - S04E11
Gets ProgrammedNovember 22, 1997—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 doin - S04E12
In the CityNovember 29, 1997—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 surviv - S04E13
Takes a DiveDecember 6, 1997—When Wanda discovers that one of Ms. Frizzle’s ancestors was Redbeard the Pirate, she naturally wants to follow the treasure map he left. Th
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