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The Magic School Bus — Season 1

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199413 episodes8.6/10 (37 votes)

About this season

An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.

Episodes (13)

Gets Lost in Space
E1

1. Gets Lost in Space

8.0

Aired 10 September 1994 • 26 min

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
E2

2. For Lunch

8.0

Aired 17 September 1994 • 26 min

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
E3

3. Inside Ralphie

7.5

Aired 24 September 1994 • 26 min

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
E4

4. Gets Eaten

8.3

Aired 1 October 1994 • 26 min

Arnold and Keesha are in trouble when they forget to bring in their assignment on "two things that go together."

Hops Home
E5

5. Hops Home

8.3

Aired 8 October 1994 • 26 min

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
E6

6. Meets the Rot Squad

9.0

Aired 15 October 1994 • 26 min

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
E7

7. All Dried Up

9.0

Aired 22 October 1994 • 26 min

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
E8

8. In the Haunted House

9.0

Aired 29 October 1994 • 26 min

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
E9

9. Gets Ready, Set, Dough

10.0

Aired 5 November 1994 • 26 min

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
E10

10. Plays Ball

9.0

Aired 12 November 1994 • 26 min

Ms. Frizzle combines Dorothy Ann's physics and Ralphie's baseball into a "Frictionless Baseball Game."

Goes to Seed
E11

11. Goes to Seed

9.0

Aired 19 November 1994 • 26 min

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
E12

12. Gets Ants in Its Pants

9.0

Aired 26 November 1994 • 26 min

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
E13

13. Kicks Up a Storm

9.0

Aired 4 December 1994 • 26 min

The Friz transforms the bus into a Weathermobile and -- in a wild ride through the skies -- Ralphie becomes the meteorological superhero of his dreams.

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