The Magic School Bus (TV series)

Animated children's television series

The Magic School Bus

Genre|

* Animation
* Educational
* Adventure
* Comedy
* Science fantasy

Based on|

The Magic School Bus

* Joanna Cole
* Bruce Degen

Developed by|

* Alison Blank
* Kristin Laskas Martin
* Jane Startz

Directed by|

* Lawrence Jacobs (seasons 1-4)
* Charles E. Bastien (seasons 2, 3 & 4)

Voices of|

* Lily Tomlin
* Malcolm-Jamal Warner
* Lisa Yamanaka
* Danny Tamberelli
* Daniel DeSanto
* Tara Meyer
* Erica Luttrell
* Maia Filar
* Stuart Stone
* Amos Crawley
* Max Beckford
* Andre Ottley-Lorant

Theme music composer| Peter Lurye
Opening theme| "Ride on the Magic School Bus", performed by Little Richard
Composers|

* Peter Lurye (entire run)
* Fred Barton (seasons 2-4)

Country of origin|

* United States
* Canada

Original language| English
No. of seasons| 4
No. of episodes| 52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers|

* Jane Startz (seasons 1-3)
* Alison Blank (seasons 1-3)
* Kristin Laskas Martin (seasons 3-4)
* Deborah Forte
* Marty Keltz
* Patrick Loubert
* Michael Hirsh
* Clive A. Smith (Seasons 2-4)

Producers|

* Hasmi Giakoumis (season 1)
* Vince Commisso (seasons 2-4)

Running time| 26 minutes
Production companies|

* South Carolina ETV
* Nelvana
* Scholastic Productions

Original release
Network| PBS
Release| September 10, 1994 (1994-09-10) –
December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06)
Related
The Magic School Bus Rides Again

The Magic School Bus is an animated educational children's television series, based on the book series of the same name by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Running originally from 1994 to 1997, the series received critical acclaim for its use of celebrity voice talent and combining entertainment with an educational series.[1] The series stars Lily Tomlin as the voice of Ms. Frizzle. Its theme song is performed by Little Richard.[2]

## Plot[edit]

Ms. Frizzle embarks on adventures with her class on the eponymous school bus. As they journey on their exciting field trips, they discover locations, creatures, time periods and more to learn about the wonders of science along the way.

## Voice cast[edit]

### Main[edit]

* Lily Tomlin as Miss Frizzle
* Amos Crawley (season 1) and Danny Tamberelli (season 2–4) as Arnold Perlstein
* Daniel DeSanto as Carlos Ramon
* Tara Meyer as Dorothy Ann "D.A." Hudson
* Erica Luttrell as Keesha Franklin
* Maia Filar as Phoebe Terese
* Stuart Stone as Ralphie Tennelli
* Max Beckford (season 1) and Andre Ottley-Lorant (season 2–4) as Tim Wright
* Lisa Yamanaka as Wanda Li

### Guest Stars[edit]

* Malcolm-Jamal Warner as the male producer
* Susan Blu as the female producer
* Renessa Blitz as Janet Perlstein, Arnold's cousin
* Rosalind Chao as Mrs. Li, Wanda's mother
* Tyne Daly as Dr. Tennelli, Ralphie's mother
* Dana Elcar as Mr. Terese, Phoebe's father
* Elliott Gould as Mr. Perlstein, Arnold's father
* Edward James Olmos as Mr. Ramon, Carlos's father
* Swoosie Kurtz as Mrs. Hudson, D.A.'s mother
* Eartha Kitt as Mrs. Franklin, Keesha's mother
* Dolly Parton as Katrina Eloise "Murph" Murphy
* Kevin Zegers as Mikey Ramon
* Ed Asner as General Araneus
* Robby Benson as Archibald Seedplot
* Ed Begley Jr. as Logway Larry
* Carol Channing as Professor Cornelia C. Contralto II
* Dom DeLuise as the Baker
* Matt Frewer as the Inspector
* Sherman Hemsley as Mr. Junkett
* Wynonna Judd as Molly Cule
* Dan Marino as Mr. Garth Sinew
* Rita Moreno as Dr. Carmina Skeledon
* Tony Randall as R.U. Humerus
* Alex Trebek as show-and-tell host
* Cindy Williams as Geri Poveri
* Paul Winfield as Principal Ruhle
* Michael York as Harry Herp

## Episodes[edit]

Main article: List of The Magic School Bus episodes

Season| Episodes| Originally aired

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First aired| Last aired
1| 13| September 10, 1994 (1994-09-10)| December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)
2| 13| September 9, 1995 (1995-09-09)| December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02)
3| 13| September 14, 1996 (1996-09-14)| December 25, 1996 (1996-12-25)
4| 13| September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)| December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06)

## Production[edit]

In early 1994, The Magic School Bus concept was made into an animated series of the same name by Scholastic Entertainment and it premiered on September 10, 1994. The idea for the TV series was developed by former Scholastic Entertainment Vice President and Senior Editorial Director Craig Walker. Scholastic Entertainment president Deborah Forte explained that adapting the books into an animated series was an opportunity to help kids "learn about science in a fun way".[3] During this time, Forte had been hearing concerns from parents and teachers about how to improve science education for kids and minorities across the globe.[3] Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd. contributed some of the animation for this series. The theme song, called "Ride on the Magic School Bus", was written by Peter Lurye and performed by Little Richard.[4] The voice director was Susan Blu; two of the writers for the series were Brian Meehl and Jocelyn Stevenson.

## Broadcast[edit]

In the United States, from 1994 until 1997, the original run of The Magic School Bus was broadcast on PBS, as part of its daytime children's block. It was the first fully animated series to be aired on PBS. The last episode aired on December 6, 1997. By the series' end, it was among the highest-rated PBS shows for school-age children.[5] After the final episode, the show subsequently continued in reruns intermittently on the PBS lineup until September 25, 1998. On September 26, 1998, PBS dropped the show from its lineup in order to make room for more programs aimed at preschoolers. Later that year, Fox network acquired the original TV series and broadcast the show on the Fox Kids block[6] as a weekday offering to fill educational television mandates for Fox affiliates.[7] Fox Kids aired repeats of the show from 1998 until 2002.

After the original PBS run (and reruns) and Fox Kids reruns of the original TV series, TLC and Discovery Kids chose to air it. TLC aired it from February 24, 2003 until 2008. Discovery Kids aired it from 2004 until 2009, as part of the Ready Set Learn block.[3]

On September 27, 2010, the TV series moved and changed networks once again. It was broadcast through a daily run on Qubo Channel as well as NBC's Saturday morning Qubo block. Reruns continued on both Qubo and NBC until 2012.

In Canada, the TV series aired on CBC Kids (from 2000 until 2003), Teletoon, and Knowledge Network. In the United Kingdom, it aired on Channel 4 (Children Planet Programmes Block) and Nickelodeon. Since 2005, Canada-based studio Nelvana acquired the TV series and sold it to the Latin American versions of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.[8] As of 2021, the show is currently distributed by 9 Story Media Group.

The opening theme song was notably shortened during the show's airings on Fox Kids[9] and Qubo.[10] The airings on PBS, TLC, Discovery Kids, and CBC Kids, along with the VHS and DVD versions, all used the full version of the opening.

## Home media[edit]

The series (through home media) was released on VHS from 1995 to 2003, DVD from 2002 to 2013, DVD (by New Video Group) in Region 1 (which are the rereleases of the Warner Home Video DVDs) on July 31, 2012, and Netflix on August 15, 2013.

The series was originally released on VHS. The series on VHS was distributed by KidVision (a division of WarnerVision Entertainment) between 1995 and 2003. On DVD, it was distributed by Warner Home Video (through Warner Bros. Family Entertainment and WarnerVision Entertainment) between 2002 and 2013.

On July 31, 2012, New Video Group released the complete series on DVD in Region 1, as well as rereleases of the Warner Home Video DVDs.[11]

On August 15, 2013, Scholastic announced the complete series' availability on Netflix.[12] Currently however only season 1 of the series is available to stream on Netflix.

## Reception[edit]

### Critical response[edit]

In a 2007 column for the online edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jason Fry expressed an overall appreciation for the series, but wrote that the episode "The Magic School Bus Gets Programmed" illustrated the rapid pace of technological change over the ten years since it first aired. He explained the episode presented an old-fashioned "technology-gone-amok" story about the respective roles of programmer and machine that was no longer relevant to children growing up in 2007. He suggested that an updated version of the episode would have focused instead on the perils of Internet searches and on network concepts surfacing at the time.[13]

### Awards and nominations[edit]

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee  | Result  | Ref

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1995  | Daytime Emmy Award  | Outstanding Graphics and Title Design  |  | Nominated
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Lily Tomlin as Ms. Frizzle  | Won  | [14]
USA Environmental Media Award  | Children's Animated Program  |  | Nominated
Grammy Award  | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | Fun with Sound: John Wynne, producer  | Nominated
1996
NCLR Bravo Award  | Outstanding Program for Children or Youth  |  | Nominated
Daytime Emmy Award  | Outstanding Children's Animated Program |  | Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling  | Milton Buras (for episode "Halloween Special"  | Nominated
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program  | Lily Tomlin as Ms. Frizzle  | Nominated
1997  | Television Critics Association Award  | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming  |  | Nominated
Daytime Emmy Award  | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program  | Lily Tomlin as Ms. Frizzle  | Nominated
Outstanding Children's Animated Program  |  | Nominated
1998  | ALMA Award  | Outstanding Program for Children or Youth  |  | Nominated
Daytime Emmy Award  | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program  | Lily Tomlin as Ms. Frizzle  | Nominated
Outstanding Children's Animated Program  |  | Nominated

## Games[edit]

Main article: The Magic School Bus (video game series)

Numerous computer and video games associated with the series were released from 1994 to 2000, and were typically amalgamations of storylines from both the original book series and the television show. The games were published by Microsoft Home.

A video game titled The Magic School Bus: Oceans was released for Nintendo DS on October 25, 2011, ten years after the release of the last game. This is the only game to be released on a Nintendo platform.

## Revival series[edit]

Main article: The Magic School Bus Rides Again

On June 10, 2014, a new series was announced by Netflix and Scholastic Media titled The Magic School Bus 360°.[15][16] The new iteration of the franchise features a modernized Ms. Frizzle and high-tech bus that stresses modern inventions such as robotics, wearables and camera technology. The producers hoped to captivate children's imaginations and motivate their interest in the sciences.[17][18] 9 Story Media Group would produce the series.[19] Producer Stuart Stone, who voiced Ralphie in the original series, explained that The Magic School Bus 360° will feature some of the original voice actors in different roles. The series' voice cast is based in Los Angeles and Toronto with Susan Blu as the Los Angeles voice director and Alyson Court as the Toronto voice director.[20]

In February 2017, Netflix announced that Saturday Night Live cast member Kate McKinnon was cast in the role of Fiona Felicity Frizzle, the younger sister of Ms. Frizzle, now Professor Frizzle, again voiced by Lily Tomlin. By this point the title of the series had been changed to The Magic School Bus Rides Again.[21] Lin-Manuel Miranda performed the theme song.[22] On September 29, 2017 the series premiered on Netflix.[23]

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