The Magic School Bus

Available on Netflix Canada

Yes, The Magic School Bus is now available on Canada Netflix. It arrived for online streaming on January 20, 2022

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Synopsis

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

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Cast

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
Daniel DeSanto
Daniel DeSanto
Erica Luttrell
Erica Luttrell
Tara Meyer
Tara Meyer
Maia Filar
Maia Filar
Lisa Jai
Lisa Jai

Episodes

The Magic School Bus: Season 1

Gets Lost in Space
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Gets Lost in Space

1994-09-10

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
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For Lunch

1994-09-17

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
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Inside Ralphie

1994-09-24

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
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Gets Eaten

1994-10-01

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

Hops Home
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Hops Home

1994-10-08

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
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Meets the Rot Squad

1994-10-15

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
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All Dried Up

1994-10-22

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
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In the Haunted House

1994-10-29

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
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Gets Ready, Set, Dough

1994-11-05

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
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Plays Ball

1994-11-12

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

Goes to Seed
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Goes to Seed

1994-11-19

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
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Gets Ants in its Pants

1994-11-26

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
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Kicks Up a Storm

1994-12-04

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

The Magic School Bus: Season 2

Blows Its Top
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Blows Its Top

1995-09-09

To help them understand how the Earth makes islands, Ms. Frizzle presents the kids with an island that hasn’t been discovered yet!

Flexes Its Muscles
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Flexes Its Muscles

1995-09-16

Ms. 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 us move.

The Busasaurus
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The Busasaurus

1995-09-23

Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a dinosaur dig, courtesy of her old school chum, paleontologist Dr. Carmina Skeledon, and travels 67 million years back in time!

Going Batty
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Going Batty

1995-09-30

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 is a vampire! With Tyne Daly as Ralphie’s mom; Eartha Kitt as Keesha’s grandmother; Elliot Gould as Arnold’s dad; Dana Elcar as Phoebe’s dad; and Edward James Olmos as Carlos’s dad.

Butterfly and the Bog Beast
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Butterfly and the Bog Beast

1995-10-07

The class needs a new mascot for its soccer team. Phoebe suggests butterflies, but everyone thinks they’re wimpy—until The Friz flutters in!

Wet All Over
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Wet All Over

1995-10-14

Arnold 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 into water drops and the kids evaporate, condense, become rain and rush by river into the ocean. After several trips through the water cycle, they're ready to turn back into regular kids. But the magic key that will get them out of the cycle is locked in the school bathroom! Trying to work their watery way into the bathroom, the kids go through the town waterworks and see how water is purified. Can they get to school through bathroom pipes? Or are they stuck in the water cycle forever?

In A Pickle
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In A Pickle

1995-10-21

Keesha and the class return from vacation to find her prize cucumber has turned into a pickle! Could the Mike Robe gang be to blame?

Revving Up
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Revving Up

1995-10-28

The school district’s Vehicle Maintenance Inspector, Junkett is about to condemn the Magic School Bus!

Taking Flight
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Taking Flight

1995-11-04

Shrunk inside Tim’s model airplane, the class goes on a high-flying field trip to find out how things fly.

Getting Energized
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Getting Energized

1995-11-11

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 taken.

Out Of This World
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Out Of This World

1995-11-18

When Dorothy Ann warns the kids there’s an asteroid headed straight for their school, Ms. Frizzle arranges a field trip into space.

Cold Feet
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Cold Feet

1995-11-25

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 reptiles. With Michael York as Herpst.

Ups and Downs
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Ups and Downs

1995-12-02

There’s a monster in Walkerville Lake! Wanda competes with Gerri Poveri, a TV reporter whose ratings are sinking, to be the first one underwater.

The Magic School Bus: Season 3

In a Beehive
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In a Beehive

1996-09-14

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 honey is processed firsthand.

In the Arctic
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In the Arctic

1996-09-21

“Where did the hot go?” wonders Arnold when his hot cocoa cools off. So, Ms. Frizzle whisks the class to the Arctic!

Spins a Web
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Spins a Web

1996-09-28

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 the film’s power-mad protagonist, General Araneus.

Under Construction
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Under Construction

1996-10-05

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 mother discovers them.

Gets a Bright Idea
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Gets a Bright Idea

1996-10-12

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 there wasn’t a ghost living in the theater!

Shows and Tells
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Shows and Tells

1996-10-19

Arnold brings in a webbed hoop for the International Show-and-Tell Competition, left behind by his great-aunt, a famous archaeologist, but he has no idea what it is! Can the kids find out what it is before he takes the stage? With Alex Trebek as the “Sportscaster.”

Makes a Rainbow
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Makes a Rainbow

1996-10-26

The class finds Ms. Frizzle inside her closet—playing a pinball machine she created with light pulses instead of steel balls. With time and the light pulses running out, the kids must discover the secrets of color—before the principal, Mr. Ruhle, discovers them!

Goes Upstream
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Goes Upstream

1996-11-02

Ralphie 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 “Frizzled” inside a salmon-bus they have an uncontrollable urge to head upriver.

Works Out
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Works Out

1996-11-09

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-bound gym teacher from another school, so the class travels inside her body for a closer look.

Gets Planted
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Gets Planted

1996-11-16

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 opening curtain only moments away, Ms. Frizzle turns Phoebe into a bean plant so she’ll grow into the star of the show!

In The Rain Forest
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In The Rain Forest

1996-11-23

The kids rent a rain forest cocoa tree as an Earth Day present for Ms. Frizzle. But when the harvest arrives, there’s only one shriveled cocoa bean! Ms. Frizzle takes the class to the rain forest to meet the impeccable Inspector 47 who keeps a tidy, mud-free cocoa grove. What has he done to the rain forest’s intricate ecology web?

Rocks and Rolls
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Rocks and Rolls

1996-11-30

To celebrate the founding of Walkerville, Ms. Frizzle’s class sculpts a stone likeness of its founding father, Captain Walker. As they add the finishing touches, the statue tumbles down the mountain. Ms. Frizzle turns the Bus into a huge boulder and the kids into rocks while bumping down the mountain in a desperate attempt to save the statue.

Holiday Special
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Holiday Special

1996-12-25

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 accidentally becomes a plastic pellet! Ms. Frizzle activates the Bus’s Un-Recycler, taking the class and Murph on a song-filled field trip, where they learn how everyday items are made from recycled trash.

The Magic School Bus: Season 4

Meets Molly Cule
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Meets Molly Cule

1997-09-13

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.

Cracks a Yolk
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Cracks a Yolk

1997-09-20

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!

Goes to Mussel Beach
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Goes to Mussel Beach

1997-09-27

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.

Goes on Air
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Goes on Air

1997-10-04

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!

Gets Swamped
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Gets Swamped

1997-10-11

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!

Goes Cellular
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Goes Cellular

1997-10-18

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!

Sees Stars
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Sees Stars

1997-10-25

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.

Gains Weight
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Gains Weight

1997-11-01

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!

Makes a Stink
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Makes a Stink

1997-11-08

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.

Gets Charged
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Gets Charged

1997-11-15

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.

Gets Programmed
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Gets Programmed

1997-11-22

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!

In the City
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In the City

1997-11-29

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!

Takes a Dive
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Takes a Dive

1997-12-06

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.

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