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My Top 13 Favorite Episodes of ‘The Magic School Bus’

I’ve mentioned before that the animated television series that I grew up with and impacted me the most was The Magic School Bus.

Based on the children’s book series of the same name written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen, the show was about an elementary school class and their enthusiastic teacher, Ms. Frizzle, voiced by Lily Tomlin. Ms. Frizzle owned a magic school bus that could travel any and everywhere and grow or shrink as needed. She would use the bus to take the class on extraordinary field trips. Each episode focused on one of these class field trips and taught a science topic.

After having recently rewatched the show from beginning to end, I decided to make a Top 13 list of my favorite episodes. So sit back and relax as we delve into my top 13 favorite episodes of The Magic School Bus!

(This list is dedicated to Bruce Degen who recently passed away as well as to Joanna Cole who passed away in 2020.)

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‘Jeopardy!’ Host Alex Trebek Dies at 80

I’m incredibly saddened to write this post, but Jeopardy! game show host, Alex Trebek, has died at the age of 80. Mr. Trebek (1940-2020) hosted the popular game show from 1984 until his death and has hosted numerous other game shows in the past. He frequently made film and TV appearances as versions of himself, with two animated appearances being the announcer in an episode of The Magic School Bus

as well as RiddleQuest host, Alex Lebeck, in an episode of Arthur.

My thoughts go out to his family and friends. He shall be deeply missed!

‘The Magic School Bus Rides Again’ Trailer Debuts!

The trailer for the upcoming Netflix reboot, The Magic School Bus Rides Again, has debuted.

The original The Magic School Bus was a classic animated TV show of the 1990s (and my personal favorite animated TV show that I grew up with) and this reboot seems to be following in the same vein. Yes, the animation looks off-putting and some people are upset that the original character of Ms. Frizzle now has a younger sister voiced by Kate McKinnon who will now take over as the lead, but that honestly doesn’t bother me at all. I can’t wait for this show and hopefully, it proves to be a satisfactory reboot.

Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda sings the title song! Is that cool or what? Look out for the show on September 29 on Netflix.