The Magic School Bus: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A classroom taught by Ms. Valerie Frizzle is always fun and exciting. The colorful teacher owns a Magic School Bus which can transform into different things like a spaceship, a battery, or even an alligator! These things can help Ms. Frizzle with visual teaching methods as she reveals information about anything in science. The students include Carlos, Phoebe, Keesha, Dorothy Ann, Tim, Ralphie, Arnold, and Wanda. Originally, The Magic School Bus aired on PBS. But when production ceased after four years, The Magic School Bus's run on PBS ended with it.

Series details

• Title: The Magic School Bus
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1994-09-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-12-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 18504
• IMDb ID: tt0108847
• TVDB ID: 71416

Cast and credited roles

• Lily Tomlin — Miss Valerie Frizzle
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner — The Producer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-09-10; final listed air date 1994-12-04.
• Season 2: premiered 1995-09-09; final listed air date 1995-12-02.
• Season 3: premiered 1996-09-14; final listed air date 1996-12-25.
• Season 4: premiered 1997-09-13; final listed air date 1997-12-06.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Magic School Bus on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.