![]() ![]() The episode is a lesson about “The Web of Life” and how interconnected all life on earth is. This led to the disappearance of midge flies, the insect responsible for pollinating the cocoa trees, which resulted in unfertilized trees that produced no fruit. The inspector in charge of the trees covered the ground of his land with artificial turf. The trip turns out to be a lesson in rainforest ecology. Frizzle, a cocoa tree in the Amazon rain forest, seems to yield less than stellar results, the kids go on an Amazonian excursion to find the tree and discover who is responsible for the shortage of cocoa beans. ![]() When the class’s Earth Day present for Ms. This episode could have been an uncomfortable mess, given the subject matter, but was handled very well. No aspect of the salmon’s mating habit is left unexplored, including the children literally being laid as eggs by the bus and fertilized by a passing male fish. ![]() The reproductive cycle of salmon is thoroughly explored, and by thoroughly I mean thoroughly. If you know the answer to those questions, then you know where this episode goes (and it definitely goes there). This episode sees the class follow a school of migrating salmon, inside their bus (which has become a salmon), to find out where and why the salmon migrate. The kids become light so as to better search the theater and discover Janet’s secret, ghostly plot to scare them using a light-based magic trick. Arnold’s cousin Janet is nursing a grudge against Keesha and tells everyone that the theater is haunted. This episode deals with the way that light works as the kids investigate Arnold’s disappearance inside a dark theater. Because I so distinctly remembered them from my childhood, these particular episodes are just that much better to me personally. I will warn you in advance that these choices are probably heavily clouded with nostalgia. Here are a few from the 13 episodes that are my personal favorites. Favorite EpisodesĮvery season has its share of memorable episodes, and season three is no exception. While none of them are recognizable names like Lily Tomlin, they are all really good actors and the show would not be the same without them, either. The voice actors all have a lot to do with the likability of these characters as well. Their personalities may clash from time to time, but they are all good friends, and they work well together. You have a nerdy kid, a jokester, a shy kid, and a know-it-all, just to name a few. Not just in nationality and looks, but in personalities too. Frizzle would still be an awesome person to be around. Even without a magic bus to go on crazy adventures Ms. She explains just enough and then steps back so the kids can figure things out for themselves. Frizzle is everything a kid could ask for in a teacher. I can’t imagine anyone else doing her voice. I hope they will be able to get her back for the Netflix reboot next year. Frizzle to life in a way that not many other people would be able to do. Lily Tomlin was absolute perfect casting. I now realize that a lot of my love for her had to do with her voice. Forget “Tutti Frutti,” the theme song to The Magic School Bus is Little Richard’s finest work.Īs I said before, I loved Ms. I was literally singing along with the theme song because, somehow, 20 years later, I still remember just about every word. The Magic School Bus Season 3 DVDįrom the second I turned on the first episode of The Magic School Bus season three DVD, I was all in. So does The Magic School Bus hold up? In a word, yes. A big purple dinosaur that giggles and hugs everyone he meets? Really, six-year-old Jonathan? Really? Good grief. There are plenty of things that I look back on and shudder in disgust at my childhood self who seemed to have no taste at all. But loving something as a kid does not always translate well to adulthood. It’s pretty safe to say that I loved this show as a kid. But that was impossible, so I settled for watching her every single day, even if the episode was a repeat. I wanted her to take me to the farthest reaches of the solar system, to the time of the dinosaurs, and into some kid’s large intestine, because she made it seem just that cool. (I was homeschooled, remember? See above.) I wanted to go on adventures with her. Among the shows I loved so much, one stands out as the show that probably singlehandedly developed my love for science: The Magic School Bus. ![]()
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