8.2/10134 votesLoading...#1 - Inside Ralphie
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1994
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson, John May
8.2/1095 votesLoading...#2 - Gets Ready, Set, Dough
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/1994
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson, John May
8.2/1064 votesLoading...#3 - Under Construction
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Libby Hinson
8.1/10131 votesLoading...#4 - For Lunch
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1994
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson, Ellen Schecter, John May
8.0/10154 votesLoading...#5 - Gets Lost in Space
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1994
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson
8.0/10113 votesLoading...#6 - In the Haunted House
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/1994
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, Kristin Laskas Martin
8.0/1073 votesLoading...#7 - Blows Its Top
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1995
To help them understand how the Earth makes islands, Ms. Frizzle presents the kids with an island that hasn’t been discovered yet!
Director: N/A
Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson, Sean Kelly, George Arthur Bloom
8.0/1070 votesLoading...#8 - The Busasaurus
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1995
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Ronnie Krauss, George Arthur Bloom
8.0/1060 votesLoading...#9 - Works Out
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson, George Arthur Bloom, Robert Schechter
7.9/1091 votesLoading...#10 - Gets Eaten
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1994
Arnold and Keesha are in trouble when they forget to bring in their assignment on "two things that go together."
Director: N/A
Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson, John May
7.9/1084 votesLoading...#11 - Plays Ball
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/12/1994
Ms. Frizzle combines Dorothy Ann's physics and Ralphie's baseball into a "Frictionless Baseball Game."
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson, John May
7.9/1059 votesLoading...#12 - In the Arctic
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1996
“Where did the hot go?” wonders Arnold when his hot cocoa cools off. So, Ms. Frizzle whisks the class to the Arctic!
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl
7.9/1058 votesLoading...#13 - Gets Planted
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1996
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronnie Krauss
7.9/1080 votesLoading...#14 - Holiday Special
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, John May
7.8/1082 votesLoading...#15 - Gets Ants in Its Pants
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/26/1994
The Magic School Bus goes into show business when Keesha directs a movie about social animals for the school science fair.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson, Kristin Laskas Martin
7.8/1075 votesLoading...#16 - Kicks Up a Storm
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/1994
The Friz transforms the bus into a Weathermobile and -- in a wild ride through the skies -- Ralphie becomes the meteorological superhero of his dreams.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson, John May
7.8/1067 votesLoading...#17 - Out of This World
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1995
When Dorothy Ann warns the kids there’s an asteroid headed straight for their school, Ms. Frizzle arranges a field trip into space.
Director: N/A
Writer: George Arthur Bloom, Libby Hinson
7.8/1066 votesLoading...#18 - Spins a Web
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robert Schechter
7.7/1083 votesLoading...#19 - All Dried Up
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1994
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson
7.7/1076 votesLoading...#20 - Going Batty
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Ronnie Krauss, George Arthur Bloom
7.7/1067 votesLoading...#21 - In a Pickle
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1995
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson, George Arthur Bloom
7.7/1063 votesLoading...#22 - Taking Flight
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1995
Shrunk inside Tim’s model airplane, the class goes on a high-flying field trip to find out how things fly.
Director: N/A
Writer: George Arthur Bloom, Kermit Frazier
7.7/1060 votesLoading...#23 - Gets a Bright Idea
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1996
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronnie Krauss
7.7/1059 votesLoading...#24 - Shows and Tells
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1996
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.”
Director: N/A
Writer: John May
7.7/1068 votesLoading...#25 - Makes a Rainbow
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1996
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson, George Arthur Bloom
The Best Episodes of The Magic School Bus
Every episode of The Magic School Bus ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Magic School Bus!
An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.
Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyFamilyAction & AdventureKids
Network:PBS Kids
Best Episodes Summary
"Inside Ralphie" is the best rated episode of "The Magic School Bus". It scored 8.2/10 based on 134 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, it aired on 9/24/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gets Ready, Set, Dough".