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The Best Episodes of The Magic School Bus Season 1

Every episode of The Magic School Bus Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Magic School Bus Season 1!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 9 - Gets Ready, Set, Dough
    8.3/10(110 votes)

    S1:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl, John May

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  2. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 2 - For Lunch
    8.0/10(160 votes)

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Ellen Schecter, Brian Meehl, John May

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  3. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 3 - Inside Ralphie
    8.0/10(162 votes)

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, John May

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  4. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 10 - Plays Ball
    8.0/10(97 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl, John May

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  5. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 4 - Gets Eaten
    7.9/10(108 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, John May

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  6. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 7 - All Dried Up
    7.9/10(101 votes)

    S1:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl

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  7. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 12 - Gets Ants in Its Pants
    7.9/10(97 votes)

    S1:E12

    The Magic School Bus goes into show business when Keesha directs a movie about social animals for the school science fair.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl, Kristin Laskas Martin

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  8. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 13 - Kicks Up a Storm
    7.9/10(93 votes)

    S1:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl, John May

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  9. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 1 - Gets Lost in Space
    7.8/10(191 votes)

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl

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  10. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 8 - In the Haunted House
    7.8/10(135 votes)

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, Kristin Laskas Martin

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  11. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 5 - Hops Home
    7.6/10(104 votes)

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jocelyn Stevenson

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  12. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 11 - Goes to Seed
    7.5/10(94 votes)

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl, Ronnie Krauss

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  13. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 6 - Meets the Rot Squad
    7.3/10(107 votes)

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, John May

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Gets Ready, Set, Dough" is the best rated episode of "The Magic School Bus" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 110 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl, John May, it aired on 11/5/1994. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "For Lunch".