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The Best Episodes of The Magic School Bus Season 1

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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!

An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.
Episodes
13
Avg. Rating
7.9
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  • Gets Ready, Set, Dough
    8.3/10(97)
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    #1 - 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

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  • Inside Ralphie
    8.2/10(138)
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    #2 - 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

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  • For Lunch
    8.1/10(135)
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    #3 - 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

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  • Gets Lost in Space
    8.0/10(158)
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    #4 - 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

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  • Gets Eaten
    8.0/10(95)
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    #5 - 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

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  • Plays Ball
    8.0/10(85)
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    #6 - 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

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  • All Dried Up
    7.9/10(86)
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    #7 - 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

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  • Gets Ants in Its Pants
    7.9/10(84)
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    #8 - 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

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  • Kicks Up a Storm
    7.9/10(76)
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    #9 - 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

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  • In the Haunted House
    7.8/10(115)
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    #10 - 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

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  • Hops Home
    7.7/10(89)
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    #11 - Hops Home

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/8/1994

    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: N/A

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson

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  • Goes to Seed
    7.7/10(80)
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    #12 - Goes to Seed

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 11/19/1994

    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: N/A

    Writer: Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson, Ronnie Krauss

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  • Meets the Rot Squad
    7.3/10(91)
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    #13 - Meets the Rot Squad

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/15/1994

    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: N/A

    Writer: 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 97 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, it aired on 11/5/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Inside Ralphie".