8.0/10156 votes#1 - 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
8.1/10133 votes#2 - 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
8.2/10136 votes#3 - 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
8.0/1093 votes#4 - 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
7.7/1088 votes#5 - 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
7.3/1089 votes#6 - 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
7.9/1084 votes#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
8.1/10114 votes#8 - 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
8.3/1096 votes#9 - 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
8.0/1084 votes#10 - 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
7.7/1078 votes#11 - 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
7.9/1082 votes#12 - 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
7.9/1075 votes#13 - 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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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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Gets Lost in Space" is the best rated episode of "The Magic School Bus" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 156 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Brian Meehl, Jocelyn Stevenson, it aired on 9/10/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "For Lunch".