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The Magic School Bus S1E5 — Hops Home

7.6

The Magic School Bus•Season 1•Episode 5

Hops Home

7.6/10 · 104 votesOct 8, 199426 min

Ranked #11 of 13 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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.

Written byJocelyn Stevenson

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Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes13

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Gets Lost in Space

For Lunch still

For Lunch

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Inside Ralphie

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Gets Eaten

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Hops Home

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Meets the Rot Squad

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All Dried Up

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In the Haunted House

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Gets Ready, Set, Dough

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Plays Ball

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Goes to Seed

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Gets Ants in Its Pants

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Kicks Up a Storm

Cast10

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Ms. Frizzle (voice)

Max Beckford

Max Beckford

Tim (voice)

Daniel DeSanto

Daniel DeSanto

Carlos (voice)

Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

Ralphie (voice)

Amos Crawley

Amos Crawley

Arnold (voice)

Erica Luttrell

Erica Luttrell

Keesha (voice)

Lisa Yamanaka

Lisa Yamanaka

Wanda (voice)

Tara Meyer

Tara Meyer

Dorothy Ann (voice)

Maia Filar

Maia Filar

Phoebe (voice)

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

The Producer (voice)

Crew1

J

Jocelyn Stevenson

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Hops Home" is episode 5 of The Magic School Bus season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 104 votes, ranking #11 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Written by Jocelyn Stevenson, it aired on October 8, 1994.

Next: E6 · Meets the Rot Squad Best of Season 1