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The Best Episodes of The Magic School Bus Season 2

Every episode of The Magic School Bus Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Magic School Bus Season 2!

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

Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyKids
Network:PBS Kids

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Magic School Bus" season 2 is "Blows Its Top", rated 8.1/10 from 72 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Jocelyn Stevenson, Sean Kelly, George Arthur Bloom. "Blows Its Top" aired on 9/9/1995 and is rated 0.9 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Flexes Its Muscles".

  • Blows Its Top
    8.1/10 72 votes

    #1 - 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

  • Flexes Its Muscles
    7.2/10 68 votes

    #2 - Flexes Its Muscles

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1995

    Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a field trip to R.U. Humerus's Body Shop. They learn how bones, muscles and joints all work together to help us move.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, George Arthur Bloom

  • The Busasaurus
    8.1/10 69 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Going Batty
    7.8/10 75 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Butterfly and the Bog Beast
    7.6/10 64 votes

    #5 - Butterfly and the Bog Beast

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1995

    The class needs a new mascot for its soccer team. Phoebe suggests butterflies, but everyone thinks they’re wimpy—until The Friz flutters in!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Meehl, George Arthur Bloom

  • Wet All Over
    7.3/10 70 votes

    #6 - Wet All Over

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1995

    Arnold and Wanda are due to give a report on the town waterworks. But Ms. Frizzle thinks it's field DRIP time! She turns the bus and class into water drops and the kids evaporate, condense, become rain and rush by river into the ocean. After several trips through the water cycle, they're ready to turn back into regular kids. But the magic key that will get them out of the cycle is locked in the school bathroom! Trying to work their watery way into the bathroom, the kids go through the town waterworks and see how water is purified. Can they get to school through bathroom pipes? Or are they stuck in the water cycle forever?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson, Kristin Laskas Martin, George Arthur Bloom

  • In a Pickle
    7.8/10 66 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Revving Up
    7.6/10 61 votes

    #8 - Revving Up

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1995

    The school district’s Vehicle Maintenance Inspector, Junkett is about to condemn the Magic School Bus!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Meehl, Sean Kelly, George Arthur Bloom

  • Taking Flight
    7.8/10 62 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Getting Energized
    7.6/10 64 votes

    #10 - Getting Energized

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1995

    The class is ready to plug in their “Double-Trouble Wheel of Wonder” at the town carnival, when they discover all the electrical outlets are taken.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Meehl, George Arthur Bloom

  • Out of This World
    7.9/10 66 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Cold Feet
    7.5/10 62 votes

    #12 - Cold Feet

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1995

    Liz has gone off to a mysterious place called “Herp Haven.” Thinking she’s in trouble, the class rushes to Herp Haven, where they turn into reptiles. With Michael York as Herpst.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, George Arthur Bloom

  • Ups and Downs
    7.7/10 60 votes

    #13 - Ups and Downs

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1995

    There’s a monster in Walkerville Lake! Wanda competes with Gerri Poveri, a TV reporter whose ratings are sinking, to be the first one underwater.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Meehl, George Arthur Bloom