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The Magic School Bus S4E5 — Gets Swamped
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The Magic School Bus•Season 4•Episode 5

Gets Swamped

7.6/10 · 64 votesOct 11, 199725 min

Ranked #8 of 13 in Season 4•matches the season avg

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Should Walkerville get rid of the swamp and replace it with a great new shopping mall or build the mall somewhere else? The class learns that the swamp is an important habitat and natural water filter, but the town council’s not convinced until... FLOOD!

Written byRobert Schechter, George Arthur Bloom
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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)

Danny Tamberelli

Danny Tamberelli

Arnold Perlstein (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)

Andre Ottley-Lorant

Andre Ottley-Lorant

Tim (voice)

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

The Producer (voice)

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Robert Schechter

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George Arthur Bloom

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Episode Summary

"Gets Swamped" is episode 5 of The Magic School Bus season 4. It scored 7.6/10 from 64 votes, ranking #8 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Written by Robert Schechter, George Arthur Bloom, it aired on October 11, 1997.

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