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The Worst Episodes of The Magic School Bus

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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 6 - Meets the Rot Squad
    7.2/10(102 votes)

    #1 - Meets the Rot Squad

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, John May

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  2. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 2 - Flexes Its Muscles
    7.2/10(78 votes)

    #2 - Flexes Its Muscles

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, George Arthur Bloom

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  3. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 6 - Wet All Over
    7.3/10(79 votes)

    #3 - Wet All Over

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Kristin Laskas Martin, George Arthur Bloom

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  4. The Magic School Bus Season 4 Episode 7 - Sees Stars
    7.3/10(67 votes)

    #4 - Sees Stars

    S4:E7

    When the kids see Horace Scope (Dabney Coleman) on the Star Shopping Network, they decide to buy Dorothy Ann a real twinkling star for her birthday.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Noel MacNeal

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  5. The Magic School Bus Season 4 Episode 6 - Goes Cellular
    7.5/10(70 votes)

    #5 - Goes Cellular

    S4:E6

    It’s the night of the rock lovers’ annual Granite Awards, and Arnold is about to become the first kid to win the Rocky Award. He’s so excited, all he’s been able to eat for weeks are “Seaweedies.” When he arrives for the big event, he’s totally nervous and totally... orange!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jocelyn Stevenson

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  6. The Magic School Bus Season 4 Episode 13 - Takes a Dive
    7.5/10(68 votes)

    #6 - Takes a Dive

    S4:E13

    When Wanda discovers that one of Ms. Frizzle’s ancestors was Redbeard the Pirate, she naturally wants to follow the treasure map he left. The map leads the class to a coral reef, where they learn firsthand that life there is risky.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jocelyn Stevenson

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  7. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 5 - Hops Home
    7.6/10(100 votes)

    #7 - Hops Home

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Jocelyn Stevenson

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  8. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 11 - Goes to Seed
    7.6/10(90 votes)

    #8 - Goes to Seed

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl, Ronnie Krauss

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  9. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 5 - Butterfly and the Bog Beast
    7.6/10(74 votes)

    #9 - Butterfly and the Bog Beast

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Brian Meehl, George Arthur Bloom

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  10. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 10 - Getting Energized
    7.6/10(72 votes)

    #10 - Getting Energized

    S2:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Brian Meehl, George Arthur Bloom

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  11. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 12 - Cold Feet
    7.6/10(70 votes)

    #11 - Cold Feet

    S2:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, George Arthur Bloom

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  12. The Magic School Bus Season 3 Episode 11 - In the Rainforest
    7.6/10(71 votes)

    #12 - In the Rainforest

    S3:E11

    The kids rent a rainforest cocoa tree as an Earth Day present for Ms. Frizzle. But when the harvest arrives, there’s only one shrivelled cocoa bean! Ms. Frizzle takes the class to the rainforest to meet the impeccable Inspector 47 who keeps a tidy, mud-free cocoa grove. What has he done to the rainforest's intricate ecology web?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brian Meehl

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  13. The Magic School Bus Season 4 Episode 5 - Gets Swamped
    7.6/10(60 votes)

    #13 - Gets Swamped

    S4:E5

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Robert Schechter, George Arthur Bloom

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  14. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 4 - Going Batty
    7.7/10(88 votes)

    #14 - Going Batty

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Brian Meehl, Ronnie Krauss, George Arthur Bloom

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  15. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 7 - In a Pickle
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    #15 - In a Pickle

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Meehl, George Arthur Bloom

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  16. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 8 - Revving Up
    7.7/10(69 votes)

    #16 - Revving Up

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Brian Meehl, Sean Kelly, George Arthur Bloom

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  17. The Magic School Bus Season 3 Episode 1 - In a Beehive
    7.7/10(68 votes)

    #17 - In a Beehive

    S3:E1

    Tim’s beekeeper Grandfather has the sweetest honey in town. Ms. Frizzle turns her class into bees so they can visit a hive and learn how raw honey is processed firsthand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  18. The Magic School Bus Season 4 Episode 3 - Goes to Mussel Beach
    7.7/10(60 votes)

    #18 - Goes to Mussel Beach

    S4:E3

    Ms. Frizzle’s “Uncle Shelby” wants the class to look after his beachfront property. The kids soon discover that this “luxurious” accommodation is only a tiny spot on the shoreline.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, George Arthur Bloom

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  19. The Magic School Bus Season 4 Episode 9 - Makes a Stink
    7.7/10(64 votes)

    #19 - Makes a Stink

    S4:E9

    Flora Whiff, the famous expert on smell—whose “nose knows”— comes to school to judge the First Annual Smell Search. Ms. Frizzle’s class creates a unique smell that is bound to take first prize.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  20. The Magic School Bus Season 4 Episode 10 - Gets Charged
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    #20 - Gets Charged

    S4:E10

    It’s Valentine’s Day and the class is selling lightbulbs. When they stop at Ms. Frizzle’s house to sell her one, they find that her battery-operated doorbell doesn’t work.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, George Arthur Bloom, Suzanne Bolch

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  21. The Magic School Bus Season 4 Episode 11 - Gets Programmed
    7.7/10(65 votes)

    #21 - Gets Programmed

    S4:E11

    Ms. Frizzle’s class opens the school for Mr. Ruhle. But there’s so much to do! “There must be a way to do these chores without actually doing them,” says Carlos. Enter Mr. Ruhle’s new computer and Mikey, Carlos’ whiz kid brother!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John May, Ronnie Krauss

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  22. The Magic School Bus Season 4 Episode 12 - In the City
    7.7/10(62 votes)

    #22 - In the City

    S4:E12

    City Critters: Ms. Frizzle’s class is visiting the zoo, which is, according to Tim, the only place in the city where wild animals can survive. To test this idea—ZAP!—Ms. Frizzle turns the class into possums, foxes, and falcons!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, Noel MacNeal, George Arthur Bloom

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  23. The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 8 - In the Haunted House
    7.8/10(128 votes)

    #23 - In the Haunted House

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, Kristin Laskas Martin

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  24. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 9 - Taking Flight
    7.8/10(70 votes)

    #24 - Taking Flight

    S2:E9

    Shrunk inside Tim’s model airplane, the class goes on a high-flying field trip to find out how things fly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:George Arthur Bloom, Kermit Frazier

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  25. The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 13 - Ups and Downs
    7.8/10(68 votes)

    #25 - Ups and Downs

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Brian Meehl, George Arthur Bloom

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Meets the Rot Squad" is the worst rated episode of "The Magic School Bus". It scored 7.2/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Jocelyn Stevenson, John May, it aired on 10/15/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Flexes Its Muscles".