![]() methods of camouflage, including mimicry (?).allergies and the immune system (Carlos).magnetic fields at the atomic level (Ralphie).In order, the 13 episodes cover the following (And, for extra info, I’ve identified which student gets the ‘spotlight’): It’s simplified so that someone who has no knowledge of the topic can understand it. Obviously, it’s presented at a level for children, but – like all good science communication – not in a way that dumbs it down. Notes on the Scienceįor anyone worrying about whether or not Netflix would pack enough science content into this sequel series, you can rest easy. So unlike a lot of people complaining on the Internet (Like ya do…) I never wasn’t going to actually watch it. The real reason anyone watches the MSB is for the story and the science lessons embedded within. (Valerie) Frizzle with her younger sister, Fiona Felicity Frizzle. Swapping Frizzles made little sense to me, given that the students and Liz – the classroom pet – were the same (and obviously voiced by new people…except, you know, the lizard).īut those were surface-level complaints. There was also the choice of replacing the Ms. As someone who hasn’t watched a cartoon made in the last 5 years, I can’t say if this new design is merely a sign of the times, or due to budget restraints, or both. The animation style immediately looked…how should I say this…crappy. Is The Magic School Bus Rides Again fun for all ages, including us nostalgic old folks, or just another show to plop your kids in front of a screen for some number of half hours that happens to be mildly educational?Īdmittedly, the first time I saw the trailer for the new series, I had qualms. I watched all thirteen 25-minute episodes (or 23 if you skip the theme song and the too-long ‘phone call’ segment intro) over the course of two days to answer the following question: I am not the only one for whom the MSB is a source of nostalgia, so Netflix decided to go and make a sequel that dropped at the end of September. What I’m saying is The Magic School Bus franchise was the (bleep). Also, I was subscribed to a monthly book + activity kit through those flimsy Scholastic magazines. But when I was young and my family had old, boxy PCs (one Macintosh, one Windows), I played most of the MSB computer games thinking about it now brings back memories of that horribly difficult Saturn mini-game in The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System,collecting and identifying rock samples in The Magic School Bus Explores Inside the Earth, and at least the existence of ones about dinosaurs, the ocean, and the rainforest. It’s been quite some time since I watched any of the 52 episodes, though I think I remember binging them on YouTube to procrastinate during an undergrad exam week. ![]() Some of the lyrics reference past episodes or books, so they will be linked here.As someone who was alive for the entirety of the 1990s, PBS’s The Magic School Bus (1994-1997) was a fundamental part of my childhood education. This song can be considered as a theme song for the Bus, along with Ride on the Magic School Bus, Our Favorite Magic Bus, and The Best Times. The Bus later synchronizes and rhythmically honks its horn. It is sung by the class when the Bus starts glitching. Our Time Has Just Begun, or Saving the Magic School Bus, is a song dedicated to the Bus in the episode, In the Zone.
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