The Magic School Bus Rides Again Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Frizzle of the FutureArnold is alarmed to discover that the beloved Ms. Frizzle has been promoted and her younger sister is taking over the class. His worries come true when a simple field trip results in the Galapagos Islands being overrun by invasive bunnies. Can Arnold save the islands, and will he ever learn to appreciate his new teacher?
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Episode 2 - Pigs in the WindWhen Keesha's epic stage production of 'Three Little Pigs' falls flat after her 'sturdy' brick house topples, Ms. Frizzle takes the class to the windiest mountain in the world to test a new design. But when a huge windstorm threatens to trap the class there for good, can Keesha both lead the kids out of danger and figure out how to save her play?
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Episode 3 - In the SwimWhen in Hawaii, Wanda befriends a cute little fish called Becca, only to learn its life is in danger – shark danger! But when the class goes undersea to rescue Becca, the predator fish turns its toothy attention toward the kids! Can Wanda give the shark the biggest scare of its life and lead the class to safety, just by thinking like a fish?
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Episode 4 - The Battle for Rock MountainTim's inspiration for his new comic comes via a Frizzle-led trip across millions of years of geological history, as he tells the epic superhero story of Captain Rock Man (Arnold) vs Weatherman (Ralphie) in a battle to the finish!
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Episode 5 - The Magnetic MamboRalphie finds inspiration for his new dance troupe at the subatomic level – the synchronized, spinning electrons inside magnets! But when the bus gets stuck in a ditch inside a mountain of magnetite, can Ralphie use the mighty properties of magnetism to save the day?
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Episode 6 - Carlos Gets the SneezesCarlos wants the class to adopt Ratney, an adorable rodent, and must convince Principal Ruhle to give them permission. But when his pitch is imperiled by his non-stop sneezing fits, the kids go inside Carlos’s bloodstream to help his immune system fight back—only to discover it's his overactive immune system that's the real problem!
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Episode 7 - Hides and SeeksFinally, D.A. gets her big chance for revenge! Every year until now, she has lost at Extreme Hide and Seek thanks to the uncanny powers of a mysterious player known only as The Seeker. But this year she has a plan: to apply the skills of mimicry and camouflage used by the best hiders in nature! Will she finally defeat The Seeker and be crowned champion?
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Episode 8 - Three In OneTo win an inventors' contest, Jyoti must come up with a '3-in-1 Gizmo That Goes'. But what can she come up with that has three completely different conditions and is always moving in different ways? Could her idea come from good ol' water in its three forms: liquid, solid ice, and vapor? And can it inspire the best carnival ride ever?
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Episode 9 - Space Mission: SelfieSpace Camp is the first launching pad towards becoming an astronaut, and Keesha is determined to get in thanks to the best application form ever—including a selfie from actual space! But in her eagerness to get the perfect shot, she accidentally disrupts several Earth-orbiting satellites, and jeopardizes not only her future, but the planet's!
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Episode 10 - The Tales Glaciers TellD.A. is more of a researcher than a storyteller, so she's naturally nervous when her parents sign her up to speak in front of a sellout crowd. But thanks to the Friz, D.A. gains inspiration from the greatest storytellers on Earth: glaciers! These mighty, frozen time machines guide the class through the Earth's last 10,000 years, and the incredible tale of the changes it has witnessed.
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Episode 11 - Ralphie Strikes a NerveAs head of the spirit squad, Ralphie needs to kick start the losing-est soccer team in Walkerville history. And what better way to do that than with a homemade Giant Cheerleading Robot? But getting all parts of the giant machine to work together is no easy task, so they take a look inside Ralphie’s brain and nervous system to see how it’s done right!
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Episode 12 - Monster PowerArnold has terrified himself, thanks to an ill-advised midnight screening of ‘The Blot Monster’ – a terrifying beast that thrives on pollution and is only afraid of light. So when the class goes overnight camping, Arnold must find a way to keep the lights on – without creating any creature-baiting pollutants!
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Episode 13 - Da and the Deep Blue SeaWhen D.A. accidentally loses Jyoti’s high-tech locket in the ocean, it’s all aboard the Magic School Submarine to retrieve it! Down they go through the layers of the sea, amazed by some of Earth’s most unusual animals. But when their craft loses power at the darkest depths, can the kids find inspiration from the unlikely creatures they find there to turn their luck around?
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Episode 14 - The Land Before TimTim, as the world’s biggest fan of Nicki Ray, host of the hit TV game show Puzzlepalooza, couldn’t be more thrilled when the class gets invited to be on the show, where he vows to win – and impress Nicki. The theme of this week’s contest is ‘fossils,’ and Tim must solve a brain-bender of a puzzle: how did matching fossils wind up on opposite sides of the world? Is it possible that it wasn’t the fossils that moved – it was the continents themselves?
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Episode 15 - Claw and OrderCrisis! A burglar has ransacked the science classroom, and detectives Keesha and Carlos must find out whodunit. Their prime suspect? Wanda’s best bird friend, Magpie Marty, who Wanda just knows is innocent. To solve the crime, the kids must investigate clues, especially the beak marks and foot prints the culprit left behind. This critical evidence will either point out the proper perp - or incriminate Marty.
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Episode 16 - Ghost FarmWanda proudly hosts this year’s school harvest feast, but she was so busy promoting it she forget to get the food! Ralphie happens to know of a farm that grows the finest produce around, but there’s a hitch: he thinks it’s haunted! Wanda’s desperation means the class visits anyway, and what they find there is beyond spooky: tractors driven by ghosts, plants that climb walls, and so many robots! Could these strange discoveries and the success of the farm be somehow related?
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Episode 17 - Nothin' But NetJyoti always wants to make her Grandma’s birthday special, even if she does live across the ocean. This year, Jyoti planned to email her a ‘virtual hug’, but Arnold got in the way, digitized himself, and now races across the Internet at nearly the speed of light! Jyoti and the class digitize themselves, too, and the chase is on! As they figure out how to navigate the Internet, they hope to catch poor Arnold and all his packets before he winds up in Grandma’s email box – where he could possibly get deleted!
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Episode 18 - I Spy with My Animal EyesArnold messed up, big time. Ratney, Carlos’s pet rodent, escaped when Arnold was rat-sitting. Even worse, when they finally caught him, Arnold pressed the wrong buttons on the bus and made the critter not only giant-sized, but invisible! To find him, the kids must try out various ways animals see, from the high definition vision of hawks, to the UV vision of certain birds, to the vision of rats themselves. Along the way, they discover that the way other creatures view the world is truly eye-opening!
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Episode 19 - Ready, Set, Fail!To stay on the baseball team, Ralphie need to pull up his grades – fast. And the perfect way to do it is with The Gem of Geniusness, keeper of all knowledge! He’ll never fail a test again! But according to his sci-fi magazine, the gem is buried on a faraway planet, with terrain too tough for even the bus to handle. So the kids vow to build their own space buggy that can navigate it, even if it means planning, testing, and rebuilding the vehicle until it works - and Ralphie learns more than he ever expected!
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Episode 20 - The Good, the Bad, the GnocchiCarlos and his super-competitive, wheelchair-piloting brother Mikey always seek new challenges, and what could be better than a race up a mountain? But since mountains are scarce in the area, Ms Frizzle uses the bus’s magic to shrink the kids onto a western plain made of noodles – a display in Ralphie’s family restaurant. There, they traverse gulleys, cliffs, and mountains, using various shapes of pasta as tools as they make their tiny, treacherous journey!
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Episode 21 - Send in the CloudsJyoti can’t wait to show off her new high tech invention to potential investors: an auto-umbrella that senses rain. But to demonstrate it properly, she needs precipitation, and the skies are clear. So off the class goes aboard the bus to track down some clouds. But who knew there were so many kinds of clouds, and only certain kinds produce rain? By the time they find a ripe and ready rain cloud, a huge storm has brewed – and they’re caught in the middle of it!
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Episode 22 - Ralphie and the Flying TennellisWhen the famous Flying Tennellis trapeze troupe – comprised of Ralphie’s cousins – need a quick replacement for an injured performer, they recruit Ralphie to fill in. He’s thrilled – what better way to get out of a math quiz? But when Ralphie needs to learn the routine, he discovers that trapeze stunts require more calculating and measuring than he expected. But the show must go on – and will Ralphie learn the math in time to fly through the air with the greatest of ease, or will he become just another failed-aerialist statistic?
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Episode 23 - Tim and the Talking TreesTim’s latest creation is a beautiful, hand-made pop-up book telling a fabulous tale of trees talking in a forest. But Ralphie isn’t buying the premise – trees simply don’t talk! The kids in class take sides, and they all argue until communication breaks down completely. Ms Frizzle suggests they all take a field trip deep into the forest, where the kids can find out for themselves what animals, insects, flowers, and trees all have to say about this! And when Ralphie himself becomes a tree in danger, will he find the words to call for help?
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Episode 24 - Waste Not, Want NotFor this year’s big school musical, Dorothy Ann plans to drape the stage in beautiful flowers. But her plants are dying, despite their extra clean soil. DA’s famous inventor uncle explains why: the plants need ‘Brown Gold’, a special nutrient to help them thrive. But when the class discovers what the substance actually is – poop – they refuse to help collect enough to save her plants. Can DA convince the class that waste is an important part of nature’s life cycle and help her save the flowers – and can she do it all in song?
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Episode 25 - Janet's Mystery GeneCarlos and Janet have been paired up to read stories to a kindergarten class, but Janet gets nervous and irritable in front of crowds. To make her more friendly, Carlos and the class shrink, go inside Janet, and look for her ‘Nervous Gene’ so they can disable it before the reading. But their plans go haywire, and they wind up modifying other genes in Janet’s body, turning her into everything from a houseplant to a penguin. Can the kids make Janet into Janet again in time for the reading?
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Episode 26 - Making MagicThe last field trip of the year is also the most important: the class must go to the center of the Sun to recharge the bus’s Magic Battery, the source of the bus’s magic. But when Mr. Ruhle, principal, safety nut, and amateur sun enthusiast, tags along, Arnold must preserve the secret of the field trips to prevent him from cancelling them altogether. But escalating mishaps, including launching Mr. Ruhle into space and the bus running out of reserve power, mean that Arnold must find the personal courage to save the bus, the class – and the magic!
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