Their original airings, each episode featured a short segment at the end officiallyĬalled “Producer Says”, but also known as “Is This the Magic School Bus?” after Series’ music, as well as the theme performed by Little Richard. Additional animation was provided by Hanho Heung Up Co., Ltd. Additional support was given by Bernice Hauser ofĬenter in Seattle, Washington. Schneider, Ph.D, Edward Chittenden, Robert J. Keeping things factual were scienceĪnd science research coordinator Norman Kagan,Īlong with a national advisory board comprised of Joel Bloom, Phyllis Otherwise, they were largely original stories that strove to The time the cartoon entered production, only a few episodes borrowed plotsįrom them. As there weren’t enough books published by Series was written by Martin, Blank, Jocelyn Stevenson, George Arthur Bloom, Brian Meehl, John May, Ronnie Krauss, Robert Schechter, Libby Hinson, Sean Kelly, Ellen Schecter, Kermit Frazier, Douglas Booth and Noel MacNeal, with StevensonĪnd Bloom serving as head writers. It was on PBS, it received funding from a variety of sources including the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Microsoft (publisher of the games for theįranchise), the National Science Foundation ![]() Magic School Bus debuted on Septemon PBS, the network’s first fully-animated series. ![]() Walter as Ashley Walker, the great-granddaughter of the town’s founder Wynonna Judd as famous singer Molly Cule Īnd Tomlin’s 9 to 5 co-stars Dolly Parton as Miss Sinew Matt Frewer as impeccably tidy Rainforest Marino as impossibly buff gym teacher Mr. Williams as unscrupulous reporter Gerri Poveri James Olmos as Carlos’ father Sherman Hemsley as vehicle Contralto II, curator of the sound museum Dom DeLuise as a baker Tony Randall as mechanic Radius The proprietor of a dial-up sanitation service Carol Channing as ProfessorĬornelia C. Series was set in the fictional city of WalkervilleĪttracted a number of notable guest stars, including Tyne Daly as Ralphie’s mother Ed Begley Jr. Was joined by Arnold’s know-it-all, conceited cousin Janet ( Renessa Blitz), who enjoyedīeing cruel to others and acting in her own self-interests. Head-on and Phoebe Terese (Maia Filar), a transfer student that often spokeĪbout her old school, gentle, kind and a little bit shy. Yamanaka), a tomboy with an adventurous spirit who loved to face her problems Get lost in his daydreams often put him at odds with Keesha Wanda Li (Lisa Sarcasm Ralphie Tennelli (Stuart Stone), the class athlete whose tendency to Luttrell), the most level-headed and realistic of the class who often dealt in Was usually filled with a book on just about any topic Keesha Franklin (Erica Unique devices Dorothy Ann Hudson (Tara Meyer), the class bookworm whose bag That usually served as the class’s unofficial documenter Carlos Ramon (DanielĭeSanto), the class clown who preferred to learn by doing and loved inventing Replaced by Andre Ottley-Lorant), the most observant and artistic in the class Seemingly cowardly and brilliant boy who typically hated the field trips butĮnjoyed having Miss Frizzle as a teacher Timothy Wright (Max Beckford, also (Amos Crawley, replaced by Danny Tamberelli when his voice changed), a The Magic School Bus was Scholastic’sīest-selling franchise, selling over 93 million copies worldwide, untilĮccentric and unusual Miss Fizzle (Lily Tomlin) and Liz were Arnold Perlstein Additionally, 20 chapter books, 33 Reader Level 2 books, and Series up to 2010,, with revised editions appearing frequently and a 13 th 12 books in total were published in the main (usually leading to a good opportunity for the students to use what they’ve However, it did tend to malfunction at the worst possible moments Space or inside the human body, change shape and size, or become other types of High-tech, sentient, and anthropomorphic, and could traverse to places like Miss Frizzle as she taught her class of 20 students by taking them and theirĪrd, on field trips via a magic school bus. Each book took about a year to make, betweenĬole’s research and writing and Degen’s drawing. Scholastic quickly ordered the next book in The book was a hit with both readers and educators, oftenĪttributed to the way information was delivered through ideas and questions Book, The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, was published in 1986 by
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