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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Revving Up
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Revving Up

    S2:E8

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

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Blows Its Top
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Blows Its Top

    S2:E1

    To help them understand how the Earth makes islands, Ms. Frizzle presents the kids with an island that hasn’t been discovered yet!

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - In a Pickle
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - 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?

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Out of This World
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Out of This World

    S2:E11

    When Dorothy Ann warns the kids there’s an asteroid headed straight for their school, Ms. Frizzle arranges a field trip into space.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Ups and Downs
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Gains Weight
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Gains Weight

    S4:E8

    Phoebe is chosen to give a slam-dunk exhibition during the big basketball game. When she finds she can’t jump high enough because gravity is “pulling on” her, Ms. Frizzle takes the class into space and turns the Bus into a planet—with adjustable gravity!

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Gets Charged
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Castleblanca
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Castleblanca

    S1:E2

    Cybersquad must stop Hacker from activating his newest creation, Gigabyte, before the light of the midnight moon, or else Dr. Marbles mind will be transferred into the monster, and Hacker will learn about all of Motherboard's secrets. The kids and Digit know Hacker is in a castle on a spooky, Halloweenish site called Castleblanca. Unfortunately, Motherboard wasn't able to specify which castle he is in. The kids must survey the residents of Castleblanca to pinpoint the exact location where Dr. Marbles is being held captive.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Lost My Marbles
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Lost My Marbles

    S1:E1

    A day at the library turns into a cyberventure when Jackie, Matt, and Inez learn that Hacker has kidnapped Dr. Marbles, the only person who can save Motherboard from an evil virus. The rescuers learn to use a map as a mathematical tool as they navigate across a cyber island in search of Marbles—then try to escape before a huge earthquake turns the island inside out.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Flexes Its Muscles
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Wet All Over
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - 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?

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - The Busasaurus
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Busasaurus

    S2:E3

    Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a dinosaur dig, courtesy of her old school chum, paleontologist Dr. Carmina Skeledon, and travels 67 million years back in time!

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Going Batty
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Butterfly and the Bog Beast
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 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!

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Taking Flight
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Getting Energized
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Cold Feet
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Makes a Rainbow
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Makes a Rainbow

    S3:E7

    The class finds Ms. Frizzle inside her closet—playing a pinball machine she created with light pulses instead of steel balls. With time and the light pulses running out, the kids must discover the secrets of color—before the principal, Mr. Ruhle, discovers them!

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Works Out
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Works Out

    S3:E9

    Is Mr. Sinew any match for the Friz? At this year’s “Teacher-athlon,” the kids fear Ms. Frizzle doesn’t stand a chance against the muscle-bound gym teacher from another school, so the class travels inside her body for a closer look.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Rocks and Rolls
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Rocks and Rolls

    S3:E12

    To celebrate the founding of Walkerville, Ms. Frizzle’s class sculpts a stone likeness of its founding father, Captain Walker. As they add the finishing touches, the statue tumbles down the mountain. Ms. Frizzle turns the Bus into a huge boulder and the kids into rocks while bumping down the mountain in a desperate attempt to save the statue.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Goes to Mussel Beach
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Goes on Air
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Goes on Air

    S4:E4

    The only contribution the kids in Ms. Frizzle’s class have made to the Walkerville Space Capsule is an empty jar. “It’s not empty,” argues Keesha. “It’s filled with air!” Ralphie thinks that air doesn’t do anything, but when the bus shrinks and gets stuck inside the jar—the class finds that their only hope for escape is... air!

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Gets Swamped
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - 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!

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Makes a Stink
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - In the City
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - 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!

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George Arthur Bloom Ratings Summary

"Revving Up" is the best rated episode written by George Arthur Bloom. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/28/1995 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Blows Its Top".