The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus
Details
Countries	Canada United States
Region	Ontario
Language	English
Seasons	4
Episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Channels	TLC (formerly) Discovery Kids (United States) (formerly) Fox (formerly) PBS (formerly) NBC (formerly) Qubo (formerly) Ion Television (formerly) Channel 4 (formerly) ITV1 (formerly) Pop (formerly) Nick Jr. (formerly) Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland) (formerly) Knowledge Network (formerly) Teletoon (formerly) Discovery Kids (Canada) (formerly) TVO (formerly) See more... BBC Kids (formerly) SCN (formerly) ABC Kids (formerly) Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand) (formerly) ATV World (formerly) TVG (formerly) Guyana Learning Channel Trust (formerly) BTV (formerly)(under the name The magical school bus) GNTV Junior (formerly) ZBC TV (formerly) E-Junior (formerly) NTA (formerly) Kids Central (formerly) Channel 5 (formerly) RTM TV1 (formerly) Astro TVIQ (formerly) Channel 55 (formerly) TV2 (formerly) Channel 9 (formerly) Skynet Cartoon (formerly) AFN Family (formerly) RTB1 (formerly) Island 24 (formerly) Jordan TV (formerly) Nou 2 (via SAP, formerly) YTV (formerly)
Services	Netflix (US and Canada; worldwide, formerly) Tubi YouTube Apple TV Amazon Prime Video Xfinity Stream Peacock The Roku Channel Xfinity On Demand
Release	September 10, 1994 – December 6, 1997

The Magic School Bus is an animated children's television series, based on the book series of the same name by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Running originally from 1994 to 1997, the series received critical acclaim for its use of celebrity voice talent and combining entertainment with an educational series.

Cast

Character		Actor
	Miss Frizzle	Lily Tomlin
	Arnold Perlstein	Amos Crawley (season 1)
		Danny Tamberelli (seasons 2-4)
	Carlos Ramon	Daniel DeSanto
	Dorothy Ann Hudson	Tara Meyer
	Keesha Franklin	Erica Luttrell
	Phoebe Terese	Maia Filar
	Ralphie Tennelli	Stuart Stone
	Tim Wright	Max Beckford (season 1)
		Andre Ottley-Lorant (seasons 2-4)
	Wanda Li	Lisa Yamanaka

Song		Singer(s)
Ride on the Magic School Bus		Little Richard

International versions

• Dubs
• Voice-overs
• Subtitled versions

	Language	Title	Channels
	Arabic (Egypt)	اتوبيس المدرسة السحري	ERTU 2 (formerly) ERTU 3 (formerly)
	Arabic (Standard) (Arab Center for Audio Visual Services)	باص المدرسة السحري	Al Jazeera Children's Channel (formerly)
	Arabic (Standard) (Venus Centre)	باص المدرسة العجيب	Bahrain TV (Spacetoon block, formerly) Spacetoon (formerly) Oman TV (formerly) Syrian Educational TV (formerly)
	Arabic (Standard) (Solo Studios)	باص المدرسة العجيب	Netflix
	Basque	Autobus magikoa	ETB 1 (formerly) ETB 3 (formerly)
	Cantonese	unknown	ATV Home (formerly)
	Czech	Kouzelný školní autobus	TV Prima (formerly) Minimax (formerly)
	Danish (Nickelodeon)	Den magiske skolebus	Nickelodeon (formerly) Fox Kids (formerly)
	Danish (SDI Media)	Den magiske skolebus	Netflix
	Dutch (Kindernet)	The Magic School Bus	Kindernet (formerly)
	Dutch (Netflix)	The Magic School Bus	Netflix
	Finnish (Agapio Racing Team)	Taikabussin Retket	MTV3 (formerly)
	Finnish (Netflix)	The Magic School Bus	Netflix
	French (Sonodi)	Le bus magique	France 3 (formerly) TF1 (formerly) Canal J (formerly) Télétoon+ (formerly) Gulli (formerly) TiJi (formerly) France 5 (formerly) Canal Famille (formerly) Radio-Canada (formerly) Télé-Québec (formerly) Télétoon (formerly) TFO Télétoon Rétro (formerly) Club RTL (formerly)
	French (SDI Media)	Le bus magique Le bus scolaire magique (title voice-over)	Netflix
	German (Cinephon Filmproduktions GmbH)	Der Zauberschulbus	Disney Channel (formerly) ProSieben (formerly) Junior (formerly) ORF 1 (formerly) Anixe (formerly) Das Vierte (formerly)
	German (SDI Media)	Der Zauberschulbus	Netflix
	Greek	Το Μαγικό Σχολικό	ANT1 (formerly) Fox Kids (season 1, formerly) K-T.V. (season 1, formerly)
	Hebrew	אוטובוס הקסמים	Arutz HaYeladim (formerly) Logi (formerly) BIGI
	Hungarian	A varázslatos iskolabusz	Minimax (formerly)
	Icelandic	Töfravagninn	Stöð 2 (formerly)
	Indonesian	The Magic School Bus	Spacetoon (formerly)
	Italian (Deneb Film)	Allacciate le cinture! Viaggiando si impara	Canale 5 (formerly) Italia 1 (formerly)
	Italian (Netflix)	Allacciate le cinture! Viaggiando si impara	Netflix
	Japanese (TV Tokyo)	マジック・スクール・バス	TV Tokyo (formerly)
	Japanese (Netflix)	マジック・スクール・バス	Netflix
	Korean (EBS)	신기한 스쿨버스	EBS1 (formerly) direct-to-video
	Korean (Netflix)	신기한 스쿨 버스	Netflix
	Malay	The Magic School Bus	Astro TVIQ (formerly)
	Mandarin (Taiwan)	神奇校巴	EBC Yoyo (formerly) Star Chinese Channel (formerly) Channel V (formerly) Channel 8 (formerly)
	Norwegian (Nickelodeon)	Den magiske skolebussen	Nickelodeon (formerly) Fox Kids (formerly)
	Norwegian (SDI Media Norway)	Den magiske skolebussen	Netflix (formerly)
	Persian	سفرهای علمی	IRIB TV2 (formerly) IRIB Pooya/IRIB Nahal (formerly)
	Polish (Start International Poland)	Magiczny autobus	Minimax/ZigZap (formerly) TVP2 (formerly)
	Polish (SDI Media)	Magiczny autobus	Netflix
	Portuguese (Brazil) (Herbert Richers)	O Ônibus Mágico	Nickelodeon (formerly) Rede Globo (formerly) Boomerang (Mini TV block, formerly)
	Portuguese (Brazil) (Centauro Comunicaciones)	O Ônibus Mágico	Netflix
	Portuguese (Portugal) (Nacional Filmes)	A Carrinha Mágica	TV2 (formerly)
	Portuguese (Portugal) (Pim Pam Pum)	A Carrinha Mágica	2: (formerly) Canal Panda (formerly)
	Portuguese (Portugal) (PSB)	A Carrinha Mágica	Canal Panda (formerly)
	Portuguese (Portugal) (SDI Media)	A Carrinha Mágica	Netflix
	Romanian	Autobuzul magic	Minimax (formerly)
	Russian	Волшебный школьный автобус	TNT (formerly)
	Serbian (Kanal D)	Čarobni autobus	Kanal D (formerly)
	Serbian (Studio VMK)	Čarobni školski autobus	Minimax (formerly)
	Slovak	Zázračný školský autobus	STV1 (formerly)
	Slovene	Čarobni šolski avtobus	Minimax (formerly)
	Spanish (Latin America)	El autobús mágico	ZAZ (formerly) Nickelodeon (formerly) Boomerang (Mini TV block, formerly) Magic Kids (formerly) ETC (formerly) Canal 4 (formerly) Canal 6 (formerly) Ágape TV Canal 8 (formerly) Señal Colombia (formerly) Panamericana Televisión (formerly) TV Perú (formerly) Canal ISB (formerly) Funbox (formerly) Canal Capital (formerly) Cl@se (formerly) Teleantioquia (formerly) Teleislas (formerly) Canal TRO (formerly) Caracol Televisión (formerly) RPC (formerly) Canal Educativo (formerly) FETV (formerly) Canal 13 (formerly) Telemundo (formerly) Netflix
	Spanish (Spain) (Abaira)	Aventuras sobre ruedas El autobús con magia El autobús mágico	La 2 (formerly) Nickelodeon (formerly) Disney Channel (formerly) Playhouse Disney (formerly)
	Spanish (Spain) (SDI Media Iberia)	Aventuras sobre ruedas	Netflix
	Swedish (Eurotroll/Mediadubb International)	Den magiska skolbussen	Nickelodeon (formerly) Fox Kids (formerly)
	Swedish (SDI Media Sweden)	The Magic School Bus	Netflix
	Turkish	Sihirli Okul Otobüsü	VCD TRT 1 (formerly)
	Valencian	L'autobús màgic	Canal Nou (formerly) Punt 2 (formerly)

	Language	Title	Channels
	Arabic (Standard)	الحافلة السحرية	Sakaker (formerly)
	Russian	Волшебный школьный автобус	RTR (formerly)
	Serbian	Čarobni autobus	BK TV (formerly)

	Language	Title	Channels
	Malay	Magic School Bus	RTMKlik

References

v - e - d Dubs Egyptian Arabic • Standard Arabic (Arab Center for Audio Visual Services • Venus Centre • Image Production House) • Basque • Czech • Danish (Nickelodeon • SDI Media) • Dutch (Kindernet • Netflix) • Finnish (Agapio Racing Team • Netflix) • French (Sonodi • SDI Media) • German (Cinephon • SDI Media) • Greek • Hebrew • Hungarian • Icelandic • Indonesian • Italian (Deneb Film • Netflix) • Japanese (TV Tokyo • Netflix) • Korean (EBS • Netflix) • Malay • Mandarin (China • Taiwan) • Norwegian (Nickelodeon • Netflix) • Persian • Polish (Start International • SDI Media) • Brazilian Portuguese (Herbert Richers • Centauro) • European Portuguese (Nacional Filmes • Pim Pam Pum • PSB • SDI Media) • Romanian • Russian • Serbian (Kanal D • Minimax) • Slovak • Slovene • Latin American Spanish • European Spanish (Abaira • SDI Media) • Swedish (Nickelodeon • Netflix) • Turkish • Valencian Voice-overs Standard Arabic • Russian • Serbian • Vietnamese Songs Ride on the Magic School Bus

v - e - d (franchise) Series The Magic School Bus (1994) • Rides Again (2017) • Mighty Explorers (2025) Specials Rides Again: Kids In Space (2020) • Rides Again: The Frizz Connection (2020) • Rides Again: In the Zone (2020) Video games Human Body (1994) • Solar System (1994)

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