The Magic School Bus (Season 4)

An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.

Meets Molly Cule 9.0
Air date: 1997-09-13
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: When Wanda’s favorite singer, Molly Cule comes to town and she chooses Ms. Frizzle’s class to wash her famous car, the kids discover how to clean the car down to the very last bit.
Cracks a Yolk 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-20
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: The principal, Mr. Ruhle, has to go away for a few days and leaves his beloved chicken, Giblets, in Dorothy Ann’s care. The Friz takes the class on a field trip to see how eggs are made - from the inside out!
Goes to Mussel Beach 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-27
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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.
Goes on Air 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-04
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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!
Gets Swamped 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-11
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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!
Goes Cellular 8.0
Air date: 1997-10-18
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: It’s the night of the rock lovers’ annual Granite Awards, and Arnold is about to become the first kid to win the Rocky Award. He’s so excited, all he’s been able to eat for weeks are “Seaweedies.” When he arrives for the big event, he’s totally nervous and totally... orange!
Sees Stars 8.0
Air date: 1997-10-25
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: When the kids see Horace Scope (Dabney Coleman) on the Star Shopping Network, they decide to buy Dorothy Ann a real twinkling star for her birthday.
Gains Weight 9.0
Air date: 1997-11-01
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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!
Makes a Stink 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-08
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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.
Gets Charged 9.0
Air date: 1997-11-15
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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.
Gets Programmed 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-22
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Ms. Frizzle’s class opens the school for Mr. Ruhle. But there’s so much to do! “There must be a way to do these chores without actually doing them,” says Carlos. Enter Mr. Ruhle’s new computer and Mikey, Carlos’ whiz kid brother!
In the City 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-29
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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!
Takes a Dive 0.0
Air date: 1997-12-06
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: When Wanda discovers that one of Ms. Frizzle’s ancestors was Redbeard the Pirate, she naturally wants to follow the treasure map he left. The map leads the class to a coral reef, where they learn firsthand that life there is risky.