The Magic School Bus: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Magic School Bus Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Blows Its Top
Sep 9, 1995 · 25 min
To help them understand how the Earth makes islands, Ms. Frizzle presents the kids with an island that hasn’t been discovered yet!
Flexes Its Muscles
Sep 16, 1995 · 25 min
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.
The Busasaurus
Sep 23, 1995 · 25 min
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!
Going Batty
Sep 30, 1995 · 25 min
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
Butterfly and the Bog Beast
Oct 7, 1995 · 25 min
The class needs a new mascot for its soccer team. Phoebe suggests butterflies, but everyone thinks they’re wimpy—until The Friz flutters in!
Wet All Over
Oct 14, 1995 · 25 min
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,
In a Pickle
Oct 21, 1995 · 25 min
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?
Revving Up
Oct 28, 1995 · 25 min
The school district’s Vehicle Maintenance Inspector, Junkett is about to condemn the Magic School Bus!
Taking Flight
Nov 4, 1995 · 25 min
Shrunk inside Tim’s model airplane, the class goes on a high-flying field trip to find out how things fly.
Getting Energized
Nov 11, 1995 · 25 min
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.
Out of This World
Nov 18, 1995 · 25 min
When Dorothy Ann warns the kids there’s an asteroid headed straight for their school, Ms. Frizzle arranges a field trip into space.
Cold Feet
Nov 25, 1995 · 25 min
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.
Ups and Downs
Dec 2, 1995 · 25 min
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.