The Magic School Bus Rides Again | |
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Genre | |
Based on | The Magic School Bus by Joanna Cole Bruce Degen |
Directed by | Richard Weston |
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Theme music composer | Peter Lurye[1] |
Opening theme | "Ride on the Magic School Bus", performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 (including 4-specials) |
No. of episodes | 30 |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | September 29, 2017 November 9, 2021 | –
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The Magic School Bus Rides Again is an animated children's television series, based on the book series of the same name by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. It also serves as a continuation of the 1994–1997 PBS Kids series The Magic School Bus, with Lily Tomlin reprising her role as Ms. Frizzle. The series premiered on Netflix on September 29, 2017.[2] The second season premiered on April 13, 2018.[3]
The series made its television channel debut on Qubo on November 1, 2020 and aired until the channel ceased broadcasting on February 28, 2021.[4]
Three 45-minute specials, "Kids in Space", "The Frizz Connection", and "In the Zone", premiered on Netflix in 2020.[5][6][7][8] A fourth special, "Goldstealer" was never released on Netflix but was instead released on a DVD.[9] They were dedicated to Joanna Cole, the author of the original books, who died in 2020.