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The Magic School Bus

Season 4

13 listed hours · 1994–1997 · PBS

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How this season is filed

Filed by Julian Hart · The Binge Brief

Seatbelts, everyone: a class that shrinks, dives, and ignores every field-trip waiver ever written. PBS educational animation at gold-standard wattage — Lily Tomlin’s Frizzle, science as adventure, and curiosity treated as a personality. Kids’ TV that made organelles exciting and still the show teachers cite when they want entertainment to do homework without feeling like a worksheet.

TV Flash files Season 4 of The Magic School Bus (1994–1997) on PBS as the last listed season of 4 — 13 listed hours, 1997-09-13–1997-12-06 from “Meets Molly Cule (Molecules)” (S04E01) to “Takes a Dive (Coral Reefs)” (S04E13). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S04E13 Takes a Dive (Coral Reefs)

    Takes a Dive (Coral Reefs): closer as a last waiver ignored — seatbelts on, the class still diving.

  1. S04E01

    Meets Molly Cule (Molecules)

    Meets Molly Cule (Molecules) — Season 4, Episode 1 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-09-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S04E02

    Cracks a Yolk (Eggs)

    The principal, Mr. Ruhle, has to go away for a few days and leaves his beloved chicken, Giblets, in Dorothy Ann's care.

  3. S04E03

    Goes to Mussel Beach (Tidal Zones)

    Goes to Mussel Beach (Tidal Zones) — Season 4, Episode 3 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-09-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S04E04

    Goes on Air (Air Pressure)

    Goes on Air (Air Pressure) — Season 4, Episode 4 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-10-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S04E05

    Gets Swamped (Wetlands)

    Gets Swamped (Wetlands) — Season 4, Episode 5 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-10-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S04E06

    Goes Cellular (Cells)

    Goes Cellular (Cells) — Season 4, Episode 6 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-10-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S04E07

    Sees Stars (Stars)

    Sees Stars (Stars) — Season 4, Episode 7 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-10-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S04E08

    Gains Weight (Gravity)

    Gains Weight (Gravity) — Season 4, Episode 8 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-11-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S04E09

    Makes a Stink (Smell)

    Makes a Stink (Smell) — Season 4, Episode 9 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-11-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S04E10

    Gets Charged (Electricity)

    Gets Charged (Electricity) — Season 4, Episode 10 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-11-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S04E11

    Gets Programmed (Computers)

    Gets Programmed (Computers) — Season 4, Episode 11 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-11-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S04E12

    In the City (Critters)

    In the City (Critters) — Season 4, Episode 12 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-11-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S04E13

    Takes a Dive (Coral Reefs)

    Takes a Dive (Coral Reefs) — Season 4, Episode 13 of The Magic School Bus. Aired 1997-12-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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