The Magic School Bus/Home media

The following is a list of home-video releases of The Magic School Bus, released for the United States and Canada (NTSC and DVD Region 1).
==Warner Home Video (1995-2012)==
The first three seasons of the original series was distributed by Warner Home Video from 1995 to 2012.
===VHS ===
Various individual episodes of the first three seasons of The Magic School Bus were released on VHS in English and French between 1995 and 2002. They were distributed by Warner Home Video under its KidVision division. Apart from logos and trailers, these tapes include the full opening theme, the episode, Is This The Magic School Bus, the ending funding credits, and the 1986-2021 book series promo. English closed-captioning is included on the English versions.
Some episodes that were released to video together were included in boxed collector's edition sets called "The Magic School Bus: Video Collections". Some of them were "Gets Lost in Space" and "For Lunch", "Hops Home", "Inside Ralphie", and "Gets Eaten", or "The Busasaurus", "Taking Flight", and "Flexes Its Muscles".
====First wave (1995 and 1996)====
The first wave of tapes were released in 1995 and 1996. These featured select Season 1 and Season 2 episodes, including A Magic School Bus Halloween. The 1995 releases featured a collectible postcard with information about the episode's topic. The 1996 releases did not have postcards. Tapes from this wave came with an advertisement insert for the French Toast clothing brand featuring Magic School Bus fan Lindley Mayer.
Cover Artwork	Title 	Release Date 	Topic 	Catalogs	Postcard Artwork
 	Gets Lost in Space 	February 1, 1995 	The Solar System 	51200-3
51226-3	
 	For Lunch 	February 1, 1995 	Digestion 	51201-3
51227-3	
 	Inside Ralphie 	June 13, 1995 	Human Health 	51202-3
51228-3	
 	Hops Home 	June 13, 1995 	Habitats 	51203-3
51229-3	
 	Gets Eaten 	June 13, 1995 	Food Chains 	51204-3
51230-3	
 	Inside the Haunted House 	September 12, 1995	Sound 	51206-3
51232-3	
 	Plays Ball 	February 13, 1996 	Forces and Motion	51209-3
51235-3	
 	Goes to Seed 	February 13, 1996 	Seeds 	51211-3
51237-3	
 	Kicks Up a Storm 	February 13, 1996 	Weather 	51212-3
51238-3	
 	Blows Its Top 	October 1, 1996 	Volcanoes 	51221-3
51247-3	
 	Going Batty 	October 1, 1996 	Bats 	51224-3
51250-3	
 	Going Batty + Inside the Haunted House	October 1, 1996 	Sound and Bats 	51276-3 	
====Second wave (1997-2002)====
The second wave of videos were released from 1997 to 2002 and changed up the box-art design, which now features a "tagline" for the episode that is on the tape (example: "Take a Field Trip That's Out-of-This-World" for "Gets Lost in Space"). Select episodes were rereleased with this box art type. Episodes that were new to video in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 had a "NEW" marker on their covers. Episodes that were new to video in 2001 and 2002 did not have a "NEW" marker, similar to the represses.
Cover Artwork	Title and Tagline 	Release Date 	Topic 	Catalogs	New release? (has "NEW" on cover)
 	Flexes Its MusclesLet's Put Every Body to Work 	April 15, 1997 	Body Mechanics 	51222-3
51248-3	New
 	The BusasaurusBone Up on Prehistoric Animals 	April 15, 1997 	Dinosaurs 	51223-3
51249-3	New
 	Taking FlightAll Aboard for Some Plane Facts 	April 15, 1997 	Flight 	51216-3
51242-3	New
 	Gets Lost in SpaceTake a Trip That's Out of This World 	July 29, 1997 	The Solar System 	51200-3 	Rerelease
 	Inside the Haunted HouseSssounds Like Something Spooky's Going On Here!	July 29, 1997 	Sound 	51206-3 	Rerelease
 	Ready, Set, DoughChemistry—It's a Piece of Cake 	July 29, 1997 	Kitchen Chemistry 	51208-3 	New
 	Plays BallA Homerun with Physics 	July 29, 1997 	Forces 	51209-3 	Rerelease
 	Gets Ants in Its PantsCaution—Ants at Work 	July 29, 1997 	Ants 	51210-3 	New
 	Blows Its TopVolcanoes—An Explosive Adventure 	July 29, 1997 	Volcanoes 	51221-3 	Rerelease
 	Going BattyMeet Animals with an Interesting Nightlife 	July 29, 1997 	Bats 	51224-3 	Rerelease
 	Out Of This WorldA Crash Course in Asteroids and Meteors 	February 17, 1998	Space Rocks 	A58106 	New
 	Getting EnergizedUsing New Energy Sources 	February 17, 1998	Energy 	A58107 	New
 	Hops HomeLooking into Nature's Own "Living Rooms" 	April 20, 1999 	Habitat 	A58133 	Rerelease
 	Goes to SeedGrowing Places with Plants 	April 20, 1999 	Seeds 	A58134 	Rerelease
 	Kicks Up a StormHow to Become Weather-wise 	April 20, 1999 	Weather 	A58135 	Rerelease
 	Butterflies!A Flurry of Exciting Winged Activity 	July 27, 1999 	Butterflies 	A58136 	New
 	In a BeehiveThe Buzz about Bees 	July 27, 1999 	Bees 	A58138 	New
 	Spins a WebThe Special Ways of Spiders 	July 27, 1999 	Spiders 	A58139 	New
 	Under ConstructionThe Power of Building 	April 25, 2000 	Structures 	A58146 	New
 	In the RainforestA Tropical Paradise Adventure 	April 25, 2000 	Rainforest Ecology	A58147 	New
 	Gets PlantedHelping a Tiny Sprout Grow Tall 	July 3, 2001 	Plants 	A58157 	New without indicator
 	Makes a RainbowThe Secrets of Colors 	July 3, 2001 	Rainbows 	A58158 	New without indicator
 	Holiday Special 	October 8, 2002 	Not mentioned 	A58165 	New without indicator
====Three episodes====
On August 8, 2000, Warner released two VHS tapes featuring three episodes each: The Magic School Bus: Greatest Adventures and The Magic School Bus: Creepy, Crawly Fun!, which released on DVD in 2017 and 2002 respectively.
Image	Title 	Release Date 	Episodes 	Catalogs	Notes
 	Greatest Adventures	August 8, 2000	Gets Lost in Space, In a Pickle,The Busasaurus	A58150 	"In a Pickle" debuts on home video.
"Gets Lost in Space" and "The Busasaurus" include their funding credits, while they are cut from "In a Pickle".
 	Creepy, Crawly Fun!	August 8, 2000	In the Haunted House, Going Batty, Spins a Web	A58151 	"In the Haunted House" and "Going Batty" are separated and not presented as A Magic School Bus Halloween.
===DVD===
Warner began releasing the first three seasons of The Magic School Bus on DVD from 2002 to 2005 when it released a DVD port of The Magic School Bus: Creepy Crawly Fun. These DVDs each have three episodes like the videos from 8/8/2000, alongside remastered versions of the VHS promos, DVD-ROM features through the Inter-Actual Player, and (not on 2004 releases) DVD menu games.
Episodes are presented in 720x480i, with 29.97 interlaced frames per second. Optional English closed captions are available (albeit internally only), and episodes are presented in American English, European French (slowed-down from the original SECAM broadcast), and Latin American Spanish.
The Warner DVD roster is the last set of releases to include the PBS funding credits and 1986-2021 book series promo. Furthermore, the 2005 discs, The Magic School Bus: Catches a Wave and The Magic School Bus Human Body, mark the final overall appearances of The Magic School Bus's PBS tags in their 11-year timeframe.
A different master is used depending on the episode:
*Gets Lost in Space, For Lunch, Inside Ralphie, In the Haunted House, Plays Ball, Gets Ants in Its Pants, Going Batty, Butterfly and the Bog Beast, and Out of This World were recorded straight from their retail VHS releases. These include the opening theme, the episode, Is This the Magic School Bus?, the PBS tags, and the book series promo.
* All Dried Up, Flexes Its Muscles, Wet All Over, Taking Flight, and Ups and Downs are presented in their Discovery Education remastered versions, which would go on to be the main prints of The Magic School Bus episodes for streaming platforms, educational sites, and future DVD releases.
*All Season 3 episodes use a mixture of the former two types. These are the digital remasters with PBS funding credits ripped from a Season 3 VHS, which are plastered in after the episode.
Image	Title 	Release Date 	Episodes	Catalogs	Trivia
 	Creepy, Crawly Fun!	August 20, 2002 	
*In the Haunted House
*Going Batty
*Spins a Web	A58164 	
*When selecting episodes on the menu, a checkmark is used instead of the sticky note glowing.
*"In the Haunted House" is referred to as its VHS name, "Inside the Haunted House", on the reverse cover, and as "In a Haunted House" on the menu.
*An error must have occurred when transferring the VHS of "In the Haunted House" to the DVD, as during the opening theme, the pitch gets slightly lower on the "down" of "Cruising on down Main Street".
*This is the first Warner DVD with one episode from each of the three seasons.
 	Holiday Special 	October 8, 2002 	
*Holiday Special
*In the Rainforest
*All Dried Up	A58165 	
*"All Dried Up" is new to home video.
* On rereleases, "All Dried Up" is replaced by "In the Arctic".
 	Space Adventures 	January 28, 2003 	
*Gets Lost in Space
*Out of This World
*Taking Flight	A58163 	
*On rereleases, "Taking Flight" is replaced by "Gains Weight" for Season 4 representation. Sometimes, "Goes on Air" is added, especially on digital.
*"Gets Lost in Space" is preceded by the KidVision logo in both Play All and when playing it individually, possibly as remains from when its VHS was transferred to DVD.
*This is the first Warner DVD not to include a Season 3 episode, as that is the only season in the entire franchise without a field trip to outer space.
 	Super Sports Fun 	September 28, 2004	
*Plays Ball
*Works Out
*Shows and Tells	A58181 	
*The 2004 releases are the only ones whose menus do not loop. After one loop of the menu, "Plays Ball" is cued.
*"Works Out" and "Shows and Tells" make their debut on home video.
 	Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! 	September 28, 2004	
*Gets Ants in Its Pants
*In a Beehive
*Butterfly and the Bog Beast	A58182 	
*The 2004 releases are the only ones whose menus do not loop. After one loop of the menu, "Gets Ants in Its Pants" is cued.
*The Seasons 1 and 2 VHS promo is shown before the opening theme for "Gets Ants in Its Pants", possibly as remains from when its tape was transferred.
 	Human Body 	September 6, 2005 	
*Flexes Its Muscles
*For Lunch
*Inside Ralphie	A58183 	
*This trio of episodes has stayed intact across various rereleases and even DVD regions.
*The 2005 releases are the last releases to include PBS tags.
 	Catches a Wave 	September 6, 2005 	
*Wet All Over
*Rocks and Rolls
*Ups and Downs	A58184 	
*Each episode is presented in its remaster.
*This is the only Warner DVD not to include a Season 1 episode.
*It is also the only Warner DVD not to include an episode recorded from a retail VHS.
*The 2005 releases are the last releases to include PBS tags.
==Scholastic Entertainment (2006)==
===DVD===
Scholastic Entertainment released select Season 4 episodes to home video across two DVDs in 2006. The menus are styled like the Warner releases (without Liz on the episode selections), except there are no DVD bonus features, and episodes are only available in American English with no captions.
The same aspect ratio and frame rate from the Warner releases are used. Episodes are presented in their modern remastered versions.
Image	Title 	Release Date	Episodes	Trivia
 	Sees Stars 	 	
*Sees Stars
*Gains Weight
*Goes on Air	
*For its repress on September 7, 2012 as Super Star Power, "Gains Weight" and "Goes on Air" were replaced by "Gets Planted" and "Goes Cellular" for the theme of "stardom" instead of a second aerospace compilation.
*The two space episodes would later appear on the digital release of the Space Adventures compilation by Warner Home Video, as they fit its space theme.
* The cover art matches the Region 4 DVD, The Magic School Bus: Exploring Space.
 	Takes a Dive	 	
*Takes a Dive
*Goes to Mussel Beach
*Gets Swamped	
*The cover art matches the Region 4 DVD, The Magic School Bus: Ups and Downs.
*On the menu, Professor Frizzle and Liz are in the spot where the Bus usually is in Sees Stars and the Warner catalog.
==New Video Group/Cinedigm (2012-2018)==
===DVD===
In September 2012, New Video Group and Cinedigm began distributing The Magic School Bus on DVD. These included a new, consistent cover art style, reissues of older compilations (albeit with some episodes changed), Season 4, and digital remasters for each episode. NewVideo plasters in a Nelvana logo from the time period of these DVDs over the blue Nelvana logo, which is commonly used in the credits of The Magic School Bus. Funding is omitted.
Taglines return since being absent on the 1996-2001 VHS tapes. They are now featured on the back of the box in a speech bubble from Professor Frizzle.
Episodes are available in the same aspect ratio and frame rate as before, in American English and Latin American Spanish.
For English Season 3 episodes, voices appear on the right speaker, and the soundtrack on the left. This can be solved by switching to mono and prioritizing the left audio track (through the “Left” option on VLC), as both music and voices are heard on this track.
The Holiday Special is always presented as its version from qubo and FOX Kids.
In the NewVideo era, these episodes made their first appearances on home video: "Meets the Rot Squad", "Revving Up", "Cold Feet", "In the Arctic", "Makes a Rainbow", "Gets a Bright Idea", "Goes Upstream", "Meets Molly Cule", "Cracks a Yolk", "Goes Cellular", "Gets Charged", "Makes a Stink", "In the City", and "Gets Programmed". 
====Compilations====
=====Individual Discs=====
Image	Name 	Release Date	Episodes	Notes
 	Space AdventuresGet lost in outer space. 	 	
*Gets Lost in Space
*Out of This World
*Gains Weight
*Bonus: Plays Ball	
*Rerelease of Warner's 2003 compilation.
*"Gains Weight" replaces "Taking Flight" from the original. The latter is instead moved to the new trilogy, The Magic School Bus Takes Flight.
*It is disc one of Blast Off! From Sea to Space.
*The bonus episode was taken from the Super Sports Fun remake from Field Trip Fun and Games.
*Standalone releases since 2014 include the fourth novel, The Magic School Bus: Space Explorers (1999).
 	Catches a WaveThe water cycle never stops. Hang ten! 	 	
*Wet All Over
* Ups and Downs
*Rocks and Rolls
*Bonus: Goes Upstream	
*Rerelease of Warner's 2005 compilation.
*It is disc two of Blast Off! From Sea to Space.
*The bonus episode was taken from the new compilation, The Busasaurus, from Field Trip Fun and Games.
*"Goes Upstream" is new to video.
 	The Food ChainCooking is chemistry! Let's get messy in the kitchen. 	 	
* Gets Eaten
* Meets the Rot Squad
* Gets Ready, Set, Dough
* Bonus: Butterfly and the Bog Beast	
*Original compilation.
*"Meets the Rot Squad" has its first time on video.
*It is disc three of Blast Off! From Sea to Space.
*The bonus episode is from the rerelease of Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! from Field Trip Fun and Games.
 	The BusasaurusDiscover roaring, slithering, and swimming animals. 	 	
* The Busasaurus
* Cold Feet
* Goes Upstream
* Bonus: Gets Eaten	
*Original compilation.
*This is disc 1 of Field Trip Fun and Games.
*"Cold Feet" and "Goes Upstream" debut on video.
*The English audio for "Cold Feet" is lower in pitch than it would normally be on PBS.
*The bonus is from The Food Chain from Blast Off from Sea to Space.
 	Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!Dance the Honey Bee Bop or flutter like a butterfly. 	 	
* Gets Ants in Its Pants
* Butterfly and the Bog Beast
* In a Beehive
* Bonus: Gains Weight	
*Rerelease of Warner's 2004 DVD.
*This is disc 2 of Field Trip Fun and Games.
*The bonus episode is from Space Adventures, off of Blast Off from Sea to Space.
 	Super Sports FunGet pumped up because it's time to play ball. 	 	
* Plays Ball
* Shows and Tells
* Works Out
* Bonus: Rocks and Rolls	
*Rerelease of Warner's 2004 DVD.
*This is disc 3 of Field Trip Fun and Games.
*The bonus episode is from the rerelease of Catches a Wave on Blast Off from Sea to Space.
 	Takes a DiveDive into oceanic and wetland adventures. 	 	
* Goes to Mussel Beach
* Gets Swamped
* Takes a Dive
* Bonus: For Lunch	
* Rerelease of Scholastic's 2006 DVD.
* This is disc 1 of Sea and Stars.
* The bonus episode is from the rerelease of 2005's Human Body, off of Planes and Robots.
* Rereleases since 2014 are packaged with the MSB novel, The Great Shark Escape.
 	Super Star PowerHop aboard The Magic School Bus and become super stars. 	 	
* Gets Planted
* Goes Cellular
* Sees Stars
* Bonus: Taking Flight	
* Rerelease of Scholastic's 2006 DVD, Sees Stars.
* "Gains Weight" and "Goes on Air" were replaced by "Gets Planted" and "Goes Cellular".
* This is disc 2 of Sea and Stars.
* The bonus episode is from Takes Flight on Planes and Robots.
 	Takes FlightWhoosh! Get ready to fly, glide, and hop through the air. 	 	
* Kicks Up a Storm
* Taking Flight
* Hops Home
* Bonus: Taking Flight	
* Original compilation.
* "Taking Flight" is moved from Space Adventures to its new, eponymous compilation.
* This is disc 1 of Planes and Robots.
* The bonus episode is from Takes a Dive on Sea and Stars.
 	Human BodyThere's action, adventure, and excitement all inside the human body! Get ready for a rip-roaring field trip.	 	
* For Lunch
* Inside Ralphie
* Flexes Its Muscles
* Bonus: Gets Planted	
* Rerelease of Warner's 2005 compilation.
* 2014–present releases are packaged with the MSB novel, The Search for the Missing Bones.
* This is disc 2 of Planes and Robots.
* The bonus episode is from Super Star Power on Sea and Stars.
====Season and Series Sets====
Image	Name 	Release Date 	No. of Discs	Notes
 	The Complete Series (25th Anniversary Edition)	September 7, 2012	8 	
*"Makes a Rainbow", "Gets a Bright Idea", and many Season 4 episodes make their home video debut.
*Released for the 25th anniversary (2011) of The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks.
 	Season One 	2015 	2 	
 	Season Two 	2015 	2 	
 	Season Three 	2015 	2 	
 	Season Four 	2015 	2 	
*The release of Season 4 sorts episodes in production order.
 	The Complete Series (30th Anniversary Edition)	August 21, 2018 	6 	Commemorates the 30th anniversary (2016) of The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks. Includes 6 discs as opposed to 8.
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