Wanda Li

Wanda Li (born April 9th, 1984) is one of the main female protagonists in The Magic School Bus. She is the beautiful, joyful, pretty and boisterous tomboy of the class. She's always willing to jump into adventure and going where "no kid has gone before." Despite her tough exterior, she loves ballet, especially The Nutcracker. Her favorite singer is Molly Cule, and, like Ralphie, she loves sports. Despite appearing shorter than the others at times, she's the highest jumper in the class. In "Takes a Dive", she shows her love of pirates and desire to be one. She also has an interest in acting and aviation.
She was voiced by Lisa Yamanaka, in the reboot, she was voiced by Lynsey Pham, in the Robot Chicken, she was voiced by Ally Maki, and in the Japanese dub from the series, she was voiced by Emi Motoi.
==History==
Despite having told her he's no good under pressure, Wanda has Arnold try to break a gum chewing record for her in "For Lunch." Since she has a new filling, she can't do it herself, but she wants the prize for breaking the record: Two free tickets to Action Mountain. She has a pet bullfrog named Bella that she seems to spoil in "Hops Home," but Bella gets loose, and when Wanda finds that she's happy in her natural habitat, she leaves her there. She wins a class rot competition in "Meets the Rot Squad," her prize being a baby tree. She wants to plant it on an abandoned lot (which she plans to turn into a park called "Wanda World"), but after touring the rotted log, she regrets calling Larry's Log Away.
Wanda's love of flying and dream of being a pilot is shown in "Taking Flight." After hearing about a sea monster at the bottom of Walker Lake, she decides she must dive in to find it ("Ups and Downs"). As it turns out, it's a hoax created by local TV reporter, Gerri Poveri, much to her disappointment. The monster tries to defeat Wanda.
In "In the Arctic," she mentions her hate for the cold. Instead of going on a field trip to a bridge being built, the class ends up shrunk in her house in "Under Construction" when her little brother, William, gets a hold of the shrinkerscope. She wishes recycling had never been invented in "Holiday Special" after her favorite toy soldier is accidentally recycled.
When Wanda's favorite singer, Molly Cule, is in town, she proposes the class set up a car wash, as Molly gets her car cleaned before every show ("Meets Molly Cule"). She's thrilled to find out Molly and Ms. Frizzle are old friends. She wants to help Arnold find out why he's orange in "Goes Cellular," and in "Takes a Dive," she refuses to work in partners, wanting to go solo as a pirate during a treasure hunt.
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Although Wanda and her family are of Chinese descent, her voiceover Lisa Yamanaka is of Japanese descent.
*Wanda is the only student who has black hair.
*What is the only student who's father wasn't mentioned.
*Wanda was the first major character to cry.
*She plays trombone.
*She is the middle child of three siblings.
*Wanda is the third tallest kid.
*She, Arnold and Tim All wear Green.
*She has a baby brother named William.
*She has an older brother named Henry.
*Like Ralphie, she loves sports.
*She is a middle child and only daughter to her parents.
*She is from China.
*Wanda loves animals.
*She is left-handed, like Phoebe and Carlos.
*Wanda star sign is Aries(♈).
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