The Magic School Bus Gets Glitch-ified!

**The Magic School Bus Gets Glitch-ified** is an episode based on the Secret Files book of the same name

## Plot/Synopsis

**Barney and the rest of the gang have collected a surprise for Jared, who hasn't been having the best week, to cheer him up. They climb aboard the Magic School Bus to get home quickly, but after taking a short-cut through Wilfrid Laurier University, the bus seems to be having some hiccups due to the nearby vibes of Jackson Mayers and Maddy Cabral messing with the bus's vibe-powered controls, causing it to malfunction, but they keep pressing on. Especially since they have been spotted by the couple themselves. With Barney at the wheel of the famous bus, it's a race to the rescue you do not want to miss! Will the Dream Team deliver the surprise in time for Jared, or will their number be up by Laurier's number-one basketball star? Life is truly a highway when imagination and magic buses collide!**

## Cast of Characters

* Jared
* Barney
* Baby Bop
* BJ
* Riff
* Digit
* Monique
* Myla
* Libby
* Jay Jay
* Tracy
* Herky
* Snuffy
* Revvin Evan
* Tuffy
* Digit
* Widget
* Liz
* The Magic School Bus
* Madeline Cabral
* Jackson Mayers

## Music

### Songs

1. Jared and Friends Theme
2. The Sad Song
3. Let's Go
4. The Wheels on Our Bus
5. What Should We Do?
6. Thinkety-Think
7. You Can't Win
8. We're Gonna Find a Way (Snippet)
9. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane/Rascal Flatts Version
10. The Magic School Bus Theme Song (extended)
11. I Love You

### Background Music

* Magic School Bus Theme (Instrumental)
* Bloomix The Power of the Dragon (Instrumental)
* Poseidome (SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom)
* Toxic - Britney Spears
* Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane

## Trivia/Notes

* This episode can be considered a continuation/"real-world sequel" of Escape from Cabral Castle, the eighth season finale
* The "Magic School Bus" leitmotif is obviously featured heavily in the score of this episode, especially the iconic travel theme from the original 1994 TV series at the start of the episode
* This is one episode where Jared has little to no involvement in the mission, allowing the rest of the Dream Team to be fleshed out more without him (and it keeps the continuity of Jared not running into Maddy yet)
* The events of "Escape from Cabral Castle" are brought up a few times
* This is the first episode of the updated design of the Magic COOL Bus
* This is one of the few episodes and the first since Season 2 where Liz can talk, akin to the original MSB books and the early PC games
* The Bus is glitching similarly to In The Zone, but obviously less extreme, as well as Gets, Ready, Set, Dough in one scene
* **Behind the scenes:** The humming/bus singing was inspired by In the Zone and actually done by Jared behind the scenes
* It's revealed that "Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane is The Magic School Bus's favorite song
* The lyrics to the Magic School Bus theme song are altered as a way for the imaginaries to tell Jared about their adventure
	+ The extended instrumental from the ending credits of 'A Magic School Bus Halloween' is utilized as well
* It's unknown why Jackson is able to see Barney, the Bus, and the other imaginaries, but it was explained in the book that Jack was able to see them because of him dating Maddy, who could already see everyone. This fact wasn't blatantly said in the episode itself, but it was hinted between the first interaction between Jackson and Barney at the wheel of the Bus