The Magic School Bus's 35th Anniversary

**MegaSceptile001's fanmade 35th anniversary celebration of The Magic School Bus** should have happened in **2021.**

## Highlights

### 4K UHD/Blu-ray Releases of The Magic School Bus and MSBRA, and The Original Series' HD and 4K Remaster

* Thanks to Universal Studios and their future movie, The Magic School Bus and The Magic School Bus Rides Again make their debut on the Blu-ray Disc family of media (standard Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD). Many episodes are released either standalone (reusing the NTSC VHS cover art from the KidVision era) or in multi-episode discs. The Collectible Postcards return from the VHS releases, and new Collectible Postcards and cover art were made for Rides Again and the original series episodes without VHS releases. The original series is remastered in 4K Ultra HD, being downscaled to 1080p for the Blu-ray releases. *A Magic School Bus Halloween* (a compilation of Haunted House/Going Batty that aired on PBS in 1995 and got a VHS release in 1996), the full Holiday Special (the 1996 PBS Behind the Scenes airing that was uploaded to Vimeo by the voice of Murph in 2015), and the Joanna Cole dedication specials (Kids in Space, the Frizz Connection, In the Zone) get ported to and make their debut on disc. New DVDs are also released, and the content is just downscaled SD versions of the HD remasters. The original VHS cover art is used on the standalone DVD packaging, the newer VHS cover art is used on the Blu-ray packaging, and an entirely original cover is used for 4K Ultra HD packaging. The BD and DVD boxes are yellow instead of blue to match the Bus, however UHD-BD boxes remain black.
* Many Blu-ray compilations include both series.
* Aside from its standalone release with just the episode, a limited release of "The Frizz Connection" has three "editions": The Frizz edition, Fiona edition, and Frizzle edition. Each version has a different set of three extra episodes and its namesake Frizzle Fragment on the cover art, disc, and Video Collection Postcard.
	+ "Watch Scholastic's The Magic School Bus on PBS" on the back of the postcard is replaced with "Watch Scholastic's The Magic School Bus (Rides Again) on Digital".

### The Book Series

* The original books by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen are rereleased in a special edition hardback. The logo on the book matches the logos for the Joanna Cole Specials of Rides Again: the Magic School Bus logo and the book title are written in the Rides Again font.
* Also, the tie-in books for the original series are re-released in hardcover as well, with tie-in books for original and Rides Again episodes without tie-in entries (unless they are based on the Cole/Degen books or the Rides Again visual novels and level 2 readers) are being made too. The "A Book about <topic>" tagline is shown on the covers.

### The 1994-2001 CD ROM Games Get a Switch, STEAM, Xbox Series, and PS5 Port and Rides Again Redesign

* The original Microsoft Home CD-ROM games are ported to the Nintendo Switch (Lite/OLED), STEAM, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. They are rated E on the ESRB, Pegi 7, and Cero A. They are updated to include Rides Again characters. The game names are changed (ex: "The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Solar System instead of "The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System") Jyoti does all of Phoebe's reports and replaces Phoebe, and Ms. Fiona Frizzle replaces the professor. Just like in the original CD ROMS, the voice actors from the TV series voice the characters (however it's the Rides Again cast. Kate McKinnon reprises her role as Ms. Frizzle)
* The "Scholastic's" tagline from 1994-2012 returns, being used with Rides Again for the first time "Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Rides Again".