The Magic School Bus (TV Series)

**Scholastic's The Magic School Bus**, known by fans as **the Original Series** of shortened to **The Magic School Bus**, is American-Canadian animated children's television series based on The Magic School Bus book series by Joanna Cole. It is followed by its sequel, Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Rides Again. PBS Version of September 10, 1994-September 25, 1998.

## Cast

### Main Characters

* Ms. Valerie Frizzle
* Arnold Perlstein
* Carlos Ramon
* Dorothy Ann Hudson
* Keesha Franklin
* Phoebe Terese
* Ralphie Tennelli
* Tim Wright
* Wanda Li
* The Producers

### Recurring and One-Time Characters

* Renessa Blitz as Janet Perlstein (Arnold's cousin)
* Tyne Daly and Catherine O'Hara as Dr. Tennelli (Ralphie's mother)
* Susan Blu as Bella Li (Wanda's former pet frog) and Fisherwoman
* Ed Begley, Jr. as Larry the Log-Away Guy
* Carol Channing as Professor Cornelia C. Contralto II
* Catherine Thompson as Ghost of Cornelia C. Contralto II
* Dom DeLuise as The Baker
* Bryon Abalos as The Boy
* Robby Benson as Mr. Archibald Seedplot (Phoebe's old teacher) (and current in Rides Again)
* Tony Randall as R.U. Humerus
* Rita Moreno as Dr. Carmina Skeledon
* Amos Crawley as Harry Arm
* Elliott Gould as Mr. Perlstein (Arnold's father)
* Edward James Olmos as Mr. Ramon (Carlos' father)
* Dana Elcar as Mr. Terese (Phoebe's father)
* Swoosie Kurtz as Mrs. Hudson (Dorothy Ann's mother)
* Eartha Kitt as Mrs. Franklin (Keesha's grandmother)
* Flora Sajni as Tiffany
* Sherman Hemsley as Mr. Junkett
* Kevin Zegers as Mikey Ramon (Carlos' younger brother)
* Michael York as Harry Herpst
* Cindy Williams as Gerri Poveri
* Rosalind Chao as Mrs. Li (Wanda's mother)
* Gabriel Martinez as Richie
* Danny Tamberelli as Howard
* Kharisma as Katie
* Ed Asner as General Araneus
* Alex Trebek as Himself
* Paul Winfield as Mr. Ruhle
* Dan Marino as Mr. Sinew
* Matt Frewer as Inspector 47
* Jessica Walter as Ashley Walker-Club Dupree
* Dolly Patton as Murph Frizzle (Professor Valerie Frizzle's cousin)
* Cast and Crew as Themselves
* Wynonna Judd as Molly Cule
* Dabney Coleman as Horace Scope
* Bebe Neuwirth as Flora Whiff
* Malcolm McDowell as Mr. McClean

## Seasons

* Season 1 (1994)
* Season 2 (1995)
* Season 3 (1996)
* Season 4 (1997)

## Specials

* A Magic School Bus Halloween
* The Magic School Bus: Family Holiday Special

## PBS Fundings

* National Science Foundation (September 10, 1994-September 25, 1998)
* Microsoft (September 10, 1994-September 6, 1997) (Microsoft Home in Season 1 and 2; Microsoft in Season 3)
* Toyota (September 17, 1994-October 8, 1994)
* Delta Air Lines (September 17, 1994-September 6, 1997)
* PepsiCo (October 15, 1994-March 11, 1995)
* SCE Corp (March 18, 1995-January 13, 1996)
* Amtrak (October 31, 1995) (December 25, 1996)
* Edison International (January 20, 1996-September 25, 1998)
* Chuck E. Cheese's (September 13, 1997-September 25, 1998)
* Discovery Zone (September 13, 1997-September 25, 1998)
* U.S. Department of Energy (September 10, 1994-September 6, 1997)
* Carnegie Corporation of New York (September 10, 1994-September 25, 1998)
* National Endowment for Children's Educational Television (April 23, 1996)
* The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (April 23, 1996)
* Corporation for Public Broadcasting (September 9, 1995-September 6, 1997)
* Viewers Like You (September 9, 1995-September 25, 1998)