The WORST episodes of The Magic School Bus Rides Again

Every episode of The Magic School Bus Rides Again ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Magic School Bus Rides Again!

Ms. Frizzle's kid sister Fiona takes the wheel at Walkerville Elementary, leading the class on wild adventures packed with science-fueled fun.

Last Updated: 3/24/2026Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

5.75

12 votes

#1 - Ghost Farm

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2018

Wanda's been so busy planning this year's Fall Fun Feast that she forgot about the food. Now her only hope is a farm that's supposedly haunted. Gulp!

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6.40

10 votes

#2 - Ready, Set, Fail!

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/13/2018

While building (and rebuilding) their own space rover to tackle the terrain on a faraway planet, Jyoti and the class learn that it's OK to fail.

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6.59

27 votes

#3 - The Magnetic Mambo

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2017

While visiting a mountain made of magnetite, Ralphie and the class shrink to subatomic size to get some hot tips for their disorganized dance troupe.

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6.70

20 votes

#4 - Hides and Seeks

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/29/2017

Determined to outwit an old rival, DA applies the art of animal camouflage to a schoolwide game of extreme hide-and-seek.

6.90

10 votes

#5 - Tim and the Talking Trees

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/13/2018

Ralphie doesn't believe Tim when he tells him that trees can talk, so Ms. Frizzle takes the class to a forest that's louder than it looks.

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7.00

28 votes

#6 - The Battle for Rock Mountain

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2017

Tim pens an original comic book for the school's upcoming time capsule ceremony that pits Weatherman against Captain Rock man. But who will win?

7.11

9 votes

#7 - Janet's Mystery Gene

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/13/2018

The bus takes Ms. Frizzle and the class deep inside Arnold's cousin Janet to learn why our genes makes us look, act and feel the way we do.

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7.18

38 votes

#8 - Pigs in the Wind

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2017

A field trip to the worl'ds windiest mountain helps Keesha and the class strengthen a set piece for a sequel to "The Three Little Pigs."

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7.26

19 votes

#9 - Monster Power

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/29/2017

A skittish Arnold looks to alternative energy sources to help keep his fears at bay while camping outdoors with Ms. Frizzle and the class.

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7.32

19 votes

#10 - The Tales Glaciers Tell

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/29/2017

An icy glacier's eye-opening birth story helps a data-driven DA -- who's not one for public speaking -- deliver a talk to a sold-out crowd.

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7.35

20 votes

#11 - Three in One

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/29/2017

A lesson on water and its three basic forms -- solid, liquid and gas -- inspires Jyoti's submission for a "3-in-1 Gizmo That Goes" contest.

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7.48

23 votes

#12 - Carlos Gets the Sneezes

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/29/2017

Carlos plans to convince the principal to let the students keep a pet rat in the classroom. But first, he'll have to stop sneezing.

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7.52

33 votes

#13 - In the Swim

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2017

Ms. Frizzle takes the class to Hawaii, where an overprotective Wanda gets schooled when she's forced to think like a tiny fish.

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7.52

63 votes

#14 - Frizzle of the Future

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2017

Change is good for everyone except Arnold, who's worried that a new teacher -- Ms. Frizzle's younger sister -- will alter the class's "ecosystem."

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7.60

15 votes

#15 - Claw and Order

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2018

From scratch marks to stolen pepperoni slices, the science classroom's a mess -- and all clues seem to point to Wanda's bird friend, Marty the Magpie.

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7.64

14 votes

#16 - The Good, the Bad and the Gnocchi

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/13/2018

A race between competitive brothers Carlos and Mikey takes the gang to the top of an in-pasta-ble mountain, where they learn about simple machines.

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7.69

16 votes

#17 - DA and the Deep Blue Sea

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/29/2017

Ms. Frizzle turns the magic School Bus into a submarine to take the class into the ocean's darkest depths and retrieve Jyoti's high-tech locket.

7.75

12 votes

#18 - I Spy with my Animal Eyes

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2018

The kids learn to see the world through the eyes of different animals when a careless Arnold loses Carlos's pet rat -- then turns her invisible!

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7.76

21 votes

#19 - Space Mission: Selfie

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/29/2017

An out-of-this-world class trip takes the students up into space, where a selfie-obsessed Keesha accidentally sparks disaster.

7.76

17 votes

#20 - Ralphie Strikes a Nerve

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/29/2017

The class constructs a giant robot with help from brainy scientist Dr. Sarah Bellum, then takes a look inside Ralphie's nervous system.

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7.88

16 votes

#21 - The Land Before Tim

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2018

When the class gets an invite to compete on Tim's favorite TV game show, the bus takes them all back in time to bone up on how fossils are formed.

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8.00

7 votes

#22 - Waste Not, Want Not

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/13/2018

Every person and animal poops. But the class isn't convinced that this so-called "brown gold" is as valuable as DA's famous inventor uncle says it is.

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