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The Magic School Bus Season 3 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Saturday, September 14, 1996

Ended: Wednesday, December 25, 1996

When does The Magic School Bus Season 3 come out?

The Magic School Bus Season 3 premiered Saturday, September 14, 1996 on PBS Kids and ended Wednesday, December 25, 1996. The season has 13 episodes.

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The Magic School Bus Season 3 release schedule

The Magic School Bus Season 3 episode release dates
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1. In a Beehive

Tim’s beekeeper Grandfather has the sweetest honey in town. Ms. Frizzle turns her class into bees so they can visit a hive and learn how raw honey is processed firsthand.

Saturday · 30 years ago

2. In the Arctic

“Where did the hot go?” wonders Arnold when his hot cocoa cools off. So, Ms. Frizzle whisks the class to the Arctic!

Saturday · 30 years ago

3. Spins a Web

Ms. Frizzle transports the class into a 1950s horror movie, where a 50-foot praying mantis is wreaking havoc on the town. Ed Asner stars as the film’s power-mad protagonist, General Araneus.

Saturday · 30 years ago

4. Under Construction

Two inches tall and trapped in a bathroom at Wanda’s house, the kids must use what they’ve learned about structures to escape before Wanda’s mother discovers them.

Saturday · 30 years ago

5. Gets a Bright Idea

The light show at Walkerville’s old theater is illuminating, but Arnold’s bossy cousin Janet claims she could put on a much better show—if there wasn’t a ghost living in the theater!

Saturday · 30 years ago

6. Shows and Tells

Arnold brings in a webbed hoop for the International Show-and-Tell Competition, left behind by his great-aunt, a famous archaeologist, but he has no idea what it is! Can the kids find out what it is before he takes the stage? With Alex Trebek as the “Sportscaster.”

Saturday · 30 years ago

7. Makes a Rainbow

The class finds Ms. Frizzle inside her closet—playing a pinball machine she created with light pulses instead of steel balls. With time and the light pulses running out, the kids must discover the secrets of color—before the principal, Mr. Ruhle, discovers them!

Saturday · 30 years ago

8. Goes Upstream

Ralphie wants to serve salmon at the annual school picnic, but he can’t find any at his favorite fishing spot. But when the kids are “Frizzled” inside a salmon-bus they have an uncontrollable urge to head upriver.

Saturday · 30 years ago

9. Works Out

Is Mr. Sinew any match for the Friz? At this year’s “Teacher-athlon,” the kids fear Ms. Frizzle doesn’t stand a chance against the muscle-bound gym teacher from another school, so the class travels inside her body for a closer look.

Saturday · 30 years ago

10. Gets Planted

Phoebe tries to grow a vine for the school play, Jack and the Beanstalk. But her plant is more like a beansprout than a beanstalk! With the opening curtain only moments away, Ms. Frizzle turns Phoebe into a bean plant so she’ll grow into the star of the show!

Saturday · 30 years ago

11. In the Rainforest

The kids rent a rainforest cocoa tree as an Earth Day present for Ms. Frizzle. But when the harvest arrives, there’s only one shrivelled cocoa bean! Ms. Frizzle takes the class to the rainforest to meet the impeccable Inspector 47 who keeps a tidy, mud-free cocoa grove. What has he done to the rainforest's intricate ecology web?

Saturday · 29 years ago

12. Rocks and Rolls

To celebrate the founding of Walkerville, Ms. Frizzle’s class sculpts a stone likeness of its founding father, Captain Walker. As they add the finishing touches, the statue tumbles down the mountain. Ms. Frizzle turns the Bus into a huge boulder and the kids into rocks while bumping down the mountain in a desperate attempt to save the statue.

Saturday · 29 years ago

13. Holiday Special Finale

Wanda plans to see The Nutcracker ballet, but during a trip to Murph’s recycling plant, the toy soldier she needs to get into the theater accidentally becomes a plastic pellet! Ms. Frizzle activates the Bus’s Un-Recycler, taking the class and Murph on a song-filled field trip, where they learn how everyday items are made from recycled trash.

Wednesday · 29 years ago

The Magic School Bus Season 3 guest stars

  • Ed Asner

    Ed Asner

    Gen. Aranius (voice)

  • Alex Trebek

    Alex Trebek

    Announcer (voice)

  • Matt Frewer

    Matt Frewer

    Inspector 47 (voice)

  • Jessica Walter

    Jessica Walter

    Ashlee Walker Club Dupree (voice)

  • Dolly Parton

    Dolly Parton

    Katrina Eloise 'Murph' Murphy (voice)

  • Paul Winfield

    Paul Winfield

    Mr. Ruhle (voice)

  • Dan Marino

    Dan Marino

    Garth Sinew (voice)

  • Rosalind Chao

    Rosalind Chao

    Mrs. Li (voice)

  • Don Dickinson

    Customer (voice)

  • Amos Crawley

    Amos Crawley

    Harry Arm (voice)

  • Lance Paton

    Caller (voice)

  • Ashley Taylor

    Ashley Taylor

    Caller (voice)

  • Ashley Brown

    Ashley Brown

    Caller (voice)

The Magic School Bus Season 3 FAQ

When does The Magic School Bus Season 3 come out?

The Magic School Bus Season 3 premiered Saturday, September 14, 1996 on PBS Kids.

How many episodes are in The Magic School Bus Season 3?

The Magic School Bus Season 3 has 13 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Magic School Bus Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Magic School Bus Season 3 finale?

The The Magic School Bus Season 3 finale (Episode 13) aired Wednesday, December 25, 1996.

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