Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.

Those were the brilliant words of Ms. Frizzle, the eccentric, enthusiastic, bewitching 4th grade teacher who graced our TV sets and led her students on adventures that combined a TON OF REAL SCIENCE with all the fun of being a kid in the 90s.

This week, Eric and I are discussing the Magic School Bus – its book-to-TV background, notable episodes and themes, the legacy, and we even go in depth about Ms. Frizzle herself. So grab some chocolate milk and settle in with us as we travel in time all the way back to 1994 to learn about the field trips we wish we had with a teacher we all admired.

The Magic School Bus Made the World Safe for Weird Teachers, Slate.com, July 2020 https://slate.com/culture/2020/07/magic-school-bus-ms-frizzle-joanna-cole-weird-teachers.html