The Magic School Bus/Home media

The following is a list of home-video releases of The Magic School Bus, released for the United States and Canada (NTSC and DVD Region 1).

Warner Home Video (1995-2012)

The first three seasons of the original series was distributed by Warner Home Video from 1995 to 2012.

VHS

Various individual episodes of the first three seasons of The Magic School Bus were released on VHS in English and French between 1995 and 2002. They were distributed by Warner Home Video under its KidVision division. Apart from logos and trailers, these tapes include the full opening theme, the episode, Is This The Magic School Bus, the ending funding credits, and the 1986-2021 book series promo. English closed-captioning is included on the English versions.

Some episodes that were released to video together were included in boxed collector's edition sets called "The Magic School Bus: Video Collections". Some of them were "Gets Lost in Space" and "For Lunch", "Hops Home", "Inside Ralphie", and "Gets Eaten", or "The Busasaurus", "Taking Flight", and "Flexes Its Muscles".

First wave (1995 and 1996)

The first wave of tapes were released in 1995 and 1996. These featured select Season 1 and Season 2 episodes, including A Magic School Bus Halloween. The 1995 releases featured a collectible postcard with information about the episode's topic. The 1996 releases did not have postcards. Tapes from this wave came with an advertisement insert for the French Toast clothing brand featuring Magic School Bus fan Lindley Mayer.

Cover Artwork	Title	Release Date	Topic	Catalogs	Postcard Artwork
File:EP01 VHS 01.jpg	Gets Lost in Space	February 1, 1995	The Solar System	51200-3 51226-3
File:EP02 VHS.jpg	For Lunch		Digestion	51201-3 51227-3
File:EP03 VHS.jpg	Inside Ralphie	June 13, 1995	Human Health	51202-3 51228-3
File:EP05 VHS 01.jpg	Hops Home		Habitats	51203-3 51229-3
File:EP04 VHS.jpg	Gets Eaten		Food Chains	51204-3 51230-3	File:Gets Eaten VHS Postcard.png
File:EP08 VHS 01.jpg	Inside the Haunted House	September 12, 1995	Sound	51206-3 51232-3
File:630393336X 03.jpg	Plays Ball	February 13, 1996	Forces and Motion	51209-3 51235-3
File:Goes to Seed (VHS, NTSC, front).png	Goes to Seed		Seeds	51211-3 51237-3
File:Kicks Up A Storm.jpg	Kicks Up a Storm		Weather	51212-3 51238-3
File:51X5NA0XP9L.jpg	Blows Its Top	October 1, 1996	Volcanoes	51221-3 51247-3
File:511BVFZT5BL AC .jpg	Going Batty		Bats	51224-3 51250-3
File:Going Batty + In the Haunted House (VHS, 1996, NTSC).jpg	Going Batty + Inside the Haunted House		Sound and Bats	51276-3

Second wave (1997-2002)

The second wave of videos were released from 1997 to 2002 and changed up the box-art design, which now features a "tagline" for the episode that is on the tape (example: "Take a Field Trip That's Out-of-This-World" for "Gets Lost in Space"). Select episodes were rereleased with this box art type. Episodes that were new to video in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 had a "NEW" marker on their covers. Episodes that were new to video in 2001 and 2002 did not have a "NEW" marker, similar to the represses.

Cover Artwork	Title and Tagline	Release Date	Topic	Catalogs	New release? (has "NEW" on cover)
File:28547 FlxMc.jpg	Flexes Its Muscles Let's Put Every Body to Work	April 15, 1997	Body Mechanics	51222-3 51248-3	New
File:51CJ2RVKWRL.jpg	The Busasaurus Bone Up on Prehistoric Animals		Dinosaurs	51223-3 51249-3	New
File:Taking Flight (VHS, NTSC, front).png	Taking Flight All Aboard for Some Plane Facts		Flight	51216-3 51242-3	New
File:EP01 VHS 02.jpg	Gets Lost in Space Take a Trip That's Out of This World	July 29, 1997	The Solar System	51200-3	Rerelease
File:EP08 VHS 02.jpg	Inside the Haunted House Sssounds Like Something Spooky's Going On Here!		Sound	51206-3	Rerelease
File:Gets Ready, Set, Dough (VHS).jpg	Ready, Set, Dough Chemistry—It's a Piece of Cake		Kitchen Chemistry	51208-3	New
File:Plays Ball VHS 02.jpg	Plays Ball A Homerun with Physics		Forces	51209-3	Rerelease
File:1568327439 02.jpg	Gets Ants in Its Pants Caution—Ants at Work		Ants	51210-3	New
File:Blows Its Top VHS 02.jpg	Blows Its Top Volcanoes—An Explosive Adventure		Volcanoes	51221-3	Rerelease
File:Going Batty (VHS, NTSC, front) alt.png	Going Batty Meet Animals with an Interesting Nightlife		Bats	51224-3	Rerelease
File:28546 The25MB.jpg	Out Of This World A Crash Course in Asteroids and Meteors	February 17, 1998	Space Rocks	A58106	New
File:156832779X LZ.jpg	Getting Energized Using New Energy Sources		Energy	A58107	New
File:EP05 VHS 02.jpg	Hops Home Looking into Nature's Own "Living Rooms"	April 20, 1999	Habitat	A58133	Rerelease
File:Goes to Seed VHS 02.jpg	Goes to Seed Growing Places with Plants		Seeds	A58134	Rerelease
File:Kicks Up a Storm VHS 02.jpg	Kicks Up a Storm How to Become Weather-wise		Weather	A58135	Rerelease
	Butterflies! A Flurry of Exciting Winged Activity	July 27, 1999	Butterflies	A58136	New
File:517S7EQ3QSL AC .jpg	In a Beehive The Buzz about Bees		Bees	A58138	New
File:24398 Web.jpg	Spins a Web The Special Ways of Spiders		Spiders	A58139	New
File:Under Construction (VHS, NTSC, front).png	Under Construction The Power of Building	April 25, 2000	Structures	A58146	New
File:51NX1603KDL.jpg	In the Rainforest A Tropical Paradise Adventure		Rainforest Ecology	A58147	New
File:51WM1PTQ1BL SS500.jpg	Gets Planted Helping a Tiny Sprout Grow Tall	July 3, 2001	Plants	A58157	New without indicator
File:44580293 UY630 SR1200,630.jpg	Makes a Rainbow The Secrets of Colors		Rainbows	A58158	New without indicator
File:Holiday Special 2002 DVD front.jpg	Holiday Special	October 8, 2002	Not mentioned	A58165	New without indicator

Three episodes

On August 8, 2000, Warner released two VHS tapes featuring three episodes each: The Magic School Bus: Greatest Adventures and The Magic School Bus: Creepy, Crawly Fun!, which released on DVD in 2017 and 2002 respectively.

Image	Title	Release Date	Episodes	Catalogs	Notes
File:Greatest Adventures.jpg	Greatest Adventures	August 8, 2000	Gets Lost in Space, In a Pickle,The Busasaurus	A58150	"In a Pickle" debuts on home video. "Gets Lost in Space" and "The Busasaurus" include their funding credits, while they are cut from "In a Pickle".
File:Creepy Crawly Fun 2000 VHS front.png	Creepy, Crawly Fun!		In the Haunted House, Going Batty, Spins a Web	A58151	"In the Haunted House" and "Going Batty" are separated and not presented as A Magic School Bus Halloween.

DVD

Warner began releasing the first three seasons of The Magic School Bus on DVD from 2002 to 2005 when it released a DVD port of The Magic School Bus: Creepy Crawly Fun. These DVDs each have three episodes like the videos from 8/8/2000, alongside remastered versions of the VHS promos, DVD-ROM features through the Inter-Actual Player, and (not on 2004 releases) DVD menu games.

Episodes are presented in 720x480i, with 29.97 interlaced frames per second. Optional English closed captions are available (albeit internally only), and episodes are presented in American English, European French (slowed-down from the original SECAM broadcast), and Latin American Spanish.

The Warner DVD roster is the last set of releases to include the PBS funding credits and 1986-2021 book series promo. Furthermore, the 2005 discs, The Magic School Bus: Catches a Wave and The Magic School Bus Human Body, mark the final overall appearances of The Magic School Bus's PBS tags in their 11-year timeframe.

A different master is used depending on the episode:

• Gets Lost in Space, For Lunch, Inside Ralphie, In the Haunted House, Plays Ball, Gets Ants in Its Pants, Going Batty, Butterfly and the Bog Beast, and Out of This World were recorded straight from their retail VHS releases. These include the opening theme, the episode, Is This the Magic School Bus?, the PBS tags, and the book series promo.
• All Dried Up, Flexes Its Muscles, Wet All Over, Taking Flight, and Ups and Downs are presented in their Discovery Education remastered versions, which would go on to be the main prints of The Magic School Bus episodes for streaming platforms, educational sites, and future DVD releases.
• All Season 3 episodes use a mixture of the former two types. These are the digital remasters with PBS funding credits ripped from a Season 3 VHS, which are plastered in after the episode.

Image	Title	Release Date	Episodes	Catalogs	Trivia
File:Creepy Crawly Fun 2002 front.jpg	Creepy, Crawly Fun!	August 20, 2002	In the Haunted House Going Batty Spins a Web	A58164	When selecting episodes on the menu, a checkmark is used instead of the sticky note glowing. "In the Haunted House" is referred to as its VHS name, "Inside the Haunted House", on the reverse cover, and as "In a Haunted House" on the menu. An error must have occurred when transferring the VHS of "In the Haunted House" to the DVD, as during the opening theme, the pitch gets slightly lower on the "down" of "Cruising on down Main Street". This is the first Warner DVD with one episode from each of the three seasons.
File:Holiday Special 2002 DVD front.jpg	Holiday Special	October 8, 2002	Holiday Special In the Rainforest All Dried Up	A58165	"All Dried Up" is new to home video. On rereleases, "All Dried Up" is replaced by "In the Arctic".
File:Space Adventures 2003 front.jpg	Space Adventures	January 28, 2003	Gets Lost in Space Out of This World Taking Flight	A58163	On rereleases, "Taking Flight" is replaced by "Gains Weight" for Season 4 representation. Sometimes, "Goes on Air" is added, especially on digital. "Gets Lost in Space" is preceded by the KidVision logo in both Play All and when playing it individually, possibly as remains from when its VHS was transferred to DVD. This is the first Warner DVD not to include a Season 3 episode, as that is the only season in the entire franchise without a field trip to outer space.
File:Super Sports Fun 2004 front.jpg	Super Sports Fun	September 28, 2004	Plays Ball Works Out Shows and Tells	A58181	The 2004 releases are the only ones whose menus do not loop. After one loop of the menu, "Plays Ball" is cued. "Works Out" and "Shows and Tells" make their debut on home video.
File:Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! (DVD, 2004, NTSC) Front.jpg	Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!		Gets Ants in Its Pants In a Beehive Butterfly and the Bog Beast	A58182	The 2004 releases are the only ones whose menus do not loop. After one loop of the menu, "Gets Ants in Its Pants" is cued. The Seasons 1 and 2 VHS promo is shown before the opening theme for "Gets Ants in Its Pants", possibly as remains from when its tape was transferred.
File:Human Body 2005 front.jpg	Human Body	September 6, 2005	Flexes Its Muscles For Lunch Inside Ralphie	A58183	This trio of episodes has stayed intact across various rereleases and even DVD regions. The 2005 releases are the last releases to include PBS tags.
File:Catches a Wave 2005 front.jpg	Catches a Wave		Wet All Over Rocks and Rolls Ups and Downs	A58184	Each episode is presented in its remaster. This is the only Warner DVD not to include a Season 1 episode. It is also the only Warner DVD not to include an episode recorded from a retail VHS. The 2005 releases are the last releases to include PBS tags.

Scholastic Entertainment (2006)

DVD

Scholastic Entertainment released select Season 4 episodes to home video across two DVDs in 2006. The menus are styled like the Warner releases (without Liz on the episode selections), except there are no DVD bonus features, and episodes are only available in American English with no captions.

The same aspect ratio and frame rate from the Warner releases are used. Episodes are presented in their modern remastered versions.

Image	Title	Release Date	Episodes	Trivia
File:Sees Stars (DVD, 2006, NTSC) Front.jpg	Sees Stars		Sees Stars Gains Weight Goes on Air	For its repress on September 7, 2012 as Super Star Power, "Gains Weight" and "Goes on Air" were replaced by "Gets Planted" and "Goes Cellular" for the theme of "stardom" instead of a second aerospace compilation. The two space episodes would later appear on the digital release of the Space Adventures compilation by Warner Home Video, as they fit its space theme. The cover art matches the Region 4 DVD, The Magic School Bus: Exploring Space.
File:Takes a Dive (DVD, 2006, NTSC) Front.jpg	Takes a Dive		Takes a Dive Goes to Mussel Beach Gets Swamped	The cover art matches the Region 4 DVD, The Magic School Bus: Ups and Downs. On the menu, Professor Frizzle and Liz are in the spot where the Bus usually is in Sees Stars and the Warner catalog.

New Video Group/Cinedigm (2012-2018)

DVD

In September 2012, New Video Group and Cinedigm began distributing The Magic School Bus on DVD. These included a new, consistent cover art style, reissues of older compilations (albeit with some episodes changed), Season 4, and digital remasters for each episode. NewVideo plasters in a Nelvana logo from the time period of these DVDs over the blue Nelvana logo, which is commonly used in the credits of The Magic School Bus. Funding is omitted.

Taglines return since being absent on the 1996-2001 VHS tapes. They are now featured on the back of the box in a speech bubble from Professor Frizzle.

Episodes are available in the same aspect ratio and frame rate as before, in American English and Latin American Spanish.

For English Season 3 episodes, voices appear on the right speaker, and the soundtrack on the left. This can be solved by switching to mono and prioritizing the left audio track (through the “Left” option on VLC), as both music and voices are heard on this track.

The Holiday Special is always presented as its version from qubo and FOX Kids.

In the NewVideo era, these episodes made their first appearances on home video: "Meets the Rot Squad", "Revving Up", "Cold Feet", "In the Arctic", "Makes a Rainbow", "Gets a Bright Idea", "Goes Upstream", "Meets Molly Cule", "Cracks a Yolk", "Goes Cellular", "Gets Charged", "Makes a Stink", "In the City", and "Gets Programmed".

Compilations

Individual Discs

Image	Name	Release Date	Episodes	Notes
File:Space Adventures 2012 front.jpg	Space Adventures Get lost in outer space.		Gets Lost in Space Out of This World Gains Weight Bonus: Plays Ball	Rerelease of Warner's 2003 compilation. "Gains Weight" replaces "Taking Flight" from the original. The latter is instead moved to the new trilogy, The Magic School Bus Takes Flight. It is disc one of Blast Off! From Sea to Space. The bonus episode was taken from the Super Sports Fun remake from Field Trip Fun and Games. Standalone releases since 2014 include the fourth novel, The Magic School Bus: Space Explorers (1999).
	Catches a Wave The water cycle never stops. Hang ten!		Wet All Over Ups and Downs Rocks and Rolls Bonus: Goes Upstream	Rerelease of Warner's 2005 compilation. It is disc two of Blast Off! From Sea to Space. The bonus episode was taken from the new compilation, The Busasaurus, from Field Trip Fun and Games. "Goes Upstream" is new to video.
	The Food Chain Cooking is chemistry! Let's get messy in the kitchen.		Gets Eaten Meets the Rot Squad Gets Ready, Set, Dough Bonus: Butterfly and the Bog Beast	Original compilation. "Meets the Rot Squad" has its first time on video. It is disc three of Blast Off! From Sea to Space. The bonus episode is from the rerelease of Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! from Field Trip Fun and Games.
	The Busasaurus Discover roaring, slithering, and swimming animals.		The Busasaurus Cold Feet Goes Upstream Bonus: Gets Eaten	Original compilation. This is disc 1 of Field Trip Fun and Games. "Cold Feet" and "Goes Upstream" debut on video. The English audio for "Cold Feet" is lower in pitch than it would normally be on PBS. The bonus is from The Food Chain from Blast Off from Sea to Space.
	Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Dance the Honey Bee Bop or flutter like a butterfly.		Gets Ants in Its Pants Butterfly and the Bog Beast In a Beehive Bonus: Gains Weight	Rerelease of Warner's 2004 DVD. This is disc 2 of Field Trip Fun and Games. The bonus episode is from Space Adventures, off of Blast Off from Sea to Space.
	Super Sports Fun Get pumped up because it's time to play ball.		Plays Ball Shows and Tells Works Out Bonus: Rocks and Rolls	Rerelease of Warner's 2004 DVD. This is disc 3 of Field Trip Fun and Games. The bonus episode is from the rerelease of Catches a Wave on Blast Off from Sea to Space.
	Takes a Dive Dive into oceanic and wetland adventures.		Goes to Mussel Beach Gets Swamped Takes a Dive Bonus: For Lunch	Rerelease of Scholastic's 2006 DVD. This is disc 1 of Sea and Stars. The bonus episode is from the rerelease of 2005's Human Body, off of Planes and Robots. Rereleases since 2014 are packaged with the MSB novel, The Great Shark Escape.
	Super Star Power Hop aboard The Magic School Bus and become super stars.		Gets Planted Goes Cellular Sees Stars Bonus: Taking Flight	Rerelease of Scholastic's 2006 DVD, Sees Stars. "Gains Weight" and "Goes on Air" were replaced by "Gets Planted" and "Goes Cellular". This is disc 2 of Sea and Stars. The bonus episode is from Takes Flight on Planes and Robots.
	Takes Flight Whoosh! Get ready to fly, glide, and hop through the air.		Kicks Up a Storm Taking Flight Hops Home Bonus: Taking Flight	Original compilation. "Taking Flight" is moved from Space Adventures to its new, eponymous compilation. This is disc 1 of Planes and Robots. The bonus episode is from Takes a Dive on Sea and Stars.
File:Human Body 2012 front.jpg	Human Body There's action, adventure, and excitement all inside the human body! Get ready for a rip-roaring field trip.		For Lunch Inside Ralphie Flexes Its Muscles Bonus: Gets Planted	Rerelease of Warner's 2005 compilation. 2014–present releases are packaged with the MSB novel, The Search for the Missing Bones. This is disc 2 of Planes and Robots. The bonus episode is from Super Star Power on Sea and Stars.

Season and Series Sets

Image	Name	Release Date	No. of Discs	Notes
File:MSB Complete Series 2012 front.jpg	The Complete Series (25th Anniversary Edition)	September 7, 2012	8	"Makes a Rainbow", "Gets a Bright Idea", and many Season 4 episodes make their home video debut. Released for the 25th anniversary (2011) of The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks.
File:Season 1 (DVD).jpg	Season One	2015	2
File:Season 2 (DVD).jpg	Season Two
File:Season 3 (DVD).jpg	Season Three
File:Season 4 (DVD).jpg	Season Four			The release of Season 4 sorts episodes in production order.
File:TCS 2018 front.jpg	The Complete Series (30th Anniversary Edition)	August 21, 2018	6	Commemorates the 30th anniversary (2016) of The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks. Includes 6 discs as opposed to 8.