I was watching a Valskibum (one of my favorite YouTubers these days) video about Mighty Explorers and decided to look in the comments. One commenter mentioned Bruce Degen’s death, so I decided to look it up out of curiosity. And I was shocked.
And coincidentally, he died when a new MSB project was announced, just like with Cole during Season 7. I bet Mighty Explorers (or at least all of its first season) will be dedicated to him now just like Season 7 (minus Goldstealer) was with Cole. I bet the movie might be dedicated to both.
Guess Season 1 of Mighty Explorers is the “Degen Season” like how Season 3 of Rides Again (or Season 7 of the main series) includes the “Cole Specials.”
RIP Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, and RIP officially to the Magic School Bus book series. Their legacy lives on in the books that started the worldwide phenomenon.
https://people.com/magic-school-bus-books-illustrator-bruce-degen-dies-at-79-8743778
