The Magic School Bus: Creepy, Crawly Fun! is a VHS and DVD themed around Halloween. The compilation was released to VHS in 2000 and DVD in 2002 by Warner Home Video and features Halloween-themed episodes from the first, second, and third seasons.
In 2004, this compilation released on DVD in Australia without "Spins a Web" by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
In 2012, a reissue was released in North America by Cinedigm's NewVideo label that adds "Flexes Its Muscles."
Back cover synopsis[]
Topic: Sound, Bats, and Spiders (VHS)/Contains 3 Favorite Spooky Episodes! (DVD)
The kids are all ears as they explore the musical mysteries of sound during a spooky trip INSIDE THE HAUNTED HOUSE!
Next, things really start GOING BATTY when a lesson about nocturnal creatures convinces Ralphie that Ms. Frizzle is...a vampire!
Finally, the kids are zapped into a monster movie, where they discover the ingenious hunting skills of spiders as Scholastic's The Magic School Bus SPINS A WEB!
Learn about sound, bats, and spiders!
Episodes[]
VHS[]
| Title Card | Title/Topic | Season | Episode | Production Code | Release Date | Timestamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Spins a Web Topic: Spiders |
3 | 3 (28) | MSB-28 | September 28, 1996 | 00h 00m 00s |
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Going Batty Topic: Bats |
2 | 4 (17) | MSB-22 | September 30, 1995 | 00h 26m 00s |
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In the Haunted House Topic: Sound |
1 | 8 (8) | MSB-09 | October 29, 1994 | 00h 56m 00s |
DVD[]
Warner Home Video[]
| Title Card | Title/Topic | Season | Episode | Production Code | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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In the Haunted House Topic: Sound |
1 | 8 (8) | MSB-09 | October 29, 1994 |
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Going Batty Topic: Bats |
2 | 4 (17) | MSB-22 | September 30, 1995 |
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Spins a Web Topic: Spiders |
3 | 3 (29) | MSB-28 | September 28, 1996 |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment[]
| Title Card | Title/Topic | Season | Episode | Production Code | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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In the Haunted House Topic: Sound |
1 | 8 (8) | MSB-09 | October 29, 1994 |
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Going Batty Topic: Bats |
2 | 4 (17) | MSB-22 | September 30, 1995 |
Cinedigm[]
| Title Card | Title/Topic | Season | Episode | Production Code | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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In the Haunted House Topic: Sound |
1 | 8 (8) | MSB-09 | October 29, 1994 |
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Going Batty Topic: Bats |
2 | 4 (17) | MSB-22 | September 30, 1995 |
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Spins a Web Topic: Spiders |
3 | 3 (28) | MSB-28 | September 28, 1996 |
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Bonus: Flexes Its Muscles Topic: Body Mechanics |
2 | 2 (15) | MSB-15 | September 16, 1995 |
Special features[]
Warner Home Video[]
- Take a Field Trip (Creepy, Crawly, Fun! variant)
- DVD-ROM features
- The Magic School Bus 1999 Video Collection trailer ("Spins a Web," "Butterfly and the Bog Beast," and "In a Beehive")
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment[]
- The Magic School Bus 1999 Video Collection trailer ("Spins a Web," "Butterfly and the Bog Beast," and "In a Beehive")
Cinedigm[]
- Bonus episode: "Flexes Its Muscles"
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Warner Home Video[]
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment[]
Cinedigm[]
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Trivia[]
General[]
- This was one of the first three-episode Magic School Bus compilations.
- The cover art for all four versions is based on "Going Batty."
- On both Region 1 DVDs, Ms. Frizzle is aware of the field trip and is seen driving instead of Ralphie.
- Ralphie is in his Dracula mask and the Bus does not appear on the Region 4 VHS/DVD. The menu art however does feature stock art of the Batbus and a PNG cutout of Count Frizzula from the episode.
- The Bus is not transformed into the Batbus and Ms. Frizzle is not in her Count Frizzula outfit on the VHS release. However, the cover art does take place in front of the bat-infested castle.
- On the Warner DVD, Carlos erroneously has a green sweater and the Bus’s grille is yellow instead of silver.
- The Bus's overhead sign has a bat on the VHS version, reads "BOO!" on the Warner DVD, and "Skreee!" on both the Cinedigm DVD and the Fox DVD menu.
Errors[]
- On the Warner version, "In the Haunted House" has two typos. On both back covers, it's "Inside the Haunted House" (like the VHS release of this episode), and on the episode menu, it's "In a Haunted House."
- On the menu for the Fox DVD, “In the Haunted House” also uses its Warner VHS title.
- When transferring the VHS of "In the Haunted House" to the Warner DVD, during the opening theme, Arnold's voice cuts off for a split second during his line and the pitch gets slightly lower on the "down" of "Cruising on down Main Street."
Name in other languages[]
- Spanish (Latin America): El Autobús Mágico: Criaturas tenebrosas[1]
| VHS | Single-Episode Releases (1995-2001)
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|---|---|
| DVD (Region 1) |
Themed (individual): Holiday Special · Creepy, Crawly Fun! · Space Adventures · Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! · Super Sports Fun · Human Body · Catches a Wave · Sees Stars/Super Star Power · Takes a Dive · The Food Chain · The Busasaurus · Takes Flight · All About Earth · In a Pickle · Under Construction · Getting Energized · Cracks a Yolk · Season's Greetings! · Greatest Classic Episodes · Blast Off! · All About Earth!
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| Digital releases | Space Adventures · Human Body · Super Sports Fun · Springs into Nature |