- For the farm that the students visited in this episode, see Walkerville Research Farm.
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- "It's fall, it's fun, it's a feast! Get your tickets today."
- —Wanda
Ghost Farm (Farming) is the third episode of the second season of The Magic School Bus Rides Again. It first released on Netflix worldwide on April 13, 2018.
It is the 16th episode in production order for season 1.
Ms. Frizzle's outfit[]
Ms. Frizzle’s necklace pendant is in the shape of a leaf, while her skirt depicts a farm with various vegetables and fruits. Her shoe baubles are pumpkins.
Descriptions[]
- Netflix: Wanda's been so busy planning this year's Fall Fun Feast that she forgot about the food. Now her only hope is a farm that's supposedly haunted. Gulp!
- Scholastic Entertainment: Wanda proudly hosts this year's school harvest feast, but she was so busy promoting it she forgets to get the food! Ralphie happens to know of a farm that grows the finest produce around, but there's a hitch: he thinks it's haunted! Wanda's desperation means the class visits anyway, and what they find there is beyond spooky: tractors driven by ghosts, plants that climb walls, and so many robots! Could these strange discoveries and the success of the farm be somehow related?
Summary[]
The Magic School Bus Rides Again segment[]
Arnold is seen screaming and running away from Wanda, dressed as a giant orange carrot. She explains that this would catch the attention of people to the Fall Fun Feast, which is her first time to run it. Her plans for the feast would include a water slide, a laser lights show, and a feast. Carlos and Ralphie makes her realize that she forgot the food for the feast, as she was busy with the promotion part. As she looks around, Ralphie pulls out a tomato from his lunch bag and proceeds to bite into it, with Wanda stopping him and asking where he got it from. He states that there was a farm on the way from his grandparents' house. He also includes that the farm included ghosts, as the folks that live around the area noticed strange and spooky things happening with the farm. They ride the Bus to a run-down gas-station, with a man waiting. Ms. Frizzle asks the man for directions, and he warns the class about the dangers of the farm, but giving the directions to the farm. He seemingly disappears, and they head down the road to the Ghost Farm. As they do, the man reappears behind the Bus, watching them.
As the class enters the farmlands, they notice a ripped-up sign of a monster, which frightens Arnold. As they travel further, the farm seems eerie and spooky, like the rumors. The tire on the Bus pops, and Ms. Frizzle attempts to use the Flat Fixer 5000 to repair the tire. She notes that there is an electrical interference with the Bus that is stopping the Flat Fixer 5000 from fixing the flat tire. The kids then notice an automated tractor, which they believe a ghost is driving. Wanda and Ralphie are seen peeking through the gates at the vegetables and plants growing at the farm, and they go in. The rest of the class is shocked and they attempt to follow them, but is stopped by the metal gates that locked the two in the farm. Wanda is determined to find out who grew the beautiful vegetables, with Ralphie trailing behind.
Ms. Frizzle has another idea. "The Flat-Fixer may be fried, but the Shrinkerscope stands strong!" She presses a button on the Bus Remote, and the Bus pulls out its Shrinkerscope to downsize the class in order to fit under the gates of the Ghost Farm. They hide in a patch of strawberries, and Tim desperately yells out the names of Ralphie and Wanda, only to be shushed by Arnold, who is aware of the "ghosts". Suddenly, the class hears a rustling noise, which Keesha and Tim think is a ghost. They proceed to try and hide or panic, but the brave Ms. Frizzle insists that the class "sees what it is!" The scared students follow her and notice a peculiar machine with robotic arms and sharp pincers. The machine removes the strawberries from their stems, including the ones among which the Frizzle class was hiding. After running for cover, the class notices an earthquake-like rumbling in the ground. Dorothy Ann points out that it's not the ground - they are standing on a drone. The drone rises, taking the kids and Ms. Frizzle with it.
Is This the Magic School Bus? segment[]
- Hosted by Professor Frizzle and Goldie
- Stuart Stone calls the professor
- Teaser: "Nothin' but Net"
Cast/Appearances[]
Voice cast[]
- Kate McKinnon as Ms. Frizzle
- Lily Tomlin as Professor Frizzle
- Stuart Stone (uncredited) as the caller and Mr. Grizzled
- Miles Koseleci-Vieira as Arnold
- Leke Maceda-Rustecki as Carlos
- Gabby Clarke as Dorothy Ann
- Birva Pandya as Jyoti
- Mikaela Blake as Keesha
- Matthew Mintz as Ralphie
- Kaden Stephen as Tim
- Jay Baruchel as Dr. Tillage - Guest
- Lynsey Pham as Wanda
No speaking roles[]
- Goldie
- Liz
- The Magic School Bus
- The Magic Motorbike
- Background characters
Availability[]
Physical[]
- DVD: For Region 1, this episode is available on Season Two in the US, and on The Complete First Season/La Première Saison Complete in Canada.
- VHS: This episode is not available on any single-episode or multi-episode VHS in NTSC, PAL, or SECAM.
Digital, outside Netflix[]
- iTunes: Season 1, Episode 16 (where Season 1 includes all 2010s episodes)
- Amazon Prime Video: Season 2, Episode 3 (where Season 2 refers to the Netflix Season 2)
- Vudu: Season 2, Episode 3 (where Season 2 refers to the Netflix Season 2)
- YouTube (paid)/Google Play: Season 1, Episode 16 (where Season 1 includes all 2010s episodes)
- Microsoft Movies and TV: Season 1, Episode 16 (where Season 1 includes all 2010s episodes)
Trivia[]
- Ms. Frizzle mentions chloroplasts, which were covered in Gets Planted.
- Jay Baruchel, the voice of Hiccup in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, guest stars and plays Dr. Tillage.
- Stuart Stone, the voice of Ralphie in The Magic School Bus, is the caller in the Producer Says segment.
- This episode is the third in Rides Again to include both Lily Tomlin and Stuart Stone. The second is Space Mission: Selfie, in which Stuart Stone voices the announcer for Cosmic Corner. The first is Three in One, where Stone plays the host of the "Gizmos that Go" competition.
- This episode is the third in which the class believes that there is a ghost. The first two are In the Haunted House and Gets a Bright Idea.
- According to Keesha, Ralphie was scared during a "Great Pepperoni Shortage of 2015," which took place offscreen during the events of the third-grade era of The Magic School Bus, similar to Dorothy Ann’s final losing game versus the Seeker one year prior to "Hides and Seeks", and Laura Smythe's cheating offense at the World Wheel Games 3.14 years prior to "Goldstealer."
- This is one of the only times where Ms. Frizzle's flats have baubles on them like her sister's, this time being pumpkins.