The Magic School Bus: Creepy, Crawly Fun! (formatted Creepy Crawly Fun! on the 2012 rerelease) is an American-Canadian-Australian The Magic School Bus video and DVD, featuring the two Halloween specials from MSB, and for North America only, Spins a Web. For Region 1, it released as a VHS in 2000, and was ported to DVD twice in 2002 and 2012. For PAL and Region 4, it released as a VHS and DVD in 2004. It is one of the few MSB DVDs and videos to be released in multiple regions.
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Topic: Sound, Bats, and Spiders
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!
Contains 3 Favorite Spooky Episodes!
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!
In the Haunted House (Topic: Sound): The class is thrilled about their upcoming concert at the Sound Museum, until they discover that the spooky mansion is more of a thrill than they bargained for.
Episodes[]
NTSC VHS (2000)[]
| Scroll to | Episode Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | Spins a Web | Spiders |
| 26:00 | Going Batty | Bats |
| 56:00 | In the Haunted House | Sound |
R1 DVD (2002)[]
| Title | Episode Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Haunted House | Sound |
| 2 | Going Batty | Bats |
| 3 | Spins a Web | Spiders |
R1 DVD (2012)[]
| Title | Episode Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Haunted House | Sound |
| 2 | Going Batty | Bats |
| 3 | Spins a Web | Spiders |
| 4 | Bonus Episode: Flexes Its Muscles (from Human Body) | Body Mechanics |
Disc Menus[]
DVD[]
2002[]
Note "In the Haunted House" has a typo. It is referred to as "In a Haunted House" on the episode selections (see Goofs).
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2012[]
Note: Liz is not featured here. This menu does not have any backdrops, instead taking a solid-black Gothic look.
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Trivia[]
- This was one of the first three-episode Magic School Bus compilations.
Goofs[]
- Warner Media refers to this episode as "Inside the Haunted House", as seen on both VHS covers, the tape itself, and the 2002 VHS and Region 1 DVD releases of "Creepy Crawly Fun" (however the Region 1 Cinedigm release of Creepy Crawly Fun, and the PAL version, refers to it as its name in the title card, "In the Haunted House").
- In addition, it was referred to as "In a Haunted House" on the episode selections.
- In "In the Haunted House," Arnold says "Please, let this be a normal field trip." during the theme song, his voice cuts off for a split second.
- 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".
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) |
Warner Home Video: Holiday Special (2002) · Creepy, Crawly Fun! (2002) · Space Adventures (2003) · Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! (2004) · Super Sports Fun (2004) · Human Body (2005) · Catches a Wave (2005)
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| Digital releases | Space Adventures · Human Body · Super Sports Fun · Springs into Nature |