- "The water cycle never stops. Hang ten!"
- —Professor Frizzle's speech bubble (reverse of 2012 DVD cover)
The Magic School Bus Catches a Wave is an anthology of three episodes from The Magic School Bus series about water. It released on DVD in 2005 in the US and Canada alongside Human Body, and again in 2012 in the same areas, this time as disc 2 of The Magic School Bus Video Collection: Blast Off! From Sea to Space. It contains two episodes from season 2 and one from season 3, with one episode from season 1 in the Region 2 release and a bonus episode from season 3 on the second Region 1 release.
Alongside 2005's Human Body, it is the last DVD in the Warner roster of Magic School Bus releases.
The 2005 Region 1 version and its sibling mark the final official appearance of The Magic School Bus funding credits.
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3 Delightful Dips into Watery Worlds!
Dive into three refreshing episodes with Ms. Frizzle and The Magic School Bus! The Friz takes her class on a rainy ride through the life cycle of a water drop (WET ALL OVER), on the rough-’n’-tumble journey of a boulder subject to water erosion (ROCKS AND ROLLS) and on a bubbly trip to the bottom of Walkerville Lake (UPS AND DOWNS)!
These educational adventures with the vehicle that can go anywhere and be anything offer new discoveries galore to those riding along! Featuring lots of watery wonders, these fabulous fun times show your child how to soak up some science while having a wet and wild blast!
Bubbly Bonuses!: What Comes Next?: How Fast Can You Unravel These Water Mysteries?
Languages: English, Français, & Español.
The water cycle never stops. Hang ten!
- WET ALL OVER: Topic: Water. The class takes a wild ride with The Friz through the water cycle.
- UPS AND DOWNS: Topic: Floating and Sinking. There's a monster in Walkerville Lake! Wanda and a TV reporter compete to be the first one underwater.
- ROCKS AND ROLLS: Topic: Erosion. Ms. Frizzle turns the Bus into a boulder and the kids into rocks to tumble down the mountain to save a falling statue.
Episodes[]
DVD (2005)[]
| Title Card | Title/Topic/Description | Season | Episode | Production Code | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wet All Over Topic: Water |
2 (MSB) | 6 (19) | MSB-18 | October 14, 1995 |
| The Friz takes her class on a rainy ride through the life cycle of a water drop. | |||||
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Rocks and Rolls Topic: Water Erosion |
3 (MSB) | 12 (38) | MSB-39 | November 30, 1996 |
| The rough-’n’-tumble journey of a boulder subject to water erosion. | |||||
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Ups and Downs Topic: Floating and Sinking |
2 (MSB) | 13 (26) | MSB-26 | December 2, 1995 |
| A bubbly trip to the bottom of Walkerville Lake. | |||||
DVD (2012)[]
| Title Card | Title/Topic/Description | Season | Episode | Production Code | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wet All Over Topic: Water |
2 (MSB) | 6 (19) | MSB-18 | October 14, 1995 |
| The class takes a wild ride with The Friz through the water cycle. | |||||
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Ups and Downs Topic: Floating and Sinking |
2 (MSB) | 13 (26) | MSB-26 | December 2, 1995 |
| There's a monster in Walkerville Lake! Wanda wants to be the first one underwater, but Gerri Poveri, a TV reporter whose ratings are sinking, wants Wanda out of the way. | |||||
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Rocks and Rolls Topic: Water Erosion |
3 (MSB) | 12 (38) | MSB-39 | November 30, 1996 |
| To celebrate the founding of Walkerville, Ms. Frizzle’s class sculpts a stone likeness of its founding father, Captain Walker. As they add the finishing touches, the statue tumbles down the mountain. Ms. Frizzle turns the Bus into a huge boulder and the kids into rocks while bumping down the mountain in a desperate attempt to save the statue. | |||||
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Bonus: Goes Upstream Topic: Migration |
3 (MSB) | 8 (34) | MSB-34 | November 2, 1996 |
| Bonus episode from The Magic School Bus: The Busasaurus. Ralphie wants to serve salmon at the annual school picnic, but he can’t find any at his favorite fishing spot. But, when the kids are “Frizzled” inside a salmon-bus, they have an uncontrollable urge to head upriver. | |||||
Trivia[]
- The 2012 DVD is not available as a standalone release, shared with The Magic School Bus: The Food Chain, The Magic School Bus: The Busasaurus, The Magic School Bus: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!, The Magic School Bus: Super Sports Fun, The Magic School Bus Under Construction, The Magic School Bus Getting Energized, The Magic School Bus Cracks a Yolk, and disc 2 of The Magic School Bus: Season's Greetings!.
- The Region 2 release is called Wet All Over! and includes “Kicks Up a Storm” instead of “Ups and Downs.”
- The 2005 version of "Rocks and Rolls", as well as the versions of "For Lunch" and "Inside Ralphie" on its sister disc from the same year, are the final appearances of The Magic School Bus funding credits.
- This and The Magic School Bus: Holiday Special are the only DVDs in the Warner catalog to have all three of their episodes presented in their remastered versions.
Purchase[]
Amazon[]
- 2005 DVD (slipcase)
- 2005 DVD (clamshell)
- Blast Off from Sea to Space (includes The Magic School Bus: Space Adventures and The Magic School Bus: The Food Chain)
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