Walkerville

Walkerville Elementary School seen in Gets Ants in Its Pants.

Walkerville is a fictional city in the United States that serves as the main setting of the books and TV saga. It was founded by Captain Walker over 100 years prior to the present day.

Characters

Walkerville Elementary School

Professor Frizzle (Former Teacher)

Liz

Arnold Perlstein

Carlos Ramon

Dorothy Ann Hudson

Janet Perlstein (briefly)

Jyoti Kaur

Keesha Franklin

Mikey Ramon (briefly)

Phoebe Terese (Formerly)

Ralphie Tennelli

Tiffany

Tim Wright

Wanda Li

Mr. Ruhle

Mr. McClean

Ms. Fiona Frizzle

Bakery

The Baker

Sound Museum

Professor Cornelia C. Contralto II

Phoebe's old school

Mr. Seedplot

Phoebe Terese ( Currently )

Places

• Walkerville Elementary School
• Frizzle residence (Professor Frizzle's house)
• Tennelli residence
• Hudson residence
• Li residence
• Terese residence
• Wright residence
• Kaur residence (Jyoti's house, not her grandmother's, which is in England)
• Perlstein residence (Arnold's house)
• Ramon residence
• Walker Lake
• Phoebe's old school
• Sound Museum
• Axle "Valve-Stuck"'s lab
• Ghost Farm
• Bat-infested castle
• Walkerville Paleontological Site
• Walkerville Newsroom (In Your Face studio)
• Walkerville Civic Arena
• Walkerville Auto Parts Store
• R.U. Humerus' Body Shop
• Walkerville Ballet Theatre
• Walkerville Hotel
• Tennelli Restaurant
• Walkerville Junkyard

Trivia

• Its location in the television saga was unknown and debatable, until the episode In the Zone. Even though the state for the school is not specified, in the original series version of the ending theme song, "Is This the Magic School Bus?", the Walkerville area code is 224, the code for the northern Chicago suburbs. This implied that Walkerville is located in Illinois. In "Kids in Space", the class lands back on Earth near Florida, which might have hinted that the school is in Florida. Out of This World further implied, through a dream sequence, that Walkerville is located in New Mexico. It is heavily implied that its location is Rhode Island. Most fans believe that Walkerville is more likely located in either Oregon or Washington.
  • This makes it similar to how in The Simpsons, the main setting of Springfield is located in an unspecified state, which is often used as a recurring joke.
• It was named for Craig Walker, who inspired Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen to write the Magic School Bus books.
• Its demonym is Walkervillian. ("Rocks and Rolls", “Send in the Clouds”)
• ”Rocks and Rolls” commemorates the 150th anniversary of the founding of Walkerville. If the series takes place in the 2021 which “The Land Before Tim” revealed, then it was founded in 1871