Do you know what The Magic School Bus is?

[miso]

Do you know what The Magic School Bus is?

If so, feel free to share why you know what this is.

[huskymom]

Yes, bc I have 3 and 6 year olds and Netflix.

[jigsy]

Never put a PB&J sandwich on an engine. It might muck up the spark plugs.

One lesson I will never forget thanks to the Magic school bus.

[mala]

I read the books as a kid, then watched the TV show. Now B is into the shows, both old and new

[hulley]

Yes, because I'm a teacher. I also vaguely remember the show from when I was a kid.

[anastasia517]

Yes, I watched it as a kid. I found out about the reboot a couple weeks ago.

[lilafowler]

Yes. It's on Netflix. Ellie thinks it's ok.

I hate it.

[cuddlyevil]

Because I watched as a kid and currently have netflix.

[jezebel]

Yes, teacher + parent

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Kid is watching it on Netflix right now.

[miso]

Origin of this poll:

My lovely receptionist mentioned a "magic school bus" during a conversation with me recently, and I just gave her a blank stare.

And she was like, "You know. Magic School Bus? Ms. Frizzle?"

And I was like, "I have no idea what you are talking about, but I am going to go ahead and say I'm flattered that you think I am young enough or cool enough to understand your reference."

And then she says, "What? No way. It's a cartoon. I can't believe you've never heard of it."

Then she looks it up on her phone, and IMDb informs us that it first aired in September 1994.

And I say, "I was in college, dude. That's why I don't know what the fuck a magic school bus is."

She replies, "Oh. I was, like, four or five when I watched it."

/finis

[mcsangel2]

SS - sort of. I never watched it as a kid, but I know it's a kid's show. That's all I know.

[miso]

Oct 4, 2017 17:52:43 GMT -5 lilafowler said:

Yes. It's on Netflix. Ellie thinks it's ok.

I hate it.

What?! How do you know, and I don't?! We're the same age!

[dochas]

My nephews watched it years ago so I got the DVDs from the library for my son when I saw them there.

[SpartanGirl]

I know because I have 4 kids. I was way too old to watch it when it first aired.

[miso]

Oct 4, 2017 17:57:04 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

SS - sort of. I never watched it as a kid, but I know it's a kid's show. That's all I know.

Come on.

That's a fucking yes.

[TR]

I said yes, because I can picture the general look of the show in my head, but I've never watched it and couldn't name characters or storylines.

[UMaineTeach]

I read and liked the original (5?) books as a kid. Once they sold rights and began churning out about a new book a month I didn’t like reading them. The show was ok.

[mcmel]

Yes because I was born in the 90s.

[cajunmom]

Yes, because I both have kids and take care of other kids for a living.

[copperboom]

Yes, I know it from the books. They were around about a decade before the show started, I believe.

[penguingrrl]

I know the books. I was a fan as a kid and my kids have a few. I had no idea there was also a tv show.

[sarahsays]

Yes, I remember the books from when I was a kid.

[Captain Catnip]

We watched it in school all the way through high school.

[chickadee77]

I worked at a bookstore throughout college, that's the only way I know. I was in HS in 94, lol. Kids' shows were off my radar.

[nicechicken]

Yes, but I didn't know there was a show until it showed up on netflix. I loved the books.

[nsl]

Yes, because I read the Babysitter's Club books obsessively as a kid, and there were a lot of Magic School Bus (books, not show--I was in my teens when that premiered) references in that series for some reason. My kids like the show, but not as much as Ninjago or Wild Kratts.

[BaliHai]

Yes, I watched it as a kid and now L watches the reboot.

[Leeham Rimes]

Yes. I remember it vaguely from my childhood (but I’m 38 so if it was in 1994 I have no idea why I watched it) my kids loved it for a while.

[miso]

Well, this is not how I thought this would go at all.

I guess it is indeed common knowledge. LOL.