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The Magic School Bus

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The Magic School Bus

Summary

The Magic School Bus is an animated television series[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of animated_television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,881 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Magic School Bus is the creator of Joanna Cole[3].
  • The Magic School Bus's instance of is recorded as animated television series[4].
  • The Magic School Bus's genre is Q140472311[5].
  • The Magic School Bus's genre is children's television series[6].
  • The Magic School Bus was followed by The Magic School Bus Rides Again[7].
  • The original language of The Magic School Bus was English[8].
  • The Magic School Bus's original broadcaster is recorded as PBS[9].
  • The Magic School Bus's original broadcaster is recorded as Qubo[10].
  • The Magic School Bus's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Magic School Bus's country of origin is recorded as Canada[12].
  • The Magic School Bus comprises The Magic School Bus, season 1[13].
  • The Magic School Bus comprises The Magic School Bus, season 2[14].
  • The Magic School Bus comprises The Magic School Bus, season 3[15].
  • The Magic School Bus comprises The Magic School Bus, season 4[16].
  • The Magic School Bus began on September 10, 1994[17].
  • The Magic School Bus ended on December 6, 1997[18].
  • The Magic School Bus's voice actor is recorded as Lily Tomlin[19].
  • The Magic School Bus's voice actor is recorded as Danny Tamberelli[20].
  • The Magic School Bus's voice actor is recorded as Daniel DeSanto[21].
  • The Magic School Bus's voice actor is recorded as Erica Luttrell[22].
  • The Magic School Bus's voice actor is recorded as Maia Filar[23].
  • The Magic School Bus's voice actor is recorded as Stuart Stone[24].
  • The Magic School Bus's voice actor is recorded as Lisa Yamanaka[25].
  • The Magic School Bus's voice actor is recorded as Malcolm-Jamal Warner[26].
  • The Magic School Bus's distributed by is recorded as Nelvana[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Magic School Bus is the creator of Joanna Cole[3].

Publication

The original language of The Magic School Bus was English[8]. Genres include Q140472311[5] and children's television series[6].

Subject and Themes

The Magic School Bus's main subject is science[28].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Magic School Bus was followed by The Magic School Bus Rides Again[7].

Why It Matters

The Magic School Bus ranks in the top 6% of animated_television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,881 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Canada Lily Tomlin Netflix science United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17h ago · Slasher-fun · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Youtube channel id → UCi7STzPDqcOvmjm7-bEsvDg
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  2. 2d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 72560
    P14821 → 108847
    Genre → Q140472311, children's television series
    Logo image → The Magic School Bus (PBS logo).svg
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  3. 7w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → Q140472311, children's television series
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q140472311]]"
  4. 16w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → Joanna Cole
    Media franchise → The Magic School Bus
    Original network → —
    Miraheze article id → transformation:The_Magic_School_Bus_(show)
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30651|batch #30651]]: TVmaze #2.6"
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