#Meets Molly Cule

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Finch's list of essential MSB episodes for each character!

Episodes featuring Arnold:

Gets Lost in Space

For Lunch

Gets Eaten

Hops Home

Meets the Rot Squad

The Busasaurus

Wet All Over

In a Pickle

Taking Flight

In the Arctic

Shows and Tells

Makes a Rainbow

Rocks and Rolls

Holiday Special

Cracks a Yolk

Goes Cellular

Ralphie:

Inside Ralphie

Plays Ball

Kicks Up a Storm

Flexes Its Muscles

Going Batty

Butterfly and the Bog Beast

In the Arctic

Goes Upstream

Works Out

Goes to Mussel Beach

Goes on Air

Makes a Stink

Keesha:

Gets Eaten

Gets Ants in Its Pants

Kicks Up a Storm

Flexes Its Muscles

Going Batty

In a Pickle

Gets a Bright Idea

Goes Upstream

Gets Planted

Goes On Air

Sees Stars

Phoebe:

All Dried Up

Goes to Seed

Gets Ants in Its Pants

The Busasaurus

Butterfly and the Bog Beast

Taking Flight

Cold Feet

Ups and Downs

In a Beehive

In the Arctic

Spins a Web

Gets Planted

Goes Cellular

Gains Weight

Carlos:

All Dried Up

In the Haunted House

Gets Ready, Set, Dough

Goes to Seed

Gets Ants in Its Pants

Blows Its Top

The Busasaurus

Getting Energized

Out of This World

Spins a Web

Makes a Rainbow

Goes Upstream

Gets Swamped

Makes a Stink

Gets Programmed

In the City

Tim:

Taking Flight

Ups and Downs

In a Beehive

Gets a Bright Idea

Works Out

In the Rainforest

Gets Swamped

Sees Stars

Gets Charged

In the City

Wanda:

For Lunch

Hops Home

Meets the Rot Squad

Wet All Over

Taking Flight

Out of This World

Ups and Downs

Under Construction

Goes Upstream

Gets Planted

Holiday Special

Meets Molly Cule

Goes Cellular

Makes a Stink

Gets Charged

Takes a Dive

Dorothy Ann:

In the Haunted House

Gets Ready, Set, Dough

Plays Ball

Blows Its Top

Out of This World

Gets a Bright Idea

Shows and Tells

Makes a Rainbow

In the Rainforest

Cracks a Yolk

Sees Stars

Gets Programmed

In the City

Takes a Dive

Note: "Revving Up" isn't on this list because I cannot for the life of me figure out "whose episode" it is. If any of you guys know, please tell me.

Also: Shout-out to Arnold, Carlos, and Wanda for having the most spotlight episodes each.

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Headcanons — magic school bus kids + social media

arnold: has a side instagram just for posting pictures of cool rocks he sees. loves a news podcast, probably listens to all things considered every day to stay up to date. has an instagram story highlight documenting every time his friends get him into a ridiculous situation, and looking tiredly into the camera.

carlos: trying unsuccessfully to get a joke tweet to go viral. joined tumblr years ago for the memes and is no longer sure if there’s a way out. probably loves commentary youtube and the r/dadjokes subreddit. secretly reads back through all of dorothy ann’s old goodreads reviews when he misses her. posts tiktok skits using his friends as mediocre supporting actors.

dorothy ann: has a propensity for getting lost in youtube video essay rabbit holes. absolute queen of goodreads, constantly accidentally making other people feel bad with how quickly she meets her yearly reading goal. has an immaculate linkedIn. listens to a bunch of different science-y podcasts, like hidden brain and radio lab. comments on all of nasa’s instagram posts.

keesha: runs a recipe blog. posts lots about different social justice movements. has a facebook with exactly one friend; her grandmother, who hasn’t learned how to use anything else and just likes to send her granddaughter things. takes and posts lots of cute candids of her friends. queen of the curated pinterest board. likes to record mini vlogs of her outings with friends.

phoebe: thinks the internet should exclusively be used for watching cute animal videos, but has to get her phone pulled away from her and forcibly stopped from writing rant comments to people who don’t properly care for their pets. loves taking pictures of plants, if there were such a thing as iNaturalist influencer she would be one. streams animal crossing on twitch for a dedicated following of three subscribers (one of them is arnold).

ralphie: never escaped 2010s geek culture; probably follows a bunch of star wars and marvel meme pages. live tweets sports games; everyone else mutes him during the world cup. wants to start a bro podcast, but knows keesha would stop being his friend if he did.

tim: runs an art instagram with a pretty decent following. likes to log foreign art films no one else has seen on letterboxd. definitely had a vsco when that was a thing people did. forces the gang to maintain a curated discord channel.

wanda: posts tiktoks of her doing the same prank on arnold over and over and it scaring him every time. secretly runs a molly cule fan page. likes to edit together cool videos of her doing skateboard tricks set to pop punk. reposts memes that are too niche or weird for anyone else to find funny on her insta story almost daily. had a months-long streak of planking in strange places for her bereal.

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The Magic School Bus - Meets Molly Cule - Ep. 45

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Six gifs from The Magic School Bus Meets Molly Cule.

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magic school bus inside jokes

ya kno,, you’d only get these if you’ve seen the episode

credit to @hereidinathoreauwrites for giving me the idea !!!

Season 1:

Episode 1 (Gets Lost in Space): awkward crotch shot + arnolds suicide Episode 2 (For Lunch): THE OLIVE FANTASY Episode 3 (Inside Ralphie): “ my poor sick body “ SMOL RALPHIE Episode 4 (Gets Eaten): take a shot every time you hear “tuna fish sandwhich” or “scum”  Episode 5 (Hops Home): ASDFGGGHJ BELLA AND HERMAN Episode 6 (Meets the Rot Squad): l a r r y = d a d d y,, OH and keesha + arnolds rap Episode 7 (All Dried Up): field trip survival guide Episode 8 (In the Haunted House): “ HELLOOOOO “ + “ HIGH DEE HIGH DEE HIGH DEE HIGH  LOW DEE LOW DEE LOW DEE LOW “ Episode 9 (Gets Ready, Set, Dough): he said the cake was ruined,,something about a moth? Episode 10 (Plays Ball): ralphie is thicc [proof] Episode 11 (Goes to Seed): PHOEBES OLD SCHOOL. oh and mr seedplot Episode 12 (Gets Ants in its Pants): deodorANT  Episode 13 (Kicks Up a Storm): SHIKA SHIKA KABOOM

Season 2:

Episode 14 (Blows its Top): DA AND CARLOS. NO, CARLOS AND DA. DA AND CARLOS. Episode 15 (Flexes its Muscles): ralphiebot Episode 16 (The Busasaurus): arnolds karate moves B) Episode 17 (Goes Batty): MR RAMON Episode 18 (Butterfly and the Bog Beast): janet is actually insane this ep. Episode 19 (Wet All Over): tiffany ?! Episode 20 (In A Pickle): the frizz’s private passion for pickles Episode 21 (Revving Up): peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are not your friend                                                                 Episode 22 (Taking Flight): yo arnold almost dies,,,again Episode 23 (Getting Energized): yeah because throwing boulders at kids is safe Episode 24 (Out of This World): STAR TREK Episode 25 (Cold Feet): we all thought liz died Episode 26 (Ups and Downs): gerri poveri is actually the devil

Season 3:

Episode 27 (In a Beehive): TIM ACTUALLY EXISTS Episode 28 (In the Arctic): harry arm Episode 29 (Spins a Web): YO THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD Episode 30 (Under Construction): damn it william Episode 31 (Gets a Bright Idea): janet is an asshole,,,again.   Episode 32 (Shows and Tells): THE ANXIETY THIS EPISODE GAVE ME Episode 33 (Makes a Rainbow): the frizz comes out of the closet Episode 34 (Goes Upstream): s t o p p u t t i n g h u m a n f a c e s o n f i s h Episode 35 (Works Out): absolute proof that ms frizzle is a god herself Episode 36 (Gets Planted): lol green plant phoebe Episode 37 (In the Rainforest): that accent Episode 38 (Rocks and Rolls): too many rock puns Episode 39 (The Family Holiday Special): wanda sacrifices the one show she’s been looking forward to seeing all year just to make arnold’s holiday special. THATS SO SWEET

Season 4:

Episode 40 (Meets Molly Cule): babe you know i love ya down to the very last bit Episode 41 (Cracks a Yolk): arnold’s chicken suit.. 500% done Episode 42 (Goes to Mussel Beach): mussels have jet packs ??? ok??? Episode 43 (Goes on Air): jfc stop arguing keesha and ralphie Episode 44 (Gets Swamped): i really wanted to see a walkerville shopping mall.. Episode 45 (Goes Cell-ular): ORANGE SKIN Episode 46: (Sees Stars) horace scope is a bad bad man Episode 47 (Gains Weight): basketball court in space?? fuck yea Episode 48 (Makes a Stink): okay im sorry but this episode was disgusting Episode 49 (Gets Charged): wanda and tim are nosey little bitches Episode 50 (Gets Programmed): Hi, how are ya? Nice to see ya! Thanks for comin' to school and...enjoy your day! Episode 51 (In the City): because animals with human faces is totally normal for the city..but tbh i loved this episode Episode 52 (Takes a Dive): the frizz is a timelord

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I’ve been feeling under the weather lately 🤧😷🤒 And then, last Sunday this happened. ❤️ Yung kahit masama na pakiramdam mo dedma ka na kasi andiyan si crush 😊😍 When Molly-cules meets Atom 😉❤️ #AtomAraullo #MahirapPigilanAngKilig

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Finch's Rambles, MSB edition

A few months ago, one of my mutuals suggested that Walkerville Magic School Bus is not located in any one place, but changes location periodically. Rather like Howl's Moving Castle. That being said, here is where I think Howl's Moving City happened to be for each MSB episode.

(If it's marked as n/a, there either wasn't enough information to decide where the city was at the time or it wasn't important.)

Gets Lost in Space: n/a

For Lunch: n/a

Inside Ralphie: n/a

Gets Eaten: California

Hops Home: Eastern US

Meets the Rot Squad: Southeastern US

All Dried Up: California (at the school); Arizona (in the desert)

In the Haunted House: n/a

Gets Ready, Set, Dough: n/a

Plays Ball: n/a

Goes to Seed: Minnesota

Gets Ants in its Pants: Oregon

Kicks Up a Storm: California

Blows Its Top: California

Flexes Its Muscles: n/a

The Busasaurus: Montana or Wyoming

Going Batty: Eastern or Midwestern US

Butterfly and the Bog Beast: Louisiana

Wet All Over: Midwest

In a Pickle: n/a

Revving Up: Colorado or Idaho

Taking Flight: n/a

Getting Energized: California (specifically, the Sierra Nevadas)

Out of this World: Great Plains (in D.A.'s dream, the asteroid is headed straight for the middle of the US.)

Cold Feet: Florida

Ups and Downs: Minnesota

In a Beehive: New England

In the Arctic: NORTHERN Minnesota

Spins a Web: Southeastern US (Florida, Louisiana, eastern Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, or North Carolina). While orb spiders and trapdoor spiders can be found all over the US, Deinopis spiders are only found in the aforementioned states in the US part of their range.

Under Construction: n/a

Gets a Bright Idea: n/a

Shows and Tells: n/a (but New England would be a good bet.)

Makes a Rainbow: n/a

Goes Upstream: Oregon or Washington State, assuming the salmon are Pacific salmon. If they're Atlantic salmon, then this episode takes place off the New England coast.

Works Out: n/a

Gets Planted: n/a

In the Rainforest: n/a

Rocks and Rolls: Colorado

Holiday Special: Northern Minnesota or New England

Meets Molly Cule: n/a

Cracks a Yolk: Definitely not Rhode Island.

Goes to Mussel Beach: Southern California

Goes on Air: Eastern US (based on the presence of the blue jay that pokes its head into the pickle jar)

Gets Swamped: either Minnesota or the Northeast.

Goes Cellular: n/a

Sees Stars: n/a

Gains Weight: n/a

Gets Charged: n/a

Gets Programmed: n/a

In the City: Eastern US

Takes a Dive: n/a

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Assigning a song to EVERY Magic School Bus episode

Gets Lost in Space-- "Space Oddity" by David Bowie

For Lunch-- "The Bloodmobile" by They Might Be Giants

Inside Ralphie-- "Girl at the Window" by Coast Office (my dad's band!)

Gets Eaten-- "Axolotl" by Cosmo Sheldrake

Hops Home-- "We're Going to Be Friends" by the White Stripes

Meets the Rot Squad-- "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears for Fears

All Dried Up-- "Solar Waltz" by Cosmo Sheldrake

In the Haunted House-- "The Edison Museum" by They Might Be Giants

Gets Ready, Set, Dough-- "American Pie" by Don McLean

Plays Ball-- "All Star" by Smash Mouth

Goes to Seed-- "Tree Among Shrubs" by Men I Trust

Gets Ants in its Pants-- "Tardigrade Song" by Cosmo Sheldrake

Kicks Ups a Storm-- "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra

Blows Its Top-- "Island in the Sun" by Weezer

Flexes Its Muscles-- "Bones" by Imagine Dragons

The Busasaurus-- "I Am a Paleontologist" by They Might Be Giants

Going Batty-- "This is Halloween" by Danny Elfman

Butterfly and the Bog Beast-- "Solar" by Cosmo Sheldrake

Wet All Over "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" by B.J. Thomas

In a Pickle-- "The Room Where It Happens" from Hamilton

Revving Up-- "Chemical Worker's Song" by Great Big Sea

Taking Flight-- "Never Let Me Down Again" by Depeche Mode

Getting Energized-- "Erie Canal" (Traditional folk song)

Out of This World-- "Love Don't Roam" by Neil Hannon

Cold Feet-- "Muted Land" by Faith and The Muse

Ups and Downs-- "All That Glitters" by Earl

In a Beehive-- "Buildings In Flower" by The Innocence Mission

In the Arctic-- "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas

Spins a Web-- "Metropolis of Eden" by Sparkbird

Under Construction-- "We Built This City" by Starship

Gets a Bright Idea-- "Kill the Lights" by Set it Off

Shows and Tells-- "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce

Makes a Rainbow-- "Sunny" by Marvin Gaye

Goes Upstream-- "500 Miles" by The Proclaimers

Works Out-- "Good to Go" by LONIS and Daphne Willis

Gets Planted-- "The Moss" by Cosmo Sheldrake

In the Rainforest-- "Shadow of the Pines" by The Innocence Mission

Rocks and Rolls-- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye

Holiday Special-- "I Search For Tomorrow" by Leonard Nimoy

Meets Molly Cule-- "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA

Cracks a Yolk-- "Daily" by The Innocence Mission

Goes to Mussel Beach-- "Pelicans We" by Cosmo Sheldrake

Goes on Air-- "Toxic" by Britney Spears

Gets Swamped-- "Spock Thoughts" by Leonard Nimoy

Goes Cellular-- "Cells" by They Might Be Giants

Sees Stars-- "Space Song" by Beach House

Gains Weight-- "Planet Earth" by Duran Duran

Makes a Stink

Gets Charged-- "Make a Circuit With Me" by the Polecats

Gets Programmed-- "Rule #4: Fish in a Birdcage" by Fish in a Birdcage

In the City-- "November" by Sparkbird

Takes a Dive-- "Taroko" by August Greenwood

This list took me almost 2 consecutive hours to write, so please feel free to send me asks so I can talk about why I chose the songs I did.

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A list of all of Carlos’s outfits in the Magic School Bus show. I am bored and I have nothing better to do.

Normal outfit (hoodie, red pants, and sneakers)

Blue space suit (Gets Lost in Space and Sees Stars)

Teal scuba gear (Inside Ralphie)

Blue scuba gear w/helmet (Gets Eaten)

Adventuring outfit (Hops Home)

Rotting log expedition outfit (Meets the Rot Squad)

Desert adventuring outfit (All Dried Up)

Concert recital outfit (In the Haunted House)

Baseball uniform (Plays Ball)

Short sleeves/Summer outfit (Kicks Up a Storm)

Normal outfit with life vest (Blows its Top)

Dinosaur safari outfit (The Busasaurus)

Butterfly safari outfit (Butterfly and the Bog Beast)

Soccer uniform (Butterfly and the Bog Beast)

Anti-fungus suit (In a Pickle)

Engine-exploration suit (Revving Up)

Star Trek style uniform (Out of This World)

Clunky red space suit (Out of This World)

Yellow scuba gear w/mask (Ups and Downs)

Blue and yellow jacket (In the Arctic)

Blue scuba gear w/mask (Goes Upstream)

Giant from Jack and the Beanstalk (Gets Planted)

Skydiving gear (In the Rainforest)

Rock suit (Rocks and Rolls)

Winter outfit— Orange and green coat (Rocks and Rolls; Holiday Special)

Red scuba gear (Meets Molly Cule)

Egg scuba gear (Cracks a Yolk)

Beach outfit (Goes to Mussel Beach)

Rain jacket and hat (Gets Swamped)

Formal outfit (Goes Cellular)

ANOTHER scuba-ish suit with a helmet (Goes Cellular— although this one seems more astronaut-ish)

Basketball uniform (Gains Weight)

Skateboarding gear (Gets Programmed)

Yellow scuba gear w/helmet (Takes a Dive)

Normal outfit, but with hard hat (Under Construction)

Notes:

Not a big fan of the clunky space suit, but considering that “Out of This World” was Star Trek reference after another, it kind of fits. The space suits in Star Trek TOS are even worse.

It always feels a bit strange to see Carlos wearing an outfit that isn’t primary colors.

The books also have some great designs as well, but that’s not what I’m here for.

Half of these outfits are some variation of space suits or scuba suits. Which doesn’t surprise me, but man, the artists couldn’t stick to a consistent scuba design for any of the kids.

My personal favorites for Carlos’s alternate outfits are: Star Trek uniform, blue space suit, orange and green winter coat, summer outfit, butterfly safari outfit, and baseball uniform.

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