SaysWho? Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/891586790/the-magic-school-bus-series-author-joanna-cole-has-died Quote Joanna Cole, whose Magic School Bus series made science both dazzling and goofily fun for generations of children, died on July 12 at age 75. Her death was announced by her publisher, Scholastic. The cause of death was not given. She originally created The Magic School Bus in 1986 with illustrator Bruce Degen. The core idea of a sweet and nerdy crew of schoolchildren taking field trips into scientific concepts, bodily parts, into space and back to the age of dinosaurs — and always led by their teacher, the intrepid Ms. Frizzle — eventually spun out into dozens of tie-ins and more than 93 million copies in print, plus a beloved television show that aired for 18 years in more than 100 countries. In the U.S., the original Magic School Bus TV series was broadcast by PBS for 18 years; in 2017, an updated version launched in 2017 on Netflix, with the first of four specials on the way in August. (Ms. Frizzle was a perfect role for a comedian: She was first voiced by Lily Tomlin, and then in the Netflix version by Kate McKinnon.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Wasn't there an episode where the bus goes in a human body? I think that's the only one I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 34 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Wasn't there an episode where the bus goes in a human body? I think that's the only one I've seen. There are 2-3 of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: There are 2-3 of those. Ah, well you seem to be a devoted fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Keyser_Soze said: Ah, well you seem to be a devoted fan Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: Yes. I'm sorry for this bad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 Didn't show up the first time. I think I got it to work: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Damn. The book series meant a lot to me at a certain again. It really stimulates my imagination and I would often dream up my own Magic Schoolbus field trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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