51. In the City.
Topic: Urban Wildlife.
Written by: Noel MacNeal, George Arthur Bloom and Jocelyn Stevenson.
Topic: Urban Wildlife.
Written by: Noel MacNeal, George Arthur Bloom and Jocelyn Stevenson.
Aired: 21 December 1997.
The class are in the zoo. Here, Keesha, Tim, Phoebe and Arnold are looking at foxes.
Carlos and Dorothy Ann are looking at peregrine falcons, which are cliff dwelling falcons.
Ralphie and Wanda are looking at Virginia opossums.
And the entire class, including Valerie, are animals! Ralphie, Wanda and Keesha are Virginia opossums, Arnold, Tim and Phoebe are red foxes, Carlos and Dorothy Ann are peregrine falcons, and Valerie is a raccoon.
Opossums are good at using their tails to hang onto tree branches.
As Ms. Frizzle forgot before turning into a raccoon, those animals can't whistle.
This is why The Magic School Bus had disappeared. It'd turned into a bear, with Liz still inside!
Here's a normal opossum, looking to feed on an apple core.
Jake's not a happy dog, seeing foxes on the street!
Those foxes are too good to hide for Jake to find.
This was a funny part! Dorothy Ann unintentionally gave Tim a fright even though she was just hoping they're alright.
This is a normal raccoon. They loiter around, looking for either insects or earthworms.
This raccoon sure doesn't want to share her food with Arnold, especially because he's a fox.
Night hawks come out at night to feast on moths.
Dorothy Ann sure didn't want Carlos to eat that night hawk, did she?
This is why peregrine falcons can adapt to living in the city. They can roost on a balcony of a really tall building like it's a cliff.
Arnold was hungry, as was Wanda, they found a source of food to eat. Garbage!
So The Magic Bear Bus went along the railway tracks, did it?
In this cemetery, there is a family of foxes, showing they can live in the city.
The zookeeper is looking for the bear they found loitering in the city!
There are no caves in the dump, but bears can make do with things to use as a cave.
Ms. Frizzle may not be able to whistle, but she's able to hiss.
The bus is safe now, all thanks to Ms. Frizzle.
Back to normal they are.
Tim told Liz that she'd missed the action, all because she was trapped inside the bus. And Tim was a fox the whole time along with Arnold and Phoebe.
Liz was looking for herself throughout the episode. Because she was bearly in the episode.
But Liz can be an opossum in this tree.
Who would've thought we'd see these kids as wild creatures? I wish I could be a wild creature and roam the city, looking for food.
I wonder if this is another reason most people ship Ralphie and Keesha? Because they, along with Wanda, were opossums. And could this be another reason some ship Phoebe with either Arnold or Tim? Because they were foxes. And another reason almost everyone ships Carlos and Dorothy Ann? Because they were peregrine falcons, and those falcons mate for life.
What also makes this episode intriguing is the fact that this episode featured The Magic School Bus as a bear, and this episode was partially written by Noel MacNeal, who is best known for playing Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House, a children's show that premiered the same year this episode debuted.
What's also intriguing is the fact Liz bearly appeared in this episode. Get it? Bearly? Because she was trapped inside the bus turned into a bear.
One thing I've noticed throughout this episode is that Arnold's voice was at its deepest, being all teenager-like. This was because Danny Tamberelli was going through puberty during production for this season. Well, Danny was 15 at the time.
Though Liz was bearly in this episode, I sure had a bear of a time with this episode. We got to see the class as animals for almost the entire episode after that normal field trip to the zoo. We got to see how various animals that live in the city can adapt to their wildlife, and we see that bears just won't fit in the city because they're too big and they're dangerous animals, especially since they have sharp claws and sharp teeth, something The Magic School Bus itself didn't realise. I could get used to being a wild creature in the city. It would be the life.
On the class's first "normal" field trip to the zoo, they wonder how the animals could live in the city. Ms. Frizzle then turns the kids into various city animals (Tim, Arnold, and Phoebe into foxes; Ralphie, Wanda, and Keesha into possums; Dorothy Ann and Carlos into peregrine falcons, and Ms. Frizzle a raccoon), but the bus mistakes itself for a bear, and with Liz inside, leaves the class. Worse, the city authorities are after the bus, thinking that it is a lost animal needing to return home. Will the class make it to the bus in time, or will they be animals forever?
"It was neat to be able to see the way those wild animals really live."
"Yeah! 'cause when you live in the city, there's no way you can see wild animals!"
"Yeah! Only party animals!"
"Carlos!"
What Carlos said is true. We only see party animals in the city.
"Absolutely, Tim! We can all feature wild creatures!"
"What?! Tim! Quick! Take it back!"
No, Tim! Don't take it back!
"I knew I should've stayed in my den-- I mean home today."
Would've been funny if Arnold did stay in his den.
"I've heard of junk food, but this is fantastic!"
Funny how Wanda mentioned junk food while eating food thrown away!
"Oh no!"
"Oh yes!"
Funny that Dorothy Ann didn't like the bird getting eaten by a falcon, but Carlos did, showing that falcons can live in the city.
"Well, Ms. Frizzle, this has been a bear of a field trip!"
"Good one, Ralphie!"
Yes, good one, Ralphie!
Who would've thought we'd see these kids as wild creatures? I wish I could be a wild creature and roam the city, looking for food.
I wonder if this is another reason most people ship Ralphie and Keesha? Because they, along with Wanda, were opossums. And could this be another reason some ship Phoebe with either Arnold or Tim? Because they were foxes. And another reason almost everyone ships Carlos and Dorothy Ann? Because they were peregrine falcons, and those falcons mate for life.
What also makes this episode intriguing is the fact that this episode featured The Magic School Bus as a bear, and this episode was partially written by Noel MacNeal, who is best known for playing Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House, a children's show that premiered the same year this episode debuted.
What's also intriguing is the fact Liz bearly appeared in this episode. Get it? Bearly? Because she was trapped inside the bus turned into a bear.
One thing I've noticed throughout this episode is that Arnold's voice was at its deepest, being all teenager-like. This was because Danny Tamberelli was going through puberty during production for this season. Well, Danny was 15 at the time.
Though Liz was bearly in this episode, I sure had a bear of a time with this episode. We got to see the class as animals for almost the entire episode after that normal field trip to the zoo. We got to see how various animals that live in the city can adapt to their wildlife, and we see that bears just won't fit in the city because they're too big and they're dangerous animals, especially since they have sharp claws and sharp teeth, something The Magic School Bus itself didn't realise. I could get used to being a wild creature in the city. It would be the life.
My rating: 10/10.
Season 4 scorecard:
1. Meets Molly Cule: 9/10.
2. Cracks a Yolk: 10/10.
3. Goes to Mussel Beach: 9/10.
4. Goes on Air: 9/10.
5. Gets Swamped: 9.5/10.
6. Goes Cellular: 10/10.
7. Sees Stars: 10/10.
8. Gains Weight: 9/10.
9. Makes a Stink: 8/10.
10. Gets Charged: 9.5/10.
11. Gets Programmed: 8.5/10.
12. In the City: 10/10.
Season 4 so far: 9.4/10.
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