Updated ‘Magic School Bus’ Series Coming to Netflix in 2016

Magic School Bus Reboot

“Seatbelts, everyone!”

The popular PBS children’s TV show The Magic School Bus is getting a CG-animated reboot that will debut exclusively on Netflix in 2016. Produced by Scholastic Media, the new show, called The Magic School Bus 360°, will include a “modernized” Ms. Frizzle (actress Lily Tomlin voiced Ms. Frizzle in the original series) who will take her students on flying field trips in an updated version of the fancy bus. Netflix has ordered 26 half-hour episodes of the updated show.

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“Animation Fascination” Episode 50: Fascinated by Animation

AF 50 V5

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It’s our fiftieth epiversary and the gang’s all here!

We’ve done a lot in the past 49 episodes, and spoken to quite a few amazing people from the animation industry along the way.

In this special episode, Marc Vibbert and Matt Quest are joined by Justin Vactor, Jon Hueber, Matt Hardeman, Stanford Clark, and Phil Shenton to discuss the past and look towards the future. The guys face off in a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs trivia showdown, but who will come out victorious?

All this, plus so much more!

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney

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