

The show was produced in an animation and audio style reminiscent of Hanna-Barbera cartoons of the 1970s and 1980s. The show's theme song called "Ride on the Magic School Bus" was written by Peter Lurye and performed by rock 'n' roll legend Little Richard. On non-commercial networks, VHS, and DVD releases the scene immediately fades back in right after it fades out as no commercials are shown.
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Within the episodes, there also are timepoints where the episode fades out and then fades back in after a series of commercials are shown. The Producer Says segments are only seen when the series is shown on non-commercial networks, international networks, VHS, and DVD releases. When The Magic School Bus is syndicated on commercial networks, the Producer Says segment at the end of each episode is cut out to make space for commercials.

In 2005, Nelvana sold the series to Latin America's Cartoon Network. The series was widely known in Canada for showing reruns on CBC as part of its children's block, now known as Kids' CBC, from 1999 to 2004.

The Magic School Bus was also seen on TLC from Februuntil 2008, and Discovery Kids for a significant amount of time in the US, TVOntario and the Knowledge Network in Canada and Pop and CITV in the United Kingdom, with no plans to make more episodes. Based on information from their website, Qubo no longer carries The Magic School Bus in their programming lineup. The Fox Kids and Qubo airings both use a shortened version of the opening. Starting September 27, 2010, The Magic School Bus started a daily run on Qubo in the US, and on Saturday mornings on NBC. The Fox network aired repeats from September 1998 to September 2002. The last episode aired on December 6, 1997, the series then aired reruns on PBS until October 1998. In the United States, the series originally aired on PBS as a part of its children's block, PBS Kids, through South Carolina's SCETV network it was the first fully animated series to be aired on PBS. Each episode of the series ran for 30 minutes.
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Around that time, Forte had been hearing concerns from parents and teachers about how to improve science education for girls and minorities. Scholastic Entertainment president Deborah Forte says that adapting the books into an animated series was an opportunity to help kids "learn about science in a fun way". The Idea for the show was thought up by Former Scholastic Entertainment Vice President and Senior Editorial Director Craig Walker. In 1994, The Magic School Bus concept was made into an animated series of the same name by Scholastic Entertainment, and premiered on September 10, 1994. Broadcasting & Cable said the show was "among the highest-rated PBS shows for school-age children." On JScholastic Media announced that it will be releasing an all-new CG animated series inspired by the original show, entitled "The Magic School Bus" (Originally "The Magic School Bus 360°"). It is notable for its use of celebrity talent and combining entertainment with an educational series. The Magic School Bus is a Canadian-American Saturday morning animated children's television series, based on the book series of the same name by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.
