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Monster Power |
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- "Water go for a ride?"
- —Ms. Frizzle
Monster Power (Clean Energy) is the twelfth episode of the first season of The Magic School Bus Rides Again. It first released on Netflix worldwide on September 29, 2017.
It is the second episode in production order for season 1.
Ms. Frizzle’s outfit[]
Ms. Frizzle’s dress is replaced by sky-blue trousers. Her shirt features rivers, warning signs, and other things relating to the use of clean energy. Her necklace pendant is the Sun. She also wears brown shoes.
Descriptions[]
- Netflix: A skittish Arnold looks to alternative energy sources to help keep his fears at bay while camping outdoors with Ms. Frizzle and the class.
- iTunes/YouTube/Amazon Prime: Arnold has terrified himself, thanks to an ill-advised midnight screening of "The Blot Monster" – a terrifying beast that thrives on pollution and is only afraid of light. So when the class goes overnight camping, Arnold must find a way to keep the lights on – without creating any creature-baiting pollutants!
Summary[]
The Magic School Bus Rides Again segment[]
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Is This the Magic School Bus? segment[]
- Hosted by Professor Frizzle and Goldie
- PhD gag: Professor Frizzle, PhD
- Caller: Gabby Clarke (caller 1) and the Blot Monster (caller 2)
- Teaser: "DA and the Deep Blue Sea"
Cast/Appearances[]
Voice cast[]
- Kate McKinnon as Ms. Frizzle
- Lily Tomlin as Professor Frizzle
- Miles Koseleci-Vieira as Arnold
- Unknown as the Blot Monster - Debut, Producer segment
- Leke Maceda-Rustecki as Carlos
- Gabby Clarke as Dorothy Ann and the caller
- Birva Pandya as Jyoti
- Mikaela Blake as Keesha
- Matthew Mintz as Ralphie
- Unknown as the scientist (in The Blot Monster)
- Unknown as the screaming woman (in The Blot Monster)
- Kaden Stephen as Tim
- Lynsey Pham as Wanda
No speaking roles[]
- Blot Monster - Debut, Rides Again segment
- Goldie
- Liz
- The Magic Motorbike
- The Magic School Bus
- Mrs. Perlstein - Mentioned
Availability[]
Physical[]
- DVD: For Region 1, this episode is available on Season One in the US, and The Complete First Season/La Première Saison Complete in Canada.
- VHS: This episode is not available on any single-episode or multi-episode VHS in NTSC, PAL, or SECAM.
Digital (not including Netflix)[]
- iTunes: Season 1, Episode 12 (where Season 1 includes all 2010s episodes)
- Amazon Prime Video: Season 1, Episode 12 (where Season 1 refers to the Netflix Season 1)
- Vudu: Season 1, Episode 12 (where Season 1 refers to the Netflix Season 1)
- YouTube (paid)/Google Play: Season 1, Episode 12 (where Season 1 includes all 2010s episodes)
- Microsoft Movies and TV: Season 1, Episode 12 (where Season 1 includes all 2010s episodes)
Trivia[]
- Going by production order, this is the second episode of Season 1.[1]
- The end credits focuses on Arnold for this episode.
- The Bus's appearance as a boat in this episode appears on the cover for the 2021 region-1 DVD set for Season 1.
- Merrill Hagan will later write The Frizz Connection.
- Stills and screenshots are shown from this episode in the credits of the three specials of Season 2, along with For Lunch, Gets Lost in Space, The Frizz Connection, Carlos Gets the Sneezes, Kids in Space, and In the Zone. The only difference for Monster Power's scenes is that Ms. Frizzle is wearing her air currents dress from The Frizz Connection, and not the renewable energy dress from this episode.
- Arnold’s house is seen for the second time. It was seen previously in a flashback in Goes Cellular.
- In this episode, Keesha owns a bicycle.