The Magic School Bus

Characters

Ms. Frizzle

See Ms. Frizzle

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Arnold

Arnold Perlstein is a unique member of Ms. Frizzle's class in that he is the only student who does not enjoy her magical field trips and would rather go on a normal trip.

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He is interested in rocks and geology. When he lost some rocks from his collection in the CD-ROM The Magic School Bus Explores Inside the Earth, the class went on a field trip to recover them. He was excited, until he found out that they would encounter volcanoes and other dangers. Arnold knew enough about rocks to be the first kid to become a member of Granite in The Magic School Bus Goes Cell-Ular. Arnold has reddish blond hair and wears round glasses. He is usually portrayed as something of wimp, especially since his catch-phrase is "I knew I should've stayed home today." Though he is often the butt of jokes in the series, he seems to be smarter and braver than he is given credit for.

Related Topics:
Geology - CD-ROM

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Arnold has a know-it-all cousin named Janet (voiced by Renessa Blitz), who first appeared in the book The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, and appears often in the television series, but not enough to be considered a regular. In The Magic School Bus Shows and Tells, Arnold mentions his great-aunt was the famous archeologist, Arizona Joan.

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Arnold is voiced by Danny Tamberelli.

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Carlos

Carlos Ramone is known for telling jokes. He has made many odd inventions, like an instrument and a rain-catcher. Carlos doesn't get along with Dorothy Ann. Carlos has a little brother named Mikey, who appeared in two episodes of the television series.

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Carlos is voiced by Daniel DeSanto.

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Dorothy Ann

Dorothy Ann (a.k.a. D.A.) is a bookworm, her most prized possession being her pink book bag. She uses her books to research whatever the matter at hand is. In The Magic School Bus Sees Stars, she celebrated her ninth birthday. D.A. enjoys star gazing and has a telescope outside her bedroom window. She has a little sister.

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Dorothy Ann has blonde hair, which she wears set in pigtails. In The Magic School Bus Goes On Air, when she took the bands out, her pigtails stayed in place. In a close up of her in The Magic School Bus Plays Ball, we can see she had blue eyes.

Related Topics:
Pigtail - Eye

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Dorothy Ann is voiced by Tara Meyer.

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Keesha

Keesha Franklin is probably the most skeptical of the students and arguably the most level-headed as well. She appears to a close friend of Phoebe and is voiced by Erica Luttrell.

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Phoebe

Phoebe Terese has brown hair and would well deserve the title of "the compassionate one." She's very concerned with the well-being of animals and started an organisation called S.A.D.S. (Students Against Desert Scarcity) to help animals living in the desert in The Magic School Bus All Dried Up.

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Phoebe transferred to Walkerville Elementary, where Ms. Frizzle teaches, from her old school (which, oddly enough, is named Phoebe's Old School.) In The Magic School Bus Goes to Seed the class went to her old school to pick up a plant, but Phoebe was worried the Friz would embarrass her. However, it turned out her old teacher not only knew Ms. Frizzle, but was a close friend.

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Phoebe is voied by Maia Filar.

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Ralphie

Ralphie Tenelli is interested mainly in sports. He frequently daydreams in Ms. Frizzle's class, where daydreams aren't a waste of time. Ralphie's mother (Dr. Tenelli, who is voiced Tyne Daly) is a medical doctor.

Related Topics:
Tyne Daly - Medical doctor

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Ralphie is voiced by Stuart Stone.

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Wanda

Wanda Li has black hair, wears a red vest and pink blouse. Wanda's mother (voiced by Rosalind Chao) is a science writer, who once kept an alligator in the bathtub. Wanda's little brother, William, is clearly no more than four, as he is still learning how to speak. Wanda is very interested in adventure and "going where no kid has gone before." Thus, she serves as something of a foil to Arnold.

Related Topics:
Rosalind Chao - Alligator - Bathtub - Foil

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Wanda is voiced by Lisa Yamanaka.

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Timothy

Timothy (a.k.a. Tim) can usually be found with a notebook used for drawing pictures. He has black hair, and he is the second African-American student in Ms. Frizzle's class. He is also very observant.

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He is voiced by Andre Ottley-Lorant.

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NOTE: Though only these eight students are featured in the television series, Ms. Frizzle's class was far larger in the original books which gives her a class of approximently fifteen students. Infact, Keesha wasn't added until she premiered in the TV series.

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