The Magic School Bus Spins a Web (Season 3, Episode 3)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Magic School Bus

Spins a Web (Season 3, Episode 3)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Ms. Frizzle transports the class into a 1950s horror movie, where a 50-foot praying mantis is wreaking havoc on the town. Ed Asner stars as the film's power-mad protagonist, General Araneus.

Director

Charles E. Bastien

Writers

Robert Schechter (written by) | Joanna Cole (creator) | Bruce Degen (creator)

Producer

Vince Commisso

Composers

Fred Barton | Peter Lurye

Casting Directors

Joanne Boreham | Jessie Thomson

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 28, 1996

Release date

Sep 28, 1996 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 11 nominations

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14 cast members

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Lily Tomlin Ms. Valerie Frizzle (voice) Ms. Valerie Frizzle (voice) See fewer	Nashville (1975)
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Daniel DeSanto Carlos Ramon (voice) Carlos Ramon (voice) See fewer	Mean Girls (2004)
Lisa Jai Wanda Li (voice) (as Lisa Yamanaka) Wanda Li (voice) (as Lisa Yamanaka) See fewer	The Magic School Bus (1994)
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