Review of Magic School Bus Rides Again, Season 1 Interview with Johnny H., age 5, long-time Magic School Bus fan
*How would you describe the new Miss Frizzle, the younger sister of the original Miss Frizzle? How is she different from the original Frizz? Are there any ways they are similar?
Johnny: She has a different voice than the original Miss Frizzle, and her hair is always down, but the original Miss Frizzle always had her hair up. They are similar because they both wear dresses with pictures that foreshadow what will happen in the next episode. They also both have red hair. She doesn't think danger is in sight. She doesn't talk about danger a lot. She's brave. And she always wants to go out in pitch black water where the pressure is the same at 5,000 elephants!
*There's also a new student in the science class—Jyoti. Do you think she's a good addition to the classroom? What do you like about her?
Johnny: Yes, I like her because she likes science a lot and she's good at solving problems. I also like her locket because it has all kinds of measuring gauges like GPS and a barometer an accelerometer and an altimeter and it also had a thermometer.
*Of all the episodes in this season, which episode was your favorite and why?
Johnny: MONSTER POWER!
*What happened in the episode?
Johnny: They go camping, and Arnold is scared the whole time of the Blot Monster coming. So he brings all these lights to keep on the whole time so the Blot Monster doesn't come.
*What do you like about this episode?
Johnny: It's funny, and I like that Arnold is the one who solves the problem because he is usually scared or worried.
*What was the funniest moments of the season?
Johnny: When Arnold says "This field trip just got 12% scarier" when they were traveling to the midnight zone in the ocean.
*What is the coolest new thing you've learned this season?
Johnny: I liked it when they described the zones of the ocean in the last episode starting with the Marianna Trench to the Abyssopelagic Zone to the Bathypelagic Zone to the Mesopelagic Zone to the Epipelagic Zone (the surface)
*What field trip haven't they taken or topic haven't they covered that you hope they'll take in the next season?
Johnny: I hope they'll go inside sound, and I hope someday they'll finally stay home, just like Arnold wants!
*How would you describe the new Miss Frizzle, the younger sister of the original Miss Frizzle? How is she different from the original Frizz? Are there any ways they are similar?
Johnny: She has a different voice than the original Miss Frizzle, and her hair is always down, but the original Miss Frizzle always had her hair up. They are similar because they both wear dresses with pictures that foreshadow what will happen in the next episode. They also both have red hair. She doesn't think danger is in sight. She doesn't talk about danger a lot. She's brave. And she always wants to go out in pitch black water where the pressure is the same at 5,000 elephants!
*There's also a new student in the science class—Jyoti. Do you think she's a good addition to the classroom? What do you like about her?
Johnny: Yes, I like her because she likes science a lot and she's good at solving problems. I also like her locket because it has all kinds of measuring gauges like GPS and a barometer an accelerometer and an altimeter and it also had a thermometer.
*Of all the episodes in this season, which episode was your favorite and why?
Johnny: MONSTER POWER!
*What happened in the episode?
Johnny: They go camping, and Arnold is scared the whole time of the Blot Monster coming. So he brings all these lights to keep on the whole time so the Blot Monster doesn't come.
*What do you like about this episode?
Johnny: It's funny, and I like that Arnold is the one who solves the problem because he is usually scared or worried.
*What was the funniest moments of the season?
Johnny: When Arnold says "This field trip just got 12% scarier" when they were traveling to the midnight zone in the ocean.
*What is the coolest new thing you've learned this season?
Johnny: I liked it when they described the zones of the ocean in the last episode starting with the Marianna Trench to the Abyssopelagic Zone to the Bathypelagic Zone to the Mesopelagic Zone to the Epipelagic Zone (the surface)
*What field trip haven't they taken or topic haven't they covered that you hope they'll take in the next season?
Johnny: I hope they'll go inside sound, and I hope someday they'll finally stay home, just like Arnold wants!