Oh, Magic School Bus!

Subject: Oh, Magic School Bus!
Author: hermione of vulcan
Posted on: 2013-01-07 17:11:00 UTC

I still enjoy rewatching it. To think I used to watch it for the science, when the characters are really interesting. (There's actually a thriving teenage fanbase, mostly based around "which of these kids will get with the other kids when they're in high school" Ship wars galore.)
And Blue's Clues--over the summer, my sister and I babysat for a two year old girl, and we watched Blue's Clues with her. And we were laughing more than she was. Memories...

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Aaaaand IN THE FEELS. by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-05 10:07:00 UTC Reply

Anyone remember "Out of the Box!" from the good ol' days of Disney?

You somehow made me remember Inspector Gadget... by Sergio Turbo on 2013-01-07 16:40:00 UTC Reply

And now I'm stuck with the Italian opening theme of the cartoon playing in my mind.

And I'm enjoying every single second of it.

Inspector Gadget by the Irish Samurai on 2013-01-07 22:07:00 UTC Reply

No idea what the Italian opening is like, but I do just about remember the English version. That, and the main villain (whose name I can't remember) saying 'I'll get you next time, Gadget' in that very sinister voice.

Here it is. by Sergio Turbo on 2013-01-08 08:44:00 UTC Reply

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WafLY_MDMNw

A chunk is missing at the end, but I think it's more than enough.

...And here I am humming it again.

That's actually a lot less annoying than the American one... (nm by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-09 04:38:00 UTC Reply
Damn, that actually is kinda catchy... by the Irish Samurai on 2013-01-08 10:15:00 UTC Reply

...now I'm humming it too, only I'm doing it really badly because I haven't heard it enough to remember it properly.

Quite different to the English version. For some reason it made me think of the Pink Panther intro, now I have that stuck in my head too.

Can't remember the villain? by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-07 22:10:00 UTC Reply

I can remind you:

Doctor Claw (because he was missing a hand.)

He had both hands. by Sergio Turbo on 2013-01-08 08:38:00 UTC Reply

He wore metal gauntlets on them, though.

It's in the first Disney movie that Claw (yes, only Claw in that movie) had the bionic "claw", but that movie has a lot of continuity issues.

To the point that the second movie is probably in another continuity altogether, since they fixed most of the stuff.
(They kept the rather annoying talking Gadgetmobile, and even painted it purple though. I preferred the one from the toon)

Wait, I thought cartoon!Claw was a chair with a robot arm? by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-09 17:37:00 UTC Reply

...I need to watch that cartoon again...

That's all they showed on TV. by Sergio Turbo on 2013-01-09 18:19:00 UTC Reply

His true appearance was revealed only for his action figure:

Quite of a letdown, actually. Especially for Italian fans, as he had a very deep voice in the italian dub... putting it together with that deranged face ended up with a "DOES NOT COMPUTE" from my brain.
(And I was wrong, he wore the metal gauntlet only on his right hand. Some say that it is actually a robotic hand, but nobody knows for sure.)

Huh. by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-11 03:31:00 UTC Reply

I could have sworn I saw an episode where the chair spun to face the audience, and it was just an empty chair with a robot arm coming out the back of it...

There was. by Sergio Turbo on 2013-01-11 07:22:00 UTC Reply

It's even in the Italian opening. However, it was also clear that it was just a decoy. With a cartoony bomb next to the arm.

Huh, by the Irish Samurai on 2013-01-07 22:22:00 UTC Reply

I thought he was from The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, but it turns out that's 'The Hooded Claw'.

I'm pretty sure there was also 'The Claw' as a villain in some other cartoon... I'm sensing a pattern here, are claws just generally evil?

Yup. by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-07 22:27:00 UTC Reply

Well, yeah.

So are dark-colored hoods, ninjas that aren't bright colors, copy-cat heroes, gravel voices and bigger guns than what the heroes have.

Proof that villains these days do not make proper use of the Evil Overlord Guide.

You forgot dirty double-crossers and sneak attacks. (nm) by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-08 00:34:00 UTC Reply

No no, I mentioned spies. by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-08 00:46:00 UTC Reply

Dark-hooded people and dark-clothed ninjas, remember?

THAT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN SPIES. by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-08 07:57:00 UTC Reply

/baps with great prejudice

I'm with Kitty on this one. by World-Jumper on 2013-01-08 08:24:00 UTC Reply

Afterall, spys are backstabin', dime-a-dozen, sleazeballs. Like you! No offence.

OK, so I messed up the quote, sue me! No, wait, on second thought, DONT sue me. I'm not a fan of glitter.

(While you are right on the whole about spys, you did forget an important fact about them.)
Yeah, what?
{They're right behind you.}
SWEET CELESTIA, HEL-*gurgle*

{...Gentlemen. *vanishes*}

*spies, not spys...By the Nine, I need to sleep. (nm) by World-Jumper on 2013-01-08 08:34:00 UTC Reply

The cartoon version or the cheesy live-action movie? by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-07 19:52:00 UTC Reply

Im'ma go with the cartoon version, because it was AMAZING.

Danananana, Inspector Gadget. Danananana, woohoo!

Toon, and I'm speaking about the Italian version of it one. by Sergio Turbo on 2013-01-08 08:53:00 UTC Reply

You know, here in Italy we have an habit of making our own theme to be used both as opening and ending.

Some are amazing, some... less so.

Until a few years ago both big broadcasting coprorations (RAI and Mediaset) used to do their own themes using random chunks of episodes to go along, but recently RAI started using the original openings, only with Italian lyrics (aside from the more mature anime broadcasted on Rai 4, as those keep the Japanese ones.). Mediaset instead started using the video from the original openings along with all-new songs.

The movie... It was fun, but it wasn't a great adaptation.

Ah, I see. by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-09 02:06:00 UTC Reply

The movie was corny. Cute, fun, sure, but... really corny.

So many feels. by World-Jumper on 2013-01-07 11:43:00 UTC Reply

Now I am going through all these shows I watched as a little guy. Blues Clues, which my mother loves still. Steve taught so much while having fun. Cyberchase, which if you remove most of the blatent 'we are teaching math!' elements, is still a good show. Magic School Bus, my first science teacher, and arguably the best. Bear in the Big Blue House, from which I named my ever-disapearing dog Shadow, because of, well, Shadow. Others, slowly coming back. Man, good times as a little Jumper.

Then again, I would also stick around to catch House of Mouse, which was arguably the best thing the Disney Channel ever did. I watched a lot of cartoons as a kid.

But recently, I found an old disk case from when I was a kid. Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, and Put Put, all from Humongous. Carmen Sandiago, for whom I wrote my first, unknowing, fanfic. No, I do not have it, but I was about seven or eight when I wrote it, so there you go. Do you guys remember these games? How about other computer games from your nerdy youth?

I Spy was a big one for me. by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-07 20:07:00 UTC Reply

And Bugs In Boxes, let's not forget.
I loved House of Mouse! by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-07 19:54:00 UTC Reply

"Nobody breaks their legs like Gaston!" -flings himself down the stairs to the basement-
Oh, Magic School Bus! by hermione of vulcan on 2013-01-07 17:11:00 UTC Reply

I still enjoy rewatching it. To think I used to watch it for the science, when the characters are really interesting. (There's actually a thriving teenage fanbase, mostly based around "which of these kids will get with the other kids when they're in high school" Ship wars galore.)
And Blue's Clues--over the summer, my sister and I babysat for a two year old girl, and we watched Blue's Clues with her. And we were laughing more than she was. Memories...

Ah, Blue's Clues. by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-07 20:17:00 UTC Reply

That little blue dog was way too adorable.
I used to want a dog like Blue so much... by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-07 19:59:00 UTC Reply

And instead I got a mental Australian terrier. -gives up-

The Magic School Bus computer games were amazing - my favorite was the human body one (forget what it was called) where they shrink the school bus down and explore one of the students' insides. Best. Game. EVER.

I sorta remember Carmen Sandiago by firemagic on 2013-01-07 12:54:00 UTC Reply

The one I played the most though, I can't remember what it was caleld.

You played this robot, and you lived in this ominous empty museum. IIRC, the curator's blond, pigtailed daughter went around and screwed with the exhibits (with time travel for the history, and shrinking for molecules) and you had to play minigames to fix them.

I remember there being a mini-game where you had to launch the character at the ceiling and break clumps of bubbles, then move your cursor around to keep bouncing him up. And ten years or so since I've played it, saying 'we gotta work quick!' instantly brings to mind the rest of the starting quote ('click on the mouse to launch me!').

For some reason that reminds me of those old I Spy games. by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-07 19:56:00 UTC Reply

Not the books, I mean the computer games - especially I Spy: Haunted House. That was the creepiest computer game I ever played as a little kid, even if nothing exactly jumped out and shrieked at you.

I remember this! by firemagic on 2013-01-07 00:30:00 UTC Reply

I didn't watch it that often, though. I did watch Cyberspace, I remember. Anyone else see that?

Last episode I saw, Hacker had just taken over the giant computer and deleted Motherboard. I didn't see anything after that.

Cyberspace! by PitViperOfDoom on 2013-01-07 02:15:00 UTC Reply

I remember that show! I LOVED that show! Most of the math I knew at all was because of that show.
I don't have a clue what that show is. by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-07 00:46:00 UTC Reply

But clearly, its plot was awesome.

It was this math-based show by firemagic on 2013-01-07 02:46:00 UTC Reply

The three main characters would be summoned into Cyberspace by the Motherboard, this cgi-d sorta-Zordon character, who would send them to thwart Hacker and his two minions, who would be messing around with something in Cyberspace. And it would be solved with math, though that kinda varied - I remember one of the episodes had tangrams, and another involved the black girl character beating this monk guy in a sorta-chess strategy game.

It also had a ridiculously catchy theme song that, years after I watched thee show, will still come into my head at the word 'Cyberspace.'

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9wfQ2KnCMJY

That and it provided the true face of Anonymous. by World-Jumper on 2013-01-07 11:16:00 UTC Reply

I mean, Hacker-
{That's THE Hacker, to you!}
(Sorry Bout' that, small rip in space, time, and the internet. Working on it now, don't mind me.)
…Alright Jumper, I trust you.
Anyway, as I was saying, the Hacker was so much fun, and could be truly intimidating if he wanted to. Plus he had an epic chin. Do not deny the power of the chin.

One item suethor!World-Jumper lusts after is in this continuum, and should any cyberchase badfic be found, is the first thing the agents need to look out for: The Rad Ring of Radopolus. Laugh at the name, fear the power. This ring (used to teach kids about circles, radii, and circumference...s) can grant the wearer unlimeted free wishes, complete with full understanding of what you want, so it is not a jerkass djin (not genie, that's the blue disney character). Should anyone, even an agent, get their hands on it...

Suffice it to say, it was a cool show. My favorite is the pilot, due to it's strangely dark subject matter, and how well they pulled it off.

{You have not defeated me! The Hacker will return! You'll see, YOU'LL SEEE…!}
(Sheesh, I thought he would never return to his continuum. One last thought though; Because Cyberchase was set in the internet, what does 4chan look like? Fanfiction.net? The Circle of Lemmings? This very board? Think on it.)

Oh, man! by PitViperOfDoom on 2013-01-06 20:47:00 UTC Reply

I didn't have cable growing up, so I would always catch this show at my grandma's house or something, and I loved it! It was this show and PB&J Otter. Holy mrfle did I love PB&J Otter.

Kinda the same here! by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-06 23:46:00 UTC Reply

Our grandma used to look after us when we were little guys, so we only ever saw these shows at her house (which made for a bit of whiplash when we got home and got to watch Forensic Files and The Investigators before bed). PB&J Otter was one of my top three favorite programs - right behind Out of the Box! and Bear in the Big Blue House. I think after about a year I had the Noodle Dance memorized.

Don't forget Rollie Pollie Ollie. by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-07 00:05:00 UTC Reply

That show got me into steampunk, actually.

Ah-HA! by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-06 21:28:00 UTC Reply

I used to watch PB&J too!

Cheese n' cwackers was one of my favorite lines, even.

Meh~ by Givala on 2013-01-06 12:53:00 UTC Reply

There wasn't that show when I was little :/
In fact I've never heard of it before ._.
Oh well~

Aw, you missed out. by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-06 14:20:00 UTC Reply

That show was awesome when I was a little guy.

Awww, I loved this show! by IntelligentAirhead on 2013-01-05 18:54:00 UTC Reply

I always loved Zoombafoo more, though.

Zaboomafoo? by PitViperOfDoom on 2013-01-06 05:38:00 UTC Reply

THAT SHOW IS CHILDHOOD.

I meant Zaboomafoo, oops! by IntelligentAirhead on 2013-01-06 06:46:00 UTC Reply

But I can't remember the Lemur's nammmee!

The lemur's name was the show title! by PitViperOfDoom on 2013-01-06 07:23:00 UTC Reply

They called him Zaboo!

OH, I remember that show! by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-06 09:45:00 UTC Reply

Dude, that lemur was BOSS.

Oh, I LOVED that Show! by dramaticsoprano on 2013-01-07 03:20:00 UTC Reply

I still do, actually. It makes me so sad that it's not on regular TV anymore. I think what I loved most was the ridiculous trouble they always had with the snack machine. Zobooland was sweet too.
I used to have the ending tune memorized. by PitViperOfDoom on 2013-01-06 20:45:00 UTC Reply

Though even at that age I sort of realized "These guys are inadequately cautious around wild animals!" Still loved it, though.

See, when I watched it... by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-06 21:46:00 UTC Reply

...I was only just old enough to realize that lemur was wiping the floor with everyone else any time they got into a battle of wits.

I remember both shows... by OpinionedAngel on 2013-01-06 17:18:00 UTC Reply

...Though my current stance on shows for little kids is that I find them incredibly annoying.

Now Kratt's Creatures, THAT was a great show. Anyone remember that?

Can't say that one rings a bell... by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-06 21:45:00 UTC Reply

And quite honestly, the old little kids' shows - like PB&J Otters, Out of the Box!, and Bear in the Big Blue House - those were so much more fun than the newer stuff, like Jake and the Neverland Pirates. You just can't beat arts and crafts shows and talking, anthropomorphic animal puppets.

I feel so old right now...

Zoombafoo? (nm) by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-05 19:00:00 UTC Reply

Oh, son of a- MY FEEEEEEELS! by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-05 10:09:00 UTC Reply

Kitty and I watched this during snack time as little kids when we would spend our after-school time at Grandma and Grandpa's house!

My feels have been nostalgia punched SO HARD.

Tony was seriously my first actual crush on a real-life man. by KittyNoodles on 2013-01-05 10:29:00 UTC Reply

And my second crush overall. Sadly, Clopin from Hunchback of Notre Dame came first... -sighs-

Funny story: Vivian was my first crush. by SpecstacularSC on 2013-01-05 10:37:00 UTC Reply

Of course, being five, I didn't know any better.

*palm through face*