Source– When “The Magic School Bus” first premiered in September 1994, Pluto was still considered a planet. Now, after nearly 20 years, the beloved children’s show, adapted from the celebrated science book series by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, is coming back — with a few modern updates, big celebrity names and new age science, of course.

Netflix is in charge of the show’s reboot (an emerging theme for the streaming giant, after the successful “Fuller House” revival in early 2016)

The revival was originally announced in 2014 and will, like its viewership, change with the times. With computer generated animation and and a top-of-the-line school bus, equipped with robotic and gadgets to accurately reflect modern technology, kids will get to experience science and technology as it relates to their time, Netflix’s chief content officer told The New York Times. Ms. Frizzle’s hair, however, will remain very much the same — fiery red and curly.

 

Netflix is like a medic on a battlefield, running around reviving every television show they think is worth the morphine and bandages.

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I will never complain about the Magic School Bus making a return (unless they fuck up the show and take it too far with this top of the line school bus, then there will be hell to pay). Netflix is destined to run into a problem if they keep this business tactic up though. It won’t be long before they either run out of 90s shows to bring back to life or 90s nostalgia runs it’s course. 90s nostalgia is a great trend that we are in, but it’s a trend. Trends come to an end. The trend of 90s nostalgia only has a couple years left in it, tops. So Netflix should ride this wave for as long as they can, but they should be prepared to jump ship quickly because one day people are going to realize that maybe Full House wasn’t actually the pinnacle of television.

 

P.S. This announcement is great news for every elementary school teacher who likes to drink a little too much on the weekdays. They have a whole new batch of classroom content coming their way to cover the mornings when the hang over is too intense to deal with 20 or so obnoxious children.