<P> In 1994, The Magic School Bus concept was made into an animated series of the same name by Scholastic Entertainment and it premiered on September 10, 1994 . The idea for the show was thought up by former Scholastic Entertainment Vice President and Senior Editorial Director Craig Walker . Scholastic Entertainment president Deborah Forte said that adapting the books into an animated series was an opportunity to help kids "learn about science in a fun way". Around that time, Forte had been hearing concerns from parents and teachers about how to improve science education for girls and minorities across the globe . Each episode of the series ran for 30 minutes . </P> <P> When The Magic School Bus was syndicated on commercial networks, the Producer Says segment at the end of each episode was cut out to make space for commercials . The Producer Says segments were only seen when the series was shown on non-commercial networks, international networks, VHS, and DVD releases . Within the episodes, there were also time points where the episode fades out and then fades back in after a series of commercials are shown . On non-commercial networks, VHS, and DVD releases the scene immediately fades back in right after it fades out as no commercials are shown . </P> <P> The show's theme song called "Ride on the Magic School Bus" was written by Peter Lurye and performed by rock' n' roll legend Little Richard . </P> <P> The show's voice director was Susan Blu, two of the writers for the show were Brian Muehl and Jocelyn Stevenson, who also worked on Fraggle Rock . </P>

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