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* The female producer is shown eating Chinese takeout in the "Producer's Segment" of "For Lunch". Stereotype, right, since she's Asian? Well, actually - she's at her desk. Chinese takeout containers are known for being easy to eat out of at a desk or on the street, and for being much more of a "meal" than a sandwich. Plus, it's very easily recognisable ''and'' takes much longer to eat than a sandwich.
** The male producer in "Revs up" says "Why didn't I think of that?" when it was asked why he didn't just use gum to cover the sparkplugs or flood the gas tank. Because gum getting in the tank or over the spark plug would be much more deliberate than Peanut butter, which is stated to have been there by accident.
** The male producer in "Revs up" says "Why didn't I think of that?" when it was asked why he didn't just use gum to cover the sparkplugs or flood the gas tank. Because gum getting in the tank or over the spark plug would be much more deliberate than Peanut butter, which is stated to have been there by accident.
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* The female producer is shown eating Chinese takeout in the "Producer's Segment" of "For Lunch". Stereotype, right, since she's Asian? Well, actually - she's at her desk. Chinese takeout containers are known for being easy to eat out of at a desk or on the street, and for being much more of a "meal" than a sandwich. Plus, it's very easily recognisable ''and'' takes much longer to eat than a sandwich. \n She also might have it in the fridge - Chinese takeout leftovers are common "office food".
** The male producer in "Revs up" says "Why didn't I think of that?" when it was asked why he didn't just use gum to cover the sparkplugs or flood the gas tank. Because gum getting in the tank or over the spark plug would be much more deliberate than Peanut butter, which is stated to have been there by accident. Plus, Mr. Junkit is shown as using a ''lot'' of peanut butter. A ''lot'' - the only way he would be able to cause that much damage with gum would require ''way'' too much!
*** The kids' intervention with peanut butter in the gas tank also makes sense - gas dissolves peanut butter, but it takes about half an hour.
** The male producer in "Revs up" says "Why didn't I think of that?" when it was asked why he didn't just use gum to cover the sparkplugs or flood the gas tank. Because gum getting in the tank or over the spark plug would be much more deliberate than Peanut butter, which is stated to have been there by accident. Plus, Mr. Junkit is shown as using a ''lot'' of peanut butter. A ''lot'' - the only way he would be able to cause that much damage with gum would require ''way'' too much!
*** The kids' intervention with peanut butter in the gas tank also makes sense - gas dissolves peanut butter, but it takes about half an hour.
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* Arnold's head turned into a block of ice on Pluto, so that Janet had [[NightmareFuel to drag his limp body on the bus]]. Just ''what'' did Ms. Frizzle do either on Earth or on the bus to heal him mostly so that he only had a cold?
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* Arnold's head turned into a block of ice on Pluto, so that Janet had [[NightmareFuel to drag carry his limp stiff frozen body on onto the bus]]. Just ''what'' did Ms. Frizzle do either on Earth or on the bus to heal him mostly so that he only had a cold?
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* In "Inside Ralphie", just what ''does'' Ralphie have? Strep Throat, which is caused by a bacteria. So Ralphie's mom giving him something to kill the bacteria isn't actually bad.
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* In "Inside Ralphie", just what ''does'' Ralphie have? His main symptom is a sore throat, which is usually caused by a cold or the flu. But the infection is shown to be caused by bacteria, which are destroyed by the medicine his mother gives him; colds and flu are viral, and the medicines used to treat them can't kill the virus, they just relieve the symptoms. Still, there's another common childhood illness that causes a sore throat and a fever, which could be what Ralphie has: Strep Throat, which is ''is'' caused by a bacteria. So Ralphie's mom giving him something to kill the bacteria isn't actually bad.bad writing.
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*** If the Wild Mass Guess that Ralphie has strep throat is true, though, then without the medicine it could have been much worse – it might have turned to scarlet fever or some other serious complication. Ralphie is lucky that he lives in the era of antibiotics.
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** ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBusRidesAgain'' takes place in the next school year, and their still in Miss Frizzle's class, albeit a different Miss Frizzle.
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** This also makes for an extra case of FridgeBrilliance as to why he would be willing to learn how a computer works - because he wasn't taught that bit, only how to write some programs. If he wants to get about to actually building computers, you have to know these things.
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** This also makes for an extra case of FridgeBrilliance as to why he would be willing to learn how a computer works - because he wasn't taught that bit, only how to write some programs. If he wants to get about to actually building computers, you have to know these things.
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* The female producer is shown eating Chinese takeout in the "Producer's Segment" of "For Lunch". Stereotype, right, since she's Asian? Well, actually - she's at her desk. Chinese takeout containers are known for being easy to eat out of at a desk or on the street, and for being much more of a "meal" than a sandwich. Plus, it's very easily recognisable.
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* The female producer is shown eating Chinese takeout in the "Producer's Segment" of "For Lunch". Stereotype, right, since she's Asian? Well, actually - she's at her desk. Chinese takeout containers are known for being easy to eat out of at a desk or on the street, and for being much more of a "meal" than a sandwich. Plus, it's very easily recognisable.recognisable ''and'' takes much longer to eat than a sandwich.
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* In "Inside Ralphie", just what ''does'' Ralphie have? Strep Throat, which is caused by a bacteria. So Ralphie's mom giving him something to kill the bacteria isn't actually bad.
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** This also makes for an extra case of FridgeBrilliance as to why he would be willing to learn how a computer works - because he wasn't taught that bit, only how to write some programs. If he wants to get about to actually building computers, you have to know these things.
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* The female producer is shown eating Chinese takeout in the "Producer's Segment" of "For Lunch". Stereotype, right, since she's Asian? Well, actually - she's at her desk. Chinese takeout containers are known for being easy to eat out of at a desk or on the street, and for being much more of a "meal" than a sandwich. Plus, it's very easily recognisable.
** The male producer in "Revs up" says "Why didn't I think of that?" when it was asked why he didn't just use gum to cover the sparkplugs or flood the gas tank. Because gum getting in the tank or over the spark plug would be much more deliberate than Peanut butter, which is stated to have been there by accident.
** The male producer in "Revs up" says "Why didn't I think of that?" when it was asked why he didn't just use gum to cover the sparkplugs or flood the gas tank. Because gum getting in the tank or over the spark plug would be much more deliberate than Peanut butter, which is stated to have been there by accident.
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* In the episode about the city and the animals living in it, it's implied that this was done on a whim - meaning their parents would easily not know where they are, only that they are ''[[AdultFear late getting home]]''.
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* In the episode about the city and the animals living in it, it's implied that this was done on a whim - meaning their parents would easily not know where they are, only that they are ''[[AdultFear late ''late getting home]]''.home''.
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** Not ''that'' much worse, considering your point isn't even implied. We only see bacteria overwhelming the ''one'' blood vessel the kids were in, and there's no reason to think that scenario was everywhere.
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A Stealth Aesop here would just be a Broken Aesop. Not healing someone's disabilities because "we must accept differences" makes about as much sense as not curing someone's disease when you can because "people with diseases exist." The only exception is if Mikey explicitly asked Ms. Frizzle not to, which the show doesn't remotely imply.
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* Carlos has a brother, Mikey, who is in a wheelchair. Despite that the Frizz could easily fix any disability he has, he is still wheelchair bound. Actually, this is a stealth aesop - Ms. Frizzle not "healing" Mikey is teaching the class to accept people the way they are.
** The same can go for Phoebe's father - one episode reveals that he is blind, but the characters don't comment on it. Frizzle could easily heal him - but she doesn't, because again, she's teaching the kids to accept people the way they are and he (and Phoebe) has learned to accept that he is blind.
** Also, it can't really be taken for granted that "healing" disabilities is in fact something that Ms. Frizzle could "easily" do - we've never actually seen the bus do anything to that effect. While it clearly has the power to physically alter its passengers in a variety of ways, such changes are always temporary, with the kids turning back along with the bus; there's no indication that the bus's magic can effect any sort of permanent physical change.
* Wanda in the "Magic School Bus Holiday Special" reveals that she's eager to donate an old toy soldier she's had since childhood to both make another kid happy and to see Theatre/TheNutcracker. It seems odd that she wouldn't give it to her brother William; then the construction episode reveals that he is a slightly destructive toddler. Seeing how upset Wanda was when her toy was recycled, of course she wouldn't want her baby brother to smash it. [[note]] Most toys of that nature aren't recommended for kids under the age of three, anyway. [[/note]]
** The same can go for Phoebe's father - one episode reveals that he is blind, but the characters don't comment on it. Frizzle could easily heal him - but she doesn't, because again, she's teaching the kids to accept people the way they are and he (and Phoebe) has learned to accept that he is blind.
** Also, it can't really be taken for granted that "healing" disabilities is in fact something that Ms. Frizzle could "easily" do - we've never actually seen the bus do anything to that effect. While it clearly has the power to physically alter its passengers in a variety of ways, such changes are always temporary, with the kids turning back along with the bus; there's no indication that the bus's magic can effect any sort of permanent physical change.
* Wanda in the "Magic School Bus Holiday Special" reveals that she's eager to donate an old toy soldier she's had since childhood to both make another kid happy and to see Theatre/TheNutcracker. It seems odd that she wouldn't give it to her brother William; then the construction episode reveals that he is a slightly destructive toddler. Seeing how upset Wanda was when her toy was recycled, of course she wouldn't want her baby brother to smash it. [[note]] Most toys of that nature aren't recommended for kids under the age of three, anyway. [[/note]]
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** The same can go for Phoebe's father - one episode reveals that he is blind, but the characters don't comment on it. Frizzle could easily heal him - but she doesn't, because again, she's teaching the kids to accept people the way they are and he (and Phoebe) has learned to accept that he is blind.
** Also, it can't really be taken for granted that "healing" disabilities is in fact something that Ms. Frizzle could "easily" do - we've never actually seen the bus do anything to that effect. While it clearly has the power to physically alter its passengers in a variety of ways, such changes are always temporary, with the kids turning back along with the bus; there's no indication that the bus's magic can effect any sort of permanent physical change.
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* The [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality acceptable break from reality]] in "Gets Programmed" actually makes a bit of sense in-universe - Mikey doesn't read the program back the way it was actually written, he read back what the results were because he knows that the others would not understand it - he doesn't understand ''specifically'' how a computer works, but he knows about how to ''program'' them.
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* The [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality acceptable break from reality]] AcceptableBreaksFromReality in "Gets Programmed" actually makes a bit of make sense in-universe - in-universe. Mikey doesn't read the program back the way it was actually written, he read back what the results were because he knows that the others would not understand it - he it. He doesn't understand ''specifically'' how a computer works, but he knows about how to ''program'' them.
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Does age really matter as to how it's less tragic? I can't imagine less of a big deal would be made if the character was 13. 12 and 13, no big difference. Which is why using the basis of "not being a teenager" yet serves no justice.
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* Janet's [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation talents]] get particularly horrifying when you realize that [[PetTheDog despite the fact that she does care about Arnold]], she's perfectly willing to use him in schemes to bully said friends (the "ghost in the theater kidnapped Arnold" scheme in the light episode comes to mind) or turn not just him but ''the entire class'' against one of their own just on a whim (when she suggested Phoebe was sabotaging the soccer team because they were playing her old school in the butterfly episode). Considering she's not even a teenager yet, this tendency is...worrying, not just for her but for everyone around her, to say nothing about what it implies about her parents and how they raised her.
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* Janet's [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation talents]] get particularly horrifying when you realize that [[PetTheDog despite the fact that she does care about Arnold]], she's perfectly willing to use him in schemes to bully said friends (the "ghost in the theater kidnapped Arnold" scheme in the light episode comes to mind) or turn not just him but ''the entire class'' against one of their own just on a whim (when she suggested Phoebe was sabotaging the soccer team because they were playing her old school in the butterfly episode). Considering she's not even a teenager yet, this This tendency is...worrying, is worrying not just for her but for everyone around her, to say nothing about what it implies about her parents and how they raised her.
