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Wrighterese is the het ship between Tim Wright and Phoebe Terese in The Magic School Bus fandom.
Canon[]
Tim Wright and Phoebe Terese are two of the eight (nineteen in the books) core students in Ms. Valerie Frizzle’s class at Walkerville Elementary School, introduced in the original Magic School Bus book series and featured prominently in the TV series that aired from September 10, 1994, to December 6, 1997. Phoebe originally joined the class as a transfer student.
Their canonical interactions are limited to group settings, with no direct one-on-one moments explicitly highlighted in the series or books. They share screen time in episodes like "In the City," where both transform into foxes alongside Arnold, observing urban wildlife, and "In a Beehive," where Tim’s family bee farm ties into the plot—Phoebe objects to taking honey from bees, prompting a class trip, though Tim’s focus is on delivery logistics rather than her stance.
There are a few instances where the two work together. In "Taking Flight", Wanda and Tim' model airplane together for the local model airplane show. Liz turns on the Portashrinker and gives it to Phoebe, who shrinks her classmates and Ms. Frizzle small enough to fit in the plane. Phoebe and Tim (with Liz) stay on the ground to operate the remote control as the students and teacher get in the plane which takes off in the air.
In "The Haunted House", Tim grabs Phoebe's arm and invites her to try out the drum together, to which she accepts.
In "Meets the Rot Squad", Tim was impressed by Phoebe's old Banana mush and congratulated her on her score, being impressed. Tim also said Phoebe's idea to build a recycling center was a great idea. Wanda tells Phoebe and Tim that she would accept their recycling idea. but the two tell her that the log is already being recycled.
In "Goes to Seed", the class is planting a garden and will be featured on the cover of PLANT IT! magazine. Everyone but Phoebe has full plots, since her letters to her former teacher, Mr. Seedplot, asking for her plant have gone unanswered. Because of this, Tim draws Phoebe's flower for her. In the same episode, Tim tells Phoebe to get off the growing seed when the class is inside the flower. In ""Under Construction", he tells her to keep pulling the floss for the bridge and called her "Phoebs".
In "Makes a Rainbow", the two are seen demonstrating what happens to light when it goes to a prism, so they are on the same wavelength. Later on in the episode, Tim also puts his arm around Phoebe as the class huddles together. In "Sees Stars," Tim has made her a model of the Sun that plays "Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" when wound up. When he asks if Dorothy Ann will like it. Phoebe tells him that she'll love it. Later on, Phoebe helps Tim get up after he fell down and asks if he's okay.
Fanon[]
Wrighterese is a rare ship within the Magic School Bus fandom. People ship the two together because they are both shy and peaceful kids who don’t like to fight.
The Wrighterese tag on AO3 has only 5 fanworks. Despite this, they are the fourth most written ship under the Magic School Bus & Magic School Bus Rides Again tag.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Phoebe Terese/Tim Wright tag on AO3