📺 Series

Newton's Apple

Name: Newton's Apple
Released: 1983
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: SuChin Pak, David Heil, Dave Huddleston, Brian Hackney, Eileen Galindo

📅 1983 ⭐ 8.0 🕐 30m

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Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from 1983 to 1999. The show's title is based on the rumor of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him—or, more popularly, on his head—prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television. For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Later episodes of the show featured an original song. An occasional short feature appeared called "Science of the Rich and Famous" in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle.

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1 13 episodes ▼

Body Fat-I; Fiberoptics; Fainting Chat; Dolphins 1983-10-15

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Voiceprints; Curveball; Goosebumps Chat; Hawk 1983-10-22

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Astronaut Training; Hand: Fall Asleep; Clouded Leopard 1983-10-29

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Hypnosis; Sky Blue; Seeing Stars Chat; Cold Remedies 1983-11-05

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Visual Cliff; Heart; Ears Pop Chat; Wolves 1983-11-12

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Video Games; Holograms; Funnybone Chat; Onions & Tears Chat 1983-11-19

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Color Blindness; Taste Buds; Black Hole Chat 1983-11-26

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Digital Sound; Eggs; Teeth Chatter Chat; Camel 1983-12-03

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Ultrasound; Spacesuit; Knuckles Crack Chat; Porcupine 1983-12-10

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Robots; X-Terrestrials; Headaches Chat; Parrots-I 1983-12-17

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Wagon Wheel; Prosthetics; Armadillo 1983-12-24

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Police Radar; Voice Synthesis; Skin/Wrinkles Chat; Snake and Lizard 1983-12-31

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E13

Karate; Lightning; Tears Chat; Oppossum 1984-01-07

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Season 2 13 episodes ▼

Mummies; Bicycles; Helium Chat; Owl 1984-10-13

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Hot-Air Balloons; Hearing; Side Stitch Chat; Beluga Whales 1984-10-20

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Fire; Artificial Heart; Penguins 1984-10-27

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Lie Detector; Golf Balls; Hiccup Chat; Cold Remedies 1984-11-03

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Imploding Buildings; Snoring; Stomach Growl Chat; Walrus 1984-11-10

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Computer Graphics; Smell; Tarantula Chat; Inventors Fair 1984-11-17

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Pain; Optical Illusions; Wine Glass Sing Chat; Iguana 1984-11-24

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Electricity; Vision; Tennis Elbow Chat; Bubbles 1984-12-01

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Thermography; Voice; Yawn Chat; Pronghorn 1984-12-08

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E10

Car Crash; Allergies; Blush Chat; Reindeer 1984-12-15

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Sports Clinics; Radioactivity; Acne Chat; Baby Tigers 1984-12-22

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Space Shuttle 1984-12-29

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Balance; Cooking; Scientists Disagree; Eagle 1985-01-05

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Season 3 13 episodes ▼

Earnie; Rainbow; Popcorn Chat; Pygmy Hippo 1985-10-12

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Dinosaurs; Bullet Proof Vest; Heartburn Chat; Killer Whales 1985-10-19

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Space Shuttle; Rube Goldberg; Crazy Inventions 1985-10-26

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Chimp Communication; The Bends; Sweating Chat; Cold Remedies 1985-11-02

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Boomerangs; Cooking Chemistry; Bears 1985-11-09

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Comets; Perpetual Motion; Warts Chat; Sharks 1985-11-16

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FBI; Stomach; Llama 1985-11-23

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Cancer; Tennis Racquets; Sneezing Chat; Badger 1985-11-30

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Punting A Football; Color; Jet Lag Chat; Sea Lions 1985-12-07

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Muscles And Bones; Einstein; Falling Stars Chat; Raptor Center 1985-12-14

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Earthquakes; Lungs; Bats 1985-12-21

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Headaches; Eggs/Equinox; Hot Pepper Chat; Inventors Fair; Lion 1985-12-28

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Singing In The Shower; Calories; Sun Tanning Chat; Patagonian Cavy 1986-01-04

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Season 4 13 episodes ▼

Flight Trainers; Snake Bite; Hedgehoh Chat; Cold Remedies 1986-10-11

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Caves; Lasers; Skin Wrinkle Chat; Whale Birth 1986-10-18

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Hypothermia; Moon; Voice Change Chat; Yak 1986-10-25

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Sponges; Bed of Nails; Probability; Pelicans 1986-11-01

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Bees; Blood Pressure; Bruises Chat; Hiccups 1986-11-08

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Telescopes; Food Myths; Manatee 1986-11-15

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Fossil Dig; Mirrors; Frostbite Chat; Elephants 1986-11-22

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Wind Blow; Baldness; Soda Pop Fizz Chat; Cranes 1986-11-29

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Alcohol; Helium Balloons; Backache Chat; Roller Coaster; Snow Monkeys 1986-12-06

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Diabetes; Frozen Food; Flat Feet Chat; Battery Inventions; Alligators 1986-12-13

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Immune System; Skiing; Blimp; Beaver 1986-12-20

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Pterodactyl; Rube Goldberg; Black Box Chat; Quickies 1986-12-27

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Baseball Bats; Polarized Light; Dreams Chat; Inventors Fair; Falcon 1987-01-03

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Season 5 13 episodes ▼

Plastic Surgery; High-Speed Bicycles; Lemons; Alling Whale 1987-10-10

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Treasure Diving; Blackboard Chat; Lemons; Mothballs & Wintergreen 1987-10-17

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Polar Expedition; Inventors Fair; Sea Otter 1987-10-24

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Submarine; Budgies In A Truck; Uvula Chat; Lemons; Sea World Science Day 1987-10-31

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Tornado; Exploratorium; Laryngitis Chat; Lemons; Beach Science 1987-11-07

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Neon Lights; Rube Goldberg; Aspirin Chat; Lemons; Puffins 1987-11-14

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MRI; Segment Update; Stars Twinkle Chat; Lemons; Kitchen Science 1987-11-21

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Cavities; Snowflakes; Reflexes Chat; Lemons; Artic Fox 1987-11-28

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Cocaine Addiction; Laundry Science; Lemons; Sled Dogs 1987-12-05

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E10

Child Development; Bridges; Lemons; Octopus 1987-12-12

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Sailing; Skin Lotion Chat; Lemons; Jelly Fish 1987-12-19

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Bureau Of Standards; Gravity Contest; Upset Stomach Chat; Lemons; Kelp Forest 1987-12-26

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Gymnastics; Computer Vision; Lemons; Golden Monkeys 1988-01-02

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Season 6 13 episodes ▼

Skydiving; Facial Symmetry; Lemons; Baby Orangutans 1988-10-15

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ILM-Movie Creatures; Cholesterol; Lemons; Suntan; Vulture 1988-10-22

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Microsurgery; Strobes; Coordination Chat; Lemons; Aardvark 1988-10-29

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Air Traffic Control; Feet; Bell Curves; Tracking Bears 1988-11-05

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Clouds; Rube Goldberg; Skin Itch Chat; Home Runs; Cold Remedies 1988-11-12

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Woods Holeâ€“Lobster; Woods Holeâ€“Cell Division; Woods Hole 3 1988-11-19

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Rockets; CPR Chat; Inventors Fair; Lemons; Aerosol Sprays; Cow 1988-11-26

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Fireworks; Papermaking; Gas Chat; Lemons; Slow Loris 1988-12-03

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Insomnia; Electron Microscope; Lemons; Exponentials; Giraffe 1988-12-10

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Liquid Nitrogen; Dolphins; Superconductivity Chat; Lemons; Insects 1988-12-17

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Synthesizers; Maple Syruping; Non-Stick Pans; Wind Chill Chat; Lemons; Serval 1988-12-24

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Magnets; Forest Fires; Night Blindness Chat; Lynx 1988-12-31

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Horse Jumping; Toys in Space; Dust Bunnies; Carnivorous Plants; Lemons; Toucan 1989-01-07

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Season 7 13 episodes ▼

Roller Coaster; Quicksand; Jelly-Side Down; Lemons; White Tiger 1989-10-14

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Bee Stings; Bowling; High-Speed Elevator; Lemons; Boa 1989-10-21

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Race Cars; Spider Webs; Lemons; Tropical Fish 1989-10-28

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Rain Forest; Buoyancy; Pouring Catsup; Lemons; Cold Remedies 1989-11-04

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Caffeine; Butterfly Migration; Autumn Leaves; Lemons; Doppler Effect; Sloth 1989-11-11

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Surfing; Geothermal/Volcanoes; Luau; Sugar Processing; Hawaiian Language; Eel 1989-11-18

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Whale Watch; Sunspots; Lemons; Skunk 1989-11-25

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Milky Way; Epilepsy; Lemons; Inventors Fair; Cuttlefish 1989-12-02

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DNA; Rube Goldberg Contest; Parrot Chat; Chewing Tin Foil; Seahorse 1989-12-09

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Marathons; Celestial Navigation; Cataracts Chat; Lemons; Echidna 1989-12-16

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Spinal Cord; Glue; Lemons; Dog Behavior 1989-12-23

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Cheese; Aging; Appendix Chat; Wolves 1989-12-30

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Supercomputer; Greenhouse Effect; House Creaking; Owl 1990-01-06

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Season 8 13 episodes ▼

Disney-Cartoons; Skateboards; Smothers/Yo-yos; Lemons; Turtles 1990-10-13

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Juggling; Greenwich; Echoes; Flies 1990-10-20

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Everglades; Tomorrow's World; Recycling Chat; Everglades Students 1990-10-27

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Demolition Derby; Stress; Topology Chat; Eagles 1990-11-03

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Kidney; Steve Allen/Music; Lemons; Swans 1990-11-10

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Blood; Physics Circus; Faxes; Lemons; Pronghorn 1990-11-17

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Helicopter; Isaac Newton; Lemons; Koala 1990-11-24

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Dyes; Billiards; Cheerios; Lemons; Cheetah 1990-12-01

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Desert Animals; Judo; Salt & Ice; Pigs 1990-12-08

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Hydro Power; Whitewater Rafting; Mold; Lemons; Weather Proverbs 1990-12-15

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Wildlife Census; Eggs; Inventors Fair; Stone Crabs 1990-12-22

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Violins; Voyager; Rube Goldberg; Lemons; Kinkaju 1990-12-29

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Glaciers; Termites; Lemons; Alligators 1991-01-05

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Season 9 13 episodes ▼

Aerobic Exercise; Swimming/Weightlifting; Luge/Skating; Softball/Racewalking 1991-10-12

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Solar Cars; Steroids; The Amazing Kreskin; Foot Fall Asleep; Miniature Horses 1991-10-19

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Murder Mystery; Ted Nugent; Bats 1991-10-26

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Cancer Causes; Frisbees; Computer Virus 1991-11-02

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Sewers; Cancer Treatments; Dick Cavett; Porcupines 1991-11-09

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Mapping the Dig Site; Dating the Bones; Assembling Dinosaur 1991-11-16

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Domed Stadium; Photosynthesis; Polarized Sunglasses; Amusement Park 1991-11-23

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Tears; Slinky Physics; Barcodes; Aspirin; Camels 1991-11-30

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Soviet Space; Sky Blue; Inventors Fair; Llamas 1991-12-07

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E10

Acid Rain; Highjump; Potholes; Goats 1991-12-14

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Medical Quackery; Microwave Ovens; Dollar Changer; Golden Eagles 1991-12-21

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E12

Telecommunications; Solar Eclipse; Blimp; Bear Cubs 1991-12-28

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Hip Replacement; Airbags; Paper Cuts; Potbelly Pigs 1992-01-04

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Season 10 13 episodes ▼

Television; Studio Tour; Post-Production; Satellites 1992-10-10

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Movie Stunts; Household Chemistry; Coffee and Cream; Musk Ox 1992-10-17

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Election Polls and Surveys; Electric Car; Ceramics; Cougars 1992-10-24

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Monster Make-Up; Ozone; Rearview Mirrors; Artificial Sweeteners 1992-10-31

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Oil Spill; Diet & Nutrition; Crystal Gayle; Caribou 1992-11-07

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Antarctic Journey; Antarctic Penguins; Palmer Station; Krill; Seals 1992-11-14

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AIDS ; Glass Recycling; Science Challenge; Cement; Wolverine 1992-11-21

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Cockroaches; Broken Bones; Dentist Chair; Rhinoceros 1992-11-28

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Omnimax Technology; Archery; Lightbulb; Condors 1992-12-05

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E10

Aurora Borealis; Air Pressure; Al Gore; Piranha 1992-12-12

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E11

Traffic Control; Cryogenics; Static Electricity; Russian Kids 1992-12-19

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Blood Typing; Locks & Dams; Moles; Penguins 1992-12-26

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Diabetes; Galaxy Mapping; Dweezil Zappa; Ostrich 1993-01-02

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Season 11 13 episodes ▼

Rock Climbing; Taste Test; Monty Hall; Baby Bobcats 1993-10-16

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Emergency Rescue; Black Holes; Pizza; Reindeer 1993-10-23

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Memory; In Vitro Fertilization; Goose Bumps; Hummingbirds 1993-10-30

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Newspaper; Bomb Squad; Echoes; Mosquitoes 1993-11-06

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Jumbo Jets; Meteors; Knuckle Crack; Paper Recycling 1993-11-13

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Windsurfing; Permafrost; Tumbleweeds; Zebras 1993-11-20

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Spotted Owls; Carpal Tunnel; Foggy Mirrors; Lizards 1993-11-27

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Archaeology; Mazes; Dolphins 1993-12-04

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Firefighting; Dairy Farm; Inventors Fair; Otters 1993-12-11

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E10

Bison Roundup; Heart Attack; Dead Fingernails; Chile Peppers 1993-12-18

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E11

The Bends; Compact Disc; Michael York; Wolves 1993-12-25

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Garbage; Infrared; Shelley Duvall; Polar Bears 1994-01-01

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Mt. Rushmore; Virtual Reality; Candles; Chimpanzees 1994-01-08

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Season 12 13 episodes ▼

Hang Gliding; Karate; Robin Leach; Elephant 1994-10-15

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Sled Dogs; Arctic Travel; Life in Camp; Arctic Weather 1994-10-22

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Aircraft Carrier; Brain; Carrier Life 1994-10-29

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Brain Mapping; Garlic; Sunscreens; Tasmanian Devil 1994-11-05

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Movie Dinosaurs; Bread Chemistry; Scott Hamilton; Wallaby 1994-11-12

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Movie Sound Effects; Sun; Globetrotters; Hedgehog 1994-11-19

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Dinosaur Extinction; Floods; Blue Seas; Siberian Tiger 1994-11-26

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Internet; Antibiotics; Panning for Gold; Taxidermy 1994-12-03

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Ethnobotany; Hubble Telescope; Inventors Fair; Komodo Dragons 1994-12-10

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E10

Raptor Hospital; Photography; Skipping Stones; Snakes 1994-12-17

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Redwoods; Electricity; Monuments; Red Fox 1994-12-24

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Printing Money; Gravity; Nature Labs 1994-12-31

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Bridges; Earthquakes; Chroma-Key; Grizzly Bear 1995-01-07

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Season 13 13 episodes ▼

Waterskiing; Reflexes; Escalator; Fat-free Foods 1995-10-14

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Circus High Wire; Mummies; Bug Spray; Armadillo 1995-10-21

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Maya Bike Trek; Hearing; Parachutes; Owls 1995-10-28

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Balloon Safari; Grasslands; Maasai Mara; Mara Animals 1995-11-04

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Ice Surfing; DNA Fingerprinting; Bubble Gum; Cold Remedies 1995-11-11

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Aircraft Fire Rescue; Balloons; Knives; Science Home Videos 1995-11-18

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Simulator Rides; Dolphin Communication; Parade Technology; Laser Show 1995-11-25

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Hazardous Materials; In-Line Skating; Skin Wrinkling; Compost 1995-12-02

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Human Slingshot Ride; Bone Marrow; King's Singers; Rotting Foods 1995-12-09

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E10

Wild Lion Vet; Bicycles; Fish Breathing; Insect Warfare 1995-12-16

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Equator; Maasai Village; Coffee; Baby Elephants 1995-12-23

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Bird Songs; Ergonomics; Inventor's Fair; Scorpions 1995-12-30

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E13

Jungle Survival; Liver; Emus 1996-01-06

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Season 14 13 episodes ▼

Spelunking; Human Eye; Betty White; Elks 1996-10-12

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Sharks; Tattoo; Black Pearls; Coconuts 1996-10-19

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Riverboats; Body Fat-II; Motorcycle Scientists; Parrots-II 1996-10-26

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Hypercoaster; Nicotine; Erasers; Dance Scientists 1996-11-02

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Avalanche Rescue; Prosthetic Limbs; Football Scientist; Popcorn 1996-11-09

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Inca Engineering; Quipus; Potatoes; Alpacas 1996-11-16

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Ski Jump; Bee Stings; Fear; Ruminants 1996-11-23

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Rain Forest Researchers; Snakes; Frogs; Leaf Cutter Ants 1996-11-30

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Olympics Solar Energy; Soccer; Trumpets; Earthquake Scientist 1996-12-07

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E10

Malaria Tracking; Clocks; Inventors' Fair; Deformed Frogs 1996-12-14

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E11

Post Office; Gems; SCI HomeVideo 1996-12-21

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E12

Ethanol; Bones; Coyotes 1996-12-28

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Wetlands; Eco-Filtration; Drinking Water; Water Tower 1997-01-04

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Season 15 13 episodes ▼

Lost World Dinosaurs; Glaucoma; Research Vet; Enzyme Cleaners 1997-10-11

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Henrietta Marie; Scuba Kids; Fog; Best Of Inventors' Fair 1997-10-18

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Goldmine; Phases Of The Moon; Craig T. Nelson; Baby Tiger 1997-10-25

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Pet Food; The Family Pack; Wishbone; Not-A-Pet; Exotic Pets 1997-11-01

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White Water Rafting; Asthma; Meteorologist; Wild Horses 1997-11-08

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Gliders; Suction Cups; Novocaine; Leeches 1997-11-15

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Wilderness Training; River Kayaking; Glacier Climbing; Summit Bid 1997-11-22

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Glass Blowing; Smiles; Richard Dean Anderson; Enviro-Archaeology 1997-11-29

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Mammoth Dig; Greenhouse Effect; Neo-Natologist; Palmer Station 1997-12-06

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E10

Kids On Mars; Wind Blow; Badlands; Chocolate 1997-12-13

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Zoo Vet; Car Engines; Can Opener; Walking Sticks 1997-12-20

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E12

'Bot Or Not; NASA Robots; Mars VR; Robot Camps 1997-12-27

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E13

Lightning Bolts; Proteins; Geese; Home Videos 1998-01-03

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Cast

Crew

Executive Producer James Steinbach Producer Kaye Zusmann Producer Lee Carey Producer Richard Hudson Producer Tacy Mangan

Production

KTCA