Bill Nye the Science Guy

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Bill Nye the Science Guy

A shot of the the opening sequence.
Genre Children's television series/Education
Running time 30 minutes
Creator(s) Bill Nye
Starring Bill Nye,
Suzanne Mikawa,
Ivyann Schwan,
Pat Cashman
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
Original channel PBS
Original run 1992–1998
No. of episodes 100
IMDb profile

Bill Nye the Science Guy is an Emmy Award-winning educational television program, hosted by Bill Nye. It was originally broadcast on PBS from 1992 to 1998 and is currently syndicated. Each episode aims to teach a specific topic in science to a preteen audience. The show is frequently used in schools. Bill Nye ran for 100 episodes. KCTS and Buena Vista Television produced the show.

Bill Nye the Science Guy has been likened to a modern Mr. Wizard. Bill's TV persona is a tall and slender scientist wearing a lab coat and a bow-tie. He mixes the serious science of everyday things with fast-paced action and humor. Each show begins with Bill walking onto the set, called "Nye Labs", which is filled with scientific visuals (including many "of science" contraptions announced dramatically, such as "The Slingshot of Science!") relevant to the topic of the show. Each show has a mock music video, substituting the lyrics to a popular song for a scientific roundup of the episode. Each show ends with Bill explaining his departure in a clever description of an activity on topic. The credits always rolled next to a series of outtakes from the episode.

Another popular member of the cast is the announcer Pat Cashman.

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[edit] Topics

Among the topics covered in Bill Nye the Science Guy are:

     

[edit] Home video releases

Many episodes have been released on VHS, but are now no longer in production. The show has also been released to 'Classroom Edition' DVD, with one episode per disc. The teacher's authorization to show the program to a large audience, rather than just a small group as with home video, is reflected in the DVD price, which, at around fifty dollars an episode, is outside the budget of most casual 'Science Guy' fans.

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* No new episodes are being produced, yet many major PBS stations televise air reruns
Past Shows:

3-2-1 Contact | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Adventures of Dudley the Dragon | Anne of Green Gables | Bill Nye the Science Guy | Bloopy's Buddies | Big Comfy Couch | Bob the Builder | Captain Kangaroo | Charlie Horse Music Pizza | Club Connect | The Electric Company | Gerbert | Ghostwriter | In the Mix | Katie and Orbie | Kidsongs | Kratts' Creatures | Lamb Chop's Play Along | Liberty's Kids | Long Ago & Far Away | The Magic School Bus | Mark Kistler's Imagination Station | Noddy | Pappyland | PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch | Preschool Power! | The Puzzle Place | Shelley T. Turtle Show | Shining Time Station | Square One Television | Storytime | Seven Little Monsters | Theodore Tugboat | Tots TV | Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? | Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? | Wimzie's House | Wishbone | Zoobilee Zoo

List does not include shows from networks airing PBS Kids shows but not funded directly from PBS such as KLCS shows.


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