Bill Nye the Science Guy
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| Bill Nye the Science Guy | |
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 A shot of the opening sequence. |
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| Genre | Children's television series/Education |
| Creator(s) | Bill Nye |
| Starring | Bill Nye, Suzanne Mikawa, Ivyann Schwan, Pat Cashman |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
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| Running time | 26 minutes |
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| Original channel | PBS |
| Original run | 1992 – 1998 |
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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 of the 100 episodes aim to teach a specific topic in science to a preteen audience. The show is frequently used in schools. KCTS Seattle and Buena Vista Television produced the show. The show ran about the same time and covered similar topics to Beakman's World.
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 in the "Soundtrack of Science" by "Not That Bad Records", substituting a scientific roundup of the episode for the lyrics to a popular song. Each show ends with Bill explaining his departure in a clever description of an activity on topic. The credits sometimes rolled next to a series of outtakes from the episode. Other times, outtakes are shown at the time they actually happened.
Another popular member of the cast is the announcer Pat Cashman.
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[edit] Topics
The following is a complete list of topics covered in the series:
[edit] Home video releases
Many episodes have been released on VHS from Disney, 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.
[edit] Trivia
- Due to being set in Seattle, The Kingdome frequently appears in snapshots. The dome has since been imploded.
Fundings
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
[edit] External links
- Bill Nye, the Science Guy at the Internet Movie Database
- Bill Nye the Science Guy at TV.com
- Bill Nye, The Science Lab Official Site
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