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Beakman's World is an educational children's television show. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can with Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church. The series premiered September 18, 1992 on The Learning Channel cable network and in national syndication. On September 18, 1993 it moved from national syndication to CBS Saturday morning children’s lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world. The series was canceled in 1998. Reruns returned to national syndication in September 2006, after which it was transferred to local stations such as KICU. The show debuted a year prior to Bill Nye the Science Guy, which covered similar topics. The show's host, Paul Zaloom, still performs as Beakman in live appearances around the globe.
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Episode 1 - Rain, Beakmania & Volcanoes
Release Date: 1992-09-12Wacky scientist Beakman and his assistant Josie, and Lester, an actor dressed as a mangy rat, answers an inquiry about where puddles go after it has rained. Although Lester suggests they are licked up by stray dogs, Beakman proceeds to explain the mysteries of rain and evaporation using a variety of household props. In the "Beak-Mania" portion of the show, Beakman attempts to answer, in rapid succession, short viewer inquiries on topics such as living prehistoric animals (the platypus), the most commonly used word in the English language and the heaviest animal in the history of the world (blue whale). Then, after a trick in which he balances a pair of forks atop a toothpick, Beakman forces Josie to reveal the question for the show's final segment, "What is snot?" Turning to volcanoes, Beakman explains the processes in the Earth's interior that create, and then discharge, molten magma. With the aid of film footage of volcanic eruptions, Beakman employs a foam rubber model of the Earth and a rubber glove to show how magma moves from deep inside the Earth and appears on the surface as lava. Finally, asked by Josie about why some volcanoes explode, Beakman uses a cherry pie to demonstrate the power, and mess, of a volcanic eruption.
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Episode 2 - Gravity, Beakmania & Inertia
Release Date: 1992-09-26Beakman explains the laws of gravity; Galileo shows the effects of gravity;. Sir Isaac Newton explains inertia; how a seat belt helps save lives.
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Episode 3 - Noises at Night, Beakmania & The Nose
Release Date: 1992-09-26 -
Episode 4 - Blood, Beakmania and Dreams
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Episode 5 - Leaves, Beakmania, & Paper
Release Date: 1992-10-10 -
Episode 6 - Soap, Beakmania, & Auto Engines
Release Date: 1992-10-17 -
Episode 7 - Electricity, Beakmania, & Light Bulbs
Release Date: 1992-10-23 -
Episode 8 - Sound, Beakmania, & Explosions
Release Date: 1992-10-31Beakman tells us about sound and how explosions are made.
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Episode 9 - Refraction, Attraction & Beakmania
Release Date: 1992-11-07 -
Episode 10 - Levers, Beakmania, & Television
Release Date: 1992-11-14 -
Episode 11 - Boats, Beakmania & Airplanes
Release Date: 1992-11-21 -
Episode 12 - Bubbles, Beakmania & Feet
Release Date: 1992-11-28 -
Episode 13 - Microscopes, Beakmania & Healing
Release Date: 1992-12-05 -
Episode 14 - Scientific Method, Beakmania & Rainbows
Release Date: 1992-12-12 -
Episode 15 - Vaccinations, Beakmania & Friction
Release Date: 1992-12-18 -
Episode 16 - Thermodynamics, Beakmania & Pimples
Release Date: 1992-12-25 -
Episode 17 - Fossils, Beakmania & the Human Voice
Release Date: 1993-01-01 -
Episode 18 - Lungs, Beakmania & Telephones
Release Date: 1993-01-09 -
Episode 19 - Tape Recordings, Beakmania & Force Vs. Pressure
Release Date: 1993-01-15 -
Episode 20 - Microwaves, Beakmania & Spiders
Release Date: 1993-01-23 -
Episode 21 - Earwax, Beakmania & Rocket Engines
Release Date: 1993-01-30 -
Episode 22 - Ozone, Beakmania & Acid
Release Date: 1993-02-06 -
Episode 23 - Plumbing, Beakmania & Roller Coasters
Release Date: 1993-02-12 -
Episode 24 - Bees, Beakmania & Earthquakes
Release Date: 1993-02-20 -
Episode 25 - Reflection, Beakmania & Madame Curie
Release Date: 1993-02-27 -
Episode 26 - Wheels, Beakmania & Finding Answers
Release Date: 1993-03-06