Bill Nye the Science Guy

Bill Nye the Science Guy79%

TV 1993-09-10 26m Comedy Documentary Kids
★ 7.4 / 10 · 94 votes
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It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per show (like the human heart or electricity), Nye gets creative with teaching kids and adults alike the nuances of science.

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Status
Ended
Runtime
26m
Seasons
5
Episodes
100
Studios
Network
PBS
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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Season 1 1993 · 20 eps
  1. 1 Flight Things that fly need air. Even though we walk through it, breathe it, and sneeze it, air seems to be a whole bunch of nothing. But air is there, and it's powerful. Balloons infl… Sep 10, 1993 26m
  2. 2 Earth's Crust Don't just go with the flow. Settle down on the crust. Imagine a world without any crust. There would be no pies, just goopy filling, no bread, no hamburger buns, and no you o… Sep 17, 1993 26m
  3. 3 Dinosaurs We can dish the real dirt about dinosaurs, thanks to fossils - traces of theses astonishing animals. Dinosaurs did not print newspapers. They did not take family snapshots or vi… Sep 24, 1993 26m
  4. 4 Skin Learning about skin science is no sweat. It's gigantic. It's gargantuan. It's your skin. It's your body's biggest organ. If you could lay your skin out flat, it would cover ab… Oct 1, 1993 26m
  5. 5 Buoyancy A hot-air balln ride and a trip to the aquarium help Bill Nye explain why things float Oct 8, 1993 26m
  6. 6 Gravity Next time you throw a ball in the air, and it doesn't fly off into outer space, thank gravity. Right now, you and everything in the room where you are, is getting pulled down by… Oct 15, 1993 26m
  7. 7 Digestion Take time to digest this show. They say that your food is no more inside you than a pencil is inside a donut, when it's poked through the hole. Instead of the food going in yo… Oct 22, 1993 26m
  8. 8 Phases of Matter Bill Nye is going through a phase - a phase of matter. Check out the ""Phases of Matter"" episode to find out about rock-solid solids, liquidy liquids, and gassy gases. It's pha… Oct 29, 1993 26m
  9. 9 Biodiversity Ecosystems are areas where things live. Ecosystems that are biodiverse are home to a variety of plants and animals. A healthy ecosystem is one with a lot of biodiversity. Imag… Nov 5, 1993 26m
  10. 10 Simple Machines Learning about science can be hard work, but simple machines can make it easier. Let Bill Nye push and pull you around ramps, levers, screws, and pulleys. Simple machines simp… Nov 12, 1993 26m
  11. 11 The Moon Let the moon master Bill Nye teach you the ancient and not-so-ancient secrets of the Moon. Wax on, wax off. The Moon grows bigger (waxes) and smaller (wanes) every 30 days or so… Nov 19, 1993 26m
  12. 12 Sound Listen up, scientists. Bill Nye is here to make some noise in the ""Sound"" episode. Your vocal cords do it. Speakers playing rock music do it. Even a school bell does it. They … Nov 26, 1993 26m
  13. 13 Garbage Garbage is a look at two different kinds of garbage -- biodegradable and non-biodegradable. Nye emphasizes the importance of recycling and cutting down on the amount of the waste … Dec 3, 1993 26m
  14. 14 Structures Are you tense? Need some structure to your life? Then tune in to Bill Nye the Science Guy as he explains the science of structures. All structures give support or create a sha… Dec 10, 1993 26m
  15. 15 Earth's Seasons It doesn't matter if it's spring, summer, winter, or fall - Bill Nye is always in season. Every year, we experience the seasons. Some months have snow and rain, while other mont… Dec 17, 1993 26m
  16. 16 Light & Color Lighten up. It's the ""Light and Color"" episode. Without light, we wouldn't be able to see. It would be like living in a room with no windows, doors, or lamps. There's an old… Dec 24, 1993 26m
  17. 17 Cells You can't see them, but they're everywhere even inside Bill Nye. This is not science fiction, it's the science of cells. All things that live are made from cells. You can't se… Jan 21, 1994 26m
  18. 18 Electricity It's time for Bill Nye to shed a little light on electricity. Electricity might seem mysterious, but once you understand the science the light goes on (so to speak). You flip … Jan 28, 1994 26m
  19. 19 Outer Space The show is way out there, way far away. After all, it's in Outer Space. When you look at the night sky on a clear dark night, you can see thousands of stars. There are far more… Feb 4, 1994 26m
  20. 20 Eyeball Look no further ... Bill Nye is on the ball - the eyeball. For their small size, your eyes do an important job. By working with your brain, your eyes can tell the difference b… Feb 11, 1994 26m
Season 2 1994 · 20 eps
  1. 1 Magnetism Magnetic fields; how to make a compass; why opposites attract. Feb 18, 1994 26m
  2. 2 Wind The relationship between the Earth, the sun, the wind and the weather. Guest: "Today" weather reporter Willard Scott. Feb 25, 1994 26m
  3. 3 Blood & Circulation It's time for a heart-to-heart talk about blood and circulation with Bill Nye the Science Guy. Your blood is your bud. Without blood, your skin would dry up and fall off, your i… Mar 4, 1994 26m
  4. 4 Chemical Reactions Bill and actress Candace Cameron use fire to demonstrate what chemical reactions are. Mar 11, 1994 26m
  5. 5 Static Electricity Actress Elaine Miles and Bill Nye explain why static electricity makes clothes stick together. Mar 18, 1994 26m
  6. 6 Food Web Feeling a little hungry? Then grab a snack and watch Bill Nye the Science Guy's episode on the Food Web. When it comes to eating, all living things depend on other living thin… Mar 25, 1994 26m
  7. 7 Light Optics Don't stay in the dark - Bill Nye will help you absorb the science of light optics. Light is energy that normally moves in a straight line, but often something gets in the way. Wh… Sep 10, 1994 26m
  8. 8 Bones & Muscles In this show, you can Bone up on Muscles. When you clicked on the Nye Labs web site to read this, you used your bones and muscles. Without them, you can't click, surf, or even sig… Sep 17, 1994 26m
  9. 9 Oceanography Surf's up! Get the current information as Bill Nye explains why oceans are salty and explores the ocean currents. Go with the flow of ocean currents with Bill Nye the Science Guy.… Sep 24, 1994 26m
  10. 10 Heat Things sure are heating up at Nye Labs. Snow cones, flowers, hot dogs, people -- everything is made of molecules. No matter what they're in, solid, liquid, or gas, molecules are a… Oct 1, 1994 26m
  11. 11 Insects Bill Nye's not here to bug you - he just wants to tell you about insects. Do you know when you're looking at an insect? All insects have six legs, three body segments, antennae, a… Oct 8, 1994 26m
  12. 12 Balance Bill Nye's going to use the force to pull you into the world of balance. A force is a push or a pull. You can feel a force when someone pushes you. You can use a force to pull a d… Oct 15, 1994 26m
  13. 13 The Sun The Sun is huge. It's bigger than huge. It's so big that 1.3 million Earths would fit inside a hollowed-out Sun. It's really far away, too - about 150 million kilometers (93 milli… Oct 22, 1994 26m
  14. 14 Brain Bill Nye looks at how the brain controls the body and stores information Oct 29, 1994 26m
  15. 15 Forests In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Forests, Nye shows students the levels of a forest, which include the canopy, the under story, and the floor. His special guest is Nalini Nadkarni, wh… Nov 5, 1994 26m
  16. 16 Communication In this program, Bill points out the different ways in which humans and animals exchange information. He also talks about the ability of humans to store data in computers, books, … Nov 12, 1994 26m
  17. 17 Momentum The momentum of a moving thing, like you riding your bike, depends on how much mass you and your bike have and how fast you’re speeding down that hill. An elephant on a bike has m… Nov 19, 1994 26m
  18. 18 Reptiles Bill Nye teaches us about reptiles. Nov 26, 1994 26m
  19. 19 Atmosphere The air that surrounds Earth is called the atmosphere. Compared to the size of the Earth, the atmosphere is very, very thin. It’s made from gases – mainly nitrogen, oxygen, and wa… Dec 3, 1994 26m
  20. 20 Respiration How breathing supplies the body with the oxygen it needs Jan 7, 1995 26m
Season 3 1995 · 20 eps

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