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Mr. Wizard's World

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Children & Family
TV-Y
5 Seasons
24m
In this iconic Nickelodeon kids science show from the 1980s, Don Herbert (Mr. Wizard) and several children explore and discover what makes the world tick.

Season 1, 15 Episodes

S1 E1
Flash Paper, Solar Mirrors and more,
Flash Paper - Mr. Wizard crumples paper into a ball to simulate a shooting star. He explains that a real shooting star burns because of the friction of the atmosphere as stellar dust enters it.
TV-Y 24m 2013
S1 E2
Sugar & Acid, Hawaiian Volcano and more,
Sugar & Acid - Tanis holds sugar in aluminum foil with lab tongs over a flame at the stove. It turns black. Mr. Wizard explains sugar is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
TV-Y 24m 2013
S1 E3
Walk Through Paper, Heat Spiral and more,
Homemade Volcano -Michael has made a volcano out of paper mache, vinegar, and baking soda. Mr. Wizard's is made of asbestos paper
TV-Y 25m 2013
S1 E4
Dry Ice Fog, Napkin Suction and more,
Dry Ice Fog - A paper fence on the floor is to keep in a cloud, because they're going to experiment with dry ice, so called because it changes from a solid directly to a gas and does not melt. Stacey drops a small piece into a jar of hot water.
TV-Y 25m 2013
S1 E5
Robots, Hot air Baloons and more,
HOT AIR BALLOON - Scott and Jason prepare to launch a hot air balloon made of paper. The launcher is a stovepipe with a base of bricks. Mr. Wizard instructs Scott to light the newspaper inside the brick base.
TV-Y 25m 2013
S1 E6
Fire Writing, Tricks with Gravity and more,
FIRE WRITING - Mr. Wizard shows Christian a sheet of paper on which a solution of potassium nitrate was painted and allowed to dry. Christian touches various points on the paper with a lighted punk.
TV-Y 25m 2013
S1 E7
Fishing Bears, Flight Simulator and more,
FIREPROOF HANDKERCHIEF - Michael touches a lighted match to a handkerchief. A flame covers the handkerchief which is not even scorched. Mr. Wizard shows him the mixture of alcohol and water into which the handkerchief was dipped.
TV-Y 25m 2013
S1 E8
Homemade Hydrogen, Baloon Into Bottle and more,
HOMEMADE HYDROGEN - Mr. Wizard shows Christian how to make homemade hydrogen using safety glasses and always in the presence of a teacher or adult. ICE CUBE LIFT - Michael tries to remove an ice cube from a glass of water with a short string.
TV-Y 25m 2013
S1 E9
Secret Inks, Fireproof Money and more,
RADIO CONTROLLED PLANE - Mr. Wizard shows Jason how to fly his radio-controlled model airplane. SQUARE ON BALLOON - Mr. Wizard shows Angela how inflating and deflating the balloon changes the legibility of images on its surface.
TV-Y 25m 2013
S1 E10
Indestructable Container, Suspended Book and more,
HOMEMADE HOT AIR BALLOON – Mr. Wizard shows Michael a plastic garment bag from a dry cleaner can act as a Hot Air Balloon.
TV-Y 24m 2013
S1 E11
Hibernation, Dancing Spaghetti and more,
DANCING SPAGHETTI - A large container of water has two tablespoons of baking soda dissolved in it. Vinegar and baking soda, an acid and base, when mixed, produce carbon dioxide gas.
TV-Y 24m 2013
S1 E12
Light Sculptures, Childhood of a Chimp and more,
LIGHT SCULPTURE - Jason and Mr. Wizard examine a light sculpture by Bill Parker in which electrical arcs of various colors appear inside a glass sphere.
TV-Y 25m 2013
S1 E13
Banana Surprise, Snake Tracker and more,
GIANT BUBBLES - At a picnic table Mr. Wizard and Scott are making very large bubbles. Scott writes down the formula: six parts distilled water, one part clear dishwashing soap, and one part glycerin to be mixed and allowed to set overnight.
TV-Y 24m 2013
S1 E14
Patient Simulator, Snake Tracker and more,
POLARIZING FILTER - Jason looks at the surface of a small wading pool through a pair of polarizing glasses. He notices that the reflection disappears with the glasses on and he can see a rock in the center of the pool with greater detail.
TV-Y 25m 2013
S1 E15
Mapping a Guitar, Aurora Borealis and more,
FLOUR EXPLOSION - Mr. Wizard asks Stacey to put a burning match into the powder. Under strict protective measures. The match is extinguished. He sprinkles a spoonful of powder over a candle flame. The powder bursts into flame.
TV-Y 24m 2013

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Mr. Wizard's World

Children & Family
TV-Y
5 Seasons
24m
In this iconic Nickelodeon kids science show from the 1980s, Don Herbert (Mr. Wizard) and several children explore and discover what makes the world tick.

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