View Poll Results: Who was the best kid's TV show scientist?
Mr. Wizard (not actually a wizard)
43
42.16%
Beakman (of Beakman's World)
9
8.82%
Bill Nye (the Science Guy)
46
45.10%
Someone else
2
1.96%
I wasn't allowed to watch science shows.
2
1.96%
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Best kid's show scientist?
12-12-06, 08:25 AM
#1
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Thread Starter
Best kid's show scientist?
Who, in your opinion, was the best kid's TV scientist?
My gf likes Bill Nye, but I prefer Mr. Wizard. I couldn't think of any past the initial three.
My gf likes Bill Nye, but I prefer Mr. Wizard. I couldn't think of any past the initial three.
12-12-06, 08:37 AM
#4
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Another vote for Mr. Wizard...I still do the salt shaker balance trick that I learned on his show when I was a kid. 
Last edited by Geofferson; 12-12-06 at 08:40 AM.
12-12-06, 09:10 AM
#9
DVD Talk Godfather
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by Andalusia
I voted for the Wiz. Also, I seem to remember Bill Nye horning in on Beakman's racket.
I always thought Beakman was some cross between the MST3K schtick and Matthew Lesko, from what I can remember.
12-12-06, 09:17 AM
#10
DVD Talk Limited Edition
I always liked the music videos they had at the end of Bill Nye's show. They even did a parody of a Morrissey song one time, which I thought was odd to see on a kid's PBS show.
12-12-06, 09:33 AM
#11
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
I'm old enough to remember Mr. Wizard, but I have to say Beakman always made me laugh, even though I was in my 20s when it was on. I'm not too familiar with Bill Nye's show.
12-12-06, 12:00 PM
#13
DVD Talk Hero
Mr. Wizard all the way!
"Hey Mr. Wizard, what are you doing?"
"Well Billy, I was about to set off a controlled chemical explosion in my kitchen. Wanna help?"
"Hey Mr. Wizard, what are you doing?"
"Well Billy, I was about to set off a controlled chemical explosion in my kitchen. Wanna help?"
12-12-06, 01:24 PM
#15
DVD Talk Legend
It's the Beakman Challenge!
Bill Nye had the big Disney backing.... Beakman did more with less. Heck, he had a dude in a rat suit with a bad plastic rat nose -- points!
Bill Nye had the big Disney backing.... Beakman did more with less. Heck, he had a dude in a rat suit with a bad plastic rat nose -- points!
12-12-06, 01:26 PM
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both Mr. Wizard (Don Herbert - I can't believe I remember his name!) and Bill Nye were both great at what they did. I'd often try to make science "come alive" for kids. I'd usually just end up with a restraining order.
12-12-06, 02:58 PM
#17
Originally Posted by JasonF
Mr. Wizard was the original. Eveyone else is just a pale shadow of him.
Mr. Wizard is Johnny Carson
Nye and Beakman are Letterman and Leno (respectively).
12-12-06, 03:37 PM
#19
DVD Talk Legend
You guys are forgetting to mention 3-2-1 Contact...I can't even believe I remember that show. Not really one person but they had a lot of science stuff on it.
12-12-06, 04:18 PM
#22
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by noonan4224
You guys are forgetting to mention 3-2-1 Contact...I can't even believe I remember that show. Not really one person but they had a lot of science stuff on it.
Not something I knew as a kid anyway.
12-12-06, 09:16 PM
#24
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Beakman was goofier, Nye was funnier, but Mr Wizard was the original. It's one thing to make science fun when you have a six foot tall talking rat, but to do it when you're basically a teacher/prof/grandpa type person is much more impressive.