Bill Nye the Science Guy

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This article is about the U.S. television show Bill Nye the Science Guy. For the American scientist who hosted this show, please see Bill Nye.

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 episode aims to teach a specific topic in science to a preteen audience. The show is frequently used in schools. Bill Nye ran for 100 episodes. KCTS and Buena Vista Television produced the show.

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) relevant to the topic of the show. Each show has a mock music video, substituting the lyrics to a popular song for a scientific roundup of the episode. Each show ends with Bill explaining his departure in a clever description of an activity on topic. Another popular member of the cast is the announcer Pat Cashman.

Topics

Bill Nye in his ubiquitous blue lab coat

Cells Computers Digestion Dinosaurs Do-it-yourself science Earth's crust Earth's seasons Energy Flowers Friction Garbage Germs Gravity Heat Inventions Light and color Motion

Patterns Phases of matter Plants Probability Pseudoscience Science of music Sound Space exploration Spiders Storms Revolution The Moon Time Volcanoes Water cycle Waves Wetlands

Home Video Releases

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.

External links

• [] at TV.com
• [Bill Nye, The Science Lab Official Site]

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