Bill Nye the Science Guy
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.
Among the topics covered in
Bill Nye the Science Guy are:
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Bill Nye in his ubiquitous blue lab coat |
Many episodes have been released on VHS, but are now no longer in production.
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.
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Bill Nye, The Science Lab Official Site
