Mr. Wizard's World
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.
Pond Animals, Paper Tube Kazoo and more
POND ANIMALS - Mr. Wizard explores micro pond life through a microscope with Tarek. Flatworms swimming in a small tank are projected onto a TV screen by Mr. Wizard’s microscope set up.
Campfire Chemistry, Electrocuted Pickle and more
ABSOLUTE ZERO: Erin reads the temperature in the room from a wall thermometer: 23° Celsius. Mr. Wizard says she is going to use that temperature to find the lowest possible temperature in the universe.
Dog Training, Sugar Test and more
DOG TRAINING Part 1 - Damon has brought his dog to the den and Mr. Wizard describes the positive reinforcement system for training animals developed by B.F. Skinner.
Balloon Blast, Dry Ice Color Change and more
MEANING OF WORDS - Mr. Wizard asks Sarah to define a chair. She says it is something to sit on. Mr. Wizard mentions a bed, sofa, and stool all of which Sarah says are not chairs for one reason or another.
Fire Triangle, Animal Models and more
FIRE TRIANGLE - Christina enters and asks why she was to have her hair pinned back and her sleeves rolled up. Mr. Wizard explains they are going to be investigating fire and hair and sleeves should be safely out of the way.
Mars Ball, Taking Water Apart and more
MEANING OF A DOT - Through a series of graphic demonstrations, Mr.Wizard and Shan define what a dot means, whether in musical notation, typographic setting or in mathematics a dot is based on its surroundings.
Growing Vegetables, Arson and more
HUMAN CENTER OF GRAVITY - A line has been drawn down the center of a mirror. Clara is to her keep nose on the line while moving a leg to one side. When she does, her nose moves off the line on the mirror.
Ice Age, Orange Juice Canon and more
WHEEL TRAVEL-PART 1 - Andrew on his bicycle meets Mr. Wizard who has him mark a section on the front wheel with a piece of tape. Andrew turns the wheel until the marked section is on the ground.
Ice Bomb, Alligator Courtship and more
ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION - On a large board are categories of animals with some of their major characteristics listed, but with the pictures of the animals covered. The two main groups are Backbone and No Backbone.
Paper Airplanes, Marshmellow Burn and more
SIPHON CHALLENGE - Mr. Wizard explains to Shan how the principle of siphoning works by using measured beakers of liquid connected by a curved tube.
Pretzels, Electricity and more
25x MAGNIFICATION - Kellie briefly describes objects on the counter that they are going to examine under the microscope: plastic ruler, fingerprint, feather, some mud, and a flea.
Slime, Shark Movement and more
DENSITY GRADIENT - Sarah is not sure of the meaning of the word density, but has referred to someone as dense meaning thick-headed.
Turkey Dinners, Aladdin's Lamp and more
MICROSCOPIC IMAGES - Tarek comments on how big the flower on the television screen is compared to its actual size. Mr. Wizard quickly traces the path from the actual flower, through the lens and TV camera to the TV screen.
3D Magnet, Hydrogen Reaction and more
WALKING IN CIRCLES - Mr. Wizard tells Lorilee that people lost in the wilderness have a tendency to walk in a circle. They are going to find out if it’s true. He blindfolds her and asks her to walk to a marked tree.
