Showing posts with label edutainment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label edutainment. Show all posts

May 27, 2016

Episode 55 - ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND


It's hard to believe we haven't yet run up against Lewis Carroll's most sturdy creation, given the ubiquity of Alice and her Wonderland friends across all forms of media since their literary debut. In this special bonus episode, we finally step through the looking glass to reminisce about Adventures in Wonderland--a whimsical workhorse of Disney Channel original programming.

Those who prefer their life lessons served with a little song and dance will enjoy this special bonus episode where we discuss the enduring appeal of Alice, edutainment, and flashy '90s fashion.


Adventures in Wonderland (1992-1995)
Produced by Andi Copley and Stan Brodsky
Based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Starring Elisabeth Harnois, John Hoffman, Wesley Mann, Armelia McQueen, Patrick Richwood, Robert Barry Fleming, Harry Waters Jr., Reece Holland, Richard Kuhlman, and John Lovelady

Episodes featured in the podcast:
"Herstory in the Making" (aired 3/23/1992)
"Pie Noon" (aired 2/28/1994)

August 28, 2015

Episode 34 - BEAKMAN'S WORLD and BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY


Throughout the 1990s, countless kids were edutained by two of every substitute teacher's best friends: Beakman's World and Bill Nye the Science Guy.  For years these nutty professors brought the science fair into the living room, answering our burning questions about everything from astronomy to zoology and blowing our minds with the stunning versatility of paper towel tubes and empty milk cartons.

Grab a number two pencil and get ready to record some data as we let the dying embers of summer form the spark of knowledge in our back-to-school special!


Beakman's World (1992-1997)
Created by Jok Church

"Gravity, Beakmania, and Inertia"
Aired September 26, 1992

"Snow, Beakmania, and Natural Selection"
Aired December 9, 1995

Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993-1998)
Created by Bill Nye, James McKenna, and Erren Gottlieb

"Light Optics"
Aired September 10, 1994

"Pseudoscience"
Aired January 26, 1996