Bill Nye the Science Guy

Overview

It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per show (like the human heart or electricity), Nye gets creative with teaching kids and adults alike the nuances of science.

Episodes

Flight

S01E01 Flight

September 10, 1993 26 min
Things that fly need air. Even though we walk through it, breathe it, and sneeze it, air seems to be a whole bunch of nothing. But air is there, and it's powerful. Balloons inflate because...
Earth's Crust

S01E02 Earth's Crust

September 17, 1993 26 min
Don't just go with the flow. Settle down on the crust. Imagine a world without any crust. There would be no pies, just goopy filling, no bread, no hamburger buns, and no you or me....
Dinosaurs

S01E03 Dinosaurs

September 24, 1993 26 min
We can dish the real dirt about dinosaurs, thanks to fossils - traces of theses astonishing animals. Dinosaurs did not print newspapers. They did not take family snapshots or videos 65 million years ago. The...
Skin

S01E04 Skin

October 1, 1993 26 min
Learning about skin science is no sweat. It's gigantic. It's gargantuan. It's your skin. It's your body's biggest organ. If you could lay your skin out flat, it would cover about one and a half...
Buoyancy

S01E05 Buoyancy

October 8, 1993 26 min
A hot-air balln ride and a trip to the aquarium help Bill Nye explain why things float
Gravity

S01E06 Gravity

October 15, 1993 26 min
Next time you throw a ball in the air, and it doesn't fly off into outer space, thank gravity. Right now, you and everything in the room where you are, is getting pulled down by...
Digestion

S01E07 Digestion

October 22, 1993 26 min
Take time to digest this show. They say that your food is no more inside you than a pencil is inside a donut, when it's poked through the hole. Instead of the food going in...
Phases of Matter

S01E08 Phases of Matter

October 29, 1993 26 min
Bill Nye is going through a phase - a phase of matter. Check out the ""Phases of Matter"" episode to find out about rock-solid solids, liquidy liquids, and gassy gases. It's phase-tastic! Everything around us...
Biodiversity

S01E09 Biodiversity

November 5, 1993 26 min
Ecosystems are areas where things live. Ecosystems that are biodiverse are home to a variety of plants and animals. A healthy ecosystem is one with a lot of biodiversity. Imagine if humans could only eat...
Simple Machines

S01E10 Simple Machines

November 12, 1993 26 min
Learning about science can be hard work, but simple machines can make it easier. Let Bill Nye push and pull you around ramps, levers, screws, and pulleys. Simple machines simply make work easier by directing...
The Moon

S01E11 The Moon

November 19, 1993 26 min
Let the moon master Bill Nye teach you the ancient and not-so-ancient secrets of the Moon. Wax on, wax off. The Moon grows bigger (waxes) and smaller (wanes) every 30 days or so. The word...
Sound

S01E12 Sound

November 26, 1993 26 min
Listen up, scientists. Bill Nye is here to make some noise in the ""Sound"" episode. Your vocal cords do it. Speakers playing rock music do it. Even a school bell does it. They all vibrate;...
Garbage

S01E13 Garbage

December 3, 1993 26 min
Garbage is a look at two different kinds of garbage -- biodegradable and non-biodegradable. Nye emphasizes the importance of recycling and cutting down on the amount of the waste that cannot break down. The music...
Structures

S01E14 Structures

December 10, 1993 26 min
Are you tense? Need some structure to your life? Then tune in to Bill Nye the Science Guy as he explains the science of structures. All structures give support or create a shape. You can...
Earth's Seasons

S01E15 Earth's Seasons

December 17, 1993 26 min
It doesn't matter if it's spring, summer, winter, or fall - Bill Nye is always in season. Every year, we experience the seasons. Some months have snow and rain, while other months have warmth and...
Light & Color

S01E16 Light & Color

December 24, 1993 26 min
Lighten up. It's the ""Light and Color"" episode. Without light, we wouldn't be able to see. It would be like living in a room with no windows, doors, or lamps. There's an old saying, ""We...
Cells

S01E17 Cells

January 21, 1994 26 min
You can't see them, but they're everywhere even inside Bill Nye. This is not science fiction, it's the science of cells. All things that live are made from cells. You can't see them, but every...
Electricity

S01E18 Electricity

January 28, 1994 26 min
It's time for Bill Nye to shed a little light on electricity. Electricity might seem mysterious, but once you understand the science the light goes on (so to speak). You flip a switch, and the...
Outer Space

S01E19 Outer Space

February 4, 1994 26 min
The show is way out there, way far away. After all, it's in Outer Space. When you look at the night sky on a clear dark night, you can see thousands of stars. There are...
Eyeball

S01E20 Eyeball

February 11, 1994 26 min
Look no further ... Bill Nye is on the ball - the eyeball. For their small size, your eyes do an important job. By working with your brain, your eyes can tell the difference between...

Cast

Bill Nye
Bill Nye
Self - Host
Rachel Glenn
Nancy
Jennifer Lin
Amy Broder
Amy
Ethan Ferkiss
Smell Gibson

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