Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy
TV ShowEnded

Bill Nye the Science Guy

7.3 / 10
1993
5 seasons
100 episodes
ComedyDocumentaryKids

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.

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Trailer

Disney Presents Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993) Promo (VHS Capture)

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Seasons

  • Flight

    1.Flight

    10-09-199326m

    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 infla...

  • Earth's Crust

    2.Earth's Crust

    17-09-199326m

    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...

  • Dinosaurs

    3.Dinosaurs

    24-09-199326m

    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 vid...

  • Skin

    4.Skin

    01-10-199326m

    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 abo...

  • Buoyancy

    5.Buoyancy

    08-10-199326m

    A hot-air balln ride and a trip to the aquarium help Bill Nye explain why things float

  • Gravity

    6.Gravity

    15-10-199326m

    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

    7.Digestion

    22-10-199326m

    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 you...

  • Phases of Matter

    8.Phases of Matter

    29-10-199326m

    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 phas...

  • Biodiversity

    9.Biodiversity

    05-11-199326m

    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. Imagi...

  • Simple Machines

    10.Simple Machines

    12-11-199326m

    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 simpl...

  • The Moon

    11.The Moon

    19-11-199326m

    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....

  • Sound

    12.Sound

    26-11-199326m

    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 a...

  • Garbage

    13.Garbage

    03-12-199326m

    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 t...

  • Structures

    14.Structures

    10-12-199326m

    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 shap...

  • Earth's Seasons

    15.Earth's Seasons

    17-12-199326m

    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 month...

  • Light & Color

    16.Light & Color

    24-12-199326m

    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...

  • Cells

    17.Cells

    21-01-199426m

    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...

  • Electricity

    18.Electricity

    28-01-199426m

    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...

  • Outer Space

    19.Outer Space

    04-02-199426m

    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 far more...

  • Eyeball

    20.Eyeball

    11-02-199426m

    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 be...

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