Bill Nye the Science Guy

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

Cast:Bill Nye , Pat Cashman , Michaela Leslie-Rule , Jaffar Smith , Chais Dean , Suzanne Mikawa , Ivyann Schwan , Casey P. Chinn , Rachel Glenn , Dori Monson , Jessica Lee , Jennifer Lin , John Keister , Derrick Coleman , Darrell Suto , Toby Lawless , Amy Broder , Hiromi Dames

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Flight

Fri, Sep 10, 1993

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Earth's Crust

Fri, Sep 17, 1993

Bill Nye goes to the depths of the Earth (literally) to explain how the Earth's surface and its inner mantle differ.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Dinosaurs

Fri, Sep 24, 1993

Bill Nye explains how fossils are formed and how scientists use them to learn about dinosaurs.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Skin

Fri, Oct 1, 1993

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Buoyancy

Fri, Oct 8, 1993

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Gravity

Fri, Oct 15, 1993

Have you ever wondered what holds the ocean on the Earth? Or what makes the Earth round? Host Bill Nye provides the explanations for these and other questions about Earth's gravity.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Digestion

Fri, Oct 22, 1993

Bill Nye explains how the body's digestive system is like a finely-tuned machine that turns food into energy.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Phases of Matter

Fri, Oct 29, 1993

Bill Nye's scientific lecture explains that matter exists in three phases which are solids, liquids, and gases.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Biodiversity

Fri, Nov 5, 1993

Bill Nye's scientific lecture about the existence of numerous different kinds of plants and animals in an environment anywhere on this planet.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Simple Machines

Fri, Nov 12, 1993

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Moon

Fri, Nov 19, 1993

Bill Nye's scientific lecture about the moon's orbit around the earth, its phases, and its eclipses. In addition, he explains the moon's glow, its possible origin theory, and its gravity.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Sound

Fri, Nov 26, 1993

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13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Garbage

Fri, Dec 3, 1993

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14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Structures

Fri, Dec 10, 1993

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15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Earth's Seasons

Fri, Dec 17, 1993

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16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Light and Color

Fri, Dec 24, 1993

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17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Cells

Fri, Jan 21, 1994

Bill Nye's scientific lecture about the fundamental unit of organisms composed of billions of molecules. He uses a variety of examples in order to reveal how cells make up all living things.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Electricity

Fri, Jan 28, 1994

Bill Nye's lecture about people's use of electricity.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Outer Space

Fri, Feb 4, 1994

Bill Nye's entertaining lecture about the solar system, lunar eclipse, and constellations.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Eyeballs

Fri, Feb 11, 1994

Bill Nye's anatomical lecture explains about how eyes operates in our bodies. Anything can be shown right side up, but start out upside down. It is a quick deception our brain performs by the way is the part of our eyes that we can see in physical form.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Magnetism

Fri, Feb 18, 1994

Bill Nye shows all kinds of unexpected places where magnets can be found. In fact, the Earth itself is a huge magnet! Find out how to make a compass and why opposites attract.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Wind

Fri, Feb 25, 1994

Bill Nye's lecture explains about air having a mass as well as the sun's heat and our planet's celestial rotation keep the air windy.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Blood & Circulation

Fri, Mar 4, 1994

Bill Nye's scientific lecture about our blood and circulatory system. He explains how valves, blood cells, and the circulatory system operate together to pump up in our hearts.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Chemical Reactions

Fri, Mar 11, 1994

Have a blast watching the explosive examples Bill Nye uses to explain how everything is made of chemicals.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Static Electricity

Fri, Mar 18, 1994

Bill Nye's scientific lecture about a stationary electric charge typically produced by friction that causes sparks or crackling or the attraction of dust or hair.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Food Web

Fri, Mar 25, 1994

Watch Bill Nye become tangled in a complex food web in his quest to demonstrate that all living things depend on other living things to survive.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Light Optics

Sat, Sep 10, 1994

You won't believe your eyes when Bill Nye reflects, refracts, bends, bounces, absorbs, and pulls light waves to show how things can be seen in different ways.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Bones and Muscles

Sat, Sep 17, 1994

Bill Nye's anatomical lecture about the skeletal system and muscular system.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Ocean Currents

Sat, Sep 24, 1994

Bill Nye's aquatic-themed lecture explains why oceans are salty. In addition, he explores the ocean currents themselves.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Heat

Sat, Oct 1, 1994

Bill Nye's scientific lecture is about heat. It flows being the energy of moving molecules. Heat can make anything go and burn as long as it features convection, conduction and radiation.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Insects

Sat, Oct 8, 1994

Bill Nye's lecture focuses on all insects, but spiders and scorpions are arachnids.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Balance

Sat, Oct 15, 1994

Bill Nye's scientific lecture about balance explains how something moves by giving it either a push or a pull. The size of its change relates to the strength or amount of force involving a push or pull.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ The Sun

Sat, Oct 22, 1994

Bill Nye sheds light on solar flares, eclipses, sunspots, fusion, and solar energy, and visits an enormous solar energy farm outside Sacramento, California, to demonstrate how the sun is the source of energy for all living things on Earth.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ The Brain

Sat, Oct 29, 1994

Bill Nye's lecture is all about our brain which physically understands the words we see and hear. It controls our heart, our oxygen, our body temperature, and even our stomach. Our brain smells, sees, thinks, moves, and remembers all kinds of things all the time as long as it operates everyday.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Forests

Sat, Nov 5, 1994

"Wood" you like to learn more about forests? This terrestrial biome is Bill Nye's lecture about conservations for every forest all over the world.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Communication

Sat, Nov 12, 1994

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Momentum

Sat, Nov 19, 1994

Bill Nye's scientific lecture about momentum which is the product of mass and velocity of physical movement.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Reptiles

Sat, Nov 26, 1994

Bill Nye's zoological lecture is all about reptiles.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Atmosphere

Sat, Dec 3, 1994

There's something in the air. Bill Nye's scientific lecture is all about the atmosphere, its five different levels, and how it protects the Earth. He also soars into the heavy topic of atmospheric air pressure and radio waves.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Respiration

Sat, Jan 7, 1995

Bill Nye gets aerobic about the importance of respiration when he jogs, bikes, swims, and scuba dives. Discover how to measure how much air each breath contains, and make a model lung in a nifty home experiment. See a demonstration of how cigarette smoke can infiltrate and injure lungs.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Planets and Moons

Sat, Jan 14, 1995

Bill Nye goes planet-gazing and takes a serious look at Jupiter's features, Earth's elliptical orbit, and the distances between planets. A cool home demo shows how to make Mars soil. With more than 16 Emmys to its credit and legions of fans, it's easy to see why the "Bill Nye the Science Guy" show is one of the most popular educational series of all time. Beloved by teachers and students alike, Bill Nye and his unique brand of Way Cool Science make complex science principles accessible for all learners.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Pressure

Sat, Jan 21, 1995

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Plants

Sat, Jan 28, 1995

Bill Nye branches out and gets to the root of the matter to explain wild things about plants, such as how they breathe, make food, defend themselves, and move their seeds. With more than 16 Emmys to its credit and legions of fans, it's easy to see why the "Bill Nye the Science Guy" show is one of the most popular educational series of all time. Beloved by teachers and students alike, Bill Nye and his unique brand of Way Cool Science make complex science principles accessible for all learners.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Rocks & Soil

Fri, Feb 3, 1995

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Energy

Fri, Feb 10, 1995

Bill Nye's scientific lecture explains how energy works, how it effects ourselves, and what they do for their purpose.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Evolution

Fri, Feb 17, 1995

Join Bill Nye as he compares the primordial to the present.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Water Cycle

Fri, Mar 24, 1995

Bill Nye's scientific lecture explains how water vapor forms clouds. It is a very important part of the water cycle which features its evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Friction

Fri, Mar 31, 1995

Bill Nye explains how various types of transportation utilize friction.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Germs

Fri, Apr 7, 1995

A mysterious uneasiness has descended on a young man. His only recourse: to seek out a knowledgeable PI who confirms his suspicions. He isn't alone. None of us are - Germs are everywhere!

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Climates

Fri, Apr 14, 1995

Bill Nye explains how different climates affect our planet.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Waves

Fri, Apr 21, 1995

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Ocean Life

Fri, Apr 28, 1995

Bill Nye goes underwater to explore the importance of ocean ecosystems.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Mammals

Fri, Sep 8, 1995

Bill Nye's zoological lecture explains about similarities between mammals and humans.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Spinning Things

Fri, Sep 15, 1995

Bill teaches why storms, balls and the Earth spin, but other things don't.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Fish

Fri, Sep 22, 1995

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16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Human Transportation

Fri, Sep 29, 1995

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17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Wetlands

Fri, Oct 6, 1995

Bill Nye's scientific lecture about wetlands. He explains that they consist marshes and swamps saturated with moisture.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Birds

Fri, Oct 13, 1995

Bill Nye's zoological lecture is all about birds. He explains that they either fly, run, walk, or swim. Many birds have feathers on their bodies and all of them have beaks on their faces, but some birds migrate for particular seasons for their survival.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Populations

Fri, Oct 20, 1995

Bill Nye explains how all living populations compete for resources.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Animal Locomotion

Fri, Oct 27, 1995

Bill Nye explains how animals of all sizes get around.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Rivers and Streams

Fri, Nov 3, 1995

Bill follows rivers and streams from their origins and explains their impact on daily life.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Nutrition

Fri, Nov 10, 1995

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Marine Mammals

Fri, Nov 17, 1995

Bill Nye's zoological lecture about marine mammals. He explains that they have a few similarities with us which are breathing air, having hair, nursing their offspring, and being warm-blooded. These mammals keep the same body temperature all day.

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