The Mr. Science Show

The Mr. Science Show
File:TimPerkinsAsMrScience.jpg Mr. Science suspended by magnets during the "Magic Magnets" program.
Genre	Educational
Created by	Roger Cohen
Developed by	Jerry Schuman
Directed by	Tim Perkins
Presented by	Tim Perkins
Starring	Tim Perkins
Production
Executive producer	Jerry Schuman
Producer	Tim Perkins
Production locations	Melbourne, Florida, USA
Editor	Mike Fry
Camera setup	Mike Fry
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	Time Warner
Release	1992 – 1995

The Mr. Science Show was a television program for children which aired on the Time Warner Cable access channel in the 1990s and utilized simple science experiments, silly stories, and stunts to explain specific concepts in science.

1991: Origins

A Central Florida cable television program titled Cable Goes To School, which was produced by Time Warner Cable, aired a segment introducing a series of live science education shows at a small theatre in Melbourne, Florida. The live science education shows initially were developed to promote The Science Fare science supply stores. After airing the program, which explained magnets and magnetism, the first standalone episodes of The Mr. Science Show were produced to feature additional science topics. With Tim Perkins in the role of Mr. Science, a name bestowed by the children in the audience. The first standalone Mr. Science Show episodes were produced with each show featuring an in depth review of a particular science topic.

1992-1995: Broadcasts

The Mr. Science Show first aired on Time Warner as a Public-access television show 1992 with Tim Perkins as Mister Science. In the 60 minute shows Perkins played a science enthusiast who offered several experiments mixed with stories which taught something about a particular area of science. The experiments often involved the children from the audience and were often simple enough to be tried by viewers. The presentations were delivered in a humorous way and there was always something that would go wrong, thus providing viewers with an example of what not to do.

:Distribution

The Mr. Science Science Shows were taped live and distributed freely as educational fillers to other Time Warner Cable facilities where they were seen sporadically by audiences in the United States. Over 50 programs were scripted but only a few were actually produced and broadcast. The live tapings were sometimes attended by hundreds of children from Brevard County Public Schools. Some Florida schools used donated footage from The Mr. Science Show for producing Public Service Announcements (PSA's) in their school's television production studios.

The Mr. Science Show, a zany, lecture based science show developed by Tim Perkins, was shown weekly on the Time Warner Cable Public Access Channel. The program was produced in Melbourne, Florida. The educational show was used to fill in gaps in the production schedule so it was often printed as TBA in television guides. Then, after the original retail sponsor closed his business, the Mr. Science Show continued performing off-the-air as a traveling science-show visiting children in schools, recreation centers, at festivals, and in museums for more than a decade.

See also

• Watch Mr. Wizard
• Beakman's World
• Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Bob & Ray
• Mr Science Show

References

• Mr. Science makes learning a no-brainer; Entertainer helps demystify subject for kids: Interview With Tim Perkins by Maria Sonnenberg for Florida Today, January 18, 2005. 3B; Education, ID: brv2005012017180147.

External links

• - Official web site of The Mr. Science Show.
• - PSA Television Commercial on Time Warner Cable featuring Mr. Science & Fireman Jim
• - Trademark for THE MR. SCIENCE SHOW in Florida;
• - The Mr. Science Show Live at the Hastings Museum (Nebraska)