Bill Nye the Science Guy: Season 1
Episode Guide
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Flight
Sep 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 infla
Earth's Crust
Sep 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
Dinosaurs
Sep 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 vid
Skin
Oct 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 abo
Buoyancy
Oct 8, 1993 · 26 min
A hot-air balln ride and a trip to the aquarium help Bill Nye explain why things float
Gravity
Oct 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
Oct 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 you
Phases of Matter
Oct 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 phas
Biodiversity
Nov 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. Imagi
Simple Machines
Nov 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 simpl
The Moon
Nov 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.
Sound
Nov 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 a
Garbage
Dec 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 t
Structures
Dec 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 shap
Earth's Seasons
Dec 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 month
Light & Color
Dec 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
Cells
Jan 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
Electricity
Jan 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
Outer Space
Feb 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 far more
Eyeball
Feb 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 be