September 22, 1986 • 30m
This week sees the new hosts of 3-2-1 Contact gather at the Blue Sky Café in Montclair, New Jersey. David Quinn and his French f...Read more
September 23, 1986 • 30m
Debra sees an anthropologist understanding a parrot's simple form of English. Chantal enters a hospital room that responds to a p...Read more
September 24, 1986 • 30m
French-born David says his dog obeys human speech, but it's clear he is signaling the commands to the dog. Mary goes to Sea World...Read more
September 25, 1986 • 30m
Debra sees how quickly USA Today uses satellites to send information for printing in the next day's paper. David does a two-minut...Read more
September 26, 1986 • 30m
The final visit to the Blue Sky Café finds the hosts mystified. How does Maxine the waitress know what everyone wants if no one ...Read more
September 29, 1986 • 30m
Todd gets to see, on the shore and in a lab, the motion of waves in the ocean. There are no still waters out there. The runner f...Read more
September 30, 1986 • 30m
Adventures include: placing artificial reefs off the coast of Florida; moving two whales from one pool to another.
October 1, 1986 • 30m
There are a lot of things in the seas, such as salt and kelp. This program talks of humans surviving on sea voyages, discusses ke...Read more
October 2, 1986 • 30m
Oceanographer Jill Yager takes up much of this program with her studies around an island, followed by another installment of ""The Wreck.""
October 3, 1986 • 30m
Along with some previously-broadcast bits from earlier in the week, this program includes a visit to Penguin Encounter at Sea Worl...Read more
October 6, 1986 • 30m
The show begins at ""Maggie's Machine Shop,"" where Maggie discusses pulleys. In Barre, Vermont, we see how granite is removed fr...Read more
October 7, 1986 • 30m
David rides a bicycle with a skeleton at a Paris science museum. Robin visits veterinary radiologists in action. At Cal State Lo...Read more
October 8, 1986 • 30m
Robin, Paco, and Mary learn about the illusion of impact in stunts. In Vitry sur Seine (near Paris), Chantal visits a collision r...Read more
October 9, 1986 • 30m
Friction is emphasized in demonstrations with snakes, TGV trains, and ice-gliding boats.
October 10, 1986 • 30m
Leverage is discussed at sea, in a French village, and at Maggie's Mechanical Shop.
October 13, 1986 • 30m
David's dental visit anchors a discussion on teethkinds of teeth and their uses.
October 14, 1986 • 30m
The natural world is full of fussy eaters. In this program, the flea, koala bear and panda bear are singled out for their specialized dietary habits.
October 15, 1986 • 30m
The bulk of this show is set in the San Diego Wild Animal Park, where certain meals are arranged for the animals. The Bloodhound ...Read more
October 16, 1986 • 30m
David polls people about digestion, without success. Todd discovers what digestion means to the body. The Bloodhound Gang questi...Read more
October 17, 1986 • 30m
An online stat page says this episode ""explores the ways in which food is processed by the body for energy and building material....Read more