Popular Mechanics for Kids Episode Guide
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Episode Guide
Popular Mechanics for Kids: Season 4 (2000)
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Season 4 Episode 6: On the Front Lines
Tyler makes a parachute jump with Canada's Skyhawks, while Vanessa experiences a high-speed airborne dogfight
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Season 4 Episode 5: In Deep Water
Underwater adventures; submarine canyon; underwater hotel; increasing one's buoyancy.
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Season 4 Episode 4: Horseplay
Tyler joins the Strathcona Mounted Troop, then investigates the ancient sport of jousting
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Season 4 Episode 3: Escape
Vanessa meets a famous escapologist, while Tyler undertakes survival training with the Marines
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Season 4 Episode 2: Fighting Disaster
Vanessa creates a landslide at an outdoor laboratory, and trains with a Collapse Rescue Team
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Season 4 Episode 1: Extreme Rides
Powered parachute plane; street luge; kite skiing; build an extreme ride.
Popular Mechanics for Kids: Season 3 (1999 - 2003)
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Season 3 Episode 22: Live at PMK
Tyler discovers what it takes to stage a rock concert, before risking life and limb in the ring as he gets to grips with a WWE wrestler. Meanwhile, Elisha turns on the spotlight in the big top at the Cirque du Soleil
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Season 3 Episode 21: Water
Tyler investigates hydro-electricity production at Niagara Falls, and prepares to get his hands dirty cleaning up after an oil spill
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Season 3 Episode 20: Space
Vanessa visits the Nasa laboratory where space stations are built, and Elisha puts her stomach to the test on a gravity-defying vomit comet
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Season 3 Episode 19: Greatest Hits IV
A selection of the best bits from the science magazine for inquisitive young minds
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Season 3 Episode 18: Sci-Fi
Vanessa joins a comic book's creative team, while Tyler visits Nasa's Deep Space Network and learns how they send signals to passing UFOs
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Season 3 Episode 17: Killer Creatures
Vanessa and Tyler investigate killer creatures, getting up close and personal with Komodo dragons and polar bears
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Season 3 Episode 16: Navy Seals
In Southern California; combat training tank; underwater training; underwater explosives; Navy parachute team.
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Season 3 Episode 15: Pirates and Gold
Tyler dives to the ocean floor in a quest to find an ancient ship, and then joins a team of swashbuckling pirates
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Season 3 Episode 14: Life Savers
Elisha prepares test dummies for a dangerous crash experiment, while Tyler helps to build a vehicle at a car factory
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Season 3 Episode 13: Desert
Tyler goes sandboarding and Vanessa joins an expedition to hunt for snakes
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Season 3 Episode 12: Ice
Vanessa discovers how Hollywood creates magical snow scenes for films, while Elisha gets ready for a hockey game and Tyler visits Nasa's ice tunnel
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Season 3 Episode 11: Down Below
Elisha goes mining and strikes gold, while Tyler goes caving and explores an underwater laboratory
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Season 3 Episode 10: Greatest Hits III
Highlights from the science and technology magazine
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Season 3 Episode 9: Freaky Flying
Tyler tries his hand at paragliding and gets to know the elite pilot team at Edwards Air Force Base
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Season 3 Episode 8: Super Bikes
Vanessa becomes a motorcycle daredevil, while Tyler tests his driving skills
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Season 3 Episode 7: Fright
Tyler goes ghost-hunting aboard the USS Hornet and Vanessa gets made up as a zombie
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Season 3 Episode 6: Body Mechanics
Elisha takes a breakdancing lesson, and Tyler joins a team of doctors who give check-ups to athletes
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Season 3 Episode 5: Slither and Slime
Elisha watches as a frozen frog gets a new lease of life, while Vanessa meets one of the largest species of octopus in the world
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Season 3 Episode 4: Dirty Work
Tyler tries his hand at being a zoo keeper, while Vanessa searches a rubbish dump for a lost item
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Season 3 Episode 3: Sea Creatures
Tyler swims with the dolphins and helps doctors at Sea World nurse sick turtles and manatees back to health.
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Season 3 Episode 2: Ticket to Ride
Elisha takes a ride on the Incredible Hulk rollercoaster while Tyler learns how space-age technology makes dinosaurs come alive
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Season 3 Episode 1: Cool Schools
The crew look at alternative schools, visiting an underwater acting academy and a bodyguard class
Popular Mechanics for Kids: Season 2 (1998 - 1999)
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Season 2 Episode 21: How Do They Do That?
An experiment with an egg and a lighted match
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Season 2 Episode 20: Monster Machines
Giant machines including a metal monster and a Megasaurus
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Season 2 Episode 19: Creepy Crawlers
The gang discover the uses of leeches in modern medicine, while Tyler learns how to effectively control cockroaches, and Elisha helps a beekeeper harvest honey
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Season 2 Episode 18: Greatest Hits II
Science magazine for young inquisitive minds
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Season 2 Episode 17: The Fastest : Cars, Humans and Aeroplanes
The world's fastest fighter-jet, Olympic sprint champion Donovan Bailey and a jet-engine powered car
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Season 2 Episode 16: Boom!
The gang look at fireworks and rock blasting, while Charlie learns how to make safe explosives at home
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Season 2 Episode 15: Mega Trucks
Big rigs; cleaning trucks; mining trucks; bicycle gears.
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Season 2 Episode 14: Swamps and Gators
The gang look at swamp wildlife and the many species which are on the verge of extinction
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Season 2 Episode 13: Zero Gravity
Elisha looks through the world's most powerful telescope, and experiments with gravity in a special pool used for training astronauts
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Season 2 Episode 12: Under the Big Top
The team visit a circus school where Elisha flies on the trapeze, Tyler is given a lesson in clowning around, and Charlie learns how to juggle
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Season 2 Episode 11: Emergency Rescues!
The team research the work of emergency rescue staff, plus tips on surviving in the wilderness
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Season 2 Episode 10: After Dark
Elisha makes a neon sign, and a visit to a laboratory reveals the brain's activity while asleep
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Season 2 Episode 9: Talk to the Animals
Elisha learns how to communicate with dolphins, while Charlie reveals why acting the goat is not as easy as it seems
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Season 2 Episode 8: Earth Power
The team study natural phenomena, including volcanoes and tornadoes, while Charlie demonstrates how hurricanes are created
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Season 2 Episode 7: FX!
The children go behind the cameras to learn about computer-generated imagery and sound effects
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Season 2 Episode 6: Sports
Elisha and Jay build their own skateboard ramp and shoot hoops with the NBA Rookie of the Year
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Season 2 Episode 5: Police Force
Tyler joins the LAPD for a day and learns how officers avoid accidents when chasing suspects at high speed
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Season 2 Episode 4: Ocean Adventures
Diving with sharks; whale blubber; bottled water from icebergs.
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Season 2 Episode 3: Gross Out
The team learn how restaurant waste is recycled into animal food, and how we protect ourselves from pollution
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Season 2 Episode 2: Whodunit?
The world of hi-tech espionage inspires Charlie to make spying devices at home, while Elisha investigates a break-in
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Season 2 Episode 1: North Pole
The Inuit way of life in Alaska, from driving a team of huskies to building an igloo
Popular Mechanics for Kids: Season 1 (1997 - 2005)
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Season 1 Episode 23: Fly At Your Own Risk
The gang investigate flight as Elisha skydives in a wind tunnel and Tyler tests a pedal plane
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Season 1 Episode 22: Music Production
Elisha learns how recording studios work, while Jay plays guitar with a rock band
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Season 1 Episode 21: Air Transportation
Jay visits a jet engine factory, while Elisha learns how to escape from a burning plane in an accident simulator
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Season 1 Episode 20: Money
The children learn about money and the Stock Exchange, then visit the Mint where gold bars are made
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Season 1 Episode 19: Best Of ...
Highlights from the series, showing the young presenters reliving their most exciting adventures
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Season 1 Episode 18: Robots
Jay and Elisha investigate recent developments in the robotics field, and discuss the latest technological trends and advances
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Season 1 Episode 17: Spaceships
The kids visit the Johnson Space Centre. Elisha experiences weightlessness in a simulator and Jay is subjected to space-shuttle conditions
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Season 1 Episode 16: Toys and Games
How toys and games play a necessary part in children's development
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Season 1 Episode 15: Aquariums
Aquariums; training sea-mammals; Monterey Bay Aquarium; fishing for specimens.
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Season 1 Episode 14: Emergency
Elisha trains with would be fire-fighters in a burning building simulator, while Jay helps to tackle a blaze on an airport runway
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Season 1 Episode 13: Food Production
The children learn about the hygiene processes which must be maintained in food production
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Season 1 Episode 12: Electricity
Electricity: lightning; power-line maintenance; resuscitation; windmills; aurora borealis; electron microscopes; generators.
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Season 1 Episode 11: Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft-carrier landing; G-force suits and survival equipment; navigation.
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Season 1 Episode 10: Big Buildings
Factors in tall structures such as concrete, elevators, and blowing them up.
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Season 1 Episode 10: Skyscrapers
Jay and Elisha research how tall structures are built, and learn how lifts are made
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Season 1 Episode 9: Boats
Jay and Elisha learn about tugboats and encounter coastguards who explain the mechanics of navigation
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Season 1 Episode 8: Garbage
Elisha visits a garbage recycling centre, while Jay searches through waste to find clues about those who discarded it
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Season 1 Episode 7: Sports
The children visit a laboratory to investigate the design of trainers, and how this can improve athletes' performances
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Season 1 Episode 6: Rollercoasters
Elisha and Jay have all the fun of the fair as they check out some of the world's scariest roller coasters
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Season 1 Episode 5: Cars
Stereo lithography and car design; gasoline engines; alternative fuels; race cars; monster trucks.
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Season 1 Episode 4: Zoos
Elisha and Jay visit various zoos and discover why animal enclosures are constructed to match the inhabitants' natural environment
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Season 1 Episode 3: Special Effects
Jay and Elisha visit Universal Studios and learn the tricks of the trade for creating special effects
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Season 1 Episode 2: Submarines
Elisha and Jay explore the watery world of the submarine, and build a remote-controlled model
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Season 1 Episode 1: Underground
Sewers and tunnels; subway trains; underground escape tunnel; Channel tunnel.
