Popular Mechanics for Kids Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Popular Mechanics for Kids: Season 4 (2000)

• 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

• Season 4 Episode 5: In Deep Water

  Underwater adventures; submarine canyon; underwater hotel; increasing one's buoyancy.

• Season 4 Episode 4: Horseplay

  Tyler joins the Strathcona Mounted Troop, then investigates the ancient sport of jousting

• Season 4 Episode 3: Escape

  Vanessa meets a famous escapologist, while Tyler undertakes survival training with the Marines

• Season 4 Episode 2: Fighting Disaster

  Vanessa creates a landslide at an outdoor laboratory, and trains with a Collapse Rescue Team

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Season 3 Episode 19: Greatest Hits IV

  A selection of the best bits from the science magazine for inquisitive young minds

• 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

• Season 3 Episode 17: Killer Creatures

  Vanessa and Tyler investigate killer creatures, getting up close and personal with Komodo dragons and polar bears

• Season 3 Episode 16: Navy Seals

  In Southern California; combat training tank; underwater training; underwater explosives; Navy parachute team.

• 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

• 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

• Season 3 Episode 13: Desert

  Tyler goes sandboarding and Vanessa joins an expedition to hunt for snakes

• 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

• Season 3 Episode 11: Down Below

  Elisha goes mining and strikes gold, while Tyler goes caving and explores an underwater laboratory

• Season 3 Episode 10: Greatest Hits III

  Highlights from the science and technology magazine

• 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

• Season 3 Episode 8: Super Bikes

  Vanessa becomes a motorcycle daredevil, while Tyler tests his driving skills

• Season 3 Episode 7: Fright

  Tyler goes ghost-hunting aboard the USS Hornet and Vanessa gets made up as a zombie

• Season 3 Episode 6: Body Mechanics

  Elisha takes a breakdancing lesson, and Tyler joins a team of doctors who give check-ups to athletes

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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)

• Season 2 Episode 21: How Do They Do That?

  An experiment with an egg and a lighted match

• Season 2 Episode 20: Monster Machines

  Giant machines including a metal monster and a Megasaurus

• 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

• Season 2 Episode 18: Greatest Hits II

  Science magazine for young inquisitive minds

• 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

• Season 2 Episode 16: Boom!

  The gang look at fireworks and rock blasting, while Charlie learns how to make safe explosives at home

• Season 2 Episode 15: Mega Trucks

  Big rigs; cleaning trucks; mining trucks; bicycle gears.

• Season 2 Episode 14: Swamps and Gators

  The gang look at swamp wildlife and the many species which are on the verge of extinction

• 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

• 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

• Season 2 Episode 11: Emergency Rescues!

  The team research the work of emergency rescue staff, plus tips on surviving in the wilderness

• Season 2 Episode 10: After Dark

  Elisha makes a neon sign, and a visit to a laboratory reveals the brain's activity while asleep

• 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

• Season 2 Episode 8: Earth Power

  The team study natural phenomena, including volcanoes and tornadoes, while Charlie demonstrates how hurricanes are created

• Season 2 Episode 7: FX!

  The children go behind the cameras to learn about computer-generated imagery and sound effects

• Season 2 Episode 6: Sports

  Elisha and Jay build their own skateboard ramp and shoot hoops with the NBA Rookie of the Year

• 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

• Season 2 Episode 4: Ocean Adventures

  Diving with sharks; whale blubber; bottled water from icebergs.

• Season 2 Episode 3: Gross Out

  The team learn how restaurant waste is recycled into animal food, and how we protect ourselves from pollution

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• Season 1 Episode 22: Music Production

  Elisha learns how recording studios work, while Jay plays guitar with a rock band

• 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

• Season 1 Episode 20: Money

  The children learn about money and the Stock Exchange, then visit the Mint where gold bars are made

• Season 1 Episode 19: Best Of ...

  Highlights from the series, showing the young presenters reliving their most exciting adventures

• Season 1 Episode 18: Robots

  Jay and Elisha investigate recent developments in the robotics field, and discuss the latest technological trends and advances

• 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

• Season 1 Episode 16: Toys and Games

  How toys and games play a necessary part in children's development

• Season 1 Episode 15: Aquariums

  Aquariums; training sea-mammals; Monterey Bay Aquarium; fishing for specimens.

• 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

• Season 1 Episode 13: Food Production

  The children learn about the hygiene processes which must be maintained in food production

• Season 1 Episode 12: Electricity

  Electricity: lightning; power-line maintenance; resuscitation; windmills; aurora borealis; electron microscopes; generators.

• Season 1 Episode 11: Aircraft Carriers

  Aircraft-carrier landing; G-force suits and survival equipment; navigation.

• Season 1 Episode 10: Big Buildings

  Factors in tall structures such as concrete, elevators, and blowing them up.

• Season 1 Episode 10: Skyscrapers

  Jay and Elisha research how tall structures are built, and learn how lifts are made

• Season 1 Episode 9: Boats

  Jay and Elisha learn about tugboats and encounter coastguards who explain the mechanics of navigation

• Season 1 Episode 8: Garbage

  Elisha visits a garbage recycling centre, while Jay searches through waste to find clues about those who discarded it

• Season 1 Episode 7: Sports

  The children visit a laboratory to investigate the design of trainers, and how this can improve athletes' performances

• 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

• Season 1 Episode 5: Cars

  Stereo lithography and car design; gasoline engines; alternative fuels; race cars; monster trucks.

• Season 1 Episode 4: Zoos

  Elisha and Jay visit various zoos and discover why animal enclosures are constructed to match the inhabitants' natural environment

• Season 1 Episode 3: Special Effects

  Jay and Elisha visit Universal Studios and learn the tricks of the trade for creating special effects

• Season 1 Episode 2: Submarines

  Elisha and Jay explore the watery world of the submarine, and build a remote-controlled model

• Season 1 Episode 1: Underground

  Sewers and tunnels; subway trains; underground escape tunnel; Channel tunnel.