Popular Mechanics for Kids Season 1
Popular Mechanics for Kids is an educational Canadian television series based on Popular Mechanics magazine. It was notable for starting the careers of both Elisha Cuthbert and Jay Baruchel. The show's purpose was to teach viewers how things work. It was awarded the Parents Choice Award in 2003, and was nominated for the Gemini Awards. The series aired from 1997 to 2001, and re-runs of the show continued to air on many channels until 2008. It aired on BBC Kids and Discovery Kids until December 31, 2009. After the closure of Discovery Kids Canada, BBC Kids stopped airing re-runs in all countries except Canada. The reruns on BBC Kids in Canada ended on May 14, 2011. As of 2013 re-runs of the show continue to air on Knowledge Network. Along with Cuthbert and Baruchel, the cast included Charles Powell nicknamed "Charlie" for the series, Tyler Kyte, and eventually Vanessa Lengies. The show was filmed primarily in Montreal, Quebec, and is currently distributed on VHS / DVD by Koch Vision.
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Popular Mechanics for Kids Season 1 Full Episode Guide
Bike plane, body-flying, wing-walking, and boomerangs.
Scratching used by DJs, concert mixing, concert lights, and creating speakers.
Crash survival, F-18's, hot-air balloons, and paper airplanes.
Minting at the Canadian Mint, Gold blocks that would be melted and shaped into coins, Trading at the the Stock Market, and how to spot counterfeit money.
A collaboration of clips from the most exciting, fascinating, and educational episodes.
Bomb robots, Androids, and Robot Making.
Living in space, the use of space suits, and rocket ships.
Testing toys in the market, like Nintendo games. The creation of toys and games.
The collection of fish and how to build an aquarium. Information on sea-lion and different eco-systems.
Forest-fires, water-bombers, airplane fires. How to stop burning houses.
Food-poisoning inspections, Making ice-cream in your home. The creation of bubble-gum and making some for yourself. Eating bugs for protein.
Production of Lightning, The ER, and high-voltage wires.
The explanations of Catapults, and the take-off & landing of aircrafts on Carriers. Carrier Facts were produced.
Blowing up buildings is demonstrated in this episode along with something about concrete and elevators for tall structures.
Information on Knots, the pirate ships in the sea, and the ocean police.
Landfills, Archaeology, Pigs, Recycling, and Compost.
The exciting pitch in baseball. Bearings, Nike Shoes, and Mountain Biking are also viewed.
This episode is about the science of Coasters, the thrill factor, marathons and the explanation of centripetal force.
Monster Trucks! Pit-Stops! Vegetable Oil used as Gas!
Taking care of Elephants, and explaining about Termit Mounds and Iguanas.
Demonstrations of Saloon Brawls are shown, Information on fake Blood and gun fights are told. Learning about how Boat Chases work.
Large and small submarines are discussed along with sub fries and sub science.
Sewers Tunnels Subways Hydraulics