Popular Mechanics for Kids Season 2
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 2 Full Episode Guide
It's Magic, including the magic of television. But first, Elisha goes on an expedition on discovering, locating, and digging out traces of dinosaurs. While this is happening, Charlie explains how to put an egg into a jar that has an opening which has a smaller circumference that the egg can not go through as normal. Tyler is learning some new tricks from the Harlem Globetrotters, and he plays a game, two on two while Elisha is learning a magic trick from a magician, the table salt shaker trick.
Elisha is on an adventure in the sky on the C-5 Galaxy, while Tyler goes test out the car-crushing dinosaur, the Megasaurus. Elisha explains about one of the best Monster Trucks, Big Foot while Charlie does his experiment on force.
Leeches, cockroaches, bees, and bug hunting.
Martial Arts Effects, Free flying, Goaltending in the hockey, and the creation of your own snot.
Donovan Bailey, the RamJet which is faster than a quick jet, F-18's, and rocket balloons.
Quarry explosions, exploding cars, fireworks, and bag-bomb.
Big rigs, cleaning trucks, mining trucks, and how gears work on a bicycle.
Tadpoles, Feeding alligators, the swamps and everglades.
Star observatories, Tower of Power, and hardsuits.
Clowning around, circus school, and how juggling is done.
Baywatch, hostage rescues, avalanche rescues, and survival in the woods.
Sleep science, Neon signs, The Bat House and how to hunt down bats for research.
Acting dogs, dolphins, and dog obedience.
Making Tornadoes from Charlie's explanation, Twister the ride, and how Volcanoes are created.
Sound FX, visual effects, martial arts fights, and zoetropes.
The art of goaltending in hockey, snowboarding physics to help to snowboard better, How surfing is done on the waves, and running.
Car Chases, ManHunting, thief proofing bikes, and about guns.
Sugar Cube Subs, Shark-diving, and about Icebergs
Digestive system, disgusting things, snot, and recycled pet-food.
Find out the Crime at the Crime scene, the use of spy gear, and spy gadgets. How a polygraph is used to detect most of the ones that did the crime.
Huskies used in near the North Pole. The enjoyment of Igloo Building, about Northern Cuisine, and how Ice Cream is created.