3-2-1 Contact
NR
8.2
1980
3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational television show that aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988, and an adjoining children's magazine. The show, a production of the Children's Television Workshop, teaches scientific principles and their applications. Dr. Edward G. Atkins, who was responsible for much of the scientific content of the show, felt that the TV program wouldn't replace a classroom but would open the viewers to ask questions about the scientific purpose of things.
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Episode 40 : Building: Communication
November. 18,1983
Broadway Video provided production facilities for 3-2-1 Contact for six seasons. In this episode, editors at Broadway Video show their work in assembling a film (later seen in its entirety) about dancers. The Bloodhound Gang cracks ""The Case of the Bottled Boat.""
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Episode 39 : Building: Modular
November. 17,1983
Paco envisions the concept of modular components. Among the sites visited is a video-games manufacturer. The Bloodhound Gang try to shed light on ""The Case of the Bottled Boat."" (Concludes in next episode.)
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Episode 38 : Building: Standard Parts
November. 16,1983
Among the field visits in this program is an automobile assembly line. The Bloodhound Gang gets involved in ""The Case of the Bottled Boat.""
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Episode 37 : Building: One of a Kind
November. 15,1983
Leonardo da Vinci's vision of a spring-driven car is put to the test in the ""Olympics of the Mind,"" where youngsters test ideas. The Bloodhound Gang solves ""The Case of the Veiled Thief.""
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Episode 36 : Building: Materials
November. 14,1983
Jackie gets an up-close look at the Teflon roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Bloodhound Gang is called to investigate ""The Case of the Veiled Thief.""
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Episode 30 : Shapes: Clues
November. 25,1983
Robin has her hands full trying to develop pictures in the makeshift darkroom set up in the basement. In the field, Robin gets a first-hand look on how police use fingerprints as criminal evidence. The Bloodhound Gang cracks ""The Case of X Marks the Spot.""
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Episode 25 : Senses: Special Sensors
December. 09,1983
After a close call, Miguel, Robin and Kathy drill themselves (and the basement) in case of fire. The Bloodhound Gang, en masse, breaks down ""The Case of the Girl from Outer Space.""
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Episode 24 : Senses: Touch
December. 08,1983
Paco surprises everyone with a gecko as his present for Robin's birthday. We meet a neurologist who studies the sense of touch in Brooklyn. In ""The Bloodhound Gang,"" Vikki attends a séance as she investigates ""The Case of the Girl from Outer Space."" (Concludes in next episode.)
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Episode 23 : Senses: Hearing
December. 07,1983
The kids assemble glasses with varying water amounts for a musical scale. In the process, Paco learns that certain frequencies are beyond the human hearing range. Vikki of The Bloodhound Gang is hired to begin ""The Case of the Girl from Outer Space.""
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Episode 12 : Flight: Air Resistance
October. 18,1983
Miguel, Robin, and Kathy join the crew of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as they inflate balloons. Robin takes her first parachute jump.FILM INSERT: Air is there. ANIMATION: Falling paper demonstrates drag.THE BLOODHOUND GANG: ""The Case of the Veiled Thief, Part Two.""
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Episode 10 : Sports: Coordination
October. 28,1983
Robin sees two synchronized swimmers in perfect coordination. The Biography segment features a neurologist discussing people's motor skills. A team of high-school boys uses information churned through a computer to assemble a basketball ""dream team"" and predict the score of a game.
THE BLOODHOUND GANG: ""The Case of the Magnetic Woman, Part Two."" The Gang exposes the ""Little Georgia Magnet's"" tricks.
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Episode 8 : Sports: Energy Transfer
October. 26,1983
Carol Lewis (Carl's brother) and her trainer illustrate the mechanics of the long jump. Kathy witnesses a pole-vaulter in training. Robin discovers a variety of bicycles.Film Insert: Bryan Allen flies across the English Channel on a man-powered plane.The Bloodhound Gang: ""The Case of X Marks the Spot, Part Three.""
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Episode 7 : Sports: Time, Rate, Measurement
October. 25,1983
Robin helps Kathy and Miguel to coordinate their schedule of errands, splitting the duties among themselves to get everything done faster.Robin finds out from a pair of jockeys the basics of training thoroughbred horses (it's all about speed). Kathy gets a run-in with speed skaters.FILM INSERT: Ride-and-tie races.THE BLOODHOUND GANG: ""The Case of X Marks the Spot, Part Two."" Only three suspects could have taken the treasure map, but all three ran the race. (Concludes in next episode.)
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Episode 4 : Survival: Energy
November. 03,1983
Paco attempts to surprise the others by preparing bread–and ends up surprising himself. In The Bloodhound Gang, Vikki senses something afoul at the séance.
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Episode 3 : Survival: Protection
November. 02,1983
Miguel, Robin, and Kathy help epidemological detectives in their investigation on a food poisoning case. Jackie searches with schoolkids for jumping frogs. In ""The Bloodhound Gang,"" Vikki attends a séance staged by a fortune-teller.
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