Everyone on Reddit loves Bill Nye. Can't this guy get any love? He taught me science!

Helpfulandattractive · 2012-09-06T17:33:54+00:00

...incidentally, he died

Drooperdoo · 2012-09-06T18:35:14+00:00

When I was younger, I thought Beakman's assistant was hot. Puerto Rican actress Alanna Ubach: http://www.celebutopia.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/alanna_ubach.jpg

TXGhandi · 2012-09-06T18:51:32+00:00

Last time I looked, the entire series in on Netflix instant watch.

CadillacOfMen · 2012-09-06T21:41:32+00:00

P.O. box 3-double-O-8-7 Kansas City, Missouri 64112

I'm from Canada. but i will NEVER forget that address.

samalex1701 · 2012-09-06T18:55:10+00:00

Got my 5 year old to watch Beakman’s World a month or two ago and she loved it! We started with the pilot and watched maybe 10 episodes over a few weeks.

Also checked the website lately ? http://www.beakmansworldtv.com/ Looks like it hasn't changed at all in over 12 years other than the copyright date.

tamaleguy · 2012-09-06T21:07:53+00:00

I respect Beakman just fine but that show gave me the heebie jeebies when I was little.

pixelrage · 2012-09-06T12:47:41-07:00

Thought I was alone - I liked this show way more than Bill Nye. It had so much personality to it.

TheCitizenSnips · 2012-09-06T19:38:48+00:00

You can watch this show on Netflix now.

tjmjnj · 2012-09-06T13:04:54-07:00

Mr Wizard taught me - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Don_Herbert.jpg

tito13kfm · 2012-09-06T19:46:16+00:00

What about Mr. Wizard? He taught my parents when they were children and myself to love science.

papercoyote · 2012-09-06T20:54:27+00:00

I loved Beakman! I even got a signed photo from his first assistant, Josie (Alanna Ubach). I thought she was so cool, I used to do up my hair like hers on the show. I should scan it in some time...I loved her.

Then as an adult I saw her in "Waiting". MIND BLOWN. (Audio NSFW)

dirtymoney · 2012-09-06T14:21:59-07:00

Fuck yeah beakman! He was a real showman! And THAT is how you grab kids. Making learning fun!

And josie was soooooooo hot.

bergaber1121 · 2012-09-06T21:49:50+00:00

i loved this show as a kid. it was my ''bill nye''.

chudez · 2012-09-06T23:33:35+00:00

badabing-badaboom

Skwerley · 2012-09-06T23:34:23+00:00

MOTHA FUCKIN BEAKMANS WOOOORRRRLLLDDDDD.

Nobody ever believes me when I talk about this show.

2dforts · 2012-09-07T02:15:35+00:00

I can't even begin...I watched this lovely piece of work and made my own paper, a can that rolled back to itself, an upside-down glass of water making my grandma freak out.....

I even dressed up as him one year for Halloween...They still have sunday comic sections in the newspaper....

Haven't thought of this in years, thank you OP.

almost-irish · 2012-09-07T02:56:38+00:00

I remember watching a science show as a kid, where I learnt that a vine, planted at one end of a maze, will navigate almost perfectly through it to the exit where light was coming through. The time lapse video of it was so mind blowing, it stuck with me for life.

I couldn't remember anything but his hair, you've just reminded me what show it was, 20 years later. Thank you.

samalex1701 · 2012-09-06T18:57:58+00:00

Also Paul Zaloom, AKA Beakman, isn't really a science guy like Billy Nye is... he's mainly just a children's comic performer. Also though I don't see anything bad about this I'd bet in today's anti-gay world as so many areas have become he probably wouldn't be well accepted since he's openly gay and very liberal.

CalculonisEgyptian · 2012-09-06T19:40:55+00:00

HELL TO THE YES

flazoo · 2012-09-06T21:20:42+00:00

I loved Beekman! I sent letters in but never got on the show. :(

Also, the two penguins at the show opener are named Don and Herb in honor of Mr. Wizard.

ivanmarsh · 2012-09-06T14:29:49-07:00

I had a crush on Eliza.

himissmercedes · 2012-09-07T01:00:49+00:00

I fucking love this man! Beakman the shit when I was little.

zsdbqp · 2012-09-07T01:04:23+00:00

I was just old enough to watch this while it was on tv and recognize people and such, but too young to realize he and Bill Nye weren't one in the same. So going through elementary school I was always thinking, "Where the fuck did that rat go?" watching all the Bill Nye's they show in school.

superbang · 2012-09-07T03:08:09+00:00

if i remember correctly, the guy that played the rat graduated from harvard or yale or something... and i had a super huge crush on the girl... but i think they replaced her at one time.

moikederp · 2012-09-06T19:53:26+00:00

Oh hell, are you all too young to remember Don Herbert a.k.a. Mr. Fucking Wizard?

That man taught actual science without gimmicks. It was pure awesome.

AetherBlue · 2012-09-06T20:42:17+00:00

Everyone loves Bill Nye and for good reason, but this guy's antics reached out to me first. Bill Nye seemed directed to kids a little older than me at first but this show was exactly what I needed to become curious about the world around me.

I don't think he had as much scientific content as Bill but it was funny and educational. I still remember the episodes where he dispelled the myth that jumping out of an airplane at the last second would save you (you know, because you only jumped at a height of 3 ft off the plane), and how assembly line style production was more efficient than having one person do the whole job start to finish.

Personally anyone that wants to entertain kids by teaching them about the world is good in my books. I don't think we'll ever be at a point where we can honestly say there's too many people trying to help kids learn.

some_random_noob · 2012-09-06T11:32:48-07:00

<3 beekman

Mechanikore · 2012-09-06T20:46:34+00:00

Did Beakman have at one point a level three security clearance in the US government?

Nah, I like all Science show hosts.

ShaxAjax · 2012-09-06T20:49:12+00:00

I had no recollection of this show, but my mom made me watch it on Netflix, explaining that I watched the shit out of this as a kid, and it was a surprisingly well made show for what it was.

IPickOnYou · 2012-09-06T14:11:00-07:00

Kramer?

zmandella · 2012-09-06T21:18:44+00:00

Looked this up last week. Note the length it's aired. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106367/

S_Dub7 · 2012-09-06T21:59:13+00:00

Good old Beakman. Ya that rat was super creepy and I remember one episode where for some experiment they needed a vial full of spit and the rat was happy to oblige. Never watched it again after that.

wildcarde815 · 2012-09-06T22:20:50+00:00

My main issue with him is the crappy mail segment. 'did humans come from monkeys' ::rolls eyes and throws away letter::

smilingasIsay · 2012-09-06T15:43:36-07:00

I do not know who that is

CosmaiOwl · 2012-09-07T00:27:06+00:00

Beeeeaaaakkkkkmmaaaannnnn!

robot-rollcall · 2012-09-07T00:33:31+00:00

I liked Beakman way more than Bill Nye, but the show has not aged well. The entire series is up on Instant, if you ever want to see for yourself.

foggywaffle · 2012-09-07T00:50:50+00:00

This is Beakman's world and we are just living in it.

Slimeaux05 · 2012-09-07T01:47:18+00:00

YES! Beakman's World was the best. I completely forgot about this guy too.

outloudkat · 2012-09-07T01:59:06+00:00

When I was a kid I wrote a letter to this show explaining how I thought their jingle should be changed from "Bada boom, bada bing, Beakman!" to "Bada boom, bada Beakman!" I got a signed postcard back.

Faloopa · 2012-09-07T04:18:04+00:00

The show is on Netflix now

spermracewinner · 2012-09-07T05:40:53+00:00

He is creepy.

iceman12512 · 2012-09-07T05:54:37+00:00

Flaydogg · 2012-09-07T06:27:56+00:00

Omg i miss beakman so much! He got me interested in science waaay more than nye ever did.

oscarsoze · 2012-09-07T08:02:37+00:00

Not sure why, but I always felt a slight sense of claustrophobia watching that show.

dnuts4u · 2012-09-06T18:03:38+00:00

this might not be true, but i heard this show kept changing the girl because the rat dude kept molesting them.

usclone · 2012-09-07T03:37:43+00:00

I THINK you meant this guy: http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/mrwizard.jpg FTFY

WarPhalange · 2012-09-06T20:34:16+00:00

get any love = give me upvotes

CheesyWeiner · 2012-09-07T02:34:24+00:00

Beekman is the MegaBlocks of science shows.

panaflax · 2012-09-06T18:00:33+00:00

he's just a broke ass off brand bill nye

gl77 · 2012-09-07T04:00:10+00:00

So I see it's time for the quarterly posting of Beakman with "can't this guy get any love" or some variation in the title.....

Ponze · 2012-09-06T23:57:24+00:00

He was a complete tool compared to Bill Nye.

Beerduck · 2012-09-06T19:23:18+00:00

Looks like Kramer on meth. Who is that?

brandonbeeny · 2012-09-06T20:36:49+00:00

I'd give the link, but am far too lazy. YouTube: bill nye: creationism is not appropriate for children. his beliefs and stand point on evolution, and what society should be.

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