The Best of Beakman's World
starring: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Eliza Schneider, Alanna Ubach, Senta Moses
directed by: Jay Dubin, Robert Heath
directed by: Jay Dubin, Robert Heath
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A nutty scientist takes viewers on a wacky road to discovery along with lester the rat & other laboratory friends mixing fun facts with experiments that can be done at home.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 09/07/2004Run time: 60 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Science investigator Beakman's hair may look like it took the business end of a powerful electric shock, but as host of the silly but enlightening The Best of Beakman's World, he proves far too savvy about natural forces to make such a blunder. With the help of penguin smart alecks Don and Herb (voiced by Alan Barzman and Bert Berdis), and ratty-looking rodent Lester (Mark Ritts), Beakman (Paul Zaloom) explains, in brief, sketch-like blackouts, how a lot of Stuff works. Sure, one can contain water in an upside-down glass with a mere playing card; it's called air pressure. Yes, a tennis ball that bounces off a bouncing basketball will shoot 15 feet in the air. No, one can't push a stick through a small pile of table salt sitting in a tissue-covered paper tube. Indeed, the mysteries of a camera obscura can be explored with a cardboard box. Big ideas, simple (and fun) execution. --Tom Keogh
A nutty scientist takes viewers on a wacky road to discovery along with lester the rat & other laboratory friends mixing fun facts with experiments that can be done at home.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 09/07/2004Run time: 60 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Science investigator Beakman's hair may look like it took the business end of a powerful electric shock, but as host of the silly but enlightening The Best of Beakman's World, he proves far too savvy about natural forces to make such a blunder. With the help of penguin smart alecks Don and Herb (voiced by Alan Barzman and Bert Berdis), and ratty-looking rodent Lester (Mark Ritts), Beakman (Paul Zaloom) explains, in brief, sketch-like blackouts, how a lot of Stuff works. Sure, one can contain water in an upside-down glass with a mere playing card; it's called air pressure. Yes, a tennis ball that bounces off a bouncing basketball will shoot 15 feet in the air. No, one can't push a stick through a small pile of table salt sitting in a tissue-covered paper tube. Indeed, the mysteries of a camera obscura can be explored with a cardboard box. Big ideas, simple (and fun) execution. --Tom Keogh
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Customer Reviews
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- I wasn't going to review this
[5 stars for the program, 4 for the DVD, sight unseen, because they tell me there isn't enough Josie]
I wasn't going to review this item, as I felt there was no need. I only came here to buy this item for my age 6 son, and scanned the reviews in hope that one might contain information on which episodes/excerpts were included in this video.
But I stumbled on a review that was just WRONG, and saw that others had marked it as helpful, and then thought of the children who would be ... Read More
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- Beakman Rocks the Science world!!
This guy is the best thing to get preteens and teens a like, to enjoy the world of science.easy experiments with house hold items.Great for pearant to spend time with their kids on those day your stuck in the house and you keep hearing "I'm Bored!"my two year old enjoys them also.I highly recomend this DVD and anything else that is Beakman's world!!!
Rating: - Beakmans World
I have always liked Beakmans World and when I saw this DVD I got it.I loved it.I wish it was longer though,or better yet,come out with the entire show on DVD.
Rating: - Wonderful Video
Beakmans World is a great show and I was so glad to find the DVD. Its educational and enjoyable. Grown-ups and kids a like will learn something while laughing at the ridiculous puns and jokes. He teaches kids about balance points and the center of gravity in one section. He shows them how to balance 2 forks on the end of a tooth pick. He recommends using a salt shaker to hold it up. We were in a chinese resturant and the salt shaker didnt have a flat head so after we paid the bill we balanced the ... Read More
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- Stopped DVD after 10 minutes
The first "red flag" for us was in the introduction given by two puppet penguins.That seems harmless enough, but when one stated that he was "younger and sexier" than the other, I began to worry.I'm sorry, but my CHILDREN don't understand that humor yet and we parents don't appreciate it in a KIDS' dvd.Well, fast forward through that and we're ok, right?I mean, the reviews and awards are positive and plentiful.But, a few minutes more was all we could stand."Beakman" was obnoxious and the ... Read More
- I wasn't going to review this[5 stars for the program, 4 for the DVD, sight unseen, because they tell me there isn't enough Josie]
I wasn't going to review this item, as I felt there was no need. I only came here to buy this item for my age 6 son, and scanned the reviews in hope that one might contain information on which episodes/excerpts were included in this video.
But I stumbled on a review that was just WRONG, and saw that others had marked it as helpful, and then thought of the children who would be ... Read More
- Beakman Rocks the Science world!!This guy is the best thing to get preteens and teens a like, to enjoy the world of science.easy experiments with house hold items.Great for pearant to spend time with their kids on those day your stuck in the house and you keep hearing "I'm Bored!"my two year old enjoys them also.I highly recomend this DVD and anything else that is Beakman's world!!!
- Beakmans WorldI have always liked Beakmans World and when I saw this DVD I got it.I loved it.I wish it was longer though,or better yet,come out with the entire show on DVD.
- Wonderful VideoBeakmans World is a great show and I was so glad to find the DVD. Its educational and enjoyable. Grown-ups and kids a like will learn something while laughing at the ridiculous puns and jokes. He teaches kids about balance points and the center of gravity in one section. He shows them how to balance 2 forks on the end of a tooth pick. He recommends using a salt shaker to hold it up. We were in a chinese resturant and the salt shaker didnt have a flat head so after we paid the bill we balanced the ... Read More
- Stopped DVD after 10 minutesThe first "red flag" for us was in the introduction given by two puppet penguins.That seems harmless enough, but when one stated that he was "younger and sexier" than the other, I began to worry.I'm sorry, but my CHILDREN don't understand that humor yet and we parents don't appreciate it in a KIDS' dvd.Well, fast forward through that and we're ok, right?I mean, the reviews and awards are positive and plentiful.But, a few minutes more was all we could stand."Beakman" was obnoxious and the ... Read More
