| Beakman's World | | Created by | Jok Church | | Starring | Paul Zaloom | | Country of origin |
 United States | | Production | | Running time | 26 minutes | | Broadcast | | Original channel | TLC
CBS | | Original run | 1992 – 1998 | | External links | | IMDb profile | | TV.com summary | Beakman's World is an educational children's television show produced by ELP Communications, Columbia Pictures Television, Universal Belo Productions (a production company whose only apparent purpose was to produce this show), and Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. The program was based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can With Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church. It premiered in September of 1992, on The Learning Channel (TLC) cable network and in national syndication (225 stations, a freshman year record). On September 18, 1993 it moved from national syndication to CBS Saturday morning children’s lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world. The series was cancelled in mid-1998. Reruns returned to national syndication in September 2006. The show ran about the same time and covered similar topics to Bill Nye the Science Guy. Paul Zaloom Paul Finley Zaloom (born 1951 in Garden City, Long Island) is a United States actor who gained fame as the title character on the television show Beakmans World. ...
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The program starred actor Paul Zaloom as Beakman, an eccentric scientist who performed comical experiments and demonstrations in response to viewer mail, to illustrate various scientific concepts from density to electricity to flatulence. For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...
Paul Zaloom Paul Finley Zaloom (born 1951 in Garden City, Long Island) is a United States actor who gained fame as the title character on the television show Beakmans World. ...
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Flatulence (expelled through the anus in a process commonly known as farting or emitting gas) is the presence of a mixture of gases known as flatus in the digestive tract of mammals. ...
Over the years, Beakman was aided in his experiments by a female assistant. From 1993-1994, it was Josie (Alanna Ubach); from 1994-1995, it was Liza (Eliza Schneider); from 1995-1996, it was Phoebe (Senta Moses). Beakman was also assisted by his "lab rat" Lester. In the pilot episode, Lester was a puppet, but in every subsequent episode he was simply an obnoxious man in a tattered rat suit. Sometimes unwilling to help out, Lester was often persuaded by Beakman with the promise of food. An "unofficial" member of the cast is the unseen cameraman, Ray (played by prop-master Ron Jancula's hands), who assists Beakman by handing him various items, such as the "bogoscope"; Ray, accordingly, has a sensitive crush on the show's unnamed makeup lady. Actress Jean Stapleton also appeared on the show as Beakman's mother, "Beakmom". Actress Alanna Ubach Alanna Ubach (born October 3, 1975 in Downey, California) is an American actress of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent. ...
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At the beginning and end of the show, as well as before or after commercial breaks, the show featured short scenes portraying puppet penguins, Don (voiced by Bert Berdis) and Herb (Alan Barzman), at the South Pole watching Beakman’s World on television. The penguins were named after Don Herbert, who starred as Mr. Wizard in Watch Mr. Wizard. Mark Ritts (Lester) was also one of the puppeteers operating the penguins. Modern genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus For prehistoric genera, see Systematics Some penguins are curious. ...
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As of March 2006, Beakman's World currently plays in weekend syndication in the United States and in several other countries. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Television in the U.S. and Sony Pictures Television International in other countries. March 2006 : ↠- January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ...
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Awards Beakman’s World was nominated for and won numerous awards: - Excellence in Media's Silver Angel Award (1993)
- International Monitor Award for Outstanding Audio Post Production (1993)
- Television Critics Association nomination for Outstanding Children's Program (1993)
- Ollie Award - American Center for Children's Television (1993)
- Parent's Choice Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Children's Programming (1993)
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects (1993-1994)
- CableACE Award for Best Children's Programming 7+ older (1994)
- International Monitor Awards for Best Achievement in Children's Programming and Best Audio Post *Production in Children's Programming (1994)
- Nominated for Seven Daytime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Children's Series (1995)
- Daytime Emmy Awards (2) for Outstanding Achievement in Live and Tape Sound and Sound Effects (1994-1995)
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References in pop culture - In the X-Files episode "Roland," after a man is murdered by having his head submerged in liquid nitrogen and shattering, Mulder remarks "I don't think they'll be performing this trick on Beakman's World."
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