Watch Mr. Wizard was a United States television program for children in the 1950s, a general science experiments show, that explained the science behind ordinary things. It was briefly revived in 1971, and then later in the 1980s as a program on the Nickelodeon children's television network as Mr. Wizard's World. Donald Jeffrey Herbert (born July 10, 1917 in Waconia, Minnesota), better known as Mr. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Donald Jeffrey Herbert (born July 10, 1917 in Waconia, Minnesota), better known as Mr. ... Television series redirects here. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickelodeon (Nick for short) is an American cable television network that is owned by Viacom International, Inc. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ...

1951-1965: Original series

Watch Mr. Wizard first aired on NBC on March 3, 1951 with Don Herbert as Mister Wizard. In the weekly 30 minute show Don Herbert played a science hobbyist, and every Saturday morning a neighbor boy (Jimmy) or girl would come to visit. Mister Wizard always had some kind of neat laboratory experiment going that taught something about science. The experiments, many of which seemed impossible at first glance, were usually simple enough to be re-created by viewers. NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Donald Jeffrey Herbert (born July 10, 1917 in Waconia, Minnesota), better known as Mr. ...

The show was very successful; by 1954 it was broadcast by 91 stations. Mr. Wizard Science Clubs were started throughout North America, numbering 50,000 by 1965. The show moved to New York on September 5, 1955, and had produced 547 live broadcasts by the time the show was canceled in 1965. The show was cited by the National Science Foundation and American Chemical Society for increasing interest in science, and Herbert won a Peabody Award. NY redirects here. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The logo of the National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. ... The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. ... The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly referred to as the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting. ...

1971: Canadian-produced revival

The show was briefly revived by NBC from September 11, 1971 through September 2, 1972 as Mr. Wizard, based on 26 shows produced in color in Ottawa, Canada at the CJOH-TV studios. The series was legally considered Canadian content despite the American origins of the series and its host. CBC Television carried these episodes within Canada. NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // CJOH-TV (now known on-air as CTV Ottawa) is a television station owned by Bell Globemedia which serves Ottawa, Ontario and the surrounding region. ... Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that radio and television broadcasters (including cable/satellite specialty channels) must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada. ... CBC Television is the primary English language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

1983-1990: Mr. Wizard's World

Mr. Wizard's World, a faster-paced version of the show developed by Don Herbert, was shown three times a week on the cable channel Nickelodeon. Once again, the revival was produced in Canada (this time in Calgary). The show produced 78 episodes from 1983 until 1990, and continued to run thereafter as reruns. It also had an Ask Mr. Wizard segment where Mr. Wizard answered questions sent in by viewers. Episodes of Mr. Wizard's World were re-aired in 2005 on the digital cable channel The Science Channel. Image File history File links Mr_wizards_world_opening_title_shot. ... Nickname: Motto: Onward Location of Calgary within census division number 6, Alberta, Canada. ... The Science Channel is a television channel spun-off from the Discovery Channel, which features only science-related television shows. ...

See also

• Bill Nye the Science Guy

• Beakman's World

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References

• Watch Mr. Wizard: Still Crazy (for Science) After All These Years. Interview With Don Herbert. Education Digest. Ann Arbor: October 1994. Vol 60. Iss. 2: pp.68-71.

External links

• Mr. Wizard Studios - Official Mr. Wizard web page.
• Watch Mr. Wizard at the Internet Movie Database
• "When Science Was Simple: Watching Mr. Wizard" New York Times 27 June 2004 television section;
• Watch Mr. Wizard at the Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC)
• Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series: Mr. Wizard (1971 revival)