TV series

Watch Mr. Wizard

1951 · 1 season

A gentle, curious grown-up walks you through simple experiments, making everyday science feel like friendly show-and-tell.

Genres: Family
Starring: Don Herbert

Overview: Watch Mr. Wizard was an American television program for children that demonstrated the science behind ordinary things. The show's creator and on-air host was Don Herbert. Marcel LaFollette said of the program, "It enjoyed consistent praise, awards, and high ratings throughout its history. At its peak, Watch Mr. Wizard drew audiences in the millions, but its impact was far wider. By 1956, it had prompted the establishment of more than five thousand Mr. Wizard science clubs, with an estimated membership greater than one hundred thousand." It was briefly revived in 1971, and then in the 1980s was a program on the Nickelodeon children's television network as Mr. Wizard's World.

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Genres: Family
Starring: Don Herbert

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: education
science
exploration
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: kids
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	3
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Complexity	2
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