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The [[Edutainment Show]] is its parent trope, the [[Experiment Show]] is a common form of it. |
The [[Edutainment Show]] is its parent trope, the [[Experiment Show]] is a common form of it. |
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* ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]'' |
* ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]'' |
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* ''[[Beakmans World|Beakman's World]]'' |
* ''[[Beakmans World|Beakman's World]]'' |
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* ''[[The Curiosity Show]]'' is an Aussie example. |
* ''[[The Curiosity Show]]'' is an Aussie example. |
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' began as this combined with a history show. Considering that it now involves fighting alien cyborgs with 'scientific' terms like [[Techno Babble|"instantaneous biological meta-crisis"]] you can see that its experienced something of a [[Genre Shift]] in the last 50 years. |
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* ''[[Mystery Hunters]]'', which showed the science that can be used to explain paranormal activities. |
* ''[[Mystery Hunters]]'', which showed the science that can be used to explain paranormal activities. |
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* ''[[Newtons Apple|Newton's Apple]]'' |
* ''[[Newtons Apple|Newton's Apple]]'' |
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* ''[[Square One TV]]'', but with mathematics instead of science. (Isn't math actually a science?<ref>No</ref>) |
* ''[[Square One TV]]'', but with mathematics instead of science. (Isn't math actually a science?<ref>No</ref>) |
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* [[X Meets Y|Mixed]] with [[Cooking Show]] to create Alton Brown's ''[[Good Eats]]''. |
* [[X Meets Y|Mixed]] with [[Cooking Show]] to create Alton Brown's ''[[Good Eats]]''. |
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* ''[[3-2-1 Contact]]'', a [[Retool]] of ''[[The Curiosity Show]]'' for American audiences. |
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* ''[[Owl TV|Owl/TV]]'' |
* ''[[Owl TV|Owl/TV]]'' |
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* Some shows are aimed at young adults rather than children, e.g. ''[[Brainiac Science Abuse|Brainiac: Science Abuse]]'', ''[[Myth Busters]]''. |
* Some shows are aimed at young adults rather than children, e.g. ''[[Brainiac Science Abuse|Brainiac: Science Abuse]]'', ''[[Myth Busters]]''. |
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* Parodied by [[Bob and Ray]] in the "Mr. Science" skits. |
* Parodied by [[Bob and Ray]] in the "Mr. Science" skits. |
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* ''[[Mari and Gali]]'' is a rare Japanese example. Its view on [ |
* ''[[Mari and Gali]]'' is a rare Japanese example. Its view on [[wikipedia:Curie temperature|Curie temperature]] is highly creative, to say the least. |
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* Definitely at the hard science end are ''Rough Science'' and ''Science Shack'', by BBC's Open University. |
* Definitely at the hard science end are ''Rough Science'' and ''Science Shack'', by BBC's Open University. |
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* ''[[Wonder Why]]'', appearing at the beginning of 1990s. |
* ''[[Wonder Why]]'', appearing at the beginning of 1990s. |
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[[Category:Show Genres]] |
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[[Category:Science Show]] |
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[[Category:Trope]] |