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Educational program, from the creators of ''[[Sesame
Its stated goal was "To promote positive attitudes toward and enthusiasm for mathematics by showing that: A. Math is a powerful and widely applicable tool useful to solve problems, to illustrate concepts, and to increase efficiency. B. Math is beautiful and aesthetically pleasing. C. Math can be understood by, be useful to, and even be innovated by nonspecialists." For all the claims of being overly entertaining, it did an excellent job in this, presenting an engaging introduction to a fair number of deep mathematical concepts, including Fibonacci Numbers, Pascal's Triangle, Bases Other Than 10, The Golden Section, Imaginary Numbers and Diophantine Equations.
Recurring animated segments featured Mathman (an affectionate parody of [[Pac-
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* [[20% More
* [[Abnormal Ammo|Abnormal
* [[Affectionate
* [[As Himself]]: In ''Mathnet'', Sam and Steve, played by real life LAPD officers Sam Salazar and Steve Fellman.
* [[The Bermuda
* [[The Butler Did
* [[Butt
* [[Cliff
* [[Day of the Week
* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|George Frankly}}, in "The Case of the Great Car Robbery". {{spoiler|They thought he was crushed in the junkyard along with the car they had rented over at LAX as their way of setting up a trap, so that they would be able to follow the lead of the head of the car theft ring, Henry Edsel III. George manage to roll out of the car, the moment he was about to be crushed.}}
* [[Droste
* [[Evil
* [[Getting Crap Past the
** Part 5 of the ''Mathnet'' episode "The Trial of George Frankly", when the real George arrives at the courtroom, with just his undershirt and heart boxers, to expose the fake one.
{{quote|"May it please the court! ''I'' am George Ernest Frankly, and I just came out of the closet!"}}
* [[Early Installment
** Likewise, the original ''Mathman'' pilot had Mathman eat numbers that were smaller than 1/2. In that episode, the narrator says "When a number crosses your path...", instead of the usual "When you encounter a number...". An extremely earlier version of that episode (Mathman approaching a 1/3) can also be seen briefly in the opening credits to seasons 1-3, with a very funny-looking early version of Mathman and Mr. Glitch.
* [[Educational
* [[Episode Code
** '''Season 1 -''' 101-175
** '''Season 2 -''' 201-240
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** '''Season 4 -''' 401-440
** '''Season 5 -''' 501-535
* [[Every Episode
* [[Freeze-Frame
* [[Goofy Print
* [[Hanging
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: In the original Los Angeles-based episodes of ''Mathnet'', the chief, Thad Green, was played by [[James Earl
** The ''Mathnet'' segments in particular featured a number of notable cameos from people in the world of music, television and theater. [[Yeardley Smith]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], [[Marcia
** This also applied to people working off camera as well. First and second season writer David Yazbek later co-wrote the theme songs to ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]?'' and ''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?]]?''. Pat Tuesday and George Frankly even appeared in a first-season episode of the former, in which they gave out clues to the gumshoes to where the crook had gone.
* [[The Jimmy Hart
* [[Kaizo Trap]]: Mr. Glitch once ate Mathman ''[[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|during the
{{quote|'''Announcer:''' ...and beware the humorless Mr. Glitch... he will... ''[[[
* [[Laser-Guided
* [[Latex
* [[Meaningful
* [[Moebius Neighborhood]]: Averted; George Frankly and Dirk Niblick both have only one neighbor, but it's the same neighbor.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: When Pat and George are investigating disappearances from a staged [[Agatha
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: In the ''Mathnet'' episode, "The Problem of the Missing Monkey", George makes a reference to the fictional movie star, [[Sylvester Stallone|Sly
* [[No Pronunciation
{{quote|"I remember them. The brothers Karamazov (KAIR-ah-mah-zoff). Or was it kair-ah-MAHZ-off?" }}
* [[Parody Commercial]]: "'Oops' is brought to you by erasers! Don't make a mistake without one!"
* [[
* [[Rear Window
* [[Road Sign Reversal]]: This is an important plot point in an episode of ''Mathnet''. George Frankly had two invitations to a mystery weekend at The Qualms, a quaint inn in the woods, where he would essentially be roleplaying as [[Sherlock
* [[Scooby-Dooby
* [[Sesame Workshop]]: Produced this show.
* [[She Who Must Not Be
** Together, they have no children, as indicated in one episode where {{spoiler|The fake George, portrayed by Irving Karamzov, blew his cover by admitting he's guilty, and apologizing to the following people he may have hurt: "My friends, my sixth grade teacher Mrs. Burk, my scout master Mr. Hare, and of course, my beloved wife Martha, and our ''FINE CHILDREN''".}}
* [[Shout-
** Mathman wears a Michigan helmet.
** This memorable line from the ''Mathnet'' episode "The Trial of George Frankly":
{{quote|[[Get Smart|"It's an easy trick for the prosecuting attorney to create a bunch of witnesses through here, accusing the defendant of being a robber, a liar, and a fraud, it's easy for him. He's got proof. But what about me?"]]}}
* [[Show Within a Show]]: Many of the game shows depicted were essentially [[The Jimmy Hart
* [[Signature Laugh]] - George Frankly of ''Mathnet''.
* [[Spiritual
* [[Steal the
* [[Suspiciously Similar
** Likewise, when ''Mathnet'' moved to New York, Joe Grecco replaced Thad Green as the duo's leader, while Benny Pill replaced Debbie Williams as their technical analyst and back up support.
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]: "Polka Patterns".
* [[Written in
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