The BEST episodes of Beakman's World season 1

Every episode of Beakman's World season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Beakman's World season 1!

Beakman's World is an educational children's television show. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can with Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church.

Last Updated: 12/31/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Rain, Beakmania & Volcanoes
star
9.16
73 votes

#1 - Rain, Beakmania & Volcanoes

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1992

Beakman explains the cyclical process of rain and evaporation. The sun warms up water in a puddle, turning it into invisible vapor. As the vapor rises it cools, which makes it condense into drops that form clouds. In the volcano segment, Beakman shows the process that a volcano goes through creating magma, and then a volcanic eruption

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star
8.67
6 votes

#2 - Boats, Beakmania & Airplanes

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1992

Beakman demonstrates the concepts of density and displacement then flies over to explain how airplanes fly.

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Thermodynamics, Beakmania & Pimples
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8.25
4 votes

#3 - Thermodynamics, Beakmania & Pimples

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/1993

Beakman explains thermodynamics by showing how hot things cool and cold things warm up to room temperature, and how molecules move faster when they are hot than when they are cold. Afterward, Beakman explains why people get pimples.

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Soap, Beakmania & Auto Engines
star
7.97
34 votes

#4 - Soap, Beakmania & Auto Engines

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1992

Beakman reveals how soap cleans and how explosions propel automobiles, and explores the question if birds sweat?

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Bubbles, Beakmania & Feet
star
7.94
34 votes

#5 - Bubbles, Beakmania & Feet

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/1993

Beakman shows why bubbles are round, explaining that since a bubble is trapped gas, a sphere is the shape that can hold the most air with the least amount of bubble solution. He also sticks his nose into smelly feet.

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Blood, Beakmania & Dreams
star
7.89
36 votes

#6 - Blood, Beakmania & Dreams

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1992

Beakman explains how blood provides food and oxygen to the human body and removes the blood cells' waste products while defending your body from disease. He also covers questions on the speed of the fastest dog and the longest word, an experiment with salt and dreams and your imagination.

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Gravity, Beakmania & Inertia
star
7.83
12 votes

#7 - Gravity, Beakmania & Inertia

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1992

Beakman explains the laws of gravity; Galileo shows the effects of gravity;. Sir Isaac Newton explains inertia; how a seat belt helps save lives.

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Electricity, Beakmania & Light Bulbs
star
7.83
35 votes

#8 - Electricity, Beakmania & Light Bulbs

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1992

Beakman reveals the truth on electrical currents, if carrots improve eyesight and explores the workings of the electric light.

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Refraction, Attraction & Beakmania
star
7.67
6 votes

#9 - Refraction, Attraction & Beakmania

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1992

Beakman explains how eyeglasses bend light, creates a needle compass and along the way discusses penguins.

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Microscopes, Beakmania & Healing
star
7.67
6 votes

#10 - Microscopes, Beakmania & Healing

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/1993

Beakman discusses microscopes and how important they are to science. The inventor of the compound microscope shows how two lenses are used to make objects look bigger. When Josie gets hurt, Beakman picks into scabs.

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Sound, Beakmania & Explosions
star
7.57
7 votes

#11 - Sound, Beakmania & Explosions

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1992

Beakman tells us about sound and how explosions are made.

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Reflection, Beakmania & Madame Curie
star
7.53
60 votes

#12 - Reflection, Beakmania & Madame Curie

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/15/1993

Beakman discusses why light rays cannot pass through a mirror. He also explains atomic energy with the founder of Radium, Madame Curie.

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Noises at Night, Beakmania & The Nose
star
7.52
42 votes

#13 - Noises at Night, Beakmania & The Nose

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1992

Beakman explains why your house creaks at night. And then explains the purpose of snot and mucus in your nose.

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Levers, Beakmania, & Television
star
7.40
5 votes

#14 - Levers, Beakmania, & Television

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1992

Beakman reveals the three different kinds of levers and how to use them and reveals how a television works.

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Vaccinations, Beakmania & Friction
star
7.20
5 votes

#15 - Vaccinations, Beakmania & Friction

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/1993

Beakman is asked about vaccinations, and calls upon Dr. Edward Jenner to explain how he came up with the idea. He later does a truck with water and a funnel and examines heat from friction.

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Leaves, Beakmania & Paper
star
7.14
35 votes

#16 - Leaves, Beakmania & Paper

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1992

In this episode, Beakman shows how plants "eat," reveals a host of creepy animal facts and shows how to make and recycle paper.

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Bees, Beakmania & Earthquakes
star
7.03
33 votes

#17 - Bees, Beakmania & Earthquakes

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/8/1993

Beakman discusses how bees live and produce honey. He also explains how shifting plates on the earth's surface cause earthquakes.

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Fossils, Beakmania & the Human Voice
star
7.00
29 votes

#18 - Fossils, Beakmania & the Human Voice

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/1993

Beakman describes fossils and why they are important clues to learn what the world was like thousands of years ago. Dr. Louis Leakey explains that fossils are formed when plant or animal remains are quickly buried in sediment.

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Ozone, Beakmania & Acid
star
6.97
32 votes

#19 - Ozone, Beakmania & Acid

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/24/1993

Beakman discusses the ozone layer and why it is rapidly depleting. He also explains the complexities of acids.

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Earwax, Beakmania & Rocket Engines
star
6.94
31 votes

#20 - Earwax, Beakmania & Rocket Engines

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/17/1993

Beakman explains the human ear, why we have earwax, and why they pop when they are under pressure. He also introduces Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry.

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Plumbing, Beakmania & Roller Coasters
star
6.88
32 votes

#21 - Plumbing, Beakmania & Roller Coasters

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/1/1993

Beakman discusses how plumbing works, and why the world is a better place with it. He also explains how and why roller coasters work.

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Scientific Method, Beakmania & Rainbows
star
6.67
3 votes

#22 - Scientific Method, Beakmania & Rainbows

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/1993

Beakman explains how researchers use the scientific method to figure things out. Josie and Lester help find out if salt water conducts electricity.

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Tape Recordings, Beakmania & Force Vs. Pressure
star
6.33
3 votes

#23 - Tape Recordings, Beakmania & Force Vs. Pressure

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/1993

Beakman demonstrates how cassette players convert sound into electromagnetic signals that get stored onto a tape and delves into the mystery of a bed of nails. Can you really lie on it without getting skewered?

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Lungs, Beakmania & Telephones
star
6.25
4 votes

#24 - Lungs, Beakmania & Telephones

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/6/1993

Beakman demonstrates how people breath using a model of the diaphragm and lungs. Beakman also explains the sending of signals via telephones.

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Microwaves, Beakmania & Spiders
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6.25
4 votes

#25 - Microwaves, Beakmania & Spiders

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/1993

Beakman reveals how microwave ovens work and shows a cross-section model of a spider that demonstrates how they spin silk. He als discusses how they can be a crucial part of our ecosystem by eating harmful insects.

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