"3-2-1 Contact" (1980) TV series 1980-1992

Directors:

Katerina Monemvassitis
Ozzie Alfonso

Writer:

Michael Winship (writer) (episodes)", "3-2-1 Contact Extra: Bottom of the Barrel (1991)", "3-2-1 Contact Extra: Secrets of the Code (1991)")

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

14 January 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

A children's show explaining various principles of science and their applications.

Plot Keywords:

Science | Educational | Pre Teen | Math | Kids And Family

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 13 wins & 30 nominations

Cast

David Quinn	...	Himself (78 episodes, 1986-1988)
Debra Shapiro	...	Herself (36 episodes, 1986-1988)
Todd A. Rolle	...	Himself (33 episodes, 1986-1988)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (225 episodes and 8 specials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | USA:TV-G (1980-1992)

Company:

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

Trivia:

The "Bloodhound Gang" segments were discontinued in 1986 due to the death of Marcelino Sánchez.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Kenny Dies (#5.13)" (2001)

One of my favorite shows growing up.

Back in 1980, when I was in 3rd grade, I remember a brand new show premiering on PBS called 3-2-1 Contact. At that time, I had just started getting interested in science. Since I didn't have cable, and Mr. Wizard I had never heard of at the time, I found this show to be very interesting. It became an after school routine for me to watch, looking forward to what they had planned to teach that week. For those of you who've never watched it, they would to devote an entire week on a particular subject, which really kept you watching if it was something that interested you (or kept you changing the channel if you were bored by it, something that never happened to me on this show).

3-2-1 Contact really inspired me to maintain an interest in science ever since then. It was 3-2-1 Contact that got my interest in computers back then, which turned out to be a lucrative career for me. I also used to subscribe to the magazine they had by the same name (also published by Children's Television Workshop who created Sesame Street and The Electric Company).

All in all, I'd have to say that this was a very wonderful series to learn from, and now that it's on Noggin a new generation of kids can learn from it. My young son and I watch it together now, and he's learning a lot from it.