3-2-1 Contact (1980–1992)

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

Stars:

David Quinn, Debra Shapiro, Todd A. Rolle

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 13 wins & 34 nominations.

Cast

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

Storyline

In this series, we follow the explorations of kids as they explore science in its various fields with experiments, films, cartoons and demonstrations. To highlight these principles application in an entertaining way, we also watch the cases of the Bloodhound Gang, a group of kids who are junior detectives for a private detective agency who use simple scientific knowledge, research and deduction to solve the crimes they encounter.

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Plot Keywords:

science | children | math | educational program | number in title

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Genres:

Family

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

3-2-1 Kompass

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Children's Television Workshop (CTW), Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (225 episodes and 8 specials)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one Bloodhound Gang case, the medium is supposed to be channeling an extraterrestrial being, not a ghost or spirit. This is unique in all of the history of television.

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Connections

Version of 3, 2, 1... contacto (1982)

User Reviews

Where did this classic go!!!

Watching this show was an after school ritual for me. I still remember the episode where the kids were stranded in the middle of Death Valley and spelled out HELP in rocks, hoping for a plane to fly past them. Do you remember the bizzare episodes of the Bloodhound Gang? The science they taught everyone who watched it still haunts me to this day. Do you remember the pinhole camera in the back of the van when they got kidnapped by the art thieves, or the ladder the fat lady broke going up to the attic to get her mothball infested dress?? Am I the only one who remembers this stuff??