Comments on: Mr. Wizard premiered 59 years ago, today http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 10:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: lionelbrits http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726272 lionelbrits Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726272 Her manner of speaking is delightful. Wish more people knew how to speak properly, like, myself included. Her manner of speaking is delightful. Wish more people knew how to speak properly, like, myself included.

]]> By: technogeek http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726274 technogeek Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726274 My niece would love that -- not least because she's a science fan herself and would appreciate having the role model. My niece would love that — not least because she’s a science fan herself and would appreciate having the role model.

]]> By: Gainclone http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726304 Gainclone Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726304 I love a girl that can enunciate. I love a girl that can enunciate.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726312 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726312 And we wonder why the newer generation is science illiterate.... we have shows about kids looking for ghosts on cartoon network but I cant think of a any that actually makes science interesting? Anyone have any examples of such shows in recent yrs? And we wonder why the newer generation is science illiterate…. we have shows about kids looking for ghosts on cartoon network but I cant think of a any that actually makes science interesting? Anyone have any examples of such shows in recent yrs?

]]> By: lyd http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726321 lyd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726321 I really need to find a job with less slack-time, but meanwhile... After Mr. Wizard, Rita went on to the uncredited role of Patty Duke's double on the Patty duke show. Next she did an 11 year run on As The World Turns, from 1970 to 1981. Finally there is a single movie credit, "Cry from the Mountain", in 1985. She is currently married to a Reverend and working as an optometrist in New Jersey. I bought the DVD set of "Watch Mr. Wizard" anyway. ;-) I really need to find a job with less slack-time, but meanwhile…

After Mr. Wizard, Rita went on to the uncredited role of Patty Duke’s double on the Patty duke show. Next she did an 11 year run on As The World Turns, from 1970 to 1981. Finally there is a single movie credit, “Cry from the Mountain”, in 1985.

She is currently married to a Reverend and working as an optometrist in New Jersey.

I bought the DVD set of “Watch Mr. Wizard” anyway. ;-)

]]> By: Chloramphenicol http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726345 Chloramphenicol Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726345 @ #17. Damned right. We need a new show like Watch Mr. Wizard (later Mr. Wizard's World) for the current generation. I grew up watching this on Nickelodeon, then when it went off the air I switched to watching Bill Nye. Bill Nye was a good attempt at a follow-up, and it looked like he enjoyed hosting the show, but the show itself struck me as too... I dunno, frantic, maybe? It's almost enough to make me want to pitch the show myself... @ #17.

Damned right. We need a new show like Watch Mr. Wizard (later Mr. Wizard’s World) for the current generation. I grew up watching this on Nickelodeon, then when it went off the air I switched to watching Bill Nye. Bill Nye was a good attempt at a follow-up, and it looked like he enjoyed hosting the show, but the show itself struck me as too… I dunno, frantic, maybe?

It’s almost enough to make me want to pitch the show myself…

]]> By: bbbaldie http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726346 bbbaldie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726346 My own remembrance/tribute to Mr. Wizard: http://www.irememberjfk.com/mt/2007/06/mr_wizard.php My own remembrance/tribute to Mr. Wizard: http://www.irememberjfk.com/mt/2007/06/mr_wizard.php

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726359 IronEdithKidd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726359 I loved 3-2-1 Contact! If you find it on DVD, please share the source. I loved 3-2-1 Contact! If you find it on DVD, please share the source.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726379 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726379 Well, there was Newton's Apple, hosted by Ira Flatow in the 1980's (yeek! 20 years ago), and a British counterpart 10 years earlier, called Don't Ask Me with the indominatable Dr. Magnus Pyke (SCIENCE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoJKWR3DIuA) et al Well, there was Newton’s Apple, hosted by Ira Flatow in the 1980′s (yeek! 20 years ago), and a British counterpart 10 years earlier, called Don’t Ask Me with the indominatable Dr. Magnus Pyke (SCIENCE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoJKWR3DIuA) et al

]]> By: ice2cu http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726647 ice2cu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726647 Ah, the first person to be burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft and science. Ah, the first person to be burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft and science.

]]> By: Truckee Ron http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726396 Truckee Ron Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726396 For all you Gen Xers out there $500 bills were extant and legal currency then as were $1000 bills. Also having grown up in that time frame I do not agree girls then were passive and puerile. These were the later flower children in there late teens and twenties. For all you Gen Xers out there $500 bills were extant and legal currency then as were $1000 bills. Also having grown up in that time frame I do not agree girls then were passive and puerile. These were the later flower children in there late teens and twenties.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726404 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726404 I liked Beakman's World, but it drove my parents nuts. they said it was like "a never ending commerical". I liked Beakman’s World, but it drove my parents nuts. they said it was like “a never ending commerical”.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-904379 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904379 Stay in touch with Mr. Wizard and his staff via Facebook at www.facebook.com/mrwizard or check out the website at www.mrwizardstudios.com! Stay in touch with Mr. Wizard and his staff via Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mrwizard or check out the website at http://www.mrwizardstudios.com!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726215 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726215 A great scientist, just like Emilio Lizardo. A great scientist, just like Emilio Lizardo.

]]> By: lyd http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726227 lyd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726227 Awesome! I thought the reason the bill didn't burn in this experiment was that it was too deprived of oxygen, though. I'm pretty sure you'd get the same result with a glass rod or other good insulator. The girl is terrific and I have an age-inappropriate insta-crush (so, so lonely... *sigh*), but she seems of just average intelligence. Were 50's TV girls known for being exceptionally dull? Awesome!

I thought the reason the bill didn’t burn in this experiment was that it was too deprived of oxygen, though. I’m pretty sure you’d get the same result with a glass rod or other good insulator.

The girl is terrific and I have an age-inappropriate insta-crush (so, so lonely… *sigh*), but she seems of just average intelligence. Were 50′s TV girls known for being exceptionally dull?

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726230 Maggie Koerth-Baker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726230 Any time I've seen them in the past, yeah. Based on previous encounters with 1950s TV girls, I was surprised this one had the correct answer before Mr. Wizard told her what was going on—and was assertive about it. In my experience, girls (and grown women) in that era of television tended to be very passive in that, "gee, I don't know what's going on, I'm just a girl! tee hee!" kind of way. Any time I’ve seen them in the past, yeah. Based on previous encounters with 1950s TV girls, I was surprised this one had the correct answer before Mr. Wizard told her what was going on—and was assertive about it.

In my experience, girls (and grown women) in that era of television tended to be very passive in that, “gee, I don’t know what’s going on, I’m just a girl! tee hee!” kind of way.

]]> By: NefariousNewt http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726746 NefariousNewt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726746 I tend to think that <i>Mythbusters</i>, is a worthy, if slightly different successor to the Mr. Wizard legacy. After all, what's more scientific than exploring the mechanics of myths and attempting to see if they are plausible? I tend to think that Mythbusters, is a worthy, if slightly different successor to the Mr. Wizard legacy. After all, what’s more scientific than exploring the mechanics of myths and attempting to see if they are plausible?

]]> By: Silversalty http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726235 Silversalty Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726235 Sad to say it's my age that made me question the arithmetic, thinking "ONLY 49 years ago!" The show was truly excellent and Don Herbert had that special quality of a great teacher, to inspire. Sad to say it’s my age that made me question the arithmetic, thinking “ONLY 49 years ago!”

The show was truly excellent and Don Herbert had that special quality of a great teacher, to inspire.

]]> By: gregux http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726240 gregux Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726240 This anniversary is actually the 59th. Great show, however old it is. This anniversary is actually the 59th. Great show, however old it is.

]]> By: davide405 http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726242 davide405 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726242 49 is an excellent year to celebrate: When identifying prime numbers less than 100 using the Sieve of Eratosthenes, the number 49 is the last perfect square to be eliminated from the list. 49 is an excellent year to celebrate:

When identifying prime numbers less than 100 using the Sieve of Eratosthenes, the number 49 is the last perfect square to be eliminated from the list.

]]> By: mn_camera http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726245 mn_camera Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726245 49 is a "square" anniversary, isn't it? Mr. Wizard would have approved. And it was one of my favorite shows as a kid. 49 is a “square” anniversary, isn’t it?

Mr. Wizard would have approved.

And it was one of my favorite shows as a kid.

]]> By: wqoq http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726246 wqoq Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726246 Really? Only 49 years? I could've sworn it feels more like 59... Really? Only 49 years? I could’ve sworn it feels more like 59…

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726249 Maggie Koerth-Baker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726249 Ha! You're right. Sadly, Mr. Wizard never taught me how to do correct addition. Ha! You’re right. Sadly, Mr. Wizard never taught me how to do correct addition.

]]> By: Sleestak http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726257 Sleestak Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726257 Sweet dark halo around that candle flame Sweet dark halo around that candle flame

]]> By: lyd http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726262 lyd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726262 The girl is Rita McLaughlin, and she was in a bunch of episodes. Might have to get the DVD's now... http://www.mrwizardstudios.com/watchmrwizardtvshow.htm The girl is Rita McLaughlin, and she was in a bunch of episodes. Might have to get the DVD’s now…

http://www.mrwizardstudios.com/watchmrwizardtvshow.htm

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726266 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726266 Thank you so much for sharing. I can't help but thinking that Mr. Wizard is the only reason why I was able to pass physics and chemistry. Thank you so much for sharing. I can’t help but thinking that Mr. Wizard is the only reason why I was able to pass physics and chemistry.

]]> By: davide405 http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726267 davide405 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726267 My math geekishness is rendered obsolete by edits to the original post. I suppose I should have checked the date arithmetic before expounding upon the worthiness of 7^2 as an anniversary worth celebrating. My math geekishness is rendered obsolete by edits to the original post. I suppose I should have checked the date arithmetic before expounding upon the worthiness of 7^2 as an anniversary worth celebrating.

]]> By: Tony http://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/mr-wizard-premiered.html#comment-726271 Tony Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-726271 I loved Mr. Wizard reruns on Nickelodeon. I always wanted that heathkit robot so badly. Does anyone know if 3-2-1 Contact! is on DVD too? I loved Mr. Wizard reruns on Nickelodeon. I always wanted that heathkit robot so badly.

Does anyone know if 3-2-1 Contact! is on DVD too?

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