

3-2-1 Contact (1980)
1980-01-14
PBS
Seasons and episodes
7
Season 7 October 10, 1988
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7 - 1Antarctica: Getting There October 10, 1988
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7 - 2Antarctica: Getting Around October 11, 1988
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7 - 3Antarctica: Life On The Edge October 12, 1988
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7 - 4Antarctica: Life Under The Ice October 13, 1988
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7 - 5Antarctica: The Desert Continent October 14, 1988
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7 - 6Your Body: Twins October 17, 1988
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7 - 7Your Body: Having a Baby October 18, 1988
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7 - 8Your Body: Sleep October 19, 1988
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7 - 9Your Body: Spinning October 20, 1988
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7 - 10Your Body: Your Health October 21, 1988
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7 - 11Australia: Platypus & Echidna October 24, 1988
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7 - 12Australia: Moths & Beetles October 25, 1988
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7 - 13Australia: Emu & Kookaburra October 26, 1988
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7 - 14Australia: Koalas October 27, 1988
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7 - 15Australia: Kangaroos October 28, 1988
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7 - 16Structures: Bubble, Bubble October 31, 1988
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7 - 17Structures: Pipes and Reeds November 01, 1988
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7 - 18Structures: Chaos and Computers November 02, 1988
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7 - 19Structures: Running Robots November 03, 1988
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7 - 20Structures: Suspended in Air November 04, 1988
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7 - 21Greece: The Journey Begins November 07, 1988
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7 - 22Greece: Under The Ash November 08, 1988
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7 - 23Greece: Before History November 09, 1988
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7 - 24Greece: Sheep & Cheese November 10, 1988
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7 - 25Greece: The Parthenon November 11, 1988
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7 - 26Island: Parrot Fish November 14, 1988
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7 - 27Island: Lizards November 15, 1988
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7 - 28Island: Coral November 16, 1988
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7 - 29Island: Flamingos November 17, 1988
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7 - 30Island: Conch November 18, 1988
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Season 6 October 12, 1987
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6 - 1Japan: Precious Oysters, Rare Salamanders October 12, 1987
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6 - 2Japan: Landslide! October 13, 1987
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6 - 3Japan: Paper and Kites October 14, 1987
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6 - 4Japan: Earthquake! October 15, 1987
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6 - 5Japan: Judo and Computers October 16, 1987
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6 - 6Detectives: Skin and Bone Detectives October 19, 1987
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6 - 7Detectives: Tool and Trash Detectives October 20, 1987
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6 - 8Detectives: Wildlife Detectives October 21, 1987
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6 - 9Detectives: Dinosaur Detectives October 22, 1987
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6 - 10Detectives: Pattern Detectives October 23, 1987
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6 - 11Architecture: Raising the Big Top October 26, 1987
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6 - 12Architecture: Home October 27, 1987
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6 - 13Architecture: Stack It Up October 28, 1987
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6 - 14Architecture: Made to Fit October 29, 1987
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6 - 15Architecture: Light But Strong October 30, 1987
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6 - 16Mammals: Rats and Bats November 02, 1987
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6 - 17Mammals: Keeping Warm November 03, 1987
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6 - 18Mammals: Live Birth, Warm Milk November 04, 1987
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6 - 19Mammals at Play November 05, 1987
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6 - 20Big Mammals: The High Cost of Living November 06, 1987
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6 - 21Modeling: Things on Wheels November 09, 1987
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6 - 22Modeling: Through Ice and Air November 10, 1987
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6 - 23Modeling: The Earth November 11, 1987
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6 - 24Modeling: Knees and Small Things November 12, 1987
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6 - 25Modeling: Spaces November 13, 1987
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6 - 26In the Air: Finding Your Way November 16, 1987
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6 - 27In the Air: Drifting with the Wind November 17, 1987
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6 - 28In the Air: Born to Fly November 18, 1987
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6 - 29In the Air: Fat Things That Fly November 19, 1987
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6 - 30In the Air: Unbelievable Flying Objects November 20, 1987
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Season 5 September 22, 1986
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5 - 1Signals: Lingo September 22, 1986
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5 - 2Signals: Talking Birds, Talking Rooms September 23, 1986
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5 - 3Signals: Looking for Visual Clues September 24, 1986
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5 - 4Signals: Getting Them Around September 25, 1986
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5 - 5Signals: Cracking Codes September 26, 1986
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5 - 6Oceans: On the Sea September 29, 1986
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5 - 7Oceans: In the Sea September 30, 1986
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5 - 8Oceans: From the Sea October 01, 1986
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5 - 9Oceans: By the Sea October 02, 1986
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5 - 10Oceans: Of the Sea October 03, 1986
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5 - 11Motion: What's Up? October 06, 1986
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5 - 12Motion: Bones October 07, 1986
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5 - 13Motion: Smashing October 08, 1986
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5 - 14Motion: Getting a Grip October 09, 1986
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5 - 15Motion: Heave Ho! October 10, 1986
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5 - 16Eating: Tooth Detectives October 13, 1986
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5 - 17Eating: Picky Eaters October 14, 1986
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5 - 18Eating: Zoo Food October 15, 1986
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5 - 19Eating: Down the Hatch October 16, 1986
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5 - 20Eating: Leftovers October 17, 1986
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Season 4 September 23, 1985
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4 - 1Tropics: Rubber September 23, 1985
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4 - 2Tropics: Metals September 24, 1985
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4 - 3Tropics: Rice September 25, 1985
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4 - 4Tropics: Working Animals ᅢᄁ¬ツᆲ¬タワ Monkeys and Elephants September 26, 1985
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4 - 5Tropics: Endangered Animals September 27, 1985
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4 - 6Light: From the Sun; To Your Eyes September 30, 1985
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4 - 7Light: Color October 01, 1985
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4 - 8Light: Eyes October 02, 1985
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4 - 9Light: How Animals See October 03, 1985
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4 - 10Light: Bending and Bouncing October 04, 1985
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4 - 11Farms: Sheep and Pigs ᅢᄁ¬ツᆲ¬タワ Selective Breeding October 07, 1985
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4 - 12Farms: Plants and Pigs – Plant Production October 08, 1985
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4 - 13Farms: Hybrids October 09, 1985
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4 - 14Farms: Cows and Pigs ᅢᄁ¬ツᆲ¬タワ Animal Products October 10, 1985
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4 - 15Farms: Chickens and Pigs ᅢᄁ¬ツᆲ¬タワ Animal Production October 11, 1985
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4 - 16Stuff: Metals October 14, 1985
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4 - 17Stuff: Clay October 15, 1985
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4 - 18Stuff: Shaping It October 16, 1985
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4 - 19Stuff: Feathers and Rubber October 17, 1985
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4 - 20Stuff: Using It October 18, 1985
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Season 3 October 22, 1984
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3 - 1Space: Weightless October 22, 1984
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3 - 2Space: Getting There October 23, 1984
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3 - 3Space: Living There October 24, 1984
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3 - 4Space: Working There October 25, 1984
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3 - 5Space: Anybody Out There? October 26, 1984
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3 - 6Measurement: How Long? How Far? October 29, 1984
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3 - 7Measurement: What's the Area? What's the Volume? October 30, 1984
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3 - 8Measurement: How Heavy? How Dense? October 31, 1984
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3 - 9Measurement: How Many? How Much? November 01, 1984
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3 - 10Measurement: How Fast? How Slow? November 02, 1984
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3 - 11Earth is Change November 05, 1984
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3 - 12Earth: Maps November 06, 1984
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3 - 13Earth: Climate November 07, 1984
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3 - 14Earth: Flora and Fauna November 08, 1984
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3 - 15Earth: Building Models November 09, 1984
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3 - 16Electricity: What is It? November 12, 1984
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3 - 17Electricity and Magnetism November 13, 1984
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3 - 18Electricity: Where Do We Get It? November 14, 1984
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3 - 19Electricity Runs in a Circuit November 15, 1984
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3 - 20Electricity: You Are Electric November 16, 1984
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Season 2 October 31, 1983
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2 - 1Survival: Breathing October 31, 1983
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2 - 2Survival: Temperature November 01, 1983
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2 - 3Survival: Protection November 02, 1983
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2 - 4Survival: Energy November 03, 1983
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2 - 5Survival: Teamwork November 04, 1983
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2 - 6Sports: Training Analysis October 24, 1983
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2 - 7Sports: Time, Rate, Measurement October 25, 1983
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2 - 8Sports: Energy Transfer October 26, 1983
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2 - 9Sports: Impact Analysis October 27, 1983
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2 - 10Sports: Coordination October 28, 1983
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2 - 11Flight: Flying Animals October 17, 1983
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2 - 12Flight: Air Resistance October 18, 1983
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2 - 14Flight: Thrust October 20, 1983
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2 - 15Flight: Acceleration October 21, 1983
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2 - 16Babies: The Code of Life November 07, 1983
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2 - 17Babies: Growth and Development November 08, 1983
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2 - 18Babies: Behavior November 09, 1983
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2 - 19Babies: Colonization November 10, 1983
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2 - 20Babies: Change November 11, 1983
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2 - 21Senses: Taste and Smell December 05, 1983
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2 - 22Senses: Sight December 06, 1983
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2 - 23Senses: Hearing December 07, 1983
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2 - 24Senses: Touch December 08, 1983
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2 - 25Senses: Special Sensors December 09, 1983
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2 - 26Shapes in Nature November 21, 1983
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2 - 27Shapes and Gravity November 22, 1983
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2 - 28Shapes: Streamlining November 23, 1983
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2 - 29Shapes: Form and Function November 24, 1983
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2 - 30Shapes: Clues November 25, 1983
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2 - 31Water: 3 Phases – Gas, Liquid, Solid November 28, 1983
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2 - 32Water: Medium for Life November 29, 1983
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2 - 33Water and People November 30, 1983
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2 - 34Water: Distribution December 01, 1983
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2 - 35Water in the Body December 02, 1983
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2 - 36Building: Materials November 14, 1983
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2 - 37Building: One of a Kind November 15, 1983
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2 - 38Building: Standard Parts November 16, 1983
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2 - 39Building: Modular November 17, 1983
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2 - 40Building: Communication November 18, 1983
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Season 1 January 14, 1980
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1 - 1Noisy/Quiet: Production & Processing of Sound January 14, 1980
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1 - 2Noisy/Quiet: The Ear January 15, 1980
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1 - 3Noisy/Quiet: How People & Animals Use Sound January 16, 1980
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1 - 4Noisy/Quiet: Music January 17, 1980
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1 - 5Noisy/Quiet: Range of Vibration January 18, 1980
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1 - 6Forces and Motion March 24, 1980
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1 - 7Forces and Fields March 25, 1980
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1 - 8Forces: Buoyancy and Gravity March 26, 1980
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1 - 9Forces and Machines March 27, 1980
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1 - 10Forces: A Spectacle of Forces March 28, 1980
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1 - 11Growth/Decay: Sex and Seeds March 10, 1980
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1 - 12Growth/Decay: Human Growth March 11, 1980
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1 - 13Growth/Decay: Decay March 12, 1980
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1 - 14Growth/Decay: Human Cultures/Land Forms March 13, 1980
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1 - 15Growth/Decay: Cycles Upon Cycles March 14, 1980
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1 - 16Fast/Slow: Speed Up, Slow Down January 28, 1980
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1 - 17Fast/Slow: Rhythms of Nature January 29, 1980
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1 - 18Fast/Slow: Lifetimes January 30, 1980
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1 - 19Fast/Slow: Speed and Racing February 07, 1980
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1 - 20Fast/Slow: Time and Time Again February 01, 1980
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1 - 21Communication: Human Communication March 17, 1980
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1 - 22Communication: Animal Communication March 18, 1980
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1 - 23Communication: Machinery of Communication March 19, 1980
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1 - 24Communication with Other Species March 20, 1980
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1 - 25Communication: Feedback March 21, 1980
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1 - 26Food/Fuel: Animal Food February 04, 1980
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1 - 27Food/Fuel: Human Food February 05, 1980
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1 - 28Food/Fuel: Growing and Processing Food February 06, 1980
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1 - 29Food/Fuel: Fueling Machines February 07, 1980
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1 - 30Food/Fuel: The Sun Makes Everything Go February 08, 1980
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1 - 31Hot/Cold: People's Temperatures January 21, 1980
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1 - 32Hot/Cold: Animal and Plant Adaptations January 22, 1980
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1 - 33Hot/Cold: How Hot or Cold Can It Get? January 23, 1980
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1 - 34Hot/Cold: Heat and Work January 24, 1980
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1 - 35Hot/Cold: Temperatures on Earth/In Space January 25, 1980
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1 - 36Light/Dark: The Sun February 18, 1980
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1 - 38Light/Dark: Electromagnetic Spectrum February 20, 1980
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1 - 39Light/Dark: The Eye February 21, 1980
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1 - 40Light/Dark: Light Sources February 22, 1980
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1 - 41Near/Far: Seeing Isn't Always Believing March 03, 1980
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1 - 42Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near Home March 04, 1980
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1 - 43Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Over Earth March 05, 1980
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1 - 44Near/Far: Space Travel March 06, 1980
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1 - 45Near/Far: Knowing Where You Are March 07, 1980
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1 - 46Order/Disorder: Regular Patterns March 31, 1980
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1 - 47Order/Disorder: The Body – An Ordered System April 01, 1980
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1 - 48Order/Disorder: Social Order April 02, 1980
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1 - 49Order/Disorder: Disordered April 03, 1980
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1 - 50Order/Disorder: Sum of Its Parts April 04, 1980
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1 - 51Surfaces: Protection April 07, 1980
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1 - 52Surfaces: Shapes and Functions at the Surface April 08, 1980
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1 - 53Surfaces: Surface Tension and Bubbles April 09, 1980
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1 - 54Surfaces: Surface of the Earth April 10, 1980
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1 - 55Surfaces: The Atmosphere April 11, 1980
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1 - 56Big/Small: Animal Sizes/Scaling February 25, 1980
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1 - 57Big/Small: Animal Habitats February 26, 1980
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1 - 58Big/Small: Dinoaurs February 27, 1980
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1 - 59Big/Small: Volume & Efficiency February 28, 1980
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1 - 60Big/Small: How Big is Big? February 29, 1980
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1 - 61Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Crowding February 11, 1980
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1 - 62Crowded/Uncrowded: Optimum Populations in Nature February 12, 1980
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1 - 63Crowded/Uncrowded: Contrasts in Densities of Materials February 13, 1980
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1 - 64Crowded/Uncrowded: Down Among the Atoms (Liquids & Solids) February 14, 1980
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1 - 65Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Survival/Controlling Densities February 15, 1980
Overview
3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational television show that aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988, and an adjoining children's magazine. The show, a production of the Children's Television Workshop, teaches scientific principles and their applications. Dr. Edward G. Atkins, who was responsible for much of the scientific content of the show, felt that the TV program wouldn't replace a classroom but would open the viewers to ask questions about the scientific purpose of things.