Popular Mechanics for Kids
Based on the famous magazine, this series takes young viewers on a ride to some of the world's most exciting places where they get a first-hand look and feel of what it takes to operate everything they see. Featuring Jay Baruchel and Elisha Cuthbert.
- 1997-2005
- 4 seasons
- Discovery Toons
- Documentary, Family
- TV-Y
Based on the famous magazine, this series takes young viewers on a ride to some of the world's most exciting places where they get a first-hand look and feel of what it takes to operate everything they see. Featuring Jay Baruchel and Elisha Cuthbert.
Season 2 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 1998 - 2001
Episode 1
North Pole
Sat, Sep 26, 1998 23 mins
Episode 2 - North Pole Elisha travels to the North Pole to explore the 2000-year-old way of life of the Inuit people. She learns to handle a dog sled and leads an expedition near the North Pole. She builds an igloo that is stronger than a brick house, and when she's done she invites friends over for a traditional feast - seal eyes and brains, anyone? At least there's ice cream for dessert.
Episode 2
Whodunnit!?
Sat, Oct 3, 1998 22 mins
Episode 3 - Whodunnit? Who hasn't dreamt of being James Bond for a day? Tyler and Elisha enter the cloak and dagger world of spies and detectives as they learn how to solve crimes with the high-tech gadgetry you see in the movies. Elisha learns how to collect evidence at a crime scene. And when they come under suspicion, they discover how difficult it is to fool a lie detector.
Episode 3
Gross Out
Sun, Sep 20, 1998 23 mins
Elisha and Tyler discover our wonderfully disgusting world when they visit a recycling plant that turns rotten leftovers into animal food.
Episode 4
Ocean Adventures
Sat, Oct 17, 1998 23 mins
Tyler goes solo and embarks on a wild adventure in the ocean.
Episode 5
Police Force
Sun, Oct 4, 1998 23 mins
Episode 6 - Police Force Tyler and Charlie become police officers for a day. Tyler joins the L.A.P.D to learn how to handle a car safely in a high-speed chase and learns how to fire a gun in a reflex-testing "Fun House" chamber where cardboard people, good and bad, jump out at them - can he recognize the difference in time? Charlie discovers how to keep his bicycle safe from thieves.
Episode 6
Sports
Sun, Oct 11, 1998 23 mins
Tyler and Elisha set out to conquer the elements.
Episode 7
F.X.!
Sun, Oct 18, 1998 23 mins
Enter the wonderful world of make-believe as Tyler and Elisha explain the secrets of moviemaking.
Episode 8
Earth Power
Sat, Nov 14, 1998 22 mins
Episode 9 - Earth Power Our co-hosts go up against the most powerful force ever - Mother Nature! Elisha hovers above the Kilauea volcano, close enough to feel the heat from its flowing lava. Tyler gets blown away by a tornado at Universal Studios and Charlie shows us how to make a fake hurricane. Next Tyler learns how scientists set off an explosion to create controlled avalanches.
Episode 9
Talk to the Animals
Sat, Nov 21, 1998 22 mins
Episode 10 - Talk to the Animals Elisha and Tyler meet real life Doctor Doolittle who really communicate with animals. Elisha goes to Dolphin Habitat to learn how biologists use rewards to teach sea animals to perform stunts. Tyler explores the world of animal actors and learns how professional they really are. At an airport we learn that falcons are used to keep birds off the runways.
Episode 10
After Dark
Sat, Nov 28, 1998 22 mins
Episode 11 - After Dark Co-hosts Elisha and Tyler light up the exciting world of the night. In Las Vegas, home of the neon sign, Elisha learns how to make neon lights out of different gases, bent glass and electrodes. Tyler is wired up in a sleep lab to learn how active our brains are during sleep. And Elisha discovers that bats are intelligent, good-natured creatures - not so scary after all!
Episode 11
Emergency Rescues!
Sat, Dec 5, 1998 22 mins
Episode 12 - Emergency Rescues When lives are at stake, every second counts, as Tyler learns. He goes on a recue mission to save someone buried in an avalanche. He joins a S.W.A.T. team during a real life hostage situation that ends when the team breaks down the door and arrests the suspect! He also learns how lifeguards perform daring rescues at sea, and Charlie shows us survival tips.
Episode 12
Under the Big Top
Sat, Jan 23, 1999 23 mins
Episode 13 - Under the Big Top Co-hosts Tyler and Elisha run off to join the circus and learn how hard fun can be. Elisha tries walking a tightrope at Montreal's National Circus School and flies through the air with Cirque du Soleil's 'Mystère' in Las Vegas. Tyler takes clown lessons at the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Baily's Greatest Show on Earth. Charlie gets in the act and learns to how to juggle.
Episode 13
Zero Gravity
Sat, Jan 30, 1999 22 mins
Episode 14 - Zero Gravity Our co-hosts reach for the stars. Travelling to Hawaii's Keck Observatory Elisha operates one of the world's largest optic infrared telescopes. She experiences negative gravity and weightlessness riding the Power Tower. And our host learns that the closest simulation to of zero gravity is created in a swimming pool - and how hard it is to move when you are weightless.
Episode 14
Swamps and Gators
Sun, Dec 6, 1998 23 mins
Our thrill-seeking co-hosts take us on a journey inside swamplands, one of nature's most eerie universes.
Episode 15
Trucks
Wed, Sep 26, 2001 22 mins
Based on the famous magazine, this series takes young viewers on a ride to some of the world's most exciting places where they get a first-hand look and feel of what it takes to operate everything they see. Featuring Jay Baruchel and Elisha Cuthbert.
Episode 16
Boom!
Sun, Dec 20, 1998 22 mins
Episode 17 - Boom! This is explosive! Elisha learns to set up and design a fireworks show, with its centuries of tradition; Tyler helps blast rocks at a quarry and learns how these materials are used to make skyscrapers, tunnels bridges and roads. We learn how huge explosions are safely set off for movies, and Charlie show how to experience a fun explosion - safely!
Episode 17
The Fastest Cars, Humans and Airplanes
Sat, Feb 27, 1999 22 mins
In an episode that goes by faster than a speeding bullet, Tyler rides in a RamJet and races against Olympic champion Donovan Bailey.
Episode 18
Greatest Hits #2
Sun, Jan 3, 1999 23 mins
Episode 19 - Greatest Hits A collection of Tyler and Elisha's best and most exciting adventures from Season 2 of Popular Mechanics for Kids.
Episode 19
Creepy Crawlers
Sun, Jan 10, 1999 22 mins
Episode 20 - Creepy Crawlers Tyler and Elisha discover what makes bugs both gross and fascinating. Elisha cleans a leech tank and learns why they are being used in medicine again. Tyler learns that cockroaches have survived for 300 million years and are the only creature that would survive a nuclear blast. Elisha walks into a swarm of bees and learns about their complicated society.
Episode 20
Monster Machines
Mon, Jul 5, 1999 22 mins
Episode 21 - Monster Machines How monstrous! Tyler and Elisha explore the world of monumental machines. Tyler travels to Illinois to meet Magasaurus, a 50,000 lb., 3-story tall robot/truck/tank. He shows us all of this monster's capabilities when he gets behind the controls. Its biting force of 15,000 lbs. means it can eat cars (or boats, and even houses) for lunch
Episode 21
How Do They Do That?
Mon, Jul 12, 1999 23 mins
The crew searches for answers to kid's most frequently asked questions and goes on adventures that have been suggested by young viewers.