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Popular Mechanics for Kids Season 3 Episodes

Season 3 Episode Guide

22 Episodes 1999 - 2003

Episode 1

Cool Schools

Sat, Sep 18, 199922 mins

Episode 1 - Cool Schools Who says school is boring? Not co-hosts Tyler and Vanessa, once they visit some of the most unusual schools around. There's the school where Tyler learns the tricks to underwater acting. Or one where Vanessa learns to bodyguard the rich and famous. At Hummer school she learns care and maintenance of giant vehicles.

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Episode 2

Ticket to Ride

Sat, Sep 25, 199922 mins

Episode 2 - Ticket to Ride: Awesome Amusements A dream come true! Tyler and Elisha visit the Universal Studios Islands of Adventure. Elisha learns about the 220 computers that run the Incredible Hulk Coaster, is shot out of a tunnel and experiences zero gravity. Tyler walks through a 40-foot water vortex and sees how technology runs the 13-foot high dinosaurs on Jurassic Park Island.

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Episode 3

Sea Creatures

Thu, Feb 25, 199922 mins

Episode 3 - Sea Creatures Co-hosts Tyler and Vanessa visit with some of the oceans' biggest creatures. Tyler goes to the Human Dolphin Institute to swim in open water with these amazing creatures. At Sea World he bottle-feeds an orphan manatee and releases a recovered turtle to the ocean. Vanessa tries to extract the blubber from a humpback whale to learn about its eating habits.

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Episode 4

Dirty Work

Sat, Oct 9, 199922 mins

Vanessa searches for the proverbial needle in the New York City haystack when she searches the city garbage dump looking for something very special she accidentally threw away.

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Episode 5

Slither and Slime

Sat, Oct 16, 199922 mins

Episode 5- Slimy and Slithery Our co-hosts learn the true meaning of the word slimy. Elisha hunts wood frogs, takes them back to a lab where she freezes them, then thaws them and brings them back to life. Tyler accepts shipment of 300,000 worms at a huge bait farm. Vanessa meets, weighs and feeds Neah, a giant octopus. And Charlie teaches us how to make slime.

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Episode 6

Body Mechanics

Sat, Oct 23, 199922 mins

Episode 6 - Body Mechanics Our co-hosts learn the ins-and-outs of the human body - the hard way. Elisha break dances to discover if she can do upside down head spins. Vanessa learns to set a human bone and Tyler enters a swimming/biking/running triathlon against some of the world's best athletes (can he finish?). Charlie shows us how to walk on hot coals and break wood with bare hands.

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Episode 7

Fright

Sat, Oct 30, 199922 mins

Feel the heebie jeevies when Tyler hunts down the ghosts haunting the USS Hornet ship.

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Episode 8

Super Bikes

Thu, Feb 25, 199922 mins

Episode 8 - Super Bikes Our co-hosts are in for some two-wheeled fun as they learn about all kinds of bikes and cycles. Tyler rides the Lean and Slide Bike, built to whip around corners at record speeds without crashing. Vanessa is a motorcycle daredevil at a racetrack and rides on a souped-up bike as it does super-wheelies. And Charlie shows us how to make a bike sound like a motorcycle.

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Episode 9

Freaky Flying

Sat, Nov 13, 199922 mins

Elisha gets behind the wheel of an airborne blimp and reaches new heights while Tyler battles gravity as he para-glides with an elite pilot team.

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Episode 10

Greatest Hits 3

Sat, Nov 20, 199922 mins

Some of our most awesome adventures returns in this special episode.

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Episode 11

Down Below

Sat, Nov 27, 199922 mins

Episode 15 - Down Below There's a lot going on under the surface in this episode. Elisha travels more than a mile under the earth in search of gold - and finds it! Then Tyler learns if the slimy stuff on cave walls is useful in medical research. Afterwards he travels to the world's only underwater laboratory to unlock the ocean's great secrets.

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Episode 12

Ice

Sat, Dec 4, 199922 mins

Chill out during this episode while Vanessa finds out how Hollywood creates those magical winter snow scenes for the movies.

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Episode 13

Fun in the Desert

Sat, Jan 22, 200022 mins

Tyler shimies up and down sand dunes on a gigantic sand board.

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Episode 14

Life Savers

Sat, Jan 29, 200022 mins

Episode 14 - Life Savers Tyler learns about the features of vehicles built to protect world leaders. He tests bullet-proof glass, tries to drill through the armor. Next he uses safety harnesses and ropes to scale down the side of a tall building. Elisha prepares a family of crash-test dummies for a car crash at 40 mph. Charlie teaches us how to build a portable burglar alarm.

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Episode 15

Pirates and Gold

Sat, Feb 5, 200022 mins

Go on a real treasure hunt when Tyler dives down to the ocean floor and searches or an ancient buried ship.

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Episode 16

Navy Seals

Sat, Feb 12, 200022 mins

The hosts get to hang out with Navy Seals as they go through a combat training adventure.

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Episode 17

Killer Creature

Wed, Feb 25, 202622 mins

Episode 17 - Killer Creatures Our co-hosts meet up with some of the world's most dangerous animals. Tyler walks and feeds tigers at a sanctuary caring for these endangered creatures. Vanessa learns how scientists deal with hungry polar bears that leave their habitats and wander into cities in search of food. And Elisha feeds a Komodo Dragon --one of the most dangerous animals on earth!

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Episode 18

Real Life Science Fiction

Wed, Feb 25, 202622 mins

Episode 18 - Real Life Science Fiction At NASA'S Deep Space Network Control Headquarters Tyler learns how to lock the dish and antenna in place so it can receive messages from a spacecraft more than 90 million miles away. Vanessa visits the home of the SPAWN comic book and watches as the artist create the panels for this popular superhero. And Charlie teaches us how to defy gravity!

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Episode 19

Greatest Hits #4

Wed, Feb 25, 202622 mins

More of our best adventures.

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Episode 20

Space Station

Wed, Jul 2, 200322 mins

Elisha tries a gravity-defying "vomit comet."

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Episode 21

Water

Wed, Feb 25, 202622 mins

Episode 21 - Water Wild, wonderful - and wet! Our co-hosts travel to Niagara Falls and get soaked. Tyler goes behind the scenes to learn how the massive falls are used to create electricity. Afterwards he puts on a wet suit to accompany an emergency oil spill team. Elisha shoots down rocky rapids in an ultra-modern, indestructible raft.

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Episode 22

Behind the Scenes

Wed, Feb 25, 202622 mins

Episode 22 - Behind the Scenes of Big Events Our hosts run away and join the circus - for the day. They learn how much work goes into engineering a mega-stadium event. Elisha trains with the world-famous Cirque du Soleil, discovering how much effort is needed to make their spine-tingling acrobatics look so easy. She even gets to perform before a large audience. Good luck!

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