Newton's Apple
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Seasons | 15
Episodes | 195
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1983-10-15
Last EP | 1998-01-03
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Rating : 8
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Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from 1983 to 1999. The show's title is based on the rumor of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him—or, more popularly, on his head—prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television. For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Later episodes of the show featured an original song. An occasional short feature appeared called "Science of the Rich and Famous" in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle.
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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1983-10-15
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Body Fat-I; Fiberoptics; Fainting Chat; Dolphins
1983-10-15
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Voiceprints; Curveball; Goosebumps Chat; Hawk
1983-10-22
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Astronaut Training; Hand: Fall Asleep; Clouded Leopard
1983-10-29
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Hypnosis; Sky Blue; Seeing Stars Chat; Cold Remedies
1983-11-05
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Visual Cliff; Heart; Ears Pop Chat; Wolves
1983-11-12
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Video Games; Holograms; Funnybone Chat; Onions & Tears Chat
1983-11-19
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Color Blindness; Taste Buds; Black Hole Chat
1983-11-26
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Digital Sound; Eggs; Teeth Chatter Chat; Camel
1983-12-03
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Ultrasound; Spacesuit; Knuckles Crack Chat; Porcupine
1983-12-10
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Robots; X-Terrestrials; Headaches Chat; Parrots-I
1983-12-17
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Wagon Wheel; Prosthetics; Armadillo
1983-12-24
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Police Radar; Voice Synthesis; Skin/Wrinkles Chat; Snake and Lizard
1983-12-31
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Karate; Lightning; Tears Chat; Oppossum
1984-01-07
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney