Bill Nye the Science Guy
1993 · TV Series · TV-Y · 25 min · ★ 7.4
A lively science host turns one everyday topic per episode into a fun lesson through hands-on demonstrations, jokes, and quick skits. With simple explanations and creative experiments, the series makes big ideas feel approachable for kids, families, and curious adults.
Also known as Bill Nye, the Science Guy
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Details
- Years
- 1993–1998
- Release date
- 1993-09-10
- Network
- PBS
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-Y
- Runtime
- 25 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (91 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want upbeat, joke-filled science that teaches real concepts with simple experiments, especially if you like Sesame Street or Popular Mechanics for Kids; Not for you if you prefer serious, lecture-style learning.
Pros: funny science lessons; easy to understand; catchy parody songs | Cons: kid-focused tone; humor can feel loud; may feel repetitive
Themes
- technology
- space
- educational
- science
Cast & crew
Bill Nye
as Self - Host
- RG
Rachel Glenn
as Nancy
- CB
Candace Cameron Bure
Drew Barrymore
as Self
- RK
Richard Karn
as Self
- JL
Jennifer Lin
- TL
Toby Lawless
as Family Magician
- AB
Amy Broder
as Amy
- EF
Ethan Ferkiss
as Smell Gibson
- PC
Pat Cashman
as Announcer
Created by Bill Nye
Episodes5 seasons · 100 episodes
Season 120 episodes
- S1E1Flight26m
- S1E2Earth's Crust26m
- S1E3Dinosaurs26m
- S1E4Skin26m
- S1E5Buoyancy26m
- S1E6Gravity26m
- S1E7Digestion26m
- S1E8Phases of Matter26m
- S1E9Biodiversity26m
- S1E10Simple Machines26m
- S1E11The Moon26m
- S1E12Sound26m
- S1E13Garbage26m
- S1E14Structures26m
- S1E15Earth's Seasons26m
- S1E16Light & Color26m
- S1E17Cells26m
- S1E18Electricity26m
- S1E19Outer Space26m
- S1E20Eyeball26m
Season 220 episodes
- S2E1Magnetism26m
- S2E2Wind26m
- S2E3Blood & Circulation26m
- S2E4Chemical Reactions26m
- S2E5Static Electricity26m
- S2E6Food Web26m
- S2E7Light Optics26m
- S2E8Bones & Muscles26m
- S2E9Oceanography26m
- S2E10Heat26m
- S2E11Insects26m
- S2E12Balance26m
- S2E13The Sun26m
- S2E14Brain26m
- S2E15Forests26m
- S2E16Communication26m
- S2E17Momentum26m
- S2E18Reptiles26m
- S2E19Atmosphere26m
- S2E20Respiration26m
Season 320 episodes
- S3E1Planets & Moons26m
- S3E2Pressure26m
- S3E3Plants26m
- S3E4Rocks & Soil26m
- S3E5Energy26m
- S3E6Evolution26m
- S3E7Water Cycle26m
- S3E8Friction26m
- S3E9Germs26m
- S3E10Climates26m
- S3E11Waves26m
- S3E12Ocean Life26m
- S3E13Mammals26m
- S3E14Spinning Things26m
- S3E15Fish26m
- S3E16Human Transportation26m
- S3E17Wetlands26m
- S3E18Birds26m
- S3E19Populations26m
- S3E20Animal Locomotion26m
Season 420 episodes
- S4E1Rivers & Streams26m
- S4E2Nutrition26m
- S4E3Marine Mammals26m
- S4E4Earthquakes26m
- S4E5NTV Top 11 Video Countdown26m
- S4E6Spiders26m
- S4E7Pollution Solutions26m
- S4E8Probability26m
- S4E9Pseudoscience26m
- S4E10Flowers26m
- S4E11Archaeology26m
- S4E12Deserts26m
- S4E13Amphibians26m
- S4E14Volcanoes26m
- S4E15Invertebrates26m
- S4E16Heart26m
- S4E17Inventions26m
- S4E18Computers26m
- S4E19Fossils26m
- S4E20Time26m
Season 520 episodes
- S5E1Forensics26m
- S5E2Space Exploration26m
- S5E3Genes26m
- S5E4Architecture26m
- S5E5Farming26m
- S5E6Life Cycles26m
- S5E7Do-It-Yourself Science26m
- S5E8Atoms & Molecules26m
- S5E9Ocean Exploration26m
- S5E10Lakes & Ponds26m
- S5E11Smell26m
- S5E12Caves26m
- S5E13Fluids26m
- S5E14Erosion26m
- S5E15Comets & Meteors26m
- S5E16Storms26m
- S5E17Measurement26m
- S5E18Patterns26m
- S5E19Science of Music26m
- S5E20Motion26m