3-2-1 Contact

  • Premiered: Jan 1980
  • Episodes: 225
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • PBS
  • Unknown
  • Children Family

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Season 7
7x1
Antarctica: Getting There
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 10, 1988
Debra learns that getting to Antarctica from the United States is no easy task, but seeing Emperor penguins makes the trip worthwhile.
7x2
Antarctica: Getting Around
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 11, 1988
Travel at the bottom of the world is difficult and dangerous, as Debra discovers by climbing out of a crevasse, flying to the South Pole, and driving over ice.
7x3
Antarctica: Life On The Edge
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 12, 1988
Most of Antarctica has such a harsh climate that almost nothing can live there, but Debra finds one place where penguins and seals do well: at the ice edge.
7x4
Antarctica: Life Under The Ice
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 13, 1988
In the icy waters surrounding Antarctica is a wealth of sea life, including jellyfish and a kind of fish that has antifreeze in its body.
7x5
Antarctica: The Desert Continent
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Air date
Oct 14, 1988
Debra reviews (for the last time) her plane journey to Antarctica. She defines a desert (of which Antarctica is the largest). A glimpse of the weather base at McMurdo Station gives .. show full overview
7x6
Your Body: Twins
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 17, 1988
Stephanie Yu is at a twins convention. Balancing this is a filmed sequence on twins from England. The Bloodhound Gang reruns "The Case of the Educated Pig," the mystery that started 3-2-1 Contact back in 1980.
7x7
Your Body: Having a Baby
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Air date
Oct 18, 1988
This show follows an expectant mother at ultrasound and other key moments that lead up to the birth of a new child.
7x8
Your Body: Sleep
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 19, 1988
David and Stephanie submit themselves to a sleep chamber to help in a scientific study of sleep. The Bloodhound Gang recycles (from Episode 6, "The Case of The 264-Pound Burglar, Part One." (Concludes in next episode.)
7x9
Your Body: Spinning
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 20, 1988
Dancers can't afford to be dizzy, which we see prior to discussions of the inner ear. The Bloodhound Gang solves "The Case of the 264-Pound Burglar."
7x10
Your Body: Your Health
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 21, 1988
Todd compares health care in New York City and Kenya where doctors and nurses may have to travel long distances to reach sick patients and prevent disease.
7x11
Australia: Platypus & Echidna
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 24, 1988
In an element common to all five shows of Australia week, David gives an explanation on how Australian animals evolved separately from life on the other continents. It all deals with .. show full overview
7x12
Australia: Moths & Beetles
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 25, 1988
There are strange animals in Australia with even stranger eating habits. Get a glimpse of what David discovers about moths, beetles, and Australia's aboriginies.
7x13
Australia: Emu & Kookaburra
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Air date
Oct 26, 1988
Both the emu and kookaburra are indigenous to Australia. David gets to see them both after reviewing how Australian animals got to be so unique.
7x14
Australia: Koalas
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Air date
Oct 27, 1988
Koalas are one of the most recognized species unique to Australia. David Quinn koalas in their natural environment: the eucalyptus tree.
7x15
Australia: Kangaroos
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 1988
G'day, mate! David discovers the life of the kangaroo, and helps take a survey of them.
7x16
Structures: Bubble, Bubble
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 31, 1988
Hopey and Todd see a bubble show and meet the man behind it to learn more on bubles. Included is a simple mixture for soap bubble solution.
7x17
Structures: Pipes and Reeds
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Air date
Nov 01, 1988
There is surprising strength in a tube because it is hollow. We see how tubes are used in bicycles, organs, and roofs.
7x18
Structures: Chaos and Computers
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Air date
Nov 02, 1988
Stephanie Yu discusses snow crystals and their patterns, or "habits."
7x19
Structures: Running Robots
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 03, 1988
Just what are robots, and what are they meant to do? Miguel finds out the truth in a sequence recycled from 1983. The "running" element comes from observing animal locomotion.
7x20
Structures: Suspended in Air
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Air date
Nov 04, 1988
Todd introduces bungie jumping the way it began. It talks about the strength of ropes.
7x21
Greece: The Journey Begins
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Air date
Nov 07, 1988
Hopey begins her week in Greece by checking out an island formed by volcanoes.
7x22
Greece: Under The Ash
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Air date
Nov 08, 1988
What is the truth about cities buried in volcanic ash? Hopey finds out a few things about the ancient cities of Io, Ancient Thira, and Akrotiri.
7x23
Greece: Before History
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Air date
Nov 09, 1988
Hopey continues her observations with archaeologists in the ancient city of Akrotiri.
7x24
Greece: Sheep & Cheese
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 10, 1988
Hopey sees the old and new ways sheep's milk becomes cheese. The Bloodhound Gang is trapped in "The Case of the Thing in the Trunk" from Season 1. (Concludes in next episode.)
7x25
Greece: The Parthenon
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 1988
Hopey finds engineers trying to keep The Parthenon standing, but it's not without catches. The Bloodhound Gang breaks through "The Case of the Thing in the Trunk."
7x26
Island: Parrot Fish
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 14, 1988
Stephanie Yu greets us from Huckleberry Island in New York and describes the location of Bonaire Island in the Netherland Antilles, where Todd and Debra do their parts of the show .. show full overview
7x27
Island: Lizards
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Air date
Nov 15, 1988
SONG: How Do You Get To An Island? Stephanie Yu greets us from Huckleberry Island in New York and describes the location of Bonaire Island in the Netherland Antilles, where Todd and .. show full overview
7x28
Island: Coral
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Air date
Nov 16, 1988
Stephanie Yu greets us from Huckleberry Island in New York and describes the location of Bonaire Island in the Netherland Antilles, where Todd and Debra do their parts of the show .. show full overview
7x29
Island: Flamingos
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Air date
Nov 17, 1988
Stephanie Yu greets us from Huckleberry Island in New York and describes the location of Bonaire Island in the Netherland Antilles, where Todd and Debra do their parts of the show .. show full overview
7x30 Show finale
Island: Conch
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 18, 1988
Stephanie Yu greets us from Huckleberry Island in New York and describes the location of Bonaire Island in the Netherland Antilles, where Todd and Debra do their parts of the show .. show full overview

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