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4x1
Tropics: Rubber
Episode overview
Paco introduces the tropics and points out that Miguel is in Malaysia. Miguel and Anitha see how rubber is tapped from trees and processed.
4x2
Tropics: Metals
Episode overview
People use the word "tin" without really understanding it. Miguel goes to various sites in Malaysia see tin being extracted and used.
4x3
Tropics: Rice
Episode overview
Miguel sees Malaysian rice, from planting to harvesting.
4x4
Tropics: Working Animals – Monkeys and Elephants
Episode overview
Miguel learns firsthand how elephants and monkeys can help humans in their tasks. Paco gives a little monologue on domestication.
4x5
Tropics: Endangered Animals
Episode overview
Miguel takes a day-long observation of an orangutan rehabilitation center in Malaysia.
4x6
Light: From the Sun; To Your Eyes
Episode overview
Light is observed through lenses such a telescope and the eye. The Bloodhound Gang is confronted with "The Case of the Missing Memory."
4x7
Light: Color
Episode overview
Kathy learns that there is more color in a green leaf than meets the eye. At the Exploratorium, Robin discovers what drives a magnificent light sculpture (the sun and many mirrors). .. show full overview
4x8
Light: Eyes
Episode overview
Darlene Librero dissects a cow's eye before a class of intermediate-schoolers. Later we get to hear about Librero's scientific background. The Bloodhound Gang unmasks "The Case of the Missing Memory."
4x9
Light: How Animals See
Episode overview
Mary gets her eyes examined. Technically, it's the second straight show on the eye, but not just the human eye. Visual effects simulate the world as other animals see it.
4x10
Light: Bending and Bouncing
Episode overview
Diego and Robin start the day on a ship off the California coast, observing the individual patterns of a lighthouse's beam. They find out how lenses concentrate the rays of light .. show full overview
4x11
Farms: Sheep and Pigs – Selective Breeding
Episode overview
Miguel and Robin spend most of the day watchiing and learning from a sheep shearer. Paco and Mary anchor "Pig News," a gimmick that will run throughout the week.
4x12
Farms: Plants and Pigs – Plant Production
Episode overview
Mass population puts heavy demands on growing and producing plans. This program looks at some advances in agriculture.
4x13
Farms: Hybrids
Episode overview
A mutt is a hybrid, as Paco and Miguel discover. Much of this show is set in the Animal Emergency Room at a veterinarian hospital. But there is time to show another hybrid, this one from cattle.
4x14
Farms: Cows and Pigs – Animal Products
Episode overview
Much of this show is set in a modern dairy. Cows give milk, and that milk is turned into other foods. The Bloodhound Gang investigates a well-disguised pickpocket in Part One of "The Case of Mr. Quickfingers." (Concludes in next episode.)
4x15
Farms: Chickens and Pigs – Animal Production
Episode overview
Kathy talks with none other than Frank Perdue about his high-yield poultry farm. The Bloodhound Gang unmasks "The Case of Mr. Quickfingers."
4x16
Stuff: Metals
Episode overview
Robin, Miguel, and Kathy observe different facets of the Statue of Liberty's restoration.
4x17
Stuff: Clay
Episode overview
Paco gets the low-down on making a coffee cup out of clay. Kathy discovers how clay is used to make toilets. The Bloodhound Gang is called to investigate mass car theft in Part One of "The Case of the Dark Night."
4x18
Stuff: Shaping It
Episode overview
Heat It, Beat It is the music video that sums up this episode. We see the bending of glass and (in a scene recycled from "Tropics" week) the making of a Malaysian dagger. The Bloodhound Gang cracks "The Case of the Dark Night."
4x19
Stuff: Feathers and Rubber
Episode overview
In "Part 1," a makeup man gets Miguel in his chair to make a monster mask. For "Part 2," Kathy goes on a mission with a "feather detective" to see what bird made a serious impact with .. show full overview
4x20
Stuff: Using It
Episode overview
Schoolchildren design egg containers that prevent the egg from breaking when dropped. Miguel sees a plane that is lighter than its pilot go for a speed record. The Bloodhound Gang makes fast work in battling "The Case of the Funny Money."