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Popular Mechanics for Kids
Popular Mechanics for Kids

Popular Mechanics for Kids

IMDb: 8.2 1997-09-20 Canada

Popular Mechanics for Kids is an educational Canadian television series based on Popular Mechanics magazine. It was notable for starting the careers of both Elisha Cuthbert and Jay Baruchel. The show's purpose was to teach viewers how things work. It was awarded the Parents Choice Award in 2003, and was nominated for the Gemini Awards. The show was filmed primarily in Montreal, Quebec, and is currently distributed on VHS / DVD by Koch Vision.

Episodes

Episode 1
Fly At Your Own Risk

Elisha literally flies in a vertical wind tunnel.

Episode 2
North Pole

Elisha puts on her parka and heads way up North on a lone journey into the fascinating world of the Inuit people.

Episode 3
Whodunnit!?

Tyler and Elisha want nothing but the truth as they help detectives survey a crime scene.

Episode 4
Gross Out

Elisha and Tyler discover our wonderfully disgusting world when they visit a recycling plant that turns rotten leftovers into animal food.

Episode 5
Ocean Adventures

Tyler goes solo and embarks on a wild adventure in the ocean.

Episode 6
Police Force

Tyler joins the L.A.P.D to learn how to handle a car safely in a high-speed chase and learns how to fire a gun in a reflex-test.

Episode 7
Sports: Riding, Gliding and Sliding

Tyler and Elisha set out to conquer the elements.

Episode 8
FX!

Enter the wonderful world of make-believe as Tyler and Elisha explain the secrets of moviemaking.

Episode 9
Earth Power

Elisha hovers above the Kilauea volcano, Tyler gets blown away by a tornado and Charlie shows us how to make a fake hurricane.

Episode 10
Talk To the Animals

Check out the world of animal training as Elisha and Tyler meet a biologist.

Episode 11
After Dark

Elisha learns how to make neon lights and Tyler is wired up in a sleep lab to learn how active our brains are during sleep.

Episode 12
Emergency Rescues!

The co-hosts race against time to make some daring rescues including a person who is buried in an avalanche!

Episode 13
Under the Big Top

Elisha goes to circus school and discovers just how much effort it takes to walk a tightrope.

Episode 14
Zero Gravity

Elisha operates one of the world's largest optic infrared telescopes and experiences negative gravity and weightlessness.

Episode 15
Swamps and Gators

Our thrill-seeking co-hosts take us on a journey inside swamplands, one of nature's most eerie universes.

Episode 16
Mega Trucks

Teens learn about science and technology.

Episode 17
Boom!

Elisha learns to set up and design a fireworks show and Tyler helps blast rocks at a quarry and learns what these materials are used to make

Episode 18
The Fastest...

In an episode that goes by faster than a speeding bullet, Tyler rides in a RamJet and races against Olympic champion Donovan Bailey.

Episode 19
Our Greatest Hits II

A collection of Tyler and Elisha's best and most exciting adventures from Season 2 of Popular Mechanics for Kids.

Episode 20
Creepy Crawlers

Tyler and Elisha discover what makes bugs both gross and fascinating.

Episode 21
Monster Trucks

Tyler and Elisha explore the world of monumental machines.

Episode 22
How Do They Do That?

The crew searches for answers to kid's most frequently asked questions and goes on adventures that have been suggested by young viewers.

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