Don Herbert taught science on television to kids on the 1951-1964 series Watch Mr. Wizard. I was a little young to remember that show, but I do
remember watching him when the show was revived in the 1980s as Mr. Wizard's World. There was also another version of the show in Canada titled Mr.
Wizard that ran from 1971-1975, and a short-lived ABC Saturday morning show in 1971 called Curiosity Shop.
The science shows weren't the only TV shows that Herbert was on. He started as an actor in the 1950s and appeared on General Electric Theater. He was
also a guest on the very first episode of Late Night with David Letterman on February 1, 1982. There have been many parodies of Mr. Wizard over the
years, including skits from Bob and Ray and the police lab guy on Police Squad!
Herbert died of bone cancer near Los Angeles on Tuesday.JawnDiablo - 6-13-2007 at 11:28 AM
i remember him being on nickelodeon when we first got cable when i was a kidCR83 - 6-13-2007 at 11:41 AM
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i remember him being on nickelodeon when we first got cable when i was a kid
Me too. The kids on the show were always pretty lame but he did great w/ them. I rember one experiment that proved 10 inches of snow equals one inch
of rain.DaveMoral - 6-13-2007 at 12:16 PM
He was no doubt the inspiration for Beakman's World. Anyone remember that?XHonusWagnerX - 6-13-2007 at 05:53 PM
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Originally posted by DaveMoral
He was no doubt the inspiration for Beakman's World. Anyone remember that?
Beakman was awesome!!DaveMoral - 6-13-2007 at 06:07 PM
Indeed, never yet seen a wackier science show than that one.crazyfists28 - 6-13-2007 at 07:56 PM
i miss the days of nickelodeon and being a kidSix66Mike - 6-13-2007 at 10:00 PM
I remember watching Mr Wizard when I was a kid, though it was in the 80s and early 90s yet they didn't look from the 70's lol. Was a wicked show.
Didn't like Beakman much, Bill Nye was awesome though.Siczine.com - 6-13-2007 at 10:21 PM
When I was a young ass lad I remember catching him on at at the wee'est hours of the morning.
