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    Major Spoilers Question of the Day: Educational Program Edition

    Matthew PetersonBy 7 Comments1 Min Read

    There was a time, in my youth, when one could just make a cartoon about the latest cool toy trend, but by the time I was working in television in the 1990s, everything kid-related had to be, at least partly, an educational program.  This led to weird moments , which in many cases gave us entertainment that was the equivalent of  “Knowing Is Half The Battle” shorts extended to half an hour.  Still, there were a lot of great educational shows to be had, from ‘Crashbox’ to ‘The Adventures Of Hyperman’ and of course, ‘Square One Television,’ leading to today’s didactic query…

    The MS-QOTD (pronounced  “edge-you-tain-ment”) carries over from yesterday’s MS-QOTD a deep love for the Spidey Super Stories from ‘The Electric Company,’ the best live-action Spider-Man ever, asking: What are your favorite bits of educational pop culture?

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    7 Comments

    1. Malone_hasco on

      Once Upon a Time…Life. French-Japanese-Swiss-Italian animation series about human body for children. I loved that show as a kid, highly recommended.

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    2. DamienR on

      Schoolhouse Rock!

      “Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
      Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.
      Conjunction Junction, how’s that function?”

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    3. Brenning Dragonbred on

      I used to love the original PBS “Ghostwriter” series (not the later “Ghostwriter Mysteries” aired on CBS, The N and syndication).

      And of course “Beakman’s World” for being both hilarious and educational all in one package.

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    4. Daniel Langsdale on

      I have recently fallen head-over-heels for Odd Squad, with its kids-as-men-in-black-teaching-math-concepts. It has great writing and sharp timing, and is one of those rare things that is truly enjoyable by all ages. It’s made by the Fred Rogers Company, and it does his legacy proud.

      It’s currently available on Amazon Prime, go out now an watch it in a bingeing frenzy.

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    6. Frank on

      Lolly, Lolly, Lolly get your adverbs here. (School house rock).
      In the 90’s I enjoyed ‘ Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?’ TV show in PBS. It was fairly imaginative and had a great theme song.

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    7. DamienR on

      I remember a Canadian show called ‘Space Teens’, with two girls and Alan Thicke in space solving problems with math…

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