Acme School of Stuff
Over 15 or 16 years ago, this particular TV show was aired on TVOntario. It has a cool and interesting introduction and it is well known for Science and Technology. The show is called “Acme School of Stuff”. I stumbled upon this particular TV show when I saw a video on how subways work. Before “How it’s made”, “How do they do it”, “How’d they do that?” and one particular TV show that was aired on HGTV (it follows the same paths as the latter three, but I couldn’t remember what it is), this particular TV show gives us a close understanding on how things work.
“Acme School of Stuff” is hosted by a person named David Stringer and he’s lucky enough to host an official website about him and his accomplishments he had contributed over the years. His official site can be founded here: http://www.davidstringer.ca/
Also, there’s a youtube channel dedicating to the Acme School of Stuff: http://www.youtube.com/user/acmeschool
I’m still trying to find on how electronic signs\displays work from this particular series, but over time it’ll be on that particular channel….lol Anyways, enjoy the videos that are my favourites, especially that phreak615 should know how a Vinyl record works (if you want to refer to my blog posting on that, click here)!
Acme School of Stuff (intro):
Electronics (from tube to transistor) – one of my favourites:
How a telephone works (with a humourous opening):
How Digital things work using ones and zeros:
Making of a Vinyl Record:
I found Acme School of Stuff in the early ’00’s on late-night PBS. I was furious I didn’t have this show when I was a kid, as it gives so much insight into how everything one takes for granted works.
Looking for a gift for my nephews I wrote to David a few years back asking if they were considering putting out the series on DVD, he wrote back saying he was trying to put something together. Alas, looks as though it hasn’t happened.
Mark Weaver
May 30, 2008 at 12:36 pm
It would have been nice if the series was released on DVD, but so far there isn’t a “demand” of some sort. All I found is some videos of the show scoured over on Youtube….
Simon Tonekham
May 30, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I loved these shows and wish they had been around when I was a kid. I, too, found it on late-night PBS around 2000 and wish they were available on DVD for my nephews and niece.
If they ever show up again on TV, I just may record them.
Lacey Kells
February 1, 2009 at 1:33 am