About this season
Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from 1983 to 1999. The show's title is based on the rumor of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him—or, more popularly, on his head—prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television. For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Later episodes of the show featured an original song. An occasional short feature appeared called "Science of the Rich and Famous" in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle.
Episodes (13)
1. Body Fat-I; Fiberoptics; Fainting Chat; Dolphins
Aired 15 October 1983 • 30 min
2. Voiceprints; Curveball; Goosebumps Chat; Hawk
Aired 22 October 1983 • 30 min
3. Astronaut Training; Hand: Fall Asleep; Clouded Leopard
Aired 29 October 1983 • 30 min
4. Hypnosis; Sky Blue; Seeing Stars Chat; Cold Remedies
Aired 5 November 1983 • 30 min
5. Visual Cliff; Heart; Ears Pop Chat; Wolves
Aired 12 November 1983 • 30 min
6. Video Games; Holograms; Funnybone Chat; Onions & Tears Chat
Aired 19 November 1983 • 30 min
7. Color Blindness; Taste Buds; Black Hole Chat
Aired 26 November 1983 • 30 min
8. Digital Sound; Eggs; Teeth Chatter Chat; Camel
Aired 3 December 1983 • 30 min
9. Ultrasound; Spacesuit; Knuckles Crack Chat; Porcupine
Aired 10 December 1983 • 30 min
10. Robots; X-Terrestrials; Headaches Chat; Parrots-I
Aired 17 December 1983 • 30 min
11. Wagon Wheel; Prosthetics; Armadillo
Aired 24 December 1983 • 30 min
12. Police Radar; Voice Synthesis; Skin/Wrinkles Chat; Snake and Lizard
Aired 31 December 1983 • 30 min
13. Karate; Lightning; Tears Chat; Oppossum
Aired 7 January 1984 • 30 min