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. Hang Gliding; Karate; Robin Leach; Elephant
Aired 15 October 1994 • 30 min
2. Sled Dogs; Arctic Travel; Life in Camp; Arctic Weather
Aired 22 October 1994 • 30 min
3. Aircraft Carrier; Brain; Carrier Life
Aired 29 October 1994 • 30 min
4. Brain Mapping; Garlic; Sunscreens; Tasmanian Devil
Aired 5 November 1994 • 30 min
5. Movie Dinosaurs; Bread Chemistry; Scott Hamilton; Wallaby
Aired 12 November 1994 • 30 min
6. Movie Sound Effects; Sun; Globetrotters; Hedgehog
Aired 19 November 1994 • 30 min
7. Dinosaur Extinction; Floods; Blue Seas; Siberian Tiger
Aired 26 November 1994 • 30 min
8. Internet; Antibiotics; Panning for Gold; Taxidermy
Aired 3 December 1994 • 30 min
9. Ethnobotany; Hubble Telescope; Inventors Fair; Komodo Dragons
Aired 10 December 1994 • 30 min
10. Raptor Hospital; Photography; Skipping Stones; Snakes
Aired 17 December 1994 • 30 min
11. Redwoods; Electricity; Monuments; Red Fox
Aired 24 December 1994 • 30 min
12. Printing Money; Gravity; Nature Labs
Aired 31 December 1994 • 30 min
13. Bridges; Earthquakes; Chroma-Key; Grizzly Bear
Aired 7 January 1995 • 30 min