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. Disney-Cartoons; Skateboards; Smothers/Yo-yos; Lemons; Turtles
Aired 13 October 1990 • 30 min
2. Juggling; Greenwich; Echoes; Flies
Aired 20 October 1990 • 30 min
3. Everglades; Tomorrow's World; Recycling Chat; Everglades Students
Aired 27 October 1990 • 30 min
4. Demolition Derby; Stress; Topology Chat; Eagles
Aired 3 November 1990 • 30 min
5. Kidney; Steve Allen/Music; Lemons; Swans
Aired 10 November 1990 • 30 min
6. Blood; Physics Circus; Faxes; Lemons; Pronghorn
Aired 17 November 1990 • 30 min
7. Helicopter; Isaac Newton; Lemons; Koala
Aired 24 November 1990 • 30 min
8. Dyes; Billiards; Cheerios; Lemons; Cheetah
Aired 1 December 1990 • 30 min
9. Desert Animals; Judo; Salt & Ice; Pigs
Aired 8 December 1990 • 30 min
10. Hydro Power; Whitewater Rafting; Mold; Lemons; Weather Proverbs
Aired 15 December 1990 • 30 min
11. Wildlife Census; Eggs; Inventors Fair; Stone Crabs
Aired 22 December 1990 • 30 min
12. Violins; Voyager; Rube Goldberg; Lemons; Kinkaju
Aired 29 December 1990 • 30 min
13. Glaciers; Termites; Lemons; Alligators
Aired 5 January 1991 • 30 min