3-2-1 Contact

Name: 3-2-1 Contact
Released: 18 Nov 1988
Rating: 6.90

1988-11-18 United States of America 30 minutes.

6.90 7 votes

Episodes
Info
Cast

Season - Episode

7 Season 7 Oct 10, 1988

7 - 1

Antarctica: Getting There Oct 10, 1988
7 - 2

Antarctica: Getting Around Oct 11, 1988
7 - 3

Antarctica: Life On The Edge Oct 12, 1988
7 - 4

Antarctica: Life Under The Ice Oct 13, 1988
7 - 5

Antarctica: The Desert Continent Oct 14, 1988
7 - 6

Your Body: Twins Oct 17, 1988
7 - 7

Your Body: Having a Baby Oct 18, 1988
7 - 8

Your Body: Sleep Oct 19, 1988
7 - 9

Your Body: Spinning Oct 20, 1988
7 - 10

Your Body: Your Health Oct 21, 1988
7 - 11

Australia: Platypus & Echidna Oct 24, 1988
7 - 12

Australia: Moths & Beetles Oct 25, 1988
7 - 13

Australia: Emu & Kookaburra Oct 26, 1988
7 - 14

Australia: Koalas Oct 27, 1988
7 - 15

Australia: Kangaroos Oct 28, 1988
7 - 16

Structures: Bubble, Bubble Oct 31, 1988
7 - 17

Structures: Pipes and Reeds Nov 01, 1988
7 - 18

Structures: Chaos and Computers Nov 02, 1988
7 - 19

Structures: Running Robots Nov 03, 1988
7 - 20

Structures: Suspended in Air Nov 04, 1988
7 - 21

Greece: The Journey Begins Nov 07, 1988
7 - 22

Greece: Under The Ash Nov 08, 1988
7 - 23

Greece: Before History Nov 09, 1988
7 - 24

Greece: Sheep & Cheese Nov 10, 1988
7 - 25

Greece: The Parthenon Nov 11, 1988
7 - 26

Island: Parrot Fish Nov 14, 1988
7 - 27

Island: Lizards Nov 15, 1988
7 - 28

Island: Coral Nov 16, 1988
7 - 29

Island: Flamingos Nov 17, 1988
7 - 30

Island: Conch Nov 18, 1988

6 Season 6 Oct 12, 1987

6 - 1

Japan: Precious Oysters, Rare Salamanders Oct 12, 1987
6 - 2

Japan: Landslide! Oct 13, 1987
6 - 3

Japan: Paper and Kites Oct 14, 1987
6 - 4

Japan: Earthquake! Oct 15, 1987
6 - 5

Japan: Judo and Computers Oct 16, 1987
6 - 6

Detectives: Skin and Bone Detectives Oct 19, 1987
6 - 7

Detectives: Tool and Trash Detectives Oct 20, 1987
6 - 8

Detectives: Wildlife Detectives Oct 21, 1987
6 - 9

Detectives: Dinosaur Detectives Oct 22, 1987
6 - 10

Detectives: Pattern Detectives Oct 23, 1987
6 - 11

Architecture: Raising the Big Top Oct 26, 1987
6 - 12

Architecture: Home Oct 27, 1987
6 - 13

Architecture: Stack It Up Oct 28, 1987
6 - 14

Architecture: Made to Fit Oct 29, 1987
6 - 15

Architecture: Light But Strong Oct 30, 1987
6 - 16

Mammals: Rats and Bats Nov 02, 1987
6 - 17

Mammals: Keeping Warm Nov 03, 1987
6 - 18

Mammals: Live Birth, Warm Milk Nov 04, 1987
6 - 19

Mammals at Play Nov 05, 1987
6 - 20

Big Mammals: The High Cost of Living Nov 06, 1987
6 - 21

Modeling: Things on Wheels Nov 09, 1987
6 - 22

Modeling: Through Ice and Air Nov 10, 1987
6 - 23

Modeling: The Earth Nov 11, 1987
6 - 24

Modeling: Knees and Small Things Nov 12, 1987
6 - 25

Modeling: Spaces Nov 13, 1987
6 - 26

In the Air: Finding Your Way Nov 16, 1987
6 - 27

In the Air: Drifting with the Wind Nov 17, 1987
6 - 28

In the Air: Born to Fly Nov 18, 1987
6 - 29

In the Air: Fat Things That Fly Nov 19, 1987
6 - 30

In the Air: Unbelievable Flying Objects Nov 20, 1987

5 Season 5 Sep 22, 1986

5 - 1

Signals: Lingo Sep 22, 1986
5 - 2

Signals: Talking Birds, Talking Rooms Sep 23, 1986
5 - 3

Signals: Looking for Visual Clues Sep 24, 1986
5 - 4

Signals: Getting Them Around Sep 25, 1986
5 - 5

Signals: Cracking Codes Sep 26, 1986
5 - 6

Oceans: On the Sea Sep 29, 1986
5 - 7

Oceans: In the Sea Sep 30, 1986
5 - 8

Oceans: From the Sea Oct 01, 1986
5 - 9

Oceans: By the Sea Oct 02, 1986
5 - 10

Oceans: Of the Sea Oct 03, 1986
5 - 11

Motion: What's Up? Oct 06, 1986
5 - 12

Motion: Bones Oct 07, 1986
5 - 13

Motion: Smashing Oct 08, 1986
5 - 14

Motion: Getting a Grip Oct 09, 1986
5 - 15

Motion: Heave Ho! Oct 10, 1986
5 - 16

Eating: Tooth Detectives Oct 13, 1986
5 - 17

Eating: Picky Eaters Oct 14, 1986
5 - 18

Eating: Zoo Food Oct 15, 1986
5 - 19

Eating: Down the Hatch Oct 16, 1986
5 - 20

Eating: Leftovers Oct 17, 1986

4 Season 4 Sep 23, 1985

4 - 1

Tropics: Rubber Sep 23, 1985
4 - 2

Tropics: Metals Sep 24, 1985
4 - 3

Tropics: Rice Sep 25, 1985
4 - 4

Tropics: Working Animals ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Monkeys and Elephants Sep 26, 1985
4 - 5

Tropics: Endangered Animals Sep 27, 1985
4 - 6

Light: From the Sun; To Your Eyes Sep 30, 1985
4 - 7

Light: Color Oct 01, 1985
4 - 8

Light: Eyes Oct 02, 1985
4 - 9

Light: How Animals See Oct 03, 1985
4 - 10

Light: Bending and Bouncing Oct 04, 1985
4 - 11

Farms: Sheep and Pigs ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Selective Breeding Oct 07, 1985
4 - 12

Farms: Plants and Pigs â€“ Plant Production Oct 08, 1985
4 - 13

Farms: Hybrids Oct 09, 1985
4 - 14

Farms: Cows and Pigs ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Animal Products Oct 10, 1985
4 - 15

Farms: Chickens and Pigs ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Animal Production Oct 11, 1985
4 - 16

Stuff: Metals Oct 14, 1985
4 - 17

Stuff: Clay Oct 15, 1985
4 - 18

Stuff: Shaping It Oct 16, 1985
4 - 19

Stuff: Feathers and Rubber Oct 17, 1985
4 - 20

Stuff: Using It Oct 18, 1985

3 Season 3 Oct 22, 1984

3 - 1

Space: Weightless Oct 22, 1984
3 - 2

Space: Getting There Oct 23, 1984
3 - 3

Space: Living There Oct 24, 1984
3 - 4

Space: Working There Oct 25, 1984
3 - 5

Space: Anybody Out There? Oct 26, 1984
3 - 6

Measurement: How Long? How Far? Oct 29, 1984
3 - 7

Measurement: What's the Area? What's the Volume? Oct 30, 1984
3 - 8

Measurement: How Heavy? How Dense? Oct 31, 1984
3 - 9

Measurement: How Many? How Much? Nov 01, 1984
3 - 10

Measurement: How Fast? How Slow? Nov 02, 1984
3 - 11

Earth is Change Nov 05, 1984
3 - 12

Earth: Maps Nov 06, 1984
3 - 13

Earth: Climate Nov 07, 1984
3 - 14

Earth: Flora and Fauna Nov 08, 1984
3 - 15

Earth: Building Models Nov 09, 1984
3 - 16

Electricity: What is It? Nov 12, 1984
3 - 17

Electricity and Magnetism Nov 13, 1984
3 - 18

Electricity: Where Do We Get It? Nov 14, 1984
3 - 19

Electricity Runs in a Circuit Nov 15, 1984
3 - 20

Electricity: You Are Electric Nov 16, 1984

2 Season 2 Oct 31, 1983

2 - 1

Survival: Breathing Oct 31, 1983
2 - 2

Survival: Temperature Nov 01, 1983
2 - 3

Survival: Protection Nov 02, 1983
2 - 4

Survival: Energy Nov 03, 1983
2 - 5

Survival: Teamwork Nov 04, 1983
2 - 6

Sports: Training Analysis Oct 24, 1983
2 - 7

Sports: Time, Rate, Measurement Oct 25, 1983
2 - 8

Sports: Energy Transfer Oct 26, 1983
2 - 9

Sports: Impact Analysis Oct 27, 1983
2 - 10

Sports: Coordination Oct 28, 1983
2 - 11

Flight: Flying Animals Oct 17, 1983
2 - 12

Flight: Air Resistance Oct 18, 1983
2 - 14

Flight: Thrust Oct 20, 1983
2 - 15

Flight: Acceleration Oct 21, 1983
2 - 16

Babies: The Code of Life Nov 07, 1983
2 - 17

Babies: Growth and Development Nov 08, 1983
2 - 18

Babies: Behavior Nov 09, 1983
2 - 19

Babies: Colonization Nov 10, 1983
2 - 20

Babies: Change Nov 11, 1983
2 - 21

Senses: Taste and Smell Dec 05, 1983
2 - 22

Senses: Sight Dec 06, 1983
2 - 23

Senses: Hearing Dec 07, 1983
2 - 24

Senses: Touch Dec 08, 1983
2 - 25

Senses: Special Sensors Dec 09, 1983
2 - 26

Shapes in Nature Nov 21, 1983
2 - 27

Shapes and Gravity Nov 22, 1983
2 - 28

Shapes: Streamlining Nov 23, 1983
2 - 29

Shapes: Form and Function Nov 24, 1983
2 - 30

Shapes: Clues Nov 25, 1983
2 - 31

Water: 3 Phases â€“ Gas, Liquid, Solid Nov 28, 1983
2 - 32

Water: Medium for Life Nov 29, 1983
2 - 33

Water and People Nov 30, 1983
2 - 34

Water: Distribution Dec 01, 1983
2 - 35

Water in the Body Dec 02, 1983
2 - 36

Building: Materials Nov 14, 1983
2 - 37

Building: One of a Kind Nov 15, 1983
2 - 38

Building: Standard Parts Nov 16, 1983
2 - 39

Building: Modular Nov 17, 1983
2 - 40

Building: Communication Nov 18, 1983

1 Season 1 Jan 14, 1980

1 - 1

Noisy/Quiet: Production & Processing of Sound Jan 14, 1980
1 - 2

Noisy/Quiet: The Ear Jan 15, 1980
1 - 3

Noisy/Quiet: How People & Animals Use Sound Jan 16, 1980
1 - 4

Noisy/Quiet: Music Jan 17, 1980
1 - 5

Noisy/Quiet: Range of Vibration Jan 18, 1980
1 - 6

Forces and Motion Mar 24, 1980
1 - 7

Forces and Fields Mar 25, 1980
1 - 8

Forces: Buoyancy and Gravity Mar 26, 1980
1 - 9

Forces and Machines Mar 27, 1980
1 - 10

Forces: A Spectacle of Forces Mar 28, 1980
1 - 11

Growth/Decay: Sex and Seeds Mar 10, 1980
1 - 12

Growth/Decay: Human Growth Mar 11, 1980
1 - 13

Growth/Decay: Decay Mar 12, 1980
1 - 14

Growth/Decay: Human Cultures/Land Forms Mar 13, 1980
1 - 15

Growth/Decay: Cycles Upon Cycles Mar 14, 1980
1 - 16

Fast/Slow: Speed Up, Slow Down Jan 28, 1980
1 - 17

Fast/Slow: Rhythms of Nature Jan 29, 1980
1 - 18

Fast/Slow: Lifetimes Jan 30, 1980
1 - 19

Fast/Slow: Speed and Racing Feb 07, 1980
1 - 20

Fast/Slow: Time and Time Again Feb 01, 1980
1 - 21

Communication: Human Communication Mar 17, 1980
1 - 22

Communication: Animal Communication Mar 18, 1980
1 - 23

Communication: Machinery of Communication Mar 19, 1980
1 - 24

Communication with Other Species Mar 20, 1980
1 - 25

Communication: Feedback Mar 21, 1980
1 - 26

Food/Fuel: Animal Food Feb 04, 1980
1 - 27

Food/Fuel: Human Food Feb 05, 1980
1 - 28

Food/Fuel: Growing and Processing Food Feb 06, 1980
1 - 29

Food/Fuel: Fueling Machines Feb 07, 1980
1 - 30

Food/Fuel: The Sun Makes Everything Go Feb 08, 1980
1 - 31

Hot/Cold: People's Temperatures Jan 21, 1980
1 - 32

Hot/Cold: Animal and Plant Adaptations Jan 22, 1980
1 - 33

Hot/Cold: How Hot or Cold Can It Get? Jan 23, 1980
1 - 34

Hot/Cold: Heat and Work Jan 24, 1980
1 - 35

Hot/Cold: Temperatures on Earth/In Space Jan 25, 1980
1 - 36

Light/Dark: The Sun Feb 18, 1980
1 - 38

Light/Dark: Electromagnetic Spectrum Feb 20, 1980
1 - 39

Light/Dark: The Eye Feb 21, 1980
1 - 40

Light/Dark: Light Sources Feb 22, 1980
1 - 41

Near/Far: Seeing Isn't Always Believing Mar 03, 1980
1 - 42

Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near Home Mar 04, 1980
1 - 43

Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Over Earth Mar 05, 1980
1 - 44

Near/Far: Space Travel Mar 06, 1980
1 - 45

Near/Far: Knowing Where You Are Mar 07, 1980
1 - 46

Order/Disorder: Regular Patterns Mar 31, 1980
1 - 47

Order/Disorder: The Body â€“ An Ordered System Apr 01, 1980
1 - 48

Order/Disorder: Social Order Apr 02, 1980
1 - 49

Order/Disorder: Disordered Apr 03, 1980
1 - 50

Order/Disorder: Sum of Its Parts Apr 04, 1980
1 - 51

Surfaces: Protection Apr 07, 1980
1 - 52

Surfaces: Shapes and Functions at the Surface Apr 08, 1980
1 - 53

Surfaces: Surface Tension and Bubbles Apr 09, 1980
1 - 54

Surfaces: Surface of the Earth Apr 10, 1980
1 - 55

Surfaces: The Atmosphere Apr 11, 1980
1 - 56

Big/Small: Animal Sizes/Scaling Feb 25, 1980
1 - 57

Big/Small: Animal Habitats Feb 26, 1980
1 - 58

Big/Small: Dinoaurs Feb 27, 1980
1 - 59

Big/Small: Volume & Efficiency Feb 28, 1980
1 - 60

Big/Small: How Big is Big? Feb 29, 1980
1 - 61

Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Crowding Feb 11, 1980
1 - 62

Crowded/Uncrowded: Optimum Populations in Nature Feb 12, 1980
1 - 63

Crowded/Uncrowded: Contrasts in Densities of Materials Feb 13, 1980
1 - 64

Crowded/Uncrowded: Down Among the Atoms (Liquids & Solids) Feb 14, 1980
1 - 65

Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Survival/Controlling Densities Feb 15, 1980

Overview

3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational television show that aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988, and an adjoining children's magazine. The show, a production of the Children's Television Workshop, teaches scientific principles and their applications. Dr. Edward G. Atkins, who was responsible for much of the scientific content of the show, felt that the TV program wouldn't replace a classroom but would open the viewers to ask questions about the scientific purpose of things.

Year 1988

Studio PBS

Director

Crew Joanne Roberts (Producer), Karen Katz (Producer), Anne MacLeod Hoffman (Executive Producer), Maxine Wishner (Producer), Susan Schwartz Lynn (Producer), Alfred Hyslop (Executive Producer)

Popularity 46.9176

Language English