Beakman's World
| Beakman's World | |
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The Beakman's World logo.
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| Based on | You Can with Beakman and Jax by Jok Church |
| Presented by | Paul Zaloom |
| Starring |
Mark Ritts Alanna Ubach Eliza Schneider Senta Moses |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 91 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
ELP Communications Universal/Belo Productions Columbia Pictures Television (1992-1996) Columbia TriStar Television (1996-1997) |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
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| Original network | Syndication (1992-1993) CBS (1993-1998) TLC (1992-1998) The CW (for some reruns) |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Audio format | CBS Stereosound Dolby Surround |
| Original release | September 19, 1992 – August 1, 1998 |
Beakman's World is an educational children's television show. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can with Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church. The series premiered September 19, 1992 on CBS, TLC, and in national syndication.
On September 18, 1993 it moved from national syndication to CBS's Saturday morning children’s lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world. The series was canceled in 1998. Reruns returned to national syndication in September 2006, after which it was transferred to local stations such as KICU. The show debuted a year prior to Bill Nye the Science Guy, which covered similar topics. The show's host, Paul Zaloom, still performs as Beakman in live appearances around the globe.
The program starred Paul Zaloom as Beakman, an eccentric scientist who performed comical experiments and demonstrations in response to viewer mail to illustrate various scientific concepts from density to electricity to flatulence. When his experiments were successful, he would often exclaim "Zaloom!", referring to his last name.
Over the years, Beakman was aided in his experiments by a female assistant just as in the comic strip on which it was based. The assistant's name changed throughout the show's run; for the episodes of season 1, it was Josie (played by Alanna Ubach); for the episodes of seasons 2 and 3, it was Liza (played by Eliza Schneider); and for the episodes of season 4, it was Phoebe (played by Senta Moses). Beakman was also assisted by his "lab rat" Lester. In the pilot episode, Lester was a puppet, but in every subsequent episode he was simply a clueless, crude man (Mark Ritts) in a tattered rat suit. In a running joke, it was never asserted that his character was actually supposed to be a rat; rather he was specifically identified by himself and others as a guy in a rat suit, or as a serious actor with a bad agent. Sometimes unwilling to help out, Lester was often persuaded by Beakman with the promise of food.
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