Newton's Apple

Oct 15, 1983 (en) Documentary, Family [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 15, 1983
  • Production
    KTCA
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    Newton's Apple
  • Release
    Oct 15, 1983
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Lee Carey, Tacy Mangan, Richard Hudson, Kaye Zusmann

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Su-chin Pak

    Self - Host

  2. David Heil

    Self - Host

  3. Dave Huddleston

    Self - Host

  4. Brian Hackney

    Self - Host

  5. Eileen Galindo

    Self - Host

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 5 / Crews : 5

Season 1 ( 1983-10-15)

Body Fat-I; Fiberoptics; Fainting Chat; Dolphins

Episode: 1

Voiceprints; Curveball; Goosebumps Chat; Hawk

Episode: 2

Astronaut Training; Hand: Fall Asleep; Clouded Leopard

Episode: 3

Hypnosis; Sky Blue; Seeing Stars Chat; Cold Remedies

Episode: 4

Visual Cliff; Heart; Ears Pop Chat; Wolves

Episode: 5

Video Games; Holograms; Funnybone Chat; Onions & Tears Chat

Episode: 6

Color Blindness; Taste Buds; Black Hole Chat

Episode: 7

Digital Sound; Eggs; Teeth Chatter Chat; Camel

Episode: 8

Ultrasound; Spacesuit; Knuckles Crack Chat; Porcupine

Episode: 9

Robots; X-Terrestrials; Headaches Chat; Parrots-I

Episode: 10

Wagon Wheel; Prosthetics; Armadillo

Episode: 11

Police Radar; Voice Synthesis; Skin/Wrinkles Chat; Snake and Lizard

Episode: 12

Karate; Lightning; Tears Chat; Oppossum

Episode: 13

Season 2 ( 1984-10-13)

Mummies; Bicycles; Helium Chat; Owl

Episode: 1

Hot-Air Balloons; Hearing; Side Stitch Chat; Beluga Whales

Episode: 2

Fire; Artificial Heart; Penguins

Episode: 3

Lie Detector; Golf Balls; Hiccup Chat; Cold Remedies

Episode: 4

Imploding Buildings; Snoring; Stomach Growl Chat; Walrus

Episode: 5

Computer Graphics; Smell; Tarantula Chat; Inventors Fair

Episode: 6

Pain; Optical Illusions; Wine Glass Sing Chat; Iguana

Episode: 7

Electricity; Vision; Tennis Elbow Chat; Bubbles

Episode: 8

Thermography; Voice; Yawn Chat; Pronghorn

Episode: 9

Car Crash; Allergies; Blush Chat; Reindeer

Episode: 10

Sports Clinics; Radioactivity; Acne Chat; Baby Tigers

Episode: 11

Space Shuttle

Episode: 12

Balance; Cooking; Scientists Disagree; Eagle

Episode: 13

Season 3 ( 1985-10-12)

Earnie; Rainbow; Popcorn Chat; Pygmy Hippo

Episode: 1

Dinosaurs; Bullet Proof Vest; Heartburn Chat; Killer Whales

Episode: 2

Space Shuttle; Rube Goldberg; Crazy Inventions

Episode: 3

Chimp Communication; The Bends; Sweating Chat; Cold Remedies

Episode: 4

Boomerangs; Cooking Chemistry; Bears

Episode: 5

Comets; Perpetual Motion; Warts Chat; Sharks

Episode: 6

FBI; Stomach; Llama

Episode: 7

Cancer; Tennis Racquets; Sneezing Chat; Badger

Episode: 8

Punting A Football; Color; Jet Lag Chat; Sea Lions

Episode: 9

Muscles And Bones; Einstein; Falling Stars Chat; Raptor Center

Episode: 10

Earthquakes; Lungs; Bats

Episode: 11

Headaches; Eggs/Equinox; Hot Pepper Chat; Inventors Fair; Lion

Episode: 12

Singing In The Shower; Calories; Sun Tanning Chat; Patagonian Cavy

Episode: 13

Season 4 ( 1986-10-11)

Flight Trainers; Snake Bite; Hedgehoh Chat; Cold Remedies

Episode: 1

Caves; Lasers; Skin Wrinkle Chat; Whale Birth

Episode: 2

Hypothermia; Moon; Voice Change Chat; Yak

Episode: 3

Sponges; Bed of Nails; Probability; Pelicans

Episode: 4

Bees; Blood Pressure; Bruises Chat; Hiccups

Episode: 5

Telescopes; Food Myths; Manatee

Episode: 6

Fossil Dig; Mirrors; Frostbite Chat; Elephants

Episode: 7

Wind Blow; Baldness; Soda Pop Fizz Chat; Cranes

Episode: 8

Alcohol; Helium Balloons; Backache Chat; Roller Coaster; Snow Monkeys

Episode: 9

Diabetes; Frozen Food; Flat Feet Chat; Battery Inventions; Alligators

Episode: 10

Immune System; Skiing; Blimp; Beaver

Episode: 11

Pterodactyl; Rube Goldberg; Black Box Chat; Quickies

Episode: 12

Baseball Bats; Polarized Light; Dreams Chat; Inventors Fair; Falcon

Episode: 13

Season 5 ( 1987-10-10)

Plastic Surgery; High-Speed Bicycles; Lemons; Alling Whale

Episode: 1

Treasure Diving; Blackboard Chat; Lemons; Mothballs & Wintergreen

Episode: 2

Polar Expedition; Inventors Fair; Sea Otter

Episode: 3

Submarine; Budgies In A Truck; Uvula Chat; Lemons; Sea World Science Day

Episode: 4

Tornado; Exploratorium; Laryngitis Chat; Lemons; Beach Science

Episode: 5

Neon Lights; Rube Goldberg; Aspirin Chat; Lemons; Puffins

Episode: 6

MRI; Segment Update; Stars Twinkle Chat; Lemons; Kitchen Science

Episode: 7

Cavities; Snowflakes; Reflexes Chat; Lemons; Artic Fox

Episode: 8

Cocaine Addiction; Laundry Science; Lemons; Sled Dogs

Episode: 9

Child Development; Bridges; Lemons; Octopus

Episode: 10

Sailing; Skin Lotion Chat; Lemons; Jelly Fish

Episode: 11

Bureau Of Standards; Gravity Contest; Upset Stomach Chat; Lemons; Kelp Forest

Episode: 12

Gymnastics; Computer Vision; Lemons; Golden Monkeys

Episode: 13

Season 6 ( 1988-10-15)

Skydiving; Facial Symmetry; Lemons; Baby Orangutans

Episode: 1

ILM-Movie Creatures; Cholesterol; Lemons; Suntan; Vulture

Episode: 2

Microsurgery; Strobes; Coordination Chat; Lemons; Aardvark

Episode: 3

Air Traffic Control; Feet; Bell Curves; Tracking Bears

Episode: 4

Clouds; Rube Goldberg; Skin Itch Chat; Home Runs; Cold Remedies

Episode: 5

Woods Hole–Lobster; Woods Hole–Cell Division; Woods Hole 3

Episode: 6

Rockets; CPR Chat; Inventors Fair; Lemons; Aerosol Sprays; Cow

Episode: 7

Fireworks; Papermaking; Gas Chat; Lemons; Slow Loris

Episode: 8

Insomnia; Electron Microscope; Lemons; Exponentials; Giraffe

Episode: 9

Liquid Nitrogen; Dolphins; Superconductivity Chat; Lemons; Insects

Episode: 10

Synthesizers; Maple Syruping; Non-Stick Pans; Wind Chill Chat; Lemons; Serval

Episode: 11

Magnets; Forest Fires; Night Blindness Chat; Lynx

Episode: 12

Horse Jumping; Toys in Space; Dust Bunnies; Carnivorous Plants; Lemons; Toucan

Episode: 13

Season 7 ( 1989-10-14)

Roller Coaster; Quicksand; Jelly-Side Down; Lemons; White Tiger

Episode: 1

Bee Stings; Bowling; High-Speed Elevator; Lemons; Boa

Episode: 2

Race Cars; Spider Webs; Lemons; Tropical Fish

Episode: 3

Rain Forest; Buoyancy; Pouring Catsup; Lemons; Cold Remedies

Episode: 4

Caffeine; Butterfly Migration; Autumn Leaves; Lemons; Doppler Effect; Sloth

Episode: 5

Surfing; Geothermal/Volcanoes; Luau; Sugar Processing; Hawaiian Language; Eel

Episode: 6

Whale Watch; Sunspots; Lemons; Skunk

Episode: 7

Milky Way; Epilepsy; Lemons; Inventors Fair; Cuttlefish

Episode: 8

DNA; Rube Goldberg Contest; Parrot Chat; Chewing Tin Foil; Seahorse

Episode: 9

Marathons; Celestial Navigation; Cataracts Chat; Lemons; Echidna

Episode: 10

Spinal Cord; Glue; Lemons; Dog Behavior

Episode: 11

Cheese; Aging; Appendix Chat; Wolves

Episode: 12

Supercomputer; Greenhouse Effect; House Creaking; Owl

Episode: 13

Season 8 ( 1990-10-13)

Disney-Cartoons; Skateboards; Smothers/Yo-yos; Lemons; Turtles

Episode: 1

Juggling; Greenwich; Echoes; Flies

Episode: 2

Everglades; Tomorrow's World; Recycling Chat; Everglades Students

Episode: 3

Demolition Derby; Stress; Topology Chat; Eagles

Episode: 4

Kidney; Steve Allen/Music; Lemons; Swans

Episode: 5

Blood; Physics Circus; Faxes; Lemons; Pronghorn

Episode: 6

Helicopter; Isaac Newton; Lemons; Koala

Episode: 7

Dyes; Billiards; Cheerios; Lemons; Cheetah

Episode: 8

Desert Animals; Judo; Salt & Ice; Pigs

Episode: 9

Hydro Power; Whitewater Rafting; Mold; Lemons; Weather Proverbs

Episode: 10

Wildlife Census; Eggs; Inventors Fair; Stone Crabs

Episode: 11

Violins; Voyager; Rube Goldberg; Lemons; Kinkaju

Episode: 12

Glaciers; Termites; Lemons; Alligators

Episode: 13

Season 9 ( 1991-10-12)

Aerobic Exercise; Swimming/Weightlifting; Luge/Skating; Softball/Racewalking

Episode: 1

Solar Cars; Steroids; The Amazing Kreskin; Foot Fall Asleep; Miniature Horses

Episode: 2

Murder Mystery; Ted Nugent; Bats

Episode: 3

Cancer Causes; Frisbees; Computer Virus

Episode: 4

Sewers; Cancer Treatments; Dick Cavett; Porcupines

Episode: 5

Mapping the Dig Site; Dating the Bones; Assembling Dinosaur

Episode: 6

Domed Stadium; Photosynthesis; Polarized Sunglasses; Amusement Park

Episode: 7

Tears; Slinky Physics; Barcodes; Aspirin; Camels

Episode: 8

Soviet Space; Sky Blue; Inventors Fair; Llamas

Episode: 9

Acid Rain; Highjump; Potholes; Goats

Episode: 10

Medical Quackery; Microwave Ovens; Dollar Changer; Golden Eagles

Episode: 11

Telecommunications; Solar Eclipse; Blimp; Bear Cubs

Episode: 12

Hip Replacement; Airbags; Paper Cuts; Potbelly Pigs

Episode: 13

Season 10 ( 1992-10-10)

Television; Studio Tour; Post-Production; Satellites

Episode: 1

Movie Stunts; Household Chemistry; Coffee and Cream; Musk Ox

Episode: 2

Election Polls and Surveys; Electric Car; Ceramics; Cougars

Episode: 3

Monster Make-Up; Ozone; Rearview Mirrors; Artificial Sweeteners

Episode: 4

Oil Spill; Diet & Nutrition; Crystal Gayle; Caribou

Episode: 5

Antarctic Journey; Antarctic Penguins; Palmer Station; Krill; Seals

Episode: 6

AIDS ; Glass Recycling; Science Challenge; Cement; Wolverine

Episode: 7

Cockroaches; Broken Bones; Dentist Chair; Rhinoceros

Episode: 8

Omnimax Technology; Archery; Lightbulb; Condors

Episode: 9

Aurora Borealis; Air Pressure; Al Gore; Piranha

Episode: 10

Traffic Control; Cryogenics; Static Electricity; Russian Kids

Episode: 11

Blood Typing; Locks & Dams; Moles; Penguins

Episode: 12

Diabetes; Galaxy Mapping; Dweezil Zappa; Ostrich

Episode: 13

Season 11 ( 1993-10-16)

Rock Climbing; Taste Test; Monty Hall; Baby Bobcats

Episode: 1

Emergency Rescue; Black Holes; Pizza; Reindeer

Episode: 2

Memory; In Vitro Fertilization; Goose Bumps; Hummingbirds

Episode: 3

Newspaper; Bomb Squad; Echoes; Mosquitoes

Episode: 4

Jumbo Jets; Meteors; Knuckle Crack; Paper Recycling

Episode: 5

Windsurfing; Permafrost; Tumbleweeds; Zebras

Episode: 6

Spotted Owls; Carpal Tunnel; Foggy Mirrors; Lizards

Episode: 7

Archaeology; Mazes; Dolphins

Episode: 8

Firefighting; Dairy Farm; Inventors Fair; Otters

Episode: 9

Bison Roundup; Heart Attack; Dead Fingernails; Chile Peppers

Episode: 10

The Bends; Compact Disc; Michael York; Wolves

Episode: 11

Garbage; Infrared; Shelley Duvall; Polar Bears

Episode: 12

Mt. Rushmore; Virtual Reality; Candles; Chimpanzees

Episode: 13

Season 12 ( 1994-10-15)

Hang Gliding; Karate; Robin Leach; Elephant

Episode: 1

Sled Dogs; Arctic Travel; Life in Camp; Arctic Weather

Episode: 2

Aircraft Carrier; Brain; Carrier Life

Episode: 3

Brain Mapping; Garlic; Sunscreens; Tasmanian Devil

Episode: 4

Movie Dinosaurs; Bread Chemistry; Scott Hamilton; Wallaby

Episode: 5

Movie Sound Effects; Sun; Globetrotters; Hedgehog

Episode: 6

Dinosaur Extinction; Floods; Blue Seas; Siberian Tiger

Episode: 7

Internet; Antibiotics; Panning for Gold; Taxidermy

Episode: 8

Ethnobotany; Hubble Telescope; Inventors Fair; Komodo Dragons

Episode: 9

Raptor Hospital; Photography; Skipping Stones; Snakes

Episode: 10

Redwoods; Electricity; Monuments; Red Fox

Episode: 11

Printing Money; Gravity; Nature Labs

Episode: 12

Bridges; Earthquakes; Chroma-Key; Grizzly Bear

Episode: 13

Season 13 ( 1995-10-14)

Waterskiing; Reflexes; Escalator; Fat-free Foods

Episode: 1

Circus High Wire; Mummies; Bug Spray; Armadillo

Episode: 2

Maya Bike Trek; Hearing; Parachutes; Owls

Episode: 3

Balloon Safari; Grasslands; Maasai Mara; Mara Animals

Episode: 4

Ice Surfing; DNA Fingerprinting; Bubble Gum; Cold Remedies

Episode: 5

Aircraft Fire Rescue; Balloons; Knives; Science Home Videos

Episode: 6

Simulator Rides; Dolphin Communication; Parade Technology; Laser Show

Episode: 7

Hazardous Materials; In-Line Skating; Skin Wrinkling; Compost

Episode: 8

Human Slingshot Ride; Bone Marrow; King's Singers; Rotting Foods

Episode: 9

Wild Lion Vet; Bicycles; Fish Breathing; Insect Warfare

Episode: 10

Equator; Maasai Village; Coffee; Baby Elephants

Episode: 11

Bird Songs; Ergonomics; Inventor's Fair; Scorpions

Episode: 12

Jungle Survival; Liver; Emus

Episode: 13

Season 14 ( 1996-10-12)

Spelunking; Human Eye; Betty White; Elks

Episode: 1

Sharks; Tattoo; Black Pearls; Coconuts

Episode: 2

Riverboats; Body Fat-II; Motorcycle Scientists; Parrots-II

Episode: 3

Hypercoaster; Nicotine; Erasers; Dance Scientists

Episode: 4

Avalanche Rescue; Prosthetic Limbs; Football Scientist; Popcorn

Episode: 5

Inca Engineering; Quipus; Potatoes; Alpacas

Episode: 6

Ski Jump; Bee Stings; Fear; Ruminants

Episode: 7

Rain Forest Researchers; Snakes; Frogs; Leaf Cutter Ants

Episode: 8

Olympics Solar Energy; Soccer; Trumpets; Earthquake Scientist

Episode: 9

Malaria Tracking; Clocks; Inventors' Fair; Deformed Frogs

Episode: 10

Post Office; Gems; SCI HomeVideo

Episode: 11

Ethanol; Bones; Coyotes

Episode: 12

Wetlands; Eco-Filtration; Drinking Water; Water Tower

Episode: 13

Season 15 ( 1997-10-11)

Lost World Dinosaurs; Glaucoma; Research Vet; Enzyme Cleaners

Episode: 1

Henrietta Marie; Scuba Kids; Fog; Best Of Inventors' Fair

Episode: 2

Goldmine; Phases Of The Moon; Craig T. Nelson; Baby Tiger

Episode: 3

Pet Food; The Family Pack; Wishbone; Not-A-Pet; Exotic Pets

Episode: 4

White Water Rafting; Asthma; Meteorologist; Wild Horses

Episode: 5

Gliders; Suction Cups; Novocaine; Leeches

Episode: 6

Wilderness Training; River Kayaking; Glacier Climbing; Summit Bid

Episode: 7

Glass Blowing; Smiles; Richard Dean Anderson; Enviro-Archaeology

Episode: 8

Mammoth Dig; Greenhouse Effect; Neo-Natologist; Palmer Station

Episode: 9

Kids On Mars; Wind Blow; Badlands; Chocolate

Episode: 10

Zoo Vet; Car Engines; Can Opener; Walking Sticks

Episode: 11

'Bot Or Not; NASA Robots; Mars VR; Robot Camps

Episode: 12

Lightning Bolts; Proteins; Geese; Home Videos

Episode: 13
Oct 15, 1983 (en)
Documentary, Family
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 15, 1983
  • Production
    KTCA
  • Rotten tomato 80%
Original Title Newton's Apple
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Lee Carey, Tacy Mangan, Richard Hudson, Kaye Zusmann

    Producer