1983 - 1998
8.0 (3 votes)
15 Seasons
Genres
Documentary
Family
Networks
PBS
Newton's Apple
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Lee Carey, Tacy Mangan, Richard Hudson, Kaye Zusmann
Top Cast
SuChin Pak
Self - Host
David Heil
Self - Host
Dave Huddleston
Self - Host
Brian Hackney
Self - Host
Eileen Galindo
Self - Host
Seasons
Season 1 (1983)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Body Fat-I; Fiberoptics; Fainting Chat; Dolphins
1983-10-15Episode 2: Voiceprints; Curveball; Goosebumps Chat; Hawk
1983-10-22Episode 3: Astronaut Training; Hand: Fall Asleep; Clouded Leopard
1983-10-29Episode 4: Hypnosis; Sky Blue; Seeing Stars Chat; Cold Remedies
1983-11-05Episode 5: Visual Cliff; Heart; Ears Pop Chat; Wolves
1983-11-12Episode 6: Video Games; Holograms; Funnybone Chat; Onions & Tears Chat
1983-11-19Episode 7: Color Blindness; Taste Buds; Black Hole Chat
1983-11-26Episode 8: Digital Sound; Eggs; Teeth Chatter Chat; Camel
1983-12-03Episode 9: Ultrasound; Spacesuit; Knuckles Crack Chat; Porcupine
1983-12-10Episode 10: Robots; X-Terrestrials; Headaches Chat; Parrots-I
1983-12-17Episode 11: Wagon Wheel; Prosthetics; Armadillo
1983-12-24Episode 12: Police Radar; Voice Synthesis; Skin/Wrinkles Chat; Snake and Lizard
1983-12-31Episode 13: Karate; Lightning; Tears Chat; Oppossum
1984-01-07Season 2 (1984)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Mummies; Bicycles; Helium Chat; Owl
1984-10-13Episode 2: Hot-Air Balloons; Hearing; Side Stitch Chat; Beluga Whales
1984-10-20Episode 3: Fire; Artificial Heart; Penguins
1984-10-27Episode 4: Lie Detector; Golf Balls; Hiccup Chat; Cold Remedies
1984-11-03Episode 5: Imploding Buildings; Snoring; Stomach Growl Chat; Walrus
1984-11-10Episode 6: Computer Graphics; Smell; Tarantula Chat; Inventors Fair
1984-11-17Episode 7: Pain; Optical Illusions; Wine Glass Sing Chat; Iguana
1984-11-24Episode 8: Electricity; Vision; Tennis Elbow Chat; Bubbles
1984-12-01Episode 9: Thermography; Voice; Yawn Chat; Pronghorn
1984-12-08Episode 10: Car Crash; Allergies; Blush Chat; Reindeer
1984-12-15Episode 11: Sports Clinics; Radioactivity; Acne Chat; Baby Tigers
1984-12-22Episode 12: Space Shuttle
1984-12-29Episode 13: Balance; Cooking; Scientists Disagree; Eagle
1985-01-05Season 3 (1985)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Earnie; Rainbow; Popcorn Chat; Pygmy Hippo
1985-10-12Episode 2: Dinosaurs; Bullet Proof Vest; Heartburn Chat; Killer Whales
1985-10-19Episode 3: Space Shuttle; Rube Goldberg; Crazy Inventions
1985-10-26Episode 4: Chimp Communication; The Bends; Sweating Chat; Cold Remedies
1985-11-02Episode 5: Boomerangs; Cooking Chemistry; Bears
1985-11-09Episode 6: Comets; Perpetual Motion; Warts Chat; Sharks
1985-11-16Episode 7: FBI; Stomach; Llama
1985-11-23Episode 8: Cancer; Tennis Racquets; Sneezing Chat; Badger
1985-11-30Episode 9: Punting A Football; Color; Jet Lag Chat; Sea Lions
1985-12-07Episode 10: Muscles And Bones; Einstein; Falling Stars Chat; Raptor Center
1985-12-14Episode 11: Earthquakes; Lungs; Bats
1985-12-21Episode 12: Headaches; Eggs/Equinox; Hot Pepper Chat; Inventors Fair; Lion
1985-12-28Episode 13: Singing In The Shower; Calories; Sun Tanning Chat; Patagonian Cavy
1986-01-04Season 4 (1986)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Flight Trainers; Snake Bite; Hedgehoh Chat; Cold Remedies
1986-10-11Episode 2: Caves; Lasers; Skin Wrinkle Chat; Whale Birth
1986-10-18Episode 3: Hypothermia; Moon; Voice Change Chat; Yak
1986-10-25Episode 4: Sponges; Bed of Nails; Probability; Pelicans
1986-11-01Episode 5: Bees; Blood Pressure; Bruises Chat; Hiccups
1986-11-08Episode 6: Telescopes; Food Myths; Manatee
1986-11-15Episode 7: Fossil Dig; Mirrors; Frostbite Chat; Elephants
1986-11-22Episode 8: Wind Blow; Baldness; Soda Pop Fizz Chat; Cranes
1986-11-29Episode 9: Alcohol; Helium Balloons; Backache Chat; Roller Coaster; Snow Monkeys
1986-12-06Episode 10: Diabetes; Frozen Food; Flat Feet Chat; Battery Inventions; Alligators
1986-12-13Episode 11: Immune System; Skiing; Blimp; Beaver
1986-12-20Episode 12: Pterodactyl; Rube Goldberg; Black Box Chat; Quickies
1986-12-27Episode 13: Baseball Bats; Polarized Light; Dreams Chat; Inventors Fair; Falcon
1987-01-03Season 5 (1987)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Plastic Surgery; High-Speed Bicycles; Lemons; Alling Whale
1987-10-10Episode 2: Treasure Diving; Blackboard Chat; Lemons; Mothballs & Wintergreen
1987-10-17Episode 3: Polar Expedition; Inventors Fair; Sea Otter
1987-10-24Episode 4: Submarine; Budgies In A Truck; Uvula Chat; Lemons; Sea World Science Day
1987-10-31Episode 5: Tornado; Exploratorium; Laryngitis Chat; Lemons; Beach Science
1987-11-07Episode 6: Neon Lights; Rube Goldberg; Aspirin Chat; Lemons; Puffins
1987-11-14Episode 7: MRI; Segment Update; Stars Twinkle Chat; Lemons; Kitchen Science
1987-11-21Episode 8: Cavities; Snowflakes; Reflexes Chat; Lemons; Artic Fox
1987-11-28Episode 9: Cocaine Addiction; Laundry Science; Lemons; Sled Dogs
1987-12-05Episode 10: Child Development; Bridges; Lemons; Octopus
1987-12-12Episode 11: Sailing; Skin Lotion Chat; Lemons; Jelly Fish
1987-12-19Episode 12: Bureau Of Standards; Gravity Contest; Upset Stomach Chat; Lemons; Kelp Forest
1987-12-26Episode 13: Gymnastics; Computer Vision; Lemons; Golden Monkeys
1988-01-02Season 6 (1988)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Skydiving; Facial Symmetry; Lemons; Baby Orangutans
1988-10-15Episode 2: ILM-Movie Creatures; Cholesterol; Lemons; Suntan; Vulture
1988-10-22Episode 3: Microsurgery; Strobes; Coordination Chat; Lemons; Aardvark
1988-10-29Episode 4: Air Traffic Control; Feet; Bell Curves; Tracking Bears
1988-11-05Episode 5: Clouds; Rube Goldberg; Skin Itch Chat; Home Runs; Cold Remedies
1988-11-12Episode 6: Woods Hole–Lobster; Woods Hole–Cell Division; Woods Hole 3
1988-11-19Episode 7: Rockets; CPR Chat; Inventors Fair; Lemons; Aerosol Sprays; Cow
1988-11-26Episode 8: Fireworks; Papermaking; Gas Chat; Lemons; Slow Loris
1988-12-03Episode 9: Insomnia; Electron Microscope; Lemons; Exponentials; Giraffe
1988-12-10Episode 10: Liquid Nitrogen; Dolphins; Superconductivity Chat; Lemons; Insects
1988-12-17Episode 11: Synthesizers; Maple Syruping; Non-Stick Pans; Wind Chill Chat; Lemons; Serval
1988-12-24Episode 12: Magnets; Forest Fires; Night Blindness Chat; Lynx
1988-12-31Episode 13: Horse Jumping; Toys in Space; Dust Bunnies; Carnivorous Plants; Lemons; Toucan
1989-01-07Season 7 (1989)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Roller Coaster; Quicksand; Jelly-Side Down; Lemons; White Tiger
1989-10-14Episode 2: Bee Stings; Bowling; High-Speed Elevator; Lemons; Boa
1989-10-21Episode 3: Race Cars; Spider Webs; Lemons; Tropical Fish
1989-10-28Episode 4: Rain Forest; Buoyancy; Pouring Catsup; Lemons; Cold Remedies
1989-11-04Episode 5: Caffeine; Butterfly Migration; Autumn Leaves; Lemons; Doppler Effect; Sloth
1989-11-11Episode 6: Surfing; Geothermal/Volcanoes; Luau; Sugar Processing; Hawaiian Language; Eel
1989-11-18Episode 7: Whale Watch; Sunspots; Lemons; Skunk
1989-11-25Episode 8: Milky Way; Epilepsy; Lemons; Inventors Fair; Cuttlefish
1989-12-02Episode 9: DNA; Rube Goldberg Contest; Parrot Chat; Chewing Tin Foil; Seahorse
1989-12-09Episode 10: Marathons; Celestial Navigation; Cataracts Chat; Lemons; Echidna
1989-12-16Episode 11: Spinal Cord; Glue; Lemons; Dog Behavior
1989-12-23Episode 12: Cheese; Aging; Appendix Chat; Wolves
1989-12-30Episode 13: Supercomputer; Greenhouse Effect; House Creaking; Owl
1990-01-06Season 8 (1990)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Disney-Cartoons; Skateboards; Smothers/Yo-yos; Lemons; Turtles
1990-10-13Episode 2: Juggling; Greenwich; Echoes; Flies
1990-10-20Episode 3: Everglades; Tomorrow's World; Recycling Chat; Everglades Students
1990-10-27Episode 4: Demolition Derby; Stress; Topology Chat; Eagles
1990-11-03Episode 5: Kidney; Steve Allen/Music; Lemons; Swans
1990-11-10Episode 6: Blood; Physics Circus; Faxes; Lemons; Pronghorn
1990-11-17Episode 7: Helicopter; Isaac Newton; Lemons; Koala
1990-11-24Episode 8: Dyes; Billiards; Cheerios; Lemons; Cheetah
1990-12-01Episode 9: Desert Animals; Judo; Salt & Ice; Pigs
1990-12-08Episode 10: Hydro Power; Whitewater Rafting; Mold; Lemons; Weather Proverbs
1990-12-15Episode 11: Wildlife Census; Eggs; Inventors Fair; Stone Crabs
1990-12-22Episode 12: Violins; Voyager; Rube Goldberg; Lemons; Kinkaju
1990-12-29Episode 13: Glaciers; Termites; Lemons; Alligators
1991-01-05Season 9 (1991)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Aerobic Exercise; Swimming/Weightlifting; Luge/Skating; Softball/Racewalking
1991-10-12Episode 2: Solar Cars; Steroids; The Amazing Kreskin; Foot Fall Asleep; Miniature Horses
1991-10-19Episode 3: Murder Mystery; Ted Nugent; Bats
1991-10-26Episode 4: Cancer Causes; Frisbees; Computer Virus
1991-11-02Episode 5: Sewers; Cancer Treatments; Dick Cavett; Porcupines
1991-11-09Episode 6: Mapping the Dig Site; Dating the Bones; Assembling Dinosaur
1991-11-16Episode 7: Domed Stadium; Photosynthesis; Polarized Sunglasses; Amusement Park
1991-11-23Episode 8: Tears; Slinky Physics; Barcodes; Aspirin; Camels
1991-11-30Episode 9: Soviet Space; Sky Blue; Inventors Fair; Llamas
1991-12-07Episode 10: Acid Rain; Highjump; Potholes; Goats
1991-12-14Episode 11: Medical Quackery; Microwave Ovens; Dollar Changer; Golden Eagles
1991-12-21Episode 12: Telecommunications; Solar Eclipse; Blimp; Bear Cubs
1991-12-28Episode 13: Hip Replacement; Airbags; Paper Cuts; Potbelly Pigs
1992-01-04Season 10 (1992)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Television; Studio Tour; Post-Production; Satellites
1992-10-10Episode 2: Movie Stunts; Household Chemistry; Coffee and Cream; Musk Ox
1992-10-17Episode 3: Election Polls and Surveys; Electric Car; Ceramics; Cougars
1992-10-24Episode 4: Monster Make-Up; Ozone; Rearview Mirrors; Artificial Sweeteners
1992-10-31Episode 5: Oil Spill; Diet & Nutrition; Crystal Gayle; Caribou
1992-11-07Episode 6: Antarctic Journey; Antarctic Penguins; Palmer Station; Krill; Seals
1992-11-14Episode 7: AIDS ; Glass Recycling; Science Challenge; Cement; Wolverine
1992-11-21Episode 8: Cockroaches; Broken Bones; Dentist Chair; Rhinoceros
1992-11-28Episode 9: Omnimax Technology; Archery; Lightbulb; Condors
1992-12-05Episode 10: Aurora Borealis; Air Pressure; Al Gore; Piranha
1992-12-12Episode 11: Traffic Control; Cryogenics; Static Electricity; Russian Kids
1992-12-19Episode 12: Blood Typing; Locks & Dams; Moles; Penguins
1992-12-26Episode 13: Diabetes; Galaxy Mapping; Dweezil Zappa; Ostrich
1993-01-02Season 11 (1993)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Rock Climbing; Taste Test; Monty Hall; Baby Bobcats
1993-10-16Episode 2: Emergency Rescue; Black Holes; Pizza; Reindeer
1993-10-23Episode 3: Memory; In Vitro Fertilization; Goose Bumps; Hummingbirds
1993-10-30Episode 4: Newspaper; Bomb Squad; Echoes; Mosquitoes
1993-11-06Episode 5: Jumbo Jets; Meteors; Knuckle Crack; Paper Recycling
1993-11-13Episode 6: Windsurfing; Permafrost; Tumbleweeds; Zebras
1993-11-20Episode 7: Spotted Owls; Carpal Tunnel; Foggy Mirrors; Lizards
1993-11-27Episode 8: Archaeology; Mazes; Dolphins
1993-12-04Episode 9: Firefighting; Dairy Farm; Inventors Fair; Otters
1993-12-11Episode 10: Bison Roundup; Heart Attack; Dead Fingernails; Chile Peppers
1993-12-18Episode 11: The Bends; Compact Disc; Michael York; Wolves
1993-12-25Episode 12: Garbage; Infrared; Shelley Duvall; Polar Bears
1994-01-01Episode 13: Mt. Rushmore; Virtual Reality; Candles; Chimpanzees
1994-01-08Season 12 (1994)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Hang Gliding; Karate; Robin Leach; Elephant
1994-10-15Episode 2: Sled Dogs; Arctic Travel; Life in Camp; Arctic Weather
1994-10-22Episode 3: Aircraft Carrier; Brain; Carrier Life
1994-10-29Episode 4: Brain Mapping; Garlic; Sunscreens; Tasmanian Devil
1994-11-05Episode 5: Movie Dinosaurs; Bread Chemistry; Scott Hamilton; Wallaby
1994-11-12Episode 6: Movie Sound Effects; Sun; Globetrotters; Hedgehog
1994-11-19Episode 7: Dinosaur Extinction; Floods; Blue Seas; Siberian Tiger
1994-11-26Episode 8: Internet; Antibiotics; Panning for Gold; Taxidermy
1994-12-03Episode 9: Ethnobotany; Hubble Telescope; Inventors Fair; Komodo Dragons
1994-12-10Episode 10: Raptor Hospital; Photography; Skipping Stones; Snakes
1994-12-17Episode 11: Redwoods; Electricity; Monuments; Red Fox
1994-12-24Episode 12: Printing Money; Gravity; Nature Labs
1994-12-31Episode 13: Bridges; Earthquakes; Chroma-Key; Grizzly Bear
1995-01-07Season 13 (1995)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Waterskiing; Reflexes; Escalator; Fat-free Foods
1995-10-14Episode 2: Circus High Wire; Mummies; Bug Spray; Armadillo
1995-10-21Episode 3: Maya Bike Trek; Hearing; Parachutes; Owls
1995-10-28Episode 4: Balloon Safari; Grasslands; Maasai Mara; Mara Animals
1995-11-04Episode 5: Ice Surfing; DNA Fingerprinting; Bubble Gum; Cold Remedies
1995-11-11Episode 6: Aircraft Fire Rescue; Balloons; Knives; Science Home Videos
1995-11-18Episode 7: Simulator Rides; Dolphin Communication; Parade Technology; Laser Show
1995-11-25Episode 8: Hazardous Materials; In-Line Skating; Skin Wrinkling; Compost
1995-12-02Episode 9: Human Slingshot Ride; Bone Marrow; King's Singers; Rotting Foods
1995-12-09Episode 10: Wild Lion Vet; Bicycles; Fish Breathing; Insect Warfare
1995-12-16Episode 11: Equator; Maasai Village; Coffee; Baby Elephants
1995-12-23Episode 12: Bird Songs; Ergonomics; Inventor's Fair; Scorpions
1995-12-30Episode 13: Jungle Survival; Liver; Emus
1996-01-06Season 14 (1996)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Spelunking; Human Eye; Betty White; Elks
1996-10-12Episode 2: Sharks; Tattoo; Black Pearls; Coconuts
1996-10-19Episode 3: Riverboats; Body Fat-II; Motorcycle Scientists; Parrots-II
1996-10-26Episode 4: Hypercoaster; Nicotine; Erasers; Dance Scientists
1996-11-02Episode 5: Avalanche Rescue; Prosthetic Limbs; Football Scientist; Popcorn
1996-11-09Episode 6: Inca Engineering; Quipus; Potatoes; Alpacas
1996-11-16Episode 7: Ski Jump; Bee Stings; Fear; Ruminants
1996-11-23Episode 8: Rain Forest Researchers; Snakes; Frogs; Leaf Cutter Ants
1996-11-30Episode 9: Olympics Solar Energy; Soccer; Trumpets; Earthquake Scientist
1996-12-07Episode 10: Malaria Tracking; Clocks; Inventors' Fair; Deformed Frogs
1996-12-14Episode 11: Post Office; Gems; SCI HomeVideo
1996-12-21Episode 12: Ethanol; Bones; Coyotes
1996-12-28Episode 13: Wetlands; Eco-Filtration; Drinking Water; Water Tower
1997-01-04Season 15 (1997)
No overview available.
13 episodes
