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-->'''Bill''': Arthur Jefferies! This is certainly an honor meeting you. Without ''Prof. Proton'' I wouldn't have ''my'' show.
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* DoNotTryThisAtHome: Kids were encouraged to try most of the experiments shown on their own, sometimes with recommended adult supervision. For the exceptions, such as lying on a bed of nails, they were sure to say this two or three times.
-->'''Arthur Jefferies''': I know, that's what I told my lawyers!
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** Kids were encouraged to try most of the experiments shown on their own, sometimes with recommended adult supervision. For the exceptions, such as lying on a bed of nails, they were sure to say this two or threetimes.times.
** Parodied with a SpoofAesop when Bill goes off to demonstrate how much empty space is in an atom (the nucleus is at the lab, the first electron shell is on a beach several miles away). Bill goes racing off in a car with the camera running on fast-forward and the announcer remarks, "Don't drive like this at home, kids! You could leave tire marks on the living room carpet!"
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** Kids were encouraged to try most of the experiments shown on their own, sometimes with recommended adult supervision. For the exceptions, such as lying on a bed of nails, they were sure to say this two or three
** Parodied with a SpoofAesop when Bill goes off to demonstrate how much empty space is in an atom (the nucleus is at the lab, the first electron shell is on a beach several miles away). Bill goes racing off in a car with the camera running on fast-forward and the announcer remarks, "Don't drive like this at home, kids! You could leave tire marks on the living room carpet!"
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** The flower episode has a bee (or a woman in a bee costume) on a gossip show suggestively talking about how she pollinated a snapdragon. That's not the only instance in the flower episode--quite frankly it's hard to talk about flowers ''without'' getting suggestive since they're all about sex.
** The stoners lying on their car in the space episode. ''Whoooooooa.''
** The stoners lying on their car in the space episode. ''Whoooooooa.''
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->''"Oh, believe me, you don't want to mess with Bill Nye. [[MemeticBadass He will end your ass]]. With SCIENCE!"''
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* BowtiesAreCool: He may not be [[Series/DoctorWho a doctor]], but he's still a TropeCodifier!
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* BowtiesAreCool: He may not be [[Series/DoctorWho a doctor]], doctor]] (although the honorary doctorates might say otherwise), but he's still a TropeCodifier!
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** "'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwM0_zPes2A Let's Talk About Stress]]'''" (the title of one of the said {{Educational Song}}s. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA Guess what song it's parodying]]).
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* ChannelHop: Let's see. It started on PBS, then hopped to Disney, before getting ScrewedByTheNetwork and it's reruns ended up on Noggin before Noggin itself got merged into Nick Jr.
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* ClipShow: The episode "NTV Top 11 Video Countdown" is little more than a compilation of music videos from previous episodes, with an exclusive performance of the show's theme by Mudhoney at the end.
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Pacific Interactive adapted the series into an adventure game, ''VideoGame/BillNyeTheScienceGuyStopTheRock'', in 1996.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: One episode mentioned that it's true that storing batteries in a refrigerator increases their longevity. It doesn't.
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* CrossOver: On an episode of ''TheBigBangTheory'', Bill [[AsHimself plays himself]] meeting the actor who plays that show's ''Mister Wizard'' {{Expy}} ''Prof. Proton'', Arthur Jefferies.
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-->'''Arthur Jefferies''': I know, that's what I told my lawyers!
-->'''Bill''': Arthur Jefferies! This is certainly an honor meeting you. Without ''Prof. Proton'' I wouldn't have ''my'' show.
-->'''Arthur Jefferies''': I know, that's what I told my lawyers!
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This show ran on PBS in the mid-1990s, but Bill Nye is still on TV. He has a series of specials called ''The Eyes of Nye'', which are much closer in form to a TVDocumentary series (like ''Series/{{Nova}}'') than his previous show. Today, he's an outspoken environmental activist. His series on Planet Green, ''StuffHappens'', is a show about the unintended environmental consequences of the stuff we do and use. He also occasionally guest-stars on the reality show ''LivingWithEd''; he's really Ed Begley Jr.'s neighbor, within a few miles, and the two have an ongoing rivalry to "out-green" each other. Bill Nye is also the go-to guy to explain interesting science stories on Cable news Outlets {{CNN}} and {{MSNBC}}.
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This show ran on PBS in the mid-1990s, but Bill Nye is still on TV. He has a series of specials called ''The Eyes of Nye'', which are much closer in form to a TVDocumentary series (like ''Series/{{Nova}}'') than his previous show. Today, he's an outspoken environmental activist. His series on Planet Green, ''StuffHappens'', ''Stuff Happens'', is a show about the unintended environmental consequences of the stuff we do and use. He also occasionally guest-stars on the reality show ''LivingWithEd''; ''Living With Ed''; he's really Ed Begley Jr.'s neighbor, within a few miles, and the two have an ongoing rivalry to "out-green" each other. Bill Nye is also the go-to guy to explain interesting science stories on Cable news Outlets {{CNN}} and {{MSNBC}}.
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* BigWordShout: SCIENCE!
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* BigWordShout: SCIENCE!
''SCIENCE!''
* BleachedUnderpants: Fans from ''outside'' the {{Seattle}} area are sometimes surprised when they find out about the mildly risque sketches he sometimes did for''AlmostLive'' ''AlmostLive''.
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* DoNotTryThisAtHome: Kids were encouraged to try most of the experiments shown on their own.own, sometimes with recommended adult supervision. For the exceptions, such as lying on a bed of nails, they were sure to say this two or three times.
* EyePop: Bill does one when he sees a skeleton in the "Bones" episode. But because he's a real human, [[UncannyValley it looks a little off.]]
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* NamesTheSame: Bill Nye was also the name of a famous (at the time) 19th Century Humorist.
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** Plenty of them - Consider The Following, Did You Know That (might be multiple times per episode), Way Cool Scientist, Nifty Home Experiment, and of course, the Soundtrack Of Science segment that closed each episode.
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** Plenty of them - Consider ''Consider The Following, Did Following'', ''Did You Know That Know...'' (might be multiple times per episode), Way ''Way Cool Scientist, Nifty Scientist'', ''Nifty Home Experiment, Experiment'', and of course, the Soundtrack Of Science segment that closed each episode.
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* {{Transplant}}: Bill Nye from Almost Live. Billy Quan Quan(Once again played by Darrel Suto) from the "Mind your Manners Will Billy Quan" sketch also joins in with Almost Live host John Keister still continuing to give him a hard time.
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* HeyItsThatGuy!: Quite a few people have showed up at some point or another to give Bill a celebrity-empowered hand at explaining the concepts in the show. Amongst them are comedian Sinbad, SiskelAndEbert, Bob Ross, [[FullHouse Candace Cameron]], JamesRandi and there was even a clip with that great amongst greats, CarlSagan!
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* CloudCuckooLander: [insert sciencey topic here]-Girl, a recurring character who's there to... well, rant like a spazz about the topic at hand.
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** "'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwM0_zPes2A Let's Talk About Stress]]'''" (the title of one of the said {{Educational Song}}s. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA Guess what song it's tune and title is filked from]]).
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* ToTheTuneOf: Nearly every song featured near the end of an episode. See second sub-entry of ''GettingCrapPastTheRadar'' above for the most popular entry.
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* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: DID YOU KNOW THAT this would often be done OnceAnEpisode to reveal two or three interesting, random facts related to the Topic of the Day? NOW YOU KNOW!
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* {{Retraux}}: Some of the skits, most notably "Richie, Eat Your Crust" and subsequent skits starring the same '60s sitcom family.
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*{{Running Gag}}: Multiple examples.
**Did you know that this is the compass that Compass Man uses?"
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**Did you know that this is the compass that Compass Man uses?"
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The show was hosted by [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bill Nye, a scientist,]] comedian and former Boeing engineer who got his start in television on the UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} local comedy show ''AlmostLive!'' (where he got the "[[AppropriatedAppellation Science Guy]]" epithet after correcting the host's pronunciation of [[Film/BackToTheFuture Gigawatt]]) before starting his Creator/{{PBS}} show in 1993. (He also made several appearances on Disney shows prior to this, specifically the new version of the MickeyMouseClub. Fitting, as this was produced by Disney.)
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The show was hosted by [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bill Nye, a scientist,]] comedian and former Boeing engineer who got his start in television on the UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} local comedy show ''AlmostLive!'' ''Series/AlmostLive'' (where he got the "[[AppropriatedAppellation Science Guy]]" epithet after correcting the host's pronunciation of [[Film/BackToTheFuture Gigawatt]]) before starting his Creator/{{PBS}} show in 1993. (He also made several appearances on Disney shows prior to this, specifically the new version of the MickeyMouseClub. Fitting, as this was produced by Disney.)
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* [[InertiaIsACruelMistress Inertia Is A Property Of Matter]]
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* BreakoutCharacter: He was [[BackToTheFutureTheAnimatedSeries Doc Brown's assistant]].
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->''"Oh, believe me, you don't want to mess with Bill Nye. [[MemeticBadass He will end your ass]]. With SCIENCE!"''
-->-- '''Doctor Insano''', ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment''
''"Science rules!"''
One of the best examples of the kids' ScienceShow genre from the '90s. Each episode is centered on an area of scientific study, varying in level of focus from a single concept to an entire discipline. The show's eponymous host, dressed like a cross between a MadScientist and a birthday party magician, would teach the subject with a genuine level of excitement and interest most men reserve for the SuperBowl.
The show was hosted by [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bill Nye, a scientist,]] comedian and former Boeing engineer who got his start in television on the UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} local comedy show ''AlmostLive!'' (where he got the "[[AppropriatedAppellation Science Guy]]" epithet after correcting the host's pronunciation of [[Film/BackToTheFuture Gigawatt]]) before starting his Creator/{{PBS}} show in 1993. (He also made several appearances on Disney shows prior to this, specifically the new version of the MickeyMouseClub. Fitting, as this was produced by Disney.)
The show has a few internal {{Catch Phrase}}s and idioms, most notably the introduction of new experimental equipment via the following formula: "[Somewhat-Generic-Description-of-Device] ''[[PrepositionalPhraseEqualsCoolness Of Science!]]''" *fanfare*
Then, in almost every episode, they'd take a well-known song (usually AlternativeRock), cut the song length in half, then replace the lyrics with [[EducationalSong lyrics related to the show's topic]]. And a guy on Website/YouTube uploaded [[http://www.youtube.com/user/NyeTunes every single one of them]]. On three occasions, actual rock artists did the song: Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America did a parody of his band's hit "Peaches", ThePosies reworked their song "Flavor of the Month" with lyrics about ocean exploration, and grunge rockers {{Mudhoney}} did a cover of the show's theme song.
This show ran on PBS in the mid-1990s, but Bill Nye is still on TV. He has a series of specials called ''The Eyes of Nye'', which are much closer in form to a TVDocumentary series (like ''Series/{{Nova}}'') than his previous show. Today, he's an outspoken environmental activist. His series on Planet Green, ''StuffHappens'', is a show about the unintended environmental consequences of the stuff we do and use. He also occasionally guest-stars on the reality show ''LivingWithEd''; he's really Ed Begley Jr.'s neighbor, within a few miles, and the two have an ongoing rivalry to "out-green" each other. Bill Nye is also the go-to guy to explain interesting science stories on Cable news Outlets {{CNN}} and {{MSNBC}}.
As it ran during the same stretch as ''BeakmansWorld'', the two shows get [[DuelingShows compared often,]] though ''Beakman's World'' tended to leer more on other aspects of knowledge than simply on science.
He also has a series of Website/YouTube videos called ''Consider the Following'' that are located on the [[http://www.youtube.com/user/planetarysociety Planetary Society's channel]] and continue his mission of spreading science.
Oh, and Bill Nye was [[http://www.americanhumanist.org/who_we_are/about_the_AHA/Humanists_of_the_Year Humanist of the Year]] in 2010. Make of that what you will.
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!!'''This show provides examples of:'''
* AdamWesting: [[TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]] appeared on an episode about the human eye painting a giant eyeball with "happy little rods and cones".
* BigWordShout: SCIENCE!
* BreakoutCharacter: He was [[BackToTheFutureTheAnimatedSeries Doc Brown's assistant]].
* BowtiesAreCool
* CloudCuckooLander: [insert sciencey topic here]-Girl, a recurring character who's there to... well, rant like a spazz about the topic at hand.
* EducationalSong: The various songs at the end of every episode.
* FunWithFlushing: In the episode on digestion, every time Bill says "all the way" a toilet flushes off-screen.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUbjx4xPYeU&feature=related Here.]] Just look at how positively ''gleeful'' he is while doing it. "That's a lot of ''dam'' power!"
** "'''ANAL SPHINCTER'''"
** "'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwM0_zPes2A Let's Talk About Stress]]'''" (the title of one of the said {{Educational Song}}s. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA Guess what song it's tune and title is filked from]]).
* HeyItsThatGuy!: Quite a few people have showed up at some point or another to give Bill a celebrity-empowered hand at explaining the concepts in the show. Amongst them are comedian Sinbad, SiskelAndEbert, Bob Ross, [[FullHouse Candace Cameron]], JamesRandi and there was even a clip with that great amongst greats, CarlSagan!
* LargeHam: Bill Nye. Probably should be law for all science teachers.
* LemonyNarrator: [[AC: "Uh, Bill?"]] Voiced by none other than Pat Cashman, announcer of AlmostLive! and SuperSmashBrothersBrawl.
* NamesTheSame: Bill Nye was also the name of a famous (at the time) 19th Century Humorist.
* OnceAnEpisode:
** Plenty of them - Consider The Following, Did You Know That (might be multiple times per episode), Way Cool Scientist, Nifty Home Experiment, and of course, the Soundtrack Of Science segment that closed each episode.
** As well as signing off each episode with a science-related "now if you will excuse me I have an X to Y."
** A trumpet will sound, sometimes accompanied by an image of two Renaissance angels with said trumpets.
* ParodyAssistance: Chris Ballew, lead singer of the group The Presidents of the United States, showed up to sing "Farm Food", which spoofed the POTUS song "Peaches".
* ParodyCommercial: At least OnceAnEpisode. It's one of the things that made the show popular with both the intended and periphery demographic alike.
* {{Retraux}}: Some of the skits, most notably "Richie, Eat Your Crust" and subsequent skits starring the same '60s sitcom family.
* StockFootage: Lots and lots of it. Often used for {{Cutaway Gag}}s.
* WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties: Happens whenever the camera gets damaged or broken on set. Most memorably when a red-kneed tarantula was flicked onto the cameraman, causing him to drop the camera!
** '''THE TARANTULA'S GOIN' IN MY PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANTS!!!'''
* YouLookFamiliar: Cashman, noted above as the narrator, also appeared on-screen whenever a salesman or talk show host was needed. He returns in the same capacity for ''The Eyes of Nye'', looking [[OlderThanTheyLook exactly the same as he did fifteen years ago.]]
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Well that's our article, thanks for reading. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some TVTropes to edit. See ya!
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->''"Oh, believe me, you don't want to mess with Bill Nye. [[MemeticBadass He will end your ass]]. With SCIENCE!"''
-->-- '''Doctor Insano''', ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment''
''"Science rules!"''
One of the best examples of the kids' ScienceShow genre from the '90s. Each episode is centered on an area of scientific study, varying in level of focus from a single concept to an entire discipline. The show's eponymous host, dressed like a cross between a MadScientist and a birthday party magician, would teach the subject with a genuine level of excitement and interest most men reserve for the SuperBowl.
The show was hosted by [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bill Nye, a scientist,]] comedian and former Boeing engineer who got his start in television on the UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} local comedy show ''AlmostLive!'' (where he got the "[[AppropriatedAppellation Science Guy]]" epithet after correcting the host's pronunciation of [[Film/BackToTheFuture Gigawatt]]) before starting his Creator/{{PBS}} show in 1993. (He also made several appearances on Disney shows prior to this, specifically the new version of the MickeyMouseClub. Fitting, as this was produced by Disney.)
The show has a few internal {{Catch Phrase}}s and idioms, most notably the introduction of new experimental equipment via the following formula: "[Somewhat-Generic-Description-of-Device] ''[[PrepositionalPhraseEqualsCoolness Of Science!]]''" *fanfare*
Then, in almost every episode, they'd take a well-known song (usually AlternativeRock), cut the song length in half, then replace the lyrics with [[EducationalSong lyrics related to the show's topic]]. And a guy on Website/YouTube uploaded [[http://www.youtube.com/user/NyeTunes every single one of them]]. On three occasions, actual rock artists did the song: Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America did a parody of his band's hit "Peaches", ThePosies reworked their song "Flavor of the Month" with lyrics about ocean exploration, and grunge rockers {{Mudhoney}} did a cover of the show's theme song.
This show ran on PBS in the mid-1990s, but Bill Nye is still on TV. He has a series of specials called ''The Eyes of Nye'', which are much closer in form to a TVDocumentary series (like ''Series/{{Nova}}'') than his previous show. Today, he's an outspoken environmental activist. His series on Planet Green, ''StuffHappens'', is a show about the unintended environmental consequences of the stuff we do and use. He also occasionally guest-stars on the reality show ''LivingWithEd''; he's really Ed Begley Jr.'s neighbor, within a few miles, and the two have an ongoing rivalry to "out-green" each other. Bill Nye is also the go-to guy to explain interesting science stories on Cable news Outlets {{CNN}} and {{MSNBC}}.
As it ran during the same stretch as ''BeakmansWorld'', the two shows get [[DuelingShows compared often,]] though ''Beakman's World'' tended to leer more on other aspects of knowledge than simply on science.
He also has a series of Website/YouTube videos called ''Consider the Following'' that are located on the [[http://www.youtube.com/user/planetarysociety Planetary Society's channel]] and continue his mission of spreading science.
Oh, and Bill Nye was [[http://www.americanhumanist.org/who_we_are/about_the_AHA/Humanists_of_the_Year Humanist of the Year]] in 2010. Make of that what you will.
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!!'''This show provides examples of:'''
* AdamWesting: [[TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]] appeared on an episode about the human eye painting a giant eyeball with "happy little rods and cones".
* BigWordShout: SCIENCE!
* BreakoutCharacter: He was [[BackToTheFutureTheAnimatedSeries Doc Brown's assistant]].
* BowtiesAreCool
* CloudCuckooLander: [insert sciencey topic here]-Girl, a recurring character who's there to... well, rant like a spazz about the topic at hand.
* EducationalSong: The various songs at the end of every episode.
* FunWithFlushing: In the episode on digestion, every time Bill says "all the way" a toilet flushes off-screen.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUbjx4xPYeU&feature=related Here.]] Just look at how positively ''gleeful'' he is while doing it. "That's a lot of ''dam'' power!"
** "'''ANAL SPHINCTER'''"
** "'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwM0_zPes2A Let's Talk About Stress]]'''" (the title of one of the said {{Educational Song}}s. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA Guess what song it's tune and title is filked from]]).
* HeyItsThatGuy!: Quite a few people have showed up at some point or another to give Bill a celebrity-empowered hand at explaining the concepts in the show. Amongst them are comedian Sinbad, SiskelAndEbert, Bob Ross, [[FullHouse Candace Cameron]], JamesRandi and there was even a clip with that great amongst greats, CarlSagan!
* LargeHam: Bill Nye. Probably should be law for all science teachers.
* LemonyNarrator: [[AC: "Uh, Bill?"]] Voiced by none other than Pat Cashman, announcer of AlmostLive! and SuperSmashBrothersBrawl.
* NamesTheSame: Bill Nye was also the name of a famous (at the time) 19th Century Humorist.
* OnceAnEpisode:
** Plenty of them - Consider The Following, Did You Know That (might be multiple times per episode), Way Cool Scientist, Nifty Home Experiment, and of course, the Soundtrack Of Science segment that closed each episode.
** As well as signing off each episode with a science-related "now if you will excuse me I have an X to Y."
** A trumpet will sound, sometimes accompanied by an image of two Renaissance angels with said trumpets.
* ParodyAssistance: Chris Ballew, lead singer of the group The Presidents of the United States, showed up to sing "Farm Food", which spoofed the POTUS song "Peaches".
* ParodyCommercial: At least OnceAnEpisode. It's one of the things that made the show popular with both the intended and periphery demographic alike.
* {{Retraux}}: Some of the skits, most notably "Richie, Eat Your Crust" and subsequent skits starring the same '60s sitcom family.
* StockFootage: Lots and lots of it. Often used for {{Cutaway Gag}}s.
* WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties: Happens whenever the camera gets damaged or broken on set. Most memorably when a red-kneed tarantula was flicked onto the cameraman, causing him to drop the camera!
** '''THE TARANTULA'S GOIN' IN MY PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANTS!!!'''
* YouLookFamiliar: Cashman, noted above as the narrator, also appeared on-screen whenever a salesman or talk show host was needed. He returns in the same capacity for ''The Eyes of Nye'', looking [[OlderThanTheyLook exactly the same as he did fifteen years ago.]]
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