History Series / BillNyeTheScienceGuy

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, and Bill Nye often explored subjects that had scientific reasoning behind it (such as populations, communication, probability and odds, and music) more than ''Beakman's World'' did.

* SigningOffCatchPhrase: "Well, that's our show. Thanks for watching. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go (do some activity related to the episode). See ya!"

* 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.]]

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: For some reason, the globe shown briefly in the intro sequence is wildly outdated. It has not only the U.S.S.R., but also French West Africa. With the inclusion of an independent Sudan, the borders shown date to the period between 1956 and 1958, when Bill Nye himself was a toddler.

** One of the song parodies, "Science in Music, Oh Yeah!", was of "Time Warp" from ''Film:RockyHorrorPictureShow''. There's a pretty slim chance his demographic would have seen the source material, so it's safe to assume that the cover was just for the parents' sake.

** "'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcOZtGC0zs0 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]]).

* 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.

* LemonyNarrator: [[AC: "Uh, Bill?"]] Voiced by none other than Pat Cashman, announcer of Series/AlmostLive! and SuperSmashBrothersBrawl.

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 Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica 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 then somehow hopped to Disney in the early 2000s. It then retired to Noggin and stayed until Noggin was merged into Nick Jr. However, 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, ''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 ''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 Creator/{{CNN}} and {{MSNBC}}.

* LemonyNarrator: [[AC: "Uh, Bill?"]] Voiced by none other than Pat Cashman, announcer of AlmostLive! and SuperSmashBrothersBrawl.

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, ''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 ''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 Creator/{{CNN}} and {{MSNBC}}.

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. Furthermore, he's also created another Website/YouTube channel including The Eyes of Nye as well as all 100 episodes of Bill Nye the Science Guy. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4mokV2xmoTqS85lxccjnYg

** The ''Momentum'' episode features a demonstration that Bill Nye starts off by saying "Now here I have... a rocket in my pocket." The rocket is decidedly phallic and pink on top of it. The poor choice of words was even lampshaded by the show's LaughTrack, which moaned derisively when he made the joke. Shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kPa0DLv8b4&t=9m13s here]].

* BleachedUnderpants: Fans from ''outside'' the {{Seattle}} area are sometimes surprised when they find out about the mildly risque sketches he sometimes did for ''AlmostLive''.

* TheCameo: Creator/PennAndTeller appeared in one episode about light optics.

-->'''Pollution Grrl''': *picks up garbage* you see this stuff? You and I made this stuff! Do ''YOU'' like it?! WELL I DON'T *BLEEP* LIKE IT!!! (cue image of a dog with it's ears perking up in alarm)

* PrivateDetective: Parodied with the recurring character of Luna Van Dyke

** At the end of every episode, "Well that's our show, thanks for watching! If you'll excuse me, I have to go [insert something scientific here]. See ya!"

* {{Catchphrase}}: Bill has several. Notably, "Take a look at this!" before showing off models and experiments, "For crying out loud!" during his more ranty moments, and "Isn't that wild?" after dispensing some interesting information.

** The ''Momentum'' episode features a demonstration that Bill Nye starts off by saying "Now here I have... a rocket in my pocket." The rocket is [[FreudWasRight decidedly phallic and pink]] on top of it. The poor choice of words was even lampshaded by the show's LaughTrack, which moaned derisively when he made the joke. Shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kPa0DLv8b4&t=9m13s here]].