History Series / BeakmansWorld

* LimitedWardrobe: Played a little differently with each character. Lester wore the same rat suit every episode, the girls had a rather colorful wardrobe, and Beakman had a fairly extensive wardrobe of ugly shirts, covered up by his trademark green labcoat.

* ParentalBonus / NoodleImplements (One experiment requires "A bowling ball, a chainsaw, a Macintosh apple, a picture of Raymond Burr in short pants sitting on vinyl furniture..." sadly, this is interrupted before we find out what it entails.)

** In general, the only science-y things that are obsolete since the show first aired (1992-1996) are a few of the world records (tallest building, tallest rollercoaster, shortest adult). Otherwise, the science is still very sound.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The MadLibsCatchphrase intro to Beakmania didn't actually start until about the fifth episode. Also, in the pilot, Beakman didn't have his trademark lab coat, and Lester was a puppet (as operated by Mark Ritts).

* ShownTheirWork: But of course, as you can't very well teach science without knowing about it (and props to science consultant Al Guenther for aiding the cast in this.) Notably, the movie stunts segment featured a vignette featuring stuntmen Chuck Picerni, Jr. and KaneHodder (yes, ''[[FridayThe13th that]]'' Kane Hodder), who helped coordinate and do the stunts shown.

** The other way: Lester challenges Beakman to rip a phone book with his bare hands. Beakman calls over his pet bear Bruno to rip it for him. "[[AWorldwidePunomenon This is my bear, and these are his hands!]]"

The structure of the show was pretty controlled for being so chaotic. Each episode started with TheTeaser, in which South Pole penguins Don and Herb (a ShoutOut to Mr. Wizard, aka Don Herbert) turned on the show after some witty hijinks. The first act focused entirely on one question. The second act was Beakmania, a rapid-fire run through many short questions, followed by a longer skit with a fun experiment or The Beakman Challenge. The third act was much like the first, focusing on another single question. TheTag gave the viewer one more piece of information, then ended with Don and Herb turn off Beakman after some witty hijinks.

* Leitmotif: "Lester's theme" plays anytime the rat appears and says something off the wall...which is about every 30 seconds or so.

* ScienceMarchesOn: While the science in the shows is still completely accurate, some facts have been revised(for example, Pluto's not a planet anymore). The last episode of the first season is also [[HilariousInHindsight hilarious in hindsight]] for this reason: in it, Beakman establishes an empirical process for the kids to answer any science question they have. The steps involved are '''1)Formulate a Precise Question''', '''2)Home Resources'''(dictionaries and encyclopedias ''in print''), '''3)Phone Tips'''(calling a related expert on the topic) and '''4)Field Research'''(going to a library or other institution of learning). Step 1 pretty much stays the same, but it's mindblowing how the Internet has rendered the three other steps, if not obsolete, at least inconvenient.

* ScienceMarchesOn: While the science in the shows is still completely accurate, some facts have been revised(for example, Pluto's not a planet anymore). The last episode of the first season is also [[HilariousInHindsight hilarious in hindsight]] for this reason: in it, Beakman establishes an empirical process for the kids to answer any science question they have. The steps involved are 1)Formulate a Precise Question, 2)Home Resources(dictionaries and encyclopedias ''in print''), 3)Phone Tips(calling a related expert on the topic) and 4)Field Research(going to a library or other institution of learning). Step 1 pretty much stays the same, but it's mindblowing how the Internet has rendered the three other steps, if not obsolete, at least inconvenient.

* HairDecorations: So many are in the girls' hair that you lose count after awhile.

* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs: So many are in the girls' hair that you lose count after awhile.