SR4 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Anyone else watch this on PBS as a kid? Made me way ahead of the rest of my class in math up until about 7th or 8th grade. It was a kids learning program in the 80's and maybe early 90s designed to teach kids about algebra, Roman numerals, the concept/implications of infinity, and even had a rap song about Archimedes and Pythagoras! They had a ton of different "skits". My favorite by far was "Mathnet", a clear play on the classic TV show Dragnet. I finally found my favorite episode as a kid: Another popular one was "Mathman" a play on Pacman, where the main character was inside an arcade game trying to eat the right prime number, or else he'd get eaten by a tornado like digi-baddie known as Mr. Glitch. I always loved watching this because not only was it a fake video game, but that every episode Mathman would get too damn arrogant and fuck up eating the wrong number/multiple/whatever. Also even had celebs like Weird Al and The Fat Boys perform math related jams: Anyone else know this show as a kid? Show some love for nerd maths as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encey Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Fuck yes dude! I looooved that show! Watched it all the time -- there was one episode about how you could fit more hot dog buns or sandwiches or something inside a tray if you turned them the right direction, which totally confused me. Also a cheesy Beach Boys-style song about tessellations that was my gateway drug to the Carmen Sandiego quiz show (feat. Rock-a-pelllla!). Also, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDMBtQjS1bQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I enjoyed watching SquareOne TV back in the 80's when it aired... good way to introduce math to kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Yeah, watched this in the '80s and early '90s; also 3-2-1 Contact, which I think was a little earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 mathman gave me nightmares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encey Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Me too, it was kinda creepy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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