3-2-1 Contact

3-2-1 Contact
Original opening title of 3-2-1 Contact
Created bySamuel Y. Gibbon Jr.
StarringVaried, see article
Theme music composerTom Anthony
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes225 (and 10 specials)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyChildren's Television Workshop
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseJanuary 14, 1980 (1980-01-14) –
November 18, 1988 (1988-11-18)
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3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational television show produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988 and later ran on Noggin (a joint venture between the CTW and Nickelodeon) from 1999 to 2003. The show teaches scientific principles and their applications.[1] Edward G. Atkins, who was responsible for much of the scientific content of the show, felt that the TV program would not replace a classroom but would encourage viewers to ask questions about the scientific purpose of things.[2]

  1. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 508–509. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
  2. ^ Hechinger, Fred M. (October 2, 1984). "About Education; Forgotten TV Audience: Children". The New York Times. p. C.9.