Beakman's World

Beakman's World
Based onYou Can with Beakman and Jax
by Jok Church
Presented byPaul Zaloom
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes91
Production
Executive producerMark Waxman
Producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
  • TLC
  • Syndication (season 1)
  • CBS (seasons 2–4)
ReleaseSeptember 16, 1992 (1992-09-16) –
January 4, 1998 (1998-01-04)
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Beakman's World is an American educational children's television program. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can with Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church. The series premiered on Wednesday, September 16, 1992, on TLC,[1][2][3] and three days later on September 19, began a concurrent run in weekly syndication on 220 television stations across the United States through an agreement with Columbia Pictures Television Distribution (whose indirect successor, Sony Pictures Television, currently maintains domestic and international distribution rights to the series).[2][3]

On September 18, 1993, it moved from national syndication to CBS's Saturday morning children's lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly ninety countries around the world. The series was canceled in 1998.[4] Reruns returned to national syndication in September 2006, after which it was transferred to local stations such as KICU. The program's host, Paul Zaloom, still performs as Beakman in live appearances around the globe.

  1. ^ "Adolescents and Up (Cable)". Kids. TV Guide. Vol. 40, no. 37. News America Publications Inc. 12 September 1992. p. 102. ISSN 0039-8543. "Beakman's World. (The Learning Channel, Wednesdays, 8 P.M., also syndicated)
  2. ^ a b "Learning Channel to Share 'Beakman's World'". Broadcasting Television. Broadcasting & Cable (periodical). The Cahners Publishing Co. 13 August 1992. p. 17. ISSN 0007-2028. the show (Beakman's World) debuts on The Learning Channel on Wednesday..." "during the week of Sept. 14", (Wednesday the 16th.)... "220 stations signed to carry the show
  3. ^ a b "Beakman's World makes science fun for kids of all ages". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  4. ^ Jensen, Elizabeth (30 September 2006). "For Quality TV, Mad Scientist Returns". NY Times. Retrieved 2012-03-22.