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''Bill Nye the Science Guy'' is an Emmy Award -winning educational Television Program , hosted by Bill Nye . It was originally broadcast on PBS from September 10 , 1993 until October 3 , 1997 . Then after cancellation, aired reruns until February 5 , 1999 . The following season, repeats of the show aired on local commercial stations in Syndication . The show is now currently seen on Disney Channel . Each of the 100 episodes aim to teach a specific topic in Science to a Preteen audience. The show is frequently used in schools. KCTS of Seattle and Disney-ABC Domestic Television produced the show. The show ran about the same time and covered similar topics to Beakman's World . ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'' has been likened to a modern Mr. Wizard . Bill's TV persona is a tall and slender scientist wearing a lab coat and a bow-tie. He mixes the serious science of everyday things with fast-paced action and humor. Each show begins with Bill walking onto the set, called "Nye Labs", which is filled with scientific visuals (including many "of science" contraptions announced dramatically, such as "The Slingshot ''of Science''!") relevant to the topic of the show. Each show has a mock Music Video in the "Soundtrack of Science" by "Not That Bad Records", substituting a scientific roundup of the episode for the lyrics to a popular song (see below). Each show ends with Bill explaining his departure in a clever description of an activity on topic. The credits sometimes rolled next to a series of outtakes from the episode. Other times, outtakes are shown at the time they actually happened. Another popular member of the cast is the announcer Pat Cashman . TOPICS The following is a complete list of topics covered in the series: HOME VIDEO RELEASES Many episodes have been released on VHS from Disney, but are now no longer in production. The show has also been released to 'Classroom Edition' DVD, with one episode per disc. The teacher's authorization to show the program to a large audience, rather than just a small group as with home video, is reflected in the DVD price, which, at around fifty dollars an episode, is outside the budget of most casual 'Science Guy' fans. (Bootleg DVD's, however, have appeared for relatively small prices.) FUNDING
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