Popular Mechanics for Kids

Season 2

1998 · 22 episodes · 8h 26m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Fly At Your Own Risk

   20 Sept 1998 · 23 min

   Elisha literally flies in a vertical wind tunnel.

2. 2

   2. North Pole

   26 Sept 1998 · 23 min

   Elisha puts on her parka and heads way up North on a lone journey into the fascinating world of the Inuit people.

3. 3

   3. Whodunnit!?

   3 Oct 1998 · 23 min

   Tyler and Elisha want nothing but the truth as they help detectives survey a crime scene.

4. 4

   4. Gross Out

   10 Oct 1998 · 23 min

   Elisha and Tyler discover our wonderfully disgusting world when they visit a recycling plant that turns rotten leftovers into animal food.

5. 5

   5. Ocean Adventures

   17 Oct 1998 · 23 min

   Tyler goes solo and embarks on a wild adventure in the ocean.

6. 6

   6. Police Force

   24 Oct 1998 · 23 min

   Tyler joins the L.A.P.D to learn how to handle a car safely in a high-speed chase and learns how to fire a gun in a reflex-test.

7. 7

   7. Sports: Riding, Gliding and Sliding

   30 Oct 1998 · 23 min

   Tyler and Elisha set out to conquer the elements.

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   8. FX!

   7 Nov 1998 · 23 min

   Enter the wonderful world of make-believe as Tyler and Elisha explain the secrets of moviemaking.

9. 9

   9. Earth Power

   14 Nov 1998 · 23 min

   Elisha hovers above the Kilauea volcano, Tyler gets blown away by a tornado and Charlie shows us how to make a fake hurricane.

10. 10

    10. Talk To the Animals

    21 Nov 1998 · 23 min

    Check out the world of animal training as Elisha and Tyler meet a biologist.

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    11. After Dark

    28 Nov 1998 · 23 min

    Elisha learns how to make neon lights and Tyler is wired up in a sleep lab to learn how active our brains are during sleep.

12. 12

    12. Emergency Rescues!

    5 Dec 1998 · 23 min

    The co-hosts race against time to make some daring rescues including a person who is buried in an avalanche!

13. 13

    13. Under the Big Top

    12 Dec 1998 · 23 min

    Elisha goes to circus school and discovers just how much effort it takes to walk a tightrope.

14. 14

    14. Zero Gravity

    19 Dec 1998 · 23 min

    Elisha operates one of the world's largest optic infrared telescopes and experiences negative gravity and weightlessness.

15. 15

    15. Swamps and Gators

    26 Dec 1998 · 23 min

    Our thrill-seeking co-hosts take us on a journey inside swamplands, one of nature's most eerie universes.

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    16. Mega Trucks

    2 Jan 1999 · 23 min

    Teens learn about science and technology.

17. 17

    17. Boom!

    9 Jan 1999 · 23 min

    Elisha learns to set up and design a fireworks show and Tyler helps blast rocks at a quarry and learns what these materials are used to make

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    18. The Fastest...

    16 Jan 1999 · 23 min

    In an episode that goes by faster than a speeding bullet, Tyler rides in a RamJet and races against Olympic champion Donovan Bailey.

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    19. Our Greatest Hits II

    23 Jan 1999 · 23 min

    A collection of Tyler and Elisha's best and most exciting adventures from Season 2 of Popular Mechanics for Kids.

20. 20

    20. Creepy Crawlers

    30 Jan 1999 · 23 min

    Tyler and Elisha discover what makes bugs both gross and fascinating.

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    21. Monster Trucks

    6 Feb 1999 · 23 min

    Tyler and Elisha explore the world of monumental machines.

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    22. How Do They Do That?

    13 Feb 1999 · 23 min

    The crew searches for answers to kid's most frequently asked questions and goes on adventures that have been suggested by young viewers.