3-2-1 Contact - Season 4

3-2-1 Contact - Season 4

Season 4

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Episodes20
DatesSept. 23, 1985 - Okt. 18, 1985
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Episodes

Tropics: Rubber
Season 4Episode 130 min

Tropics: Rubber

Paco introduces the tropics and points out that Miguel is in Malaysia. Miguel and Anitha see how rubber is tapped from trees and processed.
Sept. 23, 1985
Tropics: Metals
Season 4Episode 230 min

Tropics: Metals

People use the word ""tin"" without really understanding it. Miguel goes to various sites in Malaysia see tin being extracted and used.
Sept. 24, 1985
Tropics: Rice
Season 4Episode 330 min

Tropics: Rice

Miguel sees Malaysian rice, from planting to harvesting.
Sept. 25, 1985
Tropics: Working Animals â€' Monkeys and Elephants
Season 4Episode 430 min

Tropics: Working Animals â€" Monkeys and Elephants

Miguel learns firsthand how elephants and monkeys can help humans in their tasks. Paco gives a little monologue on domestication.
Sept. 26, 1985
Tropics: Endangered Animals
Season 4Episode 530 min

Tropics: Endangered Animals

Miguel takes a day-long observation of an orangutan rehabilitation center in Malaysia.
Sept. 27, 1985
Light: From the Sun; To Your Eyes
Season 4Episode 630 min

Light: From the Sun; To Your Eyes

Light is observed through lenses such a telescope and the eye. The Bloodhound Gang is confronted with ""The Case of the Missing Memory.""
Sept. 30, 1985
Light: Color
Season 4Episode 730 min

Light: Color

Kathy learns that there is more color in a green leaf than meets the eye. At the Exploratorium, Robin discovers what drives a magnificent light sculpture (the sun and many mirrors). Paco and Mary create their own light sculpture in the studio demonstration. The Bloodhound Gang tries to piece together ""The Case of the Missing Memory"" with a cassette tape that includes a snowy tree cricket chirping. (Concludes in next episode.)
Okt. 1, 1985
Light: Eyes
Season 4Episode 830 min

Light: Eyes

Darlene Librero dissects a cow's eye before a class of intermediate-schoolers. Later we get to hear about Librero's scientific background. The Bloodhound Gang unmasks ""The Case of the Missing Memory.""
Okt. 2, 1985
Light: How Animals See
Season 4Episode 930 min

Light: How Animals See

Mary gets her eyes examined. Technically, it's the second straight show on the eye, but not just the human eye. Visual effects simulate the world as other animals see it.
Okt. 3, 1985
Light: Bending and Bouncing
Season 4Episode 1030 min

Light: Bending and Bouncing

Diego and Robin start the day on a ship off the California coast, observing the individual patterns of a lighthouse's beam. They find out how lenses concentrate the rays of light emanating from a lighthouse or a buoy. Robin illustrates the convex lens at the Exploratorium. Also at the Exploratorium, Miguel bounces light with a curved mirror. He goes to the University of Arizona to see the grinding of a glass lens for the telescope at nearby Kitt Peak.MUSIC VIDEO: Light energy from the sun.
Okt. 4, 1985
Farms: Sheep and Pigs â€' Selective Breeding
Season 4Episode 1130 min

Farms: Sheep and Pigs â€" Selective Breeding

MMiguel and Robin spend most of the day watchiing and learning from a sheep shearer. Paco and Mary anchor ""Pig News,"" a gimmick that will run throughout the week.
Okt. 7, 1985
Farms: Plants and Pigs â€' Plant Production
Season 4Episode 1230 min

Farms: Plants and Pigs â€" Plant Production

Mass population puts heavy demands on growing and producing plans. This program looks at some advances in agriculture.
Okt. 8, 1985
Farms: Hybrids
Season 4Episode 1330 min

Farms: Hybrids

A mutt is a hybrid, as Paco and Miguel discover. Much of this show is set in the Animal Emergency Room at a veterinarian hospital. But there is time to show another hybrid, this one from cattle.
Okt. 9, 1985
Farms: Cows and Pigs â€' Animal Products
Season 4Episode 1430 min

Farms: Cows and Pigs â€" Animal Products

Much of this show is set in a modern dairy. Cows give milk, and that milk is turned into other foods. The Bloodhound Gang investigates a well-disguised pickpocket in Part One of ""The Case of Mr. Quickfingers."" (Concludes in next episode.)
Okt. 10, 1985
Farms: Chickens and Pigs â€' Animal Production
Season 4Episode 1530 min

Farms: Chickens and Pigs â€" Animal Production

Kathy talks with none other than Frank Perdue about his high-yield poultry farm. The Bloodhound Gang unmasks ""The Case of Mr. Quickfingers.""
Okt. 11, 1985
Stuff: Metals
Season 4Episode 1630 min

Stuff: Metals

Robin, Miguel, and Kathy observe different facets of the Statue of Liberty's restoration.
Okt. 14, 1985
Stuff: Clay
Season 4Episode 1730 min

Stuff: Clay

Paco gets the low-down on making a coffee cup out of clay. Kathy discovers how clay is used to make toilets. The Bloodhound Gang is called to investigate mass car theft in Part One of ""The Case of the Dark Night.""
Okt. 15, 1985
Stuff: Shaping It
Season 4Episode 1830 min

Stuff: Shaping It

Heat It, Beat It is the music video that sums up this episode. We see the bending of glass and (in a scene recycled from ""Tropics"" week) the making of a Malaysian dagger. The Bloodhound Gang cracks ""The Case of the Dark Night.""
Okt. 16, 1985
Stuff: Feathers and Rubber
Season 4Episode 1930 min

Stuff: Feathers and Rubber

In ""Part 1,"" a makeup man gets Miguel in his chair to make a monster mask. For ""Part 2,"" Kathy goes on a mission with a ""feather detective"" to see what bird made a serious impact with an Air Force jet. The Bloodhound Gang enters a greenhouse to start ""The Case of the Funny Money."" (Concludes in next episode.)
Okt. 17, 1985
Stuff: Using It
Season 4Episode 2030 min

Stuff: Using It

Schoolchildren design egg containers that prevent the egg from breaking when dropped. Miguel sees a plane that is lighter than its pilot go for a speed record. The Bloodhound Gang makes fast work in battling ""The Case of the Funny Money.""
Okt. 18, 1985

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