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Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from October 15, 1983, to January 3, 1998, with reruns continued until October 31, 1999. The show's title is based on the legend of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him — or, more popularly, on his head — prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television (tpt). For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Earlier- and later- episodes of the show featured an original song.
Original Release
10/15/1983 on PBS
US Release
10/15/1983
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Heil | Self - Host / Self - Co-Host / Host |
Peggy Knapp | Self - Field Reporter / Field Reporter / Co-Host / Self - Co-Host |
Nancy Gibson | Self - Naturalist |
Ira Flatow | Self - Host |
Jan Serie | Self - Medical Expert / Self |
SuChin Pak | Self - Co-Host |
Brian Hackney | Self - Co-Host |
Dave Huddleston | Self - Co-Host |
Larry Rudnick | Self - Astronomer / Self / Self - Physicist |
Jack Netland | Self - Physics Teacher / Self - Physicist |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Lost World Dinosaurs/Glaucoma/Research Vet/Enzyme Cleaners | Tuesday, 30 September 1997 |
2 | Slave Ship/Scuba Kids/Fog/Best of Inventors Fair | Tuesday, 07 October 1997 |
3 | Gold Mine/Phases of Moon/Craig T. Nelson/Baby Tiger | Tuesday, 14 October 1997 |
4 | Pet Special | Tuesday, 21 October 1997 |
5 | Whitewater Rafting/Asthma/Meteorologist/Wild Horses | Tuesday, 28 October 1997 |
6 | Gliders/Suction Cups/Novocain/Leeches | Tuesday, 04 November 1997 |
7 | Adventure Special | Tuesday, 11 November 1997 |
8 | Glass Blowing/Smiles/Richard Dean Anderson/EnviroArcheology | Tuesday, 18 November 1997 |
9 | Mammoth Dig/Greenhouse Effect/Neonatologist/Palmer Station | Tuesday, 25 November 1997 |
10 | Kids on Mars/Wind Blow/Badlands/Chocolate | Tuesday, 02 December 1997 |
11 | Zoo Vet/Car Engines/Can Opener/Walking Sticks | Tuesday, 09 December 1997 |
12 | 'Bot or Not?/NASA Robots/Mars VR/Robot Camps | Tuesday, 16 December 1997 |
13 | Lightning Bolts/Proteins/Geese/Home Videos | Tuesday, 23 December 1997 |
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Directors
Writers
Kristian Berg, Carrie Maloney, Kevin Williams, Liz Schlick
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Heil | Self - Host / Self - Co-Host / Host |
Peggy Knapp | Self - Field Reporter / Field Reporter / Co-Host / Self - Co-Host |
Nancy Gibson | Self - Naturalist |
Ira Flatow | Self - Host |
Jan Serie | Self - Medical Expert / Self |
SuChin Pak | Self - Co-Host |
Brian Hackney | Self - Co-Host |
Dave Huddleston | Self - Co-Host |
Larry Rudnick | Self - Astronomer / Self / Self - Physicist |
Jack Netland | Self - Physics Teacher / Self - Physicist |
Arthur Grosser | Self - Food Chemist / Self - Chemist |
Norman Gary | Self - Entymologist |
Thane Maynard | Self |
Morris Davidman | Self - Medical Expert / Self - Physician |
Jearl Walker | Self - Physicist / Self |
Tim Russell | Sportscasters / Nosy Autograph Hunter |
Roger Richman | Self - Stuntman |
Robin Leach | Self |
Betty White | Self |
Richard Dean Anderson | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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James Steinbach | Executive Producer |
Richard Hudson | Executive Producer |
Kristian Berg | Producer |
Leslie Kratz | Producer |
Lee Carey | Producer |
Richard Hudson | Producer |
Gary Leatherman | Producer |
Carrie Maloney | Producer |
Lisa Blackstone | Producer |
Doug Bolin | Producer |
Dan Fiorucci | Producer |
Kathryn Scott | Producer |
Tacy Mangan | Producer |
Liz Schlick | Producer |
Kevin Williams | Producer |
Lynne Reeck | Producer |
Jeffrey Nielsen | Producer |
Anna Chen | Producer |
Tom Adair | Producer |
Kaye Zusmann | Producer |
Kathy Kraemer | Producer |
Erin Rasmussen | Producer |
Marie Domingo | Producer |
Amy Kenefick | Producer |
Ericka Cotton | Producer |
Melissa Delaney-DelValle | Producer |
Kim MacDonald | Producer |
Maureen McIlhargey | Producer |
Rita LaDoux | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated |