Elisha Cuthbert
Elisha
Popular Mechanics for Kids (1997)
Season 2
Popular Mechanics for Kids is an educational Canadian television series based on Popular Mechanics magazine. It was notable for starting the careers of both Elisha Cuthbert and Jay Baruchel. The show's purpose was to teach viewers how things work. It was awarded the Parents Choice Award in 2003, and was nominated for the Gemini Awards. The show was filmed primarily in Montreal, Quebec, and is currently distributed on VHS / DVD by Koch Vision.
Released Sept. 20, 1997
Episode 23 min
5+
Genres: Documentary, Family, Kids
Keywords: imdb.science
Watch Providers: Fawesome
Production Companies: TVA International, CanWest Global Television Network, Shaw Media, Hearst Entertainment Productions
Network: BBC Kids
S2E1 - Fly At Your Own Risk
Elisha literally flies in a vertical wind tunnel.
Sept. 20, 1998, midnight
S2E2 - North Pole
Elisha puts on her parka and heads way up North on a lone journey into the fascinating world of the Inuit people.
Sept. 26, 1998, midnight
S2E3 - Whodunnit!?
Tyler and Elisha want nothing but the truth as they help detectives survey a crime scene.
Oct. 3, 1998, midnight
S2E4 - Gross Out
Elisha and Tyler discover our wonderfully disgusting world when they visit a recycling plant that turns rotten leftovers into animal food.
Oct. 10, 1998, midnight
S2E5 - Ocean Adventures
Tyler goes solo and embarks on a wild adventure in the ocean.
Oct. 17, 1998, midnight
S2E6 - Police Force
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.
Oct. 24, 1998, midnight
S2E7 - Sports: Riding, Gliding and Sliding
Tyler and Elisha set out to conquer the elements.
Oct. 30, 1998, midnight
S2E8 - FX!
Enter the wonderful world of make-believe as Tyler and Elisha explain the secrets of moviemaking.
Nov. 7, 1998, midnight
S2E9 - Earth Power
Elisha hovers above the Kilauea volcano, Tyler gets blown away by a tornado and Charlie shows us how to make a fake hurricane.
Nov. 14, 1998, midnight
S2E10 - Talk To the Animals
Check out the world of animal training as Elisha and Tyler meet a biologist.
Nov. 21, 1998, midnight
S2E11 - After Dark
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.
Nov. 28, 1998, midnight
S2E12 - Emergency Rescues!
The co-hosts race against time to make some daring rescues including a person who is buried in an avalanche!
Dec. 5, 1998, midnight
S2E13 - Under the Big Top
Elisha goes to circus school and discovers just how much effort it takes to walk a tightrope.
Dec. 12, 1998, midnight
S2E14 - Zero Gravity
Elisha operates one of the world's largest optic infrared telescopes and experiences negative gravity and weightlessness.
Dec. 19, 1998, midnight
S2E15 - Swamps and Gators
Our thrill-seeking co-hosts take us on a journey inside swamplands, one of nature's most eerie universes.
Dec. 26, 1998, midnight
S2E16 - Mega Trucks
Teens learn about science and technology.
Jan. 2, 1999, midnight
S2E17 - Boom!
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
Jan. 9, 1999, midnight
S2E18 - The Fastest...
In an episode that goes by faster than a speeding bullet, Tyler rides in a RamJet and races against Olympic champion Donovan Bailey.
Jan. 16, 1999, midnight
S2E19 - Our Greatest Hits II
A collection of Tyler and Elisha's best and most exciting adventures from Season 2 of Popular Mechanics for Kids.
Jan. 23, 1999, midnight
S2E20 - Creepy Crawlers
Tyler and Elisha discover what makes bugs both gross and fascinating.
Jan. 30, 1999, midnight
S2E21 - Monster Trucks
Tyler and Elisha explore the world of monumental machines.
Feb. 6, 1999, midnight
S2E22 - How Do They Do That?
The crew searches for answers to kid's most frequently asked questions and goes on adventures that have been suggested by young viewers.
Feb. 13, 1999, midnight
Network: BBC Kids
Episode Runtime: 23 min.
Season Runtime: 23 min.
Released: Sept. 20, 1997
Last Air Date: Feb. 12, 2001, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 5+
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