The Names Are Made Up
As a kid, I loved watching Square One on PBS. It was a kid's show about mathematics.
Sounds awesome, right? It was. No, really.
There were a variety of sketches and songs about math, usually parodying pop culture. The two parts of the show that stick out to me still are Mathman and Mathnet.
Mathman was given a math mission on a Pac-Man-style board and if he ate any values that were incorrect, this crotchety old hurricane would eat him up. Yep.
Mathnet was a parody of Dragnet, of course. Two detectives solved mysteries using their math skills and James Earl Jones played the chief. Oh yes.
Enjoy some videos. :]
Square One theme song:
Mathman:
Mathnet:
Responses
Ali – i loved this show. MATH MAN! MATH MAN!
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I REMEMBER THIS SHOW!