3-2-1 Contact Season 5

(1986) September - October | # of Episodes : 20

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6.5

Series Details

Seasons: 7

Total Episodes: 223

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Networks: PBS

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Jan 14, 1980

Recent Air Date: Nov 18, 1988

Run Time: m

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Original Language: English

Age Rating: NR

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Episodes

Episode 1

22 September 1986 - Signals: Lingo

This week sees the new hosts of 3-2-1 Contact gather at the Blue Sky CafÃ© in Montclair, New Jersey. David Quinn and his French friend, David (stress the last syllable), wonder why Maxine the waitress uses that cryptic luncheonette lingo. In France, Mary and Chantal discover sheepherders relaying messages to each otherâ€“by whistling. Mary and Frenchman David go to Wyoming, where they see several native tribes share common hand signals. FILM INSERTS: Signs are an international language; ways to say hello; common body-language signals.

Episode 2

23 September 1986 - Signals: Talking Birds, Talking Rooms

Debra sees an anthropologist understanding a parrot's simple form of English. Chantal enters a hospital room that responds to a person's voice to open doors, etc. FILM INSERTS: Bird words, ways to say hello, animal sounds, uses of the X symbol. THE BLOODHOUND GANG: ""The Case of the Human Whale, Part One."" An apparent hit-and-run victim employs the gang to find the guy who ruined his tennis career.

Episode 3

24 September 1986 - Signals: Looking for Visual Clues

French-born David says his dog obeys human speech, but it's clear he is signaling the commands to the dog. Mary goes to Sea World in San Diego, where Chuck Thompkins shows the hand signals he uses in his show with Shamu. In France, Mary gains insight on visual telephones. FILM INSERTS: Ways to say hello; animal sounds; uses of the X symbol. THE BLOODHOUND GANG: ""The Case of the Human Whale, Part Two."" The gang uncovers the identities of both their client and the man he seeks.

Episode 4

25 September 1986 - Signals: Getting Them Around

Debra sees how quickly USA Today uses satellites to send information for printing in the next day's paper. David does a two-minute lecture on television signals. The Bloodhound Gang traces the Human Whale.

Episode 5

26 September 1986 - Signals: Cracking Codes

The final visit to the Blue Sky CafÃ© finds the hosts mystified. How does Maxine the waitress know what everyone wants if no one says anything? In Eastern France, Todd and Chantal discover towers relaying coded messages. Debra goes to Boston to observe reading machines and a voice-pattern recognition apparatus. She then goes to Berkeley to see a composer put together synthesized music. FILM INSERTS: Ways to say hello; signs are an international language.

Episode 6

29 September 1986 - Oceans: On the Sea

Todd gets to see, on the shore and in a lab, the motion of waves in the ocean. There are no still waters out there. The runner for this week is ""The Wreck,"" an underwater search taking place in the Caribbean.

Episode 7

30 September 1986 - Oceans: In the Sea

Adventures include: placing artificial reefs off the coast of Florida; moving two whales from one pool to another.

Episode 8

01 October 1986 - Oceans: From the Sea

There are a lot of things in the seas, such as salt and kelp. This program talks of humans surviving on sea voyages, discusses kelp in depth, and continues that probe into ""The Wreck.""

Episode 9

02 October 1986 - Oceans: By the Sea

Oceanographer Jill Yager takes up much of this program with her studies around an island, followed by another installment of ""The Wreck.""

Episode 10

03 October 1986 - Oceans: Of the Sea

Along with some previously-broadcast bits from earlier in the week, this program includes a visit to Penguin Encounter at Sea World in San Diego. ""The Wreck"" investigation concludes with nothing settled.

Episode 11

06 October 1986 - Motion: What's Up?

The show begins at ""Maggie's Machine Shop,"" where Maggie discusses pulleys. In Barre, Vermont, we see how granite is removed from a quarry and polished. In Paris, Todd and Monique examine the elevators at the Eiffel Tower. David and Chantal get a tip on riding bicycles.Film insert: a canal lock system.

Episode 12

07 October 1986 - Motion: Bones

David rides a bicycle with a skeleton at a Paris science museum. Robin visits veterinary radiologists in action. At Cal State Long Beach, Diego witnesses track students' video analyses.

Episode 13

08 October 1986 - Motion: Smashing

Robin, Paco, and Mary learn about the illusion of impact in stunts. In Vitry sur Seine (near Paris), Chantal visits a collision research area to observe the buffers on high-speed trains. David explains how to measure the coefficient of restitution of several balls. Maggie explains the forces at work in bouncing on a trampoline. RECYCLED FROM EARLIER IN SEASON 5: Linus Pauling remembers his first science lesson: how to sharpen a pencil.FILM INSERTS: The principle of seat belts; how a kangaroo is like a rubber ball.

Episode 14

09 October 1986 - Motion: Getting a Grip

Friction is emphasized in demonstrations with snakes, TGV trains, and ice-gliding boats.

Episode 15

10 October 1986 - Motion: Heave Ho!

Leverage is discussed at sea, in a French village, and at Maggie's Mechanical Shop.

Episode 16

13 October 1986 - Eating: Tooth Detectives

David's dental visit anchors a discussion on teethkinds of teeth and their uses.

Episode 17

14 October 1986 - Eating: Picky Eaters

The natural world is full of fussy eaters. In this program, the flea, koala bear and panda bear are singled out for their specialized dietary habits.

Episode 18

15 October 1986 - Eating: Zoo Food

The bulk of this show is set in the San Diego Wild Animal Park, where certain meals are arranged for the animals. The Bloodhound Gang begins ""The Case of the Haunted House.""

Episode 19

16 October 1986 - Eating: Down the Hatch

David polls people about digestion, without success. Todd discovers what digestion means to the body. The Bloodhound Gang questions several men in continues ""The Case of the Haunted House."" (Concludes in next episode.)

Episode 20

17 October 1986 - Eating: Leftovers

An online stat page says this episode ""explores the ways in which food is processed by the body for energy and building material."" Actually, this show has remains to be seen. An archaeologist studies what ancestral humans ate by digging up those unmentionable remnants. The Bloodhound Gang cracks ""The Case of the Haunted House.""

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Alfred Hyslop Anne MacLeod Hoffman
	Producer	Ozzie Alfonso Franklin Getchel Tish Sommers Larry Engel Kenneth Fink Patti Kaplan Joanne Roberts Maxine Wishner Karen Katz Thomas Cammisa Susan Schwartz Lynn
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