Don Herbert, aka Mr. Wizard, has died at 89 years old.
Yahoo! News link.
I watched the 1980’s version of his show on Nickelodeon. I loved it, especially the crazy opening.
I remember especially an experiment where they set fire to breakfast cereal to calculate the calories in it.
Share your memories of any variant of Mr. Wizard.
It was on Mr. Wizard where I first got to see how they made nylon. It looked so cool, pulling up string from a cup of apparent liquid!
I actually cried a little when I heard this. Not only was he an excellent science show host, he paved the way for all the other wacky science show hosts out there. Rest in peace, Mr. Wizard.
Wow, I caught some of his 80s shows, and I was wondering just the other day if he was still with us. Hope Bill Nye’s health is good.
I loved Mr. Wizard.
I just saw the headlines and I was really sad when I heard this! I mean, I have vivid memories of waking up at 5 or 6am to catch it on early Nickelodeon before I went to school.
Here is an awesome picture of him: Spooky yet fitting
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First Mr. Rogers, and now Mr. Wizard?
Which beloved childhood entertainer is next? Mr. Hooper?
What?!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooo
I am sad.
Here was someone who was teaching science on TV to kids before I was born … and was still teaching science on TV to kids when my now-adult daughter was watching him on Nickleodeon.
I still remember what happens when you put marshmallows in a vacuum.
He was a superb teacher. We need more like him.
Wow. I remember watching his original show in the '50s, on our round-screen B&W Zenith. He was a great teacher.
Damn…another piece of my childhood gone forever.
I watched his show in the 60s when I was a kid. Not long ago (a year or two), the Science Channel ran several of the old episodes. I put as many as I could on my DVR.
NPR just reported that he flew over 50 bomber missions in WWII. So he was a hero in more ways than one.
Damn, I loved that guy’s show. I was born in 1981, so I really grew up with him on TV.
I heard about him from my mother. Then, I got to watch him on Nickelodeon. I find myself hoping his memorial service includes one last science demonstration. I think it would be a fitting tribute.
His show was the ultimate t.v. program for a dorky geek like me. I watched his show religiously in the 80’s and learned so much from it.
This is a sad day.
My dad just now sent me a message about his death. It was practically a eulogy. He watched him back in the 50’s.
Such sad news. I used to watch his 1980s show on Nickelodeon when I was a kid. When we got our first VCR, I learned to program it just so I could record his shows. I wore out so many tapes from watching his program over and over.
Does/will Joost offer any of his shows?
I thoroughly enjoyed his show. I also liked the spoof of it on Dinosaurs.
Awe Mr.Wizard…R.I.P.
You showed me that standing on ones head and trying to swallow is nearly impossible due to gravity…
I watched him faithfully in the 50’s. My children watched him in the 80’s. RIP Mr. Wizard, my grandchildren will miss you.
We’re going to need another Timmy!
