About this season
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.
Episodes (22)
1. Fly At Your Own Risk
Aired 20 September 1998 • 23 min
Elisha literally flies in a vertical wind tunnel.
2. North Pole
Aired 26 September 1998 • 23 min
Elisha puts on her parka and heads way up North on a lone journey into the fascinating world of the Inuit people.
3. Whodunnit!?
Aired 3 October 1998 • 23 min
Tyler and Elisha want nothing but the truth as they help detectives survey a crime scene.
4. Gross Out
Aired 10 October 1998 • 23 min
Elisha and Tyler discover our wonderfully disgusting world when they visit a recycling plant that turns rotten leftovers into animal food.
5. Ocean Adventures
Aired 17 October 1998 • 23 min
Tyler goes solo and embarks on a wild adventure in the ocean.
6. Police Force
Aired 24 October 1998 • 23 min
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.
7. Sports: Riding, Gliding and Sliding
Aired 30 October 1998 • 23 min
Tyler and Elisha set out to conquer the elements.
8. FX!
Aired 7 November 1998 • 23 min
Enter the wonderful world of make-believe as Tyler and Elisha explain the secrets of moviemaking.
9. Earth Power
Aired 14 November 1998 • 23 min
Elisha hovers above the Kilauea volcano, Tyler gets blown away by a tornado and Charlie shows us how to make a fake hurricane.
10. Talk To the Animals
Aired 21 November 1998 • 23 min
Check out the world of animal training as Elisha and Tyler meet a biologist.
11. After Dark
Aired 28 November 1998 • 23 min
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.
12. Emergency Rescues!
Aired 5 December 1998 • 23 min
The co-hosts race against time to make some daring rescues including a person who is buried in an avalanche!
13. Under the Big Top
Aired 12 December 1998 • 23 min
Elisha goes to circus school and discovers just how much effort it takes to walk a tightrope.
14. Zero Gravity
Aired 19 December 1998 • 23 min
Elisha operates one of the world's largest optic infrared telescopes and experiences negative gravity and weightlessness.
15. Swamps and Gators
Aired 26 December 1998 • 23 min
Our thrill-seeking co-hosts take us on a journey inside swamplands, one of nature's most eerie universes.
16. Mega Trucks
Aired 2 January 1999 • 23 min
Teens learn about science and technology.
17. Boom!
Aired 9 January 1999 • 23 min
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
18. The Fastest...
Aired 16 January 1999 • 23 min
In an episode that goes by faster than a speeding bullet, Tyler rides in a RamJet and races against Olympic champion Donovan Bailey.
19. Our Greatest Hits II
Aired 23 January 1999 • 23 min
A collection of Tyler and Elisha's best and most exciting adventures from Season 2 of Popular Mechanics for Kids.
20. Creepy Crawlers
Aired 30 January 1999 • 23 min
Tyler and Elisha discover what makes bugs both gross and fascinating.
21. Monster Trucks
Aired 6 February 1999 • 23 min
Tyler and Elisha explore the world of monumental machines.
22. How Do They Do That?
Aired 13 February 1999 • 23 min
The crew searches for answers to kid's most frequently asked questions and goes on adventures that have been suggested by young viewers.