While kids definitely learned a lot about the sciences from Bill Nye the Science Guy, most of the time they watched the show to see what wacky antics Bill wound up getting into during that week's episode. And quite frankly, so did we.
- The episode on Chemical Reactions features lots of Stuff Blowing Up, often prefixed by a woman going "And now, a chemical reaction" in an incredibly deadpan voice; a different segment featured a purple dinosaur doll that looked suspiciously like Barney getting blown up to the tune of the "1812 Overture"note .
- "Nutrition" has:
- "Beans?!"
- The "Fathead" scene.
- The episode featuring rivers and streams has an impressive moment when Bill discusses hydroelectric power and dams.Bill: That's a lot of dam power! Haha! A lot of dam power!
- Many of the We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties moments qualify as this, such as the time when Bill accidentally flicked a Red-knee Tarantula on the cameraman!
Narrator: Uh, uh... Bill? Bill?!
Bill: (flicks the tarantula onto the Narrator in an attempt to get her off his gloves) Sorry! I was—
Narrator: (Panicking) BIIIILLLLL! (Technical difficulties screen pops up) THE TARANTULA'S CRAWLING IN MY PAAAAAAAAAAANTS! AA— - In the probability episode, Bill is in a park looking for four-leaf clovers, and determines that there's a 1-in-5000 chance of them being in the park. When talking about finding a five-leaf clover, he says it's as likely as standing in the park and getting hit by a giant wrecking ball. Then he looks down and goes to pick up what he thinks is a five-leaf clover, narrowly dodging a wrecking ball that has suddenly appeared. He finds it's not actually a five-leaf clover, but still gets hit.
- Bill's lesson about why the Titanic sank."Don't call a ship unsinkable when it's built like an ice-cube tray, and don't call an ice-cube tray unshippable when it's built like a sink."
- In "Human Transpiration," Bill is stuck in a traffic jam and decides to get help from the Federation of Science...and a very familiar face.Bill Nye: Come on, come on! I'm trapped in a late 20th Century traffic jam.(He turns on a video screen, connecting to the Federation of Science)Bill Nye: Mr. Scott, can't you get me out of this?James Doohan: She can't take any more, Science Guy!Bill Nye: Are you sure?James Doohan: I'm givin' her all she's got, Science Guy.Bill Nye: Scotty, you're fired.
