3-2-1 Contact

[Gwendy]

Anyone remember this show? Absolutely great theme song!

[Gwendy]

go to www.80stvthemes.com

then click on Potpourri, then click on Misc (Education, Talk, Others)

[gidgetgrape]

I loved 3-2-1 Contact and The Bloodhound Gang. I think Paco was my favorite, but it's been a long time so I'm not sure if that's one of the characters' names.

[Scoobiedoo30]

How long has the show been on PBS

[Gwendy]

It aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988

[Scoobiedoo30]

so it was on for 9 season's

[Sophie Treadmill]

I had no idea this show was on for that long! I remember watching it in the early 80's. I can still remember the theme song! Isn't it awful when you can remember something random like that, but can't remember something important from yesterday?

[TMC]

Before Bill Nye, before YouTube science channels, and before every classroom had the internet at its fingertips, PBS gave ’80s kids a science show that made curiosity feel cool: 3-2-1 Contact.

Produced by the Children’s Television Workshop — the same team behind Sesame Street and The Electric Company — 3-2-1 Contact aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988 and helped a generation of kids see science as something exciting, hands-on, and actually fun. With real-world experiments, field segments, a diverse cast of curious hosts, and one unforgettable mystery segment called The Bloodhound Gang, the show turned observation, questions, and problem-solving into weekly after-school entertainment.

In this Dial-Up Days deep dive, we look back at how 3-2-1 Contact was created, why PBS and the Children’s Television Workshop believed kids needed a different kind of science show, how the hosts made learning feel human, and why The Bloodhound Gang may have been one of the smartest educational segments in children’s television history.

We’ll also explore why the show is not remembered as often as Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street, or Bill Nye the Science Guy — despite its huge impact on kids, classrooms, science education, and PBS history.

Were you a 3-2-1 Contact kid? Do you remember the theme song, the experiments, the magazine, or was The Bloodhound Gang the part that stuck with you most? Drop your memories in the comments — and let us know what PBS classic from the ’80s or ’90s we should cover next.

If you enjoy nostalgic deep dives into the shows, movies, and pop culture that shaped the way we grew up, hit like and subscribe for more from Dial-Up Days.

[Hawkee]

I remember reading the 321 Contact magazine as a kid because my godfather had gotten me a subscription to it because he loved learning facts about science and wanted me to learn stuff and to my surprise I found 321 Contact Magazine very impressive and some of the articles were very educational and amazing. But I do also remember watching the 321 Contact show and I can say that Children's Television Workshop really wanted to attract the older kids audience after the success of The Electric Company and when you create a show about the wonders of science for kids the success pays off. And I truly think why 321 Contact is an iconic show is because it was a science oriented show that older kids who adored science could relate to. But why a reboot of 321 Contact hasn't been considered yet? Because this show is an iconic show and deserves to be rebooted for a new generation of fans? But the theme song is so catchy you find yourself singing the smart lyrics

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by Gwendy

go to www.80stvthemes.com

then click on Potpourri, then click on Misc (Education, Talk, Others)

Wow I did just this!!

I caint believe how many are there!

http://web.archive.org/web/200708160...0stvthemes.com