Standard Deviants TV (2000)

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20002 Seasons8.0

Documentary, Comedy, Family

TMDB8.0

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Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-G
Origin: US

About

We want to educate the world — and we're crazy enough to try it!

Standard Deviants TV comprised material from the Standard Deviants home videos, edited into 25-minute episodes that aired on PBS. The series also included three episodes with new material on geography.

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Details

Director: Sam Genovese
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 8, 2000
Network: PBS
Studio: Cerebellum Corporation, New River Media

Time to finish

41 hrs

54 episodes. About 6 weeks at an hour a night.

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20002 Seasons8.0

Documentary, Comedy, Family

TMDB8.0

Votes1

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-G
Origin: US

About

We want to educate the world — and we're crazy enough to try it!

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 8, 2000 · 25m
Shakespeare
Discover the origins and influences of one of the greatest writers the world has ever known. The Standard Deviants get up-close and personal with Shakespeare and examine Elizabethan & modern drama.
E2 · Airs TBA · 25m
Astronomy
Explore the mysteries of the universe! Launch into an illuminating history of astronomy from the ancient Greeks to Newton as the Standard Deviants explain the science behind the stars.
E3 · Airs TBA · 25m
American Government
The first step in fighting City Hall is to learn how it works! From Aristotle to John Locke, unearth the origins of democracy and the Constitution in this fun-filled romp through history.
E4 · Airs TBA · 25m
Spanish
Spanish is one of the most popular languages on the planet! Pack your bags as the Standard Deviants take a tour of the Spanish alphabet, pronunciation, numbers, time, basic greetings and more.
E5 · Airs TBA · 25m
English Grammar
Suffering from bad grammar? The Standard Deviants have the cure—Standard Edited American English, the form of English used in formal papers and reports! Learn the proper use of nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions and everything in between.
E6 · Airs TBA · 25m
Public Speaking
Learn how to overcome the primary public speaking issue—FEAR! Learn how to organize ideas, deliver an effective speech and relax!
E7 · Airs TBA · 25m
French
Parlez vous Francais? Learn French the right way! Using humor and skits, the Standard Deviants emphasize learning common phrases & basic sentences over isolated words and concepts.
E8 · Airs TBA · 25m
Geology
Ever want to be a "rock" star? The Standard Deviants look at the principles used by scientists to study the geologic history of the earth. Along the way, visit the Grand Canyon and stumble across a few dinosaurs...
E9 · Airs TBA · 25m
Internet
Jump onto the information superhighway with the Standard Deviants! Learn how to log on, surf the web and find everything you need in a matter of minutes!
E10 · Airs TBA · 25m
Marketing
What makes some products so popular? Marketing! Beginning with a definition of marketing, the Standard Deviants look at the marketing process and the creation of the all-important marketing plan.
E11 · Airs TBA · 25m
Business Law
Take the law into your own hands! The Standard Deviants examine contracts and take a "brief" look at two sources of contract law: the Uniform Commercial Code and Common Law.
E12 · Airs TBA · 25m
HTML
Everyone and their pet has a website—and now you can too! Using hypertext markup language (HTML), the Standard Deviants walk viewers through the design process with a slew of basic tags and creative advice.
E13 · Airs TBA · 25m
Hamlet
Hamlet is arguably Shakespeare's most famous and most complicated tragedy. After a quick and humorous summary, the Standard Deviants cross-examine the characters and themes of this convoluted play.
E14 · Airs TBA
Romeo and Juliet
O Deviants, Deviants! Wherefore art thou Standard Deviants? After a quick summary and history of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy, examine the poetry of the play and see how Romeo and Juliet stack up as tragic figures.
E15 · Airs TBA
Meet the Planets!
Come aboard for a mission to Mars – and beyond! From Mercury to Pluto, learn the facts about each planet as the Standard Deviants examine our solar system. You might even see some aliens!
E16 · Airs TBA
Fractions 411
Fractions have you flustered? The Standard Deviants make math easy and fun as they explore the mysteries of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
E17 · Airs TBA
Pointers on Punctuation
Even if you don’t know your colon from your semicolon, the Standard Deviants explain the importance of proper punctuation and explain the rules behind the most common punctuation marks – including the tricky comma.
E18 · Airs TBA
Italian
Interested in learning Italian? After an introduction to the Italian alphabet and pronunciation, learn the calendar, numbers and easy conversation skills. You won’t become a native speaker overnight, but you will master the top 10 most useful Italian phrases!
E19 · Airs TBA
Anatomy
The leg bone’s connected to the… well, if you’re not sure, the Standard Deviants can help! After an overview of general anatomical terms, discover how the human skeleton not only protects the brain, spinal cord and vital organs, but also helps us move around.
E20 · Airs TBA
Physics
You don’t have to be hit in the head with an apple to understand the basics of physics! Starting off with a definition of the science of physics, learn how physicists calculate motion using scalars, vectors, velocity and acceleration.
E21 · Airs TBA
The Write Stuff
Suffering from writer’s block? After an explanation of the Five General Characteristics of Academic Writing, The Standard Deviants reveal everything needed to write a literary masterpiece – from understanding the assignment to identifying the purpose and audience for the paper.
E22 · Airs TBA
Money Basics
Learn how to set goals to attain your dreams – and with a little coaching, develop a financial plan designed to make it happen! As you’ll discover, a good financial plan hinges on two simple principles: budgeting and saving.
E23 · Airs TBA
Geometry
Geometry isn’t just for squares anymore! The Standard Deviants will also explain the mystery behind points, lines, planes and space. Once the basics have been covered, you’ll learn about geometric shapes and how to calculate the perimeter and area of circles and polygons.
E24 · Airs TBA
Statistics
Here’s your “chance” to learn the basics of statistics – quick and easy! After a definition of statistics and a few key terms, dissect the components of a statistical problem and learn three methods to represent the data graphically.
E25 · Airs TBA
All About the Presidency
See what the president really has to do – it’s not all press conferences and pitching baseballs! After an examination of what the framers of the Constitution had in mind when they created the Executive Branch, see if you meet the qualifications to run for president!
E26 · Airs TBA
Grammar Pitfalls
How do you make disagreeable tenses agree? How do you bolster a dangling participle? The rules of grammar can be convoluted and confusing. The Standard Deviants clear away the confusion and identify the most common grammatical errors.

Details

Director: Sam Genovese
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 8, 2000
Network: PBS
Studio: Cerebellum Corporation, New River Media

Time to finish

41 hrs

54 episodes. About 6 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

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