Years ago, I searched TH-cam for Curiosity Show, in the hopes of rewatching one of my dearest shows from my childhood. Nothing came up. And now there's even a channel with full episodes ☺️
To give you an idea of how old this program is, Microsoft Windows ver. 1 was still not released. In fact, it wasn't until 2 years after this program aired. I was in college for computer science at the time, and everything had to be typed on our very slow propietary IBM personal computers (before Bill Gates reverse-engineered DOS and Apple computers). Computer games were where you had to type commands, like "Take 2 steps forward", "Pick up key", "Turn right", etc., to get to your goal of unlocking the treasure. LAME! But they were fun at that time. This was all almost 40 years ago!
Another fun thing you could do that involves hovercraft and balloons is make a CD and balloon hovercraft. Except CDs weren't something as casual as they are, now.
Ah you mean adventure games! Or "text adventures" as they became called, after somebody invented graphical adventures, where you move a guy around and interact by clicking on objects, not typing. This programme's from 1983. Home computers had graphics then! We had video games. The Atari 2600 console had been out since 1977 in the USA, overpriced rubbish though it was. But in 1982 Sinclair and Commodore both had hugely successful computers out with eventually thousands of games! Most were action games, played with joystick. The Atari 400 and 800 home computers came out in 1978 and they had better graphics than the Commodore, cost quite a bit more though. Actually, talking of Windows, even the IBM PC had video games by 1983! 5 years earlier, you'd have a point. But by 1983 computers were taking off and zooming ahead!
I was 16 when this episode aired, loved watching this show after school along with prof julius Sumner miller years earlier on the ABC. They just dont make these shows anymore. Kids actually learnt something.
I hope someday you are able to release all of the episodes. I just recently discovered your channel and your show and let me tell you they are charming, enjoyable and entertaining. Also it helps me explain some things for my students
Many thanks. Full episodes have some problems with copyright elements, so we take the segments that we can use and do the TH-cam thing, but we plan to release another full episode soon - Rob
Reef knots are called square knots in the U.S., where the one that you get by putting right over left and then right over left again is called a granny knot.
Was 6 years old in August 1983. Now 45 in 2022. Watching this, I found myself smiling and thinking Just as, I did watching this for the first time on TV Subscribed Today. Thank You for this Curiosity❓
And in desperate need of some basic improvements, half the energy from cranking it was wasted in horizontal vibrations that don't directly contribute to the 'massage'!
@@snoopy13946 Steve Irwin was a gem. I watched him as a teenager. Great stuff. I m not sure if Daniel Andrews of Gladys Kunt were around when he died. I think that it was technically a stingray which caused his death. But might as well have been those pathetic tvats in charge of the current government. The world is watching.
I used to watch this show after school in the early 80’s. It’s a blast from the past. I would copy their experiments using household items. I heard somewhere the show deliberately used things found around the house to make science accessible to kids. It was a banger of a show and it’s much better than a lot things for kids on tv now.
Thanks, yes, we did that so that even if you lived in a little country town with few shops and you had no money you should still be able to do things with stuff around the house - Rob
I remember this show from my childhood. Had no idea it was an australian production until now. ..one more reason why i love australia so much. Back in the days we've had similar shows from switzerland and germany in our swiss tv....but this is unmatched. I only wish there would be shows like this in tv today for the kids (and adults too)
Ah, the 80s drummer. Only technique allowed is single-stroke rolls, and heaven forbid we hit a crash cymbal with the (currently idle) left hand! Gotta reach right across with the one that's already busy on the ride... been there, never going back again!
It's 5:35PM AEST on the 12 August 2022. The Chase Australia has just put up a question which had "The Curiosity Show" as the answer. The contestant got the answer correct. Larry Emdur commented that it was a great show.
I hope everyone is wondering why they don't make shows like this any longer. You know, shows which treat children like the adults they're going to become, teaching them useful concepts and getting their minds working. Shows made for kids these days seem to treat children like the toddlers they used to be, giving them things that distract their brain, not make it work. I wonder why that is...? Why would you not challenge a developing brain to develop even further?
Oh my goodness! I'd forgotten all about this show. It's like it's from another dimension, life is so different to what it was when I used to watch this show. I think I was starting primary school, another world away!😄
Came for a quick look and ended up watching the whole thing. Remarkable how clear the picture is - not like the small 34cm colour TV I originally watched these shows on!!
I like the bit in the theme song where it goes "curiosityyyyy..................................................................................... SHOW!!"
@@CuriosityShow that's epic .. great to know .. thank you so much for revealing that. and also, for the upload. you can't possibly imagine how meaningful that all is. it's so weird how we nowadays all have smartphones and almost self-driving car and in the eighties, there was none of that yet when one compares TV shows .. umm, how should I put that in a somewhat diplomatic way .. let's say alien observers would be rather surprised by that contradicting development, lol.
19:12 - Interesting that this episode was filmed half a decade before the Channel Tunnel's construction began and a full decade before its completion. (1988 - 1993)
Wow, I was exactly 3 years, 5 months and 2 weeks old when this was made. 10000 miles away here in England my dad had the same horrendous moustache, what a time to be alive
With the question at the end.. I'd say less than 5cm.. as both would actually travel 10cm.. but due to the pencil traveling in a circular motion it should be 10 divided by pi. That's my guess.
You could have knocked me over with a feather when I found out that this spawned 3-2-1-Contact. One of my other favourite shows (but no guesses as to which one I thought was better!)
15:02 the moment you realize that what you thought of a "modern" term just botched up somewhat recently (STEM) has obviously been around for quite a while, lol
Back in the days when kids had the self confidence enough to use tools without bubble wrap moms losing their shit over safety concerns. It might explain why the modern generation can't even change a tire anymore.
Interesting to see how time has changed with that odd one out question. I dunno if they let women be cardinals but they can be priests and vicars now, so I got it wrong (I thought cardinals are unique to the vatican, right? :P) I wonder how many more will be thrown off by it
It is in my book on the show www.wakefieldpress.com.au/product.php?productid=1533&cat=0&page=&featured=Y but briefly, to qualify as a 'C' program all children's programs had to be approved. The committee became very politicised and ideological, and decided that we could not have a C rating as we were two men. We looked at introducing a female presenter and tried, but Germany (which was taking the program for Europe) said that they wanted the show exactly as it was. Rather than compromise what we were doing, Deane and I decided to end it while it was doing well. The government then sacked the committee but it was too late for us - Rob
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Thanks for the full episode, every clip takes me back to my childhood.
The quality of content and attitude towards the audience is still unmatched.
Very kind, thanks - Rob
audience? where? who?
@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 he means the television viewers, not a live audience
@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 It’s me and you! :D
They don't make them like they used to. Hearing the theme song took me back to my childhood 😊
Years ago, I searched TH-cam for Curiosity Show, in the hopes of rewatching one of my dearest shows from my childhood. Nothing came up.
And now there's even a channel with full episodes ☺️
To this day whenever I tie a reef knot I hear Dean saying "right over left, left over right"
I thought he said wreath knot. Lol we call that a square knot
“And of course you know what a reef knot is” me from California: 😥
Me to... That's how I got my knot badge @ 1st Mays Hill.
A full episode? Christmas came early this year!
To give you an idea of how old this program is, Microsoft Windows ver. 1 was still not released. In fact, it wasn't until 2 years after this program aired. I was in college for computer science at the time, and everything had to be typed on our very slow propietary IBM personal computers (before Bill Gates reverse-engineered DOS and Apple computers). Computer games were where you had to type commands, like "Take 2 steps forward", "Pick up key", "Turn right", etc., to get to your goal of unlocking the treasure. LAME! But they were fun at that time. This was all almost 40 years ago!
Bill gates didn't reverse-engineered DOS, Microsoft bought the rights for a CP/M clone developed by SCP and ported it to the IBM-PC.
It took me a moment to realize this was before the tunnel under the english channel was built. I was confused why they didn't mention it.
Another fun thing you could do that involves hovercraft and balloons is make a CD and balloon hovercraft. Except CDs weren't something as casual as they are, now.
Ah you mean adventure games! Or "text adventures" as they became called, after somebody invented graphical adventures, where you move a guy around and interact by clicking on objects, not typing.
This programme's from 1983. Home computers had graphics then! We had video games. The Atari 2600 console had been out since 1977 in the USA, overpriced rubbish though it was. But in 1982 Sinclair and Commodore both had hugely successful computers out with eventually thousands of games! Most were action games, played with joystick. The Atari 400 and 800 home computers came out in 1978 and they had better graphics than the Commodore, cost quite a bit more though. Actually, talking of Windows, even the IBM PC had video games by 1983!
5 years earlier, you'd have a point. But by 1983 computers were taking off and zooming ahead!
@@solsystem1342 Seriously? I would keep that quiet. 🤪
I loved this show. The closing music was the alarm to change to ABC and watch GForce Battle of the Planets and monkey magic.
G'day Rob & Deane,
Thanks so much for finding us another full episode 🥰
A great pleasure - Rob
I was 16 when this episode aired, loved watching this show after school along with prof julius Sumner miller years earlier on the ABC. They just dont make these shows anymore. Kids actually learnt something.
I was 2 years old when this aired. Crazy. :) Good stuff, thanks for uploading this.
My mom was 6 months pregnant with me when it aired. Today is my birthday in fact. It's like a present just for me
My mom was 6 months pregnant with me when it aired. Today is my birthday in fact. It's like a present just for me
I was 16 months old when this was filmed and eight when Curiosity show ceased production in 1990.
Our pleasure - Rob
Happy birthday from the CS team - Rob
thanks for uploading this episode!
Glad you enjoy it - Rob
I always enjoy the segments you post, but seeing the show's intro was the cherry on the Full Episode cake. Nice touch keeping in the ident too. :)
Glad you enjoy it. We'll do another in the not-too-distant future. - Rob
A moment of silence for all the kids who didnt grow up with this amazing show 🙏
@ilikeminecraft6753 that's fantastic to hear you will love it .
I agree with you and I’m a millennial. I love many shows (and music) from the 70s & 80s. It was a great decade from I’ve watched.
Love being able to share my favourite childhood show with my kids. They love it.
Glad you enjoy it - Rob
What a great show. Thanks Rob and Dean.
Our pleasure - Rob
So glad I found this channel brings back so many memories.
I hope someday you are able to release all of the episodes. I just recently discovered your channel and your show and let me tell you they are charming, enjoyable and entertaining. Also it helps me explain some things for my students
Many thanks. Full episodes have some problems with copyright elements, so we take the segments that we can use and do the TH-cam thing, but we plan to release another full episode soon - Rob
Reef knots are called square knots in the U.S., where the one that you get by putting right over left and then right over left again is called a granny knot.
G'day Deane and Rob. Every time I say to my students "I'm glad you asked" I think of you. Thanks!
Watched my first ever clip of Curiosity Show today, And as an American adult I think I needed this as a kid lmao!
This is so awesome. I'm from the US but this came out the year I was born so I feel some strange nostalgia anyway 😀
Was 6 years old in August 1983. Now 45 in 2022.
Watching this, I found myself smiling and thinking
Just as, I did watching this for the first time on TV
Subscribed Today. Thank You for this Curiosity❓
My youth was terrible, the shows we had growing up weren’t as good as this, this is awesome, it’s motivational.
That massager was in desperate need of an informercial.
And in desperate need of some basic improvements, half the energy from cranking it was wasted in horizontal vibrations that don't directly contribute to the 'massage'!
@@Roger__Wilco And !!!!
it was with that thought?!
That lead Roger Wilco to
Create the Company
Anne Summers
🤣🤣
I love how the intro about tying a trick reef knot leads to “anyways most of this episode is about air”
Australia: home of the world's best science shows and worst politicians.
Unfortunately, our politicians didn’t watch The Curiosity Show. They were probably the kids bullying the others.
@@snoopy13946 Steve Irwin was a gem. I watched him as a teenager. Great stuff. I m not sure if Daniel Andrews of Gladys Kunt were around when he died. I think that it was technically a stingray which caused his death. But might as well have been those pathetic tvats in charge of the current government. The world is watching.
This show is amazing. I’m surprised I haven’t heard of it earlier. You lads are Australia’s hidden treasure, appreciate your time
Glad you enjoyed it
24:38 answer to the problem: I did it, it finished exactly in the middle!
Glad I didn’t have to wait until next week. Thanks 🙏🏿
ive recently discovered curiosity shoow and i LOVE it :)
I used to watch this show after school in the early 80’s. It’s a blast from the past. I would copy their experiments using household items. I heard somewhere the show deliberately used things found around the house to make science accessible to kids. It was a banger of a show and it’s much better than a lot things for kids on tv now.
Thanks, yes, we did that so that even if you lived in a little country town with few shops and you had no money you should still be able to do things with stuff around the house - Rob
Ooh another full episode upload sweet!
I've just discovered this show and it's awesome, reminds me of How or Johnny Ball's science program, thanks 🙏
"And that's HOW for now" ;)
This show was way before my time and across the ocean, yet I still feel nostalgic for it somehow
They should bring this show back, people love learning little interesting peices of information.
I remember this show from my childhood. Had no idea it was an australian production until now.
..one more reason why i love australia so much. Back in the days we've had similar shows from switzerland and germany in our swiss tv....but this is unmatched.
I only wish there would be shows like this in tv today for the kids (and adults too)
I'm not sober and the episode title made me laugh and realized the guy reading it laughed alittle too if you listen closely
UGH! I don't think I'd get that old massager too close to my face. You don't know where it's been.
5:24 Pretty sure most people didn't buy those for a jaw massage, if you know what I mean 👀
That balloon experiment was so amazing 👏👍❤️
Ah, the 80s drummer. Only technique allowed is single-stroke rolls, and heaven forbid we hit a crash cymbal with the (currently idle) left hand! Gotta reach right across with the one that's already busy on the ride... been there, never going back again!
Don't forget to hold the odd look on your face the whole time.
They picked perfect instructors for these episodes its really well demonstrated knowledge
Thank you... you confirmed I am STILL just as stupid in 2022 as I was watching you in 1983 as a 12 year old. 🤣
Watch it with your friends.
Thanks; these are really stimulating demos....
It's 5:35PM AEST on the 12 August 2022. The Chase Australia has just put up a question which had "The Curiosity Show" as the answer. The contestant got the answer correct. Larry Emdur commented that it was a great show.
Thanks, kind of you to comment - Rob
I hope everyone is wondering why they don't make shows like this any longer. You know, shows which treat children like the adults they're going to become, teaching them useful concepts and getting their minds working. Shows made for kids these days seem to treat children like the toddlers they used to be, giving them things that distract their brain, not make it work. I wonder why that is...? Why would you not challenge a developing brain to develop even further?
Credit also awarded if you chose "Vicar" as the odd one out among Nun , Priest, Monk, Cardinal, and Vicar, because he's a Protestant among Catholics.
And it might be that nun is no longer a woman among men, as some of the others might now be women.
Top tier content
but we're all asking what if I wanted to give myself a jaw massage?.... Ah nevermind, he covers this.
Oh my goodness! I'd forgotten all about this show. It's like it's from another dimension, life is so different to what it was when I used to watch this show. I think I was starting primary school, another world away!😄
Certainly seems a lot more simplistic compared to now than it probably did then....
Sick drum solo brother 🥁
Its funny how lofi aesthetic has made shows like this seem so fresh.
It's very hard to stop watching
Came for a quick look and ended up watching the whole thing. Remarkable how clear the picture is - not like the small 34cm colour TV I originally watched these shows on!!
LOL the guy reading the episode info at the beginning was trying hard not to laugh :P
I like the bit in the theme song where it goes "curiosityyyyy..................................................................................... SHOW!!"
‘Hovering Tongues Pricking Drums’! - did all of the episodes have titles like that?
Yes, although they were not broadcast - Rob
@@CuriosityShow that's epic .. great to know .. thank you so much for revealing that. and also, for the upload. you can't possibly imagine how meaningful that all is.
it's so weird how we nowadays all have smartphones and almost self-driving car and in the eighties, there was none of that yet when one compares TV shows .. umm, how should I put that in a somewhat diplomatic way .. let's say alien observers would be rather surprised by that contradicting development, lol.
I wish we had a show like this. A show that actually teaches us stuff and not stupid shows like the bachelor.
Ah no way! I’m gonna save this for later, but I wanted to drop a comment of thanks now
Oh my goodness, the vibrator left the doctor’s office and into family fun. That’d give wives something to giggle about.
The first lady pleasure machine 🤔🤣
19:12 - Interesting that this episode was filmed half a decade before the Channel Tunnel's construction began and a full decade before its completion. (1988 - 1993)
pls do this for as many episodes as you can
We can't do a lot because of copyright and other problems, but we'll do the odd one here and there - Rob
@@CuriosityShow
9:48 as a percussionist all I saw was his technique but then forgot completely about it due to the fascination for what he said next and later on lmao
Wow, a full episode!
I think this is wonderful
0:01 My man got tickled reading that kooky title!
Wow, I was exactly 3 years, 5 months and 2 weeks old when this was made. 10000 miles away here in England my dad had the same horrendous moustache, what a time to be alive
With the question at the end.. I'd say less than 5cm.. as both would actually travel 10cm.. but due to the pencil traveling in a circular motion it should be 10 divided by pi. That's my guess.
13:37 such good performance, respect.
In this episode I learned that Piccolo is a instrument... always thought he was just Goku's friend...
Finding this recommendation in 2022. This is some quality screen time for kids today.
You could have knocked me over with a feather when I found out that this spawned 3-2-1-Contact. One of my other favourite shows (but no guesses as to which one I thought was better!)
Well now I have two pencils and cannot understand why things are doing what they're doing.
15:02 the moment you realize that what you thought of a "modern" term just botched up somewhat recently (STEM) has obviously been around for quite a while, lol
What a great surprise!
Love the intro music🤪
I just woke up in the middle of the night to this shit
Watching this in 2024 and somehow is still more interesting than other things
19:13 You can also jump across, but it's best done when you're not laden with many heavy bricks.
I wish I had this on tv when I was a small kid ! Well I’m 14 now but maybe I would’ve been more interested if I saw this earlier :)
Feels like a fever dream
Jesus! I was still in my mums belly somewhere in Sydney when this was aired!
The Curiosity Show is fantastic
perfect youtube content.. :)
3:24
ngl i thought it was a rickroll
I was 24 when this aired; now almost 65. Try to solve for that 'equation'....
More full episodes please, how many episodes were filmed ayways?
More than 500, but we can't air too many because of copyright and other issues - Rob
Back in the days when kids had the self confidence enough to use tools without bubble wrap moms losing their shit over safety concerns. It might explain why the modern generation can't even change a tire anymore.
What happened to the Kelloggs episode??? I can’t find it anywhere!
And this show is now as long ago as the forties were then....
How do I make EDM drum sounds at home?
Drummer kind of looks like Bruce Springsteen 🤔
5:23 looks like a toy for women XD
indeed it does .. should be marketed as an eco friendly variant to battery operated variants around nowadays. that's actually a marked gap, IMHO.
Interesting to see how time has changed with that odd one out question. I dunno if they let women be cardinals but they can be priests and vicars now, so I got it wrong (I thought cardinals are unique to the vatican, right? :P) I wonder how many more will be thrown off by it
Just curious Rob and Deane (ha) ...and guessing it has been asked before but when and why did the Curiosity Show end?
It is in my book on the show www.wakefieldpress.com.au/product.php?productid=1533&cat=0&page=&featured=Y but briefly, to qualify as a 'C' program all children's programs had to be approved. The committee became very politicised and ideological, and decided that we could not have a C rating as we were two men. We looked at introducing a female presenter and tried, but Germany (which was taking the program for Europe) said that they wanted the show exactly as it was. Rather than compromise what we were doing, Deane and I decided to end it while it was doing well. The government then sacked the committee but it was too late for us - Rob
I still remember Dean saying
"I'm glad you asked"
Quality tv shows back then unlike today's crap.
The drummer from Slipknot has now been revealed!
My guess for the final challenge is either 31.4 centimeters or 3.18 centimeters.
Old school Mark Rober
Am I too late for the DVD special sale ??
Criaky!