this is by far the best wkrp episode of all times and probably best the tv episode of all because it taught people something a good teacher is priceless Tim Reid should have won an emmy for this scene alone
Venus teaches the atom- one of the best scenes, especially when Johnny wakes up in the stock room, listening in. R.I.P., Howard Hesseman- Tim Reid will miss him, too!!!
I saw this when it originally aired, and I have NEVER forgotten! I just had the joy of introducing it to a Facebook friend today, and now she knows, too! 💖
To this very day, if I had to try and explain what I know about atoms to somebody I swear I would start with..."there are three gangs in a neighborhood..."
This was one of the best moments in "WKRP's" four-year run. It's too bad they haven't released Seasons 2-4 on DVD (due to copyright issues with the music that was played on the show). It was a terrific show. Tim Reid played the scene perfectly. We need more teachers like Venus Flytrap.
That's one scene I think about a lot, and have since I saw it as a kid. Haven't seen it in years. I'm a teacher now and I wish I could motivate kids like Venus did. Seeing it again helps.
They do. I have (way before your comment 3 years ago)and It is called GLAD-GUIDED LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DESIGN. Created in CALIFORNIA to teach second language learners but absolutely desirable for all learners. I used it to teach children about ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE to LANGUAGE ARTS using diagrams to destruct plot in any given chosen lit book in the state standards. Of course w/ Venus's method I would have added some music, like hip-hop or whatever, depending on my student population. The method can be used in all subject matter, including science and math. So don't despair, there is hope for teachers out there.
My favourite scene from WKRP was when Jennifer (Loni Anderson) was dating a elderly man who passed away in a restaurant they were eating at. Herb came up to her in his own "way" and said "I'm sorry he bought the farm--Hey he had a long life, a lot of dough-got to go out with you--caught the big bus while he was eating in the best place in town--Not bad if you ask me"--completely lifted a sadness she was feeling and brought levity to the entire scene!!!
I've been looking for the uncut version of these scene for years. There's plenty of the Cell Theory lesson, but the speeches before and after that are a far better lesson.
@@STho205 What we now call "a take-away" (the term wasn't used in the late '70s) struck a chord with me as a third-grader-the bit about "living beyond [one's] fingertips". Now, in my late forties, I searched out this clip to get the quote right, as even in present day, a great many need to (re)learn to live beyond their fingertips.
I was a little kid in elementary school and this was how I learned what an atom was and all the parts of one. By the time they actually taught us this in school, I breezed right through it because I always learned it. And they say TV isn’t educational…
@educatedrock Sometimes good sitcom writing that teaches, informs or as a message very skillfully delivered can be timeless. This seems to be an example of this concept.
Great episode, although that is the oldest looking high school kid I've ever seen. He looks about twenty-five. But I won't split hairs. It's one of the best moments from the show.
This scene gave me cause to imagine that had Howard Hesseman nixed the part in "Head of the Class", Eustis Elias Productions would've sought out Tim Reid.
I remember seeing this as a kid and being annoyed that the student didn't call Venus out for introducing Tron as the Swahili word for dude and then renaming one gang the ProTONS. But I always remembered the lesson, and how the episode ended with Venus and the kid's mom still worried about his future.
Venus' description should be used to start a comic book. There are more atomic "gang" members or forces that can be used as characters in a story, using the same rules of behavior we see at the sub-atomic level: neutrino, gluons, gauge-bosons, quarks. I'm not good at art, so I hope someone else uses this idea. It'd be so cool to learn it easily and understand what's going down at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN. www.nzherald.co.nz/canvas-magazine/news/article.cfm?c_id=532&objectid=11432914
What is going on at WKHadronRP, in Cerncinnati, is completely unnessmanssary, for any living things survival. Unlessnessman, Hesseman's(Humans) funk up the Environment and give Mother Nature a (Johnny) Fever. In other words......CERN is necessary, unfortunately, or, fortunately, depending on your point of view.
However, Swahili is from the opposite side of the continent from where the slaves were taken. It has no more to do with their culture than Aztec metalwork does with the Powhatan.
Just because he's a black American doesn't automatically mean he's descended from American slaves. Obama wasn't. This kid could be interested in anything having to do with pan-African culture.
He's old enough to be his "mom's" dad. Stupid casting decision here. "Oh, take this 40 year old and pass him off as a 16 year old. It's gonna work." LMFAO NOT!
this is by far the best wkrp episode of all times and probably best the tv episode of all because it taught people something a good teacher is priceless Tim Reid should have won an emmy for this scene alone
Showed this to my kids to help them with chemistry, and they will almost certainly show it to their kids too.
Venus teaches the atom- one of the best scenes, especially when Johnny wakes up in the stock room, listening in. R.I.P., Howard Hesseman- Tim Reid will miss him, too!!!
Such an awesome teacher.
"remember for the next 3 months." LOL I've been remembering this for the past 30 years!!! LOL
Same.
Exactly
Literally one of the coolest things I've seen on TV.
Love to know who the writer was to even come up with that concept “ Genius,
Pure Genius”.....and not a text book in sight
I saw this when it originally aired, and I have NEVER forgotten! I just had the joy of introducing it to a Facebook friend today, and now she knows, too! 💖
remember it for months, shit I remember this episode. and that is over 30 years.
Pure genius. One of the best episodes besides the "Turkey drop" and " Real Families"
"Real Families" was reality TV a couple decades before Reality TV existed. They definitely called that one.
To this very day, if I had to try and explain what I know about atoms to somebody I swear I would start with..."there are three gangs in a neighborhood..."
This was one of the best moments in "WKRP's" four-year run. It's too bad they haven't released Seasons 2-4 on DVD (due to copyright issues with the music that was played on the show). It was a terrific show.
Tim Reid played the scene perfectly. We need more teachers like Venus Flytrap.
the entire series is now on DVD.
That's one scene I think about a lot, and have since I saw it as a kid. Haven't seen it in years. I'm a teacher now and I wish I could motivate kids like Venus did. Seeing it again helps.
Mr. Baker, thank you for being a teacher.
As a Generation Z student a few months away from potentially graduating from highschool, I thank you for taking this scene into consideration.
The best 10 minutes of broadcast television, in the entire history of broadcast television.
Powerful educational episode of WKRP
The most underrated, forgotten scene of tv history
It's highly rated by the thousands of people who remember it.
Not forgotten by anyone who's ever seen it! 💗
Forgotten!? Who are you kidding? I have never forgotten this marvelous scene.
If teachers could actually teach like this in the classroom today, then they wouldn't be leaving the profession in droves.
+TM Rezzek I agree completely.
They do. I have (way before your comment 3 years ago)and It is called GLAD-GUIDED LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DESIGN. Created in CALIFORNIA to teach second language learners but absolutely desirable for all learners. I used it to teach children about ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE to LANGUAGE ARTS using diagrams to destruct plot in any given chosen lit book in the state standards. Of course w/ Venus's method I would have added some music, like hip-hop or whatever, depending on my student population. The method can be used in all subject matter, including science and math. So don't despair, there is hope for teachers out there.
"Just a little white lie." Classic.
My favourite scene from WKRP was when Jennifer (Loni Anderson) was dating a elderly man who passed away in a restaurant they were eating at. Herb came up to her in his own "way" and said "I'm sorry he bought the farm--Hey he had a long life, a lot of dough-got to go out with you--caught the big bus while he was eating in the best place in town--Not bad if you ask me"--completely lifted a sadness she was feeling and brought levity to the entire scene!!!
I've been looking for the uncut version of these scene for years. There's plenty of the Cell Theory lesson, but the speeches before and after that are a far better lesson.
Actually, Atomic Theory
The best episode of WKRP.
Kenyatte Tilghman Wasn't Tim Reid a former teacher!
Agree. Tight script and excellent acting. Funniest one was Turkeys Away, but this was the best one.
@@STho205 What we now call "a take-away" (the term wasn't used in the late '70s) struck a chord with me as a third-grader-the bit about "living beyond [one's] fingertips". Now, in my late forties, I searched out this clip to get the quote right, as even in present day, a great many need to (re)learn to live beyond their fingertips.
Fantastic. I knew squat about the atom before I saw this.
Venus makes learning 20% cooler, more awesome!
This is some of the best TV ever.
I was a little kid in elementary school and this was how I learned what an atom was and all the parts of one. By the time they actually taught us this in school, I breezed right through it because I always learned it. And they say TV isn’t educational…
This scene was AWESOME!
What a great teacher!
@educatedrock Sometimes good sitcom writing that teaches, informs or as a message very skillfully delivered can be timeless. This seems to be an example of this concept.
Great episode, although that is the oldest looking high school kid I've ever seen. He looks about twenty-five. But I won't split hairs. It's one of the best moments from the show.
This scene gave me cause to imagine that had Howard Hesseman nixed the part in "Head of the Class", Eustis Elias Productions would've sought out Tim Reid.
You got it man...you got an A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is great! I want Venus to show me how to balance a chemical equation : )
I remember seeing this as a kid and being annoyed that the student didn't call Venus out for introducing Tron as the Swahili word for dude and then renaming one gang the ProTONS. But I always remembered the lesson, and how the episode ended with Venus and the kid's mom still worried about his future.
I caught that now, but as a kid I totally missed it.
Great episode
A perfect lesson being taught
+Fred Ellenburg Yes, it is.
love this scene
tim reid should have won an emmy for this
I saw this episode when I was a child. The world of education needs more teachers like Venus.
A great episode!
Venus' description should be used to start a comic book. There are more atomic "gang" members or forces that can be used as characters in a story, using the same rules of behavior we see at the sub-atomic level: neutrino, gluons, gauge-bosons, quarks. I'm not good at art, so I hope someone else uses this idea. It'd be so cool to learn it easily and understand what's going down at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN.
www.nzherald.co.nz/canvas-magazine/news/article.cfm?c_id=532&objectid=11432914
What is going on at WKHadronRP, in Cerncinnati, is completely unnessmanssary, for any living things survival. Unlessnessman, Hesseman's(Humans) funk up the Environment and give Mother Nature a (Johnny) Fever. In other words......CERN is necessary, unfortunately, or, fortunately, depending on your point of view.
7:34 - truer four decades later than it was at the time it originally aired.
that's the oldest looking, High School, I ever seen in my life.
do you know anything about magnets?
Atom Heart Mother brought me here.
great video
Me when he said they put you in Special Ed
why didnt you tell me you back there i tried but i fell asleep
That was 2 1/2 minutes!
There was no clock in the room.
Did Arnold take 15 years off before returning to highschool?
teacher- makes us watch video
me- dislikes
me- watches video
also me- likes video
me- changes dislike to like
They never knew public education would lead up into "dumbingdown" .
It is not dumbing down you dolt! Maybe that shows your capacity to see what good teaching can entail. Sad.
@@sawdustcaesar6853 Amen !
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However, Swahili is from the opposite side of the continent from where the slaves were taken. It has no more to do with their culture than Aztec metalwork does with the Powhatan.
Mike, how would you know, European got there knowledge from some martians who lives inside the earth.
Just because he's a black American doesn't automatically mean he's descended from American slaves. Obama wasn't. This kid could be interested in anything having to do with pan-African culture.
he look a little to old to be in high school
He's old enough to be his "mom's" dad. Stupid casting decision here. "Oh, take this 40 year old and pass him off as a 16 year old. It's gonna work." LMFAO NOT!
The 2nd generation of SJW television. Better than the garbage of today, but still loaded with CULTural Marxism.