Mr Wizard... Don Herbert dead !!!!!!!!!

[cougarjake13]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070612/ap_en_tv/obit_herbert


he will be missed

[prothunderball]

the episode with liquid nitrogen was the best!

[MHasegawa]

i used to see his show early as hell in the am.

RIP Mr. Wizard

[cupcakelove]

I used to watch his show every chance I got when I was little, this is a sad day.

[reillyluck]

he taught me how to play a record with just a pin needle and a paper made like a cone. good times. he will be missed.

[cougarjake13]

http://www.failedsuccess.com/images/wizard_2.jpg


i think i learned more from this show and 3-2-1 contact than i ever learned in school

[Death Metal Moe]

FUCK!!! This fucking guy was PIMPTASTIC!!!

I watched his fucking show for years.

[mildly amusing]

he's one of those people from my youth that i haven't thought about in years, but hearing that he died manages to make me sad...i brings back memories of watching of his show...definitely a childhood institution...

[pennington]

Someone I used to work with met him on a plane once. Apparently he was as nice to everyone as he was on TV.

RIP big fella, teach some science to the people on the other side.

[johnniehardrock]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wv0wM8Ht2w

RIP

[JustJon]

man, I loved his show as a kid. RIP

[jennysmurf]

i actually used the "who do you think i am, mr. wizard?" retort just the other day. i loved that show. first mr. rogers, now mr. wizard. not cool.

[feralBoy]

I totally electrocuted a hotdog after I saw him do it on tv. It was the coolest show ever. He really was the best and I'm glad other people feel the same.

[burrben]

he was the best. i can only hope for a marathon to honor him

[waltermitty]

he was the best. i can only hope for a marathon to honor him
That would be so cool.... Whoever owns the rights to the shows needs to get on this... I would assume Nickelodeon owns it, so a nick at night marathon would be perfect...

[drusilla]

the show was on everyday at 4 right? man i used to watch that all the time. he had the best sweaters.

[midwestjeff]

let's study the decomposition of a corpse kids!

[waltermitty]

I guess I can't spread one of my favorite urban myths anymore...
Mr. Wizard stopped doing TV after he went nuts and froze his arm in liquid nitrogen. He then smashed it on the counter and his arm shattered to pieces.....

[LordJezo]

Someone found about two hours of interview with Mr. Wizard on Google Video. From Slashdot:

I was searching for "Mr. Wizard" on Google Video for some cool clips and even episodes, and stumbled this interview that you people might be interested:

"In his four-part (each part is posted separately) oral history interview, host Don Herbert describes his early years as an actor on stage ... all and radio before turning to television where he created the classic children's science series "Watch Mr. Wizard". He details his hosting of the show, as well as working with his young assistants. He talked about his simultaneous work as "G.E. Theatre's" "progress reporter," hosting a different three-minute commercial segment for each episode through the majority of run. He talks about the later incarnations of the "Mr. Wizard" franchise. He also mentions his appearances on morning and late-night television talk shows."


Part 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...48299728971940
Part 2: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...35829803410436
Part 3: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...05386425879518
Part 4: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...18576253789269

[Mike Teacher]

i had a bunsen burner in the window last night...

[Crippler]

Coolest "teacher" ever...RIP!

[King Hippos Bandaid]

RIP, Loved his show, a lil past my time, but would catch it from time to time a kiddling

:king: