Is 3-2-1 Contact coming back?
3-2-1 Contact (1980–1988) — children on PBS
The answer: Concluded November 18, 1988.
7seasons
225episodes
About 3-2-1 Contact
3-2-1 Contact was a science educational series that aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988.
3-2-1 Contact episode schedule
225 aired
Aired · 225
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| November 18, 1988 | S7·E30 | Island: Conch |
| November 17, 1988 | S7·E29 | Island: Flamingos |
| November 16, 1988 | S7·E28 | Island: Coral |
| November 15, 1988 | S7·E27 | Island: Lizards |
| November 14, 1988 | S7·E26 | Island: Parrot Fish |
| November 11, 1988 | S7·E25 | Greece: The Parthenon |
| November 10, 1988 | S7·E24 | Greece: Sheep & Cheese |
| November 9, 1988 | S7·E23 | Greece: Before History |
| November 8, 1988 | S7·E22 | Greece: Under The Ash |
| November 7, 1988 | S7·E21 | Greece: The Journey Begins |
| November 4, 1988 | S7·E20 | Structures: Suspended in Air |
| November 3, 1988 | S7·E19 | Structures: Running Robots |
| November 2, 1988 | S7·E18 | Structures: Chaos and Computers |
| November 1, 1988 | S7·E17 | Structures: Pipes and Reeds |
| October 31, 1988 | S7·E16 | Structures: Bubble, Bubble |
| October 28, 1988 | S7·E15 | Australia: Kangaroos |
| October 27, 1988 | S7·E14 | Australia: Koalas |
| October 26, 1988 | S7·E13 | Australia: Emu & Kookaburra |
| October 25, 1988 | S7·E12 | Australia: Moths & Beetles |
| October 24, 1988 | S7·E11 | Australia: Platypus & Echidna |
| October 21, 1988 | S7·E10 | Your Body: Your Health |
| October 20, 1988 | S7·E9 | Your Body: Spinning |
| October 19, 1988 | S7·E8 | Your Body: Sleep |
| October 18, 1988 | S7·E7 | Your Body: Having a Baby |
| October 17, 1988 | S7·E6 | Your Body: Twins |
| October 14, 1988 | S7·E5 | Antarctica: The Desert Continent |
| October 13, 1988 | S7·E4 | Antarctica: Life Under the Ice |
| October 12, 1988 | S7·E3 | Antarctica: Life on the Edge |
| October 11, 1988 | S7·E2 | Antarctica: Getting Around |
| October 10, 1988 | S7·E1 | Antarctica: Getting There |
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| November 20, 1987 | S6·E30 | In the Air: Unbelievable Flying Objects |
| November 19, 1987 | S6·E29 | In the Air: Fat Things That Fly |
| November 18, 1987 | S6·E28 | In the Air: Born to Fly |
| November 17, 1987 | S6·E27 | In the Air: Drifting with the Wind |
| November 16, 1987 | S6·E26 | In the Air: Finding Your Way |
| November 13, 1987 | S6·E25 | Modeling: Spaces |
| November 12, 1987 | S6·E24 | Modeling: Knees and Small Things |
| November 11, 1987 | S6·E23 | Modeling: The Earth |
| November 10, 1987 | S6·E22 | Modeling: Through Ice and Air |
| November 9, 1987 | S6·E21 | Modeling: Things on Wheels |
| November 6, 1987 | S6·E20 | Big Mammals: The High Cost of Living |
| November 5, 1987 | S6·E19 | Mammals at Play |
| November 4, 1987 | S6·E18 | Mammals: Live Birth, Warm Milk |
| November 3, 1987 | S6·E17 | Mammals: Keeping Warm |
| November 2, 1987 | S6·E16 | Mammals: Rats and Bats |
| October 30, 1987 | S6·E15 | Architecture: Light But Strong |
| October 29, 1987 | S6·E14 | Architecture: Made to Fit |
| October 28, 1987 | S6·E13 | Architecture: Stack It Up |
| October 27, 1987 | S6·E12 | Architecture: Home |
| October 26, 1987 | S6·E11 | Architecture: Raising the Big Top |
| October 23, 1987 | S6·E10 | Detectives: Pattern Detectives |
| October 22, 1987 | S6·E9 | Detectives: Dinosaur Detectives |
| October 21, 1987 | S6·E8 | Detectives: Wildlife Detectives |
| October 20, 1987 | S6·E7 | Detectives: Tool and Trash Detectives |
| October 19, 1987 | S6·E6 | Detectives: Skin and Bone Detectives |
| October 16, 1987 | S6·E5 | Japan: Judo and Computers |
| October 15, 1987 | S6·E4 | Japan: Earthquake! |
| October 14, 1987 | S6·E3 | Japan: Paper and Kites |
| October 13, 1987 | S6·E2 | Japan: Landslide! |
| October 12, 1987 | S6·E1 | Japan: Precious Oysters, Rare Salamanders |
| October 17, 1986 | S5·E20 | Eating: Leftovers |
| October 16, 1986 | S5·E19 | Eating: Down the Hatch |
| October 15, 1986 | S5·E18 | Eating: Zoo Food |
| October 14, 1986 | S5·E17 | Eating: Picky Eaters |
| October 13, 1986 | S5·E16 | Eating: Tooth Detectives |
| October 10, 1986 | S5·E15 | Motion: Heave Ho! |
| October 9, 1986 | S5·E14 | Motion: Getting a Grip |
| October 8, 1986 | S5·E13 | Motion: Smashing |
| October 7, 1986 | S5·E12 | Motion: Bones |
| October 6, 1986 | S5·E11 | Motion: What's Up? |
| October 3, 1986 | S5·E10 | Oceans: Of the Sea |
| October 2, 1986 | S5·E9 | Oceans: By the Sea |
| October 1, 1986 | S5·E8 | Oceans: From the Sea |
| September 30, 1986 | S5·E7 | Oceans: In the Sea |
| September 29, 1986 | S5·E6 | Oceans: On the Sea |
| September 26, 1986 | S5·E5 | Signals: Cracking Codes |
| September 25, 1986 | S5·E4 | Signals: Getting Them Around |
| September 24, 1986 | S5·E3 | Signals: Looking for Visual Clues |
| September 23, 1986 | S5·E2 | Signals: Talking Birds, Talking Rooms |
| September 22, 1986 | S5·E1 | Signals: Lingo |
| October 18, 1985 | S4·E20 | Stuff: Using It |
| October 17, 1985 | S4·E19 | Stuff: Feathers and Rubber |
| October 16, 1985 | S4·E18 | Stuff: Shaping It |
| October 15, 1985 | S4·E17 | Stuff: Clay |
| October 14, 1985 | S4·E16 | Stuff: Metals |
| October 11, 1985 | S4·E15 | Farms: Chickens and Pigs â€" Animal Production |
| October 10, 1985 | S4·E14 | Farms: Cows and Pigs â€" Animal Products |
| October 9, 1985 | S4·E13 | Farms: Hybrids |
| October 8, 1985 | S4·E12 | Farms: Plants and Pigs â€" Plant Production |
| October 7, 1985 | S4·E11 | Farms: Sheep and Pigs â€" Selective Breeding |
| October 4, 1985 | S4·E10 | Light: Bending and Bouncing |
| October 3, 1985 | S4·E9 | Light: How Animals See |
| October 2, 1985 | S4·E8 | Light: Eyes |
| October 1, 1985 | S4·E7 | Light: Color |
| September 30, 1985 | S4·E6 | Light: From the Sun; To Your Eyes |
| September 27, 1985 | S4·E5 | Tropics: Endangered Animals |
| September 26, 1985 | S4·E4 | Tropics: Working Animals â€" Monkeys and Elephants |
| September 25, 1985 | S4·E3 | Tropics: Rice |
| September 24, 1985 | S4·E2 | Tropics: Metals |
| September 23, 1985 | S4·E1 | Tropics: Rubber |
| November 16, 1984 | S3·E20 | Electricity: You Are Electric |
| November 15, 1984 | S3·E19 | Electricity Runs in a Circuit |
| November 14, 1984 | S3·E18 | Electricity: Where Do We Get It? |
| November 13, 1984 | S3·E17 | Electricity and Magnetism |
| November 12, 1984 | S3·E16 | Electricity: What is It? |
| November 9, 1984 | S3·E15 | Earth: Building Models |
| November 8, 1984 | S3·E14 | Earth: Flora and Fauna |
| November 7, 1984 | S3·E13 | Earth: Climate |
| November 6, 1984 | S3·E12 | Earth: Maps |
| November 5, 1984 | S3·E11 | Earth is Change |
| November 2, 1984 | S3·E10 | Measurement: How Fast? How Slow? |
| November 1, 1984 | S3·E9 | Measurement: How Many? How Much? |
| October 31, 1984 | S3·E8 | Measurement: How Heavy? How Dense? |
| October 30, 1984 | S3·E7 | Measurement: What's the Area? What's the Volume? |
| October 29, 1984 | S3·E6 | Measurement: How Long? How Far? |
| October 26, 1984 | S3·E5 | Space: Anybody Out There? |
| October 25, 1984 | S3·E4 | Space: Working There |
| October 24, 1984 | S3·E3 | Space: Living There |
| October 23, 1984 | S3·E2 | Space: Getting There |
| October 22, 1984 | S3·E1 | Space: Weightless |
| December 9, 1983 | S2·E25 | Senses: Special Sensors |
| December 8, 1983 | S2·E24 | Senses: Touch |
| December 7, 1983 | S2·E23 | Senses: Hearing |
| December 6, 1983 | S2·E22 | Senses: Sight |
| December 5, 1983 | S2·E21 | Senses: Taste and Smell |
| December 2, 1983 | S2·E35 | Water in the Body |
| December 1, 1983 | S2·E34 | Water: Distribution |
| November 30, 1983 | S2·E33 | Water and People |
| November 29, 1983 | S2·E32 | Water: Medium for Life |
| November 28, 1983 | S2·E31 | Water: 3 Phases â€" Gas, Liquid, Solid |
| November 25, 1983 | S2·E30 | Shapes: Clues |
| November 24, 1983 | S2·E29 | Shapes: Form and Function |
| November 23, 1983 | S2·E28 | Shapes: Streamlining |
| November 22, 1983 | S2·E27 | Shapes and Gravity |
| November 21, 1983 | S2·E26 | Shapes in Nature |
| November 18, 1983 | S2·E40 | Building: Communication |
| November 17, 1983 | S2·E39 | Building: Modular |
| November 16, 1983 | S2·E38 | Building: Standard Parts |
| November 15, 1983 | S2·E37 | Building: One of a Kind |
| November 14, 1983 | S2·E36 | Building: Materials |
| November 11, 1983 | S2·E20 | Babies: Change |
| November 10, 1983 | S2·E19 | Babies: Colonization |
| November 9, 1983 | S2·E18 | Babies: Behavior |
| November 8, 1983 | S2·E17 | Babies: Growth and Development |
| November 7, 1983 | S2·E16 | Babies: The Code of Life |
| November 4, 1983 | S2·E5 | Survival: Teamwork |
| November 3, 1983 | S2·E4 | Survival: Energy |
| November 2, 1983 | S2·E3 | Survival: Protection |
| November 1, 1983 | S2·E2 | Survival: Temperature |
| October 31, 1983 | S2·E1 | Survival: Breathing |
| October 28, 1983 | S2·E10 | Sports: Coordination |
| October 27, 1983 | S2·E9 | Sports: Impact Analysis |
| October 26, 1983 | S2·E8 | Sports: Energy Transfer |
| October 25, 1983 | S2·E7 | Sports: Time, Rate, Measurement |
| October 24, 1983 | S2·E6 | Sports: Training Analysis |
| October 21, 1983 | S2·E15 | Flight: Acceleration |
| October 20, 1983 | S2·E14 | Flight: Thrust |
| October 19, 1983 | S2·E13 | Flight: Lift |
| October 18, 1983 | S2·E12 | Flight: Air Resistance |
| October 17, 1983 | S2·E11 | Flight: Flying Animals |
| April 11, 1980 | S1·E55 | Surfaces: The Atmosphereâ€"Skin of the Earth |
| April 10, 1980 | S1·E54 | Surfaces: Surface of the Earth |
| April 9, 1980 | S1·E53 | Surfaces: Surface Tension and Bubbles |
| April 8, 1980 | S1·E52 | Surfaces: Shapes and Functions at the Surface |
| April 7, 1980 | S1·E51 | Surfaces: Protection |
| April 4, 1980 | S1·E50 | Order/Disorder: Sum of Its Parts |
| April 3, 1980 | S1·E49 | Order/Disorder: Disordered |
| April 2, 1980 | S1·E48 | Order/Disorder: Social Order |
| April 1, 1980 | S1·E47 | Order/Disorder: The Body â€" An Ordered System |
| March 31, 1980 | S1·E46 | Order/Disorder: Regular Patterns |
| March 28, 1980 | S1·E10 | Forces: A Spectacle of Forces |
| March 27, 1980 | S1·E9 | Forces and Machines |
| March 26, 1980 | S1·E8 | Forces: Buoyancy and Gravity |
| March 25, 1980 | S1·E7 | Forces and Fields |
| March 24, 1980 | S1·E6 | Forces and Motion |
| March 21, 1980 | S1·E25 | Communication: Feedback |
| March 20, 1980 | S1·E24 | Communication with Other Species |
| March 19, 1980 | S1·E23 | Communication: Machinery of Communication |
| March 18, 1980 | S1·E22 | Communication: Animal Communication |
| March 17, 1980 | S1·E21 | Communication: Human Communication |
| March 14, 1980 | S1·E15 | Growth/Decay: Cycles Upon Cycles |
| March 13, 1980 | S1·E14 | Growth/Decay: Human Cultures/Land Forms |
| March 12, 1980 | S1·E13 | Growth/Decay: Decay |
| March 11, 1980 | S1·E12 | Growth/Decay: Human Growth |
| March 10, 1980 | S1·E11 | Growth/Decay: Sex and Seeds |
| March 7, 1980 | S1·E45 | Near/Far: Knowing Where You Are |
| March 6, 1980 | S1·E44 | Near/Far: Space Travel |
| March 5, 1980 | S1·E43 | Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Over Earth |
| March 4, 1980 | S1·E42 | Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near Home |
| March 3, 1980 | S1·E41 | Near/Far: Seeing Isn't Always Believing |
| February 29, 1980 | S1·E60 | Big/Small: How Big is Big? |
| February 28, 1980 | S1·E59 | Big/Small: Volume & Efficiency |
| February 27, 1980 | S1·E58 | Big/Small: Dinoaurs |
| February 26, 1980 | S1·E57 | Big/Small: Animal Habitats |
| February 25, 1980 | S1·E56 | Big/Small: Animal Sizes/Scaling |
| February 22, 1980 | S1·E40 | Light/Dark: Light Sources |
| February 21, 1980 | S1·E39 | Light/Dark: The Eye |
| February 20, 1980 | S1·E38 | Light/Dark: Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| February 19, 1980 | S1·E37 | Light/Dark: Adaptation of Plants/Animals |
| February 18, 1980 | S1·E36 | Light/Dark: The Sun |
| February 15, 1980 | S1·E65 | Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Survival/Controlling Densities |
| February 14, 1980 | S1·E64 | Crowded/Uncrowded: Down Among the Atoms (Liquids & Solids) |
| February 13, 1980 | S1·E63 | Crowded/Uncrowded: Contrasts in Densities of Materials |
| February 12, 1980 | S1·E62 | Crowded/Uncrowded: Optimum Populations in Nature |
| February 11, 1980 | S1·E61 | Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Crowding |
| February 8, 1980 | S1·E30 | Food/Fuel: The Sun Makes Everything Go |
| February 7, 1980 | S1·E29 | Food/Fuel: Fueling Machines |
| February 7, 1980 | S1·E19 | Fast/Slow: Speed and Racing |
| February 6, 1980 | S1·E28 | Food/Fuel: Growing and Processing Food |
| February 5, 1980 | S1·E27 | Food/Fuel: Human Food |
| February 4, 1980 | S1·E26 | Food/Fuel: Animal Food |
| February 1, 1980 | S1·E20 | Fast/Slow: Time and Time Again |
| January 30, 1980 | S1·E18 | Fast/Slow: Lifetimes |
| January 29, 1980 | S1·E17 | Fast/Slow: Rhythms of Nature |
| January 28, 1980 | S1·E16 | Fast/Slow: Speed Up, Slow Down |
| January 25, 1980 | S1·E35 | Hot/Cold: Temperatures on Earth/In Space |
| January 24, 1980 | S1·E34 | Hot/Cold: Heat and Work |
| January 23, 1980 | S1·E33 | Hot/Cold: How Hot or Cold Can It Get? |
| January 22, 1980 | S1·E32 | Hot/Cold: Animal and Plant Adaptations |
| January 21, 1980 | S1·E31 | Hot/Cold: People's Temperatures |
| January 18, 1980 | S1·E5 | Noisy/Quiet: Range of Vibration |
| January 17, 1980 | S1·E4 | Noisy/Quiet: Music |
| January 16, 1980 | S1·E3 | Noisy/Quiet: How People & Animals Use Sound |
| January 15, 1980 | S1·E2 | Noisy/Quiet: The Ear |
| January 14, 1980 | S1·E1 | Noisy/Quiet: Production & Processing of Sound |