3/6/1987

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Sketches in (hopefully) order:
15950 130-01 SHOW OPEN 0:46 BUMPER
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13111 130-02 (PHONEY.JUGGLING) NEWSROOM INTERRUPT:19 0:06 BUMPER
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13110 130-03 PHONEYMOONERS: JUGGLING THE BOOKS 5:18 STUDIO
Alph, Throckmorton, and Audrey have 3 piles of 27, 19, and 5 books. To make sure that each one is carrying the same load, they rearrange the books to make 3 equal piles - and so find the average.
13631 130-04 GROCERY PACKING - 1 0:54 STUDIO
This 4-part sketch illustrates the idea of a non-computational algorithm by correctly placing groceries in a bag. In part 1, Nebbish errs by putting a heavy can on top of the eggs.
16680 130-05 YOU CAN COUNT ON IT 1:58 SONG
This song presents various ways that math shows up in the world.
13632 130-06 GROCERY PACKING - 2 0:55 PART
Nebbish doesn't break the eggs this time, but he squishes a loaf of bread by placing a heavy box of soap on top of it.
17701 130-07 SHOW REMAINDER 3 (DEC. SUBTRACT?) 0:12 BUMPER
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13633 130-08 GROCERY PACKING - 3 0:53 PART
Will this guy ever learn? He puts the heavy can of brussel sprouts in first, but then puts the heavy box of soap on top of the cream puffs.
14010 130-09 TROUT ON YOUR HEAD 1:10 STUDIO
This commercial uses a horizontal bar graph to illustrate that most quacks sampled suggest putting a trout on one's head as a headache remedy.
13634 130-10 GROCERY PACKING - 4 1:05 PART
Finally, Nebbish puts the can into the bag first, then the box of soap. Now, he is free to put the bread, cream puffs, and eggs in without breaking or squishing them.
16813 130-11 BUT WHO'S ADDING: 4 4:11 GAME SHOW
Two contestants attempt to cover three numbers in a row by selecting addends of those numbers from the Addend board and calling out the resultant sum.
14085 130-12 MATHNET:MYSTERY OF THE MALTESE PIGEON-5 9:27 MATHNET
Thinking logically and mathematically, the Mathnetters determine that Bridget stole the bird from Gutman - and they trap her into a confession.
Sketch Count:12
Episode Length(may exclude credits): 26:55

Notes: There's an extra bumper before Mathnet -- Cris puts in a word for Square One TV.