Episode Guide - What Will They Think of Next? (Series) (1976-1981)
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The following is a partial list of episodes.
Season 1 (Science International)
Feb 17, 1977 - Scheduled topics: a wheelchair that climbs stairs; converting solar energy to electrical energy; and a laser used to brand cattle.
Feb 24, 1977 - Scheduled topics: jogging to ease tension; exterminating mosquitoes; and a machine that skims oil spills off water.
Mar 17, 1977 - Scheduled topics: an ocean 'survival suit'; growing mold to produce antibiotics; and a new test for glaucoma.
Mar 31, 1977 - Scheduled topics: a deodorant for dogs; fighting fires with the help of satellites; and brain implants to help the blind.
Original Airdates Unknown:
- Scheduled topics: research into the aerodynamics of the knuckle ball; using water as insulation; and a computer that measures customers for handtailored clothes.
- Scheduled topics: "earprints" (using the human ear for identification); measuring water pollution by gill movements of fish; and a solar-powered desalinization still.
Season 2 (What Will They Think Of Next?)
Oct 14, 1977 - Scheduled topics: sleeping positions that may indicate personality traits; breaking down blood clots with ultrasonic waves; and transporting nuclear fuel in a safer tank trailer.
Dec 16, 1977 - Scheduled topics: a shield that prevents spacecraft from burning up when reentering earth's atmosphere; a cushion that keeps pilots and truck drivers awake on long journeys; a sonic device that guides firemen through thick smoke to the fire.
Dec 23, 1977 - Scheduled topics: an automobile adapted to allow a wheelchair to become the driver's seat; a digital wristwatch that can monitor the pulse rate; an electromagnetic cable implanted in the road to provide power for cars.
Feb 2, 1978 - Scheduled topics: coating teeth with a white resin to fight cavities; a seaworthy factory built on floating supports; helping children understand hospital procedures by giving them a plant to care for; and an amphibious vehicle propelled through water by inflatable air bags.
Feb 16, 1978 - Scheduled topics: bedding for pigs made from old secret documents; injections of deadly jungle-plant poison to treat pancreas infections; a door that unlocks on voice command; a lightning-proof survival tent; a vest packed with ice to keep workers cool, in hot factories.
Original Airdates Unknown:
- Scheduled topics: extracting energy from gasoline fumes; a portable sawmill that can be taken into the heart of the forest; a computer that watches for defective products on the assembly line.
- Scheduled topics: an automobile adapted to allow a wheelchair to become the driver's seat; a digital wristwatch that can monitor the pulse rate; an electromagnetic cable implanted in the road to provide power for cars.
- Scheduled topics: a pacemaker with a corkscrew clamp; dentures with built-in magnets to keep them from sliding; freezing nerves with liquid nitrogen; and space shuttles to send miners to asteroids.
- Scheduled topics: a discovery by Israeli psychologists that laughter aids creative thinking; freezing dental patients' mouths with electricity.
- Scheduled topics: a report on scientific and technological advances made by Israeli scientists. Among the topics: a process that purifies salt water; algae capable of producing oil; a new method of underground irrigation.
- Scheduled topics: going underwater to test construction techniques for use in outer space; a monitor for the oxygen level In the premature baby's bloodstream; tracking ships suspected of oil spills; raising baby oysters on industrial waste.
- Scheduled topics: a sonic device that enables the blind to identify denominations of bills; a lightweight bulletproof suit for policemen.
- Scheduled topics: a new firefighting device that uses sound to locate flames hidden in thick smoke; a heat shield that protects spaceships from burning up on reentering the earth's atmosphere; a cushion that helps pilots and truck drivers stay alert and awake.
- Scheduled topics: a miniature transmitter that's swallowed, and signals when the body is being overexerted; a mobile bridge that supports traffic while road repairs are being made underneath; a machine that enables handicapped people to write letters using eye movement; a diaper that expands when it gets wet, signalling that the baby needs a change.
- Scheduled topics: a wheelchair that moves on voice command; an electronic device that "tells" heart patients when to take their medication; a mechanism that prevents trucks from jack-knifing; a golfer's umbrella capable of transmitting a radio signal over a thousand miles.
- Scheduled topics: a collapsible bed that slides reluctant risers off the mattress each morning; a cane with laser sensors that guides the blind around protruding objects.
Season 3 (What Will They Think Of Next?)
Oct 15, 1978 - Topics: a signpost that resists the impact of collisions: a device that automatically washes dogs; building plaster that sprays on like paint; a material, made from sea coral, that may one day be used in bone surgery.
Oct 17, 1978 - Topics: a remote-control device to help motorists locate their cars in crowded parking lots; a system that uses a huge rotating screw to clean up oil spills; a device that combats fires by erecting a chemical wall in front of advancing flames.
Nov 7, 1978 - Topics: contact lenses that enable colourblind people to perceive colours correctly; an aircraft that combines the functions of helicopter and airplane; a bacteria that cleans up crude oil residue in supertankers and then turns it into protein.
Mar 4, 1979 - Topics: a sleeping bag that insulates even when soaking wet; deriving energy from mud; and identifying jewels by their unique, fingerprint-like facets.
Mar 6, 1979 - Topics: a radar system that allows a motorist to drive safely in dense fog; and testing for heart disease by examining a patient's fingerprints.
Mar 13, 1979 - Topics: a measuring cup that enables the blind to gauge very small quantities of liquid; and a miniature electronic device that a patient swallows like a pill so doctors can pinpoint internal disorders.
Original Airdates Unknown:
- Topics: an alarm that awakens sleepers who grind their teeth; a car cushion that protects toddlers in the event of an accident; and a windmill that uses movable slats instead of vanes.
- Topics: an underwater device that emits an electronic signal that drives off sharks; a portable camera that turns printed matter into a form the blind can "read" with their fingers; and skis with wheels that are used on dry land.
- Topic: a mechanical hand that is directly controlled by brain impulses; an offshore-drilling rig that propels itself out to sea; and a protective helmet that insulates the wearer from the sun.
- Topics: an egg-shaped electronic device used by ornithologists to monitor incubating conditions in nests of rare birds; and a chemical that retards dental decay when sprayed on teeth.
- Topics: a scheme for growing crops in outer space; a crime-fighting device that makes tire prints visible; and a radar system for the blind that is built in to eyeglasses.
- Topic: a mechanical hand that is directly controlled by brain impulses: an offshore-drilling rig that propels itself out to sea.
Season 4 (What Will They Think Of Next?)
Oct 9, 1979 - Topics: a self-righting sailboat; a portable monitor carried by expectant mothers that indicates the health of the fetus; a house designed to hang from a cliff.
Dec 15, 1979 - How a giant suction head can remove harmful insects from the leaves of grain crops; an inflatable air pad, which, when placed beneath heavy objects, can free accident victims; training rats to sniff out explosives; treating masonry to arrest weathering.
Dec 18, 1979 - How man-made carbon fibers can replace worn ligaments in the knee, and help new ligaments to grow again; using a layer of nylon netting to keep skin grafts in place, and cloth dressings from sticking to the wound; fermenting wine within the grape- in a fraction of the time it takes to mature traditionally.
Original Airdates Unknown
- Charging insecticide with static electricity so that it clings to plant leaves: boots worn by a cow that have built-in weight-measuring devices; wall paneling made from a brewery's used hops; and using miniature streets and houses to study noise pollution.
- Maintaining a diet by counting the number of mouthfuls; observing the patterns found in animal communication; and using microwaves to promote healing for superficial wounds. Also: a fully equipped hospital caravan for disaster victims.
- Wind turbines, mounted on gliders tethered to the earth, that are powered by high-altitude winds and generate electricity for use on the ground; and portable testing equipment that can be used by farmers to analyze soil.
The following is a partial list of episodes.
Season 1 (Science International)
Feb 17, 1977 - Scheduled topics: a wheelchair that climbs stairs; converting solar energy to electrical energy; and a laser used to brand cattle.
Feb 24, 1977 - Scheduled topics: jogging to ease tension; exterminating mosquitoes; and a machine that skims oil spills off water.
Mar 17, 1977 - Scheduled topics: an ocean 'survival suit'; growing mold to produce antibiotics; and a new test for glaucoma.
Mar 31, 1977 - Scheduled topics: a deodorant for dogs; fighting fires with the help of satellites; and brain implants to help the blind.
Original Airdates Unknown:
- Scheduled topics: research into the aerodynamics of the knuckle ball; using water as insulation; and a computer that measures customers for handtailored clothes.
- Scheduled topics: "earprints" (using the human ear for identification); measuring water pollution by gill movements of fish; and a solar-powered desalinization still.
Season 2 (What Will They Think Of Next?)
Oct 14, 1977 - Scheduled topics: sleeping positions that may indicate personality traits; breaking down blood clots with ultrasonic waves; and transporting nuclear fuel in a safer tank trailer.
Dec 16, 1977 - Scheduled topics: a shield that prevents spacecraft from burning up when reentering earth's atmosphere; a cushion that keeps pilots and truck drivers awake on long journeys; a sonic device that guides firemen through thick smoke to the fire.
Dec 23, 1977 - Scheduled topics: an automobile adapted to allow a wheelchair to become the driver's seat; a digital wristwatch that can monitor the pulse rate; an electromagnetic cable implanted in the road to provide power for cars.
Feb 2, 1978 - Scheduled topics: coating teeth with a white resin to fight cavities; a seaworthy factory built on floating supports; helping children understand hospital procedures by giving them a plant to care for; and an amphibious vehicle propelled through water by inflatable air bags.
Feb 16, 1978 - Scheduled topics: bedding for pigs made from old secret documents; injections of deadly jungle-plant poison to treat pancreas infections; a door that unlocks on voice command; a lightning-proof survival tent; a vest packed with ice to keep workers cool, in hot factories.
Original Airdates Unknown:
- Scheduled topics: extracting energy from gasoline fumes; a portable sawmill that can be taken into the heart of the forest; a computer that watches for defective products on the assembly line.
- Scheduled topics: an automobile adapted to allow a wheelchair to become the driver's seat; a digital wristwatch that can monitor the pulse rate; an electromagnetic cable implanted in the road to provide power for cars.
- Scheduled topics: a pacemaker with a corkscrew clamp; dentures with built-in magnets to keep them from sliding; freezing nerves with liquid nitrogen; and space shuttles to send miners to asteroids.
- Scheduled topics: a discovery by Israeli psychologists that laughter aids creative thinking; freezing dental patients' mouths with electricity.
- Scheduled topics: a report on scientific and technological advances made by Israeli scientists. Among the topics: a process that purifies salt water; algae capable of producing oil; a new method of underground irrigation.
- Scheduled topics: going underwater to test construction techniques for use in outer space; a monitor for the oxygen level In the premature baby's bloodstream; tracking ships suspected of oil spills; raising baby oysters on industrial waste.
- Scheduled topics: a sonic device that enables the blind to identify denominations of bills; a lightweight bulletproof suit for policemen.
- Scheduled topics: a new firefighting device that uses sound to locate flames hidden in thick smoke; a heat shield that protects spaceships from burning up on reentering the earth's atmosphere; a cushion that helps pilots and truck drivers stay alert and awake.
- Scheduled topics: a miniature transmitter that's swallowed, and signals when the body is being overexerted; a mobile bridge that supports traffic while road repairs are being made underneath; a machine that enables handicapped people to write letters using eye movement; a diaper that expands when it gets wet, signalling that the baby needs a change.
- Scheduled topics: a wheelchair that moves on voice command; an electronic device that "tells" heart patients when to take their medication; a mechanism that prevents trucks from jack-knifing; a golfer's umbrella capable of transmitting a radio signal over a thousand miles.
- Scheduled topics: a collapsible bed that slides reluctant risers off the mattress each morning; a cane with laser sensors that guides the blind around protruding objects.
Season 3 (What Will They Think Of Next?)
Oct 15, 1978 - Topics: a signpost that resists the impact of collisions: a device that automatically washes dogs; building plaster that sprays on like paint; a material, made from sea coral, that may one day be used in bone surgery.
Oct 17, 1978 - Topics: a remote-control device to help motorists locate their cars in crowded parking lots; a system that uses a huge rotating screw to clean up oil spills; a device that combats fires by erecting a chemical wall in front of advancing flames.
Nov 7, 1978 - Topics: contact lenses that enable colourblind people to perceive colours correctly; an aircraft that combines the functions of helicopter and airplane; a bacteria that cleans up crude oil residue in supertankers and then turns it into protein.
Mar 4, 1979 - Topics: a sleeping bag that insulates even when soaking wet; deriving energy from mud; and identifying jewels by their unique, fingerprint-like facets.
Mar 6, 1979 - Topics: a radar system that allows a motorist to drive safely in dense fog; and testing for heart disease by examining a patient's fingerprints.
Mar 13, 1979 - Topics: a measuring cup that enables the blind to gauge very small quantities of liquid; and a miniature electronic device that a patient swallows like a pill so doctors can pinpoint internal disorders.
Original Airdates Unknown:
- Topics: an alarm that awakens sleepers who grind their teeth; a car cushion that protects toddlers in the event of an accident; and a windmill that uses movable slats instead of vanes.
- Topics: an underwater device that emits an electronic signal that drives off sharks; a portable camera that turns printed matter into a form the blind can "read" with their fingers; and skis with wheels that are used on dry land.
- Topic: a mechanical hand that is directly controlled by brain impulses; an offshore-drilling rig that propels itself out to sea; and a protective helmet that insulates the wearer from the sun.
- Topics: an egg-shaped electronic device used by ornithologists to monitor incubating conditions in nests of rare birds; and a chemical that retards dental decay when sprayed on teeth.
- Topics: a scheme for growing crops in outer space; a crime-fighting device that makes tire prints visible; and a radar system for the blind that is built in to eyeglasses.
- Topic: a mechanical hand that is directly controlled by brain impulses: an offshore-drilling rig that propels itself out to sea.
Season 4 (What Will They Think Of Next?)
Oct 9, 1979 - Topics: a self-righting sailboat; a portable monitor carried by expectant mothers that indicates the health of the fetus; a house designed to hang from a cliff.
Dec 15, 1979 - How a giant suction head can remove harmful insects from the leaves of grain crops; an inflatable air pad, which, when placed beneath heavy objects, can free accident victims; training rats to sniff out explosives; treating masonry to arrest weathering.
Dec 18, 1979 - How man-made carbon fibers can replace worn ligaments in the knee, and help new ligaments to grow again; using a layer of nylon netting to keep skin grafts in place, and cloth dressings from sticking to the wound; fermenting wine within the grape- in a fraction of the time it takes to mature traditionally.
Original Airdates Unknown
- Charging insecticide with static electricity so that it clings to plant leaves: boots worn by a cow that have built-in weight-measuring devices; wall paneling made from a brewery's used hops; and using miniature streets and houses to study noise pollution.
- Maintaining a diet by counting the number of mouthfuls; observing the patterns found in animal communication; and using microwaves to promote healing for superficial wounds. Also: a fully equipped hospital caravan for disaster victims.
- Wind turbines, mounted on gliders tethered to the earth, that are powered by high-altitude winds and generate electricity for use on the ground; and portable testing equipment that can be used by farmers to analyze soil.