Acme School of Stuff
Canadian children's television show
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The Acme School of Stuff is a half-hour Canadian children's television show which was broadcast on TVOntario between 1 September 1988 and 1 December 1990. The Acme School of Stuff was hosted by its producer David Stringer. The show primarily consisted of theory of operation on a subject or certain item at the beginning, then a field trip to a plant in the middle and following another theory of operation on some other item or subject at the end.
| Acme School of Stuff | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's Educational |
| Presented by | David Stringer |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVOntario |
| Release | 1 September 1988 – 1 December 1990 |
Notable features included:
- A Rube Goldberg machine made from devices explained on the show, as an opening scene
- Technical facts presented in a way understandable to school age children in a conversational manner
- Breaking the fourth wall by use of camera and lighting effects, and audible comments by the TV crew
The episodes have been uploaded to YouTube under the acmeschool channel.[1]
