Square One TV/Episode 117

Episode 117
Season 1, Episode 17
Airdate	February 17, 1987
Production Number	17
Written by
Directed by
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Episode 117 is the seventeenth episode of the first season of Square One TV, and the seventeenth episode overall.

Starring:

Guest Starring: Jim Thurman (Crusty)

Co-Starring:

Segments

• EB: Perimeter of Irregular Shape

The animations illustrates finding the perimeter of an irregular shape.

• Oops!: Perimeter

In calculating perimeter, a confused character only adds the lengths of 2 sides of a rectangle shape - and causes a terrible accident.

• Bandanas

A cowboy family learns that rectangles with the same areas do not necessarily have the same perimeter. They also learn that a rectangle with the most economical perimeter is a square.

• Newsroom Interruption: Bandanas

• Math Mimes

2 talking mimes discover that rectangles with the same perimeter do not always have the same area.

• Superspy Lead In

• Exclusive Music Video: "Superspy" (Mae East)

A super spy sings about creating a code that assigns a number to each letter of the alphabet. According to this code, a sequence of numbers would read as a word.

• Superspy Paintbox Outro

• X-Rays

In this animation, a doctor uses the vocabulary of geometry to describe the shapes that make up a sculpture.

• But Who's Adding?

2 contestants attempt to cover 3 numbers in a row by selecting 2 addends from the Addend Board. They then call out the resultant sum.

• Mathnet: The Trial of George Frankly - Part 2

In their on-going attempt to clear George's name, the Mathnetters compute mileage according to an odometer and estimate distance using rate and time.

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