8.6 /10 1 Votes
Final episode date 22 January 2000 Number of seasons 3 | 8.6/10 IMDb First episode date 13 September 1997 Program creator Tom Snyder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Bill BraudisDavid DocktermanTom Snyder Directed by Loren BouchardTom Snyder Network American Broadcasting Company Cast H Jon Benjamin, Paula Poundstone, Fred Stoller Similar Dr Katz - Professional Therapist, O'Grady, Recess, Home Movies, SciGirls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Science Court (retitled Squigglevision in 1998) is an edutainment, animation/non-traditional court show from Tom Snyder Productions, which was aired on ABC's Disney's One Saturday Morning block from 1997 to 2000. The cartoon was "filmed" in Squigglevision.
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- Overview
- Characters
- Educational use
- Renamed to Squigglevision
- References
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Overview
"The half-hour program mixed courtroom drama, science experiments, and humor to teach fundamental concepts in elementary and middle school science such as the water cycle, work, matter, gravity, flight, and energy. As each case unfolded, the characters in the trial used humor to highlight scientific misconceptions and model good scientific practice". In a typical episode, a lawsuit or criminal action would take place based around some scientific point. Humor and musical numbers were used to break down scientific concepts. Science Court earned top television awards for Tom Snyder. Science Court utilized Squigglevision as its style of animation.
Characters
The primary characters of Science Court were the trial lawyers Alison Krempel and Doug Savage. Alison Krempel, voiced by Paula Plum, was modest, intelligent and kind. Her logical and articulate arguments always lead to the explanations of the scientific points. Doug Savage, voiced by Bill Braudis, was ignorant, arrogant and unscrupulous.
Both Doug and Allison called on a variety of expert witnesses to prove their case. Doug, often to his detriment, called upon child academics Dr. Julie Bean and Dr. Henry Fullerghast to testify. Their scientific testimony usually disproved Doug’s case. Professor Nick Parsons, voiced by H. Jon Benjamin served as an expert for Alison Krempel. He used science to successfully refute Doug Savage's ludicrous and ill-informed claims. Often Micaela and Tim, Miss Kremple's assistant, helped to break down scientific concepts. Comedians Paula Poundstone and Fred Stoller rounded out the cast playing Judge Stone and court stenographer Fred respectively.
Educational use
Tom Snyder Productions has released twelve of the episodes into a series of educational CD-ROMs with accompanying workbooks and experiment kits for schools. On December 2, 2004, Snyder, founder and former CEO of Tom Snyder Productions, was inducted into the Association of Educational Publishers Hall of Fame to honor his extraordinary contribution to educational publishing.
Renamed to Squigglevision
In 1998, Science Court was renamed to Squigglevision in its second to third seasons.