

Popular Mechanics for Kids is an educational Canadian television series based on Popular Mechanics magazine. It was notable for starting the careers of both Elisha Cuthbert and Jay Baruchel. The show's purpose was to teach viewers how things work. It was awarded the Parents Choice Award in 2003, and was nominated for the Gemini Awards. The show was filmed primarily in Montreal, Quebec, and is currently distributed on VHS / DVD by Koch Vision.

Sep 20, 1998 - 23m
Elisha literally flies in a vertical wind tunnel.

Sep 26, 1998 - 23m
Elisha puts on her parka and heads way up North on a lone journey into the fascinating world of the Inuit people.

Oct 3, 1998 - 23m
Tyler and Elisha want nothing but the truth as they help detectives survey a crime scene.

Oct 10, 1998 - 23m
Elisha and Tyler discover our wonderfully disgusting world when they visit a recycling plant that turns rotten leftovers into animal food.

Oct 17, 1998 - 23m
Tyler goes solo and embarks on a wild adventure in the ocean.

Oct 24, 1998 - 23m
Tyler joins the L.A.P.D to learn how to handle a car safely in a high-speed chase and learns how to fire a gun in a reflex-test.

Oct 30, 1998 - 23m
Tyler and Elisha set out to conquer the elements.

Nov 7, 1998 - 23m
Enter the wonderful world of make-believe as Tyler and Elisha explain the secrets of moviemaking.

Nov 14, 1998 - 23m
Elisha hovers above the Kilauea volcano, Tyler gets blown away by a tornado and Charlie shows us how to make a fake hurricane.

Nov 21, 1998 - 23m
Check out the world of animal training as Elisha and Tyler meet a biologist.

Nov 28, 1998 - 23m
Elisha learns how to make neon lights and Tyler is wired up in a sleep lab to learn how active our brains are during sleep.

Dec 5, 1998 - 23m
The co-hosts race against time to make some daring rescues including a person who is buried in an avalanche!

Dec 12, 1998 - 23m
Elisha goes to circus school and discovers just how much effort it takes to walk a tightrope.

Dec 19, 1998 - 23m
Elisha operates one of the world's largest optic infrared telescopes and experiences negative gravity and weightlessness.

Dec 26, 1998 - 23m
Our thrill-seeking co-hosts take us on a journey inside swamplands, one of nature's most eerie universes.

Jan 2, 1999 - 23m
Teens learn about science and technology.

Jan 9, 1999 - 23m
Elisha learns to set up and design a fireworks show and Tyler helps blast rocks at a quarry and learns what these materials are used to make

Jan 16, 1999 - 23m
In an episode that goes by faster than a speeding bullet, Tyler rides in a RamJet and races against Olympic champion Donovan Bailey.

Jan 23, 1999 - 23m
A collection of Tyler and Elisha's best and most exciting adventures from Season 2 of Popular Mechanics for Kids.

Jan 30, 1999 - 23m
Tyler and Elisha discover what makes bugs both gross and fascinating.

Feb 6, 1999 - 23m
Tyler and Elisha explore the world of monumental machines.

Feb 13, 1999 - 23m
The crew searches for answers to kid's most frequently asked questions and goes on adventures that have been suggested by young viewers.