3-2-1 Contact was a science education series produced by Children's Television Workshop that ran on PBS from 1980 until 1988. The series was geared toward an older audience than Sesame Street and The Electric Company, and it focused on such topics as biological and zoological life, the environment, and physical forces.

Mentions[]

• The opening vamp of "Disco Frog" from the Sesame Disco! album has been used in several episodes. In episode 102, Lisa and Trini pull a joke on Marc turning on various electronic devices to disturb his peace; the tune is heard playing on a tape player. It is also used in episodes 106 and 108.

• In episode 109, Lisa, Marc and Trini do a balancing experiment while the opening vamp of "The Happiest Street in the World" from the Sesame Disco! album plays.

• In episode 211 which focused on flight and flying animals (airing on October 17, 1983), a song was included entitled "Big Birds Don't Fly," a parody of "Big Girls Don't Cry." In addition to footage of ostriches, emus, and penguins, Big Bird was showcased, using clips from "Wheels on My Feet."

Other notes[]

• The second episode uses film footage originally made for Sesame Street (namely from "Body Song" and "Flies on Animals") for a montage about ears.

• A segment about the growth of eggs (appearing in episode 155) uses footage from "Chicken or the Egg" and the "" films from Sesame Street.

Connections[]

• Ozzie Alfonso was a field producer, and later a senior producer, writer, and director.
• Bob Arbogast provided voiceover in several segments.
• Arthur Ashe was a guest during the first season.
• Edward Bakst created film and animated segments for the series.
• Frank Biondo was a camera operator.
• Jim Boyd appeared as a relation of Marc's in an episode of the first season.
• Dana Calderwood was a production assistant early in the series' run.
• Bruce Cayard created animated pieces for the series.
• Brynne Clarke was a production secretary.
• David Connell was vice president for production.
• Victor DiNapoli was an art director.
• Danny Epstein was the music coordinator.
• Paul Fierlinger created animated pieces for the series.
• Fred Garbers created animated pieces for the series.
• Tony Geiss was a script consultant for the "Bloodhound Gang" segments.
• Samuel Y. Gibbon, Jr. created the series.
• Dizzy Gillespie was a guest star in episode 104
• Skip Hinnant played Jim "Flash" Jordan in "The Case of the Human Whale."
• Al Jarnow provided animation for the series.
• Arte Johnson appeared in several spots during the first season.
• Gerald S. Lesser was Chairman of the Board of Advisors.
• Joan Lufrano was an associate producer for the series' animated pieces.
• Brandon Maggart played Ben in episode 203.
• Sonia Manzano voiced Miguel's abuela in episode 234.
• Ted May was an associate director.
• Nat Mongioi was the set decorator.
• Rita Moreno appeared in several spots during the first season.
• John Moschitta, Jr. was a guest during the third season.
• Frank and Caroline Mouris created animated pieces for the series.
• The Mummenschanz appeared during the week about communication.
• Grisha Mynova was a costume supervisor.
• Jerry Nelson voiced a cactus for a film segment in episode 232.
• Ken Nordine provided voiceover for an animated segment in episode 121.
• Randy Nordstrom was a lighting director.
• Blake Norton was an audio engineer.
• Sarah Jessica Parker appeared as Little Orphan Annie in several spots during the first season.
• Walt Rauffer was a technical advisor.
• Sally Ride was a guest during the third season.
• Domingo Rodriguez was a costume designer.
• Whitney Lee Savage created animated pieces for the series.
• Joe Silver played Midas in "The Case of the Thing in the Trunk"
• Tish Sommers was a senior producer, writer, and composer.
• Jim Thurman provided voiceovers for various segments
• Loretta Tupper played Mrs. Tolliver in "The Case of the 264 Pound Burglar"
• Irra Verbitsky created animated segments for the series.
• Ron Weaver was director of operations for CTW.
• Gene Wilder appeared in several spots during the first season.
• Hattie Winston played Jessica in "The Case of the One Ton Jewel"
• Edith Zornow was the commissioned film producer.

External links[]

• IMDb