These kids kick ass. This show is better than most children's programs now today. Wonderful that they had a strong & smart African American female lead; great for presenting a positive role model for girls. Smart writng, great characters and story. Sad what happened to American programming. Where the Hell was Mr. Bloodhound always?
Great show! Used to watch it before going to school in the early 80s. I never for a second thought about the colour of the actors or actress - just the fascinating plots. Such a pity that someone finds ii necessary to interject race. Who the heck cares if the lead was female or black??? What a pity to go through life seeing everything through the prism of sex and race :-( I happen to be white. My favourite baseball and football players growing up happened to be black (Joe Foster & Franco Harris). I didn't need a white guy to idolize or show me how to be a good person. I also adored Linda Carter - a stand-up person. These anti-Americans who try to divide us along gender or racial lines are the demise of this great country. Shame on you, lambdamu37 !
Marcelino was my uncle. sadly he passed away before I was born so I never got to meet him. my dad keeps his warriors costume in a glass case in the closet.
this case needs a follow up. so many unanswered questions; who were the agents that were after the astronomer? what exactly was on the tape that they wanted it so bad? how did he intercept those messages, was he dabbling in something shady as well? why was he wearin a stolen watch? he got amnesia then suddenly regained his memory ? i dunno , hes up to somethin weird. the ep just ends w/out telling us any of this!
I am a year younger than you & loved watching 321 after coming home from school! This was after growing out of Sesame Street, Mister Rogers, & The Electric Company.
I used to have the videotape w this episode on it. I remember something about another secret message episode or clip. W a card that had the top half of the message on one side & the bottom side on the other. & Using a rubber band they spun it fast to fully understand it.
0:47 There is someone missing. It's Jimmy Pop! Because I was looking for Bloodhound Gang videos and now I have to binge that show because I wanna know what's up on the next episode.
...and these "detectives" don't know who Joahnnes Kepler is??? But a pawn shop clerk knows... Something tells me I'm not hiring detectives who have no idea who a famous astronomer is!
@@noyb154 As a matter of face, not only do I exclusively investigate outer space cases, but I expect other detectives to have a high school education. I expect you to lack it. It's ok. Life is tough being old enough to buy beer and still have to be sober for third grade tomorrow.
@@antrich1980 True, I do not know this for a fact. I'm just assuming, that with the archival practices of that era, a "series within a series" wouldn't have warranted CTW or PBS keeping the negatives. They would have just kept the 1 inch NTSC tape masters. OTOH, if someone could find the name of the production company that shot these for CTW, and that company is still in business, I suppose it's possible the negatives are still in archival storage somewhere.
@@BBC600 Yes these were shown towards the end of each episode of 3-2-1 Contact, a kid's science show from the 1980s that was shot in a studio on standard analog videotape of the era. The storylines took 3 weeks to conclude so it was an incentive to 'tune in next time'. I remember waiting with baited breath to see how the mystery would resolve. I emailed the CTW about whether they still had the negs and got no response. 😠
Ha! That's honestly what I was expecting. As a non-American I'd never heard of this, which actually kind of surprises me, I've been a fan of the band for ages, I would have thought at some point I'd have become aware they shared a name with a TV show. Or at least a segment of a TV show.
Someone anyone tell me what show it was where one episode the kids were on a chess board and another episode they jumped into a TV. It was so weird and I can't remember what the hell it was. I'd almost pay someone to tell me!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, what are the odds that cassette data was made by/for an Apple ][ and not a Commodore PET/Vic-20/64, Atari 400/800, Coleco Adam, Mattell Aquarius, TRS Model 80, Acorn Atom/BBC Micro, ZX 80/81/Spectrum (he did a lot of traveling and could have brought one back), or any other likely non compatible home computer of that time period?
This is a deep episode - here is my hypothesis - the frequencies on the tape are much like the binary language on the golden record. The tape is a recording of the coordinates of KEPLER 438-B - an Earth-like class M planet that was discovered July 2015. This episode aired in September & October of 1985...30 years in the past. The guy with the beard was from the future, he was trying to stop Travis. He was going to kill him because his research and the cassette tape is what leads the astronomers in 2015 to discover the planet. George Travis was from the new mexico national radio astronomy observatory which was built between 1975-1980 - the tape was recorded on May 6th but no date is mentioned. The Keppler spacecraft started it's mission into space on May 12th 2009 meaning the tape is from the future. When the data on the tape is read by that Apple II it trys to use the 8 bit processor to transcode the information so it looks like lines and scribbles. It is in fact the bearing of a new planet. BUT For some reason agents in the future do not want his notes/tape on KEPPLER 438-B to be discovered...perhaps for our own good....unfriendly aliens...👽👽👽
7:37 This evidence doesn't prove anything. 69 degrees at night often happens in May (and early April) here in Southwest Michigan, which is hardly considered the South. We've even struggled to fall below 70 in March before. And as for the crickets...I've heard crickets calling like that in Elkhart, Indiana around the train museum in January and March before.
"Perhaps you live alone and no one realizes you're missing yet." This hits hard.
Used to watch this before going to school. Man, miss the good ol’ days 😓
so did I I was born in 1973
What time was this on the morning & what station? I used to watch this after doing homework & having supper in the pm.
I watched when I got home from school loved it!
I used to watch this after school.
ME TOO!!!
3-2-1 Contact was a dope ash show and The Bloodhound Gang only made it that much better! 💯
I liked it better than Sesame Street & The Electric Company.
It was. Zoom was also pretty awesome.
These kids kick ass. This show is better than most children's programs now today. Wonderful that they had a strong & smart African American female lead; great for presenting a positive role model for girls. Smart writng, great characters and story. Sad what happened to American programming. Where the Hell was Mr. Bloodhound always?
On a case! Duh!
She was my first crush!
Are you 44?
Great show! Used to watch it before going to school in the early 80s. I never for a second thought about the colour of the actors or actress - just the fascinating plots. Such a pity that someone finds ii necessary to interject race. Who the heck cares if the lead was female or black??? What a pity to go through life seeing everything through the prism of sex and race :-( I happen to be white. My favourite baseball and football players growing up happened to be black (Joe Foster & Franco Harris). I didn't need a white guy to idolize or show me how to be a good person. I also adored Linda Carter - a stand-up person. These anti-Americans who try to divide us along gender or racial lines are the demise of this great country. Shame on you, lambdamu37 !
Better than all of them
I watched for over 4 minutes before I realized this wasn’t a Bloodhound Gang video 😂😂😂
Thankfully I read your comment before watching the entire video and being disappointed that it wasn't the band.
Rest In Peace.
Marcelino Sanchez.
Played in The Warriors
Mr Bloodhound is NEVER there.
He is during the case of the dark night
RIP Marcelino Sanchez 1957-1986 loved him as Rembrandt on The Warriors
Marcelino was my uncle. sadly he passed away before I was born so I never got to meet him. my dad keeps his warriors costume in a glass case in the closet.
Jillian Sanchez So was Marcelino Sanchez buried or cremated. Sorry for your loss by the way he died long before I was born seem like a cool dude
@@eddybear6427 thanks, and my dad told me that apparently he was cremated and then buried.
@@jilliansanchez4613 So terribly sorry for your loss.
He sounded like a really great man. My condolences to you and the family.
The pawn shop guy is also in Trading Places with Eddie Murphy. In the jail scene and house party scene.
YEAH!
So happy these are on UA-cam. I love the theme song. I was singing it today which brought me here.
The writing was so good and so much smarter than lots of what’s on tv nowadays. Funny how all their tech can mostly be replaced by a cell phone 😂
Hahahahaha
I was super crushing on that girl back in the day
Me too and I just remembered that
This was the absolute best!!! All of the kids represented the best the world had to offer. Great role models for today! Wish they kept it going!
The music cues on this show are relentless.
Chorus, Isolate, Confirm My daughter: Who’s playing a vintage video game in the background?
Everything was relentless in the 80s, I was there.
thank you for this! rip Marcelino
Great show! I must’ve been watching the New Mickey Mouse Club after school, lol. I don’t remember watching this🤔
Marcelino was a cutie! RIP🕊️
this case needs a follow up. so many unanswered questions; who were the agents that were after the astronomer? what exactly was on the tape that they wanted it so bad? how did he intercept those messages, was he dabbling in something shady as well? why was he wearin a stolen watch?
he got amnesia then suddenly regained his memory ? i dunno , hes up to somethin weird. the ep just ends w/out telling us any of this!
Agreed, totally inadequate. We should be demanding answers. Is there an address to write to?
@@GreenFlash1790 - Hahaha!!!
The memories and feels of 3-2-1 Contact……….
This is great. I never saw this episode. Thanks for posting it!
Oh man, glad I ran into this, I forgot about it.... (lol missing memory)
This was such a GREAT show for kids.
Wow I wasn't born yet but I love these shows..now I let my daughter watch this on youtube she's only four and she loves them
I am a year younger than you & loved watching 321 after coming home from school! This was after growing out of Sesame Street, Mister Rogers, & The Electric Company.
This is a super long episode! Normally this would be like 4 segments at the end of 3-2-1 Contact. Super enjoyed it!!!!
One of my childhood favorites
Loved this show! Came straight home from school to watch it.
My God... how did I forget this? Wonderful!
Outstanding vignettes!
Anyone love Encyclopedia Brown books?
Yes 👍👍
thank you marcelino sanchez
I used to have the videotape w this episode on it. I remember something about another secret message episode or clip. W a card that had the top half of the message on one side & the bottom side on the other. & Using a rubber band they spun it fast to fully understand it.
This brings back memories. I read a lot of Encyclopedia Brown as a kid and this show was always a favorite 😊
0:47 There is someone missing. It's Jimmy Pop! Because I was looking for Bloodhound Gang videos and now I have to binge that show because I wanna know what's up on the next episode.
It’s like watching Doctor Who.
An interesting and highly intelligent show. Wish I watched this as a kid
...and these "detectives" don't know who Joahnnes Kepler is??? But a pawn shop clerk knows...
Something tells me I'm not hiring detectives who have no idea who a famous astronomer is!
Do you have a lot of outer space mysteries to solve?
@@noyb154
As a matter of face, not only do I exclusively investigate outer space cases, but I expect other detectives to have a high school education.
I expect you to lack it. It's ok. Life is tough being old enough to buy beer and still have to be sober for third grade tomorrow.
This was a good episode
These were shot entirely on 16mm film. It's too bad PBS didn't keep the negatives...they could be remastered for blu-ray!
Oh nothing exist for this anymore ? How you know this ?
@@antrich1980
True, I do not know this for a fact. I'm just assuming, that with the archival practices of that era, a "series within a series" wouldn't have warranted CTW or PBS keeping the negatives. They would have just kept the 1 inch NTSC tape masters. OTOH, if someone could find the name of the production company that shot these for CTW, and that company is still in business, I suppose it's possible the negatives are still in archival storage somewhere.
@@Salmagundiii It is a fact. 16mm, shot on location in NYC metro area.
@@Salmagundiii So this wasn't a show in and of itself it was placed in another show?
@@BBC600 Yes these were shown towards the end of each episode of 3-2-1 Contact, a kid's science show from the 1980s that was shot in a studio on standard analog videotape of the era. The storylines took 3 weeks to conclude so it was an incentive to 'tune in next time'. I remember waiting with baited breath to see how the mystery would resolve.
I emailed the CTW about whether they still had the negs and got no response. 😠
I remember those old computers those were the days
OMG. I totally forgot about this show.
Man I love when they sing about animals doing it
Watched for 8 minutes until I realized this was never going to transition into a Bloodhound gang song and is in fact a tv show
Ha! That's honestly what I was expecting. As a non-American I'd never heard of this, which actually kind of surprises me, I've been a fan of the band for ages, I would have thought at some point I'd have become aware they shared a name with a TV show. Or at least a segment of a TV show.
Two actors from this show went on to play in Walter Hill's The Warriors.
They're always there on the double
The great music legend Stephanie Mills
I think i watched this in Malaysia in mid 80's
They need to remake this
I'm 8 my dad is 42 I ask him a question about what he liked to whach when he was a kid and I get this omg weird 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧
😂😂😂😂😂😂
If you are really 8 the main thing you need from the 80s is the music.
I clicked on this thinking it was something from the band of the same name 💀
That black man was in "Trading Places," the Eddie Murphy movie. Bar scene.
He was also in the jail scene. I remember him saying the line "It ain't cool being a jive turkey this close to Thanksgiving."
Someone anyone tell me what show it was where one episode the kids were on a chess board and another episode they jumped into a TV. It was so weird and I can't remember what the hell it was. I'd almost pay someone to tell me!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
i never heard of this but i remember 321 contact
8:40 that guy was "the big barry white looking MF" that eddie murphy talks about in
the jail scene in TRADING PLACES lol
"You got the stuff?"
I thought this was gonna be a music video.
Totally forgot about The Bloodhound Gang until about 0:26.
The guy at the pawn shop uses;So Glo.
miss her silk jacket
They should make a movie about these guys
Those lil pigtails though....ROTFLMFAO
what year was this I watched reruns of them when I was a kid in the 90s
1980 and on
Wow, what are the odds that cassette data was made by/for an Apple ][ and not a Commodore PET/Vic-20/64, Atari 400/800, Coleco Adam, Mattell Aquarius, TRS Model 80, Acorn Atom/BBC Micro, ZX 80/81/Spectrum (he did a lot of traveling and could have brought one back), or any other likely non compatible home computer of that time period?
In 2190, my birthday will be on a Tuesday. Dang... so close.
Omg the bloodhound gang
This is a deep episode - here is my hypothesis - the frequencies on the tape are much like the binary language on the golden record. The tape is a recording of the coordinates of KEPLER 438-B - an Earth-like class M planet that was discovered July 2015. This episode aired in September & October of 1985...30 years in the past. The guy with the beard was from the future, he was trying to stop Travis. He was going to kill him because his research and the cassette tape is what leads the astronomers in 2015 to discover the planet. George Travis was from the new mexico national radio astronomy observatory which was built between 1975-1980 - the tape was recorded on May 6th but no date is mentioned. The Keppler spacecraft started it's mission into space on May 12th 2009 meaning the tape is from the future. When the data on the tape is read by that Apple II it trys to use the 8 bit processor to transcode the information so it looks like lines and scribbles. It is in fact the bearing of a new planet. BUT For some reason agents in the future do not want his notes/tape on KEPPLER 438-B to be discovered...perhaps for our own good....unfriendly aliens...👽👽👽
Pretty deep for 1985...especially since this show likes being grounded in reality
You have a wonderful imagination.
It sounds almost like a prophecy. You could form a thought about the words, but it could be wrong.
i am guessing 1983/84 i maybe wrong
Not Stephanie Mills my bad.
Did this come from a Umatic copy or master tape?
VHS that i have ...
The guy in the pawn shop was one of the dudes from jail in trading places
Yeah!
BEFORE CHINA BOUGHT HOLLYWOOD!!!!!!
where's all the songs about boobies?
7:37 This evidence doesn't prove anything. 69 degrees at night often happens in May (and early April) here in Southwest Michigan, which is hardly considered the South. We've even struggled to fall below 70 in March before. And as for the crickets...I've heard crickets calling like that in Elkhart, Indiana around the train museum in January and March before.
STFU BUZZKILL!!!!!!!!!!!!
It stayed in the 70's overnight two nights last week here in MI.
Currently 80 degrees at 1am on May 22, 2024 in Benton Harbor, MI. Crickets are chirping really rapidly.
Ooooohhhh. I thought I had stumbled onto a music video or featurette of the band with the same name. Obviously this isn't the case.