Standard Deviants TV
Standard Deviants TV

Standard Deviants TV

Standard Deviants TV comprised material from the Standard Deviants home videos, edited into 25-minute episodes that aired on PBS. The series also included three episodes with new material on geography.

Standard Deviants TV comprised material from the Standard Deviants home videos, edited into 25-minute episodes that aired on PBS. The series also included three episodes with new material on geography.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Shakespeare

Discover the origins and influences of one of the greatest writers the world has ever known. The Standard Deviants get u

EP 2

Astronomy

Explore the mysteries of the universe! Launch into an illuminating history of astronomy from the ancient Greeks to Newto

EP 3

American Government

The first step in fighting City Hall is to learn how it works! From Aristotle to John Locke, unearth the origins of demo

EP 4

Spanish

Spanish is one of the most popular languages on the planet! Pack your bags as the Standard Deviants take a tour of the S

EP 5

English Grammar

Suffering from bad grammar? The Standard Deviants have the cure—Standard Edited American English, the form of English

EP 6

Public Speaking

Learn how to overcome the primary public speaking issue—FEAR! Learn how to organize ideas, deliver an effective speech

EP 7

French

Parlez vous Francais? Learn French the right way! Using humor and skits, the Standard Deviants emphasize learning common

EP 8

Geology

Ever want to be a "rock" star? The Standard Deviants look at the principles used by scientists to study the geologic his

EP 9

Internet

Jump onto the information superhighway with the Standard Deviants! Learn how to log on, surf the web and find everything

EP 10

Marketing

What makes some products so popular? Marketing! Beginning with a definition of marketing, the Standard Deviants look at

EP 11

Business Law

Take the law into your own hands! The Standard Deviants examine contracts and take a "brief" look at two sources of cont

EP 12

HTML

Everyone and their pet has a website—and now you can too! Using hypertext markup language (HTML), the Standard Deviant

EP 13

Hamlet

Hamlet is arguably Shakespeare's most famous and most complicated tragedy. After a quick and humorous summary, the Stand

EP 14

Romeo and Juliet

O Deviants, Deviants! Wherefore art thou Standard Deviants? After a quick summary and history of Shakespeare’s most fa

EP 15

Meet the Planets!

Come aboard for a mission to Mars – and beyond! From Mercury to Pluto, learn the facts about each planet as the Standa

EP 16

Fractions 411

Fractions have you flustered? The Standard Deviants make math easy and fun as they explore the mysteries of adding, subt

EP 17

Pointers on Punctuation

Even if you don’t know your colon from your semicolon, the Standard Deviants explain the importance of proper punctuat

EP 18

Italian

Interested in learning Italian? After an introduction to the Italian alphabet and pronunciation, learn the calendar, num

EP 19

Anatomy

The leg bone’s connected to the… well, if you’re not sure, the Standard Deviants can help! After an overview of ge

EP 20

Physics

You don’t have to be hit in the head with an apple to understand the basics of physics! Starting off with a definition

EP 21

The Write Stuff

Suffering from writer’s block? After an explanation of the Five General Characteristics of Academic Writing, The Stand

EP 22

Money Basics

Learn how to set goals to attain your dreams – and with a little coaching, develop a financial plan designed to make i

EP 23

Geometry

Geometry isn’t just for squares anymore! The Standard Deviants will also explain the mystery behind points, lines, pla

EP 24

Statistics

Here’s your “chance” to learn the basics of statistics – quick and easy! After a definition of statistics and a

EP 25

All About the Presidency

See what the president really has to do – it’s not all press conferences and pitching baseballs! After an examinatio

EP 26

Grammar Pitfalls

How do you make disagreeable tenses agree? How do you bolster a dangling participle? The rules of grammar can be convolu

EP 1

King Lear

Get ready to meet royalty as the Standard Deviants introduce you to King Lear! After a quick overview of the plot, the S

EP 2

Plates and Quakes

This time, the Standard Deviants will leave you shaking! Learn about plate tectonics, continental drift and faults. But

EP 3

Musclemania

Muscles–they’re not just for bodybuilders anymore! The Standard Deviants will bulk you up with tons of interesting i

EP 4

Integer Intrigue

Let’s operate! Unearth the ancient secrets of integers and basic operations, including addition, subtraction and multi

EP 5

Let’s Talk! Basic Italian Conversations

You never know when you’ll find yourself in Italy–or a really good Italian restaurant! Now you can join in the conve

EP 6

Mission: Nutrition

Your mission, should you accept it, is to understand the importance of nutrients, calories, nutrition standards and guid

EP 7

Macbeth

Boil, boil, toil and trouble, we’ll teach you about Macbeth on the double! The Standard Deviants untangle the twisted

EP 8

Water, Water, Everywhere

More than three-quarters of the earth is covered in it! In this episode, the Standard Deviants dive into an explanation

EP 9

Get Nervous

The Standard Deviants will strike a “cord” in this fascinating overview of the Central Nervous System. Starting with

EP 10

Our Amigos, Adjetivos

Jazz-up your Spanish conversations with these interesting descriptive terms! Master the rules of matching adjectives wit

EP 11

What’s That Label on My Table?

If you’re like most people, you probably don’t stop to read the information on nutritional labels. The Standard Devi

EP 12

Punct Rock

Enter the high-impact, no-holds-barred world of punctuation! The Standard Deviants demonstrate all those funny little sq

EP 13

Angles Untangled

Nobody can resist angles–they’re just so acute! Don’t get bent out of shape over angles–the Standard Deviants wi

EP 14

Othello

The Standard Deviants clear the cobwebs from Shakespeare’s masterpiece of backstabbing and good old-fashioned revenge.

EP 15

Revenge of the Verbs

Without verbs, your ability to converse in Spanish will be severely limited! Once you’ve learned how to conjugate verb

EP 16

Give Me Liberty!

Protected by the Bill of Rights, civil liberties include the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion and the rights o

EP 17

Rootin’ Tootin’ Newton

Some laws should never be broken–especially the laws of physics! Meet renowned physicists Sir Isaac Newton, Kepler and

EP 18

A Rock’s Life

Despite what you may have heard, most rocks have lived a long and interesting life! Learn how to interpret the history o

EP 19

Ace That Interview

Put your best foot forward! The Standard Deviants will help you land that dream job by showing you the different types o

EP 20

You Gotta Have Heart

Confused by the cardiovascular system? Take heart! In this episode, the Standard Deviants will examine the inner working

EP 21

Parlez-Vous Français?

If you ever plan to visit France or parts of Canada, knowing a few words of French will go a long way! Learn to speak an

EP 22

Titus Andronicus

Uncover Shakespeare’s least-known tragedy–his first! Explore the plot of this early and flawed play as the Standard

EP 23

Sociology Secrets

Don’t be left out! Learn about our natural tendency to form social groups in this introduction to the science of socio

EP 24

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Triangles

Triangles can be your friends! The Standard Deviants will straighten-out your misconceptions about these three-sided tro

EP 25

And Justice for All

No study of American history would be complete without and understanding of the civil rights movement. Starting with the

EP 26

North America, Ho!!!

The Standard Deviants are putting themselves on the map! In this episode, the Standard Deviants discuss the geography of

EP 27

Russian Around Europe

EP 28

Africa: Safari, So Good!

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