#mrwizard — Public Fediverse posts
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Retrotechtacular: Mr. Wizard Jams with IBM
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/retrotechtacular-mr-wizard-jams-with-ibm/
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As big brothers go
Never met a better one
We all miss you, Don#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Summer #August #Brother #BigBrother #Sibs #Siblings #Family #Loss #Life #Dad #Husband #MrWizard
August 8, 2025
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Don Herbert (1917-2007) — a Peabody Award-winner as MR. WIZARD — was born on this date.
Here he is teaching 1960s kids how to light his birthday candle. (Or make a bomb, I'm not sure.)
Episodes of his TV shows from the 1950s-'80s are on his official YouTube:
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Today in 1951 — WATCH MR. WIZARD debuted on NBC.
Don Herbert hosted this Peabody Award-winning science series until 1965 – and again on Nickelodeon in the 1980s.
#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #MrWizard #1950sTV #1960sTV #MrWizardsWorld