Make The Stars Your Own - Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer

[@bibleandsword5754]

Watched your show with my Mom. You will be sadly missed.

[@Diocrew]

This brings back great memories of watching Jack back in the 80's and 90's! His enthusiasm and style of presenting are sorely missed. The last segment was particularly good. RIP Jack, I'll think of you as I "Keep Looking Up"!

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

Stayed up longer than I should have to watch Jack talk about the stars, just like I used to when I was a kid.

[@jailcatjones3250]

Same here he was on after the Red Green show where I live

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

I honestly don't remember what was on before Jack, only that he was the last thing the channel showed before signing off for the night.

[@MarkTaylorchannel]

Love watching the earth

[@wingman0736]

@@jailcatjones3250 Right after Doctor Who for me.

[@jailcatjones3250]

I missed this in my life, it's been 16 years! I saw haileys comet thanks to him. This man was my astrology teacher/news anchor of the stars Bob Ross was my art teacher Mr Rogers was my life coach Lavar Burton taught me the importance of reading And Sesame Street took care of the the rest

[@felixherrera1479]

You're right on.

[@cmaden78]

Same here man. Born in 78

[@AstronomerRob]

Halley's comet 😁

[@timothyr.cyphers6939]

Started as StarHustler...I knew I remembered that!! Thank you VERY much Jack😌🙂🙂😎😎💖💖💖

[@Rioudh]

This show is one of my core memories. I grew up in Miami, and visited the Planetarium many times. It's why I love astronomy so much!

[@pagerhoads1531]

I forgot all about this show used to love it didn't understand it back then but I am learning more now and biblical allegories, this episode is about November 4th my grandfather's birthday mine is the 3rd 😊

[@nitrofish1974]

Thank you jack, when I look up I feel as the all belong to me. Miss you but when I look up I also see you and think of you.

[@UNOwen1]

I’m not from Florida, but, as a child, I used to go visit family, and whenever I was in my room,I’d always tune into Jack. The ;'ethereal' other-worldly quality of this music would relax me, and - though never an astronomy buff, per se,I did develop a life-long fascination with the cosmos, and everything in it. I don't know whoevertook over Mr Horkheimer's position, I only hope that whoeverit is imparts their own love of the heavens above on the open, learning, minds of today, just as Jack did for me, and many others. ⭐️⭐️✨🌟🤩

[@cmaden78]

I didn't even know it was a Florida thing..lol I love my hometown dearly (margate) I didn't know till rt now that not everyone saw this!🤩🥰

[@michaelmorgan7893]

Loved this series. I'm glad someone caught them on film for history.

[@eddynoel8885]

I used to rush home from school to catch this show after school everyday, I dreamt of becoming an astronomer because of this show, alas, it was not to be, but still have fond memories of this show.

[@ohiogrovechannel]

Grab some binoculars or a cheap telescope! You can still be an astronomer!!!! :)

[@tomzeeh6618]

I've got this VHS; should get it transferred to DVD. Glad it's on youtube. Just got a copy yesterday from Amazon of "Stargazing with Horkheimer - Cosmic Comics for the Sky Watcher:. Only $3.19, plus shipping, like new (mint) and autographed by the man himself! Don't forget Tomita's CD "Snowflakes Are Dancing" Debussy music which includes Arabesque No. 1, Jack's theme. Still available , I think. "Keep Looking Up!" Reminds me of last lines of "The Thing From Another World (1951): "Keep watching the skies. Look up!" Or something like that. Just about my favorite sci-fi movie, also "The Day the Earth Stood Still". 2001 wasn't too shabby either.

[@tomzeeh6618]

Oops! Forgot to mention "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "Invaders from Mars" ...

[@justinratcliffe947]

Not gonna lie. Jack was a much better educator than probably at least 75-90 percent of school teachers in America

[@MrOnegreen1]

Farewell Jack! Thanks for sharing.

[@shaquadradeloiserussell8659]

He's the Casey Kasem of space.

[@stevej71393]

My family used to watch PBS after dinner and this would turn on while everyone was getting ready for bed. His enthusiasm for astronomy is infectious! It's too bad that we are all so busy and distracted that we never think to look up!

[@deedee6289]

YAY!!! Jack! I loved watching him as a kid!

[@Skaleezay]

He was the best!!! Miss Jack & his show so much! 🪐🌌🌙

[@nydwarf1]

"Keep Looking Up" was my life's admonition; I can do little else in my present position. -Jack Horkheimer's Epitaph

[@cmaden78]

A true original..just like the man

[@cindya5043]

2:15 LOL!! "Doesn't mean exactly what it did 20 years ago...." I listen to these as often as I can. They bring an unexplainable but lovely comfort to me. I really love that silly synth song... recently figured out it was Clair De Lune ! I miss Jack. Always loved happening upon these episodes on PBS late at night. RIP, Jack!

[@ambeckerful]

that part made me lol too! I love how his figure shrank and slid away on the trail. What a character. I loved and now miss tuning in to Jack Horkheimer!

[@ambeckerful]

btw the music is Arabesque by Debussy--you got the right composer!

[@janetcraft]

@@ambeckerful The synth player was Isao Tomita, (or TOMITA as his last name was spelled in bold letters in all his albums). You can find his albums here on KZbin :)

[@cmaden78]

Wow ur right! I always thought it familiar

[@cmaden78]

@@ambeckerful either way.. really familiar

[@Leyenda1]

I feel nostalgic and small at the same time.

[@turdfurgeson2032]

This guy always came on after I turned my Nintendo off

[@martymathews8163]

LOVED Jack and Stargazers, very moving, inspirational and educational. Perfection. rip

[@seanadams3551]

That was one of the rare times he read a letter from a viewer.

[@nancynancydrew8503]

He's the cosmic Casey Kasem

[@crowsbridge]

Thanks, Jack

[@sonofdamocles]

chilling with Huell Howser in that great public TV station in the sky.

[@Bill-cv1xu]

This is so cool, I remember watching this shit back in 80s, thanks for putting this up.

[@pursuithemi5.7awd81]

He had Burt Reynolds swager

[@cmaden78]

Well put

[@paulwalsh2344]

Leo, Delphinus and Sagitta look EXACTLY like what they are named after !

[@johnzimmerman102]

If you have the video “Space Oddities” or “Tales of the Night Sky” please upload it. I would love to see it! Thanks!

[@cmaden78]

I remember space oddities...it was the 1st time I'd seen that word, had to look it up as a Lil girl🤗

[@cmaden78]

I can barely remember this as A little girl in ft. Lauderdale. I'm pretty sure we went to go see him in a planetarium.. lol I only remember the screen and his voice. Wow..I was probably 4 or 5

[@tomzeeh6618]

Is Jack's "Star of Bethlehem" available anywhere except VHS? Thanks.

[@andrewhasbrouck6858]

Him explain that like that 🤣🤣🤣🤣 well they are... people he knew that...I bet this was fuckin shit off inadvertently

[@andrewhasbrouck6858]

I'll give you an hour too process that Korn flakes...lol

[@bluegenes2273]

As a libra ...well... i can see both sides.

[@jailcatjones3250]

Fellow Libra and neutral side here lol

[@versacify3819]

Fun fun fun

[@andrewhasbrouck6858]

Can do an unmanned harvesting network of asteroids with a collection point orbiting Earth.

[@andrewhasbrouck6858]

GO BACK TOO STAR HUSTLER PLEASE

[@andrewhasbrouck6858]

Um track that shit from bettleguise and get those elevators and a ship in a 15 year window maybe sooner.

[@andrewhasbrouck6858]

UNTIL BETTER MORE BENEFICIAL FORMAT IS FOUND OR OFFERED. AND HYPER AGGRESSIVE POSTURED APPROACHS TOO EVERYTHING.

[@andrewhasbrouck6858]

NO MORE STAR GAY-ZER