Square One TV-101

Square One TV's very first episode, with the song "That's Infinity," Battle of the Bulge Caterers coming up with combinations for meat and cheese sandwiches, and in Mathnet, part 1 of the Problem of the Missing Monkey. This is a repeat episode, so it does not have the original PBS logo.

[@carolweiss5078]

I am the author of "THAT'S INFINITY" - Carol Weiss

[@chrisjepsen6824]

Awesome!

[@JayAyers]

Love the song

[@brich2929]

Great song, Carol!

[@emilphoryew9436]

I had to watch this program in summer school camp.

[@LogoMan7777]

Was it your idea to have the song spill over into the PBS ID at the end of the episode?

[@MaestroDrake]

Happy 30th anniversary, now let's get this on DVD and Blu Ray already.

[@VanillaLimeCoke]

I’m game. But I think the problem is the music videos. They’re copyrighted and I guess need to get the rights so they can get the show onto DVD.

[@derekkinman7492]

I waited a long time for the complete 5 seasons of square one tv to come to dvd and blu ray for years

[@Mythinspace]

@@derekkinman7492 does that mean it has or that you've given up waiting?

[@derekkinman7492]

@@Mythinspace every square one tv fans are still waiting for square one tv to be dvd and blu ray released cause they celebrated the 30th anniversary of square one tv

[@Mythinspace]

@@derekkinman7492 aww I was hoping I'd missed something and they were now available.

[@rcole718]

I used to scream at the TV for Mathman to eat the right numbers.

[@westport17782010]

mathman....mathman....mathman.....mathman....

[@epcotman32]

Mathman always taught us how to be stupid at math, that's probably because I did poorly in school.

[@richardson.1424]

Why is this still entertaining after all of these years?!? It's a testament to how effective kids educational programing was back in the day... Engaging, fun, and smart. Shows like this need to make a comeback for kids of this day and age.

[@joed180]

I dunno have you seen Number Blocks? Because that's teaching kids set theory at 6... and this is like "you can't count infinity." On the other hand, they really could use more Sesame Street .

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

I concur.

[@EarthdogGFX]

Square One was the #SNL for kids in the 80s

[@Weesing]

+Earthdog BIG BROTHER FAN It was pretty amazing!

[@deesee3622]

yup!

[@emilylloyd5477]

I thought that, too.

[@soxpuff]

So then Roundhouse was the OG before In Living Color?

[@channic99]

Facts!!

[@DaJSUDiva]

I am instantly reverted back to my childhood .. They don't make programs like this anynore and it's a shame! PBS was the elite channel for kids tv..So great to see this again

[@dananola]

I was always amazed at how versatile these performers are. They sing, dance and act with incredible ease. Shout out to wonderful artists who don't find "Children's" television to be beneath them.

[@moeperry554]

This theme songs takes me back to Elementary school!!😊😊

[@crimsontide1980]

It sure doesn't feel like it's been over 30 years since I last watched this.....scary how fast time flies once we stopped being kids. If I only knew how good we had it back then I would have enjoyed it so much more

[@jeff5882174]

Me 2

[@elithunder]

For realz!!!

[@TommyLellan]

Oh wow it’s like I had amnesia and just remembered my whole life. Talk about a blast from the past.

[@princesserica718]

WOW, you took it bac bac. This show made me love math as a kid. Now I have a BS in Accounting and pursuing an MBA in Finance.

[@Drfresh1402]

Wow some how at 34 this still keeps my attention. This was a great show.

[@americanidol434]

Me too

[@dananajj]

OMG Mathman! This was the sole thing I waited to watch in each episode. Nothing else mattered.

[@jwilliams7554]

This was the perfect late afternoon show for us teens who were too old for cartoons but not interested in the evening news

[@joshgellis3292]

From the second half of the 80s to the start of the middle 90s I watched AN INCREDIBLE LOAD of PBS's Square One, Sesame Street and Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego. I still REALLY like clips of each. Something so incredibly: cool, weird and academic in a PURE way about ALL of IT. lol!

[@nelleo2507]

I was trying to teach my little boy about infinity and remembered the song from square one and here I am, reliving my childhood. 😀 such good times!

[@shorecross]

Jesus christ, it's like I'm 6 again

[@ntchpt1271]

loved watching this on public TV on ch.13 at 5 p.m. way back when. good memories!

[@Weesing]

+Ntch Pt1 It's amazing how long these shows stick with you!

[@christierochellecox9083]

This was absolutely one of my favorite after school programs! I learned a lot from this show!

[@robertdubs9466]

I never realized it until recently but, in the opening credits, the spiraling squares with clips from the show form a Fibonacci sequence.

[@surpriseme1082]

What a freaking blast from the past! Thank you so much for these uploads! Mathnet was the best!

[@MercifulVoodoo]

Omg! All these CTW uploads! I grew up in the Midwest with no cable access in the early 90’s so I learned everything from Square One and 3,2,1 Contact. My childhood exists on your channel 😄

[@kencoleman5007]

Mathnet was awesome. Watching this while solving some KenKen and Sudoku puzzles. Thank you Square One.

[@deesee3622]

loved math net!!

[@dawnpriest302]

That was my favorite part of the show.

[@kevinpayton2664]

I watched Square One just for Mathnet. It could've been its own show.

[@Searching4Rinoa]

Watched this religiously as a kid, didn't care for the Mathnet back then but I'll never forget that is where that if any multiple of 9 returns to 9 if you add the answer of those numbers together until you get a single number. For example: 9 times 88 = 792. 7+2 is another 9 which plus the first 9 is 18, 1+8=9.

[@parlet]

Searching4Rinoa 9,9,9...fantastic number 9! Times any number you can find, it all comes back to 9!

[@jasonpdsi]

I absolutely LOVED Mathnet. But to be honest, this entire show was the bees knees. If I were to put my finger on the main reason why I loved this show, it was the presentation. There was quite a variety to it. It was engaging.

[@christopherjudge1138]

Square One Television had its roots in MTV, Broadway, SCTV and Saturday Night Live! Providing young viewers with mathematics and hilarious sketch comedy!

[@runeramdas]

Thanks heaps for putting these episodes on line. You're doing noble work

[@rebeccaknell2368]

This is my all-time favorite kids’ show!!! (But in case anyone is looking for a math show that is more current, I have to say that Odd Squad is pretty great too.)

[@matt_____9309]

i used to watch this show at my grandparents house after school in 1988

[@LucyFlynnBTShow]

When I was in middle school my math teacher always plays square one tv (I’m a junior in high school) it was a memory I won’t forget

[@floofytown]

Holy HECK I remember this!! But I forgot all about it until this second! Dude, Mathman!! And that inexplicably weird tornado guy!! AHHH MEMORY FEELS, FLOODING BACK ALL AT ONCE, DON'T KNOW IF CAN HANDLE

[@VGMStudios33]

Wow a blast from the past. Man this was great. Thanks to the uploader.

[@KayNJ]

This show, and Mathnet in particular, contributed to my quirky sense of humor. I used to love this and 3-2-1 Contact. It greatly contributed to my love of STEM and I ended up getting a BS in Chemistry and Biology.

[@a2pha]

This show is what encouraged me to get a career in being the programmer for writing business applications for companies years ago. That and writing video-games too.

[@BoomstickBabyKel]

Thank you so much for the upload. I loved Square One, even now I randomly break into songs from the show! I can't find it anywhere else, so it means a lot to find it here. Thanks again for everything!

[@ksmith3108]

I love the music videos! i just told a friend about Less Than Zero yesterday, before I knew you were sharing these. Thank you!

[@JoeCnNd]

ah life before caller ID.

[@TheLycheegreentea]

Perfect for Distance Learning for my kids. Now they get to grow up doing what I did.

[@funshine97]

It's so cute when Mathman goes like, "Ya-ha!"

[@DaDoc540]

Square One Television, Season 1, Episode 1 0:59 "That's Infinity" 4:21 Mathman, Multiples of 3 5:41 The answer is always 3 8:07 Battle of the Bulge Caterers: Combinatorics 12:48 OOPS! Subtraction: borrowing 10 14:26 The Square Brothers, "Perfect Squares" 17:51 Bureau of Missing Numbers, 14 19:50 Mathnet, "The Problem of the Missing Monkey" part 1

[@DaDoc540]

R.I.P. Reg E. Cathey (August 18, 1958 - February 9, 2018)

[@christinamarcet1780]

Thanks for this!

[@JerryOrbachFan]

This show came to mind out of nowhere. I had completely forgotten about it until 5 minutes ago.

[@knowledgeispowermediaprodu7094]

Wow, for me, this was like close to 40 years ago! I loved this show!!!

[@funshine97]

That Square One TV song, "That's Infinity", drives me crazy!

[@funshine97]

Mathman: "Free Game! Ha-Ha! me: "Yay for Mathman!"

[@EmmanuelIwhiwhu]

Whaaaat!!!‽ So I'm singing the "infinity" song in my head out of the blue, and I decide to search for square one, just for the nostalgia and I couldn't believe my luck when I pressed play on my 1st result on KZbin and it was the exact episode with the exact song I was singing in my head. Awesoooooome. You have a new subscriber. Awesome page.

[@ir10031981]

this week 30 years ago, Square One TV premiered on PBS!

[@ms.payton1458]

I'm back in my childhood again!!!! Man this just made my night!!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@JayRacer]

I vaguely remembered this from when I was very young so I looked it up. I remember “square one!” From the title. Very impressive show.

[@or1750]

Ahhh....I remember coming home to watch this show, "Reading Rainbow" and "Wishbone" to name a few that aired at the time. Don't get me wrong I did watch all the other cartoons (and In Living in Color) but I learned a great deal from "Square One" like what is a Dodecahedron. Good times!!

[@didi012578]

The shopkeeper in Math Net was the "ASSMAN" in a Seinfeld episode! Worlds colliding 😂

[@christianlong1907]

They really need to bring back this TV program to a newer generation of audience! I am really feeling bad that I totally missed out on this amazing program. These kids today need to know that mathematics is absolutely amazing and awesome! (I was born in January 1993.)

[@AubreyEllenShomo]

You just made my day. I used to love this as a kid, and it wasn't on TV where I grew up, so my grandpa had to tape it for me. I must've watched the same 5 episodes over and over and over again on one shitty long play video cassette tape. I'm almost 40 now, and the nostalgia is wonderful.

[@MrSamer83]

This takes me back!!!! Thanks for bringing back the nostalgia to my eyes!!! 🙌

[@gregorya.champion3784]

I've learned new things about mathematics from this but the schools I attended never taught us square, prime, palindrome & triangular numbers.

[@wstml555]

Amazing! I watched this when i was a kid, im going to have to watch all these again as an adult!

[@amyslifelocsandmakeup8731]

I don't know who you are but I love you for posting this!! My 4 year old granddaughter is in loveeeee with these episodes in 2021

[@Denise.Taylorx88]

OMG... This takes me waaaaaaaaay back. I was trying to remember what the segment was with Joe Howard (he's in S2:E4 of American Horror Story) I was like... "IS THAT JOE WALSH???" and here we are. Confirmed. Now I have to see how many episodes I actually faintly remember. Glad someone posted this!! Thank you Anton.- MATHNET!!!!

[@april1969simnel]

As someone who was a freshman in college when this show debuted, all I can say is this was really cute, and I would've loved it if CTW had done something like this in the 70s. I only know about this show because I've seen the special PBS logo done for this episode, so I wanted to see what you kids saw. I also have to say: Ha! Mr. Whipple! Hahahaha! Did the monkey squeeze any Charmin?

[@turduckenwrath6110]

omg i LOVED this show and am sooooo excited to be able to watch it on youtube! Hahhaha, i’m 40 and still remember the theme song! Thanks for uploading this!

[@redmanr5522]

Happy 35th anniversary Square One TV! Wed 1/26/22.

[@dreyb1801]

Another blast from my childhood. The early '90s 🥰🤩

[@MrPisster]

The US debt? "Add one to it".

[@jmholmes83]

And on, and on, and on, and on...

[@dianaprince4011]

MrPisster it will never ends...

[@emilphoryew9436]

@@dianaprince4011 Eventually it will end. No empire lasts indefinitely.

[@deadmansgulf911]

Might as well be as I dont think we will ever see it ever start going down.

[@shirdonbock6072]

Thank You Anton Spivack For Bringing Us Great Memories

[@thinkgood]

Gotta be honest. I loved watching this show as a kid but when it came to the math, I had no idea what was going on.

[@AroundIndiana]

This show reminds me of the many times I stayed home from school "sick" lol. Id always watch this in the afternoon.

[@DniSorceress]

Thank you Grumps! Glad to know I'm not the only one who remembers this show!

[@floofytown]

Oh mannnnn, Mathnet. Wow. The music. Those faces! This is nuts to watch for the first time in probably 30 years.

[@ibrahimjalloh5300]

Even Carmen Sandieago Helped Me In School And Square One Helped Me In Elementary School Square One was My School Assignment Almost Everyday

[@kalvin1123]

PBS would make so much $ if they released the series on DVD. Someone watching these videos must have worked on the show or knows someone who did.

[@chrisrios1709]

To this day whenever I hear someone say "My name is _______," in my head I follow it with "I'm a mathematician."

[@pauljordan4452]

Good on you.

[@courtneyst.julian8192]

This show was excellent. I can do long multiplication and division in my head because of this show. I'm going to make sure my daughter watches it after school every day just like I did.

[@mducey]

Should have a billion views. That song is great at the beginning, nice job Carol. Nice job to everyone involved

[@Packersman3478]

Decided I'd go ahead and go back to part of my past that I remember, but I was a bit too young to understand the math concepts of this at the time. It always aired right after Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego came on on my local PBS station.

[@kevinpayton2664]

Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego was an awesome game show.

[@MrKenichi22]

man this takes me back, as a 90’s kid with 80’s kid cousins who needed help on Math.

[@aurakasihdonkitunya]

What a great TV show. It recalls all those math teaser when I was at the elementary school

[@kimrider2594]

I’m in 2 grade and our class loves this

[@rio197]

Love this. Brought back memories. Thanks for posting the vid.

[@nickbell8353]

R.I.P. Reg E. Cathey

[@FoxxMulderr]

24:25 "Maybe he was going to toss his salad" LMAO!

[@lauriesch]

Thanks so much for posting this! Loved this show.

[@Fuzy2K]

"Well, am you or ain't you? ...I mean, aren't you?'' LOL

[@geoffwallick]

I started playing saxaphone as a kid because of this theme song.

[@beeaye7944]

Watching "The Wire" tonight and wondering why Reg. E Cathey looks so damned familiar... Proceeds to look through his IMDB and find a forgotten part of my childhood afternoons with PBS.

[@kevinpayton2664]

He had a great career after Square One.

[@channic99]

Mathnet was the Bloodhound Gang of Square One TV!

[@legionaireb]

DAMN! That second grocer in Mathnet is the guy who played Mr. Whipple in those ancient Charmin commercials!

[@bradjames891]

It took me watching Dragnet episodes to get the intro to Mathnet but now it is hilarious! Kate Monday is a play on Joe Friday!

[@williamthomasiii4144]

Soooooo many memories!! That intro theme song gave me all kinds of flashbacks!!

[@Musicradio77Network]

29:02 is the 1989 PBS “Glass” logo where it plastered over the 1984 PBS logo variant “And On”. How sad. I wonder if the 1984 PBS “And On” variant exists in the PBS vault if they want this episode restore with the 1984 PBS logo preserved.

[@Titanbrotha00]

What I loved about Square One TV: Mathnet, Mathman, Backstage with Blackstone, & of course "Nine, nine, nine fantastic number nine times any number you can find it all comes back to nine!"

[@LawrenceKassab]

This is how you do educational programming for kids.

[@mezza001]

i lovethis! watched it when i was young

[@craigfoye6674]

From the production company that brought you “Sesame Street”, “The Electric Company” and “3-2-1 Contact” comes “Square One TV”!!

[@alexeidarling]

Wow, free game on the first episode!

[@BlessedLife291]

Memories unlocked

[@missmoxie9188]

I’ve been looking for this for so long

[@saxmanb777]

I watched this show exclusively for Mathnet. Kate Monday, Pat Tuesday, George Frankly.

[@fatxthor2469]

I remember this episode. They must've had it repeat a lot. Took me back when i watched this ever day after school.

[@societysbasement5369]

core memories unlocked

[@dedrickmcconnell621]

Wow Reg E. Cathy looks young here!

[@lhooq27]

It just occurred to me that he's Norman Wilson from The Wire. Though he's really young, he has that unmistakable super baritone voice.

[@rcole718]

And he just passed, and none of the articles mentioned this show.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

@@rcole718 I know, that's crazy

[@cloudsleyfalconbridge]

Rip Reg E

[@zackmorseii8216]

Been trying to think of this show forever! Childhood reloaded!!!

[@thedukeofweasels6870]

omg so that's why their called square numbers. can't believe I'm in my 30's and just got that

[@AdaMarioFilms-jb1fy]

Here's the "That's Infinity" Lyrics, since i've always wanted to do it: If you're sitting in a hot crowed car, soon you get to the end of the ride, if you cross the wide instructions(?), you'll get to the other side, you can climb the highest mountain, knowing what's at the top(?), but try counting to the highest number, you'll never ever stop! that's infinity, you can count forever, there will always be one more, that's infinity, count from high to low, you'll never reach infinity, you'll just go on, and on, and on and on and on! (like the instructed explorer, hacking his way through a relentless jungle. like watching some reruns on TV. like my sisters talking on the phone.) (repeat of chorus) you can walk as far as you want but you'll never reach infinity, you can wait as you like but you'll never meet infinity, you can spend your whole life counting, you'll never will be done, you can make a larger number just by adding one! [what's the largest number in the world? 4,333,496,567. are you sure? of course! add one to it. oh. 4,333,496,568. that must be the largest number in the world. are you sure? add one to it. 4,333,496,569. haha! wait a minute, this can go on forever!] (repeat of chorus) (5,888,331,221? oh, add one to it! oh!) [new theories regarding infinity, film at 11, and midnight, and 1, and 2, and 3, and 4, and 5, and 6, and 7, and 8] LATER IN THE EPISODE: [and 11, and noon, and 1, and 2, and 3, and 4, and 5, and 6, and 7] MORE LATER IN THE EPISODE: and on, and on!

[@Fuzy2K]

"If you cross the widest ocean, you'll get to the other side" "You can climb the highest mountain knowing there's a top"

[@AdaMarioFilms-jb1fy]

***** thanks! i think i had the volume too low.

[@michaelglickman1300]

Um, they do give you the option of editing your comment and putting in the correct lyrics, you know.