3-2-1 Contact Opening Theme/Intro 1983-1986

[NeluThat70sKid]

There's a small but VERY informative article in this week's (Jan. 16-22, 2012) TV Guide magazine called "Sesame Street: Not For Sale". Check it out, folks, and you'll be in for quite a shock. <:-/

[wolfpup3]

Oh man, this intro is seared in my brain. It's so funny...I can't have watched this in 25 years, and I remember every part of that intro after watching this as though it were yesterday.

[crabby872]

Shows like 3 2 1 Contact need to be back on the air!

[DaDevilzDevil]

wow-when iwas innocent and wanted 2 learn+

[touggie2000]

these days educational shows educated the youth all the way into high school subjects and and social conditions nowadays the pre teens and teenagers have TEEN NICK....SMH!

[tjackson26]

Destorm is awesome, he did this song on 1 of his videos called Soul Tunes 6 and the song sounded familiar and then I remembered. I had forgot about this show. I showed this to my kids, my kids wanted to watch this program. I told them that the 80's was the best decade and they would have loved it as oppose to the crappy-ness they call educational programs now (not all of the Ed programs) and not to mention the cartoons, even their Saturday morning cartoons suck.

[MrSouthSioux]

This and Reading Rainbow were so damn good.  Awesome video.

[templar19]

Shit, I haven't thought of this intro since 1989, and yet as soon as I heard it...it ALL came back right away! Guess it's true what the song says..."Contact is the secret,

It's the moment when everything happens."

[Blackhoundrise]

let's go back to school! old style!

[prone2101]

THIS IS SOO OLD SCHOOL 80S WERE CALM N COOL

[BunrakukenIII]

Slap guitar belongs only on porn.

[Tasai222]

i miss whenpeople actually cared about other pepolpe and how their well being actually was

[DrMojoPhD]

3-2-1 PORNO!

[TheReaperMedic]

All I know is when I have kids in the VERY near future...they'll be raised on the shows I was raised on...reading rainbow, OLD sesame street, mister rogers, this...and those are just the GREAT pbs shows that were around...what a great time it was to be a kid...

[bpnofal]

We can only hope that one day they will put shows like this back on TV. Sometimes I really wonder if we will be the last "intelligent" generation. Programs like this made a difference!!

[NYerintransit]

Not as mesmerizing as I remember.

[applepiegwendy]

One of the best theme songs ever!

[mjn76]

I especially love the porno music.

[Dulcimerist]

Paco was my favorite!

[Ecoo4life]

We have to watch these everyday in science class the one where its like ITS ARCHITECTAARE!!! *doo doo do* XD Its HIlarious lol

[scottishthunder47]

@DropkickIrish: This programming has no commercial appeal, only educational appeal, so it goes the way of the dodo once public television funding gets cut. If we want kids to have this kind of stuff, we have to fund PBS.

[GoodGirlMovieStar]

I really want to buy copies of these episodes for my kids or view them through Netflix, but they are not available ANYWHERE!

To the original producers of 3-2-1 Contact: PLEASE release this show to the public for purchase or viewing..

Samuel Y. Gibbon, Jr. - original creator, original executive producer

Dr. Edward G. Atkins - science content

Al Hyslop - executive producer

Ozzie Alfonso - director

Please contact me if you know when this show will ever become available again.

[GoodGirlMovieStar]

Watching this show EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL is what gave me a foundation to answer 80% of ALL of my science test questions/homework assignments from 7th grade all the way through 12th grade... I MEAN it... and because they ran the episodes over and over throughout the years, there was constant memory re-enforcement...

[OBSESSIVE1914]

Kids now will never understand. I thank God I was an 80's baby.

[proaudiohd]

Brings me back to the days when I thought I was going to be an astronaut when I grew up.

[JLSPFOC]

If someone told me to close my eyes and listen to the first 20 seconds then told me to guess what I was watching, my guess would be porn.

[certifiedloco]

3-2-1- Contact high..

[DaddyChadx78]

OMFGosh! I watched this show with a passion. I love you people for putting the rarest stuff on youtube. It was just a random, "I wonder if..." and here it is! You people are awesome! Shout out to everyone that remembers this and the Bloodhound Gang!

[Membrane556]

Back when educational shows for kids where actually educational.

[RadikalRecords]

Someone make a techno or trance remix of this song and we will sign you up on our label, it's a great song !

[mattyp3400]

god damn im having major goose bumps 

[arholt1981]

Wow, um I don't know what to say. I feel like I'm having a flashback. Where are these kinds of shows today?

[Bloodybunny]

I refuse to live In a society where any of 3-2-1 Contact beyond season 1 is considered canon. Only Lisa, Marc and Trini are legitimate; all others are mere fill-ins!

[moznico]

27 here! and I remember the opening theme and the goodness of PBS!

[DerMetzger]

@moznico

Hell yea bro, right there with ya.

[sweetlilchickie1985]

This intro is pretty cool! :) I didn't watch this show...I think it came on before I was born but I like the song.

[FreeLanceArizona]

kids now days dont have a clue.....and im only 29. Anyone around my age knows this was our show.

[FLOSUNSHINE]

What a wonderful show! It kept us entertained, but also allowed us to learn something too!

[SaberTanker22]

I fucking loved this show as a kid with mr wizard bill science guy reading rainbow god now them where classic's to remember even know. truly master pieces . not like today.

[83yomomma]

What the hell happened to out KIDS?

[glenh75]

Great show. I even had the bi monthly magazine of 3.2.1. Contact.

[redneck500]

LOL, nothing like growing up in the 80s.

[rjscreations]

I absolutely love that theme song! They don't have theme songs like that anymore.

[adultsplayingteens]

This song was always the best.

[thenewfun]

this is the jam

[SuperAV21]

In 3-2-1 Contact's 1986 season, da video quality of its opening intro is clean'd up, slightly enhanced, and updated by addin' an orangutan lookin' str8 2 da camera and a volcano's eruption. Gone from this intro (shown here) r astronaut in space and a rocketship blastin' off.

BTW; I was a fan of 3-2-1 Contact from da early 1990s 'til 2003 when Noggin took it off da air 4 good.

[slowd1982]

Wow flashback I love the 80's!!!

[BeaversAreInsane]

@slowd1982 The 80's were the BOMB diggity!

[jaketoledo]

Oh My God! I can't believe I found this! Was my favorite show besides electric company! Thank you for bringing my childhood back! That song rocks!

[lloyd614]

I looooooooooooooooooooooooove this song! LOL!!!! I could not WAIT to get home from my half day of kindergarten to sing along with the television!!!!

3-2-1 CONTACT!!!!! (And I love how they pronounce the "CT" at the end of the last "contact" so hard LOL!!!)

[harleykman]

I "blame" this show

for turning me into

a computer-electrical engineer. ;-)

[April0982]

hahahaha! I "blame" this show as well, for my inability (no matter how hard I may try) to deny my affinity for the sciences.

Once a nerd... always a nerd. Proud of it!

:-)

[tjackson26]

@harleykman lmao... that is awesome : )

[tjackson26]

@harleykman lmao... that is awesome... : )

[stakethisseries]

I still sing this theme song all the time. Loved the bloodhound gang! Macgyver got nothing on them.

[peopledozer]

Reminds me of the good old days when educational shows actually, you know, educated.

[pablocoon]

the theme ruled, the math sucked. I hate math.

[LocoYoFla]

we broke out and disco danced everytime the teacher put this on

[WhatsAYak]

Great show, much better than the animated crap that dominates PBS's schedule nowadays...I watched it as a kid in the 80s, and though too young to really understand much of it, gotta love that theme song!

Speaking of which, this was the best of the 3 theme variations, and the added "boing" sound for the guy on the trampoline was a nice touch.

[MPT1983]

daaam this is the earliest childhood memory I have of a tv show,1983-84ish

[AllisonTheSNLGuru]

I used to love this, Square One TV, and Reading Rainbow when I was growing up. My high school stocked 3-2-1 Contact videos in the library for relevant ciriculum in science classes.

[geniusiknowit]

Slow it down, and it's porno music.

[raggedyanarchist]

I kinda wished they'd expanded this theme into a single.  It's a really cool piece of work, and the instrumentation is totally lush for a 50 second intro to a kids' show.

[natureboyinyourface]

children's television workshop,wow,haven't seen that logo in seventeen years.

[firestepher72]

This was one of many favorite educational shows growing up. I soaked up their lessons like a sponge. It got me interested in many different subjects. It is pitiful how the current genereations have nothing like these kinds of shows. The kid's shows nowadays are all CRAP. In fact my niece and nephew even like some of the Classic educational programs. Kids soak up any kind good qualitly edu shows you throw at them. They have even asked me why they dont have any programs like this. Very sad.

[Defenseman619]

Couldn't agree more, fire. Amazing that what we knew when we were 5 about science isn't even taught until 9th grade (at least) now.

[Foxstab]

@firestepher72 So true.

[kstarpictures]

@firestepher72 Y'know, I'm thinking... if they could bring back "Zoom" and "Electric Company" for another generation, maybe "3-2-1 Contact" could be up for a revival as well?

[Anikom15]

This sounds like a theme song for a 70's action drama.

[blinkingblythe]

I was wondering about that too. I presume the series started in 1982 when disco was still considered 'in', but the styles were already changing radically then

[sisyphusorianus9787]

I blame this show for getting me interested (in a serious depth) in biology at an early age. Thanks Public Broadcasting!

Seriously, I fear for the generation ours is procreating: TV is a true wasteland. No innovation.

[WhatsAYak]

Yeah, really...I think Newton Minnow was a bit ahead of his time w/that famous proclamation, wish he could see today's TV!

[cmh132]

I still remember the images of that opening from over 25 years ago..

[nicoleayanna]

now that were talking about the 80's...parenting skills also changed since then too..does anybody that used to live in the hood remember how the black mothers back then would be like: "Sit yo stupid ASS down, before i get up" or "Shut the fuc% up, before I put my foot up your ASS !!!,,,,real loud in public or would just go OFF on their kids for the littlest things... lol

[tjackson26]

@nicoleayanna totally, even the grandparents did too.

[madcrazy1672]

In the first grade I got busted by Ms. Ray for singing this song Aloud when it came on. Hey Ms. Ray I bet you still smell like piss and band aids if you're old ass is still alive.

[Green18600]

I feel sorry for you!! At least you did your best to win her graces ... even if she did not appreciate your zest for education. Good Luck To You!!

[tjackson26]

@madcrazy1672 lmao.... wow, sounds like u had a mean ol' fart for a teacher too. I was just telling my kids that the teachers now a days are watered down pussies, the children of today would have never survived our teachers & the paddles, because the teachers then could hit these little monsters back if they decided to hit the teachers. But I digress back to the piss & band aids...lol. My mean ol' fart of a teacher was Ms. Atkins, she was more of a witch that always wore a brooch.

[Martonio69]

BOING

[zatchHBK85]

Next to Sqaure One TV, Shining Time Station, and Reading Rainbow, this was one of my favorite PBS shows growing up.

[kjk10075]

amen

[Ziola28]

lmao.. this is my song... wish it was 1985 all over again..

[juve96]

OMG. they don't make tv shows like this anymore, sad.

[360mix]

The Theme is a remake of Star In My Life - Paradise Express

I'am sure you can find it here...

[taylor8407]

OMG I USED TO LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!

[HothHan]

Now I know why I love the bass guitar

[lifer4164]

Funky as hell

[soseztheleadr]

Loved this theme song. ^^

[dr1250]

LOVED this show. The intro is the best, i dont even care about the science and shit.

[mrslaughinghouse]

I hated this show too. This came on after Electric COmpany...which followed Sesame Street. I only loved Sesame Street (came on 3 times a day) and really didn't like Electric Company. Maybe I was too young - born in '78

[ionthegravity]

my mom used to make me watch this show...i hated it...lol

[matthatter56]

Me to. And yet now because of utter crap they have on I would watch this show with no complaints.

[kazar4u]

yeah..remember it too..i love this show ..the other magazine programs was Beyond 2000...

[pauleyh]

the synths give away its 80's apperance

[Redbirdgirl88]

OMG i remember this show.

[DelilahThePig]

I'm sorry. I was thinking of Square One. I don't remember a thing about 3-2-1 contact besides the intro. Was this maybe the title to a whole afternoon lineup on PBS?

[DelilahThePig]

This opening sequence might be the soundtrack to my childhood! As I remember, the show was sort of a combination of math and critical thinking, with a lot of zany post-modernist educational music videos. These were the days of real educational programming for children. Honestly, the FCC should stop this mandate of so many hours of "E/I" programming on the big networks. Give PBS a dedicated audience and then maybe they could come up with something new.

[resmije0007]

lol noob video

[johnbourbon]

awesome. now kids will have to settle for

3 - 2 - 1  GOVERNMENT!

[beast6228]

This show owns more than fucking skeletor!!

[bluemidnight02]

I loved 321 contact!!! All the old PBS shows were da best!

[GrayLeader2184]

Such a great guitar sound.

Someone please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks it sounds like 70s porn music XD

[TokyoXtreme]

The wah sound is killer, but 70s porn is slower and funkier, whereas 3-2-1 Contact and the Dallas theme have a "modern 80s" police-drama aesthetic.

[dinfg6]

If 321 Contact were to exist today they have to ressurect it as NOVA; Childrens edition. How come NOVA Episodes can be released on DVD but 321 contact cannot be released on DVD?

[Garrettk41]

The pilot guy at 0:11 looks sort of like a mixture of Tom Hanks and Ralph Macchio.

[afader72]

The show is kind of a blur, but for some reason I never forgot the theme song.

[WindCorsia]

I don't remember a thing I learned from the show, but the song's impressive. I think to this day, whenever I come across a problem, this little tune charges in like adrenaline. :)

[JoyGrenade]

What a cool theme song!

[DropkickIrish]

This is why we are the last generation to still have any intelligence. Where is the god damn programming like this these days? The people whom made these shows had a plan in mind, had the right idea, they knew what they were doing and the importance of education at an early age in a childs life. It was a community effort to bring these programs into our homes by these people, where have they gone?! When did we all stop caring about real life?

[Bardoftoday]

@DropkickIrish when parents stopped caring and calling in to the stations and saying "I don't want that on tv, get some real stuff on or else."  All they do now is make something entertaining to get ratings and no matter how demeaning, immoral or mindless it is, if no one says anything and they can get money they will put it on tv.

[bkm72]

@DropkickIrish Soccer moms and Tipper Gore. they are the ones that say Buggs Buny, Foghorn Leghorn, Tom & Jerry and co. are to harsh for children. I grew up on these shows.

I got news for them, I rode a bicycle without a friggin helmet.

I got the crap kicked out of me when I stepped out of line and grew to respect other people because of it.

Kids these days are friggin idiots and care nothing but for themselves....and their parents do nothing but reinforce the behavior.

[Logicallyrare]

@DropkickIrish I think if there is such a problem nowadays it all started from caring too much about what other people are doing instead of focusing on what we ourselves are doing. For example me looking at what others are doing and saying "why aren't they doing better?" instead of being like "well I have to do things well regardless of how well others are."

[miamivicepastels83]

@DropkickIrish they make cigarettes that doesnt mean you have to smoke them. ...in other words, i remember watching this and i was born in 1983-- on pbs. because my parents took an active role and monitored what i watched. it's up to the parents to make sure that their kids watch a variety of good programs and dvds etc...but i see what youre saying. it's almost like saying it's up to the networks to make sure our kids are educated... parents are the ones with the remote, right?

[StefanoFan27]

Wow.

StefanoFan27.

[Ntouchwithchildhood]

Wasn't there a show that had like a sorta rubiks cube in space as part of the theme song, or people walking on a rainbow, i thought it was this, but it doesn't look it

[Garrettk41]

I remember when this show was on, though I was kind of young at the time and didn't really pay much attention it. I do, however, remember this theme song.

[poodlepink]

Chips, Fall Guy, Emergency 911, Alice, Brady Bunch, Three's Company, The Beverly Hillbillies, Gidget, Dukes of Hazard, Remington Steele, HeeHaw, MASH, Rockford Files, Simon and Simon...I'm trying to think of EVERYTHING! Definitely get that nostalgic feeling thinking about it. Don't forget Thundercats, Smurfs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man, The Littles, Muppet Babies, G.I.Joe. Did Lavar Burton ever get credit for being another Mr. Rogers on Reading Rainbow? It wasn't just reading. :)

[joeyspackage]

This show is proof that anyone born in the 70s to early 80s (Generation X) had the best childhood than any generation EVER lol

[GreatrLatr]

Shout out to the Bloodhound Gang!

[hildre2007]

no matter what race,culture,background you come from we were all watching and doing the same thing as kids in the 80s.One of the many things that connects us all.

[rockergirl83]

WOW! Now that's educational programming! The only thing remotely close to being as good as this was probably Bill Nye the Science Guy. But even that wasn't as good as this.

[supercyberfunk]

They don't make educational shows like this anymore. I think they should rehash this old stuff. Kids would learn a lot, even by older shows like this.

[daskinder]

oh yeah, in school we watched this, the electric company and reading rainbow. hurray for PBS

[hildre2007]

oh yea same here!

[Abdurazz]

Father in Heaven...2 b a teen in the 80s....

[smjjohnson]

Those were the days. Ah, to be a teenager again...

[1000huzzahs]

CON-tact!

[OOSev]

I could listen to this theme song over and over again. I remember being 5 years old and enjoying this stuff. We need more educational programming like this today. 3-2-1 Contact!

[funkyhunk]

This is my favorite version of the theme song!

[tepples]

0:13 to 0:21 - I'm sure I hear part of "Chill" from Dr. Mario here.

[SimsMoyal]

god, i thought i will never see it again

[kvuo]

yeppppppppppp thats it.. LOL, i vividly remember the frog

[chickenbaby12]

damn, I remember seeing this at 2 or 3 yrs. old! brings back many memories.

[sml0211]

Dude is that black kid Terrance Howard?!

[greenlion22]

I loved this show.

[NINJADMS]

This was the crap I had to watch when He-man wasn't on...

[vashti4ever]

Wow, I loved this show! They don't make 'em like they used to.

[maychen]

Ha, in fifth grade we'd always watch this and they'd turn out the lights and everyone in my class would sing along at the tops of their lungs. Nerds!

[lilcenzo]

shit, you're never too old or nerdy to sing this shit manne. brings back so much memories. too bad i never paid attention in school and just PBS shows...bwahahaha

[glibster]

HA! You guys were awesome! Was your fifth grade science teacher anything like mine in that "watching educational programs on PBS = teaching science?"

[qwiki]

Haha! Have you all seen the video for DVNO but Justice? I can't believe how similar the style is!

[xFeelingHurterx]

When I watch this, it remind me of the ass-whippings I got for bad report-cards. Ah, memories.

[girlsixdiva]

aww poor baby!! sorry but I had to LOL at that!!

[Bluetailvappy]

Here's a more technical related question to the intro. Does anyone have any idea if the animated imagery during the intro was done with a Scanimate? I always thought it had that look.

[rockjohnson80]

Most likely its was. I remember in school we all though it was a Atari sound effect ro moog synth.

[Goinkle]

OMG, I haven't even seen this in 15 years...and suddenly everything came back. I can't believe how much stuff your brain stores deep inside that you've forgotten about. Every little scene I remembered like it was yesterday.

[chumbersdee]

I know exactly what you mean.

[fluffstyle]

Wow, you guys are right. Kinda creepy. But cool.

[ggirritto]

Wow, what a blast from the past

[Dozirulf]

God, I love that.

[leslielove]

from 1983 right

[evolnieveilebi]

I remember being allowed a few times to watch this in school. I'm 37, and I think I was in 3rd grade when we watched.

[Jal8919536]

Any know where I can download MP3s of the intros, very catchy jingles. ; )

[eight6sevenfive3oh9]

Hey baby... let's make contact.

[LiamHoganProductions]

hells yeah

[joshyboy1983]

Here's an idea.

Remake 321for the 21st centruy & have Bill Nye host the show. That would kill. Fond memories.

[SVnerd]

Oh that would be a dream come true!

[hedwigamarie]

Yeah! This is the version I remember. It think the boys name was Miguel. Right???

[pressmin]

Yes, that is correct.

[MsTexas73]

Now this is the cast I remember...I think the black girl's name was Robin.

[pressmin]

That is correct.

[Breakfastchief]

The cat at 0:42 is mostly likely deceased by now.

[nadaoneal]

Aaaaaugh this is what I thought too. We both need to be medicated.

[fearhasaglare]

This version was made to be more "modern" but they really took out a lot of the awesome funk (e.g., bass.) I think the 80-83 song was a lot better.

[Squirrel3D]

When PBS used to mean something. Now look at the network. No one should be making pledges anymore.

[cenaface]

i totally agree! being born in 71 i remember its much much better programming.

[blueshogun96]

I miss this show to death!

[teamrandall44]

absolutely love(d) this show....sang intro to Husband, he had no idea what i was talking about. used to have posters and stuff allover the room, ya know? man oh man that brings back some great memories. I'm right there w/ya on the teletubbies comment. This and Square One rocked!!!!

[thexrealxASK1]

80baby flashback moment

[jhall8282]

This show was awesome!!

I learned so much from this show when I was a kid, it was amazing.

Why are kids retards today? Because shows like this and Mr Wizard got replaced with Barney and Teletubbys.

[WisdomAgreements]

Thanks for posting this. This really brought back memories. :)

[suzylux]

GREAT

[huggyface]

Love this opening! Actually didn't watch much of the show LOL but the opening rocked!

[kjgarvin]

i agree

[tristanunsworth]

More Bloodhound Gang!!!!!!! :-D Thanks for sharing.

[imrad223]

Why did it end in 1986???

please some one answer i really wanna know

[pressmin]

No, It ended in 1988 the series run, then showed re-runs, and extras until production ceased in 1992. Go to winkapedia (sp) for assistance.