Square One TV: Archimedes

[vxcomanche]

Man this stuck in my head - this was from the day when kids shows were good!

[darkartiste78]

I still get this song stuck in my heads 20 years later LOL

[safari338]

awsome

[gardenald]

I get a serious Zardoz vibe from that mask

[ctchampagne]

OMG! Here it is! I still find myself singing this song so many years later.

[DurandirWoodfine]

Disturbing as hell.

[xDisneyLyricsx45]

that mask is creepy

[RayRoark2009]

@xDisneyLyricsx45 I had a nightmare last night just by seeing this mask

[Sethrezin]

what was the music video on probability where it all took place inside a haunted House Motif. It was a cool song and a creepy vid, but I can't remember the name, or where I can find it.

[BrewerM23]

@Sethrezin Ghost of a Chance.  Do a search for Square One and Ghost of a Chance and you should find it.

[abptt]

I always loved this song! I remember hearing when i was young. My childhood how I miss it so :)

[Rikun1]

It's awesome to think that a Mathematician and Scientist can have fangirls, especially after so long!

[enycepinoyism]

this scared the crap out of me when i was a kid

[versaceshirts]

the album's called "3.14159 is close enough" XD brilliant.....

[DoubleMiz]

@versaceshirts - LOL, I'm doing something on Archimedes, and naturally being over 20 years old I immediately thought about this song, and here I am, haha.

[natebiz]

the era of Sq1, 321 contact and sesame st. was the pinnacle of kids' edutainment...great memories thanks for posting!

[sake008]

Does anyone have the video of the band The Jets on this show??... they did a song about infinity...

[DarienFithos]

OMG i've been looking for that video for ages. I thought i was the only who remembered it!

[wruff192]

wow! i remember this tune from the show.  ar-chimedes! lol!

[ConnaG101]

that.... was... AWESOME!

[happydorkgirl]

You know what? Usually I would find something like this disturbing or frightening, but I remember being in awe of the visual quality of this particular video.

It's still one of my faves. :)

[klesh1]

They need to release a Best of Quare One CD with the best musical performances on it. "Angle Dance", "Nine, Nine, Nine", "Tessellations" etc and of course the theme song.

This tune is awesome.

[legatoblue217]

I thought I was the only one who remembered this show.

[jairahleightonwarren]

we watched this in S.S and every one just randomly start singing it now

thanks Mr.Brand

[crescentfreshbret]

And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who was creeped out by the mask. I think it was the black, vacant eyesockets that did it.

[pucpimp]

Putting it on a black guy made it stranger too. Used to scare the shit out of me when it rotated at the end

[silentmachine87]

you know what scared the shit out of me? MATHMAN.

[crescentfreshbret]

This song is great musically, and the lyrics are wonderful- they're like something They Might Be Giants would write. But when I first saw this (pretty much exactly 20 years ago), that mask truly disturbed me. It haunted a dream of mine once. Except in the dream, they were singing "grinning Archimees," (that's actually how they pronounced it) to the tune of 9 to 5. My mind has sure produced some odd dreams.

[tiradorfranco2]

Haha, that does sound disturbing. All it needs is Dolly Parton wearing the mask.

[rakrobn]

@crescentfreshbret Me too!! It scared the shit out of me!!

[nwest1140]

@crescentfreshbret This was from 1988.

[tonytwotime]

kinda scary? that shit is tripped out terrifying.

[guineagirl]

Another "Square One TV" classic! As a kid, I found Archimedes' mask kinda scary...

[Bearishcub78]

I'm glad I watched this as a child, he was an amazing person.

[JXMintz]

Another treasure from my childhood! I always thought Beverly was hot in this vid... a combination of the dark, the beat, the candle, the music... lol!

[JXMintz]

oh yeah the way she moves her body helps too... who said Math was dull and boring!

[gnargnargnar]

When I was 8, I thought this was the shit. I had no idea that I was learning stuff.

[StasisSword]

Arrrchimeedees. Wow, I remember this catchy song and thinking what a brilliant guy Archimedes was.

[jamster]

It's so funny- these melodies will infiltrate my thoughts every once in a while. I'm so happy YouTube is there to find these originals!

[girlsixdiva]

Damn! Archimedes looks creepy as hell!

[ebonygentleman79]

I was a SOTV addict as a kid. This is one show that PBS really needs to bring back!

[EllinikaMavroMuslim]

@ebonygentleman79  this is how i got any of the math skills i have today lol

[QueenSemiramis]

This was one of the few songs from this show I remembered!! Awesome!

[pucpimp]

very well written. what do they have today to teach kids without dumbing it down? Elmo? Please

[Ringmistress]

This guy did so much important stuff, but this song really sums him up in less than 3 mins no less, it's great. Square One was 100% win.

[dynamiteattraction4]

I feel like someone just took a shit in my eye sockets.

[japrince21]

were can i get this at on my i pod cuz im doing a report on archimedes

[DRUMMERMAN77]

but did he go to the college of syracuse

[tvnutboy]

@DRUMMERMAN77 Go Orange!

[lelila2006]

Everything I know today about Archimedes and fulcrums I learned from this song when I was like nine.

[Lottech96]

Why couldn't he just use his real face instead of that scary thing!?!!?

[piqueen314]

way to make Archimedes look like child molester

I ninja kick the wacked out Archimedes in face

if I saw him on the street

[brich2929]

He really was remarkable for a man who lived in ancient times!

[Marbles471]

I love this song and always did as a kid, but that Archimedes mask is all kinds of creepy.

[splotchwork5000]

Beverly Mickins... WOW!

[LadyCallie]

Dear god, I can still sing this! Sad that there isn't TV like this for kids anymore.

Thanks for sharing. Do you happen to have any Mathnet?

[kittyprydex]

I knew this song by heart, even though I was too young to understand wtf they were actually talking about. Man, this is exactly as I remember it. That mask creeped me out though :)

[SkyfireTheFox]

I totally remember this! The tune is quite catchy and I used to sing it at school. But I got laughed at and my brother said me singing that embarassed him.

[xembu]

OMG I can't believe I actually found this.

For some reason this song has always stuck

with me since childhood. I'm not in love w/ it

or anything, but definitely nostalgic!!!

Thnx for posting.

[splotchwork5000]

the harmonious vocals (also beverly) and her (actual beverly) are greatbut the expression on her face when she recited "the strength of an average man" and hand jesture whoa. you can tell she's going deep.

[BenJabituya]

Isn't this a "Sade-style" which Beverly Mickins used while filming this vid?

[RubyCosmos]

Thank God, I can prove this existed and I'm not nuts!

[rocky4x4]

This show was amazing!!! I watched it religiously for its entire run...this song rocks!

[alisonnicole84]

HOLY MOLY I am always singing this & nobody knows what I'm talking about!! This scared me as a kid but I loved it. I cannot believe someone else watched aquare one! Thanks for posting it, my life is complete!

[LadyDaggeron]

Thanks for uploading this! It's my fave S1TV song!

[emilysong2000]

It has been over 13 years since I have seen this show.

[thunderstormer83]

I'm 24, but this song still comprises all the information I know about Archimedes.

[LKBM]

It's an excellent song, but there's so much more to learn about him. He was wizard, even after his death. (What's the Romans' greatest contribution to mathematics? :-) Check Wikipedia or Everything 2.

[DRUMMERMAN77]

but what is his "archimeded" heel?