the end of each episode, Nye thanks the viewers for watching, before explaining in a clever description of a theme's activity. The closing credits roll over bloopers from the episode. Segments Way Cool Scientist: An expert discusses the fact of the episode's theme. Consider the Following: Nye discusses a certain aspect of the episode's theme. Nifty Home Experiment: A viewer demonstrates a simple home experiment. Try This: A viewer presents a simple demonstration. Hey! Look at This: An expert gives a closer look into the episode's theme. Check it Out: A viewer affects their environmental issues. Clever Science Trick: A viewer demonstrates a simple science trick. The Jackie Smazz Show: Pat Cashman performs an act as a talk show-style host named Jackie Smazz. Great Moments in Science: Cashman narrates a historical event in science. Great Moments in Communication: Cashman narrates a historical event in communication. Pet Rock Theater: Animated pet rocks perform an act. Better Eating Through Kitchen Chemistry: Bill Nye portrays Vivian Cupcake demonstrating scientific recipes. Richie, Eat Your Crust: Nye and the Family Crust perform an act themed around telling the title boy to "eat your crust". Did You Know That...: An interesting factoid is presented. Luna Van Dyke, Private Eye: Private eye Luna Van Dyke focuses on a story. Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan A martial arts-themed episode parody. Soundtrack of Science: A science-themed song parody. History Origins and creation Bill Nye was originally an engineer for the 747 airliner at Boeing, having moved to Seattle in 1977 after he was accepted for the position. Nye began to perform stand-up comedy in his spare time after he entered and won a Steve Martin lookalike contest at a comedy club, which led to him meeting fellow comedians Ross Shafer and John Keister. Nye eventually left Boeing in 1985 to join Shafer and Keister in writing and performing for Almost Live!, a then-fledgling sketch comedy television show produced by local NBC affiliate KING-TV. During his tenure on the show, Nye began cultivating a science-explaining TV persona; the first instance of the persona occurred in 1985 when Nye called Shafer on-air to correct his pronunciation of the word "gigawatt", to which Shafer retorted, "Who do you think you are – Bill Nye the Science Guy?" As a result, Nye was subsequently asked to give scientific answers to the show's call-in questions. His persona's first on-air appearance, as it is