List of episodes of the series «Think of a Number»

  • Seasons count: 5
  • Episodes count: 30
  • Total viewing time: 15 h. 30 m.
Episode 1
Release date: 4/12/1978

Episode 1

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Johnny Ball, with the help of a studio audience, will show some mind-stretching models, blistering ballistics, lightning calculations and some shocking ways to store your energy - and let it go.
Episode 2
Release date: 4/19/1978

Episode 2

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    This week Johnny discovers why hands are so handy, how to make sense of your senses, automate an automaton and how bionic a bionic man can be. Meanwhile - Think of a Number - How many times can you take 3 from 24 ?
Episode 3
Release date: 4/26/1978

Episode 3

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    This week Johnny looks at family trees, works out how to get rid of a boomerang, puts nylon in an endless spin and turns a fossil back into a dinosaur with the aid of an element that never forgets. Meanwhile - Think of a Number - a half is a third of it - what's the number ?
Episode 4
Release date: 5/3/1978

Episode 4

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Lots of giggles and quite a few gurgles as Johnny explores water from H to O. Meanwhile - Think of a Number. At a quick guess, which set of numbers has the larger total ?
Episode 5
Release date: 5/10/1978

Episode 5

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    This week Johnny discovers some dicey things about dice and a number over a thousand miles long; also something heavy about gold and cutting about diamonds. Meanwhile - Think of a Number. By using two minus and one plus signs make this all add up! 123456789 = 10
Episode 6
Release date: 5/17/1978

Episode 6

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    This time Johnny considers why the Earth is in a flat spin; talks about what makes tocks tick and how to gain on the swings and roundabouts. So meanwhile - Think of a Number - Divide 50 by a half and add three. What's the answer ?