Crash Test Danny (partially found British Discovery Kids sketch series; 2006)

The logo for Crash Test Danny.

Status: Partially Found

Crash Test Danny is an educational sketch series developed by Initial, formerly part of Endemol. It first aired on the Discovery Kids channel in the United Kingdom in 2006, with subsequent re-airings on DMAX following the former's discontinuation. Throughout its single-series run, Crash Test Danny had 13 episodes each covering a topic surrounding physics.

Overview

Each episode explores a scenario surrounding the field of physics, starting with a child asking the titular crash test dummy (played by Ben Langley) a question that corresponds to the episode's theme. While guided, assisted and ridiculed by the Professor (played by Gary Carpenter, who also wrote the show), he and Danny conduct experiments to humourous results. Slapstick is a common theme throughout the episodes, with comedic animated segments intercepted between the live-action scenes. The co-creator of the BBC radio and television series Dead Ringers, Jon Holmes, narrates the show, giving commentary and informing the viewers with analysis and wit.

A Flash game was also made to promote the show and can still be found on many Flash-hosted websites. According to a presentation on the findings of this game, it was promoted on the official websites of Jetix, Nickelodeon and CITV, and was played over 400,000 times upon its release.

Episode List

A total of three episodes were originally uploaded onto YouTube by the show's writer and actor, Gary Carpenter, under the King Nutter name. For years, the show remained a piece of obscure TV, despite having a considerable impact on Discovery Kids' viewership at the time.

#	Episode Title	Status
1	Heat and Fire	Lost
2	Electricity	Lost
3	Wind Power	Lost
4	Magnetism	Lost
5	Balance	Lost
6	Air and Gas	Found
7	Force	Lost
8	Water	Lost
9	Centrifugal Force	Lost
10	Gravity	Lost
11	Machines	Found
12	Friction	Found
13	Sound	Lost