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Elisha and Jay go to work behind-the-scenes at some of the world's coolest zoos.

Adventure-seekers Elisha and Jay brave ear-popping heights and death-defying drops to ride some of the planet's most frightening roller coasters!

From feeding recycled food to pigs, digging 100 feet for old garbage at Fresh Kills, to crushing cars for steel, Jay and Elisha get down and dirty!

Elisha and Jay spend three days on the USS Eisenhower and discover jet fighter planes, parachutes, G-force suits, and a barbershop at sea.

Jay and Elisha learn important food facts by visiting Baskin & Robbins and a potato chip factory, and by studying some nasty bacteria.

Jay and Elisha enter the world of toys on a tour of Lego and Nintendo.

Jay and Elisha blast off for outer space, as PMK is given access to sights few civilians get a chance to experience in the space program.

Jay and Elisha check out money, first at the Stock Exchange, and then visiting the Mint, where coins are made and gold bars are poured.

Jay and Elisha boogie into the world of music, visiting a professional DJ to learn how to "scratch", finding out what playing at a rock concert is all about, and how a good sound studio can turn an average voice into a professional-sounding voice...

Sarah and Ben take a ride on a dogsled and learn about Inukshuks before helping to feed real polar bears.

Tyler dives with wild blue and mako sharks near San Diego, then heads off to Newfoundland to take a bite out of an iceberg.

Elisha and Tyler check out the world of animal training to find out if Dr. Doolittle really exists.

Tyler tries to find a person buried in an avalanche by using a search and rescue dog and joins a S.W.A.T. team to handle a hostage situation.

Elisha operates the world's most powerful telescope, rides the Power Tower, a 300 ft. tall rocket ride, and recreates zero gravity with an astronaut in a pool.

Tyler rides in the RamJet, a truck powered by an airplane jet engine, and races against Olympic champion Donovan Bailey.

PMK searches for answers to kids' questions and goes on adventures that have been suggested by young viewers.

PMK travels to Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure in Florida and discovers what makes this giant theme park tick.

Vanessa searches through the New York City garbage dump and visits a fish-gutting factory. Tyler takes a romp with rhinos to see if he's got what it takes to be a zookeeper.

Elisha takes a break dancing lesson, Vanessa learns how to fix broken bones, and Tyler joins a team of doctors tuning up super athletes for a triathlon race.

Vanessa finds out if she's got the right stuff to be a motorcycle daredevil. Tyler tests his driving skills when he takes the Slide Machine for a spin.

A greatest hits show featuring the best of the best with a return of some of our most awesome adventures of the season.

Vanessa finds out how Hollywood creates those magical winter snow scenes for the movies. Elisha gets the rink ready for a big hockey game. Tyler goes inside NASA's ice tunnel.

Elisha gets a family of crash test dummies ready for a dangerous crash test. Tyler gets in the action at an armoured car factory.

Tyler gets to climb into the combat training tank and swim with the Navy Seals as they trade scuba gear underwater.

Vanessa joins the creative team of SPAWN and learns how to put a comic book together. Tyler visits NASA's Deep Space Network.

Vanessa gets a lesson in virtual reality in the NASA lab. Tyler gets to test his skills in a new space age lifeboat.

Tyler takes to the skies in a powered parachute plane and then plays Street Luge. Vanessa receives a kite skiing lesson in Oregon. Charlie builds an extreme ride using cables, pullies, and two trees!

Vanessa catches up with Dean Gunnerson, one of the most famous escape artists in the world, while Tyler visits a cockpit of an underwater helicopter. Charlie shares a few tips on the art of escape.

Tyler operates a remote-control vehicle at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California. Charlie makes tracks in a swimming pool, showing us ways to increase buoyancy.

Jay and Elisha go on an underground exploration into dark subway tunnels and stinky sewers to see where the stuff we flush down the toilet really ends up!

Elisha and Jay go to work behind-the-scenes at some of the world's coolest zoos.

Adventure-seekers Elisha and Jay brave ear-popping heights and death-defying drops to ride some of the planet's most frightening roller coasters!

From feeding recycled food to pigs, digging 100 feet for old garbage at Fresh Kills, to crushing cars for steel, Jay and Elisha get down and dirty!

Elisha and Jay spend three days on the USS Eisenhower and discover jet fighter planes, parachutes, G-force suits, and a barbershop at sea.

Jay and Elisha learn important food facts by visiting Baskin & Robbins and a potato chip factory, and by studying some nasty bacteria.

Jay and Elisha enter the world of toys on a tour of Lego and Nintendo.

Jay and Elisha blast off for outer space, as PMK is given access to sights few civilians get a chance to experience in the space program.

Jay and Elisha check out money, first at the Stock Exchange, and then visiting the Mint, where coins are made and gold bars are poured.

Jay and Elisha boogie into the world of music, visiting a professional DJ to learn how to "scratch", finding out what playing at a rock concert is all about, and how a good sound studio can turn an average voice into a professional-sounding voice...

Sarah and Ben take a ride on a dogsled and learn about Inukshuks before helping to feed real polar bears.