IRrelevant Astronomy Episodes
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Skinfrared #1" | Tim Pyle | Robert Hurt & Tim Pyle | January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15) |
| What is infrared light? The Skinfrared series contrasts the world around us in both visible and infrared light, giving the viewer a perspective on how infrared observatories like the Spitzer Space Telescope view the Universe. | ||||
| 2 | "Spaceship Spitzer: Enemy Mine" | Tim Pyle | Tim Pyle & Michelle Thaller | January 17, 2008 (2008-01-17) |
| While in battle around the super-massive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Dr. Michelle Thaller teaches Irwin (IR-1) the science behind these giant singularities. | ||||
| 3 | "Skinfrared #2: Water and Ice" | Tim Pyle | Robert Hurt & Tim Pyle | February 8, 2008 (2008-02-08) |
| Viewing liquids in extreme temperatures in both visible and infrared light, this episode of the Skinfrared seires gives viewers a perspective on how infrared observatories like the Spitzer Space Telescope view the Universe. | ||||
| 4 | "RATS: Asteroids" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04) |
| Will an asteroid strike the Earth and wipe out all life as we know it? IR-2 and his robotic crew make random phone calls to find out. | ||||
| 5 | "RATS: Water in the Universe" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | March 13, 2008 (2008-03-13) |
| Astronomers have discovered huge amounts of water around baby stars; IR-2 and his crew plan to make use of it. | ||||
| 6 | "Dub'ya: Mountie Martin and the Space Diamonds" | Tim Pyle | Tim Pyle | April 21, 2008 (2008-04-21) |
| Are tiny diamonds really common in the Universe? Join the intrepid Mountie Martin as he endeavors to find out, while on the trail of the sinister Sammy the Smuggler! | ||||
| 7 | "RATS: Baby Stars" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | May 16, 2008 (2008-05-16) |
| Where do stars come from? IR-2 analyzes recent Spitzer imagery to find out, while an imposing Ratings-bot oversees the broadcast. | ||||
| 8 | "RATS: Omega Centauri" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | July 2, 2008 (2008-07-02) |
| While the robots are away, a sad and lonely man calls in with a beautiful image of the Omega Centauri globular cluster. | ||||
| 9 | "RATS: The Building Blocks of Life" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | July 21, 2008 (2008-07-21) |
| IR-2 and his crew learn about PAHs, which may be the building of all life in the Universe, and decide to put them to good use. | ||||
| 10 | "Psych Out" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | August 25, 2008 (2008-08-25) |
| Does the Helix Nebula look like a human eye? Why do we think we see well-known objects in nebulous images from space? An astronomer and his therapist clash over the issue in this comedic but educational animated short. | ||||
| 11 | "RATS: Sculpting with Stars" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | October 22, 2008 (2008-10-22) |
| IR-2 opens diplomatic relations with the Earth, as a first step toward ruling over all humans on the planet. | ||||
| 12 | "Spaceship Spitzer: The Slowlian Web" | Tim Pyle | Tim Pyle & Michelle Thaller | November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25) |
| During a tense face-off with a sinister (but extremely slow-moving) alien race, Dr. Michelle Thaller shows Irwin (IR-1) how scientists can determine what exrasolar planets are made of, even when the planets are too far away to see. | ||||
| 13 | "M51 & Gizmo: Half-Baked Plan" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) |
| Hoping for his birthday to come around sooner, innocent alien M51 moves the Earth into a closer, faster orbit around the sun, and learns an important lesson life in the Universe. | ||||
| 14 | "RATS: Twin Brown Dwarfs" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | March 11, 2009 (2009-03-11) |
| While the trapped in an interdimensional portal between two brown dwarfs, IR-2 and the robot encounter their evil twins from an alternate universe. | ||||
| 15 | "RATS: Gravity and the Great Attractor" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23) |
| George Takei, Mark Hamill, and Ed Wasser, provide voices as IR-2 and the robot crew take a look at the Great Attractor, a massive hidden object that is pulling in every nearby galaxy in the local Universe (including our own). | ||||
| 16 | "Part Two: The Warm Mission" | Tim Pyle | Tim Pyle | June 22, 2009 (2009-06-22) |
| In this spoof of old TV action shows, Sean Astin, Osa Wallander, and Betty White search for a way to help the Spitzer Space Telescope after it runs out of coolant. | ||||
| 17 | "RATS: Back in Time" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24) |
| Linda Hamilton attempts to foil the robots' plans of Universal conquest; meanwhile, Dean Stockwell explains the concept of "looking back in time" at objects in space, and how it helps astronomers understand how the Universe has evolved. Starring Ed Wasser as the voice of IR-2. | ||||
| 18 | "Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide" | Tim Pyle | Tim Pyle | October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26) |
| Felicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic "collisions", including the upcoming collision between the galaxy Andromeda and our own galaxy, in this mock behind-the-scenes look at the making of an educational video. Sean Astin also stars. | ||||
| 19 | "Spitzer Space Telescope: The Musical" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller, Tim Pyle, Danny Tieger | March 9, 2010 (2010-03-09) |
| A singing NASA supervisor uses song to explain about NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and how infrared astronomy differs from visible-light telescopes like Hubble. Featuring an original song performed by Danny Tieger. | ||||
| 20 | "Spaceship Spitzer: Bots of Both Worlds" | Tim Pyle | Tim Pyle | May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25) |
| Amy Okuda flies to Saturn to observe a new giant ring around the planet: the largest ring ever discovered in our Solar System, but one that was only recently revealed through infrared observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in 2009. While there, she and Irwin (voiced by Wil Wheaton) encounter an old enemy, and must defeat their sinister plot. Ed Wasser also stars. | ||||
| 21 | "Behind the Scenes: Dead Stars" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | August 10, 2010 (2010-08-10) |
| Actor Sean Astin is hired by a bullying educational film Director and her Flunky #2 sidekick to explain about the life and death of stars. But when things go wrong on the set, actor Sandeep Parikh is hired to replace Sean...only to have things take a bizarre twist. | ||||
| 22 | "RATS: Destroyer of Worlds" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | November 27, 2010 (2010-11-27) |
| Robot IR-2 (Ed Wasser) meets The Physician (Wil Wheaton), an intergalactic buttinsky in a small blue box spaceship. Together, they work to escape "The Destroyer of Worlds", a binary star system that is destroying its inner planets. With: Brigitte Dale | ||||
| 23 | "Astronomy Anemone" | Tim Pyle | Kenneth Kolb & Tim Pyle | February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) |
| Veronica Belmont co-hosts a space-themed talk show with Astronomy Anemone, a carnivorous man-eating sea polyp. WARNING: Contains scenes of cartoon violence and scientific jargon. | ||||
| 24 | "Big Bang: The Musical" | Tim Pyle | Tim Pyle, Danny Tieger | March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18) |
| Did you know radiation from the Big Bang can be seen on any analogue TV set? In this mini-musical, a young couple (Brigitte Dale, Marc Helou) discusses the real science behind this, while arguing over what to watch on TV. Original song written & performed by Danny Tieger. | ||||
| 25 | "RATS In Progress: The Mass of Asteroids" | Tim Pyle | Jim Keller & Tim Pyle | February 24, 2013 (2013-02-24) |
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