The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV comedy show Almost Live! and it was there he started doing comedic science demonstrations as “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” Nye partnered with producers James McKenna and Erren Gottlieb to pitch “Bill Nye the Science Guy” to various TV stations. It was picked up by Seattle’s PBS member station KCTS, and was available for syndication with funding from National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. It became the first TV show to be shown concurrently on public and commercial stations.