Beakman’s lab coat has been specially made with extra pockets, shoulder pads and is dyed signature neon green.

“Beakman’s World” prints its scripts on recycled paper and uses both sides of the page.

There are over 5,000 sound effects in every half-hour episode

Paul Zaloom (Beakman) is the first recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship- a grant awarded to support the research of creative artists—to star in a television series.

Lester may be the only rodent with a Harvard education: Mark Ritts, the actor/puppeteer who plays Lester , graduated from the university with a B.A. in English literature in 1968.

Eliza Schneider (Liza) was Rochester, New York’s spelling bee champ and a junior high winning pole vaulter.

Paul Zaloom testified before the House Telecommunications & Finance subcommittee hearing on children’s television in Washington, D.C. in June ’94.