Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler (1996 season)

The 1996 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 1, 1996. During this season, the show still had its original name, Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler.[1] The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. During the 1996 season, in May, the show acquired an Internet presence along with its own website, starhusler.com. The episode numbers started including a "-I" appended to the end, marking the event. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler
No. of episodes53
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseJanuary 1 (1996-01-01) –
December 30, 1996 (1996-12-30)
Season chronology
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1996 season

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# # Title Directed by Written by Original air date
943#336"--"--Jack HorkheimerJanuary 1, 1996 (1996-01-01)
944#337"--"--Jack HorkheimerJanuary 8, 1996 (1996-01-08)
945#338"--"--Jack HorkheimerJanuary 15, 1996 (1996-01-15)
946#339"--"--Jack HorkheimerJanuary 22, 1996 (1996-01-22)
947#340"--"--Jack HorkheimerJanuary 29, 1996 (1996-01-29)
948#341"--"--Jack HorkheimerFebruary 5, 1996 (1996-02-05)
949#342"--"--Jack HorkheimerFebruary 12, 1996 (1996-02-12)
950#343"--"--Jack HorkheimerFebruary 19, 1996 (1996-02-19)
951#344"--"--Jack HorkheimerFebruary 26, 1996 (1996-02-26)
952#345"--"--Jack HorkheimerMarch 4, 1996 (1996-03-04)
953#346"--"--Jack HorkheimerMarch 11, 1996 (1996-03-11)
954#347"--"--Jack HorkheimerMarch 18, 1996 (1996-03-18)
955#348"--"--Jack HorkheimerMarch 25, 1996 (1996-03-25)
956#349"--"--Jack HorkheimerApril 1, 1996 (1996-04-01)
957#350"--"--Jack HorkheimerApril 8, 1996 (1996-04-08)
958#351"--"--Jack HorkheimerApril 15, 1996 (1996-04-15)
959#352"--"--Jack HorkheimerApril 22, 1996 (1996-04-22)
960#353"--"--Jack HorkheimerApril 29, 1996 (1996-04-29)
961#354-I"If Orion Is Leaving Us Can the Scorpion Be Far Behind?"--Jack HorkheimerMay 6, 1996 (1996-05-06)
962#355-I"The Last Venus/Moon Picture Show"--Jack HorkheimerMay 13, 1996 (1996-05-13)
963#356-I"Memorial and Decoration Day Summer Preview, and One Planet Alone"--Jack HorkheimerMay 20, 1996 (1996-05-20)
964#357-I"Awesome Arcturus: Star of A Million Years"--Jack HorkheimerMay 27, 1996 (1996-05-27)
965#358-I"Mars and Mercury Mornings, and the Search for the Morning Star"--Jack HorkheimerJune 3, 1996 (1996-06-03)
966#359-I"Day Star Star-Rise Day and How to Win A Pair of Night Sky Binoculars"--Jack HorkheimerJune 10, 1996 (1996-06-10)
967#360-I"Earth At Aphelion and A Jovian 4th of July"--Jack HorkheimerJune 17, 1996 (1996-06-17)
968#361-I"The Blue Moons of June and July 1996: A Modern Mystery; And How to Win A Telescope"--Jack HorkheimerJune 24, 1996 (1996-06-24)
969#362-I"What Jupiter Would Look Like if it were our Moon's Distance Away"--Jack HorkheimerJuly 1, 1996 (1996-07-01)
970#363-I"A Venus at Greatest Brilliancy/Old Moon Spectacular! And A Red Mars/Red Star Triangle"--Jack HorkheimerJuly 8, 1996 (1996-07-08)
971#364-I"The Biggest Planet, The Biggest Star and The Biggest Full Moon of the Year!"--Jack HorkheimerJuly 15, 1996 (1996-07-15)
972#365-I"Blaze Star: The Incredible Mystery of the Lost Jewel of the Northern Crown: Part 1"--Jack HorkheimerJuly 22, 1996 (1996-07-22)
973#366-I"The Incredible Mystery of the Lost Star of the Northern Crown: Part 2, Conclusion"--Jack HorkheimerJuly 29, 1996 (1996-07-29)
974#367-I"A Great Moon/Venus Duet and A Great Opportunity for This Year's August 11th & 12th Perseid Meteor Shower!"--Jack HorkheimerAugust 5, 1996 (1996-08-05)
975#368-I"Planets Beyond Our Solar System and Encounter with Tiber"--Jack HorkheimerAugust 12, 1996 (1996-08-12)
976#369-I"Vega: Arc Light of Summer Nights and The Apex of the Sun's Way"--Jack HorkheimerAugust 19, 1996 (1996-08-19)
977#370-I"A Lovely Conjunction and A Great Cosmic Line-Up Next To the Winter Triangle"--Jack HorkheimerAugust 26, 1996 (1996-08-26)
978#371-I"A Hale-Bopp Update! And A Great Celestial Line-Up Reminder"--Jack HorkheimerSeptember 2, 1996 (1996-09-02)
979#372-I"Eclipse of the Harvest / Saturn Moon and How To Watch It"--Jack HorkheimerSeptember 9, 1996 (1996-09-09)
980#373-I"Eclipse of the Harvest / Saturn Moon and How To Win A Telescope Just By Watching, Part II"--Jack HorkheimerSeptember 16, 1996 (1996-09-16)
981#374-I"Saturn At Opposition / An Eclipse Reminder and The Loneliest Star In Heaven"--Jack HorkheimerSeptember 23, 1996 (1996-09-23)
982#375-I"A Star Hustler Classic: Season without Giants or Time of the Quiet Sky"--Jack HorkheimerSeptember 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)
983#376-I"A Tail of Two Comets: One Of Which Is At Its Brightest This Week!"--Jack HorkheimerOctober 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)
984#377-I"A Kitchen Cosmos: Recipe for A Universe"--Jack HorkheimerOctober 14, 1996 (1996-10-14)
985#378-I"A Bull's Eye Moon & The Swiftness of Our Nearest Neighbor"--Jack HorkheimerOctober 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
986#379-I"The Pleiades Hour & The End of the World"--Jack HorkheimerOctober 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)
987#380-I"Three Outer Planets, Two Comets and One Moon"--Jack HorkheimerNovember 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)
988#381-I"This Weekend's Leonid Meteor Shower: A Roaring Lion or A Pussy Cat"--Jack HorkheimerNovember 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)
989#382-I"A Skyful of Birds for Thanksgiving"--Jack HorkheimerNovember 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)
990#383-I"The Surest Sign of Winter and Why the Shortest Day if the Year Doesn't Feel Like The Shortest Day of the Year"--Jack HorkheimerNovember 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)
991#384-I"Dramatic December Sky Drama: Our Moon and the Two Brightest Planets"--Jack HorkheimerDecember 2, 1996 (1996-12-02)
992#385-I"This Week's Impact with an Ancient Asteroid and How To Watch It."--Jack HorkheimerDecember 9, 1996 (1996-12-09)
993#386-I"The Earliest Winter in 99 Years and May Your Christmas Eve Be Bright, Very Bright!"--Jack HorkheimerDecember 16, 1996 (1996-12-16)
994#387-I"A Full Moon For Christmas... And The Cross and The Manger: A Cosmic Christmas Tale Retold"--Jack HorkheimerDecember 23, 1996 (1996-12-23)
995#388-I"The New Year's Eve Star: A Story Retold"--Jack HorkheimerDecember 30, 1996 (1996-12-30)

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer FAQ". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. October 2007. Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "Star Hustler Scripts - May 1996". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. May 1996. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "Star Hustler Scripts - June 1996". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. June 1996. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "Star Hustler Scripts - July 1996". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. July 1996. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "Star Hustler Scripts - August 1996". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. August 1996. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "Star Hustler Scripts - September 1996". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. September 1996. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  7. ^ "Star Hustler Scripts - October 1996". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. October 1996. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  8. ^ "Star Hustler Scripts - November 1996". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. November 1996. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  9. ^ "Star Hustler Scripts - December 1996". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. December 1996. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
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