3-2-1 Contact

thumb|300px|"Big Birds Don't Fly"
3-2-1 Contact was a science education series produced by Children's Television Workshop that ran on PBS from 1980 until 1988. The series was geared toward an older audience than Sesame Street and The Electric Company, and it focused on such topics as biological and zoological life, the environment, and physical forces. 
==Mentions==
*In the sixth episode of the first season, Lisa and Marc practice roller disco while listening to the opening vamp of "Disco Frog" from the Sesame Disco! album.
*In the ninth episode of the first season, Lisa, Marc and Trini do a balancing experiment while the opening vamp of "The Happiest Street in the World" from the Sesame Disco! album plays.
*In a season-two episode focusing on flight and flying animals, which aired on October 17, 1983, a song was included that was titled "Big Birds Don't Fly," sung to the tune of "Big Girls Don't Cry." In addition to footage of ostriches, emus and penguins, Big Bird was showcased, using clips from "Wheels on My Feet."
==Connections==
* Ozzie Alfonso was a field producer, and later a senior producer, writer, and director.
* Frank Biondo was a camera operator.
* Jim Boyd appeared as a relation of Marc's in an episode of the first season.
* Dana Calderwood was a production assistant early in the series' run.
* Brynne Clarke was a production secretary.
* David Connell was vice president for production.
* Victor DiNapoli was an art director.
* Danny Epstein was the music coordinator.
* Samuel Y. Gibbon, Jr. created the series.
* Skip Hinnant appeared as "Flash Jordan" in an episode of the fifth season.
* Al Jarnow provided animation for the series.
* Gerald S. Lesser was Chairman of the Board of Advisors.
* Joan Lufrano was an associate producer for the series' animated pieces.
* Ted May was an associate director.
* Nat Mongioi was the set decorator.
* Rita Moreno appeared in several spots during the first season.
* Frank and Caroline Mouris created animated pieces for the series.
* The Mummenschanz appeared during the week about communication.
* Grisha Mynova was a costume supervisor.
* Randy Nordstrom was a lighting director.
* Blake Norton was an audio engineer.
* Walt Rauffer was a technical advisor.
* Domingo Rodriguez was a costume designer.
* Tish Sommers was a senior producer, writer, and composer.
* Ron Weaver was director of operations for CTW.
* Edith Zornow was the commissioned film producer.
==External links==
*IMDb
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