The Story of BrainPOP

<p>Before Tim and Moby…</p><p>there was a little boy in a hospital bed watching ants crawl across a windowsill.</p><p>That boy was <strong>Avraham Kadar</strong>.</p><p>Years later, he became a doctor — and an encounter with a frightened young asthma patient gave him an idea:</p><p><strong>What if complicated things could be made simple, visual, and fun for kids?</strong></p><p>That question eventually became <strong>BrainPOP</strong>.</p><p>In this episode, discover the surprising true story behind one of the world’s most recognizable educational platforms — including how Mike Watanabe became the voice of Tim, why Moby mostly communicates through BEEPS, and how painfully slow 1990s internet accidentally helped create the BrainPOP quiz.</p><p>🤖 <strong>Believe it or not… BrainPOP was teaching kids online about six years before YouTube even existed.</strong></p><p>🎙️ <strong>The Story of BrainPOP</strong><br><em>How a Doctor, a Question, and a Beeping Robot Changed Learning</em></p><p>🧠 <strong>BIG QUESTION:</strong></p><p>If you could write your own letter beginning:</p><p><strong>“Dear Tim and Moby…”</strong></p><p>what ONE thing would you ask them to explain?</p><p>And next time…</p><p>clear liquid drips from a tree.</p><p>It looks like water.</p><p>So how does it become thick, sweet maple syrup?</p><p>Find out in Episode 174 of <strong>Believe It or Not!</strong></p>