The World According to Mr. Bob
History Comes Alive!
Travel back in time with Mr Bob and witness, first hand, important moments in history. "The World According To Mr Bob" takes a closer look at the order of events to get a better understanding of how things actually unfolded and what it must have been like to actually be there. A host of character actors and a somewhat humorous script bring life to the past in a fun and extremely informative way. Episodes of "The World According To Mr Bob" average ten (10) minutes in length, so they are an excellent tool to augment teacher's lesson plans. A short quiz to supplement each episode can be found on the quizzes page. Thank you for listening and we hope that you enjoy, "The World According To Mr Bob"
Season 2
Season 2 - Episode 1
Atlantic City
Join Mr. Bob as he takes his latest version of his
"The Time Machine Walking Cane" on the road to explore the rich
history that is The World Famous Atlantic City Boardwalk in New Jersey.
Season 2 - Episode 2
Les Paul and Mary Ford
A brief detour turns into a labor of love as Mr. Bob gets to check out the man who single handidly turned the music industry on its head. Together with his wife, Mary Ford, they were a fixture on the early days of television as they showcased Mary's voice and Les' invention, like the electric guitar.
Season 2 - Episode 3
The Hindenburg Disaster
Mr. Bob takes his family for the ride of a lifetime. Explore the possibilities for one of aviation's greatest Disasters and what it was like to ride in that fateful German Airship.
Season 2 - Episode 4
The Duel - Hamilton vs. Burr
Mr. Bob is out for a peaceful bike ride and innocently comes upon one of the most infamous places in New Jersey history. Learn why this place is so hallowed and why gentlemen kept returning to this spot for generations.
Season 2 - Episode 5
Diners and Drive-ins
A late night cup of coffee turns into a multi-adventure, exploring the origins of both the drive-in movie theatre as well as the Jersey Diner. Mr. Bob's Time Machine Walking Cane takes the listener back to the early days of these industries.
Season 2 - Episode 6
The Hadrosaurus Story
Mr. Bob goes out for ice cream and discovers what brought Haddonfield, New Jersey, world-wide acclaim and recognition. Hear how a gentleman farmer digging on his land discovers something literally bigger than life and why it took decades before experts realized what he had uncovered.
Season 2 - Episode 7
Thomas Edison
Mr. Bob travels back to the heyday of Thomas Edison's factory to go on a walking tour with Mr. Edison highlighting his inventions and accomplishments. From his electric light bulb to his advancements in motion pictures and sound recordings, learn why Thomas Edison was an industry in himself.
Season 2 - Episode 8
1869 Princeton v. Rugers Football Game
Mr Bob crosses paths with his old buddy Zach at the Homecoming football game between Rutgers and Princeton. A rematch of the first American/Collegiate football game. Travel back with them to experience that first match.
Season 2 - Episode 9
The Pine Barrens
Mr. Bob meets Joseph Wharton, the man who took a tired ironworks facility in the middle of the Pinelands in New Jersey and turned it into not only a profitable business but a thriving community complete with its own Post Office.
Season 1
Season 1 - Episode 1
Tavern Talk
Join Ben Franklin and George Washington
as they explore the possibility
of a Revolution
with a cast of notable colonists at the Old City
Tavern in Philadelphia.
Season 1 - Episode 2
The Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty
join the revolution by dumping the King’s tea into
Boston’s Harbor … or so they thought.
Season 1 - Episode 3
The First Continental Congress
Witness the first
raucous meeting of all the Colonies who gathered in
Philadelphia to protest The King’s Intolerable Acts
aimed to punish Boston
for the Tea Party, and to
try and separate the city from the rest of the colonies.
Season 1 - Episode 4
Lexington and Concord
Learn the true story
and hear “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” and who
fired “The Shot Heard Around The World”.
Season 1 - Episode 5
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Travel to Boston and experience the
initial battle of the American
Revolution and
learn why this loss increased the support for the
campaign.
Season 1 - Episode 6
The Declaration of Independence
Hop the train to Center City Philadelphia
and explore the house and mind
of Thomas
Jefferson as he struggles to write the Declaration.
Season 1 - Episode 7
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Experience first
hand, the trials and tribulations of Washington’s
Army
trying to cross an icy Delaware River on
Christmas Eve.
Season 1 - Episode 8
Valley Forge
Hunker down with
Washington and his troops as they spend the winter
of
1777 west of Philadelphia, trying to regroup
after a series of devastating
defeats at the
hands of the British.
Season 1 - Episode 9
Battle of Yorktown
At long last, the
French arrive and help with this final battle of the
American Revolution. This cemented Washington’s
legacy as the Great
Leader and future president.
Season 1 - Episode 10
The Treaty of Paris
The year is 1783 and
Ben Franklin and other emissaries are in Paris to
sign
the Peace Treaty with the British Delegates,
who are less than cooperative.
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