Before Tim and Moby…
there was a little boy in a hospital bed watching ants crawl across a windowsill.
That boy was Avraham Kadar.
Years later, he became a doctor — and an encounter with a frightened young asthma patient gave him an idea:
What if complicated things could be made simple, visual, and fun for kids?
That question eventually became BrainPOP.
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.
🤖 Believe it or not… BrainPOP was teaching kids online about six years before YouTube even existed.
🎙️ The Story of BrainPOP
How a Doctor, a Question, and a Beeping Robot Changed Learning
🧠 BIG QUESTION:
If you could write your own letter beginning:
“Dear Tim and Moby…”
what ONE thing would you ask them to explain?
And next time…
clear liquid drips from a tree.
It looks like water.
So how does it become thick, sweet maple syrup?
Find out in Episode 174 of Believe It or Not!
