A program starred actor Paul Zaloom as Beakman, an eccentric scientist who performed comical experiments & demonstrations inside response to viewer mail, to illustrate various scientific construct from either density to electricity.

Across the years, Beakman was aided within his experiments by a female supporter. From either 1993-1994, it was Josie (Alanna Ubach); from 1994-1995, it was Mugil liza (Eliza Schneider); from 1995-1996, it was Phoebe (Senta Moses). Beakman besides saved a company of Lester a Rat (Mark Ritts). In the pilot episode, Lester was the puppet, but around each subsequent episode he was just the human inside the rat lawsuit. Occasionally unwilling to help retired, Lester was typically persuaded by Beakman by using a promise of food. Actress Jean Stapleton also appeared on the show when Beakman's mother.

At a beginning & prevent of a indicate, also when prior even to or when commercial breaks, the indicate featured short scenes portraying puppet penguins, Don (voiced by Bert Berdis) and Herb (Alan Barzman), at a South Pole watching Beakman’s World in television. A penguins were known as when Don Herbert, world health organization starred as Mr. Wizard in Watch Mr. Wizard. Mark Ritts (Lester) was besides one of a puppeteers operating a penguins.

A program was depending upon a comic strip "You Can with Beakman and Jax," created by Jok Church.

Awards
Beakman’s Globe was nominated for & won many awards: Excellence inside Media's Silver Angel Award (1993) International Monitor Award for Spectacular Audio Post Production (1993) Television Critics Association nomination for Great Tikes's Program (1993) Ollie Award - U.s. Center for Babies's Television (1993) Parent's Guide Award for Great Accomplishment around Tikes's Programming (1993) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Accomplishment inside Survive & Tape Healthy Mix & Healthy Results (1993-1994) CableACE Award for Right Youngsters's Programming 7+ older (1994) International Monitor Awards for Right Achievement inside Toddlers's Programming & Right Audio Post *Production within Youngsters's Programming (1994) Nominated for Seven Daytime Emmy Awards including Spectacular Youngsters's Series (1995) Daytime Emmy Awards (Two) for Great Accomplishment within Survive & Tape Healthy & Healthy Results (1994-1995)