Weird But True!
TV Show · Documentary

The brother-sister duo of Charlie and Kirby Engelman hosts this series that explores the science between the planet and its wildlife. A different topic is explored in each episode by ecologist Charlie and artist Kirby. The siblings look to inspire young people to question the "how" and "why" behind the way the world works and encourage the viewers to go out and try to discover the answers to their own questions about the world. The series is produced in association with National Geographic Kids, and both hosts are National Geographic Junior Explorers.

2016 · 24m
Starring Charlie Engelman, Carly Ciarrocchi, Kirby Engelman

Season 3

  • EPISODE 1
    Dinosaurs
    Charlie Engelman and Carly Ciarrocchi take a fascinating journey to Dinosaur National Monument, where they hatch a plan with a paleontologist to "dig up" the dough.
    24m
  • EPISODE 2
    National Parks
    Carly thinks backyards are to be enjoyed, and Charlie thinks they should be protected; a visit with park rangers from Yellowstone National Park might just help settle Carly and Charlie's debate.
    24m
  • EPISODE 3
    Farming
    Charlie and Carly run a fruit-and-vegetable stand but sell out of their crops faster than they can grow them; Carly takes Charlie on a trip to an indoor vertical farm in New York City to learn new possibilities of farming.
    24m
  • EPISODE 4
    Germs
    To avoid getting sick from the germs Casey is spreading throughout HQ, Carly and Charlie must understand all there is to know about germs; they head to Germfree Laboratories and Mushroom Mountain to examine good hygiene and health practices.
    24m
  • EPISODE 5
    Photography
    Carly and Charlie are not skilled in photography, so they head to Berkeley to learn from National Geographic photographer Anand Varma; the duo's idea to combine paper art with photography makes their creation the hit of this year's gala.
    23m
  • EPISODE 6
    Trains
    Charlie and Carly visit Steamtown Pennsylvania to learn about locomotives.
    22m

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Cast & Crew

  • Charlie Engelman
    Host
  • Carly Ciarrocchi
    Host
  • Kirby Engelman
    Host
  • C‌E
    Charlie Engelman
    Producer
  • S‌R
    Steve Rotfeld
    Producer
  • N‌M
    Nathan Moore
    Producer
  • T‌R
    Tracy Rudolph
    Producer
  • C‌E
    Charlie Engelman
    Writer

About

Weird But True!

Documentary

The brother-sister duo of Charlie and Kirby Engelman hosts this series that explores the science between the planet and its wildlife. A different topic is explored in each episode by ecologist Charlie and artist Kirby. The siblings look to inspire young people to question the "how" and "why" behind the way the world works and encourage the viewers to go out and try to discover the answers to their own questions about the world. The series is produced in association with National Geographic Kids, and both hosts are National Geographic Junior Explorers.

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Disney+
Released
2016
Region of Origin
United States

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Cantonese (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Danish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Dutch (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Finnish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), German (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Italian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Japanese (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Korean (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Mandarin (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Norwegian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Polish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Portuguese (Brazil) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Portuguese (Portugal) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Spain) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Swedish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Turkish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

Cantonese (Always On), Chinese (Hong Kong) , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish (Always On), Dutch (Always On), Finnish (Always On), French (France) (Always On), German (Always On), Greek , Hungarian , Italian (Always On), Japanese (Always On), Korean , Norwegian (Always On), Polish (Always On), Portuguese (Brazil) (Always On), Portuguese (Portugal) (Always On), Romanian , Slovak , Spanish (Latin America) (Always On), Spanish (Spain) (Always On), Swedish (Always On), Turkish

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Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.
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