Beakman's Worl is an educational children's television show produced by ELP Communications, Columbia Pictures Television, Universal Belo Productions, and Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. The program was based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can With Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church. It premiered in September of 1992, on The Learning Channel (TLC) cable network and in national syndication (225 stations, a freshman year record). On September 18, 1993 it moved from national syndication to CBS Saturday morning children’s lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world. The series was cancelled in mid-1998. Reruns returned to national syndication in September 2006. The show ran about the same time as, and covered topics similar to, Bill Nye the Science Guy. As of today, a Spanish dubbed version airs on Univision as part of its' Planeta U programming block.