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A one-hour entertaining and inspiring TV special starring Jaime Escalante the renowned math teacher who inspired the Academy Award nominated movie Stand and Deliver, and his students, with guest appearances by Bill Cosby, Dizzy Gillespie, Teri Garr, Joe Piscopo, Marla Gibbs, Paul Rodriguez, Jeff Altman, Rosana DeSoto, Paula Poundstone, Charles Fleischer, D. L. Hughley and world class professionals, engineers and designers at their workplaces.

Starting in Jaime Escalante's East Los Angeles classroom, Math ... Who Needs It?! is a fun and exciting adventure giving viewers a new perspective on how math is used in real life. From applications in skateboard design and today's high-tech rollercoasters to fashion, sports, and music, you've never experienced math like this before!

Math ... Who Needs It?! on VHS ....................... $29.95

Math ... Who Needs It?! is produced by FASE Productions, the producers of the multi award-winning PBS series FUTURES with Jamie Escalante. It originally aired as a television special on PBS to much acclaim:

"It's Sum Special! PBS 'Math' special stands and delivers."
David Bianculli, T. V. Guide & N. Y. Post

"'Math Who Needs It' adds to the sum of wisdom on why this science counts .. What it is, is fun ..."
Jerry Krupnick, The Star Ledger, NJ

"'Math Who Needs It' ... Watch It! It adds up to classroom fun. ..."
Bruce McCabe, Boston Globe

"'Math' divides and conquers anxiety over arithmetic."
Ginny Holbert, Chicago Sun Times

Frank with Jaime Escalante, the teacher whose remarkable story of successfully teaching inner city students calculus became the basis of the popular movie Stand and Deliver.