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Kids Programs A-Z
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Animalia
A WETA Presentation. Inspired by the art and characters of Graeme Base's popular children's book, this series presents a spectacular fantasy world in which a collection of talking animals have created their own civilization.
Arthur
Arthur follows the adventures and misadventures of 8-year-old Arthur Read (an aardvark), his little sister D.W., and his friends and family. Each of the episodes consists of two stories that focus on themes central to children's lives. For ages 4 and up.
Barney & Friends
Barney is a loveable purple dinosaur who comes to life through children's imaginations. Barney's dinosaur friends Baby Bop and her big brother BJ and his ethnically diverse cast of child playmates solve problems and discover the world around them. For children 6 months to 3 years old.
Between the Lions
Theo, Cleo, Lionel and Leona — a family of lions — run a magical library where characters pop out of books, vowels sing and words take on a life of their own. The series combines puppetry, animation and live action to help young children learn to read. For children 4 to 7 years old.
Biz Kid$
Biz Kid$ is a new television series where kids teach kids about money and entrepreneurship. Created for school-aged children, each episode features several young business owners and philanthropists who share their success stories. Throughout the series, kids learn about saving, budgeting, investing and giving back to the community.
Bob the Builder
This series follows the adventures of Bob and his machines: Scoop the leader/digger, Muck the digger/dumper, Dizzy the cement mixer, Lofty the crane and Roley the steamroller. Other characters include Farmer Pickles, his tractor Travis and the naughty scarecrow Spud — who is always up to mischief.
Caillou
Based on a series of best-selling Canadian children's books, Caillou is a lovable four-year-old who demonstrates how the first experiences of life, from going to the park to understanding one's own family, can be perceived with wonder and a sense of discovery. The series blends animation with live-action segments along with humor and imagination to present stories that address real problems and conflicts typical to a young child's development.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford, his human Emily Elizabeth and his dog pals Cleo and T-Bone introduce children to gentle lessons about being part of a community, acceptance and resolving differences. Clifford's "every dog" kindness has made him and his book series enormously popular with parents and kids for almost 40 years. For ages 4 and up.
Curious George
Curious George, based on the children's classic created by Margret and H.A. Rey in 1941, uses George's insatiable curiosity as a way of acquainting preschoolers with key concepts in math, science and engineering. For children 3 to 6 years old.
Cyberchase
Cyberchase is an animated adventure series about a team of kids on exciting missions in cyberspace. To thwart the evil villain, the heroes have to use brain power and math skills. As they travel to fantastical cyber-sites, the kids learn that math is fun, math is about problem-solving, and boy, does it come in handy! For children 8 to 11 years old.
Design Squad
Design Squad throws eight high schoolers into the big, wild world of engineering. The teams learn to build fast, think smart and not totally freak out when their stuff falls apart. Working in groups of four, each team has just two days to get it done! What they do ranges from constructing cardboard furniture for IKEA … to building hockey net targets for the Boston Bruins … to designing underwater prostheses for an amputee dancer.
Dinosaur Train
This new animated series from the Jim Henson Company embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while encouraging basic scientific thinking and skills. Dinosaur Train is seen through the eyes of Buddy, a preschool-aged Tyrannosaurus Rex. Buddy and his adoptive family of Pteranodons go for adventures on the Dinosaur Train to meet all kinds of dinosaurs in different eras and learn fascinating new facts about these incredible creatures.
Dragon Tales
Dragon Tales is an animated fantasy-adventure series about six-year-old Emmy and her four-year-old brother Max who are transported to Dragon Land. The kids meet dragon friends Ord, Cassie, Zak and Wheezie (a two-headed dragon) and their teacher Quetzal. They all work together to overcome obstacles, face fears and learn new strategies for dealing with challenges. For children 2-7 years old.
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, FETCH! features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal, animated-dog host named Ruff Ruffman. For ages 6 to 10.
It's a Big, Big World
It's a Big, Big World takes children into the rainforest, high atop the World Tree, home to a diverse group of animal characters. There they'll accompany Snook, an energetic giant tree sloth, and his pals on adventures and investigations of the world around them. For ages 3 to 6.
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies is an animated television series that looks at the animal kingdom from a preschooler's point of view. It features fun-loving characters and captivating wildlife movies from National Geographic. This wild bunch watches Mama's "Home Movies" to learn more about their world and how they fit in it. For children 3 to 6 years old.
Martha Speaks
Based on the best-selling children's book series by Susan Meddaugh, Martha Speaks follows the adventures of Martha, a loveable dog who gains the ability to speak after eating alphabet soup. Martha uses her newfound abilities in a vocabulary-rich environment to find jobs, wear disguises, win contests and order lots of steaks. For children 4 to 7 years old.
Maya & Miguel
A WETA Presentation. With humorous twists and turns, every episode of Maya & Miguel presents new adventures and double the fun for these 10-year-old twins. Featuring their family, friends and richly diverse neighborhood, each story revolves around Maya's well-intentioned meddling in the lives of her family and friends. Maya and Miguel are driven by the idea that shared happiness is greater than personal gain.
Miffy and Friends
The iconic white bunny from the children's book classics by Dick Bruna comes to life in a stop-motion animated series. Miffy, along with her friends Boris and Barbara Bear, Melanie the bunny, Poppy Pig, and Snuffy the Dog, takes preschoolers along for adventures exploring basic concepts and themes.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Award-winning host Fred Rogers visits neighbors and places to help children learn about the world around them. He talks with young viewers about their feelings as they deal with the challenges and joys of growing and learning. These themes are reinforced in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, where puppets and humans work together to solve problems and help each other. For children 2 to 5 years old.
Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own is a series about child development that offers advice to parents and caregivers of pre-Kindergarten-aged children. The series covers a variety of topics including literacy, nutrition, discipline and safety.
Raggs
Raggs stars five colorful canine characters who hang together in their own colorful clubhouse. However, Raggs and his friends are not your average canines – they’re also talented musicians and together make great rock‘n roll music as the Raggs Kids Club Band. Each episode follows the band through engaging, emotional and humorous stories that rock the house and explore issues faced by real kids.
Sesame Street
Sesame Street, the recipient of 85 Emmys, engages children with its unique blend of excitement, humor, and compassion. Sesame Street helps children learn and grow in a constantly changing, continually challenging environment. For children 2 to 4 years old.
Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works
Sheira and Loli are engaging and energetic rag doll twins who take kids on a magical, musical journey through their factory that produces fun Dittydoodle Works. Sheira and Loli, along with their lovable and colorful friends, help teach children important life lessons through upbeat, original music, witty humor and vibrant visualizations.
Sid the Science Kid
Sid the Science Kid, a new animated series from The Jim Henson Company, follows an inquisitive preschooler named Sid who begins each day asking a question such as "Why are my shoes shrinking?" and "Why do bananas get mushy?" and then sets out to discover the answer with the help of family and friends. The series features a practical in-school science curriculum and uses music and humor to celebrate children's natural curiosity about science in everyday life.
Super WHY!
A WETA Presentation. Super WHY! is a 3-D animated adventure series, produced by the creators of Blue's Clues, designed to provide children with the critical skills they need to read (and love to read!). For ages 3-6.
The Electric Company
Created by Sesame Workshop, the makers of Sesame Street, The Electric Company returns with a new series featuring a lively cast of young characters who are joined by guest celebrities. Each half-hour episode focuses on literacy skills through a narrative storyline interspersed with music videos, animation, sketch comedy and short film.
Wishbone
Wishbone follows the adventures of Wishbone the dog and his human friends Joe, David and Samantha. The series brings books to life when Wishbone's everyday experiences trigger his imagination and he finds himself in scenes from classic works of literature.
WordGirl
WordGirl follows the everyday life and superhero adventures of WordGirl as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage. Disguised as mild-mannered fifth grader, Becky Botsford, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. For children 6 to 8 years old.
WordWorld
WordWorld is the preschool series where words are truly the stars of the show. Young children are introduced to a colorful, vibrant world of words with the lovable, legible WordFriends — animals whose bodies are made up of the letters that spell the word they are. For ages 3-5.
Wunderkind Little Amadeus
Wunderkind Little Amadeus is an animated series which follows the adventures of a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with a soundtrack featuring musical works by the composer. The series provides an inspiring introduction to classical music for children ages 4 to 8 years old.
Zoboomafoo
Zoboomafoo stars the Kratt brothers (Martin and Chris) and their playful and curious little lemur named Zoboomafoo. Through live action and animation, this exciting series teaches children how to respect and care for the creatures with which they share the planet.
Zula Patrol
Bula, Zeeter, Multo, Gorga, Wizzy & Wigg form The Zula Patrol, a group of animated aliens who travel the galaxies to learn new and exciting information about science and space exploration. The animated series focuses on astronomy-based science education as well as character-building lessons. The Zula Patrol provides a fun learning experience for children in pre-kindergarten through third grade.
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