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WETA Kids on TV 26

WETA TV 26 is the flagship PBS channel in the Washington metropolitan area.

Below is TV 26's program schedule for the next 24 hours (or see all WETA channels at a glance, in a grid format). For channel number information, please visit our Channel Guide.

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Wednesday, February 8

5:00 am

Sesame Street

Telly, Elmo and Rosita have fun with their five senses; entertainment reporter Maria Menounos explains what the senses are; Abby and pals use their senses to explore water. Elsewhere, Bert and Ernie meet a platypus; Murray experiments with bouncy balls.

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6:00 am

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford and Emily Elizabeth try to get Mr. Bleakman (voice of Earl Boen), a notorious party pooper, to attend the Howards' party; Emily Elizabeth writes a poem for her mother's birthday, but Jetta thinks it's not a good gift.

He's big. He's red. He's irresistible. He's CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG. Clifford loves frolicking with his friends, Emily Elizabeth, T-Bone and Cleo (pictured).

6:30 am

Super WHY!

The Super Readers fly into a Puerto Rican folktale, where they meet a boy who thinks he heard his mother say to put his pig in a dress.

Hip Hip Hooray!  Super Readers Save the Day! - It's the Super Readers to the rescue in Super WHY! Super WHY! features the literacy-powered adventures of Super Why, along with his best friends Alpha Pig, Wonder Red and Princess Presto.  The standout, imagination-stimulating series is the only superhero property that helps preschoolers learn to read through interactive fairytale adventures.

7:00 am

Arthur

Fern lands a role in a community play and overcomes her fear of not being a good actor with help from the director (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Then Prunella and Marina compete to see who can finish the final book in the Henry Screever series first.

ARTHUR, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning children's series based on Marc Brown's popular Arthur books.

7:30 am

Martha Speaks

Martha's family plan a vacation, but she's less than happy about riding in the cargo hold; Martha looks forward to a cattle drive even though a cowhand doesn't think she's up for it.

Based on the popular books by Susan Meddaugh, Martha Speaks follows the adventures of
Martha, a beloved family dog, whose appetite for alphabet soup gives her the power of human speech.

8:00 am

Curious George

George meets a family of beavers and builds a dam like theirs, but a heavy rainfall washes both dams away. Also: George is confused by mini-golf, where low scores beat high scores.

Based on the best-selling Curious George books by Margret and H.A. Rey, and narrated by Emmy-winning actor William H. Macy, the series aims to inspire kids to explore science, math, and engineering in the world around them.

8:30 am

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

Nick and Sally disagree on how to decorate a Valentine's Day card they're making for Cat. Later, they visit a farm, where they learn that milk can be turned into butter, cheese and ice cream; and learn how to milk a cow.

9:00 am

WordGirl

Becky's chance to ride a new ride at the amusement park is jeopardized when the Whammer arrives and raises havoc; WordGirl tries to help Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy go straight by getting him a job with Edible Edibles Sandwiches.

WORDGIRL chronicles the adventures of Becky Bostford, who, at the call of duty, transforms into WordGirl - caped crusader and definition dynamo!

9:30 am

WordWorld

In the Season 2 opener, Bug wants to sign a valentine to a friend, but he doesn't know how. With help from Frog, he learns to write his John Hancock. Then Fly helps Sheep write a song for her valentine.

In WORDWORLD, words are truly the stars of a show. Each episode is a fun narrative built around the WordFriends, who are characters first and words second. WordWorld is a colorful, vibrant, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges in the same way: through WordPlay.

10:00 am

Dinosaur Train

The kids learn that the train has added an aviary car. Later, they take a hike through the woods, where they observe life returning following a forest fire.

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10:30 am

Wild Kratts

Chris and Martin help an aardvark return to its burrow.

11:00 am

The Electric Company

A revival of the classic 1970s children's series that teaches literacy skills through stories and interstitial segments that include animation, music videos, short films and sketch comedy.

The Electric Company

11:30 am

Sid the Science Kid

A Jim Henson Company production about an inquisitive preschooler named Sid who seeks answers to questions he asks himself, such as why his shoes are shrinking or why bananas become mushy.

Sid the Science Kid is a new educational animated television series promoting exploration, discovery and science readiness for preschoolers. Pictured: Sid and his friends observe why things melt. From left to right: May, Sid, Gabriela and Gerald.

12:00 am

Tavis Smiley

Conclusion. Egyptian Internet activist Wael Ghonim.

TAVIS SMILEY is a smart hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and everyday people.

12:30 am

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story

A profile of 19th-century abolitionist William Still (1821-1902), who helped hundreds of runaway slaves escape across the U.S. border to Canada. The documentary features excerpts from diaries kept by Still about the Underground Railroad.

1:30 am

Freedom Riders: American Experience

The story of the 1961 Freedom Riders, civil-rights activists who confronted the Jim Crow laws that remained the status quo at interstate travel facilities in the South despite two Supreme Court rulings that declared them unconstitutional.

3:30 am

Frontline

An examination of Nov. 19, 2005 incident in Haditha, Iraq, that has been labeled by some as "Iraq's My Lai" because of the deaths of 24 civilians. The report includes footage of the events from an unmanned aerial drone.

FRONTLINE