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Super WHY!

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.

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.

Upcoming episodes

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 22, 2009
8:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 22, 2009
8:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 22, 2009
9:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 22, 2009
9:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 22, 2009
10:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Mon., November 23, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Mon., November 23, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Mon., November 23, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Tue., November 24, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 24, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 24, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Wed., November 25, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 25, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 25, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Thu., November 26, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 26, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 26, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Fri., November 27, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., November 27, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., November 27, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 29, 2009
8:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 29, 2009
8:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 29, 2009
9:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 29, 2009
9:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 29, 2009
10:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Mon., November 30, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Mon., November 30, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Mon., November 30, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Tue., December 1, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., December 1, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., December 1, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Wed., December 2, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., December 2, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., December 2, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Thu., December 3, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., December 3, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., December 3, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Previously aired episodes

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., November 20, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., November 20, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Fri., November 20, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 19, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 19, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Thu., November 19, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 18, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 18, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Wed., November 18, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 17, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 17, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Tue., November 17, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Mon., November 16, 2009
3:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Mon., November 16, 2009
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Airs on
WETA TV 26

Mon., November 16, 2009
6:30 am
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 15, 2009
10:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 15, 2009
9:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 15, 2009
9:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 15, 2009
8:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., November 15, 2009
8:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Program description

Super WHY! is a 3-D animated adventure series, produced by the creators of Blue's Clues, designed to provide children ages 3 to 6 with the critical skills they need to read (and love to read!).

The show is based on the adventures of four fairytale friends who live in Storybrook Village: Whyatt Beanstalk, Jack's younger brother; Red, from Little Red Riding Hood; Pig, from the Three Little Pigs; and Princess, from The Princess and the Pea. In each episode, they transform into their superhero alter egos, the Super Readers, and literally fly inside books using the power of literacy to solve problems. All the while they engage a fifth superhero, Super You, who is actually the viewer.

For ages 3-6.

Series Goals

To create lifelong readers who are motivated to read for pleasure and information
To teach abstract, high order reading skills such as making inferences through theme comprehension
To stress to parents and caregivers the importance of reading to their children
To help young children learn key reading skills and strategies for using these skills
To surround children with literacy learning opportunities in all aspects of their lives
To provide practice with reading skills through interactive stories and literacy-based games

In every episode, one of the friends encounters a problem with another Storybrook Village character (For instance, Jill from the Jack and Jill rhyme is not being nice). As in real life, the problems require preschool social skills to resolve.

Helping Kids Prepare for School

Super WHY! aims to help young children learn key reading skills as identified by the National Reading Panel, including alphabet skills, word families, spelling, comprehension and vocabulary.

Channel guide

	WETA TV 26	WETA HD	WETA Create	WETA Kids Channel
Via antenna	26.4	26.1	26.2	26.3
Comcast	26, 267	220 (DC), 219 (Balt)	265	266
Cox	26, 802	726	800	801
Verizon FIOS	26, 471	526	474	472
RCN	26	613	39	38
DirecTV		26, 26-1
Dish Network	8076

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