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Super WHY!
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
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 8, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Juan Bobo and the Pig
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.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Wed., February 8, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Juan Bobo and the Pig
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.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 8, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
The Little Mermaid
Pig becomes sad because he's different from his friends, so the Super Readers swim into "The Little Mermaid" to learn why "different" isn't a bad thing to be.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 8, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Rolling Rice Cakes
The Super Readers enter "The Rolling Rice Cakes," a Japanese folktale about an old man whose rice cakes roll into a mouse hole.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 9, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
The Rolling Rice Cakes
The Super Readers enter "The Rolling Rice Cakes," a Japanese folktale about an old man whose rice cakes roll into a mouse hole.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Thu., February 9, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
The Rolling Rice Cakes
The Super Readers enter "The Rolling Rice Cakes," a Japanese folktale about an old man whose rice cakes roll into a mouse hole.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 9, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Juan Bobo and the Pig
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.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 9, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Snow White
The Super Readers fly into "Snow White," where they try to stop the princess from biting the apple offered by the wicked queen.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Fri., February 10, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Fri., February 10, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Snow White
The Super Readers fly into "Snow White," where they try to stop the princess from biting the apple offered by the wicked queen.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Fri., February 10, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Fri., February 10, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sat., February 11, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 12, 2012
8:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Little Mermaid
Pig becomes sad because he's different from his friends, so the Super Readers swim into "The Little Mermaid" to learn why "different" isn't a bad thing to be.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 12, 2012
8:30 pm
(30 minutes)
Juan Bobo and the Pig
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.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 12, 2012
9:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Rolling Rice Cakes
The Super Readers enter "The Rolling Rice Cakes," a Japanese folktale about an old man whose rice cakes roll into a mouse hole.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 12, 2012
9:30 pm
(30 minutes)
Snow White
The Super Readers fly into "Snow White," where they try to stop the princess from biting the apple offered by the wicked queen.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 12, 2012
10:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Peter Rabbit
The Super Readers fly into "Peter Rabbit," where they try to stop the bunny from munching the vegetables in people's gardens.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Mon., February 13, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Peter Rabbit
The Super Readers fly into "Peter Rabbit," where they try to stop the bunny from munching the vegetables in people's gardens.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Mon., February 13, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
The Rolling Rice Cakes
The Super Readers enter "The Rolling Rice Cakes," a Japanese folktale about an old man whose rice cakes roll into a mouse hole.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Mon., February 13, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Woofster Finds a Home
In the Season 2 opener, the team gains a new member after Whyatt meets a puppy at a pet-adoption fair.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Tue., February 14, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Woofster Finds a Home
In the Season 2 opener, the team gains a new member after Whyatt meets a puppy at a pet-adoption fair.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Tue., February 14, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Woofster Finds a Home
In the Season 2 opener, the team gains a new member after Whyatt meets a puppy at a pet-adoption fair.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Tue., February 14, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Peter Rabbit
The Super Readers fly into "Peter Rabbit," where they try to stop the bunny from munching the vegetables in people's gardens.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Tue., February 14, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Webby in Bathland
The Super Readers learn about fighting germs from a brave little penguin after Red's grandmother insists that she properly wash her hands before lunch.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 15, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Webby in Bathland
The Super Readers learn about fighting germs from a brave little penguin after Red's grandmother insists that she properly wash her hands before lunch.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Wed., February 15, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Webby in Bathland
The Super Readers learn about fighting germs from a brave little penguin after Red's grandmother insists that she properly wash her hands before lunch.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 15, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Woofster Finds a Home
In the Season 2 opener, the team gains a new member after Whyatt meets a puppy at a pet-adoption fair.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 15, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Jasper's Cowboy Wish
The Super Readers jump into "Jasper's Cowboy Wish."
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 16, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Jasper's Cowboy Wish
The Super Readers jump into "Jasper's Cowboy Wish."
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Thu., February 16, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Jasper's Cowboy Wish
The Super Readers jump into "Jasper's Cowboy Wish."
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 16, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Webby in Bathland
The Super Readers learn about fighting germs from a brave little penguin after Red's grandmother insists that she properly wash her hands before lunch.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 16, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Molly's Dance Show
Princess Pea is too afraid to perform at a dance recital, spurring the Super Readers to learn about stage fright.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Fri., February 17, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Fri., February 17, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Molly's Dance Show
Princess Pea is too afraid to perform at a dance recital, spurring the Super Readers to learn about stage fright.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Fri., February 17, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Fri., February 17, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sat., February 18, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 19, 2012
8:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Woofster Finds a Home
In the Season 2 opener, the team gains a new member after Whyatt meets a puppy at a pet-adoption fair.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 19, 2012
8:30 pm
(30 minutes)
Webby in Bathland
The Super Readers learn about fighting germs from a brave little penguin after Red's grandmother insists that she properly wash her hands before lunch.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 19, 2012
9:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Jasper's Cowboy Wish
The Super Readers jump into "Jasper's Cowboy Wish."
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 19, 2012
9:30 pm
(30 minutes)
Molly's Dance Show
Princess Pea is too afraid to perform at a dance recital, spurring the Super Readers to learn about stage fright.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 19, 2012
10:00 pm
(30 minutes)
King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti
The Super Readers learn about healthful diets from a story about a king who only wants to eat spaghetti.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Mon., February 20, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti
The Super Readers learn about healthful diets from a story about a king who only wants to eat spaghetti.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Mon., February 20, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Jasper's Cowboy Wish
The Super Readers jump into "Jasper's Cowboy Wish."
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Mon., February 20, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Baby Dino's Big Discovery
Whyatt and friends learn about the different types of dinosaurs in "Baby Dino's Big Discovery," about a baby dinosaur searching for its mother.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Tue., February 21, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Baby Dino's Big Discovery
Whyatt and friends learn about the different types of dinosaurs in "Baby Dino's Big Discovery," about a baby dinosaur searching for its mother.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Tue., February 21, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Baby Dino's Big Discovery
Whyatt and friends learn about the different types of dinosaurs in "Baby Dino's Big Discovery," about a baby dinosaur searching for its mother.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Tue., February 21, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti
The Super Readers learn about healthful diets from a story about a king who only wants to eat spaghetti.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Tue., February 21, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Bedtime for Bear
The team teaches Baby Joy that there's nothing to fear about the dark by exploring a story about a bear that's afraid of almost everything.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 22, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Bedtime for Bear
The team teaches Baby Joy that there's nothing to fear about the dark by exploring a story about a bear that's afraid of almost everything.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Wed., February 22, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Bedtime for Bear
The team teaches Baby Joy that there's nothing to fear about the dark by exploring a story about a bear that's afraid of almost everything.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 22, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Baby Dino's Big Discovery
Whyatt and friends learn about the different types of dinosaurs in "Baby Dino's Big Discovery," about a baby dinosaur searching for its mother.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 22, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Princess Gwennie Saves the Day
The Super Readers learn about medieval times in "Princess Gwennie Saves the Day," about a princess with a silly sense of humor.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 23, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Princess Gwennie Saves the Day
The Super Readers learn about medieval times in "Princess Gwennie Saves the Day," about a princess with a silly sense of humor.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Thu., February 23, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
Princess Gwennie Saves the Day
The Super Readers learn about medieval times in "Princess Gwennie Saves the Day," about a princess with a silly sense of humor.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 23, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Bedtime for Bear
The team teaches Baby Joy that there's nothing to fear about the dark by exploring a story about a bear that's afraid of almost everything.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 23, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Great Robot Race
The Super Readers learn about creative problem solving in "The Great Robot Race," about a boy named Bradbury who wants his robo-doggie to win a race.
Rating: TV-Y
Previously aired episodes
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Tue., February 7, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Juan Bobo and the Pig
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.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Tue., February 7, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
The Three Feathers
Pig's bad attitude interferes with building a train set with his brothers, sending the Super Readers into a story about a prince whose negativity is holding him back in a race to find a magic carpet.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Tue., February 7, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
The Little Mermaid
Pig becomes sad because he's different from his friends, so the Super Readers swim into "The Little Mermaid" to learn why "different" isn't a bad thing to be.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Tue., February 7, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
The Little Mermaid
Pig becomes sad because he's different from his friends, so the Super Readers swim into "The Little Mermaid" to learn why "different" isn't a bad thing to be.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Mon., February 6, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Little Mermaid
Pig becomes sad because he's different from his friends, so the Super Readers swim into "The Little Mermaid" to learn why "different" isn't a bad thing to be.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Mon., February 6, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
The Big Game
The Super Readers jump into "The Big Game," in which storybook heroes prepare for a soccer match against their fairy-tale foes.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Mon., February 6, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
The Three Feathers
Pig's bad attitude interferes with building a train set with his brothers, sending the Super Readers into a story about a prince whose negativity is holding him back in a race to find a magic carpet.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 5, 2012
10:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Three Feathers
Pig's bad attitude interferes with building a train set with his brothers, sending the Super Readers into a story about a prince whose negativity is holding him back in a race to find a magic carpet.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 5, 2012
9:30 pm
(30 minutes)
The Stars in the Sky
When her mother says playing in a rainbow can't be done, Princess Pea and her pals learn why.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 5, 2012
9:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Big Game
The Super Readers jump into "The Big Game," in which storybook heroes prepare for a soccer match against their fairy-tale foes.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 5, 2012
8:30 pm
(30 minutes)
The Magic Porridge Pot
When Pig has difficulty handling his new toy robot, the Super Readers enter "The Magic Porridge Pot," about a girl whose pot won't stop making porridge, to find out what to do.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sun., February 5, 2012
8:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Gingerbread Boy
After Poppa Pig admonishes Pig for his playground behavior, the Super Readers learn about safety by entering the story of "The Gingerbread Boy."
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Sat., February 4, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Fri., February 3, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Fri., February 3, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Fri., February 3, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
The Stars in the Sky
When her mother says playing in a rainbow can't be done, Princess Pea and her pals learn why.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Fri., February 3, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
Animated adventures of four fairy-tale characters who enter storybooks to solve everyday problems.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 2, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Stars in the Sky
When her mother says playing in a rainbow can't be done, Princess Pea and her pals learn why.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 2, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
The Magic Porridge Pot
When Pig has difficulty handling his new toy robot, the Super Readers enter "The Magic Porridge Pot," about a girl whose pot won't stop making porridge, to find out what to do.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Thu., February 2, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
The Big Game
The Super Readers jump into "The Big Game," in which storybook heroes prepare for a soccer match against their fairy-tale foes.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Thu., February 2, 2012
1:00 am
(30 minutes)
The Big Game
The Super Readers jump into "The Big Game," in which storybook heroes prepare for a soccer match against their fairy-tale foes.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 1, 2012
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)
The Big Game
The Super Readers jump into "The Big Game," in which storybook heroes prepare for a soccer match against their fairy-tale foes.
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA Kids Channel
Wed., February 1, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)
The Gingerbread Boy
After Poppa Pig admonishes Pig for his playground behavior, the Super Readers learn about safety by entering the story of "The Gingerbread Boy."
Rating: TV-Y
Airs on
WETA TV 26
Wed., February 1, 2012
6:30 am
(30 minutes)
The Magic Porridge Pot
When Pig has difficulty handling his new toy robot, the Super Readers enter "The Magic Porridge Pot," about a girl whose pot won't stop making porridge, to find out what to do.
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 How-To | WETA Kids Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Via antenna | 26.4 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.3 |
| Comcast | 26, 92 | 220 (DC), 219 (Balt) | 265 | 266 |
| Cox | 26, 802 | 1026 (Fairfax), 1003 (Fredericksburg) | 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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