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Dragon
Tales
Weekdays at 7 am
 This
animated series for children chronicles the
adventures of six-year-old Emmy and her four-year-old
brother Max, who discover a magic dragon scale
in the playroom of their new home. When they
hold the scale and chant a poem, they’re
transported to Dragon Land, an enchanted land
where they meet Ord, Cassie, Zak and Wheezie
(a two-headed dragon) and Quetzal — fantastical
dragons that possess very human qualities. Through
its stories, the series demonstrates different
strategies that children can use to explore
the emotional, physical, cognitive and social
challenges they face. Each episode features
a situation that Emmy, Max and the dragons confront
together.
Curious
George
Weekdays
at 7:30 am
 Since
1941, children have delighted in the (mis-)adventures
of Curious George in the best-selling book series.
Now, hot on the heels of his successful big
screen debut, Curious George swings on to television.
Sesame
Street
Weekdays at 8 am
 SESAME
STREET has garnered more than 100 awards, including
multiple Emmys, two Peabodys, four Parents’
Choice Awards and an Action for Children’s
Television Special Achievement Award. The series
delivers academic and social education that
prepares kids for grade school. Since its premiere,
the show’s base curriculum has been set
by academic research on preschoolers. Encore
episodes focus on music and art and how these
tools can be used to develop the whole child
— the cognitive, social, emotional and
physical attributes. In addition, “Elmo’s
World,” which looks at the world through
the eyes of a three-year-old, continues as a
featured segment. Themes include birthdays,
pets, teeth, families, games and more.
Mister
Rogers' Neighborhood
Weekdays at 9:00 am
 Mister
Rogers talks in a way young children understand,
at a pace they can absorb and with a consistency
that creates a calm, safe place for preschoolers.
Topics with sensitive emotional concerns are
always carefully blended with fun and whimsy
to match a young child’s interests and
level of understanding.
Clifford
the Big Red Dog
Weekdays at 2 pm
 Based
on the popular Scholastic book series by Norman
Bridwell about the lovable oversized canine
with his head in the clouds but four paws planted
firmly on the ground, Clifford presents a larger-than-life
view of the world. With his loving human, Emily
Elizabeth, and dog pals, Cleo and T-Bone, Clifford
inhabits a colorful island community, inviting
viewers on a fun-filled journey through childhood,
navigating the dips and curves along the way.
CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG emphasizes good citizenship
and the importance of community. Each episode
concludes with a component of “Clifford’s
Big Ideas” — 10 different attributes
children learn to embrace — which leaves
them with something to think about and practice
in their lives.
Clifford's
Puppy Days
Wednesdays at 2 pm
 CLIFFORD’S
PUPPY DAYS presents the young, bright, loveable
bundle of energy before he was the biggest dog
that ever was. The runt of the litter, in fact,
Clifford in PUPPY DAYS is small enough to fit
inside Emily Elizabeth’s slipper. Young
fans find that even though he’s small,
Clifford has a huge heart and tremendous good
humor that wins him friends everywhere he goes.
Viewers find young Clifford painting the town
a new shade of red in a different setting —
the big city. This new locale is filled with
a diverse group of new friends, both human and
animal, and endless possibilities for Clifford-style
fun.
CLIFFORD’S
PUPPY DAYS builds on the literacy and community-based
lessons consistent with those in CLIFFORD THE BIG RED
DOG. CLIFFORD’S PUPPY DAYS, like CLIFFORD THE
BIG RED DOG, is based on Scholastic’s beloved,
best-selling children’s books by Norman Bridwell,
with more than 160 titles and 110 million books in print.
Henry
Winkler is the voice behind Norville, a city
bird with attitude. The voice of Clifford the
puppy, is performed by actress Lara Jill Miller
(Broadway’s Music Man and NBC’s
“Gimme a Break”). And, for the first
time, PBS’ very own famed documentary
filmmaker Ken Burns “appears” as
himself — in an animated guest appearance.
Cyberchase
Weekdays at 2:30 pm
 Math
rules in the animated adventure series CYBERCHASE.
CYBERCHASE energizes kids ages eight-eleven
with math power. Full of cyber-mysteries with
eye-popping animation and a sly comic flair,
the daily series features the voices of Christopher
Lloyd and Gilbert Gottfried. CYBERCHASE sends
the message that math is fun — it’s
about problem solving and, boy, does it come
in handy. When the dastardly villain Hacker
(Lloyd) launches a mad mission to conquer the
virtual universe, Motherboard calls upon three
earth kids for help. They are Jackie, Matt and
Inez — the culturally diverse heroes of
CYBERCHASE — who, along with the wise-cracking
cyber-bird Digit (Gottfried), travel from their
real-world realm to the colorful virtual vistas
of cyberspace, where they vanquish the bad guys
in an all-out battle of wits. Each episode takes
the kids on a thrilling adventure driven by
a different math concept — from tackling
time in ancient Egyptian tombs, to cracking
codes in creepy caves or making sense of numbers
in a fractured fairy tale world.
Arthur
Weekdays at 3:00 pm
 A
three-time Emmy Award-winner, this daily half-hour
animated series, based on Marc Brown’s
best-selling Arthur adventure books, shows how
Arthur and his friends use effective, age-appropriate
problem-solving skills. Each episode consists
of two independent stories focusing on themes
and events central to children’s lives.
Whether facing down a bully, worrying about
a new teacher or being the very last person
on earth to lose his baby teeth, Arthur and
his friends manage to solve their crises with
imagination, kindness and a lot of humor. The
series promotes literacy and is complemented
by a comprehensive outreach campaign targeted
to teachers, librarians, parents and daycare
providers.
WordGirl
Weekdays at 3:30 pm
 WORDGIRL,
the new PBS KIDS GO! series from Scholastic
Media and Soup2Nuts that chronicles the adventures
of Becky Botsford, a mild-mannered fifth grader
who, at the call of duty, transforms into WordGirl
— caped crusader and definition dynamo,
debuted as a series of on-air and online shorts
in November 2006. The full half-hour animated
series, featuring the voices of Tom Kenny ("SpongeBob
SquarePants"), Chris Parnell ("Saturday
Night Live") and veteran character actor
Jeffrey Tambor.
Fetch!
with Ruff Ruffman
Weekdays at 4 pm
 Part
game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman features
real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal animated host
– a dog named Ruff Ruffman. The series mixes live-action with animation,
and breaks the mold with its educational and comical take on America's
newest television genre. Targeting six- to ten-year-olds, the series is
spontaneous, unscripted, and full of surprises.
Design
Squad
Mondays at 4:30 pm
 DESIGN
SQUAD is back for a second season, plugging a new cast of eight
high schoolers into the big, wild world of engineering. Over 13 episodes,
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.
Heeding a few “words of wisdom” from DESIGN SQUAD’s
engineer host — 20-something Nate Ball — contestants brainstorm,
design, build, test and re-design, before putting their products to the
(sometimes hilarious, often triumphant) test. Keeping their eyes on the
grand prize — a $10,000 college scholarship from the Intel®
Foundation — and their cool when things get hot, Design Squad-ers
soon discover that engineering can make anything possible!
Reading
Rainbow
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 pm
 READING
RAINBOW takes young viewers on adventures that stimulate their interest
in reading for pleasure and entertainment. The fast-paced, magazine-style
format features on-location and up-close views of real life experiences,
from gathering honey and tending bee hives to ethnic traditions of families
and communities.
LeVar Burton,
host of READING RAINBOW, is serving as the National Chair of PBS KIDS
Share A Story and joins Honorary Chair First Lady Laura Bush in endorsing
this three-year literacy initiative, which inspires adults to help children
develop language and literacy skills through daily activities, including
reading, storytelling, rhyming and singing.
Saddle
Club
Fridays at 4:30 pm
 Based
on the popular novels by Bonnie Bryant, THE SADDLE CLUB follows the dramatic
adventures of young girls and their horses. Set amidst the excitement
of the equestrian world, each episode takes 12-year-old friends Stevie
(Sophie Bennett), Carole (Keenan MacWilliam) and Lisa (Lara Marshall)
on a journey of personal discovery and growth. As if pressures from the
stables, caring for their horses, school, baby-sitting and parents aren't
enough, the threesome are beginning to notice boys for the first time.
Saturday
Kids Programming
Los
Ninos en Su Casa (Spanish)
Saturdays at 7 am
 A
series in Spanish designed for people who take care
of preschool children, to provide information about
child development and how children learn, as well as
health and safety, play and creativity, and more. Host:
Alina Rosario.
Plaza
Sesamo
Saturdays at 7:30 pm
 PLAZA
SESAMO is the only Spanish-language educational
children's series specifically designed for
preschoolers. The series serves as a unique
viewing opportunity for families in households
where parents often do not speak English. It
is also a valuable tool for helping childrenlearn,
improve or retain their Spanish. The series
teaches health and safety, literacy, shapes
and numbers, human diversity and the child's
world.
Clifford
the Big Red Dog (Spanish)
Saturdays at 8 am
Maya
& Miguel (Spanish)
Saturdays at 8:30 am
 Irrepressible
twins, Maya and Miguel Santos, their loving
family and their bilingual pet parrot, Paco,
will unveil their vibrant and uproariously funny
world starting October 11, 2004 on PBS KIDS
GO!, a new educational multimedia destination
created by, for and about early elementary school
kids (check local listings). Always unpredictable
and ever dauntless, MAYA & MIGUEL's daily
escapades will keep kids laughing from the bottom
of their hearts. The twins’ adventures
will be chronicled throughout 65 half-hour animated
episodes on PBS KIDS GO!
Lively
and colorful, the series chronicles the adventures
of 10-year-old twins Maya and Miguel Santos
and features their family, friends and a richly
diverse neighborhood. This never-a-dull-moment
situation comedy revolves around Maya’s
well-intended meddling in her family’s
and friends’ lives. While every episode
will take humorous twists and turns, the twins’
motivation comes from the philosophy that shared
happiness is more important than personal gain.
Sprinkled throughout this hilarious series are
values of friendship, family and a positive,
culturally rich portrayal of Latino family,
language and cultures.
Bob
the Builder
Saturdays at 9 am
 BOB
THE BUILDER is a stop frame, animated series
aimed at preschoolers (two- to five-year olds).
Each episode 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. Bob’s
business partner, Wendy, and Pilchard the cat
also help out in the builder’s yard. Other
characters include Farmer Pickles, his tractor,
Travis, and the naughty scarecrow Spud —
who is always up to mischief.
Thomas
and Friends
Saturdays at 9:30 am
 THOMAS
AND FRIENDS is the timeless television series
based on the much-loved books by Reverend W. Awdry.
Set on the imaginary island of Sodor, the show
follows the adventures of Thomas, a cheeky little
Tank Engine. Each half hour, shot in unique real-time
live-action, features three separate stories,
including two seven-minute adventures and one
five-minute “classic” Thomas story.
The stories focus on the seven original engines:
Thomas, Edward, James, Gordon, Percy, Henry and
Toby, plus Emily, the first female steam engine
— all under the watchful eye of Sir Topham
Hatt, the manager of the Sodor Railway. At the
end of each program, the engines are “roll-called”
in a musical finale featuring their very own team
song. Thomas’s world is an idealized place
with a strong community ethos typified by a universal
willingness to embrace good manners, hard work
and a desire to be “really useful.”
The themes are reinforced by unique graphic and
live-action interstitials and songs. The audience
empathizes with the hopes, fears, aspirations,
achievements and conflicts that the engines experience.
Mama
Mirabelle's Home Movies
Saturdays at 10:00 am
 MAMA
MIRABELLE'S HOME MOVIES , from National Geographic, premieres on PBS KIDS
the weekend of September 8 and is a warm-hearted, high-spirited show about
a sassy, soulful elephant host named Mama Mirabelle and the young animal
characters she cares for on the African savanna. Starring Vanessa Williams
as the voice of Mama, the series combines a uniquely animated world that
preschoolers will want to explore with stunning wildlife movies from the
National Geographic and BBC award-winning archives.
Make
Way for Noddy
Saturdays at 10:30 am
 Noddy
is a little wooden boy who lives in his own little House-for-One in Toyland.
Noddy got his name because his head is on a spring and when he gets excited
his head just can't stop nodding!
Noddy loves
driving his friends around Toyland and delivering parcels in his little
red and yellow taxi. You can hear him coming by the "Parp! Parp!"
sound of his little taxi's horn or by the jingle of the bell on his hat!
Often he uses his aeroplane to get around to visit all the places in Toyland.
Noddy is kind and honest, but he often gets into trouble, either through
his own misunderstandings or because someone has played a trick on him,
like the naughty goblins Sly and Gobbo.
Place
of Our Own
Saturdays at 11 am
A
Place of Our Own (and Los Niños en Su Casa
in Spanish) is a daily television series, a website,
and an extensive outreach program devoted to the
unique needs of people who care for children.
Family, friends and neighbors – everyone
who takes care of young children – are child
care providers. Every interaction and every activity
of these adults with their charges provide valuable
opportunities to help children learn and grow.
A
Place of Our Own shares ways for us all to help children
acquire cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills,
as well as nurture language and literacy development.
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