A place for parents to learn about their preschool children's favorite television shows with news from Playhouse Disney, Noggin, Nick Jr., and PBS Kids.
From the monthly archives:
On Monday, January 2nd PBS Kids will debut a new show titled It’s a Big Big World. The show takes place in The World Tree where a number of animals native to the rainforest make their homes. The show uses a mix of puppetry, animatronics, and computer animation called Shadowmation. The educational goals include science [...]
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As I’ve mentioned previously Noggin will begin airing a sixth season of Franklin on New Year’s Day. While Franklin doesn’t generate the kind of excitement that Little Einsteins and Dora the Explorer do in our house, the kids seem to enjoy it. As a parent, it’s one of my favorite shows because Franklin is such [...]
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Piglet’s Big Movie will air at 11:00am on Monday the 26th. It’s a whole bunch of marathons this week on Nick Jr. Each day there is a different 3 hour marathon from 9:00am until noon. Monday is Go Diego Go, Tuesday is Dora the Explorer, Wednesday is The Backyardigans, Thursday is LazyTown, and Friday is [...]
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A new episode of Dora the Explorer will debut during a Dora and Diego marathon on Martin Luther King day. The new episode, titled “To the South Pole,” has Dora and Diego returning a penguin to the South Pole. The new episode is part of a “Journey to the Center of Adventure” marathon featuring 9 [...]
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Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas: The feature will air during the normal Playhouse Disney block on Monday the 19th at 11:00am, and again at 8:00pm. The Wiggles: A special Christmas Wiggles will air at 11:00am on Tuesday, December 20th. The show will feature 12 songs and appearances by John Foggerty and Barry Williams. Frosty Friday’s [...]
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Season six of Franklin will begin airing on Noggin on January 1st. The first episode will premiere at 10:00am. Following the premiere will be a 11 more episodes airing until 4:00pm. New episodes will continue to premiere throughout the week at 10:00am on Noggin. Press Release: Hey, It’s More Franklin! Tags: franklin | noggin | [...]
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Charlie and Lola: New Episode. Snow is on the way and Lola is bursting with excitement. After a day where Charlie, Lola, Marv, Sizzles and Lotta make snow angels and have snow races, the snow melts. Charlie helps a very disappointed Lola understand that snow is even more special because it isn’t there forever. Airs [...]
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Disney is updating Winnie the Pooh and will debut a new show My Friends Tigger and Pooh. The show will feature new CG animation and a new character as well. Pooh and Tigger will be joined by a six year old girl. Each episode will revolve around a mystery and the education will focus on [...]
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If you’ve ever wondered what exactly Uniqua from The Backyardigans is, Blogging Baby has the answer. Uniqua is unique and doesn’t represent an actual animal. But she’s … nothing. According to creator Janice Burgess, Uniqua is just her. “Uniqua is her name, and also her species – with her purple skin, pink spots, and dainty [...]
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Noggin has purchased 13 episodes of The Upside Down Show. The new live-action show was developed by The Sesame Workshop and features the Austrailian comedy duo The Umbilical Brothers. Each episode begins as the brothers hand an imaginary remote control to the viewers at home so they can “control” the duo’s physical motion by fast [...]
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