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:
Nick Jr. is set to bring children’s book character Olivia to animated life. The series, which has 26 episodes in its first season, is based on the Olivia series from Ian Falconer. For those unfamiliar with the books, Olivia is a six year old who believes she can do anything and with her vivid imagination [...]
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On February 2nd, Nickelodeon will celebrate the 8th day of the Chinese New Year with a primetime premiere of a new episode of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan. In “Ladybug Festival,” Kai-lan and her friends are hiking through the woods to the big Ladybug Festival. Tolee knows the way, but Rintoo and Hoho talk so loudly that [...]
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This is a slight deviation from my usual posts because Madagascar isn’t really preschool television, but I really do love those penguins. So news that they get their own show on Nickelodeon is cause for a post. The show premieres on March 22nd following the Nickelodeon kids choice awards. Two twenty-six episode seasons have already [...]
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PBS Kids and The Jim Henson Company are partnering up on a new series titled Dinosaur Train. The initial order is for 40 episodes and the series is set to debut in fall of 2009. The new series embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while encouraging basic scientific [...]
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Parents and kids tuning into get their regular dose of Disney may have been surprised with a new morning schedule. It appears that Disney is shortening the Playhouse Disney branded programming block and that a couple staple shows are being phased out. The Playhouse Disney block now only runs from 8 a.m. to noon. This [...]
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A listing of the programming highlights for the coming month on Playhouse Disney. To receive reminders, follow @tvfortots on Twitter. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Sir Goofs Alot Goofy sets out on a quest to retrieve three items in order to be knighted the bravest, most noble knight in Queen Clarabelle’s kingdom, on Playhouse Disney’s “Mickey Mouse [...]
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It was a pretty ugly display yesterday as Time Warner and Viacom spent the bulk of New Year’s Eve portraying each other as greedy. But the two sides reached a deal in principle that will allow Dora, Wubbzy, and others to stay on the air for Time Warner Cable customers.
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