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On October 8th Nick Jr. will debut an hour long Go Diego Go movie titled Safari Rescue. It is a lead up to Go Diego Go premiere week where the network will air 4 new episodes from October 15th-18th.

In the movie Diego, Alicia, and Jaguar travel to Africa’s Serengeti where they have to break an ancient spell which turned elephants to stones. Along the way they help impalas, baboons, and gazelles who are in trouble.

The movie and the new episodes the following week will all air at 9:30am.

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If you’re a Yo Gabba Gabba fan (or more specifically if your kids are) get your DVRs ready for next week when Nick Jr. will air four new episodes - all featuring special guests. The lineup is below and all shows will air at noon ET.

• Monday, September 24 (“Move”) – Tony Hawkskateboards
• Tuesday, September 25 (“Greetings”) – The Wolfgramms perform
• Wednesday, September 26 (“Together”) – Nikki Flores (“Dancey Dance” segment)
• Thursday, September 27 (“Scary”) – Leslie Hall (“Dancey Dance” segment)

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Nickelodeon is set to debut the first primetime The Backyardigans movie: Super Secret Super Spy. It’s a James Bond-ian hour long special where Pablo plays the role of an international spy. Using a host of gadgets and a car that doubles as a boat, snow mobile, and a several other vehicles, he is off to thwart Uniqua aka, the Lady in Pink.

It really is a pretty cute movie as Tasha plays the role of Miss T who directs Pablo to prevent the Lady in Pink from getting 3 containers that would allow her to carry out her diabolical plan. In the process viewers travel to Miami, London, Switzerland, and the Caribbean trying to track down the containers.

As in all Backyardigans shows, a sound track rolls throughout the episode. This one has a jazz line that runs throughout and Cyndi Lauper performs theme song.

The show will air from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, September 17th on Nick Jr. The following day on September 18th, the DVD will be available which will also feature 2 other episodes of The Backyardigans and a Cyndi Lauper featurette.

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Nick Jr. is kicking off a 4 week long dance party with a new episode of Dora the Explorer.

The new episode titled La Maestra de Música will premiere July 23rd at 9:00am.

Each of the next 4 weeks will feature music themed episodes from popular Nick Jr. Shows. The schedule follows:

• Monday, July 23 – Friday, July 27 – Five music-themed Dora the Explorer episodes everyday at 9:00 a.m., beginning with the premiere of “La Maestra de Música” on July 23.
• Monday, July 30 – Friday, August 3 – Five episodes of The Wonder Pets! featuring Ming Ming’s greatest musical adventures will air everyday at 11:00 a.m.
• Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10 – Five episodes of Blue’s Clues featuring Blue’s biggest musical moments will air everyday at 10:00 a.m.
• Monday, August 13 – Friday, August 17 - Five episodes of The Backyardigans featuring some of the best dance moves from the five backyard pals will air everyday at 10:30 a.m.

During the run, Nick Jr. will debut a new video each Friday from the upcoming show Yo Gabba Gabba. Yo Gabba Gabba is set to debut in August.

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PBS has announced that Miss Lori and Hooper, who serve as the hosts and educators during the PBS Kids programming block, will be back for a second season.

The second season will include the following:

PBS KIDS is strengthening the preschool setting in season two with new age-appropriate curriculum themes presented in a structured format such as “Music Time,” “Math Time,” “Art Time,” and “Reading Time.” Using letters, shapes, colors and other elements designed to get kids involved and engaged, as well as familiar environmental elements such as smocks, easels, mini tables and chairs, books and more, children will feel like they have entered a real preschool each morning on PBS KIDS.

PBS Kids also announced a new show titled SUPER WHY! would join the block.

This animated superhero series is designed to boost literacy skills through interactive fairytale adventures that encourage viewers to participate through entertaining and engaging games. Whyatt Beanstalk, younger brother of Jack from “Jack in the Beanstalk,” and his three fairytale character friends transform into the “Super Readers,” with special literacy-charged powers. The Super Readers jump into books to discover answers and find solutions to everyday preschooler questions and challenges.

PBS Kids(R) Launches Second Season of Popular Interactive Preschool Destination on September 3, 2007

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On April 23rd the The Wonder Pets will have a new adventure, The Wonder Pets Save the Wonder Pets.

After school let’s out one day Tuck begins to ponder whether or not all the animals that have been helped remember the Wonder Pets. They don’t have long to wonder though because another animal needs saving.

Linny, Tuck, and Ming-Ming too journey to the bottom of the sea to help a blowfish that is stuck in a plant. The Wonder Pets manage to save the blowfish, but in doing so they are swallowed by a whale.

The recently saved blowfish along with his friends the seahorse and squid hear the Wonder Pets cries for help and begin trying to Save the Wonder Pets. After trying and failing to escape the whale several times the group finally escapes with the help of their new friends. And in the end, all the animals who they’ve helped are there to greet the Wonder Pets.

The music as always in this episode is enjoyable. My kids have been singing “Tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle the whale” whale for the better part of the week.

This episode also had a deeper message than you normally see. While many episodes focus on teamwork and problem solving, this one illustrated just how much difference we can make in one another’s lives. I don’t know that the kids will fully get that. Even if they don’t it is a tremendous message that I hope they can absorb on some level.

Songs from the episode as well many other Wonder Pets favorites are available on a newly released CD.

The Wonder Pets

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It’s another week of new episodes on Nick Jr. This week it is 4 new episodes of the Blue’s Clues spin-off Blue’s Room. The schedule is below:

Monday, March 26, 10:00 a.m. - “Away Great Playdate” - After a play date with their friend Jalen, Blue and Sprinkles discover that he has left behind his favorite duck hat. In order to return the hat to their friend they must figure out how to get to Jalen’s house. Joe has the answer – transportation! Dictionary helps them learn about transportation and Joe transforms a big cardboard box into a train, a taxicab and an airplane. On the journey to find Jalen’s house, Joe takes Blue and Sprinkles to a real city where they play “I See” and to an actual beach where they look for seashells. But it is not until the trio reaches a farm that they finally find Jalen and return the missing duck hat.

Tuesday, March 27, 10:00 a.m. – “Little Red Riding Blue” - Blue and her friends are acting out the fairytale of “Little Red Riding Hood.” In their version, Little Red Riding Hood (Blue) and Little Red’s brother (Sprinkles) are bringing homemade banana bread to grandma, who has a cold. Doodle Board leads their journey through the woods by drawing the correct paths to take. Along the way, they bump into a wolf (Joe), who wants a piece of their bread. Blue and Sprinkles tell the wolf that if he wants a piece, he needs grandma’s permission. Blue and Sprinkles soon discover that the wolf is pretending to be grandma!

Wednesday, March 28, 10:00 a.m. – “Knights of the Snack Table” - Blue and Sprinkles pretend to be knights and their quest is to help King Joe rescue his four missing dragons. Along their journey, Blue and Sprinkles build a medieval castle with Princess Frederica, mix a magic potion with Roar E. Saurus and navigate through a maze with Doodle Board. For each rescued dragon, they earn a new picture that appears on their knightly coat of arms. There’s still one dragon left and the only way to catch this last creature is to follow a series of musical hints. It’s an adventure suited for the smartest knights in the land and luckily, Blue and Sprinkles are up for the challenge.

Thursday, March 29, 10:00 a.m. – “Music Stars” - Blue and Sprinkles are experimenting with making music when Boogie Woogie suggests they become more than just ordinary musicians and transform into rock stars. The music stars magically create a stage for their big concert, but there’s only one problem – the curtain won’t go up. The only way to raise the curtain is to create a musical act. With a little help from their friends, Blue and Sprinkles learn to create their own lyrics, original music and dance moves. With each new addition to their act, the curtain rises a little more, until finally it is show time, and all of the Blue’s Room stars are ready to perform.

On Friday March 30th all 4 episodes will be replayed back-to-back from 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Blue’s Clues, Blue’s Room

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The week of March 19th will feature four new episodes of The Backyardigans. The schedule and descriptions follow:

* Monday, March 19, 10:30 a.m. – “Horsing Around” – Pablo, the world’s fastest jockey, and Uniqua, the world’s best rodeo stunt rider, race through the Kentucky countryside to determine who rides horses the best, this side of the Mississippi. If they’re not careful, a determined Tyrone, his donkey, and a slow and steady approach might win the day. The music genre featured in the episode is Klezmer.

* Tuesday, March 20, 10:30 a.m. – “Movers of Arabia” – Tyrone, the new Sultan of Arabia, hires movers Uniqua and Pablo to safely transport his magical treasures from a desert cave to his new royal palace. Surf music sets the action as the gang enlists the help of a Genie played by Austin who gives them three wishes.

* Wednesday, March 21, 10:30 a.m. – “Cops and Robots” – It’s a robotic chase through space, as The Bad Bots, Tasha and Pablo, travel to the Floating Robot Factory to reprogram all of the world’s robots to be bad. However, cops Uniqua and Tyrone are on a mission to catch The Bad Bots and bring them to justice. The music genre featured in the episode is Jug Band.

* Thursday, March 22, 10:30 a.m. – “Save the Day” – Tasha is the world’s most determined fisher-lady who is oblivious to the dangers of the sea. Although harbor patrollers Uniqua, Tyrone and Pablo have repeatedly saved Tasha from sharks and sinking boats, she insists upon going to the most dangerous places to catch fish. The music genre featured in the episode is Psychedelic Soul.

If you miss any during the week, all 4 will be replayed from noon to 2:00pm on Friday the 23rd.
The Backyardigans

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Nickelodeon has announced 2 new series to debut during the 2007-2008 season.

1. Umizumiz - The curriculum is math based in this animated series about an urban repair squad that helps solve everyday preschool problems in Metro City. The show will air on Noggin.
2. Bubble Guppies -Is a 3D, CGI-animated variety show set in an underwater classroom. Each episode will delve into a preschool topic from a
   variety of angles as the cast and viewers at home explore the swaying kelp forests, fantastical coral reefs, and undersea gardens of their aquarium-inspired surroundings. The series was created and produced by members of the team who do The Backyardigans.
3. In addition to the new series, a fifth season of Dora the Explorer with 14 new episodes - including 3 hour long specials) will air on Nick Jr.

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Monday February 19th brings several new episodes across several networks.

Disney

Season 5 of The Wiggles begins at 7:00am with the season premiere. “Rainy Day” – Jeff and Greg embark on an arts and crafts project in which they piece together paintings to create a story during a rainy day. Then, during a new segment, Dorothy’s dancing alphabet, Anthony highlights the letter “A” and does the apple dance. Viewers are also introduced to the Mariachi Wiggles who sing “Fruit Salad” in Spanish.

Right after there will be a new episode of Higglytown Heroes featuring a farm veterinarian (or as my daughter says peterinarian).

Nick Jr.

At 11:00am The Wonder Pets will take on the Big Bad Wolf in The Wonder Pets Save the Three Little Pigs. In “Save the Three Little Pigs,” the Wonder Pets get a call from the Three Little Pigs who are distressed because the Big Bad Wolf wants to eat them. Linny, Tuck and Ming-Ming fly into a puppet theatre and find the first pig building a straw house which he hopes will protect him. The Big Bad Wolf is denied by the hair of the pig’s chinny-chin-chin, so he huffs, puffs and blows the house down. Just as the Wolf is about to have his lunch, the Wonder Pets swoop in and rescue the pig. The trio comes upon the second pig and questions his house of wooden sticks, just as the Wolf blows it down. But the Wonder Pets swoop in and save the pigs just in time. They have high hopes for the third pig, but he’s building his house out of flowers! While Tuck suggests making the last house out of bricks, the Wolf decides he wants the pesky Wonder Pets instead. Linny, Tuck and Ming-Ming run into the brick house which triumphantly remains standing, after the Wolf’s last attempt. The Wolf finally gives up on the Three Little Pigs and the Wonder Pets, and goes off to pursue Little Red Riding Hood.

PBS Kids

And there will be 2 new episodes of Curious George on PBS Kids (check local listings for show times) as part of a President’s Day George-to-George feature. The first episode features Housebound where George breaks his leg at the museum and George Rides a Bike. In the second episode George decides he wants to be an acrobat in Unbalanced and he tries to survive cold weather in Curious George vs. the Winter.

There will be new George’s on all week.

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