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.
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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 [...]
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span class=”drop_cap”>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 [...]
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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 thinking [...]
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November 16th will mark the debut of Noggin’s newest series, Toot & Puddle. The series is based on the series by Holly Hobbie and it follows a pair of best friends who travel the world and find adventure wherever they go.
Noggin has ordered but 26 episodes of the series which aims to expand preschoolers’ [...]
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Nick Jr.’s new show, Ni Hao, Kai-lan premieres today at 11 a.m. corresponding with the Chinese New Year.
The show aimed at 2 to 5 year olds focuses on a five year old girl named Kai-lan. The series explores the colorful aspects of her upbringing and background, and her relationships with family, friends, and the [...]
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Noggin has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the first 52 episodes of Peppa Pig. Peppa Pig is a show from the United Kingdom that debuted four years ago.
It is currently airing on Nick Jr. UK and the shows website describes the show thusly:
Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy who lives [...]
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With the move to full time programming, Noggin has announced two new seasons of shows.
First they greenlighted a second season of Pinky Dinky Doo. The new season will contain 26 episodes.
Also, they will premiere a full 26 episode season of Toot & Puddle starting in Fall 2008. The series is based on books [...]
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Playhouse Disney is in production on a new series called Special Agent Oso. The series features Sean Astin as the voice of Oso, a James Bond type teddy bear.
Oso is part of an international organization of stuffed animals who help kids with everyday tasks.
Interactive Agent Oso Coming to Playhouse Disney
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Childrens Media Consultant has the skinny on a number of series that have been greenlighted (greenlit?) on the kiddie networks.
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PBS Kids will air a new show in fall 2008 called What’s the Big Idea?. The show’s educational goal is science readiness and it will be produced by The Jim Henson Company.
In a sketch-comedy format, What’s the Big Idea? focuses on an inquisitive youngster named Josh who explores everyday questions that preschoolers find fascinating. [...]
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