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Nick Jr. Holiday Programming Guide

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

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Nick Jr. will be filling Friday afternoons with new episodes and holiday themed episodes. The schedule is below:

December 14 (12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
12:00 p.m.      The Wonder Pets!  “Save the Reindeer”
12:30 p.m.      Blue’s Clues “Blue’s First Holiday”
1:00 p.m.       Go, Diego, Diego!  “Diego Saves Christmas”
1:30 p.m.       Wow Wow Wubbzy!  “O Figgity-Fig Tree/Snow Day” (PREMIERE)

          The winter holidays are here, and the kids are building a winter festival, Madame Zabinga is rehearsing the Nutty-Nutcracker, and Walden is waiting for the arrival of blue snow.  Best of all is the lighting of the Figgity-Fig Tree, and this year Wubbzy wants to make it the best tree ever!  But as usual, he overdoes it by adding too many lights and blows out the generator.  Without any lights, the Wuzzleburg townspeople must come up with novel ways of decorating the tree.  In “Snow Day,” Wubbzy goes sledding and Widget brings out his snow-shoveling machine.  Walden begins building a snow sculpture of a Woly-Polar Bear, but soon Wubbzy sleds right into it, knocks it down and buries Widget’s machine in the snow.  Now Wubbzy and Widget scramble frantically to fix the sculpture before Walden finds out.

           

December 21 (12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
12:00 p.m.      Dora the Explorer “A Present for Santa”
12:30 p.m.      Blue’s Room “Holiday Wishes”
1:00 p.m.       The Wonder Pets! “Save the Reindeer”
1:30 p.m.       Yo Gabba Gabba “Christmas” (PREMIERE)

          So much of Christmas is about receiving, but in this episode the Gabba gang learns about giving through the songs “Making Presents” and “For Me For You.”  They celebrate winter and the holiday season in the songs “I Love Winter” and “Decorate the Tree.”  Featured Guest Star:  Mark Mothersbaugh in a “Mark’s Magic Pictures” segment 

December 28 (12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
12:00 p.m.      Miss Spider’s SunnyPatch Friends “Hum-Bug/Dashing Through the Snow”
12:30 p.m.      The Backyardigans “Secret of Snow”
1:00 p.m.       Dora the Explorer “South Pole”
1:30 p.m.       Max & Ruby “Max’s Mix-Up/Max’s Snow Bunny” (PREMIERE)

On the sledding hill, Ruby is getting cold and wants to go inside.  Louise and Morris arrive and Morris’ winter snowsuit is identical to Max’s, but their hats, mitts and scarves are different colors.  Max manages to switch his accessories with Morris so that he can stay out and continue sledding with Louise. It’s not until Ruby gets home that she realizes there’s been a mix-up.  In the second story, Max and Ruby are entranced by “The Abominable Snow Bunny” radio show and when they go outside Max is determined to find the creature.  Ruby reminds him that there’s no such thing, but she soon starts to wonder if there really is a Snow Bunny!  In the final story, Max wants to play outside even though it’s snowing and blowing.  Ruby tries to engage him in all kinds of inside activities.  Max gets finger paints and macramé all over the house and creates chaos with Ruby’s dolly tea party.  When the snow stops and Ruby says they can play outside, Max is pleased with the havoc he’s created and decides to stay inside.

Sprout wants to put your kids to sleep

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Looking for a way to settle down the kids and keep them in bed on Christmas Eve? Check out PBS Kids Sprout where they’ll be serving up a Snooze-A-Thon. Starting at 7:00 p.m. and running straight through until 6:00 a.m. on Christmas morning, everything will be quite at Sprout. If you tune in you’ll see Good Night Show host Nina and her sidekick Star sleeping on the set.

Sprout will also air Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember featuring Elton John and Crocodile Rock on December 18th at 4:30 p.m.

Nick Jr announces Shocktober Halloween

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Nick Jr. is planning a marathon of Halloween themed programming. The marathon will air from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both Monday, October 29th and Wednesday, October 31st. It will also feature the premiere of new episodes Max and Ruby and Yo Gabba Gabba. The lineup is as follows:

NICK JR: “Haunted Halloween” Marathon

  • 9:00 a.m. The Backyardigans “Monster Detective”
  • 9:30 a.m. Dora the Explorer “Boo”
  • 10:00 a.m. Dora the Explorer “Dora Saves the Prince”
  • 10:30 a.m. The Wonder Pets! “Save the Black Kitten/Yak, Pig, Dancing Bear
  • 11:00 a.m. Blue’s Clues “Blue’s Big Costume Party”
  • 11:30 a.m. Yo Gabba Gabba! “Halloween”
  • 12:00 p.m. Dora the Explorer “BOO!”
  • 12:30 p.m. The Wonder Pets! “Save the Black Kitten/Yak, Pig, Dancing Bear”
  • 1:00 p.m. The Backyardigans “Scared of You”
  • 1:30 p.m. Max & Ruby ”Max’s Jack-o-Lantern/Max & Ruby’s Perfect Pumpkin/Max’s Big Boo”

Little Bill is going to Noggin

Friday, September 7th, 2007

Starting September 10th, Noggin will begin airing Bill Cosby’s Little Bill. It will air at 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on weekdays and a 1:30 p.m. on weekends.

Get your groove on…Nick Jr. Dance Party

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

ole0.jpgNick 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.

Dora’s Power Hour

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

It’s a week of Dora the Explorer specials on Nick Jr. Each day the week of December 4th will feature an hour long Dora special from 9:00am to 10:00am. The schedule is below:

December 4th: Dora’s World Adventure
December 5th: Dora’s Fairytale Adventure
December 6th: Dora’s Dance to the Rescue
December 7th: Dora’s Pirate Adventure
December 8th: Dora’s World Adventure

**Each of these Dora specials are available on DVD in the TV for Tots store**

Noggin announces Christmas Schedule

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Noggin announced their Christmas/Holiday schedule of shows. The Warm and Fuzzy Holiday Party will run from December 11th through Christmas day. The full schedule is below:

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Friends Day with PBS Kids

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

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Friday, November 24th will feature specially themed episodes on PBS Kids. The theme of the day will be Friends Day and will feature episodes of Curious George, Clifford the Big Red Dog, It’s a Big Big World, and Dragon Tales celebrating friendship.

“Making new friends can be daunting for some preschoolers. Friend Day offers engaging role models and content to support and encourage children through this life lesson,” said Lesli Rotenberg, SVP PBS KIDS Next Generation Media. “Friends are just one more thing to be thankful for so it’s a perfect message for the holidays.”

PBS Parents will feature content on building and fostering friendships.

Check you local listings to see when the shows will air in your area.

Halloween on Noggin

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Noggin has announced its special Halloween programming for Tuesday, October 31st. The day is full of spook-filled episodes and will feature the premiere of a brand new episode of Pinky Dinky Doo. The schedule is: (more…)

CBS and DIC announce Saturday Morning Programming

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

CBS, which earlier this year parted ways with Nick Jr programming on the weekends, announced their new schedule. The “Saturday Morning Secret Slumber Party” is a three hour block of programming featuring 8 shows. The shows are:

  • Cake
  • Dance, Dance, Dance
  • Horseland
  • Kooky Kitchen
  • Littlest Pet Shop
  • Trollz
  • Sabrina: The Animated series
  • Madeline

Where the Nick Jr. block is aimed at preschoolers, the Slumber Party block is aimed at children aged 6-12.

In addition to the shows there will be interestititals promoting healthy eating and lifestyles.

The new block will premier Saturday September 16th.


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