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 category archives:
Are you a fan of Arthur? You can help shape the show with the Arthur Character Search.
The “ARTHUR/All Kids Can Character Search” invites children ages 6-12 to send in their ideas for a new character for Arthur. And not just any character—one who can show that having a unique ability, character trait, or disability might [...]
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Wow Wow Wubbzy might not have the same fame and cachet as other popular preschool “stars” like Dora the Explorer or Little Einsteins, but the bendy-tail one certainly has his fans. Wubbzy has as much of an online presence as any of his peers. Much of that is driven by the show’s creators who were [...]
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Angela Santomero and Samantha Freeman are the creators of Super WHY. The duo worked together on Blue’s Clues and wanted to take that show’s emphasis on educational research and do the same thing with Super WHY!. The two learned from Rosemarie Truglio, the VP of education and research for Sesame Street.
“This show is designed [...]
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Blue’s Room has had 5 half hour specials, but the first season debuted in 2007,
Season 1 – 2007 – 10 Episodes
Blue’s Farm Playdate: Blue and Sprinkles help Old McDonald by taking care of his farm animals while he’s away.
Shape Detectives: Blue, Sprinkles, and Joe are play detective to help Roar E. Saurus find the shapes [...]
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Children’s Media Consultant takes a look at Hi-5 and generally likes what she sees:
When executed successfully, the meter and rhymes inherent in songs can grab the attention of young viewers and encourage them to participate with what is occurring on screen. Refrains give further chances for viewers to grasp educational messaging. All of this is [...]
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Jack’s Big Music Show will premiere it’s second season on January 6th with the episode Snow Day.
The episode follows the same format as the first season. Jack and Mary are already for a Hawaiian Beach Party. Only Mel’s sand machine breaks and instead the clubhouse is filled with snow. Even [...]
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In an interview in the New York Post Shane and David indicated that they might not do a second sason.
Doing more episodes “is a big question for us,” says Dundas. “We’re really not kid’s entertainers and the last thing I want is to be boxed into any particular area. There are enough Wiggles out there.”
The [...]
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There’s lots of Go Diego Go news from Nick Jr. First, the station announced that production is beginning on a 3rd season of the show. The new season will have 20 episodes including 2 hour long specials.
A new episode, titled Great Jaguar Rescue will premiere Monday, January 15 at 9:30am with a repeat [...]
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Sam Moran, the former understudy who is assuming Greg Page’s spot in the Wiggles will continue to wear the yellow shirt. Murray Cook, the red Wiggle, said they decided to keep the color the same because kids wouldn’t notice the change.
“Children tend to center on one thing, so if he’s wearing the yellow skivvy [...]
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On September 8th, 1996 Blue’s Clues made it’s debut on Nickelodeon. Flash forward 10 years and Blue’s Clues is still going strong. To celebrate the event, there will be a special hour long prime time episode where Blue get’s a new baby brother.
The episode titled Meet Blue’s Baby Brother will premiere [...]
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