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Weekday Programs

Animalia

Animalia, an innovative animated series using computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI), features a group of literate animals that live in their own magical world. These witty characters are joined by 11-year-old humans, Zoe and Alex, in an effort to restore order in Animalia, whose very heart – the Core – is being threatened.

In addition to being a visual delight for children, Animalia illustrates positive social messages and important character traits such as cooperation, persistence and creativity. It also reinforces language use and literacy, by showcasing characters that enjoy reading, writing, speaking and investigating.

Arthur

Arthur is an animated series that airs daily on WUSF Kids. Aimed at viewers between the ages of four and eight, Arthur's goal is to help foster an interest in reading and writing, and to encourage positive social skills.

Bob the Builder

Bob the Builder is a character created by Keith Chapman and inspired by the Kafka short story, 'A Departure.' Bob appears as a construction contractor specializing in masonry in a stop motion animated program with his colleague Wendy, various neighbors and friends, and their gang of work-vehicles and equipment (all made of clay). In each episode, Bob and his gang help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasizes conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization and various learning skills.

Curious George

Curious George is an animated series based on the popular books by Margret and H.A. Rey. Aimed at preschool viewers (ages three to five), the goal of the series is to inspire children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them. And what better guide is there for this kind of exploration than the world's most curious monkey?

Franny's Feet

Ready for an adventure? Find out where Franny's Feet will take her next. Five-and-a-half-year-old Franny loves to spend time in her grandfather's shoe repair shop. Each time she tries on a pair of shoes, she becomes transported to an exotic location around the world. Franny makes new friends, helps them solve problems and shows that you are never too little to help.

Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies

Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies is an animated television series that looks at the animal kingdom from a preschooler's point of view. It features fun-loving characters and captivating wildlife movies from National Geographic. Mama Mirabelle is a world-traveling elephant explorer. With patience and humor, she shares her adventures with a cast of lively preschool animals from the African savanna.

The cast also includes Mama's adorable elephant calf, Max and his friends: a playful cheetah cub named Bo; an inquisitive zebra named Karla; and three hilarious monkey brothers — Kip, Flip, and Chip. This wild bunch watches Mama's "Home Movies" to learn more about their world and how they fit in it.

Maya & Miguel

Maya & Miguel chronicles the adventures, and sometimes misadventures, of 10-year-old siblings Maya and Miguel Santos, and features their family, relatives and a richly diverse neighborhood of friends. While every episode will take humorous twists and turns, the underlying message is the importance of doing what’s good for the family and community, and the philosophy that shared happiness is greater than personal gain.

Raggs

Raggs stars five colorful canine characters and their wisecracking pet cat, Dumpster, who hang together in their own colorful clubhouse. However, Raggs and his friends are not your average canines – they’re also talented musicians and together make great rock ‘n’ roll music as the Raggs Kids Club Band. Each episode follows the band through engaging, emotional and humorous stories that rock the house and explore issues faced by real kids.

The character’s chemistry and friendship is immediately evident as they work through a series of creative and often humorous steps to find a successful conclusion to everyday challenges. Music is an integral part of this fast-paced show and provides a hook to engage young viewers as the band goes from one adventure to the next. Each program is based on one main theme that promotes social and academic readiness while also addressing specific preschool curriculum.

Ribert & Robert’s Wonderworld

Ribert & Robert’s Wonderworld is designed to help preschoolers feel more curious, knowledgeable and confident. Ribert, a charming, energetic little toad, and his best friend Robert travel through the animated land of WonderWorld. Along the way, the delightful duo answer quizzes, meet performers like Magic Matt and resident storyteller Leeny, participate in science experiments and discuss real-life dilemmas.

Each episode is built around themes derived from the kindergarten curriculum and also addresses social-developmental issues like the first day of school and visiting the doctor. All the while, the series inspires little viewers to "love to learn and learn to love in everything they do!" through playful music, magic, movement and art.

Sesame Street

The recipient of 85 Emmys, Sesame Street engages children with its unique blend of excitement, humor, and compassion. Sesame Street helps children learn and grow in a constantly changing, continually challenging environment.

The Zula Patrol

A group of animated aliens travel the galaxies to learn new and exciting things about science and space exploration.The series, targeted to pre-kindergarteners through third-graders, delivers both astronomy-based science education (orbits, eclipses, moon phases, asteroids, comets, gravity), as well as character- building lessons.

 

Weekend Programs

Angelina Ballerina

Based on the original best-selling children's book series by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig, "Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps" follows the now 8-year-old Angelina as she embarks on the next stage in her life at a performing arts school, Camembert Academy.

Betsy’s Kindergarten

Betsy’s Kindergarten is designed to ease the transition from home life to school life for children as they venture off into their years of formal education. It examines the questions, concerns, and challenges every child faces as they move into this new world. The series does this by creating interest and excitement in the school experience.

Between the Lions

Theo, Cleo, Lionel and Leona, a family of lions, run a library like no other on earth. The doors "between the lions" swing open to reveal a magical place where characters pop off the pages of books, vowels sing, and words take on a life of their own.

Design Squad

"Design Squad borrows from the reality competition format and intends to get its viewers excited about enineering. High school students design, build
and test whimsical machines and innovative products for real clients. In the final episode, the top two scorers battle for the grand prize: a $10,000 college scholarship.

DragonflyTV

"DragonflyTV" provides a different approach in science television for kids,
it features ordinary children and their own science explorations — "Real
Kids Doing Real Science" — presented in hip, music videos, with lots of hands-on activities kids can do at home.

Electric Company

Like the original "The Electric Company," the new "The Electric Company"
draws from pop culture — music, comedy, technology and celebrities — to create a playful, hip, multi-media experience. The series includes modular elements that will serve a scaffolded phonics curriculum that offers new insights into how best to help struggling readers.

Make Way For Noddy

"Make Way For Noddy" follows the adventures of Noddy, a little boy who lives in the magical place of Toyland. In addition to its high entertainment value, "Make Way For Noddy" is designed to introduce gentle life-skill lessons to its pre-school audience. As an innocent in a complex world, Noddy makes mistakes and overcomes setbacks, learning the significance of patience, responsibility, teamwork, respect and confidence.

Miffy and Friends

"Miffy and Friends" brings the iconic white bunny from Dick Bruna’s children's book classics to life in a 3D stop-motion animated series. Miffy — along with her friends Boris and Barbara Bear, Melanie the bunny, Poppy and Grunty Pig — takes preschoolers along for adventures exploring basic concepts and themes.

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" is a "television visit" between Mister Rogers and his young viewers. The series is geared primarily to 2 to 5 year olds, but appropriate for all ages. With his caring and trusting ways, Mister Rogers creates a calm, safe place for children to learn about themselves, about others, and about the world around them.

Thomas & Friends

Set on the imaginary island of Sodor, the series follows the adventures of
Thomas, a cheeky little Tank Engine, and his friends, Edward, James, Gordon,
Percy, Henry and Toby, plus Emily, the first female steam engine — all
under the watchful eye of Sir Topham Hatt, the manager of the Sodor Railway.

 
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