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TV Daily Schedule: KQED Kids

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
  • 12:00 am
    Reading Rainbow [#704]
    Florence and Eric Take The Cake
    The featured book, Florence and Eric Take the Cake by Jocelyn Wild is read by "the French Chef," Julia Child. It's a story about mistaken identity when Florence and her younger brother go on an errand to pick up a cake for their grandmother's knitting circle. However, the cake maker's sister sets another box on the same table containing a brand new hat, sprinkled with decorative fruit just like the Angel food cake. LeVar Burton takes a look into the kitchens of Hanson's Cakes where they can make a special cake in any shape, size or form. Finally, LeVar sees the creation of his wax double for The Movieland Wax Museum. duration 29:03   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 12:30 am
    Between the Lions [#702]
    Spicy Hot Colors & Yesterday I Had The Blues
    A colorful pinata holds a meaty surprise for the Lions, who experience a dazzling array of colorful feelings as they read, play, and hope for the rain to end. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 1:00 am
    Clifford's Puppy Days [#118]
    A Promise Is A Promise/Share and Share Alike
    * A Promise is a Promise" - Evan promises to give Emily Elizabeth skateboarding lessons, but repeatedly breaks their plans when the captain of the basketball team, Bill Mazer, invites him to play ball. Evan learns the importance of keeping a promise.
    * Share and Share Alike - The Community Center is having a book drive and the student who collects the most books will win a full set of Sarah Solver mysteries. Determined to win, Nina comes up with the perfect action plan for her and her teammates, Emily Elizabeth and Shun. But when the big day comes, she comes down with a bad cold and is unable to participate. Using Nina's plan, Shun and Emily Elizabeth set out without her and end up winning the set of mystery books. In the end, they realize that it was Nina's plan that enabled them to collect the record number of books, and they decide to share the prize with her.
    duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 1:30 am
    Martha Speaks [#108]
    Firedog Martha/Martha's Pickle
    * Firedog Martha - Martha wants to be a firehouse dog, just like her favorite book, Firehouse Freddie. But somehow all the things Freddie makes look so easy-climbing ladders, carrying hoses-aren't as easy for a real dog to do. Will Martha give up on her dream? Vocabulary -(E) reality, fantasy, fiction, imagine, tale, dispatcher (I) story, real, fact(s), pretend, actually.
    * Martha's Pickle - Have giant alien pickles invaded Wagstaff City? Truman saw something just like it in a movie, but he never saw the ending. Now they're racing the clock to figure out how to defeat the aliens, before they're really in a pickle! Vocabulary - (E) bizarre, odd, normal, farfetched, rumor, unusual (I) weird, wacky, ordinary, strange(r), report.
    duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 2:00 am
    Arthur [#601]
    Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked/Best of the Nest
    Sue Ellen is the champion of the popular Internet game, Virtualgoose.com. She becomes so obsessed, however, that she starts imagining her friends as geese to be conquered! Can Sue Ellen give up Virtualgoose before she finally quacks...er, cracks? Now that the gang has beaten Virtualgoose, they move onto Best of the Nest, where five geese fight to survive in the virtual woods. As the competition escalates, Brain becomes inspired to initiate a camping trip in the real woods. Will any of his friends be willing to forgo their computers for a real, live adventure? duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 2:30 am
    Maya & Miguel [#162]
    A House Divided
    Tired of constantly bumping into each other, Maya and Miguel opt to split the apartment in half. They run a piece of tape down the middle, and promise not to cross it under any circumstances. Unfortunately for Maya, the bathroom is on Miguel's side. Unfortunately for Miguel, the umbrellas are on Maya's side, and it's raining. Splitting the apartment turns out to be harder than they thought! When they are forced to work together on a diorama for school, they enlist Tito's help to move supplies back and forth between them, rather than cross the tape. During the project-making, Paco ends up in a bucket of paper machier, and Maya and Miguel finally cross the tape barrier to save him. In the end, they learn from Tito (an only child) what a gift it is to have a sibling. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 3:00 am
    WordGirl [#107]
    Super-Grounded/Mouse Army
    SUPER-GROUNDED: Becky is grounded for not cleaning her room; when she sends Captain Huggy Face in WG's place to battle the Butcher, he feels like chopped liver.MOUSE ARMY: Dr... 2-Brains has created an army of super-smart mice -but they've become too smart! WordGirl must step in and save the city before the mice take over. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY7
  • 3:30 am
    Cyberchase [#112]
    Of All The Luck
    (topic: Logic) - Convinced that his failure to defeat Motherboard is simply a result of bad luck, Hacker collects the Ten Lucky Charms of Cyberspace. The caper works. Hacker's luck changes, and good things begin happening to him. When Motherboard realizes what Hacker has done - she sends the kids and Digit to Hacker's hideout in the Northern Frontier to help the Lucky Charms escape. The kids use logic, Venn Diagrams and the understanding of the words "and", "or" and "not" to free the Charms. The Big Idea: When you have to choose from a confusing mix of possibilities, you can use logic - a set of tools for thinking clearly - to sort out your choices so you can get exactly what you want. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 4:00 am
    Wishbone [#112]
    Fleabitten Bargain
    Joe learns the price of instant gratification when a sneaky salesman tries to make a deal with him. Meanwhile, Wishbone as Goethe's Faust makes a deal with the devil that he'll never forget. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 4:30 am
    Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman [#301]
    The Debut of Smell-O-Vision
    Two FETCHers track skunks and find out how to use chemistry to neutralize skunk spray while two others learn to "brave the waves" and become junior lifeguards. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 5:00 am
    Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat [#112]
    Fraidy Cats/The Tortoise and the Cat
    Fraidy Cats
    Challenge: Identifying fears and determining how to overcome them.
    Yeh Yeh begins telling scary stories that cause the kittens' imagination to get the best of them. A windy night and a clumsy Fu-Fu cause Sheegwa to jump to conclusions about a ghost in the house.

    The Tortoise and the Cat
    Challenge: Appreciating one's environment.
    When Sagwa hurts her paw running around in the yard, she learns how to slow down and smell the roses. Guided by her calm friend the tortoise, Sagwa learns to appreciate the beauty of their home, garden and individuality. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY

  • 5:30 am
    Wunderkind Little Amadeus [#108]
    The Bet
    The Bishop would like to give Countess Kussmaul, a patron and great lover of Mozart's music, one of Amadeus' compositions as a birthday gift. Devilius bets the Bishop that Amadeus cannot deliver a piece in such a short time. Confident of Mozart's talent as a composer, the Bishop wagers half of his royal household. In an attempt to win the wager, Devilius and Monti the Rat devise a villainous plan. Will Mozart finish his composition on time or will the Bishop make Devilius a wealthy man? The Music: "Violin Sonata in F" K. 376; "Horn Concerto in E Flat Major" K. 417; "Minuet" K. 94; et al. Additional Content: In this episode, Amadeus attempts to write a new composition before nightfall. How do composers compose? Monti shows the moment when Amadeus turns his musical idea into the principal theme of his composition. On the basis of this simple musical piece for three instruments (piano, violin and cello), Monti explains how a composition is built, the notes of each instrument and the single melody. Finally, viewers see and hear the complete composition played by Amadeus, Nannerl and their father Leopold. duration 28:36   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • MORNING
  • 6:00 am
    Reading Rainbow [#709]
    Galimoto
    Host LeVar Burton opens this episode with pipe-cleaner art and explains that pipe-cleaners bend because they are made of wire. One example of wire's usefulness is found in the story Galimoto, read by Hattie Winston. In this tale a 7-year-old African boy makes a toy pick-up truck, called a "galimoto", out of scrap wire he finds in his community. A visit to an artist who makes hanging sculpture out of wire in New Mexico reveals another possible use for wire. A tightrope walking family working for Ringling Brothers' Circus explains that when they perform their lives depend upon a wire, and LeVar Burton echoes the same sentiments are as he rides suspended on a cable in a tramway car. The kids review the following books about activities they can do with wire and other stuff: "The Little Pigs' Activity Book", "Look At This" and "My First Activity Book". duration 28:43   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 6:30 am
    Maya & Miguel [#116]
    An Okri-Dokey Day
    When Maya realizes that their neighbors Greg and Isoka Okri don't have any children of their own, she concludes that their life must be horribly empty - after all, her parents are always saying how Maya and Miguel are the light of their lives. So Maya engineers things so she and Miguel spend the better part of a weekend with the Okris. However, between roller coaster rides, kid-friendly restaurants, homemade facial treatments, and breakfast in bed, the Okris get a lot more than they bargained for. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 7:00 am
    Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat [#113]
    Alley Cat Opera/Cats of a Different Class
    Alley Cat Opera
    Challenge: How conflict arises and is resolved.
    The Monkey King is in town to perform and the house is abuzz with excitement. Baba gets caught up in the excitement so much that his opera singing repeatedly interferes with Mama's leisure time activities. They argue, and the kittens grow very concerned. But Sagwa, Dongwa and Sheegwa learn that although their parents may disagree, arguing is sometimes fruitful, and that their family is full of love.

    Cats of a Different Class
    Challenge: Changing one's perspective based on false assumptions.
    An imperial official visiting the Foolish Magistrate brings his high class cats. Sagwa envies their fine pillows and booties, and agrees to trade places for a short while. Once she sees how unhappy they are, Sagwa recognizes how nice her own life is and learns that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY

  • 7:30 am
    Clifford's Puppy Days [#114]
    The Best Nest/Practice Makes Perfect
    * The Best Nest - When Norville's nest disappears, his friends decide to build him a new one, but their bickering and fooling around nearly ruins the plan.
    * Practice Makes Perfect - Emily Elizabeth gets discouraged during her art lessons with Mr. Solomon when she thinks Nina's pictures are better than hers. Mr. Solomon finds a unique way to show Emily Elizabeth that nobody starts out as a great artist.
    duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 8:00 am
    Raggs [#111]
    Hands
    Raggs must prepare an act for the Puppy Preschool Hand Show. Also, Razzles must learn how to talk with her hands when she loses her voice. duration 28:46   CC STEREO TVY
  • 8:30 am
    Wunderkind Little Amadeus [#109]
    Mysterious Drink
    The Bishop wants to hold a music competition between the cities of Linz and Salzburg. To prevent another brilliant success by Amadeus, Devilius obtains a strong sleeping potion, which should knock out Amadeus at the appropriate time. Devilius will then appear as the "black violinist" and claim victory for himself. To make matters worse, Amadeus' father, Leopold, took Amadeus' violin to a pawnbroker because he desperately needs money. Can Amadeus shine without his violin? Will the sleeping potion work? Or, will Devilius once again leave the concert hall as the loser? The Music: "Divertimento in B Major" K. 137; "Violin Sonata in A" K. 305; "12 Variations for Violin and Piano in G" K. 359; et al. Additional Content: This episode describes the different violins of the world-renowned violin maker Stradivari, including an old and expensive Stradivarius, and explains how instruments differ from each other by listening to diverse violins. duration 28:41   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 9:00 am
    Postcards from Buster [#104]
    The Giant Pumpkins (Mt. Hood and Canby, Oregon)
    Near Mt. Hood, Buster meets some regular-sized kids who grow giant pumpkins for competition. He also goes mountain biking - extreme, Oregon-style - with siblings Jordan and Ashley.
    Cultural Learning Objectives: Children will gain some understanding of family life on a farm in Oregon. They will observe similarities and differences between their own experiences and the experiences of the children and families in this episode.
    duration 28:46   CC STEREO Spanish TVY
  • 9:30 am
    Zula Patrol [#125]
    A Star Is Born/Galactic Star Games
    When the ZPers travel through a Wormhole created by Wilson, he sneezes, accidentally shooting them into a region of space that is far from home. Their fuel is lost and the only way our heroes can return to Zula is by using the solar energy that will be emitted by protostars inside a nebula, after they change into full-fledged stars. But the protostars our ZPers meet are afraid of changing and fulfilling their destiny. Our heroes help them through that process, and the protostars learn that change can be good. Also: At the Sun's request, the Zula Patrol travel to the Star Games, a competition for stars, to help out the Sun's Aunt Dorothy, an older red dwarf star that wants to compete. But they soon discover that Dorothy and her older friends are being discriminated against because of their age. duration 28:40   CC STEREO TVY
  • 10:00 am
    Reading Rainbow [#710]
    Fox on the Job
    While washing his car, LeVar Burton introduces the book, "Fox on the Job", by James Marshall, read by Fred Newman. Fox breaks his bicycle showing off. When his mother won't give him money to by a new one, Fox decides to get a job. His first stop is Pizza Time, but Fox accidentally delivers his sister's pet mice instead of the pizza. Fired from his first job, Fox works at the Haunted House, but quits because he is scared. Then Fox comes up with a bright idea. To help sell beds, Fox climbs into the store window and demonstrates just how comfortable the beds are by sleeping there. A video montage of varied occupations including firemen, police offices, office workers and a dog walker, intercuts "Fox on the Job." Wayne Francis a 15-year-old living in the Bronx, describes the job he created selling nail polish to neighborhood girls to pay for his college education. The kids review three books on careers: Pig Pig Gets a Job, Helping Out and Music Music for Everyone. duration 28:35   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 10:30 am
    Between the Lions [#702]
    Spicy Hot Colors & Yesterday I Had The Blues
    A colorful pinata holds a meaty surprise for the Lions, who experience a dazzling array of colorful feelings as they read, play, and hope for the rain to end. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 11:00 am
    Martha Speaks [#108]
    Firedog Martha/Martha's Pickle
    * Firedog Martha - Martha wants to be a firehouse dog, just like her favorite book, Firehouse Freddie. But somehow all the things Freddie makes look so easy-climbing ladders, carrying hoses-aren't as easy for a real dog to do. Will Martha give up on her dream? Vocabulary -(E) reality, fantasy, fiction, imagine, tale, dispatcher (I) story, real, fact(s), pretend, actually.
    * Martha's Pickle - Have giant alien pickles invaded Wagstaff City? Truman saw something just like it in a movie, but he never saw the ending. Now they're racing the clock to figure out how to defeat the aliens, before they're really in a pickle! Vocabulary - (E) bizarre, odd, normal, farfetched, rumor, unusual (I) weird, wacky, ordinary, strange(r), report.
    duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 11:30 am
    Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman [#301]
    The Debut of Smell-O-Vision
    Two FETCHers track skunks and find out how to use chemistry to neutralize skunk spray while two others learn to "brave the waves" and become junior lifeguards. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • AFTERNOON
  • 12:00 pm
    Wishbone [#117]
    Frankenbone
    David's got trouble on his hands when he adds a little spark to his science fair project. Meanwhile, Wishbone, as Dr. Frankenstein, unleashes a monster in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.' duration 27:45   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 12:30 pm
    Arthur [#601]
    Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked/Best of the Nest
    Sue Ellen is the champion of the popular Internet game, Virtualgoose.com. She becomes so obsessed, however, that she starts imagining her friends as geese to be conquered! Can Sue Ellen give up Virtualgoose before she finally quacks...er, cracks? Now that the gang has beaten Virtualgoose, they move onto Best of the Nest, where five geese fight to survive in the virtual woods. As the competition escalates, Brain becomes inspired to initiate a camping trip in the real woods. Will any of his friends be willing to forgo their computers for a real, live adventure? duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 1:00 pm
    Clifford's Puppy Days [#118]
    A Promise Is A Promise/Share and Share Alike
    * A Promise is a Promise" - Evan promises to give Emily Elizabeth skateboarding lessons, but repeatedly breaks their plans when the captain of the basketball team, Bill Mazer, invites him to play ball. Evan learns the importance of keeping a promise.
    * Share and Share Alike - The Community Center is having a book drive and the student who collects the most books will win a full set of Sarah Solver mysteries. Determined to win, Nina comes up with the perfect action plan for her and her teammates, Emily Elizabeth and Shun. But when the big day comes, she comes down with a bad cold and is unable to participate. Using Nina's plan, Shun and Emily Elizabeth set out without her and end up winning the set of mystery books. In the end, they realize that it was Nina's plan that enabled them to collect the record number of books, and they decide to share the prize with her.
    duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 1:30 pm
    Raggs [#116]
    Change
    Pido and B.Max invent an identity-changing game. Also, Raggs finds a caterpillar and soon discovers it turns into a butterfly. duration 28:46   CC STEREO TVY
  • 2:00 pm
    Reading Rainbow [#710]
    Fox on the Job
    While washing his car, LeVar Burton introduces the book, "Fox on the Job", by James Marshall, read by Fred Newman. Fox breaks his bicycle showing off. When his mother won't give him money to by a new one, Fox decides to get a job. His first stop is Pizza Time, but Fox accidentally delivers his sister's pet mice instead of the pizza. Fired from his first job, Fox works at the Haunted House, but quits because he is scared. Then Fox comes up with a bright idea. To help sell beds, Fox climbs into the store window and demonstrates just how comfortable the beds are by sleeping there. A video montage of varied occupations including firemen, police offices, office workers and a dog walker, intercuts "Fox on the Job." Wayne Francis a 15-year-old living in the Bronx, describes the job he created selling nail polish to neighborhood girls to pay for his college education. The kids review three books on careers: Pig Pig Gets a Job, Helping Out and Music Music for Everyone. duration 28:35   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 2:30 pm
    Between the Lions [#710]
    Making Bread & Cheesybreadville
    After Theo Lion's failed attempt at making bread, a video and a book come to the rescue. Another bread-baking disaster in the kitchen creates a tasty new treat. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 3:00 pm
    Wishbone [#114]
    The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
    Samantha stands up for Nathaniel when he has trouble making friends on the roller hockey team. Meanwhile, Wishbone as Quasimodo befriends Esmerelda as they search for safety in Victor Hugo's "Hunchback of Notre Dame." duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 3:30 pm
    Postcards from Buster [#103]
    Buster and Beatrice (San Antonio, Texas)
    Buster meets 12-year-old Robert who has been playing Conjunto music on his accordion since he was five with grown ups who share this traditional Mexican-American musical form. In between jam sessions, Buster gets a lesson in real Mexican cooking and learns what makes a perfect taco.
    Cultural Learning Objectives: Children will gain some understanding of the Mexican-American community in San Antonio. They will observe similarities and differences between their own experiences and those of the children and families in this episode.
    duration 28:46   CC STEREO Spanish TVY
  • 4:00 pm
    Zula Patrol [#126]
    Blub-Glub/Power Flower
    Dark Truder returns to his roots by starting small to jumpstart his career in villainy. He pretends to be the mascot of a water theme park, which he ruins when he replaces the water with a gooey substance called Blub-Glub. Thankfully, the Zula Patrollers happen to be enjoying the park at the time, and they use their knowledge of water to put an end to Truder's scheme, and save the water supply on Zula. Our heroes learn not to take something as wonderful and as necessary as water, for granted. Also: When Zeeter finds a lone flower on a previously unexplored island on Zula, she wants to save it by bringing it home. But when she accidentally leaves the lid off of its contained environment, the flower must venture out for water. However in its new environment, the flower automatically clones when it's fully hydrated. It isn't long before The Zula Patrol has more flowers than they ever imagined, and the water cycle, indeed, all life on the planet, is at risk. duration 28:40   CC STEREO TVY
  • 4:30 pm
    Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman [#302]
    When Home Is A House of Cards
    Ruff sends Sammy and Sam to the MSPCA to make a promotional video. Noel and Jay meet up with a famous card stacker to build a tower of cards. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 5:00 pm
    WordGirl [#107]
    Super-Grounded/Mouse Army
    SUPER-GROUNDED: Becky is grounded for not cleaning her room; when she sends Captain Huggy Face in WG's place to battle the Butcher, he feels like chopped liver.MOUSE ARMY: Dr... 2-Brains has created an army of super-smart mice -but they've become too smart! WordGirl must step in and save the city before the mice take over. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY7
  • 5:30 pm
    Cyberchase [#112]
    Of All The Luck
    (topic: Logic) - Convinced that his failure to defeat Motherboard is simply a result of bad luck, Hacker collects the Ten Lucky Charms of Cyberspace. The caper works. Hacker's luck changes, and good things begin happening to him. When Motherboard realizes what Hacker has done - she sends the kids and Digit to Hacker's hideout in the Northern Frontier to help the Lucky Charms escape. The kids use logic, Venn Diagrams and the understanding of the words "and", "or" and "not" to free the Charms. The Big Idea: When you have to choose from a confusing mix of possibilities, you can use logic - a set of tools for thinking clearly - to sort out your choices so you can get exactly what you want. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • EVENING
  • 6:00 pm
    Maya & Miguel [#144]
    Decisions, Decisions
    Maya and Miguel are thrilled when they win tickets to an extreme sports competition... but disappointed to see they have only four tickets, not enough for them to bring all their friends. The twins devise competitions to decide which two of their four friends will get their extra tickets. Abuela Elena, meanwhile, has decided to return to her previous love of running, and enter a competition especially for seniors, with Maya and Miguel helping her train. The twins are horrified to discover that their extreme sports expo is on the same day as Abuela's senior race. How will they decide which event to attend? Their parents advise them to listen to their heart. After much soul searching (and coin-flipping), Maya and Miguel decide they want to see their Abuelita's competition. And the lucky beneficiaries are their four friends, who receive the tickets to the extreme sports expo. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 6:30 pm
    Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat [#101]
    How Sagwa Got Her Colors
    How did Sagwa get her colors? The Foolish Magistrate is in charge of rule making, and he makes lots of rules. One day he comes up with a new edict: "There will be no singing!" Sagwa accidentally spills ink all over herself and the rule scroll, blotting out the word "no" and effectively changing the law. The villagers are so happy when they hear the new law that they sing the magistrate's praises for being so kind. This warms the Foolish Magistrate's heart, causing him to celebrate the inky Sagwa and the wonderful thing she has done for the villagers and for the Foolish Magistrate himself. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 7:00 pm
    Clifford's Puppy Days [#119]
    Fall Feast/Norville's New Game
    * Fall Feast - It's the Fall Feast holiday and the Howards are planning to visit Emily Elizabeth's grandparents. But a huge snow storm leaves them snowed in at the train station, along with many of their friends and neighbors. At first, everyone's spirits are very low but Clifford helps Emily Elizabeth realize that the group can celebrate the Fall Feast together and rejoice in its spirit of sharing.
    * Norville's New Game - The animals are in the courtyard making up games. When it's Norville's turn to invent a game he consistently reinvents the rules so that each time emerges as the winner. Each time this happens, he further alienates his friends until they eventually refuse to play with him anymore. In the end, Norville realizes the importance of playing fair.
    duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 7:30 pm
    Martha Speaks [#109]
    The Dog Who Came to Dinner/Martha Calling
    * The Dog Who Came to Dinner - Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog for a few days, and Martha can't wait to welcome their houseguest. To Martha's chagrin, Francois turns out to be a demanding and manipulative guest who knows just how to charm the humans. When Martha gets blamed for the teacup poodle's bad behavior, something has to be done, but what? Vocabulary - (E) jealous, visitor, privileges, envy, demanding (I) houseguest, welcome, rude, polite, manners.
    * Martha Calling* (*book based) - When Martha wins a trip to the Come-On-Inn from a radio call-in show, there's only one problem: No dogs allowed. Helen and Martha put their heads together to come up with a solution. Enter Granny Martha. But when a "mad dog" eats Granny Martha, pandemonium ensues. Where's Martha and why is everybody running for the exits? Vocabulary - (E) allow(ed), forbid(den), permit, restrict, problem (I)guest, rules, invite, vacation.
    duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 8:00 pm
    Arthur [#602]
    Arthur Plays The Blues/Buster's Sweet Success
    Although Arthur's beloved piano teacher is retiring, she assures him that the new teacher is outstanding and famous, too! Then Arthur meets Dr. Fugue-who's as strict as he is odd-and begins to doubt his own abilities. Will Arthur be fired from playing the piano? When Buster signs up to sell candy for the band, he figures it's easy money-who doesn't love chocolate? Buster soon wishes that somebody loved it more than he does, because he eats it all himself. Will the band be doomed to wear tattered uniforms and play old instruments forever? duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 8:30 pm
    Maya & Miguel [#163]
    Every Day Is Earth Day
    For a school Earth Day project, the kids decide to clean up an old lot and plant a community garden. But as the deadline approaches, a rainstorm hits, turning the patch of dirt into a muddy mess. How will Maya get her friends out of the muck this time? duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 9:00 pm
    WordGirl [#102]
    You Can't Crush City Hall/Two Brain Highway
    Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy is threatening to smush City Hall with his giant sandwich press... unless WordGirl can guess his secret code-word in time!WordGirl must track down Dr. 2-Brains after he escapes from the Prison Warden's life-size maze, the same week there just happens to be lots of rare cheese to steal from events around town. duration 28:16   CC STEREO DVI TVY7
  • 9:30 pm
    Cyberchase [#305]
    The Creech Who Would Be Crowned
    The CyberSquad is summoned to Tikiville to stop Hacker from winning a race that would allow him to take over the cybersite. Upon arrival, Matt and Jackie tease Inez about her big vocabulary, so she decides to say just one small word -- "Bye!" She splits from the group and teams up with a Tikiville girl named Creech. Creech considers it her destiny to rule the land her family once ruled for so many years. Hacker, of course, is out to win any way he can. The kids have to overcome their differences as well as use their knowledge of direction and distance to help Creech take a shortcut to the finish line...but will they cross it before Hacker? duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 10:00 pm
    Wishbone [#117]
    Frankenbone
    David's got trouble on his hands when he adds a little spark to his science fair project. Meanwhile, Wishbone, as Dr. Frankenstein, unleashes a monster in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.' duration 27:45   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 10:30 pm
    Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman [#302]
    When Home Is A House of Cards
    Ruff sends Sammy and Sam to the MSPCA to make a promotional video. Noel and Jay meet up with a famous card stacker to build a tower of cards. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
  • 11:00 pm
    Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat [#113]
    Alley Cat Opera/Cats of a Different Class
    Alley Cat Opera
    Challenge: How conflict arises and is resolved.
    The Monkey King is in town to perform and the house is abuzz with excitement. Baba gets caught up in the excitement so much that his opera singing repeatedly interferes with Mama's leisure time activities. They argue, and the kittens grow very concerned. But Sagwa, Dongwa and Sheegwa learn that although their parents may disagree, arguing is sometimes fruitful, and that their family is full of love.

    Cats of a Different Class
    Challenge: Changing one's perspective based on false assumptions.
    An imperial official visiting the Foolish Magistrate brings his high class cats. Sagwa envies their fine pillows and booties, and agrees to trade places for a short while. Once she sees how unhappy they are, Sagwa recognizes how nice her own life is and learns that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY

  • 11:30 pm
    Wunderkind Little Amadeus [#109]
    Mysterious Drink
    The Bishop wants to hold a music competition between the cities of Linz and Salzburg. To prevent another brilliant success by Amadeus, Devilius obtains a strong sleeping potion, which should knock out Amadeus at the appropriate time. Devilius will then appear as the "black violinist" and claim victory for himself. To make matters worse, Amadeus' father, Leopold, took Amadeus' violin to a pawnbroker because he desperately needs money. Can Amadeus shine without his violin? Will the sleeping potion work? Or, will Devilius once again leave the concert hall as the loser? The Music: "Divertimento in B Major" K. 137; "Violin Sonata in A" K. 305; "12 Variations for Violin and Piano in G" K. 359; et al. Additional Content: This episode describes the different violins of the world-renowned violin maker Stradivari, including an old and expensive Stradivarius, and explains how instruments differ from each other by listening to diverse violins. duration 28:41   CC STEREO DVI TVY
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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