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KQED Kids: Saturday, May 26, 2012

Comcast 192  •  Digital 54.4

Schedule is subject to change. Please visit kqed.org/tv/schedules/daily for the most up-to-date info.

Saturday, May 26, 2012
  • 12:00 am
    Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series [#115] The Swim of Things It's swimming time at the pond, and everybody is having fun - everybody, that is, except Felix. A poor swimmer, he has become discouraged and disheartened. Like everybody else, Anne is impatient with her friend's limitations. However, when an injury sidelines her Felix helps her with her exercises. Soon the two unlikely friends are hard at work, helping one another train. Felix attempts to learn how to dive. By developing his strength, flexibility and general confidence, he sees amazing results, dazzling his friends - and impressing himself. duration 28:46   STEREO TVY
  • 12:30 am
    Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps [#318H] Angelina and the Big News/Angelina's Secret Valentine * Angelina and the Big News - Angelina, Vici, and Marco mistakenly think Ms. Mimi is getting married. They go to great lengths to make her wedding day special - and learn about wedding marches and organ music in the process. In the end, they realize they made a big mistake. But it's okay - everyone makes mistakes!
    * Angelina's Secret Valentine - Angelina finds a Valentine's card from a secret admirer on her door step. She and Polly seek out their friends in an attempt to solve the mystery of who sent the card. They are pleasantly surprised to find that Ms. Mimi, the culprit, gave cards to all the Camembert Mouselings. They repay her with their own special Valentine - a dance expressing their appreciation.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 1:00 am
    Wild Kratts [#107H] Polar Bears Don't Dance While in the Arctic, Martin and Chris are on a mission to discover how animals move around in different environments. Their new knowledge comes in handy when they discover that Zach Varmitech has kidnapped a Walrus calf and a Polar bear cub. The Wild Kratts team must do what it takes to return the baby animals to their mothers. Science Concepts: Buoyancy, Traction. duration 28:46   STEREO TVY
  • 1:30 am
    Martha Speaks [#211H] Martha's Life In Crime, Part 1 & 2 * Martha's Life in Crime, Part 1 - Martha tells the story of her puppy days in the animal shelter and her excitement of finding a family. But it turns out that Helen wasn't the first person who adopted Martha. Vocabulary: (E) autobiography, possib(le)(ilities), yearn(ed), promis(e)(ing), narrate(d), flashback (I) tell(ing), back then, now, recall, before.
    * Martha's Life in Crime, Part 2 -Puppy Martha's new owner turns out to have unsavory plans for her. Can Martha turn the tables on the bumbling crooks and still find a family? Vocabulary: (E) reminiscing, background, aspire(d)(ations), sequence (I) time, past, wish(ed), happened, when.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 2:00 am
    Arthur [#313] Arthur's Dummy Disaster/Francine and the Feline When painfully shy George brings a ventriloquist's dummy to school, a popular kid is born! Suddenly, everybody wants to hang with George and his witty wooden pal, Wally. George and Wally remain inseparable. The gang eventually gets pretty tired of talking to a dummy. George must learn to make it on his own? In the second story, Arthur thinks the best pet to have is a dog, and Francine probably would have agreed--that is, until little Nemo came along. Francine can't help herself--she's falling for a cute little kitten! What will Arthur think? duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 2:30 am
    Maya & Miguel [#155] Crushed Miguel gets a crush on a new substitute teacher, Miss Cisneros, and studies like crazy in her class. At the same time, Tito has to read a poem over the school PA system. As (bad) luck would have it, Tito gets inspiration for the poem by watching the enamored Miguel, and when he reads his poem, he exposes Miguel's crush to the whole school. Miguel is mortified, but with some kind words from his teacher realizes that he did manage to get the highest score in the class on a test - and also finds a friend his own age. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 3:00 am
    WordGirl [#411H] Wordbot/Mount Rush Here WORDBOT - In order to get back at WordGirl for destroying his robots, Tobey builds a robot replica of WordGirl named WordBot. When WordBot gets jealous and turns against Tobey, WordGirl and Tobey are forced to team-up in order to defeat WordBot. Vocabulary Words: Devoted, Backfire. MOUNT RUSH HERE - When all the grown-ups suddenly go missing, the kids take full advantage of an adult-free world. But as it starts to take a toll on them, WordGirl discovers that Mr. Big is using yet another mind control device to make all the adults build a tribute in his honor. WordGirl must destroy the machine and rescue the adults, but can she do it without Mr. Big's help? Vocabulary Words: Advantage, Tribute. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY7
  • 3:30 am
    Cyberchase [#609] Chaos As Usual Introducing Memoryville, home to a vast storehouse of Cyberspace data, where The Slugball Open, a Cyberspace version of baseball, is in progress. In their attempt to win for a day the Key to the City, Team Motherboard has made it to the finals ... along with, you guessed it, Hacker! Unbeknownst to most (except, of course, to Hacker), this Key opens all doors to the city-including the door to the data storehouse! With surefire plans to win, Hacker can hardly wait to delete the data and create untold chaos. Undaunted by the awesome array of Hacker's bad guys, Team Motherboard discovers distinctive patterns to these nefarious sluggers' past performances. But can the hit charts they develop be enough to help the good guys win? duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 4:00 am
    The Electric Company [#209H] Revolutionary Doughnuts Lisa tries to clear the name of an ancestor accused of being a traitor in the Revolutionary War. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 4:30 am
    SciGirls [#109H] Underwater Eco-Adventure SciGirls Elle and Meg scuba dive to protect the biodiversity of their favorite Catalina reefs. duration 28:46   STEREO TVG
  • 5:00 am
    Curiosity Quest Goes Green [#206] Water Treatment duration 26:53   STEREO DVI TVG
  • 5:30 am
    Wild Kratts [#117H] Elephant in the Room The brothers come across a lone baby elephant and bring him back to the Tortuga HQ for safety until they can find his mom. But they learn how mischievous baby elephants can be and get more than they bargained for when it almost destroys the Tortuga! As they rush to get the baby elephant home, the WildKratts team realizes that animals have different structures that serve various functions in growth and survival. And an elephant's trunk is like the multipurpose tool of "creature features" with hundreds of uses, including: showering, blasting water, grabbing, lifting, communicating, "hearing", pushing and pulling. duration 28:46   STEREO TVY
  • MORNING
  • 6:00 am
    Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman [#520H] The Fetch Finale It all comes down to this! In the Season 5 Fetch! Finale, Ruff has learned that Purrs, the organization that runs Go Get It!, is an evil cat organization! Purrs plans to brainwash the entire country with a device that makes everyone think they're cats! Purrs is also responsible for the disappearance of Ruff's parents. After learning that Purrs headquarters is hidden somewhere inside a water park, Ruff sends the Fetchers to find a way inside. Now all Ruff needs to do is stop the brainwashing device, find his parents, and crown a Fetch! Grand Champion!! All in a day's work for Ruff Ruffman! duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 6:30 am
    Maya & Miguel [#146] Role Reversal When Maya and Miguel keep talking about how easy their parents' lives seem to be, the children and parents decide to switch roles for a day. Maya and Miguel run the pet store and keep the apartment in order, while Rosa and Santiago spend the day at dance, soccer, and the " activities fun club." All of them end up exhausted and with new appreciation for the others. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 7:00 am
    Martha Speaks [#211H] Martha's Life In Crime, Part 1 & 2 * Martha's Life in Crime, Part 1 - Martha tells the story of her puppy days in the animal shelter and her excitement of finding a family. But it turns out that Helen wasn't the first person who adopted Martha. Vocabulary: (E) autobiography, possib(le)(ilities), yearn(ed), promis(e)(ing), narrate(d), flashback (I) tell(ing), back then, now, recall, before.
    * Martha's Life in Crime, Part 2 -Puppy Martha's new owner turns out to have unsavory plans for her. Can Martha turn the tables on the bumbling crooks and still find a family? Vocabulary: (E) reminiscing, background, aspire(d)(ations), sequence (I) time, past, wish(ed), happened, when.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 7:30 am
    The Electric Company [#209H] Revolutionary Doughnuts Lisa tries to clear the name of an ancestor accused of being a traitor in the Revolutionary War. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 8:00 am
    Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps [#318H] Angelina and the Big News/Angelina's Secret Valentine * Angelina and the Big News - Angelina, Vici, and Marco mistakenly think Ms. Mimi is getting married. They go to great lengths to make her wedding day special - and learn about wedding marches and organ music in the process. In the end, they realize they made a big mistake. But it's okay - everyone makes mistakes!
    * Angelina's Secret Valentine - Angelina finds a Valentine's card from a secret admirer on her door step. She and Polly seek out their friends in an attempt to solve the mystery of who sent the card. They are pleasantly surprised to find that Ms. Mimi, the culprit, gave cards to all the Camembert Mouselings. They repay her with their own special Valentine - a dance expressing their appreciation.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 8:30 am
    Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series [#115] The Swim of Things It's swimming time at the pond, and everybody is having fun - everybody, that is, except Felix. A poor swimmer, he has become discouraged and disheartened. Like everybody else, Anne is impatient with her friend's limitations. However, when an injury sidelines her Felix helps her with her exercises. Soon the two unlikely friends are hard at work, helping one another train. Felix attempts to learn how to dive. By developing his strength, flexibility and general confidence, he sees amazing results, dazzling his friends - and impressing himself. duration 28:46   STEREO TVY
  • 9:00 am
    WordGirl [#411H] Wordbot/Mount Rush Here WORDBOT - In order to get back at WordGirl for destroying his robots, Tobey builds a robot replica of WordGirl named WordBot. When WordBot gets jealous and turns against Tobey, WordGirl and Tobey are forced to team-up in order to defeat WordBot. Vocabulary Words: Devoted, Backfire. MOUNT RUSH HERE - When all the grown-ups suddenly go missing, the kids take full advantage of an adult-free world. But as it starts to take a toll on them, WordGirl discovers that Mr. Big is using yet another mind control device to make all the adults build a tribute in his honor. WordGirl must destroy the machine and rescue the adults, but can she do it without Mr. Big's help? Vocabulary Words: Advantage, Tribute. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY7
  • 9:30 am
    Martha Speaks [#202H] Painting for Peanuts/Martha's No Dummy * Painting for Peanuts - The zoo is in danger of closing! Helen and TD volunteer for an animal painting class to try and save it. But it turns out animal painting isn't exactly what they thought. Vocabulary: (E) realistic, easel, participate(d), abstract, portrait (I) painting(s), artwork, brushes, course, sculpture, pose(s).
    * Martha's No Dummy - Granny Flo is hosting a variety show. Helen and Carolina team up to perform a pantomime, Alice practices her tap routine, and Truman perfects his water glass symphony, but TD and Martha struggle to come up with an act. Will they ever find their voice? Vocabulary: (E) pantomime, routine(s)(ly), rehears(ing)(al)(ed) , ventriloquist, entertain(ment)(ing)(ed) (I) host(ing), show, old-fashioned, star(dom)(s), act.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 10:00 am
    Raggs [#149H] Books When Razzles can't find her book, she and the dogs clean up the house and practice how to take good care of a book. When Pido cannot find a new bedtime story to read to the dogs, he creates a new story combining everyone's favorite book character into one adventure. duration 28:46   STEREO TVY
  • 10:30 am
    Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman [#520H] The Fetch Finale It all comes down to this! In the Season 5 Fetch! Finale, Ruff has learned that Purrs, the organization that runs Go Get It!, is an evil cat organization! Purrs plans to brainwash the entire country with a device that makes everyone think they're cats! Purrs is also responsible for the disappearance of Ruff's parents. After learning that Purrs headquarters is hidden somewhere inside a water park, Ruff sends the Fetchers to find a way inside. Now all Ruff needs to do is stop the brainwashing device, find his parents, and crown a Fetch! Grand Champion!! All in a day's work for Ruff Ruffman! duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 11:00 am
    The Electric Company [#209H] Revolutionary Doughnuts Lisa tries to clear the name of an ancestor accused of being a traitor in the Revolutionary War. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 11:30 am
    Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps [#318H] Angelina and the Big News/Angelina's Secret Valentine * Angelina and the Big News - Angelina, Vici, and Marco mistakenly think Ms. Mimi is getting married. They go to great lengths to make her wedding day special - and learn about wedding marches and organ music in the process. In the end, they realize they made a big mistake. But it's okay - everyone makes mistakes!
    * Angelina's Secret Valentine - Angelina finds a Valentine's card from a secret admirer on her door step. She and Polly seek out their friends in an attempt to solve the mystery of who sent the card. They are pleasantly surprised to find that Ms. Mimi, the culprit, gave cards to all the Camembert Mouselings. They repay her with their own special Valentine - a dance expressing their appreciation.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • AFTERNOON
  • 12:00 pm
    Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series [#115] The Swim of Things It's swimming time at the pond, and everybody is having fun - everybody, that is, except Felix. A poor swimmer, he has become discouraged and disheartened. Like everybody else, Anne is impatient with her friend's limitations. However, when an injury sidelines her Felix helps her with her exercises. Soon the two unlikely friends are hard at work, helping one another train. Felix attempts to learn how to dive. By developing his strength, flexibility and general confidence, he sees amazing results, dazzling his friends - and impressing himself. duration 28:46   STEREO TVY
  • 12:30 pm
    Arthur [#1103] Buenas Noches, Vicita/Prunella Packs It In * Buenas Noches, Vicita - Vicita Molina has lost her favorite book - a lovely South American tale of friendship and courage in the Amazon Jungle. No book means no sleep for Vicita - or for any of the Molinas. Since Vicita knows the story by heart, maybe D.W. and Arthur can help her find a way to re-create it and get the family back to sleep.
    * Prunella Packs It In - Everyone knows that elementary school is way too early to start thinking about college - except for Prunella. Her older sister's anxiety about college is so contagious that Prunella piles on extra-curricular activities to make her more "appealing." Will she crack under the heavy load? Or will she learn to relax and focus on the things that she actually enjoys?
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 1:00 pm
    Clifford's Puppy Days [#117] Time Out/Sniff Sniff * Time Out - Nina loses her date book. Jorge doesn't help her find it, thinking she will have more time to play with him. The plan backfires, and Jorge learns to respect Nina's commitments.
    * Sniff Sniff - When Emily Elizabeth wakes up with a cold, Clifford does everything he can to make her feel better. He tries playing with a pop up book, playing ball, and getting her to dance. Finally he realizes that one of the best things you can do for someone who isn't feeling well doesn't feel like much at all. He goes into her room and snuggles with her, and she couldn't be happier.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 1:30 pm
    Clifford The Big Red Dog [#209] Princess Cleo/Basketball Stories * Princess Cleo - Clifford's Big Idea: Be a Good Friend Cleo discovers her grandmother was a Queen - and that makes her a Princess! She begins to enjoy all the privileges she believes come with being a Princess - but soon learns that her friends are more important to her than any crown or title could ever be. In the end, she discovers that it's more fun to read about being a princess than to be one in real life. * Basketball Stories - Clifford's Big Idea: Be a Good Friend Skyscraper Jackson has come to Birdwell Island for a big exhibition game, which Charley wouldn't miss for anything - except a bad cold. But Emily, Vaz and Jetta each write a story about the game for Charley from their different points of view. Charley gets to relive the game through his friend's stories and they have a lot of fun writing and reading them to him. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 2:00 pm
    Martha Speaks [#204H] The Penguin Always Rings Twice/The Martha Code * The Penguin Always Rings Twice - Someone keeps stealing the zoo's peanut supply. All clues point to Jeffy the elephant, but Martha and Skits are determined to prove his innocence. Can their crack crime-fighting team - a lemur, a bat, a penguin, a baby tiger, and Jeffy - help them outwit the thieves? Vocabulary: (E) mystery, clue, culprit, hunch, motive (I) first, second, next, last, after.
    * The Martha Code - After Martha accidentally eats a secret code, it's really, really hard to understand what she's saying. Now Martha's lost and she's leaving Helen coded phone messages. Can Helen break the code and find out where she is? Vocabulary: (E) code, decipher, message, gibberish, arbitrary (I) (un) break(able), crack, secret(s), key, figure out.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 2:30 pm
    Wild Kratts [#103H] Aardvark Town When a young aardvark accidentally becomes a stowaway in Chris's backpack, the Wild Kratts team sets off on a "door to door" search to return him to his home burrow. Along the way, they discover the incredible (and valuable) service the aardvark provides to all the burrow-living creatures of Africa. Science Concept: Aardvarks manipulate earth materials and alter landscapes. duration 28:46   STEREO TVY
  • 3:00 pm
    Arthur [#1104] Phony Fern/Brain's Shocking Secret * Phony Fern - When Fern's parents give her a cell phone for "emergencies only," Fern is uninterested - until Muffy introduces her to the joys of personalized ring tones, texting, and incessant chatting! Fern becomes hooked, and starts to believe that nail polish consultations are "emergencies." But she realizes that although evolving technology is great, sometimes it's better to communicate the old-fashioned way, in person.
    * Brain's Shocking Secret - Brain is the smartest kid in his class. Everyone knows that! What they don't know is that he was kept back in Kindergarten - and that's a fact Brain would like to keep secret. Will Binky spill the beans?
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 3:30 pm
    Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman [#520H] The Fetch Finale It all comes down to this! In the Season 5 Fetch! Finale, Ruff has learned that Purrs, the organization that runs Go Get It!, is an evil cat organization! Purrs plans to brainwash the entire country with a device that makes everyone think they're cats! Purrs is also responsible for the disappearance of Ruff's parents. After learning that Purrs headquarters is hidden somewhere inside a water park, Ruff sends the Fetchers to find a way inside. Now all Ruff needs to do is stop the brainwashing device, find his parents, and crown a Fetch! Grand Champion!! All in a day's work for Ruff Ruffman! duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 4:00 pm
    DragonflyTV [#312Z] Space Lightweight research: kids use microgravity demonstrators to show what puts the spring in an astronaut's step. Arizona kids hit the Mars-like desert landscape to discover more about life on the Red Planet. And "Bionic Woman" Ayanna Howard engineers out-of-this-world robots. duration 28:46   STEREO TVG
  • 4:30 pm
    Curiosity Quest [#205] Metro Link Trains Ever wondered what a train engineer does? Join us on this Curiosity Quest to find out how those humongous steel trains are operated and maintained. duration 26:39   STEREO DVI TVG
  • 5:00 pm
    WordGirl [#409H] The Birthday Girl's Monstrous Gift/Hal The Haggler THE BIRTHDAY GIRL'S MONSTROUS GIFT - After being captured by WordGirl and locked safely in a jar on the hottest day of the year, The Energy Monster convinces Eileen to free and feed him so that he is able to continue terrorizing the city and ruin the Summer Winter Carnival. WordGirl must recapture The Energy Monster but will she be able to do so when an angry Eileen turns into The Birthday Girl after her new pet is taken from her? Vocabulary Words: Guzzle, Monstrous. HAL THE HAGGLER - While doing chores to save money for a new unicorn figurine, WordGirl must stop Granny May from stealing Cleopatra's Bed out of the museum. After a number of attempts, Granny May and WordGirl realize they are both being swindled by Hal. Will WordGirl team up with a villain in order to bring a swindler to justice? Vocabulary Words: Defend, Haggle. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY7
  • 5:30 pm
    Cyberchase [#118] Problem Solving In Shangri-La (Topic: Problem Solving) - Hacker is holding the kids captive aboard the Grim Wreaker, when a storm forces the Wreaker to land on a snowy mountaintop. They are taken prisoner by a peaceful but mysterious Zen Master, who devises a game of strategy to test their problem solving skills. The winner of the game will be set free - the loser will remain a prisoner. In the battle of brainpower, the kids discover that each of them has a different way of solving problems - and that despite anger and frustration, they need to be tolerant of these differences. Hacker, of course, has his own way of solving problems. Working together, the kids find a way to defeat Hacker and gain their freedom. The Big Idea: Treat tough math problems like a challenging game. Set a game plan, and as you play, see how it goes. Take time to review and revise before playing again. Work on your problem as long as you can, but stop before anger and frustration overtake your desire to play. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • EVENING
  • 6:00 pm
    Clifford The Big Red Dog [#209] Princess Cleo/Basketball Stories * Princess Cleo - Clifford's Big Idea: Be a Good Friend Cleo discovers her grandmother was a Queen - and that makes her a Princess! She begins to enjoy all the privileges she believes come with being a Princess - but soon learns that her friends are more important to her than any crown or title could ever be. In the end, she discovers that it's more fun to read about being a princess than to be one in real life. * Basketball Stories - Clifford's Big Idea: Be a Good Friend Skyscraper Jackson has come to Birdwell Island for a big exhibition game, which Charley wouldn't miss for anything - except a bad cold. But Emily, Vaz and Jetta each write a story about the game for Charley from their different points of view. Charley gets to relive the game through his friend's stories and they have a lot of fun writing and reading them to him. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 6:30 pm
    Clifford's Puppy Days [#117] Time Out/Sniff Sniff * Time Out - Nina loses her date book. Jorge doesn't help her find it, thinking she will have more time to play with him. The plan backfires, and Jorge learns to respect Nina's commitments.
    * Sniff Sniff - When Emily Elizabeth wakes up with a cold, Clifford does everything he can to make her feel better. He tries playing with a pop up book, playing ball, and getting her to dance. Finally he realizes that one of the best things you can do for someone who isn't feeling well doesn't feel like much at all. He goes into her room and snuggles with her, and she couldn't be happier.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 7:00 pm
    Wild Kratts [#103H] Aardvark Town When a young aardvark accidentally becomes a stowaway in Chris's backpack, the Wild Kratts team sets off on a "door to door" search to return him to his home burrow. Along the way, they discover the incredible (and valuable) service the aardvark provides to all the burrow-living creatures of Africa. Science Concept: Aardvarks manipulate earth materials and alter landscapes. duration 28:46   STEREO TVY
  • 7:30 pm
    Martha Speaks [#202H] Painting for Peanuts/Martha's No Dummy * Painting for Peanuts - The zoo is in danger of closing! Helen and TD volunteer for an animal painting class to try and save it. But it turns out animal painting isn't exactly what they thought. Vocabulary: (E) realistic, easel, participate(d), abstract, portrait (I) painting(s), artwork, brushes, course, sculpture, pose(s).
    * Martha's No Dummy - Granny Flo is hosting a variety show. Helen and Carolina team up to perform a pantomime, Alice practices her tap routine, and Truman perfects his water glass symphony, but TD and Martha struggle to come up with an act. Will they ever find their voice? Vocabulary: (E) pantomime, routine(s)(ly), rehears(ing)(al)(ed) , ventriloquist, entertain(ment)(ing)(ed) (I) host(ing), show, old-fashioned, star(dom)(s), act.
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 8:00 pm
    Arthur [#1104] Phony Fern/Brain's Shocking Secret * Phony Fern - When Fern's parents give her a cell phone for "emergencies only," Fern is uninterested - until Muffy introduces her to the joys of personalized ring tones, texting, and incessant chatting! Fern becomes hooked, and starts to believe that nail polish consultations are "emergencies." But she realizes that although evolving technology is great, sometimes it's better to communicate the old-fashioned way, in person.
    * Brain's Shocking Secret - Brain is the smartest kid in his class. Everyone knows that! What they don't know is that he was kept back in Kindergarten - and that's a fact Brain would like to keep secret. Will Binky spill the beans?
    duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 8:30 pm
    Maya & Miguel [#147] After School After Maggie arrives late for class one day and talks back to Mr. Nguyen, he issues her an "after school" - requiring her to stay late one day. Maggie is appalled, since this has never happened to her before, and she tries every trick in her book to get Mr. Nguyen to change his mind. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 9:00 pm
    WordGirl [#411H] Wordbot/Mount Rush Here WORDBOT - In order to get back at WordGirl for destroying his robots, Tobey builds a robot replica of WordGirl named WordBot. When WordBot gets jealous and turns against Tobey, WordGirl and Tobey are forced to team-up in order to defeat WordBot. Vocabulary Words: Devoted, Backfire. MOUNT RUSH HERE - When all the grown-ups suddenly go missing, the kids take full advantage of an adult-free world. But as it starts to take a toll on them, WordGirl discovers that Mr. Big is using yet another mind control device to make all the adults build a tribute in his honor. WordGirl must destroy the machine and rescue the adults, but can she do it without Mr. Big's help? Vocabulary Words: Advantage, Tribute. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY7
  • 9:30 pm
    Cyberchase [#403] Penguin Tears Hacker's secret quest continues, with the nefarious `borg on the hunt for the next piece of his mysterious machine. His search for the legendary Prism of Penguia takes him to snowy Cyberia. While trying to stop Hacker, Digit and the kids are trapped in an icy cave and must master the principles of bouncing in order to break out. Can they escape in time or will Hacker's plan succeed? duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 10:00 pm
    The Electric Company [#209H] Revolutionary Doughnuts Lisa tries to clear the name of an ancestor accused of being a traitor in the Revolutionary War. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
  • 10:30 pm
    DragonflyTV [#312Z] Space Lightweight research: kids use microgravity demonstrators to show what puts the spring in an astronaut's step. Arizona kids hit the Mars-like desert landscape to discover more about life on the Red Planet. And "Bionic Woman" Ayanna Howard engineers out-of-this-world robots. duration 28:46   STEREO TVG
  • 11:00 pm
    Curiosity Quest [#205] Metro Link Trains Ever wondered what a train engineer does? Join us on this Curiosity Quest to find out how those humongous steel trains are operated and maintained. duration 26:39   STEREO DVI TVG
  • 11:30 pm
    Wild Kratts [#103H] Aardvark Town When a young aardvark accidentally becomes a stowaway in Chris's backpack, the Wild Kratts team sets off on a "door to door" search to return him to his home burrow. Along the way, they discover the incredible (and valuable) service the aardvark provides to all the burrow-living creatures of Africa. Science Concept: Aardvarks manipulate earth materials and alter landscapes. duration 28:46   STEREO TVY
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The Lowdown: Decoding the News

For educators and the generally curious, The Lowdown is a multimedia guide to understanding big news from California and beyond.

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