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Max and Ruby(2002-2016)

TV-Y
| 30min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation
3.1/5 (with 17 votes)

Meet two funny bunny siblings, the energetic and mischievous Max, and the patient, smart and goal-oriented Ruby. The show models empowering messages by showing Max and Ruby playing together and resolving their differences respectfully and supportively.

Sesame Street(1969-)

TV-Y
| 54min per episode | Kids & Family, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 111 votes)

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

Dora the Explorer(2000-2019)

3.1/5 (with 139 votes)

A young girl named Dora goes on adventures with her red boot-wearing monkey named Boots.

Directed by Gary Conrad

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood(2012-)

TV-G
| 28min per episode | Animation, Kids & Family, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 12 votes)

The life of 4-year-old Daniel Tiger and his friends as they learn fun and practical strategies and skills necessary for growing and learning.

Madagascar: A Little Wild(2020-2022)

NR
| 23min per episode | Animation, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 125 votes)

The early years of the Madagascar heroes Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, as they grow up in a rescue habitat at the Central Park Zoo.

Bugs Bunny Builders(2022-)

TV-Y
| 12min per episode | Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 7 votes)

At ACME Construction Company, Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny manage an inept crew of builders. By working together as a team, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, and others use their tools and wild vehicles to pull off some of the looniest construction jobs ever.

You Are There(1953-1957)

30min per episode | Drama
2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

You Are There is an American historical educational television and radio series broadcast over the CBS Radio and CBS Television networks.

Directed by John Frankenheimer

Beakman's World(1992-1997)

TV-Y
| 22min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
4.1/5 (with 14 votes)

Beakman's World is an educational children's television show. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can with Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church. The series premiered September 18, 1992 on The Learning Channel cable network and in national syndication. On September 18, 1993 it moved from national syndication to CBS Saturday morning children’s lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world. The series was canceled in 1998. Reruns returned to national syndication in September 2006, after which it was transferred to local stations such as KICU. The show debuted a year prior to Bill Nye the Science Guy, which covered similar topics. The show's host, Paul Zaloom, still performs as Beakman in live appearances around the globe.

The Really Wild Show(1986-2006)

TV-14
| 25min per episode | Kids & Family, Kids & Family, Documentary
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The Really Wild Show was a long-running British television show about wildlife, broadcast by the BBC as part of their CBBC service to children. It also runs on Animal Planet in the US. The show was broadcast continuously since 21 January 1986. In April 2006 the BBC announced that the show would be axed that summer, and as such the last ever episode was shown in April 2006, giving the show a run of 20 years.

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures(2023-)

Set during the High Republic era and the prime of the Jedi Order, follow Jedi younglings as they study the ways of the Force, explore the galaxy, help citizens and creatures in need, and learn valuable skills needed to become Jedi along the way.

Bill Nye the Science Guy(1993-1998)

TV-Y
| 26min per episode | Comedy, Documentary, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 35 votes)

Bill Nye the Science Guy is an educational television program that originally aired from September 10, 1993 to June 20, 1998, hosted by William "Bill" Nye and produced by Buena Vista Television. The show aired on PBS Kids and was also syndicated to local stations. Each of the 100 episodes aims to teach a specific topic in science to a preteen audience. The show is frequently used in schools as an education medium, and it still airs on some PBS stations for this reason. Created by comedian Ross Shafer and based on sketches on KING-TV's sketch program Almost Live!, Bill Nye the Science Guy was produced by Disney Educational Productions and KCTS-TV of Seattle. Bill Nye the Science Guy won nineteen Emmy Awards during its run.

The Crocodile Hunter(1997-2004)

TV-G
| 44min per episode | Documentary, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 16 votes)

The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series that was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to its unconventional approach and Irwin's approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course and two television spinoffs: The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and Croc Files. The series has been presented on Animal Planet and has been in international syndication on networks worldwide.

With Steve Irwin, Terri Irwin, Bindi Irwin, Wes Mannion
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Laid-Back Camp(2018-)

TV-PG
| 24min per episode | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
4.1/5 (with 39 votes)

Nadeshiko, a high school student who had moved from Shizuoka to Yamanashi, decides to see the famous, 1000 yen-bill-featured Mount Fuji. Even though she manages to bike all the way to Motosu, she's forced to turn back because of worsening weather. Unable to set her eyes on her goal, she faints partway to her destination. When she wakes up, it's night, in a place she's never been before, with no way of knowing how to get home. Nadeshiko is saved when she encounters Rin, a girl who is out camping by herself. This outdoorsy girls story begins with this first encounter between Nadeshiko and Rin.

The Magic School Bus Rides Again(2017-2018)

TV-Y
| 25min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation
3.2/5 (with 10 votes)

Ms. Frizzle's sister takes her class on a slew of wild science adventures in this update of the beloved animated show.

Jessica's Big Little World(2023-)

4.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Jessica navigates her way through a world where everything seems much bigger than she is; inspired by the grown-ups around her, she persists in conquering monumental children's tasks.

Rainbow(1972-1992)

20min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories. Join George, Bungle, Zippy, and all their friends at the Rainbow House, always an exciting place to be.

Directed by Jackie Cooper - With Stanley Bates, Rod Burton, David Cook, Matthew Corbett, Geoffrey Hayes, Ronnie Le Drew, ...

Newton's Apple(1983-1998)

30min per episode | Documentary, Kids & Family
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from 1983 to 1999. The show's title is based on the rumor of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him—or, more popularly, on his head—prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television. For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Later episodes of the show featured an original song. An occasional short feature appeared called "Science of the Rich and Famous" in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle.

With Ira Flatow

Liberty's Kids(2002-2003)

30min per episode | Animation
3.7/5 (with 8 votes)

Liberty's Kids is an animated educational historical fiction television series produced by DIC Entertainment, originally broadcast on PBS Kids from September 2, 2002 to April 4, 2003, although PBS continued to air reruns until August 2004. The show has since been syndicated by DiC to affiliates of smaller television networks such as The CW and MyNetworkTV and some independent stations so that those stations can fulfill FCC educational and informational requirements. Since September 16, 2006, the series aired on CBS's new block called KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS, then it was aired on KEWLopolis, which taking September 12, 2009. In 2008 it ran on The History Channel. The series is currently on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and CBS's Cookie Jar TV. In 2012, Qubo announced the channel will air Liberty's Kids in fall 2012. The series was based on an idea by Kevin O'Donnell and developed for television by Kevin O'Donnell, Robby London, Mike Maliani, and Andy Heyward. Its purpose is to teach its audience of 7 to 14 year olds about the origins of the United States of America. Much like the CBS cartoon mini-series based on Peanuts; This is America, Charlie Brown years before, Liberty's Kids tells of young people in dramas surrounding the major events in the Revolutionary War days. Celebrity voices such as Walter Cronkite, Sylvester Stallone, Ben Stiller, Billy Crystal, Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Don Francisco lend credence to characters critical to the forming of a free country, from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention.

The Creature Cases(2022-)

TV-Y7
| 15min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation
3.6/5 (with 7 votes)

Special agents Sam and Kit hop the globe with their sleuthing skills, science facts and cool gadgets to solve the animal kingdom's many mysteries.

Gabby's Dollhouse(2021-)

TV-Y
| 24min per episode | Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
4.1/5 (with 22 votes)

This colorful series leads preschoolers room to room through a fantastical dollhouse of delightful mini-worlds and irresistible kitty characters.

Johnson & Friends(1990-1995)

10min per episode | Kids & Family
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Johnson and Friends is an Australian children’s television programme broadcast on ABC from 12 November 1990 to 25 December 1995. It was produced by Film Australia and lasted seven seasons. In the UK it was shown in the 1993 on TCC, CBBC, and then on UK Living's Tiny Living strand for under-fives. It was aired in the United States as a segment on the Fox Cubhouse, an educational children's program on Fox, from 1993 to 1996.

Directed by Ian Munro

Curious George(2006-)

TV-Y
| 23min per episode | Animation, Kids & Family, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 44 votes)

With the help of his friend “The Man in the Yellow Hat,” a curious little monkey named George sets out on adventures to learn about the world around him.

Wild Kratts(2011-)

TV-Y
| 22min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 20 votes)

The adventures of Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter incredible wild animals, combining science education with fun and adventure as the duo travels to animal habitats around the globe.

Big Tree City(2022-)

TV-Y
| 11min per episode | Action & Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Animation
4.0/5 (with 7 votes)

A team of animal heroes with special skills and speedy vehicles work together to keep Big Tree City safe and solve the town's trickiest problems.

Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?(1996-1997)

21min per episode | Kids & Family
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Brøderbund Software.

Barney & Friends(1992-2010)

30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family, Kids & Family
2.4/5 (with 33 votes)

Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 2 to 5. The series, which first aired on April 6, 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude.

StoryBots: Answer Time(2022-)

TV-Y
| 24min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation
3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

Got a question? The StoryBots have an answer! Join curious friends Beep, Boop, Bing, Bang and Bo on fun adventures to find facts for real kids like you.

Little Einsteins(2005-2009)

TV-Y
| 24min per episode | Animation, Kids & Family, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 24 votes)

A group of musically gifted and ethnically diverse children travel around the world in an artificially intelligent rocket named Rocket.

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum(1994-1997)

27min per episode | Kids & Family, Comedy, Kids & Family
4.1/5 (with 11 votes)

Nino is a 300-year-old boy who lives with his uncle, Dr. Victor, a sorcerer and scientist, and his great-aunt Morgana, a 6,000-year-old witch. The three of them live in a castle in the middle of the city of São Paulo. Apprentice sorcerer, Nino has never attended a school, because of the unusual age of 300 years. His parents left him living with Victor and Morgan, because they needed to travel on an expedition into outer space, taking their two younger brothers. In spite of having animal and supernatural friends in the Castle, Nino, feeling lack of friends like him, decides to do a spell he learned with his Uncle Victor, and ended up bringing to the Castle, three children who had just left school. Free of loneliness, Nino receives the visit of the three daily.

Directed by Anna Muylaert - With Sérgio Mamberti, Rosi Campos, Cássio Scapin, Luciano Amaral, Cinthya Rachel, Freddy Allan, ...

CoComelon Lane(2023-)

3.6/5 (with 8 votes)

Join your favorite "CoComelon" characters on imaginative adventures as they explore feelings — and the world around them — in this story-driven series.

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