Theodore Tugboat
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| Theodore Tugboat | |
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| Image:Theodore Tugboat Logo.jpg </small> | |
| Genre | Children's |
| Running time | 15 mins (9 episodes) 20 mins (4 episodes) |
| Starring | {{{starring}}} |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original channel | Image:Flag of Canada.svg CBS (1993-2001)
Image:Flag of the United States.svg PBS (1994-2001) Image:Flag of Australia.svg TV1 (1999-present) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg TV1 (1998-present) |
| Original run | 1993–2001 |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
Theodore Tugboat is a television show for children about a little tugboat, his friends, and their adventures in the Big Harbour. Produced in Canada by CBC Television and Cochrane Entertainment from 1993 to 2001, it is no longer in production. At one time appearing in as many as 80 countries, it is still believed to appear in syndication in various parts of the world. It aired on PBS and the Noggin channel in the United States. The show dealt with events (such as the arrival of a superliner), or feelings like loneliness. The show was filmed on a model set with radio-controlled tugboats, ships, and machinery.
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[edit] Characters
[edit] Principal characters
- Theodore Tugboat: The main character, Theodore wears a red baseball cap and enjoys harbour life. Probably meant to represent the average child, Theodore's personality is kind and funloving, but he is inclined to misbehave on occasion. Also, he can become angered when others label him as "small", "cute", or "too little".
- Hank: Hank (the Volcano, as he sometimes calls himself) is assumedly the youngest tug of the fleet. Recognizable in his blue toque, Hank is the only tugboat who has become an "ocean tug" (a tug that is eligible to work outside the harbour). He has brittle and delicate feelings, and is more sensitive than the other tugs.
- Foduck "the Vigilant": The fleet's fire and rescue tug, Foduck is the second largest tugboat. He carries additional spotlights, a fire nozzle, and a rotating transceiver. He wears a dark red firehat as well. As a "V" tug, Foduck is fully-qualified to make ocean voyages, but his fire and safety duties usually keep him close to the Big Harbour. Foduck has a self-centred, overconfident, and proud air that can annoy his comrades and get him into trouble. He tries to assume leadership most of the time, but has a soft spot or two in his heart.
- Emily "the Vigorous": The single female in the fleet, Emily wears a turqoise fishing hat and is a good friend of Theodore. She often gets herself into trouble by biting off more than she can chew, or straying out of bounds. But Emily is willing to help out in any situation, and every lesson she learns, she takes to heart. Emily enjoys traveling to foreign ports, and engaging in cross-cultural exchanges with ships visiting the Big Harbour.
- George "the Valiant": George is the largest tugboat, and has two smoke stacks instead of one. He is pompous, prideful, and haughty most of the time. He wears a purple baseball cap backwards, and is the strongest of the group. George is also blunt, and gets himself into trouble by being reckless and careless and putting down other tugs. But despite his mostly gruff character, George can be quite serious about his work.
- The Harbourmaster: The narrator of the series, he is portrayed by Denny Doherty, formerly of The Mamas & the Papas, in the Canadian and US version and by other performers internationally.
- The Dispatcher: A rotating building on the Great Ocean Tug and Salvage Company Dock (the place in the harbour where the tugs live). A fatherly figure, The Dispatcher assigns the tugs to one or more tasks that are carried out through the course of the episode. He rebukes the tugs when need be, but he gives them counselling and practical advice.
[edit] Other characters
- Owan the Oil Rig: Owan is a loudmouth, boisterous oil rig outside of the harbour who always yells instead of talks. He is anchored by twelve columns and several cables, but the tugs frequently tow him around the water to drill in new locations. His catchphrase is "yessirreebob!" (although he does use "nosirreebob" on occasion).
- Northumberland Submarine: Northumberland is a black submarine who usually sleeps while off duty. He was once trapped under the surface when he was caught in an underwater rockslide with a broken propeller.
- Digby the Cable Ship: Digby is an old cable-laying ship who is always getting stuck somewhere out on the job. He has a mild East Coast accent. He also says whatever is on his mind even if it is about himself.
- Brunswick: Brunswick is a barge always looking for thrills and chills.
- Constance the Coast Guard Ship: Constance is a coast guard ship who takes almost everything seriously, and whenever her name is mentioned she is noted as an important ship.
- Guysborough the Garbage Barge: Guysborough has a grumpy personality and calls everyone else "rotten". The only ones who can stand him are Theodore and Digby. His catchphrase is "Theee-o-dorrre!" ... which Theodore once used as a foghorn when the lighthouse was out to prevent a shipwreck, in a hilarious solution to an otherwise serious problem.
- Rebecca the Research Vessel: Rebecca is a research vessel who goes out to sea to find information. She is a research vessel who helps her fellow boats find lost artifacts. She is a good friend of Theodore.
- Bedford Buoy: A buoy who lives just outside the harbor near Willy's Island.
- Benjamin Bridge: A bridge who separates the harbor from the ocean. this character is based on the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge.
- Sigrid the Supply Ship: A supply ship who helps Owen work. Sigrid also wants to be a tugboat.
- Carla the Cool Cabin Cruiser: A zany cabin cruiser who runs out of control and causes peer pressure.
- Pugwash the Mini-Submarine: A mini submarine who once scared Northumberland by bumping him but now she knows better and travels the world with Stewiake. She dosent like lighthouses.
- Stewiake the Salvage Ship: A ship who loads Pugwash onto him with a cradle.
- Baddeck the Buoy Boat: A buoy boat who brings new buoys into the harbor.
- Shelburne the Giant Sea Barge: Shelburne is the harbour's biggest barge, and also the slowest barge ever.
- Millie: A fishing trawler who wears dw glasses!
- Truro: A fishing trawler who lives and cares for Dorothy in Ceiligh's Cave!
- The 2 Ferry Twins: These 2 twins delivers goods while traveling parallel. Their names are Phillip and Philmore. They are modelled after twin ferries that cross Halifax Harbour.
- Donald Dock: A dock who lives next to the Dispatcher and only says "uh-huh".
- Jasper: The junk dock who only says "nope".
- Dorothy the Dory: A dory who lives in Ceiligh's Cove with Truro. Looks to both Truro and Theodore as older siblings.
- R. Boat: Short for Row boat, R. Boat is a gloomy little boat. Once got to float atop of the Queen Stephanie's royal swimming pool.
- Blandford Buoy: A buoy who lives right outside the harbour. Is good friends with Bedford.
- Barrington: A little barge Theodore usually pulls in the harbour.
- Bonavista: A little barge sometimes pulled by Hank.
- Lilly the Lighthouse: A lighthouse on "Willy's Island", found in the middle of the harbour. Warns visiting ships away from the sharp dangerous rocks on the island.
- Fundy the Fishing Boat: A little fishing boat who says strange things. It is really his way of giving advice.
- Bobby: A big barge sometimes used for salvage operations. Problem is that he never knows what his hook will grab.
- Bayswater: A good friend of Brunswick. Once called Hank "Bumper-Bum".
- Pearl & Petra the Pilot Boats: The harbour's two pilot boats who patrol the harbour to make sure everything is under control. Often Petra plays Hide and Surprise with Theodore and Barrington. Pearl is the more senior of the two pilot boats; interactions with Pearl are more likely to be businesslike and brusque. She also has the authority to overrule the Dispatcher's orders for the tugboats at her discretion.
- Clayton the Harbour Crane: A crane who lives near the Oceananic Institute (Rebecca and Northumberland's dock).
- Shediake the Supply Shed: A supply shed Theodore met while he was at the repair dock.
[edit] Visitors to the harbour
- Queen Stephanie: The greatest and grandest ocean liner in the world, also the nicest. Occasionally visits the harbour after getting stuck under Benjamin Bridge by accident the first time she appeared in the series. In another, she even had R. Boat in her swimming pool after R. Boat wishes he could be big. Apparently, her majesty has about 1,001 windows on each of her sides.
- Clementine: A big container ship who came when Theodore first met Clayton and wished that he could lift thing like he could.
- Cumberland: A big container ship who thought he did not need tugs until he met Theodore.
- Catherine: A big container ship who curried a "double" load and gave Theodore and George a time trying to move her.
- Katherine: A cargo ship who, like Emily, had never met a ship from Russia until Gregor was in the harbour.
- Olympia: An oil tanker brought in when huge packs of sea ice were in the harbour.
- Kirby: A cargo ship loaded with telephone poles from England.
- Julia: First cargo ship that Theodore and Hank brought into the harbour together.
- Inverness: A cargo ship that Hank accidentally offends by calling her "needle-nose".
- S.S. Malarkey: A cargo ship who tells stories that, true to his namesake, are nothing but malarkey.
- Seabright: A cargo ship that was afraid of Benjamin Bridge until Theodore explained there's nothing to be afraid of.
- Cabot: A cargo ship with no self control and who did not care about safety until Theodore taught him a thing or two.
- Kulu: A story-telling canoe.
- Clair a cargo ship that is loaded with special cargo such as bicycles.
- Canso: A supertanker who had hit rock near the Pikto Peaks and was sinking fast.
- Jennifer: A ship who Emily rescued before Theodore got the assignment to rescue Digby who was stuck on a sandspit.
- Gloria Cornwallis: A ship Emily and Theodore were towing during the time Theodore was having nightmares of a sea monster coming at him in the night.
- Igloo: An oil tanker who helped the tugs out when Clair was beginning to leak oil.
- Chester: A container ship who wanted to have flags during the time the ship and boats of the harbour were having their Flag Day.
- Oliver "The Vast": A tug from another harbour who gave Theodore a hard time.
- Dartmouth: A giant visiting cable ship. Digby showed him good places to lay cables.
- Tex: An oil rig that was really rude until a storm nearly made him crash into Benjamin Bridge, after which he learned humility.
- Shamus: A fishing trawler that was covered in ice once.
- Gregor: A fishing trawler from Russia whom Emily wanted to meet.
- Walter: A whale character. He is seen in the book "Theodore and the Whale". Walter was sparated from his pack by a strong current. Theodore had been babysitting him until George found his family and was let go before he grew to a tremendous size.
- Emma Sophia: A small ship who Theodore was to bring in to the harbour, loaded with comcwats.
[edit] The program's formula
[edit] Opening sequence
The show always opens with the theme song, and the opening title dissolves into the harbourmaster's office. The harbourmaster is normally doing something or thinking about something, which prompts him to remember when one of the tugboats was involved in a similar scenario. In other episode setups, there might be a will be a gift to him by his mother and delivered by Hilary (the mailman) or a visitor like Captain Howard (a harbormaster from down the coast) comes by and they do something silly like snap suspenders together. This is not included in the Canadian version.
[edit] Main sequence
As the harbourmaster starts telling the story, the camera shot dissolves into a shot of the tugs working somewhere, or getting their orders from the Dispatcher. In the first few minutes of the episode, the tugs encounter a problem, and they use their heads to solve it. Other times, the tugs have to conquer an emotional problem, such as not feeling good enough, or having to saying goodbye to a friend. As each episode continues, the tugs resolve their problems, and life returns to normal in the Big Harbour.
[edit] Closing sequence
The scene again dissolves into a shot of the harbourmaster's office, with the harbourmaster deciding to pay attention to the lesson learned by the tugs. During this time, he sometimes communicates with the tugs through his office window (they reply with the sound of their whistles), plays his tuba, or listens to his friend Rodney playing bagpipes. The harbourmaster finally says "Thanks for visiting us here in the Big Harbour, and we'll see you all again next time. So long", and the credits roll. Or a voice-over says that there's another story along the way and to look at the website. Image:T TugboatSet2 2006.jpg
[edit] Real names and locations
The characters are loaded with references to Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia and Maritime Canada in general. Many of the references are obvious (such as Brunswick the Barge, named after New Brunswick) while others are more obscure (such as S.S. Malarkey, which is probably a reference to the S.S. MacKay, which was one of the rescue ships that assisted in the revovery of bodies after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912). Following is a list of other references:
- The harbour is based on Halifax Harbour, in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- The name Bonavista (one of the barges) is the name of a town in Newfoundland.
- The tugs will occasionally visit a modelled version of Peggy's Cove, a real-life cove in Nova Scotia.
- Northumberland (the submarine) is named after the Northumberland Strait that lies between the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia mainland and Prince Edward Island..
- Bedford (the buoy) is based on both the name (Bedford Basin), part of Halifax Harbour, the former town at the head of the basin.
- Dartmouth (a visiting ship) is named after Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, the community which lies on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour.
- Guysborough (the garbage barge) is the name of a county in Nova Scotia.
- Many of the tug characters are named after actual tugs that operate in Halifax Harbour, including Point Vim, Point Vigour and Point Valiant.
- Digby is named after another county in Nova Scotia.
[edit] Original airdates
CBC aired Theodore Tugboat from 1993 until 2001.
[edit] Trivia
- The original idea for the series came to Halifax native Andrew Cochran while he was walking along the waterfront. He named two of the tugboats in the series, Hank and George, after his son's favorite teddy bears. His son was four years old at the time and made up the name "Foduck" one day some months later while looking at the real tugboats in the harbor with his father.
- Cochran and his production company, Cochran Entertainment, went on to lead the development of the series with the CBC in Canada, starting in 1989, and to produce all 120 original episodes, commencing in 1992.
- The show was founded in part by Robert Cardona of Britain, the maker of the television shows TUGS and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
- On the Theodore Tugboat website (see below), moving the mouse over one of the tugs will make their horn go off. If you move the mouse in this order: George, Emily, Foduck, the result will be a broken C6 chord with no E.
- PBS telecasts of the show were supported by the Primestar satellite service, which was later absorbed by Directv.
- At a night scene, if you listen closely you can hear the cry of a beluga whale.
- In the episode "Bedford's Big Move" The Harbour Master receives cookies from his mother. If you look closly the Cookies are shaped like Sunshine from Tugs.
- There is a debate whether Theodore or Tugs was more successful. Many people say Theodore was 'watered down', but it is widely believed that Tugs is superior to Theodore.[citation needed]
- The Ocean Tug and Salvage fleet tugs are very similar to some of the Startugs in appearance and traits; for example, Foduck and Emily are similar to Big Mac and Warrior, George is Similar to Tophat, Hank is like Sunshine, and Theodore is like Ten Cents.
[edit] Episodes
There are 52 episodes in the series of half-hour programs produced for PBS. These were selected from the 120 produced for the CBC, each of which were 15 minutes long.
[edit] Season One
- Theodore and the Big Oil Rig: A new oil rig named Tex is very rude to George, Theodore and Hank and doesn’t want their help. However, when a storm puts Tex in a dangerous situation will he then accept the tug’s help.
- Theodore and the Homesick Rowboat: Theodore insists on finding a rowboat a new home all by himself. Things don’t go quite right though.
- George makes a cameo
- Olympia is the hurt ship
- A Dark and Scary Cove: Hank loses his lifeboat in a dark and scary cove one day. If the lifeboat isn’t found then Hank can’t leave his dock for safety reasons. Theodore tries to help out his friend and find the lost lifeboat. When he arrives at the cove Theodore finds a big surprise.
- Foduck the Viligant: Foduck is soon to earn his 'v-word'. This means he will be allowed to travel in the open ocean. However, he is having a spot of bother picking a name so he turns to his other tug friends for help.
- Different Strokes - Different Boats:The Dispatcher chooses Theodore to teach Hank how to tow barges. When Hank tries to tow a barge from the side during his towing test, Theodore says that you're supposed to tow a barge from the front. The result at first is a disaster, but at the end of the day luck is on Hank's side.
- Hank and the Mermaid: Hank sees a mermaid but no one believes him at first.
- True Blue Friends: George is scared that his hull checkup will hurt so he tries to hide behind a barge but gets stuck. So it's then Theodore to the rescue.
- Hank is not seen in this episode.
- Bumper Buddies: Foduck celebrates by continuously bumping into Theodore. Theodore doesn't like getting bumped but instead of telling Foduck that, he makes the mistake of avoiding Foduck all together. * Emily is not seen in this Episode
- Theodore and the welcome: Theodore gets his first try at welcoming ships into the harbor but isn't sure what to say to them.
- Theodore the Vegatable: The Dispatcher assigns Theodore to be the tug in charge of an incoming cargo ship called Julia. However when Theodore actually meets up with her, Julia questions his ability to handle her and Theodore is not so sure himself either.
- The Day Ice Came to the Harbour: A big freeze slows the productivity of the harbor right down. The pilot boats are restricted to their docks so Theodore and his other tugboat friends are left in charge to make sure that the harbor is kept safe.
- Olympia's gets a lead role after a camero in Theodore and the Homesick roboat
- Theodore’s Nightmares: One night, Theodore has a nightmare about a sea monster and when he wakes up he is scared that the dream will come true. But with a little help from his friends Theodore finds out that dreams are 'just pretend' and he will be alright.
- Theodore’s First Pull: Like Foduck, Theodore wants to earn his 'v-word' too. Emily tries to help Theodore by teaching him some skills that he'll need if his 'v-word' is to be so. However, Theodore grows over confident.
- Theodore and the Queen: A grand ocean liner named the Queen Stephanie visits the harbour. When she tries to pass beneath Benjamin Bridge though she gets severely stuck. Theodore however, quickly comes up with an idea on how to free her.
- Theodore and the Bluenose: Bluenose the old sailing ship saves Foduck when his propeller becomes clogged with seaweed.
- Theodore and Foduck are the only Tugs seen
- Is Anybody Listening?: Theodore thinks that the pilot boats who patrol the harbor never seem to listen to anybody, and they don't. But soon though, the pilot boats learn a valuable lesson about not listening.
- George Buzzes the Dock: It is found that Sandy Beach is terribly polluted and Emily and George notice this. They then have an argument about which one of them is causing the pollution. Theodore soon reminds them that all the tugs make pollution. Later on, all the tugs agree on the great idea of a 'Big Harbour Clean-up Contest' to be held, but that's another story.
- This episode (and the one after it) form the first two-parter episode.
- The Great Harbour Clean Up Contest: All the tugs seem to have a very big plan in terms of what part of the harbor they are each going to clean up in the contest. However, once Theodore has heard each tug's 'big plan' he can't seem to think of one himself. So he has to settle for a 'little plan'.
- Cameo by Rebecca the research vessel
- Best Friends: Theodore tells all the tugs that they are his best friend. Later, they get angry at him when they find out Theodore has said the same thing to all of them. They then demand to know which one of them truly is his best friend.
- Theodore and the Big Harbour: It's Theodore's first day in The Big Harbor and he is completely astonished at how different everything is compared to where he used to work. It takes a few lessons for him to take it all in.
[edit] Season Two
- Theodore's Whistle: Theodore doesn't like his high-pitched whistle tone so he tries to change the sound of it. He only ends up badly damaging it and Theodore is then unable to do one of his favourite jobs. Later though, he gets a pleasant surprise.
- This is often regarded as the most liked episode.
- George's Ghost: Theodore says that he has seen a ghost at Shipwreck Rock. George though doesn't believe Theodore until he actually sees the ghost for himself, and what a surprise it turns out to be!
- Theodore Changes Sides: George says that Theodore can sleep with the ocean tugs on the other side of the home dock while Emily is away. Theodore agrees because sleeping on the ocean tugs' side of the dock makes him feel more important. Hank though is then left all by himself on the other side of the dock and feels very sad and lonely.
- Night Shift: The Dispatcher assigns Theodore and Hank to do the night shift because the other tugs don't want to stay up all night. When it comes for Theodore and Hank to actually do the shift, they find the darkness a little scary.
- Theodore and the Whale: Theodore finds a whale called Walter who is trapped in seaweed and logs.
- The Tugboat Pledge: The Dispatcher has assigned Emily to lead the tugboat parade. Hank suggests to her that she should recite "The Tugboat Pledge" as well, except he has tricked Emily and there is no such thing!
- Emergency: George finds a ship that can't talk but little does he know that he could be putting himself in serious danger.
- The Cold Snap: The Dispatcher can't hear properly due to a bad cold, this situation unfortunately leads to some confusion because he is not entirely sure what everyone else is saying exactly.
- Hank and the Hug: No one wants to play with Hank or even let him help. He at first feels all angry but a little later he feels very depressed. The other tugs soon join together to formulate a plan on how to apologize to Hank and make him feel better.
- Emily and the Rocket: Theodore and Emily see a large light travelling across the sky one night. They at first think that it's a shooting star but it is later found out that it is something much, much bigger.
- Foduck Stays Home: Foduck is chosen by The Dispatcher to be the Big Harbour's Official Safety Tug. While he is happy about this, he is also very disappointed that he won't be able to go out on the open ocean.
- Theodore, the Tug in Charge: Theodore runs into a spot of bother with Northumberland Submarine.
- Theodore in the Middle: Theodore ends up in the middle of an argument between Emily and Hank.
- Carla, The Cool Cabin Cruiser: Carla encourages Emily to cause trouble in the Big Harbour, will Emily build up the courage to say that she doesn't want to?
- Snorri, The Viking Ship: A weird ship named Snorri arrives in the Big Harbour. He seems to be rather rude but Theodore soon finds out that in fact, he is not.
- Tug of the Year: George is sad that he didn't win the "Tug of the Year" contest, and he had practiced so hard for it too. His other tugboat friends decide to give him a tug hug to cheer him up.
- Theodore the Jokester: At first everyone laughs when Theodore accidentally makes a joke. Theodore likes this so he then tries to tell another joke, but on purpose. He can't figure out why nobody laughs at him again, so he tries to find out.
- Emily, the Vigorous: Emily has a full day of work to do but she really wants to meet a fishing trawler who has come from Russia. So she attempts to rush all her jobs but unfortunately she is just a bit too hasty for her own good.
- Theodore's Day Off: Theodore requests to the Dispatcher for some time off which is agreed upon but soon gets very, very bored.
- Foduck and the Rainbow: A string of unexpected, sudden changes to Foduck's routine deeply upset him because he liked the way his original routine was.
[edit] Season Three
- All Quiet in The Big Harbour: The Dispatcher loses his temper and makes an order to the other tugs to be as quiet as possible.
- Theodore to the Rescue: Theodore has to rescue a severely stranded Digby.
- A Joke Too Far: Theodore and Barrington Barge decide to play a joke on everyone by hiding from them. But they stay hidden too long and this causes everyone else in the harbour to be worried about them.
- Theodore and the Ice Ship: Theodore, George and Hank find an enormous ice sculpture floating in the water but can't tell what the object inside it is.
- Big Harbour Fools' Day: It's "Big Harbour Fools' Day" but unfortunately George doesn't take a liking to any of the jokes being played.
- Grumpy Garbage Barge: Guysborough the garbage barge turns Theodore's normal mood of being a bright and cheerful scamp into an old scrooge.
- Theodore Hugs the Coast: The Dispatcher sends Theodore out on a job where it is vital that he hugs the coast. Unfortunately he becomes distracted and disobeys orders.
- Hank's Hiccups: Hank has a severe case of the hiccups that interfer with his work assigned to him.
- Camero's by Barrington and Constance
- Hank's New Name: Hank doesn't like his old name and makes himself a new one, that being "Henry". But this sudden name change leads to confusion among the harbour.
- Theodore and the Northern Lights: One night, Theodore and his friend Foduck get to experience the beautiful Northern Lights.
- Theodore's Birthday Surprise: It's Theodore's birthday but everyone in The Big Harbour seems to have forgotten this special day.
- Theodore's Backwards Day: While working Theodore's engine breaks down thus resulting in him only being able to go backwards. This incident makes him feel embarrassed and so decides to try and hide from everyone the fact that he can't go forward.
[edit] Merchandise
There were several books and toys linked with the series. Notably, the producers, Cochran Entertainment, worked out a marketing deal with European toy manufacturer Brio to produce wooden toys of some of the main characters, as well as a line of scale die-cast models and bathtub toys manufactured by Ertl. The characters were retired in 2000. A full size replica of Theodore Tugboat (called Theodore Too) was constructed by the series producers in the late 1990's and went on a 50-city tour of harbors from Tampa, FL through the Great Lakes to Chicago, IL and back again to Halifax. It still appears in Halifax Harbour where it is used for sight seeing tours of the harbour. There was also a series of 19 books published by Random House. There was also a set of squezey toys made by Alpi, and puzzles and games by International Playthings. The videos were released by Warner Brothers/PBS Kids.
[edit] External links
- Theodore Web-based games (active in 2006)
- Theodore toys by Brio/Ertl
- Other toys
- Theodore Too
- Former link to Cochran Entertainment is now defunct.
Past PBS Kids Shows (as of September 2006)
3-2-1 Contact |
Adventures from the Book of Virtues |
Adventures of Dudley the Dragon |
Anne of Green Gables |
Bill Nye the Science Guy |
Bloopy's Buddies |
Big Comfy Couch |
Bob the Builder |
Captain Kangaroo |
Charlie Horse Music Pizza |
Club Connect |
The Electric Company |
Gerbert |
Ghostwriter |
In the Mix |
Katie and Orbie |
Kidsongs |
Kratts' Creatures |
Lamb Chop's Play Along |
Liberty's Kids |
Long Ago & Far Away |
The Magic School Bus |
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station |
Noddy |
Newton's Apple |
Pappyland |
PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch |
Preschool Power! |
The Puzzle Place |
Ramona (Television series) |
Shelley T. Turtle Show |
Shining Time Station |
Square One Television |
Storytime |
Seven Little Monsters |
Theodore Tugboat |
Thomas and Friends |
Tots TV |
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? |
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? |
Wimzie's House |
Wishbone |
Zoobilee Zoo</small>
List does not include shows from networks airing PBS Kids shows but not funded directly from PBS such as KLCS shows.
