Readalong was an educational, Canadian television program for young children, first produced in 1976 for TVOntario.
The program taught fundamentals of reading with the help of live child actors and puppets, including a comically dressed grandmother figure named Granny and anthropomorphic footwear: a brown, male boot and pink, female shoe named, appropriately, Boot and Pretty. Other characters were Mister Bones, the Explorer, House, and the Thing.
The Granny, Boot, and Pretty puppets are now housed at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Noreen Young, who designed the puppets, also created puppets for other programs, including Under the Umbrella Tree. The characters were developed by Ken Sobol, who also wrote all the scripts for the series. The show's music was composed by Eric Robertson.
Together, Mia and her “bro-bot” solve everyday preschool problems using code blocks, out-of the box thinking and gung-ho exuberance. When a challenge arises, Mia and Codie are ready to RUN THE CODE and turn the ordinary into the extraordinary!
All About You was an educational television series that was syndicated to numerous educational and PBS stations during the early and mid-1970s, mainly as part of weekday in-school telecasts.
The series was first produced at WHRO-TV, "Hampton Roads ETV", in Hampton, Virginia. In 1974, production of the series was moved to WGBH-TV Boston, where it was produced in association with WGBH's in-school television initiative, the "21-Inch Classroom". The 1974 episodes were distributed in the US and Canada by the Agency for Instructional Television; this is one of a few WGBH series to have not been distributed by NET or PBS.
The Great Lakes, home to a fifth of the world's fresh water and the backbone of a vast ecosystem, are explored from every angle on this documentary series.
Remarkable stories of people who acted on their ideas and heroically "ventured forth" to protect our planet. From the celebrity to the everyday person, each story details the different paths and interests the Green Heroes have taken in their quests to help save the world.
Riley Rocket is an action-packed, music-filled comedy about Riley and her band, Megablast, who gain supersonic powers when the volume is cranked up during a jam session, causing an electrifying sonic surge. Now they are secret superheroes who use the power of music to save the day.
The View from Here is a Canadian television series, which airs on TVOntario. Hosted by Ian Brown, the program airs documentary films.
The series is a frequent nominee for Best Documentary Series at the Gemini Awards, and won the award in 1999 and 2000.
The Secret City Adventures was a series of television programs designed to teach children how to draw.
The series was produced by Maryland Public Television and aired on PBS and TVOntario in the late 1980s.
The series starred Mark Kistler as Commander Mark who led viewers through various drawing exercises and examples. The show also featured other characters, including Moonbot, Unibear, Pigasus, Furbles, Violet the Dragon, and others. Occasionally, guest artists would appear on the show to demonstrate other art forms.
Landscape of Geometry was an educational television show that illustrated the principles and applications of geometry. The series was produced and broadcast by TVOntario in 1982–83 and was hosted by David Stringer.
Galapagos X focuses on a group of four life science explorers and their blue footed booby bird who come to the present from a future that has taken the wrong turn. Our heroes Orchid, Zeph, Oshie and Rae set off on adventures to solve environmental problems. Galapagos X will be trekking new territory— both literally and figuratively— as Big Bad Boo will develop an interactive virtual reality component that sees its audience explore different ecosystems in addition to creating a traditional television series and digital storybook.
I Dare You is a Canadian children's television series hosted by Daniel Cook. Cook dares viewers to participate in three physical exercises. At the end of the program all three movements are combined. The program aims to encourage physical activity, not simply passive viewing. Each episode ends with Cook eating healthy food, such as fruit or milk. The series aired for two seasons.