Curious George Halloween Boo Fest on Monday, October 27

Celebrate Halloween with Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest and new episodes. Don’t miss the one-hour, super spooky special starting Monday, Oct. 27, plus new episodes of George, only on PBS KIDS!

Carol Burnett Makes Guest "Appearance" in New Curious George Episode

Renowned actress Carol Burnett joins George and The Man with the Yellow Hat in the first of three new engineering-themed episodes airing in February 2014. Great Aunt Sylvia (Burnett) goes with George to a toy factory to fix a broken toy in “Toy Monkey” premiering Monday, February 10 on PBS KIDS. 

Here are descriptions of the new episodes:

2/10: Toy Monkey/George and Allie's Game Plan (guest star Carol Burnett) 

Toy Monkey (guest star Carol Burnett) George is ecstatic. Great Aunt Sylvia dropped by with a special present – a toy front loader that’s...defective? No problem! Aunt Sylvia and George take the front loader back to the toy factory. But they find a room full of broken toys and no one to fix them. What will they do? With a hand drill, pickles, and a little ingenuity...anything is possible! 

George and Allie’s Game Plan

It's "fair day" at the elementary school and Allie is determined to win the giant stuffed bear. But knocking down all the ducks is not as easy as it looks (or quacks). George builds a practice game at home complete with quacking sounds. Will Allie’s practice and perseverance help her win the bear? 

2/11: Monkey Hoedown/Curious George Clowns Around 

Monkey Hoedown 

The Man with the Yellow Hat can’t wait to join the Uptown Bluegrass Band for a good old-fashioned country hoedown. When George accidentally ruins the Man’s guitar while trying to clean it, George and Allie decide to make a new guitar! With a shoestring, rubber band, fishing wire, and yoyo, George creates the world's first monkey birdhouse bandolin! 

Curious George Clowns Around 

 George and the Man with the Yellow Hat are excited to visit the Clown College for Pepe El Loco's Big Show. While the Man tries to find a parking spot, George is mistaken for a messenger clown and is tasked with picking up parts for a top-secret gadget for Pepe. While navigating his way through the building, will George figure out a way to keep track of what floor he’s on in time to make it to Pepe’s big show? 

2/12: #803 George's Backwards Flight Plan/Curious George, Hog Trainer 

George’s Backwards Flight Plan

Help! Professor Wiseman is set to launch B.I.R.D., her bird migration tracking device, at sunset, but the remote control isn’t functioning properly. Up is down. Left is right. Off is on. Can George and Marco master the tricky remote control in time or will this B.I.R.D. be flying North for the winter? 

Curious George, Hog Trainer

George and Allie are determined to help Howie the Hog win a blue ribbon at the state fair, but the portly pig doesn’t like to train for the competition. Once they figure out how to keep Howie clean, George and Allie use their creativity to find ways to keep Howie motivated and cool while exercising. Will Howie be in hog heaven this year and win the blue ribbon?

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Merry Christmas Morning!

In Elmo's Christmas Countdown, Elmo, Abby Cadabby and their new friend Stiller the Elf (Ben Stiller) are counting down to Christmas, but when the boxes in the Christmas Counter-Downer go missing, Christmas may never come again! Can Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Stiller the Elf save Christmas?

With the help of some very special all-star friends such as Anne Hathaway, Alicia Keys, Jamie Foxx, Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Hudson and Kevin James (as Santa Claus), Elmo and friends will learn to believe in Christmas miracles. Click the link for a preview (and by the looks of it, adults will enjoy this special as much as the children!) It's on Christmas morning at 7 a.m.

Then at 8 a.m., Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas sees our favorite little monkey into holiday antics and as always learning warm lessons of love. Enjoy the true spirit of the holiday season with Curious George and The Man with Yellow Hat! Curious George and The Man with the Yellow Hat are having a wonderful time getting ready for Christmas. There’s only one dilemma—neither of them can figure out what to give the other for a present!

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At 9 a.m., Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! Here's a preview.

Finally, at 10 am.m., it's Arthur's Perfect Christmas. Click here to see how all of Elwood City celebrates the holidays.

Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 

from your Rhode Island PBS Kids Club friends!

First Curious George Halloween Special: A Halloween Boo Fest

CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest headlines PBS KIDS’ Halloween programming lineup this October. PBS Kids launches new digital content in tandem with the premiere.

On October 28 at 8 a.m., Rhode Island PBS will premiere the first ever CURIOUS GEORGE Halloween special – CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest. The centerpiece of PBS KIDS’ Halloween programming lineup this October, this one-hour special celebrates curiosity, friendship, and trying new things, all while providing safe and family-friendly holiday entertainment. CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest will encore at 8 a.m. on Halloween, October 31.

It’s George’s first Halloween in the country, and Bill tells him and Allie about the “Legend of No Noggin” – a spooky tale about a hat-kicking scarecrow who haunts the countryside on Halloween. But is the legend real? George and Allie are determined to find out by taking a picture of No Noggin in hat-kicking action. But first, George needs to figure out what he’s going to be for Halloween so he can win the costume contest at the town Boo Festival and give the prize to the Man with the Yellow Hat. Will George be able to put together the perfect costume and find out the truth about No Noggin? Only the curious will find out!

CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest features three original songs, including “It’s Halloween Today,” sung by Pat Monahan, the lead singer of Train. As part of this multiplatform event, CURIOUS GEORGE will also feature a new game for web and mobile and new streaming video content this October.

Throughout the week of October 28, PBS KIDS will feature Halloween programming from other family favorites as well, including Super Why! and new episodes from THOMAS & FRIENDS, and our newest series, PEG + CAT.

Online, a new Halloween-themed CURIOUS GEORGE game will launch in late October on pbskids.org/curiousgeorge. In the game, players will use problem-solving and logical thinking skills as they explore a pumpkin patch with George, encountering playful spooky surprises along the way. Developed in HTML5, the game will be playable across platforms – on computers, mobile devices or tablets. Families will be able to stream clips from CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest for free on the PBS KIDS Video App, online at pbskids.org/video and on the PBS KIDS Roku channel.

Keep the Children Entertained During Thanksgiving Dinner Preparation

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow morning, WSBE is the child-safe place for your children to be - where they will be entertained and out from under your feet while the adults prepare dinner.

Starting at 7 A.M., we'll air two back-to-back specials: Curious George: Follow That Monkey, and Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas. The marvelous multiple monkeyshines will be repeated Friday morning starting at 8:30 A.M.

Video Preview of Curious George: Follow That Monkey (Please disregard the date at the end of the video; we're airing the movie on Thanksgiving morning and Friday, too.)

Then, it's Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas at 8:30 A.M., the heartwarming story of George and the Man with the Yellow Hat as they celebrate the season together.