1980 PBS Kids Presents Season Lineup Highlights
PBS unveils its 1980 schedule with reruns and new installments for children. 3 2 1 Contact returns with science for ages 8 to 12. Once Upon a Classic includes Dickens tales hosted by Bill Bixby. Villa Allegre offers English and Spanish content. Mister Rogers Neighborhood targets 2 to 5 year olds. Electric Company and Sesame Street continue language and literacy teaching. A fall series highlights Americans from diverse backgrounds, featuring Japanese Chinese American Indian Black Korean Vietnamese and Puerto Rican communities.
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Television for Learning Programs in PBS Classrooms
Classroom TV sets show PBS programs to teach subjects with guides for teachers. Notable elementary picks include Read All About, What's in the News, Assignment The World, ThinkAbout. The ACT award recognizes ThinkAbout for helping kids handle daily problems. Host John Robbins guides Cover to Cover encouraging third and fourth graders to read and visit libraries.
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ABC unveils weekend and weekday kids lineup starting September 6
ABC announces new Saturday morning cartoons Fonz and the Happy Days Gang Richie Rich Heathcliff and The Dingbat Thundarr along with health tips Dear Alex and Annie Schoolhouse Rock and The Dough Nuts. Afterschool specials expand with seven new shows. Sunday mornings feature Kids are People Too filmed in New York. Animals Animals Animals returns for fifth season. Weekend specials draw from children’s books.
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CBS TV Schedule Highlights for Weekend Specials
The article lists children's and youth programs on CBS including The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show Drak Pack The Lone Ranger Tarzan Adventure Hour In the News airing 12 times over the weekend CBS Library specials based on kids books Lively Arts Festivals with Julie Andrews The Facts for Boys and The Facts for Girls The CBS Afternoon Playhouse dramas about young people News Specials Whats an Election All About presented by CBS News Daytime Captain Kangaroo returning for 26th year.
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NBC Kids Program Lineup Details for 1981
Drawing Power blends live action and cartoons addressing children’s issues. Play Along offers Shorts letting kids react to TV. Ask NBC News has kids asking questions answered by news experts. Time Out covers sports safety and health tips. How to Watch TV shorts will air. Special Treats adapts kids books. Project Peacock starts 1981 with twenty prime time specials for kids.
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