Tot TV Watch

On Tuesday, April 22, 2008, Playhouse Disney has a special Earth Day line up of shows called Playhouse Disney’s Going Green. Many of the episodes/shows are earth, animal, and/or environmentally friendly themed.

It starts with an episode of Stanley at 6am Eastern time/5am Central time. Stanley is an older Disney show that I think gets overlooked often these days because of its early timeslot. Those who have seen it I think can agree that no matter what episode they show it ends up fitting in for Earth Day because Stanley is always encountering and learning about at least one animal. The episode chosen is a particularly good one for Earth Day. It is called “The Curse of the Angry Coral/A Little Bird Told Me.” In the first part Stanley learns about Coral Reefs in the Caribbean. In the second part Stanley contributes to his community.

The 6:30am/5:30am timeslot is the episode of Jojo’s Circus called “Sleepover Surprises/How Does Your Garden Grow.” In the second part JoJo and Goliath plant squirting flowers.

The 7am/6am timeslot is the episode of The Wiggles called “Picking Flowers.”

The 7:30am/6:30am timeslot is the “Wayne’s Cycle Recycle/Wayne’s Wet Pet” of Higglytown Heroes. The first part about Wayne going to the recycling center is what makes this fit in very well with the Earth Day line up.

The 8am/7am timeslot is the “Whale Tale” episode of Little Einsteins. This ocean adventure episode includes them visiting the Great Barrier Reef.

The 8:30am/7:30am timeslot is the “Minnie’s Picnic” episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. In this episode the theme seems to be kind of stretched as the only Earth Day connection is that they have a picnic in a park.

The 9am/8am timeslot is a new episode of Handy Manny. This new episode is called “Sculptor Manny/Manny Goes Solar.” In the first part Manny and tools recreate a broken statue. In the second part Manny makes a sign powered by solar energy.

The 9:30am/8:30am timeslot is the “Lumpy’s Alvin Goes to Pieces/Rabbit’s Eggcellent Adventure” episode of My Friends Tigger & Pooh. The first part is about Lumpy’s toy being broken and the second part is about Rabbit caring for an egg.

The 10am/9am timeslot is the “Bunny-a-Go-Go” episode of Bunnytown. This episode includes Mountaineer Bunny climbing a mountain and Little Bad Bunny trying to ruin a carrot festival.

The 10:30am/9:30am timeslot is the “Look After Your Planet/Too Many Big Words!” episode of Charlie and Lola. The first part I assume relates in Charlie probably teaches Lola some way or ways to take care of our planet and be environmentally friendly. The TV Guide description has a different name of the episode for this time slot than Playhouse Disney’s website and according to TV Guide the episode is about reading and recycling, so maybe it is all the same thing and the first part is about them in a recycling competition and the second part is the part about Charlie encouraging Lola to read.

The 11am/10am timeslot is the “Around the World” episode of The Doodlebops.

The 11:30am/10:30am timeslot is “The Fran in the Moon” episode of Higglytown Heroes.” This episode is very Earth Day in that it is the exact theme of the episode. It includes typical Earth Day activities like planting trees and cleaning a park, but it also includes the unusual of Fran the Squirrel ending up accidentally going into space with the Earth Capsule being sent to the moon.

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