children's television programs

It's the hottest day of the year and even Goofy's chicken noodle ice cream cone has melted into soup. So Mickey and his pals are cooling off at Star Lake. Pete's hosting a Hawaiian luau, and it just might be the best beach bash ever, but only if you can help the gang pick the right mouseketools to get the party started. You'll ride on a tide of fun with Mickey as you reel in a big, red Gooey fish, float above the clouds with Pluto in a giant soap bubble, and help Donald rescue a flock of lost ducks. Filled with music, excitement and magical surprises.

Two bored children sitting at home on a rainy day are entertained by a mischief-making cat who will not leave until he finds his lost, moss-covered, three-handled family gredunza.

Jeff Corwin explores the habitats of Morocco in North Africa, discussing such animals as the bald ibis, Montpellier snake, cobras, the African hedgehog, the desert horned viper, sand fish, the desert monitor lizard, and camels, and providing an introduction to the nomadic Berber people.

Jeff Corwin describes some of the bizarre wildlife of Tasmania including egg-laying mammals, an ancient spider, kangaroos, and the Tasmanian Devil.

Jeff Corwin explores a secluded beach in Costa Rica hoping to witness thousands of sea turtles that come ashore to lay their eggs. Jeff encounters a troop of capuchin monkeys, a venomous bushmaster serpent, and a silky anteater.

A storyteller accompanied by a talking dog serves as host and narrator for these adaptations of classic children's stories. Jim Henson's Creature Shop provides special effects, animation, puppetry, and makeup to bring unique qualities to this dual-themed fantasy series. Disc 1 is hosted by John Hurt as the Storyteller and features European folklore; disc 2 is hosted by Michael Gambon as a grave-robbing Athenian version of the Storyteller with tales from Greek mythology.

Two boys travel to the other's country to learn about two cultural holidays, Day of the Dead in Mexico and Halloween in Canada.

Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.

This Discovery Channel series narrated by Oprah Winfrey contains 12 chapters that can each be watched alone. The chapters deal with concepts of adaptation by focusing on a specific example. The adaptations adressed include life cycle, survival through schooling, speed, and camouflage, competition for resources, gills, symbiosis, and habitat specialization. The featured fish include: silvertip shark, fringehead, mudskipper, flying fish, convict fish, stream goby, barbels, clownfish, anchovies, sardines, sea dragon, and snapper.

Presents an introduction to the structure and function of the U.S. government, exploring the rules that affect citizens lives and the reasons behind them.