SeeMore's Playhouse

SeeMore's Playhouse is an American children's television series using puppets to teach preschoolers about health and safety concepts.

SeeMore's Playhouse
Genre	Educational Musical
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producers	King Features Syndicate Edgeworx Safety4Kids Entertainment
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	PBS Kids Member Stations
Original release	September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10) – January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)

Characters

SeeMore the Safety Seal - Puppeteered by Rafael Rodriguez
Harry Hippo - Puppeteered by Eric Wright
Shades Wolf - Puppeteered by Eric Wright in season 1, David Stephens in season 2
Basil Wombat - Puppeteered by Kenneth Mark Berman in season 1, David Fino in season 2
Lottie Lamb - Puppeteered by Lindsey "Z" Briggs
Penny Pup - Puppeteered by Sarah Frechette
Barb Porcupine - Puppeteered by Carole Simms D'Agostino (Barb only appeared in Season 1, she was dropped in Season 2)
Various characters - Puppeteered by Mark Gale and others

Segments

The show has a few recurring segments in every episode

It's Knock-Knock Time!

The puppets and guest celebrities will tell knock-knock jokes to other with a wall reminiscent of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.

An Adventure with Harry Hippo

This series follows Harry Hippo trying to navigate the world around him.

Songs

There are at least 2 songs in every episode. Every main puppet has sung at least once.

Episodes

Season 1 (2006)

Hide and Seek (September 10, 2006)
Party Planners (September 17, 2006)
SeeMore Appreciation (September 24, 2006)
The Talent Show (October 1, 2006)
Make Believe (October 8, 2006)
Basil's Surprise (October 15, 2006)
Pool Yourself Together (October 22, 2006)
Nature Walk (October 29, 2006)
A Tale of Two Cyclists (November 5, 2006)
Rock Song (November 12, 2006)
Come on Team Play (November 19, 2006)
Penny's Playground (November 26, 2006)
1-555-Vegetables (December 3, 2006)

Season 2 (2007–2008)

Power to Play (November 3, 2007)
The Pickle Hat (November 10, 2007)
Get Up, Get Out, Get Going (November 17, 2007)
Ready, Set, Snow! Disaster Preparedness (November 24, 2007)
Sweet & Sour (December 1, 2007)
I'm Bigger Than You (December 8, 2007)
Mrs. Bingley's Farm (December 15, 2007)
Cool Rules (December 22, 2007)
What's Cooking? (December 29, 2007)
Marching Orders (January 5, 2008)
Lost & Found (January 7, 2008)
No Peanuts, Please! (January 8, 2008)
Teacher's Pet (January 9, 2008)
Harry's Check-Up (January 10, 2008)
Lottie's Library Card (January 11, 2008)
Home Theater (January 14, 2008)
Take Me Out (January 15, 2008)

Home media

Only 2 DVDs of the series were produced.

Fire Safety
Car and Pedestrian Safety

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the show 3 out of 5 stars.[1]

References

Gelman, Pam. "SeeMore's Playhouse". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

Former PBS Kids original programming
1960s–1980s debuts	Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001) The Electric Company (1971–1977) Zoom (1972–1978) 3-2-1 Contact (1980–1988) Powerhouse (1982–1983) Reading Rainbow (1983–2006) Newton's Apple (1983–1999) Kidsongs (1985–1998)¹ Learn to Read (1987–1988)³ Square One Television (1987–1992) Shining Time Station (1989–1995) Long Ago and Far Away (1989–1993)
1990s debuts	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991–1995) Mark Kistler's Imagination Station (1991–1998)² Barney & Friends (1992–2010) Lamb Chop's Play-Along (1992–1995) Ghostwriter (1992–1995) Behind the Scenes (1992) Kino's Storytime (1992–1997) In the Mix (1993–2012)³ Gerbert (1993–1997)² Pappyland (1993–1999)¹ The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon (1994–1999)¹ Kidsongs (1994–1998)¹ The Magic School Bus (1994–1997) Bill Nye the Science Guy (1994–1998) Globe Trekker (1994–2010) The Huggabug Club (1995–2000)¹ The Puzzle Place (1995–1998) The Big Comfy Couch (1995–2009)¹ Wishbone (1995–2001) Katie and Orbie (1995–1997) Groundling Marsh (1995–1997)¹ The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon (1995–1997)¹ Bloopy's Buddies (1996–1998)¹ Kratts' Creatures (1996) Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996–1997) Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–2000) Tots TV (1996–2002) Arthur (1996–2022) Theodore Tugboat (1996–2002) The Reppies (1996)¹ Cave Kids (1996)¹ Wimzie's House (1997–2001) Salty's Lighthouse (1997–1998)¹ The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (1998–1999) Noddy (1998–2000) Teletubbies (1998–2005) Someday School (1998–2001)¹ Zoom (1999–2005) Zoboomafoo (1999–2001) Adventures with Kanga Roddy (1999–2001)¹ WishARoo Park (1999–2001)¹ Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle (1999–2001)¹ Redwall (1999–2002)¹ Dragon Tales (1999–2005)
2000s debuts	Between the Lions (2000–2010) The Dooley and Pals Show (2000–2003)¹ Caillou (2000–2010) Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003) Corduroy (2000–2001) Elliot Moose (2000–2001) Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (2000–2002) George Shrinks (2000–2004) Seven Little Monsters (2000–2004) Timothy Goes to School (2000–2001) Anne of Green Gables (2001–2002) Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (2001–2002) Jay Jay the Jet Plane (2001–2005) DragonflyTV (2002–2008)³ Angelina Ballerina (2002–2006) Liberty's Kids (2002–2003) The Toy Castle (2002–2005)¹ The Berenstain Bears (2003–2004) Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003–2007) Clifford's Puppy Days (2003–2006) Boohbah (2004–2006) Peep and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo (2004–2011)¹ Curiosity Quest (2004–2015)² Thomas & Friends (2004–2017) Maya & Miguel (2004–2007) Postcards from Buster (2004–2012) Bob the Builder (2005–2012) The Shapies (2005–2007)² Danger Rangers (2005–2006)¹ The Zula Patrol (2005–2008)¹ Make Way for Noddy (2005–2007) Signing Time! (2006–2008)¹ It's a Big Big World (2006–2010) Franny's Feet (2006–2010) Wunderkind Little Amadeus (2006)¹ Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (2006–2010) SeeMore's Playhouse (2006–2008)¹ Design Squad (2007–2012) Super Why! (2007–2016) WordGirl (2007–2015) WordWorld (2007–2011) Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2007–2008) Animalia (2007–2008) Biz Kid$ (2008–2017)¹ Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures (2008–2009) Raggs (2008–2009)¹ Martha Speaks (2008–2014) Sid the Science Kid (2008–2013) Lomax, the Hound of Music (2008) The Electric Company (2009–2011) Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2009–2010) Dinosaur Train (2009–2020)
2010s debuts	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2018) SciGirls (2010–2023) Peg + Cat (2013–2018) Space Racers (2014–2018)¹ Odd Squad (2014–2022) Bob the Builder (2015) (2015–2018) Mack & Moxy (2016)¹ Ready Jet Go! (2016–2023) Splash and Bubbles (2016–2018) Let's Go Luna! (2018–2022) Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019) (2019–2022) Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (2019-2022)
2020s debuts	Hero Elementary (2020–2022) Elinor Wonders Why (2020–2022)
Current Original series template All programs are distributed by PBS unless noted. ¹ Distributed by American Public Television (APT). ² Not distributed by PBS or APT. ³ Instructional program.

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