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Arthur; Kung Fool; When Carl Met George
02/25/2010
D-Beta, green label broadcast master. Mix tracks (NOTE - George and the Missing Puzzle Piece was later renamed “When Carl Met George”)
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- Series
- Arthur
- Program
- Kung Fool; When Carl Met George
- Program Number
1302; 163A; 1306; 164A
- Series Description
Each of the Arthur episodes consists of two independent stories that focus on themes and events central to children's lives. Whether it's facing down a bully, worrying about a new teacher, or being the very last person on earth to lose his baby teeth, Arthur and his friends manage to solve their third-grade dilemmas with imagination, kindness and a lot of humor. "What children love about Arthur is that he feels real to them," says Carol Greenwald, WGBH executive producer. "The emotions he experiences are universal. When Arthur triumphs over something, kids think they can, too. "The series will build on that sense of empowerment by showing how Arthur and his friends use effective, age-appropriate, problem-solving skills. Bringing a book-based series like Arthur to public television will also promote reading and writing skills. Series release date: 10/1996
- Program Description
See individual titles for additional assets:
Kung Fool, 163A
Fern volunteers to help an elderly neighbor, Tony Wu, with his household chores, and then discovers his past life as a Kung Fu celebrity. Suddenly she imagines herself as his student – and soon, she will be a Kung Fu master herself! But will Fern be disappointed to learn that dish cleaning and laundry folding are not really part of some special martial arts training? Or can she learn a valuable lesson in acceptance and friendship?
When Carl Met George, formerly titled: George and the Missing Puzzle Piece, 163B
George is excited about spending time with his new friend, Carl, who loves to draw trains and knows all kinds of cool facts about them! George discovers that Carl has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism, and that Carl sees the world a bit differently than George and many kids. Despite their differences, George and Carl become great pals – and learn a lot from each other. The story is followed by a live-action segment featuring kids with Asperger’s and autism. We meet Bess and Linnea at Lovelane, a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic horseback riding to kids with special needs, and then we follow Linnea to her neighborhood school and meet her teacher and classmates.
- Duration
00:24:25
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Children's
- Topics
- Social Issues
- Creators
- CINAR (Series Producer)
- Greenwald, Carol (Series Producer)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Arthur; Kung Fool; When Carl Met George,” 02/25/2010, GBH Archives, accessed September 16, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B4DE18C910244462A8946B9A73D94844.
- MLA: “Arthur; Kung Fool; When Carl Met George.” 02/25/2010. GBH Archives. Web. September 16, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B4DE18C910244462A8946B9A73D94844>.
- APA: Arthur; Kung Fool; When Carl Met George. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B4DE18C910244462A8946B9A73D94844