Everyone is excited to see some real magic when Max the Magician visits.

Nina and her friends turn bike parts into musical instruments to help them make music and attract customers to her new bike shop.

Oscar resists spending his trash, despite temptations from Mucklemore.

Elmo makes sure his apple tree has good soil, water and sunshine, but he still needs to learn how to be patient and wait for it to grow.

Elmo and Abby play with Julia, and Alan helps Big Bird understand more about Julia's autism.

Max the Magician amazes Rosita, Big Bird and Elmo with his magical, mathematical tricks.

Cookie Monster learns how to control himself from eating his own paintings.

The Count tries to find another job after he makes a counting mistake, but soon finds out that many other jobs also include counting.

Elmo and Zoe compete to see who can wear the most hats.

The Count is late to accept his Nobel Prize for Counting, so his friends try to stall the judge by solving a counting problem.

Elmo and Abby help Crystal the Ball come up with a morning routine so that she can be ready to go out and play.

Abby and Elmo help Big Bird relax so he will not be nervous singing on the show "The Squawk."

Baby Bear is frightened of bees until Abby shows him and Chris just how amazing the insects really are.

Elmo keeps hiding from Nina because he wants more play time before he takes his bath, but Ernie helps him realize he can have fun in the tub as well.

Rosita, Zoe and Grover give Norbert the Robot a surprise birthday party to show how much they care about him.

Zoe choreographs a ballet and the dancers must work together to figure out how to make Snuffy fly through the air.

Alan takes Elmo over to the Book Nook so he can create a welcome party for his visiting friend, Zuzu, complete with South African food, music and clothing.

Elmo and Rudy play bus driver and bus monitor, driving a homemade bus and helping their friends get around Sesame Street.

Abby and Elmo play dress up and pretend to be different people; Abby and Elmo pretend to be bike repair assistants to help Nina fix Rosita's bike.

Elmo shares his scooter with Zoe and learns how to be patient and wait for his turn while she practices and learns how to ride.

Mando and Abby help Rosita, Elmo and Telly recognize the importance of being themselves.

A close-knit family of cheerfully chaotic monsters runs the Furchester Hotel, an almost world-class facility. Owner Funella Furchester greets guests as they arrive, alongside husband Furgus Fuzz and daughter Phoebe. Joining the family at the Furchester are Phoebe's cousin Elmo, who is there for an extended visit, and Cookie Monster, who is working his dream job as a waiter, serving guests with room service and in the dining room. They all come together to solve problems in an attempt to keep their guests happy, an attitude that is in line with the family's motto: "A Furchester never gives up."

One of public television's most popular children's programs gets a facelift for today's media-driven kids, boosting the interactive content, but the commendable goal of the program remains the same as it was in the '70s: reducing the literacy gap between low- and middle-income families and promoting the idea that "reading is cool."

Barney, America's favorite purple dinosaur, and his young friends share adventures featuring songs, dances and games that make learning fun. Barney and his dino-pals, Baby Bop, BJ and Riff are joined by a cast of children. The series focuses on caring, sharing and learning.

Morning show "Sunny Side Up" features Chica, a chicken who is joined by human co-hosts who encourage viewers to participate in activities that often involve learning. They try to get preschoolers to celebrate birthdays, play games, make crafts and participate in other fun activities that usually revolve around a particular theme that changes each week. Viewers become part of the show's content, which includes the hosts reading messages from viewers, celebrating viewers' accomplishments with the Good Egg Awards, and Sproutlet Stories, which lets kids tell their own tales.

A yellow fusilier fish named Splash and his friend Bubbles, a Mandarin dragonet, explore life under the sea with their pals in "Splash and Bubbles," the newest series from PBS Kids. Co-produced by The Jim Henson Co., the animated series is designed to teach children aged 4-7 about marine life and the ocean and help them build social-emotional skills. The series features the voices of John Tartaglia (who also created the series), Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Raymond Carr and Aymee Garcia.