A longtime favorite of children and adults, and a staple of PBS, "Sesame Street" bridges many cultural and educational gaps with a fun program. Big Bird leads a cast of characters teaching children numbers, colors and the alphabet. Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Grover are just a few of the other creatures involved in this show, set on a city street full of valuable learning opportunities.

A longtime favorite of children and adults, and a staple of PBS, "Sesame Street" bridges many cultural and educational gaps with a fun program. Big Bird leads a cast of characters teaching children numbers, colors and the alphabet. Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Grover are just a few of the other creatures involved in this show, set on a city street full of valuable learning opportunities.

A longtime favorite of children and adults, and a staple of PBS, "Sesame Street" bridges many cultural and educational gaps with a fun program. Big Bird leads a cast of characters teaching children numbers, colors and the alphabet. Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Grover are just a few of the other creatures involved in this show, set on a city street full of valuable learning opportunities.

A longtime favorite of children and adults, and a staple of PBS, "Sesame Street" bridges many cultural and educational gaps with a fun program. Big Bird leads a cast of characters teaching children numbers, colors and the alphabet. Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Grover are just a few of the other creatures involved in this show, set on a city street full of valuable learning opportunities.

Leela makes bracelets to celebrate the Indian holiday Rakhi.

Grover takes Elmo and friends on a Sesame Street Safari, and they pretend to be all of the wild animals they see.

Elmo and Abby make their very own comic books, but Elmo makes a mistake drawing his story and doesn't want anyone to see it; with Chris' help, Elmo learns that he can use his imagination to change the story and make it anything he wants it to be.

Elmo and Zoe try to figure out how to make Rocco the rock float; Leela helps them experiment with different materials until they design the perfect vessel.

The princess is under a magic sleeping spell, and the spell can only be broken if the prince writes his name on a magic tablet; Elmo and Abby encourage Prince Billy to keep trying until he learns how to write his name all by himself.

When Abby uses magic to improve Elmo's basketball abilities, Elmo learns there are no shortcuts when it comes to mastering a skill.

When Charlie counts everything on Sesame Street, the Count thinks he's not needed anymore and decides to leave; Charlie explains that she loves to count but she could never take the Count's place, so he agrees to stay.

Rudy feels frustrated when he makes a mistake on his drawing; Alan helps Rudy calm down and encourages him to keep trying; Rudy suddenly gets an idea from his mistake and by using his imagination, he changes his drawing.

Charlie and her parents, who were in the military, move into the neighborhood; Elmo and Rosita show Charlie around, and she learns that Sesame Street is a place where anyone can be friends no matter who you are.

Elmo loses his lucky baseball card before a game of T-ball and says he can't play without it; when Abby, Alan and Rosita tell Elmo that all he needs to do is practice, Elmo learns that he can still play without his lucky card.

All of the fruit leave Sesame Street because they think no one likes them; Elmo, Zoe, Alan and Big Bird come up with the idea of singing songs about how much they like the fruit so the fruits will stay.

Abby helps Leela get dressed for a neighborhood party, even if she doesn't need the assistance.

When Humpty Dumpty decides to join the King's Horses & Men in their annual football game, Telly tries to come up with the right protective gear to keep Humpty from cracking.

Chris and Rudy have trouble learning the dance moves in Nina's dance class, so they sneak out and leave; after realizing that they shouldn't give up, they practice and work together to learn the dance pattern.

Sesame Street friends become part of Oscar's experiments when he enrolls in an online class to get his degree in Grouch Science.

Sesame Street turns into a giant board game called Sesame Stoplight and Elmo, Abby and Rudy are ready to play; when they feel frustrated during the game, they take a deep breath, think of a plan to solve the problem, and then go try their plan.

When Elmo and Abby can't find a band for their friend Mick to sing in, they come up with the idea of making their own band.

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.

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.

The Fred Rogers Company introduces a new animated preschool series featuring Peg and her sidekick, Cat, as they encounter unexpected challenges that require arithmetic and problem-solving skills. Each episode features two stories in which Peg and Cat face a math word problem that they must solve. Children will learn how to build calculation skills and think about larger concepts that will help them form the foundation for learning math at any level, from kindergarten through calculus.