CBS Children's Film Festival is a television series of live action films from several countries that were made for children. Originally a sporadic series airing on Saturday mornings, Sunday afternoons, or weekday afternoons during the summer from 1967, it became a regularly scheduled program in 1971 on the CBS Saturday morning lineup, running one hour with some films apparently edited down to fit the time slot. The program was hosted by 1950s television act Kukla, Fran and Ollie, aka puppeteer Burr Tillstrom and actress Fran Allison.
Kukla, Fran and Ollie were dropped from the series in 1977 and the program was renamed CBS Saturday Film Festival. In 1978 CBS canceled the show in favor of the youth targeted magazine 30 Minutes which was modeled after its adult sister show 60 Minutes. CBS canceled 30 Minutes in 1982 and brought back Saturday Film Festival which ran for two seasons until CBS cancelled it for good in 1984.
Perhaps the most famous "episode" of the series was the 1960 British film Hand in Hand, the sto
Puffin's Pla(i)ce is a British regional children's programme named after it's star, Oscar Puffin, that's broadcast on ITV Channel Television on weekend afternoons. The programme, one of the longest-running children's series to air on the ITV network, has been broadcast since 3 March 1963.
Originally presented by Channel Television's team of continuity announcers, recent Puffin's Pla(i)ce presenters have included Stewart McDonald, Kevin Pamplin, Sam Palmano, Lucy Anderson and currently, Jenny Mullin.
In September 2013 it was announced the show would no longer be broadcast on TV, but would move to an online format at the Channel Online website. The last TV edition was broadcast on 15th September 2013.
Nestled between Iao Valley and Olowalu, lies a traditional Hawaiian cottage on the beach of Turtle Cove. Not far from the cottage, the Pacific Ocean, the Road to Hana and the volcano of Haleakala are only moments away for exploratory adventures for Maui Kitty and his friends. Join Maui Kitty and his friends on their entertaining adventures while learning the Hawaiian Culture and the premise of Aloha Spirit in this comedic television series.
Meet Mona – a curious and adventurous girl with a very special friend named Sketch. Sketch can’t talk but he sure knows how to draw. Every episode is a new adventure, where Mona uses her imagination to think of what she wants. Sketch enjoys teasing the adventurous Mona but eventually fulfills her wishes.
Ryan Defrates is arrogant and reckless and always insists on working alone. That is, until the day he's paired with a very unlikely partner... his mom! Deb Defrates is not a spy. She knows more about cutting coupons then cutting down on crime, but her wisdom and kindness somehow always seem to save the day.
The funny and furry little creatures Kiwi and Strit live in a clearing in the forest. The two are very different – Kiwi is considerate, careful, and yellow, while Strit is wild and purple. Their approach to almost everything is different, but they are both playful and curious, and together they have a lot of fun when they play football, race on their bicycles, and when they find a noisy cow.
Lí Ban is a Northern Irish anime-inspired animated series produced by Claire Handley and Jude Petticrew. Heavily inspired by the story of Lí Ban, the series follows the titular 12-year-old character and her dog Con as they mysteriously transform into a mermaid and a sea otter. As they explore the deep sea in search of answers, they encounter gods, monsters, giants, and wily humans. The series debuted on both TG4 and Cúla4 on 15 October 2024, and was also made available for streaming on Cúla4's website. It is distributed internationally by Aardman.
A Welsh language dub of the series was broadcast on S4C.
The series was made with funding support from Coimisiún na Meán and Northern Ireland Screen's Screen Fund, and the Irish Language Broadcast Fund.
Kermit's Swamp Years is a 2002 direct-to-video film, directed by David Gumpel, featuring Jim Henson's Muppets, including a 12-year-old Kermit and best friends Goggles and Croaker, who travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives. The film, which tells the story of Kermit the Frog's early life, is a prequel to The Muppet Movie. As of 2002, this is the last Muppet film to receive a G rating from the MPAA, as a few later Muppet films, starting with the TV Christmas film It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, which aired in the same year, have received a PG rating from the MPAA.
With his inventions, Baltazar is always happy to help his fellow villagers out of all sorts of problems. In his colorful laboratory, very unusual inventions are created every day.