The Secret City was a television program designed to teach children how to draw, starring Mark Kistler as as the fictional ‘Commander Mark’ who led viewers and in-studio club members through various drawing exercises in a sci-fi clubhouse setting full of fun, fantasy, and adventure.
While the show’s format essentially prioritizes instruction over narrative, ongoing ‘drama’ is created by the frequent addition of new key features to the emerging scenery of the giant Secret City mural. Often Special Guests would appear on the show to demonstrate other art forms or practical applications for drawing skills.
The show was created by John Price & Mark Kistler, based on Bruce McIntyre's AVDP. Much of the series was edited live in-camera and was shot in a somewhat semi-scripted format. It was produced at Maryland Public Television through private funding by Children's Video Associates, and intended for broadcast via national PBS syndication. It also aired on TVOntario.
The brilliant Joe Wicks joins Duggee and the squirrels to teach kids how to exercise and keep fit! In each episode, the kids try to win a different badge all while doing simple exercises. Will you be able to win a badge too? You won’t know unless you try!
Three children are forced to spend their summer holidays at a school. During a picnic, they make a discovery which will lead them into many strange adventures.
Eena Meena Deeka is a story about a classic battle of wits between the three eponymous chickens and a hungry fox out to hunt them down. Eena is the smartest of the bunch and a scientist with a bevy of gadgets, Meena is always dolled up and the fox’s easiest target, and Deeka is the foodie and strongest of the bunch.
On the peaceful continent of Aeden lives a group of adorable "meow-meows." But wherever there is light, darkness follows: the evil forces sealed away after the great war years ago have, for some unknown reason, begun to stir once more. Join King Jiu Cang of the Meow Kingdom as he rallies his feline subjects to stand against the invasion of these dark powers.
Aya and Yusuf are two adorable and adventurous 6-year-old twins with a passion for exploring the world around them. The series focuses on embracing family values such as helping those in need, accountability, gratitude, protecting the environment, and celebrating God's creations.
Storybook Squares is a short-lived Saturday morning version of Hollywood Squares for children. The primary difference, apart from having children as contestants, was that it featured celebrities in costume as well-known fictional characters and some as historical figures.
As with the adult version, Peter Marshall was host and Kenny Williams was announcer; Williams read the characters' names off a scroll as "The Guardian of the Gate", a role similar to his "Town Crier" on Video Village.
The series originally ran on NBC from January 4 to April 19, 1969, with repeats airing until August 30.