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Title of Planned Core Program #1
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Origin
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THE SMURFS
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Monday-Wednesday at 9:30am
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39
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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3 years
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6 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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The Smurfs introduces the 3 6-year-old television audience to a wide array of prosocial lessons. The series uses the narrative/educational device of a wise and patient elder who guides younger generations as they learn to deal with the complexities of interpersonal relations and with their own, sometimes quite confusing, feelings. Smurfs are tiny, blue creatures who inhabit a very magical forest, along with various wizards, imps, goblins, kings, knights, knaves
and others too numerous to mention. Each Smurf represents a particular character trait, usually encapsulated in his or her name: Brainy, Clumsy, Handy, Grouchy, Greedy, Jokey, Pushover, Vanity, Smurfette a narrative device that helps young viewers understand some very abstract feelings and ideas. As the Smurfs confront the day-to-day events of Smurf community life, they encounter unexpected obstacles, unexpected issues, and unexpected feelings that may threaten their plans, their community, or their own self-image. We watch as Papa Smurf, the village elder, helps the younger ones figure out who they are and how they should behave, and strives to teach them the power of love and caring. Various individual episodes explore such issues as kindness, greed and sharing, fighting, perseverance, responsibility, humility, teasing, carelessness, expressing feelings, self-confidence, fears, perspective-taking, and so on
in other words, many of the same issues that any 3 6-year-old might encounter in the play-yard. But through all of the episodes, the overriding theme is one of love and caring. Although the Smurfs are very different from one another, and frequently seem to act at cross-proposes, Papa Smurfs constant message is that if they love, care for, and respect one another, their community will function like a well-oiled
Smurfdom.
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Title of Planned Core Program #2
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Origin
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SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THE 22ND CENTURY
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Thursday-Friday at 9:30am
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25
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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6 years
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11 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Holmes timely return offers an ideal device for engaging and entertaining young viewers while: 1) building invaluable problem-solving and information management skills and
2) modeling the pro-social values and behaviors associated with enduring friendships and effective teamwork. Overarching educational opportunities that flow naturally from the characters and familiar story lines include:
· Motivating kids to see critical thinking and team problem-solving as exciting, fun, and within their capacity;
· Demonstrating fundamental principles of gathering, evaluating, and interpreting information and using it to imagine, present, and test plausible scenarios;
· Modeling and showing positive consequences of friendship, responsibility, honesty, creativity, perseverance, and respect for self, for others, and for the power of ideas.
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Title of Planned Core Program #3
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Origin
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WINX CLUB
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday at 7:30am
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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6 years
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11 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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WINX CLUB utilizes fairy castles, magical caverns and timeless villages as a backdrop for coming-of-age lessons, group problem-solving, cooperative investigations and the important social and emotional learning opportunities that children need to develop the valuable emotional competencies of resilience, empathy and self-confidence. In each episode, as a conflict arises, the fairies pool their unique capabilities to find a solution comprised of the sum total of their special talents. Life scenarios that commonly worry children, from feeling vulnerable and powerless to being lost or separated from loved ones, are enacted throughout the series and a variety of practical behavioral solutions are presented. WINX CLUB promotes the development of social skills, with actions such as speaking kindly to others, doing good for ones community, and managing anger appropriately, integrated into the shows humor. These social competencies are now considered legitimate and necessary objectives of school curricula. The program will be regularly scheduled and air between the hours of 7:00am and 10:00 pm. The program is 30 minutes in length, and will be identified as an educational and informational show, targeted to 6 - 11 year olds, at the beginning of each broadcast and in listings provided to publishers of program guides.
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Title of Planned Core Program #4
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Origin
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NFL UNDER THE HELMET
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday at 11:00am (1/1/05-2/12/05)
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6
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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13 years
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16 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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NFL Under The Helmet showcases the pro-social on and off the field activities of the NFLs leading players and coaches. Working with the National Association for Sports and Physical Education (NASPE), the program (1) educates teens about dedication, hard work, teamwork, goal setting and community service, (2) provides examples of responsible social and personal behavior, (3) demonstrates how to deal constructively with the differences among people, and (4) teaches the benefits of physical activity and fitness. The program will be regularly scheduled and air between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm. The program is 30 minutes in length, and will be identified as an educational and informational show, targeted to teens (13-16 year olds), at the beginning of each broadcast and in listings provided to publishers of program guides.
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