PBS KIDS(R) and PBS KIDS GO!(R) Celebrate Halloween

Brand New WORDGIRL Episode, Classic Favorites and Online Resources Guide
Children
Through Friendship Fundamentals Such as Sharing and Helping Each Other
Overcome Fears

PBS Parents Gets in the Spirit with Free Exclusive DINOSAUR TRAIN Costume
Pattern, Budget-Friendly Costume Ideas, Tips on Safety, Non-Candy Ideas for
Trick-or-Treat Bags and Much More

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On October 30, PBS KIDS and
PBS KIDS GO! will offer a spooktacular array of Halloween-themed episodes
where kids can join their favorite characters from CURIOUS GEORGE, SUPER WHY!,
SID THE SCIENCE KID, DINOSAUR TRAIN, ARTHUR, CYBERCHASE, MAYA & MIGUEL and
more as they celebrate Halloween with costume parties, trick-or-treating, and
nighttime adventures while learning a few important friendship lessons such as
sharing and teamwork along the way. A new episode from WORDGIRL will broaden
kids' vocabulary as WordGirl protects the holiday from Tobey and his Robots
and helps save the day.

"Halloween is an exciting time for kids to explore new things - meeting new
people and even taking on new identities - and to share these experiences with
friends," said Lesli Rotenberg, SVP Children's Media, PBS. "Our Halloween
content is filled with teamwork and sharing - critical growth areas for young
children as they begin understanding the importance of friendship - and PBS'
children's characters are perfect guides for this adventurous time."

Beginning October 9 on PBSKIDSGO.org, kids can watch their favorite
Halloween-themed episodes on the PBS KIDS GO! video player at
PBSKIDSGO.org/video. The themed channel will include clips from ARTHUR,
CYBERCHASE, MARTHA SPEAKS and POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER. In addition,
PBSKIDSGO.org will feature costume ideas, spooky games, e-cards and more. On
PBSKIDS.org/halloween, preschoolers and their parents can see what's inside
SID THE SCIENCE KID's mystery lunchbox, play counting games with The Count
from SESAME STREET, share favorite Halloween stories on Dot's Story Factory,
or view clips from favorite Halloween-themed episodes of CURIOUS GEORGE, SID
THE SCIENCE KID, DINOSAUR TRAIN and more.

For parents and caregivers, PBS Parents (PBSPARENTS.org) is offering a free
exclusive costume pattern for "Buddy," the T-Rex star from the new hit PBS
KIDS series DINOSAUR TRAIN. The full-body sewing pattern, designed by the
artists of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, is available in two sizes for ages 3 to
5.

PBS Parents is also launching a new crafting column, "Craft Apparent," in
early October. The first weekly column on October 8 will share some
budget-friendly costume ideas, followed by a column on how parents and
children can make a fun, festive Halloween treat bag together. In addition,
parents can find tips and articles on having a fun and safe Halloween,
alternative trick-or-treat giveaways, themed recipes, activities and Halloween
book recommendations. Parents can also get great ideas and tips for a safe and
happy Halloween from Twitter.com/PBSParents and from other parents on
Facebook/PBSParents.

Friday, October 30 (check local listings)

On PBS KIDS for preschoolers:

CURIOUS GEORGE - "The Fully Automatic Fun Hat / Creatures of the Night"
The Fully Automatic Fun Hat - George wants to have a hat as fun as the Man
with the Yellow Hat's yellow hat. But picking the right headgear is hard, and
no one seems to recognize him in a fedora or Bavarian fishing hat. After a day
of unsuccessful hat shopping George takes matters into his own hands and makes
a super hat from craft supplies and toys right at home. Using levers, pop-up
techniques and some trial and error, George engineers the Ultimate Yellow
Monkey Fun Hat - fully equipped with food dispenser, prop launcher, and animal
inflator. But what will happen when the Man accidentally wears the monkey hat
at his big presentation?
Creatures of the Night - George thought it was odd that all the food was gone
from the bird feeder in a single night. Who or what is eating it all? Could
the small animal tracks be a clue? Determined to solve the mystery George
stays up all night and finds a baby possum who has lost his family. The two
set off on a night journey to find the possum's home and meet some other
nocturnal animals (and some very tired "day animals"!) on the way. And because
their night shadows strike a scary resemblance to the legendary Lake Creature
of Lake Wanasink Lake - whose tale Mr. Quint is broadcasting to the entire
town on this same night - the furry twosome cause quite a stir.

SID THE SCIENCE KID - "My Mushy Banana"
Sid wants to know why his beloved yellow banana has turned brown and mushy.
After exploring how fruits and vegetables slowly change, Sid learns that it's
natural for his banana to ripen and turn brown and mushy. Over time, fruits
and vegetables decay! In the live action segment, kids can see what happens
when pumpkins start to go bad.

SUPER WHY! - "The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Halloween"
It's Halloween in Storybrook Village and Pig is so frightened, he won't go
trick-or-treating with his friends! The Super Readers pay a storybook visit to
Little Ghost, who's a bit of a scaredy cat himself, to teach him there's more
to Halloween than meets the eye!

DINOSAUR TRAIN - "Night Train/Fossil Fred"
Night Train - Dad, Buddy and Tiny take a special ride on the Dinosaur Train at
night, learning about animals that are active after dark, culminating at the
Big Pond for a nature walk under the full moon.
Fossil Fred - Buddy, Tiny and Don play "detective" and search around the Big
Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic
dinosaur.

WORDWORLD - "A Kooky Spooky Halloween / Sheep's Halloween Costume"
A Kooky Spooky Halloween - The WordFriends get their share of scares the night
before Halloween when Pig sleepwalks and everyone thinks he's a ghost!

Sheep's Halloween Costume - It's Halloween - Sheep's favorite day of the year.
Sheep likes nothing more than to dress up, so she always goes out of her way
to make herself a special costume. But what will she do when her WordFriends
need pieces of her costume for their own costumes?

BARNEY & FRIENDS - "Guess Who / Sweet Treats"
Guess Who - BJ and Baby Bop decide to get Halloween celebrations underway with
a costume party. But when it comes to picking costumes, Riff just can't
decide! That night, as the festivities get underway, Riff makes a grand
entrance proudly wearing a costume that suits him perfectly!
Sweet Treats - Barney and his friends go trick-or-treating in the park. One
of Barney's friends discovers all his candy is gone...he has a hole in his
bag! BJ shares his candy and everyone learns how nice it is to share with
friends!

CAILLOU - "After Dark"
Things get a little scary today. Caillou and his new neighbors, Jason and
Jeffery, are playing hide-and-go-seek in the backyard, until dusk brings out
the shadows. A flashlight and Mommy help chase the shadows away. That evening,
Caillou can't fall asleep when he hears scary "scratchy monster" noises and
thinks there's a monster in his room. Daddy shows him that a tree branch
brushing against the window is making the noises and the only monster in
Caillou's room is Gilbert. Later, a bad dream about a scary monster leads to a
restless night for Caillou. Mommy and Daddy help him learn to fall asleep
safely in his own bed. And, finally, when Caillou sleeps over at Leo's house
for the first time, he has fun until it's time to go to sleep. A phone call to
Mommy reminds Caillou that Teddy was looking forward to spending the night.
Together they rest easily.

On PBS KIDS GO! for early elementary school children:

WORDGIRL - "Tobey's Tricks and Treats / Escape Wham" (NEW)
Tobey's Trick and Treats - After losing the costume contest at school, Tobey
sets his Robots on a candy-stealing spree and vows to ruin Halloween. Becky
and Violet (in her WordGirl costume) plot to save the holiday. . . and the
city.
Escape Wham - When both Chuck and the Whammer attempt to steal famous,
priceless Henry VIII artifacts, WordGirl assumes they're partners in crime.
But instead of working together the two villains end up battling each other.
Wham!

CYBERCHASE - "The Halloween Howl"
The annual "Halloween Howl" bash in Castleblanca promises to be spooktacular.
. .until Hacker takes over the Mayor's Castle and brings its seven stone
gargoyles to life. Obeying Hacker's every command, the gargoyles capture the
Mayor and imprison him in the dungeon. To gain control of the creepy
creatures, the CyberSquad must figure out how to use division to evenly split
up bunches of garlic and rock candy. But can they do it in time to rescue the
Mayor and save The Halloween Howl?

ARTHUR - "Hic or Treat / Mr. Alwaysright"
Hic or Treat - D.W. gets a case of the hiccups that just won't go away. No
matter how much advice she gets from Arthur and his friends, she just can't
find the right cure. (Well, at least her Halloween costume as "Hiccup Girl"
is all set. . .) Will D.W. ever get relief - or will she have the hiccups for
the rest of her life and set the world record?
Mr. Alwaysright - It seems that Brain is always right about everything and
it's really starting to get on Buster's nerves. But Buster is convinced that
someday Brain will make a mistake - and when he does, Buster will be waiting.
But is friendship really about being right or wrong?

MAYA & MIGUEL - "La Calavera"
When Maya wants to add some oomph to her presentation about Mexico for school,
she consults her Abuela Elena, who allows her to borrow a prized possession: a
calavera, or skull made of sugar, that is used in the yearly Day of the Dead
celebration. Maya promises to let nothing happen to this special calavera.
Her presentation goes well, but Maya loses the calavera! After Theo, Maggie,
Chrissy and Andy each share their fantastical ideas about how the lost
calavera will make Abuela feel, Maya herself feels horrible. She promised her
Abuela that she wouldn't let anything happen to it! Then, as luck would have
it, Maya discovers that she accidentally switched backpacks with another
student, and the calavera is recovered. An excited Maya can't contain
herself, and while jumping up and down, breaks the calavera! Maya is
determined not to let her Abuela down, and goes to great lengths to have the
calavera re-made. Unfortunately, this too is a disaster. When Abuela is
finally told the truth, Maya is surprised - Abuela is happy! Not about the
calavera, but about Maya's good grade on her presentation. And though Abuela
misses the calavera, she thinks that rebuilding it together would make her
even happier.

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