SeeMore's Playhouse

American TV series or program

SeeMore's Playhouse
Genre	Educational Musical
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producers	Safety4Kids Entertainment Edgeworx Connecticut Public Television (season 1) Oregon Public Broadcasting (season 2)
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	PBS Kids Member Stations
Release	September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10) – January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)

SeeMore's Playhouse is an American children's television series using puppets to teach preschoolers about health and safety concepts.

Characters

SeeMore the Safety Seal - Puppeteered by Rafael Rodriguez
Harry Hippo - Puppeteered by Eric Wright
Shades Wolf - Puppeteered by Eric Wright in season 1, David Stephens in season 2
Basil Wombat - Puppeteered by Kenneth Mark Berman in season 1, David Fino in season 2
Lottie Lamb - Puppeteered by Lindsey "Z" Briggs
Penny Pup - Puppeteered by Sarah Frechette
Barb Porcupine - Puppeteered by Carole Simms D'Agostino (Barb only appeared in Season 1, she was dropped in Season 2)
Various characters - Puppeteered by Mark Gale and others

Segments

The show has a few recurring segments in every episode

It's Knock-Knock Time!

The puppets and guest celebrities will tell knock-knock jokes to other with a wall reminiscent of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.

An Adventure with Harry Hippo

This series follows Harry Hippo trying to navigate the world around him.

Songs

There are at least 2 songs in every episode. Every main puppet has sung at least once.

Episodes

Season 1 (2006)

Hide and Seek (September 10, 2006)
Party Planners (September 17, 2006)
SeeMore Appreciation (September 24, 2006)
The Talent Show (October 1, 2006)
Make Believe (October 8, 2006)
Basil's Surprise (October 15, 2006)
Pool Yourself Together (October 22, 2006)
Nature Walk (October 29, 2006)
A Tale of Two Cyclists (November 5, 2006)
Rock Song (November 12, 2006)
Come on Team Play (November 19, 2006)
Penny's Playground (November 26, 2006)
1-555-Vegetables (December 3, 2006)

Season 2 (2007–2008)

Power to Play (November 3, 2007)
The Pickle Hat (November 10, 2007)
Get Up, Get Out, Get Going (November 17, 2007)
Ready, Set, Snow! Disaster Preparedness (November 24, 2007)
Sweet & Sour (December 1, 2007)
I'm Bigger Than You (December 8, 2007)
Mrs. Bingley's Farm (December 15, 2007)
Cool Rules (December 22, 2007)
What's Cooking? (December 29, 2007)
Marching Orders (January 5, 2008)
Lost & Found (January 7, 2008)
No Peanuts, Please! (January 8, 2008)
Teacher's Pet (January 9, 2008)
Harry's Check-Up (January 10, 2008)
Lottie's Library Card (January 11, 2008)
Home Theater (January 14, 2008)
Take Me Out (January 15, 2008)

Home media

Only 2 DVDs of the series were produced.

Fire Safety
Car and Pedestrian Safety

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the show 3 out of 5 stars.^[1]

References

^ Gelman, Pam. "SeeMore's Playhouse". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

Safety4Kids: SeeMore's Playhouse
SeeMore's Playhouse at IMDb

Former PBS Kids original programming

1960s–1980s debuts

PBS

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001)
The Electric Company (1971–1977)
Zoom (1972–1978)
Studio See (1977–1979)
3-2-1 Contact (1980–1988)
Reading Rainbow (1983–2006)
Don't Look Now (1983)
Newton's Apple (1983–1999)
WonderWorks (1984–1992)
OWL/TV (1985–1994)
Learn to Read (1987–1988)²
Square One Television (1987–1992)
Shalom Sesame (1988–1992; 2010–2011)
Zoobilee Zoo (1988)
Shining Time Station (1989–1995)
Long Ago and Far Away (1989–1993)

Syndicated¹

Inside/Out (1972–1973)
Villa Alegre (1973–1980)
Big Blue Marble (1974–1983)
Vegetable Soup (1975–1978)
Rebop (1976–1979)
Once Upon a Classic (1976–1980)
Polka Dot Door (1981–1988)
Powerhouse (1982–1983)
Today's Special (1984–1994)
Captain Kangaroo (1986–1992)
Ramona (1988–1989)

1990s debuts

PBS

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991–1995)
Barney & Friends (1992–2010)
Lamb Chop's Play-Along (1992–1995)
Ghostwriter (1992–1995)
Behind the Scenes (1992)
Kino's Storytime (1992–1997)
In the Mix (1993–2012)²
The Magic School Bus (1994–1997)
Bill Nye the Science Guy (1994–1998)
The Puzzle Place (1995–1998)
Wishbone (1995–2001)
Katie and Orbie (1995–1997)
Kratts' Creatures (1996)
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996–1997)
Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–2000)
Tots TV (1996–2002)
Arthur (1996–2022)
Theodore Tugboat (1996–2002)
Wimzie's House (1997–2001)
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (1998–1999)
Noddy (1998–2000)
Teletubbies (1998–2004)
Zoom (1999–2005)
Zoboomafoo (1999–2001)
Dragon Tales (1999–2005)

Syndicated¹

Mark Kistler's Imagination Station (1991–1998)
Gerbert (1993–1997)
Whirligig! (1993)
Jack Houston's ImagineLand (1994–2000)
Kidsongs (1994–1998)
Pappyland (1994–1999)
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon (1994–1999)
The Huggabug Club (1995–2000)
The Big Comfy Couch (1995–2009)
Preschool Power (1995)
The Shelley T. Turtle Show (1995–1997)
The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon (1995–1997)
Bloopy's Buddies (1996–1998)
Animal Tales (1996–1998)
The Reppies (1996)
Cave Kids (1996)
Groundling Marsh (1997–1999)
The Slow Norris (1997–1999)
Salty's Lighthouse (1997–1998)
Backyard Safari (1997–1998)
Someday School (1998–2001)
Adventures with Kanga Roddy (1999–2001)
Wish*A*Roo Park (1999–2001)
Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle (1999–2001)
Ricky's Room (1999–2000)

2000s debuts

PBS

Between the Lions (2000–2010)
Caillou (2000–2010)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003)
Corduroy (2000–2001)
Elliot Moose (2000–2001)
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (2000–2002)
George Shrinks (2000–2004)
Seven Little Monsters (2000–2004)
Timothy Goes to School (2000–2001)
Anne of Green Gables (2001–2002)
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (2001–2002)
Jay Jay the Jet Plane (2001–2005)
DragonflyTV (2002–2008)²
Angelina Ballerina (2002–2006)
Liberty's Kids (2002–2003)
The Berenstain Bears (2003–2004)
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003–2007)
Clifford's Puppy Days (2003–2006)
Boohbah (2004–2006)
Thomas & Friends (2004–2017)
Maya & Miguel (2004–2007)
Postcards from Buster (2004–2012)
Bob the Builder (2005–2012)
Make Way for Noddy (2005–2007)
It's a Big Big World (2006–2010)
Franny's Feet (2006–2010)
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (2006–2010)
Curious George (2006–2024)
Design Squad (2007–2012)
Super Why! (2007–2016)
WordGirl (2007–2015)
WordWorld (2007–2011)
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2007–2008)
Animalia (2008)
Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures (2008)
Martha Speaks (2008–2014)
Sid the Science Kid (2008–2013)
Lomax, the Hound of Music (2008)
The Electric Company (2009–2011)
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2009–2010)
Dinosaur Train (2009–2020)

Syndicated¹

The Dooley and Pals Show (2000–2003)
Redwall (2001–2002)
MythQuest (2002)
Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop (2002)
The Toy Castle (2003–2004)
Real Wheels (2003–2004)
My Bedbugs (2004–2005)
Curiosity Quest (2004–2015)
The Biscuit Brothers (2004–2012)
Auto-B-Good (2005–2006)
Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld (2005–2008)
The Shapies (2005–2007)
Mustard Pancakes (2005–2007)
Danger Rangers (2005–2006)
The Zula Patrol (2005–2008)
Signing Time! (2006–2008)
Nanalan' (2006)
The Saddle Club (2006–2009)
Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works (2006–2007)
SeeMore's Playhouse (2006–2008)
Peep and the Big Wide World (2007–2011)
Miffy and Friends (2007)
Biz Kid$ (2008–2017)
Raggs (2008–2009)
Jonathan Bird's Blue World (2008)
Wunderkind Little Amadeus (2008–2009)

2010s–2020s debuts

PBS

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2018)
SciGirls (2010–2023)
Peg + Cat (2013–2018)
Bob the Builder (2015–2018)
Nature Cat (2015–2024)
Ready Jet Go! (2016–2023)
Splash and Bubbles (2016–2018)
Let's Go Luna! (2018–2022)
Esme & Roy (2019–2021)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019–2022)
Hero Elementary (2020–2022)
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (2023)

Syndicated¹

Pocoyo (2010–2011)
Scientastic! (2010)
Bali (2010–2013)
Wild Animal Baby Explorers (2010–2014)
Space Racers (2014–2016)
Mixed Nutz (2014)
Thomas Edison's Secret Lab (2015–2016)
Bug Bites (2016)
Ruby's Studio (2016)
Mack & Moxy (2016)

Current original series template
All programs were distributed by PBS unless noted.
¹ Aired on select public television stations via American Public Television (APT) or another program distributor.
² Instructional program.