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  • WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
    Sid The FishWhen Sid the Vid Fish returns from a beach vacation with one whopper of a tummy ache, Bob shrinks himself down and follows water from the drain of his bathroom sink all the way to the bay in order to find out what made Sid sick. A "fantastic voyage" designed to help Vid Kids understand the importance of clean water. 30 min. Premiere date: Summer 2002
  • MUSIC TO MY EARS
    musicAt the Vid Tech family reunion, Bob realizes he's the only one who doesn't know how to play a musical instrument -- Momma plays electric guitar, his twin brother Biff plays harmonica, Pop Quiz plays the washboard, and Sid the Vid Fish plays the jug. Featuring comic-actor Bob Heck in multiple roles, and singer Parris Lane as Brianna, MUSIC TO MY EARS is geared to help young children get excited about pursing music in primary school. 30 min. Premiere date: September 7, 2001 @ 7am

  • BLAST INTO SPACE!
    BooksBob's twin brother Biff has gotten himself into trouble again. Using the Vid Gizmo, Biff accidentally teleports himself into outer space, and it's up to Bob to bring him home safely. Once again featuring versatile comic?actor Bob Heck in multiple roles, BLAST INTO SPACE! is a wacky, fast?paced, out?of?this?world primer designed to get young children (ages 8 and under) excited about space. 30 min. Premiere date: April 2, 2000 @ 7:30pm
  • MEETING THE CHALLENGE!
    Ships WheelBob meets a group of very special Vid Kids -- children with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities -- and tags along with them as they learn, among other things, how to go horseback riding, camping and sailing. MEETING THE CHALLENGE! offers a sensitive, upbeat introduction to the world of disability, and allows young viewers to tag along with this very special group of Vid Kids as they teach Bob all about what they like to do to have fun. 30 min. Premiere date: October 8, 1998 @ 8pm
  • LOST IN MARYLAND HISTORY
    Maryland FlagBob hasn't finished his history homework, and now he's worried. So when his Vid Gizmo malfunctions and sends him back in time more than 300 years, is this the lucky break he needed? Or more than he bargained for! At St. Mary's City in 1687, he's mistaken for an indentured servant... at Ft. McHenry in 1814, they think he's a British spy... and at the battle of Antietam in 1862, he's a Union scout. As Bob desperately tries to find his way home through time, he learns firsthand all sorts of fascinating things about how Marylanders used to live. 30 min. Premiere date: September 17, 1997 @ 7:30pm
  • THE DAY THE WORLD STAYED IN BED
    sleepingA modern fable told entirely in Dr. Seuss-style verse, THE DAY THE WORLD STAYED IN BED follows Bob as he wanders through a world where absolutely no one has gotten out of bed. At first he enjoys having everything to himself -- the malls and playgrounds -- but slowly he comes to realize how lonely it is. That's when he decides it's his job to wake everybody up. 30 min. Premiere date: February 26, 1996 @ 7:30pm
  • FIELD TRIP TO THE AQUARIUM
    DolphinBob loses Sid the Vid Fish while Momma is away on business, forcing Bob to embark on a frantic search of the National Aquarium in Baltimore to try to locate Sid before his mother returns home. Along the way, Bob learns all sorts of interesting things about seals, horseshoe crabs, dolphins, sharks, rays, and the rain forest. 30 min. Premiere date: June 6, 1995 @ 7:30pm
  • VID KID HOLIDAY SPECIAL
    giftsWhile Biff searches for the most expensive gift he can buy for Momma Vid Tech, Bob makes her a present by hand -- his patented two-sided ear tweaker -- and ends up discovering the true meaning of giving. Told entirely in verse a la The Night Before Christmas and Dr. Seuss's The Grinch. 11 min. Premiere date: December 1993

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