Super Why!
The Elves and the Shoemaker (#110)
Whyatt has a secret admirer and the Shoemaker is curious about his own secret friends! [28 minutes]
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Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- PreK-2
- Curricular Areas
- Literacy & Languages
- Series Length
- 135 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 28 minutes
- Record Rights
- Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
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Series Description: This series focuses on the adventures of four fairytale friends who transform into reading-powered superheroes: Alpha Pig with Alphabet Power, Wonder Red with Word Power, Princess Presto with Spelling Power, Super Why with the Power to Read and Super YOU with the Power to Help. Together, they are the "Super Readers!" The Super Readers jump into books (literally) to find answers to everyday preschool challenges and embark on exciting adventures, where they play interactive reading games to overcome obstacles and save the day. In every episode, young viewers dive directly into a pop-up story to experience a brightly-illustrated children's tale brought to magical life.
All Episodes
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The Three Little Pigs (#101)
The Super Readers fly into the Three Little Pigs story and come face to face with the Big Bad Wolf. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 17, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 17, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Hansel and Gretel (#102)
The Super Readers try to help Hansel and Gretel get out of a sticky sweet situation. [28 minutes]
- Fri, July 26, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Fri, July 26, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Humpty Dumpty (#103)
Poor Pig is stuck at the tippy top of his brand new slide, and is afraid to come down! [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 31, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 31, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Jack and the Beanstalk (#104)
Whyatt's little sister has a tantrum. The Super Readers meet a giant who's acting like a big baby! [28 minutes]
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The Tortoise and the Hare (#105)
The Super Readers teach these friends good sportsmanship as they head toward the finish line. [29 minutes]
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears (#106)
Whyatt accidentally messes up Jack's room and is in BIG trouble with his big brother! [28 minutes]
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf (#107)
When Baby Joys says her first words Whyatt is the only one to hear her, but no one believes him. [29 minutes]
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Rapunzel (#108)
Princess Pea finds the value of a helping hand when her kitten gets stuck in the top of a tree. [28 minutes]
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The Ugly Duckling (#109)
Princess Pea's learns that practice makes perfect as her dance recital quickly approaches. [29 minutes]
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The Elves and the Shoemaker (#110)
Whyatt has a secret admirer and the Shoemaker is curious about his own secret friends! [29 minutes]
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Little Miss Muffet (#111)
Poor Red wants nothing more than to play with Little Boy Blue, but he keeps running away! [29 minutes]
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Cinderella (#112)
Red doesn't feel like a Princess, so how will she fit in at Sleeping Beauty's princess party? [28 minutes]
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The Ant and the Grasshopper (#113)
The Super Readers help a pig who didn't plan ahead and a grasshopper who is unprepared for winter. [28 minutes]
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The Little Red Hen (#114)
None of Red's friends want to help gather apples. Will anyone lend her a hand? [29 minutes]
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The Frog Prince (#115)
Princess Pea wants to do ballet and Spider wants to spin webs. How will they play together? [28 minutes]
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The Princess and the Pea (#116)
Princess Pea is worried she won't win a Golden Crown at the Annual Junior Princess Competition. [28 minutes]
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Little Red Riding Hood (#117)
The Super Readers meet Little Red and Grandma and try to get Wolfy to stop tricking Littlest Pig. [28 minutes]
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Tom Thumb (#118)
The Super Readers meet Tom Thumb, a guy who knows what it feels like to be little...really little! [28 minutes]
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Little Bo Peep (#119)
Whyatt can't find Mister Lizard. The Super Readers come to the rescue to help find missing sheep. [28 minutes]
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The Emperor's New Clothes (#120)
The heroes meet an Emperor who has invisible clothes. Little Piggy wears a bucket on his head. [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 22, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses (#121)
Whyatt wants to know why his family is acting sneaky. The 12 Dancing Princesses are being secretive. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 23, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff (#122)
Red is mad because Gramma won't let her into the kitchen to get some extra special Red Velvet Cake! [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 29, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Thumbelina (#123)
The gang shrinks down to the size of ants to help teeny tiny Thumbelina find her missing brother. [29 minutes]
- Sun, June 30, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears: The Mystery (#124)
Goldilocks is determined to prove that she didn't make the mess in the Three Bears' house! [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 6, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Beauty and the Beast (#125)
If the Beast can turn down his roaring, Beauty might learn they're not as different as she thinks. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 7, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Rumpelstiltskin (#126)
A Princess has a helper who is too busy to help spin straw into gold. Can the team guess his name? [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 13, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Tiddalick The Frog (#127)
Tiddalick the frog's puddle jumping is using up water and leaving his neighbors in the dust. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 14, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Sleeping Beauty (#128)
The team uses their powers to wake a Princess and show her that there's more to life than snoozing. [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 20, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Foolish Wishes (#129)
Whyatt has to pick one toy at the store. The team helps a farmer decide how to use 3 magic wishes. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 21, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Goose and the Golden Eggs (#130)
The team visits a man who is as protective of his special eggs as Red is of her delicious apples. [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 27, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Magic Porridge Pot (#131)
The Super Readers fly in to rescue a little girl whose magical pot just won't stop making porridge! [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 28, 1:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Pinocchio (#132)
Whyatt learns the importance of telling the truth and meets a boy whose nose grows when he fibs. [28 minutes]
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Momotaro The Peach Boy (#133)
The team finds a boy in a Japanese Folktale whose friends are arguing so loudly, it angers an ogre! [28 minutes]
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The Gingerbread Boy (#134)
The Super Readers try to keep the speedy little Gingerbread Boy safe, but is their plan half baked? [28 minutes]
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The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Halloween (#135)
The team teaches a Little Ghost who is scared that there's more to Halloween than meets the eye! [28 minutes]
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The Stars in the Sky (#136)
The team soars high with a little girl named Ella who has a big dream of playing with the stars. [28 minutes]
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The Three Feathers (#137)
A young prince must race to find a magic carpet. The only problem is he doesn't think he can do it! [28 minutes]
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'twas The Night Before Christmas (#138)
The team catches up with Santa and his reindeer and unravels the mystery of Santa's childhood. [28 minutes]
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Super Why! and the Little Mermaid (#139)
The team explores the ocean with the Little Mermaid, whose tail sets her apart from kids on land. [28 minutes]
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Juan Bobo and the Pig (#140)
The Super Readers meet a boy who thinks his Momma wants him to put his pig in a dress! [28 minutes]
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Snow White (#141)
The Super Readers try to stop the wicked queen from giving the fairytale princess a poison apple. [28 minutes]
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The Rolling Rice Cakes (#142)
The team meets an old man in a Japanese folktale who has chased his rice cakes into a mouse hole! [28 minutes]
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Peter Rabbit (#143)
The team chases the mischievous cottontail bunny, who is on the hunt for delicious vegetables. [28 minutes]
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The Boy Who Drew Cats (#144)
The team meets a boy in a Japanese Folklore who is struggling to sketch a picture for the emperor. [28 minutes]
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Aladdin (#145)
The team meets a lucky lad and dive inside his magic lamp to speak to a genie who grants wishes. [28 minutes]
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Hansel and Gretel: A Healthy Adventure (#146)
The team convinces a witch to trade her gingerbread house for something delicious and nutritious. [28 minutes]
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The Swan Maiden (#147)
The heroes help the Swan Maiden get her feathers back so she can return home before the sun sets. [28 minutes]
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Cinderella: The Prince's Side of the Story (#148)
Little Boy Blue disappears and the prince in Cinderella's fairytale may help solve the mystery. [28 minutes]
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The Three Little Pigs: The Return of the Wolf (#149)
Poppa Pig teaches the team to construct a sturdy building before Big Bad Wolf ruins their plans. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 19, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Wed, June 19, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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The City Mouse and the Country Mouse (#150)
The heros jump into the tale of two mice brothers who live far away from each other. [28 minutes]
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- Mon, July 8, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 8, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, July 14, 8:00 AM on IPTV
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King Midas (#151)
Super Why and his friends fly into the story of a ruler with the golden touch and meet King Midas. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 10, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 10, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Prince and the Pauper (#152)
When they switch houses, a prince on the farm and a pauper in a castle soon leads to confusion. [28 minutes]
- Thu, July 11, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Thu, July 11, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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George and the Dragon (#153)
Knight George is about to battle a dragon to rescue a princess, but it turns out he isn't so brave. [28 minutes]
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The Swiss Family Robinson (#154)
Little Boy Blue is stuck on a little island in Storybrook Pond and can't get back to shore. [28 minutes]
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Dr. Dolittle (#155)
Red's new puppy is whimpering and the heroes ask for advice from a boy who can talk to animals. [28 minutes]
- Fri, July 12, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Fri, July 12, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Alice In Wonderland (#156)
The heroes tumble down the rabbit hole to catch up with a famous white rabbit who is very late! [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 16, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 16, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Story of Mother Goose (#157)
Red gets stuck writing a new song. The heroes meet Mother Goose just as she's starting her poems. [28 minutes]
- Mon, July 15, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 15, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, July 21, 8:00 AM on IPTV
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The Ugly Duckling: Becoming A Swan (#158)
The superheroes help Duckling accept himself as he is and Pig learns a lesson about getting bigger. [28 minutes]
- Thu, July 18, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Thu, July 18, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Nutcracker (#159)
The heroes try to find out why the Mouse King is so cranky and restore magic to The Land of Sweets. [28 minutes]
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The Muddled-Up Fairytales (#160)
Things get wacky when a young dragon eager to find a legend of his own moves in with The Three Pigs. [28 minutes]
- Fri, July 19, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Fri, July 19, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Story of the Tooth Fairy (#161)
Whyatt has lost his very first tooth! The reading heroes set off to meet the Tooth Fairy in person. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 24, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 24, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Comic Book: Attack of the Eraser (#162)
The super readers must stop the diabolical Eraser from wiping out all of the words in Reader Valley. [28 minutes]
- Thu, July 25, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Thu, July 25, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Big Game (#163)
The superheroes join fairytale heroes to play in a big soccer match against their storybook foes. [28 minutes]
- Mon, July 22, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 22, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, July 28, 8:00 AM on IPTV
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The Cookbook (#164)
The heroes help Whyatt bake a birthday cake by getting the recipe from a very silly rhyming chef. [28 minutes]
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The Beach Day Mystery (#165)
The team goes on a swashbuckling scavenger hunt adventure filled with clues, pirates and treasure! [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 30, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 30, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Woofster Finds A Home (#201)
Whyatt goes to a pet adoption fair and meets a little puppy. A new Super Reader joins the team! [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 17, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Mon, June 17, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 23, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 23, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 23, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Webby In Bathland (#202)
The Super Readers help a brave little penguin save his beloved town from the evil Squirmy Germies. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 18, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, June 18, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, July 29, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 29, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Bedtime for Bear (#203)
Charlie is a bear who is scared of just about anything. The heroes shed some light on the problem. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 20, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Thu, June 20, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Molly's Dance Show (#204)
The Super Readers head into a story to meet a ballerina doll named Molly who has stage fright. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 21, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Fri, June 21, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti (#205)
The superheroes meet a king who only wants to eat spaghetti and convince him to taste new foods. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 24, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Mon, June 24, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 30, 8:00 AM on IPTV
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Naila and the Magic Map (#206)
The Super Readers explore ancient Egypt and help Naila unravel a mysterious code to find a treasure. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 25, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, June 25, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Jasper's Cowboy Wish (#207)
The Super Readers explore the Old West and meet a cowpoke named Jasper who wants to be a cowboy. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 26, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Wed, June 26, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Baby Dino's Big Discovery (#208)
The Super Readers lend a hand to a baby dinosaur who is searching for his mommy. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 27, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Thu, June 27, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Princess Gwennie Saves The Day (#209)
The Super Readers fly into the story of a princess with a silly sense of humor and a big job to do. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 28, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Fri, June 28, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Great Robot Race (#210)
The reading friends meet a boy named Bradbury who is determined to help his robo-doggie win a race. [28 minutes]
- Mon, July 1, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 1, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, July 7, 8:00 AM on IPTV
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The Adventures of Math-A-Million (#211)
The super readers accompany a math superhero as he confronts a series of arithmetic emergencies. [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 2, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 2, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Monty's Adventures In Music Town (#212)
The super readers meet a loveable monster who is having trouble picking an instrument to play. [29 minutes]
- Wed, July 3, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 3, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Zora's Art Adventure (#213)
The superheroes explore a magical art museum where the paintings take on a life of their own! [28 minutes]
- Thu, July 4, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Thu, July 4, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Around The World Adventure (#214)
The heroes go around the globe with Wigglesbottom, a wacky explorer who is searching for his friend. [28 minutes]
- Fri, July 5, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Fri, July 5, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Galileo's Space Adventure (#215)
The superheroes blast off into the tale Galileo's Space Adventure and investigate the solar system. [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 9, 8:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 9, 7:30 PM on IPTV Learns