SeeMore's Playhouse

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

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

Characters

• SeeMore the Safety Seal
• 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)

1. Hide and Seek (September 10, 2006)
2. Party Planners (September 17, 2006)
3. SeeMore Appreciation (September 24, 2006)
4. The Talent Show (October 1, 2006)
5. Make Believe (October 8, 2006)
6. Basil's Surprise (October 15, 2006)
7. Pool Yourself Together (October 22, 2006)
8. Nature Walk (October 29, 2006)
9. A Tale of Two Cyclists (November 5, 2006)
10. Rock Song (November 12, 2006)
11. Come on Team Play (November 19, 2006)
12. Penny's Playground (November 26, 2006)
13. 1-555-Vegetables (December 3, 2006)

Season 2 (2007–2008)

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

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

External links

• SeeMore's Playhouse at IMDb