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- DirectorJózsef GémesStarsLevente IgazKlári TolnayJózsef SzékhelyiWhen young Vili starts shooting at birds, a fairy decides to teach him a lesson and turns him into a sparrow.
- StarsMichael BellLinda GaryJoan GerberBilly is to eat a worm a day for fifteen days in order to win a bet with Alan so that he can earn fifty dollars for a mini bike..
- DirectorSeth PinskerSam WeissStarsQuinn CummingsRuth BuzziPenelope SudrowYoung girl is locked at the library after it closes. Soon after, four storybook characters come to life in front of her.
- DirectorAllen FosterStarsDanny TamberelliDevon MichaelsJoey RigolWhat a day Alexander is having. He's got gum stuck in his hair, he trips on his skateboard and he can't find his favorite glow-in-the-dark yo-yo. Things go from bad to worse in this charming animated musical based on the book by Judith Viorst.
- 1987– 30mTV-Y6.6 (6)TV EpisodeStarsDanny TamberelliDevon MichaelsJoey RigolWhat a day Alexander is having! He's got gum stuck in his hair, he trips on his skateboard and he can't find his favorite glow-in-the-dark yo-yo. Things go from bad to worse in this charming animated musical based on the book by Judith Viorst.
- DirectorDianne Haak-EdsonStarsStephen Freeland
- DirectorJohn PaulStarsAnna RussellMildred DunnockFrank RogierAn "electronic puppet" version of the Humperdinck opera, adapted for children and using spoken dialogue as well as Humperdinck's music.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsFrederica von StadeJudith BlegenJean KraftA live Metropolitan Opera Christmas Day broadcast of Humperdinck's opera.
- DirectorGeorge CahanStarsJune HavocWhitfield ConnorLloyd Corrigan
- DirectorRay HarryhausenStarsHugh DouglasA young brother and sister are kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch. Based on the brothers Grimm fairytale. Animated by Ray Harryhausen.
- DirectorRobert TaylorStarsLorne GreeneSammy Davis Jr.Margery GrayOrphan Heidi lives with her grandpa in Swiss Alps. She brings joy to all there. However, her aunt takes her to the city to live as a servant girl to a cold rich strict family and their nice but sad handicapped daughter.
- DirectorEd FriedmanLou KachivasMarsh LamoreStarsAlan OppenheimerDiane PershingSpace cat villain Harry the Heartless holds space mouse Queen Pureheart. Only Mighty Mouse can save her.
- DirectorBernard DeyrièsStarsJimmy KeeganBettina BushDonavan FrebergHenry's parents are lost in Africa, so he must live with his greedy and heartless Uncle Augustus. In the crevices of the house live the "Littles" kind, elf-like creatures. August enslaves Henry and wants to tear down his house to build a shopping center. Grandpa Little cares for Tom and Lucy, the Littles' children. Tom befriends a vicious cat by removing a splinter from his paw. After a series of adventures, the Littles and Henry get evidence of Augustus' plot to steal Henry's home. Augustus is arrested, the house is saved, and all ends well.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsCaroll SpinneyJim HensonFrank OzBig Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker named Miss Finch. Unhappy, he runs away from there, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
- DirectorArnold LeibovitStarsPaul FreesDal McKennonArt ClokeySalute to the revolutionary Oscar winning stop motion animated Puppetoons created by sci-fi fantasy film legend George Pal. Gumby, Pokey and Arnie the Dinosaur host 12 of Pal's milestone shorts from 1934-1947 that have inspired animation and special effects filmmakers ever since.
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiDianne JacksonStarsDavid BowieRaymond BriggsMel SmithOn Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
- DirectorDiane Paloma EskenaziStarsIrene CaraCam ClarkeTownsend ColemanA reluctant lion king has his paws full trying to save his jungle kingdom.
- DirectorMark SottnickStarsMeryl StreepMargery Williams' enchanting story about a toy rabbit, first published in 1922.
- CreatorCarol RosensteinStarsJulene ReneeMegan MiyahiraFrat FullerA group of kids produce and star in their own music video show.
- CreatorJan BerenstainStan BerenstainJoseph CatesStarsDavid MendenhallBen CampbellTajja IsenWe follow a family of bears, known as the Berenstain Bears, as they figure out life together. With friendly neighbors and close friends, the journey is never boring. Inspired by the book series written by Stan and Jan Berenstain.
- StarsDaniel BrochuJ.T. TurnerJodie RestherBased on the books by Marc Brown, these are the adventures of Arthur, an 8-year-old aardvark, and his family and friends as they grow up and learn how to be good neighbors to one another.
- StarsTed DansonMary SteenburgenJames FoxAn Englishman returns after nine years abroad and tells strange stories of the tiny people of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the flying island Laputa and the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyOrestes CalpiniStarsJessica DragonetteLanny RossPinto ColvigA doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.
- StarsJulie BennettRegis CordicRoss MartinGulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally minuscule rival, Blefuscu.
- DirectorDiane Paloma EskenaziThis classic story of an adventurer uses catchy songs and exciting animation to teach big life lessons through some very tiny people.
- DirectorJerry ZuckerStarsSean ConneryRichard GereJulia OrmondLancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
- DirectorHal SutherlandStarsJosh AlbeePhilip L. ClarkeCathleen CordellAn orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
- StarsRobert GuillaumeLiz TorresEdward James OlmosMulticultural versions of many of your favorite fairy tales. Such as "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Three Little Pigs".
- CreatorBruce D. JohnsonStarsJanice KawayeKevin Michael RichardsonKath SoucieTwo schoolchildren learn valuable life lessons from a buffalo, a red-tailed hawk, a bobcat, and a prairie dog.
- DirectorMichael MalianiRobert BrousseauVincenzo TrippettiStarsEdward AsnerAngela BassettLucas BlackWhile on a school field trip, two friends travel through time and meet Martin Luther King Jr. at different points in his life.
- DirectorRichard RichStarsVirginia WatsonWilliam Dennis HuntBilly MayoHarriet Tubman has never known what it means to be free. Having been born and raised into slavery, she works hard and does as she is told. However, she longs to be free and hopes to escape to the "promise land." After hearing about an "underground railroad" and learning of a Quaker woman up the river who helps slaves "get on," Harriet tells her father she is escaping. He fears for he life and tells her there isn't really an underground railroad, but she is determined to go. Once at the Quaker woman's home, Harriet learns that the Underground Railroad is a route guided by "conductors" to the North. She goes forward and makes it to the main station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Once there, she is surprised to learn of the many different routes slaves are able to take to freedom. Hearing of her sister and family's proceeding sale, Harriet vows she will never be free until her family is free. Against the stationmaster's warnings, she heads South. Harriet continues to go back and forth from the North to the South and becomes known as the "Moses of her people" with a reward posted for her for $40,000. Harriet is able to successfully rescue her entire family, as well as 300 slaves on 17 dangerous missions to the Confederate South.
- StarsRichard DempseySophie CookJonathan R. ScottFour kids travel to the magical land of Narnia where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the lion, Aslan.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsRachel WarrenSusan SokolReg WilliamsFour kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsMandy MooreShane WestPeter CoyoteTwo North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsJeff BridgesMia FarrowAngela LansburyA beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.
- StarsAlex GalatisJames RankinKirk DunnThe story focuses on Dudley, a dragon who recently woke up from centuries of hibernation and his new ten-year-old friends Matt and Sally as well as other kids down the line. The many kids and would guide Dudley around the modern world and the trio would learn about environmentalism, friendship and pro-social values.
- CreatorShari LewisBernard RothmanStarsShari LewisSabrina SanchezAmanda McAdamAn enthusiastic singing lady and her puppet animal friends go on a variety of adventures.
- StarsLeVar BurtonJennifer Betit YenArnold StangLevar Burton introduces young viewers to illustrated readings of children's literature and explores their related subjects.
- StarsFred RogersBetty AberlinDavid NewellFred Rogers explores various topics for young viewers through presentations and music, both in his world and in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
- DirectorTom TataranowiczStarsMichael YorkJohn Rhys-DaviesRobert ItoIt's the story of a boy, Nib, who acquires an enchanted paintbrush with which he grants life to any object he chooses to illustrate. But the mystical gift brings Nib more heartache than fulfillment until he learns to paint what he sees with his heart rather than simply what he sees with his eyes. Thus Nib is able to dispose of the magic paintbrush and resolve the troubles it had brought him.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsOrson WellesJune ForayLes TremayneA young mongoose protects his human family from two murderous cobras.
- CreatorJoanna ColeBruce DegenKristin Laskas MartinStarsLily TomlinDaniel DeSantoLisa JaiAn eccentric teacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magic school bus.
- DirectorMelvin FrankStarsLeslie ParrishStubby KayePeter PalmerAs Sadie Hawkins Day approaches, Daisy Mae hopes to win the hand of Li'l Abner by catching him in the traditional race.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsRick MoranisEllen GreeneVincent GardeniaA nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.