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Every Friday afternoon on PBS television stations across Indiana, The Friday Zone offers kids and families an entertaining and educational half-hour of performances, guests, activities, and ideas for fun and exploration!
Dr. Cool talks spaghetti. Play a game in the Pandemic Playhouse. A painting complains about a lost love in a Beth Jean Daydream. Chef Corbin makes a sweet treat. The Masked Protector appears in Peggy’s bedroom.
Sing along with the Playlist. Dr. Cool scrubs up with soap. Meet a pair of scientists in the Pandemic Playhouse. Beth Jean daydreams a sticky situation at a barn dance. Peggy and Zarg get down with washing up.
Check in to the Stump Hotel with a song on the Playlist. Dr. Cool serves up a lesson about mac and cheese. Learn an ancient lesson on friendship in the Pandemic Playhouse. Peggy and Zarg keep it clean.
What’s black and white and super cuddly? Pandas! Mista Cookie Jar’s ode to Pandas is on The Playlist. Keep it “fur real” in the Pandemic Playhouse. Beth Jean daydreams about a dinosaur.
Walk into Spring with the Okee Dokee Bros. Learn the sweet history of marshmallows. An important lesson is learned in the Pandemic Playhouse. Climb up a beanstalk with Peggy’s Poetry.
The Bazillions sing about adjectives on the Playlist. Dr. Cool gets to the bottom of things with a history lesson about toilet paper. Write a song with Beth Jean. Peggy’s Poetry continues.
Get popping with the Bubble Wrap Rap. A guitar lesson with Everybody Rocks! Beth Jean taps her way into a talent competition. Peggy’s Poetry takes us to Fairyland.
Laugh a lot of different laughs with Recess Monkey on the Playlist. Dr. Cool serves up a lesson about lemonade. Get smart with the Pandemic Playhouse. Peggy’s Poetry continues.
Mista Cookie Jar is Young at Heart on the Playlist. Learn about lollipops. Beth Jean daydreams that she is the host of an intergalactic talk show. Zarg is a bully.
Everybody Rocks! Learn how the bass plays its part in a song. Gnomes find a home in a Beth Jean Daydream. Peggy and Zarg share a lesson in respecting others.
Learn the history of plates with Dr. Cool. The Blue Screen of Death threatens the Pandemic Playhouse. Take to the sky with Beth Jean. Chill out with Koo Koo Kanga Roo.
Speak Penguinese on The Friday Zone Playlist. A zookeeper shows off a talented sea lion. Write a song with Nathan from Everybody Rocks! Peggy and Zarg become pirates.
A bug leaves home in a song on the playlist. Dr. Cool delivers a lesson on the history of mail. Beth Jean daydreams about a visit with a mermaid. Learn perseverance in the Pandemic Playhouse. Take to the high seas with Peggy’s Poetry.
Dr. Cool talks spaghetti. Play a game in the Pandemic Playhouse. A painting complains about a lost love in a Beth Jean Daydream. Chef Corbin makes a sweet treat. The Masked Protector appears in Peggy’s bedroom.
Sing along with the Playlist. Dr. Cool scrubs up with soap. Meet a pair of scientists in the Pandemic Playhouse. Beth Jean daydreams a sticky situation at a barn dance. Peggy and Zarg get down with washing up.
Check in to the Stump Hotel with a song on the Playlist. Dr. Cool serves up a lesson about mac and cheese. Learn an ancient lesson on friendship in the Pandemic Playhouse. Peggy and Zarg keep it clean.
What’s up with cotton candy? Dr. Cool explains. Meet a chocolatier and learn how she came to choose her sweet career. Visit a factory to see how lollipops are made.
A wild song about pandas. Take care of the giraffes with a zookeeper. A visit to Brown County to learn about Indiana wildlife. A fairyland poem with Peggy and Zarg.
Go for a swim with Jellyfish Jones. Write songs with Nathan from Everybody Rocks! Go on the hunt for amphibians. Meet a Mermaid in a Beth Jean Daydream.
Go on a run with Recess Monkey and a Sweaty Yeti. Get tied up with Dr. Cool’s shoelaces. Chef Shane talks cheese. A visit to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum’s Sports Legends Experience.
Make music with Nathan from Everybody Rocks! Dr. Cool talks socks. See what it takes to be a dance instructor. Beth Jean dreams of magical tap shoes. Peggy’s Poetry continues.
Take a ride on the Dream Wagon with Koo Koo Kanga Roo. Make pumpkin pancakes with Chef Shane. Travel to a famous haunted hoosier campground. A Beth Jean Daydream.
Bug out with ants, tarantulas, and more! Join us as we visit the Indiana University BugFest event. Be a butterfly with Animal Yoga. The Stand-Up Scientist demonstrates chemo-luminescence.
Make a “sock-topus!” Felix learns about blood. Cassia leads a group in an improve comedy game. A story from a winner of the WTIU Kids Writers Contest.
Learn about the science of Entomology with a song on The Friday Zone Playlist. Matt gets up-close with a Snake at the IU Science Fest. Meet Bob the Whale Shark in a story by a local winner of the PBS KIDS Writers Contest.
Get your brick on with a library LEGO club! Get inspired to try building an amazing creation of your own. A Friday Zone Investigation takes kids on a behind-the-scenes ride on a new roller coaster.
Get a move on! Can you tie your head in a knot? Break boards using Taekwondo in The Fitness Zone. A visit to the Indiana University Science Fest to see how magnets create motion and more.
A young author shares his latest work. An introduction to the sport of Judo in The Fitness Zone. Celebrate Indiana’s Tri-Centennial with a futuristic episode of Footsteps to Flight.
Meet some amazing animals! The Pop-Ups host an Animal Birthday Party on The Friday Zone Playlist. Travel to a shrimp farm to learn about aquaculture with a group of Girl Scouts.
Learn about conductive thread as we create an electronic bookmark craft. Suit up and check out the sport of fencing in The Fitness Zone. Major Taylor cycles through Footsteps to Flight.
The kidscommons Children’s Museum of Columbus, Indiana showcases the amazing strength of eggs with a series of egg-speriments! Matt gets spun up in a lesson about angular momentum at the IU Science Fest. Lil BUB’s Spacepod visits the ocean.
Elisa Pokral from Monroe County’s solid waste management district shares a lesson in conservation and community. Learn how you can make a difference in caring for our Earth. A lesson in recycling from a winner of the PBS KIDS Writer’s Contest.
Get charged up for an electrifying episode! Kids learn how to “be a battery” at the Indiana University Science Open House. Participate in a robot dance party on The Friday Zone Playlist. Learn how conductive tape can help in creating a DIY electronic greeting card.
A Chef visits to share cooking expertise and show off their culinary talents. Justin Roberts opens a lemonade stand on The Friday Zone Playlist. Kids cook up a batch of brownies at a special “Little Chefs” event in Columbus.
See kids build and operate a robotic arm at the Indiana Science Olympiad. A tour of the Big Red II supercomputer at Indiana University. A guest teaches the basics of computer programming. Lil BUB ponders her chances in a gladiator arena.
A Girl Scout Troup from Columbus shares a recent service project. Learn to make a fuzzy and soft fleece blanket. The Not-Its go to Washington, D.C. on The Friday Zone Playlist. Take a tour of a food pantry.
A guest from the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing shows a group of Girl Scouts how to use conductive thread to sew light-up bookmarks. Learn an astounding number-guessing stunt. Kids get electricity from a lemon.
Learn a simple craft idea you can take along on your next nature walk. Kids learn a lesson in being a good steward of the Earth and its colors (and the invisible, like light and some pollution) from Elisa of the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District, gogreendistrict.com, in Bloomington.
A simple craft that’s a lot of fun: paper bag puppets! See what we come up with and then create your own. A trip to the zoo. The Okee Dokee Bros. are on the lookout for the elusive Jackolope on The Friday Zone Playlist.
We visit Dorel Juvenile in Columbus, IN to see how car seats are made. Then, we’ll put them to the test in a real crash simulator! Take a ride on a spinning science experiment. Kids create tasty snacks from food – Fruit Cars!
March to the beat of your own drummer with a visit to the Rhythm Discovery Center in Indianapolis. Kindie rockers The 123s host a dance party.
A local pizza restaurant stops by to show how they make pizzas quickly for delivery. Kids get a chance to toss dough just like the pros! Learn the secrets to the “Tablecloth Trick” at the IU Science Open House.
Meet kids who are getting ready to perform in an opera and hear some amazing singing! Meet the Mary Greene, the first female riverboat captain, on Footsteps to Flight.
Take flight with us as a hot air balloon is unfurled in the studio! Soar to new heights on a Friday Zone Field Trip. Gus Grissom and rocket ships are the topic on Footsteps to Flight.
The WonderLab Museum helps kids do a messy experiment. Visit the IU Science Open House to make “goop.” The continuing adventures of Martin and the Alien Mice.
A special episode from the Jackson County History Center. Kids explore a cemetery, learn about fence-building, play pioneer games, and try playing the hammer dulcimer.
Get into The Fitness Zone and try out a new sport! A group of kids invent their own board games. See which ones might inspire you!
Take to the wind with The Wrong Brothers to learn about the history of flight in Indiana. The Terre Haute Children’s Museum helps kids make DIY “vortex cannons.”
Nothing’s cooler than this episode of The Friday Zone! Hit the rink to play hockey in The Fitness Zone. Meet a magical penguin. Learn the story of President Benjamin Harrison on Footsteps to Flight.
Motivational speaker and family comedian Brad Tassell is back to share some fun with kids. Take a spin on a crazy carousel at the IU Science Open House. Small Talk takes a close look at a playing card. Martin and the Alien Mice concludes.
Bounce to new heights on a Field Trip to a trampoline park in Evansville. Get tips from a pro that will help you learn to juggle in just a few minutes. An impossible Stuntology stunt involving a skewer and a balloon.
Head to a glassblowing studio to see how amazing and delicate works of art are made with super-heat and extra care. Meet a Master Builder at the LEGO KidsFest. Felix gets a lesson in the importance of healthy bones.
Get “Pretty Crabby” on The Friday Zone Playlist. A visit to Fair Oaks Farm. A kiddie surf band teaches a lesson in shark conservation. The Bearded Chef mixes up some fresh guacamole. Small Talk takes an up-close look at teeth.
Meet a 2nd grade class that is learning lessons in American Sign Language. Students will explain how it’s working and teach signs that anyone can use. The Bearded Chef mixes up stir-fried veggies. The continuing adventures of Martin and the Alien Mice.
Get outside and have fun! Travel to extreme heights in a Friday Zone Field Trip visit to a climbing gym in Evansville. Get behind the scenes of a launched roller coaster at Holiday World. Felix learns about sunscreen. A simple trick with sidewalk chalk.
We’re flyin’ high with hot air balloons! Watch as a balloon is unfurled right in The Zone. We’ll travel to the Indianapolis Zoo to get an up-close look at some amazing butterflies. Learn how to make a comet at the IU Science Fest.
ComedySportz Indy comes to The Friday Zone to make up silly stories with a group of creative kids. Showmanship sells an amazing Stuntology trick that you can try at home. A story from a winner of the PBS Kids Writers Contest.
Meet a young author who has been writing stories to raise money for charities and learn where he got his inspiration for his characters. ComedySportz helps kids tell a silly story. A story from a winner of the PBS Kids Writers Contest.
“Kidz Rock” with Twinkle Time on The Friday Zone Playlist. Terre Haute students perform at a concert. The Bearded Chef whips up a vegan pizza. ComedySportz Indy presents a symphony of animals.
Stylin’ comes to The Friday Zone over the air and online. The kindie-rockin’ jam band The 123s hosts a dance party. Felix finds out why some kids wear glasses. Learn a simple magic trick using a hairband that will amaze your friends!
The Atomic Sharks teaches kids the basics of the ukulele and then share the stage in a performance of island music. Kids get the beat on a Field Trip to the Rhythm Discovery Center. Small Talk takes a microscopic look at an iPod screen.
The WonderLab Museum demonstrates the mind-boggling properties of magnets. Get bricking with a trip to the LEGO KidsFest in Indianapolis. The Bearded Chef cooks up some quinoa. Learn a math trick you can use on your friends.
Learn all about fireplace safety with experts from the Chimney Safety Institute of America. See how a chimney gets cleaned alongside a real chimney sweep. The Bearded Chef takes us outside to cook over a campfire.
The amazing kindie-rock jam band The 123s stop in for a bedtime dance party. Felix learns the importance of dietary fiber. Head into the night to hunt for amphibians. The Bearded Chef cooks up homemade brownies.
The Terre Haute Children’s Museum brings the science of motion to The Friday Zone with some cool demonstrations. A trip to a car seat manufacturing and testing facility. The Bearded Chef cooks up home-made oven fries.
Fuzzy critters are the theme of this week’s episode! We’ll put together a furry craft that you can make at home. Small talk gets a close-up look at the parts of a feather. Meet a skateboarding bulldog. A simple magic trick using a hairband.
Get cooking with a foodie-fun adventure as a special guest serves up a tasty treat. An amazing water glass stunt that you can try at home. Small Talk takes a microscopic look at spaghetti noodles. Felix gets a lesson in good hygiene.
The WonderLab Children’s Museum shares superhero science. Discover how science can give you amazing strength, enhanced vision, and the power to move objects without touching them! Plus the continuing adventures of Martin and the Alien Mice.
Learn all about Pluto and the latest discoveries made by NASA’s New Horizons mission. Take a ride on Holiday World’s newest roller coaster, Thunderbird! Felix gets tips on how to cure hiccups. Small Talk takes an up-close look at a bicycle tire.
ComedySportz Indy brings their own brand of improv comedy to The Friday Zone. Take a Field Trip to the Indianapolis Zoo to meet a walrus that can paint. The Bearded Chef creates a colorful treat. The continuing adventures of Martin and the Alien Mice.
