PBS throws bone to literature, science; 'Wishbone' bounds through classics; 'Kratts' Creatures' brings wildlife home. (analysis of Public Broadcasting System's fall 1995 programming)(Childrens TV)

Broadcasting & Cable | July 24, 1995| | Copyright

'Wishbone' bounds through classics; 'Kratts' Creatures' brings wildlife home

For the first time this fall, children will see fighting on a PBS kids show. It's played mostly for laughs, however, as the canine hero of Wishbone covers his eyes instead of watching a joust that's a key scene of "Don Quixote."

Wishbone is the only new offering this fall from PBS, which will have 6 1/2 hours per day of programing for preschool and school-age children, up from six hours last fall. But as the season progresses, other shows will be introduced: Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop ...

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