Topic: Pbs Kids

5 chapters across the catalog

Cheerleaders for Science
Episode 256 1:44:47 - 1:46:20

256: Cheerleaders for Science

PBS Sid the Science Kid, Super Duper Antibodies Game

The PBS Kids website features a game titled "Super Duper Antibodies" on the "Sid the Science Kid" page. The game depicts the character Sid being injected with a large hypodermic needle to fight "evil virus thingies." The hosts characterize this as early-childhood propaganda designed to normalize medical injections and heroin-like imagery for young children.

Hemorrhagic Flu Outbreak!
Episode 144 20:30 - 23:25

144: Hemorrhagic Flu Outbreak!

Sid the Science Kid Swine Flu Vaccination Song

A clip from the PBS program "Sid the Science Kid" features a song encouraging children to get vaccinated for the swine flu. The hosts highlight a specific audio anomaly in the background of the song that sounds like "evil scientist" laughter, suggesting it may inadvertently frighten the target audience of young children.

Obamaland
Episode 142 25:04 - 29:38

142: Obamaland

Sid the Science Kid, White House Vaccine Promotion

The Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are using an animated episode of "Sid the Science Kid" to promote H1N1 vaccinations to children. The hosts play a song from the White House website that encourages kids to "get the shot" even if it hurts. They express concern over the aggressive marketing of vaccines as the primary future revenue stream for big pharmaceutical companies.

A Jew In The Safe
Episode 106 49:48 - 54:43

106: A Jew In The Safe

PBS Biz Kids Program and Stereotyping Controversy

The PBS show "Biz Kids," underwritten by credit unions, is criticized for a segment featuring a puppet that allegedly uses Jewish stereotypes while counting money in a bank vault. The hosts call for the producers to be vilified and the program to be removed from the air for promoting offensive caricatures to children.

Furries Forever
Episode 104 1:03:52 - 1:05:27

104: Furries Forever

PBS Biz Kids, Car Washing Fines in Cascadia

The hosts preview upcoming topics, including a segment on PBS's "Biz Kids" that they find offensive and a new regulation in Port Angeles, Washington. Residents can now be fined $1,000 for washing their cars on the street, as the government asserts ownership over all water runoff. The show concludes with a sign-off from "Gitmo Nation West" and the "Pacific Northwest."