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'''Someday School''' was a half-hour block produced by Benny Smart that aired on PBS Kids from 1998-2000. Most of the shows from the block (as well as anything pertaining to the block itself) are lost.  
'''Someday School''' was a half-hour block produced by Benny Smart that aired on PBS Kids from 1998-2000. Most of the shows from the block (as well as anything pertaining to the block itself) are lost.  


Little is known about the block or its shows. What is known about the block is that it aired on Sundays at 6 AM(WETA)/7 AM(MPT)7:30 AM (KQED) and featured six different shows/segments imported from various countries such as Canada and Australia (''Nounou Time'', ''Humphrey B. Bear'', ''The Slow Norris'', ''Oakie Doke'', ''My World'', and ''Wiggly Park''). The block was hosted by a character named "Mrs. Apple" (portrayed by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787839 Cathy Shambley]) who would discuss the particular theme of the day's block and visit various teachers to demonstrate what the first day of school will be like.
Little is known about the block or its shows. What is known about the block is that it aired on Sundays at 6 AM(WETA)/7 AM(Maryland Public Television)7:30 AM (KQED), among a few other public television stations across the US, and featured six different shows/segments imported from various countries such as Canada and Australia (''Nounou Time'', ''Humphrey B. Bear'', ''The Slow Norris'', ''Oakie Doke'', ''My World'', and ''Wiggly Park''). The block was hosted by a character named "Mrs. Apple" (portrayed by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787839 Cathy Shambley]) who would discuss the particular theme of the day's block and visit various teachers to demonstrate what the first day of school will be like. ''Nounou Time'' in particular was made for Someday School, and because of this it did not air at any other point in time in the US before or afterwards.  


Of the six shows on the block, ''Here's Humphrey'', ''Oakie Doke'', and ''The Slow Norris'' are the most well documented, with several of their episodes being available on the internet; one of ''Oakie Doke''`s two seasons can be found, some of ''The Slow Norris''`s 60 episodes are online, and a fraction of ''Here's Humphrey''`s 43 year run is also available. Some footage of ''Wiggly Park'' can be found, a VHS of ''Nounou Time'' is available on YouTube and no footage of ''My World'' exists online. There are also three low-quality episodes of the ''Someday School'' block available below (two of which are incomplete).
Of the six shows on the block, ''Here's Humphrey'', ''Oakie Doke'', and ''The Slow Norris'' are the most well documented, with several of their episodes being available on the internet; one of ''Oakie Doke''`s two seasons can be found, some of ''The Slow Norris''`s 60 episodes are online, and a fraction of ''Here's Humphrey''`s 43 year run is also available. Some footage of ''Wiggly Park'' can be found as well. Of all of the shows featured, ''My World'' is the rarest, as no footage of the show exists online.<s> There are also three low-quality episodes of the ''Someday School'' block available below (two of which are incomplete).</s> As of 2019, these episodes have been taken down from the Internet Archive.
 
On August 8th, 2023, a VHS of ''Nounou Time'' was made available on YouTube, thanks to a youtube channel named Lympy'sLogosAndMore. The VHS, called Nounou Time: Good Morning, contains eight full episodes of Nounou Time.  This is the only content relating to Nounou Time or Someday School as a whole that can be found online.  


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Somedayschool.jpg|Screenshot from an episode of ''Humphrey B. Bear''.
File:Somedayschool.jpg|Screenshot from an episode of ''Humphrey B. Bear''.
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==See Also==
==See Also==
===Bumpers===
===Bumpers===
*[[PBS Kids (partially lost schedule bumpers and interstitial material of children's channel block; 1999-present)]]
*[[Bookworm Bunch (partially found interstitials from PBS Kids channel block; 2000-2001)]]
*[[Bookworm Bunch (partially found interstitials from PBS Kids channel block; 2000-2001)]]
*[[PBS Kids (partially lost schedule bumpers and interstitial material of TV channel block; 1999-present)]]
*[[PBS Kids Vote-A-Rama (lost bumpers of "Arthur" themed marathon; 2002)]]


===PBS===
===PBS===
*[[Reading Rainbow (found Johnny Kemp opening sequence for PBS children's television series; 1999)]]
*[[Adventures with Kanga Roddy (partially lost PBS children's series; 1998-2000)]]
*[[Backyard Safari (partially found PBS children's educational series; 1997)]]
*[[Barney & Friends "Season 9" (partially found alternative version of PBS children's series; 2004-2005)]]
*[[Christmastime with Mister Rogers (found holiday TV special; 1977)]]
*[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along (partially lost PBS children's puppet series; 1992-1995)]]
*[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood "Mister Rogers Talks About Conflict" (found episode arc of PBS children's educational series; 1983)]]
*[[The Puzzle Place (partially found PBS puppet series; 1994-1998)]]
*[[Reading Rainbow (found Johnny Kemp opening sequence for PBS children's educational series; 1999)]]
*[[Shining Time Station (found season one intro of PBS series; 1989-1990)]]
*[[Storytime (found PBS children's reading series; 1992-1998)]]
*[[Storytime (found PBS children's reading series; 1992-1998)]]
*[[Zoom (partially found revival of 1972 PBS children's series; 1999-2005)]]
*[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along (partially lost PBS children's puppet series; 1992)]]
*[[The Puzzle Place (partially found PBS puppet series; 1994-1998)]]
*[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood "Mister Rogers Talks About Conflict" (found episode arc of PBS children's educational series; 1983)]]
*[[Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? "Auld Lang Gone" (non-existent episode of PBS children's game show; 1992)]]
*[[Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? "Auld Lang Gone" (non-existent episode of PBS children's game show; 1992)]]
*[[Zoom (found pilot of revival of 1972 PBS children's series; 1995)]]
*[[Zoom (partially lost revival of PBS children's series; 1999-2005)]]


===PBS Kids===
===PBS Kids===
*[[Cyberchase: The Poddleville Case (found pilot of PBS Kids animated educational series; 1999)]]
*[[The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (partially lost PBS Kids "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" spin-off series; 1998-1999)]]
*[[Curious George (lost test pilot of PBS Kids animated series based on books; existence unconfirmed; 2004/2005)]]
*[[Cyberchase "The Poddleville Case" (found test pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; 1999)]]
*[[Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids animated musical series; 2006-2008)]]
*[[Dragon Tales "One Small Step for Cassie" and "Circle of Friends" (lost pilots of PBS Kids animated series; 1999)]]
*[[Dragon Tales "One Small Step for Cassie" and "Circle of Friends" (lost pilots of PBS Kids animated series; 1999)]]
*[[The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (partially lost PBS Kids "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" spin-off series; 1998-1999)]]
*[[The Good Night Show with Melanie/Leo (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2005-2006)]]
*[[Space Race (partially found PBS Kids web series; 2011)]]
*[[The Good Night Show with Nina & Star (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2006-2017)]]
*[[Jet Propulsion (partially found pitch pilot of "Ready Jet Go!" PBS Kids CGI-animated series; 2013)]]
*[[Kratts' Creatures (found PBS children's educational series; 1996)]]
*[[Kratts' Creatures (found PBS children's educational series; 1996)]]
*[[The Good Night Show with Nina & Star (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2006-2017)]]
*[[Make Way for Noddy (partially found PBS Kids version of British children's TV series; 2005)]]
*[[The Good Night Show with Melanie/Leo (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2005-2006)]]
*[[Molly of Denali (partially found pitch pilot of PBS Kids animated series; 2018)]]
*[[Nature Cat (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; early 2010s)]]
*[[Peg + Cat (partially lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; 2011)]]
*[[Preschool Musical... On a Stick (partially lost PBS Kids Sprout "High School Musical" parody; 2008)]]
*[[Preschool Musical... On a Stick (partially lost PBS Kids Sprout "High School Musical" parody; 2008)]]
*[[Curious George (lost test pilot of PBS Kids animated series based on books; existence unconfirmed; 2004/2005)]]
*[[Seven Little Monsters (found episodes of PBS Kids animated series; 2000-2004)]]
*[[WordWorld (lost 2D/live-action test pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated educational series; existence unconfirmed; 2005)]]
*[[Space Race (partially found PBS Kids web series; 2011)]]
*[[What's The Big Idea? (lost original pilot of "Sid The Science Kid" PBS Kids CGI animated series; 2007)]]
*[[Super Why! (partially found British dub of PBS Kids CGI animated series; late 2000s-2010s)]]
*[[What's The Big Idea? (partially found pitch pilot of "Sid The Science Kid" PBS Kids CGI animated series; 2007)]]
*[[WordGirl (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2005)]]
*[[WordWorld (found test pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated educational series; 2005)]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://archive.org/details/SomedaySchool-ThreeS2Episodes The three "episodes" of Someday School.]
* <s>[https://archive.org/details/SomedaySchool-ThreeS2Episodes The three "episodes" of Someday School.]</s> <b> DEAD LINK </b>
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990209063314/http://bennysmart.com/sds/somedayschool.html Archived official website describing the block and the shows.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990209063314/http://bennysmart.com/sds/somedayschool.html Archived official website describing the block and the shows.]
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1998/07/19/someday-schools-summer-lessons/28c42659-a2b0-42f5-b852-e3517fb82988/ Detailed post about the then-upcoming block.]
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1998/07/19/someday-schools-summer-lessons/28c42659-a2b0-42f5-b852-e3517fb82988/ Detailed post about the then-upcoming block.]
*[http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/archive/index.jsp?pgmid=8579 Another site describing the block.]
*[http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/archive/index.jsp?pgmid=8579 KQED describing the block.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiPSm6JMATQ The full VHS release of Nounou Time: Good Morning]


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Latest revision as of 23:09, 27 January 2024

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Someday School logo.

Status: Partially Found

Someday School was a half-hour block produced by Benny Smart that aired on PBS Kids from 1998-2000. Most of the shows from the block (as well as anything pertaining to the block itself) are lost.

Little is known about the block or its shows. What is known about the block is that it aired on Sundays at 6 AM(WETA)/7 AM(Maryland Public Television)7:30 AM (KQED), among a few other public television stations across the US, and featured six different shows/segments imported from various countries such as Canada and Australia (Nounou Time, Humphrey B. Bear, The Slow Norris, Oakie Doke, My World, and Wiggly Park). The block was hosted by a character named "Mrs. Apple" (portrayed by Cathy Shambley) who would discuss the particular theme of the day's block and visit various teachers to demonstrate what the first day of school will be like. Nounou Time in particular was made for Someday School, and because of this it did not air at any other point in time in the US before or afterwards.

Of the six shows on the block, Here's Humphrey, Oakie Doke, and The Slow Norris are the most well documented, with several of their episodes being available on the internet; one of Oakie Doke`s two seasons can be found, some of The Slow Norris`s 60 episodes are online, and a fraction of Here's Humphrey`s 43 year run is also available. Some footage of Wiggly Park can be found as well. Of all of the shows featured, My World is the rarest, as no footage of the show exists online. There are also three low-quality episodes of the Someday School block available below (two of which are incomplete). As of 2019, these episodes have been taken down from the Internet Archive.

On August 8th, 2023, a VHS of Nounou Time was made available on YouTube, thanks to a youtube channel named Lympy'sLogosAndMore. The VHS, called Nounou Time: Good Morning, contains eight full episodes of Nounou Time. This is the only content relating to Nounou Time or Someday School as a whole that can be found online.

Gallery

See Also

Bumpers

PBS

PBS Kids

External Links