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  • 1996
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    The West

    The West

    8.40 1996 HD

    The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and...

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  • 1999
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    Zoom

    Zoom

    10.00 1999 HD

    A group of older children do arts and crafts, cooking, science and technology, and games sent in by viewers.

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  • 2007
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    WordWorld

    WordWorld

    7.80 2007 HD

    WordWorld is an Emmy Award-winning children's television series partially funded by the United States Department of Education as part of the Ready to...

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  • 1984
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    WonderWorks

    WonderWorks

    1 1984 HD

    Anthology series aimed at children and families. Many of the episodes were based on popular children's and young adult novels.

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  • 2002
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    American Family

    American Family

    1 2002 HD

    The head of the household, Jess Gonzalez (Edward James Olmos), is your average father who is forced to fight everyday troubles, following the death...

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  • 1980
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    3-2-1 Contact

    3-2-1 Contact

    6.50 1980 HD

    3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational television show that aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988, and an adjoining children's magazine. The show,...

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  • 1999
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    Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

    1 1999 HD

    Honoring the best in American comedy annually since 1998, the recipients of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor have included the...

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  • 1977
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    Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

    9.50 1977 HD

    The show featured guests who played significant roles in world history. Guests would interact with each other and host Steve Allen, discussing...

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  • 2025
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    The Forsytes

    The Forsytes

    1 2025 HD

    The Forsytes chronicles the lives, loves, trials and triumphs of a wealthy late Victorian stockbroking family, whose generations are torn between the...

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  • 2002
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    Wish Kids

    Wish Kids

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2018
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    Minnesota Experience

    Minnesota Experience

    1 2018 HD

    For decades, Twin Cities PBS (TPT) has dived into the whitewater of bygone eras and emerged with insight about our shared past and values as...

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  • 2009
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    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

    7.50 2009 HD

    A 2009 television documentary series in six parts that covers 40 years of the surreal comedy group Monty Python, from Flying Circus to present day...

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  • 2000
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    Secrets of the Dead

    Secrets of the Dead

    6.30 2000 HD

    Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new...

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  • 2014
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    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

    7.90 2014 HD

    Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It...

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  • 1974
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    Spidey Super Stories

    Spidey Super Stories

    1 1974 HD

    A live-action, recurring skit on the PBS children's television series The Electric Company. Episodes featured the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man,...

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  • 2004
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    Postcards from Buster

    Postcards from Buster

    8.30 2004 HD

    Postcards from Buster is a children's television series for children aged 6–12, containing both animation and live-action that originally aired...

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  • 1996
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    The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

    The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

    8.20 1996 HD

    The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century is a 1996 documentary series that aired on PBS. It chronicles World War I over eight episodes. It...

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  • 2001
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    Check, Please!

    Check, Please!

    1 2001 HD

    Check, Please! is a popular restaurant review program that first aired on Chicago's PBS member station WTTW in 2001. The show's popularity inspired...

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  • 2020
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    Elinor Wonders Why

    Elinor Wonders Why

    7.00 2020 HD

    The adventures of an observant and curious bunny rabbit named Elinor and her friends Ari, a bat, and Olive, an elephant.

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  • 2009
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    Live from the Artists Den

    Live from the Artists Den

    6.00 2009 HD

    A concert showcase that features music artists performing in unique settings, such as museums, temples and synagogues. The series also features...

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