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The Puzzle Place
The Puzzle Place is an American children's television series produced by KCET in Los Angeles and Lancit Media in New York City. Although production was dated and premiered on two Los Angeles PBS stations, KCET and KLCS, on September 15, 1994, it did not officially premiere on all PBS stations nationwide until January 16, 1995, with its final episode airing on December 4, 1998.
The series follows a multi-ethnic group of children (puppets) from different parts of the United States who gather and socialize at a special kids' hangout area known as the Puzzle Place. In each episode, the characters are confronted with an everyday conflict usually encountered in childhood years, such as making moral decisions, sharing, racism and sexism.
In 1991, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting granted 4.5 million dollars to KCET and Lancit Media to develop programs aimed to children between 2-6. They developed an idea of a multicultural, multi-ethnical puppet show with themes of self-esteem, respect and cooperation called "The Puzzle Factory". In order to receive the grant, the producers had to get $7 million in commitment; $3.5 came from Southern California Edison in partnership with Rebuild LA, in an effort to "heal the community" after the 1992 riots. The remainder of the money came with deals with toy factories and other merchandise manufacturers. To avoid copyright infringement, "The Puzzle Factory" changed name to "The Puzzle Works".
In early 1994, two pilot episodes were produced for the series known as The Puzzle Works. Eventually, the show was renamed The Puzzle Place shortly before its premiere months later.
Reruns aired until March 31, 2000, when the show was replaced by Between the Lions on the schedule lineup. It became one of PBS Kids' most popular series on the line-up since Sesame Street. Besides the PBS stations in the United States, the series also aired on TV Cultura in Brazil, Discovery Kids in Latin America, RTP in Portugal, Israeli Educational Television in Israel, Fox Kids in Scandinavia, Kids Station in Japan, Channel 5 in the UK, and ABC Kids in Australia.
During its launch, Sony Wonder released The Puzzle Place on VHS.
In the weeks after its debut, The Puzzle Place won a great deal of acclaim and "enjoyed an average audience-per-viewing second only to Barney and Friends among shows in the popular PBS daily children's block". It received a citation of excellence from UNIMA-USA for its use of puppetry. In 1997, ten more episodes of the show were "in the works". Toys "R" Us, Sears, and Payless ShoeSource all announced that they would carry merchandising from the series and showcase that merchandise in its own separate "boutique" rather than integrating it with the other products.
The Puzzle Place
The Puzzle Place is an American children's television series produced by KCET in Los Angeles and Lancit Media in New York City. Although production was dated and premiered on two Los Angeles PBS stations, KCET and KLCS, on September 15, 1994, it did not officially premiere on all PBS stations nationwide until January 16, 1995, with its final episode airing on December 4, 1998.
The series follows a multi-ethnic group of children (puppets) from different parts of the United States who gather and socialize at a special kids' hangout area known as the Puzzle Place. In each episode, the characters are confronted with an everyday conflict usually encountered in childhood years, such as making moral decisions, sharing, racism and sexism.
In 1991, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting granted 4.5 million dollars to KCET and Lancit Media to develop programs aimed to children between 2-6. They developed an idea of a multicultural, multi-ethnical puppet show with themes of self-esteem, respect and cooperation called "The Puzzle Factory". In order to receive the grant, the producers had to get $7 million in commitment; $3.5 came from Southern California Edison in partnership with Rebuild LA, in an effort to "heal the community" after the 1992 riots. The remainder of the money came with deals with toy factories and other merchandise manufacturers. To avoid copyright infringement, "The Puzzle Factory" changed name to "The Puzzle Works".
In early 1994, two pilot episodes were produced for the series known as The Puzzle Works. Eventually, the show was renamed The Puzzle Place shortly before its premiere months later.
Reruns aired until March 31, 2000, when the show was replaced by Between the Lions on the schedule lineup. It became one of PBS Kids' most popular series on the line-up since Sesame Street. Besides the PBS stations in the United States, the series also aired on TV Cultura in Brazil, Discovery Kids in Latin America, RTP in Portugal, Israeli Educational Television in Israel, Fox Kids in Scandinavia, Kids Station in Japan, Channel 5 in the UK, and ABC Kids in Australia.
During its launch, Sony Wonder released The Puzzle Place on VHS.
In the weeks after its debut, The Puzzle Place won a great deal of acclaim and "enjoyed an average audience-per-viewing second only to Barney and Friends among shows in the popular PBS daily children's block". It received a citation of excellence from UNIMA-USA for its use of puppetry. In 1997, ten more episodes of the show were "in the works". Toys "R" Us, Sears, and Payless ShoeSource all announced that they would carry merchandising from the series and showcase that merchandise in its own separate "boutique" rather than integrating it with the other products.