Super WHY! season 1 The Princess and the Pea - Metacritic

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TV-Y
PBS
Nov 20, 2007
27 m

TV-Y
PBS
Nov 20, 2007
27 m

Summary Super WHY! is a program designed to help teach kids that reading can be fun by illustrated children's tales. Kids will learn through four interactive heroes - The Super Readers - by using reading to solve mysteries to overcome obstacles. The fairy tale books that Super Why and his compainions Alpha Pig, Wonder Red and Princess Presto tra...

Directed By: John Halfpenny

Written By: Wendy Harris

TV-Y
PBS
Nov 20, 2007
27 m

TV-Y
PBS
Nov 20, 2007
27 m

S1 • Episode 16

The Princess and the Pea

Air Date: Nov 20, 2007

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Summary Super WHY! is a program designed to help teach kids that reading can be fun by illustrated children's tales. Kids will learn through four interactive heroes - The Super Readers - by using reading to solve mysteries to overcome obstacles. The fairy tale books that Super Why and his compainions Alpha Pig, Wonder Red and Princess Presto tra...

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Episode 1 • Sep 3, 2007 • 29 m

The Three Little Pigs

Jill keeps knocking down Pig's tower, and he wants her to stop!

Episode 2 • Sep 4, 2007 • 26 m

Hansel and Gretel

Episode 3 • Sep 5, 2007 • 26 m

Episode 4 • Sep 6, 2007 • 29 m

Jack and the Beanstalk

Baby Joy, Whyatt's little sister, is having a GIANT-sized tantrum, and nothing will calm her down!

Episode 5 • Sep 13, 2007 • 29 m

The Tortoise and the Hare

On your mark, get set? wait!

Episode 6 • Sep 14, 2007 • 29 m

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Whyatt accidentally messes up Jack's room and is in BIG trouble with his big brother!

Episode 7 • Sep 17, 2007 • 26 m

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Episode 8 • Sep 18, 2007 • 29 m

Princess Pea's kitten is stuck in the top of a tree!

Episode 9 • Sep 25, 2007 • 29 m

The Ugly Duckling

Princess Pea's twirls are falling flat, and her dance recital is fast approaching!

Episode 10 • Sep 26, 2007 • 29 m

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Whyatt has a secret admirer!

Episode 11 • Sep 27, 2007 • 27 m

Little Miss Muffet

Episode 12 • Sep 28, 2007 • 29 m

Red doesn't feel like much of a Princess, so how will she fit in at Sleeping Beauty's princess party?

Episode 13 • Oct 17, 2007 • 27 m

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Episode 14 • Oct 18, 2007 • 27 m

The Little Red Hen

Episode 15 • Oct 19, 2007 • 26 m

The Frog Prince

Episode 16 • Nov 20, 2007 • 27 m

The Princess and the Pea

Episode 17 • Nov 21, 2007 • 29 m

Little Red Riding Hood

Boo! Wolfy won't stop tricking Littlest Pig and he has had enough! The super readers fly into the story of Little Red Riding Hood, and meet a tricky wolf who plays tricks on Red.

Episode 18 • Nov 22, 2007 • 29 m

Littlest Pig is ready for an adventure but his brothers tell him he's too young.

Episode 19 • Jan 21, 2008 • 27 m

Episode 20 • Jan 22, 2008 • 27 m

The Emperor's New Clothes

Episode 21 • Apr 7, 2008 • 27 m

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Episode 22 • Apr 8, 2008 • 27 m

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Episode 23 • Apr 9, 2008 • 27 m

Episode 24 • Apr 10, 2008 • 25 m

Goldilocks and the Three Bears: The Mystery

Episode 25 • May 19, 2008 • 27 m

Beauty and the Beast

Episode 26 • May 20, 2008 • 28 m

Rumpelstiltskin

Episode 27 • Apr 22, 2008 • 27 m

Tiddalick the Frog

Episode 28 • May 21, 2008 • 27 m

Sleeping Beauty

Episode 29 • May 22, 2008 • 28 m

The Foolish Wishes

Episode 30 • Sep 1, 2008 • 27 m

The Goose and the Golden Eggs

The Super Readers venture into the story of the Goose and the Golden Eggs to visit an old man who is as protective of his special eggs as Red is of her delicious fruit.

Episode 31 • Sep 2, 2008 • 27 m

The Magic Porridge Pot

Pig and his friends are playing when they find what looks like an Egyptian treasure map. But they can't make out the symbols!

Episode 32 • Sep 3, 2008 • 28 m

The Super Readers visit Pinocchio, a boy who also fibbed and whose NOSE is growing, right before his eyes!

Episode 33 • Sep 4, 2008 • 27 m

Momotaro the Peach Boy

The Super Readers head into a Japanese Folktale and meet a little boy whose friends are arguing so loudly, it actually angers an ogre!

Episode 34 • Oct 12, 2008 • 27 m

The Gingerbread Boy

The Super Readers fly into the story of The Gingerbread Boy and set off on a mad dash after the speedy little cookie!

Episode 35 • Oct 14, 2008 • 27 m

The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Halloween

The Super Readers pay a storybook visit to Little Ghost, who's a bit of a scaredy cat himself.

Episode 36 • Oct 15, 2008 • 27 m

Stars in the Sky

The Super Readers soar into the story The Stars in the Sky and accompany a little girl named Ella with a big dream of her own!

Episode 37 • Nov 28, 2008 • 27 m

The Three Feathers

The Super Readers encounter a young prince about to embark on a race to find a magic carpet!

Episode 38 • Dec 19, 2008 • 27 m

Twas the Night Before Christmas

The Super Readers catch up with Santa and his reindeer as they gallop from rooftop to rooftop and unravel the mystery of Santa's childhood.

Episode 39 • 27 m

The Little Mermaid

The Super Readers dive into the story The Little Mermaid to talk with someone whose tail sets her apart from kids on land.

Episode 40 • Feb 16, 2008 • 27 m

Juan Bobo and the Pig

The Super Readers fly into a Puerto Rican folktale to meet a boy who thinks his Momma wants him to put his pig in a dress!

Episode 41 • Feb 17, 2008 • 27 m

The Super Readers fly into the story of Snow White as the wicked queen tempts the fairytale princess with that infamous apple.

Episode 42 • Feb 18, 2008 • 27 m

The Rolling Rice Cakes

The Super Readers zoom into the Japanese folktale The Rolling Rice Cakes and meet an old man who has chased his rice cakes high, low and right into a mouse hole!

Episode 43 • Apr 9, 2009 • 25 m

Episode 44 • 27 m

The Boy Who Drew Cats

The Super Readers soar into the Japanese folktale The Boy Who Drew Cats and encounter a little boy struggling to sketch a picture for the emperor.

Episode 45 • Apr 20, 2009 • 27 m

The Super Readers fly into the story of Aladdin to catch up with a lucky lad who's about to have all his wishes come true - courtesy of an amazing magic lamp!

Episode 46 • 27 m

The reading heroes fly into the story upon which the ballet "Swan Lake" was based, where they encounter a fair maiden who is having a similar problem with a prince!

Episode 47 • Jun 3, 2009 • 27 m

Swiss Family Robinson

Little Boy Blue is stuck on a little island in Storybrook Pond and can't get back to shore.

Episode 48 • Aug 3, 2009 • 27 m

The Three Little Pigs: The Return of the Wolf

The superhero readers visit the tale of The Three Little Pigs, hoping to find out a little bit about building from the young Poppa Pig.

Episode 49 • 27 m

Cinderella: The Prince's Story

Super Why and his friends soar into Cinderella's fairytale once again, and this time they talk to the prince!

Episode 50 • Aug 17, 2009 • 27 m

Super Why, Wonder Red, Alpha Pig and Princess Presto ask the advice of a boy who understands what animals need because he can talk to them!

Episode 51 • Aug 24, 2009 • 27 m

The Muddled-Up Fairytales

Super Why and his friends fly into the story Muddled Up Fairytales where they visit a young dragon new to Fairytale Land who is eager to find a legend of his own.

Episode 52 • Nov 9, 2009 • 25 m

Hansel and Gretel: A Healthy Adventure

Red has no energy to play, so The Super Readers jump in the Hansel and Gretel book to find why the witch has no energy.

Episode 53 • 2008 • 27 m

George and the Dragon

The Giant has stepped on Pig's toy, and he's scared to ask for it back! The super readers venture into a classic tale to meet intrepid Knight George, who is about to face his own fears and battle a dragon to rescue a princess!

Episode 54 • Feb 29, 2008 • 27 m

The Prince and the Pauper

Whyatt thinks his house is too loud while Princess Pea believes her home is too quiet! Would the friends be better-off if they switched places?

Episode 55 • Nov 12, 2009 • 27 m

The Ugly Duckling: Becoming a Swan

Pig is too big for his bed and his sneakers are pinching his feet - what is going on? The superhero readers zoom into the story of The Ugly Duckling: Becoming a Swan, and meet a little guy who is experiencing growing pains of his own.

Episode 56 • Aug 10, 2009 • 27 m

Alice in Wonderland

Oh dear! Princess Pea is so busy playing, she's late to Sleeping Beauty's birthday party and misses all the fun! The reading heroes tumble down the rabbit hole in a madcap adventure to catch up with a famous white rabbit who is also tardy!

Episode 57 • Oct 7, 2009 • 27 m

When Red Riding Hood has trouble writing her song, the Super Readers hope a visit to Mother Goose will help.

Episode 58 • 27 m

The Story of the Tooth Fairy

Whyatt has lost his very first tooth! When his mom tells Whyatt that the Tooth Fairy will come and take his tooth, Whyatt wants to know what happens if he wants to KEEP it?

Episode 59 • Dec 9, 2008 • 27 m

Super Why and his friends dance their way into the story of The Nutcracker, accompanied by Tchaikovsky's memorable music.

Episode 60 • Feb 5, 2010 • 27 m

ROAR! Pig invited his friends over to play dinosaurs, but Whyatt can't figure out which toy dinosaur he has.

Episode 61 • Jul 12, 2010 • 27 m

The Beach Day Mystery

X marks the spot!

Episode 62 • Jan 15, 2010 • 27 m

Comic Book: Attack of the Eraser

Whyatt and his friends are playing kickball in the park when Wolfy erases the score!

Episode 63 • 27 m

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

The super readers jump into the tale of two mice brothers who live far away from each other.

Episode 64 • Nov 15, 2010 • 27 m

Super Why and his friends fly into the story of a ruler with the golden touch and meet King Midas.

Episode 65 • 2011 • 27 m

The Story of Mothergoose

Red is writing a new song but gets stuck because she simply can't think of the right word!

Episode 66 • Sep 8, 2007

Three Little Pigs (1999 Pilot)

Top Cast

Tajja Isen

Princess Pea, Princess Presto

Siera Florindo

Red Riding Hood, Wonder Red, Little Red Riding Hood

Zachary Bloch

Littlest Pig, Alpha Pig

Nicholas Castel Vanderburgh

Whyatt

Joanne Vannicola

Woofster, Puppy, Super Puppy

Taylor Barber

Additional Voice, Audience Kid

Johnny Orlando

Super Why, Wyatt

T.J. McGibbon

Red Riding Hood, Wonder Red

Samuel Faraci

Littlest Pig, Alpha Pig

Kira Gelineau

Baby Joy, Jill, Kid

Lucas Casale

Additional Voice, Audience Kid

Ariel Waller

Additional Voice, Audience Kid

Nicholas Kaegi

Whyatt, Super Why, Wyatt

Sin Jin Thorpe

Additional Voice, Audience Kid

Judy Marshak

Mom, Narrator, Witch

Tristan Slade Mitchell

Audience Kid, Additional Voice

Jayden Greig

Kids Voice, Kid

Sinjin Thorpe

Additional Voice, Audience Kid, Audience kid

Jack Manchester

Jack, Additional Voice

Camden Angelis

Additional Voice

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