PBS KIDS specials featuring Curious George, Sesame Street airing in March

Get ready for a springtime adventures with your family’s favorite PBS KIDS characters mornings and afternoons in March on Arizona PBS.

Curious George Swings Into Spring

Monday, March 18 at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Wednesday, March 20, at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

It’s springtime and a little monkey has a big case of spring fever. But serious lobby dogs like Hundley have no time for frolicking, especially when there’s a spring cleaning prize to be won. Hundley’s dreams are dashed when a burst pipe forces him to evacuate the building and join George in the country. Seeing such a down dog, George gets the idea to give his friend spring fever, but instead Hundley gets lost. Will George be able to rescue Hundley and lift his spirits?

Sesame Street: Magical Wand Chase

New — Monday, March 25, at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Wednesday, March 27, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Friday, March 29, at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Abby Cadabby joins all of your favorite Sesame Street characters for an hour-long adventure in search of a magic wand. While taking her friends on a magical hot air balloon ride, Abby loses her wand to a curious bird. Without Abby’s wand, they can’t get back to Sesame Street, so a chase ensues. Pursuing the bird in their hot air balloon, Abby and the gang visit new neighborhoods and discover new foods, music and languages. Best of all, they make new friends who help them find the missing wand and show them the way back home.

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