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Albie's Elevator

Website: https://www.pbs.org/show/albies-elevator/
Next Airing: Sun, Dec 29th, 2024 at 8:00 AM on UEN-TV

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Join Albie, a fictional macaroni and cheese-colored puppet, as she explores her big feelings and navigates friendships with the help of her neighbors! Albie operates the elevator in her building and explores a variety of problems by asking the neighbors she meets to help her find solutions. Each episode follows Albie and her neighbors as they talk with a variety of creative and artistic friends who offer insight to help Albie work through the problem she is facing. This half-hour series features two unique stories per episode. Geared towards 2- to 5-year-old children, ALBIE'S ELEVATOR teaches social-emotional skills through a fun, arts-focused lens with learning at the helm.

Episodes:

  • Little Door/The Full Tomato Twist

    Little Door/The Full Tomato Twist: When someone new takes over Albie's special cubby, her happy place now makes her sad, but a violinist helps explain emotions as we all make different notes from the same instrument; Albie is frustrated trying to learn Jay and Rosie's cool dance until a young aerialist learning a new skill inspires her to break the dance down into smaller pieces.

    Next Airing: Sun, Dec 29th, 2024 at 8:00 AM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • On Boredway/Box Town

    On Boredway/ Box Town: Albie is looking forward to a day of playing with her neighbors, but Inspector Johnny has shut the elevator down and she is forced to use her imagination to fight boredom; Albie's city of boxes is taking up a lot of space in the elevator, but she doesn't want to take it down until she visits with a mandala artist whose creations also aren't meant to last forever.

    Next Airing: Sun, Jan 5th, 2025 at 8:00 AM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Pep Talk Portrait/Movie Night

    Pep Talk Portrait/Movie Night: Albie wants to make a new friend but is worried she isn't cool enough until an artist teaches her a self-portrait exercise that gives her confidence; Albie and her neighbors planned a movie night, but the elevator is a huge mess so they may need to cancel it - until a drumline team shows her a way to make tidying up fun.

    Next Airing: Sun, Jan 12th, 2025 at 8:00 AM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • French Toast Frank/Mystery Sound

    French Toast Frank/Mystery Sound: While waiting in a never-ending line for French toast, Albie learns patience from a cymbalist who always waits until his note, then makes the time pass with a French toast song; Albie hears a mysterious sound coming from somewhere in the elevator and Detective Patters helps her search for clues, but first she must discover her bravery.

    Next Airing: Sun, Jan 19th, 2025 at 8:00 AM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Afraid of the Dark/Silly Springee

    Afraid of the Dark/Lily Pad Crown: When Jay powers down the elevator lights to make a repair, Albie is afraid of the dark until she visits a visual artist who uses light and dark to tell stories and is inspired to create her own light show; Albie has a cool new friend with a cool new toy she doesn't want to take turns with, so a visit with best friends who have mastered sharing teach them why it's more fun that way.

    Next Airing: Sun, Jan 26th, 2025 at 8:00 AM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • The 4 Beeps/Lilypad Crown

    The 4 Beeps/Lilypad Crown: Albie starts a barbershop quartet with her friends but she's so excited she decides to sing everyone's parts and must learn from a professional choir that it's better when everyone has a chance to shine; Albie is disappointed when Huggy Pepper is awarded the top prize in the dance contest, but learns from dancing siblings how to celebrate even when you don't win and support her friend.

    Next Airing: Sun, Feb 2nd, 2025 at 8:00 AM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Posie Patience/Gabe

    Posie Patience/Gabe: Albie plants seeds expecting her flowers to immediately grow, but with the help of gardening friends she learns things she can do while she waits and how to focus on things we can control; Albie is excited to play charades with her friend Gabe, but when she doesn't seem interested, a visit with some actor friends explains how your body and face can gives clues about what you're feeling.

    Next Airing: Sun, Feb 9th, 2025 at 8:00 AM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Blueberry Kiwi Upside-Down Carrot Cake/Puzzle Picture Perfect

    Blueberry Kiwi Upside-Down Carrot Cake/Puzzle Picture Perfect: Rosie is upset because her trip home to visit her mom is cancelled so Albie recreates her favorite family recipe and plans a surprise to cure her friend's homesickness; Albie and Huggy love putting together puzzles with Zia but when she can't join them, a visit to a robotics team inspires them to rise to the challenge and finish the puzzle on their own.

    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Elevator Voice/Blue Rectangle

    Elevator Voice/Blue Rectangle: Albie's experiment using a cool new loud voice gets mixed reactions so she visits an opera singer who explains how volume can affect the meaning of what we say and inspires Albie to create her own opera to demonstrate; After Albie and Tibitz disagree about a new piece of art, a visit to the art museum helps them understand that it's okay for friends to have different favorites.

    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Good Day/Big Orange Fuzzy Thing

    Good Day/Big Orange Fuzzy Thing: After Albie breaks her favorite crayon and Malik's tie rips, an artist who uses found objects to make beautiful art teaches them to see the big picture when something bad happens; When Huggy and Albie break their promise to Jay they visit a comic artist to help them figure out a fib so he won't get upset, but soon realize telling the truth is better even when it's hard.

    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Knit Knostalgia/Rock Marathon

    Knit Knostalgia/ Rock Marathon: Albie is sad her favorite pair of red mittens no longer fit but Jay introduces her to an artist who gives clothes a new life; When Albie and Zia's plan for an all-day rock marathon is interrupted by Albie's constant yawns, they visit some musicians who teach them to take breaks to get energized and give their best performance.

    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Lost Hat/Talent Show

    Lost Hat/Talent Show: Albie finds a cool hat in the elevator and is determined to find out who lost it so Jay introduces her to an artist who inspires them to get the message out with posters; Albie's magic tricks for the elevator talent show aren't working out, and she has just as much trouble explaining how she's feeling, so she visits a poet and finds a new talent for expression.

    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Moth Quilt/Postcard for Huggy

    Moth Quilt/Postcards for Huggy: Albie is shocked to discover that a moth has chewed holes in her very favorite blanket, but a visit to a quilter inspires a way to mend it with her neighbors; Huggy is on vacation and Albie misses her friend so much she makes a postcard to let him know.

    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Pirouette Upset/Mail Team

    Pirouette Upset/ Mail Team: Albie doesn't understand why Zia needs space if they are friends, so they visit ballet dancers who explain that some moves require space and some close moves like lifts require communication between partners; Albie agrees to help Rosie mail cards but is disappointed that her job is just licking the envelope. A visit to a maker's studio where a team creates chalk shows her no job is too small.

    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025
  • Stories/Snowflake Heartache

    Stories/Snowflake Heartache: An exciting new neighbor visits the elevator and insists everyone has a story worth sharing but Albie isn't so sure she does until she realizes what makes her special; Albie is having trouble making a paper snowflake and almost gives up when she makes the wrong cut, until a visit with a papel picado Mexican paper artist teaches her mistakes can turn into something beautiful.

    Length: 00:28:47
    Usage rights: 9/4/2023 to 9/3/2025

Availability:

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