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Sid the Science Kid

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Sid the Science Kid
Genre
Created byThe Jim Henson Company
Written byBradley Zweig
Voices ofDrew Massey
Alice Dinnean
Victor Yerrid
Julianne Buescher
Donna Kimball
Theme music composerDena Diamond
Mike Himelstein
Opening theme"Sid the Science Kid"
Ending theme"Sid the Science Kid" (instrumental)
ComposersMichael Turner
Mike Himelstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes67 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersBrian Henson
Lisa Henson
Halle Stanford
Bradley Zweig
ProducerChris Plourde
Running time26 minutes
Production companiesThe Jim Henson Company
KCET (2008–09)
Nine Eyes Stone Pictures (Sid the Science Kid: The Movie)
(2013)
Original release
NetworkPBS Kids
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2008 (2008-09-01) 
March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)[1]

Sid the Science Kid is an American animated educational preschool television series produced by The Jim Henson Company for KCET and PBS Kids.

Characters

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  • Alice is Sid and Zeke's mother.
  • Dr. Rosalinda Córdova is Gabriella's mother.
  • Gabriela Córdova is a Latina girl.
  • Gerald is a Scandinavian boy.
  • May is a Chinese-American girl.
  • Mort is Sid and Zeke's father.
  • Philbert is a purple Great Dane.
  • Rose is Sid and Zeke's grandmother.
  • Sid is an African-American scientist.
  • Teacher Susie is an elementary school teacher.
  • Zeke is Sid's baby brother.

Broadcast

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Sid the Science Kid reruns of the show later aired on PBS Kids Sprout from March 25, 2013 (the same day as the premiere of the series finale movie) to October 3, 2014. It was the last PBS show added to Sprout's lineup before NBCUniversal (via its acquisition by Comcast) took full ownership of the network in November 2013. Further reruns continued on the PBS Kids Channel through June 25, 2023.

Other media

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A revival is currently in the works at the Jim Henson Company.

References

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