Kindergarten (TV Series)

Kindergarten
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Karen Goodman; Kirk Simon
Narrated by	Oliver Simon (title cards); Noel MacNeal
Opening theme	"Hush Little Baby" by Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma
Composer(s)	Kathy Jo Barrett; David Grover; Terry Hall; Mark Kelso; Charlie Tokarz
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dolores Morris; Bill Chase
Producer(s)	Nancy Baker; Sarah Safer
Cinematography	Greg Andracke; Buddy Squires; Gary Steele
Editor(s)	Nancy Baker; Bruce Shaw
Production company(s)	Parallel Pictures & Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	HBO Family
Original release	August 26 –; September 7, 2001
External links
	[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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Kindergarten is a US children’s documentary miniseries that debuted in 2001 on HBO Family's Jam morning block in 2001. The unscripted show follows 23 students in a kindergarten class in the village of Upper Nyack, New York.^[1]

Cast[edit]

Adult Characters[edit]

(Played as themselves):

Ms. Jennifer Vaz Johnson - Main Teacher

Mrs. Mary Ann Matheson- Assistant Teacher to Ms. Johnson

Mr. Buzz Ostrowsky- The Principal

Lara's Mom

Amanda's Mom

Santa Claus

Joelle's Mom

Child Cast[edit]

Aaron
Amanda
Anna
Anna Belle
Ben
Carly
Christopher
Conor
Dana
Jillian
Joelle
Jonas
Julia
Julian
Karimah
Lara
Lauren
Matthew
Nat
Nicola
Lourde Quincy Vasser
Tyeese
William

Episodes[edit]

No. in series	Title	Original air date
1	"Welcome to Kindergarten"	August 26, 2001 (2001-08-26)
The class is introduced for the first time as it is the first day of kindergarten.
2	"Doin' the Right Thing"	August 27, 2001 (2001-08-27)
The class learns about being polite to others.
3	"Spread Your Wings"	August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28)
The class raises their own butterflies.
4	"A New Season"	August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29)
The class talks about different seasons of the year.
5	"'F' Is For…"	August 30, 2001 (2001-08-30)
The class thinks of and does things that begin with the letter F, such as making food and going to the fire station.
6	"One Fast Cookie"	August 31, 2001 (2001-08-31)
The class re-enacts the story of the gingerbread man.
7	"Hooray for Holidays"	September 1, 2001 (2001-09-01)
The class celebrates the holidays.
8	"Open Wide"	September 2, 2001 (2001-09-02)
Some of the kids lost their first tooth and they all learn about teeth and how to take care of them.
9	"Many Kinds of Kindness"	September 3, 2001 (2001-09-03)
The class has a "kindness day" in order for them to learn about how to be kind to others.
10	"Be My Valentine"	September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04)
The class receives valentines from each other on Valentine's Day.
11	"As I Grow"	September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05)
The class celebrates Lara's 5th birthday.
12	"How Does Your Garden Grow?"	September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06)
The class plants in their school garden.
13	"Movin' Up"	September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)
Today is the last day of the kindergarten for the children as they say goodbye and spend one last day in their classroom.

Home Media release[edit]

A complete series 4-volume tape set was released on August 13, 2002.

The series was later released on HBO Max^[2]

References[edit]

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↑ Shattuck, Kathryn (26 August 2001). "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; A Reality Series for the Hide-and-Seek Set". The New York Times.
↑ HBO Max link

[1] Shattuck, Kathryn (26 August 2001). "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; A Reality Series for the Hide-and-Seek Set". The New York Times.

[2] HBO Max link

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