Summer of Nostalgia: Children and Teen Shows | ETV Classics

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June 03, 2026

Summer of Nostalgia: Children and Teen Shows

Did you know June is Children's Awareness Month?

This special month focuses on the next generation of leaders who will pave the way for the future. Often children and teen programming are great avenues to help educate and inform.

We have a ton of children and teen shows from ETV Classics like:

Jump Over the Moon
Pass It Along
Sandlapper's Corner
Studio See
Under the Blue Umbrella
Under the Yellow Balloon

Note: You can watch these programs on any device (television, tablet or smartphone) using the PBS App or SCETV App.

Jump Over the Moon

Sharing Literature with Young Children

Hosted by Rick Sebak in 1981, Jump Over the Moon explored how books could introduce children to all aspects of life.

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Pass It Along was an eight-episode children's educational program produced in 1985 in cooperation with the Center for Environmental Education, the SC Department of Education Office of Instructional Technology and South Carolina ETV.

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Sandlapper's Corner

Sandlapper’s Corner was a children's educational program that began airing on SCETV in the 1970s. Produced by Dr. Sandra G. Thomas the show was about South Carolina—its people and places, its present and past.

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Studio See

Studio See was a magazine-style children's television show for 10 to 15-year-olds that aired from January 22, 1977, to March 26, 1979, on PBS. Created by Jayne Adair, Studio See was produced by South Carolina ETV and shot nationwide with the help of other PBS member stations.

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Under the Blue Umbrella

Produced in the 1970s by Dr. Sandra Thomas, Under the Blue Umbrella was televised in schools and focused on a single subject in each episode. The program was nationally syndicated to PBS stations.

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Under the Yellow Balloon

Produced in the 1980s by Dr. Sandra Thomas, Under the Yellow Balloon was televised in schools and focused on a single subject in each episode. The program was nationally syndicated to PBS stations.

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