Help Wanted

Help Wanted

October 7, 2000 TV Episode Corduroy

Studio
Nelvana Limited.

Synopsis

Mom's in bed with a cold, so Lisa offers to make lunch. It'll be Lisa's first time preparing a meal on her own, and Mom has very clear instructions for Lisa to follow. But in the excitement of being a chef, Lisa bypasses a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich for an improvised pasta salad, featuring a dressing made out of prune juice!

Characters

Corduroy, Lisa, Mom

Credits

Writing

Writer
Don Freeman (Original Books)

Production notes

This series is based on two of author/illustrator Don Freeman's best-selling children's books, "Corduroy" and "A Pocket for Corduroy."

Part of a three-hour, Saturday block on PBS called The PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch, consisting of seven different segments, each based on a popular children's book series. Each segment features an engaging variety of entertaining animation and live action, built around various curricula of knowledge, learning and values. Children's books in the reading series include Corduroy, Elliot Moose, Timothy Goes to School, Seven Little Monsters, George Shrinks and Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse.