Martha Speaks
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Martha Speaks | Brave Truman | PBS (#302)
Full Program: Truman is afraid to try out his new sled on the town's steepest, scariest, lumpiest hill. 13:31
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Jennifer Garner Guest Stars on Martha Speaks!...
When Martha is asked to sing at an animal rescue fundraiser, she's thrilled. But on the day of the concert, Martha... 00:31
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Martha Speaks | Martha's Thanksgiving | PBS KIDS (#407)
Martha is on a quest to find her family. Martha's Thanksgiving is premiering all week long beginning November 19th... 00:31
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Carolina is a...dog? | Martha Speaks | PBS KIDS
Carolina wakes up to find out she's been turned into a dog. Premiering on July 23, 2012 on PBS KIDS. Don't miss Martha... 02:11
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Truman's #1 Hero | PBS KIDS GO!
Truman meets his #1 hero, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Don't miss Martha Speaks, weekdays on PBS KIDS (check... 01:37
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Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- PreK-2
- Curricular Areas
- Literacy & Languages
- Series Length
- 101 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 28 minutes
- Record Rights
- Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
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- http://pbskids.org/martha/
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News & Announcements
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Series Description: "Martha Speaks" is an animated series that is designed to enrich the vocabulary of 4- to 7-year-olds. The series is based on the classic books by Susan Meddaugh that have charmed and captivated millions of children. Each episode uses Martha's unique linguistic abilities and the hilarious consequences to engage kids and help build their vocabulary skills.
All Episodes
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Martha Speaks/Martha Gives Advice (#101)
When Martha eats alphabet soup, the letters go to her brain and she develops the ability to talk. [28 minutes]
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Martha and Skits/Martha Plays A Part (#102)
A new puppy joins Martha's household. Martha volunteers Helen for a part in the school play. [28 minutes]
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Martha Takes The Cake/Codename: Martha (#103)
Martha gets blamed when Alice's birthday cake gets ruined. Martha tries to help catch jewel thieves. [28 minutes]
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Martha to the Rescue/Martha Camps Out (#104)
Martha's plans to be a doggie hero don't work well. Is the Big Minnie monster just imaginary? [28 minutes]
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Down on the Farm/Martha Runs Away (#105)
Martha tries to be a farm dog, but things get out of hand. Martha runs away when Helen gets mad. [28 minutes]
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Martha Blah Blah/Skits Behaves (#106)
Martha loses her ability to communicate when Granny subtracts letters from the soup at the factory. [28 minutes]
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Martha And The Canine Caper/Perfectly Martha (#107)
Martha accidentally helps stray dogs rob a butcher. Martha investigates the Perfect Pup Institute. [28 minutes]
- Sat, January 26, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, January 26, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Firedog Martha/Martha's Pickle (#108)
Will Martha give up her dream to be a firedog? Have giant alien pickles invaded Wagstaff City? [28 minutes]
- Sun, January 27, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, January 27, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Dog Who Came to Dinner/Martha Calling (#109)
Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog Francois, who is very demanding and manipulative. [28 minutes]
- Sat, February 2, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, February 2, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Oh, Noooo!/Bye, Martha (#110)
Who will Granny Flo choose as a spokesperson when she advertises her soup on a popular TV show? [28 minutes]
- Sun, February 3, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, February 3, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha Walks The Dog/Martha's Got Talent (#111)
There's a new dog in town and, boy, is he mean! Crafty Weaselgraft invites Martha to a talent show. [28 minutes]
- Sat, February 9, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, February 9, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha The Hero Maker/Starstruck Martha (#112)
Martha has an idea for a thrilling adventure story. Martha helps her hero Courageous Collie Carlo. [28 minutes]
- Sun, February 10, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, February 10, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha In Charge/Truman And The Deep Blue Sea (#113)
Martha tries to use her powers of speech to take care of Helen and find a cure for her laryngitis. [28 minutes]
- Sat, February 16, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, February 16, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Escape From Flea Island/No Dogs Allowed (#114)
Carolina's canoe capsizes when she goes gathering plants. Tiffany wants to make a girls' clubhouse. [28 minutes]
- Sun, February 17, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, February 17, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha Ain't Nothin' But A Pound Dog, Part 1 & Part 2 (#115)
When Martha loses her collar she winds up in the animal shelter and tries to lead an escape attempt. [28 minutes]
- Tue, February 5, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, February 5, 3:30 PM on IPTV
- Sat, February 23, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Raiders of the Lost Art/Martha Says It with Flowers (#116)
TD passes in the wrong drawing in art class. He and Helen sneak into the school to make a switch. [28 minutes]
- Sun, February 24, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha Doesn't Speak Monkey!/Martha and Truman Get Lost (#117)
Professor Monkey is coming to promote his craft books. Can Martha help him find the bookstore? [28 minutes]
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Best In Show/Truman on the Ball (#118)
When Carolina enters Francois in a dog show, Helen enters Martha to create a little competition. [28 minutes]
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Martha Speaks Martha Gets Spooked/Martha Changes Her Luck (#119)
Martha has to go in to a haunted house to protect Helen, before it's too late! Is Martha jinxed? [28 minutes]
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Martha Runs The Store, Part 1 & Part 2 (#120)
On a shopping trip, Skits and Martha get stuck in the bathroom when the store is about to close. [28 minutes]
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Itchy Martha/Martha and the Thief of Hearts (#121)
Martha has to wear a cone on her head because she has ear mites. The gang makes homemade valentines. [28 minutes]
- Thu, February 14, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, February 14, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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There Goes The Neighborhood/I Scream (#122)
Martha can't understand why a fuss is being made about a kitten. Truman has never tried ice cream. [28 minutes]
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Nurse Martha/Td Gets The Scoop (#123)
Martha gets a job as the vet's assistant but has trouble understanding incomprehensible puppy talk. [28 minutes]
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Alice Twinkle Toes/Martha Fails The Course (#124)
Alice secretly wishes she could take ballet lessons. Martha decides she wants to be an agility dog. [28 minutes]
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Martha Sings/Td Makes The Band (#125)
Martha wakes up singing and she can't stop! TD sets out to write a hit song about Belgium. [28 minutes]
- Tue, January 22, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, January 22, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Skits under the Weather/Martha the Weather Dog (#126)
Martha and Skits hate the sound of thunder. Skits gets fed up and tries to outrun the storm. [28 minutes]
- Wed, January 23, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, January 23, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha in the Doghouse/Martha Models (#127)
Helen and the gang try to make Martha a nice quiet place to nap. Martha joins a dog costume parade. [28 minutes]
- Thu, January 24, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, January 24, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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TD and the Steak Tree/TD and Martha Gopher Broke (#128)
Weaselgraft and Pablum sell TD a tree and convince him it will blossom steaks instead of flowers. [28 minutes]
- Fri, January 25, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, January 25, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Virtually Martha/Martha Vs. Robot (#129)
While playing with Alice's laptop computer, Martha hits the wrong button and gets zapped inside! [28 minutes]
- Mon, January 28, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, January 28, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Speaks Martha's Dirty Habit/Helen's All Thumbs (#130)
When Martha's digging gets her in trouble, the family decides put her bad habit to good use. [28 minutes]
- Tue, January 29, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, January 29, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Bakes/Martha Makes Scents (#131)
Martha and Skits try to bake a cake to cheer up Helen. TD's dad OG creates a pooch perfume. [28 minutes]
- Thu, January 31, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, January 31, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Speaks Martha The Witness/Martha Takes A Stand (#132)
Mrs. Demson wants Martha to appear in court after seeing and accident that destroys her furniture. [28 minutes]
- Tue, February 19, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, February 19, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Goes to School/Td and the Light Bulb of Doom (#133)
Martha gets a job as substitute teacher and takes it very serious. TD hurries to finish a project. [28 minutes]
- Thu, February 21, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, February 21, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Speaks Martha Treads The Boards/Martha's Pack (#134)
Martha has a part in a community theater production and Mom and Dad get trapped in a dressing room. [28 minutes]
- Wed, February 20, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, February 20, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Smells/Martha Hears (#135)
Martha uses her senses of smell and hearing when she is trapped in Pablum and Weaselgraft's hideout. [28 minutes]
- Tue, February 12, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, February 12, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Speaks Martha's Worst Best Day/Truman's Brother (#136)
Truman must find a cure for Martha's grumpiness before she ruins Grandpa Bernie's birthday party. [28 minutes]
- Wed, February 13, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, February 13, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Here's Martha!/Dog Fight (#137)
Martha hosts a TV show where she explains to people what their animals are saying. [28 minutes]
- Mon, February 18, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, February 18, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Therapy Dog/Martha's Duck Trouble (#138)
Martha becomes a hospital therapy dog, but trouble brews when Mrs. Demson claims an allergy to dog. [28 minutes]
- Mon, February 25, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, February 25, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Truman's Secret/Skits Monkeys Around (#139)
Truman agrees to tell the gang why he has been as hiding in the garage and lurking in the shadows. [28 minutes]
- Wed, February 27, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, February 27, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Speaks What's Bothering Bob?/Martha Spins A Tale (#140)
Martha tells Jake the adventures of Goldi-Martha and the Skits Hatter and Little Red Riding Helen. [28 minutes]
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Martha's Chair/Td The Pack Rat (#201)
Martha's family gets her a new dog bed but after a few sleepless nights she misses her old chair. [28 minutes]
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Painting for Peanuts/Martha's No Dummy (#202)
The zoo is in danger of closing! Helen volunteers for an animal painting class to try and save it. [28 minutes]
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Martha Puts Out The Lights (Pts. 1 & 2) (#203)
Martha gets people to sign a petition to ban fireworks, but Helen and her friends are devastated. [28 minutes]
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The Penguin Always Rings Twice/The Martha Code (#204)
The zoo's peanuts are missing and Martha and her crime-fighting team try to outwit the thieves. [28 minutes]
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Martha in the Hold/Get Along, Little Doggies (#205)
Martha's family is going on vacation and she wants to join them. Martha goes on a cattle drive. [28 minutes]
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Martha in the White House, Part 1 & 2 (#206)
The new president is looking for a dog to live in the White House. Martha knows the perfect dog! [28 minutes]
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The Jakey Express/Martha, Sled Dog (#207)
Helen's dad tells a story of the day Jake was born and how Martha got mom to the hospital on time. [28 minutes]
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Paws and Effect/The Trouble with Teddy (#208)
When the vet doesn't know why Teddy, a neighborhood dog, is sick Martha tries to diagnose him. [28 minutes]
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Que Pasa, Martha/Td Is Talking Dog (#209)
Senor Craig expects everyone to present an oral report in Spanish, and Alice is a nervous wreck! [28 minutes]
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Dogs In Space/Dogs from Space (#210)
TD's class has to present projects on the solar system, but he gets too distracted by comic books. [28 minutes]
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Martha's Life In Crime, Part 1 & 2 (#211)
Martha tells a story of her puppy days in the animal shelter and the first person who adopted her. [28 minutes]
- Wed, February 6, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, February 6, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Plays Favorites/Martha and the Doggie Lover (#212)
Truman is worried that his mom doesn't think he's special anymore and Martha knows how he feels. [28 minutes]
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Skits On Ice/Martha's Steamed! (#213)
Skits is afraid of hockey pucks, but why? Helen and Martha discover a dog locked in a hot car. [28 minutes]
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Martha and the One Thousand Fleas/Nice and Crabby (#214)
Martha thinks a dog circus will be a great school fundraiser. Crabby Mrs. Demson is very cheerful. [28 minutes]
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Martha: Secret Agent Dog, Part 1 & 2 (#215)
Martha is on a super secret mission to find out who's trying to steal the formula for Granny's soup. [28 minutes]
- Sat, February 23, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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The Martha Show, Part 1 & 2 (#301)
Martha is asked to host a children's TV show with her friends! She comes up with a whale of a show. [28 minutes]
- Sun, February 24, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Skits and Mr. Scruffles/Brave Truman (#302)
Skits meets Milo, a lonesome newcomer to town, but his family doesn't believe that Milo is real. [28 minutes]
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Martha's Millions/Carolina's Gifted (#303)
Martha discovers that it isn't who spends money, but how you spend it, that matters most. [28 minutes]
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Truman's Mad/Dog for a Day (#304)
When Truman sends away for a science kit, he dreams about all the new inventions he will create. [28 minutes]
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Alice Covers Up/Carolina Picks A Lily (#305)
Everyone is going to a pool party, including Alice until she becomes involved in a strange cover-up. [28 minutes]
- Thu, February 7, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, February 7, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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The Opera Contest/Maestro Martha (#306)
Pablum and Weaselgraft plan to turn a charity concert into a heist by using the power of music. [28 minutes]
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Martha: Deadline Doggie/It's The Giant Pumpkin, Martha (#307)
When Martha begins to sniff out leads for Carolina's paper, the news is not fit to print. [28 minutes]
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Td's Magic/Scaredy Cat (#308)
TD wants to "wow" a crowd at his cousin's party with his magic show, but things get out of control. [28 minutes]
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Martha Acts Up/Ronald Is In (#309)
Martha is given a part in Alice in Wonderland and is thrilled until she learns what she's cast as. [28 minutes]
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Myth Me?/Td's Myth Take (#310)
The gang spends a rainy, boring day acting out Greek myths. TD decides to write his own version. [28 minutes]
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The Dog Did It/Martha Out West (#311)
Martha shares the Great Oral History of Dogs which includes fire, philosophy, physics and art. [28 minutes]
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Patrol Dog Martha/The Crooning Crook Caper (#312)
Officer O'Reilly lets Martha help solve crimes while Rascal the police dog is away. [28 minutes]
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Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird/Return to Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird (#313)
The gang is camping out. The tent is pitched and TD suggests they tell science fiction stories. [28 minutes]
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Wagstaff Races/The Missing Metal Mystery (#314)
The gang enters an alternative energy fueled Go Green Go-Cart Race using sun, wind and pond scum. [28 minutes]
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The Long Rotten Summer/The Case of the Shattered Vase (#315)
TD decides to spend this summer in the only place where the days never end: school. [28 minutes]
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Billy Collins Speaks/Milo's Reading Buddy (#401)
Billy Collins writes great poems about dogs and Martha thinks it must be because he is a canine! [28 minutes]
- Wed, January 30, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, January 30, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Verb Dog, When Action Calls!/Martha's Adverb Adventures (#402)
Struck by a falling book of five-hundred-and-one English Verbs, Martha instantly becomes Verb Dog! [28 minutes]
- Mon, February 11, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, February 11, 3:30 PM on IPTV
- Fri, February 22, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, February 22, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Bulldozer Versus Dinosaur!/Carolina Tackles Football (#403)
T.D. uses a time machine to bring a dinosaur from the past. Carolina coaches the football team. [28 minutes]
- Fri, February 1, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, February 1, 3:30 PM on IPTV
- Fri, February 15, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, February 15, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Return Of The Bookbots: The Case Of The Missing Words, Part One & Two (#405)
Armed with the power to bring nouns from books to life, the Announcer wreaks havoc on Wagstaff City. [28 minutes]
- Tue, February 26, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, February 26, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Monkeyshines Martha/Dog Daze (#406)
Professor Monkey's wacky inventions propel Martha into a world of new adventures. [28 minutes]
- Thu, February 28, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, February 28, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha's Thanksgiving, Part One & Two (#407)
Tails begin to wag as Martha searches for her long-lost canine siblings and her Mother. [28 minutes]
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Eyes on the Skies/Camp Truman (#408)
Truman is worried T.D. will embarrass him in front of his idol, Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. [28 minutes]
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Cora! Cora! Cora!/Cora Encore! (#409)
When Kit leaves her dog to travel with an acting troupe, Martha and actor Ham Johnson hatch a plan. [28 minutes]
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Too Many Marthas/Too Much Martha (#410)
Martha gets mixed up with another a dog on the day she is to sing at an animal rescue fundraiser. [28 minutes]
- Mon, February 4, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, February 4, 3:30 PM on IPTV
- Fri, February 8, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, February 8, 3:30 PM on IPTV



