Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures

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Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures
Genre	Children's Animated cartoon
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	Approx. 28 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	PBS
Original run	January 19, 2008 – present
External links
Official website

Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures is a slice of life cartoon intended for young children. The show premiered on January 19, 2008 on most PBS stations. The show follows a girl named Betsy as she starts out her school years. The series premiere shows Betsy facing the uncertainty of her first day of school and the adjustments she must make as she meets her new teacher and classmates, encounters unfamiliar rules and routines, and finds herself in an entirely new environment. Subsequent episodes show Betsy's excitement and sense of adventure as she adapts to the new experiences of kindergarten.

Like Caillou, Arthur, and Strawberry Shortcake, there are no villains in this educational real life adventure story. Any misbehavior from Betsy and/or the other children are there to instruct children, not to make them "evil" or "antagonizing."

[edit] Characters

[edit] Adults

• Mrs. O'Connor (voiced by Sally Struthers), the kindergarten teacher
• Bus Driver Bob (voiced by Fred Willard), the loyal bus driver
• Mr. Richard Warner (voiced by Tom Bosley), the principal at Lakewood Elementary School
• Thomas Warner (voiced by Jorge Diaz), Richard Warner's brother and the owner of Warner Farms
• Betsy's mother (voiced by Bess Armstrong), a homemaker who takes care of her daughter Betsy and her baby son Kevin. She is a stay-at-home mother and does not seem to have any outside job.
• Betsy's father (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz), an airplane pilot who speaks to Betsy in "airplane-talk". He appears to be the family's sole breadwinner.

[edit] Children

(Note: As of the end of Season One, none of the children's last names have been disclosed.)

• Betsy (voiced by Daveigh Chase), the title character of the film
• Scott (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz), a smart boy with glasses who is very interested in science
• Billy (voiced by Nancy Cartwright), who enjoys playing in the dirt and is Betsy's friend
• Molly (voiced by Vicki Lewis), an elitist girl
• Sarah (voiced by Cree Summer), a girl who excels at nearly all sports
• Kenji (voiced by Nancy Cartwright), an intelligent boy who enjoys dancing
• Maria (voiced by Cree Summer), a quiet and artistic girl
• Kevin (voiced by Nancy Cartwright), Betsy's baby brother
• Newton (voiced by Kath Soucie), who shares similar interests to Scott and Kenji

[edit] Animals

• Gracie, Betsy's family's dog
• Kitty, Betsy's family's cat
• Sydney, the pet salamander that belongs to Mrs. O'Connor's kindergarten class

[edit] Settings

• the exclusive department store where Molly hangs out and Betsy bought her mother a hair pin
• Warner Farms - where the principal's brother raises livestock
• Lakewood Elementary School - Betsy's school where she attends kindergarten
• Lakewood Elementary School's library where students borrow books for a week
• Betsy's house - where she lives with her mom and dad
• the unnamed city where Betsy, her friends, and family live
• the museum where Betsy and her school friends went to in the first episode

[edit] External links

• Internet Movie Data Base
• Toonarific Cartoons
• PBS Kids
• Common Sense Media
• iVillage
• Disney Family
• TV Guide