Bonus Day/Understudy George
curious george

George can't believe that it's already the last day of February. But his hedgehog calendar shows that tomorrow is February 29th instead of March 1st! Huh? The Man with the Yellow Hat explains this is Leap Year, which means they get an extra day. Wowsa! George wants to do something extra special on his bonus day. But what? George soon discovers that there's no shortage of fun events planned for Leap Day: Hundley's Leap Year Dachshund Dash, the Polar Bear Plunge, the launch of Mr. Glass's Boat Hotel (the Boatel!), Professors Pizza and Einstein flying trapeze class and, of course, Chef Pisghetti's famous Leapin Lemon Pound Cake! George makes a schedule to do all five things - a Leap Day record! - but soon discovers that even the best laid Leap Day Plans can go awry. Can George get back on track to hit these amazing activities, or will he need to wait another four years!? / Everything is ready for today's opening of The Man with the Yellow Hat's play, "Lunch on Planet Zooz"! When Mr. Renkins gets a cold, leaving the cast with no understudies, George eagerly volunteers. Only to find out he must learn three roles! - Bill's confident space captain, Mrs. Quint's friendly Zooz greeter, and Mr. Quint's efficient roller skating robot waiter - and fast! George observes what he can in rehearsal but when the cast takes a break, George wonders if can find other people with these characteristics to help him learn the parts. With time running out, George goes out on the town and luckily encounters Shirley the confident bus driver, friendly Mrs. Renkins (and extra friendly Bo!), and efficient waiter Jimmy, and recruits them all! But when Bessie the cow blocks the town road, and draws Bill and the Quints into the drama, the curtain comes up and George finds himself needing to play .... ALL of the roles.

Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1507

About Curious George:

For more than 75 years, generations of young children have been charmed by the literary adventures of Curious George.

Based on the best-selling Curious George books by Margret and H.

A.

Rey, the daily series expands George's world to include a host of colorful new characters and original locales, while maintaining the charm of the beloved books.

Each half-hour episode includes two animated stories, followed by short live-action pieces showing real kids who are investigating the ideas that George introduces in his stories.

The series aims to inspire kids to explore science, math and engineering in the world around them.


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Future Broadcast times for "Curious George": (show all)

Thu, Feb 19 7:30 A.M. The Big Picture/Juicy George     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Feb 20 7:30 A.M. It Was a Dark & Stormy Night/Curious George, Dog Groomer     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Feb 22 11:30 A.M. It Was a Dark & Stormy Night/Curious George, Dog Groomer     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Feb 23 7:30 A.M. Curious George and the Wake-Up Machine/Healing Hundley     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Feb 24 7:30 A.M. Twain A Fence and a Hard Place/Loafing Around     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Feb 25 7:30 A.M. Feeling Antsy/Maple Monkey Madness     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Feb 26 7:30 A.M. George Meets Allie-Whoops!/Hundley's Great Escape     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Feb 27 7:30 A.M. Spelunky Monkey/The Dive-In Movie     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Feb 28 11:30 A.M. George Meets Allie-Whoops!/Hundley's Great Escape     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Mar 1 11:30 A.M. Spelunky Monkey/The Dive-In Movie     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Mar 2 7:30 A.M. George and Marco Sound It Out/A Monkey's Duckling     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Mar 3 7:30 A.M. Grease Monkeys In Space/Pinata Vision     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Mar 4 7:30 A.M. Jurassic George     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Mar 5 7:30 A.M. Trader George/One in a Million Chameleon     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Mar 6 7:30 A.M. Duck Helper George/George's New Home     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Mar 7 11:30 A.M. Grease Monkeys In Space/Pinata Vision     NH Kids (11.5)


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