GBH has been revolutionizing media since Day One, beginning with the experimental ZOOM and continuing with Arthur and Molly of Denali. For half a century, GBH has been producing children’s media that is inclusive and represents diverse perspectives, empowering young people and leading to improved learning.

Zoom Cast in front of logo, 1970s
GBH Archives

1972 -ZOOM, created almost entirely by children, premieres with skits, songs and supercharged interactivity.

Degrassi Jr. High School
Courtesy WildBrain Ltd.

1987 -Degrassi Junior High, the teen drama series, portrays real-life situations facing adolescents.

James Earl Jones looks out a window.
Eric Roth for GBH

1989 -James Earl Jones hosts Long Ago and Far Away, narrating beloved folk and fairy tales.

1991 -With music, games and quizzes, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? provided a user-friendly way to learn world geography.

Arthur and Buster
Buster from Arthur: © 2019 WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved. "Arthur" & the other Marc Brown ARTHUR characters and underlying materials (including artwork) ™ and © Marc Brown

1997 -Arthur, the animated aardvark charms children and adults alike while taking on important and sensitive topics.

1999 -Second generation ZOOM airs for six more years.

Between The Lions
BETWEEN THE LIONS is produced by WGBH Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd. ã 2001-2004 WGBH/Sirius Thinking. BETWEEN THE LIONS and related marks are trademarks of GBH

2000 -Between the Lions introduces a family of lions who read to their viewers, especially developed for rural, diverse and under-resourced communities.

Peep
"Peep," "Quack," "Chirp," "Tom" and "Nellie" were originally created by Kai Pindal for the National Film Board of Canada productions The Peep Show (©1962, National Film Board of Canada) and Peep and the Big Wide World (©1988, National Film board of Canada). PEEP and the Big Wide World was developed in association with Eggbox, LLC

2004 -Escorted by animated birds Peep, Chirp and Quack, viewers explore the world around them in Peep and the Big Wide World.

Ruff Ruffman - Fetch
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2006 -Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman debuts as a reality game show hosted by an animated dog who poses challenges to the contestants.

2006 -Curious George, which became America’s number one-rated show among 2- to 5-year-olds, follows the escapades of a mischievous monkey.

Molly of Denali
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2019 -Viewers meet Molly Mabray in Molly of Denali, the first nationally distributed children’s series to feature a Native American lead character.

Explore GBH's legacy in children's media here. Explore 50 years of ZOOM here.