Thursday, May 9th TV listings for PBS VPM (WVPT) Harrisonburg, VA
Arthur Ants in Arthur's Pants; Don't Ask Muffy
Arthur's ant project goes awry; Muffy starts an advice column, but the kids choose to go to a mystery advice-giver instead.
Odd Squad Dance Like Nobody Is Watching; Recipe for Disaster
Olive, Otto, Ms. O and Oscar navigate booby traps when trying to silence an alarm system; Olive and Otto have their own explanations as to why a case went wrong.
Molly of Denali Eagle Egg Hunt; Dream Tube
Molly and Dad try to find and fix an eagle cam after wind spins the camera away from the eagle's nest on hatching day; Molly and friends must come up with enough money to buy a water tube at the Trading Post.
Alma's Way Harper's Quick Change; All Rapped Up
Alma, Harper and Rafia want to make a robot video; Alma helps Eddie record a rap, but the project gets derailed.
Lyla in the Loop Sanitation Situation; Stu Rides the Bus
Lyla and Stu help out when the neighborhood garbage truck malfunctions; Lyla and Louisa take a ride on the city bus and accidentally lose Stu.
Wild Kratts Rainforest Stew
Chris and Martin search for an obscure rain forest creature.
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Something Special for Dad; I Love You, Mom
Daniel visits the post office and learns how letters are sorted and mailed, then sends a letter to Dad; Daniel and Dad Tiger surprise Mom with banana bread.
Rosie's Rules Trouble in Chalk Town; Story Time Garden
Rosie and Javi make a chalk town in the circle drive, but run into trouble when others want to use the space, too; Rosie tries to fix the community garden herself.
Sesame Street Family Album
Gabrielle and Tamir make a family album for Grandma Nell.
Work It Out Wombats! Helper for the Day; Race Car Wombats
Zeke volunteers to help Mr. E for the day; the Wombats are excited to race in the Treeborhood Derby.
Donkey Hodie Hey-o, Purple Moon; Purple Peg Problem
Panda hopes to find a quiet way to show his love for the moon moths; Donkey helps Panda fix his spaceship.
Pinkalicious & Peterrific Invasion of the Flutterbugs; Ballet of the Bells
Pinkalicious and Peter try to figure out how to rid their house of swarming Flutterbugs; Pinkalicious and Peter attract the fairy Bellerina when they play their handbells.
Elinor Wonders Why The Town Picnic; The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse
Ari grows impatient waiting for ketchup; Elinor, Olive and Ari have to figure out how to expand their clubhouse to fit all the new members of The Explorer's Club.
Nature Cat The Nature Nap Dilemma; Captain Nature Cat's Wild River Adventure
The gang goes looking for their Nature Nap hammock; Nature Cat and his pals help an oyster named Elroy get back home.
Curious George Swimspiration; Museum of George
George, Allie, Bill and Vicki learn the ways different animals swim to then compete in a swimming race in the pond to win a treat; when George visits a museum exhibit about Thomas Edison, he gets inspired to make his own "Museum of George."
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Theodore Roosevelt; I Am Eleanor Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt helps Brad overcome his dislike of creepy crawly things, showing him that nature needs space to live and grow; Eleanor Roosevelt teaches Xavier that any job can be amazing as long as you help others.
Wild Kratts Rainforest Stew
Chris and Martin search for an obscure rain forest creature.
Odd Squad Dance Like Nobody Is Watching; Recipe for Disaster
Olive, Otto, Ms. O and Oscar navigate booby traps when trying to silence an alarm system; Olive and Otto have their own explanations as to why a case went wrong.
Curious Crew Electromagnetism
Suspended bowling balls, homemade speakers and compasses help explain electromagnetism; building a homemade speaker; electromagnetic engineer Amanpreet Kaur.
P. Allen Smith's Garden Home Super Foods: Super Recipes
Super performers in the kitchen, garden and home.
Baking With Julia Banana-Chocolate Beignets With Norman Love
Norman Love prepares espresso profiteroles, choux paste, cucumber-dill choux puffs and chocolate-cinnamon beignets.
Julia Child: Cooking With Master Chefs Amy Ferguson-Ota
Amy Ferguson-Ota; ahi yellowfin tuna; wok-seared ono in ti leaves.
America the Bountiful Chiles in New Mexico
A colorful New Mexico road trip traces the history of chilies from Santa Fe to Hatch and beyond; a roadside haunt that serves chilies in everything, including milkshakes; Capri Cafaro judges a chilies tasting contest.
Homemade Live! The Lighter Side
Kevin Curry explains how he lightened up his mom's Sunday soul food dinner; a tasty calorie-friendly apple cider donut.
A regular panel of guests from across the political spectrum discuss the biggest international stories of the day, along with news-making interviews and analysis from BBC correspondents around the globe.
Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.
PBS NewsHour New
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
VPM News: Focal Point Recap Housing Hardships
The Good Road Asheville, NC -- The French Broad
An urban "peace garden"; conservation and social justice along the French Broad River in Asheville, N.C.
A suicidal patient and a frantic medevac to Adelaide forces Wayne to confront his personal struggles on the job.
Michael's brother becomes the prime suspect in his ex's murder; Annika goes for what looks like a one-way ride; a secret about Michael comes out.
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
This Old House New Jersey: A Breath of Fresh Air
The new staircase is assembled; installing a new brick walkway; exploring wood fiber insulation and the new HRV system; interior trim details.
Ask This Old House Garden Restoration; Bathroom Exhaust Fan
Restoring a garden bed; a New Hampshire painter explains how she got into the trade; installing a bathroom fan in a house with bad wiring.
Luna & Sophie Ballroom Killing
When Ulrich Rehm, the head of a real estate company, is found dead, Luna and Sophie begin to investigate the tenants.
Luna & Sophie Robin Hoods
A respected lawyer is stabbed at a costume party; Sophie is on site and starts the investigation; her son Leon recognizes the suspect.
A Brief History of the Future Tomorrows
The ways humans often see the concept of the future; the crucial need to think much bigger about what could come next; how everyone has more personal agency than they realize.
Nature Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons
Grizzly 399 attempts to raise an unusually large litter in Grand Teton National Park, becoming a hopeful symbol of the survival and preservation of wildlife.
NOVA Why Bridges Collapse
The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down.