Come on Over is a children's television series produced by the Grand Rapids Children's Museum in association with Enthusiastic Productions. The series was created by Joel Schoon Tanis, [1] and is executive produced by Tanis, Patrick W. Ziegler, and Teresa L. Thome of the Museum. The mission of the show is to "inspire creativity and imagination in children".[ citation needed ]
The program is filmed in the state-of-the-art TV studio of the Martha Miller Center at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. It premiered in Grand Rapids, Michigan on ABC affiliate, WOTV, in fall 2006. Twelve episodes have been produced to date.
The show also features the tunes of Pint Size Music, former members of the Holland band, The Voice, such as Chad Dykema and Paul Chamness. To date, the show has won twelve regional Emmy awards. [2]
It was also broadcast on the Australian Christian Channel in Australia.
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Let's Wrap Something in Tinfoil" | November 20, 2006 |
2 | "Making Music" | November 21, 2006 |
3 | "Express Yourself" | November 22, 2006 |
4 | "Brandy's Grandy" | November 23, 2006 |
5 | "Joy's Lost Pet" | November 24, 2006 |
6 | "Working Together is Super Duper" | January 8, 2007 |
7 | "Puppet Guts" | January 9, 2007 |
8 | "Mi Mi Mi Mi" | January 10, 2007 |
9 | "Dance Fever" | January 11, 2007 |
10 | "Scaredy Pants" | January 12, 2007 |
11 | "Laughter is the Best Medicine" | May 14, 2007 |
12 | "Beeeees!" | May 15, 2007 |
13 | "Brothers and Sisters" | May 16, 2007 |
14 | "Moods" | May 17, 2007 |
15 | "Brainfreeze" | May 18, 2007 |
16 | "Thespians" | April 7, 2008 |
17 | "Tortoise and the Hare" | April 8, 2008 |
18 | "Boreditis" | April 9, 2008 |
19 | "Eat Right, Exercise and Play" | April 10, 2008 |
20 | "Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles!" | April 11, 2008 |
21 | "Go Green" | January 26, 2009 |
22 | "Surprise! It's Your Birthday" | January 27, 2009 |
23 | "Storytelling" | January 28, 2009 |
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