Sid the Science Kid: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sid the Science Kid is an American CGI animated series that premiered on PBS Kids on September 1, 2008. The computer generated show is produced by The Jim Henson Company and then-PBS member KCET in Los Angeles, California using the Henson Digital Puppetry Studio. The show is produced by motion capture which allows puppeteers to voice digitally animated characters in real time. Production began in the fall of 2008 with 42 half-hour episodes of Sid the Science Kid having been ordered. The series debuted on PBS Kids on September 1, 2008, with a two-year on-air commitment. The original working title for the series was "What's the Big Idea?" and the central character, Sid, was originally named Josh...

Series details

• Title: Sid the Science Kid
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 2008-09-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-11-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS Kids
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 12446
• IMDb ID: tt1236429
• TVDB ID: 82931

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-09-01; final listed air date 2009-10-26; episode order: 41.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-06-21; final listed air date 2012-11-15; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sid the Science Kid on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.