New installments of "Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos," an animated short form series spotlighting a 6-year-old boy who shows how healthy meals and regular physical activity make him feel like a superhero, will debut during "Breakfast with Bear" hour. "Captain Carlos" was recently nominated for an Imagen Award for its positive portrayal of Latino culture. Included in the new editions is how Carlos uses the body well while camping (he eats a tuna sandwich, knowing the protein will give him strength to pitch the tent) and at the beach (where he snacks on yogurt to further build the strong bones needed to build big sand castles). He also shows how he exercises his brain by playing chess, having eaten blueberries that help boost brain power, and before sitting down to make a custom Father's Day card, Carlos shows how he eats a protein-filled egg for the smarts it will take to create something great.

In the animated, musical interstitial series "Shane's Kindergarten Countdown," older sister Shanna helps her younger brother, 5-year-old Shane, prepare for his foray into kindergarten. Emphasizing that school can be fun, Shanna, Shane, Dinah the Dinosaur, Ducky, Tiger and a new character, Rhyno the rhino, offer three easy steps to such new kindergarten experiences as: taking the bus ("be on time," "listen to the driver," "stay in your seat until the bus stops"), making new friends ("tell them your name," "find out what you have in common" and "play!") and asking questions ("don't be shy," "raise your hand," "ask your question nice and loud).

Both Shanna and Shane are characters from the Shanna book series by author and early childhood expert Jean Marzollo ("I Spy") and published by Hyperion Books for Children. Each "Shane's Kindergarten Countdown" is approximately three minutes.

The voice of Shanna is Gavin Turek. Shane is prolific voice actress Crystal Scales. Ducky and Tiger's voices are performed done by actress Khadijah Haqq.

The short form series is set to original catchy music scored by industry legend Jeff Zahn (PBS' "Arthur"), "Shane's Kindergarten Countdown" is executive-produced by Matthew Thornton. Episodes were directed by Christopher Hamilton who also provides the art, storyboard and animation direction. Maria Estrada ("Higglytown Heroes") is the voice director. Both "Shane's Kindergarten Countdown" and "Shanna's Show" are produced in Macromedia Flash animation by One Red Room, a Los Angeles-based digital animation studio.