T.V. Channel Surfing!
Like people in many parts of the world, American children (and adults) like to watch TV. There are many types of shows and LOTS of commercials. Some people even have cable TV or satellite TV and get hundreds more stations than the ones shown here on a Saturday night around 10 p.m.
See what is the same and what is different about the shows and commercials on American TV compared to those in your country. What is being advertised? Who are the characters in the shows?

Some shows are cartoons, like Peanuts by Charles Shultz.

There are lots of car commercials.

This is a commercial for a credit card.

Here is a James Bond adventure movie...

...called Die Another Day.

This is the movie Yentyl, with Barbra Streisand. She plays a girl pretending to be a boy!

Here is Sylvestor Stallone making another Rocky movie in Philadelphia, PA.

This is a wrestler from a wrestling show.

These people are dancing around in a comedy.

Time for a shampoo commercial.

And a commericial for a sports restaurant.

An eating contest? Yes, the Wing Bowl!

Here is the winner, the King of Wings.

There are religious shows on TV in the USA.

And comedies about ordinary people.

We even have an Asian Variety Show!
In fact, we have programs about people from all over the world, because Americans come from so many countries.

Some shows are called satires. Actors make fun of things our government leaders do. We often think the satires are funny. I hope you are not offended.

In this show, actors pretend to be President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi having a meeting.

In this commercial, people learn how to stop smoking...

Interestingly, the commercial is made by a cigarette company!

Do you have McDonalds in your country?
Doctors say Americans are overweight because they watch commercials like this and want to eat fattening "fast food." What do you think?

It's time for the Philadelphia local news.

The big story is the huge lottery jackpot.

Lots of people hope to find a lucky number and win $250 million dollars.

There is news of a candidate for governor of Pennsylvania.

The weather is making news, because a snowstorm is coming.

This commercial is for a connection to the Internet!

The sports announcer talks about a basketball game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Washington Wizards.

The Sixers are losing, even though we have a great player on our team. Have you heard of Allen Iverson?

The 2006 Winter Olympics make big news.

We are excited about the skiing...

the ice hockey...

the figure skating...

and the speed skating!

PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
We have many excellent and informative programs on our Public Broadcasting Service. You can learn about many interesting topics at this site:
http://www.pbs.org/