DefunctTV: The History of The Puzzle Place

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   @NopeNope8675

   January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

   It's warming how wholesome the whole thing ended up, but whoooo boy, how did some of those character concepts make it past the drawing board?

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   @Dopeus_Kittimus

   January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

   White Canadian here but i remember this show. My kids were born in the 90s so pbs was on a lot

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   @LazarusStr

   January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

   Oh my goodness. You brought back memories with this one!

   I completely forgot about this show but had flashbacks after seeing the thumbnail ❤

   This was my show ❤. I loved the stories and characters 🥰. It was enjoyable learning about the creation and run of it. Its sad to learn that ownship is in limbo. Lessons shared on this show are CERTAINLY needed in todays world. Forreal! 😂

   Thank you for your work on creating this episode!

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   @prowolf633

   January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

   This show needs a revival. PBS Kids and kids shows in general need more puppet shows

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   @sanddagger36

   January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

   Leon never being straightforward was always my favorite part.
   For Christmas one year my parents agreed to get my siblings dolls of the puppets.
   My sisters both wanted Skye and my younger brother got Ben.
   I wanted Leon but very ironically to the show's message, my parents refused to buy me an African doll.

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   @R3nHoëk

   January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

   I was definitely not expecting this video to start with the race riots from LA.

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   @Nothing_GoesHere

   January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

   Why do those 3 holidays happen around the same time? 🤔

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   @Taylor-vz4ot

   January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

   been asking people if they remember this show for two decades now. i'm glad i'm not the only one who knows this show existed lol

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   @peenWzArD

   January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

   20:37 ZEUS YOUR SON HAS RETURNED!!!

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    @salesiteisina7098

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I remember this show. I always turned the channel as a kid cause it didnt have a Samoan kid lmfao.

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    @jazzyosrs22

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I loved this show

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    @FreebooterFox

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    The design of the puppets made me think this show was made by the same folks responsible for Eureeka's Castle.

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    @BlujayBrushshade

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    8:38 His line killed me when I first watched this!

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    @HerbalMoon17

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I don't know I how I missed that Kiki and Rosita had the same voice. xD

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    @litlblkhouse

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    If I lived around the same time that this show aired, I would've enjoyed it. The puppets were also very well made 😊

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    @kayl6502

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I used to love the puzzle place! What a trip down memory lane

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    @mollysministuff

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    We need more shows like this

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    @dubious-n6w

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    Ideas for DefunctTV for British programming: Four Feather Falls, Thunder Birds, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray (1964 TV series), Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Flower Pot Men and Muffin the Mule.

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    @ststerling

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    Bring back The Puzzle Place😭

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    @ChrisWesterberg-yh3pm

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I Remember Watching The Puzzle Place. My Favorite Character was Jody

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    @summer2.0

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    13:04

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    @LocaPorLosAngeles

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    The Puzzle Place was the first time i can remember puppets reflected kids that looked like and my friends. Thank you for sharing the history!❤

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    @giannascandone8942

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I really wish they brought the show back. I bet kids of this generation would really love it and we need shows that are like this today too especially with the world that we are living in right now.!😊😅😮🎉😂❤😢

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    @BlueCometDude

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I like how Jody was complaining about how she feels left out on Christmas due to her Jewish traditions, and then when Ben tried to make her feel included by putting her menorah on the tree, she was like, “ŴĦY WØUĽD YǑU PŰT MÝ MẼNÖRAĦ ÒN Å ČHŘIŠTMÄS TŘEË?!?!?!??”. Like, Ben was just trying to help.

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    @antonioramos9416

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I've never told anyone this before. A long time ago, but I was still a little guy. I used to watch the puzzle place and I used to watch it in Phoenix Arizona. You guys to tell you the truth, I used to watch It at home. Then it got super good for me

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    @PaulStewart-jr3gm

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    The first truly woke show

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    @ChristopherBingham-xx8xl

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    It was my favorite show when I was a kid. It's still a fantastic show.

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    @Ty-513

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    3:44 NOT who I was expecting

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    @QueenofVHS

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I hope that Kevin knows that there now 52 (almost 53) episodes found since this upload was made public.

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    @eliblanks9388

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    You know I just hope you upload the history of kino's storytime

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    @cinemalights2625

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    This show was way ahead of its time. I enjoyed watching this when I was a child and hope its lost episodes get recovered so I can show my future children someday.

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    @colour_fully

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    To be fair, Leon’s puppeteer is half African American and half white… But yes there is some shared ethnicity.

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    @colour_fully

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I remember all of these clips! Love this show

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    @zzzobo

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    It’s crazy how backwards we’ve gotten. A show like this would be cancelled cause of DEI in 2025. Really sad.

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    @Mchmny

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    Is it the great 991 adventure

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    @Krimson

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I used to have a major crush on sky as a kid. It was a great show still love it as a adult lol

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    @eddietheaggie2010

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    KIKI FROM SAN ANTONIO!

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    @ericasdollworld3886

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    fun memory from when I was a kid. I probably watched this show maybe once or twice when I was a kid. I saw the episode where they called Ben butterfingers and I felt bad for him. a few months later I was taken shopping to pick out toys for my birthday. I was in the cart seat being pushed and I saw the Ben doll and had to have him. I don't even think I could read yet I knew I had to have him. I loved that doll. there's a picture of me somewhere pushing him in a baby doll stroller. he went missing one day and months later he was found under a couch cushion at my grandma's. I don't know what happened to him after that because we moved a lot when I was a kid and my mom liked to throw out our toys. but I found him online for $12 and that was including shipping. then I bought the rest of the dolls later on. my inner child is very happy.

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    @dupersuper6516

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I was too young to understand anything from this show when i watched it, but i had some of the toys. The cat.
    I'm just now finding out what it was about despite always watching it.

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    @deathstinger13

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    we could use another show like this these days

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    @NorrisVaughn

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    I loved this show as a kid. It was how I first learned about racism

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    @Joshua-pw8mz

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    The Puzzle Place premiered on KCET and KLCS on September 15, 1994

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    @fawng8017

    January 12, 2026 at 10:01 am

    Wow, I completely forgot I watched this show! Thank you for reminding me about this part of my childhood

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