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Country of origin United States No. of seasons 5 Running time 26 minutes Final episode date 25 March 2012 | 7.3/10 IMDb Original language(s) English No. of episodes 65 (list of episodes) First episode date 6 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Lauren Dupree,Kaelon Horst,Maia Lee,Alexander Oki,Amanda Powers,Miriam Schwartz,Austin Siedentopf,Devon Stark,Christina Marie Taylor,Catherine Thompson,Elizabeth Wright Executive producers Jeannine Glista, Erren Gottlieb, Jamie Hammond Similar SeeMore's Playhouse, The Zula Patrol, Aqua Kids, Reading Rainbow, The Electric Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biz Kid$ is an educational television show that teaches financial education and entrepreneurship to a preteen audience. It uses sketch comedy and young actors to explain basic economic concepts. Its motto is: "Where kids teach kids about money and business."
Contents
- Biz kid how to make a million bucks accessible preview
- Biz kid budgeting basics accessible preview
- Production
- Cast
- Broadcasting
- Curriculum
- References
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Production
Biz Kids was created by the producers of Bill Nye the Science Guy, the Emmy Award winning science show from the 1990s.
The first season of Biz Kids, comprising 26 episodes, was filmed in 2007. The second season, comprising 13 episodes, began filming in April 2008. The crew traveled to various locations in the United States to film young entrepreneurs. Some local Seattle businesses such as BECU, Kitsap Credit Union and MountainCrest Credit Union have also been used as filming locations. On December 20, 2010, the official Biz Kid$ website announced that episodes 45-52 were in production for season 4, with airing of the new episodes expected to start in April 2011. On March 12, 2012, the show's 5th season premiered. Episodes are expected to roll out through Summer 2012.
Cast
The Biz Kids cast is made up largely of teenage actors from the Seattle area. However, writer John Keister also has small recurring roles.
The original cast members were Lauren Dupree, Kaelon Horst, Bob Jones, Maia Lee, Alexander Oki, Amanda Powers, Miriam Schwartz, Austin Siedentopf, Devon Stark, Christina Taylor, and Elizabeth Wright.
Broadcasting
Biz Kids is produced in association with WXXI of Rochester, NY, is distributed by American Public Television in the United States, and started airing in the United States on January 9, 2007. By June 2008, the show was on 311 of the nation's 343 PBS stations in 50 states. By the launch of Season Two, Biz Kids was airing in all 50 states and was available to over 287 million people.
The show also airs in the United Kingdom.
Curriculum
A free curriculum is available for download for use by teachers and parents to use in classrooms, afterschool programs and at home. Each episode has a specially designed curriculum with activities, reviews and tests, all of which comply with the National Endowment for Financial Education standards. Five core Biz Kids lesson plans will be available in Spanish.