ARTHUR kicks off its spring season on Monday, May 6 with a week of all-new episodes, including two devoted to the issue of bullying — “The Last Tough Customer” and “So Funny I Forgot to Laugh.” Preview a clip from the “The Last Tough Customer” here: http://bit.ly/16mNCMT And here are some resources to help you talk to your kids/students about the issue of bullying: http://to.pbs.org/ZZqUob

• The Last Tough Customer / Brain’s Chess Mess
  Monday, May 6 at 3pm
• Baseball Blues / Brain’s Biggest Blunder
  Tuesday, May 7 at 3pm
• Buster’s Book Battle / On the Buster Scale
  Wednesday, May 8 at 3pm
• Fern and the Case of the Stolen Story / Sue Ellen Vegges Out
  Thursday, May 9 at 3pm
• So Funny I Forgot to Laugh / The Best Day Ever
  Friday, May 10 at 3pm

Several PBS KIDS series have episodes themed to Mother’s Day on Friday, May 10th and Sunday, May 12th.

• CURIOUS GEORGE
  Mother’s Day Surprise: Friday, May 10 at 8am; Sunday, May 12 at 6am
• DINOSAUR TRAIN
  The Good Mom: Friday, May 10 at 9:30am
• DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD
  I Love You, Mom: Friday, May 10 at 10am & 12:30pm; Sunday, May 12 at 8am
• SID THE SCIENCE KID
  Special Mom Day Meal: Friday, May 10 at 10:30m
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9jkkvJNE58
  Sid and his friends sing “My Mom is Cool!”
  http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/mothersday.html
  Visit PBS Parents to print out a card for your Super Duper Oooper Shmooper Mom!
• WORDGIRL
  Mobot Knows Best: Friday, May 10 at 3:30pm

The week of May 20-24, DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD features a “Playdate Week” with five episodes including playdates with O the Owl, Prince Wednesday, Miss Elaina, and Katerina Kittycat, with premieres of three episodes May 20, 21 and 22.

This month’s Family Choice program is NATURE‘s “Legendary White Stallions” focusing on the bond between the horses and their caregivers.

The 2013 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE will be airing Friday, May 24 at 1 pm.

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT airs live, Sunday, May 26 at 7pm,  from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, and to our troops around the world on the American Forces Network.

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT
Sunday, May 27, 7-8:30 p.m.

repeats:
Sunday, May 27, 8:30-10 p.m.
Monday, May 28, 10:30 p.m.-midnight
Tuesday, May 29, 2:30-4a.m.

The NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT honors the service and sacrifice of the men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. The top-rated show (#3 in PBS Primetime!) is broadcast live from the West Lawn of the US Capitol before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, to millions more at home and on the American Forces Network to troops serving around the world. The multi award-winning broadcast features an all-star line-up in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra and is co-hosted for the seventh time by Emmy Award- winner Gary Sinise and Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna, two acclaimed actors who have dedicated themselves to veterans’ causes and supporting the troops in active service. The event has become the nation’s memorial service offering viewers a time to remember, to heal and bring the country together.