What's Up! ¿Que Pasa is an American

United States

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 children's television show that teaches older children and tween

Tween (demographic)

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s how to speak English

American English

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 and Spanish

Spanish language

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. Syndicated through TVSCO of Lakeland

Lakeland, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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, the series is carried on various broadcast and cable channels nationwide as well as on the America One

America One

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 network.

This show combines entertainment with education in a half-hour format. Children learn about music

Music

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, travel

Travel

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, multiculturalism

Multiculturalism

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, and positive moral

Moral

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 and health

Health

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 choices. Supported by compulsory E/I

E/I

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 requirements mandated by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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, the target age group of the show is between 8 and 12 years of age (third grade

Third grade

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 through seventh grade

Seventh grade

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). The program is closed-captioned

Closed captioning

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.

Papa Rap (a.k.a. Al Lopez) is the main host of the show followed by Emily, Jessica, DJ Torres, and Traveling Tom. All travel segments with Traveling Tom involve culture, sports, and/or food.

Segments

• Chewy's Cafe (Spanish: Cafe de Chewy)
• DJ's Mailbox (Spanish: El Buzón de DJ)
• Story Time (Spanish: Tiempo de Cuentos)
• Travel Time (Spanish: Hora de la Viajar)
• Health Rap (Spanish: Música la Salud)

Songs

• Think Before You Stink - no smoking song
• Changes Don't Happen Overnight - self-esteem song (Changes don't happen overnight and maybe I'm not who you like)
• Sticks and Stones - name calling song
• Feed Your Brain - literacy song (Time to turn off that TV; grab a book and start to read)
• Dancercise - Exercise is important
• Value yourself - Valórate