Series synopsis
Biz Kid$ is an American kids family television series that premiered on PBS on January 6, 2008. It ended on June 29, 2008. It was created by Jeannine Glista. It stars Giselle DaMier.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: Where kids teach kids about money and business.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Giselle DaMier as Series Regular
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | January 6, 2008 | June 29, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 0 | December 28, 2008 | March 22, 2009 |
| Season 3 | 0 | April 3, 2010 | May 1, 2010 |
| Season 4 | 0 | April 10, 2011 | May 29, 2011 |
| Season 5 | 0 | January 1, 2012 | March 25, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What Is a Biz Kid? You’ll learn that anybody can be a Biz Kid with effort and the right attitude. Biz Kids identify a need, make a plan, and take action. Join us and you’ll meet a skateboard designer, a rap music producer, a boy who started a rock-a-thon to raise money for hospital rocking chairs, and more. You’ll also discover the entrepreneur who built a wildly successful garden products business on..…..worm poop. All successful. |
January 6, 2008 |
| 2 |
What Is Money? The Biz Kids say: ―Show me the money! Join us and you’ll take a grand tour through the history of money from the days of bartering, through the first coins and currency, all the way to the electronic transfers of today. Watch as the Biz Kids put on cowboy boots and get a crash course in the art of negotiation and exchange at a high-energy cattle auction in Colorado. |
January 13, 2008 |
| 3 |
How Do You Get Money? Join us and you’ll explore many ways to make money. Follow a Biz Kid on a job hunt—reviewing help wanted ads, filling out the application, and going through the interview. Hear from Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, as he talks about his first job. The Biz Kid$ also look at the many ways kids get and use allowances. Meet a young person whose love of animals turned into a profitable dog-walking business. |
January 20, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Have a Plan, Stan! The different elements of a business plan; a teen opens a snow cone shack while another makes and sells candles; group markets self defense kits. |
December 28, 2008 |
| 2 |
Money Math -- Who Needs It? Math is a building block of business; handbag designer; students help to save the environment. |
January 4, 2009 |
| 3 | Building Your Business Online | January 11, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are You Financially Literate? | April 3, 2010 |
| 2 | Wheel of Misfortune | April 10, 2010 |
| 3 | More Bang for Your Buck | April 17, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A World Without Taxes | April 10, 2011 |
| 2 | Debt: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly | April 17, 2011 |
| 3 | Your First Big Purchase | April 24, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What's Your Money Personality? Emotional reactions and connections people have to money. |
January 1, 2012 |
| 2 |
Business Structures Pros and cons of business structures such as LLCs, sole proprietorships and partnerships. |
January 8, 2012 |
| 3 |
Movin' on Out The costs of living on one's own. |
January 15, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | PBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 6, 2008 |
| Last aired | June 29, 2008 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |