''DragonflyTV'' (subtitled ''GPS: Going Places in Science'' for seasons 5–6, and ''Nano'' for season 7) is an American

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television series produced by Twin Cities Public Television. The show aired on

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from January 19, 2002, to December 20, 2008. It was aimed at ages 9–12. Seasons 1–4 were co-hosted by Michael Brandon Battle and Mariko Nakasone. Seasons 5–7 were hosted by Eric Artell and were produced in partnership with

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. ''DragonflyTV'' was created in collaboration with Project Dragonfly at

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, which founded ''Dragonfly'' magazine, the first national magazine to feature children's investigations, experiments, and discoveries. ''DragonflyTV'' pioneered a "real kids, real science" approach to children's science television and led to the development of the '' SciGirls'' television series. ''DragonflyTV'' and ''SciGirls'' were funded in part by the National Science Foundation to provide a national forum for children's scientific investigations. Reruns of ''DragonflyTV'' aired on select PBS stations until 2019, and later in off-network cable syndication to allow commercial stations to meet federal E/I mandates.

Episodes

Season 1 (2002)

Season 2 (2003)

Teams of DFTV's kid scientists demonstrate different approaches to investigations – experimental, engineering, and observational.

Season 3 (2004)

Season 4 (2005)

Season 5 (2006)

Season 6 (2007)

Season 7 (2008)

Telco-syndicated series

In 2009, after ''DragonflyTV'' ended, the series was sold to off-network syndication and the rights were handed over to Telco Broadcasting. 62 of the 72 episodes were re-packaged. Edits included replacing licensed music with generic music, resulting in a new theme song (which replaced the original hip-hop theme with a new generic tune with kids chanting the show's name).

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Twin Cities Public Television
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