''Fruity Pie'' ( zh, 水果冰淇淋, lit. "Fruit Ice Cream") is a children's educational television show produced by the

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Setting and premise

Fruity Pie takes place in a store run by "Granny Fruity Pie." Her friends Chi Chi, Lin Lin, Sarah, and Walu are talking

banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...

children portrayed by

puppet A puppet is an object, often resembling a human, animal or Legendary creature, mythical figure, that is animated or manipulated by a person called a puppeteer. The puppeteer uses movements of their hands, arms, or control devices such as rods ...

s who live with her. It also features a

mermaid In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes asso ...

named Mei Ling who comes out singing from her shell leading to a song from the show. The show features stories and songs that sometimes teach like counting.

Broadcast

In the United States, ''Fruity Pie'' airs weekdays at 8:30am on KTSF 26/San Francisco.

References

External links

Official site
Taiwanese television shows Taiwanese children's television series Taiwanese television shows featuring puppetry {{taiwan-tv-stub