The idea is that being able to speak a second language becomes a magical power. We wanted to make it special as opposed to being embarrassed about it.

Mudslides, fire ants, being nuzzled by llamas, going to markets, living in huts, going to animal rescue centers.

One of the first things he did was a split in midair in my office. Then he dropped down and did 400 different kinds of pushups – one-armed, clapping in front, clapping behind his back,...

When I set out to really write the charter for Nick Jr., I wanted to make TV that has as passionate and child-centric a mission as PBS did.

I used to run around singing my life to myself. I’d be singing ‘I’m going to fall down,’ singing about what I was having for lunch, about how mean my brothers were.