Pythagora Switch

Pythagora Switch is a Japanese children's TV show that airs on NHK. The show features several disjointed sketches that are both educational and entertaining. Each sketch is followed by a Pythagora switch (the Japanese term for a Rube Goldberg Device), that features prominently on the show. Each 15-minute episode starts with a puppet skit where two young penguins, Pita and Gora, learn a new concept with the help of an anthropomorphic encyclopedia and a television dog. And each show ends with either the Algorithm March or algorithm exercises hosted by Kazunari Yamada and Hidenori Kikuchi.

Recurring sketches include:
 * Today's Topic
 * 10 stick anime
 * Botejin
 * Father Switch
 * Framy
 * What Is the Dot Doing?
 * Square and Triangle Groups
 * Algorithm Exercises/March

This show provides examples of:
 * Edutainment Show
 * Everything's Better With Penguins
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja: Arguably how the Algorithm March got popular. It's a shame YouTube took down the original video.
 * Punny Name: TeleviJohn
 * Rube Goldberg Device: One between every two segments
 * Widget Series