The Secret City Adventures was a series of television programs designed to teach children how to draw. The series was produced by Maryland Public Television and aired on PBS and TVOntario in the late 1980s. The series starred Mark Kistler as Commander Mark who led viewers through various drawing exercises and examples. The show also featured other characters, including Moonbot, Unibear, Pigasus, Furbles, Violet the Dragon, and others. Occasionally, guest artists would appear on the show to demonstrate other art forms.
Moonscape building
Flying saucers
Mountains with lids!
Club day!
Robot
Optical illusions
Animation
Unibear (club day)
Flip book
Go underground
Hand puppets
Monorail (club day)
Space stations
Spaceships
Castles
Covered cities (club day)
Masks
Party favors
Cake decorations
Birthday party (club day)
Underground village
The frog family
Skylines
Space landing
City art (club day)
Flags
Fences
Hot dog stand
Chain power
Two headed animal (club day)
Coloring
Computer color
Contraptions
Puppets (club day)
Natural design
Columns
Stripes
People
Faces (club day)
Silhouettes
Disguises
People moves
Spots
Lettering (club day)
Igloo
Wishing well
Flying animals
Airplanes
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