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What: “Sports Illustrated for Kids Show”

Where: CBS

When: Saturdays, 9 a.m.

Maybe a kid should critique this show, since it is tailored for kids. But even an adult can appreciate the values this show teaches. This weekend’s edition, for instance, features Jackie Robinson and his battle against racism, Jackie Joyner Kersee and her battle against poverty, asthma and a slow start as an athlete, Dwight Collins, a star freshman running back for Central Florida who has been deaf since he was 11 months old, and much more.

The co-hosts are two young actors, Eugene Byrd, who has made guest appearances on a number of sitcoms, and Rebecca Budig, who plays Michelle Bower on “The Guiding Light,” a daytime soap opera.

If the producers of the show wanted high energy, these two fit the bill. Budig, however, overdoes it a bit. She also asks kids’-type questions. She asks Joyner Kersee about her favorite role model, dessert and superhero.

Adults will notice that the show is designed for short attention spans. There is more jumping around from segment to segment than on a “Seinfeld” episode. The Robinson feature is divided into a number of mini-features and spread throughout the show. One rather lengthy feature, by this show’s standards, is on a barnstorming Little League team from South Philadelphia. The players seem to be particularly knowledgeable about Robinson and his battle, and then we find out why. Their leader required them to do a book report on Robinson before a trip to Robinson’s grave site in Brooklyn.

What this show does is entertain and teach. Even adults can learn a thing or two.