When Parents Are Deployed is a television special produced by Sesame Workshop that focuses on the educational and emotional needs of children with parents and caregivers deployed by the military. __TOC__ The special premiered on December 27, 2006, at 9:00 pm on most PBS stations. However, airtimes varied, with some stations choosing to air the program at other times and others showing it two or even three times throughout the night. It re-aired on PBS in April 2009. This special presents three stages of deployment, which are as follows: