"Big Kid" Shows were too inappropriate for Sprout in 2005!

Madeline Fretz - One of the thing first generation Sprout fans like me (I was born in 2007, but became a Sprout fan and historian as time went by) know is that until at least December 2006, SproutOnline.com was called Sproutletsgrow.com. If you go on the "What's on TV?" page (for those who still have Flash, its icon is a television that shows pictures of characters from Sprout shows), you will see not only Sprout's original schedules, but a list of shows that aired on Sprout when it launched. (source)

A few shows on that list? (deep breath) Captain Zed and the Zee Zone, Dennis and Gnasher, Fly Tales, and Sheeep, mostly (or all?) owned by HiT Entertainment. The Three Friends and Jerry may have also aired, judging by a few sources (such as this one).

Apparently, a few of those shows had bad language and/or promoted bad behavior, so they were probably all removed a year later. However, a few shows aimed at preschoolers were also removed, such as Percy the Park Keeper and Brambly Hedge, which were a part of Summer Fun Fridays in 2008 and aired again for New Year's Day 2009 (source). As for the others (Archibald the Koala, Adventures of Captain Pugwash, and Seven Little Monsters), it is unknown what happened to them. These shows were probably exclusive to Sprout on Demand, as I see no sign of them on Sprout's schedules.

Earlier today, I wrote a post detailing HiT Entertainment's history with Sprout, and made a list of HiT's shows that aired on the channel. I mentioned a few shows that were only there at Sprout's launch, and a fan on YouTube requested I write about Dennis and Gnasher. I felt like these shows were crucial to Sprout's history, so they deserved to have a spot on this blog.

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