The history of Parents and Kids Share Together

Madeline Fretz - Dear friends, as of today, we've reached 400 posts. That's right, folks, 400 posts about what made children's television great. Over the past two years, I've established myself as the #1 go-to site for Sprout fans. Okay, people, without further ado, let's take a look at some of the highlights of my 400 posts so far. Enjoy!

I first discovered the blogosphere with Big Bird Bridge, a blog dedicated to the Langhorne theme park Sesame Place created by noted theme park historian Guy Hutchinson. Big Bird Bridge, which hasn't posted since 2020, contained of posts about Sesame Place history - from former attractions to information about the ill-fated Tokyo park. I instantly fell in love with the blog. 

A parent and a kid sharing together.

PBS Kids Sprout launched on September 26th, 2005 as a joint venture between PBS, HiT Entertainment, Sesame Workshop, and Comcast. I, along with my sisters, was born in Richmond on September 21st two years later, and was (and still am) the only one in my family with autism. Back then, Sprout and I had nothing in common. 

On the computer

The first things I ever watched on TV were Baby Einstein videos, which I'm still a big fan of even at this age and even to this day. I first discovered Sprout when watching Caillou on my parents' bed. Needless to say, I was hooked. I grew up with Sprout, and was both hooked and scared. I even remember some things from watching the channel and going on its website that probably no one else remembers. However, it wasn't until 2015 (or was it 2014?) that I became a superfan, watching videos on YouTube, having fun on SproutOnline.com and Sprout apps, and sending in content. As much as I wanted to make a guest appearance on The Sunny Side Up Show and showcase my submissions, become a host even, I hosted a similar series in my elementary school. When I got older, I gathered more information on the history of Sprout - uploading videos on my then-new YouTube channel Playtime All the Time and editing as Maddiellabie on PBS Kids Sprout TV Wiki, founded in May 2019 by NeptuneID13. 

I adored Sprout and constantly visited Big Bird Bridge, but there wasn't even a Sprout fan blog on the internet. In 2016, I, under my old account, founded a blog known as Let's Grow and started writing. Back then, there was Let's Grow, a YouTuber named after Sprout's original slogan who uploaded videos of rare Sprout content from Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Facebook, amongst other websites. There hasn't been a new Let's Grow video since 2018. I probably named the blog after him(her?) and wrote posts inspired by his(her?) videos. However, I abandoned the blog as time went by.

Me in 2020.

My family moved from Richmond to Midlothian in 2018, and since then I've spent most of my life ... sad (a Debbie Downer, or so to speak). Since we moved, I've grown an obsession with CBeebies, the BBC's children's brand, and started uploading CBeebies videos on YouTube and even started a CBeebies wiki, now a wiki full of fake information. Many people on the internet have criticized me for many things, and the CBeebies wiki is one of them. I eventually migrated to PBS Kids Sprout TV Wiki. Nowadays, I regret starting that wiki. I became obsessed CBeebies because it, as well as other children's programs around the world, was similar in many ways to Sprout, and wrote a whole post about differences and similarities between the two this year.

The year was 2019 and I had launched a Twitter account (@TimePlaytime). As of 2020, the account is no longer up. On Twitter, I copied other people's tweets, mainly from other kids' TV fans. Once again, something many people have criticized me for. One of the things I tweeted about constantly was Sprout, once again obsessing over my childhood channel. The same year, I launched accounts on both Facebook and Instagram and uploaded Sprout videos on Playtime All the Time. I even called NBCUniversal to see if they could get Sprout back. This wasn't the first time I called them.

The first two images I uploaded on this blog.

As 2019 became 2020, I was still obsessed with Sprout and wanted to express my fandom with the brand even more, so I started the blog you are on right now. While Let's Grow was named after Sprout's original slogan (and a YouTube channel I watched and took inspiration from constantly back then), Parents and Kids Share Together was named after an old Sprout tagline "Sprout, the 24-hour preschool channel parents and kids share together." My first post, a carbon(?) copy of Guy Hutchinson's first Big Bird Bridge post (right down to the title), was about why I started my blog - to connect kids' TV nowadays with kids' TV from when I was little. 

As time went by, I created a custom crossover series known as Daniel Tiger and the Tweenies and a Sunny Side Up Show series starring my OC known as Kaitlin & Friends, and "abandoned" my blog. It wasn't until July 2020 that I would start writing on Parents and Kids again. My comeback post was a two-part one about the "complete" history of Sprout, mostly about the first and second generations. In December, I adapted the posts into a video on my YouTube channel. Back then, I wrote about the likes of old Sprout shows, old articles about Sprout, the "We Share" campaign, the Sprout Channel Cubby, and The Super Sproutlet Show, amongst other important parts of Sprout's history. In August, I wrote a post about Sprout's timeline which slowly became one of my most popular posts. If you know me, you know that I for some reason am a big fan of children's shows, but despite this, I hate certain children's shows, mostly ones that everyone else hates. One of those shows at the time was The Let's Go Show, and I even wrote a Let's Go Show hate post. Nowadays, I changed my mind about Let's Go and was one of many posts that I deleted. Inspired by the Sesame Place book from 2015, I started working on a Sprout book, which I've "published" this year and am hoping will become a real book (we need to find a publisher!).

In December 2020, I became an admin and started editing constantly on PBS Kids Sprout TV Wiki, once again abandoning the blog and only occasionally writing posts. This was around the time I wrote posts about articles from the Sprout Press Room and Sprout for Parents websites. In July 2021, I tried to revive Parents and Kids Share Together with a ToughPigs-inspired series known as "My Week with...," in which I would talk about a Sprout-related topic for a whole week. My first My Week was "My Week with 2010," in which I would focus on Sprout happenings from that year. I rarely do My Weeks nowadays.

My Week was a success, and I started writing on the blog more. One of my posts from around that time was about the history of The Sunny Side Up Show (this wasn't the first time I wrote about the history of Sunny). In August, I started high school, and the day before I wrote about my life as a Sprout fan, which is once again one of my most popular and personal favorite posts. In school, I wrote even more "My Weeks" and introduced a new Muppet Mindset-inspired series known as "Weekly Character Wednesdays," in which I would write about a certain Sprout character and his or her importance every wednesday. It's still going strong! My first weekly wednesday was on Mr. Mailman. 

Also in September, my blog and I reached a major milestone - 200 posts. That day, I launched the Parents and Kids Share Together forum, which is still going strong, but I'm one of the only members.

In October, I introduced Sprout-tober, an Instagram challenge in which I would post a picture of or draw one of my Sprout favorites for every day of October - well, almost every day.

In November, I started The Great Sprout Survey, a series in which Sprout fans would talk about their favorite Sprout-related things. As time went by, I introduced a Sunny Side Up Show-inspired series known as When I Was a Sproutlet. Here's how to submit your answers to these series. And don't forget, you can write your own articles too!

Sprout's two longest-running blocks were The Good Night Show and The Sunny Side Up Show. I wanted to express my feelings on these blocks and have fans take a look at which one was better, so I wrote a post comparing the two and seeing which was better. At the end of the post, I explained why I wrote it. This is once again one of my favorite posts.

I grew an obsession with The Muppets (2011) and to a lesser extent the Muppet Show Muppets in general, giving me the idea to write a BIG Sprout fanfiction on the internet. In November, I published the fanfic online, and, on the blog, I wrote a post about the trailer and a post a day before releasing my story. "One Sleep to Go" slowly became one of my most popular posts. I released my fanfic on November 23rd, the tenth anniversary of the Muppet movie. As time went by, I started working on a sequel, and posted an announcement. As I've said here before, while I've always admired creative people, Parents and Kids Share Together isn't usually a place for fanfiction, but, since this was one of my biggest Sprout projects ever, I knew I just had to post about my fanfic. Nowadays, I'm working on making my fic a real movie.

I made my fanfic for one reason - I wanted Apple TV+ to revive Sprout and even started a petition, and, in order to do so, I wanted to get the old Sprout gang back together for a telethon to convince them to do so, which is what we do in the fanfic soon-to-be movie. On December 25th, a former Sprout employee whom I'm friends with on Facebook sent me the most amazing thing ever, which took my Sprout fandom to the next level. It seems like some of them really want Sprout back too. A day after, we took a vacation to New York for a few days, and I wrote about my experiences in one of my many, if not very few, non-Sprout posts.

And here we are now in 2022. As I said before, I've spent most of my new life depressed, wondering if they'll ever bring back my childhood (I even wrote and sang an original song about Sprout), and wrote a post about possible plans for Sprout's future. Some of my posts this year have included, but not limited to, Sprout Fan Memories, Sprout Fan Confessions, Early Installment Weirdness, Ten Years of The Super Sproutlet Show, The Girls of Sprout, Black History Month, Dennisha, Carly, Kaitlin, and Kelly, The ABCs of Sprout, proof the second generation started on September 21st, 2009, Nostalgic Field Trip, more posts about old articles, and even more posts about the history(histories?) of things. I even began to write about non-Sprout children's shows from outside the US, as, well, I'm a noted children's television historian. This was no ordinary year, as it was the year we 1. reached 300(!!!) posts; 2. turned two with a series of posts to commemerate(sp?).

And there you have it, Sprout fans and readers of this blog, that was the (almost) complete history of Parents and Kids. I hope you enjoyed this post, and keep reading! Without you, I would have never started this blog. 

Oh, and besides, thanks for 400 Sprouterrific posts! Here's to 400 more!

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Sprout Media Kit

 

Image from Rob Kelly Design

Madeline Fretz - Despite being a pretty small channel with a quite small fanbase, Sprout did spawn some merchandise such as toys and DVDs over the years. I have talked about Sprout puzzles in a previous post, today I'm talking about another rare(?) piece of Sprout merchandise that I really want. I believe I talked about this toy(?) in a previous post on this blog, and I'm deeply sorry if I did.

The Sprout Media Kit was made by Rob Kelly (source) and a company known as Structural Graphics. Shaped like the green flower in the iconic Sprout logo, the media kit contained an easel, an LCD screen that would show images of Sprout characters and shows such as Mr. Mailman, The Berenstain Bears, and Caillou, pockets for collateral printing, and a hand-made fabric pouch to reinforce branding and programming. Above is a video of a woman talking about and showing how the Sprout media kit works.

This is a brilliant idea, and I wish it was released to the public. The Sprout media kit was not only essential to Sprout fans, but also felt like a great way to introduce newcomers to Sprout - introducing them to a who's who of Sprout programming.

Now, if the Sprout media kit was available in stores and/or online, I would've definitely bought it. The idea of having one sounded(sounds?) fun and pretty cool!

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The Definitive Ranking of animated Sprout shows

One of my many drawings of Sprout characters (including myself lol). Does that count as animation?

Madeline Fretz - A while back, an Australian Sprout fan gave me her ideas for posts, including ones about international children's programs similar to Sprout, Sprout talent outfits, and what playlists characters would listen to. One of the posts she mentioned was a definitive ranking of animated Sprout shows. I’ve never done a definitive ranking before in this blog, so I'm gonna give it a go! Okay, Sprout fans, without further ado, today I'm ranking Sprout animation from worst to best! Enjoy!

Oh, and one, if not two, more thing(s), please note that this I'm only talking about animated Sprout original series. I was originally going to talk about almost every animated series that aired on Sprout, but decided it would be too much and a long post. Many Sprout originals (i.e. Ruff-Ruff, Tweet, and Dave and Floogals) were CGI, but I'm only listing traditionally(?) animated shows.

#6.) I think everything is good in terms of animation, but if I had to pick what the worst is, I'll go with The Many Adventures of Mr. Mailman. The character designs were a bit off to say the least, and, at the end of most(?) episodes, Mr. Mailman takes off his hat, revealing a beret-like hairstyle. Weird, huh?

#5.) And next up on this ranking is Sprout Diner. To me, the animation looked a bit cheap and drawing-like, as, around the time, Sprout was a small channel with a low budget. Compare it to the budget they had in later years (around the 2010s). Plus, two bears in the opening theme closely resemble Yogi and Boo-Boo Bear. Someone pointed that out in an upload of the Barney's Purple Hummus Dip segment (which is probably no longer up), and I may be one of the only ones who has noticed. Yep, even the biggest Sprout fan notices!

#4.) As I said earlier, I believe no Sprout animation is bad, weird, or creepy, but I'll have to start the good ones with the Doggity's segments from Noodle and Doodle. I don't know why this is third worst. Maybe because of the Bulldog?

My favorite Sprout original is next, and I can’t believe it's the fourth worst … all because of a character whose eyes are too small!

#3.) The Chica Show, which turns ten this year, is my favorite Sprout original series (I was even in a Chica phase in late 2020), but I'm ranking its animation as fourth worst since I think Stitches has small, probably cold-dead eyes, and totally should've had the same design as Kelly (minus the female eyelashes and lips).

HONORABLE MENTION(s): While most honorable mentions come before the #1 pick, I'm placing mine before the second because why not? Sprout programming blocks count as original series. They were even listed as "originals" online! Both The Let's Go Show and The Sunny Side Up Show had animation - the former had cartoon characters in song segments, while animated farm animals appeared in the latter's original opening theme song. I'd say the animation in both falls between the line(s(?)) of good and bad, and I knew I should've placed Doggity HERE!

#2.) We're into the good now folks, and let us start with Nina's World. The animation and character designs look pretty good, Chica Show-ish, and it's a bit nice, if not weird, to hear celebrities' voices (Rita Moreno, Michele Lepe, and Lin-Manuel Miranda were all on the show) coming out of the characters' mouths.

#1.) …And last but not least is Astroblast!. I don't see anything negative with the animation on this show, which is based on a children's picture book by author Bob Kolar. The characters all look great! And since this show is a hit with people young and old (*cough* pingguolover (sp?) *cough*), what better Sprout original has the best animation?

And there you have it, folks! That was the definitive ranking of animated Sprout shows (Originals only, see why above). Don't agree with me? You can always share your own listicle, containing non-originals or not. Every Sprout Original series has good animation, but some designs look off or even 2000s cheap. 

Oh, and lemme close this post with some first generation cartoon characters:

That's Nicholas from the Weekend mornings promo. Only die-hard Sprout fans like me know who HE is!

These(those?) are the boy and his mom from the 2005 Bedtime ident.

…and finally, that's the first generation sun, which appeared in the original Good Night Show opening.

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Thank You for the Music

Madeline Fretz - An Australian Sprout fan (who prefers not to have her name mentioned) emailed me and gave me her requests for posts (including "Sprout World Tour" and "Sprout Fashion Show"). One of those requests was a post about playlists the Sprout gang listens to. Today, I'm here to take a look at the gang's favorite music playlists! Enjoy!

Nina and Star are a bit slow, gentle, and calm, and boy were they made for a playlist of calming music? These calm songs are perfect for relaxing before bed or just when you're in the mood. While most pop songs are fast-paced, these ones are slower with no bells or whistles or no fighting. Perfect for Nina and Star, and also perfect for me since I have autism.

Next is the Sunny Side Up Show gang's pick: barn music. They love life on the farm, and what better songs to listen to for them than barn dance? Yee-haw!

Miles and Banjo are almost always seen traveling in Carla the Car, and their pick is obviously going to be a playlist of travel songs. These lively songs are all about traveling and going places, and would suit this adventurous duo well. Ready for adventure? Cue these songs up!

One thing the Sprout House Band - Patty, Ricky, and Curtis E. Owl, love is showtime, and are in the mood for broadway songs. Yes, you heard me right - songs from musicals young and old. Musical aficionados will love these show-stopping, toe-tapping classic tunes!

Coo and JB are both morning people, and both like to listen to morning songs - songs that get people ready for the day, just like they intended. Come on, lazy bones, get out of bed, get going, and listen to these groovy songs! (Did I say groovy?)

The Super Sproutlet Show is all about exercising and showing off "super moves," and Bean likes to listen to songs that help her get moving. Even if they don't involve exercise, these songs are perfect for working out!

Brussel, Bean, and Alfalfa from Sprout Diner are all about healthy eating, and what better playlist for them than songs about food and eating? Even if some songs are not about eating, they still have food in the lyrics or in the title. Yummy!

And there you have it, folks - Playlists that suit the Sprout gang. I hope you enjoyed, and see you next time!

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Sprout Fashion Show

 

Yes, I know I use that photo A LOT!

Madeline Fretz - When Sprout launched in 2005, it was a joint venture between PBS, HiT Entertainment, Sesame Workshop, and Comcast, and aired programs from the companies' archive libraries. Sprout was a children's channel like no other - shows aired in original programming blocks hosted by puppet characters and adult hosts. The hosts would do typical kids' show fare like sing songs, play games, tell stories, and make crafts and recipes. 

One thing that bugs parents about kids' show hosts is that they wear the same outfits every single episodes (there being few exceptions, such as Joe from Blue's Clues). Today I'm going to look at outfits Sprout's hosts wore. Welcome to the Sprout Fashion Show! Sorry, no winter clothes or third generation outfits here. Enjoy!

Originally, Nina wore the same pajamas in every episode of The Good Night Show, like most adult characters from live-action kids' shows. However, in 2011, Sprout announced the sixth season of The Good Night Show, and held a poll known as "You Pick the PJs," in which viewers were encouraged to pick new pajamas for Nina. When the sixth season premiered on November 7th, Nina got four new pairs of pajamas - purple, pink, and red with buttons, while still wearing her regular outfit.

Now let's take a look at the Sunny Side Up Show hosts (or the "SSUers" as I call them). Original host Kevin wore a variety of Hawaiian outfits during his time on both Sunny and its predeseccor(sp?) The Birthday Show. Outfits included: Blue with oranges, purple with bananas, pink with oranges, pink with bananas.

Some of Kelly's outfits from over the years have included - red, blue, and green (not pictured) tops, red checkered top, red and white checkered top, blue checkered top, and red sweaters.

During his time on The Sunny Side Up Show, Sean wore orange, red, and blue checkered shirts.

Dennisha's snazzy outfits from 2009 to 2014 have included purple tops, a purple top with flowers, and a white shirt with flowers.

Liz was on The Sunny Side Up Show from 2010 to 2012, and her outfits have included a blue dress, blue, red (not pictured), and green shirts, a green and yellow striped shirt, and pink (not pictured) and green tops.

One of the longest-running Sunny Side Up Show hosts, Carly wore blue and red vests, yellow and blue jackets, overalls, a red shirt (not pictured), and a checkered shirt.

On The Sunny Side Up Show from 2013 to 2017, Tim wore a brown vest, a blue shirt with a red pocket, and a shirt with stars and a pink pocket, amongst other cool outfits.

Kaitlin wore a grey shirt with a yellow pineapple, blue checkered shirts, strawberry (not pictured) and green apple shirts, and countless sweaters.

Emily wore a pink jacket and a blue top, and I think those were the only outfits she wore during the second generation.

Anyways, while most kids' show hosts wear the same outfits, Sprout's had many different ones over the years, and thanks for taking a look at 'em! Bye, Sproutlets!

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Sprout World Tour

Madeline Fretz - One thing Sprout is known for is airing programming blocks at different times of the day. In between such gold-standard, curriculum-based shows, adult hosts and puppet characters would do preschool-type activities on air such as making crafts, teaching stretches, showcasing viewer-submitted content such as birthday cards, pictures, videos, messages, artwork, and games, and, of course, introducing the shows and talking to the viewers during split-screen credits. I, for one, believe that they should have something like that for kids today.

The thing is: Sprout actually did not invent this concept, and today I'm here to compare Sprout's programming to similar content from around the world. Please note that, while this is mainly a Sprout blog, I do sometimes talk about other children's shows, even non-American ones (i.e. Goodnight Boys and Girls). 

Most early, pre-Sesame Street children's shows would have human hosts and sometimes puppet characters interacting with the viewers, playing games and singing songs. According to Sprout president Sandy Wax, Sprout's original programming was inspired by children's shows of the past, such as Captain Kangaroo, Romper Room, and The Magic Garden, albeit with modern sensibility. A news article about Sprout's launch (which I wrote about) mentions that Kevin's role on The Birthday Show was also considered a throwback to classic children's shows, as he interacted with the viewers.

Non-American English-speaking countries have their own hosted programming similar to Sprout's. The UK's CBeebies, which I wrote a post about, being an example. Like Sprout, CBeebies airs programming blocks at different times of the day with themed programming and friendly adult hosts introducing them while doing things such as reading birthday cards. Both channels even aired the same shows!

Sprout's senior vice president (SVP) of programming was Andrew Beecham, who, prior to working on Sprout, created the host segments of Playhouse Disney UK, which several people who hate me like. The Playhouse segments were hosted by "Big Dave" and "Little Alex," who would talk about a different theme, read viewers' birthday cards, and introduce shows, often accompanied by their puppet friends. Very similar to Sprout's programming. Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House guest starred once, so this could be the genesis of the fact that The Sunny Side Up Show had guest appearances from Sprout characters (the reason why I was scared of Sprout as a little girl). Big Dave and Little Alex would introduce other hosted segments such as "Art Play" and "Bite Size." These segments were adapted in other countries such as Australia.

At the end of the day, Playhouse Disney UK would air a programming block known as "PJ's Bedtime," which I believe was the genesis of The Good Night Show. Like Nina and Star, hosts Dave and Olivia and their puppet co-host PJ Mole would sing songs and tell stories before bed. 

milkshake!, Channel 5's preschool morning block which launched in 1997, is very, very similar to CBeebies and also Sprout, especially The Sunny Side Up Show. It's live(?), the hosts read birthday cards and show viewers' artwork, play games, sing songs, introduce shows, and sometimes host guest appearances from characters.

ABC Kids in Australia (which airs many, if not most, children's programs from America and the UK) has (or used to have) a children's show known as Giggle and Hoot, which again is very Sprout-esque. I'm not the only one who noticed this. On The Ways of the Blue Dog on Tapatalk, user Jumpman256 (hi, Jumpman!) talked about this program and noted that it was both similar to and different from Sprout, and I'd have to say, I'm with him.

Jumpman said that the show aired both day and night - during the day, it was like The Sunny Side Up Show, but at night, it turned into The Good Night Show. Giggle and Hoot is very similar to The Good Night Show in many ways. The set looks like the You and Me Tree, they had bedtime-related songs and segments, aired calm-natured shows, and, like GNS, it's just a human host and a puppet hanging out. In later years, they would add many more puppet characters, including Hootabelle, Hootbeard, Gigglefangs, and Hootagadget. Jumpman also pointed out that Hoot, the main puppet character, spends the night by flying through the nighttime sky, making sure everyone is asleep, and said that it made a lot more sense than what Sprout did with Star - have him sleep all night.

I uploaded a clip of the show to my channel, and it's the video you see above. Elmo and Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street, which ABC Kids aired (and still does), were on the show once, again similar to how The Sunny Side Up Show had guest appearances from Sprout characters. I wonder if they've had other characters as well...

I talked about the mascots of WA's children's programming in my Goodnight Boys and Girls post, and I'm talking about them again today in this post, as their shows are also Sprout-esque. Like The Sunny Side Up Show, the mascots are accompanied by a human host, and together they sing, dance, tell stories, and play games. Examples include Earlybirds and Fat Cat and Friends, Prime's The Saturday Club with Possum, and Romper Room with Big Dog and Miss Kim.

CBC Kids in Canada also has hosts in between their shows, both human and puppet, who wish viewers a happy birthday, sing songs, play games, act out sketches, and introduce shows. Originally, there was Playgrounds with Drew and Lisa, then Get Set for Life with Alyson and Michael, then Kids' CBC with Patty, Michael, and Mamma Yamma, and finally Studio K with Gary the Unicorn, Cottonball the Cat, Makeup Monster, Mr. Orlando, Putter, Tony, Janaye, and Victor (whom I got a signed picture of in 2020). Puppet co-host Mamma Yamma was played by Ali Eisner, who worked at Sprout also played Banjo on The Let's Go Show.

UPDATE (3/24/2022): Whoops! Forgot to mention something once again very Sprout-esque! DR Ramasjang, Denmark's children's channel, is very remiscent of both CBeebies and Sprout, especially the latter. Their program "Godnat, nu sover vi" (Goodnight, now we'll sleep)/"Ramasjang Sover" is remiscent of Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon, except it runs every night from 8PM to 6AM ET.

And lastly, back to America!

The PBS Kids Preschool Block, which aired from 2006 to 2013, was kind of like regular PBS Kids' answer to The Good Night Show and The Sunny Side Up Show. Originally hosted by Miss Lori and her CGI co-host Hooper the Guinea Pig, Miss Rosa (Jennifer Pena) and Mr. Steve Rosonlek(sp?) joined the duo in 2008. As with Sprout's, the hosts would focus on a different theme, sing, dance, tell stories, play games, and introduce shows, including Sprout shows Dragon Tales, Super WHY!, and Sid the Science Kid.

And there you have it - Children's shows from around the world similar to what Sprout offered. I hope you enjoyed reading! Oh, and I'll add more shows here if I remember or you remind me of them. Bye!

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