Extreme Makeover: The Good Night Show edition

 

Madeline Fretz - The Good Night Show sure has changed over its eleven years of broadcast. Let's take a look at what changed over the years:

In the Leo days, a lot changed since Melanie Martinez got fired. He had a different welcome and goodnight song.

Image from Twitter

When Nina was introduced on December 18th, 2006, the Martinez welcome and goodnight songs came back, but there were also some changes made. The blue chair was now replaced by a blue crescent moon-shaped couch, even though the chair would have a presence in the Sprout floor of Philadelphia's Comcast Center (the original couch would also be in its spot a few years later). A new craft song was introduced, replacing the one Martinez sang. Crafts were dropped in 2011.

Season 4 was introduced on September 26th, 2007. This new season introduced Lucy Light the Way and inducted kids into segments such as stretches, sign language, and a new interview segment. Star would ask kids questions starting in 2011.

In 2011, not only were there new shows and the two changes I mentioned above, but the You and Me Tree was introduced, as well as Sprout a Sandy Story and the Clean Up Song. Nina also got new pairs of pajamas.

In 2015, with the introduction of Nina's World, Nina's dad(?) was introduced and in a new segment, Nina would tell childhood stories to Star in her Best Day Ever book. The blankets on the ground in the hills of Sprout were removed (see picture above).

For more changes, see here. Not only did PBS Kids Sprout launch as a channel sixteen years ago today, but The Good Night Show premiered at 6PM ET that night. This is my last post for tonight, as today I've done many posts for Sprout's sixteenth anniversary.

Sprout and September 26

Madeline Fretz - As we all know, PBS Kids Sprout launched as a video-on-demand service on Comcast in April 2005, and as a digital cable channel on September 26, 2005. Every year since then, Sprout has done something to celebrate, and here's a list:

As mentioned in a previous post, Sprout has done a series of things to celebrate its first birthday in 2006, but most of them were prior to September 26.

The next year, in 2007, Sprout had launched two new blocks, two new shows, and the fourth season of The Good Night Show on the 26th. Musical Mornings with Coo premiered at 6AM ET with Bounce, a direct-to-video series aimed at the autism spectrum, and The Sunny Side Up Show, a LIVE successor to The Birthday Show, premiered at 9AM ET with Play with Me Sesame, which was carried over from NOGGIN.

When the clock struck 6PM ET, it was time for Season 4 (or two, if we're not counting Melanie and Leo's tenures) of The Good Night Show. This new season introduced Lucy Light the Way, a game starring Lucy the Firefly, and real kids took part in stretches and interviews.

On September 26th, 2008, Chica celebrated her birthday, which I'll get to later today. On the same day, Sprout debuted HiT Entertainment's Roary the Racing Car.

In 2009, Sprout didn't do anything on the 26th, but rather then 21st. It rebranded with new graphics and bumpers and Season 5 of The Good Night Show premiered. This new season, which Nina appeared on The Sunny Side Up Show to promote, introduced Rubbadubbers.

In 2010, Sprout celebrated its fifth anniversary on the 25th. It introduced weekend editions of The Sunny Side Up Show, which took place in a refurbished Sunshine Barn set, and its first long-form original series, Noodle and Doodle, which aired on weekends.

In 2015, Sprout hit the big 1-0. And what did it do to celebrate? As celebrity Alyssa Milano became the channel's new "mom-bassador," the channel once again rebranded with new graphics and bumpers, dropping a few of its launch day shows. In addition, Nina's World premiered and The Sunny Side Up Show became Sunny Side Up, "moving" to an apartment in the big city.

Weekly Character Wednesdays: Hush

 

HUSH

FIRST APPEARANCE:

The Good Night Show (2005)

MOST RECENT APPEARANCE:

Nina's World

BEST-KNOWN ROLE:

Show-introducer, very good swimmer

WHO IS HUSH? This is Hush the Fish from The Good Night Show. At the end of each show, Nina (previously Melanie Martinez) and the viewers would say goodnight to him via a sign language poem and make wishes about what they'd like to have tonight. What did you wish for? In later shows and in a Kindness Counts PSA, Nina and Star would feed Hush. Hush also appeared in animated form on Nina's World, which premiered in 2015.

WHY DOES THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW NEED HUSH? Before Lucy the Firefly was introduced in 2006, Hush was originally the go-to for introducing shows coming up next - he blew bubbles in his bowl that had clips of the show coming on and, as mentioned earlier, appeared in the final continuity link for the host and the viewers to say goodnight and make a wish.