Dora on Sprout?

Here's something very weird I notice about this video with the Sprout logo.

https://vimeo.com/20036320

It includes Sesame Street, The Berenstain Bears, and Thomas & Friends, but it also includes Dora the Explorer, which never aired on Sprout. Also, listen closely and you'll hear an instrumental version of The Let's Go Show song "My Favorite Color is a Rainbow."

Sprout Diner

 

Madeline Fretz - Sprout Diner was an early online-exclusive webseries and one of Sprout's first few original series. 

It was created because in the early 2000s, childhood obesity became a big issue to the public and being obese can be very dangerous.

Of course, Sprout is a children's channel that cared about children's health, but in September 2006 it decided to crank it up to 11 by launching a miniseries called "Sprout Diner," which was about three characters named Brussel, Bean, and Alfalfa, who ran a diner somewhere in the "storybook world" of Sprout.

In each webisode, Bean would receive a phone call from a character asking for something healthy. She and Alfalfa would pitch it to their father and grandfather (respectively), Brussel, who would cook the recipe and Alfalfa would deliver it to the character on her bike. These segments aired on TV on The Sunny Side Up Show when it launched.

There were webisodes also available on-demand and in a digital podcast called "Time to Create," in which a real-life family would cook the recipe shown earlier.

The recipes were also available online, and were accredited by the company KidsHealth.

It was also briefly a block in 2008, known as "Sprout Diner March Menu," which was a month of healthy-themed episodes of shows.

The diner disappeared by September 2008, but the characters continued to be seen in Preschool Musical on a Stick the same year.

On-Demand!

 

Madeline Fretz - Many people thought Sprout originated as a linear channel that launched on September 26, 2005. Well guess what? It actually originated on Comcast on-demand in April 2005. According to Sprout president Sandy Wax, launching the brand on-demand first was a good way to let it out.

Sprout On-demand offered 55 hours of programming in both English and Spanish.

Certain shows were put in a category called "Children's Favorites" and eventually in their own categories.

The Sprout channel officially launched to the public in September that year. The "on-demand" idents designed by Primal Screen remained up until January 2006, when they were replaced by the linear channel's idents, also designed by Primal Screen.

Sizzle

 Here is a Sprout sizzle reel about its success from 2013, using Colbie Calliat's song "Brighter than the Sun." It also provides us with some very cool information.

• The Super Sproutlet Show and the Sprout Sharing Show were together in this promo.
• It said Sprout was owned by NBCUniversal, and even mentioned NBC Kids!
• It said Sprout's household audience was up by more than 50%
• It said Sprout was the top network for kids' mothers, and was the #1 kids network for cable subscribers.
• Sprout teamed up with Shout, Clorox, Lego Duplo, and Aquafresh to make commercials and idents.
• Odyssey sponsored one of Sprout's blocks at the time.
• Kindness Counts was still active.
• Sprout once showed "The Lorax." Speaking of that movie, I remember seeing it in theaters and owning it on DVD. In 2017, I couldn't stop watching it!
• The commercial opens and ends with a cardboard shoebox, just like Sprout's regular openings at the time.

The Sproutonline.com Song

Like I said in one of my previous posts, Sprout has had many jingles over the years, with one of them promoting the Channel's website. It noticeably had the same tune as Another jingle I posted about previously.

So, without further ado, ere are a few lyrics to the Sproutonline.com song over the years.

Here is the first version from 2008. It is noticeably incomplete.

Get on More (Get on More) 

Get on your way (Get on your way) 

Get your Dad, Get your Mom 

Get on Sproutonline.com.

Click on Fun (Fun)

Click on Games (Games)

Click on a Brand new place where you belong at Sproutonline.com.

All your favorite friends are here to say hi, 

Morning, noon, and nighttime too

Here is a more-well-known version from 2009 (the next year).

Get on more (Get on more)

Get on your way (Get on your way)

Get on sproutonline.com

All your favorite friends are here to say hi

So much to see and do

With just a click or two Get on the bar (Get on the bar

Get in the know (Get in the know)

Get on the go, everybody come along to

sproutonline.com

And finally ... the final version from 2011 or 2012!

There's a place (There's a place)

Just for you (Just for you)

And your Dad, and your Mom

Here on Sproutonline.com.

Your favorite friends (Favorite friends)

Favorite shows (Favorite shows)

Play a game and sing a song

Go to Sproutonline.com

And for you big Sprouts, there's so much to do

Easy search for what you please, make crafts or recipes

Send to Sprout (Send to Sprout)

Give us a shout (Give us a shout)

Find your friends to shine along,

And go to Sproutonline.com.

And there you have it folks! The lyrics to all 3 versions of the Sproutonline.com song! Do you remember it? What was your favorite version?

Besides ... where's the full version of the 2008 song?

Caillou Leaves PBS Kids

 

Dear friends, today is the day Children of the 2000s, 2010s, and even late 90s cry. Not only the loss of one show, but the death of the memories it created. The memories that they made and kept with them to this day, for it was Caillou that made us who joined him on his adventures who we are today.

I grew up watching Caillou, and how I agonize over how to thank him for those memories. Perhaps, with a chocolate cake for him, his friends, Gilbert, and Rosie. Or perhaps, a musical performance for him and his friends and family. But all that was dashed, as after 20 years, PBS' broadcasting rights to the show finally reached their expiration date. The show left Universal Kids (formerly Sprout) after 13 years on March 31, 2019. But the time for sorrow passed. Don't worry, you can still watch on Amazon Prime, YouTube, or a DVD.

UPDATE: The show is coming to Cartoon Network as part of its Cartoonito preschool block. However, many people are unhappy with the decision.

Happy New Year!

 

Happy 2021, Sproutlets! Check out this article:

Sprout's Cheer in the New Year - On New Year's Eve, join Nina and Star for a night of games, songs and other surprises as they get ready for the most Sprouterrific party of the year. Special guests for the celebration include the Sprout Sharing Show House Band, Kelly and Chica, The Wiggles, Sean and Noodle, and the Pajanimals. The party will be encored during The Good Night Show on New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1.