The Good Night Show with Nina & Star (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2006-2017)
The Good Night Show is a childern's television block, with segments that aired in a blockisode format between other shows on Sprout (now known as Universal Kids) starting on September 26th 2005, with Michele Lepe "Nina" becoming the final, permanent host on December 18th, 2006 until the show was gradually cancelled between late 2016 to early 2017, shortly before the switch to Universal Kids.
History
In September 2005, between a joint venture with Comcast, NBCUniversal, PBS, and HiT Entertainment/Sesame Workshop, PBS Kids Sprout first launched on Comcast (later on other cable & satellite providers) & The Good Night Show also premiered on the same day.
- Season 3 of the show Premiered on December 18th, 2006 and brought back many elements of the show that were previously suspended during the Noel Macneal season like Crafts, Yoga Stretches & Moonbeam Wheel, carried over a relatively new segment where the host asks a question and sproutlets provide answers based on the nights theme, and introduced another variation of the storytime segment.
- Seasons 4 & 5 of the show saw some changes like bringing back Sproutlets to do Yoga Stretches alongside Nina, a new game called Lucy Light The Way was introduced, removed the Storytime segment yet again, and a new version of the Star Puppet was seen for the first time.
- Season 6, premiering on November 7th, 2011, saw a major overhual to the show, switching from the Goodnight Garden to The You & Me Tree setting where Nina & Star would hang out in the treehouse every night, A part of the show where Nina would ask a question & sproutlets provide answers was revamped into an entire segment called "Star talks to kids" where star has a conversation with several sproutlets about the night's theme, Craft & Goodnight Gallery segments were permanently dropped, a new storytime segment was introduced called "Sandy Stories" where Nina tells & writes pictures of the story in sand while Star provides commentary, the Moonbeam Wheel had pictures of various games on the wheel itself instead of Flashcards, and a new, original clean up song was created to play near the end of every episode that encouraged the sproutlets at home to tidy up there rooms before bedtime.[1] Season 6B started airing on September 27th, 2012 where not much changed except for Nina's Pajamas & another new variation of the Star Puppet.
- Season 7, which premiered on July 27th, 2015 during the Nina's World era, and the final season of GNS, also saw some changes to the show, with one of the biggest being that a new element the "Best Day Ever Book" was introduced which contains Nina's childhood memories and used as a plot device for certain parts of every episode with various games & activities. [2] the Moonbeam Wheel segment was completely dropped, and Esai Morales (Best Known for playing as Lt. Tony Rodriguez on ABC's NYPD Blue, Camino del Rio on Netflix's Ozark, and President Julian in HBO's The Brink) played the role of Nina's Uncle "Tio Javier" in several Good Night Show episodes & in the prequel series Nina's World.[3] Although since almost all of S7 is currently lost, we currently don't know what episodes he appeared in & what the format is like for each episode.
Periodicity, they would also do live episodes like The 2011 Halloween episode “A Sweet Goodnight Treat”, The 2009 Mothers Day episode or the 2014 Space Episode when Astroblast first premiered, usually taking place at The Sunshine Barn.
Premise
The Good Night Show features a variety of segments. Some of the segments were removed or modified in the later seasons for various reasons.
Seasons 4-5:
- Nina & Star introduce themselves to the audience, sing a short song, start talking about the topic and learn a word in Spanish
- Nina & Star discuss more about the topic, sing twinkle twinkle & do the Sprout-O-Scope segment
- Nightly “Leftover” Birthdays from Sunny Side Up (Original TV Airings Only)
- Sprout Stretch “Yoga” with Nina
- Craft Segment, Usually revolving around the topic of the episode
- Goodnight Gallery “Showcasing art sent in by kids” (Original TV Airings Only)
- Nina asking a question centered around the episodes theme, and hearing the sproutlets response
- Playing a Goodnight Game by spinning the moonbeam wheel
- Sign Language segment with Nina
- Repeat Airing of Nightly “Leftover” Birthdays from Sunny Side Up (Original TV Airings Only)
- Second Round of Goodnight Gallery (Original TV Airings Only)
- Lucy Light The Way
- Repeat of “Nina asking a question, and hearing the sproutlets response.”
- Star & The Sproutlets getting ready for bed with a song "Brusha Brusha/Rub Scrub."
- Hush Poem/Goodnight Song
Season 6:
- Nina & Star introduce themselves to the audience, sing a short song, read a short poem & learn a word in Spanish
- Nina & Star discuss more about the topic, sing twinkle twinkle & do the Sprout-O-Scope segment
- Nightly “Leftover” Birthdays from Sunny Side Up (Original TV Airings Only)
- Sprout Stretch “Yoga” with Nina
- Lucy Light The Way
- "Star Talks to Kids" where star has a conversation with several sproutlets that mainly centered around the episodes's theme.
- Reading another poem, Learning more Spanish words & a word in Sign Language
- Repeat Airing of Nightly “Leftover” Birthdays from Sunny Side Up (Original TV Airings Only)
- Sandy Stories Segment
- Playing a Goodnight Game by spinning the Moonbeam Wheel (Removed in season 7)
- Cleaning up the treehouse while singing the Cleanup Song
- Nina & Star having one more conversation together before getting Star ready for bed with the "Brusha Brusha/Rub Scrub" Song
- Hush Poem/Goodnight Song
Cast
- Nina, played by Michele Lepe, debuted as the permanent host on December 18th, 2006. and was the most popular host with audiences; she did crafts, translated words into Spanish, did ASL sign language, narrated and drew pictures in the sandy story segments, etc. and guest-hosted The Sunny Side Up Show several times.
- Star, a star-shaped puppet, Voiced & Played by Stacia Newcomb, was the show's co-host. Star served as the child character of the show, asking questions about the evening's theme, commenting to Nina about the segment (such as the Goodnight Game), & encouraging viewers to follow him as he performed nighttime routines such as brushing his teeth or reading a bedtime story. Star debuted shortly before the departure of the program's original host, "Melanie." His puppet was changed several times & appears as a character in the prequel animated series Nina's World, living with Nina, even though Star began with the two former hosts before her.
- Lucy The Firefly, who was originally a firefly puppet in seasons 2-5, updated once in Mid-2009, then completely animated in Seasons 6 and 7, used to introduce show segments, featured in such as "Lucy Light the Way"; in this game, viewers were shown parts of a picture (as though they were illuminated by a firefly's light) and then guessed what the picture represented, In Seasons 6/7 She was also used in the "Sprout-o-Scope" segments to help Nina & Star find constellations in the night time sky, She also appears as a character in the prequel Nina's World, living with Nina, even though she was introduced alongside Leo before Nina arrived.
- Hush was a real-life goldfish who was originally used to introduce shows with the original host, but quickly went from a main character to a minor character who would mainly appear at the ending segments of every episode just before & after star goes to sleep with Nina closing the show by saying goodnight and reciting a poem in which viewers were encouraged to "make a wish." He also appeared in the prequel animated series Nina's World living with Nina as a child even though Hush also began with the two former hosts.
Availability
Despite airing on the Sprout Channel for over a Decade, and Nina being pretty popular with audiences, surprisingly most of the series is either completely lost, or partially found in varying quality.
- 2 complete episodes from Original TV Airings
- 3 Mostly Complete episodes (w/o Moonbeam Wheel segment) from the DVD "Good Night Stories".[4]
- 3 Mostly Complete episodes (w/o Moonbeam Wheel segment) on the Sprout Cubby Tablet.
Also while airing on Sprout there were several digital releases of clips/episodes of the show, including Google Play for a brief period of time, [5] websites such as DigitalPodcasts (which the files have since been revoked),[6] YouTube on the original PBSKidsSprout channel but have since been privated,[7] the current Peacock Jr channel which used to have more clips from the show, but only has a few left nowadays.[8] and on the SproutOnline website & apps like Sprout Player & I-Tunes (which are no longer accessable since the switch to Universal Kids)[9]
List of Known Episodes
Season 3
Episode | Status |
---|---|
Sharing | Lost |
Growing | Lost |
Moon | Lost |
Pets | Lost |
Opposites | Lost |
Weather | Lost |
Jobs | Lost |
Reading & Storytelling | Lost |
Exercise | Lost |
Animals | Lost |
Feelings | Lost |
Art | Partially Found |
Holidays | Lost |
Nature | Lost |
Homes | Partially Found |
Sports & Games | Partially Found |
Letters | Partially Found |
Colors | Lost |
Friendship | Lost |
Babies | Lost |
Music | Lost |
Family | Lost |
Around the World | Lost |
Travel | Lost |
Food | Lost |
Imagination & Make Believe | Lost |
Safety | Partially Found |
Hats | Lost |
Numbers | Partially Found |
Shapes | Lost |
Season 4
Episode | Status |
---|---|
Babysitters | Lost |
Grandparents | Partially Found |
Farms | Lost |
Bodies | Partially Found |
Riddles & Rhymes | Partially Found |
Mother's Day 2009 Live Episode | Partially Found |
Where We Live | Lost |
Penguins | Partially Found |
Construction | Lost |
Dance | Partially Found |
Dinosaurs | Lost |
Seasons | Lost |
Bedtime Routines | Partially Found |
Lullabies | Lost |
Bugs & Insects | Lost |
Where We Sleep | Lost |
Dress Up | Lost |
Trains | Lost |
Cats & Dogs | Lost |
Dreams | Partially Found |
Life Underwater | Lost |
Time & Clocks | Partially Found |
School | Partially Found |
Nocturnal Animals | Partially Found |
Snuggley Favorites | Partially Found |
People Who Work At Night | Lost |
Rainy Days | Lost |
Season 5
Episode | Status |
---|---|
Spring | Lost |
Helping Out | Lost |
Creativity | Lost |
Healthy Sproutlets | Lost |
A Sweet Goodnight Treat "Live" 2011 | Partially Found |
Our Earth | Lost |
Parents | Found |
First Steps | Partially Found |
Spanish | Lost |
Fall | Lost |
Neighborhood | Lost |
Wonder | Lost |
Siblings | Partially Found |
Birthdays | Partially Found |
Love | Partially Found |
Summer | Lost |
Lets Get Silly | Partially Found |
Gardens | Lost |
Red, While & Blue | Lost |
Thankfulness | Lost |
Seasons 6 & 7
Episode | Status |
---|---|
Space "2014 Live Episode" | Partially Found |
Dress Up | Found |
Five Senses | Partially Lost |
When I Grow Up | Partially Lost |
Safety First | Partially Lost |
Birthdays |
|
Shadows | Partially Lost |
Gift Giving | Partially Lost |
Rain & Rainbows | Partially Found |
Circus | Partially Found |
Dinosaurs | Partially Found |
Tools | Partially Found |
Reptiles | Partially Found |
Birds | Partially Found |
Parks | Partially Found |
Magic | Partially Found |
Camping | Partially Found |
Heroes | Partially Found |
Sports | Partially Found |
Babies | Partially Found |
Grandparents | Partially Found |
Differences | Partially Found |
Musical | Partially Found |
Bears | Partially Found |
Food | Partially Found |
Desert |
|
Beach | Lost |
Helping Out | Partially Found |
Emotion | Lost |
Theatre | Lost |
Putting on a show | Lost |
Pirates | Lost |
Safari | Lost |
Gardens | Partially Found |
Pets | Partially Found |
Holidays | Partially Found |
Healthy Sproutlets | Partially Found |
Poems | Lost |
Trees | Lost |
Transportation | Lost |
Fish | Lost |
- A few segments that would have aired in the TV version like birthday reminders and the goodnight gallery were intentionally removed for various reasons, and if any episodes were officially digitally released in the future, they would not include those segments. Still, the Goodnight Game segment that is part of every episode is missing from DVD & Digital re-releases for unknown reasons.
Gallery
Host/Cast
New Season Promos & Premiere Dates
Screenshot from season 5 promo, which started on a Monday in mid-late 2009 (Presumed to be Monday, September 21st, 2009)[12]
Miscellaneous/Other
Clips
Other Clips
See Also
The Good Night Show
Bumpers
- Bookworm Bunch (partially found interstitials from PBS Kids channel block; 2000-2001)
- PBS Kids (partially lost schedule bumpers and interstitial material of children's channel block; 1999-present)
- Someday School (partially found PBS Kids channel block; 1998-2000)
PBS
- Christmastime with Mister Rogers (lost holiday TV special; 1977)
- Lamb Chop's Play-Along (partially lost PBS children's puppet series; 1992)
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood "Mister Rogers Talks About Conflict" (found episode arc of PBS children's educational series; 1983)
- The Puzzle Place (partially found PBS puppet series; 1994-1998)
- Reading Rainbow (found Johnny Kemp opening sequence for PBS children's television series; 1999)
- Storytime (found PBS children's reading series; 1992-1998)
- Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? "Auld Lang Gone" (non-existent episode of PBS children's game show; 1992)
- Zoom (partially found pilot of revival of 1972 PBS children's series; 1997)
- Zoom (partially found revival of 1972 PBS children's series; 1999-2005)
PBS Kids
- The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (partially lost PBS Kids "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" spin-off series; 1998-1999)
- Curious George (lost test pilot of PBS Kids animated series based on books; existence unconfirmed; 2004/2005)
- Cyberchase: The Poddleville Case (found pilot of PBS Kids animated educational series; 1999)
- Dragon Tales "One Small Step for Cassie" and "Circle of Friends" (lost pilots of PBS Kids animated series; 1999)
- Kratts' Creatures (found PBS children's educational series; 1996)
- Molly of Denali (partially found unaired pilot of PBS Kids animated series; 2018)
- Nature Cat (lost pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; early 2010s)
- Preschool Musical... On a Stick (partially lost PBS Kids Sprout "High School Musical" parody; 2008)
- Space Race (partially found PBS Kids web series; 2011)
- What's The Big Idea? (lost original pilot of "Sid The Science Kid" PBS Kids CGI animated series; 2007)
- WordWorld (lost 2D/live-action test pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated educational series; existence unconfirmed; 2005)
External Links
- The Complete Theme Song for The Good Night Show, by Tim Burns (Composer).
- The Good Night Show Nina's Yoga Stretches Screenshots.
- Wikipedia page on The Good Night Show.
- Petition to get The Good Night Show digitally released.
References
- ↑ NextTV Article discussing some aspects of Season 6 of The Good Night Show. Retrieved 21 Apr '22
- ↑ The Good Night Show's Season 7 promo. Retrieved Jan '20
- ↑ Press release about Esai Morales joining The Good Night Show for Season 7. Retrieved Oct '21
- ↑ Amazon listing for The Good Night Show DVD release. Retrieved 24 Oct '19
- ↑ The Good Night Show page on the Google Play store. Retrieved 10 Oct '21
- ↑ PBS Kids Sprout digital podcast pages, but files are revoked. Retrieved 09 Dec '19
- ↑ Archived page of the old PBS Kids Sprout YouTube channel showing some videos of The Good Night Show which are now private. Retrieved 09 Dec '19
- ↑ Playlist of The Good Night Show from the current YouTube Channel, which are the last remaining official uploads of this series. Retrieved 09 Dec '19
- ↑ Archived Sprout Online page dating back to September 24th 2011. Retrieved 09 Dec '19
- ↑ Archived web page of the Sprout Online website dating back to July 7th, 2007, which lists the episodes of The Good Night Show from Season 3. Retrieved 12 Oct '21
- ↑ Archived web page of the Sprout Online website dating back to November 29th, 2011, which lists episodes of The Good Night Show Seasons 4 & 5. Retrieved 28 Oct '19
- ↑ Article Mentioning a New Season of GNS in 2009. Retrieved 7 July '21