Every night during this three-hour programming block, a different theme is explored, such as food, sharing, imagination and family. Host Nina helps children wind down after a busy day along ... Read allEvery night during this three-hour programming block, a different theme is explored, such as food, sharing, imagination and family. Host Nina helps children wind down after a busy day along with Star; the lovable and lively star-shaped puppet; Lucy, an enchanting puppet firefly; ... Read allEvery night during this three-hour programming block, a different theme is explored, such as food, sharing, imagination and family. Host Nina helps children wind down after a busy day along with Star; the lovable and lively star-shaped puppet; Lucy, an enchanting puppet firefly; and Hush, the goldfish. Each episode of The Good Night Show features songs, games, stories... Read all
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- TriviaOriginal host Melanie Martinez was terminated due to her participation in an independent film project while in college, several years before she joined the show. When the video was publicly released, the decision was made that it would not be appropriate for her to remain as host.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sunny Side Up: Thanksgiving (2007)
The concept of a bedtime show is interesting! There were blankets as floors, stars on the trees instead of leaves, a moon shaped couch, a talking star named Star, and more. Nina was always in her pajamas, and she had a pet firefly named Lucy. The Goodnight Show was a laidback show/block and not at all loud or obnoxious, which is appropriate for a bedtime show because one is supposed to settle down and be quiet at that time of night. It was all about Nina helping her audience and her sidekick Star wind down after a busy day. Nina and Star would do fun and sometimes relaxing activities to occupy their time before bed, like making arts and crafts, playing games, singing songs, doing yoga, and watching cartoons. They would also do some typical pre-bedtime activities, like cleaning up their house and brushing their teeth. The show/block was made to help kids who wanted to stay up past their bedtime establish a bedtime routine and make bedtime not so hard. Amen to that! Too bad the kids who were not yet born when Sprout was a thing are missing out because plenty of today's kids likely have similar bedtime problems. I have insomnia, and The Goodnight Show airing today would be useful. Sprout was the first 24-hour preschool channel, and most preschool channels would usually sign off for the night by 6pm before it came along. How about that! I recently heard some parents have criticized the show/block for keeping kids awake and not helping them fall asleep. The president of Sprout has clarified that it was supposed to be a tool to help develop a bedtime routine, not to lull kids to sleep. Coincidentally, Nina introduced me to the word "lull" and taught me its meaning. In that same episode, she also said lullabies are called that because they're supposed to lull kids to sleep.
The Goodnight Show has inspired me and had an impact on me, which makes it even more nostalgic and life changing in my opinion. Like I said, Nina and Star have shown how to make all kinds of arts and crafts in various episodes, which is a plus because 1) That has helped promote creativity and imagination, and 2) This is one of the only shows I know of that shows how to make arts and crafts, which I've been big into for all my life. The two leads made a paper flower in one episode and a pet rock in another episode. I once made a pet rock and a paper flower just like theirs shortly after I watched those episodes for the first time, and I gave my flower to my mother as a Mother's Day present because Nina and Star were making their flower(s) for the same occasion. I think I still have my pet rock. I once saw a Sprout commercial where the narrator said they wanted kids to make new "Sproutoramas" (Sprout-themed dioramas that would appear before and after commercial breaks) and send a picture of it to them on the Sprout website (I think that's how they were supposed to get them), and that gave me the idea to make my own Goodnight Show Sproutorama with Nina and Star on the couch, and I think I included Lucy and Hush the fish too. I asked my mother to take a picture of me holding my Sproutorama, and she did. I was hoping it would appear on TV, but it was unfortunately never sent to Sprout because I didn't know how to import pictures onto a computer back then (but I do now). However, on my last day of first grade, shortly after the picture was taken, my mother asked me to give copies of it to my teachers, with thank you notes attached to them. I did, and my teachers gave me positive comments on the notes and Sproutorama. I think I might still have the picture, but I no longer have the Sproutorama. I also asked my grandma to make a Star pillow and give it to me as a present for my 8th birthday. She honored my request, and I got to admit she did a very good job at making the pillow! It was my favorite birthday present I received that year, and I still have that pillow. Our 2 main characters also taught me sign language and Spanish. Ironically, I don't remember any of the sign language I learned from them, but "Espanol (Spanish)" and "Feliz Cumpleanos (Happy birthday)" are just a couple of the Spanish words they taught me. Michele Lepe (Nina's actress) has confirmed in an interview that she grew up in Spain, and I'm guessing that is where she learned all those Spanish words.
Nina was a great host! She was so nice, gentle, warm, and welcoming. She would smile regularly and give her audience tips on how to settle down after getting too crazy and develop a bedtime routine, as I mentioned earlier. Michele Lepe has confirmed in her interview (the same one I mentioned a little bit ago) that she wasn't supposed to be a mother figure or a babysitter to her audience, more like a "friend." Star wasn't easy to get to lie down and sleep, but she handled that in a kind and patient manner and would always win the fight. If we could all be more like Nina, the world would be a better place to live in.
The show/block gives me slight Bear in the Big Blue House vibes. How? They're both quiet, laidback, and not so loud or obnoxious shows that give bedtime related advice to those who have issues at that time of night (I think BITBBH only does that in a couple episodes), and in the segment "Nina's Little Fables," Nina would tell Aesop's fables and act them out using shadow puppets, similar to how Shadow's stories and songs are acted out using shadow puppets on BITBBH. Nina's Little Fables and Shadow's stories and songs have very similar looking animation and art styles. Coincidentally, a few years back, I read on The Goodnight Show's Wikipedia page that a guy named Leo (played by Noel MacNeal, who is also the voice and puppeteer of Bear) was a temporary host of The Goodnight Show right after Melanie, the original host, got fired, until Nina came along. I had no idea that Nina wasn't the only host it has ever had.
Like I said, this was one of Sprout's blocks, and none of their blocks were ordinary blocks. They were all more like shows the channel would play for a few hours (they technically were actual shows), and the shows that would play during their blocks were like shows within shows. That's part of the reason why I loved Sprout and what made it unlike any other channel. Right before the shows in between this came on, Lucy would always fly into the sky, and she would light the way, which led to a portal showing up. One of the characters from the show that was about to play would be in that portal. They would greet the main duo and introduce the show, and then the show would start. For example, right before Thomas and Friends would play, Thomas would appear in the portal and say, "Hi Nina and Star! It's me, Thomas! Hop on board for adventure with me and my friends. All aboard!" The main duo would say hi back to him, and finally his show would start. The people who voiced the aforementioned characters in their shows returned as their respective characters. How awesome is that?
I highly recommend The Goodnight Show, especially for those who have a hard time settling down at night, can't think of a bedtime routine, have insomnia, or all of the above. If you're looking for a show to help settle down your rambunctious kid(s) at night, don't show them Dora the Explorer or season 1 of Caillou at that time. Show them this, Bear in the Big Blue House, or both instead. I'm not forcing you to not watch the former two shows or to watch the latter two shows, but the former two are unlikely to help settle your kid(s) down because they're loud and obnoxious and will likely inspire them to act the same, but I can't say the same about the latter two. Also, this is a better show to learn Spanish from than Dora and a great show to watch if you're looking for a different show that teaches Spanish. I know The Goodnight Show doesn't air anymore and is unfortunately hard to come across these days, but don't worry. It has had a DVD release or two, and I think some of the episodes are on YouTube. I saw a Goodnight Show DVD somewhere not too long ago, but I don't remember where at. If I ever find it again, I'm going to get it for myself.
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