Spungi's Snooze-a-Thon

***Spungi's Snooze-a-Thon*** is Spungi Network's version of the Yule Log, only with characters sleeping, airing since 2007. Prior to 2011, it was known a ***A Good Night of Sweet Dreams***.

## General purpose

The event encourages children to get some sleep on Christmas Eve so Santa could arrive on time.

According to a 2013 promo, "preschoolers everywhere are giving it 'four snores'."

Spungi airs this event during Christmas Eve from 2007 up until 2015, the "Snooze-a-Thon" (previously "A Good Night of Sweet Dreams"). Spungi suspends programming for twelve hours from 6PM to 6AM ET/5PM to 5AM PT. During the time there was no programming, a continuous loop of sleeping characters plays set to slow piano music often believed to be that of celesta.

In 2008, a banner was up during portions of the event, reminding viewers that Steven Gordon and Kermit the Frog would be taking calls live on Kermit's Club.

In 2012, a scrolling message read "You are watching Spungi's Snooze-a-Thon. Happy holidays from all your friends at Spungi Network! Join us on Christmas morning for the Kermit Awards from 9am-12pm ET, followed by a special Christmas Day marathon of *Caillou's Holiday Movie* from 12pm-6pm ET."

## Description

The event's official summary from the Spungi Press Room:

*"From 6:00 p.m. ET on December 24 straight through to 5:00 a.m. ET Christmas morning, Spungi will air the “Snooze-A-Thon,” an 11-hour, uninterrupted block showcasing popular nighttime host Mia and her puppet sidekick hoots from The Bedtime Show® snoozing comfortably on the set, along with clips of beloved characters from preschool favorites like Sesame Street®, Wow Wow Wubbzy™, Ovide and the Gang™, Pingu™ and Erky Perky™ catching some zzz’s.  So, no matter what time of night the kids are up checking for the sound of reindeer hooves on the roof, parents can tune into Spungi to show them that even their favorite television friends are fast asleep waiting for Santa to arrive'. "Parents have told us that bedtime is the most challenging time of day, and getting children settled in on Christmas Eve can be even more difficult,” said Madeline Fretz, senior vice president of programming for Spungi Network.  “We help parents wind down their kids every night with The Bedtime Show, but wanted to do something unique and fun for this special evening.""*
From Spungionline.com:

*"Get ready to settle down for a long winter’s nap with Mia and other Spungi friends from 7pm Christmas Eve - 6am Christmas Day."*
## Characters

### 2008

* Frances (Frances)
* Ovide (Ovide and the Gang)
* Baby Natasha (Sesame Street)
* Widget (Wow Wow Wubbzy)
* Big Bird and Ernie (Sesame Street)
* Erky Perky (Erky Perky)
* Erica, Karlie, Ben, and Alex (Live at The Bouncyhouse)
* Clinton (Select Me)
* Pinga (Pingu)
* Foofa, Plex, Brobee, and Toodee (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* Wubbzy (Explorers and Wow Wow Wubbzy)

### 2009

* Baby Natasha (Sesame Street)
* Widget (Wow Wow Wubbzy)
* Big Bird and Ernie (Sesame Street)
* Foofa, Plex, Brobee, and Toodee (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* Erica, Karlie, Ben, and Alex (Live at the Bouncyhouse)
* Wubbzy (Explorers and Wow Wow Wubbzy)
* Benny and Max (Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies)
* Abraham Wolfgramm (The Wolfgramms)

### 2010

* Big Bird and Ernie (Sesame Street)
* Foofa, Plex, Brobee, and Toodee (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* Muno (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* The Pajanifriends (Daniel Tiger and Bedtime)
* Abraham Wolfgramm (The Wolfgramms)
* Caillou (Caillou)
* Erica, Karlie, Ben, and Alex (Live at the Bouncyhouse)

### 2011

* Baby Bop, BJ, and Riff (Barney & Friends)
* Erica, Karlie, Ben, and Alex (Live at the Bouncyhouse)
* Binyah Binyah and the Kids (Gullah Gullah Island)
* Caillou (Caillou)
* Tiffany (FitnessTown)
* Owl (Poppy Cat)
* The Pajanifriends (Daniel Tiger and Bedtime)
* Big Bird and Ernie (Sesame Street)
* Foofa, Plex, Brobee, and Toodee (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* Muno (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* Poodle (Poodle and Scrabble)
* Isabella, Tihane, Abraham, and Mikki Wolfgramm (Wolfgramm Waffle)

### 2012

* Erica, Karlie, Ben, and Alex (Live at the Bouncyhouse)
* The Pajanifriends (Daniel Tiger and Bedtime)
* Poodle (Poodle and Scrabble)
* Isabella, Tihane, Abraham, and Mikki Wolfgramm (Wolfgramm Waffle)

### 2013

* Angelina Ballerina (Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps)
* Baby Bop, BJ, and Riff (Barney & Friends)
* Taylor Garron, Kermit the Frog, and Francesco Tena (Tales of Kermit the Frog & his Friends)
* Poko (Poko)
* Pea (Superhero Academy)
* The Pajanifriends (Daniel Tiger and Bedtime)
* Rolly (Rolly)
* Lucy (64 Zoo Lane)
* Caillou (Caillou)
* Zou (Zou)
* Paul and Pam (Paul and Pam)
* Duck (Alexa and Duck)
* The Pajanimals (Pajanimals)
* Stephanie (LazyTown)
* Owl (Poppy Cat)
* Binyah Binyah and the Kids (Gullah Gullah Island)
* Foofa, Plex, Brobee, and Toodee (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* Muno (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* Big Bird and Ernie (Sesame Street)
* Poodle (Poodle and Scrabble)

### 2014

* Joslin (Joslin Time)
* The Pajanifriends (Daniel Tiger and Bedtime)
* Taylor, Kermit, and Francesco (Tales of Kermit the Frog & his Friends)
* Inch (FitnessTown)
* Caillou (Caillou)
* Zou (Zou)
* Paul and Pam (Paul and Pam)
* Stephanie (FitnessTown)
* Tiny Snootle (Snootles)
* Bark-Bark, Meow, and James (Bark-Bark, Meow, and James)
* Duck (Alexa and Duck)

### 2015

* Joslin (Joslin Time)
* Foofa, Plex, Brobee, and Toodee (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* Muno (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
* Poodle (Poodle and Scrabble)
* Duck (Alexa and Duck)
* Bark-Bark, Meow, and James (Bark-Bark, Meow, and James)
* Tiny Snootle (Snootles)
* Mia and hoots (Mia's World)
* Taylor, Kermit, and Francesco (Tales of Kermit the Frog & his Friends)

## Controversy

This is controversial among many fans, for reasons listed below:

* Keeping kids awake on Christmas Eve, when the main focus of the event was to get them asleep so that Santa could arrive.
* Switching to other children's programming, like Nick Jr. or Disney Junior.
* Being unexpected.
* Parents not knowing about Nick Jr. or Disney Junior, advises them to agree.
* It could be very annoying, and people could watch Spungi Network on other things.

## Trivia

* Spungi Network also aired "Mia Sleeps," an on-demand version of this event.
	+ Instead of the usual Good Night openings and closings, the Moon Ident played.
* There is noticeably a change in music in the 2014 Snooze-a-Thon at 13:48.
	+ There is also one in the 2010 Snooze-a-Thon once we get to Caillou.
* The Danish preschool channel DR Ramasjang suspends programming from 8PM to 6AM and plays a montage of its hosts and puppets sleeping, similar to this.
* Several clips from this event were featured in the lullaby at the end of The Bedtime Show.
* The Celesta music from this event also played several times during The Bedtime Show and a very short video on Spungionline.com of Mia sleeping.
* Various clips from the event were from episodes of shows (ex. the *Sesame Street* episode was 3913), while some others were exclusive content from Spungi Originals and Programming Blocks.