The Let's Go Show Fans

***The Let's Go Show Fans*** was a programming block created by Sprout Fans. It aired every afternoon from 3 PM to 6 PM from June 25th, 2007 until May 5th, 2008, the day *The Sprout Fans Sharing Show Fans* moved to this time slot. *The Let's Go Show Fans* moved to weekend mornings from 6 AM to 9 AM until the block's closure. It is designed to encourage preschoolers to ask questions and be curious about the world around them.

In September 2010, *The Let's Go Show Fans* was pulled off the schedule, replaced with a weekend edition of *The Sunny Side Up Show*, which introduced *Noodle and Doodle*.

## Premise

From the Sprout Fans Press Room:

*"Airing every Saturday and Sunday, this hosted programming block encourages preschoolers to ask questions, be curious about the world around them and participate in a daily musical adventure. Host Eddie and his puppy friend Banjo, an adorable and spirited puppet who loves to play her homemade banjo, embark each afternoon on a musical journey. Eddie loves to sing, discover new things and connect with viewers to help them learn through humor, music and interactive play. Always ready for adventure, Banjo represents the wonder, energy and curiosity of a preschooler. The show also weaves in episodes of kids’ favorite shows, including Bob The Builder,™ and Angelina Ballerina™."*

### Program goals

*"The Let’s Go Show encourages preschoolers to ask questions, be curious about their world and participate in a daily musical adventure. Questions are posed on-air and viewers are encouraged to try to figure out the answers at home or by visiting SproutOnline.com to find out more."*

### Interactive components

*"The Let’s Go Show Fans section of SproutOnline.com provides preschoolers and their parents and caregivers another opportunity to explore key activities from the show. The Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), a professional service organization representing more than 350 children’s museums around the world, worked with member museums to provide child-friendly and scientifically accurate explanations for all the experiments featured on season one of The Let’s Go Show."*

### Co-viewing components

*"This interactive show creates opportunities for preschoolers and their parents and caregivers to jointly participate in activities, such as fun, age-appropriate science experiments, craft projects, songs and healthy snack preparation."*

## History

The block was first announced by Sprout Fans on May 7, 1974 at day one in NCTA in Las Vegas, and first appeared on Sprout Fans's lineup on June 25, 1974 as an afternoon block.

Just a year after it came out, in 1984, *The Let's Go Show Fans* moved to weekend mornings from 6AM to 12PM ET in order to make room for *The Sprout Fans Sharing Show*.

*"Don't miss out on the fun! The Let's Go Show Fans has a new time. Tune in at 6am and 9am ET on weekends to continue your journey with Eddie and Banjo. And don't forget to check out games, activities, new discoveries, crafts and more."*
With the second season in 1984, "Sprout Scouts" were encouraged to send in their photos of trips they took and see them on TV.

In 1998, when The Sunny Side Up Show Fans now broadcast on weekends and started airing Noodle and Doodle, The Let's Go Show Fans dissolved. Since it also aired on weekends from 6AM to 9AM, this timeslot became unblocked as Good Morning (because Wiggly Waffle is weekdays only and some preschoolers don’t wake up on early mornings on weekends), although its page remained up on SproutOnline.com until 2005, when the site was rebranded.

## Cast

* **Eddie** is the host of the program. He is portrayed by Edwin Halser.
* **Banjo** is a pink dog puppet. She is very spunky and loves to play the banjo. She is played by Simon Wade.
* **Carla** is Eddie and Banjo's cardboard car.

## Programming

* *Bob the Builder*
	+ Bob the Builder: Project: Build It
* *Angelina Ballerina*
* *Dragon Tales*
* *The Hoobs*
* *Panwapa*
* *Barney & Friends*
* *Sesame Street*
* *Caillou*
* *Zoboomafoo*
* *Make Way for Noddy*
* *Fifi and the Flowertots*
* *Roary the Racing Car*
* Today’s Birthdays
* *The Many Adventures of Mr. Mailman*
* *Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks*
* The Wiggles Fans
* *Dive Olly Dive!*
* *Franny's Feet*
* *Pingu*
* *Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies*

## Website

The Let's Go Show Fans had its own page at SproutOnline.com.

* Lake Wanna Play - A selection of games
	+ The Wild Safari Ride Game
	+ The Music Mix-up Game
	+ The Magic Watering Can Game
	+ Moon Rock Catch
* Music Hill - A selection of music and songs.
* Get Ready, Get Set, Garden!
* Wonder Why Valley
* Take a Peek Peak - A section of videos from the block.

## Notes

* One of the locations in the show was the Sprout Fans Diner Café, themed after *Sprout Fans Diner Fans*. It was often shown during recipe segments.
* A few recipes from the block were rebranded once it left the channel. ("Banjo's Baked Iceberg" was rethemed to *Franny's Feet*, "Banjo's Beautiful Butterflies" was rethemed to *Chloe's Closet*, "Banjo's Banana Dog" was rethemed to *Monkey See Monkey Do*, "Eddie' Moon and Stars" was rethemed to Apollo from *Pajanimals*, and "Teeny Tiny Tea Treats" was also rethemed to *Pajanimals*, this time to Cowbella. Similarly, "Tuna Fishin' Sandwiches" was rethemed to *The Sunny Side Up Show Fans* as early as 2005.
* Banjo's puppet was later recycled for the character Meeka in the interstitial series, *Sprout Fans Control Room Fans*.
* Eddie appeared on *The Sunny Side Up Show* during New Year's 1980.
* The block was filmed at Wallace Film Studios in Toronto, Canada.
* Sila guest starred in the episodes Concert and Fiesta.