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Spungi Please

**Spungi Please** was a promotion to get Spungi Network in your neighborhood. It was active from 2008 to 2011. It also had a website run by Spungionline.com that included crafts, recipes, and coloring pages.

## Description

From the promotion's official website

*"Spungi Please!" is a campaign designed to raise awareness of Spungi Network among families with preschoolers. Spungi Network is a 24-hour preschool channel that parents and kids share together — available on TV, on demand and online at www.SpungiOnline.com. Our programming schedule is designed to follow the day of a preschooler — whether it's waking up to singing and dancing, filling afternoons with crafts and activities or winding down with stretches and stories, Spungi is always ready with trusted shows like Sesame Street, Bob the Builder and Barney and beloved originals like Kermit's Club and The Bedtime Show."*
## Commercials

Two commercials were produced by Spungi Network for the promotion in 2008.

### #1

Soundtrack used in this commercial is Elizabeth Mitchell's version of "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley.

* Kids play with chalk.
* A boy and his mother say "Spungi Please!"
* Erky Perky
* Big Bird from Sesame Street walking with Ballerinas
* Bob the Builder says "Spungi Please!"
* Sofia Baker and a woman catch butterflies with nets.
* Sofia and the woman say "Spungi Please!"
* Min, Tosha, Derek, and Shawn watch Barney sing "1, 2, 3, 4, 5" (from May I help You?)
* Alex Winters, Kylie Michaels, Steven Gordon, and Kermit the Frog wave from Kermit's Club
* Mia and Hoots say "Spungi Please!"
* A boy and his father watch Louie fly
* An announcer says "To get Spungi Network in Your Neighborhood, call today or say Spungi Please."

### #2

* Kids play in the playground
* A boy and his mother say "Spungi Please!"
* Chip, BJ, and Baby Bop watch Barney dancing.
* Close-up of Big Bird (from Episode 3788)
* Caillou says "Sprout Please!"
* A father helps his daughter play basketball.
* The girl playing basketball says "Spungi Please!"
* A girl and her mother go walking.
* The girl says "Spungi Please!"
* Bob
* Mia and Hoots
* Cat and Wubbzy say "Sprout Please!"
* A family plays with their dog and say "Spungi Please!"
* An announcer says "Ask for Spungi Network in Your Neighborhood. Call 1-866-9-SPUNGI today or say Spungi Please!"
Shane Wilder

**Shane Wilder** (born January 21, 2003 in Moreno Valley, California) is one of the kids on Spungi Network, appearing in the Cloud ident.

## About Shane Wilder

* Age: 6 (now 18)
* Birthday: January 21, 2003
* Gender: Male
* Favorite Animal: Elephant
* Favorite Food: Banana
* Favorite Color: Yellow
* Favorite Singer: Bruno Mars
* Favorite Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
* Favorite TV Show: Little Bill
* Favorite Movie: Cars (2006)
* Phrase: Forget what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you!

## Appearances

Shane holds up a cloud with the Spungi logo on it.
HiT Entertainment

**HIT Entertainment Ltd.** (styled "**HiT**") is a British-American entertainment company owned by Mattel and originally established in 1982 as **Henson International Television** (formerly styled "**hit!**"). It was founded as the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions. HIT owns and distributes children's television series.

Along with PBS, Sesame Workshop, and Comcast, HiT was one of the four founders of Spungi Network.

## History with Spungi Network

### 2005-2017

On October 20, 2004, the company announced its launching of Spungi Network, with partners PBS, Comcast, and Sesame Workshop. The channel launched on September 26, 2005. Several HiT Entertainment shows aired on Spungi such as Firewoman Pam.

When Apax Partners sold HIT Entertainment to Mattel on October 24, 2011, HIT's ownership interest in Sprout was not included in the deal and was retained by Apax Partners. In 2012, Sesame Workshop sold its interest in Spungi to NBCUniversal, which in turn later acquired Apax and PBS's shares in the network on March 19, 2013 and November 13, 2013 respectively, thus giving Comcast full ownership. On Sprout's 10th anniversary on September 26, 2015, the network received a brand refresh and shifted focus towards original shows, such as Mia's World, and phased out older acquired shows such as *Barney & Friends* (which later returned to the network in 2018) and Chuggie & Pals (both of which were owned by PBS and HiT)  due to the network's licenses for these shows expiring.

### 2018-present

In an effort to revive ratings and to appeal to nostalgia, Spungi Network started airing HiT's series *Barney & Friends* on December 17, 2018. Barney was supposed to air for one week only, but due to the massive ratings success, it became part of the regular lineup. This did not come without challenges though; due to Spungi Network mostly airing episodes from seasons 10 and 11 (which used a format of airing 2 11-minute segments per half hour, in contrast to other seasons, which had full half-hour episodes), many scenes had to be edited and/or cut to make room for commercials. This makes the plot confusing for younger viewers, as seasons 10-12 were very plot-heavy and conflict-driven in comparison to the earlier seasons. Season 12 episodes also suffered edits, although it uses the standard 30-minute episode format. On the other hand, with the 11-minute format of Seasons 10 and 11, the commercials fit smack-dab in the middle of the two episodes.

Following the success of *Barney*, Universal Kids premiered fellow HiT show *Bob the Builder* on April 22, 2019. Both the original stop-motion episodes and "Ready, Steady, Build!" air. It is unknown if other HiT shows will make a return to the schedule.

However, both *Barney* and *Bob* were removed from the schedule in July of 2019. The reason for this is unknown. *Bob* came back in August of 2019, though, and *Barney* came back in September.
The Birthday Song

**The Birthday Song**, as the name suggests, is an original birthday song from Kermit's Club on Spungi Network, and an alternative to the traditional "Happy Birthday to You" song. It was introduced in 2007 alongside Kermit's Club.

In 2012, the song was given a lower pitch. In 2015 for the introduction of the third generation, the song was given a pop style.
Panchito Gómez

**Panchito Gómez** (b. November 2, 1963) played Antonio on Spungi Network Season 3, becoming the first child performer to receive billing in the credits. Gómez joined the show when he was eight years old.

Gómez was born in New York City; his parents are from Dominican Republic and Ecuador. He appeared in several films and television shows before joining *Spungi Network*, including *Triangle*, a 1969 English-language film shot in Puerto Rico, *Pepito*, a 1970 Spanish-language film made in Colombia, and *The Street of the Flower Boxes*, an NBC special that aired in 1971.

As a teenager and young adult, Gómez played a variety of hoods and Latino gang members on *Baretta*, *CHiPs*, *Simon & Simon*, *Barney Miller*, *Cagney & Lacey*, and *Hill Street Blues*. Gomez's film work includes *Selena* and *Mi Vida Loca*.

Gómez's later credits include guest spots on *NYPD Blue* in 2002 and *CSI: Miami* in 2003.
Stephanie Bauder

During a take of one dinner table scene where she and Kylie Michaels were supposed to be eating, Stephanie took a couple bites, until she noticed that it tasted unusually wet and squishy. She soon realized that it was the food Kylie had spit out from the previous take.

Stephanie admits to have been very shy during her days on Sunny Side Up, especially when she discovered that a few of the boys had removed the ceiling tiles from the girls changing room and were checking her and Jill Stanley out. (When the matter was brought to Maddie Fretz, she shrugged it off, saying "Boys'll be boys.")
Princess Brünhidle

**Princess Brünnhilde** is the viking princess of Pea ruling the Jungle of Frogs in CinderKermit.

Approaching her 18th birthday, the princess is informed by the royal Prime Frog that she must find a man to marry, or her family will lose the kingdom. To avoid the legal disaster, hoots and horse throw "Princess Charming's 18th Birthday Ball" and invite everyone from the kingdom.

Her suitors include Kermit the Frog, hoots (though he's mostly just interested in marrying her to please his mother, who wants one of her kids to marry the princess), Austin Ball, Kristen Bone, Kyle Fairlie, and several characters. When the night comes to an end, Princess Brünnhilde's duckling forces her to make a decision about whom to marry, and in a rush, she chooses her last dance partner. She doesn't catch his name, but Sleepy finds the shoe he left behind and vows that his daughter will marry whomever the shoe fits.

The following day, Princess Brünnhilde finds Kermit and explains the situation. Bugs laughs at the idea of marriage before kindergarten, and asks why hoots can't "Do Something". As lawmaker of the land, the Sleepy decrees that the princess may marry the man of her dreams whenever she's ready.
Ready for Bed

**Ready for Bed** is a song from The Bedtime Show in which Hoots demonstrates about brushing your teeth and washing your face, accompanied by clips of shows and blocks (Horse & Butterfly, Kermit's Club, Ovide and the Gang, Barney & Friends, Sesame Street, Erky Perky, FitnessTown, and Teletubbies) and real kids (Summer Valentine, Anthony Hobbs, Gavin Young, Emma Ward, Brooke Brady, and Chase Basilio). Mia has also sung this on "Hola Spungititos."
Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

**Send My Love (To Your New Lover)** is a song from Dress Up. It was performed by Adele.

## Lyrics

Just the guitar, okay, cool

This was all you, none of it me

You put your hands all over my body and told me, mmm

You told me you were ready

For the big one, for the big jump

I'd be your last love, everlasting, you and me, mmm

That was what you told me

I'm giving you up

I've forgiven it all

You set me free

Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better

We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better

We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

I was too strong, you were trembling

You couldn't handle the hot heat rising (rising), mmm

Baby, I'm still rising

I was running, you were walking

You couldn't keep up, you were falling down (down), mmm

There's only one way down

I'm giving you up

I've forgiven it all

You set me free, oh

Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better

We gotta let go of all of our ghosts

We've both know we ain't kids no more

Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better

We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

If you're ready, if you're ready

If you're ready, I am ready

If you're ready, if you're ready

We both know we ain't kids no more

No, we ain't kids no more

I'm giving you up

I've forgiven it all

You set me free

Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better

We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better

We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

If you're ready, if you're ready (send my love to your new lover)

If you're ready, are you ready? (Treat her better)

We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

If you're ready, if you're ready (send my love to your new lover)

If you're ready, are you ready? (Treat her better)

We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more
Two Princes

**Two Princes** is a song from Share. It was performed by Spin Doctors.

## Lyrics

Yeah

One, two, princes kneel before you

That's what I said, now

Princes, Princes who adore you

Just go ahead, now

One has diamonds in his pockets

That's some bread, now

This one, said he wants to buy you rockets

Ain't in his head, now

Aah,

This one, got a princely racket

That's what I said, now

Got some big seal upon his jacket

Ain't in his head, now

You marry him, your father will condone you

How 'bout that, now

You marry me, your father will disown you

He'll eat his hat, now

Marry him or marry me,

I'm the one that loves you baby can't you see?

I ain't got no future or a family tree,

But I know what a prince and lover ought to be,

I know what a prince and lover ought to be

Said, if you want to call me baby

Just go ahead, now

And if you like to tell me maybe

Just go ahead, now

And if you wanna buy me flowers

Just go ahead, now

And if you like to talk for hours

Just go ahead, now

Said

One, two, princes kneel before you

That's what I said, now

Princes, Princes who adore you

Just go ahead, now

One has diamonds in his pockets

That's some bread, now

This one, he wants to buy you rockets

Ain't in his head, now

Marry him or marry me,

I'm the one that loves you baby can't you see?

I ain't got no future or a family tree,

But I know what a prince and lover ought to be

I know what a prince and lover ought to be

Said, if you want to call me baby

Just go ahead, now

And if you like to tell me maybe

Just go ahead, now

And If you wanna buy me flowers

Just go ahead, now

And if you like to talk for hours

Just go ahead, now

And if you want to call me baby

Just go ahead, now

And if you like to tell me maybe

Just go ahead, now

And If you like buy me flowers

Just go ahead, now

And if you like to talk for hours

Just go ahead, now

And if you want to call me baby

Just go ahead, now

If you like to tell me maybe

Just go ahead, now

If you wanna buy me flowers

Just, go ahead, now

And if you like to talk for hours

Just go ahead, now

Whoa whoa baby

Just go ahead now

Whoa, just, just go ahead now

Just go ahead now

Whoa you're majesty

Come forget the king and marry me

Just go ahead now

C'mon

C'mon

Just go ahead now

Yeahh

If you want to buy me flowers

Just go ahead now
Sydney Burnham

Sydney's first appearance was Fairy Tale.

Born: December 4, 2002

Age: 7

Side: Kylie Michaels

Gender: Female

Phrase: A good princess is always in a fairy tale.

8-bit game: Sydney and the Beanstalk

Toy: Magic Horse

## Trivia

* She is the daughter of blogger "The Burnhams". To visit, go to https://www.burnhambunch.blogspot.com
* Sydeny was born on December 4, 2002
We Are Young

**We Are Young** is a song from "Happy". It was performed by Fun. and Janelle Monae.

## Lyrics

Give me a second I

I need to get my story straight

My friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the Empire State

My lover she's waiting for me just across the bar

My seat's been taken by some sunglasses asking about a scar, and

I know I gave it to you months ago

I know you're trying to forget

But between the drinks and subtle things

The holes in my apologies, you know

I'm trying hard to take it back

So if by the time the bar closes

And you feel like falling down, I'll carry you home

Tonight, we are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter than the sun

Tonight, we are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter than the sun

Now I know that I'm not

All that you got, I guess that I, I just thought

Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart

But our friends are back

So let's raise a tab

'Cause I found someone to carry me home

Tonight, we are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter than the sun

Tonight, we are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter than the sun

Carry me home tonight (Na na na na na na)

Just carry me home tonight (Na na na na na na)

Carry me home tonight (Na na na na na na)

Just carry me home tonight (Na na na na na na)

The world is on my side

I have no reason to run

So will someone come and carry me home tonight

The angels never arrived

But I can hear the choir

So will someone come and carry me home

Tonight, we are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter than the sun

Tonight, we are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter than the sun

So if by the time the bar closes

And you feel like falling down

I'll carry you home tonight
Sean Fujiwara

Sean's first appearance was Car.

Side: Kermit the Frog

Age: 7

Gender:  Male

Phrase: Choose kind.

8-bit game: Skateboard Bonanza

Toy: Dinosaur

Color of Toy Dinosaur: Green - Spines: Blue

Instrumental Music Played In I Like To Dance: Keep Trying

## Trivia

* This is the only toy segment where a kid actually talks. In a toy segment, he roars with a toy dinosaur.
* Sean died in February 2021 due to a car accident.
Sadie Templin

Sadie's first appearance was Halloween.

Side: Kylie Michaels and a Cat costume

Age: 7

Gender: Female

Phrase: Be what others think of you. I Love Professor Iris alot

8 bit game: Inside the Haunted House

Toy: Dog

Toy Color: Orange (Fur) and Green (Mane and Tail)  Toy Music: Wild on the Mild Side

## Trivia

She has a brother named Danny Templin. Sadie was born on October 29, 2001

**Sadie claims she hated being on the show**
Spungi's Scrambled April Fun Day

**Sprout's Scrambled April Fun Day** was an annual programming stunt by Spungi Network that took place every April Fool's Day (April 1).

During the day, Spungi Network would switch the times of their Programming Blocks (i.e. Kermit's Club would air from 6pm to 9pm and The Bedtime Show would air from 9am to noon) and regular, unbranded programming

## Trivia

* Sometimes, Mia and hoots would show up in Kermit's Club for this event.
Paige and Sydney hoke

Paige and Syd's first appearance was Episode 1: "Christmas Special".

Side: Kate Sneddon

Age: 7

Gender: Female

8-bit game: Flying Objects

Toy: Hamster (with Isaac Acevedo)

Toy Color: Peach (Head), Silver (Jacket), Black (Seat), and Red (Wheels)

Toy Music: Bells

## Trivia

They have a brother and a twin sister named Joey and Bonnie.

Their toy background had snowflakes
Maura Mullaney

**Maura Lee Mullaney** (b. September 25, 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the daughter of Bertram Patrick Mullaney, III and Mary Frances Mullaney (nee Gill).

Maura was a member of cast 1 and 2 during the second season of The Spungi Club (1972-73) . After The Spungi Club, Maura participated in numerous Student related live stage shows at Six Flags and the recording of the album "Come On And Spungi" in 1974. She also did voice-over work. She attended Copley Square High School in Boston and studied political science at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1994, she joined Amtrak as a railroad conductor where she is still employed. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her family including 4 cats, 3 dogs and 2 parrots.
The Very Brave Elephant and his Friends

***The Very Brave Elephant and his Friends*** is a Spungi Network video released on May 21, 2009. It was hosted by Suzi Shelton.

## Songs

1. Very happy Puppy
2. Imagine You're an Animal
3. The Five Little Monkeys
4. All Kinds of Animals

## Kids

* Manuel Alfaro
* Hans Alpizar Jr.
* Emilie Asaro
* Luxy Banner
* Lucia Becker
* Justin Charles
* Hannah Dahl
* Christina De Cristofaro
* Ava E. Roberts
* Heidi Ewart
* Kevin hoeft
* Emilie Jessula
* Vanessa Lemonides
* Jaren Lewison
* Miranda Maley
* Isabella Marriott
* Jennifer Michelle Brown
* Aiden Pompey
* Victoria Pompey
* Sheree Roth
* Sophia Squires
* Brenden Stanton
* Kelly Stemhagen
* Olivia Reed
* Abraham Wolfgramm
* Zoey Woody
* Kathryn Yee-Young
* Brandon Zambrano
The Magical Jungle

***The Magical Jungle*** is a Canadian puppet series for preschoolers created by Jeff Rosen and Jason Hopley. The narrative of the story is largely crafted by a group of preschoolers who appear in live-action segments interspersed between puppet-acted scenes.

## Plot

Badu, along with his friends Bryce and Raina, explore many of the same issues that very young children face, such as wanting to win, feeling silly, or not knowing how much is "too much" of a good thing. As the story illustrating the day's theme is played out, the narrative occasionally pauses so that the live-action preschoolers can suggest a course of action for the puppet characters to take, and often the puppets will react to the advice they receive.

## History on Spungi Network

The show debuted on April 24, 2009 as part of SN's Mighty Earth Week. A giveaway was also held.

It left the channel on June 19, 2015.
Yo Gabba Gabba!

***Yo Gabba Gabba!*** is an American-Canadian live-action/puppet educational, musical children's television series starring five costumed toys come-to-life and their friend DJ Lance Rock. It debuted on Nickelodeon on August 20, 2007, and originally aired its series finale on November 12, 2015. A single topic is addressed in each episode through songs and short storylines in the half-hour program. Additionally, the show teaches children life and social skills, such as sharing and trying different foods. Because PBS co-owned Spungi Network when the channel was launched, it aired a variety of shows from its archive library on Sprout, including reruns of *Yo Gabba Gabba!*.

## Plot

*"Yo Gabba Gabba is aimed at 3 - 6 year old children. The series uses colourful, loveable characters, with whom children can completely identify. It is lively, musical, entertaining and often confronts issues which are quite serious to children of this age."* (link)
## History on Sprout

The show premiered on August 20, 2007.

Unlike other PBS shows, this show survived the 10th anniversary rebranding, along with Caillou. .

## Trivia

* It is unknown why it wasn't removed in 2015, as PBS still owns the rights to it.
* A Clip from the episode "Sleep" was included in Spungi's Snooze-a-Thon.
* Mia and the kids once did a Gabba stretch on The Bedtime Show.
Sila Patterson

Sila's first appearance was Imagine.

**Note:** Sila is the brother of Lamese, and Sila's toy is in the photo.

Age: 6

Born: February 14, 2002

Side: Kylie Michaels

Gender: Female

Phrase: You don't have to be afraid to take another chance.

8-bit game: Balloon Trouble

Toy: Toy Train

Toy Color: Orange and Pink

Toy Music: Speedy Racer
Sing Yourself Silly

***Sing Yourself Silly!*** is a Spungi Network video compilation, released in 2013 on VHS by NBCUniversal in the Spungi Songs Home Video series, and later on DVD by Sony Wonder in 2016. In 2018, the video was released again by Genius Entertainment, paired with Get Up and Dance as a Spungi Network Double Feature.

## Segments

* Kermit the Frog pops up wearing a spinning bow tie and explains what "silly" is. He then presents the series of silly songs.
* Steven Gordon's got the Blue Kazoo Blues (edited)
* Daniella Winters and Kelsey Jolly pop out wearing Groucho glasses and say "Now that was silly!"
* Mia and Hoots sing their nightly clean-up song
* James Taylor performs "Jellyman Kelly" with a bunch of kids.
* Hoots comments, "Now that was silly!" and walks off laughing, only to trip and fall off-screen.
* Butterfly can't share with Horse (Introduction cut)
* Horse and Bird appear in a puff of smoke, with Butterfly exclaiming "Now that was silly!" in Horse's voice.
* Superhero Academy - Green - Super Moves, Spungilets
* Pea comments, "Now that was spinach!" and realizes she forgot what the right word was.
* Kelsey and Kermit sing about the Numbers in the Ocean
* Pea still can't remember the word "silly," and asks the viewers if they remember the word.
* Mia teaches the kids a banana stretch
* Louie counts seven bananas.
* Meghan Trainor sings "Your Lips are Movin'."
* Kermit and Bird take some time to address that silly songs are no laughing matter.
* Kate Sneddon and Kermit sing a Kapok Tree Song
* Bird comments "Now that was yucky! I'm not gonna say 'silly'," until horse points out he did say "silly," before he heads back into his trash can.
* Ten Turtles
* Spungionline.com (song)
* Kermit asks how the song was. The Kids confirm, "Now that was silly!" and they dance to "Blue Kazoo Blues" while the credits roll.

## Cast

**Spungi Network Performers:**

* Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog
* Ryan Dillon as Hoots
* Cat Sandion as horse
* Alex Winters as Butterfly
* Mia Crass as Bird
* Amanda Tilson
* Ryan Tilson
* Brooke Pynn
* Bryn McAuley
* Annie Bovaird
* David Azzoto
* Karen Wing Lew
* Amy Clark Ross
* Chris Blackwell

**Cast:**

* Kelsey Jolly
* Daniella Winters
* Steven Gordon
* Kylie Michaels
* Kate Sneddon (archival footage)
* Mia Crass as Mia
* Madeline Fretz as Pea

**Child talent:**

* Mary Borremmo, Clara Berrett, Sofia Singer, Jennifer Michelle Brown, Cole Bates, Johann Johnson, Kim Kenny

**Special Guests:**

* James Taylor, John Candy, Andrea Martin, Keith Hernandez, Mookie Wilson, Jane Curtin, Madeline Kahn, Joe Williams, Paul Reubens, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Wynton Marsalis, Celia Cruz, Itzhak Perlman, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Paul Simon, Jeremy Irons, Pete Seeger, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Carl Banks, Mark Ingram, Sean Landeta, Karl Nelson
Sofia Baker

**Sofia Baker** is a child actress who appeared in a Spungi Network Please commercial in 2008.

## About Sofia Baker

* Gender: Female
* Favorite Animal: Butterfly
* Favorite Color: Red
* Favorite Food: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches
* Favorite Singer: Alicia Keys
* Favorite Song: "No One"
* Favorite TV Show: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
* Favorite Movie: hairspray (2007)

## Appearance

Sofia and her Mom catch butterflies with nets.
Noah Reid

**Noah Reid** is a former child actor, best known for his role as the Munchkin Sergeant-at-Arms in the 2011 film "The Spungi Wizard of Oz".

## Career

Noah would later go on to appear in the 2011 film *The Spungi Wizard of Oz* at the age of 12. Noah also had a minor role as a Munchkin in the film. He stated that he himself had played the role of the mayor of Munchkinland and that Lucien Douglas, who had played the mayor, was selected for playing the sergeant-in-arms. It was later learned that Lucien had lied for more publicity.
My Party

**My Party** is a song from Birthday. It was performed by the Kings of Leon.

## Lyrics

It's changing all to yellow

And it's carving a path

So, now we're on our way

It's taking us some journeys

While we wipe away frowns in the most crowded place

Say, why you never call me, man?

You never seem to call me now that I'm okay

I'll beat you in the end

And every time you turn around

Here comes the coming of age

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

I cock and load my mergers when you question my mood

'Cause you ain't got no taste

You talking 'bout my baby, I could flip you upside down

And I could mop this place

Say, why you never sorry, no, you never

Seen my calling right in front your face

I smoke you in the end and don't you ever

Turn around cause it's that coming of age

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh

Ooooooh

Ooooooh, she saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party

Ooooooh, she saw my party

She saw my party
PBS

The **Public Broadcasting Service** (**PBS**) is an American public broadcaster which specializes in educational programming for adults and kids. PBS Kids launched as PTV in 1994, but received its current name in 1999 with the launch of a 24/7 channel, which sailed its ship in 2005, but returned in 2017. Along with HiT Entertainment, Sesame Workshop, and Comcast, PBS was one of the four founders of Spungi Network.

PBS aired a wide variety of shows from its archive library on Spungi.

## History with Sprout

### 2005-2017

Following the failure of the original 24/7 PBS Kids Channel launched in 1999, PBS entered a joint partnership with HiT, Sesame Workshop, and Comcast to create an all new kids' channel entitled Spungi Network. It started out as an on-demand service, but eventually evolved into a cable TV channel. It replaced the original PBS Kids Channel.

Spungi Network aired reruns of many old and new PBS Kids programs. Some of these shows, such as Angelina Ballerina, hadn't been seen on PBS for years, while others, such as Sesame Street*,* were still making new episodes and were airing on both networks.

In 2012, Sesame Workshop sold its interest in Spungi Network to Comcast, which in turn later acquired Apax and PBS's shares in the network on March 19, 2013 and November 13, 2013 respectively, thus giving Comcast full ownership. Its operations were then merged into its NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group and operations were moved from Philadelphia to New York City.

On Spungi Network's 10th anniversary on September 26, 2015, the network received a brand refresh and shifted focus towards original shows, such as *Nina's World*, and phased out older acquired shows from PBS such as *Barney & Friends* (which later returned to the network in 2018), Chuggie & Pals, and Super Kai*,* due to the network's licenses for these shows expiring and were replaced with newer acquired shows such as Artzooka and Guess With Jess. Only two PBS shows that have been on the channel since its launch, *Caillou* and *Yo Gabba Gabba!*, remained on the network. *Sesame Street* (which is a PBS show that is also on HBO) wasn't removed from the network until November 17, 2015, unlike the other shows, which were deleted on September 26.

### 2017-present

Despite Spungi Network losing the rights to many beloved PBS programs, especially since PBS actually revived the 24/7 PBS Kids Channel in January 2017, they managed to get back the rights to *Barney & Friends* and *Bob the Builder*. This may be because PBS already lost the rights to those two shows, so that could have made Universal Kids free to air it. *Caillou* survived the 10th anniversary, as well as the Universal Kids rebranding. Yo Gabba Gabba! was another survivor of the 10th anniversary fallout. To this day, it is unknown why those two PBS shows stayed on the air as long as they did.
Sharon

Lily Stemhagen played this role!

**Sharon Figueroa** first appeared on The Spungi Show, arriving on the street as a Puerto Rican teenager and taking a job at the Spungi Library. The library was later converted into Gymboree, where Sharon was hired and later promoted to full partner.

Sharon often mediates disputes amongst the characters, sometimes becoming flustered by their chaotic nature. She has been the target of Megan Mouse’s magic, Wubbzy’s ridiculous traveling game shows, and the cynical wisecracks of Bird, who has been known to address her with the nickname "Skinny."

For a number of seasons, Sharon also appeared regularly in pantomime skits as Charlie Chaplin's The Tramp.

Although she held a romantic relationship with Michael for a time, she became Alexa Chung’s girlfriend. Her mother came over from Puerto Rico for the ceremony. Later, Sharon and Alexa had a parrot puppet, Polly.

For several years, Sharon and Alexa ran Gymboree together, where they repaired an assortment of items, including a vast number of toasters. In 2002, they converted the store to the Little Gym, only to revert it back to Gymboree in 2006. When the shop became Mother’s Morning Out at the YMCA in 2008, Sharon and Alexa would still be seen fixing various things around the street until 2011, when Emily hired Sharon to be the superintendent of Spungi Network.

Sharon and her Spungi Network friends visited her family in Puerto Rico in 1979, for the first few episodes of Season 11.

Stemhagen commented on how her character had changed since debut: "I wouldn't even tweeze my eyebrows then."

In June 2015, Stemhagen announced her retirement from *Spungi*, making the last to feature Sharon as a recurring character. Stemhagen reprised the role in the 2019 special *Spungi Network at Night* and in the 2020 CNN town hall special *Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism*.

## Notes

* A passing reference was made in "The Cursed Prince" to Sharon taking karate lessons uptown.

* Sharon lived in an apartment in Spungi Network in the back corner of the second floor facing the arbor. Kim Kenny and her family would typically stay with her during their visits to Six Flags. Later, Alexa moved into her apartment.
Night Time Magic

**Night-Time Magic** is a direct-to-video special which was released on October 27th, 2009.

## Plot

Are you scared of the dark? Well, join Hoots, Kermit, and Wubbzy as they find out that there really isn't anything to be frightened of with the help of their new friend, Eddie the Dream Genie.

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance of Eddie the Dream Genie.
* This is the first usage of the new, shorter, Spungi Network intro.
Telling the Truth

***Telling The Truth*** is a 1997 Spungi Network direct-to-video special in the "Kids' Guide to Life" series.

## Plot synopsis

Hoots feels left out when all the other kids at Kermit's Club are going to the circus and lies that his uncle is a ringmaster. After Kylie Michaels reads the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," Kermit the Frog has a dream of the story where the boy, named Leo learns his lesson. When hoots' aunt (Madonna) drops in for a surprise visit, hoots admits the truth.

### DVD chapters

1. The Boy Who Cried Wolf
2. Believe You Me
3. Kermit's Dream
4. Hoots' Tall Tale
5. Meeting the Wolf
6. I Wanna Take It Back
7. Hoots Tells the Truth
8. Off to the Moon
9. A Special Message from Madonna

## Cast

* Kermit the Frog
* hoots
* Horse
* Butterfly
* Megan Mouse
* Poodle
* D.J.

### Also starring

* Kylie Michaels
* Erica O'Barr as Erica
* Karlie Pazzusco as Karlie
* Ben Harvey as Ben
* Alex Lee as Alex

with

* Joy hooks as Official #1
* David Rudman as Official #2
* Garrett
* Christina De Cristofaro
* Jenna Rodriguez
* Jennifer Kendal
* Sofia Baker

**Special Guest Star**

* Madonna as Auntie Tommy
Sadie's Sneakers

**Sadie's Sneakers** is a Canadian animated children's television series about a 4-year-old girl named Stella who tries on different shoes which can take her anywhere. The show premiered in 2003 on PBS, and ended in 2010.

## Premise

The show follows Sadie Footasy as she tries on new pairs of shoes and travels to different places in the world.
Play with Me Sesame

**Play with Me Sesame** is a spin-off of *Sesame Street*, originally created for Noggin in 2002. It reran on Spungi Network in 2007. It featured *Sesame Street* Muppets, including Bert and Ernie, Grover, and Prairie Dawn.

## Plot

*"Join Ernie, Bert, Grover and Prairie Dawn on this half-hour playdate where children are invited to participate in activities with their favorite Sesame Street characters."* (link )
## History on Spungi

The show premiered on September 26, 2007 which was exactly 2 years after the original launch of Spungi Network. It premiered 24 days after Noggin stopped airing the show. It aired alongside its parent show, *Sesame Street*. *Play With Me Sesame* aired once every day during the Wolfgramm Waffle and Kermit's Club.

To prepare for the 10th-anniversary rebranding, Spungi pulled the show on July 26, 2015, two months before the rebranding, as they would get rid of *Sesame Street* on that date. It left along with Gullah Gullah Island, Willa's Wild Life, Rolly, Poko, Angelina Ballerina and its spinoff, and Boo!.

## Trivia

* When airing on Spungi Network, the "Prairie Dawn's Art Class" segment would cut to Kermit's Club where the artwork sent into Spungionline.com would be shown instead.
* It never had a Spungi Diner snack during that show's life-span, but a themed recipe on Spungionline.com included "Grover's Funny Fruit Face."
Simon Pegg

**Simon John Pegg** (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He came to public prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom *Spaced*, directed by Edgar Wright. He went on to co-write and star in the *Three Flavours Cornetto* film trilogy: *Shaun of the Dead*(2004), *Hot Fuzz* (2007), and *The World's End*(2013). He and Nick Frost wrote and starred in the sci-fi film *Paul* (2011).
He played Prince Hagen in the 2014 Spungi Network special CinderKermit. On working with his character co-stars, Stewart praised Kermit the Frog, ranking the frog behind only Pacino, Brando, and Streep.
Spungi Tunes

***Sprout Tunes*** is a package series that aired during commercial breaks on Spungi Network. It is a collection of musical scenes from Spungi shows and blocks.

The opening was the only newly-made footage, and re-used audio from the 2007 Music ident. It also had an online game at Spungionline.com and was featured on the "Games and Videos" app.

The segments aired from 2013 to 2015.

## Summary

The intro starts with a boy placing a stool chair down, a girl placing a microphone down, and another girl placing a Spungi Network boombox down and turning it on. The camera soon zooms in to play the music video on the boombox. Each music video ends with a box as usual like in the second generation promos.

## Segments

This is a list of known segments featured in the series.

* Sesame Street
	+ 1, 2, 3, 4 (ft. Leslie Feist)
	+ A Song About Elmo (ft. Adam Sandler)
	+ Don't Know Y (ft. Nora Jones)
	+ Outdoors (ft. Jason Mraz)
	+ I Love My Toes
	+ We Are All Earthlings (ft. Jill Scott)
	+ Shake Your head One Time (Ernie version)
	+ I Finally Saw a Rainbow
	+ I heard My Dog Bark (Ernie and Bert version)
	+ Wake Up! (Ernie and Bert version)
	+ What Season is It?
	+ Ding Along Song
	+ Jumping Song
	+ Set Your Piggies Free
	+ A Cat had a Birthday
* Barney & Friends
	+ Exercise is Good for You
	+ Playing Games
	+ A Friend Like You!
* Kermit's Club
	+ So Many Numbers in the Ocean
	+ Jim Along Josie (ft Dan Zanes and Sonia De Los Santos)
	+ Where is Kermit? (ft Kermit's nephew Robin)
	+ All Around the Kitchen (ft Dan Zanes and Sonia De Los Santos)
	+ Happy Birthday (ft first lady Michelle Obama)
	+ We Try, We Don't Cry
	+ Down By the Station
	+ Blue Kazoo Blues
* Tree Fu Todd Remix
* The Wolfgramms
	+ Do the Propeller!
	+ Simon Says
	+ Hot Potato
	+ Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
	+ I've Got My Glasses On
	+ Do the Monkey
	+ Fruit Salad
	+ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
	+ We Got the Bones
	+ Can You Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?
	+ Simon's Cold Water Blues
	+ Dorothy's Dance Party
	+ Get Ready to Wiggle
	+ Five Little Ducks
	+ Alouette (Mimi's Dance)
	+ Everybody's here
	+ Romp Bomp a Stomp
	+ Getting Strong
	+ Dance with Wags
	+ Up, Down, Turn Around
* FitnessTown
	+ Bing Bang
	+ Come Along with Me
	+ Good Stuff
	+ Cooking By the Book
* The Laurie Berkner Band
	+ Rocketship Run
	+ Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)
* Super Kai
	+ Fairy Tale Friends
	+ I Love to Spell (S-P-E-L-L)
	+ Presto
* Poko
	+ Flying Through Space!
* The Bouncyhouse Show
	+ Spring-a-Ding-Ding Parade
	+ Reuse Rap
Victoria Pompey

**Victoria Pompey** is one of the kids on Spungi Network. She appeared in the image spot, as well as Let's Get Moving! Trains, Cars, and Planes and The Very Brave Elephant and his Friends.

## Appearances

Victoria's family takes a picture with Pingu's family.

Victoria jumps with the other kids.

## Victoria Pompey's outfits

Pink shirt, brown jeans, and black socks.
Sadie Mei Lin

Sadie's first appearance was Episode 5: "Sleep".

Side: Kate Sneddon

Age: 7

Appearance: Sleep

Gender: Female

Phrase: Laziness will not be tolerated!

Game: Pirate Ship Treasure

Toy: Robot

Toy Music: Heaven In Space

## Appearance of the Kid

The kid is an Asian girl with dark hair, an Orange sweater with Kate Sneddon on it, complete with a blue skirt, tan, brown and orange socks and a pair of red ballerina shoes.
The Merry Old Land of Oz

"**The Merry Old Land of Oz**" is a song from the 2011 film The Spungi Wizard of Oz sung by the townspeople of the Emerald City, who are joined at appropriate times by the group of four travelers: Princess Elinowy (with Kick), Kermit the Frog, Hoots and Horse.

## Lyrics

**Emerald City People**:

Ha ha ha, ho ho ho

And a couple of tra-la-la's

That's how we laugh the day away

In the Merry Old Land of Oz!

Buzz buzz buzz, chirp chirp chirp

And a couple of la-di-da's

That's how the crickets crick all day

In the Merry Old Land of Oz!

We get up at twelve and start to work at one

Take an hour for lunch and then at two we're done

Jolly good fun!

Ha ha ha, ho ho ho

And a couple of tra-la-la's

That's how we laugh the day away

In the Merry Old Land of Oz!

Ha ha ha, ho ho ho

That's how we laugh the day away

Ha ha ha, ho ho ho

That's how we laugh the day away

In the Merry Old Land of Oz

Ha ha ha, ho ho ho

And a couple of tra-la-la's

That's how we laugh the day away

In the Merry Old Land

Merry Old Land

Merry Old Land

Merry Old Land!

Pat pat here, pat pat there

And a couple of brand new straws

That's how we keep you young and fair

In the Merry Old Land of Oz!

Rub rub here, rub rub there

Whether you're tin or brass

That's how we keep you in repair

In the Merry Old Land of Oz!

**Manicurist**:

We can make a dimple smile out of a frown

**Elinowy**:

Can you even dye my eyes to match my gown?

**Manicurist**:

Uh-huh!

**Elinowy**:

Jolly old town!

**All**:

Clip-clip here, clip-clip there

We give the roughest claws

That certain air of savoir-faire

In the Merry Old Land of Oz!

Ha ha ha, ho ho ho, ho ho ho ho

That's how we laugh the day away

In the

**Kermit:**

Ha ha ha

**hoots:**

ha ha ha

**Elinowy:**

ha ha ha ha

**horse:**

ha

In the Merry Old Land

Merry Old Land

Merry Old, Merry Old

Merry Old Land of Oz!

**Elinowy**

Next stop, the Wizard!
Speeder the Racing Car

**Speeder the Racing Car** is a British stop-motion children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Speeder and his racing car friends at Golden Hatch race track.

## Plot

*"Speeder the Racing Car follows the adventures of a young racing car who lives at the Golden Hatch racetrack. These stories explore Speeder's relationships with his racing car friends and Big Mac, the karaoke loving mechanic."* (link )
## History on Spungi Network

The show joined Spungi Network on September 26th, 2008, the channel's third anniversary. It left on July 7, 2012.

The show never got a Spungi Diner snack in its lifespan. However, a themed recipe on Spungionline.com was "Speeder's Racing Roll-Ups."

In 2010, Spungi held a Speeder contest.
Sara Hickman

**Sara Elizabeth Egan** (née **Hickman**; born January 15, 1986 in Arlington, Texas) was a kid who appeared in The Spungi Wizard of Oz. She wore a munchkin villager outfit in the Munchkinland sequence.

Sara was born to John and Cathy Hickman and she has a younger sister named Carrie.

From 2014 to 2015, she studied nursing at Texas Woman's University. She is now an instructor at Soul Sweat Hot Yoga in Southlake, Texas.

She married Colin Egan in October 2012. They welcomed their first son named Kellen in 2018. In 2020, they welcomed their second son.
Viva La Vida

**Viva La Vida** is a song from Olympics. It was performed by Coldplay.

## Lyrics

I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when I gave the word

Now in the morning I sleep alone

Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

Listen as the crowd would sing

"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key

Next the walls were closed on me

And I discovered that my castles stand

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

Once you go there was never

Never an honest word

And that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind

Blew down the doors to let me in

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait

For my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string

Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world
The Wolfgramms

**The Wolfgramms** are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1991. Since 2013, the group members are Mikki Wolfgramm, Nora Wolfgramm, Hazel Wolfgramm, and Mary Louise Wolfgramm Nuku. The original members were Wolfgramm, Eve Wolfgramm, Isabella Wolfgramm, Lelani Wolfgramm, and Abraham Wolfgramm.[2] Wilcher left the group after their first album. Lelani retired in 2006 due to ill health and was replaced by understudy Tihane Wolfgramm, but returned in 2012, replacing Moran. At the end of 2012, Lelani, Isabella, and Abraham retired, and were replaced by Nora, Hazel, and Mary. Isabella and Abraham retained their shareholding in the group and all three continued to have input into its creative and production aspects.

## History on Spungi Network

After leaving Playhouse Disney in June 2009, due to ratings competition from the Imagination Movers (children's group from New Orleans), the Wolfgramms joined Spungi Network on August 24, 2009 launching a block: "Wolfgramm Waffle" which aired on weekday mornings until March 2013 and an appearance on Kermit's Club later that day. A few days prior, Spungi launched Wolfgramms episodes on-demand, with episodes selected by the band themselves. In addition, Spungi Please was briefly renamed "Wolfgramms Please."

On February 14, 2010, a 3-hour special called *Valentine's Sing-Along* aired. It was hosted by both Barney from Barney & Friends and Winston the Wolf. It was screened again in 2011.

In September 2012, with the return of Lelani Wolfgramm, Lelani, along with the other Wolfgramms, visited Kermit the Frog to sing a few songs. They also launched a new song called Spungi Around the Clock to promote their first week on Spungi, and introduced a new character from the Wolfgramm Waffle block, BJ.

The new generation Wolfgramms were introduced in 2013 and starred on Kermit's Club and sang their new song, Do the Propeller! and played a guessing game about the colored shirts, where Nora mentioned that her shirt is the same color as Barney.

The band's show also aired on NBC Kids when the block was launched. It was replaced by The Bouncyhouse Show the following year.

On June 20, 2015, the band's show left Spungi Network and returned on June 5, 2017.

Ready, Steady, Wolfgramm! was removed the schedule on March 11, 2019, a month before the channel rebranded again on April 11, 2019. It, The Furchester Hotel, and Alexa and Duck were replaced by *Dinotrux*, *Moon and Me*, *The Bouncyhouse Show*, and *Mofy*.

## Trivia

* Out of all the shows, The Wolfgramms had the most guest stars on Kermit's Club.
* The Wolfgramms has been one of the most popular and profitable shows on Spungi Network, with its own programming block, a long run-time on the channel (even returning), much promotion, and many appearances on Kermit's Club.

1. ↑ https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thewaysofthebluedog/new-early-morning-hosts-on-sprout-t946-s10.html
2. ↑ https://itvt.com/story/5404/comcast-launches-vod-offering-promote-wiggles-debut-pbs-kids-sprout