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{{Short description|US Sprout television programming block}}
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'''Sunny Side Up''' (previously known as '''The Sunny Side Up Show''') was a former [[television programming]] block which premiered on [[Universal Kids|Sprout]] on September 26, 2007<ref name="mcn-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6476808.html|title=Growth Spurt for Two-Year-Old Sprout|last=Gibbons|first=Kent|work=MultiChannel News|date=September 10, 2007|accessdate=August 12, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915023527/http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6476808.html|archivedate=September 15, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/brand-refresh-childrens-tv-network-drops-barney-and-thomas-original-shows-166914|title=In Brand Refresh, Children's TV Network Drops Barney and Thomas for Original Shows|last=Lynch|first=Jason|work=AdWeek|date=March 22, 2016|accessdate=August 12, 2017}}</ref> and ended on August 11, 2017. Each week, a new theme was introduced,<ref name="ssus-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sproutonline.com/sprout/ssu|title=''Sunny Side Up Show'' Web Page|work=Sprout Online|accessdate=August 12, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20110326154209/http://www.sproutonline.com/sprout/ssu|archivedate=March 26, 2011}}</ref> including food, [[Halloween]], animals, [[construction]], [[autumn|fall]], opposites, and birthdays. ''Sunny Side Up'' aired every weekday at 9:00 AM Eastern/8:00 AM Central each weekday morning. The hosts of ''Sunny Side Up'' played games, sang songs, told stories, and showed birthday cards or artwork. The show had a puppet co-host, a chicken named Chica.
'''Sunny Side Up''' (previously known as '''The Sunny Side Up Show''') is <!---(we use present tense in articles; don't change this to 'was'. It's going to immediately be reverted.)---> a defunct [[television programming]] block which premiered on [[Universal Kids|Sprout]] on September 26, 2007<ref name="mcn-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6476808.html|title=Growth Spurt for Two-Year-Old Sprout|last=Gibbons|first=Kent|work=MultiChannel News|date=September 10, 2007|accessdate=August 12, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915023527/http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6476808.html|archivedate=September 15, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/brand-refresh-childrens-tv-network-drops-barney-and-thomas-original-shows-166914|title=In Brand Refresh, Children's TV Network Drops Barney and Thomas for Original Shows|last=Lynch|first=Jason|work=AdWeek|date=March 22, 2016|accessdate=August 12, 2017}}</ref> and ended on August 11, 2017. Each week, a new theme was introduced,<ref name="ssus-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sproutonline.com/sprout/ssu|title=''Sunny Side Up Show'' Web Page|work=Sprout Online|accessdate=August 12, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326154209/http://www.sproutonline.com/sprout/ssu|archivedate=March 26, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> including food, [[Halloween]], animals, [[construction]], [[autumn|fall]], opposites, and birthdays. ''Sunny Side Up'' aired at 9:00 a.m. Eastern/8:00 a.m. Central until 12:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. Central each weekday morning. The hosts of ''Sunny Side Up'' played games, sang songs, told stories, and showed birthday cards or artwork.


''Sunny Side Up'' was Sprout's morning program. It was produced live every weekday, and hosted by a human host along with Chica, a chicken puppet. Before moving to a "city apartment" set, the show took place on a set dubbed '''The Sunshine Barn''' and decorated with farm-themed objects. The hosts were Carly and Tim. Each hosted the show for one week with each week's host being announced late in the previous week. Each week's host introduced programs, read birthdays, led activities related to the week's theme, and read messages sent in by individual "Sproutlet" viewers through the Sprout website. There were daily activities such as "The Good Egg Awards" (renamed "The Kindness Kid Awards") celebrating viewers' accomplishments, and "Sproutlet Stories" allowed sproutlets to tell different stories with different plots, characters, and settings.
''Sunny Side Up'' was Sprout's morning program. It was produced live every weekday, and hosted by a human host along with Chica, a chicken puppet who later got [[The Chica Show|her own show]]. Before moving to a "city apartment" set, the show took place on a set dubbed '''The Sunshine Barn''' and decorated with farm-themed objects. The hosts were Carly and Tim. Each hosted the show for one week with each week's host being announced late in the previous week. Each week's host introduced programs, read birthdays, led activities related to the week's theme, and read messages sent in by individual "Sproutlet" viewers through the Sprout website. There were daily activities such as "The Good Egg Awards" (renamed "The Kindness Kid Awards") celebrating viewers' accomplishments, and "Sproutlet Stories" allowed "Sproutlets" to tell different stories with different plots, characters, and settings.


The theme tune from 2007 to 2015 was '''Hello, Hello''', but in 2015 it was changed to '''Chica’s Here'''.
The theme tune from 2007-2013 was '''Brand New Day'''. From 2013-2015 it instead was '''Chica's Here'''.


Some episodes of the show were supposedly archived by [[IMDb]] and on-demand services since Sprout rebranded, and a few can be found on [[YouTube]].
==Former hosts==
*'''Carly''' was portrayed by Carly Ciarrocchi. She joined the show from June 18, 2012 to August 11, 2017.
*'''Tim''' was portrayed by Grammy award winner [[Tim Kubart]]. He was introduced during the 2013 [[Macy's]] [[Thanksgiving]] Day Parade as he replaced Sean, He hosted the show from December 30, 2013 to August 11, 2017.
*'''Chica''' was a chicken puppet who co-hosted ''Sunny Side Up'' with Emily, Carly, Tim, and Kaitlin. Before moving to a city apartment, she lived in The Sunshine Barn. She had a voice which resembled a [[kazoo]]. Her character had been part of the show from 2007 to 2017. She also made occasional appearances in the ''Sprout Control Room''. Chica was voiced by Forrest Harding.
*'''Kevin''', portrayed by Kevin Yamada, was an original host of ''The Sunny Side Up Show''. Kevin joined Chica and Kelly as hosts, and the birthday cards and crawl of viewers' names became features of the new program. Kevin's last appearance on the show was on December 25, 2009, where he explained his impending departure from the show by telling viewers that he was moving away to the great big city and not playing with Chica in the Sunshine Barn anymore. He played the character of Ricky on the daily ''[[Sprout Sharing Show]]'' until the show ended on May 11, 2014; his ''Sunny Side Up'' hosting duties were assumed by new host Dennisha Pratt on December 31, 2009.
*'''Liz''', portrayed by Liz Filios, joined the show on November 1, 2010 and left the show June 1, 2012 to explore the world. She was replaced by Carly.
*'''Sean''', portrayed by Sean Roach, joined Kevin and Kelly as co-host of ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' in 2007. His last appearance on the show was December 13, 2013. He left to focus more on his art. He still hosts reruns of ''[[Noodle and Doodle]]''. He was replaced by Tim.
*'''Kelly''', portrayed by Kelly Vrooman, was one of the original two hosts of the show. Her final appearance as a host was on December 20, 2013. She starred in ''[[The Chica Show]]''. She rejoined the show only for Thanks for Giving Week 2014. She was replaced by Kaitlin.
*'''Dennisha''', portrayed by Dennisha Pratt, made her debut on December 31, 2009, replacing Kevin. She rejoined the show on the Mother's Day weekend in 2013 and her last show was June 13, 2014 before she and her family moved away to start some new adventures. She was replaced by Emily.
*'''Kaitlin''' was portrayed by Kaitlin Becker. She was introduced during the 2013 [[Macy's]] [[Thanksgiving]] Day Parade as she replaced Kelly. She began hosting on January 6, 2014 and stopped hosting on May 19, 2017 to move away to another state.
*'''Emily''' was portrayed by Emily Borromeo. She joined the show as a host June 23, 2014, replacing Dennisha and left in June 29, 2017 to pursue her Broadway career.


== Origins and history ==
==Former regular characters==
Andrew Beecham, Sprout's senior vice president of programming, knew he wanted a live show, so executives agreed that a live show with guest appearances from Sprout characters, viewer submissions, and weekly themes would be perfect for Sprout.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sproutforparents.com/sprout/parentsplace/article_detail.aspx?id=02cba94e-e7d6-44ef-9aa2-9cb200b8b4c3 |title=Inside the Sunshine Barn: A Behind the Scenes Look at The Sunny Side Up Show |last=Capriotti |first=Diana |work=Sprout for Parents |date=May 2, 2010 |accessdate=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502025311/http://www.sproutforparents.com/sprout/parentsplace/article_detail.aspx?id=02cba94e-e7d6-44ef-9aa2-9cb200b8b4c3 |archive-date=2 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The block first premiered on September 26, 2007, two years exact after the Sprout channel launched with Kelly Vrooman and Kevin Yamada alongside Chica the puppet chicken as the first hosts, Sean Roach joined the founding trio of presenters the following year.
*'''Mr. Mailman''' was a cartoon character who used to appear on ''The Birthday Show'' and on ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' during Birthdays.
*'''Rico''' was Chica's cousin who made occasional appearances.


On September 25, 2010, to celebrate the launch of the Sprout original series ''[[Noodle and Doodle]]'', the block expanded to include Saturday and Sunday weekend morning broadcasts instead of just taking the weekend off and handing over to ''The Let’s Go Show'', another Sprout programming block at the time. It was around the time that the set was remodeled, now featuring a green flower-shaped clock and a red and blue crate.
==Former guest stars==

* ''[[Barney and Friends]]'': Barney, Riff
For several years, ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' was taped at the [[Comcast Center]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] before moving to [[30 Rockefeller Plaza]] in [[New York City]] in 2014, as Sprout was acquired by [[NBCUniversal]] the previous year, in a studio not too far from [[The Roots]]' wardrobe rack. Since the move to New York, Sprout started snagging celebrity guest stars to appear on the program after they appeared on ''[[Today (American TV program)|The Today Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/live-york-sprout-morning-show-kids-wants-celebrities-113020388.html|title=Live, From New York: Sprout’s Morning Show For Kids Wants Celebrities In Mix|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|work=Yahoo Sports|date=October 20, 2014|accessdate=April 21, 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''[[The Furchester Hotel]]'': [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Grover]], [[Prairie Dawn]], [[Elmo]], [[Abby Cadabby]], [[Cookie Monster]]

* ''[[The Wiggles]]'': [[Greg Page (musician)|Greg Page]], [[Murray Cook]], [[Anthony Field]], [[Jeff Fatt]], Captain Feathersword, [[Emma Watkins]], [[Lachlan Gillespie]], [[Simon Pryce]], [[Sam Moran]]
== Segments ==
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== 2007–2015 ==
The block starts with the host and Chica greeting the viewers and explaining the date/weather and the day's theme.

The next segment involves birthday cards and wishes. Mr. Mailman, a mailman puppet, would send the cards to the "Sunshine Barn".

The next segment involves a different song or dance each day.

The next segment involves the hosts making a craft or cooking a recipe. Based on the app "Dress Chica", during a show that comes on at 10:00 a.m., the hosts would demonstrate the viewers’ idea of Chica's disguise. Dress Chica was created since executives wanted a game and segment that would help kids get dressed. A Dress Chica app was released by New Wave Entertainment in 2009, alongside "Sprout Player" and "Dress Like Chica."

In the Good Egg Awards, formerly part of the segment "Farm Talk," the hosts would read different awards given to viewers online.

Next, the hosts would do a dance titled the Barnyard Boogie. In 2013, the segment was replaced with a new segment titled Sproutlet Stories, where viewers online could make up three different stories: a pirate adventure, a royal adventure, and a space adventure.

In 2014, a new penultimate segment was added, titled Chica's Choice, where a five-inch spinning wheel would be spun to direct everyone to do something "fun". The next segment involves sharing the remainder birthday cards and wishes.

From 2010-2017, the hosts would host the Sproutlet News Report, where viewers could share what they did and how they showed care for each other, with amazing voicemails. The hosts would close the block by telling viewers to stay tuned for the Sprout Sharing Show and The Good Night Show.

==2015–2017==
In September 2015, as part of Sprout's new design, the setting was changed to a city apartment.

The birthday cards and wishes were still going, as well as crafts. Temporarily, the Dress Chica, Chica's Choice, Sproutlet Stories and Sproutlet News Report were removed from the block. In 2017, Chica was removed to make way for the Sprout House block.

== Cast ==
=== Hosts ===
* Carly Ciarrocchi hosted the show from June 4, 2012, replacing Liz, to August 11, 2017, when she became the host of ''Sprout House'' (the show's spiritual successor).
* Tim Kubart hosted the show from December 30, 2013, replacing Sean and was one of the winners of the Host Hunt contest, up to August 11, 2017. Kubart is also a kindie artist and plays the tambourine for [[Postmodern Jukebox]].
* Chica, a chicken puppet who co-hosted ''Sunny Side Up'' with Emily, Carly, Tim, and Kaitlin. Before moving to a city apartment, she lived in the "Sunshine Barn". She had a voice which resembled a [[squeaky toy]]. Her character had been part of the show from 2007 to 2017. She also made occasional appearances on both ''The Sprout Sharing Show'' and its successor ''Sprout Control Room''. Executives wanted the puppet co-host to be a chicken, though Beecham thought preschoolers couldn't connect well with chickens, and worked with a designer to make sure the puppet was cute enough. One of the reasons for Chica's squeaking was because her puppeteers ("Chicateers") were all associate producers who would help out in the control room on the third of a three-week cycle. Over the years, Chica has been played by the likes of Forrest Harding, Brendan Gawel (who also played Curtis E. Owl on ''The Sprout Sharing Show''), Edward Pokropski, Jenn Santee, Jackie Payton, Scott McClennen, Kimberly Diaz, and Matt Fornwald.
* Kevin Yamada hosted The Show from September 26, 2007, having previously hosted ''The Birthday Show'', to December 25, 2009, announcing he was moving to the big city, and was replaced by Dennisha. Yamada also played Ricky Rabbit on ''The Sprout Sharing Show''.
* Liz Filios hosted the show from November 1, 2010 to June 4, 2012, when she was replaced by Carly.
* Sean Roach hosted the show from early 2008 to December 13, 2013, focusing more on his arts. Roach also hosted ''[[Noodle and Doodle]]'', Sprout's first full-length original series.
* One of the first two hosts (alongside Kevin), Kelly Vrooman hosted the show from September 26, 2007 to December 20, 2013, hosting the Kindest Kid special on the next two days. Vrooman also played Patty Pig on ''The Sprout Sharing Show'' and Kelly on ''[[The Chica Show]]''.
* Dennisha Pratt hosted the show from December 31, 2009, replacing Kevin, to June 13, 2014, when she and her family moved away. She was replaced by Emily.
* Kaitlin Becker hosted the show from January 6, 2014, replacing Kelly and was one of the winners of the Host Hunt contest, up to May 19, 2017. Becker also plays Meekah in the ''[[Blippi]]'' franchise.
* Emily Borromeo hosted the show from May 23, 2014, replacing Dennisha, to June 29, 2017.

=== Recurring characters ===

* Mr. Mailman was a cartoon character who used to appear on ''The Birthday Show'' and on ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' during Birthdays. He also appeared in a short-form series titled ''The New Adventures of Mr. Mailman''.
* Rico was Chica's cousin who made occasional appearances.
* Chica's Nana made occasional appearances, usually alongside Rico.

=== Guest stars ===
The following is a list of television programs from which guest stars originated, and the characters from those programs which appeared on Sunny Side Up:

* ''[[Barney & Friends]]'': Barney, Riff
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''[[The Furchester Hotel]]'': [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Grover]], Prairie Dawn, [[Elmo]], [[Abby Cadabby]], [[Cookie Monster]]
* ''[[The Wiggles]]'': [[Greg Page (musician)|Greg Page]], [[Murray Cook]], [[Anthony Field]], [[Jeff Fatt]], Captain Feathersword ([[Paul Paddick]]), [[Emma Watkins]], [[Lachlan Gillespie]], [[Simon Pryce]], [[Sam Moran]]
* ''[[LazyTown]]'': [[Sportacus]], [[Stephanie (LazyTown)|Stephanie]]
* ''[[LazyTown]]'': [[Sportacus]], [[Stephanie (LazyTown)|Stephanie]]
* ''[[Noodle and Doodle]]'': Noodle McNoodle
* ''[[Noodle and Doodle]]'': Noodle McNoodle
* ''[[Jim Henson's Pajanimals]]'': Squacky, Sweetpea Sue
* ''[[Jim Henson's Pajanimals]]'': Squacky, Sweetpea Sue
* ''[[Sprout Sharing Show]]'': Patty, Ricky, Curtis
* ''[[Sprout Sharing Show]]'': Patty, Ricky, Curtis E. Owl, Stage Mice
* ''[[The Good Night Show]]'': Nina, Star
* ''[[The Good Night Show]]'': Nina, Star
* ''The Let's Go Show'': Miles
* ''The Let's Go Show'': Miles
* ''Bounce'': Elizabeth
* ''Bounce'': Elizabeth
* ''[[Laurie Berkner]]''
* [[Laurie Berkner]]
* [[Dan Zanes]]
* ''[[The Chica Show]]'': Mr. C, Mrs. C, Kelly
* The Dream Jam Band
* ''Sprout Control Room'': Meeka (also known as Banjo in The Let's Go Show), M'Goats
* Justin Roberts
* Elizabeth Mitchell
* [[Lisa Loeb]]
* The Okee Dokee Brothers
* The Pop-Ups
* Jose Garces
* Richard Blais
* [[Mario Lopez]]
* Michael Weiss
* Annie McLaughlin<ref name=Cynopsis>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cynopsis.com/thursday-august-7th-2008-3/|title = Thursday, August 7th, 2008|website=Cynopsis}}</ref>
* Judy Kahn<ref name="Cynopsis" />
* Christa Mereen<ref name="Cynopsis" />
* Michael Krajewski
* Norm Schultz
* Bill Konstant
* Stevie Boulden
* [[American Authors]]
* [[Michelle Obama]]
* [[Keke Palmer]]
* [[Simone Biles]]
* [[Jenny Slate]]
* Postmodern Jukebox
* [[Patrick Warburton]]
* [[Mo'ne Davis]]
* [[Laurie Hernandez]]
* [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]]
* [[Faith Evans]]
* [[B. J. Novak]]
* [[Padma Lakshmi]]
* [[Boyz II Men]]
* [[Willie Garson]]
* [[John Green]]
* [[Bryce Dallas Howard]]
* [[John O'Hurley]]
* [[Sanya Richards Ross]]
* [[Alyssa Milano]]
* ''[[The Chica Show]]'': Mr. C, Mrs. C (the latter was previously a recurring character)
* ''Sprout Control Room'': Meeka (also known as Banjo in ''The Let's Go Show''), M'Goats


==Programming==
==Former programming==
* ''[[The Furchester Hotel]]''
* ''[[Roary the Racing Car]]'' (2008-2012)
* ''[[The Floogals]]''
* ''[[Fifi and the Flowertots]]'' (2008-2014)
* ''[[Noddy, Toyland Detective]]''
* ''[[Barney & Friends]]'' (2007-2015)
* ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' (2007-2015)
* ''Terrific Trucks''
* ''Dive, Olly, Dive!'' (2008-2014)
* ''[[Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave]]''
* ''[[The Chica Show]]''
* ''[[Fireman Sam]]'' (2007-2014)
* ''[[Play with Me Sesame]]'' (2007-2015)
* ''[[What's Your News?]]'' (2010-2014)
* ''[[Pic Me|Picme]]'' (2008-2011)
* ''[[Tree Fu Tom]]'' (2013-2016)
* ''[[Maya the Bee]]'' (2015-2017)
* ''[[Noodle and Doodle]]''
* ''[[The Furchester Hotel]]'' (2016-2017)
* ''[[Sarah & Duck]]'' (2013-2017)
* ''[[Floogals]]'' (2016-2017)
* ''[[Super Wings]]'' (2015-2017)
* ''[[Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave]]'' (2015-2017)
* ''[[Chloe's Closet]]'' (2010-2017)
* ''[[The Chica Show]]'' (2012-2015)
* ''[[Super Why!]]'' (2011-2015)
* ''[[Dragon Tales]]'' (2007-2010)
* ''[[Bob the Builder]]'' (2007-2015)
* ''[[The Berenstain Bears (2002 TV series)|The Berenstain Bears]]'' (2007-2017)
* ''[[Pingu]]'' (2007-2010)
* ''[[Lily's Driftwood Bay]]'' (2014-2017)
* ''[[Boj (TV series)|Boj]]'' (2015-2017)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:39, 5 December 2024

Sunny Side Up
Logo from 2007–2009
NetworkPBS Kids Sprout
Sprout (9:00 am–12:00 pm)
LaunchedSeptember 26, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-09-26)
ClosedAugust 11, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-08-11)
Country of originUnited States
Formerly known as
  • The Birthday Show
  • The Sunny Side Up Show
Format480i (SDTV) (2007–2013) (seasons 1-6)
1080i (HDTV) (2013–2017) (seasons 7-10)
Running time3 hours
Original language(s)English

Sunny Side Up (previously known as The Sunny Side Up Show) is a defunct television programming block which premiered on Sprout on September 26, 2007[1][2] and ended on August 11, 2017. Each week, a new theme was introduced,[3] including food, Halloween, animals, construction, fall, opposites, and birthdays. Sunny Side Up aired at 9:00 a.m. Eastern/8:00 a.m. Central until 12:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. Central each weekday morning. The hosts of Sunny Side Up played games, sang songs, told stories, and showed birthday cards or artwork.

Sunny Side Up was Sprout's morning program. It was produced live every weekday, and hosted by a human host along with Chica, a chicken puppet who later got her own show. Before moving to a "city apartment" set, the show took place on a set dubbed The Sunshine Barn and decorated with farm-themed objects. The hosts were Carly and Tim. Each hosted the show for one week with each week's host being announced late in the previous week. Each week's host introduced programs, read birthdays, led activities related to the week's theme, and read messages sent in by individual "Sproutlet" viewers through the Sprout website. There were daily activities such as "The Good Egg Awards" (renamed "The Kindness Kid Awards") celebrating viewers' accomplishments, and "Sproutlet Stories" allowed "Sproutlets" to tell different stories with different plots, characters, and settings.

The theme tune from 2007-2013 was Brand New Day. From 2013-2015 it instead was Chica's Here.

Some episodes of the show were supposedly archived by IMDb and on-demand services since Sprout rebranded, and a few can be found on YouTube.

Origins and history

[edit]

Andrew Beecham, Sprout's senior vice president of programming, knew he wanted a live show, so executives agreed that a live show with guest appearances from Sprout characters, viewer submissions, and weekly themes would be perfect for Sprout.[4] The block first premiered on September 26, 2007, two years exact after the Sprout channel launched with Kelly Vrooman and Kevin Yamada alongside Chica the puppet chicken as the first hosts, Sean Roach joined the founding trio of presenters the following year.

On September 25, 2010, to celebrate the launch of the Sprout original series Noodle and Doodle, the block expanded to include Saturday and Sunday weekend morning broadcasts instead of just taking the weekend off and handing over to The Let’s Go Show, another Sprout programming block at the time. It was around the time that the set was remodeled, now featuring a green flower-shaped clock and a red and blue crate.

For several years, The Sunny Side Up Show was taped at the Comcast Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before moving to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City in 2014, as Sprout was acquired by NBCUniversal the previous year, in a studio not too far from The Roots' wardrobe rack. Since the move to New York, Sprout started snagging celebrity guest stars to appear on the program after they appeared on The Today Show.[5]

Segments

[edit]

2007–2015

[edit]

The block starts with the host and Chica greeting the viewers and explaining the date/weather and the day's theme.

The next segment involves birthday cards and wishes. Mr. Mailman, a mailman puppet, would send the cards to the "Sunshine Barn".

The next segment involves a different song or dance each day.

The next segment involves the hosts making a craft or cooking a recipe. Based on the app "Dress Chica", during a show that comes on at 10:00 a.m., the hosts would demonstrate the viewers’ idea of Chica's disguise. Dress Chica was created since executives wanted a game and segment that would help kids get dressed. A Dress Chica app was released by New Wave Entertainment in 2009, alongside "Sprout Player" and "Dress Like Chica."

In the Good Egg Awards, formerly part of the segment "Farm Talk," the hosts would read different awards given to viewers online.

Next, the hosts would do a dance titled the Barnyard Boogie. In 2013, the segment was replaced with a new segment titled Sproutlet Stories, where viewers online could make up three different stories: a pirate adventure, a royal adventure, and a space adventure.

In 2014, a new penultimate segment was added, titled Chica's Choice, where a five-inch spinning wheel would be spun to direct everyone to do something "fun". The next segment involves sharing the remainder birthday cards and wishes.

From 2010-2017, the hosts would host the Sproutlet News Report, where viewers could share what they did and how they showed care for each other, with amazing voicemails. The hosts would close the block by telling viewers to stay tuned for the Sprout Sharing Show and The Good Night Show.

2015–2017

[edit]

In September 2015, as part of Sprout's new design, the setting was changed to a city apartment.

The birthday cards and wishes were still going, as well as crafts. Temporarily, the Dress Chica, Chica's Choice, Sproutlet Stories and Sproutlet News Report were removed from the block. In 2017, Chica was removed to make way for the Sprout House block.

Cast

[edit]

Hosts

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  • Carly Ciarrocchi hosted the show from June 4, 2012, replacing Liz, to August 11, 2017, when she became the host of Sprout House (the show's spiritual successor).
  • Tim Kubart hosted the show from December 30, 2013, replacing Sean and was one of the winners of the Host Hunt contest, up to August 11, 2017. Kubart is also a kindie artist and plays the tambourine for Postmodern Jukebox.
  • Chica, a chicken puppet who co-hosted Sunny Side Up with Emily, Carly, Tim, and Kaitlin. Before moving to a city apartment, she lived in the "Sunshine Barn". She had a voice which resembled a squeaky toy. Her character had been part of the show from 2007 to 2017. She also made occasional appearances on both The Sprout Sharing Show and its successor Sprout Control Room. Executives wanted the puppet co-host to be a chicken, though Beecham thought preschoolers couldn't connect well with chickens, and worked with a designer to make sure the puppet was cute enough. One of the reasons for Chica's squeaking was because her puppeteers ("Chicateers") were all associate producers who would help out in the control room on the third of a three-week cycle. Over the years, Chica has been played by the likes of Forrest Harding, Brendan Gawel (who also played Curtis E. Owl on The Sprout Sharing Show), Edward Pokropski, Jenn Santee, Jackie Payton, Scott McClennen, Kimberly Diaz, and Matt Fornwald.
  • Kevin Yamada hosted The Show from September 26, 2007, having previously hosted The Birthday Show, to December 25, 2009, announcing he was moving to the big city, and was replaced by Dennisha. Yamada also played Ricky Rabbit on The Sprout Sharing Show.
  • Liz Filios hosted the show from November 1, 2010 to June 4, 2012, when she was replaced by Carly.
  • Sean Roach hosted the show from early 2008 to December 13, 2013, focusing more on his arts. Roach also hosted Noodle and Doodle, Sprout's first full-length original series.
  • One of the first two hosts (alongside Kevin), Kelly Vrooman hosted the show from September 26, 2007 to December 20, 2013, hosting the Kindest Kid special on the next two days. Vrooman also played Patty Pig on The Sprout Sharing Show and Kelly on The Chica Show.
  • Dennisha Pratt hosted the show from December 31, 2009, replacing Kevin, to June 13, 2014, when she and her family moved away. She was replaced by Emily.
  • Kaitlin Becker hosted the show from January 6, 2014, replacing Kelly and was one of the winners of the Host Hunt contest, up to May 19, 2017. Becker also plays Meekah in the Blippi franchise.
  • Emily Borromeo hosted the show from May 23, 2014, replacing Dennisha, to June 29, 2017.

Recurring characters

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  • Mr. Mailman was a cartoon character who used to appear on The Birthday Show and on The Sunny Side Up Show during Birthdays. He also appeared in a short-form series titled The New Adventures of Mr. Mailman.
  • Rico was Chica's cousin who made occasional appearances.
  • Chica's Nana made occasional appearances, usually alongside Rico.

Guest stars

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The following is a list of television programs from which guest stars originated, and the characters from those programs which appeared on Sunny Side Up:

Programming

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References

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  1. ^ Gibbons, Kent (September 10, 2007). "Growth Spurt for Two-Year-Old Sprout". MultiChannel News. Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Lynch, Jason (March 22, 2016). "In Brand Refresh, Children's TV Network Drops Barney and Thomas for Original Shows". AdWeek. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Sunny Side Up Show Web Page". Sprout Online. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  4. ^ Capriotti, Diana (May 2, 2010). "Inside the Sunshine Barn: A Behind the Scenes Look at The Sunny Side Up Show". Sprout for Parents. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Steinberg, Brian (October 20, 2014). "Live, From New York: Sprout's Morning Show For Kids Wants Celebrities In Mix". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Thursday, August 7th, 2008". Cynopsis.
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