The Let's Go Show

"Well as they say where I come from: Let's go!"

―Miles, "Jingle All the Way"

The Let's Go Show
Launched	June 25, 2007
Closed	September 19, 2010
Cast	Milton Barnes, Ali J. Eisner
Airdate	3PM - 6PM EST (2007 - 2008) 2PM - 5PM CT (2007 - 2008) 6AM - 9AM EST (Weekends) 5AM - 8AM CT (Weekends) 9AM - 12PM EST (Weekends) 8AM - 11AM CT (Weekends)

Miles on The Sunny Side Up Show.

Miles and Banjo in a promo for The Great Sprout Tuck-In.

Miles and Banjo in a Sprout Please promo.

Miles and Banjo in Sprout is Always Here for You.

Miles and Banjo in SproutOnline.com (song).

End of a promo for The Let's Go Show, 2009.

"Music Hill"

Behind the Scenes

The Let's Go Show was a programming block created by Sprout. It aired every afternoon from 3PM to 6PM ET from June 25th, 2007 until May 5th, 2008, the day The Sprout Sharing Show moved to this time slot. The Let's Go Show moved to weekend mornings from 6AM to 9AM ET and again from 9AM to 12PM ET 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 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 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 Miles and his puppy friend Banjo, an adorable and spirited puppet who loves to play her homemade banjo, embark each afternoon on a musical journey. Miles 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™." (link)

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 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."

Cast

• Miles is the host of the program. He is portrayed by Milton Barnes.
• Banjo is a pink dog puppet. She is very spunky and loves to play the banjo. She is played by Ali J. Eisner.
• Carla is Miles and Banjo's cardboard car.

Programming

• Angelina Ballerina
• Barney & Friends
• Bob the Builder
  • Bob the Builder: Project: Build It
• Caillou
• Chloe's Closet
• Dive Olly Dive!
• Dragon Tales
• Fifi and the Flowertots
• Fireman Sam
• Franny's Feet
• The Hoobs
• Jay Jay the Jet Plane
• Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
• Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
• The Many Adventures of Mr. Mailman
• Make Way for Noddy
• Pingu
• Roary the Racing Car
• Sesame Street
• Today's Birthdays
• Thomas & Friends
• The Wiggles Show!
• Zoboomafoo

Website

The Let's Go Show had its own microsite 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.

History

2000s

The block was first announced by Sprout on May 7, 2007 at day one in NCTA in Las Vegas, and first appeared on Sprout's lineup on June 25, 2007 as an afternoon block.

Just a year after it came out, in 2008, The Let's Go Show moved to weekend mornings from 6AM to 12PM ET in order to make room for The Sprout Sharing Show.

"Don't miss out on the fun! The Let's Go Show has a new time. Tune in at 6am and 9am ET on weekends to continue your journey with Miles and Banjo. And don't forget to check out games, activities, new discoveries, crafts and more." (link)

With the second season in 2008, "Sprout Scouts" were encouraged to send in their photos of trips they took and see them on TV.

2010s

In 2010, when The Sunny Side Up Show started to broadcast on weekends and Sprout premiered Noodle and Doodle, The Let's Go Show dissolved. Since it also aired on weekends from 6AM to 9AM, this timeslot became unblocked as Good Morning (because Sprout's 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 2013, when the site was rebranded. However, the games would remain up on this refresh for a short period of time.

Notes

• One of the locations in the show was the Sprout Diner Café, themed after Sprout Diner. 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, "Miles' 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 as early as 2013.
• Banjo's puppet was later recycled for the character Meeka in the interstitial series, Sprout Control Room.
• Miles appeared on The Sunny Side Up Show during New Year's Eve 2007 and again on New Year's Day 2008.
• The block was filmed at Wallace Film Studios in Toronto, Canada, which was also the filming location for The Big Comfy Couch.
• Nina guest starred in the episodes "Concert" and "Fiesta."
• This was the first afternoon block to air on Sprout.
• When The Sprout Sharing Show premiered, the block initially was moved to weekend afternoons but shortly after, it was moved again to weekend mornings.

See also

• The Let's Snow Show

External links

• Website (2007)
• SproutOnline.com page (2011)
• Parents and Kids Share Together