KIDS

KIDS was a children's television programming block aimed at children ages 1 to 8, created by Julie Mallory and Greg Muzik and produced by W!ldBrain Entertainment. It premiered in September 26, 2007 and ended on August 11th, 2017. The series features an armadillo puppet named Tammy and child hosts who read birthday cards, send out awards to kids who have been kind to the earth, teach manners etc. The show is similar to the Sunny Side Up Show on Sprout.

Trivia

• the In the Night Castle... episode "Double Trouble" featured Falmoir, McCown, Lewis, and Fretz as contestants.

Episode Format

Opening Sequence

The Theme Song (Special Day/Come on in everyone/Brand New Day) plays. Then it cuts to the classroom (2007-2015) or the park (2015-2017) where Tammy and the host will great the viewers, introduce the day of the week, check the date and weather, and introduce the theme, And this is where Tammy and his friends sing along and play games and cheer for today's week.

Closing Sequence

From 2007-2015, the host says "Yo! It's almost time to go!" and then after doing one more activity with Tammy, they say "See you next time"

From 2015-2017, the Nighttime Hour was shown on Nick Jr. with a bedtime story, lullaby etc. It started with the song "Goodbye Sun" and ended with the song "Say Goodnight" and a countdown to Nicktoons was shown with host Charlie Katzenburg narrating.

Segments

During program breaks, Tammy takes part in entertaining activities. These brief activities, generally assisted by the Hosts, emphasize basic literacy and numeracy, fine arts, movement, music, and health. Many of these segments were also featured after repeats of other programs not included in the block. As of 2015, Tammy's Pick, Maggie's Computer Pages, and Host Stories rarely aired.

• Weather Report - a Segment where Tammy and the host check the Weather at the beginning.
• Dancey Dance moves - a segment which was also a game at nickjr.com. A kid dances with one of the hosts. From 2013 onward it was replaced by a different online game, Host Stories.
• Host Stories - a segment which was also a game at nickjr.com. Kids do their own versions of fairy tales which are acted out by Tammy and the host on TV. It ended in 2015 when the setting changed from School to Park.
• Birthday Time - a segment where the host reads birthday cards and birthday wishes, complete with a name scroll down below. the Birthday Cards portion of the segment was dropped in February 2016, but it returned for Nick Jr. House.
• Student Awards/Good Kid Awards - a segment where Tammy and the host give out awards to kids who are being nice to the earth. In 2015 the segment was renamed "Good Kid Awards" because the setting changed from School to Park.
• Nick Jr. News - a Segment where Tammy and the host give out news from their viewers. In 2013 the segment was replaced by NJFF.
• NJFF - a Segment where a viewer said their favorite Nick Jr. Show which replaced Nick Jr. News from 2013 onward.
• Tell Tammy - a segment where a viewer tells Tammy and the host about the day's theme.
• Maggie (animated by Ben Mars) - A CGI cow who often appears in the Adventure Screen.
• Michael's Magic Pictures - a Segment where Michael Bruza draws pictures which often come to life hence the name.
• Isaac's Beat - a segment where Isaac Mirror beatboxes
• Knock Knock Jokes - a segment where Frankie Muniz and Aaron Carter tell knock knock jokes.
• Party Time And Sing a long - A segment where Tammy and his friends are having a party time and sing songs for all ages for children, and play games and eat fun new party snacks.

Hosts

Aside from a puppet named Tammy, real kid hosts filled out the gaps doing these activities

• Tammy - a 3 year old Armadillo puppet who lives in the Park with Charlie, Lance, Dorothy, and Caroline. She lived in a school classroom before the setting change since its 2007 premiere. In 2012 she was given her own spinoff series of the same name. She still appears in Nick Jr. House in a segment called "Tammy at School." Tammy can’t talk, but instead squeaks like a kazoo.
• Sean (Sean Fujiwara) - Sean, Erica, and Andrea joined Tammy as hosts when it first premiered in September 26th, 2007. On Christmas 2009 he announced he was leaving the Classroom because he and his family were moving to Ohio. His hosting duties were assumed by new hosts Xanthe and Xoe Vila on December 30th 2009.
• Erica (Erica O'Barr) - Erica was the longest serving host on KIDS. She joined the show since its 2007 premiere and left in December 2013 because she was going to college. She only returned in November 2014 for a "Dancey Dance" segment. She still appears on Nick Jr. in KIDS' spinoff series, Tammy. She and Brayden got replaced by Lance Lewis and Dorothy McCown
• Andrea (Andrea Augustus) - Sean, Erica, and Andrea joined Tammy as hosts when it first premiered in September 26th, 2007. She left in February 11th, 2008 because she was doing a musical project.
• Brayden (Brayden Blackburn) - Brayden joined Sean, Erica, and Tammy in February 20th, 2008. His final appearance as a host was on December 13th, 2013 because he had to focus on more art. He presents Romp N'Roll at Home. He and Erica were replaced by Lance Lewis and Dorothy McCown
• Xanthe and Xoe (Xanthe and Xoe Vila) - Xoe and Xanthe joined Tammy, Brayden, and Erica as hosts in December 30th, 2009. In June 13th, 2014 they announced they were leaving because they were moving away with their family. They were replaced by Caroline, portrayed by Caroline Johnson.
• Maddie (Madeline Fretz) - Maddie joined Xoe, Xanthe, Erica, Brayden, and Tammy as hosts in November 1st, 2010. In June 1st, 2012 she left due to sickness. She was replaced by Charlie, portrayed by Charlie Katzenburg
• Charlie (Charlie Falmoir) - Charlie joined Tammy, Erica, Brayden, Xoe and Xanthe as hosts in June 18th, 2012. She still appears in Nick Jr. as one of the hosts on Nick Jr. House. She also appears on Nickelodeon's Upbeat Retreat
• Lance (Lance Lewis) - Comedian Lance Lewis joined Tammy, Charlie, Xanthe and Xoe as one of the two hosts replacing Erica and Brayden. He joined on December 30th 2013 and is still one of the hosts on Nick Jr. House. He also appears on Nickelodeon's Lance's House
• Dorothy (Dorothy McCown) - Dorothy joined Tammy, Charlie, Xanthe, and Xoe as one of the two hosts replacing Erica and Brayden. She joined on January 16th 2014. She left in February 2017 because her family was in the country illegally, and they were afraid that the exposure could garner some unwanted attention.
• Caroline (Caroline Johnson) - Caroline joined Tammy, Charlie, Dorothy, and Lance as hosts replacing Xoe and Xanthe in June 2014. She and McCown left in 2017 to pursue new show Show Me, Show Me
• Isaac (Isaac Mirror) - Isaac has a segment where he beatboxes called Isaac's Beat
• Michael (Michael Bruza) - Michael has a segment where he draws called Michael's Magic Pictures
• Frankie (Frankie Muniz) and Aaron (Aaron Carter) - Frankie and Aaron have a segment where they tell knock knock jokes called Knock Knock Jokes

Other Characters

• Sammy is Tammy's Cousin. He makes occasional appearances
• Mr. Mailman is a giant hand who appeared on KIDS during birthdays. He was dropped in 2015 because the setting changed from school to park

Criticism

In 2014, Sprout host Carly Ciarrocchi found it as a "Sunny Side Up Show Ripoff", solely due to the fact that there is a puppet co-host and the block airs live.

Guests

• Dora the Explorer - Dora guest starred in 2007 for Thanksgiving with DJ Lance Rock. She also appeared with Brayden for St. Valentine‘s Day 2009, Erica and Tammy for Spanish week in August 2010, Brayden and Tammy for Valentine’s Day 2011, and Maddie and Tammy for Thanksgiving week 2011. Boots appeared in Fall 2011 with Erica and Tammy, and in 2012 with Xanthe, Xoe, and Tammy.
• Blue's Clues - Blue appeared in December 2009 with Brayden and Tammy, November 2010 with Erica and Tammy, and December 2011 with Maddie and Tammy, Joe also guest hosted instead of the usual hosts on December 31st, 2007.
• The Backyardagains - Pablo appeared for Friends Week in 2011 with Maddie and Tammy.
• Yo Gabba Gabba! - DJ Lance, Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee, and Plex appeared in September 2012 with Xanthe, Xoe, and Tammy. They also appeared with Brayden and Tammy in 2013. Plex appeared in 2010 to help Erica and Tammy come up with some crazy space robot moves, and DJ Lance guest hosted on occasions instead of the usual hosts.
• The Fresh Beat Band - Kiki, Shout, Twist, and Marina appeared in 2012 with Erica and Tammy. They also appeared that year for Music Week with Brayden and Tammy.
• Mike the Knight - Mike appeared on Valentine’s Day 2012 with Maddie and Tammy to promote his new show.
• PAW Patrol - Marshall appeared in 2014 with Dorothy and Tammy to promote the premiere of Wallykazaam. Chase appeared in February 2014 with Xanthe, Xoe, and Tammy. He returned the next year with Dorothy and Tammy.
• Ni Hao Kai Lan - Rintoo appeared once. Kai Lan also appeared on Thanksgiving 2010 to make recipes with Brayden and Tammy, and also appeared the same month with Maddie and Tammy.
• Lalaloopsy - Jewel Sparkles appeared with Charlie, Erica, and Tammy in 2013. Bea Spells a Lot also appeared with Dorothy and Tammy in March 2015.
• Tammy - Tammy's Mom, Tammy's Dad
• Shimmer and Shine - Shimmer and Shine appeared with Dorothy and Tammy to read thank you notes in 2015.
• Little Charmers - Lavender, Posie, and Hazel appeared in September 2016 with Caroline and Tammy.

Shows aired

• Dora the Explorer
• Blue's Clues
• Yo Gabba Gabba
• Wow Wow Wubbzy
• PAW Patrol
• Dora & Friends: Into the City
• Wallykazaam
• Shimmer and Shine
• Little Charmers
• Backyardigans
• Ni Hao Kai Lan
• Go Diego Go
• Wonder Pets!