Sprout, the 24-hour preschool channel replaced by Universal Kids in 2017, has helped kids in over 60 million homes learn over the course of 12 countries with its day part programming blocks - two of which were the live Sunny Side Up Show and flagship nighttime block The Good Night Show. Both ended in 2017, both shortly before the launch of Universal Kids on September 9th, but, given the trashy programs children watch today (PAW Patrol and CoComelon come to mind), they're needed now more than ever!

Sprout was morphed into Universal Kids since the audience was getting older and about to move on to the likes of Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. The cowards at NBCUniversal need to realize that their (Sprout's) distinctive, interactive programs and strands meant a lot to children with special needs like the autism spectrum (which I'm on), probably due to the warm, playful nature they had that was hard to find on other shows. It's clear to say that today's children are missing out - they're watching dumb toy reviews starring real kids and nursery rhyme videos, all of which make no sense and rarely have educational value.

Many kids who watched Sprout back in the old days (love them or hate them) have gotten married and now have children of their own and want their children to experience the programs they watched when they were their age. The Sunny Side Up Show and The Good Night Show need reboots - not through toy or nursery rhyme videos, actual reboots. I don't want them to get ruined - the case with many shows that got reboots over the years - and if they don't, new children for generations to come will get to experience the magic.

Today's folks in charge of the children's programming at NBCUniversal should know that Sprout's original series taught children the right messages - be kind, take your time, etc. - without being preachy, and children today need that same upbringing. If The Sunny Side Up Show or The Good Night Show isn't revived, future generations won't even know what they are - given most preschoolers were born after 2018.

Overall, these two endearing shows aimed at the entire family deserve to be revived - many children who grew up with them hold them near and dear to their hearts. I believe that, if the NBCU team sees this petition, they'll answer the dreams of us Sprout fans and introduce millions of children to Nina, Star, Chica, and friends.