The Good Night Show

The Good Night Show was one of the presentation strands featured on PBS Kids, which was introduced in June 1998, and continued on until September 2004.

Format
The Good Night Show featured Tree (puppeteered by Marcus Clarke), who would gradually be getting ready for bed with Skylar, who would occasionally introduce shows and have fun.

The Good Night Show is about winding down in the evening and helps preschoolers maintain a bedtime routine.


 * Twinkle Twinkle Little Star — Sung by Skylar and Tree while looking at their PBS Kids-o-scope. Composed by Sean Peter in collaboration with the ABC.
 * Ready for Bed — Skylar and Tree go through brushing your teeth and washing your face. Composed by Jeff Debnam and the ABC and arranged by Sean Peter.
 * Let's Make Something New — Skylar and Tree sing while they make crafts. Composed by Sean Peter and the ABC.
 * Lucia Light Up the Sky — Skylar and Tree would guess the location where Lucia the Butterfly is based on shadows. Music by Sean Peter and Bryson Hall.
 * Sandy Stories — An animated clip where Skylar and Tree tell stories using sand art. Sandy Stories was written and recorded in collaboration with the ABC by Australian artists Paul Kingston and Cain Horton.
 * PBS Kids Stretches - Follows Skylar and some kids learning a new stretch together.
 * Real Kids — Every night kids talk about a different topic. Music by Sean Peter and the ABC.
 * Hey, OK — A clip that always ends the Night-Time Block. It follows Skylar as she goes to bed after Tree falls asleep and she says a sign language poem to say goodnight to Harper the Hamster, and ends with the phrase "See you in the morning!", and Lucia winks at the viewers and flies away. The song was written by Lior. The video clip was animated in collaboration with the ABC by Sydney-based post-production house, Zspace.

By Early 2003, Tree’s puppet design and voice were changed, giving the character a gentler, calmer vibe.

Hosts and characters

 * Leah Gloria was the original host. She was fired in 1999 because she was in an inappropriate online PSA parody about pregnancy. The block went on hiatus until Henry replaced her.
 * Henry (played by Brian Eppes) was the special guest host from September to December 1999. During his tenure, Lucia was introduced.
 * Skylar (played by Zoe Costello) was the permanent host beginning on December 18, 1999.
 * Tree (played by Marcus Clarke) was a tree-shaped pillow puppet who asked questions about the episode's theme and encouraged viewers to join his activities such as brushing his teeth.
 * Harper was a real life hamster who Leah and Skylar would say goodnight to at the end of each episode using a sign language poem.
 * Lucia was a butterfly who would light the way to PBS Kids shows.