There are 8.7 millions of animal species in the world. Cubs, through animation, tells the bedtime habits of some of the most loved and mysterious beings, letting children know that it's time to go to bed.
The seven muffins live in the middle of the Deserted Meadow, far from the noise of the world, in the cavernous caverns of a muffins heap. The greenest in the green. Muzzle is the reddest. Titus is the yellowest. Hilda is the coolest. Valér is the blueest. Bela is the brownest. Fityirc is the grayest because ... Well, because it must be somebody! They are brave and timid, gentle and sudden in nature, multilingual and silent, clever and ... Well, they are all different. Like children (and adults, of course). Muffins loves best when nothing happens to them, they can just laze around at the top of their heap. But in vain, because most of the time their peaceful day turns into a complicated adventure! Luckily, the muffins are good friends, and together they can solve even the most jovial situations!
Freek Vonk finds a box of old video tapes in the attic. They are the first short nature films, which he made earlier with his friends Maysem and Bas. The young Freek and his friends discover that they can learn a lot from animals. About nature, but also about themselves.
The Good Night Show is a three-hour programming block on Sprout that repeats twice during the nighttime hours. In every episode, a different theme is explored, such as food, sharing, imagination and family. Our live-action host helps children wind down after a busy day.
Storybook Squares is a short-lived Saturday morning version of Hollywood Squares for children. The primary difference, apart from having children as contestants, was that it featured celebrities in costume as well-known fictional characters and some as historical figures.
As with the adult version, Peter Marshall was host and Kenny Williams was announcer; Williams read the characters' names off a scroll as "The Guardian of the Gate", a role similar to his "Town Crier" on Video Village.
The series originally ran on NBC from January 4 to April 19, 1969, with repeats airing until August 30.