Mother Goose Club

Each episode of Mother Goose Club contains multiple segments and follows a cast of six main characters—Baa Baa Sheep, Eep the Mouse, Little Bo Peep, Jack B. Nimble, Mary Quite Contrary, and Teddy Bear—who sing and dance to a variety of nursery rhymes and original songs.{{Cite web|last=|first=|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/hot-picks-mother-goose-club/5110372.article|title=Hot Picks: Mother Goose Club|work=Broadcast|date=October 14, 2016|access-date=February 24, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/mother-goose-gets-cgi-treatment/|title=Mother Goose gets CGI treatment|publisher=C21 Media|access-date=February 24, 2021}} The live-action characters often perform in front of animated backdrops, although some sequences of the show feature fully-animated CGI versions of the cast.{{Cite web|last=Ashby|first=Emily|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/youtube-reviews/mother-goose-club|title=Mother Goose Club|work=Common Sense Media|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2021}} Episodes also often feature sketch-like segments that have narrative elements.{{Cite web|last=Cawley|first=Christian|url=https://www.muo.com/tag/best-youtube-channels-for-kids/|title=The 8 Best YouTube Channels for Kids to Watch|work=Muo|date=October 16, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2021}} The program's emphasis on words is designed to help young children learn early language skills, while rhymes and melodies encourage song participation and physical movement.{{Cite web|last=Jorgensen |first=Marin| url=https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/12/05/rhythm-and-rhyme-sona-chong-jho|title=Rhythm and Rhyme: Sona Chong Jho|work=Harvard Ed. Magazine|language=en|date=June 2012|access-date=February 24, 2021}} The show also focuses on other early learning concepts such as letters, colors, and shape recognition.

The Mother Goose Club YouTube channel also contains a number of shorter, song-only videos that feature cast members and other performers singing nursery rhymes.{{Cite web|last=Jorgensen|first=Marin|url=https://www.gse.harvard.edu/hgse100/story/learning-mother-goose|title=Learning with Mother Goose|publisher=Harvard Graduate School of Education|date=2020|access-date=February 24, 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Wakabayashi|first=Daisuke|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/technology/personaltech/when-the-tools-of-the-trade-are-the-keyboard-and-mouse.html|title=When the Tools of the Trade Are the Keyboard and Mouse|work=The New York Times|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2021}} Additional content can be found on the Mother Goose Club mobile app in the form of songs, books, games, and videos and on Netflix in the form of a nursery rhyme compilation.{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/netflix-hooplakidz-nursery-rhymes-1201883782/|title=Netflix's Newest Virtual Babysitter: YouTube-Video Compilation of Nursery Rhymes|work=Variety|date=October 10, 2016|access-date=February 24, 2021}} Sockeye Media also operates and produces content for associated YouTube channels including Mother Goose Club Playhouse{{Cite news|last=Foster|first=Elizabeth|url=https://kidscreen.com/2017/09/08/wildbrain-inks-mother-goose-club-youtube-deal/|title=WildBrain inks Mother Goose Club YouTube deal|work=KidScreen|date=September 8, 2017|access-date=February 24, 2021}} and a Spanish-language version of the channel known as Mother Goose Club en Español.{{Cite web|last=Gidick|first=Kinsey|url=https://www.romper.com/p/30-educational-videos-on-youtube-for-toddlers-kids-22642975|title=30 Educational Videos On YouTube, Because Screen Time Is All The Time Now|work=Romper|date=March 23, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2021}} As of 2020, Spotify content can also be found on Prime Video,{{Cite web|last=Tucker|first=Jessica|url=https://www.babygaga.com/the-10-best-shows-for-toddlers-on-amazon-prime/|title=The 10 Best Shows For Toddlers On Amazon Prime|work=BabyGaga|date=November 8, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2021}} Kidoodle.TV,{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Elizabeth|url=https://kidscreen.com/2019/12/04/kidoodle-tv-unwraps-new-childrens-content/|title=Kidoodle.TV unwraps new children's content|work=KidScreen|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2021}} Tubi, and HappyKidsTV (among other platforms).{{Cite web|last=Hepburn|first=Tmera|url=https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/heres-whats-new-on-happykids-tv-for-free-in-june/|title=Here's What's New on HappyKids.tv for Free in June|work=Cord Cutter News|date=June 5, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2021}}

The show was created by educators and parents of four, Harry Jho and Sona Jho of Sockeye Media. Mother Goose Club videos were initially uploaded to YouTube for the purpose of sharing content with industry professionals but developed an unexpectedly large following among the general population.{{Cite news|last=Dickson|first=Jeremy| url=https://kidscreen.com/2016/10/21/how-digital-data-is-shaping-creative-content/|title=How digital data is shaping creative content|work=KidScreen|date=October 21, 2016| access-date=February 24, 2021}}

By 2011, Mother Goose Club had inadvertently become one of the largest YouTube kids' channels in the world. Episodes also appeared on PBS stations nationwide and in DVD compilations. In 2015, the Mother Goose Club channel was among the first content creators to appear on the YouTube Kids mobile app.{{Cite web|last=Dredge|first=Stuart|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/23/youtube-kids-app-android-us-only|title=YouTube Kids app launches in the US for Android and iOS|work=The Guardian|date=February 23, 2015|access-date=February 24, 2021}}

By 2016, a compilation of Mother Goose Club episodes had been licensed to Netflix. Beginning that year, Sockeye Media started presenting the Mother Goose Club series at both MIPCOM and MIPJunior, international conferences that bring together entertainment content players worldwide. It also announced a partnership with Foothill Entertainment on a new 52-episode, CGI-animated Mother Goose Club series. Each episode would be 11 minutes long and feature a story-driven narrative.{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Elizabeth|url=https://kidscreen.com/2016/09/30/youtube-hit-mother-goose-club-to-get-cgi-series/|title=YouTube hit Mother Goose Club to get CGI series|work=KidScreen|date=September 30, 2016|access-date=February 24, 2021}} The series went into development in 2018.{{Cite web|last=|first=|url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/entertainment/foothill-distribute-mother-goose-club|title=Foothill to Distribute 'Mother Goose Club'|work=License Global|date=April 6, 2018|access-date=February 24, 2021}}

In 2017, Sockeye Media, together with developer Story Toys Entertainment (now Touch Press Inc.), created an app that brought Mother Goose Club books, videos, and games to iOS mobile devices.{{Cite news|url=https://appadvice.com/post/mother-goose-club-app/745063|title=Mother Goose Club App Out Now on iOS to Bring Preschool to the World|last=Calimlim|first=Aldrin|date=April 11, 2017|work=AppAdvice|access-date=February 24, 2021|language=en-US}} In June of that year, Sockeye Media announced its partnership with DHX Media's online kids' network WildBrain for managing Mother Goose Club{{'}}s YouTube channels and handling paid media campaigns. The deal aims to increase audiences and ad revenue by providing rights management and access to technical support.{{Cite news|last=Burke|first=Jade| url=https://www.licensing.biz/news/read/wildbrain-secures-youtube-rights-to-mother-goose-club/046507|title=Wildbrain secures YouTube rights to Mother Goose Club|work=Licensing Biz|date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909111248/https://www.licensing.biz/news/read/wildbrain-secures-youtube-rights-to-mother-goose-club/046507|archive-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=February 24, 2021}}

In December 2019, Mother Goose Club episodes were added to the library of AVOD provider, Kidoodle.TV. In November 2020, it was announced that Mother Goose Club content would be available on the upcoming interactive children's app and streaming service, Hellosaurus. The app would allow children to interact directly with "gamified" episodes of the show.{{Cite web|last=Tuchow|first=Ryan|url=https://kidscreen.com/2020/11/26/hellosaurus-snags-us3-5-million-investment/|title=Hellosaurus snags US$3.5-million investment|work=KidScreen|date=November 26, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2021}} Mother Goose Club was also announced as a content producer for the upcoming kid-focused streaming app, Sensical, developed by Common Sense Media.{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/common-sense-sensical-free-kids-streaming-launch-1234853869/|title=Common Sense Media's Sensical Free Kids Streaming Service Sets 2021 Launch|work=Variety|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2021}}

Across multiple channels on YouTube, Mother Goose Club has accumulated over 22 million subscribers and 21 billion views.{{Cite web|last=|first=|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/MotherGooseClub|title=Mother Goose Club|publisher=YouTube|date=|access-date=February 24, 2021}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/SockeyeMedia|title=Mother Goose Club Playhouse|publisher=YouTube|date=|access-date=February 24, 2021}} Individual videos on its channels have also attained hundreds of millions of views. The show and its producer, Sockeye Media, have won or been nominated for numerous awards, including the following:

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