That’s right, there’s more musical children’s entertainment hitting the airwaves and coming to roost here at Ty’s, and this time it’s a tale of parents creating something for their kids that soon became a home-grown success story. The story of Greenestuff, Inc. is about as warm and fuzzy as it gets:

Here comes success for [Michigan] production company Greenestuff Inc., producers of the award-winning children’s program, ‘My Bedbugs’. In recent months, Greenestuff Inc. signed deals with Trinity Broadcasting(5/07), Sky Angel(3/07), and LATV(6/07), which brings ‘My Bedbugs’ to over 100 million homes throughout the United States and Canada.

The show made its debut in 2004 on Detroit’s own WTVS. Since that time ‘My Bedbugs’ has been picked up by hundreds of television stations across the nation.

Another milestone came in May of 2007 when the show inked a deal with TVN, the largest independent Video-on-Demand provider, making ‘My Bedbugs’ available to cable networks such as AT&T, Comcast, Cox, WOW, and TEVO. Still a Detroit favorite, the show ranked #2 for viewed/downloaded VOD children’s programs. My Bedbugs is the brainchild of Alex Greene and Carol Sweeney, a husband and wife team from Macomb, MI, who have created fun ways to make some of the grueling tasks of parenting, such as bedtime, an adventure for their three children.

I don’t know that I would term bedtime “grueling,” myself, but then again, I don’t have three kids. Heh.

So what’s it all about? You can check out the Bedbugs at their very own site (there are activities as well as show information there) (be sure to check the character profiles—J. Edgar is… a vacuum!), or keep reading from above:

Toofy, Woozy, and Gooby, are the stars of ‘My Bedbugs’ and modeled after the couple’s own children, even bearing the same nicknames. The live-action trio has fun-filled adventures which entertain and teach essential life skills to young children. Greenestuff has produced 26 30-minute ‘My Bedbugs’ episodes, each focusing on childhood lessons such as healthy eating habits, being patient, sharing, loosing a tooth, cultural diversity, and much more.

The Greenestuff team has much to be proud of. Their beloved children’s show has won several prestigious awards, including the National Parenting Seal of Approval, the iParenting Media Award, the Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award, the Dove Family Foundation Seal of Approval, along with 13 Emmys and 12 Tellys. As the show has gained popularity the demand for My Bedbugs merchandise has grown.

The demand for merchandise has grown, you say? Why, looky here — it’s the brand spankin’ new My Bedbugs Store here at Ty’s Toy Box! If your kids dig the music, check out the Bedbug Party CD—it’s got 30 songs, though surely your kids will have a favorite which they insist on listening to over and over and over again. (At least this way you’ll have plenty of alternatives to offer up in desperation….)

I don’t know about you, but I’m sort of a sucker (get it, sucker?) for a vacuum cleaner named J. Edgar. I’m just saying. Welcome to Ty’s, My Bedbugs!