Večerníček

Similar shows in other European countries include Sandmännchen in Germany, Esti mese in Hungary and Wieczorynka in Poland.

A full Večerníček series typically contains 10 – 20 episodes (with the exceptions of Pat & Mat and Tom and Jerry).

In the Czech Republic, the program's opening and final themes feature a little boy called Večerníček (a boy wearing a newspaper hat (image on the right), black t-shirt and orange pants) as he throws paper while walking up stairs and falls.

After that, he rides a rocking horse, which turns into a car, and then finally into a unicycle and then the last paper with the Czech Television logo going straight to the screen with “Vecernicek” appearing.

The intro voice-over, recorded by a five-year-old boy named Michal Citavý, has remained unchanged since 1965.

In Slovakia, the program's original name was "Good Night Story" (Rozprávka na dobrú noc).

Practically all famous Czech and Slovak illustrators, writers, animators, and directors, such as Václav Čtvrtek (author of Víla Amálka), have participated in the program.

[3] Since the establishment of the children's Czech national television channel named ČT :D on 2013, it has been broadcast simultaneously there.

The newspaper worn by a boy in Czech version.
The newspaper worn by a boy in Czech version.