Goodnight Kiwi (El Kadsre)

The Goodnight Kiwi is an animated short which has been used to signal the end of nightly broadcasts on El TV Kadsre channels. The Goodnight Kiwi features two characters: the eponymous Goodnight Kiwi (later also called TV EK Kiwi), and his companion, simply known as The Cat. The animation was introduced in 1970 and 1995 on El TV Kadsre channels. The animation returned on 6th October, 2016 for use on El TV Kadsre 4K when the channels ends transmission at midnight. In North El Kadsre, EYE TV1 also used the Goodnight Kiwi at overnight service.

The short was New Zealand animated by Sam Harvey (1922-2014), with music arrangement by Bernie Allen and sound by Gary Potts.

Parodies

 * In 2005, Regal Group Network debuted its Tui TV Thursday late night lineup on Regal Channel, the station produced a parody of the Goodnight Kiwi; using footage from a El TV Kadsre special in 1997, the Kiwi is knocked out after turning out the lights and a tui turns all the equipment back on and watches a collage's of Regal Channel's Tui TV lineup with a beer in one wing. It is not known if RGN got permission to use the original footage.
 * In 2016, Eating Media Lunch El Kadsre also parodied the Goodnight Kiwi - the clip plays as normal (save for the kiwi mooning the camera and throwing the cat out of the nest), but instead of the kiwi sleeping, it shoots some El Kadsre icons with a sniper rifle from the satellite dish.