Parents! Do you have a devil of a time putting your children to bed every night? Then take a tip from this Japanese TV show that employs a DEMON to make sure some noisy, energetic kids get the sleep they need. Or, perhaps never sleep again.

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)