Philadelphia, PA - October 10, 2007 - PBS KIDS Sprout, the first
and only 24-hour preschool destination available on TV, on demand
and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers, will
feature playfully spooky episodes of Sprout viewer favorites such
as Thomas & Friends™, Dragon Tales™, Bob The Builder™, Barney
& Friends™ and The Hoobs™, beginning October 29 through
November 2. Additionally, SproutOnline.com is featuring a
special Halloween section including video highlights of children
making homemade costumes and crafts; a Halloween photo contest
inviting kids and their families to dress up like Chica the Chicken
from The Sunny Side Up Show; and various Halloween themed games and
activities.
Sprout's original program hosts for The Sunny Side Up Show, The
Let's Go Show and The Good Night Show will also be getting in on
the round-the-clock Halloween fun on October 31 with special
Halloween-themed games, crafts and dress up parties. Nina
from Sprout's The Good Night Show will be guest hosting live on The
Sunny Side Up Show each morning from 9:00 a.m. to noon ET during
Halloween week, where she will show preschoolers how to create
their own masks, costumes and crafts. She will also be
designing pumpkins and showcasing viewer-submitted photos,
including the Halloween photo contest entrants, cards and crafts
with the morning show sidekick Chica the Chicken. Also on
Halloween, The Let's Go Show and The Good Night Show will both
feature dress up themed shows with fun activities surrounding dress
up parties and creating stories.
Featured episodes during Halloween week include:
• Thomas & Friends™ "Haunted Henry" - Edward scares
Henry with his stories about ghosts in the mist. A strange
ghostly figure near the viaduct saves Henry from certain
danger.
• Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks™ "Good Neighbor" -
Piggley and his friends (inspired by a spooky radio program) are
convinced that the young boy whose family just moved into the small
house up the lane from the Winks' farm is actually a mad
scientist.
• Angelina Ballerina™ "Henry's Halloween" - Henry thinks he's
seen a mythical witch on Halloween night,
• The Hoobs ™ "Fancy Dress" The Hoobs have been invited to
a Tiddlypeeps' fancy dress party. But what are they going to
wear?
• Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat™ "Fraidy Cats" - Yeh Yeh
begins telling scary stories to the kittens until their imagination
gets the best of them. A windy night and a clumsy Fu-Fu cause
Sheegwa to jump to conclusions about a ghost in the house.
• Dragon Tales™ "Putting the Fun in Funhouse" - Ord
really wants to go into the new funhouse at the carnival, but he's
scared. It's really dark in there and who knows what's around
each corner! The gang vows to help him cope with his
fear.
About Sprout
PBS KIDS SproutSM, the first and only 24-hour preschool
destination available on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5
and their parents and caregivers, was created as a partnership
among Comcast Corporation, HIT Entertainment, PBS and Sesame
Workshop. Since debuting its video on demand (VOD) service in
April 2005, PBS KIDS Sprout has become the #1 On Demand service for
younger children, generating over 280 million orders. The
24-hour digital channel, which launched in September 2005 along
with the website (SproutOnline.com), is the only channel that
follows the day of child from breakfast to bedtime with its
distinctive programming. Currently, Sprout is available in 34
million unique households.
The network's program lineup of gold-standard, curriculum-based
children's shows includes: Sesame Street®, Bob the Builder™,
Barney & Friends™, Thomas & Friends™, Angelina Ballerina™,
Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat™, Caillou®, The Berenstain
Bears™, Jay Jay the Jet Plane®, Teletubbies™, Dragon Tales™,
Pingu™, Make Way For Noddy™, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley
Winks™ and more.
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CONTACT:
Jenni Glenn
PBS KIDS Sprout
215-667-2703
jenni_glenn@sproutonline.com