Best-Selling Books by Famed Author/Illustrator Holly Hobbie Come To
Life, Beginning With Two Prime-Time Premieres, Sunday, Nov. 16
Two Weeks of Brand-New Episodes to Follow Monday, Nov. 17 - Friday,
Nov. 21, Monday, Nov. 24 - Friday, Nov. 28
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Toot & Puddle, a new original,
half-hour animated adventure series, is set to debut on NOGGIN, the 24-hour
commercial-free educational preschool network from Nickelodeon, with two
back-to-back episodes on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (ET).
The Toot & Puddle prime-time premieres will be followed by two weeks of
brand-new episodes from Monday, Nov. 17 - Friday, Nov. 21 and Monday, Nov.
24 - Friday, Nov. 28 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). The 26-episode series, produced by
Mercury Filmworks, in association with National Geographic Kids
Entertainment, is based on the award-winning and New York Times
best-selling book series by renowned children's author and illustrator
Holly Hobbie. Toot & Puddle follows a pair of best friends who travel the
world and find adventure wherever they go. Toot & Puddle airs daily on
NOGGIN at 5:00 p.m. (ET).
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081020/NY40087 )
Toot & Puddle encourages exploration and adventure, both at home and
afar, by piquing kids' natural curiosity about the world around them. The
pig pals never know where they might end up or who they might meet as they
go on adventures exploring their own neighborhood backyard, or traveling to
exotic locales like Paris, Tokyo or the Bavarian Alps. Each episode will
expand preschoolers' awareness of the variety of people and places around
the world. The series is also designed to invite young children into a
world where whimsy and imagination are an integral part of figuring things
out and to encourage young children to solve problems with humor, fairness
and creativity.
Throughout November, Toot & Puddle will have a dedicated category on
NOGGIN Video On Demand via Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Charter,
Cablevision, Verizon FiOS and Cox. Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, five-minute
sneak peaks of both premiere episodes will be available, as well as two
music videos. Full episodes of the series will launch on VOD mid-November.
The premiere episodes of Toot & Puddle will feature the following
stories:
Sunday, Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m. ET
-- "Party Pride" -- After days of rain, Toot and Puddle plan an
indoor beach party for their friends. Puddle tries to do it all himself
but learns that it's more fun for all when everybody pitches in.
-- "The Race" -- Toot and Puddle travel to Mallorca, Spain, and
build their own soap box car to compete in a race. Along the way, they
meet a rooster and hen team that are quite cocky. Race day comes and
off they go!
Sunday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. ET
-- "Free Falling Friends" -- Toot has the desire to fly, so he
decides to take skydiving lessons. He manages to get Puddle, who is
scared of heights, to sign up and train with him. Taught by a
near-sighted flying squirrel, Toot and Puddle train day after day until
Puddle has overcome his fear of heights just in time for Toot's big
jump.
-- "Curried Flavors" -- Toot travels to India, where he quickly
finds himself amidst the busy civilian streets of Jaipur. He befriends
a monkey named Kammu, who shows him to a historical sundial that's
more than 200 years old. Battling the heat, Toot wants to get off his
feet, so he gets a guided tour of the city by an elephant named Rohini.
Toot & Puddle follows the adventures of two very different best friends
from Pocket Hollow who find adventure wherever they go: Toot the intrepid
world-traveler and Puddle, the backyard explorer. Toot is the young
pig-on-the-go who might be off in the far reaches of the globe, while
Puddle finds delight using his imagination to seek out world-expanding
escapades a little closer to home. Through Toot and Puddle's wonder-filled
world of exploration, viewers will come to understand that having friends
with differing points-of-view can be exciting. Each storyline encourages
young children to recognize and value other people's feelings and
perspectives as well as their own and demonstrates attributes of
friendship.
National Geographic Kids Entertainment is an independent production and
U.S. distribution entity of National Geographic Ventures. Established in
2003, NGKE brings the renowned National Geographic brand to children's
entertainment through the development, production and distribution of
quality animated and live-action, entertainment-driven programming that
excites kids to explore their world. NGKE will work with all major
broadcast outlets in the United States and abroad. For more information
about National Geographic, visit http://www.nationalgeographic.com.
Having delivered hundreds of hours of animation and family
entertainment to television and theatres worldwide, Mercury Filmworks
offers full script to post services from concept and creative development
to design and production. Specializing in animation, puppets and hybrid
techniques, Mercury is one of Canada's premier studios. Since 1998,
Mercury's client list has grown to include some of the finest companies in
the world, recognized in the industry for their commitment to quality
television and feature entertainment. Among many others, Mercury is proud
to be associated with: BBC, Breakthrough Films & Television, Cartoon
Network, Cartoon Network Studios, CBC, Classic Media, Cookie Jar
Entertainment, Corus Kids/Nelvana/YTV, Discovery Networks, Disney
Television & Feature Animation, DreamWorks Animation, MTV
Networks/Nickelodeon, National Geographic, Paramount Pictures, Universal
Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television & Feature
Animation.
NOGGIN, the 24-hour, commercial-free educational preschool network from
Nickelodeon, currently reaches 65 million households via cable, digital
cable and satellite TV. NOGGIN is like preschool on TV, with educational
programming both on-air and online at http://www.noggin.com. NOGGIN and all
related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International
Inc.
SOURCE Nickelodeon
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.noggin.com
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CONTACT:
Maggie Wang, +1-212-846-6381,
maggie.wang@nick.com, or Heather Brown, +1-212-846-6240,
heather.brown@nick.com, both of Nickelodeon
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