Friday, June 19, 2015

Bravo Sports Introduces PlayWheels; To Feature Popular Nickelodeon Properties

Original Bravo Sports Press Release via PR Newswire:

Bravo Sports Introduces PlayWheels

New Brand to Include Outdoor Toys, Skates, Scooters, Skateboards, and Safety Equipment with Favorite Characters from Disney/Pixar, Nickelodeon, Marvel, Sanrio, Hasbro

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bravo Sports, known worldwide for innovative and premium sporting and recreational goods, is proud to introduce PlayWheels, a new brand focused on outdoor products and toys for boys and girls ages three to eight.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Roller Skates

Dedicated to kids being active, building skills and having fun, PlayWheels will include a full range of skates, skateboards, ice skates, scooters, safety accessories and more with licenses from the world's most popular brands and their all-time favorite characters.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Green Folding Scooter

Hundreds of PlayWheels products will feature characters from Disney/Pixar, Nickelodeon, Marvel and Sanrio, including: Disney Princesses, Frozen, Minnie, Disney Fairies, Sofia the First, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Transformers Robots in Disguise, Planes, Cars, Spider-Man, Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bubble Guppies, Team Umi Zumi, Paw Patrol, Dora, SpongeBob SquarePants, Hello Kitty, My Little Pony and more.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Protective Knee Pads

"Encouraging outdoor play year-round, we are committed to creating and offering unique products that kids want to play with and that parents know is a good value," says Leonardo Pais, Bravo Sports CEO. "It is important to us that PlayWheels products offer kids a chance to grow, encourage development and have fun with today's biggest names in film and animation."


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Plastic Skateboard

Versatility is a focus for the company. Many of the products can grow or change with kids as they get taller or improve their skills. PlayWheels also places an emphasis on safety and protection by designing safety features into to the products and by offering knee and elbow pads with many of the skates and skateboards.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kids 21" Complete Skateboard (TMNT NYC)

The first products from PlayWheels will be available this fall at retailers nationwide.

ABOUT PLAY WHEELS:

Introduced in 2015, PlayWheels™ is focused on outdoor toys including skates, scooters, skateboards with the biggest names from Disney/Pixar™, Nickelodeon™, Marvel, Hasbro™, Sanrio™ and more. Focused on boys and girls ages three to eight, Playwheels is committed to fun, safety and innovation, while getting kids outside and having fun with their favorite characters. PlayWheels products are available at mass retailers. www.playwheels.com

SOURCE Bravo Sports

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Papercutz To Release Nickelodeon Magazine Issue #1 On Tuesday 23rd June 2015

Hey! Hey! The greatest kids' magazine in the world is BACK!


Papercutz has announced the fantastic news that the industry leader in children's graphic novel publishing will release the very first issue of the brand-new version of Nickelodeon Magazine on Tuesday 23rd June 2015!

Nickelodeon Magazine is a all-new monthly magazine featuring your favorite Nickelodeon characters! Every issue is chock full of comics, games, comics, puzzles, comics, behind the scenes features, and, of course, COMICS! Starring all your Nick favorites including "Sanjay and Craig", "Breadwinners", and "Harvey Beaks", and featuring previews of the content that will be featured in Papercutz's upcoming Nickelodeon graphic novels, plus new properties in comics form, you won't want to miss an issue!


You can purchase single issues of Nickelodeon Magazine and 6/12 monthly subscriptions for Nick Mag on PaperCutz.com. Each issue will cost US$4:99.

Issue #1 of Nickelodeon Magazine will feature 31 pages of aweslime content and summer chaos by the magazines very talented creative team, including writers Eric M. Esquivel ("Sanjay and Craig") and Stefan Petrucha ("Breadwinners"), and artists Alison Strejlau, Sam Spina, Ryan Jampole and James Kaminski!
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Sneak Peek From Nickelodeon's Brand-New TV Movie "One Crazy Cruise", Premiering 6/19 On Nick USA

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering and showing Nickelodeon's brand-new original TV movie "One Crazy Cruise" on Friday 19th June 2015 (TONIGHT!) at 8:00pm ET/PT, Just Jared Jr. has unveiled a fantastic "One Crazy Cruise" sneak-peek preview, which you can watch in a exclusive online streaming video clip here on JustJaredJr.com!


ONE CRAZY CRUISE GALLERY: Pictured: Nate (Benjamin Flores Jr.), Cameron (Rio Mangini), Ellie (Kira Kosarin), Piper (Sydney Park) in One Crazy Cruise on Nickelodeon. Photo: Matthias Clamer/Nickelodeon. © 2015 Viacom International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

In the all-new Nick Flick "One Crazy Cruise", the Jensens and the Bauers are now the Jensen-Bauers, and they're going on a cruise to bring the family together! However, the stylish Jensen kids, Piper and Nate, and the geeky Bauer kids, Ellie and Cameron, aren't thrilled about the mandatory quality time.

On the first night of the cruise, the kids attend a magic show and are hypnotized into thinking they're a crazy band of pirates. The crazy night leads to an even crazier next day when the next morning, they wake up to a cabin in shambles, with no recollection of what happened the night before. The newly formed siblings must figure out what happened to them and how to put things back to normal before Mom and Dad find out. The kids have no choice but to work together and find answers to some super wacky questions. It'll take a family trip at sea to come together and have an adventure they will never remember.


SIBUNA! Burkely Duffield in "One Crazy Cruise".

"One Crazy Cruise" stars Kira Kosarin ("The Thundermans") as Ellie Bauer, Sydney Park ("Instant Mom") as Piper Jensen, Rio Mangini ("Bella and the Bulldogs") as Cameron Bauer, Benjamin Flores Jr. ("The Haunted Hathaways") as Nate Jensen, Sedona James/Cohen ("Henry Danger") as Melina, Ken Tremblett ("Caitlin's Way") as Dad, Karen Holness ("Make It Pop") as Mom, and Erika Forest ("A Fairly Odd Christmas") and "House of Anubis" star Burkely Duffield! Watch out for a musical cameo from Cody Simpson! Click here for exclusive photos of Cody Simpson's appearance on "One Crazy Cruise" here on Teen.com!
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Four Best Friends Embark On Absurd Adventures In Nickelodeon's Next High-Energy, Original Series "Pig Goat Banana Cricket", Premiering Saturday 18th July 2015 On Nick USA

Original Nickelodeon USA Press Release via Toon Zone News:

"That's my favorite!" – Pig
"Totally Goatally!" – Goat
"Sweet Mama's Monkeys!" – Banana
"It's time to save the day, with science!" – Cricket

FOUR BEST FRIENDS EMBARK ON ABSURD ADVENTURES IN NICKELODEON'S NEXT HIGH-ENERGY, ORIGINAL SERIES PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET SATURDAY, JULY 18, AT 10:30A.M. (ET/PT)

Irreverent Comedy Showcases a Rich, Layered World from Popular Creative Duo Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan


Burbank, Calif. – June 18, 2015 – Award-winning creative team breathes life into four best friends in Nickelodeon's upcoming wild escapade Pig Goat Banana Cricket, premiering Saturday, July 18, at 10:30a.m. (ET/PT). Notable indie artists Dave Cooper (Futarama) and Johnny Ryan (MAD Magazine, DC Comics), who collaborated on comics for kids for Nickelodeon Magazine, serve as co-creators and co-executive producers, with Emmy and Golden Globe winner David Sacks (The Simpsons, 3rd Rock from the Sun) as executive producer. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif., the 26-episode half-hour series of absurd interwoven stories follows the eponymous characters Pig (the fool), Goat (the artist), Banana (the wise-guy) and Cricket (the brain), as four friends and roommates who live in a fantastical city where just about anything comes to life. Viewers can watch a sneak peek of Pig Goat Banana Cricket Thursday, July 16, at 9:30p.m. (ET/PT) immediately following the 2015 Kids' Choice Sports Awards. The series will air episodes in its regular timeslot Saturdays at 10:30a.m. (ET/PT) and will roll out on Nickelodeon's international channels beginning early 2016.

"Pig Goat Banana Cricket is deeply rooted in Nickelodeon's tradition of great character-driven storytelling by creators who are the ultimate purveyors of comedy," said Russell Hicks, President of Content Development and Production, Nickelodeon. "Cooper and Ryan's distinct aesthetic vision is rivaled by their comedic sensibility to tell wacky adventures that are definitely out of this world."

Cooper said, "Our goal is to make the funniest show out there and to make you laugh out loud." Ryan added, "Everything is for the sake of comedy, and Pig Goat Banana Cricket is an original cartoon with heart and friendship powered by wild imagination and energy."

One of Cooper and Ryan's earliest collaborations was creating a comic called "Cupcakes of Time" for Nickelodeon Magazine. Between the two, their resume includes various works and stories for Bloomberg Business, Owl Magazine, National Geographic for Kids, Marvel, MAD Magazine and more. Characteristic of their unique art style, the show features the lush charm of retro kids' books and cutting edge illustration fused with sparkling characters and surprising industrial design. A startling mix of bubbly, loveable characters and rich, layered worlds burst with weird machines and lush, mysterious vegetation.


Pig Goat Banana Cricket is a series of absurd interwoven stories that follows the eponymous characters Pig (the fool), Goat (the artist), Banana (the wise-guy) and Cricket (the brain), as four friends and roommates who live in a fantastical city where just about anything comes to life. Photo: Nickelodeon. ©2015 Viacom, International, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Pig Goat Banana Cricket is set in Boopelite City, a gigantic and whirring metropolis where many of the buildings look like archaic clockworks. The streets are constantly teeming with characters of intensely varied description, and the sidewalks are crammed with animals, robots, walking fruit, sea creatures, and more. The four roommates live in a treehouse, which sits in the middle of the city, surrounded by the forest, the seas and anywhere else the friends could possibly go.

In the special sneak preview "Pig Goat Banana Cricket High Five!" launching Thursday, July 16, at 9:30p.m. (ET/PT), Pig's errand to go pickle shopping culminates in an unexpected friendship with a shopping cart and a mad pursuit across town by the merciless Shragger. All the while, Goat struggles to sing her catchy new song, and Banana's job is on the line after he loses his entire troop…again. Meanwhile, Cricket's beauty goo experiment beautifies the planet so well that a passing comet's passionate kisses may just cause the end of the world.

On Saturday, July 18, at 10:30a.m. (ET/PT), the series will launch in its regular timeslot with "Fudge-pocalypse." In the episode, Goat wishes for a bubble made out of fudge and between Cricket's super genius inventing skills and Pig's desire to "help," the result is an out-of-control fudge-bubble making machine that engulfs the world in gooey fudge bubbles. Meanwhile, Banana gets kidnapped by pirates on the high fudgy seas. The four friends have to brave strange perils and rely on each other to survive the Fudge-pocalypse.

Viewers can visit the Pig Goat Banana Cricket property space on Nick.com and the Nick App starting next week to learn more about the show and its characters, play show-based games, take character quizzes, and watch funny short videos. Episodes of Pig Goat Banana Cricket will be available on Nick.com and the Nick App, along with platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, Google Play, Vudu, Playstation, Hulu and VOD.


About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

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"Pig Goat Banana Cricket" Episode Guide and Descriptions via nickpress-pgbc.com:

"Pig Goat Banana Cricket High Five!"
Pig's errand to go pickle shopping culminates in an unexpected friendship with a shopping cart and a wild pursuit across town by the merciless Shragger. All the while, Goat struggles to sing her catchy new song, and Banana's job is on the line after he loses his entire troop of Junior Rangers again. Cricket's beauty goo experiment beautifies the planet so well that a passing comet's passionate kisses may just cause the end of the world.

"Fudge-pocalypse"
Goat's wish for a bubble made out of fudge, Cricket's super genius inventing skills, and Pig's desire to "help" with the science part result in an out-of-control fudge-bubble making machine that engulfs the world in gooey fudge bubbles. The four friends brave strange perils and rely on each other to survive the Fudge-pocalypse. Meanwhile, Banana gets kidnapped by pirates on the high fudgy seas.

"Prank Thy Neighbor"
The gang is thrilled that they are getting new neighbors, but their excitement soon sours when they meet the Hamshank family, who are rude, loud and messy. Banana sets out to put the Hamshanks in their place with a prank war. Hijinks ensue when Cricket has to find a cure after Goat gets infected by a baby Hamshank, while Pig falls in love with the youngest Hamshank daughter.

"The Chronicles of Cutesachusetts"
After a wild night, the tree house is a catastrophic mess so Pig, Goat, Banana and Cricket spin the chore wheel, and find that each are assigned a cleaning task that leads to a wild adventure. While scrubbing the toilet, Pig is sucked into the fantastical world of Cutesachusetts and finds himself in an epic battle. Goat has to overcome her fear of heights (and nickels) to fix the roof, Banana struggles with the simplest task ever -- putting away a jar of peanut butter, and Cricket designs the Suctronic 9000 Super Vac to get rid of a mold monster.

"Gauntlet of Humiliation"
Pig, Goat, Banana and Cricket each have their own adventure to replace their busted TV. Pig gets a job at Sky Burger, Goat enters a talent show, and Banana concocts a fragrance while Cricket invents a total immersion television show.

"Super Space Meatball"
A giant space meatball crashes on the treehouse and the gas inside transforms Pig, Goat, Banana and Cricket into superheroes. When some of Boopelite's worst villains show up, the four friends band together as The Fart-Tastic 4 to save the city.