Thursday, November 14, 2019

Nickelodeon India Embraces the Innocence of Kids This Children’s Day with #Khulkebolo Campaign

Nickelodeon embraces the innocence of kids this Children’s Day with #Khulkebolo campaign

The campaign is aimed at encouraging kids to be themselves and speak openly without any fear or filter


What is the most beautiful thing about kids? It is their innocence which is often lost as they grow older. Embracing this innocence and honesty of kids, this Children’s Day, Nickelodeon India has launched the campaign – #Khulke Bolo – encouraging kids to be themselves and speak openly without any fear and filter.

As a part of the initiative, Nickelodeon has released its Children’s Day brand film which focuses on how children are untouched by the layers of social conditioning of the do's and don’ts and self-consciousness that burden the adults. The 30-second film starts off with a classroom scene where kids are busy drawing under the supervision of a teacher.


The protagonist shows his work to the teacher, asking if it is good and the teacher responds by saying, what matters is that he tried. The film then moves to a modern-art museum where the kids and the teacher are looking appreciatively at an abstract sculpture. The protagonist breaks the deathly silence of the museum by parroting what the teacher taught him – that while the result is not great, what matters is the effort! The embarrassment of the teacher further highlights the innocence of the kid.

Conceptualized by the creative agency Scarecrow M&C Saatchi, the film is on-air across the Nickelodeon franchise and its social media platforms and is garnering a phenomenal response from the audiences.


Speaking about the campaign, Nina Elavia Jaipuria – Hindi Mass Entertainment & Kids TV Network at Viacom18, said, “We at Nickelodeon keep children at the core of all that we do and on their special day, we want to celebrate kids with all their quirks and innocence. With this innovative campaign, we want to encourage and empower children to speak their minds openly and fearlessly. This Children’s Day, Nickelodeon urges all to speak their mind and bring out the child within.”

The Children’s Day campaign will be promoted heavily on social media through Facebook and Instagram, as well as YouTube. Nickelodeon has reached out to prominent influencers and mommy bloggers to spread the message of #khulkebolo.

Apart from this, Nickelodeon will be celebrating Children’s Day at prominent malls in Mumbai and Delhi like Experia mall, Pacific mall etc. As an extension to the campaign, the brand has partnered with Rohit Tiwari’s theatre group, Theatrewalas, to curate a street play bringing alive the thought of #khulkebolo. The street play will be performed by child artists at Churchgate terminus and other prominent locations of Mumbai.

-- In additional news:

- Nickelodeon India has announced Kids' Choice Awards India 2019, a localised version of Nickelodeon's global Kids' Choice Awards!


-- Nick India has launched a Motu AR filter game contest in which fans have the chance to win exciting gifts everyday!:


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Sources: Exchange4media, Indian Television Dot Com.
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Snapchat Transforms Popular SpongeBob SquarePants Memes Into Snapshot Filters

When it comes to memes and meme culture, there’s no-one more impressive than the one and only SpongeBob SquarePants. Everyone’s favourite sponge and his Bikini Bottom pals have been the focus of countless memes now, and you’ll soon be able to emulate them all yourself thanks to Snapchat!


Beginning this week, fans can meme themselves as SpongeBob SquarePants on Snapchat, thanks to a series of new filters that allow users to place themselves inside of some of the most famous internet memes based on the long-running animated series. The SpongeBob SquarePants memes (many of the same ones currently available as Masterpiece Memes toys at retailers around the world) are available to Snapchat users in the United States through December 22. Some Snapchat users will automatically see the SpongeBob SquarePants icon among the selection of lenses, while others can scan a special Snapcode to access the lenses. You can see the official description for the filters below.

For the first time ever, anyone can meme themselves on Snapchat as SpongeBob SquarePants and his Bikini Bottom friends. The exclusively designed lenses are available on Snapchat for a limited time only and feature the most popular characters and iconic meme moments from Nickelodeon’s hit animated series, including Imaginaaation SpongeBob, Surprised Patrick, Handsome Squidward and SpongeGar.

SpongeBob SquarePants’ memes are part of the Internet lexicon, and now fans can craft and share their own personalized versions of: being overly happy like Imaginaaation SpongeBob, being shocked like Surprised Patrick or showing both sides of themselves as Public Account vs. Private Account through Handsome Squidward and SpongeGar.

How to access lens via Snapcode:

Step 1: Simply open Snapchat and point the camera at the below Snapcode.


Step 2: Press and hold on the Snapcode on your screen to scan it.

Step 3: Once you see the below message, click “Unlock for 1 hour”

Step 4: Have fun! Share with friends, save in your camera roll & post yourself using the lens to your story!

The SpongeBob SquarePants lenses mimic Alpha Group’s 8-inch collectible Masterpiece Memes vinyl figures series. The collectible toys from Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants global master toy partner, bring to life the fan-favorite show and movie moments that have now become some of the most popular viral memes. Featuring exceptional details and window packaging for collector displays, the Masterpiece Memes figures include Mocking SpongeBob, Imaaagination SpongeBob, Surprised Patrick, SpongeGar and Handsome Squidward, are now available at Amazon, for SRP: $19.99.

SpongeBob SquarePants, which was recently greenlit for a 13th season, has reigned as the number-one kids’ animated series on TV for the last 17 years, while generating a universe of beloved characters, pop culture catchphrases and memes, theatrical releases, consumer products, a Tony award-winning Broadway musical which is now touring North America and a global fan base. SpongeBob SquarePants is seen in more than 208 countries and territories, translated in 55+ languages, and averages more than 100 million total viewers every quarter. SpongeBob SquarePants is created by Stephen Hillenburg and produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif.

Nickelodeon's is currently in the midst of the network's "Best Year Ever", a year-long global celebration of one of the most iconic TV series and characters ever created. The “Best Year Ever” launched with the premiere of “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout,” an original mixed live-action and animated special earlier this summer, and leads up to the Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies theatrical, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, coming May 2020.

A CG-animated prequel spin-off series, Kamp Koral, following 10-year-old SpongeBob SquarePants during his summer at sleepaway camp, is also slated to premiere during Summer 2020.

THQ Nordic and Nickelodeon are slated to release SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated, a remake of the much-loved video game, very soon.

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Original source: ComicBook; Additional source: Gamebyte.
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Watch more SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon!

CALLING ALL GOOFY GOOBERS! (ROCK!) Are ya ready for a deep dive into the world of SpongeBob SquarePants? The SpongeBob YouTube channel is THE PLACE for all fan-favorite SpongeBob moments! We’re serving up everything from legendary scenes to remixes of classic songs to deep dives into Bikini Bottom lore. Be sure to check back every week for Music Mondays, Wumbo Wednesdays, and Flashback Fridays! Subscribe now at https://www.youtube.com/SpongeBobOfficial!

Join the OFFICIAL SpongeBob SquarePants Facebook Group here!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpongeBobSquareFans

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Ian, Case & Merrick Try to Keep Down Nick’s Pranksgiving Dinner 🦃 | Nickelodeon

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Join Case, Ian and Merrick as they try a “delicious” Thanksgiving dinner that Nickelodeon has prepared for them. Little do they know this Thanksgiving meal is no ordinary dinner.

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Fun Sing-Along Songs w/ Dora the Explorer! 🎤🎵 Nick Jr.

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It's time to rock out with Dora the Explorer! Let's sing along to these fun songs with Dora, Boots, and all their friends! You can find more of your favorite shows weekday mornings on Nickelodeon, and everywhere you find Nick Jr.

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Kids can watch their favorite Nick Jr. shows weekdays on Nickelodeon and all week long on the Nick Jr. channel: http://nickjr.com/tvschedule/

Preschoolers can watch full episodes online, play games, and discover silly surprises in the free Nick Jr. App and at NickJr.com. Stream Nick Jr. for free in the Nick Jr. App on Roku and Apple TV or download full episodes for offline viewing on iTunes or Google Play.

You can also download premium apps featuring your child's favorite Nick Jr. shows on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon, including Nick Jr. Draw and Play and Nick Jr. Let’s Learn!

Watch more Nick Jr. everyday for FREE on Nick Jr. Pluto TV!

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