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3, 2, 1 . . . Blast Off This Fall With The Wiggles(R) In Their New Direct-To-Video Space Dancing: An Animated Adventure! Dallas, TX/New York, NY 08/01/2003 HIT Entertainment announces Space Dancing: An Animated Adventure!, a new direct-to-video from The Wiggles, the preschool superstars from Australia who have rocketed to success in the U.S. in recent years. The group's first full-length animated video, Space Dancing: An Animated Adventure! will be released on September 9. Containing six original songs, it will be available on both DVD ($16.99 SRP) and VHS ($14.95 SRP), and has a running time of approximately 50 minutes. The feature-filled DVD contains such bonus elements as a "behind-the-scenes" look at the making of Space Dancing, a section on the characters, an "Audience with King Mondo," and a game titled "Return to Earth." Synopsis 3, 2, 1 . . . Blast Off with The Wiggles for an out-of-this-world adventure! The galactically-popular Aussies are more animated than usual when they are transported to deep space in Jeff's dreams. It's an extra-terrestrial music fest as they travel through the cosmos, visiting Planet Rock Star, where they "rock out" with King Mondo. Next stop for the space travelers is Teeny Weeny Land, where they dance a jig with some tiny new friends. Their final stellar landing is on Gloomy World, where The Wiggles' humorous antics bring cheer to the resident Gloomies. Live action wrap-arounds featuring the real-life Wiggles introduce and conclude the animated adventure. The six wiggly giggly new songs written expressly for the video are Eagle Rock, Dance the Gloomies Away, What's This Button For?, The Zeezap Song, Going Home and Fergus' Jig. In September, 26 new half-hour episodes of The Wiggles(R)' top-rated television series are scheduled to premiere on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney, and later this fall, the group will make their third appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, performing live in front of a US television audience of 64 million viewers. Established in 1989, HIT Entertainment PLC is a fully integrated global studio, with divisions in the UK, U.S., Canada, Germany and Japan, including broadcast production and distribution, video and audio sales, consumer products licensing, and marketing. A world leader in quality family entertainment, the company controls all rights for such acclaimed children's properties as Angelina Ballerina(TM), Barney(TM), Bob the Builder(TM), Kipper(TM), Pingu(TM) and Thomas & Friends(TM). Rubbadubbers(TM), a new HIT-produced series, will make its U.S. broadcast launch in September 2003. |