Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Nick Jr. Australia & New Zealand To Debut "Wallykazam!" In October 2014; Premiering New Episodes Of "Zack and Quack"

Nick Jr. Australia & New Zealand has announced the exciting news in their latest "Nick Jr. News" e-Newsletter (eDM), September 2014, that Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand's local version of the popular preschool channel will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon Preschool's brand-new CG-animated literacy series "Wallykazam!" on Monday 13th October 2014, at 8:30am, as part of the channels Spring 2014 programming highlights!

Nick Jr. invites your pre-schoolers to discover the magic of words in the new animated literacy series Wallykazam!, premiering Monday, 13 October at 8:30am.

Additionally, Nick Jr. Australia & New Zealand has also announced in the same newsletter that they are currently premiering brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon's popular CG-animated preschool series "Zack and Quack" weekdays at 4:30pm!

(Download Image - Photo - Wally and Norville in Nickelodeon's Wallykazam! (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon): http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140114/NY46234)

In "Wallykazam!", Nick Jr. invites preschoolers to discover the magic of words. "Wallykazam!" follows the adventures of a troll named Wally and his pet dragon, Norville, who live in a forest with giants, goblins, ogres, sprites and other mythical creatures. Wally uses his magic stick to make words come to life on screen that start with a specific letter, sound or rhyme. Each episode features a new set of magic words that Wally uses to playfully transform the world around him.

"Wallykazam!" is Nickelodeon's first preschool series that embeds a literacy curriculum into a full-length story, introducing skills such as letter and sound identification, rhyming, vocabulary development and comprehension strategies. Celebrity guests featured in season one include Vanessa Bayer ("Saturday Night Live"), Weird Al Yankovic, John O'Hurley (J. Peterman in "Seinfeld"), Kate Micucci (Lucy in "The Big Bang Theory") and Alanna Ubach (Amy Hobbs in Nick at Nite's "See Dad Run", Manny Rivera / El Tigre in Nickelodeon's "El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera", and Boo, Cletus, Fresca and the voice of Miss. Daisy in Nickelodeon Movies Oscar-winning animated film "Rango"). "Wallykazam!" is created by producer/writer Adam Peltzman (Emmy Award-winning "The Backyardigans" and "Bubble Guppies").

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Nick Jr. Australia & New Zealand Debuts "Wanda and the Alien"

Nick Jr. Australia & New Zealand has announced the exciting news in their latest "Nick Jr. News" e-Newsletter (eDM), September 2014, that Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand's local version of the popular preschool channel started to premiere and show the brand-new animated preschool series "Wanda and the Alien" on Monday 15th September 2014, at 7:45am, as part of the channels Spring 2014 programming highlights!

Join Nick Jr. this Spring for the arrival of the brand new show Wanda and the Alien. Follow this magical tale of friendship and adventure from Monday 15th September at 7:45am.

Friends come in all shapes and sizes. Based on the books by best selling author Sue Hendra, "Wanda and the Alien" is a pre-school animated series about wonder and unconditional friendship. When a young and scared alien crashes with his space rocket into the woods, little rabbit Wanda's world becomes even more interesting and exciting. After a few moments of hesitation, they are now the best friends in the universe.

The Alien has a unique gift that makes him very special: he can freeze a moment in time so that you can see the magical details in it from different points of view. Even a splash in the water can become special if you can catch it and wear it like a crown! Combining an enchanting story with the best 2D animation, every episode sees the two characters exploring the beauty and the wonders of Wanda's charming forest and the Alien's incredible and funny planet, while highlighting the importance of values such as friendship, trust and kindness. Follow Wanda and the little Alien as they discover things out of their worlds!

"Wanda and the Alien" (52 x 10 minutes) is co-produced by UK-based Random House and Komixx Entertainment.

Nickelodeon acquired the rights to Random House Children's Screen Entertainment's "Wanda and the Alien" under a global deal (excluding the US) with London-based distributor CAKE in 2013 that will see the new animated preschool series head to more than 70 Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels around the world (Nickelodeon International). The Nickelodeon deal marks the first key international agreement for "Wanda and the Alien" and a large step for Random House's first book-to-screen venture.

"Wanda and the Alien" Creative Team - Producers: Chris Bowden, Andrew Cole-Bulgin & Richard Randolph; Executive Producers: Ed Glauser, Ian Mackinnon & Peter Saunders; Series Directors: Will Brenton & Jez Hall.

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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere Brand-New Episodes Of "The Haunted Hathaways" In October 2014

Get ready for some more supernatural fun, as its All New All Nick this Autumn on Nickelodeon UK! The online British and Irish TV guide website Digiguide is reporting the very exciting Nick UK news that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will be showing more brand-new episodes of Nick's hit live-action comedy series "The Haunted Hathaways" every Monday at 4:00pm (repeated at 5:00pm on Nickelodeon+1) from Monday 6th October 2014, just in time for Halloween!

Below is a list of currently announced all-new "Haunted Hathaways" episodes set to debut on Nickelodeon UK in October 2014, with episode descriptions:

Monday 6th October 2014 - "Haunted Bowling" (also known as "Haunted Bowling Alley"): Miles' friend James, the boy who can see ghosts, is back and informs Miles that he's moving away because his bowling alley is haunted. Miles tries to meet the ghost responsible, but is shocked when he finds out who it is. Meanwhile, Michelle's bakery is struggling, so she uses Louie's possession of Frankie to turn their rap video into a live performance at Pie Squared.

Monday 13th October 2014 - "Haunted Boo Crew": Louie tries to join a boy club of ghosts that carries out group scares called the Boo Crew and Frankie disguises herself as a ghost boy to get in, but soon they want her to become a member! Meanwhile, a conman tries to sue Michelle in court when he gets injured.

(Big thanks to NickUKHub)

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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere Brand-New Episodes Of "Sam & Cat" In October 2014

UPDATE: Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will start to premiere double brand-new episodes of "Sam & Cat" every Friday from 5:00pm from Friday 3rd October 2014! Please see this updated post for the latest information!

It's All New All Nick this Autumn on Nickelodeon UK! The online British and Irish TV guide website Digiguide is reporting the very exciting Nick UK news that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will be premiering and showing more brand-new episodes of Nick's original buddy comedy series "Sam & Cat" every Monday at 5:00pm (repeated at 6:00pm on Nickelodeon+1) from Monday 6th October 2014!

Below is a list of currently announced new "Sam & Cat" episodes set to debut on Nickelodeon UK in October 2014, with episode descriptions:

Monday 6th October 2014 - "#YayDay": Cat invents a holiday called "Yay Day" so she can buy gifts for and receive gifts from everyone. When Cat snoops what other people have gotten her, she discovers an insulting present from Sam.

Monday 13th October 2014 - "#Bluedogsoda": Sam and Cat find that their favourite drink, Blue Dog Soda, is banned statewide due to its high sugar content. Meanwhile, a gruff government agent named Mark Bonner confiscates the remaining soda at Handy Quick, and happens to see a sign advertising Sam and Cat as babysitters. Defying the ban, Sam and Cat along with Goomer and Dice begin making their own version from their apartment in a secret manufacturing operation. Cat figures out the soda's recipe and sales take off, yet the gang becomes paranoid and decides to shut production down. Before they can, agent Bonner shows up at the apartment, and the girls panic, assuming he knows about their illegal venture; however, he is only there so they can babysit his son.

(Big thanks to NickUKHub)

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Nickelodeon Releases Sneak Peek Of First Episode Of "The Legend of Korra" Book Four

Following Nickelodeon's special "Korra Nation" Tumblr challenge to Korra fans yesterday and to celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, the fourth and final season of Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoon), titled "Balance", online on nick.com and on the networks Emmy Award-winning Nick App from Friday 3rd October 2014, Nick USA has released a brand-new exclusive video featuring a fantastic first-look at the first episode from "The Legend of Korra - Book 4: Balance", which you can watch in the online streaming video clips below!

SPOILER ALERT!!

Nick's sneak-peek at the first new episode from "The Legend of Korra - Book Four: Balance" demonstrates that Korra's recovery from the near-fatal assault of the Red Lotus may be more difficult than anyone anticipated.

In the new sneak peek, Korra – still wheelchair-bound – is returning home to the Southern Water Tribe for a few weeks to heal. Bolin is thrilled that she is leaving and can be his pen pal; Asami offers to go with Korra, but Korra needs some time alone.

Tenzin assures Korra that he and the airbenders have the whole "world peace" thing completely under control, which clearly only confirms her fears of no longer being needed...

Once back in the Southern Water Tribe, Korra is finding it hard to sleep, and wakes from a violent nightmare of nearly dying at Zaheer's hands. Clearly, the Avatar has a few issues she will need to work through.

The clip from "The Legend of Korra" season 4, episode 1 also suggests that something Korra experiences will inspire her to make a change. One of the first images of Korra from the new season, below, shows the Avatar standing, with shorter hair and a brutal look in her eyes – in other words, she looks tough, but not super happy.

Though all we have at this point is speculation, we have to imagine that Korra's internal demons – her feelings of weakness and uselessness, the thought that the world no longer needs her – will manifest in a major way in "The Legend of Korra" season 4. Things may look up for Korra, but she may have a serious struggle before then. After all, this final book is called "Balance" – and what is balance, if not a struggle?

Additional source: Hypable.

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