In today's spotlight, we're taking a look at the "Best New Preschool Series" category, giving fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite new preschool series that premiered on a Nickelodeon channel in 2020! The nominees are: Santiago Of The Seas and The Adventures of Paddington.
Vote in the polling gadget below, and make sure to tell me how you voted in the comments below!:
The Nickelodeon Multiplatform Campaign is designed to empower and shed a light on local kids with astonishing talent, inspiring young viewers to build something beautiful with their passions
Lamia, the youngest athlete in the history of the UAE and DJ Michelle, the youngest professional female DJ and turntablist in the world, tell their unique stories!
United Arab Emirates: Nickelodeon presents its “Extraordinary Me” campaign in the UAE, a live-action interstitial series highlighting kids who are inspired by what they love doing and what they do extraordinarily successfully. 9-year-old Lamia, an Emirati Rhythmic Gymnast and DJ Michelle, a professional female DJ are included as the two talents coming from the UAE with an inspiring life story. The pieces will go live from Friday, November 27th, 2020 on Nickelodeon, exclusively available on OSN across the Middle East. The series will also be available on the Nickelodeon website ( http://en.nickelodeonarabia.com/), and on Nickelodeon Arabia's YouTube channel. Shortly, the clips will be also available on me.nickelodeon.tv
With the objective to support and promote young talents, the Nickelodeon international campaign sheds a light on kids’ extraordinary passions as well as their determination in pursuing their goals. The series will kick start with a two-minute video from the local talents, introducing themselves while addressing the audience and inviting them for a “behind the scene” tour of the shoot and set.
The campaign will feature eight children from all over the world, each with their unique story which be told by the voice of the protagonists, the kids, in their own language. Including two UAE-based talents with inspiring life stories, the video´s voice over will inspire non-English speaking children to feel authentic to a local audience.
Lamia (@lamia_lilwonderofuae)
9-year-old, she is the only Emirati Rhythmic Gymnast and the youngest athlete in the history of the UAE. She started rhythmic gymnastics training at the age of 5 and won her first medal 6 months later at the 1st international junior championship in Dubai. Lamia has participated in 6 international camps & master classes with Olympic champions in rhythmic gymnastics. She won the “Achievement of the year” award at the Dubai Youth Olympics School in 2018.
DJ Michelle (@iamdjmichelle)
She is the youngest professional female DJ and turntablist in the world. Michelle grew up watching her father’s spinning skills and listening to good music and as a result, developed an innate devotion to music which stemmed during her toddler years and developed to become a true profession. She is the youngest Brand Ambassador for Numark and Mackie – professional DJ and sound equipment brands. Recently she also started to produce beats and now she is working on her first single as well as her first book, and both of which are going to be motivational and inspiring.
Through the campaign, Nickelodeon is providing a platform to extremely gifted children who wish to inspire their young viewers and lead them to build something beautiful with their passions. Whether it’s playing an instrument, excelling at a sport, helping the environment, or inventing the next big thing, this series will focus on everyday kids doing extraordinary things.
“EXTRAORDINARY ME” PREMIERE
Friday, November 27th, 2020 only on Nickelodeon, exclusively available on OSN
Nickelodeon, now in its 41st 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 brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC). Nickelodeon is exclusively available on OSN across the Middle East.
Below is the Arabic version of the above press release:
نيكلوديون تطلق حملة Extraordinary Me الملهمة في الشرق الأوسط
الحملة متعددة المنصات مصممة لتسليط الضوء على أصحاب المواهب المحلية المتميزة وتمكينهم وتحفيز المشاهدين الصغار على متابعة شغفهم
السلسلة تشهد مشاركة لمياء، أصغر رياضية في تاريخ الإمارات ودي جي ميشيل، أصغر منسقة أغاني وموسيقى محترفة في العالم
الإمارات العربية المتحدة؛ 25 نوفمبر 2020: أعلنت نيكلوديون عن إطلاق حملة Extraordinary Me، السلسلة التفاعلية الحية والمميزة والتي تسلط الضوء على الأطفال الموهوبين ممن يمتلكون الشغف والعزيمة الكافية لتحقيق أهدافهم، في الإمارات العربية المتحدة. وتشارك كلٌّ من لمياء، الطفلة الإماراتية ولاعبة الجمباز الإيقاعي بعمر 9 سنوات ودي جي ميشيل، وهي منسقة أغاني محترفة كموهبتين من الإمارات ترويان قصص حياتهما الملهمة. وستبث قناة نيكلوديون السلسلة ابتداءً من يوم الجمعة 27 نوفمبر الحالي، وهي متوفرة حصرياً على شبكة OSN في جميع أنحاء الشرق الأوسط. كما ستتوفر السلسلة على موقع نيكلوديون الإلكتروني وعلى قناة نيكلوديون العربية على يوتيوب. وقريباً، على me.nickelodeon.tv أيضاً.
وتأتي حملة نيكلوديون العالمية بهدف دعم المواهب الشابة، وتسليط الضوء على شغف الأطفال الاستثنائي وتصميمهم على تحقيق أهدافهم. وتبدأ السلسلة بمقطع فيديو من دقيقتين تعرّف فيه المواهب المحلية عن نفسها أثناء مخاطبة الجمهور ودعوتهم للقيام بجولة خلف كواليس موقع وجلسة التصوير.
ويشارك في السلسلة ثمانية أطفال من جميع أنحاء العالم يروي لنا كل طفل منهم قصته الفريدة بصوته ولغته الخاصة. وتسهم مشاركة الطفلتين المقيمتين في الإمارات العربية المتحدة وقصصهما المُلهِمة مع ترجمتها في استقطاب اهتمام الأطفال غير الناطقين باللغة الإنكليزية.
لمياء (@lamia_lilwonderofuae)
تعدّ لمياء ذات التسع سنوات لاعبة الجمباز الإيقاعي الإماراتية الوحيدة، وأصغر رياضية في تاريخ الإمارات. بدأت لمياء التدريب على الجمباز بعمر الخمس سنوات، ونالت أول ميدالية بعد ستة أشهر فقط في أول نسخة من بطولة دبي الدولية للناشئين في الجمباز الإيقاعي. شاركت الطفلة الرياضية في ستة دروس رئيسية ومخيمات دولية مع أبطال أولمبيين في الجمباز الإيقاعي، وفازت بجائزة "إنجاز العام" التي تقدمها مدرسة شباب دبي الدولية للجمباز الإيقاعي في عام 2018.
دي جي ميشيل (@iamdjmichelle)
دي جي ميشيل هي أصغر منسقة أغاني وموسيقى في العالم. نشأت الطفلة الموهوبة وهي تتابع والدها أثناء تدريباته على تنسيق الأغاني وسماع الموسيقى، وهذا ما عزّز فيها الشغف بالموسيقى ليتطور فيما بعد إلى مهنة حقيقية. وتعدّ أصغر سفيرة لعلامتي نومارك وماكي للتجهيزات الصوتية ومعدات تنسيق الموسيقى الاحترافية. ومؤخراً، بدأت دي جي ميشيل بإنتاج المقطوعات الموسيقية، وتعمل حالياً على إصدار أول أغنية منفردة وأول كتاب، وسيشكلان بالتأكيد مصدر إلهامٍ للآخرين.
تقدم حملة نيكلوديون منصةً للأطفال الموهوبين ممن يشكلون مصدر إلهام للمشاهدين الصغار على متابعة شغفهم. وستركز الحملة على الأطفال ممن يمتلكون شغفاً استثنائياً سواءً في العزف على آلة موسيقية، أو التفوق في الرياضة، أو مساعدة الطبيعة، أو حتى ابتكار شيء ما.
UAE champion gymnast Lamia Tariq Farsi thrilled with mission to inspire
UAE’s top rhythmic gymnast awarded with Nickelodeon’s ‘Extraordinary Me’ accolade
Lamia Tariq Farsi, the UAE’s pride as the youngest rhythmic gymnastic champion. Image Credit: Supplied
Dubai: Lamia Tariq Farsi, the UAE’s pride as the youngest rhythmic gymnastic champion, is keen to inspire the next generation of youngsters after being chosen for Nickelodeon’s ‘Extraordinary Me’ campaign in the UAE.
At just nine years, Lamia has shone in the world of rhythmic gymnastics with international medals in France, Uzbekistan and Germany, to mention a few.
Nickelodeon’s latest ‘Extraordinary Me’ campaign fronted by the popular television channel for kids sees Lamia and DJ Michelle — the youngest professional female DJ — tell their unique stories while inspiring young viewers to build something beautiful with their passions.
“It’s a matter of pride and immense pleasure for me to be chosen for such a campaign. Not only do I want to show my sport of rhythmic gymnastics to the world, but I want to motivate everyone, especially young children to take up to some sort of sporting activity,” Lamia told Gulf News.
“I am equally proud to be an Emirati practicing this sport while breaking a lot of barriers. I want to inspire children to be healthy especially during these COVID times by eating better and staying healthy by taking up some sort of sporting activity. From my own experience, it is very important for kids to be sporty from a young age.”
Nickelodeon’s international campaign sheds light on kids’ extraordinary passions as well as their determination in pursuing their goals. The campaign will feature eight children from across the world, as each relates his or her own unique story in their own language.
Lamia Tariq Farsi. Image Credit: Supplied
The series will kick-start with a two-minute video from the local talents, while introducing themselves and inviting the audience for a behind the scene tour of the shoot.
A product at the Dubai Youth Olympic School of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Lamia started gymnastics when she was just five years old under the tutelage of former Olympic champion Ksenia Dzhalaganiya.
Her first gold medal came as a six-year-old at the inaugural Dubai International Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships held at the Al Habtoor Indoor Complex in 2017. After that, Lamia inspired the country with gold medals at the Open GR Azur International in Nice, France and the Emirates Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup and the 2018 Armonia Cup in Thessaloniki.
She also took silver at the 2017 Winter Cup in Leverkusen and a bronze at the prestigious Novogorsk Winter Cup in Moscow at the end of 2018.
Lamia Tariq Farsi. Image Credit: Supplied
Last year, the Emirati athlete became the youngest winner so far of the prestigious Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Award for Creative Sports hosted and organised by the Dubai Sports Council. She celebrated this achievement with another gold medal, this time at the International Rhythmic Gymnastics Youth Cup in Tashkent.
Despite all these accolades, Lamia has stayed true to herself with her sights firmly on representing the UAE at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games. “The medals and awards are just a means to my ultimate goal. These are meant to motivate me to be better and to finally bring glory and honour to my country at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games,” she said. “I hope that one day the UAE will have an association for a new sport like rhythmic gymnastics so that I have the opportunity to represent my country and fly my flag high.”
The pieces will go live from Friday on the Nickelodeon channel that is exclusively available on OSN across the Middle East region. The series will also be available on the Nickelodeon website and on Nickelodeon Arabia’s YouTube channel.
VIDEO: Emirati gymnast Lamia stars in Nickelodeon’s 'Extraordinary Me' campaign
Lamia Tariq Malallah harbours hopes of taking part in the Youth Olympic Games 2026.
Lamia Tariq Malallah harbours hopes of taking part in the Youth Olympic Games 2026.
Getting noticed for her extraordinary talent, the UAE’s little wonder and well- known rhythmic gymnast, Lamia Tariq Malallah, was launched in a global campaign called "Extraordinary Me," produced by Nickelodeon Kids channel.
Nickelodeon started the ‘Extraordinary Me’ campaign to recognise youth talents globally while giving them a platform to showcase their skills and show how they lead their daily lives. The objective behind the channel’s campaign is to inspire and motivate more children to pursue their dreams and talents.
The short film focuses on Lamia’s everyday life along with her daily training sessions at her training centre, Dubai Youth Olympic School, her hobbies and family life. The short film released on Friday can be viewed on Nickelodeon HD channel that is exclusively available on OSN across the Middle East region. The series will also be available on the Nickelodeon website and on Nickelodeon Arabia's YouTube channel.
“I am thrilled to be a part of the ‘Extraordinary Me’ campaign for Nickelodeon as it gives me the ability to reach out to a worldwide audience of children who may be inspired by my story and follow their dreams.
“This short film is about my daily life, my dedication, my hard work, and my wanting to reach the goal of being the first UAE National to compete in gymnastics in the Youth Olympics in 2026, and even if one child is motivated by watching my story then I know that I have made a difference to the world,” Lamia added. The Emirati gymnast harbours hopes of taking part in Youth Olympic Games 2026, which was due to be held in Senegal in 2022 and has been postponed for four years.
Lamia Tariq Malallah competes during a game. File
Lamia, whose first gold medal came at the age of six when she won the inaugural Dubai International Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in 2017, says she is focused fully on her goal to win gold at the Youth Olympic Games.
This campaign will further embellish Lamia’s standing worldwide as an athlete from the UAE to reckon with, as people are not much familiar with female athletes from the Arab world.
Even the spread of the coronavirus pandemic failed to dampen her spirits and even when the UAE was under complete lockdown for more than three months, she continued training at her home majlis. “This year has not been easy for most people all over the world, and even more so for kids as their lives have changed drastically, but if you have a strong goal in your life like mine is to compete in the Youth Olympics, it will give you a purpose to be stronger and work harder at what you want to be,” she said.
Despite the difficult times, Lamia continued training through online guidance from accomplished 2002 World Champion Ksenia Dzhalaganiya of Dubai Youth Olympic School of Rhythmic Gymnastics.
At an age of five where children are mostly attracted towards electronic games and gadgets, Lamia decided to take up rhythmic gymnastics. Her father, Tariq Ali Abdullah Malallah, and mother, Malak Tariq Alfarsi, stood like a solid rock in support of their kid’s decision. They helped her throughout to pursue the sport. Lamia has not disappointed them and has already won six international gold medals, besides dominating local championships.
She has worked tirelessly all these years without the normalcy of a childhood as her training hall is all that she sees every day after the school.
The youngest recipient of the coveted Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award which she won in 2019, Lamia also bagged top honours at the International Rhythmic Gymnastics Youth Cup held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, last year.
The nine-year-old is considered as a sports ambassador for the youth in UAE as she pursues gymnastics professionally by competing on international platforms and attending training camps worldwide during her school breaks.
Lamia, who is a student of the International School of Choueifat in Dubai, also promotes healthy lifestyle and nutritional eating habits on her social media accounts. She also dreams of a future where more Emirati girls join the sport and has already chosen a coaching profession to pursue to train and teach more children to be fit.
Lamia has also won gold medals at the 2017 Open GR Azur International in Nice, France, and at the 2018 Armonia Cup.
CONCORD THEATRICALS ACQUIRES LICENSING RIGHTS FOR NICKELODEON’S BROADWAY HIT “THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL”
Concord Theatricals is excited to announce that it has secured exclusive worldwide licensing rights to Nickelodeon’s award-winning Broadway hit The SpongeBob Musical. For more information visit concordsho.ws/PerformSpongebob
Update (12/3) -The SpongeBob Musical is now available for licensing through Concord Theatricals! The production is available for schools, colleges, universities, and other non-professional theatres.
“We are thrilled to be working with Nickelodeon to bring this intrepid, heroic sponge and his friends to audiences when shows, once again, go on,” said Sean Patrick Flahaven, Chief Theatricals Executive for Concord. “Tina Landau and Kyle Jarrow’s imaginative take on characters beloved by millions has a score by iconic pop songwriters beautifully arranged by Tom Kitt. We’re looking forward to the time when we can see how inventive theatre makers around the world are with this joyful musical!”
“After an Award-winning run on Broadway and subsequent successful North American national tour, we are delighted to partner with Concord Theatricals to make The SpongeBob Musical available to perform around the globe,” said Sharon Cohen, Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon Experience. “The reimagined world of Bikini Bottom on Broadway set the bar for reinvention and we can’t wait to see how The SpongeBob Musical inspires unique creative interpretations and amazing productions for decades to come.”
Adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series SpongeBob SquarePants, the stakes are higher than ever in the staged production, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage.
The Broadway production of The SpongeBob Musical was hailed by The New York Times as “brilliant” and “effervescent candy-for-the-spirit” by New York Magazine. The show earned its place on 2017’s “Best of Broadway” lists including Broadway.com, BuzzFeed, Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast, Deadline, ET Online, Forbes, Time Out New York and Variety. The SpongeBob Musical was named Best Musical by the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle and earned 12 Tony Award nominations – the most nominated musical of the 2017-2018 theatre season – winning for Best Scenic Design of a Musical (David Zinn).
The SpongeBob Musical is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and features a book by Kyle Jarrow, with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics are by Jonathan Coulton, with additional music by Tom Kitt. The musical production was conceived by Tina Landau.
The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! was broadcast in December 2019 across Nickelodeon platforms and featured much of the original Broadway company reprising their performances, including Tony nominee Ethan Slater as the high-energy title sponge, Tony nominee Gavin Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Danny Skinner as Patrick Star, Brian Ray Norris as Eugene Krabs, and Wesley Taylor as Sheldon Plankton. The TV event is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Since its launch on July 17, 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants 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 and a global fan base. SpongeBob SquarePants is the most widely distributed property in ViacomCBS Networks history, seen in more than 170 countries, translated in 30+ languages, and averaging more than 140 million total viewers every quarter. SpongeBob SquarePants is created by Stephen Hillenburg and produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif. The character-driven cartoon chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimist and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends.
Nickelodeon France has unwrapped their Christmas programming highlights for Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon Teen and Nickelodeon Junior, full of festive specials of fan-favourite shows!:
C'est Noël sur les chaînes NICKELODEON
Noël approche et le compte à rebours est lancé pour les chaînes NICKELODEON qui donnent rendez-vous aux enfants avec une programmation spéciale complètement givrée !
En attendant le Père Noël, dès le 13 décembre place aux festivités sur les chaînes NICKELODEON JUNIOR, NICKELODEON et NICKELODEON TEEN en compagnie des héros préférés des enfants qui leur réservent le plus merveilleux des Noël !
LES MINI HÉROS : MISSION NOËL SUR NICKELODEON JUNIOR
Du lundi au vendredi à 16h20, les petits téléspectateurs retrouvent leurs héros préférés pour de grandes aventures spéciales Noël ! Des super chiots de PAW PATROL, LA PAT' PATROUILLE toujours prêts pour de nouvelles missions même sous la neige, aux Mystichats de 44 CHATS bien décidés à venir en aide au "chassistant" du Père Noël, en passant par les BUBULLE GUPPIES qui découvrent les joies des fêtes de fin d'année, attendre Noël n'a jamais été aussi chouette que sur NICKELODEON JUNIOR !
UN NOËL À PARTAGER SUR NICKELODEON
Du lundi au vendredi à 9h40, les enfants font le plein de bonne humeur en compagnie de leurs héros favoris ! Entre BOB L'ÉPONGE et son drôle de Noël, la tribu déjantée de BIENVENUE CHEZ LES LOUD qui promet un réveillon animé et LES THUNDERMAN qui replongent dans leurs Noël passés, cette année sur NICKELODEON les fêtes de fin d'année sont placées sous le signe du rire et des moments partagés !
LA TEEN BATTLE DE NOËL SUR NICKELODEON TEEN
Tous les dimanches à 11h15 NICKELODEON TEEN invite les téléspectateurs à prendre le contrôle de la programmation en votant, chaque semaine, pour leur film de Noël préféré sur les réseaux sociaux ! Entre OPÉRATION PÈRE NOËL, MES PARRAINS FÊTENT NOËL, LE NOËL DES BIG TIME RUSH ou encore LE GRAND NOËL DE NICKELODEON, quels films plébiscités par les fans seront diffusés à l'antenne ?
This post was originally published on Sunday, July 19, 2020, before Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko announced that they were leaving Netflix's live-action adaptation.
Dante Basco, who voiced Zuko on Avatar: The Last Airbender, has confirmed that he's talked to the series creators about the live-action adaptation!
Dante Basco, who voiced the fan favorite Prince Zuko on Avatar: The Last Airbender, has confirmed that he's talked to series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko about the upcoming live-action adaptation. Avatar has already been adapted into live-action form before with M. Night Shayamalan's The Last Airbender, but to say it didn't go well would be putting it lightly. Fans of the beloved animated series were heavily displeased with the changes made in creating The Last Airbender, from cramming an entire season's worth of storylines into one movie to pronouncing certain characters' names wrong. There was a palpable weariness among the fan base when Netflix announced its intention to create a new live-action Avatar series, but the news that DiMartino and Konietzko are involved helped win people over.
Now fans are eagerly awaiting any updates they can come by for this new Avatar series, but so far progress has been slow, hampered even further by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Casting hasn't even been announced for the series, though the creators promised to hire actors of color for the Asian-influenced show. One character bound to get extra scrutiny is Zuko, who has emerged as one of the most beloved characters on Avatar. Zuko begins Avatar as one of the main villains before undergoing an excellent redemption arc that allows him to become a true hero.
Basco, who is also best known for playing Rufio in Hook, sat down with Screen Rant to talk about his upcoming Twitch series Artificial. Inevitably, the subject of Avatar and its latest live-action attempt came up. First, Basco expressed his enthusiasm for Avatar's newfound popularity (now that it is available on Netflix again) before saying, "So I’m really excited to be a part of the Avatar family, and that’s coming back in live-action, and I’m looking forward to being a part of that and continuing to see what happens with the story." When SR asked if there's anyone Basco would like to see play Zuko, he said this:
"I don’t know specifically who I would want to see play Zuko. All of that is dependent upon how you cast the whole gang and how the world works out. I’m just excited that Mike [DiMartino] and Bryan [Konietzko] are at the helm of it all, and we’ve had some conversations. They know I’m here as part of the family to help out in any way, and we’ll see as it gets closer how the whole cast comes together. I’m excited as much as anybody else."
Hearing that Basco might have some kind of role in the new Avatar series is certainly welcome news, especially to those who are fans of his performance in the original series. While Basco can't play Zuko, he could surely fill a different role, either as a recurring character or simply a cameo role. He’s too young to play Iroh, Zuko’s cheery uncle who somehow manages to coach the angry young man through his issues, but he might be a good fit for Commander Zhao, a Fire Nation military man who chases the Avatar throughout the first season. Or maybe he could just be there as a consultant. Either way, it will be a thrill for fans to see Basco return to the world of Avatar. Beyond Zuko, Basco joined the sequel series The Legend of Korra to voice Zuko's grandson Iroh.
Hopefully more people from the original series can get involved with the live-action Avatar. Everyone's favorite cabbage merchant has already expressed his interest in appearing somehow, and more might join as the series ramps up production. It's likely that Avatar is still in the development stages, but things might move quicker now that the animated show has gotten more attention with its move to Netflix. It's only a matter of time until Netflix reveals more about this highly-anticipated show.
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Star Dante Basco Discusses His Role On Twitch's ARTIFICIAL
With Avatar: The Last Airbender officially on Netflix, we caught up with Prince Zuko voice actor Dante Basco to see what he had to say about his new series Artificial: Remote Intelligence! Hit the jump!
When Avatar: The Last Airbender premiered on Nickelodeon, the series not only acted as a gateway for young viewers to explore different types of animation style but it also gave the world a very layered and dramatic story with amazing characters. One of the best examples of that was fire bender Prince Zuko.
Zuko's character arc has been one of the best examples of a three-dimensional character since someone like Vegeta or Loki. The inner struggle he goes through while finding his path makes him one of the best characters in the series. However, none of that could have been achieved without a talented voice to make him come to life.
For over a decade, without many knowing it, voice actor Dante Basco has been impacting the minds of many people with his extensive voice work over the years. From beginning his career as Rufio, leader of the lost boys in Hook, to hunting down the Avatar as Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Basco has been apart of many childhoods and helped create some of the most memorable stories of the modern age.
Most recently, his work on the interactive Twitch show Artificial: Remote Intelligence has seen the actor take on a new challenge in entertainment, a series that the fans actively create! We recently caught up with him on Comic Book Movie to hear his thoughts about the show. Give it a look below, and don't forget to give the audio interview a listen at the end!
Joe: So how do you like it on the show? I know you haven't been on very long.
Dante Basco: I just started, I mean we just did the first character building episode and so I'm really excited. I really have never done anything like this outside of theater. It feels like theater in a digital age, so I'm pretty excited to see how the whole process goes and I'm looking forward to working with Bernie, I'm a big fan of his.
Joe: I tuned in the other day when the fans were working on making your character so I'm curious to know which facets of your character you were surprised to receive?
Dante Basco: You know, I can't remember all of the characteristics but the whole thing is a new experience, and it's kind of like putting together a D&D character but with thousands of people together.
Joe: And that's funny because when I talked to Bernie he had mentioned that you likened the process to character creation in D&D. Do you feel like your experience playing D&D has helped you with the off-the-cuff and interactive nature of Artificial?
Dante Basco: Yeah totally, I think it's going to. I'm not a big D&D player, I sort of got back into it a few years ago when working with Rooster Teeth. I just realized as I got back into improv and involved in shows like Critical Roll with my friends Laura and Travis.
Joe: Is that Laura Bailey and Travis Willingham?
Dante Basco: Yeahhh!
Joe: Yeah see, I know my voice actors! So, I'm curious - Twitch is a perfect platform for the concept of Artificial. Were you familiar with Twitch before taking on this role or is it something you're new to?
Dante Basco: I'm definitely familiar with Twitch, you know, I have a channel called Honor Society in which me and my stream team play video games on Twitch and currently we're doing a Let's Watch of Avatar: The Last Airbender every Friday at 3pm PST. We're raising money for direct relief for COVID frontliners. We have Phil Lamar and Greg Baldwin and a lot of the stars from Avatar on there for good causes.
Joe: I love that! They sent me one of those 15th-anniversary Avatar: The Last Airbender steelbooks, and those are amazing and beautiful!
Dante Basco: They're great, I have one too.
Joe: Yeah, I figured you have one, haha, I have it sitting up on a shelf and it's one of the coolest things I have now.
Dante Basco: That's awesome, man.
Joe: Back to Artificial. When I was chatting with Jennifer Field and some of the other cast members they mentioned they like to hop in the chat under secret screen names. Is that something you like to do?
Dante Basco: You know, I've never done that. You know, with the technology there is a lot of things going on so for me to just be present is one thing. You kind of feel like you're Captain Kirk on the brig of the Starshiip Enterprise and you gotta run everything, especially now during COVID where I don't have my tech guys with me or anything and I'm running everything myself.
Joe: Now, I know you're still getting used to your character, but what can you tell us about what the audience has built for you? What's your character's name again?
Dante Basco: My character's name is Zander. He's gonna be a rival to Sebastian, who is the owner of the company. And I'm a childhood friend that's coming back into his life and I'm just as eager as everyone else is to find out how I fit into this story and what kind of mischief and mayhem I'm going to bring to these characters. For me it's almost like a soap opera kind of thing which is really interesting because I haven't done any soap operas since the 80's and 90's. I did Santa Barbara for NBC back in the day and then I did a short run show for MTV back in the day, I forget the name of it. So doing soap operas are fun, there's all these different facets of filmmaking like with film television.
Joe: You've mentioned your experience in theater. What kind of experience in theater to you have that help prepare you for this?
Dante Basco: Yeah, well you know, I'm theater trained. You know, I studied theater and acting classes for over twenty years, you know? So that's a big part of my training, doing live theater and everything from Shakespheare to modern plays, and I even wrote a play. So I'm very excited to get back into a live setting and act live, it's going to be really great.
Joe: That's awesome. So have you always been into sci-fi stuff then, your whole life?
Dante Basco: Totally, I grew up in the 80's and 90's. Star Wars and Star Trek and even Harry Potter and Hook even, you know that's fantasy and stuff? And with Terminator, Skynet ended the world and that's my birthday August 29th.
Joe: That's funny, that's one month away from my birthday, July 29th.
Dante Basco: That's my mother's birthday!
Joe: We Leos are special people, man! Is there anything else you'd like to share about Artificial or any of your other projects?
Dante Basco: Yeah, just that I'm excited about Artificial. Beyond that I do have my memoirs book out right now From Rufio to Zuko and I'll be touring for that as soon as the COVID restrictions let up. I also have my first project with the Filipino Brothers, hopefully in the fourth quarter of this year.
HOOK Exclusive: Rufio Actor Dante Basco Discusses Prequel Film, BANGARANG
We recently spoke with Hook actor Dante Basco about his new role in Twitch's Artificial: Remote Intelligence, and we couldn't pass up the chance to chat about Rufio! Check out everything the actor said!
Steven Spielberg is responsible for a number of classic films over the years, including the likes of Jaws, Jurassic Park, E.T., and even Hook. In regards to the latter, we recently spoke with Dante Basco, the actor who is best-known for having portrayed Rufio in the film.
Basco has gained additional fame for such roles as Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and he was recently cast in Twitch's scripted sci-fi interactive series Artificial: Remote Intelligence. When we spoke to Dante about his experience on the show, we couldn't help but to ask a few questions about his time acting alongside Robin Williams.
In addition to learning some interesting tidbits about the movie, we also asked about the prequel that Basco worked on called Bangarang. Check out what the actor had to say below!
Joe: I was chatting with my friend Noah, and he had told me a little bit about a short film you had done called Bangarang which is a prequel for Rufio. Can you tell me a little bit about that?
Dante Basco: Oh yeah! I was approached by some filmmakers, Jonah Feingold, who is a USC Grad with his production team. He grew up with Hook and it's one of his favorite films so we met at a club in Los Angelos and he pitched me the full short and I said let's collaborate and do it! So we raised some money for it and it actually went viral so now there are some things in the works for the development and finishing a Rufio origin story.
Joe: That's awesome man, everyone loves Rufio!
Dante Basco: Yeah man, if we can get that off the ground, that'll be awesome. I think people will be pretty excited about it.
Joe: Yeah, definitely. I think Rufio is the perfect entry point to revive this franchise for a younger generation.
Dante Basco: Totally.
Joe: Now we had talked a little before about how Robin Williams helped you get into poetry. I was curious about the scene where the two of you traded insults back and forth and whether that was off-the-cuff or if it was scripted? And how many takes did it take?
Dante Basco: It was scripted! I don't remember all the takes with it being so long ago, but it was definitely a full day's work. It was scripted, but you know with the way Robin is, he's really like the godfather of improv for film and television, at least at that time he was one of the pioneers doing all of that. So we had to be on our toes to do the scripted version and then to just roll with it and keep up with someone who has such world renown, you know, he was one of the greats.
Joe: Sure, and speaking of greats, what was it like to act under Steven Speilberg at such a young age?
Dante Basco: Yeah, I mean, again, I was very fortunate to be amongst some of the literal legends and gods of our industry and I didn't take it lightly you know? I was fifteen at the time and I had been studying since I was ten so I knew who all of those people were and I was a huge fan of things like E.T. and Close Encounters and so many things, especially with Robin Williams. So many things were going on and I was there watching. And you know, with Dustin Hoffman being one of the greats, I would just come to set on my days off in order to study and watch the greats work.
Joe: And your hard work definitely paid off. Which would you say you get recognized for more, Rufio or Prince Zuko?
Dante Basco: Thanks man. It's a generational thing. I think for my whole life I've been "Rufio" to the world at large longer than I haven't been. So I can get into Bangarang chats any day of the week and I think a lot of people recognize me as Rufio, as a "90's baby". And then the newer generation that knows me as Prince Zuko is kind of a phenomenon that happened 15 years later, so honestly it's kind of even depending on where I'm at and the generation of people that I'm around.
The Last Airbender star talks Zuko-Kylo Ren comparisons
Dante Basco, who played Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender, sees similarities between Zuko and Kylo Ren from Star Wars, but some big differences too.
Dante Basco, the actor who voiced Prince Zuko in Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, knows a thing or two about redemption arcs. After all, his character does a major 180-degree turn between seasons 2 and 3 of The Last Airbender, going from one of the Avatar’s greatest foes to one of his Bending masters — and eventually one of his best friends.
Zuko’s redemption arc has been lauded for how it handled the character’s change of heart, something that not every franchise accomplishes successfully. Star Wars fans have all borne witness to Kylo Ren’s redemption in the most recent film trilogy, a storyline that’s received quite a bit of backlash from fans who felt it was rushed or poorly developed.
And Basco, who is a big Star Wars fan himself, has had plenty of people tell him that Zuko reminds them of Kulo Ren, and vice versa. Speaking with Inverse, the actor discussed the similarities…and the differences.
Although Zuko and Kylo do have a lot in common when it comes to their demeanor — they’re surly, morose, angry — there’s no denying that Kylo’s actions have been considerably worse. Basco suggested that the Sith wouldn’t have been able to redeem himself the same way as Zuko did, and that the the only way for Kylo’s story to end was with his death. “We’ve seen the whole thing by now, but I said early in the game: He [Kylo Ren] has to die to get redeemed,” Basco explained. “He killed Han Solo. Zuko didn’t kill Ozai, and Ozai is not Han Solo.”
Basco makes a good point about how deeply over to the Dark Side Kylo went. Zuko, thankfully, never fell that far. And if anything, Fire Lord Ozai, Zuko’s father, arguably deserved Han Solo’s fate more than our favorite scruffy-looking nerf herder did.
Basco also had a suggestion for how The Rise of Skywalker could have improved Kylo’s arc, and it sounds like it takes a leaf out of The Last Airbender’s book. “Just have all the Jedi talk to Kylo Ren!” he said, reminding us of the way Anng would talk to his Avatar ancestors. “Get his grandfather to talk to him from the spirit realm! He’ll tell him what’s up!”
Plenty of fans were hoping for an Anakin cameo, so perhaps Lucasfilm should have consulted Basco. And given how much Kylo looked up to his grandfather, it might have helped him escape Snoke’s and Palpatine’s clutches sooner. Unfortunately, Kylo Ren wasn’t destined to have the redemption arc that Zuko had — though both villains will undoubtedly remain icons.
Speaking of The Last Airbender, several of the creatives behind it and spinoff show The Legend of Korra got together this past weekend for a panel at Comic-Con@Home where they discussed why the series has remained beloved years after it ended. “I feel like Avatar both shaped and broke the mold for an entire generation of creatives,” said author F.C. Yee. “It inspired so much of us, it’s just where our heads go when we think about what we really love and what we would like to be like and, you know, what depths we would like to accomplish as creative professionals.”
It’s established that it’s a living world, it’s got a past, it’s got a future, it’s got a present and any time you dip in for a particular story for part of that timeline, it’s alive, it’s going to evolve over time. It evolved from all the worldbuilding that the show had.
Mike DiMartino, who created the show with Bryan Konietzko, feels lucky that the show was even made, let alone still enjoyed today. “At the time doing a kind of continuous story in kids animation was not a thing that was happening,” he said. “It was common in Japan, but not in the US and certainly not on Nickelodeon, they were kind of confused by what we were making. But to their credit, they were like alright, you guys seem to know what you’re doing so we’ll let you run with this idea. I think part of the reason why now that the original series is on Netflix, why it’s doing so well is that it kind of fits that format already. Even though there’s standalone episodes, it’s a continuous storyline.”
Meanwhile, for comic creator Faith Erin Hicks, it’s the characters that really made this story sing. “I feel like Toph in particular was such a big deal for me,” she remembered. “I was this huge tomboy as a kid, and now I feel like we’re having this huge surge of women in animation and female characters and animated shows with female leads that’s incredibly important. But earlier in the 90s, in the aughts, it felt like that was incredibly rare to have this strong, tough, tomboy female character in an animated show. And also to have a show with multiple female leads—we had Katara, we had Toph, we had Azula, we had Mei, we had Ty Lee, there were so many women in this show. That was something that really spoke to my heart as someone who worked in animation… and watching the characters grow and transition and change over the course of three seasons, it was so unusual. And that’s why I continued to return to that show and continue to be inspired by it, and wanting to put that heart and that empathy into my own work. It was so different.”
And those characters continue to delight people even today! Dark Horse just announced a new standalone comic about Toph, to be released on February 16, 2021 [...]
And then there’s the live-action series coming to Netflix. Yep, The Last Airbender has a lot of fight in it yet.
On Nov. 16, Loyola’s African, Latinx, Asian, and Native American Services (ALANA) and Asian Cultural Alliance (ACA) hosted a Q&A webinar with actor, writer, producer, and director Dante Basco. ACA executive board members Kayte Rooney ‘22 and Carly Dacanay ‘23 hosted the event and asked Basco questions during the hour-long webinar. Basco spoke of his career thus far working as a prominent Asian-American actor in Hollywood, more general Asian-American representation in the industry today, as well as projects he currently has in development.
Dante Basco is a well-known Filipino-American actor, writer, producer, and director known specifically for his roles as Rufio in the 1991 film “Hook” and as the voice of Prince Zuko in the animated series “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” He is also recognized as the voice of Jake Long in Disney’s animated series “American Dragon: Jake Long” and has worked as a producer and director for multiple projects. Basco has an extremely impressive resume, spanning over 30 years in the business.
The event began with ALANA’s opening remarks, including a reiteration of their mission statement, and moved to acknowledge the land of Indigenous Peoples upon which the country, and Baltimore specifically, resides.
Basco first spoke of his start in Hollywood in the early 1990s. At this time, Asian-Americans were extremely underrepresented in the industry. According to Basco, he would meet people who didn’t know “what a Filipino was.” For a long time, the only Asian-American representation on screen was the character Long Duk Dong in the 1984 film “Sixteen Candles,” which is now recognized as a racist stereotype of the Asian community. Basco remarked that people today approach him and say that his portrayal of Rufio in “Hook” was the first positive Asian-American representation in Hollywood.
“People that grew up watching the work I did, they’ll be like, ‘You’re the first cool Asian I’ve ever seen on film and television,’” Basco said. He spoke of coming onto the film scene with the possibility to show more dimensions of what it is to be Asian in America. When Basco met Jon M. Chu, the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” (2018), Chu told him seeing him as Rufio “made [him] feel like [he] could be part of Hollywood.”
Basco later talked about his experience working for the Nickelodeon animated series “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” When Basco was first informed of the project, he said he didn’t think it would be picked up. He remarked that the show was so unlike Nickelodeon’s other projects at the time. Their biggest animated shows to date were “Spongebob” and “CatDog” and, when reading the script of an epic hero story placed in an Asian-inspired folklore adventure, Basco was surprised.
“When I was doing it I had a lot of great fun, it was really cool, but then I didn’t really understand the impact it was having when it came out,” Basco said.
At the time, Basco was filming another project in Toronto and recording remotely for Prince Zuko. His first inclination of the show’s success was when another 21-year-old actor on set caught wind that Basco was working for “Avatar.” Basco recalled that, when the other actor heard, “he started freaking out. And this was an adult… he said, ‘That’s my show.’”
Basco remarked that little by little, the show started seeing the phenomenon of what “Avatar” became.
Recently, the series has regained popularity after Netflix uploaded it to its streaming service in May. Shortly thereafter, it hit no. 1 on Netflix. Speaking of its resurgence, Basco said the whole cast was fascinated. He partially attributes its popularity to the world climate of today.
“I think the story of ‘Avatar’ is just a great story… But especially in a year like this where we’re talking about balancing the world out, talking about government stuff… ‘Avatar’ is this unique cartoon that tackles so many big, big issues in a light-hearted way, in a way kids can digest it, and also adults can digest it,” he said.
Basco closed the webinar by talking about the status of Asian-American representation today. He references the movement of the last few years for more Asian filmmaking and storytelling. Today, Asians in Hollywood are at the highest profile they’ve been since the beginning of the industry. The 2018 film “Crazy Rich Asians” caused a paradigm shift in film. But Basco mentioned that the work is not close to done. He stated that the Asian-American community must lay the groundwork in order to reach long-term goals of perpetual representation.
“Some of it is working with studios and getting studio films made, another is independent films. We shouldn’t have a ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ film out… once a year. We should have a film that comes out every month,” Basco said. He ended with a message to young Asian-American filmmakers and artists: keep the fight for better representation alive.
Event moderator and president Rooney remarked on the event afterward. She said:
“The Dante Basco x ACA event was such a success and it is largely due to the amazing work of the ACA’s Executive Board. The board worked as a team to get everything in place. I have to highlight the work of ACA’s Vice President, Kelley Chan as she was an integral part of the event’s success. She took on the role of contacting Basco’s publicist and was the main line of communication between ACA and Basco’s team, with the assistance of ALANA’s Assistant Director, Julie Rivera…. [The Executive Board] put in so much work for this event and I can’t thank them enough for all their hard work this semester. We hoped that this event would help highlight the importance of Asian American representation in the media in all its various formats but also bring some joy as Basco has impacted many student’s childhoods. As the semester ends, ACA wanted to have our last event be something memorable to all and we hoped it made the semester seem a little brighter.”
Attendees of the event agree with Rooney’s sentiments. Elisa Renta ‘21, attendee, said:
“Getting the opportunity to ‘meet’ Dante Basco was kind of emotional, especially during this time. Basco has been such a big part of my childhood, and with the recent resurgence of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ during quarantine, his message of unity and finding balance within yourself and your surroundings was so impactful and motivational.”
Be sure to look for Dante Basco’s upcoming projects in the future.
The popular pre-school animated series, Kid-E-Cats is making its way to the collectables space thanks to a new pan-European partnership between the brand’s owner CTC Media and the stickers and trading cards specialist, Panini.
The partnership, facilitated by APC Kids, will cover the UK and Ireland, Benelux, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, the Nordics, Greece, CEE, and Turkey. Across each of the territories, Panini will produce stickers, trading cards, and photocard collectables for the series.
Additionally, in Germany, Spain, and Italy, Panini will create sticker books and magazines, as well as publish a series of children’s books across Spain and Germany.
Lionel Marty, managing director of APC Kids, said: “We are delighted to welcome Panini on board for Kid-E-Cats and are confident in the expertise they will bring to the partnership as we strengthen and support our merchandise offering for the series as it continues to grow in popularity worldwide.”
Lluís Torrent Suñé, managing director of Panini Espana, added: “We have a long history of creating engaging content for kids all over the world and with harnessing the synergies that exist with APC Kids and CTC Media, we are excited to bring the Kid-E-Cats Collectible products to the marketplace.
“We feel privileged to be selected to work on such a cute and funny television series and look forward to working alongside APC Kids to create a complete program of Publishing products in selected countries such as Spain.”
Kid-E-Cats follows the adventures of three kittens, Cookie, Pudding, and Candy, who are always ready to jump into action with enthusiasm and energy. Their imaginations make them capable of some absurd problem-solving suggestions, while through life’s lessons they learn to look before they leap.
A third season is now ready to broadcast, while series one and two are currently available on Nick Jr. internationally in over 170 territories following a partnership between APC Kids and Nickelodeon International that was signed in 2017. A further ten special episodes will be broadcast soon.
Ksenia Gordienko, director of animation, CТС media, said: “We have a very successful partnership with Panini in Russia on our Kid-E-Cats brand and we truly hope that this success will be scaled in other European territories. Growing the brand across Europe together with such respected partner like Panini is a great pleasure and honour for us.”
CTC Media’s hit series KID-E-CATS set for purr-fect collectibles rollout across the region.
APC Kids, the children’s entertainment division of leading co-production and distribution company APC Studios, has signed a Pan-European deal with the worldwide collectable company Panini for CTC Media’s hit preschool animated series KID-E-CATS.
The partnership with Panini for KID-E-CATS, owned and managed by CTC Media and produced by Studio Metrafilms, includes the UK and Ireland, Benelux, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Nordics, Greece, CEE, and Turkey. Across all the territories Panini will produce stickers, trading cards and photocard collectibles for the series, and for Germany, Spain and Italy they will also create sticker books and magazines, with the addition of children books for Spain and Germany.
Lionel Marty, Managing Director of APC Kids, says: “We are delighted to welcome Panini on board for KID-E-CATS and are confident in the expertise they will bring to the partnership as we strengthen and support our merchandise offering for the series as it continues to grow in popularity worldwide.”
Lluís Torrent Suñé, Managing Director of Panini Espana, added: “We have a long history of creating engaging content for kids all over the world and with harnessing the synergies that exist with APC Kids and CTC Media, we are excited to bring the Kid-E-Cats Collectible products to the marketplace. We feel privileged to be selected to work on such a cute and funny television series and look forward to working alongside APC Kids to create a complete program of Publishing products in selected countries such as Spain.”
Ksenia Gordienko, Director of Animation, CТС media says: “We have a very successful partnership with Panini in Russia on our KID-E-CATS brand and we truly hope that this success will be scaled in other European territories. Growing the brand across Europe together with such respected partner like Panini is a great pleasure and honour for us!”
KID-E-CATS tells the story of three kittens: Cookie, Pudding and their kid sister Candy who are forever ready to jump into action with endless enthusiasm and energy. Their imagination also knows no bounds, and these kitties are capable of the most absurdly funny problem-solving suggestions. Through life’s little lessons, they learn to look before they leap – well sometimes!
The third season is completed and series one and two are currently available on Nick Jr internationally in over 170 territories following a deal signed between APC Kids and Nickelodeon International in 2017. 10 special episodes will also be available soon.
Фигурки от 1TOY названы лучшей лицензионной продукцией “Три Кота” в России
Фигурки “Три Кота” под брендом 1TOY стали победителями в номинации “Лучшая лицензионная продукция в России”. Об этом было объявлено на ежегодном лицензионном саммите “СТС Медиа” 26 ноября.
Победила вся линейка пластиковых фигурок, разработанных компанией “Алиса” по лицензии “Три Кота” - подвижные фигурки в виде главных героев и их друзей размером 7,6 см, фигурки 15 см с музыкальными эффектами и коллекционные фигурки-сюрприз с пазлами. Игрушки представлены на российском и украинском рынках. Продукт отличает высокое качество, при производстве его использованы только безопасные материалы, а дети просто без ума от любимых персонажей известного мультфильма.
Как всегда, компания "Алиса" не остановится на достигнутом, и совсем скоро под брендом 1TOY будут разработаны и выпущены новые еще более интересные лицензионные игровые наборы “Три Кота” и уникальные аксессуары. С игрушками “Три Кота” дети легко могут погрузиться в мир анимации, веселья и доброты, ведь эти герои словно оживают в детских руках.
АО МТК "Алиса" - крупнейший дистрибьютор и поставщик игрушек на российском рынке. Представительства компании открыты в Москве, Санкт-Петербурге. География продаж "Алисы" распространяется на всю территорию России и охватывает рынки стран СНГ. С 2003 года компания активно наращивает сотрудничество с такими всемирно известными правообладателями, как Disney, Mattel, Nickelodeon, E-one и многими другими. Помимо этого, "Алиса" является эксклюзивным дистрибьютором таких компаний, как Brio, и Arias.
Сообщает пресс-служба компании "Алиса"
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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for Thursday, December 3, 2020 | Nickelodeon
Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.
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The 12 Days of Christmas Song 🌲 🎵 | The Loud House
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a phone plan for me and Bobby! Get ready to sing along with the Loud House family as they go through their 12 Days Of Christmas song and what they want for the holidays!
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Nickelodeon stars from All That, Danger Force and Group Chat perform a tinsel-tastic rendition of the holiday classic, The 12 Days of Nickmas! Er, come someone check on Nathan please?
It's time to come together with the cast of Nickelodeon shows are sing about the 12 Days of Nickmas! Sing along with the cast of All That and Danger Force!
Get ready to deck the halls and celebrate the holiday season with Josh, Blue and their crew with an all-new festive episode of Nickelodeon’s hit preschool series Blue’s Clues & You! and the launch of the net’s brand-new Blue’s Clues & You! Listen and Play skill for Amazon Alexa, inspired by the show.
On Friday, Dec. 4, at 11 a.m. (ET/PT), Nick will spread holiday cheer with the premiere of “Blue’s Night Before Christmas,” which will feature Josh’s (Josh Dela Cruz) cousins and former Blue’s Clues hosts Steve (Steve Burns) and Joe (Donovan Patton). In the episode, written and directed by Burns, Josh and Blue play Blue’s Clues to figure out what Blue wants for Christmas, decorate with Steve, help Joe wrap presents, and celebrate a night full of holiday traditions.
Parents and their kids can join in on more clue-finding fun this holiday season with the brand-new Blue’s Clues & You! Listen and Play skill for Amazon Alexa. Available now on Alexa-enabled devices, the skill lets fans listen and play along to ten different storylines, interacting with Josh, Blue, Magenta, Tickety Tock and more. Preschoolers will use their imaginations and practice skills like listening and critical thinking while helping Josh figure out Blue’s Clues. Parents can enable the skill by saying, “Alexa, open Blue’s Clues,” and granting permission in the Alexa App.
“Blue’s Night Before Christmas” is part of Nickelodeon’s “Nickmas” holiday-themed lineup which features joyous premieres and specials from the network’s live-action, animation and preschool series, including all-new episodes of hit series The Casagrandes, Danger Force, All That and more, plus classic fan-favorite holiday episodes of Rugrats, PAW Patrol, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Loud House. Nickelodeon's full Nickmas highlights can be found here.
Josh and Blue skidoo into Santa's workshop where Joe is waiting! The houses are made of gingerbread cookies, there's candy canes everywhere, and even reindeers! Can you help wrap presents?
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Story Time with Josh & Blue #9 📖 "Holidays with Steve" | Blue's Clues & You!
Read along with Josh and Blue for story time! Blue picks a story about the Holidays with Steve! Watch as Blue and Steve play Blue's Clues to guess what Blue wants to add to the Holiday quilt!
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About Blue’s Clues & You!
A remake of the groundbreaking, curriculum-driven interactive series Blue’s Clues, Blue’s Clues & You! has a new generation of preschoolers searching for clues with beloved puppy Blue and new live-action host Josh (Josh Dela Cruz). The series features new CG-animation for Blue and Magenta, brand-new elements and refreshed iconic items from the original series including an updated Handy Dandy Notebook equipped with smartphone technology and the return of fan-favorite characters. The current second season of Blue’s Clues & You! will explore Josh’s Filipino-American heritage by incorporating traditional foods and Tagalog language, and continue to introduce kids to advanced subject matter such as sign language, geography, climate, science and emotions. The series airs regularly weekdays at 11 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
