Friday, October 04, 2024

Nickelodeon News Bytes | October 4, 2024

NickALive!'s pick of Nickelodeon news, highlights and more from around the internet!:

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  • Happy Mean Girls Day! Celebrating 20 years of making "Fetch" happen: Paramount Pictures' original Mean Girls is heading back to theaters for a limited time. Get tickets now.

  • MGA Launches Limited-Edition Bratz x Mean Girls Collector Dolls [License Global]

  • Fisher-Price Unveils Mean Girls Little People Collector Set [License Global]

  • Very announces new Daydreaming toy campaign: Developed in collaboration with The Gate, the Daydreaming campaign is the latest in Very’s Let’s Make It Sparkle brand platform, which brings to life the retailer’s hit flamingo characters, Kerry, Cherry and Terry. In the Daydreaming campaign, Cherry’s daughter, Coral, daydreams about her favourite toys, with a remastered version of hit song ‘Boys’ by Charlie XCX in the background. Within the animation, real product imagery of popular toys, such as Character Options’ Tales of the TMNT Mutation Station Mutant Maker Playset, Lego Simba, Spin Master’s Gabby’s Dollhouse play set, and Mattel’s Barbie are showcased. This campaign also marks Very’s first steps into merchandising its brand characters, with the launch of two flamingo plush. [Toy World]

  • Hamleys reveals its top toys for Christmas 2024. This year's list of the top toys for Christmas features a number of licensed toys based on the world's hottest properties, including the Paw Patrol Rescue Wheels Deluxe Vehicle and the Lego Transformer Bumblebee, as well as traditional toys such as dolls and plush. [Toy World]

  • Transformers One director Josh Cooley will take part in Variety's third annual “Pixels and Pencils” series at this year’s SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Monday, Oct. 28. The panel, featuring directors of some of the year’s most celebrated animated feature films, is presented in partnership with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Moderated by Clayton Davis, Variety’s senior awards editor, the event will showcase a diverse range of animation styles and artistic approaches, culminating in a roundtable discussion with the directors. [Variety]

  • Colin From Accounts Stars on How That Messy Finale Wedding Proposal May or May Not Be Catastrophic [Variety]

  • With the election closing in, iCivics, the nation's leading civic education nonprofit, is providing free, nonpartisan digital teaching resources, videos, and games that will help millions of students, K–12 teachers, and families understand how this election works and navigate its complexities, as well as how to counteract misinformation. These tools can also provide expertise for media into how this election is playing out in classrooms. [PR Newswire]

  • Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation's leading children's literacy nonprofit, announced today the launch of the fourth annual Rally to Read 100 (RallytoRead.org)—a six-month initiative that runs from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 designed to inspire the joy of reading and motivate children to read, starting with a pledge to read 100 books. [PR Newswire]

  • Target has unwrapped its annual list of the most recommended playthings for the holiday season. Among the 2024 Bullseye Top Toys list are Spin Master’s Gabby’s Dollhouse Purrfect Celebration playset and Moose Toys’ Bluey Amusement Park playset. [Kidscreen]

  • Miffy and Matcha Mogul Junbi Debut Collaboration: Partnership brings the magic of Miffy to matcha. [License Global]

  • On September 19, 2024, Hasbro hosted a watch party for the Thursday night football game at The GAMEROOM Powered by Hasbro, located in American Dream. Open to the public, attendees of the TRANSFORMERS ONE-themed event were treated to a special guest appearance by New England Patriots Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, TRANSFORMERS ONE product giveaways and more. [Hasbro Newsroom]

  • Skibidi Toilet Enters the Toy Aisle: Bonkers Toys and Invisible Narratives will bring the YouTube series to retail worldwide. Skibidi Toilet, created by Alexey Gerasimov (aka Boom), catapulted from viral sensation to cultural phenomenon, redefining the boundaries of digital animated storytelling. The sci-fi series chronicles the chaotic adventures of an alliance of humanoids with TVs, cameras and speakers for heads in their fight against Skibidi toilets – toilets that aren’t just sanitary fixtures but living, scheming entities with ambitions of their own. The series blends sharp wit, irreverent humor and compelling storytelling, amassing over 65 billion views since its debut. [License Global]

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