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Press Release: New 3-2-1 Penguins DVD Coming Soon!
WITH THE LATEST ADVENTURES FROM BIG IDEA! Featuring Three All New Shows On One DVD! FRANKLIN, TN – Hang onto your helmets as those fun-loving space-traveling Penguins take you on a wild ride across the galaxy! From the creators of the award-winning VeggieTales® series, Big Idea, Inc. presents three brand new adventures on one DVD featuring your favorite flightless birds, Zidgel, Midgel, Fidgel and Kevin, in 3-2-1 Penguins!®: Escape from Planet Hold-A-Grudge! Specially priced at just $9.99 SRP, this brand new DVD arrives exclusively in Christian stores Saturday, October 31, 2009 through Word Distribution. Filled with important lessons and values that especially resonate with young viewers, each episode takes Jason and Michelle (a pair of seven-year-old twins) and their four out-of-this-world penguin friends on exciting new journeys. Whether they’ve fallen into the Jelly Worm Hole, are trapped on an angry asteroid or even jettisoned into deep space, Jason and Michelle free the flock all while learning about forgiveness, kindness and teamwork based on the book of Proverbs. 3-2-1 Penguins!: Escape from Planet Hold-A-Grudge! is part of the highly successful 3-2-1 Penguins! series, which has sold 1.5 million videos to date and has captured audiences everywhere as a top-rated show for kids Saturday mornings on NBC. Additionally, 3-2-1 Penguins! is noted as one of the eight commercial and broadcast series which have earned an exemplary rating for their educational content in a 2008 study by Children Now. "We are so pleased that Penguins continues to be one the most popular video series and top-rated television shows for children," remarks Greg Fritz, SVP Sales and Marketing for Big Idea. "The positive attributes that these episodes help to instill in young viewers is so encouraging to parents, who look to Big Idea for high-quality children’s entertainment that reinforces and helps support the family-friendly values that they want to teach their children." 3-2-1 Penguins!: Escape from Planet Hold-A-Grudge! Synopsis’: Do Unto Brothers When the Penguins are captured by the evil Cavitus, Jason and Michelle jet to the rescue! But they fall into the trap of a Jelly Worm Hole and must learn the power of teamwork to save the fearful flock! Oh, Mercy! Zidgel delivers the Crown Jewel to the Gator King of Mercy-Falls, but his blunder causes him to smash it to smithereens. Thrown in the royal slammer for his mistake, will his highness forgive our captain and grant him a second chance? Between an Asteroid and a Hard Place The Rockhopper is zapped by a Glue-Ray gun and is trapped on an asteroid with the evil cohorts. When the hideous minions and our crew work together, Michelle learns the value of kindness – but will the lowlife Cavitus? MARKETING SUPPORT In support of 3-2-1 Penguins!: Escape from Planet Hold-A-Grudge!, there will be a Penguins-featured Kids Menu Placemat available at 455 Big Boy Restaurant locations. A $2.00 off coupon for Escape from Planet Hold-A-Grudge! will be included on the placemats as part of the promotion surrounding the DVD release. Additionally, Big Idea will cross promote Escape From Planet Hold-A-Grudge in VeggieTales print and online advertising campaigns, retail advertising and store level promotions and in grassroots promotions through Big Idea’s elite Ambassadors program. About Big Idea, Inc. Big Idea, Inc. is the leading faith-based studio and producer of children’s and family programming, characters and brands. Since 1993, Big Idea’s best-selling animated series VeggieTales® has sold 52+ million videos, 13 million books and more than 7 million CDs. VeggieTales® and Big Idea’s newest property, 3-2-1 Penguins!®, are in their fourth season as top-rated series on NBC Saturday mornings, Telemundo and ION TV via the qubo® children’s programming block. The studio's two theatrical releases, Jonah-A VeggieTales Movie® (2002), and Universal Pictures' and Big Idea's The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything™-A VeggieTales Movie® (2008), are distinguished among the top ten most successful faith-based films of all time. Big Idea also maintains an extensive presence in publishing, licensing and live entertainment arenas. For more information on Big Idea, visit: www.bigidea.com. 3-2-1 Penguins! Escape from Planet Hold-A-Grudge! Not Rated, 60 minutes, Color, Stereo, Close-Captioned Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound English and Spanish subtitles DVD UPC Code: 820413201791 $9.99 SRP |
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