4Kids Ent. today unveiled its lineup of fall programs to air on Saturday mornings on FOX and The CW Network. Both blocks will kick off the new season on Sept. 13, featuring new animated series and returning favorites. The five-hour TheCW4Kids block will debut Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewer and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, while the four-hour 4KidsTV lineup premieres Chaotic: M’Arrillian Invasion. Other shows joining the 4Kids schedules later in the season include Huntik, Rollbots and GOGORIKI.
On September 12 at 4:30 p.m. (ET), The CW will offer kids an exclusive first look at the lineup of shows with TheCW4Kids Brand Spankin’ New Spectacular Saturday Sneak Peek Party. The half-hour special will include a preview the new comedy GOGORIKI, which is expected to join the fall schedule on Sept. 27.
The 2008-2009 run marks 4Kids’ seventh consecutive season on FOX and its inaugural season on The CW Network. 4Kids Prods. is involved in the development, production, adaptation and/or post-production of ten of the series airing this season. In addition to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewer, original 4Kids productions include Chaotic, Viva Pi’ata, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward and Chaotic: M’Arillion Invasion. The entity also adapts the anime shows Dinosaur King and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, and the new Russian show GOGORIKI (SMESHARIKI) for American audiences. Al Kahn, chairman and CEO of 4Kids Ent., and Norman Grossfeld, president of 4Kids Prods., oversee the company’s network television operations.
In Back to the Sewer, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return to present-day New York City, but are shell-shocked to find that Master Splinter didn’t make the trip back through time’at least not all in one piece. During the harrowing leap, their beloved Father was digitally decompiled into hundreds of tiny data bits, which were then scattered through the vast nether regions of cyberspace. To save Master Splinter and make him whole again, the Turtles must enter cyberspace and collect all of his lost data bits. Along the way, they encounter various megabyte baddies lurking around every encoded corner.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, the latest entry in the internationally successful anime series, takes place in the new Domino City. Once the playground of legendary duelist Yugi Moto, this sprawling metropolis has since been transformed into a futuristic society where dueling has been kicked into overdrive. Now the winners and losers aren’t just separated by skill and strength, but by speed as well. For five special duelists, it’s not just about winning or losing anymore’it’s about survival.
Chaotic: M’Arrillian Invasion finds Tom and Kaz delving deeper into Chaotic and confronting new creatures, uncovering strange new locations and scanning awesome new BattleGear and Mugic. Their games take a shocking , however, when a mysterious new tribe is accidentally unleashed. Will the force of their mega-mental powers let them conquer the Tribes and rule Perim?
GOGORIKI involves a circle of best friends who live in a safe and peaceful world where stories revolve around characters and comedy rather than conflict. The GOGORIKI are animal-like beings, each with a cute round shape, a unique personality and infectious charm. Each half-hour installment consists of three 6 1/2 minute stories. The show was created with the aid of Russia’s Ministry of Culture and animated at Peterburg animation studio in the region. It first premiered in Russia in March of 2003.
TheCW4Kids block airs Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon on The CW Network, while 4KidsTV runs 8 a.m. to noon on FOX. Kids can also watch full episodes of 4Kids TV favorites online at www.4Kids.tv and www.CW4kids.com. The web destinations also offer kid-friendly activities ranging from branded TV show areas for every series in the lineups to a weekly-replenished library of more than 150 games.
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