New York, NY (March 13, 2003) - Saturday morning is going BACK TO THE FUTURE(tm) on 4Kids Entertainment's FOX BOX, the fun-filled action-adventure Saturday morning kids lineup. Based on the popular feature film trilogy, the Emmy-winning animated series BACK TO THE FUTURE about time traveling will launch March 22 at 8:30 AM (ET/PT) on FOX BOX.
BACK TO THE FUTURE has captured the imagination of a new generation, thanks to the recent hit DVD trilogy featuring the original films. The animated series stars Christopher Lloyd in live-action wrap-arounds featuring scientific demonstrations by Bill Nye, the host of Bill Nye the Science Guy. Tom Wilson and Mary Steenburgen provide their voice talent - Wilson as the show's arch rival through history, Biff Tannen; and Steenburgen as Doc's no-nonsense wife, Clara Clayton Brown. Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons, lends his voice as Doc Brown. The animated series BACK TO THE FUTURE has won several awards, including two Daytime Emmys.
"A Flux Capacitor should be standard equipment on every DeLorean and kids across the country will be begging their parents to drive at 88 mph," said Al Kahn, Chairman and CEO of 4Kids Entertainment. "The animated series is a perfect fit for our action-oriented Saturday morning block and is an FCC core educational show. That's a double bonus for our stations."
Since their first adventures through time, documented in the blockbuster films, Marty McFly and Doc Emmett L. Brown have settled down back in modern day Hill Valley, California. Marty's in junior college now, still or always dating Jennifer Parker and dreaming of being a rock-and-roll star. Doc Brown lives with his wife, Clara; their two sons, Jules and Verne; and Doc's dog, Einstein. Although Doc has resumed his quiet life of research and invention, he hasn't given up on time travel and has two fabulous time traveling machines: a DeLorean and a fully loaded locomotive with sleeping quarters and a laboratory.
FOX BOX Lineup Beginning Saturday, March 22:
8:00am FIGHTING FOODONS (TV-Y7 FV)
8:30am BACK TO THE FUTURE (E/I TV-Y7)
9:00am TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (TV-Y7 FV)
9:30am KIRBY: RIGHT BACK AT YA! (TV-Y7 FV)
10:00am ULTIMATE MUSCLE (TV-Y7 FV)
10:30am TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (TV-Y7 FV)
11:00am THE CRAMP TWINS (TV-Y)
11:30am PIRATE ISLANDS (TV-Y7 FV)
The animated series BACK TO THE FUTURE is a production of Universal Cartoon Studios and Amblin Television. Produced in association with Wang Film Productions Co., L.T.D. Animation designed and produced by Big Pictures, A Colossal Company.
About 4Kids Entertainment
Headquartered in New York City with international offices in London, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. is a global provider of children's entertainment and merchandise licensing. 4Kids, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, provides domestic and international merchandise licensing; product development; television, film, music and home video production and distribution; media buying and planning; and Web site development. For further information, please visit the company's Web site at www.4KidsEntertainment.com.
About FOX BOX
Saturday morning kids TV has taken on a whole new shape with the September 14, 2002 launch of FOX BOX. From 4Kids Entertainment, the company responsible for some of the biggest names in children's entertainment, FOX BOX is the TV network home for the all-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kirby: Right Back at Ya! , Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, The Cramp Twins, Fighting Foodons, Pirate Islands and Back To The Future. FOX BOX airs Saturday mornings 8:00AM-12:00PM (ET/PT) on Fox Network affiliates nationwide.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Due to the fact that the Company faces competition from toy companies, motion picture studios and other licensing companies, and the uncertainty of public response to the Company's properties, actual results or outcomes may differ materially from any such forward-looking statements.
