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HIT Favorites: Here Comes Spring

Put A Little Spring Into Your DVD Library With Delightful New Episodes Of Children's Favorites!

12/02/2008

New York, NY

Leaps Onto DVD February 10, 2009 From Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment

Street Date: 2/10/09
Order Date: 1/4/09
DVD SRP: $14.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Be in good cheer ...Spring is finally here! In the tradition of HIT Favorites: Snow Days and HIT Favorites: Springtime Fun!, Here Comes Spring, is a colorful new collection of spring-themed episodes featuring childhood favorites Barney™, Thomas & Friends™, Bob the Builder™, Fireman Sam™, Kipper™ and Fifi and the Flowertots™. The Spring-themed collection blossoms onto DVD February 10, 2009 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Whether chasing rainbows or romping through gardens, children will delight in these festive, fabulous and friend-filled adventures.

DVD SYNOPSIS

HIT Favorites: Here Comes Spring features a colorful collection of six cheery, spring-themed episodes starring favorite preschool characters! Barney, Bob the Builder, Thomas & Friends and Fifi™ have come to celebrate during this special time of year. Jump into the fun and enjoy the outdoors with Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam, or create magnificent gardens with Barney and Fifi. Get ready to cheer because Spring is here!

• Thomas & Friends - In "Thomas Sets Sail," Thomas is asked to collect the mayor's new sailboat and deliver it to the harbor. But strong winds send the affable engine on a wild and disastrous ride around the island.
• Barney and Friends™ - In "The Big Garden," Barney teaches his friends how to grow
  fruits and vegetables in a garden.
• Fifi and the Flowertots - In "Flowertot Rainbow," Fifi's plan to wow Violet with a colorful display that goes awry when she forgets to water her flowers. What is she going to give Violet now?
• Bob the Builder - In "Roley's Flat Garden," Mr. Bentley is designing a new botanical garden. Join Bob and Roley as they work together to get the job done!
• Fireman Sam - In "Fit for Nothing," The firefighters are training hard to appear in the Wales Fittest Firefighters calendar. It's a competition to see just who is the fittest!
• Kipper - In "The Butterfly," Kipper finds a butterfly who loves the color purple. He traps it in a jam jar but realizes that it shouldn't be kept captive and eventually sets it free.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

• "Roary Sees Red," a bonus episode of the all-new TV series Roary the Racing Car ™ from the creators of Bob the Builder and Fifi and the Flowertots.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2009

Title Copyright: © 2009 Prism Art & Design Limited. The Fireman Sam name and character are trademarks of Prism Art & Design Limited. © 2008 HIT Entertainment Limited.

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Thomas & Friends are trademarks of Gullane (Thomas) Limited. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Design is Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.

© 2009 HIT Entertainment Limited and Keith Chapman. The Bob the Builder name and character, related characters and riveted logo are trademarks of HIT Entertainment Limited. Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. and other countries.

© 2009 Lyons Partnership, L.P. The Barney name and character, related characters and the overlapping dino spots and Barney and star logos are trademarks of Lyons Partnership, L.P. Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. and other countries.

© Chapman Entertainment Limited 2009.

Type: TV on DVD
Rating: NR
Genre: Children/Family/Animated
Age Target: Children, Ages 1-5
Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned
Format: Full Screen
Feature Running Time: Approximately 62 minutes
Audio Status: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Program Website: www.hitentertainment.com

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