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HIT Favorites: Playtime Pals

Get Ready for a Play Date with your Favorite Friends!! This All-New DVD Invites Kids Along For Playtime Fun In The Sun!

02/09/2009

New York, NY

Swings Onto DVD May 5, 2009 From
Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment

Street Date: 5/5/09
Order Date: 4/8/09
DVD SRP: $14.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Get ready for playtime fun with your favorite preschool pals! Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment bring together preschool favorites Thomas & Friends™, Barney™, Fifi and the Flowertots™, Bob the Builder™, Fireman Sam™ and Kipper™ for HIT Favorites: Playtime Pals, a lively new collection of six exciting adventures arriving on DVD May 5, 2009.

DVD SYNOPSIS
Thomas & Friends™ get together to watch a dazzling fireworks display, Barney™ plays out in the sunshine with his friends, and Fifi stays cool by transforming her garden into a beach! Join your favorite friends because the fun never ends in this collection of playful outdoor adventures.

Episodes include:

• Thomas & Friends - In "Thomas and the Lighthouse," it's time for the Harvest Festival, complete with clowns, a choir and fireworks. But the local lighthouse needs a new light bulb first and it's up to Thomas to deliver it. The job calls for slow and steady care, but when his excitement and impatience get the better of him and jeopardizes his assignment, Thomas learns a valuable lesson.
• Barney - In "Summer," it's the first day of summer and a super-dee-duper day to be out in the sun and having some fun! Barney and his pals show the many different summer activities to enjoy, from hiking and baseball to fishing and simply watching the green grass grow. Don't forget the sunscreen!
• Fifi and the Flowertots - In "Life's a Beach," it's too hot to do much of anything - except head to the beach! The problem is, Fifi and her friends live in a garden. No worries, they'll just make their own! All it takes is a little "sand" and a giant leaf to hold lots of water. Surf's up!
• Bob the Builder - In "Splasher's Two Stops," the job of the day is to construct two brand new stops along the river where Splasher the water bus can pick up and drop off passengers. Leave it to Bob and his Can-Do Crew to build the perfect "Splasher Stops." But can Splasher's enthusiasm be tamed by a timetable? After all, even he can't be everywhere at once!
• Fireman Sam - In "King of the Jungle," with Norman having a Tarzan complex, twins James and Sarah fighting medieval enemies and haystacks spontaneously combusting in the heat, Fireman Sam certainly has his work cut out for him!
• Kipper - In "The Swimming Pool," Kipper, Tiger, Pig and Arnold are off to beat the heat at the local swimming pool. But something is up with Tiger - he's avoiding the water because he can't swim. Once "armed" with handy water wings, though, it's "everyone in the pool!"

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

• "Roary™ Cleans Up His Act" - A bonus episode of Roary the Racing Car™, the all-new TV series from the creators of Bob the Builder.

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

Thomas & Friends ©2009 Gullane (Thomas) 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.

Bob the Builder © 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.

Barney © 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.

Fifi & The Flowertots © Chapman Entertainment Limited 2009.

Kipper © 2009 HIT Entertainment Limited and Mick Inkpen. Based on the books by © Mick Inkpen. The Kipper name and character are trademarks of Michael Inkpen.
Type: TV on DVD
Rating: NR
Genre: Children/Family/Animated
Age Target: Children, Ages 2-5
Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned
Format: Full Screen
Feature Running Time: Approximately 62 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Program Website: www.hitentertainment.com

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