Fraggle Rock™
Fraggle Rock is a wonderfully inventive series, starring a diverse and quirky group of cave-dwelling creatures who share adventures and misadventures in a subterranean community. The world of Fraggle Rock is a unique place where three different, yet surprisingly similar communities learn to live and work in harmony.
Legendary Children's Television Series Unearthed As HIT Entertainment & Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Release The Highly-Anticipated DVD. Complete Second Season
Collection Also Contains Replica of Jim Henson's Original Pitch Book & Special Video Tribute To Celebrated Co-Creator Jerry Juhl
07/01/2006Los Angeles / New York, NY
Beginning September 5th, save your worries for another day, as The Jim Henson Company, HIT Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment present more Fraggly fun with the all-new DVD release of the Fraggle Rock Complete Second Season. Available in a rockin' five-disc box set, this latest release from the award-winning children's television series - and one of HBO's first original series - will feature all 24 episodes from the second season of Fraggle Rock. Additionally, the DVD will offer innovative bonus features, including a replica of creator Jim Henson's original pitch book for the show, a special video tribute to legendary co-creator Jerry Juhl and exclusive interviews with the cast and crew members.
The release of the Fraggle Rock Complete Second Season comes on the heels of a fan-driven campaign calling for the series' DVD debut. Legions of Fraggle Rock devotees proved that they were, indeed, down with Fraggle Rock, as they created an online petition that was signed by more than 35,000 fans urging for the DVD release of Fraggle Rock. HIT Entertainment responded and launched the Fraggle Rock Complete First Season in 2005.
Additionally, this fall will feature the first mass distribution of Fraggle-themed products from Sababa Toys and new junior apparel and accessories -- including hosiery, hats, loungewear and t-shirts -- from partners Hyp, Jerry Leigh and Zazzle.com.
Fox Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment will support the DVD release of Fraggle Rock Complete Second Season with a highly targeted marketing campaign, including digital media and grassroots marketing.
Fraggle Rock Complete Second Season Fast Facts:
- Street Date: September 5, 2006
- Pre-book Date: August 9, 2006
- DVD SRP: $49.98
- Feature Running Time: 680 Minutes
- DVD Bonus Features include: Replica of Jim Henson's original pitch book, special video tribute to legendary co-creator Jerry Juhl and exclusive interviews with the cast and crew members.
About the Jim Henson Company
he Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years and is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics and computer graphics. Best known as creators of the world famous Muppets (the rights to which are now owned by The Walt Disney Company), Henson is the recipient of nearly 50 Emmy Awards and nine Grammy Awards. Credits include the Saturn Award-winning Farscape and the features MirrorMask, Five Children and It and Good Boy!. With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot complete with soundstage, screening room and post-production facilities. The company is also home to Jim Henson's Creature Shop, a pre-eminent character-building and visual effects group with international film, television and advertising clients, as well as Henson Recording Studios, one of the music industry's top recording facilities known for its world-class blend of state of the art and vintage equipment. The Jim Henson Company recently launched Puppet Up!, a live puppet improvisational show that has played to sold out crowds in Aspen, Hollywood and Edinburgh, and announced the creation of Jim Henson Designs, a merchandise collection inspired by Jim Henson's earliest sketches. The Jim Henson Company's website is located at: www.henson.com
About HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment, owned by private equity investment group Apax Partners since June 2005, is one of the world’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT’s portfolio includes internationally renowned children’s properties, such as Bob the Builder™, Barney™, Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Rubbadubbers™ and Angelina Ballerina™. HIT acts as a representative for The Wiggles® in the UK, US and Canada and as worldwide representative for The Jim Henson Company’s library of classic family brands, including Fraggle Rock™. HIT also owns the Guinness World Records™ publishing and television property and Fireman Sam™, a joint venture with S4C. Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production (including studios in the US and the UK), publishing, consumer products licensing and live events. With a catalog of more than 1,000 hours of young children’s programming, HIT sells its shows to more than 240 countries worldwide, in more than 40 different languages and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. In 2005, the Company joined Comcast Corporation, PBS and Sesame Workshop to launch PBS KIDS Sprout℠, a 24-hour digital cable channel and VOD service for preschoolers. For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.
About Twentieth Century Fox
A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (TCFHE) is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) as well as acquisitions and original productions. The company also releases all products around the globe for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets—from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce - throughout the world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company.
About Fraggle Rock™
Premiering in January 1983, this wonderfully inventive program was designed to entertain while also encourage an understanding and embracing of diversity. Through the fun adventures of the Fraggle gang - Red, Gobo, Wembley, Boober, Mokey and Uncle Traveling Matt - the show captured the hearts of children and adults alike while featuring a unique mix of music that ranged a number of genres, from folk, blues and gospel to country and rock. The show also secured several prestigious awards, including a Cable ACE Award and five International Emmys.
