Wonder Pets!: Join the Circus

If you have a kid (or even if you don't), you've probably heard of Wonder Pets. Wonder Pets! is an exciting Nick Jr. show for preschoolers. Each episode follows the adventures of three classroom pets--Linny the Guinea Pig, Ming-Ming Duckling, and Turtle Tuck--who travel around the globe helping to rescue animals who need their help. Like real preschoolers, these three unlikely heroes don't have any actual super powers, but by working together they can conquer any obstacle: "What's gonna work? Teamwork!"

The show features photo-puppetry animation--an animation style created specifically for this series--which allows the animators to manipulate photos of real animals. The result is striking, memorable, and truly unique. Each episode is like a mini-opera with dialog often sung to an original score by some of Broadway's top composers. And each episode encourages teamwork, empathy, problem-solving skills, and an appreciation of music and humor.

In “Join The Circus!,” it’s summer vacation and the Wonder Pets rescue a young circus lion named Cubby from falling off a circus train. The Penguin Ringmaster is so impressed with the Wonder Pets that he offers them jobs at the circus! However, there is one catch:  the team will have to split up and do separate acts.  Linny is unsure but accepts the offer when she sees how much it means to Tuck and Ming-Ming. When Cubby and his friends Baby Panda and Baby Monkey get stuck on the high wire during a performance, the Wonder Pets reunite to rescue them. In the end, the Wonder Pets decide to return to their classroom, where they can work as a team again to rescue animals in trouble.

The excitement continues with a week of brand-new episodes Monday, March 16 – Friday, March 20, featuring guest voiceovers from Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller and Ben Vereen.

The schedule for The Wonder Pets! premiere week is as follows (all times are ET/PT):

• Monday, March 16 (10:00 a.m.): “The Adventures of Bee & Slug” -- Little Bee and Slug accidentally take the Flyboat for a ride that quickly gets out of control.
• Tuesday, March 17 (10:00 a.m.): “Save The Old White Mouse!” -- Features Jerry Stiller as Old White Mouse and Anne Meara as Ginny.  The Wonder Pets travel to Linny’s grandmother Ginny’s local nursing home to rescue an Old White Mouse who’s stuck in a cuckoo clock.
• Wednesday, March 18 (10:00 a.m.): “Save The Glowworm!” -- The Wonder Pets help a Little Glowworm discover what she’s good at – glowing! 
• Thursday, Mar. 19 (10:00 a.m.): “Save The Hound Dog!” -- The Wonder Pets travel to Memphis to save a Baby Hound Dog in a mansion who is stuck inside a jukebox. 
• Friday, March 20 (10:00 a.m.): “Save The Rat Pack!”-- Features Ben Vereen as voice of Sammy.  The Wonder Pets travel to Las Vegas to assist three performing Rats who are having trouble working together on their song and dance routine. / “Save The Fiddler Crab!” – Features music by Jerry Bock, the original composer for Fiddler On The Roof.  The Wonder Pets journey to a small village in Russia to save a Fiddler Crab on the roof of a small house.

Nick Jr.’s award-winning website (www.nickjr.com) will feature an interactive game and activities to complement the premiere of “Join The Circus!” NickJr.com will feature “The Wonder Pets Join The Circus” game, where kids can go online and join the act by spelling out words with seals, getting penguin clowns to the show and helping orangutans perform on the trapeze. Nickjr.com will also feature circus-themed printables, crafts, activities and more.

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