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Brand New Episodes: Kappa Mikey
Nickelodeon – From Saturday 12 May, 6.00pm

In these brand new episodes of Kappa Mikey, Mikey is still Japan’s newest superstar, keeping LilyMu on the top of the ratings chart, but he continues to get himself into trouble… Mikey begins hanging out with the Kappa Mikey Superfans to boost his ego, but he runs into trouble when they cannot tell fantasy from reality, he lies to a reporter about his friends to make himself sound more important and when Ozu’s brother comes along and makes Mikey the producer, Mikey’s friends must cope with his unusual management style!

20th ANNUAL NICKELODEON KIDS’CHOICE AWARDS SCREENS IN NEW ZEALAND.

The 20th annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (KCA) hosted by singing sensation Justin Timberlake, screens exclusively on Nick NZ (Channel 41, SKY) on Saturday 28th April at 1pm and 9pm and Sunday 29th of April at 5pm.

A big slime-induced viewership record was set when the show screened live in the U.S on March 31, with a staggering 2.8 million kids aged six to 11 years old, watching the show. In the “tween” demographic, 2.6 million aged nine – 14 tuned in, both up on last year’s show. In total over 6.1 million viewers watched the show making it the biggest KCA event ever.

The show also set a record-breaking number of votes via online and text messaging with 40.8 million votes being cast by U.S kids.

Nickelodeon NZ Marketing Manager, Lauren Nola who attended the awards with the winners of Nick NZ’s KCA competition, 7yr old Natalia Carroll, 8yr old Breigh Biddle and their Mum’s, says the evening was phenomenal.

“Nick viewers can look forward to an amazing, star-studded show where kids reigned supreme!” says Lauren Nola, “Anything goes at the Kids Choice Awards, this year the Fave TV actor was announced by the pulling of a giant booger and thousands of kids went head to head in a burping competition against Justin Timberlake, not only an outstanding host, but also the reigning Best Burp champion.

“Sliming, burping, boogers, who could ask for anything more from an awards show?!”

No KCA would be complete without Nickelodeon’s tradition of covering guests in green slime. An unprecedented triple-star slime fest opened the show with green goo thoroughly soaking singer Mandy Moore, action star legend Jackie Chan and comedian Chris Tucker. Vince Vaughn also made history by reaping the rewards of the first-ever interactive sliming.

And not be out-done stuntman Ron Jones bungee jumped from a height of 225 feet and plunged into a bucket of Nickelodeon’s signature green slime 12-feet in diameter and five feet deep. American Idol host Ryan Seacrest provided colourful commentary for this sixth World Record Slime Stunt.

Stars on the night included Jack Black, Hilary Duff, Jessica Alba, Will Farrell and Tobey Macguire, amongst many more. Following her appearance at the Australian KCA’s also Bindi Irwin presented an award for Favourite Male Singer to host Justin Timberlake.

Grammy award superstar Gwen Stefani also rocked the crowd with songs from her new album “The Sweet Escape.”

New Zealand viewers can catch the biggest KCA’s ever exclusively on Nickelodeon (Channel 41 SKY) on Saturday 28th April at 1pm and 9pm and Sunday 29th of April at 5pm.

The following are Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2007 winners. Please shut your eyes if you want to know, before the screening.

MOVIES:

FAVORITE MOVIE

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS

Dakota Fanning
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR

Adam Sandler

FAVORITE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE

Queen Latifah (Ice Age: the Meltdown)

MUSIC:

FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP

Black Eyed Peas

FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER

Beyonce
FAVORITE MALE SINGER

Justin Timberlake

FAVORITE SONG

Irreplaceable

(Beyonce)

TELEVISION:

FAVORITE TV SHOW

American Idol

FAVORITE TV ACTRESS

Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana)
FAVORITE TV ACTOR

Drake Bell (Drake & Josh)

FAVORITE CARTOON

SpongeBob SquarePants

WANNABE AWARD

Ben Stiller

SPORTS:

FAVORITE ATHLETE

Shaquille O’Neal

OTHER CATEGORIES:

FAVORITE VIDEO GAME

SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab

FAVORITE BOOK

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Nickelodeon is calling out for New Zealand pre-schoolers to become television stars for a day, in PICME, a new animation series premiering on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 13th (Nickelodeon, Channel 41, SKY TV).

The unique animated series features the face of a Kiwi toddler who becomes the main character in a bright and colourful five-minute episode, screening for 1 week throughout the Nick Jr programme schedule.

The PICME “star for the day” is part of an entertaining and educational story featuring a range of animal friends who embark on exciting adventures. From Gerty a giraffe who likes to clean, to Neville a big blue jolly elephant, these friendly characters steer the narrative and help to create a magical world.

“This is a revolutionary way of interacting with our youngest viewers,” says Lauren Nola, Marketing Manager for Nickelodeon NZ. “Pre-schoolers literally get to see themselves on television which is going to be very exciting for them and the entire family.

Parents, who’d like their child to be the PICME star for the day, simply need to post a snap shot of their littlie to Nickelodeon NZ via email or through the post. There’s hints on how take a clear shot which is suitable for the animated show on www.nicknz.co.nz/nickjr/whats_on.html .

“We will be looking for just over one hundred Kiwi pre-schoolers to take part in the PICME series,” says Lauren Nola. “PICME will screen from May throughout 2007 with each episode featuring a new star for the day.

“We expect that there will be quite a lot of interest in the show.”

As with all Nick Jr shows PICME is designed both to entertain pre-schoolers and to teach. Each episode is tailored to introduce basic concepts ranging from colour and shape recognition to logic and critical thinking.

PICME launches on Nickelodeon NZ, Sunday May 13.

If you’d like your child to be a PICME Star for the Day, you can either email a photo to talk@nicknz.co.nz with the subject heading PICME, or post it to: Nick Jr. PICME, Private Bag 92244, AMSC. Please include yours and your child’s name, email, telephone number and your child’s age. Or log onto www.nicknz.co.nz/nickjr/whats_on.html for more information.

Competition! Competition! Competition!

Watch Nick’s Animals & You, brought to you by Mcdonalds Pasta Zoo to meet out intrepid animals reporters! These young Kiwi Nickheads will be reporting from the zoo in a short series where they’ll discover some interesting tales from the keepers and get up close with the animals! Not only that, by answering the specific question set at the end of each show, you’ll get your chance to win a Zoon Elephant Encounter of your own at Auckland Zoo, which we’ll film and put back on Nick for all Kiwi Nickheads to see! Check out www.nicknz.co.nz for more details. Competition closes Sunday 13th May.

Team Galaxy – Brand new Episodes!

Team Galaxy tells the story of three friends who attend Galaxy High, an elite school which trains pupils to handle dangerous space missions on far away planets. But in addition to their duties, like finding entire planets in the galaxy that seem to have inexplicably gone missing, they also just get to be kids and hang out. In these brand new episodes the team get to try out comet surfing, the latest craze that’s seeping the galaxy, as well as an intergalactic virtual gaming arcade! Catch these new episodes from Saturday 19th May at 12.30pm, and every Saturday and Sunday at 12.30pm.

Backyardigans – Brand new Episodes!

The lovable characters from the Backyardigans inspire children to sing and dance along, and to stretch their imaginations as they climb up mountains, slide down glaciers, and sail across oceans, and this brand new series is no exception! Watch as Tyrone and Tasha become Mission Control specialists sending their intrepid astronauts on a mission to find life on Mars, Austin travels on a journey to bring three monsters back to her laboratory and Pablo travels to Mystery Manor to find out who stole Lady Tasha’s jewels. Tune in from Monday 28th May at 12.30pm, and screening every Monday-Wednesday at 10am and 12.30pm.

Kappa Mikey – Brand new Episodes!

In these brand new episodes of Kappa Mikey, Mikey is still Japan’s newest superstar, keeping LilyMu on the top of the ratings chart, but he continues to get himself into trouble… Mikey begins hanging out with the show’s superfans to boost his ego, but he runs into difficulty when they cannot tell fantasy from reality. And when Ozu’s brother comes along and makes Mikey the producer, Mikey’s friends must cope with his unusual management style! Watch Mikey’s antics as a fish out of water in Japan, in Kappa Mikey, from Saturday 12th May at 6pm, and every Saturday and Sunday at 6pm.

Avatar – Brand New Episodes!

In this new series of Avatar the Legend of Aang, the Northern Water Tribe braces itself for an attack. While Aang struggles to defend the city he wonders if there isn’t a better way to use his Avatar abilities, so he goes to the spirit world for help – but will he return in time to stop Zhao and prevent the destruction of the Water Tribe? Tune in from Saturday 5th May at 5pm, and every Saturday and Sunday at 5pm.

Dora the Explorer – Fairy Tale Adventure

Dora and Boots are exploring in the forest when they discover the gate to Fairy-Tale Land and enter into a magical place. But when Boots ears a banana from a witch’s fruit tree, and turns into the Sleeping Boots, there’s only one way to break the witch’s spell – Boots must get a hug from a true princess. To become a true princess, Dora must bring the moon to the Queen and King. Will Dora pass the last test, turn into a true princess, and wake Sleeping Boots? Tue into this magical 1 hour adventures with Dora the Explorer on Mothers Day, Sunday 13th May at 7am.

PICME – Brand new show!

The PICME animation series is a pre-school show designed both to entertain and to teach pre-school kids. This lovely five-minute show sees the “Star of the Day” embark on fun adventures with all their favourite animal friends. Whether it be a story about “It’s best to be yourself” or a story about “Looking after your teeth” the stories feature a real child as the main character, who interacts with a variety of animal friends.

Would your child like to be the “PICME Star of the Day” on Nick Jr? There are hints on how to take the snappiest snap shot of your littlie at www.nicknz.co.nz, where you can also upload your photo.