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Celebrate Earth Month With The CYBERCHASE Movie On PBS KIDS
NEW YORK, March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As children across
the country celebrate Earth Month this April, a popular PBS KIDS math
series is celebrating its 100th episode with an eco-themed adventure:
"The CYBERCHASE Movie." Guest star Rico Rodriguez (Manny from Modern
Family) joins Christopher Lloyd and Gilbert Gottfried when the
first-ever movie from CYBERCHASE, the Emmy Award@-winning series
produced by THIRTEEN, airs this April on PBS stations across the
country (check local listings). The adventure will also be available
online at pbskids.org/video and on the go with the free PBS KIDS Video
App following the premiere.
The future of Cyberspace is at stake in the one-hour special, "The
CYBERCHASE Movie." Hacker and his bumbling henchbots Buzz and Delete
are drilling inside the nature preserve Ecotopia when they carelessly
set off a slime geyser, destroying many animals' habitats and causing
overcrowding. Matt, Jackie, Inez and Digit are called in to rescue the
animals and restore harmony to Ecotopia. They team up with Ollie
(voiced by Rodriguez), a Junior Ranger, and quickly learn that harmony
on Ecotopia isn't their only problem. Can the kids restore Ecotopia,
rescue their friends and prevent Cyberspace from being lost to Hacker
forever?
"I had so much fun playing Ollie on CYBERCHASE and joining this great
cast for their first movie," said Rodriguez. "I was really excited to
work on the same show as Christopher Lloyd and Gilbert Gottfried, and
math was one of my favorite subjects in school, so this was the ideal
project. And it was so cool seeing myself animated as Ollie!"
"This is an exciting year for us at THIRTEEN, as we celebrate
CYBERCHASE's 13th year on air and the 100th episode this April," says
Sandra Sheppard, Executive Producer of CYBERCHASE and Director of
Children's & Educational Media at THIRTEEN. "The movie's environmental
focus builds on the CYBERCHASE mission to inspire kids with a love of
math. By modeling problem-solving and making practical connections
between math and science, we give kids tools to explore their world."
To extend these connections, CYBERCHASE has also created a series of
real-world games exploring the environmental topics of keystone
species, waste reduction and solar power, available for families to
print and play at home at pbskids.org/cyberchase.
"The CYBERCHASE mantra has always been 'math is everywhere,'" says
Executive Producer Ellen Doherty. "With the real-world games, we're
excited for kids and families to bring math to the playground,
backyard or living room."
Classrooms, afterschool programs and museums will also be celebrating
Earth Day this April, andCYBERCHASE has made math- and
environment-themed lesson plans, activities and video clips available
for free download through PBS LearningMedia, PBS' digital media
service for K-12 classrooms.
"The CYBERCHASE Movie" will premiere Tuesday, April 15 at 4:30 p.m. on
THIRTEEN in New York. Parents can check listings for their local PBS
station for broadcast times in their area and can also stream episodes
for free anytime using the PBS KIDS Video Player, the PBS KIDS Video
App or the CYBERCHASE website.
Cyberchase is produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC in association with
WNET and Title Entertainment. Executive producers are Sandra Sheppard,
THIRTEEN's Director of Children's & Educational Media, and Ellen
Doherty. Funding for Cyberchase is provided by The Arthur Vining Davis
Foundations, the Helena Rubinstein Foundation, The JPB Foundation and
Ernst & Young LLP. Additional funding is provided by the Volckhausen
Family.
About WNET As New York's flagship public media provider and the parent
company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21 and operator of NJTV, WNET brings
quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than 5
million viewers each week. WNET produces and presents such acclaimed
PBS series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, PBS
NewsHour Weekend, Charlie Rose and a range of documentaries,
children's programs, and local news and cultural offerings available
on air and online. Pioneers in educational programming, WNET has
created such groundbreaking series as Get the Math, Oh Noah! and
Cyberchase and provides tools for educators that bring compelling
content to life in the classroom and at home. WNET highlights the
tri-state's unique culture and diverse communities through NYC-ARTS,
Reel 13, NJTV News with Mike Schneider and MetroFocus, the
multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. WNET is
also a leader in connecting with viewers on emerging platforms,
including the THIRTEEN Explore iPad App where users can stream PBS
content for free.
About PBS KIDS PBS KIDS, the number one educational media brand for
kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new
worlds through television, online, mobile and community-based
programs. Kidscreen- and Webby-award winning pbskids.org provides
engaging interactive content, including the PBS KIDS video player, now
offering free streaming video accessible on computer- and
mobile-device-based browsers. For more information on specific PBS
KIDS content supporting literacy, science, math and more, visit
pbs.org/pressroom, or follow PBS KIDS on Twitter and Facebook.
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