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Imagination Runs Wild in New Cartoon Network Series:
Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends to Premiere Friday, Aug. 13

90-Minute Feature to Kick Off New Series from Craig McCracken, Creator of The Powerpuff Girls

Cartoon Network’s new animated series, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, makes its debut on Friday, Aug. 13, at 7:30 p.m. (ET, PT) with a 90-minute feature.  Created by Craig McCracken, the creator of The Powerpuff Girls, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends is a 30-minute animated comedy about friendship, adventure and fun among a motley crew of humans and Imaginary Friends who live together in a very special place.  Beginning Aug. 20, the new series moves to its normal time slot, Fridays at 7 p.m. (ET, PT), with a replay at 10:30 p.m. (ET, PT).

In Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, once a kid dreams up a new pal, it becomes real.  Imaginary Friends are a part of everyone’s life, whether they like them or not.  Sometimes, kids get separated from their imaginary friends.  Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends was created to give a home to these abandoned pals, and to help them find a new friend with whom to live.

Mac is a normal, if sensitive, 8-year-old boy who has created his own best friend, Blooregard.  When his mom decides that Mac is too old to have Blooregard around any longer, Mac reluctantly seeks out Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.  He convinces Madame Foster to let Blooregard move in, but Mac worries that his pal will be adopted by another kid.  After much cajoling and hijinks, Madame Foster and the home’s staff (giant bunny-turned-house administrator Mr. Herriman and Frankie, Madame Foster’s sensible granddaughter) agree to let Mac visit often and keep Blooregard from being adopted by anyone else.

Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends is populated by an odd assortment of residents.  Literal manifestations of children’s desires, some of them are downright weird.  All of them have a distinct personality and want to find another kid with whom to live, permanently.  Mac and Blooregard spend a lot of time with a small group of the more colorful residents.  Wilt was once the ultimate best friend for a sports-obsessed kid.  A busted arm and a wonky eye have left him less skilled as a sportsman, but he remains generous and optimistic.  Eduardo looks tough, but beneath his thick fur, horns and gruff voice, he’s more pussycat than monstruo.   Poor Coco has spent too much time in the sun to be much of a conversationalist, but this scrambled creature has an uncanny knack for laying eggs that contain very handy things.  And then there’s everyone least favorite housemate, Duchess, an Imaginary Friend with a designer pedigree and a snooty attitude.

McCracken’s first series for Cartoon Network was The Powerpuff Girls, which premiered in 1998.  That Emmy Award-winning series was a worldwide hit that spawned a billion-dollar licensing business and a theatrical motion picture.  McCracken, who attended the California Institute of the Arts, also worked as the art director for the four-time Emmy-nominated series Dexter’s Laboratory and served as art director on the first season of 2 Stupid Dogs.

Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends is produced at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, Calif.  Twenty-six episodes are currently in production.

Cartoon Network, currently seen in 86.4 million U.S. homes and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment.  Drawing from the world’s largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network showcases unique original ventures such as Codename: Kids Next Door,  The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd n Eddy and other Cartoon Cartoons.  Cartoon Network also features Adult Swim, a late-night block of animation for grown-ups.  Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network has remained one of ad-supported cable’s highest-rated networks.  Cartoon Network’s Web site is located at http://CartoonNetwork.com (AOL Keyword: Cartoon Network).

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.