Hour-Long ‘Wallykazam!’ Special Premieres Friday
via press release:
NICKELODEON DEBUTS FIRST HOUR-LONG SPECIAL OF THE HIT ANIMATED PRESCHOOL LITERACY SERIES, WALLYKAZAM!, FRIDAY, FEB. 6, AT 12 P.M. (ET/PT)
Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) Guest Voices in “The Big Goblin Problem”
NEW YORK – Feb. 2, 2015 – Nickelodeon serves up a whopping, word-tastic episode of Wallykazam! with the debut of the hour-long special, “The Big Goblin Problem,” on Friday, Feb. 6, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) guest stars on the hit animated preschool literacy series as Wally’s Uncle Steve, a master dragon rider who goes on adventures and stops trouble. Wallykazam! ranked as the number-one preschool series in its time period during fourth quarter 2014.
In “The Big Goblin Problem,” Wally’s Uncle Steve and his dragon, Victoria, visit and bring magic bubbles that double what they pop on. Bobgoblin finds the bubbles and doubles his favorite thing…himself! Wally and Norville must save the day before the Bobgoblins cover the town in their favorite snack — strawberries and pickle pudding.
Beginning Feb. 2, Bobgoblin will be taking over www.nickjr.com and the Nick Jr. App. Kids can find a ton of BobGoblin videos, including five additional Wallykazam! episodes and an exclusive first look of “The Big Goblin Problem.” The special will be available to watch on the Nick Jr. App beginning Feb. 13.
Wallykazam! follows the adventures of a troll named Wally and his pet dragon, Norville, who live in a forest with giants, goblins, ogres, sprites and other mythical creatures. Wally uses his magic stick to make words come to life on screen that playfully transform the world around him. Wallykazam! is Nickelodeon’s first preschool series that embeds a literacy curriculum into a full-length story, introducing skills such as letter and sound identification, rhyming, vocabulary development and comprehension strategies. Created by producer/writer Adam Peltzman (Emmy Award-winning The Backyardigans and Bubble Guppies), the series regularly airs weekdays at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT).
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