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ADVISORY/Lights...Cameras...Action! Mattel and Fisher-Price Brands Bring Hollywood to New York City at Toy Fair 2004.


Business Editors/Retail Writers

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Feb. 12)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2004

Key Entertainment Properties Highlighted Include Barbie(R), Harry

Potter(TM) and E-L-M-O(TM)

       SHOW INFORMATION:
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WHO: Mattel(R) and Fisher-Price(R)
WHERE:
28 West 23rd Street - 6th Floor
(between 5th and 6th Avenues)
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 12 - Wednesday, Feb. 18
CONTACTS:
Freeman PR: 973/470-0400
Ellie Bagli, Amy Friedland,
Sue Murphy
SHOWROOM OFFICE:
646/336-6800  Ext. 22
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Who/What: Mattel(R) and Fisher-Price(R) to showcase unmatched collection of new toys based on the hottest entertainment properties from both the big screen and TV. Highlights include:

Mattel(R):

-- Barbie "Princess and the Pauper An impoverished person who is supported at public expense; an indigent litigant who is permitted to sue or defend without paying costs; an impoverished criminal defendant who has a right to receive legal services without charge.


PAUPER.
(TM)": This year, get ready to

see Barbie in a whole new way! America's favorite fashion doll Fashion dolls are dolls designed to be dressed and redressed to reflect fashion trends or occasionally fantasy play. The dolls are typically plastic or vinyl, and are manufactured both as toys and as collectibles. They are enjoyed by many age groups.  

is set to sing for the first time as she takes on the dual

roles of princess and pauper in her own lyrical twist on the

classic in her fourth entertainment property.

-- Halle Berry Halle Maria Berry (IPA: /ˈhæliː ˈbɛriː/) (born August 14, 1966[1]) is an American actress.  Inspired by Catwoman: Academy-Award winning

actress Halle Berry will be immortalized in the Mattel

showroom with her very own Barbie(R) doll dressed in an

exquisite gown inspired by her Catwoman character from the

July, 2004 Warner Bros BROS Brothers
BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington)
BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) 
. feature film, Catwoman. Barbie(R) doll

also pays tribute to this comic-inspired vixen vixen

female fox.
 and

award-winning actress with a purr-trayal that will have no

need to claw for attention.

-- The Winx Club This article needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.
You can assist by [ editing it] now.
(TM) Dolls: The Winx Club(TM) is the hot new

entertainment property from 4Kids Entertainment that tells the

story of the magical world of Magix(TM), where five teenage

friends attend the Alfea College of Fairies(TM), a school for

training aspiring fairies. It debuts in the U.S. this spring

on Fox Television's "FoxBox." The Winx toys feature magical

teen dolls who are not only bewitching be·witch  
tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es
1. To place under one's power by or as if by magic; cast a spell over.

2. To captivate completely; entrance. See Synonyms at charm.
, but also into

friendship, fashion and music.

-- Mary-Kate and Ashley Dolls: Just in time for the popular duo's

2004 Warner Bros. feature film New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 Minute, Mattel

showcases its new line of Mary-Kate and Ashley dolls and their

new "New York Minute" board game.

-- Harry Potter(TM) Championship Quidditch(TM): Straight from

Warner Bros.' June 4, 2004 feature film Harry Potter and the

Prisoner of Azkaban, Mattel continues to transform the magic

of the silver screen with the new Harry Potter(TM)

Championship Quidditch(TM) game that will let kids compete to

catch the Golden Snitch.

-- MegaMan(TM) PET Personal Terminal: Straight from the "MegaMan

NT Warrior" animated series that debuted in 2003 on the #1

kids network Kids' WB Kids' WB is the Saturday morning cartoon block of The CW Television Network's weekend programming. The CW is the result of The WB merge with UPN in 2006. History
Early years
!, kids can now have their very own

MegaMan PET Personal Terminal! Kids connect with another

player and load battle chips into their PET to aid their

NetNavi help them in battle. Kids will also be able to

experience the adventures of the animated series with the

MegaMan(TM) board game.

-- Shaman King Shaman King (シャーマンキング Shāman Kingu) is both an anime series and a manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. The manga has ended in Japan with 32 volumes in total.  Deluxe Battling Figure Assortment: Kid-controlled

with a joystick, kids can act out their favorite battle scenes

from Fox Television's hit animated series "Shaman King" as

they make the armor explode off of their rival Shaman. If

they're lucky enough to do so, they've won the battle and

earned the rightful title of Shaman King. Kids can also bring

the excitement of the TV series right into their home with the

Shaman King board game.

-- Yu-Gi-Oh!(TM) Duel Disk This article is about the Yu-Gi-Oh! accessory. For the audio/video optical disc, see DualDisc.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Disk, sometimes referred to as the Duel Disk Launcher
(TM) Accessory: Kids can now bring the

Kids' WB! hit animated series "Yu-Gi-Oh!" to life with the

Duel Disk Accessory. Fitting on kids' left wrist, and with a

simple push of a button, the disk moves into a dueling

position. It features an electronic number display to

accurately and clearly keep score. Kids can also catch their

favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! characters on the big screen this fall as

they star in the new "Yu-Gi-Oh!" feature film.

Fisher-Price(R):

-- E-L-M-O(TM): Elmo sets the dance floor on fire again this year

with his very own rendition of a hot '70s classic.

-- ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (R) Game Station(TM): This six-in-one game center features

the most popular sports with sound effects sound effects
Noun, pl

sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic

sound effects nplefectos mpl sonoros

, ESPN SportsCenter

theme music and commentary by Stuart Scott Stuart O. Scott (born July 19, 1965) is an American sportscaster for ESPN, most visibly as an anchor on SportsCenter.

Scott was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Richard J.
, for the ultimate

game experience.

-- InteracTV: This exciting interactive learning system enables

children to interact and learn with their favorite characters

from popular TV shows, right on their own TVs, using the

child-friendly InteracTV controller and DVDs featuring

existing episodes that can be played on their own home DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 

players.

-- Rescue Heroes(R): 2004 brings a new challenge to the Rescue

Heroes team with Rescue Heroes: The Sequel, as a new group of

heroes - the Robotz - is introduced. The Robotz line features

the latest innovations in transportation and equipment to help

the Rescue Heroes save the day, including HyperJet,

All-Terrain Cruiser, Quick Response Bi-Pod Jet and the Robotz

figures themselves.

-- Sing & Boogie(TM) Blue: Blue finds her voice and speaks for

the first time in the February 8, 2004, prime-time special

"The Legend of the Blue Puppy." Sing & Boogie Blue can talk

and dance and she will have kids singing and dancing too!
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