KIDS/SNEAK PEEK : FROM `CORDUROY' TO `OZ,' IT'S COMING OUT ON VIDEO.A bunch of beloved children's fictional characters This is a list of fictional characters. It has been expanded into the following lists:
On Oct. 1, Paramount Home Video releases five titles in ``Oz Kids,'' a new animated series inspired by the legendary ``The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. .'' The episodes feature the voices of some hot kid actors, including ``Home Improvement's'' ubiquitous Jonathan Taylor Thomas Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981) is an American child actor and former teen idol, perhaps best remembered for his roles of middle child Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement and the voice of the young Simba in Disney's The Lion King. , Bradley Pierce of the film ``Jumanji'' and Benjamin Salisbury Benjamin David Salisbury (born October 19, 1980, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American actor most well known for playing the role of Brighton Sheffield on the television sitcom The Nanny. of TV's ``The Nanny.'' Each title will sell for $12.95. Paramount is also releasing ``The Adventures of Corduroy,'' another new animated series, this one based on Don Freeman's children's book about a stuffed bear. First published in 1968, the book has sold more than 4 million copies. The Corduroy video series, aimed at preschoolers, teaches gentle lessons about trust and responsibility. The first two titles, ``The Puppy'' and ``The Circus,'' sell for $11.95 each and contain free stickers. Nickelodeon's popular ``Rugrats'' series comes to video on Oct. 15 with two titles - ``Phil and Lil in Double Trouble'' and ``Tommy Troubles.'' The videos will each feature four ``Rugrats'' cartoons and three classic shorts and will be priced at $12.95. Mickey goes country: Some of the biggest names in country music appear on ``Country Disney: The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney,'' which arrived in stores this week. The CD features such stars as Alison Krauss, Tanya Tucker and George Jones singing Disney staples like ``Someday My Prince Will Come,'' ``When You Wish Upon a Star'' and ``Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a meandering rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in .'' Speaking of corny corn·y adj. corn·i·er, corn·i·est Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental. [From corn1. things: The Autry Museum of Western Heritage is offering a children's class in cornhusk corn·husk n. The leafy husk of an ear of corn. Noun 1. cornhusk - the husk of an ear of corn husk - outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds doll-making from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. The cost of the workshop is included with museum admission. All necessary materials will be provided. Traditionally made during harvest season, cornhusk dolls were favorite toys of the early settlers. The doll-making seminar is part of the museum's ``Connecting Our Lives'' series, which will run on Saturdays from Oct. 5 through Jan. 4.For more information, call (213) 667-2000. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) ``The Adventures of Corduroy,'' a new animate d series on home video, is based on Don Freeman's children's book about a stuffed bear. (2) Some of today's hottest child actors provide the voices for the new ``Oz Kids'' home videos. (3) ``Country Disney: The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney'' gives a different spin to classic songs featured over the years in Disney films. |
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