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i ap I 1 I i C8 Lifestyles The Olympian er 19 1997 1 I Friday December to OFF THE MARK Thomas leaves PBS for new depot PET OF THE WEEK Teddy The Associated Press into millions of puffed American homes during its eight season journey on PBS where I I growth this year alone Currently ranking seventh in the United States among infant and preschool toys the brand has generated well over $1 billion in retail to date the Tank Engine and Friends" became a runaway hit in the in a series of film stories created by Allcroft and broadcast in the United Kingdom In 1989 Allcroft co -created Time for the US family audience introducing a live action series that incorporated the Thomas films with the wondrous Mr Conductor it quickly accelerated into a broadcast powerhouse and family favorite Thomas the Tank Engine and the other stars of Time will pull into a new depot in fall 1998 Gullane Pictures the US production and distribution company recently formed under the umbrella of media and entertainment group The Britt Allcroft Co has licensed Time and Magic Adventures of Mumfie" to the Fbx Fhmily Channel My name is Teddy Bear I am 3 years old I am friendly playful and interactive Don't let my size fool you I am a good pet I am about 6 feet high when I stand on my back feet I weigh more than 100 pounds I would liketohavea cause I am too played in the first season by Ringo Starr Mowed for seven seasons by which was jointly announced by oft co -chair of Gullane Britt Allcroi VAlXltoTMThut SfkbXSfn Of VfeoNG SuttfftAM UWfctfkr mFUL OC UPULL MV fWG0K large place to run I do best on my own be-o big for most other pets or small children I have been in the Animal Sheiter since Dec 5 1 am as playful as a new pup Ybu can find me at cage six I act fast I won't be here I (long TJ Crabtree NIc Dunn Pictures and Haim Saban chairman and chief executive officer of the parent company Fbx Kids Worldwide The deal involves the licensing of and new films of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" Allcroft creator and producer of the programs said have a strong reputation for popular quality screen storytelling with American parents and children and look forward to growing that following with a new generation of viewers on the Fox Family GWWMttNnnSMVlM ALL ABOARD FOR FOXi The PBS programs Time and Magic Adventures of Mumfie' have been licensed to Fox Family Channel and will switch networks next fall 'Shining Time Station' features the highly successful film series the Tank Engine' pictured Time is evident from more than 250 PBS stations that independently bought the program for eight years and its strength as branded programming We are pleased that Time and will be part of the Fbx Fbmily" The Thomas the Tank Engine brand has experienced 37 percent George Cariin The half-hour series about a magical train station has earned numerous honors including a Daytime Emmy Award and eight nominations and spawned five prime-time television specials Magic Adventures of is an animated musical series about a lovable elephant and his friends searching for adventure It hosts a score of 16 original songs and has also garnered critical acclaim Gullane Pictures LLC was founded less than a month ago in Los Angeles and New York to develop produce and distribute films and television programming for the US marketplace Gullane is cochaired by Britt Allcroft and Charles Falzon CEO of Catalyst Entertainment and Distribution Pat of the week is written by sixth-grade students from Celia Fischer's class at Tumwater Hill Elementary School The students visit the Thurston County Animal Shelter 320 Thurston Ave Olympia (943-3640) each week ON DATE In 1776 Thomas Paine published his first Crisis' essay writing: 'These are the times that try men's In 1777 Gen George Washington led his army of about 1 1 000 men to Valley Forge Pa to camp for the winter Thought for Tedayi never coutd see why people were so happy about Dickens' Christmas Carol' because I never had any confidence that Scrooge was going to be different the next Dr Karl Menninger American psychiatrist (1893-1990) Commenting on the licensing spresi- Joel Andrye senior vice deal dent of development for Fbx Kids Worldwide stated value of December birthdays Heather McGhee 15 Nathan O'Bryan 8 Terratyn Bixenman-Chambers 13 Jeffrey Burkert Ashley Middagh 8 Connor Barker 5 Alexandra Wiklendt 7 Zachery Hopper 9 Megan Pearce 12 Tbl Wilmes 10 Kiersten Pletcher 2 Hannah Johnson 6 Dec 2 Dec 7 Dec 7 Dec 12 Dec 12 Dec 10 Dec 17 Dec 17 Dec 22 Dea24 Dec 25 TALK SHOWS "Good Morning ABC 7 am: Kate Winslet NBC 7 am: Pierce Brosnan CBS 8 am: The Procrastinator's Holiday Survival A Kathlo ABC 9 am: Pierce Brosnan: Ed Bradley a Jesey CBS 9 am: Survival tales a NBC 9:30 am: Family reunion minutes long so Disney starts with some quicker 1 cartoons Add it up and you have a terrific hour a 8 pm NBC A week after the latest sequel opened NBC shows us the original yet again We can relive the days when Macaulay Culkin was little and when it still surprised us to see messy things happening to burglars 8 pm Fox A new episode has a guest role for Efrem Zimbaiist Jr as a rocket scientist a 8 and 9 pm ABC The first is a rerun with David Chokachi as a hunky ski coach The second is a new episode with Jane Carr ('Dear CHART TOPPERS Last week's Top 10 prime-time ratings as compiled by the AC Nielsen Co Listings include rank for the week season-to-date rankings in parentheses for a onetime-only presentation) and rating points (which measures the percentage of the nation's 954 million TV homes each point represents 954000 households) 218 2 (2) NBC 206 3 (3) NBC 171 4(7) Sunday Moviet Ellen CBS 165 5 (4) NBC 161 a 6 (61 Monday Night Football! Carolina At ABC 153 7 (9) CBS 144 8 (9) NBC 135 9 (5f By an CBS 133 10 (14) ABC 129 Time to mail your birthday information for the Kids' Birthday Box Please remember to send it in at least two weeks in advance to be sura I get it in time Each year a ABC 10 am: Miss Piggy a Kenny KTZZ 11 am: Child beauty as Sabrina's Christmastime psychiatrist a Titanic marathon 6-10 pm Arts and Entertain- send your name the age you will be (18 and under) addres your birthdate your and phone number to the address below pageants a Kerry KTZZ noon: Deceitful men merit Even joins the rush this time It profiles Molly Brown the newly rich woman who stirred up society survived the Titanic and later became the subject a NBC 2 pm: Psychics i a CBS 3 pm: Ardent suitors of a Broadway musical Aerward Afterward reruns Write us! The Bear's Mailbox PO Box 407 Olympia WA 98507 a ABC 4 pm: Leslie Nielsen Tina Louise Tom Everett Scott Bryan Adams a NBC 4 pm: Paul McCartney FILM its documentary Moots 8:30 pm ABC For its 100th episode this show offers an important lesson for young couples: watch out for dashing Christmas customs With her family gone on a cruise Topanga moves into Ben's home She promptly wants the holiday done her way leading to trouble and a dream scene a 9 pm Fox Frank Black visits his troubled childhood It probably shouldn't surprise us that his dad is Darren McGavin who's also Murphy Brown's TV BEST BETS a Christmas 8 pm CBS When Charles Dickens created Ebeneezer Scrooge Rats frogs inspired Hunf some 154 years ago he was providing eternal employ- Scrooge nas ment for actors everywhere Scrooge has been played by everyone from George Scott Henry Winkler and Albert Finney to generations of craggy Englishmen With Lane was persuaded to co-star opposite the mouse by DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg the some modifications he's also been played by Susan t's Scrooge McOuck Lucd Cecily Tyson and a duck That's animator) Chuck Jones used to say They made those great Warner Bros cartoons for themselves They were surprised when the kids liked had wanted it to be a (juirfy dark Rifkin TRUE TO LIFE: Screenwriter Adam Rifkin did battle with rats in his for four years and lost who was bom for the role He stars in this sweet 1983 version Mickey Mouse of course plays the hard-pressed Bob Cratchit In 10 pm NBC Last year's special was spectacular led by some rousing gospel music by CeCeWinans This year BeBe Winans (her brother) gets his turn Others include country singer Deana Carter rhythm-and-blues singer Aaliyah and the pop group called Hanson Glenn Close hosts Olympian news services former czar of motion picture division Lane says as soon as he finished reading the script Katzenberg called me up He is the Don Coneone of told me think Don't expect any big laughs here This is more like a vintage Christmas card carefully crafted It's i i only 24 fairy says I feared (the studio) would lighten it fought har up So I was glad Gore I thard 't quirky to keep it i By Jack Gamer Gannett News Service If you eqjqy and trust me you will you can thank some rats a frog and Jeffrey Katzenberg going do this When I hesitated he itated he said like you to PRIME TIME TV FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 19 1997 days' kids movies need to be the Care Rifkin adds movie is fine for kids it's the Three Stooges Laurel and and Roald Dahl classic Hardy am A -TCI Olympia B- TCI Shelton C-TCI Pierce County Lane si t) giws fighting i by nis memo- meet with Gore And I said Katzenberg said you see that commercial with the Budweiser frogs? He did Budweiser I asked 'Sure seen that commercial Not since Orson Welles has there been such a visionary OK bring me to British comedian Lee Evans was also brought into the mix And then the four men had the tads of making a family film that just be for kids "If you make a movie that's ret says the Charles Addams Coen Brothers flavor is an interesting approach to what is that dreaded phrase a family film it succeeds it works on two levels mean-spirited for the adults and crazy for tire kids like things that are Gore Verbinksi got on his reputation the first director of the much- perceived to be just for kids like feeding them Verbinski says assume good for them and they dismiss Lane adds like what (famed Cosmetics and the harmony of the Cosmos Christmas at The North's! 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