Nick Jr. Kicks Off Summer With Four All-New Episodes of the Top-Rated Shows on Preschool TV -- Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, the Backyardigans and the Wonder Pets! -- During 'Nick Jr.'s Beach Party Week' Monday, June 25 - Friday, June 29

Nick Jr. Kicks Off Summer With Four All-New Episodes of the Top-Rated Shows on Preschool TV -- Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, the Backyardigans and the Wonder Pets! -- During 'Nick Jr.'s Beach Party Week' Monday, June 25 - Friday, June 29

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NEW YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Nick Jr. hits the sand and surf with four brand-new episodes of TV's top-rated preschool series' Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, The Backyardigans, and The Wonder Pets! during "Nick Jr.'s Beach Party Week." The sippy-cup set will join their favorite animated characters on a new beach-themed adventure every day beginning Monday, June 25 - Thursday, June 28 (9:00 a.m. ET/PT). The four premiere episodes will encore in a two-hour marathon on Friday, June 29 (9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., ET/PT).

"Nick Jr.'s Beach Party Week" schedule is as follows (all times are ET/PT):

Monday, June 25 (9:00 a.m.) - Dora the Explorer "Baby Crab"
* Dora and Boots are having a blast at the beach when they hear a call for
help. A baby crab is stuck in a net! Dora finds a pair of scissors
inside Backpack and frees the crab, but as he scurries off, he realizes
he forgot which way to go. Dora and Boots take him through the Squishy
Squid's Musical Sand Castle, over a mountain of rhythmically snapping
clams, and across the ocean to his Mami on Crab Island.

Tuesday, June 26 (9:00 a.m.) - Go, Diego, Go! "An Underwater Mystery"
* Diego and Alicia are exploring the ocean in the Rescue Center Submarine
when they hear a cry for help. Using Click, the duo find a mystery fish
named Lucy who has lost her way. In order to bring her back home, Diego
and Alicia must determine what kind of fish Lucy is by finding clues.
They discover Lucy has 3,000 teeth, skin with spots and stripes and a
tail she wiggles from side to side. What could she be?

Wednesday, June 27 (9:00 a.m.) - The Backyardigans "Into the Deep"
* In their incredible submarine, deep-sea explorers Tyrone and Pablo,
plunge to the deepest part of the ocean to discover a rare mermaid.
Meanwhile, mermaids Tasha and Uniqua will do anything to protect their
mermaid garden from intruders. Set to a Bollywood soundtrack, an
exhilarating underwater chase ensues until the mermaids realize that all
the scientists want to do is capture them -- on film!

Thursday, June 28 (9:00 a.m.) - The Wonder Pets! "Save the Goldfish"
* The Wonder Pets fly to a child's bedroom where a pet baby goldfish in an
aquarium is trapped inside a bubbling treasure chest. The trio dive
into the aquarium to search for the goldfish and encounter a toy mermaid
and toy statue of Neptune, King of the Water. They finally reach the
trapped fish and try unsuccessfully to use Neptune's trident to lift
open the treasure chest. The Wonder Pets then find a set of keys
hanging on the toy pirate and use teamwork to unlock the chest and save
the baby goldfish.

Friday, June 29 (9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.): Above four episodes will encore.

Nick Jr. is a specially designed programming block airing on Nickelodeon weekdays from 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Completely dedicated to preschoolers ages 2-5, Nick Jr.'s Emmy, Peabody and Parents' Choice Award- winning programs are curriculum based, fun and commercial free. At Nick Jr., kids play to learn with innovative, original shows created just for them.

Nickelodeon, in its 28th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 92 million households and has been the number-one- rated basic cable network for almost 12 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B).

Source: Nick Jr.

CONTACT: Sharyn Traub, +1-212-846-6381, Sharyn.traub@nick.com, or
Heather Brown, +1-212-846-6240, Heather.brown@nick.com, both of Nickelodeon

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