Grab the Kids and the Popcorn: TCM to Feature Timeless Tales During Funday Night at the Movies Hosted by SpongeBob SquarePants'
April 04 2007 - 4:54PM
PR Newswire (US)
The Wizard of Oz, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Treasure Island,
Little Women Among Films Set for Summer Movie Showcase ATLANTA,
April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In its ongoing commitment to cultivating
the next generation of classic movie fans, Turner Classic Movies
(TCM) will take parents back to treasured memories of their
childhood and instill first- time viewers with new ones this summer
during Funday Night at the Movies, a weekly movie event set to air
on Sundays in June-August at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by Tom Kenny, the
voice of SpongeBob SquarePants from the hit animated series by the
same name, the seasonal franchise is specially geared toward
parents who wish to pass on to their kids their love for
unforgettable and enduring films. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070404/CLW143) Movies that
will be featured in Funday Night at the Movies include: Abbott and
Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Bringing Up Baby (1938) Little
Women (1949) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Oliver! (1968)
Pride of the Yankees (1942) Shane (1953) Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Sounder (1972) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) The Wizard of Oz
(1939) Treasure Island (1934) 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1954)
No stranger to family programming, Kenny also supplies the voice
for Heffer the Cow on Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life and Hanna
Barbera's Top Cat. In addition, he voices performances on Cartoon
Network's Camp Lazlo and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends as
well the current feature, Meet the Robinsons. A self-proclaimed
classic-movie buff, he spends time watching vintage films with his
two children and his wife, actress Jill Talley. Turner Classic
Movies, currently seen in more than 75 million homes, is a 24-hour
cable network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner
company. TCM presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from
the largest film library in the world, the combined Time Warner and
Turner film libraries, from the '20s through the '90s,
commercial-free and without interruption. The network also offers
critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, including
the recent Emmy-winning Stardust: The Bette Davis Story and Steve
McQueen: The Essence of Cool. On the slate for 2007 are such
original productions as Private Screenings: Jane Fonda, Brando and
Spielberg on Spielberg, among others. For more information, visit
http://www.tcm.com/. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time
Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment
product around the world and the leading provider of programming
for the basic cable industry.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070404/CLW143DATASOURCE:
Turner Classic Movies CONTACT: Sarah Hamilton, Atlanta,
+1-404-575-6313, , Julie Smith, Los Angeles, +1-310-788-6915, or
Erin Bix, New York, +1-212-275-8234, Web site: http://www.tcm.com/
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