Sportacus to Host 'Super Sproutlet Show'
Premiering Tuesday, February 14, the new Sprout programming block is designed to help preschoolers and their families recognize the importance of healthy living.
"Super Sproutlet Show" hosts Bean and Sportacus
February 1, 2012
PHILADELPHIA — 24-hour preschool television channel Sprout will premiere "The Super Sproutlet Show" — an entertaining, interactive two-hour block of programming designed to help preschoolers and their families recognize the importance of healthy living — on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Airing daily at 2:00 p.m. ET, "The Super Sproutlet Show" is hosted by LazyTown's larger-than-life action hero Sportacus, and Sprout's newest original character Bean, a young girl who lives in the real world and bikes across the country with her "Bean Pod" finding everyday "Sproutlets" (i.e. preschoolers) who are being super active, healthy and kind to the earth.
""The Super Sproutlet Show' has everything that you love about LazyTown, plus new interactive elements," said Andrew Beecham, senior vice president of programming at Sprout. "A super Sproutlet is a preschooler who loves taking care of the earth, the environment, themselves and the people around them. As part of the show, parents and kids can visit SproutOnline.com to play new games and upload videos of their preschoolers performing their fantastic super moves of the day."
On "The Super Sproutlet Show," Sportacus flies his airship over towns all across the country to find Sproutlets who are living healthy lifestyles, while Bean, a 12-year-old, blue-haired, spunky "superhero in training" seeks out these Sproutlets with her "Sprout Spotter" watch. She surprises Sproutlets who are being "super" with capes, crowns and shields only a Super Sproutlet can wear. During all of her adventures, she checks in with both Sportacus and the Mayor of LazyTown, Mayor Meanswell.
"Everything that Sportacus does is relatable for kids," said Magnus Scheving, creator and star of LazyTown. "He is a superhero without any superpowers, proving that if kids go to sleep early, eat healthy, and move regularly, they too can become superheroes. Our challenge when creating this block was to make healthy living fun for families with preschoolers…and with "The Super Sproutlet Show," we did it!"
""The Super Sproutlet Show' has everything that you love about LazyTown, plus new interactive elements," said Andrew Beecham, senior vice president of programming at Sprout. "A super Sproutlet is a preschooler who loves taking care of the earth, the environment, themselves and the people around them. As part of the show, parents and kids can visit SproutOnline.com to play new games and upload videos of their preschoolers performing their fantastic super moves of the day."
On "The Super Sproutlet Show," Sportacus flies his airship over towns all across the country to find Sproutlets who are living healthy lifestyles, while Bean, a 12-year-old, blue-haired, spunky "superhero in training" seeks out these Sproutlets with her "Sprout Spotter" watch. She surprises Sproutlets who are being "super" with capes, crowns and shields only a Super Sproutlet can wear. During all of her adventures, she checks in with both Sportacus and the Mayor of LazyTown, Mayor Meanswell.
"Everything that Sportacus does is relatable for kids," said Magnus Scheving, creator and star of LazyTown. "He is a superhero without any superpowers, proving that if kids go to sleep early, eat healthy, and move regularly, they too can become superheroes. Our challenge when creating this block was to make healthy living fun for families with preschoolers…and with "The Super Sproutlet Show," we did it!"