After a successful first season on Nick Jr., the preschool series Go, Diego, Go! has received the green light for a second batch of episodes. A spin-off of the wildly popular Dora the Explorer, the show chronicling the adventures of wildlife rescuer Diego will continue with 20 new half-hour installments slated to begin airing on Nick Jr. this October.
Go Diego Go! is created and is exec produced by the Dora team of Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh. In each episode, Diego receives a call for help at his Animal Rescue Center in the rainforest. With help from his friends, high-tech gadgets and viewers at home, he identifies and locates the animal in trouble and the adventure begins. Diego’s famous cousin, Dora, also makes guest appearances in the series, which debuted in September of 2005 and quickly became one fo the top preschool shows on commercial TV.
The voice of Diego is provided by Jake T. Austin, who can also be heard in Warner Bro. animated feature The Ant Bully, which hits theaters on July 28 and features the voices of Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep. The Diego cast also includes Oscar-nominated actress Rosie Perez as Click, a high-tech camera with a knack for locating lost animals.
Go, Diego, Go! airs regularly at 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. (ET/PT) weekdays on Nick Jr. and weekends on CBS. Nick Jr. is a specially designed preschool programming block airing on Nickelodeon weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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