Nickelodeon has ordered 20 new episodes, including two hour-long specials, of Go, Diego, Go!, sending the top-rated Nick Jr. preschool series into its third season. A spin-off of the equally successful Dora The Explorer, the show will be back with an all-new adventure titled The Great Jaguar Rescue on Martin Luther King Day. The Jan. 15 premiere will kick off at 9:30 a.m. (ET/PT) and will encore at 11:30 a.m.
The Great Jaguar Rescue finds Diego and Baby Jaguar eagerly awaiting the annual Jaguar Day party at the pyramid, which commences only when Baby Jaguar climbs to the top and lets out a big jaguar growl. On their way to the big celebration, however, the Bobo Brothers take Baby Jaguar’s growl away and lock it in a magic bottle. With help from big sister Alicia and Click the Camera, Diego and friends must catch the mischievous pair of spider monkeys and set things straight.
Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment will release Go, Diego, Go! The Great Jaguar Rescue! on Tuesday, Jan. 16. In addition to the title episode, the disc will feature three additional Go, Diego, Go! Installments and such goodies as animal stickers and a sneak peek at the upcoming new The Wonder Pets! DVD, slated for a Spring 2007 release.
The new episode is also being made into a theatrical live tour that will travel to 50 markets nationwide starting on Feb. 1. Produced by Nickelodeon and Live Nation, Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue will start in Louisville, Kentucky before moving on to Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Indianapolis, Baltimore and New York’s Radio City Music Hall, among other venues. Updates can be found www.NickJr.com, where fans can play an interactive game based on Diego’s and Baby Jaguar’s adventures starting Friday, Jan. 5.
Go, Diego, Go! airs regularly at 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick Jr.
In each episode, Diego (Jake T. Austin) identifies and locates an animal in trouble and comes to the rescue, with help from his friends, high-tech gadgets and the viewers at home.
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