| Miramax Television's Anime Comedy Series Is Part of the New ABC Family Kids' Action/Adventure Line-Up This Fall |
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BURBANK, September 13, 2002 . . . The hyper-kinetic, ultra-hip original anime comedy series "Tokyo Pig" debuts on ABC Family on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 (10:00 a.m., ET/PT) as part of the network's new Fall kids' action/adventure line-up, featuring a combination of anime, live-action, and animated series.
The utterly unique "Tokyo Pig," an anime comedy romp produced by Miramax Television, in association with SME Visual Works, Inc., reveals the fantastic adventures of nine-year-old Spencer and his magical pet pig, Sunny. In the first episode, Spencer's world changes after he draws a sky full of pigs in his journal and his sidekick Sunny appears out of the clear blue sky. When paired with Sunny, Spencer discovers he has the ability to make whatever he imagines come to life. Now -- with powers kids can only dream about - the duo embark on a new adventure each week as Spencer tries to keep his stray thoughts and careless scribbles in his journal from running wild and turning his life upside-down.
In next week's episode, entitled "Invasion of the Pig Clones," Spencer forgets his gym bag and his mom sends Sunny to school to deliver it. Sunny and Spencer quickly become the center of attention at school. Feeling upstaged by Spencer and Sunny, class nerd Wigstaff attempts to create his own pig by downloading Sunny's brain into his supercomputer. This episode premieres on Saturday, September 21 (10:00 a.m., ET/PT).
Also debuting on ABC Family is the popular live-action/CGI parallel universe fantasy, "Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension" and the animated "NASCAR Racers," bringing the national obsession with stock car racing to a new, younger audience.
ABC FAMILY ACTION-ADVENTURE LINE-UP (all times are ET/PT)
Saturdays 7:00 a.m. "Beyblade" 7:30 a.m. "Medabots" 8:00 a.m. "Best of Power Rangers 8:30 a.m. "Power Rangers: Wild Force" 9:00 a.m. "Beyblade" 9:30 a.m. "Medabots" 10:00 a.m. "Tokyo Pig" 10:30 a.m. "Spider-Man" (1995) 11:00 a.m. "Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension" 11:30 a.m. "NASCAR Racers" Sundays 7:00 a.m. "Beyblade" 7:30 a.m. "Medabots" 8:00 a.m. "Best of Power Rangers" 8:30 a.m. "Power Rangers: Wild Force" 9:00 a.m. "Beyblade" 9:30 a.m. "Medabots" 10:00 a.m. "Best of Power Rangers" 10:30 a.m. "Power Rangers: Wild Force" 11:00 a.m. "Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension" 11:30 a.m. "NASCAR Racers" Weekdays 7:00 a.m. "Beyblade" 7:30 a.m. "Medabots" 8:00 a.m. "Power Rangers: Wild Force" 8:30 a.m. "Spider-Man" (1995)
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