The Backstreet Boys Bring Down The House On ARTHUR

Source: Yahoo News
New Back-To-School Prime-Time Special Premieres On PBS
September 1, 2002 www.pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet

BOSTON, MA--(INTERNET WIRE)--Aug 27, 2002 -- The Backstreet Boys--Kevin, AJ, Howie D., Brian, and Nick--will guest star as animated versions of themselves in the back-to-school prime time special, ARTHUR "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll," premiering on PBS Sunday, September 1, 2002, from 8 to 9pm ET (check local listings). "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" clips and activities are live now on the ARTHUR Web site at www.pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/ Currently one of the most popular Web destinations for kids, Arthur's Web site logs an average of more than one million visitors per month.

Features available on the ARTHUR "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" site:

Watch music video clips from the "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" special featuring the Backstreet Boys. (Available in Quicktime or Real Player)

Download the lyrics for the two original songs written for the special.

Print out the official ARTHUR "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" poster featuring the Backstreet Boys alongside Arthur and his friends.

Print out coloring sheets of the Backstreet Boys as ARTHUR characters, as well as Francine's own band, U Stink.

www.pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/

ARTHUR is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston and CINAR Corporation. Executive producers are Carol Greenwald and Peter Moss. Bill Shribman is the executive producer of the ARTHUR Web site. Funding for ARTHUR is provided by a Ready-To-Learn Television Cooperative Agreement for the U.S. Department of Education, through the Public Broadcasting Service, and public television viewers. Corporate funding is provided by Libby's� Juicy Juice�, Post� Alpha-Bits� Cereal, and LEGO�. ARTHUR is closed captioned for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston and described for blind and visually impaired audiences by Descriptive Video Service� (DVS�) at WGBH.

PBS.org, PBS's award-winning site on the World Wide Web, produces high-quality Web programming as it pioneers the convergence of television and the Internet. PBS.org features more than 100,000 pages of content as well as companion Web sites for nearly 400 PBS programs and specials. In January 2000, Yahoo! put PBS.org at the top of its list of the best Web sites of all time.

WGBH Boston is America's preeminent public broadcasting producer. More than one-third of PBS's prime-time lineup and companion Web content as well as many public radio favorites are produced by WGBH. The station also is a pioneer in educational multimedia and in access technologies for people with disabilities. For more information visit www.wgbh.org.

CINAR Corporation is an integrated entertainment and education company involved in the development, production, post-production and worldwide distribution of non-violent, quality programming and educational products for children and families. CINAR's Web site can be found at www.cinar.com

� 2002 WGBH Educational Foundation and CINAR Corporation.

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