Here at Collider, we cover a lot of stuff, be it Star Wars, superheroes, or cinephile fare, and everything from movies and TV, to video games and web series. There’s something for everyone. But there’s so much stuff out there that sometimes our younger audience members get left out. So every once in a while, we’d like to shine a spotlight on some family-friendly content that parents and caregivers can confidently watch with the little ones.

In today’s Collider Kids segment, we're super happy to share an exclusive clip from PBS Kids' all-new animated series, Pinkalicious & Peterrific. The show follows the adventures of Pinkalicious and her brother Peter. Pinkalicious, an artist at heart, imagines creative possibilities everywhere she looks and, like most creative people, she sees the world differently from others. She knows what she likes, and is not afraid to express herself, though she sometimes needs help from her brother, Peter, and her neighborhood friends.

Designed for children ages 3-5, Pinkalicious & Peterrific encourages kids to engage in the creative arts and self-expression, covering areas such as music, dance and visual arts. The one-hour, on-air series premiere, which is tomorrow, Monday February 19th, will feature five 11-minute stories, one of which guest stars Golden Globe-winner Marlo Thomas, who voices a dragon named Gertie. Our clip features Gertie making acquaintances with Pinkalicious and her friends during a princess-themed slumber party. Check it out below!

 

If you enjoyed that clip and would like to see more of Pinkalicious & Peterrific, here's a look at the synopses of the upcoming segments you'll see in the premiere:

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Pinkabotta & Peterbotta

Pinkalicious and Peter create Robotta, a robot that can do anything, including helping them clean their rooms. But when Robotta malfunctions, they're left with a big mess. Fortunately, the kids figure out a way to make clean-up fun -- pretend to be robots!

Slumber Party

Pinkalicious hosts a Princess of Pink slumber party, but one of her friends gets homesick and isn’t sure she wants to spend the night! Pinkalicious, Lila and Jasmine imagine a friendly pink dragon named Gertie to help them out.

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Invisible Band

The Pinkville marching band comes down with a bad case of the whiffling sneezes and can't play, disappointing the town. Luckily, Pinkalicious persuades her friends to use their voices to become the Invisible Marching Band.

No Honking

Peter has a new song to share with his family, but no one seems interested. Maybe it’s because his song uses his really loud scooter horn.

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Pinkalicious

If there is one thing Pinkalicious loves most, it's the color pink! When Pinkalicious wakes up to discover her whole body has suddenly turned pink, she's ecstatic. However, Pinkalicious soon discovers that you can have too much of a good thing.

'Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway' to Open in 2019!

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Image via Disney Parks

Fans will be able to celebrate the mouse that started it all when 'Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway' opens in 2019 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The first-ever ride-through attraction themed to Mickey Mouse will feature a new original story and lovable theme song as it takes guests on a journey inside the wacky and unpredictable world of Disney Channel's Emmy Award-winning "Mickey Mouse" cartoon shorts using new technologies that transform the two-dimensional cartoon world into an incredible multi-dimensional experience.

I previously wrote about the attraction, complete with some more information, in an earlier article this year, and just this week it was confirmed that Disney's Hollywood Studios Toy Story Land will be opening this June!

Disney Junior Casts 'Fancy Nancy' Animated Series

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Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother) and Rob Riggle (Modern Family) star as Nancy's parents Claire and Doug Clancy in Disney Junior's animated series Fancy Nancy, premiering this summer on Disney Junior and the new DisneyNOW app. Mia Sinclair Jenness, the 12-year-old Broadway sensation who starred in "Matilda," stars as the voice of Nancy, a lovable young girl whose zest and enthusiasm for all that is fantastic transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. Newcomer Spencer Moss voices Nancy's younger sister, Jo Jo.

Based on the New York Times bestselling books by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, Disney Junior's Fancy Nancy is an animated family comedy centered around six-year-old Nancy, a girl who likes to be fancy in everything from her advanced vocabulary to her creative, elaborate attire. Excited to experience what the magnificent world has to offer, Nancy uses her ingenuity and imagination as she learns that while life doesn’t always go as planned, it's important to celebrate the differences that make everyone unique.

Geared towards kids age 2-7, each episode contains humorous and heartfelt stories which highlight themes of self-expression, originality and love of family.

'Top Wing' Toys to Roll Out This Fall

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Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, and Hasbro, Inc., a leading global play and entertainment company, recently announced a strategic partnership for the network’s new hit preschool series Top Wing, produced by 9 Story Media Group. The preschoolers product line, which includes figures, vehicles and plush inspired by the show’s four best friend rescue birds, will launch in the U.S. this fall, followed by international markets in Spring 2019.

Top Wing follows four best friend rescue birds–Swift, Penny, Rod and Brody–who are training to earn their wings at the Top Wing Academy on Big Swirl Island.  The action-packed series follows a team of eager young birds as they work together to help their island community, go on amazing adventures and earn their wings as full-feathered rescue birds.  With the help of their mentor Speedy, and unique turbo-charged vehicles and high-tech gadgets, the cadets are assigned different missions to sharpen their rescue skills and help those in need while learning valuable lessons along the way.

Produced by 9 Story Media Group, Top Wing features storylines that help preschoolers build self-confidence, and includes lessons about perseverance and hard work.  New episodes of Top Wing will continue to air regularly on Nickelodeon and will roll out internationally this year.

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