THIS HOLIDAY SEASON,
MY LITTLE PONY: A VERY MINTY CHRISTMAS
In Retail on October 25th, This New Family Classic from
Paramount Home Entertainment and Hasbro Will Be Supported By
of National Marketing Support, Including a Multi-Pronged Advertising Campaign,
Promotional Theatrical Release with Kidtoon Films and Much More!
HOLLYWOOD, CA, September 26, 2005 - This coming holiday season, Paramount Home Entertainment and Hasbro want to give families something to celebrate! On October 25th, home viewers can enter the magical world of everyone's best-loved ponies with the all-new animated feature, MY LITTLE PONY: A VERY MINTY CHRISTMAS! The very first DVD premiere from the best-selling and perennially popular MY LITTLE PONY franchise, this all-new production features our cheerful Pony friends in the bright fantasy world of Ponyville. Order cut off is September 13, 2005.
A Very Special Story.And a Very Minty Pony
Uh-Oh! When Minty accidentally breaks the Here Comes Christmas Candy Cane... the beacon that shows Santa the way to Ponyville each year... she'll do anything to save Christmas for her Pony friends. And they'll do anything to save Minty! Together, they discover Christmas comes wrapped in the love of good friends and the heart of one little clumsy, minty-green Pony.
Loaded with interactive fun, MY LITTLE PONY: A VERY MINTY CHRISTMAS contains two episodes: the 44-minute main story, "A Very Minty Christmas," and the 20-minute bonus video, "Dancing in the Clouds." It will be available in the U.S. as both a collectible VHS (clamshell/slipsleeve; $9.95 SRP), with special foil-enhanced packaging and DVD ($16.99 SRP); Canadian DVD pricing will be C$19.99srp and VHS C$9.95srp. The DVD edition also features two original, new holiday Sing-A-Longs: "That's What I Love About Christmas," and "Nothing Says Christmas Like a Pair of Socks."
A Highly Successful Children's Franchise For More Than 20 Years!
MY LITTLE PONY is a known and trusted brand that has delivered high quality value and entertainment to children and families for more than two decades. With over 20 million ponies in little girls' hands since the product was reintroduced in 2003 and 130 international licensees whose products range from publishing, to apparel, to party goods, to video games, MY LITTLE PONY is one of the best known and top-selling brands for girls, ages 3 to 6. MY LITTLE PONY is the #1 mini-doll brand with 96-percent awareness among girls ages 3 to5 in the United States. Collectors around the world treasure each new MY LITTLE PONY character and this fall, Hasbro will introduce plush and mini-toy versions of "Minty," the newest pony and star of the franchise's first feature title. In addition, several MY LITTLE PONY titles will also be available from HarperCollins, Bendon Publishing, TOKYOPOP and Brighter Child. A music CD "A VERY MINTY CHRISTMAS" from Genius will be available in October.