Dora the Explorer: Enchanted Forest Adventures DVD Review and Giveaway

Dora the Explorer: Enchanted Forest Adventures DVD Review and Giveaway

Discover unicorns, gnomes and fairies in three fantastical Dora episodes featured on the Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Enchanted Forest Adventures DVD [ Amazon ] that will be available on Sept.13, 2011, weeks before they premiere on air in November 2011.  Dora and Boots must defend the kingdom of the Enchanted Forest, travel to Atlantis and save King Unicornio in this epic three-part adventure, which includes a special double-length feature!  As an added bonus, a one-year free subscription to Parents magazine is included in the DVD for a limited time only.  Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Enchanted Forest Adventures will be released on DVD for the suggested retail price of $19.99.

 

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Enchanted Forest Adventures Episode Synopses:

Tale of the Unicorn King

All of the forest animals choose Unicornio as the King of the Enchanted Forest. The animals think Unicornio is kind, smart, brave and strong but Unicornio is shy and doesn’t think he’s any of those things.  Dora and Boots must prove to Unicornio that he can be King.

 

The Secret of Atlantis

Dora and Boots are at the beach when they see Diego riding in on a dolphin.  He just went on an undersea adventure and found the legendary lost continent of Atlantis where he finds out why it disappeared from the Earth.  Diego recruits Dora, Boots and King Unicornio to help him end an ancient feud between unicorns and dragons as it’s the only way to make Atlantis rise.

 

Dora Saves King Unicornio (Double-Length Episode)

Dora and Boots are playing in the leaves on an autumn day and Little Rabbit from the Enchanted Forest arrives to ask for their help. When King Unicornio returned from Atlantis to the Enchanted Forest, Owl didn’t want to give back the king’s crown, so he tricks Unicornio.  If Unicornio doesn’t plug up the dam with his horn, the whole forest will flood!  Meanwhile, Owl is still ruling over the Enchanted Forest and making new rules like banning scarecrows, gnomes and fairies from the forest.  Dora and Boots set out to rescue Unicornio from the Owl.

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Enchanted Forest Adventures Fast Facts:

Catalogue: 822454

DVD SRP: $19.99

DVD Running Time:  Approximately 93 Minutes

Special Features:

  • Music Videos
    • Atlantis Song
    • We Can Be Friends
    • Share My Light

How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. September 21st, 2011.
2 Lucky people will win the Dora DVD! Tell us your favorite character on Dora is and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).

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Disclaimer: NickelodeonDVD provided the DVD for this raffle

 

Fanboy and Chum Chum: Brain Freeze out on DVD – Giveaway

Fanboy and Chum Chum: Brain Freeze out on DVD – Giveaway

Fanboy and his trusty sidekick, Chum Chum, are celebrating their favorite treat, a cup of Frosty Freezy Freeze in Fanboy and Chum Chum: Brain Freeze [amazon]. This DVD honors the Frosty Freezy Freeze with seven full-tilt, hilarious adventures with a voice cast that includes Josh Duhamel and Jamie Kennedy. Watch as they fight the discontinuation of their favorite flavor, try to create the new Frosty Mart jingle, help a Viking and battle Man-Arctica. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Fanboy and Chum Chum: Brain Freeze hits shelves on August 16, 2011 for the suggested retail price of $16.99.

Created by Eric Robles, Fanboy and Chum Chum is the story of a boy named Fanboy and his best friend and trusty sidekick, ChumChum, two endlessly energetic “super fans” of all things sci-fi and fantasy. Their world is full of comic adventure (andmisadventures) as they share a hyper imagination that enables a wide-eyed acceptance of the bizarre. They’re fearless! They’re adventurous! They wear underwear on the outside of their costumes! They’re Fanboy and Chum Chum.

Fanboy and Chum Chum: Brain Freeze Episode Synopses:

Brain Freeze

  • Fanboy and Chum Chum discover that their favorite Frosty Freezy Freeze flavor, Berry Pink, is about to be discontinued.  Determined to have as much as they can before it’s gone forever, they end up with a massive brain freeze.  The next morning,Fanboy and Chum Chum wake up with no memory of what happened and their signature tighty-whiteys are missing.  They must retrace their steps to find out how their crazy night unraveled so they can find their precious underwear and restore order.

Berry Sick

  • During a summer heat wave, the boys discover the Frosty Freezy Freeze machine is on the fritz.  It’s up to Fanboy and Chum Chumto get the Berry the Ice Monster, the machine’s operator, back in good health.

Refill Madness

  • Lenny and Boog learn that Fanboy and Chum Chum have a valuable cup that entitles them to endless free refills at the Frosty Mart.  The two decide to work together to try to steal the cup.

The Frosty Bus

  • Fanboy and Chum Chum are waiting for the Frosty Bus to buy a Frosty Freezy Freeze.  Unfortunately, Boog is driving and torments them by always keeping their beverages just out of reach.

Jingle Fever

  • When Fanboy and Chum Chum find out they can win a million Frosty Bucks by writing the new Frosty Mart jingle, Lenny does everything in his power to stop them.

Back from the Future

  • After Fanboy and Chum Chum show Lenny that Dollar-nator is a time machine, he decides to use him to travel back in time andprevent Fanboy and Chum Chum from ever tasting a Frosty Freezy Freeze. But despite his greatest efforts, the boys somehow always end up discovering Frosty Freezy Freeze.

Norse-ing Around

  • Fanboy and Chum Chum discover a frozen Viking in their icebox and decide to help him “achieve glory” so he can get into Valhalla.

Fanboy and Chum Chum: Brain Freeze Fast Facts:

  • Street Date: August 16, 2011
  • Catalogue: 822404
  • DVD SRP: $16.99
  • DVD Running Time: 88 Minutes
  • Special Features:
  •  “Brain Freeze” Original Animatic
While your toddler might like this show just for the colorful and silly actions its really not designed for a young toddler – this show is really designed where a 4/5/6 year old would really start getting the humor and the dialog.  As an adult male – I have no problem stating that its one of the few cartoons these days that makes me crack a smile when its playing in the background.

How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. August 31st, 2011.
2 Lucky people will win the DVD! Tell us your favorite character on Fanboy and Chum Chum is and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).

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Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Party Pack Giveaway

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Party Pack Giveaway

Prepare to laugh and celebrate with the release of the new DVD box set Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Party Pack! [Amazon] It’s a non-stop party with a piñata, surprises and more!  The box set also includes a Dora and Diego cake recipe card (while supplies last). Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Party Pack was released on DVD on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, for the suggested retail price of $24.99.

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Party Pack Episode Synopses:

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure
Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure
A twisting wind has blown Dora and Boots into Wizzle World, a land located in the Magic Storybook.  Dora and Boots can’t jump out of the Magic Storybook without first taking Dora’s crystal to the Wishing Wizzle so he can wish them back home in time for Dora’s birthday party with all her family and friends. The episode guest stars Rosie Perez, John Leguizamo and Hector Elizondo.

Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle
Dora is reading a storybook about a Birthday Wizzle who could make birthday wishes come true with his magic wand.  Today was his birthday so it was his turn to make a wish, but a wind came in and blew the wand out of the book.  Dora must jump into the book and bring the wand back to the Wizzle so he can make his wish.

Wizzle Wishes
Dora and Boots meet a cute little Wizzle who lost his bag of wishes and can’t get home.  Our heroes set off in search of the lost wishes, but their friends keep finding the wishes first and their wishes get everyone into trouble.

Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta
Super Silly Fiesta
Dora and Boots are invited to the Big Silly Chicken’s Super Silly Fiesta.  The Big Red Chicken loses the cake for his party so Dora and Boots set off to save the fiesta.

Boots’ Special Day
Today, Boots gets to do anything he wants because it’s his special day!

Stuck Truck
When Ice Cream Truck gets stuck in the muck at Play Park, Dora and Boots are off to the rescue.

The Big Potato
Benny the Bull finds a magic wand and turns himself into a potato by mistake.  It’s up to Dora and Boots to bring their potato friend back to the Young Wizard so that he can change Benny back into a bull.

Dora the Explorer: It’s A Party!
Daisy, la Quinceañera
It’s Dora’s cousin Daisy’s quinceañera!  The party can’t start until Dora and Boots teach everybody the mambo.

The Big Piñata
Dora and Boots are trying to win the Big Piñata.  They need to collect ten yellow tickets by playing carnival games.

Surprise!
It’s Boots’ birthday, but Benny the Bull is stuck on a hot air balloon that’s leaking and floating toward Crocodile Lake. Dora and Boots rush off to rescue their friend.

The Fix It Machine
Boots has a hole in his boot but Dora knows what to do.  The Super Duper Fix-It Machine can fix it right up!

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Party Pack Fast Facts:

  • Street Date: July 12, 2011
  • Catalogue: 145304
  • DVD SRP: $24.99
  • DVD Running Time:  Approximately 291 Minutes
  • Special Features:
    • Dora’s Big Birthday DVD Game (Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure)
    • Dora’s Super Silly Search Game (Super Silly Fiesta)
    • Dora’s Present Search (It’s A Party!)
    • Nicktrition Tips for Parents (It’s A Party!)
    • Baby Nick Jr. Music Video (It’s A Party!)

 

How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. July 25th, 2011.
2 Lucky people will win the Dora DVD Box set! Tell us your favorite character on Dora is and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).

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Father’s Day Gift Idea: DVD Seasons of Burn Notice and White Collar – Giveaway

Father’s Day Gift Idea: DVD Seasons of Burn Notice and White Collar – Giveaway

Win DVD copies of Season 4 of Burn Notice [Amazon] and Season 2 of White Collar [Amazon], both out on DVD June 7

Just in time for Father’s Day on June 19 comes USA Network’s top rated shows debuting new editions of their adventures on June 7, following the ongoing story of leading men Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) and Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer). Both DVD sets come from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and explore the intriguing world of spies and counter intelligence, CIA operatives and FBI agents.

In season 4 of “Burn Notice,” master-spy Michael Westen is back, and along with go-to guy Sam and the dangerously sexy Fiona, the team takes on a barrage of outlaw biker gangs, drug dealers and a worldwide terrorist threat. BURN NOTICE Season 4 contains sizzling never-before-seen bonus footage such as “Sam Axe’s Guide to Ladies and Libations,” “Burn Notice Roasts White Collar”, “White Collar Roasts Burn Notice,” audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes stunt featurette, gag reel, and tons of deleted scenes!

Matt Bomer returns as sophisticated conman Neal Caffrey, who teams up with FBI Agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) to investigate an intriguing array of crimes ranging from extortion to murder.

Featuring exclusive bonus footage and extras including a spotlight on fan-favorite Mozzie, behind-the-scenes with Matt Bomer, “White Collar Roasts Burn Notice,” “Burn Notice Roasts White Collar” and a hilarious gag reel, “WHITE COLLAR” Season 2 is not to be missed!

How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 13th, 2011.
Tell us who is your favorite character from either show and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email). We’ll randomly pick someone to win both sets of DVDs

You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: @FoxHomeEnt @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/ml2F49 and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.

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Disclaimer: Thanks to Fox Home Entertainment for provided the prize for this raffle

Mickey’s Great Outdoors DVD with Mickey Mote Review & Giveaway

Mickey’s Great Outdoors DVD with Mickey Mote Review & Giveaway

MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE: MICKEY’S GREAT OUTDOORS [Amazon] And Inspires Kids To Enjoy Outdoor Activities Such As Camping, Fishing & Exploring Nature

For the first time with Digital Copy, this Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD is ready for the summer fun and on-the-go adventure! Available on May 24th, Mickey Mouse and his famous pals (Minnie, Donald, Pluto, Goofy and Daisy) join efforts to inspire preschoolers around the country to enjoy the outdoors by camping, fishing and exploring nature in Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s latest DVD release, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Great Outdoors.

 

As a great value for parents and a fun, portable play set for kids, Disney has packaged Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Great Outdoors to include a DVD, a Digital Copy and a Mickey Mote –making this the ultimate Play Set. The Mickey Mote (a child-friendly handheld remote control) provides hours of interactive fun that allows kids to engage with their favorite Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters while watching Mickey’s Great Outdoors. And the Digital Copy allows parents to download all the episodes onto a secondary device for easy, portable on-the-go access.

 

Just in time to kick off the summer, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Great Outdoors features four episodes from the “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” TV show plus one all-new, never-before-seen “Mickey’s Fish Story” episode and comes packaged as a special DVD Play Set (DVD + Digital Copy + Mickey Mote) that will retail nationwide for the suggested price of $29.99 U.S. / $35.99 Canada.

 

MICKEY’S GREAT OUTDOOR EPISODE LIST:

All-New, Never-Before-Seen Bonus Episode:

• Mickey’s Fish Story – Daisy wants to find a fishy-friend for her goldfish Goldy – and we help her find other goldfish in the Jungle where we’re aided by the mysterious conga drummin’ Jungle-Pete! Boom-boom-bap-boom! Episodes From “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” TV Show:

• Mickey’s Camp Out – Today Mickey and his friends are going to earn Clubhouse “Camp Out Badges” by completing two tasks – setting up camp and fishing for Gummy Fish. Everyone’s planning to camp with a “Tent Buddy”, but Donald decides to camp by himself – and he soon learns that camping with friends is much more fun than camping by yourself.

• Mickey and Minnie’s Jungle Safari – Minnie is determined to snap a photo of the rare Hula Hibiscus that only blooms once a year. So the sensational gang go off on a jungle safari and explore new territory to find this legendary flower.

• Daisy in the Sky – On Balloon Day, Daisy grabs a large batch of balloons and gets literally carried away along with Minnie and Pluto, who couldn’t hold her down. Mickey, Donald and Goofy kick into high gear to save their friends: they use a Giant Candy Cane (to rescue Pluto), a Party Horn (to warn animals out of the way), a Piggy Bank (to weigh down one side of an elevator so that Mickey can reach the top of the lighthouse), and a Toy Hammer (to fix the Ferris wheel).

• Daisy’s Grasshopper – Daisy has a new pet grasshopper named Wilbur, but the playful hoppin’ fella hops away – and we help all our Clubhouse friends hop after him and find him before the end of the day. Boing-boing!

 

ABOUT DISNEY’S MICKEY MOTE:

Disney’s Mickey Mote works with any Disney Preschool DVD that includes the Discovery Mode™ feature – an interactive “Watch & Play” feature on the DVD. All parents have to do is program the remote control – there’s an easy and quick set-up guide in each DVD – and select the Discovery Mode feature on the menu screen. Within minutes, kids will be easily able to respond to questions about scenes they just watched by pressing one of four color-coded buttons on the device — a yellow star, green circle, orange triangle or blue square – to click in their responses. Discovery Mode features include two levels of play, which provides more challenging questions as the child grows. To date, there are more than 13 Disney Preschool DVD titles for parents to choose from that can be used with the remote control.

 

REVIEW:

If you haven’t seen the new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse then your kids are missing out – its really well done – its 100% computer graphics with catchy tunes and songs that will get stuck in your head – hotdog hotdog hot diggity dog.  These episodes are great they integrate story lines that really line up with summer – camping, exploring nature and just all around fun.  The Mickey Mote takes all of 5 minutes to program and is really great for those that get the color directional connection, in my mind its a two and a half year old to three year old that really will start using the remote and will be a grand slam at those advance three year olds and mainstream four year olds.  If you play the DVD on mickey mote mode you’ll really need it to get past certain points but there is a regular play mode that allows it to play like a regular DVD.

 

How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 7th, 2011.
1 will win the DVD! Tell us your favorite character on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).

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Disclaimer: Thanks to Disney for provided the DVD for this raffle