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What would you do when some of the super heroes you admire most are with you in the same room? Not that it’s a dream but you have an opportunity to take pictures and shake hands with cartoon characters and action heroes that you always cherish to meet.
Well, this was the case last week when CLS had an opportunity in Mauritius to meet the people behind Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Nickelodeon among other favourite programmes on DSTV.
The event was called Africa Showcase Content Extravaganza hosted by MultiChoice Africa at the Trou Aux Biches Resort and Spa in the beautiful country.
In fact the hosts brought television to life and some lucky schools in Mauritius such as Northlands Primary School and Le Nid Primary School had the opportunity to meet the stars.
Speaking to CLS, some children expressed their joy over meeting Sportacus of the ‘Lazy Town’, before the real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
“This is best moment in my life that I am going to cherish. Having my moments with Sportacus was the greatest thing I wanted in life.
“I have learnt a lot from the character and I now love food. We had fun,” said Aijaaz Izia from Northlands Primary School.
Aijaaz said cartoons help to improve his English especially the registers.
“We have been taught the manners and the magic words by different cartoon characters, such as Please and Sorry,” he said.
Meanwhile children were also given an opportunity to air their views on different programmes which is a rare opportunity to get from the crew behind the television.
Apart from meeting these stars they went home with backpacks, toys and autographed instant photos with their action hero.
One thing they applauded was how CLS is doing great stuff in Zimbabwe.
“We didn’t know that a country like Zimbabwe can have a teenage paper that promotes, develops and nurture kids talent.
“We so liked the Urban Reloaded column which connects with us very well. This is a tick to the country,” said Nandini Avanti (13).
Sportacus later took children on a drill show where they had some exercise and laughter moments.
Interesting to note Sportacus was created to curb the issue of obesity in children and some survey showed that adults too love Sportacus.
However a total of 730 brand new episodes are set to feature this year on Cartoon Network and Boomerang.
Announcing the new programmes, MultiChoice Africa boss popularly known as ‘Uncle Branco’ by children said the two channels will offer fresh and entertainment content as part of the biggest programming line-up ever.
“The two channels are all about imagination and fun and this was experienced first-hand as superhero Sportacus from Boomerang’s ‘LazyTown’ got everybody moving, encouraging children to eat healthy and exercise, while Cartoon Network’s Animation Generation inspired creativity, challenging the children to tap into their creativity by drawing exciting characters,” he said.
On Cartoon Network, DStv channel 301, children can look forward to warming up this winter with brand new Original Productions “Uncle Grandpa”, “Steven Universe” and “Clarence”; Warner Brothers’ “Teen Titans Go!”; “DreamWorks: Dragons Defenders of Berk” and the brand new live action series “Incredible Crew”.
Beginning in September onwards, children can expect new episodes of hit shows such as the ever impressing “Ben 10”, the global hit “Adventure Time” and the award winning “The Amazing World of Gumball”.
There will also be the “Powerpuff Girls” mini-movie in August for viewers to look forward to.
Among some of the brand new shows are “The Tom & Jerry Show” and “CGI Inspector Gadget” and new episodes of popular classics are set to continue entertaining new generations such as “Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated” and “The Garfield Show”.
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