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3rd & Bird! is the Word on the Street!

Treat tiny twitchers to something egg-stra special this Easter with Bird's the Word, the first ever DVD collection of episodes from CBeebies' favourite 3rd & Bird! available to buy on 30th March 2009, priced at £12.99.

3rd & Bird! is the new, animated pre-school series about a vibrant community of birds that live, learn and play in the branches of a beautiful old tree. 3rd & Bird! is the street in which young Samuel Lovebird lives and explores with his friends Muffin and Rudy, bursting with songs, dancing and whistling galore. Along the street lives their teacher, Mr Beakman, always on hand to teach the youngsters the value of being an active member of their bustling community.

Created by Josh Selig and his company Little Airplane Productions, 3rd & Bird! uses Little Airplanes' own unique technique of photo-puppetry animation and is an irreverent, joyful series filled with humour and an eclectic cast of flying characters.

Bird's the Word contains the following eight entertaining episodes:

Fly Muffin
Muffin really wants to learn to fly. Samuel tries to teach her the right way to flap, Rudy suggests she fly on a kite and Missy suggests she try swinging off a trapeze to fly. But nothing works! After getting some encouragement from Mr. Beakman to keep trying, Samuel invents a kite-apeze! Part kite, part trapeze and perfect for Muffin to fly on!

Bird Theatre
Rudy and Samuel are rehearsing for Mr. Beakman's play, "The Prize Potato." Muffin wants to be in the play, too, but there's no part for her--that is, until the play's props get blown away! Muffin steps in and becomes the star of the show, playing the props: a hat, a potato and a watering can.

The Muffin Express
Mr. Beakman is building a train set, The Sunset Express. Samuel, Rudy and Muffin offer to help him finish the tracks but Muffin's tracks are a disaster. Quinn helps the kids fix the tracks just in time for sunset. But when Mr. Beakman returns, they realize no one fits in the driver's seat! Just when it looks like the Sunset Express will have to be cancelled, they find the perfect bird to drive the train: Muffin!

A Chorus for Us
Samuel, Muffin and Rudy each make up a silly song. Mrs. Billingsley invites them to perform one song after the adult bird chorus' concert. When the kids can't agree on whose song to sing, Samuel figures out a way to get all three songs into one: they'll sing a round!

To Play or not to Play
Samuel and Rudy are playing together, but they can't agree on a game they both like! The two friends start to argue but Mr. Beakman happens along and tells them not to give up, there must be something they both like. Muffin leads Rudy and Samuel to Missy's house where everyone agrees on a game of dress up!

The Rudy Show
Rudy, Samuel and Muffin invite the whole town to come see the Rudy Show, an all-Rudy revue! But when they arrive at the theatre, they find a big branch has fallen on the stage! With the help of the community, the kids fix the stage just in time for Rudy's performance!

Meet Elliott
Samuel and Rudy invite Muffin along for a picnic with their friend, Elliot. Muffin is shocked to find out that Elliot is a worm! Initially, Muffin thinks she and Elliot are too different to be friends, but Samuel convinces Muffin that different can be good.

Costume Party
There's a big costume party tonight! Muffin is going to be Little Red Riding Hood and Samuel has the perfect apple to be an apple tree. When he goes off to get the rest of his costume, Muffin cannot resist and she eats Samuel's apple. In the end, Muffin turns her Little Red Riding Hood costume into an apple outfit and completes Samuel's costume.

Egg-stras!
Bonus clips tbc
Character Profiles

RELEASE DATE: 30th March 2008
CAT. NUMBER: Â鶹ÉçDVD2701
DURATION: 88 mins approx
RRP: £12.99

Catch 3rd & Bird on CBeebies daily throughout January at 6.25pm straight after In the Night Garden.

NOTES TO EDITORS
About Little Airplane Productions

Founded by Josh Selig in 1999, Little Airplane Productions created and produced The Wonder Pets! for Nick Jr., Go, Baby! for Playhouse Disney, Oobi! for NOGGIN (winner of a 2001 Gold Parents' Choice Award) and 3rd & Bird! for the Â鶹Éç's CBeebies. Additionally, Josh Selig was the Head Writer for Little Bill on Nick Jr. He has received ten Emmy Awards for his writing on Sesame Street, and was the Resident Producer of the historic Israeli/Palestinian Sesame Street co-production (winner of the 1998 Japan Prize). Josh Selig writes a weekly column for Kidscreen Magazine called "Planet Preschool" which can be read at . In 2008, Little Airplane was honoured to receive a Crain's Small Business Award. For more information about Little Airplane Productions please visit .


Lisa Barker

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