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Kids' WB! Celebrates April With A "Fool's Month" of Gags and Adventures

KIDS' WB! CELEBRATES APRIL WITH A "FOOL'S MONTH"
OF HILARIOUS GAGS AND AWESOME ADVENTURES

KIDS' WB! EXPERIMENT WITH HIDDEN-CAMERA PRANK SHOW "GAGSTERS!" TEASES
VIEWERS WITH INTERSTITIAL FUN,
BEGINNING THURSDAY, APRIL 1, THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 3

VIEWERS GET HUNDREDS OF CHANCES TO WIN PRIZES
ALL MONTH LONG DURING THE
"KIDS' WB! EXODIA UNLEASHED SWEEPSTAKES,"
"FLEA-FOR-ALL SWEEPSTAKES" AND "BIG CHILL"

NETWORK GEARS UP FOR DOUBLE-DOSE OF ACTION AND ADVENTURE DURING "KIDS'
WB! SCREWY TWO-Y DAY," SATURDAY, APRIL 10

ALL-NEW "ASTRO BOY" EPISODES HIGHLIGHT WEEKDAY LINE-UP
FOR TWO-WEEK SPECIAL, BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 19

BURBANK, CA (March 30, 2004) - Spring into April with Kids' WB! as the
network celebrates a month filled with hysterical pranks, super-packed
sweepstakes and a double-dose of awesome adventures!

A "FOOL'S MONTH" OF PRANKS ON KIDS' WB!: Kicks-off with the network's
experimental format of the no-holds-barred hidden prank show Gagsters!,
when the new live-action project premieres as unexpected interstitial
fun with "Gagsters! Gotchas" throughout the Kids' WB! line-up on
Saturday, April 3 (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon ET) and teasing viewers on Thursday,
April 1 - April Fool's Day! From Gotcha Entertainment LLC, Gagsters!
introduces a team of kid pranksters who play practical jokes on
unsuspecting adults - all in hilarious good fun. For those kids who have been
embarrassed in some way or insulted by adults who have treated them
like a "kid," the Gagsters flip the script and pull pranks to get one
message across - don't mess with kids because the Gagsters will get you!

Also on Saturday, April 3, it's time to duel!! The "Kids' WB! Exodia
Unleashed Sweepstakes" will offer 400 dueling Yu-Gi-Oh! fans the
opportunity to win the newly released Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm) The Dawn of Destiny(tm)
game for Xbox, including the Egyptian god card - Winged Dragon of Ra.
Kids will need to tune-in to the all-new episode of Yu-Gi-Oh!: Enter The
Shadow Realm, "Burying The Past - Part I," (11:00 a.m. ET / 10:00 a.m.
PT) on Saturday, April 3, and identify the name of the duelist who
unleashes Exodia Necross revealed during the show. To be eligible to win,
kids can log onto www.KidsWB.com or send in a postcard by mail. Kids'
WB! and 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. will partner for this thrilling
promotion.

DOUBLE-DOSE OF ACTION AND ADVENTURE: Kids won't want to miss the
morning of Saturday, April 10, during the "Kids' WB! Screwy Two-y Day." The
adrenalin-pumping morning will be highlighted by one-hour blocks of
Kids' WB! hit series Static Shock, Xiaolin Showdown, Pokémon: Advanced and
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Enter The Shadow Realm. The "Kids' WB! Screwy Two-y" themed
morning will be filled with twins, multiples and clones of fan favorite
characters, providing viewers with double the trouble, triple the
action and four times the adventure.

A MUCHA-PACKED MORNING: On Saturday, April 17, Kids' WB! will celebrate
"Flea-For-All!" Day, featuring Kids' WB! characters training at the
Foremost World-Renowned International School of Lucha with the Flea as
their instructor - along with the assistance of Buena Girl and Rikochet
offering additional tips of their own. Omi, Beast Boy, Starfire, Static,
Raven, Jade, Tohru, Yugi, Ash, Kimiko and Cyborg will be put to the
test during an intense training to invent their own signature moves,
create lucha masks, learn the rules of the "Code of Masked Wrestling" and
prepare for ultimate final exam...a mucha-sized "Flea-For-All" in the
wrestling ring!

In an exciting interactive twist, after tuning in to ¡Mucha Lucha! on
Saturday, April 17 (11:30 a.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. PT), kids will have the
chance to submit their own creative signature moves by going online to
www.KidsWB.com. The lucky Grand Prize winner of the "Flea-For-All
Sweepstakes" will get the chance to show off their signature move in a music
video to be included on the upcoming Warner Home Video movie ¡Mucha
Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico. Five hundred first-prize winners will
be eligible to win Jakks Pacific ¡Mucha Lucha! Toy Ring Sets and
Mix-A-Lot Figures. Kids' WB!, Jakk's Pacific and Warner Home Video team up
for this promotion.

ASTRO-NOMICAL "ASTRO BOY" FUN: As summer quickly approaches, Kids' WB!
and Sony Pictures Television and Sony Consumer Products join forces for
the "Big Chill" to give one lucky viewer the chance to win a truckload
of Astro Boy's favorite treat, Pop-Ice! The Grand Prize winner not
only will receive a truckload of Astro Boy Pop Ice Freezer Pops, but also
a set of Astro Boy Wristlinx two-way watch communicators.
Additionally, 400 first-prize winners also will win a set of Astro Boy Wristlinx
two-way watch communicators. Viewers will need to watch Kids' WB! (8:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon ET) on Saturday, April 24, and identify which Kids'
WB! characters are frozen during the morning. To be eligible to win,
kids can log onto www.KidsWB.com or send in a postcard by mail. In
conjunction with this Astro-nomical sweepstakes, Kids' WB! will highlight
Astro Boy during its weekday line-up in the 3:00 p.m. ET/PT time period,
from Monday, April 19 - Friday, April 30, for a special two-week
original airing of the high-adventure animé series.

The schedule for the "Kids' WB! Screwy Two-y Day" morning of Saturday,
April 10, will be as follows (all times Eastern):

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. STATIC SHOCK
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN
10:00 - 11:00 a.m POKÉMON: ADVANCED
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. YU-GI-OH!: ENTER THE SHADOW REALM


The schedule for the weekday line-ups of April 19 and April 26 will be
as follows (all times Eastern):

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. ASTRO BOY (two weeks of original episodes)
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. STATIC SHOCK
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. POKÉMON: ADVANCED
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. YU-GI-OH!: ENTER THE SHADOW REALM

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