Casey Simpson, star of the hit Nickelodeon series
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, and a major kid influencer across
Tik Tok, Twitter, and You Tube, with a social media following of
12+ million, hosts season one of Genius Brands International’s
(NASDAQ:GNUS) second original series and first live-action program,
KC! Pop Quiz, exclusively for Kartoon Channel! to
premiere on September 14.
“Kids love trivia, and I love being a part of a
show where kids can compete in a positive environment that is
fast and fun,” Simpson
commented. “We can’t wait to give fans a taste of
KC! Pop Quiz in September. I’m thrilled to be working with the
creative team at Kartoon Channel! and our contestants, and look
forward to bringing this energetic trivia series to screens
soon!”
“We describe it as ‘Jeopardy meets HQ
Trivia’—with super cool prizes for kids,” said Jon
Ollwerther, President of Kartoon Channel! “KC! Pop Quiz is
our second original series, following the hit Stan Lee’s Superhero
Kidnergarten. This is also the first live-action series produced
exclusively for Kartoon Channel! We are thrilled to have Casey host
the series, bringing his unique talent, as well as providing an
amazing opportunity to reach his millions of fans!”
Currently in production on 140 x 11” episodes,
KC! Pop Quiz is a fast-paced, live-action daily game show based on
pop culture where kids can win cool prizes. Anna
Lotto (Best Ever Trivia Show, Mission Unstoppable with
Miranda Cosgrove, The $100,000 Pyramid, Boom!, Supermarket Sweep,
and more) serves as Executive Producer and series showrunner, with
Guy Shalem (Betty White’s Off Their Rockers,
Lovespring International, Fall Into Me) as Executive Producer.
Former President of Walt Disney Television and Chief Creative
Officer at Kartoon Channel!, David Neuman, and
Genius Brands Chairman & CEO Andy Heyward, are
Executive Producers.
A teen sensation and Kid’s Choice Award nominee,
Casey is known for his role as Ricky Harper on the hit Nickelodeon
comedy series, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, the movie Escape
from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, and as wily Cody Hamilton in Just
Add Magic: Mystery City. He has also won awards for his poetry,
judged by writers such as Amanda Gorman and is ranked as the number
one impromptu high school speaker in California. Casey has toured
the country talking about youth activism with the Thirst Project;
performs stand-up comedy; and is a columnist for Young Mensa Mag.
He enjoys learning languages, idioms, and new things. Casey hates
third-person bios and has the ability to cure anyone's
hiccups…seriously ask him if you ever have them, and he will cure
them.
About KC! Pop Quiz:In KC! Pop
Quiz, aimed at kids 6 – 11-years-old, two kid contestants (age
9-12) compete head-to-head, answering questions correctly to earn
points, which are redeemable at the end of the game for exciting
real prizes selected from a virtual prize room. The winner
returns to play again the next game. Question topics include
pop culture, such as music, movies, social media, sports, toys,
gaming, as well as general knowledge questions in categories that
include geography, history, language, science and technology.
The fast-paced game features three rounds:
- Round One: THINK
FAST, which features four 50/50 style questions like
true-or-false and yes-or-no. Each correct answer is worth 100
points.
- Round Two: THINK
HARDER, features three multiple-choice questions with
four possible answers. Each correct answer is worth 200
points.
- Round Three: A
single INFINITY QUESTION, which is fill in
the blank, so named because there are an infinite number of
possible answers. The INFINITY QUESTION is worth 1000
points.
At the end of the game, contestants visit the
KC! Prize Room of Dreams, where contestants choose from a virtual
prize pyramid displaying cool kid-centric items, ranging from
laptop computers and video game players to a chocolate fountain and
a giant gummy worm. No contestant goes home empty-handed!
About Kartoon Channel!
Available everywhere and anywhere kids are today, Genius Brands
International’s digital network, Kartoon Channel!, is a family
entertainment destination that delivers enduring childhood moments
of humor, adventure, and discovery.
Delivering 1000’s of episodes of carefully
curated free family-friendly content, the channel features animated
classics for little kids, from The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss,
Babar, Mello Dees, Super Simple Songs and Baby Genius, and hit
content for bigger kids, such as Pac-Man, Angry Birds, Yu-Gi-Oh and
Bakugan, to original programming like Stan Lee’s Superhero
Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, KC! Pop Quiz coming
in 2021, and Shaq’s Garage, starring Shaquille O’Neal for 2022.
Kartoon Channel! also offers STEM-based content through its Kartoon
Classroom!, including Baby Einstein, Lil Doc, Counting with Earl
and more.
Kartoon Channel! delivers fun, positive and
purposeful content that is always free, widely available and easily
accessible across all platforms (Comcast, Cox, DISH, Sling
TV, Amazon Prime, Amazon Fire, Apple
TV, Android TV, Android Mobile, Google Play,
Xumo, Roku, Tubi, Samsung Smart TVs, and LG TVs).
Kartoon Channel! can also be streamed through
mobiles device by downloading the app in App Store or Google Play
Store, or on desktops by visiting www.kartoonchannel.com
About Genius Brands
InternationalGenius Brands International, Inc. (Nasdaq:
GNUS) is a leading global kids media company developing, producing,
marketing and licensing branded children’s entertainment properties
and consumer products for media and retail distribution. The
Company’s award-winning ‘content with a purpose’ portfolio includes
the upcoming Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold
Schwarzenegger, for Kartoon Channel!; Shaq’s Garage, starring
Shaquille O’Neal for Kartoon Channel!; Rainbow Rangers for Nick
Jr.; Llama Llama, starring Jennifer Garner, for Netflix;
award-winning toddler brand Baby Genius; adventure comedy STEM
series Thomas Edison's Secret Lab; and entrepreneurship series
Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club. Through licensing
agreements with leading partners, characters from Genius Brands’ IP
also appear on a wide range of consumer products for the worldwide
retail marketplace. The Company’s new Kartoon Channel! and Kartoon
Classroom! are available in over 100 million U.S. television
households via a broad range of distribution platforms, including
Comcast, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, Amazon Prime, Amazon
Fire, Apple TV, Apple i0s, Android TV, Android Mobile,
Google Play, Xumo, Roku, Tubi, KartoonChannel.com,
Samsung Smart TVs and LG TVs. For additional information, please
visit www.gnusbrands.com.
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