''The Mr. Potato Head Show''
''We are very excited about the recent announcement of the first of these series 'The Mr. Potato Head Show,' which Film
Roman will produce and which is expected to air on the Fox Kids Network in the fall of 1998 as part of its Saturday morning
line-up.''
Film Roman is entering into an agreement with Claster Television Inc. whereby Claster will license the television series rights to
Film Roman and Film Roman will produce an initial 13 episodes of ''The Mr. Potato Head Show,'' a mixed-media children's
series based on the original property of Hasbro Inc [AMEX:HAS - news].
Film Roman will produce the episodes using a combination of computer-generated imagery, puppetry and live-action
production technology. Film Roman will also handle international distribution of the series and under the terms of the proposed
agreement will share in certain toy and merchandising revenues. Hasbro Inc. will represent worldwide licensing of characters
based on the new series.
Pritchard continued: ''Everyone at Film Roman is excited about bringing this renowned character to network television. The
production of 'The Mr. Potato Head Show' is an opportunity for Film Roman to show off our new computer animation division
and this is a first step in our plans to expand our business beyond solely animated television production.''
Founded in 1984, Film Roman is the Emmy Award-winning studio whose list of credits includes: ''The Simpsons,'' ''King of
the Hill,'' ''Bobby's World'' and ''The Mask.''
When used in the preceding discussion, the words ''believes,'' ''expects'' or ''intends to,'' and similar conditional expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the 13
episodes of ''The Mr. Potato Head Show'' to debut in the fall of 1998 on the Fox Kids Network
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