{"id":21883,"date":"2021-11-11T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2021-11-11T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:15:02","slug":"fred-rogers-productions-names-master-toy-licensee-for-donkey-hodie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-names-master-toy-licensee-for-donkey-hodie\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Rogers Productions Names Master Toy Licensee for Donkey Hodie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jada Toys has been appointed master toy licensee for Fred Rogers Productions\u2019 hit puppet series <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement covers the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em>\u2019s toy range is set to arrive at retail in spring 2023 and will include figures, plush, playsets, vehicles, dolls, electronic learning aids and music toys.<\/p>\n<p><em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> debuted in May 2021 and generated the most streams for any PBS KIDS series launch in the past five years. It follows the adventures of Donkey Hodie and her friends Purple Panda, Duck Duck and Bob Dog.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement with Jada Toys was facilitated by Licensing Street,\u00a0<em>Donkey Hodie<\/em>\u2019s licensing agent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to work with Jada Toys and Licensing Street to extend the <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> experience far beyond the screen,\u201d said Matt Shiels, VP of business and legal affairs at Fred Rogers Productions. \u201cLicensing Street\u2019s expertise combined with Jada\u2019s track record of success in the U.S. and international markets present an exciting opportunity for this special brand inspired by <em>Mister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to be part of the Fred Rogers legacy and thrilled to base our toys on this charming new property that introduces children to the wonderful and valuable themes of resilience and optimism through catchy songs, meaningful dialogue and outstanding puppetry,\u201d said Amy Austin, VP of licensing and marketing at Jada Toys.<\/p>\n<p>JJ Ahearn, managing director of Licensing Street, added: \u201c<em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> is a standout series, and we\u2019re pleased to partner with Fred Rogers Productions to help grow the brand in creative ways. We\u2019re delighted to be working with Jada Toys to bring Donkey Hodie and her pals to life for preschoolers and look forward to introducing the toys and announcing additional new partners soon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jada Toys has been appointed master toy licensee for Fred Rogers Productions\u2019 hit puppet series Donkey Hodie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":21884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[5257,3658,6264],"class_list":["post-21883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-donkey-hodie","tag-fred-rogers-productions","tag-jada-toys","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fred Rogers Productions Names Master Toy Licensee for Donkey Hodie - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-names-master-toy-licensee-for-donkey-hodie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fred Rogers Productions Names Master Toy Licensee for Donkey Hodie - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jada Toys has been appointed master toy licensee for Fred Rogers Productions\u2019 hit puppet series Donkey Hodie.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-names-master-toy-licensee-for-donkey-hodie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-11T14:00:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-11-11T14:15:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/FredRogersProductions-DonkeyHodie-1121.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"337\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-names-master-toy-licensee-for-donkey-hodie\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-names-master-toy-licensee-for-donkey-hodie\/\",\"name\":\"Fred Rogers Productions Names Master Toy Licensee for Donkey Hodie - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-11T14:00:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-11-11T14:15:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-names-master-toy-licensee-for-donkey-hodie\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-names-master-toy-licensee-for-donkey-hodie\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-names-master-toy-licensee-for-donkey-hodie\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fred Rogers Productions Names Master Toy Licensee for Donkey Hodie\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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