Nick Jr.'s hit animated preschool series, GO, DIEGO, GO!, sets off with new episodes March 5-8 at 9:30 am, offering preschoolers will learn all about tapirs, roadrunners, hawks, giant octopuses and other animals indigenous to Latin America.
In addition, the new theatrical live tour Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue, presented by State Farm Insurance, has set off with a stop in Baltimore (Feb. 28-March 4) and Minneapolis (March 7-11). Nickelodeon and Live Nation launched the national tour on Feb. 1, which features animal rescuer Diego and his cousin Dora the Explorer, and is currently traveling to 50 markets nationwide.
The GO, DIEGO, GO! premiere week schedule is as follows:
March 5: "The Great Roadrunner Race" -- Diego is at the desert visiting Roady Roadrunner, who's about to compete in The Great Roadrunner Race. Roady is nervous as she's never raced before and Diego helps her prep for the race as they duck under giant cactus arms, jump over the tumbleweeds and shake off the sand from the sand storm.
March 6: "Tapir's Trip Home" -- Diego must find Tapir a new home that has grass for her to eat, water to swim in, and clouds to keep her nice and cool. Diego and Tapir hop aboard Chucho the train and check out various environments until they find just the right home on their last stop -- the Cloud Forest.
March 7: "Jorge the Little Hawk Learns to Migrate" -- It's getting cold and Jorge the Hawk is ready to migrate to the Warm Forest. Diego builds a bird-plane with the same colored wings, beak and feathers as Jorge, so he can follow the plane home. The duo rides the Warm Windy Wind through the fog and avoids a lightning storm, before finally reaching the Warm Forest.
March 8: "Giant Octopus to the Rescue!" -- Alicia alerts Diego on his Video Watch that underwater volcanoes are about to blow and animals are trapped nearby. Giant Octopus helps Diego locate the volcanoes and animals deep in the ocean. They discover an ocean garden, squirt purple ink to avoid the Sperm Whales, and help the animals swim up out of the coral caves just before the Ocean Volcanoes blow.
March 9 (9:30 am): "The Great Roadrunner Race" (encore) (12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.): Above five episodes will repeat in a two-hour marathon.
The animals appearing in GO, DIEGO, GO! are indigenous to Latin America and are seen in their authentic habitat, with featured animals, including the chinchilla, sloth and condor. The show has Spanish words, Latin American music, folktales and traditions, giving the audience the opportunity to experience Diego's culturally rich world.
In each episode of GO, DIEGO, GO!, Diego (Jake T. Austin) with help from his friends, high-tech gadgets and viewers at home, identifies and locates an animal in trouble and the adventure begins. Diego is joined by his 11-year-old sister Alicia (Constanza Sperakis), a computer whiz who is bilingual and easily switches between speaking English and Spanish. Baby Jaguar (Thomas Sharkey) is the animal closest to Diego's heart, and his youthful eagerness sometimes puts him in precarious situations. Other characters include Click (Rosie Perez), a high-tech camera with a knack for locating lost animals; Rescue Pack, a messenger bag that can transform into any form of transportation Diego needs, like a boat, snowboard or parasail; and the Bobo Brothers, a mischievous pair of spider monkeys. Diego's cousin Dora also makes guest appearances in the series.
The show's curriculum goals are based on using observational skills and scientific tools to learn the accurate traits of the different animals. Every animal on GO, DIEGO, GO! is researched and its traits authenticated by science education consultant Mario Castellanos, project director of Science Outreach for the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.
GO, DIEGO, GO! was created and is exec produced by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh, the same team behind the hit show, DORA THE EXPLORER.
